Across the World

Chapter 1: Study Buddy

Angel: My first Fanfic! Wow! Please don't hate me if this isn't good.

Amu: Can't wait to see what going to happen in this Rimahiko!

Nagihiko and Rima: WHAT?

Angel: um...

Amu: Angel doesn't own Shugo Chara!

Nagihiko: And no plagerism!

Rima's POV:

Finishing homework on a Thursday night is awkward when all your friends are at the movies and you rejected the offer. You know what? Forget it! I'm going to start writing in my Diary.

RIMA'S DIARY, BALA-BALANCE!

September 9, 2010 / 8:47 PM / Thursday

So what if I not Amu's best friend? What if I lost to Purple-Head? What if I'm already in Junior High and I haven't dated anyone? I'm not hopeless! Alright! Who am I fooling? No one. Because I have no one. Mama and Papa have divorced, Amu is lost in loveland where Ikuto (even tough he's not here) and Tadase are competing for her, Amu is also spending more time with Purple-Head. Yaya is busy with the new Guardians at Seiyo Elementery with Kairi (the not really new Jack) who moved here with his parents, and Purple-Head is spending more time with everyone then I have. The only one I have left is Kusu-Kusu, and she still isn't making things better. Oh great, now my diary is wet. So now there is a commitee in our new school that joins with the Guardians, so now we get to be together. I guess that's gonna be great. GtG!

"Rima... BALA-BALANCE!," Kusu-Kusu yelled while doing my signature pose.

I giggled,"Thanks, Kusu-Kusu."

A smile lit up on Kusu-Kusu's face,"Yay! Rima laughed!".

"RRRRRIIIIIMMMMMAAAAA! SOMEONE IS HERE!," Mama yelled from downstairs.

"I'm coming!", I yelled and ran down to the door.

I opened the door with a bright smile, hoping it was Amu, but no. It was Purple-Head.

He waved and said,"Hi, Rima-chan!".

"Hey", I grumbled,"And don't call me that! What do you want?".

He shoved my science textbook into my hands,"Thanks for letting me borrow this."

"I didn't let you borrow this!"

He winked at me and said,"Exactly"and was about to say something until I asked,"Aren't you supposed to be at the movies?"

Nagihiko's POV:

Shoot! Thanks a lot, Amu! I admit it! I like Rima-chan A LOT! I'd do anything to be with her, everyone started to notice my "small" crush. So I started to hang out with them more so we could come up with a plan, Yaya calls it "The-Let's-Get-Rima-To-Fall-In-Love-With-Nagi-and-Create-Their-Relationship-Plan" (Aka: The L.G.R.T.F.I.L.W.N.A.C.T.R.P.) or Amu's name for it "The Rimahiko Plan" or MY name for it "The ILYR" (No, I will not tell you what it stands for). This didn't work out because Rima is officially annoyed that I'm spending more time with Amu, Tadase, Yaya, Kairi, Kukai, and Utau (who likes to drop by). The first step was Tadase inviting everyone to the movies, then everyone would come up with an excuse why they couldn't come to the movies until only Rima and I are left. Lastly, I'll bring her to a romantic comedy (by force if needed) and then show her such a great time that she'll want to come with me somewhere again. The only thing is, she rejected the offer, so Amu decided to have me pretend that I borrowed her science book and decided to give it to her, and that's when Utau would turn on the rain machine she used for a movie and make it look like it was raining so she would have to let me stay at her house until the "rain" stopped (at about 10:50 PM) so I would have time to stay and "study" for a science test with Rima (we made Kairi tell his brother in law and our teacher, Nikaido-Sensei, call Rima and tell her about the science test tomorrow, by the way, there isn't a test tomorrow). Why didn't Amu think about the fact that we're supposed to be at the movies? After all, Tadase was the one that invited everyone.

Rythym whispered to me," Tell her you decided not to go to the movies and thought that she would need a study buddy for the test tomorrow."

I did exactly as told," I decided not to go the movies and thought you might need a study buddy for that test tomorrow." I finished it with a smile.

"I don't need you to study with me so get lost!", Rima shouted and slammed the door in my face.

"That wasn't cool", Rythym commented.

Rima's POV:

UGHHHH! Stupid Purple-Head! Baka! Baka! Baka! Why can't he just go away? I ran upstairs and into my room.

"Rima...", Kusu-Kusu whined as I belly flopped on the bed, "Why don't you be nicer to Nagi?"

Now that I think of it, Purple-Head has always tried to make an effort to get closer to me. Why is everything so complicated? A tear came out of my eye, followed by another, and another. Papa, Mama, Amu, everybody. Why are they fading away from me? Papa is no longer here, but in some place called New York in the United States of America.

"We're going to make you the happiest girl in the world, my little Alice in Wonderland."

A memory popped up.

The warm sunshine in my face, the sweet smell of grass, the comfort of the picnic blanket. I was only three years old.

"PAPA! WIMA WANTS A PIGGY-BACK!", I yelled before jumping on him.

"Now now, Rima. Let Papa rest.",Mama said as she was calming me down.

Papa sat down and held hands with Mama, she whispered something in his ear and he laughed. I whined and asked them what was so funny, but they never answered the question. I actually didn't care. There were more memories to come, or so I thought.

A few years later when I was in the second grade, I was walking home from school when someone from behind ducktaped me, grabbed me, and pulled me away into a van. I struggled to get loose, but didn't succeed. They were about to knock me out when the police came and surrounded us. The policemen handcuffed the two men and dragged them away. I was really scared. Suddenly, a policewoman came with a friendly smile and helped me loose,"It's alright",she said,"Your parents are coming and you're in safe hands right now."

"DOWN TO EARTH RIMA MASHIRO!",Mama yelled while flailing her arms.

I snapped out of the first sweet, then horrible memory,"Sorry ,Mama. Is there anything you need?"

"Yes",Mama said,"Your Papa called from New York. He's inviting you to live with him in New York. What would you like to do?"

I froze.

"This is the chance you've been waiting for", said a voice in my head,"Seize it!"

I was about to say yes when,"No!", a different voice yelled,"What about your friends? You may not be close now, but you might get closer to them!"

"Maybe", I finally decided,"but for now, I want to be with you, Mama."

She brushed my hair with the hairbrush on my dresser. Mama must have wanted me to stay with her. Maybe I didn't lose everybody yet, just maybe.

Angel: well peoples, thats the end of my first chapter... HIGH-FIVE!

Rima: I'm SO gonna kill you after this!

Nagihiko: Rima, relax. This might not be THAT bad.

Rima: Shut up, Purple-Head.

Amu: You two, stop it! Read and Review!

Angel: I'm not going to get the High-Five, am I, huh?

Amu: *sweatdrop*