Recap

I went to bed early. Kusukusu went into her egg but not before giving me a wish goodnight. I closed my eyes and fell asleep unaware that there was something else in my bed besides me.

Chapter 12 Breaking the Ice

*Rima's POV*

"Rima! Rima! Rima! Rima! Wake up! There's something in your bed!" I heard someone yelling. I opened my eyes but instantly closed them since the light from the window burned my eyes. After a few seconds I got used to the light. I saw Kusukusu floating in my face.

"Kusukusu? What's wrong?" I asked as I rubbed my eyes.

"Look!" I looked and saw...A CHARA EGG!?

"What!?" I yelled.

"I get a sister!" Kusukusu cheered.

"Where did this one come from. I've had you forever but this one shows up now," I said.

"Maybe in this world you wouldn't have me," Kusukusu said.

"You wouldn't be here then. You hatched before I was kidnapped so you would still be around. Remember Temari went back in her egg," I pointed out.

"Maybe you've had this one inside you in the real world and brought it here when you went through the well," she said.

"Maybe," I said as I picked up the egg and inspected it. It was pink, darker than Temari's but it was a bright pink, neon almost. It had a smile on one side and a blue bow on the other.

"What feeling do you think it was born from?" Kusukusu asked.

"To laugh maybe. I mean it has a smile on it but you are to help make others laugh and smile so it can't be that," I said.

"We'll figure it out. We can tell Nagi at dance practice," she said.

"Dance practice! What time is it?" I asked.

"11:49," she said.

"It's start at noon!" I yelled as I got up and began getting dressed into some comfy clothes.

"Hurry Rima," Kusukusu cheered me on. I got dressed put: a change of clothes, my Ipod, phone, new chara and Kusukusu's egg, and a gag manga in my dance bag and hurried downstairs.

"Mom I'm late!" I yelled through the house. There was a note on the counter. I quickly skimmed it.

Dear Rima,

I had to drive Azumi to the doctor for a check up so I'll be gone. Your father should be able to take you to dance practice.

Love Mom and Azumi

I quickly ran upstairs to see dad still sleeping.

"Dad, I need you to drive me to dance practice! I need to be there in like five minutes," I yelled.

"Rima, don't yell," he said as he woke up. I grabbed the keys off the dresser and handed them to him.

"Drive!" I said.

"I forgot I was supposed to drive you," he said honestly as he grabbed the keys. He put on some slippers and we headed out to the car. Luckily, he was wearing a shirt and pj pants when he went to bed. Some guys sleep with shirts off for some weird reason. I wonder if Nagi- I'm just going to stop that thought right there.

"Rima, I am sorry I forgot," dad apologized.

"It's alright. I slept in too," I said. He put the back of his hand on my forehead.

"You don't feel warm anymore but if you aren't then just sit out ok? I don't want you to push yourself," he said. My dad never cared for me while my parents were fighting. I couldn't help but smile at him.

"I promise dad," I said. He pulled up to the Fujisaki mansion.

"Have a good time. Your mother should be able to pick you up," he said as he kissed my forehead.

"Bye dad," I said as I quickly got out. I went up to the door and rang the bell. While I waited for Baaya to answer the door I looked at my phone. It was 12:05. I was five minutes late.

"Rima-chan, you know where to go," Baaya said as she opened the door but stepped aside to let me in.

"Thanks Baaya," I said as I began to run through the house. I guess I knew where I was going once again. It seemed like forever since I made it to a room and knocked lightly.

"Come in," I heard Mrs. Fujisaki's voice. I walked in breathing hard. I was so tired I had to put my hands on my knees to support me.

"I'm glad you could join us Rima-chan," she said. I looked up to see her, Nagi's grandma, and Nagi. He wouldn't look at me. Rhythm was whispering in his ear.

"Temari!" Kusukusu cheered as she hugged her friend. She saw Temari yesterday.

"Sorry...for my... late...enterance...I slept...in," I said in between breaths.

"You had a fever yesterday so I expected you to be tired. You slept in to heal faster," Mrs. Fujisaki said.

"Mashiro-san," the grandmother said.

"Yes?" I said. I had caught my breath and stood up straight.

"Are you sure you are ready for dancing. You don't look in the best shape to dance right now," the elderly woman said.

"I made a promise to Nagi and I'm not going to break it just because I'm not the healthiest," I said. Nagi looked up at me and caught my gaze but quickly looked away. Was he mad at me?

"You could make your illness worse," the woman said.

"I don't care. I know that this is important. I'll sit out if I get tired," I said.

"Very well. Natsumi, we need to teach the other girls," the woman said.

"We'll be back in ten minutes alright," Mrs. Fujisaki said then her and her mother left. It was just me and Nagi. The silence was so awkward that not even the charas tried to say anything to brighten the mood.

"Rima your bag," Kusukusu pointed out. I looked and it was moving. I set it down and opened it. Nothing look out of place but I could've sworn I saw it move. I looked at my phone to see if I got a call or message but there wasn't.

"Is that a chara egg?" Rhythm asked as he looked over my shoulder.

"Yes Rima found it this morning," Kusukusu said.

"Your going to have a sister,"Temari said.

"It could be a boy," Rhythm said.

"It's a pink egg," Temari said.

"So that doesn't mean it's a girl," Rhythm said.

"I don't want to be a boy," I said.

"What was it born from?" Temari asked.

"I don't know. I was half asleep and I don't remember my conversation last night," I said.

"Shouldn't you be dancing," Kusukusu whispered.

"Right," I said. I grabbed my Ipod and put it on the Ipod player.

"We better warm up," I managed to say to Nagi. He nodded his head. I picked shuffle on my Ipod.

You and I go hard at each other like we're going to war.

You and I go rough. We keep throwing things and slammin' the door.

You and I get so damn dysfunctional we stopped keeping score.

You and I get sick yah I know that we can't do this no more

I quickly changed it. That song was not helping me with the situation.

Sayin' yeah, and you want her

but she's so mean.

(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go)

That song wasn't helping either. I quickly changed it again. I can't have three songs in a row that are terrible in this situation.

How did I become so obnoxious?

What is it with you that makes me act like this?

I've never been this nasty.

Can't you tell that this is all just a contest.

The one that wins will be the one that hits the hardest.

I nearly facepalmed myself for jinxing myself. Once again I changed the song.

The world slows down but my heart beats fast right now.

I know this is the part where the end starts.

I gave a sigh of relief. This song didn't seem so bad. Maybe it wouldn't be bad.

I can't take it any longer.

Thought that we were stronger.

All we do is linger, slippin' through our fingers.

I hate this part right here

I turned the stupid thing off, curled up in a ball, and pouted. This was useless. All I want is for him not to be mad at me anymore, but I can't break the ice. I heard footsteps coming towards me. I didn't dare look up. I then heard music begin to play. I looked up to see Nagihiko was smiling at me with his hand out to me. I looked at his face then back at his hand. I couldn't help but smile as I grabbed his hand. He pulled me up.

There's a place that I know

It's not pretty there and few have ever gone

If I show it to you now

Will it make you run away

As if we thought the same thing we began to dance. He had both his hands on my waist and my hands on his shoulders. This song was pretty. Why did he choose this one?

Or will you stay

Even if it hurts

Even if I try to push you out

Will you return?

And remind me who I really am

Please remind me who I really am

This song sounded like...me. Did he choose this song because it reminded him of me whenever he heard it? He twirled me around and then we went back to out normal position. I couldn't help but look into his eyes.

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know that we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side?

Both of us seemed to know what the other was think while we dance. Every move, every touch, every turn was graceful and looked like it was practice over and over again but this was the first time I had ever danced like this.

Like a diamond

From black dust

It's hard to know

It can become

A few give up

So don't give up on me

Please remind me who I really am

It felt like it was just me and him. There was nothing else in the world right now in this moment. I felt like I could do anything right now.

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know that we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side?

I felt my smile get bigger. Nagi smiled as he saw mine get bigger too. Is that what he wanted to do, make me smile? I rested my head on his shoulder as we continued to dance. He held me closer.

Don't run away

Don't run away

Just tell me that you will stay

Promise me you will stay

Don't run away

Don't run away

Just promise me you will stay

Promise me you will stay

"They move as one," Temari beamed as her and the other two charas watch.

"Rima hasn't smiled like that ever since we came to this world," Kusukusu said.

"Neither has Nagi," Rhythm pointed out.

Will you love me? ohh

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know that we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side

The song was over.

"That was beautiful," we heard. Both of us turned to see Mrs. Fujisaki and her mother. The older woman nearly had tear in her eyes.

"Just wonderful," the woman said.

"Thank you?" I said but it sounded more like a question.

"If this is how you two are without rehearsal then I can't wait to see it when it is finished," his grandmother said.

"We hope to impress you grandmother," Nagi said.

"I don't," I said. Nagi looked at me with shock.

"I don't care whether she likes it or not. It should be if you and I enjoy it," I said as I looked up at him and held his hand. He smiled down at me.

"You should consider what I told you earlier Natsumi," the old woman spoke in code.

"No mother," Mrs. Fujisaki said. The most embarrassing thing happened. My stomach gurgled so loud it could be heard throughout the whole house...ok maybe just the room but it was loud. My face heated up a bit.

"Are you hungry Rima?" Nagi asked even though he knew the answer.

"Yeah, I slept in and didn't have time to eat anything. Don't you starve a fever?" I asked.

"No it's starve and cold and feed a fever," Nagi pointed out.

"Oh," I said.

"Remember what I said about flaws," Temari whispered. What about flaws?

"It's alright Rima. Tons of people get it wrong," he said.

"Nagihiko, why don't you take Rima to get something to eat," Mrs. Fujisaki said.

"Alright, come on Rima," he said as he pulled me along. I followed him and I just noticed that we were still holding hands.

"Wait a minute," I said. He let go of my hand and I went over to his mom.

"Can I whisper something to you?" I asked her.

"Sure," she said as she bent down to my level.

"I have a new chara egg. I don't know what it's born from but I was wondering if you could make sure it isn't stolen out of my bag or that it's taken cared of," I said.

"Don't worry," she said.

"Thank you," I said. I went back over to Nagi and we left. I looked at his hand. I felt like I should grab it again but I wasn't sure.

"From a girl who is shy to a girl who is outgoing" Where did that voice come from? I felt something on my head and my body stopped moving. I saw a giant blue bow on my head similar to clown drop's bow but it was blue instead of red.

"Rima? Are you ok?" he asked. I felt myself smile. I wrapped my arms around his arm.

"I'm better now that you and I are friends again Nagi," I said in the most adorable voice I could possible ever use.

"Rima? Are you ok?" he asked again. I felt the bow and the control of my body disappear.

"Kusukusu," I complained as I let go of Nagi.

"That wasn't me," she said.

"It must've been your other chara," Nagi said.

"Finally another flirt," Rhythm said.

"Don't get your hopes up. I don't want to be a flirt," I pouted.

"What were you thinking right before your character change happened?" Nagi asked. I couldn't tell him that I wanted to hold his hand.

"That's not important. Can we get something to eat now?" I asked as I grabbed his hand.

"Sure," he said as he guided me to the kitchen. After a few minutes he gave me some instant ramen. I didn't complain. THat thing was gone the second he gave it to me. I heard him chuckle.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"I've never seen you eat that fast before," he said. I pouted while he kept laughing. He was teasing me.

"Come here Rima," he said as he lifted my chin up. I must've had food on my face because he was wiping my mouth with a napkin. Our faces were so close together. I tried my best to think of sad things so I didn't blush. Dead kittens, dead puppies, dead...Nagi has really pretty eyes. I knew I was staring and my face was pink. I was so caught.

"Rima, your face is warm. Are you sure your fever is gone?" he asked as he put down the napkin and felt my forehead.

"I'm fine," I said.

"Are you sure? I don't want you sick," he said.

"Yeah, I need to talk to you about something now that we're alone," I said.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Your mom came to my house yesterday. She's worried about you," I said.

"Why?" he asked concerned.

"She's afraid that you'll give into you grandmothers demands and marry a girl you don't love. She's afraid you'll only get married to stop being a girl. It's not healthy to have your grandmother walk all over you. You need to stand up to her," I said.

"I wish it was that easy," he said.

"It is, I do it all the time," I nearly yelled. He was a bit shocked by my tone.

"Listen to me Nagihiko," I said using his full first name to prove I'm serious. I took his hands in mine.

"The truth is I'm worried about you too. I promised I'd help you with your grandmother and I haven't really done much except dance for her and yell at her," I said. Nagi wrapped his arms around me. I was a bit shocked.

"You've done so much already. You've done the one thing I can't, stand up to her," he whispered in my ear. I smiled and hugged him back.

"I hate to interrupt but the mistress wanted you two back in the dance room," we heard. We tore apart to see Baaya with a smile on her face.

"Alright, let's go Rima," Nagi said offering his hand. I grabbed it and the two of us walked back to the dance room.

"We would like you two to work on the dance a bit longer. Are you up for that Rima-chan?" Mrs. Fujisaki asked.

"Yeah, I ate so I'm ready now," I said.

"Good, mother we are leaving," Mrs. Fujisaki said. Her and her mother left. Nagi and I began to come up with things to do.

*3rd Person POV with the Fujisaki women*

"Natsumi, I think Nagi likes Mashiro-san. He should get married to her that way he marries a wonderful dancer and someone he likes," the older woman said.

"No mother, for the last time Nagihiko is getting married when he wants to get married. Just because your mad at me doesn't mean you can take it out on him. If it wasn't for tradition I would never make him dress like a girl. I don't hate men like you do," the younger of the two nearly yelled which was out of character.

"Natsumi, you've already broken rules. You can't shield him forever," the mother of the two said.

"Nagihiko is my boy and I will raise him. You can accept that or you can leave," the daughter said.

"That Mashiro girl is changing both you and Nagihiko," the mother said.

"Really? How so?" the younger asked.

"You are standing up to me more than usual. Basketball, and dancing as a boy without telling me first. Nagihiko has become more passionate about dancing since he gets to dance with that girl," the woman said.

"If he likes Rima-chan than he can date her, he can ask her to marry him, himself. You will not interfere. I know you too well mother. You always have to get your way. My husband dressed up like a girl just so he could marry me. He's in Europe right now so he can be better. I want Nagi to find love not be forced with it," the younger one said.

"Are you sure he'll be willing to wait that long? You and I both know he hates wearing skirts and dresses," the older woman asked.

"You and I both heard the conversation him and Rima-chan had. With her right behind him he will be able to stand up to you," the daughter said.

"That's why the little blonde girl is my favorite out of all your students," the older woman said as she walked away leaving a confused look on her daughter's face.

I hope you enjoyed.

Songs:

One More Night by Maroon 5

She's so Mean by Matchbox Twenty

Please Don't Leave Me by P!nk

I Hate This Part (Right Here) by the Pussy Cat Dolls

Dark Side by Kelly Clarkson

I hope you enjoyed. I obviously don't own any of these songs or Shugo Chara.