Shugo Chara: ✤The Guardian {| Book 1 |}

XIII. Hatched First and Fresh: Soleia!

{ COMPLETE AND TOTAL credit to http://lolisoup.deviantart.com/ who originally drew the picture of the Sun chibi. This is how Soleia looks. And her name is pronounced Soo-lay-uh like Princess Leia but with a 'so' at the start. It's derived from the French word 'Soleil' which means Sun. Like Cirque Du Soleil, get it? Anyways, on with the chapter. It's another short one. }

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I waved him goodbye as well, seeing that he was now walking away, I softly closed the door.

"You handled that like a true Luck, Haruka!" I heard a squeaky voice praise loudly and I laughed triumphantly in response.

Though, I had to admit that after the last phrase he had said to me that was an immediate put on for the Guardians. There was no way I could have not been on the election forum now. That is, if anyone else were more allegeable.

"I know right!" I chirped, dramatically stomping over to the back of the fancy locker room. I paused looking around in confusion, I guess I hadn't been listening to King's Chair when he was explaining where the extra uniform was.

There was simply a row of wooden cabinets before me with silver locks - distinguishable from the other student's lockers of course because they were numberless. Not one of them indicating what was in each.

"Tadase-kun said it was the one furthest to the left." The ominous female voice noted happily. "I think he likes you!"

I felt my cheeks burn at the voice's statement and decided not to comment on that. The two of us did somewhat bond, but in my heart I knew that a certain pink-haired girl dreams him as well. The two of us made a pact.

I reluctantly, walked over to the last cabinet and twisted the knob to open it. In it was a dusty female uniform, one so dirty that it was filthier than my own at the moment by 100.

"How disgusting!" The voice vocalized. It was as if the voice were voicing my own thoughts out loud- ones that she'd never speak. Because well- I'm evasive and they're thoughts.

I paused- staring off into the distance instead of taking action.

"Who is saying that?!" I yelled, whipping my body around and searching around the empty locker room with my eyes. To my surprise, there was no other person in there with me.

"I'm right here, silly!" The voice squeaked, adding a little giggle at the end.

I turned my body all the way back around to face the cabinet, finding a little chibi person blocking my eyesight.

"E-eh!" I exclaimed and backed away from the small thing, stumbling over my feet but the side of series of lockers catching me from my fall.

The chibi was awfully cute, and it's size and characteristic compared a lot to Amu or Tadase's charas.

The chara had tan skin and braided golden brown hair which was looped with a little sun charm placed in the center of the loop. On top of her hair was a red chain on her like a crown. Her clothing and body language related to that of a greek goddess with different arrays of red, orange, and yellow cloths adorning her body. As well as jewelry and straps of orange fabric on her. Her ombre orange to red eyes gleamed straight at me.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" She asked, tilting her head.

I blinked- edging my head further towards the small creature so that my blue eyes could get a closer view of her. "You- you're just so pretty.." I whispered.

The charming smile on her face grew larger as she purposely whipped her long braid back over her shoulder. "One of my many attributes." She bluffed, clearly not modest in the slightest bit.

The look on my face soon faded. "On second thought, forget about it." I murmured under my breath. The chara noticed this and her expression fell as well.

"What? What is it?"

I slightly cocked my head still staring at the chara. "WHAT IS IT?!" I blurted out. "You're what 'it is'! Whose are you and why are you here?!"

The tiny goddess floated over to me, raising her finger up to her mouth. "Shh, Haruka. You don't want anyone to hear you yelling, correct?" She rhetorically questioned, a smile curling at her lips.

I chose to be as quiet as I could. She was right, I wouldn't have anything to say if a teacher walked and found me yelling at a tiny floating person. Although, I doubt that would be the first thing that ran through their mind.

"I'm yours, Haruka!" She chirped and did a little twirl in the air before proceeding to speak.

"I'm your Guardian Character, Soleia!"

I furrowed my eyebrows. "What's the point of you being here?" I questioned, my expression becoming extremely distant and bored. She seemed totally opposite from Amu's chara and definitely different than Tadase.

Soleia's smile became a small pout, her arms falling to her sides limply. "What do you mean? I'm here because you wanted me here!"

"I-I did?" I stuttered, pointing to myself for emphasis. It doesn't sound like me to ask for tiny people with attitude problems.

The chara nodded furiously. "Do I have to remind you?" Before I could respond, Soleia got into another pose. One where she was on one knee and looking up to the sky with her hands intertwined with each other.

"I wish to be reborn as the person I want to be.." She took in a long breath. "The person.." Soleia turned her head to look at me. "..I truly am~!" She proclaimed in a dramatic singsongy voice.

"And scene." She whispered as she lowered her head.

I locked my eyes on her figure, blinking continuously, was this the person I want to be? Bringing my hand up to my dirtied hair, I scratched my scalp in confusion.

"I was good, right?" She chirped as she regained her normal composure; her right hand placed on her hip and her left leg popped out with style.

I kept silent.

She giggled. "I'm going to help you reach that goal. You wear a mask that shows that nothing gets to you, that you're fine with being alone, and that you need to constantly work to prove something!" Soleil blatantly stated.

"Don't you want to be a chirpy, easy-going, and shining girl?"

I lowered my head, facing the ground. Even though I felt as if my all wasn't enough-I knew deep on the inside that I had desired to be different.

Not just a quiet, invisible loner.

I looked up at Soleia, a determined look in my eyes. "Y-Yes!" I stuttered. Although, I didn't know of what was to come in the future, I want to get better.

"Alright!" She exclaimed.