The Foreign Tamer
Written by: Daigo Himura
Daigo here! First of all, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to cookiequeen09 and dbzgtfan2004 for their reviews. I know that I'm not good at story telling, but I'll try my best not to disappoint you all. And also, this fic is dedicated to all of the writers below, as they have given me tons of expressions for me to write this fic. Thank you, minna! The writers are Akira Stridder, Angel-chan, Daneel Rush, Digidestined of Courage (my personal fav writer!), djb21212/Steeldramon21, Flamegaruru, logan, Lonewalker (his stories were a bit hard to follow, but it was fun), max acorn, ML of Going Merry, Tamer of Light and The Future Queen. You all have given me a lot of inspiration to write a Rukato fic. I will try my best not to disappoint you all.
I wanted to make some corrections to the previous episode. The gloves that both Takato and Daigo are wearing were the finger-less gloves that Hatake Kakashi wears. I didn't know the proper word for it, so I'm very sorry. It took me quite a while to write the new installment of The Foreign Tamer. As all of the writers of always say: "writers block". OK, then. Let's start the 2nd chapter of Digimon Tamers: The Foreign Tamer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon Tamers, the resemblance of my characters with the one from Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters. They all belong to Bandai and Nobuhiro Watsuki-san respectively. If I did, who knows? I might be able to make a lot of money out of it and get married with Ada (she's my girlfriend, but I call her my wife, coz my love for her is not of a boyfriend to his girlfriend, but of a husband to his wife).
The Foreign Tamer chapter 2: Class and Daigo, the match-maker
Last time on Digimon Tamers: The Foreign Tamer…
Makino Ruki was stunned when she found out that the person that bumped into her (or that she bumped into), was none other than Himura Daigo, Takato's internet friend. She has heard a lot from Takato about this person, but she never got the chance to get a good look at his picture (Takato tried restraining her many times in order to not letting her get a glimpse of Daigo's picture. The reason for this is that Takato does not want Ruki to fall for Daigo. What do you expect? Even Takato doesn't want his 'dream girl' to fall for another guy. What both Takato and Ruki don't know is that Daigo's already has a fiancée.)
"Gomen nasai… are you hurt? Makino-san?"
That call really shook Ruki, as she was caught staring at him. She quickly turned away, not wanting Daigo to find out that she was blushing. But as always, she failed; miserably.
"I'm okay. Just a bit of a headache, that's all."
"Well, if that's the case, yokatta… I didn't want anyone getting hurt from getting hit with my Sakabatou…"
Hearing this, Ruki quickly turned and faced him.
"Did you say Sakabatou? Isn't that the sword that the famous Hittokiri Battousai wielded after the Tokugawa era? (In my stories, the Tamers know about the legend of Battousai.) Where'd you get it?"
Daigo scratched the back of his head when she asked this. He wasn't sure that she would buy the story that he will tell her…
"Um… well, I would like to tell you the whole story, but shouldn't we concentrate on more important matters?"
"Important matters? As in?"
"Makino-san, we're late for class! And this is supposed to be my first day here!"
Ruki was shocked, realizing that she had completely forgotten about class… all because of the Daigo guy and his sakabatou.
"Nani! Why didn't you tell me earlier…!"
At the time Ruki asked this question, both were running like hell to class. The whole hallway watched this events unfold in front of their eyes. All they see is a long trail of smoke leading to a class at the end of the hallway. And by coincidence, Daigo attends the same class as Ruki does.
In class
(In my stories, the class that they attend uses personal laptops, much like the one that is used in Evangelion. And, I do not own Eva. And the instant messenger software that they use inside the laptops is Yahoo! Messenger.)
Here are the names that the characters of Digimon Tamers use during chat:
Matsuda Takato: Dukemon
Makino Ruki: Ice Queen
Lee Jenrya: Brainmaster
Katou Juri: Brave lion
Himura Daigo: Battousai
Ada: Battousailover (sorry that this ID sounded corny, but I wanted to show that Ada, the person in this story is really Daigo's lover. She is my wife after all. And she will make her appearance in the later chapters.)
Daigo didn't know that the first day of lecture was of absolute boredom. I mean, come on… first the lecturer starts the class by saying about the human evolution. Then he starts to wander off into his own world, talking about his ancestors and their achievements. He (Daigo) was trying his best to keep himself awake, so he did something that he would always do in front of a computer: surf the internet, mainly finding images of modified cars and also WRC info. The lecture was soooooooo boring that he plugged in his earphones into the laptop's jack, and listened to streaming mp3s.
During his streaming, a Yahoo add-user window popped up on his screen. Looking at the ID, Daigo was curious at first, so he looked around the class… to find the owner of the ID. While looking, he noticed that Ruki was looking at him back, so by then he knew that the ID was hers. So he added her ID into his messenger list. And so begins their conversation… (I typed the messages that they typed using the standard language of SMS)
Battousai: Ohayo gozaimasu, Makino-san.
Ice Queen: Ohayo, Himura. And pls… call me Ruki.
Battousai: very well then… Ruki-san. N may I know why u r letting me call u by ur real name, not ur family name?
Ice Queen (sighs): okay… one is that u r Takato's friend. If ur his friend, then I'm ur friend too. The other reason is that friends call their friends by their names, got it?
Battousai: so ka… okay then, Ruki-san. By the way, u can call me Daigo.
Ice Queen: thnx, Daigo. Which reminds me… care to tell me abt how u got hold of a famous n legendary sword:D
Battousai: sigh… I guess there's no stopping u huh? Ur just as what Takato described to me…
Ice Queen: and what DID exactly he told u abt me…?
Daigo gulped, realizing that Ruki emphasized on the "did"word. So, he just blurted out the truth to her.
Battousai: Takato said that u r an ice queen, coz of the way u treat people, but don't get me wrong... I know what Takato means, and I know that u were abt to kick my ass...
Battousai: I know what u've been through, Ruki-san. I know abt ur father's stories, n pls don't get mad at Takato. He cares deeply for u Ruki-san.
At this statement, Ruki blushed heavily, realizing that her secret is out. Good thing her face was in front of the screen. If not, SOMEBODY would've realized she was blushing. And they might've thought she was looking at something naughty.
Ice Queen: really? Does Takato really care for me that much? I wanna believe u, but can u tell me the truth, Daigo?
Battousai: I knew u would want to know de truth. Since I started knowing him via Friendster, he told me a lot of things. But the most interesting part of his stories evolves around u. he told me abt how he dreamt of u 4 de 1st time, how u n Renamon tried to delete Guilmon… but also, how caring u can be, de compassionate side of u dat nobody else knew, even for Akiyama-san. He really loves u Ruki-san. He really does.
Ruki was overwhelmed with joy, realizing that the guy (not boy, ok?) that she is in love with was also in love with her.
Ice Queen: okay, u told me that he loves me. But where's de evidence? What really shows dat he loves me?
Battousai: sigh… I guess it time for me to put the sword back into its sheath. (Ruki raised her eyebrow at this) Ruki-san, remember the time when u started wearing the full heart t-shirt? What was his reaction, n what was ur reaction?
Ice Queen: …
Battousai: n what abt de time when Dukemon was sucked in by de D-Reaper?
Ruki was quiet the whole time Daigo asks these questions. She knew very well her reaction towards every incident that happened towards Takato. And her feelings will soon be brought forward by the last question that Daigo gave.
Battousai: n finally. I remember the incident where Parasimon, dat multi-legged freak digimon who controlled u, forcing u to see the image of ur father, where u sang ur song… I also remembered that u tried swinging a workers wrench at him.
Ice Queen: I was not in control of my…
Battousai: … body. Yes, I know abt dat Ruki-san. One particular Parasimon got hold of u rite? N if not with the help from Jen-kun n Guilmon, Takato would've been injured rite? N he wouldn't be able to save u. he risked his life to save yours, Ruki-san. n then, when u were freed from the Parasimon, and when u were abt to roll off the train, he and Guilmon tried desperately to hang on to u n save u. even after he, Guilmon n Renamon saved u, u were captured by another Parasimon. U called out for him, n he answered ur call. does dat not enough proof to show u dat he really loves u, risking his own life to protect yours…
Ruki was true feelings were revealed right there. All of Daigo's words were true. Takato really does love her. And he did try many times to save her life, while not caring for his own. She struggled to keep her tears from falling, so she decided to go to the toilet; to wash her face. This was to not let her other classmates see her crying.
Daigo smiled at this, realizing that he has matched the lovers that didn't know each others feelings. But his smile was cut short when the lecturer started to start the real lecture.
That explanation to Ruki-san would have to wait. I guess lunch would be the best time to tell her about it. Hmmm… I wonder what Takato's doing?
Speaking of our Tamer leader, he was so damned bored with HIS lecture class. So he decided to have a little chat with his buddy, Daigo. Juri was watching him the whole time…
Dukemon: yo, Daigo!
Battousai: Takato-kun, yo! Watcha doin'?
Dukemon: bored out of my head… this lecture is damn boring!
Battousai: (surprised) damn boring? What lecture is it?
Dukemon: media history (this is one of the subject that I took during my first year in degree). I can't concentrate on it.
Battousai: tell me abt it…
Dukemon: yo, I heard that u r in the same class as Ruki. Is dat true?
Battousai: yup. That's true. In fact, she just came in.
Dukemon: huh? From where?
Battousai: from the toilet…
Because Takato's and Daigo's class was so near to each other, a loud "NANI" can be heard. Daigo winced as he knew that Takato was damn mad. He developed a large sweat drop on his head.
Dukemon: (typing so furiously at the keyboard) HOW DID YOU KNOW SHE JUST CAME FROM THE TOILET?
Battousai: WARNING! Jealousy detected… WARNING! Heheh… relax, Takato-kun… as to answer ur question, I know she just came from the toilet because there are traces of dripping water on her face, probably coz she washed it.
Realizing his mistake, Takato quickly apologize to his friend.
Dukemon: oh… okay. Gomen ne, Daigo. Sorry I got mad at ya…
Battousai: ii yo, Takato-kun. N by the way…
Dukemon: huh?
Battousai: I think that Ruki-san has realized her feelings for ya…
Another, yet louder "NANI" was heard from Takato's class. This time Daigo didn't wince, as he knew very well on why Takato shouted and he knew how to handle this situation.
Dukemon: whaddya mean she's realized her feelings for me!
Battousai: I mean dat I told her the truth, Takato-kun. Everything…
In his class, Takato shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
Dukemon: everything…?
Battousai: everything Takato-kun, everything that is good about u. someone's deepest secrets are best left to be told by themselves.
Dukemon: …
Battousai: Takato-kun, I know that I managed to get the both of u to realize each others feelings, but the rest is up to u guys. U guys are the ones that will take ur relationship onto another level. U guys will be responsible for your love life.
Battousai: I know that u have been in love with Ruki-san for a long time. I know dat u're afraid of confessing ur feelings for her, and I know that ur afraid of not being accepted by her. But don't bottle ur feelings too long. It can kill u… I know this… 'coz I've experienced it…
Takato's reaction at this was that he was in deep silence. He knew a lot of things about Daigo, for he is a great new-age samurai, an excellent drift racer and rally driver, but he never knew that he was a match-maker, and an expert in the subject of love. Juri, who was sitting near Takato, noticed his silence. She knew, when he was in deep silence, something must have happened, either to Guilmon, his family or more importantly, the Digimon Queen herself, Ruki.
Dukemon: Daigo…
Battousai: nani, Takato-kun?
Dukemon: arigato, Daigo… u really helped me a lot, even if u did pissed me off a bit…
Battousai: it was nothing, Takato-kun. Like I said, I was just helping 2 friends who don't realize their feelings for each other… Ne, Takato-kun?
Dukemon: nani?
Battousai: why don't we all have lunch together? U, me, Ruki-san, Katou-san… U can ask Katou-san to join us. Of course, knowing her… she'd agree right after u ask her. n I think she already knows abt this also.
Dukemon: um, she already does… n she wants to join us…
Battousai: eh?
Dukemon: she's right here with me… poking her nose into my laptop...
The scene at Takato's class was indescribable. Juri was Takato's table, her head on the same level as his desk, watching his screen. Juri came to his desk as soon as he came out of his deep silence trance.
"Who are you chatting with, Takato?" Juri asks him ever so sweetly. If Takato was not in love with Ruki, his feelings for Juri might resurface and he would fell for her. But that didn't happen. (No way I'm gotta let Juri take Takato away from his queen! NEVER! Ahem, back to the story)
"Oh! I'm just chatting with Daigo, my internet friend that I told you about. You know that do you?"
"I've heard stories of him. And those are from you. Did he just ask you to ask me to come and have lunch with you guys?"
"Yeah… I think it's better for him to hang out with us, as he is comfortable around us…"
"Okay… tell him that I'll join u guys… and Takato?"
"Nani?"
"Don't worry about your secret about loving Ruki. I know all about it. Okay?"
"… Arigatou, Katou-san. Thanks for being so understanding."
With that Juri left his table and went to her own. Takato turned back to his laptop, answering Daigo's previous question.
Battousai: so wat's da verdict?
Dukemon: verdict? Oh that… she agreed 2 join us for lunch.
Battousai: okay! So, I'll inform Ruki of this n we'll meet you guys during lunch. Ja!
Dukemon: Ja, Daigo! N thnx again!
With that Takato closed the chat window, and looked towards the front of the lecture room. Looking at the board, he still couldn't come to grips with what the lecturer is teaching. He looked around, and when he looked at Juri, he noticed that she was concentrating hard on the subject.
Well, looks like I have to ask Katou-san to help me with this subject.
Takato knew he couldn't concentrate anymore on the subject, so he brought out a piece of paper and his pen. He first didn't have any idea of what he was trying to draw, but then came an inspiration. His hand started to "fly" over the piece of paper. Lines took shape, and those shape started to take the form of a young woman. A woman who has a spiked ponytail, wearing a full-hearted blouse: Ruki. (I'll draw the picture that Takato drew of Ruki. I've drawn many pictures of her, but I'll try making one specifically for this chapter.)
That's it for chapter two. Who would knew that Takato's internet friend was a match-maker. And with both Takato's and Ruki's feeling revealed, when will they confess to each other? And how did Daigo have in his possession, the famous sakabatou? All will be revealed in the next chapter of Digimon Tamers: The Foreign Tamer. And please give reviews. I appreciate them.