Me: We're sorry that this took so long, but I lent Firethroat to another author, so it's been only Vurso here.
Vurso: And that finally means some peace and quiet around here.
Me: Uh… yeah… anyways, we don't own Digimon. And as for those of you complaining about the pairing, YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THIS, YOU KNOW!
Vurso: Now, on with the fic!
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After about an hour, Flame's muscles had recovered, and she was ready for the grueling climb ahead.
Davis leapt up onto her back, and held on tight. Flame crouched, then leapt up onto the trail above their heads. She measured the distance from where they stood to the trail above them, and jumped again.
In this manner, she and Davis slowly made their way up the side of Infinity Mountain.
When Flame began panting about halfway up, Davis offered to get down and walk, but Flame didn't like the idea.
"You're not used to mountain climbing, and another Digimon could easily decide you were a nice snack." She turned her head, so that she could see Davis with one eye. "You're my friend. I don't want to loose you."
Davis smiled, and said nothing more on the subject.
After that very brief rest, Flame went on.
Flame was panting hard by the time they reached the top, and Davis doubted if she would have been able to go another ten feet as they finally pulled themselves over the top. Davis had finally refused to let her carry him anymore about fifty feet back, and he was glad for the decision. Flame looked exhausted.
After stopping for another rest, they started up a mild slope to the very top. Other Digimon were crowding around them, and Davis pressed close to Flame, shivering slightly. She gave him a tiny, reassuring hug, and he smiled thinly back at her.
It didn't take them long to reach the top, and they looked down into a large depression. Digimon were arranging themselves all over the sides, and there were some humans and Digimon at the very bottom, but it was too far away for Davis to tell if he knew them or not.
Something deep inside him told him chillingly that he did.
They waited for another hour, while they waited for stragglers to arrive. Flame took this time to get a good, long rest in, while Davis tried to not think about who could be at the bottom.
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Finally, the arrivals stopped coming, and everyone looked expectantly at the figures at the bottom.
A voice that made Davis shiver shouted, faintly, "We're looking for a friend of ours! His name is Davis, he's a human, and he has reddish hair and brown eyes! Have any of you seen him?!"
Kari… He thought as he hid, shivering, behind Flame. She gave him a questioning look, and then one of understanding as thing clicked.
"Uh-oh…" Davis said as he looked up. The Digimon all around them were pointing straight at him.
"Flame, please, we have to go." Wordlessly, she nodded, and he jumped up to her back.
Unfortunately, he wasn't hanging on properly, and fell off backwards when Flame jumped.
It was this moment that the Digi-Destined decided to arrive.
Davis hurriedly stood, and backed away. Veemon rushed at him, intending to hug him, and he run away backwards. He fell as he tripped over something after a few paces.
Veemon was about to reach him, the others not far behind, when suddenly a red, white, blue, and yellowish form stood over him, growling. The Digi-Destined came to an abrupt stop, not sure what to do, when faced with an extremely pissed Flamedramon. They looked between Veemon and the new Flamedramon, confused.
"Flame!" Davis gasped. "You came back!"
"I never left, silly. It was just a matter of actually stopping once I got going." Davis was standing now, and he hid behind his friend.
"Davis." He looked toward Tai, the one that had spoken. "What's wrong?"
"You guys don't want me around. So I left." He said simply, trying to keep back the tears that were pricking at him behind his eyes.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" TK asked.
"I was listening that day that you said it would be better if I wasn't around!" Davis replied. Flame's growls deepened, and she looked ready to tear them all to pieces.
Yolie was murmuring something to herself, and suddenly burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Flame snarled.
"We weren't talking about YOU, Davis!"
"But you said my name!"
"We were talking about Davis Chiwaka!" (A/N: Made up Japanese last name, sorry if anyone actually has that last name. No offense was meant.)
"You mean the big jerk that tries to stuff everyone's head down the toilet during school?"
"That's the one." Davis's jaw fell open, and he just stood there, amazed.
"So you mean that I spent two months in the Digital World for nothing?" The Digi-Destined all nodded.
There was a strangled sound in front of him, and Davis looked up to see Flame, with a very hurt look on her face. She turned away, and began running off.
"Oh no…" Davis said, crestfallen.
"Who was that, Davis?" Ken asked.
"My best friend… I was staying with her while in the Digital World… now she hates me, because of what I said…" Davis said, miserable.
"Well, let's go after her!" Veemon said cheerfully, unhooking Davis's D-3 from his belt and putting it in Davis's hand. Davis looked down at it and smiled.
"Digi-Armor energize…" He said softly. Veemon started to glow.
"VEEMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO… RAIDRAMON, THE STORM OF FRIENDSHIP!" Raidramon knelt, and Davis climbed on his back. It was a lot different from riding on Flame, though, and he missed her terribly already.
Raidramon bounded off after the Flamedramon, and Davis faintly heard behind him the sounds of Digivolution.
Even Raidramon was having a hard time keeping up with Flame, though. But seeing the look on his partner's face, he urged himself on faster.
Raidramon looked ready to collapse by the time that they finally caught up with her. She was on a cliff, about twenty feet off the ground. Raidramon managed to rear up, so that Davis could stand on his nose and pull himself over the edge, before collapsing to rest.
Davis hesitantly walked towards Flame, and she turned away.
"Flame, please, listen to me… I didn't mean it like that… I'm actually kinda glad that I misunderstood them…"
"Why?" Flame snapped.
"Because I wouldn't have met you otherwise!" Davis retorted. "You're my best friend, and I… I care about you… a lot…" When Flame still didn't turn around, he hesitantly hugged her. She stiffened, then slowly relaxed. Flame turned her head, looking down at her only friend.
"I… I care about you, too…" She awkwardly hugged him, and they both smiled.
Davis thought of something, and said quietly, "Come with me.."
"What?"
"To the real world… I couldn't stand loosing my best friend…" Davis gave Flame a pleading look.
Flame sighed softly. "But where would I stay?"
"With me and my family, of course. My room may be a little messy, but it's big enough to make a bed for you in there. Once I clean it, of course."
Flame smiled slightly at Davis's enthusiasm. "How could I say no?"
Davis and Flame smiled as they turned to rejoin the Digi-Destined.
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Me: Sorry it was so short, but we had to get it out.
Vurso: *Announcer's voice. * Tune in next time, to see how Flame adjusts to the Digital World!
Me: -_-' Right… Anyways, please review, and suggest things that could happen to Flame and Davis in the Real World!
Vurso: *Grins. * We're already planning on having an episode with ice cream…
Me: VURSO!!!!
Vurso: *Cowers. * Uh… please review…
