Hey everyone! I'm back from my one week road trip...agh, it was horrible. Though in a way fun. I felt very un-enviromental friendly though, watching the gas meter hit EMPTY numorous times... -_-

But anyways, here's my story! I'm not really sure where this will lead, actually. So if this story seems kind of weird towards the end, please forgive! I don't have a central plot fixed yet, except it's a Rimahiko FanFic...

So, enjoy! And I can't promise when I'll update, cause of school starting...AGH. Really nervous...don't know why. But, as I said, enjoy!

(Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara! in any way)

Chapter 1: My Evil Mistletoe Idea

"And so, the Guardian Meeting for today will commence." Tadase said formally. Not like anyone was actually listening. As usual, Yaya was munching on all the biscuits at record speed while bugging Amu for some candy, Tadase was shuffling around his papers, Kiseki was attempting to control the other Charas lazing around, Nagihiko was pouring us tea, and I was…well…watching them all doing all these random things.

We had never changed since grade school. Was this good or bad?

Finally, Tadase got everyone's attention. "Alright. Today, we will be discussing about the organization of the upcoming Christmas Ball." Tadase said. I groaned. Another dance? We were in Year Eleven, so the amount of dances had immensely increased compared to secondary school, but I hated dances. What was up with all those twirls and swirls and frills on dresses? And manicures? And dressing up? And…and…stuff like that? I never liked dancing. My poor hand-foot coordination usually resulted in me tripping over various things, and sometimes people, unintentionally. It was really embarrassing for me and the others.

But nonetheless, fan-boys still attempted to ask me to go to the dance with them. I usually went with whomever I was currently dating. Yes, I started dating in Year Eight. It started with Kirishima-kun. He confessed to me (well, it didn't really count as a confession as I already knew his feelings for me) and seemed very serious about it, so I accepted his offer and went out with him. I was relatively happy for two weeks, because I experienced the feeling of a boyfriend, but he started getting possessive over me, insulting me for hanging around with another boy for more than five seconds without any supervision of anyone else, that soon enough, I dumped him. I started dating some other fan-boys that seemed to not only be admiring my beauty, but in the end, it turned out that most of them only wanted to either boast to the school that they'd 'conquered the Ice Queen' or they just wanted to feel me up. I was disgusted by most of them and dumped one after the other, yet I continued dating other people, trying to find the 'perfect boyfriend.' And for 3 years, I have searched, but no one met up to my standards.

It was really funny, because the moment I started dating, I realized everyone else's love life around me. Kukai and Utau got together when Kukai was in Year Nine (when I was in Year Eight). Did you know Kukai was older than Utau? He was left behind a year due to his poor grades because he played soccer too much. So they were a happy couple, trying to avoid the paparazzi every day and going on secret dates. Though it sounded romantic. I was glad for my two friends that they were happy.

Kairi miraculously came back to Seiyo in Year Nine. He managed to skip a grade (again) and got into Yaya's grade. When Yaya was dumped by her first boyfriend, Kairi comforted her and Yaya saw his soft side behind his serious visage she saw all the time. The two of them got together after much of our matchmaking (which was extremely fun!) and became an official couple at the end of Year Nine.

Amu was strong-willed. She believed in Ikuto and waited for him loyally, though after two years with no news on him, she felt her hope fading away. Finally, at the end of Year Eight, her hope completely diminished and by the beginning of Year Nine, she started dating various guys, though she said she was repulsed, like me, by most of them. Though just a few weeks ago, Ikuto suddenly appeared out of the middle of nowhere at one of our little get-togethers. This resulted in a fury of attacks from Amu, which slowly changed into blames, which then turned into complaint of her wait, which, eventually, turned into her confession of love.

And for once, Ikuto didn't smile his trademark smirk. He pecked her on her lips and promised to stay in Japan till she graduated and proposed to her, resulting in Amu blushing furiously. A series of teases ensued, with another series of 'baka-hentai- cosplay-neko' from Amu, and everything changed back to normal.

Tadase understood that Amu loved Ikuto, so he started dating random other girls in our grade. Though most of the time, he couldn't bear to break up with them so each relationship to him was, in a way, a torture.

As for Nagihiko…I can't really remember. All I remember was that the second day after Kirishima-kun and I announced our status as a couple to the school, he told us he was dating Riku, a girl in our grade that I knew fairly well. I was surprised by his sudden declaration of love for my friend. He claimed he was happy, but just like me, throughout these 3 years, he broke many hearts, dumped many girls, and was constantly changing from 'taken' to 'single.'

"For the Christmas Ball, it will be held in the gym. The basketball courts will be removed one week before the dance for our convenience. Now, we need to discuss the responsibilities of the dance." This was one of the annoying parts. We, the Guardians, needed to work really hard to get the dance going smoothly for everyone. And we were responsible for the whole dance. Tadase started listing the responsibility groups.

"We will have the following groups: Decoration Committee, Food Committee, Entertainment Committee, and Dance Committee. As each name suggests, the committees will be responsible for the respective responsibilities. Dance Committee will be responsible for the actual dance's progress, as in the part where we dance." Tadase explained. "Souma-kun, Sanjou-kun and Nadeshiko-chan will be joining us as well."

I must have forgotten to mention that Nadeshiko, in a way, existed. She was sent off around the world for five years, unlike Nagihiko's simple trip to Europe for a year, travelling around from France, to Beijing, to Vietnam, to New York, to London. In Year Eight, she introduced herself to us as Nagihiko's actual twin. Nagihiko explained he'd used her identity because it was an easier name to respond to. And thus, the secret of Nagihiko being the Nadeshiko Amu knew was spilled. Amu seemed shocked but slowly, she realized that it was the Fujisaki requirement, so she got over it and quickly befriended Nadeshiko. I had regarded her carefully, still full of the whole 'I'm Amu's best friend so stay away' thing, but she quickly became one of my best friends. Yes, I now know you can have more than one best friend.

"So, Hinamori-chan, what will you sign up for?" Tadase asked formally. Amu thought about it for a moment when a familiar green barrette popped into her hair.

"FOOD IS ESSENTIAL AT A PARTY! I WILL MAKE THE BEST FOOD FOR EVERYONE!!" Amu, or Suu-chara-changed Amu's eyes burned a blazing fire, and everyone sweat- dropped. Amu de-chara-changed and glared at Suu.

"Suu!" she scolded. Suu slightly chuckled and sweat-dropped.

"Gomen, Amu-chan. But I really want to do the food~desu. You haven't been allowing me to help you with it recently~desu…" That was true. Amu had been practicing her own domestic skills recently, though there wasn't much improvement, and Suu felt slightly out of the loop.

"Suu…" Amu felt guilty about neglecting her Chara and smiled, turning back to Tadase.

"Sure. I'm in the Food Committee. I guess Nadeshiko's with me?" Amu asked. Tadase nodded slowly.

"I'm sure she'd be delighted." Tadase said. Amu smiled. She liked being with Nadeshiko a lot, I could tell. There was that slight envy in my heart, but wishing the best for my friend, that feeling quickly faded.

"Yaya wants to be in the Dance Committee with Kairi-koi!" Yaya exclaimed. Tadase smiled.

"I'm sure Sanjou-kun would be willing." He said kindly, and Yaya beamed. Tadase turned towards me and Nagihiko.

"And you two?" he asked. I thought about it and shrugged my shoulders, looking towards Nagihiko, who was looking at me. I blushed a bit from the intensity of his stare and asked him.

"What about you, Nagihiko?" I asked. Nagihiko broke the gaze and turned his attention to Tadase.

"Oh! Um…Hotori-kun, what would you like to do?" Nagihiko asked. Tadase thought about it.

"If you two don't mind, I'd rather be part of the Entertainment Committee than the Decoration Committee." Tadase said sheepishly. Kiseki took the chance and broke in.

"Let the commoners do the decorating! You, Tadase, as king, should make sure your people are having a happy time! Yes, take up Entertainment! MWAHAHAHAHA!" We all sweat-dropped and Tadase seemed embarrassed by his Chara's behavior.

"Well, I assume Souma-kun would prefer entertainment over decoration, so…" he turned towards me and smiled.

"Rima-chan, are you willing to be in the Decoration Committee with me?" he asked nicely. I couldn't say no. I mean, this has nothing to do with how he asked so sweetly and—WHAT WAS I THINKING??? This just…I didn't want to ruin Tadase's fun. If he wanted to be in the Entertainment Committee, then let him. Yes, that was the reason.

I turned my attention to Nagihiko and shrugged. "Sure. I'm fine with it." Nagihiko smiled. "But don't get any ideas, Purplehead, because you're never getting on my white list." I added, so no misunderstandings would be made. Yes, I know that whole 'I'm Amu's best friend!' thing ended, but I still hated Nagihiko for a reason. Nagihiko sweat- dropped and smiled back, causing me to turn my face away from everyone so no one would notice the slight flush on my cheeks.

"Alright. Then, we shall proceed with the details of each committee's responsibility." I heard Tadase's words, but slowly, my brain automatically tuned them out. Every time during a Guardian meeting, something similar happened. Afterwards, I'd ask Amu or Yaya for a brief on it. My mind wandered freely and I thought about the Christmas Ball. I was currently single, so I had to either find someone to date soon or simply pick a dance partner. I was actually leaning towards going there single, so I could mingle with the crowd, but I was still arguing with myself.

"Mashiro-san?" Tadase's voice penetrated through my little world's barrier and caught my attention. My mind jotted back into reality and blushed a bit, feeling embarrassed.

"Um…yeah?" I asked casually. Tadase sweat-dropped at my straightforward answer, but nonetheless continued with what he was gonna say.

"We're planning on meeting together four days later, this Friday, to discuss what we have got through so far, since next week's Friday will be the Christmas Ball. We're probably going to have a sleepover for convenience, because on Saturday, we'll be going out shopping for supplies. You should come on Friday with your bags packed. Also, get your parents' permission." I nodded. My parents were too busy anyways. Yes, they still fought. I'm actually surprised they still haven't filed for a divorce. It was obvious, even to me, that they probably stayed together for me, probably till I graduate from high school. I felt touched, but if they weren't happy together, they should separate, even if it would hurt a lot for me. They put up acts for me when I get home, but evidence if everywhere: the broken glasses that Mama 'coincidentally tripped while holding too many' and the scattered books on the ground that Papa 'unintentionally crashed into.' They thought they could hide the truth from me, but they forgot I wasn't a child anymore.

"Alright." I said. Tadase flipped through a few more papers and stood up.

"That'll be it for today's meeting." Tadase said. "Meet up with your partner and discuss about what you plan to do. I'll email the information to everyone tonight." Tadase then stood up and walked off, probably going to find Kukai, or at least that's what I thought. Or maybe his present girlfriend. Who was it, some girl named Keiko? No, I think Tadase managed to dump her last month. Whatever.

Yaya and Amu quickly left the Royal Garden, going to find their respective partners, leaving me with my partner in the Royal Garden.

"So, Rima-chan, any ideas on the decoration?" Nagihiko asked. I seriously thought about it, but nothing clicked. We were missing something. Something that was needed if we were going to decorate…

"We're missing a theme." I pointed out. Nagihiko looked at me weirdly.

"Isn't the theme 'Christmas'?" Nagihiko asked. I glared at him.

"Boys…" I muttered to myself, though Nagihiko heard. He snickered.

"What's wrong with boys?" he asked. I glared back.

"Cross-dresser, everything's wrong with boys. You should've stayed as Nadeshiko." I said, bringing back a certain painful memory I knew he wouldn't like. Sure enough, he flinched.

"You know I hate being reminded of that." Nagihiko said. I smirked.

"Exactly why I reminded you of it." Nagihiko frowned, but quickly got us back to topic.

"So…according to you, there should be a theme to this dance besides Christmas?" he asked. I nodded.

"Christmas is too vague. I mean, Christmas includes gift-giving, pine trees, ornaments, Santa Claus that I do not believe in though KusuKusu does, and mistletoes…" I stopped at the thought and blushed, in which Nagihiko took the opportunity to tease me.

"Awh…is Rima-chan thinking of kissing her next boyfriend on Christmas?" Nagihiko teased. I glared at him.

"Yes." I hissed. This startled him. He looked slightly taken aback. But I got him back on topic. Because I had an idea. He could probably tell, because of my smirk.

"And I believe Rima-chan, you have a brilliant evil plan, right?" he asked. I smirked.

"Sadly, you know me too well." He muttered something but I couldn't hear. I didn't care. My idea was getting my excited.

"Our theme will be mistletoes." I declared. Nagihiko looked at me weirdly but slowly, his confusion cleared up.

"Yes. Mistletoes." He said, copying me. I smiled.

"Mistletoes…" we both said, already conjuring up of various ways to use mistletoes to our advantage. A smirk plastered itself on both of us.

This Christmas Ball was gonna be one fun time.

I kinda felt like there wasn't much that actually happened...but please understand, because I need to introduce how the characters were doing...and I took the liberty of describing their love lives... ^_^ So now you understand the situation of everyone! If you don't understand some part, please tell me, cause I can understand since it was a bit confusing to myself too... -_- Yes I'm weird. I don't even understand what I wrote.

So, hope you liked it! Sorry for any mistakes. As I said, I'll try to update, but no guarentees.

~~*Hope-chan*~~