-YOUR STORM-

-starring: Sydney Anrui and Impmon-

Sydney Anrui and story (c) J. Little 2005. Impmon (c) to Toei and Bandai. Well, here's the second part, you guys. Sorry that it's taken me a while, and that it's so short. Thanks to all of you who are reading this, especially to the people who have been reading my stories since the beginning! Well, even if you are a new reader to my stuff, I owe you my thanks as well. Thank you all as always for the encouragement, I'll try my best to not let you down! NOW, Onto part two!

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.PART TWO.

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"Your mom went out, I think..." Impmon said, as Sydney dried her hair with a towel after the shower she'd taken. "She said somethin' about them needin' her overtime at work..." He glanced up at her, his cheeks reddening slightly. "...But she left somethin' on the stove for us t' heat up for dinner.. If y' want it... If... you're hungy, I mean..."

She glanced down at him, managing a small smile. "I'm not very hungry, but if you are..."

"Oh, no! Don't worry about it..!" He said quickly, waving his arms. "I'll wait 'till you wanna eat somethin'."

Sydney ran the brush through her hair a few times, then set it back down on the counter, and continued to peer into the mirror for a few moments. "Hey, Impy..?"

"Er- Ah-- Yeah?" He stood up straight, hoping that she didn't notice the way he was looking at her.

She hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "...Do you think my... chest... is too big?"

"Ee-Wha...?" He was completely caught off-guard, on that one.

But, the way she was looking down at him though, quietly expectant for some sort of answer-- sort-of jumbled around his thoughts a little bit.

"Well, ah..." He cleared his throat, as his voice cracked slightly. "No, ah.. I think you have very nice... I mean I think they're very..." His face was so red by this point, that he thought he was going to implode. "...What mean t' say, is..!"

She knelt down in front of him, tilting her head slightly. "...My mom said that I'm getting it from her... She said that she devloped in one large burst like this, when she was my age.."

"Yeah... I-it's a burst, alright..." He replied, with a squeak.

She smiled a little, somehow content with this bumbling answer. "Well.. I guess it'd be better if I talked to her about this later, huh..?"

He reached up with his crimson-gloved hand, and scratched at the back of his neck. "Uh.. Y-Yeah.. Whatever you say.."

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Impmon clicked the dial on the fan to its highest setting, and plopped himself right down in front of it. He grinned contentedly to himself, his barbed tail twitching slowly. "Thas' better..."

"Were you hot or something?" Sydney quipped, while sifting through her top dresser-drawer in search for something to wear to bed.

"Er... Yeah..." He felt his cheeks flare up red again, but quickly shook his head to clear it, and promptly flopped down to lie on his back. While she went about her buisiness, he occupied himself with his thoughts.

He had to wonder why she'd come home in the mess that she had. And, it seemed that she didn't want to talk about it, either.. When he'd asked her just before she'd gotten into the shower, she just forced that tiny smile of hers, and said "...Oh, It was nothing... Don't worry about it."

But he knew that it had been something. And maybe it was time that he got off his ass and came out and asked her. "Say, Syd...?" He moved to sit up, but prompltly collided with his tamers's forehead.

"Ouch!" She cried, sitting back and rubbing at her forhead. "...I'm sorry, Impy- Are you alright?"

"Wh-Wha..?" He blinked, unable to hide the small squeak in his voice. "Oh! Yeah, Yeah! M' fine!" He glanced up at her with his big, green eyes. "Eh.. What were you doing?"

She bopped herself playfully in the forhead. "Actually, I was gonna see if I could surprise you, is all.. But you looked so serious, so I was going to leave you alone and then.. You sat up real quick and bopped me one." She sat back on her knees.

He had to place his own hand firmly on his chest, to keep his heart from beating right on out. For a second there, he thought maybe she'd been trying to kiss him, or something.

"...Now your face is getting all red... Are you sure I didn't bop you too hard?" Sydney spoke up again suddenly, jolting him out of his thoughts once again.

He was about to give a quick reply, when he just so happened to notice that the loose t-shirt she had donned had slipped partially off of one shoulder- and all that came out was another pathetic-sounding squeak.

She blinked in confusion, and glanced down at herself- noticing the slipping garment. "Oh...!" She uttered a little squeak of her own, and quickly tugged her shirt back into place. "S-Sorry about that.."

"Eheh.. Uh..." He swallowed hard, forcing himself to glance away. "...S' alright, don't worry about it."

An awkward silence settled itself over them, for the next few minuets. The only sound to be heard in the room was the steady whirr of the fan, and the gentle patter of the rain that continued outside.

Impmon finnaly dared to glance up at her again, and when he did, he noticed that she was staring at him.

He felt his ears droop to the sides, slowly. "Uh.. what is it..? I got somethin' on my face.. or... somethin'...?"

She shook her head, and glanced away slowly. "No, it's... It's nothing."

"That's the second time you've said that to me today, Syd..." He murmured. "...Are you really alright?"

The girl pulled her knees up to her chest, remaining silent for another moment. "Sort of... I guess.."

"C' mon..." He scooted himself over to sit closer to her. "...You know you can tell me anythin'."

She glanced at him from under the ebony curtain that was her hair. "...You mean it?"

He smiled at her. "..'Course."

She went silent again for a few moments, before parting her lips to speak. But, just as she did, there was a bright flash- followed by an almost deafening crash outside.

Sydney practically jumped a good few feet in the air, before quickly reaching out and instinctively pulling Impmon to her.

"Wha-?" Was all Impmon managed to squeak, before the light flickered once, twice, then completely went out.

"Oh no..." The girl whispered, a nervous tone seeping into her voice.

"What is it? What?" Impmon spoke up quickly, trying to see her face in the almost pitch-dark.

"T-The power's out..."