This story has been in my mind for a while now. However, I never got the chance to write it, until now! I hope you enjoy. I do not own Shugo Chara. I hope you enjoy!

*~The Client~*

Summer was supposed to be a time for relaxing and taking your mind off of stress. There was no school or homework, and you had time for other things like playing soccer every day for hours on end. At least, that was Kukai Souma's perspective on summer vacation. However, his mother seemed to see it differently.

"Kukai, you can't just play sports all day long!" His mother scolded. "You need to do something else." Kukai scoffed, rolling his eyes at his mother. "Kukai, I'm serious!"

"But mom! I'm getting exercise! Many other kids in my grade spend the vacation playing video games. At least I'm outdoors…" Kukai pointed out.

"Yeah, but it isn't healthy for someone to do the same thing for hours on end. You need to get a job. All of your brothers have jobs." Kukai sighed.

"Isn't having a job doing the same thing for hours?" Kukai mumbled quietly. He knew though that he would lose. His mother was very persistent to getting her way. "Mom, what job would I even have? I'm only fifteen!"

"You could become a babysitter." His mother pointed out. Kukai's eyes widened.

"A babysitter?! Hell no!" Kukai whined.

"Why are you pushing the idea away so quickly? You take care of Yaya-San so consistently."

"Yeah, but Yaya is like my sister. I don't want to take care of a random creep's child." Kukai muttered.

"The fact of the matter is you need a job to get colleges to like you even more, so you need a job, and a babysitting job is perfect. So, forget your game of soccer, and start looking." Kukai sighed in defeat, putting his soccer ball away.

"Fine, fine. I'll find some baby to sit." Kukai grumbled, leaving the house. As he left his house, he looked at the soccer goal, and sighed. He would miss his limited time to play soccer. It soon occurred to Kukai that he had no idea how to get a job. "Hey Daichi… How does one get a job?" Kukai wondered to his chara.

"Why would I know?" Daichi wondered. "Why don't you lie? Maybe you can get a friend to pay you instead of working?"

"That's a great idea! I can ask Nagi; he has a ton of money!" Kukai grinned, taking out his cell phone, and calling Nagihiko. Kukai explained the situation to Nagihiko.

"Basically, you're asking me to pay you money for nothing?" Nagihiko wondered.

"Yup! Please Nagi; I don't want to be a babysitter!" Kukai whined.

"You know, getting a job couldn't hurt. It would really get you experience. So, I think you should find a job, and there's no way I'm paying you."

"I hate you Nagi. You sound like my mom." Kukai whined. He heard Nagihiko chuckle on the other end of the phone.

"My mother wants me to practice my dancing, so I have to go. Good luck finding a job!" Just like that, Nagihiko hung up. Kukai narrowed his eyes.

"He said no?" Daichi wondered, evident by Kukai's facial expression.

"Yup." Kukai muttered. "Maybe Utau wants me for something? I could help out with the sound or something. No, she would never trust me with anything involved with her performance." Kukai sweat dropped, thinking about how little his girlfriend trusts him with doing something accurately. He pondered for a moment.

"Kukai!" Kukai turned, and smiled, seeing Yaya jog over to him, and hug him.

"Hey Yaya!" Kukai grinned, hugging her back. "What's up?"

"Not much, Yaya's just chilling!" Yaya grinned. Her hair was in her usual pigtails, and she wore a pink tank top with grey shorts.

"Yaya, wait up!" Both Kukai and Yaya turned, seeing Rima jog slowly over. Kukai looked at Rima, gawking. Rima wore her hair in a ponytail, which hung over her shoulder. She wore a grey t-shirt that hung over her shoulder with a red tank top underneath. She also wore jean shorts.

"Sorry Rima-Tan!" Yaya whined. Rima noticed Kukai's eyes on her, as she looked up, and narrowed her eyes.

"Why are you staring at me? And what's coming out of your mouth?" Rima wondered, a stern facial expression. Kukai shook out of his daze, wiping his mouth quickly.

"S-Sorry Mashiro! I was spacing out about…Utau!" Kukai quickly said, not quite as gifted as lying as his best friend. Why was he staring at Rima? He took another quick glance at her. She was hot. As Rima brushed some hair of her face, Kukai started to sweat. She was so good looking, so attractive. Kukai looked down. When did her breasts grow so large?

Kukai shook his head frantically, embarrassed by his thoughts. He never noticed things like that on most girls, not even Utau.

"Hey Kukai-Tan, are you listening?" Kukai looked up, noticing Yaya and Rima stare at him. Those cute gold eyes on his face…

"…Not really. You see, I suppose I tend to space out about Utau frequently." Kukai lied, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Whatever, it's irrelevant…What's up Kukai-Tan? Doing anything interesting?" Yaya wondered.

"Actually, it really sucks." Kukai admitted. "My mother is forcing me to get a job in babysitting! I know I always take care of you Yaya, but my mother wants me to take care of some random child! Ugh it sucks…"

"WHAT?!" Yaya wondered in bewilderment. "Kukai-Tan, you can't replace Yaya!"

"No, Yaya! I would never replace you! It's just a child I need to babysit to get money from! I will never care about that child as much as you!" Kukai ruffled Yaya's hair.

"You need…a kid to babysit?" Rima wondered, surprised. Kukai glanced at her, feeling his heart beat fast. What was up with his sudden attraction to Rima? That was supposed to be Nagihiko's job!

"Yeah… I'd much rather play sports all summer long, but my mom doesn't seem to conquer." Kukai muttered.

"That's coincidental. My parents want me to have a babysitter, since they both work and don't trust the other to take care of me. I know I'm old enough to take care of myself, but my parents seem to think differently."

"So, it's decided!" Kukai put his thumbs up. "Mashiro, I can babysit you! Oh yes, I didn't expect it to work out so perfectly!" Rima uttered a rare smile.

"I'd have to make sure my parents approve. They might, if I tell them I know you." Rima said.

"You should ask, Rima-Tan!" Yaya said, grinning. "Yay! This is so perfect!" Kukai smiled at Rima, who smiled back.

"Alright… I call my mother now." Rima dialed her home number, and spoke for a little bit. After a bit, she hung up, and smiled. "She said it's fine, and she'll pay you eight dollars an hour."

"Great!" Kukai grinned. "Yay, money from babysitting a friend!" Kukai lifted his hand for Rima to hi-five. Rima stared at his hand, not doing anything. Kukai sighed, awkwardly lowering his hand.

"I have to go now though. Come to my house tomorrow at eleven." Rima told Kukai her address, and waved, starting to walk home.

"See you tomorrow!" Kukai called, smiling immensely. He felt extremely happy, more so than he expected.

When Kukai got home, the first thing he did was tell his mother that he got a job. He grabbed a soccer ball from the cabinet, and started for the door.

"Wait, what?! You already got a job in a day?!" Kukai's mother exclaimed, flabbergasted.

"I did! They were willing to pay me eight dollars per hour, and I'll start tomorrow at eleven." Kukai explained.

"Wow… I'm impressed Kukai. Really, I am." She smiled at Kukai, who grinned back, and went outside to play soccer. He kicked some balls into the net, from different angles. He felt his phone vibrate suddenly. He pulled it out, to see a text message from Nagihiko.

How did your job hunt go?

Kukai grinned, knowing Nagihiko was going to be shocked about his success. He clicked reply, and started typing his message.

I'd say pretty good since I got a job. It's with Rima! Her parents needed her to have a babysitter, so yay!

Kukai shot a few more goals, and then went inside to eat dinner. He ate spaghetti, refusing to use a fork and using his hands. His family stared at him, sighing. After dinner, Kukai went to his room, and checked his phone. Again, he got a text from Nagihiko.

Great! Make sure to drop a few hints about me. ;)

Kukai sweat dropped seeing his message. Nagihiko had a huge crush on Rima, but was very good at concealing it when around her. Kukai didn't think anyone actually knew, except for him.

Will do!

Kukai sent the message, and quickly drifted to sleep right after.

The next day, Kukai woke up at ten thirty. He quickly remembered he was babysitting Rima at eleven.

"Shit!" Kukai exclaimed, running into the shower for a second, and drying off. He quickly threw clothes on, and frantically brushed his teeth. Without saying goodbye to his mother, he dashed out of the house, with very few minutes to spare. "Daichi, time check?"

"You've got five minutes to get there." Daichi announced. Kukai grabbed his bicycle and helmet from his garage, and started peddling to Rima's house.

Kukai arrived at Rima's house, a few minutes late. He took a minute to pant, and then went to Rima's door and knocked. Unlike most peoples' knocks, Kukai knocked four times. The door opened, revealing a woman who vaguely resembled Rima.

"Are you Souma Kukai?" She wondered.

"That's me!" Kukai said grinning. "It's nice to meet you, Mashiro-San." The woman scowled slightly.

"Rima. He's here." Rima walked towards the door, looking at Kukai. All the feelings from the previous day came back to Kukai when he saw her. She wore a sundress today that was aqua-colored with light blue flowers on it. Kukai flashed Rima a grin.

"I will be home at five o'clock." Her mother announced. "Since you will be working for six hours, you will receive 48 dollars today." Kukai grinned, excited for the money. What would he spend it on? Rima's mother left the house, leaving it to just Rima and Kukai. Both of them were silent for a minute.

"You hungry Rima?" Kukai wondered. "We should get some lunch!"

"You don't have to treat me like a baby, just because you're babysitting me. You are only one-year older." Rima pointed out.

"I wasn't! I was asking you if you are hungry, because, I cannot deny, I'm starved." Kukai pointed out.

"Well, let's satisfy your hunger." Rima said with a smile. Kukai noted how sexy her smile was. "There isn't much around to eat in the house, so I suggest we go out to eat. What do you want?"

"Well, I'm the babysitter! We go to where you want to eat!" Kukai grinned.

"Fair enough. I'm in the mood for pizza." Rima said. "We can go to the pizzeria located nearby."

"Yum! I love pizza! I had pasta last night for dinner, coincidentally." Kukai said.

"I guess you just love Italian food. Me too, it's really good." Rima smiled. "My father used to make pasta frequently for dinner." Rima sighed. "Let's go." Kukai grinned, as they left the house. Rima locked the doors, and then they continued to the pizzeria.

"What type of pizza do you like?" Kukai wondered.

"Hm… I like pepperoni. You?"

"Me too! I love pepperoni!" Kukai agreed. They both smiled at each other.

"Yaya likes dessert pizza." Rima pointed out.

"Well, obviously!" They both started laughing. Kukai had never seen this side to Rima before. Since when was she so happy and upbeat? It was adorable…

They walked inside the pizzeria, and placed their order of pepperoni pizzas. Kukai pulled out a twenty to pay for the lunch.

"Kukai, my mother gave you money to pay for my meal." Rima pointed out. "You shouldn't pay for me."

"Nah, it would make me happy to pay for you! Don't worry about it!" Kukai flashed a grin, as they took their seats. Kukai thought about how he paid for Utau on their first date at the ramen store. He shook the thought off. A man brought over their pizzas. Kukai thanked him, and started eating his pizza. He decided to eat a bit more formally than he usually did. Rima put some parmesan cheese on her slice. Kukai grabbed the crushed red pepper, and poured it onto his pizza.

"Crushed red pepper?" Rima wondered.

"Yeah, it makes it more hot and spicy." Kukai pointed out.

"I think yours is hot enough." Rima whispered, her face reddening slightly.

"Yeah, but there's no such thing as too hot. I mean, I guess there are a few exceptions to every rule, but not with pizza." Rima stared at Kukai.

"I suppose." They both went silent, as they ate their pizzas. Kukai finished quickly, and watched Rima eat. Rima ate her pizza slowly but properly.

"You're not even half way done?!" Kukai exclaimed.

"I'm a slow eater…sorry." Rima pointed out.

"Don't apologize! It's all cool!" Kukai smiled. Kukai put his head on his fist, and watched Rima eat.

"Kukai, you're making me embarrassed to eat. Stop staring at me."

"Sorry…but I don't know what else to do!" Kukai whined.

"Check out your phone or something." Kukai complied, pulling out his phone. He didn't have any new text messages or missed calls. He opened the camera app on his phone, and held it up to Rima. "Smile!"

"What?" Kukai snapped a picture with Rima's saucy face. "Hey! You took a picture of me eating! Delete it!"

"Nope!" Kukai grinned, holding the phone away from her. Rima put her pizza down, and wiped her face, before going to get the phone. Kukai stood up, and held it high enough, knowing Rima couldn't reach.

"I hate you." Rima muttered. Kukai laughed, deleting the picture.

"Okay, okay, it's all gone!" Kukai promised, showing her. Rima smiled.

"Let's take a picture." Rima said. Kukai agreed, putting the camera on inner camera. He put his arm around Rima, and took the picture. Rima was blushing. The picture came out really nice, spite being from a phone.

"Wow, that's a good picture!" Kukai exclaimed, smiling.

"It is." Rima agreed. "Send it to me." Kukai nodded, sending the picture to Rima's cell phone. "I'm done eating by the way, if you want to head back, or do something else." Kukai nodded, as they threw out the rest of Rima's pizza. They walked back to Rima's house, and sat down.

"So, what do you want to do now?" Kukai wondered.

"Nothing really… Let's just chat." Rima said. They both sat down on the couch, next to each other. Their legs touched, making Kukai's face heat up the way it did when he was around Utau.

"So, um, excited to go to middle school?" Kukai wondered.

"I am actually. I like the idea of changing classes. I'm also excited to be attending the same school as you, for once." Kukai beamed.

"Yeah, seriously! I can't wait for you to come to middle school! It will be nice having you in the same school…and the others."

"I wish Yaya was coming though. I wish Nagihiko was a year younger, and Yaya was in my grade." Rima said. Kukai looked at Rima, surprised. He knew that she often insulted Nagihiko, but he was surprised that Rima was insulting him when he wasn't even around.

"Hey, Nagi's a cool kid!" Kukai pointed out, remembering Nagihiko's text message.

"He's always just there, when I don't want him to be. It's complicated… don't tell the others, especially him, that I said that." Rima said.

"I won't!" Kukai promised. "You're entitled to your own opinion!" Rima smiled. Kukai decided to give up on convincing Rima to like Nagihiko. Rima picked up the television remote, and turned on the TV. She flipped through channels. As they passed the sports channel, Kukai sat up.

"Wait! Go back for a second!" Kukai exclaimed. Rima sighed, going back a channel to the soccer game. Kukai's favorite team, the Gazelles were beating their rival team, the Bats. "Yes! They're winning!" Kukai grinned.

"Are you done? No offense, but I hate soccer."

"Sorry! A-Alright, change the channel." Kukai quickly said. Rima changed the channel, and chuckled slightly, turning the TV off.

"You're really cute." Rima said to Kukai. Kukai looked at her, stunned.

"T-T…" Kukai found himself leaning towards Rima, who leaned towards as well. Their lips met in the middle, as they started kissing. Kukai wrapped his arms around her, thinking of nothing else. They kissed for a few minutes, before finally breaking apart. Kukai jumped back, breathing heavily. Emotions flooded through his mind, shock, guilt, and happiness all at once. However, his bliss overpowered. A scene played in his mind, when Utau first kissed him. Another scene, when Nagihiko first told Kukai of his feelings for Rima. Kukai looked at Rima, and kissed her again, thinking of nothing else but the petite blonde that he was suddenly madly in love with. Rima kissed him back. They stayed kissing, until they heard the door opening. They broke apart, both blushing insanely. Kukai was sweating. He was in a daze. Gradually, he stood up, and took the cash from Rima's mother, thanking her.

"See you tomorrow Kukai." Rima whispered, a huge smile on her face.

"B-Bye Rima…!" Kukai waved and winked, before leaving. All in all, Kukai felt that the first babysitting session went extremely well. However, Kukai did not realize the consequences that he would deal with shortly and all of the people he will hurt.

Chapter one, complete! Rimai… Please review/alert/favorite! By the way, any Whovian fans that like Shugo Chara like me? If so, notice the amount of knocks I put for Kukai. Anyway, type in the little box underneath now your opinions. I will update soon!