Soccerballs and X-eggs

L.A.: So, I am here with the next chapter. As Spidey happened to point out Sadie's name might have accidentally been switched with Sira. I decided to change the name last minute since I already have Siras in other stories and I don't want people to get confused. Anyway, I will try to catch them all but since typos are gremlins some may slip by me. If so, you can let me know, it won't hurt my feelings. I'll try to correct it. Anyway, thanks to Spidey and swooner4000lol for reviewing. You two are awesome!

Sadie woke up before her alarm clock the next morning. Glancing at her desk, she saw Lyra sleeping peacefully in her egg. She was snoring slightly and her mouth gaped open like a fish.

Sadie giggled slightly as she grabbed her uniform. I still can't believe this isn't a dream. She thought as she got dressed.

Lyra woke up and she let out a yawn. Floating towards Sadie, she rubbed her eyes. "Good morning Sadie."

"Good morning," Sadie said as she began to comb her hair.

"Are we going to school again today?" Lyra asked as she watched Sadie continue to get ready.

Sadie sighed. "Yeah, unfortunately."

"Yay," Lyra said as she threw her fist in the air. "More adventures!"

"No," Sadie said quickly. "No more adventures for a while."

"Aw," Lyra pouted as she crossed her arms. "You're no fun."

Maybe so, Sadie thought as she brushed her teeth. But, I definitely don't want a repeat of yesterday. An image of Kukai appeared in her mind's eye. With a groan, she slumped to the ground. "I don't want to go to school today."

Lyra cocked her head curiously.

As she entered the school grounds, Sadie wanted to shrink deeper into herself. No one seemed to be acting differently so maybe, the rumors hadn't spread. She could never be too sure here though. People could be sneaky.

She froze as she felt a shadow cast on her.

Saaya was standing behind her. Her hands on her hips and an evil glint was in her eye.

"Um, hi?" Sadie said.

"Oh," Lyra said as a grin appeared on her face. "The monster has appeared! It's time for a character cha…."

Sadie glared at her. "Don't even think about it."

Lyra winced as she backed away.

"What should I not think about?" Saaya asked.

"Uh..." Sadie laughed sheepishly.

"I, Saayko Yamabuki, president of the true Tadase and Kukai fan club, can do anything that I wish."

"Yes, Saayko is the best," her posse said behind her.

Sadie suddenly felt like she had been surrounded by a cult and she was about to be sacrificed on their alter.

"I heard yesterday that you and your friend tried to infiltrate the Royal Gardens," Saayko said. "This is unacceptable. For entering the private domain of my beloved Tadase and Kukai, you must be punished."

"What?" Sadie said with raised eyebrows.

"Oh, come on," Lyra said. "Seriously?"

Sadie felt an arm drape on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Kukai standing beside her. What the heck? She thought as he grinned down at her.

"Kukai!" Saaya said. A blush crept across her face and she was eyeing him dreamily. This same expression was mirrored by her posse. It kind of creeped Sadie out. She was pretty sure some horrible romantic music would come on any moment.

"They're weird," Lyra said.

My sentiments exactly, Sadie thought.

"Hey ladies," Kukai said with a grin. "I hope you don't mind if I borrow her for a moment." Before they could answer, he steered her away.

"Oh, he saved you." Lyra said excitedly. "He's like a knight in shining armor."

"I wouldn't call myself that," Kukai said with a wink.

"What!" Sadie and Lyra said at the same time.

"You can see her?" Sadie asked.

Kukai nodded.

"Thank god, I'm not crazy," Sadie said as she felt relief wash over her.

"Why do I feel like I've just been insulted?" Lyra said with a frown.

Kukai laughed. " No, you're not crazy. In fact, you're not the only one who has a guardian character."

"Yep," a green haired character dressed in a soccer uniform said as he appeared beside him and gave a thumbs up sign. "The name's Daichi

"Eh," Sadie's eye twitched. The fact that she was seeing more little imaginary people didn't make her feel better. Lyra looked disappointed that she wasn't the only one.

Kukai got close to Sadie's face, his mouth barely an inch away from her ear. "If you want to know more meet me at the back of the school at lunch." He pulled back and grinned. "Okay?"

"Uh, okay?" Sadie said, still trying to process what was going on.

He gave her the thumbs up sign. "Great then, see you soon." He turned and walked off.

Lyra was positively brimming with excitement. "Oooh, a mysterious lunch meeting with a hero. I'm so glad I was born." She turned to face Sadie and frowned in confusion. "Sadie, why are you pale? Have you not gotten enough vitamin d?"

Sadie raised an eyebrow at her.

Lyra grinned. "I saw it on the TV."

"I need this day to be over," Sadie murmured as she headed to class.

As she sat in class, Sadie couldn't concentrate on what her teacher was saying. She was having a meeting with Kukai, the jack chair of the guardians. What could it be about? What was he going to tell her?

"Sadie," Lyra whispered. She was sitting cross-legged in the center of Sadie's desk. "We need a plan of action."

Sadie frowned. "What do you mean?"

"It could be a trap," Lyra said. "You never know. Kukai could have been possessed by evil spirits who will use him to get to us so that they could steal me since I am so amazing and then a fire breathing dragon…"

Sadie rolled her eyes. Wow, she has an imagination.

Lunch time soon came and Sadie was on the verge of hyperventilating.

"Don't worry Sadie!" Lyra said happily as she scribbled away in her notebook. "Everything will be fine. Quit making yourself nervous."

"Easy for you to say," Sadie murmured.

As fate would have it, Mina actually had a meeting during lunch so Sadie was free to go find Kukai.

She walked robot-like to a bench behind the school while Lyra sang happily beside her.

Kukai was already waiting for her. When he saw her, he grinned and waved. "Yo!"

Sadie waved hesitantly. "Hi!"

She jumped slightly when Lyra zoomed by her and got right in Kukai's face. "Wow!" She said. "You're cool. My name's Lyra. Did you know Sadie's friend is obsessed with you? And, and…"

Sadie quickly grabbed her and covered her mouth. "Please don't mind her. She was born yesterday and get's over excited easily."

Lyra wiggled free from Sadie's grasp. She stuck her tongue out at her.

"Do you want to play soccer?" Daichi asked Lyra.

Lyra cocked her head. "Is it adventurous?"

Daichi nodded.

Lyra grinned excitedly as she grabbed Daichi's hand. "Yay! Let's go then!"

And before they could react, Lyra sped off with Daichi.

"Wow," Kukai said. "She has a lot of energy."

Sadie rolled her eyes. "You should have heard her earlier. She thought you were possessed by an evil spirit and were going to sick a fire breathing dragon on us." Sadie froze. What am I doing? This is Kukai. The jack of the guardians. I shouldn't be acting normal around him. I barely even know the guy.

She was surprised when Kukai laughed. "Now that's amusing."

They ended up sitting on a bench. While they ate their lunch Daichi taught Lyra soccer nearby.

In an easy carefree manner, Kukai explained to her how the guardians were actually children who had guardian characters. They, along with their characters protected children's heart eggs, aka their dreams, from turning into x eggs.

"So, x eggs are bad?" Sadie asked.

Kukai nodded. "Yeah, an organization named Easter is trying to use them to find a special egg known as an embryo. This embryo allows whoever has it to grant their wish."

"Embryo…" Sadie said as she continued to watch Lyra play.

"You know," Kukai said. "You should come to one of our meetings. I bet the others would love to meet you."

"Eh," Sadie's eyes widened. She saw herself sitting with the guardians talking and laughing. Then she thought of Mina glaring and yelling at her for not telling. Then she thought of herself being attacked by Saaya's group…

She abruptly stood up causing Kukai to look at her in confusion. "I can't."

"Kukai!" Daichi said as he pointed above them. "X-egg!"

Sadie and Kukai looked up and saw a black egg with a white x hovering above them.

"Useless, useless," It said.

"Is that a…"

"Yeah," Kukai said. "Stand back." He glanced over at Daichi. "Daichi!"

"Right!"

"Character change!" They said. A star appeared in Kukai's hair as a skateboard appeared at his feet.

"Leave this to us!" Kukai said as he zoomed towards the x egg.

"Wow, they look cool," Lyra said as she drifted back towards Sadie.

Sadie nodded.

They watched watched as the two went after the egg. As Kukai was attacking the egg, Sadie noticed a black flash out of the corner of her eye. Another x egg was preparing to attack Kukai from behind.

"Oh no!" Sadie said.

"I'm bored," Lyra said. "Let's help!"

"What?" Sadie yelped in surprise as a bright light surrounded them. To Sadie's amazement, Lyra turned into an egg and was absorbed into her body. She felt a rush of power as her clothes began to change. Lyra's outfit became hers. With a grin and a wink, Sadie and Lyra said. "Character transform: Lyrical Muse!"

Sadie nearly fell over when she realized what happened. "What?" She patted herself. "Where did these clothes come from?" Her eyes widened. "Did I eat Lyra?"

"Sadie," Lyra said causing her to start. Had she spoke from inside her? "The x egg."

She looked up and saw the x-egg charging towards Kukai.

Sadie grinned. "Alright, leave that to me." Her body moved on its own as she flicked her wrists. A golden castanet appeared in each hand. She moved one hand over her head and the other near her waist forming half circles. She clicked them a few times before saying. "Castanet crush." She brought them together and a blast aimed for the x-egg.

The egg was stunned as it bounced back and started screaming at her. Kukai glanced at her and grinned. "Awesome. You can character transform."

"I have no idea what I'm doing!" Sadie said as she flailed her arms about.

He zoomed back to her. "Great, all we need to do is call Amu…"

"That won't be necessary," a voice said as the two x-eggs were destroyed. They whirled around and saw a woman with long silver hair and amber eyes staring at them. She was wearing scantily clad clothing and grinning evilly at them.

"You destroyed them," Kukai said, his jaw clinched in anger. "Those were children's dreams."

The woman shrugged. "They were worthless. I only needed them to test you."

"Test us," Sadie said in confusion. "Who are you?"

"My name is no importance," The woman said as she flipped her hair. "I've got the information that I wanted."

"Until the next time that we meet," She turned away from them.

Kukai frowned as he ran after her. "Hey, wait a second."

She flicked her wrist and an unseen force sent them both tumbling to the ground.

"Nu, uh, uh," She said as she wagged her finger at Kukai. "I can't reveal anything to you yet. Where would the fun be in that?" Once again she turned away from them and waved. "Ciao!" Before she disappeared into the forest.

"Who was that lady?" Sadie asked.

"I don't know," Kukai said. "Are you okay?"

Sadie nodded. She froze as she realized what position they were in. Both of them had since turned back to their orignal forms. Due to the way they fell, Sadie was sprawled out on her back while Kukai had fallen on top of her. His face was only a few inches away from her. Well, that wasn't awkward....

"Um, I'm fine," she said as her face turned bright red.

Kukai seemed to finally realize what was happening and quickly rolled off. "Well," He said cheerfully. "I guess you can see why being a guardian is so important. They'll definitely…"

"No," Sadie said suddenly.

Everyone looked at her in confusion.

"I can't," She said trying to keep the tears from her eyes. "I can't see the dreams of children get destroyed."

"Sadie…" Kukai began.

She shook her head. "No. I don't know what the guardians do but I want no part of it." She turned away from him and began to walk away. "Lyra!"

"Aw," Lyra said. "But I want to play some more soccer."

"Now!" She said, unable to keep the slight waver from her voice.

Lyra quickly hurried after her leaving a confused Kukai and Daichi behind.

The two scientists busily typed away on the keyboards as they watched the data coming in. They both stiffened when they heard the sound of heels clicking coming towards them.

"Lady Tonya," The male scientist said as he nervously wringed his hands. "How are you today?"

"How is the progress coming?" Lady Tonya asked as she peered at two capsules that were glowing with purplish-black energy.

"We still have to work out a few kinks," The female scientist said.

"They both need to be ready soon," Lady Tonya said causing both the scientists to gasp.

"Are you saying you've found both of the test subjects?" the male scientist asked.

Lady Tonya grinned as she flipped her hair. "You could say that I have." She grinned as she noted the outline of two eggs within the capsules.

L.A.: So, that's chapter two. Don't worry, Sadie's ability to character transform so quickly will be explained next chapter. Anyway, please read and review!