Disclaimer: I didn't make Digimon. Or Pokémon. Or..uh.. mon...
Wah! I redid all of the chapter to make the paragraphs smaller. I'm trying to give the characters catch phrases. Just because. So look for annoying repeated sayings!
"Go to the market," Rika mimics. "Like I'm her dog."
"Do this one thing for me. Please"
Rika sighs. She looks at the list that her Mother had given her. "Pork rinds, cheesy poofs... super chunky chocolate chip cookies with butter beef fat crunchies? Damn.. Rumiko's a fat ass."
Rika gets to the store and easily finds everything on the list- except the cheesy poofs. She searches down the isles. "Where are my cheesy poofs!?"
"Need some help?"
Rika jumps, dropping her groceries. She blushes and hurries to pick up her things. "No, I'm alright." She looks up.
Oh. It's Takato. "What, are you stalking me?"
"No," Henry snaps. "We're here to get stuff for my facial treatment." He massages Takato's cheeks. "Kato here is way too stressed, look what it's doing to his beautiful face!"
"Eh, yeah. My skin... it's pretty dry." Takato stammers.
"Right.. I'm leaving." I wonder if Takato is gay..
"You're still a bitch, Rika"
"Wha?" Rika turns around.
God. Fucking. Dammit.
Him...
"It's been awhile." He flashes a smile. Henry screams like a fan girl and faints.
Takato frowns. "Rika.. who..?"
"I'm Ryo," The boy puts his arm around Rika's shoulder.
"...truly in love."
"Rika's boyfriend."
Takato's eyes disappear under his bangs. "Oh.." He turns with a creek and limps out of the store.
Why did he have to come now? Just when she was moving on. Way to tear open fresh wounds, jerk.
"Ryo?"
"Yes?"
"You are such.." Rika swings around. "A LITTLE BITCH!" She punches Ryo in the stomach. He doubles over.
Rika drops her groceries and runs after Takato. "Takato!"
"Dude.." Ryo breathes. "I have.. to get her...back.."
She glances down the different streets. Where did he go? "Takato!?" She runs down the block, panicking more with every passing second. She looks around frantically. "Takato!"
It starts to rain. "Noo!" Rika howls, falling to her knees. I can't lose him. Not again. She stares up at the sky. I won't let it happen! "TAKATO!!"
"Uh, Rika.. I'm right here."
Rika freezes. The rain stops. She turns her head. "Ta...ka.to..?"
Takato watches her, a sweatdrop implanted on his forehead. An ice cream cone melts in his hand.
"Takato!" Rika's hair stands on end and she jumps up. She turns red.
"Yeah, that's..me..."
"It-it's not what it looks like!" She stammers.
"What's not what what looks like," Takato asks, taking a lick of his ice cream.
She looks down. "I don't go out with Ryo."
Blush. "I uh.. back there? I..." He glances at his cone. "I just wanted some ice cream! I didn't mean anything by leaving, and I don't care if you go out with Ryo!"
His voice drops. "I just.. like you, is all."
Rika's face gets hot.
What should I do!? So he likes me.. I knew this. I knew this? I knew this! But I don't like him. Yes I do. I like him!? I can't like him! He's.. he's such a wanker! He's an idiot; always watching me and following me- he never leaves me alone! What's with the way he dresses? Those goggles are so tacky. And does he even brush his hair? And his friends! A fudge packer and a psychopath? What a loser. And Guilmon, what a little bitch of a digimon. Yet Takato takes him everywhere. He's so obsessed. And why...
Her face softens.
Why is he like this? And why do I like him this way? Why do I blush every time he's around? And why do his faults always make me smile? I can't..
"Don't you love me?"
"Takato..."
Rika gets closer to Takato. His heart is racing.
She kisses him, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Thank you."
She runs away.
Takato doesn't chase after her. He touches his lips. "Rika..."
Darkness. Henry sits up. "Hello..?"
Did Rika's Mom get her some Prozac? Who's going to save Henry? Find out in the next exciting chapter. I'm so excited!
I've got some explaining to do. Well, not really.
On the part where Rika is mad trashing Takato, that's her mind racing. Yanno when you're confused and your mind just jumps around all quick? That's what was happening. She kept second-guessing her feelings and got herself all confused. That only happens within a minute or so. I was going to have her think it out for a really long time so Takato just leaves, but then it would be just like everyone leaving passed-out Henry in the store, so.
And the part where Rika punches Ryo and then drops her groceries, she was holding them in one hand and punched him with the other. I guess I should write these things up there, but I suck at writing. Don't hate me ;o;