Still In Our Hearts

Chapter Five – Rika's Mom and Grandma

A/N – uhhhh…the first part of this takes place a few hours after Rika's death. The second part takes place a year afterwards. Uhhhh…enjoy? And uhhh…I want to thank the people who reviewed this story… and…I don't own Digimon…just the story.

Rika's house,After afew hours after Rika's death, Rumikosobbed,"I can't believe she's really gone. I should have been there for her more, but now she's gone forever."

Her grandmother comforted, "It's not all your fault, dear. From what the kids told, she saved Henry."

"She did?"

"Yes, she did. Oh, by the way. Here."

Rika's grandmother handed her daughter, Rika's back pack. Rumiko opened it and found her journal. She opened the journal and dropped the pictures that were inside. She looked through them one by one. The first one was a picture of the tamers when they first got to the Digital World. There was another one with all the tamers huddled around Ryo. Another picture she saw was a picture of Rika chasing Kazu. The last one she came across was a picture of Rika, actually smiling, sitting next to Henry.

Rumiko caressed the photo. "She looks so happy in this picture."

"That's the boy that she saved." She turned the TV on and watched the news.

"Today, the 7 kids that went to the Digital World came back. One of them seemed to be hurt and was sent to the hospital upon their arrival. Right now I have 2 of the 7 kids here. Kazu Shioda and Kenta Kitagawa. Now boys, what happened to your friend." The anchor blared.

Kenta said, "Well, our friend Rika has been shot by one of the digimon being controlled by D-Reaper."

Kazu added, "Yeah, she was trying to rescue Henry and got shot from saving him."

"What was going through your mind when all this happened?"

Kenta shuddered. "I was scared."

"Well, I've always told her she was crazier than soup sandwich."

"Soup sandwich?" The reporter raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah."

"Well…uhh…nice speaking to you boys this is—wait a minute…there has been a report that Rika Nonoka is pronounced dead. She has died only moments ago in the West Shinjuku Hospital. Anything you would like to say, Kazu, Kenta?"

Kazu looked into the camera. "I'm sorry Ms. Nonoka."

"You too, Rika's grandma." Kenta nodded.

"This has been one hectic day. This is Ch—"

Rika's mom turned the TV off and put Rika's back pack in her closet.

(A year afterwards at Rika's house)

Rumiko was still upset about her daughter, even after a year later. She went to her closet to get some clothes until she came across Rika's journal again. This time she read some of her entries. When she came across the last one, she gasped and picked up the phone, dialing all the tamers phone numbers.