Amethyst Blizzard: I'm back. Sorry for the wait, but here is the finally entry of the very small Ryuki fic that came to mind while playing a very violent computer game (very educational, take it from me)

Anyway, because of a few requests from some reviewers I have changed the rating to PG, although Rika and Ryo aren't going to go farther than what they already have. (sorry to all you sap fans)

Thank you to all my reviewers, I will list you off at the end ;)

Floramon: I'm here too as always and I'm ready and raring n' daring to go cause Amethyst said so. (^_^) I'm loyal. Oh, and because I'm kinda afraid of getting my ass kicked by her and her karate black belt. No shit. *_*

Disclaimer: As always I do not own Digimon. If I did, I would be a hell of a lot richer than I am right now. Hell, I'm almost broke. (spending too much on magazines and CD's.)

The Attic That Night

Chapter 3: The Night Always Ends With A Bang

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I pulled away from him instantly and stood from the box, overwhelmed by the sudden flow of emotion. What had happened to me lately? Was it all just hormonal, or was it something more? Was I actually in love with Ryo Akiyama? But the scary truth of it all was that I was afraid of what I felt. The feelings were so strong that pretty soon I knew I would be on my knees, practically surrendering to them, much the same as I had done when Ryo had kissed me.

I was still staring at him mutely when he spoke. "I've wanted to do that for a long time." He spoke quietly, as if he were hurt by what I did. "I had even dreamt of it."

I cringed. I did not want to know about his dreams. Ever since Takato had told me he had dreamt of me, I have been a little sensitive to the subject. But Ryo had said that he had wanted to do that for a long time, and that made me feel a little better, as that feeling was mutual. But how was a going to tell him that?

He went on. "I have liked you a lot since we first played each other in that Digimon tournament, although it didn't recognise it then. When we met up again in the Digital World, I was happy because I got to know you a little better and I began to see how you worked. I guessed that you had been hurt by love before and had simply refused to accept it as a part of you. I wanted to help you to get over that fear, that border you built around your heart, and I knew I had succeeded when we were fighting the D-Reaper for the last time. I could tell you trusted me with your life and you were also scared for me. So Rika, can you tell me why you were scared of me then? Can you?"

Why was he asking me this when he already knew the answer? And why was I stalling so much? Could it be that I really did not know the answer to that one? Was I just pretending that I knew? Arg, this is so confusing. I think I'll just take a break now.

So I did. I turned away from him and made my may to the very small window on the far wall of the attic. It was dark inside and out, but there was a full moon that illuminated the city. And a few random streetlights dotted around like sheep in a paddock. But that still didn't solve my current problem. What was I going to do now?

I looked around me again and noticed a few things I had not seen before. For example, in the shadowed corners of the attic, there were such things as spider webs and their inhabitants, spiders in case you didn't know, and a few old paintings clamped together unceremoniously. The spider webs were oddly scary, maybe because I hadn't seen any for a long time, or maybe it was because so many little threads were connected to each other in any orderly pattern.

It was then that I tried to decide how I actually felt about Ryo. It wasn't dislike, or hatred. It was………fear. I was afraid of the intensity in his eyes; afraid of the blatant emotion he was showing me like he had no fear of my reaction. Almost as if he were certain that I felt the same as he did. That part was scary because I had no idea of how he knew. I had never actually told him about how I felt, although I knew that I was going to let it slip very soon. I had never openly expressed my feelings for him, although we did joke around a lot. But lately we have been rather serious, not so playful because we were growing up.

All those jokes I now see were leading up to this. And this can be so dangerous and yet it is the most wonderful thing in existence. Maybe I could give it a chance. Give us a chance.

"Rika, if I was going too far, you can just tell me. I won't do it again if you don't want me to." Ryo was still looking at me intensely and suddenly I doubted if he would ever look away. I was still at the windowsill looking out into the night but I could feel his eyes on me. The window was open so I felt a slight breeze past me a few times before I felt warm arms encircle my waist. It could only be Ryo, so I didn't turn around.

I felt his warm breath tickle my neck and only then did I speak. "Ryo, it's weird but you seem to bring out the best and the worst in me. I don't know if it's because we're so different or so alike, but being with you gives me these feelings of security, fear and anger and I can't decide which feelings are real."

I couldn't say anymore because before I knew it, Ryo had turned me around and kissed me, lightly. When we broke apart, he smiled his warm, caring, irritating smile and I couldn't help but return it. It was a serene moment and I didn't want anything to ruin it, but unfortunately, something did.

There was a noise coming from down in the library and both Ryo and I froze. Now, this noise wasn't exactly the sound a mouse would make if it were looking for its cheese while also trying to hide from the cat. This was the sound an elephant would make while washing itself in a waterhole. Very loud.

It took about thirty seconds for me to realize me weren't alone in the library. Somebody was downstairs and they were looking for something. Because we couldn't exactly see from where we were standing, and we were too scared to move, we didn't know if the person had been there the whole time or whether they had just come in. But after about two minutes of rummaging, it became clear that the person had been in the library the entire time we had been there.

If possible, we froze even more when the footsteps came closer to the attic. By the way they sounded, I was sure they were high-heels, which meant it was definitely a woman. Unless of course you're really sophisticated and you think it might be a cross dresser, but anyway. The footsteps were coming closer until they stopped suddenly. There was a rustling sound and then the sound of metal grinding against a hard floor. Suddenly before our eyes, we could see the tip of the ladder that fell down before over the edge of the attic.

A feminine voice was heard seconds after, a little farther away. "Wonder how that got there."

Ryo's arms loosened in relief a little while later when we heard the sound of the library door opening and closing. She was gone. It occurred to me that the voice sounded extremely like our librarian's and I realized she must have been in the back reading over some notes or something. I rested my head on Ryo's chest in relief and I felt him kiss my hair.

This made me think about how far we had gotten in just one night, and it had all started when we fought that Digimon. The day's events started flashing in m head. Ryo's strange behaviour after the battle, his talking about the school library, my strange behaviour in allowing myself to follow Ryo into the school, and now this. We had come so far in just a couple of hours that it was hard to believe this wasn't just a dream.

I lifted my head up slightly to tell Ryo how much I liked him and had wanted this to happen, but again I was silenced by his soft lips on mine. Now he was really pushing it. Three kisses in one day is really not good for my reputation, but I found myself kissing him back regardless. When we parted, he smiled at me. "You don't have to say anything. I already know what you want to say." He was now grinning from ear to ear, trying to be smart.

Well, anyone can play that game. I smirked and allowed myself to rely on his embrace. "Oh, really. So you know that I'm going to kick your ass tomorrow, then?"

His grin only slightly faltered, but I was not worried about reactions because I had a lot of good things coming for me right now. Like being able to finally get out of this attic since the ladder was now back in its proper place.

I stole a quick glance at it from behind Ryo's shoulder and abruptly wished I hadn't. The sight I saw was horrifying. The ladder was slowly falling from its upright position and landed loudly with a bang on the floor. Oh no………

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A/N: So, how did you guys like that? I know, it was pretty short and all, but still don't kill me, I'm too young. *smiles innocently* Honest………

Anyway, please review and tell me what you thought of my last chapter for this fic. I'll be waiting all day in front of my computer screen because I don't have a life. Just kidding ^_~

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Floramon: Yeah, she's just kidding (If I said what I was going to say, then I would soon be picking flowers out of the ground, from my coffin) Anyways, review peoples cause we gotta know what you thought of it!

A/N: I just said that. You're still stealing my lines, Floramon, or repeating them at least -_-