IceQueen: Small hands and Kari-123 as well as anyone else who happens to be
reading this: I am so sorry for the wait. I've been busy plotting against
my science teacher and writing my manga so I sorta forgot about this.
Gomen. I hope it was worth the wait and I'll try to get the next chapter
faster.
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Rika cried out in surprise. "Henry! What was that for!" she yelled but she already knew the answer. She bent down next to Ryo, gently stroking his cheek. He was out cold. Henry stood there for a minute, shaking with rage, until it hit him. A horrified expression drifted across his face as he realized what he had just done. He just knocked out Ryo Akamiya. Rika's boyfriend. His newfound archenemy.
"Rika, I'm so sorry," he pleased, collapsing by the boy's fallen body.
"Leave me alone," the girl snapped, her sharp temper kicking in. "Somebody get a nurse!"
"I'll do it," Henry offered.
"No. I don't need you help." Her voice was cold and her words cut him deep.
The boy got to his feet, stumbling slightly, muttering 'sorry' the whole time. But the girl didn't seem to notice. He turned and fled, hating himself more than ever. He hated having to run away but at the moment, he had no other choice. He collapsed onto the stairs outside the school, head buried in his hands. "Wise move," he muttered to himself. "A great way to get the girl. Almost kill her boyfriend. Very smart." Now any chance that he once had with Rika was gone. The option to remain friends had shattered. All because he lost his temper. "God. I can't believe I was so stupid."
***
Ryo groaned, greeted by a fiery pain. "Holy hell. What happened?" he muttered, opening his eyes.
Rika gaze quickly turned to the boy, a relieve expression of her pretty face. "Henry...." She couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence but Ryo nodded as his memory returned.
"Don't blame him. He was only fighting for you. I would have done the same thing," he replied, rubbing his hurt jaw.
"Are you alright?" Rika asked, trying to ignore his comment but she knew that it was true.
"I will be in a minute. It hurts like hell. God, he's strong." Ryo gave a faint smile and Rika smiled weakly in return.
"But honestly, Rika. Don't be mad at him."
"I'm not...." Rika turned her gaze downward, not sure if that was the truth. She was annoyed that he had hurt Ryo; jealousy had been no excuse. But it took a lot to make Henry loose his temper and she couldn't help but feel guilty. If only she hadn't used him, never come up with that stupid plan in the first place. Maybe they could still be friends.
***
"Hello, Wong residence. Henry speaking."
"Hey. It's Ryo."
Henry turned bright red, glad that the other boy couldn't see him. "Oh, hi. By the way, I'm really sorry bout earlier. I don't know what came over me."
Ryo laughed faintly at the other end. "Don't worry bout it. I'm fine." But Henry still felt bad. "Rika told me about your phone call last night."
"Oh. That." Crimson washed over his face as his wished that he had never told her. If he had never uttered those few little words, he wouldn't have been avoiding her. She wouldn't have been nervous around him. And he wouldn't have gotten so jealous. A voice in the back of his mind told him that it didn't matter whether he had told her or not; he couldn't fight his heart.
"So, do you want to meet her?"
"Wait, What?" Henry shook his head. He had forgotten the Ryo had been on the other line.
He heard the boy give an annoyed sigh. "Alice. The girl we met briefly last year. You'll like her. She might even help you..... get over Rika."
"Why not?" In reality, the boy hated the idea of being set up on a date by none other than the Ryo Akamiya and he knew that he would never truly be over Rika. The girl just meant too much to him. But it was worth a shot.
***
Henry paced nervously. Why had he let Ryo talk him into this? He still couldn't get over the fact that Ryo was talking to him and didn't seem to care about what he had done. 'Maybe it's just because he knows your not a threat anymore because Rika doesn't like you,' that voice nagged. Henry ignored it. He glanced at his watch. Alice should be there any minute.
"Henry?" he turned and hid a gasp. Standing before him, was a strikingly pretty blonde. She seemed nervous and unsure and that exact opposite of the girl he grew to love. She had a more delicate, graceful air than Rika but the same sense of inner strength. She smiled faintly, reflecting his uneasy mood exactly.
"Hey," he replied, awkwardly shifting his weight.
"Shall we go inside?" the girl nodded towards the movie theatre behind them.
Henry nodded. "Yeah. Fine with me." He quickly ordered tickets to a movie, not really paying attention to what he was going to see, before they went inside. The two took empty seats in the middle of theatre three and were surprised to see how deserted it was. Henry glanced around uncertainly, trying to think of something to say. He had never been on a blind date before and the conversation wasn't coming easily.
"What your favorite school subject?" Alice suggested halfheartedly, resorting to the simple question that parents always seemed to ask their children's friends.
Henry shrugged. "I really like math. Some people think it's dorky but I love it." He laughed softly. "What about you?"
Alice smiled. "I love it too."
'At least we have one thing in common,' Henry thought with an inner smile. 'Even if it's just a school subject.' "That's cool. I always thought I was the only one."
"Same."
There was a pause in the conversation as both tried to think of something to say. Henry gave a sigh of relief as the lights dimmed and the movie started.
***
"Did you like the movie?" Henry asked as they exited the theatre.
Alice nodded. "It was really good. The ending was so sad though. He shouldn't have died."
Henry nodded. "Yeah. But it worked though. It wasn't what everyone expected."
Alice shrugged. "I guess..." she laughed.
"What?' Henry asked, cocking his head.
"Nothing. I just never expected to have this much.... Fun. Last time Ryo tried to set me up, it was a complete disaster."
Henry surprised himself by frowning slightly but beamed as he realized that she had had fun with him. "Yeah. I'm glad I can say that he hasn't tried to introduce me to any of his other friends but now I'm glad he did." The two were silent but it wasn't the awkward silence of before. It was the perfectly content silence of two friends, maybe more, understanding each other perfectly.
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IceQueen: Awwwwww. But it's still not over. There should be another chapter or so. There was a little less angst and a little more fluff but I liked it. And K-chan (aka Kat) please don't kill me for not doing a Jenruki. From what I heard, most people wanted a ryuki and Henlice. Hope y'all like it and please submit a review.
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Rika cried out in surprise. "Henry! What was that for!" she yelled but she already knew the answer. She bent down next to Ryo, gently stroking his cheek. He was out cold. Henry stood there for a minute, shaking with rage, until it hit him. A horrified expression drifted across his face as he realized what he had just done. He just knocked out Ryo Akamiya. Rika's boyfriend. His newfound archenemy.
"Rika, I'm so sorry," he pleased, collapsing by the boy's fallen body.
"Leave me alone," the girl snapped, her sharp temper kicking in. "Somebody get a nurse!"
"I'll do it," Henry offered.
"No. I don't need you help." Her voice was cold and her words cut him deep.
The boy got to his feet, stumbling slightly, muttering 'sorry' the whole time. But the girl didn't seem to notice. He turned and fled, hating himself more than ever. He hated having to run away but at the moment, he had no other choice. He collapsed onto the stairs outside the school, head buried in his hands. "Wise move," he muttered to himself. "A great way to get the girl. Almost kill her boyfriend. Very smart." Now any chance that he once had with Rika was gone. The option to remain friends had shattered. All because he lost his temper. "God. I can't believe I was so stupid."
***
Ryo groaned, greeted by a fiery pain. "Holy hell. What happened?" he muttered, opening his eyes.
Rika gaze quickly turned to the boy, a relieve expression of her pretty face. "Henry...." She couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence but Ryo nodded as his memory returned.
"Don't blame him. He was only fighting for you. I would have done the same thing," he replied, rubbing his hurt jaw.
"Are you alright?" Rika asked, trying to ignore his comment but she knew that it was true.
"I will be in a minute. It hurts like hell. God, he's strong." Ryo gave a faint smile and Rika smiled weakly in return.
"But honestly, Rika. Don't be mad at him."
"I'm not...." Rika turned her gaze downward, not sure if that was the truth. She was annoyed that he had hurt Ryo; jealousy had been no excuse. But it took a lot to make Henry loose his temper and she couldn't help but feel guilty. If only she hadn't used him, never come up with that stupid plan in the first place. Maybe they could still be friends.
***
"Hello, Wong residence. Henry speaking."
"Hey. It's Ryo."
Henry turned bright red, glad that the other boy couldn't see him. "Oh, hi. By the way, I'm really sorry bout earlier. I don't know what came over me."
Ryo laughed faintly at the other end. "Don't worry bout it. I'm fine." But Henry still felt bad. "Rika told me about your phone call last night."
"Oh. That." Crimson washed over his face as his wished that he had never told her. If he had never uttered those few little words, he wouldn't have been avoiding her. She wouldn't have been nervous around him. And he wouldn't have gotten so jealous. A voice in the back of his mind told him that it didn't matter whether he had told her or not; he couldn't fight his heart.
"So, do you want to meet her?"
"Wait, What?" Henry shook his head. He had forgotten the Ryo had been on the other line.
He heard the boy give an annoyed sigh. "Alice. The girl we met briefly last year. You'll like her. She might even help you..... get over Rika."
"Why not?" In reality, the boy hated the idea of being set up on a date by none other than the Ryo Akamiya and he knew that he would never truly be over Rika. The girl just meant too much to him. But it was worth a shot.
***
Henry paced nervously. Why had he let Ryo talk him into this? He still couldn't get over the fact that Ryo was talking to him and didn't seem to care about what he had done. 'Maybe it's just because he knows your not a threat anymore because Rika doesn't like you,' that voice nagged. Henry ignored it. He glanced at his watch. Alice should be there any minute.
"Henry?" he turned and hid a gasp. Standing before him, was a strikingly pretty blonde. She seemed nervous and unsure and that exact opposite of the girl he grew to love. She had a more delicate, graceful air than Rika but the same sense of inner strength. She smiled faintly, reflecting his uneasy mood exactly.
"Hey," he replied, awkwardly shifting his weight.
"Shall we go inside?" the girl nodded towards the movie theatre behind them.
Henry nodded. "Yeah. Fine with me." He quickly ordered tickets to a movie, not really paying attention to what he was going to see, before they went inside. The two took empty seats in the middle of theatre three and were surprised to see how deserted it was. Henry glanced around uncertainly, trying to think of something to say. He had never been on a blind date before and the conversation wasn't coming easily.
"What your favorite school subject?" Alice suggested halfheartedly, resorting to the simple question that parents always seemed to ask their children's friends.
Henry shrugged. "I really like math. Some people think it's dorky but I love it." He laughed softly. "What about you?"
Alice smiled. "I love it too."
'At least we have one thing in common,' Henry thought with an inner smile. 'Even if it's just a school subject.' "That's cool. I always thought I was the only one."
"Same."
There was a pause in the conversation as both tried to think of something to say. Henry gave a sigh of relief as the lights dimmed and the movie started.
***
"Did you like the movie?" Henry asked as they exited the theatre.
Alice nodded. "It was really good. The ending was so sad though. He shouldn't have died."
Henry nodded. "Yeah. But it worked though. It wasn't what everyone expected."
Alice shrugged. "I guess..." she laughed.
"What?' Henry asked, cocking his head.
"Nothing. I just never expected to have this much.... Fun. Last time Ryo tried to set me up, it was a complete disaster."
Henry surprised himself by frowning slightly but beamed as he realized that she had had fun with him. "Yeah. I'm glad I can say that he hasn't tried to introduce me to any of his other friends but now I'm glad he did." The two were silent but it wasn't the awkward silence of before. It was the perfectly content silence of two friends, maybe more, understanding each other perfectly.
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IceQueen: Awwwwww. But it's still not over. There should be another chapter or so. There was a little less angst and a little more fluff but I liked it. And K-chan (aka Kat) please don't kill me for not doing a Jenruki. From what I heard, most people wanted a ryuki and Henlice. Hope y'all like it and please submit a review.