A/N: In this chapter there will be a hint or more of Tira's final pairing for later chapters and one of them is a big hint so you can't miss it! I hope… Thank you i-is-monstarr-RAWR for your review. Also giving another few thank you's to braynsgirl, and Jazzper'sGirl for adding the story to their favorite and story alert lists.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara!, just my OC's and the roles of their lives.

Enjoy!

Chapter 33: Colorful Fragments.

"The road of stars is the pathway of light… I wonder where this road will take us if we keep going."

Amu asks, holding on to Tadase's hand while I held onto hers.

"Hmm. I don't know. But Diamond said that it can pass though space and time."

"Oh no! Would I return to the world wobbly and aged like Urashina Taro?"

"Ha, ha, that's funny!"

"Hey, please deny it! It's not funny!"

…Who's Urashina Taro? Diamond giggle at Amu's idea of being old.

"Hee, hee. But in terms of fairy tales, we would prefer something along the lines of Cinderella or Snow White. Where you have 100 princes asking for your hand."

Oh no!

"A hundred is way too many!"

That's not what I'm saying 'Oh no' about either! Just then Amu realized the mistake Diamond said and covers her mouth up in a panic.

"Wait, Diamond, you can't say that word-!"

"Did you say…? Prince?"

3…2…1, he's back!

"I am not a mere prince! I am the King of the beasts!"

"Beasts!"

We call out in surprised as Tadase already did a Character Change with Kiseki and started acting all high and mighty.

"All of you shall bow down at my feet!"

Tadase shouted, already running away from us out of no where. That was… Random?

"And he speeds off! Wait, King!"

Amu calls after him when Diamond looks over to something near by us.

"Oh! Look, we can see it, Amu! Tira!"

"Huh?"

"What?"

We asks, now looking over to see what Diamond was talking about as Tadase went back to his normal self and notice what we were looking at and started running back to us. We gasps, looking at some kind of powerful ball of light that is acting like a black hole but it wasn't sucking us in other then the Guardian Eggs around us.

"What is this? There are a lot of Heart's Eggs. Is it someone's Guardian Egg?"

"No way! It's much bigger then the huge X Egg we fought! Could it be the Embryo?"

Tadase asks, looking around the Guardian Eggs as he ran back over to us and stops at our side. Just then I and Amu notice a Guardian Egg floating over to us and it hatched, showing Yuki's Guardian Character!

"Attention please. Long time no see, girls!"

She said and we gasp in surprised, seeing her.

"Oh, you're…. Yuki Hatoba's Guardian Character!"

Didn't think I'll see this Character ever again…

"Why is Yuki's Guardian Character here? What is this place?"

Amu asks, getting a smile from the Character.

"You don't know? This is the very end of the road of stars."

She answers while our Characters flew in front of us.

"Also known as… The Egg Cradle."

They said and we made a look in question.

"Egg… Cradle?"

"Cradle? Like, for a baby?"

"Yes."

They answered and Diamond smile warmly at us.

"This place connects the memories of various people with memories that are about to be born. Everyone was a baby once. But doesn't remember what happened during that time. You can remember those memories here in the Cradle."

Diamond said but Amu and Tadase didn't understand.

"What? I don't think I get it."

"In the end you're saying that this is not the Embryo?'

"Of course!"

She answers, while I look around myself.

"If this is the Cradle of all Guardian Eggs… Does that mean that in someone's heart, their new Egg is somewhere in here?"

I ask and they look over to me while Diamond nods her head at my question.

"Yup, but since there's so many, it'll be hard to find the right Heart's Egg."

I nod my head at that in reply while Amu gives me a questing look. Just then Yuki's Character spoke up again.

"All the Heart's Eggs are here for two reasons. I'm still here preparing for Yuki so that's reason one."

So that's why she's still here…

"Amu. Tira. Try to remember. When you first met me…"

The Character said and we both close our eyes in thought. Yuki didn't want to go the United States because she was scared of changing. But it was thanks to Amu who told her changing isn't a bad thing and I even prove it out by teaching her more English words so she could be prepared when she heads over there.

"I see. You're still sleeping here."

"Yes! But I'll hatch soon."

She answers Amu and with a wave of the Character's hand, a big bubble appear and in it show Yuki talking to a now friend of her's in the United States with a warm smile.

"To my right, this is the current Yuki."

"Wow, her English is perfect!"

"She looks happy."

"That's because I help her with speaking English."

I remind and they smile at me while inside the bubble Yuki is now laughing with her friend.

"That's great!"

Amu commented and I smile warmly in return. Yuki sure has changed…

"Un, deux trois!"

We heard another Character speak and look over to see Mai's Guardian Character appearing out of her Egg in front of us with her own warm smile.

"Whoa!"

"You're…"

"Bonjour, Amu. Bonjour, Tira. Do you remember me?"

She asks, doing a ballerina pose.

"Oh, you're… You're the Guardian Character of Maika, the ballerina."

"Oui."

"Wow, how is Maika doing?"

Amu asks and the Character made another bubble appear to show Mai doing her lessons at the ballerina class with her teacher and the other girls.

"Oh, she's working hard. It's like she was never injured."

"Yes, she's working hard to be a prima donna like her mother..."

That's good to know. Back then when Yuu Nikaidou got ahold of Mai's Guardian Egg she was upset and felt like she was like her mom. But that change when Amu did her first Character Transformation with Miki and told her right up to grow up and to learn there will always be another chance to make the dream come true. It's been so long since we came to see how Mai is doing too…

"Yawn… There are two voices I've heard before."

Came another voice and we look behind to see Yuu's Guardian Character hatching out of his Egg with another warm smile, greeting us.

"Hello!"

"Oh, Nikaidou's Guardian Character!"

"Huh? Teacher's?"

"Oh… Is this the first time you've seen him?"

Tadase nods at Amu in reply.

"He was born when Nikaidou was a kid. And now that teacher is an adult, the Guardian Character is gone."

Amu said, getting Tadase to think about it.

"A Guardian Character… Is now gone?"

"Yes."

Answer Yuu's Character.

"A Guardian Character goes away when its owner becomes an adult. But it doesn't mean we disappear."

Oh… They go away but it doesn't mean they're gone for good. Just then the Character made another bubble appear and we look over to see Yuu and Sanjo fighting over something.

"It looks like Yuu is in a tough spot right now… But I know he can solve it on his own. That's why I'm just watching over him from here. That's what Guardian Character's do when they come back here."

I smile at that when all of a sudden we look over to see a green and blue fragments slowly coming down in front of Amu.

"They are the speaking fragments!"

"Amu, catch them!"

Tadase and Diamond said and right when the fragments were in front of Amu's face, she took both of her hands to them and the two fragments slowly fell into her hands. We smile, watching Amu held onto the now three fragments.

"I collected three fragments so far. I just need one more!"

"Yeah…"

Tadase agree, thinking with a small frown.

"What's wrong, Tadase? Thinking about something?"

"Yeah, something has been on my mind. The Characters said that the Cradle is a place where Guardian Characters yet to be born. But Nikaidou's Guardian Character… An Adult Character was also here. And by thinking of the other reason Yuki's Character mentioned… If you're Guardian Characters are also somewhere here in the Cradle… Perhaps-!"

"Wait a minute!"

Amu cuts him off with a now panic look.

"Does that mean they didn't disappear…? But rather I became an adult!"

Amu asks and gasps when Tadase nods his head at her question. It does make sense if Amu became one, I mean come on! Amu has change a lot over like somewhat two years ago or less…

"But… Ikuto, Utau, and Tira are older then me, and they still have…"

"Yeah. I'm only guessing, but… Maybe 'becoming an adult' isn't determined by age. If the Guardian Character feels that you're okay without them… That's when…"

"They disappear…"

I finished for Tadase as Amu frowns deeply with wide eyes.

"No way… They disappear when they grow up…"

Amu whispers and looks down while Diamond noticed something coming.

"A meteor zone is coming!"

Oh, great!

"Everyone be careful! This one is big!"
Diamond warn but before we could all get ahold of our hands we lost Tadase and Kiseki in a matter of seconds and I was the only one who was able to graph Amu's hand as our Characters graph onto us before it took them away too and we both start getting push away when another hand graph mine.

"Tira! Amu!"

We heard Tadase call out but he sound… Different? After the meteor zone past we both look up to thank him when we gasps seeing someone else instead!

"Tsukasa!"

We both said in surprised and he helps us up on our feet.

"Tsukasa? What are you doing here? When did you come?"

Amu asks, having Tsukasa frown a little.

"…Oh. Um, yeah. Yeah, I'm surprised too."

He said and smiles at us.

"I can't believe it. We meet again, Amu."

Huh? He's playing right? And why didn't he say my name?

"What do you mean by that? For a moment I felt like you forgot I was here…"

I ask and he smiles warmly at me but I gave him a look in question.

"Will I see you everyday. You're my-!"

He covers his mouth up in surprised for some unknown reason. I'm his what?

"Anyways…? Where is this? What happened to us? We were pushed by the meteor zone…"

Amu said, looking over to me, seeing me nod my head in return.

"Don't worry it passed."

'Tsukasa' said, not covering his mouth anymore and smiles again.

"Oh, okay. But…!"

Amu then notices something.

"We lost Tadase! What should we do!"

I then notice this too and look around in a panic.

"Don't worry; you can see him again soon. We should focus on finding the last sparking fragment."

'Tsukasa' said and took mine and I end up taking Amu's hand and we starting following him to the last fragment.

"Really?"

Amu asks with a look in question.

"Yes. I'm saying so, so it must be right."

"That's not reassuring at all… Besides…"

Amu stops for a moment, letting go of my hand and we stop to look over to her.

"They disappear when children grow up… I really wonder if Ran, Miki, and Su… Are going to return after I find the last sparking fragments. I don't know what defines… Being a child or an adult."

'Tsukasa' looks over to her in thought before looking away with another smile.

"Guardian Characters disappear when we become adults, eh?"

"You too, Tuskasa?"

Amu asks, looking over to him.

"…Yeah."

She looks down at her feet with another frown.

"How do you know when you're an adult? One day, Diamond is going to go away, too. Am I going to be all alone?"

She asks him, while I look back over to 'Tsukasa'.

"If that's the case then… You don't want to become an adult?"

He asks, looking back over to her.

"…I don't know. I really don't know."

Just then 'Tsukasa' took out his hand to her.

"You don't have to be scared. I'm with you. Come on."

He said and Amu took his hand and then the two look over to me and Amu took her hand out as well, while I stare at them. Now there's something I want to know...

"Come on, Tira."

Amu said and I frown.

"But there's something I don't understand now… I have a job. Before I move into the Yuiki's house, I live by myself with my Characters and have to act like an adult… So why do I have my Guardian Characters in the first place?"

I ask them and everyone stare at me before 'Tsukasa' answers.

"What do you think?"

I started thinking. Soon becoming lost in thought… Then it hit me and I gasp with wide eyes.

"It's because I may act like an adult but deep inside I'm still a kid!"

I answer, getting a nod from him and a smile from Amu.

"You ready?"

Amu asks and I smile at her and took her hand, getting the Characters to smile warmly at me.

"Yeah…"

And we started walking on the road of stars again… Until something touch Amu's butt and she screams, getting us to stop walking and look over to her in question.

"What's wrong?"

"…?"

"Something just…"

Amu looks over to me with a deep blush.

"You didn't touch me did you?"

That made me blush and glare at her.

"Hell no!"

I answer fast but just then Amu screams again, feeling something up her skirt and shorts!

"Something touched my- ack! What? Something's there! What is it?"

Amu cried and graph whatever it was roughly and on her hand was none other then…

"Yoru!"

A/N: I lost count on how many chapters are left, lol… Things are coming to a end, that's for sure so I know were getting close.