"So, did you have fun last night?" Kari couldn't suppress a giggle at the slight blush tinting her partner's cheeks at the mention of the previous night. "Where did you get off to after the party, anyway? I wanted to talk to you about what happened, but I couldn't find you anywhere."
"Of course I had fun, Kari. And sorry about disappearing on you; Patamon stopped me and we talked for a good while. By the time I got back here, you were asleep." She was silent for a moment. "You know," she continued, "I was pretty surprised when Veemon told me he was getting dancing lessons from you. How did that end up happening, exactly?"
"Well-" Kari began with a smile, only to be cut off by Tai as he entered the room.
"Hey, you guys. Davis and Veemon are here. What's going on?"
"That's right! You weren't paying attention to those two last night! You were too wrapped up in Sora to notice anything else. It's kind of a long story, Tai. Gatomon, you go on ahead and tell them I'll be out in a minute."
"Sure thing." Kari began her explanation - which Gatomon sincerely hoped wouldn't take too long, so that Kari could distract Davis and give her some alone time with Veemon - as Gatomon made her way to the living room. As she neared the end of the hallway, her ears twitched at the faint sounds of whispering coming from the living room. Peeking in, she saw Veemon and Davis sitting on the couch, heads together as they whispered conspiratorially.
"Hey there, you two! What are you planning over there?" Davis jumped comically at being discovered, and Veemon's face lit up at the sound of her voice.
"Hey there, Gatomon! Where's Kari?" Veemon began, cheerfully, before Davis clamped a hand over his mouth and furiously whispered something in his ear. As he removed his hand, Veemon rolled his eyes towards Gatomon. She giggled; the way the two interacted was just so very… them.
Just as Gatomon opened her mouth again, she heard Kari's door open and close. Davis, hearing this as well, gulped visibly. Hah. Could he make it any more obvious that he likes her?
"Thanks for keeping these two busy," she nodded to Gatomon as she entered the room. "Nice to see you guys! Sorry to keep you waiting, I had to talk to Tai for a minute." She smiled warmly at the pair, and Gatomon rolled her eyes as Davis practically went into cardiac arrest.
Kari caught Gatomon's eye and gave her a quick wink. "Hey Davis, I, uh… I was wondering if maybe you would talk to me about soccer? I'm doing a paper, and I've already talked to Tai and Ken. I'd really like to hear from you, too."
"M-Me? Well, sure, I guess!" When, after several seconds, he hadn't moved, Veemon elbowed him and he jumped, hurrying to his feet and following Kari out of the house. Now that they were gone, Gatomon sat down next to Veemon on the couch.
"So about last night…" he began, but seemed unsure of what he wanted to say. "Are we, uh… Y'know…" He trailed off, and Gatomon rolled her eyes.
Geez, and he's supposed to be courageous? "If you really like me, then yeah. That does mean we're together. Dating, humans call it." Veemon's face turned crimson at her bluntness, but he smiled at her tenderly. Taking her paw in his hand, he got up and pulled her off the couch, standing so that he was only inches away from her.
"Then I guess this is okay, huh?" Gatomon had a sneaking suspicion she knew exactly what "this" was, and Veemon was quick to confirm her suspicions, gently pressing his lips to hers.
Note to self: Never ask Davis to talk about soccer. Ever since the two had walked out the door, his signature awkwardness around Kari had disappeared completely. Not that he was doing anything wrong, exactly - had she actually been writing a paper on soccer, Davis would be telling her everything she needed to know.
The two were sitting on a park bench, watching as city workers cleaned up the mess from the New Year's celebrations the night before. She nodded absently as Davis chattered away, shivering slightly and wishing she was wearing something warmer.
"Here." Kari blinked in surprise as Davis handed her his jacket.
"But now you'll get cold. I'm fine, trust me."
"Don't worry about it. I'm too hot-headed to be cold." At his continued insistence, Kari finally accepted his jacket. "You know, I get the feeling you really don't care too much about soccer, do you?"
Kari sighed. "No, not really. I just wanted to give Veemon and Gatomon some time alone to really figure out what's going on." Davis nodded, and Kari noticed a slight, almost imperceptible shiver run through him. "That's it."
"What?"
"C'mon. We're finding someplace warm to sit. I won't have you freezing just so that I can be comfortable." He opened his mouth to protest, but Kari had already grabbed his arm and started dragging him back to her apartment.
"What about Veemon and Gatomon?"
"Tai and Agumon are still in there. It's only a matter of time until their alone time gets interrupted anyway."
"Well, okay then. Let's go."
A/N: Chapter two. Yippee! Well, I've got to say, writing this is pretty fun. The plot should be picking up soon; hopefully, I'll have chapter three done pretty soon. Till then, make sure to review!