A/N: Confusion reigns supreme in this story. Time dilation, Dimention jumping, the whole mind fuck of stories! There's plenty more of this, but if I'm being honest does anyone actually want me to do this story all the way to the end of the original series? Or do I keep that for my Tamers Rewrite Fic?

Digimon Tamers: Quantum Displacement Theory and Other Big Words

Chapter 10

Luckily I didn't have long to wait before I drifted off again, waking up exactly where I wanted. I sighed in relief as I felt Kiara's head resting on me. Her rhythmic breathing soothing my stress from last night while her warmth eased my-

Warmth? That was new. Yes Kiara was a living being, but I had never felt warmth from her. Come to think of it she never had a scent either, now she had both. The smell was stronger than yesterday too. I had no idea how long her transition would take, but it seemed to be happening fairly quickly.

I laid there, basking against her side and allowing her warmth to wash over me, easing my tension. It seemed like a few minutes until she stirred, stretching next to me before nipping my neck.

"Morning Axel." Her sleepy voice again, she had that more than usual now.

"Morning Kiara." My not so happy voice. Last night was still fresh in my head, being without her and knowing there was a chance I wouldn't return here had almost broken me.

"What's wrong Axel?" Damn, she noticed.

I sighed. "Last night, I returned to my world briefly. It has happened once before but both times were only for a small duration of time."

"This is different. This is the second time you say?"

"Yeah." I wasn't really paying much attention at the moment, my mind was dwelling on the possibility of losing her.

"There's more to it though, isn't there?" Kiara's concern was showing now.

"I-" Forming the words I believed in seemed very difficult. "Kiara. I just don't want to lose you. Every time I go back, it seems there is a chance I won't return here. I have nothing back where I'm from, I can't go back to that."

She responded by embracing me. "Axel. Nothing is going to happen. Even if I have to come with you to your world, so be it. Nothing will keep us apart, not even worlds."

I said nothing, instead trying to focus myself on believing she was right. It was all I had. She was all I had. Yes, before I came here I was content with what I didn't have, but now I had her I couldn't go back to that. She had been the only one willing to break through to me, the only one to care for me since Karley. A name slowly fading into nothing with each passing moment I had with Kiara.

Eventually I found the will to start the day, rolling out of bed and heading for the shower. Kiara once again beat me to breakfast, I still had no idea how she managed to cook with her paws. After breakfast we went over our tactics and strategies again to be sure. I had a gut feeling that today was the day Allomon came across.

I was right. After spending most of the day training, my digivice went off. Show time.

We raced to where the Digimon was, seeing the familiar sights that convinced me this was the Allomon. I watched Rika and her Renamon enter the field as we followed silently.

Sure enough it was Allomon. Renamon went in as she does, Rika swiping the 'Snow Agumon's Frozen Wind' card as usual. Renamon was overpowered, though the difference in power was much greater this time. Possibly because two of the fights where she loaded data were taken by us. Renamon's knees were on the verse of buckling as I decided enough was enough,

Allomon loomed over the vixen, ready to stomp her out. Rika was doing the usual 'get up and fight' crap, oblivious to her partner's impending destruction.

"Rika. If you don't do something, Renamon will die." She spun to me, face set in hatred.

"Who asked you? This is my fight, stay away!"

"Rika, this fight is almost over. Stop sending your attention to me and help your fucking partner!" I shouted the last part at her as she looked to Renamon. Only then did she see how close she was to loosing the vixen. "Too late. Kiara! Go!"

Kiara nodded and vanished, appearing beside Allomon and kicking it in the side of its head. She bought Renamon enough time to glare at her. Kiara simply stared back.

"You're welcome." She phased back to my side as Renamon stood, shaking badly.

"Rika, you have a Hyper Chip card. Use it." For once she complied with what I said, swiping the card I told her to.

With the new power boost Renamon finished the Allomon, though at great cost to herself. Without a word Kiara appeared by her side, paw outstretched.

"I don't need your help." Renamon spat.

Kiara shrugged. "Swallow your pride for once Renamon, learn to accept help when you need it." Renamon glared back, but eventually took her paw. Kiara supported her as they walked back to me and Rika.

"Why are you helping us?" Rika asked as they were on their way over.

"Because you need it. Despite your attack on me, I know you're not at your best and want to help. Don't try to convince me you're fine without help, we both know you're not."

"You speak as if you're better than us."

I sighed as Kiara and Renamon reached us. "I'm not one for boasting, but the bond I share with Kiara is much stronger than the one between you and Renamon." I saw Rika about to protest but cut her off. "Answer me this. How do you see Renamon? What is she to you?"

Rika went dumbfounded for a moment. "She is my partner."

"And Renamon, how do you view Rika?"

"Rika is my Tamer."

"And is that honestly the extent of how you both feel?" I watched them both look away. That answered my question. "Dig down within yourself and answer me truthfully. How do you see each other?"

Silence reigned for a few moments. "Renamon is my friend." Rika's voice was quiet, almost timid.

Renamon lifted her head slightly. "I too see Rika as more than a partner, she is my friend as well."

"And until you both fully acknowledge that in every moment you share together, you will never be as strong as you can be." I allowed my words to sink in. Both seemed to forget the previous hostility between us. Of course that was a good thing.

"How do you and Kiara see each other? And why does she have a name?" Rika asked.

I sighed again. "Kiara has a name to make it easier to identify her in a conversation when Renamon is around. As for the bond we share, you will probably not understand it. Or you'll be so disgusted by it you'll attack us again." Renamon sent an inquisitive look.

"I want to know." Rika stated, Renamon nodded as well. Crap, this wasn't going to plan.

I braced myself before speaking. "Well, how do I best explain this?" Unfortunately, Kiara took it upon herself to explain by crashing her lips into mine, forcing her tongue inside. I couldn't see the reactions we got, but when she broke off they both looked shocked.

"Kiara, there is a time for delicacy you know. This was one of those times." She gave me a sheepish look with a smirk. Damn her.

"So you two are, um, more involved than just friends?" Rika tried her best to understand, I could tell.

"Yes, as Kiara bluntly demonstrated." Kiara snickered slightly. "That level of bond between us grants her a higher strength than your bond with Renamon, as a result Kiara is stronger. You two will never have that sort bond, but becoming good friends will boost your partnership in a way modify cards never can. I can also digivolve Kiara at my will."

This caused them all to look at me, even Kiara. "I wasn't aware of this."

"You never asked, and we haven't needed to yet." She snorted. Serves her right for being so blunt.

"How?" Rika asked. "I can't make Renamon digivolve at all."

"It's all to do with care. The more you show your partner care, the more they digivolve. Because you never showed Renamon you care, she hasn't been able to digivolve. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. Believe in how much you care for Renamon and hold your digivice. Like this." I took my digivice in my hands and closed my eyes. I cast my mind to how I felt about Kiara, about how I couldn't live without her. My digivice did the rest.

It beeped loudly before stating the phrase "Activating Digivolution."

Kiara was surrounded in a sphere of data. "Renamon digivolve to..." Her body changed into her champion form before she stated proudly "Kyuubimon!" The sphere of data fading away.

"Even I didn't believe you could do that. I'm sorry for doubting you Axel." Kiara said with a hint of regret. I placed my hand on her head reassuringly.

"I wouldn't do this now, wait until you have somewhere clear to do it. We need to go, people are approaching and we need to split." I de-digivolved Kiara with a flick of a thought, surprising them all again before she teleported us home.

Once home I held Kiara at arms length, a smile on my face. "I'm proud of you Kiara. Yes the first time you helped Renamon was because I asked you to, but helping her after the fight was entirely your doing. You put your past differences aside to do what you felt was right. I'm very proud of you."

Kiara smiled back. "Thank you Axel. And again, I'm sorry for doubting your abilities. I should know by now to take you at your word."

I brought her into a loving embrace as she nipped my neck, I nipped hers in response. She let out a small moan as she settled against me. It was then I began to feel her changes brought on by her transition into adulthood. Underneath her mane were the formation of two lumps that weren't there before. It didn't take much working out to identify what they were. I resisted the urge to touch them, she would probably gut me if I did.

Eventually we broke off, I began to sort dinner as Kiara beamed around the house with pride at what she had done. After a hasty meal we settled into a light dose, waiting for the encounter with Dokugumon. We weren't disappointed my digivice beeped again, Kiara also detecting it.

Again we took off, we were only going to observe and remain on standby in case things didn't work out. We arrived to see Rika enter with Renamon. I was thrown by this as Rika entered alone in the series, it seemed Renamon hadn't met Impmon yet. No matter, he was a little shit anyway. His moment would come much later, if things remained true to the plot I knew of.

The fight went pretty much as usual, except when Renamon got caught in the web, Rika wasn't targeted by the spider Digimon. Instead Rika seemed to focus the way she felt, causing Renamon's first Digivolution to champion. Kyuubimon defeated Dokugumon in the usual combo before the field faded, revealing us in our positions.

"You!" Rika pointed.

"Us." Kiara responded. I could feel her smirk.

"What are you doing here?" Rika accused. She never did like an audience.

"We came to see if you followed my advice. You did, so now we can go. Bye." Kiara teleported us home before they could protest. God I loved it when she left people like that.

We went to bed after that, it was late and we were both tired. Kiara did her usual mouth examination before resting her head on me and falling asleep. I went a few minutes later, fascinating myself with combing the fur on the back of her head and lulling her into a deeper sleep. She needed the rest after all she's been through. A quick glance at the small mirror in my room showed my face had almost returned to its normal colours, I should look normal by morning. Good, purple wasn't my colour.