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"So Takeo... Is that Arashi's dream? To be really smart?" Amu asked.

"Nope." Takeo smiled. "He already is really smart. Even if he doesn't show it. Arashi's dream is to become an IT teacher. He loves computer stuff."

"But he never talks about computers... Does that mean you might disappear?" Amu asked in a worried tone.

"No. He just doesn't have that much motivation. You just need to involve him. Try talking about computers..."

Amu didn't know much about computers and she didn't think Ran, Miki, Suu or Dia would either.

"...and if all else fails I'll help you." Takeo winked.

Miki put her hands on her cheeks and gasped "Kakoii!" Before fainting onto the floor. Amu sighed. Takeo smiled. Amu smiled back at Takeo but suddenly they were interrupted by a loud voice:

"TAKEO! What are you doing? And you! Stop stalking me! Takeo we're leaving!" Shouted Arashi.

Then he stormed off and Takeo shrugged his shoulders at Amu and floated off after him. That was the first time Amu had seen Arashi motivated and angry.

Ran and Yoru's P.O.V

"She's been walking around for ages and I haven't seen any Shugo Charas." Yoru pointed out.

"Yeah, and she seems to be going down some really sketchy streets." Ran said gravely, not in the peppy way she normally said things.

Both these comments were true. Since Sayashi-san left the school she had been down a few dark alleys and streets that looked like the place you'd meet some bad characters. Surely this wasn't the route to her home?

Then she stopped. She waited for a few moments before nodding and carrying on. She began to pick up the pace a little more then she swiftly turned a corner. They flew after her as fast as they could and turned the corner too.

Sayashi-san had gone. In her place was an X-Character.

"Munii..." Said the X-Character.

Then Ran and Yoru screamed. They flew all the way back to Amu's house to try and lose the X-Character. They hid behind a wall to catch their breath. When they turned around it was gone.

"Whoa..." Ran panted "What just happened?"

Suu and Dia's P.O.V

"We are wonderful stalkers desu!" Suu chirruped.

"Her sparkle... Is fading..." Dia whispered.

"What?" Suu asked.

"She doesn't seem as peppy as when we left school." Dia explained.

Suki was walking along a street. At the end the path split into two other paths. One went higher above ground and had a banister to stop people falling. The other went lower and was closer to the road. Suki looked like she was going to take the higher path but instead she did something completely unexpected.

"She-! She-!" They gasped.

Suki had jumped onto the banister and was walking along it like she would when she had her feet on the ground. She didn't have her hands out for balance or anything. She didn't wobble and she didn't walk slowly. She just had her hands behind her back and looking up at the sky like she was before, completely at ease.

"Did she Character Change?" Suu asked.

"I would have known if she did. I guess she hasn't lost sight of her dream after all..." Dia answered.

Arashi= Angry

Fuuka= Mysterious

Suki= Adventurous