I have a lot on my mind - Don't I ALWAYS? - but ne. Enjoy. oo
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"Come over to my house. Now."
"Wait, huh, what?"
Click.
I stood there, phone in my hand, dial tone echoing in the quiet hall. Jeez, Rika must not like being on the phone much.
I slowly clicked the power button so that the phone turned off, layed it onto the small sidetable in the hall. I looked around, and then shouted aloud, so my parents could hear me.
"Leaving for Rika's!"
I shoved my feet into my shoes, and then paused as my right foot sat upon my sneaker. A faint, "Be back soon!" came from upstairs, and I proceeded to shove my right foot inside the sole of my shoe, and then ran out the door.
It took me a little while to get to Rika's house, but the first thing I saw was a bright red convertible. VERY bright red. Lipstick colored. I could probably see it a mile away.
Rika stood there, embarrassed as her mother fluttered about, jabbering on about SOMETHING. She was looking at the floor with her arms crossed and her cheeks slightly red, tapping her foot as if to say, "Jeez, aren't you DONE yet?"
She could probably go around the world and Rumiko would STILL be jabbering on about... what WAS she talking about, anyway?
As I approached, Henry came out from inside, with Crystal following. Terriermon layed in a sprawling position on Henry's head, and Puppishumon popped her head out from Crystal's backpack and climbed onto her shoulder, but quickly ducked back into the backpack as she saw Rumiko.
"Oh, hey guys," Rika muttered, and her mother continued to move about. Rika ignored it, and faced me. "Grandma, mom and I are all going to this beachouse or whatever that mom rented and bought her new convertible so she's being all... ya know. Ecstatic."
"What does this have to do with us?" I blinked, staring at Rika.
"Well, she said I could invite some friends. And honestly, do you think I wanna put up with THIS the whole time by myself?" Rika gestured with a wave of her hand towards her mother.
"How long is it?" I asked.
"Umm... 'bout a month. Got these guys convinced to come already," Rika motioned behind her, where Crystal sat down with her backpack on her lap, her blue pup's head peeking out every so often. Henry stood behind her, and gently put his hands on her waist.
"Anyone else?"
"Well..."
As Rika spoke, a heard a familar voice.
"Oh no, let me guess." I muttered, before being tackled down to the ground by a brunette.
"Takato-kun!" I heard her say, her breath in my ear (AN: Ew. oO). I glanced at her, and her face was directly near mine.
"Hmph," I heard Crystal mutter under her breath, and Henry glanced at her. I attempted to get up, and I noticed Jeri's arms were wrapped around my waist.
"Guess what Takato! I'm going on the beach trip too!"
"Lovely," I muttered quietly under my breath, then returned my voice to the proper volume. "I mean, great Jeri! That'll be great."
Yeah. Just as great as being pushed off a cliff.
I stood up, and Jeri finally let go of my waist. Rika explained the information again for Jeri's sake, and the brunette nodded over and over as Rika spoke.
"Oh yeah," Rika said, turning to the others, making sure her mom wasn't paying attention. "You can bring... well, ya know." Rika motioned towards Terriermon and Puppi. We all understood.
"Cool! Mom and dad'll probably let me. Katzei'll LOVE this." Jeri smiled.
"'Katzei'?" Henry stared at Jeri, with befuddlement.
"Oh, nothing..." Jeri smiled at us. Henry raised his eyebrow, but didn't bother asking about it anymore.
'This is great,' I thought. I hadn't done much with Guilmon lately. I think he's bored. Like the rest of us, he's matured a bit. It makes sense - Five years IS a while. He finally speaks a bit better, but he's now less easily entertained.
"Oh man... Gotta find that red suitcase again," I muttered to myself, remembering the method I used to get Guilmon out of the house last time, when I went to Kai's place (AN: The Adventures' Battle reference).
"So... yeah." Rika said to us, somewhat retreating to her house. "Come tommorrow morning, at 10. Be sure to tell your 'rents and stuff."
Rika disappeared into her house.
"Ah, well... I best be off to pack... again." Crystal shrugged, rolling her eyes. She stood, walked over to me and give me a small hug, then disappeared after her cousin.
"Isn't this great, Takato?" Jeri looked at me, hugging my waist again. "We'll be spending a whole month under the same roof!"
"Yeah, Jeri... Just... great." I muttered.
I mean, how great could it be, when two girls who loved me were going to be there, probably battling it out? Certainly not great in my perspective.
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Erk. Things seem a bit OOC in this chapter. Oi. Better chapter next time.