Chapter 25: Lips met Lips
Everything seemed to go just fine after Patty and Neko reconciled. However, Patamon and Gatomon were a little worried by Patty's sudden overjoyfulness. "My, you seem to be happy today, Patty!" Patamon stated. Patty just nodded abd hummed a tune. "Do you know why she's so happy?" Patamon asked Gatomon. "I have no idea." She replied. "But isn't that a good thing?" "Yeah, but she seemed to be rather sad three days ago." Patamon stated. "I don't like it. Is she hiding something from us?" "Perhaps." Gatomon said. "But if it makes her happy, I don't think we should intervene." "You've got a point..." Patamon said and chuckled. "Hi Papa! Hi Mama!" Patty said as she arrived near Patamon and Gatomon. "Oh, err.. Hi, Patty." Gatomon said. "Listen... Is there anything you would like to tell us?" Patamon asked. "Umm... Nope." Patty replied. "Are you sure?" Patamon asked, and Patty just nodded. "Very well. But if you've got any kind of problems, you can always tell me and Gatomon, okay?" "Okay!" Patty replied, and went away. "No use..." Patamon muttered, and Gatomon giggled a little.
"Patty go play with Neko, DeeDee and Mothi now. Ith that okay?" Patty asked. "Sure." Gatomon replied. "Just remember to-" "Be caweful and come home befowe dawk." Patty said a little irritatedly. Gatomon laughed, and nodded. "Yeah. Be careful and come home before it gets dark. Okay, bye!" She said and kissed Patty's forehead. "Thankth. Bye!" Patty said, and looked at Patamon. "Bye, Papa!" "Bye..." Patamon muttered. After Patty went outside, Gatomon looked at Patamon. "Listen, she's not just a little baby anymore." She said to Patamon. "She'll be fine." "I know. But is it still wrong to be concerned about your daughter's safety?" He asked. "You just worry too much." Gatomon stated. "And for a good reason!" Patamon yelled unintentionally, which made Gatomon jump back a little. "Sorry. It's just that... I've already lost you TWICE, I... I don't think I could handle it if either you or Patty ever die again." "Oh, Patamon..." Gatomon said softly and hugged him. "You don't have to worry anymore. Devimon's gone, and we'll be with you for the rest of your life." "Thanks..." Patamon said quietly, and kissed Gatomon.
"Hmm... I just got this strange feeling." Patamon said. "What is it?" Gatomon asked. "I dunno. It's as if I had forgotten something..." Patamon replied, and looked at the calendar. "Oh no... Oh no no no no no!!" Patamon shouted, and ran at the calendar. "What's wrong?" Gatomon asked. "DAMNIT!!!" Patamon cursed. "I completely forgot..." "You forgot what?" Gatomon asked. "That today... Today is T.K's birthday." Patamon replied quietly. "Oh..." Gatomon said. "And I forgot to get him a present!!" Patamon said, and slapped his head. "Stupid me!" "M-maybe it's not too late." Gatomon said. "You can still go get him something." "Hey, you're right..." Patamon said. "I'll have to hurry now." He stated and went out of the door. "Be careful!" Gatomon said to him. "Poor Patamon..." She said quietly.
"Hi guys!" Patty said as she saw Neko, DeeDee and Moshi. "Oh, and DeeDee." She added, which made her three friends laugh. "Hi Patty." Moshi replied. "So, what's the plan?" Patty asked. "Neko found this cool place he wants to show us." DeeDee replied. "Well, I don't know whether it's that cool or not..." Neko muttered. "Oh, come on! I'm sure we'll like it." Patty said and smiled encouragingly. "Thanks. Well, let's get going then. It's gonna be quite a walk over there." Neko said, and Patty, DeeDee and Moshi nodded. Fifteen minutes later, they had a break. "Man... My feet ache!" DeeDee said. "*PANT*... It really IS...*PANT*...going to be a long walk...*PANT*" Moshi said exhaustedly. "Fine, let's take a small break." Neko stated. "Is it still far away?" Patty asked him. "Naah. Only five more minutes, and we'll be there." Neko replied. "Come on, guys! Let's hurry up!" Patty said. "Easy for you two to say. Neko's the oldest one of us, and the most athletic at that, and Patty can fly, and when her wings get tired, she can walk." DeeDee said. "And Moshi and I are neither athletic nor we can fly!"
Meanwhile, in the real world, the Junior Digidestined and Matt were all celebrating T.K's birthday. "Happy birthday, T.K!" Kari said, and handed him a present. "Thanks." T.K. replied, and accepted the gift. He opened the present. Inside, there was a small box. "What's in the box?" T.K. asked. Kari giggled, and said "Open it." T.K. did as he was told. Inside, there was a necklace with the Crest of Hope in it. "Whoa... It's pretty cool. Thanks." T.K. said to Kari, who just smiled. "Here ya go, squirt!" Matt said, and handed T.K. a guitar. "Is... Is this your-" T.K. asked, but was cut by Matt. "Yeah. I bought myself an electric one, so I thought you might like it." "I do. Thanks, big brother." T.K. thanked him. "This one's from me, T.B!" Davis said and said T.K's name wrong on purpose. "Hey, it's a digital watch!" T.K. said happily. "Thanks, Davis!" "No problem. I thought you might need it, so you won't be late from school anymore!" Davis replied and grinned. "And you've got one yourself, too?" Yolei asked, and they all laughed.
"Hey T.K, catch!" Ken said, and threw a ball-shaped object to T.K. "I probably know what's in here..." T.K. said, and tore the wrapping paper. "A basketball. I knew it! Thanks, Ken." T.K. said, and Ken just grinned. "You're not gonna believe what's in here..." Yolei said, and handed her gift to T.K. "Is it a book?" T.K. asked. "Nope." Yolei said. "A DVD?" "Nope, but you got a little closer." "Uhm..." T.K. said, and opened the present. "Hey, a video game!" He exclaimed. "Wait. What the heck is this? Digimon World 4?!" "Yeah." Yolei said and smiled. "After people saw Digimon back in 2002, they made a whole bunch of merchandise about them!" "Really..." T.K. said. "Umm..." Cody muttered. "This is from me." He handed his present to T.K. "Thanks." T.K. said politely. He opened the present: inside, there was a clay statuette of a Shakkoumon. "Wow... Did you make this yourself?" T.K. asked amazedly. Cody nodded slowly. "It's really nice." "Y-you think?" Cody asked, and T.K. nodded, which made Cody smile.
"Hmm?" Kari said, and looked at T.K's computer. "What's wrong?" Yolei asked her. "I thought I saw something..." Kari replied. "Patamon?" T.K. wondered, and pointed his digivice at the computer screen. His orange digimon companion flew from the screen. "H-hiya T.K!" Patamon greeted him. "Hi, Patamon." T.K. replied. "How are Gatomon and Patty doing?" Kari asked. "They're fine." Patamon said, and looked at T.K. "I... I forgot to buy you a present. I'm really, really sorry, I just totally forgot what day it is today and-" "It's okay." T.K. said and smiled gently. "Only thing that matters to me is that you remembered it's my birthday." "R-really?" Patamon asked, and T.K. nodded. "I, I would have bought you something nice, but it is Sunday, and all the stores in Digital World were closed..." Patamon stated. "It's okay." T.K. said. "So... How are things in the Digital World?" Davis asked. "Quite peaceful, actually." Patamon replied. "But... Elecmon..." "I heard about it." T.K. stated. "Is he okay?" "Well, he's really shocked, but he'll be fine." Patamon replied. "Good to know." Kari said.
"Now, are you guys hungry?" T.K. asked his friends and Matt, who all nodded. "You go into the kitchen. I'll blow the candles from the cake soon. Patamon, do you want to stay here, or go back to Digital World?" "Well, I don't think Gatomon will mind if I stay here." Patamon replied and smiled happily. Now, there were only T.K. and Kari in the room. "That was really nice." Kari said to T.K. "Well, I couldn't be mad at him." He replied. "He's my best friend. And now that he has Patty and all-" "You would have complained if one of US had forgotten to bring you a gift." Kari said, and smiled cunningly. "That's why, I've got two gifts for you." "Really?" T.K. asked. "Yes. But you'll get this one... Later." Kari said, giggled, and gave a sly look at T.K. "You mean..." T.K. said, and blushed slightly. "You deserve it." Kari said quietly, and gave T.K. a big kiss. "T.K, are you coming?" Matt yelled from the kitchen. "We're starving!!" Davis complained. "Coming!" T.K. said rather irritatedly. He and Kari stood up and went to the kitchen.
"Okay folks, the break's over." Neko said five minutes later. "Whew. I feel a lot better now!" Moshi said. DeeDee nodded and said "Yeah, me too." "Good. Let's get going." Neko said, and the four started walking again. "Okay, only to the top of that hill, and we'll be there!" Neko stated. "Cool!" Patty said. DeeDee and Moshi rushed to the top, and were amazed. "Patty! You've got to see this!!" DeeDee shouted. "It's amazing..." Moshi said in awe. "Go on, Patty!" Neko said. He and Patty started walking up the hill. "Ta-da!" Neko said as they reached the top: There was a big, verdant valley. Digital butterflies were peacefully flying around. The hill they were standing on was full of flowers. In the valley, there was also a big lake, and lots of other digimon roaming peacefully. "What do you think?" Neko asked. "I... I've never seen anything this beautiful..." Patty muttered. "Me too." DeeDee said. "Well, me, uhm, three?" Moshi stated, and the four laughed.
"Last one there's a rotten digiegg!!" Moshi said and started running down the hill towards the valley. "Hey, no fair!! You took a false start!!" DeeDee said angrily, and ran after Moshi. "Hey, wait up!!" Patty shouted, but the two didn't listen. "I don't want to be a rotten digiegg..." She said quietly. "Me neither." Neko replied. "Well... Tag!" Patty said, touched Neko and ran down the hill. "HEY!!" Neko shouted, and ran after her. However, halfway through he tripped to a bulge, and flied towards Patty. "WATCH OUT!!" He yelled, but too late: Neko collided with Patty, and the two started rolling down the hill. After finally reaching the bottom, they decelerated, and suddenly, their lips met each other. Patty felt like time stopped. Everything around them disappeared: there were just her and Neko, kissing each other.
Three seconds later, it stopped. Patty got off from Neko, and her face turned to the deepest shade of red. Neko was utterly dumbfounded, but was blushing just as hard as Patty. "Err... Sorry..." He muttered. "It's... Okay..." Patty replied quietly, but was still blushing hard. "Are you okay?" Neko asked her. "Yeah, I'm, I'm fine." Patty replied. "And you?" "Yeah, it didn't hurt at all." Neko stated, and grinned. "Uhh... That was... Strange." Patty muttered, referring to their unintentional kiss. Or was it unintentional? Had Neko planned this all along? Or was it just pure coincidence. Patty wasn't sure. "Yeah... Sure was..." Neko muttered shyly. "Are you guys okay?" DeeDee asked as she and Moshi were walking towards the two. "We saw you rolling down the hill." Moshi said worriedly. "Don't worry, we are okay." Patty replied and smiled. "What's wrong? You're all red." DeeDee asked. "Well... It's just hot over here." Patty stated nervously. "Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too." Neko said and chuckled nervously. DeeDee and Moshi looked at each other, but then nodded. "Fine." Moshi said. "What shall we do now?"
The four little Digimon spent the whole day in the valley. They swam in the lake(more like Neko swam; Patty, DeeDee and Moshi didn't know how to swim), played tag, hide and seek and other games, climbed in the trees, and were just having fun and laughing for no apparent reasons. By the evening, the four were both tired and really joyful. "Thanks for showing us this place, Neko." DeeDee thanked Neko. "No big deal." He replied. "That's what friends do, right?" "Right!" Moshi said and nodded. "Well... I think we should go home now." DeeDee stated, and the other three nodded, and stood up. Twentyfive minutes later, they arrived at the forest area. "Thanks guys. I had a really nice day. See ya!" DeeDee said, and walked away. "Bye!!" Patty said and waved to her. "I've gotta go, too." Moshi stated. "See you later!" "Bye, Moshi!" Patty farewelled him. "So... You're going home now?" Neko asked Patty. "Yeah, Mama and Papa will nag if I'm not home before it gets dark." Patty replied. "Thanks. I had an amazing day." "Me too." Neko said quietly. They looked at each others' eyes, blushed slightly, and went closer to each other. Their lips were one inch away from meeting...
Suddenly, a figure jumped out of the trees, scaring both Neko and Patty. "Eek!" Patty screamed, while Neko looked worried. The figure had dark blue armour covering it's head, upper body and hands. Otherwise, it was coloured dark green, apart from it's nails, which were dark red. It had two red spikes sprouting from it's back. On the sides of it's head, it had two small horns, and also an orange hair. However, Neko's attention was caught by one small detail. "It's eyes..." He muttered. "What about them?" Patty asked. "They... They are coloured differently. One eye is blue and another one is green... Wait..." Neko gasped. "Gato...Mon..." The figure muttered. "I, I am-" Neko said, and was grabbed by the figure from the troath. "NEKO!!" Patty yelled horrifiedly, and blasted at the figure's head with Boom Bubble. It let go of Neko, who was coughing. "Are you okay?" Patty asked. "I'm fine." Neko replied. "Who are you?!" Patty asked angrily. "Diaboro...mon..."
The figure replied.
"A Diaboromon?" Patty asked. "I've never heard about one." "I have." Neko said. "He's a mega. And darn strong one at that." "Yes... I am Diaboromon..." Diaboromon muttered. "Or... Am I?" It grinned. "CRIMSON LIGHTNING!!" Diaboromon whipped at Patty and Neko with a red stream. "Red... Red flash..." Neko muttered.
*****FLASHBACK*****
"I remember hearing a female digimon screaming, I guess she was my mom. Then I remember seeing a flash of red light, and... I remember a pair of eyes. One eye was blue and another one was green. I don't really know how I am alive if my parents really were killed. Anyway, I've lived my whole life on my own, as an orphan. Even though it hasn't been a long time..."
*****END FLASHBACK*****
"No... It couldn't be..." Neko muttered. "EEEEK!!" Patty screamed, as Diaboromon nearly hit her. "Female digimon screaming... A flash of red light... A pair of eyes... No... NO... NOOO!!!" Neko shouted. Suddenly, his whole life went through his eyes. This was too much for him: He fell down, and nearly fainted. "Neko!!" Patty said worriedly, and rushed next to Neko. He was pale, frightened and he panted a lot. "Patty... You have to run..." He muttered. "But... Who is this guy?" Patty wondered. "Patty... It's the Digimon who murdered my parents three months ago."