MysticalDreamer: hi...long update again i know...but i had writers block
for a while and ..well yeah i coudnt write....so!!! i have to say one thing
and then you can read the long awaited sixth chapter!!
If I owned digimon characters.....I probably wouldn't be writing fanfiction now would I?
chapter six: a day at faye's
Rika woke up at ten. It was a sunday and her weekend was almost over. But that was okay because she had been looking foward to today sinse friday. She quickly got dressed and opened her cabinet full of movies. She pulled out all of her and Faye's favorite and shoved them in a bag. She then grabbed c.d.'s and her playstation.
She pulled her hair in a ponytail and dashed out of her room. She ran into the kitchen and grabbed a muffin. She glanced at her watch. Ten thirty. "Hey Grandma. I gotta go to Faye's for the day. To take care of her and stuff."
"Ok Sweetie." said Mrs. Makino. "I'll call you if anything comes up." she said.
"Ok Gram." said Rika. She kissed her cheek and ran out of the room. Her bag over her shoulder. She hopped on her skateboard and skated down the street to Faye's.
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Rika rang the door bell. She waited patiently as she heard someone coming to the door. It opened. "Hey Mrs. Kamiyo!" said Rika cheerfully.
"Rika! Thanks again for coming over." replied Mrs. Kamiyo. "Will you help me get Faye into the living room?" she asked.
"Sure!" said Rika. She went over and put her things on a chair and went to Faye's room. Faye was sitting up and her covers were thrown off her bed. "Faye!"
"Rika!" said Faye. She waved.
Mrs. Makino was helping Faye sit up and Rika ran over to help. They pulled her off the bed and stood her up. She put her arms around their shoulders and they put one arm around her waist and the other arm/hand held up Faye's arm.
"Ready, hon?" asked Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Yeah." said Faye. "I haven't stood up in weeks!" she grinned. "It feels really great."
"Ok Faye." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Its time to head to the living room."
"Ready..Faye-Faye?" grinned Rika.
"Stop with the Faye-Faye." she grinned. "Lets just get me to the living room."
Rika grinned and the three set off for the living room..down the hallway. They turned a corner and reached their destination. They led Faye to the couch and sat her down gently.
"How do you feel, Faye?" asked Mrs. Kamiyo. (MD: mothers always ask that kind of question...sigh...)
"Great!" said Faye. "I haven't moved that much in weeks! It feels great to stretch out my muscles! And I can't wait to get back on my feet and start skating again." she said.
"I think not." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "You are going to be driven to school until November young lady." she said.
Rika grinned. "Let me know..how it is without me there." she said.
Faye grinned a little too. "I will." she said. "I promise..I'll never leave Kaylee to be herself..I'll always put her down." she smiled.
Rika laughed. "You better. I miss tormenting her." she said.
Mrs. Kamiyo looked at her daughter and her daughter's best friend. They had been friends for years and years. And now..different schools still hadn't seperated them. But it could. Rika had already made new friends..as for Faye...How could a mother do that to her daughter? That was when she made up her mind.
"Well.. I should get going soon." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Your brother's flight comes in at one-twenty." she said. "I have to get there to pick him up..He says he just can't wait to see his little sister again."
Faye grinned. "Tell him I can't wait to see my older bro." she said.
Mrs. Kamiyo kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Remember, if anything happens..Call me. I'll have my cell phone." she said.
"I will." said Faye.
"And don't worry..I'm not leaving until you get home and inside this house." said Rika.
"Thank you again." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "See you soon sweethart." she said to Faye and went out the door.
"So Faye-Faye," said Rika. "What do you want to do?"
"First of all, stop with the Faye-Faye." she replied.
"Does it really bug you?" asked Rika.
"Nah." grinned Faye. "Its just a new habit we have." she said.
Rika laughed. "Movie, music or talk?" she said.
"Music!" shouted Faye. "I haven't heard the good stuff in weeks!!" she said.
Rika laughed again and went over to the stereo. She put in three c.d.'s and pressed play. "Sinse you can't get up..you'll have to be the drummer. I'll take the air guitar!" she said.
"Oh yeah!" shouted Faye, banging on her *drums*. Rika strummed her *guitar*.
"Tell me why!!! The car is in the front yard and I'm...Sleepin with my clothes on!!! Came in through the window! Last night and you're gone." they shouted/sang.
"Its no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy! Cuz every now and then I kick the living shit outta me!!" they shouted/sang.
On with the song...
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Around eleven fourty five, the phone rang, disturbing Rika and Faye's singing of "I Feel So." by Boxcar Racer.
"I got it." said Rika, pausing the song and answering the phone. "Hello?" she asked. "Kamiyo house." she said.
"Hi. My name is Gloria Mikamora." said the woman on the phone.
"Hi. Can I help you?" Rika asked.
"I'm calling on behalf of Chiskou Credit Company. I'm wondering if the man or woman of the house is available." she said.
Rika covered the mouth piece. "Credit Card Company." she whispered to Faye.
"Play a trick on them!" whispered Faye, grinning.
Rika uncovered the mouthpiece."Sure just a minute." she said. Then she covered the mouth piece again. She waited three second then spoke in a deep voice.
"Hello. I am Yuri Kamiyo. You are a credit card company, I presume?" she said. She turned on the speaker phone so Faye could hear it too.
"Yes thats correct." said Gloria. "How are you today?"
"Just fine and dandy." said Rika. "Except there's one thing thats bothering me."
"Oh and what may I ask is that?" asked Gloria.
"Its that I was just in the middle of singing when I got an annoying phone call today." said Rika. "And I would like to get back to singing." she said in her normal voice. Then hung up.
The two girls burst out laughing.
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"No Stupid! Don't go in there!" screamed Faye.
"Faye! Its a movie. They can't hear you." said Rika. Faye made no motion that she had heard. "And neither can you apparently." she sighed.
The woman on the TV screamed. Faye did too and covered her eyes. "I told you!" she said, peeking though her fingers. Rika laughed.
But they both jumped when the phone rang.
"Probably just another telemarketer or something." said Rika, standing up to get the phone. She picked it up. "Hello? Kamiyo residents." she said.
"Hi-uh-is Faye Kamiyo there?" asked a guy.
"Who's calling?" asked Rika.
"Rika?" he asked.
"No. Thats me. Who is this?"
"Takato!" said the guy.
"Ta-Takato?" asked Rika. "What the hell are you calling for?"
"Thanks I feel so wanted." said Takato.
"What do you want?" asked Rika.
"Is Faye there?" asked Takato.
"Yeah. You wanna talk to her?"
"Duh. Thats why I'm calling." said Takato. "Put her on."
Rika tossed the phone at Faye. She caught it. "Hello? Faye here." she said.
"Hiya Faye. Its Takato!"
"Hang on I'll put you on speaker." said Faye. She tossed the phone back to Rika, who pressed the speaker button and hung up the phone. Faye paused the movie. "Ok. Talk." she said to the phone.
"Me and Henry were wondering when we could come over and visit again." said Takato. "He says he wants your email too so he can keep in touch better." he said.
"Is Henry there?" asked Faye.
"Yeah." said Takato.
"Then put the damn phone on speaker!" said Faye.
They heard a click and a beep and another odd noise. Then two voices were heard over the phone. "Can you hear us?" asked Takato.
"Loud and clear." said Rika.
"So when can we come over?" asked Henry.
"I dunno." said Faye. "After school sometime." she said.
"Is your mom home?" asked Takato.
"Why do you ask?" asked Faye.
"Cuz I don't think you would curse with her at home." said Takato.
"True." said Rika. "But that doesn't mean you can come over." she said.
"Hold up!" said Faye. She motioned for Rika to cover the speaker so she did. "Please Rika! Let them come! Its HENRY!" she said. "Around three they can hit the road! Please!?"
Rika sighed. "If you want..although I did want this to be a girls day out.." she said.
Faye grinned. "Fine. We can tell them to stop by for about an hour then they have to leave." she said. "Come on Rika, its Henry!"
Rika grinned. "Fine." she said. "Tell them to come now before your mom gets home." she said and on covered the speaker.
"Takato? Henry?" asked Faye. "If you want, you can come over now. For about an hour." she said.
"Oh my with the parents not home." said Henry. "What could they be thinking."
Faye blushed. Rika grinned at her friend. "Fine. If you don't want to come..Faye and I need to get back to our movie.." she started.
"Hold on!" said Takato. "We'll be over in a few."
"Yeah. See ya." said Henry and they hung up.
Faye sighed as Rika hung up the speaker too.
"Faye." said Rika. "You are turning into a boy crazy prep."
"Rika Makino-Nonaka." said Faye in a warning voice. "Don't you ever call me a prep. Ever. Or you will never see the light of another day." she said.
Rika laughed. "Empty threat." she grinned.
They both laughed.
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A half hour later the door bell rang. Rika got up to get it, looking through the peep hole to see who it was. It was Takato and Henry. She sighed and opened the door. "Look who it is. Goggle-head and his sidekick. Come on in." she said and let them inside.
"Wonderful nickname Rika," said Takato, grinning.
"Thanks it took so much time to make up." she said and closed the door. "Faye's in the living room." she said. "And same rules as last time. No asking about the injury."
"Ok." said Henry.
Rika led them to the living room and sat next to Faye. "Hey dudes!" she said cheerfully, eyeing Henry slightly longer than Takato.
"Remember, you can't stay for long." said Rika. "Faye's mom comes home around four so you have to high tail it outta here around three." she said.
"Fine." said Takato.
"We just finished the movie Scream. Or Scream 2. Or 3..or whichever one it was." said Faye. "Wanna watch one?" she asked.
"Ummm..." said Henry.
"Sure!" said Takato and he bounced onto a chair near the couch Rika and Faye were on. Henry sat on a different chair.
"Lets watch...The Shining!!" shouted Faye.
Rika sighed and got up to put the movie in. When it was in, she went back and sat by Faye. "Redrum!" she cackled, moving her index finger up and down.
"MURDER!" said Faye, laughing as the movie started.
"I take it you've seen this movie a few times." said Takato.
"Twenty nine and counting!" both Faye and Rika said together. They laughed.
Takato and Henry just sat there. "Ok..." they said. Rika and Faye began telling them about the scarier parts in the movie and talking when the phone rang again.
"Shush!!" shouted Rika. Everyone shut up and Rika went over and answered the phone. "Hello. Kamiyo residents." she said.
"Hello Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Hi! Is the flight in yet?" asked Rika.
"Actually that was what I was calling about." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "The flight's been delayed an hour. Bad weather coming from Hong Kong." she said.
"Oh I see." said Rika. "So I guess we can expect you an hour later? Around sixish?"
"Yeah..." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "That sounds about right. I'll call again if something comes up." she said.
"All right. Talk to you soon." said Rika. "Bye." and hung up.
"Oh no!! Kenjii's coming late?" asked Faye.
"Yeah. His flights been delayed an hour." said Rika.
"Who's Kenjii?" asked Takato.
"My brother." said Faye. "He goes to College in Hong Kong." she said.
"Oh." said Takato. "Does that mean we can stay later?" he grinned.
"No." said Faye. "You never know with my mom. You'd better go when this is over."
"All right." said Takato.
"Question goggle-head." said Rika.
"Shoot."
"Why are you hanging out with us?" asked Rika.
"What?" asked Takato.
"I mean, you have friends." said Rika. "Even if they are preps. Why are you so determined to become friends with me." she said.
"Uhh..." said Takato. For once, he was at a loss for words.
"Movie time!" shouted Faye. She pressed play.
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"Wow." said Henry. "Thats was a good movie." he said, as the credits rolled on.
"You've never seen it before?" asked Faye.
"Nope. I don't watch a lot of TV." replied Henry.
"Wow." said Faye. "I mean, I do but only at night. Well, actually, I've been watching a lot more TV sinse usualy sinse..yeah." she said. Rika bit her lip.
"Faye-" she started.
"Rika." interupted Faye. "It was not your fault. Stop." she said.
"Yes it was." said Rika. "You know it."
"Rika! Stop saying that!!" shouted Faye.
"Umm..'Scuse me.." said Takato.
"Stay out of it!" yelled Rika.
"Rika!" said Faye. "Geez chill out!!" she said. She tried to stand but fell back on the couch. "I don't blame you for what happened." she said.
Rika sighed. Why does my hostility come out now? She asked herself. She sat on a chair and stared out the window. "I do. And please Faye, let me think whatever I want."
"Rika..." said Faye.
"Umm Henry! Look at the time!" said Takato. "We need to get going!" he said.
Henry looked at his watch and raised an eyebrow. Then it hit him. "Oh right! My mom wants me home in half an hour." he said, standing. "See you tomarrow Rika. See you whenever Faye. So long." he said.
"Bye!" said Takato. They started towards the door.
"You guys don't have to leave." said Faye. "My mom doesn't get home til six."
"Yeah well I have to babysit my sister Suzie. My mom has a meeting or something later." said Henry. "I really do need to go." he said.
"Well..ok." said Faye. "Bye."
Rika said nothing as Takato and Henry walked out of the house and left.
"Oh Rika." said Faye. "I wish you'd let someone break through your shell."
Rika made no reply.
"You have so many secrets. I'm sure there's some you haven't even told me." said Faye. "But Rika..You need to let someone help." she said.
Still no reply.
"I'm just gonna watch some TV." said Faye. "Let me know, whenever you're ready to do anything. Anything. Talk, Listen." she said.
Still not a reply. She had gone to her old world.
~*~*~*~FLASHBACK~*~*~*~
"Hey Rika!" said a little girl. A seven year old Rika jogged over to her.
"Hi." she said.
"My name is Eruci." said the girl. "My and my friends wanna know how come you got that black and blue on your arm." she said. "We'll be your friends."
"I can't." said Rika. "My daddy said it was a secret."
"We won't tell no one." said Eruci.
Rika looked at her bruised arm. She sighed. "Do you promise not to tell?" she said.
"Yeah!" said Eruci. "Someone said it was because you climbed The Big Tree and fell." she said. "Is that why?"
"No.." said Rika. "My.." she thought. What would her dad say? Well...he didn't have to know.. She sighed again. "My daddy hit me cuz I was bad." she said.
"Oh." said Eruci. "My dad does it too but it never leaves a mark like dat."
Rika shrugged.
"Wanna play with us now?" asked one of Eruci's friends.
Rika nodded. "Sure!" she grinned and they ran off.
When the first graders went back to class, Eruci ran to the teacher and told her something. The teacher looked shocked and nodded. When the day was over, she called Rika over. "Rika.." she said.
"Yes Mrs. Shumiro?" asked Rika.
"Did your daddy hit you?" she asked.
Rika bit her lip. Now her teacher knew? Eruci must have told her! Oh nooo... she thought. "Cuz I was bad." she said.
"What did you do?" asked Mrs. Shumiro.
Rika stared at her teacher. "I hit him." she said.
The teacher raised an eyebrow. "Why, Rika?" she asked.
Should she tell? Rika bit her lip. "I hit him to stop him." she said suddenly.
"Rika," said Mrs. Shumiro. "Stop him from what?" she said.
"No no no!" said Rika. "I can't tell! Or I'll get hit again!!" she said and started to cry. Mrs. Shumiro jumped up and hugged her.
"Shhh." she said in a soothing voice. "Rika its ok!! Its okay." she said. "You can tell me. I would never do anything to hurt you!! Never."
Rika looked at her teacher. She bit her lip again. "I was trying to stop him from..." she said. She sighed and sniffed. "From-From-hitting mommy!!!" she wailed.
Mrs. Shumiro hugged Rika tightly. "No one is gonna hurt you." she said. She told Rika to go and sit in the bean bag chair. Meanwhile, she had called Rika's parents and they came instantly. Rumiko ran in and hugged her daughter.
"I must ask why Rika has a bruise on her arm." said Mrs. Shumiro.
"Oh that!" said Justin Nonaka. "We were running around playing tag." he said. "I tripped and fell, pushing her, or tagging her, and she fell and got a bruise." he laughed. "I just told her not to tell anyone because I was afraid people would think I was abusing her."
Mrs. Shumiro bit her lip. "Rika said...you hit your wife as well." she said.
Justin looked at a loss for words. "She was playing too. We were all a little tired." he said. "She was probably just remembering what she thought." he said.
Mrs. Shumiro sighed. "Well all right. I'm so sorry to have caused you so much trouble." she said. "I'm really sorry."
Justin grinned. "No problem. We've got to go." he said. "Come on my girls!" he smiled and walked out of the classroom.
Rumiko picked up Rika and followed. She seemed...worried.
And she had a good reason. The car ride home was quiet, but inside their house was not. Not at all.
"RIKA!!" shouted Justin. "I told you NOT to tell anyone!! AND you did!! You broke my trust!!" he screamed.
Rika was in tears. "Sorry Daddy." she sniffed. "A girl said she would be friends with me if I told her." she said.
"NO EXCUSE!!" Justin howled.
Rika sank to the floor in tears and covered her face.
"STAND UP WENCH AND LOOK AT ME!!" screamed Justin.
Rika looked at him through a hole in her fingers and stood up on shaky legs.
"YOU DISOBEYED ME!!" yelled Justin. He raised his hand.
"Justin stop!" said Rumiko. She dashed over and stood in front of Rika. "She's seven years old!" she cried.
"Rumiko. Move now." said Justin.
Rumiko bit her lip. "She doesn't know." she said.
"She disobeyed me." said Justin. "Move Rumiko. NOW!" he shouted.
Rumiko didn't move. Rika looked at her mother with tearful eyes. "Mommy..its ok." she whispered, tugging on Rumiko's dress.
"SHUT UP YOU!" shouted Justin. "Rumiko move!"
"NO!" shouted Rumiko. Justin's hand cam flying at her and whacked her across the face. Rika wailed.
"Move." he said.
Rumiko still did not move. Justin punched her and pushed her aside. "I told you to move." he said. "You disobeyed me Rumiko." he shook his head.
Rumiko looked up at him from the floor. "Leave her alone!" she said.
Justin kicked her and she cried. "Rika." he said in a low voice. Rika began to shake and shiver uncontrollably. Tears poured out of her eyes. "I told you. You were a bad girl. Daddy said not to tell anyone and you did. Bad Rika. And bad Rika gets punished."
Rika sank to the ground as Justin's hand flew across her face. "STAND!" he shouted. Rika stood and he hit her again. She hit the floor and curled into a ball and shook. "Stand up! RIKA! NOW!" he shouted, kicking her.
"No! No!! GO AWAY!!" shouted Rika. "No no no..."
~*~*~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~
"NO!!" shouted Rika curling into a ball and shaking. "STOP!!" she shrieked.
"Rika!" shouted Faye. She stood up, with much effort and walked over to her friend. She put a hand on Rika shoulder, supporting herself up with the other on the chair. "Rika! Stop! Please you're scaring me!" she said, starting to cry.
Rika stopped. She sat up and looked around. She saw no Justin, and only Faye. Who was tearful at the moment. "Faye?" she asked.
"Oh Rika!!" she wailed and hugged her friend. "You were scaring me!! Oh God! I didn't know what you were doing! You were shivering and shaking and.." she sniffed.
Rika looked at Faye. "Don't worry." she said. "I"m fine. I just need a drink of water." she said and stood up. "You want something?"
Faye shook her head.
"All right. Be right back." said Rika and she went to the kitchen and got out the water jug. She pulled down a glass and began to pour. The phone rang again.
"Oh geez! How many times is gonna ring?" she said and went to get it. "Hello? Kamiyo residents." she said.
There was no answer.
"I said Hello. Who's there?" asked Rika.
"Rika.."
Rika went still. The voice was oddly familiar. "Who's calling." she said.
"Rika?"
"WHO'S CALLING!" she nearly shouted. She could hear Faye groaning 'Oh god Rika!' or something like that.
"You must come. I need you." said the voice.
"WHO ARE YOU!"
"Rika..its Daddy.."
Rika went pale and screamed, "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!!" and slammed the phone down. She sank to the floor and breathed in deep. "Damn him! Now he knows Faye's number." she said.
"Rika!" shoued Faye, "Are you ok! Whats wrong!" she called from the living room. Rika took her water and went back to the living room. Faye saw her face. "Ohmigod what happened!" Faye shrieked.
"Justin knows your number."
Faye sank in her chair deeper. "Call mom." she said.
"No." said Rika. "I just won't answer the phone from now on."
"Don't do that!" said Faye. "Then my mom will think something went wrong. Just call her." she said.
"There's not point in worrying her." said Rika. "I'll just tell her when she gets home."
Faye sighed. "Are you sure?" she said.
"Yeah." said Rika. "I'll be right back. I'm going to make sure everything is locked." she said and stood up. She walked around and checked everything. Locked.
She went back to the living room and sat on the couch. "All good." she said.
"Rika," started Faye. "I'm sorry. I don't know everything but I'm still sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" asked Rika.
"No idea." grinned Faye. "I just ...feel bad and I'm sorry."
Rika grinned. "No problem." she said.
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Rika and Faye sat on the couch when they heard the door opening. Rika glanced at her watch. "Its six eleven. Must be your mom." she said and got off the couch.
"We're home!" shouted Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Welcome back!" said Rika.
"Sorry for the delay." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "The traffic was terrible!" she said.
"Thats ok." said Rika. "We had fun today!" she grinned. "But..there's something I need to tell you."
"Later." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Kenjii is dying to see his sister!" she said and walked down the hall the living room. Followed by Faye's brother, Kenjii.
"Are you Faye's friend Rika?" he asked.
Rika nodded. "The one and only." she said. "And I still got the pinball machine record." she grinned and followed him into the living room. Before she got there she stopped.
Why couldn't she have a loving, normal family like Faye?
to be continued.
MD: so. how was this chapter? not entirely what i wanted it to be but oh well. and please, with your reviews i need some ideas!! i have to get to november!! and there will be a fight next chapter. either between rika and danielle or rika and..some other person...i duno who yet. so R&R!!! please!!! ps: I don't own boxcar racer, or that song..you know "tell me why the car is in the front yard and i'm..." i dont know the name or who sings it so why would i own it??
and if you like CCS(card captor sakura) read my other story: Dark Petal Magic
and..if you like cowboy bebop read my poem: "That Lunkhead".
so long for now!!
If I owned digimon characters.....I probably wouldn't be writing fanfiction now would I?
chapter six: a day at faye's
Rika woke up at ten. It was a sunday and her weekend was almost over. But that was okay because she had been looking foward to today sinse friday. She quickly got dressed and opened her cabinet full of movies. She pulled out all of her and Faye's favorite and shoved them in a bag. She then grabbed c.d.'s and her playstation.
She pulled her hair in a ponytail and dashed out of her room. She ran into the kitchen and grabbed a muffin. She glanced at her watch. Ten thirty. "Hey Grandma. I gotta go to Faye's for the day. To take care of her and stuff."
"Ok Sweetie." said Mrs. Makino. "I'll call you if anything comes up." she said.
"Ok Gram." said Rika. She kissed her cheek and ran out of the room. Her bag over her shoulder. She hopped on her skateboard and skated down the street to Faye's.
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Rika rang the door bell. She waited patiently as she heard someone coming to the door. It opened. "Hey Mrs. Kamiyo!" said Rika cheerfully.
"Rika! Thanks again for coming over." replied Mrs. Kamiyo. "Will you help me get Faye into the living room?" she asked.
"Sure!" said Rika. She went over and put her things on a chair and went to Faye's room. Faye was sitting up and her covers were thrown off her bed. "Faye!"
"Rika!" said Faye. She waved.
Mrs. Makino was helping Faye sit up and Rika ran over to help. They pulled her off the bed and stood her up. She put her arms around their shoulders and they put one arm around her waist and the other arm/hand held up Faye's arm.
"Ready, hon?" asked Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Yeah." said Faye. "I haven't stood up in weeks!" she grinned. "It feels really great."
"Ok Faye." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Its time to head to the living room."
"Ready..Faye-Faye?" grinned Rika.
"Stop with the Faye-Faye." she grinned. "Lets just get me to the living room."
Rika grinned and the three set off for the living room..down the hallway. They turned a corner and reached their destination. They led Faye to the couch and sat her down gently.
"How do you feel, Faye?" asked Mrs. Kamiyo. (MD: mothers always ask that kind of question...sigh...)
"Great!" said Faye. "I haven't moved that much in weeks! It feels great to stretch out my muscles! And I can't wait to get back on my feet and start skating again." she said.
"I think not." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "You are going to be driven to school until November young lady." she said.
Rika grinned. "Let me know..how it is without me there." she said.
Faye grinned a little too. "I will." she said. "I promise..I'll never leave Kaylee to be herself..I'll always put her down." she smiled.
Rika laughed. "You better. I miss tormenting her." she said.
Mrs. Kamiyo looked at her daughter and her daughter's best friend. They had been friends for years and years. And now..different schools still hadn't seperated them. But it could. Rika had already made new friends..as for Faye...How could a mother do that to her daughter? That was when she made up her mind.
"Well.. I should get going soon." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Your brother's flight comes in at one-twenty." she said. "I have to get there to pick him up..He says he just can't wait to see his little sister again."
Faye grinned. "Tell him I can't wait to see my older bro." she said.
Mrs. Kamiyo kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Remember, if anything happens..Call me. I'll have my cell phone." she said.
"I will." said Faye.
"And don't worry..I'm not leaving until you get home and inside this house." said Rika.
"Thank you again." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "See you soon sweethart." she said to Faye and went out the door.
"So Faye-Faye," said Rika. "What do you want to do?"
"First of all, stop with the Faye-Faye." she replied.
"Does it really bug you?" asked Rika.
"Nah." grinned Faye. "Its just a new habit we have." she said.
Rika laughed. "Movie, music or talk?" she said.
"Music!" shouted Faye. "I haven't heard the good stuff in weeks!!" she said.
Rika laughed again and went over to the stereo. She put in three c.d.'s and pressed play. "Sinse you can't get up..you'll have to be the drummer. I'll take the air guitar!" she said.
"Oh yeah!" shouted Faye, banging on her *drums*. Rika strummed her *guitar*.
"Tell me why!!! The car is in the front yard and I'm...Sleepin with my clothes on!!! Came in through the window! Last night and you're gone." they shouted/sang.
"Its no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy! Cuz every now and then I kick the living shit outta me!!" they shouted/sang.
On with the song...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Around eleven fourty five, the phone rang, disturbing Rika and Faye's singing of "I Feel So." by Boxcar Racer.
"I got it." said Rika, pausing the song and answering the phone. "Hello?" she asked. "Kamiyo house." she said.
"Hi. My name is Gloria Mikamora." said the woman on the phone.
"Hi. Can I help you?" Rika asked.
"I'm calling on behalf of Chiskou Credit Company. I'm wondering if the man or woman of the house is available." she said.
Rika covered the mouth piece. "Credit Card Company." she whispered to Faye.
"Play a trick on them!" whispered Faye, grinning.
Rika uncovered the mouthpiece."Sure just a minute." she said. Then she covered the mouth piece again. She waited three second then spoke in a deep voice.
"Hello. I am Yuri Kamiyo. You are a credit card company, I presume?" she said. She turned on the speaker phone so Faye could hear it too.
"Yes thats correct." said Gloria. "How are you today?"
"Just fine and dandy." said Rika. "Except there's one thing thats bothering me."
"Oh and what may I ask is that?" asked Gloria.
"Its that I was just in the middle of singing when I got an annoying phone call today." said Rika. "And I would like to get back to singing." she said in her normal voice. Then hung up.
The two girls burst out laughing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"No Stupid! Don't go in there!" screamed Faye.
"Faye! Its a movie. They can't hear you." said Rika. Faye made no motion that she had heard. "And neither can you apparently." she sighed.
The woman on the TV screamed. Faye did too and covered her eyes. "I told you!" she said, peeking though her fingers. Rika laughed.
But they both jumped when the phone rang.
"Probably just another telemarketer or something." said Rika, standing up to get the phone. She picked it up. "Hello? Kamiyo residents." she said.
"Hi-uh-is Faye Kamiyo there?" asked a guy.
"Who's calling?" asked Rika.
"Rika?" he asked.
"No. Thats me. Who is this?"
"Takato!" said the guy.
"Ta-Takato?" asked Rika. "What the hell are you calling for?"
"Thanks I feel so wanted." said Takato.
"What do you want?" asked Rika.
"Is Faye there?" asked Takato.
"Yeah. You wanna talk to her?"
"Duh. Thats why I'm calling." said Takato. "Put her on."
Rika tossed the phone at Faye. She caught it. "Hello? Faye here." she said.
"Hiya Faye. Its Takato!"
"Hang on I'll put you on speaker." said Faye. She tossed the phone back to Rika, who pressed the speaker button and hung up the phone. Faye paused the movie. "Ok. Talk." she said to the phone.
"Me and Henry were wondering when we could come over and visit again." said Takato. "He says he wants your email too so he can keep in touch better." he said.
"Is Henry there?" asked Faye.
"Yeah." said Takato.
"Then put the damn phone on speaker!" said Faye.
They heard a click and a beep and another odd noise. Then two voices were heard over the phone. "Can you hear us?" asked Takato.
"Loud and clear." said Rika.
"So when can we come over?" asked Henry.
"I dunno." said Faye. "After school sometime." she said.
"Is your mom home?" asked Takato.
"Why do you ask?" asked Faye.
"Cuz I don't think you would curse with her at home." said Takato.
"True." said Rika. "But that doesn't mean you can come over." she said.
"Hold up!" said Faye. She motioned for Rika to cover the speaker so she did. "Please Rika! Let them come! Its HENRY!" she said. "Around three they can hit the road! Please!?"
Rika sighed. "If you want..although I did want this to be a girls day out.." she said.
Faye grinned. "Fine. We can tell them to stop by for about an hour then they have to leave." she said. "Come on Rika, its Henry!"
Rika grinned. "Fine." she said. "Tell them to come now before your mom gets home." she said and on covered the speaker.
"Takato? Henry?" asked Faye. "If you want, you can come over now. For about an hour." she said.
"Oh my with the parents not home." said Henry. "What could they be thinking."
Faye blushed. Rika grinned at her friend. "Fine. If you don't want to come..Faye and I need to get back to our movie.." she started.
"Hold on!" said Takato. "We'll be over in a few."
"Yeah. See ya." said Henry and they hung up.
Faye sighed as Rika hung up the speaker too.
"Faye." said Rika. "You are turning into a boy crazy prep."
"Rika Makino-Nonaka." said Faye in a warning voice. "Don't you ever call me a prep. Ever. Or you will never see the light of another day." she said.
Rika laughed. "Empty threat." she grinned.
They both laughed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A half hour later the door bell rang. Rika got up to get it, looking through the peep hole to see who it was. It was Takato and Henry. She sighed and opened the door. "Look who it is. Goggle-head and his sidekick. Come on in." she said and let them inside.
"Wonderful nickname Rika," said Takato, grinning.
"Thanks it took so much time to make up." she said and closed the door. "Faye's in the living room." she said. "And same rules as last time. No asking about the injury."
"Ok." said Henry.
Rika led them to the living room and sat next to Faye. "Hey dudes!" she said cheerfully, eyeing Henry slightly longer than Takato.
"Remember, you can't stay for long." said Rika. "Faye's mom comes home around four so you have to high tail it outta here around three." she said.
"Fine." said Takato.
"We just finished the movie Scream. Or Scream 2. Or 3..or whichever one it was." said Faye. "Wanna watch one?" she asked.
"Ummm..." said Henry.
"Sure!" said Takato and he bounced onto a chair near the couch Rika and Faye were on. Henry sat on a different chair.
"Lets watch...The Shining!!" shouted Faye.
Rika sighed and got up to put the movie in. When it was in, she went back and sat by Faye. "Redrum!" she cackled, moving her index finger up and down.
"MURDER!" said Faye, laughing as the movie started.
"I take it you've seen this movie a few times." said Takato.
"Twenty nine and counting!" both Faye and Rika said together. They laughed.
Takato and Henry just sat there. "Ok..." they said. Rika and Faye began telling them about the scarier parts in the movie and talking when the phone rang again.
"Shush!!" shouted Rika. Everyone shut up and Rika went over and answered the phone. "Hello. Kamiyo residents." she said.
"Hello Rika." said Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Hi! Is the flight in yet?" asked Rika.
"Actually that was what I was calling about." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "The flight's been delayed an hour. Bad weather coming from Hong Kong." she said.
"Oh I see." said Rika. "So I guess we can expect you an hour later? Around sixish?"
"Yeah..." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "That sounds about right. I'll call again if something comes up." she said.
"All right. Talk to you soon." said Rika. "Bye." and hung up.
"Oh no!! Kenjii's coming late?" asked Faye.
"Yeah. His flights been delayed an hour." said Rika.
"Who's Kenjii?" asked Takato.
"My brother." said Faye. "He goes to College in Hong Kong." she said.
"Oh." said Takato. "Does that mean we can stay later?" he grinned.
"No." said Faye. "You never know with my mom. You'd better go when this is over."
"All right." said Takato.
"Question goggle-head." said Rika.
"Shoot."
"Why are you hanging out with us?" asked Rika.
"What?" asked Takato.
"I mean, you have friends." said Rika. "Even if they are preps. Why are you so determined to become friends with me." she said.
"Uhh..." said Takato. For once, he was at a loss for words.
"Movie time!" shouted Faye. She pressed play.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Wow." said Henry. "Thats was a good movie." he said, as the credits rolled on.
"You've never seen it before?" asked Faye.
"Nope. I don't watch a lot of TV." replied Henry.
"Wow." said Faye. "I mean, I do but only at night. Well, actually, I've been watching a lot more TV sinse usualy sinse..yeah." she said. Rika bit her lip.
"Faye-" she started.
"Rika." interupted Faye. "It was not your fault. Stop." she said.
"Yes it was." said Rika. "You know it."
"Rika! Stop saying that!!" shouted Faye.
"Umm..'Scuse me.." said Takato.
"Stay out of it!" yelled Rika.
"Rika!" said Faye. "Geez chill out!!" she said. She tried to stand but fell back on the couch. "I don't blame you for what happened." she said.
Rika sighed. Why does my hostility come out now? She asked herself. She sat on a chair and stared out the window. "I do. And please Faye, let me think whatever I want."
"Rika..." said Faye.
"Umm Henry! Look at the time!" said Takato. "We need to get going!" he said.
Henry looked at his watch and raised an eyebrow. Then it hit him. "Oh right! My mom wants me home in half an hour." he said, standing. "See you tomarrow Rika. See you whenever Faye. So long." he said.
"Bye!" said Takato. They started towards the door.
"You guys don't have to leave." said Faye. "My mom doesn't get home til six."
"Yeah well I have to babysit my sister Suzie. My mom has a meeting or something later." said Henry. "I really do need to go." he said.
"Well..ok." said Faye. "Bye."
Rika said nothing as Takato and Henry walked out of the house and left.
"Oh Rika." said Faye. "I wish you'd let someone break through your shell."
Rika made no reply.
"You have so many secrets. I'm sure there's some you haven't even told me." said Faye. "But Rika..You need to let someone help." she said.
Still no reply.
"I'm just gonna watch some TV." said Faye. "Let me know, whenever you're ready to do anything. Anything. Talk, Listen." she said.
Still not a reply. She had gone to her old world.
~*~*~*~FLASHBACK~*~*~*~
"Hey Rika!" said a little girl. A seven year old Rika jogged over to her.
"Hi." she said.
"My name is Eruci." said the girl. "My and my friends wanna know how come you got that black and blue on your arm." she said. "We'll be your friends."
"I can't." said Rika. "My daddy said it was a secret."
"We won't tell no one." said Eruci.
Rika looked at her bruised arm. She sighed. "Do you promise not to tell?" she said.
"Yeah!" said Eruci. "Someone said it was because you climbed The Big Tree and fell." she said. "Is that why?"
"No.." said Rika. "My.." she thought. What would her dad say? Well...he didn't have to know.. She sighed again. "My daddy hit me cuz I was bad." she said.
"Oh." said Eruci. "My dad does it too but it never leaves a mark like dat."
Rika shrugged.
"Wanna play with us now?" asked one of Eruci's friends.
Rika nodded. "Sure!" she grinned and they ran off.
When the first graders went back to class, Eruci ran to the teacher and told her something. The teacher looked shocked and nodded. When the day was over, she called Rika over. "Rika.." she said.
"Yes Mrs. Shumiro?" asked Rika.
"Did your daddy hit you?" she asked.
Rika bit her lip. Now her teacher knew? Eruci must have told her! Oh nooo... she thought. "Cuz I was bad." she said.
"What did you do?" asked Mrs. Shumiro.
Rika stared at her teacher. "I hit him." she said.
The teacher raised an eyebrow. "Why, Rika?" she asked.
Should she tell? Rika bit her lip. "I hit him to stop him." she said suddenly.
"Rika," said Mrs. Shumiro. "Stop him from what?" she said.
"No no no!" said Rika. "I can't tell! Or I'll get hit again!!" she said and started to cry. Mrs. Shumiro jumped up and hugged her.
"Shhh." she said in a soothing voice. "Rika its ok!! Its okay." she said. "You can tell me. I would never do anything to hurt you!! Never."
Rika looked at her teacher. She bit her lip again. "I was trying to stop him from..." she said. She sighed and sniffed. "From-From-hitting mommy!!!" she wailed.
Mrs. Shumiro hugged Rika tightly. "No one is gonna hurt you." she said. She told Rika to go and sit in the bean bag chair. Meanwhile, she had called Rika's parents and they came instantly. Rumiko ran in and hugged her daughter.
"I must ask why Rika has a bruise on her arm." said Mrs. Shumiro.
"Oh that!" said Justin Nonaka. "We were running around playing tag." he said. "I tripped and fell, pushing her, or tagging her, and she fell and got a bruise." he laughed. "I just told her not to tell anyone because I was afraid people would think I was abusing her."
Mrs. Shumiro bit her lip. "Rika said...you hit your wife as well." she said.
Justin looked at a loss for words. "She was playing too. We were all a little tired." he said. "She was probably just remembering what she thought." he said.
Mrs. Shumiro sighed. "Well all right. I'm so sorry to have caused you so much trouble." she said. "I'm really sorry."
Justin grinned. "No problem. We've got to go." he said. "Come on my girls!" he smiled and walked out of the classroom.
Rumiko picked up Rika and followed. She seemed...worried.
And she had a good reason. The car ride home was quiet, but inside their house was not. Not at all.
"RIKA!!" shouted Justin. "I told you NOT to tell anyone!! AND you did!! You broke my trust!!" he screamed.
Rika was in tears. "Sorry Daddy." she sniffed. "A girl said she would be friends with me if I told her." she said.
"NO EXCUSE!!" Justin howled.
Rika sank to the floor in tears and covered her face.
"STAND UP WENCH AND LOOK AT ME!!" screamed Justin.
Rika looked at him through a hole in her fingers and stood up on shaky legs.
"YOU DISOBEYED ME!!" yelled Justin. He raised his hand.
"Justin stop!" said Rumiko. She dashed over and stood in front of Rika. "She's seven years old!" she cried.
"Rumiko. Move now." said Justin.
Rumiko bit her lip. "She doesn't know." she said.
"She disobeyed me." said Justin. "Move Rumiko. NOW!" he shouted.
Rumiko didn't move. Rika looked at her mother with tearful eyes. "Mommy..its ok." she whispered, tugging on Rumiko's dress.
"SHUT UP YOU!" shouted Justin. "Rumiko move!"
"NO!" shouted Rumiko. Justin's hand cam flying at her and whacked her across the face. Rika wailed.
"Move." he said.
Rumiko still did not move. Justin punched her and pushed her aside. "I told you to move." he said. "You disobeyed me Rumiko." he shook his head.
Rumiko looked up at him from the floor. "Leave her alone!" she said.
Justin kicked her and she cried. "Rika." he said in a low voice. Rika began to shake and shiver uncontrollably. Tears poured out of her eyes. "I told you. You were a bad girl. Daddy said not to tell anyone and you did. Bad Rika. And bad Rika gets punished."
Rika sank to the ground as Justin's hand flew across her face. "STAND!" he shouted. Rika stood and he hit her again. She hit the floor and curled into a ball and shook. "Stand up! RIKA! NOW!" he shouted, kicking her.
"No! No!! GO AWAY!!" shouted Rika. "No no no..."
~*~*~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~
"NO!!" shouted Rika curling into a ball and shaking. "STOP!!" she shrieked.
"Rika!" shouted Faye. She stood up, with much effort and walked over to her friend. She put a hand on Rika shoulder, supporting herself up with the other on the chair. "Rika! Stop! Please you're scaring me!" she said, starting to cry.
Rika stopped. She sat up and looked around. She saw no Justin, and only Faye. Who was tearful at the moment. "Faye?" she asked.
"Oh Rika!!" she wailed and hugged her friend. "You were scaring me!! Oh God! I didn't know what you were doing! You were shivering and shaking and.." she sniffed.
Rika looked at Faye. "Don't worry." she said. "I"m fine. I just need a drink of water." she said and stood up. "You want something?"
Faye shook her head.
"All right. Be right back." said Rika and she went to the kitchen and got out the water jug. She pulled down a glass and began to pour. The phone rang again.
"Oh geez! How many times is gonna ring?" she said and went to get it. "Hello? Kamiyo residents." she said.
There was no answer.
"I said Hello. Who's there?" asked Rika.
"Rika.."
Rika went still. The voice was oddly familiar. "Who's calling." she said.
"Rika?"
"WHO'S CALLING!" she nearly shouted. She could hear Faye groaning 'Oh god Rika!' or something like that.
"You must come. I need you." said the voice.
"WHO ARE YOU!"
"Rika..its Daddy.."
Rika went pale and screamed, "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!!" and slammed the phone down. She sank to the floor and breathed in deep. "Damn him! Now he knows Faye's number." she said.
"Rika!" shoued Faye, "Are you ok! Whats wrong!" she called from the living room. Rika took her water and went back to the living room. Faye saw her face. "Ohmigod what happened!" Faye shrieked.
"Justin knows your number."
Faye sank in her chair deeper. "Call mom." she said.
"No." said Rika. "I just won't answer the phone from now on."
"Don't do that!" said Faye. "Then my mom will think something went wrong. Just call her." she said.
"There's not point in worrying her." said Rika. "I'll just tell her when she gets home."
Faye sighed. "Are you sure?" she said.
"Yeah." said Rika. "I'll be right back. I'm going to make sure everything is locked." she said and stood up. She walked around and checked everything. Locked.
She went back to the living room and sat on the couch. "All good." she said.
"Rika," started Faye. "I'm sorry. I don't know everything but I'm still sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" asked Rika.
"No idea." grinned Faye. "I just ...feel bad and I'm sorry."
Rika grinned. "No problem." she said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rika and Faye sat on the couch when they heard the door opening. Rika glanced at her watch. "Its six eleven. Must be your mom." she said and got off the couch.
"We're home!" shouted Mrs. Kamiyo.
"Welcome back!" said Rika.
"Sorry for the delay." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "The traffic was terrible!" she said.
"Thats ok." said Rika. "We had fun today!" she grinned. "But..there's something I need to tell you."
"Later." said Mrs. Kamiyo. "Kenjii is dying to see his sister!" she said and walked down the hall the living room. Followed by Faye's brother, Kenjii.
"Are you Faye's friend Rika?" he asked.
Rika nodded. "The one and only." she said. "And I still got the pinball machine record." she grinned and followed him into the living room. Before she got there she stopped.
Why couldn't she have a loving, normal family like Faye?
to be continued.
MD: so. how was this chapter? not entirely what i wanted it to be but oh well. and please, with your reviews i need some ideas!! i have to get to november!! and there will be a fight next chapter. either between rika and danielle or rika and..some other person...i duno who yet. so R&R!!! please!!! ps: I don't own boxcar racer, or that song..you know "tell me why the car is in the front yard and i'm..." i dont know the name or who sings it so why would i own it??
and if you like CCS(card captor sakura) read my other story: Dark Petal Magic
and..if you like cowboy bebop read my poem: "That Lunkhead".
so long for now!!