Thanks for the support guys.
To explain the war between Rika & Matt is over now their trying to see who gets the dominate role in the relationship or at least that's what Matt is doing Rika hasn't admitted her feelings to herself yet. Well here we go.
Ch 16. What a Cute Creampuff!
Matt, Tai and Izzy were on their way to gym class when something strange caught their attention.
"Hey!" Izzy said catching his companions' attention. "Is that a digimon?" The others looked in the direction he was pointing at and saw a small white digimon with big ears tipped with purple, big eyes and a red triangle on its forehead.
Tia spoke first "Yeah it is! The little guys cute let's get him before someone else see's him." He started forward but stopped at Matt's call.
"Tai just because something is cute doesn't mean it's not dangerous."
Giving him a cheeky grin he moved forward again, "Are we still talking about the digimon or someone else?"
Eyes narrowed he followed "Real funny Tia." Shaking his head Izzy joined them as they lowered themselves closer to the digimon's height.
"Hey little guy my name's Tai the blonde is Matt and the fuzzy red head is Izzy. What's your name?"
"I think your scaring him." Izzy commented as they watched the little digimon back away.
"I'm not supposed to talk to strangers." The digimon said in a quavering little voice its ears retracting.
Matt decided to try to get it to calm down, "Hey we're not going to hurt you … hey no no no don't cry!" but it was too late the tiny mon had burst into tears.
"Nice one Matt."
"Shut up Tai!"
"Both of you shut up and help me keep him quiet before someone hears."
The three teens turned to their attention to the wailing digimon when they heard a voice that was familiar to all of them including the digimon making it quiet down to sniffles.
"What the hell did you do to him!" the boys turned around at the same time the digimon flew past them with the joyful scream of "Rika!"
Figures she would show up when he started crying, Matt thought bitterly.
She caught him in time and could do nothing but smile down at him while he ranted cutely, "I found you! I've been looking for you everywhere! Why weren't you home? No one would tell me where you were so I started looking for you. Then I saw people with digimon so I followed them I wanted to ask them if they knew you but you told me not to talk to strangers so I didn't. Then these guys came and I was scared are they friends of yours Rika?"
"Yes they are they won't hurt because that would make me angry and what happens when I get angry?"
Giggling, "People go bye-bye."
"That's right."
Sweat dropping the boys watched the normally prickly redhead the little digimon an Eskimo kiss.
"This" she said turning to the gaping boys, "is Calumon he's the one we went to the digital world to save."
Matt recovered first since he had to deal with Rika's behavior changes the most. "That's great but he can't be seen Rika he can cause us problems we don't need right now."
Knowing he was right she sighed and called Renamon which made the boys jump at her sudden appearance.
"Can you take Calumon?" "Of course Rika" she was about to hand him over when he started to tear up again ears retracting.
"But I want to stay with you!" Renamon and Rika traded worried glances then looking down at Calumon sighed together.
"Damn your cute creampuff powers. Alright you can stay with me." His ears expanded again.
"Did you just say cute creampuff powers?" Tai asked incredulously.
"It's better not to ask." Renamon said dryly.
Ignoring them Izzy asked, "And how are you going to hide him?"
"I don't know it's Henry's job to make sure mine and Takato's half baked plans don't blow up in our faces." Izzy smacked a hand to his forehead. Great another one.
"Hey it's like Izzy with me and Matt!"
"I don't make half baked plans you do which I'm dragged into then Izzy has to save us from whatever stupidity you got us into."
Before Tai could say anything Izzy interrupted, "Ok here's what you're going to do you are going to pretend he's a stuffed animal. Can he stay quiet for long periods of time?"
"Well… I know hey Calumon want to play a game?"
"Yeah a game, a game!"
"Ok these are the rule you have to be completely still and silent when other people are around understood you can only move when we're alone or with one of these guys got it?"
"Ok but it doesn't sound very fun."
"What if I add a prize? If you can last until we get out of school I'll have Takato bring you an entire batch of those jelly rolls you like but if you don't you have to go with Renamon and wait for me at the apartment got it?"
"Ok jelly rolls jelly rolls all for me!"
"Alright we should get to class. Hey wait what am I supposed to say when I'm asked where I got him? I didn't have him earlier."
Giving her a smirk Izzy lazily waved away the question his eyes lingering on Matt, "Just say Matt gave him to you." He walked away with a snickering Tai leaving a fuming Matt a confused Rika behind and a smirking Renamon who phased out before she was asked what was so funny by her tamer.
"Why is that funny?" Talking mainly to herself. "Anyways we're going to be late are you coming?"
"Yeah what class do you have?"
"Gym" She stated wondering how he never noticed before that they had it during the same period.
"So that was you!"
"Huh?" Was her intelligent response.
"I thought I saw you a couple of times but every time I tried to get a closer look something happened to keep me from making sure." Though I don't know how I wasn't sure when I would recognize even just a flash of the color of her hair.
"Oh well I only know because Yolie told me." Lie I knew you were there before she said anything.
In the locker room the girls were squealing over Calumon's cuteness he was holding remarkably still considering the noise level and how much they were touching him despite Rika's attempts to save him.
"Where did you get him? I want one!" Girl one asked.
"I don't know he was a gift." There maybe I won't have to say from who.
"Really from who?" Girl two asked.
Damn. "Matt did." She answered a little self-consciously under the stares of the other girls.
A group sigh filled the room Rika looked towards Yolie asking a silent question but only receiving a smirk in response.
"I knew it" someone muttered leaving Rika even more confused.
She shrugged it off and finished changing uniform then heading out with Yolie. Once outside when she was sure they were alone she explained about Calumon, Izzy's suggestions and asked why everyone was so accepting of the story.
Yolie looked at her like she grew another head. "You're serious aren't you?"
"Duh why else would I ask?"
Shaking her head she patted Rika's head making Rika's eye twitch slightly. "Poor Rika what it must be like to be able to see but be blind?"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Well every year Matt goes through a certain number of girlfriends" There's that twitch again. "But since you've been around he has been surprisingly single. Add to that his odd protectiveness towards you and the shows you put on earlier the overall opinion of the student body is that you guys are together or have the serious hots for each other and haven't got the guts to admit it.
She gave her redheaded friend a moment to understand counting down to the eruption. 5…4…3…2…1… "What!" Right on time. "Have all of you lost your mind!"
Amused Yolie watched fuming redhead shoot a furious glare at the man of her (unadmitted) affections, "This is his fault the jerk." Rika grumbled darkly.
"Actually it's the fault of both you. Remember this morning's little show?"
"How is it might fault? He's the one turned all possessive."
"Which he wouldn't have if you hadn't decided to play with another guy. What you did was viewed as a girlfriend trying to make her boyfriend jealous."
She's right Rika even I could see that.
Renamon!
"Are you alright?" Yolie's concerned voice snapped her back from Renamon and the vicious retort she was going to throw at her partner.
"I'm fine, really." She added hastily when Yolie just raised an eyebrow, "What were we talking about before I spaced?"
"Your inability to accept that you have the hots for Matt." Was the cheeky replay.
Rika sat speechless gaping up at the purple haired girl. I don't! Do I.
That was the certainly the impression I got when you first called after my return.
But… I can't!
Why not?
Because he's conceited, self-absorbed, arrogant and… oh my god I do like him. Renamon what do I do?
My impression is that he feels the same why not tell him?
"Hey ladies what's up?"
They were interrupted by their subject of conversation. Both girls turned to see Matt accompanied by Tai and Izzy. Rika instantly felt her face heat up, muttering an oath she ran past the boys and into the girls locker room. Confused the boys turned to Yolie who gave a nervous laugh then took off after Rika.
"What the hell just happened?" Matt asked his friends but they were just as lost as he was.
Well that's it I hope you like it I'm not sure I do.