You must all hate me. I already had this written up, but I didn't even type it up until now. ._. But I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara. Sadly.

Nagihiko stared at her, the whole class silent.

The teacher was the only one who didn't have their tongue tied. "Now, Mashiro-san, there's an empty seat next to Fujisaki-kun. Fujisaki-kun, raise your hand and show Mashiro-san where to sit."

Nagihiko slowly, with a tinge of hesitation, raised his hand, and pointed to the empty seat next to him. The new student simply stared at him for a minute, before quietly strolling to her seat, and sitting down without saying a word.

After school, Nagihiko and Hotori Tadase, one of his best friends, were conversing while walking home.

"…and I have so much homework tonight. Why did Yamada-sensei have to give us that huge project to do?" Tadase sighed, while kicking a small pebble along the road.

Nagihiko didn't respond, his mind still centered on Mashiro Rima. Tadase looked at him, wondering why he was being so quiet, and saw him staring at his shoes while walking, looking troubled.

"Nagihiko?"

Again, Nagihiko didn't reply.

"Hello? Earth to Nagihiko?"

Nagihiko ignored him once more.

Tadase heaved a sigh of frustration and with a quick sudden movement, balled his hand up into a fist and hit Nagihiko square in the shoulder. And he wasn't exactly very gentle either.

Finally, Nagihiko snapped back into reality. "OW! Tadase! What was that for?" he exclaimed, while rubbing his pained shoulder.

Tadase merely shrugged. "Hey, I tried calling you, you wouldn't pay any attention, so what else was I supposed to do?"

"Ugh, sorry," Nagihiko muttered. "I was just…thinking."

"About?"

"…The new transfer student," Nagihiko hesitantly admitted, feeling embarrassed.

Tadase chuckled. "It turns out she's already caught the eye of many boys already. I overheard some of them, including Kirishima, talking about her throughout the day."

Nagihiko tensed at the mention of Kirishima momentarily, before regaining himself. "I wasn't thinking about her like that!" he said hurriedly, before Tadase could continue. "She just…gives off a cold vibe, that's all. It's like she's hiding something and making sure that no one figures it out."

Tadase shot a knowing glance at Nagihiko. "Ease up a little. You're always so edgy about everything. I admit, she is a little bit passive, but it could just be because she's unfamiliar with the school. Don't you remember the time when I transferred here? She'll warm up soon enough."

Nagihiko shook his head, insistent. "No…under that face, I sensed something else… She seemed…sad and miserable to me…" Nagihiko gradually trailed off once he saw Tadase smirking at him. "What?"

"If it really bothers you that much, then why don't you find out what's wrong? Only problem is, you got to get past those other boys first. I mean, they'd absolutely hate it if they see you with her-"

"TADASE!"

"What? I'm serious."

"No, you're not. I know what you meant there."

"It's not what you think!" Tadase tried to protest.

Nagihiko glared.

"…Okay, maybe it is," Tadase admitted with a sigh. "Seriously though, try finding out."

Nagihiko rolled his eyes. "And how am I supposed to do that? 'Hey, I think you're hiding something, so just tell me what's wrong'? Yeah, like that'll work."

"I was thinking more along the lines of becoming friends with her."

"Okay, that's possible, but there's a chance that she's still not going to open up. Becoming friends doesn't exactly mean that she'll tell me all her secrets, you know."

"She will, eventually, if you guys become close enough. You might even have to date her if you're that desperate-"

"Seriously? Stop making bad jokes about our relationship! I just met her today!"

"Fine, fine, I'll stop. Whatever, just do what we just talked about, and if it doesn't work, I'll help you come up with another plan," Tadase resolved.

"Right."

"And you never know, you might just end up falling in love-"

Tadase never had time to finish that sentence, because at that point, Nagihiko had started chasing him all the way back home at full speed, screaming his lungs out, "YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD STOP!"

Nagihiko, still slightly aggravated by Tadase's persistent teasing, arrived home, uttered an "I'm home," and stalked off to his room. When he opened the bedroom door, he found himself staring at the thing- or rather, person- sitting on his bed.

Nadeshiko.

She looked up, having heard the sound of the creaky door, squealed at the sight of her twin, rushed over to him, and tackled him with a gigantic glomp.

"Hi, Nagi! I haven't seen you in forever!"

Nagihiko struggled to free himself from Nadeshiko's surprisingly strong grip. "I- I get it, Nadeshiko… Can you please…let go of me…" he managed to choke out.

Nadeshiko got up off of him and playfully glared. "So this is what I get after coming home from Europe after 3 months? YOU'RE A HORRIBLE BROTHER!"

Nagihiko winced at the loudness of her voice, although he decided to let it slide. "Why are you back anyway?"

Nadeshiko gave him a blank look. "Didn't I say yesterday on the phone that I was coming back today?"

"No!"

Nadeshiko flashed him a sheepish smile. "Oopsies… Teehee. So how was school today?" she asked, suddenly changing the subject.

"Not much, except for a new transfer student."

"Wait…curly blonde hair, short figure, name Mashiro Rima?"

Nagihiko stared at her. And stared at her. Until…

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW THAT?"

Nadeshiko held up her phone. "Tadase texted me."

Nagihiko snatched it, and scrolled down to see said text message.

To: Nadeshiko Fujisaki
From: Tadase Hotori

Subject: New student

Hey Nadeshiko! I got your text saying that ur back! By the way, ur not going to believe this, but a new student transferred to our class today! Her name is Mashiro Rima, and to be honest, she looks pretty small to be an 8th grader. o.o But she's got nice hair XD (Curly blonde locks FTW) Oh yeah, and I think ur brother has a crush on her ;D Don't tell him I said that! He'd never let me hear the end of it OTL

Nagihiko twitched at the last part. Just how many times did he have to say it till Tadase got the point?

As if on cue, Nadeshiko grabbed for her phone and laughed nervously, suddenly remembering the last couple sentences of the text. "Hehe… Pretend you never saw that."

Nagihiko sighed and dropped the subject. "Well yeah, but Mashiro-san seems to be rather depressed. She puts up this cold outer character, and it bothers me. A lot."

Nadeshiko stared at him for a few seconds, before saying, "I think Tadase's on to something when he said you have a crush on her."

Nagihiko groaned loudly. "First Tadase, now you? Can't a guy worry about the opposite sex without having anybody getting suspicious?"

"Actually… No, you can't."

"THAT WAS RHETORICAL. Anyway, I'm thinking of finding out."

"Yeah, yeah, going to try to befriend her and stuff, right?"

"Again, how do you know all this?"

Nadeshiko held up her phone again. "Tadase sent me a second text."

Nagihiko didn't even bother checking this time.

"Now that I think about it, it's not going to be easy. From first glance, she just stared at me. I don't think it'll work out very well," Nagihiko said thoughtfully, fingering with his hair.

"Who said you weren't going to get any help?"

Nagihiko looked at his sister incredulously. "You mean you're going to help me with this?"

"Wasn't that just what I said?"

Nagihiko beamed. "Oh, I love you, sis!" he yelled happily, tackling his sister into a hug.

"Hey!" Nadeshiko protested. "Let me go! I'm the one who's supposed to glomp people!" She tried to pry Nagihiko off of her.

Nagihiko let her go, still smiling from ear to ear. "I can't wait till tomorrow when we get to school!"

Nadeshiko rolled her eyes at her brother's sudden change of mood. "Yeah, don't you have dance practice?"

Nagihiko's smile dropped from his face. "Oh yeah, I totally forgot! I've got to change, so get out of my room! I'm not letting you watch me take off my clothes!" He quickly shoved Nadeshiko out of their bedroom, and slammed the door shut.

Nadeshiko stared at the closed door, before deciding to leave, calling over her shoulder, "Yeah, you're welcome!"

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