Never Take A Dare Because Life's Too Short

The Dare

DF103: I'm gonna go for a horror fic so…criticize me all you want if its not scary enough or whatever…k? laughs nervously rating for blood, guts, and gore and death of character(s) in later chapters…then again…I might have rated this a little too high…but you know…just to stay on the safe side…Ryo will be telling the story, just so you know…the story is told in flashback format, and basically how Ryo remembers it…kinda like To Kill A Mockingbird but in 3rd person form …hope that this isn't too confusing for all of you…and this isn't really a strict Ryuki…maybe friendship here and there…hope you enjoy…

When I look back on the days when we were tamers, everyday seemed like an adventure. But after we came back, everything rolled downhill. Almost everything seemed normal. We all went back to school, spent time with our families; we pretty much lived our normal lives, except they were better.

However, there was still one thing, we thought was not right. The old, secluded house that resided on edge of the city near the park. It was always a mystery to us of who lived there, and why no one ever came out. We know that someone moved in there, a while back, but no one ever came out after they did. There were large piles of newspapers, in front of the old, wooden door and the boards of the house creaked when the wind blew. The house made everyone's spine tingle.

We asked Takato's dad to have someone check out the building, for us. A few police officers went in and claimed that no one lived there, and no one did for quite a while. That's when we really got scared because every once in a while, at night, the tamers and I would see the lights come on and see human-shaped shadows lurking around the house. Someone once said that a kid threw a rock at the window and shattered the glass. The next day after that, the kid was missing. They never found him again. Ever since then, there were many rumors about that house.

Then, one fall evening, we had a game of truth or dare that had something to do with that house, a game of truth or dare that turned the lives of many, upside-down, especially mine. That's when I learned that life is too short for folly and games.

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"Come on, Ryo, truth or dare?" Kenta asked, looking across the circle, the tamers were sitting in.

"Umm…dare," Ryo said, with a smile on his face.

"Gosh, why don't they just go ahead and call it 'dare' if no one is going to pick truth," Kazu said.

"Shut up, Kazu, and let Kenta think of a good dare for, Mr. Perfect," Rika said, looking at Ryo, who was grinning.

"I think you should…stay in that house for one night," Kenta said, pointing to the old house.

Ryo looked over at the house and shivered at the sight.

"Looks like the Legendary Tamer is chickening out," Rika said.

I'll show her, Ryo thought. "Who says I'm chickening out? One night, right? I can do that," Ryo said, holding his head high.

"Okay, then we'll meet in front of the house an hour from now, okay guys?" Takato said.

Everyone left the hideout and headed home for dinner.

- - -

After dinner, everyone gathered in front of the long-standing house, Ryo with his bag of necessities. Henry walked up to Ryo. "Okay, here's the moment we've all been waiting for."

Ryo took a good look at the house, and then to the tamers. "Well, if I don't come out tomorrow morning at 9:00, assume I'm dead," Ryo assured, with an unsure smile on his face.

"Aww…you'll survive, you lived in the Digital World for like half of your life," Kazu hyperbolized.

"Here," Henry handed Ryo a hand-held video camera, "might as well make this a worthy mission. Video-tape what's in there, okay?"

Ryo nodded and headed for the house.

"He's doomed," whispered Kazu, to the others.

Ryo took a meticulous step towards the door, shuddering to think what was behind it. He reached for the doorknob and found that it was locked, so he looked around for another way in. He turned and looked at the glassless window. He walked up to it and dropped all the things he brought in the house. Then, he jumped in.

A loud 'thump' was all the others heard, after Ryo was in the house.

"Okay guys, let's go home for the night. This place is giving me the creeps. We meet back here at nine o'clock in the morning," Takato said, looking back at the house.

- - -

Ryo took small quiet steps around the house, clutching the video camera. He turned the camera around and faced it towards him.

"Hey guys, this isn't that scary. It's just cobwebs and dust," Ryo said, at the camera.

He walked into what looked like a library room, with large paintings of people he didn't recognize. From there, he went into the main room, where all the furniture was covered with white sheets.

Ryo started to walk back to where his stuff was, before he heard someone breathing softly. He turned around and saw something brush past him. He walked towards the same direction, and heard another sound from behind him. He whipped around and saw nothing. Not thinking about it any longer, he walked back towards the window. He bent down and picked some of the items up, until he felt a very cold hand on his shoulder. He turned his head slowly and saw a dark figure.

Ryo screamed for help, but no one could hear him. He started to run with the camera still in his hands and went into the kitchen. The figure followed him in and stood there from the doorway. Ryo was about to run, when he heard a slight creak. He looked up and saw the large chandelier plummeting towards him. He had tried running, but it was too late. He was stuck under the large mass, the feeling in his leg going numb.

"I'M GOING TO GET YOU GUYS IF I GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE!" Ryo yelled into the video camera, as the dark figure slowly came upon him. It's slimy hand crept toward Ryo's face as green goo dripped from the fingertips. The digits slowly made its way into Ryo's mouth.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" was the last thing Ryo yelled that night.

DF103: well that really sucked…yup yup…tell me what you think…I do accept flames…and such so…tell me what you think…till next chapter…PEACE