Disclaimer: i do not own digimon.

a.n.: i will be borrowing characters/digimon from other seasons.

Chapter 1: It Begins Rika's P.O.V.

It all started when I was walking home from the first day of public school. I wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings, more like I was thinking about what Kazu had said earlier.

-FLASHBACK-

"What do you think Rika?" Jeri, one of my closest friends other than Henry, Alice, Takato, and Renamon.

"Hmmm…Sorry Jeri, I guess I just sort of zoned outthinking about something. What were you saying?" I responded.

"Don't bother Jeri. The girl is as cold as the north pole itself. Trying to get some feeling or something nice out of her is like saying me and Kenta aren't the class clowns and that we don't hold the school record for getting the first detention of the new school year on the first day of school every year." Kazu said.

"Yah." Kenta piped up.

"Well at least I'm decent enough to come to these stupid meetings anymore, unlike some people, I still come and do my neighborhood night shifts." I retorted.

"See what I mean, the girl has no heart. She doesn't care about anyone but herself. Takato and Henry should have let Icedevimon take her away from us, that way we wouldn't have to deal with her ice cold heart and selfish attitude anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if Icedevimon came back looking for her one of these days. I mean, he'd be doing us all a favor. It's not like any of us want her around anymore." Kazu said.

I didn't wait around for anything else to be said. I wanted to get out of there before I could break down in front of everyone. As I was leaving, I heard Alice say something.

"Kazu, that was low. Even for you." Alice spoke up.

-END FLASHBACK-

'She doesn't care about anyone but herself'

'Takato and Henry should have let Icedevimon take her away from us'

'It's not like any of us want her around anymore'

All I could think about was what Kazu had said, and how much it really affected me. I guess what really shook me up, was I left so suddenly, no one noticed. Not even Jeri. Or Ryo for that matter. I was so lost. I didn't know what to think. On one hand, part of me was saying, 'Kazu was right, maybe I should just leave. No one would care. Anyway, I would have Renamon there for me.' But on the other hand, a part of me was saying, 'They don't know what I'm going through for them. The sacrifices I've made to protect them. I want to tell them, but what would happen then if I did tell them?' I was so wrapped up in my inner battle, that I was surprised when I heard footsteps. 'step, step, step' When I stopped I heard a 'whosh' sound behind me. ..sigh.. It could only be one person. "hmm…?" Then I sighed, "3...2..1." "Hey Wildcat!" He exclaimed happily. "Ryo, why am I not surprised?" I responded sarcastically. 'Honestly, sometimes that spikey-haired boy is too predictable. Why is he always following me around anyway?' Out of nowhere, a row of sweat formed on my brow, and then… "UGH!" I moaned

-FLASHBACK-

"Rika, it won't be easy to hold this inside of you." Renamon said with a questionable look and a matching questionable face to go with it.

"I know, but someone has to do it, besides, those dimwitted boys would break down too easily, and no way am I giving the choice to Alice or Jeri, Henry and Takato would kill me." I replied back. "What about Ryo?" She asked me. "He'll survive." "Rika? Rika?!…RIKA!" She yelled. "I'm sorry Renamon. I have to go back to Earth." Truth is I did have to, but not without one last thing. "Goodbye Renamon….Renamon?" "Yes Rika?" "I love you Renamon."

-END FLASHBACK-

"Ugh, why now?" I groaned and then all went blank. I do remember gradually becoming weak… and then slowly falling down, but not with out being caught by a pair of cool hands.

"Rika?…Rika?!" A voice said. Somewhere deep inside of me I knew that voice, but who? Who did that deep, hero-like, caring, worried voice belong to? Each word that came from that voice sounded like a song…

"Ugh.."

"You guys, I think she's waking up!" That voice, again, only this time with relief and enthusiasm.

"Hey Wildcat! How are you?"…Ryo.

"Wh-what happened?" As I opened my eyes I found 19 pairs of eyes peering down on me while I, Rika the Digimon Queen was cradled, no, hugged tightly to the chest of the one and only Ryo, the Digimon King. His eyes were red and he looked as if he had been crying. Hadhe been crying over ne?! Typical Ryo. But all the others look as if they had been crying as well. I expected this from Jeri and Suzie, maybe Alice, but the guys? Specifically Kazu who could careless if I was alive or not.

"What are you guys crying about?" I asked them warily, not fully recovered. As soon as I said that I knew that I shouldn't have opened my mouth.

"Rika!" The pretty-boy happily exclaimed. Before I could even blink, Ryo had happily embraced me, put his head on my shoulder, and started crying. Crying! Can you believe it? But being as I was the only one there without a tearstained face, I let him go unharmed. I shot a nervous look at Renamon when I realized I was at home. She must have been reading my thoughts because she telepathically said to me, -your mom and grandma are visiting your sister Kari in China- I understood what she meant, but I still didn't know what happened.

"Renamon, wh-?" I asked, but couldn't finish for it happened again. This time everyone saw what happened and panicked. Out of everyone, Ryo had the weirdest reaction, he felt my pain!

"Ugghh!"

"Rika!-Ugh- What's happening?" He yelled, but I didn't hear him. A little while later, I woke up and was startled to find myself cradled in Ryo's arms, he looked like he was in pain. Everyone was gone except for Ryo, Henry, Alice, and our partners. 'Hmph, if only it could stay like this forever, me and him. Together me in his arms without a care in the world…Rika, get a hold of yourself. You are not falling for Ryo, but maybe…' I mentally slapped myself to regain my composure.

"Rika?" Came that sweet melodic handsome voice.

"Ryo?" I cried, and if they knew what my dream was about, they would know why I flung my arms around his neck and started crying like a baby. Though surprised, he got the gesture and wrapped his arms around me, patting my back trying to comfort me.

"It's okay Rika, I'm right here. And I promise not to leave you." He spoke very calmly. -rika, would you like me to transfer your dream to them?- 'yes'. And with that, they all knew. Knew my dream, everything, especially what happened that last day in the digital world.