Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 2
Part 17
by Christian "Sid" Lang
It's way past midnight and Ruki is feeling tired.
Still she keeps going.
The apartment looks and smells pretty normal again.
She has ordered a new couch online, it should be delivered this afternoon.
The Digimon are still sleeping where she had found them.
Knowing that there is nothing left to do, Ruki sits down next to Renamon.
Waiting for Kari, the Tamer gently strokes the Digimon's head.
Kari snuggles up to T.K. during the elevator ride.
She knows that the boy wants to kiss her.
The evening had been a dream, everything has been perfect.
Finally the young couple stops in front of the apartment door.
Smiling, Kari touches T.K. shoulder.
Her eyes widen when T.K. suddenly takes the initiative.
His left hand gently touches her back while his right hand holds her neck.
Being held like this, Kari leans back, remembering the Tango she had enjoyed so much.
T.K. is above her and moves closer, drawing the girl closer to him.
The kiss lasts almost a minute, nobody being willing to end it.
Finally T.K. gives in, his arms starting to fail him.
Kari gasps while T.K. pulls her up again.
Boy, Ruki deserves a shrine or something. she thinks, thanking the girl mentally.
When T.K. has entered the lift again. Kari sighs and unlocks the door.
She quietly enters the apartment, hoping not to wake anybody.
The lights in the living room are still switched on, and Kari moves closer.
Just like Ruki, she notices the plush ruin that had once been the couch.
"You're back." Ruki mutters, making Kari jump.
The young Tamer is sitting on the floor, stroking Renamon's head.
Kari has seen enough Digimon to know that something is wrong with Renamon.
"What happened?" Kari asks Ruki.
Ruki simply points at the couch.
Kari frowns and turns around.
"What the-" Kari gasps when she sees the Digimon on the couch.
"You're kidding." Kari mutters when Ruki tells her what she knows.
Ruki simply shakes her head in frustration.
It's three in the morning, but the two girls are way too agitated to sleep.
Sitting in the kitchen, they try to come up with a plan.
But they know that they'd have to wait for Gatomon to wake up.
"Ohhhhh..." Renamon whispers as she opens her eyes again.
She feels worse than ever, and her tongue feels fuzzy.
Gotta drink something. Water. Lots of water.
The thought of water brings up images of the pond in the park.
It has lots of water. Cool water. Refreshing water.
The image living room becomes foggy as Renamon vanishes.
When she reappears, she notices that something is wrong.
I'm not lying on the lawn of the park. she observes.
Confused, Renamon looks up-
-directly at the incoming, honking truck.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The cry startles Ruki and Kari, and the girls run into the living room.
Renamon is curled up on the floor and shivering.
Ruki is instantly at the Digimon's side.
"Renamon. I'm here. Everything is fine." she whispers, stroking her fur.
Finally Renamon looks at her, and Ruki knows that these eyes have just seen hell.
"I'm... back?" she whispers, and Ruki nods.
Has she been away?
"What happened?" Ruki asks, holding the Digimon close.
"I... I wanted to go to the pond. For water." the Digimon whispers.
Ruki notices that Kari instantly walks to the kitchen to get some water from there.
"B-But I landed on a street. A-And t-there was this truck!" Renamon cries.
Ruki strokes Renamon's head to calm her down.
"I must've got here by instinct." Renamon guesses.
"You'll be all right again." she whispers.
"I'm feeling so weak. Am I going to die?"
Ruki frowns and looks at her Digimon.
"Congratulations Renamon. You've just found out what a hangover is." she finally answers.
"H-Hangover?" the fox asks and frowns.
"It'll pass. Just take it easy for today."
Kari hands Renamon a glass of water and looks at Ruki.
"Hangover." Ruki whispers.
Kari shakes her head in disgust.
"Ummmm... help?" a quiet voice suddenly asks.
"Patamon?" Kari asks, hurrying to the couch.
Patamon is still being hugged by the sleeping Gatomon.
"Could you free me before Gatomon wakes up?" the small Digimon begs.
Carefully, Kari moves Gatomon's arm a bit.
Patamon quickly climbs out of the vice-like grip and places a pillow in the free space.
Gatomon instantly starts hugging the pillow again.
"OK, what happened, Patamon?" Kari asks, holding up the Digimon.
Patamon hesitates, then frowns.
"I don't know. I came flying by when I heard Gatomon cry." he finally answers.
Kari just stares at him.
"She told me that Veemon tried to shave her while she has been sleeping."
Patamon gasps as Kari's grip tightens involuntarily.
"What about Hawkmon? Has he been part of this?" she asks.
"Don't know. Gatomon didn't tell me much."
"And why did she hug you? Did you...?"
"No! Really! She's been drunk and confused!" Patamon instantly protests.
"Really." Kari aks flatly.
"Really! I only want to be her friend! I know she only loves Renamon!"
Kari finally sighs and lets him go home.
Gatomon wakes up some hours later.
Ruki has spent most of this time to calm down Renamon.
When the fox had realized that Gatomon's head has been shaven, she had become very agitated.
Renamon had cried next to the sleeping Gatomon.
The Digimon thought it has been her fault.
When the cat finally wakes up, Renamon is at her side, ignoring the pain from the hangover.
Fortunately, Gatomon remembers what has happened.
This way, the cat Digimon is simply furious, but not too sad.
"Can you forgive me?" Renamon asks Gatomon for the tenth time today.
"You couldn't have known. And I didn't notice it in time, too."
Renamon looks a bit comforted, and Gatomon actually smiles.
"The fur should grow in a couple of days." Kari guesses.
"I hope so. But first Veemon will pay!" Gatomon hisses.
"Morning, Hawkmon." Yolei greets the Digimon.
"Yeah. Whatever." Hawkmon just mutters.
Yolei frowns and looks at her partner.
"OK. What did I miss this time?" she asks flatly.
"Long story."
Yolei sighs and sits down on her bed again.
"Why did I know that you'd say this?" she whispers.
After lunch, things look a bit better.
Kari's parents have accepted the story as it is.
They have seen much weirder things by now.
Renamon has recovered slightly, and Gatomon has stopped clawing the rest of the couch.
Now Gatomon is leaning against Renamon, musing about ways to kill Veemon.
However, Kari still hopes that this might end without slaughter.
"Gatomon. Maybe it has been a misunderstanding." she tells the cat.
Gatomon blinks and stares at Kari.
"A misunderstanding? He tried to shave me!"
"You should at least give him a fair chance." Kari insists.
Gatomon thinks about it. Then she looks at Renamon.
"Could you ask him, please? I don't want him to see me like this."
Renamon just nods and vanishes.
She does it slower than usual, being very careful to land at the right place.
Renamon sighs when she realizes that she has made it.
The tag at the apartment door in front of her reads 'Motomiya'.
She has chosen to use the door bell since she doesn't want to irritate Veemon any more.
After some seconds, the door opens and Renamon sees Davis.
"Oh. It's you." Davis just mutters and stares at her.
Renamon notices that the boy is not smiling.
"Is Veemon in there?" she asks, trying to keep her voice down.
"Why don't you just look for yourself like you did in the past?"
Renamon sighs. This is the reason why she didn't want everybody to know of her abilities. Paranoia.
"Is he at home?" she asks again, not wanting to argue with the boy.
"I don't think he wants to see you." Davis hisses.
"I've come to talk." Renamon insists.
The boy still blocks the doorway.
"Oh. Really?" Davis sneers.
Davis looks up at the Digimon in front of him.
Veemon's story suggested that something like this might happen.
An act of revenge. And now the executioner is waiting at the door.
It would be easy for Renamon to turn him into a bloody pulp within five seconds.
But Davis knows that Digimon only fight Digimon.
A partner Digimon never attacks a DigiDestined. Never.
So far, his theory has worked perfectly.
Renamon looks frustrated, but helpless.
The Digimon looks to the floor and Davis knows he has won this fight.
Then she looks up again. And Davis sees the burning rage in her eyes.
Before the gogglehead has a chance to gulp, Renamon's claws are at his neck.
Slowly she increases the pressure, leaving the boy struggling.
Without haste, Renamon draws him close to her.
"You're only still alive because Ruki loves you." she whispers.
Davis' eyes widen as he realizes how angry she really is.
Finally, Renamon lets the boy go. Davis instantly sinks to his knees and gasps.
"May I come in now?" Renamon asks, still waiting at the doorway.
Davis carefully looks up at her and nods.
Sighing, Renamon enters the apartment. She didn't want to hurt the boy.
But he has pushed his luck too far this time. Way too far.
Groaning, Veemon lifts his head.
He is lying on Davis bed, trying not to strain his back.
The knock at the door has been short and polite.
So it's definately not Davis. the dragon Digimon concludes with a smirk.
He knows that Davis' family isn't at home. So he wonders who this might be.
"Who is it?" he asks with a frown.
"Renamon."
Veemon feels the blood freeze in his veins.
I'm in no fighting condition. And she's probably on an adrenaline rush.
His eyes dart around frantically. But the only other exit is the window.
Ignoring the fact that berserker foxes usually don't knock politely, he stands up.
I won't go down without a fight. Even though she might kill me...
Then he makes his decision.
"Then be it!" he shouts at the door.
Part 17
by Christian "Sid" Lang
It's way past midnight and Ruki is feeling tired.
Still she keeps going.
The apartment looks and smells pretty normal again.
She has ordered a new couch online, it should be delivered this afternoon.
The Digimon are still sleeping where she had found them.
Knowing that there is nothing left to do, Ruki sits down next to Renamon.
Waiting for Kari, the Tamer gently strokes the Digimon's head.
Kari snuggles up to T.K. during the elevator ride.
She knows that the boy wants to kiss her.
The evening had been a dream, everything has been perfect.
Finally the young couple stops in front of the apartment door.
Smiling, Kari touches T.K. shoulder.
Her eyes widen when T.K. suddenly takes the initiative.
His left hand gently touches her back while his right hand holds her neck.
Being held like this, Kari leans back, remembering the Tango she had enjoyed so much.
T.K. is above her and moves closer, drawing the girl closer to him.
The kiss lasts almost a minute, nobody being willing to end it.
Finally T.K. gives in, his arms starting to fail him.
Kari gasps while T.K. pulls her up again.
Boy, Ruki deserves a shrine or something. she thinks, thanking the girl mentally.
When T.K. has entered the lift again. Kari sighs and unlocks the door.
She quietly enters the apartment, hoping not to wake anybody.
The lights in the living room are still switched on, and Kari moves closer.
Just like Ruki, she notices the plush ruin that had once been the couch.
"You're back." Ruki mutters, making Kari jump.
The young Tamer is sitting on the floor, stroking Renamon's head.
Kari has seen enough Digimon to know that something is wrong with Renamon.
"What happened?" Kari asks Ruki.
Ruki simply points at the couch.
Kari frowns and turns around.
"What the-" Kari gasps when she sees the Digimon on the couch.
"You're kidding." Kari mutters when Ruki tells her what she knows.
Ruki simply shakes her head in frustration.
It's three in the morning, but the two girls are way too agitated to sleep.
Sitting in the kitchen, they try to come up with a plan.
But they know that they'd have to wait for Gatomon to wake up.
"Ohhhhh..." Renamon whispers as she opens her eyes again.
She feels worse than ever, and her tongue feels fuzzy.
Gotta drink something. Water. Lots of water.
The thought of water brings up images of the pond in the park.
It has lots of water. Cool water. Refreshing water.
The image living room becomes foggy as Renamon vanishes.
When she reappears, she notices that something is wrong.
I'm not lying on the lawn of the park. she observes.
Confused, Renamon looks up-
-directly at the incoming, honking truck.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The cry startles Ruki and Kari, and the girls run into the living room.
Renamon is curled up on the floor and shivering.
Ruki is instantly at the Digimon's side.
"Renamon. I'm here. Everything is fine." she whispers, stroking her fur.
Finally Renamon looks at her, and Ruki knows that these eyes have just seen hell.
"I'm... back?" she whispers, and Ruki nods.
Has she been away?
"What happened?" Ruki asks, holding the Digimon close.
"I... I wanted to go to the pond. For water." the Digimon whispers.
Ruki notices that Kari instantly walks to the kitchen to get some water from there.
"B-But I landed on a street. A-And t-there was this truck!" Renamon cries.
Ruki strokes Renamon's head to calm her down.
"I must've got here by instinct." Renamon guesses.
"You'll be all right again." she whispers.
"I'm feeling so weak. Am I going to die?"
Ruki frowns and looks at her Digimon.
"Congratulations Renamon. You've just found out what a hangover is." she finally answers.
"H-Hangover?" the fox asks and frowns.
"It'll pass. Just take it easy for today."
Kari hands Renamon a glass of water and looks at Ruki.
"Hangover." Ruki whispers.
Kari shakes her head in disgust.
"Ummmm... help?" a quiet voice suddenly asks.
"Patamon?" Kari asks, hurrying to the couch.
Patamon is still being hugged by the sleeping Gatomon.
"Could you free me before Gatomon wakes up?" the small Digimon begs.
Carefully, Kari moves Gatomon's arm a bit.
Patamon quickly climbs out of the vice-like grip and places a pillow in the free space.
Gatomon instantly starts hugging the pillow again.
"OK, what happened, Patamon?" Kari asks, holding up the Digimon.
Patamon hesitates, then frowns.
"I don't know. I came flying by when I heard Gatomon cry." he finally answers.
Kari just stares at him.
"She told me that Veemon tried to shave her while she has been sleeping."
Patamon gasps as Kari's grip tightens involuntarily.
"What about Hawkmon? Has he been part of this?" she asks.
"Don't know. Gatomon didn't tell me much."
"And why did she hug you? Did you...?"
"No! Really! She's been drunk and confused!" Patamon instantly protests.
"Really." Kari aks flatly.
"Really! I only want to be her friend! I know she only loves Renamon!"
Kari finally sighs and lets him go home.
Gatomon wakes up some hours later.
Ruki has spent most of this time to calm down Renamon.
When the fox had realized that Gatomon's head has been shaven, she had become very agitated.
Renamon had cried next to the sleeping Gatomon.
The Digimon thought it has been her fault.
When the cat finally wakes up, Renamon is at her side, ignoring the pain from the hangover.
Fortunately, Gatomon remembers what has happened.
This way, the cat Digimon is simply furious, but not too sad.
"Can you forgive me?" Renamon asks Gatomon for the tenth time today.
"You couldn't have known. And I didn't notice it in time, too."
Renamon looks a bit comforted, and Gatomon actually smiles.
"The fur should grow in a couple of days." Kari guesses.
"I hope so. But first Veemon will pay!" Gatomon hisses.
"Morning, Hawkmon." Yolei greets the Digimon.
"Yeah. Whatever." Hawkmon just mutters.
Yolei frowns and looks at her partner.
"OK. What did I miss this time?" she asks flatly.
"Long story."
Yolei sighs and sits down on her bed again.
"Why did I know that you'd say this?" she whispers.
After lunch, things look a bit better.
Kari's parents have accepted the story as it is.
They have seen much weirder things by now.
Renamon has recovered slightly, and Gatomon has stopped clawing the rest of the couch.
Now Gatomon is leaning against Renamon, musing about ways to kill Veemon.
However, Kari still hopes that this might end without slaughter.
"Gatomon. Maybe it has been a misunderstanding." she tells the cat.
Gatomon blinks and stares at Kari.
"A misunderstanding? He tried to shave me!"
"You should at least give him a fair chance." Kari insists.
Gatomon thinks about it. Then she looks at Renamon.
"Could you ask him, please? I don't want him to see me like this."
Renamon just nods and vanishes.
She does it slower than usual, being very careful to land at the right place.
Renamon sighs when she realizes that she has made it.
The tag at the apartment door in front of her reads 'Motomiya'.
She has chosen to use the door bell since she doesn't want to irritate Veemon any more.
After some seconds, the door opens and Renamon sees Davis.
"Oh. It's you." Davis just mutters and stares at her.
Renamon notices that the boy is not smiling.
"Is Veemon in there?" she asks, trying to keep her voice down.
"Why don't you just look for yourself like you did in the past?"
Renamon sighs. This is the reason why she didn't want everybody to know of her abilities. Paranoia.
"Is he at home?" she asks again, not wanting to argue with the boy.
"I don't think he wants to see you." Davis hisses.
"I've come to talk." Renamon insists.
The boy still blocks the doorway.
"Oh. Really?" Davis sneers.
Davis looks up at the Digimon in front of him.
Veemon's story suggested that something like this might happen.
An act of revenge. And now the executioner is waiting at the door.
It would be easy for Renamon to turn him into a bloody pulp within five seconds.
But Davis knows that Digimon only fight Digimon.
A partner Digimon never attacks a DigiDestined. Never.
So far, his theory has worked perfectly.
Renamon looks frustrated, but helpless.
The Digimon looks to the floor and Davis knows he has won this fight.
Then she looks up again. And Davis sees the burning rage in her eyes.
Before the gogglehead has a chance to gulp, Renamon's claws are at his neck.
Slowly she increases the pressure, leaving the boy struggling.
Without haste, Renamon draws him close to her.
"You're only still alive because Ruki loves you." she whispers.
Davis' eyes widen as he realizes how angry she really is.
Finally, Renamon lets the boy go. Davis instantly sinks to his knees and gasps.
"May I come in now?" Renamon asks, still waiting at the doorway.
Davis carefully looks up at her and nods.
Sighing, Renamon enters the apartment. She didn't want to hurt the boy.
But he has pushed his luck too far this time. Way too far.
Groaning, Veemon lifts his head.
He is lying on Davis bed, trying not to strain his back.
The knock at the door has been short and polite.
So it's definately not Davis. the dragon Digimon concludes with a smirk.
He knows that Davis' family isn't at home. So he wonders who this might be.
"Who is it?" he asks with a frown.
"Renamon."
Veemon feels the blood freeze in his veins.
I'm in no fighting condition. And she's probably on an adrenaline rush.
His eyes dart around frantically. But the only other exit is the window.
Ignoring the fact that berserker foxes usually don't knock politely, he stands up.
I won't go down without a fight. Even though she might kill me...
Then he makes his decision.
"Then be it!" he shouts at the door.