A/N: ::smiles evilly:: skool is almost ova!!! ::shakes ^ soda and hands to teacher:: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! *cough* ahem, on a more personal note: BAIZ AMANDA!!! COME BAK N VISIT UR OLD CHURCH!!! I MISS YA, I"LL COME VISIT UR NEW 1 SUMTYME!!! thys fic is dedicated to mah awesome friend, amanda... ^_^ one more thing... has ne one noticed how dumb ol' jeri gets all the damn attention in the last 20 freakin episodes?? grrrrrr, im sry, i just hate that girl... thats y i wrote this!!! ::sum 1 else needs to take the freakin spotlight away from that loser... ^^;;;:: GOOO RIKA!!! (n ryo....^_^)


Ryo stared at her. "What?"

Rika got up and sighed. "Icedevimon, he's back now, except he's a mega. He's joined up with the darkness and he wants me to help them."

"Icedevimon? Who the hell is he?"

"Some creepy digimon that tried to kidnap me once."

"Oh," Ryo looked down. "I remember you told me about him before."

"Yea... Um, well, I'm gonna go now. Bye." Rika closed her eyes and started to walk away.

"Not so fast. I said I was taking you to the hospital, and that's what I'm gonna to do."

"Does it look like I have some physical problem?? Ryo, it's me verses the darkness, some stupid goddamned hospital isn't gonna help. All its gonna do is slow me down. Why should I go with you, remind me?"

"Listen, what I have to say is kinda important. Okay, you just fell off a bridge into a river, you passed out a couple times, and some darkness thing is taking over you. Now, I think that's a pretty logical explanation of why you should come with me to a hospital."

"Why should you care?? This isn't your battle, what the darkness is doing to me is getting pretty goddamned personal. Nothing bad is gonna happen, I can fight this freak. By the looks of it, you aren't going to help me. If I have to do this alone, then I'm going to. Right now, I have nothing more to say to you, so, BYE!"

"Rika!" Ryo grabbed her arm. "Okay, okay, I get it, but you're still coming with me."

"IF YOU GOT IT, YOU WOULD LET ME GO!!!" Rika yelled and snatched her arm out of his reach. "GOOD-BYE!" She stomped away.

"Rika...." Ryo murmured. "Boy, she hasn't been this mad since, um, before I can remember. Something's too wrong..." ::She still doesn't get it. She doesn't understand the danger and refuses any help. Stubborn and arrogant, she's changing back to the girl I thought I lost long ago...::

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As Rika trudged down the streets which were still damp from the rain, she deeply pondered. ::If there are 6 billion people on earth, how come I'm the only one out here, alone? Where am I, in the atmosphere or just lost in my head?:: The sky churned into darkness once again and it started to drizzle. ::Humph, stupid, dumb, retarded weather...::

She walked to her house and opened the gate. Everything was wrong; different. "What the..." She mumbled. The entire house was the way she remembered it before her dad left; a mess. She watched as she saw two figures come outside.

"Rumiko, I'm sorry. I just have to go. I've got no choice. I don't need you anymore. I never really loved you, I never really belonged." A male figure stated coldly. "So I guess this is goodbye."

"What about us? What about Rika? What about this family?" A female figure sobbed uncontrollably.

"'Us' is now ' I'. Do what you can with the rest of your life Rumiko. Oh Rika," the male figure paused as a little girl in a navy blue dress walked up to the two of them. "Rika's better off living with you."

"Daddy? Are you leaving?" The little girl looked up at her father rather confusedly.

"Goodbye Rumiko. Rika, I," her father paused. "Im sorry, I got to go."

The little girl furiously shook her head. "NO, DADDY NO!" She gently took his hand and led him back inside. The man looked both surprised and sad at this action.

::He left the next day when mom wasn't home, I remember...:: Rika followed the family; her family. As she reached out to touch them, just to see if they were real or if they were a dream, her name was called. The scene, her family, blurred away and a sharper image of her present home replaced it. ::It can't be mom or grandma, they're in Paris now...::


She watched as Ryo sped up to her. "Okay, I'm sorry you got so mad. But you should at least tell me what's up. What's bothering you?"

Rika groaned and crossed her arms. "Something you wouldn't understand."

"Aw Rika, you can trust me."

"Ryo, it's not about trust this time. I have to go back to the Digital World and fight this thing alone okay?"

"No, not okay. Why do you have to do everything alone?"

"Just being me, that's my style."

"Rika," Ryo looked her sternly in the eye. "Not this time, there's way too much danger. I'm coming, I just can't risk losing you."

"Ryo..." Rika stared at him and her lips slowly curved into a smile. "Well, okay, if you put it that way..."

"Rika!" He blushed and looked down. "Ummm, let's just go now, okay?"

"Alright, but no more mushy stuff lover boy." She teased.

Ryo groaned. "Rika! Let it go, okay?"

Rika laughed. "Alright. Hey, look on the bright side, at least you haven't changed into Takato. Jeesh, do you ever listen to the kinds of things he feeds Jeri? It's almost sick, but I guess that's what love does to you."

Ryo chuckled. "And you were paying attention to what they were saying because..."

She looked at him and smiled. "Shut up. Grrrreat comeback Ryo..."

Ryo was about to comment before he saw two worn and rugged white arms reach out from behind him. Needless to say, the poor guy was effortlessly

grabbed.

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"Look here Suzy, Takato sent us an email." Jeri exclaimed as she clicked the mouse to read the mail.

"Yay! Are they okay?" Suzi raced up to her.

"Hold on," Jeri paused as she skimmed the letter. "Uh, they are. Rika and Ryo came back to our world and he wants me to find them." ::Wait a second, I just saw Ryo and Rika a while ago. Rika didn't look too good....:: She let Suzy read the letter.

"Why does it 'I'll love you forever, miss you terribly and I promise I'll come back soon' in the end? What does that mean? Is he writing to you Jeri? Does he love you?" Suzi questioned.

Jeri blushed. "Umm, it's nothing you need to worry about Suzy."

"Jeri, is Henry okay?" Suzi tugged on Jeri's green dress.

"I think so, but I'll just ask to make sure." Jeri typed rapidly and clicked the send button. "I wonder what happened...." she murmured.

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Takato sighed as Kazu paced around their campsite. "Kazu, will you quit that? It's giving me a headache." Takato moaned.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't know it was illegal to worry about my friends." Kazu rolled his eyes. Takato sighed as a beep came from his com device. "Hey, it's a reply from Jeri!" He exclaimed.

"Is Rika okay??" Kazu leaned over to read the email.

"Um, from what Jeri's written, no..." Takato murmured as he read the reply. "One question though Kazu. Why do you care so much if she's okay or not? I thought you said you didn't like her...."

"Uh..." Kazu blushed slightly and crossed his arms. "I, um-"

Henry cut him off. "Just read what Jeri wrote."

"Okay. It says, 'Dear Takato, I hope you guys are alright. Me and Suzy are just peachy. Oh, about Ryo and Rika... I saw them just a short while ago. Rika wasn't looking too good, considering the fact that she was unconscious. Ryo told me that she had just fell off the bridge into the river for no apparent reason, and I told him to bring her to the hospital. I'm really worried so I'm going to look for them now. Woops, I almost forgot, Suzy wants to know if Henry is okay.' " Takato paused. "And she wrote some other personal stuff I'm sure you guys don't want to hear."

"Well, should we go back and look for them too? What does everyone think?" Henry asked.

"I say we go look for them!" Kazu blurted.

"I think we should just wait, I mean, Jeri's sure to find them." Takato answered.

"Takato man, if they're in danger right about now, you're so in deep shit." Kazu slightly frowned.

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"Ryo!" Rika screamed as she watched her friend get helplessly grabbed by Icedevimon. She ran up to the hideous, white creature and pounded on it. "LET HIM GO YOU FROZEN FREAK!" She cried.

"Okay, I'll make you a little deal. I'll let the boy go if you come with me quietly." Icedevimon smiled.

"Fine, fine, whatever! Just let him go and don't hurt him!" She shouted furiously.

"Rika, what the hell do you think you're doing!!??" Ryo yelled and turned to Icedevimon. "Don't listen to her, just take me instead."

"I've already made my decision." Icedevimon dropped Ryo and snatched Rika in his place.

"RIKA!!" Ryo yelled. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!!??"

"Bye Ryo." Rika whispered as Icedevimon pulled her into a portal. She watched as Ryo jumped up and down, waving his arms, and trying his best to get Icedevimon to let her go. She closed her eyes since nothing really worked....

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As they emerged in an icy chamber, Rika slowly opened her eyes to find nothing but an eternal darkness. She snatched herself out of Icedevimon's grasp. She was floating in a perpetual nothingness; a spacious atmosphere. ::Black, black, and more black... this place is just soooo spirit-lifting::

Rika felt herself being dragged onto a chair. She reached out her hand to touch it, discovering that it was made of ice.

"The perfect throne for the Ice Queen, don't you think?" A voice echoed through the dark.

"If you're talking about me, you better shut the fuck up!" Rika screamed.

"Don't even think about escaping my dear, your destiny has been sealed. Make the effort and you shall die." Icedevimon's voice faded away and Rika assumed that he was leaving.

She immediately jumped off the chair and landed on a sheet of thin ice. As she walked through, she examined her surroundings to try to find a way out. She suddenly felt something cold and slimy grab at her ankle. "Don't try to escape, it's useless..." A voice whispered from underneath her. She kicked it away and continued to search for the non-existent exit. Something else grabbed her arm, murmuring, "The darkness will conquer all and you will lead us in our lighted destruction..." ::Okay, this is getting way too creepy. Maybe I should get back to that stupid ice chair.:: Rika snatched her arm away from whatever it was and made her way back. She sat down stubbornly on her throne and curled up to collect a sense of warmth in the incessant coldness. She wasn't scared in the least for herself, she was the Digimon Queen after all wasn't she? She was scared for her friends, for Ryo...

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Ryo slumped against the wall of the building. "I'm so sorry Rika, I let you down..." He whispered. "But I promise I'm gonna find you and kill him. I'm not gonna let anything bad happen to you!" He looked up at the sky which was darkening by the minute and stood up, anger tightening on his calm figure. He glared angrily at his digivice. ::Looks like I'm heading back to the Digital World.::

A/N: aite ppl, finally done thys chapter. Just in case ur wondering **which i no ur not** im done antigone n only 2 more days of skool.... wut does that mean? MORE UPDATES!!! wooo... ::nobody cares.... .:: Sorry thys chapter is kinda short.... oh well.... i suddenly got inspiration from ryo n rika's totally kawaii scene in today's episode.... DO NOT TELL ME THAT THEY WERE NOT FLIRTING!! Ahhhh, i was like awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the whole tyme... ^.^ One more note, I wanna dedicate thys not only to mah friend amanda **yo** but also to alex harrel **pop sux, rap sux, prep sux, pyromania rox! lol!**, victoria groves **i will soooo miss u, come bak n visit!** n evry1 else hu might b movin.... (kenya~francais est bon, caoi! lol, sam~p.e. suked!, n serena~ ROCK ON!!!! LOL) AZN PRYDE- g0t r1ce bitch g0t soup g0t spice? "WHITE PRYDE g0t pasta?"~ Chris... "PEACE OUT"~ Koreans... lol **cough linden cough**





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