Chapter One-Set Up
Rika flipped through her deck of digicards, picking out her most powerful modify cards and setting them in a pile beside her. Lately, fights in the Digital World were getting tougher and tougher as new digimon emerged, and her modify cards were starting to become useless in battles against certain digimon.
I will have to get newer and stronger cards, Rika noted to herself as she put away her deck.
Just then, her mom came bursting into her room. Rika turned around angrily and began to tell her mom off.
"How many times have I told you to knock before entering?" she scolded.
"Oh, Dear," her mother smiled, "I know how important your privacy is, but what I'm about to tell you just can't wait."
"This better be good…" Rika warned.
"Oh it is, Dear," she nodded. "You'll never guess what- "I bet I won't care…" Rika mumbled to herself.- I hooked you up for a blind date."
"WHAT!?!?!" Rika exclaimed. Did her mother just say that she had hooked her up for a blind date? She had to have heard wrong. It was one thing for her mother to make her dress in stupid dresses and pose in front of a camera, but to set her up for a blind date was completely out of the question.
"Isn't it wonderful?" her mom gave a light giggle.
"Wonderful?" she asked incredulously. "Wonderful? How can this be wonderful? You're sending me on a date with someone I don't even know!"
"But you will know him by the time you're date's finished," her mom's smile faded from her face.
"How could you?" Rika cried. "How could you do this? First you dress me up in stupid dresses. It's okay; I can handle wearing stupid dress. But now, you want me to go on a blind date? What's wrong with you?"
"Is it wrong that I want my daughter to act like a girl for once?" she asked, looking rather hurt. "You don't wear makeup, you don't chat on the phone with your girl friends and you don't go out on dates with other boys. What am I suppose to do with you, Rika? Don't you like boys?"
Rika looked sheepishly at the floor. Of course she liked boys. Why wouldn't she? It's just that she hadn't met any boys that she liked lately. Was it her fault that most men were totally clueless to the world around them? Then, Ryo suddenly came into mind for some reason. Why did he just appear in her mind like that? He was like most boys…wasn't he?
Arg! Rika thought in frustration. What is up with me? I do like boys, just not him. Just not him. Just not him!
And with that, she shook the image of Ryo away.
"Of course I like boys, mom," she snapped. "I just haven't found a guy that I really like yet."
"But maybe you'll like this boy?" her mother suggested. "His name is Michael and he's the son of one of the photographers at the studio. He's really quite handsome and-"
"No!" Rika shouted angrily. "Didn't you hear me the first time? I don't want to go on a stupid blind date. I don't care how cute he is, I'm not going."
Rika crossed her arms over her chest and turned her back against to her mother.
"Rika, please…" there was obviously hurt in her mother's voice. "You could try just this once and if you don't like it, I'll never invade in your love life again."
Rika snorted. She new it was just a little lie her mother was using just to get her to do what she wanted. But Rika just couldn't help feeling sorry for her. Even though her mother was never around when she needed her, her mother was now trying to do something nice for her (or what she considered nice).
"Fine, I'll do it," Rika said, making sure to keep the annoyed voice on. She didn't want to sound weak. "I'll only do it for one date. But just remember, I'm doing this to prove you wrong about this blind date thingy. Got it?"
"Oh, Rika, thank you," she heard her mother saying. "Now, we have to do something about that hair of yours and get you a nice dress-"
"No!" Rika spun angrily around to face her mother. "I like my hair the way it is and I don't want to wear a dress. This is who I am, and I'm not going to alter myself just for a boy."
Rika and her mother glared at each other for a while, waiting for the other to give up. But they were both persistent and minutes went by before her mother finally gave up.
"Fine!" she sighed as she turned around to leave. "You do what you want. I'm just glad you've agreed to this."
Yeah, well I only did this to shut you up, Rika thought bitterly to herself as she watched her mother leave.
****
Rika waited nervously for her date to arrive. Her mother wasn't around since she had to go out of town to visit some relatives and had left Rika behind. Typical of her mother to leave her here alone when she was just about to go out for her first date.
"Be careful, Rika," Rika's grandmother smiled as she passed by her granddaughter. "I want you home by nine if it's possible. Okay?"
"The date has to show up first before I can make any promises," Rika replied bitterly.
"Don't worry, he'll be here soon," her grandma reassured.
Just on cue, the doorbell rang.
He's here! Rika began to panic in her mind. I can't believe I agreed to this date. Maybe I could fake sick and not go. No, I already promised mom I would go no matter what happened.
Taking in a deep breath and pushing her nervousness aside, Rika walked to the front door and opened it slowly. Her heart stopped short when she saw the boy that stood before her. Her mother was definitely not lying when she said Michael was good looking. He had golden blond hair in a spiky hair do and amazing blue eyes. He wore a red sweatshirt and jeans. It was nice to see him dressed so casually and it made Rika feel better that she hadn't worn a dress. How silly she would have looke it she did.
Those eyes look so…familiar, Rika thought softly to herself. The image of Ryo appeared in her mind again, and Rika quickly shook it away.
"Hi, my name's Michael," the boy greeted her. "You must be Rika."
'Yeah, that's me," she said with a bored tone.
"I'm not really into this blind date stuff, by my dad insisted that I come," he blurted out. He quickly turned to a fine shade of red when he realized what he had just said. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that. I…just didn't really know what to say."
Well, at least he's not too thrill about this either, Rika thought.
"It's okay," Rika shrugged. "I'm not into dumb blind dates either. I only agreed to go just get my mom off my back. C'mon, let's go already."
Rika shoved past Michael and began to head off into the dark with her date struggling to keep up.
A/N: Okay…this isn't the greatest fic and I'm really trying- I truly am. This is my first digimon fic…so be nice. And just for the record, it's a Rika and Ryo fic. (yeah, I really like that couple.)
Rika flipped through her deck of digicards, picking out her most powerful modify cards and setting them in a pile beside her. Lately, fights in the Digital World were getting tougher and tougher as new digimon emerged, and her modify cards were starting to become useless in battles against certain digimon.
I will have to get newer and stronger cards, Rika noted to herself as she put away her deck.
Just then, her mom came bursting into her room. Rika turned around angrily and began to tell her mom off.
"How many times have I told you to knock before entering?" she scolded.
"Oh, Dear," her mother smiled, "I know how important your privacy is, but what I'm about to tell you just can't wait."
"This better be good…" Rika warned.
"Oh it is, Dear," she nodded. "You'll never guess what- "I bet I won't care…" Rika mumbled to herself.- I hooked you up for a blind date."
"WHAT!?!?!" Rika exclaimed. Did her mother just say that she had hooked her up for a blind date? She had to have heard wrong. It was one thing for her mother to make her dress in stupid dresses and pose in front of a camera, but to set her up for a blind date was completely out of the question.
"Isn't it wonderful?" her mom gave a light giggle.
"Wonderful?" she asked incredulously. "Wonderful? How can this be wonderful? You're sending me on a date with someone I don't even know!"
"But you will know him by the time you're date's finished," her mom's smile faded from her face.
"How could you?" Rika cried. "How could you do this? First you dress me up in stupid dresses. It's okay; I can handle wearing stupid dress. But now, you want me to go on a blind date? What's wrong with you?"
"Is it wrong that I want my daughter to act like a girl for once?" she asked, looking rather hurt. "You don't wear makeup, you don't chat on the phone with your girl friends and you don't go out on dates with other boys. What am I suppose to do with you, Rika? Don't you like boys?"
Rika looked sheepishly at the floor. Of course she liked boys. Why wouldn't she? It's just that she hadn't met any boys that she liked lately. Was it her fault that most men were totally clueless to the world around them? Then, Ryo suddenly came into mind for some reason. Why did he just appear in her mind like that? He was like most boys…wasn't he?
Arg! Rika thought in frustration. What is up with me? I do like boys, just not him. Just not him. Just not him!
And with that, she shook the image of Ryo away.
"Of course I like boys, mom," she snapped. "I just haven't found a guy that I really like yet."
"But maybe you'll like this boy?" her mother suggested. "His name is Michael and he's the son of one of the photographers at the studio. He's really quite handsome and-"
"No!" Rika shouted angrily. "Didn't you hear me the first time? I don't want to go on a stupid blind date. I don't care how cute he is, I'm not going."
Rika crossed her arms over her chest and turned her back against to her mother.
"Rika, please…" there was obviously hurt in her mother's voice. "You could try just this once and if you don't like it, I'll never invade in your love life again."
Rika snorted. She new it was just a little lie her mother was using just to get her to do what she wanted. But Rika just couldn't help feeling sorry for her. Even though her mother was never around when she needed her, her mother was now trying to do something nice for her (or what she considered nice).
"Fine, I'll do it," Rika said, making sure to keep the annoyed voice on. She didn't want to sound weak. "I'll only do it for one date. But just remember, I'm doing this to prove you wrong about this blind date thingy. Got it?"
"Oh, Rika, thank you," she heard her mother saying. "Now, we have to do something about that hair of yours and get you a nice dress-"
"No!" Rika spun angrily around to face her mother. "I like my hair the way it is and I don't want to wear a dress. This is who I am, and I'm not going to alter myself just for a boy."
Rika and her mother glared at each other for a while, waiting for the other to give up. But they were both persistent and minutes went by before her mother finally gave up.
"Fine!" she sighed as she turned around to leave. "You do what you want. I'm just glad you've agreed to this."
Yeah, well I only did this to shut you up, Rika thought bitterly to herself as she watched her mother leave.
****
Rika waited nervously for her date to arrive. Her mother wasn't around since she had to go out of town to visit some relatives and had left Rika behind. Typical of her mother to leave her here alone when she was just about to go out for her first date.
"Be careful, Rika," Rika's grandmother smiled as she passed by her granddaughter. "I want you home by nine if it's possible. Okay?"
"The date has to show up first before I can make any promises," Rika replied bitterly.
"Don't worry, he'll be here soon," her grandma reassured.
Just on cue, the doorbell rang.
He's here! Rika began to panic in her mind. I can't believe I agreed to this date. Maybe I could fake sick and not go. No, I already promised mom I would go no matter what happened.
Taking in a deep breath and pushing her nervousness aside, Rika walked to the front door and opened it slowly. Her heart stopped short when she saw the boy that stood before her. Her mother was definitely not lying when she said Michael was good looking. He had golden blond hair in a spiky hair do and amazing blue eyes. He wore a red sweatshirt and jeans. It was nice to see him dressed so casually and it made Rika feel better that she hadn't worn a dress. How silly she would have looke it she did.
Those eyes look so…familiar, Rika thought softly to herself. The image of Ryo appeared in her mind again, and Rika quickly shook it away.
"Hi, my name's Michael," the boy greeted her. "You must be Rika."
'Yeah, that's me," she said with a bored tone.
"I'm not really into this blind date stuff, by my dad insisted that I come," he blurted out. He quickly turned to a fine shade of red when he realized what he had just said. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that. I…just didn't really know what to say."
Well, at least he's not too thrill about this either, Rika thought.
"It's okay," Rika shrugged. "I'm not into dumb blind dates either. I only agreed to go just get my mom off my back. C'mon, let's go already."
Rika shoved past Michael and began to head off into the dark with her date struggling to keep up.
A/N: Okay…this isn't the greatest fic and I'm really trying- I truly am. This is my first digimon fic…so be nice. And just for the record, it's a Rika and Ryo fic. (yeah, I really like that couple.)