Chapter 32

Hey! Yannami here ;)

God I talk like I'm from TV… Anyway, I'm glad you guys reviewed my previous chapter although I've got admit…it wasn't that serious. Anyway, in this chapter, the guardians finally return to Japan!

I can't wait to see Hikaru and Rikka's surprise…

…Gosh I really do sound like those cosplayers from Shugo Chara Party…being too excited and stuff. But I can't help it! I just got a new surf board named Surfee!

On with the story!

Yaya lay in the couch with a lollipop in hand. "I miss our school life…" She mumbled. "Well stop fantasizing and help us pack if you really want to return to Japan!" Kukai grunted as he and Daichi tried to lock the locks of his suit case. Yaya placed her arms behind her head then spoke with fish-lips:

"Why are we going now? We still haven't taken care of the Tanaka problem!" Yaya whined. "Well why do we have to take care of her? She's not our problem" Utau said as she, El and Il all helped Kukai lock his overflowing bag.

"But-" "What's not our problem?" Midori, with bed-hair and sleepy eyes, had just walked into the living room where Amu, Ikuto, Tadase, Nagihiko, Rima, Utau, Kukai and Yaya were packing.

"Tanaka" Utau replied as she, the charas and Kukai finally got to lock the bag. Utau clapped her hands then carried the bag towards the sofa where all the other bags were put. Midori's eyes widened. "Not your problem?" Midori exclaimed. Everyone nodded. "Well, our goal was to get Nagihiko back to normal. Now that that's taken care of, we're going back to Japan" Amu said casually.

"But…but…" Midori trailed off. "We can't get involved with Tanaka. We thought it over last night" Amu said sternly. "But you have to stop Spirits Company while they're still weak!" Midori cried. Everyone just ignore her. Midori's brows furrowed, she took a deep breath then stomped her foot, catching everyone's attention.

"I SAID WE HAVE TO STOP SPIRITS COMPANY WHILE THEY'RE STILL WEAK!!!"

The volume and threatening tone of her voice had silenced everyone. The attention was making her slightly uncomfortable. She never really was used to being the center of attention. She faked a cough. "….please?" she added. "Why us?" Rima asked in her oh-so-angelic voice. "Well you guys can do charanaris and could fight. Plus-" Midori pointed directly at Amu.

"You have her! From what I know, she always sweet talks the x eggs into being purified. You could use her for the heart-warming talk part!" She smiled.

Amu sweat dropped. "I-I'm not the heroine of this fanfic…" She said shakily. "What was that?" Everyone turned to the pinkette. "O-oh! Betsuni!" She said hurriedly "Anyway," Nagihiko added. "I suppose we do need a break. We need to go back to school. We don't know how long our parents are going to be under the spell of allowing us to stay here in America. Plus, we need to check on how Rikka and Hikaru are doing as guardians of Seiyo". Midori flinched.

"A-about the parents…?" Midori said as if it were a question. "Ya? Whattabout 'em" Ikuto looked at her. Midori gulped. "Um…the spell…sort of…wore off right after we were on the phone so…um…the parents are probably panicking, calling the police and jumping off cliffs right now…wondering where the hell you guys are. Plus, they don't remember allowing you to America…" She bit her lip.

It took everyone awhile to process things. "WHAT?!" Rima was the first to yell. Midori winced. "True. But look at the bright side! We could tell them that we had a…responsible…adult with us!" She said as she turned to Ikuto with a forced smile. Amu placed her face in her palm.

"He's not responsible, at all. During our tough situations, all he did was sleep. He was even too lazy to tell us that he had a way for us to escape from that cave! He can't even drive properly!" Amu pointed out.

"JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!!!" Rima's yell was heard throughout the entire mansion. "Mamma and papa are gonna fight again. They'll probably never let me talk to you guys again. It's happening again…I might even have to transfer schools…" Rima's lips trembled. Everyone looked at the petite blonde with concern.

Soon enough, her eyes were welling up. She tried not to let the tears fall. She promised herself that she was not going to cry no matter what happened. She always thought that it would be that easy…but look at her now.

Now, she's only trying not to cry.

"Why…" She sobbed. She let her bangs cover her face so that her expression may not be seen yet the tear drops still fell to the ground. Kusukusu sadly flew towards Rima's side. She stretched her cheeks then stuck her tongue out. "Look, Rima! Funny face…?" She said. Rima put her head back up, showing her puffy eyes and red nose. Then, she gave a weak smile.

"I have an idea…" She said. "Let's stay here and never return. Then, we could be together" Rima said. Everyone stared at her in disbelief. "Rima-chi! Why?! I'm sure your parents would understand!" Yaya wailed. "My parents and Ami are probably worried sick"

Rima sighed. "Okay…" She said. "You guys are going to have to help me convince my parents, though" Rima continued.

Everyone sharply nodded. "Anything to keep us guardians together" Nagihiko agreed, giving Rima a wink. Amu suddenly collapsed to the ground. (By collapse I mean; falling to the ground and crying her eyes out) "NO! Nadeshiko and Kairi are not with us, making us incomplete…" Amu said as she huddled in an emo corner. "Amu-chan! Don't be too negative! You're going to turn us into x-eggs!" Miki cried! "Oh no! Ran is already in her egg and anytime now, I think it's going to get an x in it!" Su cried. Dia sweat dropped. "No, Su, I think Ran's just sleeping…"

Tadase, Kukai and Rima gave the trembling-out-of-guilt Nagihiko a knowing look. "Dude, if you want Hinamori to live a long, happy life, you've got to tell her sooner or later…" Kukai said. "I choose later" Nagihiko replied. "Nice choice…" Temari agreed.

Rikka and Hikaru had spent most of their days cleaning up since Rikka always somehow ended up causing chaos. Today, she accidentally cut down a huge tree that was near the school, causing its roof and walls to shatter.

"I still can't believe all of this was caused by you chasing after a chipmunk…" Hikaru sighed as he went to pick up another piece of glass. The two's hands were already slightly wounded. Why you ask? Because they have no idea how to clean up broken windows and roofs and so, they picked up all the tiny objects with their palms one-by-one.

Rikka sighed. "It's not my fault that chipmunk was so amusing that I just had to go after it! It was brown! Brown chipmunks are rare! When I see chipmunks in TV, they're usually pink and green." She said. Hikaru brought out his cellphone. "Who are you calling?" Rikka asked. "My men. I don't have time to clean all this up knowing that you'll mess something else up right after this so I'll get my men to fix the Royal Garden up for me" "Oh…" Rikka understood what he meant.

"Hello? Come here. I want you to clean this place up" Hikaru said then closed his phone. "How do they know the place?" Rikka asked. Hikaru smirked. "Oh they know" Three seconds later, a limo drove through the school. A lot of men in business outfits carrying vacuum cleaners and other cleaning materials scurried out of the car.

The men stared at the crashed side of the school in awe.

"Whoever caused this mst have been huge…" They heard one of the workers said. Hikaru chuckled while Rikka's face reddened with anger. "Whatever…I'm going t the Royal Garden…" Rikka said as she walked away with Hikaru following her.

"We're going to die…" Midori faked a sob. The rest held onto their seats with all their lives while Ikuto grabbed onto the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles were white. Amu was already holding her cell phone, ready to call 911.

Everyone wore their Parachute bags while Tadase inflated the inflatable boat. "You guys ready…?" Ikuto said; they could all see the determination of his eyes through the driver's mirror. Rima opened the windows and unlocked the door. She was ready to jump out any minute.

"Ready…" you could hear her innocent voice say.

"Get set…" Nagihiko gulped.

"WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!!" Yaya bawled.

"I'll take that as a go" And with that, Ikuto stepped on it with all he's got. "I-IKUTO!!! REMEMBER WE'RE IN A ZIG ZAG!!!" Amu cried. "I know that much, Amu-koi" He smirked, looking at Amu through the mirror, not even bothering to see where he's going. "K-koi?!" Amu blushed. "Forget that and look at the road, man!!!" Kukai screeched.

"OH MY GOD!!!!" They all exclaimed in unison. There, you could see a turn from the zigzag and Ikuto was not even slowing down. "Well…I had a good life…" Rima hugged Nagihiko with all her might. Nagihiko blushed then turned to Amu. "Amu-chan, I have something to tell you. It's about Nadeshiko. You see…She and I are actually the sa-" Nagihiko never got to finish for the gray Montero sports car flew right off the railings.

"We're doomed…" He said instead.

Instead of falling with a hard impact, the car landed on a lower part of the zigzag, closer to their destination.

"Cool. A short cut" Kukai said calmly as if nothing has happened. "I thought zigags were supposed to take hours" Amu said. "Well, we took one minute" Utau said. "I-I can't believe you guys are so calm…" Nagihiko said with swirly eyes.

Amu turned to Nagihiko. "Nagihiko, what were you going to tell me about Nadeshiko?" She asked. Rima shushed her. "He's dizzy enough, Amu. You might make him faint!" She said. "Is it really that big?" Amu wondered. "Yes" Tadase, Kukai and Rima said as if on cue. "Oh I see…" Amu mumbled.

"Next destination, the cruise ship! We're going to meet Zack and Cody-kun again!" Midori exclaimed. "Yeah!" Everyone but Nagihiko cheered. "That is…" He said. "…if we make it alive…" He continued. "Think positive, Nagi-kun! I'm sure we'll make it!" Yaya smiled. "Thanks…but I don't even remember those guys…" He said.

"That's because he was still a child back then ~nee, Amu-chi!" Yaya turned to Amu, who was too deep in thought to actually notice Yaya was speaking to her. "I think I know what you were going to tell me awhile ago about Nadeshiko, Nagihiko…" Amu said. Nagihiko stiffened.

Amu turned to him with a huge beam. "Nadeshiko's going to be in the cruise ship, too, right!" She exclaimed. Amu shot Nagihiko the same sparkly face that got him to agree to become a guardian. "U-um…' He stuttered.

Please don't fall for it! Please say no! The three that knew Nagihiko's secret kept on repeating on their minds.

"Hai!" Nagihiko forced a smile and the sparkle on Amu's face seemed to go brighter that everyone had to wear shades. "HONTO?! I'M SO GLAD!!!" Amu cried literally! Tears were rolling down her cheeks!

Utau smiled at Nagihiko. "I can't wait to see Nadeshiko. Amu normally talks about her and how great a friend she is. She must be really amazing to get Amu to be moved to tears like this" She said.

Nagihiko shivered.

Somehow…He thought I have a feeling that the cruise ship is going to be a very tiring experience…

He turned to Rima, who was evilly smiling at him. "She's going to tease me again…" He cried.

That's right! I'm bringing Zack and Cody back. Don't worry. If you don't like them they're not really going to be the main plot. It's like the last time I put them in. You tend to totally forget about them as you read further.

I just thought that it would be really cool for them to meet Nagihiko as a teenager and… for Zack to meet Nadeshiko…

Heh. I wonder how Rima will react if Zack starts flirting around Nadeshiko.

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