Shugo Chara
Hot or Not
ShellyCullen: Okay let me tell you a lot has been going around about Nadeshiko. I know that she is really a guy and just have decided to make her a girl in this story. It has gone better with the plot.
Ikuto: I guess so.
Amu: I don't like this fanfic.
Shelly and Ikuto: WHAT?
Shelly: You don't like my story? *Teary.
Ikuto: Are you serious? If I had to choose between 1 billion dollars or this to happen to us right now, I would pick this!
Shelly: Aww. Isn't that cute, Amu? He picks you rather than money! That's so sweet.
Amu: #$%&!
Ages:
Ikuto = 17
Amu = 13
Nadeshiko = 14
Yaya: = 12
Rima = 13
Tadase = 14
Chapter Three:
The Rules
Amu's POV
"HEY!" I called over, running across the mall's food court to the table where Rima, Nadeshiko, and Yaya sat. They all turned to me, almost confused, when I saw Rima nudge Nadeshiko with her elbow. Nadeshiko nodded to her, speaking to Yaya when I finally arrived at their side.
"AMU-CHI!" Yaya called, which was a clear invitation that I was accepted into the group. She jumped up, overwhelming me in hugs, as I tried to break free.
"Y…Yaya!" I breathed, hoping for a break. The bottom of my shirt was then tugged and I glanced down at Rima, who was overlooking the scene with a cool face.
"You going to sit or not?" She asked, a little anxious in my decision. I nodded, still attempting to calm Yaya down.
"Oh, I need a seat," I noted, seeing their round table only occupied three seats. Yaya easily pounced on the case.
"I'll get Ami-chi one!" She exclaimed, rushing over to find an empty table. I giggled, having had Yaya's distraction work like a charm. Rima tugged on my shirt again, gesturing for me to take a seat. I did and Nadeshiko smiled at me.
"Amu? I thought you had a lot of home work to do?" She said, reminding me of my excuse from earlier. I suddenly felt guilty for telling them I couldn't go.
"Um, yeah…I didn-"
"Here's one!" Yaya hollered, rushing back to the table with the spare chair. She stared at my taken seat of hers and pursed her lips. "Hey! You already got one?" She accused, staring down at me in sadness.
"Oh, sorry for taking yours. You can have it back," I offered, standing up again, but Rima grabbed my arm and pulled me back into the seat, probably not wanting to have Yaya's bubbly personality perked right in her left ear.
"No, I'm happy now! I helped Amu-chi with giving up my seat," she announced, sitting down in the chair she stole away. I smiled, glad she was satisfied and looked around at everyone. Rima watched me closely, with an observant eye.
"What?" I asked her, a little too harshly as my "cool" and "spicy" character came out.
"Nothing," she replied quietly, sipping her drink. It was suddenly silent, and the awkward tension could be felt in the air. I had a feeling that whatever had caused such an atmosphere had to do with my sudden appearance.
"So, Amu," Nadeshiko began, resting her head above two interlinked arms, "any particular reason you decided to join us?" She questioned in a gentle voice, smiling sweetly. I assumed she tried not to disturb the delicate era flowing through each of us. I gave her a small smile in return, before getting on with my point.
"Uh, yeah, actually…It's about the bet…" I looked over at each expression, all eyes widened on me, before they all quickly glanced at one another.
"What about it?" Nadeshiko asked, turning her focus back on me. She seemed to encourage me to continue.
"Well, Ikuto came over today to wish me luck, and when I explained to him what I found passion to be like, he laughed in my face and said that it wouldn't work on him," I spoke, leaning back in my chair a bit. "He also said that you wouldn't think so either." I added, turning to all three of them. Again they all stared at me with blank faces.
"Uh, Amu? What exactly was your view point on passion?" Nadeshiko was the only one who seemed brave enough to speak, and everyone looked intent on my answer. I suddenly felt self-conscious.
"Well, you know…" I stated, my cheeks blushing a bit. "Just…cuddling by the fire, taking long walks on the beach?" I practically asked them, looking down at the table.
"That's a 28 out of 50," Rima claimed promptly.
"What?" I asked, looking up again.
"Er…Amu, I'm sorry to tell you this, but Ikuto has a point," Nadeshiko observed thinking over my answer. My eyes widened.
"Huh?" I whispered. This is a joke…right?
"Amu," Rima began now, and I felt stunned she had something to say about this. We all turned to her. "Though you say Ikuto's tactics are almost harassing, he's definitely closer to this bet's passion than you are," She confirmed my worst nightmare in her calm manner and I felt my mouth drop.
Nadeshiko shook her head. "You see Amu, everyone has a different point of view when it comes to certain topics and passion is one that falls into those categories," Nadeshiko giggled. "Honestly, Amu. Did you really think you'd be able to take sunlit walks with Ikuto-san? That you would have time? Did you even read the rules?" She asked, and I felt as if I were in one of Ami's interrogation games. My scalp began to feel warm.
"Kind of," I revealed honestly as I could, keeping my hands in my lap and staring down at them.
"Amu-chi? Where is Ikuto-san now?" Yaya wondered, tossing her head side to side as if he were among us. My head shot up. CRAP! I left him in my room!
I stood up, prepared to tell another excuse when Rima caught my jacket. I turned to her.
"We've decided, by the way," she spoke lowly, staring straight ahead into the air. Then she tilted her head to look up at me. "So tell Ikuto that the bet starts tomorrow, and I would let him see the rules as well, if I were you," she finished, her calm mask becoming an amusing smirk. I felt myself twitch. A scary Rima.
Ikuto's POV
I laid on Amu's bed, having closed my eyes and lazily placed my hands behind my head. She was so determined to prove me wrong she forgot to kick me out. Hehe.
Yoru was floating around her room, mumbling something to the girl charas. They seemed to ignore him though and the three floated above me.
"Uh, Ikuto-san. I don't think Amu will be happy you're here," her green character admitted. I shrugged, my eyes still closed.
"She didn't kick me out, so I'll take it as a free invitation," I answered, stretching my arms and sitting up. The three girls floated away toward Yoru again. I stood up and looked around the room. Hmm, I wonder what she has.
I smirked and started looking around. I found piles of clothes in the back, and journals aligned the desk. I peeked back at her charas, who were busy lecturing Yoru. I smiled. Perfect.
I grabbed a notebook and started skimming through her entries.
Dear Journal,
Last night I wished really, really hard! And when I woke up, I had discovered I had given birth! Okay, so not really, but three strange eggs were on my bed born through me. Then Tadase and me had our first meeting! Eek! It would have gone better if not for my stupid outside character! So just when Tadase notices me, I shoved him away and walked off. UGH! I can't believe I did that!
And just when I thought I was enough of a super idiot, something strange happened. During the ceremony a voice spoke and suddenly, I'm declaring my love for him in front of EVERYONE! It was so embarrassing! And to make matters worse, Tadase had said he loved someone! How can that be?
Hmm, so Amu has a crush bigger than I thought. Must have been hard when she heard he got a girlfriend.
I was about to open another entry when something caught my eye.
So I bolted out of the room, trying hard not to cry or do anything stupid. I didn't see my surroundings well and just wished I had a hole to crawl in. Then, the ground disappeared and I fell into a hole! A HOLE! Alas, the ground came and I waited for the pain, but instead the ground was surprisingly soft, warm; even a bit comfortable. I looked up, confused as I saw
"IKUTO!" Yoru screamed from across the room. I unwillingly ripped my eyes from the page and turned to him.
"WHAT?" I growled, annoyed by such an interruption, only to see Amu's charas tackling him.
"I-Ikuto! S-SAVE ME!" He pleaded, but I ignored him, turning back to the book. Surprisingly, a pale hand banged right onto the page as I looked up, startled and irritated to come face to face with Amu, glaring so hard I thought her face would twist up.
She pulled the book and hugged it to her chest. I stared at her, then peeked back at the journal. "W-What do you think your DOING?" She screamed and I secretly winced on the inside. I kept myself composed though and smirked.
"Ah, just reading about how you blew your first impression on Tadase and how he rejected you in front of everyone," I said casually. She flushed that cute pink, which coated her cheeks and made her hair stand out.
She glared back at me, holding the journal tighter to her and sticking her tongue out. "W-What's your point?" She yelled, stuttering and turning her head away.
I shrugged. "Just stating a fact. You didn't tell me to go so I decided to stay for a while." I got up and walked towards her to see her backing away, trying to shield the book. Hmm, I had to remember to finish reading that.
I took a step and heard a crinkling sound. I looked down to see a piece of crumpled paper under my foot. I picked it up and straightened it out.
"What's this? A love note?" I asked, reading the small writing.
"N-NO!" Amu yelled, walking over to me. "It's the rules for the bet. Rima said you should look at it."
She looked at the list too as I decided to read the rules out loud. "Rules for the bet. Rule number one. Meet at Rima's house at 7:05 a.m. sharp. Only bring books or music, some sort of entertainment and your toothbrush and tooth paste." Amu glared at the paper.
"What kind of bet is this?" She yelled as her charas floated over.
"What day is this?" I asked, seeing no date or day.
"Tomorrow," she mumbled, her face sulking. I smiled and continued.
"Rule number two. Clothes will be delivered to your room at certain times. Change when it is time, or else you'll have to parade around the house naked," I read as my brow creased. Amu was silent.
"Rule number three. You are only allowed out of the house for a total of two hours a day. One hour you are allowed to be alone, the next you must have your partner with you." Amu began to pale as I said this and I smirked. I wondered if I would be able to drive her crazy by the end of this.
"Guess we'll be spending a lot of time together, Amu-chan," I teased her as she blushed again, crossing her arms. I glanced back at the rules.
"Rule number four. You will get points by how passionate you are. A list will be in the kitchen above the sink. You simply write what you did, your partners reaction and by the end of the day someone will take it and evaluate, and you will be scored on how well you did. There is no limit to how many times you can score a day. At the end of the two weeks, we will total your scores and declare the winner."
Amu relaxed when I had said end of two weeks. She was obviously looking forward for this game to end; too bad I was prepared to make her three months of enslavement pretty interesting.
"Rule number five. No guardian characters are allowed during the two weeks." I peeked at Yoru who gave a devistated look.
"NO! Nya!"
"Rule number six. If you fight, ignore, or neglect your partner, the person is allowed to write what you did on the scoring sheet. They will be scowled and you will be able to tell them one command. If they do not listen, you automatically win."
Amu ripped the paper from my hands and read the line. "You have GOT to be KIDDING ME!" She yelled, throwing the paper in the air. I caught it and read on, curious now.
"Rule number seven. Take your partner and throw them on the bed." I picked up Amu, before she even got a chance to run and dropped her. She shut her eyes, a scream bubbling in her throat, but was stopped when she made contact with the bed. She sat up, glaring.
"T-That's not a rule! Why did y-you do that?" She stuttered, her face red.
"Because you're so cute," I teased, hovering over her and keeping her captive on the bed. I stared back at the paper.
"Rule number seven. If you defy, lie, or simply do nothing you will be contacted and punished for not complying. We will know what will happen, simply because we know people. No further questions. Work hard and good luck."
I read the last piece of information and took a quick look at Amu's face. Her whole head looked like a giant cherry, redder than I had ever seen. This could be fun…
"See you at our getaway tomorrow, Amu-koi," I whispered in her ear, before grabbing Yoru and leaving the girl frozen in embarrassment. It was all I could do before barging out the balcony door and laughing my ass off.
ShellyCullen: LMAO. So, everyone like the rules?
Ikuto: Yes! Amu: No!
ShellyCullen: Amu, don't crack on us! Why can't you just admit you like Ikuto and make out?
Amu: *Blushes. W-What are yo-"
Ikuto: *Takes Amu. I love you!
Amu: AHHH! N-No you don't!
Ikuto: Read my lips. I…Love…You…Amu Tsukiyomi.
Amu: *Blushing. I-I am n-not-!
ShellyCullen: Please review! ;3