Becoming Fujisaki Rima
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Disclaimer: This is a non-profit tribute to works of Peach-Pit, who owns the Shugo Chara© franchise, is meant for entertaining purposes only.
~: Interlude One-Kansō ichi :~
~: In America-Amerika de wa :~
Fujisaki Rima pulled into the hospital parking lot. She was wearing a smart blue cardigan over a violet-colored tank top and a pair of her best jeans. Her long blond hair was pulled back into a sleek ponytail and was quickly rushing inside the building. As soon as she had stepped inside, a brunette-haired man walked up to her.
"I am so sorry, Rima," Kukai apologized. "I should have convinced him to let the professionals handle the situation."
"It's okay," she murmured, eyes downcast.
He pulled her into a brotherly embrace and she felt tears prickle the backs of her eyes. Kukai sighed depressingly and rested his chin on her head in a brotherly fashion. Rima regain her composure and Kukai escorted her to Nagihiko's assigned hospital room.
"Oh God," Rima's breath caught in her throat.
Nagihiko was lying on the hospital bed, unmoving. His chest was faintly rising and falling and Rima let out a sigh of relief. Nagihiko's face was partially covered by a clear oxygen mask and it fogged with his every breath. He was hooked up to several machines and there was a nurse replacing his bandages.
"Nagihiko," she breathed.
She winced when she caught sight of the wound, it was only inches from his heart. It was so close that it was miracle that it hadn't struck a vital organ and killed him immediately. There was a small hole where the bullet had punctured his skin and Rima scrunched her eye closed.
"I can't stand being in here with Nagihiko injured so terribly," she whimpered.
Kukai only gave her a sympathetic look and squeezed her arm in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. The nurse shortly finished her task and left. Kukai had also departed, wanting to give Rima so alone time with Nagihiko. She grabbed his hand and examined him closely. All the blood had drained from his face and he looked so weak and vulnerable. Tears began to fall from her face and she shuddered uncontrollably.
"I'm sorry, Nagi," she whispered into his ear.
Eyelids flickered, a pair of hazel brown eyes staring into her fawn brown ones. His lips parted and a rasping voice escaped his throat.
"R-Rima?" he croaked, his voice echoing in her ears.
"Hi," she said, staring at the floor.
"When did you get here?" he asked curiously.
"Yesterday," she answered. "I would've came yesterday, but visiting hours had already ended by the time I arrived."
"Where's Kristen?" Nagihiko questioned.
"She's at Nadeshiko's..."
"Oh..."
Then, Nagihiko felt the mask being lifted from his face and in its place was a pair of lips. Eagerly, he kissed Rima with a fiery passion. She had no idea how many times he had dreamed of the next time they would embrace.
"I missed you," she said, finally pulling away.
"You have no idea how much I've missed you," he murmured, caressing her cheek lovingly. "I've missed my two girls so much."
He kissed her once more and they both let out a loud moan of content. After several more tender embraces, they finally broke apart. Nagihiko smiled at her before his face contorted into one of pain. Red-hot needles ate at his flesh, sending sears of pain throughout his body. He let out a quiet cry of pain when the pain worsened.
"Are you okay, Nagi-koi?" she asked, a worried expression on her face.
"...fine," he grunted.
Now it was like an invisible sword had cut through his side. He let out a loud cry of pain when a burning sensation flared in his chest. The pain coursed through his body and it made his head throb.
"Nurse!" Rima said, poking her head out the door. "He needs you!"
A young brown-haired nurse rushed into the room. She was dressed in white scrubs and her hair was drawn back into a ponytail. When Rima looked at her closely, she realized that she knew the nurse.
"Erika?" she asked.
"Rima?" Hinamori Eriko smiled warmly before attending to Nagihiko. "I haven't seen you since the wedding!"
Rima had met Eriko through Amu. Amu was related to Eriko by law since the brunette had married her cousin, Shuu. A few years before, the blond-haired woman had met the brunette at Amu's wedding and found that they got along rather well.
"Oh dear," Eriko bit her lip. "I'll be right back."
She left the room and returned with a tall dark-haired man. Rima assumed that he was the doctor since he had begun to examine Nagihiko, who had slipped out of consciousness minutes before.
"Mrs. Fu-Fu-ji-saki? Did I say that correct?" asked the man.
"It is pronounced "foo-jee-sa-kee"," she stressed.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Fujeesakee," said the man. "My name is Ryan, Ryan Johnson. Your husband is in stable condition, though at the moment, he is in terrible pain."
Rima narrowed her eyes when he stressed the "i's" in "Fujisaki". She listened intently to the doctor's every word about her husband's condition. Several times Nagihiko would regain consciousness only to lose it again. Erika had left, her shift had ended two hours earlier and Johnson was filling in several forms next to Nagihiko's side.
"Watashi no aisuru Nagihiko, sugu ni yoku natte kudasai," she murmured, (Please get well soon, my dear Nagihiko).
Rima remained at Nagihiko's side, trying her best to comfort him when he awoke, somewhat delirious. Soon, she had to leave, visiting hours were over.
"Good night, Nagi-koi," she said, kissing his forehead.
She left with Kukai who had remained in the lobby, dutifully waiting for her. The two made their way towards Kukai's flat, where Rima would be staying to save money.
"Want to watch the television?" he asked. "Utau's got a live concert on about six minutes."
Rima agreed and the two settled on the couch. Over the years, Kukai and Rima had developed a brother-sister relationship. Soon, Utau appeared on the screen. During their sixth year, Utau's career had plummeted when Sanjo Yukari had gotten sued. So, her mother, Souko, had taken over as manager and had Utau transferred over to America to start over as soon as she had graduated from college.
'You think I'm pretty
Without any make-up on
You think I'm funny
When I tell the punch line wrong
I know you get me
So I'll let my walls come down, down'
After Souko had moved back to Japan to remarry her first husband, Aruto, Utau got a new manager whose name Rima could not recall. Utau then met an idol named Ninagawa Hitomi and their managers became partners.
'Before you met me
I was a wreck
But things were kinda heavy
You brought me to life
Now every February
You'll be my valentine, valentine'
Utau sang first and then Hitomi followed. Hitomi had her shoulder-length brown hair in twin ponytails like Utau. Her violet-colored eyes radiated of happiness as she sang in harmony with Utau. Kukai let out a wistful sigh and stared at Utau with a longing expression.
'Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I
We'll be young forever'
Rima quietly dozed off while Kukai lost himself in his memories. Utau had left him three months ago to go on tour. He listened to Utau and Hitomi's duet and
"Utau," he murmured, a single tear streaking down his cheek.
'My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance
And don't ever look back
Don't ever look back'
'I might get your heart racing
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight'
'Let you put your hands on me
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight'
Kukai wiped away the stray tear and stood up. Carrying Rima into the spare bedroom, he laid her in the bed and then made his way into his own. Sighing, he turned off the television and slid under his covers sleepily.
'My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance
And don't ever look back
Don't ever look back...'
Kusukusu: Finished! Anyway, there will be these little interludes every few chapters so I hope you like the first one! Please read and review!