Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara, Peach Pit does. =]

It's a collection of all Amuto one-shots put together for convenience! You can thank me! (I'm just kidding.) Right now is nearly Christmas time, so the current theme is snow.

Just In The Neighborhood

Snow piled up mercilessly yet no one complained. Instead, everyone was really happy about it.

"Nee-chan!" Ami, Amu's little sister, tugged at Amu's dangling scarf. "It'sh vewy cold!" Ami shivered.

Amu giggled and picked Ami up in her arms.

"Then I'll just have to warm you up!" Amu smiled.

"Yay!" Ami cheered and hugged Amu back.

"How cute!" Amu's papa squealed, instantly getting his camera right out of thin air.

"Papa! It's embarrassing!" Amu blushed.

Papa's eyes sparkled and pressed the snapshot button as much as he could to savor the rare moment, seeing that Amu's usual exterior was that of cool and spicy!

"Amu-chan, are you happy right now?" Amu's mama suddenly asked when Ami went away to pose in the snow for Papa.

Amu froze, puzzled on why her mom would ask her something so random.

"Not really." Amu's spiciness came out. Her mom chuckled.

"It's not something so serious. You just have such a happy smile on you right now!" Mama hugged Amu then rushed back into the house to prepare the hot chocolate along with Papa and Ami.

Amu paused, her hands covering her blushing face.

"I look happy right now?" Amu pondered, smiling even more.

They say a girl is most beautiful when she is smiling.

"Maybe I should head over to Tadase-kun's place and show him!" Amu started drooling.

"A...Amu-chan?" Ran hesitantly tried to bring Amu back to reality.

"Leave her. Let's go play in the snow!" Miki gleamed, her sketchbook ready for a drawing of the snow.

"Yes -desu!" Suu cheered politely and dived into the snow, evilly dragging the worried Ran with her.

"Hinamori-san! You're happy face is beautiful! I think I've fallen in love with you, not Amulet Heart!" Tadase said wearing his fruitcake Platinum Royal clothes.

"No way, Tadase-kun! What if somebody hears!!!" Amu blushed madly while talking to herself.

Amu's mouth open widely with her smile still there. Suddenly, icy coldness was shoved down Amu's mouth. Amu yelp and her dazed eyes concentrated onto the smirking expression of an annoying kitty-cat, Ikuto.

"Wow, it actually fits in there." Ikuto chuckled, watching the snowball melt in Amu's still open mouth.

In an instant, Amu's happy smile flipped upside-down into an annoyed growling.

"Oh, so scary!" Ikuto laughed and shoved another snowball into Amu's face.

"You--!!!" Amu started.

"Having fun with your perverted fantasies?" Ikuto snickered, watching Amu change into a solid red.

"H-Ha! Like I w-would h-have f-fantasies of--"

"Tadase?" Ikuto finished Amu's sentence.

Amu looked down at her feet buried in snow, embarrassed.

"Man, that's pretty cold, Amu." Ikuto sighed loudly. "Cheating on me like that."

"Eh?!" Amu panicked.

Amu took a step back as she gazed into Ikuto's eyes.

"A-Anyway! When did you get here? Why are you even here?" Amu tried to change the subject.

"I'll just have to warm you up!" Ikuto said mockingly, wrapping Amu into his arms.

"You were watching...," Amu referred back to just five minutes ago.

"And why I'm here...hmm...I was just in the neighborhood." Ikuto grinned.

"Liar!" Amu accused, letting go of Ikuto's hug and pointing her finger at him. "Why are you here?!"

"I have a better question: Why are you so happy today?" Ikuto asked with sincere curiosity.

"It's natural, right? I mean, it's a white Christmas after all!" Amu defended herself, blushing slightly.

"Eh? So that's it, huh?" Ikuto starting getting closer and closer to Amu.

"Amu-chan! You forgot your bag in your room!" Amu's three Shugo Charas floated randomly with the plastic bag being extra baggage.

"Oh yeah! I completely forgot!" Amu exclaimed running over to get the bag herself.

"What's Ikuto doing here?" Miki asked, circling Ikuto's head.

"Just in the neighborhood." Ikuto smiled.

"A lie." Ran said.

"It's a lie." Miki supported.

"Definately a lie." Suu nodded her head.

"You guys...," Amu directed at her Charas.

"What's with the bag?" Ikuto asked randomly.

"Oh, this?" Amu lifted the bag so he could get a better view. "It's presents!"

Amu felt very proud that she could give a lot of presents this year.

"Eh? Really? All that for Tadase?" Ikuto tried to make it sound surprised, but his natural teasing for Amu made it sound sarcastic.

"Don't tease me! Their for everyone!" Amu waved her arms around, blushing again.

Amu suddenly paused and started digging in her bag. Then handed a box wrapped in purple paper and pink ribbons.

"Can you give this to Utau for me?" Amu asked, happy to be handing out presents.

"How nice. Utau's getting a present from the klutzy, always blushing Amu." Ikuto handled the present in his palm.

"Hey!" Amu growled, tossing a bit of snow at Ikuto.

Amu paused again and started to dig in her bad again.

"Another present for Utau?" Ikuto questioned, impressed at how much a fan Amu was.

Amu shook her head. Then, with a satisfied grin on her face, Amu pulled out a blue wrapped box with a giant kitty-cat bow as the centerpiece. Ikuto was speechless. Ran, Miki, and Suu hid behind Amu, embarrassed by the bizarre bow.

"You have such weird tastes...," Ikuto snickered, poking the kitty-cat, which meowedwhen touched.

Ikuto let out another snicker, trying so hard not to laugh too much. Amu, a little annoyed but still blushing , stomped her snow boot onto Ikuto's foot.

"That hurts, you know." Ikuto pulled out an adorable frown, but Amu didn't fall for it.

"Don't laugh! This one is yours." Amu looked the other way, blushing.

Ikuto fell quiet, not saying anything. His eyes widened with surprise and confusion.

"Why me?" Ikuto asked, seriously baffled.

"What are you talking about? It's only natural since we're friends!" Amu said, surprised that Ikuto was so shocked.

"Friends?" Ikuto said slowly, bringing his face close to Amu's. "Aren't we more than that?"

"S-Stop harrassing me!" Amu blushed, trying to push Ikuto away.

Ikuto lifted his arms and wrapped them around Amu, tightly holding her out of pure happiness.

"Ikuto?" Amu tried to find reason in Ikuto's actions.

"Thanks, Amu." Ikuto whispered.

"What with this? It's just a present. You don't need to act like I just proposed or something!" Amu patted Ikuto's head.

"Nice choice of words." Ikuto snickered, letting go of his grip on Amu.

With a graceful movement, Ikuto pulled out a little pink box from his jacket pocket. He dropped it into Amu's hand and patted her head, telling to open it.

"Right now?" Amu stared at the present, completely sure it was some kind of trap.

"Just open it! I want to see your blushing face." Ikuto teased, getting closer to Amu.

Amu hesitantly opened the lid and her eyes shot wide open as she stared at the glimmering piece placed safely into the cotton.

"Wah! It's a ring!" Ran panicked.

"It's very neat and nicely crafted!" Suu commented, her eyes getting all dreamy.

"It's a proposal...," Miki blushed, throwing perverted eyes at Amu.

"P-P-Proposal?!?! IKUTO!!!" Amu started running around in circles. "I can't! I'm underaged! Where's the common sense around here?!?!"

"Calm down, perverted Amu. It's not a proposal...at least, not this year." Ikuto chuckled.

Amu flushed bright red, and glared at Ikuto.

"Well then, I guess my delivery is done." Ikuto started pacing away.

"Huh? Is this why you came here?" Amu asked, keeping her blush.

"Huh? Nah, I was just in the neighborhood." Ikuto chuckled and walked off with his precious present held closely to him.

Meow! it went.

"LIES!" Amu screamed as Ikuto turned the corner and was out of sight.

How was that? ^-^