Chapter 37: Unavoidable Kisses
Patty was sitting under a tree with Neko. She grabbed his hand, and smiled. "Neko?" She asked. "Yeah?" Neko replied. "I like you." Patty said, and looked at Neko. "Do you like me?" Neko didn't say anything, just looked away. "Hey, Neko? Do you like me?" Patty asked again. Neko snapped his fingers, and a rope was thrown behind the tree that wrapped around Patty. Paguya and his gang stepped from behind the tree. "Like you?" Neko asked, and sounded a little disgusted. Wendy stepped from behind the tree, too, and Neko wrapped his arms around her. "Of course I don't. I never liked you anyway. You were merely a tool." Neko stated, smiled, and kissed Wendy. "No!!" Patty screamed, and began to cry. "Neko, please..." She sobbed. "To tell you the truth, you're only a nuisance. Boys!" He ordered Paguya's gang, who grabbed Patty. "Toss her away." Neko said. "What?" Patty asked, and looked shocked. "See ya!" Paguya said, laughed evilly, and threw Patty down to a ravine.
"NOOOO!!!" Patty screamed, and woke up. Both Patamon and Gatomon also woke up. Patamon quickly climbed out of his bed, and walked next to Patty: She was pale, sweaty and panting, and most of all, sobbing. "Are you okay, Patty?" Patamon asked, and hugged her. "I... I had a nightmare..." Patty explained. "About Devimon?" Patamon asked, and looked worried. "No... Not about him..." Patty muttered, and sniffled. "Diaboromon?" Gatomon asked. "No... But it was... It was horrible..." Patty sobbed, and buried her face into Patamon's chest. "It was only a dream, sweetie." Patamon tried to comfort her. "It was only a dream." "Y...Yeah..." Patty muttered. She would have liked to tell her parents about what happened yesterday, but the part of her that still cared about Neko didn't want to do so, mostly because Patty feared their reaction, and that they would do something to Neko. "Are you feeling better?" Patamon asked, and Patty nodded. "Great. Now try to sleep a little, okay?" He said. Patty nodded again, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
The next morning, Patty went outside in hopes of seeing DeeDee and Moshi. "Urrgh... These mornings are going to kill me!" Gatomon whined, but shut up when she noticed Patamon's worried look. "I don't mean in the literal sense." She added. "I'm just feeling horrible..." "Don't worry, it'll pass soon." Patamon replied and smiled. "I hope so." Gatomon said. "Man... I'm so hungry, I could eat a Whamon!" "Sorry, we don't happen to have one in the fridge." Patamon joked, and Gatomon chuckled. "Can I cook you anything?" "Yes please..." Gatomon replied. "So... Do you know is it a girl or a boy?" Patamon asked. "I dunno. It's only been about nine weeks..." Gatomon replied. "We should go see a doctor soon." Patamon suggested. "Yeah..." Gatomon muttered, and looked a little sad. "What's wrong?" Patamon asked. "How are we gonna pull through this?" Gatomon wondered. "Our house is getting small, and we've already got Patty..." Patamon came over to Gatomon, and hugged her. "Don't worry." He whispered to her ear. "We handled Myotismon, the Dark Masters, Apocalymon, Digimon Emperor and MaloMyotismon. And we did it together." Gatomon smiled weakly and nodded.
"Hi, Patty!" DeeDee greeted Patty when she saw her. "Hi..." Patty replied sadly. "Oh no, what's happened? Has someone died?" DeeDee asked, and looked worried. "Yes. I have." Patty replied, and sighed. "Err... You look pretty lifelike to me." DeeDee said and looked confused. "From the outside, yeah." Patty said. "But from the inside..." A tear dropped from her eye. "Does this have something to do with Neko?" DeeDee asked, and Patty nodded. She told DeeDee everything what happened after DeeDee and Moshi had left. "...And then I said to him that 'if you ever dare to cross my path, I'll destroy you!'" Patty finished. DeeDee looked thoughtful. "Hmm... You said that it was Wendy who gave Neko a kiss, right?" She asked Patty. "Yeah!" Patty replied. How dares she kiss MY Neko-" "I wouldn't be worried if I were you." DeeDee stated, and Patty looked confused. "Huh?" She asked. "If Neko didn't try to kiss her, that means he's not in love with her." DeeDee explained. "B-but... I saw the smug look on Neko's face!" Patty insisted. "Listen, boys always look smug when a girl kisses them." DeeDee stated. "If I went over there and kissed Neko-" "I would come and obliterate you." Patty stated. "Hey, it was just an example, okay?" DeeDee said quickly.
"But I think you should forgive Neko." DeeDee stated. "And Wendy. Tell her that Neko loves you, and she'll promise she'll leave him alone." "But... But..." Patty said nervously. "Neko didn't even TRY to avoid Wendy kissing him!" "Kisses can sometimes come completely unavoidable." DeeDee replied. "I think you're now being paranoid." "Well, EXCUSE ME if I'm worried that I might lose the 'mon I love the most-" Patty rambled, but before she could finish her sentence DeeDee kissed her to the cheek. "Wha...What did you..." Patty muttered. "I WAS KISSED BY A GIRL!!" She screamed, and started rapidly rubbing her cheek. "ICKICKICKICKICKICK!!" "See what I meant?" DeeDee asked. Patty stopped, and blushed a little. "You're right..." She muttered. "I AM paranoid. What should I do now?" "Go over there, and talk with Neko." DeeDee replied. "You'll need to make things clear." "I-I'll do that." Patty replied. "Where's Neko?" "Over there playing with Moshi and Wendy." DeeDee replied, and pointed at the forest. "I'm going over there, too. Well, see ya!" "Y-yeah, I'll go there." Patty replied. "See ya, and thanks!"
Patty hid in a bush, and watched her friends playing. DeeDee, Moshi and Wendy were playing Tag, while Neko was sitting on a rock, wiggling his tail around and looking at his feet. Patty felt a little sorry as she saw the look on Neko's face: he was clearly heartbroken. Then she looked at Wendy, and glared a little, but then she shook her head. "I'm gonna getcha!" DeeDee shouted, and leaped on Moshi. "Ungh!" Moshi grunted as he hit the ground. "Hey Neko, why don't you come over and play with us?" Wendy asked. "Oh, don't you go anywhere near-" Patty thought, and shook her head again. "I don't want to right now..." Neko muttered and sighed. DeeDee looked at the bush where Patty was hiding, and spotted her there. "Hmm..." DeeDee thought. She walked over to Neko, and tried to cheer him up. "C'mon, Neko," DeeDee started and patted his back. "Patty would want you to play with us." "You think..?" He asked and raised his head. DeeDee nodded. "Fine. I'm in then." Neko stated. "Who's it?" "YOU!" Moshi shouted, tagged Neko, and ran away.
"Hey, I wasn't ready yet!" Neko exclaimed. "Too bad!" DeeDee replied, and she and Wendy ran away too. Neko did a big jump, landed on his feet, and ran after DeeDee "Great!" She thought. She ran by the bush where Patty was hiding, and gave her a thumbs up. Patty nodded, and as soon as Neko reached the bush, Patty pulled his tail. Neko immediatly turned around, took his claws out and hissed. "What's wrong?" Wendy asked. "Somebody pulled my tail..." Neko replied, and looked a little angry. "Yes! I knew his weak point!" Patty thought, and escaped from the bush to the other side. "Someone's in there!" Neko said, and ran into the bush himself. After a while of running, he had to stop to get air. "*pant*...Man... Where the heck...*pant*...he or she is-" "Boo!" Patty shouted, and Neko turned around. "P-Patty?" He asked. "Hi." Patty said, and pretended to be angry. "So, how's your relationship with Wendy been?" She asked, and tried to sound pungent.
Now Neko looked a little angry. "Fine, thanks." He replied sarcastically. "We've already married, and soon we're gonna have five kids. I can't think of any kind of better ways to purposefully break your heart." A tear dropped from his eye. "Neko, I-" Patty started, but Neko didn't want to hear. "You what? More insults to how much of a pig I am? How I broke your heart?" He asked coldly. "I-it's not that, Neko-" Patty tried to explain, but Neko still didn't listen. "One question: How do you think I am feeling?!" Neko asked loudly. "It's always me who have to apologize YOU everything first, before you do anything about it!!" "Neko, please listen to me-" Patty practically begged him. "Why?" Neko asked. "Why should I? You don't care about me anyway! Once I do the slightest mistake, you're already hating me-" "FINE!!" Patty bawled. "DON'T LISTEN TO ME THEN!! BUT REMEMBER, I WAS TRYING TO APOLOGIZE, YOU, YOU DUNDERHEAD!!" She stormed off, leaving Neko stumped.
"W-what did she say?!" He wondered. "Oh, you made the wrong move, Neko." DeeDee stated, and stepped in with Moshi and Wendy. "Did you guys follow us?" Neko asked. "We wanted to make sure that you play it right." DeeDee replied. "But... Was she really going to apologize me?" Neko asked, and Moshi nodded. "Darn... I'm an idiot. I guess it's too late already..." "It's never too late for you and Patty." DeeDee stated. "You guys are meant for each other." "T-thanks." Neko said. "I'm going after her!" He stated, and ran after Patty. "I'm confused... What is going on?" Wendy asked. "Well... Patty got a little angry when you gave Neko a kiss yesterday, because Patty likes Neko a lot, and Neko likes Patty too." DeeDee explained. "Oh no..." Wendy said worriedly. "Don't tell me I've completely ruined their relationship..." "No worries." Moshi said and smiled. "Patty and Neko like each other too much to break up!"
After a while of walking, Neko eventually found Patty sitting under a tree, sobbing. He picked up a flower from the ground, and carefully approached Patty. "Err, hi..." He said softly. Patty sniffled, and said "Hi..." "Listen, um, I'm sorry about yelling at you, and not listening to you." Neko said. "I know I don't deserve it, but I hope you'd forgive me." He offered the flower to Patty. "Thanks." She muttered, and took the flower. She stood up, and hugged Neko. "Of course I do. And I'm sorry about yelling at you, too." "It's okay, Sweetcheeks." Neko replied and smiled. "And I'm really sorry about doing nothing to Wendy kissing me..." "Hey, there was no way for you to know that she was going to give you a kiss." Patty stated. "Kisses can sometimes come completely unavoidable."
"No, I should have been more careful-" Neko insisted, but was cut when Patty kissed him. "Just like that." Patty said, and smiled. They both sat under the tree. "Neko?" Patty asked after a moment of silence. "Yeah?" "I like you." Patty stated. "Do you like me?" She asked. After Neko didn't reply, Patty asked again "Hey, Neko? Do you like me?" Neko looked at her, and smiled. He said "Of course I do." Patty smiled and kissed Neko, and the two spent the rest of the day peacefully sitting under the tree, holding hands.