Too Close To Be Apart
Con2020tran: Thank you my wonderful reviewers; although there are like 3 reviews every chapter. Thank you Keyblade Oblivion, the comments on my story were very welcome, and the song is a very good one too. BUT...the song does not really match the later chapters, so I'll just input it into chapter 2 (which seems to fit the song most), since you actually took the time to review my story. Thanks again!
It seems like my only regular reviewers are Akino Matoumiken and a- Unknown. Well, hope that ALL of you review my story : )
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, but I do own this story and the plot.
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Chapter 4: Outer Conflict and Inner Conflict
Ryo sat down on the hay-covered ground, tired from the day's work. Although Rika had kept him from being thrown out of the castle, he still did not appreciate tending to the dumb horses, like Rika had suggested to the King. King Peter of course agreed, not wanting to deal with the young teenager anymore.
Days had gone by and at times, Ryo was glad that he was able to stay in the castle, at other times, he wasn't. Rika would usually sneak out of her room at night to see him, of course to ask him about their home place. That was what made Ryo a little angry. Why couldn't she come see him just for him? Why did she have to come just to learn about her forgotten past? She was on his mind every single moment of the day, and it hardly seemed like he was her mind. Ryo hated Rika for that.
But his feelings for her prevailed over his hatred and he was glad that she would at least come and see him.
Ryo's thoughts took another turn, another problem; the fact that they had to get home sooner or later. 'Everyone must be worried about us,' Ryo thought. But the truth was that they had no way to get home, they could be trapped in this dimension for the rest of their lives.
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Rika laid down on her bed, watching the golden sun set against a beautiful red, orange and yellow sky. She would have to go and see Ryo again pretty soon, she realized, to once again talk about their home place and past.
But Rika had another thought in her mind today. Does she really see Ryo just because of that, or was it something more? Was it because she enjoyed spending time with him? Was that the real reason why she continued on seeing him?
'No,' thought Rika. 'I'm seeing him just because of that. All Ryo is tome is a key, a key to my memory, my past. There is no other reason. I have no feelings towards him,' she continued to tell herself over and over again, but the truth was that she was lying and she herself knew it.
Why did the boy have to cause her so much confusion? A conflict within her? Rika felt that he was hiding something from her, but couldn't find the answer in her mind, not yet anyways. A couple of days ago, Ryo had commented her on how she was becoming her old self again; but when Rika had asked him how, Ryo refused to tell her. Why couldn't he tell her? They could trust each other, right?
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(Later in the day)
Their usually long conversion was cut short when they heard the sound of a trumpet. "The king orders everyone to the Great Hall now!" shouted a voice that neither of them recognized.
"Wonder why," said Ryo as he stood up, heading towards the door.
"I don't know, maybe something dumb happened," responded Rika.
"I doubt it."
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(In the Great Hall)
In less than 5 minutes, everyone in the castle had gathered in the Great Hall. Most were worried; there were hardly any occasions where EVERYBODY was to gather. The loud talking did not stop until Peter and May entered the hall.
"Everyone," began Peter. "We have urgent news from the village. Sir Phillip, if you'd please."
The knight nodded. "Our guards at the village has spotted a rather large force coming towards us from the north. We do not know if they are friend or foe, but we have sent a messenger to them. Hopefully, they are friends, if not, everyone must prepare the castle for battle and inform the villagers, quickly."
Everyone was REALLY worried now. What would become of them? No one had declared a siege or war on them yet, would this be a surprise attack? If it was, they weren't prepared yet; they would surely starve and surrender their land and maybe even their freedom. Again the loud talking began, but it all came to a stop as a young man ran into the hall, gasping for breath. Everybody awaited the announcement of the messenger.
"The ones who come from the north," he began as soon as he caught his breath. "Say that they mean no harm, they say that they are friends." The moment he said this, everyone almost sighed in relief but Sir Phillip stopped them from doing so.
"You heard what he said, now get back to work," Phillip commanded the people. Most left to continue their daily jobs, but others stayed.
Ryo was one of the ones who stayed. He wanted to know why they were coming like some others did, but he also felt that whatever was going to happen, he was going to be a part of it. Rika thought the same as he did.
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(To the 'ones who come from the north')
The 15-year-old boy with brown hair and golden eyes rode proudly on his strong, proud and brown stallion. He smiled as he felt the wind blew through his hair. He had been here 8 times, before his "little" accident brought him far from home and this place.
"It's pretty unfortunate that we lost you eight years ago Jason*," said Sean, his best friend from that time. "And that it was I who was with you when it happened; me getting out safely, while you..."
"I've told you. I don't care about it anymore. Stop blaming yourself. You've been blaming yourself for it for eight years now!" exclaimed Jason.
Sean shook his head. "No, it's all my fault. If I hadn't fallen into the water, you wouldn't have had to jump in to save me. And you wouldn't have had to drift off in that sudden storm so that we would not be able to find you for eight years. It's all my fault," Sean repeated.
"Well, I'm alive now right?" asked Jason, receiving a slight nod from Sean. "Anyways, it was my choice if I wanted to jump into the water to save you. You are my best friend you know."
"Yeah..." said Sean. "But one thing still bothers me, how did you survive after all these years?"
"I washed up on the shore of somewhere and I found people who didn't even know how to build a ship for me to sail back in," said Jason. "Not that I knew where I was anyways. But these people were kind enough that they took care of me, fed me, and clothed me. You know what I have been doing the whole time I was there?"
"No," answered Sean, shaking his head. "What did you do the whole time you were there?"
"I had been trying to build a ship on my own, a small one that I could sail home on."
"But surely that would not have taken EIGHT whole years to do?"
"Of course not," said Jason. "If you knew how to build one, which I didn't."
"So you began building a ship when you were only seven years old?" asked Sean. "And kept messing up?"
"You bet!" and the two friends laughed.
"King Peter's castle is just up ahead!" shouted one of the knights.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
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(A couple of hours later)
The golden-eyed boy knelt in front of the King and Queen as soon as he entered. Rika took one look at him and felt something crawl up her spine. There was something about this boy, and that something would more likely than not, give Ryo and her problems. Especially with them being able to go home.
"Who are you and why have you come here, especially with such a big group of people?" demanded Peter.
"I am Prince Jason. I am very sorry for bringing such a big group with me but my parents insisted," replied Jason. "And I have come here because I wanted to see Princess Yama since it has been such a long time since I last saw her. You know, before we got married and everything, like it was planned."
Peter and May both had a shocked expression on their faces, in fact, they had wore that expression as soon as Jason introduced himself. Ryo also looked shocked, but he had started wearing that expression after Jason had finished his last sentence. 'What was that all about? The real Yama was betrothed? Everything could be ruined now! How are we going to get home now? Not that I knew how to get home before anyways...'
Rika, however, rolled her eyes. "Planned? How could it be planned if I never even saw you in my entire life? Why don't you just exit the way you came and find someone else who will believe that they have been betrothed, okay?"
Jason looked shocked by this answer, while Peter looked VERY angry by it. Peter pounded his fist onto the arm of his throne/chair and stood up. "BE QUIET YAMA!"
May put her hand on his, gently. "Calm down Peter, you must learn how to control your temper, especially in front of our guests," Peter reluctantly sat back down, still keeping his eyes on Rika. "Prince Jason," said May. "Whose son are you?"
"I am the son of King Tim and Queen Rita, **" answered Jason, which brought another shocked look to Peter and May. It also brought a shocked look to everyone in the Great Hall, everyone but Ryo and Rika.
"Would someone mind telling me what's going on?" asked Rika.
"Yama," said May. "Prince Jason here is your future husband." This time, Rika had on a shocked expression, Ryo didn't because he had already figured it out.
"But you said that he was dead," argued Rika.
"Yes we did say that, but here he is, alive and well, the son of Tim and Rita. You have to married him; it was decided from the day you were born Yama," countered May.
"But..."
"But, why is there a but? Don't you remember the times when we were little? We would play together and have little childhood fun that we would enjoy. Anyways, it's faith. I knew that fact my entire life, you knew it too," said Jason, getting up from his kneeling position. "We were destined to be together, why did you suddenly change your mind like that? No one can compare to what we had between us...long ago and right now. Is there anyone else in this room who disagrees?"
No one spoke a word. Everyone had seen how happy Jason and Yama were when they were together when they were younger (A/N: Confusing, eh?). As the silence grew in the room, Rika looked to Ryo for help in this kind of situation. Ryo knew what he had to do to solve this problem. He spoke up.
"I disagree!" he shouted. Everyone almost jumped out of his or her skin when the shout came out of the once completely silent room. Everyone but Rika, she smiled and walked over to him.
"Who are you to speak up?" demanded Jason, narrowing his eyes. "And why would you disagree?"
"I am someone else in the room who disagrees, just like you asked for," said Ryo, calmly. "And my reason to disagree is no concern of yours, Prince."
"Then why would you do it?" questioned Jason.
"I just said that it was no concern of yours Prince."
"It is because you have feelings for her too?" asked Jason, chuckling. Everyone began to laugh as well.
That remark had hit a weak spot in Ryo, but he refused to show it. "No," he partially lied. "I believe that I said my reason was none of your business, so why are you making things up for Jason? You liar."
Jason walked up to Ryo's face and picked him up easily by his shirt collar. "What did you call me?" he demanded.
Ryo smirked. "You heard me Liar."
The Prince got really angry and threw Ryo onto the ground hard. "No one calls me a Liar, especially a common boy who knows nothing. A common boy also does not call me by my name without the proper title."
Ryo got back onto his feet quickly, ignoring the pain. "You think that you're so good Liar? You're the one who knows nothing, you Big Fat Idiot (A/N: I don't like to swear)!" Everybody in the room gasped as Jason's anger built up to the point where you could see steam coming out of his ears. Rika quickly went in between Jason and Ryo as Jason began to pull his fist back.
"Jason, don't hurt him," warned Rika and Jason slowly put his fist down, trying to calm himself down. Rika turned to Ryo quickly. "Ryo," she said. "Don't do anything foolish, don't even try, okay?"
"Sure I will."
"Since there is no way to settle this but more fighting," said Jason, doing his best to keep himself under control. "I will challenge you to a jousting match. The first one to die, of course loses," he said smiling evilly.
"You're crazy Jason!" exclaimed Rika.
Ryo thought for a while, considering his options. "Okay...I've made my decision. I've decided to ag-" but he didn't get to finish what he was going to say for Rika's hand covered over his mouth.
"We'll be right back," Rika informed the ones in the Great Hall and led Ryo upstairs to her room. She pushed him inside and locked the door behind her so that no one could come in.
"What do you think you were doing Ryo?" Rika demanded.
"What do you mean Rika? You didn't want that?" asked Ryo. "You want to get married with Jason and live 'happily ever after', with no choice of going back to our real home?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant why were you going to do something foolish like I told you not to do. Why were you going to accept a challenge that could get you killed? And against a crazy person who could do anything to you?"
"And why would you care? You usually care about how something would affect you."
"Well, because..." said Rika, struggling to get the right words out. "I don't want you to get hurt, or killed for that matter."
"Rika, look at me," said Ryo, grabbing her by the shoulders until she willed herself to let her violet eyes lock onto his blue eyes. "If it was for anyone else, I wouldn't do it. But for you, I will do anything."
"Ryo," whispered Rika.
"Rika, I want you to let me do this. I want you to be able to trust me," said Ryo and smiled. "Like you trusted me when we were fighting the D- Reaper."
"Have you gone crazy Ryo, like Jason? You could be killed. I'm not blind Ryo; I saw how easily Jason hurt you back there. And in a jousting match, you wouldn't stand a chance!" exclaimed Rika. She really wanted him to change his mind, to get the reality of the situation.
"It's a chance I'm willing to take Rika," said Ryo, taking his hands off of Rika's shoulders. It was obvious that he wasn't going to change his mind. "If I don't agree to it, you're going to be married to Jason and then how are we going to get home? That would cause a lot of problems. But if I do agree to it, and because of some mysterious being, I win; we'll be free of him. No problems."
"Except for the fact that you have the greater chance of dying. Did you ever think about that, Hotshot?" countered Rika.
"Well, there'll be one less person to annoy and complicate you. Right, Pumpkin?" responded Ryo, grinning.
Rika smiled a bit. "You big twerp. You're doing all this just to impress me, aren't you?"
"So, it is working or not?" he asked.
Rika nodded slightly. Suddenly, she saw Ryo take a step forward and for an instant, saw something in his eyes that told her what he was about to do. By instinct, she took a step backwards and Ryo stopped walking towards her. He tilted his head to the side and gave her a questioning smile. The two teenagers stood like that for a couple of minutes, though to them, it felt like a couple of hours.
Finally Ryo broke the silence and began walking to the door. "I'll tell Jason that I agree to his challenge. But will you be there, tomorrow morning?"
Rika took a deep breath before answering his question. Could she really go, even if the outcome was against them? "Yes I will Ryo. Just promise me one thing. Please be careful."
"I will. And with you promise me one thing? Remember that for you I will win," and with that, Ryo closed the door.
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~When you're feeling lost in the night
When you feel your world just ain't tight
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better
I'll be there to protect you, see you through
I'll be there, and there is nothing, I won't do
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I will shield your heart from the rain
I won't leave no harm come your way
Oh these arms will be your shelter
No these arms won't let you down
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you
I'm here for you, I'm here forever
I will be your fortress, tall and strong
I'll keep you safe, I'll stand beside you, right or wrong
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
For you I will, lay my life on the line
For you I will fight a hulk, for you I will die
With every breath, with all my soul
I'll give my word, I'll give it all
Put your faith in me
And I'll do anything
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I will, I will, I will
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I promise you, for you I will
I promise you, for you I will~
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*This is NOT the same Jason from The D-Reaper 2. This is a different one.
**Isn't it funny how I am always using names of couples from Cantonese movies, like Jason and Yama are from "Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love" and Tim and Rita are from "A Dream Named Desire". Next thing you know, Chris and Michelle will be coming (they're also from "A Dream Named Desire". Why did you have to have AIDS Michelle? Why? Chris was coming back!).
Con2020tran: I'm finally done writing this chapter!!! :D HAHAHA! You can't defeat me, I am invincible! HAHAHA!
Sorry about that...it's just that finishing this chapter is a BIG accomplishment for me. Just TWO more chapters to go and I'm done this story! :D The song was "For you I will" by Monica, and this time I thought of the song without have to rewrite the chapter! :D Please review! Please Review my story, give me suggestions, give me comments, just give me something! And please do review...I've only gotten 10 reviews so far for my 3 chapters:'(And other stories usually have more than 10 reviews for 2 chapters...So if you are reading this, please do review!
Con2020tran: Thank you my wonderful reviewers; although there are like 3 reviews every chapter. Thank you Keyblade Oblivion, the comments on my story were very welcome, and the song is a very good one too. BUT...the song does not really match the later chapters, so I'll just input it into chapter 2 (which seems to fit the song most), since you actually took the time to review my story. Thanks again!
It seems like my only regular reviewers are Akino Matoumiken and a- Unknown. Well, hope that ALL of you review my story : )
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, but I do own this story and the plot.
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Chapter 4: Outer Conflict and Inner Conflict
Ryo sat down on the hay-covered ground, tired from the day's work. Although Rika had kept him from being thrown out of the castle, he still did not appreciate tending to the dumb horses, like Rika had suggested to the King. King Peter of course agreed, not wanting to deal with the young teenager anymore.
Days had gone by and at times, Ryo was glad that he was able to stay in the castle, at other times, he wasn't. Rika would usually sneak out of her room at night to see him, of course to ask him about their home place. That was what made Ryo a little angry. Why couldn't she come see him just for him? Why did she have to come just to learn about her forgotten past? She was on his mind every single moment of the day, and it hardly seemed like he was her mind. Ryo hated Rika for that.
But his feelings for her prevailed over his hatred and he was glad that she would at least come and see him.
Ryo's thoughts took another turn, another problem; the fact that they had to get home sooner or later. 'Everyone must be worried about us,' Ryo thought. But the truth was that they had no way to get home, they could be trapped in this dimension for the rest of their lives.
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Rika laid down on her bed, watching the golden sun set against a beautiful red, orange and yellow sky. She would have to go and see Ryo again pretty soon, she realized, to once again talk about their home place and past.
But Rika had another thought in her mind today. Does she really see Ryo just because of that, or was it something more? Was it because she enjoyed spending time with him? Was that the real reason why she continued on seeing him?
'No,' thought Rika. 'I'm seeing him just because of that. All Ryo is tome is a key, a key to my memory, my past. There is no other reason. I have no feelings towards him,' she continued to tell herself over and over again, but the truth was that she was lying and she herself knew it.
Why did the boy have to cause her so much confusion? A conflict within her? Rika felt that he was hiding something from her, but couldn't find the answer in her mind, not yet anyways. A couple of days ago, Ryo had commented her on how she was becoming her old self again; but when Rika had asked him how, Ryo refused to tell her. Why couldn't he tell her? They could trust each other, right?
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(Later in the day)
Their usually long conversion was cut short when they heard the sound of a trumpet. "The king orders everyone to the Great Hall now!" shouted a voice that neither of them recognized.
"Wonder why," said Ryo as he stood up, heading towards the door.
"I don't know, maybe something dumb happened," responded Rika.
"I doubt it."
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(In the Great Hall)
In less than 5 minutes, everyone in the castle had gathered in the Great Hall. Most were worried; there were hardly any occasions where EVERYBODY was to gather. The loud talking did not stop until Peter and May entered the hall.
"Everyone," began Peter. "We have urgent news from the village. Sir Phillip, if you'd please."
The knight nodded. "Our guards at the village has spotted a rather large force coming towards us from the north. We do not know if they are friend or foe, but we have sent a messenger to them. Hopefully, they are friends, if not, everyone must prepare the castle for battle and inform the villagers, quickly."
Everyone was REALLY worried now. What would become of them? No one had declared a siege or war on them yet, would this be a surprise attack? If it was, they weren't prepared yet; they would surely starve and surrender their land and maybe even their freedom. Again the loud talking began, but it all came to a stop as a young man ran into the hall, gasping for breath. Everybody awaited the announcement of the messenger.
"The ones who come from the north," he began as soon as he caught his breath. "Say that they mean no harm, they say that they are friends." The moment he said this, everyone almost sighed in relief but Sir Phillip stopped them from doing so.
"You heard what he said, now get back to work," Phillip commanded the people. Most left to continue their daily jobs, but others stayed.
Ryo was one of the ones who stayed. He wanted to know why they were coming like some others did, but he also felt that whatever was going to happen, he was going to be a part of it. Rika thought the same as he did.
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(To the 'ones who come from the north')
The 15-year-old boy with brown hair and golden eyes rode proudly on his strong, proud and brown stallion. He smiled as he felt the wind blew through his hair. He had been here 8 times, before his "little" accident brought him far from home and this place.
"It's pretty unfortunate that we lost you eight years ago Jason*," said Sean, his best friend from that time. "And that it was I who was with you when it happened; me getting out safely, while you..."
"I've told you. I don't care about it anymore. Stop blaming yourself. You've been blaming yourself for it for eight years now!" exclaimed Jason.
Sean shook his head. "No, it's all my fault. If I hadn't fallen into the water, you wouldn't have had to jump in to save me. And you wouldn't have had to drift off in that sudden storm so that we would not be able to find you for eight years. It's all my fault," Sean repeated.
"Well, I'm alive now right?" asked Jason, receiving a slight nod from Sean. "Anyways, it was my choice if I wanted to jump into the water to save you. You are my best friend you know."
"Yeah..." said Sean. "But one thing still bothers me, how did you survive after all these years?"
"I washed up on the shore of somewhere and I found people who didn't even know how to build a ship for me to sail back in," said Jason. "Not that I knew where I was anyways. But these people were kind enough that they took care of me, fed me, and clothed me. You know what I have been doing the whole time I was there?"
"No," answered Sean, shaking his head. "What did you do the whole time you were there?"
"I had been trying to build a ship on my own, a small one that I could sail home on."
"But surely that would not have taken EIGHT whole years to do?"
"Of course not," said Jason. "If you knew how to build one, which I didn't."
"So you began building a ship when you were only seven years old?" asked Sean. "And kept messing up?"
"You bet!" and the two friends laughed.
"King Peter's castle is just up ahead!" shouted one of the knights.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
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(A couple of hours later)
The golden-eyed boy knelt in front of the King and Queen as soon as he entered. Rika took one look at him and felt something crawl up her spine. There was something about this boy, and that something would more likely than not, give Ryo and her problems. Especially with them being able to go home.
"Who are you and why have you come here, especially with such a big group of people?" demanded Peter.
"I am Prince Jason. I am very sorry for bringing such a big group with me but my parents insisted," replied Jason. "And I have come here because I wanted to see Princess Yama since it has been such a long time since I last saw her. You know, before we got married and everything, like it was planned."
Peter and May both had a shocked expression on their faces, in fact, they had wore that expression as soon as Jason introduced himself. Ryo also looked shocked, but he had started wearing that expression after Jason had finished his last sentence. 'What was that all about? The real Yama was betrothed? Everything could be ruined now! How are we going to get home now? Not that I knew how to get home before anyways...'
Rika, however, rolled her eyes. "Planned? How could it be planned if I never even saw you in my entire life? Why don't you just exit the way you came and find someone else who will believe that they have been betrothed, okay?"
Jason looked shocked by this answer, while Peter looked VERY angry by it. Peter pounded his fist onto the arm of his throne/chair and stood up. "BE QUIET YAMA!"
May put her hand on his, gently. "Calm down Peter, you must learn how to control your temper, especially in front of our guests," Peter reluctantly sat back down, still keeping his eyes on Rika. "Prince Jason," said May. "Whose son are you?"
"I am the son of King Tim and Queen Rita, **" answered Jason, which brought another shocked look to Peter and May. It also brought a shocked look to everyone in the Great Hall, everyone but Ryo and Rika.
"Would someone mind telling me what's going on?" asked Rika.
"Yama," said May. "Prince Jason here is your future husband." This time, Rika had on a shocked expression, Ryo didn't because he had already figured it out.
"But you said that he was dead," argued Rika.
"Yes we did say that, but here he is, alive and well, the son of Tim and Rita. You have to married him; it was decided from the day you were born Yama," countered May.
"But..."
"But, why is there a but? Don't you remember the times when we were little? We would play together and have little childhood fun that we would enjoy. Anyways, it's faith. I knew that fact my entire life, you knew it too," said Jason, getting up from his kneeling position. "We were destined to be together, why did you suddenly change your mind like that? No one can compare to what we had between us...long ago and right now. Is there anyone else in this room who disagrees?"
No one spoke a word. Everyone had seen how happy Jason and Yama were when they were together when they were younger (A/N: Confusing, eh?). As the silence grew in the room, Rika looked to Ryo for help in this kind of situation. Ryo knew what he had to do to solve this problem. He spoke up.
"I disagree!" he shouted. Everyone almost jumped out of his or her skin when the shout came out of the once completely silent room. Everyone but Rika, she smiled and walked over to him.
"Who are you to speak up?" demanded Jason, narrowing his eyes. "And why would you disagree?"
"I am someone else in the room who disagrees, just like you asked for," said Ryo, calmly. "And my reason to disagree is no concern of yours, Prince."
"Then why would you do it?" questioned Jason.
"I just said that it was no concern of yours Prince."
"It is because you have feelings for her too?" asked Jason, chuckling. Everyone began to laugh as well.
That remark had hit a weak spot in Ryo, but he refused to show it. "No," he partially lied. "I believe that I said my reason was none of your business, so why are you making things up for Jason? You liar."
Jason walked up to Ryo's face and picked him up easily by his shirt collar. "What did you call me?" he demanded.
Ryo smirked. "You heard me Liar."
The Prince got really angry and threw Ryo onto the ground hard. "No one calls me a Liar, especially a common boy who knows nothing. A common boy also does not call me by my name without the proper title."
Ryo got back onto his feet quickly, ignoring the pain. "You think that you're so good Liar? You're the one who knows nothing, you Big Fat Idiot (A/N: I don't like to swear)!" Everybody in the room gasped as Jason's anger built up to the point where you could see steam coming out of his ears. Rika quickly went in between Jason and Ryo as Jason began to pull his fist back.
"Jason, don't hurt him," warned Rika and Jason slowly put his fist down, trying to calm himself down. Rika turned to Ryo quickly. "Ryo," she said. "Don't do anything foolish, don't even try, okay?"
"Sure I will."
"Since there is no way to settle this but more fighting," said Jason, doing his best to keep himself under control. "I will challenge you to a jousting match. The first one to die, of course loses," he said smiling evilly.
"You're crazy Jason!" exclaimed Rika.
Ryo thought for a while, considering his options. "Okay...I've made my decision. I've decided to ag-" but he didn't get to finish what he was going to say for Rika's hand covered over his mouth.
"We'll be right back," Rika informed the ones in the Great Hall and led Ryo upstairs to her room. She pushed him inside and locked the door behind her so that no one could come in.
"What do you think you were doing Ryo?" Rika demanded.
"What do you mean Rika? You didn't want that?" asked Ryo. "You want to get married with Jason and live 'happily ever after', with no choice of going back to our real home?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant why were you going to do something foolish like I told you not to do. Why were you going to accept a challenge that could get you killed? And against a crazy person who could do anything to you?"
"And why would you care? You usually care about how something would affect you."
"Well, because..." said Rika, struggling to get the right words out. "I don't want you to get hurt, or killed for that matter."
"Rika, look at me," said Ryo, grabbing her by the shoulders until she willed herself to let her violet eyes lock onto his blue eyes. "If it was for anyone else, I wouldn't do it. But for you, I will do anything."
"Ryo," whispered Rika.
"Rika, I want you to let me do this. I want you to be able to trust me," said Ryo and smiled. "Like you trusted me when we were fighting the D- Reaper."
"Have you gone crazy Ryo, like Jason? You could be killed. I'm not blind Ryo; I saw how easily Jason hurt you back there. And in a jousting match, you wouldn't stand a chance!" exclaimed Rika. She really wanted him to change his mind, to get the reality of the situation.
"It's a chance I'm willing to take Rika," said Ryo, taking his hands off of Rika's shoulders. It was obvious that he wasn't going to change his mind. "If I don't agree to it, you're going to be married to Jason and then how are we going to get home? That would cause a lot of problems. But if I do agree to it, and because of some mysterious being, I win; we'll be free of him. No problems."
"Except for the fact that you have the greater chance of dying. Did you ever think about that, Hotshot?" countered Rika.
"Well, there'll be one less person to annoy and complicate you. Right, Pumpkin?" responded Ryo, grinning.
Rika smiled a bit. "You big twerp. You're doing all this just to impress me, aren't you?"
"So, it is working or not?" he asked.
Rika nodded slightly. Suddenly, she saw Ryo take a step forward and for an instant, saw something in his eyes that told her what he was about to do. By instinct, she took a step backwards and Ryo stopped walking towards her. He tilted his head to the side and gave her a questioning smile. The two teenagers stood like that for a couple of minutes, though to them, it felt like a couple of hours.
Finally Ryo broke the silence and began walking to the door. "I'll tell Jason that I agree to his challenge. But will you be there, tomorrow morning?"
Rika took a deep breath before answering his question. Could she really go, even if the outcome was against them? "Yes I will Ryo. Just promise me one thing. Please be careful."
"I will. And with you promise me one thing? Remember that for you I will win," and with that, Ryo closed the door.
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~When you're feeling lost in the night
When you feel your world just ain't tight
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better
I'll be there to protect you, see you through
I'll be there, and there is nothing, I won't do
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I will shield your heart from the rain
I won't leave no harm come your way
Oh these arms will be your shelter
No these arms won't let you down
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you
I'm here for you, I'm here forever
I will be your fortress, tall and strong
I'll keep you safe, I'll stand beside you, right or wrong
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
For you I will, lay my life on the line
For you I will fight a hulk, for you I will die
With every breath, with all my soul
I'll give my word, I'll give it all
Put your faith in me
And I'll do anything
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I will, I will, I will
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you, for you I will
I promise you, for you I will
I promise you, for you I will~
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*This is NOT the same Jason from The D-Reaper 2. This is a different one.
**Isn't it funny how I am always using names of couples from Cantonese movies, like Jason and Yama are from "Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love" and Tim and Rita are from "A Dream Named Desire". Next thing you know, Chris and Michelle will be coming (they're also from "A Dream Named Desire". Why did you have to have AIDS Michelle? Why? Chris was coming back!).
Con2020tran: I'm finally done writing this chapter!!! :D HAHAHA! You can't defeat me, I am invincible! HAHAHA!
Sorry about that...it's just that finishing this chapter is a BIG accomplishment for me. Just TWO more chapters to go and I'm done this story! :D The song was "For you I will" by Monica, and this time I thought of the song without have to rewrite the chapter! :D Please review! Please Review my story, give me suggestions, give me comments, just give me something! And please do review...I've only gotten 10 reviews so far for my 3 chapters:'(And other stories usually have more than 10 reviews for 2 chapters...So if you are reading this, please do review!
