Chapter 2: Meeting Him Again
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the story! If I did Tamers would have been all Ryo/Jen! XD
I looked at Jaarin who was smiling at me innocently and at the blue-eyed tamer. Jaarin had to have planed this.
"Monodromon! Ryo! How you've guys been?!" Terriermon asked excitedly. He jumped off me and landed right in front of both of them.
"Good! And you two?" Ryo asked looking at me. His look gave me a slight chill.
"G-Good. We've been good. Thanks for telling me about the meeting," I said. I felt foolish for not having anything better to tell him. Jaarin stomped at my foot and then jerked her head at Ryo. I looked at her confused, she glared. She pushed me a little ways towards him. Ryo smiled at me, I blushed.
"Umm…Ryo? This is my older sister Jaarin. Jaarin, this is Ryo." I said.Ryo grinned at Jaarin and she grinned back, "Yeah I know, we met awhile ago, here actually," she said still smiling at us.
"Oh, I didn't know you guys had met." I said. Did my own sister have a thing for the tamer? No, that's not possible.
Ryo smiled again and sighed "Are you guys thirsty? I can get us something to drink." he offered. Jaarin nodded, and pushed me to get in front of her.
"Quit pushing Jaarin!" I whispered to her. Ryo was talking to Terriermon, his smile just as amazing as ever. I blushed slightly.
"You'll never get a chance with Ryo if you don't get some courage!" she whispered angrily. "I- wait- what did you say?!" I stopped her. She smiled mischievously. I looked at her then at Ryo who was watching us carefully.
"Um Ryo can you hold on a minute I gotta talk to my sister," I said pushing her back outside. He nodded and smiled. "What do you mean a chance with Ryo? Jaarin! You got some explaining to do!" I said once we were outside.
"Jeez, you sound like dad…" she said tugging at her hair. I glared even more.
She sighed and said "Alright! I was talking to Terriermon one day when he kinda let a little about how you have feelings for someone but you're to shy to tell him. He kinda realized that he let a little to much and shut up after. I got a little curious and stated to bribe Terriermon, and well he didn't tell me but after I got enough information I put two and two together and I figured out that you like Ryo…" I stared at her.
Wow, she's good at being nosey. "But that doesn't explain why we're at the exact same place he's at and how you said we were gonna be late," I said.
She tugged at her hair a little more, "You know how I said I had met him a while ago? Well I started e-mailing him and I asked him what he was doing before your Tamer reunion thing, and he told me he was going to be here, and well I think you can figure out the rest."
She waited for me to yell but instead I hugged her. "Your not mad?" she asked. I let her go and said "No, you were only trying to help me get some courage." I smiled and she smiled back. "Hey Jen! Jaarin! Do you still want that drink?" Ryo yelled from behind me.
We turned to look at him, I smiled and nodded. We sat down at a table outside since digimon weren't allowed inside. Jaarin made me sit next to Ryo (even if I originally planned to anyway). She sat with Terriermon and Monodromon at a table next to us.
I sat there feeling rather nervous. "So, Jen, what have you been up to lately?" Ryo said smiling at me. There was that look again, it was so strange, yet I felt so drawn to it, familiar with it.
"N-Not much. Just school and well I've been working on some special programs for computers. My dad says that if I can make a program well enough I can work with him as soon as possible." I said with a bit of pride.
Ryo's smile only got bigger, "Wow Jen! You're on your way to becoming something big you know!" I smiled and nodded. "I hope I will still know you well enough to see you become a famous programmer!" he said. 'Yeah me to…' I thought.
"You know something Jen? Your really something. Your really smart, nice, cool, and handsome. Your gonna be one of those guys who will have a lot." I blushed, Ryo called me handsome! "T-Thanks Ryo," I stuttered, "you might be something big to you know. You're one heck of a card player."
Ryo looked away sadly. "That's about all I'm good for…I don't think I have much of a future ahead of me like you do Jen…" I was surprised when he said that. I
glared at him, "Ryo, you do have a future! You gotta be good at something that will get you through life! And if you don't have a job and I'm working for my dad, I'll get you a good one!" I surprised myself with my outburst. Ryo looked at me surprised and then smiled, I couldn't help but blush.
"Thanks Jen," he smiled and touched my hand. I blushed furiously and looked away.
"Hey Jen! It's already 11:30. Shouldn't you and Ryo head to the park?" Jaarin asked. I looked at my watch, and sure enough Jaarin was right. I looked at Ryo he looked at me smiled and started to get up.
"Alright Jen! Let's get going!" he said to me a smile on his face. I smiled back, Terriermon jumped on my shoulder. Jaarin said her good bye and hugged me. She whispered "Good luck" She walked away with a little wink. I smiled and walked away with Ryo.
Once we got to the park it was noon. Terriermon and Monodromon were up ahead of us. We walked up to Guilmon's old house, it was still looking the same except now there we're decorations all around it. A bunch of tables were around it and there was one really large table and all over it were mounds of good looking food. Ryo and I stood in awe as we watched Takato and Juri fix up some of the plates. In the last four years Takato finally pulled enough courage to ask her out. Juri was never happier then the day he did it. Culumon and Guilmon were sitting playing with Impmon, Ai, Mako, Shiuchon, and Lopmon. Terriermon and Monodromon ran up to them and started to play.
"Jen! Ryo! It's good to see you guys!" Takato yelled and ran up to us. With a hand shake and a hug from Juri we all went up to the tables.
"So, do you guys want anything to drink?" Juri asked us, she had an apron on and was holding a couple of drinks. I nodded and took them from her, I wasn't to thirsty but it was kind of rude to turn them down. Ryo took one large gulp and then swallowed it down with much difficulty. I soon realized why.
"Ruki! Wow…Ruki… you sure have changed." Takato said with a smile. Juri ran up to Ruki and gave her a hug and made her spin so she could see Ruki in her new outfit. She was no longer wearing the heart shirt and jeans.
She was wearing a white skirt with a pink and black top. I couldn't help but stare, never in a million years would I have imagined Ruki in a skirt. She was grinning and laughing along with Juri. Ryo and I stood up and walked on up toward her.
To my great surprise she practically tackled both of us to the ground. She seemed so much happier then I had ever seen her. Renamon was suddenly next to us, she didn't look very different but she looked like she could share a laugh instead of always being serious.
"Why hello there! Haven't seen any of you in forev- Wow! R-Ruki is that you?" I turned around and there standing with Guardramon, Kenta, and MarineAngemon was Hirokazu smiling up at us. He ran up to us gave the girls a hug and the guys a handshake with Kenta following. Shiuchon walked up to all of us and gave everyone (including me) a small bag.
"It's been along time so I made all of you some treats! Hopefully you'll like them!" she grinned at us. I opened up my bag and inside were cookies and candies. "Shiuchon? When did you make these?" I hadn't seen her making these at all, and well it surprised me.
She smiled and said "This morning! When you were still asleep with Terriermon." Ryo gave a small laugh, I looked at him and frowned, "What's so funny?" I said.
"Oh, nothing! I just find it funny how your little sister thought of getting up earlier then usual just to make us something. She seemed to keep to herself a lot when she was younger, even if she was sort of hyper." he said.
I smiled "Yeah I guess so," "Hmmm…We get a gift from the youngest Lee, but not from the oldest one? Seems like your little sister's trying to show you up," he said smirking at me. I looked at him, and smiled "Very funny," I playfully punched his arm.
For the next couple of hours we ate, played around with our digimon, and talked. Pretty soon it started to get dark. Takato thought it would be a lot of fun if we played hide-and-go-seek in the dark. So once it was dark enough we all went out to hide. I could hear laughter and in some cases screams, but I knew I was perfectly hidden were I was and wasn't planning to leave my spot.
I was watching around carefully on my branch in a tree a ways from out little party, when I was spooked pretty badly, "Hey…Jen. Think they'll find us up here?" said a voice from behind me.
I nearly fell out of the tree, "Ryo! Don't do that you scared me!" I said in loud whisper. He laughed at me and sat down in in a more comfortable position in the tree. I sat there shivering, I had unfortunately had been stupid enough to forget my jacket down at the tables. "You cold?" Ryo asked me.
I shook my head and tried to calm my shivering, but it wasn't working very well. "Oh so are you shaking because your scared of the dark?" he said with a little chuckle.
I rolled my eyes, "Oh yeah, I'm really, really scared of the dark." I said sarcastically. "Well maybe you are," he said getting a little closer to me, "But don't worry I'll protect you from anything that tries to hurt you." He got even closer to me, his blue eyes were shinning in the moonlight, just like that night, back in the Digital World. His hand touched mine and gave it a small squeeze. I froze, he was getting closer and closer.
"Jen! Ryo! Were are you two!? If I can get you two I win!" said a voice from below us. I jumped in fright, and almost fell out of the tree again, but a strong hand held me tightly. "You alright?" Ryo whispered to me. I nodded. I felt sudden warmth, a large jacket was on my shoulders, "Here, I won't need this." he sat down again. An idea sparked me almost at once. "Ryo, hey, lets make Takato run after us and make him lose! I need the exercise anyway," I said. Actually that had left me rather uncomfortable after what had happened. Ryo grinned "Alright."
"One, two, THREE!" I shouted. I jumped out of the tree landed, and took off. I could here Takato yelling at us to slow down, but I didn't. Ryo must've took off in the opposite direction because I didn't see him.
"You better run faster if you don't want goggle boy to run after us!" Ryo suddenly appeared from behind me. I could hear Takato getting closer, and pretty soon I could see him. I picked up my speed and turned to the left, Ryo following me. We jumped over bushes, tree roots, and lots of other things. I came to a halt after a bit, to tired to go on. Ryo stood there and tried to catch his breath.
"Wow, you sure run fast, Jen. And what do you mean you need exercise? Yeah right you're the thinnest person I've met…well besides Ruki I mean." he laughed. I grinned, "That's what you think," I told him.
I looked around, none of the places looked familiar. "Hey Ryo? Were are we?" I asked. Ryo came up next to me. "I don't know…but I hear something coming from over there," he said. He grabbed my hand and dragged me towards the noise. It was just so dark! I could hardly see anything.
We got to a clearing but all there that we saw was a small stream. Ryo sighed "I could've sworn it was something else!" I looked down, he was still holding my hand, tightly, and protectively. I blushed, and looked around, wait, a stream in Shinjuku Park?
"Ryo I don't think were still in Shinjuku Park. Since when is there a stream in Shinjuku Park?" I asked looking at him carefully. He looked at the stream then at me. Then slapped his forehead. "We must've run off to far. Great and everyone else is over at the park! They're probably looking for us!" he looked at me and sighed.
I put my free hand on his shoulder. "Hey its not your fault we're lost! If its anybodies, it's mine, I made us run and well we ended up lost." I reached into my pocket, my cell phone was gone. 'Oh yeah it's in my jacket back at the tables…Crap…' I thought.
"Ryo you don't have your cell phone do you?" I asked. He nodded, he reached into his pocket, then suddenly he froze. I didn't like the look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked praying that he had his phone. "Check my jacket yeah?" he told me. I reached into the pockets of his jacket, nothing was in there. "There's nothing in here Ryo," I said, I was almost afraid to tell him that. He looked at me, and then kicked a rock nearby.
"Great we're stuck out here and we don't have a dam phone!!" he sat down on the cold grass. "I'm sorry Jen…guess I shouldn't have yelled," he said. I sat down next to him, and took his hand, "Don't worry, we'll be fine," I said smiling. He looked at me and smiled.
It was almost as if Jaarin was there whispering in my ear trying to tell me to go for it, to tell him how I felt.
I sat there still holding his hand, "Um…Ryo? Can I tell you something?" I asked my heart pumping like mad. Ryo looked at me and smiled "Yeah of course Jen, you can tell me anything you want to," he said squeezing my hand.
"Well you see…ever since that night in the Dig-" I was cut off by loud yells. We both stood up fast and listened carefully.
"JEN! RYO! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS!?" Takato yelled. "That's Takato, they found us. TAKATO! WE'RE OVER HERE!" Ryo yelled. I started to run in the direction from where Takato's voice was coming. I can't remember much but the last thing I remember is me falling and Ryo screaming my name.
A/N: Wow! That was a lot longer then I wanted it to be! Please R+R!!