Dark-Angel: Thanks to the people who reviewed this! I will try to make the
chapters longer so that the plot can take shape, but right now I just want
Alicia to have some character development.
I do not own Digimon, sadly, so you can't sue! Ha ha! Please excuse my crazy side, I've just been watching skateboarding on tv...I had no idea how much that fires your brain...
Chapter 2
Devil's Night?!
~*~*
"So, your best friend's partner was killed by a misguided Digimon who later became your friend? Man, you have had a strange life." Alicia sat back on her bed while she stared at the ceiling. It must have been tough to go through what her sister had gone through like that. And for it to be forced upon you, that must've been the hardest thing. "So, you mentioned the Digimon coming back when Takato discovered the portal was open again. Can I meet Renamon? Or is she off battling another tough digital monster somewhere?"
Rika sighed as she realised that if her sister was always going to be this demanding, then maybe the two shouldn't be living under the same roof in case one of them ended up in hospital. "Sure."
After hearing her name being called, Renamon materialised into the room as expectantly turned to Rika. When her Tamer gestured to the other side of the room, Renamon was surprised at what she saw. It was either her imagination, or the girl that she saw had a gift. A very special gift.
Rika, thinking that she should be the one to introduce them to each other, did so. "Alicia, this is Renamon. Renamon, this is my twin sister, Alicia, the one I told you about."
"You mean you have other twin sisters?" Renamon, not thinking about what she had said, blinked twice in Alicia's direction before turning back to Rika.
"Uh, no, Renamon. It's just a figure of speech." Rika looked strangely at Renamon before continuing. "Anyway, are you glad you finally met my infamous partner, Alicia? Good. Well, take a good look at her because I don't think you're gonna get another one. Renamon, you may go now."
Renamon bowed respectively before vanishing into thin air.
Alicia glared at Rika and stood up from the bed. "What was that about?"
Rika looked up, confused. "What? Oh, that! Well, it's just the way you looked at each other, you know. You kind of looked like you knew each other, so I thought I'd put Renamon out of her misery by telling her to leave. Anyway, I have to meet some friends at the park now, so I'll leave you to it." Rika stood up and slid her door open. She walked out and closed it firmly behind her. She walked through to the main part of the house where she let out a huge sigh. It wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. Even though she seemed nice enough, there was something about Alicia that Rika couldn't figure out. Just something made her on edge...
"Oh, there you are, honey." Rumiko Nonaka walked into the kitchen, stopped, looked around, then looked back at her daughter, a puzzled look on her face. "Where's Alicia?"
"Oh, well, I told her that I was going to meet some friends at the park, which I am by the way, and she was just going to stay here and...do something." Rika leaned back against the wall and hid her crossed fingers behind it.
"Was I?" Both mother and daughter looked up to see Alicia standing in the kitchen doorway.
~*~*
"I still don't know why you had to come anyway." Rika said for the millionth time in five minutes as she and Alicia walked together, making their way to Guilmon's hideout.
"Because our mother said that it would be good for me to meet your friends, especially since we're all going to be going to the small school starting tomorrow. And also because you lied." Alicia replied bluntly. God knows how many times she had said that already.
Rika sighed, again for the millionth time in five minutes. She knew she was on the losing side, but she knew she couldn't give up either.
"So, are there any hot guys at your school? I mean, ones that don't already have girlfriends?"
Rika replied a blunt "no" before hearing the unmistakable whining of Kazu. 'She is it this time?'
"No, I said that Ryo would stay with me for the next couple of weeks, and he agreed. So that leaves you out of the picture! Get it!" Kazu towered dangerously high over Kenta and pointed his finger at him just to make his point clear. Kenta backed away cowardly as he gave up the fight.
"Hey guys, what's going on around here? Why are Kazu and Kenta arguing, not that it's very surprising, but anyway." Rika stepped in between Kazu and Kenta so that they wouldn't be able to argue anymore.
"Well, it all started when Ryo needed a place to stay for a few weeks while his father's in America, and then it was the usual. You know, Kazu saying that he was the one..." Henry stopped in mid-sentence when he realised that someone was standing next to Rika.
When Rika realised why Henry had stopped talking, she sighed yet again. "I guess you guys should meet my sister, Alicia. Ok, the rest of you can introduce yourselves and I'll just sit over there." Rika went to sit by a tree when she realised everyone was just staring at Alicia. "Uh, guys, didn't you hear me?"
"R-Rika? You never told us your sister is in a rock band." Henry stuttered as he blinked himself out of his trance.
Rika stared at a smirking Alicia. 'Rock band?' "What rock band?"
This time, Takato was the first to take over. "You know, Devil's Advocates. The punk-rock band who are at the moment apparently working on their new album "Devil's Night"."
"WHAT?! You mean you never told me that you were famous? Why did you keep that from me? I'm your sister." Rika felt her anger rising for no particular reason.
"Well, you're my sister and you never told me about your modeling incident three years ago." Alicia stated simply as she sat on a nearby rock.
"That is totally irrelevant! You don't need to know that-" Rika stopped and thought for a second. "How do you know that?"
Alicia just shrugged and turned to look at a quiet Henry. "You're Henry, right?"
Henry just blinked again and began to blush slightly. "Yeah. Henry Wong."
About an hour had past and the Tamers were talking to Alicia and asking her questions about what it was like to be famous. All except Rika, that is. Rika was sitting on a large rock outside Guilmon's hideout while she threw small stones in the water and tried to make them bounce on it. 'Why didn't I know that Alicia was in a rock band? And how come she knew Henry's name? It might just be me, but maybe there's something more to her than what meets the eyes. Like the way Renamon looked at her. It was if the two knew each other or something. And then when Renamon wasn't thinking clearly and made that ridiculous comment about more sisters, that was just scary. Why would Renamon say that? It's not like her...'
"Mind if sit down?"
Rika turned her head to see Ryo looking down on her from above. She shook her head and went back to throwing stones in the water.
"Are you ok, I mean you've hardly said anything today?" Ryo said gently as he sat down on the grass next to Rika's rock.
"I'm fine." Rika faked a smile and tried to reassure Ryo that everything was ok, but he knew her too well.
"You can tell me, you know." No response. "Is it Alicia? Is something wrong between the two of you?"
Rika sighed and turned to look at the older boy. "Ryo, have you ever felt uncomfortable around someone? Like, something's just not right?"
Ryo smiled at her. "Yeah, I have. And I understand where you're coming from. If my parents had kept a secret like that from me for sixteen years, I would be feeling a little uncomfortable, too."
"But, it's not just that. It's like, there's something about Alicia that just doesn't fit. Something not quite right."
"Rika, everybody had their own talents. Maybe Alicia has a talent that not everyone has, and that's why you feel like she's different. Anyway, looks like she's signing autographs. Got any paper?" Rika laughed at Ryo's comment and stood up off the rock.
As the two walked slowly back to the crowded hideout, Rika thought of something. "I wonder what's it's like to be in a rock band?"
Ryo laughed slightly. "Careful what you wish for."
Rika looked at Ryo sideways and smiled. Ryo was one of the rare people that she had come to except in her life. Not just as a friend, but someone that always made her feel better. Someone that she knew would always be there for her in any situation. Coming from her that really meant a lot.
~*~*
A/N: Ok, sorry if that wasn't that long, but I had homework to do and the weekend is really my only time to write, so yeah.
Note, Devil's Night has absolutely nothing to do with D12.
Peace
I do not own Digimon, sadly, so you can't sue! Ha ha! Please excuse my crazy side, I've just been watching skateboarding on tv...I had no idea how much that fires your brain...
Chapter 2
Devil's Night?!
~*~*
"So, your best friend's partner was killed by a misguided Digimon who later became your friend? Man, you have had a strange life." Alicia sat back on her bed while she stared at the ceiling. It must have been tough to go through what her sister had gone through like that. And for it to be forced upon you, that must've been the hardest thing. "So, you mentioned the Digimon coming back when Takato discovered the portal was open again. Can I meet Renamon? Or is she off battling another tough digital monster somewhere?"
Rika sighed as she realised that if her sister was always going to be this demanding, then maybe the two shouldn't be living under the same roof in case one of them ended up in hospital. "Sure."
After hearing her name being called, Renamon materialised into the room as expectantly turned to Rika. When her Tamer gestured to the other side of the room, Renamon was surprised at what she saw. It was either her imagination, or the girl that she saw had a gift. A very special gift.
Rika, thinking that she should be the one to introduce them to each other, did so. "Alicia, this is Renamon. Renamon, this is my twin sister, Alicia, the one I told you about."
"You mean you have other twin sisters?" Renamon, not thinking about what she had said, blinked twice in Alicia's direction before turning back to Rika.
"Uh, no, Renamon. It's just a figure of speech." Rika looked strangely at Renamon before continuing. "Anyway, are you glad you finally met my infamous partner, Alicia? Good. Well, take a good look at her because I don't think you're gonna get another one. Renamon, you may go now."
Renamon bowed respectively before vanishing into thin air.
Alicia glared at Rika and stood up from the bed. "What was that about?"
Rika looked up, confused. "What? Oh, that! Well, it's just the way you looked at each other, you know. You kind of looked like you knew each other, so I thought I'd put Renamon out of her misery by telling her to leave. Anyway, I have to meet some friends at the park now, so I'll leave you to it." Rika stood up and slid her door open. She walked out and closed it firmly behind her. She walked through to the main part of the house where she let out a huge sigh. It wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. Even though she seemed nice enough, there was something about Alicia that Rika couldn't figure out. Just something made her on edge...
"Oh, there you are, honey." Rumiko Nonaka walked into the kitchen, stopped, looked around, then looked back at her daughter, a puzzled look on her face. "Where's Alicia?"
"Oh, well, I told her that I was going to meet some friends at the park, which I am by the way, and she was just going to stay here and...do something." Rika leaned back against the wall and hid her crossed fingers behind it.
"Was I?" Both mother and daughter looked up to see Alicia standing in the kitchen doorway.
~*~*
"I still don't know why you had to come anyway." Rika said for the millionth time in five minutes as she and Alicia walked together, making their way to Guilmon's hideout.
"Because our mother said that it would be good for me to meet your friends, especially since we're all going to be going to the small school starting tomorrow. And also because you lied." Alicia replied bluntly. God knows how many times she had said that already.
Rika sighed, again for the millionth time in five minutes. She knew she was on the losing side, but she knew she couldn't give up either.
"So, are there any hot guys at your school? I mean, ones that don't already have girlfriends?"
Rika replied a blunt "no" before hearing the unmistakable whining of Kazu. 'She is it this time?'
"No, I said that Ryo would stay with me for the next couple of weeks, and he agreed. So that leaves you out of the picture! Get it!" Kazu towered dangerously high over Kenta and pointed his finger at him just to make his point clear. Kenta backed away cowardly as he gave up the fight.
"Hey guys, what's going on around here? Why are Kazu and Kenta arguing, not that it's very surprising, but anyway." Rika stepped in between Kazu and Kenta so that they wouldn't be able to argue anymore.
"Well, it all started when Ryo needed a place to stay for a few weeks while his father's in America, and then it was the usual. You know, Kazu saying that he was the one..." Henry stopped in mid-sentence when he realised that someone was standing next to Rika.
When Rika realised why Henry had stopped talking, she sighed yet again. "I guess you guys should meet my sister, Alicia. Ok, the rest of you can introduce yourselves and I'll just sit over there." Rika went to sit by a tree when she realised everyone was just staring at Alicia. "Uh, guys, didn't you hear me?"
"R-Rika? You never told us your sister is in a rock band." Henry stuttered as he blinked himself out of his trance.
Rika stared at a smirking Alicia. 'Rock band?' "What rock band?"
This time, Takato was the first to take over. "You know, Devil's Advocates. The punk-rock band who are at the moment apparently working on their new album "Devil's Night"."
"WHAT?! You mean you never told me that you were famous? Why did you keep that from me? I'm your sister." Rika felt her anger rising for no particular reason.
"Well, you're my sister and you never told me about your modeling incident three years ago." Alicia stated simply as she sat on a nearby rock.
"That is totally irrelevant! You don't need to know that-" Rika stopped and thought for a second. "How do you know that?"
Alicia just shrugged and turned to look at a quiet Henry. "You're Henry, right?"
Henry just blinked again and began to blush slightly. "Yeah. Henry Wong."
About an hour had past and the Tamers were talking to Alicia and asking her questions about what it was like to be famous. All except Rika, that is. Rika was sitting on a large rock outside Guilmon's hideout while she threw small stones in the water and tried to make them bounce on it. 'Why didn't I know that Alicia was in a rock band? And how come she knew Henry's name? It might just be me, but maybe there's something more to her than what meets the eyes. Like the way Renamon looked at her. It was if the two knew each other or something. And then when Renamon wasn't thinking clearly and made that ridiculous comment about more sisters, that was just scary. Why would Renamon say that? It's not like her...'
"Mind if sit down?"
Rika turned her head to see Ryo looking down on her from above. She shook her head and went back to throwing stones in the water.
"Are you ok, I mean you've hardly said anything today?" Ryo said gently as he sat down on the grass next to Rika's rock.
"I'm fine." Rika faked a smile and tried to reassure Ryo that everything was ok, but he knew her too well.
"You can tell me, you know." No response. "Is it Alicia? Is something wrong between the two of you?"
Rika sighed and turned to look at the older boy. "Ryo, have you ever felt uncomfortable around someone? Like, something's just not right?"
Ryo smiled at her. "Yeah, I have. And I understand where you're coming from. If my parents had kept a secret like that from me for sixteen years, I would be feeling a little uncomfortable, too."
"But, it's not just that. It's like, there's something about Alicia that just doesn't fit. Something not quite right."
"Rika, everybody had their own talents. Maybe Alicia has a talent that not everyone has, and that's why you feel like she's different. Anyway, looks like she's signing autographs. Got any paper?" Rika laughed at Ryo's comment and stood up off the rock.
As the two walked slowly back to the crowded hideout, Rika thought of something. "I wonder what's it's like to be in a rock band?"
Ryo laughed slightly. "Careful what you wish for."
Rika looked at Ryo sideways and smiled. Ryo was one of the rare people that she had come to except in her life. Not just as a friend, but someone that always made her feel better. Someone that she knew would always be there for her in any situation. Coming from her that really meant a lot.
~*~*
A/N: Ok, sorry if that wasn't that long, but I had homework to do and the weekend is really my only time to write, so yeah.
Note, Devil's Night has absolutely nothing to do with D12.
Peace