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Hitori found himself pinned, face first, to the floor. Something heavy had fallen out of the tree above him, and boy did it hurt.

Renamon found herself almost reclining on the pavement, having landed in a sitting position on the young boy. Her legs were sprawled over him, holding him fast.

-No way I can get out of this one!- she thought to herself, frozen in place.

Hitori rolled over to see what had knocked him down, expecting to find a branch or something that had fallen from the tree. He reached around with his hand as he turned, grabbing hold of the thing that had him pinned. To his surprise, it didn't feel like bark. It was soft and furry.

"What the…?"

Renamon's eyes went wide. She managed to bring her self to move, springing to her feet.

Hitori was surprised to find himself able to move. He rolled into a sitting position just in time to see a yellow blur vanish into the tree above him.

-What was that?-

He rose to his feet, dusting himself off. He looked up into the tree, and saw a shadow up in the higher branches.

"Ok, I know that wasn't a branch that knocked me over!" he called up, "Who's up there?"

Renamon felt herself breathing heavily, her mind racing to find a way out of this predicament. Unfortunately, none of the branches were strong enough for her to get a good leap off. She could phase, but she'd still face a big drop to the floor.

So she remained silent.

"Right." Hitori pulled up his sleeves, grabbing on to the trunk of the tree.

Renamon watched as the human quickly scaled the lower reaches of the tree. She took to hiding behind the trunk, hoping he'd somehow miss her. He didn't, soon reaching the level she was on and perching himself on a branch.

"I know you're there." He said to the trunk, "So come on out."

Renamon, hardly the panicking type, just couldn't see a way out of this situation.

"I can stay here all day…" Hitori threatened.

"So can I." Renamon replied, quietly.

Hitori heard what she said, realising it was a girl he was addressing.

-wow, floored by a girl falling from a tree…- he smirked, "Fine."

Renamon cursed herself, realising he now knew there was definitely someone there. She watched as he reclined against the tree trunk, placing his hands behind his head. He started to whistle.

-He's only a human,- Renamon pondered, -I could easily dash past him. But he'd still see me.-

And she had no other alternative.

She sighed, "Ok, I'm coming out."

"Good." Hitori sat back upright, "And you can tell me why you…"

He fell silent as Renamon rounded the trunk, his eyes going wide in shock. Standing before him, arms crossed, was an almost six foot, yellow and white bipedal fox. Hitori blinked, rubbed his eyes, then blinked some more.

"I… er, you… what…?" he stuttered.

Renamon took the opportunity to sit on an opposing branch. She looked at him with interest.

Hitori couldn't summon up any more words. What was this strange… creature in front of him? He'd never seen anything like it before, and it definitely wan't human.

Renamon decided to break the silence, "I'm sorry for falling on you. The branch I was on snapped."

"um…" Hitori tried to get his mouth to work, "It's ok… I guess."

Silence fell again, thick and awkward. This time it was Hitori who broke it.

"Are you an alien?" he asked.

"An alien?" Renamon puzzled.

"You know, from outer-space?"

"I know what an alien is."

Hitori got the impression he'd insulted her somehow, "I'm sorry. It's just you're clearly not human."

"I'm a Digimon." Renamon informed him, "My name is Renamon."

-A digimon? I'm sure I've heard that word before…- Hitori thought for a moment.

Renamon, on the other hand, was surprised he hadn't run away at the sight of her. She expected that not everyone would take the sight of a six foot fox quite as well as this boy had.

"Are you ok?" she heard him ask.

"Excuse me?" Renamon was confused.

"I asked if you're ok." Hitori repeated, "That was quite a fall."

Renamon blushed, looking away. She embarrassed that she'd fallen at all. She was normally more graceful than that.

"Yes, I'm fine." She said quietly.

Hitori chuckled, "Are you blushing?"

This only served to intensify the redness in her cheeks, and she felt a growing urge to flee. She'd never felt embarrassment like this before, and it was only made worse by the fact that she knew she had no real reason to be embarrassed in front of a stranger.

Hitori could see her discomfort, so he decided to change the subject. He looked down at his watch, thinking for a moment. Only then did he realise how late it was.

"Oh crap!" he jumped to his feet, "I'm late for school!"

Renamon looked at him again as he started to climb down the trunk.

"I'll need a friggin miracle to get there in time!"

Renamon thought for a moment, "Um… I can help there."

Hitori stopped in his tracks, his head level with her feet, "You can?"

She nodded silently.

He climbed back up to her level, the pair now standing on the same branch.

"How?" he asked suspiciously.

Renamon held out her paw, "Take my hand."

Reluctantly, questioningly, he extended his hand. He placed it in hers, noting how soft the white fur was, even on her three digits. A tingle ran down his spine.

Before he could say anything, Renamon leapt from the tree, pulling him with her. When they landed on the ground, some ten feet below, Hitori was surprised he landed on his feet.

Less than a moment later, Renamon phased out, taking the young boy with her.

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