HappyJunjou: Ugh! This frustrates me so much!
Ran, Miki, Su, and Dia: Nande? What's frustrating you?
HappyJunjou: I just feel so unaccomplished with this! The chapter is way too short than normally and it's two days late!
Ran, Miki, Su, and Dia: *sweatdrop*
HappyJunjou: The readers don't deserve something this short this late! . You know what I'm saying?
Iru: We think you work to hard!
HappyJunjou: More like don't work hard enough!
*more sweatdrops*
HappyJunjou: Anyways, I'm sorry for the late chapter! And the shortness! It's just that this week was such a busy week with studying and all. I didn't get to writing the chapter until last night...
Su: Daijoubu. Don't worry about it,I bet they all understand that you were busy
HappyJunjou: I know. It's just that I want to be as consistent as can be, but it seems pretty off and on. I try and promise new chapters every Friday, but it ends up coming Saturday or Sunday...
Ran: Go! Go! Happy-chan! You can do it!
HappyJunjou: 0_0...^.^.......Anyways, I hope you all like the chapter and day is in...3 days...btw White Day in Japan was yesterday i think...
El: El the love angel would like to take this time to say that Happy does not own Shugo Chara or any of us but she wishes she could own me especially...
HappyJunjou: I recently changed my mind. El is my favorite Chara because she's so funny!
***Chapter 21***
Nagihiko POV
To my surprise Ai just let me go like that. She didn't put up a fight or anything. It was very strange. She seemed more interested in what was beside Rima than me for once. I thought she still had that stupid crush on me, but I guess not? Come to think of it, the whole time she was with me, she acted like a normal person. It was as if her obsession just went away.
More important than that, was my relationship with Rima. I knew she saw that. I knew it. I also knew what she would think of it, no, what she was thinking of it at this second now. I dreaded it. She'd probably dump me as soon as I got to her. It wasn't my fault but I can't blame Ai either. After all, Ai just happened to be standing there when I stumbled towards her with the fax machine. She didn't initiate anything, and didn't mean for anything to happen. Why did everything have to go so wrong in a matter of seconds?
I finally got out of the school building (In 3 minutes thanks to Rhythm) Here comes the hard part. Why did Rima have to be so small and short? I heard a couple of giggles from behind a huge tree a couple of feet away. Giggles? That was definately Rima, but why was she giggling? Wouldn't she have been sad? Maybe it's not her?
"Bala-Balance" Kusukusu's giggle echoed.
"That never gets old." Rima giggled back.
"Hey." I interrupted, staring at Rima quizzically. "You're not upset?"
"Hmm? No. I guess I'm not."
"You really are different from everyone else."
"Yeah. I know. Amu would get jealous at the drop of a hat." She shrugged, "I guess I was sad at first, but once I thought about it a bit, it really wasn't that bad. Knowing you, you wouldn't do anything to betray me and it probably was an accident. Especially since there was a huge machine thingy lying next to you guys." She smirked.
"I'm glad I chose to like someone who's less of a pain than others." I breathed. She showed me a huge toothy grin.
"I shouldn't think so lowly of Ai anyways...she's not a bad person."
"Didn't you hate her a few hours ago?" I asked incredulously. She nodded.
"Yup. John told me his story and Ai's real personality." Her smile suddenly curled into a frown, "I hope Johns okay though..."
"Why?"
"From what he had said it seems like he really loves her. He thinks the world of her." She bit her bottom lip, "He must be crushed right now."
"We should leave him alone for now."
"What?" She asked suddenly angry, "We're his friends too! We have to help him and make him feel better!"
"You really just don't get it. You probably are right. He IS crushed right now. That's exactly why we have to give him some air and let him sort out things himself. He's broken right now. He either won't listen to anything we say, or listen to everything we say. If we say one wrong suggestion he may try it."
"But...we can't just leave them like that."
"Ai doesn't like him the way he likes her." I reminded Rima. She took a deep breath and put on a thoughtful expression.
"It'd sure help a lot if she did love him back. They'd make a good couple."
***Ai POV***
"Are you alright, Ai-chan?" Rika sang with a concerned tone in her voice, "You look kinda sad and lonely, you know?"
"I'm fine." I'm grumbled.
Normally I should be getting together with everyone and doing something to pass the time, but no. I'm too bummed out to do ANYTHING. The past couple of days has been horrible. I don't know why. Everything is fine except that one hole in my heart. It just feels like there's a big part of me missing, even though all of me is here.
John hasn't been talking to me since the incident. It seems like he's avoiding me, and I feel like crying. John's my best friend, so it's just not right not having him around. If Erin, John, and I are inseperable, than you know it's trouble when you accidentally seperate the inseperable. This feels awful, and I'd give anything just to make it stop.
"She's wallowing in self pity." Yuki stated indifferently.
"Yuki!" I whined, "...PITY!"
"Whatever. Keep thinking that."
"You okay, girl?" Erin asked patting my head.
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just don't feel all that great today." No. I don't feel good at all. John won't talk to me!
"You've been saying that everyday." She chuckled darkly.
"I know." I muttered.
"You guys need to talk it out!" She exclaimed in frustration, "It's just not the same anymore like this...it's too quite. Well except for Rika."
"Yeah. I wish." I smirked, "Let's just say something really bad happened accidentally, and I wanted to explain that it's an accident to John, but he won't listen. It's hopeless."
"I think you just need to try harder. So when's the battle starting."
I hadn't even thought about the battle for such a long time. Actually, I'd been to mixed up in my own feelings to even think about it. What did Rima ever do to me anyways? Why was I fighting? Jeez...I really was acting like a total physcopath wth this stupid plan. I may not even li-...I shook my head ferociously. Now was not the time to start doubting myself. I was fighting because I hate Rima because she stole my...no not my...just Nagihiko from me.
"Eh? Umm...In a week." I decided, "You wanna help me get it ready tomorrow?"
"Actually I've got something I need to do..." Erin declined, "Uhh...help my mom make peach pie for this pie convention she's been talking about! Yeah! That!"
"Alrighty then...what about you Rika...and Yuki." I asked.
"I have no plans for tomorrow at the moment." Yuki replied.
"Same 'ere" Rika giggled.
"We should probably get to work."
"Oh shoot! I almost forgot to tell them!" Erin suddenly yelled out loud.
"Hmm?"
"Err...Nothing much? I forgot to tell my mom and her friends to make a blueberry pie for my cousin in Africa too."
***John POV***
"We got to go." Erin ordered. She latched her arm to mine and dragged me off to where ever the heck she decided to suddenly go.
"I know I shouldn't but I really hate Nagihiko right now." I spoke up. I felt a rage against him ever since the "accident", I'm not sure if it was hate but I had to be mad at someone.
"You don't hate him." Erin chuckled, "You're jealous. You know it wasn't his fault."
"Yeah. I know. It was all Ai's fault."
"I think you should confront her before you jump to conclusions Captain. Jumpy. For all we know, it really could've been an accident!"
"I know what I saw!" I snapped, "besides...all the facts point to it. She likes him, he has a girlfriend. He probably tried to run and she cornered him."
"What about the machine that suddenly seemed to roll next to them?"
"Prop." I answered. "Face the facts. She set him up. This seems so unlike her, but maybe she's changed. After all this is the girl who's planning on killing another girl. She's a total b-"
***SMACK***
I gritted my teeth and pressed my hand to the warm area on my face that had just been slapped.
"You really want to pick a fight with me." I asked angrily.
"Cut it out John! You're over reacting, and I won't letyou say anything bad about Ai until we know what happened for sure! Just confront her!"
"When pigs fly." I murmured and slowly walked away.
"That stubborn little...Hey! Where are you going anyways!"
"The soccer boy's house! Everyone's there already! They invited me." I grumbled.
"Great! That's just where I needed to go anyways!" She replied not making eye-contact with me. Her eyes suddenly met mine.
"Just give her another chance...do you really want everything to end this way?" No...no I didn't.
"Fine." I mumbled, "Maybe later after she's done being phsyco...I'm pretty sure girls in middle school don't murder because of silly little crushes..."
She grinned "Shut up John...she's just delusional. That's why we have to beat her at her own game and show her the truth."
"Whatev." I grumbled.
CHAPTER: Don't you just love John's POV? I know I do. That's always the most fun to write for me, just because I love the character itself...This chapter was mostly stretching Rima's faith in Nagi, and the new complictaions between John and Ai and how they feel. Of course John feels cheated and Ai just wants John to give her a chance to explain. I actually kinda liked the chapter even though it was short. The Rimahiko parts were cute and John is so stubborn! I wanted to make the chapter longer, so that I could add the more explanations part, but instead the next chapter will have to be another short full of explanations chapter. I'm sorry I promsie Chapter 23 will be longer maybe around 3,000 to 4,000 words...So next chapter will explain stuff about someone...and the chapter after that starts the final battle! That means we're real close to the end!
QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME: Last time there was only one response to my question of the week, but since this chapter is so short I'll respond to other answers to questions from last week...
KidTantei 1. ORANGE RULES THE WORLD. And no, Kiseki doesn't.
HappyJunjou: lol...I still can't get over how oranges are orange but grapes aren't grape colored...they're purple...
KidTantei 2. Nickelodeon is a nice channel. Though Disney ties with it.
HappyJunjou: Can't say I agree with that. I think Disney is slightly better...the only Nickelodean shows I like are Spongebob and ICarly...death to Hannah Montana though...
KidTantei 3. The episode when they were fighting Utau(the Black Diamond thing? The last episode in that arc.) I cried. The only time I cry because of an episode is when it's so touching.
HappyJunjou: Oh! I remember that episode! Darn! That was such a long time ago...I remember when it just newly came out! *pouts* Now it kinda seems as if Rikka's becoming the main character! That was Amu's spot!
MyForbiddenDestiny 1. Favorite colour: Um. Seafoam green! I like it a lot!
HappyJunjou: That is a nice color. It's my second favorite shade of green, next to lime green!
MyForbiddenDestiny 2. Favorite channel: Don't really have one ... YTV?
HappyJunjou: It is a hard question...I just picked the channel that has most of my favorite shows...I'm also starting to like the show Hell's Kitchen...I like looking at good looking food...it tempts me...
MyForbiddenDestiny 3. Favorite episode: For Shugo chara Party I liked the Rimahiko one a lot ... was that 63? And I like the Rimahiko one of party, too. :]
HappyJunjou: lol...all the Rimahiko ones are the best! ^.^
QUESTION RESPONSES FOR THIS WEEK:
WantingFreedom: 1. I only watch the try out and final episode of American Idol
HappyJunjou: This may sound mean, but I really like watching the auditions because it's really funny when someone thinks they sound good and they really sound horrible. I can't sing well, but at least I know it! . I'm not a nice person *evil grin*
WantingFreedom: 2. In a fight . . . I think Kukai and Ikuto would have a draw because Utau would come in and freaking kill them if they continued to fight. You know, Kukai being her boyfriend and Ikuto being her bro.
HappyJunjou: Lol...that's a very good point. After all Utau beats all!
WantingFreedom: 3. If I could kill any celbrity it would be Miley Cyrus, or the people that blay Bella and Edward of Twilight. To kill
Mile, I would push her off a bridge. To kill that Bella-girl, I would put her in a vat of acid. To kill the Edward-guy I would cover him in freaking glitter, then add oil, and then light a match and set him on fire.
HappyJunjou: I would do much more to Miley...I like the slowly torture method...I like your idea for killing Kristen Stewart...she really annoys me because she stutters way too much. I was originally team Edward after reading the book, but converted to team Jacob because Taylor Lautner kicks Robert Pattinson's butt anyday!
Rimahiko PWNS: 1. I hate American Idol. Simon's really mean.
HappyJunjou: Reasonable. This is the first time I've watched a full season of American Idol. Simon Cowell is quitting American Idol after this year and making a American X Factor. The only reason I decided to watch this year was because I started to love American Idol... but I actually liked watching it so far...I think Simon's gotten softer over the years too! He hasn't made anyone cry yet!
Rimahiko PWNS: would win because he's ninja-like (he's a cat ninja!) and would dodge Kuukai's attacks.
HappyJunjou: lol...At least Kukai can throw some punches! ^.^ Cat's do have good reflexes though...0_0
Rimahiko PWNS: 3. I would kill either the Jonas Bros. or Miley Cyrus/ Hannah Montana. Mwahahahaha! The slow and painful way is the ONLY way to kill someone!
HappyJunjou: I think you're my best friend of the day! Yes...the Jonas Bros and Miley Cyrus must go and torturing is the most fun way to do it ^.^ *smiles innocently*
TheFateDreamer: 1. No, i never catch it in time xD
HappyJunjou: Well it is pretty hard to watch every episode after all it's on 2-3 times a week and never shows repeats! .
TheFateDreamer: 2. Idk... Maybe Kukai bt hm, Maybe Ikuto too...
HappyJunjou: It does seem like a pretty even match doesn't it?
TheFateDreamer: 3. Justin Beiber, I put his squeaky music in his ears at sper high =3 then i hit him with a metal baseball bat xD
HappyJunjou: lol...I wonder if he even knows how high-pitched he sounds? I have a funny story to go along with that! I was playing some of his songs to annoy my older sister and my little sister came in and asked "What's the name of the lady who sings that?" and I just started laughing...he does sound like a girl though...
MyForbiddenDestiny: 1. No. I don't. Lol. I would ... But I don't know ... yeah ...
HappyJunjou: Hmm...yesh. I barely have enough time to catch every episode, but I barely make it. I have to make my parents unlock the T.V because they set a lock on it because they were annoyed by how much we watched it before. My mom said it was brainwashing us ^.^
MyForbiddenDestiny: 2. Ikuto. He's more agile, I think.
HappyJunjou: ^.^ Yeah. I bet he could sneak away without Kukai noticing too!
MyForbiddenDestiny: 3. Uh. No one. I really don't care about celebrities, lol. Although I don't really like Taylor Lautner at ALL. Lol ... um ... I don't know how I would kill him. I'm innocent!
HappyJunjou: I'm sorry. I wish I could be as nice as you, but I can't. If killing weren't illegal than there wouldn't be any Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana left. I don't mind Taylor Lautner but I really don't think Bella deserves Jacob or Edward . I used to be such a fan of Twilight before the movies came out!
HappyJunjou 1. I watch every week! ^.^ My favorite girl is Siobhan Magnus! She was amazing when she sand Tnhink by Aretha Franklin! btw...I love the Blues Brothers movie! My favorite guy would be...Casey James or Andrew Garcia...Andrew had me right after he sand Straight Up by Paula Abdul on Hollywood Week...
HappyJunjou 2. Ikuto. He's got good reflexes and could probably go hide somewhere...but maybe it'd be even...who knows?
HappyJunjou 3. Miley Cyrus! Torturing is the most fun way. I'd lock her up almost kill her everyday, but not enough to kill her and then after days and days of torture, I'd behead her, throw her head in the Atlantic Ocean, and feed her body to Moutain Lions ^.^ And all my friends say I'm the nicest person they know...hehehehehehe
QUESTIONS SEGMENT:
1. Do you still watch Shugo Chara Party? How do you feel about all the attention to Rikka? Do you think she's annoying?
2. Do you listen to Lady Gaga?Is she a cool freak or just a freak? Is her music good?
3. How was your week?