Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ On The Line ❯ Chapter 20 ( Chapter 20 )

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Author Notes:
Okay I know I'm a week late and I feel terrible... But I've been trying to catch up on my school
work which by the way I'm suppose to be doing even now. But I couldn't concentrate on my school
stuff so I wrote up this chapter for the last few days... Hey I had to rewrite several parts,
anways I hope you enjoy it... I still have a sinking suspiouion that I'm losing quality in my
fic. It's hard to figure out because since I write it I sort of can't find the mistakes or
problems in it. Even though I reread each chapter at leaste fifty times before posting them.

Oh Well... Can't gripe about everything.

So Thank-yous and questions:

The Biggest Dreamer Lily:
I really tried to continue really soon but I had a really hard time... I feel so bad...
Oh Well...

Takako:
Now you have to understand Kenta doesn't own anything, it's all his parents, they're rich they
keep him in Japan where he wants to be. His parents are across the world and are not seperated
they just have a really big company to watch over.

d:
Don't worry that was just a small fight... Hehehehe... Sorry.

Silent Angel:
Well Alice... Um... Well... All I'll say at the end Henry and Rika will be together...
I think... Ergh... Don't kill me?

jenruki-gal4ever n H/B beauty:
Shorter? All my chapters usually have at least five pages... It's a requirement that I made
for myself... Which makes posting a lot harder... But then I like it because I can draw you
you guys/gals into the story a lot easier.

Henrika:
Rika isn't going to die... I think... Well... Ergh... Nevermind... Thanks for catching
my mistake I actually didn't notice it until I read your review. Plus Kenta little rich thing
well that's just going to further my sub plot a bit... If you could see my desk it's filled with
notes on my story... Actually I would argue I have more notes on this story then I have on all
my school work... I am so dead...

Kara Kasai:
I'm actually trying not to stretch it too overboard... I really need Henry's job thing to further
the plot though... Grammer and stuff... Yeah I still trying to get into an English class at my
school... Jumping place aspect, I'm having trouble trying to smooth it out because I want all
my story to progress instead of continues flashback to get points across. So I jump to different
characters... I know it's confusing... My own head is spinning by the end of the day.

littleweirdout:
LOL! Mission Impossible... LOL! I actually just have As Good as it Gets by Grand Theft Auto,
playing when I wrote that perticular scene. When I was writing in my note book it was when I was
watching Cartoons...

Lorra:
Indeed with my grammer, I swear I'm trying to get into an English course at my school...
I might actually have to take one of the lower course ones to fix all my grammer problems up...
Oh well...

DigiFreak103:
Thank you, I've actually worked pretty hard on this fic and it's only this good because I keep
having people point out my mistakes and encourage me.

LB:
Well I'll see about trying to change your mind, to tell you the truth I was writing Kenta and Kazu's
scene when I read your review...

Kim Hayes:
Thank-you and I hope to see some of your writing soon too!

unpredict:
Thank-you, I'm actually getting more nervous writing now because I'm scared that I might get worst
in my writing style.

kallie:
I actually always thought that Kenta was the younger one in the elder Tamer's group, I was actually
going to bed one night and the idea popped in my head... I later stayed up the entire night to
write up part of the chapter... I fell asleep in my class that day... Luckily my teacher gave
us our notes already all we had to do was listen to her lecture...

~*Jenruki*~ :
Well there is quite a bit coming up for Rika and Henry but... You'll have to wait and see.

A big thank you to all of you gals/guys, I hope you like this chapter.


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On The Line
Chapter 20/?


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Henry walked slowly down the street, his mind wandered to the events that plagued his day.
Kicking a rock that had fallen in his path, the blue hair boy looked up into the dark sky, a
heavy sigh escaped his lips as he stared up at the stars.

"Henry?"

Henry slowly turned to the familiar voice.

"Henry," said Rika as if his name spoke an entire message, she stood arms distance away, but to
both of them they didn't seem to be on the same planet of each other.

Henry's tired eyes wandered over the angel standing in front of him, her bright orange hair was
tied into a loose ponytail, strands had escaped and now fluttered in the cool night breeze. Her
violet eyes bright yet held it's usual look of defiance and tenderness. A deep knot filled
Henry's stomach, a sense of dread filled him closing his eyes Henry turned around and ran he ran
for the first time in his life.

Rika stood stunned as she watched Henry's fleeting form as he ran from her, she looked angrily
at her feet while her eyes filled with hot tears.

Henry didn't know where he was going he didn't even know what he was doing, he defiantly did not
mean to run into the light post. As he laid on the ground a painful throb, pounded through his
head, blinking his eyes clear Henry stared into the night sky not moving, he just laid there
while staring up at the twinkling lights that filled sky. Something sticky was going through
his hair reaching up with his hand he touched the warm liquid, holding it up he saw blood
staining his hand. For some reason he wasn't alarmed he just studied the blood with curiosity,
the sticky liquid soon dried on his fingers but his blood kept trickling into his hair.

"Henry!"

Warm hands pulled him into the seating position Henry winced as he tried to turn his head, which
caused a sharp pain to go through his head.

"Don't move Henry," said Rika gently as she moved into Henry's vision, a careful hand held a
handkerchief which she pressed against the cut on Henry's head.

"Rika?" asked Henry surprised to see the girl that he ran from.

"Yes, Henry it's me," said Rika patiently as she carefully tried to wipe up the blood.

"You came after me?" asked Henry amazed.

Rika nodded her lips pursed, helping Henry to his feet, "Come on my house is closer, we'll patch
you up."

"It's not that bad is it?" Henry enquired as he reached for the cut on his forehead.

"It's not as bad as it seems, but we need to talk anyways," explained Rika as she pulled a very
unsteady Henry along to her house.

The two entered the house quietly and quickly slipped into Rika's room unheard, seating Henry in
the washroom, Rika began to rummage through her medicine cabinet. Henry was sitting on the
counter while Rika stood between his legs while preparing the cleaning swab.

"Ow," complained Henry as Rika applied some alcohol to his cut, he reached out to push her hand
away.

"Don't be a baby," said Rika using her other hand to keep Henry's hand away, "what's wrong with
you? You're acting really strange today."

"Maybe crashing into a pole have something to do with it," grumbled Henry as he winced from
Rika's ministration.

"Henry," murmured Rika, "we need to talk."

Henry started to nod, but then winced when pain shot through his head again, "I have to stop
doing that," said Henry irritated.

"About yesterday," began Rika.

"Look it's nothing, you don't have to do anything Rika," interrupted Henry, "I'm just telling
you how I feel, you don't have to figure out what you feel to me now."

"You know it's not fair," complained Rika smiling gently at Henry, "it seems so easy to you, but
to me this thing, this relationship we have... It scares me Henry, it does and I'm sorry it
does but everything seems so real all the time."

"Tell me about it," muttered Henry wincing again as Rika placed a fresh swab to his head, "Rika
I don't want you to be scared of me... About us."

"It's just everything is going so fast between us," answered Rika looking away from Henry,
"we've only been going out for only about three weeks and you already love me?"

"I didn't want to tell you," said Henry, "you forced it out of me."

"That makes it all right, why didn't you want to tell me?" demanded Rika putting the swab back
onto Henry's cut harder then usual.

Henry winced, "Look I knew you were going to react this way."

"So you didn't trust me," said Rika savagely throwing the used swab away, she poured a generous
load of alcohol on the new swab.

"It's not that I didn't trust you," protested Henry, "it's that I knew you were going to react
this way."

"So is this going to be how it is?" asked Rika slopping the alcohol filled swab onto Henry's
cut, "You always hiding something from me."

"Ow!" exclaimed Henry, "No! No it's just..."

Rika raised an eyebrow holding the swab ready, "Yes?"

"Look," said Henry slowly resting his hands on Rika's waist he tried to focus his mind, "I love
you," Rika looked away from Henry as he said those words. "I love you," he repeated, "but I
knew it was too soon for you... I'm sorry I should have told you, I'm sorry that I should have
trusted you, I'm sorry for being a jerk, I'm sorry or being an idiot, and well I'm just sorry.
Rika I do love you with all my heart, it's just difficult sometimes because I don't know how you
feel."

"It takes two of us to make this relationship work Henry," said Rika firmly.

Henry winced as he nodded, "I know I know, but you have to understand I'm sort of new at this
too."

Rika sighed applying the swab gently to Henry's head, "I'm sorry too."

Henry shook his head, "You have nothing to be sorry for."

Rika smiled softly then looking up she stared into Henry's eyes, "I just want to tell you," Rika
swallowed for courage, "I love you."

Henry's startled eyes looked into Rika's feared filled eyes pushing Rika's hand away he brushed
his lips against hers. Rika dropped the swab wrapping her arms around Henry as they deepened
the kiss, Henry's arms pulled Rika closer to him pressing the length of her body against his.

A soft moan escaped Rika's lips as Henry's hands began to roam her body, one of her hands held
onto the back of Henry's neck keeping his lips glued to hers as her other hand continued to run
through his hair. Rika gasped as she felt Henry's hands on her skin, his hands slipped under
her shirt.

Henry gently began to place kisses down Rika's neck, his hands slowly pushing Rika's shirt up.

Rika pulled Henry's shirt out of his pants, Rika wanted to move closer to Henry but every inch
of them were already touching.

Henry groaned as Rika's tongue slipped into his mouth, grabbing him by the shoulders Rika pushed
him up against the wall. Henry's head hit the wall with a resounding thud, but before he could
cry out Rika's lips sealed themselves over his. Losing himself into Rika Henry began to fumble
with Rika's pants.

A warning bell rang in Rika's mind but she couldn't deny Henry anything, allowing him to
continue.

Henry felt Rika tense up for a second, gathering the remains of his willpower, he pulled away
from Rika slowly, "Rika I need you to tell me to stop," he gasped desire filled his voice and
eyes.

Putting her hands on both Henry's shoulder Rika kept her eyes away from Henry's hypnotic grey
eyes, giving Henry a gentle push, "Henry stop."

Henry immediately pulled his hands away holding them up in surrender Rika took a step back from
Henry, both teens stared at each while breathing heavily, "Sorry," panted Henry.

"Don't worry about it," said Rika gently tracing Henry's lips, "I got caught up too."

Smiling Henry caressed Rika's cheek, "Yeah your right, but I'm sorry about…"

"You don't have to be," interjected Rika sighing as she pressed her forehead against Henry's,
"enough apologises for tonight."

"So... We're okay now?" asked Henry opening an eye to see Rika's reaction.

"We were always okay," said Rika looking up at Henry with a small smile, "we might fight, we
might get scared, we might say mean things, but we're always okay."

Henry looked down at his feet, looking up Rika could see a burden lifted off Henry, "Thank you."

Rika shook her head, "It takes two to make this work."


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"Then what?" asked Ai.

Suzy looked up from her tofu burger that she was suppose to be eating, it was Monday evening
after school had let out, Ai had talked to Suzy all day. Suzy had been careful about keeping
certain information from Ai, even though Ai was her best friend it wasn't her secret to tell.
When dinner rolled around they decided that they would catch dinner together with Juri.
Speaking of the brown hair girl Suzy cast an eye on the cheerful girl that stood behind the bar
while she dried glasses with a dishtowel. Being a guru in multitasking Juri not only was drying
glasses but studying a history book that was open on the counter, all the while she also had a
small smile as she listened to Ai and Suzy talk while sometimes she would give some input of her
own. "Then he said he had a date," said Suzy throwing down a few French fries she had picked up
from her platter.

Ai and Juri both gave a sympathetic look to Suzy, "He's a jerk," stated Ai taking Suzy's side
immediately.

Juri smiled and shook her head as she set another dried glass on the shelf, "I don't know you
can't just blame Kenta like that, Kazu really does push Kenta into these dates."

Takato popped up beside Juri holding an empty tray, glancing at his girlfriend who gave a quick
nod, Takato turned the page in Juri's history book. A pink tinge appeared on his cheek when
Juri rewarded him with a kiss, "Be back in a minute," whispered Takato filling the tray with
another load of food.

"How could he not fall for my perfect friend here?" demanded Ai shaking Suzy slightly.

"He is six years older then you Suzy," stated Juri picking up another wet glass.

Suzy opened her mouth to correct Juri but quickly caught herself and instead nodded as she took
a sip from her milkshake.

"That's not an excuse," said Ai waving her hand in the air, "Kenta should like Suzy for who she
is not how old she is. Takato wouldn't think anything about age he would love a person because
of who they are."

Juri snickered but nodded, "Your right Takato wouldn't think about age he only cares about
what's inside of a person, but Kenta isn't Takato."

Suzy sighed, "No he's Kenta."

"Why do you like him anyways?" asked Ai, "You know he looks kind of plain."

Juri frowned at Ai but didn't say anything.

Takato huffed as he got back filling another tray he turned the page in Juri's history book and
received another kiss from Juri before leaving.

"He's smart," answered Suzy, "not only that but he sorts of gets me... You know, like he always
knows what I'm thinking and how I'm thinking."

"Well that's a feat by itself," teased Ai.

Juri smiled encouragingly at Suzy for her to continue.

"He's really kind," said Suzy, "he always goes out of the way to try to help me on everything."
Suzy looked at her two friends, "He never treats me like I'm a little kid but as an equal."

"Sounds too perfect," Ai retorted.

"No he isn't perfect," said Suzy slowly, "he has some faults, he lacks self confidents, he
sometimes so dense, and I hate the fact that he's not willing to give me a chance... But I
guess I like that about him too, because that's who he is."

Juri made a sympathetic sound and patted Suzy's hand, "Don't worry you'll find someone someday
Suzy and you'll make him very lucky."

Takato slid behind the bar and picked up another load of food, turning another page for Juri he
savoured the kiss before heading back to work.

Ai frowned, "Speaking of making someone luck what the heck is your perfect boyfriend doing?"

"He's helping me serve food," said Juri with a straight face.

"No, what is he doing with that?" asked Ai waving at Juri's history book.

"Oh," said Juri turning slightly red, "well my hands are busy so he turns the page for me."

"Is he doing this to get kisses from you?" asked Ai.

Juri smiled but didn't answer.

"You do know it'll only take you a second for you to turn the page and it takes you more time
kissing Takato then turning the page," Ai pointed out.

Juri smiled, "I didn't say the kisses was for Takato."


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"Come on Kenta it wasn't that bad," said Kazu swinging his club down he watched the golf ball
sail away.

"Kazu, she dumped her drink on me," snapped Kenta savagely swinging his club and sending a golf
ball after Kazu's. Kenta looked at his best friend, both stood on a driving range while they
both tried to pelt the farthest corner of the range with their golf balls. So far Kenta
definitely knew that Kazu had been able to hit the four hundred mark twenty times while he
himself had only been able to hit the hundred mark two times.

"Correction my friend, she dumped it on both of us," smiled Kazu, "and who cares at least she
didn't dump it on your crotch. Do you know how cold ice feels on your crotch?"

"You deserved it," said Kenta glancing at his friend trying to keep an angry face on but
failing, "what on earth possessed you to say that lewd joke?"

Kazu shrugged as he sent another golf ball into the air, "You weren't even talking to her I
thought I would lightened up the mood."

"Sorry about ruining your date," Kenta apologized sarcastically.

Kazu grinned leaning on his golf club, "No problem, actually both girls called me yesterday
night asking for another date with me."

"Even?"

"Yes even your date," sighed Kazu, giving Kenta an apologetic look, "I'm sorry but apparently
she doesn't like you."

Barking out a laugh, Kenta shook his head, "I think I'll live Kazu but what do you have that I
haven't?"

Kazu began to poise in different stances, "Charm, muscle, beauty, and mind control."

Chuckling Kenta grinned as he looked off into the distance, "Man Suzy is going to have a riot
when she hears how my date had gone."

Ears perking from Suzy's name Kazu gave Kenta a serious look, "You and Suzy have been getting
close."

"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Kenta raising an eyebrow.

"Nothing," muttered Kazu in thought, "it's just you've been spending a lot of time with her."

"I've just been tutoring her that's all," said Kenta waving Kazu away, "she's a good friend."

"Is that all?" asked Kazu studying his golf club.

Kenta glanced at Kazu, "What is that suppose to mean?"

"It means how good of friend is she?" asked Kazu sceptically.

Kenta looked down studying his shoes as he kicked the turf a little, "A really good friend,
Kazu."

"Tell me about her," said Kazu studying Kenta with interest.

"Well, she's really smart, I mean she seems almost smarter then me," answered Kenta, looking off
into a distance as he reflected on the ten-year-old girl. "She's kind and sweet, innocent,
really funny, she makes funny jokes on the most boring of things." Kenta snickered as he
remembered something, "She's also scared of pigs."

Laughing, Kazu waved a hand at Kenta to continue.

Kenta's mouth kicked up into a smile, "She's a vegetarian, she thinks it's horrible to kill
anything for her own gain, that includes fish. She likes watching Saturday morning cartoons,
skipping stones, and camping. She always tries to see the good side of people and always
believes in second chances. She smells like vanilla and she always wears her emotions on her
face. When she's nervous she bites her lower lip and twirls her hair."

Kazu shook his head, "Is that all?"

"No, but the rest is a secret," answered Kenta grinning, "I promised not to tell anyone."

With a smile Kazu began to strum his golf club like a guitar, and began to sing, "Kenta has a
crush on Suzy," using the tune Crush by Mandy Moore.

Now Kazu had a pretty good singing voice, he did play the guitar in real, but a girl sang the
song and not only that but the pitch was so high that Kazu was squealing at some points.
"That's horrible," said Kenta holding his hands over his ears.

Kazu dropped his act, nodding solemnly, "Yeah, it is... But it's true."

Kenta snorted and shook his head in disbelief, "Right, you need a brain transplant, most likely
in the big white ape category."

"Great I've always wanted a reason to scratch in public," laughed the taller boy as he clapped
Kenta on the back, "Dude, it's nothing to be ashamed of."

"I'm not ashamed," said Kenta shaking his head, "I just don't feel that for her."

"What do you feel?" pressed Kazu.

Kenta shoulders slumped, "I don't know, I'm all jumbled inside."

"Feel a bit nauseas when she's around?"

"Yeah," nodded Kenta.

"Get sweaty hands?"

"Sometimes."

"Notice little things about her, like new hair cuts or the way she smells?"

"Usually."

Kazu puffed out his chest, "Dude, in my expert opinion you are suffering from a crush."

Kenta snorted, "You're full of it."

Kazu sucked in a breath giving Kenta an indignant look, "Then I dare you."

Kenta turned to Kazu with a raised eyebrow, neither boy has every dropped down from a dare since
they met, "Fine, but the price of the dare is you have to say the same lewd joke to Rika as soon
as you see her."

Kazu looked thoughtful as he weighed the situation, "Deal," sticking out his hand.

Kenta looked at Kazu's hand as if it was a serpent but shook it with regret.

A large smile blossomed on Kazu's face, "Okay my price is this you go on a date with Suzy this
Friday... An actual date Kenta, one with a kiss at the end."

Kenta frowned, "I'm not going to do that, Suzy actually has feelings for me, it is defiantly
toying with her feelings and I don't want to hurt her."

"A deal is a deal," stated Kazu firmly.

Kenta crossed his arms and shook his head.

Kazu gave Kenta a piercing look, "You backing out?"

"I'm not going to be the cause of hurting her more then I've already have," growled Kenta.

"Fine how about we hang out?"

Kenta's eyes narrowed, "Explain."

Kazu rubbed his hands together like usual whenever he was cooking up a plan, "You and Suzy, I'll
find some girl and well hang for a night."

"Sounds like a date," Kenta pointed out.

"But it's not," replied Kazu, "you see we'll just hang out you know grab something to drink and
talk."

"Sounds boring," said Kenta shrugging, "I think not."

"I thought you didn't want this to be a date," Kazu pointed out.

"I didn't," defended Kenta, "I just don't want to spend a boring night that's all."

"Come on Kenta," pleaded Kazu, "just come out with me again, bring Suzy, I promise you won't
regret it."

Kenta sighed, "This is going to end up badly."

Kazu grinned, "This is going to be sweet."


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"What are we doing Henry?" asked Rika glancing at the blue hair boy as they both lied on their
backs with one shoe and sock off.

"We are just watching the sky," answered Henry not removing his eyes from the sky.

"I feel stupid," said Rika, without looking she knew Henry was grinning at her statement, "we
can perfectly watch the sky with both shoes on."

"Are you complaining Ms. Nonako?" teased Henry.

"My foot is cold," retorted Rika glancing over at Henry she noticed his face was turned to her,
his grey eyes were studying her. "I thought we were watching the sky," murmured Rika.

Reaching out Henry took Rika's hand in his own, before turning his gaze back to the sky.

Rika sighed, "So are you going to tell me why I've been lying on this hill for two hours, why my
foot have to be freezing, and why do I have to feel so incredibly stupid?"

"Do you want to go somewhere else?" asked Henry.

"Not really," answered Rika truthfully, surprisingly even though it was a strange thing they
were doing Rika was surprisingly content on the situation.

"Didn't think you would," said Henry smiling, "ready to take off your other shoe?"

"Excuse me?" Rika turned to Henry with a raised eyebrow.

"Come on Rika," encouraged Henry as he pulled off his other shoe and sock.

Rika sighed but followed suit, lying back down her hand found Henry's, slowly tracing patterns
on the back of his hand Rika closed her eyes and listened to the soft wind that blew through the
park.

Henry shifted himself closer to Rika until they were lying right beside each other.

"Going to pull the old yawn manoeuvre?" teased Rika her eyes still closed.

"Maybe," whispered Henry.

Eyes slowly opening, Rika turned to Henry, "Good."

Putting an arm around Rika Henry smiled as she snuggled closer to Henry turning her body
slightly, Rika rested her head on Henry's chest listing to his steady heartbeat. Gently kissing
Rika on the forehead they both turned their attention back to the sky.

Keeping her eyes on the sky, "So how was your day?"

"Good," murmured Henry, "how was yours?"

"Good," answered Rika as her hand lazily played with Henry's hand, "anything new with you?"

Henry thought about the surprising events at his job, "No," he lied.

"You're lying," said Rika poking Henry on the chest.

"I can't tell you," said Henry honestly.

"Work confidentiality?" asked Rika curiously.

"You can definitely say that," said Henry uncomfortably.

"Okay," answered Rika letting the subject drop, but not the curiosity.

"Speaking of work... I have to go to work after school for now on," said Henry shifting
slightly.

"That really limits are time together," Rika replied calmly, "you already work weekends now
you're starting after school."

Henry looked at Rika with surprise, "You're taking this well."

Rika shrugged, "It's out of your control there's no reason to gripe about it."

"We'll find some time to be with each other," promised Henry.

"Henry."

"Yes Rika," answered Henry looking down at Rika who had her eyes closed and was breathing
steadily.

"Shut up."

Smiling Henry returned his attention to the sky while he stroked Rika's hair.