Hello Shugo Chara fans! I'm bluebinder and like so many people, I like writing and I like Shugo Chara so I decided to combine the two. Though this is a new account, I am not new to this site or writing fanfiction. Please, please, please tell me if you like this story and what I can improve on. So follow or review or both. Thank you so much!

I was walking to school when I saw two junior high boys bullying an elementary school student that I recognized. He was in my class and they were forcing him to hand over his lunch so they could smash it to the ground. I stood and stared at them as they ruined this boy's lunch. When they saw me looking they yelled and threatened me. I put my head down and walked away quickly.

Later that day, a girl was making fun of a girl in the bathroom because of her new glasses. I wanted to tell her I liked them, but I didn't want to be embarrassed.

At lunch, I wanted to share my lunch with the boy whose had gotten destroyed, but I didn't want to stand out. This always happened; I would want to help someone or say something in class but I was too shy and afraid I would make things worse if I tried to help. So that night, as I sat in bed and thought about the boy and the girl that had been picked on earlier that day, I prayed to anyone, to anything to help me become stronger and more courageous, and then I fell asleep.

When my alarm went off the next morning, it was six thirty and the sun had just begun to rise in the sky. As I started to get out of bed, I noticed something rolling around under the covers. Thinking it was a sock, I grabbed it groggily but quickly realized that it wasn't a sock. I turned back my covers to see an egg in my bed. Curiously, I picked it up and was shocked to find it warm, but it wasn't a normal chicken's egg. It was larger and even had a picture on it. The egg was light blue, like the color of the sky, and on it, a feather was drawn onto it with wind-like swirls surrounding it. I started to examine it closer until my alarm clock sounded again. I realized that if I didn't start to get ready, that I would be late for school.

As I ran through my morning routine, I continued to think back to the egg and what I should do with it. I know that I didn't make it and my mom wouldn't have put it there, so who did? I was conflicted as to whether or not I should take it to school with me but decided to incase I got some free time to examine it more.

It was seven twenty when I left my home with my mother still asleep. I walked alone to school and saw no one until I got closer to campus. As I passed a narrow alley, I saw the same two boys bullying the boy from yesterday. They were trying to take his lunch again but all I could do was watch.

"I wish I could help" I thought to myself.

"Well maybe you can" I heard a voice say. It was clearly female but I was the only girl around. Suddenly, the egg I had hidden in my bag had risen and floated in front of me. Then, the egg began to crack and a tiny girl came out of it. She had blonde hair that was French braided into a ponytail and piercing green eyes. She wore shiny, metal armor with a sword at her side but her most obvious feature was the set of black wings that sprouted from her back. They resembled that of an eagles and they were magnificent. Then she spoke again.

"I'm Kimi, your Guardian Character and you're going to help that boy!"

"What? What's a-" but she cut me off.

"Character Change!"

A feeling, not quite like any other I had felt before, abruptly took hold of me. Before I could even think of how to react, my body started acting on its own. I walked straight up to the junior high boys and stared at them with the most disapproving face.

"Haven't you ever heard of the expression 'pick on someone your own size?' What makes you want to bully this poor boy?" The boys just looked at each other awkwardly and then back at me.

"Who is this? This isn't me!" I started to panic but the same emotion before rushed through me and those thoughts went away.

"What would your mother's think of your actions? You know, my father works at your school and I could easily direct you two to the principal's office!" The bullies looked scared now. "If I ever see you two picking on another kid, there will be consequences. Got it?" They both nodded and quickly walked away. The boy that was in my class stared at me with awe and then suddenly, this new emotion was gone completely; it was like the plug had been pulled.

"T-thank you so much Okada-san!" He bowed his head low but I was already running by the time he started to look up.

A couple hundred yards later, I stopped to catch my breath. I put my hands on my knees and tried to comprehend what had just happened.

"That was awesome!" I heard the voice say from behind me. "We totally showed them!" I jumped back at the sight of Kimi again.

"Who are you and what is that feeling that I had?" I asked cautiously.

"I'm your Guardian Character. I was born last night from the dreams you wished about! You want to be strong and brave and protect others and I'm here to help you reach your fullest potential. I'm your would-be self. And that feeling you had was called a Character Change and it made you feel courageous."

I took a moment to wrap my head around the fact that there was a small girl telling me she was going to help me reach my dreams. I poked her in the stomach to make sure she was solid. "Can anyone else see you?"

"Only the people who have Guardian Characters and young children."

"What? There are others like you?" I couldn't believe that this "Guardian Character" existed, let alone others.

"Of course! Some people's heart's eggs are special and they need a little boost to help them thrive and that's how we're born."

I started walking again and began to evaluate all of my options. I could go to the school nurse, I could ignore her and hoped that she went away, or I could somehow manage to believe her and let her help me. I decided on the last choice and let her ride on my head to school.

Once I finally arrived at school with Kimi, I sat down in my seat, already exhausted from the morning. I was studying in my seat when I heard someone say my name, so I looked up. Standing beside my desk was Fujisaki Nadeshiko, the queen's chair of the Guardians.

"Are you Okada Mai?" She sounded so nice and I immediately trusted her.

"Y-yes?" I was so nervous. What could she possibly need or what from me? Was I in trouble? Then she handed me a fancy looking envelope with my name written on it.

"The Seiyo Academy Guardians would like to invite you to the Royal Garden for tea this afternoon. Please come if you can." Then she smiled sweetly at me and left the classroom. Everyone was staring at me and whispering because of the fact that it was extremely rare to be invited to meet with the Guardians. I could feel my face redden as I stuffed the letter into my bag and shoved my face back into my book.

Later that day, I frantically read the letter in the bathroom when I got a chance. I was so ecstatic but nervous. Since no one else was in the bathroom, I started talking to Kimi.

"What do you think they want" I asked her.

She sat on my head as she spoke. "I don't know but I bet it'll be fun! You could make some friends!" I seriously doubted what Kimi said but I agreed anyway.

At the end of the day, I stood terrified in front of the doors to the Royal Garden. There's no way I could provide anything positive for them

"What if I'm in trouble? I should just go home."

As I turned to leave, Kimi blocked my way. "No way you're going home!" A devilish smile crossed over her face. "Or should I just Character Change with you?"

"No, no, no!" I gave into her threats. "Okay I'll go in but just stay out of sight."

"Aye, aye captain!" And then Kimi flew into the pocket of my shirt and I felt her settle down.

I took a deep breath and opened the door to the garden and the inside was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. Flowers of every kind bloomed all around and a large fountain was placed in the middle of the structure. Beyond that was a table that was covered by an awning that all of the Guardians were at. They were talking and laughing but then fourth year Yuiki Yaya noticed me and quickly jumped up and pointed at me.

"There she is" she yelled.

The others stood and looked at me as I stood there petrified. I couldn't move or even talk, I was so nervous. Then Nadeshiko walked over to me. She smiled and took my hand gently to lead me towards the other Guardians and I followed. When we reached the table with snacks and tea on it, all five of them sat down, so I did too. Hotori Tadase was the first to speak.

"Okada-san, before we talk to you, we would like to show you something." I nodded in acknowledgment and then he spoke louder than was necessary for us at the table to hear him. "Hey guys, come over here and meet Okada-san." Before I could register what was happening, I saw about seven Guardian Characters come flying towards the table and my eyes grew as round as dinner plates. They all floated near their owners and they introduced their characters.

"This is Kiseki" said Tadese and his king-like character nodded at me and I nodded back.

"Pepe is my Guardian Character" Yaya stated excitedly but Pepe was too distracted with the food to say hello to me.

Nadeshiko was next and said "this is Temari" and her character bowed her head.

"His name's Daichi" said Kukai and he gave me a thumbs-up.

Amu was last but her Guardian Characters were especially interesting because she had three. "This is Ran, Miki, and Su" and then they all greeted me warmly.

I hesitated for a moment while they watched me, but I reached into my pocket and grabbed my character and put her in the palm of my hand. "This is Kimi" I said quietly. "She was just born today." Seeing that she was in the spotlight, Kimi opened her wings and made her way around to greet everyone. As she did so, Tadese looked at me and spoke again.

"Okada-san, we would like to speak to you about joining the Guardians."

"What? They want me to join them? But they already have all of the positions filled! What if they're trying to play a trick on me? Of course that's what they're doing. I should have just left." I suddenly became extremely suspicious but continued to listen.

"We would like you to fill the position of the Joker" he began. "You see, Amu is moving and her position needs to be filled. We've been looking for a month to find the right person and we've finally found you! Amu will train you and I'm sure you're going to be a natural at it."

"At what" I asked.

"My job," Amu said, "is to catch and purify X-eggs and fight Easter." I just sat there confused.

"If I make a run for it, I think I can reach the door before they catch me."

"I'm sorry" she said. "I forgot that you don't know what these things are. All children have an egg inside their heart which represents their dreams. Sometimes, when someone starts to give up on that dream, their heart's egg turns black with an X on it, hence the term X-egg. I'm supposed to purify them so that the egg turns back to normal and that person's dreams are saved. A lot of the time, the company Easter is in charge of turning children's eggs into X-eggs and that's why we have to stop them. While it doesn't seem like much, it's quite a handful and an extremely important job, and now I'm going to train you to do it."

"She hasn't even said whether or not she's going to join" said Kukai lazily.

Yaya spoke as she stuffed her face with tea and brownies. "Well of course she's going to join us! She has to!"

"Yaya don't pressure her" said Nadeshiko.

Everyone was talking over everyone else and it was starting to get loud when the Guardian Characters started screaming and playing tag. I started to become overwhelmed by all this new information and noise and responsibility. Amu noticed and screamed at everyone to stop and then I started to calm down.

"So, will you join us and replace me?"

I thought it over for a moment but I thought about how this could be the start of a new chapter in my life. I asked myself "what's the harm in saying yes" so I said I would. Everyone cheered and smiled and it felt great making them happy.

"There is a catch though" Amu said. "I'm leaving in two days."

"Are you joking?" I didn't mean to say it out loud but it just slipped and Kukai laughed loudly.

"I knew this girl was going to be secretly hilarious!"

My face reddened and I started to get extremely nervous, but all of a sudden, the feeling I had gotten from that morning returned in an instant. I felt confident and brave and my mouth started moving on its own.

"Yeah let's do this! I know that if I try my hardest, I can do it. Come on Hinamori-san!" And with that, Kimi and I were on our way to learn how to replace the Joker.

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