Chapter: Four
Summary: Senri Shiki's getting married… and it slowly pains Rima to see her best friend falling in love with someone who isn't her.
A/N: Another Thursday update, like I promise! Thank-you, my readers are so beautiful! Even more beautiful are you beautiful people who review… beautifully! I'll make an effort to reply to reviews, but I don't know if I really can. It's a bit hard, considering the fact that I have three assignments due on the ninth of September. Yay…
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Rima met Shiki when she was eight. The two played dress-ups that same day.
Rima was wearing a mini-dress that absolutely flogged her size-wise. It looked like a long, extreme wedding dress on Rima. Shiki was wearing a black coat that was four sizes too big and pants that were far too long in the leg for him and were dark grey. He also adorned a cute lilac tie that reached his knees.
They were playing weddings.
Ironically, Ruka was the one marrying them. She carried out speeches neither Rima or Shiki could ever have been bothered with. Still. Ruka was elegant and graceful, and mirrored a perfect celebrant.
Shiki remembered that 'wedding'. He remembers it like… like it was real. Of course, it wasn't. The real wedding his and Ruka's. Ruka. He didn't even like Ruka. She was an absolute bitch 95% of the time. But… he would be marrying her. Wow. He started to wonder how Kain put up with her, really. He'd have to ask Kain for a textbook on "The Art of Criticizing Ruka and Not Having Her Shun You Forever" or something.
The worst part about Ruka being with him was that not only did they have to marry each-other, they had to have kids.
This meant they'd have to have sex.
He shivered at that thought. Yuck. He still couldn't believe it would be Ruka, though. And –
He felt his mobile phone vibrate.
He checked the screen, holding high hopes it was Rima.
No. Takuma.
"Takuma, hey," he answered flatly.
"Hey, Shiki, I heard about you and Ruka... congratulations."
"Not that it's anything to congratulate me about, but… thanks," came Shiki's monotone reply.
"Um, well, I have some news too."
Shiki seriously dreaded the next reply. But he asked anyway. "What is it?"
"I… I'm engaged to Rima."
Shiki's heart absolutely dropped then. "What?"
"We're going to get married."
At that point in time, he felt upset, hurt and heart-broken.
Well, now he knows how Rima felt.
A/N: Pretty short – hope you don't mind too much! Don't forget, vote on the poll~!