Note: THANK YOU TO ALL WHO REVIEWED! Secondly once again I own nothing but the plot and I apologies if I screw up on names but I couldn't confirm them. Note, I also don't own the song, Renebrants do. Hope you enjoy this new chap and PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD CONTINUE! Thanks.
Mom, Dad, I Can Explain Everything!
Mr. Akiyama set his still hot coffee cup down on the old table as he heard the sound of the too damn perky doorbell go off. Muttering as always about having the thing changed to something less irritating he pushing back his chair and moved around the large oak table, heading for the door at a slight jog. Seconds later he opened the door to see Rika's mother and another man at his door, both looking rather exhausted and wiped out.
"Ms. Nonaka. What can I do for you?" Mr. Shin Akiyama asked with a puzzled look. Their children weren't the closest of friends and he was surprised that she even knew where they lived. Why on earth would they be here, this early even?
"I'm looking for Rika. Is she here by any chance?" Rumiko Nonaka asked with an almost pleading look. Looking down at his watch he saw that it was only eight in the morning, why on earth would Rika be here, and why hadn't they just phoned?
"No I'm sorry but she isn't here, ma'am. Is something wrong?" Mr. Akiyama asked looking from one face to another. Come to think of it the man with her looked a bit like Rika, he thought to himself. His hair was the same reddish brown, the only difference was his streaks were brown as oppose to Rika's orange.
"She's run away from home." The other man said as he stuck his hands in his pockets with a look of concern. "We've been looking for her for hours with no luck. We've checked with all of her other friends and none of them have seen her since seven yesterday. We were hoping she might have stopped to see your son at some time and maybe given him some idea where she was going." the man added with a hopeful look on his face.
"We'll I don't think she's been here but it's possible that I didn't hear her or that she phoned him. Have you talked to Yamaki? If she's upset enough to have run away then wouldn't she head straight for that fox Digimon of hers?" Mr. Akiyama said thoughtfully.
"I already called him, she didn't use the machine to get to the Digital World, not yet anyway." Rumiko said looking completely exhausted. "Which is why I'm worried. I know Rika and the way she was feeling she would have headed straight for the Digital World but it looks like she didn't. If there's any chance that Ryo might have some idea where to look..is he up yet?"
"No but I was going to wake him up anyway seeing as he's been sleeping in since he got here. If you'd like to come in I'll go wake him up. Besides, you both look exhausted and I've made plenty of coffee. You'll need your strength up." Mr. Akiyama said motioning inside. Nodding their thanks the couple walked in and taking their shoes off followed him into the hallway. "Are you related to Rika, you look like her." Mr. Akiyama asked as he took their coats.
"I'm her father, Mamatto Nonaka. You can just call me Matt." The man said with a strained smile as the two men shook hands. "It's nice to meet you."
"Pleasure. Shin Akiyama." Mr. Akiyama said with a returned smile though it was strained as well. So this was her father, well he wasn't what he'd expected. The few times he'd come into contact with the Nonakas he'd got the impression that the family was rather divided and he remembered thinking that Rika's father must be a real jerk to just let his daughter go out to face the D-Reaper and not even bother to come and try and get to her. He remembered seeing Rika's mother and grandmother huddled in a corner as they waited to find out what had happened to Rika and he'd thought that the guy should be there, helping them.
"I take it you have as low an opinion of me as the other kids and parents huh?" Matt said as if he could read his host's thoughts. "And if you're as smart as your son you've probably already figured out that I'm the reason she ran away."
"It wasn't completely your fault, Matt. Rika used to love it when you visited, you didn't know that those days had ended a long time ago." Rumiko said quietly. "As long as she's safe then that's all that matters. Rika knows how to take care of herself, I'm sure that where ever she is she's safe."
"Let's go see if Ryo's up yet, shall we?" Mr. Akiyama said standing up. Following his lead the trio walked into the hallway and headed for the last door on the right. Coming to a stop in front of it Mr. Akiyama lightly knocked on the door. "Ryo, are you up?"
There was no answer and so he repeated the words several times getting louder every time but Ryo didn't answer and there was no sound of movement in the room to suggest he was on his way out. Puzzled Mr. Akiyama shrugged. "He's usually a really light sleeper, I wonder why he's not answering me. I'm knocking loud enough."
"Maybe he's already left." Rumiko said with a sigh of disappointment. Coming here had been a long shot given that her daughter wasn't that close to Ryo but she'd thought it was worth checking just in case she was wrong. "From what Rika's told me he's always on the go."
"He would have left me a note if that was the case. Maybe he left his headphones on again. He sometimes like to listen to his music while he sleeps and he probably can't hear me through them." Reaching for the knob he turned it and slowly opened the door. Seeing a visible lump in the darkness he swung the door completely open and switched on the light.
"Ohh God no." Rumiko said staring at the two forms on the large double bed that dominated the room and was the focus of her current thoughts. The man in the bed she recognized as Ryo, the other was her daughter wrapped tightly in his arms and he in hers. Her baby was only sixteen, what was she doing in the bed, any bed with Ryo Akiyama? A boy who was three years older and was probably full of raging hormones and who only dated girls for one reason and one reason only.
"Ahh Hell no." Mr. Akiyama whispered as he felt the blood leave his face. He couldn't believe it, his son was sleeping with Rika Nonaka. She was only sixteen, he thought with horror as he stared at the two, feeling as though he'd just been informed that the world really was flat. What the Hell had his son been thinking having sex with a sixteen year old, especially a sixteen year old Rika Nonaka!
"Not her. Oh, Rika what have I done to you?" Matt said in such a low and anguished voice that they could barely hear him speak. "Not my baby girl."
The picture before them would have been heart warming if it weren't for the fact that it was their own children fast asleep in front of them and that it wasn't for some picture, but an entirely real scene with very real consequences. Handsome nineteen year old Ryo lay flat on his back with a smile on his face that was anything but innocent as he lay with his head resting against hers. His well muscled arms were wrapped around the very beautiful sixteen years old Rika Nonaka who was completely covered by the blanket excepts for her head and arms, which lay under his neck and the other over his heart where it gently moved up and down with every breath he took. She was using his bare chest for a pillow and she looked as content as the cat that got the cream as she lay plastered to the young man's side. Sometime during the night she'd snagged most of the blanket because the only thing it was covering was his lower body letting the viewers no exactly what she saw in him. Both of them were still fast asleep despite the light having been turned on, completely unaware that their parents were standing at the foot of the bed with looks of horror and disbelief written over their pale faces.
"Ms Nonaka, I'm..I'm so sorry." Mr. Akiyama said weakly, silently damning his son. How could he, how could he have gone to bed with a child? Sure she was sixteen but that didn't change the fact that she was capable of having children and what the Hell was Ryo thinking taking that kind of risk?
"Oh, Rika baby no." Rumiko said softly as she inched towards the bed, her face filled with anguish. It was her all over again. The handsome older man, the heated attraction and the forgetting if the consequences. She'd paid and now it looked like her daughter might have to do the same.
As though he'd heard her Ryo's blue eyes flickered open for a few seconds and turning his head slightly seemed to take their presence in before closing his eyes once more. Milliseconds later they were snapped open again and they were clear as he viewed the people in his bedroom and correctly gauge their feelings on the subject of his current position. Oh shit, he thought as he saw the looks on their parents faces, Rika not the only one who's going to be wanting to nail my ass to the wall today. Looking down he realized that some time during the night she'd decided that he made a better pillow then the extra one on the bed and he couldn't help but grin at this despite the fact that it only made everyone else paler. Seeing that his dad was about to have a heart attack after he finished yelling his head off at him Ryo put his finger to his lips and motioned them to be quiet. Carefully moving her arms Ryo tenderly transferred her head to his own pillow then sure she was still asleep slid out of bed, not even noticing their looks of thanks and relief when they saw that he was wearing jeans, unbuttoned but there at least. Turning around to face them he saw where their eyes were and couldn't help the slight blush that tinge his cheeks. Gee, well it was nice to know that they had such a high opinion of his moral standards, he thought with a smirk. Figuring it couldn't hurt he leaned over Rika and pulled the covers down far enough for them to see that she was fully clothed as well before pulling the covers back up. Stepping away from the bed he sent Rika's mom a reassuring look which she returned with a weak smile. Motioning them all towards the door it wasn't until all three of them were in front of the door that Ryo made a guess as to who the other man was.
He looked too much like Rika for it to be a coincidence, Ryo thought as he took the other man's measure from under seemly heavy lids. Studying the man as he moved towards them Ryo watched him like a hunter studying his prey. Keeping his thoughts well hidden like any feral predator Ryo kept a smile on his face that spoke of nothing but innocence and slight embarrassment. The guy was in the middle, perfect.
"I don't believe we've met." Ryo said holding his hand out to the man like this was as ordinary as meeting someone in the street.
"I'm Rika's father." The man said with narrow eyes as he confirmed Ryo suspicions. Having confirmed his beliefs Ryo decided to calm Rika's mom before he dealt with the other man.
"Nothing happened, Ms. Nonaka. You don't need to worry. She came here really late and it wouldn't have been a good idea to try to take her home. She didn't want to be alone so I stayed with her and given that it was almost three in the morning we kind of dozed off. I assure you that she was perfectly safe with me." Ryo said looking directly into her eyes to let her see how serious he was. The fact that he didn't want to be a gentleman with Rika was beside the point. She was too young for him right now and he was willing to wait, he just had to convince her of that.
Rika's mother was well aware of Ryo's feelings for her daughter. Unlike Rika and her friends Rumiko wasn't blind to the meaning behind glances she'd seen Ryo give her daughter. She'd known the boy since he was thirteen years old and she knew in her heart that he wasn't the type to take advantage of Rika despite his hormones and Rika's possible willingness. He cared a great deal for her daughter and even though she didn't have any idea how deep those feelings were she did know that she trusted this boy to do what was right however foolish that might seem. "I believe you, Ryo. You care about her enough not to take advantage of her. Thank you for taking care of her, I can't thank you enough."
Ryo had long suspected that Rika's mother and grandmother knew about his growing feelings for his Wildcat and now she'd pretty much confirmed it. Slightly humbled by the trust she had in him, no small feat consider the fact that he didn't really deserve so much trust. If Rika was older and a little less of a man hater he probably wouldn't even come close to fitting the gentleman image her mother seemed to have of him. "No problem, ma'am. I'm sorry you had to go through all that worry."
"Thank you for helping her." Rika's father said stiffly as he nodded in the boy's direction before turning his eyes back to his sleeping daughter. Rumiko's mother had sent him pictures but they hadn't begun to do his baby justice. How much have I missed Princess. he wondered, and how much pain I've caused you over the years?
"You're welcome. If you're wondering my dad can give you the name of our lawyer if you decide to sue me for this." Ryo said just before he pulled back his fist and nailed the son of a bitch square in the nose. As Ryo had intended the blow sent the older man flying out the door and into the opposite wall with a thud. With a smirk he watched the man slide down it looking like he'd just been hit by a two by four and as he'd guessed his father and Rika's mother immediately rushed out of his room to help the jerk. As soon as they were both out Ryo quickly slammed the door and had it locked before they got wind of his intent then moving with surprising speed he got to the only other door before his father and quickly locked it as well. Standing back he ignored their yelling and walked back over to his door to shut off the light.
"You broke his nose." Rika said from the bed. Turning around Ryo saw that she hadn't moved from his bed but had simply say up with the blanket around her. "I think you broke his nose."
"Possibly." Ryo admitted as he walked over to sit on the edge of the bed, out of striking distance as well, just in case she was more awake and angry then she appeared to be. "Mad at me?"
"Well lets just say that what you just did will seem like a tap on the shoulder compared to what I'll do to you if you don't have a good explanation to how we ended up in this bed together." Rika said with an evil look that was rather ruined by the slight grin on her face. She's not mad, he thought with relief as he smiled at her glare. Gosh she was cute in the morning, Ryo thought and then wondered whether or not he should mention that she looked beautiful with her hair down. Better not just in case, Ryo thought with an inner smile. Knowing his Wildcat she'd probably put it back up just to make a point.
"Well you fell asleep in my arms and so I figured you might as well stay here for the night. I was all set to let you have my bed but you wouldn't let me go plus I was pretty sure I could stop you if you tried to take advantage so I figured there wasn't any harm in it." Ryo said with a choir boy look of innocence.
"You wish." Rika said with a chuckle not even realizing how close to the truth she was. "Thanks for letting me camp out here and I guess I'll forgive you for the sharing the bed thing if you promise not to tell anyone. You do, you die. Cappis?"
"Understood." Ryo said with a mock salute. "Speaking of sleep any chance you'd let me get some seeing as I was the one who bravely faced the parents and broke your father's nose and probably a couple of other facial features?"
"Are you asking me to sleep with you?" Rika said with an exaggerated shocked look. Ignoring the thoughts of how much he'd pay for the chance Ryo just grinned his most charming smile. "Well if you promise to behave I guess it's okay, just this once."
"You're all heart, Wildcat." Ryo said as he moved to slip in beside her. Instead of cuddling closer she moved further over to the other side and switched to sleeping on her back too. Copying her the two teenagers stared up at the ceiling until they fell asleep, both dreaming of things to do in this bed that were ten times better then simply sleeping in it.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA
It's like you're always stuck in second gear, When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
You're still in bed at ten, though work began at eight,
You burned your breakfast, so far things are going great,
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these,
But she didn't tell you
when the world was brought down to your knees
that...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
No one could ever know me. No one could ever see me.
Seems your the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with.
Make it through all the mess with.
Someone I'll always laugh with.
Even at my worst, I'm best with...
you - yeah
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too...
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