thanks for all of your reviews, you don't know how much that makes me happy.. Here's a hint: It makes me super special awesome happy! Again, thanks. X3 And thanks to a good person that told me something, I know their correct ages I believe,
Ikuto: 9
Utau: 7
Amu: 5
Tadase: 5
--reason why Amu and Tadase are only four years apart from Ikuto: Ikuto's birthday is in the last month of the year, Amu's is on the 9th, and Tadase's is on the 3rd. The month we are in in the story is the 11th, close to Utau's birthday, so she soon will be 8 and Ikuto will soon be 10. [Utau's birthday is indeed on the 11th, on the 9th day, just to clear things up]
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara or any of the characters in said anime.
Yoru's Lesson Number Three! Climbing Expertise!
Man, Ikuto couldn't stop thinking about that girl. He didn't get a good look at her because it was night, but he didn't need to. He could tell by her sweet honey eyes, they were just like something that fell from heaven themselves. He blushed just thinking about her, so he shook his head thoroughly. He needed to focus on something else, and that something else was wondering what Yoru's third lesson would be.. it was a scary thought actually. Another scary thought was when would it come? He got shivers just thinking about what time that little cat would pop up and scream in his ear.
"Ikuto~!" came a high pitched voice, adding a 'nya' after it. Looks like Ikuto thought too late.
"Hm?" Ikuto asked him as he sat up from his bed.
"I came up with your third lesson, nya!" Yoru said happily, sitting on the bed and smiling to his owner. "This one should be easy....-er."
"Er? Well, um, what is it?" Ikuto asked, trying not to look fearful of the little cat's plan.
"Today we're learning to climb, since you'll be needing climbing skills to retry your second lesson," Yoru explained, chuckling.
"R-retry.. the second lesson?" Ikuto asked. He thought after he failed there was nothing to be done about it, but now he had to retry?! Well... that sucked.
"We shall start now, and you'll have all day to do it, nya!" Yoru stated and began floating out of the window, until Ikuto grabbed his tail.
"Wait! All day? But what about that meeting with Amu-chan?" Ikuto asked, he would be pretty upset if he had to miss meeting Amu-chan, especially if it made her sad.
"Well, there are trees in the park right? No problem then, we'll practice until she gets there, then when she leaves we'll resume practice, nya!" Yoru explained, smiling at his own plan.
"I-I suppose," Ikuto said and sighed.
"Well, if we're going to practice before she get's there then let's go now!" Yoru exclaimed and started tugging on Ikuto's hair, making him follow him out the window. When they got to the park Yoru led Ikuto to the biggest tree in the park, it seemed to loom over the nine year old like a skyscraper does an ant.
"I-I'm suppose to climb that?" Ikuto muttered, feeling afraid for himself again. What if he fell?
"Yes! If you fall, you can use lesson one as a guide! This isn't as tall as the building, so if you fall it won't be as much of a challenge to land on your feet, nya," Yoru stated, holding a paw pointing upwards.
"Well, I have improved a bit. When I jumped down from Amu-chan's balcony I landed pretty harmlessly," Ikuto said, a slight hint of a blush remembering Amu again.
"Good! Then that lesson wasn't all for nothing, nya!" Yoru said happily, but hen cleared his throat. "Well, uhm, ok! Time to climb this tree, Ikuto!" he demanded, a pretty dominant voice added in to enforce the demand.
Ikuto sighed, looking up at the top of the tree. He nodded and began his climb. After a while, he hadn't fell at all and was at on ok height, though his arms were getting tired and failing on him. "Hey, Yoru, maybe I should rest," Ikuto breathed out, letting out a hard sigh.
"But you're more than halfway there, nya!" Yoru argued, urging him on.
Ikuto tried to hold on, before his foot slipped and his arms just couldn't hold him an longer. He hit the ground hard, getting the breath knocked out of him.
"Ah! Are you ok?" he heard someone ask, their voice full of worry. It wasn't Yoru's but it sounded famliar. "Ikuto-kun?" the voice aked again, suddenly Ikuto's eyes flew open when he realized who it was. It was Amu! He could breathe again after some time, which caused him to cough a little, and there was a pain in his left arm.
"I'm not sure," Ikuto choked out, slightly blushing out of embarrassment. He heard Amu giggle, which only made his blush deepen.
"Silly, what were you doing up there so high?" Amu asked, kneeling down beside him and taking a look at his arm, which made him flinch. "I think your arm might be broken, but it's ok! Momma's coming to pick me up soon, so she can take a look at it!" she said happily, smiling at him.
Realization came to Ikuto, had she..? "H-how long have you been waiting?" he asked sadly, already feeling a ton of guilt.
"Oh.., um," Amu started, blushing, "Uh, only a few minutes," she said happily, turning her expression back into a smile. She was lying, she had probably been waiting for him for a half or more.... His chest hurt with the guilt pounding away his head.
"I-I'm sorry, Amu-chan," Ikuto apologized, too ashamed to even look at her.
Amu hugged him around the neck and smiled. "Why are you apologizing? It's ok now anyways, we're here aren't we?" she asked optimistically, a big smile played across her lips.
Ikuto's blush became a crimson red, but he still felt guilty for having her wait alone for so long. Anything could have happened to her... "I-I suppose..," he answered shyly. She put his broken arm around her neck and helped him up, of course he accepted her help. He took this time to notice what she was wearing. If possible, her dress made her look even more cute. It was a deep pink that was held up by a neck part of the dress, though there were no sleeves. On the collar of it was a pink ribbon with a hint of green, blue, purple, orange, red, and yellow at the ends. "A-Amu-chan,"
"Hm?" Amu asked, turning her head so she could look at him.
Ikuto blushed again and let out a suppressed sigh. "That dress makes you even more beautiful," he said and smiled, still blushing.
"Eh!?" Amu was a bit taken back, and probably blushing deeper than him. "Th-thank you," she stated, slightly smiling. "S-so what were you doing in that tree anyways?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, I was trying to, uh, train for this thing in my family," Ikuto muttered, blushing at how stupid that excuse was. Amu sat down upon a bench, Ikuto sitting beside with his arm still imply across her shoulders.
"Oh, then try your best! That's what counts, that and hope. Just don't give up and you'll succeed, that's what Papa told me," Amu advised, getting her positive smile back.
Ikuto smiled back at her, his blush going away slightly. "Ok, I'll keep that in mind," he said kindly.
They both heard a car drive up the little parking lot, appearing in front of them. Then, a lady arose from the drivers seat and walked towards them, it was the same woman that Ikuto had seen holding hands with Amu-chan. Must have been her Mom. "Amu-chan? is this that boy you were talking about?" she asked, stepping up to the two, gawking at Ikuto.
Amu and Ikuto blushed, but Amu spoke up first. "Yes, Momma, but he fell somewhere and I think he hurt his arm," she said shyly, getting up from the bench and dragging Ikuto up as well.
"Oh my, really? Let me take a look at it," Midori said, kneeling down and picking up Ikuto's left arm, analyzing. "I think it's broken, my my we better get you to the hospital and get this arm in a cast." She helped Ikuto up in to the car, Amu climbing in next to him.
After they had gotten Ikuto a cast on his left arm, Amu and her Mom had gone home and he went to his house, only to be greeted by a disgraced cat. "Ikuto~, will you ever pass one lesson, nya?" Yoru asked sadly. Ikuto said nothing and just crawled into bed.
In the morning, the little Yoru peeked out of his egg, yawning. He was already thinking of a fourth lesson for his comrade, even though he had a broken arm. No rest for the best, as he always thought. He went over to Ikuto's bed only to see he wasn't there. "What? Where are you, Ikuto~, nya!" he whined and sped out of the window, searching everywhere from town to alleys, everywhere! He rested at the park, and sighed, looking up. Has this been a result of his mistreatment toward the little cat in training? He opened his eyes and almost let out another sigh until he caught it. "Ikuto!?" he yelled and raced upwards, finally reaching his little owner on the top branch of the tree he was made to climb yesterday. He was covered in cuts, scratches, and bruises, probably from where he had fell from the tree so much.
Ikuto smiled at his chara, his eyes watering because of happiness. "I passed," he muttered quietly and leaned up against the tree trunk and fell asleep with a smile on his lips...
---End of Lesson Three! Ikuto Passed Using His New Found Determination, But Can He Use it in Lesson Four?---
Please R&R, I'm looking forward to chapter four as much as you are poeple! So, if you reveiw it will come!