Sorry, for the very long wait, but I was really busy with school lately * yuck *. Any ways, I hope you like this chapter! Also thanks to ColbatMarineAngeman for reviewing my fic *hugs*… hehe either Ruki would've gotten a heart attack or beaten Ryo into a pulp, but you never know ;). Well on with the fic--------
The Knight in Shining Armor and The Princess in the Frilly Pink Dress
Brother Alias watched, from his alter with a surface of glimmering water as an image of Cami and the two digital fighters appeared as if it were some dark magic.
' I see, those two brats are going to Amaretto. Well, I've got the perfect plan…' He thought.
"Sister Alexis!" He called as she appeared immediately and bowed before him.
"You called, Brother Alias?" Alexis asked.
"Yes, all the males I've sent have failed me. You should be grateful that Simon was your actual brother… if not you wouldn't be here right now." He stated.
"I know and I'm grateful to be serving a person with such immense power." She complimented.
"You must go to Amaretto town and destroy the boy first and if you want to you may destroy the girl afterwards. I will give you more specific details later." Alias instructed.
"Thank you brother. I will not fail you." She said as she vanished once again into thin air.
At Cami's house, Ruki and Ryo stayed for a while trying to get some more details about the town.
"Cami, I want to say thank you for the little talk that we had and for helping with everything… if you know what I mean." Ruki stuttered as she gave Cami a hug.
"No problem Ruki-san. It was part of your training any ways, but if you ever need me again you know how to reach me." Assured Cami as she turned towards Ryo.
"Thank you, for having us here and helping me find Ruki."
"You're welcome Ryo-kun. I wish you two the best."
After 15 minutes the two said their final good-byes and set off to Amaretto.
"So Ruki, how is it like being a digital fighter?" Ryo asked trying to break the awkward silence between the two.
"It's confusing, I mean I don't even know who I can trust anymore--- except for certain people. Also it's stressful, if I fail, then the whole digital world will be destroyed by evil." She explained slowly, trying to choose the right words to describe her feelings.
"Wait Ruki, the whole world is counting on us. I'm here to help as well pumpkin." He corrected.
"Thanks Ryo. I wonder what Cami's friend actually 'does'. For all we know she could be part of the brotherhood of Seven."
"Well, I doubt Cami would lead us wrong and no offense, but I don't think a girl would be part of the Brotherhood of Seven." Assured Ryo.
"Not taken, but you do have a point… but I'm still not sure about certain things." Ruki stated.
"Well, if you do get scared, I Ryo your knight in shining armor is here to protect you." He kidded.
"If my memory is correct, I was the one that saved you from the Jenrya imposter. Therefore making you the princess in the frilly pink dress." Retaliated Ruki as she messed up his hair.
"Aww, my beautiful hair all messed up." Ryo pouted as he tried to fix his hair, causing Ruki to laugh out loud.
"You're sure getting used to the royalty of being a princess, but tell me when did the digital world have marketplaces and villages?" She asked pointing to a marketplace with merchants trying to sell their goods.
"I can't remember. There were villages before, but never a marketplace. We could always go asked around."
Although Ruki was already ten steps ahead of him as she walked into a shop with dim lights and blood red curtains.
"Hey Ruki, isn't the knight supposed to wait and protect the princess?"
"Not if the princess is a slowpoke like you Ryo." Laughed Ruki.
"Of all the shops you had to go into, you just had to go into the creepiest one." Ryo complained.
"Aww… is the wittle Ryo scared?" Ruki teased in a baby voice.
"Yes I am… I think I need my knight in shining armor to hold my hand." He said as he winked at her.
'You never give up do you Ryo-kun?' Ruki thought but before she could reply a girl interrupted her.
"Excuse me… were you two looking for something?" A girl with lavender hair and eyes asked.
"We were just lost and we needed to know where Amaretto town is." Clarified Ruki.
"You are in Amaretto Town. Famous in all the digi-world for our one of a kind marketplace and this shop is famous for our fortune telling." The girl boasted proudly.
"Alexis, you didn't tell me we had customers." An older woman around Cami's age asked as she peeked out the door.
"We're not really customers. We just needed to ask you for directions, so we should leave now. Sorry for bothering you." Ryo apologized as he and Ruki turned to leave the store.
"Wait! Please come back Ryo and Ruki!" The older woman shouted and tried to stop them.
"How did you know our names? " Ruki demanded to know.
"Cami messaged me and told me about you two. You're not customers, you'll be our honored guests and you'll receive a special treatment." The woman tried to explain, but was kind of scared as well.
"You can telepathically communicate with Cami too?" Ryo asked.
"Yes, I was the one that taught her how to do it. Both of you will learn how to communicate with each other, as well, but not without the help of myself, Ariah and my assistant Alexis."
"Nice to meet you both." He said as he eyed, the mysterious potions and jars on the multiple shelves.
"Hello, thank you very much for the offer, but we really don't have anything to pay you with." Apologized Ruki.
"Ruki-chan, no need to apologize, it will be an honour to work with you both and honour is all I need at the moment. Alexis, can you prepare room #9 for these two?" Ariah asked.
"What's this treatment you're talking about? How do we know that it's not dangerous?" Ryo interrogated suspiciously knowing that Ruki was unsure of this situation.
"You'll find out soon, just wait a couple of minutes while Alexis sets up the room. It's not dangerous, all you need is trust in each other and you'll be fine. Do you trust each other?"
"Of course I trust Ruki, probably with my life although, I'm not sure if she trusts me though…" he revealed.
"Ryo, I do trust you, probably more than a lot of other people." She assured him.
'Hmm… this can get interesting. Applying to become the old woman's assistant was a brilliant idea. After the treatment I'll be able to find out their weaknesses." Alexis thought evilly as she
prepared Room #9.
Sorry for the really crappy title, I suck at summaries and titles so leave me alone (j/k). Ohh… what could be this treatment that Ariah's talking about? Hmm.. you'll just have to wait and see… well bye bye for now:)
-Jenni