The three original members of Xros Heart lay soundly under the shaded tree, quiet filling the air. Zenjirou had an annoyed expression on his face as he glared silently at his kendo stick, and Akari slept soundly with her head on Taiki's shoulder. Taiki himself was staring at the clouds, lost in his own thoughts. As he blinked out of his daydream, he noticed Akari and blushed slightly. He had always liked her, since they had met as kids, but he had never said anything. He wasn't good with that sort of thing. A low whisper came out of his Xros Loader, and he reached down to pick up the red contraption. "Oi, Taiki?" His partner, Shoutmon, asked quietly. "Can I relax out there too?" Taiki nodded with a smile, releasing the red dragon-like Digimon from the Xros Loader. Shoutmon sighed, laying in the grass with his yellow scarf billowing behind him. Akari stirred, immediately sitting up as she realized how she had been sleeping. With a bright blush she turned away, chocolate brown eyes sleepy.
"Morning, Akari," Taiki said, his gray eyes gentle as he watched Akari yawn. She gave a halfhearted nod and picked up a book, trying to hide her face. Shoutmon grinned, and Cutemon along with Ballistamon jumped out of their Xros Loaders. Omegamon had given Akari and Zenjirou Xros Loaders too, after he had recovered his strength. Akari's was a light blossom pink and Zenjirou's was orange. Cutemon and Ballistamon had happily agreed to being their partners, and stayed with them. Cutemon twitched his ears to beckon his friends, and the Digimon gathered under another tree nearby.
"We need to get them together, kyu!" Cutemon declared as soon as they were out of earshot.
"They are together," Shoutmon pointed out bluntly, motioning to the tree. "They are sitting there, next to each other."
Ballistamon let out a short mechanical laugh. "Cutemon doesn't mean like that, gnnah. He means as more than friends, gnnah."
Shoutmon still looked puzzled, but simply shrugged without further argument. "Okay... Then what's the plan, Cutemon?" he asked the bunny, who looked about ready to jump out of his fur.
"Valentines Day is coming up, kyu! Even Shoutmon must know what goes on then, kyuuu!" Cutemon exclaimed with an expectant glance at Shoutmon.
He slowly blinked, then said, "Should I?" Cutemon sweatdropped and fainted, getting recalled to the Xros Loader. Ballistamon shook his head hopelessly and returned too. Shoutmon simply smiled, humming softly into his microphone.