Hey guys. Sorry that the story has been lagging behind, I've been really busy. This chapter should be longer. Peach-Pit owns Shugo Chara!, I own Miliko.

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Tadase sat in Miliko's room, staring at the limp girl. He took a sharp breath in, then tried to gently pick her up. He got her up and laid her on her bed. Tadase looked over to Mariko and Kiseki trying to get Kumiko's egg to re-open.

"Why won't she wake up?" Tadase gasped.

A light bulb went off in Tadase's head. He walked to the door, and cracked it open. He saw no one, so ran down the hall quietly to a door labeled, "Kei's Room."

He knocked, and whispered, "Hey um, it's Hotori… uh there's a problem with Miliko."

Kei's door flew open, and he looked out, a look of bewilderment on his face. "What?" he asked.

"You'd better come see," Tadase said, and led him back to Miliko.

They walked in, and Kei ran to Miliko.

"Miliko? Sis? Wake up," he whispered.

"It's no use," Tadase sighed.

"What happened?" Kei asked.

"I'm… I'm not sure. I felt something pulling in my gut and came here as fast I could, where I found her lying there," Tadase gasped, pointing to where Miliko was laying.

"Oh god… oh my god my mom can not know about this."

"What should we do?" Tadase asked.

"I have an idea." Kei ran down the stairs to his mother.

"Hey mom, just to let you know, Miliko and I… are going out… to uh… pick up a few things for school," Kei lied.

"Oh, okay. Take your cells and don't stay out too late," his mother smiled.

"Okay, mom, thanks!" Kei called as he ran up the stairs.

Kei burst into the room, and said, "Okay, my mom thinks Miliko and I are going out. Where are we taking her?"

"Well… I called around and it seems my friend Yaya is home alone. She said we can all head to her place," Tadase answered, and had his hand as if he held a large egg.

"Okay… what are you doing?" Kei asked.

"Uh… don't you have Guardian Characters?" Tadase asked, and slid Kumiko's egg into his pocket.

"No…," Kei answered.

"I'll tell you later," Tadase sighed, and motioned for Kei to pick Miliko up.

Kei hoisted her onto his back and walked out to the small balcony that Miliko never used. He put Miliko down. He climbed down the ivy crawler thing and stood on the ground, arms raised for Miliko. Tadase gently handed her down, feeling awkward as he held a girl off a balcony. Kei took her on his back again, and Tadase climbed down. They both walked down the street, and Tadase led them to Yaya's.

Tadase knocked on the door, and said, "Yaya, it's Tadase."

Yaya opened the door, and quickly motioned them inside. They saw Nagi, Rima, and Amu there waiting.

Kei laid Miliko on Yaya's couch and everyone crowded around her.

Nagi picked up her hand, and frowned.

"I wonder what happened to Kumiko," Amu wondered aloud.

"I found Kumiko trapped in her egg on the floor next to Miliko," Tadase said, holding Kumiko's egg out.

"What the HECK is Kumiko?" Kei shouted.

"He's not a Character Bearer," explained Tadase.

"I wonder why," Rima whispered.

"He is a ninth grader," Tadase replied.

"What? He should have a character by now. I can see about her little brother, being 5 and all. But a ninth grader? You've got to be kidding me!" Nagi sighed.

"Okay, enough of that. Back to Miliko. What are we going to do?" Amu bursted.

"I'm not sure," Yaya gasped.

Tadase froze right where he was standing, and a vision flashed through his mind. He saw Miliko crying in her room… after Kei yelled at her. Kumiko's egg closing around her.

"Guys…," Tadase said in a voice barely audible.

The group kept murmuring, not hearing Tadase.

"Guys," Tadase said, eyes icy but no longer distant. He looked at the group.

"Yeah Tada- holy heck, what happened to you?" Yaya almost screamed.

"I know what happened to Miliko. She… she freaked out after Kei yelled at her. She stopped believing… well she stopped believing that she could be a girl. She didn't believe… well, that I can't say," Tadase said in an icy voice.

"It's all my fault. I…. I….. I….," Kei cried.

Rima, Yaya, and Amu comforted him, leaving Nagi and Tadase awkwardly to care for Miliko.

A light bulb went off in Tadase's head. He discarded the idea, but… it just might work.

Tadase stepped towards Nagi and whispered the plan in his ear.

"Are you sure?" Nagi asked, and glanced over his shoulder to Amu, "She might get mad."

"I really don't care at this point. If Amu really wants me, she'll have to fight. Besides, she's got you, or Kairi, or Kukai, or Ikuto, or whoever she damn well wants to. I'm just the one she's got best access to," Tadase growled angrily.

"Ugh… shouldn't we ask Kei?" Nagi stuttered.

"Oh yeah… yeah I guess. Go on," Tadase whispered, giving Nagi a shove towards Kei.

Nagi glared back at him, but walked right on up to Kei.

"Uh, Kei? Tadase and I had an idea…," Nagi said, then whispered the plan to Kei.

"Uh… if that's what it'll take. I am so hating myself right now… This is all my fault," Kei said, then walked away, face hidden by his hands.

"Okay, Kei agrees. Let's go," Nagi said upon reaching Tadase.

"Okay. Kiseki, you ready?" Tadase sighed.

"My Heart: Unlock!" Tadase shouted, and rose into the air with Kiseki. They transformed, and Tadase hit the ground once more.

"Character Transformation: Platinum Royal!" Tadase said.

"Uh, Tadase? What are you doing?" Amu asked.

"Saving Miliko, Hinamori-san," Tadase growled.

"What in the world do you think you're doing?" Amu said forcefully this time, a scowl mixing into her face.

"As I said, saving Miliko."

"And how do you plan to do that?"

There was silence, Tadase just couldn't bring himself to tell Amu.

"Listen, Hinamori-san. You may be madly in love with me, but I have no feelings for you. Go get a life. Have fun. Don't spend every minute worrying about who I'll choose to love. You know who I will choose, who I'm about to choose. Who I've pretty much already chosen. So forget anything you thought might be between us. It'll never be," Tadase said, his voice rising to a shout.

Tadase leaned over Miliko, and put one of her hands on his staff thingy.

"Royal Kiss," Tadase whispered, and gently kissed Miliko, his staff glowing gently.

Miliko POV

I could vaguely hear someone shouting, screaming, people around me. I knew I wasn't at home in my bed where Tadase had me. I hear a blur of words and feel someone right over my face. My hand draping over a stick. Lips, warm, tasting of orange, pressed on mine. My heart fluttered. I gained control of my lips once more after they were left alone.

"Uuuuuuggggghhhhh," I got out.

"Miliko-chan? Miliko-chan!" people started shouting.

"Heeeeelp," I groaned.

"Miliko-chan? Sis?" Kei whispered, and sat next to me. He brushed hair off my face, and I gently reached my arm up. It came in contact with his face, and felt he was smiling. I curled my mouth into a smile as well, and gently opened my eyes again.

"Kei-kun," I whispered in a ragged voice.

"Oh, Miliko-chan! I'm so sorry, I won't ever yell at you again," Kei whispered, wrapping me in a huge hug.

"No, I deserved it. I'm sorry," I whispered into his shoulder. I pulled away from the hug, and looked to my right, where I saw Tadase transformed as Platinum Royal standing awkwardly.

"You saved me," I gasped, and flew into his arms.

"Miliko-chan," he whispered.

"I heard all that stuff in my room," I whispered very, very, very quietly into his hear.

"I truly meant it."

"I know. And I… I think I do, too."

Tadase pulled away at this moment.

"You think?" he asked.

"I'm not sure yet… can I at least get some time to wake up?" I sigh, looking around at an open mouthed Rima and Yaya.

Nagi is off to the side, once again talking to Amu, who has been obviously crying.

"Do you, or do you not?" Tadase asked, pulling me back to our conversation, eyes pleading, but he is standing a distance away.

I give a quick glance around the room at Rima, Yaya, Amu, Nagi, and Kei.

"I don't know. I honestly don't know." I sigh, and sit on the couch again.

Okay listen guys. I have been REALLY busy lately and I'm SO sorry the story has been lagging. Bye.