"Are you done tormenting those two yet?" Hikari asked Daisuke, rolling her eyes.

"Done? I'm just getting started!" He replied, smiling. "Miyako's all thw way over there, and I'm over here, nice and safe, so she can't hur-"

Daisuke was cut off by a resounding "Whack!", as a rock bounced off his head, rendering him in an even more disoriented state then he was usually in.

"Gee, I never knew Miyako had that kind of an arm." Takeru commented. "Remind me to convince her to try being a baseball pitcher sometime."

"Unles Daisuke's the batter, it might not work out so well." Iori pointed out the flaw in the plan.

"If Daisuke's the batter, she'd probably walk him every time he was up. If he could still walk afterwards, that is."

"I'm in need of medical attention and the best you guys can do is make baseball jokes? I'm hurt." Daisuke moaned from the ground. "No, really, I've got a headache the size of Miyako's mouth..."

Everyone took cover, expecting another rock, or possibly a boulder, to come hurtling over. Luckily for Daisuke's sake, it did not. Hopefully it was because Miyako hadn't overheard, and not that she had been unable to find a rock big enough to suit her anger.

"That IS a big lump, though. You might even have a concussion." Hikari commented. "Let me take a better look at it."

"Sure thing!" Daisuke quickly agreed. He remained still as Hikari moved aside a large clump of his thick brown hair, examining the lump. The gears in Daisuke's head began to turn out interesting thoughts involving other situations where Hikari might feel inclined to rub her fingers through his hair

"It doesn't look too serious, but you might want to put some ice on it when you get home, just in case."

"You know Hikari... a kiss might make it all better..." Daisuke looked hopeful, smiling up at Hiakri, who nervously began to inch away. "Please?" He pleaded with her.

"Well... Close your eyes..." She responded, almost cheerful. Takeru and Iori bore looks of concern at her willingness to go along with Daisuke's idea.

Daisuke did as he was told, his cheeks flushing red and a grin on his face so wide, it looked like he might not fit through the gate home. Quickly, Hikari grabbed the closest thing to her, which happened to be V-mon, putting her hand behind his head and forcing the digimon's lips down on Daisuke's noggin.

Everyone immediatly went silent, except for a tiny squeal of joy coming from Daisuke. Hikari smiled to herself at her own ingenuity. Takeru, Iori, Patamon, and Armadimon held in their laughter despite their amusement so that they wouldn't spoil the whole thing.

V-mon, on the other hand, was silent because of the immense shock that was now pulsating in waves throughout his body. A massive sweatdrop rolled down the side of his head as he could do nothign but wait for it to be over. Hikari removed him after a few momments, putting him back down where he stood motionless, stunned by what he had just done.

"Feeling better?" Hikari asked Daisuke.

"Much! Domo arigatou, Hikari! Now I feel filled with energy, like I could take on an entire herd of Monochromon and... ooh..." Daisuke put his hand back to his head, and quickly sat back down. "Well, I'll be able to when the world stops spinning"

"You should probably still put ice on it, and maybe take an asprin or two, or ten." Hiakri advised.

"Yeah. Whatever you say, Hikari." Daisuke responded in an infatuated daze. "I'll have to let Miyako give me a fat lip next time." Daisuke thought to himself. "...And to tell Hikari to start using chapstick. Her lips seem kinda scaly."

"Hikari, why don't you take us home?" Takeru proposed to her.

"My pleasure." She extended her D-3, readying to open the digital gate back to the real world.

"Yeah, I'm getting *patooie* kinda hungry. *patooie*" V-mon said, spitting in between words.

"What's wrong, V-mon? Swallow a Thunderballmon, or something?"

"No, I *patooie* just got some *patooie* hair in my mouth."

"What did you do, taste eat one of Tailmon's hairballs?"

"I heard that" Tailmon sneered. "If you think Miyako doesn't take insults well, I'm one cat you really shouldn't rub the wrong way."

"Well, how the heck did you get HAIR in your mouth, then?" Daisuke inquired.

"You don't wanna *patooie* know. You REALLY *patooie* don't wanna know." V-mon answered while spitting out a few more hairs.

Takeru and Iori helped Daisuke back onto his feet, as Hikari opened a digital gate and gave them a way home. She couldn't help but look across to where Ken and Miyako were and giggle. She wondered if V-mon wasn't going to be the only one getting in an unexpected kiss today.