A/N: yo pplz! wud b ^ wich u all? it appears that i said i would explain kazu's lil story 4 suzi at the end ov da last chappie... unfortunately, i was high and 4got 2 explain it... basically, it was mah version ov fluff... oyr is ryo spelled backwards and uzak is kazu spelled backwards.... the rest of that story i dun wanna explain, i mean, hu can explain kazu?? hahahaha, im so bored so i decided to write... i gots mah music, mah vanilla coke *diet coke gives u brain cancer! da radio told me so!*, and mah weed... lol, jp all.... or am i? fosho

Rika closed her eyes and prepared for the worse. Lucky for her, the worse never came. She opened one eye and saw Icedevimon standing before her. "And I'm saved yet again by you." She smiled. "Thanks."

Icedevimon frowned. "Get out of here. I'll open a portal. And take them with you." He pointed to Ryo and Kazu.

Rika tried to stand up but her legs kept giving in.

"Hurry, I can't hold him off for long." Icedevimon struggled with two blades as he fought to keep them from closing in on him.

"I don't know how to thank you, but, still, why are you helping me? And why are you fighting someone on your side?"

"He's gone off the edge," Icedevimon replied through his teeth. "He's on a rampage against anyone in his way, that means your little friends, you, and now me. I saved you because you will have more of a purpose than me to the darkness."

"I know that's not the reason. You saved me before and when I ask you why, you always say because I'm your Ice Queen or whatever. I'm not buying it."

Icedevimon smiled as he continued to struggle. "Well, I suppose you could say I think of you as my Tamer now. What kind of digimon would I be if I let my Tamer get hurt?"

Rika stared in awe at him and quickly found the strength to stand up. "What kind of Tamer would I be if I just let my digimon die? I'm coming back for you!" She yelled. She stumbled as she paced towards the two boys. She dragged Ryo out first, collapsing every second or so from her lack of strength and his weight. She looked outside of the portal and saw a lush green forest. The drop from the portal to the ground was about four feet or so. She pushed Ryo into the portal and heard a light thump. "Sorry Ryo..." She whispered.

Rika crawled back to Kazu and dragged him to the portal. Either she was weaker, or he was heavier because she had quite a bit of trouble pulling Kazu to the portal and pushing him into it. She heard a thump and an "oof". She poked her head through. "Gomen Ryo, gomen Kazu." She blew them a kiss. ::I hate to leave you two like this, hurt and lost in some whacko forest with god knows what but, I have to help Icedevimon.::

"Rika?" Kazu groaned.

"Kazu! You're awake!" Rika exclaimed. She looked at the portal as it gradually got smaller and smaller. She only had a few minutes. She crawled out and *unfortunately for her* landed on her back. "Ooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...." She moaned. A sharp pain shot through her spine as a stinging feeling roused near her wounded area.

"Dude that's gotta hurt." Kazu sat up. "So, are you okay?"

"Not really, but don't worry about me. How are you feeling?"

"Not too shabby. By the way, where are we and how did we get here?"

"We're in some forest and we got here through a portal. Listen, can you take care of yourself and Ryo until I get back?"

"Sure." Kazu looked at her funny. "What do you mean 'until you get back'??"

Rika was about to answer but heard a loud explosion, a scream of distress, and crackles of fire. "I have to go help," She paused. "a f-friend." She hugged him and brushed away a couple strands of hair on his forehead. "Take care of yourself, alright cowboy? Do me a favor and take care of Ryo too."

Rika stumbled to Ryo and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you too." She whispered.

Kazu watched everything and was a bit pissed off, to say the least. "I'm not gonna let you through that portal." He tapped his foot.

"You have to!" Rika

"You're in a life or death condition and you're going back to battle. I don't think so little missy. I'm not gonna stand around and let you walk into certain death."

Rika glared at him. "Since when did you care?? I'm going back there and you can't stop me. You don't understand!" She shrieked. She stomped towards the portal but collapsed before reaching it. Kazu stepped in front of her, blocking her way. She looked up and saw his face; it was filled with hurt, care, and frustration. ::I've never seen Kazu like this before...:: She thought. She stood up slowly.

"I care Rika, but you have no idea how much." Kazu said softly, his eyes watering up. "That's why I can't let you go."

"Kazu, I... I" Rika looked at him, speechless. She leaned in and kissed him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. "There." She smiled. "And if you really cared, you would want the best for me, which, in this case, is to help me help my friend. Get me through the portal before it closes!" She pushed him away.

Kazu was still in shock from that last kiss."O-kayy..." He answered in a monotone voice. He lifted her up and she crawled back through the portal.

"Toodles." Rika saluted.

Kazu sat down and sighed dreamily. "Dude, that was awesome.....But man, maybe she should use chap-stick next time." Suddenly, he slapped his forehead. He shot up and ran to the portal. "RIKA!" He yelled. "BE CAREFUL!"

In the background of all this, Ryo buried his head in his arms. He woke up only to see Rika voluntarily kiss Kazu. He refused to watch anymore after that dreadful moment. He woke up too late to hear Rika say she loved him back....

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Rika shaded her eyes and looked around in the disaster-zone. ::This is not cool...:: "ICEDEVIMON!" She hollered. Her back hurt even more now and she bent down and sucked in the pain. She coughed from the endless amount of dust floating around. After seconds of walking around, she found a familiar white body sprawled on the ground. Impaled on his chest was a sword; it's handle delicately decorated with a metallic silver. Then, reality insinuated into her brain. ::He's dead, he died to save me...:: She instinctively drew the sword from his body. "The scorpion, that DAMN scorpion!!" She fell to her knees and her eyes clouded with an unfamiliar wetness. She trembled with her sobbing.

"Rika..." A hand reached out to touch her.

"Icedevimon!" Rika wiped her eyes and threw herself on top of him. "You saved me three times and all I did was let you die! I'm so sorry..." She threw the sword to the side.

Icedevimon winced and gestured towards his side. Rika sniffed and looked. The scorpion lay dead on its back. Then it hit her: Icedevimon was injured by a sword, and the scorpion couldn't have held it, let alone inflicted the damage... Her eyes widened and her hands covered her gaped mouth. Icedevimon frowned and whispered, "The Darkness," He winced and closed his eyes. "Run." He choked with his last breath.

Rika stared in confusion. Her fists tightened as she wept again. A shadow loomed over her as she was about to stand up. Two black hands grabbed her as she turned around, her eyes filled with fright.

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Kazu was in bliss. He skipped around with one of those grins that made everyone else with him smile. Ryo sulked around as Kazu talked to an invisible Rika. Ryo scowled and ignored him.

"Rika, m'lady will you marry me?" Kazu knelt and proposed to an invisible Rika.

"Why yes! I was wondering when you would ask!" He answered himself using a high shrill voice. Kazu laughed merrily and danced with a pretend Rika.

"Kazu, do me a favor and shut the hell up." Ryo glared at him.

"Hey, don't blame me!" Kazu smirked. "Rika obviously picked me over you! It's not my fault I'm the hotter guy! Did you catch the part where she said she LOVED me?" (A/N: obviously he's either confuzzled or making things up lol)

::Maybe I only saw a little bit of what went on...:: Ryo huffed and stomped away. Kazu cocked his head and continued to dance with the invisible Rika.

::Rika, I thought....I thought we...:: "ARGH, WE NEVER HAD ANYTHING! I HATE YOU!" Ryo fell to his knees. "I-I...I hope you die!" As he said those words, his surroundings turned into a gray will black emanated from his body. His hand cleched the dirt as the other pounded the ground.

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Rika struggled to get free from the hands of darkness. She spotted the sword that lay nearby. She reached and grabbed it. Seizing it with what little strength she had left, she swung multiple times at the arms.

"DAMN YOU!" She screamed. Her arms grew tired with her futile swings, breathing heavily. With her last bit of strength she tried a single stronger strike. The sword broke in two as it hit its arm. Rika gasped and cursed. "Damnit I-I...I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO TO ME, BUT I SWEAR IF YOU DO ANYTHING TO MY FRIENDS I'LL-"

"SHUT UP AND SLEEP!" The hands tightened its grip and Rika lost her breath.



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"Takato, I smell... Kazu! And Ryo!" Guilmon exclaimed gleefully. "There!" Guilmon ran fast through a thicket of trees. The group followed and were punctured by the thorns of the bushes.

The group stared at Kazu, still dancing oddly with an invisible partner. Henry coughed. "Um, Kazu?"

Kazu looked up. "Oh hey you guys! Sup?"

"Oh gosh I'm glad we found you! Where's Ryo?" Takato asked after looking around.

"Yea, him........ uh he's sulking around over there." Kazu pointed towards Ryo's general direction.

Kenta, Henry, and Takato and their digimon jogged over to Ryo and gathered in a circle around him.

"HIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Terriormon screamed in Ryo's ear.

"Well, I think we're off to a good start. We found you guys, now we just need to find Rika." Henry smiled POSITIVELY.

"Uh, what a beautiful day!" Kenta coughed after seeing Ryo's frown.

"Nice and sunny." Marineangemon said quietly.

"Enough with the happinessy atmosphere!!! LEAVE ME ALONE DAMNIT!" Ryo yelled and marched off.

"Uh, wow?" Takato scratched his head.

"He certainly wasn't in his usual buoyant mood." Henry raised an eyebrow.

Guilmon looked up at the group and felt his stomach growl. "Bread time?"

Takato peered at his partner and cracked a smile. "Well pal, at least someone here besides me still has an appetite."



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Rika awoke to a cinnamon smell and wisps of candle gas that whisked around the large room with no visible walls. Faint outlines of white danced far away. She stood up and found that not only was she barefoot, but she was dressed in a long white hooded robe. She spotted a mirror and ran to it. Her hair was down and there was a crown... a crown of thorns upon her head! She handled it and pricked herself. The blood trickled down various spots on her fingers so she threw it across the room. She reached for her digivice but found it missing. Rika bent down and crawled around for it, ultimately noticing two realities at once: The fatal wound on her back had been healed, and all of her usual attire was replaced. She sighed and sat on the bed, putting her head in her hands. ::I've got to find a way out of this hell hole.::

Rika stood and walked until she reached a wall. As she placed her hand on it she realized that it was as cold as... ::Ice... So this is what was planned. I'm the "Ice Queen" or whatever. And those outlines of white, they're... skeletons!:: "Someone, get me out of here!" She whispered.

She felt the boundaries of the walls with her hands as she walked around the room. She avoided the skeletons until she finished her survey of the room. ::There's only one door, and there are huge skeletons over it... I guess I have to touch them... Eck...:: She reached out and touched the skeletons. The jaws opened slightly and growled. All of a sudden, the skeleton jumped out at her in an offensive mode, mouth snarled and claws slashing towards her. ::I knew it wouldn't be that easy for me to escape... So these are the guards huh? Great, perfect, fantastic!:: The skeleton resumed its original position and remained still.

"Get out of this room, that is your next task my Queen." A voice said soothingly above Rika.

"Now what do I do...?" She whimpered.







A/N: ok, i started this chapter over the summer but kinda lost interest in it. HUGE GOMEN NASAI! OSUWARI INU YASHA, Y'D U HAVE TO BE SO HOT!? :-D however, now im back and i tried to ease up on the cursing :) enjoy and review if u want more! sry 4 da shortness btw its 12 in the morning