Hi! I'm back! …Even though I haven't been here for long. Thank you for all your reviews~ I forgot to mention that there may be some parts based on Tsubasa and Kobato…If that's ok.
Wish Upon a Wing
Blossoms' Melody
Sunlight streamed through the window as birds sing their morning song. Amu's honey gold eyes fluttered open. She sat up and rubbed her eyes sleepily. The sun's rays shone on a golden lock, resting on Amu's desk, making it sparkle.
Amu smiled as she saw the lock, "So it wasn't a dream."
Suddenly her eyes wondered to her bedside table where her alarm clock sat. Her eyes widened.
"AHHHH! I forgot to set my alarm!"
Downstairs Shigeru had his eyes on the ceiling where the thumping and crashing were coming.
He sighed, "Late as always."
Wheels of a bicycle whizzed on the path beneath the sakura trees.
"You owe me," said Shigeru as he paddled.
"I know! I know! Sorry!" cried Amu as she clutched her brother's side with her pink hair flying.
She looked up at the falling sakura petals, "Second day of spring, huh?"
So many things happened yesterday...
Amu carefully placed her hand on her chest, feeling the cool, hard surface of the lock.
She remembered Ikuto's words; "You are a possessor of a strange power."
The positive wing or Tsubasa. She looked at her brother who was concentrating on the road ahead.
Should I tell him? He is my brother...my only family member. But Onii-chan can see things no normal person can. Could he have known about the Tsubasa inside of me?
"Um Onii-chan-"
Suddenly the bicycle abruptly stopped causing Amu to bump her nose on Shigeru's back.
"Ouch!"
"Pay attention, Monster," said Shigeru, "Anyway we're here."
Tall metal gates were open and lying beyond them were the beautiful school grounds with perfectly trimmed grass and blossoming trees. "Hurry up or you'll be late."
Amu grabbed her bag and ran off, "Thank you, Onii-chan!" she said while waving.
Amu quickly head to the school building.
The school was enormous. Elementary (Yr1-6) were on one side with Middle school (Yr7-9) closely linked to it only separated by a field while High school (Yr10-12) was on the other side. Beautiful flower beds adorned the school grounds. At the front gates there was a statue of the legendary Phoenix, the kingdom's protector said to only appear when the kingdom is in great danger.
Amu ran through the corridors of the High school block.
She then slide open one of the doors, "I'm here!" she gasped.
The teacher stared at her, "Well Hinamori, it's good to hear you respond when I call your name. But next time I hope to see you calling it from your seat."
Amu let a sigh of relief and slumped down on her chair.
"You just made it Amu-chan," whispered Tadase from the desk beside her. Amu smiled.
"Now enough talking. Let's begin today's lesson."
Amu stretched her arms and made herself comfortable on the mat that lie stretch out on the lawn. It was lunchtime and her friends had chosen a perfect spot to eat, beneath the sakura trees. Nagi had once again prepared a feast fit for royalty.
"Oh! They look delicious! Let's dig in!" cried Yaya.
"Yaya! You got to wait for the others!" scolded Nagi.
"Aww," whined Yaya, "No one would notice..."
Suddenly Amu felt a strong hand messing her hair.
"Notice what?" said a cheeky voice.
She looked up and was greeted with the face of a boy with red hair and green eyes.
"Kukai!"
Souma Kukai. Age 18. He loves sports especially soccer and skate boarding. His power element is Air and Light.
"Hello everyone," greeted a boy with emerald green hair with glasses.
Sanjo Kairi. Age 15. He's very mature for his age and knows a lot. He's like a samurai because of his excellent swordsmanship.
"Kairi! There you are!" cried Yaya leaping onto Kairi.
"Y-Yaya-senpai?!"
Kukai picked up a sandwich from a plate and took a bite, "Well? Let's dig in!"
As everyone chow down on the delicious food, Amu thought to herself I should tell them about yesterday. They are my friends after all.
She took a deep breath, "Everyone," she announced, "There's something I have to tell you."
Ikuto overlooked the village from a grassy hill.
"The place I want to go...," he muttered.
Ikuto clenched his fist.
"I must get it. I have to take it from her. No matter what," said Ikuto, "No matter what."
"You have a guardian?!"
"Shh don't say it so loud, Yaya!" hushed Amu.
"That must be awfully surprising for you, Amu-chan," said Nagi.
"And that is the Positive Wing?" asked Kairi pointing to the lock.
"Yes."
"Ahem," said Tadase, "W-What's your guardian like? It's a male right?"
Amu thought for a moment, "Ikuto is ok. I don't really know much about Ikuto."
"So his name is Ikuto?"
"AHHH!"
There was a shriek that made everyone turn around. A group of girls huddled around where Amu and the others were.
"It's the Amulet Keepers!"
Amulets are rare gems or stones that powers up the holder's power or skill. Amu and her friends were, so far, the only students that held one.
"Not again," Amu sighed.
She stood up and faced the group of girls, "I told you already! We're just as normal as you!"
But Amu's scolding just made it worse.
"Ahh! Hinamori Amu's cool 'n' spicy character!"
Amu stared at the group, defeated.
"Don't worry Amu-chan. They'll leave sooner or later," Tadase said gently said.
Amu sat down the mat and sighed, "I don't know why I have this," she said taking out her Amulet.
It was a golden chain with 5 Amulets attached to it; a heart, a spade, a clover, a diamond and a white feather.
"You have a special power sleeping inside of you, Amu-chan," said Nagi, "That's why your Onii-san gave it to you."
Kairi thought for a moment, "Judging by what you told us, that 'power' awakened last night? So the legend is true."
Ding-dong.
The friends quickly got up and started to head towards the school building.
"Of course the legend is true...," said Amu dreamily, "Ikuto said there's always some truth in legends."
Tadase looked at Amu with a strange expression. Then he followed after the others.
Ikuto was sitting on the hill overlooking to village. Next to him lies a white case. Ikuto closed his eyes. Memory came back; a happy family in a park; a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and a handsome man with dark blue hair. They were all smiling until...Ikuto's eyes flew open.
No. I don't want to remember that.
He sat up.
That's why I need to get it quickly.
He remembered that time when he reached out to grab the Positive Wing then it rejected him.
But why?
Then the image of that girl's face flashed in his mind. Amu's eyes were filled with fear when he first appeared.
Of course!
Ikuto stood up.
I need to...get close to her.
Then Mia's words came to him: You must not fall in love.
Ikuto frowned.
No. I will not fall in love for her.
Ding-dong.
"That's the bell. Alright students, I'll see all of you tomorrow. Early," added the teacher.
Amu shrank back in her seat.
"You are all dismissed."
Everyone quickly packed up. Tadase walked over to Amu.
"Um... A-Amu-chan?"
Amu looked up, "Yes?"
Tadase blushed, "Would you like go out with me? I mean...since it is Spring I thought it would be nice to go to the Ohanami. Um...are you free tonight?"
Amu blushed.
He asked me out! I'm so happy~
"Yeah. Sure," she said coolly.
Yahoo!
Tadase smiled, "Great! I'll see you at five!" Then he left. Rima and Nagi smiled at each other. Then, realising who she was smiling at, Rima quickly turned away while Nagi sighed. Amu got up to leave.
A date with Tadase! Also we're going to being underneath sakura trees! Oh, how romantic!
Amu skipped all the way outside the school building. When she neared the school gates, she noticed a group of girls huddled near the edge.
"Kya~ He's so cute!"
Cute?
Amu walked further on and stopped. There was Ikuto standing near the gates.
So he's the person those girls were talking about. He's not that cute...not really.
"What are YOU doing here?" demanded Amu.
Ikuto looked up, "Your brother told me to pick you up," he said calmly.
"I-I don't need you to pick me up!" shouted Amu, her face red.
What was Onii-chan thinking?! I'm 17 years old!
"I don't have time to argue. Besides," said Ikuto as her walked pass her, "You have a VERY big mouth." Amu quickly shut her mouth and stomped after him.
Great! It feels like there's TWO Onii-chans.
As they walked, Amu looked around. The streets they were on were unfamiliar to her. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"To your house. Where else would we be going?" replied Ikuto.
"But I haven't seen these streets before."
"It's a short cut."
Amu stopped, "A short cut?"
Ikuto came to a stop and looked behind him, "You do know what a short cut is, do you?" he said teasingly.
Amu clenched her fist, "Of course!"
Ikuto chuckled, "You're funny when you're angry!" Then he walked off. Amu grumbled as she followed him.
I have a feeling that we are NOT going to get along. NOT AT ALL!
5 minutes later...
"We here," said Ikuto. Amu gasped for breath. Their 'short cut' involved of scaling and walking on walls.
"What...kind…of short cut...was that?!" panted Amu.
"At least we got here early," said Ikuto. Amu fell silence. It was true. The short cut was half of the time of Amu's normal route. When they went in the house Ikuto said, "You better get ready."
"Huh?"
"Don't you have a date?"
Amu blushed, "H-How did you know?!"
Ikuto smiled cheekily, "I can tell."
Amu quickly ran upstairs, "I'm going to change! You can stay here if you want but don't do anything stupid!" Ikuto watched as Amu climbed up the stairs.
Amu bit her lip. She stared at her clothes-covered bed. "Geez. It's so hard to choose!" Amu breathed in and out, "Ok. It's just the Ohanami. Nothing too formal or too casual." She scanned the bed. "Oh! It's so hard to choose!" There was a knock at the door. Amu jumped, "W-Who's there?"
"Me," said Ikuto, "Are you done yet?"
"No!" There was silence. "Where are you going?"
"Why do you need to know?!" snapped Amu.
"Just tell me,"
"...To the Ohanami," Amu said.
"Then wear a kimono."
"What do YOU know about clothes?"
"Just wear it unless you want to spend another 10 minutes choosing?"
She then heard the sound of footsteps going downstairs. Amu opened her wardrobe. There tucked away at the back was her kimono.
Ikuto sat on the couch, waiting. Suddenly his sharp ears picked up shuffling.
"How do I look?"
He looked up. Amu was dressed in a floral patterned kimono. Her pink hair was tied into a high bun and had a pin with a four-leaf clover amulet dangling from it. The lock was hanging from the handle of a little bag she was carrying.
"Well?" Amu blushed.
Ikuto blinked, "It looks ok."
Amu nearly fell, "Just ok?!"
Ikuto chuckled, "Anyway you should be going."
Amu looked at the clock: 4:30.
She gasped, "That's right!"
She walked to the door and slipped on a pair of sandals. Ikuto stood up and followed her out of the door.
"Where are you going?" asked Amu.
"Somewhere."
"Fine!" huffed Amu, "Don't tell me!" And she walked off. Ikuto watched her in silence.
Tadase was waiting patiently outside the park, the assigned meeting point. He checked his watch. It was five o'clock. Tadase looked around worriedly.
Where is she?
"Tadase!"
Tadase turned around. His eyes widened.
Amu was waving at him as she walked towards him, "Did I make you wait?"
"N-No. Not at all!" said Tadase. He looked at Amu's kimono, "That looks nice on you."
Amu smiled, "Thank you," Then she muttered, "You're the first to say that."
"Huh?"
"Oh! Nothing! Let's go!"
Ikuto walked along with his case hitched over his shoulder. The petals of the sakura trees overhead drifted down. Suddenly a noise broke the silence of the night; a baby's cry. Ikuto faced the direction of the sound. There on a hill, under a sakura tree was a pram with an elderly woman gently shaking a rattle.
"There, there little one. Please stop crying and go to sleep instead," coaxed the woman.
"Good evening madam."
The woman turned around and there stood Ikuto.
"Oh! Good evening young sir."
Ikuto looked over her shoulder and there in the pram was a little crying baby.
"Sorry if he's making a racket. His mother usually sang him to sleep," said the woman.
"And where is she now?" asked Ikuto.
"She working very hard for this little guy," the woman answered looking at the baby.
The baby continued to cry even harder.
"If only I could sing to him but unfortunately I've grown old and I can barely sing a note," the woman sighed gently shaking the rattle.
Ikuto looked into the crying face of the baby and a memory came back; a crying voice of a little girl.
Ikuto slowly walked over to the pram, "I may not be able to sing but...I'll try best to calm him."
The woman looked at him.
Ikuto leaned over the pram, "I will try my best so please..."
Ikuto opened his case and carefully lifted out a violin. He placed it under his chin and began to play. Moonlight shone through the branches of the tree and shone onto Ikuto while the pink petals drifted around him. The woman watched Ikuto, awe struck. Ikuto's lovely melody floated throughout the area.
"Huh?" Amu looked up from where she was sitting.
"What is it Amu-chan?" asked Tadase.
Amu looked around. She cupped her hand around her ear. Yes. There was again. A gentle melody was drifting in the wind.
"Someone is playing the violin," said Amu.
Tadase looked around at the people sitting around them, "I don't see anyone playing."
Amu closed her eyes, allowing the soft melody to wash over her.
"Such a pretty sound," whispered Amu.
Tadase looked at her.
"It sounds so soft and beautiful with a bit of...sadness."
Tadase watched Amu in silence.
When Ikuto finished playing, the baby was cooing and laughing. Ikuto gave him a smile.
"Oh! Thank you young sir!" exclaimed the woman.
The baby gave a laugh as if to agree.
"How can I repay you?"
Ikuto blinked at her, "Oh no. You don't need to!"
The elderly woman looked at him, "Are you sure?"
Ikuto nodded, "I'm sure. No price can equal a smile of happiness. Now have a good evening to you madam."
Then he walked off.
The woman smiled after him, "I do hope life treats you good for that kind heart of yours. Isn't that right?"
The baby gave a little giggle.
"Thank you for inviting me to the Ohanami," said Amu.
"No it's ok," said Tadase, "Do you want me to walk you home?"
"Really its fine," insisted Amu.
Tadase looked worriedly, "If you say so..."
"See you Tadase! And thank you!" Amu walked off towards home. She looked up at the starry sky.
That melody at the Ohanami...it was so lovely. I hope I can hear that song again.
Ikuto walked under the same starry sky. He gripped the strap of his violin case. Ikuto looked up at the sky. A memory came back; the crying girl.
"Mummy...mummy..."
That baby's cry reminds me of...
To be continued...
And that's the end of the second chapter! Wait. The second chapter?! Thank you for all your support~ I do not own Shugo Chara (if I did I would have finished the anime already and NOT include Party!) I do own Kingdom of Light, Mia, Zina, the Bird Council and Shigeru. R&R!