" Why must I always get stuck going to a photo shoot with my mom. .whenever she goes out of state? Is she just torturing me, or does she think I'll enjoy going to these places. I mean HAWAII. I won't even be able to see any of my friends for almost two months. The only other person I'll have is Sapphire, but I don't even really get along with him."

Rika was running around her room to try and get all the things she thought she would need for the two months. Yes, Rika had gotten along with her mom after the D-Reaper incident, but that didn't mean she didn't annoy the hell out of her. Rika had decided to date Ryo after the incident but found out that he tried to impress her for her looks alone. He was after all, only a teenager. She felt heartbroken that one of the few men she ever admired and, she thought, had a chance with, just dumped her on the spot. It was so embarrassing. Takato and Henry were there and he just turned around and dumped her. Rika wished that he could have been in a private spot with nobody, but in front of Henry, and TAKATO! You could just imagine what Rika did to him. She just punched him and broke his nose, yeah, broke. Henry and Takato had to hold her back while Kazu and Kenta pulled an unconscious Ryo outside. The worst part was that Ryo's parents had called the police, and Rika was put on parole (not to mention a restraining order) The only reason She didn't go to Juvie was because her mom had bribed the judge. Now she has a parole officer on her ass twenty-four seven, and not to mention Sapphire (who she didn't mind that much since she admired him((but still a pain)).). Now she was going to Hawaii with none of her friends. At least she hadn't been that close to them since the "Ryo" incident, it might have been awkward to be forced on a luxury cruise with that look. Oh, that look Takato gave Rika that day. It was a look of both disappointment and pity. That look was heartwrentching. It looked like he was disappointed that his newly reformed Rika would result to violence as her first instinct.

" Wait, his newly reformed Rika. Where did I get that from." Rika said as she put what looked like an inappropriately placed bathing suit." Kids my age wear these. Whoever wears these probably ended up on the cover of Playboy."

" Hey, no posing for you till you're eighteen, or off parole. Whichever happens first," came a joking voice with a smile plastered on his face. Rika would usually say that a person's grin is always fake, and his was no different, but at least you could tell that he enjoyed his life. Calm and cool would probably be the two best words to describe his person, next to smart. Maybe that's why Rika enjoyed having him around so much, being able just to say his name and have a walking calculator in her reach. But like others, he was annoying at times and seemed to be somewhat of a geek, but that was to be expected from a smart person. He was probably the coolest parole officer's son in the world though." Oh well, You ready yet?"

" Course I'm not, and I'll pose if I want to." Rika tried to make a witty retort, which failed.

" Yeah, I'll be up there with you when that happens," Sapphire said, forgetting that Rika's body was perfect for a modeling career.

" My Rika won't be posing for any of those incriminating magazines you probably love to read," Rika's mom suddenly stepped in wondering if her daughter was done packing yet.

" Hey, with Rika around, I don't need any of those magazines."

POW!

" Ow, I guess I had that one coming, oh well. You ready yet?"

" I just happen to be," Rika said trying to look angry, but she knew Sapphire's last remark was a compliment.

" Great," Rumiko( Rika's mom) said," now we can go and enjoy this new getaway. Which reminds me Rika, there's a surprise for you on the boat."

" A surprise!" Rika tried to say surprised. She then whispered to Sapphire," I hope it's not a dress, I'd rather kill myself than put one of those on."

" I'm sorry Rika," Sapphire whispered back," but you will have to wear a dress at the numerous dances during the cruises. Should I say that you fell off the side of the boat while trying to examine the propellers?"

" There's only one person that I would put on a dress for."

" Oh, you mean Ryo. Or was it that Tekato kid, I don't remember?"

" Shut it Sapphire! I don't need to answer to you,"

" Actually, you do," Sapphire held a paper to Rika which clearly states she must answer all his questions truthfully.

" I see you're abusing your authority, that could get you arrested right?" Rika said with a triumphant look on her face.

" Come on Rika, just tell me."

" Okay, maybe there's two."

" And who are they?"

" One's Renamon,"

" Your partner right,"

" Yeah."

" And the other."

" It's..ah…it's…Ta….Takato."

" I would like to know why."

" Well, because he never saw me for my tough girl persona. He always saw me as the person who I was inside. He made me open up to the world and know that I don't even have it tough, so why act like it?"

Rumiko was currently examining the two youngsters who had entirely forgotten she was even there.

" Well, now that you're finished, CAN WE GET GOING!"

" Damn," Rika and Sapphire said simultaneously.

"OK then, to the dock."

Rika and Sapphire sweat drop simultaneously.

AT THE DOCK

Rika was wearing her casual wear with her Red hair with blond highlights tied in a spiky ponytail. Her full heart T-shirt was on display along with a pair of dark denim jeans. Sapphire was dressed in a simple black T-shirt and baggy black denim jeans. Rumiko was wearing a red trench coat with her silver stilettos finally making an appearance.

" Okay, so what's up with this boat, it's bigger than Guilmon's stomach!" Rika said astonished at the sheer size of the boat.

" It's not that big, but then again, I am looking at the wrong boat."

" Man, you need to get a girlfriend, before you become too much of a geek to even be in the same proximity of a woman."

" I think you're too late for that one."

" And you two will be too late for the boat if you don't hurry up"

" Ah yes, the boat."

The trio then proceeded toward the dock where their boat was currently anchored. This thing was huge, and towered over all the buildings in the vicinity. As the three reached the boarding bridge, two familiar looking figures passed by right in front of her and were gone in the blink of an eye. Rika just passed it off as her imagination and proceeded with the task at hand.

" May I see your tickets," one of the crewmen said as we boarded the ship. As commanded, Rumiko handed the tickets over and the man tore the detachable end. "Enjoy your stay at The Strahl dinner & casino"

" Oh that we will," replied Rumiko as she stepped onboard. The ship was not only huge, but beautiful. The wooden deck was polished to a sheen while the railings looked as if they were made of gold. The ship's exterior was pure white, with small purple rimming around the windows. Once inside, you forget the fact that you are even on a ship. The rooms were designed with elegance and complexity in mind. Chandeliers were hung from the roof of the main hall and the stairs curved elegantly towards the new entry. The three then moved to the southern sextion of the boat where their rooms would be. Rika noticed a beautifully decorated ballroom as they entered the southern section of the ship, however her main focus was on the room.

" Ah, 345A. This is it!" Rumiko cried, both happy and relieved.

" finally we can just start relaxing and not worry about----,"

" Rika, put on that bikini I gave you, we're going to go to the pools."

" Wait WHAA….."

" You heard me!!!!!,"

So now Rika was walking down the elegant corridors in one of the least revealing outfits her mother had given her. Designer clothes isn't pretty (Unless Rika's wearing it) and not to mention gets stares from way more people than you'd think. Oh well.

As Rika rounded her last few steps towards the pools, she noticed a familiar figure in swim trunks run into her.

" Hey watch it uh….Takato!" Rika almost yelled as she proceeded to hug the goggle head.

"Yeah it's nice to see you too," Takato said into her hair. Rika noticed that she was hugging him and let go.

"So you do have a chance with boys," Sapphire called from the back, also wearing swim trunks, and a towel around his neck. Takato frowned slightly seeing that the boy had some connection with her. Sapphire came up and sensed the goggle head's discomfort," I'm her parole officer, in a way. She just trusts a guy that she could beat up easily and bend toward her will." Sapphire said, hopefully giving Takato some confidence. He then spotted the next best thing. Two girls were staring and smiling his direction, probably at Takato, but this was his chance, " excuse me, I have to work with those two lovely ladies over there. Oh, and if you find Ryo on the ship, remember to just ignore what he says. If he speaks to you, just say Takato..Takato…Takato, in your head. Bye" Sapphire proceeded to running away as fast as he could running away from what was known as "THE WRATH OF RIKA" to all of them. Rika just stood there blushing. Takato, wanting nothing more than to have Rika comfortable, changed the subject.

" Well Rika, want to go meet the others. They told me that they were going on this cruise to Hawaii, and I'm guessing it is in fact this one."

" Sure goggle head, let's go."

For some reason, Takato led her straight towards one of the three large pools.

" Why such a big pool?" Rika asked.

" Well, they asked us if we were the tamers from the D-Reaper incident and we said yes. So I'm guessing that we have this huge thing all to ourselves. Now, you might be thinking that this is an Olympic sized pool on the top of a ship. You would be right. But you could probably imagine it being blunt and abandoned with Henry doing a breaststroke in the middle. Well It's the exact opposite! The pool is huge, but there was music pumping to a degree that was definitely unsafe, but livened the place up. Not to mention there was this jungle theme to the whole place that made it seem more alive. And it wasn't Henry in the pool doing the breaststroke, it was Kenta practicing his butterfly. Henry was currently sitting on one of the chairs applying sun screen to Juri's back. Rika noticed Kazu talking to non other than Ryo. Takato grabbed her shoulder. Rika turned around a soft fury glowing in her eyes.

" WHAT IS HE DOING HERE!!!!!!……!" maybe not soft fury.

" Don't worry Rika. It's been a while. He knows that you really have no interest in him, so he's moved on. You gotta understand Rika, he just wants to be your friend again. He doesn't want any trouble.

" I won't forgive him for what he did to me."

" Please, just do it for me.'

" Okay,"

" wow, I really wasn't expecting that. I thought I could just have her forget the whole ordeal by beating me up."

" Just keep rubbing her back. Pretend not to notice Rika's blush or Takato's sweat drop." Henry thought to himself.

" Thanks. Really, now we can all just enjoy the vacation."

Ryo noticed Rika and Takato next to her. He had told Takato that he had finally moved on, and decided that his friendship with the tamers was more important than a crush he could easily have lost when another attractive girl came his way. He asked Takato to tell her that he was really sorry and wanted nothing more than to just be friends again.

" Hey Henry! I think that's enough sunscreen, don't ya think?" Henry was so busy trying to see if he could play matchmaker that he didn't even notice he was still rubbing sunscreen on Juri's back.

" Oh," Henry smiled sheepishly," sorry about that."

" Wow Henry, you need to be more concentrated on your current tasks. So in other words, don't worry about it."

" You know Juri," Henry thought aloud," you say many things that actually allude to our conversation."

" I know, it's cool isn't it."

Henry sweat dropped at this statement.

"Rika don't worry. Just sit down relax, do you want anything to eat or drink?"

"Umm, now that you ask, just a soda."

" Alright, I'll get it right away."

Takato then proceeded in walking to a shack like bar to get the sodas. Ryo then came up to Rika and gave her an apologetic look.

" Ryo, just leave me alone."

" But I just wanted to tell you that even though I broke up with you, it doesn't mean that we can't be friends. I just want us all to be tamers again. I want you to be able to trust me, in case we get into any bad situations."

"Ryo, you said a lot of good things, but the only reason I'll be your friend is because Takato asked me to."

"Well, I just want you to know that I'm sorry if I hurt you, and…ya.."

" I'm back," Takato came out with a Pepsi in one hand and an orange soda in the other. He gave Ryo a nod that apparently meant now would be a good time to leave.

"Well, guess I gotta get goin now," Ryo said rubbing the back of his head.

" Yea, be seing you around," Rika said, in a slightly cold voice.

Ryo proceeded in leaving and Takato decided it was a good time as any to sit down next to her.

"So gogglehead?" Rika started asking," why are we all here anyway.