Chapter Twelve: Trouble After the Play
Ashley: Um.okay people, listen before you kill me. My computer is deleting files (still), I had to go camping (without a computer), and my computer likes shutting down on me, when I forget to save something. And I had no computer for two weeks. So, there are reasons for this chapter being out so late, and another reason is, I had no idea where this was gonna lead. So...don't kill me! *hides*
Kazu: She's also sorry she couldn't get the chapter out earlier.
Ashley: Yes, I am. Anyway, I wanna thank these people for reviewing: RukiMakino, Akino Matoumiken (I know...we were all expecting Maria to kill herself or something), Kit Kat, The Anti Fluffy, EvilVidel, dragongirl, your very angry friend!, babe_galanime, DigiFreak103, A Friend, Rika1332, Isis, and Kitaru15. Oh wow!!! Lots of reviewers from the last chapter!!! Thanks guys!!! *gives them free cookie coupons*
To 'your very angry friend!'...here's a short scene.
Then Katie bowed onstage, and people cheered for the person who killed Chino.
There Katie. Now you can't be mad at me. DON'T BE MAD AT ME!!!!!! Someone do the disclaimer.
Rika: Ashley doesn't own anything, including Digimon, West Side Story, Amber, Katie and other people.
Ashley: Okay, onto chapter twelve!!! YAY!!!!
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"You guys were great!" Jeri said, hugging everyone she could find.
"You did great on your solo Amber," Ashley said, finding Amber in the crowd.
"You too."
"I did the best!" Kazu boasted, looking very proud of himself.
"Well, you did do great on 'Gee, Officer Krupke'," Ashley admitted.
"Thanks, babe."
"HAVE YOU NOT LEARNED YOUR LESSON OR SOMETHING?!"
Kazu cowered behind the others. "S-sorry..." Ashley crossed her arms and glared at him.
"Well, all of us did our best," Henry said.
"Yeah..."
Henry snuck up behind Amber. "And you did exceptionally well." Amber giggled.
"But really," Ashley said, sitting down in the nearest chair, "I thank God that it's over." (A/N: Hey, that triggers my memory somehow..) "I'm exhausted."
"Too exhausted - " (A/N: WAIT! I KNOW! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.Amber, read over it and maybe you'll recognize something. Clue: Purple paper..yeah...*shudders* Well, everyone else: forget this paragraph..right...NOW!)
"Yeah, but it was a fun time," Takato said.
"That's true," Ashley said, then grinned evilly, "freak."
"Hey!" Takato exclaimed, looking over at Ashley, "I'm not a freak!"
"Well, you called me one first," Ashley explained.
Takato was confused. "You mean, in the play?"
"Yeah, what do I, the freak, know?"
"You do realize I was acting, right?"
Ashley nodded. "Yeah, but, I wanted revenge.freak." Takato just crossed his arms.
After a short pause, Kazu spoke up, "Where are Rika and Ryo? I wanna ask about their little kisses!"
"She'll kill you," Amber said.
"True.but where are they anyway?" Kazu asked, looking around.
Ashley got up. "I'll look for them." Ashley walked behind the stage props, and stopped behind the "brick wall". "Hey Rika."
Rika, who was sitting behind the brick wall, looked up. "Oh, hi."
"Why aren't you with the group? They're wondering where you are, well, Kazu only wants to torment you.but.yeah."
"Just thinking by myself," Rika said.
"Hey, are you avoiding us?" Ashley asked.
Rika looked a bit startled. "What? No.no.I'm not avoiding you guys."
"Then you're avoiding Ryo," Ashley added.
"No! I mean, of course not."
Ashley continued, "It's about the kisses, isn't it? You don't want to confront him about that."
"Who said that? You're just making up stuff! I'm not avoiding anybody. Stop assuming things."
"Okay, if you say so." Ashley said. There was silence. Then Ashley exclaimed, "I saw the look on your face after you kissed Ryo for the first time."
Rika tried to hide her nervousness. "What look?"
"The look that said: I felt something there."
Rika was silent for a second, and then said, "It's weird. I never felt like that before."
"So.it's true.you've fell in love with Ryo."
"I didn't say that!"
"Then what did you felt in that first kiss. Tell me."
Nothing was heard for a couple seconds until Rika said, "I don't know."
"So," Ashley summarized, "You're denying that you are in love with Ryo, but you have no other explanation." Rika shrugged. "Urgh, I'm not getting anywhere with this. Come on, let's go back to the gang."
So, Rika and Ashley walked back to where the others were, and Rika was surprised to see Ryo there.
"Um." Ashley looked around. "Well, just leave you two alone." Everyone except Rika and Ryo got up. And Kazu. Amber hit Kazu on the back. He immediately stood up.
"What?" Kazu asked.
"We're leaving!" Jeri said.
"What if I don't want to leave?"
"Oh, that's easy. I'll just throw you off the stage again!" Ashley exclaimed, making Kazu run off. The others quietly walked off.
Rika sat down. "So."
Ryo looked up. "Um.on stage.well.something." Suddenly, there was the sound of a million footsteps running on a wooden floor. And then, out of nowhere, people ruined the moment, coming from the stage, or the audience, waving their hands, and pieces of paper, shouting, "LOOK! THE STARS! RIKA.RYO! AUTOGRAPHS!"
And in that amount of time, Ryo and Rika were bombarded with pieces of paper waving in their faces. Both looked shocked and surprised. And both were mad at the people who ruined the moment for them.
Hurriedly, Rika signed the pieces of paper waving her face, and pushed the other people who were surrounding her out of her way. But Ryo was already gone.
'Follow the screaming. Follow the screaming fangirls.' Rika thought to herself, opening the door heading out to the back parking lot. But, she heard nothing. 'Urgh.guess I'll have to wait to talk to him tomorrow.' And with that, Rika headed home.
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Brrring! Brrring!
'Urgh.stupid phone.stupid sunlight.' Rika, still half asleep, grabbed the phone. "Yes?" Normally, Rika would have said 'Hello', but she was too tired and annoyed at whoever called.
"Um.hey Rika," Henry's voice came on the other line, sounding a bit surprised.
"Oh, sorry Henry. I was asleep," Rika explained.
"I just called to tell you that we're having a get together in an hour at the hideout."
"Alright, I'll be there," Rika said, "Bye." And then she hung up. "Urgh." she said, falling back onto her bed.
A little bit before an hour later, Rika was walking down her street, to the hideout.
'Oh yeah, today's supposed to be the day I talk to Ryo about what happened,' Rika thought, 'Just great.' Suddenly, someone bumped into her.
"Watch it, you jerk!" Rika shouted, angry at being jostled out her thoughts.
"Sorry." There was a pause, as the other person looked up, "Rika?!"
Rika looked up at her name. 'Ryo.' There was more awkward silence. 'Man, ever since the play there seems to be tension between us. This is just making it harder!'
"So." Ryo interrupted the dead silence, "Going to the get together?"
"Um.yeah." 'Stop it Rika! You're acting like a love-struck teenage girl! You don't want to act like that!'
More silence. 'I can't this!' Rika thought. "Ryo, I have something to tell you, and don't interrupt me when I start," Rika said. Ryo looked a bit taken aback, then nodded.
"Okay.yesterday when we put on that performance of 'West Side Story', I-"
"RYO AKIYAMA AND RIKA NONAKA!" a voice suddenly shouted. Rika stopped and both of them turned around to see a man that was bald and big trying to catch up with them.
"Um.yes?" Ryo asked.
"You." the man started, out of breath, "You two were.the stars.in the performance.of 'West Side Story'.yesterday, right?" Ryo and Rika nodded. "Great! My name is Alan Reedy. I own and teach the Performing Arts school downtown. I would really appreciate it if you considered going there for the school year. According to the performance last night, you're just what Reedy's Performing Arts School or RPAS, needs!"
"Uh.Mr. Reedy-" Ryo said.
"Just call me Alan. All the kids who go to the school do."
"Okay.Alan. Well, we need to be somewhere, so."
"Oh, oh, I understand.are you two going out on a little date?" Alan said with a big grin.
Ryo coughed, and Rika blushed a shade of red.
"No, uh.Alan." Ryo said, after another awkward pause, "We need to meet our friends to-"
"Oh, yes, hanging out. Gotcha!" Alan said, "Well, let me just give you some registration papers." Alan opened the briefcase he had with him. There was a minute of paper shuffling. "I know it's in here somewhere." He chuckled. "I always seem to lose things, my wife tells me I just forget where I put stuff."
Ryo nudged Rika. "Come on, let's get out of here." Slowly, both of them walked away from Alan, and when they were at a far enough distance, they ran.
"But I know where I put my stuff. It's like they have little legs and walk off on their own. It's the strangest thing. Ah! Here they are." Alan looked up. "Now where did those darn kids go?"
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"Sorry, we're late," Ryo yelled, as he and Rika ran up the path to the hideout.
"Oh, we understand," Kazu said, with a smirk, "Fully."
Rika shot a glare at Kazu. "This strange guy wanted us to join his probably stranger school."
"Rrright." Kazu grinned.
"SHUT UP KAZU!" Rika said through gritted teeth.
"Oh.yeah." Amber spoke up, "Don't take Main Street home. Your fan clubs reside there now."
"Oh, thanks," Ryo said.
"Okay, let's get some music playing," Ashley said, grabbing the stereo and putting in a blue CD. A second later, Clay Aiken's single started playing. (A/N: ^_^ This idea dedicated to Madi, who LOOOOOOVES Clay. Don't ya, Madi?)
After awhile, Rika's worries subsided, and she just enjoying hanging out with her friends. She could put off talking to Ryo till later. But she knew, deep down in her heart, she would have to do it sooner or later.
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Ashley: WHAT?! No, I can't be done with the chapter yet! There was barely a page earlier.are you saying I wrote most of the chapter in an hour? NO WAY!
Kazu: It was really short though.
Ashley: Yeah.I know. But I got another chapter out! OH YEAH!!!
Kazu: The next chapter will probably be the last. Unless Ashley has a brilliant idea before then.
Ashley: WOW! I might actually get done with a chapter fic. My first finished chapter fic. WOW! It's a miracle. Hey, do you know how I got done with this chapter?
Kazu: Do I want to know?
Ashley: YES! I was listening to my one and only inspiration.CLAY AIKEN! MY DAWG! Love ya, Clay!
Kazu: O_O
Ashley: And the Rolling Stone edition with him.his shirt unbuttoned.
Kazu: AHHHHHH!! I DON'T WANNA KNOW MORE!!!
Ashley: Well, Ruben fans, think about Ruben with his shirt unbuttoned.^_^ (Credit for this goes to my friend's brother, Michael)
Kazu: NOOOOO..BAD MENTAL IMAGE!!!!
Ashley: Just review! PLWEASE?! *skips off listening to 'This is the Night' by none other than Clay Aiken*
Ashley: Um.okay people, listen before you kill me. My computer is deleting files (still), I had to go camping (without a computer), and my computer likes shutting down on me, when I forget to save something. And I had no computer for two weeks. So, there are reasons for this chapter being out so late, and another reason is, I had no idea where this was gonna lead. So...don't kill me! *hides*
Kazu: She's also sorry she couldn't get the chapter out earlier.
Ashley: Yes, I am. Anyway, I wanna thank these people for reviewing: RukiMakino, Akino Matoumiken (I know...we were all expecting Maria to kill herself or something), Kit Kat, The Anti Fluffy, EvilVidel, dragongirl, your very angry friend!, babe_galanime, DigiFreak103, A Friend, Rika1332, Isis, and Kitaru15. Oh wow!!! Lots of reviewers from the last chapter!!! Thanks guys!!! *gives them free cookie coupons*
To 'your very angry friend!'...here's a short scene.
Then Katie bowed onstage, and people cheered for the person who killed Chino.
There Katie. Now you can't be mad at me. DON'T BE MAD AT ME!!!!!! Someone do the disclaimer.
Rika: Ashley doesn't own anything, including Digimon, West Side Story, Amber, Katie and other people.
Ashley: Okay, onto chapter twelve!!! YAY!!!!
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"You guys were great!" Jeri said, hugging everyone she could find.
"You did great on your solo Amber," Ashley said, finding Amber in the crowd.
"You too."
"I did the best!" Kazu boasted, looking very proud of himself.
"Well, you did do great on 'Gee, Officer Krupke'," Ashley admitted.
"Thanks, babe."
"HAVE YOU NOT LEARNED YOUR LESSON OR SOMETHING?!"
Kazu cowered behind the others. "S-sorry..." Ashley crossed her arms and glared at him.
"Well, all of us did our best," Henry said.
"Yeah..."
Henry snuck up behind Amber. "And you did exceptionally well." Amber giggled.
"But really," Ashley said, sitting down in the nearest chair, "I thank God that it's over." (A/N: Hey, that triggers my memory somehow..) "I'm exhausted."
"Too exhausted - " (A/N: WAIT! I KNOW! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.Amber, read over it and maybe you'll recognize something. Clue: Purple paper..yeah...*shudders* Well, everyone else: forget this paragraph..right...NOW!)
"Yeah, but it was a fun time," Takato said.
"That's true," Ashley said, then grinned evilly, "freak."
"Hey!" Takato exclaimed, looking over at Ashley, "I'm not a freak!"
"Well, you called me one first," Ashley explained.
Takato was confused. "You mean, in the play?"
"Yeah, what do I, the freak, know?"
"You do realize I was acting, right?"
Ashley nodded. "Yeah, but, I wanted revenge.freak." Takato just crossed his arms.
After a short pause, Kazu spoke up, "Where are Rika and Ryo? I wanna ask about their little kisses!"
"She'll kill you," Amber said.
"True.but where are they anyway?" Kazu asked, looking around.
Ashley got up. "I'll look for them." Ashley walked behind the stage props, and stopped behind the "brick wall". "Hey Rika."
Rika, who was sitting behind the brick wall, looked up. "Oh, hi."
"Why aren't you with the group? They're wondering where you are, well, Kazu only wants to torment you.but.yeah."
"Just thinking by myself," Rika said.
"Hey, are you avoiding us?" Ashley asked.
Rika looked a bit startled. "What? No.no.I'm not avoiding you guys."
"Then you're avoiding Ryo," Ashley added.
"No! I mean, of course not."
Ashley continued, "It's about the kisses, isn't it? You don't want to confront him about that."
"Who said that? You're just making up stuff! I'm not avoiding anybody. Stop assuming things."
"Okay, if you say so." Ashley said. There was silence. Then Ashley exclaimed, "I saw the look on your face after you kissed Ryo for the first time."
Rika tried to hide her nervousness. "What look?"
"The look that said: I felt something there."
Rika was silent for a second, and then said, "It's weird. I never felt like that before."
"So.it's true.you've fell in love with Ryo."
"I didn't say that!"
"Then what did you felt in that first kiss. Tell me."
Nothing was heard for a couple seconds until Rika said, "I don't know."
"So," Ashley summarized, "You're denying that you are in love with Ryo, but you have no other explanation." Rika shrugged. "Urgh, I'm not getting anywhere with this. Come on, let's go back to the gang."
So, Rika and Ashley walked back to where the others were, and Rika was surprised to see Ryo there.
"Um." Ashley looked around. "Well, just leave you two alone." Everyone except Rika and Ryo got up. And Kazu. Amber hit Kazu on the back. He immediately stood up.
"What?" Kazu asked.
"We're leaving!" Jeri said.
"What if I don't want to leave?"
"Oh, that's easy. I'll just throw you off the stage again!" Ashley exclaimed, making Kazu run off. The others quietly walked off.
Rika sat down. "So."
Ryo looked up. "Um.on stage.well.something." Suddenly, there was the sound of a million footsteps running on a wooden floor. And then, out of nowhere, people ruined the moment, coming from the stage, or the audience, waving their hands, and pieces of paper, shouting, "LOOK! THE STARS! RIKA.RYO! AUTOGRAPHS!"
And in that amount of time, Ryo and Rika were bombarded with pieces of paper waving in their faces. Both looked shocked and surprised. And both were mad at the people who ruined the moment for them.
Hurriedly, Rika signed the pieces of paper waving her face, and pushed the other people who were surrounding her out of her way. But Ryo was already gone.
'Follow the screaming. Follow the screaming fangirls.' Rika thought to herself, opening the door heading out to the back parking lot. But, she heard nothing. 'Urgh.guess I'll have to wait to talk to him tomorrow.' And with that, Rika headed home.
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Brrring! Brrring!
'Urgh.stupid phone.stupid sunlight.' Rika, still half asleep, grabbed the phone. "Yes?" Normally, Rika would have said 'Hello', but she was too tired and annoyed at whoever called.
"Um.hey Rika," Henry's voice came on the other line, sounding a bit surprised.
"Oh, sorry Henry. I was asleep," Rika explained.
"I just called to tell you that we're having a get together in an hour at the hideout."
"Alright, I'll be there," Rika said, "Bye." And then she hung up. "Urgh." she said, falling back onto her bed.
A little bit before an hour later, Rika was walking down her street, to the hideout.
'Oh yeah, today's supposed to be the day I talk to Ryo about what happened,' Rika thought, 'Just great.' Suddenly, someone bumped into her.
"Watch it, you jerk!" Rika shouted, angry at being jostled out her thoughts.
"Sorry." There was a pause, as the other person looked up, "Rika?!"
Rika looked up at her name. 'Ryo.' There was more awkward silence. 'Man, ever since the play there seems to be tension between us. This is just making it harder!'
"So." Ryo interrupted the dead silence, "Going to the get together?"
"Um.yeah." 'Stop it Rika! You're acting like a love-struck teenage girl! You don't want to act like that!'
More silence. 'I can't this!' Rika thought. "Ryo, I have something to tell you, and don't interrupt me when I start," Rika said. Ryo looked a bit taken aback, then nodded.
"Okay.yesterday when we put on that performance of 'West Side Story', I-"
"RYO AKIYAMA AND RIKA NONAKA!" a voice suddenly shouted. Rika stopped and both of them turned around to see a man that was bald and big trying to catch up with them.
"Um.yes?" Ryo asked.
"You." the man started, out of breath, "You two were.the stars.in the performance.of 'West Side Story'.yesterday, right?" Ryo and Rika nodded. "Great! My name is Alan Reedy. I own and teach the Performing Arts school downtown. I would really appreciate it if you considered going there for the school year. According to the performance last night, you're just what Reedy's Performing Arts School or RPAS, needs!"
"Uh.Mr. Reedy-" Ryo said.
"Just call me Alan. All the kids who go to the school do."
"Okay.Alan. Well, we need to be somewhere, so."
"Oh, oh, I understand.are you two going out on a little date?" Alan said with a big grin.
Ryo coughed, and Rika blushed a shade of red.
"No, uh.Alan." Ryo said, after another awkward pause, "We need to meet our friends to-"
"Oh, yes, hanging out. Gotcha!" Alan said, "Well, let me just give you some registration papers." Alan opened the briefcase he had with him. There was a minute of paper shuffling. "I know it's in here somewhere." He chuckled. "I always seem to lose things, my wife tells me I just forget where I put stuff."
Ryo nudged Rika. "Come on, let's get out of here." Slowly, both of them walked away from Alan, and when they were at a far enough distance, they ran.
"But I know where I put my stuff. It's like they have little legs and walk off on their own. It's the strangest thing. Ah! Here they are." Alan looked up. "Now where did those darn kids go?"
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"Sorry, we're late," Ryo yelled, as he and Rika ran up the path to the hideout.
"Oh, we understand," Kazu said, with a smirk, "Fully."
Rika shot a glare at Kazu. "This strange guy wanted us to join his probably stranger school."
"Rrright." Kazu grinned.
"SHUT UP KAZU!" Rika said through gritted teeth.
"Oh.yeah." Amber spoke up, "Don't take Main Street home. Your fan clubs reside there now."
"Oh, thanks," Ryo said.
"Okay, let's get some music playing," Ashley said, grabbing the stereo and putting in a blue CD. A second later, Clay Aiken's single started playing. (A/N: ^_^ This idea dedicated to Madi, who LOOOOOOVES Clay. Don't ya, Madi?)
After awhile, Rika's worries subsided, and she just enjoying hanging out with her friends. She could put off talking to Ryo till later. But she knew, deep down in her heart, she would have to do it sooner or later.
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Ashley: WHAT?! No, I can't be done with the chapter yet! There was barely a page earlier.are you saying I wrote most of the chapter in an hour? NO WAY!
Kazu: It was really short though.
Ashley: Yeah.I know. But I got another chapter out! OH YEAH!!!
Kazu: The next chapter will probably be the last. Unless Ashley has a brilliant idea before then.
Ashley: WOW! I might actually get done with a chapter fic. My first finished chapter fic. WOW! It's a miracle. Hey, do you know how I got done with this chapter?
Kazu: Do I want to know?
Ashley: YES! I was listening to my one and only inspiration.CLAY AIKEN! MY DAWG! Love ya, Clay!
Kazu: O_O
Ashley: And the Rolling Stone edition with him.his shirt unbuttoned.
Kazu: AHHHHHH!! I DON'T WANNA KNOW MORE!!!
Ashley: Well, Ruben fans, think about Ruben with his shirt unbuttoned.^_^ (Credit for this goes to my friend's brother, Michael)
Kazu: NOOOOO..BAD MENTAL IMAGE!!!!
Ashley: Just review! PLWEASE?! *skips off listening to 'This is the Night' by none other than Clay Aiken*