Artemis: Hello everyone, I'm back! First things first: I want to thank the 3 lovely reviewers who reviewed my first chapter. Thank you very much for your reviews, they were so kind!^^ They made me hyper all day long.

Ikuto: Which was very irritating...

Artemis: Well, I don't mind being hyper. And it was not THAT irritating.*glares at Ikuto*

Rima: Well ,it's about time you updated.

Artemis: What do you mean? I updated my first chapter like 3 days ago.

Rima: YOU LEFT ME IN THAT HORRIBLE PLACE AND YOU UPDATE 3 DAYS LATER?

Artemis: I'm sorry Rima! But this chapter is a whole lot longer (almost twice as long) as the first one, so that should make it up to you. And I still had school, and homework, and the Halloween Party my family is going to give, so I was busy!

Rima: Lame excuse...

Nagihiko: Now Rima don't be so cold. She promised you you would be fine, remember?

Artemis: And I kept my promise! But anyway, let's start the new and last chapter of the story. And since I am in a good mood, I'll do the disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara or the characters. If I would, I would be hyper now-stop.

A Place Called Home

Nagihiko P.O.V.

Why o WHY do I have basketball training in the evening? I sighed deeply as I kept running trough the streets. My basketball training is from 8 until 10 a.m., so I always have to walk home when it's dark. Not that I mind, I'm not afraid of the dark, but since it is raining this whole night, and I have NO umbrella, it's kinda sucks to walk outside. Lucky enough, it wasn't that far to my house anymore.

"Come on Nagi, we are almost there!" Rhythm, my chara yelled. I nodded and kept on running.

As I turned around the corner of the street, I suddenly stopped. Ahead of me, I could faintly see a figure kneeling on the ground. Since there were just a few streetlights on in this street, it was hard to make out who it was. The only thing that you could see clearly, was that the 'person' (It was still a human being, I knew that for sure) had blond and curly hair. Who has also that kind of hair? It seems so familiar. It seems so much like Rima's hair. Wait, is it possible that that person is...

"Rima?"

The person didn't react. It just sat there. The longer I looked, the more I could make out of her. She (it was a she, as far as I could she), was very short and that she was completely soaked wet. She was starring forward, but it didn't really look like she knew what she was doing. The longer I was looking at her, the more I felt sure that it was Rima. But what was she doing here? And why was she her in the first place?

Suddenly, she fell forward and hit the ground.

"Rima!" I ran to her and turned her around. The person was, indeed, Rima. Her eyes were closed. "Rima! Rima, please wake up!" I shook her softly, but nothing happened. I touched her forehead. Oh no, she has a fever!

"Nagi!" I looked up at Rhythm, who was floating next to me with a worried face. 'We got to take her home!'

"Right!" I picked her up bride style way and looked at Rhythm. He already got it and a second later I felt headphones appear around my neck. I started running to my house (now a lot faster thanks to Rhythm), and one minute later we were standing for our house. Since I couldn't open the door because I was holding Rima, I knocked hard on it. Seconds later they opened and I looked into my mother's face.

"Nagihiko! Thank God you're here! I already started to..." she then saw Rima. "Oh my God, what happened to her? Quick, get her inside!"

I followed my mother up to the stairs, to my room. As my mother opened the door, Temari looked up (she stayed home when I went to training) and gasped. "Rima! Nagihiko! Rhythm! What happened?" I said nothing and softly lay Rima down on my bed. I moved the blanket and put it on top of her. My mother kneeled beside her and touched her forehead. She frowned.

"She has a high fever. Nagihiko, go to the kitchen, we need some cold water to cool her down. I will ask Auntie to bring me some dry clothes, we need to change her." (note: Auntie is the woman that lives with Nagihiko's family and helps in the household. Remember?;)) She saw me looking at Rima: I didn't want to leave her alone. My mother smiled. "It's okay Nagi. She is safe now. But we really have to get her fever down." I nodded and walked out of the room. Temari and Rhythm went with me.

"Nagi, will she be okay?" Temari stared at me with a worried face.

"Of course she will! Rima is a lot stronger than she looks!" Rhythm replied. I doubted that a little. Sure, she got stronger with the years, but she was still that petite and short girl I met 3 years ago. (note: just so you guys know, Nagi is also 16 in this story:))

She had grown of course, just like me. Nobody now would believe that I was raised up as a girl when I was younger. In the end, I had to tell the others about that. They were, to say the slightest, shocked (especially Amu). But, they got over their shock, and began acting normal to me again like nothing was said. Except for Rima. She still makes fun of me and keeps calling me Crossdresser and Girly-Boy, especially when I Chara Change with Temari. But I don't mind. Arguing with her, talking with her, seeing her smile, it's makes me happy. And I know, that it makes her happy too (although I know she will never admit that).

I walked into the kitchen and got a big bowl. I filled it with cold water and grabbed a hand towel. Then, I went up to my room again. When I wanted to open the door, I heard my mother. "Wait a minute Nagihiko, we are not finished yet."

I stayed for my door, impatiently tapping my foot. More than anything I wanted to throw the door open and make sure that Rima got better. The thought of her lying on the street, wet and sick, was burned into my mind. It filled me with anger and worry. What was she in God's name doing there this late? I'm sure it got to do something with her parents..But what have they done to her that she is like this?

"You can come in Nagi."

I opened the door (more threw) and sat down next to my mom. Auntie was on the other side of the bed, looking at Rima with worried eyes. I dipped the towel into the water, and gave it to my mother. She carefully laid it on Rima forehead. She stirred a little, but didn't open her eyes.

"That poor child. What happened to her that she is this way?" asked Auntie.

I clutched my fists and bore my teeth. I had a pretty good idea what happened to her, but I didn't say it. My mother looked at me, but said nothing. I think she got a little what happened to Rima, but she knew I would tell it later. Instead, she asked: 'How did you find her Nagihiko?'

"I was walking back from the training, when I found her kneeling on the street. I couldn't really see well if she was it because it was so dark, but I thought the girl looked a lot like Rima. When she passed out and fell on the street, I saw it was truly her. I picked her up and brought her here."

My mother nodded. "I see." She hesitated, but continued. "Nagihiko, I know you maybe would not like this question, but do you have any idea what could have happened to her? We got to call her parents and..."

I interrupted her. "Because of her parents, she is this way."

Auntie gasped loudly and stared at me with a shocked expression. My mother's eyes widened a little. "What do you mean by that?" I could hear the worry in her words.

"Her parents have been fighting with each other since Rima was little." I explained. "In the past, it wasn't that much, but in time it became more and more. Now, they fight almost every night about work and anything else. Rima tried to stop them, but when she saw it didn't helped, she stopped and tries to ignore it. She says to us that she is fine and that she can handle it, but..." I trailed off and stared at her face again. Seeing Rima like this made it more than clear that she could not handle it.

First, I also didn't know what was wrong with Rima. I only knew that there was something wrong between her and her parents. I wanted to ask her, but knowing Rima, she would tell that there was noting to worry about and that I was seeing ghosts. I forced Amu to tell me what it was. In the end, she gave in and told me about the fighting of Rima's parents. I was shocked. How could they? How could they do this to themselves, and more important, to Rima?

Amu pleaded me not to tell Rima that I knew about it. She told me that Rima didn't want other people to know, because otherwise they would take her away from her parents, and Rima did not want that. Despite their fighting, Rima still loved her parents.

Hesitantly, I gave in, but from that time on, I watched Rima more carefully and tried to make her as happy as I could. If she couldn't be happy at home, I could at least try to make her happy when she was with me and her friends.

It stayed silence for a while. Auntie then spoke: "Well, even if her parents did this to her, I still think she should tell them that Rima is here."

I looked up and stared at her, but mom said: "She is right Nagi. We should tell them. Even if they did this, they deserve to know where their daughter is." Mom and I looked at each other, and she gave me a look that said everything that didn't have to be said. Slowly, I nodded.

Auntie stood up. "I will call them." Mom nodded. "Tell them that their daughter is here and she will stay here for a while until she is all better. We will later think of a way to solve this girl's situation."

She then looked at me. "Nagihiko, will you stay with her?"

"Yes", I said. Nothing in the world could make me leave Rima. I promise you Rima, I will never leave you.

My mother smiled. "Very well." Auntie and she left the room. Mom closed the door and gave me a last encouraging smile. Take good care of her Nagi.

I turned my eyes to Rima again and let my breath escape. It felt so good to know that she was here and that she was safe. I slowly leaned forward to her, until I could see every single eyelash of her. I stared down onto her face for awhile, before reaching out my hand and placing it gently on her cheek. It was soft.

"I promise you Rima. I promise you I will never leave you alone. I will make sure you will never end up like this ever again. I will protect you." I bowed down and kissed her cheek.

"Nagi! That was so sweet of you!" Temari stared at me with shining eyes. I sweatdropped. She is kinda scary when she is so happy. "I knew you loved her! I knew it!" Rhythm grinned at me and pointed his thumb up.

"Shut up! It's not, it's not like that..." I looked away from them so that they wouldn't see the blush on my face. I stared at Rima again. Or, is it like that? Do you love her? I thought about all our moments together, about our playful fighting, about the way she smiles and laughs. She is so beautiful when she smiles..

"I guess, I'm in love with here." Rhythm and Temari cheered happily. "Now she will surely get better!" Rhythm said grinning. I looked at him confused. "Nagihiko, Rhythm is right. Isn't it a well known saying that 'love heals everything?'" Temari smiled.

I wanted to say something, but than the unexpected thing happened: Rima woke up.

"Rima! Rima are you okay?"

Rima P.O.V.

It felt like trying to swim to the surface, but trough a very dark sea. I couldn't see anything. I didn't hear anything. I didn't feel anything. Everything around me was dark. The only thing I knew, was that I should wake up or something. But how am I supposed to do that when I can't see a single thing?

"Rima! Rima please wake up!"

Who is Rima? Am I Rima? But I don't know how I can wake up. I don't know if I want to wake up. I don't want to go back to that place with the fighting and the screaming, I want to go some place save...

I felt something. Something cold. I couldn't see what it was, but it made the chaos in my head a little less confusing and it made me feel less scared. There was something outside this place, something that wanted to help me waking up.

Suddenly, I could see a small light beginning to glow in the distance. I wanted to reach my hand out and touch it, but I couldn't move my arm. My body felt like it was lying underneath a massive stone or something. The light floated to my face and touched my cheek. My cheek, who was burning first like it was on fire, cooled down immediately.

The light was soft, and warm. It was now so close to my face, I could hear it whispering words.

"I promise you Rima. I promise you I will never leave you alone. I will make sure you will never end up like this ever again. I will protect you."

I didn't recognize the voice. The only thing that I suddenly knew, was that I more than ever wanted to wake up. Outside this darkness, there was a person, that wanted me to wake up. Somebody truly cared for me, truly wished to protect me, to make sure that everything was going to be okay with me. Out there, there was somebody who loved me.

Now, I wanted more than anything to wake up. I wanted to wake up and meet that person outside. The small light floated away from me, and I began to follow it. I didn't know where I was going, but I knew that the light would show me the way out. As I kept walking, the light grew brighter and bigger, until it was so bright, I was blinded.

"Rima! Rima are you okay?"

I blinked. All I could make out was that I was lying in a room, that looked kindly familiar.

Where in the world am I? I thought I was lying outside on the street!

Then I looked to my side and there, right next to my head and looking at me with a very worried expression, was the last person that I expected to see.

He stared at me. "Rima, thank god you're awake! How do you feel?"

I could not bring myself to answer that question. My head was still working on the information of seeing Nagihiko sitting next to me. Questions roamed trough my mind as I was trying to find the answers to them. When one of them escaped my head and came out, it was not the smartest one.

"What are you doing here?"

He smiled. It was kind and warm, and it gave my a little spark. What, where did that spark came from? I never felt it before...

"Well, I live here Rima-chan. This is my house."

"You do?" As I said, my head was not working well.

He laughed. I frowned. Great one Rima, now you have Purple Head laughing at you. Strange enough, it didn't me as mad as it used to do. It felt good to hear somebody laugh with so much pleasure, after the place where I came from.

The thought of my home and the fighting of my parents immediately brought my mood down. Nagi noticed and he stopped laughing. He began to stare at me again with those concerned eyes, but sat nothing. After none of us said something and the silence began unbearable, I felt my frustration rise.

Why isn't he saying something? Why isn't he scolding at me for being outside this late and with this weather? Why isn't he yelling at me for being stupid to run away from my parents? Why isn't he mad at me?

I snapped. "Why are you not yelling at me?" I glared at him. His face turned puzzled.

"Why should I be yelling at you Rima-chan?"

That was it. "Well I don't know Nagi!" I yelled. "Maybe because I was walking around this late and in this horrible weather? Maybe because I ran away from home without any idea where I was going? Maybe because I was stupid enough to interfere with my parents fight and making them mad at me? Maybe because I made my mother think I liked my father more, and that because of that she slapped me and she told me I could leave! Maybe because of that Nagihiko!"

I felt tears cascade down my cheeks. I didn't try to stop them. I didn't care. The only thing I wanted was that Nagi would yell at me, would call me stupid and say that I was careless and didn't think of the consequences...and at the same time, I did not. I want to hear that soft voice of him again, that voice who spoke to me. Who told me to woke me up and made me feel loved. I want, I want...I want Nagi to love me.

He did nothing. He didn't flinch from my yelling, or looked shocked to hear what happened to me. He said nothing and stared at me with his ochre-colored eyes, filled with relief, concern, and something that looked like...love?

I lost myself in his eyes. They were so beautiful. I kept on starring, and he kept on starring into mine. When I finally looked away, I noticed he had sneaked his arms around my waist.

"Nagi, what..." He didn't let me finish. He pulled me closer to him, so that my forehead was now touching his chest, which went calmly up and down. He putted his head on top of mine and said nothing. I could feel my face heat up now I was so close to him. I could smell his scent. It smelt like wild blooming flowers and fresh grass. It smelt so great. I closed my eyes as I took it in and let it made all the memories of my parents fighting dissappear.

He moved his head to the crook between my head and my shoulder, and his lips touched my ear.

"I love you Rima."

I opened my eyes and looked up at him. He smiled his smile at me. It wasn't filled with his usual kindness, this was a different smile: a loving one.

"Rima, how hard your parents are to you, or how cruel they act around you, you must never forget, that I always will be there. Everyone will. All your friends will be there for you when you need them Rima. They all love you and I'm sure they want nothing more than to see you smile and be happy. I want nothing more than to make you smile. I want to protect you, I want to hold you, I want to make sure everything is okay for you. Rima, I love you."

My eyes began to water again and I felt tears fall, but these were happy tears. Here he was. The person that I was looking for. The person that wanted to make me happy, to stop my tears from falling, to make my sadness and pain go away. Nagihiko was the person that loved me. He loved me. Me. Truly me.

"I-I, I love you too Nagi." I stutterd. His eyes widened, and he looked a little bit shocked.

"Really?" As a response, I leaned forward and kissed his softly on his lips. A second there was only me, and then I could feel his lips kissing me back. The kiss was our first one, but I could feel Nagi's love in it. It felt soft, pure, and sweet.

He tightened his grip on me and I wound my arms around his waist. He pulled back and looked at me with a smile spread across his face. "I take that as a yes." I giggled, and he crashed his lips on mine again.

Home is a place where a person can be free. Where he can be happy and just his normal self. Where he knows it is safe. A place where you know, that people live that will love you, truly and unchanging.

I lost my old home today. I thought I would be completely lost without it. But, strange enough, I found my new home in the last place that I would expected it to be.

Right here in Nagi's arms.

Artemis: That was so...so...SO BEAUTIFUL! O MY GOSH I'M ALMOST CRYING HERE! *is at the edge of tears*

Rima: *sniffing* Me too!

Nagi: Aw, it's ok Rima *hugs her*

Ikuto: I know it is kinda arrogant to call your story beautiful without anyone reviewing it.

Artemis: URUSAI! I think it is emotional, so it is. And that is true, because I say so *snifs* And yes, I'm crying about my own story, there is nothing wrong with that!

Ikuto: Yeah yeah...

Artemis: Anyway, I'm so proud that the story is finished! (for the people who didn't get it: the story is over X)). I liked it very much to write this one, and I hope you guys liked it too. The next story that I will update will be about Utau and Kukai, so watch out for it.

Utau & Kukai: About us?

Artemis: Yes, about you 2. It will be a lot more fun that this one, I promise you (this one was kinda heavy). Well everyone, thank you for reading and please, R&R? *gives a sweet look*

Kusukusu: And for later: Happy Halloween everyone!