"Umm..now then, I am the fifth year star group's sensei:Nikaidou Yuu," the sensei said, scratching the back of his head nervously."Now, where's the attendence book?"
He started to throw books everywhere, in order to find the attendence book. Everyone burst into laughter, at his funny and clumsy personality. Nadeshiko coughed, in order to cover her laughter, and Hinata sweatdropped.
'So he was the sensei,' Hinata thought blankly.
"Oh, I left it behind!" Nikaidou exclaimed."I'll go back to get i-!"
He slipped and fell to the floor, clumsily.
"Hinata-chan, the X egg got away yesterday?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Yeah," Hinata replied, depressed."I have to capture it today...but before that.."
All three of them, glanced towards Yuki.
"Oh, that was quite a show earlier," Nadeshiko commented.
"Yeah, I'm quite worried," Amu said softly.
"Hinata-sama/Amu-chan!" Taro and Ran warned.
Amu and Hinata looked up, to see Yuki leaving the classroom. They rushed after her, but bumped into Nikaidou by accident.
"Go Amu-chan! Leave, while I distract him!" Hinata hissed quietly.
Amu nodded and ran after Yuki.
"Ah, Hyuuga-san right?" Nakai asked.
"Hai, Nakaidou-sensei!" Hinata replied.
"If you're free, could you tell me where the staff room is?" he asked.
"Hai, Nikaidou-sensei," Hinata sighed.
She guided Nakaidou to the Staff room quietly.
"Hinata-sama, Hatoba-san is the owner the X egg!" Taki warned.
"We're sure of it!" Taro agreed.
"There wasn't an egg in the girl's heart!" Kaito informed."We have to hurry and find it, Hinata-sama!"
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"Do you like English~?"
"Eh?"
Yuki turned around, and quivered in fear at her X chara.
"I HATE ENGLISH!"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Hatoba-san!" Amu yelled out.
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"I have to hurry!" Hinata exclaimed, panting.
"Hinata-sama, follow your sense of hearing!" Taro directed.
"Hai!"
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Nadeshiko screamed in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Are you okay Fujisaki-san?!" Tadase asked.
"Ugh, I'm fine," Nadeshiko replied."That really is-"
"I love..."
"Destroy the X egg!" Tadase commanded.
"Instead of Amu-chan, it's chasing after Hatoba-san," Nadeshiko commented."The X egg have been incubated, and neither Souma-kun or Yaya-chan are here."
"ENGLISH!"
The X chara suddenly attacked Amu, Tadase, and Nadeshiko.
"Amu-chan, can you do a Chara change?!" Tadase asked.
"....Yeah!"
"Chara Nari: Amulet Heart/Pure Tenshi!" Amu, and Hinata from far away, shouted.
Amu chara nari-ed with Ran, and Hinata chara nari-ed with Taro again. Tadase and Nadeshiko both stared at them, in awe. Hinata grinned, and flew next to the surprised Amu.
"Didn't think I would make it, did you?" Hinata asked.
"Heh, you can say that again," Amu replied, smirking.
"Don't! I don't want to go!English is impossible! I'm scared! I don't want my friends to change! I don't want to change!"
'This voice...it's Hatoba-san's!'
"What's wrong with changing?!" Hinata demanded, in English.
The X chara looked up, surprised. Hinata took the chara's distaraction and transformed the staff, into a bow again. She pulled the string back, and let go of it, watching as the light blue glowing arrow, shoot through the chara swiftly.
"Amu-chan, hurry up and purify it!" Hinata demanded."The arrow will only paralyze it for a minute!"
Amu nodded and made her fingers form a heart shape, holding it out in front of her.
"Negative Heart, lock on!" Amu shouted."Open Heart!"
Tadase and Nadeshiko watched, amazed as the egg was purified.
"Attention please!" the suddenly purified chara exclaimed, floating towards Hinata and Amu."Thank you, I'm indebted to you!"
"You're the real personality she really wants?" Hinata asked.
"Yes, of course!" the chara exclaimed, smiling."But for now, it's a secret. I have to sleep for a little longer. Someday, Yuki will realize it's her own. See you again!"
Yuki's chara retired into her egg, and disappeared. The rest turned towards Hinata.
"What did she say?" Nadeshiko asked.
Of course, they didn't understand a thing. Because Hinata and the chara were speaking in English. And they speaked fluent Japanese. Hinata giggled, amused at their confused expression.
"The chara is fine, but she's going back into her egg again," Hinata answered.
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Hatoba opened her eyes slowly, as she heard someone call out her name. She sat up, startled.
"Ah? Where am I?" she asked.
"Are you hurt, you collapsed in the garden?"Nadeshiko asked, concerned.
"Hatoba-san," Hinata called out.
"Are you stupid?" Amu asked.
"Even far apart, people are still connected," Hinata said."No matter where you go, or where you are, your friends are still your friends."
"It's okay to change," Amu continued."You know, I'm scared of changing? So we're really companions, let's give it our all, okay?"
"Un!" Yuki agreed, smiling.
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"My, my...that was a failure," the young mysterious man chuckled."Hyuuga Hinata, Hinamori Amu, looks like we'll be having fun."
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"A music pop, public recording show?!" Amu asked, excited.
"Yep~!" Yaya replied."I even sent out an entry postcard! Of course, we'll go after school! I have two extra tickets! Do you want to go too, Amu-chi, Hina-chi?!"
"Huh? Is it okay if we go?" Hinata and Amu asked.
"Of course~!"
"Yaya-chan, wants to see P-tune, right?" Nadeshiko asked curiously, sipping her tea.
"Oh, I'm so over that love! Now it's Shou-kun from Darts!"
"Love is so fickle," Nadeshiko sighed."I'm for the straight-forward Enka world's prince, Kagawa Misashi!"
"Oh, watcha talkin' about?" Kukai asked.
"This conversation is for girls' only!" Yaya exclaimed."Right Amu-chi, Hinata-chi?!"
"Un," Amu replied.
Hinata said nothing but stared at Kukai shyly, with a blush. She was still embarassed about the newspaper, with pictures of them. Kukai glanced at her and blushed beet red. He turned away swiftly, fake coughing to stop himself from getting nervous. He was also glad Tadase pulled him away, so he couldn't embarass himself. The girls all stood up, walking around (somewhere). Hinata and Amu giggled when Nadeshiko made a smart-ass comment about Yaya's behavior. Kukai stared at Hinata dazed, and Tadase stared at Amu, also dazed.
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The charas all layed down, spreaded across the table. Kiseki sat up, aggravated.
"Gather!" he commanded.
All the charas stirred, startled.
"What is it, Kiseki?" Daichi asked, yawning.
"I, the Ouji of the guardian charas, have an announcement. Now all of you, gather."
"I'm not there yet!" Pepe whined.
"Fine, just gather!" Kiseki snapped.
"What are they chattering about?" Kukai asked, confused.
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"Ta-da! Perfect coordination!" Taki exclaimed, bragging.
"Woah, Hinata-sama actually looks like a girl!" Kaito exclaimed.
"Urusai, Kaito!" Hinata snapped.
She wore black spaghetti strap dress, with white straps, with white ribbon decorating it, below the chest area, and at the bottom of the skirt. To go along with it, a white pocketbook, and white beaded necklace.... Plus the white converse she found in her closet. She curled her hair and sighed, once she looked in the mirror. Her charas had bribed her into wearing those clothes.
"I look like a slut," she groaned.
"No you don't!"
"Yes I do!"
"Whatever, just leave, before Amu-san leaves without you!"
"Hai," Hinata sighed, depressed."Take care you three, and don't mess up my room."
She walked out her room, shutting the door quietly. Amu's chara suddenly floated into Hinata's room. All three of them floated towards Hinata's charas.
"This doesn't feel right," Miki and Taro sighed.
"Let's go!" Ran exclaimed.
"Hell yeah!" Kaito exclaimed.
"Should we go, my lady?" Taki asked.
"That depends," Suu giggled.
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"Well, it looks like the guardian charas have assembled," Kiseki said.
"What is "assembled"?" Ran asked.
"It's just a huge word, that has the same meaning as, "meeting"," Kaito replied.
"Why were we called here again?" Miki and Taro asked.
"We left like Amu-chan," Suu said sadly.
"There there," Taki comforted."You can always cry on my shoulder if you want."
"There are no nervous feelings, from the guardians in this place. As it is, my ambition for world conquest and etc., the dream will be realized, THERE!" Kiseki exclaimed."THE GUARDIAN CHARAS WILL BE THE ONLY IMPERIAL COMMAND UNITS! WE WILL BEGIN THE SPECIAL SECRET TRAINING!"
"SPE-SPECIAL SECRET TRAINING?!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DECIDING BY YOURSELF?!" Daichi demanded.
"You think you can do everything, just because you're the Ouji?!" Pepe whined.
"I'll get my kimono dirty," Temari said, trying to excuse herself.
"Bastard must be crazy?!" Kaito and Taki growled.
"Your complaining is getting annoying, let's begin!"
"Wha-"
"500 push-ups!"
"500!!"
"This bastard IS crazy," Taro said, not caring if he cursed.
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Hinata shifted around uncomfortably, as most people she would past by, would stare at her, blushing.
"Wow! It's so crowded!" Amu exclaimed."Now where is Yaya-chan and Nadeshiko-chan?"
"Hey Hinata-chan, Amu-chan!"
Hinata and Amu both turned around, and sweatdropped. Nikaidou was right behind Nadeshiko and Yaya, waving at them excitedly. Hinata and Amu rushed towards them.
"Hello Nikaidou-sensei," Hinata greeted, politely.
"Hello Hinata-chan!" he greeted, so child-like.
"Wha-what's going on?" Amu demanded.
"That, he just suddenly appeared," Nadeshiko answered, sweatdropping.
"Seems like he's a fan also," Yaya whined.
"Is it just you four, where's the adults?" Nikaidou asked, smiling.
Hinata giggled because Nikaidou somehow reminded her of Ami a little. She didn't know why, but he just did.
"Hmm, it's admirable that you're out by yourself," he complimented.
"Arigatou, Nikaidou-senpai!"
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'He even followed us to our seats,' Amu thought, agitated.
"Wow, we got good seats!" Nikaidou commented."Ah? Popcorn? Chocolate flavored?"
"Would you like some, Nikaidou-sensei?" Hinata asked, offering him some.
"Ah, arigatou!"
He took a handful of popcorn, eating them. Hinata giggled as he spilled some of them.
'Argh! He's such a pain!' Amu thought.
"Hey, he's your sensei! Do something!" Yaya hissed, whining."Ah, Amu-chi?! Is that cola?! That's so great, I want to drink cola too!"
"Do you want to switch?"Amu offered.
"Is that okay?!" Yaya asked.
Amu nodded and both of them switched cups. Amu noticed that the logo said Easter.
"Easter?" Amu said, surprised, then looked around."The Easter logo is everywhere."
"Oh, you didn't know Amu-chan?" Nadeshiko asked."Easter is a very famous professional music entertainment company, this is their hall."
"That's not all!" Nikaidou exclaimed, cutting into the conversation."Easter food, Easter Banks, Easter Industries! Everything in the Easter group companies, is an international enterprise!"
"Those Easter guys have moved. You're an enemy," Hinata remembered Ikuto telling her.
"Next up, is Hoshina Utau from Easter," Nadeshiko informed."And Darts!"
"Eh? By Hoshina Utau, you mean that person is next?" Amu asked.
"She's next alright," Nadeshiko giggled, then squealed."And Kagawa Misashi!"
"And Darts!" Yaya added.
"Finally, Utau-chan's number one stage is first!"
"Wow! I'm definetly gonna be a singer one day! I'm gonna sing on the stage with Utau-chan one day!" a little boy declared.
'Somehow, that little boy looks like he's shining.' Hinata thought.'Singers are amazing, they make everyone smile and shine.'
" "I want to be a singer" huh?" Nikaido chuckled."That boy sure is smiling, even though it's impossible."
Hinata cocked her head to the side, wanting to hear what he has to say.
"You see, it's probably only a small handful of children will turn into stars," Nikaidou continued."If only he could see reality."
"It turned dark!"
"Arigatou for waiting, minna san! Music pop, will now begin!"
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"A depressed face, Utau?" her manager, Sanjou, asked."Even though you're about to go out there?"
"Sanjou-san," Utau murmured."I'm sure it's necessary to find the embryo, but that's not the reason I wanted to sing."
"So what?" Sanjou asked."Don't you have a contract with Easter? You and Ikuto are like caged-birds. Or should I say, "butterfly"?"
Ikuto said nothing but glared at Sanjou.
"Honestly, if it's gonna be like this, we should just scout another girl. Another girl with three guardian eggs, for instance. What was their name. Hinamori Amu and Hyuuga Hinata, wasn't it?"
Utau stood up abruptly, slamming her hand on the desk.
"I won't lose to those girls!"
She stomped away from her manager and Ikuto.
"Hmm, good girl," Sanjou complimented.
"Thank you for waiting! Hoshina Utau, performing " Mysterious Butterfly"!"
"Don't stare at me
Don't catch me
It's a cautious soul, butterfly
Invisible wings
Seperate"
Hinata and Amu stared in surprise when they saw black bat-like wings. They gasped when they saw their charas up from above, where Utau was singing.
"Open your heart," Utau sang, pointing above.
Hinata's eyes glanced towards the boy, who declared he wanted to be a singer, and gasped in shocked again. His heart egg, was literally coming out from him.
"Now then, I wonder if it'll be an embryo this time?" Sanjo wondered."Well, it could be a piece of junk too. Mmm~, my heart always races during this."
Hinata's sixth sense, which I never told you she had, told her to get out of their immediatly. She twitched for a second, and ran out of the place, just as everything from the stage came crashing down. Hinata's eyes darted around everywhere. She spotted an isolated place, and ran there immediatly. There it was! The X egg was right in front of her! She was about to grab it, but Ikuto appeared in front of her, grabbing it. And he was in Chara Nari?
"Tsukiyomi," Hinata said softly.
His ears perked up, as he turned towards her.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"Please," Hinata pleaded."Please don't do it."
He smirked and smashed the egg. Hinata watched, horrified as it crashed to the ground in pieces. She fell to the ground, shocked. She traced her fingers over the remaining pieces of the eggs.
"It could have been purified," she said to herself, softly."There was a chara inside, waiting to be born."
"There's no way I can be a singer," the owner of the egg said."I guess it was just a childish dream. I've faced reality, so."
Hinata's eyes widened and watered up in anger.
"That's an advantage," Ikuto said."I'm starting to break down. There are a lot of unwanted, and unbroken eggs. It seems like everyone is walking by, with the tired face of an adult. They've thrown away their wanted personality."
"Nya! Chara nari, over!" Yoru exclaimed.
Hinata's charas flew around her, and stood by in silent. Hinata stood up, and glared at Ikuto's retreating form. She felt herself chara nari with Kaito for a minute.
"I HATE YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU!" she screamed."I WISH I WOULD'VE NEVER MET YOU!"
Her eyes widened when she saw a black and white key, that looked as if, it fitted her lock perfectly.
"Hinata-chan!" Amu called out.
Hinata hugged Amu and sobbed. Amu patted her back, confused and worried. Nadeshiko and Yaya then arrived, right behind them.
"What happened, Hinata-chan?" Amu asked, concerned.
"T-the egg!" she cried."I could've saved the X egg! I could've purified it! But that damn Tsukiyomi! He destroyed the egg!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"I-I could've saved it! I c-cou've done something, instead of s-stand there like a complete i-idiot!" she continued.
All of them grimaced, and they tried to comfort her. But nothing didn't work.
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"It was a X egg again," Sanjou sighed.
"Looks like it won't be easy," the young mysterious man, commented.
"You seem calm," Sanjou said."Well, it looks like it anyway, Nikaidou."
"That's because it's me, looking for the embryo," Nikaidou chuckled.
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"It's the ocean!" Amu exclaimed.
"Ths sparkling sandy beach by the blue ocean, the refreshing sea breeze, and if you look of over you shoulder.."Yaya said.
Amu and Hinata looked over. Hinata's eyes widened in surprise, and Amu gaped, horrified.
"GRAVEYARD?!" Amu screeched."This is supposed to be a ocean vacation! Why are we by a graveyard?!" Amu demanded.
"Oh that's where we're sleeping," Kukai said cheerfully.
"Kukai, you liar!" Yaya exclaimed.
"Wha? When...didn't you guys say you wanted to stay at a beach resort?" He asked, confused.
"This is not a beach resort," Hinata said softly, hiding behind Amu, afraid.
"Huh? This is a specially selected "Summer Tour with an Ocean View", that my Ojii-san invited us to," Kukai said, grinning.
"Hai, that's true," Tadase agreed.
"But's it looks so scary," Hinata muttered to herself.
Kukai grinned and grabbed and grabbed her hand, pulling her to him and away from Amu.
"Aww~! Come on Hinata-chan, it's not that scary!"
"....I guess it isn't that scary," Hinata said hesitently."....unless you're not with me."
His eyes widened in surprise at the last part, but he smiled.
"Of course, I'll always be here for you," he declared.
"Promise?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah, promise," Kukai promised.
"Arigatou Kukai-kun-"
"Come on you two! Drop your bags and let's go swimming!" Amu exclaimed.
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"Yadda!" Hinata yelled.
"Come on Hinata-chan!" Amu pleaded."Please come in and swim with us!"
"B-but-"
"What she means to say is, "But if I swim, I have to take off my normal clothes and wear this revealing swimsuit"," Taro translated.
"Yep, then she would probably say, "I look like a slut"," Kaito snickered.
"Well if she looks like a slut, then's she a hot slut," Taki reasoned.
"You're not helping!" Hinata exclaimed, blushing furiously.
"If you don't come in, then I'll show everyone, pictures of you, from when you were in pre-school," Amu said, smirking.
"Ah, Amu-chan, you're so cruel!" Hinata cried.
"All you have to do, is come in and swim with us," Amu retorted.
Hinata sighed and nodded reluctantly. She turned towards Nadeshiko.
"Can you watch over my stuff?" Hinata asked.
"Of course," Nadeshiko giggled, amused.
Hinata nodded and began to strip off her white strapless, summer dress. Hinata sworn that she saw Nadeshiko, and the rest of the boys blush. But she thought she was paranoid, when everyone looked normal. Hinata sighed and folded the summer dress neatly, handing it to Nadeshiko.
"Arigatou, Nadeshiko-chan," Hinata thanked.
Amu squealed and ran over to Hinata, hugging her.
"Hinata-chan, you look so sexy in your swimsuit!" she complimented.
Hinata said nothing but looked down at the sand, embarassed, She wore a bikini, which Amu had suggested was perfect for her. It was white with green and blue flowers decorated on it. The bikini had showed her well developed chest and curves. Hinata blushed when Amu started to drag Hinata down to the ocean. She could feel everyone's eyes, penetrating her back. She grabbed the person that was closest to her, which happened to be, Tadase. She smirked, and switched hers and Tadase's position. So that way, Amu was dragging Tadase instead of her. She sighed in relief, and was about to run back and grab her clothes, when she felt someone tug the top of her bikini. She squeaked out in surprise, and faced the person.
"Kukai-kun! What are you doing?" Hinata asked, shocked.
"You were about to run back to Fujisaki-san and change back into your normal clothes, weren't you?" Kukai guessed, smirking.
Hinata gaped at him, how did he know that she was about to change back into her normal clothes. Kukai chuckled and pulled her in a a hug, grinning.
"It was pretty obvious, Hinata-chan," he explained.
She blinked in surprise, before blushing.
"Don't tell Amu-chan," she pleaded softly," I don't want her going around, showing pictures of me from when I was young."
"Aww~! But I really want to see pictures of you," Kukai teased.
"Please Kukai-kun," Hinata pleaded again, looking at him with a begging face.
He blinked, and blushed because she was making that cute face again. Actually, she always had a cute face on her. It was one of the reasons, why she attracted so many boys (and girls).
"Fine, but you have to show me the pictures," Kukai sighed.
"Hai!" Hinata said happily, smiling."Only for you, I'll let you see it."
"Only for me," he agreed.
"Sugoi!" Yaya exclaimed."Is that a rocket of sand?!"
All of them turned where Yaya was pointing, and stared in awe. True to what Yaya said, it was a rocket made out of sand.
"Why don't we check it out?" Nadeshiko suggested.
Everyone agreed, and Nadeshiko grabbed Hinata's hands, and lead her away from Kukai. Everyone blinked. They could have sworn, Nadeshiko glared at Kukai for a minute.
'It must be my imagination,' everyone thought.
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"Minna san, look," Hinata called out."There's a children's catgery for sand arts. And the winner gets an extra large fireworks."
"I want fireworks! I want fireworks!" Yaya whined.
"But only five people can attend in a group, so one of us can't particapate," Hinata continued."I guess I won't be participating, since I'm not very good at sculpting. So you guys will have a better chance of winning."
Nadeshiko said nothing but continued to smile. Hinata was obviously a good artist, better than Amu when she chara changed with Miki, she might say. But if Hinata doesn't want to particapate, then she wouldn't force her to.
"Are you sure?"Kukai asked, worried.
"Hai, I'm very sure," she reassured him.
"Let's all make a sculptor together!" Nadeshiko giggled, cutting into their conversation (on purpose).
"The Hime and Ouji will come out together," Temari said quietly.
"Did someone just said "Ouji"? You commoners?" Tadase asked darkly."Hmm...Ha ha ha ha! This time I have come, for it is time to build this King's castle! Let's go to work, for my sake! Take advantages of your strength!"
"Uhh...it's made out of sand," Kukai said."But it's fine, since it's summer."
"Let's win fireworks!" Yaya exclaimed.
"Let's all make different parts," Nadeshiko suggested."I'll make the roof!"
"I'll make the base!" Kukai exclaimed.
"I'll do the tower to over-see the world," Tadase darkly chuckled.
"I guess I'll do the gate," Amu sighed.
Yaya said nothing but started to make a sand-ribbon.
"Good luck, minna san," she giggled."And if you need me, I'll be at the Zen Resort."
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"Who are you?" An old man, who Hinata knew was Kukai's Ojii-san at first glance, asked.
"Excuse me, Souma-san. But I am one of Souma Kukai-kun's friend, Hyuuga Hinata," she greeted, bowing in politeness.
"Hyuuga?!" he asked in surprise.
"Hai, is there something wrong with my last name?" Hinata asked, nervous.
Hyuugas were actually famous and were rich throughout the world. It wasn't until they died, that all the other companies started to suceed the Hyuuga Corparation. Ever since her clan died, the Hyuuga Corparation ended. Hinata remembered her father had arranged a marriage for her, with one of this famous dancing clan. She had forgotten what their last names started with though. People had tried to adopt her, because they tried to take her Hyuuga fortune. Luckily, Hinata was very intelligent back then, and she could see who wanted to adopt her for her money only.
"Gomen, but did your Otou-san, go by the name "Hiashi"?" he asked.
"Hai, he did," Hinata replied.
"I see.....Why don't you come inside and have some tea," he gestured.
"I would really like that," Hinata said, smiling.
"DAISUKE!" Souma-san shouted.
A teenager, Hinata guessed he was thirteen, stepped out of the temple. He had snow white hair and coal black eyes.
"Hai, Souma-sama?" he asked.
"Take Hyuuga-san's luggage to her room," he demanded.
"Ah, please, it's no problem!" Hinata panicked."I'm the one intruding, so I should carry the luggage to the room myself!"
"You're too modest, just like Hitomi-san," Souma-san sighed."Fine, then. Daisuke, show Hyuuga-san where her room is, and then escort her to my office."
"Hai, Souma-sama," Daisuke said, bowing.
"Good," he said, walking back into the temple.
They stood there in complete silence.
"I'm Hyuuga Hinata, just call me Hinata. Nice to meet you, Daisuke-kun," she greeted, smiling.
"Nice to meet you, Hinata-san," he said, returning her smile."Why don't I show you your room?"
"Ah, that will be nice, arigatou."
She picked up her luggage and followed him, as he showed her where everything is.
"And this, is your room. I hope you have everything with you. You may go inside and unpack, once you're done, please come out. I will be waiting here, for you, and then I will escort you to Souma-sama's office," Daisuke said.
"Hai, Daisuke-san!" Hinata giggled.
He smiled and nodded, watching as she entered her room.
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"Hyuuga-san," Souma-san called.
"Hai, Souma-san?" Hinata asked.
"Do you know, that I am one of your parent's old friends?" he asked, sipping his green tea.
"Not at all," Hinata replied."My parents have never told me anything about their friends. I was raised to be a prodigy, all of my life. I studied college algebra, science, English, and history. I also took all types of extra classes. Such as: Dancing, art, singing, playing instruments, cooking, and martial arts. Never in my life, had my parents told me about their friends. If they did, I was probably to busy to try to make them proud, then listening to them," Hinata informed.
"I see....you must have had a sad life, when your clan was alive," Souma-san sighed.
"It's not a big deal, Souma-san," Hinata shrugged."Even if I always tried to make my clan and parent's proud, I'm just glad I took all of those courses. I need those, when I grow older probably, and I really love doing most of those stuff. Most kids out there, are probably worst than me, that they can't recieve proper education. So I should be glad, that my parent's signed me up for all of those courses."
"You are too modest, just like your Okaa-san," he chukled.
"Haha, arigatou," Hinata laughed."I get that a lot."
Both of them started to exchange stories of their past-times. You know, about Hinata's parents before they died.
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"IDIOTS!" Souma-san screamed."What have you been doing up till now?! The path to the ocean is dangerous when it's dark! Kukai! Why weren't you here! I'll put some initiative on you!"
"O-ojii-san! It's just that-"
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Tadase apologized.
Hinata sweatdropped at Souma-san's sudden change of personality. One minute, he's like a nice old man, the next minute, he's an extremely strict monk. She watched as he made all of them kneel as a punishment. He left them to theirselves, just as Daisuke came in. He rested his elbow onto her right shoulder.
"So, what happened?" he asked, grinning.
"Everyone came back late, so Souma-san is punishing them," Hinata informed.
"Ah, my legs are stuck!" Yaya complained.
"Don't complain everyone," Nadeshiko said, as she continued smiling, like nothing happened.
Tadase said nothing, but kept silent.
"Well this is a Zen Resort, isn't it?" Kukai retorted.
'Kukai-kun's Ojii-san acts a lot like Kukai-kun,' Amu thought.
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"Let's play before the sand art!" Yaya exclaimed.
"You still can't swim?" Kukai asked Yaya, eyeing her floatie.
"It's fine!" Yaya pouted.
"Huh? Where's Amu-chan and Hinata-chan?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Here!" both of them shouted.
"Sparkling summer waves!" Amu exclaimed."Extreme surfing!"
Hinata said nothing but continued to surf. It was one of the things she had learned, when her clan was alive.
"Amu-chi, you did a chara change with Ran!" Yaya whined.
"Sugoi," Nadeshiko said, staring at Hinata.
"You're amazing, Hinamori-san," Tadase praised.
"Arigatou for cheering for me!"
'What is this speech?! It's embarassing, and not me!'
Hinata laughed when Amu got too distracted, and lost balance.
"We'll do a chara change too!" Daichi exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Kukai agreed.
Hinata laughed as Kukai surfed next to her, and tackled her into the water.
"Gotcha!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, you got me," Hinata agreed, giggling.
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"You're late!" Souma-san said.
"Nani? Even though we ran?" Kukai asked, panting.
"Honestly, what could you possibly doing so late?" he asked.
"Sand art!" Daichi exclaimed."Everyone was working hard!"
"The prize is fireworks!" Pepe added.
"Did a voice just come from-"
"Right, at the sand art competition!" Kukai nervously exclaimed.
"There's an exhibit for everyone for everyone," Tadase added.
"Hmph. Anyway, a crime is a crime! Your punishment for today is.."
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"He tricked us!" Amu complained.
"This is not a vacation!" Yaya whined.
"It's not so bad, there are four of us afterall!" Nadeshiko comforted."Doing it for yourself is fun, but not always-"
She sweatdropped as Amu cut her finger, and Yaya couldn't cut the carrots correctly. Hinata sighed and shook her head in dismay.
"I'll do all the cooking, so why don't you guys go help the boys', clean the bathroom?" Hinata suggested.
"Yay! Arigatou Hinata-chan!" Yaya exclaimed, grabbing Amu and dashing out the kitchen.
Hinata tilted her head to the side curiously.
"Nadeshiko-chan, why are you still here?" she asked.
"I prefer cooking, instead of cleaning the bathroom," Nadeshiko replied.
"Oh, okay then. Can you please pass me the carrots Yaya-chan messed up?"
"Of course."
Nadeshiko passed the carrots towards Hinata, who accepted it gratefully. Hinata washed the carrots, and carefully cut it into pieces.
"You're very good at cooking," Nadeshiko complimented.
"Arigatou Nadeshiko-chan," Hinata said softly, blushing.
She put the knife down and moved across the kitchen to prepare some rice.
"Hinata-chan, watch out-"
Hinata slipped on a piece of cucumber, that Amu left on the floor. She snapped her eyes shut and waited to hit the floor. Surprisingly, she landed on to something soft. She opened her eyes and squeaked in surprise, when she saw Nadeshiko. She could pratically feel her breath, breathing on face. Hinata and Nadeshiko blushed, which Hinata thought was wierd, since both of them were girls.
"Hinata-chan, daijobu?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Hai," Hinata answered softly."But the question is: Are you okay?"
"Un," Nadeshiko laughed.
Hinata slowly got off Nadeshiko, accidently placing her hand on top of Nadeshiko's chest. She was surprised that she felt a very flat chest, almost like a boy's. She patted it Nadeshiko's chest, multiple times. She then reached to Nadeshiko's hair and pulled it out of a pony-tail. She was surprised to see, Nadeshiko looked quite masculine.
"Nadeshiko-chan, are you perhaps, a boy?" Hinata asked
"W-what are you talking about?" Nadeshiko nervously asked, laughing.
Hinata narrowed her eyes at Nadeshiko.
"If you're a girl, you wouldn't mind if I pulled down your pants, right? After all, we're both girls right?" Hinata suspiciously asked.
"I-I...fine," Nadeshiko sighed."I'm a boy."
"Oh....," Hinata said."I knew there was something off about you."
"I noticed," Nadeshiko chuckled."In art class, you sketched me as a boy."
"Ano, is your name actually Nadeshiko?" Hinata asked, leaning in.
"M-my real name is Nagihiko," she, or should I say he, stuttered.
"Hmm..I won't rat out your secret, since I have no business in your personal life," Hinata said."But I get to call you by your real name, when we're alone, agreed?"
"Agreed," Nagihiko softly said.
Hinata got off of him, and helped Nagihiko up.
"Can you pass me the seaweed, Nagihiko-kun?" Hinata asked politely.
"Sure," Nagihiko chuckled.
'Maybe her finding out my secret, isn't that bad,' he thought.
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"Sugoi!" Tadase complimented, the food.
"You'll make a good wife one day," Kukai commented, scarfing down his food.
Hinata blushed bright red and murmured a small thanks. Nadeshiko (who is actually Nagihiko), leaned in and kissed her cheek in a "friendly" way. Hinata's blush darkened, since she knew that Nadeshiko was actually a boy. Nagihiko inwardly smirked, he had an advantage, since everyone (except Hinata) thought he was a girl. This way, he would have an advantage to hug, hold, and touch her. And everyone would think that his actions were a friendly one.
"Arigatou for making the food, Hinata-chan," Nadeshiko said, giggling.
"It's no problem, after all, you did help me make the food," Hinata murmured.
"Ah, Hinata-hime is so modest, as usual," Daisuke teased, entering the room.
The snowy boy sat between Kukai and Hinata, scooting towards Hinata. He placed his elbow on the table and leaned on it, smirking at Hinata. He ignored the glare Kukai and Nagihiko sent him.
"Hello Daisuke-kun, would you like some food?" Hinata offered.
"I'd love some Hinata-hime," he answered, smiling."If you feed it to me."
"Datte," Hinata said softly.
"Onegai, Hinata-hime?" he pleaded.
She blushed as everyone stared at the two, waiting for her reaction. She sighed and reluctantly nodded. She took her chopsticks, and picked up a piece of sushi.
"Open your mouth," she said.
He opened his mouth wide as she popped the sushi into his mouth. They were so oblivious to the jealous glares coming from Kukai and Nagihiko.
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"No Kaito," Hinata hissed."What if we get caught?"
"We'll only get caught if you keep getting louder," Taki retorted.
"Please put on your kimono, Hinata-sama," Taro said.
"Oneeegaaiiii," Kaito pleaded.
Hinata sighed, she felt as if she was sighing a lot these days. She took the kimono and changed into it. The obi was black with some white petals decorated at the bottom. Hinata tied her hair into a side pony-tail. Hinata quietly sneaked out of the temple and met up with Nadeshiko, Amu, and Yaya outside. Nadeshiko and Yaya had wondered off somewhere, leaving Amu and Hinata.
"Didn't she say, to meet her at the shrine, along with everyone else?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah."
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"Amu-chan, where are you?" Hinata cried out.
On the way to the shrine, both Hinata and Amu got seperated, when they took a shortcut from the graveyard. And Hinata's charas went with Amu's charas. Now Hinata was lost and alone, in the graveyard. Another thing Hinata hated, was being lost and alone in a graveyard, like one of those classic horror movies. She wondered around, trying to find the shrine. She heard the bushes and darted her eyes around, scared. She let out a cry as something touched, more like grab, her shoulder.
"Hinata-chan!"
Hinata stared, her eyes teary, and was shocked to see Kukai. She tackled him, and held onto him tightly. Kukai held her, surprised, before breaking into a laughter.
"Don't tell me you were actually scared?" Kukai chuckled.
Hinata looked up at him, and Kukai felt his throat go dry. She looked so vulnerable, well she always looked vulnerable, but she looked more vulnerable than usual.
K-kukai-kun...I-I'm so s-scared," she cried out.
He wrapped his arms around her, petite figure, tightly.
"I'm right here," he comforted."Like I promised: I'll always be here for you," he comforted.
"A-arigatou, K-kukai-kun," she softly muttered."Y-you're a-always t-there f-for m-me."
"It's no problem," he replied, smiling at her gently."Can you you get up?"
She tried moving her legs to stand, but fell in the process. Luckily, Kukai caught her, and placed her on his back carefully. She blushed and wrapped her arms around his neck, so she wouldn't fall off.
"Arigatou Kukai-kun, I don't know what I would do without you," Hinata said.
'Me neither,' he thought.
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"Playing in a graveyard!" Souma-san screamed."YOU IDIOTS!"
Hinata flinched at his tone, it reminded her of Hiashi, when he used to scold her because she did something wrong.
"Hyuuga-san, daijobu?" Souma-san asked in concern, his personality taking a 360 degrees.
Everyone sweatdropped and waited for Hinata to answer.
"I'm okay," Hinata answered."I just got frightened in the graveyard a little bit, and it seems as if my legs aren't working right now."
"I see..." he said sternly."...Daisuke, carry Hyuuga-san to her room."
"Hai, Souma-sama."
"Ch-chotto matte, Ojii-san!" Kukai exclaimed."I can carry Hinata-chan to her room!"
"No, I don't trust you to take her to her room," he denied."I want to be sure that you don't make my friend's daughter, pregnant."
Kukai and Hinata blushed bright red in embarassment, as everyone else burst into laughing fits.
"It's not like that!" Kukai protested.
"You can say whatever you want Kukai, but Daisuke will take her to her room," Souma-san said.
Daisuke snickered and carried Hinata, bridal style. Yaya and Amu squealed, and Kukai (and Nagihiko secretly) glared at Daisuke.
"Let's go Hinata-hime," Daisuke said.
"Umm..hai," Hinata hesitently replied, blushing."Oyasumi, minna san."
"Oyasumi," everyone replied.
Daisuke carried Hinata to her room, leaving everyone to face the wrath of Kukai's Ojii-san.
"KNEEL! AND STAY LIKE THAT!" he ordered.
Everyone obliged to his orders, afraid they might died if they disobeyed. Kukai and Nagihiko balled their hands into a fist, jealous of how Daisuke get to escort Hinata to her room.
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"Oh, last night was terrible," Yaya complained."He made us sit, like, forever."
"But it was fun," Tadase said.
"Today's the sand art competition, so let's give it our best," Nadeshiko giggled.
Hours passed as they continued to work on it, and Hinata and Daisuke stood by, cheering them on.
"It's done!" Everyone exclaimed.
Everyone stared at it, and simultaneously sweatdropped. Mulitple ribbons decorated, by Yaya. An isthmus tower, that was obviously done by Tadase. Large soccer balls by Kukai, and Japanese styled roof by Nadeshiko. And last but not least, Hell's gate by Amu. A pregnant of silence engulfed them.
"What is it?" Kukai asked.
"Where did this thing come from?" Nadeshiko questioned.
"Disconnected cooperation," Daisuke answered.
"....."
Everyone began to laugh wildly at their sand sculpture.
"Damn, I guess we lost after all," Kukai sighed.
"Of course, of course," Nadeshiko said.
"I really wanted to light the fireworks," Yaya whined.
"Ahem," Souma-san coughed."You all tried your hardest until the end of the competition."
"Ojii-san?" Kukai asked.
Souma-san handed all of them a large box of sparklers.
"You can hang out until night today," he grinned.
Everyone had fun, playing with the sparklers. Hinata sat down and stared out at the ocean. She felt someone sit beside her, and glanced over. She was not surprised to see Daisuke. Over the past few days, Daisuke and hers had become best friends. Actually, you can say, sibling-like. Daisuke said she reminded him of his Imouto. She had the same first name of his sister, and he would always call her Hinata-hime. Hinata did not mind that he would call her Hinata-hime, since she knew, that he called her that, because he missed his Imouto. That is, before his clan past away. Both of them had a lot of things in common.
"You'll come and visit us sometimes, won't you?" he asked.
"Of course, Daisuke-kun," Hinata answered.
"That's good, because I have a feeling I'll miss you," Daisuke grinned.
"We could always mail each other," Hinata suggested.
"Of course, but I prefer talking face-to-face with the person," Daisuke chuckled.
"Hinata-chan!" Amu called out."Come play with us!"
"It'll be more fun!" Tadase encouraged.
Hinata and Daisuke stood up together. They each exchanged a grin.
"Last one's the rotten egg!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"You're on!"
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End of Special Chapter
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Akuma: Well, this is the fourth chapter. Please review.