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Chapter 2

A basketball buzzer rang. "Akiyama's team wins once more." the coach announced at the end of the game. "Good job, boys." he told them while they walked to the bleachers. A girl from the team coughed, "And Lady."

Some of the boys slumped down. Others just sat and talked while the Lady walked towards the girl locker room.

"Hey Akiyama. Look who's there." one of his Senior friend told him.

"Is it the same girls that come during our practice?" he asked without turning around.

"No. It's that Ruki-chan."

Ryou turned around and saw his senior friend was not lying. Ruki was there, but not like her usual self. Her hair was on a pony-tailed going over her shoulder. She seemed to be either drawing or writing some thing down on a note book. The way the sun was setting behind her, he thought she looked prettier than usual.

"Boys! Wash up! School closes in an hour, If any of you are still here at that time. I'll count that as trespassing. Do I make myself clear?"

They got on their feet. "Yes, sir!" they answered in unison.

Some girls giggled. Ruki just looked up and grinned.

The coach pass, "Good evening, ladies."

"Good evening, couch." they exclaimed almost unisonly.

-Boy's Locker/Shower Room-

"Ask Ruki-chan out. She seems to like you."

"Doubt she'll say yes." Ryou told the black-haired senior.

"Offer a walk home." the senior boy manage to mumble out, while pulling on his clean shirt on. Ran his hand on his fresh cleaned hair.

"Think she'll still be out there?" Ryou asked tying his shoe laces. "I mean once we get out of here?"

"Yeah. I know she still would."

"Why do you say that?"

"Donno." he muttered. Picking up his gym bag. "But, I do know we're the last ones here."

-.-

The sun was halfway gone. Ruki was working on what ever she was. Didn't seem to notice time pass.

"Hey Ruki-chan what'cha doing?" Ryou asked.

Immediately she pulled her books towards her chest, and looked up. "Nothing, why?"

"You seem to be drawing something. Can I see?"

"..When I finish."

"It's getting late, how about I walk you home?" he asked awkwardly.

"Sure." she said.

He smiled. She got up they began walking, not saying a word. Ryou was just blushing thinking of a way to ask her without saying no. Ruki just seemed to be lost in her own thoughts, she carried a smile on her face.

-playground-

"Can't cawtch me!" Shiouchon yelled.

"Yeah, I can!" Mako said chasing the pink-haired girl.

Ai came crashing down, turned around looking up at the sky. "Lookie guys, the first star of the night!"

Mako sat down on her left side. Shiouchon on the opposite. "They're so pwetty, let's mwake a wish."

"Kids still make wishes on stars?" Alice asked Jenrya.

"Looks like it." he said with out looking up. He was typing on his laptop.

"So what'ya doing now?"

"Same as a few seconds ago."

"And that was?"

"I've received a small, but strong signal. Just trying to find out what it is."

"Why, do you think it might be a threat?"

"Maybe, most strong life-forms have been."

"Don't jump to conclusion, think this through it might be a friend."

"We still will need to check it out."

"Then let's inform the others." she said taking the digivice away from him.

"What are you doing?" he asked, watching her press a certain pattern.

"...Calling the gang..." she muttered. "Old hang-out, now." she whispered into the digivice.

"Oh... kay. I think."

'Digidestend Gathering Requested.' rang on all three digivices that where in that area.

"Jenwia, what was that for?" Shiouchon asked in her child-ish voice.

"It wasn't me." he said taking back his digivice and shutting down his request info. Mako and Shiouchon did the same.

"Come on let's go, before the guys start arriving."

-Guilmon's old hideout-

"What do you think this is for?" Takato asked Juri.

"Donno, maybe something has happened."

"What do you think it might have?"

Juri just smirked, "Maybe Ryou-san and Ruki-chan finally decided to go out." she said, giggling.

"Very funny, don't think Ruki-chan would be saying yes that fast."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean a few days back, Ryou told Ruki that he loved her. She just thought he was lying, right away." he said looking down at the stairs. "I'm just glad you didn't react the same way."

"I'm glad you told me how you feel. I was beginning to think you did not feel the same way."

"Now you know I don't think any different about you." She smiled, and did not look at him.

"I win!" Ai said.

"'Course you did." Mako said joining his sister. "You had a head start."

"Yeah that's cheating!" Shiouchon said.

"I thought you two would be the first to arrive." Jenrya said getting to the top step.

"Why'd you say that?" Takato asked.

"Been here all afternoon right?"

"Yeah.."

"Miss him?"

"Yeah, and this is where Juri and I hang out a lot."

"So Juri and Takato are going out." Alice said. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"They recently started.."

"What's the gathering for?" Takato asked sitting down by the gate.

"Wait till everyone get's here."

"Yeah, this is something everyone needs to know." Alice stepped closer the shadows.

"That reminds me when did you get here?"

"This morning, Shiou-chan was there to greet me." she answered.

"Really I thought she had a test today, did dad know?" Jenrya asked his younger sister.

"No kinda slipped my mind.." She said.

"So that's why you missed it." Mako said in a accusing tone.

"We made it!" Hirokazu dragged his feet then crashed in front of Alice without knowing.

"Yeah." Kenta said sitting on the top step.

"Hey, Hiro-kun. Miss me?" Alice asked bending down a bit.

"Yeah, and uh.. Hi." he answered, looking up.

"Oh, look Kazu-chan finally got nothing to say."

"Juri quit acting like Ruki-chan."

"Who said anything about acting?"

Hirokazu gave her a look, "Guess King and Queen are gonna be late."

"Says who?" Ruki asked, she was on the top step. Ryou was just right besides her.

"Look at the couple who decided to show." Hirokazu began, getting on a wrong foot.

"We're. Not. A. Couple!" She snapped, her face held a few layers of red.

"Looking at you two, people would say you got 'We're a couple and proud' written all over you two."

"We're just friends, close ones." Ruki dropped her book, it fell a few steps, half open. She was now right infront of him, her knees on each side of him. Her hand was a fist ready to hit the light brown-haired kid.

"Ruki-chan back up. I'll make sure he doesn't say anymore of this." Alice said.

"Good." she muttered, then got up, walked towards the grass and sat down. Her face was still red, mixed with anger and her secret dream being shown.

Ryou sat down next to her. "You alright pumpkin?" he whispered with out looking at her. She didn't look back, but nodded. Placing his hand on hers. "..Good.."

"Lee-san. what's this 'gathering' for?" Ai asked.

"Right. I've been detecting some kind of strong force in the area. I think it might be a threat."

"A digimon?" Juri asked.

"Not sure." he said pulling out his laptop. "According to.. this is weird the signal ain't showing on the screen."

"Then let's go find it!" Hirokazu said sitting up.

"Wait, we're not sure if it's an enemy or not."

"Then, what are we here for?"

"Jenrya thinks it's an enemy." Alice answered. "Most of strong energies have always been your enemies, right?"

"Now you lost me."

"How can she? She's being clear." Kenta said.

"Shush."

"Jenrya thinks it is an enemy, but I keep saying let's not judge."

"Ohh. I go with the lady in black." he stated.

"'Course you do."

"Don't be hater." Hirokazu proclaimed.

"Why would I be hating?" Ruki enquired immediately standing up.

"'Cause you scared to show how you really feel." he spilled out standing as well.

"Take it back!" Ruki said walking up to the light-haired brunette.

"Why are you tripping all of the sudden."

"Why would I be trippin'?"

"'Cause you got all your emotions locked up."

That really got her pissed. Rasing her hand and slapping it across the light brunette boys face. "Don't. Ever. SAY THAT!" she snapped.

"Kazu-chan got beat. About time." Ai exclaimed.

"I'll take Ruki-chan home, you guys let me know what's the game plan tomorrow."

Right away hearing that, she turned around heading down the stairs. Beginning to head down, Ryou saw her book bent papers but it was still okay. Picking it up he saw what she was working on, her drawing:

A newly sketched rose. Vines swirled around the steam twice. It was lightly drawn capable of being seemed. The page before it had written, Really hard for me to described all my feeling. I'm glad he gave this to me, I wish that one day I can tell him the same 'I love you'.

Closing the book, his eyes looked around to find the recently fled girl. Got a glimpsed of her, he ran to catch up.

"Hey wait up!" he yelled.

The red-haired girl stopped. Waiting for the 'King' to catch up. "Ryou I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself."

"I know but I got to ask you something."

"What?"

"I'll let you know once I remember." he began scratching the back of his lower head.

She smirked, began walking once more.

-back-

"So no judging?" the goggle-head asked.

"No, not yet. We've been out numbered." Jenrya answered. "My own little sister, sided with Alice."

"But if it is an enemy. Our gaurd'll be down."

"Then we shall not. We'll need to keep an eye out for anything suspicious."

"I'm twied Jenwia, I wanna go home." Shiouchon began rubbing her eyes.

"It is getting late..." he said getting up.

"You kiddin' is was past 'getting late'." Hirokazu looked at his watch. "Oh yeah, I'm so late!" he got up, "See ya guys tomorrow."

"Bye Hiro.."

"C'mon Mako we got to go before mom or dad get home." both the siblings got up, and walked away.

"Can we go now, Jenwi?"

"Fine." he took his younger sister's hand, as they began their trip back to the apartment. Alice followed.

"Guess we should be leaving to." Takato told Juri. The girl nodded.

The night sky lost the last bit of sun ray that remain.

-Outside her door-

"I remember now." Ryou said.

"Remember, what?" Ruki turned looking at the brunette.

"What I wanted to ask you." he placed her book in her hands, "Would you like yo go out sometime?"

"You mean like a... date?"

He nodded, looked into her eyes.

"You're kidding right? This is just some joke. You really don't really like me." she looked at the floor.

"Says who? I always did, and I always will." he placed his hand under her chin rasing it up, lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Ruki pulled back, "You don't feel that way about me." telling be her face expression she seemed to be freaking out. "Who put you up to this?"

"Why do you keep saying some one put me up to this? No one did. I really do love you, princess."

"Quit using those names, I can't believe you feel the... that way about me." small tears began to form in her eyes.

"Why not Ruki-chan?" he asked placing his hands on each side of her cheeks.

"It's hard for me to show anyone how I feel." she said in a breaking voice.

"How do you feel?"

Tears rushed down, "I cannot tell." pulling back, she opened the door. "Maybe when I can tell you how I feel, I'll say yes." she said before walking in.

Ryou sighed then headed down.

-

Collapsing on her bed, burring her head in her pillow, Why couldn't I tell him 'yes'? I feel the same way, but why?

"It's okay Ruki, love takes time to show."

"I know dad, but I wanna show him how I really feel. But something keeps stopping me."

-

"Rumiko we're gonna hafta tell Ruki that's not her real father."

"I know mother, but she has so many emotions at the time, it's stopping her from seeing the truth." Rumiko looked in the room, "I can tell that's not her father. I don't see what I saw in him the first time we fell in love."

"When her mind becomes clear, she'll see."

-TBC-

216: Well that's what I got hope you've enjoy. Thank you to all that reviewed in the previous chapter, sorry If I caused a few confusions. Review please..