For Her Heart
When Rutee, Stahn, Dymlos, and Atwight returned to camp, they found Lawrence and Berselius had fallen asleep. Berselius was mumbling in his sleep about pie and cake, causing Rutee to laugh. Although the Digimon and the ladies man didn't think that Rutee knew who the Impmon was, she had already put two and two together. Somehow, she couldn't picture a Swordian as being food obsessed. Him having a love of battle, yes, but not a love of food.
"Hey Rutee," Stahn inquired, "Who is your new friend? Where did you meet?" He tried to hide the hint of jealousy in his voice, with little luck.
"He's my guide, nothing more. I wouldn't go out with this annoying pest if we were the last two people on earth and we had to marry for the human race to continue," she told him. Rutee certainly didn't want Stahn to get the wrong idea about this, she wanted to marry him some day.
Stahn said, "Let's go to bed and continue on in the morning. I certainly would like it if I had a guide too, so it is advantageous for me to come along."
Rutee smiled. "Then I will see you in the morning. Goodnight Stahn."
* * *
The young Guardian awoke to a bloodcurdling scream the next morning. When she turned around, she saw Lawrence had seen Stahn. The little perv began whacking him in the back with a flyswatter, hoping to wake him up.
"Lawrence!" yelled Rutee, "Leave him alone. What's the matter with you?"
"Is this man trying to take you away from me? I will not allow it. I want to fight him Digimon to Digimon. The winner will get a date with you," he stated.
Rutee exclaimed, "Excuse me! I am not a prize that you can just battle over. Honestly, you can be such a moron some times. Even Country Boy over there is smarter than you."
The Digimon all had awoken and were watching the scene before them. Atwight and Dymlos traded mental signs, while Berselius watched his master with interest. Apparently, he was just waiting for the duel to begin so he could get into a fight.
Lawrence walked over to Rutee. "My dear, you misunderstand me. A girl of your caliber deserves only the best in a man. And what would you consider the best a 'Country Boy' like the man you are with now, or a reared warrior such as myself?"
At that moment, Stahn woke up. He saw Rutee push Lawrence away, as he leaned foreword to kiss her. Fire lit in his eyes as he saw what the other man was doing, and he worried that he might go a little too far against her will. He charged Lawrence and knocked him down.
"So you do want to fight," Lawrence stated, "Let's go. The winner gets a date with the lovely Miss Rutee over here. And you can never hope to beat me in a fight, so I guess you can say bye-bye to your girlfriend. She will be mine before this day is over."
"I'll fight you, but not for the prize of a date. I want to fight you so you'll leave Rutee alone from now on. She's my friend and I won't take anyone trying to hurt her," yelled Stahn.
Rutee found herself mesmerized by his words. He wanted to protect her, knowing very well that she could protect herself. She smiled at his thoughtfulness.
Lawrence called, "Berselius, get yourself over here. We're gonna fight this intruder and his Digimon. Rutee goes to the winner, so you better do it right."
Berselius ran up to his master. "Ready to fight Lawrence. I'll certainly help you win the girl's heart. Don't worry, I won't lose to a guy like this."
"Stahn, let's go," Dymlos said, "We're not going to get beat here."
Rutee was watching the whole thing. She looked at the determination in Stahn's eyes as he looked at Lawrence across the battlefield. Maybe he did care about her. While she looked at the scene before her, the Guardian's mind ran down the track of her memories since the two had met. ~ ~ ~ ~
When they had first met, she had seen him as nothing more than a naïve Country Boy who she could manipulate easily. But as they had spent time together during their travels, Rutee had come to feel a deeper love for him. She didn't know exactly when it had happened, but all she knew was that he was the one that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.
It might have been right after the battle with Lydon that her feelings had taken a complete 180. The young Lens Hunter had confided in him about her reasons for fighting, but was still too embarrassed to tell him the complete truth. Then he had given her the money that she needed to save the orphans out of the kindness of his heart.
When she had learned of the truth about her own past, it had been Stahn who had comforted her over the grief of her brother's death. After her father had died right in front of her, Stahn had again come to her emotional aid, telling her that he must have been happy to be able to tell Rutee the truth before his death, to speak to her as her father once more. She remembered how she had cried before he took the Draconis back to his hometown of Lienna, wishing she could have told him the truth first.
~ ~ ~ ~
Stahn's cheers roused her from her reverie. He had won the battle against Berselius and Lawrence, and was praising Dymlos's abilities in battle. Not one word was said about Stahn's own part in the battle, but Rutee hadn't expected it. After all, he was just too modest.
"I guess I just am not worthy of Rutee's love. I'll leave her alone from now on. You two better be happy together," Lawrence stated.
Stahn and Rutee both blushed. Each tried to read the other's face to see what it said. Through that, they realized that both of them felt the same way towards each other. The only problem left was how to get over their shyness, and to tell their beloved how they really felt.
- - - -
The whole flyswatter thing was based on something that happened when I was a kid. My best friend, her sister, my sister, and I were hitting my friends' cousin with flyswatter singing a song called "French Fry the Nicky" (I still don't know what it meant). The rest of the battle is based on the whole Harry/Bit rivalry in Zoids: New Century/0 (Harry loved this girl Leena, but she didn't love him. So she made believe that Bit was her boyfriend in order to shut him up, but Harry decided that beating Bit in battle would give him Leena's heart. Of course, he always loses. Big time Bit/Leena fan here).
When Rutee, Stahn, Dymlos, and Atwight returned to camp, they found Lawrence and Berselius had fallen asleep. Berselius was mumbling in his sleep about pie and cake, causing Rutee to laugh. Although the Digimon and the ladies man didn't think that Rutee knew who the Impmon was, she had already put two and two together. Somehow, she couldn't picture a Swordian as being food obsessed. Him having a love of battle, yes, but not a love of food.
"Hey Rutee," Stahn inquired, "Who is your new friend? Where did you meet?" He tried to hide the hint of jealousy in his voice, with little luck.
"He's my guide, nothing more. I wouldn't go out with this annoying pest if we were the last two people on earth and we had to marry for the human race to continue," she told him. Rutee certainly didn't want Stahn to get the wrong idea about this, she wanted to marry him some day.
Stahn said, "Let's go to bed and continue on in the morning. I certainly would like it if I had a guide too, so it is advantageous for me to come along."
Rutee smiled. "Then I will see you in the morning. Goodnight Stahn."
* * *
The young Guardian awoke to a bloodcurdling scream the next morning. When she turned around, she saw Lawrence had seen Stahn. The little perv began whacking him in the back with a flyswatter, hoping to wake him up.
"Lawrence!" yelled Rutee, "Leave him alone. What's the matter with you?"
"Is this man trying to take you away from me? I will not allow it. I want to fight him Digimon to Digimon. The winner will get a date with you," he stated.
Rutee exclaimed, "Excuse me! I am not a prize that you can just battle over. Honestly, you can be such a moron some times. Even Country Boy over there is smarter than you."
The Digimon all had awoken and were watching the scene before them. Atwight and Dymlos traded mental signs, while Berselius watched his master with interest. Apparently, he was just waiting for the duel to begin so he could get into a fight.
Lawrence walked over to Rutee. "My dear, you misunderstand me. A girl of your caliber deserves only the best in a man. And what would you consider the best a 'Country Boy' like the man you are with now, or a reared warrior such as myself?"
At that moment, Stahn woke up. He saw Rutee push Lawrence away, as he leaned foreword to kiss her. Fire lit in his eyes as he saw what the other man was doing, and he worried that he might go a little too far against her will. He charged Lawrence and knocked him down.
"So you do want to fight," Lawrence stated, "Let's go. The winner gets a date with the lovely Miss Rutee over here. And you can never hope to beat me in a fight, so I guess you can say bye-bye to your girlfriend. She will be mine before this day is over."
"I'll fight you, but not for the prize of a date. I want to fight you so you'll leave Rutee alone from now on. She's my friend and I won't take anyone trying to hurt her," yelled Stahn.
Rutee found herself mesmerized by his words. He wanted to protect her, knowing very well that she could protect herself. She smiled at his thoughtfulness.
Lawrence called, "Berselius, get yourself over here. We're gonna fight this intruder and his Digimon. Rutee goes to the winner, so you better do it right."
Berselius ran up to his master. "Ready to fight Lawrence. I'll certainly help you win the girl's heart. Don't worry, I won't lose to a guy like this."
"Stahn, let's go," Dymlos said, "We're not going to get beat here."
Rutee was watching the whole thing. She looked at the determination in Stahn's eyes as he looked at Lawrence across the battlefield. Maybe he did care about her. While she looked at the scene before her, the Guardian's mind ran down the track of her memories since the two had met. ~ ~ ~ ~
When they had first met, she had seen him as nothing more than a naïve Country Boy who she could manipulate easily. But as they had spent time together during their travels, Rutee had come to feel a deeper love for him. She didn't know exactly when it had happened, but all she knew was that he was the one that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.
It might have been right after the battle with Lydon that her feelings had taken a complete 180. The young Lens Hunter had confided in him about her reasons for fighting, but was still too embarrassed to tell him the complete truth. Then he had given her the money that she needed to save the orphans out of the kindness of his heart.
When she had learned of the truth about her own past, it had been Stahn who had comforted her over the grief of her brother's death. After her father had died right in front of her, Stahn had again come to her emotional aid, telling her that he must have been happy to be able to tell Rutee the truth before his death, to speak to her as her father once more. She remembered how she had cried before he took the Draconis back to his hometown of Lienna, wishing she could have told him the truth first.
~ ~ ~ ~
Stahn's cheers roused her from her reverie. He had won the battle against Berselius and Lawrence, and was praising Dymlos's abilities in battle. Not one word was said about Stahn's own part in the battle, but Rutee hadn't expected it. After all, he was just too modest.
"I guess I just am not worthy of Rutee's love. I'll leave her alone from now on. You two better be happy together," Lawrence stated.
Stahn and Rutee both blushed. Each tried to read the other's face to see what it said. Through that, they realized that both of them felt the same way towards each other. The only problem left was how to get over their shyness, and to tell their beloved how they really felt.
- - - -
The whole flyswatter thing was based on something that happened when I was a kid. My best friend, her sister, my sister, and I were hitting my friends' cousin with flyswatter singing a song called "French Fry the Nicky" (I still don't know what it meant). The rest of the battle is based on the whole Harry/Bit rivalry in Zoids: New Century/0 (Harry loved this girl Leena, but she didn't love him. So she made believe that Bit was her boyfriend in order to shut him up, but Harry decided that beating Bit in battle would give him Leena's heart. Of course, he always loses. Big time Bit/Leena fan here).