Room mates.
Chapter Eighteen, The announcement.
Leeloo-Chan:
Just a quick one shot following my original story I hope you enjoy :)
I am currently working on ideas for a sequel but it will be a while until anything actually gets written,
in the meantime my main story will be Child of the full moon, but I also have a few random chapters written up for a story called Forgotten feelings. It's quite similar to my first story room mates in the way that it's written but it's mainly about Utau marrying Kukai, Tadase being an awful boyfriend to Amu and Ikuto striding in and saving the day. Not sure if I want to post it just yet because I don't like to have too many projects and I'm not sure if it will interest that many people, what do you think? Let me know ^^
Disclaimer.
Story © 2012 Leeloo-Chan.
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Amu and characters of Shugo Chara are © to Peach Pit.
Bold = Speech.
Italics = Thought.
Amu's Pov.
A nauseous feeling wracked my body as I stared at the two solid doors in front of me gasping for breath; a reassuring strong arm pulled me backwards against an all too familiar muscular chest. Tilting my head upwards gently with his pale fingers caused me to gaze into those beautiful blue depths I would never tire of.
"Amu love don't be so nervous, everyone here tonight loves you! And you have met my family before so where is the problem?" He smiled down at me clearly understanding nothing.
"I've met them as some girl you knew not your fiancé, honestly why would they approve of me?" I shook my head dejectedly he may not see it but there was real concern in my tone.
"You have never been just some girl to me and they know it, my father has been routing for you since he met you. You are perfect, how could they not approve?" His hold on my waist tightened and affection coloured his tone.
I blushed warmly feeling a little more at ease with what I was about to do, placing my hand tightly in his I allowed him to lead me through the front door and into the dining room.
"Sorry I'm late; Amu changed her dress five times." He laughed deeply before being interrupted by a sharp elbow, there at his side stood my fiercely petit Rima.
"Don't make her feel uncomfortable pretty boy or you will have me to deal with." She hugged me tightly sticking her tongue out at Ikuto before leading me off to find Utau as he was swamped by Nagi and Kukai.
"Let them enjoy their boy time while we catch up" she whispered to me leading me into the open arms of Ikuto's sister. This was the one person I had been most nervous about, I knew she would accept me for Ikuto's happiness but I wasn't sure what she would do to me when she found out we had been hiding it for so long.
We took our places at the dining table, Utau and Rima sat across from me gazing intently before Utau broke the silence.
"We missed you at the meal the other night, and the day after, and the day after that…" Her sly smirk tipped me off to her rather obvious tease but even so I still blushed scarlet.
"Ikuto is quite… possessive." I laughed nervously sipping on water in an attempt to cool myself down.
"Possessive is one word for it," Rima sniggered setting Utau off and lighting my face up further.
"Oh come on, we just like spending time together that's not so bad is it?" As the words left my mouth I regretted them, I had left myself wide open to their responses and placed my hands over my ears shaking from side to side childishly.
"Sure it's fine… if you're not trying to sleep through it." Utau laughed again raucously clutching her stomach and Rima had tears in her eyes. Luckily Ikuto had appeared by my side and I looked up to him desperately pleading him to do something.
"It's only revenge for the years of sleep I have lost thanks to you and Kukai Utau! so I would not be too smug if I were you! And with my best friend as well, oh the horror!" Ikuto smirked at his younger sister goading her as I placed my hand to my forehead, when I had silently asked for help that wasn't quite what I had meant.
"Amu was my best friend, but that didn't stop you mauling her to death now did it! Honestly I'm surprised you let her out long enough to come out tonight." Utau's lavender eyes scanned over her brother like a predator searching for his weak spot and in true Tsukiyomi style the fight commenced.
They shouted and bickered eventually resorting to throwing things at each other until Kukai removed her from the table kicking and screaming, Ikuto drew a number one in the air pointing to himself and winking at a furious Utau before gently kissing my head.
"Get used to this love; you have a life of it to look forward to." He whispered into my ear resulting in my body convulsing pleasantly.
"Can't wait." I breathed against his neck and watched as his breath caught in his chest and his pupils dilated, but before our teasing match could continue Rima interrupted.
"You have been in public less than an hour and your already at it, I swear Ikuto any perverted business and I will stab you with my fork she was innocent before she met you." Rima fake sobbed as Utau entered the room shyly not meeting my eye.
Dinner hadn't even started and tension was already running high, Utau was probably going to strangle me and I was fairly sure Rima would end Ikuto as soon as the words where uttered but rightly or wrongly here we sat and I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little excited.
"Everyone welcome to our home." Boomed Aruto's voice as he took his place at the head of the table, Souko shortly followed him taking her place by his side and with their arrival it was finally time for our announcement.
Ikuto stood as confident as ever and I grinned at him reassuringly, he raised a glass smiling at everyone warmly. The group responded by raising their glasses hesitantly staring at him strangely he only laughed deeper in return.
"I know this isn't my usual behaviour, but I have invited you here as a celebration. I would like you all to join myself and Amu in celebrating our engagement." He gazed at me lovingly before looking to his father curiously.
The reaction was terrifying; the room had fallen silent and just as I had begun to worry a short piercing scream filled the room and I was tackled to the floor. Looking around I saw two blonde heads laughing as they hugged me tightly.
Ikuto was shaking his father's hand as Kukai whistled and Nagi clapped, and Souko stood near her son crying slightly with what I hoped was happiness. I turned my attention to the girls in front of me smiling widely and laughed.
"So are you happy for me?" I looked to both of them twisting my fingers nervously and then giggled.
"Rima, Utau are you crying?" they turned their faces from me stubbornly as I watched them silently.
"I do not cry."Rima stated matter of factly though the red puffiness was still visible around her bronze eyes.
"Neither do I!" Utau sobbed more only adding to an already humorous situation.
A slight pressure against my palm alerted me to Ikuto's presence as he led me away from my two sobbing best friends and towards his parents making my stomach flip and my heart clench.
What was I supposed to say to the two people stood in front of me, Hey thanks for making my soul mate? Somehow I think that would be a little too odd.
However my fear was unnecessary, Aruto took me into his arms in a fierce hug and ruffled my hair and Souko wittered on and on about how happy she was. Ikuto looked once at our joined hands before staring at me proudly.
"I love you Amu." He whispered clearly not quietly enough as the room broke out into a chorus of "Aww's!" Only increasing my ridiculous blush.
"So now that's over, we can eat right?"Kukai yelled and the room filled with unbridled laughter.
Amu's diary.
My name is Amu Hinamori, and I guess nothing about me can be classed as"Normal."I would be a liar if I said that my behaviour is exactly what a person would expect from a woman in her early twenties and I sure as hell don't look normal. It's exactly my weirdness that led me to my happiness now.
In my search for my new found freedom I met three wonderful men and convinced them to let me move in, I even convinced one of them to fall in love with me. They were odd and protective but somehow things ended up working out better than I ever could have dreamed.
At first it took a while for us all to get used to one another but now I couldn't imagine a life without them. Kukai is the youngest of the three and is now engaged to my dear friend Utau after years of waiting. Nagi is the complete opposite of Kukai in every way; and yet was the perfect match for his fiancé and my best friend Rima, and let me tell you now it takes a special kind of someone to handle Rima.
My last roommate and the oldest of the guys was Ikuto Tsukiyomi, he was possibly the strangest of the group and yet I loved everything about him. He was a friend, partner, fiancé and lover, my everything and now that we were together nothing would stand in our way. So even though it didn't seem all that promising when all of this first started It all worked out better than anyone else could have thought.
Here I am Amu Hinamori, a more than perfect husband to be and the best new family I could wish for.
"Amu what are you doing in there, we are going to be late, that won't do for the most important people there today!" Called Ikuto's voice from the living room, I dropped my pen on my newly started diary and ran out to meet him, heels in hands.
"Ikuto aren't you over reacting a little, surely the bride and groom are the most important people!" I laughed at his dazed response to my appearance kissing him sweetly on the cheek.
"Okay fine, Utau and Kukai win this round but our wedding will be so much better! You are so beautiful Amu!"He whispered stroking a stray hair from my cheek and smiling as if we had fallen in love only yesterday.
I blushed ushering him out of the door to the limo that awaited us below, where my co-maid of honour Rima and her fiancé Nagi the co-best man waited impatiently. One thing was for sure, Utau's wedding would surely be like no other event seen and I was excited to play my part in their roller-coaster relationship. Finally everything was coming to a close; Utau and Kukai were free to explore their lives together the way it should have been from the beginning. Rima and Nagi had already set a date although we all suspected that a little more than love had worked to convince Rima to finally tie the knot to her ever patient husband to be.
Ikuto wrapped his arm around my waist possessively, since our engagement he had never changed, not once. Still as passionate, obsessed and loving as always and I had never been more positive that we were made for each other. He reached down kissing me softly filling my eyes with stars, we had found a love that could not be rivalled in the most eventful of ways.
Leeloo-Chan:
Love you all and once again thank you so very very much! I've also had to add a disclaimer because I got lots of PM's about how it would seem I was trying to claim Shugo Chara characters as my own… Go figure. . haha!