Chapter 25

Chapter 25 finally up! Oh My God…This has been such a looong week…And I am so sorry for not updating! Anyway, on with the story!

~~~~~~~~Normal POV~~~~~~~~

"It's going to rain soon. The clouds are getting darker" A pinkette sighed as she wearily looked up the dark sky from inside the cave. Tadase nodded in agreement. The four then hid deeper into the cave. A popstar with blonde, messy, long pigtails took a deep breath then looked at their few remaining food- two pieces of soft marshmallows and a little socket of mint candy. Amu's stomach grumbled. She blushed then held it with obvious embarrassment. "I-I'm so sorry! I just…I just…" It grumbled again. Amu finally gave up with a sweat-drop. "This is embarrassing…" She muttered.

Tadase got a marshmallow, placed it on a stick then roasted it by the fire. After that, he gave it to the famished pinkette. "Here you go, Amu-chan" He said with the ever-so-her prfamous 'Tadase smile' . Amu's stomach seemed to go topsy-turvy as she grabbed it from her very own pince with slight hesitation.

"Are you sure?" She said. Utau nodded with a scoff. "I wouldn't want to hear your stomach grumbling all the time now wouldn't I?" Utau smirked, making Amu go furious. "MEANIE UTAU!!!" Amu screamed. Kukai shushed them.

"Calm down. We still have hot dogs" Kukai said. The two instantly shut up to look at the boy with russet hair. "Uh…No we don't, Kukai" Amu said. "Of course we do!" Kukai said as he reached for his pocket. He them pulled out 9 frozen hotdogs. The rest stared at him wide-eyed.

"Kukai…?" Utau grumbled.

"Yes?"

Utau's face reddened in frustration as she screamed, "WHY THE HELL DO YOU HAVE RAW, FROZEN HOTDOGS IN YOUR POCKET?!"

Kukai seemed to be taken aback by this response.

"Why are you so mad at me? Shouldn't you be thankful that I have meat that could last us?" He said. Utau stubbornly crossed her arms. "Thank you!" She whined. Amu sighed. "Thank you…but… just out of curiosity…do you always bring that around with you?" She said. Kukai groaned then turned away.

"I…" Kukai was interrupted by sudden thunder. The four looked up the pouring sky.

"Amu-chi!, Tadase-kun! Kukai! Utau-chi!" They heard the wail of a familiar voice. The four looked at the cave's entrance. "Yaya!" The three screamed. "And Ikuto and Midori?!" Amu finished. Ikuto came in first to give Amu a special hug, which she stubbornly rejected. Yaya and Midori, on the other hand, got some hotdogs to roast.

Meanwhile…

"Hurry up, Rima-chan!" Nagihiko said as he looked back at the damp petite blonde. Rima finally fell to her knees after hiking for hours and getting damp by the rain. Nagihiko ran back to her then placed her on his back, causing Rima to blush.

"If you don't hurry up, Rima-chan, we're going to get sick" He said as he ran with her in his back. "H-hai…" Rima said with a flustered face.

It wasn't long before Nagihiko had found three huge rocks that formed the shape of a little house. He went inside then gently placed Rima down.

"You okay?" He asked as he took out his jacket.. Rima slowly nodded then suddenly shivered. Nagihiko stopped with his business then looked at Rima. She was pale, obviously because of the low temperature and her lips were blue. She shivered under her yellow blouse and Capri pants. He ran to her then held her in a tight embrace.

"You don't need to say everything's alright when it's not" He said.

Rima took deep breaths. She was nervous to have Nagihiko's arms and chest around her, though she felt warm and comforted. Her face started heating up and Nagihiko took notice of this. "You're hot" He said. Unfortunately, Rima got the wrong idea.

"I'm WHAT?!" She screeched. Nagihiko placed his palm on her forehead. "You're hot. You're really hot. And your face is red. Are you sure you're alright?" He said. Rima had a disappointed look on her face. "Oh…So that's what you meant…" She muttered. A smirk made its way on the boy's face but he remained silent about this.

He then pulled away then looked up the dark, thundery sky. "You warm now?" He asked. The blonde gently nodded. He frowned when he saw Rima slightly shivering.

He opened his mouth to say something but then immediately shut it. It seemed like he was thinking about saying it or not. After a moment's time, a tint of pink appeared on his cheeks. "Um… Rima-chan…?" He started. Rima took notice of his hesitation so she put her full attention on him. "What is it?" She asked. He took one shaky breath then said "You…need to take your clothes off…"

"They're WHAT?!" The four screamed. Worry creased their faces. "You mean Nagihiko and Rima are lost?! What'll they do?! They're both so small and defenseless! We need to go find them!!!" Amu panicked as she immediately stood up, ready to head towards the cave's exit. (A/N Heh. Amu has no idea Nagihiko's back. Wonder how they'll react…)

The three sadly nodded. "Amu-chi…" Yaya sobbed. "You can't go now! It thundery and scary!" She wailed. Amu just frowned. "We need to find them" She said. The others stood up but just before they were about to head out, a huge boulder smashed on the cave's entrance. The seven fell back due to the sudden force.

They all stared at the cave's entrance in shock and fear.

"HEEEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!" Yaya cried. Everyone followed Yaya as she screamed for help. It seemed like Ikuto was the only calm one at that very moment although… maybe a little too calm?

He went to a corner, placed his head in a rock then closed his eyes. "IKUTO! DON'T SLEEP HERE NOW!!!" Midori scolded. Ikuto got up with a groggy expression. "Why not? I'm sleepy and can't a cat sleep anywhere? By the way, your charas are in the bag…" Ikuto groaned then fell asleep. Utau scurried to the bag near the fire place then zipped the bag open.

Sure enough, eleven charas immediately flew out of the bag. Everyone gladly welcomed their little friends, except for Yaya and Midori, who wondered how did Ikuto get the charas in there.

"But we're still gonna die of hunger…" Kukai sighed. Just then, Su took the stage before the fire. "When it comes to food and housework, just leave it to Su!" She said with a twirl and wink.

"Amu-chan! Character Change: Chip! Syrup! Whipped Cream!"

Amu's x shaped hairclip instantly turned into a clover. "Just leave this to Amu ~nee!" She said with a flying kiss, instantly waking Ikuto up from his sleep. "What's with Amu?" He said. Tadase looked at Ikuto with a sweat-drop. "She's in character change, you see…" He replied.

Food ingredients then magically popped out of thin air. Amu had turned them all into decent dishes. "Itadakimasu!" Everyone said as they clapped their hands together. "What about my hotdogs?" Kukai whined. Everyone just ignored the boy with russet hair.

"I wonder how Fujisaki-kun and Mashiro-san are doing" Tadase said as he took a gulp of fresh orange juice. "I feel kind of guilty to have decent food when I don't know how those two are doing…" He said. Amu bit her lip but Yaya cut in. "Well, Yaya's positive that they're both doing alright! These are Nagi-kun and Rima-chan we're talking about, after all! Meh…Kairi and Naddy are missing out on all the fun!" She squealed.

Amu nearly choked at the mention of those two previous guardians.

Kairi…the jack before Nagihiko would surely be shocked when he finds out what an adventure the guardians have been through

Nadeshiko…Her first best-friend…She couldn't imagine how that girl would react when she finds out what the guardians and her twin have gone through; she's wondering…what would she do if she were there with them. What was she doing right now?

What Nadeshiko…Nagihiko was going through at that moment…

"You want me to do what?!?!?!?!" Rima's face was red as she screamed those words. Nagihiko turned away, the same red shade of Rima's face visible on his.

"I never said I wanted you to take your clothes off when I'm around. It's just…more convenient since…" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MORE CONVENIENT?!" Rima cut him off. Nagihiko sighed, his face turning redder.

"B-because…it's to prevent you from being too cold and getting sick…" He stuttered. Rima then screamed, "I'd rather get sick!"

Nagihiko sighed once again then gathered enough courage to face the girl. "It would be very inconvenient to have you get sick now wouldn't it" He said. Rima was at loss of words. It was true. It was true that it would be very inconvenient.

She hesitated before holding the edge of her blouse.

Nagihiko instantly turned away. "Don't worry. I won't look at you if you don't look at me" He muttered. "Okay…" Rima said, but then her eyes budged wide open all of a sudden. She had noticed something in what Nagihiko had just said. "W-what do you mean…if I don't look at you…?" She said in a soft voice.

No response

"What do you mean?" She said again. She immediately faced the opposite direction. "It would also be inconvenient for you if I get sick…" He said. She then heard the rustling sound of Nagihiko's shirt as he took it off. She felt her cheeks heat up.

She never expected herself in this situation! And with the guy she (thought) she hated the most?! The guy that was her 'Rival to Amu's friendship'?!

"Rima-chan…Don't worry…I'm not looking…" He said. "O…okay…" She squeaked. She slowly removed her blouse, only to reveal the ruffled undergarment under it. "Sure you're not looking…?" She muttered. "Yeah…" He said.

His answer wasn't worth it. Of course, knowing how curious and demanding Rima can be, she looked at him 'just to make sure'. She almost choked when she saw him. He still wore his pants but his top…he had no shirt on…

AND HOW WAS SHE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT HE WAS HOT AND…

She stopped herself, even if it was just a thought; and Nagihiko was telling the truth. He really was looking at the other direction, which meant he didn't know that she was looking at him.

(A/N I'm just demonstrating Rima's POV. Though I'm talking as the narrator…)

She wasn't sure whether she was going to look away or not although one thing was for sure. She was furiously blushing.

'Nagihiko's…really a gentleman…' She thought.

She sighed. "Do I…still need to take my pants off?" She asked, looking away. Nagihiko was silent. "Depends on you. Man, it's weird to be asked these questions by a girl…even though I was a girl…" He said. Rima used all her self-control to hold back the laughter she had in her, though it all came out as muffled laughter.

"You don't plan to tell Amu any time soon don't you" She said with a smirk.

She heard the devastated chuckle from the boy. "Not now, not anytime soon. Amu-chan's probably thinking of how Nadeshiko's doing at this time right now" He chuckled. The rain slowly stopped and by time it did, it was sunset.

"Beautiful…" Rima said as she looked at the sunset. "Um…Rima-chan?" Nagihiko started. "Yes?" "If you can see the sunset, that means that you can see me too" He said. A crimson color made its way back to her face as she stubbornly looked away. "Can't a girl look at the sun from time to time? I've been staring at the very same rock for a long time!" She grunted. Nagihiko chuckled.

"Check your clothes. Maybe it's dry by now. If it is, then we could go look for food. I haven't eaten since yesterday" Nagihiko said. Rima heard the same rustling noise of Nagihiko's shirt as he put it on. Rima felt her own clothes; it was dry. She then placed it on then looked at Nagihiko, who was looking straight into her eyes longer than usual. "W-what is it…" She asked. He smirked then walked away. "Nothing"

Rima remained to look at him then when he was quite a distance away, she finally followed.

That's all for chapter 25.

Err…I had a really hard time making this…

Anyway, have you guys watched the 'Shugo Chara Musical' in you tube? If you haven't then you have to watch it!!! Aww! The Yaya and Rima were so cute and…The Nadeshiko was…pretty? Meh! They didn't even show that he was a boy! And it was in RAW Japanese. Anyway, I still love the Rima! Is it just me, or does Amu look fat in there. And the charas were puppets! (LOL LOL LOL) They talk funny.

So…Rate and Review!