IceQueen279: No, I haven't died yet. Thanks for reviewing, y'all. Just a
few quick comments before I start..
Evil Queen: Like the idea. I was planning to do something sorta similar to that and a dance never even occurred to me
Goddessofdarkness: Wow. Thanks for the compliment
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Rika collapsed onto her bed, tears filling her amethyst eyes. She couldn't believe it. Ryo liked Jeri. Not her. She let out a sob, blinded by her misery. Her dreams had been shattered and it seemed that nothing would be right again. "He was supposed to like me!" she sobbed, horrified at this strange turn of events. He never paid Jeri the slightest attention. It seemed impossible that he like her. She sighed, wiping her eyes and willing the tears not to fall. 'You have to get over this, Rika. You have to face the fact that he likes her and not you. You should support your friends and put your feelings aside.' She sighed again, knowing that however hard she tried, she could never be happy for her two best friends.
***
Jeri danced around her room, overjoyed. 'I can't believe I have a secret admirer!' she thought. 'Maybe it's Takato..' She sighed dreamily, imagining him coming up to her and proclaiming his love to her. She started humming to herself. She was convinced that her prince would come, sweep her off her feet and they would live happily ever after. It was a perfect fairy tale ending. It never occurred to her who it was really from. It never occurred to her that her dream come true was a nightmare for her best friend. All she could think about was that letter, hoping that it was from her one true love, lost in a world of bliss and romance.
***
Ryo paced around his room, a small frown on his normally cheerful face. 'I hope she got my letter. What if she knows it's from me? Or worse, what if she's convinced it's from someone else?' His frown deepened and he began to regret giving her the letter. What if she didn't feel the same? What if she did? He sighed, running his fingers through his hair. 'Idiot,' he scolded. 'She's bound to like someone else. She doesn't care about you. Maybe I can just pretend that it never happened. Not send her anything else. No. Then she'll think it was all a joke.' He groaned. 'What have I gotten myself into?'
*** Rika turned on her CD player, satisfied at the loud, angry music. She smiled faintly; a weak, fake smile of someone who was pretending that everything was alright when really their whole world was crashing down around them. Her sorrow had deserted her and left her with rage. She was shocked that Ryo like Jeri and outraged that he did something about it. Everyone had guessed that he liked her; he certainly acted like it. But it was just all a lie. He had raised her hopes and sent them right back down as he confessed his feelings to her best friend. Betrayal. Yes, that was how she felt. Betrayed. It was as if he slapped her, a cold, hard, reality check. She had no chance with him, she never did. She would just have to face it. As if. It was impossible for the girl to just support her friends. She had feelings too. And her whole being revolved around him, the boy who had misled her, lied to her, deceived her. And she had fallen for the entire thing. A rebellious tear trickled down her cheeks. She brushed it away, forcing herself to shed no more tears. "I will not cry over you, Ryo Akiyama. You are most certainly not worth it."
***
Henry sighed, collapsing into a chair in his room. He was dying to call her. He knew something was wrong. He just couldn't put his finger on it. She barely said a word to him all afternoon. That wasn't like her. 'Why can't you just tell me what's wrong, Rika?' Just then, the phone rang. "Hello? Wong residence. Henry speaking."
"It's Rika."
"Oh, hi."
"Can you keep a secret?"
"Yeah. What is it?" His voice was concerned and he was expecting the worse.
"Ryo likes Jeri."
"What? That's not possible. He likes you. Everyone knows it," He replied, confused.
"He sent Jeri a letter saying he was her secret admirer."
"Maybe he was just giving it to her. Maybe it was from someone else."
"It was in his handwriting, Henry. Don't tell me he wrote it for a friend as well. He likes her. I just have to get used to that." Henry frowned as he heard a small sob on the other end. This wasn't like Rika. She didn't give up that easily. What happened to the girl who would fight for what she believed in and never turned down a challenge?
"Maybe it was a mistake. There are endless possibilities."
"Like what? It was some sick joke? He's not like that." Her voice turned defensive, angry at Henry, outraged at the world.
"Rika. Listen to me. I don't know what happened but I know he likes you. You should talk to him. Maybe things will work out." He tried to sound encouraging but his heart was breaking. He hated having her this sad. He hated trying to set her up with Ryo. 'Her heart belongs to him, Henry," he told himself, wishing that it was a lie. He sighed.
"I'm not going to talk to him. He was probably just pretending to like me to make her jealous. Now that is the kind of thing he would do. Henry, what am I going to do?" She twisted the knife deeper in his chest as he was forced to listen to her pained, sorrowed voice.
"I honestly don't know," he admitted. 'Maybe you can see what is right infront of you. Me.'
"I know!" she sounded exited, a malicious glint in her tone. "Maybe he would notice me if he thought I liked someone else."
Henry gulped, guessing where this was leading. "And?"
"Could you do me a favor?" She asked. Not bothering to wait for a reply, she added. "You could pretend to me my boyfriend. Make him jealous. Then maybe I'd have a chance."
Henry sighed. "Fine."
"Thanks. I got to go. Talk to you tomorrow." She hung up and Henry dropped the phone.
'She's going to be my girlfriend,' he repeated, not sure what to think. He was exited but nervous; maybe she would finally realize the truth. Or maybe things would work out with her and Ryo. Then where would he be? "Oh, Rika. Why can't you notice me?"
***
Jeri raced over to Rika the next morning. "Guess what?" she gushed. Rika raised an eyebrow, not really caring. "My secret admirer just sent me a white rose. That means true love!" She beamed.
"Great for you," Rika replied in mock happiness, hoping that Jeri wouldn't catch the bitterness in her tone. Her friend didn't notice but just stood their smiling goofily. Rika's eyes lit up as she saw Ryo and Henry walking over. She gave Henry a small nod and he gave her a weak smile in reply.
"Hey," he said, hiding his nervousness well. He wrapped his arm around her waist and smiled down at her.
"Hey," she replied, her tone suddenly friendlier. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek which sent shivers up his spine.
"Did I miss something here?" Ryo asked, glancing at the two.
"Haven't you heard?" Rika said pleasantly. "Henry and I started going out. Didn't we tell you?"
Ryo's face paled and he gave a weak smile. "Great for you. Well, I have to head to class. See you all later." He gave a quick wave and walked off.
"I got to go too. Talk to you later Rika," Henry added.
"Bye." She watched him walk off, smiling.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jeri asked, more exited now.
"I dunno," Rika replied, shrugging. She was temped to tell Jeri the truth; Everything from who the note was really from to her plan to make Ryo jealous. She sighed and remained silent.
"Oh my God. When I find out who my secret admirer is, then we like have to go on double dates!" She giggled and Rika rolled her eyes.
"Come on. We're going to be late for class."
***
Ryo groaned, banging his head against his desk. School was over and it had been a nightmare. "Why does she like him?" he moaned. It had been torture for him to watch Rika and Henry flirting nonstop all day. I was so sudden though. He couldn't believe that Rika liked Henry and not him. "You have to get used to defeat, Akiyama," he told himself. He sighed. That just wasn't the kind of thing he would do. "I have to win her back." He told himself. But how? Rika seemed to like him so much.. 'Maybe I should just tell her how I feel..' He sighed again. 'Face it, you lost. Henry beat you. Admit it and get over it.' He groaned again. "I hate my life."
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IceQueen: So what do you think? The whole thing with Rika was a tad depressing but I was in a bad mood. Those who know me well know why.. I feel evil dragging Henry into this whole mess. But hey, now it might be a Jenruki. I really have no idea what will happen in the end. Hehe. Please review.
Evil Queen: Like the idea. I was planning to do something sorta similar to that and a dance never even occurred to me
Goddessofdarkness: Wow. Thanks for the compliment
***
Rika collapsed onto her bed, tears filling her amethyst eyes. She couldn't believe it. Ryo liked Jeri. Not her. She let out a sob, blinded by her misery. Her dreams had been shattered and it seemed that nothing would be right again. "He was supposed to like me!" she sobbed, horrified at this strange turn of events. He never paid Jeri the slightest attention. It seemed impossible that he like her. She sighed, wiping her eyes and willing the tears not to fall. 'You have to get over this, Rika. You have to face the fact that he likes her and not you. You should support your friends and put your feelings aside.' She sighed again, knowing that however hard she tried, she could never be happy for her two best friends.
***
Jeri danced around her room, overjoyed. 'I can't believe I have a secret admirer!' she thought. 'Maybe it's Takato..' She sighed dreamily, imagining him coming up to her and proclaiming his love to her. She started humming to herself. She was convinced that her prince would come, sweep her off her feet and they would live happily ever after. It was a perfect fairy tale ending. It never occurred to her who it was really from. It never occurred to her that her dream come true was a nightmare for her best friend. All she could think about was that letter, hoping that it was from her one true love, lost in a world of bliss and romance.
***
Ryo paced around his room, a small frown on his normally cheerful face. 'I hope she got my letter. What if she knows it's from me? Or worse, what if she's convinced it's from someone else?' His frown deepened and he began to regret giving her the letter. What if she didn't feel the same? What if she did? He sighed, running his fingers through his hair. 'Idiot,' he scolded. 'She's bound to like someone else. She doesn't care about you. Maybe I can just pretend that it never happened. Not send her anything else. No. Then she'll think it was all a joke.' He groaned. 'What have I gotten myself into?'
*** Rika turned on her CD player, satisfied at the loud, angry music. She smiled faintly; a weak, fake smile of someone who was pretending that everything was alright when really their whole world was crashing down around them. Her sorrow had deserted her and left her with rage. She was shocked that Ryo like Jeri and outraged that he did something about it. Everyone had guessed that he liked her; he certainly acted like it. But it was just all a lie. He had raised her hopes and sent them right back down as he confessed his feelings to her best friend. Betrayal. Yes, that was how she felt. Betrayed. It was as if he slapped her, a cold, hard, reality check. She had no chance with him, she never did. She would just have to face it. As if. It was impossible for the girl to just support her friends. She had feelings too. And her whole being revolved around him, the boy who had misled her, lied to her, deceived her. And she had fallen for the entire thing. A rebellious tear trickled down her cheeks. She brushed it away, forcing herself to shed no more tears. "I will not cry over you, Ryo Akiyama. You are most certainly not worth it."
***
Henry sighed, collapsing into a chair in his room. He was dying to call her. He knew something was wrong. He just couldn't put his finger on it. She barely said a word to him all afternoon. That wasn't like her. 'Why can't you just tell me what's wrong, Rika?' Just then, the phone rang. "Hello? Wong residence. Henry speaking."
"It's Rika."
"Oh, hi."
"Can you keep a secret?"
"Yeah. What is it?" His voice was concerned and he was expecting the worse.
"Ryo likes Jeri."
"What? That's not possible. He likes you. Everyone knows it," He replied, confused.
"He sent Jeri a letter saying he was her secret admirer."
"Maybe he was just giving it to her. Maybe it was from someone else."
"It was in his handwriting, Henry. Don't tell me he wrote it for a friend as well. He likes her. I just have to get used to that." Henry frowned as he heard a small sob on the other end. This wasn't like Rika. She didn't give up that easily. What happened to the girl who would fight for what she believed in and never turned down a challenge?
"Maybe it was a mistake. There are endless possibilities."
"Like what? It was some sick joke? He's not like that." Her voice turned defensive, angry at Henry, outraged at the world.
"Rika. Listen to me. I don't know what happened but I know he likes you. You should talk to him. Maybe things will work out." He tried to sound encouraging but his heart was breaking. He hated having her this sad. He hated trying to set her up with Ryo. 'Her heart belongs to him, Henry," he told himself, wishing that it was a lie. He sighed.
"I'm not going to talk to him. He was probably just pretending to like me to make her jealous. Now that is the kind of thing he would do. Henry, what am I going to do?" She twisted the knife deeper in his chest as he was forced to listen to her pained, sorrowed voice.
"I honestly don't know," he admitted. 'Maybe you can see what is right infront of you. Me.'
"I know!" she sounded exited, a malicious glint in her tone. "Maybe he would notice me if he thought I liked someone else."
Henry gulped, guessing where this was leading. "And?"
"Could you do me a favor?" She asked. Not bothering to wait for a reply, she added. "You could pretend to me my boyfriend. Make him jealous. Then maybe I'd have a chance."
Henry sighed. "Fine."
"Thanks. I got to go. Talk to you tomorrow." She hung up and Henry dropped the phone.
'She's going to be my girlfriend,' he repeated, not sure what to think. He was exited but nervous; maybe she would finally realize the truth. Or maybe things would work out with her and Ryo. Then where would he be? "Oh, Rika. Why can't you notice me?"
***
Jeri raced over to Rika the next morning. "Guess what?" she gushed. Rika raised an eyebrow, not really caring. "My secret admirer just sent me a white rose. That means true love!" She beamed.
"Great for you," Rika replied in mock happiness, hoping that Jeri wouldn't catch the bitterness in her tone. Her friend didn't notice but just stood their smiling goofily. Rika's eyes lit up as she saw Ryo and Henry walking over. She gave Henry a small nod and he gave her a weak smile in reply.
"Hey," he said, hiding his nervousness well. He wrapped his arm around her waist and smiled down at her.
"Hey," she replied, her tone suddenly friendlier. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek which sent shivers up his spine.
"Did I miss something here?" Ryo asked, glancing at the two.
"Haven't you heard?" Rika said pleasantly. "Henry and I started going out. Didn't we tell you?"
Ryo's face paled and he gave a weak smile. "Great for you. Well, I have to head to class. See you all later." He gave a quick wave and walked off.
"I got to go too. Talk to you later Rika," Henry added.
"Bye." She watched him walk off, smiling.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jeri asked, more exited now.
"I dunno," Rika replied, shrugging. She was temped to tell Jeri the truth; Everything from who the note was really from to her plan to make Ryo jealous. She sighed and remained silent.
"Oh my God. When I find out who my secret admirer is, then we like have to go on double dates!" She giggled and Rika rolled her eyes.
"Come on. We're going to be late for class."
***
Ryo groaned, banging his head against his desk. School was over and it had been a nightmare. "Why does she like him?" he moaned. It had been torture for him to watch Rika and Henry flirting nonstop all day. I was so sudden though. He couldn't believe that Rika liked Henry and not him. "You have to get used to defeat, Akiyama," he told himself. He sighed. That just wasn't the kind of thing he would do. "I have to win her back." He told himself. But how? Rika seemed to like him so much.. 'Maybe I should just tell her how I feel..' He sighed again. 'Face it, you lost. Henry beat you. Admit it and get over it.' He groaned again. "I hate my life."
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IceQueen: So what do you think? The whole thing with Rika was a tad depressing but I was in a bad mood. Those who know me well know why.. I feel evil dragging Henry into this whole mess. But hey, now it might be a Jenruki. I really have no idea what will happen in the end. Hehe. Please review.