Digidestined Heero - Chapter 4: Always A Heero
"Wyrvenmon!?" Reliana's voice was threatening to crack. Her home was in ruins, and all of her precious figurines were in pieces on the floor. They could be replaced, but it would take years. "What happened?"
Wyrvenmon had just realized the extent of damage caused by her mad dashes around he apartment in attempts to catch Blake's digimon. "Reliana, I..."
"She was helping me, Liana. I didn't know what to do, and she offered to help while I figured things out. Unfortunately I realized the truth too late." Blake was standing again, the Botamon held in her arms. A digivice was plainly obvious at her belt. "I'm sorry."
No one was too shocked to see that Reliana's little sister was a member of the Digidestined. Reliana broke the stunned atmosphere of the room, ushering Ken and TK from the apartment.
When the boys had gone Reliana spoke to her sister for the first time since opening the apartment door some ten minutes earlier. "Blake? Can I talk to you alone please?" Reliana followed Blake into her room. Closing the door behind her, she faced her sister with a mixture of anger, fear, and something that amounted to pride.
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While Reliana and Blake had a private sister-to-sister chat, Izzy started putting the mess in the living room to rights. Not all the statues had broken when they fell, although in the overall chaos, that wasn't easily noticed. He had just finished placing all but one of the figures in their rightful places when Reliana reappeared from Blake's room.
"Leave that for now, Izzy. It can only look better tomorrow morning." Reliana had crossed the living room and was now standing in front of Izzy. She took the statue from him and turned it over in her hands.
"It is morning, Reliana. Look at the clock." Sure enough he was right. The digital clock on the kitchen wall read 12:01. It was morning.
Reliana laughed and set the dragon on the coffee table. "Thank you." Her voice was solemn and her normally vibrant spirit seemed subdued. "I'm not sure I can handle this on my own, Izzy. I can't protect her from herself, and if she's one of the Digidestined we've been searching for..." Reliana sighed. "I just don't know what to do."
"You need to get some sleep, my lady. I think you were right when you said it would look better in the morning. And for once, we can ignore the dawn."
"Only if I can use you as a pillow." Reliana was almost asleep where she stood. She barely registered movement, and it took her a moment to realize that Izzy was carrying her into their bedroom. It's a shame I'm too tired... So many romantic possibilities present themselves... Oh, well. That was the last thought she remembered until she woke again sometime after lunch-hour.
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Sleep seemed to restore everyone's spirit, save Blake's. If anything her brooding silence was even more profound. It took a concentrated effort to draw her into conversation, and then her answers were short, and without much expansion.
The effort to get the newest Digidestined to speak was trying on those present. Reliana was off in the kitchen baking cookies again; Izzy was listening to the conversations with half an ear while working on his laptop to debug some program he had coded. TK and Kari were participating in the discussions while apparently having a silent communion of their own.
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"Come on, TK, it's perfect. She's obviously crazy about Davis, although I can't figure out why. A double date would be the perfect way to get those two together and to make Davis realize that he doesn't have a chance with me."
"Kari... I'm just not sure it's fair to meddle like this. I'm sure they'll get together on their own. Blake hardly seems like the type to give up."
"Trust me, TK. It'll work."
"We'll have to let Reliana know..." TK's voice trailed off. He didn't really like Kari's matchmaking efforts, but if it got Davis to stop chasing her, then who was he to complain. Another evening in Blake's company would be a plus. "And it's just this once."
Kari smiled. She liked getting her way, and since it also helped Blake, and indirectly, Reliana and Izzy, it could also be labeled her good deal for the day. "Then it's set. Why don't you pick the restaurant, TK?"
"The Rose and Crown." TK didn't even need to think about it. The R&C was one of the most romantic restaurants in the city. It was also private, and the prices weren't sky-high. "It's perfect, and easy on the wallet."
"You are such a romantic, TK. I'll go consult with Reliana while you talk to Blake."
"Alright."