Hi people! First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for all the people who reviewed. Second, I would like to tell you that I'm really sorry for what had happened to the second chapter. I'm working on my fic during night time only because I don't want my siblings or parents to see me writing or typing those kinds of stuffs. That evening when I was about to upload that chapter, I'm terribly tired and sleepy and the 'mouse' (The small circle at the center) of my laptop is really hard to manage so I pressed the wrong button and a long, long story.. I thought that I should update now because summer vacation here is about to end (actually, our classes will start on June 16) and classes will resume. Darn..

Ones again, I beg your pardon.

Chapter 3: Yes I'll Work Out!

Jenrya waited patiently for an answer. He understands that it is hard for Ryo to admit it. Just like when he asked Jeri if she could be his girlfriend.

"S-S-She's..," Ryo said shakily. "R-Ru.. Renamon! No, uh.." Ryo's mind is totally messed up. "Jeri!" He finally spit out.

Shock, amazement and a bit of angriness was the expression you can now see in Jenrya's face. Of all the girls in the world, why Jeri?!? Yeah, Ryo's nice and popular. There are a lot of girls who wanted to be his girlfriend. He is Mr. Legendary Tamer, anyway. But why his girlfriend? Why Jeri?!? Jenrya knew that the possibility is big that Jeri might fall in love with Ryo because he's good-looking, cool, a great tamer, a gentleman, all the package! All the girls in their school will envy her and she might be the luckiest girl in whole world if she becomes Ryo's girlfriend. Not bad for her. But the blue-haired tamer is not and will never be ready to loose his Love. Not in a million years. He'll never let Ryo steal her from him.

It took Jenrya for about a minute or two before he could finally speak again. He tried to control himself and sound as if he were okay but the fact is, he was so mad. Well, let's see what will Ryo say.

"Your Angel is.. the one you like is.. Jeri?!? As in MY girlfriend?!?" Asked Jenrya, reassuring if what he heard was right.

'Oh shit Ryo! What have you done?!? You told him that the girl you love so much is Jeri! Now, you made him angry!' Ryo scolded himself. "Uh, no, not Jeri!" He cleared. 'I better tell the truth than to destroy our friendship.' He thought.

Jenrya felt relieved somehow. Thank goodness it wasn't Jeri. He doesn't want their friendship to end only because of a girl.

"If she's not Jeri, then who is she?" Jenrya's voice is back to normal again.

"R-Ruki Makino.." Ryo quickly answered. After that, he blushed.

"Really?!?" Jenrya was shocked by his answer. Why didn't he thought about it. After all it's obvious that Ryo really like her starting the day when they first saw each other at the Digiworld. But he didn't showed his feelings for Ruki anymore when she became Takato's girlfriend.

Ryo just nodded, trying to avoid looking at Terriermon's tamer.

"Ooo.. so you like Ruki?!?" Jenrya teased him. Suddenly, his cellphone rang. He picked it out from the pocket of his pants.

"Hello? Dad? Uhu.. Yeah, okay. I'll be right there. Bye!" Jenrya hung the phone. "It's my dad. He said he'll need to leave the house for a while and Suzie will be alone and she needs company." Jenrya explained. He stood up from the swing. "I'm really sorry Ryo but I really have to go. See you tomorrow!" Then he ran to the south where their condominium is located. Now, Ryo is alone.

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"Ruki, it's like this. I met this girl at a mall one time and I felt different about her. We became friends and we even go out together. I feel free, cared and..loved when I'm with her. I feel happy. One time, she saw us eating in a fancy restaurant and made me choose between you and her. And.." Takato explained. "Uh Ruki, I hope we could still be friends."

Ruki never thought that their relationship will end up just like this. She thought that he's the perfect man for her and that they'll live happily ever after. Wrong. She was just plainly stunned of what he had just said.

"So you chose her instead of me?!? ME that you knew for a very long time?!? How could you do this to me, Takato Matsuda?!?" She said. "You chose her, didn't you?"

No answer.

"So you did.." Tears started to roll down to her cheeks. "Takato, you know how much you changed my damn, fucking life, right? You know it!" Ruki told to him aloud. She's still facing his back. (A/N: Remember the last second chappie? She was facing his back.) She stood up, touched his shoulder and spun him around. Now, he's facing her. Takato's eyes were tightly close as tears kept on falling from his eyes. Ruki slapped his cheek really hard. So hard that it turned red immediately.

"Fuck! Open your eyes, Gogglehead!" She angrily demanded.

Takato slowly opened his eyes. It looked deeply at Ruki's purple ones currently wet with tears. He cupped her soft cheek. "Please Ruki, do whatever you want to do to me. Punch me, kick me, ANYTHING! So that the pain I'm feeling for making you sad and breaking up with you would ease up. Go ahead! I deserve it!"

Right now, Ruki would surely want to kill him. She could do that. But instead, she just punched his chest.

"You know it! I love you with all my heart, body and soul! I gave everything to you! You are the key to my heart . You opened it and I began to trust and love people. I changed a lot because of you! You changed my life from being so dull and sad to be so colorful and happy! Please Takato, don't do this to me!" She begged. Her punches softened until she just rested her head to his shoulder while crying a lot. Takato hugged her tightly, completely mastering her smell and the way it feels to hug his girlfriend, or should I say ex-girlfriend? They stayed in that position for a few minutes.

Takato let go of Ruki and turned back to her again. "I'm so sorry Ruki!" He was about to go out of that place but Ruki called his name. He stopped walking but didn't turned around to look at her. Ruki approached him. She then again touched his shoulder and spun him around.

"Takato Matsuda," She uttered. Slowly, she knelt in front of him. "Was the love I gave to you not enough yet?" Ruki asked.

"No Ruki. I-" He answered but was only cut off by Ruki.

"If you want I'll love you even more. I sure I could love you more than she could. Please, just stay. I love you!" Ruki pleaded. Ruki, pleading to the point that she'll have to kneel just to convince that person? It's really, REALLY unusual for her to do that. It's even ou of her character but she'll have to do it just to convince Takato to stay with her. She hugged his waist and started to cry again.

"I think this relationship won't work anymore." Takato said. He tried to remove her arms that are wrapped around her waist. It wasn't that easy to do it as what he had expected it would be. She had a very tight grip on his waist.

"Yes Takato Matsuda! It'll work out! Trust me!" Ruki said reassuringly.

Takato gathered all of his strength to remove Ruki's arms around his waist. Being a man, stronger than a woman, he succeeded. He left Ruki there, lying on the floor and weeping.

"Truly, I'm very sorry, Ruki."

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Ruki: Takato took the key of my heart when he left me. Now, no one will be able to enter it because he took it with him. I'll need to wait for him to return to me and in that time, I'll take the key from him.

But what if he doesn't?

STAY

*This song is dedicated to Takato Matsuda, the one who broke my heart, from me, Ruki.*

I want you to stay

Never go away from me

Stay forever

But now, now that you're gone

All I can do is pray for you

To be here beside me again

Why did you have to leave me?

When you said that love will conquer all

Why did you have to leave me?

When you said that dreaming

Was as good as reality

And now I must move on

Trying to forget all the memories

Of you near me

But I can't let go of your love

That has taught me to hold on.

Ruki: Takato, is this really goodbye now?

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That's it people! Takato dumped her so I guess the next chappies are RYUKI already. I've already written some chapters of this story but I'm slow in typing. Hope you like it! Anyway, the song 'Stay' was sung by Carol Banawa, a local singer. Please review. The next chappie will be great and the next chappie next to it. I really like it. Oh, BTW sorry for the characters' OOCness!

Again, please don't forget to review and PRETTY PLEASE, no flames!

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