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Pairing(s): Nagihiko x Rima; Utau x Kukai; Amu x ???

Rating: K+

Warning: none

Summary: An ice cream is no longer a mere dessert, it now has a history; an interesting history.

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Chapter 1

Vanille Intro

Disclaimer: I don't own any Shugo Chara! Characterssss~.. And part of the storyline comes from a story which I didn't create, of course.

A/N: Slight ooc, but what is a story without ooc anyway XD? Hajimemashouka?

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The day had just begun yet the laughter of the sweet, innocent children had filled the corners of the neighborhood. Their laughter was a sign of a happy neighborhood, and it was the pride of their families.

Under the big oak tree, Mashiro Rima sat down alone, enjoying the sun on her face, merely sitting down and enjoying the view, she didn't really find pleasure in it, it was just to show people that she was 'mature'; what a show-off. She saw a group of boys, running around and playing tag and she noticed one of them glanced at her from time to time. She was pleased of course, "He must be thinking how mature I am!" she thought to herself.

Not very long later, the boy approached her with his fellow friends." You wanna join in?"

"No thanks!" she smiled.

"It's alright, you don't have friends, and so I thought you'd want to join in…" he persuaded her again.

"I have a lot of friends! I just wanna see the sky!! Stop bugging!" she said annoyed.

"Fine! I was nice to you but you're mean! I hope you have no one!!" the guy said and left with his bunch.

Rima was irritated yet sad that the thought of her alone was quite saddening, so she decided to look around for her friends. She'd been turning the small park in the middle of the neighborhood, but no one was in sight; not even Amu, her best friend, was there.

Then, in her mind, she saw herself alone, with no one to play and talk with, she saw herself sitting by the sidewalk, no one caring for her lonely state. She started crying alone as she didn't hear anymore of the boys' footsteps and laughter.

"What's the matter?" a little boy poked her arm softly.

"I… I!!" she cried louder, making the boy panic.

"H—Hey! Listen! If you stop crying and smile, I'll give you an ice cream!" the boy tried to bribe his way through Rima.

"Ice cream..?"

Immediately, her face lightened up and she gave a broad smile, the boy smiled along and reached into his pocket for the ice cream he had just took out from the fridge to enjoy. He might be contemplating inside, but he certainly couldn't let a girl cry outside, alone.

"There, much better!" he said cheerfully. "You're Mashiro Rima right?"

"Yep! What's your name?" the girl broadly smiled.

"The name's Fujisaki Nagihiko."

"Okay, Nagihiko-san! The girl merely giggled. "Let's play! Let's play tag, I'll catch you!"

"O..kay…" the boy said, amazed at the two different 'modes' the girl had.

So the little boy ran to the middle of the park, while Rima tried hard to catch up with him. She ran as fast as she could but she tripped and fell when she was just inches away.

"Hey, hey, don't cry again! It's OK! Where's your house? I'll carry you back home!" he smiled.

"The yellow house over there… It… It's like I'm being poked by a needle!!" she tried to hold her tears back, using all her energy to smile.

"It's OK, it's OK, I'm bringing you back home OK?"

"OK…"

11 years later…

"Rima!!"

"Amu!! It's been so long!"

"I know! I remember the last time we met was around 11 years ago, how big you've grown! You're so beautiful!! You've changed so much!" Amu squealed in delight, it's been so long since she saw her previously known as 'bestest' friend.

"I know!! I hope you haven't changed much though…"

"Well, duh! You know me, I hate significant changes. Do you still have that ice-cream fetish? I remember you going all 'Yahoo!' for ice cream when we were young…"

"Ice cream is the best!!" Rima giggled. "Vanilla, preferably layered with caramel and on the outer part, almond chunks!"

"Yes, your highness!"

The two laughed and caught up with each other, just like old times. They giggled and chatted, they found some parts just never changes in a person, and some undergo drastic changes. But for sure, they were still the two little girls called Lima and Amu, the best of friends.

"So, are you with someone?"

Rima looked at her friend. "No, not really, …maybe."

"Awwww… You're with that boy from long ago! What's his name, Nade? Negi? Na—"

"Nagihiko" Rima reminded her friend.

"Right, Nagihiko! He was real good friends with you right? You've turned into lovers haven't you?" the pink haired girl nudged her friend.

"L--Lovers?" Rima blushed a bright pink. "That's a passionate way to put it I guess… But, anyway, what about you??!"

Amu looked down."We're… engaged…" she said softly.

"ENGAGED?!"

"…Just kidding." Amu smiled. "I'm kind of with umm, someone. I don't think you remember him, I'll reintroduce you two sometime."

"Oooohh… Someone special indeed…" Rima whispered.

"Kyaaa--!" Amu screamed out as she feel from the bench.

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Rima went on to the school's garden alone since Amu had to go find her brother[1], she and her brother had made plans for their mother's birthday. Rima was walking towards the large Oak tree when Nagihiko came out of nowhere.

"Hey, Rima!" the boy smiled sweetly to the small, blonde young lady.

"Uhh, hi, Nagi. Where were you?" Rima looked at his beautiful yellow-tinted eyes.

"I was with Kukai until his blonde stole him away; then I saw you walking by alone. I thought you were meeting your old friend?" Nagihiko brushed off a stroke of Rima's hair from her face.

"Yeah, I was. Then she had business to attend to." Rima explained.

"Well, alright. I'm going to go back to class, alright? Later tell me more about this friend of yours, she seems interesting." Nagihiko smiled.

"I didn't tell you anything about her yet, how do you know…?" Rima thought to herself."Alright."

Nagihiko leaned forward and kissed the girl's forehead which made her blush deeply. He had never done this before, even after 2 years of dating. Rima felt her blood rush up all the way to her brain, causing her to lose balance and fall over.

"Hey, are you alright?!" Nagihiko helped her up. Rima brushed some leaves off her hair and stood back up.

"Yeah, I—I'm fine! You go ahead, I'm fine."

"Okay… See you later…" he looked back as he went off, making sure she was absolutely a-ok.

Rima thought of the previous 'event' and touched her forehead, and then she smiled to herself. "Nagi-baka…"

- End of chapter 1

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[1] – In this story, Amu has a brother. A surprise may appear, I haven't decided on this yet. *evil laughter*

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