Chapter 14: Affairs of the heart

What was it about him that made her feel this way? She peeked sideways to look at him, he was so cute when he was serious. Was it his spiky hairstyle? Or was it his cool attitude? Or perhaps it was simply the way he made a joke out of everything and make her laugh.

She was paired with him to search for Beelzemon and his cronies, but all she could think about was him…She knew she shouldn't be thinking about him now, especially now…but every time she pushed him away, he would just come back…

She fiddled with the hem of her white dress as she looked away shyly. She found it funny that Kazu wasn't telling any of his usually jokes, was he still shaken by Guilmon's near encounter with death? She lay one hand on his shoulder and asked him, "Kazu, are you ok?"

He turned his head to face her, "Er…ya. Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be, Namine?"

Her eyes softened and said, "You haven't said a word since we split up with the rest to search for Beelzemon…Are you worried about Guilmon?"

He shook his head and replied, "No…It's not that…It's just that…I don't want to talk about it…" and with that, he walked of hurriedly, leaving Namine alone. She felt hurt; he wasn't opening up to her, was it because she had been with them for such a short period of time? Or was it because he hated her? But that wouldn't be possible…he had saved her life from a group of dark Digimon…

She ran after him and in her hurry, she tripped over a rock on the ground. She felt herself fall forward, a scream coming from her mouth, she closed her eyes and braced herself, yet she didn't feel the impact. She slowly opened her eyes. And saw that Kazu had caught her. She felt his strong arm around her back, holding her in position. She looked up at Kazu and saw that he was closer than he normally was, concern emitted from his black eyes as he stared into her blue ones.

Namine felt her heart beat rapidly, her face was on fire. She had a sudden impulse to reach out and caress his face but held herself back for fear of rejection.

She was brought back to Earth by Kazu, "Namine…are you ok?"

She nodded her head silently and Kazu helped her up. She thanked him silently and trailed after him as he began to walk off. She felt a tug at her dress as she walked onwards; it was her Digimon partner, Gatomon.

"You should have just kissed him…" she whispered.

"Wha? Kiss him? Why?" she asked, mystified.

"It's pretty obvious you know…you're in love with him…"

"I…I am not!" she protested flustered.



"Yes you are, I can tell." Answered her Digimon partner, "Don't deny that you don't feel anything for him."

Namine fiddled with a piece of her blond hair as she thought. Did she feel anything for him? It would explain why she always felt a sudden rush of heat rush to her face when she looked at him…She stopped walking and gripped the hem of her white dress. Her heart was a mess. What was she to do? Was she in love with him? Should she tell him? Would he reject her?

She felt another tug at her dress, she looked down with troubled eyes, "So…do you?"

She looked away and whispered, "I…I don't know…I like him I guess…but I…I don't know if he likes me…"

Gatomon shook her head and answered, "There's only one way to find out you know…"

Namine didn't want to find out what it was and changed the subject, "Then what about you? Who do you like?"

She could see that her question had caught her off guard. Gatomon fiddled with her tail ring before answering. "If I tell you, you won't tell that person right?"

She nodded in response. Gatomon took a deep breath before saying, "Cyberdramon."

"Cyberdramon? Why him?" she asked, puzzled.

"Well…he seems so…Oh…I don't know…I can't describe it…He always makes me feel alright…complete…"

Namine raised an eyebrow quizzically, "You do know that he loves Renamon right?"

"Yes! But she loves Guilmon! She doesn't love him!"

Namine was going to tell her that it didn't matter that she didn't love him but he loved her when she heard Kazu call from afar. "Hey! Girls! Let's get a move on!"

They looked at the two figures in the distance, waving at them and realized that they were so far behind…

As she ran after them, she thought to herself, perhaps she did like him…a little…