Day after day, Hikari visited Wizardmon and Gatomon to read them books. She often left early in the morning so Shegami could not order her around. Gatomon greatly enjoyed Hikari's company, especially when Wizardmon had to go out into the city and pretend to be a very short human dressed strangely. It has been a month since Hikari has first met them, and something comes up that prevents her from going back, and she must take Gatomon with her.

"So Cinderella-" Hikari stopped as the shutters started flapping wildly.

A high cackling sound came from outside, coming nearer and nearer every second.

"Hikari! Run!" Wizardmon shouted over the wind, "It's the witch, Bundai! Take Gatomon with you!"

"But Wizardmon-" Gatomon started to object.

"Go with Hikari, Gatomon! You'll be safe!"

She grabbed a bunch of books and ran out the door with Hikari. They didn't look back but could hear Bundai's cackles.

"You have challenged my powers long enough, Wizardmon! This is the day I conquer you!"

They ran and ran as fast as they could, but the manor was far from sight. Hikari then bumped into something, or rather, someone.

"Hikari?" Miyako was startled.

"I'm sorry Miyako!" She panted. Something tugged at her dress. She looked down.

Gatomon dropped her books because she can't run on two feet very well. She wanted to go back and get some but Hikari was too frightened that the witch would go after them.

"AAHH!" Miyako jumped. "It's a digimon!"

Hikari has forgotten about Miyako's fear of wild digimon. "It's alright, Miyako!" She shouted over the scream. (I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Hehe! : )

"Just-Just keep it away from me!"

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"Come on!" Miyako pulled Hikari inside and slammed the door shut.

"Lady Hikari, it has been a while."

She turned around face to face with an orange digimon with batlike ears.

"HI!" Patamon gleefully smiled.

"AH!" Hikari tumbled backwards and bumped into Miyako again.

"AH!" Patamon flapped his wings very hard to hide behind Takeru.

"AAHH!" Miyako screamed as a rat scurried across the floor into the wine cellar. "I wish we had a cat!"

"Cat?" Hikari looked at her, and then it hit her, "Where's Gatomon!???" She ran to the door and swung it open.

There Gatomon was, watching the bugs in the grass intently. "I thought you might've forgotten me."

"I'm sorry!" She gathered up the cat in her arms and brought her inside.

"Hikari! What in the world-" Shegami saw Patamon hovering over Takeru's head and Gatomon running to a bookshelf. "AAAAHHHH!!!!"

Hikari sniggered. Shegami was afraid of all digimon. Period.

"You never told me you had so many books, Hikari." Gatomon said, taking out one book whose title she recognized, "We can finish Cinderella later."

Miyako gathered herself up finally and curtsied to Takeru, "Your majesty, my greatest apologies about our-er...behavior."

Gatomon finally looked up at Takeru, "Who're you?"

"My name is Takeru Takaishi." He replied, looking down at the small digimon. He then looked at Hikari, "Are you her tamer?"

"Oh, no. I am just taking care of her for a while." She replied.

"Is it safe to come out, Takeru?" Patamon called from under a chair.

"No, there are Ogremon surrounding the manor now." He replied.

Gatomon ran to the chair Patamon was under. "It looks like a pig." She tilted her head.

"Gatomon, that's not nice!" Hikari scolded.

"Well it does!"

Patamon slowly peeked through his little paws at the face before him.

"Hey Piggy!" Gatomon said to him.

"AH! It's Ogremon! It's Ogremon!" He flew out from under the chair and onto Takeru's head.

"Who're you calling Ogremon, Piggy?!!!" Gatomon said, trapping a rat scurrying across the floor with her paw.

"I'm not a pig!" He said, feeling braver now that he knew that it was just a Gatomon.

Takeru tried to fight down a laugh but couldn't help it.

"It's not funny, Takeru!" He flew onto the ground.

"Prince Takeru," Shegami suddenly said, "How may we be of service to you?"

"I only came to visit Hikari, we have much catching up to do." He saw her out of the corner of his eye.

"You may stay here if you like." Shegami offered.

"I wouldn't want to be of any trouble."

"No trouble at all!" Miyako replied, "We can handle it!"