6. Nagihiko sometimes makes Rima's stomach feel funny. It's true.
January
"Rima?" Rima's mom knocked on the door for the umpteenth time.
"It's your mom again," Kusukusu said, yawning while peeking out from her egg shell. Rima declared it rest day the whole day and Kusukusu was more than happy to agree, they've had enough fun on Christmas.
"I know mom! I'll be up before noon, take care!" Rima groaned, pretending to have a stomach ache; it was true anyway, except her stomach wasn't aching. It was actually rather ticklish.
"Alright," her mom said, "there's stomach medicine on the cupboard, take it if it gets worse!"
Beautiful silence.
Ring ring.
Not.
Rima groaned, who was that? Without opening her eyes, she hit the answer button "It's too early in the morning to be calling someone on the phone, it's new year! Celebrate it with your family or something—"
"Wait, Rima."
Rima sat up alert. That was a Fujisaki. Not just any Fujisaki, it was the Nagihiko Fujisaki. The reason for her upset stomach.
"…speak," she said, or ordered.
"I'm sorry," he said, "I didn't know what came up to me, and I'm not saying sorry because of my actions, I'm sorry because I can't say I'm sorry for what I did."
Rima grimaced, what? She heard him sigh, "I promise I won't do it again without asking permission first."
Silence
"Rima? Are you there?"
Wow, the perfect Nagihiko just said sorry for not being able to say sorry. Rima rolled her eyes.
"Amu!" Rima called through the crowd. Seiyo held a countdown party and the guardians were the ones who planned it. Rima specifically told Amu to not wander around the crowd because Rima knew her friend could easily get flustered in large crowds.
"Rima-sama!" one of her fanboys called, "we spotted Hinamori-san near the forest with a tall man!"
"He doesn't look like he's from the school," another said.
Rima didn't need to see the said tall man to know who he was. Ikuto. As simple as that. Rima smiled at her fan boys, saying thank you before stalking off to the forest. It was one thing to look for someone in the crowd and another to maneuver within it.
Rima wasn't getting anywhere.
"Oww!" Rima said, "watch it!"
"Rima?"
TEN
Rima looked up in horror. It was Nagihiko Fujisaki. He was breathless yet he still managed to look perfect. Rima hates that talent of his.
NINE
"Nagi-kun!" a loud bunch of girls called and Rima ducked a bit to see behind Nagihiko, the guy was a freaking giant.
EIGHT
"They're looking for you..." Rima trailed while observing the girls, before continuing, confused, "while applying lip gloss? Why would they apply lip gloss while searching for someone?"
SEVEN
"Haven't you heard of the tradition?" Nagihiko said.
Rima shook her head, "But let me guess, it requires kissing someone?"
SIX
He nodded and Rima grinned, perfect. She inhaled, "I FOUND HIM!"
"WHERE?!"
FIVE
"FUJISAKI NAGIHIKO IS OVER HERE! OVER HERE!"
"What are you doing?!" Nagihiko said, actually looking scared.
FOUR
"Mashiro Rima, stop it right now!"
Nagihiko covered Rima's mouth with his hands.
THREE
Rima pried Nagihiko's hand away, holding both his wrist and she smirked at him completely satisfied because she knew Nagihiko knew better than to resist her hold. He's always had this thing where he would never hurt a lady.
TWO
But before Rima could shout again, Nagihiko's eyes swirled in fear and then determination. He whispered softly under his breath something Rima didn't quite catch, "One."
ONE
Rima's eyes widened. The fireworks lit up the dark skies. He kissed her. It wasn't more than a second because it was more like a brief meeting of lips. Nagihiko smiled, "Thanks for the kiss."
5 minutes have passed and he still hasn't hung up, no one was speaking.
"Why did you do it?" Rima said.
"I don't know," he said and Rima can hear him practically wracking his brain right now for reasons, "I can't say."
Finally, Rima spoke again, "Fine purple head, I'll pretend it didn't happen and we can go back to the way it was before okay?"
Rima was about to hung up when he said something again.
"It's a new year's thing," he said before he ended the call.
Rima frowned, what?
Cookie: RIMA WHY ARE YOU SO CLUELESS?! GAAAH! AND BTW I STILL MEANT WHAT I SAID ON THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER!