Recap
"If Rima was in trouble, would you do everything to make sure she was alright?"
-Kiku-chan
"I don't trust my aunt and uncle. The year and a half I've spent at that house was hell. Now all of a sudden they decide to be good. I don't buy it for on moment. All they are doing is getting Rima's hopes up. That's the worst thing about it."
-Rei
She (Kusukusu) grabbed Rhythm's hand and kissed him on the cheek, which were turning pink.
-Rima's POV
Rima: Hey Nagi, have you seen Kusukusu?
Nagi: No. Have you seen Rhythm?
Rima: No
Temari: Um...they left together
Rima: What! They were supposed to do this part
Nagi: Rhythm isn't very responsible
Rhythm: HEY!
Kusukusu: *giggles*
Chapter 11 Two Announcements From Utau
*Rima POV*
somo, sukita, aoru, chiki to ugitou
taiyou ga niau yo
furikiri no egao misete
glorious sunshine!
taiyou no motto de hitori
sobu ke su ni ikite yuko
soshitara
nanimo kibuyo no kiss moo
dokimeiteru mabayoi happines!
shiro mune no oku niru ni nakushita ni
sora nuita kimi ikoze
motto mo ukigagi
norimo sutto yubi kono
taiyou ga niau yo yume tobira
utao kao
"Utau is so cool!" Amu cheered. The usual circle of friends were back stage watching Utau.
"Whatever," Ikuto said. He had his hands on her waist.
"You only say that because she's your sister," Amu said.
"It's nice to take a break and watch someone else perform," Rei said.
"You said it," Aarin agreed.
"Too bad Nami couldn't be here," Rei said.
"She said she had family plans," Aarin said.
"Hey Rei, how has Nami been? It seems like she can never hang out with us," I said.
"She has a hard time getting into town," Rei explained.
"I've never been backstage at a concert before," Nadeshiko said. She was really excited that Utau invited us to her concert.
"Get used to it. You have three famous friends so you will be going to a lot of concerts," Kukai said.
"It's very exciting," she said.
"Does anyone know why Utau-chan had us come tonight?" Tadase asked.
"Utau said she had some news but didn't give any hints," I said.
"It must be big if she has all of us here together," Nagi said. His hand was in mine. Kusukusu was holding Rhythm's hand on Nagi's shoulder. They have been dating for a month now. Kusukusu is always happy when spend the night at the Fujisaki house.
"Do you know Ikuto?" Amu asked.
"Of course I do," he said.
"Then what is it! Yaya wants to know!" Yaya cheered.
"You'll find out," he said.
"You don't really know, do you?" I asked.
"How do you know everything?" he asked.
"It obvious. There is no way Utau would tell you. She'd want you to be surprised too," I said.
"You're too much like me. I don't know if I like that or not," he said.
"Everyone! She's done with the song and she's about to announce something," Nadeshiko pointed out. Everyone stopped talking and focused their attention on Utau.
"Thank you everyone. Now before I do my last song, I would like two of my friends to come on stage with me. Utau looked at the opposite side of the stage from us. Do Re Mi and Arihiko came on stage. The crowd began to cheer. I saw smiles on all three of their faces.
"Wait a mintue! When did they change?" I asked as I looked behind me where I thought they were.
"They must know about the announcement and had to leave without us knowing," Nagi said.
"Shut up! Yaya wants to hear this!" she yelled.
"These two have been working really hard to get back up in the music business," Utau began as she grabbed both of their hands.
"This job is not easy but they've put in the work and determination to become great. Sanjo Productions and the three of us would like to announce that we will be going on a tour in America with all of our friends this summer," Utau announced. The crowd was roaring. I swear all the people in our circle of friends had their jaws on the floor.
"Going to America?" Amu questioned.
"Awesome!" Kukai said.
"You know they speak English, right?" Kairi asked.
"Of course. I don't need to learn because I have a translator," he said.
"Translator?" Amu asked.
"Yeah, Utau knows English," he said.
"Now that we bring it up. Does anyone else know english?" I asked.
"I do," Kairi said. That wasn't a shocker.
"Nade and I do. We travel all the time," Nagi said.
"I do," Ikuto said.
"You do?" Amu asked.
"Of course," he said.
"Aarin is from America so he does too," Kairi pointed out.
"Rei knows English too. I mean, she was pen pals with Aarin so they had to communicate somehow," I said.
"So we have at least more than half of us that can speak English," Kairi calculated.
"Yaya can't wait!" she cheered.
"We still have to ask our parents," Amu pointed out.
"Darn," Yaya whined. Do Re Mi and Arihiko walked over to us and Utau began to sing her last song.
"Were you surprised?" Rei asked.
"Totally blindsided," I said.
"We asked all the parents and everything. They agree since we'll have an adult with us," Aarin said.
"Me?" Ikuto asked.
"No, Sanjo," Rei said.
"If you were in charge, then you would leave all of us alone and make-out with Amu," I said. Amu's face turned pink.
"Rima!"
"Well it's true," I said.
"Enough arguing. We still have plenty of time to pack," Tadase said. I grabbed Rei's hand and pulled her aside.
"Does this mean you're staying?" I asked.
"I am staying till at least the summer. I don't know after that," she said.
*The Next Day*
I woke up the next day with purple hair in my face. Did Nagi and I sleep in the same bed again? I had another cold episode last night so maybe he slept next to me to keep me warm. I got up slowly to not wake him. It wasn't Nagi, it was Nade. Her hair was down so she looked like Nagi but she is a little more mature than the rest of my friends so it's easy to tell this wasn't Nagi unless her grew things on his chest through the night.
"Good morning Rima," Kusukusu greeted me as she rubbed on of her eyes.
"Morning," I whispered. Quietly, I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom.
"Why is Nade here? I don't remember having her spend the night," I said trying to recall the memories of last night.
"Remember Rima! Mrs. Fujisaki had an emergency so she asked your mama if Nade and Nagi could spend the night. Nade slept with you and Nagi slept on the couch in the living room," Kusukusu reminded me.
"When did this happen?" I asked.
"Rima! Mrs. Fujisaki was at your house talking to your mom. Nade and Nagi were with us. There is no one at the house to take care of them so they are staying here till Mrs. Fujisaki gets back," she said. All of a sudden the memories came to me.
"That was a lot of fun," Nade said.
"Glad you like your first concert in Japan," Nagi said. The four of us; Rei, Nagi, Nade, and me; just made it to the porch of my house.
"Rima-chan, can I use your restroom real quick?" Nade asked.
"Of course," I said as I opened the door.
"Mama, Papa, we're home," I called.
"I need to sneak my Do Re Mi mask upstairs. I'll be right back," Rei said as she raced up the stairs.
"Did you have a fun night Rima?" Nagi asked me as he held my hand.
"Yeah, you?"
"I was next to you all night. I wrap that up as a fun night," he said. I kissed him.
"Mother? What are you doing here?" Nagi and I walked into the living room to see my mother sitting next to Mrs. Fujisaki on the couch.
"Nadeshiko, you and your brother are going to be staying here for a little while," mama told her.
"Is something wrong mother?" Nade asked.
"I have some business to attend to," Mrs. Fujisaki said.
"Business?" Nagi questioned. The girls didn't realize that we were here. They jumped at his voice.
"Nagihiko, both of you, I need to leave but I promise not to take long. I should be back before you leave for your summer vacation in America," Mrs. Fujisaki said.
"That's months from now. Why do you need to be gone for so long?" Nadeshiko asked. You could hear the concern in her voice.
"I'll tell you when I get back," Mrs. Fujisaki said. She kissed her daughter on the head. She came over to Nagi and kissed his head too. I heard her whisper in his ear.
"I will make sure you don't leave. Take care of your sister for me."
"I will try my best," he said. Mrs. Fujisaki then left.
"I never got to ask him if he was leaving. I remember what he said when I asked him why he would ever have to leave."
"It's tradition. If the family secret is discovered by people who are not accepted by my elder then I would never be welcomed into the Fujisaki family. I would have to go to Europe and live with my father."
"If Nagi leaves then...I won't be able to see him," I said. Something wet fell down my face. I looked in the mirror to see tears staining my face. There was a knock on the door.
"Occupied!" I tried to say calmly. My voice was a little shaken.
"Rima, are you okay?" It was Nagi. He can't see me upset but I want his comfort. I didn't get to decide. Kusukusu opened the door.
"Hi Nagi," she greeted.
"Morning Kusukusu," he said. He then looked at me. His eyes were wider when he saw the tears fall down my face.
"Rima," he said worried. I sniffled and quickly wiped tears off my face. He stepped into the bathroom and wiped the tears that I missed.
"Rima, what's wrong?" he asked.
"I...don't want...you...to go," I cried in between sniffles.
"Rima, I'm not going anywhere. Even if I wanted to I can't. I'm staying at least a few months here," he said trying to lighten the mood.
"Your mom said-" I couldn't finish my sentence because more tears went down my cheeks and I felt choked up a bit.
"Rima, even if I did leave, I would still love you. I would call you everyday and I'd have you visit me every summer. Then when we are old enough, we would get married where ever you'd want. Just because I would leave Japan doesn't mean I would leave you," he said.
"What if you met a pretty girl in Europe?" I asked.
"You clearly haven't been to Europe. My father lives in France. A lot of people don't shower there, even girls. Even if I found a pretty girl in Europe, then I would tell her all the great times me and you had and my plans for the future with us," he said.
"That would scare her away," I said.
"That's the point. I don't think I can even consider another girl pretty. Why would I when have the most beautiful girl right here?" he said.
"You're being too nice," she said. He kissed my cheek.
"I don't see a problem with that," he said. I wrapped my arms around him. He wrapped him long arms around me and held me close.
"I love you Rima."
"I love you too."
"I made breakfast, strawberry pancakes. Would you like some?" he asked.
"Strawberry is my favorite," I said.
"I made them with you in mind," he said. He held my hand and we walked down the stairs.
"Found her," he said.
"Great, we can have breakfast now," Rei said. Her and Nade were sitting at the table with mama. Have I been in the bathroom that long? Nagi and I sat at the table and we all began to eat.
"These are yummy," Rei said.
"Nagihiko made them," mama said.
"Nagi was always a good cook," Nade said.
"Nade, what are you wearing?" I asked. She looked down at the pajamas that Rei let her borrow. She had light blue sleeping pants and a matching shirt. There were cute little chibis all over it.
"It's the only one Rei had that fit me," she said.
"It's a little odd to see Nadeshiko in pants. The only thing I see her wearing is a kimono," Rima said.
"I don't have a lot of pants. I mostly have dresses, skirts, and kimonos," she said suddenly worrying about it.
"It's alright Nade. You're used to Europe and wearing skirts and dresses all the time," Nagi said.
"I guess I have to catch up on Japanese culture. I don't come home very often," she said. A phone went off.
"That's mine," Rei said. She got up and answered her phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Utau!"
"What's wrong?"
"Alright, Rima and the twins are with me. We'll be over as soon as we can," she said then hung up.
"Guys, Utau said she needs us," Rei said.
"Did she say why?" Nade asked.
"No. Auntie, can we go over to her house. She seems really upset," Rei asked.
"Go ahead," she said. All of us didn't really feel hungry anymore so we all changed. Rei gave Nade some of her clothes since none of my clothes would fit her. Nade was taller than Rei but not by much. Mama gave Nagi some of papa's old clothes. I gave myself a mental note to go over to their house and have them pack some clothes.
*Time Skip*
"Alright, all of you are here," Utau said as she let us in.
"What's wrong Utau?" Amu asked.
"I was really hot last night," she said.
"You were?" Ikuto asked. He was half-awake and his hair was a mess.
"Yes, I was burning up," she said.
"I had a cold night," he said.
"Me too," I said.
"Amu, did you have a hot night like me?" he asked.
"Yes," she said.
"So then who else was cold last night?" Nagi asked.
"I was," Kukai said.
"You were and you didn't decide to bring it up till now?" Utau asked.
"You called everyone saying you had news. I assumed it was the same thing," he said.
"Anyway, this thing is spreading fast," Tadase said.
"It can't be a sickness or anything. Rima and Nagi were the first to get it. Why haven't Nade and I had it. We are the ones that live with them so we would be exposed to it the most," Rei said.
"This better be solved before the tour," Utau said.
"We have to think of similarities. Hoshina-san, Souma-san, did you do anything out of the ordinary last night?" Kairi asked.
"Besides announcing the tour, no," Utau said.
"I can't think of anything," Kukai said.
"Then what is the connection with the three cold people and the three hot people," Kairi asked.
"Yaya knows! Utau-chan, and Nagi both perform because they sing or dance," Yaya announced.
"But I don't," Amu said.
"Dang," Yaya cursed.
"Ikuto and Rima are ridiculous compared to size but Kukai is in the middle of them," Aarin observed.
"I got nothing," Kukai said. I don't know how long we were at Utau's house but the whole time everyone was pitching out ideas only to be swatted by someone else. The only reason we stopped was because my mother called me asking me to come home for dinner. We need to get this taken care of. Even if that means going to the doctor.
*Third Person POV*
"It worked successfully on Utau Hoshina and Kukai Souma sir," the scientist said.
"Excellent. Also Thomas, I've hired a new girl to spice up the activity of the former guardians," Mr. Valentine said.
"New girl?"
"Yes. The guardians don't charanari very often since the number of X eggs has decreased. I need them to keep transforming with their charas. That's how the machine will work. This girl has a special gift. She can't make X eggs but she does the next best thing," he said. There was a knock on the door.
"That must be her. Could you let her in?" Mr. Valentine asked. The scientist went to the door and stepped aside so a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes walked in. She had a short, blue dress that puffed out a bit at the bottom. Her hair reminded the scientist of a octopus but he wasn't going to say anything since she was a part of the team.
"Thank you for coming over so quick," Mr. Valentine said.
"It was no trouble. I booked the first flight to Japan," she said.
"Welcome to the team, Lulu."
Kusukusu: Lulu?
Rhythm: What is she doing here?
Temari: She's working for Valentine. It's in the story
Rhythm: *sweat drops* right
Kusukusu: Temari, since Yoru interrupted you last time, you can ask this question.
Temari: Alright Question # 12
El: Are you excited for Utau-chan's new tour
Temari: *twitch* I WILL GET YOU!
El: *cries and runs away*
Temari: *chases her with naginata*
Kusukusu & Rhythm: *sweat drops*
Il: *laughs* Review