A/N- Hello! I know it's been a long wait and I'm REALLY sorry, but…heck, why the hell am I apologisin'? I got's my reasons okay! So, anyone miss me? Anywho ß(not a typo), enough self-torture. I'm glad to see my little 'chat' with you guys sunk in. I got a lot more reviews. Fanks! ß(Not a typo!) ;0) Anyway, thank you to Tache who gave me such a heart-filled and inspiring review. He/She said…and I quote… "Continue." …Unquote. Lovely, itn' it ß(yet a gain…not a typo). Thanks to everyone who reviewed.
P.S Hey Tache…only jokin'…fanks a lot!!!
P.P.S Hey Sweet-calmness, does Kawaii mean cute? It's a nice word!
P.P.P.S I changed something in the last chapter that was brought to my attention sp please go back and read, it's at the end when Rika gets Blizzard. Thank you Kira. And about Ryo…this is a Rika/Ryo. He likes her so I he's gonna be feeling a bit protective and of course if someone upsets her, he's gonna get mad. Plus I really don't like Kazu.
P.P.P…whatever!!! Rika -15; Ryo -16; everyone else –close to 15 but not there yet; Suzy- 6
Chapter 2 Deva DestructionRika woke up to feel something soft and warm curled up at her feet. She rubbed her eyes groggily and sat up. The sun hit her eyes and she groaned. She looked down and found a furry thing hanging out from underneath her blanket. She looked at it in confusion. Very carefully and very slowly, Rika pulled back the blanket to reveal a snow-white Husky puppy, the size of a teddy bear, lying on her feet. She frowned at it and pushed her away from her feet. The tiny puppy looked up at her and jumped up, stumbling on the soft mattress. Rika raised an eyebrow at it. It leaned up against her and licked her cheek.
"Don't do that!" Rika said angrily. Blizzard barked sweetly and Rika clamped her mouth shut.
"Sshh…my mom's still asleep," she whispered. She rolled her eyes.
"Oh great, I'm talking to my dog," she sighed. Blizzard licked Rika's cheek again.
"I thought I told you to cut that out you mutt," Rika groaned as Blizzard sniffed her ears.
"Cut it out would you. That tickles!" She pushed the puppy off her and frowned down at it. Then she got up and walked into her bathroom. She came out a while later sporting a towel and wet hair. Blizzard was curled up on Rika's bed again and seemed to be asleep. Rika walked into her closet and put on a pair of dark blue jeans and a white shirt with short blue sleeves and a broken heart symbol on the front. She grabbed a pair of socks and walked back into her room, tying a yellow scarf around her neck as she went. She sat on her bed and pulled her socks on. Blizzard was snapping at something in the air and happily barking at whatever it was. Rika got up and hurried over to her.
"Hush would you," Rika whispered while pulling on her belt. "If you wake mom up, she's gonna be really cranky. Come on. Let's get out of here." She led Blizzard out of her room and walked into the kitchen. She slipped the leash her mom had bought for Blizzard of a hook on the back door and hooked it onto Blizzards collar. Blizzards tail was aging so fast that it looked like a blur. Rika sat down at the table and wrote a quick note to her mother, telling her she had gone to the park and tat she had taken Blizzard with her. Then she grabbed Blizzard's leash and walked her to the door. Blizzard sat patiently at the door while Rika slipped on her sneakers. Then Rika stood and opened the door. She had to pull back on Blizzard's leash to stop her from going berserk.
"Calm down would you," she said exasperatedly as Blizzard hopped around. Rika sighed and opened the gate. She stepped out and shut it again. Blizzard was walking as far as her leash would allow, sniffing at everything she could see. Rika shook her head and walked towards the park, Blizzard trailing after her, still trying to sniff everything they passed.
"Hey! Wait up!" Called a voice. Rika stopped and turned around. Ryo was running after them. Blizzard sniffed at Ryo as he stopped in front of Rika. Ryo bent over and looked at the tiny puppy. He rubbed her head and straightened himself up again.
"Cute puppy," he said. "What's its name?"
"Her name's Blizzard," Rika explained. Blizzard was jumping around Ryo and barking excitedly.
"She's a bit over-energetic," Rika said with a smirk. Ryo laughed.
"You can say that again," he grinned as Blizzard ran around his legs, tangling her leash around him. Ryo stepped out of her leash and walked along side of Rika.
"You know Ryo, we have to stop meeting like this," Rika grinned. Ryo chuckled and shook his head.
"It's not my fault you keep waking up the same time as me," he said. Rika rolled her eyes.
"I think it's you who's waking up the same time as me," she said.
"Well, you can't say you haven't enjoyed our little walks. Come on, admit it, you love me," Ryo said teasingly. Rika sighed in aggravation.
"Not gonna happen hero-boy," she said. Ryo grinned.
"Because it's not true or because you're too scared to admit it?" He asked.
"Because it's not true," Rika said flatly. Ryo looked at her with a mock pout.
"Does this mean you won't date me?" He asked playfully. Rika wrinkled up her nose.
"Not in a million years," she said.
"That hurts Rika," Ryo said, feigning a look of deep hurt.
"Does it?" Rika asked. "Well good then." Ryo grinned at her and laughed.
"You know Rika," he said after a few seconds, "you should leave your hair down more often. It looks nice like that." Rika stopped dead in her tracks. It had only just occurred to her that she had forgotten to tie up her hair now that he had mentioned it. She thrust Blizzard's leash at Ryo and quickly pulled her hair up into a spiky ponytail. Ryo's face fell and he made a mental note to keep his mouth shut the next time Rika left her hair down; on purpose or otherwise. He handed Blizzard's leash back to Rika and she tugged on it so that the puppy would follow her again. She had been sniffing at a bed of flowers and had stopped walking. Ryo looked down at the puppy.
"I take it you got her last night?" He said enquiringly.
"Yeah, my mom said that she thought I needed a friend at home since she's hardly ever there," Rika explained. Ryo nodded in understanding. Rika's mom and grandma were always out because of the business Rumiko was in and this pretty-much left Rika alone all of the time.
"Say Ryo," Rika said after a while of silent walking.
"Yeah Wildcat?" He answered. Rika adjusted Blizzards leash and then looked up at Ryo.
"I was wondering. Do you still keep your Digivice with you?" She asked.
"Yeah, of course. You never know when some random Digimon might decide to come to the real world. You know me. I like to stay prepared," Ryo said matter-of-factly. "Why do you ask?"
"I told you. I was just wondering because…it's funny, I can almost feel Renamon again," Rika said, more to herself than to Ryo. He looked at her curiously.
"What do you mean you can feel her?" He asked. Rika looked up at him.
"Well, I've never told anyone this before, but Renamon and I had this…connection. It was strange; we could speak to each other without really talking. You know, with our minds," Rika explained. Ryo cupped his chin in thought.
"You mean like a psychic connection?" He asked. Rika nodded.
"No matter how far apart we were, I could always call her if I needed her and I could always feel her presence," she said. "When she and the other Digimon went back to the Digital world, I lost my connection with her, but like I said before, it's almost like I can feel her again, like I know she's close but I don't know where she is." Ryo watched Rika for a few second. Was it possible that the Digimon were coming back? Maybe it was them causing all the electrical disturbances. He sighed and looked back at Rika. She was watching Blizzard walk along the path.
As they reached the subway, Rika lifted Blizzard into her arms. They bought their tickets and boarded the train. Blizzard became oddly calm as they sat in the semi-full train cart. All she did was sniff around a bit while she sat quietly in Rika's lap. The train slowed to a halt and Rika and Ryo climbed off. As soon as they had left the station and Rika had put her down, Blizzard went bounding around again, like she had never been outside in her life. With some minor tugging, Rika and Ryo managed to persuade Blizzard to follow them to the park, where the other Tames were waiting for them.
"How cute! A puppy!" Jeri squealed as she caught sight of Blizzard. She ran over to Rika and lifted the puppy into her arms.
"It's so adorable!" Jeri said sweetly. Blizzard licked her nose making Jeri giggle with pleasure.
"Oh look! It likes me!" She said happily. Rika raised an eyebrow at her.
"Jeri, calm down. I swear, you're more energetic than Blizzard is," she said in disgust. Takato walked over and looked down at Blizzard.
"Is it yours?" He asked Rika. Rika nodded.
"Yeah, my mother bought her for me yesterday," Rika explained. Jeri set the puppy down and Rika untied her leash. Blizzard ran around Rika and Ryo's legs, occasionally barking at a bird or butterfly. Henry, who had been sitting on a bench nearby, reading a rather thick book, walked over to them. Blizzard sniffed at him once or twice and then went back to running laps around Rika and Ryo.
"Hey guys," Henry said as he looked up at Rika and Ryo.
"Hey Henry," Ryo said. His eyes fell on the book in Henry's hand. "What are you reading?" He asked. Henry looked down at the book.
"Oh, I have a test on Monday and I haven't studied for it yet," he explained.
"It's the weekend and your still studying?" Said Kazu, who looked thoroughly disgusted.
"What's wrong with you?" Kenta asked incredulously. He and Kazu were playing the Digimon card game at a picnic table.
"Nothing. I just want to be prepared, that's all," Henry said defiantly.
"Well, you can prepare later, 'cause we came here to have some fun, not to study!" Kazu said as he put down his card. Henry frowned and snapped his book shut.
"So what are we going to do today?" Ryo asked as he ran his fingers through his hair, making it look oddly windswept and spiky. Rika glanced at him and rolled her eyes.
"I was thinking we go have an ice-cream or something," Jeri said.
"That sounds good," Takato agreed.
"Yeah, count me in," Kazu grinned.
"What do you think Rika?" Jeri asked.
"Sure, whatever," she said plainly. Ryo grinned.
"I'm in if she is," he said. Rika raised an eyebrow at him and shook her head.
"Right then. It's settled," Henry said. "Ice-cream it is."
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A pair of blazing red eyes pierced the darkness of an abyss of evil. Long claws sliced the walls, eager to rip, to tear…to kill.
"It is time…"
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Rika stared up at the large building in front of her. Her worst nightmare was looming down upon her. A shopping mall… She shuddered at the thought of how many times her mother had forced her into dresses in this place and places like it.
"Just try it on. Once you see how lovely you look in it, I'm sure you'll want it," said Rumiko's voice. Rika shuddered again.
"Hey! Are you coming or not?" Called a voice. She shook her head clear of her thoughts and looked up to see Ryo watching her.
"Yeah…sure," she said and followed him inside. The ice-cream parlor was on the top floor, which happened to be four floors up. They took the elevators up to the floor below the top floor. The elevators did not go to the top floor, which was only accessible by using the stairs or escalators. As they stepped out, Rika stopped as someone called her name. She looked around and spotted her grandma sitting at a small coffee shop with some of her friends. Rika groaned inwardly and walked over, her own friends following her.
"Hi grandma," she said. Blizzard barked sweetly from her arms.
"Hello Rika. What are you doing here? You hate malls," Her grandma asked curiously.
"I'm going to the ice-cream shop with my friends," Rika explained. "I would have left Blizzard at home if I'd known, but it was a spur of the moment decision." Her grandmother nodded and smiled.
"Well, give her to me and I'll take her home. I'm going right after I've finished my coffee," she said. Rika put the puppy down at her grandmother's feet and handed her the leash.
"Thanks grandma. I'll see you later," she said and walked away. Her grandma called a quick goodbye to her, drained her cup of the little that was left, paid for her coffee and left the shopping mall.
Rika stepped onto the escalator behind Ryo. It took them up to the very top floor where the movies and entertainment area's where. This was also where you would find the ice-cream parlors and take-out restaurants. The Tamers walked over to a small ice-cream shop called Moto Bene! It was in the very center of the floor and the seats were organized around the tiny kitchen. It was an open place that was basically a small stand in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of chairs and tables. Rika sat down opposite Jeri and beside Ryo.
"Can I take your orders?" Said a girl of about sixteen. She was wearing a white apron over a dark green dress that had the parlors name printed over the left chest pocket. She pulled a small book and a pen out of the pouch on the front of her apron and readied herself to right down what they wanted.
"I'll have four milkshakes, a banana split and a chocolate sundae," Kazu said.
"KAZU!" The Tamers all yelled. He winced and sighed.
"Fine! I'll have the banana spilt and one chocolate milkshake then." The waitress chuckled and wrote down his order. The rest of the Tamers gave her their orders and they sat chatting while they waited. Their ice creams came in a surprisingly short time, considering the size of the café. Rika sat staring idly over the balcony, which over looked the entire shopping mall, right down to the bottom floor, where you could find more restaurants. If you had to look over the balcony, you would see the tables and chairs of another open café. Rika turned back to her fudge sundae in time to see Ryo take her cherry. She frowned at him playfully and he just shrugged before popping the cherry into his mouth. Rika shook her head and took a bite of her sundae. Kazu, who had been watching this, frowned suspiciously.
"Didn't you see him take your cherry?" He asked Rika. She looked up at Kazu.
"Off course I saw him take it. I'm not blind you know," she snapped.
"Well why didn't you hit him…or yell at him for it?" Kazu asked. Rika shrugged lightly.
"Why should I yell at him for taking my cherry? He knows I don't like them," she said simply. Kazu shook his head at her.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are crazier than catfish." He shook his head again and went back to his banana split. Ryo chuckled and grinned at Rika who just ignored Kazu and took another bite of her sundae.
Rika was just sitting, stirring the last bits of melted ice cream in her tall glass when the floor beneath her started shaking slightly.
"What was that?" Jeri asked nervously.
"I don't know, it was too small to be an earthquake," Henry said. They all froze as they heard terrified screams echoing around the mall from one of the lower floors. Rika sprang off her seat and ran over to the balcony. Leaning over far, she scanned the lower floors to see what was going on. She gasped as her eyes fell on the problem. Ryo was at her side now, looking over the balcony too.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Over there, look!" She said, pointing to something that was two floors below them. Ryo followed her gaze and he gasped too. For two floors down on the balcony beside the elevators, was a big pale-grey cloud. Rika stared at it in shock.
"A digital field!" She said. She looked at Ryo who pulled out his digivice and grinned. Rika pulled out her own and nodded at him. They ran to the stairs and instead of running down, Rika hopped onto the banister and slid down.
"Are you guys crazy!?" Jeri called as Ryo reached the bottom. "You'll be killed! You don't have your digimon partners with you!" Rika and Ryo ignored her and slid down the rails of the next stairs as well. Jeri sighed and followed them. Takato and Henry looked at each other and then went after Jeri. Kazu and Kenta were still sitting at the table, refusing to move.
"Come on you two!" Henry called back to them as he reached the stairs. He turned and ran down after Takato and Jeri. Kazu looked at Kenta and sighed.
"I suppose we have no choice," Kenta said, gulping in fear. They got up and hurried towards the stairs.
"Hey! You haven't paid yet!" The waitress called after them. Kazu turned when he reached the stairs.
"If we live through this, we'll be back to pay you!" He called and then he followed Kenta down to the other Tamers.
Rika had reached the cloud and she was trying to see inside it. Ryo was standing at her side.
"After you," he grinned. She smiled at him adventurously, slipped her sunglasses on and was about to step inside when they heard the earsplitting noise of metal being ripped apart. The cloud burst apart to reveal a Digimon about four feet taller than they were. It looked a lot like a cat, but it had a reptilian body. Long, razor-like claws tipped its long black arms. Its reptilian body was a murky green-grey and its cattish face was grey. The eyes were an evil red that had slits for pupils. The long tail had sickly yellow spikes that ran along it and up onto its back. It growled menacingly as it drew its long blade-like claws through the escalator. The people inside were screaming in fear and ducking away from the blades. The Digimon tore off the elevator door and ripped it apart. The people that were inside the elevator ran out and away from the Digimon. It laughed maniacally at them.
"Yes, run you filthy creatures. Run in fear from your demise!" It said in a growling voice.
"So it speaks," Rika said calmly. The Digimon turned its red eyes on her.
"What else can you do? Dance?" She said scathingly.
"You dare to taunt me?!" The Digimon roared angrily. "I am Tuzeremon, new master of the real world!"
"Yeah, yeah," Rika said in a bored tone. "Tell someone who cares." The Digimon's already red eyes turned a deeper crimson.
"Look, just tell us what you want already. I don't have time for this," Rika said in annoyance.
"I am here on the order of my master! I must find and destroy the Digimon murderer!" Tuzeremon growled.
"The Digimon murderer? What the heck is a Digimon murderer?" Ryo asked. Tuzeremon laughed again.
"Do not act as if you do not know of this filth," he roared.
"Seriously, we have no idea what you're talking about," Takato said.
"Lies! Enough talk. I must do my master's bidding. DESTROY!!" He ran at them and they had to dive out of his way. Kazu and Kenta ducked behind the counter of a kitchen accessories shop. Jeri, Takato and Henry ran behind an odds and ends cart. Rika and Ryo simply sidestepped him. Tuzeremon roared in annoyance.
"Annoying beast! Stand still!" He shouted. Rika laughed as if the idea was ludicrous.
"Yeah, sure thing. I'll stand still so you can slice me like a salami," she said sarcastically. Tuzeremon turned to her angrily.
"You shall pay for your insolence!" He snarled. He shot at her and she only just had time to duck out of his way. He turned and ran at her again. This time, she had no time to move. He was going to hit her and when he did, he would slice her into mincemeat. He was inches from her when he suddenly stopped. A whip-like beam of blue light was holding him back. Rika looked up to see Ryo fighting to keep his hold on his Digivice. The whip was coming from the tip of it and he had wrapped it around Tuzeremon's tail. He was just out of claws reach of Rika.
"Rika! Move! He's too strong!" Ryo yelled.
She ducked away from him just as Ryo lost his grip and the whip disappeared. Tuzeremon roared angrily and he rounded on Takato, Jeri and Henry. He shot at them instead and they ran away just as he burst through the cart, breaking it into tiny pieces. They ran in different directions and Tuzeremon chased after Takato. He was faster than Takato and was gaining on him quickly. Suddenly, a giant pan flew out of nowhere and hit Tuzeremon square in the face, followed by pots, knives and more pans. He covered his face with his arms and growled angrily. Kazu and Kenta were throwing everything they could reach in the kitchen shop at him. Tuzeremon roared angrily and started swiping the kitchen accessories away from him.
"Leave - Takato - alone!" Kazu yelled, pausing at each word as he threw another pot or pan. Ryo readied his Digivice to use the whip again, but Tuzeremon dodged it as Ryo threw it at him. He lashed out with his spiked tail and it struck Ryo across his stomach, throwing him against the wall. He slid down it and didn't get up. Rika stared at him in shock. She moved as if she wanted to go to him, but Tuzeremon jumped in between her and Ryo. He raised his arms.
"Arrow Catastrophe!" He yelled. A hundred red and yellow arrows burst from the palms of his hands and flew at Rika. She dived out of the way and landed near the wreck of the cart Takato had hidden behind with Jeri and Henry. Tuzeremon was taking slow, heavy steps toward her, crushing deep footprints into the tiles as he went. He stopped as a paintball hit him on the side of his face. He turned to see Henry holding a paintball gun in his hands.
"Come to Terry's Toys. You'll have so much fun you'll be begging for more!" Henry said in an advertising manner as he quoted the stores slogan. He shot two more paintballs at Tuzeremon and they hit him in his eyes. Tuzeremon screamed in pain and covered his eyes with his clawed hands, trying desperately to rub the paint out of them. Rika, who was still lying by the cart rubble, turned as something caught her eye. It was something that had fallen of the cart when Tuzeremon had smashed it. She grinned and grabbed it. "Hey you! Bright eyes!" She yelled as she got to her feet. Tuzeremon looked over to her and growled. She was holding a triple crossbow in her hand and it was loaded.
"Having fun yet?" She asked. She pulled back on the trigger and all three arrows flew at Tuzeremon. He roared and charged at Rika, straight at the arrows. They hit him in the chest and he yelled out in pain. Rika was still reloading the crossbow when he charged at her again. He rammed into her with such a force that he ran right through the banisters and they both went over the balcony. Rika grabbed the balcony and screamed in pain as Tuzeremon grabbed her leg. His long claws sunk into her leg as he held onto her. Rika kicked out at him with her free leg, but he just gripped her leg tighter, digging his claws deeper into her skin. She kicked out again, but she was using all her energy just holding onto the balcony. Tuzeremon was heavier than he looked.
"Haven't you ever heard of wait-watchers tubby?" She cried. Her hands were slipping and fast. She was holding on with just her fingers now. The Tamers were all running to her, but they were to far away. She was about to lose her grip. A bright blue light flashed past her as it whipped across Tuzeremon's snout. He yelped in pain and let go of Rika's leg. Rika's hand slipped and she fell too, but the whip flicked back and wrapped itself around her waist and she grabbed it. Tuzeremon fell down the three floors to the bottom of the mall. People who had been watching from the bottom floor screamed and ran out of the way. Tuzeremon slammed into the tables and chairs in a cloud of dust. Rika looked down as it cleared and there, lying on the floor was Tuzeremon. He had fallen on the corner of an upturned table and the steel leg had gone right through his chest.
"No! Beaten by mere children! I had it my grasp! We will get you Digimon murderer!" He shouted and then his data burst into tiny fragments. Rika felt the whip tug upwards and she looked up. Ryo was pulling up the whip that was coming from his Digivice. He pulled her up and helped her onto the balcony.
"Ryo! You're okay!" She said breathlessly. He had to help her stand because her leg was badly hurt and bleeding heavily.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Not that you could say as much," he said, looking her over. She was covered in dirt and bruises from the crash through the banister.
"I'll be fine," she said, wincing slightly as she stepped. The other Tamers ran over to them.
"Are you guys okay?" Takato asked. Ryo helped Rika onto a bench and sat down beside her.
"Never better Takato," Rika said in a strained voice. She looked around at the battlefield. They had destroyed half the area in their fight. Rika groaned and sank deeper into the bench.
"Cheque please!"
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"Ouch! That stings," Rika winced as the paramedics dabbed a cloth, soaked in yellow liquid, at her leg. Someone had called 911 during the fight and the paramedics were now seeing to the injuries the Tamers had gotten. The cut on Ryo's stomach wasn't to deep, but it was long and they were wrapping bandages around it.
"You were lucky young lady," the doctor said to Rika. She looked up at him incredulously.
"Lucky?" She asked. The doctor nodded.
"If these had gone any deeper you would be stuck in a wheelchair or on crutches. Right now all you need is a few stitches," he explained. Rika sighed in relief. He wrapped her leg in some bandages and told her to stay on the stretcher she was sitting on so that they could take her to the hospital. Rika nodded and sighed in annoyance as he walked away. Ryo thanked his doctor and hopped of the stretcher he was sitting on. He walked over to Rika and sat down bedside her.
"So, what's your diagnosis?" He asked. Rika sighed again.
"Stitches, you?" She asked, looking at the bandage covering his stomach.
"The doctor said I'll be okay in a few days," he said simply. Jeri came over to them and sat down as well. She had a small plaster on her arm and a bump on her head, but that was about it.
"How are you doing Rika?" She asked.
"I have to go to the hospital for some stitches, but other than that I'm fine," she said.
"What's wrong with Takato?" Ryo asked. He was sitting on another stretcher, holding a bag of ice over his head.
"Oh," Jeri giggled. "Kenta accidentally hit him in the head with a frying pan. He said he was aiming at Tuzeremon but he missed." Rika and Ryo laughed and Rika shook her head. She and Ryo looked over to where Kazu and Kenta were giving the police a very enthusiastic blow-by-blow description of what had happened. The doctor walked over to them and smiled.
"Well miss, we've contacted your mother and she's going to meet you at the hospital," he said to Rika. She groaned.
"Great, I'm gonna get yelled at for this for sure," she sighed.
"Don't worry Wildcat," Ryo said soothingly. "I'm sure your mom'll just be glad that you're okay." Rika gave a bark of dry laughter.
"I wish," she said lying back and covering her eyes. Ryo laughed at her and shook his head. The doctor turned to him.
"Your father said he's going to meet you at the hospital too," he said. Ryo stopped laughing and grimaced. This was not gonna be pretty.
"Well, now that that's settled, I think we should get going. Your leg needs seeing to," the doctor said, looking at Rika.
"Sure, whatever," she said half-heartedly as she sat up. She made a move to get off the stretcher, but the doctor held her back.
"You shouldn't use that leg until it's been properly treated," he said sternly. Rika sighed and sat back down. Jeri jumped off the stretcher and said goodbye to Ryo and Rika as the doctor wheeled them towards the ambulance van. They were loaded inside and the doctors climbed in after them.
Rika sat on the hospital bed, wincing slightly as her doctor injected local anesthetic into her leg. Within seconds her leg had gone completely numb. She looked away as the doctor started threading a needle threw the cuts on her leg, pulling the skin together. Ryo, who was sitting beside her, was trying to keep her mind off the needle by talking to her, but the fact that he kept glancing over at it and wincing wasn't helping her. Once the doctor had finished, he wrapped her leg in fresh bandages and told her to sit still for a while. They hadn't been in the room for two minutes after that when Rumiko burst into the room. She ran over to Rika and threw her arms around her. "Oh thank goodness you're okay! When Cocoa said that you were in the hospital I got so scared!" She said, holding onto Rika as if her life depended on it. Rika gasped for air.
"Mom…if you don't…let me go…I won't be okay!" She cried out.
"For heavens sake Rumiko, calm down. You're suffocating the poor girl," said Rika's grandmother from the door. Rumiko let go of Rika, who rubbed her neck and took a few deep breaths. Ryo snickered at her. She glared at him and he stopped, but he seemed to be having a hard time keeping a straight face.
Rumiko had tears flowing over her cheeks but her face suddenly became stern.
"Explain yourself!" She said angrily. Rika gulped and looked at Ryo for help. He gave Rumiko a fleeting look and then looked back at Rika. He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could, the door swung open and a very angry looking Mr. Akiyama walked into the room. He only had to glare at Ryo to get him out of the room. Ryo said a quick goodbye to Rika and her mother and grandmother and then left the room, giving his dad an apprehensive glance.
"Well?" Rumiko asked as Ryo shut the door behind him. Rika sighed and explained to her mother and grandmother about Tuzeremon.
"You mean those awful creatures are coming back? I thought we were over this problem already!" Rumiko said in distress. Rika looked up at her mother.
"So did I mom, but I can't stop them from coming back and when they do appear it's up to me and my friends to stop them," Rika said. Rumiko looked horrified.
"What do you mean!? Why do you have to do it?" She asked.
"Because she's the only one capable," said Rika's grandmother. "Remember when they fought that pink thing? Not even the army could hurt it. So it really is up to her and her friends." Rumiko looked between her mother and daughter.
"There is no way I'm letting you fight these thing again! I don't want to lose you," she said, throwing her arms around Rika.
"Let me go mom!" Rika gasped. "I'll be fine. I survived last time didn't I?" Rumiko pulled away from her.
"Yes, but last time you had Renamon with you and you said that she went back to the Digital world. No! I won't let you fight and that's final!"
"Rumiko would you calm down. I don't want Rika to get hurt either, but she really is the only one who can do something about this," said Rika's grandmother. Rumiko sighed in frustration.
"Fine! We'll talk about this later. Let's just go home," she said. Rika hopped off the bed and followed her mother and grandmother out of the room.
Well, that went well, she thought cynically.
A/N And so it begins…I'm sorry about the long wait. I was at my grans house for two weeks and the closets thing she has to a computer is a microwave.
Anyway…I hope you guys liked this chapter. The Tamers are in for a rough time. I Love torture…*evil laugh*.
Thank you to:
Kaoruhimura- what does onegai mean?
Kira- I fixed my mistakes.
Procrastiatorman()
Akino Matoumiken
DigiqueenTMIM
Sweet-Calmness
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