Never Take A Dare Because Life's Too Short

Camcorders Never Lie

DF103: AH! So bored! I want to write! No ONE is online! Stupid hurricane make-up day…ARG! I'd rather go to school, than stay home…BLAH!

Morbid/Dead DF103: ô.o pushes DF103 out the door Okay, so another chapter of this lovely fic. I'm gonna add indenting paragraphs, starting with this chapter. It's a habit with all of us these days. I'll just go ahead and start it okay? None of us own Digimon.


"Um, did you just see that?" Takato asked, incredulously.

"See what? The thing that happened in there," Kazu asked, pointing to the house, "or the thing that just happened with Ryo."

"Both…" Takato answered, as he watched Rika climb out of the window.

"I believe so. If you saw, Ryo hug Rika and just dash over that way, then yeah. I saw it," Kazu answered.

"Wonder what Rika did this time," Henry said, thinking aloud.

Rika walked over to the group, and saw that she was being stared down. "What?"

"What happened in there?" Kazu asked.

"To tell you the truth, I really don't know. Ryo's acting really weird, you guys."

"Hah. No kidding," Takato agreed.

Rika looked at Henry. He looked worried, since he, too, witnessed Ryo's weird behavior. They both knew that that wasn't Ryo's normal, charming manners. In fact, it was far from that, as if he wasn't himself.

"I wonder where he went off to. I mean, a guy doesn't just take off like that," Kazu said.

"I didn't like the feeling of that house. I mean, it's just a house, but atmosphere of the place just, didn't feel right," Rika mentioned.

"Hello, Rika. It's haunted. That's why we had Ryo spend the night there," Kazu remarked.

"Kazu, we all well know that there are no such things as ghosts," Rika noted.

"That's what we said about Digimon and look, we know that they actually exist."

Rika winced. "Don't mention that word."

"What? Digimon?" Kazu asked.

Rika growled and glared at Kazu, clenching her fists. Kazu arched back away from Rika. She just huffed and walked off.

"What did I say?" Kazu asked, watching Rika storm off.

"Well, you said it twice, you should know," Henry said.

"You know, there's a certain level where you should just keep your mouth shut," Takato noted. "In front of Rika, don't say 'Digimon' because obviously, she misses Renamon, just as all of us miss all of our Digimon."

"Dude, that was over three months ago. Don't you think she should be over that?" Kazu retorted. "I'm mean come on, of all people, Rika should've been the one to recover from all this Digimon stuff."

Henry and Takato sighed. "Kazu, Rika is human, and like any human, she has feelings. And on top of that, girls can be sensitive," Henry explained.

"You can be so insensitive sometimes," Takato added, rubbing the back of his neck.

Henry and him started walking back the same way Rika went. Kazu looked at the two. "I can too be sensitive!"

Rika's House…Rika's Room

'What could possibly happen to him in that house in one night? He acted so strangely. It's like it wasn't even him.'

Rika was lying on her back on her bed, looking at the ceiling. She had to admit; she was quite worried about the ocean-blue eyed brunet.

'I've never seen him look at Henry like that before,' Rika thought, turning to her side, her head propped up by her hand. She stared blankly at the floor, thinking. 'Maybe he's just playing around—'

Henry's House

Henry sat down in front of his computer, and grabbed a USB cord. He plugged it into his camcorder and set it next to the computer monitor. He turned both of the electronics on and got back up to grab a drink. While going through the refrigerator, his dad walked in.

"Hey Henry, what were you doing out so early this morning?" his dad, Janyu, asked.

"Just had to meet up with a few people," Henry replied, pouring himself a glass of orange juice. "You know, Takato, Rika, Kazu, Kenta…all of them."

"Uh-huh. I don't remember you going out that early in a long time since the Digimon left."

"Well, doesn't mean we still—" a loud scream startled Henry as the noise continued from Henry's room. He ran back to his room with Janyu following.

Henry stopped without warning in front of his room, causing his dad to run into him, as he saw his computer monitor of what looked like Ryo's version of the Blair Witch Project. Things that weren't played back on the camcorder became clear as it played back on the computer. Ryo's eyes and forehead, covered with sweat was the only thing that was on the monitor at that moment.

"I'M GOING TO GET YOU GUYS IF I GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE!" the speakers vibrated and were overdriven.

As the camera showed signs of struggle, it revealed small parts of the being that happened to chase Ryo. The camera was dropped and just as it did in the house, the screen went snowy.

"This is what you guys were doing last night and this morning? Hang around that old house?" Henry's dad asked, hint of aggravation ringing in his voice. "Henry, I've told you time after time that that house is off limits."

"Sorry, sir," Henry replied, with his head hanging low, hoping his show of respect would cool his dad down a little.

"Everyone's okay, right?"

"I think so, sir."

Janyu shook his head and walked back to the main room. Henry walked out of his room and got the phone, dialing Rika's number.

Rika's House

"Rika, phone," Seiko, Rika's grandmother, said, waiting at the door of Rika's room. "It's Henry."

Rika stumbled off her bed and opened the door. "Thanks, grandma," Rika replied, as Seiko handed her the phone. Rika put the black phone against her ear. "Hey, Henry." Seiko left, leaving her granddaughter alone to converse.

"Remember the video tape we got from the house earlier? There was more to what we saw," Henry put in plain words. "Can you come over? I'll call Takato over, too."

"Just as long as Kazu isn't there, I can come," Rika replied, roughly.

"Don't worry. It'll just be the three of us. Oh, and try to stay clear of my dad. He got kind of mad after he saw the clip."

"No problem. I'll see you in a few." Rika hung up, and ran out her room. "Grandma, I'm going back out." She dashed out the door, and grabbed her bike from the side of the house.

On the way out of the house gates, Ryo appeared before her. Rika gasped to see Ryo again. A part of her seemed to fear him, while the other part wanted to question him.

"Where are you going?" Ryo asked, tilting his head and raising an eyebrow.

"I don't have to tell you," Rika retorted as she rode her bike past Ryo. She pedaled fast, so Ryo couldn't catch up with her. It didn't do her much good.

"Where are you going?" Ryo asked again, running at the same speed as Rika's bike.

Rika looked at him in awe. She slowed down and replied, "Henry's house, now will you leave me alone?"

"Henry's? How come I wasn't invited?" Ryo grimaced when he said Henry's name. He grabbed Rika's bike and stopped it. "I'm part of the tamers, aren't I?"

"It's not a tamers thing."

"Oh?" Ryo half smirked, then frowned, "personal level thing?"

Rika's cheeks turned red, in embarrassment and in anger. "Ryo, just leave me alone for today, okay?" She started pedaling again, before Ryo yanked on her arm.

"You didn't answer my question…"

"Ryo. Just lay off!" Rika kicked Ryo's shin, in hopes of keeping him immobile.

She went back to making her way to Henry's house, with glances back at Ryo. 'It's like he didn't even feel that." Ryo just stood there with an emotionless look plastered onto his face.

Henry's House

Rika put her bike on the bike rack outside the apartment building, and went up to Henry's. She knocked on the door. The door creaked open, with light reflecting off of Janyu's glasses.

"Hello Rika. The boys are in Henry's room," he said, widening the door.

"Thank you, Mr. Wong," Rika replied bowing as she entered.

Rika walked up to Henry's room and greeted Takato and Henry. Henry and Takato turned around in their chairs.

"What took you so long?" Takato asked.

"I was held up by Ryo." Rika crossed her arm, still mad at Ryo for his nosiness.

"O…kay. Henry was just showing me the clip where it shows this creature thing." Takato pointed to the screen that was put on pause.

Rika sat down in the empty chair and observed the shot. She examined it until she could make out a pair of gleaming eyes. "Whoa."

"All we can say about this 'thing' is that it isn't human," Henry mentioned.

"It's too bad we don't have anymore shots of it," Takato sighed, leaning back in the chair.

"Can you play back the clip from the beginning?" Rika asked.

"Sure, but I didn't see anything of significance near the beginning."

"It's okay."

Henry grabbed his computer mouse and clicked the rewind button. The sequence occurred in reverse order, until the screen was black. He hit play and sat back. Rika and Takato gazed intently at the screen, hoping to find another clue to what the creature was.

"Hey guys, this isn't that scary. It's just cobwebs and dust," the clip started, with a nice face shot of Ryo, in night view.

The camera view took a good look at all the rooms. All the dusty books in the library with massive indistinct paintings on the walls, the main room with the furniture covered with white sheets and the fireplace covered with cobwebs, the dining room with the long, large table with a couple of candleholders atop them, and finally a glimpse of the kitchen.

A few rustles and footsteps were heard as the scene continued. Ryo seemed to panic when he heard breathing, somewhere in the room. It was obvious to the three when he started running. Henry turned the volume down as a face view of Ryo's appeared and the infamous words came out once again. "I'M GOING TO GET YOU GUYS IF I GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE!"

In the other room, Janyu was reading the newspaper, when he heard Ryo's words again. He expected the kids to laugh, but none came. Janyu thought the whole video taping idea was for a scary movie or something. He pondered on Henry's words from earlier. 'He did say, "I think so." Does that mean Ryo got hurt?' He got up and walked back into Henry's room.

"Henry, I was wondering. Is Ryo okay? I mean, from the excerpt I saw, he didn't seem okay," Janyu asked, before he saw Ryo outside Henry's window on the balcony. Ryo doffed his head and smiled to Mr. Wong. 'I don't remember him coming over. Maybe he just slipped by…'

"Yeah, he's fine," Rika answered.

"Okay. Well, sorry for bothering all of you. Oh, and don't forget to let Ryo inside after he's done with whatever he's doing out there." Janyuu walked outside.

"What?" The three of them looked at each other, and then looked out the window. They didn't see a thing.

"What did your dad mean by 'don't forget to let Ryo inside?'" Takato asked, with a quizzical look spread across his face.

"I have no idea," Henry replied, looking back out the window, only seeing the clear sky, treetops, and some buildings.

Outside, hanging on the edge of the balcony, aiming to land in a tree was Ryo. "I have a reason to get you now. I'm going to get you guys, because I got out of there alive," he reiterated to himself, in a bitter, dark voice.


DF103: 'Driving on the lawn, sleeping on the roof. Drinking all the alcohol, all the kids from school will be naked in the pool, while our parents are on Fire Island.' 'Fire Island' is a great song! Third best to Stacy's Mom! FWEEE! Fountains of Wayne ROCK!

Morbid/Dead DF103: I bother her so she bothers me. Sound good? Okay, there's another chapter for all o yeah. What will happen next? Please review.