Well, this is my first Rukato story in at least... 16 months. Don't be
pissed though, I just get slight flashes of what to write and just make
things up on the spot so bare with me. Anyway, this an AU story, set 7
years after the D-reaper. Takato helped fight but never exactly showed
himself, so the Tamers don't know about him. Anyway this is rated R for
swearing and graphic content... at some point or another. And I may make
this a lemon, if the FF.net people don't ban me for it anyway. It will be
Rukato at some future point in this story, so onward... before Rika figures
out what I'm writing.
High School
Well buddy it's time for the most confusing time of your life: High School-
A friend of mine
Clutching her side as Taomon took the full blunt of the attacks from the D- reaper's agents; she fell on the ground, moaning in agony. Henry was already lying on the floor, half-conscious, struggling to reach an unconscious Terriermon.
Ryo was still standing although breathing a bit heavily, proof that no matter how resistant Cyberdramon was, there was a limit to what he could take.
Growling in anger, she struggled to get back up when she noticed one of the agents making a move towards her, launching its strange attacks of electricity towards her. Bracing herself to meet the pain and probable death, she threw her arms in front of her in a futile X position to at least put some mode of defense in front of her.
The attack never came, a tall humanoid being covered in armor jumped in front of her, lifting an unusually large shield in front of himself, deflecting the attack, and lifting what seemed to be a silver lance, impaled the agent, turning it back to it's purple/pink slime like substance beforeturning to data.
It looked at her and gave her a sharp nod before jumping away onto a building and disappearing from her site, leaving her alone with the Tamers and to wait for the approach of Alice and Dobermon...
With a gasp, 17-year-old Rika Nonaka woke up from her dream/flashback, sweat dripping down her athletic form, soaking her night clothing.
Before she could move or think seriously Renamon appeared at her side, the light of the rising sun glinting off of her fox-like form.
"Anything wrong Rika?" asked the Kitsune looking down at her charge/partner. "I sense that you had that dream about 'him' again didn't you?"
"Nothing's wrong" snapped the red headed beauty/tomboy "Just stay out of my dreams." She added a bit softer to hide the bite of her words, showing her soft side that only her Digimon has seen.
'Him' was the digimon knight that became her and the tamer's unofficial guardian during their adventures in the digital world when she was 10 years old. According to the Digimon, he was a new breed of Digimon, so nothing was known of him. No name, no attacks, no type. He never even talked to them, just hand motions to give brief orders. He was also a fierce warrior, a strong one too, for he managed to defeat Beelzemon single handedly, and take on the D-reaper with no help from a Tamer.
That was enough to impress the cold hearted Rika, and his frantic struggles to help her and her companions was enough to make Rika stop seeing Digimon as simply data. Of course she still refused to call Henry and company friends, even though she hung out with them for 5 years now. She preferred to call them useful acquaintances.
With a small nod, Renamon disappeared back to her resting position on the deck outside, where she could rest and keep her senses sharp for any intruders who might trespass on her friend's home.
Of course sleeping was now out of the question since there was only about two hours until she had to leave for school. And she couldn't sleep anymore anyway.
Getting up, she undressed and wrapped a bathrobe around herself, heading towards her washroom to shower.
As she let out a sigh of satisfaction as the warm water washed over her body, she leaned her head lightly against the wall of the shower, thinking of the knight that saved her all those years ago, and of a red dinosaur who made his home somewhere in Shinjuku park. Where exactly they never knew. They're only clues were a bunch of dug up holes in a few different places of the park. In the playground, in a shed where they found the portal to the digital world, the one where they entered 7 years ago, and the one from where their Digimon returned 5 years ago. Their were a bunch of other places where the Dinosaurian Digimon might live, but they have yet to find it, and from what Henry told them, they should leave him alone. If he wanted to be found, he'd let them find him. Besides, he never showed any hostility aside from stealing peoples lunch.
Letting out a long breath after she finished washing her hair, Rika sat down on the floor of the shower, her mind taking her back to her past.
She and Renamon picked up a Digital Field appearing about a day ago, and from what they noticed from the data they collected, the Digimon was somewhere in the park.
Rika was snapped out of her thoughts as she felt Renamon stop and make her bump into her furry back.
"Why the hell did you stop?" snapped the quick tempered 10 year old.
"I believe we have found the creature we seek." Said Renamon simply, pointing to a red Dinosaur about the size of a human, walking around the baseball field, smelling the air and the field.
"Great, looks more like a rookie, possibly just a baby. But data is data, Renamon, walk all over him!" said Rika coldly, as she took out her D-arc.
Renamon jumped into the air and landed a foot on the side of the dinosaur's head, sending it flying into a tree, disorienting it.
Getting up, the Digimon looked at Renamon curiously, and Rika frowned as her D-arc didn't pick up any data on it.
Shaking it's head and rubbing the forming bruise, the Digimon looked at Renamon curiously and walked up to her, looking her up and down as though it was identifying it.
"What the..." started Renamon but was interrupted as the Dinosaur put its nose on her chest and started smelling her. With a disgusted gasp, Renamon slapped the Dinosaur across its face, and kicked it in its stomach, sending it sprawling on the ground.
"You!" spat Renamon as she attacked him with a cold fury, more angry than Rika ever saw her. Then again, she'd probably react the same way if someone walked up to her and started smelling her chest.
With a cry, the Dinosaur ducked, making Renamon miss her target, when she regained her balance, she jumped into the air and cried "DIAMOND STORM" dozens of crystal daggers appeared and launched itself on the Dinosaur, only to ricochet off its hard skin.
With a confused and pained look, the Dinosaur turned around and fled into the woods, disappearing so that Rika and Renamon wouldn't find it.
Rika snapped out of it as she realized her skin started to wrinkle up, not to mention that she was out of warm water.
Cursing at how cold the water was, she quickly turned the water off and went to dry herself.
Once she was dressed in her school uniform, grumbling about having to where a skirt, like she does every school day. Yawning she put her hair in a loose ponytail, and decided to finish off her math homework from the day before.
About an hour later she groaned in defeat and threw the books in her bag. Looking at her watched she swore in Japanese and English, grabbed her bag and ran out of her room. She ran down to her kitchen and before her mother could say anything, Rika started to wolf down her breakfast, in a way that Rumiko would call unladylike.
Finishing her meal, she got up quickly, gave her grandmother, who just walked in, a quick nod of goodbye, and raced out her door.
If there was one thing that Rika despised more than Kazu, it was to run to school. She wasn't lazy, in fact, she was in perfect shape. It was just that having to run in a skirt is really uncomfortable since there was always a chance of some guy catching a glimpse of her panties if she ran.
Reaching her school, she barged in through the front door, and started to run up the stairs to the third floor, where her home room was.
Panting heavily, she practically threw herself into her room just as the late bell rang.
Her teacher, Mr. Kent, who was casually reading a book until classes' start, after the announcements of the day through the PA, said without looking up: "One day you're going to miss that bell Miss Nonaka and that day, I'm afraid, I must give you detention."
Rolling her eyes at the greeting she sat down at her desk at the back of the classroom. She was almost late so many times that Mr. Kent started this morning routine of jokes if she got to class seconds before the bell rang.
As Mr. Kent started to teach her Calculus class, and as all the students went into their 'bored but attentive' looks, Rika felt a slight tap on her shoulder, and looked beside her to see Ryo giving her his cocky smile, with a glint of amusement in his eyes, he threw her a piece of wrapped up paper.
Glaring at her friend/nemesis/occasional date, she opened up the paper to read a message saying: 'Cutting it a bit close, aren't we my pretty?'
Quickly jotting down a note herself, she threw the paper back at Ryo, which said: 'Shut up before I rip your head off and stuff it up your ass.'
Throwing her back a note, she scowled as it said: 'Threats will get you everywhere with me'
Which was viciously responded with: 'Flattery will get you killed, now shut the fuck up if you don't want to make another trip to the nurse's office'
Laughing nervously at that, Ryo shut up and started to pay attention to the lesson. He knew she was serious. He was sent to the nurse way to many times, courtesy of Rika's fist. In fact he was so commonly known there that he had his own bed. Of course the Principal has threatened Rika with suspension if she assaulted him again. Bloody teachers.
After class and a quick run to her locker, she made her way to her English class where she had Henry to keep her company. She didn't like school that much but her English class was always her favorite since her teacher was funny, and didn't bore her out of her mind.
She didn't get a chance to talk though because once everyone sat down, they immediately started reading Shakespeare's "King Lear".
Her next class was Physics where she just zoned out and waited until the class was over.
After her fourth period class, which was Exercise Science, she moved outside to meet the other Tamers for lunch.
She didn't eat with them all the time, only once or twice a week, preferring to keep to herself and to just think.
She scanned the group and Tamers and groaned inwardly as Kazu was STILL worshiping Ryo. 'Hopeless Bastard' she thought.
Henry was leaning against a tree eating a sandwich while Jeri leaned against him as she was reading a book. They insisted that they weren't dating, they were just really friendly. Of course Jeri gasped when Rika gave her thoughts of the two.
Kenta has his nose buried in his Computer Engineering book. To Rika's surprise, Kenta became the smartest of the group when she expected Henry to be the brainiac. As much as she hated to admit it, she learned to tolerate him and respect him... slightly.
Ryo was flirting with some girls before he came to eat lunch with them. As Rika expected of him, Ryo became the school womanizer and Jock. So Mister Perfect was now famous for his crazed Digimon, card skills, and his athletic skill.
His womanizing didn't affect Rika, she just used him when she need some fun or to lose her frustration...most of the time was by beating on him, the rare occasion was when she needed some action.. It's not that she liked him; it was that he was the only guy who didn't run away screaming if she came on to him. He was the only one who wasn't always scared of her, to her knowledge anyway.
Henry looked up from his book and waved at her, causing a sleeping Terriermon to fall off his head.
"What was that for?" the rabbit dog whined "I didn't do anything this time..." he then noticed Rika "Oh, the crazy bitch is here."
"I'll let that slide this time bunny rabbit." Spat Rika as she sat down, glaring at Kazu in a way that clearly said 'Shut up or die' which made him stop idolizing Ryo.
"So what's new?" asked Kenta as he put his book away. If there was one thing that changed about him, is that he rarely backed off from her now, trying to keep it civilized between them. Sure he admired her looks, but he wasn't crazy enough to ask her out. Besides, he's too busy with his studies.
"Nothing" said Rika as she took out her lunch.
Before Kenta could start a conversation, Jeri sat up and called out: "Takato, over here."
As Rika looked in the direction of where Jeri was shouting, she could clearly hear Kazu snort and say rather loudly "Great the loser is coming here again" which earned him a smack on the back of the head from Kenta. Another thing that changed is that Kenta never took and shit from anyone unless it risked a very serious fight, and he always kept Kazu in line.
"Shut it Kazu, the guy's done nothing to you" said Henry as he sent Kazu a small glare.
Kazu snorted and leant on Guardromon who was trying to catch a butterfly while remaining as a leaning post for his partner.
Shaking her head, Rika moved her eyes onto Takato.
He was a guy of about 5'11", light brown eyes and chestnut hair. He always wore long sleeved clothes and was slightly tanned. He was the school's best artist but he tended to be a loner, not like Rika but he actually tried to avoid everyone, preferring to stick to the shadows and not be noticed.
Rika couldn't blame him after what he's been through during the D-Reaper saga. His mother was killed by the Reaper's agents and he was caught in the middle of the final battle between the Tamers and the D-Reaper. He ended up in the hospital barely alive and slipped into a comma for half a year. When he woke up he was paranoid but seemed to be dealing with it. However, his father, unable to cope with his wife's loss and not able to run his bakery properly, put Takato under the charge of his grandparents before leaving the city, needing to clear his mind.
His friendship, whatever there was left, with Kazu and Kenta was destroyed. Partially due to Kazu's arrogance, partially to Takato's darkened mood, but basically because they both had Digimon and he had nothing.
Takato, hearing his name being called, snapped out of his daze and nodded towards the group before starting to walk off.
Giving a frustrated sigh, Jeri leaned back against Henri while absently stroking Elecmon's head. "He never speaks to anyone these days. It's really worrying me."
"Have you spoken to his grandparents?" asked Henri
"I did, and they said they looked into it but he still hasn't changed."
"He'll open up when he's ready." Said Rika, listening in on their conversation. "Some people just need some time to get over some things."
"You would know." Sneered Kazu, only to be backhanded by Kenta who hadn't bothered to look up from his book. "Oww, will you quit doing that man?"
"Yes I would know." Growled Rika, suppressing the urge to hit him. "Besides, he can talk when he wants to. You should see him go on in law."
"Say what?" said a shocked Ryo "You seem to pay more attention to him than you do to me." He grapped the area where his heart would be and faked a hurt look, while Terriermon snickered in the background.
Flipping off the rabbit, she answered "I pay more attention to Kazu than you Mr. Perfect."
"Well at least we know not everyone has completely grown up." Mumbled Elecmon sleepily as he sighed under Jeri's soothing hand.
"Whatever." Grumbled Rika as she moved to grab her lunch, only to find nothing. "Kazu." She hissed "I told you, you lousy groveling jackass, to stop eating my lunch."
"What are you looking at me for, I haven't even touched it."
"Then who took it?"
"Uh Rika? Look behind you." Said Terriermon quietly.
Not liking the tone in his voice, she slowly turned around to face a red dinosaur munching on her sandwich. Waving, he said in a slightly childish accent "hello."
With a yelp, she jumped back and landed in Ryo's lap, and before he could comment on the situation she elbowed him in the side. Quickly standing up, she grabbed her D-Arc and was about to call Renamon before Henri's comment stooped her.
"Well at least we know where that Digimon is."
Stopping what she was about to do, she closely examined him and quickly recognized him to be the rogue Digimon that lived in the park, and was Calumon's occasional play mate.
"There you are." Gasped an arrogant, yet tired, voice. "Lousy pinapple head, I told you to stand still. Grrr I oughta bada boom your ass to hell."
"Impmon." Greeted Rika neutrally. "Glad you're as pleasant as always."
"Hello to you too toots. Where's foxy-mon?"
"None of your business. Why are you here?"
"Trying to get some info out of this buffoon but instead he said he was hungry and left to find some food."
"And why did he do that?" asked Henry with a bit of amusement.
"Uh... me and Calumon ate his... food supply."
"I keep telling you Jeri, the guy's a bad influence on that cream puff." Said Ryo as he contemplated calling Cyberdramon, not fully trusting the ex- demon lord.
"You hurt me kid, really. That's what I would say if I even gave a damn about it."
"Back to business." Snapped Rika. "Now imp, why don't you just grab dino- boy and get out of here before I call Renamon and used you two as target practice."
"Uh Rika... bad idea." Said Kenta nervously. "Remember the last time you fought him."
Growling, Rika glared at Impmon, remembering Sakuyamon's embarrassing defeat to Beelzemon.
They were now attracting a large crowd, people still being in awe at seeing Digimon, especially one you rarely see. Takato moved to the head of the line, and Rika noticed that he went very pale when he saw the group of Digimon.
The red Digimon, having finished the entire group's lunch, licked his paws and looked around. Seeing Takato, he gave a low growl and jumped at him.
AN Okay that's enough for now. I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but it will take a while because I am busy with school.
Hope you enjoyed and please, if you hate it, don't bother reviewing.
High School
Well buddy it's time for the most confusing time of your life: High School-
A friend of mine
Clutching her side as Taomon took the full blunt of the attacks from the D- reaper's agents; she fell on the ground, moaning in agony. Henry was already lying on the floor, half-conscious, struggling to reach an unconscious Terriermon.
Ryo was still standing although breathing a bit heavily, proof that no matter how resistant Cyberdramon was, there was a limit to what he could take.
Growling in anger, she struggled to get back up when she noticed one of the agents making a move towards her, launching its strange attacks of electricity towards her. Bracing herself to meet the pain and probable death, she threw her arms in front of her in a futile X position to at least put some mode of defense in front of her.
The attack never came, a tall humanoid being covered in armor jumped in front of her, lifting an unusually large shield in front of himself, deflecting the attack, and lifting what seemed to be a silver lance, impaled the agent, turning it back to it's purple/pink slime like substance beforeturning to data.
It looked at her and gave her a sharp nod before jumping away onto a building and disappearing from her site, leaving her alone with the Tamers and to wait for the approach of Alice and Dobermon...
With a gasp, 17-year-old Rika Nonaka woke up from her dream/flashback, sweat dripping down her athletic form, soaking her night clothing.
Before she could move or think seriously Renamon appeared at her side, the light of the rising sun glinting off of her fox-like form.
"Anything wrong Rika?" asked the Kitsune looking down at her charge/partner. "I sense that you had that dream about 'him' again didn't you?"
"Nothing's wrong" snapped the red headed beauty/tomboy "Just stay out of my dreams." She added a bit softer to hide the bite of her words, showing her soft side that only her Digimon has seen.
'Him' was the digimon knight that became her and the tamer's unofficial guardian during their adventures in the digital world when she was 10 years old. According to the Digimon, he was a new breed of Digimon, so nothing was known of him. No name, no attacks, no type. He never even talked to them, just hand motions to give brief orders. He was also a fierce warrior, a strong one too, for he managed to defeat Beelzemon single handedly, and take on the D-reaper with no help from a Tamer.
That was enough to impress the cold hearted Rika, and his frantic struggles to help her and her companions was enough to make Rika stop seeing Digimon as simply data. Of course she still refused to call Henry and company friends, even though she hung out with them for 5 years now. She preferred to call them useful acquaintances.
With a small nod, Renamon disappeared back to her resting position on the deck outside, where she could rest and keep her senses sharp for any intruders who might trespass on her friend's home.
Of course sleeping was now out of the question since there was only about two hours until she had to leave for school. And she couldn't sleep anymore anyway.
Getting up, she undressed and wrapped a bathrobe around herself, heading towards her washroom to shower.
As she let out a sigh of satisfaction as the warm water washed over her body, she leaned her head lightly against the wall of the shower, thinking of the knight that saved her all those years ago, and of a red dinosaur who made his home somewhere in Shinjuku park. Where exactly they never knew. They're only clues were a bunch of dug up holes in a few different places of the park. In the playground, in a shed where they found the portal to the digital world, the one where they entered 7 years ago, and the one from where their Digimon returned 5 years ago. Their were a bunch of other places where the Dinosaurian Digimon might live, but they have yet to find it, and from what Henry told them, they should leave him alone. If he wanted to be found, he'd let them find him. Besides, he never showed any hostility aside from stealing peoples lunch.
Letting out a long breath after she finished washing her hair, Rika sat down on the floor of the shower, her mind taking her back to her past.
She and Renamon picked up a Digital Field appearing about a day ago, and from what they noticed from the data they collected, the Digimon was somewhere in the park.
Rika was snapped out of her thoughts as she felt Renamon stop and make her bump into her furry back.
"Why the hell did you stop?" snapped the quick tempered 10 year old.
"I believe we have found the creature we seek." Said Renamon simply, pointing to a red Dinosaur about the size of a human, walking around the baseball field, smelling the air and the field.
"Great, looks more like a rookie, possibly just a baby. But data is data, Renamon, walk all over him!" said Rika coldly, as she took out her D-arc.
Renamon jumped into the air and landed a foot on the side of the dinosaur's head, sending it flying into a tree, disorienting it.
Getting up, the Digimon looked at Renamon curiously, and Rika frowned as her D-arc didn't pick up any data on it.
Shaking it's head and rubbing the forming bruise, the Digimon looked at Renamon curiously and walked up to her, looking her up and down as though it was identifying it.
"What the..." started Renamon but was interrupted as the Dinosaur put its nose on her chest and started smelling her. With a disgusted gasp, Renamon slapped the Dinosaur across its face, and kicked it in its stomach, sending it sprawling on the ground.
"You!" spat Renamon as she attacked him with a cold fury, more angry than Rika ever saw her. Then again, she'd probably react the same way if someone walked up to her and started smelling her chest.
With a cry, the Dinosaur ducked, making Renamon miss her target, when she regained her balance, she jumped into the air and cried "DIAMOND STORM" dozens of crystal daggers appeared and launched itself on the Dinosaur, only to ricochet off its hard skin.
With a confused and pained look, the Dinosaur turned around and fled into the woods, disappearing so that Rika and Renamon wouldn't find it.
Rika snapped out of it as she realized her skin started to wrinkle up, not to mention that she was out of warm water.
Cursing at how cold the water was, she quickly turned the water off and went to dry herself.
Once she was dressed in her school uniform, grumbling about having to where a skirt, like she does every school day. Yawning she put her hair in a loose ponytail, and decided to finish off her math homework from the day before.
About an hour later she groaned in defeat and threw the books in her bag. Looking at her watched she swore in Japanese and English, grabbed her bag and ran out of her room. She ran down to her kitchen and before her mother could say anything, Rika started to wolf down her breakfast, in a way that Rumiko would call unladylike.
Finishing her meal, she got up quickly, gave her grandmother, who just walked in, a quick nod of goodbye, and raced out her door.
If there was one thing that Rika despised more than Kazu, it was to run to school. She wasn't lazy, in fact, she was in perfect shape. It was just that having to run in a skirt is really uncomfortable since there was always a chance of some guy catching a glimpse of her panties if she ran.
Reaching her school, she barged in through the front door, and started to run up the stairs to the third floor, where her home room was.
Panting heavily, she practically threw herself into her room just as the late bell rang.
Her teacher, Mr. Kent, who was casually reading a book until classes' start, after the announcements of the day through the PA, said without looking up: "One day you're going to miss that bell Miss Nonaka and that day, I'm afraid, I must give you detention."
Rolling her eyes at the greeting she sat down at her desk at the back of the classroom. She was almost late so many times that Mr. Kent started this morning routine of jokes if she got to class seconds before the bell rang.
As Mr. Kent started to teach her Calculus class, and as all the students went into their 'bored but attentive' looks, Rika felt a slight tap on her shoulder, and looked beside her to see Ryo giving her his cocky smile, with a glint of amusement in his eyes, he threw her a piece of wrapped up paper.
Glaring at her friend/nemesis/occasional date, she opened up the paper to read a message saying: 'Cutting it a bit close, aren't we my pretty?'
Quickly jotting down a note herself, she threw the paper back at Ryo, which said: 'Shut up before I rip your head off and stuff it up your ass.'
Throwing her back a note, she scowled as it said: 'Threats will get you everywhere with me'
Which was viciously responded with: 'Flattery will get you killed, now shut the fuck up if you don't want to make another trip to the nurse's office'
Laughing nervously at that, Ryo shut up and started to pay attention to the lesson. He knew she was serious. He was sent to the nurse way to many times, courtesy of Rika's fist. In fact he was so commonly known there that he had his own bed. Of course the Principal has threatened Rika with suspension if she assaulted him again. Bloody teachers.
After class and a quick run to her locker, she made her way to her English class where she had Henry to keep her company. She didn't like school that much but her English class was always her favorite since her teacher was funny, and didn't bore her out of her mind.
She didn't get a chance to talk though because once everyone sat down, they immediately started reading Shakespeare's "King Lear".
Her next class was Physics where she just zoned out and waited until the class was over.
After her fourth period class, which was Exercise Science, she moved outside to meet the other Tamers for lunch.
She didn't eat with them all the time, only once or twice a week, preferring to keep to herself and to just think.
She scanned the group and Tamers and groaned inwardly as Kazu was STILL worshiping Ryo. 'Hopeless Bastard' she thought.
Henry was leaning against a tree eating a sandwich while Jeri leaned against him as she was reading a book. They insisted that they weren't dating, they were just really friendly. Of course Jeri gasped when Rika gave her thoughts of the two.
Kenta has his nose buried in his Computer Engineering book. To Rika's surprise, Kenta became the smartest of the group when she expected Henry to be the brainiac. As much as she hated to admit it, she learned to tolerate him and respect him... slightly.
Ryo was flirting with some girls before he came to eat lunch with them. As Rika expected of him, Ryo became the school womanizer and Jock. So Mister Perfect was now famous for his crazed Digimon, card skills, and his athletic skill.
His womanizing didn't affect Rika, she just used him when she need some fun or to lose her frustration...most of the time was by beating on him, the rare occasion was when she needed some action.. It's not that she liked him; it was that he was the only guy who didn't run away screaming if she came on to him. He was the only one who wasn't always scared of her, to her knowledge anyway.
Henry looked up from his book and waved at her, causing a sleeping Terriermon to fall off his head.
"What was that for?" the rabbit dog whined "I didn't do anything this time..." he then noticed Rika "Oh, the crazy bitch is here."
"I'll let that slide this time bunny rabbit." Spat Rika as she sat down, glaring at Kazu in a way that clearly said 'Shut up or die' which made him stop idolizing Ryo.
"So what's new?" asked Kenta as he put his book away. If there was one thing that changed about him, is that he rarely backed off from her now, trying to keep it civilized between them. Sure he admired her looks, but he wasn't crazy enough to ask her out. Besides, he's too busy with his studies.
"Nothing" said Rika as she took out her lunch.
Before Kenta could start a conversation, Jeri sat up and called out: "Takato, over here."
As Rika looked in the direction of where Jeri was shouting, she could clearly hear Kazu snort and say rather loudly "Great the loser is coming here again" which earned him a smack on the back of the head from Kenta. Another thing that changed is that Kenta never took and shit from anyone unless it risked a very serious fight, and he always kept Kazu in line.
"Shut it Kazu, the guy's done nothing to you" said Henry as he sent Kazu a small glare.
Kazu snorted and leant on Guardromon who was trying to catch a butterfly while remaining as a leaning post for his partner.
Shaking her head, Rika moved her eyes onto Takato.
He was a guy of about 5'11", light brown eyes and chestnut hair. He always wore long sleeved clothes and was slightly tanned. He was the school's best artist but he tended to be a loner, not like Rika but he actually tried to avoid everyone, preferring to stick to the shadows and not be noticed.
Rika couldn't blame him after what he's been through during the D-Reaper saga. His mother was killed by the Reaper's agents and he was caught in the middle of the final battle between the Tamers and the D-Reaper. He ended up in the hospital barely alive and slipped into a comma for half a year. When he woke up he was paranoid but seemed to be dealing with it. However, his father, unable to cope with his wife's loss and not able to run his bakery properly, put Takato under the charge of his grandparents before leaving the city, needing to clear his mind.
His friendship, whatever there was left, with Kazu and Kenta was destroyed. Partially due to Kazu's arrogance, partially to Takato's darkened mood, but basically because they both had Digimon and he had nothing.
Takato, hearing his name being called, snapped out of his daze and nodded towards the group before starting to walk off.
Giving a frustrated sigh, Jeri leaned back against Henri while absently stroking Elecmon's head. "He never speaks to anyone these days. It's really worrying me."
"Have you spoken to his grandparents?" asked Henri
"I did, and they said they looked into it but he still hasn't changed."
"He'll open up when he's ready." Said Rika, listening in on their conversation. "Some people just need some time to get over some things."
"You would know." Sneered Kazu, only to be backhanded by Kenta who hadn't bothered to look up from his book. "Oww, will you quit doing that man?"
"Yes I would know." Growled Rika, suppressing the urge to hit him. "Besides, he can talk when he wants to. You should see him go on in law."
"Say what?" said a shocked Ryo "You seem to pay more attention to him than you do to me." He grapped the area where his heart would be and faked a hurt look, while Terriermon snickered in the background.
Flipping off the rabbit, she answered "I pay more attention to Kazu than you Mr. Perfect."
"Well at least we know not everyone has completely grown up." Mumbled Elecmon sleepily as he sighed under Jeri's soothing hand.
"Whatever." Grumbled Rika as she moved to grab her lunch, only to find nothing. "Kazu." She hissed "I told you, you lousy groveling jackass, to stop eating my lunch."
"What are you looking at me for, I haven't even touched it."
"Then who took it?"
"Uh Rika? Look behind you." Said Terriermon quietly.
Not liking the tone in his voice, she slowly turned around to face a red dinosaur munching on her sandwich. Waving, he said in a slightly childish accent "hello."
With a yelp, she jumped back and landed in Ryo's lap, and before he could comment on the situation she elbowed him in the side. Quickly standing up, she grabbed her D-Arc and was about to call Renamon before Henri's comment stooped her.
"Well at least we know where that Digimon is."
Stopping what she was about to do, she closely examined him and quickly recognized him to be the rogue Digimon that lived in the park, and was Calumon's occasional play mate.
"There you are." Gasped an arrogant, yet tired, voice. "Lousy pinapple head, I told you to stand still. Grrr I oughta bada boom your ass to hell."
"Impmon." Greeted Rika neutrally. "Glad you're as pleasant as always."
"Hello to you too toots. Where's foxy-mon?"
"None of your business. Why are you here?"
"Trying to get some info out of this buffoon but instead he said he was hungry and left to find some food."
"And why did he do that?" asked Henry with a bit of amusement.
"Uh... me and Calumon ate his... food supply."
"I keep telling you Jeri, the guy's a bad influence on that cream puff." Said Ryo as he contemplated calling Cyberdramon, not fully trusting the ex- demon lord.
"You hurt me kid, really. That's what I would say if I even gave a damn about it."
"Back to business." Snapped Rika. "Now imp, why don't you just grab dino- boy and get out of here before I call Renamon and used you two as target practice."
"Uh Rika... bad idea." Said Kenta nervously. "Remember the last time you fought him."
Growling, Rika glared at Impmon, remembering Sakuyamon's embarrassing defeat to Beelzemon.
They were now attracting a large crowd, people still being in awe at seeing Digimon, especially one you rarely see. Takato moved to the head of the line, and Rika noticed that he went very pale when he saw the group of Digimon.
The red Digimon, having finished the entire group's lunch, licked his paws and looked around. Seeing Takato, he gave a low growl and jumped at him.
AN Okay that's enough for now. I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but it will take a while because I am busy with school.
Hope you enjoyed and please, if you hate it, don't bother reviewing.