Oh my god, I'm such a horrible person. I promised two people that I would upload four days ago. I PROMISED! I'm so sorry. I just got distracted by Minish Cap (It's my favorite Zelda game of all time). I was so into it that I decimated two dungeons in one day. I feel so guilty.

But enough of my excuses. Hullo, baby squirrels! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉI haven't seen you in forever (please don't kill me)! WARNING: I'm going to drop a MASSIVE bomb on you guys this chapter. You best prepare yourselves... Also, recently, I finished an anime called Hanasakeru Seishoen. It's great. You should watch it.

Also, to Guest, yes actually, Hera is (though VERY loosely) based upon myself. I figured that it would be easiest to just write about myself. Even here appearance is based on mine. Except for the hair/eyes combo, because that is genetically impossible.

PROJECTILE SPARKLES

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ON WITH THE SHOW

DISCLAIMER:

I do not own Shugo Chara!, nor will I ever. That sad fact it why I cry myself to sleep at night. (Not really, but you know what I mean)

Hera-chan and I really hit it off. Apparently, even though she was about the size of an adult, she was actually only one year my senior, and would be starting at Seiyo in about a week or so. I was pretty excited, since it was likely that she would be in my same class, considering the fact that there are only two classes in the grade, Star and Moon. We wandered around the building, getting dirty glares from "Hi-chan", multiple times, playing games as we went. We played the candy claw game so much that by the time we were fed up, Hera and I had probably 10 lbs. of candy between us. We also bounced in the bouncy warehouse, and raced one another on the go-cart racetrack. By the end of the day, I had almost completely forgotten that Ikuto was even there, even though I had seen him wandering around and even flirting on multiple occasions.

Towards the end of the day, everyone at the party met up in the room where we all started for cake and gift giving. Hera and I then proceeded to shower Yaya with our 10 lbs. of candy. After the party, I pulled out my phone and called my mom.

"Hi, mom" I said.

"Hey, Amu-chan! You sound like you're in a good mood!"

"Yeah. I met a new friend! Her name is Hera Cross." I smiled.

"That's great. Do you need me to pick you up?"

"Actually, I was wondering if maybe Hera could come over and stay the night?" I wondered.

"You would need to call her parents to make sure it would be okay. I'm fine with it though." I could hear the smile in my mom's voive, yet under that, I could sense concern. I never did bother to figure out why.

"Yes! Thank you, mom!" Hera called her mom, who granted permission. We clasped hands and jumped around in circles.

ed My dad came to pick up us about 15 minuted later. When we arrived at my house, I led Hera upstairs to my room and we sat down on my bed and just talked for almost and hour. I told her about Seiyo, the town, and the Seiyo Guardians. In exchange, she told me about her old home and her family. Apparently, her father had gone missing 6 months ago, driving her mother to insanity. Her mom was currently going through intense rehabilitation back in Greece. Because she had no sane relatives at home, she had to move here, to Japan, to live with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins. Her story gave me a new-found sympathy and made me feel a bit guilty for having my not-broken family. My mom called us down for dinner. Mom had made cheese manicotti in marinara sauce. My sister Ami seemed to take a liking to Hera, though I think that it was impossible not to. She just had an aura of happiness that was extremely contagious.

After dinner, we ran back up the stairs to my bedroom and changed into our pjs. When Hera was in the bathroom, I set out my futon. Once we got snuggled into our respective beds, we continued to talk. We reflected upon Yaya's party. She also told me how she met Yaya through her cousins. I looked over at the alarm cock on my nightstand.

"Oh, wow. 12:37 already!" I whispered. "We should probably get to sleep, huh?"

"Yeah, probably." Hera giggled back. Without even realizing it, I smiled too. I vaguely noticed how her nose crinkled op when she smiled.

"G'night" She mumbled. Her voice was muffled by the pillow.

"'Night" I said back. My eyelids fluttered closed and I drifted off into a restful, dreamless sleep.

I awoke to tapping on my balcony door. Who the heck would be up at this- No... Don't tell me... I threw off my blankets and stalked to the door. Pulling the curtain aside, I saw a figure standing there, his midnight blue hair reflecting the pale, pearly-yellow light of the moon.

"What are you doing here?" I growled, opening the balcony door.

"Since you won't let me explain over the phone, I decided to come talk to you in person." He said, stepping past me into my room.

"Ikuto, please! Just leave me alone! You cheated and that's-" I stopped when I saw his muscles tense.

"Amu"

"What?" I snapped, feeling satisfied when he flinched.

"Why is my cousin sleeping in your bed?"

BOOOM! I bet you were expecting that, weren't you? Please don't kill me. I'm sorry. I just got distracted, for Kami-sama granted my wish! Death Note is now on Netflix! Hip-hip-horay!

Guys. please don't rush me. If you rush me, you get a sucky chapter. It's not intentional, it's simply lack of motivation. The only reason these chapters are decent is because of motivation. I simply have difficulty getting motivated for stuff.

Also, if you guys see any spelling or grammatical errors, please feel free to correct me. Constructive criticism is just as welcome as praise, and I love it when you guys are reading so carefully that you notice these things.

If you have any questions about me as a person, feel free to PM me, or throw them in the reviews! I'd be happy to answer them. They will be answered in these ANs, just in case someone else has the same question. The only off-limits questions are personal stuff like name, age, address et cetra. I love answering questions! Goodbye, my sweetheart, darling, baby squirrels! I love ya'll!