Chapter 2: Takato's Heart
"Go Guilmon!" Takato yelled.
"Fireball!" the red, saurian digimon yelled. A red fireball appeared and struck the monochromon (A/N Made up) dead center, destroying it into data.
"Nice one Takato!" Henry complimented.
"Thanks Henry!" he replied, giving him a high five.
"Cool, guess we're done here." Rika said, beginning to turn around.
Takato suddenly heard a noise, quickly looking past her, he yelled: "RIKA! Look out!"
"Huh!?" She looked up and saw another monochromon on a nearby building take aim at her.
"Shock blast!" He yelled, sending a wave of electricity towards the red-haired tamer.
"No!" He yelled, running towards her. He shoved her to the side to take the blast.
"TAKATO!" Rika yelled, falling to the ground.
He took the blast in the shoulder, causing great pain on his right side.
"Arrrgh!" He yelled.
"NO!" she yelled. "RENAMON!"
The digimon nodded, and charged after the monochromon.
She jumped in the air and yelled: "Diamond Storm!"
A hail of energy bullets struck the monochromon, deleting it permanently.
The three tamers and digimon quickly gathered around Takato.
Rika knelt down, extremely worried for the Gogglehead's well-being.
"Takato! Takato! Answer me!" she yelled
"Urrrghh…" Takato stirred. Opening his eyes, he saw everyone looking at him.
"Hey guys…" he said.
Rika exhaled. Thank God…
"You nearly gave us all a heart attack!" Henry scolded. "If that attack had hit your chest you would've died!"
"Well it didn't." Takato said nonchalantly. "At least we won this battle."
He slowly stood up, nursing his right shoulder, as blood as seeped onto his shirt.
"Hospital. Now." Rika commanded.
"Come on I'm fi—"
"NOW!" she demanded.
"Jeez! Alright, calm down." Takato replied. "Guess it's off to the hospital."
Within a few weeks, Takato's shoulder had fully healed, and he went back to fighting with Guilmon again. But that battle had changed Takato's outlook on Rika. Every battle they fought after that, he started to feel closer to her everyday. Every time she was near him, he felt his heart flutter, he started to suspect what these feelings meant, but he couldn't be sure…
One night, when he was sleeping, his subconscious made it clear to him.
Takato was standing in a beautiful forest with very tall trees. In the middle was a piano. As if someone was guiding him, he went to the piano and started playing and singing:
Look into my eyes
You'll see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
When you find me there you'll search no more.
Rika suddenly appeared, sitting next to him on the bench.
"Rika!" Takato stammered in surprise.
"Keep playing…" she said dreamily
Obliging, he continued:
Don't tell me it's not worth trying for
You can't tell me it's not worth dying for
You know it's true
Everything I do I do it for you…
Suddenly, the scene shifted, and a pathway appeared. The piano disappeared.
Rika took Takato's hand and smiled. Smiling back, they walked down the path. Along the way, they can see their memories together; from their first confrontation, to their escapades in the digital world, to the D-Reaper, and finally to Locomon.
There's no love like your love
And no other could give more love
There's no way unless your there
All the time, all the way!
They walked hand in hand through their memories, and reached a lake. Looking into the water, they saw themselves hugging, embracing one another.
Takato and Rika looked into each other's eyes, and hugged.
Oh you can't tell me it's not worth trying for
I can't help it, there's nothing I want more.
Yeah I would fight for you
I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you
Yeah I'd die for you!
Takato looked deep into Rika's eyes, now singing to her
You know it's true
Everything I do, I do it for you…
Takato leaned into her face, about to kiss her when she disappeared.
"Wha-? Rika! RIKA!" he yelled.
Takato quickly sat up on his bed, a drop of sweat on his arm.
"Ugh! No more! I'm going to Rika's house and telling her how I feel!"
He changed into his tamer attire and bolted out of his room and out of the bakery, he was surprised to catch Rika heading right towards him
"Takato?" she called.
He looked, baffled at seeing Rika there.
"R-rika!?" he stammered. "What are you doing here?"
"I had to see you." She said. "I need to tell you something."
"So do I!" he replied.
He wondered: Wait, she came looking for me, then that means…?
"Rika…" he started. "I love you."
She gasped again.
"T-Takato…" she stuttered. "I love you too! That was what I wanted to tell you!"
"Oh my God! She loves me back!" Takato thought excitedly.
"Oh Rika…" Takato said softly. "I have so mu—"
He was cut off by Rika planting her lips on his, enveloping him into a kiss.
After they broke the kiss, (Feeling like an eternity to both of them), they looked into each other's eyes.
"Oh Takato…" She smiled genuinely.
"Rika…" he said dreamily. "I—"
"Takatomon!" Guilmon appeared. "A digimon!"
"Oh!" he replied. "Rika, Renamon—"
"I'm here." A voice called from the trees.
The kitsune jumped out from the trees and joined them.
"Should we tell Henry?" Takato asked.
"No, we can handle this ourselves." Rika replied. "Let's go, together."
Takato smiled, and took her hand, running towards the location.
As they ran, they looked into each other's eyes again, not friends, but lovers. And they wouldn't have it any other way.
Everything I do, I do it for you…
This two-shot took me more than 3 weeks. By God I've been slacking. I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you all about my trip beforehand! No worries I haven't left the site! I'm still here! More coming up! The two songs are These Dreams by Heart, and the second is Everything I do I do it for you by Bryan Adams
