By the time I got home, I felt relieved. I didn't say anything much on the way home; Takeru asked questions about Ken which I answered unwillingly. Hikari, being the person I trusted the most, noticed my sudden change of behavior, and I hoped that she wouldn't ask me stuff later. When I got home, I thanked Takeru then ran inside in a hurry. I closed my bedroom door behind me and looked around my room. It was large enough to my liking; I had a large queen-sized bed, with pearly white covers, a small desk and my closet wasn't that large but my outfits were stunning. I had already unpacked and decorated my room, the walls were painted azure blue and my laptop was ready to be used. I took out my Digivice; it was white in color and was the size of my hand. I held it out to my screen,

"Digital Gate open!"

A portal opened and I was sucked in, I passed by digital data of the Internet and soon enough found myself in the Digital World. It was, of course, different from the Real World and it was more nature-like and not many buildings were here. I was in a secluded forest, the Bright Forest to be exact. I ventured into the Digital World so many times that I could easily recognize its landmarks and had a mental map etched in my brain. Bright Forest is an area where the trees are always bright in color, and they glow in the night so the place is never dark. This is also where the Digimon come out to play, especially mine.

"Bearmon!" I shouted into the distance. I waited patiently as I walked around, shouting once more for my partner, "Bearmon!"

Suddenly the tall grass beside me shook, and a creature jumped out. A bear cub-like figure came out of the grass, it has dark fur, a trademark blue hat worn backwards and leather belts that were wrapped around it's paws. Its ears were pointed outwards in a curve and a puff of tail could be seen around the back. This is my Digimon partner, Bearmon.

"Hey buddy!"

"Kai!"

He jumped at me and we both crashed onto the ground. He hugged me and I hugged him back. I hadn't seen him in weeks because of the packing and moving back to Japan.

"I missed you so much Kai!"

"I missed you too Bearmon."

"Are you coming back to play?"

"Oh no Bearmon, I'm coming to get you."

"Get me?"
"Yeah, don't you want to come back with me?"
"You mean it? I can go to the Real World with you?"

"Of course buddy, I'm back in Japan, and I have so many things to tell you, and so many things to show you."

We walked towards a nearby lake, it was clear and very blue and we sat by the bank. I took off my shoes and dipped my feet into the water; the bear-like Digimon did the same. I started telling him about the trip back to Japan, and how the airplane ride sucked, I didn't have Bearmon to hold, and the food was just plain nasty. He laughed at the part when a stewardess tripped and brought entertainment to the boring, quiet plane. She dusted food off her uniform and cried in the toilet, which brought in a lot of complaints from the more impatient passengers onboard. I told him about the new house and how it was different from the one I once had, and the one I used to live in back in Canada. He said he was excited, as he loves sleeping next to me. To be honest, I used him more as covers than my own bed sheets. His fur was very soft, and boy did I used him as a pillow once before. I told him about my relationship with Taichi and Hikari, what school was like and that I made new friends. He placed a paw on my shoulder and said he was proud of me; he wanted me to talk more to people like I was talking to him. He was my best friend, and I couldn't imagine how life would have been if I hadn't met him. Bearmon was always been there for me, and through rough times, he never left my side. He always cheered me up and I was glad to have him.

"I'm always here for you Kai, I'm your partner. I'll always protect you."

A while later I took him back through the gate. He looked around my room in amazement and soon enough he fell asleep on my bed. As usual, he rolled over to the left side so I had enough space to be on the right side. He loves sleeping next to me; sometimes his paw is on my face the next day. Bearmon not only loves working out, but he also loves eating and sleeping. He's a very loyal Digimon. The night had worn me out, and without changing my clothes, I slept soundly, knowing I had Bearmon by my side.

The next day I woke up to see that Bearmon had de-evolved to Wanyamon. Wanyamon is a blue cat-like Digimon; surprisingly a cat can turn into a bear. He was smaller, and he could easily fit into my bag then. I got ready while Wanyamon stayed snoozing, until I was prepared, Wanyamon jumped at me landing on my palms.

"You weren't planning on leaving me, are you?"

"Of course not! I was just about to wake you."

Wanyamon grinned widely and he was such a cutie. I scratched him behind his ear and he purred. His fur was different shades of blue and it had the same soft of Bearmon's.

"Hey, you haven't said hi to my parents!"

"Ah! Mama! Papa!"

I walked out of my room towards the living room to see that my parents were already there, awake and ready for the day. Wanyamon has a habit of calling my mother and father, Mama and Papa, just like I do. My parents were accepting of me travelling to the Digimon World and they 'knew' that their little boy was destined for something.

"Mama! Papa!"

Wanyamon jumped off my palms, and then bounced all the way to my Papa's lap. Papa and Mama dropped what they were doing so they could gush over my little Digimon.

"Wanyamon! How did you get here?"

"We missed you so much!"

Soon enough Mama and Papa were fighting over Wanyamon, and Wanyamon loved this attention. I sat on the dining table and just watched them fussing over him, laughing along with them when Wanyamon suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"Squeezy…" he managed to breathe out.

"Sorry sweetie." Mama cleared her throat then put him down on the ground, where he bounced all the way to where I was.

"Kai, bring me up!"

"Okay, okay."

I carefully picked him up from the ground and set him on the table, where he curled himself into a sleeping position and as usual, I fed him so many portions. For someone so small, he sure eats a lot, especially when he digivolves into Bearmon. He ate an even larger portion than normal humans; its amazingly scary.

"Kai, you're gonna be late!"

"Okay Mama, come on Wanyamon."

I opened my bag and Wanyamon jumped in. He fit perfectly inside my bag and I closed it, hoping he had enough air to breathe. I said goodbye to both my parents, but my father pulled me back.

"Hey kid, you okay?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"Are you making friends?"

"I've been introduced, yeah."

"Alright then."

He pulled me into a bear hug, and let go slowly, clapping my back as I ran out the door and into the sunshine. It was a particularly sunny day today, so I went by and walked slowly with a bit of pace. The roads were becoming crowded in this quiet neighborhood and I had to hurry if I didn't want to be late.

"Kai, it's squeezy here…"

"I'm sorry Wanyamon, I'll find a place for you later, but right now you're going to have to be quiet and stay."

He let out a squirm-ish yelp and I couldn't help but feel sorry. My bag was extremely full right now, so I had to put some books in my locker before Wanyamon could get some air to breathe.

"Kai!"

I recognized that voice and turned out to see Hikari running up to me.

"Who is that Kai?" Wanyamon said in a hiss.

"Be quiet." I sternly said to him before smiling towards Hikari.

"Hey."

"Hi, you're awfully early today."

"Early?"

"Yeah, school doesn't start until 8. It's only 7.15 now."

I groaned, Mama said that I was late. I realized she was referring to Papa, whose office is very far and that's why he has to go the same time I was told to.

"Hey, what happened to you yesterday?"

"Nothing…"

"Kai, I know you. Something happened, tell me."

I stopped to look back and saw that she was waiting for me to explain. I couldn't tell her I knew about the Digimon, I couldn't tell her about Bearmon, I couldn't tell her about my past, I couldn't tell her anything! But there was something that happened yesterday that I could tell.

"Um, Matt asked for my number."

"He did?"

"Yeah…"

"Takeru will be shocked when he hears this!"

Hikari went on about Matt, telling me stories about him and more. She said Taichi would get jealous and that there might be a competition like 'before', Taichi and Matt had gotten into a fight over a girl, and now me. Then she went on about Ken who had asked her a few suspicious questions about me. I blushed when she mentioned Ken. We started walking again and I only nodded and smiled when needed. I hoped Wanyamon was okay but I couldn't exactly talk to him now, maybe later during lunch.