Me: I haven't given up yet... But I do feel quite dejected. No one's reviewing my story anymore T.T

Ichigo: Don't give up Mikashi!

Me: Why do I feel like that's the best choice? T.T

Ichigo: Mikashi doesn't own Yumeiro Patissiere or Shugo Chara!

Yumeiro Chara Doki-Doki!

Chapter 13: The Disappearance of Chocolat?

Amu's chara's slipped away without Kashino or Amu noticing. They found Ichigo sitting in the glass gazebo, (Where Team Ichigo liked sitting in the anime). "Ichigo-chan," They called her.

She looked up from the homework she had been trying to do, "Ah! Ran, Miki, Su and Dia, what're you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Amu?"

Ran scoffed, "She's too busy with Kashino."

They noticed a look of hurt pass Ichigo's face, "W-what brings you guys here to see me? If you're looking for Vanilla, she's in the sweets..."

"Chocolat has disappeared!-desu!" Su wailed, "Kashino said she's gone."

Ichigo dropped her pencil onto the table, "She's gone?"

"Apparently she's disappeared-desu!"

"We should search Kashino's room; maybe she's just hidden, sleeping somewhere."

Amu's chara's nodded, "But you can't go in the boys' dorm looking like that." Miki said, gesturing to Ichigo's long hair and her outfit, a pink spaghetti strap shirt and jean skirt.

"Just draw a new outfit-desu!" Su replied.

"Let's see..." Miki took out her sketchpad, "I could use a hat to put her hair in... Oh, these shorts and that shirt..." She smiled, "I've got it!" She took out her little paintbrush, "Drew, draw, DRAWN!"

Ichigo was now wearing a blue newsboy hat, only a bit of her bangs peeping out. Black shorts that went to her knees and a navy blue shirt. She had on leather sandals and dark black sunglasses to hide her eyes.

Ran, Su and Dia looked her over, "Good enough to pass as a boy, come on!"

Doki! ~

Hesitantly Ichigo walked into the boys' dorm building. It was almost exactly like the girls dorm, if not mirrored. A few boys sat in the little 'lobby' playing a video game on a hand held device. Ichigo crept by them without being noticed. She climbed up the stairs and began walking down the hall. She stopped at Kashino's dorm room. The door was locked, "How do I open the door?" She whispered sharply.

Ran gave her a hair clip from her hair, "Try this." Ichigo managed to open the door, luckily neither Kashino nor Hanabusa were in. The two beds were against the wall directly in front, each with its own bedside table. Each bedside table had a smaller bed, one for Cafe and one for Chocolat. Chocolat was not in her bed.

"We begin the search!" Miki whispered. Ichigo first checked Kashino's desk, his homework scattered across its surface. She could barely read his chicken-scratch writing. His leather notebook was sitting open to a page full of writing; she could read a few sentences, Today, Amano made the mistake in... I wonder if... knows that... What was Kashino talking about? She flipped pages, Chocolat being annoy... I sometimes wonder why she's my partner... Things on Chocolat, Ichigo thought, what do you think of her? Chocolat should not be trusted; you go tell her one thing about... Then she goes and blabs it to Vanilla and them... Like WTH. Never again going to trust an 'I swear' from a spirit.

So he couldn't trust her that maybe just is the source of his character transformation problem. Ichigo thought. "Ichigo-chan," Miki called, interrupting her thoughts, "why don't we check the bedside table?"

Ichigo walked over and sat on Kashino's bed, she opened the top drawer. There were pencils, pens, erasers, the typical school supplies. Underneath were millions of fan letters that hadn't even been opened. Ichigo shut the drawer; so far they hadn't found anything helpful. She opened the next drawer and her eyes widened. Inside the drawer, something was rolling around. It was a dark brown egg, a white design of curling lines decorating it. "W-what is this?" Ichigo asked, picking it up.

Dia's voice broke the delicate silence, "That's a sweets spirit birthing egg."

"S-sweets spirit birthing egg?" Ichigo asked, carefully running her finger against the smooth surface.

"It's like a Shugo Chara egg," Ran replied, "Where they hatch from."

Dia's voice wavered, "C-Chocolat has returned to her birthing egg."

"Is that a bad thing?" Ichigo asked.

"It's like back at home," Miki replied, "you wouldn't know, but Amu's friend Nagihiko, he had a Shugo chara named Temari. They had some 'problems' and Temari returned to her egg. They technically go back to 'sleep'. Sometimes, they never re-hatch."

The silence overtook them, finally Ichigo nodded, "So you mean Chocolat might never come out again?"

Dia swallowed, "I-it's possible."

Ichigo cradled Chocolat's egg in her hand, "We'd better take this, it's not like Kashino would notice anyway." She slipped it into the leather backpack Miki had drawn for her. They heard voices outside in the hallway, once they passed, Ichigo sighed. "We should get out of here." She and Amu's Chara's quietly exited the boys' dorm.

Doki! ~

"Open up," Amu said sweetly. Kashino obeyed and opened his mouth; she gave him more of her chocolate cake. She leaned back, letting him take her into his arms.

"Are you enjoying yourself, A-mu-sweet?"

She smiled blissfully, "Mhm."

He lightly kissed her forehead, "I'm glad." He wrapped his arms tighter around her waist.

Ichigo just happened to run into the scene then. A look of shock crossed her face, but disappeared as fast as it had come. Amu's chara's tagging along behind her. "AMU-CHAN," They squealed, "We'll be hanging out with Ichigo today, is that okay with you?"

Amu managed to tear her eyes away from Kashino's, "Go ahead." She turned to Ichigo, "Don't lose them."

Ichigo's eyes flickered, "How would I lose them?"

Doki! ~

Andou and Hanabusa sat on the dock of the lake, "I'm so bored..." Hanabusa trailed off.

"Amano-san said she wanted to meet with us to tell us something," Andou replied, "I wonder what it is..."

Just then, Ichigo came running toward them, "Andou-kun! Hanabusa-kun!" She took a deep breath and sat down beside them. She opened the leather bag, "Look at this!" She took out Chocolat's birthing egg.

Their eyes widened, "What is that?"

"It's Chocolat's birthing egg," Ichigo replied.

"Chocolat's what?" They repeated.

Amu's Chara's floated to be in front of them, "Let us explain."

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