Chapter 14 is finally out! Don't know how many more chapters I have left in me but I'll finish it soon. Look forward to it.

Amu (Tremble): No one...helped me...

Ran: Sorry Amu-chan.

Ikuto: At least I didn't take your virginity.

Amu: That's not the point! (Stares at Ikuto with teary eyes)

Ikuto: Sigh... Alright, I understand. I won't tease you like that again.

Amu: Really...?

Ikuto: Yes, really.

Ryuga: Well, since that's taken cared of, on with the story. Utau, why don't you do the disclaimer this time?

Utau: Sure. Ryuga does not own Shugo Chara. If he did, Ikuto wouldn't be my brother and I could...

Ryuga: Utau, please don't add your little comment.

"Last night sure was interesting," Ryuga said as everyone gathered at the breakfast table. Amu and Ikuto were both blushing as they remembered what happened to them. Tadase was sitting on the side looking at Ryuga with doubtful eyes. "Well, let's finish up breakfast and head down to the beach," he said as he brings the food out from the kitchen. He was on cooking duty in the morning.

The breakfast table was cleared in a short time. Amu was surprised how good Ryuga made the breakfast. He doesn't look like the type of person who could take care of himself let alone cook. Ikuto took a sigh of relief as he walked down the hall. Amu had a confused look as she noticed Ikuto sighing. "What's wrong, Ikuto?" she asked.

"It's nothing. I'm just glad Ryuga didn't do anything weird with the food this time," Ikuto said as they were walking back to their room to grab the things they brought for the beach. "He's a great cook but the last time, he drugged the food and knocked us all out. When I woke up, Utau was laying next to me, naked, with her arms around me! Everyone looked at me weirdly for a month."

Amu giggled. "So what happened at the end?" she asked as she tried to hold in her laugh. "How did you find out it was Ryuga's doing?"

"He finally confessed after a little torture. It still felt like he won in the end somehow." Ikuto sighed as he remembered the incident that day. Even though the problem was solved, Ryuga still got to his pride.

Everyone met at the beach. The boys were in charge of setting things up. It didn't take long for them to change since they all got to the beach in their trunks. The girls were in the changing room getting ready.

The first to step out were Ran, Miki, and Su. Ran had on a red school swimsuit with a heart printed on her chest. Su was wearing a green one-piece with frills near her waist. Miki was wearing a blue two piece which complimented her eyes. Daichi and Kiseki walked over to Ran and Su while Yoru stared at Miki with his eyes opened. He didn't expect Miki to come out dressed like that. The bathing suit he brought her was a striped one-piece. Miki made her way over to Yoru but he didn't move a muscle. He finally snapped out of his little trance after Miki gave him a kiss on the lips.

Kukai was laughing at him until he saw Utau walking out in a white string bikini. It fits her well developed body perfectly. Kukai was mesmerized by her beauty. He didn't pay attention when he tried to make his way toward her and tripped over the cooler they brought along.

The next person who caught everyone's attention was Temari. Her well-developed body was wrapped in the pink one-piece with patterns of cherry blossoms printed around her right waist. Musashi walked up to her and looked her right into her eyes. "You look beautiful, hime."

Temari turned her head and hid her blush with her hands. "Thank you, Musashi-sama." The two was definitely a well-matched couple.

"If we said that in front of Temari, she would've killed us," Ryuga whispered to the rest of the guys who had their eyes fixed on Temari as they all nodded.

Sayuri was the person who came out after Temari. Ren was next to her. They both wore a one-piece white swimsuit. Sayuri wore a straw hat and a white parka so she wouldn't get hit by the sunlight. Ryuga was the first one to let out a loud whistle at Sayuri. No one was brave enough to do what he just did since they are all afraid of what Sayuri is capable of doing. Her expression was, however, different from what they expected. Sayuri was blushing. She lowered her hat to hide her red face. "You really do like teasing other people, Ryuga," she mumbled as she sat down next to him.

"Just because we broke up, it doesn't mean I don't think you're still attractive," Ryuga said with his big smile he usually had on his face.

Amu was the last person to come out. She had a two piece white bikini similar to Utau's but she wore a white parks and a flowery cloth tied around her waist which runs down to her feet. Ikuto smiled as he approached her. Tadase suddenly cuts in on the two. "You look beautiful, Hinamori-san"

Ikuto mood took a turn for the worse but he didn't want to blow his steam in front of Amu. He slowly backed off. Amu saw Ikuto leaving and ran after him, leaving Tadase behind.

Everyone was doing their own thing on the beach. Ryuga and Sayuri were looking after the rest of the group with Temari. Sayuri didn't really like to move if she doesn't need to and Ryuga was just having a good time bathing under the sunlight. Rima, Kairi, Yoru, and Miki were playing beach volleyball while Ikuto and Amu sat under their beach umbrella eating the ice cream Ikuto brought. Tadase was nowhere to be found as usual while everyone else was in the water. Kukai was trying to showoff for Utau on his surfboard.

"So you left the kiddy king for me? Why?" Ikuto asked Amu. He was trying to figure out what she was thinking.

Amu just blushed as she tilted her head onto Ikuto's shoulder. "I just want to stay close to my 'master.' Is that bad?" She was starting to grow fond of being around Ikuto especially after the closet incident. She still holds some feeling for the little blond prince but her feelings for Ikuto are growing.

Ryuga saw the two sitting on the ground in front of them and let out a big sigh of relief. He can finally relax a bit since the two had started to look more and more like a couple. Sayuri noticed as well. She was glad for the two to finally hook up. She bends down toward Ryuga and whispered, "At least she's falling for the person we assigned to protect her."

"That's true," Ryuga replied. "We can't let Tadase cut in on the two or they will both be in trouble."

Kukai was catching some waves on his surfboard when he noticed something at the far side of the beach where it was empty. Two people looked like they were talking about something next to a truck. The two shook hands and something was dumped into the water.

"What's wrong, Kukai?" Utau asked as she noticed his face changed a bit.

Kukai got off his surfboard and headed for the shores. "I need to pick something up from the car," he said as he gave Utau his usual smile and ran toward the car.

After a while, someone yelled 'SHARK!' as everyone panicked. There was a large gray shark swimming around in the water. The people on the beach were in frenzy as they all tried to run away from the beach.

Ikuto saw Utau being pushed around in the waters and tried to make his way toward her. Everyone else saw what happened and tried to help Utau but the shark was still swimming in the water. The shark opened up its huge mouth and rushed toward her. The wind was too strong for Ryuga to shoot his needles in especially with all the people around. Utau left her little bracelet back at the mansion as well. They wouldn't be able to reach her in time.

The shark was about to chomp down on Utau when a small skateboard-sized spinning at a high speed hits it. The shark fell back as Ikuto pulled Utau out of the water. The group tried to see who would've done that. There was no one standing at that angle when they looked over. The person who killed a shark with a move like that certainly isn't normal.

"What's going on here? There shouldn't be any sharks around here," Ikuto thought to himself as the entire group sat there on the side. The medics were checking to see if Utau was hurt or not. Ikuto's eyes met Ryuga's serious face as he gave him a nod. He nodded back.

After everyone calmed down from the incident, it was already five thirty. Ryuga held a small group meeting with the ex-members of the assassination team. "This doesn't look like a coincident," Ryuga told the group as everyone nodded in agreement. "Your weapon restrictions had all been removed. Please have them by your side at all times."

The night was livelier than ever due to the summer festival. The main path leading down from the nearby shrine was filled with game and food stands. Everyone had on their beautiful kimonos and yukatas. Most of the boys were wearing a grayish yukata and a pair of zōri except for Ikuto. He had a beautiful midnight blue kimono with a black sash around his waist. On his feet was a pair of geta. Due to the warning Ryuga gave them, he hid his claws under the long sleeves of the kimono. He stood out from the rest of the guys in the group.

Tadase walked up behind Ikuto. He was wearing a light gray kimono. Unlike Ikuto, he wore a pair of zōri like the rest of the group. He looked more like a girl due to his appearance and the light colored kimono. Everyone was laughing at him for that fact.

"Tadase, could you possibly look more like a girl?!" Ryuga said as his laughter bursts out.

Kukai was laughing with the rest of the group. "I know. We can put a blond wig on him and he would look exactly like a girl!"

Tadase was about to snap when the group stopped laughing suddenly. The reason was the girls coming up to them. Iru had on a red yukata while Eru had on a white one. Rima had on a beautiful yellow kimono with imprints of flowers around her legs. The sash was a beautiful golden color. Behind her was Sayuri. She wore a pure white kimono with beautiful lotus flower images printed from the bottom up to her thigh area. The beautiful pink sash around her complimented the color of the lotus. Following them was Utau. She wore a pure white with pictures of beautiful storks flying. The blue sash she wore resembles the blue sky the storks flew toward. Temari wore her usual pink furisode. There were pictures of cherry blossoms near the edge of the sleeve. The shade of pink on her clothes gets darker as it reaches toward the bottom of the sleeve. The layer inside and her sash was a darker shade of pink. She had a pair of cherry blossom pins in her hair as well. Amu was at the far back of the group. She had a black furisode which was covered in pictures of flowers. Her hair was let down for once instead of being held up by her trademark 'X' clip. The dark color of her clothes made her pink hair stand out more than usual.

Yoru and Kukai were in their usual shock stage after they saw how beautiful the girls were after dressing up. Miki and Utau smiled at each other. They walked over to their boyfriend and gave them a kiss to wake them up.

Musashi, as usual, walked up to Temari and held her hands. "This traditional garment fits you perfectly, hime," he said as he looked into her eyes.

"Maa… Musashi-sama," Temari said as she tried to hide her blushed face as always.

Everyone went their separate ways and started to enjoy themselves at the festival. Tadase wanted to stay with Amu and Ikuto but he lost them in the crowd. Amu dragged Ikuto all over the place afterward. Shooting game, goldfish scoop, drawings, she tried every games at least once with Ikuto paying everything. They finally stopped when Ami started falling asleep. The three made their way up to the shrine.

"This had been a long day," Ikuto said as Amu nodded in agreement. Ami was sleeping with her head on his lap.

"You didn't play any of the games, are you sure you were having fun?" Amu asked Ikuto as she looked up at him. Even though it was summer, the night was still cold. She had her head on Ikuto's shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her.

Ikuto looked down into her honey gold eyes and gave her a smile. "I'm having fun if you are having fun."

Amu's face lit up after hearing Ikuto's answer. She held onto Ikuto's arm, not wanting to let go. Ikuto wrapped his other arm around Amu after he felt Amu clinging onto him tighter. The two looked into each other's eyes and were about to kiss again when a huge explosion went off.

They ran over to see if anyone was hurt. Ikuto had his claws ready to spring out if there was any trouble. When they got to the scene, all they could see was a car burning. The trunk was blown to bits so the gas tank was probably the cause of the explosion. There were two people lying on the ground but they weren't moving. Ikuto told Amu to look the other way as he went over to feel their pulses. There was none. The two men were dead.

After reporting at the police station, the three finally made it back to the mansion. Amu and Ami went to bed as Ikuto called the others for a little meeting.

"Anyone know anything about the incident?" Ikuto asked.

Ryuga sighed. "I was with everyone and I didn't see anyone leave."

"The two men were from Easter. They were probably sent to monitor us. We need to keep our eyes open for the next few days." Everyone looked at each other and nodded. They headed back to their room.

End of another exciting chapter. Hope everyone enjoyed it. Since I know most people don't really know the kimono fashion, I'll be explaining it.

zōri: a sandle-like footwear in Japan. Usually wore with traditional kimono or yukata. It's the kind of sandles Kairi wore when he Chara Nari.
geta: wooden sandles. A traditional Japanese footwear. It looks like three piece of wood put together.
yukata: a less formal version of kimono. It is usually wore at traditional Japanese inns.
furisode: a special type of kimono wore by young women during their Coming of Age Day which is the day they turn 20. It signifies that the girl is not married yet.

Ran: Why didn't you describe us more?

Su: That's right desu.

Rima: I didn't get enough screentime as well. (Pushes Taser onto Ryuga's back)

Ryuga: Eto... Rima-chan, could you put that thing away?

Rima: Not till you answer us why Temari, Sayuri, and Utau get more description than us.

Ryuga: I'm afraid of Temari and Sayuri is my editor.

Rima: And why did you give Utau get more?

Ryuga: ... Utau...

-Rima shocks Ryuga with the Taser-

Ran: Why did you do that?

Rima: Cause he said he likes Utau more.

Sayuri: Sigh... He deserved that much for playing favors with Utau.

Utau: Please review while we wait for Ryuga to regain consciousness. (Turns around) ...Why are you guys staring at me like that?