Never Take A Dare Because Life's Too Short

Instigation

DF103: I'm slowly breaking down from what I thought was in the past; but now, it's catching up to me and it's a terrible feeling—very terrible…oh, woe, 'tis I…

Morbid/Dead DF103: For once…I'm the happy one. DF103 drew a mural of all of us voices in her head and it's going to be colored and put on our website this summer. Yay! ahem Anyway, been a while. Well, go on…read…oh…I don't own Digimon.


"I'm going to—uh…" Henry said pointing to the sliding glass door, before rushing out to see what his dad was talking about.

"Wait, we're coming with you," Rika yelled out, dragging Takato out of the room with her.

Henry walked out into the balcony and saw fingers off the edge. He pointed at the fingers as Rika and Takato tiptoed behind him to see what he was looking at, standing a few feet away from the railing. They looked over the edge and gasped at the sight of Ryo.

"What the hell is your deal, Ryo? This is an invasion of privacy," Henry yelled out, leaning over the edge. Ryo looked up, his usual blue eyes glowing a dark, crimson red.

"Privacy? Nothing can be kept in privacy anymore, fool." Ryo retorted, smirking.

Ryo gathered the strength to climb back up until he was half way up the railing, his knees on the actual balcony. He looked Henry in the eye, until he spotted Rika from the corner of his eye. Smirking again, he climbed back down.

With a quick movement of his hand, he reached back up, grabbed Takato's leg and let go of the edge, falling. Takato plopped down to the floor and was quickly dragged to the edge of the balcony, to the point where a metal bar on the railing slammed right in between his legs. He let out a horrid scream. Hanging onto Takato's ankle, Ryo swung from side to side twenty feet up from the ground.

"Ryo, let go of me," Takato murmured, tears streaming down his cheeks. He held onto the railings to lessen the weight of Ryo on him.

Rika and Henry attempted to get Takato out of this situation, pulling him away from edge. "Hang in there, Takato."

"Ryo! Let him go!" Rika cried out, before spitting over the edge, in hopes of hitting him. Ryo smirked watching the spit bypass him and hit the several feet below.

"I…can't…feel…my—" Takato whispered.

"You see this, Wong? This is just the beginning. You'll be the first to go. When everyone is gone, I'll collect my prize," warned Ryo, in a voice not his own. He twisted the brunet's ankle before letting go, landing with a loud 'THUD' on the concrete below.

Putting off what Ryo said into the back of his head, Henry and Rika pulled Takato out and carried him into Henry's room. Rika closed the door behind her and sat on the bed. "It's like he's possessed or something."

"I think he is possessed," Henry said. "The Ryo we know would never do that."

Rika let out a solemn sigh. "How is Takato?"

Henry shook his head. "I don't know. But, he's hurt."

Mr. Wong came into Henry's room again, roused from the commotion coming from outside. "What's going on in here now?"

"Takato's hurt."

Janyu peered down at the sweat-covered boy on the floor. Takato's eyes were closed, though they still displayed a sense of pain. "Care to tell me what happened?"

"Dad, he's hurt. We've got to do something about it!" Janyu didn't move, waiting for another answer from Henry.

"Can we just explain at the hospital?" Rika asked. Janyu bent down and picked Takato up off the floor.

"I guess I don't have a choice, now do I." Janyu said, before carrying Takato out of the room. Henry looked over the balcony only to find Ryo gone.

"Henry, come on," Rika said, sticking her head out of the door.

Hours Later in the Hospital…

"His lower pelvic regions are badly bruised and his right ankle is sprained. With injuries like these, I must ask, what happened?" the doctor asked making eye contact with Janyu.

"Actually, that's something I'd like to know myself," Janyu replied turning to Henry. "You see my son and his friends were there when it happened. By the way, whatever happened to Ryo?"

Henry nervously looked up. "Ryo is what got Takato hurt…"

"But, how's that possible?"

"Ryo was suspending off of Takato's ankle on the balcony." Other notions were kept unsaid.

"What!" Janyu yelled out, incredulously. Henry nodded. "What's gotten into him? I thought he was a very polite kid, the times I've talked to him."

The doctor shook his head, and muttered, "The things kids do to each other these days," before leaving the room, flipping through the papers on his clipboard. Rika entered into the room as the doctor left.

"I called Takato's parents. They're on their way here," she informed, sitting down in a chair. Janyu stood, staring blankly into space, biting down on his thumb, while Henry had a troubled visage, thinking over the momentary happening that occurred in his apartment. The auburn-haired teen's eyes widened in realization remembering what Ryo uttered before he fell to the ground and disappeared. "Henry…he said that you'll be the first to go…"

Henry's dad gazed at Henry, as if asking if it were true. "He threatened you?" Henry's affirmative response frightened Janyu. "I forbid you to see that boy. I don't know what's gotten into him, but he's not allowed to even talk to you."

"Okay…" Henry replied in annoyance. 'As if I wanted to talk to him anyway.'

"Takato! Takato!" Doors were being forcefully opened and closed until the waiting room door the trio resided in, burst open. "Where is Takato!" Takato's mom demanded worriedly and hastily.

"He's in one of the rooms…" Rika said dryly.

"I know he's in one of the rooms. I need to know where. Where's my Takato!" Takato's mother cried out, tears streaming down her cheeks. "What did you do to him?"

"Mrs. Matsuki, I assure you that your son is fine. The doctor just said that he has some bruises." Janyu led Mr. and Mrs. Matsuki out of the room.

"This is horrible, Henry," Rika commented, burying her face within her hands. "Why is this happening? Ryo was so caring…so nice." Her face glowed a light red. "Ugh, that idiot. He better be joking."

Henry studied Rika's expression. "I don't think Ryo's joking around, Rika. As much as I want to believe that he might be, I highly doubt it," Henry explained. "I don't think he would've went as far as hurting Takato."

"Ugh! He's going to get it the next time I see him!" Rika lashed out at the imaginary Ryo she saw in front of her.

"Earth to Rika. If you don't remember, Ryo is possessed. He has to be. He had red eyes and…"

A sigh of relief escaped Rika's throat. "Good to know."

"How is that good!"

"At least Ryo didn't do it himself."

"Looks like you're standing up for him…for once."

"Of course. He's a friend. Just a friend."

"Right…"

The adult unit walked back into the room. "You and your friends aren't allowed to see Takato anymore. I trusted his judgment on choosing his friends and I see now that his judgment got him hurt," Mr. Matsuki proclaimed. "I'm sorry it had to come to this." He led his distressed wife out of the room.

"Can we at least go see him now?" Henry asked.

The Matsukis didn't care to look back. Janyu apologetically stared at Henry.

Rika sighed and said, "Be on the look out for Ryo…" She bowed to Mr. Wong, then to Henry and left. She glanced at her watch and sighed inwardly. "Two o'clock already? This isn't my day."

"Can I make it better, wildcat?" Rika stopped and turned around.

"Ryo?" Rika shook her head. "Go away, you imposter." She continued her way home.

"Imposter?" Ryo chuckled. "Come on, Rika." He grabbed her shoulder with a look of concern. "What did I do this time?"

"You've got to be joking. The Ryo I've gotten to know in the past few months wouldn't hurt any of my other friends." Rika gazed into Ryo's eyes. They were the color of the tamed sea. 'Henry must've been seeing things when he brought up the red eyes.'

"Rika, I don't know what I did, but whatever it was, I'm sorry."

They stood there for a moment causing passers to stare. Ryo slowly leaned in and…SWACK! "What the hell are you trying to pull, Ryo!"

"Ow…" Ryo rubbed his cheek, innocence painted all over his face.

"Oh my gosh. It really is you." Rika gasped and held her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry."

"I'm fine. It's okay. Just tell me what the deal is with this imposter you mentioned earlier."

"Well…it's kind of hard to explain. You see you were supposedly hanging off of Henry's balcony. And then, you grabbed Takato's leg and now he's in the hospital because of the injury you've caused him," Rika stated. "If you don't remember, it couldn't have been you…" Rika perked her head up, "…Unless you're lying to me." She backed away.

"Why would I be lying?"

"Where were you this whole day, hot shot, huh?" Ryo didn't say a word. "'I don't know what I did' my ass. Just stay away from me." Rika ran home.

"Rika!" Ryo called out, before his vision became hazy.


DF103: sits in corner, poking wall You know…I don't want to live anymore. I have nothing to look forward to. I'm going to be a junior in high school…and I still don't know what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. You know, you people are better listeners than those guys; you know, the guys in the white coats who yell at you when you try to move around in your straight jacket; yeah…them.

Morbid/dead DF103: o.o;; Um, okay. That's another chapter for ya. I think it's kind of disappointing, but in any case, it's a chapter. Next chapter is sure to be better. Maybe I can post another chapter this week. :-) Now DF better get her act together so she can update her other stuff before the week is over. (go to DF103's and journal for info on updates and fics link is on profile page). Till next chapter, cya!