I apologize deeply for not updating for a while. School has gotten in the way and I have been working on many other things. So, this is the second to last chapter. I promise not to leave anything opened in the end. I can also promise you not a sequel… if you want to read more romantic RimaHiko, check out almost all of my fanfics xD. Well, I own nothing, and enjoy!
She was swimming, swimming in a giant pool of water. She needed to get to the other side, to get to the others. Amu, Kukai, and Yaya were cheering her on. Tadase smiled kindly, awaiting her arrival. Utau and Kairi watched as well, cheerful smiles on their face. Yukari and Nikaidou smiled as Rima continued to swim. As she swam closer to the finish, it was getting harder and harder. She struggled to get past. It didn't help that she could barely swim. Finally, she was three-fourths of the way finished, when she saw a hand reaching out to help. A familiar boy with long purple hair smiled, offering his hand. Smiling as well, Rima took his hand, rising from the water.
Slowly, Rima's eyes opened, as she felt water touch her skin. Was she really in a pool, swimming to the end? She could picture Nagihiko's hand reaching towards her, and she smiled like an idiot.
"When you dump water on someone's face, you don't picture them smiling happily." Yaya muttered. Rima's smile faded, realizing that the "swimming pool" was actually water being dumped on her face. It occurred to her that she was now wet.
"Why…did you dump water on me?" Rima wondered.
"To wake you up! You've been unconscious for a whole day!" Yaya pointed out. "Today's Yukari and Nikaidou's wedding!" Rima looked at Yaya, confused.
"Why was I passed out?" Rima asked.
"Um, remember? There was that creepy gem thing, that Utau is really mad at you about by the way. You purified those X-Eggs!" Yaya reminded her.
"Oh…yeah… wait, I purified them?" Rima exclaimed. Yaya nodded.
"Yup! Well, you better get ready now! It's the wedding!"
"Their wedding is today…?" Rima wondered. Rima remembered now. "Well, I suppose there's no point showering, since I'm already wet." She shot Yaya a glare. "What am I wearing?"
"Ohhh, Yaya and Amu-Chi picked out the perfect dress!" Yaya exclaimed. "Well, Miki designed it, but it was our inspiration!" Rima sighed. She was slightly frightened.
"Don't make it over the top." Rima muttered.
"Nah, Amu-Chi and Yaya made it modest! We made it less big for the wedding than the dance because you aren't the star!"
"I wasn't the star of that stupid dance." Rima grumbled.
"Yes you were!" Yaya protested.
"There was no star of the dance. It was a school dance." Rima pointed out. "Whatever, can I see the dress? And while you get the dress, get me a towel."
"Okay!" Yaya stood up happily, and went to get Rima a towel and her dress. Rima sighed, standing up. She felt really weird standing up. She was stiff, since she hadn't moved in over twenty-four hours. It occurred to Rima that she was in Yukari and Nikaidou's house; her room. A few seconds later, Yaya came back, holding the dress on one shoulder and the towel on the other.
"Why is the dress red?" Rima wondered.
"Because that's the color Sanjou-San picked for her bridesmaids." Yaya said.
"Wait… I'm a bride's maid?" Rima exclaimed.
"Duh! So are Amu-Chi, Utau-Tan, and Yaya!" Yaya said. "And the boys are ushers!"
"Why didn't you change yet?" Rima wondered.
"Yaya was trying to wake you up!" Yaya said, grinning. "That's the job Amu-Chi and Tada-Tan assigned me!"
"Okay… Yaya, can I have privacy? I need to change." Rima said. Yaya nodded, skipping out the door. Yaya closed the door on her way out.
"The dress is pretty! It isn't even over the top!" Kusu-Kusu observed.
"Yeah…" Rima agreed. "Are you okay Kusu-Kusu? I mean, we both performed that purification…"
"I'm fine!" Kusu-Kusu reassured. "But, wow, that was sooo cool! We performed a purification! How cool!"
"It's not like it was the first purification we've performed…" Rima pointed out, taking off her clothes.
"Yeah, but it was the first time it was just us. It was called Grand Finale! Ah, it was just so much fun! The first purification we did was really cool too, but that wasn't just us." Kusu-Kusu said.
"So… the X-Eggs are purified? We don't need to worry about them anymore?" Rima asked.
"Correct!" Kusu-Kusu grinned. Rima smiled, drying herself with the towel. Finally, she put her dress on, after putting on her undergarments. She looked into a mirror, studying herself. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Are you decent?" A voice, recognizable as Amu, asked.
"I'm dressed." Rima replied. Amu opened the door, in a very similar red dress.
"You look really pretty Rima!" Amu exclaimed. "Great job with the dresses Miki!" Miki beamed.
"Rima-Chan, your hair needs to be done!" Miki pointed out. "Amu let's do her hair!" Before either of them could protest, Miki said, "Drew, draw, drawn!" A spade hair clip appeared in Amu's hair. Very quickly, but accurately, Amu did Rima's hair. Towards the end, Rima's hair was its usual wavy, but also straight in the back. She had two strands of hair over her shoulders. The character change ended, and Amu was herself.
"I've got to say, good job Miki!" Amu said. Rima stared at herself through the mirror. She really didn't care how she looked.
"Thanks Amu-Chan!" Miki smiled. "What do you think Rima?"
"It's…different." Rima muttered.
"That's a compliment from Rima." Amu said, winking. Miki nodded. "Well, we should get going to take some pictures!" Rima nodded, following Amu out of the bedroom. Rima wasn't sure exactly how she felt about a wedding. A wedding was when a couple joined together to get married. Rima's parents had a wedding, thinking they would be happy. However, their happiness didn't end well. Rima's very much bruised leg proved that…
As Rima descended down the stairs, lifting the skirt of her dress so she wouldn't trip, the first thing she heard was, "HOCUS POCUS!" Blinking, Rima was very puzzled.
"OH MY GOD, YOU MADE THE BUNNY APPEAR! HOW DID YOU DO THAT!" Kukai exclaimed, rather loudly.
"Kukai, it was behind her the whole entire time." Utau muttered, clearly unimpressed by Yaya's magic trick. "Look, all of your tricks are stupid. Do something clever."
"Ohhhhh, Yaya saved the best one for last!" Yaya grinned. Rima saw Yaya wave her fingers like a wand. She was wearing a top hat, along with her red dress. Kukai was watching, mesmerized. Utau's arms were crossed, clearly only watching out of boredom. Utau wore her red dress as well, whereas Kukai wore his suit. "HOCUS, POCUS, LOCUS, MOCUS, TOCUS!" Yaya did a little twirl, and took off her top hat, revealing what was inside.
"There's nothing inside." Utau commented.
"What? Yaya must have done the trick wrong. Let's do it again!" Yaya grinned, putting the hat on. Rima could tell that Yaya intentionally forgot something. Rima noticed Pepe float into the small opening of Yaya's hat. "HOCUS, POCUS, LOCUS, MOCUS, TOCUS!" At that moment, a beep from a microwave went off.
"Ah, sorry Yaya-Chan; continue your magic trick." Nagihiko said. Rima didn't expect to hear his voice. Her face turned red, clenching her fists.
"I will Nagi-Tan!" Yaya said, twirling her hat around, and revealing the contents. Not to Rima's surprise, Pepe was inside.
"Voila ~dechu!" Pepe said, bowing.
"I saw her float in…" Utau muttered.
"No you didn't!" Yaya moaned. "Nagi-Tan, are the muffins ready?"
"Almost." Nagihiko replied. "I just need to add chocolate chips." Yaya grinned.
"YAYA'S SOOOOOO EXCITED!" Yaya exclaimed, twirling around, her dress spinning as well. She accidently bumped into Amu, and they both fell to the ground.
"Yaya!" Kukai exclaimed, running towards her. "You okay?" He noticed Amu. "Oh hey, good morning Hinamori!"
"Morning…" Amu muttered. Kukai grinned, holding out his hands for them to take. Amu and Yaya each took one, and stood up. Kukai turned around, and saw Rima.
"Oh hey, you woke up!" Kukai exclaimed. "How was your long nap?"
"It was only a day." Rima muttered.
"Well, still!" Kukai moaned. "That's a long time! C'mon, Nagi's making muffins! Come eat some!" Kukai led Amu and Rima into the dining room. Utau looked at Rima, and shot her a glare, not saying anything. Rima and Amu sat down.
"Well, how was your morning?" Kukai asked, turning to Amu.
"Fine, I suppose…" Amu said. "It was a normal morning, really…"
"Yeah it was, sleeping through your alarm and needing us to wake you up." Ran pointed out. Amu blushed.
"Ran!" Amu moaned. Yaya laughed hysterically, as if it was the funniest joke ever.
"Okay the muffins are ready." Nagihiko carried the tray over to the table.
"YAYA GETS TWO!" Yaya announced.
"If you want, Yaya-Chan, but I'm sure there's going to be plenty of food at the wedding." Nagihiko pointed out. Rima observed his suit. It was black, and he wore a white dress shirt underneath. He wore black pants to match. Overall, he looked amazing. Rima, however, wasn't going to be the one to comment on him.
Nagihiko handed everyone a muffin, giving Yaya two. When he got to Rima, he gave her a smile, and handed her a muffin.
"You look really pretty." Nagihiko whispered to her.
"Thanks…" Rima muttered, slightly embarrassed. Nagihiko sat down beside her, and ate his own muffin.
"Are you guys ready to go yet?" Everyone looked up, and saw Nikaidou. Nikaidou wore a black suit, which was really formal. "Since we don't have much time, we are limiting the photos, and just going to get on with the wedding."
"Nikaidou-Sensei, you look great!" Amu exclaimed, smiling.
"Thanks…" Nikaidou scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "Well, is everyone ready? I'm pretty anxious!"
"Tadase's not back yet." Utau pointed out. Rima almost forgot about him.
"Oh, he's meeting us there with Ikuto." Nikaidou said. Rima remembered that he would be there too, and she didn't like that. The last time Rima was with him, it had been really awkward. Nagihiko had allowed her to escape, and that's when their relationship began. Rima shook that thought off, blushing. Amu didn't seem too fond of the Ikuto idea either. "Kairi's riding with Yukari also."
"Okay, let's go now then!" Amu said. Nikaidou nodded, looking frightened. Everyone stood up, and left the door. Rima walked with Nagihiko.
"Nagi, did we end up defeating Easter?" Rima asked.
"No…" He admitted. "I didn't expect to anyway though… It was an unrealistic goal. All that happened was you purified the X-Eggs. After you passed out, we almost got caught outside of Easter." Nagihiko lowered his voice to a whisper. "Utau insisted that now was the time to go in, but Kukai and I tried to convince her that wasn't the right thing to do. The others helped too. No one was too fond of ending Easter right now. Besides, we didn't have a solid plan. Utau wanted to use the gem, but you had already used that when you purified the X-Eggs. She…isn't exactly forgiving of that. Don't worry about that, just give her time. So, long story short, we finally convinced Utau to leave, and we let you rest in your room in Sanjou-San's house." Rima nodded. Utau crossed her arms, probably overhearing their conversation. Rima really didn't care.
Everyone's mouths, with the exception of Nagihiko, dropped open, upon seeing a limousine.
"Oh my god, we're riding in a limousine?" Yaya exclaimed.
"Yup!" Nikaidou said, smiling. "After the wedding, this limousine will take us to our honeymoon location. We won't be on it long!"
"Where are you going?" Nagihiko asked.
"I don't know…" Nikaidou admitted. "Yukari is surprising me. She wanted to switch stereotypes, so she planned it all."
"That's nice." Amu said.
"I guess we'll see…" For the rest of the drive, everyone was silent. Finally, the limousine arrived in front of the place they would be married at. Nikaidou stepped out of the car, looking extremely pale. The others stepped out behind him.
"It's such a nice day! It will be a great day for a wedding." Amu said, smiling. In Rima's opinion, it was too nice. She didn't like this whole idea of romance. Weddings depressed Rima, since they made her think of her parents. Out of the corner of her eye, Rima noticed Nagihiko. She didn't want them to turn into her parents. She wanted to have a normal relationship with him. She hoped the same thing for Nikaidou and Yukari…
"Okay, you guys can go talk to the rest of your friends over there. I need to figure out… what to do." Nikaidou said, walking away.
"Nikaidou looks so clueless; it's really funny!" Kukai said, grinning. "I bet Sanjou-San is the same way." He turned to Utau. "Oh Utau, I forgot to mention, you look, hot, in your dress." Kukai turned red, and added, "No pun intended."
"Pun?" Utau wondered, confused.
"I mean, red is considered to be hot, and you're wearing red. Plus, I'm blushing, so it's like, a double unintended pun!" Utau stared at him for two seconds, sighing.
"Who's the maid of honor?" Amu asked.
"I am!~" All eyes turned, seeing a woman in red. "I am Yuka's oldest and closest friend, Makara Lee! It's an honor to meet you kiddos!" Kiddo? Rima stared at Makara. Yukari had strange friends…
"It's nice to meet you." Nagihiko said politely.
"Oh my, you're handsome! Such a rather dashing young man!" She ran her hand over Nagihiko's head. Nagihiko stared at her, puzzlement clearly seen on his face.
". . . Thanks…" Nagihiko said slowly. Makara beamed.
"I'll see you kiddos later!" Makara winked at them, as she walked away.
"That's…Sanjou-San's maid of honor?" Amu asked, an eyebrow raised. She made sure Makara was out of earshot.
"That was…interesting." Nagihiko muttered.
"Guys, I'm ready for a PARTY!" Kukai said, grinning.
"Well, you have to wait for a while." Utau muttered. Kukai and Yaya both pouted.
"Utau-Chi, will there be candy?" Yaya asked.
"Sanjou-San mentioned something about a chocolate fondue." Utau replied. Yaya's eyes widened, a sparkle in them.
"C-Chocolate fondue? YUMMY!" Yaya's mouth widened. She ran around, as if she was on a pre-sugar rush.
"Hello guys." Tadase walked towards them, looking handsome. Amu turned bright red. Tadase looked at her, smiling. "You look beautiful Amu-Chan."
"Ah, um, err…thanks… You look great yourself." Amu said, blushing. They smiled at each other.
"The rest of you look great as well!" Tadase quickly added.
"No one looks as good as Amu." Amu jumped back, crashing into the person behind her who caught her. Utau looked angry.
"I-Ikuto?" Amu exclaimed.
"I miss that old reaction of yours." Ikuto muttered. "How are you Amu? Same old?" Tadase narrowed his eyes.
"Ikuto-NiiSan, what about what you told me the other day…?" Tadase asked. "You said…"
"A person can change their mind." Ikuto said.
"What are you talking about?" Amu asked.
"Nothing that matters anymore." Ikuto smirked, putting his arms around Amu. She turned red. Rima stared at Amu, puzzled. Why was Amu acting as if nothing happened with Ikuto? Ikuto had broken Rima's heart, and not even apologized for it! Why was Amu suddenly so in love with him? As if reading her mind, Nagihiko took her hand, and turned her to face him, away from everyone else.
"After the whole Easter thing was disbanded, Ikuto met up with us. He…sort of apologized to you. It wasn't much of an apology, but Amu-Chan forgave him, and now it's like that." Nagihiko explained.
"Why did he say sorry when I was clearly unconscious?" Rima wondered.
"I guess everyone has their own way of doing things." Nagihiko shrugged. "To be perfectly honest, it was more than I expected him to give…" Nagihiko looked at her. "Rima-Chan, no one expects you to forgive him right away. What he did was wrong."
"Did he explain…why?" Rima wondered.
"He…" Nagihiko glanced at Ikuto. "He mentioned that he will talk to you later about that. He told Amu, and told her to hold off telling the rest of us until you know." Rima nodded slowly, slightly confused.
"Are you guys ready? We're going now!" Kukai told them. Rima and Nagihiko nodded, following the others.
"Alright, so, since neither of them wanted it to be too formal, we will be walking in pairs down the aisle." Tadase explained. "It doesn't matter who's with whom, but maybe I could be with…" Before Tadase could finish speaking, Yaya jumped up, upon seeing Kairi.
"OH MY GOSH KAIRI-KUN! YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME!" Yaya jumped into Kairi's arms, clearly taking him by surprise.
"Ace…" Kairi muttered sighing.
"Who's that?" A woman asked. She looked a lot like a female version of Kairi. She had Yukari's red hair, but Kairi's face. Like the other two, she wore glasses. Rima could only guess it was Kairi's mother.
"She's a friend of mine…" Kairi muttered. "Her name is Yuiki Yaya." Yaya let go of Kairi and grinned.
"HEY HEY!" Yaya greeted.
"Why hello Yaya darling." The woman smiled. "I am Kairi and Yukari's mother. Are you apart of the guardians that they mention?" Yaya nodded. "Mmm, I believe Kairi has spoken of you before." Kairi turned a shade of red. Rima raised an eyebrow. Kairi's mother looked at Rima and the others. "It's nice to meet you guys as well."
"Why hello!" A man walked beside her, grinning. He didn't resemble Kairi at all, but Rima could see a slight resemblance to Yukari. "I am this woman's wife!" Kairi's mother stared at him, confused. "Err, I mean husband!" No one laughed. Kairi's father's energy lowered. "On a serious note, I'm happy that you all came to see my daughter getting married. Yuu is a great man. My daughter is…very grumpy sometimes. I wonder how he puts up with her." He smiled at Kairi. "Son, you should be watching closely! You're the next in the family!" Kairi's face paled.
"Y-Yes, but I have many years to wait for my wedding." Kairi pushed his glasses up.
"It's nice to meet you Kairi-Kun's parents!" Yaya grinned. Kairi's father grinned back. The guardians, plus Kukai, Utau, and Ikuto walked away.
"Sanjou-Kun's mother didn't seem too calm either… I wonder how Sanjou-Kun became who he is…" Nagihiko thought aloud.
"Hey Yaya… How come you always add 'tan' and 'chi' as your honorific for everyone, except for Kairi, you use 'kun?" Rima asked.
"Because Kairi-Kun is less playful!" Yaya moaned.
"Tadase isn't playful…no offense." Tadase sweat dropped.
"Well, Yaya doesn't know!" Yaya moaned.
"Well, we should get going. The ceremony will begin soon. We should decide who's walking down the aisle with whom." Tadase said.
"Dibs on Amu." Ikuto muttered.
"You don't get dibs on her." Tadase pointed out. "She can choose who she wants to walk with." Both guys looked at Amu. Amu looked around nervously.
"Uh, I was going to walk with…Kukai!" Amu quickly said.
"Shouldn't Kukai walk down with Utau since they're a couple?" Rima wondered. Utau glared at Rima.
"Well, I'd love to see you walk down with Nagi, and perhaps hold hands, since that's what you two seem to always do." Rima turned red.
"I'm not holding his hand now!" Rima pointed out.
"Well, now's the exception." Utau muttered her arms crossed.
"Look, whatever tension you two have over some stupid gem, can't you get over it? The X-Eggs are purified, which you both wanted. Easter can be stopped later." Nagihiko muttered.
"You used the gem?" Ikuto asked.
"Yeah, I went to that Toshiro's house." Utau muttered.
"Hey! Yaya has an idea! Utau-Chi should walk down with Ikuto-Tan since they're siblings! And since Yaya is pretty much siblings with Kukai not by blood, we should walk down!"
"That'll do." Utau seemed satisfied.
"I don't like that." Ikuto muttered. Utau looked at the ground, feeling hurt. "Clearly, Amu will be walking with the kiddy king, and I don't approve."
"Sorry Ikuto-NiiSan, but you shouldn't have given her up or broken Mashiro-San's heart." Tadase said, a rare sly smirk on his face.
"It wasn't my fault! I had to in order to appease the director…" Rima stared at Ikuto.
"Appease the director?" Rima asked.
"He…He was going to harm Utau." Ikuto muttered. Utau looked up, surprised. "He saw her as a threat; a rebel. He wanted to dispose of her. I couldn't allow that to happen. So, I needed a new plan, a way that I could gain the director's trust so he wouldn't hurt her. I happened to notice you looking depressed one day in the park. I figured that you were the perfect target." Rima looked at the ground.
"So, you manipulated me and ruined my life, just to save your sister who probably would've been fine anyway? Because of you, I tried to commit suicide twice!" Rima couldn't hold back her tears.
"Rima, he was helping his sister…" Amu tried to reassure.
"I don't care!" Rima was crying now. "My life was awful. You couldn't at least give me an apology? I, I…"
"I wasn't even the source of your problems." Ikuto crossed his arms.
"You were part of the problem!" Rima sobbed.
"It was your freaking parents!" Utau defended. "I warned you anyway. If you only listened to me earlier, you could've been alright, but of course, you didn't. You're an idiot. You only cause problems for everyone else. You're…"
"Utau, shut up." Nagihiko muttered coldly. There was silence, except for Rima's tears. Nagihiko put his arms around her, hugging her close to himself.
"Guys, please get along!" Yaya tried to moan. "It's a wedding! You'll upset Kairi-Kun! He wants the day perfect for his sister!"
"You're right Yaya…" Amu smiled. "Look, I understand the tension between you guys, I really do. Just don't fight now, okay?" There was silence.
"Oh, Tadase-Kun, you look amazing!" Everyone turned, seeing Saaya. She wore an extremely formal dress. Since she wasn't wearing a red dress, Rima could only guess she wasn't a bridesmaid. So, Nikaidou had probably invited the whole class, if he included Saaya. Before Rima could think anything else, a few fan-boys ran towards her.
"MASHIRO-SAMA YOU LOOK AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL!" They exclaimed. Rima wiped tears away, before they could notice. That was the last thing she wanted. Rima sighed, ignoring her fan-boys.
"Thanks Yamabuki-San…" Tadase said slowly. Saaya beamed. "Yamabuki-San, you should take your seat in the audience." Saaya blew Tadase a kiss, and went to her seat.
"It looks like she really likes you a lot; you should ask her out." Ikuto told Tadase. Tadase shot him a glare.
"Too bad I'm already going out with Amu." Tadase said, smirking. Rima was shocked to see Tadase acting like this. Tadase was usually calm.
"That will change." Ikuto muttered darkly and quietly.
"Why is it always me?" Amu muttered, sighing. "I really hope there is no couple's dance during the party… they have those at weddings pretty often…"
"They do?" Rima exclaimed. Amu nodded, glumly. "Good thing I'm not in a relationship!" Nagihiko face-palmed, and Amu and Yaya stared at Rima, as if she was stupid.
"Rima…" Amu sighed.
"What? We aren't in a relationship! We haven't even gone on a single date! We have been 'together' for not even a full week."
"Well, the way you two act tends to seem like you've been dating for quite a while." Amu pointed out.
"At least I'm not like those two." Rima motioned towards Kukai and Utau.
"Are you really targeting me again?" Utau sighed. "Do you get that I don't want anything to do with you?"
"I'm sorry I stole your precious gem, Utau. I feel extremely guilty! If only it was a big deal!"
"That was a present given to a family friend by my father! It was meant for the hands of a Tsukiyomi, not for the hands of some stupid girl that is depressed by parents whose problems are nothing compared to my parents." Rima was enraged now.
"Well, I would've much rather preferred it if my father was dead." Rima muttered quietly. No one said anything.
"Guys. Happy wedding? Remember?" Yaya grinned. "EVERYONE SMILE! 1, 2, 3, SMILE!" Everyone, with the exceptions of Rima, Utau, and Ikuto smiled. Obviously, Yaya and Kukai's smiles were a lot more wide than everyone else's. "SMILE!"
"Not in the mood." Rima muttered. "Look, I understand Sanjou-San and Nikaidou-Sensei's need to have a happy wedding. I'm not going to be exactly gleeful now, so I should probably just leave now, and make everyone else's lives better."
"Okay. Bye." Utau said.
"Utau, that was rude!" Kukai told her. "Look, you're treating Rima cruelly! Yeah, she wasn't exactly perfect in everything, but she went through a lot in a short period of time! Can't you have some empathy for her?" Everyone looked at Kukai surprised. Rima smiled slightly. She never would've guessed Kukai to stand up for her, especially against Utau. Even Utau looked surprised.
"I…" Utau started.
"Okay, are you guys ready to go down the aisle?" A man walked towards them. "I am Yuu's childhood friend, Lozi Gotori. Did you decide who's walking down the aisle with whom?" Everyone nodded slowly. "Cool! Walk with your partner, and we'll decide the order." Lozi walked away.
"Heehee, Yaya's so excited!" Yaya grinned. "This should be so much fun!" Yaya grabbed Kukai's arm. "Let's go down the aisle!"
"Okay!" Kukai seemed a lot more willing to go down the aisle with Yaya then before. Was everyone, except for her obnoxious brother, mad at Utau? Utau walked closer to her brother. Ikuto was glaring at Kukai.
"Tadase-Kun, let's go." Amu said, blushing.
"Why are they going together?" Ikuto muttered.
"Well, we're a couple, and the last two remaining, so we should go down together." Tadase took Amu's hand, and squeezed it. Nagihiko gave Rima a smile that she couldn't return.
"Okay! Line up behind us, and walk down when you are told to. Don't go too fast but not super slow. Go arm and arm with your partner." Lozi instructed. He and his partner were ahead of them. The guardians were last, with the exception of Yukari and her strange parents. Of the guardians, Ikuto and Utau were last.
"Sanjou-San, you look beautiful!" Amu whispered.
"Thanks." Yukari muttered.
"Nikaidou-Sensei, you look great as well." Amu told him. Nikaidou was at front.
"Thanks." Nikaidou muttered nervously. "Can't I look at Yukari?"
"NO!" A few of Yukari's friends exclaimed. "It is bad luck to see the bride before she walks down the aisle."
"Stupid superstitions…" Nikaidou muttered. Suddenly, the music started playing. Nikaidou walked down first, with his mother. Rima was curious to what happened to his father…In the middle of walking down, Nikaidou tripped, falling to the ground.
"Idiot!" Yukari screeched.
Following him, was Kairi walking with Makara. She was grabbing his arm tightly. Kairi took every step carefully, hiding his nerves. Yaya was going to cheer him on, but her cheers were muffled by Utau covering her mouth. A few of Yukari's other bridesmaids walked down.
"Is it bad I'm slightly nervous?" Amu whispered.
"No, it's okay. I am too." Tadase admitted, squeezing Amu's hand. Finally, they walked down together. Peering out, Rima could see fan-girls of Tadase looking upset. It was Yaya and Kukai's turn now. They walked down, as if it was a party. It wasn't formal at all… Finally, it was Rima's turn. She walked down with Nagihiko, both of them calm. Rima could see fan-boys gawking at them. It made Rima smile slightly. As they got to the end of the aisle, they sat beside the others.
"Great job!" Amu hissed.
"What type of stupid tradition is this?" Rima muttered. "Why do people walk down the aisles?"
"It's just a tradition. I tend to agree with you that it's pointless, but I wouldn't complain about it right now." Nagihiko whispered.
"I don't really want to know what your wedding will be like…" Amu sweat dropped. "The two of you…"
"I'm not marrying him!" Rima hissed, blushing. "However, if I were to marry, I wouldn't want a wedding like this."
"Suppose your groom wants a wedding like this." Nagihiko pointed out. Rima glared at him.
"I thought you said that you agreed with me!" Rima hissed.
"And I thought you said you weren't marrying me." Nagihiko smiled. Rima glared at him. Utau and Ikuto took their seats beside the others, not smiling at anyone. Finally, Yukari walked down the aisle. "Here comes the bride" was now playing. She wore a beautiful white dress, with a veil covering her face. Her dress was shorter than most wedding gowns. Rima liked that.
"Ugh, the aisle is too long!" Yukari complained loudly. Letting go of her parents' arms, she dashed across the aisle, catching up with Nikaidou. He raised an eyebrow seeing her. "What? Do you hate my dress?"
"No, you look beautiful…but why did you run across the aisle?" Nikaidou asked.
"Because, I wanted to! I was lazy!" Yukari muttered. The others watched, sweat dropping. Yukari's parents finally walked across the aisle. They lifted Yukari's veil, and stood beside them. Kairi stood on the other side, looking nervous.
"Kairi-Kun." Yaya hissed. Kairi looked at her.
"Ace, I can't right now…" Kairi whispered. "The ceremony is going to continue."
"Yaya just wanted to say good luck!" Yaya smiled. Kairi turned slightly red, and turned back to Yukari and Nikaidou. The ceremony continued. Yukari looked to be getting even more bored.
"Nikaidou Yuu, do you take Sanjou Yukari as your bride?" The minister asked.
"I do." Nikaidou muttered.
"Sanjou Yukari, do you take Nikaidou Yuu as your groom?" There was silence.
"Yukari! Just say 'I do." Nikaidou hissed.
"Huh, what?" Yukari looked up. "Sorry, I spaced out." Nikaidou sighed. "I do…?"
"You may kiss the bride." Both stared at each other awkwardly, before kissing. Music played in the background. The audience clapped. Everyone left the room, heading to the party room.
"Is it party time?" Yaya wondered, excited.
"Yup. I don't think they're having a cocktail hour." Amu said. Yaya grinned.
"YAY! Yaya can't wait! It's going to be so much fun; good food, chocolate fondue, and less importantly, dancing." Yaya grinned. Arriving inside the party room, they saw many tables. There was one that had each of their names labeled on it.
"Yay! We're all sitting together!" Yaya said.
"No duh. Why would they seat us apart from each other?" Rima wondered.
"Is Kairi-Kun sitting with us?" Yaya asked.
"No… He has his whole entire family here." Nagihiko pointed out. "I'm sure he'll visit though; it's not like we're locked to our seats." Everyone took their assigned seats. On the dance floor, a man walked onto the floor, clearly being the host.
"Let the groom and the bride have their first dance!" Yukari and Nikaidou walked onto the dance floor shyly, and started dancing slowly. It was awkward to watch, to Rima. "All couples accompany them on the dance floor!" Amu's face suddenly turned pale, as both Tadase and Ikuto looked at her.
"No." Rima hissed to Nagihiko before he could say anything.
"I wasn't going to ask you…" Nagihiko muttered.
"You weren't?" Rima looked at him, surprised. At this point, Kukai and Utau went to the dance floor.
"It's not that I don't think of us as a couple." Nagihiko looked around. "It's your fan-boys. They don't scare me, but they would definitely make us feel uncomfortable." Rima nodded. For the entire couples' dance, Amu didn't go up. Yaya was looking at Kairi. Rima smirked.
"Are you two a couple?" Rima asked. Yaya jumped, not expecting Rima.
"What? No…" Yaya admitted.
"Then why are you watching him?" Rima asked.
"Just because we aren't a couple, doesn't mean Yaya doesn't want to be a couple." Yaya muttered. Rima looked at her surprised. "Rima-Tan, why aren't you dancing? You're in a relationship."
"For one thing, no, we aren't." Rima muttered. "Secondly, there are many fan-boys…" Yaya nodded.
"But are you two going to dance at all?" Yaya asked.
"No, of course not!" Rima said. Nagihiko sighed. Finally, the couples' dance was over. The rest of the music that was being played was upbeat. Yaya danced a lot, grinning. She was the person that the camera man followed, since she had a ton of energy. Rima sweat dropped.
"Since the Nikaidou couple decided not to have cake, we are having a chocolate fondue!" All eyes were on Yaya, who was jumping up and down exuberantly. How did she have so much energy?
"Excuse me, but I just have a correction to make." Yukari stood up. "No, I'm not getting rid of the chocolate fondue," She winked at Yaya. "However, I just wanted to say that we aren't the Nikaidou couple. I am keeping the name Sanjou." The audience clapped.
"Now, the chocolate fondue is opened!" Before the host could finish his sentence, Yaya dashed towards the fondue, exploring everything she could dip into the fondue. Rima watched her.
"How much do you want to bet that she'll lick the chocolate?" Rima whispered to Nagihiko.
"A lot…" Nagihiko muttered, sweat dropping. The music continued playing. Rima went over to the chocolate fondue to eat something herself. Throughout the wedding, Rima mostly sat at the table with Nagihiko. They danced together once, to Nagihiko's persuasion. Finally, the wedding was over. Nikaidou and Yukari left to go on their honeymoon.
"That was so much fun!" Kukai exclaimed.
"Yaya doesn't feel so great…" Yaya admitted. Everyone sweat dropped.
"How much chocolate did you have?" Rima asked, sighing.
"…Yaya doesn't know…" Yaya moaned.
"Rima, the Sanjou parents are offering to drive us home." Utau muttered. Rima looked up, and followed Utau to their car. She waved to her other friends. Rima got into the car with Kairi and Utau as well. There was silence for the beginning of the ride. "Look, Rima, I guess I have to apologize." Rima looked at Utau, surprised. "It isn't like me to apologize, but whatever. I took it too far. I don't agree with what you said, but I shouldn't have made it so personal."
"It's fine…" Rima muttered. "Sorry for… having a grudge against your brother."
"You have every right to." Utau muttered. For the rest of the drive back to Nikaidou and Yukari's place, it was silent. Arriving back at home, Rima went to her room, and after changing, fell asleep.
I'm sorry the ending was rushed. Okay, so this chapter took up…20 and a half pages on a word document! I was working way too long on this chapter! The final chapter will come out as soon as possible. Please review!