I've been looking through all the Shugo Chara fanfictions and I've noticed something.

There aren't enough Rimahiko fanfictions.

Sure, there's a decent amount, but compared to the Amuto fanfictions, there is not enough.

So, I shall unleash all of my Rimahiko love in this fanfiction. xD Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara or any of its characters. This chapter is based off of Shugo Chara Encore! Chapter 2.

For my loved ones, I will be strong.

Rima's POV

I would say that I hate liars, but that would mean hating the world. Instead, I hate lies. Every single person has either lied to others, or to themselves. That includes me. I lied to myself by neglecting who I really am. I put up a cold front when I'm around my classmates, and that causes them to think I'm an indifferent, mean person. Truthfully, I'd really like to make friends. I'd like to be able to go to their houses and talk about stupid things.

I want my parents to love each other; to stay with me, to laugh over silly things. It's my fault they're divorcing because I didn't tell them soon enough. About my feelings, that is. They could have understood that I wasn't afraid of that kidnapping incident anymore, and that all I wanted was for us to be together as a family.

The thing about lies is that when you say one lie, you have to keep lying until you tell the truth. Well, if I tell them now, it will only be a burden to them. Their decision is final: They've already fallen out of love. So for them, I will be strong and continue this lie.

"I understand Papa, Mama. I'm not a little kid anymore..." I assured them. I felt like crying to death.

"That's right, you're going to be in middle school. Both of us will definitely graduation ceremony." Mama smiled at me.

Papa added, "Rima, even though we're apart, Papa and Mama will always spend time with you. This won't change our family at all."

Won't change our family at all..?

It won't. They never spend that much time with me anyway.

"..Right." I replied, smiling up at them.

Liars.

I said goodbye to Papa and told Mama I was going out for a walk.

Nagihiko's POV

"That's enough! You can stop there." Mother clapped her hands together signaling for me to stop dancing.

She looked at me in a concerned way. "Is something the matter, Nagihiko? You're not dancing as passionately as usual."

"I'm sorry mother." I replied. Wow. I sucked.

"That was bad, Nagi." Rhythm snickered.

"Shh! Be quiet!" Temari warned.

I glared at them before turning my attention towards my mother.

"Alright...we'll take a break from practicing your recital. Instead, I'll give you some homework."

"Homework?" Is she going to make me research the history of dancing? Or even watch movies on famous dancers?

"A woman dancing is like a flower." Mother stated, "And now it's spring. Go find the flower beginning to bloom."

She gave me one look, then turned around and began walking away. "I'm sure you'll find it. Don't come back to the practice room until you do."

I changed into boy clothes and walked outside to begin my search.

Outside the Fujisaki Mansion

"Jeez, Mom just sees through everyone." I sighed. "She totally realized I wasn't up to it today."

Rhythm and Temari just followed me wordlessly.

"Now that it's spring," I continued, "Should I go back to a dance school? Or should I keep doing what I'm doing now? I really have to decide."

"And..." I paused exasperatedly. "I have to tell Amu-chan my secret." This was going to be hard. Amu-chan's best friend is Nadeshiko, and if she finds out she was a boy..

"Just go and do it, yo!" Rhythm encouraged me.

"She'll pass out from shock, you know.." Temari murmured.

"I know." I told Temari. "Girls are pretty weak emotionally. I keep hesitating because I think I'm going to hurt her."

They both stared at me knowingly. Amu...she's a nice girl. I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt her.

"Anyway!" Rhythm exclaimed. "You've gotta finish the homework that Mom gave you!"

"Let's go look at the flowers!" Temari suggested excitedly.

"Alright." I replied, walking. Then, I noticed a golden ball shaped thing near a tree.

I think I've seen it somewhere before..

"Rima-chan?"

Rima's POV

"I knew it was you, Rima-chan!"

Nagihiko? Why is he here?

"What're you doing here, all curled up in a ball..?"

I looked up at him, then curled up into a ball again.

"A defense mechanism?" I heard him exclaim. If it weren't for my current situation, I probably would have laughed out loud at him.

"Why are you here?" He asked. "Ah! Did you come to see the cherry blossoms?"

"...Not really."

"They aren't blooming yet, huh." Nagihiko said.

That's right. They aren't. They're not blooming, but those little buds on their branches kind of give me hope. I stared at them sadly.

"The cherry blossoms aren't in bloom yet, but right now, I know a spot where the peach trees are blooming." Nagihiko told me.

"Peach trees?" I asked.

He smiled at me. "I came to look at the flowers, too. Let's go together, Rima-chan."

I felt my face turning red. "No." I said quickly, curling up into a ball.

"That was fast.." He murmured. I could tell he was about to walk away.

I quickly made an excuse. "...I'd go if it were Nadeshiko." I didn't want to be alone right now, and I didn't want to pass up this opportunity to be with him.

"Huh?"

"I get along better with Nadeshiko. I want to go with Nadeshiko." I repeated.

"What?" He exclaimed.

I smiled to myself. This was fun.

I saw him run home and come back to me, all dressed in girl clothes.

"Ri...Rima-chan! Sorry to make you wait!" He panted. Running must have made him tired.

I was thankful for him. I ran to him and glomped him. "Nadeshiko!"

"Oh, my.." He whispered. "How strange, as Nadeshiko, I get along with girls much better, like with Amu..."

I saw him stare off into the distance as if he was recalling happy memories. I had a heart-wrenching feeling inside of me. I wanted to slap him and tell him to stop looking like that when thinking about Amu, but...

I decided not to.

"That's because Nadeshiko is cuter and nicer!" I teased him.

"But," Nagihiko smiled at me, "I'm glad I could make you feel a little happier, heh."

I felt my face starting to heat up. I shook the warmth away and put on a stern look.

"...Hey, you were just Nagihiko."

"Ah..." He laughed nervously.

Nagihiko continued to guide me to the peach blossoms. We finally reached them, and I was amazed.

"Wow! Everything is peach colored!" He grinned.

The sight was amazing. They were blooming, and some petals were blown off, carried by the wind.

I was looking at the peach blossoms, but my whole mind was occupied by Nagihiko.

"Peach blossoms are so small and round and cute. They're just like you Rima-chan." He commented.

"Not really. I'm not small or round or cute." I mumbled, feeling a little embarrassed. I don't even like being called cute.

"But, you were in the small ball shape earlier, right?" He remembered.

"Rima curls up into a ball when she's sad!" Kusukusu explained. Great. We don't need NPC-like explanations Kusukusu.

Nagihiko just looked at me worriedly.

All of a sudden, we heard this loud cry.

"Waaah!" screamed a little boy.

"Wh-why is he screeching like that?" I stuttered, not knowing what to do.

"He's not, he's crying...he might be lost." Nagihiko explained. "It's okay, come here."

Instead of going to Nagihiko, the boy ran up to me and whined, "Mah!"

"Huh? Wh...what?" I stuttered.

"Rima-chan, do you know him?" Nagihiko questioned.

"I don't know any toddling little brats!" I hissed.

"Don't you think he's calling you Mama?" Kusukusu wondered.

"Mah! Pah!" The little boy sniffled, tears streaming down his face. I felt sympathy for him. I understand what he's going through.

"Nadeshiko."

"Yes?"

"Sorry, but...let's take a break from looking at flowers." I said apologetically. "I want to help him find his mama and papa. I want to bring his family back together."

He nodded. "I do, too."

We asked people if they were looking for a lost child. No one was. It would have helped if we knew the boy's name. However, the boy was making Nagihiko waste his money by buying ice cream, a stuffed bear, and other things for him.

This was taking too long. I took out my phone and started dialing the numbers of my fans.

Nagihiko noticed. "What are you doing Rima-chan?"

"Summoning my slaves." I answered.

"Slaves...you mean your fanboys?" Nagihiko remembered. "They'll help us out?"

"Yep, they'll do anything for me." I replied indifferently.

"That won't do." He objected. "Don't play around with those boys' hearts."

"I'm not. They all want to help me, so I'm letting them." I insisted. What is he getting at?

"...I see...using your cuteness like that, huh..." Nagihiko smirked.

"It's not that big of a-"

"I understand why you don't like me now." He interjected.

"Nagihiko?"

"You and I are both liars. That's why." He sneered.

Nagihiko continued. "Aren't you unhappy when people look at your cute face? And yet, you're using it as a tool to get others to do things for you."

"I'm no worse than you...I'm lying to everyone."

His words pierced me so painfully. I know. I know that! I know I'm a liar!

But hearing it from him...was so painful.

"TAAAAA!" The little boy suddenly screamed and ran away.

"Wai...what? Where is he-?" Nagihiko started.

"I'll go after him." I ran off without looking back, trying to hold back my tears.

Rima's POV

I caught up with the little boy and hugged him. He probably was losing hope, and just decided to run aimlessly to find his family. He seemed tired, so I sat down on the nearest bench and cradled him in my arms.

"So there were cherry trees in this garden too, huh?"

Nagihiko...

"Nadeshiko." I acknowledged. "It looks like he got tired from running and fell asleep. So he's taking a little nap."

"I see."

"Mm."

"...Sorry for bullying you earlier." Nagihiko gave me an apologetic smile.

"No, it's okay." I assured him.

There was a silence, so I took this opportunity to speak.

"The cherry blossoms, even here, they're not blooming yet." I whispered. I heard Nagihiko's "Mm." reply and continued.

"You know...Mama and Papa were supposed to come to look at the flowers." I murmured.

I told him about the promise we made, and how they broke it by divorcing.

"And just like that, I couldn't smile." I stated lowly.

"It must have been lonely, Rima-chan." Of course it was.

"Yeah...it was lonely." I answered. "I wanted them to know how lonely I felt. So I worked as hard as I could to do that." I paused, looking at the sleeping child.

"But it was no use." I decided. "This little guy, he sensed the bad mood between us earlier. I'm sure he wanted us to go back to normal too."

I felt like I was having a monologue with myself, but I knew Nagihiko was just being nice by listening. It made me feel a lot better.

"I know. I know that kids can sense that stuff really easily." I felt my voice rising desperately. "But it was no use. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible."

From the corner of my eye, I saw Nagihiko let his hair out. His long, purple hair blew in the wind.

"You can cry if you want." He told me.

I considered the offer. "I'm not going to cry." I decided. "This little guy did all the crying for me."

Nagihiko just stared at me.

"I guess that's the end of that story." He said. "'Happily Ever After', 'You'll Turn Into Sea Foam And Disappear'. Those kind of ends both exist. All we can do is read them. We can't change the outcomes. Rima-chan, your papa and mama...in the middle of their story, they fell out of love, and then said goodbye. And that ending...you can't change it. Nobody can. Not even God."

He looked at me with meaningful eyes. "But Rima-chan, you have your own story."

I flashed back to when Amu told me "You're the main character of your own story!" Nagihiko and Amu...they would make an amazing pair.

"I guess I'm no good after all."

"Huh?" I asked, surprised.

"I guess I can't become a character in your story."

I stared at him, wide-eyed. What did he say? I mean, I know what he said, but, what did it mean?

Suddenly, someone yelled, "Tsubasa!" Apparently, the little boy was Yaya's younger brother.

I watched their family walk away. I longed to have a family like that.

"I said it before, but I'm not going to cry." I declared.

Nagihiko placed his hand on my cheek. "That's right, because tears don't suit you."

Under his touch, I wasn't blushing. It made me feel warm, but it's something I could get used to.

I found myself laughing with him. Like normal friends, we weren't repeatedly throwing insults at each other.

That day, I realized I want to stay by his side, watching him until he finds the right one. My feelings will remain unrequited, but-

I love him.

Well, I took a lot from Shugo Chara Encore! But this is just the prologue. I'll probably finish the next chapter tomorrow, or at the very latest, in two days. The chapters will most likely be in one POV to make it less confusing. The rest of the story will be from my own mind (xD).

Review, if you can!