Chapter 4
Michiko led Amu into the dark red mustang. "So what are you planning to buy at the mall, if I may ask?" the honey golden haired girl asked as she got in to the driver seat.
"I'm not sure. I can't remember what caught my eye in the music shop, yesterday." Amu said, as she got in the passenger seat and buckled up.
"You're a music love to?!" Michiko said in surprise, and looked at Amu as she pulled out of the drive way.
"Yes, I can play the piano, ocarina, harp, and a few other instruments. I can dance, sing and write music, but I'm not that good." Amu replied and looked out her window.
"I can see we will get along well then, because I love singing, and dancing, I'm not the best a writing music, but maybe we could work together to create one!" Michiko said, as she looked ahead so she would not hit another car.
"What do you mean, we will get along well?" the pinkette asked in confusion.
"Well you're going to be my stepsister becau-" Michiko cut herself off and pulled in to the parking lot and looked at Amu.
Amu looked at her in shock and speechless then looked away unable to find the words. She looked hurt and betrayed, that her mother had never mentioned this to her, let alone the fact that she had dated and was now engaged.
"I'm sorry you had to find out this way, we thought your mom had told you that she was seeing my dad to be honest. I was shocked that he prepossessed to her and she accepted the proposal." Michiko said looking at Amu, smiling.
"I don't want to talk about it anymore." Amu said, coldly, as she got out of the car. Michiko looked at Amu, after getting out of the car and locked it. The two girls headed into the mall to see what they could find in some of the shops. They move from shop to shop, along their way to the food court. In one of the shops Michiko pulled a black tank top with red lettering going down the front:
I AM
Beautiful
Intelligent
Talented
Cheerful
Hell of a woman
"Nice one. I'm definitely going to buy this one. What do you think?" Amu said, as she held up a black top, with blue letters down the front that read:
Don't hate me because I'm HOT
hate me because your boyfriend
is thinking it.
Michiko started to laugh soon, Amu's own laughter soon joined in. They gathered many stares by passing people, but it didn't affect them.
"I got to say I like it, but I like this one better!" Michiko snickered, as she looked through a few of the rack before paying for what she wanted. Amu also bout what she wanted.
Then the two girls walked in to the food court.
"So you want to get something to eat or go on in too the music shop, next?" Amu asked, as she looked at the blond beside her.
"I think we should eat, because it is twelve o'clock." Michiko pointed out.
"Ok, that fine by me. What do you want to eat?" Amu asked, as she walked toward a sushi bar to get some freshly made sushi.
"I will have the same thing as you." Blonde said, as she placed her order. Amu nodded and got what she wanted and paid for the two of them. Once both girls had their food they went to find a table. Once a table was discovered they started to eat.
"This is the first time I have actually hung with someone since I moved here." Amu said, looking at Michiko, as she whipped her mouth with a napkin.
"It's better than being alone that's for sure." The honey blond replied, as she took the trash and threw it away. Amu stood up before the two started too headed into the music store.
The two walked around looking at all the instruments that were there. Amu's eyes caught sight of the ocarina that she saw when she was here the other day. Amu picked it up and looked at it carefully.
"Miss, were you not the one looking at that Ocarina yesterday?" The shop keeper asked, as he looked at the pink haired girl.
Amu looked up at him and knobbed. "I was. I did not have the money I needed so I wanted to get the money to buy it, and a few other things." The pinkette said, as she ran her hand over the smooth clay instrument.
"Well let me ring it up for you." The shop keeper said with a sweet smile, and led the girl to the cash register. Quickly pulling up the price Amu had to pay. Amu paid and then placed the instrument into a special case, then her purse, so it wouldn't get messed up, before she actually got to play it.
Amu looked around to see where the honey blond girl went to, but saw her skipping in to the door way, with a grin.
"What did you do Michiko?" Amu said, with a worried expression on her face.
"Oh, nothing, just signed us up for a singing contest that helps raise money for animal adoptions!" The honey blond said with puppy dog eyes.
"WHAT! … When you do that? You remind me of my little sister." Amu said, sadly, but with a smile. Her expression changed from shock to sadness, remembering the night.
9 years ago
"Come on mamma is going to be mad, if we are not home before dinner is ready!" Ami said cheerfully, a happy twinkle shown in her light brown eyes.
"We are hurrying, but it's not easy carrying all of the groceries that mama asked us to get, so please stay close to me and your sister." Tsumugu said. Amu looked at her dad and sister, and smiled at them as she held some of the food her mom had asked for.
"Ami come walk between me and daddy." Amu said, in her cool & spicy character.
"Ok, Onii-chan!" Ami said and skipped between the two of them and started to walk. As the three walked onward they were suddenly approached by a mysterious, tall dark haired, man. The man didn't say anything, but he did pulled a gun out on them. Amu and Ami froze in fear as Tsumugu lunged at the armed men to distract him.
"AMI, AMU RUN!" Their dad screamed, as he struggled to hold off the man. Amu dropped what she had and grabbed her sister and started to run, with Ami in her arms. Suddenly, the sound of the gun went off.
Amu and Ami turned back to see their father, fall lifelessly to the ground, as bloody pool surrounded around him, from the wound. Then, two more shots went off. One bullet was meant for Amu and the other for her sister, who had crawled out of her sisters loving arms.
Amu saw her sister trip, and fall over panting.
"Onii-chan!" Ami whimpered, and tried to stand up but could not.
"AMI!" Amu moved over to her sister, and helped her sister sit up on her lap. "It will be ok!" Amu said, trying to pick up her sister, but couldn't.
"Onii-chan, I'm cold." Ami said, and held onto her sister, only to see her arm bleeding "Onii-chan you're bleeding." She whined, softly. Ami held onto her sister, the best she could, as her life slipped by slowly.
"I'm ok, really I don't feel anything." Lie. "You're not going to leave me, I won't let you." Lie.
Amu said, as tears formed in to her eyes, as she held on to her sister as she slowly died.
"Amu-" Ami whispered her sisters name softly, as her life passed on, leaving her sister with a bloody empty shell.
"Amu are you okay? You look like you saw a ghost." Michiko said, when she finally got Amu's attention back. Amu looked at her, tears falling down her face.
"Sorry, I got distracted." Amu said, and rubbed her tears away.
"When will I get to meet your little sister?" Blonde asked, seeing it would be worse to just ask why Amu was crying. "Oh, also the contest starts in thirty." The honey blond said looking at her happily.
"You won't, she was murdered nine years ago, on October 29, 2004." Amu said, it shocked the shop keeper and Michiko.
"I'm sorry I did not know." Michiko said sadly and look down at the floor.
"It's okay. Now let's get going, since I can't back out from this singing contest, but you so owe me. Oh, I know how to get back at you! You just have to do it with me" Amu said and headed out of the store, smiling.
"That's cruel Amu!" Michiko said, with a pout then a shrugged. "That's what I get for trying to be sneaky, so what song did you choose to sing?"
"Little White Church by Little Big Town." Amu said with a grin, and looked at her as she walked out letting the honey blond lead her to where they would be sing.
They sat there watching the others, some were good and others were not that great, but at least they tried. Amu soon felt Michiko grab her hand and pulled her toward the stage, when she herd the man on stage say "nest up we have the Deadly Tigers!"
Amu rolled her eyes at the name.
"Oh, you're getting it when we get home!" The pinkette said as they walked on stage.
"So what song will be you galls be singing?" The man asked the two girls.
"Little White Church by Little Big Town." Amu said with a sweet smile, as the man nodded and got the back ground music ready. Amu Listening to the beat and kept time until the right moment then began to sing, into the microphone.
You've been singing, that same old song
Far too long, far too long
Say you'll buy me a shiny ring
But your words don't mean a thing
No more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
Til' you take me down
(take me down) Michiko sang.
You better take me down
(take me down) Michiko sang.
Take me down to the little white church
Take me down
(take me down) Michiko sang.
Take me down
(take me down) Michiko sang.
Take me down to the little white church
Take me down...
(Michiko sings)
You can't ride this gravy train,
anymore, anyway
There's a price for keeping me
I might be cheap, but I ain't free
Now more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
Come on! Amu sang
(Amu sings)
Charming devil, silver tongue
Had your fun, now you're done
Mama warned me 'bout your games
She don't like you anyways
No more calling me baby
No more loving like crazy
No more chicken and gravy
I ain't gonna have your baby
(Amu and Michiko sings)
Take me down to the little white church, take me down,
Take me down, take me down to the little white church,
take me down, take me down, take me down, take me down to the little white church,
take me down to the little white church, take me down to the little white church
Through the whole song neither Amu nor Michiko messed up on their parts. Once the song was over everyone that was in the area exploded into applause. Amu then realized that the once half empty area was now almost over crowded with people
"Wow! Now that's what I have to say is good team work, and singing skill!" The announcer boomed into his microphone, as the two girls walked off stage not knowing someone in the audience had recorded their performance and was up loading it to the internet.
Amu looked at Michiko, as they headed out of the mall. It was getting late and both of them where going to get into trouble if they didn't get home soon.
"That was awesome who know you were that good at singing! I mean, come on that was freaking awesome! When their faces changed so quickly it was like someone shoved a happy pill down their throats!" Michiko said, almost laughing as she got in to the car and started it.
"That was funny, but don't ever do that again please." Amu said, with a smile as they drove home for the night. Both, girls went in to the house and went to Amu's room. They talked for a bit before passing out, on the bed. Momiji and Midori walked in to Amu's room after they got home only to see them sleeping, walking over quietly she set Amu's clock to go off at six-thirty am so they would be at school on time.
Author's Note- I do not own Shugo Chara or the song in this story but I hoped you enjoyed it.
Find out what happens in the next chapter, and the fact that the two soon to be sisters start school the very next day.
The fifth chapter is coming along!
Jemmy- *Bawling* Poor Ami! Poor Amu's daddy! Poor everyone, but the bad guy! *Bawling still*
