I'm back! This is chapter 9 : Let's Talk About Love. This chapter is pretty short and is basically a recap on everything that has happened, told from the scouts perspective and will also talk about things that are to come. Plus, Leta plays matchmaker! (Poor Rei!). Be on the look out for more Leta and Matt sugary sweetness. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Hope you enjoy!

P.S. Letainapoop, if you call me farty one more time there will be no more hanky panky for you and Matt! I'll give him back to Sora! j/k

The early morning sun shone through the window and onto the faces of two soldiers far from home. Rei and Leta had only been in this new world for two weeks, but it already felt like home. They were staying with their newfound friends, the Digi-Destined. They thought that they had come to this world by accident, but it was later revealed that they were sent on a mission to kill the Digimon Kaizer, a man who was trying to take over the Digital World. The Digital World, as Rei and Leta found out, was an alternate world where there where the Digimon, or Digital Monsters, lived. It was the job of the Digi-Destined to work with the Digimon and protect the world from any sort of danger that might come along. They had already had many adventures, and that was the topic of discussion this morning. Leta and Rei had decided to lock themselves in their room and reminisce on all the things that had happened to them. Leta, who was sprawled on the floor with a bag of chips, rolled over to face her friend who was sitting on the floor, reclining against the bed. "I never thought that we'd actually learn to like it here." she said.

Rei nodded in agreement. "I was so mad that we were sent here in the beginning, but now I'm glad that it was us." she reached her hand over and grabbed some chips out of the bag her friend was holding. "Being here and meeting all these new people has been really fun." Rei crinkled her nose, "with the exception of Ken, that is."

"And the Kaizer." Leta added.

Rei looked up to the ceiling and sighed. "Why is it that everywhere we go there is some idiot with a big ego that thinks he's the king of the universe?"

Leta laughed, "I don't know," she replied, "But just once, a vacation would be nice." Leta closed her eyes and began picturing tropical isles and the two of them lounging on recliners with cabana boys bringing them colorful drinks with little umbrellas. Her eyes snapped back open as thoughts of the Kaizer crept into her mind and ruined her dreams. "I don't think I'll be able to rest until we take that jerk down." Leta said, referring the Kaizer.

"I completely agree." Rei answered, remembering the way the Kaizer had treated her, "I've got a few things I'd like to say to that arrogant bastard myself." Leta glanced at her friend, knowing automatically why Rei was so hostile. "I can't believe he actually asked me to join him!" she stated incredulously.

"Don't worry," Leta laughed, "you'll get your chance." Leta stifled her giggle, "But I think you might have to save some for Matt and Tai, they both hate him pretty bad."

At the name Matt, Rei turned to her friend with a mischievous grin on her face, "Speaking of Matt," she said to her now blushing friend, "Care to tell me what happened yesterday?"

Leta looked at the bag of chips in her hand and blushed even more. "I...well, he..." she paused, "I really don't think this is any of your business." she said, hoping her friend would drop the subject.

Rei only raised an eyebrow and replied, "Well, if you don't want to tell me I'm sure I could go find Sora and ask her." Rei bit her lip and smiled. "Although I'm sure her opinion on the subject will be slightly biased."

Leta glared at her friend, knowing that no matter what happened Rei wouldn't stop bugging her until she knew all the juicy details. "It started innocently enough," she said, finally giving in, "I just happened to over hear a conversation between Matt and Tai talking about us-"

"Us?" Rei asked, interrupting her.

'Way to go.' Leta mentally berated herself. "Yeah," she stammered, trying to make up a plausible excuse, "they were talking about...uh...how they were trying to find a way to send us home." Rei looked at her friend, confusion dancing in her eyes. "They don't know about Pluto so they were trying to figure out how we would be able to get home." Rei seemed to accept this answer and urged Leta to continue. "Anyway, talk turned to how Matt liked me, but that he wasn't sure if he wanted to get involved because we are going to eventually have to return to our world. Tai told him to make his decision soon and not lead us on. Well, at this point I was going to leave because I really didn't want to hear Matt choose Sora, but when I turned around she was standing in front of me." Leta paused to take a drink of water. "So she pushed me into the room and demanded that Matt make a choice. And he chose me." she smiled softly, but then her smile vanished and guilt flashed through her eyes. "Sora started crying and getting hysterical and saying that we ruined her life. That's about when you walked in."

Rei nodded. "I was so confused," she said, "and it didn't help that Tai grabbed me and pulled me through the house not giving me any information. I was pretty mad." She stopped. "But enough about me, what happened when we left?"

Leta's face flushed light pink and she said, "I started crying and Matt comforted me." she smiled, remembering the moment, "than he brushed my hair out of my face and told me that I had really beautiful eyes and that I was beautiful."

Rei sighed, a dreamy expression on her face. "How sweet."

"It gets even better," Leta told her. "He told me that he loved me. He said that I was his destiny."

"His destiny," Rei repeated, "maybe that's what Pluto meant when she said our destiny was here."

"Maybe." Leta agreed. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them Rei saw hope shining in them. "I know this might end up being a big mistake, but I don't care. I feel something for him that I haven't felt since Nephlite." At the sound of her former loves name Leta visibly flinched as the horrible memories of the moon came rushing back to her. "After what happened during the Silver Millennium I never thought I'd be able to love again. I felt empty." Rei gave her an encouraging smile and clasped her hand, all the while reliving their horrifying fate at the hands of the ones they loved. "But now I feel so alive, so..." she paused, looking for the right world, "whole. Like he's my missing half." Leta stared into space, her eyes focusing on something only she could see. Shaking her head she turned back to her friend, "What about you?"

Rei seemed taken aback by the question. "What about me?" she asked.

Now it was Leta's turn to question Rei about her love life. "Isn't there anyone here that makes you think about staying?"

Rei closed her eyes and sighed. 'I knew this was going to come up eventually.' She turned to face Leta and gave her a small smile. "No, there's not." Leta's thoughts immediately went to Tai. If anyone could get past Rei's wall it would be him. "I still haven't been able to get past my memories. I still don't trust love." For as long as Leta had known Rei she had been very introverted, not sharing her emotions with anyone. It had taken a year for Rei to open up to her.

"Well, what about Tai?" Leta pressed on.

"Tai?" Rei repeated as a smile graced her lips. "Tai is great. He's probably the one person that I feel really understands me here. He's a great friend."

Leta was about to ask Rei if she liked Tai, when the object of their discussion walked into the room with T.K.. "Get moving Ladies." he told them. "The Kaizer's causin' trouble and I think we should pay him a visit."

Rei and Leta both sprang to their feet and headed for the door. Just as she was about to exit a thought entered Rei's head. "What about Ken?" she asked. Everyone just looked at her. "Well, what did you tell him? He's going to think it's odd if we all just leave and don't tell him."

"Good thinking." Tai exclaimed, "But we don't have to worry about that."

"Why not?" Leta questioned.

"Because Ken is in his room working on his computer." he said. leading the girls out of the room and down stairs. "When he does that he's usually busy for about four hours. That should give us plenty of time."

"Plus he doesn't like to be disturbed when he's working." T.K. added.

Rei and Leta both nodded, pressed the buttons on their Digivices and in a swirl of color they were gone.

Sorry about this chapter being so short, it was meant to be just something to get the next arc in the story going. I wonder what happened to the scouts during the Silver Millennium? Why is Rei so afraid of love? And is Leta's relationship with Matt a big mistake? Who knows? Next chapter the Digi-Destined and the scouts square off with the Kaizer, someone gets hurt, and it's not who you think.

Stay tuned for chapter 10 : Sora's Big Mistake