Lily: WELCOME TO CHAPTER 10! OMG! If you've made it this far, please leave a review telling me so. I just like hearing from you guys ^^ Speaking of which... I've decided to make a challenge for all of you...

Ikuto: Oh gosh...

Odelle: I actually agree with Ikuto on this...Uh oh...

Lily: *cough* Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted -glares at Odelle and ikuto- I was going to tell you how I will now only post the new chapter when I get at least two reviews. (yes, TWO. That way I have plenty of time to come up with ideas because it is HARD to come up with new ideas o.o ...which is kind of why this is a chapter...sorries ^^')

Odelle: Oh, that's not...as bad as I thought...

Ikuto: Yeah, it could be worse... anyway, This is last time we'll mention this since you get the idea, but Lily doesn't own anything Shugo Chara.

I woke up the next morning to see Ikuto facing me with his eyes closed. I screamed and scrambled out of bed, looking like I'd just seen a serial killer in my room. He opened one eye and smirked.

"Boo." he said. He was obviously very proud of himself. I looked around the room to make sure I fell asleep in Utau's room, and sure enough, I had.

"What the heck are you doing in here?" I whispered loudly. I was so ticked at him, yet too in shock still to do anything. My breathing was still uneven and I could feel the hairs on my body sticking up.

"It got cold last night and you're warm." he said coolly, still smirking. That pushed me over the edge. I got up, ripped him out from under the covers, but before I could push him out, I saw he didn't have a shirt, or really anything except boxers. My face instantly went rosy, so I closed my eyes and threw him even harder out. "I see you're not accustomed to seeing guys like this." he said plainly through the door.

"You're right, AND I NEVER WANT TO BE!" I yelled. "Now go and get into some clothes so I can have a conversation with you!" I said as I locked the door. I heard him chuckle.

"But it was so nice laying there with you." he stated flirtatiously. I felt my cheeks get bright red. Within seconds I heard something fall onto the floor. I looked through the crack of the door to see Ikuto holding his stomach and laughing. I opened the door and gave him a real reason to hold his stomach, with a hard kick. He immediately stopped laughing and started to groan in pain.

"I don't know who taught you such awful manners, but I hope to fix you up before we find your father!" I yelled before slamming the door closed. I turned around and saw that there was a plain, shiny blue egg on the sheet of the bed. We must not have seen it since it was under the blankets. "Oh my gosh…" I practically whispered. When I realized what it was I yelled it again and again. "OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! IKUTO! IKUTO COME SEE THIS!" I yelled as I swung open the door. He was standing at his doorway with just a pair of pants on, but I didn't care. I grabbed his hand and pulled him in, showing him the egg.

"Well would you looky there…" he said examining it. "Odelle, I think you just gave birth to the second embryo." he said in a quiet, breathy, serious tone. I saw a look in his eyes. There was something in his eyes. I didn't know what it was though. It gave me shivers down my spine, though, so I knew it couldn't be good.

"Ikuto, can I have my back?" I said in my reasoning voice. He snapped out of whatever it was.

"Of course. Sorry." he said as he handed it back. I just couldn't get myself to believe it was the embryo he had told me about when he explained about the guardian character stuff. Something in me knew it wasn't the embryo; I didn't know how, I just knew.

"So what time are we leaving tomorrow?" I asked, trying to change the subject. He smirked, obviously seeing what I was trying to do.

"We'll leave at noon towards Rome. The orchestra starts there for this season."

"Well, we'll have to be sure to do as the Romans do." I joked. He did a small laugh.

"That was a pathetic joke." he said bluntly, still smiling. I nodded.

"Wow…time sure has flown here, huh?" I said out of the blue.

"It has hasn't it?" he said rhetorically. He got an expression on his face that I hadn't seen before. "How would you like to spend the day with Amu and Rima and Utau? I figure it's your last full day here, so why not?" he said. I felt my eyes grow wide with excitement as I reached up and gave him a huge hug.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" I said before rushing to grab my phone.

Ikuto Pov:

It felt odd having her hug me when I was indecent to be anywhere but home or a guy-friend's house. She reminded me so much of Amu in a more mature version. I felt my heart beat once extremely hard, as though it'd skipped a beat at this thought. I brushed it off, though, since I knew it couldn't be. I love Amu; the girl who risked everything to save me from myself. However, I can't say that I won't feel that whoever ends up with Odelle isn't lucky; she's quite an amazing girl.

Odelle finished her call and looked at me again. Her smile quickly turned into bright red cheeks and shock, realizing I didn't have a shirt yet. She was such a fickle girl, but I could have fun with that.

"What? You were the one who dragged me into your room while I was shirtless." I said in a jokingly defensive tone. Her eyes went into more embarrassment when she realized that I wasn't lying, either.

"Eh-eh, eh-eh." she tried, but couldn't get anything out. She ended up just pulling her eyes away all together. I took this time and skillfully walked until I was right behind her. I puffed a bit of air on her ear, causing her to quickly turn around with a small scream. I held my arm out in case she had slipped, which she had. Unlike with Amu, though, she just brought me down with hr. It ended up with me on top and her on bottom, both of us just sitting there on the ground. This predicament oddly reminded me of the second time I ever met Amu in the home-ec's classroom. The biggest difference is that while Amu was just gazing into my eyes with the slightest blush, Odelle was beet red and freaking out on the inside. Of course, when it happened to Amu I was wearing a shirt, so it was understandable how Odelle could have this reaction. Because of this, I decided I could easily have fun with this as well, but I would be nice and just get off of her. There was a physical sense of relief to Odelle when I got off, so it was obvious she was happy about it. After a few moments of silence, Odelle's phone rang saying Amu and all them were here to get her and take her to Amu's. I was disappointed, since I could have far more fun with this.

Lily: Like I said...it was a short chapter..BUT! it had plenty of true-Ikuto moments :D That's gotta count for something, right? Plus, I mean, he's shirtless, so you ALL know you liked that XD

Ikuto: And you call me the perv...

Odelle: She's not being a perv! You're like, even more loved than Amu on your show, so she's pleasing her fans! There's a difference!

Ikuto: so...the fans are pervs?

Both girls: -face palm- Word. Twister. We didn't say that...

Ikuto: Whatever.

Lily: Anywho, remember the challenge guys. From now on I need to reviews per chapter for the next one to post. ;)