So here's a new chapter! :D This and the next chapter were originally one but I figured that it was too long so I split it into two separate ones haha xD
Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara or any of its characters.
He didn't. Or at least, I mean, up to now he hasn't told anyone about what had happened yesterday on our shopping trip. Today at school I was anxious, waiting for Amu to scold at me for not having her told such a thing, but instead she talked to me regularly and all that she mentioned concerning the matter was asking if I went home yesterday. Of course I got a confused look in my face and I answered yes, wondering what had Nagihiko had told them.
Nagihiko…everytime I thought about him now made me feel a little bit uneasy. Too close! He was too close to me yesterday!
As I walked with Amu and Tadase to the Royal Garden after school, I started to become more nervous. Would he tell now that I was here too? No he couldn't! I could already imagine everyone's concerned faces staring at me and asking unnecessary questions that weren't any of their business. I was fine. I was perfectly fine. What did he know anyway?
When I walked into the garden, I went straight to my chair and avoided looking at Nagihiko directly. I could feel him regarding me closely which caused me to feel even MORE nervous and I started fidgeting with the hem of my skirt, staring hard at a flower nearby.
"Huh? Yaya didn't know Rima-tan likes to have staring contests with flowers!" Yaya exclaimed.
"Um-what?! I don't like having staring contests with flowers, I don't even like flowers!" I found myself yammering.
"All right! Yaya now challenges this flower to a staring battle royale!" Yaya continued on ignoring me, staring deeply into another flower nearby.
"Yaya-chan, you can't have staring contests with flowers." Tadase said, smiling, while Amu with a bewildered smile on her face asked, "b-battle royale?"
"Buuuuuut, Rima-chan was having a staring battle with a flower, why can't Yaya?" Yaya complained.
"I said I don't like-I mean I don't have staring contests with flowers!" I stammered, trying not to meet Nagihiko's eyes. He chuckled and I decided not to stare at a flower again, or any other object for more than 10 seconds without having Yaya thinking it was some sort of staring battle royale.
"Yaya is so bored! Why can't we have more fun field trips like yesterday?!" she cried, as she pushed papers away from her.
We were reviewing some documents and I was glad that no one had brought up my sudden disappearance from the shopping trip yesterday. That is until –
"Oh yea, what happened yesterday, Rima-tan? That's mean of you, leaving without saying goodbye to Yaya!" she exclaimed.
Crap. "Umm…well you see-" I started but I didn't know what to say. I didn't know what Nagihiko had told them and if I told something else, then that would look suspicious.
"I had lots of chores to do at home?" I tried, hoping it was the right answer.
"Oh okay! I was wondering if you went home yesterday because after we finished shopping, Nagihiko had said that you had gone to the bathroom and never came back." Amu said.
"What?!" I blurted. Couldn't he have come up with a better excuse than that?! He must really love making my life miserable.
"Huh?" Amu questioned with a confused look on her face.
"Uh, yea, I went to the bathroom and I remembered that I still had lots of chores that I had to do at home so I left without saying goodbye…" I replied weakly.
" Yaya was thinking that the toilet monster had gotten you!" Yaya exclaimed.
"Toilet monster?" asked Tadase, sweatdropping.
"Yes! Yaya's cousin had told her about this scary toilet monster that he once saw one night and how it had many tentacles and how it almost choked him with them!" She cried, putting her hand up to her neck for dramatic effect.
"Um, aren't you sure it wasn't just the toilet paper?" Amu asked.
"Yes! Yaya is very sure! Yaya is very careful about going to the bathroom now!"
"Um, no Yaya, no toilet monsters attacked me." I said, trying to keep my anger invisible.
I found myself glaring at Nagihiko but he turned away, clearly smirking.
"Yes, I was thinking about going and looking for Rima-chan but she was already mad about going shopping with me, I thought I should let her take her own sweet time but I didn't know she would be mean enough to leave." Nagihiko said innocently, still not looking at me.
"You…" I muttered, trying to keep my voice as calm as possible.
He finally met my eyes and I saw that he had a teasing look in them. Fine, I thought, two can play at that game.
"That's true that I left early but only because I had to save all the energy that I had left for my endless chores at home. I was the one that had to carry all the bags because Nagihiko was too busy finding the items on the list and since I'm so small, I got really tired and I still had to do my chores." I whimpered.
"Wow, is that true Nagihiko?!" Amu asked, shocked.
"Of course not!" He replied, shocked as well. He frowned angrily at me and I tried hard to keep from laughing. Instead, I continued with my sob story.
"Believe what you want to believe," I sniffed, "It was miracle that he held the bags while I went quickly to the bathroom. I remembered then about my chores and I left fast before he could make me hold all the bags again."
"Nagi you're mean for making poor Rima-tan hold all those heavy bags!" Yaya scolded, pointing a finger at him.
"That's not like you," Amu contributed.
"But, that isn't true!" he stated.
He glared at me and I happily glared back. If only looks could kill.
"Um, how about we end the meeting for today?" Tadase said, laughing nervously.
"Sounds good to me," replied Nagihiko, turning away and looking annoyed.
I bit my lip to keep from laughing out loud. Oh how fun it was making him get angry!
"Rima, since the meeting ended early do you want to go get some ice cream?" Amu asked smiling, as she got her belongings. "It's been a while since we hanged out."
I smiled at the thought of eating ice cream and hanging out with Amu but I didn't think my parents would let me unless I told them a day earlier and seeing who would be dropping me off and stuff. Plus, I was beginning to feel tired and a nap was sounding really inviting.
"I'm sorry but I can't today." I replied
"But Yaya can!" She blurted out. "Oh wait, Yaya promised she would take care of her little brother today." She ended with a disappointed look on her face. "Yaya is trying hard to be a big sister now!"
"Aww, really?" Amu spoke with a disappointed look as well. "Well, how about you Nagihiko?"
"I'm really sorry Amu-chan, I have things to take care of," he responded.
"Awww, well…how about you Tadase?" Amu asked with a pink tinge on her cheeks.
"Um, yea I think I can today," Tadase replied, slightly blushing as well.
Those two lovebirds really need to get over with it and just say how they feel about each other. Tweet tweet.
I was the last one to leave as I gathered my belongings and was walking out of the royal garden with Kusukusu floating beside me. As I was taking out my cellphone to call my mom to pick me up, I suddenly felt a hand grip my free wrist. Terror swelled up in me as I recalled my kidnapping but before I could let out a scream, I saw the second worst thing.
I was originally intending to update sooner but I've been busy with shopping trips for dorm stuff, packing, hanging out with friends, being just plain lazy xD
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