And I will make sure to keep my distance.
Say I love you when you're not listening.
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

Three weeks passed since the garden incident and things were relatively normal. By relatively meaning Nagihiko and Rima were avoiding each other more than usual. It was easy during school because they had different classes, but, with both of them being guardians, they had to stay after school together. Rima's insults were getting sharper and she would lose her temper a lot faster than before. Today during a meeting the charas sensed a large amount of X eggs at the back of the school. "Go! Go! Little Duckies!" Yaya, as Dear Baby, shouted. The ducks quacked loudly and led the X eggs to the west wing where Nagihiko was waiting. The minute he saw the saw the X eggs he acted, "Blaze Shoot!" He watched carefully as the eggs scurried to the other side where Rima was going to corner them.

Tadase waited with Amu, ready to purify the eggs, when the most feared thing happened. X eggs are not stupid and caught on to the guardians' plan. They broke into separate groups and spread out into chain-like lines. Moving with immense speed, making walls that were moving closer to their current target, Rima. Said girl had beads of sweat on her forehead; she wanted to attack but knew by doing that it could provoke the eggs to move closer. "Rima! What are we going to do?" KusuKusu asked from within. Rima grit her teeth. As the walls became tighter and harder to break through, air was running out.

Nagihiko watched in horror as he could barely see the blond panting to breathe. Why wasn't anyone doing anything?! He couldn't be the only one facing this. 'Amu-chan and Hotori-kun are on the roof, and Yaya-chan is on the other side!' Nagihiko cursed inwardly. There was too many X eggs to take on alone, especially when they are in a fit of rage. "Tightrope Dancer!" He heard Rima yell weakly. A small hole was made from the wall, but it was quickly sealed again. Suddenly the X eggs produced a large mass of dark energy. Nagihiko felt his stomach twist unpleasantly.

"Nagihiko do something!" Rhythm shouted at him. "Blaze Shoot!" The purple haired boy attacked, causing the X eggs to stop. They turned and faced him, seething with anger. Nagihiko looked over at the small blond, his eyes widening. Rima had been forced out of character transformation and was lying on the ground, breathing heavily. Anger swept over Nagihiko's body. He glared at the eggs that were mocking him. "Rima! Nagihiko!" A familiar voice called. Amu had jumped down from the roof just in time, like always. The X eggs moved towards her and she quickly chanted "Negative Heart: Lock On! Open Heart!"

After being purified, the eggs returned peacefully to their owners. Amu ran to Rima's side, "Rima are you okay?" The chibi nodded while trying to regain her breath. Nagihiko stood back and let out relieved sigh. How could he have just frozen in place like that? Small, petite Rima could've gotten seriously injured!

The next day of school Nagihiko seemed to take a new interest in Rima. Don't think like that, he was just trying to make sure she was okay. It's something any good friend would do. "Quit staring at me like a stalker purple head." Rima glared at him. "Why would I stare at you? There's not much to look at." He smirked. The girl growled and stomped off, KusuKusu giggling madly behind her. Her height was a sensitive topic, in which her enemy loved to pick at. Yaya, who had been walking with Rima, made her signature what-do-I-see-here face. "Ne, Nagi, what's with the mood between you two?" She placed her hand on under her chin. Nagihiko was startled by the question, "W-What do you mean Yaya-chan?"

"Nagi has been looking at Rima-tan for days now! Yaya wants to know why!" The fifth grader shouted. Other students had stopped walking but decided to keep going after a few moments. When it seemed as if Yaya was about to ask again, Nagihiko put a hand to her mouth, "I'm just worried about Rima-chan." Yaya hummed suspiciously, "But there's been a mood between Rima-tan and Nagi for a while. Rima-tan only got attacked yesterday." She noticed how his face became pale and her eyes glimmered, "Nagi loves Rima-tan!"

"NO I DON'T!"

"Yes you do! Yaya can see it with her eyes!" She spun on her heels in glee. "He's just in denial." Rhythm said. "I am not in denial. You two are crazy." Nagihiko couldn't believe his own chara turned against him. "Eh? Then why do you sound so defensive?" A long pause was used until Nagihiko began walking again, ignoring Yaya's calls to come back. What was wrong with him today? Why was even the thought of having some sort of feeling for the devil blond making him flustered? 'I don't love her.' Nagihiko thought, 'She's evil, manipulative, irritating, and easily angered.'

"Watch where you're going, cross dresser." Since he wasn't exactly paying attention to where he was going, he nearly crashed into the subject at hand. Rima dodged him and glared daggers. Nagihiko had an eerie look in his eyes, "Sorry Rima-chan. But it's hard to look out for garden gnomes." Rima became red with anger, "Stupid, cross-dressing, purple headed, lying, pretty boy!" The boy smiled in amusement, "Pretty boy? Very original, chibi devil."

"Idiot!"

"Pre-schooler."

"Playboy!"

"Ice Queen." You could just see the electric shock waves and flames that surrounded them. It was as if they were going to murder each other! While the two were giving out insults, neither seemed to notice they were moving in closer. Just as Nagihiko was about to spew out another harsh-word, he noticed the tint of pink on Rima's cheeks. It was also then that he realized how small the distance of their faces were. He could feel Rima's breath lightly hitting his face as she stayed still. Nagihiko felt his heart thump harshly against his chest. He allowed himself to look directly into the honey brown eyes of the blond. They were full of anger and something else he couldn't quite point out. Rima's cheeks gained more of a reddish hue that made him fight back a blush of his own.

The bell rang loudly, breaking them out of their little…starring contest…. Rima quickly turned her head away, "F-freak…" She ran down the hall to get to class. Nagihiko watched her, ignoring what she had just called him. He smirked after re-playing what just happened in his mind, "Yep. Definitely not love." Soon he also began walking to class.

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