A/N: Here goes chapter 5. Things are about to happen.
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September 19, 2003
JEEZ, that week flew by fast. It's going to be a big day today, I think concerning the past happenings between me and the three other boys. Takato, Jeri, Henry, Ryo, Kazu, Kenta, and I are all going to go see a movie, then maybe to the mall, if all goes well. I personally don't watch movies that much, or socializing at the quote-unquote mall, but hey, it beats sitting around this dump with nothing to do but count all the holes in the ceiling.
Henry hasn't asked me out yet, but I know that he is planning to do it here, if we're alone. My main objective is to avoid seeing him by ourselves, and not starting a conversation with him. I know it sounds a bit mean, but hey, it's not as worse as rejecting him outright. But we'll see what happens there.
As for Takato, I honestly don't know what he's going to do over there. He might come on to me, he might start eyeing Jeri, hell, for all I know he might be checking Henry or Ryo out also. One thing's for sure, I'll avoid nearing a conversation with him alone at any cost.
Oh yeah, Ryo. Definitely avoid him at all costs, even if it means talking to the other boys. The last person I want to go out with is Ryo.
What about Jeri? She's weird enough as it is, but she is a girl, and she understands, so if I'm in trouble, I'll talk to her. She's my last resort, if you will.
Well, I'm going to head over there in a few hours. What time is it? Oh. Make that a half hour. Dammit, gotta go.
Rika Nonaka, signing off.
Rika closed her journal and checked her clock again. It read 11:00. The movie started at 12:30. She would rendezvous to Takato's house, where everyone else would meet. 'Guess I gotta get ready,' she thought to herself. She jumped in the shower, and soon afterward, she came out debating on what to wear.
'Maybe I should wear something different. No wait. If I do and it's something sexy to the boys, they might start drooling over me. Guess I'd better go with the usual.'
However, once she opened her closet…
"Where are my broken-hearted t-shirts?" she yelled.
"Sorry, sweetie, but I had to wash them," a voice replied from down the hall. It was her Grandma.
"Uh…" Rika groaned. She couldn't wait that long for the shirts to clean and dry, so she looked for secondary protocol. Out of desperation, she picked out a lavender spaghetti tank top to match her "beautiful eyes" and some Khaki Capri's that were about three inches below the knees.
She looked at herself in the mirror. "It'll do." She put on some makeup, put her hair in the usual ponytail, and ran out.
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"Look, Chumly, MarineAngemon may be a mega, but he's still no match for the ultimate Guardromon!"
"No! He's a mega, and that's all there is to it!"
"Guys, guys," Takato butted in, "calm down. There's only one way to settle this. Gallantmon could kick both of their asses!"
Just when Takato entered the fray, his doorbell rung. He went over to answer it.
"Hey Gogglehead."
Takato smiled. "Rika, come in! Nice outfit."
Rika blushed at his comment, but then remembered what she wrote in her journal. "Um…I think I'll wait outside. Fresh air, you know." she said to Takato.
"Eh…whatever floats your boat," Takato replied. Rika smiled and sat on the nearby curve, waiting for the others to arrive.
"Anyone else here?"
"Yeah, the two clowns stayed the night at my house." Rika knew exactly whom Takato was talking about.
"Where the hell are they?" Takato said of Jeri, Henry, and Ryo. Just then, on cue, all three arrived together in Jeri's mini-van.
The trio jumped out. "Sorry," Jeri said. "Directions problems."
Ryo then chirped in. "How could you get lost? We all know where the bread shop is."
"Well, are we ready?" Henry asked. "Where's Kazu and Kenta?"
"Guys, let's go!" Takato yelled in the house. Kazu and Kenta, who were fighting again as usual, ran outside to meet the others.
With the seven together, they all walked over to the theater. It wasn't very far; it was within walking distance from Takato's home.
Throughout the walk Rika managed to catch those three guys looking at her. Kazu and Kenta were too busy talking about the latest digimon episode to pay attention to her. Whenever she caught those three looking at her, it reminded her of the one instance inside the tunnel in Shinjuku:
*Flashback*
Takato looked at Rika as they walked down the tunnel, awaiting what was to be found at the end.
Rika, however, caught Takato's eye and looked suspiciously at him. "Ahh!" Takato said, looking away, blushing and humming to himself.
'Um…what's going on here?' Henry pondered to himself.
'Just stay quiet, keep walking, and whatever you do, don't turn around,' Takato mentally told himself. But it was too late.
"I just wanted to say that that shirt looks good on you," he pointed out to Rika's new hearted shirt.
Rika blushed redder than she ever had before. 'Oh, way to go,' Takato said to himself, mentally kicking his own butt.
'Just keep walking,' Henry told himself.
*End Flashback*
"What are you looking at?" she said to Ryo.
"I just wanted to say that that shirt looks good on you," Ryo pointed out.
Rika was surprised, to say the least. Incredible irony! She began to blush again. "Shut up Akiyama." was all she could come up with.
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The group finally reached the theater. "So, we're watching Spiderman?" Takato rhetorically asked. "Let me have your money.
Each person gave Takato five dollars, as he paid for their tickets.
"Room on the far right," the cashier said. The group of seven walked into the theater.
"Hey," Takato said to Rika, "Do you want some candy? I'll pay, of course."
Rika remembered what she wrote in the journal, but Takato was being too nice. "Sure," she sweetly said to Takato.
Takato gave a smile. "Give me a sweet tarts," he said to the cashier.
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Takato and Rika walked into the theater and looked for the other kids.
"Hey guys, over here!" Jeri waved over to them. The movie hadn't started yet, so they could be as loud as they wanted to. She and Takato approached them, and they sat down together.
'I'm letting him get too much in control,' Rika thought. 'But still, there's something… powerful about him, that I just can't resist. No, I must fight it.'
Takato reached over to Rika and grabbed her hand. She immediately responded by holding on tight to his hand, instead of letting go. 'Well, so much for that assertive determination.'
Takato smiled as he looked at her. 'Boy, she is looking very good today with her new outfit…'
"Hey chumly! How about sharing some of that damn popcorn!" Kazu yelled to Takato. Takato looked at him, then passed the bucket of greasy popcorn over to him.
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Rika wasn't paying much attention to the movie. Some guy spinning large webs. Wow. She was actually paying more attention to the guy next to her, Takato. There was something odd about him, and it wasn't just the new cologne that she scented on him. There was something… charming about him.
Henry looked at the two. 'Hmph. Takato trying to make a move at Rika. I'll get to her before he gets to her. He looked back at the screen and focused on watching the movie.
Ryo, meanwhile, was intent on the movie. He was a big Spiderman freak. Kazu and Kenta were half paying attention, half throwing popcorn at the people behind them. Jeri was having trouble staying awake; she didn't really want to see this movie in the first place.
Henry got up. He really didn't want to see what happened between Takato and Rika, so he went up to the lobby. He practiced what he planned to say to Rika after the movie.
"You know Rika, you have been a really sweet girl…"
"There isn't anyone as beautiful as you are, my precious little strawberry- haired girl…"
After 10 minutes of wandering around, he finally knew what to say.
Henry walked in the theater, only to see that the whole room was entirely empty. 'Hmm… the movie must have ended,' he thought to himself. He looked around. His friends weren't there. They must have gone out through the theater exit. He went outside, looking for Rika. However, only Jeri, Kenta, Kazu, and Ryo were there.
"Hey where's Rika?" Then he saw someone else was missing. "Where's Takato?!" He ran off looking for the two.
"Wait Henry! You shouldn't-" Ryo stopped himself. It was no use.
Henry ran around to the front of the theater and saw what he did not want to see.
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"Rika, I wanted to tell you something," Takato whispered to Rika, holding her hands.
"Tell me Gogglehead." She said, smiling.
"I love you, my precious little strawberry-haired sweetheart," Takato blurted.
Hey, that's my line-
Suddenly, the plagiarism of Henry's line became the least of his worries as he saw what Takato and Rika did…
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Damn, it looks like we have a cliffhanger! I said things would happen! Don't worry, Henrika's and Ryuki's, there's still much more to this story. Just review and tell me what you think should happen. Your reviews will be a major contributor as to how I write the rest of the story.
Until next time…
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September 19, 2003
JEEZ, that week flew by fast. It's going to be a big day today, I think concerning the past happenings between me and the three other boys. Takato, Jeri, Henry, Ryo, Kazu, Kenta, and I are all going to go see a movie, then maybe to the mall, if all goes well. I personally don't watch movies that much, or socializing at the quote-unquote mall, but hey, it beats sitting around this dump with nothing to do but count all the holes in the ceiling.
Henry hasn't asked me out yet, but I know that he is planning to do it here, if we're alone. My main objective is to avoid seeing him by ourselves, and not starting a conversation with him. I know it sounds a bit mean, but hey, it's not as worse as rejecting him outright. But we'll see what happens there.
As for Takato, I honestly don't know what he's going to do over there. He might come on to me, he might start eyeing Jeri, hell, for all I know he might be checking Henry or Ryo out also. One thing's for sure, I'll avoid nearing a conversation with him alone at any cost.
Oh yeah, Ryo. Definitely avoid him at all costs, even if it means talking to the other boys. The last person I want to go out with is Ryo.
What about Jeri? She's weird enough as it is, but she is a girl, and she understands, so if I'm in trouble, I'll talk to her. She's my last resort, if you will.
Well, I'm going to head over there in a few hours. What time is it? Oh. Make that a half hour. Dammit, gotta go.
Rika Nonaka, signing off.
Rika closed her journal and checked her clock again. It read 11:00. The movie started at 12:30. She would rendezvous to Takato's house, where everyone else would meet. 'Guess I gotta get ready,' she thought to herself. She jumped in the shower, and soon afterward, she came out debating on what to wear.
'Maybe I should wear something different. No wait. If I do and it's something sexy to the boys, they might start drooling over me. Guess I'd better go with the usual.'
However, once she opened her closet…
"Where are my broken-hearted t-shirts?" she yelled.
"Sorry, sweetie, but I had to wash them," a voice replied from down the hall. It was her Grandma.
"Uh…" Rika groaned. She couldn't wait that long for the shirts to clean and dry, so she looked for secondary protocol. Out of desperation, she picked out a lavender spaghetti tank top to match her "beautiful eyes" and some Khaki Capri's that were about three inches below the knees.
She looked at herself in the mirror. "It'll do." She put on some makeup, put her hair in the usual ponytail, and ran out.
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"Look, Chumly, MarineAngemon may be a mega, but he's still no match for the ultimate Guardromon!"
"No! He's a mega, and that's all there is to it!"
"Guys, guys," Takato butted in, "calm down. There's only one way to settle this. Gallantmon could kick both of their asses!"
Just when Takato entered the fray, his doorbell rung. He went over to answer it.
"Hey Gogglehead."
Takato smiled. "Rika, come in! Nice outfit."
Rika blushed at his comment, but then remembered what she wrote in her journal. "Um…I think I'll wait outside. Fresh air, you know." she said to Takato.
"Eh…whatever floats your boat," Takato replied. Rika smiled and sat on the nearby curve, waiting for the others to arrive.
"Anyone else here?"
"Yeah, the two clowns stayed the night at my house." Rika knew exactly whom Takato was talking about.
"Where the hell are they?" Takato said of Jeri, Henry, and Ryo. Just then, on cue, all three arrived together in Jeri's mini-van.
The trio jumped out. "Sorry," Jeri said. "Directions problems."
Ryo then chirped in. "How could you get lost? We all know where the bread shop is."
"Well, are we ready?" Henry asked. "Where's Kazu and Kenta?"
"Guys, let's go!" Takato yelled in the house. Kazu and Kenta, who were fighting again as usual, ran outside to meet the others.
With the seven together, they all walked over to the theater. It wasn't very far; it was within walking distance from Takato's home.
Throughout the walk Rika managed to catch those three guys looking at her. Kazu and Kenta were too busy talking about the latest digimon episode to pay attention to her. Whenever she caught those three looking at her, it reminded her of the one instance inside the tunnel in Shinjuku:
*Flashback*
Takato looked at Rika as they walked down the tunnel, awaiting what was to be found at the end.
Rika, however, caught Takato's eye and looked suspiciously at him. "Ahh!" Takato said, looking away, blushing and humming to himself.
'Um…what's going on here?' Henry pondered to himself.
'Just stay quiet, keep walking, and whatever you do, don't turn around,' Takato mentally told himself. But it was too late.
"I just wanted to say that that shirt looks good on you," he pointed out to Rika's new hearted shirt.
Rika blushed redder than she ever had before. 'Oh, way to go,' Takato said to himself, mentally kicking his own butt.
'Just keep walking,' Henry told himself.
*End Flashback*
"What are you looking at?" she said to Ryo.
"I just wanted to say that that shirt looks good on you," Ryo pointed out.
Rika was surprised, to say the least. Incredible irony! She began to blush again. "Shut up Akiyama." was all she could come up with.
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The group finally reached the theater. "So, we're watching Spiderman?" Takato rhetorically asked. "Let me have your money.
Each person gave Takato five dollars, as he paid for their tickets.
"Room on the far right," the cashier said. The group of seven walked into the theater.
"Hey," Takato said to Rika, "Do you want some candy? I'll pay, of course."
Rika remembered what she wrote in the journal, but Takato was being too nice. "Sure," she sweetly said to Takato.
Takato gave a smile. "Give me a sweet tarts," he said to the cashier.
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Takato and Rika walked into the theater and looked for the other kids.
"Hey guys, over here!" Jeri waved over to them. The movie hadn't started yet, so they could be as loud as they wanted to. She and Takato approached them, and they sat down together.
'I'm letting him get too much in control,' Rika thought. 'But still, there's something… powerful about him, that I just can't resist. No, I must fight it.'
Takato reached over to Rika and grabbed her hand. She immediately responded by holding on tight to his hand, instead of letting go. 'Well, so much for that assertive determination.'
Takato smiled as he looked at her. 'Boy, she is looking very good today with her new outfit…'
"Hey chumly! How about sharing some of that damn popcorn!" Kazu yelled to Takato. Takato looked at him, then passed the bucket of greasy popcorn over to him.
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Rika wasn't paying much attention to the movie. Some guy spinning large webs. Wow. She was actually paying more attention to the guy next to her, Takato. There was something odd about him, and it wasn't just the new cologne that she scented on him. There was something… charming about him.
Henry looked at the two. 'Hmph. Takato trying to make a move at Rika. I'll get to her before he gets to her. He looked back at the screen and focused on watching the movie.
Ryo, meanwhile, was intent on the movie. He was a big Spiderman freak. Kazu and Kenta were half paying attention, half throwing popcorn at the people behind them. Jeri was having trouble staying awake; she didn't really want to see this movie in the first place.
Henry got up. He really didn't want to see what happened between Takato and Rika, so he went up to the lobby. He practiced what he planned to say to Rika after the movie.
"You know Rika, you have been a really sweet girl…"
"There isn't anyone as beautiful as you are, my precious little strawberry- haired girl…"
After 10 minutes of wandering around, he finally knew what to say.
Henry walked in the theater, only to see that the whole room was entirely empty. 'Hmm… the movie must have ended,' he thought to himself. He looked around. His friends weren't there. They must have gone out through the theater exit. He went outside, looking for Rika. However, only Jeri, Kenta, Kazu, and Ryo were there.
"Hey where's Rika?" Then he saw someone else was missing. "Where's Takato?!" He ran off looking for the two.
"Wait Henry! You shouldn't-" Ryo stopped himself. It was no use.
Henry ran around to the front of the theater and saw what he did not want to see.
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"Rika, I wanted to tell you something," Takato whispered to Rika, holding her hands.
"Tell me Gogglehead." She said, smiling.
"I love you, my precious little strawberry-haired sweetheart," Takato blurted.
Hey, that's my line-
Suddenly, the plagiarism of Henry's line became the least of his worries as he saw what Takato and Rika did…
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Damn, it looks like we have a cliffhanger! I said things would happen! Don't worry, Henrika's and Ryuki's, there's still much more to this story. Just review and tell me what you think should happen. Your reviews will be a major contributor as to how I write the rest of the story.
Until next time…
