Disclaimer:

Amu: -Whacks 2ManyShoez on the head- Wake up, you lazy writer!

2ManyShoez: -Rubs bump on head- Geez be nicer when you wake people up!

Amu: Whatever. Disclaimer… NOW!

2ManyShoez: I do not own Shugo Chara.

Amu: Here's Chapter Two –crosses arms and glances away-

2ManyShoez: Please R&R. Suggestions are open. ^-^

The Meikyuu Butterfly

Chapter Two: Scheming With a Playboy

Ikuto POV

Time to see my little Amu-chan at The Meikyuu Butterfly. Heh, Amu's probably losing her mind, waiting for me to come.

I habitually smirked and stretched my arms as I thought about Amu's impatience to see me. I transiently closed my eyes and leisurely strode toward The Meikyuu Butterfly until I spotted my agitated sister. Utau was planted directly in front of me with a stern expression.

"What a scary face, Utau. You're going to scare all of your fan boys away."

"Who cares about that? Where the hell do you think you're going right now?"

"It's none of your business." As I just realized Amu's card was sticking out of the pocket of my uniform, Utau moved her face closer to it. I sighed acridly and braced myself for her egregious nagging.

"Don't tell me you're seriously going to see that stuck-up jerk. I knew from the start that she was nothing special. She's just trying to split us up! Don't go!"

I grunted at Utau's childishness. "Still didn't get rid of your little brother complex, Utau?"

Utau pouted indignantly and turned her head away with a slight blush on her cheeks. "Shut up! You said you wouldn't mention that anymore!"

"Whatever." I nonchalantly walked past her as Utau scowled and crossed her arms. Some guys that were loitering around the hallway whistled at her emphasized chest; of course, she got pissed and became a hostile demon. There was no doubt that she did not need my assistance beating up those perverts.

I gazed back at the pitiful guys for a second. "Good luck," I whispered with a smug grin as I kept walking.

Utau shot a piercing death glare at the boys as black energy hovered around her. She grabbed a random, metal baseball bat that was lying around on the floor.

"I'll give you bastards a thirty-second head start, so you better run like hell, you freaking perverts!"

As all of the guys raced out of the hallways, I smirked in amusement and strode through the halls until I reached The Meikyuu Butterfly. Near the entrance, I noticed an abnormally long line of guys, shoving each other around and shouting for my Amu-chan, or Ichigo-chan. Heh, that's my girl.

A wide grin automatically crept onto my face. "This could be fun." I hung around the back of Amu's line.

Lulu POV

After Rima left the break area, I continued my break and kept pondering about some plans to get her together with that Ikuto guy. I stood up and paced around until a flash of midnight blue hair temporarily stunned my eyes. When I regained my vision, I scanned the somewhat familiar figure.

Wait a minute… Isn't that the Ikuto person?

My eyes lit up, and I was blessed with an epiphany.

Of course! Why didn't I just meet him in the first place?

"Hey everyone, I'm going out for a bit!"

Yaya turned around and jubilantly sauntered in front of me. "You better be back soon! Yaya doesn't want to get worried and have to search for you."

I eagerly withdrew from the room as some waiting customers turned their attention to me. They huddled together and whispered frantically. Most of the whispers went along the lines of, "Look, look; it's Nana-chan! So pretty…" I didn't make a big deal out of it; this happened every weekday that The Meikyuu Butterfly was opened.

I flipped my platinum blonde locks and approached this… Ikuto. If I weren't such a coolheaded host member, his good looks would have made me swoon and fan myself. Geez, Amu; you should savor the opportunity to catch such a handsome guy.

"Hi, I'm Nana-chan. You're Ikuto-san, right?"

He didn't even gaze towards my direction. "What's it to you? Got a crush on me?" He abruptly placed his arm around my slim waist and held my chin with his other arm. A faint blush stained my cheeks as I got myself together and slapped him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? Don't touch me, you arrogant bastard!" This guy was something else; I thought he would have the decency to apologize, but he just smirked playfully.

"Feisty, aren't you?" He walked closer to me, but a grim, pissed off expression was stuck to my face. "Come on, Nana-chan. You know you liked that." His deep, husky voice disgusted me, especially when my name slid off his tongue.

"Don't say my name!" Forget the plan and this bastard. There's no way I can tolerate him!

Without thinking I started muttering all my thoughts. "Amu, pick guys with better personalities! How did you even deal with this guy? Forget this; I'm going to go play around with someone else's love life." I stomped back into The Meikyuu Butterfly, and everyone's eyes went to me. Nadeshiko took a break and peered into my aggravated face. Her hand gently squeezed my shoulder.

"Something wrong? You and Amu-chan are making everyone concerned."

"I just ran into an idiotic customer. Don't worry about it, Nadeshiko."

"Lulu, I think it would be best if you took the rest of today off. There's only five minutes left anyway."

"Alright, I'm leaving then. Good work, everyone! Sorry for the trouble…"

"It's fine, Lulu. Just leave already. You don't need to worry about it." Nadeshiko grasped my shoulders and lightly pushed me towards the exit.

"Okay, okay. I'll see you guys later." Everyone jovially smiled and waved their goodbyes to me.

Normal POV

Lulu finally left The Meikyuu Butterfly and massaged her temples as she closed her eyes. Then, she knocked into someone; as her eyes flew open, they met a pair of breathtaking, ultramarine ones.

"Why don't cha' watch where ya' goin'?" Lulu bellowed in an accent. Just like the other times her accent flew out, she instantaneously blushed and attempted to shut her mouth by cupping it with her slender hands.

"So fierce, Nana-chan," a certain playboy whispered into her ear. She twitched with a disdainful expression and pushed Ikuto away.

"You again? Stop pulling this bullshit!" Lulu tried to scurry away from him, but Ikuto stalked after her.

"Hn, you have a dirty mouth, Nana-chan."

"Hey, it's your fault anyway!" she retorted stubbornly. Lulu swiftly unbuckled her sling backs, held them, and sprinted down the hallway in her host uniform. She ended up racing out of the school exit and hiding behind a gigantic elm tree. Of course, Ikuto was capable of catching up to her, but he thought he'd have more fun sneaking up on her after letting her have a head start. He dashed stealthily out of the door and spotted her enormous curls, which were not concealed by the figure of the tree.

'Heh, this girl reminds me of Amu in a way…' Ikuto aligned his body with the elm tree and noiselessly climbed up the tree.

"Geez, that bastard; making me run barefoot! I'd rather die than collaborate with him on my plan. Amu, you're so getting it later! Damn you for choosing unsociable guys!" Like Amu, Lulu channeled out her rage by talking to herself.

Ikuto chuckled softly as the brisk breeze rustled the leaves of the tree. 'Friends with my Amu-chan, huh? Let's see what this plan is.'

He leaped to a low branch and approached Lulu. "So, you know about Amu? What's this plan you got?"

She yelped in bewilderment and cast a dirty look at Ikuto. "Of course I do! But why should I tell you anything? Bastard!"

He put an austere face on and hid his urge to tease her more. "Sorry about earlier…" Lulu glanced at him and signified her forgiveness by sighing in an I-guess-it-can't-be-helped or an I-can't-believe-I'm-doing-this look.

"Fine, fine. You better listen up; I'm only explaining this plan once."

Ikuto simply nodded in agreement as his lips slowly curved upward into a sly smile.