Ikuto sees Jennifer sitting on the couch.
Ikuto: Hey, you're looking good today. Jennifer's eyes go wide. She tries to speak.
Ikuto: No, don't say anything. He sits next to her.
Ikuto: I really like your hair. She gets scared.
Ikuto: Don't tell me you're nervous? He touches her hair.
Jennifer: Hey Ikuto, Rukia141. You two seem pretty close. Ikuto's eyes go wide. He stares at the two girls. He gulps and turns to the girl on the couch.
Ikuto: R-Rukia141? Rukia141 glares.
Rukia141: Pervert!!!
Ikuto: Looks like you got your make over. Rukia141 grows angrier.
Rukia141: Yes I did! Punches Ikuto. Amu walks in.
Amu: What's going on?
Jennifer: Seems like Ikuto mistook Rukia141 for me. He tried to hit on me.
Amu: What? Ikuto you were hitting on a girl! Goes and punches Ikuto
Ikuto: Ow! Hey! Why are you hitting me for?!
Rukia141: For being a pervert! Punches Ikuto again. Utau walks in.
Utau: Why are they beating up my brother?
Jennifer: Ikuto was hitting on my sister, thinking it was me.
Utau: What an idiot…
Rukia141: Stay away from me! Scott enters.
Scott: What the? Wow Rukia141 you are hot! Utau punches Scott.
Jennifer: Hey I want to punch people too!
Tadase: What's going on?
Jennifer: We are punching each other! Punches Tadase.
Tadase: This is getting out of hand…He gets out his cell and dials a number.
Chapter thirteen: Uncertain
Yuki gave a groan. She was sore, extremely sore. She was laying on something soft. Yuki opened her eyes and found herself in a room she didn't recognize. She slowly sat up. She was on a bed. She held her head. She had a horrible headache.
"Yuki is awake!" Anokoku cried as she floated up to her. Rin appeared by her side as well. Yuki's throat felt dry, so her voice sounded bad.
"W-where am I?" She asked hoarsely. Anokoku landed on the bed.
"We are in Amu's room. You were brought here after you passed out." She explained. Yuki was taken by surprise. She passed out? When? How? She was clueless, and she couldn't remember anything.
"After we character transformed, we went out of control…I don't remember anything…" Rin informed her as she placed her hood over her head. Yuki's head throbbed.
"All I can remember is when Ikuto took my egg." Yuki said. She suddenly gasped. " My egg! Where is it?" She asked worried. Anokoku pointed to one of the pillows. Yuki turned and saw her little egg on the pillow. She sighed with relief.
"Seems to me that Ikuto gave it back." Anokoku said as Yuki picked up the egg.
"I still think he's the enemy." Rin added as she glided away from the window. "It's getting dark." Yuki looked around the room.
"Where's Amu?" Yuki asked. Anokoku pointed toward the door of Amu's room.
"She's downstairs, she'll be up in a minute." Sure enough, Amu walked through the door holding some drinks and sandwiches, followed by her charas. Amu saw that she was awake and smiled.
"Yuki, how are you feeling?" Amu asked.
"Yes, Yuki, are you feeling well?" Su asked. Yuki nodded.
"Yes, I'm fine thank you." Yuki replied. Anokoku floated to the tray that Amu brought and grabbed a sandwich. She stuffed her mouth while Rin watched disgusted.
"I called your mom and told her that you'll be spending the night at my house. My parents aren't home, but I'm sure they won't mind." Amu explained. She offered Yuki a glass of juice, which she accepted gratefully. Yuki was fully refreshed when she drank her juice. It was sweet and cool.
"Thank you." She replied. Yuki suddenly winced as she moved her hands. She looked down on them and saw that they were bandaged up. She was confused.
"Why are my hands like this?" She asked bewildered. Amu hesitated for a moment.
"Well, Yuki, when you transformed with Rin, you started to lose control. You attacked everyone and everything. You had no memory of us." She explained as Yuki undid some of her bandages. She grimaced when she saw that her hands had deep slashes and burns. Her hands were stitched up.
"You had this scythe that sucked up your blood. It was bad, really bad." Ran informed. Yuki stared at the gashes. Amu spoke up.
"Nagihiko did a good job cleaning up your cuts." Yuki couldn't believe her ears. She attacked everyone? Everything? How could she do such a thing, it was terrible. Yuki closed her eyes and hugged her knees. She fought back the tears.
"Yuki?" Anokoku asked.
"Why me? Everything happens to me. How come whenever I try to do things right, it turns out bad?" Yuki asked frustrated. Everything went wrong, it turned for the worst.
"Don't beat yourself up, Yuki. You see, there's something we need to talk about." Amu said. The set behind the trees as time passed. Yuki listened as Anokoku and Amu explained to her what happened, and she was shocked when Anokoku labeled her as the Reaper.
"The Reaper? That's horrible!" Yuki exclaimed after Anokoku finished.
"But Yuki! You can help a great deal, all of those children with lost dreams!" Su cried out. Yuki shook her head.
"No, I promise you that I'm going to mess something up. Like at the mall, I almost killed you guys." Yuki said. Amu rolled her eyes.
"That's because it was Ikuto's fault! If that jerk hadn't stolen your egg, then none of this would've happened. Blame him if it makes you feel better." She said. Yuki had to admit that she was right. If Ikuto hadn't pushed her to the limit, then she wouldn't have done those horrible things. The stars were starting to show as it grew dark.
"Even so, you shouldn't trust me…" Yuki sighed. Amu stood up frustrated as she walked to the balcony and closed the doors.
"Yuki, you have the power to make someone's dreams be reborn. When they lose your faith, you can give them that small ray of hope." She said as she sat on the floor. Yuki followed her.
"Yes, but what about those kids who give up their own dreams? What then? I have to sent them to that horrible place you spoke of." She insisted. Amu gave an involuntary shudder. She had told Yuki about the place she opened up with her scythe, those cries of sorrow.
"We can prevent that, if we work together, we can avoid that." Amu replied. Yuki wasn't convinced and even if she did accept her role, how would she know how to do that stuff? It doesn't make any sense!
"With our help, I'm sure you'll be able to pull it off." Miki piped up. Amu smiled.
"You see, you're not alone, Yuki." Anokoku said. They saw some headlights enter Amu's driveway. Amu stood up.
"My parents are home, come on, I'll introduce you." She pulled Yuki by the arm and led her downstairs. Yuki was a little surprised when she met her parents and younger sister. Midori and Tsumuga Hinamori were much like Yuki's own parents. Her little sister however Ami. She was also shocked when Ami was able to see her charas, in which Amu later explained that small children often saw charas. Her mother was pleasant and didn't seem as crazy as her mother, though Amu was easily embarrassed. Is this how I act with my parents.
"Would you like some salad, Yuki?" Midori asked. Yuki took the bowl form her hand as they were eating dinner.
"Yes, thank you Mrs. Hinamori." It was a pleasant evening for all of them, though Yuki still debated in her mind about the whole Reaper issue. Yuki followed Amu back to her room after dinner. This was her first time sleeping over someone's house, it was exciting for her. They reentered her room.
"Do you want to watch a movie, I have a lot over here." Amu said pointing to a DVD rack.
"Sure." Yuki replied.
"What do you want to watch?" Amu asked.
"Comedy!" Anokoku cried.
"Family!" Su cried.
"Action!" Ran cried.
"Romance!" Miki cried.
"Horror…" Rin said in a low voice. Amu sweat dropped.
"Yuki?" She asked. Yuki merely shrugged.
"It's your choice." At the end, they settled for a horror, in order to take their minds off of things and personally, Yuki preferred a couple of nightmares. It was the movie Child's Play, it wasn't as scary as Yuki thought. In fact, both Amu and Yuki laughed at the small killer doll. Su however, was the only one terrified. After the movie was over, Amu let Yuki borrow some clothes to sleep in. Yuki grabbed the hem of her shirt when she heard Anokoku call out.
"I feel an X-egg…" Yuki and Amu became alert.
"Where?" Amu asked.
"It's very near." Miki said. Amu opened the balcony doors and started out into the dark street. Amu turned seriously to Yuki.
"Let's go, we need to be careful, my parents can't find out we left." Amu said. Yuki nodded. They both suck downstairs. It was late at night, so everyone else was asleep. The charas kept quiet. They opened the front door and stepped out. Rin put her hood on and covered herself completely with her cloak, the moon was out tonight.
"Rin?" Yuki asked once they were out.
"I'm fine…" She replied. The followed their charas down the street. It was rather chilly outside. They ended up going to the woods, not far from Amu's house. It was completely dark and Yuki almost wished they went home. They then heard a strange sound.
"Over there!" Ran cried. Sure enough, they saw the X-egg flee past them. That's when they saw him.
"Ikuto!" Amu cried running after him. They followed him. That's when Yuki remembered. Doesn't he destroy X-eggs? They arrived in a small clearing. Ikuto had cornered the X-egg. He had character changed and so was about to attack.
"No!" Yuki cried out.
"Ikuto don't!" Amu yelled, but it was too late. He shattered the X-egg using his Shadow Claw. Yuki watched in horror as it broke into pieces and vanished into nothing. Ikuto turned to them, his face serious, and somewhat angry.
"It be best if you leave." He said in a low voice. Before they could do or say anything, he disappeared. Amu closed her eyes.
"We're too late…" She said.
"How could he do that?" Yuki asked dumbfounded. Amu shook her head. Yuki suddenly gripped her chest. Amu looked at her confused.
"Yuki?" She asked confused. Yuki felt as if something was tugging at her, beckoning her to go. But go where? She stared at the empty sky and watched small clouds roll by. Again she felt something tugging, something invisible. Yuki then ran.
"Yuki!" Anokoku called out. Yuki had no idea where she was going, but somehow, her heart knew. It was long before she arrived at another small clearing. Yuki stopped as Amu and the charas caught up to her. Amu was catching her breath when she saw Yuki staring at something.
"Oh my…" Amu said. In the middle of the clearing, sat a little girl. She was no younger than nine or eight. She was very still and so they approached carefully. The little girl had a small stuffed rabbit that must have fallen from her hand.
"Um…little girl?" Yuki asked. The little girl didn't say anything. Yuki knelt down beside her. "What's your name?" She asked again. Yuki saw her eyes were dark and empty, as if she had no life, no soul.
"I'll never be a vet. All of the animals will die…" She said softly. Yuki was startled. She looked up at Amu who shook her head.
"Don't say that…" Yuki replied softly. The little girl didn't move, she just stared at nothing.
"That's an impossible dream…" She said softly. Rin appeared by Yuki's side.
"Yuki…I think we should…" She said softly. Yuki stared at her in disbelief.
"Rin, I don't…" Yuki began.
"It wouldn't hurt to try." Amu said. Yuki stared at the little girl, she slumped. She was too young for all of this to be happening to her. She turned to Rin and nodded. Yuki stood in front of the little girl. She took a deep breath. She then character transformed. Yuki twirled the staff with her hand and it turned into a scythe. It was different this time. This time Yuki had control of her own mind. She twirled the scythe and stabbed the earth. Amu and the charas watched as she split the earth like before. Yuki couldn't explain it, but it was as if she knew what she was doing. It was strange, but true. Amu braced herself for the horrible cries, but she didn't hear them. Yuki murmured something under her breath. It looked like she was chanting. There was a faint glow and they watched wide eyed at the small chara that rose from the ground.
"Is that?" Amu asked. The little chara wore a small white coat. She had her little hair was tied up and she wore glasses. She seemed to be a deep sleep. She floated over the little girl. Yuki grabbed her scythe which turned back into a staff. She touched the little girl chest with the tip.
"It doesn't matter whether one things your dream is useless or not. What's more important is what you think. The fact that you want to save the life of someone, animal or not, is a very extraordinary thing. You have the heart to discover what you want to do in life, because you are gentle and full of…" Yuki tapped her chest. "…kindness…" She said. The chara was engulfed in a white light that flashed brightly. They saw as she was slowly being enclosed in a small egg. The chara opened her eyes slightly and stared at Yuki.
"Thank you…" She said softly. The egg closed and slowly returned to the little girl. Amu was surprised however, when the egg didn't disappear within her. In fact, the egg landed right next to her. The little girl closed her eyes and opened them. She blinked a few times.
"Where am I?" She asked confused. She suddenly became scared. Yuki broke her transformation and tried to reassure her.
"Don't worry, we'll take you home." She said softly. The little girl stared at her wide eyed. Amu approached them.
"Why don't you tell us your name." She asked her nicely. The little girl started to cry. She rubbed her eyes as she hiccupped.
"M-my name is S-Susie…" She replied. Amu touched her shoulder as she helped the Susie get up. She took hold of her stuffed rabbit. Yuki picked up her small egg which was white with a little bit of pink.
"Susie, is it your dream to become a vet?" Yuki asked her. Susie nodded as Amu took her hand. She then gasped as she saw the charas floating around them.
"It's okay, they are our friends." Yuki explained. "So do you want to become a vet?" The small girl nodded, not taking her eyes off of the charas.
"Yes, I want to help all of the animals." She replied. Yuki smiled.
"Yes, I'm sure you do."
"How did you get here?" Amu asked. Susie shrugged.
"I don't know, I was playing in the street. After that, I don't remember what happened." She explained. Yuki was disgusted. Did someone take her and tried to destroy her egg. Was it Ikuto? Amu guided her out of the woods.
"Let's take you home."
It wasn't long before they found her house, all the lights were on and they saw people gathered outside. Yuki could tell that they've been looking for Susie for quite a while.
"That's my house!" Susie exclaimed excited. Before she ran off, Yuki stopped her. She held out the little girl's egg. Susie stared at it, puzzled.
"You see this, Susie. It's yours." Yuki aid handing it to her. Susie took it in her small hands. She looked up at Amu, Yuki, and her charas.
"What's inside?" She asked. Amu smiled.
"Your best friend." She replied. Susie examined the egg and looked up once more.
"It's one of those isn't it?" She asked staring at the charas. Yuki nodded.
"So you better take good care of it." She said winking. Susie smiled and then gave a small laugh.
"Yes, I'll take care of it." She said hugging it tightly. With a wave, Susie ran across the street to her family.
"Wow, that felt good." Amu said as they headed toward her house. Yuki nodded.
"Yes, it was also weird though. I didn't know I could do that."
"You see! You can do something good!" Anokoku exclaimed.
"Yes, at least we know that we can return a child's dream." Amu said. Yuki smiled. She liked the fact that she did manage to do something good. However, it still didn't convince her. What if I messed up the next time? When they reached Amu's house, they quickly snuck back in. They all entered her room. Yuki was tired.
"I could really use some sleep…" Rin said laying down on the bed.
"It's funny how your charas don't sleep in their eggs." Amu said as she undressed herself. Yuki smiled at the sleeping Rin.
"Yeah, they're one of a kind."
Yuki had trouble sleeping, she had a lot on her mind. She thought about the day at the mall, her transformation with Rin, Ikuto, Susie, her charas, her role as the Reaper. It was all too much for her. She just couldn't sleep. Yuki sighed as she saw Amu's sleeping form, at least she was having a good sleep.
"This is just perfect…" Yuki whispered to herself.
"Sing a lullaby…"
Yuki froze when she heard the voice. Yuki then slightly sat up. Her egg which was laying on a soft pillow on a chair, floated upwards. Yuki watched, her heart racing. Her chara, her third chara was finally going to be born. The was a small pop as her third Shugo chara burst from her purple blue egg. She stared at Yuki with small purple eyes.
"In quiet times like this…I would prefer to sing a small lullaby…" She told her softly. " I'm Mai…I'm your third chara…"
Rukia141: You are so lucky readers like you! Or I would kick you out of my house right now! Rukia141 rung Ikuto's neck.
Ikuto: Ow! It was a mistake! A mistake!
Jennifer: XD I'm hungry!
Utau: At a time like this? She was standing on Scott's unconscious form.
Jennifer: Yeah, you?
Utau: No... She was amused by Amu shouting orders.
Amu: That's not enough! Do it again! Rukia141 rung Ikuto's neck again.
Tadase: 5...4...3...2...1 The door bursts open.
Yuki: What's going on here! Everyone stops.
Jennifer: Snap! She runs off. Utau follows. Amu and Rukia141 stand up straight.
Amu: Y-Yuki…hi! Yuki glares. Amu points at Rukia141.
Amu: It was Ruka141's fault!
Rukia141: What?! No! It was Ikuto's fault! Right Ikuto? Ikuto is on the floor dizzy.
Yuki: If the cops come here again, I'll kick all of your butts over the rainbow! Now drop down and give me fifty push-ups!
Hours Later
Rukia141 struggles to do push-ups.
Rukia141: Can I stop now?
Yuki: Are you kidding? That was only four push-ups!
Rukia141: Whaaaah! I want to stop!
Jennifer and Utau watch
Utau: Ikuto and Amu are done, wow Rukia141 has a long way to go.
Jennifer: You can do it Rukia141! WE BELIEVE IN YOU! XD