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Based on The Only Exception by Paramore, which again I don't own.

Summary: From seeing the relationship between her parents, Rima didn't believe of the word 'love'. She didn't want to get hurt by anyone ever again. She didn't want to feel she decided to lock such a feeling away. But love can be unexpected.

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Nagi's POV

She was still clinging onto my hand so tightly. She never let go, not for a second as we walked down the halls of this creepy haunted house. She was definitely scared, that was for sure. There was no question about it that she was terribly frightened. She was so stubborn. So damn stubborn. I felt like holding her hand tighter. Rima was constantly looking behind her.

Everything in this house was fake. She couldn't be taking it seriously? Those things were only people dressing up to scare people. But that crept her out the most. We finally found the door as Rima sighed and ran over to it, her hands reaching out for the handle on it. She turned it slowly as the little trace of a smile began to disappear from her lips. She wacked the door hard with her foot.

"It...huff...won't...huff...come...huff...open!" Rima cried giving the door a final kick.

I shook my head. She probably wasn't trying hard enough. That must be why. No offense to her, but she didn't seem that strong. I walked past her as I tried to open the door. Fail. We definitely were locked in. Shouldn't it be open? We found the exit, we go home free. Then why the hell was the door shut? Rima looked like she was already hyperventilating. She crouched down on the floor bringing her head to her knees. It looked like that was a regular thing she did when she was scared.

I sat beside her as I brought my phone out and called Kukai. He didn't seem to be picking up. Maybe he didn't have any signal or something. He could be somewhere in this haunted house. Maybe he was trapped too. But there must be some other doors about. This can't be the only one. I looked around for a sign of any door close to us. None. It didn't seem like Rima would be too keen to go search for one either. We couldn't just stay here. I tried to phone Kukai again as he finally picked.

"Oh hey, Nagi," I could already see him grinning.

The way he had greeted me on the phone. It was like he knew that I was going to call him. I suddenly became suspicious.

"Where are you?" I questioned.

I heard laughter in the background and Kukai telling them to shut up. Kukai laughed sheepishly.

"No where," he muttered.

He definitely was not in the haunted house anymore.

"Where the heck are you, Kukai? Rima and I are locked in this haunted house and she is absolutely petrified!" I demanded.

There was a silence at the other end as the phone line suddenly cut off. Damn. Kukai probably had done it on purpose. He must be scheming something. Whatever it is, it won't be a benefit for me. I sighed throwing the phone to ground. What a nightmare. I looked at Rima seeing that she was shaking uncontrollably. Her little amber eyes were wide as she stared down at the ground.

"Rima..." I stretched my hand out to touch her, "Are you ok?"

She wacked my hand away but held onto my wrist. What the hell was I going to do with her? This girl was so fragile. Everything about her, I was scared that if I looked away for one second this girl would break. I had feeling the way she was acting now must be linked to her past and how her family treated her. She was starting to cry and her lips were already becoming cracked.

"I hate the dark," she whispered, "Everytime I am surrounded by this pitch black I remember those memories. I was so alone."

She was thinking aloud now. Did she even know I was there? I felt that she trusted me a little better now. But there was something that I could do. I wanted her to never be alone again. To never let those tears spill for that reason.

"You're not alone, I'm here," I told her.

She shook her head, "You're just stupid Nagihiko! What can you do?"

That was an excellent question. What could I do. I had been wondering what I could do to make her life easier. It seemed that Nadeshiko was making her smile more than I did. This might seem selfish, but I want her to smile only for me. I snorted, I wonder if what Kukai said was true. Could I possibly love this girl?

I smiled as I grabbed her by her hand and hugged her. Thinking about that sort of thing was stupid. I knew what I felt deep inside of my heart. I was sure that my feelings for her were growing. I just didn't know whether I could admit I was in love with her yet.

Rima's POV

I hate him.

I hate him for making my heart beat so fast.

I hate how he makes me lose my mind.

I hate that he can hug me this tight and make me forget about the bad things that plagued my mind. I should have not gone today. If I didn't, then I wouldn't remember the times when I was left alone in the dark crying for what felt like years. When I was 10 my parents locked me up alone in my room for ages. I don't how long it was but to me I felt suffocated. Even the comfort of my own room made me feel like I was in a prison.

My father locked me in there because I had talked back to him. He hit me hard across the face and threw me into the room, locking the door. He didn't tell me how long I would be confined in there. I assumed that he'd open the door after awhile. But he didn't. I wondered whether he completely forgotten my existence.

The reason why I hate the dark is because for that period of time the lights were off. None of the lights worked at all. That's why I started crying today. That's why I hate the dark so much. But Nagihiko, he told me that I wasn't alone. But I didn't believe he could do anything. But I was wrong. Could he be mending my broken heart. I don't want him to. Don't touch my heart. Maybe I want it to stay broken. I don't want him to know anymore.

I hate you, Fujisaki Nagihiko.

So damn much.

I sniffed wiping the tears from my blotchy face. He looked at me and chuckled as he wiped the last tear away with his thumb.

"Rima, can you promise me something?" he asked.

I felt like I wanted to say no to him. But the way he was looking at me I couldn't. I would just act a little bit like my normal self.

"Depends on what it is," I smirked.

He rolled his eyes but his expression stayed serious, "Promise me, that you will never cry alone again."

I couldn't help but smile at him. This stupid crossdresser, did he care about me that much? That made me happy. No one has ever been so caring to me before.

"Ok, but you have to promise to never leave my side," I paused, "Ever."

He grinned that grin that I had hated for so long but now loved.

"Sure, your highness," he smirked.

I hit him on his arm but it wasn't hard enough to make him feel pain. We sat there smiling like idiots surrounded by the darkness that I hated so much. I didn't think about where we were anymore or who we were. It was just me and him. Nagihiko and I.

Nagihiko looked at me a small blush appearing on his cheeks. Nagihiko blushing? What a strange sight indeed. It was definitely amusing.

"Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if I told you that I might be in love with you?" he asked.

I gaped at him. Did he...did he just say...? No, he was just saying it hypothetically. He didn't actually mean it, did he?

Even if he did mean it, I couldn't have the same feelings. Love doesn't exist. It is something superficial. It might start wonderful but I know it will always end in heartbreak. I don't want to be hurt again. I don't want Nagi to be hurt either. So I did what I had to do. Even if it hurt me.

"Good joke, crossdresser!" I hit him on the back laughing.

He had a fake smile on his lips. He might me laughing with me but I could tell that wasn't the case from his amber eyes. His true feelings, he wasn't revealing them to me.

I think I made a mistake.

But I can't turn back time. Being like this is enough. Love will only end in tears. I want to see Nagihiko happy...but not with me.

Nagi's POV

She couldn't believe it.

That was obvious. She couldn't believe that I'd ever have such a feeling towards her. She was laughing, like it was a joke. Did she seriously not think that I'd ever be able to think of her that way? I wasn't sure to begin with what my feelings were. But after what happened today I realised. Love is unexpected. You can't predict what will happen. I love her. I love this girl. She won't open her heart to me.

I can't let her go. I can turn the tide. She was definitely worth the fight. I looked at her eyes trying to read what she was thinking. I hear her heart cry for love. But she acts like this, like there is no room for me or anyone. I can tell from the way she is acting now that she doesn't believe me. And that she doesn't want to be hurt. She doesn't understand. I would never hurt her. Ever. I would stay with her.

Didn't I promise that?

I clenched my fists, she was still laughing. How could she be laughing? But I knew it was fake. That wasn't her real laughter. I had heard the real one before and this was not it. She needed to understand how I felt. So I did what I had to.

"Rima," I whispered under my breath, "I do love you."

Her amber orbs were stunned as they looked into mine. I leaned towards her without thinking about the consequences or how she would feel. I guess it was an instinct.

My lips embraced hers as I kissed her gently. I was afraid of what she would say and of what she would do.

But I didn't care.

End Of Chapter

I wasn't sure whether they should kiss yet but there you go ;)

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