I Do Not Own Shugo Chara, you all know who does XP

"Ah, I'm wiped," Rima sighed, slumping into her chair.

"School that long for you, Rima-chan?"

"Shut up, Nagihiko," she stuck her tongue playfully at him.

While Rima sat down and looked through her homework, Nagihiko went into the kitchen to have tea ready for when the rest of the Guardians arrive.

The greenhouse doors opened and Rima looked up from her papers to see Amu, Utau, Ikuto, and Tadase.

"Where's Kukai, Yaya, and Kairi?"

"Soccer boy had basketball practice," Ikuto shrugged but Rima noticed the disappointed look in Utau's eyes.

"Kairi is helping Yaya in the library with a report," Amu smirked.

"Those two like to spend time together dont they," Rima giggled.

"Hanaki-san is still absent?"

Nagihiko walked into the conversation with a silver tray with a pot of tea, teacups, and a tart, "She wasn't in class today."

"Do you think she's avoiding us?" Amu frowned.

"Who knows? Maybe she got sick. She did collapse the day before."

"We'll, our Science teacher wants me and Rima to give her her missed homework. We can check out what's going on while we're there."

"That'd be great."

With that settled, they all sat down and started eatin and drinking as they did their Guardian paperwork. It was quiet amongst them, with the shuffling of paper the only noise. Tadase was reading letters from students in the school. When he finished reading one, he'd put in the small 'Finished' pile and get another from the 'Read' pile tower. Ikuto sat with his elbow resting on the table, holding his head up with a stamp in his other hand while Utau quickly read the sheets and if she approved, she'd slide it under the stamp in Ikuto's hand and let him stamp it. Rima was skimming through her papers and if she approved, she'd sign the forms with the Guardian signature she know has from so many years of signing papers. Nagihiko had Kairi's job since he wasnt here so he had to give his half work back to Tadase and work on the ratings of school (idk, i just need a job for him). As for Amu, she just sat there watching her friends work since she was the Joker and had no paper work. So she looked through her hair for split ends.

"Guys?"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and paid attention to the Utau who's eyes were shiny from welled up tears. The girls noticed this and quickly ran to her side.

"What's wrong, Utau?" Amu asked as she hugged her.

"I miss Kukai."

"Utau..."

She hid her face in her hands as her tears began to fall, "We haven't talked since we broke up and everytime I see him I just want to breakdown. What do I do guys? I want him back."

The girls hugged her and tried comforting the sobbing girl but they knew that Kukai was probably feeling the same way and that he'll have a hard time getting back with Utau because she's only half of who she really is. They all shared a look amongst each other, trying to find sweet words for their friend but they couldnt tell her anything without lying. That is, until Ikuto spoke.

"Utau, I swear as your brother, that you and Kukai will get back together."

"How are you so sure?"

"You just have to trust me."

Utau held her brother's gaze before hugging him and crying into his shirt as he stroked her hair. What they didn't know was the rusty hair colored boy hiding behind one of the trees in the garden. His bangs hiding his eyes as he walked back out of the greenhouse unnoticed.

~In The Library~

"Mou! Yaya doesn't want to do this! Yaya wants to go home!"

The sugar hi girl threw her arms out and rested her cheek on the cool surface of the library tables. While she complained, the boy helping her chuckled at her reaction.

"But you need to do this report, Yaya-chan, or else you'll fail. This counts for 80% of ur grade. (they do this! can u believe that!)"

"But, Kairi, Yaya justs wants to go home. Can't we take a break and start tomorrow?"

"You're almost done with the research. Once we're done, we can go home."

"Fine," the girl sighed.

The started looking through the books laid out on the table as they took notes. Then, they turned their head to go towards the open book in the middle when they bumped heads and their hands touched. They rubbed their foreheads where they hit each other but then noticed how close they are.

"Kairi has such pretty blue eyes," Yaya commented without thinking but she was too late to take it back.

Kairi blushed but decided to take this as his approtunity. I need to tell her how I feel. It's now or never.

"Yaya-chan."

"Y-Yeah?"

Afraid to ask the question in mind, he used another way. He leaned in, closing the space between their faces and placed his lips on her's. He stayed there, waiting for Yaya to respond back but as the seconds passed, he started to regret doing this. But soon, the girl closed her shocked wide eyes and returned the kiss. When they pulled away from air, both of their faces were a bright red and were nervous to look each other in the eye.

"K-Kairi?"

"Hm."

"Yes."

He didnt need to ask her what she meant by 'Yes'. He gently took her hand in his and smiled at her and she returned the smile before leaning in and giving him a peck on the lips.

"Do you still want to go home?"

"No. Yaya wants to be with Kairi-koi a little longer."

~Amu's Room~

"You really have nothing better to do."

"Nope."

Amu sighed and gave up on trying to get out of Ikuto's arms that were keeping her down on the bed. She acted like she was annoyed by this what she really enjoyed being in his arms. Her ipod was still playing from when she turned it on before the older boy showed up on her balcony.

"Seriously, Ikuto, you should be home."

"Aww, Amu doesn't want me around," he whined, pulling her closer to him and hiding his face in her hair.

"It's not that its just--"

"So you do want me around."

She felt him smirk against her neck then turned red, "Urasei!" She quickly sat up, surprising Ikuto so he let go. She looked down at the older boy seriously but with a soft pink hue still on her cheeks. "I'm being serious." Ikuto sat up to listen, "Shouldn't you be home with Utau? She may not be the same Utau but she's still your sister and she's going through a hard time. Both the breakup and losing Iru which apparently she has no idea about." She watched as Ikuto stared down at her bed sheets under his hands, the playful look in his eyes from before gone. "Ikuto...?"

"I know I should be with her right now it's just..."

Amu noticed how his hands gripped her bed sheet tightly, turning his knuckles white, "Ikuto? I'm sorry. I upset you didnt I? I'm sorry. Please, calm down. Please?"

Before she had any time to react, Ikuto pulled her into an embrace. She hit his chest while his arms snaked their away around her body. This hug isn't like his usual teasing ones, she noticed.

"Amu, how would feel if what happened to Utau, happened to me? And please be honest."

Amu was surprised by the question but he said to be honest so she obeyed, "You wouldnt be the same...I dont know if I'll be able to handle a different you. Just thinking about it...It scares me."

She took a handful of Ikuto's shirt in her hand like a frightened little girl and hid her face in his chest and Ikuto tightened his arms around her. He rested his forehead on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Exactly."

~On the way to Akane's house~

"I feel really bad for Souma-kun and Utau-chan," Nagihiko sighed.

"Me too. Those two are so good to each other. But I dont think things will be fixed until we get Iru back," Rima shook her head, making her golden locks sway.

"Plus, we have to figure out what's up with Akane-chan."

"That too."

There was silence all around them as their shoes made a tap sound against the pavement and an occasional car passing by. The silence was getting a little heavy for a certain blonde.

"So..." Nagihiko looked down at Rima, waiting for her to continue, "I know this is a little...out of the blue but...back on Valentine's Day, you wore a pink shirt."

Like the pink shirt mentioned, Nagihiko's cheeks turned a slight pink, "O-Oh, uh, yeah. What about it?"

"Well...Pink meant you were crushing on someone. So, I was wondering who you were crushing on....."

"I-uh," he cleared his throat from his nervousness but then thought of a way around the question, "I'll tell you if you tell me who you were crushing on. You wore pink too."

"A-actually, that was because my mom accediently put a red sock with all the white shirts including that one and i really wanted to wear it so, basically, I accediently wore pink."

"Oh, I see." Nagihiko felt a shot of disappointment run down and throughout his body. What now?

"So, will you tell me?" She noticed the blush on his cheeks and took it for nerves although she also felt a painful tug at her chest, Stop hurting dammit! She put on a fake smile, "How about you give me hints about her and I'll try guessing?"

Although Nagihiko was starting to worry about why Rima was acting so nice to him, he thought hints was a good idea. "Okay. Well, she goes to our school."

"That narrows it down to like...every girl in the school!" she laughed.

He chuckled, "Hey, I just started. Anyways, she's very pretty."

"Don't you mean cute?"

"No, I mean pretty. She hates being called cute."

Hm, thats just like me. "Okay, so that cuts Saaya out of the list."

They both busted out laughing but then continued when they got their breaths back, "Okay, what else. In a way we're very alike."

"Do I know her?"

"Yes, you do. Very well really."

"So that's the whole school out. Leaving Yaya, Amu, Utau, and Akane?"

"Pf, as if. Yaya-chan defiantly has a thing for Sanjou-kun. Amu and Ikuto will eventually get together once Amu realizes she's head over heels with him. Utau has Kukai, silly. And Akane...well, she's pretty, cook and all but no."

"Okay. Thats everyone off my list. Who the hell is this girl 'cause I have no clue!" Nagihiko started to laugh at Rima's impatient reaction but he didnt know how much this was hurting her. "What's so funny?"

"How can you not the girl? It's very obvious."

"If it's so 'obvious' then tell me."

"Uh, w-well, i-it's--Oh look, it's Akane's house."

Of all the times...!

They walked up to the front door and rung the doorbell and waited. After a few seconds of waiting, Rima rang the bell again and they waited. But since Rima is such a patient girl, she started to ring the bell over and over and over and over and over and ov- "That's enough Rima-chan!"

"Oops, got carried away."

"Looks like no one's home."

"Well that sucks."

Their charas flew up in front of them, "Guys, look!" They pointed their tiny fingers up at the sky where Rima and Nagihiko saw x-eggs and heart eggs were floating across the sky.

"Rima-chan, call the others! They seem to be heading towards the park!"

As they ran in the direction that the eggs were going, Rima pulled her phone out and started to calling.

~Amu's Room~ Amu's POV

I was sitting on Ikuto's lap as we watched TV in my room. He had his arms wrapped around my waist and I rested my head against his shoulder. I could stay like this forever. I loved the steady beat of his heart and his arms protectivly around me. If only I had the guts to tell him how I felt.

Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh my self to sleep
It's my lullaby
Is it enough?
Is it enough?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out--

After relentlessly preying Ikuto's arms off me, I went to get my phone with Rima's ringtone. "Rima?"

"Amu! Get to the park, Now!"

"Why? What's wrong?"

By now, Ikuto had stood up and walked up to where I was standing, listening to the conversation.

"Eggs. They're heading towards the park. I'm with Nagihiko. Get the others. Quick!"

"Rima-chan, over here!" I heard Nagihiko on the other side of the line.

"They're gathering by the gazebo. Hurry."

"I'm on my way," then i shut my phone then started dailing.

"Who are you calling?"

"Yaya. Start calling Tadase and Utau. We have another fight to show up too."

~With Yaya and Kairi~ Yaya's POV

Kairi-koi (33) was walking me home since we finally got my research done. We were holding hands while we talked about anything that came up. Usually I'm always happy because of all the sugar I'm on but now that I'm with Kairi, I dont feel like I need sugar. It's like Kairi's enough to keep me happy and hyper. It gave me this fuzzy feeling in my chest everytime I remembered it was him holding my hand and it was him who was kissing me.

This is your anthem, get your hands up
We are fire inside, we are lipstick and cleats
We are not going home, we are playing for keeps
We are girls with skinned knees, we are concrete and grace
We are not what you think, you can't keep us in our place--

"Moshi, moshi? Amu-chi?"

"Yaya, get to the park by the gazebo! Rima and Nagi are there holding off the eggs for now. Ikuto and I are on our way."

"Alright. Kairi and Yaya are close to the park. We'll be there in a few minutes."

I shut my phone and started running, pulling Kairi's arm.

"Oie! Yaya, why are you running!"

"Come on! There are eggs!"

~The Park~

Rima and Nagihiko had already Character transformed into Clown Drop and Beat Jumper by the time they made it to the gazebo in the park but what they found wasn't a pretty picture. Teenagers were scattered everywhere on the ground with eggs floating in the air, both x-eggs and heart eggs but the heart eggs were quickly turning into x-eggs very quickly. Only a few of the eggs were coming in from different parts of town. Standing at the top of the stairs at the gazebo was Kasumi, staring up at the sky with her brows knitted together.

Soon, Yaya and Kairi showed up as Dear Baby and Samerai Soul and they were shocked at the scene too. Slowly, everyone made it to the fight. Amulet Heart and Black Lynx, then Seraphic Charm and Royale Platnium, then Sky Jack.

"Kasumi!" The silver hair girl looked down at the Guardians at the call of her name, "Why are you doing this?"

"I told you before, don't get in my way." She raised her hand up in the air and eggs gathered around it and then she shot the x-eggs at them. They came at them quickly as they all tried doging. "Why can't you Guardians understand that you can't fight me?"

"It's obvious you want the embryo but why?"

Kasumi turned her attention to Nagihiko who spoke. He took a step back at the intensity of her glare but then an evil smile formed on her lips. She started to walk down the stairs, humming a tune that only Nagihiko could hear over (A/N: It's the music for Hana tegami if anyone's wondering) all the screams coming from his friends dodging the attacks of x-eggs.

What--what is she humming? Why can't I move!

"Nagi, move it, man! Don't just stand there!" Rhythm shouted from inside him but he didnt move.

"Nagihiko! Get out of the way!" Rima cried.

Nagihiko's feet we're glued to the ground and he showed no signs of responce. Kasumi continued to make her way towards Nagihiko, her face soft as she hummed the melody. The other watched as they fought as what happened to Utau, happen to Nagihiko.

"Nagihiko! Snap the hell out of it!" Rima shouted. She sent one of her pins towards him to wake him up but once it was close to him, a group of x-eggs smashed into it. "No!"

Nagihiko's transformation was undone and Rhythm's closed egg was pulled out of his chest. It floated over into Kasumi's hands and the blue nadeshiko flowers turned into an x and gravity took over Nagihiko's body.

"Nagi!" Rima dodged all the eggs aiming at her as she quickly ran over to Nagihiko before he hit the ground. She skid to a stop under him and caught him in her arms. She looked down at his unconcious face and shook him, "Nagi, wake up! Come on! Please, wake up!"

She felt tears prick her eyes but they turned into hot tears when she looked up at Kasumi holding Rhythm's x egg in her hands.

"Poor guy won't be able to see you cry for him. It's so romantic," she giggled but then her expression turned serious quickly, "I told you not to get in my way. So next time, unless you want another of your little friends to get their personality stolen, stay out of The Stone's plans. Especially mine."

She turned around and casually walked away and disappeared in the trees of the park. Once she was gone, all the eggs stopped attacking and quickly followed her. With the eggs gone, they all crowded around Nagihiko with Rima crying over him.

Amu sank to her knees, trembling, tears falling from her eyes, "No...Not another one." She hid her face in her hands and started to cry.

Ikuto crotched down and held her. Yaya started to cry on Kairi's shoulder. Utau found comfort from Tadase while Kukai kept his eyes closed as he held his head down. But it was Rima who was crying the hardest.

They were starting to get the message...Kasumi isn't playing.

Lots of moments ;D especially Rimahiko.

Hope you enjoyed.

Click you wish you could really see Rima cry over Nagihiko! XD

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