"Hey Amu?"

"Yeah?"

I stared into his eyes as he leaned forward, his usual smirk in place, and brought his face so that it was inches from mine. I could feel his warm breath dance across my face, as I blushed a million shades of red.

"I'll definitely make you fall in love with me. So prepare yourself."

My eyes widened in surprise, and he closed the gap between us, and he kissed me. It wasn't on the lips...but it was so close. I couldn't do anything. I just stood there gaping like an idiot as he straightened up and walk to the security gate.

I snapped out of my daze and my face flushed with anger.

"TSUKYOMI IKUTO!!!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK!!!!"

He just turned to me and smirked, before giving a small wave and disappearing in the crowd.

I stared at my feet, watching my tears fall to the floor.

"you'd better come back soon!" my voice was a mere whisper as I choked out those last few words, before turning on my heel and heading out.

.x-X-x.

I was so caught up in my thoughts, my memories; I didn't notice anything around me. I didn't notice the road approaching me. I didn't notice the lights go red, signalling for us to wait. I didn't notice the screams and yells of my friends as they watched in horror. And most importantly, I didn't notice the huge truck speeding towards me, with no chance of stopping before it hit me.

All I knew was that I was snapped out of my thoughts as my world turned upside-down, and I was tackled to the ground. I could feel a warm body pressed against me as we tumbled across the road. I vaguely remember hearing shouting, screaming and a hell of a lot of crying. But the only thought running through my mind....Ikuto.

The world stopped spinning and we came to a halt. I could feel the pounding of hundreds of feet racing towards us. Do I care? No. I just lay there, wrapped in the arms of my saviour. I felt so safe, so warm, like nothing and no one could hurt me. I buried my face in his chest as his arms tightened around me. He seemed so familiar.

I felt arms try to prise me away from him, but his grip on me just tightened. He clambered to his feet with me still in his arms, head still buried in his chest, as my hands gripped at his shirt, pulling me to my feet. I heard an audible gasp and a huge amount of stuttering, but I payed no attention. There were pressing in on us from all sides. None of them mattered to me. They were nothing. Background noise. An annoyance.

I felt my feet leave the ground as he swept me into his arms, but still my face never left his chest. He pushed through the crowds, ignoring the mass of people crowding around, trying to get a better look. He just kept on walking. I don't know how long he walked for. It could have been an eternity. I wouldn't have cared. All I knew was that I was safe, comfortable. I felt the December wind brush against my body, making me shiver. His warm arms pressed me closer to him, as I breathed in his warmth.

Then, he jumped. I don't know why or how far, all I know is he jumped. His hand reached out to open a door and he stepped inside. A rush of warmth hit me as I realised how cold I had actually been. He walked forward and sat down. I heard springs creak...we must be on a bed. I was sat in a room I didn't know, on the lap of a stranger that just so happens to have saved my life, and what's more, we were on a bed. Did I care? No.

We sat, for what seemed like hours, in total silence. But, it wasn't an awkward silence. It was...nice. Then, slowly, I felt my eyelids droop as the darkness closed in. Before I knew what was happening, I was asleep.

.x-X-x.

I woke up in a room I don't ever remember being in before. I was laying on a bed, wrapped in a warm blanket. As I looked around the room, I tried to figure out how I'd gotten here. Then it hit me. The truck, the fall, the mysterious hero. I tried to sit up but when I did my vision blurred and I started to get dizzy. I layed back down, not wanting to aggravate my head, which I now realised, was throbbing quite painfully. I soon realised the pain wasn't just in my head though. My whole body was aching from the force I had hit the concrete.

My thoughts wondered back to the man...I wonder if he's alright. He must be hurting pretty bad after that fall, just like me. I wonder where he is now. He'd saved me. It was only just dawning in me properly. I'd have been dead if it wasn't for him. He risked his life to save some random girl that was too stupid to pay attention to where she was walking.

The door creaked open, snapping me out of my thoughts. My eyes widened as I stared at the figure framed in the doorway. I shot out of bed, only to fall to the floor in pain.

"Amu!" he ran towards me. "Are you a complete idiot? The truck may have missed you, but the road sure as hell didn't." I just stared up at him, mouth wide open, gaping like an idiot.

"Are you gonna say something? Or are you gonna sit there and gawk at me all day?"

I opened my mouth to speak, only to close it a few seconds later, before opening and closing it again. I was in total shock. I had no idea what to do or say. So I just sat there opening and closing my mouth. He smirked.

"You know, you look like a fish when you do that."

My mouth opened once more, and I managed to force out just one word.

"I-Ikuto?"

"Yo."

He helped me back onto the bed as I continued to stare at him in total disbelief.

"It's not very polite to stare," he smirked, "though I can't say I'm surprised. I mean look at me. I'm so damn sexy." I just continued to stare at him.

How is this possible? I swear I must be dreaming. There's no way on earth this is real. I mean how could it be? Ikuto left 5 years ago. I mean he promised me he'd come back, but it's been 5 god damn years! I figured he'd just forgotten me, found some other girl to love. There's no way he could be sitting next to me right now, after saving my life. It just wasn't possible...

Ikuto's P.O.V.

Okay, so I expected her to be a little shocked, I mean it has been 5 years, after all. But this was just ridiculous. She hasn't said a word. She's just been sat there gawking at me for the past 10 minutes. *sigh*. I guess she must be angry. To be honest, I'm not really surprised. 5 years is a long time. I never intended to take that long though. I was just planning on finding my dad and then come straight back. I was only meant to be gone a year or so, two years at most. But 5 years?! No way was I planning to be gone for that long. I probably would have been back sooner, if it wasn't for....complications.

It killed me, being away from Amu so long. She was all I thought about. I just wanted to see her, to hold her. I would've given anything to see her beautiful smile, the smile that has the power to brighten up my day in an instant, and to hear he angelic voice. I missed teasing her; watching her cheeks turn crimson as she stuttered insults at me. So kawaii!

Wait! Did I just say she was kawaii?? No way. Tsukyomi Ikuto never calls anyone 'cute'. Well, you just did...*sigh*. You see? This is what she does to me. When I'm around her, I loose all self control. I end up saying and doing things that would usually never even cross my mind.

Hmmm...She still hasn't moved. Okay, this is getting a bit worrying. She hasn't moved or made a noise or done anything for the past half an hour.

"Amu? Hey, Amu!" I shook her gently. *sigh* this is going to be harder than I thought...

Well there is one way I could wake her up. Though she'd probably kill me for it later... ah well. I'll do it anyway...

Amu's P.O.V.

I was wrapped up in my thoughts. My eyes were completely glazed over, and I didn't notice anything going on around me. I was in complete shock. Then.....

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IKUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?!?!"

"Oh, so you are alive."

"Of course I'm alive you baka!"

"Well you could have fooled me!"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

He let out a long sigh, which just made me even more annoyed.

"Amu, you do realise that you've been sat staring at me like a gormless idiot for the past half an hour don't you?" He said with a smirk. Anger bubbled up inside of me, as all of the feelings from the past 5 years threatened to spill out. I turned away. I couldn't bear to look at him. I knew that if I did, I wouldn't be able to hold back the tears. I got up to leave, ignoring the pain shooting through my body.

"I have to go. Thanks for saving me, but I really need to get home." It was getting harder and harder to stop the tears from flowing.

"Amu, what are you talking about? There's no way you're going anywhere in that state!" he was going to make this so much harder than it already was.

"Ikuto I'm fine. I just need to go home."

"fine." Huh? That was a hell of a lot easier than I thought it would be. "But I'm taking you back. There's no way I'm gonna let you walk home alone after what happened earlier." God dammit! I spoke to soon.

"Ikuto I don't need your help! I'm fine on my own."

"Well, you're obviously not, considering you walked straight in front of a truck, and almost killed yourself. You obviously can't take care of yourself." His voice was starting to rise. Oh, now he's done it.

"WELL WHAT THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW?!?!" tears sprung to my eyes as all the thoughts and emotions that had been bottled up finally broke free.

"YOU DISSAPEAR FOR 5 YEARS, 5 YEARS, THEN COME BACK AND EXPECT ME TO BE OKAY. WELL GUESS WHAT! IM NOT! I CRIED FOR MONTHS AFTER YOU LEFT! I STOPPED EATING, I BARELY EVER LEFT MY ROOM, AND I SPENT EVERYDAY IN BED. I PUSHED AWAY ALL OF MY FRIENDS, AND LEFT MYSELF COMPLETELY ALONE. THEN, I FINALLY MANGE TO PULL MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER, AND YOU COME AND DESTROY ALL MY HARD WORK!" tears were streaming down my face now, but I made no attempt to wipe them away. I'd been waiting too long for this.

"WELL IT'S TOO LATE! I DONT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU! YOU DESTROYED ME; YOU BROKE MY HEART AND LEFT ME TO PICK UP THE PIECES. I DONT WANT TO SEE YOU EVER AGAIN!" I opened the door and ran out of the house. I heard someone shout my name, but I didn't look back. I just ran out the door and headed home.