A/N: Hi everybody. Man school is starting to stress me out and it's just started for me, too! Giving a shout out to selenas2gz who add the story to favorite's list. Sadly didn't get any reviews because of the school year so I don't blame anyone, not even myself or the school year for that so lol. Now I wanna give a heads up that I might be starting a retell of Final Fantasy 13 after this so let me know if you like the idea, IF you can review at the time… If anyone even reads this of course.

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

Enjoy- I believe I got better at my writing skills, yay!

Chapter 11: The Show Must Go On!

"Hello. Sorry I'm late. The faculty meeting ran long…"

Said Yuu Nikaidou, who was talking to Sanjo and another man, who's in a higher level of power in his office. Sanjo wasn't smiling at his welcome.

"Ugh, stop it. Can't you be someone different when you're away from school? Hurry up and sit down."

Sanjo said, glaring at the man.

"Ha, ha. It's a habit."

Nikaidou said, smiling but Sanjo still wasn't.

"I can't believe you're a teacher. You hate kids."

Sanjo said, pointing out a fact as Yuu smirks.

"Yeah… But it's an effective plan to weak children's Eggs."

"But the Embryo is a special Egg. I'm sure it's hidden in a kid who is full of hopes and dreams. That's why m Utau will come in handy."

"We'll see about that. I'll find the Embryo first."

"No, it'll be me-!"

"Stop it!"

Shouted the older man, with the higher ranks of power.

"I don't care which of you gets it. I just want it as soon as possible to present to the Boss!"

The man said, in an annoyed tone. The two smirk at this.

"Leave it to me… I will definitely bring the Embryo to the Boss!"

Yuu said, and the man rolls his eyes.

Somewhere Else.

"Wow, how amazing… Isn't it, Tira?"

"I guess…"

"What are they all…? Boneless?"

"How should I know?"

I ask Amu, seeing her look at the other girls in the room. I bet you want to know where we are, huh? We're in Yaya's ballerina class when we were really supposed to get ice cream! And did I forget to tell you that summer vacation is over? Yup, it is, and we're still in the same grade.

"Amu! Tira! Look, look!"

"We are, we are! Wow!"

Amu said, seeing Yaya stretching her legs out on the floor.

"But Yaya… Weren't we supposed to be ice cream?"

She asks, seeing Yaya to frown a little.

"We have a recital soon, so I can't skip practice. Can you wait just a little bit?"

Yaya ask as I nod my head in understanding.

"How girly."

"Watching them is fun."

"Too girly if you ask me…"

"Luluu, you always think everything is too girly for you."

"Oh, you guys."

Amu said in a surprise tone to mine and her Characters, who were watching as well. Just then some older girl with black hair in a pony tail walks by Yaya with a frown.

"Hey, can you move to the side? You're just Flower Fairy Number Two. The prima ballerina needs to practice."

She said, getting us to look over to her with a frown. Rude, much?

"Oh, sorry, Mai."

Yaya said and move some space for her.

"Grr, what's her problem?"

Amu asks as I sigh. This Mai girl must be one of those kids who think she is prefect. Just then the teacher of the class came in.

"Okaaay. All fairies please come here. We're starting rehearsal."

She calls out, getting the kids to come over and get into their spots. She's the teacher? She looks old! After getting started, I, Amu, and our Characters were amaze when Mai was dancing like a young goddess, waiting for true love. Will that was my first thought anyways.

"She sure is good. Her personality's not that great, but she's the best dancer…"

Amu whisper, having me, our Characters, and Yaya, who was waiting to start, hear her.

"Right?"

Yaya asks, having us nod at her in return.

"Her name is Maika Himekawa. She's known as a prodigy. Her mother was a famous ballerina."

Yaya said as I watch closely at the moves Mai was doing until I notice her gasps and fall down with a scream, getting the others to look over in fear.

"Oh my gosh!"

"Mai!"

People call out as Yaya stood up and run over to her as we stare in surprised. The teacher went to get some ice and place it on her foot.

"It's sprained. You can't perform this weekend."

The teacher said, having Mai to frown deeply.

"No… I can dance!"

"You shouldn't. Let's have someone substitute."

The older woman started, looking over to someone until she spotted Yaya and points at her with a smile.

"Yaya Yuiki!"

"Me?"

Yaya ask, having us to make looks of surprised.

Next day, we finish school for today and were meeting up at the Royal Guardian's place for a meeting and paper work.

"Yaya's the prima ballerina?"

Nadeshiko asks me and Amu nod our heads in reply.

"I'm doing it as a substitute! And there are no parts for rocks."

Yaya cried out as I made a face. You can be rocks…?

"It is a little surprising… Yaya's ballet isn't that good."

"Geez. Amu, that's harsh!"

Yaya whined, while I try not to make eye contract with Kukai, since I'm starting to like him now…

"Sigh… I was looking forward to being the Flower Fairy… I don't want to be the prima ballerina…"

Yaya whined, head and arms on the table.

"But poor girl, she had to give up her role..."

Nadeshiko reminded while I nod my head in agreeing.

"Yeah, she looked disappointed…"

"Oh, Mai? I think she'll be fine. 'My dream is to be a prima ballerina in a world famous ballet company. This is just for practice!' That's what she said."

Yaya said, acting like Mai, having the others frown.

"She's pretty harsh."

I heard Kukai said and was about to reply back but stop myself from even doing that too.

Somewhere else in town, Mai was walking home with a wrap up foot and cast, with a crutch under her arm. She really wanted the part and she was crying.

"I wanted to be the prima ballerina… I worked so hard for it…"

She whispers, as a young adult walks past her with a smirk.

"My hard work was wasted…"

Mai cried, heading home alone as Yuu Nikaidou smirks and looks behind to see her.

"Hee, hee. I found you. I can see your Egg…"

He said, smirking darkly.

Later.

"Man, what a day at work!"

I said, unlocking the door with my Characters, behind me.

"Yes, it was! At least you did a good job today!"

Kiki said, making me smile at her while Luluu nods her head in agreeing.

"At least those kids from school didn't show up still."

Luluu added, making me smile wider.

"Yeah! I think things are starting to turn around!"

Next Day.

"What the hell is this?"

I shouted at Yaya, who smile big at me. I and Amu were back at the ballerina class to see Yaya off to cheering her on. I didn't mind seeing her, but what I did mind was me wearing a ballerina dress! And to make it worst it was in pink!

"Aw come on, Tira! You and Amu look great! And doing a dress rehearsal is fun!"

"…"

"Just give it a try! You might like it!"

Yaya said, having me sigh in defeat.

"Fine… I'll give it a try."

I said but soon regret it after a few minutes past.

"I hate you!"

I snap at Yaya as Amu was trying not to cry in pain from doing a few stretches and dance moves.

"I did say you might like it!"

Yaya reminded, helping Amu while someone else was helping me.

"You're too stiff!"

"Don't bend your knees!"

"Kill me!"

"Aarrghh!"

I and Amu cried out when we had to face a lot of pain. After trying our best, we were in so much pain; we couldn't move that well from our seats.

"Okay, then… Tour!"

Said the teacher to the other girls, who were in training until Mai, who was watching the whole time, got up and started heading to the girl's locker room, with Amu following her in worry. I watch the two and notice that Amu was frowning deeply when Mai said something back to her when out of a sudden; an X Character came out of no where and started to break stuff, causing panic to the class and ran out with the teacher.

"What's going on?"

I shouted over the screams and broken mirrors.

"Amu! Tira! Could this be…?"

"An X Character! Maika's X Character!"

Amu answer, while I ran over to the two, when we heard the X Character whisper.

"Un… Deux… Trois!"

It shouted and the lights started to break from above, almost hitting Mai if it wasn't for me, pushing her out of the way and taking the hit instead.

"Tira! Maika!"

Yaya and Amu call out in fear as Mai fainted from the use of power from the X Character. I then slowly got up with a now hurting arm.

"I'm alright."

I told them as Yaya looks over to see Pepe and smiles.

"Leave it to Yaya! Character Change!"

Yaya calls out.

"Pretty… Cutie… Love Baby!"

Yaya shouted, having a baby bib and a baby toy riddle in her hand appear.

"Gigantic Rattle Attack!"

Yaya yell out in a batter cry and almost got the X Character when it kick super hard back right at Yaya and Pepe, who started to cry like babies…

"Waaaah! That hurt!"

"You got to be kidding me!"

Outside, Near By…

"Ikuto, it's around here. I felt an X Character's presence."

Yoru said, talking to his owner who was standing on a street light in thought. Back at the ballerina room, Amu and I gave each other one good look and nod our heads in agreeing.

"Ready Luluu?"

"Yes!"

"Amu."

"Yeah."

With both of our twin locks that glow bright, we both change into our Character Transformation. Only this time, Amu and Miki did theirs instead of Ran. She wore a light blue top that looks like a cape on the bottom on the back with a bow on it. She wore blue shorts with blue and white long stockings and black boots with white laces, her big light blue hat had a big dark blue spade on it and light blue long dress gloves.

"Heart Of Darkness!"

"Amulet Spade!"

We call out as Ikuto gasps, sensing our newly found power and knew what it meant.

"Those locks…!"

"Is this… Character Transformation with Miki?"

"No, it's a pickle! Now come on!"

I said in a sarcastic tone and Amu frown at me before summon a huge dark blue paint brush that made me wonder if I could do something like that too.

"Hey, Luluu. Can I summon a weapon?"

I ask in my mind.

"Yes. Try calling it out."

Luluu answers and that's what I did. I summon long silver claw hands and feet as Amu and I work together and block the next attack the X Character made.

"Colorful Canvas!"

"Death Mark!"

We call out and we push the X Character back, hurting it in the progress. We were about to attack again when I heard Mai's voice in our heads.

"Mom… You're quitting ballet? You were so pretty."

"Maika's heart is speaking."

Amu whisper, as I look over to her with a questioning look. What did she mean her heart was…?

"One moment can take it all away… I'm the same as mom…"

I stop my thoughts, frowning when I heard this. Just then Amu snaps.

"Stop being… Such a wuss!"

Amu shouted, pointing at the X Character, who had the look of surprise, as well as me, Yaya and our Characters did.

"Don't give up just because you're missing one recital! Don't call your mothers time and effort a waste! When you were dancing, you looked really awesome. Yaya always messes up but she keeps picking herself up. Both of you are… Prima ballerinas!"

Amu said, smiling when the X Character realizes that she was right. I didn't think Amu had it in her…

"…I… I found my… Feelings."

We heard her said. I then smile and went into the open heart pose as Amu did the same thing.

"Open… Your heart!"

We call out and in a flash of light, the X Character was back to being the real Character Mai was suppose to have.

"Merci Beaucoup."

Spoke the Character who looks like a prima ballerina.

"I don't want to dance with red shoes anymore. Next time I'll use my own toe shoes. Bonne nuit, Amu. Tira. Until we meet again…"

She said and went back into her Egg and then back into Mai's heart. Nikaidou was watching this from the entrance of the room with a frown on his face.

"Damn…"

He mutters as I started to hear footsteps and ran off to the sound with Amu running behind me.

"Wait!"

"Hey, you!"
We call out as the man open the door to the outside of the building. He held the door and waited for us to continue.

"…You're with Easter right? You put the X on that Egg, too."

"…"

He didn't answer so Amu went on.

"I've decided. I won't let you guys find the Embryo. And even if you put an X on an Egg… Me and Tira we'll both reform them."

Amu said, having me to agree as well. He only smirks in reply and left the building, having me wonder who he is but let it slid for another time. Later in the day, we all went back to wearing our normal clothes and met up with our friends to see Yaya and the other girls in their ballerina play, which was a big hit and was kind of cool… But I still wasn't going to give it a shot.

Somewhere else in the park near by our schools, Ikuto was alone, sitting in a tall tree, looking into his hand.

"The Humpty Locks..."

Ikuto started, looking at his own golden key with four clear crystals on it. Making it look just like the locks we own.

"…Why does she have it? And how did Tira make one of her own?"

He asks, knowing he wasn't going to get an answer just by asking himself.

A/N: In case you're wondering about the attack call 'Death Mark' it's a dark blast that pushes people or animals away from Tira/Heart Of Darkness. Hope you enjoy this chapter, I feel like it's short for some reason when editing it. Bye!