Right. Ooh. Mmmph. Blurgh. Arg.

Sorry, I'ts my first story. I'm a bit nervous you see.

This story, my very first one, follows the plot line of Shakeshere's (You know, the bald guy with the neck brace) 'the taming of the shrew'. I probably think it will be more entertaining if you don't know the storyline but it doesn't matter if you do because there will be some differences. And guess what; It's unashamedly RikaXRyo!

ENJOY!

She was walking so fast that the news reporters and TV crew could hardly keep up with her. Her forcefully worn high heeled shoes were like daggers as they punched into the concrete ground. There was a sour look on her face. There always was a sour look on her face; even of she had won the semi-finals of the Digimon card game league, which she had just done now.

"What does it feel like to win the semifinals?" A young reporter asked, his short arms holding a microphone that barley reached Rika. As she simply snorted to his reply, the reporter looked like he was going to punch her in the face. But he didn't even get to say anything more as the oncoming crowd of reporters and cameramen engulfed him like wildfire.

The red haired girl stormed into a hotel, as the reporters still followed her like flies. Soon, even the visitors and hotel staff were engulfed in the crowd too, either wanting a signature or wanting to just take a look at her. The annoyance in Rika's face was clear, as there was now big holes in the carpet were the high heels had met there target.

A humanoid fox with yellow fur and some purple gloves appeared out of nowhere and whispered in Rika's ear. "Should I do something about them?" The fox asked. Rika smiled evilly and nodded her head slightly. The crowd hadn't seemed to take that the 'fox' was about to attack them. They all gasped as it leaped into the air and shot shards of ice from her gloves that rocketed off into mad directions. Some found there way into the cameras and microphones as other shards flew into sofas in the lobby. Everyone ducked instinctively as glass exploded and cameras sparked.

When the young reporter opened his eyes, he saw nothing but the wrecked lobby of the hotel. There was no sign of the fox or Rika. The attack had been carefully aimed as no human had been injured badly. Cameras and all machinery, including the security cameras and TVs were ripped apart.

Oh well. The reporter thought casually. At least this will make a way better story.

Rika flew the doors of her room open and stormed inside. The room was quite wide, enough for around a family or two. It looked gorgeous, apart from the fact that the wallpaper was falling off and all the doors squeaked horribly, along with a useless broken clock. She chucked her red handbag (which she absolutely hated) into the bin- despite the fact that it was a present from her mother. Throwing her high heeled shoes off and into a distant place, she jumped onto the bed and closed her eyes.

"Why can't I have a bit of privacy?!" She whispered to herself. Renamon, the fox, appeared beside her, again out of thin air, being swift but very quiet, like a fox because, to some extent, she was. Rika pretended that she wasn't even there. She then said, without even looking at her partner, "Are they dealt with?"

"Yes" Renamon said in her womanly voice, "There're gone."

Rika was actually pleased with the news but her stern face didn't show it. Her stern face never showed any emotion except, well, sternness. She slowly rose up from the bed and stood up, glancing at the clock on the wall in front of her. It showed the time to be 11pm, which it defiantly wasn't since there was still sunlight beaming from the dusty windows.

"I'm taking a bath." She told Renamon. Ever since she had found out that her partner could appear and disappear with ease, she had to tell Renamon at private times, like when she was in the toilet or taking a bath. Renamon nodded curtly then disappeared into the shadows again.

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Ryo looked at the person who had just lost against Rika. He was a handsome boy with curly black hair and piercing green eyes, and from a rich family too, but he had a very snobby personality. Right now he was currently sulking away in a corner, explaining to his 'friends' that the only way he could of won was by cheating. Many of the people around him didn't look convinced, but as soon as they were about to say something, the boy's bodyguards would give them a murderous look, their hands closing into their pockets, as if to bring out a menacing weapon.

"…who would want to go out with her? I know she's quite pretty but she's got a temper of a bull! It'll be like suicide to try and kiss her! She'll probably bite your head off!" The people around him fidgeted, wary of the bodyguards, and laughed rather forcefully. "I mean come on, don't you guys thing the same thing?" The 'friends' were probably going to disagree but as soon as they glanced at the bodyguards, they fell silent.

"I don't." A voice called. Ryo had somehow found his way into the group without been noticed. "I mean come on, like they say with dogs; any bitch can be vicious but if you tame it it's just a cute little puppy!"

This made the boy flood with anger, as he obviously wasn't used to been disagreed to. He clenched his fists and lashed out, almost hitting Ryo because he had just dodged the blow just in time. The group of 'friends' looked stunned; they wanted to cheer Ryo on, but who knew what kind of weapons the bodyguards were hiding? Ryo didn't seem to care about the bodyguards, making a 'catch me if you can' gesture, as he ran at full sprint towards the exit.

"Get him!!" The rich boy shrieked in fury, pointing a finger at the exit where Ryo had just left. Soon, a horde of bodyguards came dashing out of a small doorway and after the trouble-maker. They all ran swiftly towards the door in absolute silence. All of the 'friends' looked at each other and followed them- not to chase Ryo but to go home.

"What are you doing?" The boy asked his curly hair shaking since he was trembling in madness. He looked around to see his captives beginning to go home. "Come back! Jim? Mark? Geoffrey? Come back! I ORDER YOU TO COME BACK!!" But it was too late. All of them had gone away within a desperate split-second.

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Rika walked silently down the steps of the hotel. She would get the odd, 'look, she looks like that Rika woman' sometimes but she had learnt to ignore them. As she approached the front entrance, she saw that the mess had been cleaned up, but there were still a few stray shards of glass glittering on the floor. She walked quickly into the front entrance, again ignoring the pointing finger and the whispers. As soon as she knew it, she found herself in an abandoned corridor.

No-one was there. And she could clearly see why. There were rips in the walls were the wallpaper was once supposed to be. Scorch marks and burns covered the whole ceiling and floor. Scraps of food were lying on the floor. Then her eyes caught a rectangular object that had cracks and burn marks. She picked up and just about saw the words Danger Keep Outon it. Usually, this would not have bothered Rika, but this hotel was said to be haunted. Food would disappear in the night, leaving giant lizards like footsteps all over and unexplained fires would start. Occasionally, a person would disappear, and be found again on the streets, with no memory left.

Rika was now getting a tiny bit scared, a flare of fear glittering in her icy cold heart. She slowly crept backwards, making sure that there was nothing near her. Cautiously, she looked around the room to make sure that this wasn't just a joke from her mother or anything along those lines. As she did, she heard someone breathing behind a ragged curtain.

"That's it" She screamed, "If I see one more…" As she pulled opened the curtain she gasped in surprise. There was a boy with brown hair hiding behind the curtain. His eyes were begging her to stay quiet, but she didn't get the message.

"Are you a fan? No, you're not, you're a stalker aren't you?" She retorted. Little did she know there were bodyguards stepping down that corridor that very instant. Ryo, the brown haired boy, seemed to have noticed but Rika hadn't. She carried on babbling. "Right, this is going too far…"

But before she could finish her sentence, Ryo had shut her up. By leaning over and kissing her on the lips.

Ooh. Cliffhanger. Lover-ly cliffhangers.

Please reveiw, or critisize, or even flame. Don't patronise me just because I'm new. I hate that.