welcome, loyal readers, to my first update of my first ever 'Shugo Chara' fanfiction in up to four days. I hope none of you waited too long for this update. I kind of had this little file sitting on my document files on my FanFiction account in the Document Manager. I have four more to submit from the Document Manager after this eighteenth, while technically the sixteenth chapter of my first ever 'Shugo Chara' fanfiction on both here and on Wattpad. I actually find out how many words there are to my own chapters' storylines through Wattpad whenever I copy-and-paste the words which are actually a part of the storyline onto Wattpad. I start by submitting them as documents onto FanFiction's Document Manager from my computer. then I give the documents a title. then, I copy-and-paste all the storyline's words from my documents onto Wattpad. then, I write the explanatory headnote, followed by the (mandatory) disclaimer. this eighteenth/sixteenth chapter also has a whopping two-thousand-three-hundred-sixty-three words worth of full-on storyline. it is a storyline that doesn't include the explanatory headnote which makes up this paragraph, right here, the (mandatory) disclaimer that is the paragraph following this one, nor does the storyline of this eighteenth/sixteenth chapter include any of the author's notes/author's comments from yours truly, AKA the blogger of this fanfiction. anyway, enough jawing about. time to get on with the obligatory disclaimer.
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 username 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. arigato. danke. obrigado. grazie. merci. gracias. xiè xiè. sukiyaria. mahalo. yes, I know how to say 'thank you' in several kinds of international dialects. what can I say? I'm a linguistics geek, or a foreign language geek, I suppose.
Later on in the Hinamori residence from within Amu's own neighborhood, she and Ikuto waited patiently for Tadase to show up at the pink head's house. Well, Ikuto waited downstairs in Amu's love seat while the pink head in question got dressed in everything she was told to wear for the blond doctor by the blunet. Ikuto got a few looks in at what the blunet supposed were hobbies of Amu's in the downstairs of the pink head's house, such as her crocheting and her books. The blunet then realized what a boring life his pink headed crush led outside of being the producer of his show. It was honestly no wonder as to why she was always so lonely in the area of love. Soon Ikuto heard footsteps coming downstairs to where the blunet, himself, was at the time. They were Amu's footsteps. Upon seeing how the pink head in question had even looked, the blunet suddenly found himself wearing a grin on his face in appreciation for all of the work he had put into her appearance, alone. The pink head wore the black cocktail dress and pumps, along with the hair extensions she and the blunet had gotten for her while still on their journey to better her physical appearance. Of course, Amu's hair extensions were pink, too. They were even the same shade of pink, or rather tint of pink because Amu's hair was a lighter pink color. To Ikuto, himself, it all looked fantastic beyond words. Of course, Amu just had to question her appearance and actually ask for words from Ikuto.
Amu Hinamori: Well? What do ya think?
Then, Amu had the nerve to innocently turn herself around in her cocktail dress as it flowed quite nicely. Ikuto only stared at Amu as the pink head twirled herself around slowly in her dress for the blunet on which to comment.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Uh… not bad.
Ikuto was even more hypnotized by Amu than usual that it began to drive the blunet totally crazy for the pink head. Of course, Amu just did not read Ikuto's tone at the time, yet again. The pink head's back was even exposed on her cocktail dress. The blunet was breathless thanks to that little fact.
Amu Hinamori: I just_
Once Amu was finally done turning her whole body around as she twirled about in her dress, the pink head just continued talking to Ikuto about her look in the dress.
Amu Hinamori (continued): I don't wanna be perceived as a bimbo. I mean_
It was funny how the word, 'bimbo', was the one to snap Ikuto out of his hypnotic trance brought on by Amu in her cocktail dress.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: And I don't want you to be a bimbo. You have to be two people; the saint and the sinner. The librarian and the stripper. On one hand, you have to push this guy away with only the coldest indifference, on the other, you gotta be a sexually teasing tornado.
Amu only chuckled mockingly at Ikuto's words about being both types of people at once with her dreamy blond neighbor, Tadase. Ikuto gave her a serious look possibly for the first time since the two of them had met.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi (continued): Now, we gotta teach you flirting.
Amu could not believe what Ikuto had told her that the pink head still needed to learn from the blunet about landing the blond man of her dreams that was Tadase Hotori.
Amu Hinamori: I know how to flirt.
Ikuto could only give Amu his most skeptical look about her skills with men, yet, before responding to her comment with a question, of all speech patterns.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: You know how to flirt?
Amu just sent Ikuto a look which said to the blunet, 'Of course, I know how to flirt!'. But Ikuto, however, just sent Amu back an even more skeptical look and response in return. The response Ikuto sent to Amu was also not just skeptical, it was also quite bombastically mocking.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi (continued): Oh, hi. My name's Amu Hinamori, and I love reading Shakespeare. I also love cats, gardening and romantic picnics.
Then, Ikuto went right back to his regular tone with Amu about her flirting style.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi (continued): I don't think so.
Of course, that was when Amu finally took her own opportunity to turn the tables on everything that Ikuto had been teaching her about how to land Tadase as her man and give the blunet in question a taste of his own medicine. The pink head even gave the blunet a taste of his own medicine with a deep guy-type of voice, too.
Amu Hinamori: Hey, babe, you wearing any underwear?
Ikuto was slightly disappointed in Amu for giving him a taste of his own medicine with that kind of voice. The blunet was even a little disturbed by the voice in which the pink head was speaking to him while giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Hey, you know what? I wouldn't do that, and I wouldn't grab any ass.
Of course, Ikuto was only trying to be a good coach with his comments about what Amu was doing to him by then. But the pink head just plain refused to listen to the blunet's advice that time. She had even kept the deep, masculine-like voice for her next line to him as she continued giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Amu Hinamori: What's wrong with a little ass-grabbing? What's it there for if not for to grab it? You're just a set of bodily wholes and a pair of tits.
Of course, Ikuto, himself, still had a comment or two to give back to Amu in return for the pink head messing around with the blunet the way in which she was by then.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: And you are a deeply, deeply disturbed person.
With much teasing about done to Ikuto, Amu appeared to finally be ready to quit with her masculine accent and speak in her regular voice.
Amu Hinamori: I don't know. Maybe I'm just a really good student.
Then, Ikuto felt something running itself against his chest area. He looked down at his chest to see that the exact something running itself against his chest was none other than Amu's own finger.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Would you stop doin' that?
Amu, of course, just played dumb with what she was doing with Ikuto's chest.
Amu Hinamori: Doing what?
Ikuto tried his hardest to get Amu's finger off of his chest, but the blunet's weakening resolve just refused to let him force the pink head's finger to stop running all over his chest area.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Uh, running your finger down there. Over me.
Amu started to catch onto Ikuto's crush on her at that point, but just barely.
Amu Hinamori: Why? Is it turning you on?
Ikuto suddenly began sweating through his face, but the blunet was not sweating because of any heat in the room. In fact, it was actually pretty cold outside by the time. Ikuto was sweating nervously about the possibility of spilling the beans of his crush on Amu to the pink head in question. The blunet just played it cool with the pink head and scoffed at her as he worked up the nerve to finally speak to her after having been rendered speechless for the first time since meeting her.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Maybe.
Amu just let forth a chuckle from her lips at Ikuto seeming to be turned on by her presence.
Amu Hinamori: It's weird, I think I kinda like it.
Ikuto seriously had his doubts and skepticisms towards Amu's comment about liking the way he was getting slightly turned on by her presence, but that was only from the skeptic within. The believer inside Ikuto, however, begged for Amu to have been telling him the truth with such a comment.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Really?
Amu started leaning into Ikuto's face as though the pink head were getting ready to kiss the blunet. Ikuto started to feel even more breathless than before in Amu's presence. That was when Amu finally began acting like her real self towards Ikuto once again and effectively brought the poor blunet back down to Earth.
Amu Hinamori: Sucker.
Ikuto was appalled, though not at Amu. The blunet was appalled at himself for believing that the pink head could have ever been interested in him as a man.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Oh, I knew it. OK, no teaching the teacher. Come on.
Amu began laughing about finally having successfully given Ikuto a taste of his own medicine. That was when the two of them both heard a knock coming from Amu's front door. The pink head in question grew worried about who could be at the other end of the knock.
Amu Hinamori: Who is it?
The person on the other end of Amu's front door answered quickly enough.
Person on other end of Amu's front door: Uh, it's Tadase.
Amu and Ikuto flipped their heads back into the direction of one another's. Amu, herself, started to panic about having the man of her dreams at her front door.
Amu Hinamori: I'm not ready for this. Am I ready for this? I'm not ready for this.
Ikuto had been shushing Amu the whole time the pink head had been telling the blunet whether she was ready for Tadase or not. When Ikuto finally got the message across to Amu, he told her two little words.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Calm down. Shush. OK. Keep the conversation under a minute. Now go.
Amu was slightly uncertain about the time that Ikuto had given the pink head in which to keep the conversation with Tadase going.
Amu Hinamori: Under a minute?
Of course, Ikuto still had the answer for Amu about how long the pink head had really needed to keep the conversation with her blond dream guy, Tadase.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Hai.
After that answer from Ikuto, Amu chose to just agree with the blunet about how long the pink head needed to be allowed to talk to Tadase.
Amu Hinamori: Under a minute.
That was when Ikuto jumped over Amu's sectional couch and got ready to watch the whole thing between Tadase and the pink head as she ran to her front door. But then, the blunet stopped the pink head for a moment.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: Ie, matei, matei, matei. Come here. Come here.
A/N: by the way, here's another translation for more Japanese words from yours truly. 'ie' is Japanese for 'no', while 'matei' means the word 'wait' in Japanese. you get it, readers? anyway, back to the fanfiction.
Amu obliged to Ikuto's orders about going back over to the blunet before the pink head could answer the door, thinking that he had some more advice for her on how to win Tadase over. Of course, the only thing that the blunet was planning to do with the pink head at the time was turn her around and slap her butt once more, only that time as pay back for messing with him when she sexually teased him by rubbing her finger against his chest area.
Amu Hinamori: You're such an a**hole.
Amu then rushed to her front door to promptly open it for Tadase on the other end of said door.
Amu Hinamori (continued): Ohayo.
Tadase Hotori: Oi.
Then, Tadase stepped into his neighbor's house for the first time since having met incredibly awkwardly the other night. The blond got a good look at what the pink head was wearing at the time.
Tadase Hotori (continued): Wow, you look great.
Ikuto was secretly watching from his hiding spot behind Amu's sectional couch in the pink head's living room just within view of the front door. The blunet in question started to feel a little jealous of Tadase flirting with the pink head.
Amu Hinamori: Oh, arigato. Hai, I was just doin' the dishes.
Of course, Tadase only wanted to know something from Amu about what had happened between both of them that day.
Tadase Hotori: So, what happened to you today?
Amu was naturally confused about what Tadase had meant about what happened between them earlier that day.
Amu Hinamori: What do ya mean?
Tadase only thought he needed to clarify to Amu what he meant about his question.
Tadase Hotori: Well, you put me on hold, and you never called me back.
Amu was only too breathlessly happy about the fact that Tadase remembered when she had called him.
Amu Hinamori: Oh, my god. Was that you?
Of course, Tadase was a little offended that Amu seemed to think that he did not matter.
Tadase Hotori: Hai.
Amu then made her move of apology towards Tadase for the lack of much response from her end of their call.
Amu Hinamori: Gomenasai.
Having gotten a proper apology from Amu, Tadase decided to put the whole ordeal behind them both.
Tadase Hotori: Eh, it's alright.
Then, Tadase took a look around Amu's place just in time to see Ikuto hiding behind her sectional couch. The blond almost failed to hear the pink head ask him a question over him staring at the blunet.
Amu Hinamori: Hey, listen, uh, Tadase-kun, would you mind giving me a call later? I'm just really busy. Gotta get back to those dishes.
Then, Amu went ahead and shut her front door on Tadase just as the blond started trying to talk to her.
Tadase Hotori: Hinamori-san, matei!
Amu then went over to where Ikuto was hiding just in time to ask him about what she needed to do with her approach to Tadase.
Amu Hinamori: What now? What do I do with him now?
Ikuto got up a little from behind the couch, just in time to tell Amu what she needed to do with Tadase to get him to want her more.
Ikuto Tsukiyomi: No, that's good. Now make him suffer.
Amu at first did not know about making Tadase suffer, but it was Ikuto's advice to her about getting a relationship.
Amu Hinamori: Make him suffer. Suffer.
Meanwhile on the other side of Amu's front door, Tadase just continued with his own trial to talk to her with a small request from his side of things.
Tadase Hotori: Listen, Hinamori-san, I was wondering if you'd like to go to a Giants game with me Sunday afternoon.
A/N: of course, it's not like Tadase's talking about the San Francisco Giants when he's talking about a baseball game to go to with Amu. he's actually talking about the Yomiuri Giants in his question about baseball because it's the baseball league in Japan, technically.
Amu just pointed at Ikuto for being spot-on about Tadase, after all. The pink head also smiled at the blunet about having a date with the blond of her dreams just as said blunet had said to her. Ikuto only gave Amu a thumbs up for finally getting the guy she was after. The blunet even watched as the pink head danced about very spastically, she was so happy to have a date with her dream guy. Amu even squealed about quietly as she danced her spazzy little dance.
