Ashley : Hey guys. I really don't have anything to say -
Kazu : Wow, that's a first.
Ashley : Shut up. As I was saying, *glares at Kazu* we're just going to go straight to the disclaimer....and...*spins 'Wheel of Fortune', and it lands on 'ROD SERLING'*.
Rod : I get to do the disclaimer?
Ashley : Unfortunately, yes. Here's the script. Just read and get it over with.
Rod : Alright. I would like to remind you that you've just crossed over in....The Twilight Zone....and....*notices angry look on Ashley's face* Ashley feels that she should have the right as a citizen to own Digimon...even just a little part of it but doesn't. She also wants to own many other things that have no significance to this. That is all.
Ashley : Thanks Rod. Oh yeah, guess I do have something to say.
Kazu : *groans* Urgh....
Ashley : As I was SAYING, in this chapter, you will enter Rika's lovely imagination. I had this idea half way through and used it so it might be insane...but it's Rika's imagination....and there is a lot of scene changes. So you'll have to follow with me. Okay, onto the chapter.
Short key : 'text' - thinking "text" - talking
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Chapter Eight : Blind Date Magic
Kouji turned around. "Yes, you must be Rika..." From his face, Rika could tell he was the rebel kind, also with the bandanna and long hair.
"Yes," Rika said. She watched Ryo's ship sail off into the sea. 'Well, here it goes...'
"You know, I really hate blind dates. I can't believe I agreed to this," Kouji muttered.
"I was set up too. Blind dates are so stupid," Rika said.
"Who set you up on this?" Kouji asked.
"My friends, Ashley, Amber, and Jeri," Rika answered. "You?"
"My friends, J.P., Takuya, and Tommy," Kouji said.
"Yeah, friends are always doing that to you," Rika commented. "One moment, they're your best friend, and then the next moment, they turn on you, even though they think it's a good cause."
"True." All was silent until....BEEP! BEEP!
"What's that?" Kouji asked, looking around.
Rika realized it was coming from one of the pockets of her baggy pants. (A/N : Yes, baggy pants. I can see Rika being the kind of person to wear those cool baggy pants that I'm not allowed to wear but my friend Katie is going to get me some even if my mom doesn't allow it. Okay...back to the story.)
"Excuse me a moment," Rika said, turning the corner and looking through her many MANY pockets. Finally, she found the source of the incessant beeping. A beeper.
"What the - I don't even HAVE a beeper!" Rika stuttered and checked the message. (A/N : Let's pretend that on THIS beeper, the messages can be as long as you want without shortening them into fragments...so it's more like those cell phone message things. Got it? Good.)
Rika, did you see Ryo's ship sail?
Rika sighed. What was this, TailDaters? How did they even got this beeper sort of thing in her pocket anyway? She didn't want to know, but she might as well face it, this was going to be like an episode of TailDaters, with them being the annoying Backseat Daters in the even more annoying Stakeout Bus. (A/N : I only watched TailDaters once...and five minutes of it. The Internet does wonders...)
Yes. HOW DID YOU GET THIS BEEPER IN MY POCKET!?! Stop bothering me!
Rika wanted to throw the stupid beeper thing over the edge of the ship, but, in a way, her friends were there to help her. But, also, in a way, they were there to ANNOY her.
Secret ancient magic. Now, start off by talking to Kouji. Get to know him better. Let him get to know YOU. Then, we'll get back to you.
"Rrrright....well, they are doing this to help me. Better give them the credit...." Rika said, replying.
Yeah, thanks. Reply back LATER! Not NOW. Not 5 minutes from now. Later as in, TOMORROW. Bye.
She knew her friends too well. She turned off the beeper, so even if a message came in, it wouldn't beep, and joined up with Kouji again.
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Rika laid down on her bed cluttered with her bags and other useless junk. She had just come back from a walk with Kouji. Turns out, they had a lot in common. He wasn't very talkative, but he was still polite. And he was cute too....in the rebel sort of way.
'But not as cute as Ryo.' Rika thought. 'God, I keep thinking about Ryo! I wonder what he's doing right now...'
~*~
~Rika's Imagination! WE WELCOME YOU!~
"Oh, Ryo! I love you!" Nabiki cried out, hugging on Ryo.
"I love you too Nabiki..." Ryo said, back, kissing her. Goes on for 15 minutes...
~*~
"Urgh....stupid imagination..." Rika muttered, sitting up.
"Rika," Rumiko came through the small door into the cramped cabin.
"What?" Rika asked.
"We're going to dinner. Get ready."
"Do I have to go?" Rika asked, exasperated.
"Yes," Rumiko said, "And wear something nicer than you're wearing."
"No, I'm not changing. It's not like a fancy dinner!" Rika replied, stubborn.
Rumiko sighed. "Alright, come on." Rika got up, and slouched down to dinner. Dinner wasn't that great, and Rika just wanted to be alone. Unfortunately, Rika made the mistake of checking the messages she got on her beeper, which were coming in every second. Rika deleted all of them. Then another one came in.
Rika, don't worry. We tied up Jeri, so you won't be getting messages every second. So, what's up?
Rika breathed a sigh of relief, and wrote back.
Well, so far, I've taken a walk with Kouji, used my imagination, and went to dinner.
Sounds fun. Well, I'll leave you alone...I wouldn't want to become a Jeri....hehehe....seriously... (A/N : Just guess who's talking here...)
K, bye.
Rika put the beeper in her bag, and then went out on the dock, to watch the murky black water. The waters rippled. It was so calming, and so quiet. It sounded as if no one was here....wait...no one here?! On a cruise ship?! Why was all so quiet? The answer came when she found out that not that many people were on this ship...only a couple families. That was a little bit weird.
Rika laid down in her cabin, unaware of the crazy day that was coming up. Soon, she had dozed off into a soon-to-be-disturbed peaceful slumber.
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"Rika, get up, honey. Breakfast is ready and I signed you up for a photo shoot!" Rumiko came bounding into the cabin, turning on the lights and leaving as quickly as she came.
Rika groaned and opened one eye a little bit to see the clock read, 5:31. Then she shook her head, thinking her mom must of made a mistake coming in here this early, or she was dreaming it, and fell back asleep until...
HONK! HONK!
Rika bolted upright and cursed the ship that blew its horn. She then noticed it was Ryo's ship, so it was very nearby. Then, since she probably wasn't going to go asleep again, got up and dressed in her 'I'm not anti- social, I just don't like you' T-shirt and blue jeans. It was when she put her hair into a ponytail, she realized what her mom had said.
"PHOTO SHOOT!?" Rika shouted, storming out of the room.
Rika hurriedly walked down to the breakfast room (or whatever you call it) and accidently didn't notice Kouji on the way.
"Hey Rika!" Kouji shouted, to get her attention.
"Oh, hey, Kouji. Didn't see you. Where are you going?" Rika said, coming to a stop.
"Breakfast. You?" Kouji asked.
"Same. Come on, let's go," Rika said, being impatient today.
Rika ate breakfast with Kouji and then was found by her mom.
"Come on, honey. Time for the photo shoot!" Rumiko said, smiling.
"No, mom! I hate photo shoots! I'm not doing it!" Rika shouted, but with the promise of 50 bucks, she reluctantly agreed.
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"Come on, work it baby! Turn to the side...PERFECT!" the camera man shouted, frantically taking pictures of a Rika in a pretty purple dress that matched her eyes.
'Urgh...I really hate this. AND I HATE THIS DRESS!' Rika thought, as she turned to her left.
"Smile....that's it!" the camera man continued.
At that moment, Kouji casually walked in, and saw Rika.
'Woah! She's so beautiful with her hair down...' Kouji thought, as he froze, and watched her. From that moment, he knew.
"Okay, Rika baby...you're done," the camera man said, turning off his camera. Rika practically jumped off the stage and changed out of the hideous dress.
"Hey Kouji," she said, seeing him in the back of the room.
"Hi, uh...let's go outside and take a walk," Kouji exclaimed.
"Okay..." Rika agreed, and she took her bag as they left the room.
After they were far away from the room, and out where no one was, Kouji stopped and turned around to face Rika.
"Um...Rika. I have something to say," Kouji said, a bit nervous.
(A/N : Here it is folks. The big KoujixRika moment. Wow, maybe I should start writing these kind of fanfics...hmm...NAH!)
"What?" Rika asked, absentmindly.
"I want to say that I've had a really great time being here with you so far. And - " Kouji stopped. "I like you - a lot."
"Wha - " Rika started to say, but Kouji cut her off by a kiss.
'Kouji is kissing me?! But there's nothing here...it doesn't feel like what I thought my first kiss would feel like. Kouji's not the one for me. I think Ryo is. But to make Ryo understand, I have to go along with this.' Rika thought, breaking away from Kouji and looking out into the sea. There was another ship out there that was very close - Ryo's ship. She also saw a pair of binoculars being thrown off the ship and a figure hitting another figure with a bag. Then she looked back at Kouji.
"Wow," Kouji whispered, and Rika smiled.
'Maybe it might turn out okay...just maybe...'
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Night fell, and Rika was outside watching the calmness of the water, the air. Even the fact that the captain fell off board a couple minutes before didn't bother her. She was completely calm, for the first time in a long time. Maybe it was the fact that the plan might turn out like she planned....maybe her life was going to turn positive for awhile.
BEEP! BEEP!
Rika took out her beeper and checked the message.
Hey, Rika. This is Jeri. I got free. Did you kiss Kouji yet?
Rika tried to hide a small smile as she replied.
Yes. And this plan might work after all. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Ashley : Woo...that was hard work. But it's done. Short but cute.
Rika : I need an explanation here. Why did I just kiss Kouji and SMILE afterwards?
Ashley : All because of the plan. The brilliant plan.
Ryo : What's weird is...I can't see how you can write a KoujixRika and LIKE it.
Ashley : I thought it was cute. Extremely cute.
Kazu : I thought it was revolting.
Ashley : Well, if you want to take over Amber's chapter and write it yourself, go ahead. I dare you.
Kazu : Uh...no thanks. I'll just stick with being a person in your head and fanfics.
Ashley : Good. I also have to thank Amber's annoying muse because it bothered me to write some of his stupid - maybe not - ideas in this chapter. So, some of this chapter is his work. This was his ideas :
1. the photo shoot
2. the "binocular" scene, except the "bag part". That was mine! ^_^
3. some other small details
So, yeah....lastly, I have to add this little note to drive Amber insane. I want to thank my Math Muse a.k.a. C.G. (Chibi Genius) Henry for teaching me how to do my Algebra. You're a great muse!
Rika : Before Ashley tells Amber the secret of her notebook like she did with her muse, review.
Kazu : Yes, review. Reviews are good. They tell us how much you like me - uh - I mean this fanfic.
Ashley : Baka. Well, read and review and have a nice - um - weekend. Yes, weekend. And, if you want to for some strange reason, you can e-mail me at Cutensweet7@aol.com or IM me at Cutensweet7, but, HEAR - UM - READ THIS!, you must say you are from ff.net or something like that or I'll think you're one of those crazy people who follow me around (like someone I know). Bye!
Kazu : Wow, that's a first.
Ashley : Shut up. As I was saying, *glares at Kazu* we're just going to go straight to the disclaimer....and...*spins 'Wheel of Fortune', and it lands on 'ROD SERLING'*.
Rod : I get to do the disclaimer?
Ashley : Unfortunately, yes. Here's the script. Just read and get it over with.
Rod : Alright. I would like to remind you that you've just crossed over in....The Twilight Zone....and....*notices angry look on Ashley's face* Ashley feels that she should have the right as a citizen to own Digimon...even just a little part of it but doesn't. She also wants to own many other things that have no significance to this. That is all.
Ashley : Thanks Rod. Oh yeah, guess I do have something to say.
Kazu : *groans* Urgh....
Ashley : As I was SAYING, in this chapter, you will enter Rika's lovely imagination. I had this idea half way through and used it so it might be insane...but it's Rika's imagination....and there is a lot of scene changes. So you'll have to follow with me. Okay, onto the chapter.
Short key : 'text' - thinking "text" - talking
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Chapter Eight : Blind Date Magic
Kouji turned around. "Yes, you must be Rika..." From his face, Rika could tell he was the rebel kind, also with the bandanna and long hair.
"Yes," Rika said. She watched Ryo's ship sail off into the sea. 'Well, here it goes...'
"You know, I really hate blind dates. I can't believe I agreed to this," Kouji muttered.
"I was set up too. Blind dates are so stupid," Rika said.
"Who set you up on this?" Kouji asked.
"My friends, Ashley, Amber, and Jeri," Rika answered. "You?"
"My friends, J.P., Takuya, and Tommy," Kouji said.
"Yeah, friends are always doing that to you," Rika commented. "One moment, they're your best friend, and then the next moment, they turn on you, even though they think it's a good cause."
"True." All was silent until....BEEP! BEEP!
"What's that?" Kouji asked, looking around.
Rika realized it was coming from one of the pockets of her baggy pants. (A/N : Yes, baggy pants. I can see Rika being the kind of person to wear those cool baggy pants that I'm not allowed to wear but my friend Katie is going to get me some even if my mom doesn't allow it. Okay...back to the story.)
"Excuse me a moment," Rika said, turning the corner and looking through her many MANY pockets. Finally, she found the source of the incessant beeping. A beeper.
"What the - I don't even HAVE a beeper!" Rika stuttered and checked the message. (A/N : Let's pretend that on THIS beeper, the messages can be as long as you want without shortening them into fragments...so it's more like those cell phone message things. Got it? Good.)
Rika, did you see Ryo's ship sail?
Rika sighed. What was this, TailDaters? How did they even got this beeper sort of thing in her pocket anyway? She didn't want to know, but she might as well face it, this was going to be like an episode of TailDaters, with them being the annoying Backseat Daters in the even more annoying Stakeout Bus. (A/N : I only watched TailDaters once...and five minutes of it. The Internet does wonders...)
Yes. HOW DID YOU GET THIS BEEPER IN MY POCKET!?! Stop bothering me!
Rika wanted to throw the stupid beeper thing over the edge of the ship, but, in a way, her friends were there to help her. But, also, in a way, they were there to ANNOY her.
Secret ancient magic. Now, start off by talking to Kouji. Get to know him better. Let him get to know YOU. Then, we'll get back to you.
"Rrrright....well, they are doing this to help me. Better give them the credit...." Rika said, replying.
Yeah, thanks. Reply back LATER! Not NOW. Not 5 minutes from now. Later as in, TOMORROW. Bye.
She knew her friends too well. She turned off the beeper, so even if a message came in, it wouldn't beep, and joined up with Kouji again.
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Rika laid down on her bed cluttered with her bags and other useless junk. She had just come back from a walk with Kouji. Turns out, they had a lot in common. He wasn't very talkative, but he was still polite. And he was cute too....in the rebel sort of way.
'But not as cute as Ryo.' Rika thought. 'God, I keep thinking about Ryo! I wonder what he's doing right now...'
~*~
~Rika's Imagination! WE WELCOME YOU!~
"Oh, Ryo! I love you!" Nabiki cried out, hugging on Ryo.
"I love you too Nabiki..." Ryo said, back, kissing her. Goes on for 15 minutes...
~*~
"Urgh....stupid imagination..." Rika muttered, sitting up.
"Rika," Rumiko came through the small door into the cramped cabin.
"What?" Rika asked.
"We're going to dinner. Get ready."
"Do I have to go?" Rika asked, exasperated.
"Yes," Rumiko said, "And wear something nicer than you're wearing."
"No, I'm not changing. It's not like a fancy dinner!" Rika replied, stubborn.
Rumiko sighed. "Alright, come on." Rika got up, and slouched down to dinner. Dinner wasn't that great, and Rika just wanted to be alone. Unfortunately, Rika made the mistake of checking the messages she got on her beeper, which were coming in every second. Rika deleted all of them. Then another one came in.
Rika, don't worry. We tied up Jeri, so you won't be getting messages every second. So, what's up?
Rika breathed a sigh of relief, and wrote back.
Well, so far, I've taken a walk with Kouji, used my imagination, and went to dinner.
Sounds fun. Well, I'll leave you alone...I wouldn't want to become a Jeri....hehehe....seriously... (A/N : Just guess who's talking here...)
K, bye.
Rika put the beeper in her bag, and then went out on the dock, to watch the murky black water. The waters rippled. It was so calming, and so quiet. It sounded as if no one was here....wait...no one here?! On a cruise ship?! Why was all so quiet? The answer came when she found out that not that many people were on this ship...only a couple families. That was a little bit weird.
Rika laid down in her cabin, unaware of the crazy day that was coming up. Soon, she had dozed off into a soon-to-be-disturbed peaceful slumber.
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"Rika, get up, honey. Breakfast is ready and I signed you up for a photo shoot!" Rumiko came bounding into the cabin, turning on the lights and leaving as quickly as she came.
Rika groaned and opened one eye a little bit to see the clock read, 5:31. Then she shook her head, thinking her mom must of made a mistake coming in here this early, or she was dreaming it, and fell back asleep until...
HONK! HONK!
Rika bolted upright and cursed the ship that blew its horn. She then noticed it was Ryo's ship, so it was very nearby. Then, since she probably wasn't going to go asleep again, got up and dressed in her 'I'm not anti- social, I just don't like you' T-shirt and blue jeans. It was when she put her hair into a ponytail, she realized what her mom had said.
"PHOTO SHOOT!?" Rika shouted, storming out of the room.
Rika hurriedly walked down to the breakfast room (or whatever you call it) and accidently didn't notice Kouji on the way.
"Hey Rika!" Kouji shouted, to get her attention.
"Oh, hey, Kouji. Didn't see you. Where are you going?" Rika said, coming to a stop.
"Breakfast. You?" Kouji asked.
"Same. Come on, let's go," Rika said, being impatient today.
Rika ate breakfast with Kouji and then was found by her mom.
"Come on, honey. Time for the photo shoot!" Rumiko said, smiling.
"No, mom! I hate photo shoots! I'm not doing it!" Rika shouted, but with the promise of 50 bucks, she reluctantly agreed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Come on, work it baby! Turn to the side...PERFECT!" the camera man shouted, frantically taking pictures of a Rika in a pretty purple dress that matched her eyes.
'Urgh...I really hate this. AND I HATE THIS DRESS!' Rika thought, as she turned to her left.
"Smile....that's it!" the camera man continued.
At that moment, Kouji casually walked in, and saw Rika.
'Woah! She's so beautiful with her hair down...' Kouji thought, as he froze, and watched her. From that moment, he knew.
"Okay, Rika baby...you're done," the camera man said, turning off his camera. Rika practically jumped off the stage and changed out of the hideous dress.
"Hey Kouji," she said, seeing him in the back of the room.
"Hi, uh...let's go outside and take a walk," Kouji exclaimed.
"Okay..." Rika agreed, and she took her bag as they left the room.
After they were far away from the room, and out where no one was, Kouji stopped and turned around to face Rika.
"Um...Rika. I have something to say," Kouji said, a bit nervous.
(A/N : Here it is folks. The big KoujixRika moment. Wow, maybe I should start writing these kind of fanfics...hmm...NAH!)
"What?" Rika asked, absentmindly.
"I want to say that I've had a really great time being here with you so far. And - " Kouji stopped. "I like you - a lot."
"Wha - " Rika started to say, but Kouji cut her off by a kiss.
'Kouji is kissing me?! But there's nothing here...it doesn't feel like what I thought my first kiss would feel like. Kouji's not the one for me. I think Ryo is. But to make Ryo understand, I have to go along with this.' Rika thought, breaking away from Kouji and looking out into the sea. There was another ship out there that was very close - Ryo's ship. She also saw a pair of binoculars being thrown off the ship and a figure hitting another figure with a bag. Then she looked back at Kouji.
"Wow," Kouji whispered, and Rika smiled.
'Maybe it might turn out okay...just maybe...'
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Night fell, and Rika was outside watching the calmness of the water, the air. Even the fact that the captain fell off board a couple minutes before didn't bother her. She was completely calm, for the first time in a long time. Maybe it was the fact that the plan might turn out like she planned....maybe her life was going to turn positive for awhile.
BEEP! BEEP!
Rika took out her beeper and checked the message.
Hey, Rika. This is Jeri. I got free. Did you kiss Kouji yet?
Rika tried to hide a small smile as she replied.
Yes. And this plan might work after all. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Ashley : Woo...that was hard work. But it's done. Short but cute.
Rika : I need an explanation here. Why did I just kiss Kouji and SMILE afterwards?
Ashley : All because of the plan. The brilliant plan.
Ryo : What's weird is...I can't see how you can write a KoujixRika and LIKE it.
Ashley : I thought it was cute. Extremely cute.
Kazu : I thought it was revolting.
Ashley : Well, if you want to take over Amber's chapter and write it yourself, go ahead. I dare you.
Kazu : Uh...no thanks. I'll just stick with being a person in your head and fanfics.
Ashley : Good. I also have to thank Amber's annoying muse because it bothered me to write some of his stupid - maybe not - ideas in this chapter. So, some of this chapter is his work. This was his ideas :
1. the photo shoot
2. the "binocular" scene, except the "bag part". That was mine! ^_^
3. some other small details
So, yeah....lastly, I have to add this little note to drive Amber insane. I want to thank my Math Muse a.k.a. C.G. (Chibi Genius) Henry for teaching me how to do my Algebra. You're a great muse!
Rika : Before Ashley tells Amber the secret of her notebook like she did with her muse, review.
Kazu : Yes, review. Reviews are good. They tell us how much you like me - uh - I mean this fanfic.
Ashley : Baka. Well, read and review and have a nice - um - weekend. Yes, weekend. And, if you want to for some strange reason, you can e-mail me at Cutensweet7@aol.com or IM me at Cutensweet7, but, HEAR - UM - READ THIS!, you must say you are from ff.net or something like that or I'll think you're one of those crazy people who follow me around (like someone I know). Bye!