Amu Hinamori looked outside her balcony into the gray night sky. The towel on her head started to fall off, and with a *flllopp* it fell on the ground.

Nothing better than a hot shower...

I wonder how Rima is. She said her dad just lost his job. I wish I could help...

Mama and Papa are so strict that they would never let me go to Europe to see her.

She stared at the clouds above her head and sighed to herself.

"Why is my life so...boring?" She whispered to her Shugo Chara eggs.

They were gone now, and doubtfully would they ever come back. The Pinkette looks from her eggs to the sky and walks inside her house with a yawn.

"Time for some shut eye then..."

Shouts downstairs bumped into Amu's thoughts.

"Why is a man-"

"Please! We have to-"

"Where in the f-"

"On the street! Please-"

"No!"

It was silent for a moment until Amu heard Ami's footsteps drift downstairs and then heard muffled voices.

What are they fighting about today.

She rolls her eyes in her bed and throws a pillow on top of her head.

The little pitter-patters of Ami's feet come to her door.

"Amu-channnnnnnn!"

"Go away." Amu responses throwing a pillow at the door.

"But-buttt...There's a stranger in the house! Mama wants to see if you can take care of him for awhile... Mama is going to be gone for a couple months; with Papa."

A door could be heard. It slammed with the yells fading away.

"A stranger?" Looking up, Amu looks at her hair and throws it quickly into a ponytail. Her pink hair is crumbled on top of her head but shrugs it off.

"Yeah! He has blue hair and blue eyes. I think he's dead."

"What the heck?" she whispers under her breath and opens her door.

A short eight year-old looks at her with wide eyes. Her brown hair shimmers in the light and it looks as if she has red highlights. Ami suddenly smirks at Amu's appearance.

"Nice hair." She snickers and walks back downstairs.

"Stupid Ami...always the inocennt litlle child,eh? She's as rude as a...a..." Amu mumbles to herself and makes her way downstairs. She looked longily at the clock which read 9:04pm.

"Uh...Mama?" cautiously looking around the corner she looks for her mother, only to find a older boy passed out on the living room couch.

"What in the world?" With a hop in her step, Amu glides over to the mysterious man and touches him with her finger.

"Who in gods name are you?"

He didn't move to her poke so she looked around the kitchen for something to help her.

Sitting silently on the kitchen island lay a note.

Amu,

I know this is sudden but I found this boy on the side of the rode. Thought I should give him a home. Your father disagrees but it doesn't matter because were both leaving for Europe anyway. Sorry this is so sudden. Please take care. He wont kill you or anything, I checked for weapons! Good luck honey-bun.

With love, Mama :)

"Mama!" groaning, Amu threw the note in the trash bin.

How am I, a sixteen year-old, supposed to take care of some grown man? He looks like he's already in his 20s...Can't he take care of himself?

She grumpily stared at the blue haired man.

"I wonder if he's cold? It is pretty hot outside though..."

Amu leans over the man and put her hand on his forehead.

"Warm." she says, biting her lip.

"I can't do much for fevers...Just wet a washcloth. I guess I'll have to lay him down somewhere."

Ami stomped down the stairs from the second floor gaping at Amu.

"Who are you talking to? Your such a weirdo. Like, why are you my sister in the first place? I'm totally happy mom and dad are gone. It's such a pain being all innocent all the time. I was wondering-"

"Maybe he should sleep in my room?" Amu thought out loud; oblivious to Ami and her rude comments.

"HEY! Are you even listening to me!"

"What? Oh hi Ami." Amu coughed, noticing her sister for the first time.

"You wouldn't mind helping me carry this guy upstairs...would you?"

"Are you crazy? That's dead body weight," The eight year old speculated,"No way can I carry him!"

"Please! Can you at least try? I need to watch him somehow...would you like a mad-man running around your house? At least I could catch him before he could go anywhere..."

Ami's face turned a ghostly shade of white and nodded.

"Why would mom do this to us in the first place? Like, I don't want to have to deal with this guy for two weeks alone, with the likes of you."

Amu rolled her eyes at her sister and instructs Ami on what to do.

"I'll grab his upper body and you pick up his legs. I hope this will work out..." Amu started to bite her lower lip and looked from her sister to the man with blue hair.

"Come on now."

Rolling her eyes, Ami picked his legs up with Amu.

"Watch your step."

Ami nodded, her hair started to fall in front of her face.

"Now Ami, I want you to be on your best behavior for the next two weeks. All I need is for you to be acting like a mad-woman while I'm treating...him."

Amu added looking uncertainly at the man.

"What do you think his name is?"

"Whoaa there! I said watch your step! Anywho... His name? Maybe he has an American name like Tom."

Her young sister giggled and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Almost there..." Amu pointed out,"This is the 22nd step...23...24...25...26...27...28...29...We made it!" she puffed out her last words with a relieved sigh.

"Where are we placing him down? Moms room?" Amis forehead was shiny with sweat and hair started to stick to the salty substance.

"No, were putting him in my room."

With a nod of approval, the brunette walked slowly with Amu to her room. Gently they lay the man with blue hair in Amu's bed.

"Where will you be sleeping then?"

"I'm not so sure myself." Amu wiped sweat from her eyes.

"The floor?"

"Yeah probably."

"Are you going to bed?"

"Yeah."

"Nite Amu..."

"Nite."

Slowly Ami walked outside of the rooms door. Amu could hear Ami pause and heard her footsteps head back to Amu's room.

"Hey Amu?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever miss mom and dad...because they leave so suddenly?"

She thought of the question for awhile.

Did she really miss her parents? They leave at least 6 times a year. I...We barely see them.

"Yeah, I do."

Ami nodded, her eyes a little glossy, and glided away towards her room.

Then the pinkette's attention turned to the mysterious man, who's eyes fluttered open. They looked straight at Amu with curiosity.

"Hello there."

*My my my! Thank you kindly for reading the first chapter of a story I'm actually proud of! I tried my best, so I hope you all enjoyed it~ Thank you for reading :D Please tell me what you think, and I hope this story wasnt too terrible. ;) thanks again!*