MysticalDreamer: omg. I'm really sorry for the long update. I'm usually ony
on the computer on weekends...I have too much stuff to do. Plus, I had
writers block for a while on this chapter so I was lost on what to right..
and if you guys have any ideas on what should happen in later chapters..let
me know..I'll give you credit for them, its just I need to get up to Rika's
b*day which is in November and right now we're in october(in the story),
plus there's gonna be a dance and that will be interesting for the Rukato
part of the story. Anyway, don't want to give out to much of the plot and
you probably want to get on with the story so...here it is! But before I
do, one thing MUST be said:
I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON CHARACTERS! I OWN THE PLOT! THAT IS IT! THATS ALL I OWN...EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE SNOBBY STUCK UP PEOPLE AND FAYE KAIMYO!! THERE I SAID IT NOW READ THE STORY!
chapter five: when they met faye
Rika looked at her watch. Two thirty-five. "Thats it." said Rika. "The bell rang exactly five minutes ago." she said.
"Rika!" said Jeri. "Come on. Wait for them." she said.
Rika glanced at her friend. "Fine. We wait. But only for one minute more." she said.
"Ok." said Jeri.
"Why do you seem so keen on Takato and Henry coming?" asked Rika.
"No reason." said Jeri in a light voice.
"Do you like one of them or something?" asked Rika.
"No!" said Jeri. "Of course not." she grinned.
"Which reminds me.." said Rika. "Why were you grinning and giggling and smiling during lunch today?" she asked.
"No reason..." said Jeri, her grin getting larger.
"Jeri Katou!" said Rika, slamming her foot down and scattering dust.
Jeri burst out laughing.
"Hey!" called Henry. "Whats so funny?" he asked as he and Takato came over to them.
Jeri laughed even harder.
"Jeri! What the hell is your problem!" shouted Rika.
Takato and Henry blinked. "Ok..." they said.
"Ohh forget it!" said Rika. She grabbed Jeri's arm. "I'm leaving. If you goggleheads are coming, move it!" she said loudly and left the school grounds.
Takato and Henry took off after Rika and Jeri.
"Can you guys keep up with me if I'm on a skateboard?" asked Rika, stopping.
"I can." said Takato.
"I know that." said Rika. "Jeri?"
"I can try." replied Jeri.
"All right." said Rika. "I'll go slow." she let go of Jeri's arm and slammed the skateboard on the ground. She hopped on. "Can you keep up, boys?" she grinned.
"Watch me." said Takato, grinning.
Rika grinned and took off. She sped past them and stopped at the edge of the block, when they were too far behind and waited for them to catch up. "Guess thats a no." said Rika.
"Where did you learn to skate like that?" asked Henry as the three caught up.
Rika shrugged. "Here. There. Everywhere." she said. She flipped her board up. "I think I'll walk now. Just so you boys can keep up with us."
"We are not boys!" said Takato. "We're growing men."
Rika and Jeri cracked up. Tears formed in Rika's eyes because she was laughing so hard. "You have got to be kidding me." she laughed.
Takato glared. "No." he said. He grinned. "Are you..ticklish, Rika?" he asked.
"Why do you want to know?" asked Rika.
"No reason..." said Takato.
"I'm tired of people saying that to me!" said Rika. "If they ask me something, or I ask them something, I wish they would answer me!" she said.
"All right." said Takato. He reached over and tickled her stomach. She laughed.
"Stop it!" she laughed, grabbed her stomach, but trapping his hands there. As she continued laughing and he continued tickling(MD: tickling is a funny word...sorry. back to the story...), Rika fell over and brought Takato with her.
"Stop it!" Rika laughed, unaware that she was laying on the ground. Also unaware was Takato, who was also on the ground, but slightly on top of her. Still tickling like a madman. Her legs were flying as she tried to kick him away. He was kneeling on the ground, between her feet. "Takato stop!" she shouted. Still laughing.
"Rika!" whispered Jeri. "People! They're looking!"
But Rika and Takato didn't hear. Takato was clearly focussed on getting Rika to pee her pants.
"Matsuki!" said Henry, louder than Jeri. They still didn't hear.
"The nerve!" said an old lady passing by.
"TAKATO!" screamed Danielle.
That time they hear. Takato stopped tickling and his hands hit the ground to keep himself from falling on Rika. she looked over and her feet touched the ground. They didn't move. Jeri bit her lip.
"What the f*** is going on!!!???!!!???" screamed Danielle. Jenny and Felicia were with her and they looked scandelized.
Finally, Takato looked down and Rika looked up. They both blushed the deepest possible red there could ever be. Now that they were aware of what it looked like.
"WAAHH!" they screamed. Takato jumped and landed on his butt and Rika sat up. Both red in the face.
"TAKATO!" screamed Danielle. "WHAT WAS THAT!!??" she demanded.
"I-I-I- was-was tickling her?" he said, stammering.
Rika looked at Danielle, and saw her face positively fuming.
"ON THE F*****G GROUND??!!" she shouted.
"Danielle!" shouted Rika. "Shut up with all the cursing! You're in public and there are little kids around!!" she said.
"Really Danielle!" said Henry. "You can be pissed off, but don't curse in front of little kids!" he said.
"Oh and what they're doing was any better??!!" screamed Danielle.
"Danielle." said Jenny. "They're right. Stop cursing." she said.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!!" shouted Danielle.
"Lets just get out of here." said Henry, pulling Takato to his feet as Jeri helped Rika to hers. Before Danielle noticed, the four took off.
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"So, Rika?" asked Henry. "Where does this 'Faye' live?" he asked.
"Right around the corner." said Rika, turning. "Right there." she pointed to a pale blue house, two stories, with a fence around it. Rika went over and opened the gate.
"Its so pretty." said Jeri.
"Well, don't just stand there, come in." said Rika walking in. Takato, Henry and Jeri leaped after her.
Rika reached the door and knocked. "Mrs Kamiyo?" she called. "It me, Rika." she said. "I've come to visit Faye...and I've brought some friends with me too."
"One minute Rika!" called Mrs. Kamiyo from inside. A few minuites later, the door opened. "Oh hello. I see you've brought friends?" she said.
"Yeah.." said Rika. "Is that okay?" she asked.
"I suppose. Just check with Faye first." said Mrs Kamiyo, grinning.
"Sure thing." said Rika. She motioned for Jeri, Takato and Henry to go inside. Mrs. Kamiyo had gone back to the kitchen.
"Ok everyone." said Rika. "A few ground rules. Do NOT mention what happened at my school, unless she mentions it first. Got it?" she said. They nodded. "Another thing. Don't talk to her like you've known her forever. Get to know her first. You know, ask her stuff to get to know her." said Rika.
"Ok." said Jeri.
Rika walked down the hall to Faye's room. She knocked on the door. "Faye? Its me, Rika." she said.
"Come on in!" said Faye from inside the room.
"Well...I've brought some friends with me.." said Rika, glancing at the three kids behind her. "They wanted to meet you." she said.
"Sure!" said Faye.
"Remember what I said." said Rika in a low voice. They nodded. Rika opened the door and went in, followed by Jeri, Takato, then Henry. "Faye!" said Rika. She ran over and hugged her. "These are my friends, Jeri Katou." she said, motioning to Jeri.
"Hi Jeri!" said Faye, smiling.
"The brown haired kid is Takato Matsuki." said Rika.
Faye grinned wider. "Hi Takato!" she said.
"And the other guy is Henry Wong." said Rika.
"Hi Henry!" said Faye. "Nice to meet you all." she said, trying to sit up. "Rika's told me a lot about some of you." she said.
The three raised an eyebrow.
"You know Faye," said Rika. "If you weren't seriously injured right now, I would slap you." she said.
Faye laughed. "Hehehehehe." she said. "So friends of Rika, tell me about your wonderful selves." she said.
"Well," said Takato. "My name is Takato. As you already know...and I'm-well, my parents own a bakery?" he said.
Faye laughed. "Thats funny!" she said. "I want to own a bakery." she said, laughing still.
"I'm Jeri..I'm not much of a talker..." she said.
"Thats ok! We'll turn you into one!" said Faye.
"I'm Henry. I'm half Chinese, half Japanese and I take up the martial arts." he said.
"Interesting.." said Faye. "Well, my name is Faye Kamiyo. The one and only! I enjoy much of the things that Rika does..skateboarding... pranks....you name it." she said. "And..as you may have saw in the paper...I was shot in the shoulderish area."
"By who?" asked Takato before he could stop himself. Both Henry and Jeri slammed their feet on his.
Faye looked at Rika. Who nodded a no. "Just some guy." said Faye. Rika sighed and sat down on Faye's bed. She really didn't want the three of them to know her father had shot her best friend.
"You know, you can sit on the floor or in a chair if you want." said Rika.
"I'm all right." said Henry, standing with his arms crossed.
"Me too." said Jeri.
"I'll sit!" said Takato and he plopped himself on the floor. "I've been standing for a while." he grinned.
"So. How is life at a public school?" asked Faye. "I've gone to a private on my entire life." she said.
"Its all right." said Takato. "I don't know what life is like at a private school."
"Horrible." said Rika. "Don't ever let your parents send you to one."
"You really didn't like that school, did you?" asked Jeri.
"No." said Rika. "Although I wish I could see Kaylee's face right about now." she grinned. "And you know exactly what I mean Faye."
Faye nodded. "Kaylee Stanton. She was the biggest, preppiest, bitchiest-uh, excuse the French-, girl you could ever meet." she said.
"I dunno." said Rika. "Danielle Spencer could give her a run for her money."
"I have to meet this Danielle!" said Faye. "So!" she said. "Jeri?"
"Yes." said Jeri.
"Ok!" said Faye. "How is Rika without me around? Is she 'miss nicey nice' to everyone or does she have that 'don't mess with me attitude'?" she asked.
"Faye!!" said Rika.
Faye grinned. "Just a question." she said.
"She's nice." said Jeri. "But only to the people she likes or gets along with. Everyone else, she's got the attitude." she said.
"Rika is the new bad-ass chick of the school!" said Takato.
Everyone stared at him.
"What?" he asked.
"Thats the first time I've heard you curse goggle-head." said Rika.
"Well its not the first time." said Takato, shifting around uncompfortably.
"True." said Henry.
"Oh drop it." said Takato. "Soo...anything else we can talk about?"
"Not a clue." said Henry. He looked at his watch. "Its three twenty five." he said. "I need to be home by four to check on my dog, Gargo. My parents are out and my little sister stays after and my older siblings are at college."
"So?" said Faye. "Its not even three thirty yet. Ya got plenty of time." she said.
"So.. Faye?" asked Henry. "You got an email address?"
"Uhh..." said Faye. "No...Actually I might but I never use the computer for anything other than schoolwork." she said.
"Mind if I use it?" asked Henry, staring at Faye's computer.
"Huh?" asked Faye.
"Henry's a computer freak." said Takato. "He knows more about them than anyone I know." he said.
"In that case...if you really want to be my guest." said Faye, confused.
Henry lept over and turned it on. Faye and Rika blinked.
"Do you have email Rika?" asked Jeri.
"No." said Rika. "I don't even have a computer. My grandma does though. She goes into these 'Granny Chats' all the time." she said.
There was a knock at Faye's door. "Come in!" called Faye. The door opened and her mother walked in.
"Your brother just called and he finally got a flight home to see you!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Its this sunday and I have to go pick him up but I don't want to leave you alone.." she said.
"I can come over." said Rika. "Got no plans and I'd be happy to stay with Faye-Faye." she grinned. (MD: yes. i am quoting cowboy bebop, Edward. all hail edward..)
"Thank you Rika!" said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Yeah!" said Faye. "We can chill out the whole time."
"Now, the airport is two hours away... So I'll be gone for about five, six hours." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "I can ship you into the living room and you two can hang out in there." she said.
"Sounds great mom!" said Faye. "But..the doctor said.."
"I know." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "But I think you should move a little. You haven't left that bed sinse...then." she said.
Faye nodded.
"Oh my! You never introduced me to your new friends!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Rika said she brought some and it seems your getting along very well." she said.
"The ginger haired girl is Jeri Katou." said Faye. "The brown haired guy is Takato Matsuki and the other guy at the computer is Henry Wong." she said.
"Nice to meet you, Jeri, Takato and Henry." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "As you can tell, I am Faye's mother. Stop by and visit again if you like." she said.
"Sure!" said Takato. Jeri only nodded and Henry was engrossed in the screen.
"So long!" said Mrs. Kamiyo and she left.
"Your mom's nice." said Takato.
Faye grinned. Then yawned. Rika looked at her watch. Faye usually took a short nap around three thirty.
"Hey Wong, dontcha gotta check on your dog?" asked Rika.
Henry looked at his watch. Then it hit him. "Oh crap!" he said and jumped off the computer. "I gotta go! It was nice to meet you Faye..Takato come on!" he said.
Takato stood up. "All right..See you later Rika, Jeri. And see you again-maybe-Faye." he said and followed his friend.
"Dorks." said Rika. "Ok Faye, I'll call you later all right?"
"No." said Faye. "I'll call you." she grinned. "I'm just gonna sleep til whenever."
"Ok." said Rika. "Sleep tight, Faye-Faye."
"Stop with the Faye-Faye..." said Faye as she dozed off.
"Rika? "asked Jeri.
"Shh." said Rika, standing. "Lets go." she whispered. She led Jeri out of the room and into the hall and into the kitchen.
"Hey Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Thank you so much for volunteering to come over and take care of Faye." she said.
"Please Mrs. Kamiyo." said Rika. "Its my fault she's in this position anyway so-"
"No Rika no!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "You can't blame yourself." she said and walked over to Rika and put her hands on her shoulders. "Its not your fault in anyway. Faye did what she thought was right and she did it for you." she said.
"Mrs. Kamiyo.." said Rika, looking down. "It is my fault. I feel like it is so just please. If there's anything I can do for Faye, let me know and I will do it." she said. "I'll bring over some movies for sunday. We can just hang out." she said.
"Oh Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Well, I should go." said Rika. "I'll see you tomarrow." she said and walked out of the kitchen followed by Jeri.
"Umm, Rika?" asked Jeri.
"Faye needs a nap at least once a day. She usually takes two, one during the school hours and one around three or four." said Rika. "And the 'Its my fault thing'..forget for now."
"All right." said Jeri.
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Rika sat in front of her television. It was shortly after five and still bright out, somewhat. She thought for a second and grabbed her board and ran outside.
She headed to the park and started skating. "Its just not the same without Faye." she said, doing a 180 off a bench.
She slowed to a stop and stared at the sky. It was getting darker. Most of the other skaters were leaving and the park was emptying. She left the park and just skated home, taking the long way. She passed a cinema and saw a bunch of people coming out of the building. Not just any people. Danielle and people.
"Well look who it is." said Danielle, as she spotted Rika skating by. "Little Miss Badass." she said.
"Look who it is, little Miss Bee-yatch." said Rika and skated away.
"I'm not done talking to you, Nonaka." said Danielle.
"Its Nonaka-Makino." said Rika, stopping. "Get it right."
"What-ever!" said Danielle. A bunch of her friends were with her, including Felecia and Jenny. No guys though. "Well, who ever you are, you have been flirting with Takato."
"Ha!" said Rika, laughing. "Me? You have got to be joking!" she said.
"No joke, Nonaka-Makino." said Danielle.
"Trust me Danielle." said Rika. Still grinning. "I wouldn't flirt with him."
"Oh but you did." said Danielle. "Right before my eyes."
Rika narrowed her eyes. "Prove it." she said.
"Oh lets see...I was there, Jenny was there, Felecia, you, Takato, Henry and that Jeri girl." said Danielle.
"That wasn't-" said Rika.
"Ah ah!" said Danielle. "Then why were you, on the ground, laughing hysterically, while Takato was near and, your words, 'tickling' you?" she said. Her friends looked scandlized.
"Ok Danielle. You have serious issues, worse than mine, if you think- ARGH! If you like Takato so much, just friggan ask him out!" she shouted.
Danielle blushed. "What makes you think I like Takato?!?" she asked.
Rika fell over, anime style. "You are do damn brainless! I'm outta here." she said and skated away.
"RIKA!" Danielle shouted after her.
She ignored and continued skating down the street.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"RIKA!" called Rumiko.
Rika sighed and opened an eye. She glanced at her clock. "Its only nine!" she said. "WHAT MOM!?" she shouted. "Its a Saturday morning, I wanna sleep late.." she moaned. She pulled the covers over her head.
"FAYE IS ON THE PHONE!" called Rumiko.
Rika reached over and grabbed her jet black cordless phone. "Hello." she said sleepily.
"Rika!" Faye shouted into the phone. "I didn't get to say it before but I'm gonna say it now!" she said.
This instantly woke Rika up. "Ok Faye. I'm listening." she said.
"Henry!" said Faye dreamily.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "What?" she asked.
"Henry Wong!" said Faye. "I'm sooo glad you brought him over."
"How much sugar have you had this morning?" asked Rika.
"He's so nice!" said Faye.
"When did you wake up?"
"I need his phone number!" said Faye.
"Faye Kamiyo." said Rika. "Surely you are aware that it is a Saturday. A Saturday morning." she said. "The only way someone could be this hyper in the morning is if they had sugar, candy or drugs." she said.
"Rika!!" said Faye in an annoyed voice. "He was so nice to me!"
"Faye. You sound like Kaylee. Please stop." said Rika. "Are you sure you didn't have any weed or something this morning?"
"Rika! I don't do drugs, you know that." said Faye.
"Ok, ok." said Rika. "I'll figure out his number for you. I just hope this isn't becoming a new obsession for you." she said.
Faye laughed. "We'll just have to wait and see. Come over later and we can talk Henry!" she said. "See you."
"Whatever." said Rika. "Bye." she said and hung up. She rolled over and moaned. "Must. Go. To. Sleep." she said and dozed off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
At twelve, Rika was finally heading to Faye's. She had woken up at eleven and then just hung out around her house until twelve, and skated away.
She headed towards Faye's house when she skated passed her old school. Without thinking, she turned and went in. She walked in the main hallway, where Faye had been shot. She remembered the exact spot. She knelt down and traced her fingers along the floor. She remembered the day very well, and although she didn't want to, it was something she wouldn't soon forget.
"Excuse me, miss!" said a woman.
Rika turned and saw a teacher. "Yeah?" she said.
"School is closed today..as much as you may like it-" started the teacher.
"I hate school and this isn't even my school." said Rika. "I was just coming to-see something." she said, standing.
The teacher looked at the Rika. "Rika? Rika Nonaka-Makino?" she asked.
Rika nodded. "I gottta go." she said and hopped on her board and skated out of the school. She grinded down the railing, hit the ground and skated away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rika went to a park, before hitting Faye's house. It was filled with people all different ages and sizes. She imidietely went to the parking lot that was reserved for skaters.
"Hey Rika!"
Puzzled, Rika turned to see who had called her name. It was Henry, and Takato and a bunch of their friends. Rika sighed and stopped. She walked over to them.
"What?" she asked.
"That Faye girl...Is she going to our school when she gets better?" asked Henry.
"Probably not." said Rika. "Unless her parents decide otherwise."
"Oh I see." said Henry.
"Hey! When can we go over and visit her again?" asked Takato.
"How should I know?" asked Rika. Then an idea clicked in her head. Faye would be happy. "Why don't you call her and ask?" she said. "And why? Do you like her soo much that you have to go see her again?"
Takato laughed. "No." he grinned. "She's really nice and we want to get to know her better." he said.
"Whatever you say, goggle-head." said Rika. She reached in her pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper. Actually, it was gum rapper. She wrote Faye's number on it and tried to hide her grin. "Here you go." she said, giving it to Henry. "Give it to Takato later..for now, I gotta go see her." she said and began to skate away.
"Wait!" said Takato. "Let us come!" he called.
Rika pretended not to hear. After all, how were she and Faye going to talk 'Henry' as Faye wanted with him in the room? She laughed and skated away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Faye Kamiyo." said Rika as she walked into her friend's bedroom. "Have I got good news for you." she said.
"I don't want to hear it, unless its about Henry." said Faye, sitting up. She was getting much better these days.
"It is."
Faye's mouth dropped. "Did he give you his number?" she asked.
"Even better." grinned Rika. "He, has your, number."
Faye sat in silence for a minute then everything clicked. "How?!" she said. "How how how how how how how?!" she repeated over and over.
"Him and Takato said they wanted to come over and see you again." said Rika. "They said they wanted to get to know you better." she said. "So I said, why don't you just call her and see when you can come."
"Get outta here." said Faye.
Rika shook her head. "No lies." she said. "Then I gave him your number on a scarp of paper. Don't be surprised if he calls you, or Takato does."
Faye sighed happily and layed down on her bed.
"Faye.." said Rika. "I can't believe, you actually have fallen for someone." she said and laughed. "You make me wonder, you really do."
Faye grinned. "Thats what makes me, me!" she laughed. "That Jeri was really nice too. She was so sweet and polite."
"I know!" said Rika. "She had no friends in the school, just like I did."
"Now you do!" grinned Faye.
"Yeah..I guess Takato ain't what I thought he was going to be." said Rika. "He's so nice to me and, he doesn't seem to care that I would beat the crap out of a person if they piss me off." she said. "He ignores that."
Faye grinned, mischieviously. "Sounds like Rika's got a crush too." she said.
Rika blushed. "No way!!" she shouted.
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." said Faye.
Rika looked at her friend. Could she really be falling for that goggle-headed boy-who, she might add, hung out with the preps? He was a nice guy but...She guessed she'd just have to wait and see.
MD: so...how was that chapter? did u like it? hate it? either way, review it! and once again, sorry for the long update. i've been busy and haven't had much time on the computer lately...anyway..have a great day!! *Grin*
I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON CHARACTERS! I OWN THE PLOT! THAT IS IT! THATS ALL I OWN...EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE SNOBBY STUCK UP PEOPLE AND FAYE KAIMYO!! THERE I SAID IT NOW READ THE STORY!
chapter five: when they met faye
Rika looked at her watch. Two thirty-five. "Thats it." said Rika. "The bell rang exactly five minutes ago." she said.
"Rika!" said Jeri. "Come on. Wait for them." she said.
Rika glanced at her friend. "Fine. We wait. But only for one minute more." she said.
"Ok." said Jeri.
"Why do you seem so keen on Takato and Henry coming?" asked Rika.
"No reason." said Jeri in a light voice.
"Do you like one of them or something?" asked Rika.
"No!" said Jeri. "Of course not." she grinned.
"Which reminds me.." said Rika. "Why were you grinning and giggling and smiling during lunch today?" she asked.
"No reason..." said Jeri, her grin getting larger.
"Jeri Katou!" said Rika, slamming her foot down and scattering dust.
Jeri burst out laughing.
"Hey!" called Henry. "Whats so funny?" he asked as he and Takato came over to them.
Jeri laughed even harder.
"Jeri! What the hell is your problem!" shouted Rika.
Takato and Henry blinked. "Ok..." they said.
"Ohh forget it!" said Rika. She grabbed Jeri's arm. "I'm leaving. If you goggleheads are coming, move it!" she said loudly and left the school grounds.
Takato and Henry took off after Rika and Jeri.
"Can you guys keep up with me if I'm on a skateboard?" asked Rika, stopping.
"I can." said Takato.
"I know that." said Rika. "Jeri?"
"I can try." replied Jeri.
"All right." said Rika. "I'll go slow." she let go of Jeri's arm and slammed the skateboard on the ground. She hopped on. "Can you keep up, boys?" she grinned.
"Watch me." said Takato, grinning.
Rika grinned and took off. She sped past them and stopped at the edge of the block, when they were too far behind and waited for them to catch up. "Guess thats a no." said Rika.
"Where did you learn to skate like that?" asked Henry as the three caught up.
Rika shrugged. "Here. There. Everywhere." she said. She flipped her board up. "I think I'll walk now. Just so you boys can keep up with us."
"We are not boys!" said Takato. "We're growing men."
Rika and Jeri cracked up. Tears formed in Rika's eyes because she was laughing so hard. "You have got to be kidding me." she laughed.
Takato glared. "No." he said. He grinned. "Are you..ticklish, Rika?" he asked.
"Why do you want to know?" asked Rika.
"No reason..." said Takato.
"I'm tired of people saying that to me!" said Rika. "If they ask me something, or I ask them something, I wish they would answer me!" she said.
"All right." said Takato. He reached over and tickled her stomach. She laughed.
"Stop it!" she laughed, grabbed her stomach, but trapping his hands there. As she continued laughing and he continued tickling(MD: tickling is a funny word...sorry. back to the story...), Rika fell over and brought Takato with her.
"Stop it!" Rika laughed, unaware that she was laying on the ground. Also unaware was Takato, who was also on the ground, but slightly on top of her. Still tickling like a madman. Her legs were flying as she tried to kick him away. He was kneeling on the ground, between her feet. "Takato stop!" she shouted. Still laughing.
"Rika!" whispered Jeri. "People! They're looking!"
But Rika and Takato didn't hear. Takato was clearly focussed on getting Rika to pee her pants.
"Matsuki!" said Henry, louder than Jeri. They still didn't hear.
"The nerve!" said an old lady passing by.
"TAKATO!" screamed Danielle.
That time they hear. Takato stopped tickling and his hands hit the ground to keep himself from falling on Rika. she looked over and her feet touched the ground. They didn't move. Jeri bit her lip.
"What the f*** is going on!!!???!!!???" screamed Danielle. Jenny and Felicia were with her and they looked scandelized.
Finally, Takato looked down and Rika looked up. They both blushed the deepest possible red there could ever be. Now that they were aware of what it looked like.
"WAAHH!" they screamed. Takato jumped and landed on his butt and Rika sat up. Both red in the face.
"TAKATO!" screamed Danielle. "WHAT WAS THAT!!??" she demanded.
"I-I-I- was-was tickling her?" he said, stammering.
Rika looked at Danielle, and saw her face positively fuming.
"ON THE F*****G GROUND??!!" she shouted.
"Danielle!" shouted Rika. "Shut up with all the cursing! You're in public and there are little kids around!!" she said.
"Really Danielle!" said Henry. "You can be pissed off, but don't curse in front of little kids!" he said.
"Oh and what they're doing was any better??!!" screamed Danielle.
"Danielle." said Jenny. "They're right. Stop cursing." she said.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!!" shouted Danielle.
"Lets just get out of here." said Henry, pulling Takato to his feet as Jeri helped Rika to hers. Before Danielle noticed, the four took off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Rika?" asked Henry. "Where does this 'Faye' live?" he asked.
"Right around the corner." said Rika, turning. "Right there." she pointed to a pale blue house, two stories, with a fence around it. Rika went over and opened the gate.
"Its so pretty." said Jeri.
"Well, don't just stand there, come in." said Rika walking in. Takato, Henry and Jeri leaped after her.
Rika reached the door and knocked. "Mrs Kamiyo?" she called. "It me, Rika." she said. "I've come to visit Faye...and I've brought some friends with me too."
"One minute Rika!" called Mrs. Kamiyo from inside. A few minuites later, the door opened. "Oh hello. I see you've brought friends?" she said.
"Yeah.." said Rika. "Is that okay?" she asked.
"I suppose. Just check with Faye first." said Mrs Kamiyo, grinning.
"Sure thing." said Rika. She motioned for Jeri, Takato and Henry to go inside. Mrs. Kamiyo had gone back to the kitchen.
"Ok everyone." said Rika. "A few ground rules. Do NOT mention what happened at my school, unless she mentions it first. Got it?" she said. They nodded. "Another thing. Don't talk to her like you've known her forever. Get to know her first. You know, ask her stuff to get to know her." said Rika.
"Ok." said Jeri.
Rika walked down the hall to Faye's room. She knocked on the door. "Faye? Its me, Rika." she said.
"Come on in!" said Faye from inside the room.
"Well...I've brought some friends with me.." said Rika, glancing at the three kids behind her. "They wanted to meet you." she said.
"Sure!" said Faye.
"Remember what I said." said Rika in a low voice. They nodded. Rika opened the door and went in, followed by Jeri, Takato, then Henry. "Faye!" said Rika. She ran over and hugged her. "These are my friends, Jeri Katou." she said, motioning to Jeri.
"Hi Jeri!" said Faye, smiling.
"The brown haired kid is Takato Matsuki." said Rika.
Faye grinned wider. "Hi Takato!" she said.
"And the other guy is Henry Wong." said Rika.
"Hi Henry!" said Faye. "Nice to meet you all." she said, trying to sit up. "Rika's told me a lot about some of you." she said.
The three raised an eyebrow.
"You know Faye," said Rika. "If you weren't seriously injured right now, I would slap you." she said.
Faye laughed. "Hehehehehe." she said. "So friends of Rika, tell me about your wonderful selves." she said.
"Well," said Takato. "My name is Takato. As you already know...and I'm-well, my parents own a bakery?" he said.
Faye laughed. "Thats funny!" she said. "I want to own a bakery." she said, laughing still.
"I'm Jeri..I'm not much of a talker..." she said.
"Thats ok! We'll turn you into one!" said Faye.
"I'm Henry. I'm half Chinese, half Japanese and I take up the martial arts." he said.
"Interesting.." said Faye. "Well, my name is Faye Kamiyo. The one and only! I enjoy much of the things that Rika does..skateboarding... pranks....you name it." she said. "And..as you may have saw in the paper...I was shot in the shoulderish area."
"By who?" asked Takato before he could stop himself. Both Henry and Jeri slammed their feet on his.
Faye looked at Rika. Who nodded a no. "Just some guy." said Faye. Rika sighed and sat down on Faye's bed. She really didn't want the three of them to know her father had shot her best friend.
"You know, you can sit on the floor or in a chair if you want." said Rika.
"I'm all right." said Henry, standing with his arms crossed.
"Me too." said Jeri.
"I'll sit!" said Takato and he plopped himself on the floor. "I've been standing for a while." he grinned.
"So. How is life at a public school?" asked Faye. "I've gone to a private on my entire life." she said.
"Its all right." said Takato. "I don't know what life is like at a private school."
"Horrible." said Rika. "Don't ever let your parents send you to one."
"You really didn't like that school, did you?" asked Jeri.
"No." said Rika. "Although I wish I could see Kaylee's face right about now." she grinned. "And you know exactly what I mean Faye."
Faye nodded. "Kaylee Stanton. She was the biggest, preppiest, bitchiest-uh, excuse the French-, girl you could ever meet." she said.
"I dunno." said Rika. "Danielle Spencer could give her a run for her money."
"I have to meet this Danielle!" said Faye. "So!" she said. "Jeri?"
"Yes." said Jeri.
"Ok!" said Faye. "How is Rika without me around? Is she 'miss nicey nice' to everyone or does she have that 'don't mess with me attitude'?" she asked.
"Faye!!" said Rika.
Faye grinned. "Just a question." she said.
"She's nice." said Jeri. "But only to the people she likes or gets along with. Everyone else, she's got the attitude." she said.
"Rika is the new bad-ass chick of the school!" said Takato.
Everyone stared at him.
"What?" he asked.
"Thats the first time I've heard you curse goggle-head." said Rika.
"Well its not the first time." said Takato, shifting around uncompfortably.
"True." said Henry.
"Oh drop it." said Takato. "Soo...anything else we can talk about?"
"Not a clue." said Henry. He looked at his watch. "Its three twenty five." he said. "I need to be home by four to check on my dog, Gargo. My parents are out and my little sister stays after and my older siblings are at college."
"So?" said Faye. "Its not even three thirty yet. Ya got plenty of time." she said.
"So.. Faye?" asked Henry. "You got an email address?"
"Uhh..." said Faye. "No...Actually I might but I never use the computer for anything other than schoolwork." she said.
"Mind if I use it?" asked Henry, staring at Faye's computer.
"Huh?" asked Faye.
"Henry's a computer freak." said Takato. "He knows more about them than anyone I know." he said.
"In that case...if you really want to be my guest." said Faye, confused.
Henry lept over and turned it on. Faye and Rika blinked.
"Do you have email Rika?" asked Jeri.
"No." said Rika. "I don't even have a computer. My grandma does though. She goes into these 'Granny Chats' all the time." she said.
There was a knock at Faye's door. "Come in!" called Faye. The door opened and her mother walked in.
"Your brother just called and he finally got a flight home to see you!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Its this sunday and I have to go pick him up but I don't want to leave you alone.." she said.
"I can come over." said Rika. "Got no plans and I'd be happy to stay with Faye-Faye." she grinned. (MD: yes. i am quoting cowboy bebop, Edward. all hail edward..)
"Thank you Rika!" said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Yeah!" said Faye. "We can chill out the whole time."
"Now, the airport is two hours away... So I'll be gone for about five, six hours." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "I can ship you into the living room and you two can hang out in there." she said.
"Sounds great mom!" said Faye. "But..the doctor said.."
"I know." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "But I think you should move a little. You haven't left that bed sinse...then." she said.
Faye nodded.
"Oh my! You never introduced me to your new friends!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Rika said she brought some and it seems your getting along very well." she said.
"The ginger haired girl is Jeri Katou." said Faye. "The brown haired guy is Takato Matsuki and the other guy at the computer is Henry Wong." she said.
"Nice to meet you, Jeri, Takato and Henry." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "As you can tell, I am Faye's mother. Stop by and visit again if you like." she said.
"Sure!" said Takato. Jeri only nodded and Henry was engrossed in the screen.
"So long!" said Mrs. Kamiyo and she left.
"Your mom's nice." said Takato.
Faye grinned. Then yawned. Rika looked at her watch. Faye usually took a short nap around three thirty.
"Hey Wong, dontcha gotta check on your dog?" asked Rika.
Henry looked at his watch. Then it hit him. "Oh crap!" he said and jumped off the computer. "I gotta go! It was nice to meet you Faye..Takato come on!" he said.
Takato stood up. "All right..See you later Rika, Jeri. And see you again-maybe-Faye." he said and followed his friend.
"Dorks." said Rika. "Ok Faye, I'll call you later all right?"
"No." said Faye. "I'll call you." she grinned. "I'm just gonna sleep til whenever."
"Ok." said Rika. "Sleep tight, Faye-Faye."
"Stop with the Faye-Faye..." said Faye as she dozed off.
"Rika? "asked Jeri.
"Shh." said Rika, standing. "Lets go." she whispered. She led Jeri out of the room and into the hall and into the kitchen.
"Hey Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Thank you so much for volunteering to come over and take care of Faye." she said.
"Please Mrs. Kamiyo." said Rika. "Its my fault she's in this position anyway so-"
"No Rika no!" said Mrs. Kamiyo. "You can't blame yourself." she said and walked over to Rika and put her hands on her shoulders. "Its not your fault in anyway. Faye did what she thought was right and she did it for you." she said.
"Mrs. Kamiyo.." said Rika, looking down. "It is my fault. I feel like it is so just please. If there's anything I can do for Faye, let me know and I will do it." she said. "I'll bring over some movies for sunday. We can just hang out." she said.
"Oh Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Well, I should go." said Rika. "I'll see you tomarrow." she said and walked out of the kitchen followed by Jeri.
"Umm, Rika?" asked Jeri.
"Faye needs a nap at least once a day. She usually takes two, one during the school hours and one around three or four." said Rika. "And the 'Its my fault thing'..forget for now."
"All right." said Jeri.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rika sat in front of her television. It was shortly after five and still bright out, somewhat. She thought for a second and grabbed her board and ran outside.
She headed to the park and started skating. "Its just not the same without Faye." she said, doing a 180 off a bench.
She slowed to a stop and stared at the sky. It was getting darker. Most of the other skaters were leaving and the park was emptying. She left the park and just skated home, taking the long way. She passed a cinema and saw a bunch of people coming out of the building. Not just any people. Danielle and people.
"Well look who it is." said Danielle, as she spotted Rika skating by. "Little Miss Badass." she said.
"Look who it is, little Miss Bee-yatch." said Rika and skated away.
"I'm not done talking to you, Nonaka." said Danielle.
"Its Nonaka-Makino." said Rika, stopping. "Get it right."
"What-ever!" said Danielle. A bunch of her friends were with her, including Felecia and Jenny. No guys though. "Well, who ever you are, you have been flirting with Takato."
"Ha!" said Rika, laughing. "Me? You have got to be joking!" she said.
"No joke, Nonaka-Makino." said Danielle.
"Trust me Danielle." said Rika. Still grinning. "I wouldn't flirt with him."
"Oh but you did." said Danielle. "Right before my eyes."
Rika narrowed her eyes. "Prove it." she said.
"Oh lets see...I was there, Jenny was there, Felecia, you, Takato, Henry and that Jeri girl." said Danielle.
"That wasn't-" said Rika.
"Ah ah!" said Danielle. "Then why were you, on the ground, laughing hysterically, while Takato was near and, your words, 'tickling' you?" she said. Her friends looked scandlized.
"Ok Danielle. You have serious issues, worse than mine, if you think- ARGH! If you like Takato so much, just friggan ask him out!" she shouted.
Danielle blushed. "What makes you think I like Takato?!?" she asked.
Rika fell over, anime style. "You are do damn brainless! I'm outta here." she said and skated away.
"RIKA!" Danielle shouted after her.
She ignored and continued skating down the street.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"RIKA!" called Rumiko.
Rika sighed and opened an eye. She glanced at her clock. "Its only nine!" she said. "WHAT MOM!?" she shouted. "Its a Saturday morning, I wanna sleep late.." she moaned. She pulled the covers over her head.
"FAYE IS ON THE PHONE!" called Rumiko.
Rika reached over and grabbed her jet black cordless phone. "Hello." she said sleepily.
"Rika!" Faye shouted into the phone. "I didn't get to say it before but I'm gonna say it now!" she said.
This instantly woke Rika up. "Ok Faye. I'm listening." she said.
"Henry!" said Faye dreamily.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "What?" she asked.
"Henry Wong!" said Faye. "I'm sooo glad you brought him over."
"How much sugar have you had this morning?" asked Rika.
"He's so nice!" said Faye.
"When did you wake up?"
"I need his phone number!" said Faye.
"Faye Kamiyo." said Rika. "Surely you are aware that it is a Saturday. A Saturday morning." she said. "The only way someone could be this hyper in the morning is if they had sugar, candy or drugs." she said.
"Rika!!" said Faye in an annoyed voice. "He was so nice to me!"
"Faye. You sound like Kaylee. Please stop." said Rika. "Are you sure you didn't have any weed or something this morning?"
"Rika! I don't do drugs, you know that." said Faye.
"Ok, ok." said Rika. "I'll figure out his number for you. I just hope this isn't becoming a new obsession for you." she said.
Faye laughed. "We'll just have to wait and see. Come over later and we can talk Henry!" she said. "See you."
"Whatever." said Rika. "Bye." she said and hung up. She rolled over and moaned. "Must. Go. To. Sleep." she said and dozed off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
At twelve, Rika was finally heading to Faye's. She had woken up at eleven and then just hung out around her house until twelve, and skated away.
She headed towards Faye's house when she skated passed her old school. Without thinking, she turned and went in. She walked in the main hallway, where Faye had been shot. She remembered the exact spot. She knelt down and traced her fingers along the floor. She remembered the day very well, and although she didn't want to, it was something she wouldn't soon forget.
"Excuse me, miss!" said a woman.
Rika turned and saw a teacher. "Yeah?" she said.
"School is closed today..as much as you may like it-" started the teacher.
"I hate school and this isn't even my school." said Rika. "I was just coming to-see something." she said, standing.
The teacher looked at the Rika. "Rika? Rika Nonaka-Makino?" she asked.
Rika nodded. "I gottta go." she said and hopped on her board and skated out of the school. She grinded down the railing, hit the ground and skated away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rika went to a park, before hitting Faye's house. It was filled with people all different ages and sizes. She imidietely went to the parking lot that was reserved for skaters.
"Hey Rika!"
Puzzled, Rika turned to see who had called her name. It was Henry, and Takato and a bunch of their friends. Rika sighed and stopped. She walked over to them.
"What?" she asked.
"That Faye girl...Is she going to our school when she gets better?" asked Henry.
"Probably not." said Rika. "Unless her parents decide otherwise."
"Oh I see." said Henry.
"Hey! When can we go over and visit her again?" asked Takato.
"How should I know?" asked Rika. Then an idea clicked in her head. Faye would be happy. "Why don't you call her and ask?" she said. "And why? Do you like her soo much that you have to go see her again?"
Takato laughed. "No." he grinned. "She's really nice and we want to get to know her better." he said.
"Whatever you say, goggle-head." said Rika. She reached in her pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper. Actually, it was gum rapper. She wrote Faye's number on it and tried to hide her grin. "Here you go." she said, giving it to Henry. "Give it to Takato later..for now, I gotta go see her." she said and began to skate away.
"Wait!" said Takato. "Let us come!" he called.
Rika pretended not to hear. After all, how were she and Faye going to talk 'Henry' as Faye wanted with him in the room? She laughed and skated away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Faye Kamiyo." said Rika as she walked into her friend's bedroom. "Have I got good news for you." she said.
"I don't want to hear it, unless its about Henry." said Faye, sitting up. She was getting much better these days.
"It is."
Faye's mouth dropped. "Did he give you his number?" she asked.
"Even better." grinned Rika. "He, has your, number."
Faye sat in silence for a minute then everything clicked. "How?!" she said. "How how how how how how how?!" she repeated over and over.
"Him and Takato said they wanted to come over and see you again." said Rika. "They said they wanted to get to know you better." she said. "So I said, why don't you just call her and see when you can come."
"Get outta here." said Faye.
Rika shook her head. "No lies." she said. "Then I gave him your number on a scarp of paper. Don't be surprised if he calls you, or Takato does."
Faye sighed happily and layed down on her bed.
"Faye.." said Rika. "I can't believe, you actually have fallen for someone." she said and laughed. "You make me wonder, you really do."
Faye grinned. "Thats what makes me, me!" she laughed. "That Jeri was really nice too. She was so sweet and polite."
"I know!" said Rika. "She had no friends in the school, just like I did."
"Now you do!" grinned Faye.
"Yeah..I guess Takato ain't what I thought he was going to be." said Rika. "He's so nice to me and, he doesn't seem to care that I would beat the crap out of a person if they piss me off." she said. "He ignores that."
Faye grinned, mischieviously. "Sounds like Rika's got a crush too." she said.
Rika blushed. "No way!!" she shouted.
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." said Faye.
Rika looked at her friend. Could she really be falling for that goggle-headed boy-who, she might add, hung out with the preps? He was a nice guy but...She guessed she'd just have to wait and see.
MD: so...how was that chapter? did u like it? hate it? either way, review it! and once again, sorry for the long update. i've been busy and haven't had much time on the computer lately...anyway..have a great day!! *Grin*