IceQueen: I finally got around to writing this. Sorry for the delay. I've
been really busy. And mostly, in my spare time, working on original stuff
and manga. Please forgive. *bows* A lot of Jerato with Ryuki and Jenruki as
well. Anywho.....
***
"Rika?" Henry asked, beginning to regret ever telling her. Revealing his true feeling.
"Henry, I- I don't know what to say. I just talked to Ryo." The boy's heart fell, knowing exactly what was coming next. Rejection. "He likes me. It was all a mistake. The letter was meant for me. Not Jeri. He... He loves me. And I think, I know that I feel the same. You're one of my greatest friends but I don't think of you as any more. I'm sorry." She sounded sorry but that wouldn't heal the pain. If only he had told her sooner. If only... but those two little words could not save him now. He was too late. Outshined as always by the perfect Ryo Akiyama. Henry dropped the phone, not bothering to say goodbye. His face was flushed in anger and sorrow. He would never be good enough for her. Ryo would always be the apple of her eye, the object of her affection. And by some delusion, he thought she had cared. As if. He had only been a tool for her. A way to make Ryo jealous and come crawling into her arms. He struggled to fight back tears. "Forget her. Move on," he told himself but the image of her face flooded into his mind. Dancing amethyst orbs and a small smile playing at her lips. How could he forget?
***
Ryo slid into a bench. Takato would be here any minute. He sighed, wondering what was taking the boy so long. His thoughts drifted back to Rika. They always did. He smiled. It was too good to be true. She felt the same way as he did. It was perfect. Now all they had to do was fix his mistake with Jeri-
"Hey, Ryo." The boy turned to see Takato sitting down next to him, a curious expression on his face. "What's up?"
"It's about Jeri."
Takato frowned slightly, expecting the worse. "Yeah?" he asked, not sure if he really wanted to hear what Ryo was about to tell him.
"I accidentally sent her a love letter. It was meant for Rika." Takato cocked his head, torn between confusion and amusement. "I was wondering if you could pretend to have written it. I can't just stop sending stuff to her. She would think it was all a joke. And I know you like her so.... What do you say?" Ryo smiled hopefully.
"I don't know," Takato replied thoughtfully. "What if she doesn't feel the same?" he turned red as he realized they had had this conversation before.
"Rika told me once that she liked you," Ryo lied. That hadn't been exactly what the girl had said. It was more of like that she thought Jeri liked him and they would make a cute couple. Close enough.
Takato's eyes lit up, oblivious to the fact that Ryo had been twisting the truth. "Really? Honestly, she said that?" Ryo nodded, hoping that his white lie was worth it. "I guess I don't have much choice then, do I?" he grinned.
"Thank you so much," Ryo replied, smiling in return.
"No problem. I think." The boy's grin widened, dreaming about the idea of him and Jeri. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye." There. Now everything would be perfect. He had Rika and Takato would have Jeri. Everyone would be happy. He couldn't help but think about Henry. Henry wasn't the world's greatest actor and the performance had been so real. Could Henry actually like Rika? True, they were good friends. And the kiss- Ryo shook his head. "Nah."
***
Takato glanced down the hall, making sure that no one was there. He was early and the school hallway was deserted. He glanced at the locker numbers. 71. 72. 73. 74. He stopped infront of her locker, letter in hand. Did he really want to go through with this? But Ryo was counting on him. And he would kill himself if he didn't. He took a deep breath and taped the note to her locker and retreated into the shadows. Instants later, the first bell rang. Students filed into the building, laughing and talking. There she was. The girl was walking in with Rika, eyes wide and smiling delightedly as Rika was talking. 'Probably about Ryo...' Takato shrugged. He held his breath as she reached locker 74. Her smile widened as she carefully lifted the letter off her locker. Rika glanced over her shoulder and said something to her companion, pretending not to know who the letter was from. This was it. The moment of truth. He heard a small gasp and turned to the girl. She looked overjoyed and he beamed broadly. Did this mean- He took a step towards her and she turned to him. She gave a delighted cry and raced towards him. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. Takato turned bright red, not expecting this result. He smiled inwardly and kissed her back, glad that everything had turned out all right. Jeri pulled away, face flushed. "It was you. All the time. I knew it!" she beamed, making Takato smile more. "I couldn't be happier." Neither one of them noticed Henry standing at the end of the hallway. He stare was cold and hard, the complete opposite of his usual expression. The boy sighed and went off to class, leaving Takato and Jeri.
***
"Doing anything this weekend?" Ryo asked, sliding into the empty seat next to Rika and wrapping his arm around her waist.
She shook her head and he grinned. "Want to go see a movie with me?"
"I'd love to."
"Cool. So how did it go with Henry? You saw the result of Jeri and Takato. What's wrong?" he frowned as Rika's face fell. "Rika?"
"He called me just after I got off the phone with you," Rika replied, not looking Ryo in the eye. She played absentmindedly with her food, debating over what to say. "He said........ He said he loved me," she said simply, not really knowing what to say. She looked up at Ryo and his cerulean eyes were filled with annoyance. "Ryo?"
"Sorry. It's just.... I feared that he liked you. It was all so real. It was hard to believe that he was faking. What are you going to do?"
Rika shrugged. "There's not much I can do. I told him that I only liked him as a friend. But I feel so guilty! Like I used him." She sighed, wishing that there was something that she could do. "Maybe we could find him someone else.... Someone better than me."
Ryo was tempted to tell her that there was no one better than her but guesses that it would only make her feel worse. "Do you remember that girl we met when we were fighting the D-reaper? Alice?" Rika nodded. "Well, I found her and we've become friends. No, not like that," Ryo quickly explained seeing Rika's skeptical look. "She really nice and I think he might like her. I could ask her if she would consider going out with him."
"Brilliant," Rika replied, her face lighting up. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek, making the boy glow in pride. She stood up, carrying her tray over to the trash. Ryo followed, glad that her had made her happy. Even if it was only over Henry. They walked back to class, Ryo's arm still wrapped around her waist. Once again, Henry went ignored. He stood watching them, glowing with rage. Ryo stopped and bent down to kiss her. They were trapped in their perfect little world. Henry blood boiled and he lost it. All the hatred that had been burning inside of him was finally released.
Ryo broke away, finally noticing Henry. "Oh hey." Rika muttered a hello, trying to hide her discomfort. "We have the best idea-" Ryo was cut off as Henry hit him square in the jaw.
******
Bit climatic, ne? Lol. Alice will probably come in in the next chapter. Wow. This was an interesting combo of Jerato fluff and Henry's sorrow. Wow. I must be on crack or something... And all this came from listening to Vivaldi.... Well, hope it was worth the wait. ^_^
***
"Rika?" Henry asked, beginning to regret ever telling her. Revealing his true feeling.
"Henry, I- I don't know what to say. I just talked to Ryo." The boy's heart fell, knowing exactly what was coming next. Rejection. "He likes me. It was all a mistake. The letter was meant for me. Not Jeri. He... He loves me. And I think, I know that I feel the same. You're one of my greatest friends but I don't think of you as any more. I'm sorry." She sounded sorry but that wouldn't heal the pain. If only he had told her sooner. If only... but those two little words could not save him now. He was too late. Outshined as always by the perfect Ryo Akiyama. Henry dropped the phone, not bothering to say goodbye. His face was flushed in anger and sorrow. He would never be good enough for her. Ryo would always be the apple of her eye, the object of her affection. And by some delusion, he thought she had cared. As if. He had only been a tool for her. A way to make Ryo jealous and come crawling into her arms. He struggled to fight back tears. "Forget her. Move on," he told himself but the image of her face flooded into his mind. Dancing amethyst orbs and a small smile playing at her lips. How could he forget?
***
Ryo slid into a bench. Takato would be here any minute. He sighed, wondering what was taking the boy so long. His thoughts drifted back to Rika. They always did. He smiled. It was too good to be true. She felt the same way as he did. It was perfect. Now all they had to do was fix his mistake with Jeri-
"Hey, Ryo." The boy turned to see Takato sitting down next to him, a curious expression on his face. "What's up?"
"It's about Jeri."
Takato frowned slightly, expecting the worse. "Yeah?" he asked, not sure if he really wanted to hear what Ryo was about to tell him.
"I accidentally sent her a love letter. It was meant for Rika." Takato cocked his head, torn between confusion and amusement. "I was wondering if you could pretend to have written it. I can't just stop sending stuff to her. She would think it was all a joke. And I know you like her so.... What do you say?" Ryo smiled hopefully.
"I don't know," Takato replied thoughtfully. "What if she doesn't feel the same?" he turned red as he realized they had had this conversation before.
"Rika told me once that she liked you," Ryo lied. That hadn't been exactly what the girl had said. It was more of like that she thought Jeri liked him and they would make a cute couple. Close enough.
Takato's eyes lit up, oblivious to the fact that Ryo had been twisting the truth. "Really? Honestly, she said that?" Ryo nodded, hoping that his white lie was worth it. "I guess I don't have much choice then, do I?" he grinned.
"Thank you so much," Ryo replied, smiling in return.
"No problem. I think." The boy's grin widened, dreaming about the idea of him and Jeri. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye." There. Now everything would be perfect. He had Rika and Takato would have Jeri. Everyone would be happy. He couldn't help but think about Henry. Henry wasn't the world's greatest actor and the performance had been so real. Could Henry actually like Rika? True, they were good friends. And the kiss- Ryo shook his head. "Nah."
***
Takato glanced down the hall, making sure that no one was there. He was early and the school hallway was deserted. He glanced at the locker numbers. 71. 72. 73. 74. He stopped infront of her locker, letter in hand. Did he really want to go through with this? But Ryo was counting on him. And he would kill himself if he didn't. He took a deep breath and taped the note to her locker and retreated into the shadows. Instants later, the first bell rang. Students filed into the building, laughing and talking. There she was. The girl was walking in with Rika, eyes wide and smiling delightedly as Rika was talking. 'Probably about Ryo...' Takato shrugged. He held his breath as she reached locker 74. Her smile widened as she carefully lifted the letter off her locker. Rika glanced over her shoulder and said something to her companion, pretending not to know who the letter was from. This was it. The moment of truth. He heard a small gasp and turned to the girl. She looked overjoyed and he beamed broadly. Did this mean- He took a step towards her and she turned to him. She gave a delighted cry and raced towards him. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. Takato turned bright red, not expecting this result. He smiled inwardly and kissed her back, glad that everything had turned out all right. Jeri pulled away, face flushed. "It was you. All the time. I knew it!" she beamed, making Takato smile more. "I couldn't be happier." Neither one of them noticed Henry standing at the end of the hallway. He stare was cold and hard, the complete opposite of his usual expression. The boy sighed and went off to class, leaving Takato and Jeri.
***
"Doing anything this weekend?" Ryo asked, sliding into the empty seat next to Rika and wrapping his arm around her waist.
She shook her head and he grinned. "Want to go see a movie with me?"
"I'd love to."
"Cool. So how did it go with Henry? You saw the result of Jeri and Takato. What's wrong?" he frowned as Rika's face fell. "Rika?"
"He called me just after I got off the phone with you," Rika replied, not looking Ryo in the eye. She played absentmindedly with her food, debating over what to say. "He said........ He said he loved me," she said simply, not really knowing what to say. She looked up at Ryo and his cerulean eyes were filled with annoyance. "Ryo?"
"Sorry. It's just.... I feared that he liked you. It was all so real. It was hard to believe that he was faking. What are you going to do?"
Rika shrugged. "There's not much I can do. I told him that I only liked him as a friend. But I feel so guilty! Like I used him." She sighed, wishing that there was something that she could do. "Maybe we could find him someone else.... Someone better than me."
Ryo was tempted to tell her that there was no one better than her but guesses that it would only make her feel worse. "Do you remember that girl we met when we were fighting the D-reaper? Alice?" Rika nodded. "Well, I found her and we've become friends. No, not like that," Ryo quickly explained seeing Rika's skeptical look. "She really nice and I think he might like her. I could ask her if she would consider going out with him."
"Brilliant," Rika replied, her face lighting up. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek, making the boy glow in pride. She stood up, carrying her tray over to the trash. Ryo followed, glad that her had made her happy. Even if it was only over Henry. They walked back to class, Ryo's arm still wrapped around her waist. Once again, Henry went ignored. He stood watching them, glowing with rage. Ryo stopped and bent down to kiss her. They were trapped in their perfect little world. Henry blood boiled and he lost it. All the hatred that had been burning inside of him was finally released.
Ryo broke away, finally noticing Henry. "Oh hey." Rika muttered a hello, trying to hide her discomfort. "We have the best idea-" Ryo was cut off as Henry hit him square in the jaw.
******
Bit climatic, ne? Lol. Alice will probably come in in the next chapter. Wow. This was an interesting combo of Jerato fluff and Henry's sorrow. Wow. I must be on crack or something... And all this came from listening to Vivaldi.... Well, hope it was worth the wait. ^_^