MysticalDreamer: (ducks the angry people as they throw angry ducks at her)
SORRY!!! It was a very very long wait. I wrote most of this chapter in the
last three or four days. There's a lot more Rukato in this chapter than any
other. You'll just have to wait and see...its at the end of the chappie
too...ha ha ha..ok I'm assuming your getting mad b/c you want to read the
story so I will shut up and let you read.
Honestly. Does anyone on this site actually OWN any anime?? I DON'T!!
chapter seven: devil in disguise
"Watch it Nonaka-Makino!" screaned preppy girl Danielle Spencer a Rika flew by on her skateboard, heading to school.
Rika didn't even turn. She gave Danielle the finger and sped off. She could vaguely hear her shouting something, but didn't bother to figure it out.
As she reached the school, a path cleared for her. "Thanks!" she said cheerfully and went through. She went inside the building, still on her skateboard and went to her locker. She shoved everything inside, except a pencil and a notebook. She slammed it shut and came face to face with Takato.
"Hiya Rika!" he said cheerfully.
"Hi..." replied Rika, glancing around, looking for an exit opportunity.
"How's Faye?"
"Great.." said Rika. "Listen, I need to get to class..."
"Duh! We have first period together, remember?" grinned Takato.
"How could I have forgotton." said Rika sarcastically, walking towards class. Takato jogged after her.
"So..Halloween's coming up.."
"Obviously." said Rika, eyeing a floating ghost hanging from the ceiling. "But thats not what I'm waiting for." she grinned evilly.
Takato looked at her. "I don't like that look..." he said.
"Devil's Night." said Rika. "My favorite part of Autumn." she stopped walking. "Cept I don't think I'll be doing anything this year."
"Why not?" asked Takato, also stopping.
"Faye usually comes with me and she can't this year."
"Oh I see..." said Takato. He seemed to be thinking.
"Wow. The goggle-head is thinking." grinned Rika.
"I'll go with you." said Takato suddenly.
"What?" asked Rika, shocked.
"You heard me." said Takato. "I'll go with you on Devil's Night."
"I never asked you to come." said Rika.
"If you don't want me too..." said Takato, starting to walk away.
"Wait!" said Rika, grabbing his shoulder. "Fine." she said. "Meet me at Shinjuku park, dressed in black, all black, with some toilet paper and whipcream/shaving cream."
"Woah you're serious." said Takato.
Rika grinned. "Of course I am." she said. "Are you in, or not."
Takato looked at her and she looked back. He sighed. "Fine. What time?"
"Dark." said Rika. "When it starts to get dark though. Around dusk. Or the police will be all over you." she said.
"How long have you been doing this?" asked Takato.
"Sinse I was ten." shrugged Rika. "I know my way around. I know where to go, where not to go and places to watch out for." she said. "So are you really coming?"
"I said it, didn't I?" asked Takato.
"You know Takato, you're not so bad for a goggle-head." said Rika.
"I take that as a Compliment." grinned Takato.
Rika grinned back. There were no more words spoken between them. They just stared until, it was broken by the bell. They both jumped.
"Oh shit!" said Rika. She whirled around and ran towards the classroom, Takato at her heels. "Why didn't you tell me what time it was?" she asked over her shoulder.
"How was I supposed to know?" replied Takato. They skidded to a halt outside their closed classroom door. Preparing for the worst, Rika grabbed the doorknob and opened it.
She and Takato walked in and faced the stares of all their classmates. Their minds all thinking the same thing. Skater Girl and Popular Guy walk in together and late?
"Matsuki. Nonaka-Makino?" said Mz. Asaji, raising an eyebrow.
'Oh Shit.' thought Rika.
"Why are you late?"
'We were planning our Devil's Night?' she thought. 'Yeah right a week's worth a detention for saying that. Dammit Rika think!!' she glanced at Takato and he seemed to be thinking of an excuse as well.
"I'm waiting ever so patiently." said Mz Asaji, crossing her arms.
"You see Mz Asaji.." started Rika. 'Why does she always ask why someone is late?'
"Her locker was jammed." said Takato. Rika looked at him and got the idea.
"Locker jammed?" asked Mz. Asaji.
"Yeah." said Rika. "I couldn't get it opened and it was driving me insane. Takato stopped to help me and after minutes of trying it finally opened." she said, surprised at her own quick thinking.
"When we finally got it opened, the bell rang." said Takato.
"You lie!" shouted Danielle.
Rika wished she could bring up the finger. "No we don't." she said. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Wow, Danielle is doubting Takato?" she said.
"Rika.." said Takato in undertone, in a warning voice.
"No! I mean, yes- no, I mean No!" said Danielle, twisting her words.
"Enough!" said Mz Asaji. "Just take your seats please." she said.
Rika nodded and she and Takato went to their seats.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Great Rika! Utterly Fantastic!" grinned Faye. "Danielle should know better now than you mess with you!" she said.
Rika grinned. "I still wish you could go out on Devil's Night." she said.
Faye shrugged. "At least I can sit up in bed now." she said. "And my birthday was fun."
"Yeah if you count Kenjii sticking m&m's up his nose." laughed Rika.
"Hey that was funny!" laughed Faye.
"True." said Rika. "But it doesn't top your dad trying to dance to Good Charlotte."
Faye laughed hysterically. "Lifestyles of the rich and the famous!" she sang. "So, are you still gonna go out on Devil's Night? All *alone*? Oohoo hoo." she grinned.
Before she could stop herself, it came flying out. "No I'm going with Takato." realizing what she had said to Faye, and knowing Faye would never leave her alone now, Rika's eyes grew wide and she covered her mouth.
"Oh are you?" grinned Faye. "Be sure to tell me ALL the details."
"Its not like a date or anything!" said Rika. "We're just gonna go have some fun."
"Oh and what KIND of fun would that be, Miss Makino?" asked Faye. (MD: yea i know rika's last name is supposed to be nonaka-makino but if she had to choos one, be logical. her dad's or her mom's?)
Rika shook her head. "Just some fun terrorizing houses with toilet paper and shaving cream." she said. "No need to worry, Miss Kamiyo."
"Oh but Miss Makino, how do I know if you are telling the truth?"
"Trust me, I would only do the things I normally do on Devil's Night." said Rika. "Not what you are thinking, Miss Kamiyo."
"Are you sure?" asked Faye. "How do you know what I'M thinking, Miss MATSUKI."
Rika blushed a very very deep red. "FAYE!!" she shouted.
"Answer me, Miss Matsuki." grinned Faye, dodging the pillow send her way by Rika.
"Well now," said Rika. "I really don't know what your thinking do I, Miss WONG?"
"Ew I don't like how that sounds. Faye Wong." she said. "Sounds like some Chinese kinda word. Faye Kamiyo-Wong. Now that sounds cool. Or Faye Wong-Kamiyo."
"Huh?" said a very confused Rika.
"Rika Matsuki." said Faye. "That sounds cool." she grinned, dodging another pillow. "What about Rika Nonaka-Makino-Matsuki?"
"Now your getting stupid!" grinned Rika, chucking another pillow at her.
"Your initials. R.N.M.M." said Faye. "Sounds like a radio station or something."
"Yeah well what about F.K.W.? Thats sounds pretty odd too." said Rika. "Wait a minute where did this come from? I don't even LIKE Takato!" she nearly shouted.
"Do not lie to the great Faye Kamiyo-Wong." she said in a soft voice, trying to sound like a pyschic person. "For she knows all and sees all." she grinned. She began to hum.
"Oh you'll see all right. See all stars!" laughed Rika and it turned into an all out pillow-war with feathers a flying.
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"Nonaka-Makino!" shouted her science teacher. "Pay attention!"
Rika snapped out of her daydream. She was thinking about things to do on Devil's Night, which was only two days away. "Sorry." she said.
"Your homework for tonight is to answer the questions on page 321." said the teacher. "One through four. Full sentances." she said.
Then the bell rang and everyone got up. Takato jogged up to Rika and tapped her on the shoulder. "Two days Rika."
"Two days." she replied, grinning.
"Two days till what?" asked Danielle, jumping in between Takato and Rika.
"None of your business." said Rika.
"Oooo something unmentionable, huh?" grinned Danielle evilly. "Something you can't share with the world?" she said.
"Danielle, its really none of your business what I do with my free time." said Rika.
"Oh really." said Danielle. "Maybe I want to make it my business."
"Oh so I guess you lost your obsession with Takato then." said Rika.
Danielle blushed furiously. "I was never obssessed!" she shouted.
Takato was still standing there. "Uh..Danielle?" he asked.
"What?!"
"Stop being so mean to her all the time." said Takato.
"Fine!" shouted Danielle. "Go off with your new little girlfriend!"
"I'm NOT his girlfriend!" shouted Rika. "Why do you always have such a fricken attitude?!" she said.
"You're the one with fricken attitude!" shouted Danielle.
"Shut up!" said Rika. Then she slapped Danielle across the face. "Just leave me the hell alone!" she screamed and started to walk away.
"No one hits Danielle Spencer!" she said and grabbed Rika's arm and turned her around. She went to slap Rika but a hand stopped her. It was Takato.
"Stop it!" he said in a louder voice than usual. "Why do you have a problem with Rika?" he demanded. "Sinse the day she came you always gave her an attitude! Why?"
For once, Danielle didn't have an answer. And Rika stared at Takato in shock. Takato Matsuki, one of the most popular guys in school was standing up for her.
"Fine." said Danielle. "I'll leave. But don't expect me to be nice to Takato. Ever again." she said and dashed away.
"You didn't have to do that Takato." said Rika as they started to walk towards their next classes.
"I know." said Takato, looking suddenly very uncompfortable. "But she's always so rude to you and yeah well I cracked." he said.
"Oh.." said Rika. "Well thanks."
"No problem." said Takato. "Well here's my class."
"See ya." said Rika, watching him walk into his class.
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Rika walked towards science, on October 30th, Devil's Night. Reaching the classroom, she heard a snigger.
"Tonights the night Rika, are you ready?" someone taunted.
Rika raised an eyebrow and looked around. Ryo walked by her and went in the classroom but he obviously didn't say anything.
"Your gonna lose a big part of you today, Rika." someone else said.
"Whatever." said Rika going in.
"Careful you don't have a baby." someone said.
Rika whirled around. "WHAT?!?!" she screamed and grabbed the nearest person. "You said that, didn't you?!"
"Sorry!" she said. "But I heard somewhere that you and Takato were gonna..you know..later today."
"What the f***?" asked Rika. "Where did you hear that?"
"I overheard Jenny telling Felicia in the hall earlier today." said the girl. "Is it really true?" she asked.
"No way!" screamed Rika. "Not a chance in hell!! I'm only fourteen years old!" she let go of the girl's shirt and stormed in the classroom and went up to Danielle and litterally pulled her up out of her seat.
"What is your f***ing problem?!" she screamed. The entire class truned around and stared in silence. Meanwhile, Jeri, Brad and Takato had walked in and Takato was looking pretty pissed, glaring at Danielle. "Telling the entire school that Tatako and I were gonna do it tonight??!!" she screamed.
Takato had walked over too and was staring at Danielle with daggers in her eyes. "Yeah Danielle. Why did to say that? Pissed off about what I did yesterday?" he asked.
Danielle made no reply. "Well its the truth isn't?" she grinned slyly.
"No!" shouted Rika.
"Well than what are you planning on doing later?" asked Danielle. "You can silence the rumor by telling the class right now." she said.
The whole class listened. You could have heard a pindrop.
"We were going to see her friend Faye." said Takato.
"Oh really. Then you won't mind if I come with you?" asked Danielle.
"Sorry Danielle." said Rika. "I told Faye all about you and she can't even stand the sound of you, so chances are, she won't even stand the real you." she said. She let go of Danielle and pushed her in her seat. Then she went over and sat in her seat, still giving Danielle the death glare. Then the bell rang and the teacher walked in.
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Rika walked out of the school and went straight home. While her grandmother was cooking, she went in the bathroom and took out a bunch of toilet paper. She slipped into the kitchen, while her grandma had gone to the bathroom, and pulled out two containers of whip cream she had bought and hidden. She shoved it all in a back pack and also grabbed a carton of eggs and put them in her backpack.
Quietly, she slipped back in her room and hid her backpack behind her bed. She dug through her closet and grabbed black jeans, not as baggy as normal and a long sleeve black shirt. She put dark sneakers at the foot of her bed and grabbed a black hat too.
"Dinner Rika!" called Mrs Makino.
She dashed out of her room and sat at the table. Rumiko came in and sat across from her. "Whats for dinner, mom?" she asked.
"Chicken Pot Pie." said Mrs. Makino. "Dig in." she said, putting it on the table.
Rika grabbed a piece and chowed down. It was starting to get dark, and she had to be at Shinjuku park before then. She ate it quickly and stood up.
"Do you want anymore Rika?" asked Mrs. Makino.
"Nah." said Rika. "I'm gonna go to Faye's for a little bit. Call me on the cell phone if you need me." she said.
"All right sweetie." said Rumiko. "Have fun."
Rika dashed to her room and pulled on the dark clothes and grabbed the back pack. She pulled her hair out of the ponytail, and pulled the hat over her head. Ignoring her skateboard, she ran out of her room and out the door, heading towards Shinjuku Park.
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Rika ran into the park and looked around for Takato. If she didn't find him soon, she wouldn't find him at all.
"Rika! Rika over here!" called a familiar voice.
Rika turned and saw Takato running over to her, in black jeans, a long sleeve shirt with a vest and a backpack pounding up and down on his back as he ran towards her.
"Finally." said Rika, jogging over. "Ok. We have to watch out for police, roaming around looking for people like us." she said.
"Yeah I kinda figured that." said Takato, grinning.
"There is always a chance we will get caught though." said Rika. "Are you prepared to take it? Your parents and their punishment?"
"Yeah I can handle it." replied Takato. "Although they did ask why I was wearing all black." he said.
"What did you tell them?"
"I told them Henry and I were gonna play hide and seek in the dark and I didn't want to be seen." he said.
"Your parents believed you?" asked Rika, laughing and starting to walk out o the park.
"Yeah." said Takato, also laughing now. "They still think I'm into these little kiddy things." he grinned.
They walked out of the park and it was now dark outside. They went to a little suburben area and walked around.
"Any particular house you egg?" asked Takato.
"There is one I get every year." said Rika. "This old guy, every time I would walk by his house, he's yell something at me. Always eggs him." she grinned. "His house is right up here."
They stopped outside a pail blue house, two stories, with a large tree in the front yard. "Ok." said Rika, walking over to the tree. "Toilet paper the tree." she said, pulling out a roll of toilet paper and throwing it up over the tree. Takato copied her.
They kept throwing toilet paper for a while when Rika stopped. "Now comes the tricky part." she said. "The porch."
"Won't he hear us?" asked Takato.
"Nah." said Rika. "He goes to sleep around six everyday."
"Wow." said Takato.
Rika tiptoed onto the porch and pulled out the can of whip cream. Takato pulled out shaving cream. "You use it yet?" she whispered, grinning.
"Sadly, no." said Takato. "My dad does."
Rika grinned and spayed it all over the front door and on the ground below the door. Takato was spraying shaving cream all over the windows. Then he wrote "HA HA" on the porch, in front of the door so when the guy opened it, he would see it.
It would have all went well except Rika slipped on the "HA HA", not realizing it was there. She fell with a great oof.
"Who's there?" called someone from in the house.
Takato pulled Rika to her feet and they leaped off the porch and dived into the bushes surrounding his house. They remained completely still.
"Danged little brats!!" they heard the old guy scream. Grins spread to Takato and Rika's faces as they tried to keep their laughs in.
When he went back inside, they raced across the yard and into the street, stopping to grab their bags. They ran down the sidewalk and took a break sitting on a bench.
"That was so funny!" said Takato, clutching his stomach.
"That never happened to me before!" laughed Rika.
They sat their for a while, catching their breath then set off again. Rika looked at her watch. "Seven thirty." she said. "Any particular house YOU want to egg?" she asked.
"There is one." said Takato. "This lady is always giving my dad a hard time at work. I know where she lives.." he started, but Rika had stood up and starting walking.
"Lead the way, Matsuki." she grinned.
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Rika and Takato stood on the sidewalk, admiring their work. They had broken a few eggs on the staircase, toilet papered a tree and sprayed shaving cream and whip cream all over the walkway to her front door.
"Not bad work Takato." said Rika.
"I agree Rika." replied Takato.
They turned around and walked down the street. They walked in silence for a minute.
"You who's house I really want to egg?" said Rika.
"Who?" asked Takato.
"Danielle Spencer." said Rika. "I wish I knew where she lived."
"You're in luck." said Takato. "I know where she lives."
"Oh no." said Rika. "I can't ask you to do that."
"Why?"
"Cuz she's your friend." said Rika.
"Not anymore, I don't think." said Takato. "Follow me. I want to egg her house too." he said and started off at a slight jog.
"Wait for me!!" shouted Rika and she ran after him.
Takato turned a few corners and reached a peachy colored house, two stories, with a small front yard, but lots of trees covering it from view. "Here it is." he said.
Not hesitating, Rika reached for toilet paper and threw it in one of the trees. Takato followed suit and soon every tree in her yard was toilet papered.
"Sweet." said Rika. She climbed in through the trees and headed for the house. Quietly, she pulled out her whip cream and began spraying it all over the porch. She sprayed it all over the windows and on the door. Takato sprayed the shaving cream along the pathway from the driveway to the main door. Then Rika pulled out the eggs and threw them at Danielle's garage.
Takato wrapped toilet paper around the posts in her driveway. Rika wrote "Ha ha" over and over along Danielle's driveway.
After fifteen minutes, they had totalled Danielle's house and were no standing back to admire it. Her house was a disaster zone.
They walked away from Danielle's house and just walked.
"Lets just do some random person's house." said Rika. "We'll pick a house, then total it." she said.
"Great!" replied Takato. "As long as its not mine, or one of my friend's."
"Deal." said Rika.
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Rika and Takato had found a house that neither of them knew, and began to trash it. They had done just about everything when they heard sirens. And a voice from inside the house.
"I've called the police on you, you little punks!" he cried. "I've been watching you!" he shouted. Now the police headlights were shining around the yard.
"Oh crap!" said Takato.
"Run for it!" screamed Rika and they jumped over the porch walls and ran across the yard. They reached the sidewalk and the police had jumped out of the car and were now following them.
"Quick!" said Takato. "Into the park!" he shouted and they turned.
"We need a spot to hide!" said Rika, the policemens' shouts were getting louder.
"Here!" cried Takato, seizing her wrist and pulling her into a bush. They both fell in and landed on top pf each other.
Rika tried to sit up but Takato remained on top of her. "Stop moving they'll hear us!" he whispered. They sat(layed) there, still as stone until the flashlights were gone and it was total silence.
"They're gone." said Takato. He pushed himself off the ground and they finally became fully aware of their position. Both instantly blushed an unseen red but couldn't bring themselves to move.
Rika was flat on the ground and Takato on top, his hands on the ground holding his body up.
It seemed like hours, like days, like forever, when Rika moved. She picked herself up a little, trying to move, but she only found herself closer to Takato. She was now on her elbows. When it happened.
They leaned in closer until his lips met hers and they kissed. It was short and sweet. Over in a second. Neither were sure if it even happened.
Takato sat up and rolled over. Rika sat up all the way and hugged her knees. There was no talking, no movement. No nothing.
Rika looked at her watch. "Nine thirty. I should head home." she said.
"Yeah.." said Takato. "Me too."
They stood up and climbed out of the bush. They walked in silence to the exit of Shinjuku's park. They headed down the street towards their homes and saw other houses that had been egged and toilet papered.
Rika reached up and pulled off her hat and shoved it in her pocket. Her hair was slightly ruffled and not at all neat.
Takato grinned. "Nice hair, Rika." he laughed.
"Can it." she replied, also grinning.
"Come to think of it, I've never seen you with your hair down." said Takato.
"Come to think of it, if you tell a soul you'll be dead." replied Rika. She heaved her packpack up her shoulder a little.
Takato laughed. "Nah. I won't tell." he said. "Its just you look a little..well, different. You don't look like the same punk as you normally do."
"You wanna make something of it?" grinned Rika.
"Bring it on." said Takato.
Rika sighed and raised an eyebrow. "That is so lame." she said.
Takato laughed. "I'm not too good at comebacks." he said.
"Gee what makes you say that." said Rika.
They walked on in silence. They didn't say anything. They didn't even seem to want to remember the moment they had just shared. 'Would he tell anyone that he kissed a skater?' she asked herself. She gave a mental laugh. 'Yeah right. He'd lose his "coolness"'.
"Whats so funny?" asked Takato.
"Oh nothing." said Rika. "Here's my house. I gotta go."
"All right. See ya." said Takato. He turned and walked down the street.
Rika pressed the code on the alarm and went inside her house. Quietly, she snuck into her room and slipped on the clothes she had had on before. Then she headed for the living room. She found her grandma and mom sitting watching TV.
"Hey Rika, home already?" asked Rumiko.
"Yeah." said Rika. "Faye's feeling a lot better. Can't wait til she's up and about again."
"Same here." said Rumiko.
"Well, I'm beat. I'm gonna shower then hit the sack." said Rika. She said good-night and hopped in the shower.
Getting out, she slipped into flanel pants and a teeshirt. She crawled under her covers and pressed play on her stereo. "System of a Down" blasted, but not too loud.
"My first kiss." she whispered. "And it happened to be with a popular guy who hangs out with preps. Great." she said.
In spite of it all, she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
to be continued...
MD: was that enough rukato for ya, or do ya want somemore? REVIEW!! pretty please. And i need one more something before rika's birthday, then there's a dance thing, then christmas. and little stuff here and there in between. yeah...
Honestly. Does anyone on this site actually OWN any anime?? I DON'T!!
chapter seven: devil in disguise
"Watch it Nonaka-Makino!" screaned preppy girl Danielle Spencer a Rika flew by on her skateboard, heading to school.
Rika didn't even turn. She gave Danielle the finger and sped off. She could vaguely hear her shouting something, but didn't bother to figure it out.
As she reached the school, a path cleared for her. "Thanks!" she said cheerfully and went through. She went inside the building, still on her skateboard and went to her locker. She shoved everything inside, except a pencil and a notebook. She slammed it shut and came face to face with Takato.
"Hiya Rika!" he said cheerfully.
"Hi..." replied Rika, glancing around, looking for an exit opportunity.
"How's Faye?"
"Great.." said Rika. "Listen, I need to get to class..."
"Duh! We have first period together, remember?" grinned Takato.
"How could I have forgotton." said Rika sarcastically, walking towards class. Takato jogged after her.
"So..Halloween's coming up.."
"Obviously." said Rika, eyeing a floating ghost hanging from the ceiling. "But thats not what I'm waiting for." she grinned evilly.
Takato looked at her. "I don't like that look..." he said.
"Devil's Night." said Rika. "My favorite part of Autumn." she stopped walking. "Cept I don't think I'll be doing anything this year."
"Why not?" asked Takato, also stopping.
"Faye usually comes with me and she can't this year."
"Oh I see..." said Takato. He seemed to be thinking.
"Wow. The goggle-head is thinking." grinned Rika.
"I'll go with you." said Takato suddenly.
"What?" asked Rika, shocked.
"You heard me." said Takato. "I'll go with you on Devil's Night."
"I never asked you to come." said Rika.
"If you don't want me too..." said Takato, starting to walk away.
"Wait!" said Rika, grabbing his shoulder. "Fine." she said. "Meet me at Shinjuku park, dressed in black, all black, with some toilet paper and whipcream/shaving cream."
"Woah you're serious." said Takato.
Rika grinned. "Of course I am." she said. "Are you in, or not."
Takato looked at her and she looked back. He sighed. "Fine. What time?"
"Dark." said Rika. "When it starts to get dark though. Around dusk. Or the police will be all over you." she said.
"How long have you been doing this?" asked Takato.
"Sinse I was ten." shrugged Rika. "I know my way around. I know where to go, where not to go and places to watch out for." she said. "So are you really coming?"
"I said it, didn't I?" asked Takato.
"You know Takato, you're not so bad for a goggle-head." said Rika.
"I take that as a Compliment." grinned Takato.
Rika grinned back. There were no more words spoken between them. They just stared until, it was broken by the bell. They both jumped.
"Oh shit!" said Rika. She whirled around and ran towards the classroom, Takato at her heels. "Why didn't you tell me what time it was?" she asked over her shoulder.
"How was I supposed to know?" replied Takato. They skidded to a halt outside their closed classroom door. Preparing for the worst, Rika grabbed the doorknob and opened it.
She and Takato walked in and faced the stares of all their classmates. Their minds all thinking the same thing. Skater Girl and Popular Guy walk in together and late?
"Matsuki. Nonaka-Makino?" said Mz. Asaji, raising an eyebrow.
'Oh Shit.' thought Rika.
"Why are you late?"
'We were planning our Devil's Night?' she thought. 'Yeah right a week's worth a detention for saying that. Dammit Rika think!!' she glanced at Takato and he seemed to be thinking of an excuse as well.
"I'm waiting ever so patiently." said Mz Asaji, crossing her arms.
"You see Mz Asaji.." started Rika. 'Why does she always ask why someone is late?'
"Her locker was jammed." said Takato. Rika looked at him and got the idea.
"Locker jammed?" asked Mz. Asaji.
"Yeah." said Rika. "I couldn't get it opened and it was driving me insane. Takato stopped to help me and after minutes of trying it finally opened." she said, surprised at her own quick thinking.
"When we finally got it opened, the bell rang." said Takato.
"You lie!" shouted Danielle.
Rika wished she could bring up the finger. "No we don't." she said. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Wow, Danielle is doubting Takato?" she said.
"Rika.." said Takato in undertone, in a warning voice.
"No! I mean, yes- no, I mean No!" said Danielle, twisting her words.
"Enough!" said Mz Asaji. "Just take your seats please." she said.
Rika nodded and she and Takato went to their seats.
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"Great Rika! Utterly Fantastic!" grinned Faye. "Danielle should know better now than you mess with you!" she said.
Rika grinned. "I still wish you could go out on Devil's Night." she said.
Faye shrugged. "At least I can sit up in bed now." she said. "And my birthday was fun."
"Yeah if you count Kenjii sticking m&m's up his nose." laughed Rika.
"Hey that was funny!" laughed Faye.
"True." said Rika. "But it doesn't top your dad trying to dance to Good Charlotte."
Faye laughed hysterically. "Lifestyles of the rich and the famous!" she sang. "So, are you still gonna go out on Devil's Night? All *alone*? Oohoo hoo." she grinned.
Before she could stop herself, it came flying out. "No I'm going with Takato." realizing what she had said to Faye, and knowing Faye would never leave her alone now, Rika's eyes grew wide and she covered her mouth.
"Oh are you?" grinned Faye. "Be sure to tell me ALL the details."
"Its not like a date or anything!" said Rika. "We're just gonna go have some fun."
"Oh and what KIND of fun would that be, Miss Makino?" asked Faye. (MD: yea i know rika's last name is supposed to be nonaka-makino but if she had to choos one, be logical. her dad's or her mom's?)
Rika shook her head. "Just some fun terrorizing houses with toilet paper and shaving cream." she said. "No need to worry, Miss Kamiyo."
"Oh but Miss Makino, how do I know if you are telling the truth?"
"Trust me, I would only do the things I normally do on Devil's Night." said Rika. "Not what you are thinking, Miss Kamiyo."
"Are you sure?" asked Faye. "How do you know what I'M thinking, Miss MATSUKI."
Rika blushed a very very deep red. "FAYE!!" she shouted.
"Answer me, Miss Matsuki." grinned Faye, dodging the pillow send her way by Rika.
"Well now," said Rika. "I really don't know what your thinking do I, Miss WONG?"
"Ew I don't like how that sounds. Faye Wong." she said. "Sounds like some Chinese kinda word. Faye Kamiyo-Wong. Now that sounds cool. Or Faye Wong-Kamiyo."
"Huh?" said a very confused Rika.
"Rika Matsuki." said Faye. "That sounds cool." she grinned, dodging another pillow. "What about Rika Nonaka-Makino-Matsuki?"
"Now your getting stupid!" grinned Rika, chucking another pillow at her.
"Your initials. R.N.M.M." said Faye. "Sounds like a radio station or something."
"Yeah well what about F.K.W.? Thats sounds pretty odd too." said Rika. "Wait a minute where did this come from? I don't even LIKE Takato!" she nearly shouted.
"Do not lie to the great Faye Kamiyo-Wong." she said in a soft voice, trying to sound like a pyschic person. "For she knows all and sees all." she grinned. She began to hum.
"Oh you'll see all right. See all stars!" laughed Rika and it turned into an all out pillow-war with feathers a flying.
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"Nonaka-Makino!" shouted her science teacher. "Pay attention!"
Rika snapped out of her daydream. She was thinking about things to do on Devil's Night, which was only two days away. "Sorry." she said.
"Your homework for tonight is to answer the questions on page 321." said the teacher. "One through four. Full sentances." she said.
Then the bell rang and everyone got up. Takato jogged up to Rika and tapped her on the shoulder. "Two days Rika."
"Two days." she replied, grinning.
"Two days till what?" asked Danielle, jumping in between Takato and Rika.
"None of your business." said Rika.
"Oooo something unmentionable, huh?" grinned Danielle evilly. "Something you can't share with the world?" she said.
"Danielle, its really none of your business what I do with my free time." said Rika.
"Oh really." said Danielle. "Maybe I want to make it my business."
"Oh so I guess you lost your obsession with Takato then." said Rika.
Danielle blushed furiously. "I was never obssessed!" she shouted.
Takato was still standing there. "Uh..Danielle?" he asked.
"What?!"
"Stop being so mean to her all the time." said Takato.
"Fine!" shouted Danielle. "Go off with your new little girlfriend!"
"I'm NOT his girlfriend!" shouted Rika. "Why do you always have such a fricken attitude?!" she said.
"You're the one with fricken attitude!" shouted Danielle.
"Shut up!" said Rika. Then she slapped Danielle across the face. "Just leave me the hell alone!" she screamed and started to walk away.
"No one hits Danielle Spencer!" she said and grabbed Rika's arm and turned her around. She went to slap Rika but a hand stopped her. It was Takato.
"Stop it!" he said in a louder voice than usual. "Why do you have a problem with Rika?" he demanded. "Sinse the day she came you always gave her an attitude! Why?"
For once, Danielle didn't have an answer. And Rika stared at Takato in shock. Takato Matsuki, one of the most popular guys in school was standing up for her.
"Fine." said Danielle. "I'll leave. But don't expect me to be nice to Takato. Ever again." she said and dashed away.
"You didn't have to do that Takato." said Rika as they started to walk towards their next classes.
"I know." said Takato, looking suddenly very uncompfortable. "But she's always so rude to you and yeah well I cracked." he said.
"Oh.." said Rika. "Well thanks."
"No problem." said Takato. "Well here's my class."
"See ya." said Rika, watching him walk into his class.
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Rika walked towards science, on October 30th, Devil's Night. Reaching the classroom, she heard a snigger.
"Tonights the night Rika, are you ready?" someone taunted.
Rika raised an eyebrow and looked around. Ryo walked by her and went in the classroom but he obviously didn't say anything.
"Your gonna lose a big part of you today, Rika." someone else said.
"Whatever." said Rika going in.
"Careful you don't have a baby." someone said.
Rika whirled around. "WHAT?!?!" she screamed and grabbed the nearest person. "You said that, didn't you?!"
"Sorry!" she said. "But I heard somewhere that you and Takato were gonna..you know..later today."
"What the f***?" asked Rika. "Where did you hear that?"
"I overheard Jenny telling Felicia in the hall earlier today." said the girl. "Is it really true?" she asked.
"No way!" screamed Rika. "Not a chance in hell!! I'm only fourteen years old!" she let go of the girl's shirt and stormed in the classroom and went up to Danielle and litterally pulled her up out of her seat.
"What is your f***ing problem?!" she screamed. The entire class truned around and stared in silence. Meanwhile, Jeri, Brad and Takato had walked in and Takato was looking pretty pissed, glaring at Danielle. "Telling the entire school that Tatako and I were gonna do it tonight??!!" she screamed.
Takato had walked over too and was staring at Danielle with daggers in her eyes. "Yeah Danielle. Why did to say that? Pissed off about what I did yesterday?" he asked.
Danielle made no reply. "Well its the truth isn't?" she grinned slyly.
"No!" shouted Rika.
"Well than what are you planning on doing later?" asked Danielle. "You can silence the rumor by telling the class right now." she said.
The whole class listened. You could have heard a pindrop.
"We were going to see her friend Faye." said Takato.
"Oh really. Then you won't mind if I come with you?" asked Danielle.
"Sorry Danielle." said Rika. "I told Faye all about you and she can't even stand the sound of you, so chances are, she won't even stand the real you." she said. She let go of Danielle and pushed her in her seat. Then she went over and sat in her seat, still giving Danielle the death glare. Then the bell rang and the teacher walked in.
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Rika walked out of the school and went straight home. While her grandmother was cooking, she went in the bathroom and took out a bunch of toilet paper. She slipped into the kitchen, while her grandma had gone to the bathroom, and pulled out two containers of whip cream she had bought and hidden. She shoved it all in a back pack and also grabbed a carton of eggs and put them in her backpack.
Quietly, she slipped back in her room and hid her backpack behind her bed. She dug through her closet and grabbed black jeans, not as baggy as normal and a long sleeve black shirt. She put dark sneakers at the foot of her bed and grabbed a black hat too.
"Dinner Rika!" called Mrs Makino.
She dashed out of her room and sat at the table. Rumiko came in and sat across from her. "Whats for dinner, mom?" she asked.
"Chicken Pot Pie." said Mrs. Makino. "Dig in." she said, putting it on the table.
Rika grabbed a piece and chowed down. It was starting to get dark, and she had to be at Shinjuku park before then. She ate it quickly and stood up.
"Do you want anymore Rika?" asked Mrs. Makino.
"Nah." said Rika. "I'm gonna go to Faye's for a little bit. Call me on the cell phone if you need me." she said.
"All right sweetie." said Rumiko. "Have fun."
Rika dashed to her room and pulled on the dark clothes and grabbed the back pack. She pulled her hair out of the ponytail, and pulled the hat over her head. Ignoring her skateboard, she ran out of her room and out the door, heading towards Shinjuku Park.
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Rika ran into the park and looked around for Takato. If she didn't find him soon, she wouldn't find him at all.
"Rika! Rika over here!" called a familiar voice.
Rika turned and saw Takato running over to her, in black jeans, a long sleeve shirt with a vest and a backpack pounding up and down on his back as he ran towards her.
"Finally." said Rika, jogging over. "Ok. We have to watch out for police, roaming around looking for people like us." she said.
"Yeah I kinda figured that." said Takato, grinning.
"There is always a chance we will get caught though." said Rika. "Are you prepared to take it? Your parents and their punishment?"
"Yeah I can handle it." replied Takato. "Although they did ask why I was wearing all black." he said.
"What did you tell them?"
"I told them Henry and I were gonna play hide and seek in the dark and I didn't want to be seen." he said.
"Your parents believed you?" asked Rika, laughing and starting to walk out o the park.
"Yeah." said Takato, also laughing now. "They still think I'm into these little kiddy things." he grinned.
They walked out of the park and it was now dark outside. They went to a little suburben area and walked around.
"Any particular house you egg?" asked Takato.
"There is one I get every year." said Rika. "This old guy, every time I would walk by his house, he's yell something at me. Always eggs him." she grinned. "His house is right up here."
They stopped outside a pail blue house, two stories, with a large tree in the front yard. "Ok." said Rika, walking over to the tree. "Toilet paper the tree." she said, pulling out a roll of toilet paper and throwing it up over the tree. Takato copied her.
They kept throwing toilet paper for a while when Rika stopped. "Now comes the tricky part." she said. "The porch."
"Won't he hear us?" asked Takato.
"Nah." said Rika. "He goes to sleep around six everyday."
"Wow." said Takato.
Rika tiptoed onto the porch and pulled out the can of whip cream. Takato pulled out shaving cream. "You use it yet?" she whispered, grinning.
"Sadly, no." said Takato. "My dad does."
Rika grinned and spayed it all over the front door and on the ground below the door. Takato was spraying shaving cream all over the windows. Then he wrote "HA HA" on the porch, in front of the door so when the guy opened it, he would see it.
It would have all went well except Rika slipped on the "HA HA", not realizing it was there. She fell with a great oof.
"Who's there?" called someone from in the house.
Takato pulled Rika to her feet and they leaped off the porch and dived into the bushes surrounding his house. They remained completely still.
"Danged little brats!!" they heard the old guy scream. Grins spread to Takato and Rika's faces as they tried to keep their laughs in.
When he went back inside, they raced across the yard and into the street, stopping to grab their bags. They ran down the sidewalk and took a break sitting on a bench.
"That was so funny!" said Takato, clutching his stomach.
"That never happened to me before!" laughed Rika.
They sat their for a while, catching their breath then set off again. Rika looked at her watch. "Seven thirty." she said. "Any particular house YOU want to egg?" she asked.
"There is one." said Takato. "This lady is always giving my dad a hard time at work. I know where she lives.." he started, but Rika had stood up and starting walking.
"Lead the way, Matsuki." she grinned.
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Rika and Takato stood on the sidewalk, admiring their work. They had broken a few eggs on the staircase, toilet papered a tree and sprayed shaving cream and whip cream all over the walkway to her front door.
"Not bad work Takato." said Rika.
"I agree Rika." replied Takato.
They turned around and walked down the street. They walked in silence for a minute.
"You who's house I really want to egg?" said Rika.
"Who?" asked Takato.
"Danielle Spencer." said Rika. "I wish I knew where she lived."
"You're in luck." said Takato. "I know where she lives."
"Oh no." said Rika. "I can't ask you to do that."
"Why?"
"Cuz she's your friend." said Rika.
"Not anymore, I don't think." said Takato. "Follow me. I want to egg her house too." he said and started off at a slight jog.
"Wait for me!!" shouted Rika and she ran after him.
Takato turned a few corners and reached a peachy colored house, two stories, with a small front yard, but lots of trees covering it from view. "Here it is." he said.
Not hesitating, Rika reached for toilet paper and threw it in one of the trees. Takato followed suit and soon every tree in her yard was toilet papered.
"Sweet." said Rika. She climbed in through the trees and headed for the house. Quietly, she pulled out her whip cream and began spraying it all over the porch. She sprayed it all over the windows and on the door. Takato sprayed the shaving cream along the pathway from the driveway to the main door. Then Rika pulled out the eggs and threw them at Danielle's garage.
Takato wrapped toilet paper around the posts in her driveway. Rika wrote "Ha ha" over and over along Danielle's driveway.
After fifteen minutes, they had totalled Danielle's house and were no standing back to admire it. Her house was a disaster zone.
They walked away from Danielle's house and just walked.
"Lets just do some random person's house." said Rika. "We'll pick a house, then total it." she said.
"Great!" replied Takato. "As long as its not mine, or one of my friend's."
"Deal." said Rika.
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Rika and Takato had found a house that neither of them knew, and began to trash it. They had done just about everything when they heard sirens. And a voice from inside the house.
"I've called the police on you, you little punks!" he cried. "I've been watching you!" he shouted. Now the police headlights were shining around the yard.
"Oh crap!" said Takato.
"Run for it!" screamed Rika and they jumped over the porch walls and ran across the yard. They reached the sidewalk and the police had jumped out of the car and were now following them.
"Quick!" said Takato. "Into the park!" he shouted and they turned.
"We need a spot to hide!" said Rika, the policemens' shouts were getting louder.
"Here!" cried Takato, seizing her wrist and pulling her into a bush. They both fell in and landed on top pf each other.
Rika tried to sit up but Takato remained on top of her. "Stop moving they'll hear us!" he whispered. They sat(layed) there, still as stone until the flashlights were gone and it was total silence.
"They're gone." said Takato. He pushed himself off the ground and they finally became fully aware of their position. Both instantly blushed an unseen red but couldn't bring themselves to move.
Rika was flat on the ground and Takato on top, his hands on the ground holding his body up.
It seemed like hours, like days, like forever, when Rika moved. She picked herself up a little, trying to move, but she only found herself closer to Takato. She was now on her elbows. When it happened.
They leaned in closer until his lips met hers and they kissed. It was short and sweet. Over in a second. Neither were sure if it even happened.
Takato sat up and rolled over. Rika sat up all the way and hugged her knees. There was no talking, no movement. No nothing.
Rika looked at her watch. "Nine thirty. I should head home." she said.
"Yeah.." said Takato. "Me too."
They stood up and climbed out of the bush. They walked in silence to the exit of Shinjuku's park. They headed down the street towards their homes and saw other houses that had been egged and toilet papered.
Rika reached up and pulled off her hat and shoved it in her pocket. Her hair was slightly ruffled and not at all neat.
Takato grinned. "Nice hair, Rika." he laughed.
"Can it." she replied, also grinning.
"Come to think of it, I've never seen you with your hair down." said Takato.
"Come to think of it, if you tell a soul you'll be dead." replied Rika. She heaved her packpack up her shoulder a little.
Takato laughed. "Nah. I won't tell." he said. "Its just you look a little..well, different. You don't look like the same punk as you normally do."
"You wanna make something of it?" grinned Rika.
"Bring it on." said Takato.
Rika sighed and raised an eyebrow. "That is so lame." she said.
Takato laughed. "I'm not too good at comebacks." he said.
"Gee what makes you say that." said Rika.
They walked on in silence. They didn't say anything. They didn't even seem to want to remember the moment they had just shared. 'Would he tell anyone that he kissed a skater?' she asked herself. She gave a mental laugh. 'Yeah right. He'd lose his "coolness"'.
"Whats so funny?" asked Takato.
"Oh nothing." said Rika. "Here's my house. I gotta go."
"All right. See ya." said Takato. He turned and walked down the street.
Rika pressed the code on the alarm and went inside her house. Quietly, she snuck into her room and slipped on the clothes she had had on before. Then she headed for the living room. She found her grandma and mom sitting watching TV.
"Hey Rika, home already?" asked Rumiko.
"Yeah." said Rika. "Faye's feeling a lot better. Can't wait til she's up and about again."
"Same here." said Rumiko.
"Well, I'm beat. I'm gonna shower then hit the sack." said Rika. She said good-night and hopped in the shower.
Getting out, she slipped into flanel pants and a teeshirt. She crawled under her covers and pressed play on her stereo. "System of a Down" blasted, but not too loud.
"My first kiss." she whispered. "And it happened to be with a popular guy who hangs out with preps. Great." she said.
In spite of it all, she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
to be continued...
MD: was that enough rukato for ya, or do ya want somemore? REVIEW!! pretty please. And i need one more something before rika's birthday, then there's a dance thing, then christmas. and little stuff here and there in between. yeah...