Dark-Angel: I am so tired and I hate school! It takes over your mind. Its
so evil and cunning that you seem to be spending your time actually doing
your homework and not writing the most important thing in your life;
Digimon fanfics! Anyway, the second last chapter is here so enjoy!
Floramon: *sweatdrops* I think I liked you better when you were sick and couldn't get outa bed...
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon and I never will. Done.
Chapter 15
A Dream...? No way!
~*~*~*
Rika groaned. She opened her eyes slowly and realised she was lying in a bed. 'Was this all just a dream?' She closed her eyes once again and let her head sink into the pillow. Milliseconds later, eyes snapped open. A sense of blinded fear rushed through her body. 'This is not my bed!'
Rika sat up and looked franticly around the room. Her mind was swimming with questions. What am I doing here? Where is here? Why am I in this bed? She looked down and realised the blankets were only half covering her. She was still wearing the infamous black robe, but there was nothing to support it around her waist. The purple cloth had disappeared.
Rika was about to call out, until Ryo walked into the room.
"Oh good. You're awake." He walked over to the side of the bed and sat down with a damp cloth. It was hard to tell his expression. He carefully placed the cloth on Rika's forehead and sat back to look at her.
Rika was too dumbfounded to talk. Instead she just sat there and stared at the older boy. She held her hand up to her forehead to support it.
Finally it was Ryo who broke the uneasy silence between them. "How are you feeling?" He looked down to avoid her stare.
Rika blinked a couple of times. Ryo was still not wearing a shirt and she noticed for the first time that he had a huge gash right down the centre of his chest. She quickly snapped out of her trance and asked the question that rushed into her head. "How long have we been here? And where's here?"
Ryo looked at Rika carefully before continuing. "Well, we're at my house and we've been here for about five hours." He looked at her to see her reaction.
Rika's face showed no expression. "What day is it?" She looked into Ryo's eyes for a split second before looking down at her hands. They both had a large portion of cuts and bruises on them, although they seemed to be healing fast.
"Sunday." Ryo said bluntly before taking the cloth from Rika's head and standing up from the edge of the bed. He walked over to his desk where a small bucket of warm water sat. Rika carefully watched him dip the corner of the cloth into the water. She didn't know why but she felt warm and safe being near him, being in his bed...But at the same time she felt awkward and uncomfortable. She didn't know what to do, so she just sat there and watched him.
"You probably want to know how we got here, right?" Ryo walked back over to her with the cloth and sat on the bed, waiting for her reply.
Instead of talking, Rika just nodded and stared at the cloth in his hands.
Ryo took a deep breath and began to tell her the story. "As soon as we exited the Fortress, we were picked up by a Data Stream. We were sent to a village where Renamon said Jijimon and Babamon live. We asked them if they could help us get back to the Real World. They said that they could heal us as much as possible, but they could not get us home. They took us all to a room, where Renamon lay you on the bed. Since you were the most injured, they tended to you first. You were still unconscious so they healed you using an ancient method they said they new. Once they recited the healing poem, we saw a silver light ripple through you and most of your cuts and bruises had gone. Although they said that you would make a full recovery and wake in a couple of hours, I wasn't convinced. Something was missing, and I didn't and still don't know what. Babamon healed Renamon while Jijimon healed Cyberdramon. Because the healing process is draining for both healer and receiver, Cyberdramon De-Digivolved back to Monodramon, while Jijimon rested on one of the couches. They said that I wasn't too bad and that I didn't need to be healed like the others, so we thanked them and left. We would have stayed and let you heal properly, but we really had to get back to the Real World. With Renamon carrying you and Monodramon and me walking, we really weren't getting anywhere fast. We ventured back to the place where we went home in the ark that time. Each of us felt a small shiver run up our spines, and we all felt the same feeling; excited. None of us were aware that the Digital World had a copy of Grani's data. Grani appeared in front of us and told us that we had two minutes to get on. We did so in good timing and Grani flew off. We arrived back in Shinjuku Park about fifteen minutes later, and Grani disappeared. We needed a place to stay that wasn't too far away and that wouldn't be too much of a problem, so we chose my house. We didn't want to return you to your house while you were still asleep, so we rested at my house." Ryo carefully felt Rika's forehead to check her temperature. She was still hot and there were beads of sweat all over her face. He lifted his other arm and went to rest the cloth on her forehead again, but to do so he had to lean over. Instinctively, Rika flinched and backed up a little.
Ryo smiled at Rika reassuringly and placed the cloth on her head. There was an unspoken tension in the air, and both of them didn't like it. They were friends, afterall.
After a while, Rika spoke. The silence was getting to her. "Did you call my house?"
Ryo jumped slightly, not expecting it. "I did." He took a deep breath. "The Tamers and almost all of their parents are there, including my father. I told your mother that we were at my house and you were resting. She insisted on coming over and taking you to your house, but I told you that you needed rest and so did she. She reluctantly agreed and told me that she trusted me with you. My dad said that he should come over and check on us, but I turned him down. You really do need some rest." Ryo turned away from the girl, hoping that she wouldn't find out the real reason why he didn't want anyone to come over and check on them.
To his surprise, Rika just lay back in the bed and smiled at him. "Thanks."
"You're not angry that I told them not to come?" Ryo asked slowly, careful not to say the wrong thing.
"Not really. By the way, where are the Digimon?" Rika asked suddenly. Ryo hadn't really mentioned them at all apart from the story of how they got to Ryo's house.
"They're both sleeping in the living room." Ryo replied, although he knew that Monodramon wouldn't be sleeping. He'd be raiding the fridge and the cupboards, feasting on whatever he could find.
"Oh." Rika looked down and the two fell into another awkward silence.
"Rika, this may sound awkward, but..." Ryo looked down and tried to find the words he was looking for.
Rika on the other hand was becoming impatient. "What?"
"Uh, nothing." Ryo smiled at her and dismissed the thought from his mind.
"Whatever you say." Rika sighed and closed her eyes, not really wanting to sleep but couldn't help her eyes from falling.
~~~Nonaka House~~~
"Seven hours! They've been there for seven hours! Really, how long does it take to rest anyway? You'd think that they'd be back by now." Rumiko Nonaka paced around the living room while six Tamers and six Digimon tried to calm her down. The adults had already given up and simply sat at the table.
"That's it! I'm going over there right now and seeing my baby! As much as I trust Ryo, seven hours is going too far!" Rumiko started for the door, only to be stopped by Mr. Akiyama. Without saying a word, he convinced her to sit down and stay calm. The two made their way to the table and Seiko offered her daughter a cup of hot coffee. Rumiko sat blankly staring into space with the cup in her hands.
Mr. Wong impulsively ran his hands through his hair as he wondered what could be taking the two so long. What was there to do in seven hours?
~*~*~*
Rika was still sleeping in Ryo's bed while Ryo walked up and down the living room. How was he supposed to explain to Rika's mother and his father all that had happened? One thing was for sure; he wasn't going to let Rika take all the blame for being away for so long. And that really hadn't done anything wrong. Rika was drafted to go to the Digital World, she didn't choose to. And he couldn't have just left her there to let God's knows what happen to her. He took a deep breath and prepared himself to go upstairs to his room. Two hours had surely been enough for Rika to sleep.
Ryo carefully walked up the stairs, trying not to make them creak. Monodramon was now fast asleep on the couch, clutching his stomach painfully, and Renamon was nowhere in sight. She was probably outside meditating or sleeping.
Ryo reached the door but instead of opening it, he rested his head against it. His mind drifted back to a certain moment that had being haunting him ever since it happened.
*~Flashback~*
Using her index finger, Rika slid it up Ryo's neck, until it reached his chin. She tilted it forward slightly, making Ryo's head move a little. Then again she slid it down in a straight line, until once again it found the middle of his chest.
Ryo's heart was now beating faster than a train, and a trickle of sweat slid down his forehead. His only hope of getting out of here was Cyberdramon, who apparently had his own hands full with Koryomon.
Using her right arm for support, Rika leaned forward until she reached Ryo's left ear. "Stay very still, Ryo." When Ryo did what she *ahem* commanded, she added. "Good boy." She slowly moved her head back so that they were once again facing each other.
"Rika, please!" Ryo pleaded, almost inaudibly, until Rika's finger was placed on his lips, silencing him.
"You talk way too much, Ryo." Rika drew nearer, her face almost touching his. Taking her finger off his lips, she once again placed it on his chest, rather enjoying the fact that Ryo was trying to resist the urge to lose control.
Their lips were almost touching at this point, Rika deliberately stalling for time, absolutely loving the impatient look in Ryo's eyes. 'You've got it bad, Ryo. Real bad.'
Finally, lips met lips, and the fire that was surrounding them seemed to flare up suddenly. Rika realised that her right hand had somehow moved from the wall, and had found itself a perfect nest in Ryo's hair, her fingers running through it. Her other hand came to rest around his neck.
*~End of Flashback~*
There was no way in hell that that kiss meant nothing, but where was the proof? Rika was never going to admit that she intentionally did it, and she was the key to the whole thing. She knew the truth but she wasn't going to tell it.
Finally finding the courage, Ryo slowly opened the door to his room and took one step in. Rika was still sleeping and Renamon was standing in the corner watching her.
Renamon nodded when she saw the boy walk into the room, acknowledging his presence. She moved off the wall and walked over to her sleeping Tamer. Ryo did the same but instead of walking too close to the bed, he stopped a couple of feet away from the edge.
Rika slowly and reluctantly opened her eyes. She looked around the room, then closed her eyes again. A few seconds later, she forced herself to sit up in the bed. She wasn't having much luck dreaming because all she could think about was what had been happening in the last few days. She could also feel that Koryomon would be back but when was unknown.
"Rika, when we get back to your house, I will explain everything to everyone, so you don't have to worry about that. But we should get going." Renamon was now looking out the window and staring at the full moon.
"Yeah, sure, just let me get changed and I'll be ready." Rika inwardly sighed as she pulled the blankets away from her and slowly moved out of the bed. Her arms and legs were aching but she didn't let the pain affect her. She knew that if she did, she would let everything get to her.
Renamon faded out of view but Ryo just stood there, not knowing what to do. Sure he knew that he should let Rika have some privacy, but he wasn't sure whether he should tell her what was on his mind. At last Rika turned around and looked expectantly at him.
The two just looked at each other but didn't say anything. If you could imagine a staring competition between the two, only with so many unanswered questions and tension in the air, then that would be it. But the two could not look away from each other until someone lost the game.
Fortunately or unfortunately, however you want to put it, Monodramon came stalking into the room looking for something to eat. He had not had a pleasant sleep because according to his facial features, he was hungry and cranky. He noticed something out of the corner of his eye, which looked like some sort of edible food. Monodramon dived for it, happily landing on top of his Tamer, and hungrily gulping the five-day-old cream puff. Who knows what it was doing in Ryo's room...
When his partner left the room, Ryo began to follow suit until something stopped him. He turned back around to find Rika still looking at him with an eyebrow raised. A thought registered in his mind but he decided not to say it. He didn't want to make Rika angry.
"Why are you still here?" Rika asked out of the blue, a bored expression on her face.
Ryo bit his lip and willed himself silently not to say anything. Instead he just shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room.
Rika stared after him confused, but after a while, shrugged as well and closed the door.
A/N: No song this time cause the last chapter will be a songfic ;)
Floramon: Yeah, Dark-Angel is feeling like something I wish to not mention at the moment cause she hates school and life in general, not that she has one. Anyway, review and peace!
A/N: Hey, that's my line! Peace and may it last, peoples!
Floramon: *sweatdrops* I think I liked you better when you were sick and couldn't get outa bed...
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon and I never will. Done.
Chapter 15
A Dream...? No way!
~*~*~*
Rika groaned. She opened her eyes slowly and realised she was lying in a bed. 'Was this all just a dream?' She closed her eyes once again and let her head sink into the pillow. Milliseconds later, eyes snapped open. A sense of blinded fear rushed through her body. 'This is not my bed!'
Rika sat up and looked franticly around the room. Her mind was swimming with questions. What am I doing here? Where is here? Why am I in this bed? She looked down and realised the blankets were only half covering her. She was still wearing the infamous black robe, but there was nothing to support it around her waist. The purple cloth had disappeared.
Rika was about to call out, until Ryo walked into the room.
"Oh good. You're awake." He walked over to the side of the bed and sat down with a damp cloth. It was hard to tell his expression. He carefully placed the cloth on Rika's forehead and sat back to look at her.
Rika was too dumbfounded to talk. Instead she just sat there and stared at the older boy. She held her hand up to her forehead to support it.
Finally it was Ryo who broke the uneasy silence between them. "How are you feeling?" He looked down to avoid her stare.
Rika blinked a couple of times. Ryo was still not wearing a shirt and she noticed for the first time that he had a huge gash right down the centre of his chest. She quickly snapped out of her trance and asked the question that rushed into her head. "How long have we been here? And where's here?"
Ryo looked at Rika carefully before continuing. "Well, we're at my house and we've been here for about five hours." He looked at her to see her reaction.
Rika's face showed no expression. "What day is it?" She looked into Ryo's eyes for a split second before looking down at her hands. They both had a large portion of cuts and bruises on them, although they seemed to be healing fast.
"Sunday." Ryo said bluntly before taking the cloth from Rika's head and standing up from the edge of the bed. He walked over to his desk where a small bucket of warm water sat. Rika carefully watched him dip the corner of the cloth into the water. She didn't know why but she felt warm and safe being near him, being in his bed...But at the same time she felt awkward and uncomfortable. She didn't know what to do, so she just sat there and watched him.
"You probably want to know how we got here, right?" Ryo walked back over to her with the cloth and sat on the bed, waiting for her reply.
Instead of talking, Rika just nodded and stared at the cloth in his hands.
Ryo took a deep breath and began to tell her the story. "As soon as we exited the Fortress, we were picked up by a Data Stream. We were sent to a village where Renamon said Jijimon and Babamon live. We asked them if they could help us get back to the Real World. They said that they could heal us as much as possible, but they could not get us home. They took us all to a room, where Renamon lay you on the bed. Since you were the most injured, they tended to you first. You were still unconscious so they healed you using an ancient method they said they new. Once they recited the healing poem, we saw a silver light ripple through you and most of your cuts and bruises had gone. Although they said that you would make a full recovery and wake in a couple of hours, I wasn't convinced. Something was missing, and I didn't and still don't know what. Babamon healed Renamon while Jijimon healed Cyberdramon. Because the healing process is draining for both healer and receiver, Cyberdramon De-Digivolved back to Monodramon, while Jijimon rested on one of the couches. They said that I wasn't too bad and that I didn't need to be healed like the others, so we thanked them and left. We would have stayed and let you heal properly, but we really had to get back to the Real World. With Renamon carrying you and Monodramon and me walking, we really weren't getting anywhere fast. We ventured back to the place where we went home in the ark that time. Each of us felt a small shiver run up our spines, and we all felt the same feeling; excited. None of us were aware that the Digital World had a copy of Grani's data. Grani appeared in front of us and told us that we had two minutes to get on. We did so in good timing and Grani flew off. We arrived back in Shinjuku Park about fifteen minutes later, and Grani disappeared. We needed a place to stay that wasn't too far away and that wouldn't be too much of a problem, so we chose my house. We didn't want to return you to your house while you were still asleep, so we rested at my house." Ryo carefully felt Rika's forehead to check her temperature. She was still hot and there were beads of sweat all over her face. He lifted his other arm and went to rest the cloth on her forehead again, but to do so he had to lean over. Instinctively, Rika flinched and backed up a little.
Ryo smiled at Rika reassuringly and placed the cloth on her head. There was an unspoken tension in the air, and both of them didn't like it. They were friends, afterall.
After a while, Rika spoke. The silence was getting to her. "Did you call my house?"
Ryo jumped slightly, not expecting it. "I did." He took a deep breath. "The Tamers and almost all of their parents are there, including my father. I told your mother that we were at my house and you were resting. She insisted on coming over and taking you to your house, but I told you that you needed rest and so did she. She reluctantly agreed and told me that she trusted me with you. My dad said that he should come over and check on us, but I turned him down. You really do need some rest." Ryo turned away from the girl, hoping that she wouldn't find out the real reason why he didn't want anyone to come over and check on them.
To his surprise, Rika just lay back in the bed and smiled at him. "Thanks."
"You're not angry that I told them not to come?" Ryo asked slowly, careful not to say the wrong thing.
"Not really. By the way, where are the Digimon?" Rika asked suddenly. Ryo hadn't really mentioned them at all apart from the story of how they got to Ryo's house.
"They're both sleeping in the living room." Ryo replied, although he knew that Monodramon wouldn't be sleeping. He'd be raiding the fridge and the cupboards, feasting on whatever he could find.
"Oh." Rika looked down and the two fell into another awkward silence.
"Rika, this may sound awkward, but..." Ryo looked down and tried to find the words he was looking for.
Rika on the other hand was becoming impatient. "What?"
"Uh, nothing." Ryo smiled at her and dismissed the thought from his mind.
"Whatever you say." Rika sighed and closed her eyes, not really wanting to sleep but couldn't help her eyes from falling.
~~~Nonaka House~~~
"Seven hours! They've been there for seven hours! Really, how long does it take to rest anyway? You'd think that they'd be back by now." Rumiko Nonaka paced around the living room while six Tamers and six Digimon tried to calm her down. The adults had already given up and simply sat at the table.
"That's it! I'm going over there right now and seeing my baby! As much as I trust Ryo, seven hours is going too far!" Rumiko started for the door, only to be stopped by Mr. Akiyama. Without saying a word, he convinced her to sit down and stay calm. The two made their way to the table and Seiko offered her daughter a cup of hot coffee. Rumiko sat blankly staring into space with the cup in her hands.
Mr. Wong impulsively ran his hands through his hair as he wondered what could be taking the two so long. What was there to do in seven hours?
~*~*~*
Rika was still sleeping in Ryo's bed while Ryo walked up and down the living room. How was he supposed to explain to Rika's mother and his father all that had happened? One thing was for sure; he wasn't going to let Rika take all the blame for being away for so long. And that really hadn't done anything wrong. Rika was drafted to go to the Digital World, she didn't choose to. And he couldn't have just left her there to let God's knows what happen to her. He took a deep breath and prepared himself to go upstairs to his room. Two hours had surely been enough for Rika to sleep.
Ryo carefully walked up the stairs, trying not to make them creak. Monodramon was now fast asleep on the couch, clutching his stomach painfully, and Renamon was nowhere in sight. She was probably outside meditating or sleeping.
Ryo reached the door but instead of opening it, he rested his head against it. His mind drifted back to a certain moment that had being haunting him ever since it happened.
*~Flashback~*
Using her index finger, Rika slid it up Ryo's neck, until it reached his chin. She tilted it forward slightly, making Ryo's head move a little. Then again she slid it down in a straight line, until once again it found the middle of his chest.
Ryo's heart was now beating faster than a train, and a trickle of sweat slid down his forehead. His only hope of getting out of here was Cyberdramon, who apparently had his own hands full with Koryomon.
Using her right arm for support, Rika leaned forward until she reached Ryo's left ear. "Stay very still, Ryo." When Ryo did what she *ahem* commanded, she added. "Good boy." She slowly moved her head back so that they were once again facing each other.
"Rika, please!" Ryo pleaded, almost inaudibly, until Rika's finger was placed on his lips, silencing him.
"You talk way too much, Ryo." Rika drew nearer, her face almost touching his. Taking her finger off his lips, she once again placed it on his chest, rather enjoying the fact that Ryo was trying to resist the urge to lose control.
Their lips were almost touching at this point, Rika deliberately stalling for time, absolutely loving the impatient look in Ryo's eyes. 'You've got it bad, Ryo. Real bad.'
Finally, lips met lips, and the fire that was surrounding them seemed to flare up suddenly. Rika realised that her right hand had somehow moved from the wall, and had found itself a perfect nest in Ryo's hair, her fingers running through it. Her other hand came to rest around his neck.
*~End of Flashback~*
There was no way in hell that that kiss meant nothing, but where was the proof? Rika was never going to admit that she intentionally did it, and she was the key to the whole thing. She knew the truth but she wasn't going to tell it.
Finally finding the courage, Ryo slowly opened the door to his room and took one step in. Rika was still sleeping and Renamon was standing in the corner watching her.
Renamon nodded when she saw the boy walk into the room, acknowledging his presence. She moved off the wall and walked over to her sleeping Tamer. Ryo did the same but instead of walking too close to the bed, he stopped a couple of feet away from the edge.
Rika slowly and reluctantly opened her eyes. She looked around the room, then closed her eyes again. A few seconds later, she forced herself to sit up in the bed. She wasn't having much luck dreaming because all she could think about was what had been happening in the last few days. She could also feel that Koryomon would be back but when was unknown.
"Rika, when we get back to your house, I will explain everything to everyone, so you don't have to worry about that. But we should get going." Renamon was now looking out the window and staring at the full moon.
"Yeah, sure, just let me get changed and I'll be ready." Rika inwardly sighed as she pulled the blankets away from her and slowly moved out of the bed. Her arms and legs were aching but she didn't let the pain affect her. She knew that if she did, she would let everything get to her.
Renamon faded out of view but Ryo just stood there, not knowing what to do. Sure he knew that he should let Rika have some privacy, but he wasn't sure whether he should tell her what was on his mind. At last Rika turned around and looked expectantly at him.
The two just looked at each other but didn't say anything. If you could imagine a staring competition between the two, only with so many unanswered questions and tension in the air, then that would be it. But the two could not look away from each other until someone lost the game.
Fortunately or unfortunately, however you want to put it, Monodramon came stalking into the room looking for something to eat. He had not had a pleasant sleep because according to his facial features, he was hungry and cranky. He noticed something out of the corner of his eye, which looked like some sort of edible food. Monodramon dived for it, happily landing on top of his Tamer, and hungrily gulping the five-day-old cream puff. Who knows what it was doing in Ryo's room...
When his partner left the room, Ryo began to follow suit until something stopped him. He turned back around to find Rika still looking at him with an eyebrow raised. A thought registered in his mind but he decided not to say it. He didn't want to make Rika angry.
"Why are you still here?" Rika asked out of the blue, a bored expression on her face.
Ryo bit his lip and willed himself silently not to say anything. Instead he just shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room.
Rika stared after him confused, but after a while, shrugged as well and closed the door.
A/N: No song this time cause the last chapter will be a songfic ;)
Floramon: Yeah, Dark-Angel is feeling like something I wish to not mention at the moment cause she hates school and life in general, not that she has one. Anyway, review and peace!
A/N: Hey, that's my line! Peace and may it last, peoples!