Author's Notes

I know this is really boring sometimes. The whole point was to build the relationship, but I don't know if it's working. There is ooc in this chapter. Ummmm.... The next chapters are more interesting, (I think). But this is more of an information chapter. Anyway, read and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I'm too busy dreaming about owning Digimon to do my disclaimer!







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Renamon quickly bounced off two more balconies and made it to the roof. At this point, she let Rika down to take in the view.

"Wow, it's beautiful." Rika breathed in the night, illuminated by the stars and full moon, whose lights bounced off the purple clouds.

Renamon nodded her agreement, "That it is."

After a few minutes of taking in the view and being extremely jealous of Renamon of being able to do as she pleased every night, Rika turned back to face her. "Let's go."

Renamon nods and Rika climbs on her back, hanging on around her neck. After Renamon is sure her tamer is secure, she takes off, rebounding off buildings in order to share her view of the world with Rika. Her satisfaction is complete when she hears Rika's delighted gasps.





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When Rika and Renamon returned, Rika's cheeks were flushed and she actually looked happy. Henry was dying to know what they had been doing but knew all too well what would happen if he asked...still...

"Do I dare ask what you were doing?" Henry's statement teased Rika, but not the kind she minded, and invited her to banter with him.

"If you must know..." Rika retorted.

"Yes?" Henry asked anxiously.

"...you'll have to squeeze it out of Renamon." she finished.

Henry looked at her in exasperation, they both knew the yellow digimon wasn't likely to tell him anything, even if he got up the nerve to ask.

A smile played at Rika's lips. "I'm going to bed."

Henry looked after her as she walked down the hall to Suzie's room, where she was staying.

He whispered after her "Good Night Rika."

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The next morning Rika automatically woke up early. But stayed in bed until Suzie woke up, as she'd promised. However, she did wake up Terriermon.

"Hey, cut it out!" the small rabbit type cried, just waking up.

"Come on." said Rika.

Terriermon then shook himself awake, remembering the plan Rika had outlined for him last night.

"Oh, right." he was suppose to sneak into Henry's room with Calumon.

Rika carefully picked up Calumon from her duffel and set him on the toy wagon, she opened the door for Terriermon who went and opened Henry's door. He then went back for the wagon and Calumon.

After putting the sleeping Calumon carefully on Henry's bed, he returned the wagon to Suzie's room and left it with Rika before returning to Henry's room.

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When Suzie woke up she shook awake the not sleeping Rika, and said "Come on Wika, let's get weady for bweakfast!"

"Alright squirt" was Rika's reply to Suzie. She knew she didn't mind the nickname.

Rika helped Suzie get ready and then Suzie "helped" Rika get ready.

Then Mrs. Wong knocked on Suzie's door, "Are you girls ready for breakfast?"

Suzie opened the door and says, "Mommy, Mommy, Wika is de best babysitter ever!"

Mrs. Wong laughed "Oh she is?"

Then smiles at Rika, "You may have quite a few more sitting jobs young lady."

Rika smiles back, "I'd welcome them."



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After breakfast Rika returned home on the subway, but before she left Suzie called after her "Don't forget to bwing the stuff you pwomised me Wika!"

Rika smiles and calls back "I won't Suzie."





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Later that day, Takato called Henry.

Takato: Hi Henry

Henry (slightly depressed and sleepy): Hi Takato

Takato: Did you have fun with your parents last night?

Henry: Yeah (Once again Henry finds himself lying)

Takato: That's good. Hey do you know what happened to Rika? I called her last night about the meeting today but her grandmother said she wasn't home.

Henry: Oh, yeah she slept over at my house.

Takato: WHAT?!

Henry mentally 'Oops, I guess that didn't sound right.' : she was babysitting Suzie and it was just easier for her to sleep in Suzie's room than catch the subway at two am.

Takato breathes a sight of relief: oh, I didn't know Rika babysat

Henry: Neither did I.

Takato: okay, so can you remind Rika of the meeting?

Henry: Yeah, today at one in the park?

Takato: yeah.

Henry: Okay, bye Takato.

Takato: Bye Henry

Henry was confused and mad at himself, why hadn't he told Takato about coming home early? He just didn't know anymore.

He sighed and picked up the phone to call Rika.

Henry: Hi, is Rika there?

Rika: This is she, hi Henry.

Henry: Umm...Takato just wanted me to remind you of the meeting today at one.

Rika: in the usual spot?

Henry: yeah, (Henry's mom yells in the background, "Henry! Is that Rika you're talking to?")

Hold on a minute Rika.

"Yeah Mom?"

"Can you see if she can babysit on Friday night?"

"Okay Mom!"

Henry: Rika? My mom wants to know if you can babysit on Friday night.

Rika: Tell her I can. What time?

Henry calls "Mom, what time should Rika come?"

"Seven" his mother calls back.

Henry: Seven.

Rika: Alright

Henry: I'll see you a the meeting?

Rika: If my mother doesn't induce my death by shopping, yeah.

Henry laughs: Okay bye

Rika: Bye

Henry puts the receiver back in it's cradle then thinks to himself 'Why couldn't I watch Suzie on Friday?" Not being able to come up with an answer Henry asks the authority; his mother.

"Hey Mom," Henry approaches her, " Why don't I watch Suzie on Friday night?"

Mrs. Wong "Oh? I figured you had something better to do, and Suzie really wanted Rika to come, so I gave in."

Henry "Oh."

Mrs. Wong "If you really don't have anything to do on Friday I bet Rika and Suzie won't mind if you hang around the house."

Henry "Okay mom." he didn't say it but he would have rather died than let Rika know he had nothing better to do than intrude on her sitting job unless...

Henry "Mom, what about _____ and _____?" (sorry, I don't know Henry's siblings names).

"They have dates," Mrs. Wong replies matter of factly.

"Oh, right," the last bubble of hope Henry had for staying home Friday night burst. 'But then again,' he thought, 'I don't know why I want to anyway.'