Title: Evil Comes in All Forms
Author: Takato Metallium
Fandom: Digimon Tamers
Characters: Jenrya Lee and Takato Matsuda, pairing will be/is Jenkato
Prompt: 016: Evil
Word Count: 569
Rating: PG-13/T


Jenrya has never considered any Digimon to be evil. Just misguided, following their programming. He believes that everyone has good inside of them. However, upon meeting Lilithmon, his opinion changed. She was evil, he could feel it. His spine tingled at the sight of her, watching her coo and draw her long fingers down along Takato's jaw. His chest gave a twinge and it took a moment for him to realize that it was jealousy.

Who he was jealous of, however, was another matter altogether. Was he jealous of the way Takato seemed to melt under Lilithmon's gaze, or was he jealous of Takato for being her center of attention? He pushed the feeling away and concentrated on the matter at hand.

Lilithmon moved away from them, taking her place on a throne cut from a strange, dark crystal-like substance. She studies him curiously before a smile quirks on her painted lips. "So...you are the one my little Takato has been fussing over."

The hairs on the back of his neck raise and his hands clench into fists for a moment. Her little Takato? Again, he pushed it back. "Yes. My name is Lee Jenrya. Thank you for providing us shelter and food." He can't help but wonder...if she did it for her own personal gain. A lot of the Digimon they passed in their travels had no interest in helping them, merely battle. She had to have another agenda. "I'm afraid we need to..."

"Get back home? My dear Takato has told me what you've been doing," she replies, steepling her fingers as she leans back in her throne, legs curled up slightly and dark purple silk robes draping over her knees. "I'm afraid that only the strong are granted passage to the human world."

"That's what we've been hearing," he says, bowing his head and biting his bottom lip. "But we can still try." Jenrya turns to leave before she speaks again.

"I can help you." Bingo. He was right. Jen looks over his right shoulder, Terriermon sitting on his left before he turns to look at her properly. By the frown on his face, she can tell he's skeptical. "I require something in return, however."

"We're not interested." He shakes his head, turning to leave before a hand snags his arm. He glances to his right to see Takato has taken hold of him, and his friend pulls him closer.

"Jen...we've been wandering for a long time," Takato begins, his voice a soft whisper Jenrya is sure that only he and their partners can hear. "You almost died from starvation...I don't want anything like that to happen again. I felt so helpless..." Takato nibbles on his lip as a tear rolls down his cheek, and for a fleeting moment Jenrya thinks the other boy looks cute when he does that. "Let's hear her out, Jen. Let's at least listen to what she has to say."

Jenrya immediately feels bad. He caused Takato to worry, to fret and cry over him. His head drops, thinking things over for a few minutes as he closes his eyes. 'Lilithmon is evil,' he reminds himself, letting out a sigh as he takes hold of Takato's hand and turns once again to face her. He can see the undisguised glee on her face, the gleam in her eyes, and prays he didn't just make a mistake.

Lilithmon is evil after all.