RTA Vegas, and more events. Well, time for some plot. I don't own digimon.

As Takato watched the sun set with Guilmon from his hotel balcony, another tamer and digimon duo stood on the porch of their own residence. Jeff had gone off for a sunset run along the beach, leaving Luke and the stony fox digimon alone again. Luke sighed as he watched the sun sink lower and lower in the sky, his digimon doing the same to his right.

The young man sighed and rolled his shoulders, watching a lonely surfer ride the waves. "Penny for your thoughts?" Luke murmered, playing with his watch.

"Huh?" The Renamon's ear flicked around, but she continued to gaze down onto the beach.

"What's on your mind?" Luke chuckled.

"Oh." The Renamon stood in silence for a moment, tail swishing idly, "A lot. Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering… Anything bothering you?"

The yellow fox digimon shrugged. "Things are just… different."

"Hah." Luke snorted, and pulled the d-arc the Renamon had given him out of his pocket, "you can say that again…" He said, looking over the device.

"To be truthful, I am excited to have you as my tamer. I mean… almost every digimon's goal is to find someone to be their tamer. And it happened to me, of all mon." The Renamon cast an eye over her tamer, "Do you know what I mean?"

"I know exactly what you mean, I never, ever expected to be a digimon tamer. Ever. I'm still not used to it. I don't think it's hit me yet…" Luke smiled at his Renamon, "I mean we've got our entire lives to spend together…"

To Luke's surprise, the yellow fox digimon smiled back. It wasn't a wide, enormous smile; instead it was one of those tiny, warm smiles that communicated true emotion. This threw the young man off balance, and for some reason that tiny smile was taking his heart for a spin.

Quickly trying to regain his composure, Luke switched topics, "So why are you gauntlets black? All I've ever seen are purple gauntlets."

The Renamon raised her arms, looking over her dark gauntlets. "When you digivolve into a rookie in my tribe, you must defeat another digimon in battle. After completing that rite of passage, you are awarded purple gauntlets. I felt the need to be different so I challenged another Renamon from an opposing tribe. I won the battle… and was given these gauntlets instead."

"Huh," Luke grunted, "That's pretty impressive. Renamon are some of the toughest rookies out there." Although that's interesting that she chose to kill one of her own instead of another digimon… Luke thought to himself.

Before the Renamon could respond Jeff staggered up onto the porch, gasping slightly. Luke snickered at the exhausted teen, "Getting a little out of shape?"

"You try running… on the sand…" Jeff said, still trying to regain his composure.

"Yeah yeah." Luke turned on his heel and led the way inside, the Renamon and Jeff following.

"I'm going to go take a shower mate." Jeff kicked off his shoes and immediately went down the hall.

"Well, want to watch a movie? There's not much else to do."

The Renamon raised an eyebrow, "A movie?"

"Ahhhm…" Luke rubbed the back of his neck, "Just let me show you…"

Luke led the Renamon to the living room, the space dominated by a large leather couch and a coffee table. Against the wall was a simple entertainment system, complete with a large flatscreen and a couple gaming systems. The kitsune stood behind the couch and crossed her arms as she watched Luke turn on the xbox, grab a controller, and plop himself down on the couch.

The young man patted the spot next to him, casting a blue eye up towards the stoic digimon. "You coming?"

Tenatively the Renamon leaped over the back of the couch, easing herself into the couch next to her tamer. Careful to keep her tail out of the way, she eyed the television screen. "So what is this movie thing? Is it like a television show?"

"Well yeah… how do you know about tv shows? Do they have tv's in the digital world?"

The Renamon shrugged, "In my village there was one, and every once in a while the screen would turn on and a show would constantly run for an hour or two, then the signal would move on."

"Huh… I honestly had no idea. Well a movie is sort of like a long show, they're quite entertaining actually. What kind of shows did you like when you got the chance to see them?" Luke flicked over to the Netflix account that was set up, accessing it's database.

"It doesn't matter."

This sudden wall caused Luke to raise an eyebrow. "It matters to me."

"Why?"

Luke sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. The Renamon's lack of a will to speak and express herself was starting to get frustrating. "Because I want to know. That's why."

The kitsune looked over her tamer with cold eyes, "Do I frustrate you?"

"No…." The Renamon raised an eyebrow as Luke looked at her, "Alright a bit. Just speak your mind. Please. I know that we haven't known each other for that long and I'm kind of new to this whole tamer thing but… There's no need to guard yourself around me. I want to get to know you."

Instead of being affronted, the Renamon dropped her shoulders a bit. "I apologize… it's just that Renamon are digimon of few words, and no one has really ever expressed care as to what I think… it's the way of the kitsune."

Luke smiled warmly at his digimon, and looked up to see Jeff enter the room. The teen put the controller above his head, and Jeff snatched it up. "Pick a movie mate, we're having trouble deciding." Luke then looked back at his Renamon, "I care."

"Well you know what we're watching then if you're going to let me choose." Jeff said with a chuckle.

Jeff ordered the Hangover and the movie loaded onto the screen, Luke grinning. "Of course."

"What can I say?" The emerald-eyed teen said with a shrug.

"And what's this about?" Piped up the Renamon as Jeff got up to turn down the lights.

"Well a couple friends go to a city called Las Vegas, which is an enormous party city. You'll see what happens… I think you'll find it funny." Jeff responded as he collapsed back into his spot on the sofa.

Two hours later Jeff was snoring contentedly, the trio on their second movie of the evening. The movie night has spanned late into the evening, and Luke, along with his Renamon, was starting to feel incredibly groggy.

Luke had found that as the Renamon that sat next to him grew more tired, her careful social guard slipped. She had become more and more amiable, and the pair had been constantly whispering back and forth ever since Jeff fell asleep.

"So do you want a nickname of some sort?" Luke said randomly, the yellow kitsune looking over at him. "I mean every other Renamon is called Renamon, so do you want something that sets you a little more
apart, something that makes you more unique?"

The Renamon looked over the young man for a second before responding, "I suppose... What exactly so you mean by a nickname?"

"A nickname is something that people know you by instead of your normal name, it's generally something rather defining." Luke watched as the Renamon's long, serpentine tail started to gently wave, "I was just wondering if you wanted to be known by something other than Renamon."

The fox digimon lay down and pulled herself along the couch closer to her tamer, rolling over so that she looked directly up into his eyes. "alright I'm interested... How would we go about choosing a nickname?"

Luke mused for a second, "I suppose I could think of a couple, and you could tell me what you think."

The Renamon, her head resting against Luke's leg, stretched and yawned, displaying rows of threatening teeth, "sounds good... What do you have for me?"

"Hmmm... Lily?" The kitsune shook her head, "Kit?" Again the kitsune shook her head, the Renamon's eyes slowly sliding shut, "Well how about... Rose?"

This received a satisfied purr from the digimon, and lazily the kitsune opened one eye, "Yessss... That one. Rose... Good job..."

Luke couldn't help but chuckle at the Renamon as she yawned again, still purring, "What's so funny?" muttered the sleepy fox.

"You." Luke said with a grin, Rose reaching up and gently poking the young man.
"I'm not funny... You're just being mean..."

Luke's sighed and stretched, raising his arms upward. "I'm not mean, your just funny. So you like Rose?"

The Renamon winked up at Luke, her single open eye sparkling, "I do... Thank you." with that Rose closed both of her eyes.

"Alright don't fall asleep yet, let me get you to bed first." Luke said, gently scratching Rose's stomach with a bit of trepidation. The sleepy digimon did not seem to mind, in her groggy state the Renamon actually started to purr again, "don't worry about me, I'll get up in a second... Where are you going to sleep?"

Luke shrugged, Rose curling up next to him, "I'll just sleep on the couch again probably."

"What's wrong with sleeping in your bed?"

"Well that's where you're staying." Luke said, still gently scratching Rose's taught stomach.
"What's wrong with sleeping in the same bed as me?" Rose murmured, and Luke detected a slight tone of offense.

"Ummm nothing... I just thought you would want your own bed and stuff..." Luke stuttered a bit, slightly taken aback.

"oh I don't mind, it's totally fine." Rose sleepily waved a paw at her tamer, "We're sleeping in your bed tonight. Deal with it."

Still shocked and slightly confused, Luke did not respond. Rose rolled off of the couch and onto her feet. The digimon grabbed her tamers hand and pulled him off the couch.

"Hey... Woah now, I'm fine, really." Luke attempted to protest as Rose led him down the hall to the bedroom.

Ignoring her tamers protests, the kitsune pulled back the covers on Luke's massive bed, collapsed onto the soft pillows, and rolled over to look up at Luke. "You coming?"

"I... Uhhhh... Yeah. Just let me go get ready." Luke ran a hand through his hair, unsure of what to do regarding the situation.

Rose crossed her arms, and yawned again widely, "fine, but you're not sleeping on the couch again..."
Luke sighed in annoyance, the teen rubbing his eyes before responding... "Alright alright... I'll be back in a second."

The young man retreated to the bathroom, quickly brushing his teeth and dousing his face with cold water. Luke kicked off his boardshorts and pulled his shirt off over his head. The teen then pulled on a pair of basketball shorts, and looked at himself in the mirror.

The man Luke saw in the mirror was drastically different from the man that look had seen in the mirror scarcely a week ago. Luke's body was now covered in bandages and bruises, and the teen winced as he pulled off the old bandages. Mottled bruises and two large cuts covered the young man's chest and
stomach, and small cuts and scrapes decorated his back.

Luke groaned as he ran a finger over his broken ribs, wraps still tightly in place to hold the fractured bones in place. Tossing the old, bloody bandages into the garbage Luke sighed mightily, and grabbed a new set of bandages.

"Hey..." came a sudden whisper from behind, and Luke looked into the mirror to see Rose leaning against the doorframe, sleepy concern etched on her face, "Are you alright? It felt like you were in pain..."

Luke shook his head slowly, "I'm alright... Don't worry about it. You sensed that I was in pain? You can do that?"

Rose smiled sleepily, walking over to sit on the counter next to Luke, "I can... We have a mental link now, and that link allows us to feel what each other is thinking, our emotions... Things of that nature."
Rose grabbed the bandages and looked over her tamer.

"That means you can't lie to me..." the Renamon yawned, and Luke could not help but smile slightly. "Now let me help you put these on... I can't have a tamer who's in pain all the time."

Before Luke could utter a word of protest Rose began to wrap the badages firmly around the young man's wounds. Luke simply stood and watched as the yellow fox worked her magic, her paws splaying all over his body as she moved with dexterity.

"Impressive." Luke said with a rough chuckle, "Y'know... This whole partnership thing might work out."

"It's got potential." Rose said, and Luke detected a bit of happiness in her voice.

Luke was quickly re-wrapped, and Rose got to her feet. The yellow fox ninja barely came up to Luke's chin as they stood chest, Rose looking up at her tamer, and Luke matching her gaze. In the mirror Luke saw that her firm, round butt was pressed up against the edge of the countertop, and her ruffle tickled his chest.

Rose ears folded back against her head, and the pair stood together in silence, examining each other intently. "Well... Thank you." Luke whispered huskily, Rose nodding slightly.

Without saying another word, Luke slowly left the bathroom, leaving Rose standing there, seemingly lost for words or emotions.

"Coming?" Luke said over his shoulder, glancing back at his Renamon.

The digimon nodded numbly, and followed Luke back into his bedroom. The teen shut off the light and crawled under the covers next to Rose, the sounds of the rolling surf outside suddenly amplified. Luke took a deep breath, drawing into his lungs the smells off the ocean and beach.

Rose rolled over, scooting closer to Luke. The young man lay on his back, and he rolled his head to look over at his digimon. "Hey." He whispered lightly, and for some reason Rose's ears folded against her head again.

Suddenly at the back of his mind Luke felt strands of emotions and thoughts that were not his own. "Hey..." Rose grunted, and quickly looked downwards.

Renamon don't stutter... Luke thought to himself. "You alright?"

Renamon simply groaned in response, and Luke chuckled. "Something on your mind?"

Luke watched as Rose squirmed, and he felt more emotions pour through their mental link.
"No, just... Ughh..." Luke couldn't help but smile at his digimon.

This Renamon was different from the way Luke had grown to understand them. When digimon had started to appear Luke had been around ten, and it was widely thought that the first Digimon to appear in this world was the Renamon that had appeared to Rika Nonaka, although that point was up for debate. That Renamon was a stoic, quiet warrior. She was a digimon of little words, and was only close to several people.

Yet this Renamon that lay curled up next to Luke was a bit different than the general perception. She had taken a day to loosen up but she was rather amiable. Displaying affection and care was also not a problem for the Renamon, even if she did do it in her own sort of way.

That and she had invited Luke to sleep in the same bed as her.

As if it was nothing.

Luke still didn't understand her reasoning but he wasn't about to argue.

"Alright... I understand. You should get some sleep... I know you're tired." Wordlessly Rose opened her eyes and looked across at her tamer, the teen staring back.

"I will." Rose whispered a confirmation, "Don't worry." She yawned widely, and Rose's feline eyes slowly slid shut again.