NekoBerryKisses: This is another one of my Shugo Chara! fanfics where I don't own Shugo Chara! or Shugo Chara!! Doki! Enjo-
Ikuto: What's with you?! You haven't finished a SINGLE story you posted here so far!
NekoBerryKisses: Well, sorry! I got kinda busy what with talking with my RL friends who lived THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY!And not to mention my suckish 14th birthday, today.
Kairi: And my birthday is on the 12th of this month, but you don't see me complaining!
Ikuto: -reads ahead- And what's with all this depressing crap?!
NekoBerryKisses: It's not crap! Some of this stuff actually happened!
Ikuto: Whatever.
Amu: -pants- Sorry, I'm late.
NekoBerryKisses: Oh! Thank God, you're here! Now we can start the story!
Amu: -reads- What's with all this depressing crap?!
NekoBerryKisses: You guys are mean!
Utau: Who cares. It's just you. You're weird anyways.
NekoBerryKisses: -flames in the background- I'm weird?! I'M NOT THE ONE WITH A BROTHER COMPLEX!
Ikuto: -snickers- She's got a point there.
Amu: Well, it'll end up with an Amuto ending, huh?
Everyone: Uhh…duh.
Amu: -sighs- Well, as long as it's good, fine by me.
NekoBerryKisses: Whoever reads it gets to pet Ikuto!
Ikuto: Hey! Don't I ge-
I knew that nothing good would come out of moving to Japan. I just knew it.
"Amu-chan, cheer up! You'll make tons of friends! You and Ami-chan will be the most popular people in your school!" my mother, Midori, exclaimed with joy. I knew that she didn't want to move either, but we really had no choice. We didn't have enough money to stay in America anymore and Japan is our only option.
I never really said anything. I thought that this would turn out just like every other time they told us that we would have to move. Something would usually come up and we'd end up staying. That's the way things usually went.
I visited the school often despite what I thought. I had stopped going to school on February 14 – Valentine's day. It was a sad, yet romantic way to say goodbye to all my good friends at Pacifica. I said goodbye to Tanaka, Amy, Mark, John, Jon, Jonathan, Jane, Sheldon, Jackie, Angela, Jorge, Nataly, Ina Mae and Shawn.
Saying goodbye to them was different from before. Before, I said goodbye to the people moving. I was never the one that was moving…until now. It was completely different from saying goodbye to Kelly, Isabelle, Ysabelle, Sirena, Olivia, or any other person I've ever said 'goodbye' to.
The night before leaving to Japan, I texted Tanaka. I promised her that as long as I'm away from my friends, I wouldn't smile.
The first night in Japan, it was hard for me to keep my promise. The dazzling cherry blossom trees, the serenity that engulfed Japan, everything. Maybe Japan won't be as bad as I thought it would, I thought. But I was wrong. Dead wrong.
For the while, my family and I stayed at baa-sama's and jii-sama's house. It was a nice house; big, but calm. Baa-sama and jii-sama didn't stay for long. About a week or two and they left to the land where the rest of my extended family was.
A month and a half passed and Dia-neechan, Ran-neechan, Miki-neechan and Suu-neechan came over for a visit. They were talking to mama and papa about lending us some money. They were super rich because of their inheritance, but they never showed it. Their mother and father died about 4 years ago. My parents, being modest, said that they didn't need the money, but think it would be best if I were to stay with them. My parents asked me if I'd like to go live with my cousins. They promised that they would visit me often. As I accepted, I was about to smile, but that second, tragedy struck.
A burglar entered the house, killing off Ami and my parents. Dia-nee, Miki-nee and Ran-nee used their karate skills to fight them off and called the police. I was devastated. Never in my life was I so sad. I lost my family and friends. Everyone I cared for…gone. This time, I'll keep my promise.
"Amu-chan, daijobu desu ka?" asked Miki-nee, opening the door before knocking. I was lying down on my bed, looking up at the ceiling blankly. I haven't talked to anyone in quite a while.
After my family died, my cousins took me in. They lived somewhere in Tokyo. That was good, I guess. It was farther from where 'it' happened. It's been a 13 days since it's happened and I start school tomorrow. I don't think I'm ready to face others yet, but I'll just have to deal with it. I sighed.
"Mmm…" I hummed sadly. I could see the worry on Miki-nee's eyes. She sighed, walked over to where I was, sat down on the bed, and put a hand on my forehead. I looked at her in the eyes. She reminded me a bit of mama…the way she acted, that is. "Was there a certain reason that you came into my room?" she took her hand off of my face.
"Amu-chan, it's dinner and you start school tomorrow," she stated, smiling softly with a mixture of sadness and hope. There was a moment of silence between us before she spoke again. "Join us, won't you?"
Closing my eyes, I got off of the bed lazily, slipped on my fuzzy pink slippers, then walked off to the dining room. Took a while, though.
"Amu-chan, desu~! It's wonderful having you join us for dinner," Suu-nee chimed. She was always so girly and happy. She's someone who I'll never be like. She smiled at me as she set the rice on the table. Dia-nee was setting out the plates, spoons and forks while Ran-nee was placing the roasted chicken and beef broccoli on the table. We all took our seats.
The first few seconds were full of silence; just how I liked it. Sadly, Ran broke through the barrier of peace and quiet.
"It's too quiet!" she whined like a little kid, then crossed her arms, topping it off with a childish pout. They laughed at Ran's cuteness and looked at me as I ate my rice with beef broccoli in my bubble of solitude. Dia-nee was the first to frown, followed by Miki-nee, Ran-nee, and then Suu-nee. Dia looked annoyed at me.
"Amu-chan, you've got to smile," Dia complained. Jeez…if I had known that they were going to complain about my company, I might as well not have come. Everyone looked at me with anticipation practically written all over their faces…as if they were waiting for me to burst out in laughter or something, but we all know that it will never happen again in my life. The only family I have now is Dia-nee, Suu-nee, Miki-nee and Ran-nee.
"We're not leaving until you smile, desu~," Suu said with her mother-like tone. I froze for a second, as if I were a statue. It felt as if time itself had frozen. Whenever anyone would talk to me in that tone, it felt like this. It felt like 1,000 daggers had pierced my heart. It's as if the world had suddenly turned on me.
I finished my last spoon of beef broccoli and rice before drinking the chocolate milk next to me. I put the spoon and fork together in the middle of my plate.
"Well, I am." With that, I got up, cleaned my own dishes, ran to my room and locked the door. Flopping onto the bed, I heard my cell phone vibrate. Checking it, I saw that it was Tana-chan who texted me. I immediately flipped it open and read it
Oi, Amu-chan! r u feeling n e better? Gud luk skul 2morrow.
I texted her back and closed my phone, crying myself to sleep like I do every night. Well, I bet school's gonna be Hell...
NekoBerryKisses: How was it? -anticipation-
Ikuto: Depressing…
Amu: Odd…
Tadase: Meh…
NekoBerryKisses: Aww! You all make me cry! -tears and chibi eyes-
Ikuto: So…if I read this whole thing, does that mean I get to pet myself?
NekoBerryKisses: Uhh…I never really thought about that, but I guess you could it you want to? O.o
Ikuto: Meh. I don't really want to.
Amu: I do! -pets Ikuto-
Ikuto: -purrs-
Amu: Aww! How kawaii!
NekoBerryKisses: Now review and you get a kiss from Ikuto!
Ikuto: Hey! Don't I get a say in this?
Everyone: …No. No, you don't.
Ikuto: -hisses- I'M GONNA KILL YOU!
NekoBerryKisses: AHH! -runs-
Ikuto: HAPPY FREAKING BIRTHDAY! -chases author-