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I wish I could say that everything went uneventfully for a few days, but the next thing I know is that my phone's ringing. I reach for it, but Utau's faster. She flips open my cell and greets the caller with a "Yo."

I can't hear what the other person's saying, but Utau scrunches her face up as if she ate something gross. She responds to whatever they said with a flat "It's nice to talk to you again, too. How ya been Hikaru?" She motions to me in a way that says keep your fat mouth SHUT. Don't mess this up. I roll my eyes but nod. She's how old again?

"Ami? Oh, she's not here right now. Can I take a message? No? You don't trust me do you?" She was silent for a few minutes. I guess Hikaru was doing one of his stupid rants, because Utau was rolling her eyes every 10 seconds and doing the "blah, blah, blah" talking hand thing. I'm not sure what it's called. But anyways, her childish behavior was just too much and I couldn't help but crack a smile. She saw this and grinned at me before scowling and saying, "Well, Hikaru, Ami and I are working together now, so deal with it. In fact, I'm thinking the two of us working together can draw even more X-eggs. Uh-huh. No, dummy, I quit because I hadn't seen the light." She made air quotes around "the light" and rolled her eyes. I know what she's thinking—she quit when she did see the light. But Hikaru really doesn't think anybody would ever lie to him, so he's not careful enough to hear Utau's horrible lies. "Yeah. We're planning to make her concert after the next a joint concert. I'm working on the song right now. Okay. I'll tell her you called. Bye." She pressed the end button and sighed.

"So, a joint concert, huh?" I asked.

"Oh. Yeah. I was planning on telling you, but we didn't have much time before Hikaru called. Is he really that gullible?"

I nodded and smirked. "He doesn't think anybody would ever lie to him. But Utau…"

"Yeah?"

"You suck at lying."

She grinned childishly and said, "So I've been told."

Suddenly, she turned serious and said, "So, here's the plan…"

XOXOXO

"OhmyGawd! Is that Ami Kashiwagi?"

"EhmyGawsh! I think it is! And is that Utau freaking Hoshina right next to her? Squee! I think it is! EhmyGawsh!"

I rolled my eyes for the millionth time as Utau and I walked through the mall. Stupid fangirls. They're acting like we're making out or something! Yeah right. Like that would ever happen. Anyways, two celebrities shopping together is not a big deal!

If you haven't guessed, we're shopping for concert outfits. Someone please explain why Rikka, my stylist, isn't designing our outfits.

Utau's voice interrupted my thoughts. "So, where to next?"

"Uh, I don't know, maybe Claire's?" I said unsurely. But my stomach had other plans and growled loudly. Utau giggled and rolled her eyes.

"Maybe we'll go to Claire's later."

So we head to the food court. The fangirls follow us, of course. While I was picking at a salad, she had American style burger, fries, and an ice-cold Coke. I stared at the fries longingly, trying to remember what they tasted like, when she shoved them towards me, rolling her eyes. "Ami, you don't have to always eat healthy."

"Yes I do. Otherwise I'll end up fat like you," I joked.

"I am not fat! But just take them. Really. This food court's fries are so salty, and tender yet crispy, and soo delicious…"

"Fine! I'll take them!" I said, popping one in my mouth and nearly moaning at the taste. She wasn't kidding about the delicious part.

"Ami, don't you think we're a little old to shop at Claire's?" my blonde friend asked as I shoved a few more fries into my mouth.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I haven't been shopping since before…" I let my voice trail off and she seemed to get the message.

"Ah." She stared at her food before her eyes lit up and she grinned.

Uh oh. This can't be good.

"Well, hurry up eating, girly."

"What? Why?"

"We're going to Hot Topic, my friend."

XOXOXO

I hate to say it, but I've never been to Hot Topic before. So it was a shock to walk through the door and see…everything. (AN: I've only been to Hot Topic two times and the first was around Halloween, so sorry if the description is wrong) There were shelves full of what I guess are fashionable accessories, clothes ranging from corsets to jeans to fishnets to t-shirts to…holy shit. Is that a dude wearing a nurse costume and stuffed bra? And am I the only one noticing? I turned to Utau and saw her examining some gold fishnet tights. She glanced up at me and said, "Well? Do you think they would match my outfit?" I stared at her blankly, ignoring the crowd of crazed fangirls gathering around us.

"Dude…nurse costume…stuffed bra…miniskirt…" I said. How can she not notice?

"Oh! You want me to get that sexy nurse costume, stuff my bra, and show off more than half my ass? I didn't know you thought of me that way, Ami. I'm really not a lesbian…" The fangirls squeal at this, and shouts of "Go for it Ami! Hot lesbian makeout!" can be heard.

She. Is. A. Blind. IDIOT! "Utau," I say through clenched teeth, "That dude is wearing a nurse costume. And no, I do NOT want to see half your ass. I'm not a lesbian!" I turn to the fangirls as I shout this, glaring at them. Some pout while others flee in terror.

"Oooh," Utau says. I can really see where the term 'dumb blonde' came from now. "That's normal. Some girls think it's really hot."

I roll my eyes and try not to strangle her. "Whatever," I grumble, turning to examine some hair accessories. A black rose catches my eye. It would match the other stuff I bought earlier perfectly. And it would make the nickname "Black Rose of Easter" come back and bite Hikaru in the ass. Plus it's cute. I snatch it off the shelf and spin around, immediately running into something, toppling to the floor and landing on something…soft.

I hear a deep voice from beneath me say "Ow…" and glance down, shrieking and jumping to my feet when I see I landed on the crossdresser. His eyes widen when he recognizes me. "I'm so sorry, Miss Kashiwagi! My apologies!" He's blushing. I feel bad and offer my hand, pulling him up.

"Ami," I mumble, noticing how cute he is. He has chocolate brown eyes and messy blond hair. He's a little taller than me, but he can't be older than 17. He's not really muscular, but he doesn't look weak.

"Huh?"

"Call me Ami."

He shrugs. "Ok. My name's Takashi Adachi, and I'm sorry you have to see me like this," he says, motioning to his outfit. "I'll take you out to get ice cream or something later to make up for everything. Plus you can have anything you want and I'll pay." I open my mouth to protest, but he holds up his hand. "I insist."

"Y-You really shouldn't," I stutter. What's wrong with me? God, I'm such in idiot.

I can see Utau pushing through the crowd around us. "Whoa…" she says in awe. She sticks out her right hand and grins at him. "Hey! I'm Utau Hoshina! You must work here!" I mentally facepalm. She's such an airhead.

"Oh! I know you! I went to one of your concerts, you know, back when you were famous." He grabs her hand and shakes it vigorously, grinning back. "You with Kash- Ami?"

"Yupp!" she says, pulling her hand away and throwing her arm over my shoulder. I shrug it off and scowl at her, causing her and Takashi to snicker.

This guy really pisses me off.

XOXOXO

"Ugh! I'm so freaking tired!" I say, dropping my bags and collapsing onto my couch.

As if on cue, my phone rings.

"I'll get it!" Utau shouts happily, reaching for it. But I'm faster and I snatch it before she can reach it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Ami, it's Hikaru."

I stiffen at the sound of his voice. For some reason, it's icy and laced with poison.

"Oh, hi, what's up?"

"We did not get a single (insert bad word here) Undead egg. WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK IS UP?" he shouts angrily.

I can't move. No… every single one of those children was killed for… for… nothing?

I keep my voice even and stay in character. "Oh, really, that's too bad. Well, there's always next time." No way. Never again will I harm an innocent child.

"And Ami?" he says, ignoring my response. "You missed your song recording today."

Oh shit.

He hangs up and the line goes dead.

I shriek and hurl my phone across the room. "That stupid bastard! He doesn't even care! He doesn't care about anybody besides himself!"

And that's when I realize it.

I'm just as self-serving as he is.

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry guys! I've been so busy and I've been totally neglecting my FFs! *hides in Emo corner* please don't hate me…

I'm sorry this chapter is so filler-ish. Did anyone notice I went from past tense to present tense? Really sorry about that…my head hurts too much to fix it right now and I'd rather post this now and re-upload a fixed version later.

I'm sorry I made an OC. I hope he's not annoying/hateable. And he was crossdressing because when I went to Hot Topic (around Halloween) a guy was wearing a girl costume. I seemed to be the only person freaking out xD (I hope I didn't offend anyone.)

I would say more but my head's pounding and I need sleep. ;(

Thanks for reading!