Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara

Authors Note: This is my first Shugo Chara fic. It's an Amuto by the way. Please read and review. I'd like to know if you'd want me to continue with this story or not. Thank you : )

-This is an AU & the charas are Human here, I didn't add them all though.

-This may be a bit like Cinderella, or something of that sort

-Pairings are: Amuto,Kutau and Rimahiko

-Sorry about the age, I reduced Amu and Ikuto's age gap to 4 years

-Rima and Nagihiko work with Amu in the same place

-If there are any confusions, feel free to ask : )

-Thank you and please do tell me what you think : D

Prologue:

Amu Hinamori was once a care-free and free living little girl. She had a wonderful mother and a loving father who both cared for her dearly. Everyday was a happy and fun filled day in Amu's life…but that all changed. A few years after her little sister Ami was born, he mother died of a sudden illness. It was a depressing day for the Hinamori family especially for Amu, because that was the start of her life turning upside down…

After her mother died, her father wed a new wife and Amu and her little sister had a stepmother and a stepsister as well. Her father married someone from the Yamabuki family. And Yamabuki Saaya, that woman's only daughter, soon became Amu's stepsister. A few more years after, her father shared the same fate and passed away.

It was then decided that Amu was to work for the family for a living. Amu was used and asked to do house chores all over. She had gained help from her friends and some of the other workers but she was the one who was abused the most. Her stepmother worked her day after day and often punishes her for her actions. Amu decided that it would be best if her little sister were to stay away from this family.

She sent Ami to a friend who was willing to take her in. She gets to visit her sister every so often when she gets the chance. And her friends are always there for her when she needs them to be. She has her reasons to be happy and she works hard for her sister's sake, even if it should have been her who inherited all this when her parents had died.. Her life as it is now isn't what she expected at all, but little does she know that when the time comes, something might soon change her life forever…

Characters: (Major & Minor)

(There may be some add on characters in the future but just the side line ones, I'm pretty sure that these are all the characters I'm going to use…please inform me if I missed any though…thanks : ) )

Hinamori Amu

Age: 17

Amu is one of the remaining daughters of the Hinamori family. When her mother and father died, her stepmother had decided to make her work for her stay in the family. She is being made to do chores and countless house work., she also has a stepsister who also orders her around.

She keeps up a strong façade on the outside and hides her inner feelings towards others. Those who can see through her are her dearest friends. On the inside she's just as shy and caring as anyone else, but she keeps up an outer personality for others to see. Her life as it is now is something she never wanted nor was it something she anticipated. But a certain someone might just knock on her door and turn it all upside down.

Hinamori Ami

Age: 5

Ami is Amu's little sister. She's active and she admires her older sister a lot. Amu sent her to live with a good friend who was willing to take her in a few weeks after her father had passed away. Amu did this for her own sisters safety so that she could assure her sister to be away from harm. She currently gets to see Amu during her visits to the Kingdom's village.

Ran

Age: 17

Ran is one of the workers in the household. She's a verry good friend of Amu's and she's known her for a long time now. Ran is athletic and energetic and she also has the huge tendency of being really loud at times. She handles the cleaning in the house just like Amu and they're very close. She has a positive attitude and is excited about many other random things. She somewhat the opposite of Amu's outside character.

Miki

Age: 17

Miki is another one of Amu's closest friends. She usually works at the garden and tends it to. She loves to draw during her free time and she has a very artistic side. She has a really good fashion sense and often helps others pick out clothes. She also has the talent of designing outfits and making them for other people. Miki is nothing like Ran's energetic personality, she's a bit more silent and quite the opposite too.

Su

Age: 17

Su is their cook at home. She works on different dishes of food and she's very talented in the field of hose work. She loves to cook and bake and she's a very gentle and sweet person. Just try not to make her angry… Su, as the chef of the household, tends to kitchen duties most of the time but helps out in any way she can when necessary. She's also close to Amu and she often consoles her about her different problems in life.

Dia

Age: 17

Dia has a very bright personality. She reminds other about their inner shine or radiance as she's like to put it. She's also talented in singing and standing out in a crowd. Dia helps out in almost all the housework chores and is close to Amu as well. Like Ran, Miki and Su, she helps her friends through their tough times and always reminds them that whatever happens their inner radiance will always be there and all they have to do is to continue to believe.

Mashiro Rima

Age: 17

Rima is one of Amu's closest friends. She works at the house, she was hired there after her parents have abandoned and left her alone. She found refuge in the Hinamori household once when Amu's father Tsugumu was still alive. As soo as he passed away though, Rima was also put to work and is rarely getting enough rest.

Rima might be cold on the outside but on the inside she enjoys making people laugh and seeing them smile. She loves to hear laughter of others and enjoys entertainment. She became very close to Amu and they're now really good friends.

Souma Kukai

Age: 18

Kukai is more like Amu's brother figure. He manages a shop that sells a variety of meat, a butcher shop, with his brother. They also manage a small restaurant beside it. He gets to see Amu whenever he pays his weekly visits to deliver meat or when Amu gains a bit of freedom to visit the village. Kukai has an active and athletic personality and he is one of the people who can easily penetrate through Amu's façade. He consoles her with her problems just as Su does but he often gives her more of a brotherly advice. He's older than her for a year and they've met when Amu was still very young.

Kukai is always full of energy and he's always there to help out when someone needs him. He's always seen with a huge smile on his face, one that brightens up someone's day.

Souma Daichi

Age: 17

Daichi is Kukai's younger brother. He helps Kukai with work and the two of them are quite close. Daichi, just like Kukai, also has an active personality. He loves to go out and is always just as full of energy as his older brother. Daichi has a very sporty and sometimes tends to compete with his older brother. He's also a good friend of Amu's since they've known each other for quite a long time.

Fujisaki Nagihiko

Age: 17

Nagihiko Amu's first best friend when she was still very young. He was once known as Nadeshiko because of his family's rules of dressing as a girl. After Tsugumu died, the Fujisaki family were the one's who took Ami in. In replacement for Ami's freedom, Nagihiko offered to work at the Hinamori household, to be able to help his best friend during her time of need. Amu was against the idea but soon had no choice but to agree as Nagihiko insisted to work there on his own will.

Nagihiko originally lived with his older sister right after her parents had passed away. He is also known as Nagi, it was the nickname that Amu had given him after finding out that he was a boy. The two of them are very close and he often gets into misunderstandings with Rima for she argues with him on who Amu's best friend really is.

Fujisaki Temari

Age: 20

Temari is Nagihiko's older sister, she teaches dance at the village and is the one who is currently taking care of Ami. As Ami was left with the Fujisaki family, it has always been Temari's job to look after her. Ever since their parents passed away, Temari was the one who worked o earn money for their family. Nagihiko helps as well as he is currently working for the Yamabuki's. As of now she wishes her brother and Amu well and she promised to make sure that Ami is free from harm's way.

Yuiki Yaya

Age: 16

Yaya has a childish personality and tends to act just like a little girl would. She treats Kukai as an older brother and often goes to him for help. She studies dance with Temari and often goes to the Fujisaki household to go and play with Ami and keep her company. She knows of the hardships that Amu has been through but keeps it a secreat just like everyone else.

Hotori Tadase

Age: 17

Tadase is a close friend of Kukai and Daichi. He's one of the richest families around and has close ties to the royal family. The Hotori Family has always been very close to the Tsukiyomis so he himself is well known throughout the kingdom. He often visits the village to visit his friends and helps them with problems whenever he can. He's only met Amu once when they were kids and he's currently wondering where her whereabouts are now…

Tsukiyomi Ikuto

Age: 21

Ikuto is the only son of the royal family a.k.a the prince, since he's the oldest he is often pushed to wed when they were little kids. He often has girls throwing themselves at him and he doesn't want to marry any of them to the very least. As of now he's still being forced to wed by his father and he hopes to find someone other than those girls that he's already met.

Ikuto tends to hide himself from others and he tends to be quite a mystery. He has the tendency to be perverted when he feels like it though. His true personality is yet to be revealed to others as he is still hiding and not yet willing to show what his personality is really like. A lot of people would give anything to have his position but for Ikuto he'd rather live a normal life. In secret, Ikuto is also talented in playing the violin. What other people praise him to be is something he thinks of otherwise.

Tsukiyomi Utau:

Age: 19

Utau is Ikuto's younger sister, and the only princess of the kingdom. She has this over protective brother complex thing on Ikuto but still wishes him the best. She used to have a huge crush on her brother until it finally sank in that there was no way for them to be together. Now, she shows him her support as his sister and still continues to care for him deeply. There are times when Utau is also forced to meet different suitors just like her brother and she is really sick of it.

Utau has a rough and strong personality on the outside and can be stubborn at times but she's also kindhearted and loving on the inside, somewhat like Amu. She's a talented singer and she loves to sing. Her voice reaches the hearts of others just as her songs do.

Yoru:

Age: 17

Yoru is a good friend of Ikuto and Utau. He was found when he was still very young and was taken in the palace. He offered to work there as a payment for letting him stay. He is currently in charge of monitoring Ikuto and Utau and following them around, somewhat like their bodyguard. He has a sly personality and often loves to tease others. He's ery close to the Tsukiyomis and is very grateful to them as well. He's one of the few people aside from Utau who knows what Ikuto is like deep down.

Sanjo Kairi

Age: 15

Kairi is Yuiki Sanjo's younger brother. He's a very smart child even for someone his age. He's the youngest one who's ever made it to be very respected in the palace. He's a very good informant as well. He likes to make everything as planned out and as well thought of as possible. He and his sister go to the palace to often help with different issues of the kingdom. And for that, Kairi is known to be a very well educated boy.

Yukairi Sanjo

Age: 27

She is the older sister of Kairi and works under the palace. She and her brother help with the different crisis's and issues of the Tsukiyomi Kingdom. She's in charge of gathering information and reporting it to the palace. She's close to Utau and helps her sometimes with her singing. She's quite clumsy at times and often asks Kairi for favors but nevertheless she still is his older sister.

Nikaidou Yuu

Age: 28

He is one of the cooks of the palace. He's been working for the Tsukiyomi Family for years and has seen both Ikuto and Utau grow. He's very loyal to the family and he's trusted by everyone inside the palace grounds. He seems to have a dual personality from time to time. There are times he can be strict and serious whereas there can also be times where he is clumsy and carefree.

Tsukiyomi Aruto

Age: 43

Tsukiyomi Aruto is the father of Utau and Ikuto. He's also the king of the Tsukiyomi Kingdom. He often forces his son to wed and his daughter to meet all kinds of different suitors, but he' still a caring father he just wants both his son and daughter to end up happy and responsible of the Kingdom. He was also a talented musician at a young age, but his duties for the kingdom hindered him from continuing his musical dreams.

Tsukiyomi Souko

Age: 37

She's the mother and the queen of the Kingdom. She's loving and caring and loves her children dearly. She cares for their well being and wants them to live freely and happily as any ordinary person would, but due to social status they rarely have that much freedom. She's well respected just as the king is and she thinks of what others may need before her own. What she wants the most is for her two childen to find their own happiness in the near future.

Yamabuki-sama/ Lady Yamabuki (Saaya's mother.)

Age: 39

(Don't know her name I am so sorry, and I can't think of one please bear with me here.)

She's Saaya's mother and Amu and Ami's stepmother. She married Tsugumu and as he passed away, she took full control of the Hinamori household. She and her daughter have been ordering people around the place and they get what they want when they want it. She's really demanding and often punishes the workers if they go against her will. She is currently forcing Amu to work and treating her like someone who never even belonged to the family. She took the money and the belongings that were supposed to be passed down to Amu as soon as Tsugumu had died.

Yamabuki Saaya

Age: 17

She's Amu and Ami's stepsister. She gives people orders and doesn't really care whether or not that person is either older or younger than her. She claims to be able to sing well, whereas she really can't. She idolizes the prince and she's also taken a liking at Kukai and she's a very manipulative person. She treats Amu as a common maid and all the others as just trash. Like mother like daughter. She's one of the reasons why Amu's so miserable at times.

Authors Note: Please tell me what you think, weather or not I should continue this story. Thank you and please review : )