Amethystwind. W00t! I'm finally getting off my lazy arse and writing. But
I've been really busy with exams. Only a few more weeks of school and then
I can write freely again. YAY. Anywho, on with the fic.
It had been a two weeks since Henry and Alice's first date and they had been going out continuously since then. But there was still that annoying, nagging voice at the back of Henry's mind. The voice that refused to let go of Rika.
"Dude, are you okay?"
"Hmmmm?" Henry shook his head, glancing up at Kazu waving his hand infront of his face. They were sitting in the living room of his house with Ryo, Takato, Rika, Jeri, Kenta, and Alice and were currently watching a movie.
"You seemed sorta preoccupied..." Kazu added, cocking his head at his friend.
"Oh, it's nothing." Of course, that was a lie. He had just been thinking about how pretty Rika looked, sitting next to Ryo and leaning into him. His arm was around her shoulders and every once in a while, they would exchange smiles. He was sitting next to Alice but they shared none of the comfort that the other two shared. He would flash her an awkward smile every so often but his nervousness was still present. The two couples just didn't share the same connection.
Kazu shrugged and turned back to Kenta, telling him in great detail about some horror movie he had just seen.
"Is it possible for you two to be silent for just one minute?" Rika snapped but her voice was filled with laughter.
"Sorry," the two boys responded instantly.
Henry laughed silently, shaking his head.
"Henry?"
"Yeah?" he turned to Alice, a questioning look in his eye.
"Can I talk to you? Alone?"
"Ooooo. They're going to have a 'moment,'" Kazu teases. "Ow!" he added as he was jabbed in the stomach by Takato. Henry ignored him and nodded. He got to his feet and he and Alice walked out to the hallway. "What do you need to talk about?" His eyes widened as Alice leaned up and kissed him full on the lips. She quickly pulled away, looking nervous. "What was that for? Not that I didn't enjoy it but...."
"Henry, I really like you," Alice started and Henry knew instantly that what whatever she was trying to say wasn't easy for her. Somehow he could guess what it was about. "But you don't like me in the same way, do you?"
"That's not true!" Henry objected. "Alice, I really like you."
"But I'm not the one you love the most, am I?" Henry's gaze fell to the floor, an almost guilty expression in his eyes. That was all the reply Alice needed. "I know how you look at Rika. You really like her, huh?"
Henry turned back to her face, their eyes locking. "Is it really that obvious?"
Alice nodded. "But.... I like you. And I want you to be happy. Even if that means your not with me."
"It's not like I even have a chance with her."
Alice shook her head. "That's not true. I've seen the way she looks at you when you're not watching. It's different from how she looks at Ryo. Or how you look at her. But I can tell that's theirs a place in her heart reserved for you. You should try and win her back."
"I can't. What about Ryo?"
"If he loves her like I think he does, he also want her to be happy. He's in the same boat as I am. If he knows that Rika likes you, I don't think he'll object."
"I'm not sure... Alice, are you sure that your okay with this?"
"Of course." The girl grinned broadly, masking any doubt or sorrow that she had. "Now go win back the woman you love."
Amethystwind: pardon the shortness. This feels like more of a teaser than anything else. I just figured anyone who reads this fic would rather have something than wait another few weeks for a longer chapter. Gomen if I'm wrong. I'm sorry for dragging this story out this much. It was never intended to be this long and it was going to focus more on the letter. But now it's more of some twisted love triangle thing. And for all those loyal Ryuki/ Henlice fans, don't worry. Those are the couples that this fic will probably end up with. I just screwed with Henry so much I feel that I deserve to give him a chance with Rika. (yes, I'm emotionally attached to how I make these characters.)
It had been a two weeks since Henry and Alice's first date and they had been going out continuously since then. But there was still that annoying, nagging voice at the back of Henry's mind. The voice that refused to let go of Rika.
"Dude, are you okay?"
"Hmmmm?" Henry shook his head, glancing up at Kazu waving his hand infront of his face. They were sitting in the living room of his house with Ryo, Takato, Rika, Jeri, Kenta, and Alice and were currently watching a movie.
"You seemed sorta preoccupied..." Kazu added, cocking his head at his friend.
"Oh, it's nothing." Of course, that was a lie. He had just been thinking about how pretty Rika looked, sitting next to Ryo and leaning into him. His arm was around her shoulders and every once in a while, they would exchange smiles. He was sitting next to Alice but they shared none of the comfort that the other two shared. He would flash her an awkward smile every so often but his nervousness was still present. The two couples just didn't share the same connection.
Kazu shrugged and turned back to Kenta, telling him in great detail about some horror movie he had just seen.
"Is it possible for you two to be silent for just one minute?" Rika snapped but her voice was filled with laughter.
"Sorry," the two boys responded instantly.
Henry laughed silently, shaking his head.
"Henry?"
"Yeah?" he turned to Alice, a questioning look in his eye.
"Can I talk to you? Alone?"
"Ooooo. They're going to have a 'moment,'" Kazu teases. "Ow!" he added as he was jabbed in the stomach by Takato. Henry ignored him and nodded. He got to his feet and he and Alice walked out to the hallway. "What do you need to talk about?" His eyes widened as Alice leaned up and kissed him full on the lips. She quickly pulled away, looking nervous. "What was that for? Not that I didn't enjoy it but...."
"Henry, I really like you," Alice started and Henry knew instantly that what whatever she was trying to say wasn't easy for her. Somehow he could guess what it was about. "But you don't like me in the same way, do you?"
"That's not true!" Henry objected. "Alice, I really like you."
"But I'm not the one you love the most, am I?" Henry's gaze fell to the floor, an almost guilty expression in his eyes. That was all the reply Alice needed. "I know how you look at Rika. You really like her, huh?"
Henry turned back to her face, their eyes locking. "Is it really that obvious?"
Alice nodded. "But.... I like you. And I want you to be happy. Even if that means your not with me."
"It's not like I even have a chance with her."
Alice shook her head. "That's not true. I've seen the way she looks at you when you're not watching. It's different from how she looks at Ryo. Or how you look at her. But I can tell that's theirs a place in her heart reserved for you. You should try and win her back."
"I can't. What about Ryo?"
"If he loves her like I think he does, he also want her to be happy. He's in the same boat as I am. If he knows that Rika likes you, I don't think he'll object."
"I'm not sure... Alice, are you sure that your okay with this?"
"Of course." The girl grinned broadly, masking any doubt or sorrow that she had. "Now go win back the woman you love."
Amethystwind: pardon the shortness. This feels like more of a teaser than anything else. I just figured anyone who reads this fic would rather have something than wait another few weeks for a longer chapter. Gomen if I'm wrong. I'm sorry for dragging this story out this much. It was never intended to be this long and it was going to focus more on the letter. But now it's more of some twisted love triangle thing. And for all those loyal Ryuki/ Henlice fans, don't worry. Those are the couples that this fic will probably end up with. I just screwed with Henry so much I feel that I deserve to give him a chance with Rika. (yes, I'm emotionally attached to how I make these characters.)