Hi again. Sorry it took SO long for me to update but my computer is still on the fritz. It flat out refuses to open my Internet explorer. All I can do is check my e-mail 0-o I know, frustrating huh? I had to go to my mom's office to update this!
Well, too Dark Quivit. Tuzeremon (Two-zera-mon) isn't the Digimon Murderer, Rika is just thought you'd like to know that. Which joke did Alex play on Rika? The thing about her family? Coz that wasn't a joke. I was being serious J Also, about the Deva names…they don't actually mean anything heh heh…I kind of just draw them in my spare time and then come up with some weird name that I think fits. Another note, Tuzeremon is second in command of the Devas. The Sovereign created him to be like a commander sort of thing. Then there's Zihuralamon (Zee-hue-rah-la-mon) who is first in command. He answers only to the Sovereign. I hope you and your…er…accomplices are enjoying my story. I recommend you read 'There for you' and 'Tamers meet the Digidestined' by C.Queen. Both excellent stories.
Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'll get back to my story now. P.S- Just for interests sake but Beelzemon's name comes from the word Beelzebub. Beelzebub was the prince of darkness and fallen angels, which would explain why Beelzemon looks like a dark angel.
Chapter 20 (YAY!)Information comes at a price
The training had intensified and the tension had doubled in the Temple. Everyone seemed to be so high strung that the smallest irritation could cause explosive tempers and furious arguments. Which was probably why Kazu and Kenta were keeping as much distance between themselves and Rika, who seemed tenser than anyone, as possible. Vahimermon and Piximon were driving them mercilessly on and they were all exhausted out of their minds.
"Get up and fight!" Using his sword as an anchor, Ryo heaved himself off the floor and stood weakly on his feet, before raising his weapon again. Rika, who was bent over slightly from fatigue and pain, was breathing heavily and sweat was running down the side of her face. Vahimermon watched them for a moment before charging forward. Rika and Ryo readied themselves and, at the last possible moment, leapt apart out of harm's way. As soon as her feet touched the ground Rika leapt forward again and brought her sword down at Vahimermon, who barely managed to dodge it. Ryo had followed up her attack by leaping high into the air, spinning once and swinging his sword sideways at Vahimermon, who was too busy dodging Rika to notice. The blow caught his arm and cut into his flesh, making him yell out in shock. He leapt away from the Tamers and landed heavily on his feet, clutching his wounded arm.
"Nice plan, Pumpkin," Ryo said, gasping for breath.
"It wasn't my idea, Ryo," she replied just as tiredly. Vahimermon looked momentarily stunned before he smiled and nodded at them.
"You planned that attack. I'm impressed. Your fighting skills have improved immensely. Well done, you are now ready for the second stage of your training." With that he quietly left the training room, leaving them to stare after him in total relief.
"Does this mean that waking up at five in the morning and training till seven at night is over?" Ryo asked, a huge grin spreading across his face.
"You only woke up at five? He's had me up from four for two weeks! Ever since Tuzeremon attacked us he's been making me run up and down those steps in front of the temple every morning!" Ryo laughed lightly at her and shrugged.
"I guess he thought you needed more training…"
"And what is that supposed to mean!" She snapped, although a smile was tugging at her lips.
"Oh…nothing."
"I'll show you nothing!" She tackled him hard and they fell to the floor. Ryo laughed and rolled them over so that he had her pinned to the floor.
"Give up yet, Rika?"
"Not on your life!" Using her legs, she tossed him off her and within seconds she had him pinned down instead.
"Give up yet," she smirked, in a very good impression of his voice. Ryo grinned and winked at her.
"I see you like it on top…" This statement shocked her so much that she actually let go of his arms and sat upright.
Big mistake.
Ryo flew onto his feet and swept Rika up into his arms before tossing her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"Ryo Akiyama you put me down right now!" She laughed.
"I don't think so, Luv. You look a little red, I think you need to lie down." She laughed and tried to shake herself off his shoulder but he simply held on tighter and continued on his way back to their room. Eventually she relaxed and simply propped her head up on her arm, leaning her elbow against his back. Ryo walked them right to their room and dumped her unceremoniously on her bed. She rolled onto her back and rolled her eyes at him.
"You're a pain, Ryo," she said, smirking up at him.
"And you're beautiful so I guess that makes us even." She tossed a pillow at him, which he caught and threw right back, catching her arm.
"How on earth does that make us even?" She sat up and crossed her arms, giving him a questioning look and flushing slightly from the compliment. Ryo plopped down on the bed beside her and grinned.
"Like this." And he leaned in towards her and pressed a light, quick kiss to her lips. She rolled her eyes at him again when he pulled away and shook her head.
"You know, ever since I agreed to go out with you you've been making less and less sense." Ryo laughed and shrugged.
"I think I'm just a little worn out from all this training," he replied. Rika sighed and flopped back onto her back.
"Tell me about it. But we still have more training coming up and by the way Vahimermon talks about it I'm guessing it's not going to be any easier than what we just finished doing." Ryo sighed and flopped back too, folding his arms behind his head and staring up at the deep blue canopy over Rika's bed.
"Don't remind me. I don't want to have to even think about using that sword ever again!" There was a sudden knock on the door and Ryo shot off Rika's bed before whoever it was could come in and see them together. By unspoken agreement they had decided to keep their relationship a secret so as not to put either of them in any further unnecessary danger. Henry walked into the room after Ryo called that it was ok. He was with Alice, who was holding her laptop under her arm (as usual). Henry walked over to Ryo with the VDT while Alice approached Rika. She had finally submitted to Alice's proposal of using her laptop to get rid of her scar. The idea had seemed a little less off-putting after Alice had managed to completely heal Rika's wounds two weeks before. While she sat on Rika's bed, typing furiously away, Henry sat down on Ryo's bed.
"We finally got word back from Yamachi," Henry said and both Rika and Ryo's interest suddenly flared.
"Well? What did he say?" Rika asked eagerly.
"He says he agrees with Vahimermon's assumption. The Sovereign are being controlled by some kind of external interference," Alice said, her eyes glued to the bright screen of her laptop.
"But is it a human or Digimon related interference?" Ryo asked.
"They're not really sure but he says he's pretty confident that the Sovereign are being controlled from somewhere in the Real World. He says someone or something is feeding a virus into their systems and using it to control them."
"Well that would explain why Zhuqiaomon and Azulongmon stopped Tuzeremon from killing you guys," Rika stated. "But it doesn't explain why the Sovereign are out to get me."
"Well…actually Yamachi had a theory about that too. He wanted to know if you have any enemies," Henry asked seriously.
"Well, that's a stupid question," Rika replied flatly. "Of course I have enemies. In case you've forgotten, I was the Digimon Ice Queen before I met you guys. I made Renamon do a lot of bad things and made a hell of a lot of enemies in the process."
"Not to mention you were also the Digimon Champion after Ryo left. I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty sure the people you creamed, especially the guys, wouldn't have been very happy about being beaten by a younger girl," Alice said thoughtfully. Henry seemed a little less keen on the idea now.
"Well that doesn't exactly help us. We need something a little more specific," he sighed. Rika glowered at him and crossed her arms.
"Well, I'm sorry I don't keep a record off all the people in the world who despise me," she snapped. Henry winced at this.
"Sorry," he murmured.
"Forget it," Ryo said. "We're all under a lot of pressure. I think it might be a good idea to take a day or two to relax. Everyone's been so busy training it'll be nice to be able to kick back."
"I like that idea," Rika agreed.
"Yeah, me too," Alice nodded.
"Let's just hope Vahimermon, Piximon and the Devas agree to that. Anyway, I need to call Yamachi again. Alice?" He stood and offered her his hand, which she took before leaving the room with him. When they were gone Ryo leapt of his bed and tackled Rika down onto hers. He leaned over her, pinning her arms above her head and grinned wickedly.
"Now…where were we?"
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Hi, sorry the chapter was so short. I just wanted to post this to show you guys that I'm still here. I figured it's taken me long enough to put Rika and Ryo together, now it's official Smiles. Anyway. I'll try and not take so long next time. Cheers until next time.