Chapter Four
Ryo and Takato's confessions
Takato and Henry found a cave not too far where the battle occurred. They quickly set Ryo down and Henry started to check Ryo's pulse.
Rika sat down by Ryo. Takato looked at her, his eyes filled with jealousy.
"Are you ok Rika?" He asked her.
Rika looked at him, and for the first time, tears slid down her cheeks, "He risked his life for me... this is my entire fault Takato."
"No it isn't, it's never your fault Rika."
Rika turned away her face and looked at Ryo, "He's ok Rika…" Henry assured her, "He needs bandages though to stop the bleeding, and a bowl of water."
Kenta walked up to Henry, "I have toilet paper, will that do?"
"Toilet paper?" Terri asked.
"Don't ask."
"Yeah that will do I guess."
"I'll go get a bowl of water from outside." Rika said.
"Yeah me too…" Takato said as he stood up and left with Rika.
They both walked quietly through the forest. It took them a while but they found a lake. They both sat on the bed of the river as Rika filled the bowl with water.
"Rika?" Takato said blushing.
Rika looked at him, "I have something to tell you…"
"What is it?" she asked.
"I-I think that I like you…"
Rika blushed, "I think that I like you too but…"
"But what?"
"I-I'm confused Takato. It's like my heart is ripped into two pieces. One loves you and the other…well…the other loves Ryo…"
"Oh." Takato bent his head blushing like mad, "Sorry…"
"You don't have to be sorry Takato…there's nothing to be sorry about…" Rika lifted up his chin and kissed him gently on the mouth.
Takato kissed back, they broke apart and Rika stood up, "We better get back…"
Takato nodded, now feeling a little better and left with Rika back to the others.
When they got back, Ryo was wrapped in bandages, his head, knee, and arm looked like they were hurt badly.
Rika walked up to him, and gave Henry the bowl of water. Rika took off Ryo's bandana off his neck and put it in the water. She took it out and placed it on Ryo's burning head; she sighed deeply and sat on the floor next to him again. She glanced at Takato who was looking at her sadly. Rika looked at Ryo again and realized he was awake. No one noticed except for her, because they all left to sit outside and get fresh air.
"Rika…" Ryo's voice was soar and sandy like, he could barely speak.
"Hush, Ryo don't speak. You need to rest. "
"I love you…" He whispered and drifted off to sleep.
Rika's eyes widened, he loved her. Did she love him? Who did she love more though? All these questions went through her mind.
She got closer to Ryo's head and kissed his lips, his lips were so soft and tender. His skin was soft like wool. Ryo moved his lips slowly and kissed Rika back. Rika pulled away, as a tear slid down her cheek. Ryo opened his eyes; he slowly stretched out his hand and wiped her tear away, "Don't cry Rika." He whispered slowly.
Rika touched his hand as she felt warmth and love enter her heart. Now she knew who she loved more. How was she going to break it to Takato though? She loved him too, but she didn't feel the warmth and love when she kissed him. Her eyes watered with tears and Ryo sat up.
"What are you doing? Lay down, you need to-"
Ryo placed his hand on her lips, his eyes looked tired and in pain, "Why are you crying Rika?"
"I-I'm so confused. I don't know what to do, I love you so much Ryo, and when ever I touch your skin I feel warmth and love. A feeling I didn't feel for Takato. I don't want to hurt his feelings."
Ryo smiled a little, "He'll-understand…"
Rika sighed; she looked towards the entrance of the cave and saw Takato standing there.
"Takato!" She jumped up.
Takato looked at her for a moment and left the cave in a rush…
"Oh no…"
Rika looked at Ryo; Ryo's looked down, "I'm sorry…"
"Who are you?" asked a voice from behind them.
Rika jumped again. She turned around and saw Gazimon standing staring at them.
"Oh, sorry if we took your territory Gazimon. My friend is hurt-"
But before she could finish her sentence, Gazimon threw a bolt of lightning at them. Luckily she dodged it. She grabbed Ryo and ran out of the cave…
Ryo and Takato's confessions
Takato and Henry found a cave not too far where the battle occurred. They quickly set Ryo down and Henry started to check Ryo's pulse.
Rika sat down by Ryo. Takato looked at her, his eyes filled with jealousy.
"Are you ok Rika?" He asked her.
Rika looked at him, and for the first time, tears slid down her cheeks, "He risked his life for me... this is my entire fault Takato."
"No it isn't, it's never your fault Rika."
Rika turned away her face and looked at Ryo, "He's ok Rika…" Henry assured her, "He needs bandages though to stop the bleeding, and a bowl of water."
Kenta walked up to Henry, "I have toilet paper, will that do?"
"Toilet paper?" Terri asked.
"Don't ask."
"Yeah that will do I guess."
"I'll go get a bowl of water from outside." Rika said.
"Yeah me too…" Takato said as he stood up and left with Rika.
They both walked quietly through the forest. It took them a while but they found a lake. They both sat on the bed of the river as Rika filled the bowl with water.
"Rika?" Takato said blushing.
Rika looked at him, "I have something to tell you…"
"What is it?" she asked.
"I-I think that I like you…"
Rika blushed, "I think that I like you too but…"
"But what?"
"I-I'm confused Takato. It's like my heart is ripped into two pieces. One loves you and the other…well…the other loves Ryo…"
"Oh." Takato bent his head blushing like mad, "Sorry…"
"You don't have to be sorry Takato…there's nothing to be sorry about…" Rika lifted up his chin and kissed him gently on the mouth.
Takato kissed back, they broke apart and Rika stood up, "We better get back…"
Takato nodded, now feeling a little better and left with Rika back to the others.
When they got back, Ryo was wrapped in bandages, his head, knee, and arm looked like they were hurt badly.
Rika walked up to him, and gave Henry the bowl of water. Rika took off Ryo's bandana off his neck and put it in the water. She took it out and placed it on Ryo's burning head; she sighed deeply and sat on the floor next to him again. She glanced at Takato who was looking at her sadly. Rika looked at Ryo again and realized he was awake. No one noticed except for her, because they all left to sit outside and get fresh air.
"Rika…" Ryo's voice was soar and sandy like, he could barely speak.
"Hush, Ryo don't speak. You need to rest. "
"I love you…" He whispered and drifted off to sleep.
Rika's eyes widened, he loved her. Did she love him? Who did she love more though? All these questions went through her mind.
She got closer to Ryo's head and kissed his lips, his lips were so soft and tender. His skin was soft like wool. Ryo moved his lips slowly and kissed Rika back. Rika pulled away, as a tear slid down her cheek. Ryo opened his eyes; he slowly stretched out his hand and wiped her tear away, "Don't cry Rika." He whispered slowly.
Rika touched his hand as she felt warmth and love enter her heart. Now she knew who she loved more. How was she going to break it to Takato though? She loved him too, but she didn't feel the warmth and love when she kissed him. Her eyes watered with tears and Ryo sat up.
"What are you doing? Lay down, you need to-"
Ryo placed his hand on her lips, his eyes looked tired and in pain, "Why are you crying Rika?"
"I-I'm so confused. I don't know what to do, I love you so much Ryo, and when ever I touch your skin I feel warmth and love. A feeling I didn't feel for Takato. I don't want to hurt his feelings."
Ryo smiled a little, "He'll-understand…"
Rika sighed; she looked towards the entrance of the cave and saw Takato standing there.
"Takato!" She jumped up.
Takato looked at her for a moment and left the cave in a rush…
"Oh no…"
Rika looked at Ryo; Ryo's looked down, "I'm sorry…"
"Who are you?" asked a voice from behind them.
Rika jumped again. She turned around and saw Gazimon standing staring at them.
"Oh, sorry if we took your territory Gazimon. My friend is hurt-"
But before she could finish her sentence, Gazimon threw a bolt of lightning at them. Luckily she dodged it. She grabbed Ryo and ran out of the cave…