Thanks for all of your reviews! [which means about 3 of them] But they're comments nonetheless! Also, those comments give me the strength to go on! So I hope you enjoy this one as well! It takes place on Utau's birthday and Amu's last day in Seiyo, unfortunately. This idea was produced from the help of.. duh-duh-duh-duh!! xxxUtauloverxxx

Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara or any of the characters in said anime.

Yoru's Lesson Number Four! Sneaky Business!

Ikuto smiled in his sleep, even though he had slept for almost two whole days. Yoru would let him sleep in, he had done a great job in Lesson Three the day before and he deserved it.. until Utau came bursting through the door.

"Ikuto~~! Get up, today's a special day!" a girl with long blond hair in two ponytails came in and grabbed Ikuto by the shoulders, shaking him quite violently.

"Ahh~!" Ikuto yelled, waving his arms. "Gee, I told you not to do that!" he scolded, brushing his shoulders off. "Now, what do you want?"

The girl started to get watery eyes, looking to Ikuto. "You forgot this special day?..." she paused, making a pouting face. "Fine! I don't care!" she screeched.

Ikuto sighed and then sat up straight. "Oh yeah, it's your birthday today, huh Utau?"

"Huh!? Huh!? So you don't remember!" Utau whined, on the verge of bursting into tears.

"N-no! I meant that to make sure it was!" Ikuto apologized, trying to fix his earlier mistake.

"So you weren't sure!?" Utau complained, jumping up and hugging Ikuto around the waist. "Muu~, you're so mean!"

Then why are you hugging me? Ikuto thought and gave a worried look as he tried to correct himself... again. "Ah, so congrats on turning eight!" he said, quickly changing the subject.

Utau hugged him tighter, pouting slightly. "Gee! You're such a dunce!" she yelled, snuggling his waist.

Ikuto wanted to insult her back, but since it was her birthday he refrained against it. "Sure, but why get me up so early?" he asked, rubbing his head. "I thought you wanted your party to be at night."

"I wanted you to help set stuff up, Ikuto! You are my big brother!" Utau said, smiling thoughtfully, though it was just a look to get his pity.

"I know, but can't this wait? I'm beat..," Ikuto said and sighed, trying to pry the girl off his waist. "Look, if you don't let go, you won't have a big brother anymore.."

"You're beat!? But you've been sleeping for a whole day!" Utau moaned, playing on her fake tears. "I don't wanna!" she screeched, holding onto him tighter.

"Whole day? You're exaggerating..," Ikuto mumbled, coughing softly now. "Seriously, if you don't let go you might suffocate me!"

"I'm telling the truth! A whole day of sleeping! Mom said not to disturb you, so you owe me for making me wait!" Utau fussed, finally letting go of him with a defiant pout.

"I don't owe you for sleeping! I was worn out the day before, I have a right to sleep!" Ikuto argued back, his hands on his sides.

"Oh, would you two stop," a voice called from down the hall, then said something else, "and Ikuto? Could you go pick up a couple of things from the store for Utau's birthday?"

"Ugh, ok Mom," Ikuto called back running out of the room and out onto the street. "Gee, I still feel like the living dead," he moaned, rubbing his eyes.

"Well, I can't say you don't look it, either, nya," Yoru said, looking pittifully at the boy.

"Ikuto-kun~!" called a voice from behind, quite a ways behind too.

Ikuto looked backward to see that strawberry hair he'd come to love. "A-Amu-chan?" he asked, stopping as he waited for her to catch up. "What's wrong?" he asked, seeing as how she looked quite worried.

"I.... I wanted to tell you..," Amu paused to take a breather, then continued, "that I'm leaving today."

"What?!" Ikuto asked, almost falling over. "Wh-why?" he asked, composing himself a bit better to hide his surprise.

"My family and I were only coming here on vacation, but our time is up," Amu said sadly with a sigh to boot, scuffing her shoe on the sidewalk.

"Ah, that's too bad..," Ikuto gornaed and stuffed his hands in his pockets, hiding his weariness as well.

"My parents said I could spend the day with you though, if that's alright?" Amu asked, her honey glazed eyes staring up at him.

Ikuto gulped, he couldn't say no, but he couldn't say yes either. If she did accompony him, she'd have to come to the party. If she was seen, Utau would tear her apart like a hungry bear... "Um, well, my sister's birthday is today. If you don't mind coming, I guess you could."

"Yay!" Amu shouted, wrapping her arms tightly around his. She was too happy to hear his sigh of depression.

Ikuto sighed, he didn't know what to do in such a situation!! Then, he got an idea. I can keep them away from each other!

PARTY TIME!

Ikuto looked around, silently coming out of his room with Amu's hand in his. He had to spot Utau. Somewhere, anywhere! It made him feel very uneasy not knowing wehre she was located...

Yoru chuckled, then floated in front of Ikuto. "Time for lesson four, nya!" he shouted, turning with his back facing Ikuto. "Time for you to learn how to spy and sneak! be stealthy, nya!"

Ikuto gave him a stern look that said he wasn't in the mood, but he supposed he had to or Yoru would claw his face in.

Amu looked around brightly, she had never been in Ikuto-kun's house before. It was beautiful, but not too big. It made her feel homey, even though it wasn't her house.

Ikuto finally caught sight of Utau, all dressed up in a classy gown fit for a princess. He sighed in annoyance, then looked to Amu. He quickly led her down stairs, but hid behind something every time Utau looked in his direction.

He gulped and looked around, then positioned Amu in a hiding spot. "Stay here," he whispered and zoomed opff over to Utau, falsely smiling. "Hey Utau," he said, trying to hide his guilty look.

Utau swirled around, a gigabtic grin across her face. "Ikuto-kun!!" she shouted loudly, hugging him around the neck. Then, a sound came from behind.

"I thought you said this was your sister's party..," Amu said in bewilderment and hurt voice. Crap...

"Umm...," Ikuto murmured, a shocked/fearful look on his face.

Utau got a maddened expression,. letting go of Ikuto and trailing acorss the room to meet face to face with this mysterious strawberry. "I am his sister! Got a problem with it!?" she shouted, putting her hands on her waist.

"Yeah! I do!" Amu yelled back, pouting and glaring straight at Uatu.

"Oh no..," Ikuto muttered in the background of the fight, gulping deeply.

A little afterwards... (this won't be good)

A peice of cake flew through the air and smashed the wall, inches away from the blond girl's head. "Why you... how dare you! Get out of my house!!" she whined, literally kicking the pinkette out the door, slamming it behind her. She began to run up the stairs after yelling "You ruined everything!" at Ikuto, slamming her door.

Ikuto, wishing this hadn't happened at all, opened the front door a crack. Great.. Amu was crying too. "A-Amu?..." he asked, a slight depressed tone hidden in the words.

Amu got up, then ran off, yelling, "I don't wanna talk to you!"

Why was everyone gettin mad at him? What had he done? He grew angry at the conept of everyone getting mad at him, but he was laso sad. He had made Amu sad on her last day, and now that he thought about it he started to blame himself. Though, she had asked to come with him, had she not? So, in another sense he still didn't think it was his fault at all.

Yoru came up to him, about to shout something before Ikuto flicked him. "Yeah, yeah, I fail.., I'm not in the mood for it Yoru..," he grunted, glumly making his way up with stairs and into his room. After inside, he locked the door. Also locking out his cat chara.

Obviously, this lesson ended in compelte failure.. and a girl's temper tanturam.... Guess we should stamp a big F on Ikuto's head, huh?

Good? Sorry if it's a bit rushed, but it's better than nothing, right? Heheh, could you send some ideas for the fifth lesson? I'd appreciate it :3

R&R please!