I DO NOT OWN SHUGO CHARA, ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS, OR ANY LICENSED MATERIAL THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS STORY AND CHAPTER.

THIS STORY IS RATED T FOR LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SO BEWARE OF THE LANGUAGE!

Authors note:

Heyy guys! As promised I am back and ready to write an awesome chappie :)

So sit back, relax and read! Peace out XD

Taking One for the Team

CHAPTER 19: Cards are for Old Guys

RIMA'S POV:

Friday, 06:50 HOURS

LOCATION: HINAMORI RESIDENCE

So, Amu and I were peacefully sleeping when we were awoken by a squeal. We both screamed and sat up abruptly. We looked at the sight before us.

"Oh my god," I mumbled, "I'm still dreaming….right?"

"I don't think so…." Amu sighed.

Yumi, Yaya, Lulu, Saaya, Ikuto, Nagihiko, Kukai, Tadase, and Kairi all crowded around our bed fully dressed with luggage in their hands.

"How did you…." I began but was interrupted quickly by Ikuto.

"Ami let us in! Why aren't you guys dressed! We're supposed to leave for Tokyo at 7:30…..and be at school by 7:25."

"It's today….?" Amu thought out loud rubbing her eyes.

"Right now….?" I asked already missing my bed.

13 seconds later….

"IT'S TODAY!" Amu shouted jumping out the bed.

"OH MY GOD! RIGHT NOW!" I screamed.

"You, pack our bags, I'll go shower!" Amu screamed running down the halls.

"YOU DIDN'T PACK!" Saaya groaned.

"Why are you here? Why is she here?" I asked turning to the rest of the group.

"I told her and Lulu that they could walk to school with us in the morning like we always do." Yaya replied.

"WHY!" I groaned.

"Nevermind that, go pack your stuff, we'll help," Yumi cried, "boys….OUT!"

She shoved the boys, including Nagihiko, out my room.

NAGIHIKO SAW ME IN MY NATURAL STATE!

Oh what does it matter anyway….. :(

So the girls helped me pack, then Amu came in and I ran down the hall to bathe, I finished packing my bag, but I didn't know what to pack for Amu so she continued packing her bag whilst I bathed.

O.O.O.O

07:28 HOURS

So all eleven….that's right eleven of us ran down the street of our small town heading to school hastily. Bags banging on our backs, hair all over the place (at least for me, Yumi, and Nagihiko), faces red and sweaty.

"We're not gonna make it!" Saaya complained.

"They said the latest we could show up is 7:25!" Lulu squealed.

"Amu, this is your fault!" I shouted to her across all the others. I was on the very end of this long running line, and she was at the other end.

"MY fault!"

"Yes, you didn't set the freaking alarm again!" I whined.

"I DID!"

"Well how come we didn't wake up?"

"We didn't hear it, that's all,"

"bullshit,"

"YOU'RE BULLSHIT!"

"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME!"

"DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE!"

"I DON'T REMEMBER RAISING YOU TO BE SUCH AN UNGREATFUL CHILD!"

"WELL YOU DID, AND NOW I'M MESSED UP, AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"MY FAUT!" I Squealed, "YOU RUDE CHILD!"

"YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME ENOUGH!"

"You guys shut up! Listen to yourselves, this isn't even about the alarm anymore," Yumi grouched.

"If you're going to argue at least wait til you're in private!" Yaya added.

"Yeah in pri-AH!" Saaya was about to say when she tripped over a rock, thus breaking our long chain of running teenagers. She fell flat on her face and emerged looking ever so bewildered.

"hahahahahaha oh my god!" I cracked up, I just had to stop running and clutch my stomach.

"Rima! We're late!" Ikuto complained. I stared at him then pointed back at Saaya.

"Did you not see that?"

Suddenly a loud snort was heard from the group, everyone turned and looked at the source. It was Lulu. She suddenly broke into a long fit of laughter, she sounded a lot like a horse, or a llama. She laughed so hard It almost sounded like she was crying. Suddenly Amu couldn't help but join in, and the three of us were laughing hysterically. We were pointing at Saaya and crackling and coughing.

"YOU GUYS!" Yumi screamed, "LET'S GO!"

She ran over to Saaya, helped her up and dragged her along, Saaya looked very confused. Ikuto angrily pulled Amu along but she was too busy laughing that he just scooped her up in the end. Lulu tried her best to run along, but couldn't help laughing so Yaya pulled her along. So I stood their laughing hysterically by myself, then Kukai looked at me, he glanced at Nagihiko, then at me.

I know what he's thinking. However Nagihiko bit his lip and turned around and ran after the others. I stared blankly at his figure disappearing and sighed, somehow I felt that he was going to pull me along, but then again…..

"Rima!" Kukai shouted at me ever so loudly.

"WAT!" I grouched, can't he see I was moping mentally over Nag-bastard?

He didn't say anything he just ran over picked me up, flung me over his shoulder and ran.

Have you guys ever experienced something so bad, that you wanted to cry? Perhaps an unsafe carnival ride, or maybe a near death experience on an airplane. Well, I assure you…..riding on Kukai's back down a steep hill is far worse!

O.O.O.O

NORMAL POV

07:42 HOURS

Yukari Sanjo chatted happily with the principal of Seiyo High School, her boss, along with Nikaidou Yuu, her boyfriend. The bus had already left and the children were on their way to Tokyo, they all seemed pretty excited but no one really knew that it was her with the anxiety attacks.

She didn't tag along with the kids because she and Yuu had rented a Limo for their own pleasure. They were going to arrive in style! They were gonna drink Sake and party in Tokyo! The kids already had two supervisors and they'll be fine. At least, that's what she kept on telling herself.

The one flaw in this whole plan was that her stupid boyfriend managed to rent a limo without a driver. So he would have to drive with her in the passenger seat. Oh well, at least they get all the perks….but no one in the back.

This is what they explained to the principal now.

"Oh Nikaidou, how do you manage to get yourself in these predicaments?" He laughed off.

"I'm not sure!" Yuu replied dryly.

"It's not that bad, beats riding with the kids," She added.

"Very well, off with you two now, you wouldn't want to be too late," The Principal commanded he turned on his heel to walk back into the school when he was startled by a loud scream.

"WE'RE TOO LATE!" Saaya screamed as she entered the school grounds.

"Yamambuki?" Yukari gasped.

"WE ARE!" Amu asked falling through the gate on her face.

"Hinamori," Yukari said in an annoyed tone rather than an alarmed one.

"WHAT! WHY! I TRIED SO HARD!" Yumi squealed tumbling in as well, gripping onto Yaya's hand, whom was gripping onto Kairi's.

"Minazaki? Yuiki? K-Kairi! Kairi didn't you leave on the bus just now?" Yukari questioned her little brother.

"Sister, you didn't notice I was gone?" Kairi asked somberly.

"Of course I did it's jus-"

"Amu!" Ikuto squealed picking up his strawberry off the ground, Nagihiko followed soon after, then Kukai entered promptly with Rima STILL on his back pointing and laughing at Amu.

"Tsukiyomi-kun," Nikaidou said this time, "Fujisaki, Souma…..Mashiro?"

"We," Lulu said entering lastly with Tadase, "Can explain,"

"You better," The principal added sternly.

"You see," Yumi sighed lowering her head, "This is all Amu's fault."

"Yep, Hinamori." Kukai replied.

"She didn't set the alarm," Rima added still thrown over Kukai's back.

"And now we're late!" Everyone squealed except for Amu and her trusted boyfriend.

"Well, what do you propose we do now?" Nikaidou grunted, "The bus is already long gone!"

"We know," Rima, Lulu, and Yumi sighed.

"Well I guess these few aren't going," The principal declared sternly.

"What?" Rima gasped in outrage.

"I said, Well I guess these few aren't going," He repeated.

"I heard what ya said old man, but what the hell gives you the right t-" Rima began already reaching for the knife she kept somewhere special, when Nagihiko covered her mouth. The both of them were blushing but no one moved.

"Okay…." Yukari said trailing off furrowing her brow at the blushing couple, "I know they've done wrong, extremely wrong, and forbidding them from going is a suitable punishment for their tardiness, in fact I find this all very disrespectful but whether we like it or not without these five guys Seiyo will surely loose,"

"Well it is them whom have let their team down, It is a long long way to Tokyo and we can't just ask the bus to turn all the way around!" The principal exclaimed.

"Well we might have to, these girls, are also my head cheerleaders! The head cheerleader, the captain of the basketball team, and the other MVPs all missing….Seiyo won't stand a chance and Toyotomi will have to step in, although they have shown great disrespect, what have the others done?" Yukari rambled, "Saying that it's these few's fault isn't going to help the situation, of course it will embarrass them and make them repent, but what about the others? They've all worked so hard and as a cheerleading coach I cannot sit back and allow you to do this!"

"You speak with such passion, Sanjo-san, but what is there to do? As we speak the bus is nearing Tokyo it is surely too late." The principal spoke.

"Well my driver can take us!" Nagihiko spoke up.

"Limo time," Saaya whispered to Lulu. Lulu nodded her head and clapped. As Nagihiko spoke he still covered Rima's mouth.

"The school is responsible for taking you to Tokyo if you have to go by yourself it will cause quite some controversy between parents and the staff," The principal explained.

"No limo time," Saaya sighed, Lulu hung her head in sadness.

"But this is our way of making up for our lateness," Kukai defended.

"Yes but it simply cannot be allowed, unless someone from the staff takes you we cannot al-"

"We'll take them! We have all that space in the limo!" Nikaidou squealed.

"Limo time….?" Saaya asked happily.

"Yuu!" Yukari shrieked in disgust slapping him on the forehead, "What the fuck?"

"What! IT all works out!"

"Don't tell 'em about the Limo you retarded fool! Now we can't party!" She squealed.

"Was that your intention?" The principal asked, "A second ago you preached so reverently about them being so valuable and precious to the team and now you refuse to let them ride in your fancy automobile?"

Sanjo froze and twitched.

"You guys have 15 minutes to assemble into that Limo! I gotta go take some pills…." She sighed and wandered off towards the lady's room.

"LIMO TIME!" Saaya and Lulu squealed.

"With teachers, ew." Rima added breaking free from Nagihiko's grip.

"Come on kids, the limo is this way!" Nikaidou announced.

"Yay!" Lulu squealed and they all followed him like baby ducklings marching after their mama.

Except for Nagihiko, who pulled Rima aside when everyone was distracted.

O.O.O.O

RIMA'S POV:

"Nagihiko?" I tried to ask without stuttering.

"Rima, for the past days I've been trying to tell you something," Nagihiko said to me with serious eyes.

Could this be the confession?

Nope cuz he doesn't like you, remember, Rima?

Yeah, yeah, well be quiet Rima.

"Yes…." I mumbled hoping he would continue today.

"let's be…"

Huh?

"Friends," He finished.

HUH?

"I'm sorry…huh?" I asked titling my head to the side.

"Um…er…." He said scratching the back of his nervously, "What I'm trying to say is it always seems like there is this void between us and….."

"Void?" I echoed in complete and utter confusion.

"You know what I mean! We argue all the time and I think we could be really great….friends."

"Friends…." I mumbled.

Then it hit me.

"FRIENDS!" I nearly shouted, he looked surprised for a second, I covered my mouth and blushed, "I think…..that is a good Idea, let's be friends….good friends….close friends….best friends!"

"Yeah best friends!" Nagihiko smiled.

"Best friends!"

"Best friends!" He squealed too then we both looked away awkwardly. What's going on?

"Please take care of me then," I smiled widely and stuck out my hand. If I can't be his girlfriend then I could at least be his best friend. He shook my hand then pulled me into a hug.

"Best friends hug, right?" He whispered.

I'm dreaming right?

O.O.O.O

NORMAL POV:

Kukai glanced out the window in the medium sized limo and found himself engrossed in the drama between Rima and Nagihiko. He rolled down the window slightly and tried to listen. After hearing the whole conversation and seeing them hug he sighed and shook his head.

"Why can't they just communicate properly?" He mumbled.

"What?" Amu asked looking up at Kukai.

"This is your fault isn't it?" He asked.

"What!" Amu squealed, "What's my fault!"

"Nothing," He said and glanced out the window again.

O.O.O.O

RIMA'S POV:

When we all loaded into the limo [I sat next to Nagihiko, because that's what best friends do] Yukari-sensei and Nikaidou-sensei put up a tinted black screen so we wouldn't see them in the front. Before doing so she came in and yelled at us.

"Don't think because you guys are minors we aren't gonna party! So shut up, have a drink, have some fun, we'll be in Tokyo in no time! A little later than the others….a lot later…..but you'll thank me!" she cried.

"Older Sis, you just care about your alcohol addiction don't you?" Kairi mumbled.

"Shut up, and don't do anything wild back here because you think we're not looking….that means YOU Ikuto!" She said pointing at Amu then she hobbled off muttering things like 'stupid kids ruining fun'.

The limo started moving then Saaya smiled.

"So let's get down to business. Let's play a game!" She squealed.

"This can't be good." I muttered. Nagihiko smiled warmly at me when I said so. I like this friend thing….

"What kind of game?" Ikuto asked somehow looking interested, "Cards?"

"Eww know cards are for old guys. We are going to play truth or dare!" She squealed.

Half of us groaned.

"Come on it's fun!" Saaya giggled.

"How about this game?" Ikuto suggested and whispered into her ear. She turned to stone and fell on Lulu.

"Tsukiyomi-kun!" Saaya gasped, "NO!"

"But I want to see Amu pl-"

"Absolutely not!"

"Fine,"

"So we're gonna play this the fun way!" Saaya grinned.

Well this certainly cannot be good. FML.

It's going to be a long, long, cow, long, journey to Tokyo.

O.O.O.O

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