Shugo Chara Fan Fiction ❯ Return of the Cat Boy ❯ I'll Make You A Deal ( Chapter 6 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A/N: Okay, last chapter for the night. Ikuto's pov, and you finally get to see the bet. Things can only get more interesting from here. Chapters will get progressively longer as we go for the most part.

Ikuto walked slowly, watching Amu as she enthusiastically searched behind bushes, in trees, and beneath benches for X eggs in the park they were currently in. He knew she was just stalling the conversation that would come, and decided to let her. Allow her to gather herself and prepare mentally. Because if Ikuto was correct in his suspicions, this little chat would either make or break their relationship.
The Charas were all floating around, ‘helping’ in the search. Really all they were doing was goofing off, but that was alright. As long as they were ready when the time came, it was fine.
Ikuto glanced over at Yoru, who was paired with Miki in the search. He sighed, at least Yoru was having luck with is relationship. If Amu would just talk already…
As though his wish had been heard by some unknown force, Amu suddenly stopped in the center of the path they were walking on. She turned around, and after making sure no one was with them on the path, approached him until she was only three feet away.
“Ikuto-kun,” she said, her voice hesitant. A small blush flamed her cheeks as she said the honorific, but her eyes remained serious.
“Yes, Amu-chan?” he replied, smirking down at her. It was a feeble attempt to lighten the atmosphere, and seemed to work when her shoulders relaxed visibly.
“Ikuto-kun,” she repeated, taking a deep breath, “last night…when you were in my room? Um…what all did I say?”
He raised an eyebrow at her, knowing perfectly well she knew what she had said. Ikuto figured this was a test to see how much he remembered.
“You said I wasn’t acting the way you expected, and then you pushed me back. You then commenced to lean up and kiss my neck.” She blushed furiously at that reminder, looking away and not meeting his gaze. “You insulted me a few times, then started talking about how you wished I had said goodbye. You said that if I’d said just a few words in leaving, it would have made the pain easier to bare.”
Ikuto stepped forward, slipping his hand beneath her chin to lift it so he could see her eyes. “Were you in pain, Amu-chan?” he whispered, for her ears only as the Charas were floating nearby, watching the encounter with eager expressions.
Amu looked up at him, and for the briefest moment he could see every ounce of pain she’d felt, every sad thought that had passed through her head, and every tear she had cried since he’d been gone. The weight of it all was staggering, and his eyes widened.
Suddenly, he pulled her forward into an embrace, wrapping his arms tightly around his Amu. She relaxed into it after a brief second, wrapping her arms about him to clutch at his back. Ikuto lowered his face to her hair, rubbing his cheek in the soft pink silk.
They stayed like that for only a few minutes, just holding each other close, as he criticized himself for making his Amu, his little Kitten, go through so much. Time seemed frozen during that moment, and when the eternity finally ended, he pulled himself back, keeping his arms in place to look down at her.
She met his gaze, and he made his expression serious for what he was about to ask. “Amu-chan?”
Amu didn’t even blink, but the light blush did return to her cheeks. “Yes, Ikuto-kun?”
“There was something about last night,” her cheeks reddened, “something you said.”
Her eyes were confused for a moment. He loved her eyes. They were the clearest mirrors in the world, showing him an exact reflection of how she thought and felt-making him feel pain when it shone in her eyes, and when she was happy and smiling, it made him feel something so warm and tender, it was almost too much.
Her eyes cleared as understanding took hold, and her blush grew exponentially. “Y-you m-mean where I said th-that I….?”
He smiled. Her stuttering was adorable. He loved that he had this effect on her. “Yes, where you said that you love me.” Ikuto looked at her with all due seriousness now. “Did you mean that?”
She gulped, her entire face red, as she said, “Y-y-yes. I-I d-do.” She closed her eyes, trying to collect herself. It seemed to work, since the blush began to fade from her cheeks. When she next opened her eyes, they were so warm, so tender, so loving, it very nearly stole his breath away. “I love you, Tsukiyomi Ikuto-kun.”
“That’s all I needed to hear, Kitten.”
He swooped down, claiming her lips for himself. She’d gotten the better of him last time, what with the whole aggressive thing, but now he was in control, and he was going to show her just what he could do.
Amu relaxed against him, her soft lips shaping against his. This is where he took control, to be exact. Pulling Amu up against his chest so her feet were off the ground, without breaking the kiss, he walked to a tree on the side of the path an lowered her to the ground again, intertwining his fingers with hers and holding them to the trunk on either side of her head. Ikuto now had her pinned with hands and body.
At this point, the Charas knew what was coming and dispersed to give them privacy. It didn’t make any difference really, they would have continued with or without their presence. Still, it was nice knowing they wouldn’t have spying eyes on them the whole time.
Ikuto pulled back so a small space was between their lips, snaking his tongue out to lick her bottom lip. She shivered, and closed her eyes. He moved to press a little kiss to each corner of her mouth, commencing to suck her bottom lip between his. Then he pulled back slowly, releasing it bit by bit, and moved to her left ear. He licked the hollow, and bit the shell of her ear gently. Amu hissed in a breath.
Ikuto smiled, remembering how this was her weak spot just as much as it was his. He decided to torture her for a few seconds, directing his full attention to kissing, licking, and biting her ear and the hollow. Amu was squirming against him by the time he was done, and she was making this adorable sound in her throat…
“You’re purring, Kitten,” he whispered in her ear. She shivered again, the sound getting louder by the second. He did a low chuckle, finally moving to kiss up her neck before reaching her lips again. He kissed her gently, lovingly, before running his tongue along the seam of her lips-silently asking for entry.
She complied, opening up to him easily. He swept his tongue inside, roaming over every inch of her mouth before flicking her tongue with his. In this she was shyer, which amused him since she hadn’t been the least bit shy last night. He chuckled against her lips, his tongue pushing against hers to spur her on. She tasted sweet, like milk and strawberries.
She finally started moving back, twining her tongue with his. She began to move against him, all of her soft lines pressing against his hard ones. He, too, began to make a low noise in his throat, but his was stronger, more vibrant than her soft one.
After what seemed like forever, he pulled back, sucking lightly at her tongue as he did so. Amu moaned, looking up at him with heated half-lidded golden eyes. The sight did more to him than he’d ever admit, making his heart beat faster, his eyes widen…
Amu suddenly smiled at him, a laugh bursting past her lips. “Ikuto-kun,” more laughter, “are you,” peels of laughter, “blushing?”
He released one of her hands to touch his cheek, realizing she was right.
He, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, was blushing for probably the first time in his life.
Amu lurched from his grasp, moving forward to wrap her arms about him as she laughed into his chest. “That’s so cute!”
He looked down at her in horror. Cute? Nobody had ever called him cute. Sexy, handsome, and swoon-inducing, yes, but cute? Not in his life.
He needed a distraction. Now. Before she could take advantage of the situation and tease him for once. “You know, Kitten,” he said, leaning down to lick her cheek with a quick flick of his tongue, “you’re sexy when you purr.”
It worked. She blushed a dark shade of red, her eyes widening. “S-sexy? No, y-y-you’re just teasing me!”
He grinned at her, moving down to rub his lips across her forehead. “What gave it away, Kitten?”
“W-why do you keep calling me K-kitten?”
He smiled against her hair. “Because that’s what you are. You certainly do purr like one.”
She hid her face in his chest. “Stop bringing that up! You purred, too!”
“Ah, but you see,” he pushed her chin up to with his fingertips so he could see her face clearly, “I’m a cat. It’s what I do.”
She glared at him, ineffectively he might add. “So? According to you, I’m a kitten.”
He smiled. “Yes, you’re my Kitten.”
He held her for a few seconds before she spoke again. “Ikuto-kun?”
“Hmmm,” he murmured from where he had his face buried in her hair. It smelled good. Sweet, like sugar, but there was something else…vanilla, perhaps. Or maybe it was cream?
“I told you I love you, so now you say it.”
He pulled back and looked at her again. “What?”
She was blushing, not as dark as before, but a tint of pink dark enough it looked like two strawberries colored her cheeks. “I told you I loved you, so now you have to say it.”
He grinned at her, pulling back to stand a yard or so away. “Now you see, Amu-chan, it’s not going to be that easy.”
She stared at him. “Huh?”
He chuckled. “If you want me to admit my love, you must first convince me to.”
She glared at him now. “You must be joking.”
“On the contrary, I’m quite serious. It’s a sort of role-reversal. I want you to convince me to say it. Make me say it unintentionally, without thinking about it.”
She stamped her foot, which he found quite cute. “How the hell am I going to do that?!”
He grinned at her. “If you do a repeat of last night, I’m sure you’ll get it in no time.” She blushed. “And I’ll make you a deal. If you can make me say it in by midnight on Sunday, I’ll do anything you want. Anything at all.” It was Tuesday now, he figured Sunday should be enough time.
“Anything?” A sudden glint entered her eyes. Ikuto was actually afraid for a moment at what that could mean for him if he lost, but his pride told him to ignore it, that he had enough control to not say it before the time was up.
“Yes, anything.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “By that time if I haven’t said it, however, I will say it on my own terms when I choose to. And instead of me doing anything you want, you’ll have to do anything I want.”
Amu grinned at him. “Why do I have the feeling you’re thinking something perverted?”
“Because I am, Kitten.”
And boy, was he. It was like that old poem, On the Night Before Christmas, or whatever it was called. And Ikuto stood, deal made and said, as visions of maid-uniforms danced in his head.
“It’s a deal, then.” They shook on it, and before they could continue further with their conversation, Ran, Su, and Dia all swarmed onto the path.
“X eggs, X eggs!” they chanted.
“Okay, okay!” Amu turned to them, exasperated, then she seemed to notice something. “Where’s Miki and Yoru?”
“We don’t know!” Ran said, little pom-poms shaking around.
“They disappeared, desu!” Suu assumed a tragic face.
“Probably off flirting somewhere,” Dia spoke under her breath.
Ikuto grinned. Of all Amu’s Charas, he found Dia was the most straightforward.
“They’ll probably be heading toward the X egg if they’ve sensed it’s presence like these three,” he said, turning and starting to walk away. He could hear her running after him, and glanced back over his shoulder. “Oh, and by the way, Amu-chan.” He gave her a devilish grin. “The clock’s ticking.”



Yoru and Miki were currently heading towards the presence of the X egg they’d sensed, figuring they’d meet up there with everyone else.
They’d gone off by themselves when Ikuto had started kissing that Amu girl. Yoru hadn’t wanted to see that, it was too weird. Miki, however, had said something about drawing a picture to go with it. This both frightened and amazed the cat.
“We’re getting close, nya,” Yoru said, flying a bit faster as the presence became stronger.
Suddenly, they came upon a fountain-thankfully free of people-to find an X egg floating just above it.
Amu and Ikuto were just arriving as well, with the three other Charas following behind.
“Miki!” Amu called. Miki immediately went to her, and as he watched, the two became Amulet Spade, giant paintbrush and all.
“Yoru!” Ikuto called for him now. Yoru came immediately, knowing that this was a chance to show off his skills in front of Miki.
Apparently Ikuto thought this as well, because after Chara Changing, they did more flips, moves, dives, and spins than they’d ever done before. After successfully using ‘Open Heart’ on the egg, cleansing and sending it back it’s owner, they undid the transformations.
Miki flew up to Yoru with a smile on her face. “That was so cool, Yoru! That mid-air spin was awesome!”
Yoru waved the comment away like it was nothing. “Hee, it was no big deal.”
Secretly he was giving himself a high five in his head, and after glancing Ikuto’s way and spotting him holding Amu’s hand with a smug grin on his face, it seemed he, too had been complimented.
Yoru grinned as he turned back to talk with Miki once more.
It seemed that he and Ikuto were both having their fair share of fortune today.