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P.S. This is a long chapter, and most of it's descriptions of the other characters. Please bear with me!
The Meikyuu Butterfly
Chapter One: Anticipation
Normal POV
As the ominous Amu flew out of the classroom, she calmed down a bit and increased her walking pace. She furiously entered the bathroom and isolated herself in a moderately clean stall. Whenever Amu wanted to loosen up and get rid of any overwhelming emotions, she went to the bathroom. Somehow, no one noticed.
"What the hell?" clamored Amu as she sat on the lid of the toilet. The other Seiyo students hastily finished their business and raced out of the restroom fearfully. She was too exasperated to take notice of the frightened, fleeing girls.
Amu POV
That freaking idiotic teacher always mispronounces my name! And what the hell is up with Iku-chan coming back after eight years? There's no way in hell that I'm just going to welcome him. Iku-chan, you absolute baka!
I massaged my temples and took a deep breath.
But then again, I was kind of harsh to him, today… NOOO! Now I'm the freaking idiot! I let my cool façade take over, damnit!
Normal POV
Amu consistently bashed the sides of her head with her two hands that were balled into fists. She dashed out of the stall and checked the other stalls for any eavesdropping girls. Amu stepped toward the sinks; she gazed at her reflection in the wide mirror and placed her hand on it. Her hand left a foggy imprint on the clear mirror.
"Iku-chan, I hope you know that I didn't mean it… It's just that things have changed." She pulled out her glowing lock necklace from her white dress shirt pocket and gently smiled at it; the smile briskly fell into a melancholic frown.
Eventually, Amu broke out of her trance and placed her bored, blank expression back on her flawless face. She left the restroom and strode back to the classroom.
As Amu opened the door, Ikuto immediately glanced over and intensely stared at her. Because of her experiences as a host, Amu could mask her instinctive blush, but this time the blush was more difficult to conceal.
As Nikaidou finally gained consciousness, the class began, and Amu recalled the beginning of the school day when she gave Ikuto the card.
'I hope he accepts my invitation.'
Suddenly Amu squeezed the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes for a bit.
Amu POV
Wait, what am I thinking? I'm the number one host at Seiyo High School! I have all the boys wrapped around my finger; I can't just focus on one conceited, careless childhood friend.
Normal POV
While Amu was having a mental conflict with herself, Nikaidou had a glint of vengeance in his eyes.
"Seeing that Hinamori-san and Ikuto-san are already good friends, why don't you sit right next to her, Ikuto-san? Pardon me for making you two students stand for such a long time."
Ikuto smirked and gladly claimed the seat that was to the right of Amu's desk. Without words, Utau pointed to an empty desk right behind Ikuto and next to a boy with caramel-colored hair and spring green eyes. Nikaidou scratched his scalp and simply nodded in approval with a goofy grin.
Amu finally broke out of her thoughts as Nadeshiko, who sat in the desk to the left of Amu, tapped her thin shoulder.
"You're so lucky to have the gorgeous new students sit near you, Amu-chan. You could catch Ikuto-san and make him your customer, too," whispered Nadeshiko with a benign smile. Rima was napping in front of Nadeshiko and didn't pay attention to anything that was going on.
Amu slightly turned her head to the right with a composed expression and spotted Ikuto as he winked at her. Then, she abruptly felt Utau's glares and completely turned around to make eye contact with her. They scowled at each other and exchanged spontaneous lightning strikes that made everyone back away with their desks.
Amu turned back around to face the front of the classroom and, of course, managed to conceal her agitation. She went crazy in her mind though… AGAIN. She released all of her anxiety by tapping the fingers of her left hand on the desk, resting her round chin on her fidgety right hand, looking out the window, and lashing out her short-tempered thoughts in her mind.
Amu POV
What the hell? Since when did Iku-chan sit right next to me? Nikaidou-sensei, you idiotic teacher!
A wavering, dark, and malevolent aura surged from my body as I thought about Iku-chan.
That damn moron probably sucked up to that teacher and got the seat, so he could bother the crap out of me! Ugh, and I didn't even notice Utau until now! Man, this is going to be a hell of a long class…
Later At Lunch (Normal POV)
Amu slipped on her Meikyuu Butterfly uniform and rushed down the hallway, past the official fan club for The Meikyuu Butterfly, The Guardians.
She was wearing an amaranth pink and black striped dress with a fuchsia and onyx checkered layer of frills at the bottom of the dress. There were two wide, black straps decorated with prints of cotton candy pink hearts, spades, clovers, and diamonds. She also had a correlating buckle belt over her stomach and two slim, silver chains that were strung over the frills with a lemon-colored diamond charm, sky blue spade charm, lime-colored clover charm, and rose red heart charm. The finishing touch was her sparkly, butterfly-shaped nametag that said, "Ichigo-chan." All of the hosts had a nametag identical to Amu's, but with their own nicknames.
The Guardians were lingering around Seiyo's hallways and gazed at Amu as she flew by in polished, ebony stiletto boots to The Meikyuu Butterfly. The well-known leaders of The Guardians were Hotori Tadase, Fujisaki Nagihiko, Sanjo Kairi, and Souma Kukai.
"Ha ha ha! I'm going to make Ichigo-chan my queen when I rule the world!" declared Tadase with a passionate fire in his scarlet eyes. Tadase swiftly covered his mouth and bowed as an apology to everyone; he always got carried away when he saw Amu and Lulu. He had short, platinum blond hair that gave him a princely look, but he had a timid personality.
"Ichigo-chan is beautiful today, too, but Kusukusu-chan will always be the cutest," Nagi remarked in an admirable and gentle tone as he let out a content sigh. He had sleek, indigo hair that made him look feminine and russet eyes. Nagi was always polite and compassionate. People admired his beauty and elegant dancing skills.
"If anyone's cute, it's Pepe-chan," mumbled Kairi as he pushed up his plain glasses. He pulled out a book and tried to cover his distinct blush behind the tinted pages. Kairi was a diligent bookworm with Dartmouth green hair and tufts blue eyes.
As Kukai threw his arm around Kairi's neck, Kairi got flustered and dropped his book. "Wow, tons of guys sure like Ichigo-chan. Oh well! I'm ready to face the competition," exclaimed Kukai. He was in Amu's homeroom and sat next to Utau. He was an upbeat, optimistic jock on Seiyo's soccer team.
Amu finally reached The Meikyuu Butterfly and greeted the other host members, who were Yuiki Yaya, Mashiro Rima, Fujisaki Nadeshiko, and Yamamoto Lulu de Morcerf.
"Amu-chi! Don't make Yaya worry; you have to come on time," scolded Yaya in a childish tone. She had shiny, amber hair and sandy brown eyes. Yaya had a cute, babyish personality and peter pan syndrome. (A/N: Peter pan syndrome is what someone has when they don't want to grow up. Lol, I think I have that, too).
Her uniform was a girly, short-sleeved dress that had white, lacy ruffles at the ends of the sleeves, the bottom of the dress, and at the square neckline. The upper part of her dress was a mauve fabric, and the rest of the dress was a flowing, lavender fabric. Silky, magnolia ribbons were sewn in at the stomach area, and they were tied into bows. Yaya had rich lilac flats on and her charm, which was a rosso corsa bow that hung on a silver chain identical to Amu's, except it was a necklace. She was known as Pepe-chan.
"That was not funny, Amu. We were all wondering where you were, but then again, I didn't mind taking your customers and your title," Rima blandly stated while holding a gag comic book. She was the ice princess with wavy, sunflower blonde hair, lustrous amber eyes, and an aloof personality. Rima hid her love of comedy. She was known as Kusukusu-chan. Her host uniform was the chain bracelet with a green teardrop charm and a high class, indigo, long-sleeved dress. The tight sleeves covered Rima's palms, and the base of the dress was flowing with petite, shiny beads sewn all over. She walked in mauve kitten heel shoes.
"Hey, who said you could have her title? If anyone's going to have it, it'll be me!" argued Lulu. She had cornflower blue eyes and light golden blonde hair that was curled at the end. She was known as Nana-chan; people recognized her as a tsundere. (A/N: A tsundere is a term for someone who is cold at first, then kind when you gradually get to know them). Lulu was wearing a sleeveless and collared, Byzantium dress, a nametag clipped to her left hip, a chain clipped to her nametag with a Flower Carpet rose charm, tight, raven-colored gauntlets, and a pair of black sling backs. Lulu's dress had a large, silky, amaranth cerise bow around her collar.
"Everybody, calm down. All that matters is the fact that Amu-chan is here, and The Meikyuu Butterfly can open," stated Nadeshiko with a benevolent smile. Nadeshiko and Nagi were identical twins. Nadeshiko could also dance and was just as courteous as Nagi, but when people got to know Nadeshiko better, she revealed her competitive, violent side. Her nickname was Temari-chan. She was wearing a nametag below her left shoulder, a chain anklet with a cherry blossom charm, mauve wedges, and a lengthy, iris halter dress.
"No one can take my place anyway," Amu proclaimed in a confident, collective tone as she paced around the classroom used for The Meikyuu Butterfly. She checked to make sure everything was ready and took a peek outside at the customers.
"I wonder if he'll come," Amu instinctively muttered as she scanned the impatient crowd.
"Shit," mumbled Amu as she shivered and sensed a terrifying aura over her shoulder. Of course, Nadeshiko's keen ears picked up what Amu muttered, and she planned to bully Amu. Nadeshiko's delicate, pale hand clutched Amu's thin shoulder; Amu twitched.
"Ne, ne… Who were you just talking about? It's quite rare to hear about you being concerned about a guy, Amu-chan," inquired Nadeshiko. She had black energy floating around her as she grinned widely and tilted her head innocently. The other host members' sweat dropped and thanked the gods that they weren't Amu.
"Now that you mention it, the transfer student seemed close with Amu. I think his name was Tsukiyomi Ikuto," Rima revealed plainly.
"Wait, how would you know? You were sleeping, Rima-chan," replied Nadeshiko as her sweat dropped. Everybody sighed in relief as the tense atmosphere was lifted.
"Yaya heard he was really good-looking! No fair, Amu-chi! You get another customer," Yaya complained with puffed cheeks and a pout.
"What's he to you anyway? Sounds like you're interested in him. I wish I got to see him," pondered Lulu with a stern expression and crossed arms. She was in another homeroom with Yaya, Kairi, and Nagi.
Amu turned away, so her facial expression wouldn't give the others any ideas. "He was just someone I knew when I was a kid." She restrained her hand from touching the lock necklace that was buried in her school uniform pocket.
"Don't waste your time asking me more questions right now. We have work to do," asserted Amu as she walked to open the door.
"Konnichiwa!" Greeted all of the host members in unison.
Forty Minutes Later
Lunch wasn't going to be over until 15 minutes passed, but Amu was anxious for a certain guy. She tended to 25 guys and had about 60 guys piled outside, still waiting to see her before the end of lunch. Although the customers consumed all of Amu's energy, Amu usually enjoyed glancing over at the crowd that was eager to request her. However, that day Amu took a five-minute break and got irritated as she glanced at the door and spotted her numerous customers. Nadeshiko observed this and joined Amu in a nimble rest.
"Something wrong, Amu-chan? Usually you get cocky and brag when you see all of your customers." Amu sweat dropped at how blunt she was.
"Nothing really, Nadeshiko. I'm just more tired than usual," Amu retorted bitterly.
"Sorry for bothering you; I'm going back now, Amu-chan." Nadeshiko left with a hint of gloominess, and Rima took her place.
"Amu, we've been your friends for awhile, so you don't have to be so cold. What's up?" asked Rima. Amu's face exposed her resentment.
"It's not like I wanted to make her sad or anything… Ne, Rima… I'm actually waiting for someone I haven't seen for awhile. You better not tell anyone though!"
At that moment, a sinister smile was plastered onto Rima's face. "Oh, Amu. I just happened to remember your little invitation to a certain transfer student. You're waiting for Ikuto-san, aren't you? How cute; you're that agitated over waiting for a guy," she teased.
Amu released an exasperated sigh, but kept her composure. "Aren't you being ridiculous? I'm number one; no one is supposed to refuse my wonderful invitations, and if they decide to, it's their loss. I'm going back now, Rima." Amu walked away and restrained herself from gazing back and blowing her cover.
Lulu stealthily stole a spot in the break area.
"You heard the whole thing didn't you, Lulu? Whatever, it's not like I didn't notice you were listening." Rima left to tend to her customers.
Lulu pouted at Rima and started mumbling to herself. "Amu's stubborn as always. You're definitely hiding something with that Ikuto guy. I wonder what was really between you two… I guess I'll go test it out."
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