Anything For A Friend
By: The Smashfriends
Aerisakura: Thanks for all your reviews and sorry for the long wait, it seems that lately is more difficult for us to get together and write something.
Freak: Actually, we do get together but not to write, sorry, we like a lot to play videogames and we got some new games we wanted to beat.
MMX2: Have you ever played "Fatal Frame"? If not, you should, is a very good game, at least to us that we like horror games.
Logan: *ignores Takuya* There were other reasons that keep us from getting together to write…or play some games. My cousin had an accident…
Aerisakura: Again with that, not need for you to know, let's just go on with the fic already.
Terriermon: And that's when I come in. The Smashfriends don't own Digimon and it's a good thing because if they did….*shudders* not want to even think about it.
Logan: By the way, at the end of this fic we'll give you the personal thanks for each one of you who reviewed.
Chapter 5: We Are Just Friends.
'Let's just say we're friends and leave it at that'-Stinger, Shadow Madness.
It had been just a few hours since Takato left Rika's house, it was late night and Rika couldn't sleep, her mind kept wandering back to Takato. After she told him she will help him, he hugged her in excitement and for the first time, her first impulse wasn't to punch or kick him for daring to hug her, her first impulse this time was to return the hug but of course she didn't do such a thing, and it only lasted a few seconds as he realized what he was doing and instantly let go of her apologizing, and she of course, to keep her façade, glared at him saying that she will let it go just for this time, and of course, a threat, a threat that if something like that get to happen again, she would have to send him to Dreamland. After that little incident, they sat on her room, she trying to think of a way to help Takato and to keep her true emotions hidden since it was getting more difficult to do so, and while she thought of a solution to all this, Takato just ate bread and watched T.V. asking her from time to time if she was alright or if she wanted to do something else than watching T.V. Though they did nothing else but sat in her room watching T.V. and having something to eat, it was a very tiring day for Rika. It was after dinner when Takato left, and before her mother or her grandmother could tease or question her or do any other kind of comment about Takato's presence, she went to her room not bothering to even look at them.
She tossed in bed trying to find peace and be finally able to sleep, she didn't know where Renamon was, probably Renamon knew that her tamer needed time to think and for that, Rika was glad. Sighing for what probably was the hundred time in the past hour, Rika tossed again in her futon. She was debating her self, she wasn't so sure if it was such a good idea to help Takato anymore.
Finally, out of tiredness, Rika was finally able to sleep, she had no dreams that night, and the following morning, she was woken up by her grandmother, who was telling her that she had a visit. Rika sighed already knowing who had come to see her, she stood up.
"I will tell her to wait outside" her grandmother said walking out of her room.
'Her?' Rika looked at her grandmother with wonder, she had thought that it would be Takato who come to look for her, but if it wasn't Takato, then who could it be?
After a few minutes, Rika went out to see who had come to see her and she had a lot of trouble trying to hide her surprise when she saw Jeri walking around the garden. Wondering what could she want, Rika walked towards the girl that owned Takato's heart.
s soon as Jeri saw her, Rika could see an expression similar to fear in the girl's face, it could have been worry but it was mixed with something else and Rika couldn't tell what was exactly that other emotion. This brought a frown to Rika's face.
"Good morning Rika" Jeri said smiling as if trying to ease Rika, but Rika's frown only deepened and she only replied to her greeting with a nod.
"I…I just wanted to ask you something" Jeri said, now Rika could detect nervousness in her voice.
"And what is that?" Rika said, she didn't let any emotion be shown in her voice, though she was very curios of knowing what could she want.
"Ar-are you" there was a pause and then Jeri continued "and Takato a co-couple?" finishing saying this, Jeri bite her lip as if trying to restrain her own emotions.
And as for Rika, she had a lot of trouble trying to fight the blush that tried to show itself on her face and to keep her eyes from widening, instead, again to keep her façade, she let a laugh out while saying "Of course not"
"Oh. Is just that lately you two are spending a lot of time together than I though you two were an item" Jeri said, Rika noted the relief in her voice and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"No, we are not an item. You could say that…..we are just friends" Rika said with a pause, realizing until now the full meaning of that sentence, and now she had even more problems at hidden her true feelings but nevertheless, she hide them behind a poker face.
"Is just that…." Jeri trailed off not knowing if she should tell Rika what was on her mind.
"Is just that, what?" Rika pushed further, the only reason she asked being her wish to help her goggle-headed friend.
Taking a deep breath, Jeri took the decision to let Rika know the reason for her to ask about Takato, and so she said "I like him"
Rika blinked in surprise, not being able to hold her confusion to showing on her face, and when she understood the meaning of those words, she didn't know if she should feel happiness or sorrow at those news, she was happy because that would mean that Takato had a chance with Jeri and she really didn't want to think why was she feeling sorrow.
"Do you know…if he likes me, Rika?" Jeri asked looking at the ground and she had a pinkish hue on her cheeks.
Rika debated with herself if she should tell her or not the right answer to that question, crossing her arms over her chest after a few seconds she not to tell her what she knows but give her a push.
"We both know who shy Takato is, so" Rika stopped for a few second to pick the right words to tell Jeri, in other words, how to lie to her "he hasn't told me anything about that, but I…think….you should tell him what you feel, who knows he might feel the same way. I'm not the right person to ask this, I don't really know about that, maybe you should ask those two idiots that are Takato's friends"
"That why I'm here. Assuming you are talking about Kazu and Kenta, I asked them if they thought or knew if Takato liked someone and they told me that they thought he likes you. They told me that Takato has been spending a lot of time with you, so…." Jeri said now looking at Rika as if trying to read any emotion displayed on Rika's face.
"…….I was teaching him some of my techniques to play the Digimon cards game" Rika said as an excuse.
"Really? Because I think you do like him" Jeri said, she keep her eyes on Rika still trying to read any emotion but Jeri thought that Rika was to good at hiding her feelings or she really have none.
"I don't like him" 'I don't just like him. Damn it! Is much more than that! And I'm not to happy feeling this way!' Rika said with such security, without any hesitation in her voice that Jeri believed what was told though if she have heard Rika's thoughts, she wouldn't have any doubt anymore.
"Sorry, is just that, you seem to mock him more than you mock the others" Jeri said now smiling at Rika.
"That's not true. I mock those idiots more than I mock Takato" Rika replied narrowing her eyes at Jeri.
"Maybe you do, but with them it's very obvious you dislike them but with Takato….and lately you don't call him goggle-head anymore" Jeri said, now, she wanted to be absolutely sure that Rika had no feelings for Takato.
Being a little exasperated with Jeri, Rika glared her and said "Didn't you understand what I told you? We are JUST friends and nothing more!"
"Sorry, I didn't want to upset you. I think I better go" Jeri said not looking at Rika again, feeling uncomfortable with the glare Rika was giving her.
"Yeah, you better leave" Rika said walking with Jeri to the door.
As they reached the door, Jeri turned back to Rika and said "Well, thanks Rika, and I think I will follow your advice. Goodbye"
Rika said nothing and waiting for Jeri to leave. And Jeri, sensing that she won't have any reply from Rika, she opened the door just to be face to face with Takato.
End Chapter 5.
Freak: That was all folks!!
MMX2: For now, we'll try to have the following chapter sooner.
Logan: More now that we know that Jeri feel the same for Takato.
Aerisakura: What will happen next? Wait for the next chapter, we are also working on the following chapter from our other fics, so sorry if we take a while.
Takuya: *eating some popcorn* Hey! You can leave it like that! I want to know what happens next.
Terriermon: And the newest goggle-head makes another appearance. Anyway, go on and read an special that the SF prepared for having a year here in FF.Net.
SF: Is moths after our anniversary here in FF.Net but just until now we were able to post it. Go on and read it, go as if it was the next chapter. But before we go, let give you the personal thanks for each one of you who reviewed.
Otaku-Sama: Thanks for your comments, and now Rika's life is about to get more complicate XDDD having to face all those new emotions. We hope you keep reading. See ya next time!
Pretty Kitty: XDDD Yeah, Rika can be a little slow at realizing her own feelings, thanks for the comments and of course that RUKATO FOREVER!!! Oh, and keep reading.
Sir Flynth: Yeah, Henry risk it to much, we could use that later on XD, thanks for reviewing and we hope you keep reading.
Digi RD: ……..Don't call us that STAG-BOY!!! But you are right about what you said, stagy-boy, except for the last part. Hope to see ya soon friend, you get lose an awful lot.
SerpentTreize: That Rika not being able to realize those things sooner, let's hope that for the future she be faster than that. Keep reading and thanks for reviewing.
DataMaster: °_° What will you do to us!? Ummm….under the threats, we'll try our best to post sooner. XDDDDD Thanks for the comments and seriously, we'll try to post sooner. Hope you keep reading.