It was a tiresome evening as they walked back home together. Neither one was speaking to the other, making things much more of a hassle to keep emotionally stable.
"You could just pretend I didn't say anything." The blonde, Rima, offered.
"How can I," Nagihiko threw back at her, "when I just found out that you played me to get me to be your boyfriend."
That was about the 70th time he'd said that, but Rima knew, she knew…
Somewhere stirring inside the pits of Nagihiko's gut, a knot formed of heartstrings existed there, and is fluttering as if anxiety were it's energy.
"I already told you!" she spat. "I'm not playing you! I was working out my game strategy because I like you, not because I want to toy with you! You are so stupid!"
"You're so blunt!" Nagihiko shouted back.
"You're shameless!"
"You're dazzling!"
"You're so cute!"
"You're beautiful!"
"HMPH!" Rima ran ahead of Nagihiko to her house, letting the words "You're beautiful!" linger in her mind.
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Dinner was so terrifyingly awkard, I won't even bother to go into detail about it.
Even worse than dinner was catching up on Valentine's Day television specials.
"It's gruesome." Rima complained. But honestly, she wished that she and Nagihiko were the two main characters on the show. Life wasn't a shojo for her anymore.
Was life even a shojo for her in the first place?
--
Towards the end of the day, one of the two were bound to become fed up with the constant hostility. I mean, in the hallway when Nagihiko hissed in Rima's ear, "Your legs are too appealing!", he was definitley trying to be offensive, right?
It's been a while since Rima has done this. Or maybe it just seemed like a while.
"Nagihiko."
The door slowly opened.
"Hm?"
She gulped. Somehow, she realized, it would be painstakingly difficult to speak the words through her mouth. But she knew that just by saying this, the tension between them could be dispelled.
"Can I share a bed with you tonight?"
With that, a twinkle formed in Nagihiko's dark eyes as he lead her inside this room.
"Nagihiko?"
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry." she weeped in a whisper. "I'm so sorry."
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2:39 AM
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Nagihiko carefully got out of bed, making sure not to interrupt the blonde girl lying unconcious on the bed beside him. He didn't get it, he doesn't get anything. And during desparate, clueless times like these, he's decided to be willing to do anything.
Even if it means…
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"Kukai!!"
The auburn haired boy did not budge.
"KUKAI!!"
The auburn haired boy…farted.
"Kukai, any reason why Utau is hugging you naked?"
"My bitch, she's my naked, hot, sexy bitch… OH! Nagihiko! Who let you in here?" the older boy seemed disspointed there was no "naked, hot, sexy bitch" huggin him.
"Your oldest brother is watching porn in the living room, so he let me in. I need your help."
Kukai couldn't believe his ears.
"Come again?"
"I need your help." Nagihiko confirmed, emphazing every word.
Kukai once again couldn't believe his ears.
"With what?" Kukai wondered out loud.
"The girl I like told me she liked me, and then she apologized. What does that even mean?"
Kukai, for the third time, could not believe his ears.
"You're crazy. I can't believe it. It's utterly impossible…"
"I know! I didn't think she'd confess either, but--,"
"NO, FO, YOU GOT CONFESSED TO BY YOUR GAL BEFORE I DID BY MY GAL!!!!"
The minute Kukai looked away, Nagihiko used the golden second to facepalm. He must've been really desparate to come to Kukai.
But Nagihiko realized he couldn't have been that desparate anyway. So he planned that tomorrow morning, he'll have more knowledge about this situation. He'll seek Tadase and Amu and ask them for any advice they've got.
But before he leaves Kukai's place…
"…Care to elaborate on that last comment?" Nagihiko laughed lightly as Kukai's tan skin went as red as a fat person's stomach during a sunburn. "Fo?"
By the time Nagi was all prepared to leave for school, he found Rima sitting grumpily at the kitchen table. She reminded him of those bossy wives in those American movies, just waiting to catch their unfaithful husbands sneaking in the house..
"Where were you?" she hissed. "One minute, my head is being cushioned, and the next minute, no more cushion!"
"Well, you see, I--," he paused right there. He didn't want Rima to know he was flustered with her confession and sought advice about it! "Um…"
"You smell like Utau." No, no, no, Nagihiko prayed. She's gonna know I've been in Kukai's room!. "Are you dating her?"
Even worse!!!
"Rima, I can't be dating Uta--,"
"I swear, that girl steals everything away from me!" Rima said, breaking out in tears. A drop of water rolling down her cheeks was enough to drop Nagihiko to his knees. Why did he feel so guilty?
Was it because of Utau, or him?
"I lost my Prom Queen position, and now I'm losing you, this is…this is a crisis!!!" she continued, moaning louder and louder, like a ghost that was dying for a second time.
"Are you stupid?!"
Rima seemed appalled by his question.
"How could you say such a thing? Don't even joke like that! I can't be dating Utau!"
"Why not? She's beautiful, she's rich, she's successful, she--,"
"—has no place in my heart, because you know why?!!"
In Rima's heart, sshe was afraid. It was not a good time to be afraid, it was not a good time to feel afraid…
But she was afraid.
It was the intensity in Nagihiko's voice that shook her, but someone allowed her to fathom a new sensation she hadn't felt for quite the longest time.
She is afraid.
But even so…
"Why?" she dared to reply.
The boy standing is front of her chuckled.
With one swift motion…
And a gasp from Rima…
Plus a playful smile on Nagihiko's face…
He embraced her and whispered ever so softly in her ear.
"It's because I love you."
Notice something different about this chapter?
First person to notice gets to request a oneshot from me X3 Any couple at all~
I'm so sorry, readers. I haven't been updating so recently. Life is hard. Life is a test, and I gotta study hard to pass it with flying colors.
But, I'll get around to typing a new story after this is done. I'll try to update regularly on that.
SHOUTOUT TO MY SEXEIS: RAYN, BREE, ANNA, GOOSIE-CHICK, SWIRLY-BABE, AND MY PENGUIN NAMED PENNY.
btw, How did you spend your Valentine's Day? Did you celebrate it at all, did you celebrate Single Awareness Day...?
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