Chapter Three: Punches, dancing, and a one-sided promise.
Disclaimer: Still having no ownership over Shugo Chara!
~~Amu's POV~
'Why do I have self-defense, first thing in the morning?' I sighed to myself and walked into the gym. I looked around and thought, 'Why weren't we in here yesterday?' "Hinamori Amu!" I jumped. A teacher with black hair pointed at me from across the gym. "Uh…." I said. "You are new, and I don't know what your rank is." He said. Again, I went with "Uh.." The teacher pointed to an 'X' marked on the floor with red tape. "Stand there!" I obeyed. He placed a small boy with glasses on a black 'X' a few yards away from me. "Today we will be testing your rank." I looked at the boy. He looked like he might fall over if someone were to poke him. "Um… Sensei….can I-" I was cut off by the teacher. "Silence!" He demanded. "Beat him, you get a stronger opponent." He blew his whistle and the boy charged at me. I didn't want to hurt the kid, so when he was a couple feet away, I moved to the side, letting the kid charge past me and into the nearest wall. The teacher blew his whistle again and the next person stepped up. This time it was a girl. She had black hair that was tied up at various places, and was bouncing on her toes while waiting for the whistle. She charged at me too, but instead of going past me she turned and threw a punch. I easily dodged it, and kicked her feet. She fell flat on her back. 15 students later, and not one had managed to hit me yet. I could tell the sensei was surprised. The last kid stepped up in line and I immediately recognized him. 'He was the kid who was staring at me the other day' The whistle sounded and neither one of us moved. All of a sudden, he was two feet away from me. I saw his foot coming towards my face, and jumped to the side, launching a roundhouse kick to the side of his head, he dodged just in time, and tried to punch my stomach. I kicked his hand and used the momentum to turn and kick with my other leg. He ducked and was able to catch my side. I didn't let it affect me, going right on and kicking him in the stomach so hard that he stumbled backwards. Neither one of us moved again. Finally, he advanced, trying to pounce on me. I leaped out of the way and brought both my hands down on his shoulder. He went on his hands and knees, but then grabbed my foot, knocking me on my butt. I kicked his elbow hard, and he face planted the ground. The whistle blew and I looked at the coach. He was amazed. I was sweating badly, and was just wishing that gym was over. Of course, it wasn't.
~~No POV~
"New top rank! Hinamori Amu!" Upon hearing this Ikuto stood up. He looked at the pink haired girl, now chugging a water bottle, ignoring the students behind her that were now cheering, "That's Hinamori-san for you! Cool and spicy!" Ikuto almost grinned. Maybe she was interesting enough for him take part in this bet. Next was the balance test though, and Ikuto knew no one could beat him at that. The goal of the balance test was to walk across a beam about 5 feet off the ground, then 10 feet, then 20. Ikuto could do this while sleeping. Evidently, so could Amu.
~Amu's POV~
I was in dancing next. The sensei, Miki, divided the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other. I sighed as I saw that there was a guardian in this class as well. Nagi- somthin' or another. 'Are there any guardian-free classes?' I asked myself. "Today we are studying traditional Japanese dance." said Miki. She had us change into kimonos, put our hair into buns, and gave us each fans that matched the kimono. I actually really liked mine. It was a deep red with a black sash, and a black cherry blossom design that was thick on the back and got thinner and thinner, until they reached the front, where they were almost invisible little slivers of black. She had everyone dance one at a time. Some people were okay, some were fairly good, and some, weren't dancing, they were like… dying or something. Nagihiko was called. He looked almost like a girl in his dark blue robes. when he finished even I had to applaud, his dancing was amazing.
~~No POV~~
"Hinamori Amu." Everyone leaned forward in their seats. Nagihiko had been waiting for this. He'd been told that she was good at everything so far. He wanted to see if this was true. She went onto the stage and waited for the music. It began, and she started to dance. Everyone gasped, and Nagihiko's mouth fell open. She moved with the same grace as he did. Her arms would rise and fall in perfect time, and her legs would move with precision and swiftness that Nagihiko didn't know if even he could master. She seemed to be almost in touch with the music, and the lights made her look amazing. When her turn was over, she was almost tackled by her fans. Nagihiko found her after she changed. "Hinamori-san." He said. She turned around to face him. "Huh? You're a guardian aren't you?" Nagihiko smiled. "Please don't think about me like that. My name is Nagihiko Fujisaki, I am a ninth grade student, just like you." He said smiling at her still. Amu didn't say anything but looked at him quizzically. "I just wanted to tell you that your performance was amazing." He said. She scratched the back of her head. "Yeah, I've been told." She said, almost like she was embarrassed. "I hope to see you around then, Amu-chan." He said running off. 'Amu….chan?' She thought to herself.
~~Amu's POV~~
I looked around the corner cautiously. No fans in sight, thank god. I turned back around and smacked my face on something. "OW! God damn." I said rubbing my forehead. "Ah! Sorry, are you okay." I had collided with the king. "You got a hard head there blondie." I said. "I'm really sorry, I was just trying to find you." He said, rubbing his nose. "Why?" He held out his hand. "You dropped this back in the hallway." He held a penny in his hand. "Dude, that's a penny." I said. "No. It's your penny, I saw it fall out of your pocket." He said urging me to take it. "Uh, thanks." I said, putting it in my pocket. "By the way, the sensei for P.E wanted to know if you were going to try out for cheer-leading." He said. "Not interested." I said blankly, turning on my heel. "Why not?" He asked. "Not my style." I replied. He looked at me. "Really? I think It'd suit you very well."
"I don't"
"I kinda want to see that now."
"That's a shame."
He turned to me. "Promise me you'll do it."
"What, why?"
"Okay, it's a promise then. I'll tell Ran-sensei you'll be trying out."
"Wait! You can't just-!"
"Try-outs are Thursday, she'll mark your grade if you're late!" He said running down the hallway. "What just happened?" I asked myself. He was so going to pay later. Right now I had to get back to my room. I had an idea.
"Rima-chan." I said when she came into the room. "Oh, Amu-chan! You're back here early." She said. "I ran." I replied. She looked at me. "I have a great idea!" I said. "Um, what?" She asked. I put on a big smile. 'I'm not going down alone.' "We should try cheer-leading together." I said, trying to sound enthusiastic. "Amu…." She said, eyeing me suspiciously. "C'mon, please!" I said. "...Um, o-okay Amu-chan, if you really want to." I grinned. 'That was a lot easier than I thought it was gonna be.' I went to sleep satisfied that night.
Next chapter: cheer-leading, Kukai, and Kairi. Please review!
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