The Time Has Come
It has been such a long time - sorry about that but I haven't had internet since just after Christmas and this has been the first thing i've done since getting it back. It may help you to reread the previous chapters but I hope you enjoy all they same. SMILE
Chapter 14
"Hello?"
"Hi Henry, it's Takato! Did you enjoy Christmas?" Takato asked his best friend over the phone smiling.
"Yeah it was good. Suzy threw a mini tantrum when they showed those adverts telling you to donate money to the starving kids in third world countries saying that she wanted all her presents to be sold and the money sent to the charities until she saw the rest of us opening our presents and decided she'd sed some of her Christmas money instead."
"Weird to think that she used to be such a brat."
"Yeah. So how was your Christmas?"
"It was great." Takato stated but he didn't elaborate. He had called Rika on Christmas eve to sort out where they now stood with each other. Neither of them fet much like having to deal with other people's reaction to any relationship they might have so it had been decided that it would be kept o themselves. Takato tried not to think of what would happen if his parents asked him where all the money on his phone was going - with Christmas he had been calling Rika most days but they hadn't acually seen each other since the party.
"Anyway, do you want to come swimming tonightat the centre?" he asked.
"Sure sounds good, do you want me to call the est of the guys and sort it out?"
"Great. I better go and tell mom where I'm going. It will be in about an hour right?"
"Yeah, see you."
Takato hung up the phone with a grin. The whole gang would be together again - finally.
Takato sighed from where he stood beside te showers at the swimming pool waiting. Around him other memebers of the group were getting impatiet too. Kazu and Kenta were moaning, Ryo kept shifting from foot to foot and Henry tapping his foot. Jeri had wandered off to try to find Rika. Finally they heard Jeri giggling and Rika making deaths threats to whoever had the right idea to take them to aplace where there was so little clothing. The girls appeared around the corner where Jeri, calmly and proudly, stood in her pale green halterneck bikini and Rika had herself covered in a thick blue towel.
"You know you have to take the towel off?" Kazu asked her.
"I'd really rather not." She put the towel on a bench by the side of the pool and Takato tried not to stare at the way the black bikini and shorts hugged her skin. "I haven't been this naked in front of more than one boy since I can remember. Jeri rased an eyebrow at her in question and Rika blushed, realising what she had said. The group headed for the pool and Takato fought to keep the grin from his face. Rika caught his eye and stuck her tongue out at him. Just before they reached the pool a blonde haired boy stepped in front of Takato and Rika.
Well look who it is" he muttered.
"Get lost." growled Takato as Rika slipped behind him trying to hide but still appear brave. The other boy smiled in an evil way.
"Congratulations Rika, you've just made it so much easier for me to see you with fewer clothes on." he laughed as he walked away. Rika just walked past where Takato stood glaring at the bully and into the pool. With a final growl Takato descended into the water himself. (1)
The group finished swimmingand split up after a quick meal at a chip shop that was at the end of the road where they would go their seperate ways. Ryo was having all the boys sleep over at his house - his dad didn't trust him enough to have the girls too so the five of them went one way and the two girls went the other.
"Is there anything you need to tell me?" Jeri asked her friend before they themselves seperated.
"Don't think so." lied Rika. She blushed when Jeri raised her eyebrow once again. "I'll tell you soon, just let me get comfortable with it for now." she promised and the other girl smiled.
"Make sure you do!" She laughed as they went down different streets.