Amu was delighted when Ikuto agreed to play after a water break. She was itching to see what else she could do with her enhanced skills. When Ikuto stood up and recovered his balance, Amu walked beside him to the benches.
"Nice shoot by the way," Ikuto complimented her.
"Thanks!" she responded enthusiastically.
Ikuto continued,
"I didn't know Yoru could do this by the way," referring to Yoru's ability to character change with multiple users.
Amu replied and shrugged,
"Me neither! But mathematically, I guess it makes sense. You only use 25% of a chara's ability in a character change, so two users only equals 50%." Amu put one hand on her chin and thought about it a little more.
"I wonder if it's exclusive to you and me because of the Humpty Lock and Dumpty Key. Who knows."
When they reached the bench with their belongings, Amu sat down while Ikuto walked to the vending machine. She supposed that he wanted a cold drink, rather than the room temperature ones that they brought. Amu reached into the bag beside her for a towel and a bottle of water. After all that running, her face felt very hot. She opened the bottle and poured a little water onto the towel. Slapping the damp towel over her face, she sighed in relief as it immediately cooled her off.
She heard Ikuto moving around and uncovered an eye to glance at him. She was just in time to see him removing his shirt rather dramatically. Amu’s face suddenly heated up again, making her more grateful for the towel covering her face. Ikuto drank some of his water before pouring it on his head. Like a magazine photo shoot, he flexed his arm as he ran his hand through his wet hair. He gave her a naughty look; she looked away from him and stifled a laugh. Ikuto was sexy, but he was still very ridiculous at times. As Ikuto sauntered to Amu, she removed the towel from her face and looked up to him. One hand held a bottle of water above her head, while the other hand was tucked into his shorts.
”Thirsty, Amu?” he asked in a sultry voice.
Willing to play along a bit, she stood from the bench and leaned toward him with as seductive of a look as she could muster without laughing.
”Mmmhmm, quite,” she said in a low voice as her fingers traced down the arm
not holding the bottle. Her fingers rested right above his waistline, and her thumb drew circles on his wrist. Ikuto probably didn’t expect that. After several intense seconds of Amu staring into Ikuto’s eyes, she cracked a smile and snickered.
”Cool off, hot stuff,” she teased him and pulled away. She took the bottle from him and tossed him the towel.
”Let’s switch,” she said and opened the bottle. She drank half of the water greedily, quenching her thirst.
”That’s better. Are you ready to go back out?” she said and put the bottle away.
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"...And I can be whoever I want to be!"