No Rhyme, No Reason

by Crow's Gamble

Rhyme is an intelligent girl who has an adage for every situation, but when her best friends include a reformed emo, a wannabe diva, and a dense lug of a brother, her tidbits of wisdom are constantly contradicted. Crackfic consisting of short conversations. Cover art credit goes to cutekitty5597.

36. All That Glitters

Finals week coming up! Bring it!

Chapter 36: All That Glitters

"Rhyme, I need your feedback on something."

"Oh? What's up, Neku?"

"I wanted to do something special for Shiki, but I don't have any special ideas in mind. What do girls like? Earrings, a necklace, a ring, what would she go for? I know she's pretty fashionable, but I don't know anything about her preferences…"

"But why would you want to give her a gift like that? It's not even your anniversary or anything."

"Well…because girls like those kinds of things, right?"

"Yeah, but you can't do that every time you want to do something for her. Why don't you take her out for dinner or something? It doesn't have to be flashy to be nice! All that glitters isn't gold; it just has to come from the heart!"

"Of course all that glitters isn't gold. Glitter isn't gold, stupid."

"Well, that was rude!"

"Forget it, I'm gonna go ask Eri."

"Neku! Wait! That was actually really good advice! Dammit, why does no one listen to me?!"