Chapter 4 - Samantha, Savannah, Victoria and Ia
" Oh come on, Ayame-tan! " Yaya complained. " At least show us one or two or three! "
Ayame shook her head. " Yaya, you and the others already saw one, Medida. My Shugo Charas don't like to come out altogether. It's hard to come out of the crystal. That is... unless you want to see 2 more... " She smiled. Pepe noticed that Ayame had a blue clip with 3 golden stars on it and that she wasn't wearing it before.
" I WANNA SEE! " Yaya's eyes lit up. " Can they come out right now? "
" Yeah, can they, can they? " Rikka asked hopefully.
" Sure, " Ayame replied. " Medida! Call the S's, please. "
" Of course. " The little fortune-teller popped out of her egg, which came out of Ayame's crystal. Medida mumbled some words that neither Yaya or Rikka could hear, and two eggs came out of Ayame's crystal. One was white and had the Olympics sign on it. The other was black and white with a purple cat in the middle.
" Ooh... " Rikka and Yaya gaped at the eggs in awe.
The first egg ( the one with the Olympics sign on it ) opened first. A sporty girl popped out. She had a brown ponytail, sunglasses, and a white tank top with the Olympics sign on it, along with white shorts and sneakers.
" Awesome! She looks like Ran! " Rikka exclaimed.
" Rikka-tan is right! " Yaya agreed. " By the way, Amu was the former Joker, and her first Shugo Chara's name was Ran. She was really sporty! "
Ayame nodded. Then she said, " This girl's name is Samantha. She's always full of - "
" ENERGY! " Samantha screamed. Rikka, Yaya and their Shugo Charas sweat-dropped. Samantha laughed.
Ayame chuckled. " Yeah, energy. That's her favorite word for some reason. I think it's because she's too - "
" ENERGETIC! " Samantha yelled at the top of her lungs. Everyone laughed.
" Ayame-chan, you're too calm! " Samantha complained. She turned at the others. " You can call me Sam or Sammy or - well, whatever. Anything that sounds like my name. Anyway, watch this! "
" Oh no, please no... " Ayame groaned. " Sammy, please don't do - "
But it was too late. " Character Change! " Sammy said cheerfully.
" He-ey, " Ayame said in a friendly tone. " How ya doin' ? Watch this! "
Ayame did 3 backflips in a row. She was about to fall off the stage when Rikka, Yaya, Hotaru and Pepe heard a voice : " Ayame! Character change! "
Right when Ayame was about to fall off the stage, black and purple cat ears appeared on her. And also a black tail!
Ayame instantly stopped and stood on the stage perfectly upright. The other egg had already opened - a girl with straight, dark brown hair, a simple, purple one-sleeved shirt, black pants, black and purple cat ears, a black tail, and purple boots had popped out.
" Ehh! She's so pretty! " Yaya exclaimed.
" Lovely, " Hotaru said, smiling.
" Charming-dechuka! " Pepe grinned.
" She looks so cool! " Rikka looked at the Shugo Chara curiously.
" Hey, I'm pretty too! " Sammy complained. Two blue pom-poms appeared in her hands. " Oi! Why do you only pay attention to Savvy? I'm pretty too! And I'm also cool, lovely and charming! '
" Phew, thanks Savvy, " Ayame sighed in relief. Then she turned furiously at Sammy. " SAMANTHA, DID YOU REALIZE HOW CLOSE I CAME TO FALLING? YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF, YOUNG LADY! "
Rikka, Yaya, Hotaru and Pepe sweat-dropped. The star clip Pepe had seen earlier had reappeared when Ayame was screaming at Sammy, and now disappeared. Pepe blinked.
Ayame covered her mouth. " Sorry, " Ayame sighed. " That was Victoria. She was born from my dream of being an actress because I'm very good at acting. Not to brag, but really. "
" Oh yeah, " Rikka remembered. " Do you have 10 Shugo Charas? The Chairman told me. "
" Yes, but... " Ayame's voice trailed off. She looked depressed.
" There was a Shugo Chara that was born from Ayame's dream of singing, " a voice said. An egg that was blue and white with a golden star in the middle came out of Ayame's crystal. A Shugo Chara with a long blonde braid and a sparkly sky blue top with a sky blue short skirt, sky blue boots with golden stars on them and the clip Pepe saw earlier popped out. " I'm Victoria. "
" I can tell you're nice, " Hotaru smiled. Victoria and Hotaru shook hands.
" You too, " Victoria said softly. Then she turned to the others. " That Shugo Chara's name was Ia. She sang any song that was in Ayame's head all the time. But... " Victoria turned to Savvy.
" I'm Savannah, Savvy for short, in case you didn't know, " said Savvy. " One day, Ayame joined a singing class. They were practicing for a performance, and the teacher asked Ayame if she wanted to do a solo onstage. Ia hoped that Ayame would, but before she could Character Change with her, Ayame said no. So Ia went back into her egg. "
" Did Ia ever come back since then? " Rikka asked.
" Yeah, did she? " Yaya questioned.
Sammy shook her head sadly. " Only when Ayame was singing out loud. Nobody really heard her, but eventually Ia's egg would appear and she would pop out. Then she would sing along until one of us noticed her. We would all say at the same time, ' Ia! ', but then she would go back into a her egg instantly and disappear. "
" Oh-dechuka, " Pepe said sadly. " So you only have 9 Shugo Charas now, Ayame-tan? "
" Yeah, " Ayame nodded. She did not sound very happy.
Ia, Ayame thought. When will you come back?