Wildcat
By: Fiery-chan
A/N: Yes Kazu is all right boys and girls. I had a plan to kill him but I decided not to. I decided I wanted to live as well so if I killed him you would all kill me. The reviews are slowing. You guys have to keep reviewing! I have another couple of Ryuki's up my sleeve. Expect to see them soon. Well, here's chapter four!
Disclaimer: I decided to save you from the sarcasm and just say that I do not own Digimon. If you were expecting the sarcasm however, you can whine about it in your review.
Chapter 4: Embrace the Limelight!
When Monday came, the kids had to go to school. Kazu would be staying in the hospital a little while longer to recover; this was his mother's order. So, the tamers gang would have to sit through school without Kazu's wisecracks. Pity, they really enjoyed them. This would make the school days extremely dull. Or so they thought.
Rika walked to her locker feeling all eyes on her. Everytime she turned around, the eyes darted away. 'Strange.' She thought to herself. When she finished at her locker she walked into Ms. Kisara's room and took her seat. Ryo was already there. After Rika was all set up for class, he turned around.
"Was it just me or did everyone seem to be staring at all of us this morning?" He asked.
Jeri had just walked in and heard Ryo's question so she said; "I didn't feel anyone staring. Why, did you guys?" They both said yes. Jeri seemed confused. "I'll get to the bottom of this." She got up, took the bathroom pass, and went to the girls' room. Rika and Ryo waited in anticipation for her return. When Jeri did return she didn't look happy.
"It's just as I expected. It seems your fanclub was at Stanghetta on Friday and saw you and Rika." She said to Ryo. "So now the girls are spreading it all over the school. Be on your toes."
"Can't I just beat the crap out of them?" Rika asked getting angrier by the minute.
"So you can get suspended? That will just add to their merriment. What we need is a plan." Ryo said falling into thought.
"Or you can just ignore them, or play along. Don't try to change it around because that will only make it more obvious. I told you those girls would plot your downfall Rika, plan a is already engaged."
"Yeah, you're right Jeri. So should we just ignore it, or give them what they want?" Rika asked.
"What they want is for you to get so mad that you'll want nothing to do with me." Ryo said. "I say we continue they're little game let them see that their rumors are true. That we are so deeply in love that nothing will tear us apart."
"But are you?" Jeri asked making both Rika's and Ryo's faces turn bright red. "That's what I thought. I say use Ryo's plan. You shouldn't run from them. You should embrace the limelight and bask in its glow."
"Now, now Jeri let's not get all poetic. So wildcat, are you in?" Ryo asked flashing his trademark smile.
"Alright, let's do it. Jeri, it will be your job to contact the others so they can be a part of this too. We don't need them screwing this up." Rika said smiling.
"Already taken care of." Jeri said as she typed in the message on her mobile communicator. "Since Takato and I both have these, I sent the message to him. And since he's in homeroom with Henry and Kenta, he can inform them of the situation."
"We should all get one of those. Jeri and Takato both having one was sheer luck. They're not that expensive so I say we should all buy one." Ryo said with a look that said, "I'm impressed."
"We'll bring it up at the next meeting. Here comes the president of your fanclub." Rika said nodding her head in the direction of the door. A girl with icy blue eyes, a personality to match and blonde hair that screams "I dyed my hair and you know it because it looks so fake." Her name was Christi and she considered herself higher than everyone.
"Why good morning Rika. I saw you at that club on Friday night. You looked like you were having fun." Christi said with a sickly sweet smile.
"Yes, I did have fun." Rika replied with the exact same smile. Christi glared at her.
"So Ryo, how about you come to my house tonight. My parents just got a hottub installed and it's really great."
"Oh I'm sorry Christi, but I'm going to Rika's tonight, I won't be back until really late." Ryo said flashing a smile.
"Well, that's too bad. I feel sorry for you." She replied with a look that said "I'm taking you two down then Ryo will be mine."
"Why on earth would you feel sorry?" Ryo asked.
"Because you'll be with her when you could be with someone better, like me." She said smirking at Rika. That went too far. Rika was about to burst out of her chair and attack Christi but Ryo stopped her by saying "But no one is better than Rika. So I have no idea as to what you are talking about." Rika calmed down and almost burst into laughter when she saw the look on Christi's face.
Christi glared and stormed over to her seat. Rika giggled and raised an eyebrow to Ryo.
"Smooth." Was all she said.
Ryo was about to make a witty remark when Jeri said "That's odd."
"What is?" Rika asked.
"It's says that Takato's communicator has been terminated." Jeri replied looking somewhat upset.
"Maybe he forgot to turn it on." Ryo suggested.
"No, that wouldn't be the cause of it." Jeri replied.
"Well it's not like he was attacked by an evil digimon because all of the gates are closed." Rika said laughing. (Just pretend Takato never found the entrance in the last episode.)
"Yeah, at least we don't have that to worry about." Jeri replied.
"Ask him about it next period." Ryo said.
"Right, that's what I'll do." Jeri said smiling. "Thanks guys."
*****
Rika sat through homeroom and first period feeling Christi's eyes on her the whole time. The class finished their lesson before the period was to be over so Ms. Kisara gave them the rest of the period to talk. Rika looked around the room watching her classmates. Christi had gathered with her little group to whisper and laugh in the corner. Ryo had gone over to some of the guys to help them with some card game strategies they were trying to work out. Jeri was reading a magazine article about her second favorite person (the first being Takato of course), Missy Angelou. Missy was classified as the ultimate teen. She was beautiful, with long raven-black hair and emerald green eyes. She was tall and thin, with great skin. But she didn't stop with looks. She was also skilled in martial arts, beating some of the best adults in tournaments all over the world. She was a singer, a dancer, and an actress. The most recent tidbit of information was that she had just mastered the digi battle card game and could even be considered better than the king and queen of the game. The king and queen being Ryo and Rika. Rika was never too happy about this. She knew that she and Ryo were unbeatable, especially in the newest form of the game know as tag-team. In this, two teams of two players each battle by each team taking fifteen cards from one member and fifteen from another. With Ryo and Rika's combined cards, they were unstoppable. At the moment they were trying to build the master deck, finding all possible strategies to win. Although the tamers were teens, they were still children in their hearts.
'Nobody is better than Ryo and I.' Rika thought to herself looking at the magazine cover. "Hey Jeri, could I read that?" Rika asked pointing to the magazine.
"Sure." Jeri replied handing her friend the magazine.
Rika flipped through the pages looking at the pictures of Missy. The article was about her self-titled debut album "Missy." It spoke about how she had done a bunch of remixes of old songs, giving them a newer and edgier twist. She also wrote her own music. Her hit single at the moment was "Destiny" named respectively after her record label "Destiny Monsters." Her producer and agent was an ex lead singer of a high-school band and a long time friend. He and his wife worked together on the company, along with a few of their friends. His wife is also a singer, and did a few songs with Missy. Their daughter Harmony, was Missy's best friend and backup singer and dancer. Her producer's younger brother was a journalist and did some of the songwriting and editing. His wife who was a teacher also helped out here. An old friend did some of the technical work for the producer's old band so she helped in that field for Missy's concerts. Her husband also helped with the computer stuff along with one of their friends. The record label was a group effort and the people listed were only a few of the many involved.
"Wow, impressive." Rika said to herself.
Missy had turned down record labels like Columbia, Sony, Jive, and Murder Inc. She said that she grew up with the "Destiny Monsters" crew and wasn't going to leave them now.
When she finished, Rika gave Jeri's magazine back and made a mental note to go buy Missy's cd after school.
"So what do you think of Missy Angelou?" Jeri asked.
"She's very talented. I'm impressed by her accomplishments." Rika answered.
"Except for the part about the card game right?"
"Yeah, because no one is better than Ryo and I. If she were here I'd challenge her to a tagteam match. Ryo and I could whoop her so fast..." Jeri smiled.
"Ok, I've heard enough." She said laughing. "The bell's about to ring. Pack your stuff."
****
The rest of the day went by in a blur. The last class was drama, and all of the tamers were in it together. They usually teamed up because you needed groups of seven for the skits, but with Kazu in the hospital, they were one short. Since the class was even, there was no one else to take Kazu's place so one of the tamers would have to play double. Or so they thought.
There was a knock on the door and a strong looking man wearing a black suit stepped into the room and handed Mr. Wendyl, the drama teacher, a note. As he read it, the students whispered to each other, wondering what was going on. Mr. Wendyl clapped his hands and the teens quieted down.
"We will be having an extra student in our class for a week or two." He said. Then turning to the tamers he added, "It looks like you won't need a double after all. Our new student can take Kazu's place because by the time he gets back, she should be gone. Since you six will be the first to befriend her, you are being asked to show her around, take her to your hang-outs, just not the digital world," He said laughing. Because of the D-reaper incident, everyone knew about the seven tamers and digimon as well. "I'm sure you'll make her fell welcome right kids?"
"Sure! Of course we will. So who is it?" Jeri asked.
"Oh, right. You can come in now." He said to the door. Walking in wearing a lime green halter and white capris was Melissa Angelou. Everyone gasped and watched her as she took he empty seat at the tamers table. The only thing she said was to the tamers.
"Birds of a feather, flock together."
A/N: Could this be any more obvious!?! Do you know what I was hinting at? If you do, email me the answer so as not to spoil it for anyone else. And as always, review. If you got the last statement, plug it into the information on Missy's record group and see if you could figure it out. The answer will be in the next chapter. Keep reading and reviewing my friends and worthy adversaries. Until next time,
Luv'n'stuff!
Fiery-chan
Next chapter: Missy's Secret and Yamaki's Discovery.
By: Fiery-chan
A/N: Yes Kazu is all right boys and girls. I had a plan to kill him but I decided not to. I decided I wanted to live as well so if I killed him you would all kill me. The reviews are slowing. You guys have to keep reviewing! I have another couple of Ryuki's up my sleeve. Expect to see them soon. Well, here's chapter four!
Disclaimer: I decided to save you from the sarcasm and just say that I do not own Digimon. If you were expecting the sarcasm however, you can whine about it in your review.
Chapter 4: Embrace the Limelight!
When Monday came, the kids had to go to school. Kazu would be staying in the hospital a little while longer to recover; this was his mother's order. So, the tamers gang would have to sit through school without Kazu's wisecracks. Pity, they really enjoyed them. This would make the school days extremely dull. Or so they thought.
Rika walked to her locker feeling all eyes on her. Everytime she turned around, the eyes darted away. 'Strange.' She thought to herself. When she finished at her locker she walked into Ms. Kisara's room and took her seat. Ryo was already there. After Rika was all set up for class, he turned around.
"Was it just me or did everyone seem to be staring at all of us this morning?" He asked.
Jeri had just walked in and heard Ryo's question so she said; "I didn't feel anyone staring. Why, did you guys?" They both said yes. Jeri seemed confused. "I'll get to the bottom of this." She got up, took the bathroom pass, and went to the girls' room. Rika and Ryo waited in anticipation for her return. When Jeri did return she didn't look happy.
"It's just as I expected. It seems your fanclub was at Stanghetta on Friday and saw you and Rika." She said to Ryo. "So now the girls are spreading it all over the school. Be on your toes."
"Can't I just beat the crap out of them?" Rika asked getting angrier by the minute.
"So you can get suspended? That will just add to their merriment. What we need is a plan." Ryo said falling into thought.
"Or you can just ignore them, or play along. Don't try to change it around because that will only make it more obvious. I told you those girls would plot your downfall Rika, plan a is already engaged."
"Yeah, you're right Jeri. So should we just ignore it, or give them what they want?" Rika asked.
"What they want is for you to get so mad that you'll want nothing to do with me." Ryo said. "I say we continue they're little game let them see that their rumors are true. That we are so deeply in love that nothing will tear us apart."
"But are you?" Jeri asked making both Rika's and Ryo's faces turn bright red. "That's what I thought. I say use Ryo's plan. You shouldn't run from them. You should embrace the limelight and bask in its glow."
"Now, now Jeri let's not get all poetic. So wildcat, are you in?" Ryo asked flashing his trademark smile.
"Alright, let's do it. Jeri, it will be your job to contact the others so they can be a part of this too. We don't need them screwing this up." Rika said smiling.
"Already taken care of." Jeri said as she typed in the message on her mobile communicator. "Since Takato and I both have these, I sent the message to him. And since he's in homeroom with Henry and Kenta, he can inform them of the situation."
"We should all get one of those. Jeri and Takato both having one was sheer luck. They're not that expensive so I say we should all buy one." Ryo said with a look that said, "I'm impressed."
"We'll bring it up at the next meeting. Here comes the president of your fanclub." Rika said nodding her head in the direction of the door. A girl with icy blue eyes, a personality to match and blonde hair that screams "I dyed my hair and you know it because it looks so fake." Her name was Christi and she considered herself higher than everyone.
"Why good morning Rika. I saw you at that club on Friday night. You looked like you were having fun." Christi said with a sickly sweet smile.
"Yes, I did have fun." Rika replied with the exact same smile. Christi glared at her.
"So Ryo, how about you come to my house tonight. My parents just got a hottub installed and it's really great."
"Oh I'm sorry Christi, but I'm going to Rika's tonight, I won't be back until really late." Ryo said flashing a smile.
"Well, that's too bad. I feel sorry for you." She replied with a look that said "I'm taking you two down then Ryo will be mine."
"Why on earth would you feel sorry?" Ryo asked.
"Because you'll be with her when you could be with someone better, like me." She said smirking at Rika. That went too far. Rika was about to burst out of her chair and attack Christi but Ryo stopped her by saying "But no one is better than Rika. So I have no idea as to what you are talking about." Rika calmed down and almost burst into laughter when she saw the look on Christi's face.
Christi glared and stormed over to her seat. Rika giggled and raised an eyebrow to Ryo.
"Smooth." Was all she said.
Ryo was about to make a witty remark when Jeri said "That's odd."
"What is?" Rika asked.
"It's says that Takato's communicator has been terminated." Jeri replied looking somewhat upset.
"Maybe he forgot to turn it on." Ryo suggested.
"No, that wouldn't be the cause of it." Jeri replied.
"Well it's not like he was attacked by an evil digimon because all of the gates are closed." Rika said laughing. (Just pretend Takato never found the entrance in the last episode.)
"Yeah, at least we don't have that to worry about." Jeri replied.
"Ask him about it next period." Ryo said.
"Right, that's what I'll do." Jeri said smiling. "Thanks guys."
*****
Rika sat through homeroom and first period feeling Christi's eyes on her the whole time. The class finished their lesson before the period was to be over so Ms. Kisara gave them the rest of the period to talk. Rika looked around the room watching her classmates. Christi had gathered with her little group to whisper and laugh in the corner. Ryo had gone over to some of the guys to help them with some card game strategies they were trying to work out. Jeri was reading a magazine article about her second favorite person (the first being Takato of course), Missy Angelou. Missy was classified as the ultimate teen. She was beautiful, with long raven-black hair and emerald green eyes. She was tall and thin, with great skin. But she didn't stop with looks. She was also skilled in martial arts, beating some of the best adults in tournaments all over the world. She was a singer, a dancer, and an actress. The most recent tidbit of information was that she had just mastered the digi battle card game and could even be considered better than the king and queen of the game. The king and queen being Ryo and Rika. Rika was never too happy about this. She knew that she and Ryo were unbeatable, especially in the newest form of the game know as tag-team. In this, two teams of two players each battle by each team taking fifteen cards from one member and fifteen from another. With Ryo and Rika's combined cards, they were unstoppable. At the moment they were trying to build the master deck, finding all possible strategies to win. Although the tamers were teens, they were still children in their hearts.
'Nobody is better than Ryo and I.' Rika thought to herself looking at the magazine cover. "Hey Jeri, could I read that?" Rika asked pointing to the magazine.
"Sure." Jeri replied handing her friend the magazine.
Rika flipped through the pages looking at the pictures of Missy. The article was about her self-titled debut album "Missy." It spoke about how she had done a bunch of remixes of old songs, giving them a newer and edgier twist. She also wrote her own music. Her hit single at the moment was "Destiny" named respectively after her record label "Destiny Monsters." Her producer and agent was an ex lead singer of a high-school band and a long time friend. He and his wife worked together on the company, along with a few of their friends. His wife is also a singer, and did a few songs with Missy. Their daughter Harmony, was Missy's best friend and backup singer and dancer. Her producer's younger brother was a journalist and did some of the songwriting and editing. His wife who was a teacher also helped out here. An old friend did some of the technical work for the producer's old band so she helped in that field for Missy's concerts. Her husband also helped with the computer stuff along with one of their friends. The record label was a group effort and the people listed were only a few of the many involved.
"Wow, impressive." Rika said to herself.
Missy had turned down record labels like Columbia, Sony, Jive, and Murder Inc. She said that she grew up with the "Destiny Monsters" crew and wasn't going to leave them now.
When she finished, Rika gave Jeri's magazine back and made a mental note to go buy Missy's cd after school.
"So what do you think of Missy Angelou?" Jeri asked.
"She's very talented. I'm impressed by her accomplishments." Rika answered.
"Except for the part about the card game right?"
"Yeah, because no one is better than Ryo and I. If she were here I'd challenge her to a tagteam match. Ryo and I could whoop her so fast..." Jeri smiled.
"Ok, I've heard enough." She said laughing. "The bell's about to ring. Pack your stuff."
****
The rest of the day went by in a blur. The last class was drama, and all of the tamers were in it together. They usually teamed up because you needed groups of seven for the skits, but with Kazu in the hospital, they were one short. Since the class was even, there was no one else to take Kazu's place so one of the tamers would have to play double. Or so they thought.
There was a knock on the door and a strong looking man wearing a black suit stepped into the room and handed Mr. Wendyl, the drama teacher, a note. As he read it, the students whispered to each other, wondering what was going on. Mr. Wendyl clapped his hands and the teens quieted down.
"We will be having an extra student in our class for a week or two." He said. Then turning to the tamers he added, "It looks like you won't need a double after all. Our new student can take Kazu's place because by the time he gets back, she should be gone. Since you six will be the first to befriend her, you are being asked to show her around, take her to your hang-outs, just not the digital world," He said laughing. Because of the D-reaper incident, everyone knew about the seven tamers and digimon as well. "I'm sure you'll make her fell welcome right kids?"
"Sure! Of course we will. So who is it?" Jeri asked.
"Oh, right. You can come in now." He said to the door. Walking in wearing a lime green halter and white capris was Melissa Angelou. Everyone gasped and watched her as she took he empty seat at the tamers table. The only thing she said was to the tamers.
"Birds of a feather, flock together."
A/N: Could this be any more obvious!?! Do you know what I was hinting at? If you do, email me the answer so as not to spoil it for anyone else. And as always, review. If you got the last statement, plug it into the information on Missy's record group and see if you could figure it out. The answer will be in the next chapter. Keep reading and reviewing my friends and worthy adversaries. Until next time,
Luv'n'stuff!
Fiery-chan
Next chapter: Missy's Secret and Yamaki's Discovery.