I just want to say thank you for the following things:
1) Telling me how to make the stupid lines on fanfic
2) Giving me a bit of inspiration (MBOS? I think I'm gonna put that one into the story)
3) Reviewing! It makes me happy :)
4) And I still don't own Ikuto…wah!
5) I don't own any of shugo chara either
6) I've made a list of Christmas presents (Ikuto and other hot guys from other mangas) and posted them on my profile. If anyone has a couple million extras dollars I'd love to get one for Christmas, or my b-day. It's November 16th. Go Scorpios!
And now I'll shut up and start the story. I love you guys!
7) Oh yeah, I'm taking requests now so if anyone is handling too many requests or you suddenly can't write a story anymore and you still want it posted online, I'd love to help. But I'm warning you; I'm new at this whole requests thing…
8) I'm officially going to dedicate myself to becoming an official fan fiction author who actually posts every once in a while so that means faster updates! Maybe once a week, two weeks tops. If you're lucky I'll try and shove in two chappies a week )
9) And I'm still loving your reviews
And now I'll really start the story. Sorry, I just had to rant!
(Amu POV)
"Utau…" I sat on my legs for a few moments before completely collapsing onto my bed. "I want to go after her damn it!" I covered my mouth and looked around to make sure Ami hadn't heard that…oh wait. They took Ami too.
"Wah! This isn't fair!" I sniffled. "I want Ikuto…" my voice faded away towards the last half. I sounded like I was whining. "That's it! Forget everyone else. I'll go in with just Ran, Miki, and Suu like I usually do!"
As I moved towards the door, a gentle breeze knocked from behind, pushing some strands towards my face. A cool embrace awaited me, as Ikuto wrapped his arms around me. "I can't let you go. I'm sorry Amu-chan." Then he murmured something that wasn't entirely audible. All I could make of it was "I can't…they…Utau…not Amu too. Anyone…Amu. Anyone but Amu." I flushed. Anyone but me?
"But…Utau," I whined. And this time I really whined. I threw in a puppy dog face I hadn't quite mastered but Rima swore I was getting better. And I really needed it right about now! "What if you go with me? Then can we go after Utau right now?"
"No."
"Ikuto!"
"You will tell your friends what happened to your little sister." Oh right, the Guardians…I forgot about them while I was desperately trying to leave the house and save Ami and Utau. "But today's Sunday! School doesn't start until tomorrow!"
Ikuto held up my diamond egg. "I'm holding this hostage until you get backup. Then you can have it back."
"Nani!" I scrambled towards by shugo chara box. Ran, Miki, and Suu arose sleepily. Lightly pushing down on the lining of the box, a yellow egg decorated with diamonds lay there. I smiled, and released a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding. "Thank kami," I held the yellow egg closer to me. "I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if I lost Dia to another Tsukiyomi."
Ikuto smirked.
(Ikuto POV)
I looked at the egg in Amu's hands. To me, Amu was that egg. A prized part of me, a part I wanted to be, that I had lost once (Damn you Kiddy King!) and I would die if I lost again. Especially because this time there was no guarantee I'd be able to get her back alive.
"Wait!" Amu hit me, hard. "If this is my egg, where did you get that one from? You tried to trick me! You stupid…stupid…stupid cosplay hentai cat guy!" She started pounding me playfully with her fists.
I smiled. This was a side of Amu that she had shown to Utau only recently, and I'd only heard about. Who knew the Cool and Spicy Hinamori Amu could be so violent? "But Amu-chan," I whined, stressing the chan part so as to annoy her. "This is your egg. Your fifth chara. I found it by your pillow yesterday morning, who else could it belong to?"
I waved the egg in front of her eyes so that she could see the intricate pattern on this egg was different from her other eggs. "And when I found it, it was a brighter shade of yellow. Now it looks slightly gold." Amu looked rather surprised.
"A fifth chara…I have a fifth chara."
"Yup, so do you want to go call the Guardians now?"
Amu looked strangely at me, and asked "How?"
Moments later she definitely regretted it.
(Ikuto POV)
"Ikuto, you hentai! Put me down already!"
I smiled, jumping lightly from tree to tree with Yoru and Miki perched on one shoulder and Ran and Suu clinging onto my hair. Suu seemed to be enjoying the ride, as did all of the charas. Hell, even I was enjoying this…mainly because I had Amu in my arms but still I was enjoying it. Come to think of it…Amu's the only one who has anything against it…
"Wah! It's cold and high and I get the feeling that you're going to drop me any second just to hear me scream!" Amu had her eyes shut tight. Well I say shut, but I swear she squeezed them shut, you can see little lines forming from the pressure. It's rather cute.
"So, you really want you to put you down, ne?" Amu finally opened her eyes in a kind of scared shock. She looked down for a mere second before clinging onto me tighter than all the shugo charas put together. The she shook her head so hard it might've fallen off. I smirked and bit her ear again, seeing as it was practically right in face…and Amu jumped right out of my arms.
"Wah!" Jeez. For someone so tomboyish, Amu sure has a really girly scream. I watched Ran fly down towards Amu and do a character transformation. Amulet Heart…cute, but not as fun to tease. Wait, I lied. Amulet Heart is so much fun to tease I smiled, thinking back to the first time I met Amu. So cute, so innocent, and she sure as hell hasn't changed.
"Finally!" Amu cheered, standing on the ground with both feet. "Ground! Something besides tree branches! Something besides…" I blew in her ear. "Wah!"
"Ikuto! That was mean!" Amu sat on the ground, too exhausted from struggling to stand back up. "At this rate, we'll never get to all the Guardians in one night…"
I laughed. Jeez, I act too carefree around this girl. Smiling, teasing, even laughing! I've gotta watch it…I mean Utau's already caught on. But then again Utau isn't that dense. "Amu…you're standing in Kiddy King's backyard."
"Eep! Tadase-kun…his backyard? Kyaa!"
(And still Ikuto POV)
"So you're trying to tell me that your little sister got kidnapped by Easter?" Kiddy King had concentrated entirely on Amu, absolutely obstinate to the fact that Ikuto was now helping them.
"Yeah, and they've got Utau too. Ikuto says Easter got more powerful and…"
"We must save your little sister, Hinamori-san! I will…"
"Shut up!" I yelled. "Kiddy King…when I'm around will you just listen?" The Kiddy King stared at me as though I had just appeared.
"Where did you come from Ikuto?" I swear I could have fainted right there.
"Hinamori-san! This is dangerous! How do you know Tsukiyomi isn't just trying to kidnap you as well?" Me? Kidnap Amu? Well, sure. But not right now! Damn it dude, get your priorities straight! I am not going to take Amu away from society when she needs it the most. I actually do understand some things you freaking bastard…
"But, he's the one who suggested I come to the Guardians first. And he stopped me from hunting Easter down solo this morning. And he lost Utau as well!" Amu checked off the reasons with her fingers. "And he's the one who found—eep!"
"Shh!" I whispered into her ear, after biting on it to shut her up. "Let's make this our little secret for a while okay?" I winked at her, hoping she would get the hint. I don't know why, but it's like I saw Amu in my dream last night.
(Flashback)
Amu-chan…
Amu stood floating in midair. A black cloud surrounded her. Above her, the new egg shone above her.
"Don't tell anyone else yet okay Ikuto?" She smiled genuinely, like one of those angels they pay millions of dollars to make guys go gaga. Only, this was my angel. And I didn't have any intentions of sharing. Yes, I'm greedy got a problem with that?
The egg floated into my hand. Glitter writing appeared above it. A clear, sweet voice rang out, reading each word aloud. "I am Amu's fifth shugo chara. I was not supposed to appear yet. I was supposed to be the last shugo chara…but Amu needs me now. Unfortunately, she has not unlocked her heart completely yet. You are her key, Ikuto Tsukiyomi, and you must help her unlock her heart."
(End Flashback)
Amu looked at me strangely. Did I recap my dream out loud or something? She brought her hand up to my forehead. "Nope, it's not too hot. Are you okay Ikuto-kun?" She blushed. Must be the Ikuto thing…wait Ikuto?
"I'm fine. Just pissed that the Kiddy King doesn't trust me with my newest little doll." I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her onto my lap and then draping them around her neck before letting it hand there. "If it's Amu you're worried about, I'll take care of her." I watched both Amu and Kiddy King turn different shades of rend, depending on anger and embarrassment before I stole Amu's phone and decided to once again take thing into my own hands.
"Ohayo. I'm harassing Amu-chan at kiddy King's house so if you want to come join the party you better hurry up. Bye Yaya!" The next phone calls were about the same. Kukai actually picked up, and he seemed pretty worried about Amu. Another rival, damn it: Kairi, Kukai, and Tadase! Rima's servant relayed the message to Rima-sama but I heard a scream in the background so she must have gotten the message.
Sanjo-san agreed to drag Kairi (who really didn't need any encouragement to see Amu) and Yuu Nikaidou (who wanted to see Suu anyways) as soon as I mentioned Utau's name. Either way, sooner or later I was pretty sure I could harass Amu in front of al of her friends in a few minutes.
Surprisingly, Rima was the first one to enter the house. "Get your hands off Amu!" She screamed, her eyes glinting as though I had just told a really lame joke. I hugged Amu tightly, not letting go at all.
"Wanna play tug-of-war for her? Because I'm not letting go any time soon. Do you want me to let go Amu-chi?" Rima watched in amazement as Amu flushed her new shade of red. That outta be her official color. It looks nice on her…
"Ikuto!" She swatted me away. "Go play outside with Yoru. Annoy Tadase or something…"
"Sure thing," I smirked. Yay, more fun!
(Amu POV)
"Um, Rima. I need to tell you something before we start the meeting." I sighed, and blushed, and then did a mix of the two because I wasn't sure what to do next. I looked into Rima's recently gleaming, angry eyes and found that they had returned to a calm state, without raging waters or anything.
"I think I can probably guess…" Another Utau? These people know me too well. "But I wanna hear you say it." I flushed again.
"Nan-nande?" I shook my head. How am I supposed to tell Rima? And I thought Utau and Ikuto could be cruel, Rima is just a monster!
"Fine, I guess I don't need to know after all huh?" Rima sighed and looked extremely depressed. Her eyes wandered about for a moments before resting on the door. "I'll be leaving."
"Wait!" Rima turned towards me again. "I wanted be the first one to know that I…atashi…atashi…I like Ikuto." The last part came out as a whisper, but Rima heard. I could tell by the way her eyes clouded over and got all misty. But somehow, just saying, just saying that I liked Ikuto made me feel better, stronger. "I like Ikuto." I repeated, more audibly.
"I really like Ikuto." I was immediately glomped by Rima. She had character changed, but I could tell she would actually be less energetic than if she hadn't character changed. Guess me admitting anything really is a rare sight huh? Either way, I'll have to thank Kuso-Kuso later.
Somehow…the room turned black. "Rima? Did the lights just go out?" Rima looked at me strangely.
"Are you okay Amu?" Apparently she couldn't see what I was seeing right now. Ikuto pulled open the door.
"Get out of here Rima! Greet the rest of the Guardians, something, anything! Leave Amu to me!" He ran towards me, I know because I can hear his footsteps. They grew louder with each second, and after a few steps I could hear his footsteps sync with his heartbeat.
"It's alright Amu. I can see the dark too." He wrapped his arms around me. "It's going to be okay." Somehow Ikuto's comforting words only made me worry more. "Unless you're afraid of the dark?"
I laughed. His teasing was so familiar, so comforting. I snuggled into his chest, happy to have someone with me right now. Something told me Ikuto had gone through this before…and he didn't have a hottie to help him through it.
A bright light shone through the darkness. The new egg floated over from my bag. So Ikuto did give it back, maybe I should him trust him more. A soft, gentle melody played; it sounded like Ikuto's violin. He was humming the gentle chords into my ears.
"It's almost over, just give it some time. Oh and listening to what it has to say also might be a good idea." I clung onto his arms, too scared of what was about to happen to care about how close I was to Ikuto.
"Hinamori Amu," the egg began, "you have unlocked another chamber within your heart. You are extremely close to the end; perhaps that is why you have been chosen. But every heart will have a shade of darkness, and it will be necessary to control this spark if you wish to defeat Easter. You have kindled a warm spark today with your friend Rima, but you still have a ways to go." The egg glowed even more brightly.
"Still, congratulations, and Ikuto, you have come quite a long way as well. Perhaps you should tell the girl how many chambers she has left, and how many she has unlocked. Until we meet again, Hinamori Amu, Ikuto Tsukiyomi."
The darkness overcame the radiance of the egg once again, and I collapsed, drained of all energy. Still, I was able to see the number nine etched on the egg glow and change into an eight.
Mmm…I'll ask Ikuto later. I'm really tired right now.
And with that I found my head against Ikuto's chest…Kyaa!
OMG! Please review! Oh and this was a really long chappie for me so tell me if you like them at this length or if it's too long/ not long enough. Hey, I can actually make the lines now...Thank you for telling me! And I love you guys for reviewing! And...hey...I uploaded twice in a week. WOW...I'll try to keep my uploads rolling!