Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, the Vampire Chronicles, or and characters in it. I do own Miranda, she is my creation. I also have joint ownership of my friend, Daniel's, soul. Oh yeah...I lso own this glass of water! ...well...actually...I don't own the glass...
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Anyone But You
By: Empress Hikari
Chapter Twelve
"Wake up!"
Ruki tumbled out of her sleeping bag with a start. "Ai...I am going to kill you..."
"It's storming so Jeri isn't going to hold the games and cake and stuff here, we are going to her house tomorrow, but we are going home today."
"oh..."Ai left and Ruki got dressed.
Moments later she was up and ready.
Miranda, Kazu, Kenta, Suzy, and Mako had already gone through to the real world. Muttering complaints, she packed the remainder of her stuff and began hauling it out of her tent.
"Need help?"
She didn't even bother to see who it was, the voice was unmistakable. "I can do it myself , RYO."
"Ok," the blue-eyed boy replied while taking down her tent.
She didn't bother to argue however. Ai walked up to them again. "Listen, Jeri says that the rest of us are gonna leave now before the stuff gets wet. We'll take yours if you want and then you can follow after your tent is packed up."
"Alright." Ai walked off and Rika turned to Ryo, "You can go, you know. I have this under control."
He smiled at her. "Nah, I'll stay and help."
Just then the wind blew really hard and bowled the light tent over. "Crap!"
The two chased it a few feet before catching hold and pulling it upright. After a few minutes of this repeating incident, they had the tent taken apart and were packing it away.
"Well, remind me not to help you anymore." Ryo laughed, wiping mud from the knees of his pants when they had finished.
She giggled, "Well no one asked you to."
"Perhaps not." He slid the backpack containing the folded up tent on. He was glad Jeri had gotten these. It beat carrying poles and cloth around loosely.
She rolled her eyes and started walking toward the exit. "Come on." No sooner had she said this than she slipped on the mud and wet rocks, landing in a pair of strong, supportive arms.
"Woah!" Ryo smiled, halfway laughing as he caught her. "You got to be more careful, Ri." He lifted her slowly up to her feet.
Rika blushed and her stomach flip flopped as she felt his arms slide around her. "Thanks"
"No problem," he said, never taking his eyes off her.
Slowly, she looked up into his eyes. A small smile formed upon her face.
Ryo stared at the girl he was holding. He had the perfect opportunity to tell her. Until his voice of doubt decided to argue. 'Get a hold of your self, Ryo. She probably is just glad she didn't hit the stupid ground. Her smiling at you a couple of times doesn't mean anything other than you're her friend.' 'But she is still in my arms, isn't she?'
And she was. She could have backed away. She could have walked off. But there she was.
Rika was having similar problems.
They both came out of their thoughts just in time to realize the steadily decreasing amount of space between them.
Blushing 28 shades of red, Rika backed away quickly. She looked down at the ground, desperately trying not to let him see her face or make eye contact. 'Damn it, stupid Ryo. Why'd I let my guard down?'
Ryo stared at a nearby hill. 'Why'd I do that?' Flashing back quickly, he realized something. She had been leaning towards him too. "Rika," he started, knowing he would probably regret asking.
"Yeah." She still avoided his gaze.
"I'm sorry," he finished, changing his mind last minute. 'Why does she have to be so confusing?'
She didn't reply, just nodded, and started to walk towards the exit. "Come on."
Taking a deep breath, he ran up to her, "Rika, wait!"
The girl turned, facing him, rain dripping down her face, sending loose hairs into her face and causing her spiked ponytail to become limp. To Ryo she was still as beautiful as ever.
"Yes, Ryo?"
He stopped directly in front of her. Then he took another step. They were only a couple inches apart. He opened his mouth, then closed it and looked away.
He still couldn't say anything.
Rika looked toward the portal felt. Then, suddenly, she felt his arms wrap around her. "Ryo, what are you..." She stopped leaving her sentence unfinished as Ryo's lips met hers. She blushed as he backed away, looking down.
He smiled, having finally gotten everything out in the open. Then he lowered his lips to her ear. "I love you, Rika." He whispered.
She blushed and felt the butterflies go wild again. Then, without warning, her voice of doubt kicked in, and she pushed away from him.
He looked at her. Ryo had thought he had made the right decision...now he couldn't help but feel despair in the pit of his stomach.
Rika ignored the look of hurt on his face. She just...left...
...and that was it.
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I wanted to be like you
I wanted everything
So I tried to be like you
And I got swept away
I didn't know that it was so cold
And you needed someone
to show you the way
So I took your hand and we figured out
That when the tide comes
I'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
All you wanted was somebody who cares
If you need me you know I'll be there
Oh, yeah
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
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No...that is not the end. I have one more chapter where I will finally have Miranda and Kazu hook up as well as the whole Alice/Jenrya and Ryo/Ruki thing to work out and the last event of Jeri's party will take place. What do you think should happen? Well obviously if you weren't a Ryo/Ruki fan you wouldn't read this meaning you most likely think they should hook up...and if you don't then I'm sorry but too bad cause I have been working on the sequel for too long to change it for you people so just put up with it. But then again...you all don't know what the sequel is about so you don't know how I will end it so HA! *smiles* you guys know me too well...
Also...I don't know when I will be able to access Geocities next(and have it actually work) so I don't know when my site will be done but I have given an estimated date(I think) in my profile along with my announcement about the future of this story.
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Anyone But You
By: Empress Hikari
Chapter Twelve
"Wake up!"
Ruki tumbled out of her sleeping bag with a start. "Ai...I am going to kill you..."
"It's storming so Jeri isn't going to hold the games and cake and stuff here, we are going to her house tomorrow, but we are going home today."
"oh..."Ai left and Ruki got dressed.
Moments later she was up and ready.
Miranda, Kazu, Kenta, Suzy, and Mako had already gone through to the real world. Muttering complaints, she packed the remainder of her stuff and began hauling it out of her tent.
"Need help?"
She didn't even bother to see who it was, the voice was unmistakable. "I can do it myself , RYO."
"Ok," the blue-eyed boy replied while taking down her tent.
She didn't bother to argue however. Ai walked up to them again. "Listen, Jeri says that the rest of us are gonna leave now before the stuff gets wet. We'll take yours if you want and then you can follow after your tent is packed up."
"Alright." Ai walked off and Rika turned to Ryo, "You can go, you know. I have this under control."
He smiled at her. "Nah, I'll stay and help."
Just then the wind blew really hard and bowled the light tent over. "Crap!"
The two chased it a few feet before catching hold and pulling it upright. After a few minutes of this repeating incident, they had the tent taken apart and were packing it away.
"Well, remind me not to help you anymore." Ryo laughed, wiping mud from the knees of his pants when they had finished.
She giggled, "Well no one asked you to."
"Perhaps not." He slid the backpack containing the folded up tent on. He was glad Jeri had gotten these. It beat carrying poles and cloth around loosely.
She rolled her eyes and started walking toward the exit. "Come on." No sooner had she said this than she slipped on the mud and wet rocks, landing in a pair of strong, supportive arms.
"Woah!" Ryo smiled, halfway laughing as he caught her. "You got to be more careful, Ri." He lifted her slowly up to her feet.
Rika blushed and her stomach flip flopped as she felt his arms slide around her. "Thanks"
"No problem," he said, never taking his eyes off her.
Slowly, she looked up into his eyes. A small smile formed upon her face.
Ryo stared at the girl he was holding. He had the perfect opportunity to tell her. Until his voice of doubt decided to argue. 'Get a hold of your self, Ryo. She probably is just glad she didn't hit the stupid ground. Her smiling at you a couple of times doesn't mean anything other than you're her friend.' 'But she is still in my arms, isn't she?'
And she was. She could have backed away. She could have walked off. But there she was.
Rika was having similar problems.
They both came out of their thoughts just in time to realize the steadily decreasing amount of space between them.
Blushing 28 shades of red, Rika backed away quickly. She looked down at the ground, desperately trying not to let him see her face or make eye contact. 'Damn it, stupid Ryo. Why'd I let my guard down?'
Ryo stared at a nearby hill. 'Why'd I do that?' Flashing back quickly, he realized something. She had been leaning towards him too. "Rika," he started, knowing he would probably regret asking.
"Yeah." She still avoided his gaze.
"I'm sorry," he finished, changing his mind last minute. 'Why does she have to be so confusing?'
She didn't reply, just nodded, and started to walk towards the exit. "Come on."
Taking a deep breath, he ran up to her, "Rika, wait!"
The girl turned, facing him, rain dripping down her face, sending loose hairs into her face and causing her spiked ponytail to become limp. To Ryo she was still as beautiful as ever.
"Yes, Ryo?"
He stopped directly in front of her. Then he took another step. They were only a couple inches apart. He opened his mouth, then closed it and looked away.
He still couldn't say anything.
Rika looked toward the portal felt. Then, suddenly, she felt his arms wrap around her. "Ryo, what are you..." She stopped leaving her sentence unfinished as Ryo's lips met hers. She blushed as he backed away, looking down.
He smiled, having finally gotten everything out in the open. Then he lowered his lips to her ear. "I love you, Rika." He whispered.
She blushed and felt the butterflies go wild again. Then, without warning, her voice of doubt kicked in, and she pushed away from him.
He looked at her. Ryo had thought he had made the right decision...now he couldn't help but feel despair in the pit of his stomach.
Rika ignored the look of hurt on his face. She just...left...
...and that was it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I wanted to be like you
I wanted everything
So I tried to be like you
And I got swept away
I didn't know that it was so cold
And you needed someone
to show you the way
So I took your hand and we figured out
That when the tide comes
I'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
All you wanted was somebody who cares
If you need me you know I'll be there
Oh, yeah
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No...that is not the end. I have one more chapter where I will finally have Miranda and Kazu hook up as well as the whole Alice/Jenrya and Ryo/Ruki thing to work out and the last event of Jeri's party will take place. What do you think should happen? Well obviously if you weren't a Ryo/Ruki fan you wouldn't read this meaning you most likely think they should hook up...and if you don't then I'm sorry but too bad cause I have been working on the sequel for too long to change it for you people so just put up with it. But then again...you all don't know what the sequel is about so you don't know how I will end it so HA! *smiles* you guys know me too well...
Also...I don't know when I will be able to access Geocities next(and have it actually work) so I don't know when my site will be done but I have given an estimated date(I think) in my profile along with my announcement about the future of this story.