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Chapter 2

Double Sided

'Ryo is leaving in 2 weeks?' These words kept echoing in Rika's mind. She could not concentrate, talk, and even eat properly because of this shocking news.

The rain finally stopped during lunch time, but Rika was still emotionless.

"Rika, you're awfully quiet today, is there something wrong?" asked Jeri who was concerned about Rika. Jeri knows how Rika feels about Ryo; it's just that Rika doesn't want to admit her feelings. Rika rather listen to her mind than to her heart, it has always been like that.

"Shut up…I just don't feel like eating today, got that…" said Rika as she stood up and walked away from the table.

It seemed like a long day for Rika, even though there were only 2 periods left before dismissal. Finally, the bell rang, this was usually her favorite time of the day, dismissal; but today, Rika didn't care at all, she was too deep in her thoughts.

"Why am I so worked up about this?" pondered Rika as she was walking to her house.

"I don't really care about that idiot Akiyama and I know that he does not care about me, so if he's moving to Australia, then it is just fine by me. But still…why do I feel like this?" Rika was so deep in her thoughts that she did not notice that she was jay walking on the road.

"RIKA LOOK OUT!" yelled out a familiar voice. Rika recognized this voice.

"What?" she said softly, then finally, Rika snapped out of her thoughts and found out that she was in the middle of the road, and that she was about to be run over by a car. But she was too scared to move a muscle.

"RIKA!" shouted Ryo as he ran towards her. And luckily Ryo was able to push Rika and himself out of the way before the car crashed into them. Both of them landed o the side of the road as the driver stopped by and asked them if they are okay.

"Yeah, I'm fine…" answered Rika as she brushed the dust off her uniform.

"Same here…" replied Ryo.

"Well that's good, but you kids should'nt be playing on the road you know, you could get hurt." said the driver.

"We're sorry sir" said Rika and Ryo before the driver drove away.

"Hey Rika, let's get out of here, we're attracting too much attention" said Ryo as he helped Rika get up.

"Yeah…" replied Rika softly as they walked away from the crowd.

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"Hey Wildcat" said Ryo while walking home with Rika. "Hey Wildcat, what were you doing in the middle of the road awhile ago?"

But Rika was once again deep in her thoughts, and she completely forgot about the accident a little while ago. She was so deep in her thoughts, that she didn't notice the pole ahead of her.

"Hey Rika watch out!" called out Ryo, which made her snap out of her thoughts. Luckily, Ryo pulled her out of the way before she collided head first into the pole.

"Hey, what did you do that for?!" asked Rika angrily. She had no idea what happened just awhile ago.

"Wildcat what's wrong with you today? First, you were almost run over by a car; next, you almost crashed into a pole, and you didn't even notice what almost happened to you! You're lucky I was there to save you twice, and you didn't even thank me yet" said Ryo.

"Thanks Ryo, and sorry…" said Rika softly.

"Whoa! Am I hearing this correctly? Is the Digimon Queen actually saying sorry to me?! Are you feeling sick today wildcat?" said Ryo sarcastically as he put his hand on Rika's forehead to check her temperature.

"Shove off Akiyama, I didn't give you permission to check my temperature!" said Rika angrily.

"Now that's the Rika I know! You were like a walking zombie just awhile ago!" said Ryo, giving Rika a smirk. But afterwards, Rika became silent once again.

"Man Wildcat, there is definitely something wrong with you today, I'm a bit worried…" said Ryo.

"Look, there's nothing wrong with me! So shut up don't worry about me, ok?!" said Rika with a fake and slight smile.

"Well, this is my stop; do you want me to walk you home, or are okay going home by yourself?" asked Ryo who was concerned about Rika's safety.

"I'm fine! I told you not to worry about me! I can get home on my own without your help! So give me a break!" said Rika.

"Well okay. Anyway, just be careful on your way home, I think it's about to rain again. I don't want you to get hurt you know. Bye Wildcat, see you tomorrow" said Ryo.

"Yeah bye…" answered Rika softly.

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"The nerve of that guy! Saying that I'm sick and calling me a walking zombie" said Rika who was still deep in thought. "But still…he sounded so concerned about me. Wait a minute, why am I suddenly concerned about him too?!" said Rika who started to blush.

"Shoot, now I'm blushing just because I'm thinking about Ryo. I better make sure no one sees me like this…my reputation is at stake." While Rika was talking to herself she didn't notice the crack on the floor. She then tripped over, landing on her left arm.

"Shoot, that hurts…" said Rika while holding on to her left hand.

"Are you okay miss?" said a passing by lady.

"Yeah I'm fine…" said Rika as she stood up and ran away.

"Geez, I've never felt so much like a klutz before" said Rika. "Maybe Ryo is right; maybe there is something wrong with me…"

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After a few minutes, Rika finally made it home without having another accident. The clouds became darker, and they completely covered the whole orange sky. Rika had a feeling that it was going to rain harder than before. "Finally, I made it back in one piece."

"Rika! Welcome home!" greeted Rika's mom. "Rika, you don't look too well, what happened today? I think you need to rest. You must have had quite a day today. Wait, what happened to your arm dear?"

"It's just a sprain mom, nothing I can't fix" said Rika clinging onto her arm.

"Oh Rika, before I forget. Your grandma has some business abroad, and I have to accompany her; so we'll both be away for a week. Is it okay if you watch the house while we're gone?" said Rika's mom.

"Sure mom, fine by me. So when are you going to leave?" asked Rika.

"Tomorrow, I'm sorry if I have to leave suddenly" said Rika's mom.

"No it's okay. I can manage on my own" replied Rika.

Rika went to her room, took a shower and changed. She needed a good night sleep, because she had to go through so many things today. As she lied down on her bed, she recalled the things that happened today. Bad idea, it made her even more miserable.

"Ryo is leaving, in two weeks…for good" thought Rika. "Why do I fee this way? Do I hate him? Or do I like him?"

The cold wind made a strong howl in the night as the rain poured harder every minute. Rika fell fast asleep even with the loud thunder; she was so exhausted today, that she did not even mind the rain. She felt somewhat like the rain, cold and lonely.

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