Chapter 12
Hey! Here's chapter 12:) I hope you enjoy it so...uh..On with the story!
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..."
~~~~~~~~Amu's POV~~~~~~~~
...BEEP... BEEP... BEEP BEEP
Rima's heart started beating again. I stopped crying for a little while a little out of shock then stared at her with a hopeful expression.
BEEP BEEP...BEEP...BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP "No!" I cried, reaching out to her then the beeping became faster. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP and then, without any warning, Rima immediately sat up with a scream. "FWAH!!! NAGIHIKO!!!" Then she got rid of all needles that were pinned to her (Hey, didn't that hurt?!) , wore her flats then headed for the door...
"R-RIMA!" I called but she already shut the door behind her.
Silence Silence....
"KYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?!?!?!" We all screamed. All Shugo charas tried to calm their bearers down (Yes, even Tadase, Ikuto and Utau are in this state). We pulled our hair then ran around the room! That was so freaky!
I thought Rima was gone! She had me worried but then she simply got up, undid her needles then quickly scurried for the door! This is the once unconscious and dying Rima just a little while ago!
I felt my legs shake, my arms and face were trembling out of shock. I then saw black dots until I was totally surrounded in darkness. I felt my legs go limp and someone caught me before I hit my head in the ground. The last things I heard before unconsciousness ate me were the words, "Oh no! Amu-chan's gonna faint again!"
~~~~~~~~Rima's POV~~~~~~~~
I smirked once I heard my friend's scream from outside the huge hospital but I didn't stop nor look back. I simply focused myself on saving Nagihiko. "Nagi!!!" I screamed from a distance. People stared at me with curious eyes...of course they would! Who would not wonder if they saw a small petite running towards a deserted place, wearing my hospital night gown and still has tubes sticking out of my body screaming, 'NAGIHIKO! WHERE ARE YOU! DON'T LET HER HIT YOU!!!' in Japanese. Finally, I saw the girl and Nagihiko in a sort of desserted area. She was going to hit him and he did not move.
"My, my...Are you not going to dodge, boy?" She said. Nagihiko tightened his fist and a few teardrops fell from his eyes. "Y-you...killed her...so what's my purpose now?! How could you! Just when I realized I liked Mashiro-san!" He yelled. The girl smirked. "Oh, you make my job so much easier. After you're done I've only got three more to kill. Hehe...And they said this was the hardest part of job" Then the same dark energy surrounded her arms.
"Ready..." She smiled. Nagihiko shut his eyes then I ran faster towards him. "NAGIHIKO, DODGED IT!" I screamed but then a rough hand stopped me and made me face him. It was a policeman. "May I help you, miss?" He said with stern eyes. I tried to struggle but it was of no use. "Let go of me!" I screamed but he just shook his head sideward. "I'm afraid I can't do that. You must return to the hospital immediately. Do you not realize you're still in-" "URUSAI!" I cried.
"Get set..." Nagihiko's bangs covered his face and so his expression cannot be seen. I bit the policeman hard since he was an obstacle and although it's gross, I would do anything for him. I'll apologize later because right now, I don't have time to be nice. "Nagihiko look out!!!" I screamed. He was still so far away!
"Go!" Dark energy came out of the woman's hands and it went hurling towards Nagihiko's small figure. "LOOK OUT!!! NAGIHIKO, I'M OKAY!!!" He turned to me and his face lit up. "Rima-chan?!" He smiled. "I'm in heaven already? She's fast!" "No no no! You're still alive! We're both alive!" (I sort of got this idea from New Moon) His face turned straight and he jumped out of the way before the energy hit him.
"Thank god!!!" I collapsed on my knee due to weariness then cried my eyes out because of relief. "Don't worry me like that again! Ever!" I screamed. A shadow then blocked the sun. I looked up and it was Nagihiko's smiling yet guilty face. "You tell me not to worry you yet you're the one who died. By the way, how did you live?" I turned away from him then stood up, still not facing him. "T-Taki..." I muttered. He tilted his head. "Taki? What's that?"
"N-nothing..." I stubbornly wiped the tears off my eyes. "I guess I had a lucky choice..." He smiled at me.
"Nagiii!!! Rima!!!" We turned and saw Yaya running ahead of the rest of the gang while Amu and Ikuto were behind. When they all stopped ahead of us to catch their breath, it was when I noticed Ikuto was carrying Amu bridal style-an unconscious Amu and I knew that because she wasn't beating him up. "
"What happened to Amu-chan?" Nagihiko asked, running towards Amu then touching her hands to see if she was just asleep. Yaya smirked. "You see...
~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~
"Rima-tan... *sob sob*" Yaya cried in sobs. Amu was motionlessly standing up beside Rima's bed, he head was facing down and her bangs covered her eyes so her expression wasn't seen but you could see her quivering lips and tears pouring from the eyes behind the bangs. Ikuto was silently standing by the corner of the room. Tadase was sitting on the other white bed on the room with his hands covering his pale, sad face. Midori was trying to comfort the bawling Yaya with a depressed look on her own face then-
BEEP...BEEP...BEEP
Everyone's heads looked up.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
BEEP. BEEP BEEP...
Amu hugged Rima while the rest stood with a pang of hope then Rima suddenly sat up, making Amu let go.
"FWAH!!! NAGIHIKO!!!"
Rima took out needles attached to her then ran for the exit in her hospital gown. She still had some tubes and needles sticking out of her body.
"R-RIMA!!!!" Amu yelled but she already shut the door
"Oh no! Amu-chan's gonna faint again!" Yaya cried. Amu fell behind then landed in Tadase's lap. "A-Amu-chan?!" Tadase blushed. Ikuto then went to Amu then picked her up. "I'll take it from here" Ikuto smirked then they all walked out too, leaving a totally speechless nurse.
*Note Everyone was freaking out for about 3 minutes.
~~~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~Normal POV~~~~~~~~
...And that is exactly what happened!" Yaya continued. Nagihiko and Rima sweat dropped then turned to look at Amu. "I see..." Nagihiko said. Yaya then went to hug. "Nagi! Yay! He thinks okay and Rima-tan, too!" Yaya cheered. Everyone else smiled.
"By the way..." The celebration stopped when Tadase looked at Midori with a suspicious glare. "I have a lot of questions in mind right now..." Tadase turned to the guardians. Rima took a step towards Midori. "First, I would love to know why you look exactly like that freak who almost rid of Nagihiko..." Rima said then continued "That stupid freak. Stupid baka...Aho! Almost getting rid of Nagihiko, baka baka baka!" she muttered. "And" Utau took a step forward, too. "You seem to know about her. Does it even have a name?" "I KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!" Yaya raised her hand up.
"She looks exactly like Midori-chi and Midori-chi did say she could help out so that must be Midori-chi's twin!" Yaya said in excitement. Amu looked at Yaya wide shocked eyes. "I can't believe I'm saying this but I think Yaya's right!" "What do you mean by that, Amu-chi...? I'm always right! You act as if I'm so wrong all the time..." Yaya crossed her arms.
"But my question is this..." Tadase took a deep breath then turned to Midori. "What did she mean about you killing us...?" Tadase asked. Midori looked down, her elegant bangs covering her eyes to hide her expression.
"Come with me and I will tell you everything..." She sleepwalked to a nearby bench, dragging herself around as if she were some sort of ragged doll.
"Everyone, please don't hate me..." She said. Everyone just looked at each other with nervous and curious eyes then turned their gazes back to Midori.
"Her name is Tanaka. You're right...she is the creature we came all the way to America for..." She whispered. There was a moment of silence then Ikuto spoke. "Can't we just refer to her as a person?" Ikuto asked. Midori sighed then looked up so her violet eyes were seen by all. Her eyes were sad and somehow cold. "Because she isn't human..." Midori whispered so softly, you aren't even sure if it was meant to be heard. Everyone gasped.
"But Yaya saw her!" Yaya wailed. Midori shook her head with a forced smile but then it broke down.
"Think about it, everyone...What did you see in its head?" Midori asked. "A black headband with an x" Rima managed to say through her teeth. Midori nodded. "And what is the only dark creature with an x on its head?" Midori challenged putting on her fake smile. Nobody managed to answer. (Gosh! It's so obvious!) Midori stood up then walked towards the direction of the hotel. "I'll leave the finding out to you guys...Think deep. There is a connection and once you find out the connection between that inhumane creature and me, I will tell you the complicated parts." Midori walked off, her long, shining white hair swaying as she took every step the she stopped. She didn't look back, though. "...If you find out..." she whispered then she continued to walk.
There were minutes of silence...but the silence was killing Yaya. "WAAHH! THIS TENSION IS TOO BAD FOR YAYA!!! Let's go back to the hotel and think about it there while we eat some cakes!" Yaya tugged Amu by the skirt, pointing to the direction of the hotel. "I'll drive" Ikuto volunteered.
Silence Silence Silence...
Silence Silence Silence...
Everyone began to brisk walk towards the direction of the hotel. "It's okay! Walking sounds good!" Tadase hurried with a sweat-drop. "Y-ya! Like he said!" Kukai agreed. Ikuto was left somewhere behind. 'Hmm? I wonder why no one wants me to drive. It's not like I would put their lives in danger or bore them to death. I simply offered' then he followed with the rest of them.
"Are you all sure 'bout that? I mean, The hotel is still in 6 kilometers. If we walk there by foot we all would be slow and tired" Ikuto said. "Not as slow and tired compared to when he drives..." Utau whispered to Rima and Rima nodded in agreement.
So then came the long and tiring walk of the guardians and friends to their cozy hotel.
~Meanwhile~
"Come on, Mario Andretti III! Your great, great grandfather was an amazing racecar driver! Go faster! FASTEERRRR!!!" Midori screamed from the backseat.
(*Note Mario Andretti is a race car driver. I went on research just for this one yet I have no idea if this is really his great, great grandson's name or if he even has a grandson so basically, Mario Andretti is a real person but Mario Andretti III is made-up by me)
"I'm driving 50 km per minute yet this isn't even fast enough for you?!" He asked with a loud voice. "NO!!!" Midori responded. "If you're really fast then why am I not even in my hotel yet?!" Midori shouted/asked.
"BECAUSE YOU WON'T TELL ME WHAT HOTEL! You told me to drive to every hotel in the entire country until I find the right one!" Said Mario III. Midori smirked. "You did say you're up to any challenge, rigghttt?" Midori smiled. Mario III hang tighter onto the steering wheel. "Oh yeah!!!" He said in an eager voice. "A challenge to please this almost never pleased girl!" He winked at Midori while he still drove.
"Whatever. I'm just making you drive me because I don't like Ikuto to drive me..." Midori sighed. Mario III's smile broke but then lit up again. "Boyfriend broke up with ya?" He asked. Midori smacked him. "He's not my boyfriend." "Then who's boyfriend?"
Silence Silence Silence
"JUST SHUT UP AND DRIVE!!!" Midori threatened him. Mario III looked at the road then drove to please the girl in the back seat, no longer caring about her falling for him. He simply drove to impress her to hold unto dear life. 'Man! Does every hot girl have to be a demon?!' He thought.
"H-hurry up...I wanna see how the guardians are doing with the guessing. I know they will guess it, I just know it! I wish they could...I hope they could..."
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