Kukai and I caught up with Rima and Utau, we made our way down to where another one of my friends worked at a hair salon, his name is Ikuto , he's Utau brother. Our guardian characters floating besides us, the four of us walked along laughing and joking between one another. When Utau began to speak, "Amu, so why exactly are we going to see my brother while he's at work?" I turned to look at my friend who was walking beside me her golden hair cascading down her back.
"Well because…" I paused for a second thinking of something to say this without sounding like an idiot. "I wanna look like my brothers." Everything went silent all that could be heard between the four of us was our shoes hitting the paved street.
"I thought she was insane too, but that's why I love having her as a sister." Kukai said
"Why?" Rim asked, I could tell she was confused.
"Yeah, why would you want to look like your when you make a stunning you? Seriously who would want to look like Kukai and Kukai, no offence babe." Utau said the last part to Kukai.
"Because I just had this idea…"
"And it is?" Utau asked cutting me off and stopping me mid step as she turned me to face her.
"Well seeing as I can't play soccer at our school… I was going to try out for the Seiyo boys soccer team seeing as my brothers are supposed to be going this year. And my mom told Kukai he couldn't play soccer once he got to Seiyo. So he ran away to the U.S." I could see they were both going to ask me why again so before they had a chance to speak I cut them off with an answer. "Because you know how much I love soccer and you know how good I am, so I thought that maybe if I did this I might get a chance to… I don't know…"
"Amu, I got to hand it to you, you have good ideas, but you are crazy, if you get caught all hell will break loose." Rima stated
"I think I know that." I stated
*~*~*
"HA, HA, HA, HA" great he's laughing at me, now I don't feel embarrassed. "You want me to turn you into your brother?" he asked as he looked at me laughter in his blue eyes.
"Well yeah, I do. Because I am going to Seiyo as Kukai then I am going to make the boys team…" hopefully "Then in twelve days, I am going to beat the team back home." I stated a smile printed across my face.
"Right…" he began as he looked at me, raising one of his eyebrows. "Seriously Amu, I think the whole 'laying' eggs thing is making you insane." he stated before going back to work on
the woman's hair in front of him.
"Ikuto please, beside you know that I am capable to do it." I stated placing my hands on my hips and looking at him with a stern look on my face.
"Of course you can," he stated still looking at the woman's hair. "Except for your voice, and your mannerisms, and your hair color, and well of course the boobs." He stated looking down at my chest area. "And your mentality." He continued. As he continued I awkwardly looked down at my boobs, Meh they may be a little bit of a problem. I thought to myself before pulling my jacket over them hiding them slightly.
"Besides, it doesn't matter. No one in Seiyo even knows Kukai or Kukai; they wouldn't know the difference between the two." Rima stated. At times like these I am so glad that I have such great friends, like I do.
"Um… They'll know one of them is a girl. And two if one Kukai goes and they realize the other Kukai doesn't look exactly alike, you'll be in deep trouble." He stated looking at the four of us.
"And your going along with this?" he asked Kukai
ARGH that's it I've had enough, "Oh come on Ikuto." I begged, looking at him trying my hardest to persuade him into doing it.
"Yeah, come on Ikuto." Rima and Utau chorused behind me in their sweetest voices.
"I don't even no why I agreed to doing this."Kukai muttered
It was silent for a few seconds before he sighed shaking his head at me, "Okay, fine I will do it."
"YES!" We all high fived
*~*~*
Ikuto sat me down in one of the chairs at the salon and the work began we tried so many different things, beards, goatees, moustaches, beards with moustaches. I have to say that it was the most fun I had had in a long time. Ikuto put a moustache on and so did Rima, Utau, and Kukai it was just hilarious.
Hours passed before we finally got the look we were looking for, my hair almost exactly the same as my darling brothers. After that Ikuto led me outside and told me to watch what every male does, but try not to be stalkerish or weird. I took in what he said and started doing what I had to.
I watched and copied so many different men that I was getting a little confused, they are so different to us girls, they have so many different types of walking its just annoying.
Anyway, I spent a couple of hours imitating men before I went back to the salon with Ikuto and we figured out how I was going to hide my boobs from all the guys at Seiyo.
*~*~*
"So what are you going to do now?" Rima asked me as we left the salon and began walking down the street toward my house.
"Well I guess I am going to have to go home and pack, get ready to leave. You know," I stated looking at her as we walked along. "But before I do that, I need a coffee, anyone in?"
"YES!" the two girls just about screamed. Kukai shook his head and followed us. We all burst out laughing as we walked into the coffee shop and ordered our coffee.
As we all stood in line, I heard male laughter enter the café, I turned to find that Yasahiro had entered with a few of his friend. "Aw crud." I groaned.
"What?"Utau asked turning to look at me.
"Look who just entered." Kukai, Rima, and Utau turned their heads.
"Oh, you want me to kill him?"
I giggled, "No we can let him live… for now."
"Amu?" I heard his voice speak.
"Jerk…" I whispered.
"Amu is that you?" he asked, I felt a hand on my shoulder as he turned me to face him. "Oh Amu it is you."
"We've established that." I pointed out in a bored tone.
"Listen babe…."
"Three large Lattes'?" the woman at the counter called out.
"Yeah, that would be ours." I stated turning away from Yasahiro and grabbing the three cups.
"Amu, please just listen."
"Stay away from my sister." Kukai seethed
"I'll do what I want." Yasahiro said
Then Kukai's fist collided with Yasahiro's jaw.
"I said, stay away from sister."
As we left I said, " I love my brothers."
*~*~*
I reached home, I shut the door and ran up into my room grabbing out my large suitcase and pulling out clothes that I would need for the next two weeks. I packed a few of my female things as well making sure to hide them as well as I could.
Once I was packed I quickly made my way downstairs hoping and praying that I had missed my mother but to my unsatisfaction I had in fact not missed my mother because I heard her call from the dining room.
"Uh… Where are you going?"
"Mom I told you, I am going to dad's for two weeks," I said hoping that she would drop it and let me go, but her being the mother she didn't.
"No you didn't, and you're not going." Ooohhh, be quiet woman before I lose it. I told myself. "We have hardly spent anytime together this summer, now you go back up there and unpack."
I turned and began to walk back toward mom who was sitting at the table in one of her outfits. "Okay mom, I thought about what you said and I have decided that, you know that Yumi is going to be there twenty four-seven with Kukai and the other Kukai will be hanging out with Utau, so I thought um…. I don't know maybe Yumi could help me a little with the whole cheerleading thing."
"Oh this is so exciting…" mom gushed.
"Isn't it," I stated faking excitement.
"Oh you are going to have so much fun…." She began and she wouldn't stop until she had got me to the door, by then I was just about ready to hit her. I quickly said goodbye and got out of there as fast as I could.
*~*~*
"Are you ready for this?" Ikuto asked
"I guess." I answered
"Calm down, Amu. You look just like me." Kukai said
"Fine," I said as I stepped out of the car.
"Hey," a guy said as he passed
I ducked back into the car and whispered, " I can't do this. He knew. Take me back, take me back, take me back!"
"He didn't know. He was being courteous. Your not leaving. I did your hair, your make up, and it took me hours to do so get out of my car."
Ikuto shoved me out of the car and stood in front of the door.
"Now let me see the walk and the voice." he said
I imitated Kukai's walk and voice.
"Good, this will hopefully work." Kukai said
"If there's any trouble call me and we'll work it out." Ikuto said as he got back in his car.
"Good luck, Kukai and Kukai Souma." he said as he drove off.
