MusiicSoul: Haii everybody! This is our first fanfic so go easy on us!

Ikuto: ... Why are all three of you talking at the same time?

Hiromi: Fine, meanie. That was only for the intro anyway.

Ayari: Well, let's start the sto—

Amu: Hey, is this going to be an Amuto or Tadamu?

Kimie: Just read and you'll find—

Tadase: OF COURSE IT WILL BE A TADA—

MusiicSoul: WILL YOU SHUT UP AND LET US START?!

Everyone: ...

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Chapter One: An Unexpected Visit

Amu's POV

"AMU-CHAAAAAAN!" chimed the three chara's floating above my head.

I groaned loudly. I didn't really want to go to school today, heck, who ever does want to go to school? "C'mon Amu-chan, hurry up or you'll be late for school!" shouted Ran, my energetic, pink chara.

Wait, she said late... WHAT TIME IS IT?! I checked my digital clock on my bedside table. 7:30. OH MY GOSH! I had half an hour to get ready and walk to school! I immediately jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom to put on my uniform. I went to middle school so now I had a different uniform. In elementary school I wore a red, plaid skirt with a matching top, but now the main colour I have to wear is green. The boys and girls don't wear different colours anymore, but the uniforms do have their differences.

The girls uniform basically looked like my elementary one, except it was emerald green, the skirt was a bit longer, and there were no leg warmers that matched the skirt. The boys uniform was similar to the elementary boys uniform too, except the bottoms were pants instead of long shorts.

I had finished changing pretty quickly since, when you have a uniform, you don't have to run all over your room and rummage for something to wear. I ran downstairs and quickly popped a piece of buttered toast into my mouth. Before rushing out the door to briskly get to school, I checked my calendar and marked off todays date. Hmm... today... it's the same day he left... on year ago... I quickly shook the thought out of my head, and ran out the door.

As I got out the door I had about 15 minutes to get to school. Oh my gosh! I don't think I can make it! "Ran!" I called my chara quickly. "Chara change!" I yelled as I grew small white wings on my shoes.

"Hop,"

"Step,"

"Jump!"

I swiftly flew into the air and towards the school until I finally arrived. There were about 6 minutes before the students would haveto enter the school and get to class. As I said before, go to middle school now, Seikyuu Middle School to be exact. Yeah, I am now 12 years old and in the 7th grade, I just started Middle School. As I entered the school I heard a few faint yells from down the hall...

"Amu-chan!"

It was the guardians. The Guardians are still together, now in Middle School, except Yaya, who is still in her last year of Elementary School. We also have a few new guardians, 5 actually. And Kukai is back. I know, we have A LOT of Guardians nowadays. Not that it's a bad thing, but we sort of ran out of names like Jack, King, Queen, so we just call them Guardians. Well I should stop babbling and greet them.

"Hey guys!" I greeted warmly. All the Guardians smiled at me, and then Rima, the Queen, spoke up.

"Um... guys, aren't we going to be late for school?" she said, pointing at the clock. We all abruptly jerked and simultaniously yelled "OH YEAH!"

We all ran quickly to our classes and took our seats. Again, my seat was next to the window. And again, people still thought of me as the Cool n' Spicy Hinamori Amu. In fact you could practically hear a few fan squeals as I walked into the room.

"OH MY GOSH! IT'S HINAMORI AMU!"

"COOL AND SPICY!"

I sighed and started spacing out while looking out the window.

During class I was basically thinking about what I did everyday since he left. And by he I mean Ikuto. Yeah, you know, that perverted cat eared guy? Yeah well a year ago he left for who knows what reason... and I hate to say it but... I miss him. I know, I'm usually yelling at him and calling him a pervert and whatnot, but... I don't know, it just feels... different when he's not here. Like there's this strange empty feeling in the pit of my stomach.

In class I would basically imagine what it would be like if he was still here. I always wonder if he left because of what I said to him that night, when he stayed over at my place....

~Flashback~

Amu had brought home a bag of taiyaki for Ikuto and Yoru, but because of a "yarn incident" they sat far apart from eachother with their charas sitting in between. Then Amu heard Ikuto's stomach growl.

"You're hungry, right?" Amu asked in an annoyed tone. "Pass this to Ikuto," she added as she passed the bag of taiyaki to Ran who passed it all the way to Yoru.

"Taiyaki-nya!" Yoru squealed excitedly, his mouth watering as he held the pastry.

The he passed it over to Ikuto, who looked inside the bag and calmly said, "There's nothing," as Yoru shrieked in surprise.

When Ran, Miki and Suu were passing the taiyaki, they took a piece for themselves. Amu got quite annoyed at this and yelled, "What should I do if you guys eat it?!"

The three charas tell her to have a 'nice heart-to-heart talk' with Ikuto who is calmly watching the scene, and she replies saying, "Why should I? It's not like I was worrying about him all day at school today."

Ikuto, being who he is, smirked and said, "Ehh, so you were worrying about me all day? You must really like me then."

"Idiot! I couldn't tell Tadase the truth so I had to lie my face off! It's such a pain!" Amu shouted, her anger obvious in her voice.

Ikuto looked away, a bit upset and replied, "If you don't like it that much you can just kick me out."

Amu's expression seemed to harden as she said, "No one's stopping you from leaving!"

And with that, Amu left the room, with Ran behind her and calling her name, leaving Ikuto in her room looking at the ground with a troubled expression on his face.

End of Flashback~

I sigh at the thought of that possibility. And I was even going to apologize to him later that day, too...

DRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!

Yes! Class is finally done! I was barely even paying attention to what the teachers were saying but I think I got the point. As I walked through the halls, I heard two voices calling my name.

Nagihiko and Tadase.

"Hinamori-san, we have another Guardian meeting now, could you join us now in the Royal Garden?" Tadase kindly stated, smiling a princely smile that made me blush inwardly a bit.

"Sure, Tadase-kun! Nagihiko, you're coming, too, right?" I replied, as Nagihiko nodded and we all walked to the Royal Garden. Middle School doesn't seem like much of a change to Elementary School, I mean, they have a Royal Garden, too, just like at Seiyo. After walking through what must have a been a forest of nature and several types of flowers, we reached the Middle School version of the Royal Garden.

We sat down in our chairs, there were 10 seats now, and a much larger table. Then Tadase spoke up, "Hello Guardians, we are now going to begin our meeting. Not much has been going on since Easter's been quite inactive for the past year, since that Thieving Cat left."

The reminder of Ikuto leaving sort of made my heart sink a bit. The thought of him leaving because of me came back to me... I inwardly sighed. I know that Tadase doen't really get along with Ikuto and all, but does he have to say that at the beginning of EVERY Guardian meeting? Can't he see that it hurts to be reminded of him? Especially since it could be my fault... but then again, Tadase doesn't know that Ikuto stayed over.

Before I continue, you should meet the new Guardians. First off, there's Kimie. She has brown hair, slightly below her shoulder and a front fringe with a small ponytail on each side of her head. She is my age.

Next, there's Ayari. She's the one with dark brown hair slightly over her shoulder with side bangs and dark blond highlights. She has 3 charas. There's Koru, Teru and Mochi. You'll meet them soon, so don't worry. Ayari is my age as well.

Next up is Doshike. He's the same age as me, again. He's the one with burnt orange hair that's short, and slightly shaggy with bangs similar to a thin front fringe. His eyes are dark brown. He has one chara named Kiko. He has a close relationship with Ayari but I'm not sure if he or Ayari knows that I know.

Ryuu is the newest Guardian. He's the one with slightly spiked, black, and messy hair with a red streak. His eyes are brown. He has two charas, Kaito and Kago. Ryuu is 14 and in the 9th grade. He is the oldest of the Guardians. He's a bit distant and quiet, but when Hiromi's around, he seems to change and act more friendly.

Lastly, there's Hiromi. She was second last to join and was the one who got Ryuu to agree to join. She has black chest length hair, purple highlights, and side-swept bangs. Her eyes are dark brown, almost black. She has three charas, Aiko, Ayumu and Michiyo. She is 13 and in the 8th grade. She is often very quiet and cold except when she's with Ryuu and I. Now that you've met everyone, let's continue the meeting.

The meeting went through with little to no problems and we discussed X-Egg Patrol schedules and pairings. Tadase is paired with me, Rima with Nagihiko, Kukai with Kimie, Ayari with Doshike and Ryuu with Hiromi. We all walked out to go home until I stopped abruptly. Nagihiko spoke from behind me.

"Amu-chan, what's wrong...." he trailed off as he saw why I stopped.

"Hinamori-san? Fujisaki-san?" Tadase said worriedly as he walked up to us. Then he saw what we were looking at...

There was a tall, smirking figure standing in front of us. It was a boy with midnight blue hair and dark cat ears and a tail sticking out. It was...

"TSUKIYOMI IKUTO?!"

Kimie: Hehe.. cliff-hanger!

Ikuto: I don't like this chapter.

Ayari: Ehh? Why not?

Ikuto: I barely did anything here! All I did was appear and I didn't even say anything.

Hiromi: Well, you got to smirk.

Ayari: AND THAT PLAYS A BIG ROLE!!

Amu: YAY! This chapter was all in my POV!

Ayari: Yepp, well who's gonna do the—

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Ayari: OMG IT'S YORU!!!!! -squishes cheeks-

MusiicSoul: KAWAIII!!!!