Random-Bubbles: UGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I HAVE SUCH A HEADACHE!!!!! I THINK THEY DRUGGED MY GRAPE JUICE LAST NIGHT!!!!
Amu: or maybe it was really old grape juice in the fermentation process, and this is a hangover?
Random-Bubbles: are you saying that i got drunk?
Ikuto: yep
Random-Bubbles: OH NO!!!!!!! THIS IS BAD!!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!!!! NUI!!!!!! I CANT GET DRUNK YET!!!!! I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH!!!!!!! even though cheeries do basically the same thing...
Amu: you mean cherries
Random-Bubbles: no i mean cheeries
Ikuto: Random-Bubbles got drunk~ Random-Bubbles got drunk~~ Random-Bubbles got-EUGHH
Amu: THAT'S RIGHT!!!! YOU STRANGLE HIM SO I CAN HAVE TADASE!!!
Random-Bubbles: -lets go- WILL ALL OF YOU JUST SHUT UP! I HAVE A HEADACHE-
Ikuto: hangover
Random-Bubbles: -HERE!!!!!
Yoru: Random-Bubbles does not own Shugo Chara, that would be Peach Pit-nya
Random-Bubbles: JUST SHUT UP!!!!
Amu, Utau, Rima: 15
Ikuto: 18
Ami: 12
Chapter 4: My Cradle, Complications
Flashback to Chapter 3:
i lay back on the chair, my arms not much lower than my nose. my smirk turned to a frown. how the hell am i supposed to keep this up now that it's my job to bring them in? groaning i sat up a little straighter, my smirk returning. well as long as Amu is here for me to annoy, i guess we can make it through.
with that last thought i jumped up waited for Ami to come back with the card game. well this is gonna be a long three years. BRING IT ON!
End Flashback
Ikuto's POV
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE CANT GO OUTSIDE!!!!! WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL? SHOPPING? WHAT WILL RIMA AND UTAU THINK!!!!!" "tutor, I'll shop, ill call them." Amu tapped her foot impatiently.
"No way, no way am i gonna let you shop for us. who knows what you'll come back with!!!" i sighed. "fine, I'll get you and Ami disguises so you can go about your normal lives, there, happy?" she grinned. "very."
stupid 'I'm so right and you know it grin.' stupid grin. annoying grin. irksome grin. head aching grin. cute grin. adorable grin. se- okay I'll stop there! i watched in amusement as she placed her hands on her hips.
"what are you still doing here? go out and buy us some disguises!""I'm going! I'm going, jeez." Amu furrowed her eyebrows. "if you buy something even slightly below my standards ill kick you're butt all the way to Paris." i patted her shoulder.
"don't worry, everything will be fine? do you want dyes or wigs and should i get something for you to stuff your bra with?" i knew what was coming. the next second i felt a stinging pain in my groin.
"YOU PERVERTED JERK!!!!!!!!" as she stormed off i could only smirk...and hold my groin.
-----------------(yeah...I'm starting to like this liney thingy xD)
while walking out of this wig store, Clique Hair, i swear i saw this guy darting behind a fat tree down the road. suspicious. of course with my history in Easter I'm pretty used to suspicious by now.
eventually i noticed that he was following me. it wasn't that strange. i hadn't really been making any progress on my assignment, of course they'd send someone to tail me. it was only natural. now all i need to do is lead him in the opposite direction of the house.
moving at the same pace, as if i hadn't noticed he was following me, i altered my course accordingly. after a few turns down dark alleys i lost him. i kept my strange course for a few more minutes then jumped up onto the wall of the alley and continued on my way home.
hopping down to from the ledge outside my house i noticed a black limo with tinted limos riding up and down the street. they're taking this really seriously...
staying hidden in the shadows i skirted the edges until i was right across from the side of the house. while the car was at the other end of the street i jumped out of my hiding spot, opened the window, and hopped inside.
"UWAAAAHHHHHH!" wait...who's window is this... i looked around the room. pink walls. pink bed. pink...everything. oh shit. "IKUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "heh heh, i forgot who's room that window went into."
i turned around to face her and almost jumped her right then. there she was, clad in nothing but a pink bath towel, it was almost like she was teasing me. i shook the thought away and back towards the door.
"I'll just be going now, here are your disguises...i got wigs and dye just in case...bye!" dropping the bag i flew out into the hallway, slamming the door behind me. sighing i leaned against the door and sink to the floor.
i cant be attracted to her. she's just a friend, right?
Amu's POV
what's his problem? then i looked down at what i was wearing. a towel. stupid boys and their horomonal issues. sheesh, he didn't need to freak out. i wasn't gonna hurt him.
sitting down on the bed i took up the first bag in my where two brunette and two blonde wigs, some different coloured dyes, and a fake mustache. i could almost picture the vein popping on my head. did he seriously think one of us would wear that?
thrusting the bag aside i grabbed the next one. it was full of make up and weird but strangely amazing jewelry. where the heck did he find all this stuff? and how did he find it? i bet he stole my fashion magazines...why I'll kill him!
putting the bag aside, instead of chucking it, i picked up the final two bags. they were the biggest and bulkiest so i figured they had all the horrible clothes he had picked out.
of course as with the last bag he surprised me. everything in Ami's was good, and i mean really good. i could tell just from seeing them that they would look amazing on her slim figure. she had long since grown out of the cutesy theme she had worn as a child, just as i had grown out of my gothic attire. and here in front of me was a whole bag of clothes. clothes that would make her look mature, very mature. not old lady mature, but like she knew where she was going in life(not that she did).
i walked out of my room-still clad in just a towel-and dropped the bag along with one of the wigs and a few of the dye in front of her door.
"AMI! PRESENTS!" my retreating back facing her door i could hear the squealing. i smiled and went to look at my own clothes, already thinking of how to burn them.
Ikuto's POV
i sat on the couch arms crossed, my face stuck in a smirk. Ami was squealing so it was only a matter of time before Amu looked at what i had gotten for her.
i can predict this...ready...3....2....1....BLASTOFF!
"IKUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY THE HECK DID YOU BUY ME THIS THIS THIS THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
told ya so.
getting up from my position on the couch i sauntered into her room with my infamous smirk plastered all across my face. "you rang?"
she glared daggers at me from across the room, a shirt clenched in her fists. "what the hell is this?" "it's a shirt?" "it can hardly be called a shirt, are you trying to get me raped!!!!"
i shrugged. "maybe." she fumed. "i. will. no. wear. this. period." "okay, i get it, step outside my house and get caught right then and there. there's a car running lines in the ground outside, go ahead, be my guest."
she seemed to think this over for a second then glared at me harder. "fine. but at least let me wear a sweater over every single one of these shirts!!! they are all way too tight, low, and see through!!!"
i let my eyes glint mischievously. "whatever you want Amu." i saw the blush rising up to her cheeks. god she's adorable...oh and Utau called your phone, wanted to hang out with you later.
"how would you know- YOU STOLE MY PHONE!!!" i chuckled. "confiscated it. can't have you calling anyone at any time now can we? what if someone were listening in on the conversation.?" i had her stumped again, and she knew it.
"fine...but I'm gonna hang out with Utau tonight, she said tonight right?" "yeah yeah, but dye you need to get your disguise on first, what are you doing? dye or wig?"
she put a finger to her chin and fell deep into thought. after a few minutes-more like hours-she looked up and said, "i think I'll dye it purple with blue streaks." "but that doesn't fit the theme i bought for your clothes!" i whined.
"fine I'll dye it blonde, better?" "is it gonna be bleach?" "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE!!! A PROSTITUTE!!!" "im kidding, how bout black under purple streaks?"
her eyes lit up. "that sounds...good!!!! black with purple streaks...HEY!!! THAT'LL MAKE ME LOOK EMO!!! I'm gonna do black with yellow!" "bumblebee buzz buzz!" she glared. "black and white." "hello folks, we've found a zebra-" "orange." "tiger, roar."
i swear steam was coming out of her ears. "brown with red AND blue streaks." "sounds good, you do that!" she stalked off to the bathroom grumbling. "OH! UTAU SAID TO BE READY AT FIVE!!"
the house was silent for a moment and then, "IKUTO!!!!!!!!!! I ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" i could hear stuff crashing to the floor and i grinned. "klutz." i muttered, sticking my hands in my pockets and pushing the door open. i was immediately swarmed by Easter members and i knew it had been a very very very very very stupid move opening the door.
the grin on my face fell away and i was left standing there with my mouth agape like a fish out of water. the agents shuffled around and then opened up a pathway which my step father then walked through.
"hello Ikuto, have any girls hiding out in your house? or were those bags from earlier for another girlfriend?" i quickly brought back my composure. "actually, Director, that was part of my plan to find the girls. i thought that maybe if i could go undercover as a girl it would be easier to find two of them."
his eyes sparkled for a second with what i thought might of been some kind of conceited pride, but then it was gone and his stare was cold and hard.
"guards search the house." i panicked, if they went inside Amu and Ami would be caught, and i would have failed. "WAIT!" my step father looked at me coldly. seems like that's the only way to describe this guy.
"there's no need to search the house." "and why would that be?" "i was lying...I've already found them." "well where are they!!! bring them out!!! i want the embryo!!!" "they're at an old warehouse downtown...i found them today and left them there, bound and gagged. they were out shopping, it was coincidence."
Director Hoshina seemed satisfied. he called off the guards and grabbed me by my collar, dragging me down to his level instead of pulling me up. "they better be there, for your sake." i nodded feebly and he pushed me down to the floor. "now, lead the way!"
i felt one of the guards snap a pair of shackles to my wrists and lift me to my feet. i was pushed roughly toward the dead end at the end of the street. i turned back to my step father skeptically. "it's the other way."
the guard holding me coughed and turned me towards the main street. "thank you." i put a foot forward, then another, and another. slowly, but surely i led them away from the house, hoping that Ami and Amu would make it away safely.
Amu's POV
something was wrong. that i was certain of. the house got deathly silent once i exited the bathroom. looking around the living room i found it empty. Ikuto was gone.
i rushed over to Ami's room and knocked on the door rapidly. "Ami, Ikuto's gone! something's happened to him! get into your disguise, we need to go out!!!" i heard a thump and couldn't help but giggle. she had most likely fallen off her bed.
she began scuffling around in her room, since she didn't have time to dye she'd be wearing one of the wigs. i walked away from the door and out into the front foyer. i peeked past the curtain and saw a large group of black suited men walking down the street. for a moment i saw a flash of the blue hair that i loved near the front of the precession, but then it was gone.
i put a hand to my heart and let a tear drip down my face. in protecting us, you got caught, i swear i'll show you. we're worth it, i'll save you for all the times you saved me. clenching that same fist, i looked up.
"Ami, i know we've never been trained and that this could get us even more wanted by the authorities...but we're going to need weapons."
i heard her gasp, then giggle. "what kind of weapons?" she walked out in a pair of skinny jeans and a blue t-shirt that said "Cute but Deadly". i grinned. "something, deadly." Ami jumped up and clapped her hands. "Ikuto kept just the thing in the basement!"
i sweatdropped. "and you know this? how?" "i followed him down there one day...very deadly in there...come on let's go." she spun around, her long blonde hair twirling realisticly-yes, she went with the blonde. i followed her to the trapdoor in the middle of the hallway and peered after her short figure. "Ami wait up! you know i hate the dark!"
i wrapped the hoodie around my slutty shirt and tried to pull down my too-short short shorts. i was seriously going to kill Ikuto, unless his step dad beat me too it.
i turned around and climbed down the ladder, Ami had already turned on the lamp, and was scrounging through a pile that i couldn't make out in the dim light.
she stood up suddenly, a pile of objects in her arms. when she walked closer i recognized a spiked mace, some spears, a bow and arrow, a rusty sword-or was that blood, a crowbar, and some darts. staring at the objects at disbelief i tried to read from Ami's eyes if i wasn't dreaming.
she handed me a spear and the spiked mace and i knew it was real. "there must be a treasure trove of weapons down here!" Ami was ecstatic, as usual. "that's because there is. what are you taking? the bow and arrow, i'll fight long range!"
she thought it was all just another adventure, didn't even stop to think that we might not make it back alive.
but we have to do this, for Ikuto.
looked around, trying desperately to figure out what all the shapes were, and where the one i was looking for was. then i saw it, the light on its side blinked, alerting me to its position.
i rushed over and cradled my cell phone in my arms. "oh my precious baby, did Ikuto hurt you? if he did...ill not think of that now." Ami scoffed. "you are way too obsessed over that thing, it's like it's your baby.
i glared at her and stuck out my tongue. flipping it open i hit 1, the speed dial for Utau. holding the phone up to my ear i waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited
and waited until Utatu finally picked up.
"Hello?" "Utau, I'm really sorry, but i have to cancel! something came up and I'm not gonna be around? I'm so sorry, make it up to you later k?"
i heard her sigh. "this involves Ikuto doesn't it?" i nodded, but then remembered that she couldn't actually see me right now.
"yeah..." "you just do what you gotta do, but make sure you call me later!" "promise, talk to you then!"
i clicked the 'End' button and turned back to Ami, my expression soft. "are you ready to do this?" "as ready as I'll ever be~" "then let's go kick some Director butt!"
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"keep moving boy, i want to get there before dark!" i had been about to walk around the corner, but the directors voice stopped me. clamping my hand over Ami's mouth i peered around the corner and watched them walk towards and abandoned warehouse behind one of the big grocery stores.
Ami and i had been following them for a few miles, they were moving at a relatively slow pace so it hadn't been hard to catch up with them.
Ikuto was leading the group, so i had a pretty good idea why they were going so slow. 1: Ikuto was trying to give Ami and I as much time to escape, though that backfired since we're basically stalking him.
2: he's trying to slow down his death as much as possible, cause when we're not there the director will probably kill him in a fit of rage, if we don't kill him first...that's really confusing.
anyways, there we were hiding behind a dumpster as Ikuto typed in a code to open the door to the warehouse. one problem, we couldn't see the code, nor could we risk getting caught now.
we had run over our plan and had a set time on when we would jump out.
i looked at Ami and she held up the next best thing: a finger print lifting kit she had gotten from the house. perfect.
we waited five minutes after the director, Ikuto, and the guards had migrated inside, then raced to the door and started searching for fingerprints.
Ikuto's POV
i wasn't ready to die. i knew it would happen someday, but i always pictured myself married, with children and grandchildren, and then i had died of old age. but no thanks to my mom i was gonna die by my own step father's hand.
i led them through the warehouse and into the back room. I'd really rather if no one heard my screams. Director Hoshina looked around puzzled, but then his glare was set on me.
"where are the girls, Ikuto?" "they must have escaped, though i thought the bounds were tight enough." "you thought? YOU THOUGHT?!?!? YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!!! YOU INSOLENT DISGRACE FOR A CHILD!!!!!"
he punched me in the gut and i went flying across the room. i knew i would die, why give an effort if you know the outcome.
he landed a few more punches on my chest and face before an arrow whizzed by his head. "HEY! BUTT FACE! WHAT'RE YOU DOING TO THAT BOY?"
my step father backed away from me and turned towards the voice, the oh so familiar voice. my eyes were swollen over and i couldn't see.
"and you, boy, why aren't you fighting back?" "there's nothing to fight for..." i mumbled, even though it wasn't true. "life is something to fight for." okay, now i was hearing things, that definitely sounded like Amu.
"and you, Director Hoshina isn't it? i've heard about you, we'll just have to teach you a lesson why not to mess with this generations youth. got this Momo?" "no Mimi, we got this!"
Momo? Mimi? where have i heard that before? wait that's... "NO!!!!!!!!!" i let out a strangled cry. i could feel the eyes boring into my skin. "w-what are you doing?"
"we don't need a barrier, we can take care of ourselves, your help was very welcome, but right now, let us help you. but don't worry, when I'm tired and need someone to care for me, and protect me from the darkness that rages in ugly hearts. I'll come to you, because you, Ikuto, you've always been my cradle!!!"
THE END
Random-Bubbles: the title finally makes sense~ at first it was just random, but then i thought, hey, i can incorporate this~~
Ikuto: what happened to your hangover?
Random-Bubbles: i don't know what you're talking about~
Amu: ikuto, run
Ikuto: why? don't tell me she's still in her hangover and this is one of the effects?!?!?!?!
Random-Bubbles: IT WAS NOT A HANGOVER!!!!!!
Amu: oh well, dig your own grave why don't-cha
Ikuto: thank you, i will.... OH SHIT!!!!!
Random-Bubbles: what's wrong Ikuto?
Ikuto: nothing
Random-Bubbles: then don't swear
Ikuto: but i-
Random-Bubbles: NO BUTS!!!!!
Ikuto:......yes mother
Random-Bubbles: don't call me that
Ikuto: yes sir
Random-Bubbles: .....
Ikuto: i mean ma'am.
Random-Bubbles: very good, now, YORU!
Yoru: please R&R-Nya~
Random-Bubbles: -glomps him- SO C-YUTE!!!!!