I DO NOT OWN SHUGO CHARA, ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS, OR ANY LICENSED MATERIAL THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS STORY AND CHAPTER.
THIS STORY IS RATED T FOR LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SO BEWARE OF THE LANGUAGE!
Taking One for the Team
CHAPTER 3: Ikuto and Amu
[NOTE: The Seiyo high school uniform for girls is the same as their elementary uniform in the anime, only instead of red it's blue, and for guys it's the same as Ikuto's uniform.]
Folding my arms and staring right at my mirror I frowned. I only had three words to say to this. Too. Fucking. Short.
My "Uniform" that I had received at the try outs was as short as Yaya's attention span. I glared at myself. It looked like I sneaked into Utau's house at night and stole her sense of style. My hair was tied up into a side pony tail my wavy blonde curls hanging down oh-so elegantly. I had on mascara and a touch of lip gloss with some glitter at the sides of my eyelids.
Okay yes, I was hot. But it also made me uncomfortable. This look would definitely make Utau's jaw drop like never before. In fact, it might even break. However my dignity would not allow me to. So for now, I will not show anyone this until performance night. Thank god we practice in our gym uniforms.
I sighed and went into the bathroom to change. When I had finished I jumped onto my bed and happily snuggled into my sheets satisfied with the current score.
O.O.O.O
Normal POV
SEIYO HIGH SCHOOL 15:30 HOURS, CURRENT LOCATION: SPORTS FIELD
AMU AND RIMA: 2 POINTS, CHEERELAERS: 2 POINTS
Time had passed by pretty quickly and it was time for Amu and Rima's first cheerleading practice. They both wore their blue sweats and black baggy shirts, and sported their time-for-physical-activity ponytails. The other girls pretty much looked the same some wearing short pants with their baggy shirts, some wearing tank tops with their sweats, some wearing skorts, etc.
Everyone was stretching peacefully when suddenly Utau and her minions made their entrance.
Utau was wearing black extra short shorts and a tight blue T-shirt that showed off her stomach along with her belly button ring. Saaya was wearing her black tube top that also showed off her belly button and her blue skort, Lulu who didn't seem to care much about her attire, wore a tight black tank top and blue tights. Her hair was sloppily bulled back into a bun. Yet she still looked hot.
"Amu, Rima," Utau said as she approached said girls.
"Yes mam?" Rima asked dryly a smile plastered onto her face. Utau ignored it and continued.
"You guys are cheerleaders now, at least have some style when it comes to your gym uniforms," Utau stated spitefully glaring down at them.
"You mean you didn't notice?" Amu asked sarcasm dripping from her tone. She batted her eyelashes innocently and looked up at Utau.
"Notice what?" Utau scoffed.
"sports ponytails!" Rima and Amu said in union turning around in synch to show off their sloppy hairstyle.
"You guys have issues," Utau snorted as she walked away from them annoyed.
"RIMA-CHI! AMU-CHI!" Yaya shouted appearing out of no where.
"Oh fuck," Rima cursed under her breath.
"She had to see us eventually," Amu sighed.
"What are you two doing here?" Yaya inquired looking as cheerful as ever.
"We're doing a report on sexually active teenagers," Rima replied seriously. She looked so care free and casual that for a second Yaya actually believed her.
O.O.O.O
Rima's POV
16:00 HOURS
Okay so maybe being a cheerleader is more than just acting like a slut. You have to be coordinated too. Other than that it's pretty much just gymnastics and dancing put together, and believing you're the best. Shouting 'Seiyo' all the time is annoying. Right now we are all on our break. That's the moment where we all come together and sit down on the field sipping vitamin water and talking about boys.
"Kukai-Senpai is so cute!" Saaya squealed as she lay on the field staring up at the clouds.
"No kidding," Minazaki added looking spell bounded into the distance, me and Amu both tried to see what she was looking at but apparently she was lost in her thoughts. That, or she is put in a trance by telephone poles. Which I highly doubt, considering she is the normal one.
"I still think its Tadase-sama who is the cutest," Another girl beamed.
A bunch of other girls did a very deep sigh that sounded like they just finished taking a dump after holding it in for too long. I couldn't help but notice a slight tint of pink on Amu's cheeks.
I will discuss that with her later.
"Girls, girls," Utau said slightly more cheerful than usual, "We all know Ikuto is the best!"
"Yeah!" Saaya said nodding.
"Mmmmmm…." Lulu said licking her lips.
"He is drop dead gorgeous! I am satisfied just staring at picture of him! I don't know what I'll do if he ever talks to me!" One girl fantasized in her own little world.
"Oooh but…." Lulu said interrupting everyone, "Captain Nagihiko is not so bad himself,"
"OH HELL YEAH!" Minazaki said jumping up and down.
"I mean he's no Ikuto…." Lulu weighed.
"Or Kukai," Saaya added.
"Yeah but he's pretty close," Minazaki added. Hmm, I don't mind her. She is my new friend.
But she doesn't know it yet.
"He is pretty handsome, though." Utau mused lying on the grass besides Saaya.
"Who? Me?" A deep voice interrupted our little convention. We all turned around to see no other than Tsukiyomi Ikuto himself.
"Ikuto!" Utau cried springing up, two little circles appeared on her cheeks. Oh look, she's blushing. "I thought you had practice!"
"Break," Ikuto said bluntly.
"Oh then why are you here? I mean, not that I mind you or anything!" Utau said in her cutest voice possible.
"Yeah, why are you here?" I said glaring. All the girls gasped and looked in my direction. Oh shit.
"Rima, nice to see you to. Missed you this morning," Ikuto greeted.
How should I feel about that statement? Is he making things better or worse?
"W-WHAT!" Utau shrieked turning around slowly to glare at me intensely.
"U-Um Ikuto-san," Lulu spoke up as Utau was currently busy being engulfed in fire.
"Hm?" Ikuto responded looking in her direction. I gulped hoping he would not screw things for me considering the whole confrontation we had before and everything.
"What did you mean by 'missed you this morning'?" Lulu inquired.
"Oh, we live near each other so…sometimes we walk together in the morn-"
"I've never seen you to together," Utau interrupted her entire voice changing.
"She always ditches me in the end, because my 'basket ball playing-ness' bothers her," He explained, he smirked at me once he said the last part. Okay I admit it that was indeed a direct quote from me.
"So you two are pretty close then?" Lulu asked raising her eyebrows.
"Closer than I am to most…." Ikuto muttered trailing off. "Ah that reminds me!"
"What? Are you needed elsewhere? How sad…." I said dryly just to piss Utau off. Oh yeah score one point for team Rimalicous!
"No um," He mumbled as he approached me, I looked up at him confused as he whispered, "tell Amu to come watch me play after her practice….alone."
"Okay," I replied with a nod, and then he walked off.
….
Wait…what did he mean by "Alone".
He doesn't want me there!
Humph!
"Alright back to practice!" Lulu commanded since Saaya was busy fanning Utau off. "Yaya and Chiyami go to the front there….."
"Ah back to hell," I mumbled as me and Amu got in our "positions"
O.O.O.O
16:40 HOURS
After practice, the head cheerleaders usually go see the basketball team practice. Excluding Minazaki who is the more distant and less trampy one, she usually goes home by herself to get a start on her homework.
When practice had finished Me and Amu were going to go change, I held her back by pulling on her wrist. She turned and looked at me expectantly.
"Ikuto asked me to pass on a message," I whispered. Careful not say the 'I word' a little to loud.
"W-What Is I-It?" Amu asked with her usual stammer.
"He wants you to go watch him practice," I said as slowly as possible so that she could understand.
"W-WHY?" She blurted out.
"Because He likes you!" I whispered harshly.
"He doesn't!" Amu whispered back, "He's playing with me!"
"Yeah and he doesn't want to play with anyone else," I whispered back.
"Rima you don't understand," She whispered again.
"Oh come on Amu, you have to go!"
"I d-don't have to," She muttered then she looked up and blushed, "B-but maybe we c-can go see just for a while…."
"What? WE! Hell no!" I protested angrily.
"Why not?" Amu asked pouting as usual. I rolled my eyes not going to succumb to her pouting expression.
"Because every time I am around that dude, IT appears!" I explained rather loudly.
"It?" Amu whispered confused.
"Nag-stupid!" I whispered back.
"So?" Amu asked.
What. The. Hell.
Did she not just hear me call him Nag-stupid! Now why would a girl not want to run into someone she calls Nag-stupid? Why!
"Because, Amu," I said sweetly flashing my winning smile, "HE IS ANNOYING!"
"Rima please," Amu begged, "If you don't go then….I can't!"
"Oh COME ON!" I whined, stomping my feet.
"Rima," Amu said just looking at me studying my face like it was one of her cooking books.
"FINE! But when Ikuto comes to greet you I get lost! He specifically said…." I paused. Maybe it's not best to tell her about the 'alone' thing, "Um that he disliked me. So…I don't wanna be around hateful people! LET'S GO!"
O.O.O.O
16:57 HOURS
Basket Ball Practice ends at 5:15 cheerleading ends at 4:40, so that doesn't really give us much time. Anyway with a lot of running and er…extra effort (shoving people out of the way then laughing when we were far away from them) we managed to make it to the gym in time with minutes to spare.
I had reached to the gym first and Amu was lagging behind me somewhere. I chose a seat near the court but not too close, and I sat down. But obviously I being there would've caught some attention. Especially from my new friends.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Utau asked bitterly appearing in front of me with Saaya and Lulu close behind.
"Nice to see you too," I retorted. I was not in the mood for her possessiveness over Ikuto.
"Answer the question," Utau continued, not getting the message of me not being in the mood.
"Look I was just in the area, and I decided to pop in and see why everyone makes such a big fuss over basket ball, I mean I am the one cheering for them. That's it nothing big. It's just me happening to be passing by," I explained to her. I was such a good liar that she actually seemed to believe me.
Great this experience just got a little less painful.
"Oh Rima! You ran so fast that I lost you! I don't know why you were in such a hurry to get here; I mean we have minutes to spare now!"
Spoke to soon.
"Amu, what are you talking about," I growled through clenched teeth, as I turned around to look at the pink-haired twit. With my eyes I secretly indicated to Utau behind me. She suddenly realized that she just screwed things up for us.
"nothing! Nothing!" Amu whispered looking down.
"AHA! You guys are up to something!" Utau screamed in realization, "I knew it!"
Me and Amu gulped and looked at her unsure of what was going to happen. When suddenly, Saaya fell over. She just dropped.
All four of us were so surprised we all turned to look at her. Apparently, she didn't just fall. Something knocked her out, and that something was a big orange basketball.
"Hey! Pass the ball!" Kukai shouted from below.
"CAN'T YOU SEE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING, YOU IDIOT!" Utau shouted down at him, "I mean what the hell is up with your aim? The fucking basket is over there!"
"Geeze sorry," Kukai shouted, almost angrily. "Why are you so fired up it's not your head that got hit!"
"She's my friend," Utau replied sourly. Kukai furrowed his brow and approached us. Soon the majority of the team was looking our way.
"I'm sorry, but as I recall she was a ' fucking problem' to you, and if it weren't for her being forced into gymnastics she wouldn't be a cheerleader!" Kukai spat at Utau. Wow he really doesn't back down. He's almost as worse as Utau herself.
"Kukai-Senpai is sticking up for me!" Saaya squealed.
"He just doesn't want to lose to Utau, don't get your hopes up," Lulu spat. Are they really friends?
"Listen don't tell me who my friends are! Ok? The point is you hit her and you didn't even apologize so whether I like her or I don't….guess what? It doesn't fricking matter! Because, you still hit her." Utau sneered.
"Sorry, Saaya. Sorry that you have to put up with this," Kukai apologized with a glare as he snatched the ball away from Saaya, "Sorry for hitting you with the ball too."
Utau was still glaring at Kukai when I looked at the crowd of spectators. I was surprised to see Ikuto among them motioning for me to come with him, I grabbed Amu and we managed to escape.
O.O.O.O
Ikuto lead us to the changing room. Amu and I could not help but blush. Just thinking about all the hot guys that change in here, could make even an old lady blush.
"Why are you here?" He said to me at last. I made a face at him.
"She got scared," I said simply ignoring how rude he was.
"You see why I told you guys not to try out! Utau is a demon!" Ikuto yelled angrily. Amu seemed frightened by his expression. "What if something had happened?"
"Look, I know you're worried, but calm down Amu is getting scared." I shouted back, he looked at her and softened up his expression, "I am leaving you two alone to work out….whatever issues you guys have,"
"Don't leave!" Amu shouted to me, I turned around and looked at her sincerely.
"Don't worry I will not leave the gym," I sighed. I left the room and closed the door on my way out.
O.O.O.O
When I got back practice was just about finishing, which meant Amu and Ikuto had little time. I sat down where I sat before and I noticed that the girls had left. Probably because they didn't see Ikuto.
I sat and watched them practice, and then I noticed…Nag-evil. He was stunning. He was fantastic. I didn't know much about the game but I could already tell that he was skilled. In fact it seemed as though a ray of light followed him making his hair shine and his eyes sparkle whenever he made a sh-
Forget I said that.
It's not my fault he is super hot when he plays the game. It's not my fault I noticed either.
At last, practice finished and a bunch of sweaty (and shirtless *drools*) guys sat down on the bleachers not too far away from me and whipped their sweat off and what not. Suddenly Kukai noticed me and grinned. Since when was he not afraid of me?
"YO!" He greeted sitting next to me. He was shirtless and I found it hard to breathe. I looked away and gulped.
"Hello," I managed to say. Still cold enough to maintain my façade.
"I didn't know you were a cheerleader! You're a cheerleader, right?" Kukai asked me leaning his head so he could look at me.
"Yes, Yes." I sighed trying desperately to look away.
"That's cool! Yaya is on the team, she tells me everything! But she didn't tell me about you…and I thought you two were friends," Kukai started blabbing away. I did notice that Yaya and him were friends. Since like, forever.
"She just found out today," I mumbled obviously uncomfortable.
"Oi Kukai, stop annoying her." That annoying voice commanded. Then I knew it's owner would appear.
"I'm not annoying her," Kukai protested pouting. I turned and saw it again. Nag-stupid.
"What are you doing here anyway, Rima-chan?" Nagihiko inquired.
"You don't need to know," I replied bitterly.
"Hmm, that's true." Was all he said. God, he didn't even try and retort. Wow. He sucks.
"Hey, Mashiro!" Kukai said nudging me, I turned to him slightly glaring, "Did you see me? Was I cool?"
I was almost certain that I blushed then. It suddenly occurred to me that the only person I was watching was….Nagihiko!
"Ah! I was cool wasn't I!" Kukai gloated, obviously noticing my embarrassed expression.
"Kukai, she obviously blushed because she remembered something, not because you're cool!" Nagihiko explained smacking Kukai playfully on the back of his head.
I flushed again. How the hell does he know these things!
"Yeah, she remembered I was hot!" Kukai continued smugly.
"I'm right?" Nagihiko asked, well it was more of a statement than a question. He looked at me almost smirking. He had noticed me blushing again! Crap he can read my expression.
"You can….tell what people are thinking by how their faces look?" I asked him. Kukai didn't notice he was busy fawning over himself.
"Only girls," Nagihiko replied earnestly.
"So you're a pervert too?" I asked seriously. Yet, he still laughed.
"No, no, it's not like that," He assured me, then his expression hardened. "I just….understand them a little better than others."
"So, you're a pervert?" I asked again he only glared at me.
"H-Hey didn't you hear what I jus-" Nagihiko began when Kukai interrupted rather loudly.
"HEY NAGIHIKO! Everyone's out here the changing room must be free! Let's go!" Kukai shouted randomly he grabbed Nagihiko's hand and ran with him dragging him along like he was a wagon. It was quite funny actually.
WAIT….CHANGING ROOM!
Crap.
O.O.O.O
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