Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 3
Part 13
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Davis Motomiya hasn't been a very religious man before.
But right now he believes in Heaven. He smiles.
Heaven is right here, sleeping in his arms, her auburn hair touching his hands.
They have spent hours together. Touching, giggling, kissing.
Of course they hadn't done... it. Ten-year-olds aren't just ready for... it.
But they had enjoyed being together. Being closer than ever.
Davis slowly leaves the bed, being careful not to wake Ruki.
His love murmurs something, and Davis gently kisses her cheek.
Then he sneaks out of her room and sighs.
I better get back to Veemon. Poor fellow must be missing me.
As much as he loves Ruki, Davis has vowed not to make Veemon feel left-out.
"Yeah... use your claws... my little wildcat..." he suddenly hears Renamon's voice.
Davis gulps and turns his head. Then he sighs again.
Renamon is fast asleep, lying curled up on the couch. No sign of Gatomon.
Interesting how much Tamer and Digimon can be alike... he thinks and snickers.
With one hand, he idly scratches the red marks on his back.
Then he sneaks out of the apartment.
An hour later, Ruki Makino, now also known as Personified Heaven, wakes up.
Everything seems to be spinning, but the girl smiles.
Mom's been right. It feels great loving, being loved...
She staggers out of the room, still smiling.
Then her smile widens when she sees Renamon. Alone.
Poor foxy... All alone and unloved. Gotta fix.
Renamon wakes up grinning.
She loves being woken by a kiss. It's the best way to start a new day.
Still grinning she opens her eyes. Then her grin freezes.
Shrieking, she breaks the kiss.
"But Renamon..." Ruki whispers and cocks her head.
AGH! Ruki kissed me!
Gasping, Renamon looks at her Tamer and blinks. Then she smiles.
"Lemme guess: Davis left you in a great mood, right?"
Ruki grins in return and hugs the fox.
"He's soooooo caring." she sighs into the fox's ear.
"By the way you're touching my back, he's much more than just that." Renamon remarks.
Slowly coming to her senses, Ruki realizes that she is stroking Renamon's back.
Images of her doing the same with Davis flash up in her mind and she gasps.
"I must say... Davis is the second best thing to enter your life." Renamon whispers.
"And what is the best-" Ruki starts to ask.
Then she smiles and kisses Renamon's forehead.
Davis enters his room and frowns.
Everything is silent. No sign of Veemon.
He switches the lights on. Then he gasps.
"D-Davis? Is that you?" Veemon whispers, cowering in a corner.
The DigiDestined is instantly at Veemon's side, putting an arm around his partner.
"Veemon! What happened?" he asks.
The blue dragon looks at him and sighs.
"I... I have found out something..."
"Oh, there you are!" Renamon mutters as she enters the kitchen.
It's too late for a midnight snack and too early for breakfast.
But she is hungry, and a hungry Digimon isn't any good, is it?
Gatomon's presence, however, lets Renamon's hunger vanish instantly.
"Hi..." Gatomon whispers, never looking up from the book she is reading.
Renamon frowns and leans down to see the cover of the book.
"You're reading... Physics?" she asks and looks at the reading cat.
"Yep."
"And... why?"
Gatomon looks up and smiles.
"To bring Veemon and Aquaveemon together of course!"
"With... physics?"
Gatomon only nods and continues to read.
Still frowning, Renamon takes a look at the text.
"How to calculate trajectories..." she reads the headline.
Then she shrugs and walks to the fridge.
"You're kidding, right?" Davis asks his partner.
"She told me!" Veemon almost wails.
The dragon had just finished telling Davis what he has heard and what he thinks.
"But... Kari and Renamon? Oh come on!"
"At least one of them is up to something! I tell you!"
Davis shakes his head slowly.
"You should be quite safe. But be careful! Kari might try to seduce you!"
Now Davis laughs.
"I'm serious, Davis! Watch out for anything unusual! Renamon and Kari are planning something!"
Slowly, Davis manages to calm down again.
"Okay, buddy. I promise I'll be careful." he finally vows.
The next morning, everybody in the Kamiya household has calmed down again.
Ruki is still smiling like a brain-dead zombie, but her hands to herself.
Renamon has prepared some pancakes again, and everybody sits down to eat.
After a while, Gatomon smiles at the fox.
"Rena-chan?" she asks, her voice sweeter than ever.
"Uhhh... Yeah?" Renamon asks, raising an eyebrow.
Gatomon leans over to her love and starts stroking her fur.
"Would you please join me today?"
Renamon only grins.
"Not for that!" Gatomon hisses instantly, making Renamon whine.
"I have to buy some things for today and I need you to help me."
Renamon smiles and nods her okay.
Some minutes later, Ruki goes to the bathroom and Gatomon heads for Kari's room to get her list.
Just then, the phone rings.
"Buddy? Could you do me a favor?" Davis shouts out of the bathroom.
"Sure thing!" Veemon shouts back happily.
"Could you call Ruki for me?"
Veemon snickers. Davis obviously wants to lose no time dialing after coming out of the bath.
"Okay." Veemon shouts and dials the number.
Kamiya household, Renamon speaking.
Veemon clenches his fist and closes his eyes. Then he sighs.
"Yeah, it's me, Veemon. Is Ruki there?"
Uh sorry, she's in the bathroom right now.
Veemon allows himself a smile.
Probably still getting the fur out of her mouth... Renamon chuckles.
"Errr, pardon me?" Veemon says and blinks.
Oh, my fault. She kissed me yesterday. Right onto my lips. Renamon laughs.
Veemon's heart skips a couple of beats.
Hey, now I know why Davis likes her!
Veemon slams the receiver down and curses loudly.
"Uhm, buddy? What's wrong?" Davis asks, coming out of the bathroom.
The Dragon of Friendship looks at his partner, tears flowing down his cheeks.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." he whispers, hugging Davis.
"About what? What happened?" Davis asks, concern replacing curiosity.
"They... They've got Ruki now..." Veemon cries.
"RUKI? WHO?" Davis yells, his eyes widened by the shock.
"R-Renamon and Kari... They... seduced her, too!"
"Uhhhhh hello?" Renamon asks and looks at the phone.
"Ruki kissed you?" Kari asks and giggles.
"Yeah. I guess she was still in the mood after Davis left..." Renamon answers and smiles.
Then the fox sighs.
"It felt so nice... although I know she wasn't thinking of me."
Just as Kari wants to answer something, Ruki comes out of the bathroom.
"Hey, Veemon just called. Bet Davis wants you again." Renamon tells her.
Ruki grins and nods.
"Ready to go, Renamon?" Gatomon asks as she comes out of Kari's room with a list.
"Sure." the fox answers and opens a window.
Minutes later, Ruki tries phoning the Motomiya's for the third time.
But the line is still dead.
"Hm. I wonder-" she mutters.
Her thoughts are interrupted by the doorbell.
Shrugging, Ruki opens the door and blinks.
First she sees nobody. Then she looks down.
The first thing she sees is Davis' hand, slowly sliding off the doorbell.
Everything else of him is lying on the floor in a coughing heap.
"Davis! I just tried to phone you!" Ruki shouts, kneeling next to her love.
The Tamer can see that Davis is sweating. And panting. And crying.
She frowns and carefully helps him into a sitting position.
"What happened?" she whispers.
"Ru...ki..." Davis whispers, barely finding the breath to do so.
She leans over to him to hear him better.
"I... love... you... than... they... do..."
Ruki blinks.
"Come again please?" she asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Ruki, what is- My God... DAVIS?" Kari shouts, coming to the door.
Davis stares at the young Kamiya girl as if she represents everything he hates.
"YOU WON'T GET HER!" he shouts, startling both girls.
That must have cost him his last strength because Davis collapses right into Ruki's arms.
"Okay, what are you up to this time?" Renamon finally asks.
Gatomon looks at the fox, who is carrying two large buckets of paint.
They have walked halfway across town now, and Renamon doesn't seem happy.
"Spreading love, of course!" the cat replies merrily.
Renamon stops dead in her tracks and looks at the buckets.
Then she looks at Gatomon again.
"Okay, I'm curious now." she finally mutters.
"I'll tell you when we're there."
"And where is 'there'?"
"Up there!" Gatomon shouts, pointing at a rooftop.
"I can almost smell a bad plan." Renamon whispers and shakes her head.
"Ohhhhhh... It's perfect! Trust me!"
AquaVeemon groans.
Her feet weren't made for long walks over concrete.
Yet she has walked all the way from home to reach her destination.
Gatomon had told her to come over to the park.
A park with a pond... AquaVeemon tells herself and smiles.
She is near Veemon's home now. For a moment she toys with the idea of visiting him.
Gatomon said Veemon is usually the last to come, although he lives very close to the pond.
Close to the PARK! she corrects herself.
But she can't help it. Water is her natural element.
Still, she decides to head straight for the pond.
Park! Geez, I gotta stop thinking about water all the time!
"See? Just as planned!" Gatomon whispers.
Renamon looks down. Five floors below them, Aquaveemon is walking down the street.
"So? We're up here, she's down there. We've got some paint, and-"
The fox stops in mid-sentence. Gatomon gives her a smile.
"Oh no. You wouldn't!" Renamon quickly whispers.
"It's perfect! We cover her with this, and she'll run straight to Veemon!"
"She wouldn't look too romantic, being covered with white paint."
"True, but she might need somebody to rub all the paint off her body..."
The golden-furred Digimon almost drops dead.
"You must be desperate." she finally mutters, handing Gatomon a bucket.
"I am. That's why I bought two buckets, just in case."
The cat opens the first bucket and places it at the edge of the roof.
Suddenly, she gives it a final push, sending it flying down.
She smiles from one ear to the other.
Her smile vanishes when she hears Renamon's next words.
"Oh oh..."
Part 13
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Davis Motomiya hasn't been a very religious man before.
But right now he believes in Heaven. He smiles.
Heaven is right here, sleeping in his arms, her auburn hair touching his hands.
They have spent hours together. Touching, giggling, kissing.
Of course they hadn't done... it. Ten-year-olds aren't just ready for... it.
But they had enjoyed being together. Being closer than ever.
Davis slowly leaves the bed, being careful not to wake Ruki.
His love murmurs something, and Davis gently kisses her cheek.
Then he sneaks out of her room and sighs.
I better get back to Veemon. Poor fellow must be missing me.
As much as he loves Ruki, Davis has vowed not to make Veemon feel left-out.
"Yeah... use your claws... my little wildcat..." he suddenly hears Renamon's voice.
Davis gulps and turns his head. Then he sighs again.
Renamon is fast asleep, lying curled up on the couch. No sign of Gatomon.
Interesting how much Tamer and Digimon can be alike... he thinks and snickers.
With one hand, he idly scratches the red marks on his back.
Then he sneaks out of the apartment.
An hour later, Ruki Makino, now also known as Personified Heaven, wakes up.
Everything seems to be spinning, but the girl smiles.
Mom's been right. It feels great loving, being loved...
She staggers out of the room, still smiling.
Then her smile widens when she sees Renamon. Alone.
Poor foxy... All alone and unloved. Gotta fix.
Renamon wakes up grinning.
She loves being woken by a kiss. It's the best way to start a new day.
Still grinning she opens her eyes. Then her grin freezes.
Shrieking, she breaks the kiss.
"But Renamon..." Ruki whispers and cocks her head.
AGH! Ruki kissed me!
Gasping, Renamon looks at her Tamer and blinks. Then she smiles.
"Lemme guess: Davis left you in a great mood, right?"
Ruki grins in return and hugs the fox.
"He's soooooo caring." she sighs into the fox's ear.
"By the way you're touching my back, he's much more than just that." Renamon remarks.
Slowly coming to her senses, Ruki realizes that she is stroking Renamon's back.
Images of her doing the same with Davis flash up in her mind and she gasps.
"I must say... Davis is the second best thing to enter your life." Renamon whispers.
"And what is the best-" Ruki starts to ask.
Then she smiles and kisses Renamon's forehead.
Davis enters his room and frowns.
Everything is silent. No sign of Veemon.
He switches the lights on. Then he gasps.
"D-Davis? Is that you?" Veemon whispers, cowering in a corner.
The DigiDestined is instantly at Veemon's side, putting an arm around his partner.
"Veemon! What happened?" he asks.
The blue dragon looks at him and sighs.
"I... I have found out something..."
"Oh, there you are!" Renamon mutters as she enters the kitchen.
It's too late for a midnight snack and too early for breakfast.
But she is hungry, and a hungry Digimon isn't any good, is it?
Gatomon's presence, however, lets Renamon's hunger vanish instantly.
"Hi..." Gatomon whispers, never looking up from the book she is reading.
Renamon frowns and leans down to see the cover of the book.
"You're reading... Physics?" she asks and looks at the reading cat.
"Yep."
"And... why?"
Gatomon looks up and smiles.
"To bring Veemon and Aquaveemon together of course!"
"With... physics?"
Gatomon only nods and continues to read.
Still frowning, Renamon takes a look at the text.
"How to calculate trajectories..." she reads the headline.
Then she shrugs and walks to the fridge.
"You're kidding, right?" Davis asks his partner.
"She told me!" Veemon almost wails.
The dragon had just finished telling Davis what he has heard and what he thinks.
"But... Kari and Renamon? Oh come on!"
"At least one of them is up to something! I tell you!"
Davis shakes his head slowly.
"You should be quite safe. But be careful! Kari might try to seduce you!"
Now Davis laughs.
"I'm serious, Davis! Watch out for anything unusual! Renamon and Kari are planning something!"
Slowly, Davis manages to calm down again.
"Okay, buddy. I promise I'll be careful." he finally vows.
The next morning, everybody in the Kamiya household has calmed down again.
Ruki is still smiling like a brain-dead zombie, but her hands to herself.
Renamon has prepared some pancakes again, and everybody sits down to eat.
After a while, Gatomon smiles at the fox.
"Rena-chan?" she asks, her voice sweeter than ever.
"Uhhh... Yeah?" Renamon asks, raising an eyebrow.
Gatomon leans over to her love and starts stroking her fur.
"Would you please join me today?"
Renamon only grins.
"Not for that!" Gatomon hisses instantly, making Renamon whine.
"I have to buy some things for today and I need you to help me."
Renamon smiles and nods her okay.
Some minutes later, Ruki goes to the bathroom and Gatomon heads for Kari's room to get her list.
Just then, the phone rings.
"Buddy? Could you do me a favor?" Davis shouts out of the bathroom.
"Sure thing!" Veemon shouts back happily.
"Could you call Ruki for me?"
Veemon snickers. Davis obviously wants to lose no time dialing after coming out of the bath.
"Okay." Veemon shouts and dials the number.
Kamiya household, Renamon speaking.
Veemon clenches his fist and closes his eyes. Then he sighs.
"Yeah, it's me, Veemon. Is Ruki there?"
Uh sorry, she's in the bathroom right now.
Veemon allows himself a smile.
Probably still getting the fur out of her mouth... Renamon chuckles.
"Errr, pardon me?" Veemon says and blinks.
Oh, my fault. She kissed me yesterday. Right onto my lips. Renamon laughs.
Veemon's heart skips a couple of beats.
Hey, now I know why Davis likes her!
Veemon slams the receiver down and curses loudly.
"Uhm, buddy? What's wrong?" Davis asks, coming out of the bathroom.
The Dragon of Friendship looks at his partner, tears flowing down his cheeks.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." he whispers, hugging Davis.
"About what? What happened?" Davis asks, concern replacing curiosity.
"They... They've got Ruki now..." Veemon cries.
"RUKI? WHO?" Davis yells, his eyes widened by the shock.
"R-Renamon and Kari... They... seduced her, too!"
"Uhhhhh hello?" Renamon asks and looks at the phone.
"Ruki kissed you?" Kari asks and giggles.
"Yeah. I guess she was still in the mood after Davis left..." Renamon answers and smiles.
Then the fox sighs.
"It felt so nice... although I know she wasn't thinking of me."
Just as Kari wants to answer something, Ruki comes out of the bathroom.
"Hey, Veemon just called. Bet Davis wants you again." Renamon tells her.
Ruki grins and nods.
"Ready to go, Renamon?" Gatomon asks as she comes out of Kari's room with a list.
"Sure." the fox answers and opens a window.
Minutes later, Ruki tries phoning the Motomiya's for the third time.
But the line is still dead.
"Hm. I wonder-" she mutters.
Her thoughts are interrupted by the doorbell.
Shrugging, Ruki opens the door and blinks.
First she sees nobody. Then she looks down.
The first thing she sees is Davis' hand, slowly sliding off the doorbell.
Everything else of him is lying on the floor in a coughing heap.
"Davis! I just tried to phone you!" Ruki shouts, kneeling next to her love.
The Tamer can see that Davis is sweating. And panting. And crying.
She frowns and carefully helps him into a sitting position.
"What happened?" she whispers.
"Ru...ki..." Davis whispers, barely finding the breath to do so.
She leans over to him to hear him better.
"I... love... you... than... they... do..."
Ruki blinks.
"Come again please?" she asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Ruki, what is- My God... DAVIS?" Kari shouts, coming to the door.
Davis stares at the young Kamiya girl as if she represents everything he hates.
"YOU WON'T GET HER!" he shouts, startling both girls.
That must have cost him his last strength because Davis collapses right into Ruki's arms.
"Okay, what are you up to this time?" Renamon finally asks.
Gatomon looks at the fox, who is carrying two large buckets of paint.
They have walked halfway across town now, and Renamon doesn't seem happy.
"Spreading love, of course!" the cat replies merrily.
Renamon stops dead in her tracks and looks at the buckets.
Then she looks at Gatomon again.
"Okay, I'm curious now." she finally mutters.
"I'll tell you when we're there."
"And where is 'there'?"
"Up there!" Gatomon shouts, pointing at a rooftop.
"I can almost smell a bad plan." Renamon whispers and shakes her head.
"Ohhhhhh... It's perfect! Trust me!"
AquaVeemon groans.
Her feet weren't made for long walks over concrete.
Yet she has walked all the way from home to reach her destination.
Gatomon had told her to come over to the park.
A park with a pond... AquaVeemon tells herself and smiles.
She is near Veemon's home now. For a moment she toys with the idea of visiting him.
Gatomon said Veemon is usually the last to come, although he lives very close to the pond.
Close to the PARK! she corrects herself.
But she can't help it. Water is her natural element.
Still, she decides to head straight for the pond.
Park! Geez, I gotta stop thinking about water all the time!
"See? Just as planned!" Gatomon whispers.
Renamon looks down. Five floors below them, Aquaveemon is walking down the street.
"So? We're up here, she's down there. We've got some paint, and-"
The fox stops in mid-sentence. Gatomon gives her a smile.
"Oh no. You wouldn't!" Renamon quickly whispers.
"It's perfect! We cover her with this, and she'll run straight to Veemon!"
"She wouldn't look too romantic, being covered with white paint."
"True, but she might need somebody to rub all the paint off her body..."
The golden-furred Digimon almost drops dead.
"You must be desperate." she finally mutters, handing Gatomon a bucket.
"I am. That's why I bought two buckets, just in case."
The cat opens the first bucket and places it at the edge of the roof.
Suddenly, she gives it a final push, sending it flying down.
She smiles from one ear to the other.
Her smile vanishes when she hears Renamon's next words.
"Oh oh..."
