Little Richard's Intentions for Ryo and Rika

But, Where Did That Friendship Go?

DF103 - :yawn: I see that most of you were upset about how the last chapter ended…well got news for ya…that's how I am…you see, I could've just ended it in the last chapter and made a sequel with the whole marriage ceremony and stuff…but, I still have plans for this fic…well anywayz…in the last chapter, I forgot to mention Angel13 for helping me coordinate Rika's clothes…thing is, I suck at clothes and color coordination, and yet I still dress myself… Okay, here's Little Richard's Intentions for Ryo & Rika – But, Where Did That Friendship Go?


"I'm really sorry, Ryo," Rika whispered, avoiding eye contact with Ryo, "I just can't…"

'I knew it!' Ryo yelled at himself, feeling disappointed.

They both sat there as the Ryo's digital watch beeped, signaling that is was now 10:00. Rika got up and was about to leave, until Ryo took hold of her arm. He was about to say something, but Rika interrupted.

"It's okay, Ryo, you don't have to walk me home," Rika said, sniffing, reading Ryo's exact thought.

"Well, let me at least get you a taxi," Ryo said, running onto the side of the street to catch a cab.

Ryo waved his hands in the air, trying to signal one the taxi cars. It took a few seconds before a car actually pulled up at their feet. Ryo politely opened the door and gave the driver money.

"Whatever's left of that," Ryo said, pointing to the money, "keep it. Just make sure you get her home safe." He turned to his right, took a step back and looked at Rika.

"Thanks for the night, Ryo," Rika said, getting into the car, with a weak smile on her face.

"No problem," Ryo said, trying very hard to smile, but couldn't do so.

Ryo closed the door and the car was off into the direction of Rika's house. Left in a bereft state, Ryo sat on a nearby bench and attempted to straighten his thoughts out.

"Idiot, idiot, idiot!" Ryo said, aloud to himself.

Ryo looked at the box and stuffed it back into his pocket.

"I'm gonna have to return this to, Henry," Ryo said, still sitting there, letting out a big sigh.

In the midst of some trees, Renamon watched the whole scene, right before her eyes. She was stunned on why Rika didn't accept the ring. She disappeared and made her way to Jeri.

At Rika's house…

Jeri shut the door of Richard's temporary room. Richard fell asleep, moments ago from a story Jeri had told him. This was when Renamon arrived, scaring Jeri.

"Rika said no," Renamon whispered.

"You're kidding, right?" Jeri said, in doubt.

"No," Renamon said.

"Darn it," Jeri said, shaking her head, and taking out her cell, dialing Henry's number.

Jeri waited as the phone pulsed, over and over again, until an automated voice of Henry came on.

"Hey, it's Henry. Leave a message," the voice said, followed by a beep.

"Henry, the plan didn't work!" Jeri said, yelling into the phone, but soft enough so Richard wouldn't wake up. She hung up and looked at Renamon.

With Rika…

Rika gazed outside the window, watching all the couples in their cars, at each stop. She inadvertantly sighed into the window, fogging it up.

"So you had to let him go again, huh?" the driver said.

"Yeah," Rika said, absent-mindedly, "Wait, how'd you know?"

The person turned around and looked at Rika. In the dark, Rika couldn't see the person's face, but with a snap of the finger, the lights in the car came on. The face was clearly shown now. Rika saw a very familiar face.

"Suzie?" Rika asked.

"Yup, the angels made us come back down to help you guys, but this time we're actual people," Suzie explained.

"What do you mean help?" Rika asked, confused.

"Rika, Rika, Rika…" Mako said, from the passenger seat, "person who wants to love, but doesn't want to be hurt."

"That's not true," Rika retorted, as the car started to move.

"Sure it is," Suzie said, "he asked you to marry him and you say no, when you love him. It's obvious, Rika. Look at the bigger picture, you both love each other."

Rika was left in silence.

Back to Ryo…

Ryo still sat on the bench, thinking.

'Was it wrong?' Ryo thought.

"You know she loves you," a voice said, from behind Ryo.

"Who are you?" Ryo asked, turning around.

"Remember me?" Ai asked, smiling.

Ryo looked frightened by the sight of Ai, because she was supposed to be dead, right?

"Y-yo-you're s-supposed to be dead," Ryo stuttered, as he got up and backed away.

"Oh, long story," Ai said, sitting down on the bench, "come on, have a seat, and let's talk about it."

Ryo inched towards her, and finally sat down.

Back to the taxi…

"Here we are," Suzie said, as they drove up to Rika's gate.

"Thanks for the ride," Rika said.

"No problem. Just do a favor for us and do the right thing with Ryo, or we can never rest in peace, okay?" Suzie said.

"See ya, Rika," Mako said, waving.

Rika got out and shut the door. They drove off as Rika waved them goodbye and walked towards the door. Before Rika reached for the doorknob, Jeri burst out of the door and jumped on Rika. "We need to talk...NOW," Jeri urged, grabbing Rika by the arm and dragging her into the house.

At the coffee shop…

Henry looked at his watch, and saw what time it is.

"10:10!" Henry said, "they should be done by now. Jeri should've called me by now."

"Umm, Henry? You turned your cell phone off, remember?" Melanie said, pointing to the phone.

"Oh yeah," he said, reaching for it.

While all this went on, Suzie and Mako walked into the same coffee shop. Henry took a quick glace at who just walked in and turned around completely to see who it was again. Henry's mouth dropped, as they walked up towards him.

"Hey Henry," Suzie said.

"…" Henry was still shocked.

"Who's this Henry?" Melanie asked.

"I'm his girlfriend…not!" Suzie said, laughing her head off, at her own remark.

Melanie only heard the 'girlfriend' part. She glowered at Henry in contempt, and shook her head.

"You have a girlfriend?" Melanie asked, "wait, don't answer that, because based on the look you have on right now, she probably is."

"That's not true. She's my dead sister," Henry said, with a serious look on his face.

"Oh yeah, like I'm supposed to believe that she is your dead sister," Melanie said, "You know, just when I was starting to like you…"

Melanie was so mad, she left the shop. The other people in the shop went back to what they were doing. Henry on the other hand couldn't get his eyes off Suzie and Mako.

"I thought you two were…" Henry started, but was stopped by Suzie.

"We were brought back for a mission," Suzie whispered, "I'll explain later. For now, listen to the message, Jeri left you on your cell."

Henry took out his cell and dialed his password to listen to his messages. After hearing what Jeri said, his eyes widened.

"I have to go see Ryo, now!" Henry said, heading for the door.

"Oh, no you don't," Suzie said, grabbing Henry's shirt.

"Why not?" Henry asked.

"Because Ai is talking to him already," Mako explained.

"Go help Rika. She's probably more confused than Ryo right now, don't you think? I'm mean you are like a brother to her," Suzie added.

"That's true," Henry said, making his way towards the door again.

"You need a ride?" Suzie asked.

"No, I'm fine," Henry said, walking out the door.

Henry began to get tired on his walk to Rika's house.

"Maybe I should have gotten a ride," Henry said, to himself, as his eyes became heavier and heavier.

He got into the neighborhood where Rika's house resided. Unfortunately for Henry, it was pretty dark and he was pretty sleepy, that he accidentally went in through the wrong gates. Henry knocked on the door and yawned. When the door opened, Henry didn't see an auburn haired girl as he expected. Instead he saw an averagely tall girl, about his age, with dark colored eyes and dark colored hair, with only her blonde highlights reflecting in the dim-lit streets.

"Hi, may I help you?" the girl asked, politely.

"Umm, I think I got the wrong door," Henry said, with a quizzical look on his face.

"Maybe you did," she said, giggling at Henry's look, 'he kinda looks cute like that.'

"Well, since I'm here. I'm Henry Wong," Henry said, holding his hand out, 'I gotta be careful where I walk from now on.'

"I'm Amber Kamisaka," Amber said, shaking Henry's hand, 'he's polite, too."

"So, you new around here? I mean because I've never seen you around before," Henry said, rubbing the back of his head, with a smile. 'She's attractive,' he thought, looking at her from head to toe.

"I guess you could say that. I've been here for about a couple of weeks, you know, to settle down and everything," Amber said, looking at Henry with a smile.

"That's cool," Henry said, looking at his watch, "darn, it's late. I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I have to go help someone now." He was walking towards the gate.

"Okay," Amber said, waving and about to go inside, until Henry came back again.

"Wait, are you good at helping people solve their problems?" Henry asked.

"Sure, I guess," Amber said, widening the door again, "Why?"

"I'll explain later. Can you come with me, please?" Henry said, with a convincing smile.

"Well, I've got nothing else to do, so I guess I can come," Amber replied, smiling at the sight of Henry's smile, 'he's so much like a little kid, but so mature at the same time.'

Amber got her coat and they walked down to Rika's house.

Rika's place…

From the door, you could hear a couple of people discussing something.

"These two people that I know, love each other, but they don't want each other to know, so my friends and I are trying to set them up," Henry explained, to Amber, and knocking on the door.

"Aw, that's so romantic," Amber said, 'What a sweet guy, who helps his friends out.'

"Yeah, isn't it?" Henry said. 'Man, with her looks and personality, she's probably already taken.'

The door opened, revealing two people.

"It's about time you got here, Henry," Jeri said.

"Why'd you call him here?" Rika asked, "he was probably busy with work. Jeri, why are you making the biggest deal out of this!"

"Because, he has the right to know," Jeri said, winking a hint at Henry. "And, it is a big deal because...because it's destiny."

"Um, yeah, and I brought a friend," Henry said, gesturing to the person next to him, "this is Amber."

"So she's the one you were at the coffee shop with," Jeri said, with a sly look.

"No, the person I was at the shop with, left me cause she thought I was a psycho," Henry said.

"I'm confused," Amber said.

"Me too," Rika said.

"Let us in, and I'll explain," Henry said.

They all went inside as Henry began to explain what happened.

With Ryo…

"It's just how some girls are, they just don't want to get hurt in relationships," Ai said, reassuring Ryo.

"I hope you're right," Ryo said, with a heavy sigh.

"You feel any better?" she asked.

"Yeah, thanks to you," Ryo said, smiling. 'Rika, just give me chance and I'll promise you that I'll never do anything to hurt you,' Ryo thought, looking at the stars with another big sigh.

Ryo stood up and looked at Ai.

"Thanks for the talk, but you still never told me why you came back," Ryo said.

"Suzie, Mako, and I are here on a mission. That's all I can tell you. The rest, you'll have to find out for yourself," Ai said, also standing up.

"Suzie? Mako?" Ryo asked, as Ai nodded, "well, good to see you again, and maybe I'll see the others, too."

"Yeah, maybe. I gotta run, so see ya later," Ai said, running off.

Ryo walked towards his apartment also, feeling forlorn and bushed.

Rika's house…

Everyone sat at the kitchen table and let Henry explain why Melanie took off.

"…and that's why she thinks I'm crazy," Henry explained, looking at the weird looks everyone had on their faces, except Rika.

"So, you saw Suzie and Mako, who are dead, am I right?" Jeri asked, with a 'I think you're crazy' look.

"Yes, I swear," Henry said, "look, if you don't believe me…"

"That's so weird," Amber said, with an astonished look on her face.

"It's true. I've seen her around, too," Rika confessed.

"So that makes two of you," Jeri said, "Well I guess this is one of those things where you have to see it to believe it."

"Well forget it. Lets change the subject," Henry said, looking at Jeri.

"Relationships," Jeri said, looking at Rika, "are the hardest things to keep, but the most priceless and precious things you can have, if it turns out right."

"Yeah, so?" Rika said, trying to stay calm.

"Jeri told me that you didn't accept the proposal," Henry said, giving Rika a look.

"Uh, well yeah," Rika said, holding her head down.

"There has to be a reason why you didn't accept, right?" Amber asked, stifling a yawn.

Rika only shook her head, as everyone let out a heavy sigh. Rika sat there like a suspect being questioned about a crime; keeping her cool and staying quiet. A few moments of silence past, until Rika spoke up again.

"Okay, okay," Rika said, "the commitment and everything."

"So, you still love him?" Jeri asked, with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, I guess," Rika said, giving a weak smile.

"Now we're getting somewhere," Henry said, looking over at Amber, who was sound asleep, in the chair.

Henry tapped her on her shoulder, but she didn't wake up. He shook her gently and, but still didn't wake up. She only moved a little, but was still asleep.

"Hey Rika, is it okay if we spend the night here? I don't want to leave her since I brought her here, you know," Henry whispered.

"Yeah me too?" Jeri asked, "it's getting pretty late."

"Yeah, sure. You and Amber can stay in my mom's old bedroom and you can decide who gets the bed and who gets the sofa," Rika said, then turning to Jeri, "and you can stay in my room if you want."

"Thanks Rika," Jeri said, smiling, "we'll continue this talk tomorrow."

"Thanks," Henry said, looking back at Amber.

He moved the chair and picked Amber up to take her to the bedroom. With every step Henry took, her arms and legs would dangle out of his arms.

'She must be a deep sleeper,' Henry thought, looking down at her, 'She's cute when she's asleep, too.'

He walked into the room, not even bothering to turn the light on because he was afraid of waking Amber up, and gently set her on top of the full-sized bed, and draping a blanket over her. She stirred a little, but was still sound asleep. Henry took one last glance at her before he walked up to the sofa to sleep, also. He was exhausted from the work he's done.

Soon after that, all the lights in the house were out and everyone was in a deep slumber.

And what's with Ryo?

Outside the apartment on a nearby curb, the van still sat there with Kazu and Kenta still in it, sleeping. From there, a taxi car filled with three people, namely Suzie, Mako and Ai, sat there listening and watching the radio transmission and monitor from Ryo's bedroom.

"Wish today would've been better, but tomorrow's another new day, I guess," Ryo said to himself, walking over to his bed. He picked up a framed picture and looked at it.

"Those were the good days," he said, setting the picture of the young tamers back down.

Ryo sat on his bed and reached into his jacket pocket. He took out the small box and set it on the table. He, then, slipped into bed and looked at his clock, which read 10:59.

"Well, I probably ruined the only friendly acquaintance I had with Rika." Ryo said, turning the lights out. "It's gonna be just like a week ago. Lonesome, heartbroken me."

He stared at the dark ceiling, pondering over dark thoughts, as he made an effort to sleep.

"Aw, poor guy," Mako said, turning the equipment off.

"I have an idea," Suzie said, "on how to get them together, but we'll need all the help we can get."


DF103 – there's another chapter for all you good (and bad) people out there…yesh yesh…and to make one note…or two…wait, three…this chapter was inspired by the song "Don't You See" from the DragonBall GT…and I almost forgot the disclaimer…I dun own digimon and I dun own Amber, but I own Richard and now-the-POed Melanie…cya next chapter…and please review…till then…PEACE……