MHD: Chapter Two, up and running.

Amu: (reading ahead) I like this chapter!

Ikuto: I don't.

Amu Just cause I won.

MHD: Anyway, Ran your...

Kiseki: How dare you allow commoners to go before the king. I will (goes off on rant)

MHD: Ran, quickly please

Ran: (waving pom-poms in air) MourningHisDoom doesn't own Shugo Chara otherwise Kesiki (looks at Kesiki who is still ranting) Would have shut up by now. Anyway. Story Start!

Ikuto just stood there, smirking like nobodies business. God I hated that smirk.

Nagi's iPod was still playing in the background, and the song suddenly changed. It was another song I absolutely loved, even if it was country.

Baby why don't we

just turn that TV off

three hundred fifteen

channels of nothing but

bad news on

Well it might be me but

the way I see it the

whole wide world has

gone crazy

So baby why don't

we just dance.

Nagi swept me up quickly, spinning me around once and pulling me through a few other moves. I figured that this was his way of relieving the tension you could practically feel in the air. I went along with it, mainly because I enjoyed dancing with him. The song, however, had to end eventually. Nagi twirled me one more time, before we came to a rest, one of his arms tossed carelessly over my shoulder.

Everyone watching immediately burst into applause. Well, almost everyone. Guess who the one exception was.

"Can we please get started now?" Ikuto asked in a highly exasperated voice.

"Your the one who was late." I was really ticked off now, what a hypocrite.

"I had a mob of my 'fans' chasing me" boy was he a smart alec, and conceited to boot.

"So did I, but I was still here, EARLY"

"Look, whatever, alright. Let's just get started."

"Fine"

"Fine"

"Fine"

"Fine"

"FINE!" I think everyone in school heard that. I rushed over to shut the door, hoping to avoid a stare down with all of my classmates. And, somehow, I did. I was to happy that I had "won" the first "battle" of what was going to be like a third world war between me and Ikuto. I decided to be the Allies, so that made Ikuto the Axis, and everyone else would probably end up as Switzerland.

"So..." Rima broke the tension this time, hunching into herself in a bit as she spoke. "What do we start with?"

"Yaya always blanks out her mind when she needs ideas, and just works on whatever comes to her." OK, so this Yaya girl used third person, but I figured if she kept ideas coming, I could get over her odd habits.

"It's worth a shot..." Kairi said hesitantly. He closed his eyes, and the rest of us followed suit. So what was the first thing that came to my mind? How much I wanted to massacre Ikuto. Just then it hit me, me and Kukai used to always sing this one song when we got in an argument over who was better, and it definetley fit here, too.

"I've got it!" I declared triumphantly. Everyone's eyes snapped open and they all turned to look at me. "Can I use your speakers Nagi?" I blushed slightly when I realized I had never asked his permission to use that nick-name, but he just smiled with an easy "Sure Amu." Gosh, he was awesome. I pulled my iPod touch out of my pocket, it's neon pink case as eye-grabbing as ever, found my song, and tossed it to Nagi. He unplugged his nano and re-attached the small out-put cord from his backpack into the hole on my touch. He smiled at my selection before hitting play, giving me just enough time to walk over to Ikuto before my lines started. I got right up in his face (made easier by the fact that he was sitting on a desk) and declared with pride and conviction:

Anything you can do, I can do better.

Ikuto didn't miss a beat, he bent closer and delivered a loud:

HA

Good start, but let's see if he could keep up. I turned my back as my first musical lines came, taking a few steps forward:

I can do anything better than you.

Ikuto propped his chin on my shoulder:

No you can't.

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can, yes I can!

Ikuto pulled off my shoulder now, walking a few steps to my right with his back turned to me. I pivoted slightly, just enough so that we were both facing opposite directions.

Anything you can be I can

be greater

Sooner or later I'm greater than you.

I turned my head to the right, moving it just enough that I was able to see him from my peripheral vision.

No your not.

Ikuto mirrored me perfectly. The dance was so perfect it felt almost choreographed.

Yes I am.

No your not.

Yes I am

No your not.

Yes I am, yes I am.

We both pivoted on the foot opposite the way we were facing. Now our eyes were deadlocked, and, for a second, I struggled not to go weak at the knees. Stupid, stupid Ikuto.

I can shoot a partridge,

with a single cartridge.

I can get a sparrow,

with a bow and arrow

We stormed back towards each other on these lines. I was already angry, and yet he stood there as calm as ever. Again, stupid Ikuto.

I can live on bread and cheese.

Easy shot. I attempted to look fascinated during my next line. Fascinated with Ikuto. Pfffffff. Almost impossible, but I am a very good actress.

And only on that?

Yep!

So can a rat.

Hook, line, and sinker. Now he was getting angry. It was slight, but I could see it in his eyes. His gorgeous, deep dark, mysterious, blue eyes. Dang it, stu...well, you know.

Any note you can sing, I can sing higher.

OK, now besides him, what other guy is dumb enough to say that to a girl.

I can sing any note higher than you.

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't!

Our voices continued to rise, and then, I went full on opera singer.

YES I CAN!

Another win. He looked almost shocked.

How do you sing that high?

I'm a girl!

Had he really forgotten?

Anything you can say, I can say softer

I can say anything softer than you.

This was to easy.

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can, YES I CAN!

I almost had him, I was that close!

I can drink my liquor, faster than a flicker

Why was that so easy to believe.

I can drink it quicker, and get even sicker.

I can open any safe.

Again, so easy to believe.

Without being caught?

You bet!

That's what I thought, you crook.

Any note you can hold, I can hold longer

Yeah right.

I can hold any note longer than you.

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you caaaaan't

He tried to put up a good fight.

Yes can.

But everyone looked shocked at how long I could hold the note. It's for reasons like this that people go to Seiyo.

Yes you caaaaaaaaaaan

Where you keep all that air?

He could figure it out on his own. I'm sure he was knowledgeable enough.

Anything you can say, I can say faster

I can say anything faster than you

No you can't

Yes I can

Noyoucan't

YesIcan

Noyoucan't

YesIcan

Noyucant

Yesican

Nyucat

yeican

Even I barely knew what I was saying on the last part.

I can jump a hurdle

I can wear a girdle

I can knit a sweater

I gave him a quick hip check, hoping to make my point.

I can fill it better

I can do most anything

Puh-lease

Can you bake a pie

No

Neither can I.

Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter

Now for the final nail in his coffin.

I can sing anything sweeter than you

I stepped closer to him, pressed immensely close to him, a little to close for my liking. He, however, seemed perfectly fine. He even had the nerve to wrap an arm around me and pull me closer.

No you can't

Yes I ca-ha-ha-ha-han

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Yes I can

No you can't

Oh, yes I can

For a second, it was like we were the only ones in the room, the only ones in the world. I was lost in his eyes, and, from the look on his face, he was just as dazed. And then, the spell was broken.

No you can't, can't, can't

Yes I can, can, can

(No you CAN'T

Yes I CAN)

Everyone was totally amazed. At least, I think that's what the applause meant. There were comments of "Wow" "amazing" "perfect" "Not bad" and even a "This could improve our odds. I had no clue who most of the comments came from , although I would have been willing to bet that the last one was from Kairi.

"I think I won" said Ikuto.

"Yeah right" I said, what a load. "I won"

"I did"

"I did"

"I did"

"Amu won" Rima stepped next to me, wrapping both of her arms around my left one. I liked this girl. She was a little clingy, a little blunt, maybe even a little immature, but she was adorable, and she was taking my side. Not something I could say of most girls when me and Ikuto were fighting it out. Maybe, just maybe I could handle this, without killing Ikuto.

"I totally won." He said. He smirked as he leaned closer to Rima and stunned her silent. That was it. I punched him as hard as I could, landing my right arm square on the left side of his jaw. He let out a loud "oh" and stumbled over a few steps. Maybe I didn't have to kill him, I watched as he lightly touched his cheek, maybe I could keep him in check some other way.

MHD: Yay for Amu using my method of problem solving.

Ikuto: (holding ice) It huwrt.

Amu: Whatever.

MHD: I'm sorry.

Kiseki: (still ranting)

MHD: Wow, that's a long time. Ran!

Ran: Please Rate and review!

Yoru: What? I thought it was read and review. (turns to MHD) Why didn't you tell me?~nyah

MHD: (Petting Yoru) Because you were so cute!

Yoru: Ok~nyah