Author's Notes

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I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS.

That night, Tai's clothes were dried off and ready to give back when I saw him. Now that I thought about it, I wasn't sure which house it was now.

I remembered something about an empty house but it was fading away. I looked outside and saw Matt's car in a driveway.

I grabbed the bag and locked the house up. I crossed the road just as I saw who I remembered as Matt's brother in the back garden.

"Hey! Matt's brother!" I called.

He turned around and waved. "Hey! Leo, right?" I nodded. "Hold on a second. Meet me at the front door."

I walked back to the front door and waited a few seconds. I heard a key turn and the door opened. He looked a little dishevelled.

"Are you alright?" I asked, as he let me in.

"I'm fine." He answered. "It's just Matt's dog likes me."

"What breed is it?" I asked, slightly nervous.

"St Bernard." He told me. "Don't worry though. He's as tame as a fly."

I smiled a little. "Weird comparison. So you're telling me that he's going to land on my food?"

He actually laughed at that, then stopped. "I never thought about it before, but he does. Maybe he is like a fly. Sorry, I'm Thomas-Kieron."

"Thomas-Kieron? Double-barrelled?" I clarified.

"Yeah, but it's too long, so everyone calls me…" he started.

"TK? Have you seen red and blue chequered shirt?" called a voice.

"No Matt! I haven't!" he called back.

I took a quick lance around and saw something red and blue in a dog-bed. "TK?" he looked at me and I pointed to the bed.

He moaned and picked up the fabric, which used to be a shirt. "Found it Matt! But you're not going to be happy!"

Matt must have run down the stairs in a hurry because all he had on was a pair of tight black jeans. He saw me and TK, with the ex-shirt in his hand, standing near the dog bed.

"I'll kill that dog." He seethed.

"No you won't." TK said, matter-of-factly. "You love Bumanog."

"Not when he ruins my clothes." Matt answered, taking the shirt and throwing it in the bin. "Hey Leo." He said, noticing me. "What brings you here?"

I held up the bag. "Tai said he was stopping by tonight and I need to give these to him."

"I wish he'd stop using our place as a drop off." Matt said to himself.

"If you want, I can always take them back home." I offered.

Matt shook his head. "No, it doesn't matter." He took the bag from me. "He's always doing things like this."

"Well, I'll be off then." I said. "Bye Matt. Nice meeting you TK."

I closed the door behind me and heard a loud bark. I turned around and saw what I assumed to be Bumanog. I waved my hand and if I didn't know any better, I swear that he waved back.

I walked back to my house and settled down.

The next day, I went to work, singing the Digimon theme in my head. I've really got to stop thinking about Digimon.

I walked into work and sat down in the canteen. I laid my head down and sighed. What was going on with me?

I heard the door open and looked at who was coming in. It was Matt. He sat down opposite me and smiled. "Hey Leo."

"Hey Matt." I said. "What's new?"

"Nothing much." He answered. "Tai told me about the other night."

I put my head back on the table. "I didn't think I drank that much."

"Well, Kari takes care of him anyway." Matt answered. "She has one glass herself so she has a drink with him and she'll still be sober enough to make sure he gets into his bed or at least that he gets wrapped up."

I sat back up and looked Matt in the eyes. "Matt, just out of interest, why would you get a St Bernard?"

"Why not?" he asked back. "I've always wanted a St Bernard anyway. It's my favourite breed."

"Fair enough." I answered. "It's just not a common breed."

Matt nodded. "I know. I was really lucky when I found him as a puppy."

"Found him?" I asked.

Matt nodded. "He was so small and his fur was so messy, I swear he looked like he was just a head with a horn on his forehead."

Suddenly, the image of a Digimon flashed in my mind. "Tsunomon." Matt looked at me curiously. I hadn't realised I said it out aloud.

"What's a Tsunomon?" he asked.

I shook my head. "Just something from an old show."

"Well, the name sounds weird." Matt commented. "I just don't like it."

"It doesn't matter anyway." I said. "I've just been thinking about Digimon lately."

He jerked at the mention of Digimon but seemed to forget it instantly. We had to start work at that time anyway.

Another uneventful shift later, and I was getting my coat to leave work. I turned around and made my way to the door when I heard something clang. I turned around, seeing nothing but a fork on the floor. Thinking nothing of it, I went back and picked the fork up and rinsed it off.

I walked quickly out of the room, not registering the fork floating by itself and launching itself towards me. When the clang drew my attention, I was surprised when I noticed that it was the same fork.

I looked around the empty room. Hoping for something that might explain the impossibility of what had just happened.

As I knew, there was nothing. What I really wanted to know was how this fork was launched across the room?

I put the fork down back in the sink and I rushed out before anything else could happen.

Outside my workplace, I walked to the side of the building and let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

"What was that?" I asked myself.

I looked at my phone to see I had a new message. The name confused me since I know I hadn't put them in.

I opened the message from Kari.

'Hey Leo, it's Kari. Tai's sister. Sorry about getting your number without asking but Tai, Matt and a few of our friends are going out tonight. Want to join?'

I reread the message a few times. I figured it would be something to do, but I also didn't feel right just tagging along, even if I was invited.

I decided to leave it as I didn't notice the message until tomorrow. At least, that was the plan until I noticed Kari standing there. I shook my head and walked towards her.

When I was close enough, I asked her if she waited just so she'd guarantee I'd see the message.

"No need." She answered. "My phone tells me when someone sees any message I send. I would have phoned you later on anyway."

"Kari, I appreciate the offer but…" I started.

She shook her head. "Let me put it to you another way, you're coming out with us."

"Kari, I'm working in the morning." I tried. I was actually working later in the day.

"Leo, it wasn't my idea." She told me. "Matt thought about it last night. You just left before he offered you the chance. He asked Tai and he knew I had put your number into my phone. If Tai has a night drinking with someone, then that person is a friend in Tai's eyes."

Well, that was a little weird. One night drinking with someone and they were automatically his friend? Maybe Tai was a little too trusting.

Either way, that night, I had just put on my shirt when my phone beeped. I looked and saw a new number.

I needed to talk to Kari about giving my number out. This time, it was from Tai.

'Leo, it's Tai. Kari and I are going to Matt's so meet us there.'

Great. I hope that dog doesn't jump over me. But I couldn't remember the name, but it was a weird one.

Five minutes later, I was knocking on the door, waiting to be let in. I heard the dog barking so I peered around and looked through the gate. He stopped barking instantly, looking at me.

I imagined this big dog looking like it was just a head with a horn on its forehead. I laughed at the image. A St Bernard with a horn on its forehead.

Wait, I know I've heard that. Tai said that. No. Tai, the Digimon character said that.

"Leo, you're here."

I jumped and spun seeing Tai and Kari looking at me. "Guys, you scared me."

"Sorry." Kari smiled. "Tai overslept."

I looked at Tai. "Overslept?"

"I was taking a nap." He defended himself.

"In your bed? Wrapped up?" Kari asked.

The front door opened and TK saw the three of us. He was wearing a light green polo shirt and brown cargo shorts.

"Hey guys, come on in."

We all went in and I saw a girl sitting on the sofa on her phone.

"Hi Mimi." Tai smiled.

Mimi looked up and smiled, putting her phone away and hugged both Tai and Kari. Kari stood back and introduced me. Mimi gave me a small hug. I felt slightly awkward but I somehow just knew that Mimi was always like that.

"I'm going out back for a minute." I said. TK looked at me but pointed the way out.

I opened the door and looked around. The dog was nowhere to be seen.

"Hello?" I asked, quitter than normal.

I saw a patio set and decided to sit down. I heard footsteps coming and saw that the dog was slowly coming towards me. He didn't jump at me as he did with TK. Which I was glad for. He sat beside and looked at me.

I reached my hand out and patted his head. I looked in his eyes and saw what I thought was sadness. Why would he be sad?

"What's wrong?" I asked.

He laid down and looked at the house.

"You want to go inside?"

I shook his head.

"Then what do you want?" I blinked when I realised I was talking to a dog that seemed to understand me. "Did you just understand what I was saying?"

He looked at me and barked quietly. I smiled slightly at the St Bernard. He stood up and nudged my hand. I stood up and he walked to a hut.

I followed him to see a large hamster in a corner. I looked to the dog but he just looked into the hut. I saw the hamster inhale, growing in size and letting his breath go. Some straw was blown aside. I smiled. It was like it was using a blast of air.

Like another Digimon. I really need to stop thinking about that. First the dog reminds of one, now the hamster.

"Leo, what are you doing down here?" TK asked, walking to me.

I turned around. "What's his name showed me down here?"

"You mean Bumanog?" TK asked. "Why would he want you to see Patapata?"

"Patapata?" I asked. "What a name for a hamster."

"I couldn't think of a name but that just popped in my head." TK said, then sighed. "He tried that thing again. I can tell."

"What thing?" I asked.

"Sharp breath out." He replied.

"Does he do that a lot?" I asked.

He nodded. "Yep. Anyway, we're ready to go."

"Ok."

TK walked back to the house and I took one last look at the dog and hamster. I knelt down and looked at the dog.

"Listen, I know your name is Bumanog or something, and I know you can't really understand me but you don't half remind me of something from a show." I told him, he looked at me, his eyes glistening. "You somehow remind me of something called Gabumon."

As soon as the sentence was finished, he jumped on me and wrapped his front legs around me. He was hugging me. Which was something in itself for a dog.

"Ok, get off me now Gabumon." I laughed.

He immediately lifted off and I swear I heard him say sorry. But I passed it off as some form of barking.

I went back inside and left with the others for the night out.