Me: Well I don't own digimon and if you remember Rika and Renamon just
found Takato too has been turn into a in-training digimon
Rika (Looking really anger): Yeah I like to know about that.now.
Me (Hold up hands in defense): Just cool your jets; you're going to find out in this chapter.
Rika: Then start typing and you weren't got hurt.
Me (With a sly smile): Yeah right, like you hurt me sssssoooo much last time. So what makes you think your can do it now?
Rika (Balling up her fists): I'm show you what I can do!"
Me (Seeing a charging Rika and sighs): Kid how many times arte you going to try that?
In-Training: Chapter 6: A little brown lizard and Renamon's toughest opponent..
T-T-T-Takato?" a very stunned Rika asked.
The little digimon weakly nodded. Then he lay his head back down on the pile of clothes he was using as a bed. Rika leapt from Renamon's arms and went over to the former goggleheaded tamer's bed. She climbed up the sheets and then went over to him. She then notices a gold collar around Takato's neck. It was the same square chain; with the oval talisman hanging from it and on the talisman was none other then the arrow through the broken heart symbol, the Makino family sign. Just like the one Rika had on.
"Guilmon what happened?" Renamon asked.
But Guilmon wasn't listening; he was moping in the far right corner of Takato's room
Guilmon?" Renamon spoke with just a hint of worry in her voice as she eyed the being she had secretly loved for more then a year. She then walked over to him, kneeled down and took his claw in her paw "What happened?"
Stopping his moping, Guilmon replied sadly," it happened the night Takato and I saved you and Rika."
(Flashback)
Takato was accompanying Guilmon back to his home park when he stopped and began sniffing the air.
"Something wrong boy?" Takato asked.
But before the red dino digimon could answer, something rammed into him and forced him into an ally.
GUILMON!" Takato shouted as he hurried into the ally.
But once in the ally, Takato saw a dazed Guilmon on the ground and his attacker looming him, like a loin over it fallen prey.
"Leave him alone!" Takato shouted firmly.
The mysterious attacker turn around and Takato recognized him as the guy who wore that black cloak. Only he wasn't wearing at the moment. And for the first time Takato could see the man cleanly. He was tall man about in the line of 5 foot, 9 inches, wearing black jeans, matching boots and a long sleeve sweater. But what really got Takato was that this guy had hair like Rika.
"It's you," Takato dumbfounded.
But the guy grinned and then with incredible speed was in Takato's face and shoved him against a wall, his right arm pressed against Takato's throat.
"I can see why she likes you, you got guts kid," the guy said sinisterly.
"Why?" was all Takato was able to manage.
But then the guy was hit from his left by a tail. He dropped Takato and faced Guilmon, clutching his left cheek.
I don't need anything scar, thank you," he said angrily.
But then Guilmon launched a pyrospere at the guy. But the stranger just stood there with a grin on his face. But that soon vanish as the flaming attack collided with him. A cloud of smoke was created as the results. But once the smoke cleared, the stranger was still standing and only the seam on his right shoulder was tore. Then with lightening fast step, he reached Guilmon and nailed him with a drop kick to the head.
"Guilmon!" Takato shouted.
But with that same speed the stranger was in Takato's face and then nailed him with a punch to the stomach. The young tamer fell to his knees as he held his stomach.
"Killing you would be easier, but this would be much more funnier," he said in a smug tone before taking something out of his pocket and put on Takato.
"See ya later gogglehead," the stranger said in a fake Rika tone, before jumping into the night sky.
Takato managed to look up before giving into the pain and fainting.
(End of Flashback)
"Then Takato got sick and finally he changed. That was nearly two days ago and I have been with him even cent then," Guilmon said in a sobbing tone, nearly breaking into tears.
Renamon patted his hand as she said," It's not your fault Guilmon."
"But it feels like it's my fault," Guilmon exclaimed sadly as the tears finally came.
Rika who hadn't taken her eyes off of Takato, faced the two larger digimon and said in a low angrily tone," No it's not your fault, it his."
"Who?" Guilmon asked between his sobs.
"His name is Kai and he's Rika's mother brother," Renamon said.
"WHAT!?" Guilmon screamed.
"Yes and what happening to Takato is a curse that has been in Rika's family for years. But how it happened to Takato I'm not sure of," Renamon said.
Well if it that guy then I'll sniff him out," Guilmon said, just a little hint of anger.
"Wait, you mean you can smell him?" Renamon asked in a mild surprised tone.
"Well kind of," Guilmon said.
"What do you mean kind of?" Rika asked harshly.
"It's a weird scent. It smell only half complete and something off about it," Guilmon said
"How so?" Renamon asked.
"This human scent is like surrounded by something evil. Something pure evil," Guilmon said in a low tone.
Renamon eyes Guilmon for a moment before getting up. "Well I hate to leave, but I should be getting Rika home."
Then she walked over and picked Rika up.
"See you boys later," Renamon said and then left.
(Later at the Nonaka's)
While Rika was looking through one of the photo albums her grandmother keeps, Rumiko was talking with Renamon. The fox-like digimon had just in told the famous model about her brother latest actions. But once Renamon finished she was surprised to found Rumiko was so anger, that it actually scared the vaccine-type. But she has good reason to by pretty afraid. Just from watching this woman fight, Renamon had figured out that Rumiko had the strength of a champion level digimon.
Her right hand balled into a fist as her anger grows. "THAT JERK!" she screamed as she rammed her fist through the table, taking a piece out of it.
"Miss Nonaka what's wrong?" Renamon asked.
But the famous model didn't answer, she was to lose in her own anger.
"What's wrong?" Renamon asked again.
"How do you think I meet Rika's father or how my parents got together?" Rumiko snapped angrily at Renamon.
"I'm afraid I don't understand," Renamon said.
"The curse can only be broken by a vow of true love," Rumiko explained, almost in tears.
Renamon gasped when she realized it," And Kai most have seen that Takato has deep feeling for Rika."
"Yes so he mode a copy of the necklace and the curse," Rumiko said sadly. "And now Takato must suffer just as many others had."
"But I have a question. Why is he doing all of this?" Renamon asked.
"He's doing all of this to break my sprit, so I would be easier to fight. But I wouldn't let that happen. I will fight for my daughter and her friends. And like my husband always say. Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind those fist of my," Rumiko said then thrust her right fist to the air.
Seconds later, Renamon brushed her own fist against the mother of her tamer. Rumiko then stared straight into the eyes of a being she had came to known as a sister.
"And I will be there fighting be your side," Renamon said firmly.
Rumiko nodded and smiled. "Thank you."
Renamon simply nodded and both brought they fist down. Then without saying another word, the two female fighter left for the living room.
The elder was sitting on the cough with an album in her hands and Rika on her lap. And surprisingly, the little digimon was staring at the album wide eyed. Renamon notice there was only the arrow through the broken hear symbol on the cover. Which means she was looking at the album of her mother.
"So what have you two been up too?" Rumiko asked as she set down.
"Oh just showing Rika my old album of you," Miss Makino replied.
"Mom can I ask why do you look so sad in this picture?" Rika asked.
"Here let me see," Rumiko said.
Her mother handed her the album while Rika walked over to her mother's lap. Then Rika used her nose to point to the picture what wanted to know about. Rumiko recognized it immediately.
"Well that one Rika was taken right after I was freed from the curse. Cents you father had taken care of me for that year I fill in love with him. But I know I had to return home. So I left your father and I was never the same again," Rumiko said in a sad and low tone.
"But did you even see him again?" Rika asked in a curious tone.
"Of course I did or I would never had such a lovely daughter," Rumiko said softly while brushing her finger against her daughter's fur.
A light blush formed on Rika's cheeks, but it was hard to see because of her fur. "So how did you two meet again?"
"Well that's a long story," Rumiko said.
"I got time," Rika said, sounding like her old self.
The model chuckled before saying," Okay."
(Flashback.Rumiko P.O.V.)
It was also raining on that day. Cents Ka bugged him a lot; I had to take up self-defense just so I could keep me head.
I had just survived a death fight with Kai and I was pretty massed up. I had cuts running down my right arm. My lift shoulder had been crashed so I couldn't use my lift arm. My right knee was also bend up. My attire of a sleeveless white shirt, wind pants and black high-tops were covered in blood. Plus so of my own blood had gotten in my eyes, blurring my vision.
I was stumbling about just looking for anything that I could clean my face with. I finally found something soft and used it to clean my face. But once I could see again I got a big surprise. For the thing I used to clean away the blood was a shirt that happened to be on my brother.
I back away from him as I stammered," But h-how? I-I killed you."
"No you killed a clone I created and it costly too," Kai said, then grin evilly. "But worth every cent."
Before I had a choice to run, Kai punched me in my injured shoulder. Then he kicked me in my cut up leg. Cents my leg was weak at the time, I couldn't support myself. So I collapsed to my uninjured knee as my brother hovered over me like a lion over its prey.
"Now my darling sister this finally ends here, and you have no one to save you this time," he said sinisterly.
But then someone punched Kai in the face, sending him flying back on the ground. My brother got up and held his sore right cheek.
"Hey who are you and what are you doing here?" Kai asked angrily. "This is none of you business."
"Wrong this is my business," the new guy said calmly.
"And why is that?" Kai asked angrily.
"I can't stand people who kicks others when they're down, that's way," the guy said calmly
Kai spit to his right before saying sarcastically," Well then I guess you're really like for a beating my friend."
"No you're the one who going to get the beating, pal," the new guy said then leapt into the air.
I just couldn't put my finger on it, but there was something oddly familiar about this new guy. He wore tan jeans, blue high top with red strips. I couldn't see his shirt because his jacket was zipped up. But that black jacket with white hood also seemed familiar. And his flat black hair was also familiar.
My savior soared down like a falcon and nailed Kai in the face with a punch that sent him flying back. But Kai bounced off of his hands and landed on his feet. Then my savior leapt into the air again and this time tried to drive his foot into my twisted brother face. But Kai caught his opponent's foot and tossed him to the ground. But then a kicked to Kai's chin and a back flips, my savior was back on his feet and away from Kai.
Kai rubbed his chin and angrily asked," Why are you helping someone you don't even know?"
"Because." my savior said as he charged forward. ".Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind those fists of my!" And nailed Kai one right in the guy.
Know he was outmatch, Kai took something out of his tan cargo pants and said angrily," You haven't see the last of me." And then tossed a metal ball to the ground. A cloud of smoke surrounded the redhead and when it cleaned, he was gone.
Taking in a deep breath, my mysterious savior let it out slowly and walked over to me. He unzipped his jacket and took if off. Then he draped it over me and asked in a soft worry tone," You okay?"
"I'll fine," I said quickly without looking at this guy face. Anyone who had even helped me had always ended up murder by my twisted brother.
"Hey is something wrong?" the guy asked.
"I don't want you to get hurt," I said coldly and began walking away.
But the guy stopped me and forged me to face him. But once I got one good look at his face, my eyes widen in surprise. But so did my savior's eyes.
"W-W-Wildcat is that you?" he asked with a dry mouth.
"M-M-M-Matthew S-S-S-Smith?" I stammered.
He nodded and before I knew it I was in his arms crying my heat out.
He began stroking my hair as he said gently," Shhh, shh, it okay. I'm here, jut like I said I would be."
I looked up at him and said between my sobs," I'm glad you're here."
He smiled before saying," Hey like I said before, fate would lead me back to you. Now lets got you home, once you tell me where is it."
I laughed for the first times in year as he swung me off my feet. And I know on that day that my life had finally changed for the better."
(End of flashback.Normal P.O.V.)
Wildcat?" Rika asked.
"That's was your father's pet name for me. Remember I was a cat for nearly a year," Rumiko replied with a smile.
"Then that bed Rika's now using was your?" Renamon asked from his spot near the book shelve
"Yes, Matt brought it for me when I started living with him," Rumiko said.
"One question. Why did he call you wildcat?" Rika asked.
"Well when I first was found by your father, my leg was injured. But when he tired to help me I was a little timid and I scratched him. He just looked at it and said, man, you one tough wildcat. Then he smiled at me. And there was just something about that smile. It was just so warm and kind that I came out and he treated my wound. And the rest is history," Rumiko Romanist.
Rika stared at her mother in complete shock. Not once in Rika's life had her mother ever freely opened up and talked about her father. But then again with everything she learned about her mother's own horrible past, who would blame her.
The famous model seemed to be lost in an old memory, but soon snapped out of it and said," Oh I guess you should be getting to bed, a digimon needs sleep too."
Rika opened her mouth to protest when she yawned.
"I know you hate being treated like a baby, but you haven't fully recovered yet and you need you sleep."
Rika for once didn't argue; she just nodded her head sleepily. Then her mother with Rika in her arms got up and took her transformed daughter to her room with Renamon following close behind.
(Later)
Renamon still couldn't sleep with everything that has been happen. So she just leaned against her right arm with her other arm on her knee, just staring at Rika. The vaccine-type still had trouble believing that this small, red furred digimon with yellow streaks was her tamer. But then again this week had been one really bad headache for the fox-like digimon.
Deciding maybe a nice walk might just calm her nerves. She faded from this world and exited through Rika's window. But when she phased in, she was surprised to see Miss Nonaka standing near Rika's window, dressed in her the clothes Renamon had gotten used too.
"Come with me," the model simply said and began walking toward the gate.
Renamon slightly confused decided to follow her former tamer's mother. The two female fighters left the grounds and made their way into the city. Rumiko lid the way to an old apartment and went into it. Renamon still confused as ever, didn't say anything as she followed. They went up to the third floor and Rumiko turned right, stopping at the first door in the hall. Fishing out a key out of her left jacket pocket, the famous model unlocked the door. Then she went in with Renamon close on her heels.
But what the vaccine saw, was enough to even stun her. There was a punching bag to the right of the door. A chair was in the center of the room with a nightstand to the lift of the chair. Finally there were two shelves filled with various items. The fox-like digimon went over to the shelves as Rumiko took off her jacket and draped over the chair. Then she went over to the bag and began working out.
Meanwhile Renamon was looking at all of the items on the shelves. She eyed a black leather collar with a gold painted desk on it. She picked it up and saw what was on the tag. It read Rumiko Smith and had an address she was unfamiliar with.
"That's a magical collar, something else that's been in my family for a long time. It would erase the last name and address of whoever wearing it," Rumiko explained without taking her attention away from her task.
Renamon put the collar back before asking," Why did you bring me here?"
Rumiko stopped but didn't face Renamon as she said," Maybe I just don't want to be lonely anymore." Then went back to her exercising.
Renamon checked out the others things on the shelves, before leaning against the wall opposite of the door, watching her former tamer's mother work. But soon the famous model stopped and face Renamon.
"Remember today when I said I wanted to have a sparring match with you?" she asked.
Renamon nodded in response.
"Then lets head towards the roof and get sparring," Rumiko said.
If the fox-like digimon were shocked she didn't show it. Instead she replied with," I'll meet you there." And with that faded into the shadows.
Rumiko exited the room and locked it back up. Then she went to the stairs and starting to climb. Once on the roof, the famous model spotted Renamon in the center of it, with her arms crossed and eyes closed. Rumiko faced the fox-like creature and got into a fighting stance with her left hand close to her cheek, the other one down at her side, her right foot even with her shoulder blade and the other one three inches in front of her. Renamon opened her eyes at feeling her opponent's presence and got into her usually fighting stance.
For the next five minutes the two fighters stared each other down. Neither not wanting to make the first opening move. Finally Rumiko said," You know you can make the first move."
Renamon's ears twitched a little at that comment, but she still didn't move. Finally after nearly staring each other down for ten minutes, Rumiko faded into the shadows. She reappeared behind the fox and nailed her with an elbow to the back. Renamon, thinking quickly tried and to swipe her opponent with her tail. But Rumiko caught it and tossed Renamon over her. Renamon quickly got to her feet and charged at her opponent with a fury of punches. Which Rumiko dodge easily. Then the famous model caught one of Renamon's paws and did a hip toss. Renamon recovered and landed on her feet. She then jumped into the air and tried a kick. But Rumiko just faded into the shadows again.
Renamon landed and began scanning the area, but found no trace of her opponent. Then Rumiko faded in behind her opponent, tripped her opponent and return to the shadow in a split second. Renamon caught herself by her elbows and quickly straighten up, but still her opponent eluded her. As she was looking around, Rumiko appeared behind her again, but this time got her in a submission hold.
Renamon struggled hard to break free, but her opponent was just too strong. So thinking quickly, the fox-like digimon wrapped her tail around her opponent's left leg. Then she shifted all of her weight onto her opponent, while pulling her opponent's leg out from under her.
Rumiko fell while still holding her opponent. They both fell onto the ground with Rumiko taking all of Renamon's weight. The wind was knocked out of the famous model and she lost her hold on Renamon. The Vaccine-type quickly jumped away from her opponent.
For a minute Renamon looked at Rumiko with great concern. But was relived when her former tamer's mother got up. Then Rumiko got back into her stance, as did Renamon. Then both fighters phased out. But Renamon quickly came back into view as she fell to the ground, holding her stomach. Rumiko phased back in, then jumped into the air and once again disappeared. Renamon got up and scanned the area, trying to pick up any trace of her opponent. Then she felt something hitting her in the stomach, really hard. The pain was so much that Renamon actually fell to her knees. Then Rumiko phased back in, but waited for her opponent to get back to her feet.
Once Renamon was up again, she jumped away from her opponent and got back into her fighting stance. Then both female fighters charged at one another and nailed each other with a punch to the face. Both finally fell and didn't get back up.
The human and digimon lay there for the next couple of minutes catching their second wind. About after five minutes Rumiko got up and into a sitting position, closely followed by Renamon.
"I have to admit that was probably the most intense fight of my life," Renamon said.
"Well to tell the truth, I was taking it easy on you Renamon," Rumiko said.
Renamon looked at her best opponent with a mild shocked expression as her ears twitched like crazy. "Really?"
Rumiko and said," Yes, if I unleashed my full ability, you would probably be minus an arm and your tail."
Renamon had to admit; Rika's mother was no push over. She was a talented fighter, blessed with glace and speed equal to that of Renamon.
The fox-like digimon opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by someone clapping. The two females looked to their right, only to find Rumiko's twisted brother Kai, sitting on the ledge of the roof, clapping his hands and with that sarcastic grin on his face.
"That was great ladies, I gave it a nine," he said sarcastically.
"What do you want?" Renamon asked angrily.
"Cool your jets fox or you might loose that tail of your," Kai said in a calm, cold manner.
But Renamon wasn't planning on back down anytime soon. Just seeing that human made the usual calm vaccine-type really mad. So mad that she was ready to pounce on him. But before she had a choice to attack, Rumiko held out her hand in front of the enrage digimon, holding her back.
"What do you want Kai?" the famous model asked calmly.
"Just to have a friendly chat with my darling little sister," Kai answer smugly.
"Don't call me your little sister," Rumiko said with just a hint of anger in her voice.
"And what do you want to tell her?" Renamon asked coldly.
"I just wanted to info you that even with all of that training your husband gave you, it still wouldn't help," the twisted man said with a equally twisted grin.
"Well I seemed to be kicking your but for the passed few times we meat, if I recall right," Rumiko said.
Renamon realized what was going on. Kai was trying to play head games with Rumiko. But the famous model was fighting back; refusing to give up, just like her daughter.
"Oh what if I was just toying with you my darling sister," Kai said.
"I said don't call me your sister," Rumiko said, the anger in her voice rising.
Renamon couldn't help but be afraid as the fur on the back of her neck starting to stand on end. She really didn't know how strong her former tamer's mother was, but after that little sparring match, the fox-like digimon didn't really want to anger this human much.
"Oh and one more thing," Kai said sinisterly, holding up his right index finger. "It only a matter of time before I broke through mother's spell and then that little fuzz ball you call a daughter will be all me." Then he smirked.
Well that did it for both females fighters. Both charged at the man they hated so much. But Kai as usually had something in the cloak of his. He withdraws his left hand and in it was one of his trip/escape balls. He crashed it and two beams of light went soaring towards the human and digimon. The beams then entangled the two females fighters.
Kai got up from his spot and walked up to the two fighters. He stared deep into the eyes of his sister. "Make no mistake. You will pay for what your husband did to me-" his voice was low and filled with pure rage as he pointed to the lightening bolt scar in his cheek-," And on that day you would be begging me just to cut off your head to end your suffering."
"Not in this life time," Rumiko said firmly.
Kai gave his sister one last enraged look before jumping into the air and vanishing into the night. A few seconds after that the bonds that held the fighters shattered into bit energy fragments and disappeared.
Both looked at the spot were Kai pulled his vanishing act with enraged looks on their faces.
"I wouldn't let that guy lay one hand on my daughter. I will do anything to keep her save," Rumiko said evenly.
"And I'll be there by your side," Renamon said.
Rumiko looked at her friend and nodded. Renamon returned the nod and then both turn their eyes back towards the sky. Both knew that out there somewhere in the shadow of the very night itself was a monster.
Rika: That's it!? I mean that was lamer then your last chapters.
Me: Well lets let the readers decided about that one.
Takato: One question, why put me in all of this?
Me: Just to keep the story not so boring. (Then winks at Takato)
Takato (giving me a goofy look): Um okay. HeHeHEheheheeeee
Rika (Looking really anger): Yeah I like to know about that.now.
Me (Hold up hands in defense): Just cool your jets; you're going to find out in this chapter.
Rika: Then start typing and you weren't got hurt.
Me (With a sly smile): Yeah right, like you hurt me sssssoooo much last time. So what makes you think your can do it now?
Rika (Balling up her fists): I'm show you what I can do!"
Me (Seeing a charging Rika and sighs): Kid how many times arte you going to try that?
In-Training: Chapter 6: A little brown lizard and Renamon's toughest opponent..
T-T-T-Takato?" a very stunned Rika asked.
The little digimon weakly nodded. Then he lay his head back down on the pile of clothes he was using as a bed. Rika leapt from Renamon's arms and went over to the former goggleheaded tamer's bed. She climbed up the sheets and then went over to him. She then notices a gold collar around Takato's neck. It was the same square chain; with the oval talisman hanging from it and on the talisman was none other then the arrow through the broken heart symbol, the Makino family sign. Just like the one Rika had on.
"Guilmon what happened?" Renamon asked.
But Guilmon wasn't listening; he was moping in the far right corner of Takato's room
Guilmon?" Renamon spoke with just a hint of worry in her voice as she eyed the being she had secretly loved for more then a year. She then walked over to him, kneeled down and took his claw in her paw "What happened?"
Stopping his moping, Guilmon replied sadly," it happened the night Takato and I saved you and Rika."
(Flashback)
Takato was accompanying Guilmon back to his home park when he stopped and began sniffing the air.
"Something wrong boy?" Takato asked.
But before the red dino digimon could answer, something rammed into him and forced him into an ally.
GUILMON!" Takato shouted as he hurried into the ally.
But once in the ally, Takato saw a dazed Guilmon on the ground and his attacker looming him, like a loin over it fallen prey.
"Leave him alone!" Takato shouted firmly.
The mysterious attacker turn around and Takato recognized him as the guy who wore that black cloak. Only he wasn't wearing at the moment. And for the first time Takato could see the man cleanly. He was tall man about in the line of 5 foot, 9 inches, wearing black jeans, matching boots and a long sleeve sweater. But what really got Takato was that this guy had hair like Rika.
"It's you," Takato dumbfounded.
But the guy grinned and then with incredible speed was in Takato's face and shoved him against a wall, his right arm pressed against Takato's throat.
"I can see why she likes you, you got guts kid," the guy said sinisterly.
"Why?" was all Takato was able to manage.
But then the guy was hit from his left by a tail. He dropped Takato and faced Guilmon, clutching his left cheek.
I don't need anything scar, thank you," he said angrily.
But then Guilmon launched a pyrospere at the guy. But the stranger just stood there with a grin on his face. But that soon vanish as the flaming attack collided with him. A cloud of smoke was created as the results. But once the smoke cleared, the stranger was still standing and only the seam on his right shoulder was tore. Then with lightening fast step, he reached Guilmon and nailed him with a drop kick to the head.
"Guilmon!" Takato shouted.
But with that same speed the stranger was in Takato's face and then nailed him with a punch to the stomach. The young tamer fell to his knees as he held his stomach.
"Killing you would be easier, but this would be much more funnier," he said in a smug tone before taking something out of his pocket and put on Takato.
"See ya later gogglehead," the stranger said in a fake Rika tone, before jumping into the night sky.
Takato managed to look up before giving into the pain and fainting.
(End of Flashback)
"Then Takato got sick and finally he changed. That was nearly two days ago and I have been with him even cent then," Guilmon said in a sobbing tone, nearly breaking into tears.
Renamon patted his hand as she said," It's not your fault Guilmon."
"But it feels like it's my fault," Guilmon exclaimed sadly as the tears finally came.
Rika who hadn't taken her eyes off of Takato, faced the two larger digimon and said in a low angrily tone," No it's not your fault, it his."
"Who?" Guilmon asked between his sobs.
"His name is Kai and he's Rika's mother brother," Renamon said.
"WHAT!?" Guilmon screamed.
"Yes and what happening to Takato is a curse that has been in Rika's family for years. But how it happened to Takato I'm not sure of," Renamon said.
Well if it that guy then I'll sniff him out," Guilmon said, just a little hint of anger.
"Wait, you mean you can smell him?" Renamon asked in a mild surprised tone.
"Well kind of," Guilmon said.
"What do you mean kind of?" Rika asked harshly.
"It's a weird scent. It smell only half complete and something off about it," Guilmon said
"How so?" Renamon asked.
"This human scent is like surrounded by something evil. Something pure evil," Guilmon said in a low tone.
Renamon eyes Guilmon for a moment before getting up. "Well I hate to leave, but I should be getting Rika home."
Then she walked over and picked Rika up.
"See you boys later," Renamon said and then left.
(Later at the Nonaka's)
While Rika was looking through one of the photo albums her grandmother keeps, Rumiko was talking with Renamon. The fox-like digimon had just in told the famous model about her brother latest actions. But once Renamon finished she was surprised to found Rumiko was so anger, that it actually scared the vaccine-type. But she has good reason to by pretty afraid. Just from watching this woman fight, Renamon had figured out that Rumiko had the strength of a champion level digimon.
Her right hand balled into a fist as her anger grows. "THAT JERK!" she screamed as she rammed her fist through the table, taking a piece out of it.
"Miss Nonaka what's wrong?" Renamon asked.
But the famous model didn't answer, she was to lose in her own anger.
"What's wrong?" Renamon asked again.
"How do you think I meet Rika's father or how my parents got together?" Rumiko snapped angrily at Renamon.
"I'm afraid I don't understand," Renamon said.
"The curse can only be broken by a vow of true love," Rumiko explained, almost in tears.
Renamon gasped when she realized it," And Kai most have seen that Takato has deep feeling for Rika."
"Yes so he mode a copy of the necklace and the curse," Rumiko said sadly. "And now Takato must suffer just as many others had."
"But I have a question. Why is he doing all of this?" Renamon asked.
"He's doing all of this to break my sprit, so I would be easier to fight. But I wouldn't let that happen. I will fight for my daughter and her friends. And like my husband always say. Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind those fist of my," Rumiko said then thrust her right fist to the air.
Seconds later, Renamon brushed her own fist against the mother of her tamer. Rumiko then stared straight into the eyes of a being she had came to known as a sister.
"And I will be there fighting be your side," Renamon said firmly.
Rumiko nodded and smiled. "Thank you."
Renamon simply nodded and both brought they fist down. Then without saying another word, the two female fighter left for the living room.
The elder was sitting on the cough with an album in her hands and Rika on her lap. And surprisingly, the little digimon was staring at the album wide eyed. Renamon notice there was only the arrow through the broken hear symbol on the cover. Which means she was looking at the album of her mother.
"So what have you two been up too?" Rumiko asked as she set down.
"Oh just showing Rika my old album of you," Miss Makino replied.
"Mom can I ask why do you look so sad in this picture?" Rika asked.
"Here let me see," Rumiko said.
Her mother handed her the album while Rika walked over to her mother's lap. Then Rika used her nose to point to the picture what wanted to know about. Rumiko recognized it immediately.
"Well that one Rika was taken right after I was freed from the curse. Cents you father had taken care of me for that year I fill in love with him. But I know I had to return home. So I left your father and I was never the same again," Rumiko said in a sad and low tone.
"But did you even see him again?" Rika asked in a curious tone.
"Of course I did or I would never had such a lovely daughter," Rumiko said softly while brushing her finger against her daughter's fur.
A light blush formed on Rika's cheeks, but it was hard to see because of her fur. "So how did you two meet again?"
"Well that's a long story," Rumiko said.
"I got time," Rika said, sounding like her old self.
The model chuckled before saying," Okay."
(Flashback.Rumiko P.O.V.)
It was also raining on that day. Cents Ka bugged him a lot; I had to take up self-defense just so I could keep me head.
I had just survived a death fight with Kai and I was pretty massed up. I had cuts running down my right arm. My lift shoulder had been crashed so I couldn't use my lift arm. My right knee was also bend up. My attire of a sleeveless white shirt, wind pants and black high-tops were covered in blood. Plus so of my own blood had gotten in my eyes, blurring my vision.
I was stumbling about just looking for anything that I could clean my face with. I finally found something soft and used it to clean my face. But once I could see again I got a big surprise. For the thing I used to clean away the blood was a shirt that happened to be on my brother.
I back away from him as I stammered," But h-how? I-I killed you."
"No you killed a clone I created and it costly too," Kai said, then grin evilly. "But worth every cent."
Before I had a choice to run, Kai punched me in my injured shoulder. Then he kicked me in my cut up leg. Cents my leg was weak at the time, I couldn't support myself. So I collapsed to my uninjured knee as my brother hovered over me like a lion over its prey.
"Now my darling sister this finally ends here, and you have no one to save you this time," he said sinisterly.
But then someone punched Kai in the face, sending him flying back on the ground. My brother got up and held his sore right cheek.
"Hey who are you and what are you doing here?" Kai asked angrily. "This is none of you business."
"Wrong this is my business," the new guy said calmly.
"And why is that?" Kai asked angrily.
"I can't stand people who kicks others when they're down, that's way," the guy said calmly
Kai spit to his right before saying sarcastically," Well then I guess you're really like for a beating my friend."
"No you're the one who going to get the beating, pal," the new guy said then leapt into the air.
I just couldn't put my finger on it, but there was something oddly familiar about this new guy. He wore tan jeans, blue high top with red strips. I couldn't see his shirt because his jacket was zipped up. But that black jacket with white hood also seemed familiar. And his flat black hair was also familiar.
My savior soared down like a falcon and nailed Kai in the face with a punch that sent him flying back. But Kai bounced off of his hands and landed on his feet. Then my savior leapt into the air again and this time tried to drive his foot into my twisted brother face. But Kai caught his opponent's foot and tossed him to the ground. But then a kicked to Kai's chin and a back flips, my savior was back on his feet and away from Kai.
Kai rubbed his chin and angrily asked," Why are you helping someone you don't even know?"
"Because." my savior said as he charged forward. ".Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind those fists of my!" And nailed Kai one right in the guy.
Know he was outmatch, Kai took something out of his tan cargo pants and said angrily," You haven't see the last of me." And then tossed a metal ball to the ground. A cloud of smoke surrounded the redhead and when it cleaned, he was gone.
Taking in a deep breath, my mysterious savior let it out slowly and walked over to me. He unzipped his jacket and took if off. Then he draped it over me and asked in a soft worry tone," You okay?"
"I'll fine," I said quickly without looking at this guy face. Anyone who had even helped me had always ended up murder by my twisted brother.
"Hey is something wrong?" the guy asked.
"I don't want you to get hurt," I said coldly and began walking away.
But the guy stopped me and forged me to face him. But once I got one good look at his face, my eyes widen in surprise. But so did my savior's eyes.
"W-W-Wildcat is that you?" he asked with a dry mouth.
"M-M-M-Matthew S-S-S-Smith?" I stammered.
He nodded and before I knew it I was in his arms crying my heat out.
He began stroking my hair as he said gently," Shhh, shh, it okay. I'm here, jut like I said I would be."
I looked up at him and said between my sobs," I'm glad you're here."
He smiled before saying," Hey like I said before, fate would lead me back to you. Now lets got you home, once you tell me where is it."
I laughed for the first times in year as he swung me off my feet. And I know on that day that my life had finally changed for the better."
(End of flashback.Normal P.O.V.)
Wildcat?" Rika asked.
"That's was your father's pet name for me. Remember I was a cat for nearly a year," Rumiko replied with a smile.
"Then that bed Rika's now using was your?" Renamon asked from his spot near the book shelve
"Yes, Matt brought it for me when I started living with him," Rumiko said.
"One question. Why did he call you wildcat?" Rika asked.
"Well when I first was found by your father, my leg was injured. But when he tired to help me I was a little timid and I scratched him. He just looked at it and said, man, you one tough wildcat. Then he smiled at me. And there was just something about that smile. It was just so warm and kind that I came out and he treated my wound. And the rest is history," Rumiko Romanist.
Rika stared at her mother in complete shock. Not once in Rika's life had her mother ever freely opened up and talked about her father. But then again with everything she learned about her mother's own horrible past, who would blame her.
The famous model seemed to be lost in an old memory, but soon snapped out of it and said," Oh I guess you should be getting to bed, a digimon needs sleep too."
Rika opened her mouth to protest when she yawned.
"I know you hate being treated like a baby, but you haven't fully recovered yet and you need you sleep."
Rika for once didn't argue; she just nodded her head sleepily. Then her mother with Rika in her arms got up and took her transformed daughter to her room with Renamon following close behind.
(Later)
Renamon still couldn't sleep with everything that has been happen. So she just leaned against her right arm with her other arm on her knee, just staring at Rika. The vaccine-type still had trouble believing that this small, red furred digimon with yellow streaks was her tamer. But then again this week had been one really bad headache for the fox-like digimon.
Deciding maybe a nice walk might just calm her nerves. She faded from this world and exited through Rika's window. But when she phased in, she was surprised to see Miss Nonaka standing near Rika's window, dressed in her the clothes Renamon had gotten used too.
"Come with me," the model simply said and began walking toward the gate.
Renamon slightly confused decided to follow her former tamer's mother. The two female fighters left the grounds and made their way into the city. Rumiko lid the way to an old apartment and went into it. Renamon still confused as ever, didn't say anything as she followed. They went up to the third floor and Rumiko turned right, stopping at the first door in the hall. Fishing out a key out of her left jacket pocket, the famous model unlocked the door. Then she went in with Renamon close on her heels.
But what the vaccine saw, was enough to even stun her. There was a punching bag to the right of the door. A chair was in the center of the room with a nightstand to the lift of the chair. Finally there were two shelves filled with various items. The fox-like digimon went over to the shelves as Rumiko took off her jacket and draped over the chair. Then she went over to the bag and began working out.
Meanwhile Renamon was looking at all of the items on the shelves. She eyed a black leather collar with a gold painted desk on it. She picked it up and saw what was on the tag. It read Rumiko Smith and had an address she was unfamiliar with.
"That's a magical collar, something else that's been in my family for a long time. It would erase the last name and address of whoever wearing it," Rumiko explained without taking her attention away from her task.
Renamon put the collar back before asking," Why did you bring me here?"
Rumiko stopped but didn't face Renamon as she said," Maybe I just don't want to be lonely anymore." Then went back to her exercising.
Renamon checked out the others things on the shelves, before leaning against the wall opposite of the door, watching her former tamer's mother work. But soon the famous model stopped and face Renamon.
"Remember today when I said I wanted to have a sparring match with you?" she asked.
Renamon nodded in response.
"Then lets head towards the roof and get sparring," Rumiko said.
If the fox-like digimon were shocked she didn't show it. Instead she replied with," I'll meet you there." And with that faded into the shadows.
Rumiko exited the room and locked it back up. Then she went to the stairs and starting to climb. Once on the roof, the famous model spotted Renamon in the center of it, with her arms crossed and eyes closed. Rumiko faced the fox-like creature and got into a fighting stance with her left hand close to her cheek, the other one down at her side, her right foot even with her shoulder blade and the other one three inches in front of her. Renamon opened her eyes at feeling her opponent's presence and got into her usually fighting stance.
For the next five minutes the two fighters stared each other down. Neither not wanting to make the first opening move. Finally Rumiko said," You know you can make the first move."
Renamon's ears twitched a little at that comment, but she still didn't move. Finally after nearly staring each other down for ten minutes, Rumiko faded into the shadows. She reappeared behind the fox and nailed her with an elbow to the back. Renamon, thinking quickly tried and to swipe her opponent with her tail. But Rumiko caught it and tossed Renamon over her. Renamon quickly got to her feet and charged at her opponent with a fury of punches. Which Rumiko dodge easily. Then the famous model caught one of Renamon's paws and did a hip toss. Renamon recovered and landed on her feet. She then jumped into the air and tried a kick. But Rumiko just faded into the shadows again.
Renamon landed and began scanning the area, but found no trace of her opponent. Then Rumiko faded in behind her opponent, tripped her opponent and return to the shadow in a split second. Renamon caught herself by her elbows and quickly straighten up, but still her opponent eluded her. As she was looking around, Rumiko appeared behind her again, but this time got her in a submission hold.
Renamon struggled hard to break free, but her opponent was just too strong. So thinking quickly, the fox-like digimon wrapped her tail around her opponent's left leg. Then she shifted all of her weight onto her opponent, while pulling her opponent's leg out from under her.
Rumiko fell while still holding her opponent. They both fell onto the ground with Rumiko taking all of Renamon's weight. The wind was knocked out of the famous model and she lost her hold on Renamon. The Vaccine-type quickly jumped away from her opponent.
For a minute Renamon looked at Rumiko with great concern. But was relived when her former tamer's mother got up. Then Rumiko got back into her stance, as did Renamon. Then both fighters phased out. But Renamon quickly came back into view as she fell to the ground, holding her stomach. Rumiko phased back in, then jumped into the air and once again disappeared. Renamon got up and scanned the area, trying to pick up any trace of her opponent. Then she felt something hitting her in the stomach, really hard. The pain was so much that Renamon actually fell to her knees. Then Rumiko phased back in, but waited for her opponent to get back to her feet.
Once Renamon was up again, she jumped away from her opponent and got back into her fighting stance. Then both female fighters charged at one another and nailed each other with a punch to the face. Both finally fell and didn't get back up.
The human and digimon lay there for the next couple of minutes catching their second wind. About after five minutes Rumiko got up and into a sitting position, closely followed by Renamon.
"I have to admit that was probably the most intense fight of my life," Renamon said.
"Well to tell the truth, I was taking it easy on you Renamon," Rumiko said.
Renamon looked at her best opponent with a mild shocked expression as her ears twitched like crazy. "Really?"
Rumiko and said," Yes, if I unleashed my full ability, you would probably be minus an arm and your tail."
Renamon had to admit; Rika's mother was no push over. She was a talented fighter, blessed with glace and speed equal to that of Renamon.
The fox-like digimon opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by someone clapping. The two females looked to their right, only to find Rumiko's twisted brother Kai, sitting on the ledge of the roof, clapping his hands and with that sarcastic grin on his face.
"That was great ladies, I gave it a nine," he said sarcastically.
"What do you want?" Renamon asked angrily.
"Cool your jets fox or you might loose that tail of your," Kai said in a calm, cold manner.
But Renamon wasn't planning on back down anytime soon. Just seeing that human made the usual calm vaccine-type really mad. So mad that she was ready to pounce on him. But before she had a choice to attack, Rumiko held out her hand in front of the enrage digimon, holding her back.
"What do you want Kai?" the famous model asked calmly.
"Just to have a friendly chat with my darling little sister," Kai answer smugly.
"Don't call me your little sister," Rumiko said with just a hint of anger in her voice.
"And what do you want to tell her?" Renamon asked coldly.
"I just wanted to info you that even with all of that training your husband gave you, it still wouldn't help," the twisted man said with a equally twisted grin.
"Well I seemed to be kicking your but for the passed few times we meat, if I recall right," Rumiko said.
Renamon realized what was going on. Kai was trying to play head games with Rumiko. But the famous model was fighting back; refusing to give up, just like her daughter.
"Oh what if I was just toying with you my darling sister," Kai said.
"I said don't call me your sister," Rumiko said, the anger in her voice rising.
Renamon couldn't help but be afraid as the fur on the back of her neck starting to stand on end. She really didn't know how strong her former tamer's mother was, but after that little sparring match, the fox-like digimon didn't really want to anger this human much.
"Oh and one more thing," Kai said sinisterly, holding up his right index finger. "It only a matter of time before I broke through mother's spell and then that little fuzz ball you call a daughter will be all me." Then he smirked.
Well that did it for both females fighters. Both charged at the man they hated so much. But Kai as usually had something in the cloak of his. He withdraws his left hand and in it was one of his trip/escape balls. He crashed it and two beams of light went soaring towards the human and digimon. The beams then entangled the two females fighters.
Kai got up from his spot and walked up to the two fighters. He stared deep into the eyes of his sister. "Make no mistake. You will pay for what your husband did to me-" his voice was low and filled with pure rage as he pointed to the lightening bolt scar in his cheek-," And on that day you would be begging me just to cut off your head to end your suffering."
"Not in this life time," Rumiko said firmly.
Kai gave his sister one last enraged look before jumping into the air and vanishing into the night. A few seconds after that the bonds that held the fighters shattered into bit energy fragments and disappeared.
Both looked at the spot were Kai pulled his vanishing act with enraged looks on their faces.
"I wouldn't let that guy lay one hand on my daughter. I will do anything to keep her save," Rumiko said evenly.
"And I'll be there by your side," Renamon said.
Rumiko looked at her friend and nodded. Renamon returned the nod and then both turn their eyes back towards the sky. Both knew that out there somewhere in the shadow of the very night itself was a monster.
Rika: That's it!? I mean that was lamer then your last chapters.
Me: Well lets let the readers decided about that one.
Takato: One question, why put me in all of this?
Me: Just to keep the story not so boring. (Then winks at Takato)
Takato (giving me a goofy look): Um okay. HeHeHEheheheeeee