Hedo! ^-^ Anyways, a few notes before I start. In Japan and Korea, junior
high is actually three years, so I'm going to use that in the story. Just
to clear up some things. And Ryo is only two years older that the rest of
the people. I know people say he's four years older, but in my story he's
two. Capeesh? Okaie! ^-^ Bleh. and if you still don't get it, just go with
the flow. If you're still confused, just im me or e-mail. ^^;;; Oh and. for
those who like Jenrya x Ruki. I don't think you should read. I like the
couple and all, but I need it to be Ryuki to go with the story. I'm sorry!
Shaochung (Suzy): 7 Takato, Juri (Jeri), Jenrya (Henry), Ruki (Ruki), Hirokazu (Kazu), Kenta: 12 (Junior High 1st year) Ryo: 14 (Junior High 3rd year)
Okaie. On with the story! ^-^
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Disclaimer: Anything you know or see that isn't mine, it isn't mine! So that means anything relating to Digimon isn't mine! So there! The only thing that's mine so far is my story! Don't copy!
NOTE: If the text appears in reallie weird symbols and everything (xX; I hate it when it does that), just right click, and then click "Encoding". A list should appear next to it, and click "Unicode." It should look better after that. ^^; If it doesn't, please tell me in the reviews, okaie? :D
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Chapter 1
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"Oi, Dad? I'm home." a young teen said as he came into the dim apartment. He carelessly turned on the lights and found his father, lying on the couch. He cringed at the sight of his dad, and slowly walked to his room, attempting not to wake his father up. Too late for that.
"R..yo...?" his dad replied, sounding half-drunk.
'Oh shoot...'
His father lazily got up and stared at his son, giving him a half-asleep reprimanding look.
"You... know... that you shouldn't come home so late, you know..."
"Yeah... ehe... I know," Ryo said as he cautiously walked towards his room.
"And WHERE do you think YOU'RE going?" his father asked, raising his voice.
Fear grasped Ryo by the heart as he watched his father prowl towards him.
"Did you d-drink again tonight?" he stuttered, now side-walking towards the front door.
But his father gave no answer. Instead he lunged towards Ryo, clumsily but with force. Ryo was caught off guard and felt immense pain go into his stomach. His dad had plummeted his head into Ryo, and now watched his son slide down the wall in pain. He gave a lopsided smirk and then delivered a swift but heavy punch towards Ryo's shoulder.
"Come on, Ryo!"
All this time Ryo was silent even though the pain in his stomach and shoulder was unbearable. He got up slowly and ducked another punch that was for his head. He then ran towards the door, grabbed his jacket, ran out of the apartment, having just enough time to slam the door in his father's face. At that moment he knew that he had a chance to get away from his father, even if his father was still conscious. He rushed out onto the streets blindly, and didn't get a chance to see the person in front of him. He gave out a gasp and ran into the person straight on, causing him to trip and fall on his head, falling into unconsciousness.
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"Jenrya!!! JENRYA!!!!!!" a little girl's voice screamed as she shoved her sleeping older brother. "WAKE UUUUUUP!!!!!!!"
"Wut...?" Jenrya mumbled as he sat up slowly.
"DIGIMON ZERO TWO IS OUT! YAAAAAAAY! FWINALLY!!" Shuichon exclaimed as she raced out of her brother's room.
"Wha...?" It took a few more seconds for him to actually understand what his little sister had said. "Oh... what? Digimon... Zero Two?!" he cried as he himself rose out of his bed to see the brand new season. He dashed towards the living room and plopped himself next to Shaochung.
'Jeez... after two years of waiting the second season finally comes out...' he thought as he watched the opening. 'Funny how the first season of the tv show ended when our adventure started... maybe another similar thing will happen this time...' He gave out a laugh. 'I seriously doubt that. Our adventure ended a long time ago...' he thought sadly as he reflected back, not really paying attention to the new season.
'Terriermon...'
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Ryo groaned as he opened his eyelids slowly. Light danced around and it playfully touched his face, momentarily blinding him until his eyes adjusted to the amount of brightness. 'I'm... on a bed? What?' he thought, still half-asleep. 'I'm in a room... whose room...? Egh... what happened..?" His mind was in a daze as he vaguely tried to remember of the events that occurred last night.
"I came home... from the game... at what...? 7:00 at night... yeah... then... oh... Dad..." he said miserably as he buried his face in his hands. "Then... I ran outside... and crashed into someone..." he continued, mumbling. He lifted his face. "Where exactly am I...?"
The door slowly opened as a familiar face peeked in. Ryo raised his eyebrow in surprise.
"Takato?"
"You're awake. Great!" the boy replied warmly as he came into the room with a tray that had apparently Ryo's breakfast.
"Wha... Takato?" Ryo still asked, incredulously.
"Yeah, it's me," Takato replied as he set the tray down on his desk. "Long time no see, huh?"
"Well... dur!" Ryo exclaimed as he practically jumped out of the bed. He sat down with his legs crossed and faced Takato. "It's been what... two years now?" he said, grinning.
"Yeah," Takato replied, grinning back.
"So how's it been going here in this side of Shinjuku?"
"Er... well... Nothing much really. Same old same old. But school starts tomorrow," Takato said as he made a face.
"Really? Mine isn't starting until this Wednesday," Ryo said with a cheeky smile. "Wait... aren't you going to be in Junior High this year?"
Takato nodded. "Oh and guess what? We're all gonna be in the same school now!"
Ryo looked puzzled. "Who're we?"
"You know, the-"
A cell phone rang in Ryo's pocket unexpectedly, cutting Takato off in mid-sentence. Ryo answered his phone after giving Takato an apologetic hand gesture.
"Hello? Ryo speaking."
"Ryo?"
It took a moment for Ryo to realize who it was. "Dad...?" Ryo asked disbelievingly.
"Where are you right now?"
"I'm... at my friend's house..."
"Oh. Great. Stay there."
"What?" Ryo asked, confused. "You're not going to pick me up?"
"No. Well, I mean..." Ryo heard a sigh from the other line, "Stay there for the time being if you can."
"What? Why?" Ryo asked, this time alarmed.
"I... I don't think... that you should be with me right now..."
"..."
A few more seconds of silence passed until a yell was heard from downstairs.
"Takato? Is your friend awake yet?" Mrs. Matsuda called, breaking the tension in the room.
"Oh, yeah! He's fine! Ryo? What?" Takato looked at him, puzzled. The older boy made some more hand gestures. "Er... Oh... Mom! Can you come up here for a sec?" he called.
"Yeah sure! Hold on for a moment," she replied back.
"Sorry about that," Takato whispered to Ryo.
"It's ok," he replied. "Dad? Can you hold on for a second?"
"Yeh, sure. Just hurry up," Mr. Akiyama replied gruffly.
Mrs. Matsuda came into the room as she wiped her floured hands onto her apron. "Did you want me here, Takato?"
"Er... Well, actually, Ryo wanted to ask you something, I think."
"Uh... right. Um... I was wondering if... it was okay if I stayed at your house for a little bit..." Ryo stuttered guiltily.
"For what reason?"
"Ah... er..."
"Tell her that I'm going somewhere important and I need to have you here with somebody," Mr. Akiyama said flatly.
"Er... My dad is going out of town for a while unexpectedly, and he needs somebody to take care of me. And I don't have any relatives living here," he said. "So he's wondering if I could stay with one of my friends."
Mrs. Matsuda began thinking. Takato fidgeted a bit during the silence. Finally, Mrs. Matsukda smiled and looked up at Ryo.
"You're welcome to stay here."
"YES!" Takato exclaimed. He grinned at Ryo who grinned back. They exchanged high-fives before Ryo spoke with his dad.
"I heard everything. Tell your friend's mother that I said thank you," Mr. Akiyama said.
"Okay then. Hey, is it all right if I go right now to get my things?" Ryo asked hopefully.
"Yeah, sure. I'm probably gonna be out, and you know where the hidden key is, right?"
"Yeh, yeh," Ryo replied carelessly. All of a sudden a thought struck him which made him quiet and tense. "Dad... um... when am I going to see you again?"
"I'll come visit you when I feel all right. So don't worry about missing me," his dad replied.
Ryo smiled. "Sure then. See you... I guess..."
"Bye."
As Ryo put away his cell phone back into his pocket, he bowed down to Mrs. Matsuda and thanked her profusely. She laughed and said to not to worry about it as she went back downstairs to the bakery. When she was gone, the two boys cheered for their good turn of events as they both rushed down after Mrs. Matsuda and out of the bakery to get Ryo's belongings from his home. They talked for quite a bit along the way and the way back. It was around two in the afternoon when the two boys were seen walking along with some luggage towards the Matsuda bakery.
"So, what junior high are you going to?"
"Hikari Shinjuku Middle School."
"Hey! That's where I go!" Ryo exclaimed in surprise.
"Crazy! This is so great!" Takato exclaimed. But then he turned suspicious, "Hey... wait a minute... how come you start school on Wednesday, but my friends and I have to go tomorrow?"
"Oh, that. Well, every first years go earlier to get prepared. You know? Kinda like an orientation... for two days," Ryo said with the same cheeky smile. "At least, first years get two days for themselves. After that you have to stand second and third years," he continued as he grinned.
"Oh, shut up."
"By the way, how was everyone else? Like Lee, Juri, and the others?"
"They're the same, I think. Lee being there for everyone, Kazu still cracking bad jokes, and Kenta being... er... Kenta," Takato said with a guilty grin as Ryo laughed. "And Juri's still being the same sweet self," he muttered as he blushed slightly.
"Have ya asked her out yet?" Ryo asked mischievously. Heee... I wonder...
Takato spluttered and turned bright scarlet. "W-why would I do something like that?"
Ryo stared at him in disbelief. "It's been what. more than two years of you liking her? And you still never had the nerve to ask her out?"
Takato stayed silent, although his face was indicating his answer. Ryo just sighed and put his hands behind his head.
"You better ask her out this year before she gets taken, you know?" Ryo replied nonchalantly.
Takato looked at him in surprise. "What does that mean?"
"Well, obviously since you're going to a new school with new people, there are going to be people who will fall for Juri. I mean... she's sweet, cute, and a normal pretty girl. Something that all guys would look for. Well, prolly all guys except fer me."
Takato just stared in surprise. Ryo nodded expertly. "Mmhmm. Exactly. So my advice to you is to ask her out this year."
Takato lowered his head. "I don't know..."
Ryo smiled and patted Takato on the back. "Hey. Don't worry about it too much. You'll get through. I mean, Juri obviously likes you back, you know."
Takato gave a small smile back at his friend. "I guess... Thanks, Ryo."
"Hey, no problem saving a tamer in distress."
"Shut up."
Ryo snickered as he watched Takato become red once more. Suddenly he lifted his eyes in surprise.
"Eh! I almost forgot to ask you," he exclaimed. His voice changed to a slyer and more teasing manner as he asked, "How is our dear Digimon Queen?"
Takato laughed before he answered, "She's grown nicer these days. Well, I don't if the word 'nice' would actually fit her, but yeah. I guess you can say she sort of broke her icy shell a bit. Still acting tough, but more open now."
"Heh..." Ryo muttered. He then smiled. "That's great! She's finally warming up. I mean... the last time I saw her she rarely smiled..."
"Really?"
"Mmhmm."
"What do you think about Ruki?" Takato asked out of nowhere.
This caught Ryo off guard. "Wha.?"
"I mean like. you know. What do you think of her as?"
"Ah... well... I miss her a lot, that's for sure... but... I think I only like her as a younger sister.. I treat all of you like younger siblings for goodness sake," he replied as he smiled. Takato didn't look too happy though.
"What?" Ryo asked.
"It's... nothing... Forget it."
"O... kay... I guess..."
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"Nanaki..." Mr. Akiyama said, drunk again as he clumsily came into the apartment. He turned on the light and stumbled around, not remembering to take off his shoes. "I want to see you again..." he mumbled as he stepped into his computer room. His fingers fumbled around until they pressed the power button on the computer as he plopped unsteadily onto his chair. As the computer got started, he walked around awkwardly, knocking into things as he went by. When the familiar ring from the computer indicated that it was ready, Mr. Akiyama sat down shakily and grabbed the mouse. He let his head bang onto the table and let it rest there to let the alcohol effect slowly wear down. When his dizziness was gone, he looked back at the monitor to stare at the picture which was the wallpaper of his account. A woman was standing there next to a younger version of him with two toddlers walking around their legs. He reached out and gently touched the face of the woman and then suddenly slammed his fist onto the table. He was sobbing and buried his face with his other hand.
"If only that didn't happen... stupid digimon and the digital world... they took her away from me..." he mumbled inbetween sobs. Suddenly the screen of his monitor went black without any reason. Mr. Akiyama looked at it in shock and was thoroughly shaken when a voice started to talk to him from the computer.
"Keisuke Akiyama... you want to see your darling Nanaki again?" it said. The voice was familiar... but he couldn't point out when or where he heard it before. It sounded sort of like a computer female voice, only more abnormally strange and intimidating. Mr. Akiyama was pale and apprehensive when he answered feebly back at it.
"I... want to see her... more than anything the whole world..."
The voice gave out a mirthless laugh that caused him more than uneasiness. "I can give you that chance, Keisuke... to go to her again..."
"R-really?"
"That is... if you do me a favor..."
Keisuke narrowed his eyebrows suspiciously. "What kind of favor...?"
"Don't you want to get rid of all digimon and its world?" it asked silkily.
"Not... all..." he stuttered, remembering Monodromon and its bond with Ryo.
"After all they have done to you... of course, you do..." it commanded more than suggested.
Mr. Akiyama suddenly felt hazy and dim. He was getting tired quickly as his eyes started to droop. "If you help me Keisuke... I can help you see her again..." it said smoothly.
"If... I help you... you can help... me... see... Nanaki... again..." he replied monotonously.
"That's right... now come to me, Keisuke... lend me your body..." it hissed.
Keisuke walked up slowly to the monitor, and reached out a hand to touch the screen. The screen glass had melted already as bluish-black ooze slowly dripped out of the monitor. At once when he placed his fingers on the so-called "screen," the dark blob poured out rapidly, enveloping him altogether in the bluish-black glop. Unearthly light of the same color of the goop streamed out of the apartment for only a few seconds, when all of it disappeared unexpectedly all together... the light, the blob, and Ryo's father.
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So how is it so far? Bleh... I'm sorry if this is really boring so far. I'm planning it to be really good, but then none of my works never turn out good so... yeah. ^^;; Well, if you desperately want to flame you can, but please be gentle. It does really hurt when a person discourages another. Weh. btw if the characters are OOC, please tell me. I want to make then in- character as much as I can. And don't worry Ryuki/Ryouki/Ryoki etc. fans! It will turn out to be a Ryuki! ^-^ I'm sorry if there is any inconvenience and please tell me if there is. Things will get smoother and easier to understand later on, so please bear with me. Thank you!
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~*Mika*~
Shaochung (Suzy): 7 Takato, Juri (Jeri), Jenrya (Henry), Ruki (Ruki), Hirokazu (Kazu), Kenta: 12 (Junior High 1st year) Ryo: 14 (Junior High 3rd year)
Okaie. On with the story! ^-^
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Disclaimer: Anything you know or see that isn't mine, it isn't mine! So that means anything relating to Digimon isn't mine! So there! The only thing that's mine so far is my story! Don't copy!
NOTE: If the text appears in reallie weird symbols and everything (xX; I hate it when it does that), just right click, and then click "Encoding". A list should appear next to it, and click "Unicode." It should look better after that. ^^; If it doesn't, please tell me in the reviews, okaie? :D
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Chapter 1
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"Oi, Dad? I'm home." a young teen said as he came into the dim apartment. He carelessly turned on the lights and found his father, lying on the couch. He cringed at the sight of his dad, and slowly walked to his room, attempting not to wake his father up. Too late for that.
"R..yo...?" his dad replied, sounding half-drunk.
'Oh shoot...'
His father lazily got up and stared at his son, giving him a half-asleep reprimanding look.
"You... know... that you shouldn't come home so late, you know..."
"Yeah... ehe... I know," Ryo said as he cautiously walked towards his room.
"And WHERE do you think YOU'RE going?" his father asked, raising his voice.
Fear grasped Ryo by the heart as he watched his father prowl towards him.
"Did you d-drink again tonight?" he stuttered, now side-walking towards the front door.
But his father gave no answer. Instead he lunged towards Ryo, clumsily but with force. Ryo was caught off guard and felt immense pain go into his stomach. His dad had plummeted his head into Ryo, and now watched his son slide down the wall in pain. He gave a lopsided smirk and then delivered a swift but heavy punch towards Ryo's shoulder.
"Come on, Ryo!"
All this time Ryo was silent even though the pain in his stomach and shoulder was unbearable. He got up slowly and ducked another punch that was for his head. He then ran towards the door, grabbed his jacket, ran out of the apartment, having just enough time to slam the door in his father's face. At that moment he knew that he had a chance to get away from his father, even if his father was still conscious. He rushed out onto the streets blindly, and didn't get a chance to see the person in front of him. He gave out a gasp and ran into the person straight on, causing him to trip and fall on his head, falling into unconsciousness.
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"Jenrya!!! JENRYA!!!!!!" a little girl's voice screamed as she shoved her sleeping older brother. "WAKE UUUUUUP!!!!!!!"
"Wut...?" Jenrya mumbled as he sat up slowly.
"DIGIMON ZERO TWO IS OUT! YAAAAAAAY! FWINALLY!!" Shuichon exclaimed as she raced out of her brother's room.
"Wha...?" It took a few more seconds for him to actually understand what his little sister had said. "Oh... what? Digimon... Zero Two?!" he cried as he himself rose out of his bed to see the brand new season. He dashed towards the living room and plopped himself next to Shaochung.
'Jeez... after two years of waiting the second season finally comes out...' he thought as he watched the opening. 'Funny how the first season of the tv show ended when our adventure started... maybe another similar thing will happen this time...' He gave out a laugh. 'I seriously doubt that. Our adventure ended a long time ago...' he thought sadly as he reflected back, not really paying attention to the new season.
'Terriermon...'
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Ryo groaned as he opened his eyelids slowly. Light danced around and it playfully touched his face, momentarily blinding him until his eyes adjusted to the amount of brightness. 'I'm... on a bed? What?' he thought, still half-asleep. 'I'm in a room... whose room...? Egh... what happened..?" His mind was in a daze as he vaguely tried to remember of the events that occurred last night.
"I came home... from the game... at what...? 7:00 at night... yeah... then... oh... Dad..." he said miserably as he buried his face in his hands. "Then... I ran outside... and crashed into someone..." he continued, mumbling. He lifted his face. "Where exactly am I...?"
The door slowly opened as a familiar face peeked in. Ryo raised his eyebrow in surprise.
"Takato?"
"You're awake. Great!" the boy replied warmly as he came into the room with a tray that had apparently Ryo's breakfast.
"Wha... Takato?" Ryo still asked, incredulously.
"Yeah, it's me," Takato replied as he set the tray down on his desk. "Long time no see, huh?"
"Well... dur!" Ryo exclaimed as he practically jumped out of the bed. He sat down with his legs crossed and faced Takato. "It's been what... two years now?" he said, grinning.
"Yeah," Takato replied, grinning back.
"So how's it been going here in this side of Shinjuku?"
"Er... well... Nothing much really. Same old same old. But school starts tomorrow," Takato said as he made a face.
"Really? Mine isn't starting until this Wednesday," Ryo said with a cheeky smile. "Wait... aren't you going to be in Junior High this year?"
Takato nodded. "Oh and guess what? We're all gonna be in the same school now!"
Ryo looked puzzled. "Who're we?"
"You know, the-"
A cell phone rang in Ryo's pocket unexpectedly, cutting Takato off in mid-sentence. Ryo answered his phone after giving Takato an apologetic hand gesture.
"Hello? Ryo speaking."
"Ryo?"
It took a moment for Ryo to realize who it was. "Dad...?" Ryo asked disbelievingly.
"Where are you right now?"
"I'm... at my friend's house..."
"Oh. Great. Stay there."
"What?" Ryo asked, confused. "You're not going to pick me up?"
"No. Well, I mean..." Ryo heard a sigh from the other line, "Stay there for the time being if you can."
"What? Why?" Ryo asked, this time alarmed.
"I... I don't think... that you should be with me right now..."
"..."
A few more seconds of silence passed until a yell was heard from downstairs.
"Takato? Is your friend awake yet?" Mrs. Matsuda called, breaking the tension in the room.
"Oh, yeah! He's fine! Ryo? What?" Takato looked at him, puzzled. The older boy made some more hand gestures. "Er... Oh... Mom! Can you come up here for a sec?" he called.
"Yeah sure! Hold on for a moment," she replied back.
"Sorry about that," Takato whispered to Ryo.
"It's ok," he replied. "Dad? Can you hold on for a second?"
"Yeh, sure. Just hurry up," Mr. Akiyama replied gruffly.
Mrs. Matsuda came into the room as she wiped her floured hands onto her apron. "Did you want me here, Takato?"
"Er... Well, actually, Ryo wanted to ask you something, I think."
"Uh... right. Um... I was wondering if... it was okay if I stayed at your house for a little bit..." Ryo stuttered guiltily.
"For what reason?"
"Ah... er..."
"Tell her that I'm going somewhere important and I need to have you here with somebody," Mr. Akiyama said flatly.
"Er... My dad is going out of town for a while unexpectedly, and he needs somebody to take care of me. And I don't have any relatives living here," he said. "So he's wondering if I could stay with one of my friends."
Mrs. Matsuda began thinking. Takato fidgeted a bit during the silence. Finally, Mrs. Matsukda smiled and looked up at Ryo.
"You're welcome to stay here."
"YES!" Takato exclaimed. He grinned at Ryo who grinned back. They exchanged high-fives before Ryo spoke with his dad.
"I heard everything. Tell your friend's mother that I said thank you," Mr. Akiyama said.
"Okay then. Hey, is it all right if I go right now to get my things?" Ryo asked hopefully.
"Yeah, sure. I'm probably gonna be out, and you know where the hidden key is, right?"
"Yeh, yeh," Ryo replied carelessly. All of a sudden a thought struck him which made him quiet and tense. "Dad... um... when am I going to see you again?"
"I'll come visit you when I feel all right. So don't worry about missing me," his dad replied.
Ryo smiled. "Sure then. See you... I guess..."
"Bye."
As Ryo put away his cell phone back into his pocket, he bowed down to Mrs. Matsuda and thanked her profusely. She laughed and said to not to worry about it as she went back downstairs to the bakery. When she was gone, the two boys cheered for their good turn of events as they both rushed down after Mrs. Matsuda and out of the bakery to get Ryo's belongings from his home. They talked for quite a bit along the way and the way back. It was around two in the afternoon when the two boys were seen walking along with some luggage towards the Matsuda bakery.
"So, what junior high are you going to?"
"Hikari Shinjuku Middle School."
"Hey! That's where I go!" Ryo exclaimed in surprise.
"Crazy! This is so great!" Takato exclaimed. But then he turned suspicious, "Hey... wait a minute... how come you start school on Wednesday, but my friends and I have to go tomorrow?"
"Oh, that. Well, every first years go earlier to get prepared. You know? Kinda like an orientation... for two days," Ryo said with the same cheeky smile. "At least, first years get two days for themselves. After that you have to stand second and third years," he continued as he grinned.
"Oh, shut up."
"By the way, how was everyone else? Like Lee, Juri, and the others?"
"They're the same, I think. Lee being there for everyone, Kazu still cracking bad jokes, and Kenta being... er... Kenta," Takato said with a guilty grin as Ryo laughed. "And Juri's still being the same sweet self," he muttered as he blushed slightly.
"Have ya asked her out yet?" Ryo asked mischievously. Heee... I wonder...
Takato spluttered and turned bright scarlet. "W-why would I do something like that?"
Ryo stared at him in disbelief. "It's been what. more than two years of you liking her? And you still never had the nerve to ask her out?"
Takato stayed silent, although his face was indicating his answer. Ryo just sighed and put his hands behind his head.
"You better ask her out this year before she gets taken, you know?" Ryo replied nonchalantly.
Takato looked at him in surprise. "What does that mean?"
"Well, obviously since you're going to a new school with new people, there are going to be people who will fall for Juri. I mean... she's sweet, cute, and a normal pretty girl. Something that all guys would look for. Well, prolly all guys except fer me."
Takato just stared in surprise. Ryo nodded expertly. "Mmhmm. Exactly. So my advice to you is to ask her out this year."
Takato lowered his head. "I don't know..."
Ryo smiled and patted Takato on the back. "Hey. Don't worry about it too much. You'll get through. I mean, Juri obviously likes you back, you know."
Takato gave a small smile back at his friend. "I guess... Thanks, Ryo."
"Hey, no problem saving a tamer in distress."
"Shut up."
Ryo snickered as he watched Takato become red once more. Suddenly he lifted his eyes in surprise.
"Eh! I almost forgot to ask you," he exclaimed. His voice changed to a slyer and more teasing manner as he asked, "How is our dear Digimon Queen?"
Takato laughed before he answered, "She's grown nicer these days. Well, I don't if the word 'nice' would actually fit her, but yeah. I guess you can say she sort of broke her icy shell a bit. Still acting tough, but more open now."
"Heh..." Ryo muttered. He then smiled. "That's great! She's finally warming up. I mean... the last time I saw her she rarely smiled..."
"Really?"
"Mmhmm."
"What do you think about Ruki?" Takato asked out of nowhere.
This caught Ryo off guard. "Wha.?"
"I mean like. you know. What do you think of her as?"
"Ah... well... I miss her a lot, that's for sure... but... I think I only like her as a younger sister.. I treat all of you like younger siblings for goodness sake," he replied as he smiled. Takato didn't look too happy though.
"What?" Ryo asked.
"It's... nothing... Forget it."
"O... kay... I guess..."
~*~
"Nanaki..." Mr. Akiyama said, drunk again as he clumsily came into the apartment. He turned on the light and stumbled around, not remembering to take off his shoes. "I want to see you again..." he mumbled as he stepped into his computer room. His fingers fumbled around until they pressed the power button on the computer as he plopped unsteadily onto his chair. As the computer got started, he walked around awkwardly, knocking into things as he went by. When the familiar ring from the computer indicated that it was ready, Mr. Akiyama sat down shakily and grabbed the mouse. He let his head bang onto the table and let it rest there to let the alcohol effect slowly wear down. When his dizziness was gone, he looked back at the monitor to stare at the picture which was the wallpaper of his account. A woman was standing there next to a younger version of him with two toddlers walking around their legs. He reached out and gently touched the face of the woman and then suddenly slammed his fist onto the table. He was sobbing and buried his face with his other hand.
"If only that didn't happen... stupid digimon and the digital world... they took her away from me..." he mumbled inbetween sobs. Suddenly the screen of his monitor went black without any reason. Mr. Akiyama looked at it in shock and was thoroughly shaken when a voice started to talk to him from the computer.
"Keisuke Akiyama... you want to see your darling Nanaki again?" it said. The voice was familiar... but he couldn't point out when or where he heard it before. It sounded sort of like a computer female voice, only more abnormally strange and intimidating. Mr. Akiyama was pale and apprehensive when he answered feebly back at it.
"I... want to see her... more than anything the whole world..."
The voice gave out a mirthless laugh that caused him more than uneasiness. "I can give you that chance, Keisuke... to go to her again..."
"R-really?"
"That is... if you do me a favor..."
Keisuke narrowed his eyebrows suspiciously. "What kind of favor...?"
"Don't you want to get rid of all digimon and its world?" it asked silkily.
"Not... all..." he stuttered, remembering Monodromon and its bond with Ryo.
"After all they have done to you... of course, you do..." it commanded more than suggested.
Mr. Akiyama suddenly felt hazy and dim. He was getting tired quickly as his eyes started to droop. "If you help me Keisuke... I can help you see her again..." it said smoothly.
"If... I help you... you can help... me... see... Nanaki... again..." he replied monotonously.
"That's right... now come to me, Keisuke... lend me your body..." it hissed.
Keisuke walked up slowly to the monitor, and reached out a hand to touch the screen. The screen glass had melted already as bluish-black ooze slowly dripped out of the monitor. At once when he placed his fingers on the so-called "screen," the dark blob poured out rapidly, enveloping him altogether in the bluish-black glop. Unearthly light of the same color of the goop streamed out of the apartment for only a few seconds, when all of it disappeared unexpectedly all together... the light, the blob, and Ryo's father.
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So how is it so far? Bleh... I'm sorry if this is really boring so far. I'm planning it to be really good, but then none of my works never turn out good so... yeah. ^^;; Well, if you desperately want to flame you can, but please be gentle. It does really hurt when a person discourages another. Weh. btw if the characters are OOC, please tell me. I want to make then in- character as much as I can. And don't worry Ryuki/Ryouki/Ryoki etc. fans! It will turn out to be a Ryuki! ^-^ I'm sorry if there is any inconvenience and please tell me if there is. Things will get smoother and easier to understand later on, so please bear with me. Thank you!
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