Author's Note: Hello. I am hoping to cut this story down a few notches by deciding to do a few things:
1) Maybe start actually writing it more than I have. (I know I'm a slacker, so shoot me)
2) Rethink whether I should put all of the digimon on Esse's site IN the fic (with a few exceptions… a couple of the digimon just won't fit… but most will…)
Now that that's off my chest, just e-mail me at skypooka@yahoo.com if you want to voice your opinion. Oh, and I know chapter three ended abruptly, so… yeah… sorry 'bout that.
Chapter 4: The Party
Brad entered his friend's house cautiously, Liz behind him. Sure, there was a loud, large commotion going on, but Brad still wanted Liz to feel as safe as humanly possible. Elizabeth wasn't paying attention. She was in total awe of the situations, mostly bad, but some good, around her.
"… Brad… where did you take me?" she asked. Brad whirled around, facing her, and smiling broadly.
"To a party," he simply said. Elizabeth, again in total and complete awe, only stared. She had never been to a party before, and wanted to experience as much as she possibly could.
"Okay Liz, I'll be right back…" Brad said, looking for someone, "I need to look for someone… wait, I need to clarify something with you."
Elizabeth looked at Brad for a moment, then nodded.
"Yeah?"
"… Are we… were we ever like…"
Brad waved a finger back and forth between them. Elizabeth blinked.
"I dunno," she said, shrugging, "Why ya ask?"
Brad blinked. She was totally oblivious. She had to be.
"I mean… like… together…"
"Yeah, I know dufus. Whaddya think I am, stupid?"
Brad sighed in relief.
"… SO… If I were to go off and go out with another girl… then…"
Elizabeth shrugged, more or less wanting to get around and be at the party. Brad smiled, ruffling her hair and running off. Elizabeth gave a weak smile.
"… He's like every other guy…" she mumbled, "… poor Esse…"
"Why is Esse like… not here?" she remembered herself asking.
"…It's hard to explain… but… she lost Dungamon and needed to do something, so… a few of her friends kinda wanted to share an apartment with her…"
"I'm sure WhiteTigramon wants to see her…"
"… I'm not sure Esse would hold strong like that…"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"… Ya see… Dungamon was surgically 'enhanced' by some guy named Nemesis… and that's kinda why I've got the back brace…"
"… Oh… I didn't even notice that till now…"
Elizabeth shook it off and went find something fun to do.
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Sy stared at WhiteTigramon, who didn't seem to happy that they were in the same area together.
"… I want to go find Daddy," he stated firmly. Sy sighed, rolling his eyes.
"Look you Dungamon wannabe you, I don't want you getting hurt… Liz'll have my head on a platter if I let you go… so no," Sy replied. WhiteTigramon cringed his nose.
"Lookie here Mister… I WANT TO GO FIND DADDY!"
"First off, my name's Sy Cross. Second off, I DON'T CARE!"
"… Mister Crotch… why are you so mean looking?"
Sy growled at WhiteTigramon, grabbing the child digimon by the scruff and growling at him. WhiteTigramon growled back, but, at that moment, the front door opened.
"Brad! I'm home!"
It was Brad's mother. Not a good thing for either Sy or WhiteTigramon.
"Mr. Crotch! We've gotta hide!" WhiteTigramon hissed. Sy growled.
"No. I've gotta hide. You're too cute to have anything bad happen to you," he said, dropping WhiteTigramon and diving into the basement. Brad's mother came in at about that time.
"Brad? Oh, why hello there WhiteTigramon. Long time no see, huh? Do you know where Brad and Elizabeth are?"
WhiteTigramon looked up at Brad's mom for a moment.
"… I dunno. Mister Crotch knows though…"
Sy smacked his head silently from behind the basement door. Brad's mom laughed a moment, then looked down at the little digimon again.
"No, really WhiteTigramon."
"REALLY! Mister Say Crotch knows!"
Brad's mother stopped laughing.
"… You mean Sy Cross?" she asked.
"Yeah, Mister Say Crotch! Mommy brought him home with us, and he's a Legendary Tamer Candi… Ca…. what's the word I'm looking for again?"
"Candidate WhiteTigramon, Candidate."