Hiya guys! I noticed there isn't a lot of Argentine x Risa so.... yeah. Wooot! Anyways, I'm so used to third person, so I might have a few she's and such instead of I's. Oh, and forgive me if this is inaccorate :X All rights of the characters go to the manga-ka of D.!

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The day was bright and sunny. It was getting into the spring season and you could see as cherry blossoms sprung from tree to tree. It was absolutely gorgeous. It had definitely been my favorite time of year, though I didn't really show it much. I just found it much easier to get around at a time like this. Why would I enjoy being freezing cold always wearing a coat wherever I went. Ughh! It didn't help with the cute outfits that I had to show, either. Many of them included skirts or dresses, which made it hard to dress for in the winter time. I do like leggings and stockings, but it got annoying always having to wear them just to wear what I wanted to wear.

I couldn't complain about summer much. It was nice and warm. Besides, that was the time when I could wear super cute bikinis and go to the beach. It wasn't always about swimming, though. Sometimes, I did it to hang out with my friends. Other times, I would flirt with guys. Guys loved the skin and I had to admit, I was the perfect swim suit size. Though, the sun became overbearing after a set amount of time. The humidity sucked, too. It brought out my natural curls. They weren't that terribly bad, but it also made my hair frizzier. Though, I did take good care of it. My hair was never terrible looking or frizzy. It bugged me to no end when it was.

I had finished getting ready for school, straightening my hair. Though, I really didn't need to. My hair was straight as it was, except for minor curls that only came out in humidity. But, why the hell not? I observed myself in the mirror, giggling a little. I twirled around and winked. Oh yeah, I worked this uniform good. I then walked to my desk, working with my tarot cards for a while. I hesitated on the last card, flipping it over quickly. I peered at it, checking what had shown up.

"The Lovers! Oh boy… I don't like the sound of that…" I muttered in a sigh.

That had to mean bad news. Good or bad, actually, but in any case, I didn't like the sound of it. The Lovers meaning was that basically I would have trouble between two loves or something like it. Maybe choosing someone, but… I didn't get the meaning. I only have one love… don't I? So why did The Lovers come up? My one and only love had been Dark… right? So who else was there to choose between?

'Arg! This is so frustrating!' I thought to myself.

Wait! Maybe it meant that some people would fight for my love. Ha! That would be kind of amusing. Though, it seemed unlikely. Who knows? All I knew is I had to stop thinking about it. It would drive me nuts if I didn't. I was stuck in my thoughts, staring at The Lovers tarot card until I was snapped out of it. I heard Riku call me back to reality. She was saying something about school. How boring… Wait… did I just hear the word…, "late"? It took me a few seconds to realize it.

"Oh damn! I'm going to be late for school!" I blurted out my realization.

I grabbed my back and quickly ran out the door, jumping about as I slipped my shoes on.

"Riku! Wait for me!" I called out, running after her.

Riku looked back at me while on her bike. She just rolled her eyes slightly and grinned. I had finally caught up to her, catching my breath.

"Nice of you to join me" Riku said to me in an oh-so-sarcastic tone.

I wanted to reply back, but I couldn't. Not yet. I was too busy catching my breath. I was about to say that it was a one time thing and then how would she feel if she had so much to do in the morning. Though, I figured she'd just send me a condescending glare. In which, while doing so, would explain she was the one riding the bike and that how would I feel about riding it instead? Either way, it was a lose-lose situation for my case, so I said nothing. After catching my breath, I looked to her as I walked with her.

"Uhm… Riku…? What would you say if… well… if you were going to have trouble with Niwa and someone else? Like… choosing which person to be with?" I asked her.

She was about to answer, but I interrupted, adding onto what I asked.

"And this other person you're pretty sure there's only one person you like but this other person sweeps you off your feet. This is of course hypothetical" I added in the ending quickly.

Riku was about to answer, but shut her mouth. She had to think about it, probably. Instead, I got an answer I didn't like. Though, I kind of figured that would be the type she would answer with.

"I don't know. I don't see that happening to me. Why? Did your ridiculous tarot cards say that you would? Honestly, Risa, you can't rely on those things. They're a bunch of hocus pocus!" she said to me.

I frowned. Of course that would be her answer. I twitched when she mentioned it being from the tarot cards. I blushed slightly, getting defensive. It was obvious by my reaction and face, but I couldn't help it. It was the tarot cards, but must the time when I used them, the tarot was accurate! I was sure of it! Besides, hours of being on the phone with the fortune teller were true, too! I knew it was!

"They did not! I was just wondering! What's so wrong about that? Huh, Riku? Don't you ever even think about stuff like that?!" I blurted back.

I saw her face grin and then roll her eyes. It was obvious that she was right. She knew how I was and what I was into. So why did I believe for a minute that I could fool my twin sister? Ugh! I can't help it! Maybe it just bugs me that she knows me so well. Don't get me wrong, I love her to death. She's got to be my best friend, but at times I feel like we share the same head. I mean really, we naturally know everything about each other, we had the occasional twin telepathy, somehow or another, and we even know each other inside and out.

"Risa, just don't worry about it. I'll see you at school, okay?" Riku said to me, going on.

I nodded, watching her leave. I didn't realize I had already made it to the train station. I waited as the train came to a stop. I walked aboard, watching the doors close as the train was set in motion. I glanced around to notice a familiar red head. I smiled to the direction of the goofy looking red head. I waved to that direction.

"Hey! Good morning, Niwa!" I called out.

The red head, Daisuke Niwa, AKA my sister's boyfriend, turned towards me. He smiled back waving to me as well as he made his way over. It was still weird to think that Niwa was dating Riku. Niwa just seemed like the type who couldn't get a girlfriend. Boring… That was the main reason she wasn't interested in him. And Riku, well, she seemed asexual. She wasn't the type to want to date other people. Nor was she any good at love and romance in the first place! For god sakes, I had to help her out with what to wear and how to act when she went on dates!

"Hello, Miss Harada!" Niwa answered.

I noticed his uniform. There was a small stain on his vest. I sighed, shaking my head. Jeez, he's so clumsy! Really… how did Riku and Niwa even work well together? It really made me wonder. He must have noticed my glance because he blushed slightly, starting to say something. I put my hand up to his face, as if saying shush. I dug in my purse that I had with me and pulled out one of those stain removers to-go. I then took the cap off and went over his stain. After it was done, I replaced the cap and stuck it back in my purse. As odd as it may seem, it came in handy.

"Oh, thanks, Miss Harada. Argentine and Towa don't exactly see eye to eye and well… in a fight they had today, they tripped and I ended up getting some juice on me" he explained, rubbing the back of his neck.

The name 'Argentine' made me stare blankly at him. Argentine…? What was Argentine doing at Niwa's house? And… didn't Argentine get destroyed? Towa, I knew, was Niwa's maid, but what part did Argentine have in this? I still remembered the soft music coming from the piano as I woke. It was beautiful… but sad at the same time. Granted, I was still angry at him for taking me, but I had come to realize he had his reasons, so I held nothing against him.

He just wanted to give this 'Qualia' a heart, after all. There were things that he had mentioned in that time that I was "kidnapped" per se, but only one quote of his really stuck me, one of two, anyways. "Are you what they call a 'heart'" That's the one that really stuck in her mind. She couldn't help but think that he was a heartless pervert who just wanted to play dress up with her as if she were a doll. Though, as time passed, I really began to see the good side of him. It had me convinced that he really wasn't an all that bad person after all.

Sure, sounds strange if you don't know the whole story, but I felt like… I don't know… like he wasn't really a bad person. He just wanted to save Qualia. It was obvious he was in love with her for all the things he'd done for her. It was love that compelled him to try so much and risk so much just giving her a heart. He wanted to be Kokuyoku with her. I couldn't place it… but I felt... jealous. Why did I feel jealous? It's not like I liked Argentine or anything.

"Uhm… Miss Harada?" Niwa's voice came through. I jumped, realizing I'd been in a daze.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Niwa! Oh… and… Argentine? What's he doing at your home?" I asked him.

He glanced away for a moment. He couldn't lie to me about the real thing behind the Niwa's and Hikari's. At least… not Dark and Krad. I had plenty of knowledge about them from what I learned from Dark and from being kept prisoner by Argentine. Niwa knew I knew. Only Riku didn't. Of course, I didn't know who Dark really was or where he had gone, but it didn't matter. It wasn't likely that Dark and I would ever be together, no matter how much I wanted it.

"Uhm… well… he was repaired by my mom and… well, now he's our butler" Niwa answered sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

I sighed in relief. So he was telling me the truth. At least… it sounded like it anyways. I was just glad he wouldn't try to tell me some lie instead. Wait a minute... this got me thinking. Argentine. Could it be that my tarot cards predicted that it was…? No! It had to be wrong! There was no way I was in love with Argentine, too! There just wasn't!

'Ugh! Why are my cheeks getting warm?! Damn it! Stop it Risa!' I yelled in my mind, trying not to let it be seen.

Niwa was about to speak when the train came to a stop. I slapped myself out of it, figuratively of course, and walked off the train. Niwa said good bye, adding in that he'd see me at school. I nodded as he walked off, taking off as well. I didn't take too long to get to school and to my class. As the day went on, classes were boring as ever. But my head was too wrapped into the thoughts I had on the train. It just couldn't be true! But… I've never known the tarot cards to be wrong. It had to be someone else they meant.

I was right. This did drive me nuts. It wasn't till lunch time that I decided I needed to know for certain. I saw Niwa and Riku talking and laughing. They smiled as they ate together. I walked over to them oh-so-casually and sat with them, setting my bento I had made earlier before me.

"Hey guys!" I said to them smiling.

They nodded back and answered with a hello. It wasn't strange for me to eat with them anymore. Though, I felt I was intruding on their love fest. Maybe it was better for me to leave anyways. It was kind of disgusting seeing them get lovey dovey with each other. I held down the lunch I had ate already as I took a bite of my sushi. It wasn't that bad. I was surprised it didn't taste disgusting. I guess cooking sessions with my mom really helped. I was watching them talk, throwing in a comment here and there until I heard something interesting.

"So, you're coming after school, then?" Niwa asked my sister.

She nodded. "Yeah, if that's okay with you" she said.

It hit me. This was the perfect opportunity to figure out what the hell this blasted tarot card meant!

"Can I come? I'm really bored and the others are gonna be busy after school" I asked them.

I saw as Niwa nodded. I sighed in relief. Though, Riku didn't seem too happy. Maybe she felt I was intruding. I guess I really don't blame her for it. But, it wasn't like I was gonna even get in their way anyways. They can make out all they want when I'm figuring out this tarot disaster that's been playing over and over in my head ever since this morning. It was driving me nuts to know and I couldn't stand it.

"Sure thing, Miss Harada. The more the merrier" Niwa said.

"Thanks" I said to him, smiling.

'I'm sorry, Niwa. But I have to use your kindness… just a little more' I thought.

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