Crescent Beach, part 5: Confession
By: Luna Gomamon
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A violet eyed Gomamon stepped toward the group, the crescent

moon-shaped emblem shining in the bright sunlight. "Hello, my friends,

it's been a few days since I last saw you, and you've already gone to

Rookie stage!" "...Luna?" Gomamon said breathlessly, blinking a

couple of times disbelievingly. The other Gomamon smiled. "Aww,

you've gotten cuter since I last saw you!" The DigiDestined started

giggling as Gomamon blushed. "Y-you really think so?" He stammered.

Luna only patted him on the head, ruffling his mohawk a bit. "I

wouldn't say you've gotten uglier, now would I?" Gomamon shook his

head uncontrollably, all goofy from the moment. Meanwhile, Koushiro

was busily working at his laptop. "Say, Luna, do you have a human

partner?" The female Gomamon shook her head. "That's strange,"

came from Mimi. "How was she able to change to Gomamon without these

doohickeys?" She pointed to her DigiVice. Jyou shrugged. "There's

something else, too. How come Gomamon doesn't have some sort of mark

on his forehead?" Agumon swatted Gomamon over the head with a large

Japanese fan, leaving a welt on his forehead. "NOW there is!" A

horde of laughing came over the group, with Gomamon rubbing his

forehead.

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Night soon fell over File Island. (Night: *Falls* BAM!

sorry, couldn't resist! ^.^;) With help from Agumon, Taichi built

a warm, cozy campfire. The DigiDestined told their Digimon stories

of home, while the Digimon told their partners stories of life on

the island. "Hey, Jyou?" Gomamon said, looking up at Jyou. "Nani?"

Replied Jyou. "I want to tell Luna something later. Could you tell

the others that I just went for a walk while I'm gone?" Jyou smiled.

"Sure thing, pal." "Promise you won't mention the real reason to the

others?" Gomamon asked, smiling nervously. "I promise." Jyou nodded.

Nudging a napping Luna nearby, Gomamon whispered into her ear. "Meet

me by the lake in an hour." Luna opened one eye slowly. "Will you?"

Gomamon asked nervously. "Okay. Lake in an hour." Luna smiled, and

resumed her slumber.

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Luna awoke around 45 minutes later, all rested up for the

secret meeting with Gomamon. She bounded to the lake, making sure

the DigiDestined and their Digimon didn't notice her. A long,

winding trail stood out before her, as she saw the lake in the

distance. "This seems too easy for someone to find us at this lake,"

Luna muttered to noone as she took a shortcut through the underbrush.

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The sparkling water felt nice and cool on Gomamon's sleek

body. 'So built for swimming.. I could be under here all night if I

wanted to.' He rose to the surface, peeking his head out to look

around. "Oh, there you are." Gomamon looked over to see Luna,

standing at the shore. The swimmer backstroked to the shore, shaking

water out of his short fur after taking foot on the sand. "So, what's

the meeting all about?" Gomamon put a flipper behind his neck,

smiling sheepishly. "Well," he began. "I was just thinking about

that comment you gave to me this afternoon. Did you mean it out of

friendship.. or something more?" Luna giggled. "I think some of both.

I didn't want to tell you then, but I've got this little crush on you."

"And I to you, Luna-chan," Gomamon said, relieved to finally confess.

Luna snickered. She took a meaningless glance up behind Gomamon, then

did a double-take. She began to scream. "...What is it?!" Cried

Gomamon. A large shadow swept over the two, as warm breath creeped

down Gomamon's back...

TO BE CONTINUED.