Ryoko – LOL! I'm too interested in typing this up! Like last chapter I wrote it in 2 hours!
Rima – Two and a half…
Ryoko – I was close!
Rima – No, you were off by 30 minutes!
Ryoko – Riiiimaaa~! You're gonna hate me after this~!
"Boku No Kokoro ANROKKU! Kyara Nari: Yamato Mai Hime~!" Nagihiko yelled in a girly Nadeshiko voice into the microphone in the recording room.
"Watashi No Kokoro, ANROKKU, Kyara Nari, Clown Drop." Rima muttered into the second microphone.
"Mashiro-san! EMOTION!" Tsukasa yelled.
"Hai…" Rima sighed. She reset the microphone, and then repeated the phrase in a stronger voice. She then stared out the glass screen and watched Amu jump up and do a couple of flips and spins with the help of Ran, Miki, Suu, and Dia holding up strings. Amu sighed and the frowned. Ran, Miki, Suu, and Dia grimaced.
"You're so fricken fat!" the four girls yelled.
"It's so hard flipping wearing this outfit! Plus it's so revealing!" Amu complained pointing at her Amulet Heart outfit.
"My outfit is a top that shows my midriff and a yellow skirt!" Dia hissed. "Now try again!"
After practice Nagihiko, Nadeshiko, Utau, Kukai, Rima, Amu, Suu, Ran, Miki, Dia and Koneko went out to the Ren-Ai Café and selected a seat in the far corner that they called the Shin-Ai Corner. Koneko was the first to break the long silence.
"So, I noticed every of the four corners have 'Ai' in their names…" Koneko said.
"Shin-Ai, Ai-Ai, Ai-Mei, and the lamest one, Sugoi-Ai…" Utau stated.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" a voice from behind them mused.
"Kiraa-kun!" Koneko yelled turning around. Utau raised an eyebrow.
"And… who the hell are you?" she asked.
"So nice Utau…" Kukai said ruffling her hair.
"I only leave my hair down once in a while, so be nice to it!" Utau shrieked childishly.
"May I join you?" Kiraa asked kissing Utau's hand.
"Playboy…" Utau said unfazed by his actions.
"Whatever," Kiraa muttered taking a seat between Kukai and Nagihiko in front of Koneko. Koneko blushed and Utau and Rima rolled their eyes.
"May I have your orders?" a manly voice asked.
"IKUTO!" Amu yelled.
"Since when did you know my brother?" Utau asked.
"He was helping out in the play. Obviously, playing Ikuto…"
"WELL!" Ikuto said. "May I have your orders? Let me guess, Amu wants a strawberry milkshake, and her sister want milkshakes matching their hair colours, and the rest of you want Smoothies. Rima wants Peach, Nagihiko wants Wild Cherry Cranberry, Nadeshiko wants Blueberry Banana, Kukai and Utau want to share a Mango Tropic, Koneko wants a Pineapple Paradise, and Kiraa wants a Peach Pear Apricot. Am I right?"
"Yep… totally…" the group muttered. Then Utau spoke up.
"WAIT! I'm not sharing with Kukai! Sure I want the same flavor, but it's a contest to see who drains it first!" Utau said.
"You're on!" Kukai grinned. Koneko stood up. She appeared drunk.
"I'M IN LOVE WITH KITAKYUSHU KIRAA!" she yelled.
Rima walked outside in her winter coat and looked around. To her left, you could see drunken guys, and to her right she could see a bunch of gangsters. And in front of her was Nagihiko walking with Kukai and Utau. Rima decided to head for Utau, Kukai, and Nagihiko. Her footsteps made soft clicking noises and Utau's ears picked up the noise immediately. She turned around, smiled and hugged Rima.
"Hey Utau," Rima said smiling.
"Hey," Utau replied.
"So," Rima started raising an eyebrow teasingly. "Hanging out with guys so late in the night? Naughty, naughty Utau,"
"Hey, Rima," Nagihiko started little puffs of cold air coming from his mouth.
"Yes?" Rima asked cocking her head to one side. She looks so cute like that! Nagihiko thought.
"Come with me," Nagihiko stated.
"Okay," Rima said as her heart skipped a beat. Nagihiko grabbed her hand and then pulled her to a tree nearby that was shaded by darkness.
"Rima," Nagihiko started.
"Yes?" Rima asked.
"I don't know how to put this…" Nagihiko muttered embarrassed.
"Oh wow," Rima snickered softly.
"Um," Nagihiko said.
"'Um is not a word' Fujisaki," Rima quoted.
"Kiyato-san," Nagihiko chuckled.
A firefly flew by and Rima stared at it. Nagihiko chuckled again. The firefly fluttered its wings and flew off. Distracted, Rima ran after it.
"Here, Flutter-fly," Rima cooed.
"Oh my goodness," Nagihiko said shaking his head. "So, Hiigari-san-like,"
"Here butterflutterfly~!" Rima called.
Nagihiko rolled his eyes and went to search for Rima; he circled the area where he saw the firefly fly. He called Rima's name several times but there were no replies, unless of course, Rima was somewhere else and the sound of drunken guys flirting with young school girls was drowning out her voice. Nagihiko rounded a tree and noticed a yellow blob in the bush. Suddenly, he was pushed into the bush by someone. He looked up and saw a girl with shoulder length brown hair and golden colored eyes.
"Yaya?" he asked.
"Heh," the voice replied.
Nagihiko the felt something crash against his lips. It was soft, and….wet. Nagihiko opened his eyes and saw a pair of brown eyes staring back at him.
"Rima?" he asked.
"That's my name," Rima said pulling away.
"Rima…" Nagihiko said stroking a lock of her hair.
"Yes?" Rima asked for what felt like the billionth time that day.
"I love you…" Nagihiko mused. "You know that right?"
"Yeah…" Rima said hiding a blush.
"Well, wanna go out with me?" Nagihiko asked sincerely.
Ryoko – DUN DUUUN!
Rima – Ryoko!
Ryoko and Ryoko-chan – Which one?
Rima – BOTH!
Ryoko and Ryoko-chan – Yes?
Rima – MAKE ME SAY NO!
Ryoko and Ryoko-chan – Well, I'm afraid we aren't the boss of that…
Rima – Then who is?
Ryoko – Your heart~! –Winks-