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Advice or Annoyance?
The school burned down to a crisp with cheering teens surrounding it, but their luck ran out when their parents assigned them to another school until the original school was rebuilt. Diane wasn't caught as usual since she made it back home just in time, and since Rika got rid of the bottle of gasoline, and Ryo didn't report anything, nobody was in trouble. The principle announced that the heater system must've malfunctioned, causing it to explode to create a fire. It is now the weekend for the Tamers, and they are planning to go to the Digital World for some r & r.
"Is everyone here?" asked Takato, surveying the park for missing members.
"Well, Rika's not here. I phoned her, but her mother answered, saying she wasn't feeling well," replied Jeri, getting concerned.
"Look, let's get going, and if Rika wants to come, then she'll come!" said Kazu, already half way down the portal.
"What do you think Ryo?" asked Alice, wondering why he's so down.
"She'll be fine. She's tough. Besides, she knows where we're going. Let's go," said Ryo, walking towards Guilmon's hideout.
"What's wrong with him?" everyone thought. After that, they left and searched for the partners they've known for a long time.
Unfortunately, somebody was watching them from behind the bushes, and cautiously went down the portal as well.
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"Rika, you haven't eaten anything for almost two days! Please, come out of your room, and eat a little bit. I truly want to help you if you'd let me!" cried Rumiko, Rika's mother.
No reply was heard, and this caused Rumiko to get a bit agitated, but knew that her daughter usually wanted to be alone.
"Rumiko, let her rest if she wants to. She knows when she wants to eat. She'll come out once she's ready, and everything is sorted," said Seiko, Rika's grandmother, slowly with wisdom, but deep down she just wanted Rika to be happy. After a few more minutes, the two adults left Rika alone.
Soon, the door opened, revealing a red- headed girl, walking silently outside with her digivice. No more tears fell, but she still contained sadness within her as well.
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"Takatomon!" yelled a red dinosaur, running to his best friend.
"Hey, boy! How ya been? I brought lots of bread and peanut- butter just for you!" exclaimed Takato.
"And I hope you stayed out of mischief," said Henry, looking at Terriermon in the eye.
"Momentai! But, I hope you brought some sweets!" said Terriermon happily, and of course, Henry gave some sweets, pleasing the little bunny.
"Su..zie.., could.. you.. please.. let me.. breathe?! cried Lopmon, once Suzie hugged her. "Huh?! Oh, I'm so sorry Lopmon!" said Suzie, petting Lopmon nicely now.
"How's the man doing?" asked Kazu. "The man is in the house!" said Guardromon. They both laughed loudly, sharing the lamest quotes and jokes.
"I hope you were doing fine after we left last time, MarineAngemon," said Kenta, holding his little buddy. "Pu, pu!" MarineAngemon replied with heart bubbles.
"Where's Rika?" asked Renamon.
"She couldn't come. But she told me to tell you 'hi'," said Jeri, playing with Calumon still feeling bad.
Ai and Mako greeted Impmon, hugging him and saying their "Miss yous" and such.
Ryo and Cyberdramon went to another place to discuss some things privately, and Alice just sat on a rock, looking at the partners and thinking about Dobermon.
Meanwhile, Kenta went to go to the bathroom, while Kazu was practicing many weird poses with Guardromon.
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"What are you doing there Alice? Come, let's go help the others set up camp," said Henry, and took Alice's hand without any hesitation.
"I can walk on my own," said Alice with a tinge of blush.
"Huh? Oh, sorry about that. Let's gather some wood," said Henry, showing some crimson.
"Were you thinking about Dobermon?" asked Henry concernedly. Alice merely nodded.
"Hey, if you need someone to talk to, you can ask me or anybody else, okay?" reassured Henry with a knowing smile.
"Thanks, Henry," replied Alice with a small smile.
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"Hey,Takato! Need help pitching the tent?" asked Jeri, smiling happily.
"Thanks, Jeri! I appreciate it!" exclaimed Takato, whose heart was beating rapidly.
The two pitched up the tents pretty quickly, but once in a while, brushed each other's hands by accident.
"Thanks, Jeri!" said Takato happily.
"Your welcome, and besides, I enjoy doing things with you," replied Jeri giggling, and walked away.
"Aw, man! I hate it when I blush!" thought Takato, shaking his head, and ridding the blush as well.
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"AAAAHHH!!!" yelled a girl, holding onto her skirt during the process. Diane kept screaming in the air once she had reached the ground, panting every second. Once she calmed down, she looked up only to be faced with a digimon. "AAAHHH!!!" screamed Diane. "Get away from me you freaky little monster. Go away now!" Soon, the digimon scampered away.
"I can't believe I even allowed myself to do this. Stupid, Kin! Letting me do all the work! After I get out of here, if I know how that is, then I'll totally kick his butt! Too bad, he black mailed me since he recorded everything when I burned the school! That little devil!" cursed Diane inwardly, stomping on the sand angrily. Unfortunately, another digimon appeared, and this caused Diane to run screaming and begging for help, but was sucked into a data stream before anymore pleas were made.
"OW!" shouted Diane, once she landed on her butt, luckily there was grass. "Get off of my territory!" snorted an Allomon, a dinosaur type digimon.
"Wha?! AH! Please, make this stop! Make this stop!" screamed Diane, running so fast that she bumped into something. "Please, leave me alone! Leave me alone!"
Then, Diane spotted someone and headed towards that person, running like a crazed maniac.
"Diane?! I never thought she could be this scared. Hey, what's she doing here anyway?!" thought the person.
Diane looked up only to see a boy with grey eyes and dark blue hair, a. k. a. Kenta.
"I beg you, beg you to get me out of here! And if you don't, I'll bite your arm off!" screamed Diane, with a pleading look then a devil look.
"Su..u..re," said Kenta slowly, trying to avoid her angriness.
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Rika landed on the grass slowly, before she surveyed the area. "The gang should be near here somewhere," thought Rika expertly, and heard some weird voices from a far.
"Awesome, Guardromon! Your poses are getting better every time! Sooner or later, you'll become a professional poser!" exclaimed Kazu, encouraging his partner.
"More like a professional idiot. I can't believe you're turning Guradromon into a monkey like you!" said Rika with her back against a tree with lack of interest on her face.
"Well, look you finally showed up! Miss Rika Nonaka, and her rude ass comments of the year!" retorted Kazu with a dull expression.
"Whatever," replied Rika and tried to walk away when Kazu spoke.
"You're acting colder than usual with you staying at home and not coming together with the group to the Digital World! Why don't you try to have some fun for a change?!" challenged Kazu with a determined look in his eyes.
"Are you addressing me?" replied Rika coldly with her back towards him.
"Well, I'm not talking to the tree that's for sure!" retorted with Kazu. "Yeah!" shouted Guardromon, supporting his partner. "It's okay buddy. Just let me handle this by myself," said Kazu, and Guardromon flew away, still uncertain about Kazu's decision.
"Look, Rika! I'm tired of you making fun of me! Can't we get along?!" said Kazu desperately.
"Standing up for yourself for once? Why should I get along with you anyway, or anyone else for that matter?! What did they do in return? All they bring is more pain and suffering!" yelled Rika, gazing angrily at Kazu.
"Is this about Ryo?" asked Kazu, getting a bit scared with Rika's words. This question struck Rika painfully, but didn't show any startled movements.
"Ryo was acting weird all day, and now he's somewhere with Cyberdramon without telling us where. I think he's really concerned for you, so that means he cares. Everyone is worried about you, well except for me. Okay, I'm bit concerned, but that's beside the point. For once, have a little fun, and maybe you might feel a bit better. Hey, if I ever had a bad day, I big sundae with tons of syrup, and different toppings, and a huge cherry on it always cheer me up!" said Kazu, thinking of his dream sundae.
"It's not that easy. Even if I did have fun, the pain always comes back. Anyways, why am I even talking to you?!" replied back and was about to walk away again when Kazu replied back.
"Because I'm your friend. You told me you were in pain, and usually, you would never tell anything like that, especially to me! Heck, you never tell me anything!" said Kazu, trying to lighten the mood.
That last phrase kind of made Rika realize that she did tell what was wrong with her, and she told it to last person that she would never tell it to. "He's wrong! I only said it in frustration! But still, he's, I hate to say this, right. I guess the monkey does have a brain," thought Rika.
"Hey, camp's that way if you know, want to go. See ya Rika, and think about what I said, and how the others might feel," exclaimed Kazu, leaving Rika and her trail of confusing thoughts behind.
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"Stop looking at me you fool!" snorted Diane, with piercing eyes.
This made Kenta walk a bit faster, thinking happy thoughts.
"Are we almost there? I'm going to die of exhaustion soon!" said Diane, acting as a fragile victim.
"Hey, at least I didn't try to kill Rika, you witch!" shouted Kenta, finally getting agitated with the evil princess from Hell.
"I dare you to repeat that again!" challenged Diane.
"Man. Why can't you act nice for a change? I mean, kindness never killed anyone, so why can't you be kind?" questioned Kenta. Just then, MarineAngemon poked out of his pocket, and flew over to Diane.
"AH! Another monster!" shouted Diane, but stopped when MarineAngemon began rubbing against her cheek, and showered love bubbles on her, smiling with its cute smile and saying cutely, "Pu, pu, pu."
"Hey, this little guy is not bad," giggled Diane with a glint of happiness in her eyes, enjoying how the bubbles made her tickle.
"That's MarineAngemon. Not all digimon are scary or mean. Some are nice, and playful. See, MarineAngemon is showing kindness to you. Why can't you stop your cruel ways, confess what you did, and act a bit gentler? People would like you better that's for sure. You're lucky it's our relaxation week, or else I'd just leave you behind. Here's the campsite, but I don't think they'd be too fond you," said Kenta with MarineAgemon beside him, leaving Diane alone in her own thoughts, and thinking about what he said.
"Could things turn better? No, things would only get worse. Besides, who would ever like me?" thought Diane, feeling her own pain engulfing her every second and leaving nothing but more pain deep within her fragile heart.
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Chapter four is done!
This chapter was basically about Rika and Kazu trying to patch things up about their friendship, if they even have one. It's just, in some fics, Rika is always bashing Kazu, and Kazu is usually a coward or says funny things. So, I wanted Kazu to defend himself for once, and let their um, undiscovered, friendship show.
This chapter was also about seeing how Diane feels as well. We're humans that experience practically everything in life, including pain, greed, happiness, and friendship, so I can't make Diane look like she's that bad. Also, Kenta needed to show he can defend himself as well!
Next chapter contains more Leelice and Tajuri! Also, it's where Rika and Ryo will patch things up as well!
Thanks to those who reviewed, and now, time to review again!