Ok so this is chapter…. Um... what is this number again?
Miki: this is chapter 5 where you said you were going to *mouth gets covered*
Miko: Now, Now, Miki, no telling secrets. Amu wouldn't trust you if you did that? Besides all my secrets for this story are surprises which makes them secrets so no telling... okay?
Ikuto: *bangs on glass case*
Amu: *glaring at Ikuto*
Ran: are we going to let them out?
Dia: that would be the right thing to do.
Miko: let me write in peace, besides. If we put some curtains around it considering there is an air system attached to it, we can give them the privacy that Ikuto wants.
Su: Amu-chan is too young for that ~desu!
Miko: kill joy. Anyways…who wants to do the disclaimer?
Ikuto: *writes on window by making fog* Miko in training *pause* does not own *pause* Shugo Chara or *pause* any of its characters *pause* she does own Erica and *pause* Ricky and any other characters.
Miko: he can still talk through that thing. *surprised*
Yoru: he's writing something else.
Miki: that isn't suitable for this age group!
Miko: I'm used to being called those things by my parents anyways on with the story *characters all gasp*
Chapter 5: Discovery
Ikuto was carrying the now known teen named Ricky up to Erica's house seeing as he was the strongest of the three.
Amu couldn't have the teen stay at her house her father would 'run away' again. And they kind of needed the bathroom for obvious reasons. So the only place he could stay so Easter couldn't take advantage of his situation was with one of the guardians or Erica.
They opened the door and to Erica's house only to be surprised that both her parents were home.
"Mom, dad what are you doing home already?" she asked shocked making Ikuto and Amu stop in the doorway.
"I got out of work early today. Who is this?" her mother asked turning to Ikuto and Amu not yet seeing Ricky because Erica was half in front of him while Ikuto had the rest of him on his back.
"Mom these are my friends, Amu-chan and Ikuto-kun." Erica said calmly.
"It's nice to meet you." She said before noticing the boy on Ikuto's back. "Oh my, what happened to him?" she asked going over to look at Ricky.
So Amu told her the story of how he was in his car and slammed on the breaks. How Erica had found him like this and had heard what was said on the phone.
"Bring him up to Erica's room I'll bring up something for him to drink." She said before going back into the kitchen.
No one argued in fear of her changing her mind. So they headed upstairs to her room. Where Ikuto 'laid' him down on the floor. This mostly meant he just shrugged the extra weight off his back. Making Erica run over and push Ikuto out of the way, kneeling next to Ricky.
Amu was chewing Ikuto out about being more considerate and not just throwing someone on the floor like that when Erica's mother came into the room with four cups of tea.
"Here you go kids. Would you like anything else?" she asked placing the cups on the bed side table.
Amu and Ikuto stopped arguing, mostly Amu yelling at him, and answered with a 'no thanks Nightingale-sama'
"No thanks mom we're fine thanks." Her mother left closing the door behind her slowly.
Ikuto had taken his chance and headed to the balcony door.
"You can't get out that way Ikuto. Not without my parents suspecting something. Just use the front door." Erica said taking her eyes off Ricky who was nothing more than a drooling deer in headlights version of himself still in the fetal position.
Ikuto went to the door, grabbed his tea and closed the door behind him. Soon after the front door closed leaving Amu and Erica to Ricky.
"Erica-chan? Can I talk to you in the hall way please?" Amu asked putting down her now empty cup of tea.
She only nodded and got up from her kneeling position next to him. They walked out the door and into the hall way.
"Are you going to be okay with him being in your room like this?" Amu asked.
Erica looked at the door to her room before answering. "Yeah, he isn't going to hurt me in his condition. And besides, considering what just happened to him? I don't think it would be right to leave him completely alone. Someone needs to show that there is still happiness through all the sadness that we face. He just got horrible news about his father and I would most likely be in the same condition if anything would have happened to my brother or parents. So I want to help him through this hard time with him."
"You amaze me some times Erica-chan. I'll see you at school tomorrow." Amu said handing Erica her last egg and heading to the stairs.
"Bye Amu-chan see you tomorrow." Amu waved back and headed down the stairs and out the door.
Once the front door closed Erica went back into her room finding Ricky in the same place as he was before. She watched him for a few moments before deciding to do her homework.
After she was done she got ready for bed, changing in the bathroom of course. In a daze or not there was still a boy in her room and she wasn't going to change in front of him.
She laid a blanket over him, put a pillow under his head, and got into bed. Even if he wasn't going to move she was going to keep him from freezing to death.
~with Amu~
"I feel so sorry for Ricky-kun ~desu." Su said floating sadly over Amu's shoulder as she had finished her homework 5 minutes ago.
"I know. From what Erica-chan told us the person on the phone his uncle, told him his dad died in an accident. That can't be easy to deal with." Miki said drawing something in her sketchbook.
"Which only added to his pain." A voice said from the balcony door.
Amu turned around and glared at Ikuto. "Haven't you caused enough trouble for one day?"
"Calm down kitten, I'm only doing what I have to, to stay alive alright?" He said looking at her. An unknown emotion to Amu showing in his eyes.
"You mean like taking other peoples heart eggs?" Amu asked lightening up on her glare.
"Like I said before it's what I have to do to stay alive." He turned around and went back out onto the balcony, Amu following him.
"Ikuto?" she called as he jumped onto the railing. He looked back at her. "What is your wish?"
He smirked at her and jumped back down onto the balcony floor. "You really want to know?" he asked walking up to her.
She nodded slowly to him as he approached her; she was blushing now at how close they were. "You really want to know?" He asked getting closer to her face.
Amu could only nod her head as her blush deepened. He gently grabbed her face with both of his hands on either side. "Tilt your head, it's a secret."
She did just that, 'Why does this seem so familiar?' Amu thought to herself as Ikuto leaned into her ear. That's when it bit her on the ear. Literally, he bit her ear, again.
Miki, Ran, Dia, and Su all sweat dropped at her when he did. "She fell for it, again." Miki said in disbelief as the others nodded sadly in agreement. Ikuto turned back to the railing.
"You pervert! I was trying to help you!" Amu yelled at him.
He paused where he was, one knee on the rail along with his two hands. "I never asked you for your help. Besides, we are Enemy's." Before he could jump off there was a weight on his hand keeping him there. Looking down he could see that it was Amu holding onto him and looking at him intensely.
"Then why not let me?" Amu asked, her grip on his hand tightening slightly.
Before he could stop it his eyes grew wide and he turned to face Amu. In one swift motion his hand was out of her and now both hands were on her shoulder. "Amu; are you crazy?"
"No Ikuto, I'm not crazy. I want to help you, why won't you let me!?" he let go of her and turned back to the railing of her balcony, he mumbled something before jumping away into the night.
"Ikuto ~nya, wait for me!" Yoru said before flying off after him.
He didn't know it and he didn't want it to happen but Miki had heard what he had mumbled more to himself than anyone else.
"How chivalrous." Miki said in awe.
"What did he say Miki?" Dia asked, everyone was waiting to hear what he said.
"He said he couldn't stand it if you got hurt." Dia, Ran and Su all got Starry eyed. "How Romantic." They chorused.
"Ikuto." Amu whispered as she looked out at the night sky in which he disappeared till next time they met.
~Next morning at school~
Amu was going to walk with Erica to school but found that she had already left. 'I wonder why she left so early.' She asked herself as she ran to the school. Making it with time to spare she headed to class, finding Erica already in her seat and daydreaming out the window. She walked over to her and sat down in front of her. "Hi Erica-chan." She said calmly looking at her for any response.
Erica looked over at her giving a small fake smile. "Good Morning Amu-chan."
"How is he doing?" Amu asked concern both in her face and voice as she asked. Erica merely shook her head sadly and they both sighed just as the bell for class to start rang.
As lunch time rolled around Amu and Erica sat under a tree to eat lunch.
"Do you think he's going to be okay?" Erica asked Amu before taking a bit of her sandwich.
Before Amu could answer there was a call of 'Useless! Useless!' as two x-characters passed by them.
Amu gave Erica an apologetic look before running after them. She chased them half way to the garden till they stopped and turned to her.
"Useless! Useless!" they chanted just before throwing spheres at her. She jumped back away from them before stopping just out of range.
Miki came up beside her. "Character transform! Amulet Spade!" A paint brush appeared in her hands as the X-characters attacked her again. Spinning the brush like a piton she was able to deflect the attack making the x-characters back off nervously.
Waving the paint brush she smirked and announced "Colorful canvass!" As the attack hit the x-characters it immobilized them so Amu could make her final attack. "Lock on, Open Heart!" The X-characters were purified and changed back one was a Painter with a French Brea and a white with paint blotched over coat and white pants, while the other was a sculptor with black pants and a white long sleeved button up shirt with its leaves rolled up past the elbows.
"Thank you for helping us. See you later." And with that they were back to being eggs and gone from sight just as the bell rang for students to head for their next class.
Erica made it home alone without running into Ikuto. She made her way upstairs to her room. As she entered she noticed that Ricky was still in the same place he was when she left. The sandwich her father said he would leave when he stopped by for lunch was sitting on the table next to a glass of water. Sighing she picked up the glass drained it of its contents from that morning and filled it with fresh water from the filter downstairs. She placed it on her bed side table for him before going to her desk to finish her homework before dinner.
The next day nothing really happened, of any interest, no x-eggs, no meeting for the Guardians, Utau didn't even show up to ask Amu where Ikuto was. Ikuto didn't even show up to annoy Amu either. As for Erica, she was still worried about Ricky who still had yet to move even an eyelash since he had fallen out of his car in the middle of the road two days before.
It was now Sunday and Erica was sitting at her desk finishing her last question of her homework, before standing up abruptly and Stormed out of the room while saying, "That's it! I can't take it anymore!" Her door closed behind her with force.
"What do you think she's going to do?" Nala asked her sister.
"I'm not sure." Amy said just as surprised as Nala was by Erica's outburst.
A moment later Erica was in the room with a bucket of water in her hand. She removed the pillow and the blanket and dumped the bucket on his face. When she was done she had a sad and worried look on her face as Nala flew over to her. "Why did you do that?"
Erica turned to her chara the same concerned and sad expression adorning her face. "If he stayed like that much longer he was going to die. Not to mention he needs to answer some of my questions." She turned back to the now sputtering figure on her now wet floor. He was now sitting up straight and whipping the water off his face.
"What the hell? Where am I?" he asked out loud hoping to get a response from someone. His eyes scanned the room before they landed on the Light purple haired girl beside him. "Who the hell are you?"
Erica's cheeks turned a pleasant color of pink before her expression turned from worried to angry, "I could ask you that same question!"
OK that's it for this chapter… tell me what you think… and if you read Naruto.. check out Party Time! I have a voting thing going on there and I could really use some reviews for not only this story but my Naruto one too... I'll try and update soon.
Miko: Anyone else have anything to say?
Yoru: Ikuto wants to know if he can come out of the box yet.
Su: Amu asked if she could come out and leave the pervert in there ~desu.
Miko: they have to stay in there till Amu admits she has a crush on Ikuto.
Miki: this is going to take a while.
Ran: please review!