Disclaimer ... I do not own Digimon or the characters I write about.

This story is going to be about two or three chapters. Depending on how I play it out. I have a great idea, so please read!

Brief description- The Tamers are off to a haunted house for a spooky night of fun. Little does Rika know, Ryo planned it to frighten her.

The Empty House of Horror

The Tamers met at their usual spot by Guilmon's hideout. School was out for the weekend so the gang decided to get together. It was an unusally chilly day being that it is June. The clouds covered the sun, and wind swept through the air. Rika sat up against a tree, hugging her knees. The others formed a circle chatting away.

"Hey guys!" A familiar voice greeted. Everyone's heads turned to look at the source of the noise. It was Ryo. His face was mushed up into a huge grin as he came up the stone stairs to meet them. "Sorry I'm late guys. I went to the store to get this." He held up a bag. The contents inside were hidden from view.

"Ryo man, no need to apologize." Kazu assured him. Ryo nodded and took a seat beside Henry.

"Hey guys, any plans this weekend?" He asked. They all shook their heads. Ryo's smile grew larger. "Good, I have something I want to do with you guys." He looked around the circle to see if they were all listening. His eyes widened as he seen Rika. "Wildcat! Hey Wildcat! Come here!"

Rika hesitated and looked over at him. She threw him a glare. "No."

His face went into a puppy dog look. She rolled her eyes and joined the group, sitting between Jeri and Takato. "OK this is the plan," Ryo began, his attention mostly on Rika, who obviously wasn't paying any attention. "I have arranged for us to stay at a haunted house!"

"How did you 'arrange' this?" Henry asked him, frowning.

"Well, the thought came to me a couple hours ago when I had seen this abandoned house. So I did a little research on it. Turns out the place is haunted!" His eyes sparkled.

"And you ... want us to spend the weekend there?" Kazu was shaking from the thought.

"No, not the weekend. Just the night."

"Why?" This time it was Jeri putting in her imput.

"Because it will be fun. Unless of course, you guys are too scared?" Ryo rolled his eyes at them when they didn't respond to that. "Hey Pumpkin, want to spend a night in a haunted house with me?"

Rika threw him a dirty look. "You just want a reason to hold me when you're scared."

Ryo laughed at this. "Maybe. So what do you say guys? Please? We all fought worse things then ghosts, it wont be so bad."

"Only if you tell us what the story is behind the house being haunted." Henry said.

"No, if I say now, then it wont be any fun later." Ryo stood up. "OK, so meet at Rika's house at ... seven?"

"Ugh why my house?" Rika snarled. "And we never gave an answer."

"Sure you did. Tamers never back out of adventure." Ryo left them sitting there, bewildered by him deciding for them.

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It was nearing seven. Rika had her bag slung over her shoulder, waiting for them to arrive. She was mad about the idea, but she didn't want to back out. It was against her state of being to back out of a challenge. She folded her arms and paced the kitchen. Her mother walked in.

"All packed and ready to go?" She asked.

"Obviously."

"Have a flash light? And extra batteries?"

Rika rolled her eyes. "Obviously," she said again.

"OK, you be careful. Well, I know you will be safe. You are going to be with that nice young man," her eyes sparkled. "Now just don't get into trouble." She gave Rika a kiss on the cheek and left the kitchen, leaving Rika scowling.

Rika left the kitchen to put her shoes on. As if it was timed out, there was a knock at her door. She opened it revealing Jeri's face. "Almost ready, hold on." She said, sliding her left shoe on. "There." She stood up and followed Jeri out.

"Are you scared Rika?" Jeri asked.

"No. Ghosts aren't real." Rika and Jeri joined the others who were waiting patiently for them. "So where is this house?"

"Oh it's not far out of town. Don't worry, we aren't walking. My dad will be picking us up at the park." Ryo replied.

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Ryo's dad met them at the park a little after 7:30. He picked them up in his mini van and drove them to the abandoned house. The house was thirty minutes outside of town, and was quite a long way from any other houses. He made a small turn and drove up a very long driveway, passing some eerie old trees. After reaching the house, the Tamers jumped out of the van and waved good-bye to Mr Akiyama.

The house before them was old, rickity looking, and made of wood. A chill ran down Rika's spine, fortunately, nobody had seen. "I doubt you just happened to walk by and see this house, Akiyama."

"Well, OK, I didn't happen to just find it when looking. I actually spent the day in the library searching for old haunted houses." Ryo smiled, moving away before Rika could smack him.

"I didn't actually think you would know what a library was, considering your ego doesn't involve reading." Rika smirked.

"Easy now guys, let's just go inside." Henry said, trying to get them settled. It was bad enough they were spending a night in a haunted house, he didn't need them arguing.

"So Ryo, what is in the bag?" Kazu asked as the neared the entrance of the house.

"Oh this? Don't worry about it right now." Ryo pushed the door open and dust flew at them. Everyone coughed and hacked until it cleared. "Well guys. I hope you will enjoy the stay in the Haunted House of the Okasawa Family."

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A/N: my intentions originally was to make this a one-shot story. But I didn't want one chapter to be extremely long, since it would probably get boring. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I will probably post the next one in a day or two.

Thanks for reading, and please review! Oh, flamming is okay, doesn't bother me

One more thing ... sorry about any spelling mistakes I may have.