Chapter 3 is here! Have fun reading and I don't own anything~

Rima woke up with a start. She was dumbfounded about the dream, no, nightmare she had. The dream was about that freak Fujisaki and her getting married. It was a traditional wedding, with their friends cheering madly.

"Do you, Nagihiko Fujisaki, take Rima Mashiro as your lawfully wedded wife?" the priest, which is strangely Ikuto, said.

"Yes, forever," he said, smiling in his stunning white tuxedo.

"And do you, Rima Mashiro, take Nagihiko Fujisaki as your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I d- WAIT WHAAAT!" That was when Rima woke up, screaming.

"Riima, what's wrong?" Kusukusu, who was woken up by her scream, said.

"Nothing, it's just a nightmare," Rima replied. A HORRIBLE one.

"Ok~" Her chara sleepily went back to her egg again.

Rima could not go back to sleep. She cringed at the thought of another Fujisaki dream. Who knows what might happen? So, she went downstairs, and, to her surprise, her mother was there. She glanced at the clock and realized that it's only 6 AM.

Mrs. Mashiro saw her. "Rima-chan, why are you awake at this hour? Oh, I have to go to work. Rima, make sure to lock the door please!" She went out the door and disappeared.

Rima sighed. No doubt she won't see her mom tonight, for she often arrives late. If only her mother and father weren't separated…..

"Ugghh…no good comes from these thoughts." She shook her head back and forth. Then, she walked to the kitchen to get her breakfast, which was pancakes. Rima slowly chewed them.

An hour later

Rima was watching her favorite comedy show when, suddenly, her phone rang.

"Who calls at freaking 7:00 in the morning?" she muttered. She picked it up.

"Hello?"

"RIMA-CHI! IT'S ME!" the person excitedly replied.

"Oh….hi Yaya."

"ANYWAY, AMU TOLD TADASE WHO TOLD UTAU WHO TOLD IKUTO WHO TOLD KUKAI WHO TOLD ME THAT WE'RE HAVING MEETING! IT IS AN EMERGENCY, AND ALL GUARDIANS MUST BE THERE! MEET YOU AT THE ROYAL GARDEN AT 10! ~", Yaya said breathlessly.

"Ok I get it. I'll meet you there," Rima replied, annoyed by the excess "who told".

Yaya hung up. Rima was glad that the screaming at her phone ended. "I wonder why Yaya is also hyper in the morning," she thought. Maybe she should steal some of her candy bars so Yaya could calm down.

10 AM, Royal Garden

Amu, Tadase, Kukai, Utau, Ikuto, Yaya, and Rima sat down. The Royal Garden flourished in the summer. The trees were towering while the flowers bloomed vigorously. In the table, there was a basket of cookies prepared by Amu.

"So, I guess you all know who I left out," Amu announced.

"What are you- Oh!" Rima said in realization.

"Oh, of course YOU would notice Rima," Amu smiled deviously. Yaya snickered.

"Shut up! It not like I care!" Rima glared.

"SILENCE! THE KING DOES NOT ALLOW ARGUMENTS IN FRONT OF HIM!" Kiseki, Tadase's guardian character, commanded. He looked at Amu. "I command you to tell me what the purpose of this meeting is."

She nodded. "Right. So, what is the date today?"

Kukai spoke up. "Uhh, July 2?"

Amu nodded again. "As you can see, I purposely left Nagihiko out for a…SPECIAL reason." She smiled mischievously. "You see his birthday is on the 4th, so let's throw a surprise party for him!"

Rima grunted and rolled her eyes. "The freak has a birthday? Who knew?"

"I bet you did," Ikuto said.

"Shut it. I'm not like one of his sick fan girls who are dying to know every single thing about him," Rima retorted. Ikuto snickered.

"OHH! Can we have cake? Please!" Yaya pleaded.

"Of course we can have cake," Amu told Yaya. "And yes, Rima, he has a birthday like EVERY single person in this whole world." She continued. "Anyway, we'll hold the celebration here at the Royal Garden. Su will help me bake the cake. Yaya, you go get the food. Tadase, Kukai, and Ikuto: please help set up the party. Utau, please bring a karaoke machine, since Nagihiko likes singing. And you, Rima, you go and lead Nagihiko here at the Royal Garden at the 4th." Amu smiled while the others snickered.

"I refuse. There's no way I'm going to be alone with that purple haired," Rima seethed.

"You know what they say, shrimp: 'The more you hate the more you loovvee'," Ikuto drawled.

"I. DON'T. LOVE. HIM!" Rima screamed, enunciating every word.

"Oh really?" Ikuto said sarcastically, "Well you may be correct right now, but you'll see sooner or later."

"Is that a bet, horny stalker neko?"

"You bet it is!"

"Fine! If you win, you get 5 bags of catnip from me." Rima said. Ikuto smirked. "But, she continued, "if I win you have to stop seeing Amu for a week." Now she's the one who smirked.

"Deal."

Rima and Ikuto smiled at each other evilly. The others were tensed, for they can clearly see sparks flying between the two. They do not want to get involved, for they were certain it could mean a bad end for them.

After a short moment of silence, Amu spoke. "Well, that's it. I'll see you guys again tomorrow!"

Everyone fled the room. For one quick moment, Ikuto smirked at Rima, as if to say, "I'm going to win this bet."

Rima smiled back. "Oh no you won't."

Interesting that Ikuto and Rima are having a bet. I wonder what this will turn out...

Please review! Any comments/suggestions will be welcome!

I can't wait for Nagihiko's birthday party!