Okay, so I had to force myself to write this. I stared at this blank doc for 43 minutes and then I decided IMMA FUCKING WRITE SOMETHING... geez I hope I remembered to keep the rating at T and not K+... DISCLAIMER AND ENJOY!

Amu stared at Saori, which seemed to make her nervous. The green chara's timid behavior made it awkward to converse with her the same way she did to Miki and Ran.

"So, about cooking," Amu started, "do you really think I can cook for this?"

Saori faced Amu, nodding vigorously. Her hair bounced with her head movement, but for some reason, her bangs didn't budge.

"... It's really weird, talking to your bangs. Let me see what's under them," Amu said, reaching her hand for Saori's bangs.

"N-no!" exclaimed Saori, flying away, her bangs still staying glues in front of her face.

"HEY!" called out Amu, chasing the clover chara all the way home.

Amu began panting, her hands on her knees. She dragged her feet to her room, Saori still in front of her. The pinkette tried once more to move the chara's bangs, only to collapse on the bed.

"I... give... up..." she muttered, tired.

"Your freaking weak," a voice scoffed. Amu turned around and glared at Saori.

"Wow, jeez, thanks," Amu said sarcastically. Saori sniffled.

"Don't blame me," she mumbled.

"Then who-" Amu stopped talking and saw the eggs behind Saori. She was annoyed, but at the same time relieved. She had sworn her wavering heart had effected them, but the other two charas were both alive and irritable. "Ah, sorry, Saori."

The blubbering chara held her arms out, yearning for a hug. The bearer gave the small creature an awkward hug.

"Why are you so sensitive, anyways?" asked Amu.

"Because you want to be like this," Saori answered simply. "You wanted people to care more about you and protect you."

"Hmm, really?" Amu said thoughtfully. She remembered she had run into the arms of Utau, crying. "I'm tired, let's go sleep."

Amu pulled the covers over her and Saori and slept in her school uniform that night.

Amu leaned on the wall and sighed, constantly checking the chara eggs in her bag. She was exhausted from spending her whole day escaping the Guardians and trying not to make Saori cry. Said chara was sitting on Amu's shoulder.

A small, black object appeared in Amu's sight. As it got closer, she was able to make out the black as Utau's dress. The fifth grader stood up straight and faced the older girl.

"Hi, Utau," greeted Amu. She gave the blonde a slight wave, which Utau didn't return. Instead, she called for Il the devil chara.

"Yo," Il said, holding a vial that was around the same size as her. The flask was filled with a thick, purple-ish black liquid. Utau took it delicately with her thumb and index finger and passed it to Amu. The pinkette held out her hand and Utau dropped it in her palm.

"I want you to bake this liquid into sweets and distribute them around the school," informed Utau.

"Y'know, you're kinda shady," said a voice. Amu recognized it as Ran's. Her school bag shook and the heart egg floated out of it. Amu and Utau were shocked when they saw the chara who popped out.

It wasn't Ran.