Hello peoples! WOW it's been a long time! I don't really know why I haven't updated until now. (Layla: Yeah, you do. It's because you're a lazy fat a- Me: Layla! D,: I'm not fat...) Well, apparently my writing is WAY too predictable, because I had a total of three people guess what the new egg would be and all three were half-right. None you guys got all of it but you got half. But ANYWAYS. Hope it's worth the wait! And P.S. In case you didn't realize(which I highly doubt you didn't) the new Chara belongs to me. But Shugo Chara doesn't. I'm not that awesome... Yet. :)

Shugo Chara: Ikuto Returns

Chapter 11

"This can't be happening," I whispered. "This can't be happening. It just can't!"

Ikuto sat up beside me and brushed his hair out of his face. "What's up, Amu? Making all this racket at seven in the morning."

The morning sunlight flowed through the window and fell onto Ikuto's face, making him look even more angelic than usual. My heart leapt at the handsome man before me.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Suddenly, a Shugo Chara floated in front of my face. She had hair the same color as mine with golden eyes like me. She wore a Gothic Lolita dress and a cross choker was wrapped around her neck. Her teeth were slightly pointed. She had a pink-and-purple striped tail with cat ears to match.

"Hey-nya!" the Chara exclaimed. "My name's Chesire, but you can call me Chess!" (A/N: Yes, yes, VERY creative name.)

I stared. And stared. And stared. Chess sweat-dropped.

"Why do I have another Chara?" I exclaimed. "What am I, a hen?!"

Chess giggled. "No, silly! I represent your love for Ikuto! Hence the cat ears and tail."

Ikuto smirked. "Your love for me, huh?" He crawled up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist, and placed his chin on my shoulder. "I like her."

He'd obviously forgotten our deal about waiting until I'd broken up with Tadase.

But truthfully, I was as well. More so by the second.

Something inside me changed and I suddenly had pink-and-purple cat ears and a tail. My ears twitched and I turned to face Ikuto. My tail waved in the air.

"Oh, Ikuto, why do you tempt me so?" I sat on his lap, placed my hands against his chest, and licked his neck.

As if reacting to me being a cat, Ikuto also Chara Changed. He tossed me off of him so I ended up lying on my back, shocked. He jumped on top of me, hovering above me. His tail flicked back and forth playfully and he stuck his tongue out at me. I grinned toothily and placed my hands on his chest again.

After that, I pretty much attacked him.

I shoved Ikuto off of me and jumped onto him in quick succession. With a cat-like grin, I leaned toward his throat and gently nipped him, leaving a trail of bites across his neck.

Ikuto tipped my chin up to his face and licked my lips gently. He looked me in the eyes and leaned forward.

And my cat features disappeared.

I blinked once before screaming and launching myself off of Ikuto. He sat up and started slowly crawling towards me with a smirk on his lips. "Aw, Amu, I wasn't done yet."

"Well, I am," I replied. I turned to Chess. "What was that for?!"

Chess smiled and replied, "Well, your position was romantic, and you were blushing, so really, the question is why not?"

I turned red. "Why, you-"

Ikuto leaped onto me from behind and put his chin on my shoulder again. "Amu, let's do that again. I was having fun." He was still in his Chara Change. Before I could move away, Ikuto licked my neck. I was suddenly as red as a cherry.

"I-I-Ikuto!" I exclaimed.

"Hmm?" he replied, licking my neck again. I bit my lip. Why was I enjoying this?!

"You know, Amu," he began. Another lick, this time higher. "Chess just might be-" higher "-my favorite of-" at my jawline now "-your Charas." His lips hovered over mine. "But I love you even more." He leaned closer.

I shoved him away and screamed, "Pervert!"

Ikuto's feline features disappeared and he smirked. "I thought we were done with you calling me a pervert." I didn't respond. Instead, I blushed like crazy.

"I-I'm going to the store!" I exclaimed, bursting out of the bedroom like I was on fire. "Ran! Miki! Suu! Dia! Chess!"

With my five Shugo Charas in tow, I charged out of my apartment.

That's when I realized I didn't need to buy anything.

I sighed and simply walked down the street.

I didn't even realize where I was going until I got to the park.

A little girl was standing nect to a boy, both in about fifth grade. They were holding hands shyly. The sight made me smile softly.

And then an eighth grade boy ran up behind the girl, picked her up, and charged away. The girl screamed. The younger boy chased after them.

I was about to follow-no way was anyone getting kidnapped while I was there. But then I saw the twinkle of love in the girl's eyes.

Love that wasn't there when she'd been holding the young boy's hand.

"Hey, Akio, let me go!" the young girl yelled.

The teenaged boy laughed. "No way, Ayumi! I'm having way too much fun!" He threw her over his shoulder and ran toward a tree, laughing loudly.

"Akio Kurosaki, let Ayumi go!" the younger boy exclaimed.

Akio laughed once again. "If you can catch me, I will!"

Right after he said that, he promptly climbed up the tree with Ayumi slung over his shoulder, her almost playful screams piercing the air. the young boy on the ground was jumping up and down with his arms above his head, trying to reach her. Unfortunately for him, he was several feet too short.

Continuing to chuckle, Akio adjusted Ayumi so he was holding her bridal-style. He pulled her close. Ayumi wrapped her arms around his neck so she wouldn't fall.

"Oh, Todo!" Akio called. The young boy on the ground looked up. "Look how close Ayumi's holding me. I might steal her away from you." Akio twirled Ayumi's hair around his index finger. She undoubtedly would've smacked him away if he wasn't the only thing that kept her on that branch; she certainly didn't want him to fall.

As amusing as this was, I decided I'd better stop them.

I walked up behind Todo. "Akio-san, is it?"

Todo whirled around and looked up at me, blushing as if he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Ayumi was as red as him, embarrassed that anyone but the two boys had seen her in this position. Akio raised an eyebrow and cocked his head to the side. Almost like a cat.

"Yeah. If I might ask, who are you?"

I smiled brightly. "My name is Amu Hinamori."

Akio nodded. "So, Amu, what do you need?"

I felt a twinge of annoyance at the fact that a fourteen-year-old boy was calling me Amu when I was at least nine years older than him, but I ignored it.

"You should probably get down from there," I said. "You might fall."

He smirked. "Trust me. I'm not gonna fall."

Something told me he wasn't lying.

"Well, better safe than sorry," I pressed. "Besides, if you fall, Ayumi-chan would probably get hurt, too."

A flurry of emotions ran through his eyes at that moment. First, anger at the fact that I'd insinuated he couldn't protect Ayumi. Then hesitation replaced it as he questioned his ability to do so. Replacing that was worry for Ayumi's well-being. Finally, resignation appeared when he realized that I had a point.

With a sigh of exasperation, Akio held Ayumi tighter and jumped gracefully from the tree. He looked up at me and said, "Happy?"

I smiled. "Very."

Using the distraction I created, Ayumi scrambled away from Akio and over to me. She bowed deeply. "Thank you, Hinamori-san. That was very nice of you."

I replied, "No problem, Ayumi-chan. Believe it or not, when I was your age, this happened to me a lot."

Her head shot up and she stared at me with widened eyes. "Really?" she exclaimed.

I laughed. "More than I can remember. That and so much more."

Ayumi grinned brightly. "I thought I was alone in this! You have no idea how happy you just made me!"

I watched the excited young girl for a few more moments before turning and walking away.

"Wait! Amu!"

I stopped and turned around, irritated that the teenager didn't use honorifics. "Yes, Akio?" I said, accentuating his name to show I wasn't using honorifics. He'll get annoyed too.

I couldn't be any more wrong.

He smirked. Like he was trying not to laugh. But then he became serious. "You know... I wouldn't have let her get hurt."

And when I looked into his eyes, I saw love.

Akio loved Ayumi.

My breath caught as I remembered my fifth grade year. Ikuto... Easter... X-eggs... Death Rebel... Amusement park...

My bangs fell in front of my eyes. "That's what you think now. But things happen. Things that you can't avoid. And as time goes on, you'll find you can't protect her from everything." I lifted my head and looked into his eyes.

"And one of these days, you'll have to protect her from yourself."

Akio's eyes widened in surprise. "Y... You're lying!"

I smiled sadly. "I wish I was."

He stared at the ground in disbelief and... was that fear?

"However."

His head shot back up.

"After seeing your reaction to everything I've said, I think you can do it." My mind flicked back to Ikuto with X-eggs surrounding him in his Death Rebel transformation, about to attack while I stood in front of the merry-go-round in the amusement park. "Just... Be careful."

Akio stared at me. "What?" I asked, shifting uncomfortably.

He shook his head, smiling wistfully. "Nothing. It's just... You're just like Ayumi, you know that? Nice, sassy, and you're so..." His eyes widened and he shut up.

I grinned softly. "You remind me of someone I know."

Akio smirked. "Is that a good thing?"

Ikuto. Before I could stop it, a firey blush rushed to my cheeks. I crossed my arms and looked away. "D-D-Definitely not! He'd aggravating, stubborn, perverted, and he makes me-" He makes me love him anyways. My eyes widened as a growing list of Ikuto's strong point ran through my mind. I blushed even deeper.

"So, in other words, you love him?"

I flinched and stared at Akio. "He's smart," Miki said.

"Very," Ran agreed.

"Amu, why are you denying it?" Chess whined.

Before I could utter a word, Akio laughed. "If I really am like this person you love, then you are exactly like Ayumi. I can make her blush and stutter just like that. What's this guy's name, anyways? Maybe I can get some tips."

I glared at him and said, "As if I'd tell!"

Akio made a puppy-dog face. "Please, Amu?"

"No!" I exclaimed. "And do you know how rude it is to not use any honorifics without my permission?!"

He smirked. "Does it bother you, Amu?"

I was fuming. "Just go back to your friends!" I started to storm away.

"Wait!" I paused.

"What now?"

Akio was quiet for a moment. "It was nice meeting you today."

I looked at him from the corner of my eyes and softened. "It was nice to meet you too."

And then I walked back home, reminiscing on the days when I was in fifth grade and helplessly in love.

Even though I hadn't known it yet.

Done! So... Yeah. This was just a random thing that just came out of nowhere. Uh... Yeah. :) Reviews and follows are awesome! :)