MysticalDreamer: hi thar! pretty fast update, ne? hmm.. the last chapter
was a bit slow, but this has more humor.. i think. and .. I present to you,
The Return of Phil and Stevo!! ::cheers:: for those that wanted it, here
they are! ^^ enjoy the chapter all!
another thanks to the editor, Ruki ^^
disclaimer: heh, if i owned digimon... ::thinks of the possibilities::
chapter seventeen: a bit of cheering up
Rika sat on the couch some hours later, watching tv. Takato's mom and dad had come home, and were already in bed. Although the futon was set up again for her, she chose to sit on the couch. She mindlessly flipped through the channels, barely even aware of what flashed across the screen.
"Rika?"
She turned her head and saw Takato coming out of the hallway that lead to the upper story of his house. She nodded at him.
The television continued flashing and Rika turned back to it, to avoid looking at Takato. She saw a person with orangy-blonde hair looking pissed off. He shouted something along the lines of "Don't call me Kyou- kun!" before she changed the channel.
"My parents went to sleep already." he said.
"Yeah. I know." said Rika.
Takato shrugged. "Just figured I'd let you know if you already didn't."
"Listen.. about before..." she said, turning around to face him. "Please don't tell anyone. Please." she said. "I really .. didn't want anyone to know I still have nightmares once in a while. But you do.. so just don't tell anyone, okay?"
Takato nodded.
"Or I will beat you into a bloody pulp." said Rika.
"What?"
"Just kidding." said Rika. "Although if you do tell, you will regret it."
"Promise." said Takato. "I won't tell."
"Good."
Rika turned back to the tv again. "It's late. I'm tired." she said. "I think I'll get some sleep." She turned off the tv and tossed the remote on the side table.
"All right." said Takato. "Night."
"Night." said Rika, going from the couch to the futon. She heard Takato go back up the stairs to his room as she layed on the futon. She must have been tired, because she fell asleep in less than a minute.
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In the morning, Rika had eaten another bagel from the bakery and was now dressed and wondering what she would do, on the last day before going back to school.
"Hey Rika." said Takato. "Wanna go to Henry's for a bit? He asked me to last night."
Rika shrugged. "You can go." she said. "I can just wander and stuff."
"You sure?" asked Takato.
"I dunno. Maybe I'll go." said Rika. "When are you leaving?"
"In a few minutes." said Takato.
Rika shrugged again. "All right." she said. "I'll come."
"Cool. Gimme a sec." he said before dashing off.
In a bit, Rika and Takato had their shoes on, and were pulling on their coats on their way out the door.
"See ya later, mom!" called Takato, closing the door behind him.
The two headed off, Takato in the lead as Rika had no idea where Henry lived. They walked a few blocks, when they reached an apartment building. Takato went inside, so Rika followed. They didn't get very far though, as they ran into Henry along the way.
"Hey guys." he said. "I gotta go get this thing for my computer. It's going all haywire." he explained, tuning down the information so they could understand. "You wanna come?"
"Sure." said Takato. "Where to?"
"Best Buy or Radio Shack. Preferably Best Buy." said Henry.
"Then let's go." said Takato.
So instead of going to Henry's, they headed for the mall so he could fix up his computer. In a few minutes, they arrived and went inside. The weather was getting kind of cold.
They headed for Best Buy, without goofing off. Henry seemed determined to get what he needed and get home as soon as possible.
While Henry whisked himself off to the computer area, Takato and Rika wandered around the store. First, they looked at some video games. Then, Rika dragged him to look at music.
"Good ol' rock and roll." said Rika, looking through various rock cds. Having no money, she couldn't buy anything.
"And what is this poor money-less girl doing in a store? Where money is needed?"
Rika turned around. She grinned. "Hey guys."
"Ta da!" said Phil and Stevo, striking a rather interesting pose.
"And what brings you out on this fine day?" asked Phil as Stevo flipped through cds mindlessly.
"We were going to Henry's, but he dragged us here instead." said Rika.
"I seeeeeeee." said Stevo.
"How did you know I have no money?" asked Rika.
"Ha ha, Rika, m'dear," said Phil. "The almighty one known as Phil knows many, many things. And his methods are never revealed."
"Why don't you just say that you saw them come in and heard Rika say she had no money?" asked Stevo.
Phil smacked him over the head. "I said I do not reveal my mystic ways of getting information!" he said.
Stevo stuck his toungue out. "We are here because.."
"Stevo's mom told us to get out til we calmed down." said Phil.
"How true." sighed Stevo. "Alas, mothers. They cannot understand. We are who we are and that is simply insane."
Rika laughed. "So.. I guess you're not going back then, huh?"
"Nope." grinned Phil.
"Got it!" said Henry, arriving on the scene with a bag labeled 'Best Buy' (a/n: as my friend would now say... 'thank you, captain obvious')
"Whatcha got in there?" asked Phil, snatching the bag.
"Careful. Its kinda fragile." said Henry.
Looking inside and seeing it was nothing of interest, Phil gave the bag back to Henry and sighed. "So what are you folks up to?" he asked.
Henry rolled up the bag and put it in his coat pocket. "I gotta head home." he said. "Otherwise my computer might crash. I'll see you later." he explained, before disappearing out of the store.
"Welllll." said Phil, throwing his arms around Takato and Rika. "If you two ain't up to nothing, wanna go hang out?" he asked.
Takato shrugged. "We can always go to Henry's later." he said.
"And that is a grand idea!" said Stevo. "But for now, onward my friends! Let us go into the depths of the mall!" he said, pointing his finger towards an exit into the mall.
Phil let go of the two and the four headed out.
"Indeed, it is almost lunch time." said Stevo.
"Not really." said Rika.
"Shut up I have the urge for some fries." he said. "To McDonald's!"
And so, the four of them were dragged to the food court by Stevo. He ordered super sized fries, and refused to share. He ran off and sat down on a table. On a table, not a chair. He awaited Rika, Takato and Phil to come over.
"These are mine." said Stevo, glaring at them. "They are the mighty french fries of .. umm Stevo. Anyone who touches them will become a monkey." he declared.
Phil then grabbed a fry and shoved it in his mouth.
"Fool!" shouted Stevo. "Now! Become a monkey like the curse so says!"
Phil stared.
"Dude. Become a monkey." said Stevo in a mystical voice.
"Why?" asked Phil.
"Because there are some really preppy looking girls over there who will be horrified upon seeing one such as yourself scampering like a monkey." said Stevo, shrugging.
Rika looked over to where Stevo had beckoned and her mouth dropped. "Ohmigod." she said. This caused Stevo to look over, and she stole a fry.
"What?" he asked, slapping her hand and causing the fry to fall to the ground.
"I know them." said Rika. "They go to my old school. See the one with the.." she looked at the girl's hair and burst out laughing. "White highlights?" she asked.
"What the hell is on her head?" asked Phil.
"That would be one Kaylee Stanton." replied Rika. "She is the biggest prep I've ever seen. Although Miss Spencer could give her a run for her money."
"Nice." said Stevo. "Monkey boy! Go!"
And he did. Phil took off, running like a monkey towards Kaylee and her posse. He made weird monkey-like sounds, which caused Rika, Takato and Stevo to snort.
As Phil reached them, they gave him the death glare and looked in the direction from which he came. Kaylee stared when she saw Rika sitting there, with the two guys. Rika replied simply. She grinned and shot up the finger.
Stevo was now in hysterics, and Takato was laughing uncontrollably too, just not as loud as Stevo. After Phil danced around them a bit in a monkey-like fashion, he headed back over towards his friends, still doing the monkey thing.
Kaylee stomped over and her three friends followed. "Well if it isn't Rika Nonaka-Makino. I thought I'd never see you again."
"And the feeling is mutual." said Rika.
"I see you've become one of the guys. I always knew you would." said Kaylee. "You've always been like that." she said, looking around. Her eyes stopped on Takato and she smiled. "Well, at least some of them are cute."
Rika suddenly felt angry. She stood up. Then smiled. "Phil." she said. "Do as Rika, the mighty creator of chaos orders you too and steal another fry." she grinned.
"Eh?" asked Phil, scratching his head.
"Steal a fry dammit." said Rika.
Phil shrugged and stole another of Stevo's fries. "Foolish mortal! I told you. Do. Not. Steal. The. Fries!" shouted Stevo. "The Curse of the Monkey is upon you again!"
Phil grinned. He began to act like a monkey again, which caused Kaylee to look scandalized. "How can you do that in public?!" she asked.
"Phil! Oh monkey boy!" said Rika, pointing at Kaylee's hair. "I believe she looks a bit... dirty. Why don't you.. clean out her hair?" she grinned.
Phil pondered this for a moment, then grinned evilly. He dashed over to Kaylee and began to pick at her hair. She screached and waved her arms around madly.
"Get this stupid guy Out of my hair!!" she wailed.
"Dig a little deeper there, Phil." said Stevo. "I don't think ya got all the bugs out. Her hair is still white."
"Maybe she could use a wash." said Rika. "It's a shame I don't have any soda on me."
"Rika!!" shouted Kaylee.
Rika laughed. "Alas, the one day I needed it most." she grinned. "I have no sticky substances to pour into your hair. But.. that trick is kinda old. Something new perhaps?"
"What are you talking about?" asked Kaylee. "And what did I ever do to you?"
"You were just being yourself." said Rika. "And that pisses me off."
"The same can be said for you." snapped Kaylee.
"Whatever." said Rika. "Why don't you just go off and be your preppy self, doing whatever it is that people such as yourself enjoy doing."
"I would if this idiot would get his hands out of my hair!" shouted Kaylee.
Rika laughed. "Oh right. I forget about Phil." she said. "He's fine. Apparently, you're hair is particularly dirty this fine day."
"You-"
"A ha!" shouted Phil. He pulled out a clip with some sort of wings from Kaylee's hair and shoved it in his mouth.
Rika, Takato and Stevo groaned and gave off looks of disgust.
"Aw, Phil." said Rika. "I didn't mean really eat it..."
Kaylee's eyes widened. "He did not.. just eat my dragonfly clip..." she said slowly. From somewhere behind her, there was the crunching noises of something being broken.
"Yuck." said Phil, spitting out the messed up clip. "Must be expired." he stuck out his toungue and spit more, to get rid of the taste.
Now, Stevo was roaring with laughter. He was laying on the table, his fries forgotten in his hand. Takato was laughing hysterically too, but he was still in his chair.
Kaylee was looking horrified, as were her friends.
"Rika, you're friends are really really messed up!!" she shouted, waving her finger at the four of them wildly.
"Dude." said Stevo, sitting up and looking dead serious. "We are not messed up. Okay.. maybe we are a little messed up, but I think we're more along the lines of insane.."
"Hell ya, you're insane!" shouted Kaylee. "Normally I just ignore people like you, but here you are torturing me and I don't even know who you are!!"
"Excuse me, its not exactly 'torture' as you aren't screaming in pain. Or agony. Or whatever. By the way, I'm Phil. And that butterfly clip tasted nasty!"
"Well I don't believe they're edible. And I am Stevo."
"You don't need to introduce yourselves!" shouted Kaylee. "I would prefer to NEVER think about this day again!"
"Too bad." said Rika. "Because, when someone eats a clip from your hair, its a pretty hard thing to forget."
Kaylee did a 'hmph' kind of sound, and was looking extrememly pissed off. "You're.. you're ... ARGH!" she shouted.
The four of them started cracking up madly now. Kaylee glared at them all. Her eyes stopped again on Takato.
"You look familiar." she said angrily.
"And he will be." said Rika. "As he was a witness to your monkey attack."
"Shut up!" shouted Kaylee. She turned back to Takato. "Where have I seen you before?" she asked.
"Not a clue." said Takato, stiffling a laugh.
"Who are you?" asked Kaylee.
"Takato." he replied.
"Yes! Takato Matsuki!" said Stevo. "He was once friends and part of what some may call the 'popular' people, but we have converted him! High Ho!" he shouted.
"You were at a party once."
"No shit, sherlock." said Phil. "I think everyone here has gone to a party."
"I mean a party that I was at." snapped Kaylee. "Do you know Jenny Atkins?"
"Did." said Takato. "She kinda.. isn't talking to me? Not that there's anything wrong with that..." he said, smirking. Phil high fived him.
"Then you were at this big party she had, weren't you?" asked Kaylee. "Jenny's a cousin of one of my previous boyfriends. Even though we broke up, I still keep in touch with her. She's a great person."
Rika snorted. So did Phil and Stevo. Takato gave off a laugh.
"Why do you care anyway?" asked Rika. "Takato is no longer.. uh, whatever it is you call yourself." she said. "And Jenny is anything but a great person."
"She's an airhead." said Stevo.
"Not as bad as Felecia." said Phil.
"Ah yes." replied Stevo.
"So!" shouted Kaylee, which caused Phil and Stevo to jump. "Why not go back to them?" she asked. "They were your friends. Why ditch them?"
"Because.. well," said Takato. "I guess I never really was 'one of them'. And I didn't ditch them.. they kinda ditched me. So when Rika came, she showed me there is more to life than just being popular." he said.
Kaylee grinned. "When Rika came, huh?" she said. "So you mess up everyone's life, don't you, Rika?"
"I didn't mess up anyone's life." replied Rika. "Takato did what he did on his own."
"He converted!" shouted Stevo. "Praise be that!"
"That last sentance made no sense." said Phil.
"Do I ever make sense?" asked Stevo.
"Nope. Never." replied Phil.
"Exactly, Phil m'boy."
"Will you shut up!?" shouted Kaylee.
"There really is no reason to." said Stevo. "And I like to hear myself talk. I do that a lot because half the time my parents just tune me out." (a/n: .;;;.. heh, me too...)
Kaylee stared at him.
"Well, Takato. Stevo. Phil the monkey." said Rika. Phil made a monkey sound upon hearing this. "I think that this girl's attitude has been cursed upon us for too long. Should we wander off now?"
"Indeed!" shouted Stevo. Phil's reply was another monkey-sound.
"I am NOT done with you all yet!" shouted Kaylee, stamping her foot.
"Well, we're done with you." said Rika. "You're really getting annoying.."
"The same can be said for you!" retorted Kaylee. "You're nothing .. nothing but a bunch of freakish skater punks!!" she shouted.
"Exactly!" shouted Stevo and Phil.
Kaylee's eyebrow twitched.
"So now, we, the 'Freakish Skater Punks', are off, Miss Stanton." said Rika.
"We bid you farewell." said Takato.
"I don't understand you Takato," said Kaylee suddenly. They all looked over at her. "Everyone liked you! You made friends everywhere. You were one of the most popular people I've ever met! Why would you turn your back on it all?" she asked.
"Turn.. turn my back on it?" asked Takato, raising an eyebrow. "I already told you. I'm still friends with the the same people, minus the snotty, snobby ones. Except.. I fit in better with these people, even if they are 'freakish skater punks'. And I have Rika to thank for that."
Kaylee's lip twisted into a slight grin. "Rika to thank?" she asked. "Could there be.. an alterior motive?"
"Meaning...?" asked Takato.
"Could it be..." started Kaylee, her mouth now in a completly sly looking grin. "That you fell in love with Rika?" she asked.
Rika's eyes widened. She felt a slight blush cross her face, but it was unseen, thankfully. Her eyes darted to Takato's face, to see his reaction.
Although his cheeks had a tint of red in them, he began to laugh. "Love?" he asked her. "I'm only fifteen. I'm not thinking about love."
"Is that so?" asked Kaylee, grinning. "Well, its all a matter of opinion." she turned to her friends and began to walk away. Then, she turned back to them. "But Rika always had a strange effect, everywhere she went. Careful, or she'll pull you into her sticky web. Unless she already has. In that case, you're nothing but skater trash. Just. Like. Her."
At this, Rika exploded. She dashed towards Kaylee, despite the fact that both Stevo and Phil went to grab her arms.
Kaylee saw this, and her eyes widened. Rika tackled her, and they both fell to the floor.
"Nonaka-Makino!!" she shouted. "Get off me!!"
"The hell I will!" shouted Rika, grabbing Kaylee's hair and jumping to her feet. Kaylee was forced upward, unless she wanted to lose a lock of hair.
"You're ruining my hair!!" shouted Kaylee.
"Forgive me for that!" snapped Rika, completely destroying her hair's twisted tyed up style. "And the white highlights suck." she said.
"ARRGH!!!!!" shouted Kaylee, as she attempted to claw at Rika with her artificial nails. She failed miserably.
"Nice try." said Rika, slightly grin. It soon dissappeared as Kaylee went to slap her, but she caught the prep's hand before it got too close. "I've been hit and punched too much in my life!" she shouted. "I Know how to defend myself a bit by now!!"
She raised a fist to punch the girl, but a hand stopped her. She looked and saw Takato standing there.
"Let go!" she snapped at him.
"You don't think people saw this?" asked Takato.
"Dude! Security guards, are on the way." said Stevo. "We gotta bail. Now."
Rika dropped Kaylee's shirt collar, which she had grabbed at some point, and she fell to her knees.
"See?!" she shouted. "Nothing but trash!"
Rika whirled around to attack her again, but Stevo and Takato grabbed her arms. "Stop! At least, let me.. one punch!" she said, struggling to break free.
"Lucky your friends are stopping you!" shouted Kaylee, tauntingly.
"That's it!" shouted Rika, she ripped of her coat, and flew at Kaylee, punching her smack below the eye. Kaylee was stunned, as she hadn't expected this to happen.
Before Rika could do anything else, Takato and Stevo had grabbed her arms once again, and would not let go this time.
"Don't tempt me, Stanton!" shouted Rika.
Kaylee's friends rushed to her side and helped her to her feet. She sent Rika a ferocious death glare, then turned around, not wanting to see her anymore.
Rika was still putting up a fight, but Takato and Stevo would not let go. Phil was walking behind them, just in case she got free.
After they reached the exit, and left the building, Rika finally calmed down.
"Dude." said Stevo, shaking his head. He put his hands on Rika's shoulders and looked her in the eye. "AWESOME!" he shouted.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "What?" she asked.
"I know you've beaten and thrashed Spencer, but this was sweet!" said Stevo. "I didn't wanna stop it, but ya know.."
Rika grinned a bit.
"Damn." said Phil. "She was.. I dunno, but she was really annoying. Really bitchy too."
"You're telling me." said Takato. "I woulda exploded too."
"Here, here." said Stevo.
Rika smiled. "She's always pissed me off. It wasn't the first time she's gotten punched by me, but it was definitely the hardest." she said.
"Wish I had a camera.." said Stevo. "I will never forget that fight."
"Same here, dude." said Phil.
The four continued talking about it for a bit, as they walked down the street away from the mall. They laughed, and even got a pissed off kind of look every now and then.
"Ya know," said Takato. "We never went to Henry's.."
"Aw, crap." said Phil.
"We should go now." said Takato. "Or he is gonna be one pissed off technical genius."
Rika, Takato, Phil and Stevo all shuddered.
"Lets go." said Phil.
"Onward, my friends!" shouted Stevo, pointing in a random direction. "To the house of one Henry Wong! High Ho!"
"Wrong way." grinned Takato, moving his hand in the other direction.
"As I was saying," said Stevo, coughing. "To Henry's! High Ho!"
They laughed, and Takato led the way to Henry's. Reaching the apartment building, they piled in the elevator, along with two other people.
When the doors closed, Stevo shouted out. "Its okay! Don't panic people! They open again!" he said, looking around at everyone. Rika and Takato snorted, while he went into the corner of the elevator and stared without moving.
When they got to the second floor a couple seconds later, Phil began to smack his head. "Shut up!!" he shouted. "All of you! I don't wanna hear it!!"
On the third floor, the other two people got off.
They reached the fith floor, and exited the elevator, dragging Stevo away from the corner. They walked down the hall a bit, before stopping outside a door.
Takato knocked. "Hello?" he said.
The door opened, and standing at the door was a young girl, about twelve or so. Her hair was short, but tyed in pigtails. She smiled.
"Hi Takato!" she said loudly. "Here to see Henry?"
Takato nodded. "I've brought some friends too, if you don't mind.." he said. "Thats Rika, and the two guys are Stevo and Phil."
Rika grinned, while Phil whacked Stevo. "You're not on the elevator anymore, dude.." he said. Rika shook her head.
"Whatever. Come on in!" the girl said cheerfully. "Friends of Takato and Henry, I am Susie Wong! Sister of Henry Wong." she said, bowing slightly.
"I am the mighty Stevo!" said Stevo, taking a deeper bow. He pointed to Phil. "That is the lower class monkey, Phil."
"Lower class?!" shouted Phil. "Lower class?!"
Stevo nodded.
"Oh right.." said Phil.
"They're just a little crazy." said Rika to Susie. "Don't mind them."
Susie looked over at Rika and looked her up and down. Rika watched what she was doing and raised an eyebrow. "Rika, right?" she asked.
She nodded. "And you're Susie."
"Where's Henry?" asked Takato, looking around while taking off his shoes.
"In his room." replied Susie. "Where else?" she shrugged. She looked directly at Takato when she asked, "Can I get you anything?"
"Water!" said Phil randomly.
"Seriously?" asked Susie.
"Nah." replied Phil, shrugging. "Just felt like saying something."
A door opened somewhere in the house, and Henry appeared in the living room. "Hey.. Takato. Rika..." he said, looking around. "Stevo, Phil."
"Top o' the mornin' to ya!" said Stevo, tipping an invisible hat.
"Yeah, same to you.. I think." said Henry.
"So how long are you staying for, Takato?" asked Susie.
"Not sure." replied Takato. "Gotta get home for dinner."
"So you got hours." said Susie. "Did you eat lunch?"
"We did have some fries.." grinned Rika, remembering Stevo's fries.
Susie looked at her with her eyes slightly narrowed. Then she looked back to Takato. "You guys, and girl, want a sandwhich?" she asked.
"I'm good." said Stevo.
"Me too." said Phil.
"I'll just get a snack later." said Takato. Rika nodded.
"Come on," said Henry. "I'll show you my room." he said, before turning back for his room. Takato and Rika followed, but then turned and grabbed Stevo and Phil who had become mesmerized by a lava lamp on a side table.
Rika walked into Henry's room and found it to be the complete opposite of Faye's. There was two computers, each on its own desk and each turned on. There was a TV with two video game consoles nearby, along with a VCR and DVD player. There was a stereo on a shelf above the TV, and his bed was along the wall facing the TV. The walls were relatively blank of posters, minus one or two.
Faye's room had a bed going across the center, with a small TV off to the side. There was an XBox near the TV and a computer on a desk, but it was rarely used and almost always turned off. There were posters everywhere in her room; her favorite rock bands and her favorite animes. Her room was always a disaster zone, compared to Henry's, whose was clean and neat. Faye's room was also painted a dark purple, while Henry's was a light blue.
"Completely opposite.." whispered Rika, thinking about the two rooms.
"What?" asked Henry.
"Nothing.. nothing." replied Rika.
Then it clicked. Faye was going to be pissed off that Rika had gone to Henry's while she hadn't.. she would curse herself forever for going to Hong Kong. This made Rika laugh out loud. She looked around.
"Dude, no matter how funny the voices are," said Phil. "Do not laugh at them or they will never ever go away."
"And you know this how?" asked Rika.
"First hand expierience." grinned Phil proudly.
"Forget I asked.." said Rika, rolling her eyes.
They spent about two hours at the Wong's, with a visit from Susie every fifteen minutes or so. Each time she sent strange looks in Rika's direction.
As they got ready to leave, Susie stood just outside the hallway, as if waiting for something. When the door opened, and they headed out, she jumped a bit.
"Bye everyone!" she said. "See ya soon Takato!"
They all waved to her and Henry. Rika noticed that after Susie spoke her goodbyes, Henry rolled his eyes.
They walked down the hall back to the elevator and went down to the bottom floor, with Stevo and Phil doing strange things once again.
As they exited the building and started for their homes, something came to Rika's mind.
"What was with Susie?" she asked.
"That, is obvious." said Stevo.
"What?" asked Rika.
Takato sighed. "Henry and I figured it out a while ago.." he said. "We think she has a school girl crush on me."
Rika snorted. "Ha!" she said. "That's funny."
"It is." said Phil, also snorting. "But typical. Little sisters always seem to get a crush on your best friend."
"Not your's." said Stevo.
"That is because you are an evil crazy one." said Phil. "She has good reason to dislike you." he said.
"Ah, yes." said Stevo.
"That doesn't explain why she seemed to be giving me a kind of attitude." said Rika, scratching her head.
Stevo and Phil chuckled.
"Oh dear god, what now.." she said.
"She obviously sees you as her rival for love!" said Stevo.
Rika stopped dead in her tracks. "Say what?" she asked.
"I'm sure that you've been talked about in the household." said Stevo. "I mean, Takato and Henry have had a complete turn around in lifestyles sinse you showed up."
"True." said Takato.
"So she thinks that she has to keep an eye out for Rika because she thinks that Rika is going to take Takato away from her." said Stevo.
"But-" started Rika.
"No buts, Rika." said Phil. "Her suspiscions were confirmed when you showed up at Henry's with Takato. She probably thinks you're plotting against her. Thats how little sisters think, take it from me." he said. At this point, Stevo shuddered.
"Little sister.. of Phil..." he said, hugging himself.
The three of them stared at Stevo as he began to mutter nonsense under his breath.
"My sister.. umm.. well, lets just say Stevo is still kind of terrifed of what she is capable of..." said Phil. "Its okay, Stevo... its in the past! Its done!" he said, walking over to his friend and putting an arm around his shoulder.
"So.. much... flushing!" shouted Stevo. "Too... much... floss...!"
"There there..." said Phil. They walked off down a road, and he called out. "See ya tomarrow, dudes!"
"Bye!" Takato called back.
Takato and Rika walked silently for a bit, heading back for the Matsuki household. Could what Phil and Stevo, the two most complete keepers of nonsense and randomness, had been true?
Rika laughed a bit.
"Whats so funny?" asked Takato.
"The whole Susie thing." she said before she could stop herself.
"Oh yeah," said Takato. He laughed a bit. "Susie was always weird."
"I pity Henry, I really do." said Rika. "I'm glad I'm an only child."
"Yeah, me too." said Takato.
They walked in silence for a bit, before she spoke again.
"I don't get why Susie thinks ..what she does." she said, not looking at Takato.
"About what? Me?"
"No." said Rika. "I mean, how she thinks.. that I'm.. you know."
Takato laughed. "Rival in love." he said.
"Yeah that." said Rika. "I don't have a clue where she could get that idea from."
"Me neither." replied Takato. "Me neither."
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As Rika layed in the futon that night, staring at the ceiling, she couldn't help but smile. The weekend started off fun, then went to hell, then got better again.
"Today was a pretty fun day.." she whispered. "I got to beat the crap outta Kaylee, I get to see Faye go green with jealously when she comes back, and I even gotta twelve year old against me." she grinned.
"Not a bad day," she said. "Not a bad day at all."
Then before she knew it, she was sleep in the futon, her third night sleeping at Takato Matsuki's house.
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MD: heh, sorry if it seems a bit shorter than usual. ::bows:: but at least it was a quicker update than usual ^^;;;;;
i know how its going to end.. the story i mean, but the question is *when*? it can go on for as long as you guys want, or until i don't feel like writing any more of it ^_^. SO! if you have any ideas of things for Rika and Co. to do before I end, lemme know. cuz the less ideas i get, the sooner it comes to a close. but hey, don't get me wrong. there's still a couple chapters before i can consider ending it. ^^ Bai for now, loyal reviewers!
reviewer thanks:
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Black: ooo! SWORD! ^^ and i must say thanks.. from what you said about Takato, it gave me a really good idea that ties in with how to end it.. as i was lost on how it should end.. THANKS! a thousand thanks! .. and i really dont know if Rika's dad tastes good with ketchup...
Silver Kitsune Light: PHIL AND STEVO! heh.. saying random things is fun.. ^^ thanks
Neverwhere: Chaos Mode: i think i said this before.. but awesome addition to your penname. ^^ and i must thank you, for you two are another faithful reviewer and you gave me an idea in your last review. ^^ thanks again
hmm i believe that is everyone.. if i forgot you, i am sorry. ::bows head::
another thanks to the editor, Ruki ^^
disclaimer: heh, if i owned digimon... ::thinks of the possibilities::
chapter seventeen: a bit of cheering up
Rika sat on the couch some hours later, watching tv. Takato's mom and dad had come home, and were already in bed. Although the futon was set up again for her, she chose to sit on the couch. She mindlessly flipped through the channels, barely even aware of what flashed across the screen.
"Rika?"
She turned her head and saw Takato coming out of the hallway that lead to the upper story of his house. She nodded at him.
The television continued flashing and Rika turned back to it, to avoid looking at Takato. She saw a person with orangy-blonde hair looking pissed off. He shouted something along the lines of "Don't call me Kyou- kun!" before she changed the channel.
"My parents went to sleep already." he said.
"Yeah. I know." said Rika.
Takato shrugged. "Just figured I'd let you know if you already didn't."
"Listen.. about before..." she said, turning around to face him. "Please don't tell anyone. Please." she said. "I really .. didn't want anyone to know I still have nightmares once in a while. But you do.. so just don't tell anyone, okay?"
Takato nodded.
"Or I will beat you into a bloody pulp." said Rika.
"What?"
"Just kidding." said Rika. "Although if you do tell, you will regret it."
"Promise." said Takato. "I won't tell."
"Good."
Rika turned back to the tv again. "It's late. I'm tired." she said. "I think I'll get some sleep." She turned off the tv and tossed the remote on the side table.
"All right." said Takato. "Night."
"Night." said Rika, going from the couch to the futon. She heard Takato go back up the stairs to his room as she layed on the futon. She must have been tired, because she fell asleep in less than a minute.
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In the morning, Rika had eaten another bagel from the bakery and was now dressed and wondering what she would do, on the last day before going back to school.
"Hey Rika." said Takato. "Wanna go to Henry's for a bit? He asked me to last night."
Rika shrugged. "You can go." she said. "I can just wander and stuff."
"You sure?" asked Takato.
"I dunno. Maybe I'll go." said Rika. "When are you leaving?"
"In a few minutes." said Takato.
Rika shrugged again. "All right." she said. "I'll come."
"Cool. Gimme a sec." he said before dashing off.
In a bit, Rika and Takato had their shoes on, and were pulling on their coats on their way out the door.
"See ya later, mom!" called Takato, closing the door behind him.
The two headed off, Takato in the lead as Rika had no idea where Henry lived. They walked a few blocks, when they reached an apartment building. Takato went inside, so Rika followed. They didn't get very far though, as they ran into Henry along the way.
"Hey guys." he said. "I gotta go get this thing for my computer. It's going all haywire." he explained, tuning down the information so they could understand. "You wanna come?"
"Sure." said Takato. "Where to?"
"Best Buy or Radio Shack. Preferably Best Buy." said Henry.
"Then let's go." said Takato.
So instead of going to Henry's, they headed for the mall so he could fix up his computer. In a few minutes, they arrived and went inside. The weather was getting kind of cold.
They headed for Best Buy, without goofing off. Henry seemed determined to get what he needed and get home as soon as possible.
While Henry whisked himself off to the computer area, Takato and Rika wandered around the store. First, they looked at some video games. Then, Rika dragged him to look at music.
"Good ol' rock and roll." said Rika, looking through various rock cds. Having no money, she couldn't buy anything.
"And what is this poor money-less girl doing in a store? Where money is needed?"
Rika turned around. She grinned. "Hey guys."
"Ta da!" said Phil and Stevo, striking a rather interesting pose.
"And what brings you out on this fine day?" asked Phil as Stevo flipped through cds mindlessly.
"We were going to Henry's, but he dragged us here instead." said Rika.
"I seeeeeeee." said Stevo.
"How did you know I have no money?" asked Rika.
"Ha ha, Rika, m'dear," said Phil. "The almighty one known as Phil knows many, many things. And his methods are never revealed."
"Why don't you just say that you saw them come in and heard Rika say she had no money?" asked Stevo.
Phil smacked him over the head. "I said I do not reveal my mystic ways of getting information!" he said.
Stevo stuck his toungue out. "We are here because.."
"Stevo's mom told us to get out til we calmed down." said Phil.
"How true." sighed Stevo. "Alas, mothers. They cannot understand. We are who we are and that is simply insane."
Rika laughed. "So.. I guess you're not going back then, huh?"
"Nope." grinned Phil.
"Got it!" said Henry, arriving on the scene with a bag labeled 'Best Buy' (a/n: as my friend would now say... 'thank you, captain obvious')
"Whatcha got in there?" asked Phil, snatching the bag.
"Careful. Its kinda fragile." said Henry.
Looking inside and seeing it was nothing of interest, Phil gave the bag back to Henry and sighed. "So what are you folks up to?" he asked.
Henry rolled up the bag and put it in his coat pocket. "I gotta head home." he said. "Otherwise my computer might crash. I'll see you later." he explained, before disappearing out of the store.
"Welllll." said Phil, throwing his arms around Takato and Rika. "If you two ain't up to nothing, wanna go hang out?" he asked.
Takato shrugged. "We can always go to Henry's later." he said.
"And that is a grand idea!" said Stevo. "But for now, onward my friends! Let us go into the depths of the mall!" he said, pointing his finger towards an exit into the mall.
Phil let go of the two and the four headed out.
"Indeed, it is almost lunch time." said Stevo.
"Not really." said Rika.
"Shut up I have the urge for some fries." he said. "To McDonald's!"
And so, the four of them were dragged to the food court by Stevo. He ordered super sized fries, and refused to share. He ran off and sat down on a table. On a table, not a chair. He awaited Rika, Takato and Phil to come over.
"These are mine." said Stevo, glaring at them. "They are the mighty french fries of .. umm Stevo. Anyone who touches them will become a monkey." he declared.
Phil then grabbed a fry and shoved it in his mouth.
"Fool!" shouted Stevo. "Now! Become a monkey like the curse so says!"
Phil stared.
"Dude. Become a monkey." said Stevo in a mystical voice.
"Why?" asked Phil.
"Because there are some really preppy looking girls over there who will be horrified upon seeing one such as yourself scampering like a monkey." said Stevo, shrugging.
Rika looked over to where Stevo had beckoned and her mouth dropped. "Ohmigod." she said. This caused Stevo to look over, and she stole a fry.
"What?" he asked, slapping her hand and causing the fry to fall to the ground.
"I know them." said Rika. "They go to my old school. See the one with the.." she looked at the girl's hair and burst out laughing. "White highlights?" she asked.
"What the hell is on her head?" asked Phil.
"That would be one Kaylee Stanton." replied Rika. "She is the biggest prep I've ever seen. Although Miss Spencer could give her a run for her money."
"Nice." said Stevo. "Monkey boy! Go!"
And he did. Phil took off, running like a monkey towards Kaylee and her posse. He made weird monkey-like sounds, which caused Rika, Takato and Stevo to snort.
As Phil reached them, they gave him the death glare and looked in the direction from which he came. Kaylee stared when she saw Rika sitting there, with the two guys. Rika replied simply. She grinned and shot up the finger.
Stevo was now in hysterics, and Takato was laughing uncontrollably too, just not as loud as Stevo. After Phil danced around them a bit in a monkey-like fashion, he headed back over towards his friends, still doing the monkey thing.
Kaylee stomped over and her three friends followed. "Well if it isn't Rika Nonaka-Makino. I thought I'd never see you again."
"And the feeling is mutual." said Rika.
"I see you've become one of the guys. I always knew you would." said Kaylee. "You've always been like that." she said, looking around. Her eyes stopped on Takato and she smiled. "Well, at least some of them are cute."
Rika suddenly felt angry. She stood up. Then smiled. "Phil." she said. "Do as Rika, the mighty creator of chaos orders you too and steal another fry." she grinned.
"Eh?" asked Phil, scratching his head.
"Steal a fry dammit." said Rika.
Phil shrugged and stole another of Stevo's fries. "Foolish mortal! I told you. Do. Not. Steal. The. Fries!" shouted Stevo. "The Curse of the Monkey is upon you again!"
Phil grinned. He began to act like a monkey again, which caused Kaylee to look scandalized. "How can you do that in public?!" she asked.
"Phil! Oh monkey boy!" said Rika, pointing at Kaylee's hair. "I believe she looks a bit... dirty. Why don't you.. clean out her hair?" she grinned.
Phil pondered this for a moment, then grinned evilly. He dashed over to Kaylee and began to pick at her hair. She screached and waved her arms around madly.
"Get this stupid guy Out of my hair!!" she wailed.
"Dig a little deeper there, Phil." said Stevo. "I don't think ya got all the bugs out. Her hair is still white."
"Maybe she could use a wash." said Rika. "It's a shame I don't have any soda on me."
"Rika!!" shouted Kaylee.
Rika laughed. "Alas, the one day I needed it most." she grinned. "I have no sticky substances to pour into your hair. But.. that trick is kinda old. Something new perhaps?"
"What are you talking about?" asked Kaylee. "And what did I ever do to you?"
"You were just being yourself." said Rika. "And that pisses me off."
"The same can be said for you." snapped Kaylee.
"Whatever." said Rika. "Why don't you just go off and be your preppy self, doing whatever it is that people such as yourself enjoy doing."
"I would if this idiot would get his hands out of my hair!" shouted Kaylee.
Rika laughed. "Oh right. I forget about Phil." she said. "He's fine. Apparently, you're hair is particularly dirty this fine day."
"You-"
"A ha!" shouted Phil. He pulled out a clip with some sort of wings from Kaylee's hair and shoved it in his mouth.
Rika, Takato and Stevo groaned and gave off looks of disgust.
"Aw, Phil." said Rika. "I didn't mean really eat it..."
Kaylee's eyes widened. "He did not.. just eat my dragonfly clip..." she said slowly. From somewhere behind her, there was the crunching noises of something being broken.
"Yuck." said Phil, spitting out the messed up clip. "Must be expired." he stuck out his toungue and spit more, to get rid of the taste.
Now, Stevo was roaring with laughter. He was laying on the table, his fries forgotten in his hand. Takato was laughing hysterically too, but he was still in his chair.
Kaylee was looking horrified, as were her friends.
"Rika, you're friends are really really messed up!!" she shouted, waving her finger at the four of them wildly.
"Dude." said Stevo, sitting up and looking dead serious. "We are not messed up. Okay.. maybe we are a little messed up, but I think we're more along the lines of insane.."
"Hell ya, you're insane!" shouted Kaylee. "Normally I just ignore people like you, but here you are torturing me and I don't even know who you are!!"
"Excuse me, its not exactly 'torture' as you aren't screaming in pain. Or agony. Or whatever. By the way, I'm Phil. And that butterfly clip tasted nasty!"
"Well I don't believe they're edible. And I am Stevo."
"You don't need to introduce yourselves!" shouted Kaylee. "I would prefer to NEVER think about this day again!"
"Too bad." said Rika. "Because, when someone eats a clip from your hair, its a pretty hard thing to forget."
Kaylee did a 'hmph' kind of sound, and was looking extrememly pissed off. "You're.. you're ... ARGH!" she shouted.
The four of them started cracking up madly now. Kaylee glared at them all. Her eyes stopped again on Takato.
"You look familiar." she said angrily.
"And he will be." said Rika. "As he was a witness to your monkey attack."
"Shut up!" shouted Kaylee. She turned back to Takato. "Where have I seen you before?" she asked.
"Not a clue." said Takato, stiffling a laugh.
"Who are you?" asked Kaylee.
"Takato." he replied.
"Yes! Takato Matsuki!" said Stevo. "He was once friends and part of what some may call the 'popular' people, but we have converted him! High Ho!" he shouted.
"You were at a party once."
"No shit, sherlock." said Phil. "I think everyone here has gone to a party."
"I mean a party that I was at." snapped Kaylee. "Do you know Jenny Atkins?"
"Did." said Takato. "She kinda.. isn't talking to me? Not that there's anything wrong with that..." he said, smirking. Phil high fived him.
"Then you were at this big party she had, weren't you?" asked Kaylee. "Jenny's a cousin of one of my previous boyfriends. Even though we broke up, I still keep in touch with her. She's a great person."
Rika snorted. So did Phil and Stevo. Takato gave off a laugh.
"Why do you care anyway?" asked Rika. "Takato is no longer.. uh, whatever it is you call yourself." she said. "And Jenny is anything but a great person."
"She's an airhead." said Stevo.
"Not as bad as Felecia." said Phil.
"Ah yes." replied Stevo.
"So!" shouted Kaylee, which caused Phil and Stevo to jump. "Why not go back to them?" she asked. "They were your friends. Why ditch them?"
"Because.. well," said Takato. "I guess I never really was 'one of them'. And I didn't ditch them.. they kinda ditched me. So when Rika came, she showed me there is more to life than just being popular." he said.
Kaylee grinned. "When Rika came, huh?" she said. "So you mess up everyone's life, don't you, Rika?"
"I didn't mess up anyone's life." replied Rika. "Takato did what he did on his own."
"He converted!" shouted Stevo. "Praise be that!"
"That last sentance made no sense." said Phil.
"Do I ever make sense?" asked Stevo.
"Nope. Never." replied Phil.
"Exactly, Phil m'boy."
"Will you shut up!?" shouted Kaylee.
"There really is no reason to." said Stevo. "And I like to hear myself talk. I do that a lot because half the time my parents just tune me out." (a/n: .;;;.. heh, me too...)
Kaylee stared at him.
"Well, Takato. Stevo. Phil the monkey." said Rika. Phil made a monkey sound upon hearing this. "I think that this girl's attitude has been cursed upon us for too long. Should we wander off now?"
"Indeed!" shouted Stevo. Phil's reply was another monkey-sound.
"I am NOT done with you all yet!" shouted Kaylee, stamping her foot.
"Well, we're done with you." said Rika. "You're really getting annoying.."
"The same can be said for you!" retorted Kaylee. "You're nothing .. nothing but a bunch of freakish skater punks!!" she shouted.
"Exactly!" shouted Stevo and Phil.
Kaylee's eyebrow twitched.
"So now, we, the 'Freakish Skater Punks', are off, Miss Stanton." said Rika.
"We bid you farewell." said Takato.
"I don't understand you Takato," said Kaylee suddenly. They all looked over at her. "Everyone liked you! You made friends everywhere. You were one of the most popular people I've ever met! Why would you turn your back on it all?" she asked.
"Turn.. turn my back on it?" asked Takato, raising an eyebrow. "I already told you. I'm still friends with the the same people, minus the snotty, snobby ones. Except.. I fit in better with these people, even if they are 'freakish skater punks'. And I have Rika to thank for that."
Kaylee's lip twisted into a slight grin. "Rika to thank?" she asked. "Could there be.. an alterior motive?"
"Meaning...?" asked Takato.
"Could it be..." started Kaylee, her mouth now in a completly sly looking grin. "That you fell in love with Rika?" she asked.
Rika's eyes widened. She felt a slight blush cross her face, but it was unseen, thankfully. Her eyes darted to Takato's face, to see his reaction.
Although his cheeks had a tint of red in them, he began to laugh. "Love?" he asked her. "I'm only fifteen. I'm not thinking about love."
"Is that so?" asked Kaylee, grinning. "Well, its all a matter of opinion." she turned to her friends and began to walk away. Then, she turned back to them. "But Rika always had a strange effect, everywhere she went. Careful, or she'll pull you into her sticky web. Unless she already has. In that case, you're nothing but skater trash. Just. Like. Her."
At this, Rika exploded. She dashed towards Kaylee, despite the fact that both Stevo and Phil went to grab her arms.
Kaylee saw this, and her eyes widened. Rika tackled her, and they both fell to the floor.
"Nonaka-Makino!!" she shouted. "Get off me!!"
"The hell I will!" shouted Rika, grabbing Kaylee's hair and jumping to her feet. Kaylee was forced upward, unless she wanted to lose a lock of hair.
"You're ruining my hair!!" shouted Kaylee.
"Forgive me for that!" snapped Rika, completely destroying her hair's twisted tyed up style. "And the white highlights suck." she said.
"ARRGH!!!!!" shouted Kaylee, as she attempted to claw at Rika with her artificial nails. She failed miserably.
"Nice try." said Rika, slightly grin. It soon dissappeared as Kaylee went to slap her, but she caught the prep's hand before it got too close. "I've been hit and punched too much in my life!" she shouted. "I Know how to defend myself a bit by now!!"
She raised a fist to punch the girl, but a hand stopped her. She looked and saw Takato standing there.
"Let go!" she snapped at him.
"You don't think people saw this?" asked Takato.
"Dude! Security guards, are on the way." said Stevo. "We gotta bail. Now."
Rika dropped Kaylee's shirt collar, which she had grabbed at some point, and she fell to her knees.
"See?!" she shouted. "Nothing but trash!"
Rika whirled around to attack her again, but Stevo and Takato grabbed her arms. "Stop! At least, let me.. one punch!" she said, struggling to break free.
"Lucky your friends are stopping you!" shouted Kaylee, tauntingly.
"That's it!" shouted Rika, she ripped of her coat, and flew at Kaylee, punching her smack below the eye. Kaylee was stunned, as she hadn't expected this to happen.
Before Rika could do anything else, Takato and Stevo had grabbed her arms once again, and would not let go this time.
"Don't tempt me, Stanton!" shouted Rika.
Kaylee's friends rushed to her side and helped her to her feet. She sent Rika a ferocious death glare, then turned around, not wanting to see her anymore.
Rika was still putting up a fight, but Takato and Stevo would not let go. Phil was walking behind them, just in case she got free.
After they reached the exit, and left the building, Rika finally calmed down.
"Dude." said Stevo, shaking his head. He put his hands on Rika's shoulders and looked her in the eye. "AWESOME!" he shouted.
Rika raised an eyebrow. "What?" she asked.
"I know you've beaten and thrashed Spencer, but this was sweet!" said Stevo. "I didn't wanna stop it, but ya know.."
Rika grinned a bit.
"Damn." said Phil. "She was.. I dunno, but she was really annoying. Really bitchy too."
"You're telling me." said Takato. "I woulda exploded too."
"Here, here." said Stevo.
Rika smiled. "She's always pissed me off. It wasn't the first time she's gotten punched by me, but it was definitely the hardest." she said.
"Wish I had a camera.." said Stevo. "I will never forget that fight."
"Same here, dude." said Phil.
The four continued talking about it for a bit, as they walked down the street away from the mall. They laughed, and even got a pissed off kind of look every now and then.
"Ya know," said Takato. "We never went to Henry's.."
"Aw, crap." said Phil.
"We should go now." said Takato. "Or he is gonna be one pissed off technical genius."
Rika, Takato, Phil and Stevo all shuddered.
"Lets go." said Phil.
"Onward, my friends!" shouted Stevo, pointing in a random direction. "To the house of one Henry Wong! High Ho!"
"Wrong way." grinned Takato, moving his hand in the other direction.
"As I was saying," said Stevo, coughing. "To Henry's! High Ho!"
They laughed, and Takato led the way to Henry's. Reaching the apartment building, they piled in the elevator, along with two other people.
When the doors closed, Stevo shouted out. "Its okay! Don't panic people! They open again!" he said, looking around at everyone. Rika and Takato snorted, while he went into the corner of the elevator and stared without moving.
When they got to the second floor a couple seconds later, Phil began to smack his head. "Shut up!!" he shouted. "All of you! I don't wanna hear it!!"
On the third floor, the other two people got off.
They reached the fith floor, and exited the elevator, dragging Stevo away from the corner. They walked down the hall a bit, before stopping outside a door.
Takato knocked. "Hello?" he said.
The door opened, and standing at the door was a young girl, about twelve or so. Her hair was short, but tyed in pigtails. She smiled.
"Hi Takato!" she said loudly. "Here to see Henry?"
Takato nodded. "I've brought some friends too, if you don't mind.." he said. "Thats Rika, and the two guys are Stevo and Phil."
Rika grinned, while Phil whacked Stevo. "You're not on the elevator anymore, dude.." he said. Rika shook her head.
"Whatever. Come on in!" the girl said cheerfully. "Friends of Takato and Henry, I am Susie Wong! Sister of Henry Wong." she said, bowing slightly.
"I am the mighty Stevo!" said Stevo, taking a deeper bow. He pointed to Phil. "That is the lower class monkey, Phil."
"Lower class?!" shouted Phil. "Lower class?!"
Stevo nodded.
"Oh right.." said Phil.
"They're just a little crazy." said Rika to Susie. "Don't mind them."
Susie looked over at Rika and looked her up and down. Rika watched what she was doing and raised an eyebrow. "Rika, right?" she asked.
She nodded. "And you're Susie."
"Where's Henry?" asked Takato, looking around while taking off his shoes.
"In his room." replied Susie. "Where else?" she shrugged. She looked directly at Takato when she asked, "Can I get you anything?"
"Water!" said Phil randomly.
"Seriously?" asked Susie.
"Nah." replied Phil, shrugging. "Just felt like saying something."
A door opened somewhere in the house, and Henry appeared in the living room. "Hey.. Takato. Rika..." he said, looking around. "Stevo, Phil."
"Top o' the mornin' to ya!" said Stevo, tipping an invisible hat.
"Yeah, same to you.. I think." said Henry.
"So how long are you staying for, Takato?" asked Susie.
"Not sure." replied Takato. "Gotta get home for dinner."
"So you got hours." said Susie. "Did you eat lunch?"
"We did have some fries.." grinned Rika, remembering Stevo's fries.
Susie looked at her with her eyes slightly narrowed. Then she looked back to Takato. "You guys, and girl, want a sandwhich?" she asked.
"I'm good." said Stevo.
"Me too." said Phil.
"I'll just get a snack later." said Takato. Rika nodded.
"Come on," said Henry. "I'll show you my room." he said, before turning back for his room. Takato and Rika followed, but then turned and grabbed Stevo and Phil who had become mesmerized by a lava lamp on a side table.
Rika walked into Henry's room and found it to be the complete opposite of Faye's. There was two computers, each on its own desk and each turned on. There was a TV with two video game consoles nearby, along with a VCR and DVD player. There was a stereo on a shelf above the TV, and his bed was along the wall facing the TV. The walls were relatively blank of posters, minus one or two.
Faye's room had a bed going across the center, with a small TV off to the side. There was an XBox near the TV and a computer on a desk, but it was rarely used and almost always turned off. There were posters everywhere in her room; her favorite rock bands and her favorite animes. Her room was always a disaster zone, compared to Henry's, whose was clean and neat. Faye's room was also painted a dark purple, while Henry's was a light blue.
"Completely opposite.." whispered Rika, thinking about the two rooms.
"What?" asked Henry.
"Nothing.. nothing." replied Rika.
Then it clicked. Faye was going to be pissed off that Rika had gone to Henry's while she hadn't.. she would curse herself forever for going to Hong Kong. This made Rika laugh out loud. She looked around.
"Dude, no matter how funny the voices are," said Phil. "Do not laugh at them or they will never ever go away."
"And you know this how?" asked Rika.
"First hand expierience." grinned Phil proudly.
"Forget I asked.." said Rika, rolling her eyes.
They spent about two hours at the Wong's, with a visit from Susie every fifteen minutes or so. Each time she sent strange looks in Rika's direction.
As they got ready to leave, Susie stood just outside the hallway, as if waiting for something. When the door opened, and they headed out, she jumped a bit.
"Bye everyone!" she said. "See ya soon Takato!"
They all waved to her and Henry. Rika noticed that after Susie spoke her goodbyes, Henry rolled his eyes.
They walked down the hall back to the elevator and went down to the bottom floor, with Stevo and Phil doing strange things once again.
As they exited the building and started for their homes, something came to Rika's mind.
"What was with Susie?" she asked.
"That, is obvious." said Stevo.
"What?" asked Rika.
Takato sighed. "Henry and I figured it out a while ago.." he said. "We think she has a school girl crush on me."
Rika snorted. "Ha!" she said. "That's funny."
"It is." said Phil, also snorting. "But typical. Little sisters always seem to get a crush on your best friend."
"Not your's." said Stevo.
"That is because you are an evil crazy one." said Phil. "She has good reason to dislike you." he said.
"Ah, yes." said Stevo.
"That doesn't explain why she seemed to be giving me a kind of attitude." said Rika, scratching her head.
Stevo and Phil chuckled.
"Oh dear god, what now.." she said.
"She obviously sees you as her rival for love!" said Stevo.
Rika stopped dead in her tracks. "Say what?" she asked.
"I'm sure that you've been talked about in the household." said Stevo. "I mean, Takato and Henry have had a complete turn around in lifestyles sinse you showed up."
"True." said Takato.
"So she thinks that she has to keep an eye out for Rika because she thinks that Rika is going to take Takato away from her." said Stevo.
"But-" started Rika.
"No buts, Rika." said Phil. "Her suspiscions were confirmed when you showed up at Henry's with Takato. She probably thinks you're plotting against her. Thats how little sisters think, take it from me." he said. At this point, Stevo shuddered.
"Little sister.. of Phil..." he said, hugging himself.
The three of them stared at Stevo as he began to mutter nonsense under his breath.
"My sister.. umm.. well, lets just say Stevo is still kind of terrifed of what she is capable of..." said Phil. "Its okay, Stevo... its in the past! Its done!" he said, walking over to his friend and putting an arm around his shoulder.
"So.. much... flushing!" shouted Stevo. "Too... much... floss...!"
"There there..." said Phil. They walked off down a road, and he called out. "See ya tomarrow, dudes!"
"Bye!" Takato called back.
Takato and Rika walked silently for a bit, heading back for the Matsuki household. Could what Phil and Stevo, the two most complete keepers of nonsense and randomness, had been true?
Rika laughed a bit.
"Whats so funny?" asked Takato.
"The whole Susie thing." she said before she could stop herself.
"Oh yeah," said Takato. He laughed a bit. "Susie was always weird."
"I pity Henry, I really do." said Rika. "I'm glad I'm an only child."
"Yeah, me too." said Takato.
They walked in silence for a bit, before she spoke again.
"I don't get why Susie thinks ..what she does." she said, not looking at Takato.
"About what? Me?"
"No." said Rika. "I mean, how she thinks.. that I'm.. you know."
Takato laughed. "Rival in love." he said.
"Yeah that." said Rika. "I don't have a clue where she could get that idea from."
"Me neither." replied Takato. "Me neither."
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As Rika layed in the futon that night, staring at the ceiling, she couldn't help but smile. The weekend started off fun, then went to hell, then got better again.
"Today was a pretty fun day.." she whispered. "I got to beat the crap outta Kaylee, I get to see Faye go green with jealously when she comes back, and I even gotta twelve year old against me." she grinned.
"Not a bad day," she said. "Not a bad day at all."
Then before she knew it, she was sleep in the futon, her third night sleeping at Takato Matsuki's house.
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MD: heh, sorry if it seems a bit shorter than usual. ::bows:: but at least it was a quicker update than usual ^^;;;;;
i know how its going to end.. the story i mean, but the question is *when*? it can go on for as long as you guys want, or until i don't feel like writing any more of it ^_^. SO! if you have any ideas of things for Rika and Co. to do before I end, lemme know. cuz the less ideas i get, the sooner it comes to a close. but hey, don't get me wrong. there's still a couple chapters before i can consider ending it. ^^ Bai for now, loyal reviewers!
reviewer thanks:
JessAnthonyMakito: AHHH!! not the mummies!! NOT THE MUMMIES!! ::hides:: and i am glad ya liked it ^^
ejqhorselady: much much thanks! ^^ you always review and i really appriciate it
Blitz Blazer: thanks ^^
Dark-Egyptian: am i in college? no.. heh, i'm only starting my softmore year at high school.. and thanks for reviewing ^^
Black: ooo! SWORD! ^^ and i must say thanks.. from what you said about Takato, it gave me a really good idea that ties in with how to end it.. as i was lost on how it should end.. THANKS! a thousand thanks! .. and i really dont know if Rika's dad tastes good with ketchup...
Silver Kitsune Light: PHIL AND STEVO! heh.. saying random things is fun.. ^^ thanks
Neverwhere: Chaos Mode: i think i said this before.. but awesome addition to your penname. ^^ and i must thank you, for you two are another faithful reviewer and you gave me an idea in your last review. ^^ thanks again
hmm i believe that is everyone.. if i forgot you, i am sorry. ::bows head::