Tamers: Stuck in Paradise
Part 10
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Notes:
Whoa... This story has become much longer than planned.
Tsk. Well, I'll just have to let some characters die to save some time.
*silence*
Oh boy. You actually believed that? Shame on you! ^_^
No senseless dying in my fics!
Renamon's head whirls around when she hears the doorbell.
"I'll get it." Kari sighs and walks past her and Ruki.
Her three-fingered paws nervously adjust her chest fur.
Geez. It's only Hawkmon. Relax. she tells herself.
But it's still her date. Not just a Digimon fight. Completely new terrain for her.
Relax. He'll probably be more nervous than you are. her inner voice tells her.
"Ruki? It's Davis." Kari calls from the front door.
Renamon instantly relaxes while Ruki gasps.
Her Tamer stands up and quickly adjusts her broken-heart shirt.
During her first two steps she looks down at her jeans to make sure they're not dirty.
Renamon also stands up and follows Ruki.
At the front door, Ruki gasps again. Renamon frowns when she sees what's wrong.
"Uhhh... Nice tuxedo, Davis..." Kari laughs nervously.
Davis is wearing a black tuxedo and matching shoes.
Renamon raises an eyebrow and looks again at Ruki.
"I... I... I guess that's my fault. I was... well..." Davis stammers.
"No... you're perfect... It's just that... God..." Ruki mutters, blushing.
Renamon can sense that her Tamer is close to a nervous breakdown and decides to intervene.
"Come right in Davis!" she says, trying to sound happy.
"Ruki was just getting ready, I'm afraid we're a bit late." she continues as she steers Ruki out of the way.
"But-But-" Ruki stutters.
"Just a second, she'll be right back." Renamon tells Davis as she guides Ruki into her room.
She closes the door behind her and sighs. Ruki looks ready to cry.
"God, I messed everything up!" the Tamer whispers, her hands trembling.
Renamon takes her shoulders and looks her straight in the eyes.
"Ruki. I really need your card now." she says.
"Which one?" Ruki asks, reaching for her card holder.
"Not those cards!" Renamon snaps, startling the girl.
"Credit card." the fox adds, softer this time.
"What're you planing?" Ruki asks while handing Renamon the card.
"There's a mall near the park. And I know your measurements."
Not waiting for an answer, Renamon vanishes with a smile.
Kari bites her lower lip while Davis patiently sits on the couch.
She doesn't have any dresses of any kind. she remembers.
She is slightly startled by the doorbell.
Leaving Davis in the living room, Kari opens the door. As expected, it's Hawkmon.
"Come in. Renamon's helping Ruki." she says and steps aside.
Hawkmon looks just like usual, but his feathers look smoother than usual.
At least Digimon don't care for any dresscode. Kari muses and curses Davis for this foolish act.
"Renamon? Hawkmon's here." Kari shouts towards Ruki's door.
"Ummm... She'll be there in a second..." Ruki shouts back.
"Have I really been too early?" Davis asks Kari with a frown.
"Not really. We... ummm... got delayed here. Sorry for that."
Davis just shrugs and smiles. He looks happy just by being near Ruki.
What is taking them so long? They've been in there for ten minutes!
Renamon appears in Ruki's room and instantly frowns.
Her little girl is crying, and it hurts her to see Ruki like this.
She shakes her head and takes a quick look out of the door.
Hawkmon is sitting next to Davis. Both are looking happy, but a little disappointed.
Time for action. Renamon tells herself.
"Okay Ruki. Cry-time is over." she firmly says, handing Ruki a large box.
The girl stares at it in confusion.
"You know how to put it on by yourself. Call Kari if you need help."
Ruki blinks and starts to says something.
"No protest. Don't forget, Davis is waiting." Renamon cuts her off.
Then she quickly walks out of the room, knowing how Ruki will react when she opens the box.
"Hawkmon!" Renamon brightly greets the polite featherball.
Hawkmon is instantly on his feet and smiles.
Davis looks at her in confusion.
"Is Ruki-" he begins to ask.
"She's as good as ready. Just as sec." Renamon tells him with a smile.
Then she quickly leans over to Kari.
"Do me a favor and take a photo of Ruki." she whispers into the girl's ear.
Before anybody can react, she literally drags Hawkmon out.
Just as she closes the door, she can hear Ruki.
"RENAMON! YOU'LL PAY!"
"I love my timing." Renamon sighs as she is officially out of range.
Then she looks at Hawkmon. The bird is simply looking at her with dreamy eyes.
Five minutes later, Kari can hear Ruki open the door.
She turns to face Ruki and almost loses her balance.
"Holy..." Davis mutters when he sees what Kari is seeing.
Ruki slowly walks out of her room, wearing a shoulderless evening dress.
It consists of one piece and reaches down to her feet. Sort of.
Kari notices that there is a cut at the right side reaching up to her thigh.
The dress seems to be made of silk and is colored dark red.
Ruki is also wearing a matching purse and high-heeled shoes.
Then Kari realizes that the girl is wearing her hair at shoulder length.
I bet Renamon did some shopping. Kari tells herself.
By now, Davis has also recovered and is approaching the goddess formerly known as Ruki.
She could have anybody looking like this. Kari realizes.
"You look perfect, Ruki." she tells the girl, who blushes slightly.
Then she remembers Renamon's order.
"Could I take a photo please?" Kari quickly begs.
"If you insist." Ruki answers shyly.
Kari makes half a dozen photos just to be on the safe side.
Then she takes as many photos of Ruki and Davis standing next to each other.
At the end, she quickly checks the memory of the camera and nods.
"Perfect." she tells the smiling couple.
"Have a nice evening!" Kari says and waves her hand as Davis and Ruki walk out of the door.
Then she closes the door and sighs. That had been too close.
Ruki should be grateful for having a Digimon partner such as Renamon.
Then she smiles as she realizes that everything has become perfect since these Tamers appeared.
Still smiling she enters her room, having completely forgotten Gatomon's mood.
Her smile becomes a frown when she sees her partner in a curled up position on the bed.
"Gatomon?" she quietly asks, not sure whether the cat is slepping or not.
"Are they gone?" Gatomon asks flatly.
Kari sits down next to her Digimon and starts stroking her fur.
"What's up?" she asks softly. She can feel that Gatomon is in a very bad mood.
"You wouldn't understand." Gatomon mumbles into her fur.
"Gatomon. I'm your partner. If anything is wrong, you can tell me."
"It's just... I think I'm in love." Gatomon finally sighs.
Kari slows her stroking as she tries to see the problem.
"Well... that's wonderful, isn't it?" she finally asks.
Gatomon jumps up, startling the DigiDestined.
"It's NOT wonderful! It's impossible!" Gatomon yells frantically.
Then she hops out of the window, leaving a startled Kari behind.
Renamon snickers when she hears the whispered comments.
Hawkmon has brought her into a fine restaurant in the city.
It must be the first time that two Digimon came here to eat.
"What's up?" Hawkmon asks, cocking his head.
"Let's put it this way: We're the center of attention." Renamon answers with a grin.
"Well, you certainly deserve all the attention in the world" Hawkmon whispers.
Renamon smiles warmly when she hears that.
But deep inside, she remembers the look Gatomon's face when they had left.
She had looked so sad. Renamon remembers.
And the fox with the yin-yang-gloves has a vague idea what has caused this sadness.
Ruki smiles as Davis tells her some stories about his adventures.
He has wisely chosen not to bore her with details of fights.
Instead, he tells her about the moments of joy. About happiness. Friendship.
Ruki nods, suddenly feeling the weight of her D-Arc inside her purse.
The device itself isn't heavy. And the cards also don't weigh that much.
But Ruki knows that she is feeling guilty. The feeling grows stronger when Davis tells her about Veemon.
"I think our partners reveal the best sides in us." Davis suddenly says.
Ruki frowns and gives him a questioning look.
The other people in the restaurant could think he said something wrong.
"Well, Veemon taught me to stand up and fight. Even if the odds were against us."
She slowly nods, thinking about the remarks.
"I've heard similar stories of the others. Yolei. Cody. And of course Ken." he adds.
"Why did you highlight Ken?" Ruki asks, not knowing the entire story yet.
"Oh. That's actually how it all started for us. Ken has been known as the Digimon Kaiser."
Ruki frowns, being reminded of her own nickname in her world.
Davis continues to tell Ruki about the evil things the Kaiser had done.
"He didn't realize that Digimon had feelings until it had been too late." Davis mutters.
"Too late? What happened?" Ruki asks, feeling hollow and somehow even guilty.
"Wormmon died in his arms. It made Ken see things as they were."
Ruki gulps.
Renamon must have the same impression of me. The Digimon Queen. Treating Digimon as fighting machines.
Of course, she knows that she has changed. Hasn't she?
"Hey, what's the matter? You look so unhappy." Davis whispers when he sees her expression.
I have changed. Renamon helped me. The whole time. And I never even thanked her.
"It's... nothing. You're right. Our Digimon reveal our best traits." she finally says.
She smiles at the boy in the tux. The Digimon Queen really stayed in her own world.
Davis is happy. Ruki is happy. Hawkmon is happy. Renamon is happy.
He sighs as he walks through the park. Most people have already left.
The few who are still there remain in the open, staring at the full moon.
But not Veemon. He is walking through the small patch of forest and sighs.
Everybody's happy. Except for me.
He continues his walk through the darkness.
Davis has given up his quest for Kari's love. Maybe I should do the same.
Veemon frowns.
Gatomon is in love with Patamon. Like it or not. he tells himself.
His thoughts are interrupted by a tree that hits the ground some meters away.
"WATCH IT!" he yells at the darkness.
Who'd cut a tree at night? he briefly wonders.
Then he can make out a small figure walking out of some bushes.
"Veemon?" he can hear a familiar voice call him.
"Gatomon?" Veemon asks back, not quite believing this.
Gatomon cut a tree with her bare claws. Is that how she trains? he wonders.
"Did she send you after me?" the white cat suddenly hisses.
"For once, I've not been looking for you. And nobody sent me." he tells her.
Gatomon sighs and Veemon realizes how depressed the Digimon looks.
"You all right?" he asks in genuine concern.
"Why do all of you keep asking that?" Gatomon shouts, tears flowing freely.
Veemon gasps. He has never seen Gatomon like that. She looks hurt. But hurt on the inside.
"Sorry. If you want me to leave, I'll understand." he whispers and turns around.
He has made two steps when he can hear her voice.
"No. Please stay. I could use somebody to talk to." the snow-white cat admits.
Part 10
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Notes:
Whoa... This story has become much longer than planned.
Tsk. Well, I'll just have to let some characters die to save some time.
*silence*
Oh boy. You actually believed that? Shame on you! ^_^
No senseless dying in my fics!
Renamon's head whirls around when she hears the doorbell.
"I'll get it." Kari sighs and walks past her and Ruki.
Her three-fingered paws nervously adjust her chest fur.
Geez. It's only Hawkmon. Relax. she tells herself.
But it's still her date. Not just a Digimon fight. Completely new terrain for her.
Relax. He'll probably be more nervous than you are. her inner voice tells her.
"Ruki? It's Davis." Kari calls from the front door.
Renamon instantly relaxes while Ruki gasps.
Her Tamer stands up and quickly adjusts her broken-heart shirt.
During her first two steps she looks down at her jeans to make sure they're not dirty.
Renamon also stands up and follows Ruki.
At the front door, Ruki gasps again. Renamon frowns when she sees what's wrong.
"Uhhh... Nice tuxedo, Davis..." Kari laughs nervously.
Davis is wearing a black tuxedo and matching shoes.
Renamon raises an eyebrow and looks again at Ruki.
"I... I... I guess that's my fault. I was... well..." Davis stammers.
"No... you're perfect... It's just that... God..." Ruki mutters, blushing.
Renamon can sense that her Tamer is close to a nervous breakdown and decides to intervene.
"Come right in Davis!" she says, trying to sound happy.
"Ruki was just getting ready, I'm afraid we're a bit late." she continues as she steers Ruki out of the way.
"But-But-" Ruki stutters.
"Just a second, she'll be right back." Renamon tells Davis as she guides Ruki into her room.
She closes the door behind her and sighs. Ruki looks ready to cry.
"God, I messed everything up!" the Tamer whispers, her hands trembling.
Renamon takes her shoulders and looks her straight in the eyes.
"Ruki. I really need your card now." she says.
"Which one?" Ruki asks, reaching for her card holder.
"Not those cards!" Renamon snaps, startling the girl.
"Credit card." the fox adds, softer this time.
"What're you planing?" Ruki asks while handing Renamon the card.
"There's a mall near the park. And I know your measurements."
Not waiting for an answer, Renamon vanishes with a smile.
Kari bites her lower lip while Davis patiently sits on the couch.
She doesn't have any dresses of any kind. she remembers.
She is slightly startled by the doorbell.
Leaving Davis in the living room, Kari opens the door. As expected, it's Hawkmon.
"Come in. Renamon's helping Ruki." she says and steps aside.
Hawkmon looks just like usual, but his feathers look smoother than usual.
At least Digimon don't care for any dresscode. Kari muses and curses Davis for this foolish act.
"Renamon? Hawkmon's here." Kari shouts towards Ruki's door.
"Ummm... She'll be there in a second..." Ruki shouts back.
"Have I really been too early?" Davis asks Kari with a frown.
"Not really. We... ummm... got delayed here. Sorry for that."
Davis just shrugs and smiles. He looks happy just by being near Ruki.
What is taking them so long? They've been in there for ten minutes!
Renamon appears in Ruki's room and instantly frowns.
Her little girl is crying, and it hurts her to see Ruki like this.
She shakes her head and takes a quick look out of the door.
Hawkmon is sitting next to Davis. Both are looking happy, but a little disappointed.
Time for action. Renamon tells herself.
"Okay Ruki. Cry-time is over." she firmly says, handing Ruki a large box.
The girl stares at it in confusion.
"You know how to put it on by yourself. Call Kari if you need help."
Ruki blinks and starts to says something.
"No protest. Don't forget, Davis is waiting." Renamon cuts her off.
Then she quickly walks out of the room, knowing how Ruki will react when she opens the box.
"Hawkmon!" Renamon brightly greets the polite featherball.
Hawkmon is instantly on his feet and smiles.
Davis looks at her in confusion.
"Is Ruki-" he begins to ask.
"She's as good as ready. Just as sec." Renamon tells him with a smile.
Then she quickly leans over to Kari.
"Do me a favor and take a photo of Ruki." she whispers into the girl's ear.
Before anybody can react, she literally drags Hawkmon out.
Just as she closes the door, she can hear Ruki.
"RENAMON! YOU'LL PAY!"
"I love my timing." Renamon sighs as she is officially out of range.
Then she looks at Hawkmon. The bird is simply looking at her with dreamy eyes.
Five minutes later, Kari can hear Ruki open the door.
She turns to face Ruki and almost loses her balance.
"Holy..." Davis mutters when he sees what Kari is seeing.
Ruki slowly walks out of her room, wearing a shoulderless evening dress.
It consists of one piece and reaches down to her feet. Sort of.
Kari notices that there is a cut at the right side reaching up to her thigh.
The dress seems to be made of silk and is colored dark red.
Ruki is also wearing a matching purse and high-heeled shoes.
Then Kari realizes that the girl is wearing her hair at shoulder length.
I bet Renamon did some shopping. Kari tells herself.
By now, Davis has also recovered and is approaching the goddess formerly known as Ruki.
She could have anybody looking like this. Kari realizes.
"You look perfect, Ruki." she tells the girl, who blushes slightly.
Then she remembers Renamon's order.
"Could I take a photo please?" Kari quickly begs.
"If you insist." Ruki answers shyly.
Kari makes half a dozen photos just to be on the safe side.
Then she takes as many photos of Ruki and Davis standing next to each other.
At the end, she quickly checks the memory of the camera and nods.
"Perfect." she tells the smiling couple.
"Have a nice evening!" Kari says and waves her hand as Davis and Ruki walk out of the door.
Then she closes the door and sighs. That had been too close.
Ruki should be grateful for having a Digimon partner such as Renamon.
Then she smiles as she realizes that everything has become perfect since these Tamers appeared.
Still smiling she enters her room, having completely forgotten Gatomon's mood.
Her smile becomes a frown when she sees her partner in a curled up position on the bed.
"Gatomon?" she quietly asks, not sure whether the cat is slepping or not.
"Are they gone?" Gatomon asks flatly.
Kari sits down next to her Digimon and starts stroking her fur.
"What's up?" she asks softly. She can feel that Gatomon is in a very bad mood.
"You wouldn't understand." Gatomon mumbles into her fur.
"Gatomon. I'm your partner. If anything is wrong, you can tell me."
"It's just... I think I'm in love." Gatomon finally sighs.
Kari slows her stroking as she tries to see the problem.
"Well... that's wonderful, isn't it?" she finally asks.
Gatomon jumps up, startling the DigiDestined.
"It's NOT wonderful! It's impossible!" Gatomon yells frantically.
Then she hops out of the window, leaving a startled Kari behind.
Renamon snickers when she hears the whispered comments.
Hawkmon has brought her into a fine restaurant in the city.
It must be the first time that two Digimon came here to eat.
"What's up?" Hawkmon asks, cocking his head.
"Let's put it this way: We're the center of attention." Renamon answers with a grin.
"Well, you certainly deserve all the attention in the world" Hawkmon whispers.
Renamon smiles warmly when she hears that.
But deep inside, she remembers the look Gatomon's face when they had left.
She had looked so sad. Renamon remembers.
And the fox with the yin-yang-gloves has a vague idea what has caused this sadness.
Ruki smiles as Davis tells her some stories about his adventures.
He has wisely chosen not to bore her with details of fights.
Instead, he tells her about the moments of joy. About happiness. Friendship.
Ruki nods, suddenly feeling the weight of her D-Arc inside her purse.
The device itself isn't heavy. And the cards also don't weigh that much.
But Ruki knows that she is feeling guilty. The feeling grows stronger when Davis tells her about Veemon.
"I think our partners reveal the best sides in us." Davis suddenly says.
Ruki frowns and gives him a questioning look.
The other people in the restaurant could think he said something wrong.
"Well, Veemon taught me to stand up and fight. Even if the odds were against us."
She slowly nods, thinking about the remarks.
"I've heard similar stories of the others. Yolei. Cody. And of course Ken." he adds.
"Why did you highlight Ken?" Ruki asks, not knowing the entire story yet.
"Oh. That's actually how it all started for us. Ken has been known as the Digimon Kaiser."
Ruki frowns, being reminded of her own nickname in her world.
Davis continues to tell Ruki about the evil things the Kaiser had done.
"He didn't realize that Digimon had feelings until it had been too late." Davis mutters.
"Too late? What happened?" Ruki asks, feeling hollow and somehow even guilty.
"Wormmon died in his arms. It made Ken see things as they were."
Ruki gulps.
Renamon must have the same impression of me. The Digimon Queen. Treating Digimon as fighting machines.
Of course, she knows that she has changed. Hasn't she?
"Hey, what's the matter? You look so unhappy." Davis whispers when he sees her expression.
I have changed. Renamon helped me. The whole time. And I never even thanked her.
"It's... nothing. You're right. Our Digimon reveal our best traits." she finally says.
She smiles at the boy in the tux. The Digimon Queen really stayed in her own world.
Davis is happy. Ruki is happy. Hawkmon is happy. Renamon is happy.
He sighs as he walks through the park. Most people have already left.
The few who are still there remain in the open, staring at the full moon.
But not Veemon. He is walking through the small patch of forest and sighs.
Everybody's happy. Except for me.
He continues his walk through the darkness.
Davis has given up his quest for Kari's love. Maybe I should do the same.
Veemon frowns.
Gatomon is in love with Patamon. Like it or not. he tells himself.
His thoughts are interrupted by a tree that hits the ground some meters away.
"WATCH IT!" he yells at the darkness.
Who'd cut a tree at night? he briefly wonders.
Then he can make out a small figure walking out of some bushes.
"Veemon?" he can hear a familiar voice call him.
"Gatomon?" Veemon asks back, not quite believing this.
Gatomon cut a tree with her bare claws. Is that how she trains? he wonders.
"Did she send you after me?" the white cat suddenly hisses.
"For once, I've not been looking for you. And nobody sent me." he tells her.
Gatomon sighs and Veemon realizes how depressed the Digimon looks.
"You all right?" he asks in genuine concern.
"Why do all of you keep asking that?" Gatomon shouts, tears flowing freely.
Veemon gasps. He has never seen Gatomon like that. She looks hurt. But hurt on the inside.
"Sorry. If you want me to leave, I'll understand." he whispers and turns around.
He has made two steps when he can hear her voice.
"No. Please stay. I could use somebody to talk to." the snow-white cat admits.