Okay so here it is, the first chapter based off of my one-shot. I hope you guys like it.

Nope, I don't own Shugo Chara

Chapter One

2 Different Worlds

"Which dress would you like for tonight miss?"

Amu turned in her chair and looked over her shoulder at the different dresses, both were gorgeous silk dresses, complete with plenty of lace and fluff, one was a soft pink, and the other apple green.

She debated for some time before at last giving up, "They're both excellent choices Miki, I'm not sure which one I should wear, what do you think?"

"Well, I'd go with the pink one, it matches your hair very well, and goes well with your skin tone," the blue haired maid replied.

Amu smiled, "Alright, the pink one it is, thank you Miki!"

"You're welcome miss."

With that Amu retreated to her walk in closet to change, after shutting the behind her she slipped out of her clothes and started to put the dress on.

"Oh, and miss," Miki's voice broke through the door.

Amu paused, one foot in the dress the other out, "Yes?"

"I'm supposed to remind you that tonight you're having dinner with another suitor."

Amu made a face and slipped the rest of the dress on, "Another one?" She sighed, how many more men would she have to put up with before her parents finally realized the truth? She didn't want to marry someone for money, she wanted to marry for love. She didn't care if she married, a baker, or a butcher, or whoever, so long as she loved them. The truth was, she was tired of this life, of all the dresses and pampering, being waited on hand and foot, and chased around by all the wealthy gentlemen in the country. Her life, it was stifling her, it was suffocating, always having to be perfect, smile, nod, shake hands, pretend like you care about what they're saying. And yet, despite all that, there was nothing she could do about it, no matter how much she wanted to, she could never bring herself to rebel against the predetermined roll she had been placed in. The only people she could be herself around were her friends Miki, Suu, and Ran. Around everyone else she merely did and said whatever she knew they wanted to hear. But she always yearned for so much more.

"Can you help with the laces?" she asked Miki as she emerged from the dressing room.

Miki nodded, "Of course."

Amu turned around so her back was facing Miki, and stood quietly as her maid interweaved the white laces together.

"Do you know who it is?" Amu asked suddenly

"I heard, it's that Tadase Hotori,"

Tadase Hotori the name sounded familiar. No doubt he was well known around the city. She shook her head, she didn't care who he was, she already knew, that he could never make her happy.

The blue haired youth sauntered down the hallway, his head lowered, bent towards the ground. He started to round the corner when he felt the presence of another body, coming towards his. Before the two could collide years of training and and catlike reflexes kicked in. In less than a second Ikuto twisted his body away from the other and jumped back, the other man did likewise, leaving the two several feet apart. Ikuto paused, and looked upon the face of the man and immediately stiffened.

"Sir," he bowed his head.

The brown haired man grinned sinisterly and moved towards Ikuto. "If I recall correctly, you are supposed to be on a mission right now."

Ikuto nodded, "Yes, I just completed it, they are down in the holding cells now."

"Any problems?" the man asked out of sheer habit. He knew there wouldn't be. Ikuto was his best student, and had never once failed him in any way over the last eight years, he had far too strong of a hold over the child for it to be any other way.

"No sir."

"Good, I have another one for you," he declared placing his hand firmly on Ikuto's back and leading him further down the hallway.

Ikuto's eyes widened ever so slightly, barely detectable, "So soon?" he asked.

"yes, it's an extremely important one, that I can only entrust to you, as such, I'm sure you know the consequences if you fail"

Ikuto merely nodded, the scars on his back flaring up involuntarily with a dull ache. He knew very well, just what failure meant, even if it had been eight years ago. "Who is the target?" he asked.

"Hinarmori Amu."

"Miss hinamori, you're guest is here."

"Alright, I'll be right down!" Amu replied quickly. Once the maid was gone she turned back to the mirror. She studied her reflection, she was beautiful and she knew it, but even so, she sighed and looked away, dissatisfied. Try as she might she couldn't shake the feeling of dread that washed over her. She was so tired of all these suitors. Oh well. She shook her head, forced a smile and emerged from her bedroom. Her black heels clicked against the stone flooring as she moved gracefully down the hallway, her dress swishing as she went. After traversing several hallways she finally made her way to the grand staircase, at the bottom of which she knew this Tadase Hotori would be waiting. She paused a moment before turning the corner and once again readied herself reapplying the ever so fake smile. You can do this! Go go Amu-chan! She smiled genuinely as she heard Ran's voice inside her head. With the memory in mind she appeared and made her way carefully down the staircase. As expected there he was, patiently waiting.

Her eyes met his, about halfway down the stairs, and she saw that he was indeed handsome. He had soft blonde hair and ruby eyes, and there was something about the way he stood that made Amu wonder if maybe he was a prince.

In a few seconds she reached the bottom of the stairs and he moved forward, taking her hand in his Tadase bowed, kissing her hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you Hinamori-san," he declared with a smile, and Amu couldn't help but blush.

"Th-thank you." She stuttered. She hated to admit, but there was something about his princely character that she was attracted to. He seemed very nice, and not a stuck-up snob like the rest of the men she had met.

"You look even prettier than I imagined," he told her "Tell me about yourself, what is your dream?"

Amu's eyes widened, out of all the prepared statements she had scripted for herself, none of them involved anything about her hopes and dreams. She had never expected someone to ask her that. "Um well..uh…world peace?" she answered hesitantly.

Tadase smiled, and didn't press her any further. She breathed a sigh of relief, "And what about your dreams?" she asked politely.

"I was hoping you'd ask," he said with a glint in his eyes. All of a sudden this shy princely boy came alive with a dark aura and Amu could swear she was seeing flames in the distant background.

"My dream is be King of the world! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Amu sweat-dropped, and all thoughts of liking the suiter fled. "Ahem…yes, well, I'm sure the food is ready by now, we should head to the dining room."

Suddenly the flames and the dark aura disappeared. "ahem, yes, that would be delightful," Tadase declared taking Amu's arm in his.

Amu held back the urge to shake her head. It was going to be a looooong night.

Well yep, that's the first chapter. Sorry it's not very exciting/good, I promise the next will definitely be better.

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