Chapter 1: A new girl?
So, I've recently been watching Shugo Chara, and I have to say, it's a great series! This story starts early in the series; before Kukai graduated and after Amu transforms into Amulet Clover for the first time. It continues on though, so don't worry, you will still see Rima and Nagihiko. On with the story!
"Hey! Did you hear? There's a new student coming in the Grade 5 Star Class today!"
One boy passing by Amu exclaimed excitedly. This caught her attention. She focused on them as the two boys continued walking farther in front of her.
"Yeah," the other boy replied. "Apparently, she's from Canada but is half-Japanese. She speaks three languages!" He exclaimed before disappearing into Seiyo Elementary. Amu smiled to herself. A new girl meant that it was a new opportunity to make a new friend. Ran flew out of Amu's bag, followed by Miki and Su.
"Amu! Did you hear that? That new girl might have a guardian character!" Ran exclaimed, flying around and pumping her fists in the air. Miki nodded.
"She could." Miki said. Su began twirling around happily.
"That means that we can have more friends!" She giggled. Amu nodded.
"All right!" Amu exclaimed, jumping in the air. When she came down, she glanced at her phone. "YIKES! We're gonna be late! Let's go!" She made a mad dash for the school and bolted up the stairs to her classroom door. She caught her breath and walked in the door. She sat down in her seat and stared out the window. I wonder what the new girl is like.. she wondered.
She woke up to a loud bell ringing. I must have dozed off... She thought to herself, sitting up in her desk and looking at the front of the classroom. Yuu was on the floor picking up scattered papers, which he probably dropped when he tripped over himself. When he picked up his papers, he cleared his throat.
"So, you probably know by now that we have a new student coming in our class today. She's from Canada and speaks fluently in English, French and Japanese. She just moved here... so..." He laughed nervously and looked around the classroom. He noticed all of the students staring anxiously at the door."I'll just introduce her now..." He said, scurrying over to the door. He poked his head out the door and whispered for someone to come in. The class watched and gasped when the girl entered the room. The girl had a petite figure. She wasn't extremely short, but she was a bit shorter than most of the students. She has shimmering, thin, straight golden-blonde hair which went down to her hips. Her bangs faintly hid her right eye and it had a natural swoop starting from her chin down, also on her right side. She had large crystal blue eyes that sparkled, but showed an icy expression. She had fair skin that had no freckles. She wore her school uniform like anybody else would, and had a messenger book bag that resembled Amu's. She didn't make eye contact with any students. She just stared at the back of the classroom. Amu looked at her and wondered. She reminds me of me on my first day here.. I was so nervous, I made everyone think I was the "Cool & Spicy" girl. She then looked in front of her to see an empty desk. Maybe she'll sit there! Amu hoped. She looked back up to the front to see Yuu introducing the new girl.
"... So, this is Sukia Karei. She speaks English, French and Japanese. She's from Canada and is half-Japanese. She isn't used to Japanese customs, such as honorifics, so bear with her. So, if anybody wants to show her around the school..." He said, pretending to look for someone. "...Himamori-san!" He exclaimed, causing Amu to jump.
"It's HiNamori, and I can show her around, I guess." She said, crossing her arms, showing her stubborn side. In reality, she was actually happy to spend time with the new girl. "That's great, Himamori-san!" He exclaimed, causing Amu's eye to twitch in frustration. "Sukia-san can sit in front of you, Himamori-san." Amu twitched again. "Now, would you like to introduce yourself, Sukia-san?" he smiled, looking at Karei. She said nothing and walked over to her new desk, still wearing her icy expression. Everyone sweat-dropped. "Heh... That's alright, everybody gets nervous on their first day... Alright, it's time to start class." He said, and began to teach a lesson. Amu stared intently at the new girl. I bet she's a wonderful person, she just needs help from friends to get her out of her shell.
Karei hadn't spoken a word the rest of the school day. Every time Yuu called on her to read aloud, she would ignore him and he would just give up.
After school, Amu began showing Karei around the school. Karei paid extremely close attention but didn't say a word. At the end of the tour, Amu had a brilliant idea.
"Hey! You should come to the Royal Garden with me! You can meet the Guardians, Sukia-san." Karei gave her a confused look, and Amu explained what the Guardians are. Karei understood and nodded. "Will you go, Sukia-san?" Karei nodded. Amu smiled and began walking off. Karei grabbed her arm and shook her head. She opened her mouth and spoke for the first time at Seiyo Elementary.
"My name is Karei, not Sukia-san. Call me Karei, Amu." She said in a silvery voice. (A/N Silvery means clear, light and pleasant) Surprisingly, she didn't sound as young as she looked, her voice sounded as mature a twelve-year-old's. Not a baby-ish voice but not a teen's voice; in the middle. Karei looked up at Amu. "I can call you that, right?" Amu nodded with a huge smile on her face. "I'll go with you tomorrow..." Karei said, staring at her bag. Amu nodded and noticed Karei's bag, which she was holding onto rather tightly.
"Why are you holding onto that so tightly?" Amu asked. Karei shifted on her feet nervously and looked down.
"N-no reason..." She muttered. Amu gave her a confused look. There was a long, awkward silence between them. Karei broke the silence. "I have to go home.. Bye!" And with that, she bolted through the door. She didn't stop running until she got out of the school gates and turned into an alley. She caught her breath, opened the flap of her book bag and scowled down at four peculiar eggs. "Which one of you were shaking in your eggs?" She whispered hoarsely.
A Chara popped out of a sky-blue egg with multiple rainbows bouncing from one white cloud to another. She had straight, thin, thigh-length rainbow-colored hair. She wore it down. She wore a hair clip that had a rainbow bouncing from one white puffy cloud to another. She had sky-blue eyes. She wore a strapless ruffled rainbow-swirled dress that went down to her mid-thigh. She wore matching rainbow ballet flats and rainbow sparkles surrounded her. Karei glared at her. "Niji, was it you?" She asked quietly.
"It was me..." Niji said.
"Niji! I was finally making a new friend and you had to go and make me look like a crazy person!" Karei exclaimed.
"You've got it all wrong. I sensed three guardian eggs near Amu, I wanted to meet them! If you let me out of the bag, we could've become even closer to Amu." She explained.
"I sensed them too, but I want to keep you guys hidden. I just met Amu and I want it to be a regular friend relationship. Plus, I'm not sure I can completely trust her yet." Karei said, closing the flap of her bag. Niji floated beside her.
"Is it just us in the house today?" Niji asked. Karei nodded.
"When isn't it? Nobody is ever home. It's not as quiet now that I have you, Maji and Melody. I've always had the cat, Nacho, but he's getting older." She said. There was a silence as Karei walked with Niji back to her house.
"...Karei?" Niji asked. Karei looked to Niji and nodded her head. "Were you lonely before all of us were born?" Karei stopped walking and turned to Niji.
"Only after Yumi killed herself..." Karei's eyes shadowed over for a moment, remembering a cruel memory. She quickly snapped out of it and smiled a sweet smile in Niji's direction. "Then, you guys showed up. I'm never lonely now. I love you guys more than anything in the world and that will never change." Niji teared up.
"We love you too!" Niji exclaimed in tears and hugged Karei's face. Karei smiled and hugged Niji back. She then reached into her bag and pulled out a golden egg that had various desserts all over it. She examined it carefully. She smiled. I wonder what kind of Chara you'll turn out to be... She planted a small kiss on the egg and placed it back in her bag. She then began to walk to her house, unaware of the pair of scarlet eyes following closely behind her.