Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 2
Part 4
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Davis yawns in the elevator. It has been a long night.
Veemon also looks tired. But he knows that neither of them would sleep this night.
"Veemon?" Davis mutters.
"Yeah?"
"Would you have run into that building?"
Veemon frowns.
"To save the children? Any time." he finally replies.
"Thought so." Davis says and smiles.
They walk through the corridor. Just one more corner and he is standing in front of-
"-Renamon?" Davis and Veemon ask in unison.
The golden fox is sitting in front of the door, head buried into her arms.
She looks up at them, then she only looks at Veemon.
Before Veemon can ask anything, Renamon is all over him.
For some seconds, nobody speaks. Then, finally, Veemon's mind starts to work again.
"Uhhh... Renamon? Is everything-" he begins to ask.
"Please don't call me that!" she sobs while she is still embracing him.
"O...kay... What should I call you then?" Veemon asks, giving Davis a puzzled look.
"Call me Rena. Please." she whispers.
"Well. Then tell me, uhhh... Rena. Is everything all right?"
She stops hugging him and gives him a look.
Veemon can see both fear and hope in Renamo-... Rena's eyes.
"Why don't you come inside?" Veemon suddenly asks.
"Thanks. You're the best." Rena whispers and kisses his cheek.
Veemon's heart skips some beats. Davis gasps. Rena... smiles.
Then suddenly, Veemon can see himself in a dream-like sequence. Together with Gatomon.
And she slices him into tiny pieces, muttering something about stealing the love of her life...
Kari, Ruki and Gatomon are on the roof of another building.
They have a good line of sight to the Motomiya apartment.
At least Gatomon has one. Ruki and Kari would need binoculars.
And while cat watches the dark apartment, Ruki and Kari have time to talk.
"Do you have any explanation for her behaviour?" Kari asks her friend.
"Let's put it this way. I have no clue what she wants here." Ruki starts to answer.
"But I do have an idea why she sees herself as a human being." she continues.
"I'm listening." Kari mutters.
Ruki sighs and bites her lower lip.
"Before we got here, Renamon has been little more than my tool in my eyes." she admits.
"Everything had been fine until we met Takato and Lee. Renamon saw how they treated their Digimon.
From that day on, Renamon tried to become my friend. She wanted to be accepted by me.
At one point, Renamon even considered acting like a human. She thought I'd treat her like one then."
Ruki wipes away a tear.
"So you think she wished to become human?" Gatomon asks, a look of disgust showing on her face.
Ruki just nods.
The cat looks across the street again.
"Are you really sure she is still in the house?" she asks.
Ruki checks her D-Arc. The arrow on the display hasn't moved.
"She is there. I can-"
"I see her." Gatomon interrupts her.
Then the cat frowns even more.
Inside the apartment, Rena sinks on her knees to look her friend into his eyes.
"Please help me." she whispers.
Veemon frowns and touches her shoulder.
"Rena. What are you even doing here?" he asks her.
Rena cocks her head, thinking about it.
"I... thought that you... and I... that we... well..." she stammers.
Veemon obviously doesn't get it since he gives Davis a confused look.
The boy sighs.
"I think she's in love with ya, dude." he translates.
"What?" Veemon asks the boy.
"Trust me. I know this kind of senseless bubbling." Davis assures him.
Veemon's eyes widen as he faces Rena again.
"Is that true?" he asks.
"I... thought we were... a couple." Rena answers, feeling that something is wrong.
"And how did you get that idea? I thought you lost your memory and all."
Rena quickly wipes away her tears of frustration.
"Yes, but I saw the photo on the newspaper!" she weeps.
"You mean this photo?" Davis asks and holds up the same newspaper.
Rena nods enthusiastically, causing Veemon to groan.
Oh man! What should I do? Veemon asks himself.
"Dude, she wants you! She needs it!" his inner voice purrs.
Veemon gulps as he looks at Rena's slender vulpine body.
"No! Don't take advantage of her condition!" a calmer voice tells him.
He quickly looks at the floor, considering his options.
I... I... I can't. I only love Gatomon. he finally tells the voices.
"Dude! Gato's history! She dumped ya!" the wild voice shouts.
"Actually, he's right. Gatomon does not love you." the calmer voice agrees.
Veemon frowns.
"Ya actually agree with me?" the wild voice asks in confusion.
"Oh. Uhm. Yeah? But he still shouldn't take Renamon!"
"And why not?"
"Because Gatomon is in love with Renamon?" the calm voice sighs.
"So what?"
"Uhhh... It'd be wrong?" the calm voice weakly replies.
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
Veemon groans again.
I will not take her! Gatomon is the only Digimon I love!
"Wimp." both voices say in unison.
"Rena. I-I'm sorry. But we aren't really in love." Veemon whispers.
Rena just stares at him, not wanting to believe his words.
"You're nice, but I'm in love with somebody else." he sighs.
She looks down so he doesn't have to see her tears.
"No, it's my fault. I'm sorry." she whispers.
Then she dashes out of the apartment.
Veemon shouts something, but she ignores it.
Boy, Tai really looked angry. T.K. remembers.
The DigiDestined of Hope sighs as he walks through the streets.
Patamon should be home by now.
He had send the Digimon home so that at least one of them would get some sleep.
Of course he could have ridden on Pegasusmon again. But the night air helps him clear his mind.
He sighs. Kari did not look happy when he arrived.
But I can live with it. She loves me and I love her. That's all that counts.
He smiles as he reminds himself to thank Ruki for her influence on Davis.
T.K. considers himself lucky.
He has been one of the people who had really profited from the arrival of the Tamers.
It's almost too good to be true. he thinks.
Fate chose this moment to strike him down.
As he recovers from the sudden fall, T.K. realizes that not fate, but Renamon had hit him.
The golden fox is kneeling next to him, breathing heavily.
"Renamon?"
"Why keeps everybody calling me that way?" the fox sobs in frustration.
T.K. frowns. He hadn't meant to hurt the Digimon's feelings.
He crawls towards the sobbing Renamon and puts an arm around her shoulder.
"Geez, I'm sorry. Are you all right?" he asks her.
"No, I'm sorry. I... I just can't do anything right." she sighs.
"Don't say that."
Renamon is now crying openly. T.K. hugs her, trying to comfort Ruki's partner.
Supporting Renamon, T.K. opens the apartment door.
Renamon had agreed to come in since she didn't want to return home yet.
His mother hadn't woken up. And sees that Patamon has fallen asleep on the couch.
He guides the sad Digimon into his room.
She sits down on a chair and instantly buries her face in her paws.
"Shhh. It'll be all right. Just tell me what happened." T.K. says.
Since Renamon is sitting on the only chair in the room, T.K. sits down on his bed.
Renamon looks up at him and smiles.
"Thank you. You're so nice to me." she whispers.
He smiles back, happy to see that she has stopped crying.
"It's no problem." he tells her.
"I must be getting on your nerves with my problems."
"Pah. I enjoy your company." T.K. assures her.
As long as she doesn't run through the city in her condition.
She slowly stands up and sits down next to him.
Then, suddenly, she leans over to his side.
T.K. gasps when he feels her muzzle on his cheek.
Did she just kiss me?
"You're the nicest person I've ever met." she whispers.
DID SHE JUST KISS ME?
He almost jumps out of his skin when he feels her arms on his shoulders.
The Digimon slowly comes closer again.
Before T.K. has a chance to protest, he feels Renamon's lips on his own.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT IS HAPPEN-
At this moment, Takeru's brain initiates an emergency shut-down.
Kari yawns. She had barely slept this night.
The morning sun had been a torture for her eyes.
They had followed Renamon to T.K.'s apartment and figured he'd take care of her.
Ruki trusted Kari's praise of T.K. polite nature.
Now she is standing in front of T.K.'s apartment door.
She didn't come for Renamon, though. She came to apologize for her behaviour last night.
Although she hadn't actively done anything, she feels guilty.
T.K. had come because he was worried, and she didn't even greet him.
His mother opens the door and smiles politely.
"Kari! What a nice surprise. Please, come in." she greets the girl.
"Is T.K. in his room?" Kari asks politely.
"I think so. I guess he is still asleep."
"Then I'll just surprise him."
Kari smiles as she quietly opens the door.
Can't wait to see his face when I-
She blinks and gasps when she sees T.K.'s room.
Or rather: His bed.
Or rather: Who is sleeping in his bed.
-find him sleeping at Renamon's side.
By now, T.K. is waking up slowly.
He opens his eyes and sees Kari. He blinks.
Then his eyes fall upon Renamon. He blinks again.
Finally his brain seems to realize the connection.
"Kari! what are you doing-" he stammers as he jumps out of his bed.
Kari gasps when she sees that T.K. has slept nude.
Slept nude. Next to Renamon. With Renamon. Tonight. Nude. With Renamon.
T.K. is moving towards Kari, oblivious of his lack of clothing.
"It's not what it looks like! Well, actually... I mean no! I mean- UKKKKKKN"
T.K.'s rush of words stops abruptly when Kari's knee finds its target between his legs.
Then she starts cursing.
An objective observer would be surprised by Kari's extensive knowledge of swear words.
When she realizes that T.K. is unconscious, she bombards Renamon with words.
The Digimon looks both confused and amused.
After five minutes of extensive cursing, Kari charges out of the apartment.
"You're kidding." Gatomon just mutters.
"Renamon would never do that." Ruki protests.
Kari stares at both of them.
"I saw it with my own eyes. T.K. and Renamon have been together in bed." she hisses.
Ruki and Gatomon gasp.
"And T.K. has been nude. And he had his arms wrapped around her." Kari adds.
For some seconds, the trio is silent.
The only sound is caused by Ruki's head hitting the table.
Part 4
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Davis yawns in the elevator. It has been a long night.
Veemon also looks tired. But he knows that neither of them would sleep this night.
"Veemon?" Davis mutters.
"Yeah?"
"Would you have run into that building?"
Veemon frowns.
"To save the children? Any time." he finally replies.
"Thought so." Davis says and smiles.
They walk through the corridor. Just one more corner and he is standing in front of-
"-Renamon?" Davis and Veemon ask in unison.
The golden fox is sitting in front of the door, head buried into her arms.
She looks up at them, then she only looks at Veemon.
Before Veemon can ask anything, Renamon is all over him.
For some seconds, nobody speaks. Then, finally, Veemon's mind starts to work again.
"Uhhh... Renamon? Is everything-" he begins to ask.
"Please don't call me that!" she sobs while she is still embracing him.
"O...kay... What should I call you then?" Veemon asks, giving Davis a puzzled look.
"Call me Rena. Please." she whispers.
"Well. Then tell me, uhhh... Rena. Is everything all right?"
She stops hugging him and gives him a look.
Veemon can see both fear and hope in Renamo-... Rena's eyes.
"Why don't you come inside?" Veemon suddenly asks.
"Thanks. You're the best." Rena whispers and kisses his cheek.
Veemon's heart skips some beats. Davis gasps. Rena... smiles.
Then suddenly, Veemon can see himself in a dream-like sequence. Together with Gatomon.
And she slices him into tiny pieces, muttering something about stealing the love of her life...
Kari, Ruki and Gatomon are on the roof of another building.
They have a good line of sight to the Motomiya apartment.
At least Gatomon has one. Ruki and Kari would need binoculars.
And while cat watches the dark apartment, Ruki and Kari have time to talk.
"Do you have any explanation for her behaviour?" Kari asks her friend.
"Let's put it this way. I have no clue what she wants here." Ruki starts to answer.
"But I do have an idea why she sees herself as a human being." she continues.
"I'm listening." Kari mutters.
Ruki sighs and bites her lower lip.
"Before we got here, Renamon has been little more than my tool in my eyes." she admits.
"Everything had been fine until we met Takato and Lee. Renamon saw how they treated their Digimon.
From that day on, Renamon tried to become my friend. She wanted to be accepted by me.
At one point, Renamon even considered acting like a human. She thought I'd treat her like one then."
Ruki wipes away a tear.
"So you think she wished to become human?" Gatomon asks, a look of disgust showing on her face.
Ruki just nods.
The cat looks across the street again.
"Are you really sure she is still in the house?" she asks.
Ruki checks her D-Arc. The arrow on the display hasn't moved.
"She is there. I can-"
"I see her." Gatomon interrupts her.
Then the cat frowns even more.
Inside the apartment, Rena sinks on her knees to look her friend into his eyes.
"Please help me." she whispers.
Veemon frowns and touches her shoulder.
"Rena. What are you even doing here?" he asks her.
Rena cocks her head, thinking about it.
"I... thought that you... and I... that we... well..." she stammers.
Veemon obviously doesn't get it since he gives Davis a confused look.
The boy sighs.
"I think she's in love with ya, dude." he translates.
"What?" Veemon asks the boy.
"Trust me. I know this kind of senseless bubbling." Davis assures him.
Veemon's eyes widen as he faces Rena again.
"Is that true?" he asks.
"I... thought we were... a couple." Rena answers, feeling that something is wrong.
"And how did you get that idea? I thought you lost your memory and all."
Rena quickly wipes away her tears of frustration.
"Yes, but I saw the photo on the newspaper!" she weeps.
"You mean this photo?" Davis asks and holds up the same newspaper.
Rena nods enthusiastically, causing Veemon to groan.
Oh man! What should I do? Veemon asks himself.
"Dude, she wants you! She needs it!" his inner voice purrs.
Veemon gulps as he looks at Rena's slender vulpine body.
"No! Don't take advantage of her condition!" a calmer voice tells him.
He quickly looks at the floor, considering his options.
I... I... I can't. I only love Gatomon. he finally tells the voices.
"Dude! Gato's history! She dumped ya!" the wild voice shouts.
"Actually, he's right. Gatomon does not love you." the calmer voice agrees.
Veemon frowns.
"Ya actually agree with me?" the wild voice asks in confusion.
"Oh. Uhm. Yeah? But he still shouldn't take Renamon!"
"And why not?"
"Because Gatomon is in love with Renamon?" the calm voice sighs.
"So what?"
"Uhhh... It'd be wrong?" the calm voice weakly replies.
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
Veemon groans again.
I will not take her! Gatomon is the only Digimon I love!
"Wimp." both voices say in unison.
"Rena. I-I'm sorry. But we aren't really in love." Veemon whispers.
Rena just stares at him, not wanting to believe his words.
"You're nice, but I'm in love with somebody else." he sighs.
She looks down so he doesn't have to see her tears.
"No, it's my fault. I'm sorry." she whispers.
Then she dashes out of the apartment.
Veemon shouts something, but she ignores it.
Boy, Tai really looked angry. T.K. remembers.
The DigiDestined of Hope sighs as he walks through the streets.
Patamon should be home by now.
He had send the Digimon home so that at least one of them would get some sleep.
Of course he could have ridden on Pegasusmon again. But the night air helps him clear his mind.
He sighs. Kari did not look happy when he arrived.
But I can live with it. She loves me and I love her. That's all that counts.
He smiles as he reminds himself to thank Ruki for her influence on Davis.
T.K. considers himself lucky.
He has been one of the people who had really profited from the arrival of the Tamers.
It's almost too good to be true. he thinks.
Fate chose this moment to strike him down.
As he recovers from the sudden fall, T.K. realizes that not fate, but Renamon had hit him.
The golden fox is kneeling next to him, breathing heavily.
"Renamon?"
"Why keeps everybody calling me that way?" the fox sobs in frustration.
T.K. frowns. He hadn't meant to hurt the Digimon's feelings.
He crawls towards the sobbing Renamon and puts an arm around her shoulder.
"Geez, I'm sorry. Are you all right?" he asks her.
"No, I'm sorry. I... I just can't do anything right." she sighs.
"Don't say that."
Renamon is now crying openly. T.K. hugs her, trying to comfort Ruki's partner.
Supporting Renamon, T.K. opens the apartment door.
Renamon had agreed to come in since she didn't want to return home yet.
His mother hadn't woken up. And sees that Patamon has fallen asleep on the couch.
He guides the sad Digimon into his room.
She sits down on a chair and instantly buries her face in her paws.
"Shhh. It'll be all right. Just tell me what happened." T.K. says.
Since Renamon is sitting on the only chair in the room, T.K. sits down on his bed.
Renamon looks up at him and smiles.
"Thank you. You're so nice to me." she whispers.
He smiles back, happy to see that she has stopped crying.
"It's no problem." he tells her.
"I must be getting on your nerves with my problems."
"Pah. I enjoy your company." T.K. assures her.
As long as she doesn't run through the city in her condition.
She slowly stands up and sits down next to him.
Then, suddenly, she leans over to his side.
T.K. gasps when he feels her muzzle on his cheek.
Did she just kiss me?
"You're the nicest person I've ever met." she whispers.
DID SHE JUST KISS ME?
He almost jumps out of his skin when he feels her arms on his shoulders.
The Digimon slowly comes closer again.
Before T.K. has a chance to protest, he feels Renamon's lips on his own.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT IS HAPPEN-
At this moment, Takeru's brain initiates an emergency shut-down.
Kari yawns. She had barely slept this night.
The morning sun had been a torture for her eyes.
They had followed Renamon to T.K.'s apartment and figured he'd take care of her.
Ruki trusted Kari's praise of T.K. polite nature.
Now she is standing in front of T.K.'s apartment door.
She didn't come for Renamon, though. She came to apologize for her behaviour last night.
Although she hadn't actively done anything, she feels guilty.
T.K. had come because he was worried, and she didn't even greet him.
His mother opens the door and smiles politely.
"Kari! What a nice surprise. Please, come in." she greets the girl.
"Is T.K. in his room?" Kari asks politely.
"I think so. I guess he is still asleep."
"Then I'll just surprise him."
Kari smiles as she quietly opens the door.
Can't wait to see his face when I-
She blinks and gasps when she sees T.K.'s room.
Or rather: His bed.
Or rather: Who is sleeping in his bed.
-find him sleeping at Renamon's side.
By now, T.K. is waking up slowly.
He opens his eyes and sees Kari. He blinks.
Then his eyes fall upon Renamon. He blinks again.
Finally his brain seems to realize the connection.
"Kari! what are you doing-" he stammers as he jumps out of his bed.
Kari gasps when she sees that T.K. has slept nude.
Slept nude. Next to Renamon. With Renamon. Tonight. Nude. With Renamon.
T.K. is moving towards Kari, oblivious of his lack of clothing.
"It's not what it looks like! Well, actually... I mean no! I mean- UKKKKKKN"
T.K.'s rush of words stops abruptly when Kari's knee finds its target between his legs.
Then she starts cursing.
An objective observer would be surprised by Kari's extensive knowledge of swear words.
When she realizes that T.K. is unconscious, she bombards Renamon with words.
The Digimon looks both confused and amused.
After five minutes of extensive cursing, Kari charges out of the apartment.
"You're kidding." Gatomon just mutters.
"Renamon would never do that." Ruki protests.
Kari stares at both of them.
"I saw it with my own eyes. T.K. and Renamon have been together in bed." she hisses.
Ruki and Gatomon gasp.
"And T.K. has been nude. And he had his arms wrapped around her." Kari adds.
For some seconds, the trio is silent.
The only sound is caused by Ruki's head hitting the table.