Amethyst Blizzard: Heh, I think y'all know how this goes so I'm just gonna stick a disclaimer somewhere here. Ah! That'll do…{sticks Disclaimer on a random noticeboard.} Done!

Floramon: Huh? I didn't get to say anything…{pouts}

Forgetting Someone Like You

Chapter 2: He Came, He Saw, And He…

I couldn't sleep that night. I kept thinking about it, about him. Why, after everything, was he coming here to live? Wasn't it enough for him, or did he have to come and rub it all in my face? I lay in my barely messed up bed, my hands behind my head supporting my neck. He was all I could think about, especially since just four hours ago he was once again the center of media attention on the news. Why did they have to make such a big deal about him, anyway? I mean, sure the guy beat me in a Digimon tournament, then mysteriously disappeared without a trace, then two years later suddenly reappeared again, but that didn't make him special in any way, did it? Oh great, I was rambling, and I hardly ever ramble. Was it really that bad?

I managed to cast all thoughts about him out of mind and eventually I closed my eyes. In trying to relax, I should be able to eventually get some sleep, and I did.

"Hey, Rika, are you listening?"

My head sprang up at the sound of Eri's voice. I stared at her mutely and blinked. "Huh?"

Eri simply shook her head. "How'd you go on your History test?"

I seemed to comprehend that question without trouble but averted my eyes and stared at my untouched lunch. "Ok." I had done well in that test but not as well as I had wanted to. For some reason, my mind was elsewhere and I couldn't concentrate on anything for longer that twenty seconds, except my food seemed very interesting all of a sudden.

Eri raised a brow but didn't say anything. She was my best friend, and she could tell when something was wrong. However, Kazu and Kenta weren't very good at being discrete.

"No way. Something's wrong, Rika. You're usually snapping at us or making fun of us by now, so how come you're not?"

Unfortunately, they were very good at stating the obvious.

Kenta joined his counterpart. "Yeah, is this permanent?"

I just continued to stare at my riveting food, not even bothering to retort them.

Kazu held up his finger. "I know! This is about Henry, isn't it?" Now my head shot up. "Because he's not here and you miss him." He looked like he had just won first place at the Science Fair.

Now I was angry, and he knew it. I glared deep into his eyes and saw him falter under my stare. He began to laugh nervously, looking away from me. Suddenly, he shot up from our usual table in the canteen and began running to the closest exit. Naturally, I chased him. I knew which exit he was aiming for and took a short cut; I ran around a couple of tables to meet him on the other side. He came to a halt in front of me and I could see his eyes widen at something, not in fear, but in excitement and greeting. I realized he was actually looking behind me, not at me, and turned around. And there, standing right in front of me with those laughing, ocean blue eyes, was Ryo Akiyama. My mouth opened and my raised hand fell to my side. Oh, shit.

He grinned at me, flashing his perfect teeth, and raised his hand in a greeting. "Hey, Rika."

I blinked, and for a second, I was lost in that deep ocean of blue. "Hey…" He was here?! Here, at this school, at my school, already? I couldn't move. It was like I was glued to the floor beneath my feet, and not once did I take my eyes off those deep ocean blue orbs. For a time, we were locked in this entrancing stare that could've lasted forever, but finally his eyes left mine.

"Hey, Eri." Eri? How did he know Eri?

I turned around and found my best friend smiling up at Ryo, not in a flirtatious way, but in a friendly way. "Hey, Ryo. So, you're here already? I saw you on the news last night and you were still in Kyushu. How'd you get here so fast?"

Ryo shrugged and took a step into the room. "My dad and I drove through the night so we could get here quicker. That's why I don't want to be a lawyer; too much rush." Ryo's dad was a lawyer? Why didn't I know that?

Eri laughed as if it was some sort of personal joke. "I know what you mean. Hey, did you want to sit with us? We're right over here…" Eri reached over me to grab a hold of Ryo's plain red t-shirt and led him over to where our table was. As they passed me, I felt a flush of jealousy and looked away. I really had to find a way to control my emotions. Although I hadn't changed all that much since I was the Digimon Queen, I was a teenager and my hormones tended to pick up at very annoying times, such as this very moment.

"So, what have you been up to lately…" Eri's voice trailed off as I found myself staring out the open door of the school canteen. A second ago, Ryo had been standing right there and now he was practically being dragged over to our table. Why was this happening to me?

I reluctantly pulled myself away from the door and walked over to our usual table in the far corner of the canteen. I sat myself down next to Alice and watched pathetically as Eri was listening intently to Ryo's story, which he probably made up anyway.

"So anyway, then my dad says nothing about a new boss and having to move to Shinjuku for convenience reasons. I certainly didn't complain," he flashed a grin at me then continued, "and before I knew it, I was sitting along side my dad in our van, cruising along the highway."

I averted my eyes and noticed Kazu and Kenta leaning forward in their seats and listening intently to Ryo's stupid story. Oh what I would give to have an axe convenient right now, but I still had to find out how Eri and Ryo knew each other…

I decided to find out, sooner than later. "So Eri, you guys know each other…?"

She looked at me for a second then suddenly remembered she hadn't told us that yet. "Of course, sorry." She smiled apologetically at everyone. "Ryo and I grew up together. We lived next door to each other until I moved to come and live here. We're quite close, really." She turned her smile to Ryo, who grinned back through perfect teeth.

"Yeah, I guess we are-" Ryo was cut off as the bell rang out, signalling the end of lunch. I sighed my relief and made my way to my next class.

As soon as I left my last class, I threw my hands up in the air and made a cheering sound; the end of another week, at long last. I closed my eyes as I stopped in front of my locker. Everything seemed to be falling out of place; Ryo coming back, Eri and him growing up together, Eri seeming to be paying a lot of attention to him, and now, more homework. Yes, homework sucks and it should never have been created, but what is a mere fourteen year old supposed to do? At least it was the weekend and I would have time to relax. Who knew, maybe I could even visit Ryo sometime in the next two days. We'll probably be having a meeting tomorrow about Henry's progress, so maybe I could talk to him then.

I turned my lock a couple of times to make it open. When I heard the satisfying 'click', I threw my bag down next to me and grabbed what I needed for the weekend. History, Math, English, Social Studies, and um, oh what was the last thing?

"Health?"

I turned swiftly at the sound of a voice and blushed when I found myself just a little too close to Ryo. We were facing each other in the very narrow corridor, his nose practically touching the bottom of my neck. I stepped back enough to be able to breathe. When I looked up again, he was still looking at me with question in his eyes. What had he said? Health? That's right. "How'd you know that?"

He smiled and cocked his head, motioning to the ground. "You're diary's wide open."

I looked down and realized he was right; my diary was wide open and my homework list could be seen from where he was standing. I also noticed that on that same page was a word that I had written during my history test earlier that day: 'Ryo'. Oh shit.

I quickly bent down and flipped my diary closed. On my way up, I was met with deep ocean blue eyes that probed mine. I knew I had to say something to him, but what was beyond me. "I uh…was bored." I stuttered, well aware that Ryo was grinning at me slyly.

"So, did you miss me?"

I turned around again and shoved my diary and my homework into my bag and slammed my locker closed. I decided not to say anything, just in case I said something I'd later regret. I stood up once again and faced Ryo, who was conveniently blocking my way. "Could you move?"

"Why haven't you spoken to me at all today? I mean besides just now, you haven't said anything to me all day."

He wasn't moving. And there was only one way out of this corridor. I sighed impatiently and decided to answer his question. "Because I didn't feel like talking to you, ok. Besides, you seemed extremely content flirting with Eri so-" I stopped suddenly and realized what I had said. Flirting with Eri? Oh great, now it sounded like I was jealous, which I most certainly wasn't, but that's beside the point.

"Flirting with Eri? The two us are very close friends, nothing else. Besides, you shouldn't be jealous of your best friend." He flashed another perfect grin at me.

I glared hard at him and pushed past him, only to be faced with my best friend. Eri was smiling at Ryo, and me but her eyes were mainly focussed on Ryo. "Could I talk to you for a moment?"

Ryo moved past me to stand in front of Eri. "Sure."

I watched as the two of them walked out to the front of the school, leaving me to ponder on whether or not I should eavesdrop. I shrugged after a moment and put it past me. They wanted to be alone, so I should really respect that. Or maybe…it wouldn't hurt, would it?

I slung my bag over my shoulder and sneaked up to the main doors. I saw them talking next to the school sign and I moved closer, making sure I was hidden in the bushes. I could faintly make out voices and I stretched out my neck as far as it would go.

"So when I heard you were coming to live here, I was surprised that you didn't tell me about it." That was Eri's voice.

"Hey, don't take it personally. I didn't tell anyone that I was coming, not even Rika." That was Ryo.

I could see Eri move in closer to Ryo, so I had to as well. "I know how you feel about Rika, but honestly, I don't think you should tell her now. And I say this as Rika's best friend, but she's not ready. She's having a few problems at home at the moment, so I don't think it would be wise to put more pressure on her." I stared blankly at the two. They were discussing me behind my back? And who was Eri to say that I wasn't ready? Wait, ready for what?

Ryo looked down at his feet. "I guess you're right. Telling her now wouldn't be much good, would it? Even if she already has some idea."

Eri nodded and smiled. "Besides, her heart's just beginning to mend, if you tell her now, she'd probably freak out and it would be broken all over again."

I finally realized what was going on. The two of them were going out and were trying to think of a way to tell me because they thought that I liked Ryo. I almost felt sick then. Ryo had said just before that he and Eri were just friends, nothing more. He lied to me. I stumbled back and decided I had heard enough. As I backed away slowly, I faintly heard Ryo's voice.

"You know, sometimes I can't help but love you." He was saying this to Eri.

I then heard a response. "You'd better not say that too loud, mister." There was laughter in her voice. That was it, I had heard enough.

I ran. I ran out onto the road, not even looking to see whether there were cars or not, just hoping to keep running until I could not run anymore. And that was when I did not see the speeding car coming at me. At the last split second, I turned my head, right before it collided with me.

Then there was only pain and darkness.

…voices rang through my mind; incomprehensible. Soothing voices…those that reassure you when darkness looms only inches away. I didn't listen to them. They were telling someone to pull through, telling someone to not give up. Don't give in to the darkness. Darkness…so soothing…so placid…so simple. All I had to do was to submit myself to it and there would be no more pain…and hurt. I was hurting, but I could not remember why. What had happened?

An image filtered through my mind with a swirl of gold and violet. A woman, one whose hair was the most beautiful shade of blonde I had even seen, and eyes the colour of pale amethyst. She cocked her head in the fading light and I recognised a flash of confusion in her features. I was confused, just as she was. Who was this woman?

A/N: Lalala…there's the second revised chapter for ya. A review or two would be greatly appreciated ;)