Yo, Amu.

Chapter 8.

The day has been uneventful while waiting anxiously for Ikuto to come to pick me up for dinner. I guess we're eating at his place, which is fine with me, it makes me blush, thinking of being alone in his place, I'll be leaving snacks for Yoru and the girls, that way they don't feel left out. 

I had dressed in a simple black, knee-length dress and some flats, my hair had been pulled back into a half ponytail with some light loose curls, and of course, a jacket to go over my shoulders. I felt really good, cute even. soon there had been a knock on the front door, Ami being the one to answer yelled "Amu-chan! your boyfriend is here!" My boyfriend? I thought to myself as I walked down the stairs to the entryway of the house.

I saw him, He looked handsome, he wasn't wearing anything fancy, but he still looked really, really good. I smiled up at him and gave him a small bow. "You clean up really well." I giggled out nervously, which became apparent as he hugged me close and tight, against him. "Breath, it's just dinner and a movie," he whispered calmly into my ear. his breath feathering over my ear as he spoke. "Plus, I wanted to talk to you, nothing scary or anything like that." He chuckled, stepping back from me just after I had wrapped my arms around him, he would then hold the door open for me and offered out his hand. 

Simply, I took Ikuto's hand, smiling and blushing and we made our way out of my parent's house as we both began to walk to where ever he was currently staying. 

The walk was quiet, not awkward or anything, it was comforting, it almost, just almost felt like things were falling back into place, minus the fact that we're no longer kids. We soon made it to the apartment complex that he was staying in, it wasn't like Utau's or anyone else that I've seen, it looked to be modern, more of a color block complex. 

We made it up to his door which was on the third floor. and things felt a bit more anxious. Was I really about to enter Ikuto's place? alone? 

once the door opened, I removed my shoes at the entryway as the lights flicked on, the apartment looked beautiful. It fit him. White, black, grey, and his color of midnight blue. I smiled softly, stepping further into his apartment, my eyes roaming from wall to wall, taking in everything that I looked at. What stuck out the most were a few pictures of Utau and me. I raised an eyebrow, looking up at Ikuto, and then walked over to where the pictures were. I picked up a picture of Utau and me at the beach, my mom had taken us because Utau wanted a break from her manager and the whole famous thing, so we went without telling anyone. I giggled at the memory, putting the picture in its place. 

"How did you get these? I had only given a copy to Utau." I hummed softly, my eyes weren't on him, but I could tell that he was looking at me. "She made me a copy of the ones that she thought I might like." I sighed and shook my head with a small giggle. "Of course she did." I was looking at him now. "It's nice seeing you back," I stated as I walked up to him. "I've missed you, more than I'd selfishly like to admit." I hummed and stood in front of him, looking up into his eyes, him looking into mine. 

"And I've missed you too, Amu." he sighed, looking at me, he gave me that 'I'm bored' stare but the two of us knew what he actually meant by it. He pushed himself away from the wall that he was leaning against and headed towards his kitchen. It was a big kitchen. Stainless steel appliances, dark ash grey countertops, and an island in the middle of it, with a dining table set up beside a bay window. I pulled out a stool at the island as he had begun to finish the rest of dinner. Which made it easier for me to not only get lost in my thoughts but to also watch him cook dinner for the two of us.