Bip: NOO! I'VE BEEN SENT BACK TO CRAM SCHOOL –cries a lake-

Yaya: …for once I'm the one speechless…

Bip: -drowning in tears-

Yaya: Let's get this moving…Bip-chan does not own Shugo Chara or Yaya or Pepe or etc. Peach Pit does!

"Talking"

Thinking

"YELLING"

"Person saying something special or person thinking back to what another person said. You'll have to figure it out yourself :O"

Chapter 9: The Party Part 2

-Amu's POV-

"Ikuto! Is something the matter?!" I asked. Hugging me out of the blue, that was really unexpected. He didn't answer. "Ikuto!"

We stayed silent for a moment. Then, I reached up and pat him. "Um…Ikuto…it's cold out…let's go back inside." I suggested this because I knew I was blushing, now, after being hugged by someone for so long. "Ikuto?"

"Yea." He finally responded and freed me from his grip. We went in through the doors and started up the staircase. I was looking down at the carpet so he wouldn't notice how red my face may be. So I almost walked into him when he stopped.

"Who are you?" Ikuto asked the person in front of him. I looked up. It was a girl, about my age. She had short black hair and eyes with red glasses. And for some reason, slightly familiar.

The girl smiled. "You should know…"

"What?" Ikuto asked. "I don't remember seeing you at the party."

"I wasn't at the party. Do I look like I'm dressed for a party?" she responded, still smiling, as if she was telling a joke. I looked at her outfit and realized she was right. She was wearing a faded pair of black jeans and a hoodie. "Anyways, it doesn't matter who I am. Not right now. But, I will see you again in the near future, Hinamori-san." She said and left.

"Wait!" Ikuto yelled. "What do you mean…" We turned the corner, but no one was there and it was a dead end in that direction.

Wait a minute…she ran this way…but there's no one here…and it's a dead end… "AHHH! IT'S A GHOST!" I yelled and ran down the hallway towards the ballroom.

"Wait, Amu, there's no such thing as a…" His voice trailed off as I ran away.

-Narrator's POV-

"What did you think you were doing?" the blonde girl said. (A/N: The girl that looks like Utau, but maybe you've already figured out who it is (; ) She was frowning towards a red haired girl.

"Oh, did you think I was wrong?" The girl responded. She looked strangely, a lot like Amu.

"Of course you were, Chihana. The future isn't decided." The blonde said. "Their future isn't set; the time for her to choose isn't set either."

"It may not be said, but it can be predicted." Chihana said, smiling evilly. "And I predict they won't have a happy ending."

"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" She screamed. "I believe that their fates will turn out alright! I…"

"What is it? You're unsure now after you said that?"

"I'M THEIR GUARDIAN ANGEL, NOT YOU SO STAY AWAY!"

"Hmph." Chihana said, clearly upset at the fact she was able to retaliate. "Fine. Do as you wish, Eru."

-Amu's POV-

I stayed in the corner, behind a table, shuddering. I had no idea I was this afraid of ghosts. Must be effects from the Halloween last month. Then I thought for a moment. Why did she seem so familiar? I'm certain I've never met her before…And Ikuto seemed to have recognized her slightly…The more I thought about it, the more confused I was. If Ikuto did recognize her, why did he ask who she is? If he didn't know her, why was he so surprised that he stopped? If he didn't know her, he would just walk past her; it wasn't like she was taking up the entire staircase…

"…mu! Amu!"

"H-Huh?" I said surprised.

"Amu, why are you hiding here?" Ikuto said, moving a chair away from my face.

"Um…" I said blushing. I didn't want to admit I was scared.

"Amu…You're afraid of ghosts?"

"No! No, I'm not!" I yelled

"Ow…I think you killed my eardrums…" He said then he faced me with a mischievous grin. "You're flustered. So you are afraid."

"I…" I jumped in anger and yelled out "I'M NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS!" When I was finished, everyone turned to look at me. "Oh. Whoops."

"Hinamori-senpai is afraid of ghosts?" said one 3rd grader.

"Yea. She just jumped up saying she isn't, that kinda proves it, huh."

I sweat dropped. Ikuto turned around so no one can see the fact he was laughing other than me.

"Ikuto. Let's. Go." I walked away from the table corner. As I walked, everyone made a path. Ikuto followed me, a little after me. I did my best to seem like my usual self and not about to explode on Ikuto.

We returned home after that and when we were in the safety of my room, I let him have it.

"Ikuto…YOU FREAKING IDIOT!" I yelled at him.

"What did I do?" He asked really innocent, so innocent that I almost believed him.

"YOU EMBARASSED ME IN FRONT OF EVERYONE! YOU RUINED MY REPUTATION!"

"No, you did!" Ikuto said, he was enjoying the few moments he can of teasing me.

"Turn back into a cat." I said. Surprisingly, he did as he was told. I quickly picked him up by the scruff of his neck, threw him out the door and locked him in the hallway. "AND YOU CAN STAY THERE!"

There was a chorus for ten minutes of meowing defiance.

Huh? I've never seen Ikuto act this way before… He's never acted childish in front of me before. And…I've never acted this way either. I've never had a grudge on someone for making fun of me.

In a few weeks…the situation was reversed. This time, Ikuto has a grudge on me.

"I said I was sorry!" I said, trying to follow him. It was after school and we're walking home together (well, he came to pick me up.) This morning, he was mad at me because I left him in the hallway all night (again, he made me angry multiple times after the party) and he almost froze to death. And today (a few moments ago), he came to pick me up in his cat form and I accidentally stepped on his tail.

Now, he's ignoring me by staying in cat form.

He turned the corner and jumped on a wall and walked into an alley. "Hey, Ikuto, where are you going?" I said trying to follow him.

For the next 15 minutes, we were walking on walls, jumping from roof to roof. "Ikuto! Are you still trying to make fun of me!" I was clinging on a 15 feet wall, trying to craw across by holding with my hands and gripping it with my legs tightly instead of walking. I was making really slow progress.

"Of course." Ikuto answered. I looked up to find him standing with no problems on the wall.

"Damn you, Ikuto!" I jumped up without thinking "You jerk, you–" I lost my balance and started to tumble down. "Kyaa!"

"AMU!" Ikuto yelled, also surprised.

I braced myself for the concrete and thought how much a doctor's bill would be for a few broken bones. But, there was no pain. For a second I thought I was dead because it didn't hurt. Then I looked around. "HUH?!" I screamed out when I realized I was sitting on top of Ikuto. "How did I end up falling on top of you!" I screamed in confusion.

"I caught you, that's why." He said explaining as I began to get off of him. "But, you're too heavy." The moment I heard that, I sat back down on him. "Hey! What gives?!"

"You brought on yourself." I said. I didn't like his comment about my weight.

We stayed in that position for a moment. When he said "Seriously, it's cold on the ground."

"It's the middle of winter, what'd you expect?"

"No, it's going to snow today." He said, pushing me off of him with his sudden renewed strength.

"How did you know? The weather reports didn't say anything about snow."

"It's animal instinct. And anyways, it's the first of December." He said grinning when a saw something white fall in front of me.

"It…It really is snowing!" I said in surprise.

"Duh. I'd never lie to you." Ikuto said as I looked at the snowflakes.

"Aw, come on, you can say that, but I know everyone has to…" my voice trailed off as I saw his expression. He didn't look like he was kidding around.

What he said was true.

I smiled. "Thanks Ikuto."

And even though it was two simple words, it was one of the most profound things I've said.

Bip: Woot! I'm finally done! And YES! Before Christmas! Consider this my Christmas gift for you people! I'll do an after Christmas gif, too. A new year's gift I guess.

Yaya: Why was Bip-chi so busy lately anyways? You're so late for this chapter too.

Bip: -gets stabbed by an arrow from Yaya's comment- Um… drawing? –sweat drop-

Yaya: Drawing! I thought you're an author!

Bip: Um…I'm both?

Yaya: …-thinking deeply- …Ok! I get it! Please review!

Q: Who—

A: OH! BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING! I want to thank everyone for a hundred reviews :D I love you people!

Q: Ok, I was going to ask who—

A: OH! ANOTHER THING! I realize that this chapter was a little cheesy due to a lot of OOC from Ikuto. I have a reason; I wanted Ikuto and Amu to show each other a side they never showed anyone before :) That's all.

Q: Ok, Can I ask my question now?

A: Yes you may.

Q: That didn't count as a question did it?

A: Yes it did and this one too. So you have one question left.

Q: Screw – Oh, never mind. Who are the new characters?

A: Well, if you read my other Shugo Chara story before I deleted it (I deleted it because I wanted to finish this first), they are characters from that fanfic. The black hair girl, Chiyo, will be in the sequel if there will be one. And Chihana…She was going to be the villain in the other fanfic, but it never got to that point, not yet. So you can figure out her role here ;) And you should be able to figure out what Ikuto really is from this :O If you can't, more suspense for you and a lot more cliffys for you in the future because you can't figure it out xD.

Um...I almost forgot! You might not understand the ending of this chapter. I was trying to do my best to make it more understandable, but I probably failed, so I'm going to try to explain in better detail. Amu says its one of the most profound things she said because she really meant it. Like she really cared about Ikuto and she really felt thankful to him.