Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara.
Chapter 1
Seiyo Academy of the Arts…the best place ever. I have been here since I was a freshman. I am Amu Hinamori, a junior majoring in the art of Vocal Music. That isn't one of the most popular choices you see…
In this school it's similar to a normal high school. There are the jocks and then here there are the actors. They're supposedly amazing. There are the cheerleaders and those are the dancers. There are the B-listers and those are the other instruments. And then there are the nerds…everyone else, including those who love comedy, singing, and painting.
Guess who I am?
Oh, wait! I'm forgetting the ultimate person on top. He's the most genius musical composer since that lewd Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was Tsukiyomi Ikuto, a multi talented genius. And handsome to boot.
And I've been in love with him since the moment I met him. Well…I didn't really talk to him. More like bumped into him and touched his violin…which no one is supposed to touch. And he didn't even freak out.
I remember that day perfectly because it was also the day that I applied here and auditioned…
My two dads were driving me to the school, happy for me. I know two dads is weird but I could care less. My dad, Harry, who was incidentally English, was my biological father but I knew that my mother was Japanese. They told me.
"Dad, Papa…thanks for driving me. I'm so nervous" I said. I smoothed down my long pink hair and looked in my compact mirror. I looked very good and very professional. Papa smiled at me.
"Your welcome, sparrow. But don't worry. You'll do great" Papa said. Dad nodded in agreement.
"Tsumugu is right, darling. You'll do fantastic!" Dad said. I bit my lip and nodded. I got out of the car and looked down. A cream camisole, a navy blazer, dark wash jeans and black knee high boots that my dad bought. Dad actually helped me pick the outfit.
"I'll call you when I'm finished" I said. They nodded and they both blew me a kiss. I waved and turned back around and slammed into the back of a tall person. I fell over and the person I bumped into fell over as well.
"O-oh! I'm so sorry!" I screeched. Everyone turned and gasped. They looked at me in shock. The person turned around on the ground and looked at me. He had penetrating dark blue eyes and a shock of dark blue hair. He was painfully pale but very handsome.
"It's fine, don't worry" he murmured quietly. On my lap was papers strewn from the violin case that was resting on my foot. I stacked the papers and handed them to him.
"It's not okay…I-I'm so s-sorry. Here" I stammered, giving him the violin. He stood up and took it. I was leaning up to him, looking like I was pleading when the violin case opened. A beautiful violin started to fall out. I caught it and people shouted in outrage. A girl with violet eyes stood with a guy with auburn hair. They were glaring at me.
"It's fine I said. Thank you…" he murmured. I realized he was basically asking for my name.
"Amu. My name is Amu…and you?" I asked, turning red. He smirked at me.
"Ikuto. Pleasure. See you around…" he said. His hand brushed over mine and he pulled me up before walking away. I stared after him and the two people who had glared at me. They walked together in a tight group.
"Are you here for auditions?" asked someone. I looked down to see a petite girl with long and flowing blonde hair. She was small and she looked me straight in the eye.
"Um…yeah. Are you?" I asked. She nodded and smiled a little.
"I'm here to audition for singing. Come with me" she said. I nodded and we walked in silence. I could hear the whispers.
"Did you see her touch Tsukiyomi-san's violin? That's never happened!" I heard one girl whisper. There wasn't a response because I glared at them. The girl I was talking to smiled appreciatively.
"I like you. My name's Rima. And you're Amu" the girl said. I nodded and then opened my mouth to speak when we got to the large Admissions Center. We entered and went to the desk. The woman looked down at her clipboard.
"Hinamori Amu. You're up first. Enter the first door on the right" she said, not even bothering to look up. I waved goodbye to Rima and she smiled at me. I walked into the room. A man and a woman sat at the table. The man had blonde hair with a random piece of hair hanging down. The woman had long brown hair and sparkling golden eyes.
"Hello, Hinamori-san. I am Tsukasa Hotori. You have applied to major in Vocal Music and minor in Piano?" the man said. I nodded once.
"I'm Delphi Usui. I'm head of the Vocal Music Department" said the woman. I looked at her in a calculating way. Her voice was so musical that I shouldn't be surprised.
"Then you may begin your audition" Hotori-san said. I nodded once again and walked over to the Grand Piano. I started to play quietly. And then I started to sing:
Funny
Did you hear that
Funny
Yeah, the guy said honey
You're a funny girl
That's me I just keep them
In stitches dug out in half
And though I may be all wrong for the guy
I'm good for a laugh
I guess it's not funny
Life is far from sunny
When the laugh is over
And the jokes on you
A girl ought to have a sense of humor
That's one thing you really need for sure
When you're a funny girl
A fellow said a funny girl
Funny, how it ain't so funny
Funny girl...
They stared in half shock and half amazement. I stood up and bowed to them slowly.
"How was I?" I asked.
"You did very nicely! You will get a letter within a few days. Thank you" Usui-san said in shock. She stared at me dumbstruck as I made my way out.
And that's how I ended up here and in love with Ikuto. Yeah…we're on a first name basis which nobody else has the courage to do. Except for his crazy sister and my number one enemy Tsukiyomi Utau. Here's the devil herself.
"Hello, Hinamori. How's life for you being a nerd and all? I mean we have to have our nerds. Then there wouldn't be the actual talented people unlike you and that short chick" she snapped. I spun to glare at her and she had a wide smirk on her face. It wasn't teasing like Ikuto's but it was cold and angry and downright cruel. I wouldn't give in to the intimidating look.
"Hello bitch. I won't say much since inhaling those fumes from your hair would make me as much as a dumb blonde as you and then I'd have to be put in a mental hospital" I hissed. She glared at me and walked up to me. She raised a hand to me and snapped her hand forward. It hit a hard chest and I was pushed against a locker with someone rather tall standing in front of me protecting me.
"Owww!" screeched Utau. She was holding her hand, angrily. It must've hurt since Ikuto had muscle.
"Karma's a bitch, Utau. You shouldn't insult her. She's just as talented as you and has the right to be here too. Stop" he commanded. He turned around to face me and my face was flaming. His hands were on either side of my head. People were watching but I was used to this by now. He was start sexually harassing me.
"Thanks" I murmured looking down. He was smirking at me now and Utau was surely still clutching her hand.
"Don't worry, strawberry. I'll just add it to your tab. See you, Amu" he said. He leaned down and brushed his lips against my cheek like at the end of every conversation we had. And he expected me to return it. I kissed his cheek and he smirked at me before walking away.
It was now definite. I was hopelessly in love with Tsukiyomi Ikuto.