Chapter Four: Shugo Chara Pairings with Kukai
Hey, Yaya, the camera's upside-down.
"It is? Oh, whoops!"
No, the other way - turn it - okay, you got it! Just stay still.
"What if Yaya needs to blink? Or breathe?"
Blink and breathe whenever you need to.
"Phew, that's a relief!"
What happened to Sanjou?
"Hmm...Who knows? Not Yaya, that's for sure!"
Good enough for me.
"Okay, Kukai-kun, simply read off of the cue cards."
Alright, sounds easy enough.
"Don't screw it up! You're just being broadcast live to the entire world, so no pressure!"
Thanks, Yaya. Thanks a lot.
"No problem!"
Hi...everyone...I'm Kukai. I'm...here to...talk about...the different...couples...in...Shugo Chara...and some...helpful...tips to...write...about...that certain...pairing.
"Why is Kukai reading all funny?"
What do you mean?
"Like you're...pausing...between...some words...like...what Yaya's...doing right...now."
I was just reading!
"See, Tsukasa-san? Yaya told you that Kukai is no good when it comes to helping people learn how to write."
Hey! I'm a great writer!
"That's exactly why we made cue cards. But I had no idea Kukai-kun had problems reading..."
I'm sitting right here, guys.
"Should I call Utau-nee-chan?"
Since when was Utau your sister...?
"Shh, Kukai! We're talking! Stop interrupting us!"
Oh, sure, no problem. Go on. I'm not even here.
"What's going on?"
"UTAU-NEE-CHAN!"
Yaya, stop shaking the camera!
"Hi, Yaya! How are you?"
"Yaya's great!"
"That's good to hear."
Sorry, am I interrupting your guys' tea party?
"You wanna repeat that, Souma?"
Nah.
"Mm-hmm. So you ditched me for this...what are you even doing?"
It's a thing...
"Yeah, very specific."
That teaches the fans how to write.
"Fans?"
"Shugo Chara fans!"
"Oh, I see. Is Mr. Screw-Up over here messing it all up?"
I hope you weren't talking to me...
"If I said I wasn't, I'd be lying."
"Kukai and Utau-nee-chan should both do this! What does Tsukasa-san think?"
"What a wonderful idea! Utau, you're in!"
"Cool, what are we doing?"
Here, read the cue cards.
"Hoshina Utau doesn't need cue cards."
...Why did you throw them-?
"Hi, everyone! Utau here, and I'll-"
We'll.
"-Be teaching you guys how to properly write all of your favorite pairings!"
What she said.
"I think the first step is to not go overboard right away when you start the story. The first chapter shouldn't be all mushy and all, 'I love you!' because you have to build up to that. If you're writing a one-shot, then that's completely different."
A lot of Amuto stories are like that.
"God, can we PLEASE not get into that topic? Amuto is already dead."
"Amu-chii and Ikuto died?"
Not literally, Yaya, just the pairing's fandom.
"Hm, that would make sense."
"It's so annoying when people write about the same things for Amuto."
No one has any original ideas anymore.
"That brings us to the second point. Absolutely, under no circumstances, can there be clichés."
Yeah, agreed. No, 'Amu and Ikuto are childhood best friends. What happens when they fall in love?' Or, 'Ikuto is the most popular guy in school. Amu is the nerd. What happens when Amu tutors Ikuto?'
"And no more vampire stories! They creep Yaya out."
"For all you people out there who have stories like that, I officially dislike you with a passion."
"Ouch. Having Utau-nee-chan hate you? It's not a good thing, folks!"
Trust me. I've been down that path.
"Oh, you're about to go down that path AGAIN, Souma Kukai."
Do you guys see what I put up with every day?
"So now I have to be put up with?"
No, that's not what I meant!
"You are in deep, deep waters right now. DEEP."
Ah, crap.
"You're taking me out for ramen for lunch. And I'll make sure to empty your wallet."
Sure, anything for you.
"Yaya wants to come!"
"That's fine. Yaya doesn't make me pissed off anyway."
"Yay! That's a good thing, right?"
Yaya, you're in a WAY better position that I am right now. It's a fantastic thing.
"You're darn right."
"Back to the show!"
Oh, right, Tsukasa. Utau?
"Okay, this is kind of like the clichés, but you have to be original with your ideas."
Like?
"Don't make Ikuto cheat on Amu with Saaya. That makes zero sense. And this is coming from Ikuto's sister. I know everything about Ikuto."
"Everything, everything?"
"Totally. Why are you twitching, Kukai?"
Saaya. Bad memories.
"Yeah, what's up with when you gave her that button on your cape when you graduated? That was so weird! Kukai left Yaya to work all by herself on his stupid graduation!"
"Why the heck DID you do that?"
I thought she would leave me alone after that...
"And did she?"
Um, no.
"Hmph. That Saaya just might get a punch in the mouth."
"No blood, please. This is rated PG!"
So what were we even talking about?
"Oh, sorry. I'm getting off topic. The next point is pretty simple, but a lot of people make this mistake. Don't make Rimahiko Amuto."
I'm lost.
"Aren't you always?"
"Burn! Hehe, that's what you're supposed to say, right?"
Yeah, Yaya, thanks.
"Kukai's welcome!"
"Well, what I mean is that sometimes people make Nagihiko tease, flirt, and harass Rima in stories. Then Rima, in turn, blushes or freaks out. That's NOT what they're like."
In real life, it's more of throwing insults back and forth and then Mashiro getting ready to rip Fujisaki's head off.
"Exactly. Don't confuse couples and make one couple act like the other."
Anything else on your list?
"The last thing that always pisses me off is the lack of creative titles."
"Oh, Yaya totally gets what Utau-nee-chan is saying!"
"Things like, 'Amuto Love Story' or 'Opposites Attract' or 'Falling for Him' are not creative titles. They make me wanna puke all over your story, but it looks like someone already did."
Harsh. But it's all true.
"And are some of your Shift buttons broken? Capitalizing is KEY."
"Heh, Utau-nee-chan sort of made a pun."
Ha, I get it! [1]
"Will both of you hush?"
Yes ma'am.
"Yes, Utau-nee-chan!"
"Better. Now-oh, it's two o'clock."
So?
"It's lunch time, moron."
"Cool, so we're done?"
"Hold on, we have to-!"
"Bye, Tsukasa-san!"
"We're taking the bus?"
Would you like to walk?
"Ugh, you gotta get a car."
Do I look old enough to drive?
"Do you LOOK old enough? Yes."
Okay, that was a bad question.
"Yaya's starving! Let's go!"
"Kukai's paying for the bus ride there."
Sure, no problem. No problem at all.
"Wait, Yaya-chan, don't just drop the camera on the floor! It's a very expensive-!"
*PLEASE READ! (Again. :)
[1] For anyone who understands the pun, explain it in a review and we'll talk about a special offer of a guest appearance in the very last chapter! :)
I updated this fast; reason is is because today, I have no school. It's a snow day! :D
This was fun. Anything with Utau in it is so fun, you guys should really try writing something with her. Haha.
Anyways, for the vote in the last chapter, here are the results...
Utau: 8
Amu: 2
AND LOOKS LIKE UTAU WINS! (By a LOT.)
-cheers, applause, applause-
So I think this is gonna be the breakdown of the rest of the story:
Chapter Five: Utau
Chapter Six: Amu
Chapter Seven: Nagihiko
Chapter Eight: Ran, Miki, Suu, Dia
Chapter Nine: Pepe, Daichi, Iru, Eru
Chapter Ten: KusuKusu, Rhythm, Yoru, Kiseki
Chapter Eleven: Tsukasa, Nobuko
Chapter Twelve: Bonus Features - Deleted Scenes
Chapter Thirteen: Bonus Features - An Interview With Rima
Chapter Fourteen: Bonus Features - An Interview With Yaya
Chapter Fifteen: Bonus Features - An Interview With (YOU CHOOSE: Put in a review who you'd like to see being interviewed! It can be anyone! If you choose a chara, choose one or two others to be with them.)
If you guys have any other character suggestions, please offer them! I'll definitely make the story as long as you guys want it to be.
Sayonara...
-Sky