Promise of the Heart
Intro: And we're back! Heehee, this chapter should be much longer and have more Lee/Juri and Rukato pairing in it! Oh thank you Box Car Racer, I did know that some of the lyrics were incorrect, of course, I found them on the internet so I figured a few parts may not be correct, and thank you for telling me the title (I'm bad at names...). DC, thanks for the info on Gallantmon's attacks! R+R everyone and Rukato forever!!!
()= Ruki's thoughts
{}=Takato's thoughts
[]= Lee's thoughts
''= Everyone else's thoughts
""= Speech
**Part 7**
"Ruki!" cried Takato, de bio merging and running up to his dear friend. He shook her, for her eyes were closed as if she were sleeping. "Ruki! Wake up! We have to get out of here now! Ruki..."
Ruki's eyes fluttered open, and Takato gasped in horror. They were gaunt and black, with tints of purple. Guilmon drew closer. "What's wrong with Ruki, Takato?"
Takato sunk to his knees, staring at her. She stared back, her face expressionless, and she didn't move. The only thing she did do was blink at him and breathe. "What happened to you Ruki?"
Ruki didn't answer, and she continued to stare. Takato shook her again. "Ruki! Speak to me! Are you ok?!"
Ruki still stared at him. "Ruki this isn't funny! I know you're mad at me but seriously, talk to me!!" She didn't even look like she was listening to him. Takato choked down his tears. "Ruki... please... say something... let me know you're ok..."
"Ta...ka...to..." she said quietly. Takato blinked and stared at her. She had turned away from him and was staring at the ground.
Takato hugged her to the best of his abilities. "Yes Ruki... it's me... everything's going to be ok now... I'm here..."
Ruki stared blankly ahead of him. Takato tried his best not to panic. To calm himself, he took her hand, which was partially free, and bent down to bring it close to him. "Oh Ruki... I wish you weren't this way... I mean, Juri did say we were only friends... I can't believe I even said yes to that engagement... you must've been pretty mad at me when I only focused on saving Juri during the D-Reaper incident, but you kept cool... and I admire you for that. I wasn't too happy either when I saw you with Ryo..."
He smiled weakly at her, but she didn't even acknowledge him. Tears began to brim in his eyes. "Ruki! Say something! Anything! Just tell me that you're there..."
A weird chuckle rang out around him. "Don't you realize what's happening Gogglehead?"
Takato sat up. "Doumon!"
"Yes," said Doumon's voice. "You're little Ruki's in a deep sleep Gogglehead! Just so I wouldn't lose my only power source, I put a spell on her to make her depressed forever! Nothing can break her! Not even you little Gogglehead!! Ahahahahahahahaa!!!"
Takato stared at her blank expression with sadness. "Ruki..."
* * * *
Meanwhile, outside all this, Juri was lying on her bed, wondering. She closed her eyes, unaware of what was happening in Shinjuku. Her bedroom curtains billowed against the soft wind, and she was listening to music. She smiled happily, but something was bothering her.
"Takato hasn't said anything to me since we've been engaged..." she said softly to herself. "I wonder if he's... alright..."
She sat up and pulled on her sock puppet. "Don't worry Juri... ruff!" she made her puppet say. Even after seven years she still adored her puppet, but she didn't use it as much as she used to. "He's probably just following the wedding tradition! Ruff!!"
Juri smiled. "Yea, you're right..." She lie back down in bed and took off her sock puppet. "But you begin to worry a bit..."
She turned to her puppet on her bedside table and smiled. "I'm sure he's fine... Momentai..."
She sat up, surprised with herself. "Momentai? Since when do I say that?" Then she blushed when Lee's face flashed in her mind. She turned and picked up a picture of the Tamers together, taken 7 years ago. Takato was standing next to Ruki, and Lee was next to Juri...
She paused as she stared lovingly at the two boys. She sighed. "Takato... you belong with Ruki... I was right before... you and I are just close friends..." She lay back down and held the picture above her.
"We've always been that way," she said softly. "And I know you feel more for her than you do me... and at the same time... I seem to feel more for Lee..."
She smiled. "It just took me a while to realize that..."
She got up and walked over to the window. Gazing out at the sunset she smiled and Lee's face seemed to appear in the clouds above. "Lee..."
She smiled happily and put her hands on the sliding door window. She stared at her right hand and saw the engagement ring. She sighed and with a yank, pulled it off. She opened the sliding door, and chucked it off the balcony. "I'm sorry Takato."
She looked out toward Shinjuku and she gasped. The sky was black and lightning was all about, and a crystal tower stood where Ruki's house was supposed to be. "Oh no!!"
She raced inside and phoned Hirokazu, Kenta, Shuichon , and Ryo. "Guys... look out your windows... do you see that tower?!"
The others looked out their windows and gasped. Hirokazu was the first to speak. "Juri, Ryo, Kenta, Shuichon, meet me at the tower in 15 minutes!! I can't believe we didn't see this thing! I thought it was a storm!"
"Me too!" cried Kenta. They were on a 5 way phone line. "Come on guys!!" They all hurriedly said goodbye and hung up. Juri raced outside and ran down toward Shinjuku. 'I just hope we're not too late...' she thought. 'So that's why I couldn't get a hold of them! Something bad must be going on...'
* * * *
Doumon left Ruki there, in the darkness in her mind, to mourn. She sighed and memories of Takato came flooding back to her. How Takato was always by her side...
"I guess I can now say I've finally met my 'dream girl'," said a younger Takato with a smile. Ruki rolled her eyes. "Ugh..."
"Sorry," said Takato. "I couldn't resist..."
"You put HEARTS in that e-mail to my parents?!" cried Ruki. Takato sweat dropped. "No I didn't... well... I um..."
"Even smiley faces would've been better!!"
"Ok, then I put smiley faces."
"Takato how could you?!"
"Yay, Ruki! You're coming with us!! That's great!! I..." Takato stopped himself, seeing Ruki's stern expression. He coughed and said in a less happier tone, "Well... that's ok if you want to come..."
They were walking down the underground tunnel to face off in a final battle with the D-Reaper...
"Renamon and Guilmon sitting in a tree!" sang Terriermon after arguing with Guilmon.
Ruki turned and noticed Takato was staring at her. Takato blushed and turned away quickly, and Ruki continued to stare.
'Ok Takato,' he thought. 'Don't say anything... ignore the fact that she's staring at the back of your head and don't say anything... just keep walking...'
"That's a nice shirt," he remarked, and it was Ruki's turn to blush...
"Takato?"
Takato turned and saw Ruki standing by the bushes. His face went from joy to anger. "What do you want?"
"I just wanted to..." said Ruki.
"I don't need your grief," spat Takato. "Leave me alone."
Ruki looked down, her eyes suddenly full of tears. "Takato, I'm sorry..."
Tears formed in Ruki's eyes. (Oh Takato...) She hugged her legs and sighed. (I wish I wasn't here and that everything was as it should be... I wish I had never left...) She buried her head in her knees. (None of this would have ever happened if I hadn't left...)
She sighed. (Dear Takato... you've fought with me... put hearts in that stupid e-mail, always seemed to love Juri over me... and broken my heart into a thousand pieces more than once... but... you showed me what friend were... and that Digimon weren't just for fighting... I may have called you weak, and I'd never admit it out loud, but you are and always have been stronger than me... I mean look at me, I can't even get out of this stupid trap some stupid digimon set up. I can't even get over the fact that you're engaged to that sock puppet obsessive...)
Her vision blurred with tears. (But honestly... who am I kidding? I'm lost without you, and I wish I had never left... than none of this would have ever happened... I still stare at that Goggleheaded face in pictures and I smile... because your smile has always been so warm and welcoming... I've never really felt this way and I don't know how to express it to you... but I guess it doesn't matter now... you have Juri... I should've seen that coming... I should've never even gotten close to you...)
A single tear ran down her cheek. (I can't take it anymore! I love you Takato. There, I've said it. But no one will ever know... cause I'm here and I'll probably never see you again... but I do love you Takato... I just wish you loved me back...)
She closed her eyes and allowed her tears to seep through. "I... I love you Takato..."
* * * *
He hugged her again. "This... this is all my fault..." He began to cry. "I'm so sorry Ruki! Please answer me!"
She did not answer, all she did was stare at him. Takato released her and cried harder than he ever did. "Ruki... you've called me Gogglehead countless times, tried to fight me and destroy my own digimon, you've been icier to me than being incased inside a Popsicle, and you've been the meanest person I've ever met..." He paused, but her expression did not change. "But no matter how hard I try, I wake up every morning, and I cannot get you out of my head. At first, I thought I was going crazy, but now I know... I was wrong to do this to you... I was very wrong... and I know now that you are the one I want over anyone else in the world, I love you more than anything Ruki..."
He got on his hands and knees. "Please forgive me Ruki... I love you... I really do..."
She continued to stare at him in a weird way. Tears streamed down his face as he gazed at her lovingly. "Please Ruki... call me Gogglehead... just once more..."
He let his hand droop and he began to cry. {She can't hear me... Ruki...} He cried harder, until suddenly he heard something.
Plick.
Takato stopped crying and stared at his hand, surprised. Before it on the ground was a teardrop, and it wasn't his, all of his had dropped below his hand. Another one landed right beside it, this time on Takato's hand. Takato slowly looked up in surprise.
Ruki was crying. Takato's face showed half shock half sadness. {Oh no... great Matsuki, you made it worse... she's crying...} But her face was different. Even though she still had that gaunt look in her eyes, her expression wasn't sadness at all...
Takato's eyes widened. "Ruki?"
Ruki looked down and allowed the rest of her tears to come down. Then she looked up and smiled, her eyes returning to normal. "Gogglehead..."
Takato beamed and tears of joy came to his eyes. "Oh Ruki!"
Ruki nodded slightly and pulled with all her might. Takato watched in shock as she ripped through the wires, which disappeared into data, returning to the machine. Ruki fell forward forcefully, reaching out to him, and Takato caught her. Ruki began to cry as she buried her head in his chest. Tears dribbled down his cheeks as he stroked her hair. "Ruki... you're okay... it's alright... don't cry..."
Ruki hugged him and continued to cry. Takato rested his head on her trembling one and sighed. Ruki looked up and smiled. "I'm so sorry Takato..."
Takato smiled through his tears. "It's not your fault... I'm just glad you're ok..."
Ruki nodded. "You... came back for me..."
Takato stared at her lovingly. "Of course... why wouldn't I?"
"Juri..." Ruki turned away. "Doumon made an illusion... that you guys weren't coming to help me..." Takato shook his head. "We'd never do that Ruki. We all care too much for you... maybe a few more than others..."
"I know," she said. "But I believed what Doumon said... and I'm the Ice Queen..." She smiled. "So much for reputation..."
"You'll always be the Ice Queen in my eyes..." Takato hugged her. "I meant what I said Ruki..."
"Takato..." she whispered happily. She closed her eyes and smiled. (He really does care for me...)
Suddenly something came toward them at top speed. Ruki's eyes fluttered open. "Takato?"
Takato sat up to face her. "Wha- ..." Ruki's eyes widened. "No!"
Takato was struck from behind by a shadowy figure. He trembled and let out a scream as the figure deepened his wound. Finally he was released and he fell forward, instantly unconscious.
"Takato! No!" she cried. She knelt beside him and stared up at the figure...who looked strangely familiar.
"Couldn't be..." she whispered. Then the figure came into the light. "Renamon?!"
**End of Part 7**
Will Takato be alright? Will these people ever get out of here? When are Juri and the others coming to help? Stay tuned. Oh yes, I'm very close to the ending! Thank you for reviewing! I appreciate it!
Intro: And we're back! Heehee, this chapter should be much longer and have more Lee/Juri and Rukato pairing in it! Oh thank you Box Car Racer, I did know that some of the lyrics were incorrect, of course, I found them on the internet so I figured a few parts may not be correct, and thank you for telling me the title (I'm bad at names...). DC, thanks for the info on Gallantmon's attacks! R+R everyone and Rukato forever!!!
()= Ruki's thoughts
{}=Takato's thoughts
[]= Lee's thoughts
''= Everyone else's thoughts
""= Speech
**Part 7**
"Ruki!" cried Takato, de bio merging and running up to his dear friend. He shook her, for her eyes were closed as if she were sleeping. "Ruki! Wake up! We have to get out of here now! Ruki..."
Ruki's eyes fluttered open, and Takato gasped in horror. They were gaunt and black, with tints of purple. Guilmon drew closer. "What's wrong with Ruki, Takato?"
Takato sunk to his knees, staring at her. She stared back, her face expressionless, and she didn't move. The only thing she did do was blink at him and breathe. "What happened to you Ruki?"
Ruki didn't answer, and she continued to stare. Takato shook her again. "Ruki! Speak to me! Are you ok?!"
Ruki still stared at him. "Ruki this isn't funny! I know you're mad at me but seriously, talk to me!!" She didn't even look like she was listening to him. Takato choked down his tears. "Ruki... please... say something... let me know you're ok..."
"Ta...ka...to..." she said quietly. Takato blinked and stared at her. She had turned away from him and was staring at the ground.
Takato hugged her to the best of his abilities. "Yes Ruki... it's me... everything's going to be ok now... I'm here..."
Ruki stared blankly ahead of him. Takato tried his best not to panic. To calm himself, he took her hand, which was partially free, and bent down to bring it close to him. "Oh Ruki... I wish you weren't this way... I mean, Juri did say we were only friends... I can't believe I even said yes to that engagement... you must've been pretty mad at me when I only focused on saving Juri during the D-Reaper incident, but you kept cool... and I admire you for that. I wasn't too happy either when I saw you with Ryo..."
He smiled weakly at her, but she didn't even acknowledge him. Tears began to brim in his eyes. "Ruki! Say something! Anything! Just tell me that you're there..."
A weird chuckle rang out around him. "Don't you realize what's happening Gogglehead?"
Takato sat up. "Doumon!"
"Yes," said Doumon's voice. "You're little Ruki's in a deep sleep Gogglehead! Just so I wouldn't lose my only power source, I put a spell on her to make her depressed forever! Nothing can break her! Not even you little Gogglehead!! Ahahahahahahahaa!!!"
Takato stared at her blank expression with sadness. "Ruki..."
* * * *
Meanwhile, outside all this, Juri was lying on her bed, wondering. She closed her eyes, unaware of what was happening in Shinjuku. Her bedroom curtains billowed against the soft wind, and she was listening to music. She smiled happily, but something was bothering her.
"Takato hasn't said anything to me since we've been engaged..." she said softly to herself. "I wonder if he's... alright..."
She sat up and pulled on her sock puppet. "Don't worry Juri... ruff!" she made her puppet say. Even after seven years she still adored her puppet, but she didn't use it as much as she used to. "He's probably just following the wedding tradition! Ruff!!"
Juri smiled. "Yea, you're right..." She lie back down in bed and took off her sock puppet. "But you begin to worry a bit..."
She turned to her puppet on her bedside table and smiled. "I'm sure he's fine... Momentai..."
She sat up, surprised with herself. "Momentai? Since when do I say that?" Then she blushed when Lee's face flashed in her mind. She turned and picked up a picture of the Tamers together, taken 7 years ago. Takato was standing next to Ruki, and Lee was next to Juri...
She paused as she stared lovingly at the two boys. She sighed. "Takato... you belong with Ruki... I was right before... you and I are just close friends..." She lay back down and held the picture above her.
"We've always been that way," she said softly. "And I know you feel more for her than you do me... and at the same time... I seem to feel more for Lee..."
She smiled. "It just took me a while to realize that..."
She got up and walked over to the window. Gazing out at the sunset she smiled and Lee's face seemed to appear in the clouds above. "Lee..."
She smiled happily and put her hands on the sliding door window. She stared at her right hand and saw the engagement ring. She sighed and with a yank, pulled it off. She opened the sliding door, and chucked it off the balcony. "I'm sorry Takato."
She looked out toward Shinjuku and she gasped. The sky was black and lightning was all about, and a crystal tower stood where Ruki's house was supposed to be. "Oh no!!"
She raced inside and phoned Hirokazu, Kenta, Shuichon , and Ryo. "Guys... look out your windows... do you see that tower?!"
The others looked out their windows and gasped. Hirokazu was the first to speak. "Juri, Ryo, Kenta, Shuichon, meet me at the tower in 15 minutes!! I can't believe we didn't see this thing! I thought it was a storm!"
"Me too!" cried Kenta. They were on a 5 way phone line. "Come on guys!!" They all hurriedly said goodbye and hung up. Juri raced outside and ran down toward Shinjuku. 'I just hope we're not too late...' she thought. 'So that's why I couldn't get a hold of them! Something bad must be going on...'
* * * *
Doumon left Ruki there, in the darkness in her mind, to mourn. She sighed and memories of Takato came flooding back to her. How Takato was always by her side...
"I guess I can now say I've finally met my 'dream girl'," said a younger Takato with a smile. Ruki rolled her eyes. "Ugh..."
"Sorry," said Takato. "I couldn't resist..."
"You put HEARTS in that e-mail to my parents?!" cried Ruki. Takato sweat dropped. "No I didn't... well... I um..."
"Even smiley faces would've been better!!"
"Ok, then I put smiley faces."
"Takato how could you?!"
"Yay, Ruki! You're coming with us!! That's great!! I..." Takato stopped himself, seeing Ruki's stern expression. He coughed and said in a less happier tone, "Well... that's ok if you want to come..."
They were walking down the underground tunnel to face off in a final battle with the D-Reaper...
"Renamon and Guilmon sitting in a tree!" sang Terriermon after arguing with Guilmon.
Ruki turned and noticed Takato was staring at her. Takato blushed and turned away quickly, and Ruki continued to stare.
'Ok Takato,' he thought. 'Don't say anything... ignore the fact that she's staring at the back of your head and don't say anything... just keep walking...'
"That's a nice shirt," he remarked, and it was Ruki's turn to blush...
"Takato?"
Takato turned and saw Ruki standing by the bushes. His face went from joy to anger. "What do you want?"
"I just wanted to..." said Ruki.
"I don't need your grief," spat Takato. "Leave me alone."
Ruki looked down, her eyes suddenly full of tears. "Takato, I'm sorry..."
Tears formed in Ruki's eyes. (Oh Takato...) She hugged her legs and sighed. (I wish I wasn't here and that everything was as it should be... I wish I had never left...) She buried her head in her knees. (None of this would have ever happened if I hadn't left...)
She sighed. (Dear Takato... you've fought with me... put hearts in that stupid e-mail, always seemed to love Juri over me... and broken my heart into a thousand pieces more than once... but... you showed me what friend were... and that Digimon weren't just for fighting... I may have called you weak, and I'd never admit it out loud, but you are and always have been stronger than me... I mean look at me, I can't even get out of this stupid trap some stupid digimon set up. I can't even get over the fact that you're engaged to that sock puppet obsessive...)
Her vision blurred with tears. (But honestly... who am I kidding? I'm lost without you, and I wish I had never left... than none of this would have ever happened... I still stare at that Goggleheaded face in pictures and I smile... because your smile has always been so warm and welcoming... I've never really felt this way and I don't know how to express it to you... but I guess it doesn't matter now... you have Juri... I should've seen that coming... I should've never even gotten close to you...)
A single tear ran down her cheek. (I can't take it anymore! I love you Takato. There, I've said it. But no one will ever know... cause I'm here and I'll probably never see you again... but I do love you Takato... I just wish you loved me back...)
She closed her eyes and allowed her tears to seep through. "I... I love you Takato..."
* * * *
He hugged her again. "This... this is all my fault..." He began to cry. "I'm so sorry Ruki! Please answer me!"
She did not answer, all she did was stare at him. Takato released her and cried harder than he ever did. "Ruki... you've called me Gogglehead countless times, tried to fight me and destroy my own digimon, you've been icier to me than being incased inside a Popsicle, and you've been the meanest person I've ever met..." He paused, but her expression did not change. "But no matter how hard I try, I wake up every morning, and I cannot get you out of my head. At first, I thought I was going crazy, but now I know... I was wrong to do this to you... I was very wrong... and I know now that you are the one I want over anyone else in the world, I love you more than anything Ruki..."
He got on his hands and knees. "Please forgive me Ruki... I love you... I really do..."
She continued to stare at him in a weird way. Tears streamed down his face as he gazed at her lovingly. "Please Ruki... call me Gogglehead... just once more..."
He let his hand droop and he began to cry. {She can't hear me... Ruki...} He cried harder, until suddenly he heard something.
Plick.
Takato stopped crying and stared at his hand, surprised. Before it on the ground was a teardrop, and it wasn't his, all of his had dropped below his hand. Another one landed right beside it, this time on Takato's hand. Takato slowly looked up in surprise.
Ruki was crying. Takato's face showed half shock half sadness. {Oh no... great Matsuki, you made it worse... she's crying...} But her face was different. Even though she still had that gaunt look in her eyes, her expression wasn't sadness at all...
Takato's eyes widened. "Ruki?"
Ruki looked down and allowed the rest of her tears to come down. Then she looked up and smiled, her eyes returning to normal. "Gogglehead..."
Takato beamed and tears of joy came to his eyes. "Oh Ruki!"
Ruki nodded slightly and pulled with all her might. Takato watched in shock as she ripped through the wires, which disappeared into data, returning to the machine. Ruki fell forward forcefully, reaching out to him, and Takato caught her. Ruki began to cry as she buried her head in his chest. Tears dribbled down his cheeks as he stroked her hair. "Ruki... you're okay... it's alright... don't cry..."
Ruki hugged him and continued to cry. Takato rested his head on her trembling one and sighed. Ruki looked up and smiled. "I'm so sorry Takato..."
Takato smiled through his tears. "It's not your fault... I'm just glad you're ok..."
Ruki nodded. "You... came back for me..."
Takato stared at her lovingly. "Of course... why wouldn't I?"
"Juri..." Ruki turned away. "Doumon made an illusion... that you guys weren't coming to help me..." Takato shook his head. "We'd never do that Ruki. We all care too much for you... maybe a few more than others..."
"I know," she said. "But I believed what Doumon said... and I'm the Ice Queen..." She smiled. "So much for reputation..."
"You'll always be the Ice Queen in my eyes..." Takato hugged her. "I meant what I said Ruki..."
"Takato..." she whispered happily. She closed her eyes and smiled. (He really does care for me...)
Suddenly something came toward them at top speed. Ruki's eyes fluttered open. "Takato?"
Takato sat up to face her. "Wha- ..." Ruki's eyes widened. "No!"
Takato was struck from behind by a shadowy figure. He trembled and let out a scream as the figure deepened his wound. Finally he was released and he fell forward, instantly unconscious.
"Takato! No!" she cried. She knelt beside him and stared up at the figure...who looked strangely familiar.
"Couldn't be..." she whispered. Then the figure came into the light. "Renamon?!"
**End of Part 7**
Will Takato be alright? Will these people ever get out of here? When are Juri and the others coming to help? Stay tuned. Oh yes, I'm very close to the ending! Thank you for reviewing! I appreciate it!