"Guys! Guys!" The voice of Henry called. "It is worse then I thought! Takato might not make it!" "What!" Rika, Jeri, Guilmon, and Renamon cried. "Come on! We get to see him! Oh and Rika, Ryo is here," Henry whispered the last part. That made Rika turn her run into a very slow walk. So slow that it turned into a stop. "Come on Rika! You can't let Ryo stop you," Jeri said. Rika looked up from the leaf she wsa watching and nodded. She new Jeri was right. She had to talk to Takato, if he was awake that was. "You're right. Let's go!" Rika said running again.

Inside the hospital everything seemed to stop. No one moved as they walked down the hall you Takato's room. It was like the whole hospital knew that their friend was might not make it and were giving them peace.

"This doesn't feel right," Rika said as she shivered.

"What doesn't feel right?" Henry asked. "Walking down a hallway to see our friend in a hospital bed and not being able to talk to him," Rika replied.

"Friend?" Henry asked Rika with a mocking tone in his voice.

"Yes friend. Jeri gave me some advice I needed to here. Look Henry, I'm sorry for how I was acting. I'm not used to have friends and don't know how I'm suppos to act. I didn't want anyone to get close to me and all because of a stupid curse. Don't give me that look Jeri can explan it to you," Rika said.

"Rika I'm sorry. I had no right to come down on you like that. I should have known that you weren't use to the friend thing yet but I didn't listen reason," Henry said. "So just what is so bad with Takato?" Jeri asked.

He is in a coma. And the docters don't think he will wake up," Henry answered. They reached the room in which Takato was staying. Takato was laying in a bed, his head wrapped up and a broken leg.

"Hey," Came the faintest voice of Ryo. He was talking just loud enough to be heard.

"Hey," Jeri and Rika said as the walked in and pulled up two chairs on the other side of Takato and sat down and looked at their friend. He lay perfectly still, the only thing that moved in the room was when Henry coughed. Everyone jumped when he did because it was so quite. Takato's mom came in and was sobbing.

"My baby! My poor baby. the last thing I told him was to be home before dark!" She started crying a river. Rika stood up adn walked over to her.

"Mrs. Matsuki. He'll pull through. I'm sure he knows how much you love him," RIka said conferting the woman.

"Thank you Rika Nonaka," The woman said as she got up and left the room. She returned with her husband. "Are you guys going to stay longer. Anyone that want's to leave we could give a ride home." Takato's dad asked the others.

"I need to get home," henry said.

"Me to and Kazu has to come cause he is staying at my house while his parents are out od town," Kanta said.

"So you three are staying for a little longer?" Henry asked Rika, Jeri, and Ryo.

"Yeah," They replied at the same time.

"OK," Takato's dad said as they left the room.

"I'm going to get a soda. Anyone want one?" Jeri said as she walked to the door.

"No I'm good," Rika and Ryo answered. Jeri left and the room got quite again. Ryo looked over at Rika.

"So how have you been?" Ryo asked. "Good, I guess," Rika answered looking over at Ryo. "I'm going to tell Guilmon how Takato's doing," Rika said standing up. "Can I come. I haven't seen Guilmon in a while," Ryo asked sounding so inocent.

"Sure I guess. Who is stopping you?" Rika whispered standing up and walking out the door. They left a note telling Jeri they went to see the digimon.

Later outside they walked slowly. Ryo had his hands in his pockets and was staring at the grounf. It had begun to snow. Rika was staring into the snow looking for the digimon.

"Rikamon! How is Takatomon? Is he alright?" Guilmon asked. Rika jumpped back, startlied that the red-dino digimon had just jumpped out from nowhere. Renamon appeared beside him.

"It is inpossiable to keep him still! I have had to phase him back to the hideout 4 times already becouse he would keep running into the middle of the road trying to find Takato," Renamon complained.

"Takato is in a coma. He might not wake up," Rika whispered. She stared at the ground trying to keep the tears from coming. She loved Takato. 'I love that stupid Gogglehead! And he has to go and have this happen!' Rika thought.

"Stupid Goggelhead," Rika said outloud, unaware she was doing so.

"What?" Ryo asked standing beside her.

"Did I say that outloud?" Rika asked blushing. Ryo nodded. 'Man, she is so cute when she blushes! I wonder if i have a chance at her now that Takato is out of the picture' Ryo thought. Ryo had heard Jeri and Rika talking befor he ran quickly to the hospital and meet Henry as he was leaving to get the others. Henry told him what room Takato was in and he went and waited for the others.

"Rika, do you like Takato?" Ryo asked trying to make is sound like he had just thought of the question.

"What would make you say that! he is one of my friends!" Rika yelled.

"It is just a question Rika! And I am good at guessing this things," Ryo said.

"Ryo, I sorry," Rika replied sitting down in a spot under the tree where the snow had not reached yet.

"Why?" Ryo asked.

"I was so mean to you and I am sorry about it. I just am not us to friends. But jeri changed that. I have you for a friend to, don't I?" Rika asked. Ryo leaned in closer.

"Ryo, What mmph..." Rika didn't finsish. Ryo pressed his lips againts hers in a kiss. Rika was so surprised she didn't know what to do! After about 10 seconds she pulled back. She couldn't speak. Rika moved a finger up and touched her lips. Ryo was smiling. Renamon and Guilmon stood dumbfounded. What was going to be Rika's move?

"I thought Rikamon liked Takatomon?" Guilmon half asked, half sadi to Renamon.

What is Rika going to do? And What will happen to Ryo? Please review and tell me what you THINK is going to happen? I might take on suggestion and use it!

P.S. WordPad doesn't have a spell checker so that is why my spelling is bad! So Sorry!