A Chance of a Lifetime
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Welcome to the sixteenth chapter of A Chance of a Lifetime! We left off with a lot of twists and turns in the story, but here's where it really gets interesting!
Sorry for the long awaited wait! I was supposed to put this up days ago, but there was some kind of error thingy, and it wouldn't upload! Sorry, again, fans!
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The weekend came by fast as Saturday's date at the theme part ended and Sunday arrived. While Risa was busily getting her boom box downstairs, Riku was watching good old television. Her eyes looked up to see her sister pouting angrily at her.
"What? What'd I do?" Riku questioned. "Riku, you know Hiwatari's gonna come by any minute for his dance lessons!" she scolded, "Hurry up!" Riku moaned as she got up from the couch. "I bet he won't even show up. It's kind of embarrassing, you know? A guy like him having to dance those silly dances!" she said, walking upstairs. "He will show up, Riku!" Risa pouted, loudly as she tried getting things set.
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Riku lied on her bed in a fuss. "I'm so bored! I wonder what Niwa's doing…," she thought as she suddenly heard the phone ring. Rolling her eyes, she bet it was Hiwatari coming over for her stupid dance lessons. "What a joke…," Riku mumbled, "Can't Riku go shopping or something? I wanted the house all to myself today!"
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"Hello?" Risa asked, picking up the phone. "Risa… it's… Hiwatari," she heard Satoshi's voice. "Ah! Are you on your way here? I got everything set!" she exclaimed. "Risa… don't talk to me anymore; I'm not your friend," Satoshi told her, and hung up. Risa stood there as she quietly put the phone back on the receiver. "I… I don't… understand…," she whispered.
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Riku looked up to see her sister, coming for her bag and wallet. "You're going shopping? Now? What about Hiwatari?" she asked, confused. "Oh, Hiwatari… uh… he was busy today… so… I'm going shopping, see ya!" Risa grinned, with a wide smile as she left. Riku watched her leave. "Weird… why's she so happy?" she wondered.
Secretly, Risa did leave for shopping, but was not in a happy mood. Once she had left the room, Risa had a depressed face. Those words that Satoshi had told her kept repeating in her head.
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Riku picked up the phone, hearing it ring. "Please tell me it's Niwa!" she hoped. But… it wasn't.
"Expecting Daisuke, Riku?" a charming voice smirked. Dark. "You…! What do you want!" Riku demanded.
"Come on, can't you ever be happy with me? Look, I was wondering…," Dark was about to say, but heard Riku grumble. "Dark, I have a boyfriend," she told him. Dark paused for a second, and laughed. "Hey, I'm not asking you to cheat on him with me or anything. Let's hang out today," he explained. Riku was hesitant to answer.
"Come on, I bet you're as bored as I am today," he began to pester. She groaned, shaking her head, knowing she'd regret this. "Fine…," Riku mumbled.
She heard Dark laugh. "Great; I'm glad," Dark said with relief. Riku noticed this. "Dark… he must've thought I was about to say no… uh…," she thought.
"Riku…," Dark told her. "… Daisuke won't always be there to protect you… and that's where I'll come in to save you." Riku froze. "What the…! What does he mean by that!" she wondered, both confused, angered, and, strangely, calm too.
"Later, Riku; I'm going to go pick you up now," he said. Riku suddenly glared. "Pervert!" she shouted. "What…? I didn't mean it like that. By, pick you up, I mean, I gonna come over, and get you, so we can hang out. Gosh, you should relax more around me," Dark smirked. "What does that supposed to mean! You are a pervert!" Riku snapped, and then heard the doorbell ring. "Don't tell me…," she mumbled as she rushed downstairs, opened the door, and gasped.
She saw Dark, already there, holding his cell phone. "You pervert! You could've told me you were already on your way!" Riku shouted. "I did," Dark reminded her. The older Harada twin groaned, and stepped outside, locking the door. "Fine; let's go," she said as he smiled and followed.
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Risa sighed on her way home. "It was good I put my mind on shopping today… I wonder why Hiwatari was so… mean…," she thought as she arrived at the Harada mansion to see that her sister was home. "Riku…," Risa whispered,"… she must've went to see Niwa…"
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Riku eyed the boy who was walking with her. She had no idea where they were going, and had no idea why Dark would ask her so suddenly. "Where are we going?" Riku questioned, glaring, knowing the pervert was up to no good.
"I dunno… why don't we just walk for a while…," Dark said, his hands on the back of his head as he was so relaxed. Riku still glared at him. "What did he mean by that?" she wondered, still trying to understand what he said that Daisuke wouldn't always be there to protect her and he'd save her, and the fact she was never relaxed around him, "Why is that?"
"Let me guess… you're taking me to see Rika again, huh?" Riku asked him. "No… I think she's too much of a good influence on you… don't want her beauty to run off on you," he smirked. "Hey! Are you saying I'm not pretty!" Riku snapped. "Eh? Why do you care so much about what I care all of a sudden?" he asked, who noticed Riku's reaction. Riku looked down, angrily blushed, and didn't know what to say. "What was I thinking! Snapping like that… grrr… he's so annoying…!" she thought, looking up to see Dark, closely examining her face. "Wha… what are you doing!" Riku demanded, backing away from him.
"Heh, heh… so… you're jealous that I think Rika's prettier than you?" he questioned. "I didn't say that!" Riku shouted. "It doesn't matter, though," Dark told her, "I like you the way you are." Riku stared at him. "Doesn't he get a hint! I have a boyfriend! Niwa, remember, Dark! Gosh… why can't he accept that!" she snapped in her head, irritated by the charming boy.
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Riku and Dark arrived at a regular town street with a couple of shops. "So… are you gonna treat me to lunch?" he smirked. "No way; I didn't even bring a penny. You didn't tell me where we were going, remember!" she reminded him. Dark sighed. "Might as well buy ya lunch then," he said with a shrug, and headed into one of the shops.
While inside, Riku insisted on staying outside. She couldn't help but be annoyed with him. "Stupid Dark… always assuming such annoying possibilities…," she mumbled, fuming. "Riku… Harada…," a voice spoke as she raised her head up. "Huh?" she asked as she saw someone… a few feet in front of her; someone… she couldn't possibly think of seeing today. "K… Krad…!" Riku said with a gasp.
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"Is Dark here? Or… perhaps your sister?" Krad asked her. "Why should I tell you!" Riku demanded. "So… he is. But it looks like your sister isn't with you. A real shame… I was thinking of finally taking care of you twins today," Krad mentioned. "Wha…? What!" Riku shouted. "You are a distraction that Dark goes to stop his guilt. I'll have to take care of your sister too; not only are you two distractions… you have my Rika's face, that irritates me even more…," Krad told her. "You're such a retard…!" Riku snapped. Krad flinched.
"You think that I'm something like that! Can't you just accept that Risa and I strangely look like Rika, and that Dark has his eyes on someone other than Rika! If you like Rika so much, why don't you go after her instead of trying to hurt Dark, Risa and me!" Riku shouted. Krad stood there silent, for a second. He then stepped closer to her to face her. Riku backed away quickly. "Dark broke my Rika's heart… and made her live a life of quiet solitude. He will pay… I will make sure of it. Did you know… she doesn't have much time to live? Because of that incident, my Rika has lost so much blood, and not too many people have donated to her. I don't even see Dark with a pinch of worry… he's the retarded fool, not me," Krad whispered in her ear, and then walked right pass her. Riku stood there, frozen. "Rika… she's… gonna die…?" she whispered.
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Dark stepped outside a moment later. Riku noticed. "Hey, I bought us some bento," he said with a smile.
"Dark… he probably knew all along… but… kept the pain to himself. I bet he really does feel guilty about Rika… I'm sure of it. Dark…," she thought as she quietly stood in front of him. "Huh? What is it?" Dark asked. He gasped as she suddenly hugged him tightly. "Uh… Riku…?" Dark asked, shocked. "I know…," she told him, "That Rika's hurting inside… I know… she won't be here for much long. And… I know you have a lot of pain inside. I've at least learned something valuable from Rika… you have to face your pain… so… you should go to her, Dark… it's for the best."
Dark backed away. "Rika's… dying…! Who told you that!" he snapped. Riku blinked, confused. "He… he doesn't know…?" the older Harada twin realized. "Umm… Krad did… he was just here…," she said. Dark turned away. "Let me guess… he made me look like the bad guy, huh? That's why your pitying me…," the charming boy questioned her.
"No… I mean… umm…," Riku mumbled, not knowing what to say. "I… have to go… here," Dark said quietly, handing her the grocery bag. Riku looked down. "I… I'm sorry. I didn't know…," she said. "Yeah… I know. But… get one thing straight… this is my problem… don't try to get involved…," Dark told her, and walked away, leaving a quiet Riku.
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What did you guys think? Sorry Dai-kun wasn't in this chapter. I was about to… but yeah. Oh, and more troubling things happen in the next chapter! Risa-chan kisses Dai-kun! And Riku saw it! Risa-chan and Riku-chan get into a serious argument as Dark has a conversation with Dai-kun about Riku-chan. Sa-kun still is being cold to Risa-chan, and Rika-chan's suffering from her blood loss. And wha! A fight at the hospital too! Is it Dark-kun and Krad-kun! Oh no, I don't think Rika-chan will be able to take all this! RXR, okay?