Chapter 42
And here comes the last chapter…
I turned to Bailee, Midori and Cody, who looked like the only ones with the ability to talk properly and not in between sobs. The three bowed their heads, but Cody said, anyway, "Your peppy friend still couldn't be fond. Same with your green-haired friend" He said dully.
My blood ran cold.
I stared at them for a few moments in disbelief.
Yaya and Kairi...can't be gone...
My legs lost strength, and I fell forward. I saw my reflection in the plane's mirror. I looked terrible; my eyes were glassy, my face was pale and my lips were slightly open.
"It's..." I started. Amu turned to me, her eyes and nose still puffy from crying.
"It's all..." I looked at my trembling hands. My sight was blurred and I was shaking.
"Everything is always my fault..." I finished.
"If it weren't for me, you'd all be back in Seiyo! Happy! And smiling! It was me that was supposed to be hit when we first encountered Tanaka in that black cape, not Nagihiko! Awhile ago, I hit Tanaka! I never should've because she dropped Yaya! Mamma and papa too! It's my fault they..." I was cut off by a lump in my throat.
I curled myself into a ball as I sobbed. It really was true. It was always my fault...
"Rima..." Amu said as she embraced me. I sobbed.
Nagihiko came up the me. "It's not your fault" He told me. I let out another sob.
I hated this. The way they pity me right now...that's why I hate having to cry. Now, I just had to let it all out. My bottle was too full already.
I stumbled towards the window. I glazed for a few seconds until I saw something glint. "Huh...?" I said as I rubbed my eyes. I looked again. There was another glint.
I turned to my friends. "G-guys...is is just me, or is something glinting out there...?" I said. Everyone scurried towards the window and Ikuto said, "It's not just you, shrimp..."
We saw something glint from the shadows. Some suspected it was Kairi's veil, but it wasn't. It was a transparent jar with unconscious but breathing charas inside of it; that jar was wrapped in Yaya's limp arms, and Yaya was being carried by Kairi bridal style.
From what we saw, Yaya and the charas were unconscious.
Everyone gasped. "The charas are okay..." I said, too shocked at the moment. Midori then glomped me. "Yeah! And it's all because you had kicked Yaya into the deadly sea! THANK YOU, RIMA-CHAN!"
"You know, that's not really helping..." I muttered.
Kairi flew back to the plane then laid Yaya on the couch. She was bruised and unconscious but was heavily breathing. Relief washed over everyone's faces then we all widely grinned. The second Kairi turned to us, we all glomped him.
~~~~~~~~First Person~~~~~~~~
The Guardians are currently on Hikaru's private plane. Each one had a smile plastered on their faces. That is, except Amu.
She was staring at Nagihiko, who was leaning onto the window fast asleep. She narrowed her eyes. He really did look like Nadeshiko…how can she miss all that?
At first, she had the patience to wait for an explanation. But as time ticked by, and everyone but him and Rima were already awake, she shook him. "Nadehiko…Nadehiko…" She said as she tried to wake him up. He didn't respond. He seemed too tired to wake up at the moment.
Rima woke up as if on cue then Amu sighed in relief. "Rima, can you please wake Nadehiko up?" She pleaded.
"Nadehiko...?" Rima repeated. Amu nodded. "It's Nagihiko and Nadeshiko combined!"
The blonde wearily grabbed his shoulder then weakly shook him. "Nagi…hi…ko…" She yawned. She tried harder, but from her actions you could tell that she was not even awake enough to know what she was doing. You can tell from her eyes that she was hardly awake, and she was doing everything on instinct.
With glassy eyes, she turned to Amu then said dully, "He won't wake up…"
Amu let out another sigh then frowned. "Please, Rima! I really couldn't wait for an explanation and you're the only one I know that could wake him up without having to throw him off the plane…" She said. Rima slowly nodded, making Amu grin. "THANKS!" She exclaimed. "You have no idea how much that…"
The pinkette never got to continue because the groggy blonde instinctively leaned towards Nagihiko then kissed him.
Amu's face resembled a stone, and you could just imagine the word 'shocked' etched on her stoned forehead.
Unaware of what was going on, Rima smile then mumbled, "I guess he just really can't wake up so easily. Looks like it's really necessary to throw him off the plane…"
She shifted in her seat until she fell asleep once again.
Tick-tock
Tick-tock
Tick-tock
…
Something must've brought Rima back to her senses because next thing you know, her eyes immediately shot wide open. She abruptly sat straight up, looked at the stoned Amu straight in the eye then exclaimed, "PLEASE TELL ME THAT NOTHING HAPPENED! THAT YOU SAW NOTHING!"
The volume of her voice caught the attention of everyone in the plane. Everyone eyed Rima suspiciously but at the moment, all she cared about was Amu's answer.
It took Amu awhile to gain enough composure just to say, "R-Rima did…did you just k-k-kiss Na…Nag…" Rima abruptly covered Amu's mouth.
"Nag?" Yaya repeated. Ikuto stepped in then smirked. "I think I know, Shrimp. It's that cross-dresser, isn't it…" He smirked. Shock appeared on everyone, but Yaya's, faces then they looked between Rima and Nagihiko (Who was, by the way, still asleep and absolutely oblivious of what was going on)
"Cross-dresser? Who's that?" Yaya asked. Midori leaned in then whispered in Yaya's ear.
The brunette's eyes slowly went bigger, and bigger, then when Midori finished, she jumped up then screamed,
"WAAAH? NAGI-KUN AND RIMA-TAN MADE-OUT?"
Rima face-palmed then said through muffled words, "W-what did Midori tell you…Yaya…?" She asked. The child pointed an accusing finger at Rima. "…THAT RIMA-TAN SEDUCED NAGI-KUN!"
She cried.
(A/N I just recently found out what seduce meant!)
Rima's left eye twitched then she glared at Midori. All of a sudden, the plane was engulfed in Rima's devil aura. Midori squeaked.
"N-no! I meant that you just simply pecked the jack in his sleep!" She tried to defend herself. Yaya cocked her head to the side. "Really? If Yaya remembers correctly, Midori-chi's exact words were-oomf!" Yaya's voice was muffled when Midori jumped in to cover her mouth. Everyone in the plane sweat-dropped. Rima turned to Ikuto then attacked him with her aura of death. "How did you know…" She hissed at him. The boy shrugged. "Check chapter 21 and you'll know"
The plane finally landed in front of Seiyo (much to the other student's surprise! Who wouldn't be surprised if a HUGE plane just lands in your school?)
Although they were back, the guardians were still trying to process everything.
"What's going on?"
Everyone's ears perked up then in one swift movement, they had all managed to bombard the just-awoken-Nagihiko with questions, mainly about Nadeshiko and the kiss.
Rima couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the boy; waking up only to be attacked by his many friends must be harsh.
Then again, she couldn't help but feel jealous of all her female friends, being able to glomp Nagihiko like that…
Rhythm must've noticed Nagihiko's pain so as a way to 'help' he said the most dreaded words, "Character Change!"
Poing!
A second ago, Nagihiko was a few meters away from Rima. Half a second later, he was in front of her, smirking. He scooped Rima into his arms then kissed her forehead IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!
"Rima-tan, weren't you the one who told me that I couldn't tell?" He teased. Rima's face flushed. "N-no! It was you!"
He smirked. "It doesn't really matter…"
The boy, being light on his feet, took off while holding a struggling Rima in his arms and leaving shocked and very confused friends in the plane. Random students of Seiyo would stare at them, wondering why the Jack's chair of the long-time-missing guardians was carrying the blonde and passive Queen.
You could see that Saaya was aggressively biting onto her hanky out of jealousy and Kirishima was staring at the two while his jaw was dropped.
"Nagihiko, let go! Everyone's STARING! Well… my fanboys and your fangirls are glaring, though…" Rima cried. Nagihiko simply shrugged, still jumping from tree-to-tree. "That's because they're curious as to why we, Guardians, have been missing for so long" He pointed out. Rima frowned. "It would be more shocking if our entrance were to be like this!" She screamed. The boy smirked.
When the two landed in the hallway, they heard footsteps. The Guardians, Guardian apprentices, Utau, Ikuto, Kairi, Lulu and Midori were running towards them-Amu was leading. She stopped then pointed at both Rima and Nagihiko. Her eyes immediately narrowed. "You two have a lot of explaining to do!" She hissed.
Rima and Nagihiko looked at each other, and then their faces softened. They really do have a lot of explaining to do…
Then again, these were their friends. For one thing, they both knew everything would be alright. It just needed time to get used to…
They had each other; and their friends would totally understand.
"Which one should I tell you first? Shocking news or the reason there was a Nadeshiko?" Nagihiko asked. "The shocking news…" Utau said.
Nagihiko smirked then wrapped his arms around Rima's waist.
"Rima-chan and I are going out…"
"..." The faces of everyone resembled a stone's.
"A-and the Nadeshiko secret...?" Amu stuttered.
"...A tradition..."
Waah! I guess that's the last chapter now…
Honestly, though…I really didn't know how to make a great ending…
Anyway, I'm starting with a new story entitled 'Her Secret'.
It's an AU story, and it's hopefully better than this story. You can read it if you want to. I'll post it in awhile.
Anyway, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING ME!