Promise of the Heart
Intro: Ruki gets some astonishing news from her mother that could change her life forever. Then out of her depression she gets in a fight with Takato. Will the two both discover their love before it's too late? This has a song in it, from the pokemon soundtrack. Rukato. This is the Introduction not the actual story!!!
()= Rika's thoughts
{}= Takato's thoughts
[]= Henry's thoughts
''= Anyone else's thoughts
""= Speaking
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the two songs
***Introduction Part 1***
Makino Ruki awoke in the morning breathing in the crisp air. It was a beautiful morning, but Ruki felt rotten. (I guess I'd better get up and get moving...) She stood and did her hair, got dressed and walked down to the kitchen.
Her grandma was already there. "Good morning Ruki."
"Morning Grandma..."
"Breakfast is ready."
"I'm not hungry," said Ruki flatly. Her grandmother blinked in surprise. "Ruki?"
"I'm fine," said Ruki as she put her shoes on. "I'm going for a walk and then to visit my friends ok?"
Her grandmother sighed. "I know you're unhappy dear..."
"Whatever," Ruki had the usual ice in her tone. "I'll be back, bye."
"Bye..."
Ms. Makino appeared. "Where's Ruki?"
Her mother turned. "I think she's taking the news too hard. Can't you cancel?"
Ms. Makino sighed. "I..."
"Think of your daughter," said Grandma. "She really wishes to stay..."
"I know..." Ms. Makino looked down. "I know..."
* * *
"Hey Takato!" Jenrya Lee waved to his goggle friend. Matsuki Takato came up to him.
"Hi Lee," said Takato, smiling.
"So are you going to confess to a certain someone?" said Lee deviously. "Or are you going to stand here?"
Takato blushed. "What if she doesn't like me?"
"Takato we've been through this a million times," said Lee, pushing Takato towards the park. "She likes you back ok?"
"How do you know?" asked Takato, wrenching free from Lee's grasp.
Lee rolled his eyes. "I asked Renamon, remember?"
Takato blushed with a sheepish look on his face. "Oh...Right..."
Lee laughed. "So do you remember what you want to say?"
"Yea!" said Takato, brightening. Juri came walking up to them. Lee smiled. "Ok here she comes, ready?"
"Ready," said Takato, happily. Juri smiled at him and he immediately blushed. "Hi Takato."
"Hi Juri," said Takato, trying to hide his red face from her. "Can I...speak to you alone for a moment?"
"Sure," said Juri. Takato lead the way away from Lee. Lee shook his head. [I wonder where Ruki is...and I'm also wondering if I did the right thing...]
Flashbacks played through his head. He remembered how Ruki always seemed to refer to them as 'Takato and them' and Takato vice versa. How she always seemed worried about him, snapping him back to reality when Megidramon appeared. What had caught him off guard was when Takato had stared at her and she saw him. He blushed and turned away, and Lee was surprised she didn't pound Takato flat. Instead she stared back at him, and then the remark about her shirt...
Still, he told himself. Takato wanted to save Juri more than anything when the D-reaper came...however, he never actually blushed around her, not as red as with Ruki anyway. And when Kai asked him if he liked Juri he had said, "Sorta." That could have been for two reasons, he didn't what his cousin to know he liked her, or he did have something for Ruki. But Takato always did seem to have a thing for Juri...
Lee put his hand to his forehead. "I hope I'm doing the right thing..."
Takato came out with a lopsided look, but it didn't look like love. Actually, it looked like a toss up between sad and happy. Juri blew a kiss at Lee and walked away. Lee blushed and ran up to Takato. "Well?"
"She said she only liked me as a close friend," said Takato. "And I realized something."
"What might that be?"
"I think I like Ruki."
Lee stared at him was a raised eyebrow. "You're kidding me right? Come on Takato, she'd rather pound Hirokazu and Kenta flat than say, 'Good job guys.'" Takato's face fell and Lee started to laugh.
"I'm kidding Takato!" he said smiling. Takato had a look of relief on his face. Lee smiled. "Actually, when I talked to Renamon I had asked her if Ruki liked you, not Juri."
Takato raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Yes," said Lee, and he smiled. "Now how about trying to confess to her?"
Takato screwed up his face. "I don't know..." He was about to say something else but Lee clapped his hand over Takato's mouth. "Don't say it Takato."
"Mmmph hmph?" said Takato under Lee's hand. Lee rolled his eyes. "I know exactly what you're going to say, and this time I mean it...she likes you."
* * *
Ruki walked around town unhappily. She paused and stared at the place where they had destroyed the D-Reaper, then at Takato's school, her school, and the all the Tamer's houses. She paused at Takato's house though. (Takato...) She turned away and headed toward the park, she wanted to be alone and no one would bother her there.
She sat on one of the swings and looked around. (No one's here...good.) She began to swing slowly, staring at the ground and thinking. (Why do I have to leave? Why did mom ever agree to that stupid contract? I'll be separated...) She sighed and tears filled her eyes. (I don't want to leave here...I have friends...real ones...plus I don't want to leave him...)
A teardrop splattered on the sand under her swing. She was crying, no matter how hard she tried to stop herself. Trembling, she stopped swinging and for once in her life, gave up and let her emotions take over. (I'm strong...I don't cry...I'm independent and I don't need friends...but...) She kept saying that inside her head, but she didn't believe it. Sure she was strong and independent, but she liked having friends. She wiped some of the tears away and looked out at the horizon. (Please don't make me leave...)
She heard footsteps and quickly put on her stern look and wiped the rest of the tears away. She looked up in time to see Takato appear around the bushes. "Ruki?"
Ruki turned away, even though normally she wouldn't, but she wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. Not even Gogglehead. "Go away Gogglehead..."
Takato ignored her and drew closer. "What's wrong Ruki?"
Ruki was getting agitated. She was in a rotten mood and even though she 'sort of' liked Takato, now was not the time to push it. "Leave me alone Gogglehead."
Takato knelt down beside her swing. His face was full of worry. "I bet if you tell me about it you'll feel better."
Ruki's grip on the swing got tighter. "I mean it Takato now is not the time to push me."
Takato stood. "I'm just trying to help."
Ruki had had enough. "Gogglehead just leave me alone and go away! I'm not in the mood and I don't want to see you here again!" Her blood was boiling with anger, she just wanted time to think.
Takato's face fell. {She doesn't like me...} But for some reason his blood was boiling too. He clenched his fists. "I'm just trying to be nice Ruki no need to lash out at me."
"Well you aren't helping!" she shouted, leaping off the swing. "Go help Juri or someone else because right now I don't need it!"
"Ruki but I-," he tried to speak. {Man I've been looking high and low for her to tell her that I like her and this is what I get?} He suddenly got very angry. "Why are you so mean to me?! And why do you keep on bringing up Juri?!"
Ruki's eyes narrowed and she got up. She turned and walked away in a huff.
"Fine, go then," growled Takato, folding his arms. "I don't want to see you again either!"
Ruki kept walking and she realized what she had done. (Oh no...) She stopped and turned. "Gogglehead?"
Takato didn't listen to her soft tone. His voice rose along with his anger. "Stop calling me that! I hate that name and I hate you!!!" Ruki stared at the ground. (So he doesn't like me...)
Takato then realized what he had just said. His eyes softened. "Ruki I-."
Ruki turned away and kept walking. She looked over her shoulder at him once and ran toward him, and socked him in the nose. Takato, a bit taken aback, touched the blood dribbling down from his nose. He stared at her and saw sadness in her eyes. Ruki turned and left.
Takato sighed and sat on the swing. "What have I done..." {It was her fault...she shouldn't have lashed out at me...still, I acted like a total jerk. She probably wouldn't have gotten mad if I had just left her alone...} Tears began to dribble down his face. {All I wanted to do was tell her how I felt...} He touched the blood dribbling down his lip and anger boiled within him. He wiped some of the blood away and stood. With clenched fists he began to walk away. {I don't need her...}
***End of Intro Part 1***
Oooh...this could get ugly. Will these two recognize their love for one another before Ruki leaves? Of course they will!! Lol. Rukato forever, stay tuned!!! The song appears later in the story (Excuse me, 'Introduction').
Intro: Ruki gets some astonishing news from her mother that could change her life forever. Then out of her depression she gets in a fight with Takato. Will the two both discover their love before it's too late? This has a song in it, from the pokemon soundtrack. Rukato. This is the Introduction not the actual story!!!
()= Rika's thoughts
{}= Takato's thoughts
[]= Henry's thoughts
''= Anyone else's thoughts
""= Speaking
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the two songs
***Introduction Part 1***
Makino Ruki awoke in the morning breathing in the crisp air. It was a beautiful morning, but Ruki felt rotten. (I guess I'd better get up and get moving...) She stood and did her hair, got dressed and walked down to the kitchen.
Her grandma was already there. "Good morning Ruki."
"Morning Grandma..."
"Breakfast is ready."
"I'm not hungry," said Ruki flatly. Her grandmother blinked in surprise. "Ruki?"
"I'm fine," said Ruki as she put her shoes on. "I'm going for a walk and then to visit my friends ok?"
Her grandmother sighed. "I know you're unhappy dear..."
"Whatever," Ruki had the usual ice in her tone. "I'll be back, bye."
"Bye..."
Ms. Makino appeared. "Where's Ruki?"
Her mother turned. "I think she's taking the news too hard. Can't you cancel?"
Ms. Makino sighed. "I..."
"Think of your daughter," said Grandma. "She really wishes to stay..."
"I know..." Ms. Makino looked down. "I know..."
* * *
"Hey Takato!" Jenrya Lee waved to his goggle friend. Matsuki Takato came up to him.
"Hi Lee," said Takato, smiling.
"So are you going to confess to a certain someone?" said Lee deviously. "Or are you going to stand here?"
Takato blushed. "What if she doesn't like me?"
"Takato we've been through this a million times," said Lee, pushing Takato towards the park. "She likes you back ok?"
"How do you know?" asked Takato, wrenching free from Lee's grasp.
Lee rolled his eyes. "I asked Renamon, remember?"
Takato blushed with a sheepish look on his face. "Oh...Right..."
Lee laughed. "So do you remember what you want to say?"
"Yea!" said Takato, brightening. Juri came walking up to them. Lee smiled. "Ok here she comes, ready?"
"Ready," said Takato, happily. Juri smiled at him and he immediately blushed. "Hi Takato."
"Hi Juri," said Takato, trying to hide his red face from her. "Can I...speak to you alone for a moment?"
"Sure," said Juri. Takato lead the way away from Lee. Lee shook his head. [I wonder where Ruki is...and I'm also wondering if I did the right thing...]
Flashbacks played through his head. He remembered how Ruki always seemed to refer to them as 'Takato and them' and Takato vice versa. How she always seemed worried about him, snapping him back to reality when Megidramon appeared. What had caught him off guard was when Takato had stared at her and she saw him. He blushed and turned away, and Lee was surprised she didn't pound Takato flat. Instead she stared back at him, and then the remark about her shirt...
Still, he told himself. Takato wanted to save Juri more than anything when the D-reaper came...however, he never actually blushed around her, not as red as with Ruki anyway. And when Kai asked him if he liked Juri he had said, "Sorta." That could have been for two reasons, he didn't what his cousin to know he liked her, or he did have something for Ruki. But Takato always did seem to have a thing for Juri...
Lee put his hand to his forehead. "I hope I'm doing the right thing..."
Takato came out with a lopsided look, but it didn't look like love. Actually, it looked like a toss up between sad and happy. Juri blew a kiss at Lee and walked away. Lee blushed and ran up to Takato. "Well?"
"She said she only liked me as a close friend," said Takato. "And I realized something."
"What might that be?"
"I think I like Ruki."
Lee stared at him was a raised eyebrow. "You're kidding me right? Come on Takato, she'd rather pound Hirokazu and Kenta flat than say, 'Good job guys.'" Takato's face fell and Lee started to laugh.
"I'm kidding Takato!" he said smiling. Takato had a look of relief on his face. Lee smiled. "Actually, when I talked to Renamon I had asked her if Ruki liked you, not Juri."
Takato raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Yes," said Lee, and he smiled. "Now how about trying to confess to her?"
Takato screwed up his face. "I don't know..." He was about to say something else but Lee clapped his hand over Takato's mouth. "Don't say it Takato."
"Mmmph hmph?" said Takato under Lee's hand. Lee rolled his eyes. "I know exactly what you're going to say, and this time I mean it...she likes you."
* * *
Ruki walked around town unhappily. She paused and stared at the place where they had destroyed the D-Reaper, then at Takato's school, her school, and the all the Tamer's houses. She paused at Takato's house though. (Takato...) She turned away and headed toward the park, she wanted to be alone and no one would bother her there.
She sat on one of the swings and looked around. (No one's here...good.) She began to swing slowly, staring at the ground and thinking. (Why do I have to leave? Why did mom ever agree to that stupid contract? I'll be separated...) She sighed and tears filled her eyes. (I don't want to leave here...I have friends...real ones...plus I don't want to leave him...)
A teardrop splattered on the sand under her swing. She was crying, no matter how hard she tried to stop herself. Trembling, she stopped swinging and for once in her life, gave up and let her emotions take over. (I'm strong...I don't cry...I'm independent and I don't need friends...but...) She kept saying that inside her head, but she didn't believe it. Sure she was strong and independent, but she liked having friends. She wiped some of the tears away and looked out at the horizon. (Please don't make me leave...)
She heard footsteps and quickly put on her stern look and wiped the rest of the tears away. She looked up in time to see Takato appear around the bushes. "Ruki?"
Ruki turned away, even though normally she wouldn't, but she wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. Not even Gogglehead. "Go away Gogglehead..."
Takato ignored her and drew closer. "What's wrong Ruki?"
Ruki was getting agitated. She was in a rotten mood and even though she 'sort of' liked Takato, now was not the time to push it. "Leave me alone Gogglehead."
Takato knelt down beside her swing. His face was full of worry. "I bet if you tell me about it you'll feel better."
Ruki's grip on the swing got tighter. "I mean it Takato now is not the time to push me."
Takato stood. "I'm just trying to help."
Ruki had had enough. "Gogglehead just leave me alone and go away! I'm not in the mood and I don't want to see you here again!" Her blood was boiling with anger, she just wanted time to think.
Takato's face fell. {She doesn't like me...} But for some reason his blood was boiling too. He clenched his fists. "I'm just trying to be nice Ruki no need to lash out at me."
"Well you aren't helping!" she shouted, leaping off the swing. "Go help Juri or someone else because right now I don't need it!"
"Ruki but I-," he tried to speak. {Man I've been looking high and low for her to tell her that I like her and this is what I get?} He suddenly got very angry. "Why are you so mean to me?! And why do you keep on bringing up Juri?!"
Ruki's eyes narrowed and she got up. She turned and walked away in a huff.
"Fine, go then," growled Takato, folding his arms. "I don't want to see you again either!"
Ruki kept walking and she realized what she had done. (Oh no...) She stopped and turned. "Gogglehead?"
Takato didn't listen to her soft tone. His voice rose along with his anger. "Stop calling me that! I hate that name and I hate you!!!" Ruki stared at the ground. (So he doesn't like me...)
Takato then realized what he had just said. His eyes softened. "Ruki I-."
Ruki turned away and kept walking. She looked over her shoulder at him once and ran toward him, and socked him in the nose. Takato, a bit taken aback, touched the blood dribbling down from his nose. He stared at her and saw sadness in her eyes. Ruki turned and left.
Takato sighed and sat on the swing. "What have I done..." {It was her fault...she shouldn't have lashed out at me...still, I acted like a total jerk. She probably wouldn't have gotten mad if I had just left her alone...} Tears began to dribble down his face. {All I wanted to do was tell her how I felt...} He touched the blood dribbling down his lip and anger boiled within him. He wiped some of the blood away and stood. With clenched fists he began to walk away. {I don't need her...}
***End of Intro Part 1***
Oooh...this could get ugly. Will these two recognize their love for one another before Ruki leaves? Of course they will!! Lol. Rukato forever, stay tuned!!! The song appears later in the story (Excuse me, 'Introduction').