October : OKAY so I've recently gotten into the present tense writing, so this story is going to switch over to that.
Ikuto: I - do - not - care.
October: Awwww… is the little bitty kitty mad? 3
Amu: I hate you.
October: Don't be a hater~ Ily
Riya: Err… on with the story (finally…)
I yawn as I carry my bag, walking down the snow covered sidewalk with Amu and chibi clown. They're talking about the night before last. Amu glances at me and I raise my eyebrow slightly.
"Onee-san?" she asks and I nod, gesturing for her to go on. "Where have you been, all this time?"
"Ah…. Well…when I was little it was discovered that I was musically talented. I could play many instruments, and still can. Our parents decided that it was for the best to send me to a boarding school where I could enhance my talents. I was there for years when I finally decided I wanted to come home. I missed you. All of you. I couldn't stand being away anymore, so mom and dad sent for me and brought me back home, and here I am," I say, smiling. Amu smiles back and I ruffle her hair. I notice the gates that lead to my school and I sigh. "First day, huh? Wish me luck, you two."
"Good luck!" They say in unison and I laugh. I take a deep breath and walk into the school, my legs covered by thigh-high black stockings. I have on a black coat with white fur on the trim and a bunny ear hood covering my head, the white muffler showing from underneath it. People stare at me as I cover my mouth with my black mittens, puffs of air appearing every time I breath out.
"Yo, Ame!" I hear and I turn around to see Kukai waving at me happily with a dumb smirk on his face. I stare at him.
"How did you recognize me under all this?" I ask and he smirks even more and pulls my hood down, grabbing a strand of my hair.
"I'd recognize this color anywhere. It was sticking out of the side of your hood," he says. His face is so close to mine I can't help but blush. I look away and start walking again. "So, how was your Christmas?" he asks.
"Good I suppose." I find myself twirling a strand of my hair and I quickly stop.
"Ah!" Kukai says and I look at him. "What class are you in?"
"Moon class."
"Oh, hey, that's the same as me! Awesome, so then I can walk you to class right?" I blush a bit and nod. He continues chatting the entire way and I just smile politely. The only thing I can think about is Ikuto. Those amazing blue eyes. That wonderful personality. So strange though. I touch my fingers to the cat collar on my neck as I'm taking off my coat and sigh. What goes on through his head? I hang my coat and muffler in the coat racks in the class room and wait by the door. The teacher walks in the moment I stand there and he smiles. He walks to the front of the class and I follow him.
"Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to your new classmate, Hinamori Ame," he says and I glance up at them.
"Uhm… hey," I say and everyone smiles. The teacher shows me the desk I'll be sitting in. Next to the window, right in front of Kukai. I mentally sigh as I walk towards his silly looking smile. This is going to be a long day.
Finally the day ends and Kukai decides to walk me to the elementary school to meet up with the younger guardians. More dumb conversation.
"Hinamori-san! Souma-kun!" Hotori says as we walk into the garden. He approaches us, smiling. "Hinamori-san, can I speak to you?" he asks. I look at him strangely, but agree with a nod. I follow him to a corner of the greenhouse and he stands there, staring at me, sizing me up maybe. After a while of silence, I get fed up.
"What do you want, Hotori?" I ask irritated.
"Where were you during that fight on Christmas Eve?" he asks and my eyes widen slightly, but I gain my composure quick enough for him not to notice.
"Well, I had gone to the restroom. Sorry if I took so long that I missed the entire fight. Amu told me about it. Some fox girl right?" I say and he nods. "She sounds interesting. I hope to be able to fight her someday." I say with a smirk. Risa flies out from my bag and looks at him.
"Don't you trust her?" she asks and I look at her.
"Fine," he says with a sigh and walks away. I smirk and grab Risa in my hand, holding her.
"Thanks, little one," I say, kissing her head a bit and she giggles.
"Anytime," she says. I walk back to join the rest of the group as they talk about they fushigi tamago.
"Did you see it? How strange it looked," the little clown says and Yaya nods.
"Yeah, yeah. It was half batsutama and half kokoro no tamago, it looked so weird!" she says.
"Luckily I was able to cleanse it. I wonder if it being half makes it less strong than a batsutama?" Amu asks, probably mostly asking herself. Perhaps we'll find out.
"Ah!" I exclaim and everyone looks at me. "I just remembered, some girls from my old school asked me to meet them at the mall today! Gomen ne, everyone, but I really don't want to stand them up…." I say.
"Ah! No worries," Nagihiko says smiling. "Maybe tomorrow right?" I nod sweetly and say goodbye as I leave the garden. As soon as I'm outside I quickly whip my cell phone out, small skull decorations hanging off of it. I dial in the number I want and listen to it ringing, finally they pick up and I smile.
"Hello?" he says from the other side.
"Ikuto, come to the garden, I want to test something." I hang up. "Riku!" I say and the small boy appears, smirking.
"My turn?" he asks. I nod and he chuckles.
"Atashi no Kokoro, Unlock!" Riku chara nari's with me and as the light surrounds me, I transform. I appear wearing a black tube top with a black vest covering me, and I'm also wearing black biker shorts with black combat boots. My hair has turned black and long, pulled into a long ponytail that flows down my back, and my eyes are a bright yellow and I have black wolf ears and a tail. "Chara nari, Moonlight Howl!"
"Hey, that looks pretty nice," I hear him say, chuckling. Ikuto. I look back at him and smile.
"You think? Thanks," I say and he smiles a bit, then he chara nari's as well.
"Chara nari, Black Lynx!"
"Come with me," I say and jump into the sky, landing on a nearby tree. He smiles and follows. "We need to up the power of my bracelet. I want to show them how truly terrifying my fushigi tamas can be…."
"Alright then. I know just who to talk to."
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"Utau! Get down here! Need your help," Ikuto calls from the bottom of the stairs. I'm taking off my boots in the doorway, not removing the chara nari.
"Pardon the intrusion," I say as I walk in. A girl with two long blonde pigtails and violet eyes walks down the stairs.
"Welcome home, Ikuto. Why are you transformed? And who is that girl…?" she asks, giving me a slight glare. I smile a bit and hold at my hand. She takes it and shakes it slightly as I introduce myself.
"Hinamori Ame. It's a pleasure to meet you, Hoshina Utau," I say.
"Stalker much? How do you know my full name?" I laugh a bit.
"Why wouldn't I, you're incredibly famous." She sighs and nods.
"Right," she says and looks at Ikuto. "What did you need me for?" He looks at me and I nod.
"I need you. Ikuto said you can help me with making powerful… batsutamas." I say. She nods slightly.
"I can do that. What is it you need me to modify?" I hand her my bracelet and she examines it. She pulls out her cell phone and quickly dials a number. "Kairi. Come to my house, as quick as you can, I need you." I hear an answer from the other line and sigh.
"This won't take too long, right?" I ask as my chara nari powers down. "The guardians won't be there for too long…." I glance at Utau and she's staring at me.
"Hinamori… Ame…." I look at her and laugh.
"Oh right! I'm Amu's older sister. Sorry, I should have mentioned that before." She glares at me slightly.
"Right…." The doorbell rings and Utau goes to open it. "That was quick. Come in, Kairi." I look over her shoulder to see a young boy with dark black hair (A/N: yes, it is black, I was apparently incredibly blind when I wrote green) and dark blue eyes (A/N: this… is probably wrong as well, forgive me if it is xD). He stops in his tracks and looks at me.
"Hinamori-san?" he asks in shock. I shake my head.
"No. Well… at least not the one you have in mind." I hold out my hand and he takes it. "Hinamori Ame," I say as I shake his hand. "I'm Amu's older sister."
"Ah… well then, pleasure to meet you, Hinamori nee-san." He looks at Utau who holds out my bracelet.
"She uses this to create batsutamas. Can you enhance it to make them stronger?"
"Must you ask, Hoshina-san?" he asks smirking. I look at Ikuto and then back at them.
"May I ask something?" I say as Kairi works on my bracelet. They both nod. "If you two are no longer working for Easter, why are you helping us?"
"Ikuto's my older brother, I'd do anything for him. And let's just say that Kairi owes me a few favors…." Utau says smirking.
"There, done." I smile as Kairi hands me my bracelet. I slide it on as I chara nari again.
"Atashi no kokoro, Unlock!" I, once again, transform with Riku. "Chara nari, Moonlight Howl! Now, let's go try this out." I step out the door and look back. "Are you guys coming?" Kairi smiles and changes with his little samurai and Utau transforms with a devil guardian chara and we're off. Ikuto, Kairi, and I are jumping from tree to tree as Utau soars through the sky beside us. I spot a boy and a girl, walking near the school and I smirk. "Perfect," I say as I point at them with my right hand, the one with the bracelet. "I'll show you the truth that you can't succeed, you'll realize this and give your heart to me." Kairi glances at me.
"Pretty dark isn't it?" The eyes of the two children glaze over and the two fushigi tamagos fly to me, showing their batsutama sides.
"Perhaps. Now, let's go test these out." I fly through the trees even quicker and land in front of the guardians as they're exiting the garden. Ikuto lands beside me, as well as Utau and Kairi. The two eggs float beside me and I smirk.
"Utau, Kairi?" Amu exclaims at the sight of them. I chuckle.
"Hello again, guardians."
"Ah! It's you again!" Hotori yells out.
"Fushigi tamago, attack them!" They both fly down at them and the "X's" fly off of them and wrap the guardians in it, then one of them swoops down and grabs Amu's Humpty Lock. It flies back over to me and I take it from it, dropping it down over my neck. I grab the egg and study it. "Who's a good little egg? I think I'll keep you for a while." I say and kiss it as I whisper to it. It then shrinks and I press it against my chest, where it slowly glows black and then moves into it. I grab the other one and hold it tightly. "You on the other hand… I have other plans for you." I see Yaya's eyes widen and they start to fill with tears.
"No… Don't do it!" she cries out, the tears beginning to fall from her eyes. I smirk and start squeezing the egg. It screams as I crush it and it dissolves into a million pieces, falling to the floor. Rima shuts her eyes tightly and looks away and Yaya's eyes begin to glaze over.
"You're a monster!" Hotori yells out and I laugh.
"Call me what you want, it doesn't change the fact that I have the Humpty Lock now!" I say. Kukai's staring at me and I look at him. He looks so different without that goofy smile.
"Go then. You have what you want, so why don't you just go?" he says and I cringe a bit. He didn't call me a single thing…but he called me everything. I slowly back away and then run, jumping onto a tree and then continue jumping between trees until I'm far enough away for them not to see me anymore. The chara nari wears off and I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look back to see Ikuto, back to normal.
"Don't let that get to you. Boss will be proud," he says, smiling. I smile back at him and nod.
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October: OMG I DID IT!
Amu: Wow, she actually did.
Ran: We didn't even come out this time….
October: It's not all about you, you know.
Riku: R&R!
October: Pretty pretty please!