Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews and the follows! It's so nice to know that there are people following this story and looking forward to what will happen next. I know that this is not yet the real Jurato part but I want to show what are the reactions of the tamers.

This is Chapter 4. Please leave a review. Thanks! :D

Chapter 4: Nothing

Two days after, it was a lovely holiday in the city of Shinjuku. The city was bustling with residents walking to and fro places while the sun was shining brightly and the sky was blue.

But for Takato, he felt that it was just another day. Because of that, he decided to stroll around the city for a while. He was walking on the pavements of the sun-soaked city when he heard a familiar and masculine voice calling him.

"Hey, Takato!" a voice called him.

Takato turned around and saw a spiky brown-haired man with a blond woman with two brown-haired children. He smiled at them as he recognized them to be Ryo and Alice Akiyama along with their twin children Jiro and Kiyomi Akiyama. He seemed amused with the family wearing the same color of shirts and same color of pants and the family wore blue for the top and jeans for the bottom.

"Hi, guys!" Takato replied.

"Hi, Takato!" Alice greeted. "What's up?!"

"Hey, Uncle Takato!" The twins Jiro and Kiyomi smiled.

"Hi, Jiro! Hi, Kiyomi!" Takato replied as he smiled. "So, looks like you four are having a bonding time!"

"I know, Takato. Anyway, where are you off to?" Ryo smiled.

"I'm going to Henry because I'm gonna tell him something important," Takato answered.

"Oh. Okay!" Ryo answered. "Send my regards to Henry and his family! We're going to the park anyway."

"Yeah, sure! Take care, you guys!" Takato said as he waved his hand.

"Okay!" Alice smiled.

"Bye, Uncle Takato!" the twins said and bid him goodbye.

Eventually, the family of four walked away from Takato and the latter continued walking on the pavement.

I met Jeri but my hopes were shattered when I saw a guy near her, Takato thought. Is this punishment enough for me to suffer?

Slowly, his feet were walking on the pavement while his head was bowing down and his hands were in his pockets.

I guess karma strikes fast enough! Takato thought as he continued walking.

He continued walking aimlessly around the streets because he was still with his thoughts regarding what occurred in the hospital two days ago. He seemed very distracted with the fact that Jeri had another guy to be with after they completely broke up with each other.

Oh well. If she's happy then I'm going to be happy! Takato thought sullenly. I guess I just have to set her free.

He continued walking until he saw a shiny black car. When he looked upward and eastward, he saw that he was already standing in front of the Wong residence and he saw the blue-haired Henry who was washing his sleek black convertible.

"Hey, Takato! What's up?" Henry asked with a smile.

"Just dropping by!" Takato smiled. "Say, where's Rika?"

"She's playing her housewife role." Henry grinned. "Kidding! She's inside and tending to Miyako. We're going to the park today."

"Hmm. Can I tell you something?" Takato asked.

"Yeah! Sure!" Henry answered as he wiped the side of the car. "What is it, Takato?"

"I met Jeri two days ago…" Takato said simply.

Henry's grey eyes went wide in shock. "You what?"

"I'm serious, Henry!" Takato insisted. "I saw Jeri two days ago in the hospital."

"Why were you in the hospital, anyway?" Henry asked, feigning curiosity.

"You know Minami, right? She got into the hospital because she miscarried," Takato answered. "As I was saying, I saw Jeri in the hospital two days ago and she had not changed a bit."

"What's your reaction after seeing her?" Henry asked until he realized his mistake. "No. The question should be WHAT'S HER REACTION AFTER SEEING YOU?"

"I don't know. She looked plain at that time. But for me, I'm happy that I saw her again…" Takato answered with a sigh. "Until…"

"Until what?" Henry inquired after hearing his friend sigh. He placed the rag on the pail of water near the gate and squeezed it so it would be a little damp.

"I saw her with a child," Takato spoke up. No, scratch that. With her child actually.

"No kidding!" Henry was amazed while the rag in his right hand was stroking the windshield. "She has a child already?"

"Yeah… And a husband as well…" Takato added sullenly.

"Whoa!" Henry was surprised. "Are you sure the guy you saw is her husband?"

Takato only became silent with that point and nodded sadly.

"So what are you going to do now, Takato? It's completely obvious that Jeri has moved on already!" Henry pointed out as he rinsed his car.

"I don't know, Henry. I wish I can talk to her so I can obtain information about her," Takato replied sadly. "But the thing is, I bet she won't talk to me."

Henry somehow understood what Takato was pointing out to him.

"You still love her, don't you?" Henry asked as he placed his rag on the pail once again.

"Yeah, Henry. I will even if she's married already," Takato said sullenly.

Henry simply nodded with sympathy. "Wanna go with us? We're going to the park with the other guys."

"Yeah, sure!" Takato answered with a smile. "There's even nothing to do at home."

"In the meantime, why don't you come in?" Henry offered as he opened his gate.

"Okay…" Takato said simply.

Henry pulled the gate door and he let Takato first inside then he followed suit and shut the door.

"Rika!" Henry called out. "Takato's here!"

Rika who was crossing her arms as well, stood at the main door. Her daughter clung to her leg and hugged it.

"Henry!" Rika smiled. "Takato!"

"Daddy!" Miyako giggled and she saw Takato. "Hi, Uncle Takato!"

"Hello!" Takato greeted.

"Come inside!" Rika offered. "Do you want to have water?"

"Yeah, sure!" Takato accepted.

Rika eventually gave Miyako to Henry so he could take care of her while she was getting the visitor some water. Henry and Takato sat on the couch while the blue-haired little girl sat beside her father.

"Daddy! Is Uncle Takato going to the park with us?" Miyako asked.

"Yes, Baby." Henry smiled. "He's going with us!"

"YAAAAAY!" Miyako squealed and began running like crazy.

"One thing she's excited about? She likes to play with Ryo's twins and Kazu's daughter!" Henry explained.

"Kazu's daughter… Every time I see Kazu, I always remember the time he told us that he accidentally got his girlfriend pregnant!" Takato laughed.

"That's so like Kazu!" Henry replied with a laugh.

Eventually, Rika went towards Henry and Takato and gave the former goggle-boy a glass of water.

"Here's your water, Gogglehead!" Rika said as she handed Takato the glass.

"Thanks, Rika!" Takato replied as he took the glass and drank it.

"No problem!" Rika answered. "Come on, Miyako! Let's change your clothes!"

The little girl obeyed to Rika's command and went towards Rika. In a matter of seconds, the mother and daughter went upstairs.

"Henry, did you ever have problems in your marriage with Rika?" Takato asked. "You seemed to be sweet towards one another and you never had arguments with each other."

"Whenever I have problems with Rika, we settle it out rather than muttering out foul words to one another," Henry explained. "I learned it from my father after Rika left me eight years ago. In whatever argument, you should always settle it out."

"But what did you do to make Rika come back to you and live with you five years ago?" Takato asked.

"Diplomacy, Takato," Henry said with a grin. "But when I did that, eventually the truth came out and she told me that she loved me too."

"I never knew that Rika, also known as the Ice Princess and Digimon Queen, would get soft on a guy!" Takato grinned.

"Well…" Henry replied sheepishly. "Anyway, Takato… I need to change clothes so that we'd get to the park on time."

"Yeah, sure! Go ahead, Henry! I won't mind!" Takato smiled.

"Thanks!" Henry said as he went upstairs so he could change.

Henry was walking upstairs when he saw his little girl who was stationed at the end of the stairs.

"Baby, where's Mommy?" Henry asked his daughter.

"Mommy's in your room, Daddy!" Miyako answered. She was wearing her pink shirt and white leggings and pointed to the room with the white door.

Henry eventually sped up and arrived to Miyako's side. He carried his daughter eventually with his arms and smiled at her. Then he put her down so Miyako could go downwards.

"See you, Daddy!" Miyako said with glee.

"Sure, I will!" Henry replied with a grin.

Henry went inside their room and found Rika fixing her hair into a ponytail while she was wearing her white long-sleeved shirt with a blue heart on it and her black buttoned shorts.

"Hey, Beautiful." Henry grinned.

Rika turned around and saw Henry who was smiling at her.

"Henry!" Rika laughed as she finished tying her ponytail into place. "Until now, you never change!"

"Sorry. I can't help it if I find my wife beautiful, you know?" Henry chuckled.

Rika only pinched his left cheek so that he could stop pulling her leg and she eventually kissed the part where she pinched it. Henry only smiled in return.

"Anyway, I've got something to tell you," Henry said as he sat down on their matrimonial bed.

"What?" Rika asked. "You're having an affair with someone else?"

Henry laughed. Ever since the incident with Fumiko happened years ago, Rika could not help but ask that whenever Henry wanted to tell something serious to her.

"No. I'm not having an affair with someone else, Honey!" Henry answered with a chuckle. "Takato told me something earlier."

"Like what?" Rika asked as she sat down beside Henry.

"Takato told me that he met Jeri two days ago."

Rika turned pale. It was that time when she met Jeri and the latter had spent the morning with her and Miyako.

"Uh… Same went with me too," Rika said.

"What do you mean?" Henry asked, apparently confused.

"I met Jeri two days ago and she told me that she had a child," Rika explained. "I forgot to tell you since you were busy with Miyako."

"What else did she say? Did she mention who the father was?" Henry asked.

Rika shrugged. "She didn't even care to mention it," she lied. "Do you think they'll ever get back together?"

Henry shrugged as well. "I don't know, Honey. Takato said that Jeri's married now because he saw her with a guy in the hospital."

"Really?" Rika only scratched her head. Jeri didn't mention that to me! She only told me that she had a child and now I'm getting confused.

"Yeah… That's what Takato believes," Henry stated. "Anyway, I'm going to change clothes, Rika. Won't you mind turning around?"

"No because I'm going to go and rejoin Miyako." Rika chuckled as she stood up.

"Alright!" Henry answered in amusement. "See you downstairs!"

Rika smiled as she walked towards the door and opened it. When she got out, she eventually closed it. Henry only gave a smile of contentment as his wife left their room completely.

Meanwhile, Rika made her way downstairs slowly and saw her daughter seated on the very foot of the stair.

"Baby, what are you doing there?" Rika asked.

"I'm waiting for you, Mommy." Miyako smiled as she wrapped her arms around her mother's waist. "Let's go out since Uncle Takato's there too!"

"Not until your daddy goes out!" Rika replied while patting her daughter's head. "Come on. Let's bore your Uncle Takato!"

"YAAAAAAAAAY!" Miyako squealed.

When the two girls were already at the ground floor, they began to meander around the living room and saw Takato who was already outside of the house.

"Hey, Takato!" Rika called to the young man who was standing outside their door.

"Yeah, Rika?" Takato asked, turning his head around.

"You okay? You look sad…" Rika replied while trying to look at Takato intently in the eye. "Something on your mind?"

"No! I'm not sad…" Takato denied. "And, I'm thinking of something."

"Probably," Rika replied.

Suddenly, Rika's phone rang and the auburn-haired woman instantly picked it up from her pocket. She saw from the screen that it was Jeri and she froze for seconds.

"Hello?" Rika asked and pretending that someone anonymous called her.

"Hello, Rika!" Jeri burst from the other line.

"Yeah?" Rika said.

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"I'm going to the park today! I'm going to bring Naoki!"

"Oh… What about your dad?"

Jeri told Rika about Mr. Katou.

"The doctor said that he's fine so he immediately got discharged yesterday. He insisted that I take Naoki out. I'm so happy that he made a big progress with his recovery yesterday!"

"Oh, I see. Regards to your dad, okay?"

"Okay! See you!"

Then Jeri had hung up from the other line. Rika did not know what to say to Takato about Jeri even if she received Henry's information about the "Takato meeting Jeri" so she also hung up.

I just hope things will be alright for Takato and Jeri now that they met again… Rika thought wistfully.

Rika eventually placed her phone in her pocket. Then she heard footsteps approaching her and she looked up. She saw Henry who was wearing a green collared shirt and a pair of blue jean pants as well as white rubber shoes.

"Let's go?" Henry asked her.

"Yeah! We should be! Takato's waiting for us!" Rika replied with a smile.

Then the couple looked for plugged appliances and found none. Henry took the key from their key box so he could lock the front door. Rika held her daughter's hand as they went out of the door. They saw Takato waiting outside near the garden.

"You know, Takato, we hope that you're going to stand up and stop being a bachelor," Rika said with a laugh. "If you want, I'll set you up with a friend of mine."

"Nah! I'm okay, Rika!" Takato waved his hands in amusement.

"You sure?" Rika asked.

"Positively sure." Takato chuckled.

Henry immediately went outside of their gate so he could start the car. Rika, Miyako and Takato walked towards the gate. Eventually, Rika opened the gate so she could let Takato and Miyako go out.

"You go first, guys, and I'll shut this first!" Rika said while closing the gate.

Henry opened the doors for them and the three got inside the car and closed the door. Rika sat on the passenger's seat beside Henry while Takato and Miyako sat at the middle.

Meanwhile, Ryo and Alice were at the park with their twins roaming around the green grasses of the park.

"Alice, have you ever thought of having more kids?" Ryo asked with a smile.

"No, Ryo." Alice chuckled.

"But I do!" Ryo added.

"Delivering the twins was hard already, Akiyama!" Alice snorted. "You still want more?"

"Maybe!" Ryo chuckled.

"Hire a bitch to do the job then, Ryo!" Alice laughed. "I'm out of that!"

Ryo placed his arm around his wife and smiled at her. "I'm just kidding, Alice! I'm already happy with Jiro, Kiyomi and you!" he added.

"Thanks, Ryo!" Alice said heartily.

At that moment, the brown-haired twins went towards them. Jiro had spiked brown hair like his father and he wore a plain blue shirt that matched the color of his eyes and had blue jean pants with white rubber shoes. Kiyomi's brown hair was tied in a pigtail similar to how Alice tied her golden hair way back while she wore a blue blouse with a navy blue jean pants with white rubber shoes as well.

"Every time I look at the twins, I remember that they got nothing from me!" Alice said with a pretend sulky tone. "All of you are brown-haired while I'm the only blonde!"

"Don't worry, Alice! They got your beautiful blue eyes!" Ryo winked. "As well as their fair complexion!"

"Was that supposed to make it better, Beast?" Alice chuckled. "And, both of us had blue eyes, you big dummy!"

Ryo laughed since he used to call Alice Beauty while Alice used to call him Beast before they got married. They used to have a remarkable endearment towards one another. Well, Ryo initially started it because Alice was the fair-skinned Beauty while he considered himself as the tan-skinned Beast.

"Of course, Beauty!" Ryo smiled. "That's why I love you!"

Then the little brunette came closer to Alice, who was sitting like an Indian on the blue cloth.

"Mommy, let's play!" Kiyomi said while playing with Alice's hands.

"Later, Kiyomi, okay?" Alice assured while the little brunette threw her arms around her neck.

In a matter of minutes, the Akiyama family was seeing the Shioda family who was walking not too far away. Kazu was leading since he was carrying a cooler full of bottled water and he went to the spot in front of Ryo.

"Hey, Ryo!" Kazu called out.

"Hey, Kazu!" Ryo chuckled.

"What's up, my man?!" Kazu snickered as he offered a high-five while Ryo accepted.

"It's good!" Ryo answered good-naturedly. "I mean, I'm good!"

"Hey, Alice! Mind if we sit next to you guys?" Kazu asked as he laid his cloth on the spot next to Alice.

"Sure, Kazu! Where's Nikki?" Alice smiled.

Not long after, the black-haired Nikki along with her daughter Etsuko came towards the group.

"Hi!" Nikki greeted with a sweet smile.

"Hi everyone!" Etsuko greeted as well.

"Etsuko!" the twins chorused. "Let's go and play!"

"Not without Miyako!" Etsuko giggled as the twins hugged her.

At that very moment, Jeri was walking to the park with her son Naoki since she took a taxi just to get there. She wore her usual yellow dress but she had black flat shoes this time. As she was walking, she remembered how this park portrayed a big role during the Digimon days. She could see from afar that the grasses were green and the cherry blossoms were still evident despite the passage of five years. Naoki was wearing his white shirt that said "I'm cute" and a pair of blue jean pants along with white rubber shoes.

Oh life… Jeri thought as Naoki clung to her hand. What could possibly happen here? The park had so many memories for me, even if it were painful.

She remembered how her life had been miserable because of her mother's death, Leomon's death and the death of her own heart. She tried her best to cope up with them but the wounds freshened up for her. Sometimes, she wished that problems would have its own end.

Now, she was still trying to cope up with her loss by trying to be a good mother for her four-year-old son. It was not easy raising the child alone but she knew that her family would always be there for her and Naoki. The problem this time was how to tell Takato without creating a scene.

I'm still confused! Jeri thought as her eyes diverted to her little brunet. Forgive me, Naoki, if I'm keeping your daddy's identity secret. I still need time.

Then she tugged her son with her so they could walk towards the park.

Meanwhile, the Wong family and Takato were driving towards Shinjuku Park. They could see the blue Lexus that Kazu had, the white car that Ryo had and they deduced that Kenta and his family were not yet arriving.

"Okay. We're here!" Henry stated as he turned the engines off.

"Come on, Miyako!" Rika said as she urged her daughter to go out of the car.

"Okay, Mommy!" the little girl answered.

Eventually, Takato and Henry followed suit and went outside of the car with Henry locking it. The two females made their way slowly inside the park.

"Gee, thanks, Henry…" Takato said as he got out.

"You're welcome, Takato!" Henry smiled.

When Rika and Miyako walked towards the edge of the park, they saw Jeri and Naoki approaching them.

"Jeri! Naoki!" Rika greeted. "Good to see you!"

"Hi, Rika! Hi, Miyako!" Jeri greeted as well. "Good to see you too!"

Rika decided to introduce her daughter to Jeri's son.

"Hi, Naoki! This is my daughter, Miyako." Rika smiled. "Miyako, this is my your Aunt Jeri's son Naoki. He's the same age as you."

"Ooooh!" said Miyako as she waved her hand to the little brunet. "Hello, Naoki!"

The little boy only smiled back and waved his hand at the little girl. "Hi!"

"Sorry, Rika. He's really shy. But in a day or two, he'll become talkative just like how he is when we're at home," Jeri replied with a giggle.

The brown-haired boy only smiled simply as his mother was talking to his godmother.

"Oh! Sure! No problem!" Rika replied. "The former tamers are with us so you could see them once again!"

Jeri felt nervous upon hearing Rika's words. The former tamers! It probably means that Takato might be here!

Rika immediately sensed the fear in Jeri's eyes since she already knew about the brunette's encounter with her former boyfriend in the hospital. She decided to talk to Jeri once again so she decided that Miyako should get along with Naoki first.

"Miyako, why don't you play with Naoki for a while?" she asked. "I'm going to talk to your Auntie."

"Okay!" the blue-haired little girl answered and bent her right hand so Naoki could follow her. "Come on, Naoki!"

"Uh! Okay!" Naoki replied and ran eventually with Miyako.

Now that the two kids were gone, Rika cleared her throat so she could start the conversation.

"So, Jeri, I heard that you and Takato had met two days ago," Rika said.

The brunette only sighed. "Who told you? Was it Takato?" she asked.

"Takato told Henry and he relayed it to me," Rika explained.

Jeri only sighed once again. "Yeah. We met already."

"What's the feeling?" Rika could not help but ask.

"I don't know. It's a mixture of awkwardness, various emotions since we talked about Takato and about my father who got rushed into the hospital and anxiety since Takato saw his son already as well." Jeri shrugged.

"Wow!" Rika said. "So, did you tell him?"

"Of course not yet!" Jeri answered. "I couldn't even have the courage to talk to him that long. Besides, Ichiro interrupted us at the right moment when I was supposed to slap Takato in the face once again."

"Jeri, don't you think it's hard for you to keep a secret that is as big as that?" Rika asked seriously.

"I don't know, Rika," Jeri said. "I didn't realize that secrets and surprises came along with my return here."

"I understand, Jeri." Rika let out a small smile. "You still need time, just like you say."

"I know." Jeri shrugged. "Come on! I bet the others know about my presence here in Shinjuku."

Rika only chuckled as they walked towards the heart of the park.

Meanwhile, Takato and Henry saw their friends Ryo, Alice, Kazu and Nikki. The kids were only seated with them.

"Say, Henry, where's Rika?" Ryo asked.

"I don't know. I even thought that she was already here with Miyako!" Henry shrugged.

Then all of them saw a running blue-haired little girl with a brunet who was laughing.

"MIYAKO!" the three little kids seated along Alice's row squealed.

"HI!" the blue-haired little girl said to her friends as she saw them.

"Miyako, where's your Mommy?" Henry asked and bent his knees for his daughter. Eventually, he noticed the young boy that his daughter had as a companion. "And who's he?"

"Mommy's with Aunt Jeri!" Miyako replied. "And, this boy is Aunt Jeri's kid!"

The other tamers had gasps from their mouths after two revelations were heard from the girl.

"Jeri? Is she here already?" Alice asked with eyes wide as saucers, obviously surprised.

"How come she never told us about it?" Kazu asked in wonder. Ryo and Alice obviously kept the shocked looks in their faces.

Takato only let out a sigh. "Yeah. She's here already."

Then, they were interrupted with a feminine voice. It was actually Rika who was with Jeri.

"Hi, guys!" Rika said. "Look what the cat dragged in!"

All of the tamers wore shocked looks as they saw the brunette who left for America five years ago. Jeri felt the strange feeling of awkwardness as her eyes only stared Takato while her entire body was numb. It seemed that she ingested a gallon of anesthesia for now since she could not even explain to the others what she truly felt.

"Sorry, guys. We're late!" Rika said apologetically.

"Mommy!" the little boy threw his arms around Jeri.

Jeri only bent down and smiled at Naoki and looked at the others for a moment. For her, what was Takato doing here? Why was he here? And of all places and times, why did he have to meet in front of their friends and their son? Eventually, she gave a glare to Takato and slowly went away from the group.

Rika only scratched her head in wonder. Maybe she needs space from Takato for now.

Takato only saw Jeri walk away once again. Why did she have to leave again?

So many questions spun inside Takato's mind after he saw Jeri leave him and his group. With that, he stepped on his heels.

"Where are you going, Takato?" asked Kazu.

Takato did not answer and left the entire group in shrug.

Just as Takato left, the green-haired Kenta Kitagawa and his brunette wife Lily arrived with their son Hiroko. He noticed that his friends were looking plain.

"Did something happen or did you just saw an alien?" he asked to snap them back to reality.

As the tamers returned to reality and shook their heads, all they could say was "BOTH!"

Kenta only made a face while his mother and son only laughed at him.

Later that day, Jeri found herself a wooden bench and sat there. She needed time and space after seeing Takato for the second time. But this time, it was in front of her other friends.

I'm really confused! Jeri thought as she tried to hold back tears that came from her eyes.

With that, she decided to wipe for them to avoid suspicion from possible people coming by. After all, the place she had been in was not easily hidden.

~ If happy ever after did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairytales are full of sh*t
One more f*cking love song I'll be sick ~

At that very moment, Takato was seeing the brunette and plucked up the courage to go towards her.

"Hey, Jeri!" Takato said with a smile even if his smile would not be in his face for long.

Jeri saw Takato and returned her gaze to the flora that abound the park. She seemed uninterested but she decided to greet him so she would not be branded as "snobbish" for today.

"Oh, hey, Takato!" Jeri said dully. She only said that for she was not in the mood to see Takato for now. "What are you doing here?"

Noticing the dead tone in Jeri's voice, he cleared his throat so he could start another conversation.

"Say, where's Ichiro?" Takato asked because he noticed that the black-haired young man was not with Jeri.

"I don't know. How should I know?" Jeri said, trying to divert the topic away from Ichiro. "Am I his keeper?"

"I don't know. He's your husband," Takato answered with a shrug.

Jeri's eyes grew wide as plates at that point. Wow! Husband! Brilliant assuming, Takato!

"And what gave you the idea that he's my husband, Takato?" Jeri asked snappily.

Takato was surprised with what Jeri said.

She's unmarried? Takato thought. What happened between her and Naoki's father?

He wanted to ask her many questions but he could not gain her trust for now.

"Jeri, I wish you could trust me again…" Takato said, with his voice almost pleading.

Jeri seemed to be confused with Takato's request for now.

"Trust? Wow! Big word!" Jeri replied in sarcasm.

Takato was taken aback at that point. What happened to you, Jeri?

"Okay, Takato Matsuki! Let's talk about trust!" Jeri snapped. "Trust is something that is kept. It's like a promise. Once you broke your trust, it's like you broke your promise as well!"

Takato felt sullen because of Jeri's words. He could not find a perfect thing to say to her.

"I… I…"

"I'd better go now, Takato." Jeri stood from the bench with tears slowly forming in her caramel eyes.