Heather: Chapter 10! I love you all and I do not own Shugo Chara or any of it's characters! By the way do not worry! THIS IS AN AMUTO! By the way I am adding another character, sorry... but it is true! Okay, onward!
//Note: Is the next morning.//
High School Nightmare
Chapter 10: Yokumo Shibaki: The Childhood Friend
(Amu's POV)
Nagehiko and I were walking towards the school, and we saw a large group of people circling around someone. I blinked, and looked at Nagehiko. "What's all the commotion about? Do you know Nagehiko-nii?" I asked him, for I was to call him that in public, just in case. "Nope, no idea." He replied, and we both decided to get a closer look. I stopped immediately when I saw who the person was.
He was equally as beautiful as Nagehiko, his hair was dark gold, and came to just above his shoulders. He opened large eyes that were very much like a girls', and they were bright emerald green. He had perfect peach skin, and he stood tall, leaning against the school's gate wall. He smiled, which made him look even more like I girl, and I wondered if I was the only one who knew that he was a boy.
"E-Eto! Are you a boy or girl?!" I girl suddenly shouted, and he just smiled at her. "Why, I'm a boy of course." He replied to her in a husky voice, similar to Ikuto's, yet a little bit less deep. The girls squealed and the boys dispersed, some a bit reluctantly, and then he continued standing there. I was still back a bit, and I felt a presence, so I turned to see Francesca standing there.
"What's going on? Why is everyone being so noisy?" She complained, and I looked at her curiously. Then I looked back to the boy, and I saw him open his mouth to speak again, so I strained to hear. "Does anyone here know Hachimo Francesca?" He asked, and I saw many of the girls turn and search for her, and when they spotted her next to me, they pointed her out. He looked over the sea of girls and he grinned, and then pushed through them and over to us. "Shi-kun?"
I turned to Francesca, I had never heard her add an honorific to someone's name that I could think of at the moment. "Hey, Frankie-chan." He said, and a bright smile crossed his face, and he reached out and gathered her into his arms, pulling her against him tightly, and he buried his face into her hair. She was frozen stiff, her eyes were wide yet they weren't shocked, and I noticed many girls glaring at her.
When he pulled away, he pulled at the top purple layer of her hair playfully. "You dyed your hair. That's a change." He looked her up and down, and I saw her fold her arms over her stomach awkwardly. He blinked at her and his eyes softened as they rested on her stomach, but he immediately turned to me and smiled. "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Yokumo Shibaki. I'm Frankie-chan's childhood friend." He said with a smile, and I heard many of the girls squeal.
"Why are you here Shibaki?" Francesca asked, and he turned back to her with his big eyes, making even me blush lightly. "I'm transferring here." He said, and her eyes widened considerably. "Um, I'll leave you two alone then." I said with a small bow, and then I began to turn, but I felt a grip on my arm. "No, it's fine Anju. I'm done talking to Shibaki now." Francesca said, and Shibaki frowned. "Where did the blondie come from?" I heard a deep voice complain, and I turned to see Ikuto there, glaring at Shibaki.
"Oh please, you know who Shibaki is, Ikuto." Francesca scolded him, and he rolled his eyes. "Right right, anyways..." He cut his eyes to Shibaki, Francesca, and then to me. "I'm walking you to homeroom." He said, and then he placed his arm around my shoulders and began walking, taking me away from the scene.
"Why are you taking me to my homeroom? It doesn't start for twenty more minutes!" I complained, and Ikuto smirked down at me. "The last girl I did this to struggled a lot more than you."He commented, and I decided to work him up a bit. "Oh, you mean Hinamori Amu-chan ne?" I asked him with a small smirk on my face, and he froze. "How do you..." He began, and he just stared down at my seemingly innocent face.
"Nagehiko-nii told me. He's her best friend after all. He told me that you tortured her so much that she went to live with her aunt for a while." I said, and his face dropped a little. "Is that so? Well, I hardly did anything." He replied, and my eye twitched. My ass you hardly did anything. I thought, and then I shook my head slightly and looked up at him. "So now what are you going to do?" I asked him, and he looked down at me with shock.
"Excuse me Tsukiyomi-senpai, but what are you doing with Anju-chan?" I heard Nagehiko ask, and I turned to him as Ikuto dropped his arm. "Nagehiko-nii!" I cried out of surprise, and I rushed over to his side, and he scowled at Ikuto. "Stay away from her." He growled before we both turned and began walking away, and I faintly heard Ikuto call. "I love a challenge!" I smiled at Nagehiko, and he smirked. "Yeah, so do I." I whispered when we were long out of earshot, even for a cat.
Lunchtimes!
I was walking to the lunchroom, yet I was all alone today. I assumed that everyone had already gotten there, and just as I reached the cafeteria, a voice stopped me. "Ne ne, Anju-chan." I turned to see the boy from this morning smiling at me from behind. He waved and he smiled even wider, and then I noticed his outfit. He was wearing a loose white dress shirt, un-tucked, and a loose red tie. He had on some skinny black jeans, and some black converse. How mismatching... I thought as I waved at him awkwardly.
"Your name is Anju-chan ne?" He asked, and I nodded, "And you are friends with Frankie-chan?" He asked, and I nodded again. "I see..." He opened his big eyes and he looked like he was plotting something, and I flinched. "She sure is... different." He said, and I tilted my head to the side. "What do you mean? What was she like?" I asked, and I saw a small light shine in his eyes.
"Well, when we were little she was always so stubborn, but in middle school she got a little different." He pulled out a small picture and I walked towards him to see it, and my jaw dropped. "Is that Francesca?!" I cried, and I stared at the photo of a flat-chested girl with inky black hair that came a few inches past her shoulders. It was in pig-tails and she had large round glasses and no lip-ring.
He nodded and smiled and pulled the picture back to look at it himself. "You keep that in your wallet everywhere you go?" I asked, and he blushed slightly and held it to him protectively. "She was just so cute is all!" He tried to protect himself, but I smiled. "You love Francesca, don't you?" I asked him with a small smile, and he looked very gentle as he smiled. He nodded, and then he placed the photo into his pocket.
"I haven't seen her in so long, can you tell me whatever you know about her?" He asked, and I just stared at him, but then I smiled and nodded. "I'll help if I can, I don't know her that well." I replied, and he nodded back at me. "Well, I know that you should be outright about your feelings, since she seems to like that." I said, and then I looked up at him.
"Sorry, but I really don't know much more than that." I apologized, and he simply nodded and smiled back at me. "Yeah, go eat lunch. I'm sorry for bothering you so suddenly, Anju-chan. I'll see you tomorrow though."He said, and then he walked away, and I walked back to the cafeteria.
End of the Day
"Anju-chan!" I heard Nagehiko call, so I turned and he smiled, and he was being followed by Kukai, Tadase, Yaya, and of course Rima. "I wanted to introduce you to the guardians, my friends... the ones I told you about." He said, and I nodded and smiled brightly at them, making the boys' faces turn light red. "I'm Fujisaki Anju. I'm Nagehiko-nii's little sister." I said, and they all smiled.
"Heya Anju-chi!" Yaya called, and she ran up and saluted me. "My name is Yuiki Yaya! And this is Pepe-chan!" She said, and then Ran, Miki, and Suu popped out. "My name is Rainko! This is Micki, and that's Suki!" Ran shouted, and they all smiled. "My name is Souma Kukai, and this is Daichi." Kukai greeted me next, and I smiled. "My name is Hotori Tadase, and this is Kiseki." Tadase greeted me last, and I nodded at him.
"And I know Rima-chan already." I said, and she shared a small smirk in my direction before her face turned blank again. "It's a pleasure to meet all of you." I said, and then I bowed. "Can we go now Nagehiko-nii?" I asked, and he smiled and nodded and we both turned and began to walk away.
Next Day, End of Day (Sorry for jumping around)
I was walking through the school courtyard, the breeze blowing my hair about crazily, and I squeezed my eyes shut for one moment, and then... BAM! I stumbled back a few steps and looked up to see him, Tsukiyomi Ikuto. "What are you still doing here?" He asked, leaning down so that his face was close to mine. "I was asked for clean up duty to day is all! Why are you he-" He covered my mouth with his hand and he was completely still.
"Do you hear that? It sounds like Shibaki and Frankie." He said, and I looked up at him, how could he hear them? I couldn't hear a thing. He pulled us behind a tree, me against him, and he turned his head and looked back, I peeked around him as well, and sure enough there was Shibaki and Francesca. "We should go, we shouldn't snoop." I whispered, and he looked at me.
"You are such a hypocrite, you spied on us." He accused, and then he turned back to them and I frowned and watched as well. "What did you need Shibaki?" Francesca asked, looking up at him carefully, today he was wearing the school uniform, and his hair was back in a pony tail at the nape of his neck, a little bit not pulled back framing his face. "I wanted to tell you something Frankie-chan." He said, and she looked up at him expectantly, and then he swiftly leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.
I felt my jaw drop, and I watched her expression carefully. Her eyes weren't the least bit alert, and they weren't even wide, but when his hand cupped her cheek, she closed them and leaned into the kiss herself. I stuck my tongue out with disgust, and then he pulled away. "Is it true what everyone is saying?" He asked her, his eyes flying to her stomach, and she sighed. "Yes."
He looked at her with disappointment, and his eyes softened. "Would you let me help? I have liked you for the longest time Frankie-chan. Will you be my girlfriend, so that I can protect you always?" He asked,a small look of anger in his eyes, and I watched as Francesca's blank face turned sad, happy, and then tears began to fall down her cheeks. "O-Of course!" She cried, throwing her arms around his neck, and he smiled as his arms wrapped around her as well.
"Let's go Tsukiyomi-senpai." I whispered, and he smirked down at me and then he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, and then he swooped me up into his arms bridal style and then he got cat ears and he leapt off silently. I thought for a moment, and then I smirked with an idea. I wrapped my arms around him tightly and buried my face into his chest as if I were scared.
"What, you scared of heights or do you just want to get close to me?" He asked with a chuckle, and I tightened my grip. "Shut up." I mumbled, and he chuckled again. Soon I felt my hair stop moving, and I pulled my head away to see that he had landed on the porch right outside Nagehiko's room, and he set me down. I looked up at him, and I smiled. "Thanks... Ikuto-kun." I said, the words left a bad aftertaste in my mouth, but they were effective, he let his expression turn to one that was shocked.
I stood on my tip-toes and pressed my lips tenderly and softly against his cheek, and then I smiled and opened the door. Yet before I had a chance to walk inside, my arm was gripped and I was yanked over to Ikuto. He stared at me fiercely, and then he leaned down and slammed his lips into mine. I was frozen from his sudden action, and I couldn't pull away.
When he finally pulled his head back, he narrowed his eyes as he stared into mine. "You're Amu... aren't you?" I felt my heart stop beating and my face pale. "W-What are you talking about?" I asked him, trying to back away, but he still had my wrist in his hand, and now his other arm wrapped around my waist, keeping me in place. "You are, I can tell by the feel of your lips against mine." He accused, and I kept a confused look on my face.
"I don't know what you are talking about Tsukiyomi-senpai!" I yelped, beginning to struggle in his arms, but he held tighter. "I am not Hinamori Amu! I am Fujisaki Anju! I told you that! What kind of person is so un-trusting?!" I cried, feeling the tears well up in my eyes, and I looked up at him, directly in the eyes as the first tears fell, and shock crossed his face, and he released me.
He jumped away from the house and I chuckled and wiped my eyes. "That was a close one." Nagehiko said from inside, I walked in and he was leaning against the wall where the door slid open, and he looked at me with serious eyes. "Yeah, but I don't think that he knows." I said, taking the hair tie out, letting my hair flow down my back, and I looked back at Nagehiko with equal seriousness.
"Why don't you change now? And take those contacts out, I want to see your pretty eyes, Amu-chan." Nagehiko said with a smile as he closed the door, and I smiled back and nodded as I walked over to the bedroom that was linked with my own, and I walked in and closed the door firmly. He's obviously curious now, I need to be a bit more careful... But, he is surely falling for me. I thought with a smirk as I took the contacts and looked at my large golden eyes in the full-length mirror.
Heather: R&R everyone! Thank you for reading!