Trials of Life
I don't own Digimon
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
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(----) Different point of view
(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 39
She again finds herself standing in front of her boyfriend's place for the second time today. She could see a bit why TK and Jager could almost pass for each other, but to call them twins was just confusing. She sighs and then knocks on the door.
She doesn't turn to know that her partner now stands behind her. The door opens and a black Digimon with blue eyes opens the door. Revmon, she guesses, looks at her then studies Renamon with interest. "Come in." The Digimon says as he moves to let them in. They walk into the apartment.
As she takes off her shoes, she studies Revmon. Revmon's back and arms have green strips that don't continue onto the long tail. She notes the ears that were cat like and that Revmon wasn't as tall as Renamon. She also didn't know what to think.
Then Jager walks into the living room and looks between her, Revmon, and then Renamon. "I didn't expect this." Jager admits. "I'll get some food out. I think that this will take a really long while." Revmon says as he walks into the kitchen area.
She sits on a lazy boy, as does her boyfriend. Renamon takes a seat on the couch and when Revmon comes over with a large bowl of chips mixed with some popcorn. Revmon offers Renamon some and her partner decides to have some.
After a good eight minutes Jager starts from the beginning, "You see, I'm not the age I seem to be. In truth, I'm over two hundred and my real name is Takeru Takashi, once the Digidestine of Hope, now the Digidestine of Life Cycles. You see, when I was fourteen years old, my friends and I were murdered by a group of rogue Digimon. You have seen TK, right?" She just nods. "That's what I looked like back then. After the murder, I activated this dormant program. This program is really odd, for in a Digimon, it gives them more power and helps them heal faster, it also makes it supper hard for that Digimon to be deleted. The program resurrected me. It also changed my appearance too. It not only did I activate this program in myself, my partner too had it too and is now active too." Everyone but Revmon looks at the black Digimon.
They soon look away and Jager takes a few minutes to collect his thoughts. "When I was resurrected, I found myself close to Primary Village…"
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It took a good five hours for Jager to finish telling Renamon and her about his whole past and also about what happened in recent years. She felt numb afterwards and she didn't know just how to react. On the one hand, it was nice to know why Jager was the way he is and that he wasn't too open with anyone outside the Digidestine. But on the other hand, it freaks her out a little that in a few months time that event could happen again and that TK and Jager were really twins.
She's lying down in the guest bedroom as Jager cooks dinner. She wonders if now would be a good time as any to tell Jager about her problems with her mother. She now knows that Jager will not judge her about it and that he might even comfort her. It's a bit confusing, but she now feels certain that Jager would always be someone she could turn too. That makes her feel a whole lot better.
The door opens and she finds Renamon there. "You ok?" Her partner asks in a concerned voice. "Just overwhelmed. It's not every day that you learn that you're boyfriend is a time traveler and is over two hundred years old. It's odd, you know. I'm not scared that he'll reject me any more for my problems with my family. I just wonder where we'll go from here." She says to her partner. Renamon nods at this and says, "You're ready to tell him then." She nods and asks, "Dinner's ready then?" Renamon answers, "Almost." She sighs and gets off the bed. Closing the door behind her, she enters the short hallway that leads to the living room and kitchen area.
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He looks up as Lin enters his line of sight. He finishes placing the hot plate onto the place mat. He then turns away and checks on the rice. It's done and he turns off the heater and picks up the top tray of the steamer. He then walks over to where the bowl he plans on using to hold the rice. He then slants the tray so that the rice empties into the bowl. He then puts down the tray and takes the bowl of rice to the table.
He then sits down at the table; he pauses before picking up a spoon. He asks, "Did you want to go first?" Lin looks surprised and then nods. He lets go of the spoon. Lin then begins by taking some noodles; soon both Digimon and him begin to take food too.
After ten minutes, Lin and him were finished, but Renamon and Revmon were still going strong. He motions for Lin to join him on the couch and she nods. They both get up and walk over towards the living room area. He sits to the right of the couch while Lin to the left.
After four minutes, he asks, "You want to talk about it? I think something is bothering you and it has nothing to do with what I told you." His… girlfriend looks afraid, but she then gathers her courage. "I got into a fight with my mother. I punched her in the face and walked out." She finally says. He looks surprise, but didn't say anything. He reaches out to take Lin's hand. Lin blushes a bit at this and she continues. "I don't want to go back home. I just don't know what to do, though." He nods at this, he says, "For now, you could stay here, in the guest room. You have your stuff with you?" "Most of it is at school in a spare locker. Why?" Lin asks.
He gets up and Lin also stands up. He lets go of her hand and walks over to put his shoes on. "We're going to get your stuff from that locker and bring it here. Then we'll talk with Sora about seeing if Sora and her mom wouldn't mind having you stay with them. It would be weird if you live here with me on your own, but for tonight, I think wouldn't hurt." He says as he grabs his jacket. Lin just looks at him in awe and then nods. She then puts on her shoes and says, "But the bus wouldn't be arriving for a while." "I have a car and I can drive." He reminds her. "O yea." Lin says. Soon they're out the door and heading to his car.
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She hears the phone ring and gets up to get it. "Hello?" She asks. "Hey Kari, it's Revmon. Got a question for you, do you know if Sora's parents wouldn't mind having Lin stay with them for an unknown amount of time?" Revmon asks. "Depends on why Lin needs to." She answers. "How about an abusive mother?" Revmon asks.
She just stands there, holding the phone to her ear. After a good three minutes, she answers, "I think that's a really good reason. Anything else?" "You have any… woman things?" Revmon asks. "I'll bring them over." She says. "Thanks." The rookie answers. They hang up the phones and she sighs.
"Who was on the phone?" Tai asks as he walks out of his bedroom. "It was Revmon. He wanted me to bring some woman things over. I think Lin's running away from home and that she needs a place to stay." She says. "Is Jager's going to talk to Sora about having Lin stay with her?" Tai asks. "Sounds about right." She says. Then she heads for the bathroom.
She walks back into the living room and finds Tai ready to go. She raises an eyebrow and asks, "You're coming too?" Tai answers, "It's late and you going out alone isn't an opinion." She smiles and just nods, not bothering to remind Tai that there was always Gatomon.
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They make it back and find Tai and Kari walking towards the apartment building. "Hey!" Jager yells out. They turn and wave to them. They soon catch up to Tai and his little sister Kari. "What are you two doing over here?" Jager asks. She stands to Jager's left and then notices a bag that Kari is carrying.
"Revmon phoned asking for items of a personal matter." Tai informs them. She then blushes as she figures it out. "It's not my time yet!" She says. Kari smiles a bit and says, "It's close though, right?" She sighs and nods.
They soon head towards the elevator as listen as Tai and Jager talk about little things. She then asks, "So, Kari, what kind of partner do you have?" Tai and Kari look surprise and Tai asks, "You told her?" "I didn't, she found her way to the Digital World and found her partner. Her partner is Renamon. A tall yellow fox with purple gloves and very polite too." Jager says. "My partner's Gatomon, she's a white cat with green striped gloves. She's a champion level Digimon." Kari says. Tai then says, "Agumon is my partner and is a rookie level Digimon. He's orange in colour and looks to be a Dino."
They soon are at the right level and they step off the elevator. They soon make it to the room and Revmon opens the door. "Good to see you Tai and you too Kari." Revmon says and they step into the apartment. "I am Renamon." Her partner says.
Tai and Kari turn towards her partner. "Nice to meet you, Renamon. I'm Tai and this is my little sister, Kari." Tai introduces him and his sister. "It's a pleasure." Renamon says. Kari smiles and says, "Nice to meet you too Renamon." Renamon nods in Kari's direction.
She then walks towards the guest room. She turns to find Kari behind her. Kari places a comforting hand on her shoulder. She smiles at this and they then enter into the guest room together.
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He watches as both Kari and Lin leave the room. Revmon holds onto Renamon's paw. "Let Kari do this alone." Revmon says. Renamon looks uncertain and he says, "Trust Kari to help Lin." Renamon looks forlorn towards where Lin and Kari are, but then looks away. Revmon lets go of Renamon's paw.
Both Digimon then look towards the computer. "We'll see you tomorrow, Jager." His partner says. "Tell Lin that I say bye." Renamon says as the two Digimon walk towards the computer. The portal opens and the two Digimon disappears, leaving Tai and him alone.
He sits down on the lazy boy closest to him. Tai then sits on the other one. "So, just how bad is it?" Tai asks. "I don't know the whole story, but it sounds like it's been going on for a really long time." He tells Tai. Tai looks serious and says, "We'll head over to Sora's afterwards. I think that they'll be ready for her tomorrow." "Thank you, Tai." He says. Tai smiles and says, "No problem, Jager. It's the least I could do." He smiles at this and remembers the times when he was younger, about how he viewed Tai as an older brother along side Matt. He looked up to both of them, even though they were sometimes at odds with each other.
They didn't say anything through out whole time that Kari was alone with Lin. They didn't turn on the TV or anything just enjoyed each other's company. After two hours, Kari came out and says, "She's asleep." They just nod and they both get up. "Thanks for coming over." He says and they both just nod. He locks the door after they left. He then puts the dishes away and decides to turn in for the night.
To be continued …