A/N: Like I said, very unique. I haven't seen any other stories written this way so why not do one myself? Don't worry, my main Tamers Rewrite isn't this one, that just needs some more things finalized before I begin drafting. See the note at the end for more information.

Digimon Tamers: Quantum Displacement Theory and Other Big Words

Chapter 2

I woke again in the same bed as last time. Renamon was visible across the room, seeming to be watching me while I slept. Very creepy. My mind still struggled to comprehend where I now was. It just didn't seem possible, yet here I was. And until I could find a way back, I was stuck here. May as well try to understand what I have supposedly been through.

"Renamon?"

"Yes Axel?" She seemed calmer now I was addressing her.

"Look. It doesn't matter if you believe what I say, but I'm not from here. I appeared in this world shortly before I fainted. I know of nothing that has happened before that point. Can you explain to me what has gone on before then?" She nodded and sat next to me as I sat up in bed. It was then I noticed I was only wearing my boxers. "Um, but before you do, mind telling me why I have been undressed?"

"That's how you normally sleep isn't it? I wanted you to be comfortable. I'll admit you have a pleasing form though, why would you want to conceal it?"

"That's not open for discussion. My clothes please." I was greatly disturbed by what she said last. She handed me my clothes without a word as I put them back on.

"As I said before, we have been partnered for two months. I came across looking for a Tamer and found you. You accepted saying it would be an honour, after you adjusted to my existence. You even went as far as to say we would be equals, not as a master and servant. I found this slightly odd, but agreed to it. Since then you offered your home to me, gave me shelter and food as and when I needed it. You showed me how things work around here so I could help myself. You even offered me this bed, saying you would take the sofa. That I refused since I didn't want you sleeping badly on my behalf. The only other thing of note is we have done a little bit of training, learning tactics in case other digimon start a fight with us."

I listened intently, hearing things I knew I would do. It sure sounded like me. "Right. So we are partners, living here together." She nodded. "With at least some knowledge, that I seem to have lost, of fighting other digimon." Another nod. "And I have absolutely no recollection of any of it." I sighed deeply. "This simply sucks." In fact, today just hit five on the scale, translating simply into a shit day.

"I will help you as much as I can to regain the knowledge you had, but first there is something you need to sort out. I can't go outside obviously as I am, and we're low on milk and bread."

"Seriously? I get flung into this world and the most pressing concern is running out of milk and bread? Priorities here sure are messed up." I sighed again as I rose, glad I was now dressed.

After locating my wallet, supposedly, I left the house. I walked for a few minutes, still trying to calm my racing thoughts while I headed in to the shop. Turns out they didn't have anymore bread, but I knew the bakery was nearby. I bought the milk and headed across the park, seeing familiar sights but recognising no one. Though that changed when I entered the bakery.

"Well hello Axel. How are you today?" Did everyone here know me?

"I'm fine Mrs. Matsuki. Business still good?" I decided small talk would hide my familiarity.

"It's very good actually. Would you like your usual order?" I had a usual?

"Sure, that sounds good to me." She quirked a brow but complied. I berated myself for my near slip up as she returned with my bread. I paid her and left, eager to be gone before I messed up again.

I made it home without incident and placed the milk in the fridge. Renamon came down the stairs as I was putting the bread away.

"You're back quick. I expected you to be longer."

"Why? What else do I normally do?" She shrugged and walked into the lounge, setting herself down in the middle of the sofa and spreading her arms across the back. She motioned for me to take a seat next to her, one I politely refused as I searched for a computer. I needed to know what the date was so I could try to decipher where in the time line I was.

I returned to the kitchen after I couldn't find it, seems I didn't have one. Another thing that sucked. I mean, if I was going to be dropped into another world, at least give me a bloody computer! I swear someone laughed somewhere as I thought that. Defeated, I turned to the only other source of information.

"Renamon? What's the date today please?" I added the politeness to calm myself more than anything else.

"I'm afraid I don't know much about the time scale in this world, I'm still trying to understand it myself." Great. No luck there then.

I walked subconsciously into the lounge and plonked myself down on the floor, my mind wandering again. I was still trying to work out how I was able to come here, let alone what I was going to do to get back. But then again, I potentially had a chance here that a lot of people would die for. A chance to live with a real Renamon! The thought was daunting enough, never mind the implications of it. I could train, fight other digimon with her beside me. I could meet the other Tamers too. How cool would that be? I quickly realised that the word cool didn't suit me. I was vaguely aware of my rapidly shifting facial expressions during my thoughts, Renamon had noticed too.

"Are you okay Axel?"

"Huh?" Her words brought me out of my musings, registering her concerned face again. "I'm fine. What makes you think otherwise?"

"You were pulling weird faces."

"Oh, I was just thinking, that's all." It seemed I was almost busted with my thoughts. I needed to find a way to convince her without telling her what my thoughts were, she may get the wrong idea.

"Thinking of what, may I ask?" Damn.

"Just of how I came here and that. It still seems strange to me."

"I see. Don't think on it too much, it won't do you much good to brood on things you can't control. Just accept you're here and make the most of it. Things will sort themselves out soon." Lucky escape. I'm smooth...

"Sure. I'll try. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to get some sleep. I hadn't had much rest before I appeared here, and I haven't had an easy time since then either."

"Okay Axel. Rest well. I'll come wake you for lunch."

I trudged up the stairs and into my room. I always trudged when I was about to go to sleep. It was a habit of mine. Same as most things. I crawled into bed, opting to keep my clothes on again and settled into a dose. I soon slipped deeper into sleep as my mind wandered to the land of dreams.

XXX

I wasn't aware of how long I was asleep for, but I woke to the sound of a soft feminine voice calling me.

"Axel. Wake up please."

I opened my eyes begrudgingly, seeing her sitting next to me, though not uncomfortably close this time. I sat up slowly, watching as she retreated slightly to allow me room to move.

"How long was I asleep for?" It had to be a while, even I could hear the sleep present in my own voice.

She gave a warm smile, one I hadn't seen before. "I'd say about three hours. You were sound the whole time, you must be tired to sleep that fast."

"You could say that." I left the bed and stood, hearing my back protest slightly. The sign of a true lazy arse, a popping back. That and someone of age, but I wasn't eligible for that at twenty five. I followed Renamon downstairs into the kitchen the had the table, seeing two plates with noodles on them. "Do I even want to know how you managed to cook those?"

She shrugged. "Easy. It said to just add water and microwave it for a few minutes. I decided it looked better on a place, my apologies for the deception."

"Its okay. I'm sure it will be just as good." I then realised I probably insulted her cooking. "Um, I didn't mean it like that. Look, I'm new to all this social interaction stuff okay? I didn't know many people back where I was originally from, and only one person saw me regularly. And by regularly I mean once a week for an hour or two." I began to eat the noodles, thinking nothing of what I just said.

"Didn't you know anyone back there? No friends you saw regularly except for once a week?" I shook my head. "You must have been lonely. At least you had your family then." I tensed, stopping my actions instantly. As much as I convinced myself I was over what happened before, it didn't make it any easier to talk about. Having someone bring up family was painful.

"No, actually. I didn't. I was an only child, and my parents died a few years back in a fluke accident. I've been alone ever since. Only Danny has kept me company since then, he's the one I see once a week."

Renamon placed a paw over my hand, her face set in sorrow. "I'm sorry Axel. I should have been more delicate with the issue. I didn't mean to upset you."

"I'm not upset..." I trailed off, feeling something course its way down my cheek. Touching it with my free hand it felt wet like water. Without even knowing it, I had shed tears over the memory of my parents.

I placed my fork down and stood from the table. Yes I ate noodles with a fork, to hell with chopsticks. I never could get those to work. Turning away I walked into the lounge, my hunger forgotten. Renamon followed me at a respectful distance, curious as to what I was doing. I laid down on the sofa, burying my face in its depths. I didn't want anyone to see my state. I hadn't gotten upset about my parents before for a long time, maybe it was because I hadn't discussed it with anyone for just as long. Burying the truth seemed like the easy way out, was that what I did? Tried to forget the memory of their final day, the day I was told that one thing that changed me forever?

I didn't know. All I did know was I was upset again for the first time in roughly four years. I was also aware of Renamon sitting beside me as she ran her paws reassuringly across my back, lulling me into a dose where I saw the loving faces of my parents once again. I smiled to myself just as I fell asleep once more.

XXX

Okay, maybe I am lazy. The amount of sleep I was having recently kind of proved that. But I put it down to being tired. I realised this was my first whole day in this place, I had arrived in the evening of the day before. My first whole day in the Tamers universe, and I had basically slept through most of it, except eating three mouthfuls of noodles and getting upset. Not the best start really.

Once more I woke up, back in the bed. At least I was still clothed this time. She obviously decided against removing them again. I had no idea how long I slept for this time, I really needed a clock. Rising again I noticed Renamon's absence this time. I shrugged, she had better things to do than keep watching me sleep.

I walked down the stairs to grab a drink from the kitchen. Renamon was still nowhere to be seen. I was starting to wonder if this was in fact a dream. Yes I was still not in my own, proper home, but this seemed much more normal now. Another shrug as I downed my drink before I began to explore my home. If I was going to live here, I needed to know where things were.

Fifteen minutes later and I had familiarised myself with the layout and placement of things. Still no Renamon. Very odd. She wasn't in the house. Not that it mattered too much, I found her level of care slightly scary truth be told.

I never had anyone close to me before I came here. I did once, before my parents died. Her name was Karley. Pretty usual sort of girl, nothing special either. Said many things that people believe when there infatuated by someone. But then came the sucker punch. Yep, kudos to you if you guess it. She cheated. Found someone else more 'worthy', left me to dry. The worst part was the way she never told me. I found out when I went to see her one night, found another car in her drive. Figured it was a friend of hers, he had a few. No problem, right? Wrong. She had allowed me a key so I could let myself in, so I did. Wasn't a rare occasion I did that, that's how we were. Got outside the door to her room, since I hadn't seen her downstairs, and heard them. Yep, pretty conclusive at that point. I turned around, took the key I left her to my home and returned her own, left the house and drove home.

She tried to contact me a she usually did two days later. I let the phone ring itself until the battery drained. She tried to come over a few times only to find she no longer had my key. I left her outside, not even bothering to answer the door. She had broken me, no way was I going to give her the satisfaction of knowing that. Up until that point I was a fairly open, free person. Usual tastes in things, that sort of deal. But after that, I changed. I turned to the darker side of life. Scrapped my trance albums for some nice black metal stuff. Any clothes not of the colour black were burned in my back yard, new ones were bought. I had become the sort of person I usually smirked at in the street, wearing black clothes and spikes on various parts of themselves. I even had the leather coat to complete the look. What can I say? I liked the new me, seemed to fit better.

But enough about my past, I know it sucked. Reminiscing about specifics didn't do anything except waste time. But she was the reason I preferred to be alone. I never let anyone else in after then. Danny was already a friend before that, I kept him as close as I could bare after that point. He understood, true friends always do. But even we drifted a little, once a week meet ups weren't usually enough between friends.

That was the reason I found it uncomfortable when Renamon showed me that sort of care, it remanded me of Karley too much, and that was never a good thing.

Maybe one day my views would change, but until then it disturbed me. More so that she wasn't actually human. Heck, she shouldn't exist by all counts of reasoning.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I felt something in my pocket. Curious I pulled out the item, seeing the key to my car. I hadn't noticed it there before. But if I had my key, was my car here too?

Only one way to find out.

A/N: Right, as mentioned above, I have a few things to sort for my Tamers Rewrite. Rika's partner for one. I'm thinking of these choices:

Vmon (Veedramon, AeroVeedramon, UlforceVeedramon), Dracomon (Coredramon Blue, Wingdramon, Slayerdramon) or Liollmon (Liamon, Loader Liomon, Bantyo Liomon). Check their various wiki pages for more info, but my personal preference goes to Liollmon simply because I haven't seen it used before.

Apart from that, the storyline needs feedback. People have 'voted' for a modified storyline, but exactly how modified should it be? Same encounters? D-Reaper threat still present? Devas still present? Zhuqaimon still an ass? You tell me.

Until then, Chow