Chapter 25
"Guys!" A distressed Yaya screamed, coming towards us. "Yaya heard the rumors!"
We're screwed. We are so, so screwed. It got to Yaya that fast. It will definitely get to that creepy tall guy who is Ikuto's father wearesososososcrewedand I'mgonnadieyoung…
Ikuto gave Amu a strange look.
At that moment, with some freaky sense of…sensing, Yaya finally noticed Ikuto standing by the tree and outright…staring at Amu (who is more than aware of his stare so she is hiding behind Tadase, who is glowering at him)
"What happened between the two of you?" I shrilled, referring to the blue and yellow-head.
Hotori-kun's face softened, while Ikuto simply shrugged.
"It's nothing big. Just a family feud"
"And what caused said family feud?" I asked, crossing my arms. I decided to ignore the stares I got from Amu. I know that I was being rude but then I'm curious! And if they don't want to tell me, they could just say so…
"We'd rather not tell" Ikuto scoffed.
Oh. Okay, well…that was a very rude way to say no!
Later
When I entered my room, the first thing I saw was a lazy Naghiko sprawled on my bed. He was covered up with my blanket, and his head hung from the edge causing his locks to touch the ground. He looked extremely bored. Because if he wasn't, why else would he be counting the stitches in my green school tie?
Then, I screamed so loudly that the whole town could probably hear me.
"WHERE WERE YOU?!"
Nagihiko immediately fell to the ground- the impact causing a loud, thundering thud that could probably be heard from downstairs.
"R-Rima-chan! How long have you been there?" he stuttered.
"I was here for about a minute, but you were too busy counting the threads of my tie to notice!" I walked over to him then grabbed the green apparel from him. Then, I turned the full force of my glare at Nagihiko. He looked really uncomfortable.
"Where were you?"
"Here"
"Oh" I nodded in understanding. "By the way, Ayaka-san's new bow is really cute isn't it?"
"I didn't really like it. Green doesn't suit her"
"How would you know that if you weren't in school today"
"I didn't. I was…uh…guessing! Yeah!"
I sighed before collapsing on the bed, causing the pillows and sheets to bounce. "They saw you…" I muttered.
Nagihiko was silent, so I decided to look at him. He refused to look at me. He was glaring down at the tie (which he somehow managed to retrieve).
"I couldn't help it. You guys talk about the events that take place in school all the time and I can't even relate anymore. I want to see how things are going…"
"Nagihiko, this isn't like you. You sound like a spoiled little kid"
"So let me sound like a spoiled little kid! I'm not perfect. You can't expect me to keep being calm and insensible about what's going on around me. I had a life too, Rima-chan- a life that I couldn't easily let go of…" I felt my joints become immobile. Somewhere beneath the thick layer of flustering, I felt a pang of guilt.
"You went out to play water sports while Nadeshiko was here, though…" I mumbled, suddenly remembering why my parents are out today (It's because they need to visit obaa-chan in the hospital).
Nagihiko froze and started to fumble with his fingers.
"And besides, I used to lock myself up in my room all the time! You live here too. You should know how often my parents argue"
"I do," he whispered. "I know it's sad, but why don't you try focusing on what you have instead of what you don't have"
"I don't have anything"
"You have a father…"
"He doesn't care about me"
"And you know where your mother is"
"When my parents divorce and I'm asked to live with my dad, I don't think I would"
"They both love you so much…"
"Well they don't do a pretty good job showing it…"
"Rima-chan, can't you try to see what you have?"
"I really shouldn't be the one getting yelled at here, Nagihiko. If Ikuto weren't so forgiving, he would've killed us! You know, rumors about you are starting to spread. If it reaches the ears of their boss, and if he chooses to believe them, then we're all dead"
His eyes grew wide. Several times, he tried to speak but the words seemed to be stuck between his throat. For a moment, I wondered if he could actually be worried about me, but then I realized that it would be more believable if he were actually worried about himself, Amu and the rest. After all, to Nagihiko, I am nothing but the strict sarcastic demon chibi that refused to let him have his way.
Thinking of that hurt. Luckily, years of practice allowed me to master the art of hiding the feeling.
Suddenly, Nagihiko stood up. The sudden motion caused his hair to sway, and I had to frown to hide the flustered look that threatened to make its way to my face.
"I need some fresh air," he stated, turning his back at me and marching away.
I let him go because at that moment, I didn't think of the consequences.
I didn't know how far he'd go.
I didn't listen to the insane weather forecast.
I didn't note how incredibly crafty and horrifying the Tsukiyomi family is…
It's short. I know TT_TT I don't know how to make this chapter longer without making it senseless. And...I did update this fast so...YAY!
Anyway, the week's really hectic and lots and lots of reallyreally weird stuff's bee happening to me in real life. I also need to set my priorities right so expect a slower pace. Don't get me wrong, though. Fanfic's really fun, and if I don't worry about school at all then it would be one of my top priorities.
Afterall, if it weren't for fanfic then I'd still be writing like:
Nagihiko: Rima-chan, you are so so so so pretty...
Rima: R-r-r-r-really...-n-N-nagihi-
*Nagi kisses Rima*
(*Random author's note: "SQUEAL!11!")
Nagihiko: Yes
Yaya: YESHSHSHHHH!1!
Anyway, special thanks to: and YOU! The very fact that you are reading this already makes me wanna hug you! :D
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