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*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER 2 *~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ikki picked up the phone, his hands and forehead drenched with sweat. People were screaming at him from all sides, distorted shapes of medabots and people filled the rooms with shadows.
"Pick up the phone!" Screamed an eerie voice.
"Pick it up…"
"Pick it up…."
Ikki gulped in some air and slowly picked up the phone, the dial tone ringing in his ears.
Slowly dialing a number with obvious procrastination, Ikki finally heard the ringing on the other side.
"Hello, this is Erika speaking."
Ikki gulped in some more air, the shadows around him coming closer, seeming to squeeze him.
"Hi Erika, it's Ikki, I was wondering if your busy on Saturday." Ikki said, the words barely coming out of his choking mouth, the shadows seeming to enjoy his nervous state.
"Busy? Of course I am Ikki, I'm so busy I'll probably never see you again, but you didn't mean much to me anyway, I've always loved someone else, not you, so now it's bye for good."
Ikki choked back a scream, had he heard what he thought he heard?
The shadows were pressing him now, slowly wrapping him up in their darkness, so he would never see the light of day again, never see…Erika…she never loved him?
"NOOOOOOOO!"
"Ikki! Ikki! Wake up man!"
Ikki sat up in his bed, Medabee beside him, along with Salty, his dog.
"Wha…Wha…It was a dream?" Ikki asked, staring at the phone.
Medabee shook his head.
"More like nightmare according to the way that you were screaming, man, that musta been some dream." Medabee said. Salty simple barking his little doggy mouth off, not knowing what in the world was going on.
"It was a nightmare, I dreamed that Erika said that she never wanted to see me again. It was awful." Ikki said, reliving the last few moments of the dream, and of the shadows that had swallowed him up.
"Well, at least it was just a dream. That mighta been real life you know." Medabee said, in words that tried to come out as comfort, but didn't quite work out.
"Thanks a lot Medabee, that's really comforting." Ikki said dryly, getting out of his bed to get dressed, seeing as he was awake anyway.
"So, what are we going to do today Ikki?" Medabee asked, getting excited at the prospect of what to do with the new day.
"I'm going over to Erika. Alone. By myself. No interference." Ikki said, pointed looking at Medabee while pulling on a clean shirt and pants.
"Aw man. Sure I can't come?" Medabee asked, getting upset at the fact Ikki didn't want him around.
"Yes. It's going to be just me and Erika, and I don't want you ruining it for us like you did last time!" Ikki's face scrunched up as he remembered what happened.
It was a couple of weeks before, and he and Erika were walking, hand in hand, in the park. They were just about to kiss, when Brass and Medabee fell out of the tree in front of them, killing the mood. Ikki was so mad at Medabee, that he didn't talk to him for the rest of the week.
"Ouch!"
Ikki glared at the comb in his hand.
"My hair is so annoying." He grumbled, pulling the mop he called hair into something that resembled a ponytail.
"One of these days I'm going to get it cut. Then it will never annoying me again! Muahaha." Ikki laughed evilly into the mirror.
"Ok, it's official, he's nuts." Medabee said.
*Bark* Salty obviously agreed.
Ikki glared at his medabot one last time before marching out the door, his mission? Ask Erika Out.
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Erika, Brass, Nutranurse and Karen stared at a depressed Henry, who was sitting in front of the store he used to work in.
"Um...Henry, what exactly are you doing?" Erika asked, staring as Henry sullenly opened a cup of pudding, and began eating.
"This is called comfort food, it's supposed to make you feel better when you feel depressed. *sigh* It's not working." Henry discarded the container, seeing as it was empty, to a pile of several other containers of pudding scattered all around him.
"Henry I don't think this is healthy." Karen said, looking worried as Henry opened yet another pudding container and sullenly began eating it.
"Trust me, its more then healthy, see, look at the label."
The whole group leaned in close to read the label.
"This product is made by Dr. Akki, it contains all the nutrients needed for a healthy life, we would put all the nutrients contained in this container on a label, but unfortunately there isn't even enough room for a picture of me, so please enjoy for delicious delight." Erika read aloud.
"Well, uncle has been working a lot in the pudding industry ever since he fell in love with it." Karen said, Nutranurse nodding her head with what her medafighter was saying.
Henry stared at the pudding for a moment, before throwing it away in a huff.
"That's it!" He cried out, startling the girls.
"I've had it! I've working in this store for years and this is how they treat me? Well, I'm not going to worry about it! No sir. I'm going to get myself another job and pour my heart and soul into that!"
Karen and Erika smiled uneasily at Henry's outburst, slowly backing up, getting ready to make an escape, should the need call for it.
"I've always wondered Henry, so you have a Medabot?" Brass asked, unaware that her medafighter was making signs for her to escape with the rest of the group.
Henry's face turned an odd color of yellow and white.
"Of course not! Well, I'm not saying that I don't want one, I just don't have the time and energy to have one, if you know what I mean, cause, I was so busy working at the store, and I mean, well, you never know, the manager might accidently sell it or something so, yeah, listen I have to go now heehee, bye now." Henry spoke all this rapidly while laughing nervously. As soon as he finished talking he gave a small wave and dashed away, leaving behind some very surprised teens.
"Did he seem nervous to you?" Karen asked Erika.
"Yes he did, I wonder if he's hiding something..." Erika answered, her reporter instincts instantly kicking in.
"Maybe..." Karen pondered...her sweet side rebelling against the thought that sweet ol' Henry was hiding something.
"Erika! Hey Erika!"
Erika turned at the sound of her name.
A figure sooned appeared, bringing a bright smile on her face.
"Hey Ikki!" Erika called out.
Ikki ran up to them, with his dog and medabot not far behind.
"Hey guys, whatcha doing here?" Ikki asked.
"Nothing much, Henry was here, but he had to go suddenly." Erika said.
Erika watched as Ikki seemed to be nervous about something. Of course, Erika decided to do the Erika thing....ask!...after all, curiosity did kill the cat....but not all cats!
"What's the matter Ikki?" Erika asked.
"Yeah, you do seem a little upset about something." Karen stated, leaning in close and taking account Ikki's red eyes.
"I'm okay! Really, I just had a bad night. Anyway, I was wondering if I could ask you something Erika." Ikki said, waving away Erika's and Karen's stares.
"Ok, what?" Erika said, a little annoyed.
"Well...Erika...um...Karen...could you...ya know...."
Karen stared at Ikki blankly as Ikki made several motions with his hands and face.
Erika stared blankly at Ikki, trying to figure out what in the world he was doing.
Karen's face suddenly cleared as she understood the message.
Faking a worried face she gasped as she stared at her watch.
"Huh?.......oh....Oh! um....Oh no! I'm...I'm..ah... late! I had to be...be...Home! Right! I had to be at home right now...to clean my...ah...dog! So..." Karen winked at Ikki and grinned ar Erika as she slowly backed away, dragging a very confused Nurtanurse with her.
"Bye! Have fun you two!" She called, grinning as she ran away.
Erika stared blankly aftr Karen.
"Well, that was odd, I wonder..." A grin slowly formed on her face.
"Maybe Karen had some sort of secret meeting with some secret organization and is going to their secret hideout right now! Ikki! Come on, we need to go!" Erika cried out, pulling on Ikki's sleeve.
Ikki resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
"I'm sure Karen just was needed at home."
"To clean her dog?" Erika scoffed.
"Ikki, Karen doesn't have a dog."
"Oh."
Ikki cleared his throat and proceeded to ask Erika a question.
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(psst! Ikki that's your cue! Ikki: What if she says no? Me: *shoves Ikki back into the story.*)
Erika stared at Ikki as he seemed to fade in and out.
"Um...Ikki? Are you feeling ok?"
Ikki gave her a smile which instantly made her knees feel weak.
"I'm ok, Listen, Erika, I was wondering if-"
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Ikki and Erika turned and simultaneously glared at the man standing in front of them.
The man took no notice of their glare and laughed maniacally.
"I am part of...*gasp* The Rubberrobo gang! And I challenge you, Ikki, to a...ROBATTLE! Transport Dorkbot!"
Ikki stared open mouthed at what had to be the most dorkiest medabot in existence.
It was big, clunky, wore bright ugly colours, and had glasses bigger then his head.
"You interrupted me, for this?" Ikki asked incredulously.
"Yes I did!" The rubberrobo said proudly as he took off his inch-thick glasses and wiped a tear from his eye.
"Isn't my medabot just so incredible?" He asked.
Erika and Ikki stared open-mouthed.
"Incredible just can't describe it." Erika said, slyly taking pictures with her one inch camera cleverly hidden in her jumper suit.
"Well? Aren't you going to robattle me?" The rubberrobo asked.
"Suuuurrrrreeee....just let me get Medabee...." Ikki turned around and stared directly into a bush off the side of the store.
"Okay, okay, you got me." Medabee said, grumbling as he came out of the bush.
"Alright! G-"
"WAIT!" Erika interrupted, looking around.
"Where's Mr. Referee?"
Everyone took a quick look.
"I guess this isn't an official robattle." Ikki said at last, after having no sight of the referee.
"Dorkbot Attack! Dorkblast!"
"Medabee, Evade and attack!"
Everyone watched with anticipation as Dorkbot opened his arms dramatically and shouted with great gusto.
"DORKBLAST!"
Medabee moved just as a shower of brightly coloured sprinkled stars showered down on the spot where Medabee stood.
The ground was instantly coloured bright yellow, blue, green and red.
Medabee charged forward and slammed Dorkbot to the ground.
"Help me! I can't get up!" Dorkbot cried.
"This is pitiful. Missile Launch!" Medabee yelled as two powerful missiles charged towards Dorkbot.
"Oh boy."
*BANG*
As the smoke cleared, everyone saw a charred Dorkbot crying in the dirt.
"Medabee won!" Erika yelled along with Brass.
The rubberrobo growled at Ikki before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"I'll never win a robattle at this rate." Dorkbot cried.
Medabee instantly felt compassion for this abandoned medabot and reached out, giving the medabot a hand up.
"Here, why don't I train you." Medabee suggested.
Dorkbot nearly leaped with joy.
"You would? For me? I'm now the happiest medabot alive!" Dorkbot yelled happily, tears streaming down his face.
"I'll help too!" Brass said, walking over to Medabee and Dorkbot.
The three of them left Erika and Ikki standing in front of the store.
"So, Ikki, what did you want to ask me?" Erika asked.
"Didyouwanttogoouttonight?" Ikki asked quickly before he lost his nerve.
"Yes!" Erika hugged Ikki and gave him a peck on the lips, making Ikki turn a bright red.
"So what do you want to do tonight? Movie? Dinner? Mall? Or walk in the park?" Erika asked Ikki hugging him.
"How about a walk? I'm kinda broke." Ikki said, indicating his moneyless pockets.
"Sure." Erika said smiling.
Together they walked hand-in-hand towards the city park.
Watching them in the darkness a figure was silently cursing himself.
"Why can't I? If someone like Ikki can ask a girl out, whyu can't I?" The figure's slouched figure showed his sadness and he slipped deeper into the darkness.
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Well, that's it! I wrote...*counts words* a lot today....I hope you all liked it! ^-^
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