Summary: Amu Hinamori gets bullied by the most popular boy in school. He teases her and pulls pranks on her all the time. Though one specific person that is online manages to brighten her spirits. When will she learn his identity, and how will she react? What's more: she moves into the house of her main rival? Though why has he started acting so kind all of a sudden?

Don't kill me . I came up with this one randomly. I don't own shugo chara or any of the characters.

Earlier today, sophomore student Hinamori Amu had confessed her infatuation to Tadase. A sly student overheard and when he rejected her, he smirked. 'This will be great news for rumors to spread' he thought, and he did it. Amu comes home and slams the door shut then turns on her laptop. She smiles when she finds that her online internet friend is available for chatting.

She stares at the display name: Midnight Neko. Without any hesitation, she clicks on his name and her fingers glide across the keyboard as she types up her greeting. (Yo, this is going to make it look like IM don't kill me!)

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:40:35): hey midnight...

Midnight Neko(3:40:37): Hey Amu. What's wrong.. Usually you put a smile or something. Did something happen.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:41:21): Yes, well you see... There's this boy at my school and I like him. I told him my feelings today, and he said he didn't feel the same way about me. To make things worse, my rival: Ikuto Tsukiyomi overheard and spread the rumors to the whole school. So now whenever I walk around the school, I hear people snickering.

Midnight Neko (3:43:00)[the numbers that come after the second colon is the amount of seconds it was into the minute]: Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. Did you ever think that Ikuto might like you and might just be teasing you? I'm sure he's not that bad of a guy. :P

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:43:25): He is the worst. He always made my life at the high school a living hell. He truly loves to tease me, he even told me. But that doesn't mean he has to take it this far. ):

Midnight Neko (3:46:13): that's very true. He'll apologize soon enough. I'm sure of it, and knowing how popular this boy is: if he demands that they stop laughing at you, they'll obey him.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:46:26): wait a minute, how'd you know he was popular?

Midnight Neko (3:47:00): ...

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:47:13): could it be you actually go to Seiyo Gakuen as well as I do?

Midnight Neko (3:47:27): Yes I do go there. I've seen you before Amu, despite the fact of when you sent me a picture or something. You're gorgeous.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:48:00): *blushes* arigatou, Midnight. So what's your true name then?

Midnight Neko (3:48:12): I don't think you want to know. Okay, well obviously you want to know. But for the most part, I can't tell you now. You'll just have to be patient. When the right time comes, I will tell you.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:48:30): Aw… well, at least I won't be wondering forever.

Midnight Neko (3:49:00): That's true. Again, I apologize that I cannot tell you now. If I did, it would cause too many dramatic events. I have a lot going on as it is.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:49:17): Well, I have to go start some homework. I guess I'll see you online tomorrow, right?

Midnight Neko (3:49:24): Mmhm. I'm usually always online at least once a day. However, sometimes I may not go on because something extremely important came up.

Amu Cool N' Spicy (3:49:35): I see… I guess that'd be how it is for any other person. Well, then again, I guess it depends on who the person is. That being said, some people just don't go on the computer often. In which the case, they wouldn't go on everyday. But most people I know go on at least everyday. Anyway, I better get started with my homework. I procrastinate way too much.

Midnight Neko (3:49:42): Likewise, I procrastinate too. For any matter, I wish you luck with your homework and I will talk to you tomorrow. Bye Amu.

Amu Cool N' Spicy(3:49:45): has signed off.

Ikuto smirks and he then thinks of how ironic it is that Amu is actually drowning her problems down on the man she supposedly detests the most; him. If I were to tell her that I'm Midnight, there's no way she would be able to forgive me. I got it! I'll start acting nicer toward her, then she'll forget all about my little teasing act. Ikuto smiles triumphantly and signs off of the IM messenger.

The Next Day:

The next morning, Amu walks to school slowly – not acknowledging her surroundings – oblivious to the fact that Ikuto is walking right beside her. In her mind is a never-ending recap of what occurred last night. The more she started to wonder who he is, the more she couldn't dismiss the thought. Much to her provocation, she was unable to sleep. "Gah! Why can't he just tell me who he is!" she exclaims while ruffling her hair. "Who are you talking about?" Ikuto says abruptly, startling her and causing her to shriek silently.

"Why do you want to know, and why should I tell you?" She says while crossing her arms defensively. "I don't know, I'm just curious." he says while sticking out his tongue. "What, are you going to tell the world about the mysteries of my life! I don't think so." she says while glaring at him. "Eh, You don't have to tell me, I was merely curious is all." he says calmly. "Just like you were curious about how Tadase rejected me?" she says in a silent voice, tears threatening to fall down her face.

Ikuto stares at her honey orbs that contain so many sentiments, it's difficult for him to not take her, pull her into his arms, and comfort her. His face holds an emotion of concern, and when her eyes flicker over to him, she's shocked to see this. "What is it?" she grumbles. "Nothing" he says emotionless. Amu rolls her eyes for even thinking he cared about her.

"Look Amu, I'm really sorry about everything. I know what I did was more than just a harmless prank and it tampered with your feelings. I didn't mean to hurt you" Ikuto says, with his voice coming out hoarse, the opposite of what he wanted to happen. He wanted his voice to be firm, and sincere. "I'm truly sorry" he says in a hushed tone. "Yeah –well if sorry was okay, we wouldn't have the police now would we – plus sorry doesn't take back all the rumors. Everyone either pities me – or worse – feels nothing at all, and thinks my misery is hilarious. I'm beginning to think you want me to hate my life." She says softly toward the end, causing Ikuto's heart to cringe.

"I'll find a way. I vow I will find a solution to make everything return to normal for you. Amu, if anyone picks on you, taunts you, or teases you other than me – just tell me – I will make them regret ever speaking to you." he says sincerely while cracking his knuckles. Amu nods her head, surprised he would go that far for her. "Ikuto – I'm sorry too – I said some disrespectful things toward you as well. I said it behind your back and to your face. Please forgive me" she says while bowing. "Don't be silly, I'm a man. My feelings won't be scathed that easily." he says while nudging her arm slightly. She smiles at him and nods. "Though sometimes I wonder if you are a boy. I've seen you surrounded by girls – yet at the same time – I've never seen you dating anyone. Why is that?" Amu inquires curiously. He smirks and faces her. "Because I have someone who I like as well as any other person, believe it or not." He says while Amu scrutinizes his face, getting absorbed in the serious expression on his face.

She then smiles and then nods and gives him a sly smirk for a change. "Eh, do I know her?" she asks with a taunting voice. "Yeah, you do." He says while looking over at her. There they are in front of the school standing right in front of the main entrance. He opens the door and extends his arm making a gesture that's formal, "Ladies first" he says. "Why thank you." she says in an interesting voice.

Amu feels odd for being so comfortable. Then her thoughts bring her, once again, back to her original concern. Who is midnight. She then remembers what he said 'I'm sure he'll be apologizing soon. Maybe he likes you', and the way Ikuto looked at her while saying that she does know who –the girl he likes – is, makes her all so suspicious. It can't possibly be me that Ikuto likes, that's insane. What's more though, I'm going insane trying to figure out who midnight is.'

After school, Amu packs up all of her belonging as she's being sent to her mother's friend's house to live. Her grandma had died of a heart attack while she was gone, and the event was oddly enough, on the news. The family saw it, and immediately called her. They were friends with both her mom and dad, both of which died in a car accident.

On the phone, the married couple said that their names are Aruto and Souko. They told her that they'll be over there in an hour. So Amu must quickly grab her treasured belongings otherwise they'll either be disposed of or stolen after the house will be put up for sale. Amu has tears that stream down her face. 'I never got to tell you I love you grandmother, please forgive me' she thinks while continuing to pack.

Right on timing, after an hour of packing, Amu finished and the van arrives to take her to her new house. On the phone, the couple said they have a son that goes to her school. He of course, is at home. Somehow, Amu can't determine how Aruto looks familiar. She feels confused the whole drive there. Then they arrive and Amu's eyes widen. The house is huge. It's more likely to be a mansion. "Um, excuse my manners. How many rooms does this house have?" She asks with curiosity. "Thirty Two" Souko and Aruto say in unison. Her eyes grow wide as she gets dizzy. 'These guys must be loaded', she thinks to herself.

Amu feels herself slowly about to faint, but stops herself as soon as they enter. She's so amazed, it's so spotless! Never in her whole life has she seen a house so beautiful. "Welcome to our home Amu Hinamori. We hope you'll be happy living here" they say while bowing. "Thank you for letting me stay here" she says while her words come out soft, with astonishment.

"Here let me call me son down here to show you to your room." Aruto says while walking toward the stairs then shouting "Ikuto! Come down here." Amu's eyes widen as she now realizes where he looked so familiar from. He freezes as he sees her in the living room. "Amu is the one who's living with us?" He says with a wide smile. They nod their heads. He smirks, thinking 'this will be very interesting'.

"Follow me" he says politely to her. She doesn't respond, but just does as he instructs her to. He leads her to a huge room that's purple and has many shades of blue as well. It's so spacey, and could probably fit her whole house in there! "Amazing~" she says with awe. "Thank You... For showing me to my room, oh and for allowing me to stay here" she says formally while bowing. "No need to be so polite Amu, or at least not when we're alone. Oh and it was my family's decision, not mine. They never told me who was coming over, they just told me someone from my school was. But either way, if I had to decide too, I would want you to stay here as well" he says with a content smile.

"Thank you" she says with a smile smile, but then her eyes become focused on the ground. "You're Welcome." He responds somewhat awkwardly. "Did I also mention I have a younger brother? His name is Yoru." He says with a bright smile. "Oh no, you didn't. Where's he at?" Amu asks curiously. "He's most likely in his room. Want to go check with me?" He asks while extending out his arm for her to grab his hand. She reluctantly grabs his, and blushes and they walk to his brother's room. There lies a tiny Ikuto lying on his bed, doing some homework. "Hm? Onii Chan?" He says with a small voice. "Oh my god, you are so darling~! You look like a miniature version of Ikuto!" She says while playing with his hair.

The end of this chapter for now, sorry if it was too short. Review! I'm sorry I keep making stories but this one seemed like a really good idea. Oh, and I redid this chapter thanks to the advice of RubyRed78. Thanks so much for your advice~ it truly helped me. I thought it was kinda rushed too. But I was too lazy to do anything about it, now it flows better and makes a little more sense right?