THE CREST OF UNITY: Part 9
"TK!!! TK!!!!"
Harmony called out into the darkness.
"PLEASE ANSWER ME!"
"I'm here Harmony!" the young boy said, coming into view. The guitarist hugged him.
"Do you want to go back?"
He nodded. "Yeah…I'm ready"
"Do you feel you can do it?"
TK's eyes narrowed in determination in a similar style to Matt.
"Yes…I can do it."
She took his hands and suddenly the darkness began to spin around them:
Spinning…
Connecting…
Intertwining…
Breathe…in….out….breathe as one, beat as one, live as one….
Together, harmonise…
Breathe...
Breathe…
BREATHE…
"They're waking up!" Kari yelled excitedly, waking everyone from his or her fitful sleep. Matt stumbled to his feet and scrambled over to the young girl. The others all followed, watching in anticipation. They were surprised to see that Tigramon was right. As Harmony and TK came to, they noticed their chests rising and falling in unison. Everyone gasped as the two woke up at the same time, sitting up and stretching in a similar style.
"TK!!!" Matt cried out with joy and hugged his young brother.
"I'm okay Matt!" the young boy said cheerfully, hugging him back. The blonde choked back his tears and turned his head to see Harmony staring at the two of them, smiling.
"It worked!" she said happily. Without hesitation, the rebel hugged her, everyone staring at them in surprise.
"Thank-you!" he said, hugging her tightly…doing the same thing she had done to him that night he had returned her guitar to her. She said nothing but squeezed him back in happiness. Both pulled away at the same time, realising that everyone was looking at them. The two blushed and Izzy couldn't help but feel the slightest bit jealous. He stepped forward as if to say something, but was held back by Sora.
"Can I talk to you for a minute, Izzy?"
"Uh…sure…" he followed the girl a short distance into the forest. Harmony watched in curiosity as they disappeared from view before diverting her attention back to the rest of the group. They all sat down around the campfire and began to talk a mile a minute. TK and Kari in particular were chattering away very loudly, already tucked away in their imaginary world, common to the innocence of childhood. Matt remained silent as the conversations flew around him, buzzing in his ears. He turned his head towards Harmony and realised she was doing the same thing. As if she could sense him staring at her, she turned her head towards him and smiled. Matt returned the gesture and looked away, but gazed up at her as she said something quite unexpected.
"My sister would have loved this"
"YOU HAVE A SISTER?" they all cried out in unison, the blonde rebel remaining in silent shock. He watched her as she nodded. A terrible feeling of dread washed over him as the familiar sad look replaced her smile…the same one she wore when talking about her brother.
"So…where's your sister?" he asked slowly, trying to ask in a subtle way if her sister was dead like her brother. She looked down at the ground.
"I don't know" Everyone was surprised by her statement and stared at her questioningly. She sighed.
"My sister's name is sort of…connected you could say…with mine; she was called Melody"
She gave a small smirk at the irony before her features returned to the depressed look she wore so often.
"After my brother died…things fell apart…and we had this fight…" she looked away as the tears welled up in her eyes.
"Usually I'm the one to walk off when I'm angry but for the first time she was really mad, and said she was going for a walk…she grabbed her coat and stalked off into the night. But the thing is…she never came back" her voice became a whisper and Matt realised she blamed herself for what happened. Tai stared at her in shock.
"Wow…so you don't know where she is or if she is okay?" he asked in wonder, not wanting to think about how he would react to the same thing happening to Kari. Harmony shook her head.
"No…I never saw her again…It's been over a year…"
They all fell silent, lost in their own thoughts when suddenly Sora appeared between some trees, walking towards them.
"Hey, where have you been Sora?" Tai asked curiously. He had been kind of worried about her…unknown to the girl, he had developed feelings for his good friend…his best friend…;-)
He blinked and shook his head slightly. Sora raised an eyebrow at him before speaking.
"Uh…I needed to talk to Izzy"
"Hey…that's right…where is he anyway?" Joe asked her.
"Ummm…he went for a walk…" she trailed off, remembering the conversation she had had with him. He hadn't reacted too well when she told him that Harmony was the wrong girl for him…he wouldn't accept what she said and refused to believe her…he was so sure that the guitarist was the one for him. But Sora knew otherwise…after all, she didn't have the Crest of Love for nothing! Her gaze fell on Harmony and then Matt…she knew she would have to talk to them both. She decided to confront Matt first about his feelings for the dark-haired girl…she sighed, knowing she couldn't beat around the bush with him; she had to come right out and face him. The blonde gave her a confused look as she beckoned to him.
"Can I speak to you too Matt?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Ah…sure…whatever…" he followed her into the forest.
Izzy wandered alone in the forest, thinking about what Sora had said.
"She's not the girl for you, Izzy."
"How can you be so sure? Huh?"
"Look…I just- I just know okay? The right girl is out there for you Izzy; do you want to be stuck with Harmony when she is right before your eyes?"
The computer whiz stopped in his tracks as he heard a twig snap behind him.
"Who's th-" the sentence wasn't finished as a black shadow swooped towards him, whisking him away from the spot he had been standing in; the only evidence that he had even been there was his laptop, a cracked screen, buzzing…
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!" Matt flatly denied any feelings for Harmony and tried every way he possibly could to get Sora to believe otherwise.
"I don't even like her! She's annoying, I mean I…" the blonde continued raving on, insulting the guitarist as much as he could, trying to get Sora to think he wasn't falling in love with her. He thought he was succeeding as Sora's eyes widened in surprise at him, but then he realised she wasn't looking at him, but at something behind him. He turned to see a teary-eyed Harmony staring back at him. He swore under his breath as he realised that she must have heard everything.
"Harmony, I-" but before he could finish the sentence she ran off into the trees. He felt Sora grab his arm in frustration and anger.
"Now look what you have done! I can't believe you sometimes…you only ever think about yourself! I wouldn't be surprised if she never came back thanks to you! The things you said…rghhhh why would you even say those things when you are in love with her?! You better go find her!" she yelled at him before stalking off. Matt ran a hand through his hair in annoyance at himself and sighed. He just wasn't himself when it came to Harmony…he fell back against a tree as it hit him what Sora had said.
"Why would you even say those things when you are in love with her?!"
The blonde's eyes widened in surprise and shock as he realised his feelings for Harmony.
Dammit…I'm…in love with her.
He muttered to himself. All this time he had been trying to figure out a way to avoid falling in love with the guitarist, without even realising he had already done so…but then again, did he really want to avoid falling in love with her?He continued to question himself and discovered he didn't want to avoid her…dammit, he wanted to kiss her…
The blonde sighed and slapped himself in the forehead. He couldn't believe what he had done…and now, just when he realised how much he loved her, he had managed to turn her thoroughly against him.
You IDIOT Matt
he cursed himself as he walked back to camp.Harmony ran blindly through the trees, her tears clouding her vision. She stumbled and collapsed against a tree, sliding to the ground.
"He hates me…" she whispered, causing herself to cry harder.
God…what had she ever done to make him hate her so much?
She sobbed softly and as she calmed down she came to a decision. From then on she vowed to stay away from him…she recalled something her brother had told her once long ago when shot down by a guy.
No guy that treats you badly is worth it Harmony…you are worth more than that and you don't EVER deserve it. Just avoid those types of guys sis, forget about them, they're not worth it…just walk away…besides, who needs a boyfriend when you have a brother like me?
He had said cheerfully. Harmony smiled through her tears as she recalled the lost memory.
"Andante was right…" she said softly but shook her head, immediately disagreeing with herself.
"But if it's supposed to be so easy to walk away, how come even after all those things Matt said I still…I still…" she stopped as she finally realised what was happening.
"I still…love him?!"
As she pondered the thought, in shock and awe of the new, unknown feeling she was experiencing, she heard a sharp sound to her left.
"E…er…err-er-error.." something buzzed. She cautiously rose to her feet and walked out onto a track in the middle of the forest. She gasped in surprise and fear when she caught sight of what was making the noise.
For there, lying at her feet in front of her, was Izzy's cracked and broken laptop.
As Matt walked into the clearing his friends were camped out in, all the others turned to stare at him and his gaze flickered to Harmony. She must have told the others…they probably all hated him for it now.
"Good! You're back!" Tai said seriously, and Matt realised that they weren't so serious for the reason he thought. He looked at Mimi in shock as she produced Izzy's broken laptop.
"Wha-"
"Harmony found it like this!" Tentomon answered his question, worried about his human companion.
"Yeah- we think something may have happened to him!" Kari said in an agitated tone. Tai nodded.
"We're going to draw straws and pair off to search for Izzy"
Everyone agreed and Matt sat down, waiting for his turn to draw a stick. As he pulled it out of Tai's hand, he looked at it confused, wondering whom he would end up with. He watched as the brown-haired boy paired off with Sora and Kari. Then Joe and Mimi walked off together. But that meant…
He looked at Harmony in horror and she returned the look before narrowing her eyes at him and stalking off with Tigramon. Matt clenched his hands into fists and stood up, following Harmony slowly with Gabumon by his side. TK bounced up beside him with Patomon. Well, at least his bro was with him…but still…
He glanced in Harmony's direction and sighed. It was going to be a long night…
Izzy groaned as he came to on a cold, hard stone floor. It was dark and as his senses returned to him he realised he could hear crying nearby. He struggled to his knees and looked around the dimly lit cell, the only light coming through a crack in a door. As his eyes adjusted to the darkness he caught sight of a girl huddled up in a corner crying.
So that's what was making the noise…
"Hello?" he said softly. The girl looked up at him in fright, her eyes hidden behind a waterfall of blonde, shoulder-length hair. She cowered back as he crawled over to her. He stared at her in horror as he got a good look at her. She was covered in dirt from head to toe, wearing a short ragged dress, stained with blood. Her hair was a mess, caked with dried mud, and it was falling into her eyes. Izzy reached out and she pulled back.
"Don't worry- I won't hurt you…you're safe" he said softly, wondering what had happened to the disheveled girl. She sniffed.
"You…you're human?" she asked in awe and Izzy nodded, wondering why she seemed so excited. He watched with curiosity as she began to cry again, but this time out of joy.
"Another human! No more evil digimon…" she cried then she sobered up.
"I wish Harmony was here…" she whispered and Izzy thought he had heard her incorrectly.
"Wait…did you say Harmony?"
"Yes…she's my sister" the computer whiz fingered his chin thoughtfully. Hmmm…did the guitarist have a sister she hadn't told them about?
"Do you have…I mean, did you have a brother named Andante?"
The blonde girl looked up fully and he was startled to see the exact same violet eyes as Harmony staring back at him.
"What do you know about my brother?" she asked with suspicion. Izzy was startled. So he was right…
"I think we both have a lot of talking to do…"
Matt watched TK ahead of him, the young boy talking with Harmony about something.
"What is wrong Matt?" Gabumon piped up, startling him out of his reverie.
"Nothing" he sighed, starting the same conversation that had been argued before. But this time Gabumon knew better than to push the point. The digimon walked on with Matt in silence, both lost in their own thoughts.
"I know you like my brother, Harmony!" TK teased the girl lightly.
"Yes- as a friend" the guitarist answered confidently, but soon deflated as Patomon, TK and Tigramon continued to prod her.
"No…you really like him! In fact if I didn't know better I'd say you loved him!" Tigramon added, grinning wildly.
"Stop it!" she hissed to all of them in such a fierce tone that they fell silent immediately.
"I'm sorry" she sighed and they all nodded seriously, not wanting to set her off again. Tigramon glanced at Patomon, who nodded, as if a telepathic conversation had just passed between them.
"C'mon TK…let's go see Matt"
The young boy shrugged. "Okay…"
The large cat digimon watched TK and Patomon return to Matt and Gabumon.
"Something has happened between you and Matt, hasn't it?" Tigramon said, taking Harmony by surprise.
"How did you?…oh wait, don't answer that…" she smiled slightly, but the cat shook her head.
"Yes- I found out telepathically, but I do not know what happened because you have blocked whatever happened in your mind so I cannot get to it!"
The guitarist nodded sadly.
"Is it really that bad?" her digimon said softly. But before Harmony could answer, they heard a loud rumbling overhead. They stopped in their tracks and the others came up to join them. They all looked skywards and were surprised to see how black the sky was…in fact, they had all been so engrossed in their own thoughts they had not noticed how dark it had gotten. The clouds rumbled again and they all jumped as a flash of lightning lit the area.
"A storm…" Matt breathed.
"Yes…we better find shelter" Gabumon said gravely. They all began to walk a little faster but it wasn't long before the sky opened up and the rain started to fall. They ran for it as the rain fell harder and faster.
"There! A cave!" Tigramon called over her shoulder as she raced towards it. The others followed, plunging into darkness. Matt, Harmony and TK heard a shuffle to the side and suddenly the room was aglow with the light from a fire. Gabumon had found some dried twigs and leaves. Using his blue blaster he had lit a fire. Each of the digimon pushed their human friend towards it, telling them to sit down.
"I don't think we are going anywhere tonight!" Tigramon grinned, collapsing down beside Harmony. The guitarist smiled.
"Yeah…I suppose you are right…" she said detachedly, for she wasn't thinking about the rain as she stared across the fire into the blue eyes of the one she had come to love. As he stared back at her she felt a pain growing in her heart. He didn't return her feelings…she had to stop…
She turned away. Nothing hurt Matt as much as Harmony did turning away from him just then. He knew it was his fault. She hated him now, not to mention the fact she liked Izzy…he was positive of that after seeing her rolling around with the computer whiz. He looked down glumly into the fire before standing up and moving a small distance away.
"I'm going to sleep" he said, his voice rough with emotion. Harmony blinked back her tears and moved away too, next to the wall near the cave's opening.
"Me too…" she said softly. TK and the digimon looked from one to the other in curiosity.
"Well…I guess I will too" TK yawned, causing the digimon to shrug and split up to lie next to their human counterparts.
Sora shuffled closer to Tai and slowly leaned up against him. The leader was surprised by her movement but said nothing, enjoying the feeling of the girl he secretly loved sitting so closely to him. He nervously slipped an arm around her waist and held her against him. Kari grinned knowingly and turned away to look out at the rain, Gatomon cuddling up against her. They were sitting in a room in the ruins of a temple they had found. Agumon had lit a fire with his pepper breath and was now lying next to Biyomon, asleep on the ground beside the resulting flames. The short-haired girl sighed and Tai looked at her with curiosity.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh…I'm just wondering where Izzy is…ya know, if he is okay?" she looked up at him and he felt himself falling into her beautiful eyes.
"Umm…ah, yeah…I'm sure he is okay" he managed to stutter. He glanced around, trying to calm himself, but only caused his heart to beat faster as he realised everyone else, including Kari, was asleep.
"I think we need to do something to take our minds off what's been happening" he tried to comfort the girl, looking down at her, suddenly overwhelmed with an irresistible urge to kiss her.
"Like what?" Sora said nervously, looking up into Tai's gorgeous brown eyes, her arms having found their way up around his neck. He took a deep breath and lifted his hand to caress her cheek.
"Like this…" he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. Sora's eyes widened in surprise and then closed, as a feeling of contentment washed over her. She pulled him closer, kissing him harder. Having been encouraged by the girl's move, Tai traced a wet line across her lips, prying them open before slipping his tongue in. She moaned and pulled him down to lie next her. The brown-haired boy shivered, as her own tongue slipped into his mouth, dancing over and around his. He groaned as the kiss deepened and pulled away, gasping for air, Sora doing the same. She cuddled up against him as more lightning coloured the sky and thunder rumbled above them.
"Well, that was an interesting way to take my mind off the current situation" the short-haired girl said breathlessly. Tai grinned.
"Yeah- but not just an interesting way…a really cool way…"
She smiled and lay her head on his chest, closing her eyes. Tai closed his own eyes and laid down completely, arms under his head, cushioning it. Just before he fell asleep he whispered to Sora.
"Sora?"
"Hmmm?" she sighed, on the verge of blissful slumber.
"I love you…"
She smiled as the darkness closed in over her and Tai, both falling asleep to the sounds of a raging storm, hearing nothing but their own hearts beating together.
"Oh man…could this get any worse?!" Joe said, his head on his arms.
"C'mon Joe…it's not that bad!" Gomamon grinned. Palmon and Mimi looked at the two males, then at each other, rolling their eyes. The pink-loving girl wandered over to the window of the small, dilapidated shack they had taken refuge in from the storm.
"This place smells terrible!" she huffed, wrinkling her nose as she smelt the musty, old air.
"And dirty!" she added, looking at dirt floor covered with a thin layer of hay. In fact it looked more like a stable.
"I like the dirt! Especially between my toes!" Palmon spoke up, jumping onto a pile of hay in the corner, causing straw and dust to float up everywhere- including all over Joe!
"Watch it!" Joe sneezed. "I'm allergic to- to…" he sneezed again. "Haaaay…."
Gomamon rolled his eyes. Just then a large bolt of lightning flashed past the window and thunder rumbled loudly overhead. Mimi screamed.
"I hate storms!" she cried. "And I hate this shack, and all the evil digimon here! I wanna go home!" she cried. More lightning flew down and crackled around the shed.
"WAHH! I'm a good person! Why does bad stuff always happen to me??!!" she bawled.
"Joe! DO something!" Palmon said, trying to comfort Mimi.
"Do what?!!" the boy with glasses retorted, pushing them back up his nose as he watched the tears roll down the girl's face. How he wanted to be able to wipe those tears away…He was surprised when she turned on him.
"And you! Just sitting there! You're a guy! You're supposed to comfort me and protect me from this nightmare! But instead of trying to calm me down you sit there like a stunned digi-rabbit!"
Joe blinked, shaking his head in amazement. Girls could be so weird…man, those mood swings…
More lightening sizzled about them and he watched Mimi begin to shake, on the verge of hysteria. Without realising what he was doing he rose from the bench in the corner and walked over to the girl dressed in pink. He firmly turned her around and Mimi looked up at him in surprise. She was even more surprised when she felt his lips pressed against hers. She melted into his arms as they circled her waist. Joe kissed her with more fire than he knew he had, the two connecting together perfectly with a passion neither had ever known. Palmon and Gomamon looked upon the two humans with amazement and curiosity, eyes wide.
"Wow…" Palmon began.
"You telling me..." Gomamon whispered to the plant digimon. "…I never thought he had it in him!"
The two teens pulled away from each other, panting. Both stared at each other in silence and Joe was sure that Mimi would slap him, but she stood still in shock.
"Ah..um..ah…that- that was" Joe broke the silence. "Ah…that was to calm you down!" he said hurriedly. She snapped out of her trance.
"Uh- Right!" Mimi nodded and they both turned away, her looking out the window again and Joe sitting down on the bench in the corner…except this time both were blushing.
The two digimon looked at each other and shrugged.
It's your fault Harmony…It's all your fault!
No…
He'd still be alive
No…please stop…
"HE WAS MY BROTHER TOO!…"
Harmony tossed and turned…no…
Your fault your fault
"HOW DO YOU THINK I FELT?! YOU ALWAYS GOING OFF WITH ANDANTE!" Melody screamed.
NOOO! GOD please stop! Please stop!
How do you think…do you think…I felt…I felt?
My brother…my brother…too…too…
Melody grabbed her wrists and started to shake her.
"How do you think I felt Harmony? Harmony? Harmony…."
"Harmony?!"
The guitarist awoke with a jolt, and looked up with fear. She found herself looking into Matt's blue eyes, filled with concern…concern for her…
"Are you alright?!" he whispered fiercely as the others were still asleep. She sat up, panting. The blonde looked her over, thinking she had hurt herself.
"Oh god…" she said, relieved. "It was a just a dream…just a dream" she repeated, relaxing.
"Nightmare, huh?" the blonde said softly, sympathy and sleep making his voice sound silky and clouded. He watched her put her head down so he couldn't see her face, which for him was good because his own face felt like it was on fire. The guitarist's clothes clung to her body from the cold sweat she had broken into, making every curve on her body stand out more fully. Her hair was flowing wildly about her and sticking to her neck and face. God, he wanted to pull her into his arms so badly and make her forget she ever had a bad dream…
I'm just the guy to do it
he told himself. When he realised what he had been thinking he let go of her wrists, which he had been holding to prevent her from hurting herself. As he did this she looked up."Yeah…a nightmare…" she said softly.
"You seem to have a lot of those" he recalled other nights where he had awoken to the sound of her mumbling, tossing and turning in her sleep. She remained silent and lay back down.
"I- I should probably try to get back to sleep…" she said, glancing down.
Matt looked away. There was no doubt about it now…she hated him for what he said when talking to Sora…the annoying thing was he hadn't meant any of it, in fact it was really ironic for he thought the complete opposite of everything he had said about her. He sighed and walked away.
"'Night Harmony"
Izzy awoke suddenly, feeling someone's eyes upon him. He groggily opened his own, trying to remember where he was. He sat up quickly as he realised the situation he was in, forgetting he had his arm around Melody, the girl he had been thrown into a cell with. The girl who was also Harmony's sister…She groaned, having been woken by his movement. He watched her, thinking about how much he had learnt about Melody and her siblings. The blonde girl, the guitarist, and their brother Andante were all amateur telepaths; the twins more so. He had spent hours listening to the girl tell a tale of intertwining love, friendship, and the hate that destroyed them both. He heard her weave a story of three siblings, orphaned by a truck that had killed their parents, and a woman who took them in and taught them the arts of counterpoint, astrology, telepathy…and the psychic magic. Izzy had shuddered as she revealed to him how evil the woman had turned out to be, using them for her own plans- threatening them with the blackmail that if they disobeyed, she would kill the others…
As the night thickened, the two drifted into a dreamless sleep, only now awaking to a disturbance nearby.
"What's wrong Izzy?" the girl said sleepily.
"Over there…" he replied, pointing through the darkness at two glowing orbs on the other side of the bars. As their eyes adjusted, the outline of a large cobra-like snake appeared. Melody yawned.
"Oh…that…don't mind him." she said, gesturing at the snake digimon. Izzy looked at her with curiosity. She rolled her eyes. "That's Cobrastramon…for some bizzarre reason he watches me like a hawk…like he's my personal protector. It's not as if I'm going to escape from here anytime soon."
Izzy felt sad for the girl…she had been there for over a year…enough time to lose all hope. It seemed she had succumbed to her fate…she had looked almost ready to die when he had arrived on the scene. But it seemed that his presence had somewhat brightened her mood and revived her spirit; her eyes even seemed to have an uncharacteristic glow to them. He shook his head as he realised he had been staring at her for some minutes, missing half of what she was saying.
"…I don't know why he acts that way…You know, he really doesn't seem like an evil digimon. Sometimes he looks like he's on the verge of letting me go or something…like he wants to help me…probably just my imagination" she said bitterly. Izzy hugged the girl and she sniffed.
"I- I'm sorry…I just-"
"It's alright," Izzy said softly. "I understand…it must be pretty hard."
Before she could reply they heard an angry hiss from the snake digimon, and watched with amusment and curiosity as it slithered off quickly. Soon they found out why.
Both tensed as the door was opened to the cell, and a woman dressed in black and red satin floated in.
"Your friends…they are coming to save you…" she said with a heavy accent, a forked tongue flicking out of her mouth in thought. The two teens remained silent, waiting for her to continue. She smiled; a frightening sight to behold.
"It's nearly time…" she said evilly. She stretched out a hand and Melody started to float into the air.
"No!" she cried and Izzy grabbed her hands, trying to pull her back down. This angered the witch-like digimon.
"You dare to interfere with Lady Teleoromon? Cobrastramon!"
The snake returned and bowed his head before the woman.
"Yesssss M'lady?" it said in a husky voice.
"Restrain the boy!"
The snake turned on Izzy with a snarl and advanced. The computer whiz jumped to his feet and took a step back. But the digimon flicked out its tail, snapping it like a whip as it crashed into the red-head.
"Hey!" he yelled as it coiled around his body, pulling tight.
"I don-mph! Mmmmph!" he protested when the tip of the snake's tail covered his mouth in a suffocating hold.
Lady Teleoromon laughed a long, screeching laugh. She gestured at Melody with her hand and the blonde floated towards her. Once the girl was close enough, the woman's arm shot out and grabbed at her, her hand closing around the girl's throat in a choking death grip. Melody's mouth was wide open as she gasped for air, and Izzy watched in horror as the witch-like digimon produced a vial of some sort of black substance out of thin air. He strained against his live bonds as the top was flicked off the bottle with a long, sharp nail and moved towards the blonde girl's mouth. Suddenly he felt the snake's grip lessen as he too, watched Lady Teleoromon bring the potion to Melody's lips.
"It won't…kill her, will it?" Cobrastramon asked worriedly. The woman narrowed her eyes at the snake.
"No…it won't…once she has ingested it I shall be able to control her…why should it matter to you anyway, Cobrastramon?" she asked with suspicion. The snaked bowed his head in fear.
"No- it doesn't matter, M'lady, I was just wondering…"
"Well stop wondering and follow me- bring the boy…" she stalked out, a now unconscious Melody floating behind her. Izzy sighed and stopped struggling, realising he wouldn't be able to escape the digimon's strong hold. Cobrastramon slithered after Lady Teleoromon, carrying the computer whiz high in the air behind him. The red-head felt the fear wrap around his heart, clinging to him, refusing to let go as he heard Lady Teleoromon screech loudly, flinging her arms in the air.
"And now the fun, and my revenge, begins…"
::collapses on the ground next to the computer, her fingers stiff and sore:: Okay now THIS took a long time to write…^_^ I wonder if I have enough strength to continue??? Heheh ::grins:: BTW thanks again to Jade and this time a big thank-you to Jehana! I'm glad you reviewed when you did- I was about ready to pack it in! When it comes to me, one review can make all the difference…thanks! Those who know me well know that sometimes I need a good kick-in-the-pants, so to speak, to get me going. =) ::sighs:: Ya know, I was stuck in one of those ruts, trying to figure out how to keep the story moving…I'm sure a lot of you know what that is like! ;-)
Well, if you're lucky, you'll hear from me in the next chapter! ::grins:: ^_^ ;-)
PS: I drew a few more cool pics to go with this story, Jade! ::fans herself:: man are they hot! [not in the way you are thinking though!!!] If ya wanna see 'em, just email me; don't worry! I won't bite…much…8-) ^_^