1 "Veemon in Love" part 8

© 2001 *punkV* all characters © their respective owners (aka digimon ppl) az 4 Umiko-chan, Silverclaw, Bandleg, and his followers, they are © me so THERE. U can't have them! Nyanya! =P now 4 the odd quote of the chapter: "I'm gonna sing the doom song now!!!"-Gir ^^ hehe! What will happen to Veemon and Umiko? Find out now! ^^ read on! (



"Here we are!" Flamedramon exclaimed, setting Umiko down on her own two feet. She looked around, taking in her surroundings, which was full of pastel colors and bright futures. When she was finished looking around her, she tugged on his arm, looking up at him in question.

"Hm?" Flamedramon shuddered for a second and returned to his veemon state.

"Were are we?" She asked, eyes wide.

"This is Primary Village, Umiko. This is where all the baby digimon first come from."

Her ears perked up instantly at the word "baby" She gripped onto his arm and looked around with more interest. "Where are they?" She asked him, with a pout. Veemon grinned, knowing she was going to ask that.

"They are all around us." He replied, gesturing with his hand. Umiko blinked at him in confusion, and then took a better look. It was as if they came when called- a few dozen various types of small infant digimon crowded around them. They squealed happily and jumped up and down as Umiko fussed over how adorable and little they were. Veemon watched her intently, Her absolute utter joy at seeing the children warming him all over. This kind of feeling- he thought -is the feeling that I have been looking for- but I just haven't found it before now. He shook his head to clear it, and saw Umiko a little ways away, holding a small chibomon. She was talking quietly to it, and it giggled happily as she gently touched its nose to her cheek. A crowd of other little ones was at her feet, watching her with interest. The little chibomon jumped up onto her shoulder, nuzzling her happily, while she knelt down to visit with the others. They told her things as fast as they could, telling her about themselves, and asking questions. Umiko answered all of them best she could- but it was difficult because she got at least three questions at the same time.

Elecmon came up behind veemon and tapped him on the shoulder. Shaken from his daze, veemon spun around to face him.

"Who might that be?" Elecmon asked, gesturing toward Umiko.

"Oh. her? That's Umiko my. friend." Veemon replied quickly. Elecmon raised his eyebrow. "Oh really? How can I believe that, when this just so happens to be the time of year when Veemon's like yourselves find their life partners." He said. "-And, might I add, I see the way you're looking at her."

Veemon's cheeks went crimson. "Whaddaya mean? I don't look at her. like that!" He sputtered, Desperately trying to cover up.

Elecmon sighed, shrugging his shoulders. "Hey, whatever you say, kid." He turned to go back to his work, but then turned back to veemon, his face serious. "Hang on to her." He said. "She's different somehow- special. And she obviously likes you to have stuck with you this far." He turned around again, shuffling away. "Stay for as long as you'd like, you two!" He called to them. "And you-" He indicated to Umiko- "You can help me out around here for a while. I've never seen the kids take to someone new so fast!"

Umiko looked thrilled. She squealed happily and bounced up and down like the children- who giggled and joined along with her. Veemon thanked Elecmon for his hospitality. He then looked over at Umiko, bounding around in childlike happiness. I wonder if Elecmon is right.. He thought. She must have to feel something for me, if she's stuck with me this far. he felt his heart hammering in his chest. Something is going to happen soon- I know it! But- I don't know if that thing is a good thing or a bad one.



Bathed in the light of a brilliant outdoor fire, leader of the silverclaw tribe, King Silverclaw sat. He gazed into the fire, letting it entrance him. He awaited the evening report from one of his most trusted scouts, Bandleg.

King Silverclaw was rather well built, and big for a veemon. He bore the same yellow markings as the tame veemon had, but, along with those, he had the dark blue stripes of a tiger zig- zagging all over his back, tail, arms, legs, and head. The rest of his tribe were striped as well, but, he thought, none were as handsome as he was! He was muscular, big, but not overweight. He had many duties as king of the silverclaw tribe- not only to lead his people, but to protect them as well. Everything was great for him. His whole tribe was very grateful to him, because of his brute strength and swift aim, no other wild tribe would dare spar with him!

And yet, there was something missing in his life. And that thing was a Queen. Although he was actually quite attractive, King Silverclaw had the type of personality that kept him from holding onto a mate. Every mating season, all the young males in his tribe were hooked up- and yet he still hadn't found a mate himself! He knew one day; he could possibly lose his position in leadership of his tribe if he never found a queen to reign by his side. (And, he thought devilishly, he always wanted a few children!) His chain of thought was broken when his night scout, Bandleg, scurried up to him on all fours. Bandleg was a sinewy, male veemon that usually went on all fours. He was a swift runner, which was why he made such a good scout. And lastly, he had a row of unusually large dark blue bands on his hind legs, therefore giving him his name, Bandleg.

"What do you have to report this evening?" Silverclaw asked, flicking his claw over the rough bark of his throne.

"You're gonna like this sir-" Bandleg started- "-There is a young female veemon in our territory right at this moment!"

Intrigued, Silverclaw shifted in his seat. "And.?"

"Oh! And, she appears to not have a mate, sir." Bandleg finnished.

Silverclaw stood up so quickly; he nearly tripped over himself. "What are we waiting for? Take me to her this instant!"

"Well- there is one little problem sir."

Silverclaw turned. "Problem? And what might that be?"

"She appears to have a guardian of some sort. A male Flamedramon."

Silverclaw puffed up his chest. "That makes no difference, Bandleg! If he wanted her himself, he would have taken her already!"

"Well- I. guess."

"What does she look like?" Silverclaw asked, taking on a dreamy look.

"She's cute, sir. and a white tip too."

"Ahh. a white tip. unique, rare. perfect for my queen!" Silverclaw replied.

"I'm sure, sir. Would you like me to take you to her?" Bandleg asked. "The sun has only just begun to set."

"Yes, very good Bandleg! Take me to this- this- female, right now!" Silverclaw pounded his fist to his chest, and looked upward. He grinned to himself- this time, he thought- this time is gonna be different.



"Time to put the babies to sleep." Elecmon instructed Umiko and Veemon not much later on. "They all sleep in this building here, and you two will stay in the apartment above them. That is so if one of them wakes up, you can tend to them easily."

Apartment? Veemon thought. Didn't he mean apartments? He didn't have time to ponder this though, Umiko called out to him loudly.

"Don't let him get away!" Confused, Veemon looked around wildly, then spotted a not so sleepy Botamon try to scoot past him.

"No you don't!" Veemon laughed, scooping the little one up.

"Good, you got him." Umiko let out a puff of breath in releif, and carried some of the babies off to the nursery. Veemon took a moment to watch her, A warm feeling swelling up within him. I have to tell her soon. he thought. I don't want to lose her. she means too much to me. he sighed in frustration, clenching one fist together, the rouge Botamon wriggling under his other arm.

"Bring him in now, Veemon." Umiko called out to him. "It's getting late for them to be up still."

"Coming!" Veemon replied, hurrying toward the nursery. He stepped inside just as a heavy sheet of rain pummeled down upon them.

"Eek!" The Botamon cried, burying his little face under veemon's arm. Shrill squeals of fear rang out through the entire main room.

"It's just a little rain," Umiko said soothingly. "It will pass over us, and it will make the flowers grow outside your window!"

"Really?" A few of them asked, looking a lot less afraid now.

"Of corse. When you wake up tomorrow morning, I'll take you out to see, alright?" She smiled, tucking in a pair of twin leafmon.

Just then, a loud crack of lightning, followed by thunder, cracked like a whip through the sky. Some of the children cried out, hiding under their pillows. Veemon had to look around for Umiko, to only realize that she was clinging to his arm, trembing all over, looking terrified.

"It's only a little thunder-" lightning shook the sky, Umiko whimpered and clung onto Veemon more desperately. This reassurance seemed to settle the children down, but Umiko seemed more terrified than ever. Veemon wondered what she was so upset about- It was just lightning, after all.

"Good night." Veemon said to the children, flicking off the light switch. All he got in response were a few sleepy yawns and cooing noises.

"Let's go upstairs." Veemon said. Umiko nodded her head numbly, her eyes glazed over. Veemon guided Umiko up the dark stairway, yawning tiredly himself.



When they got to the top however, there only appeared to be one whole apartment. It had a kitchen, bathroom and a small bedroom. Veemon blinked in confusion. Is this what Elecmon meant? He thought. We can't stay in the same room! His cheeks reddened at the thought. What now?

"Where am I going to sleep?" Umiko asked, yawning. Veemon pointed to the bed over in the corner. I'll let her sleep on the bed. He thought. I want her to be comfortable.

"Okay." Umiko slowly detached herself from him and dashed for the comfort of the warm blankets. Another bolt of lightning lit up the sky, causing Umiko to cry out. She buried herself further into the blanket, like a burrowing rabbit. Veemon laughed to himself, perching himself on the edge of the mattress. He smoothed back the tufts of hair on Umiko's forehead, causing her to look up in surprise. Veemon smiled.

"W-what..?" Umiko started to say, but he stopped her.

"I'll watch over you, ok Umiko?" He said, softly.

She smiled, trough her tears. "Alright, but, just until the storm is over. ok? Or."

"Or, what?" He asked, inquisitively.

".Or until I find where I belong?" She pulled her self out of the blankets a little more, to be closer to him. Her eyes began to droop slowly, although the thunder kept on brewing, she looked like she felt safe, now. Veemon waited a while until he felt that she was asleep. He gently slid off the bed and found himself a halfway decent pillow to rest his head on. He found an old quilt, and spread it over himself. All was quiet, and he closed his eyes, welcoming the sleep he needed. It was silent, for a short while. But he heard another crash of lightning, and the squeak of mattress springs.

"Veemon- Veemon, are you awake?"

"Mmmn?" He turned over onto his side, and looked up at Umiko, who was looking down at him nervously.

"C-can I come down there with you?"

"Uh- s-sure!" He stuttered, bolting upright. Another flash of lightning lit up the room, and Umiko dove downward, knocking him over onto his back. Veemon looked up to see Umiko- and felt his nose turn bright red. She sat, looking embarrassed, on his stomach, blanket draped disheveled, over her head. They blinked at each other, unable to speak.

"I-I'm sorry- I just, I don't like lightning." She scrambled off of him, and he tried to catch his breath back. His heart wouldn't stop racing! He swallowed hard, not saying anything. It took him a minuet to realize Umiko was looking at him. He turned his head to the side to face her, but came a little closer than he'd expected to. Umiko smiled at him, her cheeks flushed.

"Umiko." He said unbelievingly.

She buried her face in his chest, and sighed. "You're always so warm." She said softly. "I always feel safe with you."

He caught his breath, not fully believing what he was hearing. Hesitantly, he wrapped his shaking arms around her, and swallowed hard.

It's like a dream. he thought. He slowly went to rest his chin on the top of her head; not feeling so tired anymore. But at that exact moment, Umiko looked upward, and his lips met hers. For one awkwardly long second- time stood completely still. Umiko's eyes widened, and she moved back slowly, leaving him with a blissfully warm feeling. But her face was full of questions.

"Vee-" She started to say but he interrupted-

"I didn't mean to do that!" He said quickly. That was good. He thought. It was true, but he was leaving out one little detail. But suddenly, he wasn't so sure- Umiko looked up at him, her eyes gleaming- and she looked hurt.

"Of corse not." She said quietly. "I knew that." She got up, and walked toward the stairs.

"Umiko." He started to say. "I didn't mean-"

"I'm going to go check on the babies." She said, turning to him for a moment. "Then I'm going on a little walk- the rain is over, I think." There was something about the way she looked to him at that moment- the moonlight silhouetted her form perfectly, bathing her in a surreal glow. She laughed dryly to herself, looking down at the floor. "For, a second there. I thought." She looked back at him, and he could see the look of absolute confusion and hurt on her face. Her eyes were welling with tears, but she shook her head and smiled through them.

"Bye." She whispered. "I'll be back, later." And with that, she descended the stairs, and closed the door softly at the bottom.

Veemon stood to go after her- to tell her how he really felt- but he couldn't. Something stopped him. If I tell her now- he thought. She might never come back. He banged his fist against the door, feeling hot, frustrated tears slide down his cheeks. I can't screw up now. I can't! I don't want to lose her. Umiko. because. I think I'm in love with her.



Umiko stepped outside to clear her head. She breathed in the damp, after rainfall scented night air. A cold, wet breeze swept around her, causing her to shiver. I wish I had something to cover up with. She thought, wrapping her arms around herself. She began to walk, in the direction where she knew a river wound.

Thoughts buzzed around in her head like bees. She felt so confused- and without Veemon with her, she felt very alone. Veemon. she thought sadly. She looked up at the moon, witch was nearly full. I wonder. Am I really human or. am I this? She looked down at the palms of her hands, now clawed and blue. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts, that she almost didn't hear someone speak to her.

"Hello there. It's a little late to be taking walks."

Umiko spun around, to see a tall, muscular male veemon, with dark blue stripes all over his body. His eyes were a deep, forest green.

"Who- who are you?" She stuttered, taking him in.

"They call me Silverclaw, King Silverclaw." He replied, as if it were completely normal.

"K-king? O-oh." Umiko nodded her head quickly in respect, blushing. "I'm sorry- if I'd known, I would have introduced myself properly- my name is Umiko."

"No need to worry, Umiko. I probably wouldn't have noticed anyway, because you are very beautiful."

She looked around her, confused. "Who? Who? .Me?" She said in disbelief, pointing to herself.

He chuckled, stepping closer. "Of corse, you. I have yet to see another female as pure and lovely as you."

"Well. t-thank you." Umiko, stuttered, tugging on the tip of her ear self- conciously.

"Now," he said, extending his palm. "Would you do me the honor of coming to my home for some tea?"

Umiko looked back at the nursery quickly. Everything was quiet. Her gaze lingered to the apartment above, and she saw the light was off. I suppose it would be all right. she thought. As long as I get back soon, no one will even notice I'm gone. She turned back to the king and nodded. "I would be glad to accompany you, Sir." She said, stepping up to him. "But I have to be back before-"

"Yes, Yes Of course, I will bring you back myself." He interrupted. "Now, let us go." He took her hand in his, a little to quickly. His hand was cold and clammy, like he had just been wading in water. Umiko shuddered involuntarily, and found herself looking back. She felt a deep ache well up within her at the sight of the Primary Village getting farther and farther away.



Veemon was jolted awake at sunrise, by a sharp rapping at the door to his apartment. He stretched slowly, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Inna second!" He yawned, getting to his feet. He scratched his butt sleepily, and opened the door. Elecmon Shoved a plate of food at him, then looked behind Veemon.

"Hey kid, where's your girlfriend?" He asked, pointing.

"She's not my-" Veemon turned around and blinked in shock. She wasn't there. "She must be downstairs with the children!" He said, trying to re- assure himself. Elecmon shook his head. "

"Nope, I was just in there a second ago."

Veemon felt his blood run cold. His insides seemed to freeze. "T-there must be some mistake- she must be outside."

"Hey, Now that I think of it, kid I did see something pretty odd when I got up this morning."

"What was it?!?!" Veemon asked hastily.

"Tracks- veemon tracks, I think. And there was two sets of em. If I didn't know better I'd say your little girlfriend found another man."

This is not good. Veemon thought. What if Elecmon was right? What If Umiko ran off with someone else? Or even worse, what If she was forced to run off with someone else?

"I'm coming, Umiko." He muttered under his breath. "I'll be back later, Elecmon."

"-But- What about-"

"Umiko is important to me. Even if, she doesn't like me. I still have to protect her. And I always will. Because I want to, forever." With that, Veemon digivolved to Flamedramon, and leapt away, charging through the forest.

"Go get her, Kid. She'd be crazy to pass you up over another guy!" Elecmon called.

Flamedramon looked back, smiled, and was gone.



END PART 8! Will Flamedramon Save Umiko? Will he ever tell her how he feels? What is Silverclaw up to? Find out next time! See ya in part 9! ^_^v