Never Talk to Strangers

Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara.

Author's Note: Hope you enjoy the story, chapter 1 to my first ever Shugo Chara story! Read and Review! Thanks  This is written in first person and the person that is speaking in 1st person is Amu. Sorry the characters are sort of OOC…Amu19 years old. Ikuto 21 years old.

Chapter 1

I looked around the crowded café I was in right now and thought to myself. "Why is it so crowded in this café on Saturday mornings? Too many people…but then again I wouldn't blame them; it's a billion degrees outside. And no one would want to leave this nice air-conditioned place, plus food serving place."

I was sitting at my usual table all by myself reading. No, I hadn't bought anything to eat or drink, but I was really in the mood for an ice cream sundae. I laid down the manga book I was reading and rubbed my eyes, waking up at 6:00 am to come to my favorite café might not have been the best choice. Then I yawned and laid my head down on the table and before I knew it I fell asleep.

I opened my eyes to see the sparkling glitters of the ocean, and I was walking by the shoreline. I felt the gentle blue waves gently caress my feet. The scene was so peaceful. I loved the ocean, even when I was young. The multiple seashells, sparkling waters, grumpy crabs that were so fun to poke at, but her favorite part was the beautiful sunset, when the sun faded into the ocean, its orange, purple, pink, red beams of light striking the entire sky. After thinking about the wonderful scenery, I realized I wasn't alone. I saw someone…a man. His dark blue midnight hair danced in the light ocean breeze, out of curiosity I yelled out to him hoping he'd hear me.

"Excuse me, sir?" I asked, as I slightly rushed my pace to catch up with him…but just right when he was arm's length, he disappeared.

I woke up to the feeling of someone tapping my shoulder and I raised my head. The lady who tapped me was none other than one of the waitresses.

"Excuse me, ma'am? This is for you, it's from the man sitting at the corner over there." The waitress left a gigantic mint chocolate chip ice cream sundae on my table and walked away. I lifted my head to look where she had pointed. The man looked very familiar, like in her dream! Wait… maybe it wasn't a dream? What if it was a past memory?

The hair looked familiar, but she wasn't completely sure, since she didn't see his face and had woken up before the dream/memory continued. The said man winked when he saw me glance at him. I felt my face heat up and I quickly turned my gaze away from his. How could I act like this toward someone I don't know? Plus, how can I trust this sundae? What if he put something into here…I'm being too paranoid. As I kept thinking, the man came over and sat down in front of me. I looked up when I felt his presence and looked at him curiously.

"Well, are you going to eat that? I didn't buy it for you so it could melt away." He said, pointing to my sundae. He seemed nice and trusting enough, so I took a bite and looked back up at him to see his reaction. I didn't notice that I had been staring at him, until he took a spoon from one of the nearby tables and took a bite of my sundae. After studying him for a couple of minutes, I realized he had remarkable features, amazing eyes (the same shade as his hair) and he didn't look too muscular or flabby. Plus, he wasn't that much taller than me and he didn't look that much older than me. I couldn't help but blush once more.

"Gosh, what's wrong with me?" Apparently I didn't noticed that what I thought had just came out of my mouth, until the guy looked at me confused.

"Um…hehe…sorry about that." I apologized. He just smirked. I quickly scooped up another bite of my mint ice cream and put it into my mouth and looked everywhere, but him. The awkward silence seemed as if it would never leave, so I spoke up. Hey, someone had to break the tension, right?

"Arigato… for the ice cream."

"Yup it's good, isn't it? Amu." I quickly looked up, this emotion inside of me… What was it, fear, wonder, or excitement? I realized it was a mix of all these feelings, how did this person know who I was.

"It's been a long time." The man whom I vaguely recognized said, his voice silky smooth that it sent shivers down my spine. I stared at the man with great confusion. I took another huge bite of ice cream, while thinking of how to leave the café and run. What if this was a stalker of mine?

Considering my cool and spicy image from middle school isn't gone yet. Have I lost that image?? No time to think about that right now. Then…a huge brain freeze erupted in me. It also brought back memories, and I realized who the man sitting across from me was none other than my old friend and old crush from 8 years ago…Tsukiyomi Ikuto.

A/N: Hope you liked it!! Let me know what you think! Constructive criticism is accepted, flames are too (just no flames from the same person over and over) My first Shugo Chara fanfic. Please check out my other story "High School Troubles" (it's a Pokemon fic) if you want to. Thanks!