One Choice
Intro: Basically what happens is that Rika tells Ryo her feelings for him, but finds he does not love her back. She becomes depressed, and becomes icier than before. Takato comes with a ticket to the school dance, will she accept? And does Takato love Jeri…or Rika? I'm not giving away the whole plot, so you'll just have to read on! Rukato
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon! (You guys must be getting sick of these()
Chapter 1
Rika walked slowly toward her house, thoughts swimming in her head. She had been rather confused lately, being wrapped up in her self-pity, longing, and the Digital World. Renamon leapt through the trees above her, knowing that it was best to leave her young tamer alone in times like this. However, Renamon still longed to help Rika.
Renamon landed swiftly beside Rika. "Anything I can do?"
Rika shook her head, still in deep thought. Ever since she had met Ryo…it was strange, but she liked him. He was the only person who had beaten her in a card game, and she admired him for that. Whatever she shot at him, whether it was icy or friendly, he took in with little or no expression. He was the only person, next to her other friends, who actually was friends with her for who she was…
She rounded the corner and slammed into someone. "Ouch! Watch where you're going….oh…" She gazed up from the ground at Takato, who didn't seem to mind being hit. "Hi Gogglehead."
"Hey," said Takato, smiling. For some reason, Rika could feel a tinge of red on her cheeks. "Where were you going? You must have been in a hurry." He held out his hand to her. "Here, let me help you."
Rika looked at his hand and took it tentatively. He pulled her up, and for a moment they stared at each other. He was so nice to her…but she knew in her heart she could never win him…he liked Jeri, and that was that.
She looked down and removed her hand from his. "Thank you Gogglehead, I've got to be going now." She flashed a glance at him and took off, leaving a surprised Takato standing there, watching her.
'There was always something in her that always made me want to do something for her,' he thought. He stared for a moment, and then shook his head. 'What am I thinking? I like Jeri…and yet…' He turned and walked in the opposite direction, not knowing that Renamon had seen the whole thing from her perch in a tree. She smiled and dashed off to find Rika.
Rika had no idea where she was going, but her legs seemed to know exactly where they were to go. She ended up at Ryo's house, and she stood there for a moment, just looking. She shook her head and turned, but a voice stopped her. "Rika?"
She froze and whirled around to see Ryo. She brightened, but only a little. "Hey Ryo."
"What are you doing here?" said Ryo, but he was smiling a little. "Usually you're home, it's almost 6 pm."
Rika blushed a bit. "I know…" Ryo smiled and turned. "I'll see you later ok?"
"Ryo wait!" cried Rika, running up to him. He whirled around and faced her. She blushed even more and remembered what Renamon had once said to her, to show her feelings….to express them and not to bottle them up inside. She took a deep breath.
"Ryo?" she said, making sure he was listening. "I-I…" Ryo took a step closer, still watching her.
"Yes?" he asked. She turned a deeper red. "I…I think I like you…" She sighed, waiting for a reaction. Would her throw his arms around her and say he loved her back? Or would he deny her love?
Ryo blinked in surprise. "Wow Rika, I never knew…you felt that way about me before…" He looked away. "But…I'm sorry…I don't love you back…" He turned to her. "You understand right? I mean, I'm 14 and you're 10, I'm kind of old for you…"
She nodded, but inside she was trembling. How could he? How could he crush her one shot at love and happiness? Sure, she had friends, but she still had never experienced love… She turned away and said softly, trying hard not to cry. "I understand…"
Ryo put his hand on her shoulder. "Listen Rika, don't be so hard on yourself, I'm sure you'll find someone else, there are plenty more fish in the sea…" She broke away and ran, and he saw a single, glittering tear run down her cheek. Renamon was in the bushes, stifling her gasp as she watched.
He was a little shocked. He had made the Digimon Queen…he had made her cry. He shook his head gravely and sighed. "Whenever I do something right…I end up doing something wrong…"
* * * * *
"Hi Jeri!" cried Takato, racing up to meet his dear friend. Jeri turned and smiled.
"Hi Takato!" she grinned, causing Takato to blush. Henry popped up and smiled. "Takato's got a crush!"
"Hey!" cried Takato, but he was still smiling. Henry laughed. "So why did you want to meet here Jeri?" 'Maybe she'll confess,' a thought streaked across Takato's mind. He shook it off. 'No way! Not with Henry here!'
"We have a dance at our school next week!" said Jeri, beaming with excitement. "I got us all tickets, see?" She flashed the tickets and handed one to each of them. "Wow thanks Jeri!" said Takato. 'I know exactly who I want to dance with!' he thought happily, glancing at Jeri. Then he noticed something. "Why do you have two tickets Jeri?"
Jeri blinked. "Well, one's for me, and I guess this one is an extra….hmmm." Henry elbowed Takato in the ribs. "What about Rika?" He whispered.
Jeri smiled. "Here Takato, Henry," she said, handing them the extra ticket. "I already gave one to Kenta, Kazu, and Suzie, so one of you can bring another friend!" She smiled and Takato nodded. Then she turned, waved, and left. Henry instantly shoved the ticket into Takato's hands right after Jeri left. "You find someone, I'm out of ideas," he flashed Takato a grin and took to his heels and left before Takato could say anything.
Takato was about to protest, but Henry was already out of earshot. He sighed. 'Maybe I should ask her…' he thought. He started to walk in the direction of Rika's house. He tried to convince himself that Rika was a better choice than Ryo, just so that it wouldn't seem he was doing it because he kind of liked her.
He got there and paused before ringing the doorbell. 'If she slaps you…oh I don't know what you should do!' he thought. 'Matsuda, why can't you just ring the doorbell and get it over with? She'll slap you, and you run and find Ryo.'
He rang the doorbell and Rika opened it. She looked a little sad, and a bit like she had been crying, but Takato chose not to notice that. "Hi Rika."
"Hey Gogglehead," she said, kind of weakly.
"Um…" he said, looking down at his feet. After a long pause Rika tapped her foot. "What is it Gogglehead?"
Takato gathered up his courage and shoved the ticket at her. "Here Rika. It's a ticket for a dance at my school….we…I mean I was wondering if you'd like to go!" he heaved a sigh of relief. 'Why did I change the 'we' to 'I'?' he thought, and he looked up to see Rika staring at the ticket. He wanted to run, but something held him back.
They stared in silence for a moment, Takato at his feet, Rika at the ticket. Finally Takato turned to run. "Thanks Takato…" she said softly.
End of Chapter 1
Heehee! Sorry to end right there. Stay tuned for the next chapter, there won't be very many.
Intro: Basically what happens is that Rika tells Ryo her feelings for him, but finds he does not love her back. She becomes depressed, and becomes icier than before. Takato comes with a ticket to the school dance, will she accept? And does Takato love Jeri…or Rika? I'm not giving away the whole plot, so you'll just have to read on! Rukato
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon! (You guys must be getting sick of these()
Chapter 1
Rika walked slowly toward her house, thoughts swimming in her head. She had been rather confused lately, being wrapped up in her self-pity, longing, and the Digital World. Renamon leapt through the trees above her, knowing that it was best to leave her young tamer alone in times like this. However, Renamon still longed to help Rika.
Renamon landed swiftly beside Rika. "Anything I can do?"
Rika shook her head, still in deep thought. Ever since she had met Ryo…it was strange, but she liked him. He was the only person who had beaten her in a card game, and she admired him for that. Whatever she shot at him, whether it was icy or friendly, he took in with little or no expression. He was the only person, next to her other friends, who actually was friends with her for who she was…
She rounded the corner and slammed into someone. "Ouch! Watch where you're going….oh…" She gazed up from the ground at Takato, who didn't seem to mind being hit. "Hi Gogglehead."
"Hey," said Takato, smiling. For some reason, Rika could feel a tinge of red on her cheeks. "Where were you going? You must have been in a hurry." He held out his hand to her. "Here, let me help you."
Rika looked at his hand and took it tentatively. He pulled her up, and for a moment they stared at each other. He was so nice to her…but she knew in her heart she could never win him…he liked Jeri, and that was that.
She looked down and removed her hand from his. "Thank you Gogglehead, I've got to be going now." She flashed a glance at him and took off, leaving a surprised Takato standing there, watching her.
'There was always something in her that always made me want to do something for her,' he thought. He stared for a moment, and then shook his head. 'What am I thinking? I like Jeri…and yet…' He turned and walked in the opposite direction, not knowing that Renamon had seen the whole thing from her perch in a tree. She smiled and dashed off to find Rika.
Rika had no idea where she was going, but her legs seemed to know exactly where they were to go. She ended up at Ryo's house, and she stood there for a moment, just looking. She shook her head and turned, but a voice stopped her. "Rika?"
She froze and whirled around to see Ryo. She brightened, but only a little. "Hey Ryo."
"What are you doing here?" said Ryo, but he was smiling a little. "Usually you're home, it's almost 6 pm."
Rika blushed a bit. "I know…" Ryo smiled and turned. "I'll see you later ok?"
"Ryo wait!" cried Rika, running up to him. He whirled around and faced her. She blushed even more and remembered what Renamon had once said to her, to show her feelings….to express them and not to bottle them up inside. She took a deep breath.
"Ryo?" she said, making sure he was listening. "I-I…" Ryo took a step closer, still watching her.
"Yes?" he asked. She turned a deeper red. "I…I think I like you…" She sighed, waiting for a reaction. Would her throw his arms around her and say he loved her back? Or would he deny her love?
Ryo blinked in surprise. "Wow Rika, I never knew…you felt that way about me before…" He looked away. "But…I'm sorry…I don't love you back…" He turned to her. "You understand right? I mean, I'm 14 and you're 10, I'm kind of old for you…"
She nodded, but inside she was trembling. How could he? How could he crush her one shot at love and happiness? Sure, she had friends, but she still had never experienced love… She turned away and said softly, trying hard not to cry. "I understand…"
Ryo put his hand on her shoulder. "Listen Rika, don't be so hard on yourself, I'm sure you'll find someone else, there are plenty more fish in the sea…" She broke away and ran, and he saw a single, glittering tear run down her cheek. Renamon was in the bushes, stifling her gasp as she watched.
He was a little shocked. He had made the Digimon Queen…he had made her cry. He shook his head gravely and sighed. "Whenever I do something right…I end up doing something wrong…"
* * * * *
"Hi Jeri!" cried Takato, racing up to meet his dear friend. Jeri turned and smiled.
"Hi Takato!" she grinned, causing Takato to blush. Henry popped up and smiled. "Takato's got a crush!"
"Hey!" cried Takato, but he was still smiling. Henry laughed. "So why did you want to meet here Jeri?" 'Maybe she'll confess,' a thought streaked across Takato's mind. He shook it off. 'No way! Not with Henry here!'
"We have a dance at our school next week!" said Jeri, beaming with excitement. "I got us all tickets, see?" She flashed the tickets and handed one to each of them. "Wow thanks Jeri!" said Takato. 'I know exactly who I want to dance with!' he thought happily, glancing at Jeri. Then he noticed something. "Why do you have two tickets Jeri?"
Jeri blinked. "Well, one's for me, and I guess this one is an extra….hmmm." Henry elbowed Takato in the ribs. "What about Rika?" He whispered.
Jeri smiled. "Here Takato, Henry," she said, handing them the extra ticket. "I already gave one to Kenta, Kazu, and Suzie, so one of you can bring another friend!" She smiled and Takato nodded. Then she turned, waved, and left. Henry instantly shoved the ticket into Takato's hands right after Jeri left. "You find someone, I'm out of ideas," he flashed Takato a grin and took to his heels and left before Takato could say anything.
Takato was about to protest, but Henry was already out of earshot. He sighed. 'Maybe I should ask her…' he thought. He started to walk in the direction of Rika's house. He tried to convince himself that Rika was a better choice than Ryo, just so that it wouldn't seem he was doing it because he kind of liked her.
He got there and paused before ringing the doorbell. 'If she slaps you…oh I don't know what you should do!' he thought. 'Matsuda, why can't you just ring the doorbell and get it over with? She'll slap you, and you run and find Ryo.'
He rang the doorbell and Rika opened it. She looked a little sad, and a bit like she had been crying, but Takato chose not to notice that. "Hi Rika."
"Hey Gogglehead," she said, kind of weakly.
"Um…" he said, looking down at his feet. After a long pause Rika tapped her foot. "What is it Gogglehead?"
Takato gathered up his courage and shoved the ticket at her. "Here Rika. It's a ticket for a dance at my school….we…I mean I was wondering if you'd like to go!" he heaved a sigh of relief. 'Why did I change the 'we' to 'I'?' he thought, and he looked up to see Rika staring at the ticket. He wanted to run, but something held him back.
They stared in silence for a moment, Takato at his feet, Rika at the ticket. Finally Takato turned to run. "Thanks Takato…" she said softly.
End of Chapter 1
Heehee! Sorry to end right there. Stay tuned for the next chapter, there won't be very many.
