Hey, guys. Listen, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, I've been really busy lately with school starting up. So, finally, chapter 8. Again, Miliko is mine, but Shugo Chara! is Peach-Pit's. Let's get this show on the road.

Tadase couldn't believe it. His almost girlfriend just dumped him.

"Miliko-chan..." Tadase thought, groaning as he lay in his bed, Kiseki giving him a lecture on something he wasn't paying attention to.

"Kiseki-kun! Shut up! You've been lecturing the past HOUR on something I really haven't been paying attention to!" Tadase screamed, then flew out the door to the small garden behind his house.

Suddenly, he was hit with an old memory.

"Tadase, you should here Ikuto-kun play violin! He's really good!" Hoshina Utau had said that day, a girl that was pretty much Tadase's older sister.

"No, Utau, I'm not going to play. You should sing, though," the older boy, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, growled, then leaned up into the light, the sun glinting on his dark blue hair.

Utau giggled, smiled, and shook her head, her bright blonde pigtails shining in the sun.

"Please, Ikuto?" she begged again, but still Tadase said nothing, a childy excited grin spread across his mouth.

"Fine," Ikuto mumbled, and grabbed out a white case. He opened it, and pulled out a beautiful violin, in his other hand a bow to match. He put it up, and pulled the bow across the strings.

Utau smiled wide, cocking her head slightly to the side, and closed her eyes. Then, she opened her mouth and started to sing along with the beautiful, melodic sound of the violin.

Tadase shook his head, as he spotted the old tree they stood by as the two siblings created music.

He slowly walked over, and tentaively touched the tree.

"Why did you leave, Ikuto?" he said to himself.

Mililko's POV

I sat, in my room, sighing, as I heard Kumiko talk on and on about how I did the wrong thing, whereas Mariko was standing up for me, her being my rude side.

"GUYS! IT'S MY LIFE, NOT YOURS! SHUT UP, AND GO AWAY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"AH!" the two small female Guardian Charas screamed as they flew quickly back to the small dollhouse I gave them.

I flopped backwards onto my bed, sighing.

"Hey, Miki-chan?" a rough voice shouted. My head shot up, and my heart was racing. I jumped off my bed, and bolted out onto my balcony.

"Dad?" I called down.

"Miki!" he yelled back.

I ran out of my room and down the stairs, shooting out the back door.

"Dad!" I was bellowing as I ran, and I heard Kei and Tai running out as well to see our father.

"MIKI, KEI, TAI!" My father screamed, wrapping us into one huge hug. My tears wouldn't stop.

He pulled away, and looked at us, the 15 year old Kei, 12 year old me, and 6 year old Tai.

I wiped a tear from my eye and smiled.

"Dad? How long are you staying?" I asked hopefully.

"As long as I want. But first, I need you all to go hang out in your rooms for a bit while I talk to your mother," he said, smiling wide.

"Okay, dad!" we called, and Kei and Tai led me up the stairs, dispatching to our rooms.

I tried, once again, to call Tadase.

The phone rang once, and I heard a dead voice ask, "Hello?"

"Hotori-kun! You finally answered! It's me, Nozaki! Can I call you Tadase again?" I asked frantically.

"What? Who's Nozaki? What are you talking about? Who are you?" a far off voice asked.

"Tadase? Tadase, it's me, Miliko! Remember? Listen, I know I was really harsh, and I wanna apologize! Tadase, I'm so sorry! It was all my fault, and I was just mad so I tried to blame it on you! Tadase, are you listening? I'm really sorry. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me?" I whispered.

"I don't know anyone named Miliko," said the voice, then I heard a crackle and a click as he hung up.

I closed my phone gently, trying to stay calm, but lost my temper and threw my phone down hard. I slipped on my fuzzy flats and threw on my coat. I quickly bent down and tucked my phone into my pocket, as well as a bit of cash in case something should happen.

"Kumiko, Mariko, we're going out. Let's go," I whispered harshly to the small girls snoozing. They tossed on coats and we ran out to my balcony, snowflakes landing in my hair. I threw up the hood and closed the glass door behind me. I hopped onto the metal railing, and got a firm hold on it. I lowered myself down so I was hanging 3 feet above a large snow pile. I released my grasp, and fell into the snow, landing with a grunt.

"Come on. We're going to Tadase's," I said, and ran down the street, the powdery snow concealing the sound of my steps, but not concealing the prints.

I ran down the street, a look of determination painted on my face, my charas flying behind me, to Tadase's house. I burst into the small garden behind his house, to see a milky white figure leaning on an old tree. Then I saw a bit of pink whip around, then shoot out of view. In less than a second, I saw Amu run out towards Tadase.

A million thoughts race through my head.

"What is she doing here? I thought she was mad at Tadase!" I thought.

I could slightly feel anger building up inside me, and whispered to Mariko. My hair flew up, then lied down again, a blue streak of lighting down the center. I sprinted out towards Tadase, and reached him a few seconds before Amu.

"Hinamori," I growled, trying to protect Tadase from the witch girl standing before me.

"Nozaki, step aside. He doesn't love you," she snarled back.

"He loves me. And I love him. That's why I'm here!" I whispered, standing in front of Tadase, arms and legs spread wide to protect him.

"I guess we'll have to fight for him," Amu said, and snapped her fingers.

"Ran. Let's go," she whispered, while I tried to pick my boy or girl side.

"Mariko. Now," I whispered, and flew into the air.

"My Heart: Unlock!"

Mariko's egg closed around her and her egg sat at my feet. I bent over, and scooped her up with both hands, bringing her up where her egg melted into my chest. Behind me turned black, and I clicked my heels. Knee-high lace-up boots appeared, and white socks extended to my thighs. I spun in the air, and got black shorts with a deep red tank top. I smiled deviously, and bent over and up quickly, my hair flying behind me with blue streaks of lightning running down my hair all over. It knitted itself into a messy, spiky ponytail. I put my hands out, and a staff materialized in my hands, black with a blue lightning bolt at the top.

I landed, and posed, shouting, "Character Transformation: Rebel Gem!"

"Character Transformation: Amulet Heart!" Amu shouted.

"Spiral Heart!" Amu screamed, and threw her Heart Rod at me. I jumped to the side, and raised my staff over my head.

"Gem Heart Magic!" I said, and waved my staff around in the air. A pattern of purple sparkles were left behind it, and I jumped up, pausing in the air. I blew the pattern of purple dust at Amu, and it became a net, that Amu got tangled in.

I snapped my fingers, and Kumiko flew up.

The background turned pink, and I flew up, my hair spinning out behind me. I put my hand up above my head, turning it gracefully. Kumiko flew up, winked, and then her green egg spotted with small pink flowers encased around her. Her egg flew up above my raised right hand, and I brought it down, pulling it across my chest. The egg melted into my chest, and I spun in the air. I bent down, grabbing my feet as little pink heels appeared, a strap keeping them to my feet. I joined hands and pulled them up, a green skirt hanging from my waist. It had frilly lace on the edge, of course being my girly side. I brought my hands up more, getting another frilly thing, a top with sleeves going to my elbows. I opened my mouth, smiling. I winked, and my hair flew into a ponytail, a ribbon with pink flowers on the end keeping it tied. I pulled the ponytail in front of my left shoulder, as a green flower popped up on the left side. My pose was my legs going straight down 'till my knees, where my legs fanned out. My arms were out on either side.

"Character Transformation: Sweetie Gem!" I called.

"Cutie Honey Wrap-Up!" I said cutely, and Amu got tied up to a tree. I smiled, but then my smile faded as I ran to Tadase.

I gently shook him.

"Tadase! Tadase!" I whispered.

I lifted his hand to my cheek, and sighed.

Suddenly his eyes flew open, and he looked around frantically, eyes clouded over with worry. His eyes landed on me and he seemed to relax a bit.

"Nozaki?" he asked.

"Is it okay if I call you Tadase again? I'm so sorry," I said in a voice barely audible.

"Of course, Miliko-chan," he smiled.

I hugged him, still being Sweetie Gem.

He pulled back, then asked, "Uh, Miliko? Why are you transformed as Sweetie Gem?"

"Well uh… I had to fight someone," I said, hoping he wouldn't see Amu.

"OH. MY. GOSH! Miliko, why were you fighting Amu?" he asked angrily.

"We were fighting for your heart," I whispered back, feeling ashamed of myself.

His eyes went soft.

"Miliko-chan! You know my heart is yours! Now who I'm really mad at is Amu," he said, glaring at Amu.

"And mine is yours," I murmured, and rushed into his arms.

I un-transformed, and walked over to Amu, still tied to the tree.

Tadase let her down, and glared at her. He and I led her to the door, and let her out to go home.

Afterwards, when we were alone, I said to Tadase, "Tadase, I'm so sorry. I can't believe I was so harsh on you."

"I am, too. I shouldn't have acted that way. If you weren't sure if you loved me or not, I should have been fine with that. And if you aren't now, I'm okay. If you know, but just you're too scared to say it, I'm okay. As long as we're not mad at each other, I'm okay," Tadase whispered, and pulled me into a hug, and surprisingly, he was taller than me. My head rested on his chest, and I wanted that moment to last forever. But of course fairy tales don't happen, and my phone buzzed.

"Oh, I better get that," I said, and pulled out my phone to read the text.

Miliko, please come home now. We're having a family meeting.

I sighed at the text from Kei, but put my phone back.

"Tadase-kun, I'm sorry, but I have to go," I said, not wanting to leave at only 7 pm.

"Bye, Miliko-chan," he said, and I ran out the door. I jogged home, and walked straight into my living room, happy to find my mother, father, and brothers waiting.

I sat down between my dad and Kei, and Tai hopped on my lap.

My father moved over to the love seat by my mom, and I leaned my head on Kei.

"Kids, we have some very bad news, and I don't think any of you are going to like it," my dad said, and squeezed my mom's hand.

I could feel Kei tense up from leaning on him, and Tai didn't quite understand it.

My mom and dad told us something, and my jaw dropped. Kei put his head in his hands, and Tai scooched off my lap.

I stood straight up.

"What?" I yelled.

"I'm sorry, Miki-chan! This is the only option! Either that or I get fired!" my father shouted back.

I ran up to my room.

I whipped out my phone and began texting Tadase.

Tadase. I know we've just settled things between us, but I don't think we can ever see each other again. It's not you, it's me.

A few seconds later, my phone buzzed.

What? Miliko, I love you. Please don't do this!

I don't want to either! But… I have to if I want to keep my life somewhat normal.

But Miliko! Please, just tell me why!

I hesitated, then texted 4 words.

I'm moving to America.

Okie-dokie folks, that's the end of chapter 8 and almost the end of the story. Don't worry, I'll add another story as a sequel. Don't be hatin' on Miliko. She's doin' what she's got to do! Till chapter 9, bye!