Kouji looked over at everyone. They seemed to be fine. They all had their spirits, they would be fine without him if he left too. He remembered what had happen not to long ago.
He had been sitting by himself when his D-tector started beeping. When he pulled it out, it had that mysterious symbol on it.
"You're beast spirit awaits Kouji Minamoto. But first, you have some growing to do."
It was then that he decided that if he had some 'growing to do' that he would do it by himself. With that in mind, he took a paper and a pencil he found with Bokomon's stuff and started writing a note.
Dahlia woke up while he was in the middle of writing that note and walked over to him. She put a hand on his shoulder to get his attention to which he jumped back in surprise.
"Dahlia!" He whisper yelled. "What are you doing awake?"
She ignored him and looked to see what he was writing.
I'm going on alone so I can actually get something done.
Dahlia looked up at him in shock. The feeling of hurt that she felt in that moment was clearly visible on her dainty face.
You were going to leave without me?
"Dahlia. . ." He tried to reason, grabbing her wrists so she wouldn't move. She yanked it away. The pain in her heart was almost unbearable. The one person that she had trusted more then anyone in the digital world, more then anyone in the real world, was about to leave her without telling her. He was going to leave her just as clueless as everyone else.
Why?
"Look, it's going to be dangerous and you'll be safer if you stay with the others."
Dahlia glared at him and grabbed her D-tector from her pocket, rudely waving it in front of his face.
I have my Spirit, I can take care of myself!
"I know you can. It's just-"
He stopped when she started writing a message in the dirt.
You don't trust me.
Kouji's eyes widened. Did she really think that?
"It's not that-" Dahlia continued writing.
And you know what the worst part is? Out of everyone I know, I trust you the most. Ironic isn't it? I thought after all this time, you'd at least trust me a little, but I guess not.
Kouji was getting a guilty feeling in his stomach, something he was not used to feeling. Dahlia had tears in her eyes, but continued writing anyway.
If you had just come up to me and told me that you were leaving, I would have let you go. Sure it would hurt, but at least then I would know that you trusted me and you were safe. So go ahead, run along and leave us behind. I'm sure I'll be fine. You said it your self right? I can't take care of myself so I should stay with the others.
That was the last straw. She had hit a nerve and Kouji was beyond angry. He hated that she was making him feel this way about leaving. If she had just stayed sleeping, then this wouldn't be a problem! But the thing that made him the most upset was that she was right. So, in his fury, he grabbed Dahlia and yanked her with him as he left the others behind, following his original plan plus one.
Dahlia's message was washed away by their feet. She tried desperately to pull her wrist away from Kouji but it wouldn't budge. His grip was to tight. He was was moving so fast through the forest that she had to practically run just to keep up with him.
Dahlia was desperate to be released. So desperate that she whispered as loud as she could, so she was practically talking in a normal voice.
"Let me go!"
That got Kouji to stop, but he didn't release her wrist. He turned to face her. "Let you go. Is that what you just said?" He chuckled, but it was more angry and amused then lighthearted and happy.
She nodded.
"So you think you can write all that, make me feel angry and guilty about leaving you behind, and then just walk away like it was nothing?"
Dahlia was a little bit afraid this time, but she nodded again.
"Well it's to late for that now, you're coming with me and that's final." With that said, Kouji started dragging her a long with him again.
Despite the burning feeling in her throat from talking twice that night, Dahlia whispered to him again.
"I can walk by myself."
"Whatever, just stay where I can see you." Kouji grumbled letting go.
As they walked, Kouji made sure that he could see her at all times. If she slowed down, so did he. If she sped up, then he did as well. Though it was clear to him that Dahlia was upset because she refused to even look towards his general direction and her body was stiff as she moved.
Break line
Dahlia wasn't the only one who had woken up when Kouji was planning his escape. Bokomon and Neemon had woken up as well, and they were following behind. Bokomon knew that it was important the ancient warriors stay together, so when it got the opportunity, he was going to tell Kouji to come back.
He had watched in amusement what he called 'the lovers quarrel" and had been shocked to hear Dahlia whisper. That was something he decided they had better not mention once he finally revealed himself. Now, Bokomon was following the two as they stopped for a drink with Neemon by his side.
Being the clumsy person he was, Neemon tripped and face planted into the dirt. And, rather then complain about the pain, he simply said, "This tastes bad."
"Why are we following them?" Neemon asked.
"Are you serious? Aren't you the least bit curious about that email Kouji got last night?" Bokomon asked.
"Oh yeah! Not really."
Bokomon sighed. Why he still put up with Neemon, he didn't know. "That message must have been very important! I can't believe your not interested."
"Oh! Hey, I am." He assured.
"You are?"
"Sure, whatever, but I have a question for ya! Do these pants make me look fat?" Bokomon knew he shouldn't have believed Neemon was actually serious. The yellow digimon never was. He grabbed the waist line of Neemon's pants, pulled back as far as he could, and then let them go, whipping Neemon's skin quiet painfully.
Dahlia lay on her back taking a break for a minute and staring at the clouds passing by. She had known that Bokomon and Neemon were following them for a while now but had decided not to say anything. If she did, Kouji would be more pissed then he was and that wouldn't be good. Why was he so mad in the first place? She just wanted to tell him how she felt and then she was going to let him go like he wanted. He didn't trust her right? Why'd he bring her along?
Kouji also didn't understand why he was so mad at Dahlia but he had been, and now he wasn't. For now, his main concerns were her safety and he message he received that night. He stared at his D-tector, looking at the face of Lobomon. "It's driving me crazy, who sent this email?" He monologged. Of course, nobody answered him. His thoughts were disturbed when he heard a familiar voice over to his left. Dahlia also heard it and got up to look.
Neemon must have just blown their cover. She thought.
When she saw Neemon jumping around and asking if he 'jiggled when he danced' she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She was laughing so hard that she had fallen to the ground holding her stomach.
Kouji had the opposite emotion and was actually really annoyed. "Stop following us!" He yelled, grabbing Dahlia's arm and yanking her with him into the tall grass. She stumbled as she ran still laughing silently to herself.
"Quickly now, follow him!" Bokomon shouted, grabbing Neemon and dragging him as well. At this point, it was a chase of cat and mouse between Kouji and Bokomon as they dragged their partners behind them.
Kouji and Dahlia broke free of the tall grass only to come face to face with a cliff. They stopped short of falling just in time. From behind them, they could hear Bokomon's voice.
Bokomon had been so focused on the fact that they had caught up Kouji when he saw him that the two digimon crashed into him, who was holding Dahlia, which sent all four of them off the cliff. Kouji held her just like he had when Grumblemon threw them from the cave as they fell yet again. Dahlia squeezed her eyes shut, though this certainly wasn't the first time she felt like she was going to die in the digital word and strange enough, she was more relaxed then she should have been.
They fell into more tall grass and rolled several feet before hitting a rock and getting sent flying into the air. They landed in a heap, Dahlia on the bottom, Kouji hovering a little bit above her using his arm strength to keep himself off the ground, and Bokomon and Neemon clinging onto each of Kouji's shoulders.
Kouji looked up and came face to face with what he could only describe as a rock with yellow eyes. In shock, he stumbled back to his feet leaving Dahlia on her own in front of the strange digimon, lying on her back. She waved up at it awkwardly.
Heyyyy. . .
It looked down at her and then back up at Kouji. Dahlia decided that this was not just any rock, but a digimon.
"What is that?!" Neemon asked, breaking the silence.
"A Gotsumon. They're living rocks but they're basically kids and can be real trouble makers let me tell you." Bokomon announced.
Dahlia got up off the ground and joined Kouji at his side, dusting herself off.
"What do you want?" Kouji asked the Gotsumon.
"Nothing so what do you guys want?" It asked back. Dahlia gulped. If she knew Kouji like she thought she knew Kouji, that meant that he was going to take Gotsumon's question as an insult for the simple reason he didn't get a straight answer back.
"Nothing why do you care." Dahlia mentally face palmed. Here it comes. . .
Kouji and Gotsumon had started a staring contest and it was obvious that who ever looked away first was going to be the loser. Dahlia sighed, impatient. She would never understand guys and their 'man pride' as she liked to call it.
Bokomon cleared is throat from his position on Kouji's shoulder. "Well if you're not going to ask then I will. Can you tell us how to get to forest terminal?" Dahlia seemed to be giving him a look that said
If I could have talked then I would have asked.
"Yes I know but since Kouji here is the voice and he wouldn't ask so I had to." He whispered to her.
"Yeah I could tell you but I'm not gonna." Gotsumon sneered. He turned and took off through the tall grass.
"Follow him, come on, chop chop." Dahlia was already following Gotsumon leaving Kouji in the dust. She briefly heard Kouji mumble something about 'not telling what me to do' before his footsteps followed behind her.
Break line
Dahlia watched in shock as Gotsumon crawled up on top of a rock and blended in with the color, almost completely disappearing.
Kouji pushed past her and started looking around. "Come on, he couldn't have gone far." Dahlia tapped his shoulder and pointed to the rock.
"Uh yeah, that's a nice rock Dahlia but if you haven't noticed, we're trying to find Gotsumon."
Bokomon turned and yelled out "Look we know you're here"
"Kind of." Neemon put in.
"We're not going anywhere kid okay? Just come out." Silence. Dahlia sighed and picked up a rock off the ground. She tapped Kouji on the shoulder again, and once she had his attention, chucked it at the spot where she saw Gotsumon disappeared.
They heard a grumble as Gotsumon returned back to normal. Kouji didn't know wether he should be shocked or impressed. It was the same for Neemon and Bokomon.
"Oh okay." Gotsumon sighed. "Just tell that pink haired chick not to throw anymore rocks at me! And I'm still not gonna tell you anything."
This caused Bokomon to lose his temper. "You are just a little rat. I don't think I've ever seen such a disrespectful digimon!"
Gotsumon rolled his eyes. "Yeah so what if I am? Huh?" Gotsumon suddenly felt the vibration of his people crying out in fear through the ground. This reminded him even more of his mission and it made him even more determined to accomplish it. He turned and climbed up to the top of the rock. Kouji and Dahlia climbed up too. They watched in horror as a huge chunk of a small mountain completely disappeared, causing the top part to fall off.
Gotsumon who were next to the mountain fled in horror from the digimon behind them.
"Slide evolution!" It called out.
"Grumblemon!"
"Where is spirit?" Grumblemon asked.
"It's Grumblemon!" Kouji exclaimed. He had already put on arm out in front of Dahlia as to protect her.
"N-no!" Gotsumon shouted, jumping down from his perch.
"Hey just where do you think your going?" Kouji questioned. Gotsumon was shaking. Wether it was from anger or fear, Dahlia couldn't tell.
"He won't get away with this. I won't let him."
"Are you crazy?! You can't fight that guy, leave him to me." Kouji said.
Dahlia put a hand on his shoulder and cleared her throat.
Us.
Kouji glared at her. He had seen what happened last time they fought Grumblemon and he really would have preferred that Dahlia run, but the look on her face told him that she wasn't going anywhere.
"You?" Gotsumon asked confused.
"Yeah. Just watch this." Dahlia nodded with a small smirk on her face. Together, her and Kouji held out their D-tectors.
"Execute." They scanned the data encircling their hands.
"Spirit evolution!"
Gotsumon watched in amazement as the two humans digivolved.
"Lobomon!"
"Lillymon!"
Lillymon jumped backwards and hovered in the air as Lobomon stood on the rock. He wanted to let Gotsumon get a good look at him so the digimon would have faith that he could handle this situation. Lillymon hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"I think he get's it, no need to pose anymore."
He chuckled. "I was about to say the same thing to you." Then, he leapt of the ground gaining tremendous hight, going even higher then Lillymon. The moved forward, heading towards Grumblemon to engage in battle.
"They turned into digimon." Gotsumon whispered to himself. "And not just any digimon but legendary warriors! Maybe theres hope yet."
Grumblemon was busy absorbing data when he heard an annoying voice behind him.
"Grumblemon!"
He turned it laughed. "It's you two. That good! Me have been looking for you."
"So what?" Lobomon sneered.
"You get away once before, but if I defeat and get spirits Cherubimon be much grateful to Grumblemon." He was encircled by data.
"Slide evolution!"
Now standing in front of the two legendary warriors was none other then Gigasmon. Lillymon felt a wave of fear shoot through her but she shook it off. This wasn't a time to be afraid. She had to be strong, for both herself and Kouji.
Gigasmon leapt up into the air and did a flip, coming back down. Lobomon grabbed his sword and started swinging it around.
"Lobo kendo."
There was crash as the two attacks met each other and the ground beneath them started to shake. Lobomon was knocked down landing on a little platform on the ground and Gigasmon had landed on his feet quiet a ways away trying to find the other warriors.
"I'm gonna save him." Gotsumon mumbled.
Lillymon turned to Gigasmon in furry. "Hey you over grown freak! Knock it off!" Gigasmon turned to her and laughed. "Little flower no scare me." Lillymon squinted her eyes and thrust her hands together. They created a large flower with a giant metal gun in the middle.
"Flower canon!"
Gigasmon jumped out of the way of her attack, straight towards Lillymon, and punched her in the. Lillymon was sent flying backwards towards a rock, but Gigasmon didn't know which one.
"Hey, get up!" Gotsumon cried to Lobomon as he brought him to a sitting position. He turned and saw something red and shinny falling down the chasm. He instantly recognized it as the Jewel that he needed to release the spirit.
Lillymon shook her head and pulled herself back up off the ground. No way was she going to be beat that easily.
"Where you at?" Gigasmon yelled, searching for any sign of Lillymon or Lobomon. A flash of silver caught his vision.
"aha there you are!" Gigasmon jumped from rock to rock, making his way towards the warrior of light. Lillymon was flying over as fast as she could, but she wasn't fast enough.
Thinking fast, Gotsumon climbed on top of Lobomon and used his powers to shield the both of them. Taking this time, Lillymon popped up out of seemingly no where.
"Flower Canon!"
The green ball of energy smashed into Gigasmon's back. He fell to his knee's but the attack didn't really affect him as much as the girl had hopped. A moment later, Gigasmon got back up, trying to find the source of the attack. He couldn't find anyone though, because Lillymon had ducked and was hovering lightly behind a makeshift pillar.
"Come out? You no hide!" Gigasmon yelled. Obviously, nobody came out. Once Gotsumon was sure that Gigasmon was gone, he turned back to normal.
"Thanks." Lobomon whispered, starting to get up off the ground.
"Don't thank me till we're out of here." Gotsumon replied, but he couldn't wash away the sense of pride that had come over him relating to what he had just done.
"Can't we wait a minute?" Lobomon yelled.
"You want to wait for him?" Lobomon looked over at Gigasmon who was searching around for somebody. Probably him.
"You in for much pain when I find you!" The digimon was yelling.
Wait hold on. . .
What about Dahlia?
"Wait, what about Lillymon?" He yelled. Gotsumon looked confused. "Your pink friend? I dunno."
He suddenly saw a blast of green energy hit Gigasmon. It had actually come from somewhere near him. The blast hit Gigasmon in the arm. While he was searching in confusion, Lillymon flew over to Lobomon panting hard. She had several bruises on her body.
"I'm okay." She smiled. Lobomon grinned back, relieved but also hiding his anger because she had gotten hurt. "Come on let's go."
Break line.
Kouji leaned against the wall pouting while Neemon and Bokomon tried to get him to get up. Meanwhile, Dahlia did what she thought was the best thing to do.
Give Kouji space.
"This will make you feel better." Gotsumon yelled, throwing something in front of Kouji. He didn't bother looking at him.
"I don't need anyone's help."
"Yeah, I can tell, you did such a great job before." Gotsumon retorted, walking over to the exit of the cave.
"Not like you could do any better." Kouji grumbled. Dahlia made her way over to him and crouched down, placing a hand on his.
We did our best.
Gotsumon was determined that he could save everyone all by himself. All he had to do was find that thing he was looking for.
"Look kid, you just don't stand a chance." Kouji stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah maybe I don't, but I can't do any worse then you I know that for sure. Even that chick over there was at least able to get a few hits on the guy." He said, pointing to Dahlia. "Some legendary warriors. And the rest of you are no better." the digimon snapped, fleeing from the cave.
Dahlia glared at Kouji. He could at least been a little more optimistic. She only hesitated for a second before running off after Gotsumon. Kouji sighed in anger as he watched the two run out the door. He listened quietly as the other Gotsumon spoke. One sentence caught his attention.
"Yes, theres no hope for us now, unless he really does find the spirit."
"The spirit?" Kouji shouted. "If Grumblemon get's that we'll never stop him!"
Break line
Dahlia leaned against a pillar taking deep breaths. Gotsumon had gotten away from her, and she couldn't call out to try and find him. She slumped back against the stone, hoping that the little guy was okay.
"Dahlia!" she heard someone yell out. When she looked up, she saw Bokomon running towards her with Neemon and Kouji in tow.
When Kouji saw Dahlia again he was more then a little relieved. She hadn't come back and neither had Gotsumon which had led him to believe the worst. That they had an encounter with Grumblemon. Now that he could see her again, he felt relieved and even happy. A part of him also wondered why he was so worried about her all the time. He was never this worried about the others.
Dahlia got up and waved. Bokomon was the first to reach her.
"Dahlia my dear girl! You had us all so worried! And may I ask what that is behind you're back?" Dahlia looked confused. When she turned, she saw a symbol etched into the pillar where she had been leaning. Shrugging, she stepped back. Bokomon inspected it closely.
While he was doing that, Kouji had run up to Dahlia and was starting to question her.
"Why'd you run off like that." She gestured out with her hands with an annoyed look.
After Gotsumon duh.
"But you could have gotten hurt!"
So could Gotsumon.
"Argg! Sometimes, I really don't know what to do with you!" Kouji frowned in frustration. Dahlia gave him an innocent smile.
"Look, it's the same mark as Lobomon's. I wonder if that means Kouji's beast spirit is here somewhere yes?" Bokomon asked.
"Sure." Neemon shrugged.
Kouji pulled out his D-tector and started to repeatedly hit one of the buttons.
"What are you doing now?" Neemon asked.
"The D-tector can sense spirits. How can you possible live here and not know these things?" Bokomon scolded.
Dahlia looked over at Kouji's D-tector with him but the screen stayed neutral. They both sighed. Why couldn't things ever be simple? Dahlia gave Kouji a small smiled.
Don't worry. We'll find it.
"Yeah." He responded. "I really hope so."
From somewhere in the distance they heard a loud roar and saw an explosion. Both of them whipped their heads towards the site.
"Uh oh, not Gigasmon again." Kouji groaned.
"Maybe he's fighting Takuya and the others." Bokomon suggested.
Dahlia grabbed Kouji's hand and tugged it a little, pointing towards the direction of the explosion.
"Wait a second." Dahlia stopped.
"Are you sure it's even a good Idea to go fight? We don't know if it really is Takuya and the others or not and last time we didn't fare so well."
Dahlia scowled of him and let go of his hand, starting to walk on her own. He dashed over and grabbed her shoulder. She turned, giving him a fierce look.
I don't care. If there is even a chance it's the others, then I'm going to be right there to help.
"Not alone you're not. Let's go." She smiled up at him and together they started heading towards Gigasmon.
"What about the Spirit?" Bokomon wailed.
"Later!" Kouji called.
Break line.
Lillymon was flying as fast as she could while holding onto Lobomon at the same time. This way was decidable faster. They had locked wrists so most of Lobomon was. .. dangling in the sky. From their position, they watched in horror as Zoey's spirit was taken away.
"No..." Lillymon whispered. Dahlia was horrified. She knew how much that spirit meant to Zoey and now it was gone. Unconsciously, her grip tightened.
Lobomon was grinding his teeth.
"Hey Lillymon." He started. The warrior looked down at him.
"How far can you throw me?"
Her eyes widened when she realized his plan. "You sure?"
"Yeah."
Her worried look became a smirk. "You asked for it." Then, she be spun 2 full rotations before throwing Lobomon right at Gigasmon who had just gone through a slide evolution.
"More tasty spirits for me!" Grumblemon exclaimed. He was about to go eat the spirits of Agunimon and Beetlemon when there was a light above him.
"Why don't you taste this first? Howling laser!"
Lillymon flew over to the others and stood in front of them while Lobomon went after Gigasmon. She was determined to protect them if that's what it came to.
"Lillymon? Is that really you?" Tommy asked. She turned and nodded.
"In the flesh. And that's also Kouji doing his best to take on Grumblemon." She frowned. Lillymon noticed that even as a digimon, she was still a little smaller then Takuya. How come they all got taller?
Takuya got up groaning.
"Zoey are you okay?" He asked.
The blonde sighed and looked at her D-tector. "Yeah I guess. It's just, what good am I to you guys now?"
Lillymon walked over to her and kneeled down to her level since Zoey was still sitting on the ground.
"You're here aren't you? And that's the best we could as for, spirit or not. Wether it's to make us laugh, keep us going, or just give us you're support, we need you."
Break line.
Lobomon and Gigasmon we're fighting like crazy, each unwilling to lose this battle. They met blow for blow in a dust cloud, but it was becoming obvious that if something did not change, Gigasmon would get the upper hand soon.
Lobomon jumped out of the dust cloud and looked for Gigasmon, but couldn't find the guy.
"Quagmire twister!"
Kouji felt a sharp pain in his back that sent him flying into a pillar and exposed his spirit.
"Got you now!"
Gotsumon watched in horror as Gigasmon charged towards Kouji's exposed spirit. He hated to admit it, but the warrior of light was his last hope and he couldn't let that leave now.
He made a decision.
He jumped into the air, right in front of Lobomon.
"Rock fist!" Gotsumon shouted.
Gigasmon was trapped between rocks that surrounded his body tightly. Gotsumon threw Kouji the gem he'd retrieved earlier.
"Put that in the statue, hurry!"
Still confused, Gotsumon explained to Kouji that he had to put the Gem into a slot on the last pillar so the spirit would appear and that he had to hurry. Gigasmon started pounding on Gotsumon's back, trying to be released.
Kouji used a vine to support himself and swung over to the front of the statue where he was able to place the gem in. The whole structure started to shake, sending him to the ground.
They watched in amazement as the pillars began to spin, a bright light located in the middle. Gotsumon watched in pride as his mission was completed.
"That. . . not good." Gigasmon gulped. The statues faced him and fired a triple laser.
"Kouji! Takuya yelled. The others ran a long side him. Dahlia had changed back so that she could save her energy, ready to fight again if she needed to.
They stopped and watched the incredible sight before them. From the ground came a spirit surrounded in a bright white light. Kouji's D-tector began to glow with that same light.
He took his D-tector out and aimed it for the spirit.
"Beast spirriiitttt!" Kouji yelled. The beast spirit reacted, soaring straight into his D-tector. His hand became surrounded by not one, but multiple data lines. He slammed his D-tector down past his hand, scanning each one of them.
"Execute."
"Beast spirit evolution!"
Kouji's body began to glow in change, this time taking on more of the form of a wolf. His body became 3 times his size and he stood on four legs instead of two. He wore a golden type of armor that showed off his immense new strength.
"KendoGarurumon."
Bokomon pulled out his book and looked up the new digimon.
"KendoGarurumon the beast of light." He read.
"KendoGaruwho?" Neemon asked, getting a snap to his waist line.
Everyone in the area was breath taken by Kouji's new digital form.
"Why'd he get his first?" Takuya asked.
"I could have done that." JP added.
KendoGarurumon roared a roar that almost sounded painful and started moving, slamming repeatedly into a tree.
"Oh no! Kouji can't control the beast spirit yet!" Bokomon exclaimed.
Dahlia felt like her heart was being crushed into small little pieces. She clutched her D-tector, a blue data stream forming around her hand.
Takuya noticed this and quickly grabbed the hand with the data surrounding it. Dahlia looked at him, confused and desperate.
"As much as you want to help, as much as all of us want to help, we can't. We need to trust that Kouji can handle this. If you transform, you're only exposing your spirit to Gigasmon. How do you think Kouji would feel if you lost it?" Takuya questioned.
Dahlia, with tears in her eyes, gave up on transforming but still held onto Takuya's hands. It was obviously in a friendly way and not a romantic way, Takuya's way of saying that he was there to support her and her way of accepting that.
Gigasmon took the chance and charged forwards towards KendoGarurumon.
"You should not keep what you no control!"
KendoGarurumon turned to where that annoying voice was coming from and charged at it, ready to attack if only to make the thing stop talking. Two beast digimon charged towards each other, but there could only be one winner.
The impact was so great that it sent the cliffside falling straight towards the ocean, taking Gigasmon and KendoGarurumon with it.
"Kouji!" Takuya yelled, his voice ringing through the air.
Dahlia's eyes never left that cliff, so when Kouji started to pull himself up, she was the first to notice him. She tugged on Takuya's hand and pointed. They rushed forward as fast as they could.
"That spirit. Sure takes. A lot out of a guy." Kouji mumbled. He couldn't keep his grip on the cliff and fell backwards.
A rock hand reached out and took his before he could descend any farther.
"I guess I needed your help to be a hero after all. And I guess you needed mine to be one two. Maybe asking for hep is what makes you a hero, of course having a beast spirit doesn't hurt either." Gotsumon told him.
Kouji smiled weakly. It was his way of agreeing.
"Can I come up now?"
Gotsumon gave him a sheepish grin. "Yeah, sure. Sorry"
"No problem. You've got to work on your hero skills. Rescue first, talk later."
Dahlia let go of Takuya's hand rushing forwards to aid the beat up Kouji. She kneeled down next to him and Gotsumon.
"You're alright." She whispered happily, holding in her tears. Kouji smiled up at her.
"Yeah, I'm alright."
Without even thinking, Dahlia she wrapped her arms around Kouji's neck, hugging him. "Thank god" She whispered. Water clouded her vision but she never let it fall.
The group of kids behind them were already shocked that someone would actually hug Kouji, so when Kouji wrapped his arms around her and started hugging her back, they didn't even know what to think.
Zoey smiled at them. Perhaps she did know what to think after all.
Maybe, just maybe, Dahlia was in love with him.
And there might just be a small chance that he returned those feelings too.