Ashley : HEY PEOPLE! I'm sure you missed me!! *ignores all the mumbling and
sighs* Well, Amber did a great job with the last chapter. Just imagine
it....Ryo in a dress....hehe....yeah, well, I DIDN'T like the 'I love
Chris' part. It's kinda an inside joke, but it's getting really annoying.
Anyway, this chapter is going to lead up to Ryo leaving.
Rika : Finally. It only took you *looks back* six whole chapters just to get to the main plot.
Ashley : It's Amber's fault! She the one who kept leaving me at different cliff hangers....anyway...I'd like to take this time to say, "HI, CYNTHIA, PIEDMON'S LADY!" because she reviews to all these nice stories. No, I shouldn't call them reviews, MORE LIKE FLAMES! Do you EVER write a nice review, sheesh, you were really mean to me friend and I. And, another note, read 'Dance' by FallenAngel, because mainly, I'M IN IT, and it's wrote by one of my best friends....don't worry, it's a Ryuki. So, on to the disclaimer. We already got the 'whose gonna do the disclaimer this time' situation worked out. Today, it's.......TAKATO!!!
Takato : Uh....yeah....well....*flips to DISCLAIMER page* Is this really the disclaimer?
Ashley : Yes...*hangs head down in sadness*
Takato : Oh-kay...Ashley doesn't own the CD, 'Digimontamers Uta to Ongakushu' but wants it REALLY bad, even if it's in Japanese. Sadly, she will never be able to get it because her mom and dad don't know that she likes Digimon, basically because her parents forbid it. Just as painful, she doesn't own Digimon, but, on a happier note, she's STILL plotting....
Ashley : Yes, well, thanks Takato. *whispers to loyal fans* Buy me the CD, PLEASE! *looks back up* AND A SPECIAL SHOT-OUT TO SILVERSHADOW!!! She guessed what the 'TMIM' in my name stood for, and gussed right. Congrats! Okay...FANFIC TIME! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter Six : FRAMED! (or the VERY VERY VERY long chapter)
Rika opened the door into her house. She looked around, and saw that no one was there.
"HELLO?" Rika said. Suddenly, she turned the corner into the living room to see her mom, sitting there, with a very SCARY face.
"What?" Rika asked, seeing in the corner of her eye a smug-looking Nabiki.
"What, may I ask, were you doing with THESE?" Rumiko said, strictly, branishing a pack of CIGARETTES!, in front of Rika.
"What are you talking about? Those aren't mine!" Rika retorted.
"I found them in your room. Nabiki was kind enough to let me know," Rumiko said, shoting Nabiki a small smile.
"I'm telling you the truth, Mom, those aren't mine. I never saw them before in my life," Rika said.
"I'm sorry, Rika, but the evidence in right here in front of your face," Rumiko exclaimed, "You're grounded from the phone for two weeks and not allowed out of your room till tomorrow. Final."
"I'M INNOCENT HERE!" Rika shouted, but her mom shot her a 'death glare' (like Rika's) and Rika slowly trudged up to her room.
On the way, Rika ran into Nabiki, who was almost in fits of laughter.
"Nice joke, huh, Nonaka? I had to give up a pack, but it was worth it," Nabiki said.
"So you're the one whose smoking?" Rika asked.
Nabiki smiled smugly. "So what if I am? You can't do anything about it, you're grounded."
"Oh, we'll see about that," Rika said, closing her bedroom door behind her.
'So much for the three-way calling. Guess I'll have to get online....' Rika thought, turning the the computer and entering the chat room. ~*~ 'Nabiki will die, mark my words!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
I TRICKED ASHLEY! : Hey Rika.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : I HATE NABIKI!
Be quiet, Terriermon. You're bugging me : I see that....
Stay away from Ashley : *sighs* What did she do now?
'Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : I'm just here to listen...and get Jeri....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Okay, well, URGH! I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT!
'If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Hey, guys, it's Ryo.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : YOU KNOW THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS A MONSTER?!??!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : *sighs* What did she do NOW?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : SHE FRAMED ME FOR SMOKING, AND *SHE* WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SMOKING!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : I knew that I didn't like that girl for a reason....
Kazu the Great sees the penguins attacking : Yes, I knew that she was plotting with the penguins aganist you, Rika.
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : She wouldn't do that....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : WELL, AKIYAMA, SHE DID! Wouldn't you notice when you KISS her!?!?!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Ahem...uh...that's none of your business....and I'm sure there's some mistake...
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : THERE IS NO MISTAKE, RYO! YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS ROTTING SCUM!
'Please call me Princess' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Hey, how'd you get in here? It's a private chat room!
Please call me Princess : I guessed the password.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Well, you'd better get out of here...
Please call me Princess : Hmph. Nice s/n, Rika.
Stay away from Ashley : Oh, great, I have a feeling on who this is.
Kazu the Great sees the penguin attacking : A PENGUIN!!!
Please call me Princess : No, it's beautiful me, Nabiki.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : GET OUT OF HERE YOU ROTTING AND FRAMING SCUM!!!
Please call me Princess : What are talking about? Ryo, darling, tell her she's totally wrong.
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Nabiki, how are you on a computer?
Please call me Princess : Oh, I'm on a labtop, silly. In the room next to Rika.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : BRB
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Uh-oh....
Rika got up from her computer, unlocked the door with a hairpin (A/N : Why would Rika have a hairpin? She's not LIKE that! Oh, and her mom locked her in her room. Mwhahahaha....), and charged into the next room.
"Urgh....how did YOU get out of your room?" Nabiki asked. Rika didn't answer, and walked straight up to Nabiki, grabbed the labtop ignoring the shouts of protest from Nabiki and.......chucked it out of the window. Still ignoring the screams from Nabiki, Rika walked swiftly back into her room, and sat down in the chair in front of the computer.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Okay, I'm back! :)
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : There's only one reason why Rika would put a smiley face in a message (A/N : Maybe he remembers the episode where Rika gets mad because he put a smiley face on a message, well, really hearts, but he lied....). Let me guess....you strangled Nabiki?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : No, but Ashley strangled Jeri once...
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : *smiles smugly*
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : I chucked her labtop out of the window. :)
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Why are so paranoid, Rika?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : BECAUSE! You're going out with a witch, can't you SEE that?
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : ....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Thought so!
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Um...I have to go, but before I do...what's with the s/n, Ryo?
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Um....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : *bursts out laughing*
I TRICKED ASHLEY! : I put him in a dress and make-up and made him walk around the store like that.
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : And what's with Ashley's, Jeri's, and Amber's s/ns?
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Jeri tricked me into wearing a shirt that said, 'I love Chris'!!!!
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Who's Chris?
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : A person I loathe and despise.
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Uh...I don't think I wanna know more....well....g2g!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Yeah, I've g2g too....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Oh, is NABIKI coming over so you two can (A/N : For everyone that knows me, I'm a goody-two-shoes and I have rarely used this word....) make-out?
'Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now' and 'If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill!' has signed off.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Typical. See ya guys later.... ~*~ Rika signed off and laid down on her bed. She couldn't take any of this anymore, she needed to get of there somehow. She finally decided to sneak out of the back window. (A/N : Okay, I know you're thinking, didn't she use a hairpin to get of her room before? Let's pretend that she couldn't...well, that's true because then she would get caught. Cool...) Rika scrambled out of her bed and quietly opened her back window. The cool night air rushed in. Rika was soon walking to somebody's house, she didn't know whose.
Ashley finally finished her algebra homework (A/N : No offense to you, Mr. Smith! *gives him a thumbs up*), and turned on the T.V. to take a well deserved break.
KNOCK! KNOCK! Ashley figured that there was somebody knocking on the door until she realized that the sound was coming from the window. Puzzled, she walked up from her bed and opened her window.
"Hello, who's there?" Ashley asked. (A/N : My house right now is a two- story, so this would never be able to happen...but my NEW house in Japan I wish is only a one-story.)
"Ashley, it's me, Rika," a voice answered from the shadows.
"Rika?" Ashley said, as she pulled Rika inside her room, "What are you doing here?" "I escaped from my back window. I needed to get out of my house for awhile," Rika explained.
"Oh, well, sit down," Ashley said, ushering to her bed, "And tell me all about what's bothering you, Rika."
"Nothing's bothering me," Rika said, eruptly, as soon as she sat down.
"Yeah, like I believe that....it's about Ryo...and Nabiki, right?" Ashley guessed. (A/N : Yes...we already went through this, but Rika hasn't told ME yet!)
"No," Rika lied.
"Rika," Ashley warned.
"Maybe," Rika tried a little bit more truth.
"You mean 'yes', I know you do...you like Ryo but Nabiki's in your way, right?" Ashley said.
Rika was silent. Finally, she caved in. "Yes," she admitted.
"What you have to do, Rika, is go out there, and get Ryo back!" Ashley explained.
"How?" Rika asked.
"Be assertive, put yourself before Nabiki, ignore her completely, and be nicer to Ryo!" Ashley said, standing up.
"Alright..." Rika said slowly.
Suddenly, the door opened and in came Ashley's mom, with the phone.
"Honey, have you seen Rika? Her grandmother said - " Ashley's mom, whose name is (A/N : I KNOW it's strange...but this REALLY is my mom's name) Jeri exclaimed. She stopped.
"Um, Mom, Rika came here. We kinda need to talk. Can she spend the night?" Ashley said. Her mom stood there, and finally five minutes later, she reluctantly said 'yes'.
"Here, Rika, you need to talk to your grandmother, though," Jeri (the MOM!) said, giving Rika the phone.
"Yeah, Grandma. I'm sorry, but - yes, thanks Grandma. You're the best," Rika said, and hung up the phone.
"What did she say?" Ashley asked.
"She said she'll cover up for me, so my mom will never know I'm gone," Rika said.
"That's cool....so now you won't get MORE grounded...even though the first time it wasn't your fault..." Ashley exclaimed.
"Yeah, Nabiki has revenge coming..." Rika said, smiling mischievously. (A/N : Quoting my algebra teacher, Mr. Smith, "I don't get mad, I get even!") ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two weeks have finally passed, and it was time for Ryo and Nabiki (A/N : Grrr....) to go to the Bahama's. But, lucky, Rika didn't forget about the cruise that her mom also planned for her either, even if it meant wearing pink frilly dresses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ashley : YAY! The longest chapter so far is over with! Now, it's time for.......CAROLING!!!
Rika : Caroling???
Ashley : Yes, that's why I'm in choir. I might not get another chapter up before Christmas....so this is my Christmas tribute!
Kazu : Oooo....sing 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ashley : Ahem....uh....no....
Takato : Then what are we singing?
Ashley : *gets packet of carols from Mrs. B (my choir teacher)* Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Henry : Okay....1...2...3...
Everyone : Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With th'angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king...
Ashley : And to top it off.....Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Kazu : YAY! YAY! YAY! *starts running around, hits wall, falls over unconscious*
Everyone except Kazu : You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen. Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen. But do you recall? The most famous reindeer of all.....
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb!)
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows (like a flash light!)
All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names (like Pinocchio)
They'd never let poor Rudolph, join in any reindeer games (like Monopoly)
Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say (in his underwear!)
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him, and he shouted out with glee (YIPPEE!)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history (like George Washington!)
READ AND REVIEW!! NO FLAMES!!! YOU'RE A GREAT AUDIENCE!!! *goes off caroling with everyone except Kazu, of course*
F.Y.I. Ryuki all the way in the chapter! FINALLY!
Rika : Finally. It only took you *looks back* six whole chapters just to get to the main plot.
Ashley : It's Amber's fault! She the one who kept leaving me at different cliff hangers....anyway...I'd like to take this time to say, "HI, CYNTHIA, PIEDMON'S LADY!" because she reviews to all these nice stories. No, I shouldn't call them reviews, MORE LIKE FLAMES! Do you EVER write a nice review, sheesh, you were really mean to me friend and I. And, another note, read 'Dance' by FallenAngel, because mainly, I'M IN IT, and it's wrote by one of my best friends....don't worry, it's a Ryuki. So, on to the disclaimer. We already got the 'whose gonna do the disclaimer this time' situation worked out. Today, it's.......TAKATO!!!
Takato : Uh....yeah....well....*flips to DISCLAIMER page* Is this really the disclaimer?
Ashley : Yes...*hangs head down in sadness*
Takato : Oh-kay...Ashley doesn't own the CD, 'Digimontamers Uta to Ongakushu' but wants it REALLY bad, even if it's in Japanese. Sadly, she will never be able to get it because her mom and dad don't know that she likes Digimon, basically because her parents forbid it. Just as painful, she doesn't own Digimon, but, on a happier note, she's STILL plotting....
Ashley : Yes, well, thanks Takato. *whispers to loyal fans* Buy me the CD, PLEASE! *looks back up* AND A SPECIAL SHOT-OUT TO SILVERSHADOW!!! She guessed what the 'TMIM' in my name stood for, and gussed right. Congrats! Okay...FANFIC TIME! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter Six : FRAMED! (or the VERY VERY VERY long chapter)
Rika opened the door into her house. She looked around, and saw that no one was there.
"HELLO?" Rika said. Suddenly, she turned the corner into the living room to see her mom, sitting there, with a very SCARY face.
"What?" Rika asked, seeing in the corner of her eye a smug-looking Nabiki.
"What, may I ask, were you doing with THESE?" Rumiko said, strictly, branishing a pack of CIGARETTES!, in front of Rika.
"What are you talking about? Those aren't mine!" Rika retorted.
"I found them in your room. Nabiki was kind enough to let me know," Rumiko said, shoting Nabiki a small smile.
"I'm telling you the truth, Mom, those aren't mine. I never saw them before in my life," Rika said.
"I'm sorry, Rika, but the evidence in right here in front of your face," Rumiko exclaimed, "You're grounded from the phone for two weeks and not allowed out of your room till tomorrow. Final."
"I'M INNOCENT HERE!" Rika shouted, but her mom shot her a 'death glare' (like Rika's) and Rika slowly trudged up to her room.
On the way, Rika ran into Nabiki, who was almost in fits of laughter.
"Nice joke, huh, Nonaka? I had to give up a pack, but it was worth it," Nabiki said.
"So you're the one whose smoking?" Rika asked.
Nabiki smiled smugly. "So what if I am? You can't do anything about it, you're grounded."
"Oh, we'll see about that," Rika said, closing her bedroom door behind her.
'So much for the three-way calling. Guess I'll have to get online....' Rika thought, turning the the computer and entering the chat room. ~*~ 'Nabiki will die, mark my words!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
I TRICKED ASHLEY! : Hey Rika.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : I HATE NABIKI!
Be quiet, Terriermon. You're bugging me : I see that....
Stay away from Ashley : *sighs* What did she do now?
'Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : I'm just here to listen...and get Jeri....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Okay, well, URGH! I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT!
'If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill!' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Hey, guys, it's Ryo.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : YOU KNOW THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS A MONSTER?!??!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : *sighs* What did she do NOW?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : SHE FRAMED ME FOR SMOKING, AND *SHE* WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SMOKING!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : I knew that I didn't like that girl for a reason....
Kazu the Great sees the penguins attacking : Yes, I knew that she was plotting with the penguins aganist you, Rika.
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : She wouldn't do that....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : WELL, AKIYAMA, SHE DID! Wouldn't you notice when you KISS her!?!?!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Ahem...uh...that's none of your business....and I'm sure there's some mistake...
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : THERE IS NO MISTAKE, RYO! YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS ROTTING SCUM!
'Please call me Princess' has entered TAMERS ONLY!
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Hey, how'd you get in here? It's a private chat room!
Please call me Princess : I guessed the password.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Well, you'd better get out of here...
Please call me Princess : Hmph. Nice s/n, Rika.
Stay away from Ashley : Oh, great, I have a feeling on who this is.
Kazu the Great sees the penguin attacking : A PENGUIN!!!
Please call me Princess : No, it's beautiful me, Nabiki.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : GET OUT OF HERE YOU ROTTING AND FRAMING SCUM!!!
Please call me Princess : What are talking about? Ryo, darling, tell her she's totally wrong.
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Nabiki, how are you on a computer?
Please call me Princess : Oh, I'm on a labtop, silly. In the room next to Rika.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : BRB
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Uh-oh....
Rika got up from her computer, unlocked the door with a hairpin (A/N : Why would Rika have a hairpin? She's not LIKE that! Oh, and her mom locked her in her room. Mwhahahaha....), and charged into the next room.
"Urgh....how did YOU get out of your room?" Nabiki asked. Rika didn't answer, and walked straight up to Nabiki, grabbed the labtop ignoring the shouts of protest from Nabiki and.......chucked it out of the window. Still ignoring the screams from Nabiki, Rika walked swiftly back into her room, and sat down in the chair in front of the computer.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Okay, I'm back! :)
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : There's only one reason why Rika would put a smiley face in a message (A/N : Maybe he remembers the episode where Rika gets mad because he put a smiley face on a message, well, really hearts, but he lied....). Let me guess....you strangled Nabiki?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : No, but Ashley strangled Jeri once...
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : *smiles smugly*
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : I chucked her labtop out of the window. :)
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Why are so paranoid, Rika?
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : BECAUSE! You're going out with a witch, can't you SEE that?
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : ....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Thought so!
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Um...I have to go, but before I do...what's with the s/n, Ryo?
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Um....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : *bursts out laughing*
I TRICKED ASHLEY! : I put him in a dress and make-up and made him walk around the store like that.
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : And what's with Ashley's, Jeri's, and Amber's s/ns?
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : Jeri tricked me into wearing a shirt that said, 'I love Chris'!!!!
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Who's Chris?
Jeri, you'd better get out of here, 'cause you are SOOOOO dead : A person I loathe and despise.
Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now : Uh...I don't think I wanna know more....well....g2g!
If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill! : Yeah, I've g2g too....
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Oh, is NABIKI coming over so you two can (A/N : For everyone that knows me, I'm a goody-two-shoes and I have rarely used this word....) make-out?
'Well, I can't think of a cool s/n right now' and 'If you make me wear another dress, I WILL kill!' has signed off.
Nabiki will die, mark my words! : Typical. See ya guys later.... ~*~ Rika signed off and laid down on her bed. She couldn't take any of this anymore, she needed to get of there somehow. She finally decided to sneak out of the back window. (A/N : Okay, I know you're thinking, didn't she use a hairpin to get of her room before? Let's pretend that she couldn't...well, that's true because then she would get caught. Cool...) Rika scrambled out of her bed and quietly opened her back window. The cool night air rushed in. Rika was soon walking to somebody's house, she didn't know whose.
Ashley finally finished her algebra homework (A/N : No offense to you, Mr. Smith! *gives him a thumbs up*), and turned on the T.V. to take a well deserved break.
KNOCK! KNOCK! Ashley figured that there was somebody knocking on the door until she realized that the sound was coming from the window. Puzzled, she walked up from her bed and opened her window.
"Hello, who's there?" Ashley asked. (A/N : My house right now is a two- story, so this would never be able to happen...but my NEW house in Japan I wish is only a one-story.)
"Ashley, it's me, Rika," a voice answered from the shadows.
"Rika?" Ashley said, as she pulled Rika inside her room, "What are you doing here?" "I escaped from my back window. I needed to get out of my house for awhile," Rika explained.
"Oh, well, sit down," Ashley said, ushering to her bed, "And tell me all about what's bothering you, Rika."
"Nothing's bothering me," Rika said, eruptly, as soon as she sat down.
"Yeah, like I believe that....it's about Ryo...and Nabiki, right?" Ashley guessed. (A/N : Yes...we already went through this, but Rika hasn't told ME yet!)
"No," Rika lied.
"Rika," Ashley warned.
"Maybe," Rika tried a little bit more truth.
"You mean 'yes', I know you do...you like Ryo but Nabiki's in your way, right?" Ashley said.
Rika was silent. Finally, she caved in. "Yes," she admitted.
"What you have to do, Rika, is go out there, and get Ryo back!" Ashley explained.
"How?" Rika asked.
"Be assertive, put yourself before Nabiki, ignore her completely, and be nicer to Ryo!" Ashley said, standing up.
"Alright..." Rika said slowly.
Suddenly, the door opened and in came Ashley's mom, with the phone.
"Honey, have you seen Rika? Her grandmother said - " Ashley's mom, whose name is (A/N : I KNOW it's strange...but this REALLY is my mom's name) Jeri exclaimed. She stopped.
"Um, Mom, Rika came here. We kinda need to talk. Can she spend the night?" Ashley said. Her mom stood there, and finally five minutes later, she reluctantly said 'yes'.
"Here, Rika, you need to talk to your grandmother, though," Jeri (the MOM!) said, giving Rika the phone.
"Yeah, Grandma. I'm sorry, but - yes, thanks Grandma. You're the best," Rika said, and hung up the phone.
"What did she say?" Ashley asked.
"She said she'll cover up for me, so my mom will never know I'm gone," Rika said.
"That's cool....so now you won't get MORE grounded...even though the first time it wasn't your fault..." Ashley exclaimed.
"Yeah, Nabiki has revenge coming..." Rika said, smiling mischievously. (A/N : Quoting my algebra teacher, Mr. Smith, "I don't get mad, I get even!") ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two weeks have finally passed, and it was time for Ryo and Nabiki (A/N : Grrr....) to go to the Bahama's. But, lucky, Rika didn't forget about the cruise that her mom also planned for her either, even if it meant wearing pink frilly dresses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ashley : YAY! The longest chapter so far is over with! Now, it's time for.......CAROLING!!!
Rika : Caroling???
Ashley : Yes, that's why I'm in choir. I might not get another chapter up before Christmas....so this is my Christmas tribute!
Kazu : Oooo....sing 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ashley : Ahem....uh....no....
Takato : Then what are we singing?
Ashley : *gets packet of carols from Mrs. B (my choir teacher)* Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Henry : Okay....1...2...3...
Everyone : Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With th'angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king...
Ashley : And to top it off.....Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Kazu : YAY! YAY! YAY! *starts running around, hits wall, falls over unconscious*
Everyone except Kazu : You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen. Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen. But do you recall? The most famous reindeer of all.....
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb!)
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows (like a flash light!)
All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names (like Pinocchio)
They'd never let poor Rudolph, join in any reindeer games (like Monopoly)
Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say (in his underwear!)
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him, and he shouted out with glee (YIPPEE!)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history (like George Washington!)
READ AND REVIEW!! NO FLAMES!!! YOU'RE A GREAT AUDIENCE!!! *goes off caroling with everyone except Kazu, of course*
F.Y.I. Ryuki all the way in the chapter! FINALLY!