Losing Light: Darkness and Deception

The Two Return

by: lxlriotgirlx

RG: Chapter four. Nice. :)

Kazu: We're oh so proud of you.

RG: Shut up. Well anyway thanks to my lovely reviewers. -gives thumbs up- You guys rock!

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MH WHERE ARE YOU!

"I wonder what it means." Jeri said thoughtfully, turning her head to look out of the concrete room. "I mean we all know Rika would never kill anyone." She paused, waiting for agreement. "Right?"

"It was just a dream." Ryo reminded them, his voice quiet and tired. He was staring at Rika who stood, leaning against the doorway to the room, her forlorn gaze cast upon the setting sun. He tilted his head for a moment and remembered something that Luminia had said.

FLASHBACK

"This is an intricate battle." Luminia whispered, looking over out a window distractedly. Her face was reflected in the glass, looking forlorn and troubled. "All will be needed. All are important." She paused, thoughtfully brushing her fingers over the book, thinking for a moment before continuing. "You see, this is a puzzle. I have the end result in my mind along with distinct pieces but," She trailed off slowly, losing herself in thought once again. "All of you are pieces to this puzzle. A most complex puzzle at that. Each of you has a set of guidelines that have arranged the major milestones in your life. However, only you have the choice to make mistakes, good choices," She paused again and glanced over to Rika. "and betrayals." Rika looked at her questioningly but Luminia pushed it aside, pressing on. "If one of you were to be killed," Luminia glanced over to Kazu. "The rest of your guidelines would be changed to accomodate the death."

"So every step we take is part of our guidelines?" Takato asked after a moment of silence. Luminia looked over to the crimson eyed boy and smiled. 'Such innocence in these children.' She thought, laughing internally. Her eyes shifted to Rika once more. 'Most of them at least.' She peered discretely at Ryo, examining him with a critical eye. 'The two of them are wise beyond their years. Rika knows more than she's letting on. I've seen her memories, more come each day. Why won't she tell us about them?' "Luminia?" The sound of Takato's voice wrentched her from her thoughts. Luminia opened her eyes to find Takato peering down at her curiously. "Did you hear my question?"

END FLASHBACK

"Wait." He said abruptly, interrupting an argument between Kenta and Suzie. The other teenagers stared at him quizically. "Remember what Luminia said when she told us about the guidelines?" Silence. "Betrayal! Rika I think you're going to betray us." He grinned proudly.

"And you're excited about this why?" Rika asked, raising an eyebrow at the boy's fading smile.

"Why must you always bring me down Rika?" He pouted. She just glared at him coldly.

"But why would Rika 'betray' us?" Alice asked, a thoughtful look washing over her pale face. Her blue eyes held a distressed and confused look. Henry put a gentle hand on her shoulder, causing the girl to look up.

"I think the question is what would make her betray us." He said, earning a nod from Takato.

"Maybe we do something stupid." He said softly.

"What's new?" Rika said under her breath. She heard Ryo snicker behind her. She frowned, turning to face her friends, sighing heavily. "So now what do we do?" She asked softly, avoiding all the eyes on her.

"It was just a dream Rika." Ryo reassured her gently. "We shouldn't take it too seriously." Henry nodded beside Ryo, smiling warmly at the auburn haired girl. She stared at the two boys from hollow lilac eyes.

"Or maybe we're not taking it seriously eno-" She was cut off when the world around them shook violently, sending Rika back into Ryo and the pair sprawling to the ground along with the rest of the group. Rika looked around wildly for the source of the quake and saw a sudden burst of light and two people falling to the ground. The taller one, most likely male, stood up helping his companion once he was to his feet. The other person was a girl, a bit shorter than the boy. Rika squinted her eyes until the light subsided, revealing the identities of the two. "Kari! TK!" She cried, standing up slowly, holding her hand over a small cut on her arm. She jogged to where the two stood, dazed looks on their faces. Kari took one look at Rika and grinned widely.

"Rika!" She greeted the younger girl, holding her arms out to hug her, eyes dancing excitedly. The two girls hugged, an amused look plastered on both of their faces. They pulled away, smirking.

"So," Rika began, smiling at the chocolate haired girl. "Why are you here? How did you get here?"

"We went through the Digital World and came out through a portal here." She replied, grinning widely. Rika nodded. "We came because there's a problem." She frowned slightly.

"Is Luminia alright?"

"For now. Silhouette somehow managed to survive the battle. She's gathering strength as we speak." Kari paused. "I think she's going to launch attacks on all of the worlds."

"All?"

"This world, the Light Existance, and the Digital World." Kari replied. "We're in for a long fight this time."

RG: Okay. Chapter four done.

Kazu: Yep.

RG: Sorry it was so short. I've been having piles and piles of homwork lately. It's awful.

Davis: Well review please!