Tear Droplet: You know what, screw what I said last time. I don't care if my tests are coming up. Worrying about them will make me stress even more. I'm just going to update like usual but probably on a slower pace.
Mikan: Sigh don't tell the readers something and then change your mind.
Tear Droplet: Well I can't help it. I try to act as much as myself I can on this fanfic and this is just part of my personality. And you have no right to complain
Mikan: Anyway, I can't wait to find out what this chapter is about.
Tear Droplet: Well… actually there is three parts to the story. This is only the first part. Just for a quick summary, this one is a chapter for both you and my own characters.
Mikan: Which ones?
Tear Droplet: Isn't it obvious? We'll continue off where we left off last time. Anyway to start us off, can you do the disclaimer?
Mikan: Tear Droplet doesn't own Gakuen Alice or Shugo Chara nor does she own the characters she uses except for currently Hitomi, Hikaru, and Syaoran right?
Tear Droplet: Wrong!! Ok these three may be my own characters but I don't want to say I own them. I prefer saying that I created them instead because I don't like the idea of people owning other people.
Mikan: Umm ok correction she created those three.
Tear Droplet: Thank you, now enjoy
Connecting: The Joker, the Ace, + the Deuce
Previously:
Hitomi giggled at this sight. "Wh wha what is it Hoshina-chan" Mikan asked. "Hey are you free tomorrow?" Hitomi asked softly. "Huh?" Mikan replied. "Look Hitomi here is just asking if you guys are free tomorrow would you guys like to come to see Hitomi at work" Utau replied.
"See you at work? But won't I be a hindrance?" Mikan asked. "Look I wasn't the one who wanted this especially because of somebody here" Utau said as she sent a glare at Amu. Amu perked up because of this.
Hitomi let out a little laugh. "Don't worry" she said softly "you won't be a hindrance. In fact, you might find coming here a little valuable" she said softly. "So are you free?"
"Well if you insist" Mikan said as she got up. "Great then I'll see you tomorrow then" Hitomi said as she made a turn. "Matte (wait)" Mikan said making Hitomi turn around. "Ano (umm) where do we meet?" she asked.
Hitomi thought for a while and finally said "let's meet at the water fountain in the middle of central town" she said with a smile" Lets set the meeting time like at 9:00?" "Ok then see you tomorrow" Mikan said as she made bid her good bye and continued down the path with a big smile plastered on her face. "I can't wait" Mikan thought to herself.
The Next Day
Mikan was roaming around central town. "I can't believe I'm going to see a real singer working" Mikan thought happily to herself. "Hmm a singer, I wonder how it's going to be like" Yaya said happily. "Hmm what time is it?" Mikan asked herself as she looked at her watch. "Wahhh!! It's already 8:55 I'm going to be late for sure" she said starting to make a run. On her way running she saw someone sitting on a bench in front of some flowers. "Hmm that looked like Ruka-pyon just now. Nahh I must be seeing things" Mikan thought to herself.
Mikan finally came to a stop as she panted. "Phew 8:59 with one minute to spare" she said panting. She looked around to see if she could find Hitomi but with no avail. "Asokoni (there)" Yaya said pointing at a person with a light purpled colored sunglasses sitting on a bench drinking an iced coffee.
"Ohmatasei (sorry to keep you waiting)" Mikan said as she approached her. Hitomi smiled. "Sorry it took so long, I almost didn't recognize you" Mikan said bowing. Hitomi looked around and took out her notebook. On it, it said "It's ok. I'm supposed to keep a disguise on so nobody would recognize me in public.""Umm ok"Mikan replied.
Hitomi got up and picked up her purse which was placed on the bench besides her. The bag matched her outfit perfectly. Her hair was tied up into 2 pigtails that trailed down to her waist complete with a white mini skirt and a white jacket with a pink t-shirt under it. To complete her outfit, she wore long white boots. "By the way Hoshina-chan, you look really pretty today" Mikan complemented.
Hitomi flashed a smile and softly said "arigtou, Mikan-chan looks kawai today too." Mikan flushed a little red on the compliment. And it was true enough. Mikan was wearing a pink mini skirt with a couple of flowers one the bottom and a pink blouse. To complete it she wore pink sandals with just the right heel to them. Her hair of course was tied up on pigtails.
"Come on! Hitomi, you're going to be late if we don't hurry!"Utau exclaimed. Hitomi just let out a nod and started to walk with Mikan following her. "Um Hoshina-chan, where are we going?" Mikan asked. "To the studios" Utau replied. "Hitomi has to do some recording today on her newest single."
"Ohh" Mikan replied but in her head she was going "studios? What studios? I don't really get any of this"
Suddenly they stopped walking and started to enter a building called Dreams Corporations. Before we entered, Hitomi handed Mikan a visitor pass. Hitomi guided Mikan to her recording room and when she entered, she saw a familiar face.
"Li-kun! Doushte kokoni? (Li, what are you don't here?)" were the first words that escaped out of Mikan's mouth as soon as she saw him. "Hehe is that how you greet someone early in the morning Mikan-chan?" Hikaru said with a grin "it's obvious that I'm here to listen to Hitomi's recording here." Suddenly a woman with black hair and glasses walked towards them and Hitomi handed her her purse and iced coffee before walking into the recording room with Utau trailing behind her.
"Hajimaste (Nice to meet you), I'm Hitomi's manager, Shizune Yamanouchi" Shizune said bowing. "Ahh hajimaste, atashi (nice to meet you, I'm)" Mikan started. "Mikan Sakura, Joker, Shugo Chara Amu, Yaya, Rima right?" Shizune interrupted. "Ehh how do you know that?" Mikan exclaimed.
Hikaru gave a laugh. "Mikan-chan, Shizune-san here was the founding ace of the guardians" Hikaru explained. "Ehh so you have a shugo chara too?" Mikan exclaimed once again. "Used to" she replied before walking over to the recording place and said "Hitomi ready?" Hitomi gave a slight nod as she put headphones on. Music could now be heard inside the room as she sang.
Honto no Jibun (Your true self)
Artists: Buono
Ikiteru kagiri ishikoro darake de mo
As long as I'm living, even if I'm covered in rocks
Ooki na koe de ganbare! Ganbare! (Ganbare!)
Loudly I'll say, do your best! Do your best! (Do your best!)
Tomaru koto nai uchira no jinsee
Our lives won't cease
Dakara owaranai uta o utaou
So let's sing an endless song
Wagamichi o tsukisusume
Push forward on our road
Detarame na kyara de mo ii
Even if we're ridiculous characters, it's okay
Roku de nashi de mo aishiteru n da mai daarin
Even if you're good-for-nothing, I love you, my darling
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Idiot! Your true self
Iitai koto itte yare
Say what you want to say
Hamidashiteku n da yo chikazuiteku n da yo yume ni
You're being pushed out and drawing close to your dream
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
You idiot! Your true self
Dete koi yo kakuretenaide OH YEAH ima sugu
Come out, don't be hiding; OH YEAH, right now
Yowaki na ore ga iya na hi mo aru kedo
Bad days do happen for the timid me
Sore de aitsu no kimochi ga wakaru n da (wakaru)
But with that, I understand her feelings (I understand)
Kakko tsukeru ore hiichau keredo
You're drawn away from me, who is trying to look cool
Dakara makezu ni mata ganbareru n da
So that's why I can do my best again, undefeated
Doshaburi mo hare mo aru
There are downpours and there are sunny days
Chiccha na koto ki ni sunna
Don't mind the tiny things
Dekkai ashita no tame ni kisushite agetai
I want to kiss you for the sake of the great tomorrow
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Idiot! Your true self
Yaritai koto yatte yare
Do what you want to do
Tobidashiteku n da yo tobikoeteku n da yo yume ni
You're jumping out and jumping over to your dream
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
You idiot! Your true self
Daijoubu sa kowagaranaide OH YEAH ima sugu
It's all right, don't be afraid; OH YEAH, right now
Nan ni mo nai basho kara nanika ga hajimaru
Something will start from the place without anything
Dakishimetai n daro kakedashitai n daro yume e
You want to hug me, right? You want to dash out, right? To your dream
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Idiot! Your true self
Iitai koto itte yare
Say what you want to say
Hamidashiteku n da yo chikazuiteku n da yo yume ni
You're being pushed out and drawing close to your dream
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
You idiot! Your true self
Dete koi yo kakuretenaide OH YEAH ima sugu
Come out, don't be hiding; OH YEAH, right now
(lyrics brought to you by: atashi./2007/11/14/shugo-chara-ending-theme-honto-no-jibun/)
As Hitomi started to sing, Shizune walked back to Mikan and Hikaru. "Ehh so you're the founding ace of the guardians?" Mikan exclaimed. "Eh(yes) along with a couple of other people you might know" she said again "it's good that there is finally a joker." "What happened to your charas?" Mikan asked out of curiosity.
"They disappeared. After we've grown up, we all lost our charas" she explained. "Ohh I'm sorry" Mikan said sympathetically. Shizune gave a light smile. "It's ok Sakura-san, I do believe that all of us were able to become our true selves anyway." "ohh souka, yokata (Ohh I see, that's good)" Mikan said relieved.
"Hmm how are you enjoying yourself as a guardian?" Shizune asked. "Ehh ok I guess" Mikan replied nervously. "Ehh but didn't you say that you humph" Yaya started before Mikan shut her mouth tight with her hand. Shizune and Hikaru were confused by this action. "Mikan-chan, is something the matter?" Hikaru asked. "Hmm I see that it's probably because Sakura-san here doesn't feel like she's fitting in with the guardians since she doesn't know much about them" Shizune said as she placed her hand on her chin and rested her elbow on the other one.
"Ehh how did you know that!?" Mikan exclaimed. "Baka" Amu and Rima thought at them same time as they slapped their foreheads. "Well Hitomi told me about it. Don't worry, no need to be ashamed. Hitomi also did somewhat of the same thing when the Queen arrived" Shizune said. "Ehh honto (really?)" Mikan asked.
"Yes, and at them same time I taught her about the joy of blackmailing" she said again with a tint of evil in her voice which made everyone precautious about her.
"Ehem anyway Yamanouchi-san, who else was part of the founding guardians?" Mikan asked. "Hmm I want to know too" Hikaru added. "Hmm not a bad idea" Kukai said giving a thumbs up. "Yaya wants to know too" Yaya said energetically. "Hmm I guess I'll stick around to here about this" Rima said. "Humph kudarenai (humph how useless) demo atashi kikoreu (but I'll listen as well)" Amu said coolly.
"Is it really that interesting to here?"Shizune asked. Everybody nodded except for Amu and Rima. "Well to start off, I was the founding ace of the guardians. My chara was named Yukari, she was very smart, a bit lazy, and also a bit evil" Shizune started. All the listeners sweat dropped when she said a bit evil "reminds me of somebody we know" they all thought.
"Next, the founding Deuce (Hikaru perks up) was a guy named Akira Tonouchi. You might meet him one day since he's a photographer just like your father Mikan and he also takes pictures of Hitomi during jobs. His chara I believe was named Tsumugu who was very energetic and acted much like a child" she explained.
"You guys might know the founding Jack. It's Imai-san's imotou (little sister). His name was Subaru Imai and his chara was Nagihiko. Nagihiko was always very adventurous and dangerous. I believe he also acts a bit like Imai-san's shugo chara, Nadeshiko I believe her name was."
Somewhere
"Achoo!" two voices sneezed. "Hey are you alright?" two other voices asked. "Nothing you should be worry about one of the voices replied. "Someone's probably talking about us" the other voice added.
Back to the explanations
"Now, let's move up to the founding Queen. I believe you know her Sakura-san. She works with your mother I believe. Her name is Misaki Harada." "Ehh are you talking about the girl who has pink hair?" Mikan asked. "Yeah she does have pink hair. Her shugo chara was named Midori who was very hard working yet energetic and understanding." Shizune continued.
"And last but not least, the founding king was…" Shizune started but stopped when Hitomi came out of the recording room. This made Mikan and Hikaru curious about who it was but they didn't bother asking. "Good job" Shizune said as she handed her her iced coffee. Hitomi took a sip and said "Did I miss anything?" "Ehh no, I was just telling them about the other founding guardians" Shizune replied. "Ok I guess we should head out now since its break" Hitomi said. "Ahh excuse me for a minute, I have to use the restroom" Mikan said. "Ohh ok, we'll wait for you outside" Hitomi said.
When Mikan headed out the restroom, she was walking in the hallways until she bumped into someone as she made a turn and fell flat on her butt.
Somewhere else during earlier
"Good job Reo-sama" Shido said as he handed Reo a towel. They were currently in a dancing studio in Dreams Productions. In the same room a girl with blue hair sat in the corner hugging her legs. She then got up and said "I'm going to go out for a walk" as she walked out of the room and into the hallway. As she walked, she then suddenly bumped into someone and also fell flat on her butt.
"Ahh sorry" Mikan apologized as she got up. The blue haired girl looked to who she bumped into and only one thing popped into her mind as soon as she saw who it was. "Mikan Sakura" she thought to yourself. Mikan held out her hand in front of the girl and said "sorry about that, my name's Mikan Sakura, what's yours?"" She seems nice" the girl said as she took her hand and started to get up.
"My name's Nobora Ibaragi" Nobora replied. "Ehh Nobora-chan kawaii" Mikan exclaimed. Nobora blushed at the comment. Nobody has ever complimented her so she didn't know how to react. "Mikan-chan is kawaii too" Nobora said. "Ehh honto? Arigato" Mikan said sheepishly. "Ahh freak look at them time. I'm sorry Nobora-chan but I'm in a rush currently. I hope we can be friends." "No it's ok, I have to get going too and of course we can be friends" Nobora said. "Good, then I'll see you again" Mikan said as she waved a good-bye and continued down the hallway.
As soon as Mikan was out of her sight, an ice blue colored egg with a picture of a snowflake on it floated in front of Nobora and out popped a shugo chara. "What were you thinking Nobora?" it exclaimed "Making friends with an enemy." "Don't yell at Nobora-chan" a voice called. Then a spring green colored egg with a picture of a leaf on it floated on the opposite end and hatched. "It's good to make new friends and Mikan-chan is a nice person" it exclaimed.
"Ohh just shut up and go back into your egg Haruka" the first one exclaimed. "I won't if you won't Yuki" Haruka fought back. "Can both of you go back into your eggs?" Nobora asked somewhat harshly. "Che, fine but Nobora don't blame us if you get scold at" Yuki said as she retired to her egg. Haruka also did the same as Nobora continued down the hallway sighing.
Back to Mikan
"Ahh I'm sorry that I kept you guys waiting" Mikan said as soon as she exited the building but surprised only to see Hikaru there. "Ahh Mikan-chan took you long enough" Hikaru said. "Mou don't be mean!" Mikan exclaimed "and by the way, where's Hoshina-chan and Yamanouchi-san?" "There still inside, they should be out shortly" Hikaru said as he took a seat at a bench outside of the studios.
Mikan took a seat right next to him. "By the way Mikan-chan, how did you enjoy coming to see Hitomi as she worked?" Hikaru asked. "It was ok I guess, but I wonder why Hoshina-chan invited me over" Mikan pondered. "Hitomi considers you as a comrade, a friend so if she see's you in trouble she would do whatever she can to help out." Hikaru said.
"Ehh so Hoshina-chan did this for me?" Mikan exclaimed. "Isn't that obvious " Amu said sarcastically. "Yeah, you know if you have any problems the guardian's are always here to help you; though I not pretty sure about Hotaru and that Natsume guy" Hikaru said. "Wai arigato Li-kun" Mikan said as she gave him a hug. "Hey, we knew each other for quite some time now so you could call me by my first name you know?" Hikaru said as Mikan released him. "Hai Hikaru-kun." "Sigh, you could leave off the honorifics you know?" Hikaru said again. "Hai, Hikaru"
Suddenly there was a giggle to be heard. Mikan and Hikaru turned to see Hitomi giggling. "Ah Hoshina-chan arigato for today" Mikan said as she got up and bowed. "Your welcome Mikan-chan, but you know you can call me by my first name without the honorifics too you know" Hitomi replied softly. "Hai Hitomi" Mikan said as she got up "by the way, where's Yamanouchi-san?" Mikan asked as she noticed Shizune wasn't around.
"Shizune-san said that we can go ahead and have fun for a while. She's staying back" Hitomi said again softly "So, what do you guys want to do?" "Why don't we just walk around?" Hikaru suggested "if we do that, we're bound to run into something interesting." "What a good idea Li I mean Hikaru" Mikan replied. And so they were walking around central town and constantly chatting until Mikan recognized two familiar people just a distance away from them. "Ah!" she exclaimed as she pointed at the direction (sigh do I even need to say it?) which cause Hitomi and Hikaru to turn and surprised to see who they saw.
Tear Droplet: I think I'm going to end it right there. So, how did you guys like it? Remember, this is only the first part. I have two more parts coming up so stay tuned.
Mikan: Ehh Tear Droplet, why did you stop there? I want to know who we saw.
Tear Droplet: Don't worry, you'll know next chapter.
Mikan: But I want to know now!
Tear Droplet: I'm sorry but I would like to continue but tomorrow is when I take an entrance exam to see if I can get into these top high schools in my state. I'm sorry
Mikan: fine ok then good luck on your test.
Tear Droplet: thank you Mikan. I would do the best I could. In the meanwhile, let's thank those who reviewed shall we? Hitomi and Hikaru, please make your appearances now.
Hitomi: (writes on notebook) Thank you ShiroNekoBeAware for adding this story to your favorites, adding Tear Droplet to your favorite authors list, and reviewing,
Hikaru: Thank you konnie for once more reviewing once more.
Mikan: Thank you XxxsennaxxX for adding this story to your story alerts.
Yaya: Thank you blackh3art43v3r for adding this story in your favorites!
Kukai: And finally thank you bigdreamsbigimaginations () for reviewing.
Tear Droplet: Really thank you all. Every time I receive reviews, it gives me motivated to write the next chapter. I do hope that you guys keep supporting me. In the meanwhile, I also posted up an omake for this story as a bonus for a good luck charm. I hope you guys would enjoy it and thanks again.
Yaya: And don't forget to review!