^^ It was only inevitable! I know not many of you read my engagement fic, "My Tomorrow" which is why I'm going to section this off into three or four parts. I hope you like it ^^ and I actually remembered their Digimon this time!

"You're WHAT?!" Jeri giggled, startling her friends to the point that half them almost dropped their drinks. Rika had managed to tear her away from Takato long enough to haul her, Suzie, and their other, non-Tamer friend, Kim, to the food court for smoothies.

"I told you. Last night he came over and proposed to me, at midnight and everything! It's kind of pathetic, I've been around you guys long enough I'm actually getting all hyper over it…" Rika laughed, glancing between the other three girls. Suzie offered a sip of her smoothie to Lopmon, who promptly drank most of what was left, and turned to her soon-to-be sister in law.

"He told me he was going to soon, but I didn't realize he meant that soon!"

"Hey, I know…" Kim added suddenly, talking for the first time in the last ten minutes. "You're engaged too, right Jeri? You guys could make it a double wedding!!"

"Oh Puh-lease. It might be fun, but it would be my mother's paradise…" Rika groaned, stirring her drink in boredom. "No offense, Jeri, but I do *not* need my mother having a heyday getting to pick out matching outfits for us…"

"I agree, actually. Takato and I need a year or so to get enough funds and everything to have a big wedding. But you and Henry are both from fairly wealthy families, and can get married fairly soon…" Jeri shrugged.

"Then maybe it'd be best if we went ahead and did a double… we could help you guys pay…"

"It's not just that, though. I really do love him and everything, but I think he's not *entirely* ready to be married. He can't stand to be away from me for more than ten minutes, it seems."

"But I thought…" all three other girls said in unison.

"I was the dependant one? Uh-uh…" she shook her head, spinning her cup on the table. "What I wouldn't give for an hour away from him now and then… I want to be around him, but I need a break occasionally too. I don't think I've been away from him for more than a class period, during the day at least, at a time since… Freshman year?" she approximated.

"Geesh and I thought Suzie was grabby on my brother!"

"LOPMON!!!"

"Well then, I know one thing we *can* do a double on… I'd suggest still doing the wedding, but I don't have the nerve to say anything to Ryo… And I doubt you want the guys for your doubles," Rika's eyes looked like they were going to come loose from her head at the mere suggestion of sharing her wedding with Kazu and Kenta. "Then we'll have a double bridal shower!"

"And send the guys off on a double bachelor party?" Jeri giggled back. "Oh, I know none of this is going to take place for months, but it's still *so* fun to talk about."

"Months?" Rika blinked, staring at her spunky friend for a moment. "Henry had suggested his birthday for ours…"

"But that's not even two months away… February 27…" Suzie countered, looking a bit confused.

"What? You not ready to have another girl take ownership of your brother yet?"

"Well… I guess I thought I'd at least be in high school first," she admitted shyly, chewing nervously on the end of her straw. Rika smiled at the younger girl.

"Hey, you know me… I won't steal your brother. Rather, you'll get me, an older sister."

"Yeah, this way you can grow up nice and strong and knowing how to fight off jerks," Kim laughed, earning a playful glare from her other friends.

**********

"You look preoccupied."

"Thanks for the word of the week, honey, but I'm just sorting through ideas for the wedding," Rika sighed, leaning back against Henry. "You do think we're making the right decision, marrying so soon after our engagement? I mean, we're not even going to be old enough to have alcoholic beverages with the dinner, for ourselves or half the guests…"

"Then it'll be a lot safer and a bit less interesting. You *do* remember what happened last time Takato had a beer…"

"I told you guys, 'hey, we're only 18, we shouldn't be drinking', but no, he and Kazu just *had* to go for the sixpack. You better believe I remember, I've been scared for life by that image…"

"And then Kenta passed out from just the smell of it…" Henry giggled. "I wouldn't have ever expected *you* to be the one arguing against their drinking though… until then you had a 'do whatever you feel like' attitude," he paused and examined the expression on Rika's face for a moment. "So what are you debating?"

"Well, it's obvious that Terriermon is going to be the ring bearer, Takato's the best man. Renamon and Jeri are the maids of honor, and the other guys are [ok, I foget what they're called] and the girls, brides maids."

"I don't see the problem…"

Rika sighed and drew a doodle in the margin of the magazine she was reading. "Do you think Suzie would kill us too terribly much if we made her be flower girl?" Henry tried not to laugh that this was what Rika'd been concentrating over for the past half hour.

"I'll ask her tonight, ok?" he smiled, pulling Rika on to his lap. It's amazing how much she's changed over the years, yet deep inside she's still the girl I fell in love with 6 years ago… he thought, rocking her slowly and clicking the remote so the TV, the last light in the room, was off. "You'll see, this will be the perfect wedding. You're perfect, it'll have to be," he whispered, wrapping his arms around her.

"You're too sweet," she mumbled back sarcastically, giggling lightly despite her serious tone.

"But this is the last piece of the puzzle, then our lives will be completely perfect…" he answered, kissing her gently as the evening's darkness enveloped them into it's welcoming peacefulness. "This is how, it was meant to be."

^^ For now it's just plain short and sweet, but do not worry because all those who know me know I can turn anything into a match of wits yet keep it kawaii at the same time, so the chapters WILL get longer. Now, let's see if I can beat out Kaitlyn… (lol!!!) Review Please!!