IM REALLY SORRY for the confusion i uploaded the wrong file and when i tried to fix it my computer kept on stuffing up so yea...

here's what it was supposed to be

LBP: WOOT! exams are over! I got 100% in music!! yay! no more till next year! YIPEE!

Amu: i think she's on a high...too many jellybeans...

Yaya: candy! where? *jumps up and down* where?

Amu: they're all in her stomach

Yaya: what?! none for me...

LBP: how bout this? do the disclaimer and i'll give u some

Yaya: LilpAndaBear doesn't own shugo chara! can i hav the candy now? PWEASE!!!

LBP: nope :p

Chapter 7

Italics- thoughts

Amu POV- Friday lunch at Seiyo High

Rima sits next to me on the bench eating a chocolate muffin. She's been staring at her muffin for 10 minutes now...

"My lab results came yesterday..." she said suddenly.

"I...are you...are you going to d-" I can't say it... "D-do you have ca-" I give up, I can't say it.

Rima looks at me and nods slowly, tears forming.

"NO! It's not true!" I start crying at well. "The doctor's lying!"

"Amu... quiet down a bit, the whole school's going to hear."

I shake my head furiously, "They're lying Rima!" It's not true!! "You won't die! You won't!" My tears are overflowing, and everyone is probably looking at me right now... but I don't care.

"It explains why I've been getting dizzy...and why I've been feeling sick for the past few weeks...."

"NOO!" I yell, standing up. "It's not true. Rima, you won't."

"Amu-chan! Rima! What's wrong?" I hear Nagi's voice asking desperately. I wipe my tears with my hands.

"What happened?" Ikuto... "Sounded like someone just died, or about to die..."

Rima stays silent, sniffing occasionally.

I meet his dark blue eyes. Of all the times he tries to make a joke....A fresh cascade of tears come flowing out.

"Amu..." Rima tries comforting me, standing up as well she put her hand on mine.

I have 3 choices; 1-stay crying, 2-slap Ikuto senseless and then try to laugh it off, and 3-run. I look at Rima, her eyes glistening with tears. She met mine, and saw what I was thinking. She nodded, accepting whatever I chose. Even though number 2 seemed quite tempting, I didn't do it.

I ran.

"Amu!" both the guys called after me. But I didn't stop. I didn't want to.

Nagihiko POV

Ikuto wears a confused look. I look around us. Everyone had stopped what they were doing, and were staring at us.

I look at Rima, who's facing the direction that Amu-chan had run to. Tears once again, running down her face.

"You go after Amu, I'll stay." I say hurriedly.

Ikuto turns to me, "And since when did you start telling me what-"

"GO!"

He goes. I turn back to Rima.

"Are you..." Where the heck did she go! I see a wisp of blonde hair behind the cafeteria and I chase after it.

"Rima!"

"Go away!" she sobs out, trying to run even faster.

She manages to run to the school garden before I catch up to her. I grab her arm before she runs any further.

"Rima, are you okay?" I ask.

She turns her face away. "Just go away, leave me alone... and who said you could call me my by first name anyway, just leave me alone..." she huffs, hands holding onto her side.

I shake my head. "I need to ask you something. Why was Amu-RIMA!" She fainted, and I caught her just before she fell.

I looked around for help...there was no-one. I look back at Rima again. I guess I'll just have to carry her to the infirmitry.

"I guess the nurse isn't here." I mutter to myself opening the door wider. I place Rima onto the bed next to the large window. She was still unconscious. God does she look cute like that, lying on the bed, her hair sprawled out around her...I slap myself mentally...what the hell am I thinking?

I pull the blankets over her small body and brushed her hair out of her face. She starts to tremble and I hold her hand as to comfort her.

"Amu..." she mumbled in her sleep. Her body relaxes a bit, but then tears started falling down. I wipe them off and sit on the chair next to her.

10 minutes later, she wakes up.

"R-" I correct myself, "Mashiro-san are you feeling better?"

"Where's Amu?"

"Ikuto's looking for her."

"Oh..." she looks away.

I decide to ask her what had been on my mind for the past 20 minutes.

"Ri- Mashiro-san, why was Amu-chan yelling out things like 'that's not true' and 'they're lying'? Who's 'they' and what are they lying about?"

"It's nothing..." she mumbles.

"Nothing?" I ask incredulously. "Ri- Mashi- *sigh* can I just call you Rima?"

"Whatever. I don't care."

I sigh again. "Rima, Amu-chan was crying and you say that it was nothing. She was practically-"

Beyonce started singing...

Remember those walls I built

Well, baby they're tumbling down

And they didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in

But I never really had a doubt

Standing in the light of your halo

I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened

Every rule I had you breakin'

It's the risk that I've been takin'

I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby I can see your halo....

"Are you going to pick up your phone?"

...You know you're my saving grace

She picks up, and the song, Halo (A/N: i do not own), stops.

"Amu! Where are you?"

She pauses, listening to Amu.

"Are you okay?"

Pauses again.

"Wait… what?" -She looks at me- "Oh. No, I haven't told him yet."

"I will... *pause* …if you want."

She hands me the phone. "Here, she wants to talk to you."

"Nagi?"

"Hai?"

"Do you like Rima?"

"Uhh…" what am I supposed to say to that?...

"As in like-like. Like love."

I grin. "You lost me there at the second 'like'"

Rima looks at me weirdly.

"Ha ha" Amu says. "I'm serious though… do you love her?" she asked emphasising the last 4 words.

"Y-no…I…er…." I don't know myself…I look at Rima. "I don't know…" I say finally.

"Well if you do, treasure her while she's here. That's all I'm going to say." She hangs up.

I don't get the language women use.

I give the phone back to Rima. She sighs.

"Nagihiko? I-I need to tell you something. I um...I… I have…"

"You have…?" I prod her along

"Ihavecancer."

"You what!" I stood up suddenly and the chair fell onto the ground...

Something suddenly clicks in my mind. I hear Amu's voice 'treasure her while she's her'... 'while she's here…' She's going to die soon.

"Rima, that was what Amu-chan was crying about wasn't it"

"Yea…" She started crying again. My stomach felt uneasy…why is it that I feel uneasy whenever she cries? It's been like this the whole day…

"You're…going soon, aren't you?"

"Mmhmm…" Her tears flowed mercilessly down her face.

I felt like I should do something. Something to comfort her. I didn't know what though… I ended up outing my arms around her, it felt a bit awkward. What she did next surprised me… she hugged me back and leaned her face on my shoulder.

I froze for a second. I then started to pat her back. Awkward much?

She cries harder. My uniform is going to be soaking wet after this…

Her lips suddenly crashed onto mine… a sense of need in them. But I suppose I could just send them to the dry cleaners.

LBP:finished!

Amu: wow...Rima... i never knew u were so...intimate

Rima: shuddup

LBP: please R&R :P