A/N: Will sorry for not posting. School started for me so I had to do some things and I end up being tried and not making the chapter on time. Sorry about that, and I was also thinking of editing the chapters before this one but I have to get use to doing that because I think it might be a pain to fix all of it when I have 10 chapters on here. Fear not, I will make it somehow so stay with me guys!

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara!, just the OC's and their roles in the story.

Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Summer Fun.

I stare at the blue seas, blue skies. I was standing on clean sand in my normal outdoor clothes with sandals on.

"Is this a dream?"

I ask only to hear Nadeshiko walking over to me with the others who in their babin suits.

"This isn't a dream, Tira. This is real and why are you not wearing your babin suit?"

Nadeshiko ask as the others looks over to the sea and I frown. Oh… That's right. We wanted to go to the beach because it was summer vacation now… Kukai was the one to get us someplace to stay at for the time being…

"Look at the ocean."

Amu comment with delight as I stare at the blue clear waters with them.

"The blue ocean, the speaking beach. The refreshing breeze."

Yaya added, having Pepe copy her every move. Amu smiles wider and starts turning over to see the place we were going to stay at.

"And when you turn around, you see- a graveyard? Aaaghh!"

Amu shouted, making me flinch and look over to her with a glare.

"We're supposed to be at a beach resort. Why is there a graveyard?"

"Oh, please…. No!"

Amu and Yaya scream in fear as I growl under my breath. Grow up, already!

"Oh, here's where we're staying."

Kukai said, getting the two to look over to him in anger.

"Kukai! Why is there a graveyard!"

"What's wrong with it? You guys wanted to go to a beach resort, right?"

"This isn't a resort!"

"Are you guys complaining? After all the trouble I went though. I invited you for a special stay at a 'resort' with an ocean view in every room. My grandpa's house."

Kukai said, having the two to frown while Tadase smiles.

"Works for me."

I heard him say as I sigh.

"Hey, Tira. What do you think of this place? Pretty cool huh?"

Kukai ask me, getting the others to look over as well. I only shrug my shoulders in reply.

"It's okay, I guess…"

I answer and Nadeshiko giggles.

"We're here anyway. Let's put our stuff down and go play! But first, Tira, you need to change."

"Oh whatever! I rather hung in the graveyard!"

I said, a little to load as Kukai smirks. Later I was 'force' to change into my babin suit, which I didn't notice Kukai was staring with a blush. I was wearing a two piece that was all black with a blood red skull on the top piece.

"Summer is here… Makes me wonder what's going to happen when we get back home."

I thought to myself, remembering a certain cat boy… I shook my head at the thought and frown. I still hate that guy for breaking that X Egg. I couldn't forgive him for crashing someone's dream.

"I'll hold it for you."

I heard Nadeshiko said, putting her hand up under her umbrella to Amu, who was thinking of something.

"Huh? Nadeshiko, you're not swimming?"

"No, I'm not. I'll be sitting here."

"You never participate in gym class, either…"

I heard Amu comment; making me wonder what Nadeshiko is really hiding. Same for Kiki and Luluu, who were floating around me before they join with the other Characters.

"You idiots!"

Kukai shouted, holding a troll in his arms and was glaring, making me worry.

"Summer vacation is about watermelons, shaved ice, popsicles… Summer festivals with fireworks… And the ocean!"

Kukai started, making this a dramatic screen out of this. Boys…

"That's what summer has been about for elementary and high school kids since the dawn of time! But no, you worried about UV rays!"

"Oh my…"

"Oh dear lord…"

Me and Nadeshiko comment without him listening to it.

"Ozone hole, come and get me! I'll show you what a true elementary school student is like! Take some sea water!"

"Damn it, Kukai!"

"Agh, it's salty!"

We cried, having Kukai throw some seawater at the three of us.

"Let's enjoy a true summer!"

Kukai shouted, fist in the air with a powerful look of victory. Yaya then notice something down the beach.

"Oh, look over there!"

Yaya spoke up, getting us all to look over to see a rocket made out of sand.

"What is that? A rocket made out of sand?"

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Wonder how they made that…"

"Let's go look."

Tadase said and we did. When we got there, there were groups of people making things out of sand.

"Sand art?"

Amu said, reading the sign that said: 'Sand Art Contest.'

"Sculptures made out of sand."

Kukai commented, as Amu gasps.

"This is really made out of sand! No way!"

Amu said, as I notice another sign and read it out loud.

"Kids Section. Winners receive a huge fire works set."

I said, getting the others to gasps with huge smiles.

"A huge fireworks set!"

Yaya cried in joy, having Pepe copy her again without notice.

"I want to do fireworks! Fireworks! Let's play with fireworks!"

Yaya said, telling me this as I gave her a look of nervous.

"Why are you telling me this?"

I ask her, but she was still saying fireworks over and over.

"Let's make a castle together."

Nadeshiko spoke up, having her Character smile.

"Something with a princess and a prince…"

"Did you say…? Prince?"

Tadase spoke up in a creepy dark voice, making us slowly look behind us to see Tadase with his mini King's crown on his head.

"Oh…"

"No…"

"You peasants… Ha, ha… Bwa, ha, ha, ha. Finally, the time has come to make a castle for me! Okay, peasants! Go ahead and work for me!"

Tadase orders, having us sigh in defeat.

"Uh, it's made of sand…"

Kukai said, next to me as I shook my head at Tadase's character act.

"Get in position!"

Tadase orders, getting me to walk over with a glare, getting the others and the 'King' to look over.

"We aren't doing a thing unless you help out on this too, Kingie."

I said, having Tadase frowns.

"What? I have to participate, too?"

"Duh, and if you want to be the King of the world, even you have to do your part to get there."

I said with a dark smirk as Tadase graphs someone's mini sand shovel with a dark smile on his face.

"Nice one."

Kukai commented as I smirk at him and he winks at me, seeing me blush but I just went to join the others to give them a hand.

"Okay, we'll divide the work into parts. I'll make the roof."

"I'll make the ground."

"I'll make the tower to watch the world from above… Heh, heh."

"I'll just make the rest of the castle."

I said as Amu already got started and with no time flat, she finishes making something.

"What's that?"

Ran asks, getting us to look over to Amu's work. I made a face. What is she making anyways?

"Can't you tell? It's a gate!"

Amu said, having our Characters and the rest of us make a look.

"Like a gate to hell?"

"I wouldn't want to go through it."

Miki and Su said, having me almost laughing as Luluu smirks while Kiki giggles. Later in the day, Amu gave up on the gate and it was getting dark so we head back to the 'resort.' But when we got there, we weren't greeted so nicely.

"You idiots!"

Kukai's grandpa shouted out as some of us were either frowning or making faces of surprise.

"What were you doing out so late? The road to the ocean is dangerous at night! Even if this young lady is the oldest! She can't project all of you!"

He was talking about me.

"You kids still could've gotten hurt! Kukai! I thought you knew better!"

His grandpa shouted, while Kukai was shaking with fear. Guess Kukai made his grandpa mad before.

"Grandpa… This us uh, um…"

"I'm sorry… It's my fault."

Tadase spoke up, but the old man wasn't going to let a sorry work this one out.

"I'll teach you a lesson!"

Next we were standing but the next thing we knew, we were sitting on our knees, having our legs scream in pain within two very slow hours, while the old man was walking around us… With a wracking stick if we try to do anything. I didn't think Japan had wracking sticks! He must still be the kind that does this in the past!

"My feet are asleep!"

"This is nothing."

"…"

"A resort with zazen is pretty rare, don't you think?"

"Grr…."

"I rather sit on a tombstone!"

I snap, glaring at Kukai, since this is kinda his and Tadase fault.

With some 'good night's rest', heh yeah right, we were feeling much better from sitting on our knees and were back out onto the beach in our babin suits once again.

"Wow, our second day is a nice one, too!"

"Let's play before we go back to the sand art!"

Kukai and Yaya said as Amu run off to somewhere near by.

"Oh? Where's Amu?"

Nadeshiko ask, but that was already answered with Amu running past us with a surf board in her arms.

"These sparkling summer waves are great. Let's go surfing!"

Amu calls out, already heading to the waves in the sea. We watch until she started surfing on a huge wave, but then I notice Ran's Character took over her with the anime red heart in her hair.

"Whoa!"

"Amu's Character changed with Ran."

"You're amazing, Hinamori."

The others cheer on as I frown, watching Kukai take a surf board as well and join her. I still kept watching while Nadeshiko notice the frown on my face.

"You wish to surf too?"

Nadeshiko asks, walking over to me, getting me look over to her with my frown going away.

"I didn't say that."

"But you were thinking it. Go on and join them then. You can swim, right?"

"Will yeah but…"

"Then go on."

"I can't…"

I said, looking away with my frown back on my face again. Nadeshiko then made an oh sound and smile again.

"Will if you don't know how to surf, Kukai could teach you."

She said, getting me to look back at her with a panic look on my face.

"No! I rather not have him teach-!"

"Oh Kukai!"

"Nadeshiko!"

I snap panicking when Kukai heard her and came over after the last wave was finish.

"Yeah?"

Kukai ask, as I was about to run off when Nadeshiko graph my arm.

"Tira, would like you to teach her how to surf."

She said, having me blush in embracement when Kukai smiles wide.

"Of course! Come on, Tira!"

Kukai said, graphing my arm and drag me to the renting store near by. After we rent myself a gothic looking surf board, Kukai took me out to the sea, but I end up hanging onto my surf board for dear life as Amu was still being use by Ran but was with us in case something happen.

"Just stand up on your knees like this."

Kukai said, standing on a good balance on his surf board, making me wonder how he was able to do that in water, until he fell into the water itself, making me forget how he was able to.

"Look, here comes one now!"

Amu said, as Kukai went back onto his surf board as I gulp in fear of a huge wave coming over. I can't do this!

"Now do what we do!"

Kukai said, as he and Amu started laying flat onto the board, having me copy the same thing and when I watch them and myself get into the wave, it didn't work out so well when I fell into it, making the others freak out.

"Tira!"

Kukai calls out in fear but I wasn't hurt and was able to swim back up as my surf board land onto the sand, safe and sound.

"You okay?"

Amu asks, while the others sigh in relief when I was okay. I didn't answer and just swim all the way back to the beach with an even more embarrassing blush on my face. The whole ordeal, wanted to make me cry but I try to hold it in as Kukai runs over to me after getting out of the ocean.

"Tira, you okay?"

Kukai ask, but I still didn't answer as everyone was watching us.

"I… Don't want to learn anymore…"

I said, feeling doubt inside as my Characters frown deeply, feeling this as well. Kukai then graph my arm lightly and turn me around to frown deeply when he was tears building in my eyes. He then did something I thought he'll never do. He wraps his arms around me in a hug, making me blush even more as the others made looks of surprise.

"I'm sorry; I should've taught you a better and safer way. Forgive me?"

He asks as I slowly wrap my arms around him and hug him back.

"I forgive you…"

I answer and soon things were back to the way it was. I gave surfing another try, this time, having to blush when Kukai and I were on the same surf board. After having about another hour of fun, we went right over to the sand art contest and went right onto trying to finish our sand art. When we head back to the resort, the old man was still piss at us.

"You're late!"

"What? We ran here!"

"What are you kids doing so late?"

He asks as Daichi flew over to Kukai's grandfather's face.

"Sand art!"

Daichi answers, only to be graph by Kukai in a panic.

"Huh? I thought I heard something."

"Yeah, the sand art contest!"

Kukai said, trying to stop Daichi to talk anymore as Tadase smiles.

"We're entering it."

"I see…"

The old man said with a calm look. Only to glare at us again.

"But punishment is punishment! Today you'll be doing…"

Later.

"I can't believe we're going to cook. Feels like I'm back at my job… Sorta."

I said, skinning some photos while Amu and Yaya starts to sob.

"Waah! Kukai tricked us!"

"This isn't a vacation!"

Amu and Yaya cried as I glare at them.

"Maybe if you two grow up, you'll have fun while you're both cooking!"

I snap as Nadeshiko giggles.

"We'll be fine. There are four of us. Making our own food is fun."

Nadeshiko said, only to regret it when Yaya and Amu started crying out.

"Ugh, I cut myself!"

"I can't cut this carrot!"

"…Maybe not…"

"…"

After some cries and sweat, me and Nadeshiko did most of the cooking and soon made a lot of food and took it to the table and soon the boys and the old man came into the dinning room with surprises looks on their faces.

"Whoa! Who made all this?"

Kukai ask, as Nadeshiko points at me first, making the rest of us make looks.

"Tira, did all the work."

"No, I didn't! You, Amu and Yaya help too!"

"But you did most of the work."

Nadeshiko lied. What's gotten into her?

"Nadeshiko!"

"We did lots of help too!"

The three of us said as Tadase smiles at Amu and me.

"You'll both make a good wife."

"Huh?"

"What?"

We shouted out as we started blushing at the thought.

"Are you stupid! Cooking equals wife is so old-fashioned. You're being sexist!"

"She's being mean again…"

"Yaya worked on it, too! You have to praise Yaya, too!"

"…"

After dinner, it was dark and the guys had this idea of hanging out with a small party after Kukai's grandpa went to bed. Or so we thought.

"Tira? You ready?"

I heard Nadeshiko ask as I look over to the door.

"Yeah."

I said, opening the door to show the kamono I was wearing, as my Characters were smiling at my beauty. I was wearing a light purple kamono with some flowers on it that were dark purple. My hair was up in a bun as well with a red ribbon in it. Thanks to Kiki and Luluu of course.

"You look beautiful!"

Yaya commented as Nadeshiko nods her head in agreeing. I only smile at them as I follow the two to Amu's room and open the door to her room.

"Hello Amu."

"Oh, hey."

Amu greeted, hiding Miki behind her back for some odd reason.

"Listen, Amu, it's now your chance-!"

"Sorry, I'm busy so I'll talk to you later!"

Amu said in a panic and run off.

"That was wired…"

I commented as they nod their heads in agreeing.

"I have an idea either, but let's get going."

Nadeshiko agreed, and soon follow her outside and told us the plan. And when we hear it, Yaya agree right away as I thought about this and just went with it. The plan was to get Tadase to find Amu and took her to the hiding spot. After we got Tadase to agree and left, we waited for a while, and I have also notice Kukai blushing whenever he looks my way. What's up with him?

"What's taking them so long?"

Yaya whines, while I roll my eyes.

"They'll show."

I answer as Yaya frowns.

"They might be lost though!"

Yaya cried and I sigh. Kukai then stood up.

"Then we better go look-!"

"Aaaahh!"

We heard Amu scream near by and we run as fast as we could to the sound.

But when we got there, we just saw her backing away from Tadase and started laughing at the look she was making.

"You guys took so long!"

Kukai said, smiling as I roll my eyes again. Kukai then remember something.

"But, Hinamori, you screamed too loud! If grandpa hears-!"

Kukai stops, getting us too stood in place, hearing a growl from behind and slowly looks behind to see Kukai's own grandpa himself. Turns out, he was awake the whole time!

"How dare you use the graveyard as a playground! You idiots!"

The Next Day.

"Last night was horrible. He made us do zazen again. My legs are sore."

"But it was fun."

"How was it fun?"

I ask, glaring at Tadase who made a nervous look. I was tried and didn't get much sleep. The old man made me sit longer last night then the others. Something about having to act like a young lady and should teach the others what's right and wrong.

"Look at the bright side. Today's the last day to work on our sand art… Let's finish it up."

Nadeshiko said as I frown. How does that help? It's more work! After working extra hard on the sand art, we soon made something out of it.

"We're done!"

Amu calls out as we all look at our master piece… Which wasn't to me, the greatest master piece ever… It had the kingdom I made, with Tadase's towers on top, with Nadeshiko's bows all around it. A moat with a bridge by Yaya, two soccer balls on the side by Kukai, and the gates of hell by Amu. To me, it looked like one very odd birth day cake.

"…What's this?"

"Why did it turn out like this?"

"There's no unity anywhere…"

"...It… Looks like a birth day cake."

The last commented was mine, getting everyone looks over to me in question. I only look over to them and in a matter of seconds; we were laughing our butts off. After that, we weren't the winners but we still had fun.

"Darn, we didn't win."

Kukai said, hands behind his back, walking besides me on the beach.

"I guess that was to be expected."

"I wanted to do fireworks."

"Maybe next year, Yaya."

I said with a warm smile as the sun was going down. And this time, we made it before dark but with something new. The old man was there waiting for us outside.

"Ahem. I guess you went through with the contest."

"Oh, grandpa."

Kukai said, seeing him in worry but that change when the old man took out a bag of fireworks.

"This is for you. Go ahead and play until nighttime!"

He said and with no time flat, we use all the fireworks and started having a great time. But while I was having fun, I notice something about myself deep inside. I was started to have feelings for Kukai!

A/N: Will the love contest seems to be at a close for wining Tira's heart… Or is it? Sorry for the short love pairing if you were hoping if Ikuto or Kukai to start winning Tira's way later but Amu love life started kicking sooner or later in so I want at least some of the drama in Tira's life too. By the way, I just got the last manga of Shugo Chara! and… I hate it that they end it already but oh well. Seeya guys!