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Chapter Five
Taichi sighed as he had finished typing his email to the others over at Michelle's house. He wished that it was easy to explain to them what he had to do as a chosen. He also felt the need to see his partner. Also for some odd reason Agumon had followed him home.
He was thankful that only Tailmon saw it, saying Hikari had gone out. She had left him with the note, that he had to drop all other things and go to Koushiro's house and he was getting ready to do just that.
The one thing he couldn't help though as he smiled at his partner was pull out his digivice. The computer, seemed to react instantly and he could see the Port on his screen. Taichi then sighed and put his digivice away. Something was going to happen, and soon, he could feel it deep inside of him.
"Common Taichi we can't be late." complained Agumon as the orange dinasaor stood by the door.
"I know." He said and walked out of the room and downstairs. He would probably have some explaining to do to Koushiro. The only thing he hoped though was that he wasn't asked too many questions, or Gennai was called.
Taichi openned the door for his partner before climbing inside the car. He paused for a moment. It felt like something was watching him. Taichi then shook his head to clear it and he started the engine, and drove off to Koushiro's house.
A shadow shifted near the top of the building as it watched Taichi drive away. It then smirked. It then bunched itself up and leaped onto the ground quickly diving into the shadows once more. The only thing that was seen about it, could be mistakened for a brown blur.
It then watched the apartments once more before looking to where Taichi left. "Soon Yagami, soon." It hissed out and with a dark glow, the thing vanished into the shadows.
Michelle looked at the clock on the wall. She would have figured Taichi to be at her house by now. She then looked over into the living room where the others were and sighed a bit. She couldn't help, but get this strange feeling he wasn't going to show up.
Just then her computer beeped, meaning she had mail. She walked over to it, with her hair swishing back and forth. Gary seemed to have heard it too and walked over to read it as well.
After the two scrolled the message, they stood for a moment, before Gary turned to her. "So Michelle..." He began.
She waited as she raised up a hand to push back her hair, as Gary continued.
"I was wondering if you would....." He then hesitated and looked into the white headed girls eyes. "Well you see..I...would you like too......" He then moved closer, almost close enough to kiss her.
Michelle waited eagerly for what Gary was going to say next. Her eyebrows raised questionly, as she watched him move closer.
"So buddy what was on the email?" Mitch asked as he walked up to the two.
The moment was ruined as Gary quickly backed away from Michelle so that Mitch could read the screen. "I better go tell Ashley, I hope she is not too upset." He commented and walked over to the girl.
Michelle and Gary stood there for a moment not saying anything. Michelle's eyes first looked over to Mitch and Ashley, before back to Gary. "Would I like to, what?" She asked, as innocent as she could.
Gary watched her for a moment before running a hand through his hair. "It was nothing, so what are going to do now that Taichi isn't showing up?" He asked changing the subject.
Michelle wanted to hit him at that moment, but at the same time she couldn't help, but feel she wanted him to kiss her, right then and there. She hid those feelings well enough so that Gary wouldn't suspect anything.
Though there was another precsence that could feel those emotions and it made itself known. Trouble I see. It began.
How would you know Renamon
I have a psychic connection with you, I feel what you feel, it's how it works
Right, sometimes I forget that my thoughts are not private anymore
Exactly, now if I were you I would go back into focus, Gary seems to have left you standing there like an idiot and walked to the living room
Michelle then pulled herself back to normal, to see her partner was right, Gary had moved off to the living room. He must think I'm a total idiot. She thought, and walked back in.
Gary then moved quickly to the living room, he didn't want to just stand there looking stupid. He then eased himself into a chair, and partly listened to the conversation Ashley and Mitch were having, the other part, on slightly watching Michelle. Stupid, Stupid!
I hope your not calling me that Came Drakemon's voice.
No I'm calling myself that for not having enough courage to ask her out. I know Mitch has an eye for her too. I don't know what to do. Gary then gave a mental sigh.
That is why you do what I told you to do.
I did
And?
Mitch interrupted us, like always. I swear I will never get her alone.
Gary then looked over slightly as Michelle seemed to get to her senses and walked into the living room to talk to Ashley and Mitch. So how are you feeling?
Fine, for the most part, but that Tailmon was stronger than any I've seen.
Drakemon, that was the first Tailmon you have ever seen
That's my point! She is the strongest that I have ever faught
Why do I bother Came Gary's mental groan.
Because I'm your partner, and if you don't mind I'm going to take a nap, don't have too many disturbing thoughts, for my sake
Drakemon!
Gary could hear his partner's mental laugh, as it faded away.
"Hey Gary, mind if we talk for a minute?" Mitch asked bringing him back to the present.
Gary dumbly nodded and followed Mitch into another room, his eyes meeting Michelle's briefly before going.
Mitch then stopped for a moment and turned to face Gary. "Gary, there is something I want to know first before I do something that could affect you." He began.
Gary had an idea where this might be going, but stayed silent, hoping that it wasn't. "Shoot." He muttered.
Mitch took a deep breath. "I want to know if you like Michelle more than a friend."
Now that hit him there, Gary started to fight down his emotions as Mitch continued.
"You see I'm asking because you two seem to show some signs, and both of you have flirted with each other every now and then. I can also see you eyeing her, so do you like her more than a friend?" He asked.
Gary stood there for a bit as he sorted through his thoughts, did he like Michelle, or was it just flirting. Then again with a partner and what he had to do, it didn't seem right. So he took a deep breath. "No, she is just a friend to me." He said steadily.
Mitch's smile then grew bigger. "Thanks buddy." He said, and as he walked away Gary mentally prepared himself for what he had to do next.
The two then walked back into the living room, and Michelle looked around Mitch to meet Gary's eyes, and she saw it. The rejection that was there, the shut down.
Gary also saw the reaction in Michelle's eyes. First it was the why not, then it turned to hurt, and it pained him deeply.
Mitch then made his move and pushed Gary out of the way to sit near Michelle. He then whispered something in her ear, but her eyes and face remained blank, as she nodded.
The next thing he knew Mitch's arm was around Michelle's shoulders, in a gesture that Taichi often did with Ashley at times. He then watched them for a moment, before sensing someone glaring at him. Gary turned and saw Ashley sitting there.
She was the only one who knew about his feelings for Michelle, but at that moment there was the look of how could you do this to her, then it changed back into a glare.
He flinched under that gaze of Taichi's girlfriend, those two were definately made for each other, when Taichi was gone it seemed Ashley was in charge, and she was dealing out her punishment at that moment.
Gary couldn't take that glare any longer and excused himself, so he could move to another room in the house.
Ashley watched Gary go, and gave a bit of a scowl, how could he have done that to Michelle of all people. She then sighed, as she played with her hair some. Her eyes then moved over to Mitch and Michelle.
The two were making out already, but she could somehow tell that Michelle wasn't putting her heart in it. She remember Taichi doing the same thing to her at first. Poor Mitch, you have no idea what is truely going on in Michelle's head. She thought, and also stood up to go on the computer.
The email message was still there and she read it, for herself. She then read the p.s. about Taichi promising her to take her to the movies some other time. Ashley couldn't help, but smile at that little note, as she then logged on her email system.
"About time you got here." Koushiro complained as he openned his door for Taichi and Agumon. "What is Agumon doing here?"
Taichi sighed as he took off his shoes. "That is a bit of a long story and I don't want to go into it." He answered avoiding the red head's gaze.
"Do you have anything to eat Koushiro?" Agumon asked.
"Yeah, but you can't touch it. Why don't you go and play around in the backyard." He suggested.
"Okay, that works." Agumon answered and moved away from the two teens.
Koushiro then turned to Taichi, and the two were silent as they headed to his room. Once inside, and as he closed the door, the redhead turned to Taichi.
Taichi sat down in a nearby chair. "So." He muttered.
Koushiro sighed. "Well if you don't want to explain why Agumon is here, then tell me how long you have been able to open Digital Ports?"
Taichi sighed he seemed to know this question was going to come. "Ever since, a few days after MaloMyotismon was defeated."
"Since then? How is that possible, I thought all gates were sealed."
"So did I, but it just happened one day, and since then I've been going in, when I can't sleep. It is amazing how the Digital Plain is still wrecked from that battle."
Koushiro thought for a moment, as he tried to figure something out. "It is strange. How none of us, including the newer chosen have not been able to open gates to the Digital Plain. Yet you have..." He muttered and began working things together.
Taichi waited as he hoped that Koushiro would not contact Gennai. He didn't know why he was dreading that, but something inside of him made Taichi feel that way.
Koushiro's brows furrowed together as he snapped his fingers. "Why didn't I think of it before. I always thought it was strange when you told us the day that you went back to the Real World in our earlier adventures. Yet instead of being stuck there, you found a way back."
"So what difference does that make?"
"Difference, why all of the difference in the world. Taichi, don't you see! Not only can you open Digital Gates, but other ones as well. It is amazing, I think you have some sort of gift, or power." He muttered and began moving around the room gathering up paper and things.
"Koushiro what are you doing?"
"Here come up to my computer and put your digivice in front of it."
Taichi nodded and stood up, and moved over to the computer. Koushiro turned it on and pulled out his own digivice, and held it up. The only problem nothing happened.
Taichi then pulled out his own digivice, and suddenly the gate pulled up. "So now what?" He asked.
"We are going on a little roadtrip, to the Digital World." Koushiro said, as the gate openned and in a bright flash of light both of the two were gone and Agumon had disppeared along with them.
Ashley was typing an email to one of her friends back in West Shijuki when it happened. At first she didn't notice it, but then it began to beep. Shocked Ashely carefully pulled out her digivice to see it was glowing and giving off a beeping sound.
She covered up the sound best as she could, as something seemed to pull up on the computer screen. It was a weird looking thing, with a mini camera.
That was when she heard something in her head, and held the digivice to the screen. It then gave off a bright glow as a false wind slamed open the door, on the outside of Michelle's house.
It then happened quickly and the next instant Ashley was gone and the computer had powered down.
Michelle heard the door slam a bit, and broke off from kissing Mitch to go close it. She then looked around outside to the now calm area. That was strange. She thought. "I guess Ashley went home. With that she closed the door, and walked back inside.
Suddenly the air shifted as Renamon appeared outside was sure she was not seen. She then raised up her tail and sniffed the air. Her blue eyes glowing a bit. "You could say she went home." The kitsune muttered before vanishing again.
Gary was frustrated, he still couldn't believe what he had to do. He then slowly moved back into the living room where he watched Michelle sit back down, with a confused look on her face. "What happened?" He asked.
"Not sure, Michelle thinks Ashley went home and didn't close the door tight enough." Mitch commented as he put an arm around her shoulders.
Gary hesitated for a moment just standing there. "You know I'm not exactly feeling too well, how about we meet up tomarrow?" He suggested.
"Sure tomarrow sounds good." Michelle answered, but did not meet his eyes. In fact she didn't even look at him.
Gary sighed as he waved goodbye to Mitch, before passing the couple. As he opened the door, he took another look, to see the two making out again. He then moved and walked outside.
After making sure the door was closed Gary put his hands in his pockets before turning and started walking down the street. It felt like there were eyes on him, when he turned around nothing was there. He then shrugged his shoulders and kept going.
Renamon watched Gary from a tree as she reappeared from when he turned around. She could feel her partners reaction to the whole thing and didn't like it. She was tempted to show herself to the human to knock some sense into him.
The kitsune changed her mind however remembering her partner requesting that she did not show herself if possible. She then shook her head and vanished from the tree.
Taichi landed on his feet as they arrived in the Digital World. He then moved a bit to the side as Agumon and Koushiro came tumbling in next. After he helped untangle the two he stood back.
Koushiro looked around the Digital World with some wonder. Taichi was right it still seemed to have the scars from the final battle.
"So why did you want me to take you here?" Taichi asked as he pocketed his digivice.
"Just to investigate things, and to see if I could find Tentomon." Koushiro commented as he began walking.
Taichi gave a bit of a groan as he put his hands behind his head. He couldn't help wondering if he could see Ashley at that very minute.
"Common Taichi lets go!" Koushiro shouted out.
He nodded and took off after Koushiro. What he didn't notice was the fact that his digivice had glowed for a second. Agumon followed not too far behind.
They began walking along areas being careful not to disturb anything too much. The digimon seemed to be wandering a bit here and there, which suprised Taichi, usaully there were none.
The two walked in silence as Koushiro was tracking something on his digivice.
Help me!
Came a voice as Taichi stopped, he noticed Koushiro kept going.
Help!
That voice sounded so familar to him. Where are you? He asked in his mind.
I'm not sure, but please come help!
Taichi then froze as he slowly watched Koushiro move in the distance. Making up his mind he went in another direction to where he thought the voice came from.
Agumon a bit confused followed his partner, as they went off in another direction.
Taichi hurried through the area, as the charred land quickly became green, he then pushed through different things, not really paying attention. He then stepped into a clearing and saw a girl standing there her partner had just been knocked out.
He then looked closer as the digimon ganged in on the girl. "Ashley." He muttered, and ran over to her. He had to hurry it was about to launch an attack.
Ashley looked around and saw Taichi coming at her and a strange orange dinasour following him. Then she froze as she saw the attack come at her. She then screamed out.
Everything then happened in slow motion, Taichi leaped up and pushed Ashley out of the way as his digivice began to glow. It became a blurr next.
"Agumon Evolve!"
"Greymon!"
Greymon quickly moved in front of the digimon, and shouted out. "Mega Flame!" He launched the attack instantly deleting the digimon standing there. He then slowly turned as he saw a attack hit his partner. "Taichi!" He shouted out.
The attack hit him full force, he expected he thought there was going to be pain, then not feeling any he guessed it was a quick death, but as he openned his eyes, he saw Ashley in one area running over to him and Greymon deleting that digimon that attacked them.
As he raised up his arm to check for injuries he saw it. A strange looking gautlet that streched halfway on his arm.
"Taichi your alive!" Came Ashely's shout as she ran over.
He looked up at Ashley as she hugged him, though as he looked down he saw that the strange thing was gone. "Yeah I'm just fine." He said hugging the girl back. Then he straightened as she helped him up. "Well now you know." He said.
"Know what?" Ashley asked.
"That I'm a chosen." Taichi muttered. He then looked over to the ground where the cat was there starting to come around. "It appears you are too."
Ashley nodded. "I haven't been for too long though, just started out. This is the first time I've been here. Where are we?" She asked.
"We are in the Digital Plain."
"There you are Taichi!" came Koushiro's voice. He then ran into the field and saw Greymon standing there. "What happened?" He asked worried.
"Nothing I couldn't handle." Taichi said calmly as his digivice glowed again as Greymon changed back to Agumon.
Ashley then ran over and picked up her partner. "Are you okay." She whispered in it's ear.
"I'll be fine just let me have a cat nap." Felixmon said and passed out again.
"Hey isn't that Ashley?" Koushiro asked.
Taichi nodded. "It is and it appears she is a chosen, which is strange since I thought we were through with it all."
"So did I. Maybe we should ask her about it."
"Later, she is in a bit of a shock at the moment. It might be best if we leave now, and I drive her home."
"Okay, but when she is feeling better I want to interigate her somewhat."
"Do what you want." Taichi sighed and walked over to Ashley. "It is time we should be getting back." He said.
Ashely nodded and the three walked to the t.v. Taichi and Koushiro came out of earlier. Each held up their digivice and in a bright glow both humans and digimon had vanished back to the Real World.
"I'll let you know if I have any other problems with my digivice." Taichi promised Koushiro as he climbed in his car, with Ashley still in it.
It was nearly dark as the car pulled away.
Taichi knew as soon as he pulled up to Ashley's house and turned off the car engine he would have to explain a couple of things to her. He then walked her to the house and after she unlocked the door the two walked inside.
As their partners were in another room Taichi sat down next to Ashley and put an arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder. Where to begin Taichi thought. "Well it all started back in summer camp 6 years ago......"
Gary tossed and turned in his bed, if this is called sleeping he wasn't getting any. He then sat up, as he heard a strange knocking sound. He looked over to the wall to see that Drakemon was gone. Must have gone out hunting. He thought.
He then moved over to his door and openned it. No one was there, he was about to go back to bed when it happened again. Gary then moved over to his window and moved back the curtains. He could see Michelle kneeling there, quickly he opened the window as she stepped inside. "What are you doing here at this time?" He whispered.
She then moved a bit away from him to look around the room before turning back. "I came to find out something."
"What would that be?" He asked not looking at her.
Him not looking at her made Michelle frustrated. She then walked very close to him, and made him look at her. "What is wrong with you." She said cooly.
Gary raised his eyebrows up a bit as he heard her, but also looked at her. She was wearing black, which made her hair stand out, but what he noticed most was she was glaring at him. "Nothing is wrong." He muttered.
Michelle didn't believe that for one second. "Yeah sure, I know how you are, what do you just work a girl up and then reject her." This time her voice was cold and hard.
Gary then turned to looked at her and she gasped at what she saw in his eyes. She continued though. "If you care so much about me, then why did you let Mitch ask me out? Why didn't you stop him?" She asked.
They watched each other a moment, before Michelle said the final words. "Do you love me Gary?" She asked, this time the coldness gone, but the hardness of her voice was still there.
Gary remained silent as he looked away from her. Michelle taking that as a request to leave, but was suddenly stopped. She looked down to see Gary had taken hold of her hand. "What are you doing..." She began.
"Shut-up Michelle." Gary muttered and pulled her close. He then gazed into her shocked eyes and bent down and kissed her on the lips.
Michelle was suprised at what Gary did, it took her a moment to snap out of it as she felt the hard pressure of his mouth on hers. She then began to work against it, as her hands moved up to around his neck.
With his free hand Gary began to gently massage Michelle's back as he pulled her even closer, his mouth working against hers, as he began to deepen the kiss, he then started to let out all his emotions flow into it.
She felt amazing this was completely different then what it was with Mitch, she let his emotions for her come out and her hand also began to play a bit with his hair, as she also tried to deepen the kiss.
It lasted for a few minutes before the two pulled apart, gasping a bit for air. "What about Mitch?" he asked calmly.
"Forget about Mitch for now, and just kiss me." Michelle mummered.
Gary then kissed her again deeply, but this time added a bit of a hunger and want in the kiss, as it became even more intense, his hand moving up and down her back during it.
She wasn't sure when it ended, but Gary led her to the window and Michelle started to climb out ot it. "When can I see you again?" She asked.
Gary knew what she meant and bent down to kiss her briefly. "Whenever we can get away." He then kissed her again.
"I really" she then kissed him. "got to.." he ruffled her hair as they kissed again "go" She finished pulling apart a bit and sliding down some. "Tomarrow." She said and disappeared into the night.
Gary stood at the window watching her leave, he then thought for a moment. What had he done? He was now with Michelle that was good, but the problem was Mitch, his own cousin and friend.
What was he going to do? Now there was no choice he would have to keep himself in check when he was around Mitch, at least for the moment. He then hoped he would see Michelle again soon, closed his window and crawled into bed. Slowly he shut his eyes and went to sleep.
Taichi opened his apartment door and walked inside with Agumon. He had no idea that talking to Ashely about the Digital Plain would take so long. He sighed and made it back to his bedroom.
He could hear Hikari sleeping as he looked at Tailmon who was also asleep at the foot of her bed. Showing his partner where he could sleep Taichi climbed up and almost went to sleep instantly, but it wasn't a dreamless sleep like he hoped it would be.
Akira sat down in the grass, he looked over at the strange creature that said it was his partner. It was orange in color, and did seem to be his partner. It had been two weeks since he had shown up there, and he guessed that his family proclaimed him dead.
Then there was that strange girl, the one who had been there even longer than he had. She had white colored hair and her partner was a Renamon. The girl was very pretty, but to him she seemed to much of a mystery.
As suddenly thinking about her Akira looked up to see the girl approaching him. Her gaze was steady as she made a nod of greeting to him before sitting down, and pulling out a small book, and started writing in it. "So Mikira, I've been meaning to ask you, how long have you been in the Digital Plain?"
"Several years, I've lost count now because I seem not to age one bit." Mikira commented as she began to write.
"Have you found a way out? I mean if there is one I could go home to my family."
Mikira then stopped writing and looked up at Akira her eyes silver. "There is no way out Akira, if there ever was one I would be long gone. She thought, as her eyes turned normal.
Akira sighed in defeat.
"You might as well get used to it, I know it is not like back from where you are from, but it is peaceful here and you will get used to it." Mikira commented.
"Easy for you to say." Akira answered, he then stood up. "I'm going for a walk." He muttered.
"Okay just don't stray too far."
"Yeah, Yeah." Akira then started walking, he was going to be trapped here forever! He couldn't live with that and it seemed to gnaw at him, as he kept moving. It just felt good to walk, to let everything out that was bugging him.
He didn't even notice that he approached a cave, he just walked into it, drawn somehow to something inside. He kept going deeper until he realized that it was pitch black. Akira paused as he tried to see.
The orb around his neck began to give off a faint light. He looked down and lifted it up, it seemed to light the tunnel so he kept going, his feet tripping over rocks that were in the way. That was when the orb became brighter and he reached the end of the tunnel.
Akira moved closer to the way and raised up his orb, on it was a view of a sun, which his orb had the same mark. Suddenly the orb began to feel warm, then so hot that Akira let it drop.
That was when a light filled the entire area, as Akira lifted up his arm to shield his eyes. When he opened his eyes, they fell upon a gautlet that was floating there in the air. Hypnotized he walked over and took it, the thing came easily as he looked at it.
It is time
Came a voice in Akira's head, as not in his full control of will slipped the gautlet over his right arm. It fit perfectly up to his elbow, and it covered from there and down to his fingers, and from there claws of some kind were out. Akira thought as he looked at the weapon.
Suddenly the cave began to shake, as something seemed to enter it, the thing felt strong, and Akira didn't have his partner with him. "What are you doing here!" It shouted.
"I just wondered in here." Akira muttered.
The creature then paused as it's eyes fell to the gautlet on Akira's right arm. "That is mine! I want it back give it to me!" The thing boomed.
Akira found that for some odd reason he wanted to keep this strange weapon. He then moved into a defensive stance, the gautlet raised out front. "You will have to take it from my dead body." He muttered as the thing began to glow.
"That is what you think!"
Akira suprised himself by smirking as the word suddenly came to him. "Kasei!" He shouted as the weapon gave off a bright glow, that filled the room, as Akira felt this strange heat.
Taichi instantly opened his eyes as he slowly sat up. That was a weird dream. He thought and seemed to feel this strange extra weight on his arm. He then turned and looked over at it. He almost did a double take, as he saw the gautlet from his dream on his arm.
He found himself hynotized by it as he looked at it, the thing looked similar to War Greymon's gautlet, except it felt different.
"Taichi time for breakfast!" Came his mothers voice.
"I'm coming in a minute mom!" Taichi answered looking towards the door. When he looked down again, the gautlet was gone. That was strange, maybe I should tell Koushiro about this
"Do you want it to get cold!"
"No mom!" He muttered slipped down from his bed and walked towards the kitchen for the start of another day.
Well that is it for this chapter! More mystery to add to it already. Please read and review and if you can tell others about this story. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't own digimon of any format, the plot, and four of the first digidestined characters are made by me. So don't steal.
Chapter Five
Taichi sighed as he had finished typing his email to the others over at Michelle's house. He wished that it was easy to explain to them what he had to do as a chosen. He also felt the need to see his partner. Also for some odd reason Agumon had followed him home.
He was thankful that only Tailmon saw it, saying Hikari had gone out. She had left him with the note, that he had to drop all other things and go to Koushiro's house and he was getting ready to do just that.
The one thing he couldn't help though as he smiled at his partner was pull out his digivice. The computer, seemed to react instantly and he could see the Port on his screen. Taichi then sighed and put his digivice away. Something was going to happen, and soon, he could feel it deep inside of him.
"Common Taichi we can't be late." complained Agumon as the orange dinasaor stood by the door.
"I know." He said and walked out of the room and downstairs. He would probably have some explaining to do to Koushiro. The only thing he hoped though was that he wasn't asked too many questions, or Gennai was called.
Taichi openned the door for his partner before climbing inside the car. He paused for a moment. It felt like something was watching him. Taichi then shook his head to clear it and he started the engine, and drove off to Koushiro's house.
A shadow shifted near the top of the building as it watched Taichi drive away. It then smirked. It then bunched itself up and leaped onto the ground quickly diving into the shadows once more. The only thing that was seen about it, could be mistakened for a brown blur.
It then watched the apartments once more before looking to where Taichi left. "Soon Yagami, soon." It hissed out and with a dark glow, the thing vanished into the shadows.
Michelle looked at the clock on the wall. She would have figured Taichi to be at her house by now. She then looked over into the living room where the others were and sighed a bit. She couldn't help, but get this strange feeling he wasn't going to show up.
Just then her computer beeped, meaning she had mail. She walked over to it, with her hair swishing back and forth. Gary seemed to have heard it too and walked over to read it as well.
After the two scrolled the message, they stood for a moment, before Gary turned to her. "So Michelle..." He began.
She waited as she raised up a hand to push back her hair, as Gary continued.
"I was wondering if you would....." He then hesitated and looked into the white headed girls eyes. "Well you see..I...would you like too......" He then moved closer, almost close enough to kiss her.
Michelle waited eagerly for what Gary was going to say next. Her eyebrows raised questionly, as she watched him move closer.
"So buddy what was on the email?" Mitch asked as he walked up to the two.
The moment was ruined as Gary quickly backed away from Michelle so that Mitch could read the screen. "I better go tell Ashley, I hope she is not too upset." He commented and walked over to the girl.
Michelle and Gary stood there for a moment not saying anything. Michelle's eyes first looked over to Mitch and Ashley, before back to Gary. "Would I like to, what?" She asked, as innocent as she could.
Gary watched her for a moment before running a hand through his hair. "It was nothing, so what are going to do now that Taichi isn't showing up?" He asked changing the subject.
Michelle wanted to hit him at that moment, but at the same time she couldn't help, but feel she wanted him to kiss her, right then and there. She hid those feelings well enough so that Gary wouldn't suspect anything.
Though there was another precsence that could feel those emotions and it made itself known. Trouble I see. It began.
How would you know Renamon
I have a psychic connection with you, I feel what you feel, it's how it works
Right, sometimes I forget that my thoughts are not private anymore
Exactly, now if I were you I would go back into focus, Gary seems to have left you standing there like an idiot and walked to the living room
Michelle then pulled herself back to normal, to see her partner was right, Gary had moved off to the living room. He must think I'm a total idiot. She thought, and walked back in.
Gary then moved quickly to the living room, he didn't want to just stand there looking stupid. He then eased himself into a chair, and partly listened to the conversation Ashley and Mitch were having, the other part, on slightly watching Michelle. Stupid, Stupid!
I hope your not calling me that Came Drakemon's voice.
No I'm calling myself that for not having enough courage to ask her out. I know Mitch has an eye for her too. I don't know what to do. Gary then gave a mental sigh.
That is why you do what I told you to do.
I did
And?
Mitch interrupted us, like always. I swear I will never get her alone.
Gary then looked over slightly as Michelle seemed to get to her senses and walked into the living room to talk to Ashley and Mitch. So how are you feeling?
Fine, for the most part, but that Tailmon was stronger than any I've seen.
Drakemon, that was the first Tailmon you have ever seen
That's my point! She is the strongest that I have ever faught
Why do I bother Came Gary's mental groan.
Because I'm your partner, and if you don't mind I'm going to take a nap, don't have too many disturbing thoughts, for my sake
Drakemon!
Gary could hear his partner's mental laugh, as it faded away.
"Hey Gary, mind if we talk for a minute?" Mitch asked bringing him back to the present.
Gary dumbly nodded and followed Mitch into another room, his eyes meeting Michelle's briefly before going.
Mitch then stopped for a moment and turned to face Gary. "Gary, there is something I want to know first before I do something that could affect you." He began.
Gary had an idea where this might be going, but stayed silent, hoping that it wasn't. "Shoot." He muttered.
Mitch took a deep breath. "I want to know if you like Michelle more than a friend."
Now that hit him there, Gary started to fight down his emotions as Mitch continued.
"You see I'm asking because you two seem to show some signs, and both of you have flirted with each other every now and then. I can also see you eyeing her, so do you like her more than a friend?" He asked.
Gary stood there for a bit as he sorted through his thoughts, did he like Michelle, or was it just flirting. Then again with a partner and what he had to do, it didn't seem right. So he took a deep breath. "No, she is just a friend to me." He said steadily.
Mitch's smile then grew bigger. "Thanks buddy." He said, and as he walked away Gary mentally prepared himself for what he had to do next.
The two then walked back into the living room, and Michelle looked around Mitch to meet Gary's eyes, and she saw it. The rejection that was there, the shut down.
Gary also saw the reaction in Michelle's eyes. First it was the why not, then it turned to hurt, and it pained him deeply.
Mitch then made his move and pushed Gary out of the way to sit near Michelle. He then whispered something in her ear, but her eyes and face remained blank, as she nodded.
The next thing he knew Mitch's arm was around Michelle's shoulders, in a gesture that Taichi often did with Ashley at times. He then watched them for a moment, before sensing someone glaring at him. Gary turned and saw Ashley sitting there.
She was the only one who knew about his feelings for Michelle, but at that moment there was the look of how could you do this to her, then it changed back into a glare.
He flinched under that gaze of Taichi's girlfriend, those two were definately made for each other, when Taichi was gone it seemed Ashley was in charge, and she was dealing out her punishment at that moment.
Gary couldn't take that glare any longer and excused himself, so he could move to another room in the house.
Ashley watched Gary go, and gave a bit of a scowl, how could he have done that to Michelle of all people. She then sighed, as she played with her hair some. Her eyes then moved over to Mitch and Michelle.
The two were making out already, but she could somehow tell that Michelle wasn't putting her heart in it. She remember Taichi doing the same thing to her at first. Poor Mitch, you have no idea what is truely going on in Michelle's head. She thought, and also stood up to go on the computer.
The email message was still there and she read it, for herself. She then read the p.s. about Taichi promising her to take her to the movies some other time. Ashley couldn't help, but smile at that little note, as she then logged on her email system.
"About time you got here." Koushiro complained as he openned his door for Taichi and Agumon. "What is Agumon doing here?"
Taichi sighed as he took off his shoes. "That is a bit of a long story and I don't want to go into it." He answered avoiding the red head's gaze.
"Do you have anything to eat Koushiro?" Agumon asked.
"Yeah, but you can't touch it. Why don't you go and play around in the backyard." He suggested.
"Okay, that works." Agumon answered and moved away from the two teens.
Koushiro then turned to Taichi, and the two were silent as they headed to his room. Once inside, and as he closed the door, the redhead turned to Taichi.
Taichi sat down in a nearby chair. "So." He muttered.
Koushiro sighed. "Well if you don't want to explain why Agumon is here, then tell me how long you have been able to open Digital Ports?"
Taichi sighed he seemed to know this question was going to come. "Ever since, a few days after MaloMyotismon was defeated."
"Since then? How is that possible, I thought all gates were sealed."
"So did I, but it just happened one day, and since then I've been going in, when I can't sleep. It is amazing how the Digital Plain is still wrecked from that battle."
Koushiro thought for a moment, as he tried to figure something out. "It is strange. How none of us, including the newer chosen have not been able to open gates to the Digital Plain. Yet you have..." He muttered and began working things together.
Taichi waited as he hoped that Koushiro would not contact Gennai. He didn't know why he was dreading that, but something inside of him made Taichi feel that way.
Koushiro's brows furrowed together as he snapped his fingers. "Why didn't I think of it before. I always thought it was strange when you told us the day that you went back to the Real World in our earlier adventures. Yet instead of being stuck there, you found a way back."
"So what difference does that make?"
"Difference, why all of the difference in the world. Taichi, don't you see! Not only can you open Digital Gates, but other ones as well. It is amazing, I think you have some sort of gift, or power." He muttered and began moving around the room gathering up paper and things.
"Koushiro what are you doing?"
"Here come up to my computer and put your digivice in front of it."
Taichi nodded and stood up, and moved over to the computer. Koushiro turned it on and pulled out his own digivice, and held it up. The only problem nothing happened.
Taichi then pulled out his own digivice, and suddenly the gate pulled up. "So now what?" He asked.
"We are going on a little roadtrip, to the Digital World." Koushiro said, as the gate openned and in a bright flash of light both of the two were gone and Agumon had disppeared along with them.
Ashley was typing an email to one of her friends back in West Shijuki when it happened. At first she didn't notice it, but then it began to beep. Shocked Ashely carefully pulled out her digivice to see it was glowing and giving off a beeping sound.
She covered up the sound best as she could, as something seemed to pull up on the computer screen. It was a weird looking thing, with a mini camera.
That was when she heard something in her head, and held the digivice to the screen. It then gave off a bright glow as a false wind slamed open the door, on the outside of Michelle's house.
It then happened quickly and the next instant Ashley was gone and the computer had powered down.
Michelle heard the door slam a bit, and broke off from kissing Mitch to go close it. She then looked around outside to the now calm area. That was strange. She thought. "I guess Ashley went home. With that she closed the door, and walked back inside.
Suddenly the air shifted as Renamon appeared outside was sure she was not seen. She then raised up her tail and sniffed the air. Her blue eyes glowing a bit. "You could say she went home." The kitsune muttered before vanishing again.
Gary was frustrated, he still couldn't believe what he had to do. He then slowly moved back into the living room where he watched Michelle sit back down, with a confused look on her face. "What happened?" He asked.
"Not sure, Michelle thinks Ashley went home and didn't close the door tight enough." Mitch commented as he put an arm around her shoulders.
Gary hesitated for a moment just standing there. "You know I'm not exactly feeling too well, how about we meet up tomarrow?" He suggested.
"Sure tomarrow sounds good." Michelle answered, but did not meet his eyes. In fact she didn't even look at him.
Gary sighed as he waved goodbye to Mitch, before passing the couple. As he opened the door, he took another look, to see the two making out again. He then moved and walked outside.
After making sure the door was closed Gary put his hands in his pockets before turning and started walking down the street. It felt like there were eyes on him, when he turned around nothing was there. He then shrugged his shoulders and kept going.
Renamon watched Gary from a tree as she reappeared from when he turned around. She could feel her partners reaction to the whole thing and didn't like it. She was tempted to show herself to the human to knock some sense into him.
The kitsune changed her mind however remembering her partner requesting that she did not show herself if possible. She then shook her head and vanished from the tree.
Taichi landed on his feet as they arrived in the Digital World. He then moved a bit to the side as Agumon and Koushiro came tumbling in next. After he helped untangle the two he stood back.
Koushiro looked around the Digital World with some wonder. Taichi was right it still seemed to have the scars from the final battle.
"So why did you want me to take you here?" Taichi asked as he pocketed his digivice.
"Just to investigate things, and to see if I could find Tentomon." Koushiro commented as he began walking.
Taichi gave a bit of a groan as he put his hands behind his head. He couldn't help wondering if he could see Ashley at that very minute.
"Common Taichi lets go!" Koushiro shouted out.
He nodded and took off after Koushiro. What he didn't notice was the fact that his digivice had glowed for a second. Agumon followed not too far behind.
They began walking along areas being careful not to disturb anything too much. The digimon seemed to be wandering a bit here and there, which suprised Taichi, usaully there were none.
The two walked in silence as Koushiro was tracking something on his digivice.
Help me!
Came a voice as Taichi stopped, he noticed Koushiro kept going.
Help!
That voice sounded so familar to him. Where are you? He asked in his mind.
I'm not sure, but please come help!
Taichi then froze as he slowly watched Koushiro move in the distance. Making up his mind he went in another direction to where he thought the voice came from.
Agumon a bit confused followed his partner, as they went off in another direction.
Taichi hurried through the area, as the charred land quickly became green, he then pushed through different things, not really paying attention. He then stepped into a clearing and saw a girl standing there her partner had just been knocked out.
He then looked closer as the digimon ganged in on the girl. "Ashley." He muttered, and ran over to her. He had to hurry it was about to launch an attack.
Ashley looked around and saw Taichi coming at her and a strange orange dinasour following him. Then she froze as she saw the attack come at her. She then screamed out.
Everything then happened in slow motion, Taichi leaped up and pushed Ashley out of the way as his digivice began to glow. It became a blurr next.
"Agumon Evolve!"
"Greymon!"
Greymon quickly moved in front of the digimon, and shouted out. "Mega Flame!" He launched the attack instantly deleting the digimon standing there. He then slowly turned as he saw a attack hit his partner. "Taichi!" He shouted out.
The attack hit him full force, he expected he thought there was going to be pain, then not feeling any he guessed it was a quick death, but as he openned his eyes, he saw Ashley in one area running over to him and Greymon deleting that digimon that attacked them.
As he raised up his arm to check for injuries he saw it. A strange looking gautlet that streched halfway on his arm.
"Taichi your alive!" Came Ashely's shout as she ran over.
He looked up at Ashley as she hugged him, though as he looked down he saw that the strange thing was gone. "Yeah I'm just fine." He said hugging the girl back. Then he straightened as she helped him up. "Well now you know." He said.
"Know what?" Ashley asked.
"That I'm a chosen." Taichi muttered. He then looked over to the ground where the cat was there starting to come around. "It appears you are too."
Ashley nodded. "I haven't been for too long though, just started out. This is the first time I've been here. Where are we?" She asked.
"We are in the Digital Plain."
"There you are Taichi!" came Koushiro's voice. He then ran into the field and saw Greymon standing there. "What happened?" He asked worried.
"Nothing I couldn't handle." Taichi said calmly as his digivice glowed again as Greymon changed back to Agumon.
Ashley then ran over and picked up her partner. "Are you okay." She whispered in it's ear.
"I'll be fine just let me have a cat nap." Felixmon said and passed out again.
"Hey isn't that Ashley?" Koushiro asked.
Taichi nodded. "It is and it appears she is a chosen, which is strange since I thought we were through with it all."
"So did I. Maybe we should ask her about it."
"Later, she is in a bit of a shock at the moment. It might be best if we leave now, and I drive her home."
"Okay, but when she is feeling better I want to interigate her somewhat."
"Do what you want." Taichi sighed and walked over to Ashley. "It is time we should be getting back." He said.
Ashely nodded and the three walked to the t.v. Taichi and Koushiro came out of earlier. Each held up their digivice and in a bright glow both humans and digimon had vanished back to the Real World.
"I'll let you know if I have any other problems with my digivice." Taichi promised Koushiro as he climbed in his car, with Ashley still in it.
It was nearly dark as the car pulled away.
Taichi knew as soon as he pulled up to Ashley's house and turned off the car engine he would have to explain a couple of things to her. He then walked her to the house and after she unlocked the door the two walked inside.
As their partners were in another room Taichi sat down next to Ashley and put an arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder. Where to begin Taichi thought. "Well it all started back in summer camp 6 years ago......"
Gary tossed and turned in his bed, if this is called sleeping he wasn't getting any. He then sat up, as he heard a strange knocking sound. He looked over to the wall to see that Drakemon was gone. Must have gone out hunting. He thought.
He then moved over to his door and openned it. No one was there, he was about to go back to bed when it happened again. Gary then moved over to his window and moved back the curtains. He could see Michelle kneeling there, quickly he opened the window as she stepped inside. "What are you doing here at this time?" He whispered.
She then moved a bit away from him to look around the room before turning back. "I came to find out something."
"What would that be?" He asked not looking at her.
Him not looking at her made Michelle frustrated. She then walked very close to him, and made him look at her. "What is wrong with you." She said cooly.
Gary raised his eyebrows up a bit as he heard her, but also looked at her. She was wearing black, which made her hair stand out, but what he noticed most was she was glaring at him. "Nothing is wrong." He muttered.
Michelle didn't believe that for one second. "Yeah sure, I know how you are, what do you just work a girl up and then reject her." This time her voice was cold and hard.
Gary then turned to looked at her and she gasped at what she saw in his eyes. She continued though. "If you care so much about me, then why did you let Mitch ask me out? Why didn't you stop him?" She asked.
They watched each other a moment, before Michelle said the final words. "Do you love me Gary?" She asked, this time the coldness gone, but the hardness of her voice was still there.
Gary remained silent as he looked away from her. Michelle taking that as a request to leave, but was suddenly stopped. She looked down to see Gary had taken hold of her hand. "What are you doing..." She began.
"Shut-up Michelle." Gary muttered and pulled her close. He then gazed into her shocked eyes and bent down and kissed her on the lips.
Michelle was suprised at what Gary did, it took her a moment to snap out of it as she felt the hard pressure of his mouth on hers. She then began to work against it, as her hands moved up to around his neck.
With his free hand Gary began to gently massage Michelle's back as he pulled her even closer, his mouth working against hers, as he began to deepen the kiss, he then started to let out all his emotions flow into it.
She felt amazing this was completely different then what it was with Mitch, she let his emotions for her come out and her hand also began to play a bit with his hair, as she also tried to deepen the kiss.
It lasted for a few minutes before the two pulled apart, gasping a bit for air. "What about Mitch?" he asked calmly.
"Forget about Mitch for now, and just kiss me." Michelle mummered.
Gary then kissed her again deeply, but this time added a bit of a hunger and want in the kiss, as it became even more intense, his hand moving up and down her back during it.
She wasn't sure when it ended, but Gary led her to the window and Michelle started to climb out ot it. "When can I see you again?" She asked.
Gary knew what she meant and bent down to kiss her briefly. "Whenever we can get away." He then kissed her again.
"I really" she then kissed him. "got to.." he ruffled her hair as they kissed again "go" She finished pulling apart a bit and sliding down some. "Tomarrow." She said and disappeared into the night.
Gary stood at the window watching her leave, he then thought for a moment. What had he done? He was now with Michelle that was good, but the problem was Mitch, his own cousin and friend.
What was he going to do? Now there was no choice he would have to keep himself in check when he was around Mitch, at least for the moment. He then hoped he would see Michelle again soon, closed his window and crawled into bed. Slowly he shut his eyes and went to sleep.
Taichi opened his apartment door and walked inside with Agumon. He had no idea that talking to Ashely about the Digital Plain would take so long. He sighed and made it back to his bedroom.
He could hear Hikari sleeping as he looked at Tailmon who was also asleep at the foot of her bed. Showing his partner where he could sleep Taichi climbed up and almost went to sleep instantly, but it wasn't a dreamless sleep like he hoped it would be.
Akira sat down in the grass, he looked over at the strange creature that said it was his partner. It was orange in color, and did seem to be his partner. It had been two weeks since he had shown up there, and he guessed that his family proclaimed him dead.
Then there was that strange girl, the one who had been there even longer than he had. She had white colored hair and her partner was a Renamon. The girl was very pretty, but to him she seemed to much of a mystery.
As suddenly thinking about her Akira looked up to see the girl approaching him. Her gaze was steady as she made a nod of greeting to him before sitting down, and pulling out a small book, and started writing in it. "So Mikira, I've been meaning to ask you, how long have you been in the Digital Plain?"
"Several years, I've lost count now because I seem not to age one bit." Mikira commented as she began to write.
"Have you found a way out? I mean if there is one I could go home to my family."
Mikira then stopped writing and looked up at Akira her eyes silver. "There is no way out Akira, if there ever was one I would be long gone. She thought, as her eyes turned normal.
Akira sighed in defeat.
"You might as well get used to it, I know it is not like back from where you are from, but it is peaceful here and you will get used to it." Mikira commented.
"Easy for you to say." Akira answered, he then stood up. "I'm going for a walk." He muttered.
"Okay just don't stray too far."
"Yeah, Yeah." Akira then started walking, he was going to be trapped here forever! He couldn't live with that and it seemed to gnaw at him, as he kept moving. It just felt good to walk, to let everything out that was bugging him.
He didn't even notice that he approached a cave, he just walked into it, drawn somehow to something inside. He kept going deeper until he realized that it was pitch black. Akira paused as he tried to see.
The orb around his neck began to give off a faint light. He looked down and lifted it up, it seemed to light the tunnel so he kept going, his feet tripping over rocks that were in the way. That was when the orb became brighter and he reached the end of the tunnel.
Akira moved closer to the way and raised up his orb, on it was a view of a sun, which his orb had the same mark. Suddenly the orb began to feel warm, then so hot that Akira let it drop.
That was when a light filled the entire area, as Akira lifted up his arm to shield his eyes. When he opened his eyes, they fell upon a gautlet that was floating there in the air. Hypnotized he walked over and took it, the thing came easily as he looked at it.
It is time
Came a voice in Akira's head, as not in his full control of will slipped the gautlet over his right arm. It fit perfectly up to his elbow, and it covered from there and down to his fingers, and from there claws of some kind were out. Akira thought as he looked at the weapon.
Suddenly the cave began to shake, as something seemed to enter it, the thing felt strong, and Akira didn't have his partner with him. "What are you doing here!" It shouted.
"I just wondered in here." Akira muttered.
The creature then paused as it's eyes fell to the gautlet on Akira's right arm. "That is mine! I want it back give it to me!" The thing boomed.
Akira found that for some odd reason he wanted to keep this strange weapon. He then moved into a defensive stance, the gautlet raised out front. "You will have to take it from my dead body." He muttered as the thing began to glow.
"That is what you think!"
Akira suprised himself by smirking as the word suddenly came to him. "Kasei!" He shouted as the weapon gave off a bright glow, that filled the room, as Akira felt this strange heat.
Taichi instantly opened his eyes as he slowly sat up. That was a weird dream. He thought and seemed to feel this strange extra weight on his arm. He then turned and looked over at it. He almost did a double take, as he saw the gautlet from his dream on his arm.
He found himself hynotized by it as he looked at it, the thing looked similar to War Greymon's gautlet, except it felt different.
"Taichi time for breakfast!" Came his mothers voice.
"I'm coming in a minute mom!" Taichi answered looking towards the door. When he looked down again, the gautlet was gone. That was strange, maybe I should tell Koushiro about this
"Do you want it to get cold!"
"No mom!" He muttered slipped down from his bed and walked towards the kitchen for the start of another day.
Well that is it for this chapter! More mystery to add to it already. Please read and review and if you can tell others about this story. Thanks!