"Hey Rika!" Jeri called, sliding over to make room for her friend.
"Hi," Rika replied, sitting down in the empty bus seat. The two of them and the other tamers were going off to camp for the summer.
"Guys, I want you to meet my cousin, Naomi," Alice said from the seat in front of them. Sitting next to her was a blonde girl with bright blue eyes. She smiled nervously.
'She looks familiar..' Rika thought. 'Oh yeah. She's in my science class.'
"Hello. I'm Jeri and this is Rika," Jeri replied cheerfully. She turned her gaze from Naomi to Takato as he sat across from them. "That's my boyfriend, Takato," she added proudly. Rika rolled her eyes.
"Hey, wildcat, what did I miss?" Once again, Rika rolled her eyes then looked up in surprise.
"Ryo? I thought you weren't coming."
"Changed my mind," he said, sitting down behind her, smiling. He didn't notice Henry's glare as Henry slid into the empty seat next to Takato. There were various hellos and introductions and Rika slid down into her seat and put on her headphone. 'This is going to be a long ride.'
***
"Okay, kids, settle down," a large, dark haired woman said though her command went unnoticed. The man at her side blew a whistle, emitting a high pitched sound that forced them all the over their ear.
He smirked. "Now that I have your attention, I will assign you to your cabins." He looked down at his clipboard and started reading. "Okay. Cabin 1 is Takato, Kazu, Alex, Jeri, Alice, and Jenna. Cabin two is Ryo, Henry, Kenta, Rika, Naomi, and Sara." (A/N I know boys and girl's wouldn't have the same cabins but this is a story. And they would read last names but I don't feel like making em up. Lol)
"Hey, we're in the same cabin," Ryo grinned, sliding his arm around Rika's waist.
"Damn. I have to be stuck with you," Rika teased, faking annoyance.
Ryo clutched his heart with his free hand. "That cut me deep, Rika," he replied in mock sorrow. Both grinned and headed up towards their cabin. Once again, Henry went unnoticed.
'Why does he get the girl?' Henry growled, glaring at Ryo's retreated figure.
"You're Henry, right?" He turned to see a girl in a short blue skirt and tank top. He recognized her to be Alice's friend.
"Yeah," he replied, grabbing his bag.
"Cool. I'm Naomi like Alice told you," she giggled. "At least there is someone I know in my cabin." Another giggle and a smile. "Walk me to the cabin?"
Henry resisted the urge to say no. "Sure," he replied, not able to convince himself to be more polite. 'This wasn't quite what I meant by getting the girl.' He thought as he walked with her up to the cabin. She was chatting animatedly and every so often he would nod though he wasn't really paying attention. Inside the cabin, Rika was sitting on a lower bunk and Ryo was leaning over from the top. Henry silently prayed that he would fall. Alice was sitting on a bed next to Rika's and Kenta was on the bed next to hers. Naomi climbed onto an empty top bunk and beckoned for Henry so sit on the lower. He ignored her and climbed onto the bed above Alice. Naomi frowned slightly, not used to being ignored. A girl Henry didn't know walked in, looking unsure. She had dark brown hair with dark eyes. "Ummm hi," she said, giving a small smile. "I'm Sara."
"Henry," Henry told her, smiling and this time noticing Naomi's frown. "And that's Alice, Rika, Ryo, Kenta, and Naomi." The girl was pretty though obviously a bit shy. She seemed much more likeable than Naomi.
"Henry, do you want to take a walk with me?" Rika asked.
"Sure," he replied and couldn't help smirking at Ryo who had a frown on his face from not being invited. She leapt gracefully off the bed and walked to the door.
"Come on," she said, motioning for him to follow. He quickly ran after her. Once they were out of earshot from the other, Rika added. "I though you would like a break from Naomi." Henry turned bright red and Rika grinned. "I hope you don't like her too because she is not your type."
"Don't worry, I don't. She is very annoying. She doesn't seem like the person Alice would be friend with."
Rika shrugged. "But you like Sara, right?" Once again, Henry blushed.
'I wish she wasn't able to read me so well,' He thought. 'At least that means she likes me. As a friend at least.'
Rika grinned again. "I could tell and I think Naomi could still. You should have seen the look on her face. It was priceless." She laughed and Henry gave a weak smile.
'If she knows me so well, why can't she see that I like her?' He sighed.
"Are you okay?" Rika asked and Henry couldn't help but notice the concern in her voice.
"Fine. Just tired."
"Let's check out the stables," Rika said. "Race you there." She ran off, leaving an astonished Henry behind. He shook his head and ran after her. Both stopped, panting, in front of the stable. "Come on," Rika beckoned, opening the door and walking over to an ebony stallion. She stroked his nose fondly. "I love horses." Henry walked over beside her, pausing a bit before touching the stallion's midnight coat.
"Horses aren't my favorite," he admitted. "Bad experience as a kid." He gave an involuntary shiver. Rika laughed and checked her watch.
"We should be heading back. Dinner will be soon." Henry nodded though secretly wished that they could stay.
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IceQueen: So what do you think? I know the chapter is sorta short but I seem to have issues with that... Oh well. Please review. Thanx
"Hi," Rika replied, sitting down in the empty bus seat. The two of them and the other tamers were going off to camp for the summer.
"Guys, I want you to meet my cousin, Naomi," Alice said from the seat in front of them. Sitting next to her was a blonde girl with bright blue eyes. She smiled nervously.
'She looks familiar..' Rika thought. 'Oh yeah. She's in my science class.'
"Hello. I'm Jeri and this is Rika," Jeri replied cheerfully. She turned her gaze from Naomi to Takato as he sat across from them. "That's my boyfriend, Takato," she added proudly. Rika rolled her eyes.
"Hey, wildcat, what did I miss?" Once again, Rika rolled her eyes then looked up in surprise.
"Ryo? I thought you weren't coming."
"Changed my mind," he said, sitting down behind her, smiling. He didn't notice Henry's glare as Henry slid into the empty seat next to Takato. There were various hellos and introductions and Rika slid down into her seat and put on her headphone. 'This is going to be a long ride.'
***
"Okay, kids, settle down," a large, dark haired woman said though her command went unnoticed. The man at her side blew a whistle, emitting a high pitched sound that forced them all the over their ear.
He smirked. "Now that I have your attention, I will assign you to your cabins." He looked down at his clipboard and started reading. "Okay. Cabin 1 is Takato, Kazu, Alex, Jeri, Alice, and Jenna. Cabin two is Ryo, Henry, Kenta, Rika, Naomi, and Sara." (A/N I know boys and girl's wouldn't have the same cabins but this is a story. And they would read last names but I don't feel like making em up. Lol)
"Hey, we're in the same cabin," Ryo grinned, sliding his arm around Rika's waist.
"Damn. I have to be stuck with you," Rika teased, faking annoyance.
Ryo clutched his heart with his free hand. "That cut me deep, Rika," he replied in mock sorrow. Both grinned and headed up towards their cabin. Once again, Henry went unnoticed.
'Why does he get the girl?' Henry growled, glaring at Ryo's retreated figure.
"You're Henry, right?" He turned to see a girl in a short blue skirt and tank top. He recognized her to be Alice's friend.
"Yeah," he replied, grabbing his bag.
"Cool. I'm Naomi like Alice told you," she giggled. "At least there is someone I know in my cabin." Another giggle and a smile. "Walk me to the cabin?"
Henry resisted the urge to say no. "Sure," he replied, not able to convince himself to be more polite. 'This wasn't quite what I meant by getting the girl.' He thought as he walked with her up to the cabin. She was chatting animatedly and every so often he would nod though he wasn't really paying attention. Inside the cabin, Rika was sitting on a lower bunk and Ryo was leaning over from the top. Henry silently prayed that he would fall. Alice was sitting on a bed next to Rika's and Kenta was on the bed next to hers. Naomi climbed onto an empty top bunk and beckoned for Henry so sit on the lower. He ignored her and climbed onto the bed above Alice. Naomi frowned slightly, not used to being ignored. A girl Henry didn't know walked in, looking unsure. She had dark brown hair with dark eyes. "Ummm hi," she said, giving a small smile. "I'm Sara."
"Henry," Henry told her, smiling and this time noticing Naomi's frown. "And that's Alice, Rika, Ryo, Kenta, and Naomi." The girl was pretty though obviously a bit shy. She seemed much more likeable than Naomi.
"Henry, do you want to take a walk with me?" Rika asked.
"Sure," he replied and couldn't help smirking at Ryo who had a frown on his face from not being invited. She leapt gracefully off the bed and walked to the door.
"Come on," she said, motioning for him to follow. He quickly ran after her. Once they were out of earshot from the other, Rika added. "I though you would like a break from Naomi." Henry turned bright red and Rika grinned. "I hope you don't like her too because she is not your type."
"Don't worry, I don't. She is very annoying. She doesn't seem like the person Alice would be friend with."
Rika shrugged. "But you like Sara, right?" Once again, Henry blushed.
'I wish she wasn't able to read me so well,' He thought. 'At least that means she likes me. As a friend at least.'
Rika grinned again. "I could tell and I think Naomi could still. You should have seen the look on her face. It was priceless." She laughed and Henry gave a weak smile.
'If she knows me so well, why can't she see that I like her?' He sighed.
"Are you okay?" Rika asked and Henry couldn't help but notice the concern in her voice.
"Fine. Just tired."
"Let's check out the stables," Rika said. "Race you there." She ran off, leaving an astonished Henry behind. He shook his head and ran after her. Both stopped, panting, in front of the stable. "Come on," Rika beckoned, opening the door and walking over to an ebony stallion. She stroked his nose fondly. "I love horses." Henry walked over beside her, pausing a bit before touching the stallion's midnight coat.
"Horses aren't my favorite," he admitted. "Bad experience as a kid." He gave an involuntary shiver. Rika laughed and checked her watch.
"We should be heading back. Dinner will be soon." Henry nodded though secretly wished that they could stay.
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IceQueen: So what do you think? I know the chapter is sorta short but I seem to have issues with that... Oh well. Please review. Thanx