well, here's chapter no. thirteen of my first ever 'Shugo Chara' fanfiction, although in technical terms of literature, this chapter actually counts as chapter no. eleven of my first ever 'Shugo Chara' fanfiction. this headnote, right here, is present for one reason and one reason, only. that reason being to inform all of you, my readers, as to exactly how many words are in this thirteenth/eleventh chapter. this chapter is a full two-thousand-eight-hundred-seventy-five words worth of pure storyline, give or take an author's note/author's comment from yours truly hidden within the entire storyline. the storyline of this thirteenth/eleventh chapter also doesn't include this headnote, right here, nor does it include the (mandatory) disclaimer that makes up the paragraph following this headnote.
disclamation: I don't own 'Shugo Chara' or 'The Ugly Truth' in any way, shape, or form. I am but a humble fanfiction blogger on both FanFiction and Wattpad. I have an account with Wattpad that I keep meaning to edit my own username. the same goes for my usernames on both YouTube and on DeviantArt. of course, I've already done so on YouTube, but I still need to do so on DeviantArt. why do I keep forgetting to edit my own usernames? anyway, 'Shugo Chara' is owned by the duo of manga artists known in their home country as Peach Pit, AKA Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara. Meanwhile, 'The Ugly Truth' was directed in 2009 by Robert Luketic and was written by a trio of writers made up by three women with the names of Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten M. Smith.
Later that night at Amu's house, the pink head in question was just undoing her hair after a long day at her workplace in the television studio when she heard the shattering of glass. She had hoped it was nothing too bad or severe. When she went out of her bathroom and into her bedroom, however, she turned out to be so wrong. It was her cat, Cleopatra, finally having successfully eaten Hercules, the goldfish. The remains of Hercules' glass bowl were all over the carpeted floor, and the carpeting on the floor was soaked in the watery remains of that in which Hercules used to swim until being eaten by Cleopatra. Amu gasped in indignation at what she had seen Cleopatra do to poor Hercules.
Amu Hinamori: Cleopatra, no, you didn't!
Of course, Cleopatra just ran from her owner, Amu, as the snowy white feline tried to escape divine retribution. Amu, however, gave chase after Cleopatra directly down the stairs.
Amu Hinamori (continued): No, Cleopatra, you get back here. Get back here right now!
Of course, Cleopatra just climbed down the stairs as quickly as she could. She was also in better shape than Amu as she was just a cat and Amu may have been her owner, but the pink head was still just a human. Cleopatra could run on all of her four legs while Amu could only run on two of hers. Size was the only advantage that Amu seemed to have over her own cat.
While Amu continued to scold her cat about her behavior, Cleopatra just ran out the window as soon as she made it there.
Amu Hinamori (continued): No, do not_ no, no, no.
As soon as Cleopatra was out the window, Amu had to look for a faster way out of her house. The pink head finally made it outside the minute she walked out the back door and made it to the tree up which Cleopatra had climbed.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Cleopatra. Cleopatra!
That was when Amu finally realized that Cleopatra really was determined to escape divine retribution for eating Hercules as she had climbed so high that the snowy white cat was sure that her pink headed owner could not get to her from where she was. Cleopatra, of course, also licked her cat lips and whiskers at how delicious Hercules was to her.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Crap!
Amu quickly realized that she would have had to go up to her own cat and give Cleopatra her punishment for eating Hercules from within the tree.
Amu Hinamori (continued): All right. I'll just come up.
With that, Amu started climbing the tree after Cleopatra. But pink head was not very good at climbing, however, it turned out.
Amu Hinamori (continued): I'm really not that flexible, Cleopatra.
Cleopatra started to meow as though she were complaining about being scared to drop straight down from the tree, after all.
Amu Hinamori (continued): I'm coming, I'm coming. I got you. Hold on, girl.
Cleopatra continued to meow complainingly, but quickly realized that climbing up into a tree was not a great decision even if it did mean escaping divine retribution for eating Amu's other pet, Hercules.
A/N: sorry about that. I just wanted to say the goldfish's name one more time in memory of poor Hercules.
In all honesty, Amu was far more worried about Cleopatra at the time than the pink head was angry with her own cat anymore.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Hold on. Come here, girl. Come here, baby.
Of course, Cleopatra still thought that Amu was still angry at her and wanted to discipline her. In fact, the snowy white cat was so convinced that the pink head was still angry at her that Cleopatra actually gained the idea to at least try and jump down from the height of the tree in which she stood on all fours. Amu did not approve of such a route.
Amu Hinamori (continued): No, no. No, no. Come on. Come here, Cleopatra. Good girl.
After finally having grabbed onto Cleopatra, Amu held her snowy white feline in her arms as tightly as she could for as long as she could.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oh, good girl. OK. OK. You're gonna be OK, Cleo.
But then, Amu just had to look down the tree and at the ground below it. Of course, the pink head grew slightly afraid of falling on her head. Cleopatra, however, was just relieved that Amu did not seem to care anymore about her cat eating her goldfish.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oh, I hope we can get down.
Cleopatra then meowed worriedly about Amu. The snowy white cat knew that she could have gotten down from in the tree no problem. The pink head, on the other hand, was doomed to fall on her head and suffer complete amnesia or die from her own landing if she were to try to get down from the tree the same way the feline had in mind. It was then that Amu suddenly noticed and got distracted by a man in the house across the way from her own who she did not recognize get out of the shower from what she assumed was his bathroom in the present. He had nothing but a towel on.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oh, my.
Cleopatra then meowed at her owner, Amu, in an appalled manner as though the snowy white cat were criticizing the pink head for what had looked to her a lot like a vulgar perversion. Amu just covered Cleopatra's face with one hand upon hearing the feline's tone with her owner. Amu, meanwhile, just continued to watch and spy on her new, and totally sexy, blond neighbor.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oh, my.
Amu then needed to hold onto a branch in the tree in which she and her cat, Cleopatra, were still standing as she just continued to stare at the sight of who seemed to be her new neighbor.
Amu Hinamori (continued): My, my.
The guy then walked out onto his balcony, obviously assuming that he was safe from peepers.
A/N: oh, how wrong that poor, unsuspecting guy was at the time.
Meanwhile, Amu just continued to be distracted by the guy on the balcony in nothing but a towel. It almost felt like a sin to have been looking at the guy for as long as the pink head had.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oooh.
Then, the blond on the balcony in nothing but a towel took out a string of dental floss, which only seemed to impress Amu even more.
Amu Hinamori (continued): He flosses.
It was definitely one of the top ten criteria on the pink head's own checklist she had set up for her ideal boyfriend. Amu was even so impressed by him when the blond on the balcony was not even aware of her existence that one would think that said pink head would have realized that the branch that held her in place and her little cat, too, was starting to crack under the bearing of both their weights. She was in trouble, alright.
When the branch on which Amu was holding onto Cleopatra finally said to her, 'no more!', the snowy white cat was perfectly able to land on her feet. But the pink head in question was doomed to fall on her head just as both she, herself, and her own cat had predicted. At least, that was the case until Amu suddenly stopped in mid-air and realized that she was caught on the tree branch by both of her feet.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Oh, my god! Oh, my god. Somebody, help me! Somebody, help me! I am stuck in a tree! Help me! Anybody! I'm stuck in a tree! I'm stuck!
Meanwhile on the ground, Amu's cat, Cleopatra, wanted to help her owner escape the tree in which they both stood mere moments before. But it was not as though she could do anything about her owner's situation. In fact, it was quite possible that Cleopatra might have just been in the way of a safe landing for Amu.
Luckily for Amu, the blond from within the house across from the way to her house had heard the poor pink head's distress calls and rushed out to help her.
Amu Hinamori's new, sexy neighbor: Stay, stay calm, miss. You're gonna be fine.
Amu could not get past her own fear of falling from out of the tree in which she was stuck still too fresh in her mind. The pink head was so scared, in fact, that she could not seem to hear a word her possibly new neighbor had said to her.
Amu Hinamori: Get me down! Get me down!
By the time the quite possibly new neighbor's words of consolation had gotten to the pink head, however, Amu had gone and done it, she had pulled the possible new neighbor's towel off of his body and effectively exposed him to the elements and to the community, or at least the neighborhood. Amu near immediately covered her eyes as soon as she realized exactly what she had done in her state of panic as the poor, embarrassed pink head just decided to continue dangling from the tree and wait to be rescued from it just as a good girl in distress would have done. She realized too late that she should have stayed a lot calmer than she did about being stuck in a tree, and her possible new neighbor paid the price for her panic attack.
A/N: keep in mind that this fanfiction is still rated 'M' for 'mature readers only'. I seriously advise you to read at your own risk, and the risk of your children. instead of sending me angry comments, just look at the rating of this fanfiction before you even try to read it. this fanfiction is not even appropriate for teenagers. I repeat, this fanfiction is not appropriate for anyone under the age of at least twenty. those under the age of at least twenty who read this fanfiction will be penalized and blacklisted. I hate blacklisting readers, but it may one day wind up being the only way I can get the message out.
Needless to say, Cleopatra meowed her absolute favorite catcalling meow at what her owner, Amu, had done to who was probably her new neighbor. Granted that the feline did not approve of such a first impression and thought it to be slightly too forward and far too public for any form of appropriacy, but the snowy white she-cat supposed it could have gone a lot worse than it had by then.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Gomenasai. Oh, my god.
Both single ladies followed the sexy, young blond inside his house just after he finally had the time to get his towel back onto his hips so that he could treat Amu's obvious injury from having been stuck in the tree. Amu sat in a love seat in his house as she got treated.
Amu Hinamori: So, you just moved in. That's great.
Amu was clearly enchanted by the blond who, at the time, was busy wrapping a gauze bandage strip around her ankle… very carefully, too.
Amu Hinamori (continued): I'm Amu, by the way. Your new neighbor from across the way. Amu Hinamori, should you want my full name.
The fact that the guy, this Tadase Hotori as she had learnt his full name was, was as gentle as he was with his treatments of injuries.
Amu Hinamori (continued): So, you're a doctor? Wow.
She was even more impressed by her new neighbor's profession as a doctor because of how financially inclined the medical industry really was.
A/N: Tadase's profession as a doctor is purely from this fanfiction. it doesn't make him a doctor in his future, and he certainly is not entitled to be a doctor when he grows up. I just thought that a doctor make him look better than someone with a goal of world domination. seriously though, it's like he's supposed to be the one of the good guys in the anime. but world domination is basically the goal of a true villain. it's a goal that's anything except healthy. I was pretty surprised, myself, when I first heard of it. I realized from there that Tadase acted more like a villain than even the head of Easter with that kind of goal in mind. it was like watching a bad war movie instead of a cutesy-styled anime. you get my drift?
By the time Amu was finally done doing all of the talking to Tadase, the blond in question was nearly done wrapping the gauze bandage strip around that of the pink head's injured foot from being stuck in the tree just outside both of their houses from within the yard that separated their homes.
Tadase Hotori: An orthopedic surgeon, in technical terms. Yeah, I do a lot of the leg and, you know, hip stuff, but I also happen to get the occasional foot injuries, too.
Amu giggled at what Tadase told her, even though she could hardly make sense of it, herself, especially when considering that she did not even know a lot about the doctoring field of the work force.
Tadase Hotori: Your ankle seems to be fine. It's just a mild sprain, so this gauze should be sure to help it.
Amu was quite infatuated with Tadase to the point of which the pink head actually thought she had felt love at first sight with the blond in question.
Amu Hinamori: Great. Arigato. I suppose I'm lucky that my cat chose the tree outside your window to climb.
Of course, Amu felt like the luckiest girl in the world to have her Cleopatra climb the tree outside the window of a guy as sexy as Tadase. The pink head's infatuation with the blond in question seemed to already burn with the white, hot intensity of a thousand suns. Amu only chuckled about having met such a good-looking guy as Tadase. Then, she got up from the love seat in which she sat and followed him over to the remainder of his moving boxes through which he had left to go.
Tadase Hotori: Well, I'm here whenever you need me. Look, I'm gonna put my home number down on the back of my business card. In case your ankle starts givin' ya any problems, just give me a call.
Tadase then gave Amu his office's business card, wanting her to be able to call him should her ankle have ever given her any further trouble. Amu might have been infatuated with Tadase, but the blond in question was simply not interested in love at first sight and was just basically neighbor-zoning Amu.
A/N: it's a lot like friend-zoning someone, but it's with your neighbor instead of your friend.
Amu, on the other hand, was really quite happy to have been already getting Tadase's phone number out of him, even though it technically was just the blond neighbor-zoning the pink head.
Amu Hinamori: Great. Arigato.
A/N: that girl really needs to get her head out of the clouds and back down to Earth.
That was just about when Amu heard Cleopatra's meowing and looked down to see exactly what the snowy white she-cat in question was doing. One look downward at her cat and Amu saw that Cleopatra was purring and rubbing herself against Tadase's legs. The snowy white feline seemed to already really like the blond. Amu noticed her cat nuzzle herself against Tadase's legs back and forth like a flowing stream.
Amu Hinamori: Oh, wow, that's so weird. She doesn't usually like men all that much.
Tadase started to pick up Cleopatra with the knees of his gorgeously long legs.
Tadase Hotori: Well, you know, I've lived with dogs my whole life. But after some time spent over at friends' houses, I kinda adapted myself right into a cat-person.
A/N: in case my readers are wondering, people can do that sorta thing with themselves. I, myself, came from a dog background on both sides of my family tree and I discovered one day that I was more of a cat-person as it turned out. I still like dog movies; my first love was even a dog. but cats are already more of my kind of furry friend. I guess that in the end, you either want a dog or a cat as your furry friend. don't get me wrong. I've recently developed an appreciation for lizards, too, particularly the bug-snacking kinds like say, chameleons. but I made an oath to myself on my maternal grandfather's deathbed, and one that I'd always uphold. it was to stick with either dogs or cats. none of the other pets' business, not even for me.
Meanwhile, Amu only chuckled as to her newfound dream guy, Tadase, being a cat-person from a dog background just as she was growing up. Then, she mouthed a breathless 'yeah' from her lips as soon as she was done chuckling about her new, dreamy neighbor seeming to have so much in common with her upon their first ever meeting. The pink head just watched the blond pet her she-cat as Tadase seemed to really enjoy Cleopatra's company and Cleopatra Tadase's. Just as Tadase finally started looking in Amu's direction, the pink head instantly grew desperate to talk to the blond in question about something, anything.
Amu Hinamori: Well, I guess I'll get goin', then.
Amu still wore a stupid grin on her face, however, and bore an endless ray of hearts eyes, she was so blown away by just how identical to her ideal guy Tadase even was. She was basically hypnotized by his incredibly illustrious traits which resembled all the characteristics of her own ideal boyfriend checklist. She just continued to stay in her neighbor's house, staring at him, however, despite having said that she was going to lead his home and head back to hers. Tadase started to get just slightly uncomfortable with Amu still staying in his house. The blond actually pointed at his door as a ways to tell the pink head it was time for her to follow through on her word to him. Said pink head finally noticed.
Amu Hinamori: Hai.
Then, Amu laughed at him nervously knowing that she and Cleopatra had more than likely overstayed their shared welcome into Tadase's house. As soon as the two of them made it to the door, Amu sent Tadase a look like she was going to explode with love at first sight, especially with what she was about to say at the time.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Again arigato for saving my life.
Tadase was only too happy to help Amu in her hour of distress from within the tree in which was stuck when they first met.
Tadase Hotori: Anytime.
Amu was just closing the front door to Tadase's house when she walked out said door.
Amu Hinamori and Tadase Hotori: OK. Sayonara.
It was then that Cleopatra started acting like she did not like Tadase at all as she tried desperately to wriggle out of his grasp. She was obviously worried about having been left behind by Amu the minute the door closed. Tadase shot his front door back open only to find a sight of which neither he nor Cleopatra expected. Amu was dancing just outside of Tadase's front door with her shoes off… like a maniac, too.
Tadase Hotori: You forgot your neko.
Amu quickly realized her error in having almost left Cleopatra behind at her neighbor's house. The pink head also suddenly needed to explain her spazzy dancing when she was sure the blond would not have been looking. How was Amu supposed to tell Tadase that she was dancing like that because in meeting him, she had just met the man of her dreams?
Amu Hinamori: Right. I had a spider on me.
Then, Amu exclaimed in disgust about having had a spider on her, even if it was not true. Tadase, however, knew that spiders on one's body were a health risk and no joking matter.
Tadase Hotori: Hai.
Amu Hinamori: It's gone now, though. Ii.
Tadase handed Cleopatra back to Amu, figuring that the snowy white she-cat was worried about getting left behind in his house.
Tadase Hotori: All right. OK.
Amu Hinamori: Sayonara. And again, arigato gozaimasu.
Tadase Hotori: Oyasuminasai, Hinamori-san.
With Amu finally having taken back Cleopatra, Tadase closed his front door behind him.