Chapter 11

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"Go after him!" She pointed out. Everyone looked at her, flabbergasted, but they knew that all questions could wait so they transformed anyway.

"Charanari: Amulet Spade!"

"Charanari: Clown Drop!"

"Charanari: Beat Jumper!"

"Charanari: Platinum Royal!"

"Charanari: Black Lynx!"

"Charanari: Seraphic charm!"

"Charanari: Sky Jack!"

"Charanari: Dear Baby!"

"Charanari: Shining Chantress!"

~~~~~~~~Amu's POV~~~~~~~~

Almost...got him...ARGH!!! MISSED IT!!!

I already touched his cloak and it slipped through my hands! How could I have been so stupid to not grip onto it at once?! It flew higher than us then waved its hands and as he did, x eggs appeared from his hands, like magic! "What the?!" I screeched. "KYAAA!!!" I screamed as millions of x eggs hit me. I closed my eyes as I fell, preparing for the hard impact of the ground once I fall but then

I felt arms wrapped around me, carrying me bridal style. I slowly opened my eyes to see who my savior was. "Ikuto?" I said. "Yo, princess!" He smirked and I felt my face get hotter and my heart beat faster. "Baka..." I said automatically. This made him smirk some more. "Oh? Can't I get a thank you, my princess?" I knew I couldn't argue for this is true... He did save my life... "A-arigatou..." I blushed. He smiled sweetly at me then we gently landed. My other friends ran to me. "Amu, are you okay?" Rima asked. "H-hai" I said as I nestled my way out of Ikuto's arms. Tadase then smiled that smile that never failed to make my heart skip a beat. "I'm glad, Amu-chan" I blushed again. If only I could stop myself from blushing! I keep doing it!

Ikuto, as black lynx, walked to Tadase's side then they both smirked at my red face. "You blush a lot, Amu-chan." Tadase told me. Ikuto then tilted his head. "Yes, and now she faints when she sees my chest. You know, you should show her your chest too and she'll faint again. Maybe the two jacks should show it, too!" Ikuto laughed. Rima, Utau and I blushed so very red I'm pretty sure we have just broken a world record!

"URUSAI!!!" We all exclaimed as if on cue. Ikuto just smirked while Mido...err...Wincan turned to us with an alarmed look. "Catch her! She can help him!" Wincan pointed towards Nagihiko. After she mentioned 'can help him', Rima immediately flew up towards him. Her eyes looked so eager to change him back. I know Rima and I know she's not so athletic. I'm honestly surprised myself that of all people, she, the one whom we all thought liked Nagihiko the least would be the one who would always be there for him!

I know her eyes. I know what they all mean. Today, it's a mix of emotions. Sadness, eagerness, happiness, hatred, confusion...love...

She tried to grab the man by the suit with her tiny finger but it simply slipped from her fingers! She grunted then stared at the man with hatred. She kept trying to catch up to him and we all flew to help. "Come back here!" She said in gasps. The man didn't respond. After some more tries, Rima stopped in midair to pant. "*gasp* Hey! *gasp* ...You're that man who tried to kill Nagihiko! You idiot! You stupid freak! Turn him back now!"

"..." The man was silent but that silence was a hint-A hint that he was going to say something. We all stared at him in anxiety then he smirked then chuckled.

All of us, except for Wincan gasped. His chuckle wasn't of a deep voiced man! Not even of a boy's! It was...a girl's! Wait! Is he even a boy?!

"You guardians really do amaze me..." He said in a female's aristocratic voice (sort of like Evangeline's from Negima in English dub). He/she removed her black cloak only to reveal a black, mini dress with white ruffles at the edge of the long sleeves. The dress ended with a puff on her thigh and transparent-like ruffles. She wore black stockings and shining black flats. She looked so much like Wincan except her eyes were as red as blood and her hair was longer than her although Wincan's/ Midori's ended behind the knee. She wore a black headband with an x mark on it. Her lips were so red but her face was pale. She...was beautiful...

"Wincan, why are you not doing your job...to destroy the guardians...?" She said. W-What does she mean...? "Wincan, what did she mean by that?" I asked, turning to her. She closed her eyes tightly, tears striking it. "I-I can't kill! I do not understand why-" She then knelt to the ground.

"I do not have time for pity. I will destroy the guardians as I was told to. You are all merely obstacles" She said as she faced her palm at Nagihiko. "Yumei Takai" She whispered with a smug smile. A mixture of black, purple and shining white energy came flying towards Nagihiko then Wincan turned so much more alert than ever. "DODGE IT!" She screamed but Rima hugged Nagihiko, shielding him from the black energy. "Rima!" We all screeched. It happened so fast! Once the attack was over, all of the life in Rima's eyes disappeared, her eyelids slowly closed then she fell to the ground. We all ran towards her in a hurry and Wincan held her pulse. "S-she's...losing her pulse!" She panicked. We all gasped. Kusuksu subbed out of Rima and she was fading. The black woman smiled contentedly at herself then flew away. N-no way...Rima...

I got Rima then we all literally flew to the hospital with her. None of us undid our charanari so we could get there faster. Once we got to the hospital, people were staring at our odd outfits but that didn't matter now. We quickly entered the emergency room.

~~~~~~~~Rima's POV~~~~~~~~

I still remember the pain of the hit until now, and they may not know it but I can slightly hear them...my friends...

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I felt a cold finger touch my wrist. "Oh my..." Said a woman's fault. "She's losing it quite fast! I'm sorry but I cannot promise you her survival..." She said more stuff but I felt my hearing fading. Then, the pain, then everything in my mind became black again.

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I'm hearing something again...Beep. Beep. Beep... I can hear Amu's crying, Yaya's bawling...I can feel Tadase, Kukai and Nagihiko standing beside me right now and...what's going on?! Why can't I open my eyes nor talk?! Am I in a comma or something?

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"Rima-tan...please wake up..." "Oi, Rima, onegai!"...

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"Rima onee-chan...*Grunts* Mashiro-san!!!!!"

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"Iie!!! Why?!" "Rima-tan!!!" "Don't go!!!"

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I finally opened my eyes. I'm in a place full of swaying flowers, a blue sky and fresh, green trees. I looked at myself...I was in a plain, light white dress...sort of like an angel's. "W-where am I...?" I asked no one in particular. I stood up then started wandering around. "Rima-chan" I looked at the boy that called me then I felt tears striking my eyes. "N-Nagihiko!" He held his arms open so I could hug him. His outfit was also a white, light long sleeved shirt (obviously of the same material as mine). He wore light white pants too. I was running towards him, his arms wide open for me, but just when I was inches away from his open arms, some force pulled me away from him and the further I was from him, the darker everything got until he was totally out of sight and everything was dim. I couldn't see where I was going and I was too scared to move. W-why...I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE!! SAVE ME!!!

"Rima-C-chan..." I heard his voice...it was weak...I turned my head behind me and there he was...kneeling...bloody and dying... "N-Nagihiko!" I cried. I held onto him but he was already limp. "N-no...NO!!!" I placed him in his lap and cried as I buried my face in his chest.

"He wanted to protect you..." I heard a voice call onto me. I was still crying and didn't want to search for the reason that I did not want to leave Nagihiko's side. "After he turned into a child, you've been protective and possessive of him." Said the voice. I turned my wet face from side to side, only to see nothing but darkness. Who am I kidding...How could things get darker than this? Nagihiko is gone and...what should I live for now? "W-where are you?" I said in between sobs. "The real question is 'why are you crying?' Do you not know you're the one who died, Rima?" The voice was childish yet, somehow, protective.

"W-what...?" I repeated. I looked at my lap and...Nagihiko wasn't there anymore.

Then, I saw a well. Instincts told me to go to it. When I got there, I gasped. There, in the water by the well, I saw myself, machines, needles...and everyone, crying over me...

"That's what's happening in the real world right now..." The voice assured me. I just stared at it. There, I saw Nagihiko as a child. His fists were balled up and his eyes were shut close with tears striking it. He had a strange expression. Then, I saw something in him. I saw him as a teenager doing the same thing if that were ever to happen.

"Rima, he's thinking like a teenager again. When something happens that he can't resist as a teenager, he somehow thinks back to normal and when he's asleep." "W-what are you?" I asked. Suddenly, a white egg with x shaped crosses in the center appeared before me then hatched. "I am Taki. I'm a special chara, born from Rima and Nagi's feelings to protect each other!" She cheered.

I stared the black haired Shugo chara with blue eyes, white shirt and blue leggings. Her hair was tied in a side pony and she was holding a sword.

She pointed at the well again and I looked in it. There, Nagihiko was very silent yet sad. He ran out of the hospital and no one noticed since they were all busy crying. He sat under a sukura tree then screamed out loud. "WHY?! WHY NOW?!?!?!?!?! SHE WAS THE GIRL I LIKED!!!" I blushed. D-did he just say all those? Nagi...

It sounded weird coming from a child but he was himself this moment. I know now...I don't want to leave...I want to be with him...

"Hehe...A guardian...Oh how convenient...!" Said an aristocratic voice. No way! "NAGIHIKO! RUN!" I screamed as if he could hear me but he just stared at her, his eyes filled with hatred and anger. "Y-you!!!" He screamed. He did a charanari then held a blue ball in his hand. "H-HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!?!" The girl just smirked the aimed her palms at him. The same black and purple energy that killed me came out. "Sya goodbye..." She smirked. "NOOO!!!" I yelled at the well. No way! Run, Nagi! Why isn't he running!

"Rima!" Taki said. "We both know it's not yet your time. I will hatch at the right time. Jump into the well and you'll open your eyes, then save him." She said then slowly disappeared.

I didn't let anymore time pass. I jumped into the well and saw what was happening as I did. Everything passed by quickly when Kusukusu started reappearing and my pulse started to beat again little by little. Everyone stopped crying then looked at my limp self lying on the hospital's bed with hopeful expressions.

"Nagihiko..." I said. "I'm coming for you..."

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