The angel without wings

by Lily-of-the-Valley22

After too many fights and arguments, A family in Rima's neighbourhood call the police on her parents. In danger of being taken away, Seiyo is Rima's saving grace as it becomes a boarding school. But after she is housed with a certain Nadeshiko, what secret will she uncover? Currently being rewritten.

12. Chapter 13

The halls of Seiyo looked peaceful and nice when they were deserted.
All the students were in their dorm or doing club activities.
Including Rima Mashiro. She was skipping through the hallways, not caring if anyone would see her like that.
In fact, she was headed to her very drama class. One that she had been looking forward to, with expectations and curiosity.
Rima stopped skipping and started paying attention to the classrooms, to see exactly what numbers she was at.
She was standing right in front of the right classroom.
Rima took a deep breath and walked in.

This classroom was even older than the ones she had been in so far.
It clearly hadn't been re-painted. It was more likely that someone had removed most of the paint on the walls and around the windows.
And, not much to her surprise, it seemed like Suzuki-sensei was teaching this class.
But yet, she seemed different, completely into her element, and much warmer towards students.
''Mashiro-san. When you told the class you liked comedy, I expected you to sign up for my drama class. Welcome. Please have a seat.''
Drama class was populair. None less than six boys and seven girls had signed up for it.
Rima sat down on a chair close to the window; the view on the forest was beautiful.
''Let's see..'' Suzuki-sensei said a bit dosed-off. ''This list tells me that we'll be waiting for a girl…. A certain Yamabuki Saaya.''
In the entire class people sighed, and some started talking to each other.
''Is something wrong class?'' Suzuki-sensei asked on an annoyed tone.
''No Sensei.'' The class reacted in unison.
Bored Rima started playing with a lock of her hair. Saaya was defiantly going to annoy the rest of the class.
Just when Rima thought Saaya wouldn't show up, Saaya dashed into the classroom.
''Sorry I'm late Sensei, I had some other important matters to attend.'' She said.
''Well, If drama isn't first place, You might as well leave right now.'' Suzuki-sensei answered with an ice-cold voice.
''No, I….. Of course drama is in first place.'' Saaya said ashamed.
A few people laughed. Suzuki-sensei shot a warning look.
''Well, then I expect you to be on time..'' Suzuki-sensei said, still a bit irritated.
''Alas, you can sit down. This first exercise is a little to the point, but I just want to see how good you are when you have to go without preparation. I want you to stand up, introduce yourself, and tell us something that happened to you, but do as if you're an completely different person.''
The first person at the beginning of the row of chairs stood up. Rima still had plenty of time to think of something.
Half of the things that happened to her were things she'd rather not share with her class..
Before she knew it, it was her turn.
Rima took a deep breath, and stood up.
''My name is Rima Mashiro. Nice to meet you all.''
Even through Rima had been standing there just a second ago, the following it was like she had just undergone some transformation.
Rima giggled and twirled.
''This one time I had like, missed the bus.'' More giggles.
''And I ran into this like, girl with like, crazy like purple hair!'' Rima started chewing on non-existent gum.
''At first I was, like, OMG!'' Rima giggled again. ''But she we went to school with, like, her liimmoo!''
''Yay!'' She had the idea she had at least pulled off the 'not like her at all' thing, because how she acted was a mix between Saaya and Yaya.
Rima sat down, and Suzuki-sensei nodded approvingly, as if what she did wasn't weird at all.
''It seemed a little forced, but you weren't afraid to act in front of the class.''
Suzuki-sensei gave them a few more exercises they had to handle on their own, and then started making groups.
''Mashiro-san and… Higa-san. You'll be playing two old ladies.''
Higa-san was a boy with grass-green eyes and messy black hair. He seemed a little distant, but Rima could tell he was serious about drama.
''Two old ladies… Suzuki-sensei is a nice example.''
Rima laughed. She liked him already.
''We should think of something to do.'' Rima mentioned. ''How about.. Two old ladies in a retirement home?''
''Nah, I don't like it… How about Two old ladies fighting an epic battle.''
Sighing Rima sat down. They weren't going anywhere… Then it hit her.
Suzuki-sensei thought that I could motivate him.
''Can you sit down, Higa-san?''
He frowned, but still did what he was asked.
Rima smiled friendly, and coughed slightly. ''So how are your grandchildren doing?''
He seemed to understand where she was going, And played along.
''Very good, but I'm afraid I can't say the same for my back.'' He rubbed his back as if he was in pain.
A worried expression came across Rima's face.
''Hasn't the doctor given you any medicine?''
He smiled. ''No no, not yet. He said that that was highly unnecessary. Alas, enough about me. How are you doing?''
While they were acting, the entire class had stopped what they were doing,to look at Rima's conversation.
''Very good. My daughter has given birth to a girl, and I am going to visit her this Saturday. She told me over the phone that she was very tired. That reminds me! I promised I'd call her. Would you like some tea?''
''I don't want to interrupt with your business.. Besides, I have enough to do.''
''Well, I'll see you at tonight's bingo then.''
They both stood up from their chairs, waved goodbye, and Higa-san opened an imaginary door.
The entire class gave an applause, but Rima only then noticed that the entire class had been watching.
''Very well.'' Suzuki-sensei said. ''That will be the end of class. Mashiro-san, Higa-san, you both did a good job. You won't have to perform next time, since you all of you already were watching. We will discuss the play we are going to do next lesion. Class dismissed.''
The students left the classroom, one after one.
Some stayed to talk, but Rima knew where she was going. She had been looking forward to it.

Nadeshiko's dance class lasted fifteen minutes longer then her drama class, so she finally got to see her dance.
And, from what Rima had heard, and from what Nadeshiko had said, she wasn't a bad dancer.
Actually, her mom was the leader of a dance school. So Rima expected Nadeshiko to be really good, even though she knew about his frustrations about his families tradition.
The abonded halls Rima had walked through earlier, were now filled with students once again. The late afternoon sun gave her a real pleasant feeling, and she had been looking forward to finally see Nadeshiko dance.
It didn't take Rima very long to find the classroom Nadeshiko was in. For some reason, a lot of students were watching by the door.
Rima found a way through to find out what was causing the commotion. It was Nadeshiko.
Nadeshiko was the center of attention of the entire room, and even the teacher seemed to be lost for words.
She moved as gracefully as a swan, but as fierce as a tiger. The music seemed to be adjusting itself to her, not as if she was dancing to it, but that the music was merely an addition to her movement.
What was half an hour, seemed like five minutes.
Nadeshiko didn't just dance. She told a story.
What made Rima wonder, how hard it had been for her to oppress her true-self all those years. Being changed into something else. Against her will, from a young age.
Even though it sounded so sad, Rima knew the feeling of constant pain. And she also knew what a great relief self-expression was. Or just spending time with your friends.
Anything to get away.
Dancing must've been Nadeshiko's one relief, her one get-away.
And that's why she is so good at it. Rima thought.
The music stopped. Everyone in the room seemed to have woken up from a trance.
The dancing-sensei humbly stumbled forward, and said a few words.
''Thank you for your demonstration Fujisaki-san. I don't want to disappoint you, but I have nothing left to teach you. I would be honoured if you would like to help with the choreography for our future dances.''
Nadeshiko smiled. ''It would be a pleasure.''
''Well then… Class dismissed.''
That appeared to be the sign word for a lot of students to storm in, to form a circle around Nadeshiko. Or to ask questions, or to shake her hand, to do whatever. The performance she had given was so stunning that everyone wanted to know about it.
Nadeshiko was in a very awkward position, but Rima noticed it imminently.
''Coming through.. Guardian business!''
Rima grabbed her hand and made a run for it.
''What are you doing?'' Nadeshiko yelled.
''Trust me, I know what I'm doing. This is the fastest way out!''
The two of them kept running for a while, until the halls were getting quieter, and until they reached their dorm.
They both broke down laughing, before entering their dorm.
''So how did I dance?'' Nagihiko said, letting his hair loose and dropping his soprano voice. ''Did I mess up too bad?''
''You were… Uuuhhmm…'' Rima blushed.
''Remember, you are talking about my GIRL side here.'' Nagihiko smiled smugly.
''NAGIHIKO!'' Rima yelled angry.
''Okay okay… I'm sorry. But seriously. The teacher acted really strange after it. Did I do anything wrong?''
''No. I think she was admitting that you were a better dancer. You weren't dancing like an ordinary person. You were telling a story.'' Rima admitted.
''My mom always tells me the same. My dad too, whenever he's watching. Anyway.. I'm going to change. My uniform's all sweaty.''
A twisted smile crossed Rima's face. ''I do believe we have some party crashing to do tonight.''
Nagihiko patted Rima's head. ''Supper comes first…. Should I go as myself when we catch Saito-san and his gang of fan girls? To.. to protect you?''
Rima frowned. ''I don't need protection.''
''Right. Let's be realistic here. What if Saito has some tricks he's left to show? You can't exactly transform right in front his face.''
''I'm not scared of him. What could he do?''
''Come on Rima… It's not like you're some giant or anything.''
''Well fine then. I'll go alone.''
''Will you stop being so stubborn? It's not a bad thing to show weakness to those who won't betray you..''
Rima sighed in frustration. What was with this guy?
''Why do always want to protect me?! I'm not weak!''
''I'm not saying that you ARE weak Rima. I'm just thinking about your safety. And second of all… I do that because I care about you…'' Nagihiko face became completely red.
Why did his face become red?
''I'm going to take a shower….''
Nagihiko entered the bathroom, and Rima layed down on her bed.
Their days always ended like this. What was with Nagihiko? He was so annoying.
He was so clingy, he was a know-it-all, so nosy…
Then why couldn't she just hate him? That solution usually worked.
But he did it with all the right reasons. He really did want to protect Rima. He really did care about her.
Completely in-sync with Nagihiko, Rima face flashed red as well. But Rima knew that her face was a different color of red. His face had some kind of.. Wine color when it was red.
Did I really just think that?
She had no time to answer that question, because the door of the bathroom swept open.
''Let's go Rima!'' Nadeshiko had returned.
Rima shot her an angry look.
''We'll talk about it later…'' Nadeshiko said.
''Whatever.''
Rima and Nadeshiko left the dorm, and went to the dining hall. They ran into Amu.
''So how was your first day of lession?'' Amu asked. ''I heard rumors that Nadeshiko is part of some awesome dance crew.''
They looked at each other and started laughing.

''I wonder who makes all those rumors up?'' Rima said after reviving from het laughter.
''Who do you think?'' Amu answered.
It wasn't that much of a difficult question, but Rima still wondered why the girl would do such a thing.
''It's not like it does HER any good. What kind of impression does she want to make?''
Amu giggled and seemed to be caught in a moment of melanchony.
''You know her, she does whatever she can to get more populair. She'd do whatever if she'd ever discovered the secret of the Guardians.''
A sigh escaped Rima's lips. ''You're right.'' She realized that forgiving Amu for the things she did was more easy then it seemed. Tadase probably felt the same way.
Nadeshiko seemed to be a little confused about who Amu and Rima were talking about.
''Who is 'she'?''
''Saaya Yamabuki.'' Rima and Amu said at the same time.
''She's presistant, I'll give her that much.'' Rima said.
The three friends spend the rest of their time walking towards the dining hall talking about the rumors.
A lot of students had already gotten used to Seiyo's magnificent buildings, but Rima still felt small and calm whenever she entered the dining hall. She felt like a rich child at a private school.
The food was top quality too. Oh well, after all, the students that hadn't been on the previous Seiyo did have to pay a lot money.
Rima, Amu and Nadeshiko sat down at the table, and the food was already at the table.
The other guardians showed up after a little while, althrough Yaya and Kairi were an hour too late.
Yaya looked like she was in high spirits, even Kairi seemed happy.
''We apologize for being late, we had some club affairs to take care of.''
More along the lines of spying... Rima thought. Rima gave Nadeshiko an ironic look, but Nadeshiko just smiled while shaking her head.
Tadase cleared his throat, seeking the attention of the Guardians.
''As I've already said, Rima-san and Nadeshiko-san will be doing the surrveliance work tonight. Is there anything I should know…?''
''… No.'' Rima replied. Nadeshiko coughed.
''Fine… That troublemaker Saito Daisuko passed a note around our class claiming that he was a star of a famous band, and that he was going to throw a party in the greenhouse…''
Tadase shook his head in dissapointment. ''I knew our party was a terrible idea. We've set an bad example for the rest of the students..''
''Whatever. Nadeshiko and I have it under control.''
''Sure ya do, midget.'' Ikuto stood up and yawned. ''Let's go Amu-koi.''
Amu ran after him with an apologetic look on her face. This is how every evening seemed to end.
''I wonder what Amu and Ikuto do when they go to their room..'' Rima whispered in Nadeshiko's ear.
''I don't know. It's not really our bussiness.. I don't think that they things that are different from the things we do..'' Nadeshiko said.
''Because the things we do aren't strange at all..''
After the comment Rima made, it took only a few seconds for the both of them to laugh.
If Amu and Ikuto actually did the things Rima and Nadeshiko made, it meant that either Amu would be a boy or Ikuto a girl…
It didn't take long for the other Guardians to leave as well, which left only Rima, Nadeshiko and Tadase at the table.
Tadase jumped from his seat. ''I'll show the both of you what you will be doing tonight. Please be careful with that Saito, he might be dangerous. It would be best if you'd leave it to the teachers..''
Rima coughed. ''Chicken.''
''Just make sure no one gets hurt, okay?''
Tadase led the two down a silent hallway, where the noise of the students back in the dining hall still could be heard. An seemingly acient red carpet adorned the floor, with curly silver parterns at the sides of it. Dimly lit chandeliers hung from the wall. Classic paintings and pictures with old golden frames who clearly hadn't been cleaned for a long time. This seemed to be an older part of the building. As the three of them continued walking, Rima felt an awful familiar feeling of disater creeping closer.
She shook it of. Just a feeling, right?
After what seemed like an eternity, Tadase stopped.
But he stayed quiet and just knocked on a door. A teacher that Rima didn't know opened up.
''About time! Will you kids ever start taking your responsebilities?''
She knew it was rude, but Rima couldn't help but laugh. Tadase was probably the most resposible person alive.
The teacher shot her an angry look, but let them in nontheless. As Guardians, they were the only students allowed in the teacherslounge.
He lead them through the enourmous teacherslounge, to a very messy desk.
On the messy desk, five items in particular drew Rima's attention. Three walkietalkies and two flashlights. It didn't seem like this was going to be a very professional scouting..
Apparently the teacher had noticed Rima's expression.
''Don't make that face. You think I like staying up late to make sure you brats behave yourself?''
This man is such a pain. Rima thought.
''We'll just be doing our job Sensei.'' Nadeshiko said to keep things calm.
The man just grunted, gave them the items and left.
Nadeshiko and Rima were escorted outside the teachers room by Tadase, who gave them some explanation.
''Don't bother walking the hallways, just go straight to the greenhouse and break Saito's party. Please be careful, I don't want to see someone get hurt over this.''
Tadase's tone was serious, and Rima felt a bit guilty about being angry at Nagihiko. Maybe he was right after all?
Rima couldn't get a word out of her throat, so Nadeshiko answered instead.
''It's okay Hotori-kun. We can handle this.''
Tadase nodded somewhat displeased, but still left. His footsteps slowly faded away in the dark hallway. With every step he took, the realization dawned more and more on Rima that she was going to be alone with Nagihiko all evening. Not just a quick walk through the forest, or sitting next to him in class when he was wearing his mask. But why did she even care? Had he already become that important to her in the span of one week? So many questions unanswered.
After 10 minutes of silence, Nagihiko finally let down his hair and made the transition to his true self.
''Are you already getting scared, Rima?''
Enough with the silence. ''That's funny, I was about to ask you the exact same thing. What will you do if you get caught like this?''
''I'll make up some kind of excuse. I didn't change out of my uniform for nothing.''
A mischievious smile appeared on Rima's face.
''Well what are you waiting for, purple head? Let's go do some party-busting.''
Nagihiko strechted. ''About that..'' Two headphones popped on his shoulders. Oh crap.
''I don't really feel like waiting on you soo..'' Nagihiko threw Rima over his shoulder.
''This is probably faster.''
He ran fast through the old hallways, while Rima screamed at the top of her lungs.
''NAGIHIKO, YOU DON'T HAVE MY PREMISSION TO DO THIS! PUT ME DOWN!''
Seiyo passed by in flashes, but Nagihiko didn't slow down. He just went faster. (A/N: Dirty thougths, be gone! xD)
Outside Seiyo, Nagihiko finally snapped out of his chara-nari.
''Are you going to put me down now?'' Rima asked annoyed.
His voice seemed to have some kind of mocking in it. ''Of course your highness..''
A snort was heard from Rima. ''What's up with you today? Are you having your period or something..?''
Rima felt like challenging him, even through it would probably have a negative outcome. There was something strange in the air tonight; words to irritate him came natural.
''It seems awfully quiet for a night of a party…'' Rima noted dryly.
''Yeah.. Maybe Saito warned the girls to go through the forest.''
''Well, all we have to do is try to catch them at the greenhouse, right?''
''That doesn't seem like a smart plan. We'll have to face Saito and all of his fangirls at once. It's probably best to get to them when they're still in small groups. The forest seems to be the route that they'll most likely be taking.''
A gloomy expression washed over Rima's face. ''But that's so much work..''
Nagihiko smiled. ''Isn't that your job as a guardian?''
''No. Before you came along, I just ate cake during the meeting.'' Rima struck out her tongue.
''So you made Tadase do the work?'' Said Nagihiko more as a statement then as a question.
''Well.. What do you think you'll be doing?''
He laughed and shaked his head. ''Of course..''
Rima could hear noises coming from the Royal Garden even from the distance that they were from it. Suddenly she could see all the risks Nagihiko had been talking about flashing through her head. Nagihiko saw the swift change of emotion on her face.
''Do you want to go back? We can just let the teachers handle this.''
''No. I have to teach Saito a lesson.'' A determinted smile found its way back on Rimas face.
''Let's go!'' Rima marched on right ahead.
The beautiful night sky and a calm breeze soothed Rimas nerves. All the doubts she had about the operation faded away with every step she took. She kept telling herself that the reason for her confidence was her perservance in wanting to teach Saito a lesson. Not because Nagihiko was with her, she kept thinking that that had nothing to do with it. This had to do with her own dignity.
The sound of a cracking twig woke her up from her thoughts.
''Nagi?''
''Hm?''
''We're almost there..''
They walked to the lit garden, and Rima kicked in the door.

Wow. I haven't updated in at least 2 years. I'm sorry to all the readers, but school is getting harder and harder, and I barely made it last year.. Luckily school is much easier this year. Let's look forward to more updates in the future! I'm never ending this story, btw. I will go on until the end! xD