Hey everyone! Last chapter! Sorry if it was written poorly. I'm leaving on a trip in like 30 minutes and I wanted to post before that or else it would be so sad for my readers :P
Enjoy! And sorry for spelling/grammar mistakes.
(Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara! in any way)
It was once again morning, Friday morning. Nagihiko woke up with a start, from a rather upsetting dream about man-eating lasagnas but shrugged it off as simply a childish dream that no one would know of (besides us readers, shh).
He got up and put on the school's uniform, washed up, grabbed his bag, and stomped downstairs to find his breakfast already set up at the table.
"Ohayo!" Nadeshiko greeted happily. Nagihiko smiled back at her and seated himself down at his seat, munching on his morning meal. Breakfast was relatively silent, as Nagihiko was thinking about his confession, and Nadeshiko was thinking about her date that evening. Both sighed in unison, but were too troubled to realize the fact.
"I'm done. You, Nagi?" Nadeshiko asked. Nagihiko took one more bite of his rice and almost proclaimed he was finished with his breakfast. The twins got their bags, put on their shoes, and set out of the Fujisaki household towards school.
An awkward silence enshrouded the twins. Neither of them spoke of anything, at first because they were thinking of their own problems, but as they walked, they realized the silence and didn't know how to break it.
Finally, Nadeshiko did.
"So…are you really gonna confess today?" Nadeshiko asked casually, trying to not make her brother any more nervous than he was. Nagihiko sighed.
"I'm seriously not sure if I'm gonna chicken out at the last moment, but probably." Nagihiko replied vaguely. Nadeshiko smiled, thinking to herself of the moment when she confessed. It was frightening, because you disclosed a lot, and putting yourself in risk of rejection. It's like falling down an abyss, uncertain of where you'll land, either in bliss, or in horror. But not confessing, she thought, was like hesitating to jump down the abyss. It was that constant nag to jump down, but refusal. So it was either play it safe and don't jump, but forever remain in the same place, or take the risk and jump.
Before long, the two arrived at the gates of Seiyo High School. They entered the building together but soon parted ways, because they were in different classes.
Nagihiko entered the classroom calmly, smiling back at his fan girls that were super annoying, and sitting down in his seat. He flashed his eyes towards Rima's empty desk, thinking of where she was.
Think of the Devil, the Devil appears.
The door slid open and in walked our famous petite blonde, Mashiro Rima. Her fan boys approached her, swooning and wooing, though Rima remained immune to their pleads of going out and dates.
She sat down quietly at her seat, two tables in front of Nagihiko. She turned around coincidentally to put her backpack on her seat, but caught Nagihiko's glance. He smiled warmly at her, a smile representing, 'Ohayo,' but Rima simply glared back. Nagihiko sighed. He didn't notice the slight blush on Rima's cheek.
Class proceeded rather normally. Not for Nagihiko though. His heart thumped louder and louder as time passed. He had difficulty concentrating on the lesson and almost got scolded by his teachers.
"Sheesh, who can think of their academics when they're about to confess their love to the person that hates them the most?" Nagihiko thought in his mind to himself, though he knew he'd never say that to his teachers.
The end-of-school bell rang, yet its sound never sounded more tortuous. Nagihiko started doubting if he should confess or not. As the time he planned to confess approached, he couldn't help but feel more and more nervous. He sweated cold sweat, his heart beat at an abnormal fast pace, and he felt adrenaline rushing through his body.
Fujisaki Nagihiko was nervous of confessing to a girl.
Sure, this had never happened, and he hadn't really thought about it at home when planning how to confess, but when the actual thing approached, his body unintentionally tensed up. Nagihiko was worried of the one thing everyone was afraid of:
Rejection.
But then, his sister's words came back in mind. "Even if that person she doesn't like is you, once you confess, you'll feel better."
He thought about the release he'd feel. If Rima rejected him, he could at least get over this 5-year crush and properly go out with other girls. Yes, confession was the only way to go.
He stood up from his desk and approached the curly blonde, currently packing her bag. He slightly coughed, gaining her attention, when she raised her head and looked at Nagihiko.
"Yes, Purplehead?" she asked in a sarcastic sweet tone. Nagihiko seriously wished she wasn't being sarcastic.
"Um…can I talk to you for a moment?" he asked. Rima narrowed her eyes down at him, as if trying to see him through of what he was trying to do. Finally, she looked at him in the eyes with her glint.
"Sure. Talk." She said nonchalantly going back to packing. Nagihiko sighed. This was more difficult than he thought. He grabbed her arm to stop her from packing and regained her attention.
"What Purplehead? Do you want a new nickname?" she hissed. Nagihiko sighed.
"Could you just come with me for a few minutes? I promise, only 5 minutes." Nagihiko pleaded. Rima seemed to hesitate but gave in.
"Fine. 5 minutes. No more. Or else…" she ended threateningly, causing Nagihiko to gulp.
He dragged her up the stairs to the roof of the school. Finally, he stopped and turned around to her to face her properly.
"Rima…I…I…" Nagihiko hesitated, stumbling over his own words. "I…well…to say…" Nagihiko tried, but the fear of rejection kept growing, causing him to stutter even more.
Rima, as we know, was never a patient person.
"2 minutes, Purplehead." Rima said emotionlessly. Nagihiko gulped.
"Seriously, what do you have to say? I gotta go! Did you just drag me here for nothing?" Rima exclaimed. Nagihiko didn't know why, perhaps what she said, but blurted out what he wanted to say.
"Will you go out with me?" Nagihiko blurted. He himself seemed rather amazed, but kept a cool appearance, while Rima narrowed her eyes down and glared at him.
"What did you say?" she asked, with no hint of excitement, fear, or anger. Nagihiko sighed. Since he'd already said it, he repeated himself.
"Will you go out with me?" he asked. Rima glared at him for awhile.
"Why should I?" she asked. Nagihiko silently prayed his sister was right and she was saying these things because of her 'stubborn streak.'
"Because I think I'll make you happy." Nagihiko replied as truthfully as possible, causing Rima to blush at his straightforward answer. None of the boys she'd gone out with had been so forward, so direct.
She looked down and twiddled with her fingers. Nagihiko sighed and thought she was thinking of how to subtly reject him. He then smiled at her.
"Thanks for listening to my confession. I feel much better now. Nade was right. I'm glad I confessed to her." Nagihiko rambled. He rambled when he nervous, for example, now.
"Well then, see ya!" Nagihiko said cheerfully as he walked off, thinking this way it was easier for her. Rima's bangs covered all emotion from her face, so Nagihiko couldn't read her easily. He sighed as he passed her and miraculously felt a tug on his shirt.
He felt his hopes shoot up, but kept his cool, turning around and seeing Rima slightly tugging on his shirt. He gulped.
"Yes, Mashiro-san?" he asked politely. Rima didn't turn around, so Nagihiko couldn't see her face. She mumbled something that Nagihiko couldn't hear.
"I'm sorry. Could you repeat what you said, Mashiro-san?" Nagihiko asked politely. Rima turned around, her face furiously blushing red.
"I SAID YES YOU STUPID PURPLEHEAD!" Rima exclaimed. Nagihiko seemed stunned for a moment, but it quickly changed to a smile as he ran forward to embrace her.
"Well, since you're my boyfriend, you gotta walk me home." Rima said after the embrace. Nagihiko smiled.
"Sure. Anything for you, cause you're my girlfriend." He pecked her cheeks as she blushed again.
He had a chance, and took it. And won the prize.
And so, the end of my story! Sorry if it was poorly written. I kinda felt like this story had no particular plot...-_- Ah well. Hope you liked the story! Thanks for all the reviews, reviewers! And so, till the next story!
Hope-chan (yes, you can call me that :P)