Title: Is she there?
Author: Chibigirl88
Disclaimer: Digimon or any of the characters do not belong to me! -- --

Takato was sleeping peacefully on his bed, dreaming of the one and only Jeri.

"J-Jeri...my l-love," He muttered.
Then all of the sudden there was a loud bang on his window.
"What?! We're under attack!!"
He ducked under his bed. But found nothing like an enemy. Takato went over to his window. It wasn't an enemy, it was his friend, Ryo.
"Takato! Takato! Tak-"
Takato threw a pillow at Ryo's face.
"Takato!!"
"Ryo! Do you know what time it is?!"
"No, I didn't bring a watch with me."
"Well, I was sleeping!"
"Well...I have to ask you something!"
"Can't it wait 'till later?"
"No! It's very important."
"Argh...fine. I'll be down in 5 minutes."
In Takato's world, 5 minutes would be 5 hours. So...after 5 hours Takato came down and opened the door. He was dressed in his regular clothes.
"So...what did you need to ask me?"
Ryo hesitated.
"Um...Where's Rika? She didn't answer my calls, letters, email or anything."
"Um...I have get back to you on that."
With that Takato closed the door shut. Ryo begin pounding on the door. Takato was standing behind it, hoping Ryo wouldn't break it down.
"I'm sorry Ryo, but I don't know either!"
The pounding stop. Takato heard Ryo's footstep backing away.
"Oh no...Ryo! Don't do it!! My parents will get angry!"
There was no response from Ryo. Takato ducked under the kitchen table. *BAM* The door fell down. And there stood Ryo. He was panting and full of sweat.
"I'll ask again. Where's Rika?"
"I don't know. I seriously don't know where she went. Have you ever thought about asking her mother or her best friend/my girlfriend Jeri?!"
"Hmm...I didn't think so. Okay, I'll go ask."
Ryo waved and smile.
"Bye bye, Takato."
"Ryo, wait! How am I suppose to explain this to my parents?!"
Ryo shrugged and begin to walk to Rika's house. -- --

Ding, dong. The door opened, it was Rika's mother.

"Good morning, Mrs. Nonaka"
"Oh...hello. Um...by any chance are you Ryo Akiyama?
"Y-Yes."
Ryo had never been to Rika's house before. But he however knew where it was. How did her mother know his name? Could it be that Rika talks about him? Nah.
"My, you are a handsome young man."
Ryo blushed.
"Um...Is Rika here?"
Rika's mother looked a bit sad.
"No, I'm afraid not. She's gone."
"Gone?! As in dead?"
"No! She moved away."
Ryo was shock. Why would Rika move away? Could it have been about the Full Moon festival? That was such a long time ago...okay just about 2 weeks ago. But why would she move?
"Um...why did she move?"
"Why don't you come in? We can chat inside. It's freezing outside."
"O-okay."
Ryo stepped in the house. It felt like he enter another dimension, not an evil digimon's dimension, but a dimension of another place like a place of love.
"Wow...what a pretty dimen-I mean house."
"Thanks. Please sit down."
Ryo sat down. And Rika's mother did the same.
"So...why did Rika move away?"
There was silence for a few minutes.
"Truely, I don't know. She said she needed some space to think."
"But out of here?!"
"I'm sorry Ryo. She wouldn't tell me more. All I know is she went to Los Angeles."
Rika's mother placed her hands over her mouth. She wasn't suppose to tell anyone.
"I'm sorry Ryo, but I'm busy right now. Forget what I said before."
She got up and opened the door. Ryo got the message. He stood up and left. She closed the down and slide down on the floor. She was crying again.
"I'm sorry Rika. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to, but he's the one you love, isn't he?"
Outside of the door, Ryo was staring out of space.
"Los Angeles? That's pretty far. But I'm gonna find her. I gotta tell her how I feel."
Just then Jeri appeared. She heard what Ryo had just said.
"Ryo Akiyama! Did I just hear what you said? Are you going after Rika?"
"J-Jeri?! What are you doing here?"
"I think I should ask you that question. WHat are you doing here?"
"I-I was just talking to Rika's mother."
"Why? Why are you nosing into her business?"
"Nosing in? I was not! I was just asking her questions."
"Questions? What kind of questions?"
"None that you care about."
He begin to walk away.
"Are they questions about Rika?!"
Ryo stopped dead at his tracks.
"They are! Ryo Akiyama, you are going to find Rika, aren't you?!"
"N-No."
"Don't lie to me! I heard what you said before! You're going to Los Angeles!"
"If you knew everything why were you questioning me?"
"I don't know, for fun."
"Well I'm going to Los Angeles whether you like it or not!"
"Ryo! You're not suppose to!"
"What do you mean?!"
"I made a promise to Rika that you will never know about Rika leaving. But somehow you figured it out."
"Well promise or no promise, I'm going!"
"Please Ryo. For once please don't follow Rika! She's in pain."
"Pain? As in really sick?"
"No. She's trying to figure out her life. All because of you!"
"Me?! I didn't do anything!"
"Please Ryo! Don't go. Please!"
Jeri made her puppy dog face. Somehow no one could overcome it.
"Argh fine. I promise."
It wasn't a real promise because Ryo crossed his fingers in his pocket.
"Thank you Ryo."
"Well I'm gonna go to Henry's."
"Okay. I'm going to visit Takato. Do you know if he's home?"
"I'm pretty sure he is. He's probably grounded for breaking the door."
"What?!"
Jeri ran to Takato's direction. Ryo chuckled to himself.
"Well now it's time to go to Los Angeles. I'm coming for you Rika."