CHAPTER 10

"Wow! This place is beautiful!" cried Takato's mother excitedly as they walked into the centre of the castle. Crystals shine at every corner; light falls down through the invisible ceiling painted by colorful pictures and the walls are made of ice. With a lot of idealistic picture painted on the frozen wall of ice. Even the lamps with thousands crystals are also made of ice, no doubt that it felt cold and chilled. The heat is absence here and the floor always covered by thick mist wherever they went. There are other people talking and taking picture of the hall. This castle seems to become the most attractive place of all the tourists this world ever had.

"Want to take a picture?" asked Ruki's father, holding up a camera from his backpack. Ruki quickly back away and shakes her head, Takato laughed. Guilmon is standing his back giggling, carrying wood-like Vee-mon on his back.

"Oh, come on. We never had been to this place," continued her father. Her mother nodded and pulled Ruki into the centre of the hall. Ruki sure act like a child this time, she tried to release her mother's grip, but she give up after thinking a while.

"Ok! One…..two…three…. say cheese," snapped Ruki's father camera. Ruki tried to smile, but she hates it very much until she cannot really smile.

"Nice view, hope I got one camera now…" said Takato's father.

"Well, I can borrow you if you like," offered Ruki's father to Takato's father. Takato shook his head quickly. Ruki sighed and looked at the ceiling. This must be a nightmare… Though Ruki. Then, Takato called her.

"Hey, looks who is here." Said Takato and point his finger at the stairs to first floor. Guilmon and Ruki turned there at the same time. Guilmon jumps and cheers happily, causing Vee-mon at his back to fall to the ground with a glass-like crash.

"Can I say... awe?" cried Vee-mon in low voice, his arms and legs are now wide open.

"You' welcome?" replied Guilmon when he did not know what he meant. Their parents are busy enjoying them-selves without noticing what had happened.

"LEE, Terriemon!" shouted Guilmon excitedly as his best playmate had come back. Ruki shook her head and followed the others toward Lee, who now waving at them.

"How did you get here?" asked Takato.

"Well, after hearing the news on TV, I think I might have to pay another visit at my old home," replied Lee with a slight grin. Takato nodded his head and folded his arms.

"So, how's the new school?" asked Ruki with a cold look as always.

"Well, let's put it this way, about hygiene, yuck! About discipline... is moderate. About the teachers, well…..still ok," answered Lee. Guilmon and Terriermon started to play 'hide and seeks' around the hall. Vee-mon is sitting alone back on the floor, shaking his head repeatedly to clear his mind. The kids talked quite a while, laughing and giggling together and so do their parents. More and more people gathered there as the time goes by. Then, Lady Sapphire came in. Her arrivals caught people's attention and froze them with her voices.

"Welcome, people," said Lady Sapphire loudly to the crowd. Vee-mon who is still on the floor looked up at Lady Sapphire with half-opened eyes lip, Ruki , Takato and Lee turned at her and so do the crowd.

"As we already know, Unicho Town is in a messed caused by the out break of the dinosaurs. Therefore, for the time being, this… will be your new home. Do not worry; there are plenty of rooms and foods for everyone. Feel free to move and do things," giggled Lady Sapphire as she talked, giving people the sense of kindness and royal ness.

"Rooms are up this castle, but please take your room key first as it will be given to everyone later," announced Lady Sapphire again.

"And dinner will be served at 1900 hours….ahh… I mean 7.00pm. Thank you," continued her when she heard someone panic about dinner. Then, she walked toward Takato and his gang after the crowd had gone. They looked at her, guessing what will she said and how she freezes them again. For the first time, Veemon noticed the way Frosty walks is always in a straight line; their parents had gone to get their key for the rooms. Renamon had reappeared behind Ruki, crossing her arms. Their eyes contact directly at a moment before they smiled at each other. Vee-mon still sits at the ground, looking unenergetic and putting his knuckle at the floor.

"Are you ok, Vee-mon?" asked Lady Sapphire.

"No! I ... I mean yes…." Answered Vee-mon hastily, trying to stand up.

"What had caused this?" asked the dragon again.

"Umm….let just says it is 'ice sick'" answered Vee-mon with a frown; his body is still shaking a little. The others giggled and the dragon is puzzled, as she never knows.

"Ohh…. I see…," said the blue dragon again.

"Is that Culumon?" Lee asks as a small white bunny landed on Sapphire's head. She nodded with a grin. Then, everyone laughed when Culumon started to fly around her head.

"Well, you never change, Culumon," said Lee when the playful digimon flew up and down around them. They started to split up when Takato and Ruki's parents got them-selves a key. Everyone rushed quickly into their room and shut the door behind them. They waited and waited, trying to spend their time talking to each other. Vee-mon on the other hand, had to live alone and now laying lazily on the bed, snoring.