Ikuto: Took you long enough…
BD: Sorry I was very busy… And school is coming soon so I'm trying to enjoy my last few days of vacation!
Amu: It's fine as long as you don't neglect your stories.
BD: I'll try and update as much as I can when I have school.
Ikuto: but keep your grades up!
BD: I know I will!
Amu: That's good!
Ikuto: Well on with the story! Happy reading everyone!
BD: Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara! or any of its characters!
"Chasing Dreams"
Chapter 2: New Encounters
AMU's POV
The ride toward Seiyo Academy of Performing Arts was uneventful… Who was I kidding? It was the worst car ride I could ever have. I was wondering how the guys survived Utau's driving skills, she looked like a madwoman!
She kept swerving from left to right in order to get past the car ahead, I had to keep my grip tight on my seat because the seatbelt wasn't enough to protect me from being thrown off the car. The guys behind us had the audacity to fall asleep, how could they even sleep with this kind of driving?!
She looked like she was being chased by someone but in reality no one was even following her course of direction. She entered a small path which looked like it head to the woods, you could see trees and greenery everywhere you looked.
"U-utau… c-could you s-slow d-down?!" I stuttered it out, the blood had been drained from my face the time she started driving away from the airport.
"What why? This is the slowest I could go." Utau said not taking her eyes off the road, in case of an animal suddenly wanting to make a suicidal appearance.
"S-s-slowest?! Are y-you c-crazy?!" I was panicking in my seat, sure I drove motor cycles and the speed was even faster than this, but the difference is that I was driving on flat land, and the road had about only three cars on it.
She was driving within a forest! With all those rocks and hazardous bumps on the road, this was crazy and totally suicidal!
She just laughed at me… she laughed at me for peete's sake!
There was nothing humorous at the moment, as long as I was in a car full of sleeping guys and my crazy best friend, madwoman of a driver.
All those thoughts kept going round and round in my head, making me dizzier than I should have been from Utau's driving skills. Suddenly she came into a halt in front of a very large building.
My jaw dropped staring at it; my mind didn't even register when Utau shouted to inform the guys that we had just arrived at Seiyo academy of Performing Arts.
It was huge! It was even bigger than a castle, from where we were parked you could see the greenery surround the entire area, people on standby doing their own thing that they classified as art.
The building was painted cream colored white, infront of it was the school logo which looked like it was built from gold.
"Strawberry, if this measly view surprised you I can't wait for you to see the entire school." Ikuto said, prolonging his nickname strawberry for me. Wait? Did that mean that this wasn't the entire thing?
As if reading my thoughts one of his friends answered my thoughts.
"This is only half of the entire school because the entire forest is part of it." Tadase said informing me on how large the entire campus really is. Then that would mean when we entered the forest we were already in the school's premises?!
I was reminded that I had yet to reply to the two imbeciles behind me, my 'Cool and Spicy' character acted up turning around with a scowl painted on my face, trying to seem more of a bitch than I actually am.
"Tsukiyomi I don't fuckin care what you think, and you blondie I already knew that." Okay so the last part was a complete lie, but none of them knew that so what the heck.
But it seems that the Tsukiyomi kid saw through my lie easily because he smirked at my retort.
"Oh really?" but my façade didn't even falter a bit. "Yeah." I said with confidence.
"Okay this is where we'll park, help Amu grab her things to place them in our dorm." Utau said, but the guys looked at her like she was crazy.
"What?" catching on to their look.
"Do you want us to die?" Kukai said an incredulous look still on his face.
"I apologize if I won't be able to help but Kukai-san is right." Tadase said shuddering at the thought. I didn't understand what was so wrong about helping me drop my things at their dorm.
I turned to look at Utau asking with my eyes with 'what-do-they mean?'.
She was about to speak up but then I realized that they probably just didn't want to help me, I sighed as if saying 'assholes will be assholes' or in other words 'guys will be guys'
"If you don't want to help me, I'm fine with it I can do things on my own… I always have…" I whispered the last part but it seems that they still heard me, not wanting to hear their questions about what I meant, I unlocked the passenger seat and went to grab my bags.
"But Hinamori-" Kukai was cut off when I slammed the door, making passers by turn to look, it seems that no matter what I do I still attract unnecessary attention.
I started walking away not minding the looks, I mean glares they were giving me. I passed by some girls who were staring at me and whispering about me, which was useless if you even called that whispering when I could still hear them a mile away.
'Who is that girl hanging out with Ikuto-sama?' girl 1 said.
'Yeah she was even in the car with both our Kukai-sama and Tadase-sama' girl 2 said agreeing with the first one.
'Ohh so they are popular, explains the evil looks they're giving me.' I thought to myself, shrugging off their comments about saying that I'm ugly and other useless things.
But I stopped in my tracks when I noticed five different pairs of feet in my path. I looked up seeing a girl with red curly locks, and green eyes, whose nose was tilted upwards making her look lie a pig if you ask me. Behind her were girls that were trying to look like her. I snickered to myself at the thought, but my façade intact.
"Get out of my way." I said my tone as icy as ever, they seemed shock at my tone, as well as a few other people who were nearby, but the one in the middle seemed to regain the fastest because her face contorted into a look of rage.
"You can't talk to me like that! I am the great Saaya Yamabuki!" she screeched in my face, which made me cringe slightly at the noise.
"I don't care who you are bitch move out of my way." I was still calm but my tone made the atmosphere colder than it should have been.
"You can't talk to Saaya-sama that way." the girl on the right side of the Saaya girl. I turned to face her, a smirk replacing my bored look, which made her step back once fear glazing her eyes.
"And who cares what you think? You are just a popular wanna be like her." I placed a hard amount of sarcasm emphasizing the fact that they are just wanna be's.
"I am not a popular wanna be! I am popular!" Saaya screeched, getting more attention to herself and me.
"Popular because of your nose job?" I asked tilting my head to the side, my smirk widening more as I heard collective gasps around us.
"I did not have a nose job!" her tone sounding like it couldn't go anymore higher than it already is.
"Your nose says otherwise, and stop turning it up you look like a pig." She gasped her hand lifting itself to try and slap me, but I caught it mid air, my nails digging painfully into her skin. Tears sprung her eyes as she desperately tried to pry off my hand on her wrist.
"Let me go! Help me!" she said, the girls behind her making a move to get my hand off their master. I turned to look at them giving them a menacing glare, which made them back away successfully.
"You listen here girly, I'm just new here but I assure you, you do not want to mess with me." My voice held venom as each word passed my lips.
I let go of her walking away from the crowed that we have gathered around us, and they instantly made a path for me to cross, their eyes showing praise and respect.
It seems that I was the first one to stand up to her, because it seemed like they were all afraid of her, even if she was harmless, I looked through my peripheral vision seeing her on the floor the girls from before surrounding her helping her get up from her position on the floor, 'Wow was my grip that hard?' I wondered to myself but was brought back to earth when I heard her shout.
"YOU BITCH! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS! AND STAY AWAY FROM MY IKUTO!" I smirked hearing her words because there was no way she could do anything to hurt me, plus I didn't care if she wanted Tsukiyomi, she could have him all to herself.
I was walking away a few meters from the crowd of people, but I was surprised when I felt a pair of arms go around my neck trying to tackle me off balance, which he/she failed miserably if I may say so myself.
I was about to remove him or her off me but I heard Utau's voice.
"Hey Amu! You shouldn't have left! They were about to explain that if they went to the girls' dorm they would be attacked by girls, seeing that they're popular here." She said explaining why the guys were so stricken when she asked them to help me.
"I can see that…" I muttered tired about the events on my first time arriving in the campus, she giggled making me turn to look at her with a questioning gaze.
"You were so epic! It was so cool how you scared Saaya and her cronies off!" she exclaimed while grinning.
"Thanks I guess…" I wasn't really sure if I should be happy making an enemy on my first day, but what the heck.
"Here let me help you with your bags." She said grabbing one of my carry-ons while I dragged my luggage.
"Thanks." I said with a little more enthusiasm as we walked through on of the buildings in the campus. We stopped in front of large door, Utau fumbled with the keys looking for the right one.
"Aha!" she said, finally unlocking the door and dragging my bags. As we entered I scanned the entire place, it looked just as amazing as the building looked from outside.
The walls were painted in a cream color, the furniture looked shiny and possibly new, it was complete with a living room and a kitchen, to the right it had four doors, we stopped in front of one, and Utau turned to look at me.
"This is the only room available because our roommates had already placed their things in the others. Plus I think you'll love it." She said smiling happily.
"We have roommates? Where are they then?" I asked, the place looked too beautiful and organized to even seem that people had been here.
"They're probably in their classes or in the canteen, it's nearly 12 noon." She said fumbling with the keys once more handing me the pink one.
I stared at it, it looked cute, it had an intricate design, it wasn't one of those keys that were plain silver and had rugged edges, this one was like the ones used for treasure chests except instead of a rusty gold color it was metallic pink.
I turned to look at Utau who was grinning crazily at me as she motioned me to unlock my room.
I did and my jaw dropped in shock at how the entire room looked, the bed had a fluffy black comforter the pillows were hot pink, and the walls were stripped black and pink, the furniture was mostly black but had a tint of pink in each one. There was a large walk-in closet which had my uniforms on the rack.
In other words the entire place was the epitome of perfect.
"Do you like it? I was the first one here and reserved the room for you, because it matched you if I do say so myself." Utau said proudly, as she looked around the room, I turned and tackled her to the ground hugging her like crazy.
"I love it!" I exclaimed no longer having my façade up. She laughed seeing my reaction, patting my head like I was her little sister.
"I did not expect this…" a new voice sounded as the door on the right side of my room opened revealing a small girl with long golden blonde wavy hair.
I scrambled off Utau as my cheeks flushed in embarrassment as I helped her up, muttering a quick sorry.
"Hahaha it's okay Amu." Utau said smiling at me as she turned to face the petite blonde.
"So that's Amu… You weren't kidding when you said she was like a strawberry…" She said as she walked closer to me and Utau. I huffed in response as I turned to look at Utau, giving her a joking glare. She just smiled lie nothingwas wrong and introduced me to one of our roommates.
"Amu this is Rima Mashiro, Rima this is Amu Hinamori." she said pointing to each of us as she introduced us, the small girl didn't even react to my last name, her face held boredom as if nothing would faze her.
"Nice to meet you Mashiro-san," my voice becoming slightly icy as my façade went up once more, my face reflected her look of boredom. She scrutinized my every feature looking at me like she was observing a specimen.
"Call me Rima, and I'll call you Amu." She said turning back to walk toward the kitchen, I released a breath I didn't know I was holding in.
"She likes you." Utau said happily bringing the rest of my things in my room.
"How can you tell?" I asked, because she didn't look like she did at all.
"Well she told you to call her Rima, she never lets anyone call her Rima just like that, and I'm surprised actually, I had a hard time making her talk to me the first time we met." Utau said surprising me, she was usually the people person between us and if she didn't like you she would be the type to ignore you all at once.
I nodded my head saying that I understood, as a new voice entered the room, as the front door opened.
"Yaya's back guys!" a small brunette said jumping up and down with a bag of candies in hand, but stopped when she saw me. She headed straight for me running like crazy, attempting to look like she wanted to tackle me to the ground but I hold my ground, thankful for the fact that I workout and am actually a very sporty person.
"Hello their Amu-chii my names Yaya Yuiki, but you can call me Yaya!" she exclaimed grinning at me.
"How do you know my name?" I asked tilting my head as I set her down on the floor.
"Utau-chii has told us so much about you! Yaya loves your hair! It looks like bubblegum!" Yaya said.
"Thanks I guess, I better go fix my stuff." I said turning around to go into my room.
"Okay! Talk to you later!" I closed the door, my face breaking into a smile as I sat on my bed. One thought in my mind.
'I think I made new friends…' as I promised to myself to drop my façade whenever I'm with them.
Ikuto: I was an okay chapter but there was no Amuto in it…
Amu: I liked it!
BD: Thanks! Don't worry Ikuto the next one will have lots of it!
Ikuto: Start writing then!
BD: Yeah yeah!
Amu: No! Take a break first!
BD: I will as well don't worry!
Ikuto: Well while BD takes her break and writes the next chappy, what did you guys think about it?
Amu: Please REVIEWWWWWW!
Hey guys! I'm soooo sorry for the long wait! I'm still trying to finish updating my other story so yeah. Anyhow, would you guys like me to write the next chapter in Ikuto's POV? Or do I stick with Amu's? Tell me what you think! I nearly have school so I probably won't update as much :( but I'll try! Please continue supporting chasing Dreams and as well as the Clash! Love you all!
~BD :)