A Chance of a Lifetime
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Onto the next chapter, shall we? In this one, like I said before, more twists and turns will involve! Riku-chan sees Dai-kun and Risa-chan in an unthinkable position, and fears the worst! As each character confronts each other, an innocent life is being swept away… (Bum-Bumm-Bummmm!)
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Another school day. Riku was hoping to hang out with Daisuke today, but because of his club today, that was no option. She did notice Risa had been quiet lately, and Hiwatari and she hadn't talked much for a while. Dark was acting a bit strangely too, but he was still himself, which she didn't like.
"Niwa, do you think… Risa's been acting herself lately?" Riku asked him. "Why? What's wrong?" Daisuke asked. Oh… umm… nothing…," Riku mumbled. The redhead sounded worried, but Riku felt as though he may still have feelings for Risa, so she kept quiet.
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"Niwa…! Riku…!" the two heard someone behind them. They turned to see Risa, rushing to them. "Hi, Risa," Riku greeted. "Good morning, Ms. Harada," Daisuke added. "Niwa, you have to come with me. Teacher wants me to help clean the class for lunch, because she needs to go somewhere, and I need to find someone to help me. I couldn't find Mr. Dark, so…," Risa explained. "I'll… go in Niwa's place…!" Riku said immediately, not liking the idea of Risa being with her boyfriend, aloe in a room together. Risa pouted, shaking her head quickly. "I need a boy's help, Riku," she stated, and grabbed Daisuke by the hand and ran off. "I'll… see you later… Ms. Riku…!" Daisuke called to her. Riku sighed and waved. "Well… maybe Risa will tell Niwa about her problem… she doesn't seem to be herself…," she thought, looking down.
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"Ms. Harada…," Daisuke asked, putting some book in order on the teacher's cabinets, "Why does Teacher need her room clean?" "I don't know… she just said she had to go somewhere, and wanted the classroom cleaned up… maybe there's an inspection or something…," Risa replied, who was filing the homework papers. "Ms. Harada, I appreciate you asking me to help you… but I was kind of busy… couldn't you have asked Hiwatari to help you?" the redhead asked.
Risa suddenly became quiet. "M… Ms Harada?" Daisuke asked again, turning around to see she was leaning against the file cabinets. "Hiwatari… he said he doesn't… want to talk to me anymore… does that mean… he doesn't want to be my friend…?" Risa asked Daisuke quietly, who was still looking down. "I'm sure Hiwatari didn't mean it, Ms. Harada," Daisuke said, walking up to her, "Hiwatari's probably very busy." "You're right; thanks, Niwa," Risa exclaimed.
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Riku was wandering through the halls, making her way to the classroom. "I bet Risa told Niwa about her problem… if I come in… at just the right time… she might even tell me… I mean, she always talks to me about these things," she thought. She looked up to see Hiwatari Satoshi walking the opposite way as her.
"Oh… hey Hiwatari…," Riku said, but Hiwatari just passed by, and didn't even glance at her. Riku glared. "That's so… rude!" she thought, looking down. "What's wrong with him…! Maybe… he and Risa… are... not friends anymore…"
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"Niwa, hand me that box of books," Risa said, who was trying to put it on top of the cabinet. "Ms. Harada, maybe I should do it. You might fall," Daisuke suggested, bringing the box. "It… its okay, Niwa… I… I can do this…" she reassured him, and took the box. Risa was trying to hold the heavy box carefully as she was standing on one of the desks to reach the top of the cabinets. "She might fall and hurt herself…," he panicked in thought.
Risa was able to put the box up there, though it had taken a while. Turning around, she lost balance. "Ah… Ah… Ahhhh…!" she screamed as she fell off. "Ms. Harada!" Daisuke said, trying to catch her. He landed on one of the seats, and had caught Risa… but the problem was… when Daisuke opened his eyes… Risa had fallen on him, and on a position he was panicking on.
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Riku made it all the way to the classroom. "Hmm… I wonder what Niwa and Risa are doing…," she thought, opening the door. Riku suddenly froze with a gasp: she saw Niwa and Risa kissing!
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"Ms. Riku…!" Daisuke shouted, standing up, with Risa backing away. "Riku… I…," Risa wanted to explain, but looked down. "Risa… how could you…!" Riku snapped, running off. "Wait! Ms. Riku…! It's… it's not Ms. Harada's fault!" Daisuke called, running after her. "Niwa… he doesn't like he anymore… like he used to. Now… he likes… Riku," Risa realized.
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Daisuke raced down the halls to see Riku out of sight. "Where could she have gone?" he wondered, when he bumped into someone. "Umm… sorry!" the redhead apologized to see Dark. "Dark!"
"Have you seen… Ms. Riku?" Daisuke asked him. "I saw her running down here seconds ago," Dark questioned, "What did you do?" "It… it was all a misunderstanding, I swear! Ms. Harada was putting a box on top of the cabinets, and accidentally fell… I tried to catch her, but…," Daisuke explained, looking down. "But… Riku saw you… and Risa… in a position she didn't want to see you both in…," Dark finished his sentence. "Yeah… now Ms. Riku thinks this is all Ms. Harada's fault… which way did she go?" Daisuke asked. "She went down the hall to the right, and headed upstairs, probably to the roof…," Dark mentioned. "Thanks!" the redhead said, rushing off.
"Daisuke," Dark said, which made him stop and turn around. "Yeah?" Daisuke asked. "Riku… she really likes you, you know that? I'll try my best to leave you two alone, but… you won't always be there to protect her, Daisuke. That's when… I'll come and save her," he smirked. Daisuke grew worried about that, but nodded and ran off. "Dark! Why did you have to say that!" he thought, hoping that wouldn't happen.
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The redhead found Riku sitting on the roof, with her head on her knees. "Ms. Riku," Daisuke said, which made her jump up. "Niwa!" Riku shouted, surprised, "How…?" "Dark told me you came here…," Daisuke mentioned. "Oh," the Harada twin replied.
"Look, Ms. Riku, it was all a misunderstanding; Risa fell, and I caught her, and she fell… that way on me… umm… see, it's not her fault…," the redhead tried to explain, but Riku looked away. "Niwa… about Risa… you're over her… right? That… that kiss meant nothing to you… right?" Riku asked him, thinking he still had feelings for Risa. Daisuke flinched.
"Ms. Riku, how could you say that? Ms. Harada's not the one I like, remember? It's you. I like you," the redhead told her, blushing. Riku blushed, and smiled. "Okay… I guess I should apologize. She must be hurt…," she decided.
"Okay," Daisuke agreed, "And… I think I'll ask Hiwatari to talk to Risa about their problem." "You mean… she had a problem over Hiwatari!" Riku demanded; she couldn't believe it. "Yeah…," Daisuke replied. "I knew it!" she exclaimed, but then thought, "She must like him, but… doesn't she like Dark too?"
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It was after school, and Dark had to see a certain someone. "Rika… why didn't you tell me? Why?" he thought as he was almost to his room at the hospital. He was about to open the door when he noticed someone was there before him. Krad. Dark opened the door slightly, just enough to see what was going on and could hear them, and so they couldn't notice.
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"Rika… you're dying. How can you be happy at a time like this?" Krad demanded. "It's not that I'm happy that I'll die, Krad. It's just… I was hoping… Dark would see me today, that's all," she said. "How can you think that! He's off with some girl, and you still like him!" Krad snapped. "He broke up with me, Krad; it's alright for him to go out with anyone he chooses. Besides, he was only caring about my health… its okay. I even told his friend to take good care of him. I know I can trust her," Rika explained with a smile. "I still do love Dark… I know he feels the same way, but…" Krad glared at her. "Rika… I can't believe… you'd choose Dark… over me…! Will we always be friends! Why don't you have the same way about me!" Krad snapped again. Rika looked away, with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry… but… I just don't feel the same when I'm with you. Krad… you and I… can only be friends. I'm sorry… but I just don't feel the same way," Rika told him, sadly, for she didn't want to hurt his feelings, but she had to tell him the truth. Krad stood there, silent, for only a second. He reached his hand into his pocket. "I… I thought… you'd say that…," he mumbled, revealing the same gun from before, "Rika… if I can't have you… neither will Dark." Rika gasped, staring straight at the gun aimed for her.
"Please, Krad… please… don't do this… please…," she pleaded. "Aren't we… at least friends? I… don't understand, Krad… please, don't do this…" Krad looked away, but the gun was still pointed at her. "Being friends… isn't good enough for me… I'm sorry," he told her, his finger about to pull the trigger. Rika was about to scream, when someone charged in, pushing Krad. "Dark…!" she awed, thankful for his arrival.
"You are a fool… you can't make her love you…," Dark said. "I know I can't… that's why I was going to kill her…," Krad replied, looking at the gun on the floor. "You retard… you really are stupid…!" Dark shouted and rammed him into the hallway.
Krad punched Dark on the cheek as Dark kicked him off. Rika slowly tried getting off from her bed, but couldn't; she was still very weak. "No… Dark… Krad...," she whispered.
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That evening, Dark and Krad were sent home by the staff at the hospital. Dark was still allowed at the hospital, but needed to keep an eye on, but due to Krad bringing a gun, he was no longer allowed. Rika cried on her bed sheets, guilty that it was all her fault.
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A knock came from the twins' room. "Come in!" Risa called, who was looking out at the balcony. Riku came in.
"Risa… I'm sorry. I just…," she told her sister, but then looked away. Risa gave a faint smile. "It's… its okay, Riku. But come outside, okay? The skies really beautiful in the night," she reassured her sister, and Riku came up next to her.
"Riku… before… when you were talking about Dark before… you mentioned a girl called Rika, right?" Risa asked her. "Right… why?" Riku asked, confused. "How does Dark… feel about her?" her sister asked. "Well… she was his girlfriend… and he's really protective of her… but still, why?" Riku asked again. "It's just… if you must know and all… Mr. Dark and I are going out. I think… I'm his girlfriend. But I was just wondering, though, about her…," Risa explained. "Don't worry about Rika, Risa. She's… in the hospital, if you want to visit her, you know. We could even ask Dark to come along," Riku said with a smile. "How about… tomorrow? I'm really curious about her," Risa suggested. "Okay; tomorrow after school, we'll go," Riku agreed.
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Hmm… so when exactly will Risa-chan talk to Sa-kun? Will Dark finally call it quiets with Risa-chan? Will I finally reveal why Riku-chan's always tense around Dark-kun? Dark knows Dai-kun and Riku-chan are a thing, and he did tell Dai-kun he'd leave them alone… but why does he keep pestering into their relationship, huh? Well, RXR, okay? I'll try to make the next chapter ASAP!