DISASTROUS BOND
By: Mai a.k.a. BlastHornet
Disclaimer: Ah.........As much as I wanted to own Digimon, I can never will.........maybe in my dreams or something. ;p
Notes: I haven't read any of the reviews yet, but maybe halfway through making this chapter, I might stop by at the Internet café to check. Um, now that I did, thanks for the first four reviews. Gosh, I feel like getting stomped! I'm going to stop with the time thingies now.
CHAPTER III: FIGHTS
It has been two days since the meeting. There had been no contact with Yamaki or Ms. Tsukishiro, and Rika is starting to get impatient. The crisis right now is not something to overlook, and now, there she is, leaning at the entrance of the hideout. Renamon was out scouting for anything suspicious. So far, she is the only one who occupies the hideout.
Right now, her mind focuses on three things, and she needs extreme thinking to get through all three without breaking. For one, the data probes are starting to cause ruckus at some areas of the network. It was as if it had been searching for someone or something. She obviously can't go there to see for herself, because once she does, she would be found out, and there would be some serious talking not only with Yamaki, but also with her family. That would lose some privileges.
The second thing to pass her mind is their guest, Kayra. Ever since she saw the woman at the café with Ryo, she continued observing her. It may have looked as if she only trusts Ryo with whatever secrets she have. But to think it that way, I also had that kind of trust with Henry and Renamon, she mentally debated. But then, she had some kind of dark secret that involves this whole fiasco – as if we all don't have – that she just wouldn't tell. The problem was only because of family ties, and now, it involved the safety of the Digital World. This is getting confusing every time she thinks of it.
The third problem, however, was not easy to accomplish. Whether the first or second problem is fixed – either by the team or on her own – this third problem needs only her and another person – the problem itself – to fix it.
And most unfortunately, that third problem is Ryo Akiyama.
Truth is, Rika never knew how to deal with him without bloodshed. Be it blood with force or blood in her face, it is considered bloodshed. Most of the times that the Tamers are meeting – like the hang-out type kind of meeting – at certain places, the boy – rather, man – had the tendency of pissing her off, or rather making her lose balance for a good while. Although both are starting to forge a strong friendship, the foundations are still quite weak, and if Ryo does anything stupid, it's going down, and she'll be like the girl he first met at the Digital World.
She sighed. It's starting to drive her nuts to even think about it, let alone contemplate about it. She buried her face with her open palm. 'Why have I been the one to be cursed by these kinds of problems?'
Ryo quietly watched as she buried herself in her thoughts. Takato, who requested a Tamers-only meeting at the hideout, had called him up. So he went out and left earlier than the expected time. And when he arrived at the designated place, he was more than happy to see that his wildcat hadn't forgotten the virtue of promptness. Yeah, and if she heard what he just said, he's no longer safe from her, as Henry's not around yet.
Her thoughts must have been that bad if her expression goes like that, he said quietly to himself. Rika had her eyes closed for the whole time – maybe that have been the reason why she hadn't taken in his presence yet – and for some time, her eyebrow would twitched, and so would her lips. And the last expression she had goes something like the annoyed expression she would give him sometimes to total confusion. Her face was now in her palm, rubbing her temples. Then it struck him. Maybe.........just maybe......... A mischievous smile graced his features and walked towards her with the stealth only a ninja could have. And when his distance from her goes like a foot or so, he bends his head towards her.
"Judging from your expression, pumpkin, I'd say you were thinking about me." He said softly, somehow taking Rika out of her thoughts in the same way he would pour cold water over her. He watched as her face turned from total shock to total irritation.
"Yeah, you wish." Rika retorted, not missing a beat. How in the unidentified corpse of a mummy did he get that near to her without her knowing? Good thing he kept his distance when he startled her, otherwise, he would have to start writing his will. Now's not a good moment to tell him the truth about it.
"Heh, I knew you would say that." He grinned in response, and his grin only grew wider when he saw her eyebrow raised. "Well, of course, what else can make my queen's expression go from solemn to exasperation but me?"
She decided to hold off whatever is pushing her to pummel him to ground and went back to her position earlier, this time, her eyes narrowing, shooting daggers at Ryo, who chose to lean on the opposite wall, facing her. (AN: Again, I'm sorry for the poor grammar.) After a while, she started up an awkward conversation.
"Why are you like this to me?" she asked, surprising Ryo, who – after those moments – have deduced that she will be remaining silent until the others arrived. "Don't I look human with feelings to you at all, or do I look like an emotionless piece of blob that goes on like nothing has ever happened?"
"Aw, wildcat, don't judge me that way." He pouted playfully. "If you were the second option, then you'd be better off as the D-Reaper then. But I wouldn't think of you as either of those things." He again grinned as he observed how her confusion rises up to her face. "You are more than human to me. You're my queen."
This sudden statement caused Rika to turn red for a moment, and then her fists balled up and quickly attacked Ryo with unreserved anger written on her face. Ryo dodged the punch, only to nearly meet up with another in his face. His only defense is to take that attack with his hands. And that he did. He grabbed her left wrist with both his hands, only to result with him being wide open for attack. Rika quickly used her right arm to sock him in the face. He refused to take the attack and released his hold on her, and did a backroll right into the hideout.
Right when he was on his knees, he saw Rika ready to pounce on him. 'I think this would be enough for the day.' He thought. 'If not, one of us would get hurt.' When she leaped at him, he took both her wrists with both his hands, landed her gently towards his right on her back, and quickly locked her legs with his to stop her attack from below. If any of the Tamers had been able to see their position, it would've been hilarious.
"Listen, Rika, whatever I said will not revert itself once it gets out of my mouth. I'd love to do this some time later, but now is not the time." He said, a soft smile on his lips, silently praying that she'd take it and stop it with the punches. When he said this, her anger turned into confusion again, much to his inner ease. He releases her, allowing her to sit up. He stands up and head for outside. But before he could exit, Renamon appeared.
"The others are here." She said, before looking at both of them. She had been looking at them even before they started fighting, and for it to end up like this is no mystery. Henry had been there to stop these kinds of fights, and now that he isn't here, this fight might've gone for something a lot more than fighting if Ryo hadn't stop it.
Rika, however, is still in shock and confusion. Her mind just jumped from anger to annoyance to confusion to anger again, and now, it was just a big blur from what happened. She didn't expect that to happen. 'No, I'm not going to make a fool out of myself again.' She stands up, firm, and walks to the doorway where Ryo stands.
She passed Ryo, and with her mask back in place, she spoke, ice in her voice, "A word to everyone about what happened here, and I'll make sure that you will end up in a hospital." She went out, leaving Ryo there. Ryo looked at Renamon, who shrugged. 'Oh boy.'
Ryo went after her, only to find out that the group is already there, probably waiting for Takato. He found Henry and Rika chatting, Henry in a sympathetic tone and Rika in an irritated one. Jeri – who returned just yesterday – is engaged in a card battle with Kenta. Kazu wasn't with the group yet. The younger Tamers aren't around, either. He wouldn't want to go near Rika now, who started developing her flare when she exited the hideout. So he settled in watching Jeri and Kenta's card battle.
Rika and Henry both stayed a few feet away from Kenta and Jeri, who are still locked in on the card battle. Rika had her back against a tree, and her arms across her chest. Henry, instead of lying down on the grass like he did three days ago, settled in resting his side on the same tree. So far, watching the Jeri and Kenta do battle in the distance and noticing Ryo's appearance from inside the hideout. Henry's eyes peeked over to Rika's.
"So, what exactly happened inside the hideout that you seem so pissed off?" he asked. 'It makes me glad that I'm not here.' "And why is Ryo still living?"
Rika's eyes narrowed. Reminiscing about the past minutes is causing a terrible headache already. "Something he said snapped me into breaking his face."
"Oh? Like that didn't happen every time." He countered, hoping to squeeze all the information out of his friend. Of course, persistence to him is a virtue.
Rika gave him the dark eye. "Of course it happens all the time. But everytime he starts up with me, you're there to stop me from completely ramming my fist to him."
"But then, I wasn't here when he started up with you again. Did you ram your fist to him?"
"Yes."
"And did you land it?"
"No."
"Did he manage to stop your attack?"
"Yes."
"Aw, Rika, when have you started with one-word sentences?"
"Now."
The conversation ended that way. The group was silent, except for the occasional words sprout in the card battle. That's when they heard footsteps of a running person. They all stopped what they were doing and came to see Takato running fast as though the neighborhood dogs had chased him. He stopped at the very last stair to the hideout and sighed.
"Breathe deep, Takato." Henry advised. Takato grinned at him, and inhaled deeply. "What happened? Whya re you running so fast?"
Takato found his voice a few seconds later. "The portal is open. We had permission from Yamaki to enter the Digital World. But we also need parents' consent to go. The younger Tamers are advised to stay here. I was about to tell that to you guys over the phone but there are more things to discuss." He looked over to Ryo. "Ryo, would Kayra come along?"
Ryo thought about it for a second, and then grinned. "I don't know. Her train of thoughts is most complex. One time she'll decide to go, and at the last minute, she won't. Time only decides."
"Oh? Now I found something that Ryo doesn't know." Rika sneered. "That's going in my list, by the way."
"Hush, now." Takato said, bringing their attention back to him. "We need to bring someone good at technical things. And we also need supplies. And all these we need to do in two days."
"Two days is good enough." Ryo answered. "If you're finding a good technician, you've got three, if she comes along." He noticed the look of the others. "You've got Henry, Kayra, and myself. Happy?"
"You read my mind, Ryo." Henry smiled. "Anything else we need to take in consideration, Takato? Although we know of our enemy, we have no idea how it attacks, or anything of that sort."
"Then we'll just have to be prepared for anything." Rika replied. She glanced at Jeri. "Jeri, do you want to go or to stay? We don't know if that company thing will realize this probes and only the younger children are in it. That is of course, unless Kazu and Kenta will decide to stay."
"I'll think about it." Jeri answered. She inched beside Takato, who nodded.
"Alright. We get permission by tonight, so that we can decide on groups by entering the Digital World."
After another series of conversations, the Tamers separated ways to prepare for another adventure in the Digital World.
Notes: I'm tired. I kinda forgot the others. Really, I just want to get some sleep. It's near midnight when I finished this one. Flames will be returned to you in double, and that's not by me. I thought I'm going to lose my inspirations. And here's another sidenote before I kaput. Aside from Disastrous Bond, I'll release another Ryouki, Recall. Don't forget to review!
By: Mai a.k.a. BlastHornet
Disclaimer: Ah.........As much as I wanted to own Digimon, I can never will.........maybe in my dreams or something. ;p
Notes: I haven't read any of the reviews yet, but maybe halfway through making this chapter, I might stop by at the Internet café to check. Um, now that I did, thanks for the first four reviews. Gosh, I feel like getting stomped! I'm going to stop with the time thingies now.
CHAPTER III: FIGHTS
It has been two days since the meeting. There had been no contact with Yamaki or Ms. Tsukishiro, and Rika is starting to get impatient. The crisis right now is not something to overlook, and now, there she is, leaning at the entrance of the hideout. Renamon was out scouting for anything suspicious. So far, she is the only one who occupies the hideout.
Right now, her mind focuses on three things, and she needs extreme thinking to get through all three without breaking. For one, the data probes are starting to cause ruckus at some areas of the network. It was as if it had been searching for someone or something. She obviously can't go there to see for herself, because once she does, she would be found out, and there would be some serious talking not only with Yamaki, but also with her family. That would lose some privileges.
The second thing to pass her mind is their guest, Kayra. Ever since she saw the woman at the café with Ryo, she continued observing her. It may have looked as if she only trusts Ryo with whatever secrets she have. But to think it that way, I also had that kind of trust with Henry and Renamon, she mentally debated. But then, she had some kind of dark secret that involves this whole fiasco – as if we all don't have – that she just wouldn't tell. The problem was only because of family ties, and now, it involved the safety of the Digital World. This is getting confusing every time she thinks of it.
The third problem, however, was not easy to accomplish. Whether the first or second problem is fixed – either by the team or on her own – this third problem needs only her and another person – the problem itself – to fix it.
And most unfortunately, that third problem is Ryo Akiyama.
Truth is, Rika never knew how to deal with him without bloodshed. Be it blood with force or blood in her face, it is considered bloodshed. Most of the times that the Tamers are meeting – like the hang-out type kind of meeting – at certain places, the boy – rather, man – had the tendency of pissing her off, or rather making her lose balance for a good while. Although both are starting to forge a strong friendship, the foundations are still quite weak, and if Ryo does anything stupid, it's going down, and she'll be like the girl he first met at the Digital World.
She sighed. It's starting to drive her nuts to even think about it, let alone contemplate about it. She buried her face with her open palm. 'Why have I been the one to be cursed by these kinds of problems?'
Ryo quietly watched as she buried herself in her thoughts. Takato, who requested a Tamers-only meeting at the hideout, had called him up. So he went out and left earlier than the expected time. And when he arrived at the designated place, he was more than happy to see that his wildcat hadn't forgotten the virtue of promptness. Yeah, and if she heard what he just said, he's no longer safe from her, as Henry's not around yet.
Her thoughts must have been that bad if her expression goes like that, he said quietly to himself. Rika had her eyes closed for the whole time – maybe that have been the reason why she hadn't taken in his presence yet – and for some time, her eyebrow would twitched, and so would her lips. And the last expression she had goes something like the annoyed expression she would give him sometimes to total confusion. Her face was now in her palm, rubbing her temples. Then it struck him. Maybe.........just maybe......... A mischievous smile graced his features and walked towards her with the stealth only a ninja could have. And when his distance from her goes like a foot or so, he bends his head towards her.
"Judging from your expression, pumpkin, I'd say you were thinking about me." He said softly, somehow taking Rika out of her thoughts in the same way he would pour cold water over her. He watched as her face turned from total shock to total irritation.
"Yeah, you wish." Rika retorted, not missing a beat. How in the unidentified corpse of a mummy did he get that near to her without her knowing? Good thing he kept his distance when he startled her, otherwise, he would have to start writing his will. Now's not a good moment to tell him the truth about it.
"Heh, I knew you would say that." He grinned in response, and his grin only grew wider when he saw her eyebrow raised. "Well, of course, what else can make my queen's expression go from solemn to exasperation but me?"
She decided to hold off whatever is pushing her to pummel him to ground and went back to her position earlier, this time, her eyes narrowing, shooting daggers at Ryo, who chose to lean on the opposite wall, facing her. (AN: Again, I'm sorry for the poor grammar.) After a while, she started up an awkward conversation.
"Why are you like this to me?" she asked, surprising Ryo, who – after those moments – have deduced that she will be remaining silent until the others arrived. "Don't I look human with feelings to you at all, or do I look like an emotionless piece of blob that goes on like nothing has ever happened?"
"Aw, wildcat, don't judge me that way." He pouted playfully. "If you were the second option, then you'd be better off as the D-Reaper then. But I wouldn't think of you as either of those things." He again grinned as he observed how her confusion rises up to her face. "You are more than human to me. You're my queen."
This sudden statement caused Rika to turn red for a moment, and then her fists balled up and quickly attacked Ryo with unreserved anger written on her face. Ryo dodged the punch, only to nearly meet up with another in his face. His only defense is to take that attack with his hands. And that he did. He grabbed her left wrist with both his hands, only to result with him being wide open for attack. Rika quickly used her right arm to sock him in the face. He refused to take the attack and released his hold on her, and did a backroll right into the hideout.
Right when he was on his knees, he saw Rika ready to pounce on him. 'I think this would be enough for the day.' He thought. 'If not, one of us would get hurt.' When she leaped at him, he took both her wrists with both his hands, landed her gently towards his right on her back, and quickly locked her legs with his to stop her attack from below. If any of the Tamers had been able to see their position, it would've been hilarious.
"Listen, Rika, whatever I said will not revert itself once it gets out of my mouth. I'd love to do this some time later, but now is not the time." He said, a soft smile on his lips, silently praying that she'd take it and stop it with the punches. When he said this, her anger turned into confusion again, much to his inner ease. He releases her, allowing her to sit up. He stands up and head for outside. But before he could exit, Renamon appeared.
"The others are here." She said, before looking at both of them. She had been looking at them even before they started fighting, and for it to end up like this is no mystery. Henry had been there to stop these kinds of fights, and now that he isn't here, this fight might've gone for something a lot more than fighting if Ryo hadn't stop it.
Rika, however, is still in shock and confusion. Her mind just jumped from anger to annoyance to confusion to anger again, and now, it was just a big blur from what happened. She didn't expect that to happen. 'No, I'm not going to make a fool out of myself again.' She stands up, firm, and walks to the doorway where Ryo stands.
She passed Ryo, and with her mask back in place, she spoke, ice in her voice, "A word to everyone about what happened here, and I'll make sure that you will end up in a hospital." She went out, leaving Ryo there. Ryo looked at Renamon, who shrugged. 'Oh boy.'
Ryo went after her, only to find out that the group is already there, probably waiting for Takato. He found Henry and Rika chatting, Henry in a sympathetic tone and Rika in an irritated one. Jeri – who returned just yesterday – is engaged in a card battle with Kenta. Kazu wasn't with the group yet. The younger Tamers aren't around, either. He wouldn't want to go near Rika now, who started developing her flare when she exited the hideout. So he settled in watching Jeri and Kenta's card battle.
Rika and Henry both stayed a few feet away from Kenta and Jeri, who are still locked in on the card battle. Rika had her back against a tree, and her arms across her chest. Henry, instead of lying down on the grass like he did three days ago, settled in resting his side on the same tree. So far, watching the Jeri and Kenta do battle in the distance and noticing Ryo's appearance from inside the hideout. Henry's eyes peeked over to Rika's.
"So, what exactly happened inside the hideout that you seem so pissed off?" he asked. 'It makes me glad that I'm not here.' "And why is Ryo still living?"
Rika's eyes narrowed. Reminiscing about the past minutes is causing a terrible headache already. "Something he said snapped me into breaking his face."
"Oh? Like that didn't happen every time." He countered, hoping to squeeze all the information out of his friend. Of course, persistence to him is a virtue.
Rika gave him the dark eye. "Of course it happens all the time. But everytime he starts up with me, you're there to stop me from completely ramming my fist to him."
"But then, I wasn't here when he started up with you again. Did you ram your fist to him?"
"Yes."
"And did you land it?"
"No."
"Did he manage to stop your attack?"
"Yes."
"Aw, Rika, when have you started with one-word sentences?"
"Now."
The conversation ended that way. The group was silent, except for the occasional words sprout in the card battle. That's when they heard footsteps of a running person. They all stopped what they were doing and came to see Takato running fast as though the neighborhood dogs had chased him. He stopped at the very last stair to the hideout and sighed.
"Breathe deep, Takato." Henry advised. Takato grinned at him, and inhaled deeply. "What happened? Whya re you running so fast?"
Takato found his voice a few seconds later. "The portal is open. We had permission from Yamaki to enter the Digital World. But we also need parents' consent to go. The younger Tamers are advised to stay here. I was about to tell that to you guys over the phone but there are more things to discuss." He looked over to Ryo. "Ryo, would Kayra come along?"
Ryo thought about it for a second, and then grinned. "I don't know. Her train of thoughts is most complex. One time she'll decide to go, and at the last minute, she won't. Time only decides."
"Oh? Now I found something that Ryo doesn't know." Rika sneered. "That's going in my list, by the way."
"Hush, now." Takato said, bringing their attention back to him. "We need to bring someone good at technical things. And we also need supplies. And all these we need to do in two days."
"Two days is good enough." Ryo answered. "If you're finding a good technician, you've got three, if she comes along." He noticed the look of the others. "You've got Henry, Kayra, and myself. Happy?"
"You read my mind, Ryo." Henry smiled. "Anything else we need to take in consideration, Takato? Although we know of our enemy, we have no idea how it attacks, or anything of that sort."
"Then we'll just have to be prepared for anything." Rika replied. She glanced at Jeri. "Jeri, do you want to go or to stay? We don't know if that company thing will realize this probes and only the younger children are in it. That is of course, unless Kazu and Kenta will decide to stay."
"I'll think about it." Jeri answered. She inched beside Takato, who nodded.
"Alright. We get permission by tonight, so that we can decide on groups by entering the Digital World."
After another series of conversations, the Tamers separated ways to prepare for another adventure in the Digital World.
Notes: I'm tired. I kinda forgot the others. Really, I just want to get some sleep. It's near midnight when I finished this one. Flames will be returned to you in double, and that's not by me. I thought I'm going to lose my inspirations. And here's another sidenote before I kaput. Aside from Disastrous Bond, I'll release another Ryouki, Recall. Don't forget to review!