A/N: sorry it took so long to update, i have like 3 other stories I'm working on but I can manage :)
Chapter 2
Staying Over and Showers
"Hi Amu!" giggled Tempest as she walked out from behind Ikuto. I replied with a stiff smile and a I-wanna-rip-your-face-off-so-badly-but-i-cant-because-i-cant-be-mean look on my face as my left eye twitched in annoyance.
"Mm," was my reply because if I opened my mouth, nothing good was going to come out. It's not like I ever say anything intelligent so what's the point?
Instead of getting the attitude I was expecting, I got a giggle. I think my left eye is doing some kind of weird dance thing now. Hmm, who knows?
"He he, oh Amu, you're really funny!" The strange girl giggled. I wish her hair color was orange. She'd be the Annoying Orange, but I guess I'll just go for the Annoying Banana right now.
"And why do you find it so funny Tamp- Tempest," I made sure to change my wording from Tampon quick enough to make sure she didn't notice. If she did, she sure as hell ain't showing it.
"Well Amu," Ikuto said, obviously seeing where this is going "Tempest wanted to see if you could hang out with her and me after school," Ikuto told me and I gave him a 'are you mental?' look
"No, I'm busy," I flat out said as I turned shoved the both of them out of my room. For a 14-year-old girl, it seemed easy to shove two 15-year-olds out of my room and onto the snow filled balcony.
"Idiot," I muttered as I walked out of my room and down the stairs with my Chara's following. We got into the kitchen and I sat at the table, rubbing my head in total annoyance.
"Chawa's!" Ami yelled as she rushed into the kitchen, grabbing all five of my Chara's
"Let me go right now or so help me god I'll-," Ami cut Strong off before she could finish
"Shugo Chawa's!" Ami yelled, squeezing the life outta them
"Character Change!" Strong yelled and instantly my red X's that were in my hair changed into white star circled by navy blue
"Ami! Drop those small people right now!" I yelled and Ami's smile froze on her small face
OH MY GOD? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? I screamed at Strong in my mind and heard her growl inside my head as a response
Don't you yell at your General soldier! I'll make you drop and give me 300! She replied and I felt my blood go cold. She was one tough cookie.
"Woman! I said drop the small floating people!" My voice yelled and Ami let go of all four Chara's, her face screwing up in a way that made my throat close up
You disgust me! Strong hissed in my mind You're as soft as a plush toy! I could feel all my muscles tense up as Strong dislodged herself from my body, the stars turning back to X's.
"Ami," I said gently, crouching down to her level as her face stayed screwed up like that, my throat getting tighter and I could feel Strong's eyes boring holes into the back of my pink head
"Ami, I'm sorry for yelling at you," I told her in a soft tone but she only walked around me and out of the kitchen. I turned around and glared at Strong who had her tan arms crossed over her chest with a smirk plastered on her face.
"Soft, like a marshmallow," Strong told me as she turned around and floated away
"She's scary Amu-chan~desu," Su told me as she and the other girls floated over to me
"I need to get to school," I told them and rushed out of the house, grabbing my coat and slipping it on with ease. I hurried down the street, with Dia, Ran, Su, and Miki floating next to me and Strong sitting on my head since she had come back before I left.
I entered my classroom before the bell rang and took a eat three rows from the back, next to the window. Ikuto walked in, Tempest not with him. He saw me and started walking over but the bell ran, signaling class to start.
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~s~ *
I closed the door to my locker and nearly had a heart attack to find Ikuto standing behind it, leaning against the locker next to mine and smirking at me.
"Ready?" He asked me. We always had lunch together. Always. I shrugged and we started to walk down to the lunch room.
"So...I need to tell you something," Ikuto told me, getting my full attention now. I looked up at him to see his sapphire blue eyes staring down at me.
"Yes," He opened his mouth to say something but we were rudely interrupted by a giggling, fizzy haired freak.
"Ikuto-kun!" Tempest practically sang and I inwardly cringed. God I wanted to throw up, even smash her damn face into the orange lockers but I knew I'd get into big trouble. Plus, I was too lazy.
"Hey Tempest," Ikuto told her but kept looking at me. I pulled my eyes away from him and walked over to my other friend, Rima, who obviously was really bored with the boys. I looped arms with her and dragged her away towards the lunch room before Ikuto could say anything or chase after me.
"Amu! Thank gosh you stepped in, I thought I was going to die of boredom," Rima gave me a small smile as we stood in line for lunch. I hung out with Rima the rest of the day while avoiding Ikuto like a bad disease.
Too bad I couldn't avoid him on the way home.
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~s~ *
"Bye Amu!" Rima called as she got into her Moms car. I gave a small wave and headed home. I was half way home when an arm wrapped around my shoulder, all my muscles tensed.
"Get your arm off me," I told him as I shoved his arm off an walked faster, but he didn't have any problem catching up with me and my dumb short legs.
Curse my short legs, I thought to myself as I grit my teeth in annoyance
"Amu, I really need to talk to you, it's important," I sighed and finally slowed down to a normal walking pace. It must really be important if Ikuto practically stalked me the whole day.
I mean I had to hide in my locker, I almost walked into the boys bathroom room while panicking, I jumped out the window and held onto the ledge while Ikuto walked by looking around for me, I accidentally raced into the boys locker room and to my luck no one was in there, and last but not least, when we were in Drama, I hid under Saaya's big and puffy dress when Ikuto walked by.
Yes, it was that serious.
"Make it fast," I told him, putting up my Cool n' Spicy act even though he knew it was fake. He sighed and opened his mouth to say something but we were already home "Bye," I didn't give him a second look as I rushed into my house
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~s~ *
I rushed through the halls, looking around and behind me every once in a while to make sure I wasn't being followed. A sigh escaped my lips softly as I stopped at my locker, looking around once more before opening it.
Quickly, I put my books inside and slammed it shut, glad to see nothing or anybody there. Another sigh moved past my lips and I raced down the hall and out the school doors, walking through the little snow that was left on the school grounds.
Two weeks. That's how long I've been avoiding Ikuto and I have to say, I'm doing very good at it. Rima and I usually hang out together and she's caught on to what I'm doing. Tempest still clutched onto Ikuto like a puppy and he still tried to talk to me but every time I saw him, I would instantly jump out a window, or go into the first classroom I saw, or climb into my locker, or hide in the girls bathroom.
It became my life, I would even drag Rima with me most of the time, and to my luck, her locker is right next to mine so when we saw Ikuto, we would both climb into our lockers until he left. The snow was melting and Christmas was on the way.
While I was walking by an ally I was roughly yanked into it and my back hit the brick wall, literally taking my breath away. I blinked open my eyes. Gold met dark blue.
"Why are you avoiding me?" Ikuto asked, getting straight to the point as he put both of his hands on the brick wall on either side of my head, trapping me from running.
"Who said I was?" I asked him, keeping cool even though I wanted to kill him for dragging me here
"Don't play this crap with me Amu, I'm serious. Why the hell have you been avoiding me for the past two weeks?" Ikuto hissed out. He was really angry.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I was being stubborn, I know, but I wasn't going to cave in. He smashed his fist into the brick wall inches from my head and I inwardly flinched.
"I'm tired of this Amu! Either you tell me why you've been avoiding me or I'll force you to," Ikuto told me, his eyes getting darker, almost looking black.
"What!" I screeched in anger, shoving him away from me "What the hell Ikuto! How could you not know why I'm avoiding you! It's because of that freaking banana headed chick! Every time I want to hang out with you, you're always with her!" Like hell I was gonna say her name "Everything has to do with HER!" I yelled "You never have anytime for me anymore!" Tears were forming in my eyes now but I wouldn't let them fall
"Amu," he looked taken aback. Good, he should. I glared at him and rushed out of the ally and ran the rest of the way home, leaving Ikuto to ponder over what I had said. What I had said, it was true. Every time I saw him looking for me, there was Tempest, clutching onto his arm and smiling up at him with her perfect teeth.
I hated it.
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~s~ *
"Amu! Come down here please!" Dad yelled from down the stairs. I put that metal bebe gun that Strong was making me take apart and put back together down and walked down the stairs. When I got to the bottom I froze in my steps.
Ikuto was there with his parents and Utau standing there looking completely bored. My eyes were wide and I was pissed. Why the hell are they here?
"Amu! Ikuto will be staying with us until school ends! Isn't that exciting!" Mom said with a big grin on her face. She doesn't know that I've been avoiding Ikuto for the past two weeks.
"Why?" I asked her in a calm tone
"Utau's got a big music director asking for her and Ikuto doesn't want to come with," Ikuto's dad said, squeezing his wifes shoulder. Okay so maybe they all know and are just trying to get us to become best friends again but I wasn't going to cave.
"Yeah! So he's going to stay with us!" Mom told me
Yeah you made that pretty clear, I thought as I eyed the duffel bags that he had with him and the violin case that was strapped over his shoulder.
"He'll be staying in the guest room across from your room," Mom said and I nodded "Could you please help him get his bags into his room?" All of my muscles tensed as Ikuto smirked at me
"Sure," I said, forcing a smile onto my face as I went up to him and picked up one of the black duffel bags by his foot. It was a little bit heavy.
"Pathetic," Strong grumbled as she sat on my head while Ran sat on my right shoulder and Su sat on my left shoulder. Su floated over to me and smiled a little bit as I climbed up the stairs, Ikuto following close behind as our parents talked.
I kicked open the guest bedroom door, revealing a king sized bed in the middle of them room, two windows with cream curtains that were closed, a bathroom connecting to the bedroom, a walk in closet, and a plasma T.V on the wall on the right side of the room.
"Here," I shoved the bag into his chest and was about to walk out when something hard hit the floor. I turned around and saw Ikuto on the bed.
"Something bad is happening," Ikuto said. I could've sworn I head Ran snort. "Someone is taking peoples eggs and putting X's on them but I'm not sure who," Ikuto told me
"How do you know?" I asked him
"Because I witnessed one the other night. An X was put onto the character and the person lost all interest in what they were doing," He told me and I nodded
"Well, dinner's at 6, I'm going to go take a shower," I told him and started to exit
"Can I come," Hot breath blew on my ear and I squeaked, pulling back and glaring up at him
"No you cannot!" I marched out of the room and went to take a shower.
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~s~ *
The little girl sat against the wall, her eyes full of tears as she looked up into nothing. Her purple eyes were full of fear and her mouth was slightly open, as if trying to muster up a silent scream but nothing would come out.
The shadow of a girl across the street smiled and watched, her arms crossed over his chest. The soft wind blew her hair out of her face and she was so engrossed in watching that she didn't notice a blue headed boy on the building above her.
A scream broke through the little girls mouth and then she went completely silent. Again, a cream and gold egg floated out of her chest, her purple eyes loosing the fear and sparkle in them, going dull, like a lava lamp that hasn't been turned on in 3 days.
The egg popped open and a little woman dressed like a nurse popped out and looked up into nothing. Her red eyes grew wide and then they dulled, a big black X taking a spot on her little white hat that lay on her head.
She looked over at the girls shadow that stood across the street and grinned crazily at her before disappearing into a cloud of black dust. Ikuto jumped down, the claw on the back of his hand getting the girl down her left arm, making three long scratches from her shoulder to just below her elbow.
Her eyes widened in surprise and she sunk deeper into the shadows, clutching her wounded arm to her chest in pain as she glared at the boy in front of her. Ikuto couldn't see her face, the color of her hair, and the way she was glaring made it hard to see her eyes.
She wore a hat, that was for sure, she was defiantly shorter then him, and wore some boots but that's all he could make out. Ikuto frowned in frustration.
"What do you do with the Chara's when you finish your work?" He asked harshly but was only responded back with a light chuckle from the girl.
"Oh Ikuto," her voice sounded weird, inhuman "All questions will be put on hold," She chuckled again and Ikuto took a step forward
"Those people need their eggs!" He yelled as anger boiled in him
"In every child's heart is an egg," the girl said quietly. Her head was down so her bangs were shielding her eyes as she looked at the ground but he saw a smile tugging at her lips. The girl started to retreat slowly, slowly looking up at Ikuto with those shining eyes "An egg they must protect," She giggled lightly and turned to Ikuto fast
"Nobody's doing a good job at that," and with that she was engulfed in the shadows, the blood dripping down her arm still as she cradled it to her chest, leaving Ikuto to stand there, wondering what she had meant.
*~S~n~o~w – F~l~a~k~e~ *
I woke up with a major head ache. My head throbbed as I sat up and held it in my hands and groaned. Slowly, I climbed out of bed and sneezed, stumbling and falling on the floor. I groaned and stood up, going to take a shower.
Dia was singing on the other side of the bathroom door as I turned off the water to the shower and yanked the curtain to the side, going to grab my towel. All of sudden, the door to my bathroom burst open and there stood Ikuto.
"Hey Amu, I need-," he stopped talking, his eyes widening
His eyes trailed up my drenched body stopping at my horror struck face. Ikuto's eyes widened and I grabbed my strawberry shampoo bottle and threw it at him, hitting him in the forehead.
"PERVERT!" I screamed as I grabbed my towel, wrapped it around my body fast, jumped out, and shoved him out, slamming the door shut and locked it
I walked over to the mirror and rubbed the fog off of it, looking at my strawberry colored face and sighed, trying to tame my racing heart.
It was going to be a very long school year.
I already know who the person is c(:
Preview:
"You have issues," Rima told ikuto as she turned back to eating her lunch. Ikuto and I sweat dropped.
"I'll see you later my little strawberry," Ikuto told me as he stood up, leaving me with a bright red face
"He so gots the hots for you," Rima told me, not even glancing at me
"I think you're the one with the issues," i tell her but she only shrugs