Author's notes:
This is my first fanfic! forgive me if it's too long or descriptive or something, I'm just used to writing like that :)
In my story, all my favorite couples are together! AmuxIkuto, RimaxNagihiko and KukaixUtau!!
All the things in "" are things being said. The things in '' are things being thought. Enjoy!
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A pink haired girl is sitting down on a chair as two girls are intently applying make-up on her and fixing her hair. The girl doesn't seem that excited about all this and just sits there with a concerned expression. 'Uhhh… they better not be making me look weird…' she thought.
"Oi! Chotto! Rima! Yaya!" protested the girl as she began getting uncomfortable.
"Hold still Amu-chi! You're gonna make us mess up!" complained Yaya.
"Yeah, Amu. Just sit still a bit longer, we're almost done." Rima calmly added.
"Fuuu… alright, alright…" replied Amu. 'I hope all this time sitting here and acting like a little Barbie doll will be worth it. As annoying as this is, it's actually pretty fun.' Amu smiled to herself.
"Was that a smile just now Amu?" asked Rima.
"Huu… Looks like you're enjoying this after all." grinned Yaya.
"A-as if!" replied Amu defensively.
"That's just like you, Amu-chiii..." said Yaya. "Always keeping your cool character."
Amu didn't reply to that. She just turned her cheek away from Yaya. Rima and Yaya laughed a bit at this.
"We're just about done Amu," said Rima as Amu began to get restless.
"Yup! Just… a few… finishing… touches–" Yaya said as she fixed Amu's hair a bit more. "And, done!!"
"Finally! You guys took forever! Now let me see myself…" She said as she stood up. Amu walked over to a full-length mirror that stood on the opposite wall. She took a breath and then looked at her reflection.
"Sooo… what do you think, Amu?" asked Rima.
"…"
"Amu-chi?" asked a concerned Yaya.
"I-Is that…" began Amu. "really… me?" Yaya made a relieved sigh, smiled and looked at Rima, who was smiling as well.
"Wow…" Amu said as she touched the reflection. 'I really like this dress they chose. It's a beautiful color and it feels so soft' she thought as she ran her fingers through her red dress. 'And, my hair… I would've never thought of styling it like this… It's really pretty…' she continued as she admired her loose curls. 'Everything… it just comes together perfectly. All the colors just seem to blend. Nothing looks out of place at all. All the accessories just add to the overall look. They even did my make-up well, though it's only light. They somehow made me look like I'm shining a bit.' She smiled brighter and brighter at each thought.
"See! We told you Amu-chi! We said we were going to make you look really pretty but you didn't believe us!" said Yaya in her childish I-told-you-so voice.
"Hahaha, gomen. I really wasn't sure about you two. You two didn't exactly seem like experts in this area, no offense." Amu laughed brightly.
"Well, come on now otherwise we'll be late for the ball." said Rima.
"Yeah that's right guys! Come on!" Amu said excitedly as she headed for the door.
"Hey Amu-chi! Don't forget your mask!" shouted Yaya as she held up Amu's mask.
"Oh that's right! It's a masked ball isn't it?" Amu said.
"Yeah, that's right," said Rima in reply. "Well come on now, we've wasted enough time. Utau's even here already."
"Utau ga? But I thought she was going straight there since she's going to perform." Amu said, confused.
"Well, I had to make sure that you idiots weren't going to go off doing whatever or get into some freak accident and miss my performance. Knowing you guys, there'd probably be a 75% chance of that happening if I didn't come to pick you guys up." said a girl with golden hair as she entered the room.
"Utau!" exclaimed Amu happily.
"Well come on then…" Utau said as she smiled at them. " I don't want you guys to make me late for my performance."
" And now here's Utau showing her character!" said Yaya. Utau simply blushed slightly after she said this.
"Amu-chi! Rima-tan!" Yaya said as she grabbed one of their hands as she said their name. ''Let's goooo!!" she screamed happily as she ran off towards the car dragging Amu and Rima along. "Chotto! Yayaaaaa!!" Amu exclaimed as she began flying while Yaya held her. Yaya then threw them both into the car and then hopped in herself while Utau followed her.
"Yaya…." Began Amu as she glared at her.
"Ehehehe… eto… ano…" said Yaya. "Ouch!!" she shouted as Amu hit her in the head really hard.
"Mataku…" muttered Amu. 'Well, that was a rough start, but I know that the ball is going to be fun. I can't believe Tsukasa-san invited us! It was really nice of him. But I wonder why he decided on a masked ball…'
-flashback-
Tsukasa handed Amu a white enveloped. 'Hmmm?' thought Amu.
"It's an invitation… to a masked ball?" said Amu surprised.
"Yep, a masked ball that will take place during the summer, close to the start of the next term." He said smiling. "Why a MASKED ball, you must be thinking…" he said as if reading her mind. "Well, isn't it funner to have a mask on during a party like this? With a mask, you don't have to worry about keeping up appearances with people you don't know. You can just be yourself and no one can judge you. Everyone can have fun that way…"
-end of flashback-
'Oh yeah, that's right.' she remembered. 'It's just like Tsukasa-san to think of something like that. It is true though. No need to keep my character tonight. Maybe something good will happen.'
"We're here!" Yaya said excitedly. The car began to pull up in front of the building where there seemed to be two boys standing at the spot.
"Looks like the guys were waiting for us," said Yaya. Rima and Utau began to blush slightly. The car came to a full stop and the girls began to get out of the car.
"Yo!" said one of the boys energetically, while the other simply smiled at them.
"Kukai! Nagihiko!" Amu said happily.
"Osashiburi, Amu." said Kukai smiling.
"I told you they were fine Kukai." Nagihiko told him.
"Nagihiko…" Rima said as they smiled at each other.
"Come on guys! Let's go inside! I don't want to watch you guys stare at each other all night!" said Yaya childishly. Nagihiko and Rima looked away and blushed.
"Hehe, sounds good." said Kukai. "Shall we Utau?"
"Yeah, let's go" she replied. She took his arm and they began walking towards the door of the building, Yaya not that far behind them.
"Why don't we follow them Rima?" Nagihiko asked her.
"Of course," Rima said in reply. He then took her hand and they began following the other three.
'Hmmm… that must be nice. To have someone special… I'm the only one in the group who doesn't have anyone, seeing how Yaya doesn't count, acting like all of our little sister.' Amu sighs. 'I wish I could have someone like they do… Maybe something good might come out of this ball.' Amu thought hopefully. She put on her mask and followed everyone else inside.
"Sugoi!" she exclaimed when she entered the room. 'It all looks so amazing! Just the size of this room is amazing, but then all the people and decorations make it look even more amazing! Tsukasa-san really went all out! That is the kind of person he is after all, one who goes all out for the joy of others.'
"Amu-chiii!" yelled Yaya. "Over here!" she said signaling to Amu. Amu turned to the direction of Yaya's voice and joined the rest of their group.
"Isn't this room just dazzling?" Nagihiko asked Amu.
"Absolutely!" she replied. "It's all just so… sugoi! There's just no other word!" Everyone smiled at her as she continued to look around the room.
"Thank you everybody for coming tonight!" boomed a voice from the sound system.
"Tsukasa-san!" Amu shouted when she turned to the stage.
"It is my pleasure to welcome you all here to this ball, which will be the last big event of our town for this summer!" Tsukasa continued. "Do not fear though, minna! Though you may think everything is now coming to an end, I'd like you to know that it is not! This is really a time for beginnings: the beginning of a new term at school; the beginning of new friendships; the beginning of change, the beginning of a new chapter in some of our lives. For my nephew, this is all going to be a big change, for he will be staying with me for a while. I hope you all make him feel welcome here tonight! I'm sure you'll all see him wandering around, so please be kind to him! That's all from me for now so thank you and a good night to all of you! I'm going to turn you over now to our first performer, the rising star of Seiyo, Hoshina Utau!!"
Tsukasa then left the stage as Utau began walking to the microphone. Excitement and applause broke out through the crowd as they all saw Utau, for she is starting to become a well-known teenage singer. "Thank you, everyone!" Utau said. "Thank you all for helping me come this far! I'd like to sing this song to all of you and I'd like to dedicate it to my close friends here tonight." She said looking in the direction of Amu and the others. The music then began to play and Utau started singing.
midori kagayaku machi
hibiki au warai koe
"Wow… her voice is beautiful, as always." Amu said and smiled.
"Yeah. Isn't just beautiful?" Kukai said as he watched Utau singing.
Amu then looked at Rima and Nagihiko as they, too, watched Utau singing as they held hands. 'Now I'm jealous.' Amu thought. 'It's not in a 'mad' way though. It's in a 'hopeful' sort of way. What they have… it's so nice, so beautiful to look at. It's hard to believe that Rima and Nagihiko used to fight a lot, looking at them now. Kukai and Utau always had a good friendship with a lot of friendly competitions; it wasn't that hard to see this coming. I wonder if… I'm meant for something like them.' Amu thought curiously. 'Well, who knows, right?' Amu sighed.
… subarashii chikyuu~
Utau then finished her song and came down from the stage.
"That was great as always, Utau." Kukai said as she came down. She put her arms around him, which surprised Kukai. "O-oi," he said as he blushed a little. He then smiled and hugged her back and then they broke apart. Both came out of it looking quite happy.
"Hey Utau!" Kukai exclaimed as an idea came into his head. "Want to see who can eat the most from the food table fastest?"
"He, no problem," she replied with an I'm-going-to-win look on her face.
"Ike zo~!!" said Kukai as he sprinted to the food table with Utau, knocking every one out of the way as they passed.
"I want some food too~!!" Yaya cried as she chased after them.
"There they go…" Amu said as she stared after them with Nagihiko and Rima.
"H-hey Nagihiko…" Rima stuttered nervously. "W-why don't we go and dance while they're eating?"
Nagihiko was taken by surprise, for it was rare for Rima to be the one to offer, but he accepted her invitation. She took his hand and followed him to where everyone else was dancing.
"Heeee~" Amu sighed. 'Now I'm all alone. It just doesn't seem to be my night.' As she thought this, a masked boy with semi-long blue hair came up behind her. He tapped her on the shoulder and she turned to face him.
"Would you like to dance?" he offered as he held his hand out to her. Amu was pleasantly surprised and thought 'Could it be him?' She then closed her open mouth, blushing slightly, and accepted his offer. She took his outstretched hand and followed him in to the crowd of masked dancers.
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afternotes:
I hope you enjoyed my first chapter!
For people who watch the anime, you probably noticed that I kept their mannerisms and behaviour, especially Yaya's, so I hope that was okay! Please, please review so I know if I'm doing things right or not, good or bad, reviews are highly appreciated!
By the way, the song Utau sang is called "Bokutachi no Chikyuu." Amu sang the song with her classmates in episode 45 of Shugo Chara. :D
Thank you to people who reviewed for pointing out that I put he has black hair instead of blue hair :P I fixed it and put blue :)