Hello! This is my first story on fanfiction and I before I start I just wanna give a little background info. Amu and the rest of the Guardians are 23 and are graduating in a month. Tadase and Amu, Kukai and Utau, Kairi and Yaya, and Rima and Nagi are dating. Kukai and Utau are one year older than everyone so they've already graduated but they come hang out at the school sometimes. No one has seen Ikuto since the wedding(Shugo Chara Encore). Utau is still a singing legend. Amu still has Ran, Miki, Suu, and Dia.

By the way, there will be a few things you won't understand if you haven't read Shugo Chara Encore(the secret of the Embryo, the wedding, and possibly a few other things I'm not remembering). So if you want to know what I'm talking about(it's okay if you don't know what they are, they don't really have anything to do with the story, just a little detail) you'll have to read Shugo Chara Encore. I'm gonna write a disclaimer now to make things easier. It's gonna count for the whole story. I DO NOT OWN SHUGO CHARA OR ANY OF THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS FROM IT. I OWN ONLY THE STORYLINE OF THIS FANFICTION AND A FEW CHARACTERS I MADE UP WHO WILL COME IN LATER IN THE STORY WHO I WILL SAY BY NAME. There. Done. And that's about it. Enjoy the story! (I hope)

Shugo Chara: Ikuto Returns

Chapter 1

I sat in the college library, working on a project that was due next week. Working hard. Trying not to fail out of school.

"Hello, Amu-chan!" I smiled. I found it a little funny that Tadase called me Amu-chan even though we were dating.

"Tadase," I laughed. "How many times do I have to tell you? Just call me Amu."

Tadase blushed and smile sheepishly. "At least one more time." He pecked me on the cheek. "What are you thinking about?"

I dazed off a bit. "Oh, nothing. I'm just thinking about what it was like when we were younger." My mind slowly drifted to Ikuto. I felt an aching emptiness bloom in my chest. Was it possible that I...?

I shook the thought out of my head. I'm happy with what Tadase and I have. There's no reason to miss Ikuto.

"Amu-chan?" Ran said.

I blinked. "What?"

"Are you okay?" she asked. "You've been spacing out a lot lately..."

"Yeah, I've noticed it too," Miki said, concern evident in her voice.

Tadase asked worriedly, "You aren't sick, are you?" He put his hand on my forehead. I looked up at him from my chair and smiled. His blonde hair had darkened until it was more of a light, sandy brown than anything else. His face had become slightly more masculine, but it still had its feminine angles. He was now a few inches taller than me, but not much. Since his attitude hadn't changed much since we were young, he still had Kiseki.

"I'm not sick," I assured everyone. "I'm just a little... Distracted lately. I mean, life's been going by so fast. And the X-egg count has gone down exponentially ever since Easter started forgetting about the Embryo." I bowed my head and giggled into my hand. I was still the only one who knew about the secret of the Embryo.

Tadase glanced at me quizzically but said nothing.

I looked at my watch. "Ah!" I screamed. "I'm going to be late for dinner! My mom's going to kill me!" Of course, I do live by myself. In a tiny apartment, but it was home. Tonight, however, I was supposed to meet my family at my old house for dinner. I jumped up and ran through the library.

The library called, "Young lady, there will be no running in the library!" But I was already out the door.

I felt the Humpty Lock beat against my no longer flat chest. "Ran! Chara Change!"

"Okay!" Ran said. The X-shaped barrette in my pink hair turned into a red heart. I took off running faster than I ever could without Chara Changing. I made it to my parents' house in less than a minute.

I bent over, breathing heavily. The heart disappeared and was replaced by the regular barrette.

My mother opened the door and smiled at me. "Amu! You made it!" She knit her eyebrows in confusion. "Why are you panting?"

X

After dinner, I started walking home. I really need to get a car.

When I finally got to my apartment, I took a quick shower, changed, and moved to lay in my bed. I glanced at the clock in my room. The red numbers told it me it was 11:52. I grimaced. I was walking for that long?

Like I said. I needed a car.

I blindly found my way to my bed and plopped down on it. I snuggled into the covers and curled up into a ball.

That's when my knee touched a warm body and I heard a person's steady breathing.

My golden eyes shot open and I saw a shadowy figure lying across from me. So close I could smell his minty breath.

I screamed and jumped out of my bed. The person also got out of my bed, awakened by my scream. I picked up the nearest object I could find. My heart dropped when I saw what it was. What am I supposed to do with a cordless phone?!

"Stay away from me!" I cried. "I'll hit you if you come any closer!"

The person laughed and I paused. Why did that laugh sound so familiar...?

"Wow," the person said. "I come back after eleven and this is how you greet me?"

I gasped and the phone dropped out of my hand. "Ikuto?"

He flipped the light switch and I saw the man who'd disappeared all those years ago. "Yo."

That's it for this chapter. :) Aren't I so nice? Dropping it off right when Ikuto comes. XP Well, I'll try to update soon, so if you decide you want to keep reading(please say yes) then it shouldn't be too long a wait. I hope. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review!