Remember, this is my first Rukato fic… well, it was, nn; Now it's my second chapter! Please, R&R! Again, I don't own digimon. Wish I did. But I don't. TT

Meanings:

---------------------------------------------- It means switching scenes/times

I'm thinking! – Thinking

"I'm speaking!" – Speaking

Chapter 2: I Never Knew You

When Takato came in, his parents were watching the television, and it was 9:02. "It's past nine! Oh no! Maybe if I just come in very qui-"

"Takato! Where have you been all day?" Screamed his mother.

"I told you, mom… doing school stuff. Really tough project, and I'm really tired. Got it done, finally, though." The boy lied, but his mother could tell when he was lying, but he did look tired, she thought, so she just let him go up to his room so she'd question him in the morning.

Since Takato was so late, he wasn't able to sneak Guilmon back to his "home", so Takato thought, I'll just have to wait until they're asleep to do anything like that.

When Takato got up to his room, Guilmon was asleep already, so Takato just awaited for his parents to do the same.

They didn't fall asleep very easily, though, they stayed up, and as they did, Takato did. But they didn't realize it, because Takato was up in his room, waiting for them to shut the television off. "I wonder what they're watching so great… maybe Inuyasha! No… parents don't like Inuyasha." Takato sighed, fall asleep… he thought optimistically, fall asleep… But eventually, he just fell asleep.

That night, Rika just couldn't escape Takato's mind, though… just like he had done before with Jeri. But, with Rika it was a different kind of mind power, than it had been with Jeri.

She was even in his dreams, too. He dreamt about taking Guilmon back with Rika along, and with Renamon following. Could you believe it? He even dreamt of Renamon playing with Guilmon! Calumon jumped on top of Guilmon's head in the prophetic dream, and said, "Play, play! Fun, fun!"

The dream seemed to go on for hours on end, and it made Takato very happy when he finally awoke. But, when he awoke, Guilmon wasn't there. He found his window to be opened when he was up.

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He ran out side in his pajamas, and looked around outside for where Guilmon was. "Guilmon!" He shouted, when he finally found him near a back alley. "I'm really sorry Takatomon. I… had to use the bathroom. Yesterday you left really early and never came back! I did this yesterday, too, but it was really hard in the day time to have people not see me. And I'm really hungry Takatomon."

He sighed, because he'd completely forgotten about that. "Oh, boy, I'm so sorry! I forgot about you getting something to eat, here, I'll go and grab something now. Then, I gotta get dressed, and we… I mean, I gotta take you back to the park."

Guilmon just turned his head to the side, "We?" he questioned.

"I said I meant me…" The boy grumbled, as he started going back to the house.

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When he got back into the house, neither of his parents was up. Thank goodness… thought the boy.

He grabbed some food and took it back outside to Guilmon, but then he ran back inside. He'd kill me if I forgot the peanut butter.

He grabbed some peanut butter, too, and ran back outside to feed his digimon. Once fed, he ran back in, once again, to get dressed. He went up to his room, and got dressed, and he was doing it really quickly… for Guilmon needs to get back, before anybody sees him!

"Okay boy, I'm back. Now, let's go." Takato said, as they marched off to the park.

"We'll be lucky if nobody sees me, Takatomon, because there are people walking around. Hey, maybe if you pretend I'm a giant teddy bear and carry me on your ba-" Guilmon started to giggle.

"No thanks, Guilmon. I think people would be suspicious."

"Just a thought. Oh look, Takatomon, look who it is!"

Takato turned around really fast, hoping it would be Rika… but it wasn't. It was Calumon.

"Hi Takato, hi Guilmon!" The cheerful digimon cried.

The boy signed, "Hello Calumon…"

"Hello Calumon! Want to play?"

"Oh no you don't, first we gotta get you back, and then you play." Takato ordered.

"Aawww…" Calumon sighed, "Okay. Let's go!"

On their way to the park, they've noticed a lot of people wandering by, but nobody that Takato knew. "I wonder where all my friends are. Kazu's not here, Kenta's not here, Henry's just gone off the face of the earth, or something, and Rika's not-"

"Rika?" Calumon questioned.

"She's your friend?" Guilmon added on.

"Well, we kinda ran into each other last night…" Takato said, while blushing with a smile on his face, "And yes, I think we are friends now."

"Yay!" Cheered both of the digimon.

"Oh look," Started Calumon, "Here she comes now."

And Takato turned around, with a big smile on his face to notice… no one was there. "Calumon!"

But the digimon just started laughing, "I'm sorry Takato, I had to make you look. Nobody else ever does."

"Takato?" Cried a voice from a far, "Is that you?"

He did perch up again, this time, to turn around to notice it was Rika. She started sarcastically laughing, "What's going on?"

"Oh nothing…" Takato stammered. "I made Takato look!" Calumon stated clueless.

"I see…" Rika giggled.

"So, Takato, how have you been?"

Guilmon and Calumon just turned to each other, and with a confused face wanted to say something, but didn't. But, they basically thought the same thing. Why's she being so nice all of the sudden…?

"I've been okay, you? I'm taking Guilmon back to the park, want to come?" The goggle boy asked.

"I've been fine, and sure, why not?"

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Not far away, Renamon was watching them both from the top of a building. He has no idea how much of a change he's made in her, just by trying to be sincere about being her friend. Talking to her last night could have made up for almost every time she's missed out on talking to someone before… Last night all she could talk about was him, and I really wish he knew this. I'd tell him, but again, I do not wish to interfere… But he should know… and so, I shall ask Rika to tell him.

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So, with the idea of that in mind, Renamon teleported over to where they both were. "Hello, Rika. Hello, Takato. Rika, can I have a word with you?"

"In a moment, Renamon." Rika said happily.

"Rika." The digimon said seriously.

"Fine, hold on a minute, Takato." And Renamon teleported Rika to where she was before, and told her of what she wanted and felt she needed to do.

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"He doesn't realize he's made you feel this way, and that he's made this much of a change in you. Rika, I'm not telling you to say that, but to just say I don't know… thanks for giving you a chance to be a friend?" The digimon said that without trying to get her temper going.

Rika just looked back over at Takato, "I really do like him Renamon, but I don't want to say that. Why don't you just do it?"

"Because, I know when it comes to friendship it is my responsibility. But, this shouldn't be interfered without anybody other than you and him."

The smile cleared her face, and for a moment she went back to her normal self. "Renamon, why do you think I even care about this? If you don't want to offer your help, fine."

I used to get yelled at for trying to help. Now I get yelled at for refusing to help, thought the digimon, with a sigh.

"Just, can we go back now, please? Oh, wait, I have a better idea. You can teleport Guilmon back to the park, so that nobody sees him. How about that? It'll be easier on him. Besides, maybe I'll be able to say something that you just said… maybe… I'll think about it."

"Okay, Rika, if you want." And she teleported them both back to Takato.

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"Takato, how about I teleport Guilmon to the park so it'll make it easier that no one will see him?. Less strain on you both, as well."

"So we can play!" Cried the white and purple digimon, Calumon.

"Yes, so you can play, I guess you're coming too."

Takato nodded his head in agreement, because he, as well, wanted to speak to Rika alone; So Renamon teleported all three to the park, Guilmon, Calumon, and herself.

Takato put his hand behind his head and he started getting a bit nervous, "So… Rika… have a nice talk with Renamon?"

Rika just went over to a nearby bench to sit down, which was only about 5 feet away. "I guess so. She was just saying some weird things, and saying stuff about what I should tell you or whatever. Weird stuff like that."

"Yeah… weird… hmm…" Takato tried not to, but he couldn't help his curiosity from asking, "Tell me what?"

Rika just stared over at him, "Well, it's nothing important. She just said that I should tell you that you've changed me, or something, and I should thank you for giving me the chance of being your friend. Just… stuff like that."

Takato just came over and sat on the bench too, not exactly next to her, because they were both at opposite sides, now facing back to back.

"Giving you a chance of being my friend? That makes me sound like a God or something," Takato laughed, "It's not a problem really, it's nothing big."

Still not looking at Takato, now, though wanting badly too, she just spoke softly, "But I think she was right. And yeah, I do think it was something big."

That shocked Takato a bit, and he turned around, but noticed Rika wasn't facing him, but he just stayed that way so he wouldn't miss a word.

"I want to thank you, again, Takato. I don't… I don't think I've really ever had another friend. Ever."

"Not one friend? But, I've had a bunch of friends before, and they're really easy to make and-"

"For you," She cut him off, "It's easy for you because you're really nice and sensitive. I don't think you hide your feelings, but while me on the other hand; I'm about the exact opposite. You and I are like Yin and Yang. I'm a girl, grumpy, and rude. You're a boy, caring, and polite. There are not enough words to describe the difference between us." She still didn't turn around, but she was having a really hard time saying all those words without crying. We all know Rika probably wouldn't want to show her tears.

Takato, though, he could tell. "You probably can sense the feelings of others than, too." Rika also stated. "Well," Started Takato, "You can describe things really well. And it looks like you have a trait not a lot of people have. Not many people can describe things that well, and it looks like, though you may not be able to tell the feelings and emotions of others, you still can tell who a person is just by being with them for a little while. At least… that's what I think about you when you're with me."

Rika turned around to look at Takato, who looked at her with a sympathetic smile. She didn't smile at him, but she was watching his smile.

"But I think you are right, though, about the Yin and Yang thing. Yang without Yin creates an imbalance… and it cannot survive without it. Yin without Yang also does the same thing. They need each other for survival."

Just then, Renamon teleported back. "Well, Calumon's got paint all over him, and Guilmon has the wings of a butterfly."

"What!" They both screamed.

"Calumon's quite an artist, but don't mess with a man and his paint. He gets angry if you take it. No, I didn't. Calumon did."

They both laughed at that one, and Rika just nodded with Takato's last reply.

"But, there is one question I've been meaning to ask you. How come you were always angry all the time?" Takato wondered, trying not to seem offensive.

"I… I'm not sure… I think, it might have been because I thought that screaming and yelling gave me strength, and didn't let me feel much pain. It helped me get out my anger, and I don't even know why I had it, really. I just… did."

"But… how could something so beautiful be so angry?" Takato's thoughts slipped into words…

Renamon was just standing in front of them, as though she wasn't even there, and she watched as Rika trembled. "Takato… don't… I'm not-"

"You are. I said it already, basically on accident, like usual. But you're really too modest Rika... give yourself some credit. I know when it came to Taming digimon, there you had not a problem giving yourself credit. But when it comes to other things… you seem to feel you have no credit in them."

"He's right," Renamon said, while shocking her more. "You are way too modest, and you are very beautiful. Don't let your modesty get the best of you with Takato."

"With me?" Takato questioned the life sized digimon.

"Takato… she is very modest with you, and she seems to be unsure of herself with you. And I know why."

Rika just looked up, in wonder, wanting to ask but not. So Takato did. "Why?"

"Because she feels something with you." Answered the digimon, "Around other people, she feels like she doesn't need any emotions. That's why she was always so angry; she didn't need to feel emotions. But with you, she starts to feel emotions again. Just like she had when her father was still around…"

"Renamon…" Rika looked up at her, with a tear starting to form, but she still felt she was too strong to cry.

"Rika, it's okay now." Renamon stated as she looked over at Takato, "He's here now." And she teleported away.

When she teleported away, Rika finally turned around to Takato, and said, "She's right, you know. Renamon has a great way of figuring things out that a lot of other people don't understand. I guess that's her special trait. It all makes sense now. I never wanted to feel emotions, so I would never hurt. I didn't have a conscience about hurting people, either, so I could do it as much as I wanted. I could understand if you don't want to be my friend, Takato… I am a jerk, and I don't deserve any friends. That's another thing I would constantly question, but rarely answer."

"True about Renamon, Rika… and I think she was right. But, no, you were wrong about a part in your story. You were a jerk. Or, no, better yet, I'm wrong there too… I'm sorry Rika… You weren't a jerk, you were just confused. And I don't want to stop being your friend. Honestly…" He started blushing, and he turned away, "I wanted to be something more."

"Takato…"

"If not I completely understand, sorry for asking, I don't want to upset you anymore than you might be you know… and well-"

Rika got up and rushed over and hugged him very quickly, cutting him off yet again, and she started crying. "I don't care if anybody thinks I'm a baby by crying, I don't want to hold it in anymore."

"Rika…" Takato mumbled, while holding on to her. "It's okay."

"So…" Takato coughed, "Is that a yes?" And he coughed again.

"Of course." Rika said, while crying more.

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Renamon, though, instead of teleporting back to the park, just teleported back to the building where she was once before, and so she saw the whole thing. I hope she'll be okay, she thought. This is a lot of emotions at once… it can either be very good for her, or very confusing to her. Either way… I know it'll be good to her at least a little… she needs this.

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A rumbling sound occurred, and the earth starting shaking as things such as small trees started falling to the ground.

"Do you see what I see?" Rika asked Takato.

"Unfortunately, yes! Oh no… do you think it's a digimon?"

"… Digmon, the Drill of Power! Gold Rush!" ((He digivolved))

"I'll take that as a yes." Takato said, while Rika started whipping the tears from her eyes, and they both started to giggle.

"Renamon!" Rika screamed, "You rang?" Renamon asked, though she could have just teleported anytime beforehand because she saw them from where she was. "Go get Guilmon and Calumon!" Renamon nodded, "I'm on it," She said, as she teleported away.

And within an instant she was back, "Guilmon… you're heavy." Renamon taunted. A sweat drop appeared on Guilmon, "Thanks a lot. You weren't even carrying me!"

"Guys, this is no time to be fighting!" Takato shouted at them. "Where's Calumon?"

"Over here!" A little voice cried. "Calumon…" Rika looked up, "How'd you get on my head?"

"I dunno."

"Well," Rika said while looking at Takato, "Let's do this thing."

Rika reached into her pocket, but to her surprise, she forgot her cards! "Oh no, Takato, I don't have my cards with me!"

And Takato forgot his as well. "I don't have mine either!" And an evil voice giggled from behind. "Perfect… Gold Rush!" Shouted the Digmon.

"Diamond Storm!" Renamon screamed, as she defended the humans from the attack. "Go, run you two! Grab your cards!"

"Rika, in the park! I have some of my cards in the park!" Takato said to her, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" And they ran off to the park, but Calumon jumped off to stay with the other digimon.

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When they finally arrived, the park was overrun with digimon. With Frigimon, Etemon, Garurumon, Wizardmon, Ikkakumon… many, many digimon. "Oh no…" They both mumbled. "What are we going to do? I haven't seen Henry around, so that's no help, I don't have my cards, and neither do you. I have to get over there…" Takato said to the girl, with his usual serious better-not-mess-with-me face.

"I'll distract them." Rika said to him, "Rika, no, you're not doing that; that's crazy! It's no use without your cards and Renamon!"

Rika just turned to him and said, "Takato… it's the least I can do. I'm not backing down now, you… you've made me feel emotions I haven't felt for years. I'm doing this for you."

"If you really want to do something for me, you'd stay here!" Takato shouted, as he gave her a kiss, but not realizing what he was doing. Both of them remained still for about 10 seconds. "I'm… I'm sorry Rika. Stay here." Takato said, as he ran off to grab his cards inside the playing area.

And so, Rika did, momentarily. Takato… I really don't want to stay here. I really, really don't. Pssh if he thinks I'll stay here for more than 5 seconds, he's the crazy one.

Rika started following Takato, when she noticed something that he hadn't… one of the digimon noticed him! An Ikkakumon! Rika raced over to Takato, and as the digimon was screaming, "Harpoon Torpedo!" She dived at Takato knocking him down, just barely saving her own life.

"Takato, RUN!" She screamed at him, "Rika, I told you to stay-" She was starting to get angry with him, "Just run, goggle head! Before it's too late!" And he got up and started to run when he noticed Rika was still behind.

"Rika!" He started running back, and when he finally reached her, she still wasn't moving. He grabbed her hand and tried to make her move, but she wouldn't. "Rika, come on!"

"No, Takato. Both of us won't make it, only one of us will… and… that will be you."

"That's crazy, now just move!" He tried to force her, but it was no use. For a girl, she was stronger than he was… but he knew that already.

"A lot of spirit you have Takato."

"Harpoon Torpe-" The digimon was cut off, "Diamond Storm!" A voice called out from the sky.

"Renamon!" The two humans shouted, as the digimon yet again saved their lives. "Run, Takato, run!" Renamon shouted. "Rika, go with him!"

Both of the humans ran, and ran, until finally they made it. "Finally…" Takato sighed. He told Rika to choose her cards; because since he didn't have Guilmon it'd be no use to him. And so she did.

As they were coming out, another Ikkakumon noticed them, and shouted, "Harpoon Torpedo!"

But Rika was just as quick as he was… "Digi-modify!" She shouted, "Hyper-speed activate!"

And Renamon raced over and grabbed both Rika and Takato. "Go to Guilmon, Takato. Now." Renamon said, and Rika nodded. "Go goggle head. But, in case we don't make it out of here alive… I guess… oh what the heck, I kinda... um... never mind, just run!" She ran over and gave him a kiss good bye, and he was just blushing and running off the whole time. "Now go kick some digimon butt!" The tomboy shouted.

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What's gonna happen? They gonna be okay? Find out... on the next... chapter written by me! XD nn Please R&R so I can have the inspiration to write another! Thanks!

Sorry… Rika wasn't really Rika in this one. At times, she was, but others… she wasn't. Sorry about that, only my 3rd (if you count my poem) time writing a Rukato fic. Hopefully I'll get better.