I only read a little bit of this anime but I already wanted to write another story. Man, I got to stop doing this! Oh, well; enjoy the story!

Shugo Chara!

A Tale of Three Hearts

Chapter 1: All I need is a Friend

"Hey, look at Yakusoku! Wanna bet I can get him to cry out for his mommy," a blonde boy sneered loudly, obviously not caring that the very boy he was talking about was nearby, sitting expressionlessly on his desk as he stared at the clock with a strange interest.

"Did you forget already? That guy's got no emotions; his mom probably got rid of him when she had the chance," jeered another boy along with his friend. The two had started to laugh as they pointed at the young elementary school boy, knowing that he wouldn't say a word. The rest of the class looked at the boy sympathetically, but in a way they were just as helpless; those two guys were like the bully bosses of the class. As much as they wanted to do something about those two, they didn't have proof that they were the ones that were causing trouble around class and blaming it all on Yakusoku. If only they could get him to speak up for himself, then they could get rid of those two and pick a new class rep. But from the first time he came to school, Yakusoku hadn't said a single word. Some people said it was because he couldn't speak; others said it was because everything that the two bullies said were true; either way, Yakusoku never said anything to anyone, no matter what. Luckily, the teachers never really gave him that much of a hard time; for them, it was really hard to believe that someone so quiet and well-behaved would do anything to annoy teachers. His homeroom teacher, Mr. Ganbaru, even tried to get Yakusoku to say something about the bullying he was getting on the school grounds. "You shouldn't let them treat you like that, Ochitsuku-kun. You should try to tell someone what they're doing," Mr. Ganbaru had told him one time. But all Yakusoku did was nod to his teacher as emotionlessly as ever. Soon the bell rang and it was time for all the students to go home, seeing that today was only a half a day anyway. But while everyone else were making plans with all their friends, Yakusoku was just getting ready to go home, looking as though he could care less that he wasn't invited to join anyone on their days off. One boy kept looking at him, wanting to get his attention, but he didn't notice. Then he felt someone tap his shoulder shyly and he turned to see the sister of the blonde boy looking at him apologetically. She seemed a little nervous so Yakusoku waited patiently for her to gather enough courage to talk to him; he knew he was a little bit unnerving to his classmates. "Um, Y-Yakusoku-san I-I'm s-sorry about D-Daikon and Gaki. I-I'll try to get them to s-stop," she stammered weakly, not looking directly at him as she had said this. Yakusoku looked at her quietly and just patted her head. He walked out slowly as soon as he could, not noticing that the girl continued to stare at him until one of her friends called back. "I know you feel sorry for him, Luna, but you really shouldn't make a promise that you're going to have a hard time to keep. I feel bad for him as it is," Her friend told the shy girl with a frown.

Luna looked sadly at her friend and said with a weak smile, "I get the feeling he knows that. I hope he speaks up for himself soon; I don't want him to leave because of Daikon. He looks alone as it is."

Her friend looked at Luna with a slight smile and nodded in agreement. "It would be a little hard to go through class without him around. If only he could just be a little livelier, then he'd probably have more friends…"

"Big Bro-Bro, you're back from school already?! Didn't you have work today?" A little girl literally tackled Yakusoku the moment he walked inside the small dojo. She said all kinds of random things like "Do you have any friends yet" or "You should be out there playing with everyone else than doing household chores", but to be honest, Yakusoku was distracted as he saw a 18-year-old man walk toward him and smile a little softly as he held his hand out to a smiling Yakusoku. "I didn't expect you to come home so early either. But then again, it's a nice surprise. How's the man of the house been; did he miss me," The man said teasingly as he got the little girl off Yakusoku.

Yakusoku brushed himself and looked impishly at his older brother. "Of course I wouldn't miss such a lazy person like you, Mamoru." His brother laughed when Yakusoku made this comment and Yakusoku smiled as he grabbed his brother's hand playfully and began to tug near the kitchen. "Since I'm here, why don't I make you today's special? My treat; no strings attached." Yakusoku called the little brown-haired girl who tackled him and another girl, his age and with short, tomboyish style red hair, to help him get ready. "Sure thing 'man of the house'," The redhead said teasingly as she walked into the kitchen with Yakusoku and the little girl, who was swinging her hands back and forth as she held on his hand.

Yakusoku gave the redhead a mock scowl. "Don't make me hurt you Hikari."

Hikari smirked a little when she saw him playfully scowl at her. "Aw, you wouldn't that Yakuso-chan." She knew he hated it when she used that kind of formality for him; ESPECAILLY since he was not only her twin brother but because he was older than her by 5 minutes. "Because you know you wuv me, 'big brother'," Hikari cooed as she hugged Yakuso and sped off into the kitchen, with the little girl skipping happily behind her. Yakuso watched the two girls and then turned to his brown-haired, green eyed older brother. "How I am I related to them again?" Mamoru chuckled softly and just put a hand on his little brother's shoulder, leading him into the kitchen to get everything ready…

"This tastes great, Yakuso! Have you been experimenting with our food spices again," Mamoru said between big bites, wolfing down his food and getting ready to grab his fourth serving.

"Sheesh, Bro, where do you put it all away; do you have a second stomach we should know about," Yakuso asked in surprised, even though this pretty much happened every night his brother managed to come home.

Mamoru smiled widely at his younger brother, who was trying his hardest not to laugh at the fact that rice covered the side of his mouth. "Squirt, you don't know how much I missed your cooking! There is no chef that can even compare you!" He continued to smile as he turned to Hikari, who was eating at the same pace as Mamoru; you could practically see they were family. "So how is school for you, Hikari?"

"Eh, the usual; hang around friends, do school work, annoy the heck out of the teachers," Hikari added a little playfully.

"Figures she'd say that," Mamoru mumbled a little disapprovingly. He turned to Yakuso and tried to smile the best he could. "How about you, Yakuso; how was you're day?" Yakuso looked quietly at his brother and suddenly took an interest in the food spices he had on the table. This did not please Mamoru one bit. "You're still being bullied."

Yakuso didn't like where the conversation was beginning to; he could see his brother's temper beginning to rise. "Calm down, Moru; don't-"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE STILL AT IT; AFTER CALLING THE TEACHERS AND WARNING THEIR PARENTS, THEY'RE STILL AT IT!"

"-lose your temper," Yakuso finished lamely. He sighed as he turned to Hikari a little tiredly. "Tell Moru I'm going to bed; I'm not in the mood to hear any of this." Hikari seemed a little upset for some reason, but she nodded in agreement. Yakuso smiled slightly and went up stairs; he knew his brother wouldn't notice he was gone yet…

In his room

"Well, so much for a calm, family reunion," Yakuso sighed in exasperation as he fell tiredly on his bed. He stared at the ceiling a little dazedly, trying to remember how it all got to this. Then he saw the photo. "Oh, yeah; that's why." Yakuso gingerly reached out to the photo and traced the bronze frame with the tip of his finger. "It's been 6 years, hasn't it Grandma," he murmured softly as he placed his finger on a kind-looking old woman in the picture. She had one of her hands on the shoulder of a younger Mamoru and the other one was resting on the head of a more childish Yakusoku; Hikari was holding on tightly to their Grandma's skirt as Yakuso looked a little happily at everyone. In spite of himself, Yakuso smiled; he remembered that Spring like it was yesterday; the cherry blossoms were very pretty and the nearby river seemed to glisten softly toward the sky. Yakuso sighed softly, place the photo back on his dresser, and walked toward the window. He opened it and stared at the night sky. "The stars are really bright tonight," Yakuso saw a small, reddish star with two other strangely colored stars; a large one that was emerald and a semi big one sapphire. This caught his curiosity instantly; it made him smile as Yakuso cranked his head to look at them a bit better. "Are you guys brothers or something…Well, do you mind being my lucky stars?" Yakuso smiled playfully and bent down in a formal sitting position. "As my lucky stars, you have to try and grant my wishes, right? Then please grant my wish." He bowed down to the stars. "Please, all I want is some friends; can you give me that courage to do that." He peeked from one of his eyes and began to laugh at himself; he felt like he was copying Pinocchio for a moment. "Well, don't trouble yourselves over it anyway. If anything, I don't mind if you guys became my friend…oh well; goodnight." Yakuso crawled tiredly under the covers smiling a little to himself. "Maybe I should have an alter ego or something; it would definitely make life more interesting," Yakuso mused to himself as he finally drifted off into a calm sleep…

That's the end.! I know I still need some practice on writing first chapters. But I think it's okay for now. Please review you're opinions on the star so far. Oh and I could use help on what age the characters are; just in case I got it wrong