Chapter 2: Can't Hide My Feelings For you.
"We may never meet again but we'll never forget each other." Leon "Kingdom Hearts"
"I've become a part of their heart just as they've become a part of mine. My friends are my power." Ventus and Sora "Kingdom Hearts/Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep"
Rika hasn't left her room since the battle she has also never went out to see Renamon it was like that time she sent Renamon away when IceDevimon wanted her to be his Tamer. She wondered around the castle grounds when she did decide to leave her room. Thinking about what life was like for their friends back home and how much damage was done when they had decided to leave the Reality World. Somehow, Ashley and Luna had figured out a way to program a mirror that was made out of Chrome Digizoid to work as a phone like the iPhone's FaceTime app. They all have kept in contact with their families but Rika's. Rika ask if Jade and Ashley's family not tell her mother of this special mirror just her grandma she was more worried about her than anything. As a kid Rika had always been an outcast being the daughter of a famous model and not having a father made it hard for Rika to fit in people always looked at her weird because she dressed in guys clothing she was bullied a lot she doesn't remember how exactly she became friends with Ashley and Jade but she was glad she did before Renamon came into this world she felt as if she wasn't good enough. With her mother always blowing her off for some photo shoot she started to hate the world so much that she would rather see if her mother care more about her if she was nearly dying so she had jumped off the school roof now she wasn't trying to kill herself she was trying to make it to the other roof but the way she jump off was to make it appear that way so if someone saw her jump they'd tell her mother. She was aiming for a balcony but she hadn't correctly calculate how far the jump was this was when she learnt that Ashley and Jade weren't human Jade flew up to catch her while Ashley scale the building. When they saved her life she had become like family to them.
"I can't deal with this anymore. I'll just….no I can't…but if I don't…fuck why is this so hard! I've known her since I was thirteen! Maybe that…maybe that's the problem…but why should it be a problem? Why am I talking to myself!?" Rika yelled
"Rika…are you okay?"
"Ahhh! Dammit don't sneak up on me like that! Wait…how long were you listening?" Rika asked
"Long enough. Rika I want to…"
"It's okay Renamon I get it you don't like me. I can say I don't feel hurt that you rejected me but I'll live through it. Just give me some time to proc…" Rika was cut off when Renamon pulled her in for a kiss.
"Who ever said anything about a rejection? I'm pretty sure we got interrupt before I could answer you back." Renamon said
"Yeah…I guess we were." Rika smiled
"What do you want to do now?" Renamon asked
"I don't know…I never really knew how the relationship thing works." Rika said
"Has Jade or Ashley ever told you what it feels like?" Renamon asked
"No, not really. I never asked so they never brought it up. Jade and Ashley have a lot to deal with…" Rika said
"What do you mean?" Renamon asked
"Luna had twins…they had also adopted two other kids then Ashley found her long lost daughter not too long ago." Rika said
"Five kids…that seems interesting seeing that Ashley isn't the best when it comes to patients I find it amusing. Didn't you mention that Jade had three kids?" Renamon asked
"That was another reason why my mother didn't like me hanging out with Ashley and Jade. She said they didn't have a future because they got "busy" to earlier in their life. Which honestly makes no sense because she had me when she was a sophomore in high school Jade and Ashley are technically juniors in high school. Being immortal they had to repeat many years of school because how old they look. That's why Jade and Ashley are the smartest ones in this group they've been to school for years." Rika said
"You're smart too Rika. Don't ever tell yourself you're not." Renamon said
"Why don't we go find our immortal friends?"
"Sure why not." Rika said
Rika was remembering the time when she met up with Ashley after her mother rudely asked her if being sexuality assaulted made her a lesbian. Ashley wasn't too happy about seeing Rika she knew it wasn't her fault but she didn't want to talk about the feeling of leaving so quickly either. They had been back at Rika's house with her grandma there she really listened to the girls and didn't judge the girls in fact she is the exact opposite of Rumiko. Ashley and Jade had brought over their kids.
"Auntie Rika!"
"How come your kids call me auntie?" Rika asked
"Because they like you. My kids call Jade auntie as well." Ashley said
"So, what are we going to do?" Jade asked
"Well judging by the sounds the kids are already playing Call of Duty. I guess we could set up my Playstation 4 in the living room while we take turns to play Outlast." Ashley said
"You brought your PS4 to school?" Rika asked
"You keep forgetting the art of magic. I made it appear as if it was a used PSN card." Ashley said
"You're something else, Ashley." Rika said
"Thank you." Ashley said as she pulled out her Playstation 4 as she set it up they had been playing for a while. In fact Seiko had sat down to watch them play.
"Crap I need to hide…go under the bed…get the fuck under the bed!" Ashley growled
"You scared Ashley?" Rika teased
"Hell fucking yeah I'm scared! Shit I ain't gunna like about it…" Ashley said
"What is the point of this game what are you trying to gain?" Seiko asked
"Well, grandma you play as a reporter named Miles Upshur he got an email from the guy you play in the DLC Whistleblower, Waylon Park. Miles wants to exposed Murkoff for how they treated their patients." Jade said during the times that Rika had brought over Ashley and Jade they had built a great relationship with Seiko that she wanted them to call her grandma being the same age as Rika and her only friends at the time before meeting Takato and the other Tamers. It was nice to see that Rika had friends she could hang out with. Seiko never saw them as a bad influent on Rika quite the opposite. Rumiko just doesn't want to try. It was around 4:00 when Rumiko came home; Rika, Jade and Ashley were playing a card game with the kids as well as Seiko, Life's a Pitch was really fun game to play with children.
"What would you find at the center of the earth?" Snow said
"Garden horse!" Alex yelled after all the cards were flipped over.
"Garden horse? Why would that be at the center of the earth?" Drakkar asked
"Because if you were trapped there you could wrapped the garden horse around you to get yourself out." Alex said
"For a second there I thought that was the dumbest thing ever." Rika said
"Why is everyone being so mean to me? I quit!" Alex said frowning as she stormed off.
"Lexi, wait. Come back keep playing I'll go fix this." Ashley said
"I didn't mean to hurt her feelings." Rika frowned
"It's not your fault she just doesn't take criticism very well when Ashley found her after losing contact with her. Alex was badly hurt emotionally and physically." Luna said
"She's just like Ashley that goes to show who she took after." Rika said
"What is this?" Rumiko asked as she walked into the living room.
"Oh look who's back the one that supposed to be the mother in this house. Oh wait I forgot you threw away that the day you stop paying attention to Rika." Ashley said as she walked back into the living room holding Alex.
"I will not take your back talk young lady this is my house." Rumiko said
"Oh really you seem to not care about what you said about me. Have you ever thought about what you say before you say it?" Ashley growled her eyes glowing red.
"What you been smoking your eyes are pretty bloodshot right now?" Rumiko accused
"Ashley stop! It's not worth it." Rika said
"Yeah you're right. I mean the world is full of apportions so why should I have to hide a part of myself because it's not what people call normal?" Ashley growled
"Dear do calm down. I don't wish to see a bloodbath." Seiko said
"I can't…" Ashley said
"Here I believed I learnt a spell on how to control you when your angry doesn't want to listen. Control the wolf do not act on this impulse shall you attack this stupid bitch you shall be shocked. Here this ring will act like a shock collar if you attempt to claw Rumiko's eyes out." Jade said tossing the ring to Ashley.
"Leave it to the witch to figure out my problems. What would I do without you?" Ashley smirked
"You would most like be running from hunters." Jade said
"Witch?" Rumiko said
"Yes, Rumiko. They're all hybrids." Seiko said Rika had told her grandma that her friends weren't mortal she did take well to learning of Renamon's existent as well as the other Digimon so why wouldn't she be able to know that the other two girls she treats as family about their abilities.
The rest of the day was blurry for Rika. There was a lot of running that's all she knew.
"Hey, Rika what's up?" Jade asked
"This is a stupid question." Rika said
"It's only stupid if you make it stupid and knowing you it's an awkward question." Ashley said
"If we found a way back to earth what would you do?" Rika asked
"Shit I don't know hang out with my family." Jade said
"Yeah I didn't tell them I was going to be coming back to the DW. Though, I do talk to them they really miss me around the house." Ashley said
"When I find Ember go on a really romantic date." Jade added
"How does the whole dating thing work?" Rika asked
"Oh I see you find yourself a girlfriend who's the lucky gal?" Ashley smirked
"That would be Renamon…" Rika blushed
"Whoa did not see that one coming well we can't really help you with that. Unless we can make a card for Renamon where she can appear human than you can do whatever you want. Wait give me your Digivice." Ashley said
Rika handed her Digivice to Ashley, she popped it open as she did some modifying to it. That was another thing that Rumiko didn't know about Ashley she's a tech nerd taking things apart was what she love to do. Her brother thought her how to do it her Digivice it helped them in the long run. It had taken up the rest of the day when Ashley gave Rika back her Digivice.
"What did you do to it?" Rika asked
"Well I modified the lazar on it when you press this button point it directly at Renamon and see what happens." Ashley said
"I swear to God!"
"Why would I want to intentionally hurt Renamon!? I made sure it wouldn't!" Ashley said that had reassured Rika to use the newly modified Digivice when she did it Renamon wasn't there anymore standing where she was is now a tall blonde haired woman wearing blue short-shorts as well as purple shirt.
"Renamon!?" Rika gasped
"This way if we ever go back to Real World you can go on real dates. There isn't a guide on how to have a great relationship just do whatever you both like to do. Go to diner have fun." Ashley said
"You're the best Ash!" Rika said
"So you want to go back home?" Jade asked
"Yes, I do. I want to see my grandma again." Rika said
"Yeah I know how you feel. We'll start looking for a way home we've finished what we came here to do. It's about time we went back however I will make it so the only humans that can come back to the Digital World is us." Ashley said
*Seven Years Later in the Real World*
Takato Matsuki, 25, a writer of his own stories about his life and what it felt like to be a Digimon. Henry Wong was now working with the Hypos cooperation the two of them meet up with the gang since Rika, Jade and Ashley left.
"Hey Takato how are you?" Jeri asked
"I'm fine I just want to figure out a way to see if the others are okay in the Digital World it's been twelve years since they left." Takato said
"I think they're fine don't worry too much Takato." Ryo said he had married Jeri a few years later after Rika left. Seeing that she was never interested in him he clearly didn't have a chance with her. She had always talked so highly about someone she liked he never could reach that level of respect Rika was a stubborn person to get along with she hated the pet-names he'd given her.
"Guys I just got a text from Yamaki to head to the park." Henry said
"Why do we need to go to the park? Our food hasn't even came out yet?" Kazu asked
"Shut up about your stomach Kazu!" Takato said
*In the Digital World*
Back in the Digital World, Ashley and Luna had just finished up the portal for them to go back home the firewall they created took years of coding to do seven years to be exact the time and energy for that was the reason why it took seven years to build now at the age of 25 as well. The set up for it to open is that a special coding on the lasers of that their Digivice gives off makes it easy for them to be read as theirs. In that seven year span they managed to find Ember it was about time they did get home Ashley and Jade's kids were still on earth with their family.
"This will be totally worth it I want to hug my children." Jade said
"Trust me it will work Luna and I have put all our blood, sweat and tears into that fucking coding if it doesn't work I'm going to try to break the Digital barrier. I know when we get to earth that I'm going to be hounded by Alex for leaving her." Ashley said
"I'm sure Wolfram told her and all the other kids why you left them to go to the Digital World. Knowing the way you two are the thought of leaving something in ruin when you know you can help isn't the type of person you are." Rika said
"You wouldn't've found us if you hadn't come to the Digital World in the first place." Ember said
"That is true." Luna said
"Let's get the thing powered up." Rika said
Rika, Jade, Ashley, Ember and Luna pointed their Digivices at the Digital Wall a portal opened itself up the plan worked. It took five years to rebuild the place and took another seven to figure out a way home. Now it's time to go back home however to Rika she wasn't looking forward to that, luckily for her if her mother kicks her out the house after she introduce Renamon in her human form to her she was and will always be welcomed to live with Ashley. They step through the portal and were sucked into the Digital stream.
*In the Real World*
Henry, Takato and the rest of the gang were in the park where they had showed up all those years ago. Yamaki said that they detected a sighting of bio-merging happening in the area. When they got there a smoke cloud came like every time a Digimon appears. Henry had his gun drawn.
"What the hell!" Ashley growled
"Rika!?" Takato asked
"Well if it isn't Gogglehead." Rika smirked
"You guys survived!" Kazu said
"Of course we survived! You work for Hypnos now?" Ashley asked
"Yeah I took on the job so I could figure out a way to reopen the Digital Portal to bring you guys back. However, you seem to have figured that on your own." Henry said
"How come the only Digimon that came back with you were your own?" Kenta asked
"That is none of your business!" Ashley said
"It is our business that's not fair that your Digimon get to come back while ours are still in the Digital World that's selfish!" Kazu said
"Ashley and I had a coding set on your Digivice but the power wasn't strong enough so we had to draw data from our Digimon. Now, get the hell out of our way we've got family to go see." Luna said
"Thought her everything she knows." Ashley smirked, pushing pass Ryo and Kazu. Ashley had set everyone Digivice to have the same function Rika's had to turn their Digimon into humans. Knowing that the world was still pretty sore on the idea of them coming back after they nearly destroyed the world, Rika had parted ways with her two best friends when they got to her house. The walk wasn't that far to her house; which was the reason why they always hung out at her place. She took in a deep breath and held onto Renamon's hand.
"Wait before we do this I need to give you a name…" Rika said
"That makes sense well you're the one that choose me as a partner you should pick a human name for me." Renamon smiled
"Lucky for you I already thought about one how does Yuzumki sound to you?" Rika asked
"Perfect." Renamon said
Rika nodded as she took hold of Renamon's hand it was a new feeling for her she had gotten so use to holding Renamon's hand when she only had three fingers she unlocked the door. As she expected her mother wasn't home her grandma wasn't either however she had left a note on the table which was oddly addressed to her. Did she know I was coming back to the Real World today? Must've been Henry he had to have told her that a Digital Portal open and the possibly of it being us was likely. Leave it to grandma to care about me more than my own mother. Rika thought was a smiled her grandma left a note saying she was going to be at her friend's house for most of the day helping them move for an old lady she still can do a lot of things.
"What do we do now?" Renamon asked
"Well, I had one idea." Rika said with a blush.
"And what would that be?" Renamon asked
"You'll have to come to my room to figure that out." Rika smirked
Half of the story will be taken place in the Digital World and the other half in the Real World now that they have made it back plus with the time skipping it makes it easy for flashbacks to happen. Enjoy (should be doing math homework right now)