Ryo clenched his fists as he saw Henry and Rika walking by. He was still
impossible for him to believe two days later. Henry? Why Henry? It was as
crazy as him liking Jeri. "Are you okay?"
He turned to see a brown haired boy with a concerned look on his face. "Hey Takato. It's nothing."
The boy raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't seem like nothing. What's wrong?"
"It's Rika. I really like her but I couldn't tell her. I tried but.. She chose Henry. I don't know what to do."
"You should tell her. I don't know what's going on with her and Henry but you two were made for each other. You should definitely tell her."
"What use would that do? Nothing could possibly come from it."
"You never know. You could at least give it a try."
Ryo sighed. "Alright. I'll try."
*** "Jeri," Rika called nervously.
The girl turned around and Rika's heart fell as she saw her carrying another note. 'Ryo strikes again.'
"Yeah?" Jeri asked cheerfully.
"I think I know who that letter is from," she said slowly, hoping that she was doing the right thing.
"I think I do too," the girl replied.
"You do?" How could she know that it was from Ryo?
"Yeah. I think it's from Takato. I mean, it's the kind of thing he'd do, isn't it? And he always seemed like he sorta liked. Me. I hope it's from him." A dreamy expression drifted on to her face and Rika bit her lip. She couldn't tell her. It would break her poor little heart.
"Yeah. That was exactly what I was thinking," Rika replied, faking a smile.
"Good. That means I'm not the only one."
"Hey," Henry said, walking over.
"Hey, yourself," Rika grinned.
'Just do it,' Henry commanded. He smiled in return and leaded over and kissed her. Rika's eyes widened. What was he doing? It was supposed to be just an act. He was taking it a bit too far. To make matters worse, she was enjoying it. She pushed him away, a confused look on her face. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ryo clench his fists. "Not here," she muttered, running a finger down his chest. What was she doing? This wasn't like her. It was becoming all too real. 'My god. I think I'm falling for him.'
***
"That was brilliant!" Rika exclaimed, smiling broadly. "He completely fell for it. And the kiss. It was perfect."
"Yeah. Perfect," Henry replied, trying to sound happy for her. "I bet it will work out alright."
"Yeah. I wasn't sure he'd believe us at first."
"Yeah. I got to go. Bye." Henry dropped the phone and sighed deeply. It was perfect. He was her boyfriend even if it was all a lie. What was there to be sad about? "It's just a lie," he muttered to himself. "You heard her. She thought it would never work probably because she couldn't see us together. I can't do this. I have to tell her." He grabbed the phone and hesitated. 'Do I really want to do this? I know she doesn't feel the same. But there is a chance..however small.' He quickly dialed her number and groaned as he heard the busy signal.
***
"So you and Henry, huh? I wouldn't have guessed. It never seemed like you would be anything more than friends."
"Yeah. But. Things change. People change. But it worked out for us," Rika replied.
"Yeah. But Rika, I have a confession to make. I-"
"You don't need to explain, Ryo. I know that you like Jeri."
"What? Rika, you've got it all wrong. See-"
"Don't try to hide it. I saw you put the letter on her locker. I'm okay with it. Honestly," Rika lied.
"That was her locker? That wasn't supposed to happen." The boy groaned, clearly annoyed. "Rika, couldn't you guess? The letter was made for you." There was silence on the other end and Ryo was afraid that she had hung up. "Rika? But I know now. With you and Henry.."
"There is nothing between me and Henry."
"What?"
"When you put the letter on Jeri's locker, I thought my world was going to end. I mean, I couldn't believe that you chose her over me. I called Henry cause I needed to talk to someone about it and we came up with a plan. He would pretend to be my boyfriend to make you jealous. Apparently it worked. I'm sorry,"
Ryo was silent for a moment. "So this was just some evil plot to get me to notice you?"
"Yeah. Kind of stupid, I know."
"You didn't have to go through al of this! I have always liked you. That's never going to change."
"I should have realized that. I'll call Henry and tell him the good news. But one problem. What are we going to do about Jeri?"
"Hmmm. I got an idea. Just leave it to me. See you tomorrow."
"Bye." Just as Rika hung up, the phone rang again. "Hello?"
"Hey Rika, It's Henry. I have something important to tell you."
"Me too. You first."
The boy sighed. 'I can't believe I'm actually doing this.' "Rika. I love you."
***
IceQueen: Wow. Cliffie. I feel evil. What will Rika say to Henry? What will Ryo tell Jeri? Hehe. I not exactly sure how this is going to end but I'm sorta leaning towards a Jenruki. Sorry if that's not what everyone wants. Please tell me what you think and no flames.
He turned to see a brown haired boy with a concerned look on his face. "Hey Takato. It's nothing."
The boy raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't seem like nothing. What's wrong?"
"It's Rika. I really like her but I couldn't tell her. I tried but.. She chose Henry. I don't know what to do."
"You should tell her. I don't know what's going on with her and Henry but you two were made for each other. You should definitely tell her."
"What use would that do? Nothing could possibly come from it."
"You never know. You could at least give it a try."
Ryo sighed. "Alright. I'll try."
*** "Jeri," Rika called nervously.
The girl turned around and Rika's heart fell as she saw her carrying another note. 'Ryo strikes again.'
"Yeah?" Jeri asked cheerfully.
"I think I know who that letter is from," she said slowly, hoping that she was doing the right thing.
"I think I do too," the girl replied.
"You do?" How could she know that it was from Ryo?
"Yeah. I think it's from Takato. I mean, it's the kind of thing he'd do, isn't it? And he always seemed like he sorta liked. Me. I hope it's from him." A dreamy expression drifted on to her face and Rika bit her lip. She couldn't tell her. It would break her poor little heart.
"Yeah. That was exactly what I was thinking," Rika replied, faking a smile.
"Good. That means I'm not the only one."
"Hey," Henry said, walking over.
"Hey, yourself," Rika grinned.
'Just do it,' Henry commanded. He smiled in return and leaded over and kissed her. Rika's eyes widened. What was he doing? It was supposed to be just an act. He was taking it a bit too far. To make matters worse, she was enjoying it. She pushed him away, a confused look on her face. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ryo clench his fists. "Not here," she muttered, running a finger down his chest. What was she doing? This wasn't like her. It was becoming all too real. 'My god. I think I'm falling for him.'
***
"That was brilliant!" Rika exclaimed, smiling broadly. "He completely fell for it. And the kiss. It was perfect."
"Yeah. Perfect," Henry replied, trying to sound happy for her. "I bet it will work out alright."
"Yeah. I wasn't sure he'd believe us at first."
"Yeah. I got to go. Bye." Henry dropped the phone and sighed deeply. It was perfect. He was her boyfriend even if it was all a lie. What was there to be sad about? "It's just a lie," he muttered to himself. "You heard her. She thought it would never work probably because she couldn't see us together. I can't do this. I have to tell her." He grabbed the phone and hesitated. 'Do I really want to do this? I know she doesn't feel the same. But there is a chance..however small.' He quickly dialed her number and groaned as he heard the busy signal.
***
"So you and Henry, huh? I wouldn't have guessed. It never seemed like you would be anything more than friends."
"Yeah. But. Things change. People change. But it worked out for us," Rika replied.
"Yeah. But Rika, I have a confession to make. I-"
"You don't need to explain, Ryo. I know that you like Jeri."
"What? Rika, you've got it all wrong. See-"
"Don't try to hide it. I saw you put the letter on her locker. I'm okay with it. Honestly," Rika lied.
"That was her locker? That wasn't supposed to happen." The boy groaned, clearly annoyed. "Rika, couldn't you guess? The letter was made for you." There was silence on the other end and Ryo was afraid that she had hung up. "Rika? But I know now. With you and Henry.."
"There is nothing between me and Henry."
"What?"
"When you put the letter on Jeri's locker, I thought my world was going to end. I mean, I couldn't believe that you chose her over me. I called Henry cause I needed to talk to someone about it and we came up with a plan. He would pretend to be my boyfriend to make you jealous. Apparently it worked. I'm sorry,"
Ryo was silent for a moment. "So this was just some evil plot to get me to notice you?"
"Yeah. Kind of stupid, I know."
"You didn't have to go through al of this! I have always liked you. That's never going to change."
"I should have realized that. I'll call Henry and tell him the good news. But one problem. What are we going to do about Jeri?"
"Hmmm. I got an idea. Just leave it to me. See you tomorrow."
"Bye." Just as Rika hung up, the phone rang again. "Hello?"
"Hey Rika, It's Henry. I have something important to tell you."
"Me too. You first."
The boy sighed. 'I can't believe I'm actually doing this.' "Rika. I love you."
***
IceQueen: Wow. Cliffie. I feel evil. What will Rika say to Henry? What will Ryo tell Jeri? Hehe. I not exactly sure how this is going to end but I'm sorta leaning towards a Jenruki. Sorry if that's not what everyone wants. Please tell me what you think and no flames.