HIYA! Long time no story eh? Sorry about the wait I had a bit of a mental block. Hopefull this chapter makes up for it. I'm very happy with it. Ah romance, Isn't it lovely. ENJOY!!!
Chapter 11
The week that Takato had returned flew by. He'd had to explain to the police where he'd been but luckily the people at Hypnos had found a decent cover story. He'd met with the tamers again and their digimon. Even Leomon had returned back from the dead having reborn somewhere in the digital world. He hadn't been back to school yet as his parents had wanted to spend some time with him and check that he truly was completely all right. On the Friday, just under a week since he had returned, he had finally been given some peace and quiet and was in the house alone. His parents had been invited to a party with one of their friends and he had managed to persuade them to go. Guilmon was snoring in his room the TV was on and he had some brownies and millionaire shortbread on the table beside him that he'd made earlier when the doorbell rang. With a groan Takato got up and went to the door. If this was just another person being nosy he'd have a fit. He opened the door. It definitely wasn't jus another person.
"Rika?"
"I heard you were having a night in. Mum's got a boyfriend over so I had to get out of the house and wondered if I could hang out here for a while." She explained, answering the unasked question with the sexiest smile Takato had ever seen. Damn, why did he have to have these kind of thoughts about Rika. It had been bad enough when he'd had a crush on Jeri a few years ago. At least then his mind had been able to stay out of the gutter. Right, he should just turn her away and he wouldn't have to worry about anything at all.
"Yeah I'm just going to watch some TV. Make yourself at home." Takato mentally berated himself. Again she smiled an unusual occurrence with Rika but not an unwelcome one. Sitting on the couch next to Rika watching a movie felt so natural that Takato soon forgot to feel uncomfortable around her. It was a romantic comedy that Takato's mum had demanded he watch and he had decided to watch it while no one was going to be in the house just to make his mum happy. He was surprised when Rika admitted that she loved that film and even more surprised when she laughed in all the right places. Watching movies wasn't something the Tamers did together. If they did it was an action film.
"That was actually a really good film." Takato announced when the movie finished.
"I could've told you that. For once it's not an action film." Takato looked over at Rika who had laughter in her eyes. Takato felt butterflies in his stomach when he realised how close they'd been sitting, how close they still were sitting. Strangely he felt himself lean in. His lips brushed hers softly and he looked into her eyes which were now filled with shock. She hadn't pushed him away or made any kind of protest. He kissed her again, deeper. It felt natural, it didn't matter that he'd never kissed a girl before. He stopped and looked at her again she still seemed shocked. Finally, though visibly nervous Rika tilted his chin and kissed him softy at first and then let him deepen it. Slowly though found themselves falling back onto the couch with him pinning her softly beneath him. If there was a heaven Takato felt that he had found it.
Suddenly Rika broke the kiss. With a petrified glance at Takato she pushed his chest until he was off of her and hurriedly left the house slamming the door behind her. The word damn was followed by another long string of worse curse words flowing out of Takato's mouth.
Rika hurried along the darkened streets hoping with all her might that her mum had gotten rid of her latest beau and Rika could get some peace. She'd go home put on some loud music and eat as much chocolate as she could stand; anything to get her mind off what had just happened. She entered the house and kicked off her shoes.
"Hi sweetie, I was wondering where you'd gone. You remember Jonathon don't you?" Rumiko exclaimed as her daughter re-entered the house. Damn, he's still here, Rika thought. Now she'd have to sit and make pleasant conversation when all she wanted to do was curl up and die because⦠No, she wouldn't think about that.
"Are you all right dear you've gone very pale?" Rika's gran asked, concerned.
Brilliant, a ready made excuse to escape the limelight, Rika thought.
"Actually I'm feeling a bit sick. I think I'm going to go to my room and listen to some music for a while before I go to bed." She cursed herself for stumbling over the words. Her mother looked slightly unhappy that Rika was gig to her room but she didn't try to stop her. Her gran nodded accepting her excuse and the Jonathon guy said he hoped she'd feel better. Rika resisted the urge to tell the guy where he could stick his hopes as she left the room but that would just lead to an argument with her mum. She lay on her new bed and pulled the secret box she kept under it. Inside was all the stuff she would never admit that she kept because it wrecked the whole bad girl persona she kept. A couple of chick flick tear jerking movies, magazines with half the advice columns highlighted as useful info, cds with girly pop songs and make up were hidden inside. A few of her more personal girly items were also hidden in the box along with a large supply of chocolate that she'd collected since she had first had 'women's problems'. The only person who knew about this box was Renamon who knew to leave her alone if she took it out. Deciding to watch a movie instead of listen to music, Rika switched on her TV and climbed into bed with some of the chocolate and tried not to think of anything. Tomorrow she would talk to Jeri, not telling her exactly what happened but asking for advice just the same. Her friend was the only person other than Renamon that she could go to with such a problem. Why was life so complicated?
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