Lone Wolf: Chapter 3's here. I wasn't satisfied with Chapter 2. It looked long when I was typing it. Of course it's always shorter after you upload it; I'll have to remember that. Yeah, the holding hands thing was weird, I know. I kept rereading it, I kept laughing for no reason, I left it like that. My horrible attempt at a little humor. It's not my thing. Anyway, Chapter 3 must be longer. Thanks to my nice reviewers (all of you guys were nice because you took time to read my horrible work.)
Hiei: She'd like to own Digimon, but sadly she can't.

Chapter 3: Dinner and Maybe a Death

Rika and Ryo were almost back at their summer home, their hands still entwined. Neither had said a word since Ryo's childish 'yay'. He seemed to be enjoying himself nonetheless. Rika, on the other hand, wasn't as pleased. 'What were you thinking' and 'are you crazy' ran through her head hundreds upon thousands of times. As the house slowly started to come into view, Rika's conscience seemed to have come up with another, somewhat more important, question. 'WHAT IF SOMEONE SEES!' her conscience screamed. She and Ryo were closer to the house now. "Ryo." "What?" he asked. Her eyes looked towards the house, then to hers and Ryo's hands. "Oh. Okay, fine," he said while letting go unwillingly. They reached the house and climbed the few steps leading to the door and went in.

The sushi had long been ready. Takato and Jeri had finished at about 7:05; it was now 7:25. Takato was setting the table with plates, napkins, and chopsticks. Jeri just sat on the couch in the living room watching TV. Kazu and Kenta had finished their game, Kazu being the victor. They were currently whining and complaining. "What's taking her so long? I wanna eat," Kazu said to no one in particular. "Yeah. Me too. Oh, where's Ryo?" was Kenta's response. Digimon and food: that's all they cared about. Suzie was still watching TV. What did you expect? Terriermon and Lopmon weren't there. She can't dress them up and play with them. Henry had gone into his and Suzie's room and was on the computer.

The door opened and in walked Rika, followed by Ryo. Jeri looked up. "So you were with Rika the whole time, Ryo?" she asked him, smiling in a slightly evil way. (A/N: Don't you just love it when Jeri goes evil and plays cupid?) "Jeri," Rika said slowly in a very, very dangerous voice. "Uh-oh," was all Jeri was able to say before she had to run for her life. Ryo stood there and watched, sweat dropping. "Hey cool. For once she's not trying to kill us," Kazu commented. "She looks scarier than usual," Kenta said. Luckily for them, Rika didn't hear Kenta's statement. Henry had come out of his room to see what all the noise was about and in 10 minutes, he and Ryo were able to calm Rika down. There were no unnecessary deaths, thankfully.

The eight tamers finally sat down to eat. There were 70 rolls of sushi with two in each roll. Everyone had eight rolls except Kazu and Kenta. They had ten rolls each. The remaining two rolls were put back in the fridge in case anyone wanted a midnight snack. Rika glared at Jeri from across the table the entire time, Jeri occasionally hugging Takato's arm, who was on her right. Ryo sat on Rika's right, Henry to her left at the head of the table with Suzie on his left, next to Takato. Across from Ryo sat Kenta and opposite Henry was Kazu. It was pretty quiet for once, the two noise makers too busy, shoving food down their throats. There was no need for Rika to say a word as Jeri understood the glare. Takato blushed every time his arm was hugged, Henry ate and kept an eye on Suzie, and Suzie just sat there eating. Rika finished eating first and to Jeri's relief, left the table and went to take a shower in one of the upper bathrooms. Henry and Suzie also finished and left for the two lower bathrooms, Takato finished and went to watch TV. Ryo went to the other upper bathroom and took his own shower. Kazu and Kenta remained at the table longer as they had taken more food. It was about quarter past 8 when they finished and hopefully they went to take their showers after getting dessert. (A/N: It took them another 30 minutes to finish their large scoops of ice cream.)

Henry had forced Suzie to get in bed at 9. She brushed her teeth as slowly as possible and ended up getting into bed 10 minutes past. Henry went back on the computer but used the desk lamp instead of the ceiling light so that he wouldn't disturb his sister. He could feel the cold air from the air conditioner on his feet as most of the vents were near the floor.

Jeri and Takato were in their room watching a movie together, Takato having taken his shower. The lights were off, the television screen being the only thing that illuminated the dark room. You could see nothing outside; most people were asleep, hoping to rise early the next day. Jeri and Takato sat between the two twin sized beds under one of the comforters, pulled from a bed. The movie was a romance film, much to Takato's disappointment. You could always count on Jeri to pick something like that to watch.

Rika had been watching TV in her room, sitting on her bed, when Ryo finished his shower. She ignored him as he came in and shut the door behind him. She continued to do so even when he walked over to her. He stood there, waiting for her to say something. She paid him no attention; she was watching anime, could you blame her? Finally Ryo sat down on her bed beside her, receiving a very annoyed 'what!' from her. He responded 'nothing' which annoyed her even more. "Let's watch a horror movie," Ryo finally said after 5 minutes. He walked across the room as Rika watching questioningly. Reaching into his bag, he pulled out one of the few things that remained. It was a DVD case. Opening it, he put the disc into the DVD player, grabbed the remote, and hit play. Walking towards the door, he turned off the light. (The switch was located near the door.) He then walked back to Rika, remote in his left hand, and grabbed her arm with his right. She reluctantly let him pull her onto the floor beside him. "What movie?" Rika asked him. "(A/N: Insert name of horror movie here)," he replied. The room was dark, but their eyes would soon adjust. Fifteen minutes into the movie, Ryo paused it. "Scared yet?" he asked while grabbing the comforter off his bed. "That's supposed to be a horror movie?" she responded, half laughing. "It gets better," he told her while throwing the blanket over their shoulders. If you sat there, just staring at a screen with the air conditioner on, you'd get a bit cold too. "Thanks," Rika mumbled. They sat next to each other, slightly closer than before, and resumed watching the movie. Ryo had been right; it did get scarier, enough to scare even Rika, though she tried to hide it.

It was almost 11. Jeri and Takato had finished their movie and gone to sleep. Henry had gotten off the computer long before. Suzie was sleeping soundly. Surprisingly enough, Kazu and Kenta had taken a bath each and were fast asleep. The King and Queen however, were both still awake, sitting on the floor of their room, watching their movie. There was another 40 minutes left to it. Rika had finally lost it and could not contain her fear any longer. She had moved her hand and placed it over Ryo's, grabbing it and squeezing it every time she was scared. He didn't mind of course. He had smirked at her the first time she'd squeezed his hand. She'd just glared at him and continued watching the movie.

There were 20 minutes left. Ryo was still awake, though noticeably sleepier. However, he continued watching; he knew it was almost over. Out of nowhere, he felt something hit his right side. Turning his head, he realized that Rika had fallen asleep. He sighed and stopped the movie, turning off the DVD player and the television. He laid her on the carpeted floor and stood up. Walking over to the desk, he turned on the lamp, identical to the one Henry had used hours before. Walking back over to where Rika lay, he picked her up, leaving the comforter on the floor, and placed her on her bed. He pulled the covers over her and took a long look at her. She looked so innocent when she was asleep. If he hadn't known better, he would've thought she was always calm and collected, but Ryo knew better. Retrieving his blanket, he tucked himself in after turning off the lamp. It was just about 11:30, almost midnight.

Oyasumi Tamers. (Goodnight Tamers.)

Lone Wolf: It's longer than Chapter 2, slightly shorter than Chapter 1. Is this story even any good? Honestly, I'm not quite sure how it's going to end up. Tell me in your reviews, please.
Hiei: That took you 3 or 4 hours. I thought you were going to count.
Lone Wolf: Whoops. I lost track. Multi-tasking. (sweatdrops) Status in profile. I usually update that every few days...so in case you're wondering what I'm up to and why I'm not updating...