Amethyst: Hello everyone! : )

Kukai: Why didn't you update sooner? All of us want to know what will happen next!! You are killing us here!

Amethyst: Well… um… you see… the chapter was on the computer and then it crashed and then um… I accidently pushed it off a cliff into the ocean?

Temari: You fail at lying.

Rhythm: Try telling the truth.

Amethyst: I had writer's block on my other story and I wouldn't update this one until I had written a good chapter for the other one.

Nadeshiko: I think we could believe that.

Amethyst: Thanks. Now it's time to thank the reviewers and I'm so sorry that I didn't update quicker. The next one will be much faster I promise! Thank you to: J.O.L the 1, Juleskat101, Sakura MaiHime and Ryoko's Lost Memories.

Kukai: You forgot to tell them about the other thing.

Amethyst: Right, Rhythm is the centre character is this chapter. I know that he was important in the last one as well but I'm not trying to Mary Sue him on anything. Originally, I tried to see if his problem could work using Temari but it didn't work out so PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Nadeshiko: It's alright. No one's going to hurt you.

Kukai: I will! *Nadeshiko glares*

Temari: While Souma gets dumped by Nadeshiko, I'll do the disclaimer. Ice Amethyst 12 does not own Shugo Chara! Please read, enjoy and review!

Kukai's P.O.V

Today was Monday. We had returned to the Fujisaki mansion yesterday and now today, we had to go to school. I lazily walked towards the limo to take us to school. Nadeshiko, Rhythm and Temari were already inside.

"Souma, please tell my annoying brother here that your child is going to be a girl," Temari said.

Rhythm rolled his eyes. "Oh please! Everyone knows that it's going to be a boy!"

"Not this argument again," I groaned and took a seat.

Ever since we had returned from the vacation house and I had to share a room with Nadeshiko, Temari and Rhythm had constant debates about how much children we were going to have and what gender they would be. All of us knew that nothing happened but denying it just made the arguing worse.

"For the last time you two, nothing happened between us. Absolutely nothing," Nadeshiko said in frustration.

"How could you call the birth of your first-born nothing?" Temari exclaimed.

"Yeah, aren't girls supposed to be really happ-"

"WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU GUYS TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT?" I yelled.

Temari smirked. "We could always talk about Rhythm's kids…"

"I don't have any. Change the subject please," Rhythm stated calmly.

"Okay, did you study for that English test today?" Temari asked.

"Of course," Nadeshiko smiled.

I paled. I had completely forgotten about that. "THAT TEST IS TODAY!?!?"

"Yeah Kukai, the teacher told us like six times, two weeks in advance," Rhythm said.

I groaned and then face palmed. "Aw man… I'm never going to pass that test; I'm no good at English."

"English isn't that bad, Souma."

I scoffed and said, "So says the girl who lives in Europe; knows a billion different languages and most probably has been to England often enough to know the national anthem."

"You're right about everything including the national anthem part," Rhythm smirked and Temari punched in the head.

"Shut the f*** up Rizumu," Temari hissed.

I turned to Rhythm who was laughing uncontrollably. "What did she say?"

"She's pissed. That's all you have to know," Rhythm said.

"Don't speak English around me. You're just reminding me of how badly I'm going to fail," I groaned.

The twins smiled. "Whatever you say, Souma."

At School

"Rizu-kun!!!!!"

We all looked back to see Kusu Kusu do a very successful jump-hug attack on Rhythm. He caught her and smiled.

"Hey Kusu," Rhythm said and kissed her on her forehead. Temari made fake gagging noises behind them.

"I missed you," Kusu Kusu moaned and hugged him a little tighter.

Temari whispered to me, "How could she possibly miss him when Rhythm was texting her until five o' clock in the morning?"

"When you get a boyfriend I bet you two will be just as sappy and Rhythm and I won't hold back on the teasing," I whispered.

"It'll never happen Souma."

Rima suddenly appeared out of nowhere and she didn't look particularly happy to see us… on second thought… I've never actually seen Rima happy.

"Hello Temari, Kukai, Nadeshiko and… Rhythm," She said in an unfriendly but polite tone.

"Good morning Rima," Nadeshiko said with a smile.

"Whatever," Rima grumbled.

Rima focused her attention on Rhythm and held out a hand to him. "Congratulations on dating my sister, Fujisaki."

Rhythm shook her hand and awkwardly smiled. "Thanks?"

Rima smirked amusingly and began to walk off. "Try to make your relationship last for at least a week. I don't want to see my sister crying over a Fujisaki so soon."

"That girl has some nerve," I growled.

"Rima has always been like that. She's short but she makes up for it with her rotten attitude," Temari said.

"You're wrong!!!" Kusu Kusu screamed but then covered her mouth at her sudden outburst. Everyone turned to look at her. Kusu Kusu bowed in embarrassment and quickly said, "I apologize for onee-chan's behavior but that's not the real Rima. I don't know what's wrong with her but recently, Rima has been acting weird and it has gotten even worse when I started dating Rhythm. I'm very sorry about Rima."

"It's okay Kusu Kusu. It's your sister that needs to apologize and get an attitude adjustment," I said.

"Thanks," Kusu Kusu said with a bright smile.

*Riiiiiiiiing*

"I have to go to Physics now. See you guys later," Kusu Kusu ran off and gave us a little wave.

"Are you ready for English, Kukai?" Nadeshiko asked with a cheeky smile.

"Don't remind me," I muttered.

English Class

"Good morning class. As you all know, today we are having a test that will be worth 70% of your final grade."

'That's it. I'm a goner,'I thought.

"You may begin as soon as you get a paper but don't forget to write your name."

I sighed when the teacher began to pass out the test papers. The guy sitting next to me looked like he was ready to die as well. I guess won't be the only one to fail.

A test paper was placed in front of me and I stared at it in fear. This piece of paper determined if I would fail or pass. Who knew that there would be a day when a piece of paper had power over you? I didn't.

I slowly wrote my name at the top of the paper and stared at the questions. The first section consisted of multiple choice questions and I knew what the first seven were. After that, I just guessed and picked an answer at random. For most of the paper, I wrote down answers that were mostly wrong; few were right and some were half wrong and half right. Then, I got to the last question. I chewed the end of my pencil. I felt like I knew how to answer it. It was on the tip of my tongue but I just couldn't get it.

I finally gave up and let my eyes lazily wander around the room. The teacher was sitting at her desk reading a book and most people didn't look like if they were finished yet. Temari and Rhythm sat at a table on the other side of the room. I sighed again.

I thought, 'This test must be a walk in the park for them. Hold on a minute. What are…'

I stared at the twins in confusion. Quickly and silently, Rhythm passed his paper over to Temari. The pass was so smooth that if you blinked you would have missed it. I silently gasped. They couldn't be… cheating, could they? Temari scanned Rhythm's paper and changed some of the answers. After a few minutes, Temari sent back the paper. No one had noticed that the two had cheated. I was shocked. They were the last persons in the room that I would expect to cheat. I nervously glanced back at them sitting innocently like if nothing had happened. I bit my lip. Should I tell the teacher?

*Riiiiiiiiiiing*

I picked up my bag and placed my test paper on the teacher's desk.

"Souma-san, you should be going to your next class unless you would to tell me something," The teacher said.

I nervously swallowed and said, "N-No… I'm fine. Bye."

I quickly walked out and inner started yelling at me. 'Idiot! You should have said something about Rhythm and Temari! You're such a fool!'

"But they're my friends," I mumbled, "I'll find out the whole story before I accuse them."

At the Fujisaki Mansion

I lay back lazily on my bed and switched on the television. I was bored. Nadeshiko had to stay behind at school for a science project. Temari had naginata practice and Rhythm was at judo. This was a very good time do many things such as search Nadeshiko's room and the one next to it or think of a way to ask Temari about the English test.

*Message! Message!! Text message!!!*

I pulled my cell phone out my pocket. Temari had texted me.

We need 2 talk Souma. It is an EMERGENCY!!! I'll b there soon.

"An emergency?" I questioned confused. "What could sh-"

"SOUMA!!!!!"

I sat up. Temari couldn't have gotten here that fast. I stared at my bedroom door and it flew open seconds later. Everything after that was a blur. I was knocked off the bed and onto the floor.

"Oww! Ouch! Stop!" I yelped as something hit me repeatedly. I opened my eyes and Temari was pounding her fists down on me.

"Why??? Why me?!?!" She asked.

"Oww!!! STOP! I don't know what you're talking about!" I yelled. Temari stopped hitting me and helped me up.

"Why did I do it? I am such an idiot. I can't believe that it happened," Temari continued to ramble on and on.

"What happened?" I asked and then I added, "Did it happen in English class?"

"No, why would you think that?" Temari asked.

I shook my head frantically. "N-n-no r-reason. W-What happened then?"

Temari stared at me in disbelief and then shook me violently. "ONLY THE UNTHINKABLE AND IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!!!"

"M-Me? What did I do?" I asked.

"The l-lo… y'know when we were t-talking about t-that thing this m-morning… the… the l-love thing," Temari stuttered and lightly blushed. She let go of me and looked down at her shoes.

"Yes wha-" My eyes widened. "Temari… do you have a crush on someone at school?"

Temari nodded and turned even redder. "Then why are you telling me this? Shouldn't you tell this to Nadeshiko? Girls love to talk about boys."

Temari shook her head. She mumbled, "I can't talk to Nadeshiko or Rhythm about this. You're not my first choice either but it's eating me alive."

"Okay then, I'll listen and then I'll tease you later," I smiled. Temari groaned.

"The truth is… I kinda like two boys…" Temari said quietly.

"Two? Two timing only causes trouble. Rhythm's situation should have taught you that," I said.

"I can't help it. It just kind of happened," Temari said.

I sighed. "Alright, who do you like?"

"Well, I-I like your br-brother, D-Daichi."

I smirked. "Daichi? Temari and Daichi sitting in a tree k-"

"If you finish that song I'll slice you to bits!" Temari threatened.

I laughed. Temari's threats weren't as scary when she was blushing like a fire truck.

"Fine. Who's the other guy?" I asked with a smile.

Temari looked sad and got very quiet. "The other boy that I like is the reason why I can't tell anyone else. No one would approve of him. The other guy is Musashi Sanjou."

I yelled, "A SANJ-"

Temari clamped her hand over my mouth and whispered, "Be quiet! Someone might hear you."

"A Sanjou? Are you out of your mind Temari? You know what happened to your cousin! Sanjous are nothing but bad news."

"He's nothing like Kairi. You can't blame him for something that his brother did," She protested.

I paused. "While we're on the subject of blaming people, I have to ask you a question."

My expression turned and I stared directly at Temari. I could tell that Temari knew I was going to talk about something that she didn't want to discuss.

"This morning, in English class, did you help Rhythm to cheat?" I asked bluntly.

Temari gasped and started to tremble in fear. "How did you-"

"I saw," I said and my bangs covered my eyes. Tears began to pour out of Temari's eyes and she sobbed uncontrollably. Temari's body shook worse and she fell to her knees.

"So it's true…"

Temari cried bitterly. "P-Please if you r-report it, ask the teacher t-to blame it o-on me. It's m-my fault. I-I forced him t-to do it. Pl-Please d-don't tell R-Rhythm either. It's not his f-fault that h-he has to…"

"There's no excuse. I hate cheaters like you," I said coldly and walked out of the room, leaving her alone to waste her pathetic tears.

I took out my cell phone and dialed Nagi's number. I needed something to take my mind off this s***.

The Old Basketball Courts

I walked all the way to the basketball courts and I still didn't feel any better. Nagihiko hadn't shown up yet. Most probably, he was signing basketball equipment at the mall or something. Nagihiko took his basketball career a lot more serious than I took my soccer career.

*Swish*

I looked up. Nagihiko was finally here. He retrieved his basketball and expertly dribbled it over to me.

"Hey Kukai, you wanted to talk about something?" Nagihiko asked with a smile.

"Yeah," I said to him.

Nagihiko and I played a relatively laid back game but Nagihiko was still winning. While we played, I told Nagi what happened at school all the way to the Temari incident.

Nagihiko jumped and scored another basket. "I can see why you would be troubled by all of this. Temari is wrong to let Rhythm cheat but…"

I picked up the ball and dribbled it. I growled, "But what? You just told me that I was right! What more is there to it?"

Nagihiko crossed his arms across his chest and shouted, "Listen to yourself Kukai! Why are you so angry?"

"I-I don't know. I'm sorry Nagihiko. I don't know why I'm acting like this. Please continue what you were saying," I said dejectedly.

"But maybe you don't have the whole story. Temari doesn't like to cheat so maybe she has a reason for doing it. Take the time to listen and you might just find something worthwhile," Nagihiko winked at me and smiled.

"Thanks Nagihiko. You're the best! I need to do something important now. Bye!"

I ran back to the Fujisaki mansion quickly. I had to find Temari right away.

"Temari! Temari!" I called out and ran upstairs. I soon found Temari's room and I flung the door open.

"Temari! I'm sorry!" I said and ran to her curled up figure on her bed. I hugged her from behind.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please give me a second chance," I said and hugged her a little tighter.

"What… is going on?" Temari mumbled. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"Were you sleeping Temari?" I asked. Temari slowly nodded. "I'm sorry to wake you."

"It's okay. I'm fully awake now," Temari said, "Did you say something before?"

"Yeah, I want to apologize for overreacting. I want to know the real story. Why did you help Rhythm to cheat?' I asked. Temari eyes turned sad.

"You might want to stop hugging me first," Temari said.

I shook my head. "Nah. You look like if you're going to cry again."

Temari sighed, "I felt sorry for him. That's why I helped him to cheat."

"You felt sorry for him? Why? He didn't study hard enough or something?"

Temari bit her lip. "No… you don't understand. It's something much more serious than that… you see. . . Rhythm is dyslexic."

Amethyst: Yeah as I said before I am not trying to Mary Sue Rhythm because he is my favourite chara in Shugo Chara but because I needed to push along the storyline and Temari was not the best candidate.

Kukai: So what is going to happen next?

Temari: A continuation most probably.

Amethyst: You're right! I have to write a part two for this chapter and hopefully it will be up soon. Read and review please.