Chapter Two:

I have two words to say as I hear the alarm clock go off with a buzzing sound: It's Early. I slap my hand on the clock and roll out of bed and ran my fingers through my hair. I stumbled to the bathroom trying not to fall over. When I opened the door I saw a cute pink tooth brush sitting on the counter. I grabbed it and it had my name on it in cursive silver writing. I brushed my teeth now excited to get to school. I fixed my hair so it wasn't knotted together and my bangs were set in the right place, in a side sweep style.

I walked back into my room and changed into my uniform and then went to make my bed. But there was something there that wasn't there when I left, a small white egg that was decorated with a star with wings on both sides. I picked it up carefully and examined it with intent. Then it opened! A little fairy sized girl popped out, she was wearing a dress with stars that decorated it then under her left eye was a music note.

"What are you?" I asked picking her up in my hand.

"I'm Loretta," she smiled raising her hands in the air happily. "I'm your Shugo Chara!"

"Where do you come from Loretta?" I picked up the egg shell she came out of.

"Your heart," she replied pointing at her own. "I'm who you want to become. Someone who's not afraid to show her true self, who loves to sing and loves her mommy, who wants to be strong and wants to show the world she won't fall down!"

"That's exactly who I want to become," I smiled.

"Do you believe in me?" she asked curious.

"I believe in you," I said.

"Good!" she exclaimed jumping up. "Then there won't be a problem if I stay with you."

"There's no problem at all," I agreed laughing.

"But remember," she stuck up her index finger and wiggled. "Other people who don't have Shugo Chara's can't see me."

"That's easy to remember. Are you going to come to school with me?" I asked her and she nodded.

"Can I?" she wondered.

"Of course," I said. "As long as you don't distract me from my studies."

"I won't! I promise!" she saluted.

"Then let's go," I put the shells down and got out of the house without waking my mom.

I made my way to school from my mom's house heading straight where I thought the school was. When I was on campus students stopped and stared some even whispered to their friends. I could hear many rumors flying about.

"Have you heard? She's like the new bad ass in school," one boy said.

"I heard her dad's some mafia boss that owns some business. Then her mom is some actress doing drugs," another person said.

It was fun to giggle at other's stupid fantasies of other's lives. There was one more thing I heard but I wasn't exactly sure if it was rumor or not.

"Did you know? Because Evangeline's the new 'cool and spicy' girl Amu Hinamori wants to have a showdown with her!"

I walked into my class and sat down in my seat and sighed. I then pulled out my notebook and pencil box from my bag. Loretta climbed out of my bag and jumped on the table; she started to open my box and rummaged through it pulling out a pencil then floated over to my open notebook. She started to draw a picture on it. When she was done she showed me a picture of me and her laughing. I smiled at her.

"What are you looking at?" I jumped and closed my notebook.

"Nothing," I replied looking up to see a girl with chestnut brown hair that curled in a weird way looking down at me.

"Is it a picture?" she asked picking up my notebook.

"It's none of your business now is it?" I asked taking it back from her. "Now if you will, leave me alone."

"What?" she took a step back. "How dare you!"

Right then the blonde boy who sat next to me strode in with the pink haired girl and short lolita. The girl in front of me spotted him too and went over to him.

"Tadase~!" she whined. "That new girl is being excruciatingly mean!"

"Well Saaya I'm sure you did something to deserve it," the pink haired girl said.

"No one asked you Amu," she barked.

So that was Amu. I took a few seconds to take in her appearance; she was pretty with pink hair and amber colored eyes. She wore her uniform in a different way than everyone else did and she walked around with her head held high.

"I'm sure Hinamori is right Yamabuki," the blonde haired boy known as Tadase answered.

"Yeah maybe," Saaya was too head over heels to realize that he had already walked away from her.

He was heading to his desk next to mine when he looked down at my desk he looked surprised for minute then whispered something to the pink haired girl then kept walking. I thought it was kind of weird that he would look at me like it didn't seem like I belonged. Maybe he was surprised I showed up to school today? But that wouldn't make sense if that Saaya girl had already said that I'd talked with her today. I didn't spend long thinking about it.

My mom kept sending me texts all through class and Loretta was answering them and texting back. She had told me every single one my mom had sent. Soon class ended and Tadase walked up to me.

"Excuse me," he started. "Evangeline."

"It's Eve," I sighed wondering how long it would take for people to get it right.

"Right Eve," he said then paused and pulled out an envelope from his pocket. "The Guardians and I would like to invite you to the green house for tea."

I looked at him like he was joking or something. Then put my book bag on my shoulder and patted his head like he was a puppy.

"Sorry I don't have time to play with kids," I smiled then walked out the door.

I wondered if he was surprised that I had not taken up the offer. Wondering if he was staring after me and waiting to see if I was kidding and walk back. But I wasn't so it didn't matter.

I reached my home and there was a police car parked out in the front. I looked around wondering why it was here. Is mom hurt? I ran inside the house.

"Mom?" I called.

"In here honey," she yelled back from the living room.

I walked in to see my mom sitting on the couch a police officer sitting down questioning her and another standing up looking out the window. I went over to and sat down.

"Are you Evangeline Story?" the man sitting down asked.

"Yes," I answered. "Is there a problem?"

"We have gotten a report that you had gone missing last night," I replied looking down at his notepad. "Where have you been?"

"Here with my mom," I said. "And I didn't 'go missing' I ran away."

"Why did you run away?" he asked.

"I don't like my father and his wife so I came to my mom," I linked my arm with her. "So here I am."

"Yes," the officer sounded like he was in thought. "There's not much we can do but take you back though."

"What?" I asked. "I can't go back. I don't want to go back."

"You have to," he said. "Your father has full custody of you. If he wants you home that's where you'll go."

"I refuse," I replied. "I'm here with my mom. She has to have some sort of say in this!"

"All I can say is to get a court case," he looked up from his notepad. "But it could take weeks, maybe even months. In the meantime you need to go home."

"I am home!" I yelled.

"Evangeline?" a familiar voice called into the house.

"You called them?" I asked disgust obvious in my tone. "I won't go back."

"Evangeline honey!" Karen came towards me trying to hug me. I cringed away at her strong grip. "We've been so worried. We missed you so much!"

"I can't say the feeling is mutual," I muttered trying to pull away.

She pulled away from me and then stood up straight and looked towards my mom who was still linked arm in arm with me. She glared then looked away towards my father.

"I guess this means we can go," Karen told him. "Come on Evangeline, we're going home."

"I'm not going," I said sternly clenching my teeth.

"You have to," she said. Then ordered: "Now get up and let's go."

"Don't talk to my daughter like she's your dog," my mom finally spoke. "She's not a pet, she's a person. If you talk to her talk to her like you would talk to your own daughter."

"I don't have a daughter," she shot back. "So let's go Evangeline."

"Her name is Eve," my mom stood up bringing me along with her.

"Her name is Evangeline. That's her full first name," Karen argued.

"But she likes Eve so I think that's what you should call her," my mom looked down to me for agreement.

"I would like people to call me Eve but then again I don't want someone as evil as Karen to taint it," I replied. I then looked to my father who hadn't said a word yet. "Can I stay?"

He just stared at me for a long moment. Sadness flashed in his eyes then he composed it to look serious again.

"Is that what you want?" he asked.

"Yes," I answered simply.

"Can you handle it Miranda?" he turned to my mom.

"I can handle anything Tom," she answered. "You should know I was your high school sweet heart."

Karen glared at her as I gagged. Ew. High school sweet hearts? How weird to hear her say that. But then he smiled and it seemed like he was truly happy for a second.

"Then I can't say no, now can I?" he said. "Come on Karen we're going home."

"But what about Evangeline?" she asked.

"She'll stay here and we'll get all the paper work done for her to stay here for good," he replied. "So I won't be in need of your services anymore." He told the police officers.

"Yes sir," they said and walked out while my father and Karen followed.

"Does this mean I can stay?" I wondered out loud.

"It means you can stay," my mom smiled hugging me.