Recap
"Remember that conversation we had with Tsukasa at your house? He said he'd contact us but not by phone. Nagi, tonight is the night we go home," I said.
Chapter 34 Faded Memories
*Rima's POV*
"Amu, where exactly did you spot the former guardians?" Nagi asked.
"We were on the roof. They looked like they were heading towards the woods behind the school," Amu informed.
Nagi looked at me. I could tell him and I were thinking the same thing. They were heading towards the wishing well.
"We need to see what they are up to," I said.
"Who's up to something?" a voice said.
"Utau, the former guardians are here. We need to see what's up," Kukai caught her up.
"Let's go," she said. We all hurried outside. All of us girls ditched our shoes and ran barefoot in the grass.
"They were heading this way," Ikuto said leading us. This was a familiar path. It had to be the wishing well.
*Mrs. Fujisaki's POV*
"Tsukasa, with these necklaces, Nagihiko and Rima-chan should remember this world, right?" I asked.
"They should if they stay on during the full time they are down there. If one falls off in the middle then it's less likely," he replied. I had to close my eyes to remain calm. Tsukasa's and my conversation kept repeating in my head.
"Then they will go home after prom," I said.
"Correct, let them be happy now. If they never came to this world then they would never be close, Rima would never dance, never have a little sister, Nagi would still be worried about his grandmother's opinion-"
"Are you saying all that will vanish as if it will never happen?" she asked.
"I'm saying that the embryo is a very unpredictable object. There is no telling what will happen. I'm just preparing you for what might happen," he said.
My son may never get a chance with the girl he loves. All I could do was pray they remembered. My son used to tell me of Rima in the other world. I could tell he had a little crush but it seemed to vanish around his freshman year. That flame is growing stronger now. He can't lose it after he just got it back.
"Natsumi, are you alright," Tsukasa asked.
"I'm fine, we better go get Nagihiko and Rima-chan," I said.
"No need, I had Utau give them a message for me," Tsukasa said.
"When will they be here?" I asked.
"Why don't you turn around." It was Nagihiko. I knew my son's voice anywhere. We all turned to see all of the kids.
"I guess you know what it's time to do now, don't you?" I asked. My son and Rima-chan nodded their heads. All the others looked confused.
"I guess it's time to explain the situation before we continue," Tsukasa said.
*Rima's POV*
"What situation? Rima, Nagi, what's going on?" Amu asked very confused.
"We aren't from here?" I blurted.
"What do you mean?" Utau asked.
"Rima and I are from a different place. This is a world that Rima created because she made a wish in the wishing well. We were both sucked in and we've been here ever since," Nagi explained.
"Utau, you and Kukai have been dating for years. Once Kukai was in high school you got over Ikuto instead of this year. Amu, you and Ikuto dated two years ago, Yaya and Kairi weren't a thing but they were pretty close, Kazumi was never born; I didn't ever know she existed, Azumi isn't real, my parents are getting a divorce, Nagi and I; when we first came here we weren't friends, I don't dance, I'm not athletic at all, and all of it will change back," I said as tears began to fill my eyes. Why was I crying? This was my dream world but I didn't want to leave.
"Rima," Nagi said as he put an arm around my shoulder.
"Now we will go back and never remember this," I said as tears started to fall down my face. Nagi quickly wiped them away.
"Actually, only you and Nagihiko will remember," Tsukasa said. Nagi and I both looked at him shocked.
"Wear these the whole time you're down there. Don't take them off until you are firmly touching the ground on the other side," Tsukasa instructed as he put the necklaces over our heads.
"Wait a minute?" How can you adults remember everything?" Kukai asked.
"We have the same necklaces. We've had them since we were guardians," my mom informed as she showed hers.
"Nagihiko, Rima-chan, you should say your goodbyes now. This will be the last time you see this world," Mrs. Fujisaki said. I went to the girls first hugging them both.
"I know that you're from the other world but you'll see us very soon," Amu said.
"I know," I said as I hugged her. I then hugged Utau.
"Take care of yourself Chibi," Utau said. Rima let out a giggle.
"You call me Chibi in the other world too," I said.
"Glad some things never change," Utau said. Kukai gave me a noogie.
"We'll miss ya but you'll remember us," he said as he messed up my hair.
"Sad to see someone sneaky like me go. See ya shrimp," Ikuto said.
"Back at you," I said. I didn't expect or hope for anything different from him.
"Ready you two?" Tsukasa asked. I looked at Nagi. He gave me a nod of encouragement. He grabbed my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. I looked back at Tsukasa.
"I'm as ready as I'll ever be," I replied.
"Everyone hold hands around the wishing well," Tsukasa instructed. Everyone but me and Nagi did.
"Rima, we only have so much power to take you back once it's open. You need to make your wish to start it," mom said.
"Alright," I said.
"Rima, if I don't make it then please remember. I love you Rima," Kazumi said.
"I love you too Kazumi. I'll make sure you come back," I said as tears filled my eyes. The chara that I couldn't stand...was now going to probably be gone. What if she never existed and I made her up? I must've thought Kusukusu was lonely and needed a sister just like I wished for one. A tear slid down my cheek. Nagi was about to wipe it away but he was stopped.
"Nagihiko don't! She has to open it the same way she did the first time," Mrs. Fujisaki instructed. Nagi pulled his hand back. He just gave my hand a little squeeze. Him and I were looking over the well. The tear fell off my face and went into the well.
"I wish I could go home," I said. A dark blue mist surrounded Nagi and I.
"Make sure you keep those necklaces on," Tsukaksa reminded us right before we both fell in the well. This time was different from the first time. We were scared and thought we weren't going to live another day, but now we know better. We're going home. This well felt endless as we kept falling down it. We were in pitch black but we weren't worried.
"Look Rima," Nagi said as he pointed to a light. It looked like a projection in front of us but where was it coming from. As we were falling we saw a picture of our class. Kurami and Yoshito faded out of the picture. Another picture popped up. It was my family picture. Azumi faded out just like my two classmates did earlier. Next was a picture of our dance class but Kurami and I were faded out of it.
"Everything is erasing," Nagi said.
"I know," I said. There was a picture of the two of us dancing. We were both crossdressing and the crowd was cheering but the whole picture faded. All the pictures of this world flashed before us.
"That's when you stood up to your grandmother," I said.
"That's when Rhythm pushed me into kissing you."
"That's us in the snow."
"At the mall when I gave you a piggy back ride."
"Ikuto giving us our Christmas presents." I couldn't help but blush at the memory.
"That's when Utau and Amu forced you into lolita dresses."
"There's you getting a nosebleed."
"There's all of us at the water park"
"You giving me my manga."
"The time I forced Ikuto in a skirt."
"The time you messed up my date with Yoshito."
"When Temari re-hatched."
"When Kazumi hatched."
"When you hurt your ankle."
"When I first met Azumi."
"When we exchanged 'I love you's' "
"When you gave me a promise ring."
"When my dad came to stay."
"When mama and papa get along." that was the last picture that faded. I wanted to cry but no tears came.
"Do you see that your tragedy is a blessing in disguise?" the voice from before asked.
"Yes," I answered. There was a giant wind blowing in my face. There was a bright light at the bottom.
"I think that's the end," Nagi said. The light engulfed us. I had to close my eyes.
*Nagi's POV*
I closed my eyes as the light surrounded us. I didn't open them till I felt solid ground underneath me. I saw Rima laying on me. Both of us were laying on the grass near the wishing well. I remember everything from the world. The necklaces worked.
"Rima, they worked. We remember everything," I said excited as I shook her lightly to wake her. I saw her eyes flutter open. She took a few seconds to register where she was. She quickly moved away from me.
"Why were you holding me you stupid purplehead? A girl cries and is open with you and you take advantage of her while she's sleeping!" she yelled at me. Did she call me purplehead? She hasn't called me that since we started dating. That could only mean one thing. Rima didn't remember. She had to remember, she just had to.
"Rima, don't you remember? The wishing well? Kazumi? Azumi? The former guardians? Anything?" I nearly begged.
"What are you talking about? Who's Kazumi and Azumi?" she asked very angry and confused.
"Her necklace is gone," Temari pointed out. I looked at Rima's neck and Temari was right, it was gone.
"What necklace?" Kusukusu asked.
"Since Rima doesn't remember then Kusukusu doesn't remember too," Rhythm said with a depressing aura around him. His girlfriends doesn't know that he's her boyfriend. Rima doesn't remember I'm her boyfriend either.
"Rima," I said.
"It's Mashiro-san or Rima-sama to you," she snapped.
"No," I said as I put my head in my hands.
"What's up with you? I almost never see you upset," she said.
"You don't remember the last few months of our lives," I said looking up at her. I knew there were tears in my eyes.
"Of course I remember. I can tell you that Nikaidou and his wife are going to have a baby, we just had a guardian meeting, mama and papa are getting div-." She couldn't finish her sentence.
"That's not what I mean Rima," I said feeling so defeated.
"I don't get you," she said.
"Rima, you had a little sister, another chara-"
"What are you talking about?" she asked. I hung my head. She didn't have one memory from that world. We can't back either. That world would fall apart if we went back. Now I have to start over. It was hard enough the first time.
"I don't know what you're talking about but you said you are losing a necklace, right? Why don't you stop moping around and look for it," Rima demanded.
"It's somewhere where I can't find it," I said. I'm surprised she didn't run away from me. Rima told me in the other world that she never realized it but after she stopped hating me, she began to like me but pushed me away because I was getting close.
"Rima, would you help me find it?" I asked.
"Fine, as long as you stop crying," she said. At least she still cares even though she tries to hide it.
"Great," I said as I stood up. I then helped her up.
"What does it look like?" she asked. I showed her my necklace.
"It looks exactly like this," I showed her.
"Why do you need two?" she asked.
"The other one is for the girl that I love," I said.
"You have a girlfriend?" she asked.
"Yes, I'll tell you who after we find it," I said.
"Deal," she said as she put out her hand. I shook it in agreement. What she didn't know is that it was for her and if we don't find it then my whole world will crumble.
What did you think? It couldn't be that easy. Will they find the necklace? If so then where? Those questions kind of sounded like an essay question, my bad.
Just an FYI the next chapter will be the last. I know it is sad that this story is ending but it was good while it lasted.
Reviews/comments/flames/ideas/ and any other opinion is welcomed.
NOTE FOR RIMA THE FUNNY AND NAGI THE CROSSDRESSER!
If you have any ideas for the sequel from the following:
-title
-songs for Rei/Aarin
-plot
-drama
-or more
please let me know