Amethystwind: Okay. I lied. This didn't take me that long to write. I was
writing it during American Idol. I'm really not sure why I watch that show
anymore... It's going down the drain... back to SA. This chapter has a bit more
romance and you might have the urge to strangle me when this is over... hehe.
Here you go
"I'm definitely going. Maybe I will meet a girl."
"No one is going to be desperate enough to go out with you," Rika shot, rolling her eyes at Kazu. She glanced up as Henry and Alice reentered the room. ((what a weird word... reentered...))
"Going to what?" Henry asked.
"The dance," Ryo answered. "You two going?"
"Probably. I'm not sure yet," Henry replied, sitting back down.
"You should come too, Alice," Jeri suggested as Alice claimed her seat next to Henry.
The girl shrugged. "Maybe. It would be a bit awkward seeing as I don't know anyone except for you guys."
"But it will be fun," Henry said. "You really should."
Alice smiled at him and nodded. "Why not? I just have to ask my parents."
"This is going to be so much fun! We so have to find you a dress. You have to look good for Henry." She grinned as Alice and Henry both turning crimson.
"You'll look pretty in whatever you wear," he replied, making Alice blush harder.
"Thanks," Alice replied, blue eyed gaze turning away to face the ground.
Jeri giggled. "That's so sweet."
"I told you that they would be perfect together," Ryo whispered to Rika.
Rika nodded, ignoring the strange new emotion washing over her. Was it jealousy? She shook her head. She liked Ryo. There was no doubt about that. But Henry had always been her best friend. Maybe she just didn't like the idea of him turning his affection away from her. 'Quit being selfish, Rika,' she scolded silently. She turned to listen to Jeri as she described her dress and the movie playing when ignoring by all save for Kazu and Kenta.
"Alice, you should wear a light blue. It will bring out your eyes," Jeri added. "I saw the prettiest dress in the store! I would have gotten it but it looked horrible on me. But I just know that it will look great on you!"
Takato laughed at his girlfriend, shaking his head. Jeri could certainly be... eccentric at times. But that's what he liked about her: her bubbly personality and caring disposition. A permanent smile was etched on his face as he listened to Jeri. "What?" she asked, turning in his direction as she noticed him watching her.
"Nothing. Just thinking about how beautiful you are."
Jeri beamed and leaned up and kissed him.
"Please keep the PDA to a medium, please," Rika muttered.
"I don't see anything wrong with it. It can he fun." Ryo placed his finger underneath her chin, turning her face towards him before kissing her briefly.
Alice glanced at her watch, beginning to feel uncomfortable. "Shit. I have to go. I'm supposed to make dinner. See you guys later."
"I got to go too," Henry replied, getting to his feet. "I'll walk you home."
"Bye," everyone chorused.
"Bye. I would love that," Alice answered, slipping her hand into his.
Henry smiled, wondering how he could have ever thought about giving up Alice. She was no Rika; they were as different as night and day. But he loved everything above her.
"Wow. That dress is gorgeous on you." Jeri's eyes were wide as Rika came out of her bathroom. She was dressed in a black strapless stress with a red hem and sash. She spun around slowly, looking unsure.
"Are you positive that it looks good? I'm not so sure about the color...."
"It's perfect." Jeri was dressed in a red dress that almost reached her ankles. Her hair was done in a fancy bun, a rose placed in her brown hair.
Alice nodded in a agreement, dresses in a short, light blue dress.
"Thanks. You guys look great too," Rika replied with a hint of a smile. "Are we ready to go?" the other two girls nodded in unison. "Alright then."
Five minutes later they were standing at the door of the school. "Do you think the others are already inside?" Jeri asked.
Rika glanced up at the clock. "Probably. We are a bit late..." She headed in for the gym, amethyst eyes lighting up as she spotted Ryo. He was standing with Henry and Takato, laughing at something that she couldn't make out. She saw Takato wave to Jeri and Ryo turned around. His eyes widened as he saw her, a smile crossing his features. "You look beautiful tonight, Rika," he told her as she approached him. "wow."
Rika blushed faintly. "You don't look so bad yourself."
"Do you want to dance?" Rika nodded and he swept her off onto the dance floor.
"Come on," Jeri said, grabbing Takato's hand and finding a spot in the middle of the floor.
"Care to dance?" Henry asked.
"Why not?" Alice replied.
"I can't believe he's going out with her," a girl hissed. The speaker was a blonde by the name of Catherine, dark eyed gaze focusing on Ryo.
Her friend nodded. "I know. You are so much better than her." She spat out 'her' like it was a dirty word, shooting a death glare at Ryo.
"Honestly, how could he chose her over me? She's not even all that pretty! What the hell does he see in her?"
The brunette nodded. "Maybe she blackmailed him or something. I wouldn't put it past her."
Catherine smirking, nodding. "But tonight is my chance to win him back."
"Having fun?" Ryo murmured in Rika's ear.
The girl nodded, her face flushed. "Of course."
"Do you want a drink or something to drink?" Ryo asked.
Rika nodded again. "Thanks."
"No problem." Ryo made his way to the front of the room.
"Hey Ryo," a girl cooed.
Ryo turned, raising an eyebrow. "Oh hey, Catherine."
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" she gushed, batting her eyelashes.
"I'm sort of busy right now..."
"It won't take but a minute." She grabbed his hand, pulling him outside and he had no choice but to reluctantly follow.
It was a cool night out, a slight breeze dancing through the air. There was no one outside and everything was clear and perfectly romantic.
"What?" Ryo asked, trying to hide his annoyance.
"Well...." Catherine draped her arm around her neck, her finger tracing his collar and resting on his chest. "I was wondering why you're going out with that girl when you could have me."
Ryo took a step back, surprised. Catherine paid no attention and stepped forward, leaving barely an inch between them. "Catherine, nothing against you or anything but you're just not my type."
She placed her finger on his lips. "But how can you resist me, Ryo?" she leaned in closer and their lips touched.
"What is taking him so long?" Rika muttered. "I can't take more than a minute to get a drink."
"You okay? Where's Ryo?" Henry was walking towards her, holding Alice's hand.
"He was supposed to be getting me a drink by he hasn't come back yet."
"I saw him going outside with Catherine," Alice replied, frowning slightly.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"
Alice nodded. "Positve."
Rika frowned also, wondering what he was doing with her. "I'll be right back." She pushed her way through the crowd, pausing at the door. She let out a gasp, amethyst eyes filled with shock, anger, and sadness. Ryo and Catherine were standing before her, lips locked.
Amethystwind. cringes bad Catherine. EVIL. shakes head Bet you just want to kill me more right not, don't you? Don't worry. Everything will work out between Rika and Ryo. Hopefully. Please R&R.
"I'm definitely going. Maybe I will meet a girl."
"No one is going to be desperate enough to go out with you," Rika shot, rolling her eyes at Kazu. She glanced up as Henry and Alice reentered the room. ((what a weird word... reentered...))
"Going to what?" Henry asked.
"The dance," Ryo answered. "You two going?"
"Probably. I'm not sure yet," Henry replied, sitting back down.
"You should come too, Alice," Jeri suggested as Alice claimed her seat next to Henry.
The girl shrugged. "Maybe. It would be a bit awkward seeing as I don't know anyone except for you guys."
"But it will be fun," Henry said. "You really should."
Alice smiled at him and nodded. "Why not? I just have to ask my parents."
"This is going to be so much fun! We so have to find you a dress. You have to look good for Henry." She grinned as Alice and Henry both turning crimson.
"You'll look pretty in whatever you wear," he replied, making Alice blush harder.
"Thanks," Alice replied, blue eyed gaze turning away to face the ground.
Jeri giggled. "That's so sweet."
"I told you that they would be perfect together," Ryo whispered to Rika.
Rika nodded, ignoring the strange new emotion washing over her. Was it jealousy? She shook her head. She liked Ryo. There was no doubt about that. But Henry had always been her best friend. Maybe she just didn't like the idea of him turning his affection away from her. 'Quit being selfish, Rika,' she scolded silently. She turned to listen to Jeri as she described her dress and the movie playing when ignoring by all save for Kazu and Kenta.
"Alice, you should wear a light blue. It will bring out your eyes," Jeri added. "I saw the prettiest dress in the store! I would have gotten it but it looked horrible on me. But I just know that it will look great on you!"
Takato laughed at his girlfriend, shaking his head. Jeri could certainly be... eccentric at times. But that's what he liked about her: her bubbly personality and caring disposition. A permanent smile was etched on his face as he listened to Jeri. "What?" she asked, turning in his direction as she noticed him watching her.
"Nothing. Just thinking about how beautiful you are."
Jeri beamed and leaned up and kissed him.
"Please keep the PDA to a medium, please," Rika muttered.
"I don't see anything wrong with it. It can he fun." Ryo placed his finger underneath her chin, turning her face towards him before kissing her briefly.
Alice glanced at her watch, beginning to feel uncomfortable. "Shit. I have to go. I'm supposed to make dinner. See you guys later."
"I got to go too," Henry replied, getting to his feet. "I'll walk you home."
"Bye," everyone chorused.
"Bye. I would love that," Alice answered, slipping her hand into his.
Henry smiled, wondering how he could have ever thought about giving up Alice. She was no Rika; they were as different as night and day. But he loved everything above her.
"Wow. That dress is gorgeous on you." Jeri's eyes were wide as Rika came out of her bathroom. She was dressed in a black strapless stress with a red hem and sash. She spun around slowly, looking unsure.
"Are you positive that it looks good? I'm not so sure about the color...."
"It's perfect." Jeri was dressed in a red dress that almost reached her ankles. Her hair was done in a fancy bun, a rose placed in her brown hair.
Alice nodded in a agreement, dresses in a short, light blue dress.
"Thanks. You guys look great too," Rika replied with a hint of a smile. "Are we ready to go?" the other two girls nodded in unison. "Alright then."
Five minutes later they were standing at the door of the school. "Do you think the others are already inside?" Jeri asked.
Rika glanced up at the clock. "Probably. We are a bit late..." She headed in for the gym, amethyst eyes lighting up as she spotted Ryo. He was standing with Henry and Takato, laughing at something that she couldn't make out. She saw Takato wave to Jeri and Ryo turned around. His eyes widened as he saw her, a smile crossing his features. "You look beautiful tonight, Rika," he told her as she approached him. "wow."
Rika blushed faintly. "You don't look so bad yourself."
"Do you want to dance?" Rika nodded and he swept her off onto the dance floor.
"Come on," Jeri said, grabbing Takato's hand and finding a spot in the middle of the floor.
"Care to dance?" Henry asked.
"Why not?" Alice replied.
"I can't believe he's going out with her," a girl hissed. The speaker was a blonde by the name of Catherine, dark eyed gaze focusing on Ryo.
Her friend nodded. "I know. You are so much better than her." She spat out 'her' like it was a dirty word, shooting a death glare at Ryo.
"Honestly, how could he chose her over me? She's not even all that pretty! What the hell does he see in her?"
The brunette nodded. "Maybe she blackmailed him or something. I wouldn't put it past her."
Catherine smirking, nodding. "But tonight is my chance to win him back."
"Having fun?" Ryo murmured in Rika's ear.
The girl nodded, her face flushed. "Of course."
"Do you want a drink or something to drink?" Ryo asked.
Rika nodded again. "Thanks."
"No problem." Ryo made his way to the front of the room.
"Hey Ryo," a girl cooed.
Ryo turned, raising an eyebrow. "Oh hey, Catherine."
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" she gushed, batting her eyelashes.
"I'm sort of busy right now..."
"It won't take but a minute." She grabbed his hand, pulling him outside and he had no choice but to reluctantly follow.
It was a cool night out, a slight breeze dancing through the air. There was no one outside and everything was clear and perfectly romantic.
"What?" Ryo asked, trying to hide his annoyance.
"Well...." Catherine draped her arm around her neck, her finger tracing his collar and resting on his chest. "I was wondering why you're going out with that girl when you could have me."
Ryo took a step back, surprised. Catherine paid no attention and stepped forward, leaving barely an inch between them. "Catherine, nothing against you or anything but you're just not my type."
She placed her finger on his lips. "But how can you resist me, Ryo?" she leaned in closer and their lips touched.
"What is taking him so long?" Rika muttered. "I can't take more than a minute to get a drink."
"You okay? Where's Ryo?" Henry was walking towards her, holding Alice's hand.
"He was supposed to be getting me a drink by he hasn't come back yet."
"I saw him going outside with Catherine," Alice replied, frowning slightly.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"
Alice nodded. "Positve."
Rika frowned also, wondering what he was doing with her. "I'll be right back." She pushed her way through the crowd, pausing at the door. She let out a gasp, amethyst eyes filled with shock, anger, and sadness. Ryo and Catherine were standing before her, lips locked.
Amethystwind. cringes bad Catherine. EVIL. shakes head Bet you just want to kill me more right not, don't you? Don't worry. Everything will work out between Rika and Ryo. Hopefully. Please R&R.