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"Nagihiko!"
When he heard his name he reeled around to see Amu running towards him waving something in her hand. Once she reached him and regained her breath she began babbling,
"Okay! Okay! I was reading through a magazine today and found these 2 free passes to go river rafting!"
Nagihiko smiled, "Great…and?"
Amu brushed her pink bangs from her face and took a deep breath, "I don't need them, meaning you and Rima should go!" There were sparkles in her eyes.
Nagihiko chuckled, "Rima going river rafting? I honestly think these will not be of use."
Amu sighed, "There's a lot of fun things you can do. If you know what I mean." Amu giggled and nudged Nagihiko. Nagihiko smiled his evil smile. "This will be fun."
"That's the spirit!" Amu cheered and handed him the passes and skipped off. Amu made a sharp turn around a corner and pulled out her walkie-talkie.
"Step 1 completed." She smirked.
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"Open." Nagihiko removed his hands from Rima's eyes. Rima opened her big eyes to see a huge river, rushing out of control, and fluttering butterflies.
"It's…beautiful?" Rima didn't know how to respond. Nagihiko laughed,
"We're going river rafting."
"Rafting?" Rima gulped. She's never even been this high up in the mountains before. The fresh scent made her nose tickle.
"I can't even swim!" Rima admitted.
"That's why you wear a life jacket." Nagihiko pointed out the obvious and Rima crossed her arms. The sound of the river was killing her ears.
"We're doing this why?" Rima wanted to turn around and head home.
"Welcome, welcome!" Rima and Nagihiko whirled around to see a young teen with black velvet hair and emerald eyes. She wore a baseball cap and a revealing bathing suit.
"I'm going to be your instructor today, so listen and watch carefully." The instructor giggled and waved at Nagihiko.
Rima observed the teen carefully and narrowed her eyebrows. "I don't like her." She mumbled.
Nagihiko sighed, "Don't judge people so quickly."
"You're on her side, aren't you?" Rima pointed a finger at him. Nagihiko blinked a few times, "What sides?"
"I'm Yumiko Hitomi!" The instructor happily introduced herself.
"Yumiko-san," Nagihiko started.
"No, no, no, call me Hitomi." She winked at him and hugged him.
Rima clenched a fist, "call me Hitomi." She annoyingly mocked. "Hey, how come I don't get a hug?" Rima crossed her arms.
"Sorry you're so short! I didn't see you there!" Hitomi hugged Rima a little too hard. Rima felt like slapping the perfect shaped teen.
What Rima and Nagihiko didn't know was from a distance, two girls were spying on them.
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Yaya was munching on a peach.
"I can't wait until the wedding!" Yaya danced around like a maniac from all the sugar stored in her.
"Don't do that Yaya! You'll make the raft flip over!" Amu snapped. Yaya stuck her tongue out, and snatched the binoculars from Amu and peered in it.
"Hey, why does Rima look so tense?" Yaya wondered.
"Let me see," Amu snatched the binoculars back, "Who's that girl with black hair?" The sun shined in their eyes, and blocked the view. "Here, let's move closer." Amu tossed Yaya a paddle and they started rowing away.
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Rima inserted the life jacket on her and watched Nagihiko and Hitomi's conversation.
"So…what's your name?" Hitomi leaned close to Nagihiko.
"Aren't you suppose to be teaching the lesson?" Rima interrupted.
Hitomi rolled her eyes, "So what's your name?" She repeated the question. Nagihiko smiled, "Fujisaki Nagihiko." Rima popped-up between the two, "I'm Mashiro Rima!"
"Good! Keep them apart Rima!" Amu and Yaya high fived each other.
Rima sighed and groaned as Hitomi was demonstrating the rules. Rima didn't pay any attention, for she knew Hitomi was only talking directly to Nagihiko. The wind began to pick up which started sending chills.
"I have a question!" Rima interrupted.
"What?" Hitomi snapped.
"How come you're wearing all this make-up when it's going to be washed off anyway once we get in the water?"
Hitomi cleared her throat and proceeded, "Anyway, back to the topic."
"Can we just go in the water now?" Rima smirked.
"You actually want to do this now?" Nagihiko asked shocked. A minuet ago Rima hated being here. Rima just simply nodded, "Might as well make the best of it."
The three got into an old raft and were handled paddles. The raft already began drifting rapidly.
"We'll start with a level three course." Hitomi clasped her hands together and eyed Nagihiko. The raft began sinking and popping right back up. Rima was sure she was going to fly off! She wasn't even using the paddle. She gripped onto Nagihiko's shirt. Suddenly the raft settled down and Rima made her first move.
"Nagi, look at those birds!" Rima randomly pointed a direction. Nagihiko glanced around, "Where?"
Rima used this advantage to "accidently" whack Hitomi with the paddle. Hitomi screamed, lost her balance, and headed for a big dip in the water. Rima smirked as she heard a big splash.
Nagihiko turned back to Rima, "Where's Yumiko-san?" Rima just shrugged and began whistling.
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"Hahaha!" Amu started laughing.
"Go Rima!" Yaya cheered and joined in with the laughter.
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Hitomi came back up to the surface for air and climbed back on board. "Watch where you're paddling, Rima!" They both glared at each other.
"Oh! Where'd you go, Hitomi?" Rima played innocent. Nagihiko sighed and patted Rima on the head. The raft ride began to bore everyone since it was moving like a snail.
"Want to hear a cool fact?" Hitomi smiled.
"Why not?" Nagihiko returned the smile. Rima rested her head on his shoulder and mumbled,
"No thanks."
"Well, people call this river the River of Jealousy." Hitomi laughed.
"You don't say?" Rima replied sarcastically. Nagihiko sighed; this whole trip was not going as planned.
"So what's your relationship?" Hitomi asked, and sat right next to Nagihiko.
"Well-
Rima tugged Nagihiko away from Hitomi, and answered the question, "He's my fiancé."
"Wow, when are you getting married?"
"In-
"A lot closer than you think!" Rima interrupted Nagihiko again.
"Rima, be nice." Nagihiko whispered. Rima shook her head,
"Hey, aren't you suppose to be on the look-out?" Rima questioned Hitomi. Nagihiko was about to tell Rima something when the raft's speed began increasing again. The ride was getting bumpier because of the huge rocks.
Then, Rima and Hitomi screamed as the raft flipped over and they all fell out. Rima floated back up to the surface and started coughing up water. She climbed back onto the empty raft.
"Nagihiko?" She called, and glanced around her."Nagihiko!" Rima couldn't even hear her own voice from the loudness of the running river.
"Where are you?!" She shouted once more and began panicking. She was completely drenched, and was freezing.
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"What's going on?!" Amu panicked as well while she witnessed the whole scene.
"Where's Nagihiko?!" Yaya stood up from the raft.
"No don't stand! We'll-
Yaya and Amu screamed as their raft had flipped over too.
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Rima examined the river, but it was all a blur. The water was burning her eyes.
"Over here!" Rima whirled around to see Nagihiko getting back onto the raft.
"I was so scared!" Rima hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry for worrying you." He replied sincerely.
"Where's Yumiko-san?" Nagihiko glanced through the rushing river. Rima balled up a fist, "Does he really care about her?" She thought to herself.
"Help!" Hitomi waved her hand above the surface.
"Are you okay?" Nagihiko helped her up into the raft again. The raft gently floated up on shore, as they all hopped back onto the deck. Hitomi whispered something in Nagihiko's ear which made him laugh.
Rima angrily said, "I'm going to change…" and ran off to the girl's bathroom. Rima walked over to the old rusty sinks and gazed her reflection in the cracked mirror. She had a horrible expression on her pale face. "Look at me…" She shook her head and bit her lip, "Maybe I am overreacting…" She sighed and began getting dressed in her spare clothes.
"I'm sure there's nothing going on between them. Nagihiko would never do such a thing." She smiled and exited the bathroom. "Get a hold on yourself, Rima!"
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"Come on Yaya, let's move closer." Amu and Yaya were soaked. And because of it, Amu's hair looked red and Yaya's looked brown.
They got back onto shore and hid behind a stinky rotten berry bush and observed Nagihiko and Hitomi. The sun was violently shining high in the sky now and the wind slowly drifted leaves around.
"What are they talking about?" Yaya scratched her head.
"I can't even hear what their saying!" Amu sighed.
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"Nagihiko, I had so much fun with you!" Hitomi giggled and walked closer to Nagihiko. Nagihiko backed away,
"You already know I love Rima. I'd appreciate it, if you would back off." He sat on a near bench.
"Oh! How manly." Hitomi sat right beside him and giggled again.
"Please stop interfering." Nagihiko said sternly. Hitomi dramatically sighed,
"I'm sorry, but just let me thank you for your time." Before Nagihiko could even protest, Hitomi wrapped her arms around his neck and crashed her lips onto his. He tried to pull way, but Hitomi had a strong grip on him. She forced Nagihiko onto the ground and was on top of him. She began kissing him roughly.
"Nagi…hiko?" A shaky voice was heard.
Hitomi finally pulled away and licked her lips, as both she and Nagihiko saw Rima standing lifelessly, with her honey eyes wide.
"He was all over me!" Hitomi lied. Nagihiko's heart ached right when he saw tears roll down Rima's pale cheeks. Rima began trembling and looked at the ground. She clenched both her fists.
"Rima!" Nagihiko immediately pushed Hitomi off of him and stood up, while reaching a hand towards Rima.
"S-Stay Back!" Nagihiko flinched, as Rima took a few steps backward.
"My heart hurts!" She choked on a sob and started breathing heavily. A fresh round of tears rapidly began dripping down her face. Nagihiko listened as each tear of Rima's hit the ground.
Rima gripped her left ring finger and shoved the engagement ring right off and launched it at him.
"I-I can't b-believe you!" She started sobbing more, and angrily started wiping the tears away.
"I really hate you Nagihiko! And I will always hate you!" Rima screeched and dashed-off.
"Rima don't-
Nagihiko watched as his love was leaving his life.
"Rima!" Yaya popped up from the bush and ran after her.
"How could you?!" Amu yelled at Nagihiko and also ran after her best friend.
Nagihiko's long bangs covered his face expression. Hitomi just smirked and walked off. Rima ran to Nagihiko's apartment and quickly began shoving all her belongings in her bag. She tried to walk out but just fell to her knees.
"Why?" She felt as if she couldn't even breathe. Why did it feel like everything was moving too quickly?
Nagihiko dashed after Rima to his apartment and jammed the key into the lock. Once Rima heard the door open she dashed to the bathroom and slammed the door shut.
"Rima?!" Nagihiko ran around his apartment, and noticed a light under the bathroom door and began banging on it,
"Rima, please hear me out!" All he could hear was endless crying.
"So this is how it f-feels to get y-your heart b-broken! I didn't know it w-would hurt this b-bad!" Rima shouted at him.
"Rima, she kissed me! Please believe me!" Nagihiko shouted back and began trying to twist the door knob, but it wouldn't even budge.
"By the l-looks of it! You were r-ready to g-go to the n-next level w-with her!" She shouted and was shaking crazily.
"Rima! Please open up!" Nagihiko banged on the door one last time.
Rima shouted, "I wish you would just disappear!" Nagihiko flinched and slowly sank to the floor. Nagihiko shook his head, and put his hands to his head. He swallowed back tears.
"I know you hate me and don't ever want to speak to me again, but…"
He sighed shakily.
Rima heard his footsteps move away from the door. She slowly tried to stand up as she reached for the door knob and twisted it as quietly as possible. Then pushed the door open. She tried to hold in her sobs which was a challenge. She arrived at the front door; she pushed it open when suddenly she felt a cold hand grab her wrist and pull her back.
"NOOO!" She shouted and began struggling. "Let go of me!"
Nagihiko's grip was too strong. Rima began trying to free herself. "I just want to go! I never want to see you! Please let me go!" She screeched. Her legs fell weak and she had fallen to her knees, along with Nagihiko.
"Why won't you let me go?! I hate-
Rima tried to finish off the sentence, but lost her voice.
"Rima, please don't leave me! I love you more than anything!" Nagihiko admitted. Rima flinched and looked up to see one single tear roll down Nagihiko's face. Rima gasped and began crying even more.
Nagihiko wrapped his arms around her, and held her close. Rima tried to pull away, but couldn't. She gave up and rested her head on his chest. After 30 minutes of silence Rima spoke quietly between sobs.
"I-I don't know w-why but I can't l-leave you!"Nagihiko's eyes widened, and listened to every word carefully.
"I-I don't know why but I s-still l-love you!" Rima squeezed her eyes shut, and clenched Nagihiko's shirt.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Nagihiko kissed Rima's soft cheek. "I will always love you Rima, not any other girl." Rima slowly nodded,
"I-I really t-thought you l-liked her!" Rima whispered.
"I only have eyes for you…" Nagihiko whispered back and Rima sniffed.
"I don't want to hurt you ever again." Nagihiko caressed Rima's rosy cheek.
"I don't want to hurt you either." Rima glanced up at Nagihiko, and Nagihiko asked,
"Will you promise to never leave me?"After Rima had calmed down she smiled,
"I promise." Nagihiko leaned in and gently brushed his lips against Rima's lips.
"As long as you promise to never forget about me." Rima smiled again. Nagihiko returned the smile and wiped away her tears.
"I promise." They pressed their lips on one another to finish off the warming kiss.
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A/N: Hope you all liked the chapter. Was it boring? Sappy? Yummy? Sad? Weird? Sexy? Haha Just kidding ;D LoL. Its the longest chapter so far! Lol I began thinking all couples get into fights so why not add a little drama? xD
I got the whole rafting idea from my brother and his wife because they went rafting and told me how they had a flirty instructor and how they fell off the raft. Then I'm like, "Wow! This could be a chapter for my story!" xD (By the way, so sorry for updating late again. I'm a busy bee! Haha Doesn't that sound cheesy? LOL!)
Oh yes, and thank you SO much for the reviews again! :) I woke up one morning and saw 6 reviews in one day! I'm like YAY! ^^ Like I said before you guys are the best and keep me wanting to write more! Yeah! High Five!
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