There is like one important note here, so please read this author's note!Yay! Chapter 3! I would like to thank everyone who reviewed Ch2! I also thought of an idea for a new Rimahiko fanfic. I'm not sure if I will make it though xP (maybe sometime next year). Also, I changed the story, it's going to be not about cracked eggs and stuff (this is the important note) so I changed that part in Ch2. Anyways, here it is: Chapter 3!!
Warning: The characters might be a little OOC!
Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara!, Shugo Chara Doki!, or any of the characters. I only own this fanfic and the story Nagihiko is going to tell Rima (I am the one who made up the story he will tell).
-Dec. 23 (same as last chapter) In Front of Nagihiko's House (7:15 pm)-
"Mashiro-san, you're listening, right?" Nagihiko wanted to make sure she was awake for the story.
"Yes." Rima finally spoke.
"Then here it goes." Nagihiko viewed the beautiful night sky while telling the story. "First of all, this story takes place in some world where there is a lovely princess that was going to become queen when her mother was going to retire from the throne. She was a little spoiled and never really wanted to be a princess, she just wanted to be a normal girl. The princess had a loyal servant that she hated so much and didn't treat him so well. Even though Princess R treated him badly, her servant didn't mind and did whatever she told him to do. Do you know why he stayed as her servant?" Nagihiko looked over at Rima.
"No." Rima shook her head left to right and right to left.
"The princess's servant obeyed her orders because he loved her dearly. Hm…I think it's too long to say the princess and the princess's servant. My grandmother didn't give them names when she told me this story, so should we call them something shorter?"
"I dunno…"
"Then I'll just call the princess R-hime and her servant N-kun. Is that okay?"
"Sure." Rima responded. "Wait…their names sound kind of familiar." Rima lifted her head as she noticed this.
"Hm? I guess. Maybe you know some people by those names." Nagihiko suggested.
"…" Rima was silent, waiting for Nagihiko to continue the story.
"Anyways, before R-hime can become a queen, she has to marry a responsible man that will become the next king. Since N-kun loved her, her wanted to be the one to marry her. But he was in the working class and R-hime was in away higher class and her mother and father had already found a good prince for her to marry. N-kun was really disappointed, but he would still be around with her and see her being happy so it would be okay because the greatest happiness is seeing the ones you love happy. However, even though N-kun thought R-hime would be happy, she actually wasn't. Like I said before, she wanted to be like a normal girl. And sometimes, R-hime and N-kun would fight and yell at each other. But she would never fire N-kun from being her servant though because he made her feel like a normal girl whenever they fought. Also, she sort of had developed a liking for him…kind of like a crush. Are you still listening, R-him--," Nagihiko caught himself, "Mashiro-san?"
The petite girl nodded her head. When Nagihiko looked at Rima, she wasn't in a ball shape anymore. Now she was facing Nagihiko, sitting with her legs in front of her, and her knees slightly bending. Her arms were resting on her knees with her head lying on top of them and her eyes were glittering from the moon light. "…Kawaii" Nagihiko thought.
"When N-kun and R-hime were fighting one day, a wizard that lived in the castle saw them. He knew that they loved each other, but they just wouldn't say it. So the wizard cast a magic spell on R-hime and N-kun. His spell made them stick together until they told each other their feelings (about liking each other). R-hime and N-kun found themselves connected to each other, right hand to left hand and left hand to right hand. Then they asked the wizard what he did. All the old wizard said was 'Just get along and when you want to tell the other what you think about him/her then just say it. Don't be afraid to.' Then the wizard disappeared in a cloud of smoke and magic dust. The two didn't get what he meant though." Nagihiko paused again to check if Rima was awake.
The wavy-haired girl was in the same position as before except her knees were bended a bit more. "Continue the story, Fujisaki. I want to hear more."
"Ha, okay." The boy with the dark hair that blended with the night sky smiled at the girl and returned to the story. "R-hime told her parents that she couldn't marry the prince. Then her parents demanded her reason. She said a different reason than what N-kun thought she would say. N-kun thought she would say the truth which was that his and her hand were connected so it would be hard to do the wedding thing while being attached together. 'I don't love the man you set me up with. I actually love someone else.' She said. N-kun thought she was telling her parents a lie, but as you know, it was actually the truth. Her parents were outraged so they kicked R-hime out of the castle until her wedding day, which was the next day, so that she would learn her lesson and marry the man they chose for her. What do you think about what her parents did, Mashiro?" Nagihiko turned to her.
"They're acting stupid." Rima answered Nagihiko's question.
Nagihiko chuckled. "Ha ha, I guess so. Then N-kun offered R-hime to stay over at his house until the magic would wear off. R-hime said that she only accepted his offer only because she had nowhere else to stay. Then, R-hime started crying out of nowhere. N-kun knew exactly what to do. He sat next to her and waited for her to finish crying her feelings out. Then, he consoled her. When she felt better, they looked at the stars and constellations. N-kun pointed out that there was a story in the constellation and told it to her. She was really glad he was the one she was attached to her. So R-hime told N-kun her feelings about liking him when the story was over. She apologized about treating him badly and told him it was okay that he didn't feel the same way because she didn't think he loved her too. In return he kissed her on her forehead and said that what she said was wrong. 'I loved you ever since I met you' N-kun corrected her."
"Then did the magic on their hands wear off?" Rima interrupted.
"Well, let's not spoil the story now." Nagihiko looked at Rima once again then continued on the part he was on. "They were really happy and then they just looked at the stars again." Nagihiko gazed at the stars, inspecting each one carefully. "R-hime spotted a shooting star and wished on it. Her wish was to marry N-kun instead of the man her parents set her up with. Then she fell asleep in N-kun's arms and he carried her to a guest room to sleep in and surprisingly, their hands weren't connected anymore. The next day, her wedding day, she went back to the palace to get married unwillingly. She was wearing a beautiful white gown, but she didn't feel like how someone usually would feel when they are about to get married. Everything was ready, so they started the wedding. They were in the middle of the ceremony, when N-kun said 'I object!'" Nagihiko chuckled. "They weren't even on the part when the priest says 'Speak now or forever hold your peace,' asking if anyone would object the marriage. Anyways, then N-kun said that the two don't really love each other. R-hime spoke up and said that she didn't want to marry the prince and that she wanted to marry N-kun instead. The princess told the priest to continue the ceremony, but with N-kun. The priest followed her order because R-hime gave him a deadly glare. Nobody objected, even her parents, because everyone in the castle knew that those two loved each other and her parents were given a very lethal glare from their daughter. Since R-hime married a servant, she was no longer a princess and now a normal girl, so I guess her name is R-chan now. Then the two lived happily ever after." Nagihiko finished the story. "I know the ending is kind of cheesy, but I still like it. It sounds like us…sort of. Fighting and the parents…..even with our hands being connected. Maybe we could end up like them. So I just wanted to tell you that…I love you very much, more than you would ever know." The trap's grip was lessened a little bit when he confessed (still not a lot, but at least it budged a little). "I know that you won't like me though, but I just want to tell you about how I feel towards you..." He thought. Nagihiko noticed something heavy was on his shoulder.
"Eh!?" He found that Rima was asleep, using his shoulder as a pillow (A/N: she fell asleep before the ending of the story). "Then I guess that means we'll never end up like them (A/N: because Rima didn't confess her feelings and she fell asleep before she heard Nagihiko's feeling about her!). So maybe you don't like me, huh? Since we're not going along how the story does…"
Nagihiko lifted her up and cradled her in his arms to his room.
/Nagihiko POV/
Mashiro is so cute when she's asleep. I grabbed some pajamas that I used when I was pretending to be Nadeshiko. A little too big for Mashiro's size, but that won't be a problem. I called a maid to come change her to the pajamas while my back was facing Mashiro-san. (A/N: I don't think Nagihiko has maids, but he does here xD!)
"Who is this girl, Young Master?" The maid asked while changing her.
"She's my rival. Don't ask how we got connected. Oh, and she'll be staying here tonight. I won't do anything to her, I promise."
"Yes, I know, Young Master. You aren't like any of those bad people." The maid was finished. "I'm done. I'm just going to leave her clothes on your desk, okay?"
"Sure. You may be dismissed." I turned around and carried the petite girl to my bed.
Yeah, the pajamas were sort of big, but small enough to cover her.
"Nagihiko…." Rima called out my first name in her sleep. Cute. "….die……."
Okay, never mind; not cute. I flicked her forehead for saying that. It made her face scrunch up and then return to how it was. "That's what you get." Yeah, then I guess that we aren't anything like the couple in the story since you don't love me like the princess loved her servant.
Then I fell asleep in my thoughts.
/Narrator POV/
"…….suki…" Rima finished her statement. What she said was "daisuki," which means "I love you" in Japanese, but Nagihiko didn't hear the last part so he thought she said the English word "die." Nagihiko didn't hear though because he fell asleep really fast (A/N: Wow, he sleeps fast! Sometimes I have sleep block just like I have writer's block. When I have writer's block, I can't write. So that means that when I have sleep block, I can't sleep! So it takes me longer to sleep xP. I don't know why I put this A/N, but I'll leave it here anyways xDD). The grip of the Chinese finger trap lessened as much as it did when Nagihiko confessed, but a little lesser because he thought she said "die."
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-Next Day in the Morning (Christmas Eve [Yay :D!])-
/Nagihiko POV/
I opened my eyes and found myself hugging Mashiro-san. I blushed furiously and immediately let go of her. I noticed something. That's weird….our fingers…..they're still connected. Then Mashiro woke up, rubbing her eyes.
/Narrator POV/
Rima finished rubbing her eyes. "Huh?" Rima sat up. "Where am I!?" The petite girl found Fujisaki sitting next to her. "Oh yeah…it's just you." Nagihiko sweat-dropped after her statement.
Then Rima looked at the clothes she was wearing. "How did you do this!? Did you see anything!?"
"You know, I'm not that kind of person. I asked a maid to change you. You're wearing Nadeshiko's clothes."
"Don't you mean your clothes?"
"It's the same either way." Then Nagihiko mumbled something. "And, even if it was me who changed you, it's not like I would have anything to look at…"
"HEY!! I HEARD THAT!" Rima shouted, blushing.
"I was joking." Nagihiko chuckled.
"I'll let this one pass…" Rima blushed a bit and looked away from Nagihiko. Her head popped up as she wondered something. "Does you're mom know I'm here?"
"No, she's still in England. So is my grandmother."
"I'm hungry…" Rima noticed that her stomach was growling.
"Yeah, me too. I'll cook. You have to help cook though. We're still connected so it will be hard to cook with just one hand."
After what the long-haired boy said, Rima noticed that their fingers were still attached. "When will the spell come off?" Rima wondered. Then she responded back to Nagihiko, in case he was waiting for an answer. "Yeah, sure."
"We have to fix the bed first, okay?"
"Okay." Rima and Nagihiko got up to fix the bed.
"OW!" They said in unison. There was a mix of butterscotch candy and blackberry fruits.
"Get your hair out of mine!" Rima winced.
"It's not my fault our hair got tangled when we were asleep." Nagihiko stated.
"Whatever. We should just get our hair untangled. Where's your bathroom?" Rima said calmly.
He walked to the bathroom, with Rima close behind him. It was HUGE (A/N: I don't remember how Nagihiko's bathroom/restroom was like and I'm too lazy to watch the episode again so I just made it huge here. Hey, at least I'm not that lazy to not update this fanfic. I'm updating it right now, aren't I =]?)!
"Here." He handed Rima a brush.
"Hah, most guys I know use a comb." The petite girl joked as she grabbed the brush.
"It isn't my fault that I have long hair, you know. It started when I was doing female dancing when I was little. I wanted to do other things, like basketball. I really liked basketball and I was good at it, but they banned me from it so I can live like a girl and do girl things instead just so I can do female dancing better." Nagihiko sighed.
"Oh, sorry. I was just joking." Rima felt bad for him.
"It's okay though. If I didn't have to live like a girl, I don't think I would have met you (A/N: I'll explain that in the author's note on the bottom)." Nagihiko gave the wavy-haired girl a gentle smile.
What he said made the butterflies flutter around in Rima's stomach. "Uh…same." She had no idea what to say. "Stop moving, you stupid butterflies!" Rima shouted inside her head. "The knot in our hair is gone now." Rima finished untangling their strands of hair.
"Okay. Let's go cook now." Nagihiko pulled Rima on the way to the kitchen.
"'Kay." Rima responded as they entered the kitchen.
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-Around 15 Minutes Later…-
"Ah! It's done!" Rima smiled, looking at the table that had pancakes and toast along with toppings for them: jam, butter, and syrup.
"I think we're pretty good as a team, huh Mashiro-san?" Nagihiko looked at the well-prepared breakfast.
"Rima…"
"Huh?" Nagihiko didn't know what she was talking about.
"Call me 'Rima.'" The petite girl was blushing.
"Ha, okay." Nagihiko gave her a breath-taking smile. "Then you can call me Nagihiko, okay Rima?"
She smiled back at him. "Okay, Nagihiko." Rima loved how he said her first name. Nagihiko blushed when she said his first name, but Rima didn't notice. Then the grasp of the Chinese finger trap lessened again, but still not enough to let both of them free.
"We should eat now. I'm getting hungrier by the second!" Nagihiko stretched his arm (A/N: The one that was free. Lol, that looks weird now that I think about. Oh well!) on his way to the kitchen table and Rima was dragged behind him.
Rima tried to bring the food into her mouth many times. All of her tries failed. EPIC FAIL. (A/N: I just like that statement so don't mind it being there xD!)
Nagihiko noticed. "Is anything wrong?"
"Um…it's just that it's hard to eat with just my left hand. I'm right handed so…." (A/N: I don't know what hand Rima uses, so I just made her right handed here)
"Oh, it's okay. I'll help."
"No, it's fine. I can do it by mysehf-" Nagihiko didn't listen to her and stuffed a whole slice of toast in her mouth. He kept doing it repeatedly. "I peel wike a stewpehd baybeh." Rima talked with her mouth full.
"But you said that it was hard to eat so I'm helping you."
"Eh… Wuteber."
A maid walked in. "Ha, you two look like a couple that just got married." The maid saw Nagihiko feeding Rima. The two were blushing after her statement.
Nagihiko recovered. "We're not like that, Suzuki-san. You see, we-"
"Aw, you guys look so cute together! Feeding each other the cake like me and my husband when we got married, or pancake that is… Ah, I miss those times." The maid, Suzuki, interrupted.
"Yeah…sure." Nagihiko gave up.
"THAT WAS A HORRIBLE JOKE! YOU NEED SOME WORK ON IT! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO COMEDY! TRY BETTER NEXT TIME!!" Rima suddenly got angry after Suzuki's lame joke (about cake and the pancake).
"Uh… Yes, ma'am." Suzuki sweat-dropped and bowed. "Umm, I just need to ask one more question before I leave, Young Master."
"What is it, Suzuki-san?" Nagihiko asked the maid.
"Where will you be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas?"
"Oh, let's see…" Nagihiko paused to think. "Ah! I'm spending Christmas Eve here to wrap late presents and I'm going to the Guardians' Christmas party that will be held in Kukai's house for Christmas."
"Okay, Young Master." Suzuki bowed again and finally, left the room.
I just stopped there because I wanted to release this chapter on Christmas xD. Short chapter from my other ones, huh? The Christmas and Christmas Eve chapters will be out on New Years or sometime next year, sorry xP. I think this chapter was okay, so you probably not like it too. Oh, and about the story… It sounded so much better in my head xD! I know it had a lame ending and all that stuff, but don't put hating comments on the story, okay? And sorry that this chapter is late. I had to do late Christmas shopping, cook things I have never cooked before, and get my house ready for cousins that were going to come over (they're here now!). Other things too. Anyways, thanks to everyone who reviewed the previous chapter, I hope you people review this chapter too! And thank you DarkCat5648 again for giving me a Wii with all the games! Who wants to play SSBB (do not play me, I suck at this game xDD) :D? R&R and Merry Christmas :D!!
Also, after writing this chapter, I decided to NOT do the one-shot of the story Nagihiko told because it sucks (the truth hurts...sort of xD)! However, I decided to write a Rimahiko fanfic or one-shot on the idea I said in the beginning author's note of this chapter. Yay! I also thought of another idea for a Rimahiko fic. I'll write them after I'm done with this one. I'll probably be done with this one sometime next year, sorry D;. But on the other hand, I'm going to go shopping tomorrow with my cousins! Yahooo! Well…that's good news for me xP!
Things You Might Not Know/Understand:
-hime - a thingy you add after a name. It means "princess" and you can use it even without a name in front of it and stuff, but the most important thing about it is that it means "princess"
What Nagihiko was saying with the I would have never met you… - he wouldn't have met her because if he stayed as Nadeshiko and didn't have to go to England and all that stuff, Rima would have never became a Guardian and they wouldn't know each other (and I think some other stuff, but I think that's the main thing)
If you haven't notice, I make up the definitions myself so they aren't so good and accurate as the real ones. At least I give you a bit of an understanding to them xPP. Remember to R&R :DD! (Oh, I just noticed I wrote that before, but I'll just leave it there xD!!)