Shugo Chara: Heart Lock & Soul Key

A Shugo Chara Fanfiction

By: Sage101

Pairing: IkutoxOC, TadasexAmu and others

Genre: Action, Adventure, and (personal favorite) Romance, plus Drama

Copyright: Ikuto, Tadase, Amu, and all Shugo Chara people property of Peach Pit

Copyright 2: Kisa Hanomi and Rosaline property of Sage101

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Shugo Chara, this is fanmade, and I have no rights to it, for it always belongs to Peach Pit.

Narrator: Hello everyone~! It is I the narrator of this story~! And I want you all to know that this is Sage-chan's first Shugo Chara story, let her know if you wanna read more!

Ikuto: (appears from nowhere) However, all flames should be sent away, she doesn't appreciate it.

Narrator: Oh yes, this reminds me. We will have a special guest talking about the narratives per chapter. Of course today is Ikuto…

Yoru: And me!

Narrator: ^^; of course, and Yoru-chan too.

Yoru: Enough with the formalities, let's get started Nya~!

Ikuto: This was all the time I got?

Narrator: For the time being Ikuto. Though seriously, let's begin. And for those who like tell us which one you want to be in for the next chapter intro. Or we can just have Ikuto and Yoru again. Have fun~!

Ikuto: Damn you…

Chapter 1: Tigress Descends!

It was a dark night, quiet, cool in the fall season. Everyone was tucked in their beds, letting the sweet temptress of sleep let them fall into sweet dreams, to believe nothing will bother them. While others, became drunk out of mind until they passed out either along the streets, or on a household floor.

However, in the place of a silent park, something floated in midair, no suspensions had a hold on it. The shape was more of an egg, but once cast in the moonlight, the egg was black marked with a white X. All around a voice echoed,

"Useless…untalented…." yet no one was around to hear the voice of what was a little girl, or was there? A loud CRACK came from the egg's shell, as a line cut right through the middle. The sign of hatching, but what came out was no chicken as one could always think, but it looked like a person, small, black, sightless white eyes, and a large red X was stamped on the head. A high pitched laugh broke through its vocal cords, echoing in the darkness. It floated away into the darkness like a speeding car.

It was only a few feet away from the park when it let out a loud screech like a tire's quick brake squeal. A silhouette stood before it, masked in shadow, by it was another floating figure, but not like the other. "So, a little X Egg hatched did it nya?" spoke a high pitched voice as the smaller shadow floated around the taller figure.

"It appears so, I could smell it from a mile away." Spoke the other. "Too bad though, we got here when the X Character hatched, ne?"

"Yes that is sort of sad nya~." a meow came from the floating shadow. "But I think it can be easy to take on, there's only one."

"Indeed that's true."

However, their statements only seemed to have ANGERED the X Character's ego by the way it looked. Then it screeched at the top of its lungs, before crying out, "Speed! Vroom!" then shot out a blast of purple energy to the one that opposed it so. The beam had a lightning speed look, but it made loud engine roaring noises. Though, it looked like it hit, the X Character saw that the spot was empty and looked up quickly feeling something right over it.

"My own heart. Unlock!" A voice spoke calmly and the black character scrambled back when a blinding white light illuminated the park area. "Chara Nari…" were the words that the X Character heard while it was trying to get away at full speed, but when the light faded away, there was a crackle of yellow light, lightning! "Go back to where you belong X Character. Let your person fulfill their dreams.." a wind blue after a pause then the lightning shot toward it, shaped like those of claws. It was a dead end for the X Character for when it lightning struck down upon the red X hard making it crack. Another crack and another appeared then it came off disappearing into nothingness.

The moment the X faded away, the black around the X Character faded away replaced with a pretty blonde girl who wore a racing jacket and pants, with a hairpin that had a wheel in it. "Thank you, whoever you are. Now I feel like I can go sleep, until the right moment for my girl to discover her dreams, with practice. Bye bye~!" two shells of a white egg clacked closed around the small girl and floated away into the darkness.

"Yeah…you're welcome." there was a light pop and the person who encountered the enemy walked off as an egg started to float at their side and went into a pocket. And they left in the darkness, letting the pitch black swallow them.

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A shining sunrise became visible on the horizon now. An alarm clock blared for 7:30, and still ongoing. "Ikuto, your alarm clock is going off nya…" came a tiny male voice from under a thick set of blankets.

"Yeah I know Yoru…" a hand slid out from the confines of cotton and started searching the plank of wood and then found the electronic device that was causing the noise and turned it off in a mid beep. A boy sat up from the bed rubbing his neck, his dark blue hair messy and tangled about with bed head. Then a small person came out, he had cat ears and a tail, but could easily fit in the palm of a person's hand.

"Good morning Ikuto nya." the small cat boy stretched large paw mitten like hands over his head yawning widely. "We going to skip today?" he spoke when the boy, Ikuto as he was called got up from the bed straightening out the tangles.

"Not today Yoru, best if we went to school, for now." he went to a closet and pulled out the Seiyo High School uniform and pulled it over himself.

"You know, Ikuto." Yoru spoke swinging around him while he picked up his violin case and put it over his shoulder. "I thought I sniffed the scent of an egg last night. It was way late, I could've been imagining it though meow…"

"Embryo?" Ikuto glanced at Yoru as he swung around, but the cat boy shook his head.

"Nope! Just an X Egg after I got it through." he sighed. "Finding the Embryo is harder than we bargained for." Ikuto looked over at him then away, while he was leaving for school.

"Harder than we bargained for or not…I'm going to find the Embryo." he spoke to his Guardian Chara seriously. Once downstairs he closed the door of his exit and locked it behind him (Ikuto: Even if I am basically known as a stray cat) heading right down the sidewalk the way to school. To Seiyo High School.

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"I can't believe this! I'm going to be late again!" A girls voice screamed in panic, pink hair was flying from the pin that had her ponytail. Beside her three Guardian Charas floated around her.

"Well you wouldn't wake up Amu-chan, what were you sleeping so much about anyways?" Ran, an athletic chara spoke from up above her.

"What?! What makes you think I was dreaming about something?!"

"Because you were talking in your sleep…" Miki spoke in her most level headed way, she had her sketchbook in her hand while just watching Amu.

"And rolling over constantly, plus giggling." Su, the green guardian told her. "You made a big mess on your bed with all the drooling also." she giggled, but that only caused Amu to twitch.

"I wasn't dreaming about anyone! Seriously!" She screamed at the top of her voice feeling irritated, glaring at her three giggling Charas. Then footsteps stopped right behind her.

"Hinamori-san?" A boy's voice, very young, spoke to her. Amu had turned very bright red and turned on her heel to look at the speaker. However, she already knew who it belonged to.

"T-Tadase-kun…" she stuttered gulping. "Good morning." The boy had light blonde hair, and pretty brown eyes, he wore the school uniform for the boys, and the blue plaid cape around his shoulders.

"Good morning to you too." he smiled at her sweetly causing Amu to blush.

(Yoru: He's full of himself nya. Ikuto: He's just a young boy, he looks cute, but I've got the cool looks. Narrator: Hey! You two stop interrupting!) Then a small king floated up over Tadase's shoulders.

"Good day peasants."

"Morning Kiseki-chan!" Su said rather happily from her typical bubbly personality. However, the Chara huffed turning his head away. (Yoru: Pompous brat nya…-.- )

"Anyways," Tadase spoke after a small awkward pause, chuckling, "you want to walk the rest of the way to school together, Hinamori-san?"

"I…uh…N-No thanks." Amu turned her head away quickly, her face still red.

"You're being stubborn again Amu-chan." Ran giggled between her pompoms.

"Yes, she is." Miki spoke with crossed arms nodding wisely.

"You two…" Amu growled.

"Well, well, look who it is. It's Kiddy King, and Amu." A sleek and attractive voice spoke. An arm wrapped around Amu's shoulders pulling her close. "It's good to see you." A set of lips pressed against her pale cheek.

"Ikuto Tsukiyomi! What're you doing?! Let Hinamori-san go!" Tadase spoke outraged about the fact of one of the people who was close to him was being come onto by one of his worst enemies. Ikuto looked up, his blue eyes boring into the brown eyes.

"Is it so wrong that I just came to give Amu a good morning?" he asked, almost innocently, but that only pushed the little boy further in anger.

"Yes it is!"

"Oh really? How?" Tadase growled a bit under his breath and moved forward to say something rude or insulting to Ikuto, but then a shadow loomed over him,

"Hey, you are all in my way." a slightly cold voice spoke to them. Amu looked over to see a girl with short neck length blonde hair, and black bangs, wearing a high school uniform.

"Eh?" Amu blinked tilting her head to the side, staring into forest green eyes.

"Didn't you hear me? I said you were in my way." she spoke again, each word just like an icy wind that could blow by and make them shiver. Ikuto didn't look affected and let the pink haired girl. That gave Tadase the chance to grab her arm and walk off pushing past the teenage boy roughly, only leaving the two to stand down against each other.

Ikuto walked over to the new girl and walked around her in a circle like a vulture surrounding a dead carcass for a meal. "A little young to be in high school aren't you?"

"Is it any of your business about how old I am?" she glared at him then closed her eyes. "Stop circling me like a vulture, it's uncomfortable."

"So rude aren't you? And here I thought I was going to be a nice little boy and take you to the high school. Never saw your face before at all. So, I took it as you being a new student. However," He moved away and spread his hands shrugging his shoulders, "it's no skin off my nose if you're late. Later." with that he turned away and walked off, Yoru was swinging on his shoulder, feet dangling and going back and forth like a pendulum. Ikuto's lips formed into a smirk when he was listening to the footsteps on the concrete behind him. "This is going to be interesting hm?" he looked at Yoru on his shoulder.

"Sure could be nya. Though I don't think I like her attitude nya…"

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Tadase stopped after a ways and released Amu's arm and turned to look at her. "I'm really sorry about that Hinamori-san. I just had to take the advantage while the cat thief didn't have you in his clutches…" he said blushing embarrassed.

"No, it's okay. I just don't see what the big problem is with you and Ikuto. That's all."

"I just don't like him." he sighed putting a hand on his waist. "He's an untrustworthy person. If he takes advantage of you, god knows what'll happen to you Hinamori-san. I'd rather not take any chances on letting you get hurt." He spoke so seriously when he faced her. "Please, just trust me when I say this." Amu blushed brightly at his words then sighed looking down.

"I can't always promise that I can't go near him. He comes near me at his own accord! I got nothing to do with it!" She stomped her foot onto the ground, fists clenched tightly. "I don't…I don't even like him! I hate him!"

"Amu-chan, please calm down." Ran told her going up to eye level. "If you get mad you start saying things that you don't even mean." Amu looked at her Shugo Chara and opened her mouth to say something, but Kiseki interrupted first.

"However," everyone faced him as he was hovering over Tadase's shoulder, "There's something about that one girl that gave us such an unappreciated attitude. I believe, she may have a Shugo Chara on her hands!"

"You sure about that accusation Kiseki?" Tadase looked over at his guardian himself fully.

"I'm very sure. It's a King's word Tadase. That girl could be a potential danger or an ally depending on what route she is on at her age."

"We'll be sure when the Guardians meet up at the Royal Garden. After school let's out for the day."

"For now, we should go fast before you are all late!" Su exclaimed when she heard a small chime coming from the building. At her words they made a run to the school, feeling embarrassed that they got caught up in such idle conversation.

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Over with the high school kids, freshman were all buzzing about the fact of a new student. Ikuto was leaning against the wall of one of the classes, ears of a cat popped from his head, listening in to the conversation while smirking. "Yeah…I have a feeling I may know who that is." the ears disappeared from his head and he slid into the classroom and walked over to an empty desk and perched on it.

"I heard it was a girl." A boy said to his friends, looking ready. "If it is, I'm so going to ask her out!"

"But have you really seen her?"

"No I didn't even see her at the office."

"I wonder if she's cute."

That was all idle chatter that spread along all the boys while girls of the class shot over glares at all the talk. It was usual school girl things, not liking the fact that boys were talking about a new person who could potentially be better looking than they were. The door slid open on the other side of the classroom and the teacher walked in setting some books down.

"Everyone take your seats, we'll be starting soon. I have to go through something first." the class gained their respected seats and sat down looking with some anticipation, which the teacher caught the looks and felt a bit unnerved. "Well, apparently you all already know about our new student. She's only 13, but a pretty decent prodigy, so she was able to move up a few grades. You can come in!" as he spoke, the door slid open and that girl that met with Ikuto earlier that day walked in, tresses of blonde hair fluttering behind her with each step. Then she turned and faced the class hands behind her sides, green eyes scanning the room. "This is Kisa Hanomi-san. Treat her well and properly. Why don't you say hello Hanomi-san." he gave her a smile, but Kisa just frowned.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all." an icy chill settled over the class now.

"Oh, yes, very nice Hanomi-san…why don't you go take your seat in the empty desk there by the window." She walked by and took her spot in the desk, turning her head to stare out onto the grounds. "With that all settled, let's begin shall we? Open your textbooks to page 109." his voice trailed off slowly as the time went by.

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Amu sighed in relief as she held her bag over her shoulder walking out of the building while Miki, Ran and Su hovered by her. "You look really exhausted today Amu-chan." Miki spoke looking at, her blue eyes curious, "Why?"

"I was thinking a lot about what Kiseki and Tadase-kun said. Not only about that new high school student, and a possibly dangerous chara, but it was also the fact on what Tadase thinks about Ikuto…"

"Well, the question is Amu-chan." Su came up and hovered in her face. "Who do you trust more in your heart and mind?"

"Yeah that's true! It's all in your heart and mind who you would trust the more~!" Ran spoke in an energetic way, waving her pompoms around. However, Amu just looked really frustrated. She turned down the way to the Royal Garden, but stopped, thinking she saw a shadow on the roof of the green house. Then she shook her head.

'It could by my imagination!' she thought trying to rid her mind of the image. 'It's probably all from the stress I'm seeing things!'

"Amu-chi!!!" A young girl came over and hugged the distracted girl from behind. Her caramel colored pigtails fluttering in the force of the breeze. "You were able to make it! But you don't look so good, are you alright?" Amu looked back feeling that the air had been taken out of her lungs by a hand crushing them. She sighed.

"Oh. It's you Yaya. No, I'm alright really. It was just a really long day that's all." She laughed slightly rubbing her neck a little as the girl released her.

"Well if you're sure!" Yaya grabbed a hold on Amu's hand. "Let's go inside! Tadase said he had something important to discuss when class let out!"

"Yeah I know that much." She groaned inwardly, she didn't really feel up to discussing the deal at all. Making assumptions of people before they would have a chance to defend themselves.

"It's good to see that you two came on time." Tadase greeted raising a hand in a hello to Yaya and Amu.

"Tadase…why is it that you asked us to come here after school?" Rima, a young girl, Amu's age with long blonde hair and a black hair band and ribbon on top of her head looked over at the King's chair seriously. "You never normally call us here after hours unless it's just an emergency."

"Well, it is particularly about a new high school student that has entered Seiyo. Kiseki mentions that she holds a single Chara egg, whether it has hatched or not, we don't know. This could or couldn't be a personal threat to the Guardians. If she's working for Easter, she's the enemy. If not, we could try to convince her to come onto our side."

"What makes you so sure she is working for Easter?" Amu asked him. "Not to be rude about your opinion, but she just got here. She has a bit of an attitude problem yeah, but that doesn't mean she could be bad."

"And what Ikuto Tsukiyomi? You trust him even though he's working for the wrong side, why is that?"

"I didn't come here to be interrogated!" Amu felt outraged about the sudden questioning pointed towards her. "I think you need to stop automatically assuming what other people are!"

"Amu-chan, please calm down!!!" Ran said quickly. "Please?"

"How can I calm down when he's…"

"It could be the truth." Miki spoke looking between her and Tadase.

"She could work for Easter, eventually. Is what he's trying to say Amu." Rima said to her, looking over at Amu now pausing as she held a small cup of tea in her hands. "Is that right?"

"Well…yeah, that's what I am trying to say." Tadase sighed looking over at Amu. "I'm sorry Hinamori-san…I don't mean to be like this, not at all. I don't mean to question you either." he looked so embarrassed when he looked away from her feeling like his shy self all over again.

"H-Hey it's okay! Really I don't feel that angry at you prince!" She covered her mouth turning a red color. She had said the wrong word as the blonde boy flinched slightly and a gold crown appeared at the top of his head.

"You called me Prince….You called me…"

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"It's KING to you commoners! King I tell you!" Tadase's voice sounded evil as he laughed. A small window on the roof was wide open now. A set of tiger ears flicked slightly at the loud noise. Kisa was on the roof lying there as she moved a green stick of catnip in the air. But at the disturbance she looked down through the window seeing the young boy having his 'kingly' rage.

"They're so noisy…" she sighed but then a small auburn haired girl moved up, she had tiger ears, a small tail, and wore a elegant blue blouse and a green plaid skirt.

"Though you got to admit, it is fun to watch nya~!" The chara looked over giving off a Cheshire cat-like smile. "Kids are a little more immature these days nya."

"Hm…guess you're right." She looked down the window and saw the young blonde curl up in a ball of gloom, the crown popping away. "Well, I guess that ends my sunbathing." she stood up and patted off her skirt. "Are there X Eggs nearby, Rosaline?" she spoke when her chara sniffed the air for a moment.

"Yep! More than one though nya!" Rosaline spoke in an excited tone. Kisa nodded and hopped off, one of her shoes scraped against the glass, making it screech slightly. However, the noise didn't go unnoticed, for a small samurai chara with a green yukata, a tiny sword on his back, and glasses looked up from a spot on his person's shoulder, but also Ikuto had been perched in a tree on his stomach, arms folded under his head, tail moving around back and forth smirking.

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The samurai chara hovered over to the open window slowly, a look of curiosity in his eyes. Then a small clown one followed after him, a smile on her face. "Whatcha looking at Musashi?" she asked tilting her head to the side. However, Musashi stared at the spot then looked down to the kids around the table.

"…It's a serious matter Kusukusu…" then he shot down to his owner. A boy who was reading some books while the others talked amongst themselves. "Kairi…we have a matter at hand."

"Hm? What kind of matter?"

"I believe it wasn't just you and the guardians here. Someone was listening on the roof, through an open window. I heard something scrape on the roof, and a small talk of a swarm of X Eggs." that caught Kairi's attention in no time at all.

"You sure?"

"As sure as I'll ever be." The boy nodded. "Everyone, I heard from Musashi about us being overheard!" He spoke loudly, which made everyone stop talking, then he cleared his throat going back to his normal talking style. "They apparently were listening through an open window, but I doubt they heard nothing important. However, the true problem is that there's a swarm of X Eggs nearby. Where at, we need to investigate." (Narrator: She tried to get his personality, don't be mad if it's a little wrong, it'll get better)

"Aye aye Class President." Amu rolled her eyes and decided to take off with Miki, Su, and Ran.

"Class…president?" Kairi mumbled adjusting his glasses, but shook his head and followed after the others, face a slightly embarrassed shade of red.

"Don't forget about your true mission though Kairi…" Musashi muttered in the boy's ear.

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A swarm, was no joke at all! There was at least…30 X Eggs in the whole soccer field area! Tadase skidded to a stop dirt brushing up everywhere, shocked at the whole lot of appearances. They may have seen worse, but this was bad being at school wise! "Alright, let's do it!" he told Kiseki, who nodded, and a crown appeared atop his head and a scepter in his hand.

"My own heart. Unlock!" Amu cried out, taken into a flash of light. She opened her eyes as Ran closed her egg, letting the girl hold it and press it into her chest. Once bare, she became fully clothed with a small top that exposed her stomach, a short skirt, sneakers with hearts on the soles, long red ribbons cascaded down along her lower back, she had stockings (Yoru: She doesn't know what they were nya), a clear visor appeared across her head, and last a large heart pin appeared where her other one once was in her ponytail. "Chara Nari: Amulet Heart!" her voice was in sync with Ran's.

However, during her transformation, the X Eggs took charge darting at them with lightning speed, leaving behind a stream of purple colored energy. Rima had character transformed into Clown Drop and was attacking the nearest ones with juggling pins. Tadase matched up with a group of them with his staff held out and gold energy shot out.

"Holy Crown!" there was some shattering of a couple X Eggs as black fragments fell to the dirt covered ground.

Amu was trying hard to lock on to them, but all the eggs were moving around so fast like flies, it was hard to keep up. Then her magical baton came into hand and she tossed it, creating a pink and red blur heading for the black eggs. A perfect hit! The eggs cracked and shattered though, not something she always liked, but had to deal with it.

"Amu-chi look out!" Yaya suddenly cried out to the pink haired girl for ten of the egg swarm went right at her from behind. Tadase's eyes widened and he made to move forward to get her out of the way, but there was a clang of metal on the eggs and red with orange sparks flew out while the little things scattered when they struck. Amu's heart felt like it had stopped for a single moment as she stared into the face of Ikuto, character transformed, and protecting her…again?

"I…" she started once she found her voice, but Tadase grabbed her and brought her close.

"What're you doing here?" he spoke not looking pleased with Ikuto. The teen merely stood up and looked at the angered little boy.

"Am I not allowed to do something without you freaking out?" he sighed then shrugged slightly, "Guess not."

"You shouldn't even be here you cat thief!" The blonde snarled releasing Amu and stepping in front of her.

"You're being a child Kiddy King. Besides…" suddenly the blue ears atop his head twitched twice and flicked. "Here they come again." he held up the steel claws as more of the black eggs came forward to attack them.

However, there was a burst of lightning that shattered the "X" s off the eggs. They changed white and had their gold on them, not pure white like a few hoped. "How dense can you people be?" There was a rustle of leaves in a tree.

"Who's there?!" Kairi had turned to face what was going on when he whacked away a couple of the eggs from him. Then his eyes widened, Kisa jumped out of a tree and landed on the ground to her feet placing a hand on her hip.

She wasn't wearing the high school uniform now, she wore a black shirt that was long sleeved and slits down the wrists, with a few orange stripes, it only went no farther than her chest, and cut down the middle was only connected with lacing like a shoe (Narrator: As in you can partially see her breasts). She wore a pair of tight pants and a brown studded belt with a chain dangling from it, and a pair of boots that went up to her knees, covering the pants. Atop her head were tiger ears and a tail whipped out from behind. Around her neck rested a leather collar that had a gold cross on it, while her fingernails were like claws.

"Well, it seems the new school girl appeared." Ikuto commented straightening up smirking.

"And she can character transform?!" Kiseki exclaimed almost fainting, but Tadase prepared himself. However, Kairi's voice suddenly choked slightly.

"K-Kisa….Hanomi-senpai…."

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Yoru: Cliffhanger nya~! *laughs*

Ikuto: *nods* Yeah it is. It should make them wonder huh?

Narrator: Indeed! Look forward to the next chapter! What is the oddness of Kairi when it came to this mysterious Kisa? Is she a friend or enemy? Well you'll only find out in the next chapter! *evil laugh*

Ikuto & Yoru: See you next time.