Chapter two. Her deal, his interes
"Oi," a brown-haired boy interfered in the conversation between the leader and Nagihiko. "Who's this Hinamori Amu?"
Nagihiko looked at his friend smirking. "Do you remember Kairi, Kuukai?"
The boy thought for a moment and then, a green-haired boy's face appeared in his mind.
"Uh, yeah. He's the leader of that gang from Akihabara, he's cool."
"A year ago before Ikuto left, Kairi visited Ikuto and me. You know that Kairi is not the type of person who likes to lose time, so it was something important that made him come in Shibuya and talk with us."
"Why didn't you tell us about this?" a blonde boy said, putting on the table a cup of tea. He was not angry, just curious.
"He asked us to keep it a secret. Anyway, the reason he came to us was because of a girl—a certain girl. He fell in love with her."
The moment Nagihiko finished his sentence, Kuukai spilled out the cola he was drinking.
"What?! That guy in love, for real?"
"That's what I thought too." Ikuto said smirking as he sat down on a comfortable couch.
"But of course we did not react like you." the purple-haired boy completed.
"God, I changed my impression of him." Kuukai said smiling. "Kairi in love—it's like you're saying Hitler was in love."
"Maybe he was," Tadase said.
"What? No way." Kuukai continued.
"The greatest wars start because of love." the blonde said calmly taking a sip from his tea.
"You're too deep, Tadase." Kuukai said waving his hand. "Where were we, Nagihiko?"
"Kairi in love." he repeated. Kuukai wanted to laugh again, but he held back so that Nagihiko could continue.
"Yeah, who's the girl who made him head over heels for her?"
"Hinamori Amu." Ikuto answered, a smirk appearing on his face.
"Oh," Kuukai said with an interesed expressing, looking at the leader. "So that's it. I'd certainly like to meet this girl.."
"Patience, Kuukai." Nagihiko continued.
When the brown-haired boy looked at his friend and saw him smirking, he knew something interesting was about to happen.
"So Hinamori Amu is this interesting, but if she joins 'The Guards' too.." Kuukai said.
"Things will certainly change around here." Ikuto completed, a mischevious smirk on his handsome face.
"Hinamori Amu?" the pink-haired teenager turned around as she heard her name.
She was heading to the classroom when a blonde, beautiful girl called her. Amu knew who the girl was from the moment she heard her voice, it was The Guards' Hoshina Utau.
"That's my name." Amu approved smiling politely at the blonde.
The blonde lend Amu her hand. "Hoshina Utau, pleased to meet you." she said smiling.
Everyone was looking at the two girls, Amu was feeling just like home.
"Pleased as well." she said taking her hand.
"I am aware that you're new here, if you have any questions or need anything, feel free to ask me anytime. I do not usually attend classes, you can find me in The Guards' room, it is at this floor, at the end of the hallway and around the corner."
Amu just found out something new which made The Guards even more interesting, The Guards didn't attend all classes. But she also found a notsogreat thing about them. They helped the students; normally, anyone would think it's great, but not Amu. She could only see helping students as troublesome and boring. She never dreamed of becoming a super-heroine as a child as she would not become one now. Amu was set on joining The Guards and have a great school life, getting rid of their stupid duty would be piece of cake as soon as she managed to get in.
"Uh.. Could you show me where the room is? I can get lost easy." Amu asked innocently.
Of course it was a lie, but the first step to approach The Guards was meeting the other members.
"Of course." Utau answered turning around.
The two girls walked not too long until they arrived in front of an unusual door. It was bigger than the other doors and black. Above the door was a sign; 'The Guards'.
"This is it," Utau said pointing to the door with her hand.
"The other members are also here?" Amu asked seeing that the blonde didn't have the intention to invite her inside.
"I suppose," she answered, her smile disappearing.
Amu understood that Utau waited for her to leave and she was about to turn around and give up, until she heard a strange noise.
"What was that?" she asked Utau looking at the door suspiciously.
"Nothing," the blonde answered passive.
Again, something like a moan was heard.
"That's not nothing." Amu said putting her hand on the door's knob.
"Wait!" Utau tried to stop her but the pinkette already opened the door.
Amu certainly did not expect this.
From the whispers she heard on the only two hours she spent in this high school, everyone considered The Guards' girls as being serious and thoughtful. The girls admired them and took them as an example while the boys tried to find girlfriends who were like them—they could never hope to actually have a chance with them.
However, the scene in front of her made Amu realize that the students knew nothing about those girls. The room was dark but elegant, the curtains were shut. On a big, black couch was a blonde boy and above him one of the Guards' girls; Yuiki Yaya. Amu understood immediately from their position everything she needed.
Next to her, Utau was angry.
"Yaya." she said.
The brown-haired girl looked at the blonde while the blonde boy under her locked eyes with Amu. He smirked at her.
"Uh-ugh.. I didn't think you'd finish so soon, Utau." Yaya said puffing her cheeks. "Looks like the fun is over for now, Tadase."
The boy looked at Yaya and kissed her forehead. She got off of him and he exited the room, looking one last time at Amu.
"We'll meet again, Hinamori Amu." he whispered into her ear so low that only she heard.
Amu was surprised to observe that that hottie knew her name.
"So.." Yaya begun as Amu and Utau looked at her from the door frame.
"Good job Yaya." Utau said sarcastically.
"Opsie?" the girl said innocently.
Utau sighed. "Come in." she told Amu. "And be careful to close the door."
Amu did as she was told and closed the door carefully but as soon as she took her hand off the knob, the door opened again revealing a petite, blonde girl.
"Rima." Utau stated. "Just in time." she smirked.
The petite blonde looked at Amu as the door closed behind them.
"What is she doing here?" Rima asked Utau as she looked at Amu.
"She found our little secret." Utau answered.
"Let me guess," Rima said putting a hand on her shoulder and another one on her forehead. "Yaya?"
Utau nodded, Amu could see on her gorgeous face that she was angry.
"So," Amu interferred. "You're not as 'serious and thoughtful' as everyone says, right?"
"Smart girl." Yaya said smirking at her. "We're actually quite naughty you know, we enjoy playing games. If you know what I mean."
"Well," Rima said as she let herself fall relaxed on the couch." If she already knows, why don't we let her join?"
"What?" Utau asked glaring at Rima. "Why would we let her?"
"You'll see why after I tell you the news." Rima continued. Yaya, Utau and Amu looked at her waiting to continue. "Tsukiyomi Ikuto is back."
A big silence fell over the three girls as Amu looked at them, she had no idea who this Ikuto was.
"No way.." Utau stuttered. "When? Where is he now?"
"Probably in their room with the others."
"This really is something." Yaya said as she took a piece of gum.
"Who is Tsukiyomi Ikuto?" Amu asked.
Rima looked at her. "The Snakes' leader." she answered. "I suppose you do not know who they are either as you are new."
"Yeah," Amu nodded.
"They are the most terrified gang in Shibuya. All its member go to this high school, unfortunately. Tsukiyomi Ikuto left a year ago and we didn't know anything about him, until now. We don't know him very well as he only came to school a month and then left. Now that he's back, trouble is back."
As Rima spoke, Amu observed Utau's face expression changing, she certainly had something more than she let it show to do with that Tsukiyomi Ikuto.
"The other boys didn't cause much trouble in his absence," Yaya said popping a bubble-gum. "The boy who was here earlier, Tadase, he's part of the gang. The others are Souma Kuukai and Fujisaki Nagihiko, the three of them are not bad guys."
"Or so you think." Rima completed. "It is true that Tsukiyomi Ikuto is the head and the most dangerous, but the others are not too far from that either. If they want, they could cause as much trouble as Tsukiyomi Ikuto but since he left they didn't show any interes in those kind of things."
"One of our duties is to keep them under control, we can use any method." Yaya continued, as she looked at Amu in a certain way.
Amu being herself and having experience with boys, she knew what Yaya meant.
"So you have a plan." the pinkette told Yaya.
"Hey, where did you find this girl Utau? I really like her." Yaya said looking at the blonde diva.
Utau snapped out of her thoughts.
"It was not like it was in my intention to bring her here." she said glaring at Amu.
Amu had no idea what she had done or said, but she certainly said or did something that made Utau start developing a hateful feeling towards her.
"She found our plan as well," Rima told Utau.
"Oh, really?" the diva asked. "What is our plan, Hinamori Amu?"
"You plan to make the boys from the gang fall head over heels in love with you, but since the leader is back now he will cause problems. It will be harder to approach the others, so you need another girl." Amu said smirking without backing away a single step. Her excitment was growing every moment.
When Utau's face changed so that it showed her deep surprise, Yaya smirked.
"Told ya she's smart?" she said popping a pink bubble-gum.
"So," Rima said. "We should.."
"Totally let her join." Yaya completed.
The three girls looked at Utau, looming for her approval.
"Only with a condition," Utau said smirking as she raised her index finger. "You have a month—a month to make Tsukiyomi Ikuto fall in love with you."
Rima and Yaya looked at Utau with their mouths dropped.
"Fine." Amu agreeted surprising the girls again.
A new challenge was just what she was looking for, it would be so much fun to make that gangster fall for her.
"So," Utau approached Amu, standing a meter in front of her. "If you will not fall for you by the beginning of April, you will have to leave this high school."
"Utau, that's a bit too much." Yaya interrfered.
"I didn't push it onto her, she's free to decline my offer and forget everything she saw, heard and discovered since she entered this room." she said smirking victoriously at Amu. "What is your choice?"
As Rima and Yaya looked at her worried, Amu smirked back at Utau.
"I accept." she said confidently.
"So, do we have a deal?" Utau asked landing Amu her hand.
Amu took it without a second thought. "Deal."