I updated early for Thanksgiving! I have a lot of spare time today, so I decided to update. I got hooked on a new manga, Kagerou Days. It's really good! Anyway, this chapter is dedicated to my (real-life) friends Oji (Oji Hotori Tadse[She has a crush on him]) and Choco(Chococrayons).

~November 22, 2012


After school, Utau meet Mikan and Rima at the front gates. "Our first assignment is to create a couple of X-Eggs." She said. "How are we going to do that?" Mikan asked. "When I sing in Iru's Character Change, I can turn Heart's Eggs into X-Eggs." Utau explained. "Cool."Mikan commented. "You two will back me up in case anything happens. Take care of Eru for me." Utau instructed.

Soon, they were near the Guardian's greenhouse.

Utau stepped out into the middle of the road and Rima and Mikan dove into the bushed. She Chara Changed with Iru.

Ichiban no negaigoto oshiete
~Anata no hoshii mono~
BORYUUMU furikireru hodo tsuyoku
Ookina koe de sakende mite

Taiyou ga mezamenu uchini
Hajimeyou sekai wa
Hikari ni tsukimatou Kage to odoru
Sou kimi no te wo totte

Saa nani ga hoshii no? Nani wo motomeru no?
Atsumeta kagayaki sono te no hira ni
Subete sukui toru yogoreta yozora ni
Kuroi DAIYAMONDO BURAKKU DAIYAMONDO

Small bat wings sprouted out of her back. And sure enough, around a dozen X-Eggs came floating closer.

Thump-thump-thump-thump. "Over here! I sense X-Eggs!" An over feminine voice called. "Utau! They're coming!" Rima hissed. Utau turned around, out of her Chara Change, and joined them in the bushes- just in the nick of time.

A few of the Guardians came running into sight.

"Watashi no Kokoro! Unlock! Amulet Heart!"
Amu transformed into a pink two-piece cheerleaders' outfit. There was a light pink top with slightly darker pink ruffles and a golden lock with a pink jewel in the middle. She had a matching skirt, thick knee length socks, pink sneakers, and a pink ribbon chocker. She had a pink visor with a red heart resting in her pink hair, which was being partly held up by a ponytail.

"Watashi no Kokoro! Unlock! Beat Jumper!"
Nagihiko had a ski vest on top of a white long sleeved shirt, blue shorts, a white ski cap, dark blue knee guards, and knee long black Converse sneakers.

"Watashi no Kokoro! Unlock Dear Baby!"
Yaya had …er…a pink jumpsuit?(A/N~I don't really know how to explain it) She had large pink bunny ears attached to a ruffled hair band with big red bows, thigh-high yellow socks with rather large pink booties.

Mikan smirked and Utau and Rima turned to look confusingly in her direction. She whipped a camera out of her schoolbag. She used to keep a camera all the time at Alice Academy. You never knew what could happen. Rather unfortunately, it was one of Hotaru's inventions. She shrugged. She snapped several photos and Hikari grinned. "Smart plan." Hikari grinned, knowing what she had on mind.

"Heart Baton!" A bright pink baton capped with pink heart shaped jewels. She threw them, trapping several in a sparkling pink circle.

"Go Go Rubber Duckies!" Yaya shout pointing her fingers at a small group of X-Eggs. Rubber ducks materialized from thin air and shot towards the X-Eggs, limiting their movement.

"Beat Dunk!" A sphere of blue energy appeared in Nagihiko's hands. He raised it over his head, jumped up, and threw it down. Instead of it going straight down, it curved up, going in circles, confusing the last of the X-Eggs.

Slowly, the several groups of eggs became one scattered group. They stopped their attacks. Amu raised her hands in a heart shape. A glowing pink outline of a heart appeared behind Amu. "Open Heart!"

The pink heart blasted outwards towards the X-Eggs. Slowly, growing white spots began to bloom on the X-Eggs, until they were all pure eggs. The all flew away. Amu hit the ground and burst out of her Chara Nari, as did Nagihiko and Yaya did. "That's strange." Nagihiko said. "Why?" Yaya inquired. "We haven't seen any X-Eggs in a while, so why are there about a dozen here, so suddenly?" "We'll just report it to Tadase." Amu shrugged. Their chibis were floating around them once again. They left.

Why could Amu do that Open Heart thing? Why couldn't Mikan do that? Hadn't she been through much more than Amu? She bet that Amu never had her heart trampled on like that last day at Alice Academy. Next to her, Hikari sensed her thoughts. She shook her head as she watched Mikan. If only you knew.

Utau stepped out from the bushes, stretching. "That wasn't very comfortable, especially since I'm a model." Mikan and Rima followed her example. "You're a model?" Mikan asked disbelievingly. They and their Charas both stared at Mikan and Hikari. "Didn't Sanjou-san mention it? As well as a band, we're models."

"Okay?" Mikan casually shrugged it off. Being a model would probably make her a lot more money than just being in a band. And she needed the money. To pay her rent, of course.

However, what was not so easy to shrug off was the big question. "What was that open heart thing Amu did?" Hikari asked. Rima and Kusukusu groaned. "That's the one thing they can do that we can't. They can cleanse X-Eggs, though they have gotten a little rusty for the long time without a lot them." Mikan clenched her fists. What was so special about that Hinamori Amu? What did she have that Mikan didn't?

"That reminds me," Utau added. "What's with the camera?" "Oh yeah!" Mikan pressed the picture button. Instantly, shots of Amu, Yaya, and Nagihiko fighting the X-Eggs came up. "What are you going to do with those?" Eru asked. Hikari smirked, and Eru cowered. "Mikan can ask about the Shugo Chara and not blow her cover as a possessor of a Shugo Chara. Also, she can get close to them." Mikan winced. She hadn't taken that last part into accounting. Iru grinned. "I like the way you think." "Thanks." Mikan and Hikari said simultaneously.

The next day after school, Mikan was strolling towards the Guardian's greenhouse. Yesterday, Utau and Rima had gone along with her to develop the picture into the photos to make it more dramatic. Hikari was safely tucked into her schoolbag.

Soon, she was at the door of the greenhouse. Peeling the sadistic grin off her face and replacing it with a cold, steely look, she pushed the doors open.

Every single person looked at Mikan as she walked in, even Yaya, who was stuffing her face with cupcakes. She marched up the steps and plopped down into one of the chairs, crossing her arms. "Is something the matter?" Nadeshiko asked. Mikan took a moment to analyze the Guardians. They had their little chibis floating around them, and they were staring at her as well. She locked eyes with what seemed to be Nadeshiko's Chara, the one in a kimono. Everyone seeing this action, gasped.

She reached into her bag, pulling out the photos, spilling them onto the table, and at the same time, saying "I want an explanation." They all crowded at the table. "Where did you get these?" Tadase asked. Mikan scowled. "I was taking pictures when they decided to show up and transform into some whacky costumes. After they transformed, I could see some black eggs floating."

Kukai sighed. "You'd better sit down."

"So you say that there are Charas, representations of dreams." She said slowly. They all nodded. "Then why can I see them when I don't have a Chara?" Mikan asked. She mentally patted herself on the back. She was an excellent actress.
"Usually, only pure hearted children can see them. Although, in this case, I suppose that seeing the Chara Naris caused your eyes to open to this type of thing." Kukai explained, and threw a dirty look at Amu, Nagi (A/N~ I'm going to call him Nagi from now on), and Yaya. "How could you be so careless?" He asked Amu. "We assumed there would be no people, since it was after school…?" Nagi offered weakly. "No excuses!" Amu and the others groaned. They all knew what was in store. "More training?" Yaya asked. "You betcha!" Kukai flashed a smile. Suu sighed.

"This happens quite a lot, doesn't it?" Mikan asked Pepe, Yaya's baby Chara. She nodded. "It sure does."


Utau was waiting for her in her house. Mikan raised an eyebrow. "How did you get into my house?" She asked as she set her schoolbag down and pulled the cover back. Hikari flew out. "I got it from Sanjou-san." Utau answered. "Do I really want to know how Sanjou-san got a duplicate of my keys?" Mikan sighed. Iru and Eru shook their heads.

"Sanjou-san already decided who's-who in our band. Ikuto is the drummer, Kairi is the bass guitarist, Rima is the violin, I'm the vocalist, and you're the lyricist and another vocalist." Utau explained. "So I have to came up with the songs?" Mikan asked, groaning. "Yep!" Eru answered, smiling. "That sounds like a lot of work." Hikari said thoughtfully. Utau shrugged. "We-need-the-lyrics-by-next-week! Bye!" Utau said quickly, and ran out the door. Her Shugo Charas tailing after her. "Hey Utau, wait up!" Iru cried.

It took a moment for Utau's words to register in Mikan in Hikari's minds. "What?!" They shouted. Mikan groaned. "What am I going to do? I was never good at music to begin with."

"And that's part of the reason why I was born." Hikari smiled. Mikan raised an eyebrow. "What?" Hikari's grin widened. "Didn't I tell you I was musically inclined to begin with?" She said innocently. Mikan growled. "You never said any such thing!" "Oh yes I did!" Hikari laughed, as Mikan swiped the air next to her. Mikan was momentarily stunned. She had never heard Hikari laugh before.

"Is something the matter?" Hikari swooped down to eye level. Mikan shook her head. "okay, now for the big question," Hikari clapped her hands together, "do you object?" Mikan stared at her. "Object to what?" "Just answer me," Hikari sighed. "do you object?" "Err…no?"

"Good. Chara Change!" All of a sudden, Mikan sat straight up, with a star-X clip in her hair. She pulled out several sheets of loose-leaf paper and began scribbling on them so fast that Mikan swore that the graphite in the pencil was literally, hot to the touch.

Mikan and Hikari smiled at each other. "This is possibly my best work yet." Hikari snorted. "This is the first time you've written lyrics, so of course it would be your best work. It's your only work." Mikan glared. "Shut up."

The next day, she stopped by at Easter to hand Sanjou-san her lyrics. Mikan waited as Sanjou-san scanned the pages. "Well? How are they?" Mikan asked eagerly, then paused. She had asked that eagerly? She must want the praise more than she realized. "Hmm…good enough." Sanjou-san said. "But I want it to be better next time."

She placed the papers back into Mikan's hands and started to walk away. "Meet us here Wednesday after school." And with those final words, she left, leaving Mikan alone.

The rest of the week passed without much excitement. One of Rima's parents usually picked her up as soon as school ended, although Mikan couldn't see why. Utau was about year older, and didn't go to their school. Sometimes, they stopped at her apartment to say a quick hello and to deliver some news. Once, Rima had given her a simple blue headband with a snowflake on one side to symbolize their budding friendship.

When she asked Utau, she said that Rima had given her a few hair ties a few days after they had met. Now, Utau only used it for special occasions. Mikan had honored the gift. She had worn it every day since then, and it was still in mint condition. The first time Rima had seen her wear it, she had seemed pleasantly surprised.

Mikan had worked to the point of exhaustion on her Chara Nari. She still wasn't able to progress much. Why had Amu gotten it on her first try? She would not let Amu outdo her. Never, ever.

Now, it was Wednesday, and here she was, in front of Easter again. She trudged up, wondering what possibly would have to make her go to Easter. Usually, it was the weekends. When Mikan reached the room where they all met, the door flew open in her face. Fortunately, Mikan quickly stepped back, her heart hammering.

"Utau?"


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