Shiki's POV
Rima and I walked towards the school gate in silence. I wasn't mad at her, I was just thinking about what I could give her for her birthday. It's hard to look for a birthday gift for her. She usually likes pocky and stuff, but those are sort of cheap. I usually give expensive stuff to her. It's not like I like to give her expensive stuff, I mean I do, but not in a romantic way. That's would be awkward between us.
I frowned. Giving Rima a birthday gift was hard.
"What's wrong Shiki – kun?" She asked when we get to the door of our school.
"Nothing." I start to walk inside until she grabs my hand.
"Shiki-kun…" She had a meaningful look.
"Its nothing, really." I smiled.
She sighed. "Okay."
She walked inside. I sighed. Rima can be such a worrier sometimes.
~0~
After 7 hours of Rima whining, school was finally over.
"So… What do you wanna do now Rima?" I asked. We finished our homework hours ago and we had nothing to do.
"Why don't we go to the mall?" She said.
"Sure." I wonder if I can find a gift without making it so obvious…
~0~
"Hey! Lets go there!" Rima exclaimed.
We got to the mall and she found a café that served desserts and drinks.
"Hahaha okay okay, but slow down! We have all day!" I yelled.
Too late, she was already running towards the café. I laughed. When it came to food, you couldn't stop Rima.
"Two Frappuccinos please!" I heard Rima say.
"Will that be all Miss?" The cashier guy asks.
"Yes."
The guy hands her the Frappuccinos and slides a paper towards her. He winks at Rima.
"You…"
"Shiki don't!" I hear Rima shout.
Too late. I punched the guy right across his face and he lunges towards me. Every move he made, I was able to dodge and attack.
I grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall with strength.
"Don't. You. Ever. Flirt. With. Her. Again." I let go of him, wiping the sweat and some blood on my jeans.
The manager seemed relieved that I stopped beating up his employee, yet he still called the police.
"Shiki…" Rima calls out to me.
"I'm sorry, Rima."
"Its okay Shiki…" She hugged me.
"Aren't you supposed to be mad at me? I just harassed an employee here…"
She looks at me. "No. I know you hate it when strangers try to flirt with girls, especially if it's me…"
"Excuse me, your going to have to come with us." The lady taps my shoulder, expecting that I'll run away or something.
Everyone's looking at us. Great, the last thing I need is people looking at us for the wrong reasons.
"Rima, could you go to my grandparents? My parents aren't in town…" I whispered in her ear.
"I could call them… I mean, I don't want to leave you all alone…"
"No. Don't come."
"I'm going whether you like it or not."
"Fine…"
"Kid, we don't have all day." The lady waits impatiently.
"I'm coming with him." Rima says.
"Okay, lets go." She puts a pair of handcuffs on Rima and my hand.
"She doesn't need handcuffs." I said.
"She said she's coming with you."
"Its fine Shiki, at least this way I know they wont do anything to you without me knowing." She looked at me and smiled.
"Okay…"
This was turning out to be a horrible day…
