Dark-Angel: Hey peoples! I'm back.
Just to clear a couple of things up before I continue, some of the powers that I have said the Kitsune possess, I made up some so that they would fit in with the story. And remember, they _are_ Kitsune _Digimon_, so they do possess different powers than the traditional Kitsune.
And please note that the rating may go up a bit later, it depends on how I feel. ^_^
Thank you to all my reviewers!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or its characters ~_~
Chapter 7
Fading Memories
~~~
As Rika looked at the young Digimon standing in front of her, she noticed that he looked more like a human than a Digimon. The only thing that set him apart from any other human was the Kabuki fox mask that he wore on his face. In fact he looked so much like a human that Rika wondered if he was a human but had Kitsune powers, like herself.
Rika studied Koryomon very carefully, but the one thing that she looked at the most was his hands. She noticed that there were microscopic spikes spawning out from his knuckles, invisible to the human eye.
When she had guessed what they were for, Rika looked at him from top to bottom. He was wearing a sleeveless jacket, revealing well-muscled arms, and long, baggy pants. The pants bore the symbol of the Kitsune head that Rika had engraved in her right arm.
Without warning, Koryomon sprang up into the air, somersaulted once, then landed right in front of Rika, only inches between them. With incredible speed, he lifted his right arm and aimed a punch at Rika. Everything seemed to be in slow motion for Rika. She saw the punch coming and with equal speed, she tilted her head to her right, causing the punch to swipe past the side of her head.
Koryomon began to throw punches aimlessly, hoping to trap Rika against the wall. He smiled when he succeeded. Rika hit the wall behind her, but instead of looking scared, her face remained emotionless. Koryomon went to punch Rika again, but this time she picked him off. A well-aimed punch to the stomach saw Koryomon crouch over in pain. When Rika went to punch his face, the young Digimon materialized into thin air.
Rika concentrated her energy, trying to find Koryomon with her mind. But she had no more time to think as the Mega Digimon appeared in front of her. Without hesitation, Koryomon kneed her in the chest, or so he thought. Rika, having seen the leg that was aiming to hit her, easily moved to the side, causing Koryomon's leg to hit the wall.
Koryomon looked annoyed and begun to throw punches at Rika with incredible speed, although none of them were hitting the intended target. Rika was simply moving backwards with every punch that was thrown at her.
Getting slightly tired of the punches not hitting anything, Rika decided to block them, her arms raised in defence.
Bakemonomon smiled when the two young Kitsune began to match each other perfectly with perfect precision, blocking every punch that was sent, Rika doing much of the blocking. Knowing that as long as Rika was under his control, no one would ever outmatch her, his smile grew wider, at last reaching an evil grin in which revealed four sharp teeth at each corner of his mouth.
When Rika finally had the opportunity, she sent a close punch into Koryomon's stomach, causing him to lean over in pain. 'How could a mere human's power be so great?'
"Because I ain't no mere human here, buster. In case you haven't noticed, I have been matching you with every single technique, waiting for the perfect chance to strike. This is how a true warrior should fight, not just throwing punches and techniques mercilessly and not having any idea of whether they will hit the target or not. That is the foolish way to fight. A true warrior hunts their opponent first, then strikes them down."
"Very good, Rika. You learn quickly. Instead of Koryomon giving you a lesson in physical fighting, you have given him one." Bakemonomon laughed quietly for a bit, then looked at Koryomon. "Who would've thought?"
Koryomon looked intently at Rika until she turned around to see what was making her so uncomfortable. Koryomon just smiled at the young teenager. "I'll keep that in mind." With that, he disappeared into the shadows once more.
"Sure.." Rika trailed off, wondering why that smile seemed so familiar. Then that image of Ryo popped up in her mind again. Instantly, she pushed it away, not wanting to be reminded of him right now.
~~~Takato's House~~~
"Ok, so we now have four places on our possibility list of where Rika might have gone. Number one is, her father's house. I know we don't know much about him, but we do know that he was very important to Rika throughout her childhood, so maybe she wanted to go there. Another place would be still at her house, and maybe Ryo's just worked up about nothing. Or so could be at Ryo's house, since they live pretty close. But the problem with that is Ryo would've called to let us know that she was safe." Jeri took a deep breath before continuing. "Or..she could be in the Digital World."
"Yeah, but Jeri, the only problem with that is how could she have gotten to the Digital World in the first place?" Kazu asked disbelievingly.
"I think that your forgetting the strength of her will, Kazu." Henry stated with a small, knowing smile.
"Yeah, but how could the portal open? I mean, it hasn't been opened for a year, and apart from that, how could she have opened it?"
"Kazu, could you please stop debating about things we know nothing about and concentrate on the problem at hand..?" Kenta rolled his eyes at his best friend.
"Yeah, whatever. If she's with Ryo, I'm never gonna forgive her.." Kazu trailed off, unbeknownst to the faces of his friends staring at him oddly.
"What do you mean 'never forgive her'? Last time I checked you couldn't even look at her without saying something very tactful." Henry said, sarcasm present in his tone. He was trying to resist the urge to laugh, and it was harder than he thought. He just couldn't even imagine Kazu and Rika going out, let alone the fact that they had kept it from them.
"HELLO? Do guys even have brains? We are not going out! I mean she caused Ryo so much trouble, and then she could've just turned up on his doorstep without even knowing how much it had hurt him when he thought she was hurt or something."
The rest of the teenagers in the room again stared at their friend in disbelief. Had Kazu just defended Ryo and Rika's rights?
"Um..did you just say that, Kazu?" Takato asked raising his eyebrows at his friend in surprise.
"Well, it came out of my mouth, didn't it?"
"I, uh, guess.." Takato trailed off, not wanting to fight, but it was kinda hard to believe that Kazu could say something like that.
"Anyway..we should get back to work." Jeri said quickly, desperately wanting to get off this subject.
"Thank you, Jeri." Henry muttered under his breath, sighing with relief.
~~~Somewhere in The Digital World~~~
'Why do I feel so weird? It's almost as if I'm afraid to go to this place, but why would I? I mean what kind of a secret weapon does Bakemonomon have that could make me feel so weird? If Rika really was under his control, then we'll all be in trouble, but why would Rika allow him to do that? She would never give in to anything that she didn't agree to. She always did things her way, whether she was alone or with others. Why would she let him take total control over her, unless it couldn't be helped. Maybe he does have some secret weapon, something he had hidden when I was there. This is so confusing!' Renamon seemed to be lost in her thoughts as she was jumping through the air, from treetop to treetop, leading Cyberdramon and Ryo to the place where Rika was. And, she knew, their ultimate test.
'Why is my heart beating so fast? Could Rika really be in more trouble than we think? Can this Bakemonomon guy really have this much power? And how can he be so ruthless, manipulating those who seem worthy enough to him, and then testing his assumptions by walking them through fire? What if Rika didn't make it through the fire? And why did Bakemonomon contact her in the first place? What did a human *ahem* a very beautiful human, have that he wanted? Man, I haven't even met the guy before and I already hate him! Note to self, work on anger management problem, especially when the girl you love is in the hands of a very evil monster.' Ryo couldn't seem to get Rika out of his mind. He knew that he was in love with her, and had been for quite some time, but why did he feel so nervous about this?
Cyberdramon was flying through the digital sky, trying to keep up with the very swift Renamon. He wasn't having much luck either. A couple of times he had lost her and had to try to sense her energy. Once he had gotten back on the right track, he had told Renamon to slow down, but she wasn't listening. She was way too involved in her thoughts to have possibly heard him. He noticed that his Tamer wasn't paying close attention to reality either because a couple of times he had almost slipped off his partner's shoulders.
'What's happening to the world? Everyone's either in love, worried about their human partners, or trapped in a huge fortress with a giant Kitsune Digimon manipulating your mind. Is nothing sacred anymore?!'
"Rika, why did it have to happen to you? Why couldn't have been me, or anyone else besides you? Please hold on! We're almost there, I think." Ryo said out loud, unaware that Cyberdramon had just growled loudly, trying to make a point. Unfortunately for Cyberdramon, Ryo didn't take the hint and involuntarily slammed his fist into his partner's neck. Cyberdramon just growled again. Ryo quickly apologised to him, before going back to his thoughts.
A sudden picture of Rika came into Ryo's vision, then slowly started to fade away, the image growing farther and farther into the distance. He knew that it was just in his mind, but could it mean something? Could Rika really be..no, he didn't even want to think about it. He believed in Rika and knew that she was stronger than that, but if she was that strong, how could she have gotten into this mess in the first place.
All was quiet except for the sound of the wind rushing by, until the alarm on Ryo's watch went off. Ryo sighed, realising for the first time that night had passed and it was morning. '7 o'clock. Just over twelve hours since Rika disappeared.'
*This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
How many days in a year
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
And I can be so insincere
Making her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her feat
How many days disappear
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
How many lovers would stay
Just to put up with this shit day after day
How did we wind up this way
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes of the soles that we choose
How do we get there today
When we're walking too far for the price of our shoes
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
Well your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Her pretty face she hid from the world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her when she smiles*
Dark-Angel: So there's chapter 7. BTW, does anyone know if Rika's father has an official name, cause that would be really great!
The song is "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days.
I'll have the next chapter up soon! And if Rika seems really OOC, I apologise.
Just to clear a couple of things up before I continue, some of the powers that I have said the Kitsune possess, I made up some so that they would fit in with the story. And remember, they _are_ Kitsune _Digimon_, so they do possess different powers than the traditional Kitsune.
And please note that the rating may go up a bit later, it depends on how I feel. ^_^
Thank you to all my reviewers!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or its characters ~_~
Chapter 7
Fading Memories
~~~
As Rika looked at the young Digimon standing in front of her, she noticed that he looked more like a human than a Digimon. The only thing that set him apart from any other human was the Kabuki fox mask that he wore on his face. In fact he looked so much like a human that Rika wondered if he was a human but had Kitsune powers, like herself.
Rika studied Koryomon very carefully, but the one thing that she looked at the most was his hands. She noticed that there were microscopic spikes spawning out from his knuckles, invisible to the human eye.
When she had guessed what they were for, Rika looked at him from top to bottom. He was wearing a sleeveless jacket, revealing well-muscled arms, and long, baggy pants. The pants bore the symbol of the Kitsune head that Rika had engraved in her right arm.
Without warning, Koryomon sprang up into the air, somersaulted once, then landed right in front of Rika, only inches between them. With incredible speed, he lifted his right arm and aimed a punch at Rika. Everything seemed to be in slow motion for Rika. She saw the punch coming and with equal speed, she tilted her head to her right, causing the punch to swipe past the side of her head.
Koryomon began to throw punches aimlessly, hoping to trap Rika against the wall. He smiled when he succeeded. Rika hit the wall behind her, but instead of looking scared, her face remained emotionless. Koryomon went to punch Rika again, but this time she picked him off. A well-aimed punch to the stomach saw Koryomon crouch over in pain. When Rika went to punch his face, the young Digimon materialized into thin air.
Rika concentrated her energy, trying to find Koryomon with her mind. But she had no more time to think as the Mega Digimon appeared in front of her. Without hesitation, Koryomon kneed her in the chest, or so he thought. Rika, having seen the leg that was aiming to hit her, easily moved to the side, causing Koryomon's leg to hit the wall.
Koryomon looked annoyed and begun to throw punches at Rika with incredible speed, although none of them were hitting the intended target. Rika was simply moving backwards with every punch that was thrown at her.
Getting slightly tired of the punches not hitting anything, Rika decided to block them, her arms raised in defence.
Bakemonomon smiled when the two young Kitsune began to match each other perfectly with perfect precision, blocking every punch that was sent, Rika doing much of the blocking. Knowing that as long as Rika was under his control, no one would ever outmatch her, his smile grew wider, at last reaching an evil grin in which revealed four sharp teeth at each corner of his mouth.
When Rika finally had the opportunity, she sent a close punch into Koryomon's stomach, causing him to lean over in pain. 'How could a mere human's power be so great?'
"Because I ain't no mere human here, buster. In case you haven't noticed, I have been matching you with every single technique, waiting for the perfect chance to strike. This is how a true warrior should fight, not just throwing punches and techniques mercilessly and not having any idea of whether they will hit the target or not. That is the foolish way to fight. A true warrior hunts their opponent first, then strikes them down."
"Very good, Rika. You learn quickly. Instead of Koryomon giving you a lesson in physical fighting, you have given him one." Bakemonomon laughed quietly for a bit, then looked at Koryomon. "Who would've thought?"
Koryomon looked intently at Rika until she turned around to see what was making her so uncomfortable. Koryomon just smiled at the young teenager. "I'll keep that in mind." With that, he disappeared into the shadows once more.
"Sure.." Rika trailed off, wondering why that smile seemed so familiar. Then that image of Ryo popped up in her mind again. Instantly, she pushed it away, not wanting to be reminded of him right now.
~~~Takato's House~~~
"Ok, so we now have four places on our possibility list of where Rika might have gone. Number one is, her father's house. I know we don't know much about him, but we do know that he was very important to Rika throughout her childhood, so maybe she wanted to go there. Another place would be still at her house, and maybe Ryo's just worked up about nothing. Or so could be at Ryo's house, since they live pretty close. But the problem with that is Ryo would've called to let us know that she was safe." Jeri took a deep breath before continuing. "Or..she could be in the Digital World."
"Yeah, but Jeri, the only problem with that is how could she have gotten to the Digital World in the first place?" Kazu asked disbelievingly.
"I think that your forgetting the strength of her will, Kazu." Henry stated with a small, knowing smile.
"Yeah, but how could the portal open? I mean, it hasn't been opened for a year, and apart from that, how could she have opened it?"
"Kazu, could you please stop debating about things we know nothing about and concentrate on the problem at hand..?" Kenta rolled his eyes at his best friend.
"Yeah, whatever. If she's with Ryo, I'm never gonna forgive her.." Kazu trailed off, unbeknownst to the faces of his friends staring at him oddly.
"What do you mean 'never forgive her'? Last time I checked you couldn't even look at her without saying something very tactful." Henry said, sarcasm present in his tone. He was trying to resist the urge to laugh, and it was harder than he thought. He just couldn't even imagine Kazu and Rika going out, let alone the fact that they had kept it from them.
"HELLO? Do guys even have brains? We are not going out! I mean she caused Ryo so much trouble, and then she could've just turned up on his doorstep without even knowing how much it had hurt him when he thought she was hurt or something."
The rest of the teenagers in the room again stared at their friend in disbelief. Had Kazu just defended Ryo and Rika's rights?
"Um..did you just say that, Kazu?" Takato asked raising his eyebrows at his friend in surprise.
"Well, it came out of my mouth, didn't it?"
"I, uh, guess.." Takato trailed off, not wanting to fight, but it was kinda hard to believe that Kazu could say something like that.
"Anyway..we should get back to work." Jeri said quickly, desperately wanting to get off this subject.
"Thank you, Jeri." Henry muttered under his breath, sighing with relief.
~~~Somewhere in The Digital World~~~
'Why do I feel so weird? It's almost as if I'm afraid to go to this place, but why would I? I mean what kind of a secret weapon does Bakemonomon have that could make me feel so weird? If Rika really was under his control, then we'll all be in trouble, but why would Rika allow him to do that? She would never give in to anything that she didn't agree to. She always did things her way, whether she was alone or with others. Why would she let him take total control over her, unless it couldn't be helped. Maybe he does have some secret weapon, something he had hidden when I was there. This is so confusing!' Renamon seemed to be lost in her thoughts as she was jumping through the air, from treetop to treetop, leading Cyberdramon and Ryo to the place where Rika was. And, she knew, their ultimate test.
'Why is my heart beating so fast? Could Rika really be in more trouble than we think? Can this Bakemonomon guy really have this much power? And how can he be so ruthless, manipulating those who seem worthy enough to him, and then testing his assumptions by walking them through fire? What if Rika didn't make it through the fire? And why did Bakemonomon contact her in the first place? What did a human *ahem* a very beautiful human, have that he wanted? Man, I haven't even met the guy before and I already hate him! Note to self, work on anger management problem, especially when the girl you love is in the hands of a very evil monster.' Ryo couldn't seem to get Rika out of his mind. He knew that he was in love with her, and had been for quite some time, but why did he feel so nervous about this?
Cyberdramon was flying through the digital sky, trying to keep up with the very swift Renamon. He wasn't having much luck either. A couple of times he had lost her and had to try to sense her energy. Once he had gotten back on the right track, he had told Renamon to slow down, but she wasn't listening. She was way too involved in her thoughts to have possibly heard him. He noticed that his Tamer wasn't paying close attention to reality either because a couple of times he had almost slipped off his partner's shoulders.
'What's happening to the world? Everyone's either in love, worried about their human partners, or trapped in a huge fortress with a giant Kitsune Digimon manipulating your mind. Is nothing sacred anymore?!'
"Rika, why did it have to happen to you? Why couldn't have been me, or anyone else besides you? Please hold on! We're almost there, I think." Ryo said out loud, unaware that Cyberdramon had just growled loudly, trying to make a point. Unfortunately for Cyberdramon, Ryo didn't take the hint and involuntarily slammed his fist into his partner's neck. Cyberdramon just growled again. Ryo quickly apologised to him, before going back to his thoughts.
A sudden picture of Rika came into Ryo's vision, then slowly started to fade away, the image growing farther and farther into the distance. He knew that it was just in his mind, but could it mean something? Could Rika really be..no, he didn't even want to think about it. He believed in Rika and knew that she was stronger than that, but if she was that strong, how could she have gotten into this mess in the first place.
All was quiet except for the sound of the wind rushing by, until the alarm on Ryo's watch went off. Ryo sighed, realising for the first time that night had passed and it was morning. '7 o'clock. Just over twelve hours since Rika disappeared.'
*This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
How many days in a year
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
And I can be so insincere
Making her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her feat
How many days disappear
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
How many lovers would stay
Just to put up with this shit day after day
How did we wind up this way
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes of the soles that we choose
How do we get there today
When we're walking too far for the price of our shoes
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles
Well your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never run out of things to say
This is the story of a girl
Her pretty face she hid from the world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her when she smiles*
Dark-Angel: So there's chapter 7. BTW, does anyone know if Rika's father has an official name, cause that would be really great!
The song is "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days.
I'll have the next chapter up soon! And if Rika seems really OOC, I apologise.