Tear Droplet: Phew, I'm glad that I was able to finish this chapter by the new year (sort of) Sorry if anything sounds a bit mixed up because I was trying my best to remember every single last detail that I originally typed and I'm also doing my science project right now.
Hitomi: Umm Tear Droplet; you made a mistake in the title
Tear Droplet: No I didn't, I purposely did that.
Ruka: So this is how I got Ikuto huh?
Tear Droplet: Yup, the title says it all doesn't it?
Ruka: Well yeah… but
Tear Droplet: Go on…
Ruka: Why did you make that as my first character change?
Tear Droplet: What's wrong? Don't you want to be like that?
Ruka: Well I did find it annoying yet helpful but still…
Hitomi: Ohh cheer up Ruka, if it makes you feel better I wasn't proud of my first character change either
Tear Droplet: What's wrong with them? It wasn't that embarrassing nor humiliating.
Hitomi and Ruka: Well to us it was
Tear Droplet: Whatever, let's get the new chapter on the road. Hitomi do the disclaimer.
Hitomi: Umm uhh (searches for notebook)
Tear Droplet: Just freaking say it!
Hitomi: Umm Tear Droplet doesn't own Gakuen Alice or Shugo Chara. The only thing she owns is the story's plot and umm well she doesn't own us but she created us (Hitomi, Hikaru, Hikari, Yuki, Haruka, etc.) so umm we are rightfully hers I think…
Tear Droplet: Thanks, now the new omake!
Omake: The Drawings of the Jack n'Ace II
Hitomi: Since I was in the previous omake, it's your turn Ruka
Ruka: Umm sure, let's see, I'll start off on the same day that I got the egg up to the point where Natsume and I were bombarded with fan girls.
The story
I was walking towards the school building when I saw Natsume.
"Hey Natsume!" I called out as I ran to him.
"Hey Ruka" he replied as he turned around.
Together we walked to the school and like you know, we were surrounded by fan girls as soon as we entered.
"Kyaa!!! It's Natsume and Ruka-kun!" I heard them shout.
I tried my best not to lose my temper in hearing their deafening shouts. As you probably know, I always had that 'good guy' image. I can't help it if I'm an innocent type. I once tried to act how I really wanted to act, like Natsume but with no avail I failed since I can't help but play with animals.
"Natsume! /Ruka! Would you be my boyfriend?"
"Can it! Their already mine!"
"Hey would you marry us when we're older!?"
Marry!? Marry!? We're only 8 and these wacked up girls are already talking about marriage. What the heck do those parents of theirs teach them? Girls are the weirdest creatures. You'll never be able to understand them (A/N: Girls, please don't feel insulted by reading this)
I looked around the crowd hoping to find a little opening to escape the fan girls. I looked and looked but with no avail I couldn't find one. I caught a glimpse of the popular singer at this school and her friend who were staring at us with pitied eyes and then walked off. I'm glad that not all the girls in this school are wacked up like these are. I kind of respected how those two never bothered us like these girls but instead of looking at us with pity how we were being killed here with girls here, couldn't they at least help us!? Well actually that singer is the one who actually has the mind of an 8 year old at least I think so. Her friend also thinks of us as these 'cool/handsome' people but at least she doesn't bother us like the rest. If only she didn't agree with being the matchmaker. These stupid fan girls often go to her asking for her to pair us together but luckily, I was safe for a while.
I sighed, and looked at Natsume. He looked so calm as if nothing was wrong. I wonder how he could stand this. I would be yelling here if I could.
"WOULD YOU STUPID GIRLS JUST FREAKING LEAVE US ALONE!? YOU'RE FREAKING DAMN ANNOYING!" he shouted.
In less then a second, a roadway was cleared for us to walk through. Well, at least that answered my question, he can't.
I proceeded to class while Natsume proceeded who knows where. Probably his Sakura tree. He was a rule breaker to begin with but the reason he's not expelled is because of his brother who is also the principal of the school. I wonder why the heck he always saves his butt even thought Natsume himself treats him like trash. Ohh well, that, I'll never know.
It was after school and I decided to head home. I didn't see Natsume after this morning. I tried looking for him for over half and hour but I couldn't find him. I looked almost every possible place on where he could be. On my way home I was bombarded with girls. God where's Natsume where you need him?
"Ne Ruka-kun, do you want to go on an after school date with me right now?" one of the girls asked.
"What! No way! I was going to ask him! Hey Ruka, go with me" another one says.
The girls begin fighting over on this little after school date thing. Still even with them distracted, I wasn't able to escape. Pathetic huh? I needed to get rid of them but how? Suddenly an idea came up.
"Hey Natsume! Can you help me!?" I shouted randomly facing a random direction.
Immediately the girls turned their attention from me and ran towards the direction where I just shouted giving me a chance to escape. Forgive me Natsume, but you were always the biggest hit.
I kept running hoping that the girls wouldn't notice how I lied. If only I had the same power as Natsume, if only I oof!
Well since I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't see where I was running so I guess I tripped. I slowly got up to see what I tripped on. You wouldn't believe it! That's right, if you guess an egg, you were correct! Could my life get anymore pathetic? I looked at the egg. It was shiny black with the silhouette of a cat on it. That's odd; I've never seen anything like it. I picked it up and looked around.
Nobody was there except for me I don't remember seeing the egg in front of me. I picked it up and checking to see if there were any cracks in it. It would be a shame if the creature wasn't able to be born. Luckily there wasn't any. I think I'll take it home. I walked home holding the black egg in front of me wondering what would hatch from it.
The next day I brought the egg to school. I think it would be best if I possibly looked it up on the school's library books. I couldn't find anything on the computer since it got busted. The same procedures happened today as in yesterday. Sigh… really too bad I can only get through the crowd when I'm with Natsume.
-Time Skip-
It was break time, or free period or whatever you want to call it. I decided to head towards the library but of course I was surrounded by fan girls. Gee Ruka, can't you at least try to act like Natsume? I don't know how but I eventually escaped. I kept running not knowing where I was going with the girls hot on my trail.
By the time I lost them I looked around my surroundings and noticed how I was in a forest. Great, the problem is that I didn't know which one. Was it Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern? Why the heck does this school have to be so confusing? (A/N: Probably because I combined 2 schools)
I looked around hoping to find like a landmark or something that could help be identify which forest I was in. Each forest in this school had a little landmark that made that forest want to be visited. The Northern had the Royal Garden which no one is allowed to use which is stupid cause why the heck would they create it anyway? The Southern contained the ball room or event room where most of our school events such as the famous Christmas ball were held. The Eastern Forest contained the Planetarium which was currently under construction and last but not least, the Western contained the auditorium.
I looked but I still couldn't see a landmark. I looked around hoping to se anything else that could help me distinguish where I was since I didn't want to get lost. Each forest contains different trees but I don't know the difference between the trees. My science and geography skills suck, I know.
I was still panting after the run. Man if I was a bit more like Natsume then I probably wouldn't be in this situation. Suddenly I my thoughts were distracted when I felt the egg in my hand wiggle. Well that at least saves me the trouble of going to the library. I held the egg in my palms and heard a rustle behind the bushes.
God, if it's a fan girl, kill me. I turned and saw the singer. (A/N: God people quit calling her 'the singer'. She has a name! Call her that!)
"Hoshina-san" I unconsciously said out loud relieved that it wasn't a fan girl.
She looked at my palm holding the egg which was now shaking vigorously. Great how should I explain this if she asks? I was hungry so I wanted to eat a black egg? I tripped over an egg and wala; here I am taking care of it? I looked at her face but she didn't seem surprised. More like she knew what it was.
She turned her hand to her hand which to my surprise was also an egg. Great, what is today? Bring an egg to school day? Easter?
She looked back at my egg which was now cracking. It cracked and began to float. Wait, can eggs float? It then fully cracked and out popped a tiny person with midnight blue hair wearing jeans and a black shirt and a chain around his neck. (A/N: I was too lazy to describe here. Umm basically it's somewhat what Ikuto wore in the episode where Amu and Tadase had their little shopping date)
He was in a lying position while floating in midair. I was so confused that I began to look around only to see Hoshina-san first a bit shocked and said "shugo chara" wait did she just speak!? But then she calmed down like she knew what was happening. Her eyes then averted to the egg she was holding which was now shaking viciously.
Hitomi's POV
Ruka's egg hatched and just like I expected, a shugo chara had appeared. I could instantly tell since it was so tiny and it looked a bit like Kukai. The words "shugo chara" accidently escaped my lips. I then felt the egg in my hand shaking. I guess it was my eggs turn to hatch.
Just like Ruka's egg, it floated but it came out quicker than his though. A girl with blonde hair tied up in pigtails had appeared. She was wearing a pink dress with a white microphone attached to her ear. (A/N: Again, I was lazy so to give you the basics, it's basically like Seraphic Charm's outfit only without the wings.) She looked around her surroundings and as soon as she noticed Ruka's chara, she plunged toward him. He of course dodged it causing my chara to crash into a tree. OUCH. She immediately healed and went charging again. Same pattern repeats.
Okay so my own chara had hatched now and it was jumping all over the place. I took a glance at Ruka who was as white as a ghost. Was he really that shocked? Okay, maybe I would be a bit shocked if I didn't know about shugo charas but I wouldn't be that shocked. Would he pull himself together!?
I took a few steps and grabbed my chara as it flew near me. She gave me the annoyed look but I ignored it. "Name please" I said which made Ruka make a shocked expression. She was still looking at me with an annoyed look but she eventually said "Utau." Utau huh?
I looked at Ruka's chara who was still in the position he hatched in. "And your name?" I asked. He looked at me but then ignored me completely like I wasn't even there. This of course got on my nerves. Stubborn charas. I grabbed his shirt and held him in front of my face.
"Look you!" I said with a scary face "all I did was ask for your name. The least you can do is reply. Now what is your name?"
He of course seemed unharmed by this but Ruka was sure surprised.
He still didn't give a reply so I gently squeezed his neck. He of course, started to choke and eventually said "Ikuto"
I released him and Utau flew over to him to check of he was alright. I faked a cough. I accidently acted a bit out of character when I did that. I don't think Ruka will tell though, he's too nice I think. I looked at him but he still had his shocked expression on his face. I guess he would be wanted an explanation by now so I took out my notebook and jotted a couple of notes down ripped the paper out of the book and gave it to him. I then grabbed my chara and began to walk away. Before I left, I threw another piece of paper at him.
I was walking for a while in silence while Utau flew by me.
"How long are you going to keep up with that gimmick?" she asked.
I looked at her with a confused expression.
"Ohh don't give me the I don't know what you're talking about crap. I'm talking about with you and your notebook thing. Don't you ever talk? You're never going to get far in your career at this rate"
Hmm is there a problem with me talking with my notebook? Actually I can't remember why I communicated with this. If I remember correctly, I think my parents said something like when I was little I was extremely shy and wouldn't talk to anybody. I couldn't express my emotions clearly either and ended up panicking when I tried to befriend someone and tripped over my own words. Then one of the house ladies suggested the notebook idea and I eventually adapted to it.
"Hitomi!" a voice called out to me waking me from my senses.
I looked up and saw Hikari running to me and stopped in front of me panting real hard.
"Are you alright? You shouldn't run if you're not well enough" I said.
She looked up with a shocked expression and eventually turned it to an excited one.
"Yay! Hitomi spoke!" she shouted while jumping up and down.
Was it really that rare for me to speak? I guess this habit of mine is starting to get a bit annoying and awkward. Alrightly, from now on I'll start speaking.
"So Hitomi where were you?" Hikari asked.
I opened my mouth to say something but no sound came out. I immediately took out my notebook and wrote down "nowhere special" for her to see.
"Aww you didn't speak. Ohh well… Oh fudge! I forgot why I originally came! Come on! We're going to be late for class! It's math next! Jin Jin is going to kill us!" she exclaimed as she pulled me towards the school building.
Okay correction, I'll eventually start talking again and with the help of my chara, I think it'll be okay I hope…
Ruka's POV
Okay this is the first time I've heard her speak and let alone show a scary face. I thought she was nice, I didn't expect her to do anything like that. Ohh well, first things first, find out what this creature is. I saw her take out her notebook and wrote something down and handed it to me. I took it and began to read.
Ruka Nogi, you're probably wondering what this is by now. Well since I don't think Ikuto will explain since he's more of the bad boy type like what you want to be, I'll just briefly explain it.
Bad boy? What is she talking about? Wait maybe… but how did she know?
Well for starters, these things that you just saw hatch from the eggs, are called Shugo Chara. Basically Shugo Charas are like our little guardian angels. They help us in our quest to find our true self. When I mean true self it varies. Each and every one of us has our own reason on why this happened. Anyway….(it just explains it okay?)
……………So, you're chara's name is Ikuto okay? Take care of it alright? If you're worrying about people seeing it, you don't need to. Normal people usually can't see them. Only children with a pure heart can see them along with people who believe in them and those who have them. Remember, believe in your chara or it'll disappear. If you need to know anything more, feel free to ask me but then again, I don't think you would.
Okay how the heck did she write this all down within a minute? I mean this oww. What's this? Ohh she threw another piece of paper at me. What does this say?
You might want to get a move on it. The bell just rung and you don't want to be late now do you?
Wait the bell rung!? Freak where the heck am I? How the heck do I go to class if I don't even know what forest I am at!? Where did Hoshina-san go? Ahh she's gone! Great! I began pacing around trying to figure out where I was.
"Pathetic" I heard my so called chara say but I'll ignore that for now.
"Ruka?" a familiar voice called out "What are you doing here? Skipping class?"
I turned and saw Natsume standing there. Oh good I think. I just hope he doesn't make fun of me.
"Hi Natsume, no I'm not skipping. I was being chased by those stupid fan girls and I somehow got here. I don't even know which forest I'm at" I replied.
He was looking at Ikuto I think right about now. Could he see him? I don't think so…
"Did you try turning around?" he said.
"Huh?" I replied. I turned around and just a couple feet away was the roadway. Man I felt so embarrassed right about now.
"Umm thanks, you coming to class?" I asked as I secretly grabbed Ikuto and started to make my way.
"No" he simply replied as he walked away.
"Okay…" I said as I walked away.
After School
Hitomi's POV
I went into the car and buckled up.
"Hey Yamanouchi-san" I said softly.
"Hitomi what's that?" she asked while pointing to Utau.
"Wha What are you talking about?" I tried to say as clueless as possible.
She sighed, "don't need to hide it. I know it's a shugo chara"
I was surprised. How did she know about that!? Further more, how can she see it!? I thought adults had no way of seeing it.
"umm how did you know?" I softly asked.
Yamanouchi-san started the car and began to drive. Along the drive she was telling me about how she knew about the charas and furthermore was able to see it.
Ruka's POV
I was walking home alone again since I wasn't able to find Natsume once more. Actually I wasn't alone, Ikuto was still here. He hasn't disappeared yet so I guess I believe in these stupid things but it's still unclear to me.
Before I knew it, I was surrounded by fan girls. When did they appear!?
"Hey Ruka, go on an after-school date with me!" one of them shouted.
"No, I was going to ask him!"
(This seems familiar)
Ohh great, the same situation as yesterday and Just like yesterday I was trapped with nowhere escape. To make things worst, unlike yesterday when I was able to use Natsume (I still apologize for it) as a distraction, today I wasn't capable of because I was currently at a narrow street where it didn't split for another 2 blocks.
Great, I was being drowned here with no one to help. God I could really use Natsume here right about now.
I looked at Ikuto who was in his original position with not a care in the world. He opened one eye to look at me and I caught a glimpse at a smirk. For some reason my neck felt a bit heavier and my body started to react on it's own along with my mouth.
"WOULD YOU STUPID GIRLS LEAVE ME ALONE FOR ONCE!? YOU ARE SO GOD DAMN ANNOYING" I shouted.
I realized what I just said and my neck felt lighter. The girls there were frozen there shocked. Ohh well I know this is not the time but here's my chance. I quickly ran and escaped. By the time I stopped running I heard the girls shout loud enough for me to hear "Kya!! Ruka is becoming just like Natsume! That's double the fun!" Great…. More torture but what happened just now?
Wait could this have been a chara change?
"Pathetic, and after I helped you too"
Okay that explains that. Lucky for me however, I didn't really embarrass myself but does that mean I'm going to have to act like that now? God… I rubbed my forehead to calm myself and I could have sworn I felt someone smirking.
Saturday- Hitomi's POV
Yamanouchi-san had just told me everything about the guardians and everything yesterday. I just wonder why they don't do it at our school anymore. I walked around the backstage part of the Mall. I've just changed into the clothes and put on the makeup. All that's left is to perform. Great…..
Utau was by me this whole time but she hasn't said a thing. Currently Reo Mouri had just finished performing and I was to go next in a couple of minutes. He walked by confidently as I got up and started to walk towards the stage.
I looked up at front and saw Reo Mouri and his chara by his side and Shido his manager. Floating around them was a chara. So Yamanouchi-san was right. Reo Mouri did have a chara and he was part of the AAO who were looking for the embryo. He was my enemy and rival Yamanouchi-san told me but why enemy? She didn't explain that part yet. I understood the rival part but enemy.
"Ohh looks like the newbie singer has a chara. Don't fall out there. You wouldn't want to embarrass yourself in front of such a big crowd. Especially on your first little live. Don't worry, if you mess up, I'm sure the crowd would excuse such a lousy singer" Reo said as he walked by me.
I stopped walking. Okay, I was officially mad. Not only did he add pressure, he also insulted me. I tried my very best on to erase what he said from my mind as I crunched my fist.
"Hey are you going to take that!?" Utau shouted.
"It doesn't matter" I replied trying to hide my anger.
"Well it does to me! Chara change!"
The black microphone that I was wearing had instantly turned white. I turned around and I could hear myself blurt out "Ha! Just because you're older than me and you've been in the music business more then I was doesn't mean anything. You think you're all high and mighty don't you? Well mister, I don't care if you are in the AAO or not! You think you added pressure to me didn't you? Well guess again, I'll show you what a great singer I am. I'm going to be better than you'll ever be! Just because I'm 25 and you're 1 doesn't mean anything. You better watch out because sooner or later I'm going knock you out of your position" I shouted as I pointed my finger at him.
The white microphone turned back to black and I covered my mouth. Did I actually just say that?
Reo was now laughing. "Ha you a little brat, beat me. That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. Well then good luck Ms.25" he said as he turned away and continued his walk.
Ohh god I think my life could end right about now. I ran towards the opening of the stage but didn't enter.
"Hey that wasn't so bad" Utau said "That showed him"
"Yeah but..." I started.
"Don't worry, you'll beat him. I'll be sure of it. Now go out there and perform. I assure you that you won't make any mistakes. Besides, doesn't it feel refreshing for you to be able to let your emotions out clearly?"
I paused and thought about it. It did feel quite good.
"Thanks Utau" I said as I walked out to the crowd.
(A/N: I'm just going to skip this part since I wasn't able to find the lyrics for Renai Rider. All you need to know is that she performed that song and Utau did a chara change midway)
"Wow, that was quite exciting" I said.
"See, and you didn't mess up the pitches because of my help" Utau said.
"Thanks but next time, I want to perform with my own singing ability" I said "It kind of feels like I cheated for some reason even though this wasn't a test or contest since I had some help"
"Suit yourself"
Monday morning-Normal POV
It was early in the morning at Alice Academy and there was an assembly. On the stage was a girl with long purple hair standing on platform with the mic in front of her and sitting behind her was a blonde haired girl who looked almost identical to the other one. (A/N: I'm not going to go into detail but these two are Shizuka Hanakazari and Yuina Rikyo. They are the principal students.)
"Good morning" Shizuka said. "As some of you may know, it's a tradition here at Alice Academy to have this special club called the Guardians. It's been years since that last guardians were here but starting today, we're going to start this thing again.
Murmurs spread through the crowd immediately. Natsume was leaning on his chair with a pissed expression written on his face while Ruka who was right next to him, looked interested a bit.
With Hitomi however, Hikari was bothering her with who the new guardians may be. She was very excited as you can see.
"Hmm Yamanouchi-san said that the guardians were always people who own charas. Since I own one, I guess I'm going to be one of them but I can't, I still have my job. Ruka's obviously going to be another one but is that it?"
"Starting with the King's Chair Position, this position goes to Hyuuga Natsume. The Ace goes to Hoshina Hitomi and the Jack goes to Nogi Ruka. These are all the guardian positions that would be distributed for now. More would be assigned further on in the years. That concludes this assembly" Shizuka said.
"Wow Hitomi great job! You're the only girl who made it to the guardians!" Hikari exclaimed.
"yeah…" Hitomi softly replied.
"Wha What? I've made it to the guardians? But how? Why? Natsume do you know?" Ruka asked.
"Hn"
The auditorium was starting to empty now leaving a confused Ruka, a thinking Hitomi, and a pissed Natsume.
Tear Droplet: Phew, that concludes it. I hope it wasn't boring but it was hard remembering every single detail.
Hitomi: I think that was fine.
Tear Droplet: So yea, I included more of my characters. You met 2 (more like 1) more characters now so can any of you be so kind to visit my profile and vote on who's your favorite? I would like your favorite characters to make more appearances for you that's why. It's not fair if I keep using Hitomi and Hikaru. Please vote. In the meanwhile, I would like to thank those 3 who did.
Ruka: Sigh I feel so pathetic in this chapter.
Mikan: Don't be Ruka-pyon!
Hikaru: So is the next chapter going to be another omake or an actual chapter?
Tear Droplet: Hmm I haven't decided yet.
Ruka: I wonder how Natsume got Tadase. He wouldn't tell me.
Tear Droplet: You'll find out Ruka, in the meanwhile can you guys do the thanks?
Ruka: umm thanks konnie for your review
Mikan: Thanks Anonyomous for your review. Tear Droplet is flattered by the comment.
Hitomi: Thanks domino90 for your review
Hikaru: Hey some_girl! Thanks for your review.
Yaya: I want to do one too! Let's see thanks some_girl for reviewing on the author's note!
Amu: Well if Yaya does one I guess I should too. Umm thanks ShiroSakuraTenshi for adding it on your favorites.
Rima: You didn't have to but I'll do one anyway just for the heck of it. Thanks kisa-tan for also adding it to your favorites.
Kukai: I'm going to do one too! Thanks AshleyKim01 for also adding it to your favorites.
Hikari: Hitomi! How can you leave me!?
Tear Droplet: Hey Hikari mind doing a last minute thanks?
Hikari: Huh? Sure, thanks xXKagura In The WinterXx for adding this story to your favorites.
Tear Droplet: Thanks so much you people. I hope you continue to read my stories in this New Year ^^ Just a little note, I know I've been updating slow but I'm going to update even slower now. You see, I have this huge state test coming up in 3 weeks and I really have to start preparing for it. I know I hate studying too but I'm in 8th grade so I have lots of tests coming up since I'm going to go to high school next year hopefully. I promise to update more in February hopefully. In the meanwhile, read my other stories if you haven't such as Swapped Positions which is a Shugo Chara fanfic. Please also vote in my poll if you haven't done so. Until February, bye ^^.