DR: Hey, a new chapter…actually, the one I was looking forward to write!
Terriermon: Yeah, yeah, we know!
DR: I'm too excited, so let make things short. I don't own Digimon, so don't sue.
Terriermon: Yes, so please go bother other authors…
DR: Terriermon! That's not what I meant!
Henry: *eating some snacks* Can we please get on with it?
DR: *groans* what do I have to do to keep you in this house without you raiding my kitchen?
Henry: ……keep me busy.
DR: I wish I still could write MSTs……
THEORY OF CHAOS
Chapter 3
Chaotic Configurations
"That you want us to do what!?"
Takato slowly opened his eyes. He didn't feel good at all, so he didn't even move. He could listen to several voices arguing nearby. The first impression of his surroundings told him that he was in his bedroom. He had no idea how he got there, or how long had passed since he fainted. But he was too tired, so he closed his eyes again, expecting to go back to sleep. But the voices were just too loud.
"We can't do that! And why did you bring him here!? He should be in a hospital!"
"They would have made questions, questions we are still unable to answer! We still don't know what happened to him!"
"Isn't it obvious!? One of those Digimon hurt Takato!"
"Those wounds weren't caused by a Digimon! Besides……Takato is the strongest one of us, there is no way a Digimon could hurt him that badly!"
Takato released the air he held in his lungs. He couldn't believe it, but those two voices were his mother's and Rika's. They were obviously arguing, and he was the cause. He wished he could get up and stop them, but he was just too weak. If a least he could……
"Tired, Takato?"
Oh, shut up……
Takato knew he should be mad at him. Anyone else would be mad at Chaos after what he did, but he just couldn't. After all, Chaos was a part of him.
Can I ask you a question?
"You want to know what I'd do after I take control of your body, right?"
How did you guess?
"Did you forget? We're the same being, we share the same memories. The answer you want is: I'd be true to my name."
That's it? You'd spend the rest of your life spreading chaos throughout the world?
"……yeah, pretty much."
……that's so lame……
His counterpart's silence told Takato that he had hit a string. He was probably the first one to consider Chaos' objective from a different point of view. He guessed he was the one who had resisted Chaos the most in all of his incarnations. But, according to the Triad, that was the reason he had been created: to contain Chaos.
"……I'll give you some of my energy."
How come?
"……I feel so puny on this bed, unable to do a thing. I want to get out of here."
Takato immediately felt his energy return, the gift from Chaos slowly filling his body. However, Chaos' power didn't heal his wounds, so Takato very slowly moved up and sat on the bed. His whole body hurt.
I wonder……
"No, you have no broken bones."
How do you know?
"Hey, this is my only body! I'd rather take care of it."
Takato smiled in response. At least his body was safe. His mind was a completely different case, though. He didn't need to be a genius to know Chaos wanted to be the only personality in charge of the body. However, there was something that worried him.
Where's Ruki?
"Uhh, well……actually, about that………she's in idle mode."
Takato didn't think Ruki wouldn't enter idle mode again after their last argument. That could only mean……
"What did you do to her!?"
Takato immediately gasped. He had said that out loud. That meant the ones in the first floor would listen to it, and go to his room. And God knew he wasn't ready to face them just yet.
"I'm dealing with you later! We're getting out of here!" Takato said before he jumped out of the window.
*****The Matsuki's Bakery*****
Jeri was now genuinely worried about Takato. After Rika and Ryo found him lying unconscious, the field trip reached a bitter end. Ms. Asagi immediately ordered the return to Shinjuku, and nobody complained. Everyone was worried about the young Takato, who seemed so weak in Ryo's arms, as the older Tamer carried him. The teacher had insisted to take him to a hospital and call his parents from there, but Rika wouldn't allow it. The redhead would only take Takato to his house. After a quick check in which the teacher made sure Takato's life was in imminent danger, she agreed, and the whole group of Tamers got off the bus in front of Takato's house. After carrying Takato to his bed, the Tamers explained what happened (or at least what they knew) at the beach. Between the sobbing of Takato's mother and her husband's reassuring words, Jeri and the others had seen Rika separate from the group. It was obvious she was hiding something, but they were smart enough to know it would be impossible to make her talk. Eventually, the Tamers returned to their homes, where their worried parents had already being informed of their whereabouts.
The new day had arrived, and the Tamers immediately gathered at Takato's bakery, which had taken the day off. They were informed that Takato hadn't woken up yet. All the Tamers were there, including Suzie, as Henry had been forced to take her with him, as no one else could take care of her. Takato's parents were trying to do what the Tamers' were incapable of: forcing Rika to tell the whole truth. But Rika just wouldn't do it, of course. They were in the middle of that when……
"What did you do to her!?" Takato's voice echoed from his bedroom. The nine humans and eight Digimon in the room froze, before starting a mad race to the bedroom. Rika was the first, so she had the honor of slamming the door open, but…….
"He's not here!" Rika exclaimed. Everyone entered the room, considerably reducing the free space. Renamon was the first to do the obvious and look out of the window.
"Rika! Over there!"
Both Tamer and Digimon watched how Takato ran through the Shinjuku streets. "How can he run like that!? It hasn't been even 24 hours!"
Renamon, who was as impressed as her Tamer, shrugged in response. Rika looked back, to the other Tamers. "We're going after him, follow us!" she said as she took out an evolution card.
"Digi-Modify! Super Evolution Plug-In S, activate!"
EVOLUTION
"Renamon, digivolve to……Kyuubimon!"
Rika jumped on top of the champion Digimon as it jumped out of the window, leaving the others in a daze.
"I……guess that's our cue to leave, too." Henry muttered.
"Really? What was your first clue!?" Terriermon replied.
***Takato and Rika***
"Gogglehead, wait!"
Takato looked back to see he was being chased by Rika and Kyuubimon. It was an interesting sight for the pedestrians: a girl riding a nine-tailed yellow fox chasing a twelve-year-old goggled boy. "Damn……" Takato muttered. He ran to the park, where he had a better chance at losing both of them. Running through the thick forest where Kyuubimon couldn't get into, Takato dashed until he decided to climb a tree. There was no way Kyuubimon could get there. Takato smiled at his achievement. Then he focused on other important matters.
What did you do to Ruki!?
"She was ignoring my orders, so I had to use some……not-very-orthodox methods to convince her."
Did you torture her!?
"Gee, that sounds so rash, Takato…"
Takato couldn't hold it anymore. You can insult me, you can hurt me, you can take control of my body to satisfy your wicked desires, BUT YOU CAN'T HURT MY FRIENDS AND GET AWAY WITH IT!"
"Aaaaaahhhh!!!!!"
What!?
"Your……your power…………"
But Takato wasn't really paying attention, because there was a Digimon a few yards in front of him. Taomon? Rika's looking for me using Taomon!
Taomon looked at Takato, who gulped at the sight. Then, she smiled; to disappear the way Renamon does every time. Before Takato could even understand what was going on, he felt a finger poking his back.
"Hiding from someone, Gogglehead?"
Takato immediately looked back, where Sakuyamon looked at him with a grin on her face.
"Waaahhhh!!!"
The surprise caused Takato to lose his balance and fall from the branch he was resting on, falling to the grass with a loud thud. He was immediately surrounded by the other Tamers. But he wouldn't have been able to escape even without them, as the impact had left him unable to move. The pain had reached unbearable levels. But……Taomon had just left over there, and………what the hell's going on in here!?
Takato slowly drifted to sleep again, as the little energy Chaos had given him had been already spent. He didn't really care if Chaos took control, he wouldn't be able to do very much with such a battered body.
***The Tamers Meet Chaos***
Ryo and Henry helped Takato get up right before Rika pinned him against the tree he had just fallen from.
"What were you trying to achieve, Gogglehead!?"
Chaos slowly opened his eyes, to realize he was in control. Takato had actually allowed him to. He hadn't needed to do a thing! But he knew exactly the reason: his body was too tired to resist, so tired he didn't think he could become ChaosGallantmon. There was one only way out of that predicament, and it was the way he hated the most: through dialogue. "Ugh……pathetic………"
"Why did you run away from us, Takato!?" Jeri asked, more as a plea than as anything else. Takato smiled with the dark version of his infamous goofy smile: a wicked grin filled with dark intentions and hatred.
"My………despicable other side is that much of a coward. He doesn't have the guts to face you guys! Isn't that pathetic!?"
"What is he talking about!?" Kazu exclaimed. Takato, still smiling, looked at Rika, who had retreated a few steps.
"It's good to know at least one of you knows who I am."
Renamon stepped forward, walking next to her Tamer, whose eyes had dilated in surprise. "You are……"
"Yes, Rika, I am. I am the one who released the Ultimate Dark Dragon Digimon, Megidramon……twice. I am the one who beat the crap out of your Renamon using just a puny little BlackTerriermon. I am this world's worst nightmare, Rika……….I am Chaos."
Everyone remained silent for several seconds. Henry had to place a hand on Jeri's right shoulder so that she could stop shivering. Henry and Ryo looked at Takato, as they were slowly assembling the pieces of the puzzle together. Rika was shooting daggers at Takato, as if it were possible for her to challenge the Son of Destruction. But Kazu and Kenta had no idea of what was happening.
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Hirokazu exclaimed, thinking that Takato was just joking or something. But the heated glare Takato shoot at him didn't make him look like a clown at all.
"Where is Takato!?" Rika demanded. Takato chuckled.
"Don't you see me, or what?"
"YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!"
"Jeez, girl, calm down. It won't do any good to your heart if you act like that every day."
After shooting daggers at the snickering Terriermon, Rika faced Chaos once again. "Where is Takato?"
"If you insist that much, my good me is sleeping at the moment. That fall from the tree finished him off, you know. He was already tired and in pain, and you completely busted him. You're gonna kill him one of these days……I can't tell what he sees in you, really!"
Everybody froze. Even if Takato's feelings for Rika were of public knowledge (except for Rika, of course), it was strictly forbidden to mention them.
"What……what do you mean?" Rika stammered. Takato shrugged.
"That's between Takato and…well, Takato, which is me, of course. Now if you excuse me."
Takato was about to leave when he found his path blocked by none other than Jeri Katou. Elecmon stood next to her in alarm of what might happen.
"Please, leave Takato alone……let him free."
Takato looked at the insolent girl with a look that could kill. "Move away." He warned.
"Please!" Jeri insisted in the verge of tears.
"I SAID MOVE AWAY!" Takato shouted, raising his right hand to slap her away. "No!" Henry shouted an instant to late. Jeri closed her eyes.
No!
Takato stopped. "Damn………" He lowered his hand and stood still, checking something within him. Every one else simply stood there, trying to understand why Takato had stopped. Henry pulled a sobbing Jeri away. Takato grunted in annoyance.
"Damn……he got up."
"Who?" Rika wondered.
"Your sweet little Takato got up and stopped me." He then looked at Jeri. "You should thank him later. You owe him big time, little girl."
Takato gave one last look to the Tamers.
"What's going on inside this body only matters to me……to my two sides, in fact. Stay away from this, unless you also want to get hurt. Now, if you excuse me, I'm about to have quite the heated argument with your little friend."
Takato finally walked away, leaving the other Tamers confused. Suzie pretty much resumed the whole thing.
"Whoa, the angwy kid is weally angwy today!"
*****Same place, different……being*****
So I finally found you, Chaos……
The Digimon watched how the leader of the Tamers abandoned the small clearing in the forest, leaving the other Tamers to deal with their new knowledge. The Digimon watched how one of the female humans cried on a black haired boy's shoulder, who clumsily patted her head, while the Terriermon on his head snickered annoyingly. The seemingly older one in the group approached to a red-haired female and tried to start a conversation, but the girl simply swatted him away like a fly. Well, milord said I could have fun, and I guess this is a good time to start……let's see how you deal with this, Chaos……
"Silent Curse!" the Digimon whispered, while her spell did its effect on the Tamers. The Digimon couldn't help but smirk before it faded in the shadows.
Monday's gonna be a very interesting day for you, Chaos………
***** Ta, ta, taaaaa!!!! Monday! *****
Takato walked VERY slowly to school that Monday. After Chaos' little encounter with the Tamers last Saturday, he wasn't really in the mood to face them. That's the reason he had avoided them the day before. Yet he still found it odd that they hadn't found it on Sunday. Not that he complained, though. His lack of energy and the unbelievable pain he felt in his body was the other reason he walked so slowly. But no matter how slowly he walked, he eventually reached the school, especially because he didn't want to arrive late. He slowly walked through the corridors filled with noisy children and teenagers. He reached the classroom, and doubted for a second before finally opening the door.
Much to her surprise, no one paid attention to his arrival. Hirokazu seemed to have bought some new cards and he was showing them to his friend Kenta, who didn't seemed to pleased about it. Jeri seemed to be talking to herself, and she certainly didn't look like in the mood to talk to anyone else. And Rika……
"Takato, over here!" Rika shouted cheerfully, inviting Takato to join her. Please note the use of the words 'Takato', 'Rika' and 'cheerfully' in the same sentence. It is completely intentional, before you ask. No, I'm not crazy. Anyway, Takato walked to his usual seat next to Rika and looked at the redhead next to him. The first thing he noticed was her eyes. They seemed to glow with a light he had never seen in them before. And they looked bigger than the usual. And to make things even weirder, she had the cutest grin you could possibly imagine. Takato took advantage of the presence of two other minds in his body to make sure he was not hallucinating. Hey, do you……?
"Yes, we do. She sure looks weird. Do you think my appearance affected her more than we expected?"
For your sake, let's hope not!
"Uhh……hello, Rika."
"Good morning, Takato." Rika replied very politely. "How are you today?"
There is something very wrong here……
Shhhh! "I've had better days……" Takato replied, expecting Rika to complain about Takato's lack of care. He got a completely different reaction.
"Oh, did something bad happen to you, Takato!?" Rika exclaimed in alarm, looking around Takato's body in search of a wound. Takato shook his head and sweatdropped.
"No, no, nothing's happened to me! I'm just still tired from Friday and Saturday……just that."
Rika sighed in relief. "Oh, thank God! I don't know what I've done if something had happened to you."
Okay, there's definitely something wrong here……
"For once, I agree with the Digivice."
I guess the idea of Rika finally developing feelings for me is out of the question, huh?
Takato got his answer when both Ruki and Chaos went into a fit of laughter. Takato patiently waited for the two of them to stop. Ruki was the first to talk.
Sorry, Takato, it's just that……hahahaha!!!!!
"Rika……falling for……hahahaha!!!!! Takato, you're such a comedian!"
My, thank you………
Takato looked at Rika again and sweatdropped. The girl had never stopped looking at him, not even to blink. And those dreamy eyes……
"Oh, for God's sake, stop looking at him as if he were made of gold or something. It's sickening."
Both Rika and Takato looked behind to meet the angry look of Jeri Katou. "Do you have a problem?" Rika complained.
"Yes, in fact, I do have a problem!" Jeri replied, her tone of voice growing louder with each word. "My problem is that I didn't come to this school to be forced to bear with sluts like you!"
Takato's eyes grew the size of golf balls while Rika jumped out of her chair, looking menacingly at Jeri.
"How did you just call me, puppet moron!?" Well, that's a little more like Rika… Takato thought.
"SLUT! S-L-U-T, SLUT! Do I need to say it slower!?" But that's definitely not the Jeri I know…… Takato concluded.
"Why, you little……!!!!!! I'm going to beat you so badly…!!!!"
"Bring it on!"
The two girls were about to rip each other apart. I have to do something!
"Why should we? It's gonna be the catfight of the century!"
Oh, dear God……
"Rika!" Takato shouted commandingly. The redhead immediately stopped clenching her fists and looked at Takato with a sweet look.
"Yes, dear?"
Dear!?
"Gosh, what did she have for breakfast!? She's high!"
Chaos!
"Hey, it's true!"
"The teacher is about to arrive, I think we should………look out!"
Jeri was about to attack Rika taking advantage of her distraction, but Takato pushed Rika away and became victim of Jeri's deadly girly scratch attack.
"Ouch, Jeri, it hurts……OUCH!"
"Ms. Katou. Sit down at once!"
Ms. Asagi had just arrived and witnessed Jeri's raging attack. The aforementioned girl did as told, while Takato and Rika returned to their usual seats. Takato looked at Jeri for a second, which Jeri took to mouth a silent "You're so dead!" before Takato looked at up front. Then, he noticed Henry's absence. He looked back at Jeri.
"Where's Henry?"
"Who do you think I am, his frickin' nanny!?"
Takato gulped and proceeded to look at his teacher while she checked the list. On a certain point, Takato looked at Rika.
"Are you okay?"
Rika didn't respond. She was too busy staring at him with even bigger and dreamier eyes than before. "You….saved me……"
Takato sweatdropped.
Okay, I choose Abnormal Female Behavior for $300.
"Alright! Rika is looking at Takato with big glowing eyes and a dreamy look as if our Gogglehead were so sort of white knight in shining Goggles. What's wrong with that picture!?"
Stop playing, you two! There's something really wrong going on in here! And I'm worried about Henry!
Well, we can always check on him after school is over, right?
Finally, an idea!
The class went on, and Ms. Asagi. Everything reached a relative calm, except for the fact that Rika just wouldn't stop staring at him, and it was getting a little annoying. Thankfully, Ms. Asagi also noticed it and scolded her for it in a rather embarrassing scene for both Takato and Rika. After that, Rika didn't look at him anymore……but that doesn't mean she was not making weird moves on him. Actually………
Whoa! Takato's mind exclaimed at a certain point of the class, at the same time he suddenly moved to his right. Chaos, did you feel that!?
"Sure I did! Was that what I think it was!?"
Takato looked at Rika, who replied with a sexy wink. Takato looked below their desk and his suspicion came true: Rika had been caressing Takato's left leg with her right one.
"Okay, now, really, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT CHICK!?"
She's not a 'chick', Chaos, have some respect! However, you're right on one thing……there's something wrong with her……
"Actually………it felt kind of cool, huh?"
Well………
Oh, I can't believe the two of you!
Takato blushed for two people in that moment. Rika also noticed and let go a soft giggle.
****** Hehe…the insanity continues……during lunch break! ******
Takato was resting under the shade of a tree, after what he thought had been the most tiring morning of that school year. After the little scene I just described, Takato had to stop her from caressing his left leg with her hand, blowing air on his neck and licking his left earlobe (Chaos complained a little bit after that one). Whatever was wrong with her, it had to end as soon as possible. He would have gratefully accepted it, let's say, three years later, but at his twelve years he was still too naïve to find enjoyment in Rika's actions. And it was getting very embarrassing. But we know it was far from over, of course.
"Hello, Takato."
Takato froze. Rika was right in front of him, carrying her lunch with her. "Can I sit with you?" she asked sheepishly.
I think I'm gonna die…
"Alright! Die and leave her just to me!"
She's just twelve, you pervert!
"Hey, I'm not the one hitting on her, okay!?"
"I……I guess."
"Really!?" Rika exclaimed happily, sitting abnormally close to him. Takato looked at Rika's lunch, which seemed different from what she used to take there. It seemed……rather odd. Rika also noticed Takato's interest.
"Do you want some? I cooked it myself last night."
Takato immediately reacted. "Do you cook!?"
Rika stiffened a laugh. "Hey, my mother said the exact same thing yesterday! Now, say 'aaah'."
Takato wasn't sure if he should do that. Chaos pretty much voiced Takato's thoughts.
"Is that edible?"
It certainly doesn't look edible……
"Rika, I think I just-!!!!!!"
Yes, Rika stuffed the food in Takato's mouth before he could react. "How is it?"
Takato hurriedly nodded. "Vewy good!" he managed to say.
"Aaaahh! It's horrible! I'm gonna die! I don't deserve this!"
Takato chewed and swallowed the "food" as soon as possible, his eyes fixed on Rika's smile.
"Do you want some more?" Rika asked, offering him the rest.
"No!"
"No!!! I mean no thanks……huh?" Takato gulped. Rika's smiled had suddenly changed to a frown. She took a little bit of her food and ate it. Her skin's sudden change through different shades and colors said everything. Rika finally managed to swallow it.
"It……tastes horrible……" She then looked at Takato, who gulped again. "You……you just ate it to make me happy, didn't you?"
Takato remained silent. Suddenly, Rika's frown disappeared to be changed with the sweetest smile.
"You're the sweetest guy…"
"Huh?"
Before Takato could do something about it, Rika leaned closer and kissed Takato's right cheek. She then cuddled closer and leaned her head on his right shoulder. Takato, of course, remained completely frozen.
"Takato? Takato………Earth to Gogglehead, do you copy?"
……I think we lost him……
Rika looked up at the not very focused Takato. "Taka……Taka-chan……can I call you Taka-chan?"
Taka-chan!? Are you sure we woke up on the right universe, Chaos?
I don't know!
Takato wasn't really paying attention so he simply nodded. Rika smiled in delight. "Are you free after school, Taka-chan?"
Takato nodded again. Rika's smile grew wider. "Then maybe you can come over to my house for tea……" Her smile changed to a seductive grin. "……and maybe more……"
Takato nodded, and then understood what Rika had just told him. That brought Takato back to reality. WHAT THE!?
"Finally! Ladies and gentlemen, Takato Matsuki!!"
Good to have you back, Gogglehead……any ideas about what to do now?
Huh? What do you mean!?
"Well, you just agreed to go to her house for some wild, animal……"
DON'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE!
Something else came to Takato's mind. "Henry!" He exclaimed. "I have to go check on Henry!"
"What!?" Rika complained. "Do you prefer going to Brainiac's house rather than……?" Rika cuddled even closer and leaned her head right next to Takato's right ear. "……what I have to offer you?"
Takato froze again, his face red as a tomato.
Don't you have some silly comment to say, Chaos?
"Well…actually……...I'm kind of turned on……"
Oh, I can't believe you!
***Back to the classroom***
"Well, I took a look at the tests you did last Thursday, and I found some interesting results."
Everyone gulped at Ms. Asagi's words. They knew that test wouldn't affect their grades, but it would be enough with the embarrassment. Takato looked at Rika, who seemed as nervous as the others. Ms. Asagi looked at Takato with a piercing look.
"Takato, I must say it's a surprise. A perfect exam, too bad it won't go to your report."
Takato received the test with a smile. "So what? He probably cheated. What a show-off…" a voice in the back said.
Wasn't that Kenta's voice?
Yeah……
"Ahem!"
What?
"WHAT!? How dare you!?"
……uh, oh! Yeah……good job.
"Good job!? GOOD JOB!? Who do you think I am, your frickin' pet!?"
Do you actually want me to thank you?
"Well you could at least do that!"
Sorry, didn't you have a soft side……
"WHAT!? Hmph!"
Hehehehe, nice one, Takato……
Takato sat down and looked next to him, where Rika looked at him with a face filled with admiration. "You're so great, Taka-chan!"
Takato heard a laugh right behind him. "Taka-chan!? What a silly pet name……"
"Shut up, puppet girl!"
"Make me……slut."
"Stop it, both of you!" Takato demanded, and both girls retreated, not without Jeri's comments ("What a wuss……") and Rika's complains ("Let me at her, I can kick her sorry……") and Takato's pleas ("Rika!").
*****Eventually…*****
……classes were over for the day, Takato left the school with the firm idea of visiting Henry ASAP. Of course, I wouldn't leave him get away just like that, would I? ……you people know me too well.
"Yoo-hoo! Taka-chan!!!!"
Takato sighed. I woke up on the wrong foot today…
"How can you say that!?"
Shut up, you PIG!
"I'm just offering my help. Let me handle her, Takato. I promise I'll be very nice to her……"
By the way my nose is bleeding I can tell you're up to NO GOOD!
Takato turned around (covering his nose, of course) to face Rika. "Uhh…hi?"
"Don't 'hi' me, mister! Were you trying to run away!?"
"Me? Of course not!" Takato lied. "But as I told you, I'm worried about Henry. I'd feel much better if I visited him."
"But you promised to go to my house……" Rika pouted. Takato sighed.
"Look, I won't be in a good mood if you don't let me do what I want to do. Let me go check on Henry, and then I'll go to your house. Okay?"
Rika thought about it for a second, and then nodded. "Fine!" Then, she firmly grabbed Takato's right arm. "But I'm not letting go!"
"What?"
"I'm doing this just in case you're planning to dump me!" Rika's frown then changed to a seductive grin. "You'll thank me I did this tomorrow morning……"
Takato's face went through…I'm counting; I'm counting……seven different shades of red before staying in a fierce blush.
"She wants you BAD, Gogglehead! Oops, my mistake, she wants US bad!"
You're not getting any close to Rika, mister!
"Did you forget I feel what you feel, Takato, my friend?"
Damn………and we're not friends!
It was awkward to Takato, you know, walking through the streets with Rika's head leaning on his right shoulder and her left arm around his right arm. They were so closed they looked like a real couple, but that was Rika's intention, so there. It would have been much easier if Rika had remained unnoticed, but wasn't very likely to happen, right?
"Hey, isn't that the Digimon Queen? You know, the top card player and Digimon Tamer……"
"Hey, you're right, it's her! Wait a minute, is she with a guy!?"
"Whoa, I never thought I'd see the day!"
Of course, it wasn't just those comments………
"But who's the guy, anyway? He looks like a total nobody to me……"
"Yeah, anyone would expect Rika Nonaka to choose someone as famous as her……."
"Hey, isn't that guy one of the other Tamers?"
"Now that you mention it……yeah, it's………what was his name again?"
"Man, to think I once thought the Digimon Queen would hook up with Ryo Akiyama……"
I want to beat the crap out of those guys so much……
"Let me do it! Let me do it! Me! ME!"
But I'm no planning on doing it……
"You're such a wuss……"
But Takato had made two interesting discoveries. One was that Rika seemed to pay great attention to the people's comments. She actually seemed to enjoy them. And second, she still reacted to the name 'Ryo Akiyama' the usual way……
And speaking of the devil……wait, I'll do things in order. Our favorite couple was slowly walking through the streets of West Shinjuku, enjoying a lovely and rather cold afternoon, when………
"I'll have one more order of the same, please!"
"Yes, sir. At your service, sir!"
Waiters and waitresses ran like crazy inside a restaurant in the way. Takato couldn't help but being a little curious. With Rika alongside him, Takato entered the restaurant. Surrounded by mountains of empty dishes and glasses, there was……
"Ryo!?" Takato exclaimed. Rika didn't seem to care at all, as she just cuddled closer to Takato. Takato walked very carefully, as he might break one of the piles of dishes around him. Eventually, he reached a seat close enough to Ryo.
"Rika, please sit down, I'd like to talk to Ryo."
"No, you sit down!"
"Rika, but…"
But…but Rika pushed him down to the chair and sat on his lap. Her seductive voice reached Takato's ears. "Now we're both comfortable."
Ignoring his now seemingly never-leaving blush, Takato attempted a conversation.
"Hello……Ryo. How are you doing?"
Takato managed to understand a "fine!" somewhere in between Ryo's constant munching and chewing. "Ah, uhh…that's good to know. Tell me, do you feel……let's see……have you felt somehow……different lately?"
Ryo stopped eating for a second. "Well, I feel………hungry." Then he resumed eating.
"That I can tell……" Takato muttered. Ryo then began spreading ketchup all over a plate of meat, and on some other places, too……like Rika's uniform.
"Hey, watch it………my, oh my……"
It was as if Rika had just noticed Ryo's presence. "My, you eat a lot……well, they say that the sign of a healthy person. I wonder if you'd like to stop by my house later, you sexy thing."
"HEY!" Takato immediately complained. "What about me!?"
"Aww, poor little Takato was just dumped for someone better……"
Don't you remember, Chaos? We are the same person. WE were dumped!
"Now that you mention it……hey!"
Rika replied with a chuckle. "Don't be so selfish, Taka-chan. There is more than enough me for the both of you."
Takato couldn't believe it. Is she actually proposing a……
"Sorry Takato, but I'm not really into threesomes."
But there are two of you in Takato's body. Would that be considered a threesome?
"………good point."
But Ryo had more……important matters to attend. "Hey, Takato. By any chance do you have any cash?"
"Wha-huh? Why?"
"I kind of got this sudden urge for Mexican food…….but I totally ran out of cash."
"Well, I guess……" Takato began while he searched in his pockets. "I guess I can lend you some."
"Really? You're the best!"
"Yeah, right……anyway, where's Monodramon?"
Ryo's eyes dilated for a second, and then relaxed. "I…don't know. I guess I lost him in that 'All you can eat' place."
Takato handed him the money and Ryo excitedly got up. "Well, gotta go. I don't know when that place closes. See ya, Rika."
"No, wait!" Rika pleaded, but Ryo had already left, shouting "VIVA LAS ENCHILADAS!" all over the place. Takato sweatdropped (he kind of does that quite a lot lately, huh?) and Rika pouted.
"He so totally ignored me……" Rika said, but then she happily jumped on her place on top of Takato. "But I guess we'll have more than enough fun by ourselves, right, Taka-chan?"
Is there a correct answer to that question?
"Just say yes. At least that'll make her happy."
"Yes, of course."
Rika playfully nudged him on the lower torso. "Oh, you're such a little naughty boy……I'd take care of you right now if we weren't in a public place."
Takato didn't even bother wondering if he was blushing or not. At the moment his greatest worry was Henry. He didn't know what to expect when he arrived to the Wongs' place.
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DR: Crazy, huh? Terriermon is not here at the moment. He's laughing his little rear off in the bathroom. Now if you excuse, I'd really like to join him.
Next Chapter: Takato and Rika arrive to Henry's place only to find more madness and insanity! Not only Henry is acting weird, but Suzie, too! And Terriermon is the innocent victim! Then, Takato will be forced to go to Rika's place as he promised. What will Takato do when he faces the Ultimate Indecent Proposal? Uh oh, Rika won't let Takato go without getting' some lovin'!!!!!! Watch how Takato, with the aid of Chaos and Ruki solves the mystery of the Tamers' insanity in the next chapter of "Theory of Chaos": Battle Fire with Fire, Battle Chaos with Chaos!!!
Daneel Rush (daneel_ff@hotmail.com)