A/N: Thanx for the review peoples, I never thought people would actually
review it. shrugs well, I actually finished this chapter a while ago
just before this site crashed, and that was just a miracle cuz I didn't
really like the chapter much so the delay let me redo it. And I still
don't like it. sigh You probably should take you time with this chapter
if you like this story since this might be the last chapter I put up for a
while since I'm leaving for a trip soon, that's why it's pretty long. I
dunno, I just might be able to put one more chapter up before I leave.
Let's hope I can.
Chapter Three-Thanks
"Um.right, I have to get going," Ryo said, trying oh so hard to sound polite and cheerful. "It's pretty late, my dad's going to have a fit if I don't get back soon."
Rika gave a quiet sigh of relief- Ryo always seemed to know how to handle difficult situations.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Rika," Ryo smiled as he began to walk off into the crowds of people, but before he disappeared within the crowd, he turned around and tossed a small package Rika's way.
"Catch!' he laughed.
Caught completely off guard, Rika fumble to catch the object.
"I have a feeling that will come in handy!" Ryo said. "And c'mon, Rika, at least act a bit more cheerful and not so grumpy all the time."
"I am not grumpy all the time!" Rika protested.
"Sure," Ryo winked and walked off. "Oh, and you and Michael make a cute couple! The same in everyway!"
"We are not a couple!" Rika exclaimed, hoping that Ryo heard her. "And we're not the same!"
Rika turned around and faced Michael. The scowl on Michael's face made Rika feel slightly scared. He look like he was going to explode.
"Ummm.joke?" Rika smiled nervously.
****
The next day.
Rika's mother smiled warmly at her daughter eating breakfast from across the table. Rika continued with her breakfast, trying hard to ignore her mother's stares, but the way those eyes bore into her absolutely bugged her to the point of madness. Unable to take it anymore, Rika ended it with a sudden outburst.
"What!" she exclaimed. Her lavender eyes burned dangerously as she stared right back at her mother. "Why are you watching me like that?"
"Oh, Darling," she simple replied with a wide smile. "You know why! I want to know all about your date with Michael."
Rika gave a snort of disgust and spelled out her point of view of the date in three small words, "It was typical."
"Typical?" he mother said, puzzled. "Typical as in stupid or typical as in."
"-both," Rika snapped.
"Oh." she smiled again. "Well, I guess you wouldn't mind going out with him again, then."
Rika gave a shrug. She really didn't care. After her encounter with Ryo, Michael began acting cold and distant to her all the way back to her home. It bugged her how he just suddenly shut her out, but she felt it was better to just push it aside.
'We were wrong for each other anyways,' she thought bitterly. 'Blind dates never work out, so why should I care?'
"Well, Michael's father called me just a while ago and said his son had a great time with you last night," her mother smiled slyly. "And he also said Michael would like to go out with you again."
"What?" Rika said in surprise. "He wants to go out with me again? But why?"
"Why wouldn't he?" her mother asked curiously.
"Um.long story," Rika said as she remembered the ice-cold gaze Michael gave her.
Rika gave an exhausted sigh as she stepped back into her room. Talking to her mother always wore her out. But remembering where she was heading off that day, she quickly shook off the exhaustion and changed into her normal everyday clothes. She walked over to her dresser and grabbed her digi-vice and her deck of modify cards before leaving the room.
"Bye, Grandma," Rika said as she passed the kitchen. "I won't be back till tonight, so don't worry too much."
"Okay," She heard her say.
Rika hurried down to the park to the place where she was going to meet her friends. "Hey, guys!' Rika greeted. "Are we ready to go to the digital world?"
The tamers acknowledged Rika presence by small hellos and other greetings.
"Ummm.Rika," Takato said nervously as he walked up to her. "I've been thinking. Is it such a good idea?"
"What?" Rika asked. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you remember what happened the last time we went back," he continued. "Everything we really weird.the digimon were acting odd and there were some that we've never even seen before.like they just appeared."
"Don't be paranoid," Rika said as she shaked Takato off. "Besides, I promised Renamon I would visit her some time with week."
"Rika, maybe you should listen to him," Henry said. "Don't get me wrong, I would love to go see Terrimon sometime with week, too; but there's something fishy going on in the digital world. We can't just barge in. Maybe we should ask my dad first of some-"
"-where would the fun be in that?" Ryo interrupted as he just walked into the group.
"Hey, Ryo!" Kazu exclaimed joyfully. "What's up, dude!"
Ryo looked at Kazu for a moment, about to say something, but decided not to say anything. It was always the same everytime he a Kazu met. The same greeting, the exact same tone. It got pretty annoying sometimes.
"Hey, Rika, did you open the package I gave you last night?" Ryo asked as he turned Rika's way.
"Oh, yeah!" Rika said as she just remember the package. "I mean, no, I didn't open it yet. I think I left it on my bedside table. Why?"
"Maybe you should go get it," Ryo advised. "I might really come in handy when we go to the digital world."
"Yeah, sure," Rika nodded. "I'll go now."
"Wait, I'll come with," Ryo smiled. "I want to see your expression when you open it." Rika simply shrugged and headed back to her house.
"I'll be back soon, guys!" Rika called out as she left.
***
"So, how's Michael?" Ryo asked as Rika and him walked into her home.
"Don't get me started," Rika rolled her eyes. "You ruined the date."
"Excuse me? Date?" Ryo nearly choked, trying hard to suppress his laughter, but Rika saw through it.
"Don't laugh, Akiyama," Rika warn with a dangerous tone. "I was a blind date. My mom set it up."
"Are you planning to out with him again though?" Ryo asked.
"Maybe," Rika shrugged.
Rika led Ryo through her house. She introduced her Grandma to Ryo, who just smiled at the boy by Rika's side and they continued onwards to her room.
Rika quickly found the package that Ryo gave her the other night and began to open it.
"What is it anyways?" she asked.
"You'll find out soon."
Now, filled with this strange sense of curiosity, Rika began to tear the dull brown paper wrapping from the little packet. Inside, she found a small collection of Modify Card for her digimon.
Rika looked at him in disbelief. He made her come back for this? But, then, when she began to look through the cards, her feelings changed again. These were rare.and super powerful cards. That's when she understood.
"I got some for the other tamers," Ryo pointed out. "I spent a lot of time and money picking them out so they matched with each of your digimon."
"Wow." Rika drifted off. "Thanks."
And really, she was thankful, probably one of the best gifts she had gotten for a while, including her the shirt her mother gave her.
"This is pretty cool," Rika smiled as she looked at Ryo. "Thanks again."
Ryo put on this expression that showed that he was proud of what he did and said nothing; accepting the thanks he was given. It wasn't everyday that the cold, adamant Digi-queen showed a sign of human emotion. No, wait, that was mean-she's nicer nowadays.
****
"We're back!" Rika announced happily as she arrived back at the digi-port. "Are we ready to go?"
"Gee.Rika, are you sure it's such a good idea?" Takato asked nervously.
"It's shouldn't be that bad, since Ryo's given you all new modify cards," Rika reasoned.
"But, still, something wrong can always happen," Jeri said.
"Okay, I'll tell you what, if anything goes wrong, we turn straight back," Rika said, hoping they would go along with it. "I promise."
"Well." Henry drifted off.
"Co'mon, Henwry," Suzy begged. "I wanna go see Lopmon again."
Unable to say no to his little sister, Henry nodded. "Fine, but if anything goes wrong, we turn back right away."
Rika silently congratulated herself as each of the tamers climbed down into the hope, passing through the digi-port.
A/N.again-Well, incase you're wondering, the other thing Rika's mother was going to say was "typical as in the normal everyday date". And sorry about spellings and stuff like that. I've forgotten how to correctly spell some of the digital items and the right terms.
Chapter Three-Thanks
"Um.right, I have to get going," Ryo said, trying oh so hard to sound polite and cheerful. "It's pretty late, my dad's going to have a fit if I don't get back soon."
Rika gave a quiet sigh of relief- Ryo always seemed to know how to handle difficult situations.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Rika," Ryo smiled as he began to walk off into the crowds of people, but before he disappeared within the crowd, he turned around and tossed a small package Rika's way.
"Catch!' he laughed.
Caught completely off guard, Rika fumble to catch the object.
"I have a feeling that will come in handy!" Ryo said. "And c'mon, Rika, at least act a bit more cheerful and not so grumpy all the time."
"I am not grumpy all the time!" Rika protested.
"Sure," Ryo winked and walked off. "Oh, and you and Michael make a cute couple! The same in everyway!"
"We are not a couple!" Rika exclaimed, hoping that Ryo heard her. "And we're not the same!"
Rika turned around and faced Michael. The scowl on Michael's face made Rika feel slightly scared. He look like he was going to explode.
"Ummm.joke?" Rika smiled nervously.
****
The next day.
Rika's mother smiled warmly at her daughter eating breakfast from across the table. Rika continued with her breakfast, trying hard to ignore her mother's stares, but the way those eyes bore into her absolutely bugged her to the point of madness. Unable to take it anymore, Rika ended it with a sudden outburst.
"What!" she exclaimed. Her lavender eyes burned dangerously as she stared right back at her mother. "Why are you watching me like that?"
"Oh, Darling," she simple replied with a wide smile. "You know why! I want to know all about your date with Michael."
Rika gave a snort of disgust and spelled out her point of view of the date in three small words, "It was typical."
"Typical?" he mother said, puzzled. "Typical as in stupid or typical as in."
"-both," Rika snapped.
"Oh." she smiled again. "Well, I guess you wouldn't mind going out with him again, then."
Rika gave a shrug. She really didn't care. After her encounter with Ryo, Michael began acting cold and distant to her all the way back to her home. It bugged her how he just suddenly shut her out, but she felt it was better to just push it aside.
'We were wrong for each other anyways,' she thought bitterly. 'Blind dates never work out, so why should I care?'
"Well, Michael's father called me just a while ago and said his son had a great time with you last night," her mother smiled slyly. "And he also said Michael would like to go out with you again."
"What?" Rika said in surprise. "He wants to go out with me again? But why?"
"Why wouldn't he?" her mother asked curiously.
"Um.long story," Rika said as she remembered the ice-cold gaze Michael gave her.
Rika gave an exhausted sigh as she stepped back into her room. Talking to her mother always wore her out. But remembering where she was heading off that day, she quickly shook off the exhaustion and changed into her normal everyday clothes. She walked over to her dresser and grabbed her digi-vice and her deck of modify cards before leaving the room.
"Bye, Grandma," Rika said as she passed the kitchen. "I won't be back till tonight, so don't worry too much."
"Okay," She heard her say.
Rika hurried down to the park to the place where she was going to meet her friends. "Hey, guys!' Rika greeted. "Are we ready to go to the digital world?"
The tamers acknowledged Rika presence by small hellos and other greetings.
"Ummm.Rika," Takato said nervously as he walked up to her. "I've been thinking. Is it such a good idea?"
"What?" Rika asked. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you remember what happened the last time we went back," he continued. "Everything we really weird.the digimon were acting odd and there were some that we've never even seen before.like they just appeared."
"Don't be paranoid," Rika said as she shaked Takato off. "Besides, I promised Renamon I would visit her some time with week."
"Rika, maybe you should listen to him," Henry said. "Don't get me wrong, I would love to go see Terrimon sometime with week, too; but there's something fishy going on in the digital world. We can't just barge in. Maybe we should ask my dad first of some-"
"-where would the fun be in that?" Ryo interrupted as he just walked into the group.
"Hey, Ryo!" Kazu exclaimed joyfully. "What's up, dude!"
Ryo looked at Kazu for a moment, about to say something, but decided not to say anything. It was always the same everytime he a Kazu met. The same greeting, the exact same tone. It got pretty annoying sometimes.
"Hey, Rika, did you open the package I gave you last night?" Ryo asked as he turned Rika's way.
"Oh, yeah!" Rika said as she just remember the package. "I mean, no, I didn't open it yet. I think I left it on my bedside table. Why?"
"Maybe you should go get it," Ryo advised. "I might really come in handy when we go to the digital world."
"Yeah, sure," Rika nodded. "I'll go now."
"Wait, I'll come with," Ryo smiled. "I want to see your expression when you open it." Rika simply shrugged and headed back to her house.
"I'll be back soon, guys!" Rika called out as she left.
***
"So, how's Michael?" Ryo asked as Rika and him walked into her home.
"Don't get me started," Rika rolled her eyes. "You ruined the date."
"Excuse me? Date?" Ryo nearly choked, trying hard to suppress his laughter, but Rika saw through it.
"Don't laugh, Akiyama," Rika warn with a dangerous tone. "I was a blind date. My mom set it up."
"Are you planning to out with him again though?" Ryo asked.
"Maybe," Rika shrugged.
Rika led Ryo through her house. She introduced her Grandma to Ryo, who just smiled at the boy by Rika's side and they continued onwards to her room.
Rika quickly found the package that Ryo gave her the other night and began to open it.
"What is it anyways?" she asked.
"You'll find out soon."
Now, filled with this strange sense of curiosity, Rika began to tear the dull brown paper wrapping from the little packet. Inside, she found a small collection of Modify Card for her digimon.
Rika looked at him in disbelief. He made her come back for this? But, then, when she began to look through the cards, her feelings changed again. These were rare.and super powerful cards. That's when she understood.
"I got some for the other tamers," Ryo pointed out. "I spent a lot of time and money picking them out so they matched with each of your digimon."
"Wow." Rika drifted off. "Thanks."
And really, she was thankful, probably one of the best gifts she had gotten for a while, including her the shirt her mother gave her.
"This is pretty cool," Rika smiled as she looked at Ryo. "Thanks again."
Ryo put on this expression that showed that he was proud of what he did and said nothing; accepting the thanks he was given. It wasn't everyday that the cold, adamant Digi-queen showed a sign of human emotion. No, wait, that was mean-she's nicer nowadays.
****
"We're back!" Rika announced happily as she arrived back at the digi-port. "Are we ready to go?"
"Gee.Rika, are you sure it's such a good idea?" Takato asked nervously.
"It's shouldn't be that bad, since Ryo's given you all new modify cards," Rika reasoned.
"But, still, something wrong can always happen," Jeri said.
"Okay, I'll tell you what, if anything goes wrong, we turn straight back," Rika said, hoping they would go along with it. "I promise."
"Well." Henry drifted off.
"Co'mon, Henwry," Suzy begged. "I wanna go see Lopmon again."
Unable to say no to his little sister, Henry nodded. "Fine, but if anything goes wrong, we turn back right away."
Rika silently congratulated herself as each of the tamers climbed down into the hope, passing through the digi-port.
A/N.again-Well, incase you're wondering, the other thing Rika's mother was going to say was "typical as in the normal everyday date". And sorry about spellings and stuff like that. I've forgotten how to correctly spell some of the digital items and the right terms.