Happy Valentine's Day! Normally I don't really care for this holiday, but since I usually write Shugo Chara stories for holidays, I should write for this holiday. Besides, it gives me an excuse for RimaHiko ;). Anyways, I own nothing.
Mashiro Rima's peaceful slumber was interrupted by a loud, irritating beeping of her alarm clock. Grunting, Rima leaned over, and turned it off. She yawned, and leaned forward, getting ready to begin her day. As she stood up to shower, she happened to glance at the calendar. She ripped off the previous day of her desk calendar, revealing the day; February 14th. It didn't occur to Rima the meaning of that day until the calendar said that it was Valentine's Day. A shadow crossed Rima's face. This was the holiday that was known for people in love. It was a day to express someone's love for another. Rima neglected the fact she was single; that didn't matter. She thought of her parents, the "loving" couple. Every day, they argued about something new, and they never got along. They had not smiled in years. Rima couldn't remember what a smile looked on either one of their faces.
Sighing, Rima went into the shower. She felt the comfort of the warm water from the shower make contact with her skin. She stepped into the shower, allowing herself to get wet. She tried to think about anything else except for the holiday, but it was the only thing she could think about. Valentine's Day was supposed to be a holiday that was enjoyed by two parents. However, Rima's parents couldn't enjoy anything together. They probably couldn't enjoy anything period.
As she finished her shower, Rima stepped outside, drying herself with a towel. She brushed her teeth, and went to her room to change. She put on her usual school uniform, with her guardian's cape over it.
"Good morning Rima!" Rima turned around, and saw Kusu-Kusu floating around, smiling. "How are you this morning?"
"Fine." Rima replied, grumpily. She combed through her hair, not so thoroughly, and went downstairs to eat a quick breakfast. Her mother was sitting at the table, reading the newspaper. She glanced up, hearing Rima's footsteps, and then looked back at the newspaper, saying nothing. Rima made herself some toast, and then ate it.
"Are you ready?" Her mother asked.
"Yeah…" Rima said softly. Her mother stood up, grabbed the car keys, and went outside to the car to drive Rima to school. Rima opened the door to the passenger seat, and sat down beside her mother. She fastened her seat belt, and felt the car move, heading to school.
Fujisaki Nagihiko opened his eyes slowly, feeling a poking on his nose. Glancing up, he saw his male chara very close to his eyes.
"Rhythm, what are you doing?" Nagihiko asked, raising an eyebrow. Rhythm flew back, grinning.
"You've got to go to school! You completely ignored the alarm, man!" Rhythm told him.
"I…did?" Nagihiko said. "I'm a pretty light-sleeper; how did I sleep through the alarm…?"
"Rhythm's kidding." Temari sighed. "You forgot to set it in last night." Nagihiko rubbed his eyes, waking up completely.
"Oh…Whoops." Nagihiko smiled. He glanced at his clock. It was a little too late to take a long shower, so Nagihiko stepped into the shower for a few minutes, and dried himself. Afterwards, he changed into his school uniform.
"Hey Nagi, do you know what day it is?" Temari asked.
"It's Valentine's Day, right?" Nagihiko asked. Temari nodded, smiling.
"You still never told us who you had in mind!" Rhythm moaned. "Can't you tell us now?"
"Not yet." Nagihiko said. He sighed, looking at the envelope he had put the card in. "It doesn't even matter anyway. She's going to say no."
"Hey, don't be so sure about that!" Rhythm reassured. "C'mon Nagi; you're cool and hot and I could see any girl falling for you!"
"What if I told you it was a girl who hates me in the first place, and she hates Valentine's Day even more than she hates me?" Nagihiko muttered.
"It's Rima-Chan, isn't it?" Temari asked softly. Nagihiko nodded.
"Whoa… you like Rima?" Rhythm exclaimed.
"Yeah! It was kind of obvious! I've thought that for a while!" Temari pointed out.
"You did?" Nagihiko wondered. Temari nodded, smiling. "Whatever. Do you get my problem?"
"Hey, she might not say no!" Rhythm tried to reassure. Nagihiko looked at him. "Okay, maybe your chances are slim but…"
"I should just give up on her…" Nagihiko muttered. "What's the point?"
"NO!" Both of his charas exclaimed at the same time.
"Okay, geez…" Nagihiko grabbed the envelope, and put it in his backpack.
"Did you get her flowers as well?" Temari asked, smiling. "Or chocolates?"
"I personally find flowers and chocolates to be awfully cliché." Nagihiko replied. "Knowing Rima-Chan, she'd hate that. So, I simply got this card, and…" Nagihiko smiled, pulling something out of his bag. Temari and Rhythm stared at it, confused.
"A…stuffed animal?" Rhythm wondered.
"Oh, it's more than just a stuffed animal." Nagihiko unzipped it, and pulled out a book. "It's a book on comedy acts. I happened to do some research, and I found out she likes this specific comedian. It happens to be signed as well." Nagihiko's smile faded. "I hope she likes it…"
"There's no reason she wouldn't!" Rhythm pointed out.
"Rhythm's right; it's extremely thoughtful." Temari agreed.
"I hope you guys are right…" Nagihiko muttered. He went downstairs, ate a quick breakfast, and headed out to school. He put his backpack on his shoulders, and made his way to the school.
As Nagihiko arrived on the school property, he heard someone call his name. Turning, he saw a familiar petite girl with long wavy blonde hair. He bit his lip, and smiled seeing her.
"Hey Rima-Chan." Nagihiko greeted. Rima caught up to him, panting. "How are you?"
"Fine." Rima replied. Nagihiko knew that was all he would get out of her, so he said nothing more. He debated giving her the card now. It was a perfect time, since it was just them, and no one else. However, before he could get to doing it, they arrived outside the Royal Garden.
"Happy Valentine's Day!" Yaya yelled, exuberant, as they arrived inside the Royal Garden. Nagihiko observed Rima looking away. "Yaya was going to get everyone chocolate, but Yaya didn't want to give anyone else except herself chocolate! So, instead, Yaya got everyone flowers! YAY!" Yaya handed everyone small flower bouquets.
"Thanks Yaya-Chan." Nagihiko said, smiling. He said hello to Amu and Tadase who were also there.
"Yaya, who are the large flowers for?" Amu asked.
"They're for Kairi-Kun!" Yaya said, grinning. "Yaya's going to tell Kairi-Kun how she really feels!"
"Good for you Yuiki-San; I hope it goes well." Tadase smiled. "Oh, I got everyone something as well." Tadase took out some chocolates, and handed them to everyone, with the exception of Amu. "I hope you enjoy them." Yaya's eyes sparkled.
"THANKS TADA-TAN!" Yaya exclaimed.
"No problem." Tadase smiled. He turned to Amu, his face flushed. "Amu-Chan, I wanted to give you these." Amu turned bright red as Tadase handed her a large flower bouquet. Nagihiko noticed Amu hide an identical flower bouquet quickly. However, Tadase seemed to notice it. "I presume the other flowers are from Ikuto…." Tadase muttered darkly.
"Um, well, yeah…" Amu admitted. There was an awkward silence. "Thanks Tadase-Kun; I really appreciate it." Amu stood up, and hugged Tadase, who was bright pink at this point. Yaya chuckled loudly. Out of the corner of his eye, Nagihiko watched Rima. She looked extremely unhappy. Nagihiko knew that it had to do with her parents. The most romantic day of the year wasn't the best time to be dealing with divorced parents…
"Did anyone else bring candy for Yaya?" Yaya asked, smirking. Everyone sweat dropped.
"Oh yeah! Well, I baked cookies, but they count!" Amu smiled, and took out cookies. They were beautiful. It was obvious to everyone that they were baked by Amu character changing with Su, but the thought was still nice. Yaya swallowed her cookie right away.
"Yaya, that's gross." Rima muttered.
"Why is it gross?" Yaya wondered.
"You're engulfing your cookie in one bite." Rima said.
"Rima-Tan, did you bring anything for Yaya?" Yaya asked.
"I didn't bring anything for anyone." Rima replied. "I don't want to celebrate some pointless holiday."
"Oh, that reminds me." Nagihiko took out some chocolates. "I hope you like them." Nagihiko looked at Yaya as he said that. Yaya grinned, taking the chocolate. Amu and Tadase took theirs patiently, and thanked him. Rima took hers, and didn't say anything.
"School is going to start soon, so we should get to our classes. We'll meet after school, like usual." Tadase told them. The others nodded, standing up, and leaving for their classes. Nagihiko went to his class that he had alone.
Rima arrived outside the classroom with Amu and Tadase. Since Nikaidou was running late, they had to wait outside.
"Tadase-Sama, Happy Valentine's Day, my love." Tadase turned slowly. Saaya stood there, her hand on her hip. Her followers followed her as usual. "Please accept my valentine, my prince." Before Saaya could hand him her gift, a crown appeared on Tadase's head.
"Prince? HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A PRINCE! I AM A KING! DO NOT DISHONOR ME! MUAHAHAHAHA I AM THE RULER OF THE WORLD!" Tadase yelled. Amu face palmed, and Rima simply watched.
"Oh, he's so cute when he does that." Saaya swooned. Tadase changed back, and his face was red.
"Ah, uh, sorry Yamabuki-San… I'm sorry, but I'll have to decline. I already have someone. Thank you for the offer, and I deeply apologize." Tadase smiled kindly. He tried his best not to look at Amu.
"WHY? WHY IS IT HER!" Saaya screeched. She glared at Amu. She made her way towards Amu, and lifted her fist. Amu jumped back.
"Alright, sorry I'm late!" Nikaidou came over to them, unlocking the door. Saaya quickly lowered her fist. Nikaidou opened the door, and allowed the students to go in before him. Rima sat in her seat, and put her hand on her fist. She truly hated this holiday. Why did it exist? What was the point of it? Before she could continue thinking, a whole mob of fan-boys rushed inside the classroom.
"MASHIRO RIMA, BE MY VALENTINE!" They screamed. Rima was slightly frightened by the enormous amount of boys running towards her. Not all of them were from this classroom…
"No." Rima replied. She wasn't interested in being anyone's Valentine; especially annoying fan-boys.
"Okay, boys who aren't in this class, go to your class." Nikaidou instructed. Half of the fan-boys left the room. "Alright, so, Happy Valentine's Day!"
We get the point. Rima thought to herself.
"Since it is a very special holiday and it's your last year at Seiyo, I'm going to give you guys less work." Rima wanted to do work. She didn't love school, but she didn't want to spend the whole day talking about a stupid holiday that reminded Rima of her parents.
Finally, after many hours of talking about Valentine's Day, the school day was over. Rima was excited to get out of class. Well, not that the guardian meeting would talk about anything different but it was still better.
"It's nice to get a break once in a while, hm?" Amu said, smiling, as she made her way to Rima and Tadase.
"Yeah, definitely." Tadase agreed. He smiled at Amu. "Later on, would you like to go to dinner with me?" Rima wanted to puke. Why would Tadase ask out Amu when anyone was with them, let alone Rima?
"O-Of course." Amu replied, blushing. Rima didn't say anything. They arrived at the Royal Garden, where Nagihiko and Yaya were already waiting for them.
"HEY GUYS!" Yaya said, waving. "How was school?"
"Uneventful." Amu admitted. "We just did Valentine's Day stuff." Tadase nodded in agreement.
"Same." Nagihiko said. "Personally, although Valentine's Day is a nice holiday, I think we should be learning instead of spending the time focusing on Valentine's Day."
"But school's boring!" Yaya moaned. Rima agreed with Nagihiko, except for when he mentioned that it was a "nice" holiday. Yeah, right.
"Yo guys, sorry I'm late!" A familiar voice called. Everyone looked up, seeing the familiar red-brunette come in. Coming with him was a familiar girl with blonde pigtails. She didn't smile.
"Kukai! Utau!" Amu smiled at them. "How are you guys?"
"We're good!" Kukai said, grinning. "Happy Valentine's Day!"
"Have you two done anything?" Yaya wondered, cocking an eyebrow.
"No." Utau answered. "I, personally, don't like this holiday. Why would I love someone more one day opposed to any other day?"
"Well, we did have a ramen challenge. Of course she won…" Kukai sighed in defeat. "You cheated!"
"Just accept defeat Kukai." Utau muttered.
"Oh yeah Yaya! The coast is clear, if you know what I mean." Kukai said. Yaya jumped up.
"Thanks Kukai-Tan!" Yaya said grinning. Kukai sighed.
"You don't have to confess to Kairi you know. I mean, you're too young to date! I don't want you getting into any trouble! If Kairi makes you feel uncomfortable in anyway, leave right away!"
"Kukai, for some reason, I doubt Sanjou-Kun of all people would try to put Yaya-Chan into an awkward situation." Nagihiko pointed out. "You don't have to be so over-protective."
"I know, but it's Yaya's first b-boyfriend, I mean date!" Kukai said. Utau sighed. Yaya grinned, and left the Royal Garden, going to Kairi's house.
"I hope it works out for her." Amu said, smiling.
"Amu-Chan, should we go now?" Tadase asked.
"Oh, of course!" Amu replied, smiling. She waved to everyone else, and left the Royal Garden with Tadase.
"Ooohoho, what are they doing?" Kukai wondered.
"They're going on a date." Rima muttered. "Isn't that obvious?"
"Loosen up Mashiro! It's Valentine's Day; the happiest time of the year!" Rima noticed Nagihiko shoot him a glare.
"Happy for most people." Rima muttered quietly.
"Hey, it's okay to be single on Valentine's Day! No pressure!" Kukai said.
"It's not me!" Rima said loudly. A dark shadow crossed her face. Kukai looked at Rima, and then at Nagihiko.
"Heh…sorry Mashiro. Anyway, Utau and I are going to get some pizza! Bye!"
"We…are…?" Utau wondered, following Kukai out of the Royal Garden. It was just Rima and Nagihiko now.
"My mother will probably be here soon." Rima muttered, standing up, and going outside. She left the Royal Garden, and waited outside.
"Wait, Rima-Chan!" Nagihiko called. Rima turned, seeing Nagihiko jog over to her. He stood beside her.
"What do you want?" Rima asked, sighing.
"I…I know that today hasn't been the best day for you." Nagihiko started. "I can only imagine what it's like to have your parents fighting on a romantic holiday. I mean, I don't know what it's like having a father but…" Nagihiko cleared his throat. Rima looked at him, surprised. Since when did he not have a father? "Just because your parents argue, doesn't mean that your day needs to be screwed up. I want to offer you the chance to enjoy the day, to have the happiness in a relationship that your parents currently don't have." Nagihiko pulled out an envelope and handed it to her. He also handed her a stuffed animal.
"…A stuffed rabbit?" Rima wondered.
"There's a zipper." Nagihiko told her. "Look, open everything when you get home. I just wanted to tell you that I-I like you, more than just a friend. I want to be something more with you. I have a crush on you, and I hope you can reciprocate these strong feelings I have towards you." Nagihiko looked at the ground shyly. "I want you to be my Valentine." Rima froze. She didn't know what to do. She heard the sound of a car pulling up beside them.
"I-I…" Rima turned around slowly. "I never want to go out with a creep like you! I would be ashamed to go out with you." She left to go into the car, leaving Nagihiko to stare at her, with disbelief and melancholy in his eyes.
"Who's that?" Rima's mom asked, as Rima got into the car.
"Nobody." Rima muttered.
I hope you enjoyed my twist. You all expected a happy RimaHiko ending, didn't you? Well, I can assure you of something. This isn't a one-shot. I am going to go on with this story. Currently, I am unsure of the length, but we'll see. Please review! I hope your Valentine's Day is a lot happier XD.
