Yuuki: hi nya!
Ikuto: you seemed to have recovered
Yuuki: I got my friend a little card so it's okay even though I'm sure he just threw it out nya…
Amu: Yuuki does not own Shugo Chara
Yuuki: I have decided to put myself in the story cause I am ultra bored and need some character nya! and I'm updating this today cause I was asked to nya! so be thankful to KeikoHayasaka for getting me off my lazy butt! X3 nya
Ikuto: she admits she's lazy!
Yoru: even though I'm not in this story… on with the story nya!
RECAP OF CHAPTER 1
"Gah! I know I'm female, but they never mentioned this in class!"On my bed was a little black egg with cat paw print designs on it. I touched it. It's warm…so it's alive…I guess…
I should apologize. But that wouldn't be my character. I wish I could do that but not ruin my image…I heard a little voice in my head, "Then find a way. From a girl who can't find words in her character to a girl who can. Character change."…
"W-who are you!? No, wait! What are you!?" The little cat thing waved its tail, "I'm a Shugo Neko. I'm the 'self' that you want to be or be with. With a twist."…
"Whoa! Hinamori, no way!" What's this? "Character transformation: Amulet Black Neko!" Wh-what's with this outfit!?...
Chapter 2: The café!
Amu's POV
What's going on!? I was wearing a black shirt that showed my stomach and had no sleeves. Then I was wearing a black mini skirt and a bell around my neck. The bell was yellow and the ribbon was black, and my shoes were black. I also had a black cat tail and black cat ears. This is so not my character! W-where'd Ikuto go?
Right here! Next time, warn me before you transform!
"Hinamori, you can character transform!?" I looked over at Kukai,
"Where'd the x-egg go!?" He looked around,
"Over there!" The egg was about to hatch. Oh no! I never caught one before and now it's going to hatch! Could this get any worse!?
"Useless!" Oh great it hatched! What am I supposed to do!?
Calm down, Amu! Try an attack!
I don't know any attacks! Ikuto, can't you do it!?
No I can't! You have to do it!
Words…uh…how bout,
"Neko bell!" A little bell, shaped like cat head, appeared in my hand. What do I do with this!? I held it in front of me and pointed it at the x-character. A pink light flashed form it and hit the character. It tried to get out of the light beam to no avail. I made my hands into the shape of a heart, "Negative heart lock on! Open heart!"
-Later-
"Nice job, Amu! Thanks for freaking out and throwing me at the wall!" After the whole open heart thing and the egg was cleansed, I had freaked out and de-transformed then Ikuto popped up and I had been startled and thrown him at the wall…
"I said I was sorry!" We were walking back home from school. Just us…again…he was in Shugo Neko form…again…
"How did Ikuto come to be?"
"What do ya mean, kid?"
"First, don't call me kid!"
"Whatever, kid."
"Grrr! I meant how did you become a Shugo? You and Tadase-kun acted like you knew each other." This was on my mind for a long time and I just wanted to get it over with and ask…
"How did I become a Shugo…? That's what you want to know…?" I nodded. These people need to get hearing aids or something cause they can never hear me the first time! He didn't say anything.
"Hello! Earth to Ikuto!" He snapped out of his daze,
"Oh, sorry, Amu. I was just thinking about something… What were we talking about again?"
-Later-
"Hey, Ikuto, what are you doing in human form!? What if my parents see you!?" He shrugged,
"So what? They're not even here. They left you a note." He held up a piece of paper. I snatched it away and read it, even though I could already guess what it said,
Dear Amu,
We're taking Ami out and won't be home for a week! No boys! And no more cats! That little stray was about to snatch our fish!
Love,
Mama, Papa, and Ami!
I laughed at the no boys part. Probably written by my dad. Then I saw the stray cat part and one thought came to my mind. Okay so it wasn't in my mind. Cause if you scream it out then it's no longer a thought,
"IKUTO!!!" He looked up,
"What? Why are you yelling now!?"
"What does he mean by stray cat stealing fish!?" He smirked,
"How should I know?" He's trying to play innocent! Why does he always get on my nerves!?
"What did you do!?"
"Oh, that's another one of my secrets."
"No more secrets! Spill!"
"Fine, fine. I can turn into a cat. But only for a little while without you."
"Huh?"
"I mean that, I need your permission to use my Shugo neko powers at all."
"But you tried to steal fish! Isn't there any way to tame you!?"
"Hm…You could…"
"What? What!?"
"I'm not telling!"
"Please, Ikuto!"
"Why would I tell you?!"
"Cause you're MY Shugo neko!"
"That's why I'm not going to tell you!"
"Hey, but wouldn't you want to please you master, kitty cat?"
"You're not my master!" I sat down next to him and started scratching his head. Cat ears popped up and he started to purr.
"But I bet that you do want to be tamed, Ikuto." It's my turn to tease Ikuto! I stopped scratching his head,
"Hey, why'd ya stop!?"
"Tell me how and I'll continue."
"No!" I tickled his cat ear,
"But you want to. Don't you?" He started purring again,
"Purr. All you have to do is put the bell around my neck that you get from the former king… Nya~…"
"Thanks, Ikuto!" I pated his head and stood up. His cat ears disappeared,
"Wait, wha?" It was my turn to smirk,
"Let's go see the former king!" He jumped up,
"You tricked me!"
"Took you long enough to figure it out, kitty cat!" He smacked his forehead,
"Stupid cat side!" I headed to the stairs,
"Oh, and Ikuto, you're not allowed to be human right now!" He changed back to his Shugo Neko form,
"No fair!" I laughed a little and headed upstairs. This is going to be fun! I get to get back at Ikuto! I hurried up the stairs to get ready for bed. Tomorrow will be a long day!
-Next day at planetarium-
"Oh my god…This place is huge!"
Ikuto's POV
"Oh my god…This place is huge!" It's really not that amazing…I hate coming here. He always has to take his love for cats too far… I'm in 'human form' so it might not be too bad…
"Ikuto, let's go inside!" I followed Amu inside the planetarium.
"Whoa! Look at the stars, Ikuto!" Amu was looking up at the 'sky'. Where is he?
(A.n.- I don't know the king's real name nya…so I'm just going to make everyone call him kingu for now…but if you know his name could you tell me nya!?)
"It's been a long time, Ikuto-kun." Kingu was sitting in one of the seats. Amu ran over to him and bowed down slightly,
"I'm Hinamori Amu. And you seem to know Ikuto already… I was won-"
"You want the collar. Right?" She nodded. Kingu took out a little box,
"Here you go, Amu-san." She took it and opened the box cheerfully,
"It's a little yellow bell with black ribbon…" She walked over to me. This is the part I hate. Amu will put it on me and she'll test it out by making a fool out of me then Kingu will laugh, walk over to me, make some comment about cats, then he'll bring out cat nip or something, finally he'll once again use my cat side against me causing Amu to laugh…
"Bend down, Ikuto!" I sighed and leaned down a little. Amu put the bell around my neck and tied it,
"Hug Kingu-san, Ikuto!" The bell thing automatically worked and I walked over to kingu and against my will hugged him then back away. He laughed and walked over to me,
"You really are just a kitty cat aren't you, Ikuto-kun!?" Kingu then took out some cat nip and put it in front of my face. And my cat ears popped up and I started to eat the cat nip from his hand,
"Nya~" Amu laughed. See I told you. I knew this was going to happen.
-When they got back home-
I was lying on the couch minding my own business when Amu pushed me off,
"Ikuto, bad kitty! No cats on the couch!" She giggled at her own joke. Okay…she's weird…
"Ikuto, why are you always so grumpy?" She sat on the couch and started petting my head with her bare feet. She's taking this cat thing too far!
"I'm not a real cat, stop petting me." Amu giggled again,
"You're a Shugo Neko. So you are part cat!" I sighed and gave in. At least her feet don't smell.
"But seriously! You can have fun, Ikuto! Don't be a sourpuss!" Fun? This could be fun.
"Then can we play, Amu?"
"Sure!"
"Let's play my game, Amu."
"Sure what is it?" I leaned my face close to hers,
"You'll see."
"W-what are you doing?!" I licked the corner of her mouth and smirked.
"BAD KITTY! BAD! SIT ON THE FLOOR!" I sat on the floor. Dang bell.
-Saturday morning-
Amu's POV
Stupid Ikuto! He was sleeping on the couch and I was pouring milk into my cereal bowl. I wish he would wake up. I don't like being alone on Saturdays. It's too painful. I remembered eating with my parents every weekend then Ami was born and they would eat with her and I started my whole 'cool and spicy' look. Then they seemed to love Ami more…it's not like I don't like Ami but…I wish I didn't have to remember those lonely days when I would be home alone while they were out. I'm afraid that if I'm alone then I'll be alone forever…stupid I know. But still…I hope they come back soon…
"What are you thinking about, Amu?" Ikuto woke up,
"Want some milk, kitty cat?" He licked my neck,
"As long as it's strawberry milk." I blushed. Darn blush! I could tell he was smirking even without looking at him. Stupid perverted neko!
"How bout regular milk from the freezer." I put the carton of milk near his face. I took out a glass, poured some milk in, and gave it to him. He sighed,
"You're no fun!" Ikuto gulped down the liquid. Why is it that he's in human form more and more lately? I looked at him as he continued to drink the milk. He's so…strange…I don't understand him…I want to…but it seems hard for him to let anyone in…I want to know him better… I want to be his friend. But he's a pervert and mysterious... I can't find a way in…
"You could just ask…" Ikuto was looking at me. He must have finished the milk… oh no! I'm staring! I looked away and I'm sure he noticed my blush. Dumb blush!
"Amu, if you want to know something you could ask and if you asked sweetly I might just answer…" I looked back at him. Wait!
"You can read minds!?" He chuckled,
"Just yours."
"How?!"
"Ask sweetly!"
"What do you mean by that!?" He leaned his face real, real close to mine,
"It's easy to guess, Amu." I blushed once again. Ikuto… He laughed,
"So can I have that strawberry milk?" I turned away,
"Meanie!"
"Such strong words!" He went back into the living room. Grrr!
-Later-
I opened the door. Hopefully Ikuto won't hear.
"Where are you going, Amu?" Darn it! I'm caught! I'm going to be late!
"So you have work? I'll come with you, Amu." He walked out the door and I sighed then followed. Stupid mind reading thingy! I'm going to have to bring him to the café!
-At the café-
"Is that your boyfriend, Amu-chan nya?" I blushed,
"H-he is not!" The girl looked suspiciously from me to Ikuto who had refused to be in Shugo form…
"Then who is he?" She had raven-black hair and dark, chocolate brown eyes.
"He's my…uh…cousin's uncle's cousin's sister's cousin's son uh…ya…" Not even Yuuki will believe that! I'm doomed for! Yuuki smiled at him,
"Okay! Hi then!" I led Ikuto to a table,
"Could you just wait here at the staff table? Please Ikuto!" He smirked,
"Fine Amu." He's not going to stay here… I went into the changing area and put on my uniform. It was a black skirt that reached mid-thigh and black stocking type things that reached my knees. My shirt was just black with a white apron thing around my waist. Finally with black shoes and a black and pink bandana on my head. I only had one person I knew that worked here. And that was Yuuki who could be annoying, weird, clumsy, and hyper at times….okay maybe it was all the time!
"Amu-chan, could you take table five!? I'm kind of busy nya!" She yelled through the door and went back to the counter. Did I mention she says 'nya' a lot? I left the changing room and headed to the table.
There was a group of about four boys and one girl at the table. The girl looked terrified. As if she didn't know the boys. Probable didn't. These guys came in everyday to harass the female staff and always brought a poor innocent girl with them.
"Can I take your order?"
"I would like to order you." The guy with a Mohawk put his hand on my knee from underneath the table. I was used to this of course. I moved a little away from the table,
"I am not on the menu. Now buy something or get lost!" They smirked. And I noticed that a smirk looked much better on Ikuto's face. Strange…
The other guy with a blue Mohawk stood up and pinned me down onto the table,
"You're on my menu." They never went this far before! I tried to get away but failed. I'm scared! Suddenly the man fell onto the floor. Behind him was Ikuto and Yuuki. Ikuto had his fist up as if he had just punched somebody. And Yuuki was lowering her foot which she must have kicked the man with.
"She is not on your menu nya!" The others headed out the door leaving the girl and the knocked out man. The girl stood up and bowed,
"Arigatou!"
"That's all right! But you should stay here until we're sure those creeps have gone nya!" The girl bowed again,
"I wouldn't want to bother you! But if you insist I'll stay for a while." The girl straightened herself up. Her hair was brown and her eyes were sky blue.
"My name is Kaya. I hope I don't bother you!" (A.n.- I randomly add people in the story don't I nya…)
"Hi Kaya-chan nya! I'm Yuuki! This is Amu-chan and this is…I actually don't know your name…"
"I'm Ikuto."
"Konichiwa!" She's all jumpy.
"How did those guys get you?" I know you don't go in people's personal stuff! I'm curious! Sue me!
"I saw the want ad outside and those men grabbed me! That reminds me!" She bowed down again,
"May I apply for a job? I don't want to be rude!" I sweat dropped. This girl is waaaaayyyy to jumpy…
"That would be fun nya! But you have to ask the manager…"
-Later-
"Yay! Kaya-chan works here nya!" the owner of the café had said sure. But now…I feel like I'm the only one working here! Kaya is really clumsy! She drops plates every two seconds and Yuuki just sits there and talks away with the customers! Plus Ikuto keeps on drawing the attention of the customers away with his perverted comments directed at me!
-End of shift-
"I finally get to go home!" Yuuki, Kaya, and I were in the changing room so we could go home. Ikuto was waiting for me outside. The pervert had almost followed me inside!
"Amu-chan, what are you doing nya?" Huh? Hehe…I was clenching my fist at the door…
"N-nothing!"
"Sure nya." She skipped out of the room with Kaya following. I sighed and came out too.
"Amu, you take forever in there!"
"Shut up Ikuto!"
"Amu-chan nya! Don't talk to your cousin's uncle's cousin's sister's cousin's son like that nya!" Did I mention weird? How did she remember that?! Ikuto whispered in my ear on the way out the door,
"I have to tell you something when we get home." Ikuto…?
-At home-
"You have weird friends, Amu." Ikuto and I had come back home.
"At least I HAVE friends Ikuto!"
"I thought you thought that you wanted to be my friend, Amu."
"Stop reading my mind!"
"But you think so loudly!"
"Shut up! What were you going to say anyways?!"
"I was going to tell you…"
"Hurry up!" He looks distant…what does he have to say? He walked towards me and I backed away until I felt the wall against my back.
"Amu, I think I…"
TBC…
Yuuki: yay nya! I did a cliffhanger!
Ikuto: what do I think?
Amu: you should know what you think!
Ikuto: I think that I don't know what I think!
Amu: but you're thinking right now you must know what you're thinking if you think you don't know!
Ikuto: huh…?
Amu: I have no idea what I just said…
Yuuki: anyways nya… I told you the story wouldn't go with the actual Shugo chara! Nya!
Everyone: Arigatou and please review!