Future Dreams

Disclaimer: Yup, Still don't own digimon…

A/N: Another chapter out. This one I had a few problems with so I don't know if it very good… Oh well, I guess I will let you guys be the judges… Takato has another nightmare, and has a chat with Jeri…

Chapter Three

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The two became soaked to the bone, as they ran in the on slaughter of rain that came from above.

Suddenly, Rika stopped.

Takato turned around to face her. "Rika! Come on, this is no time to be taking a break! We need to get out of here!"

"Maybe I happy right where I am." She smirked.

"Rika, stop playing games! This isn't a joke! We need to get out of here, now."

Her only reply was another smirk, and a glint in her sky blue eyes that showed she wasn't going to move without a fight.

Takato was starting to get angry. That thing was after them, and instead of trying to help their situation, she seemed to encourage it.

"Rika! Come on!" This time he decided to use force, and grabbed at her wrist, forcing her to come. Instead he was pushed away, stumbling and almost falling in the mud.

"Rika?"

Her small smirk had turned into a sneer.

"Your just a stupid little kid you know! People choose not to listen to you, and what do you do? Attack them. What kind of idiot are you?""

"Rika… What's going on?"

"Shut-up goggle-head."

He couldn't help but flinch. Of course he was use to the nickname, but never had he heard it said from someone with so much venom. Not even Rika was like that… Suddenly he remembered her eyes. *Sky blue… But Rika doesn't have sky blue eyes!* He thought, quite close to panicing.

"Your… Your not Rika, are you?" He stuttered nervously, taking a quick step away from the girl.

"And give the boy a metal." She said sarcastically. "Hey!"

*Uh-oh…* She had noticed him, quickly edging away from her.

"Don't run away when I'm talking to you!"

Takato was speechless, still staring at her. She noticed.

She looked herself up and down, before settling her eyes on him again.

"To think you're scared of a little girl." It was no longer Rika voice who spoke. It was the creature's. "Well how about you try this one on for size?"

She smirked one more time before reformatting, shifting into not one figure, but two.

There stood the creature it's eyes blazing redder than ever, in the sockets of it's head. Which looked like nothing more that a skull of rotten and burning flesh… Just like it's arms. What it had rapped it's hands around was the most terrifying sight, though. His hand clamped around her neck, her feet dangling a few feet of the ground was the real Rika, he was sure it was her.

But her face was what really broke his heart. White as chalk… Her violet eyes opened in shock, and horror… One look was all he needed to know… She was dead.

"Rika…"

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Takato gasped, pulling in hard uneven breaths as he became conscious. He turned over wishing he had someone there comfort him. Jeri, or maybe even Guilmon…

*Rika I sure hope your okay* He thought sadly before falling again into an uneasy sleep.

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After another (almost) sleepless night, Takato was up early the next morning. Surprising Jeri when he was waiting at the door for her, when she arrived.

"Well you're up early." She teased, that brilliant smile still on her face, even through out all she had gone through in her life.

He gave a weak smile back. "I couldn't sleep… I guess I just have to much on my mind…"

"Like what?" She asked, actually sounding interested.

"Well you know… Everyday kid stuff… School, homework, friends…" *Rika…*

"So why so sad?"

"Huh?" He asked startled by the question.

"Takato." She sighed. "I've known you for a over a year now, and through out all we've been though, you don't think I can't read the look on your face."

He sighed heavily. "It's nothing Jeri." *Well nothing I want to talk about right now*

"Fine. You can tell me when your ready… But can I just ask one question?"

"Yeah, okay."

"Does it have something to do with Rika?"

"What!" He cried, definitely not expecting that one to come from her lips. "Of course not."

She took his hands into her's. "You don't have to lie to me Takato, I'm not stupid you know. You like her don't you?"

"Well yeah… Maybe… I guess…"

She smiled again, but teasingly this time. "You do. I knew it. I've seen the looks you give her."

"Jeri!" He cried, blushing from embarrassment. "Stop it!"

"Okay, okay, but I do think you'd make a good couple." She said, finally growing serious.

"I don't even know if she likes me as a friend, little lone as a boyfriend, Jeri."

"Don't worry about it Takato… I'm sure she does."

*You'll just need to wait… Wait and see…*

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Jeri sighed inwardly. As both her and Takato walked to school silently… She knew he wasn't telling the whole truth, when he had told her about Rika. There was something else, there had to be. The only time she had known Takato to be this silent was when she had been abducted by the D-Reaper, and even then she hadn't witnessed it, only listened to Rika descriptive tale.

She sighed again. She knew how Rika felt about Takato, even if she wouldn't admit it. She'd talk about him all the time, when he wasn't around of course.

But when he was around she usually gave him the cold shoulder, or deciding teasing would be more interesting then actually telling him about her true feelings…

She was so stubborn!

Still, she was more worried about Takato, then his relationship. He was paler than usual, and the dark circles under his eyes basically proved that he hadn't slept last night. At least he had told her that much.

Even as they walked into their classroom, she wished that he would share what he was thinking.

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Truthfully, as Takato sat down in his seat, he wasn't thinking anything at all. He just wanted to get this day done, and over with, and in the process try and keep himself awake, and alert.

He didn't want to think, because thinking would mean Rika, and he really didn't want to puzzle over his dream again in class. He had spent all night doing that, and it still hadn't given him any answers. Besides, he wasn't in the mood for another detention.

Takato felt Jeri staring at him, and he knew she was worried about him.

*Well why shouldn't she be?* He asked himself. *Even you thought that you looked like I ghost when you got up this morning*

After his first dream, he had seriously thought about telling her, but after yesterday's discussion with the other Tamer, he had firmly decided against telling him. She had enough problems as it was, without him decided to burden her with more.

*Oh forget it* He sighed inwardly, his head hurt. *Maybe a little nap wouldn't be too bad after all…*

With these last thoughts he put his head down on his textbook lying on the desk, and closed his eyes.

For the first time in two days, he had a short but peaceful sleep.

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And yup, that's it, another day goes by and another short chapter out… I'm still really uneasy about this chapter and yes I know I killed Rika, but it was just a dream… Right?

Right now I'd like to thank: Cherry Rainbow, Authormon, Tatsu-no-Houou, Strawberry Dream, DigiDestined of Courage, DBZ And Digimon Crazy, Mariko, Shattered Skies, Yami no Hikari, and anyone else that decides to review in the later chapters! Thanks Again! You really don't know how much it means to me!