Everyone welcomed Wizardmon with open arms. Soon they were like one big happy family. And David, Paul, and John seemed to be causing less and less trouble every day.

Everyone's attitude changed ever since Wizardmon joined them, and they were happy that way.

"Sissy! Look! I planted a garden," Sarah said grabbing her sister's attention.

"Nah I'm not in the mood of looking," Katie said playing on the computer.

Wizardmon, who was reading a book, looked over to her, "Why're you so mean to your younger sister?"

They could hear Sarah crying in the background, but Katie just rolled her eyes, "Because she's a big baby. She's always getting the attention and she's so loud and obnoxious."

"Getting all the attention?" Wizardmon asked, setting the book to the side.

"Ever since we were younger it was always 'Sarah, Sarah, Sarah'. Mom and Dad always loved her the best. Sarah soon got spoiled and she was always loud and obnoxious. Then Mom and Dad got divorced and Mom wanted to take Sarah with her. I loved Mom the best, Dad never liked me. But it didn't matter, Sarah wanted to stay."

"Hm, it seems to me …Sarah liked you the best though," Wizardmon said.

"What?"

"Haven't you noticed, she's always wanting to be with you? You're her elder sister."

Katie stared at her knees, "I…I never thought of it that way."

Wizardmon smiled, "Of course not, jealousy was in the way."

Katie looked up at him, "You're right! Oh I've got to go tell my sister I'm sorry!"

She then ran outside to where Sarah was, working on her garden. Wizardmon calmly followed.

"Sarah…" Katie began, standing behind her.

Sarah looked up at her, with her eyes still teary, "Yes?"

"I…I'm sorry. Sorry for always being mean. I guess it was because I was always so jealous that you were always getting the attention. But now I understand, you just loved me the most."

"Of course I loved you the most! You're just so cool!" Sarah said, running up to here and hugging her.

Katie hugged her back, then after the hug was over she looked down at the garden, "Oh! It's beautiful!"

"Look here, see the roses I'm planting?"

"Roses are my favorite! They're always a sign of romance."

Katie and Sarah laughed, as Wizardmon came up to them.

"It seems you two are getting along well together," Wizardmon smiled.

"Yep, thanks for the help," Katie said.

Wizardmon nodded.

So Katie and Sarah began to get along well together, every day Wizardmon, Katie, and Sarah would work on the garden.

"Oh! I forgot I had some cookies in the oven!" Sarah said, "I'll be right back."

She left, but took the gardening shovel with her.

"Uh…she took the shovel with her…how are we going to put in these lilacs?" Wizardmon said.

"Well we do have gloves on, we can just use our hands," Katie said.

"True," Wizardmon said.

So the two dug up a small hole to place the lilacs in.

"Oh!" Sarah said as she looked on the counter, noticing the gardening shovel, "Silly me, I must've taken it with me."

John then passed by.

"Oh! John can you do me favor!" Sarah said.

He looked at her, "Hm?"

"Can you take this shovel to Wizardmon and Katie outside, I accidentally took this with me. They'll need it for planting the new lilacs I bought yesterday."

"Sure," John said and took the gardening shovel and headed outside.

"There, the lilacs are planted," Katie said, standing up and looking down proudly.

"We should water it now," Wizardmon said holding the hose.

"Yeah, ok you water them I turn on the water," Katie said and headed toward the faucet.

But it was kinda stuck and she was having a hard time turning it.

"Ugh! Come on you stupid thing."

"Do you need any help Katie?" Wizardmon asked.

"No…I've got it!"

She then turned the knob, and a bit too quickly and a bit too much.

"Ah! Katie that's too much!" Wizardmon said loosing control of hose.

Then John walked out, "Hey guys I got the …"

Then the hose sprayed him.

"Katie turn it off!" Wizardmon yelled.

She quickly did so. Soon everyone was standing there, soaked. Wizardmon and Katie looked at each other, then John. He was soaked the worst. There was a bit of silence…till……John burst out laughing.

"What?" Katie blinked.

"Haha! You should've seen the look on your faces!" John said, still laughing, and pointing at them.

Katie was shocked, he hasn't laughed since he was only 15…well before his Dad died. She blinked a few times.

"Wow, John laughing that's something new," Wizardmon said sarcastically.

Katie blinked once more, then shrugged, "At least he's laughing. He's been so quiet and serious all the time. But…now that he's laughing again. Oh it just make me so happy!" Katie squealed slightly and ran over to John to hug him, "I'm so glad you're happy again!"

John blushed, "Uh…"

Wizardmon looked at him and grinned.

"Don't you dare read my mind," John said. He could tell by his expression that he was going to.

Wizardmon just shrugged and walked into the kitchen, "Seems like those cookies are done."

The next day, everyone felt hot and wanted to go out and do something.

"I can't stand this heat," Katie moaned with her head on the table.

Paul was on the computer, "Well…I've been searching of things that we can do. And mostly they suggest: "Buy a big fan you idiot" or go swimming."

"That's some rude internet," David said.

"Let's go to the beach!" Sarah yelled.

Everyone looked at her.

"Well…doesn't it sound like a good idea? It's not that far from here."

"Yeah…I've saved many surfers from sea type Digimon there," Wizardmon said, "The beach is a really nice place too."

"Well…if Wizardmon says it's a good place to go, then let's go," John said.

"But…he said there were sea monsters there sometimes," Sarah said, cowering behind Paul.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you," Paul grinned.

David laughed, "You couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag!"

"So…you're afraid of spiders."

"I told you not to tell anyone that!"

"Stop it you two!" John said, "The only one who will be able to protect us from Digimon is a Digimon."

Everyone looked at Wizardmon.

"What? Oh yeah…of course I'll make sure none of those fish legs get near you," Wizardmon grinned.

"Ok then it's settled, let's get packing," Katie said.

Fang came in the room barking.

"And of course you can come too!" Katie smiled, while getting up and heading toward her room; patting Fang on the head on the way.

"Are you sure this is it?" Katie asked looking down at Wizardmon, "It's way to beautiful to be it!"

Wizardmon laughed, "Yes this is it!"

"Well then!" Katie said and yanked his hat off his head, "Wizzie is right once again. I shall be you!"

John walked up behind the two, "Are we going to play ball or not?"

Fang ran up to them barking with a stick.

"Oh…do you want to play fetch?" Katie said, taking the stick and throwing it. It landed someone near David and Paul, whom where setting up an umbrella. Sarah sat under it.

"Ah! It's sooo relaxing, and even if it's hot…I can just …blow it all the way."

"How's that, Sarah?" Paul asked, sitting down and opening up his laptop.

Sarah then pulled out a mini fan, "Because I have this!"

"Hey isn't that the one from the kitchen?" David asked.

"Sarah you don't have anywhere to plug it in," Paul said.

"Not since this thing I found at the store, it says you can connect plugs to a computer using this thing here," Sarah held up a small adapter.

"Where did you find that?"

"At a store."

"Oh yeah that tells me a lot," Paul said sarcastically, looking up, then looked to the side and saw Fang, "Hey what are you doing, boy?"

Fang then put his head up with a stick in his mouth, a certain "magical" stick.

"Hey isn't that…" Paul started as Fang started running off.

"…Wizardmon's staff?" David finished the sentence.

Sarah looked with them after plugging up the fan to the computer, "Sure looks like it."

Fang then ran past Wizardmon, Katie, and John who were playing volleyball.

Katie stopped for a moment, "Hey did you guys see what I saw?"

"Yeah…wasn't that Fang with…" John started.

"My staff! Fang get back here that's not a stick!" Wizardmon said running after him.

Katie and John laughed.

Paul and Sarah stayed under the umbrella by the fan and did stuff on the computer. While David surfed a bit (he actually used to be a good surfer), and Katie, John, Fang, and Wizardmon acted like little kids building a sand castle.

"Hey guys," Katie said.

"Hm?" John and Wizardmon looked at her.

"Look at Paul and Sarah. Ever wonder if there is something going on between those two?"

Wizardmon and John looked at Sarah and Paul. The two were watching something on the laptop, and laughed.

"They just seem to have the same interests…that's what it seems to me," John said.

"No…Sarah likes cute little things while Paul likes the computer. That is not the same interests. But, look how much they've been together."

"Yeah, you're right…but isn't there a big gap between the ages?" Wizardmon asked.

"Actually…no," John said.

Wizardmon looked at him.

"Paul is 18 while Sarah is 16."

"Really…wow I didn't know that. Well I never really figure out everyone's age," Wizardmon said.

"Yeah…that's pretty sad, eh?" Katie said.

John smiled, "Well I'm 20, Katie is 18, David is 20, and you know about Paul and Sarah."

"Oh…ok."

"Hey Wizardmon," Katie asked.

"Yeah?"

"Do Digimon age?"
Wizardmon blinked, "Um well. Kind of, we do get old. I guess you say we can age…we just never keep track."

"How old would you say you are?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering," Katie said, looking to the side and slightly blushing.

"I would probably be…well in human years about 19 to 21…right around your age. But when it comes to Digimon and wizard years…well I'm not going to that."

"Oh…ok," Katie said.

They stayed late at night, when there were fireworks.

"Wow! I didn't know they put up fireworks," Katie smiled. She sat right in between John and Wizardmon. Katie looked at both of them, then smiled and placed her hands on theirs. They both looked down and blushed. She looked at both and smiled. They smiled back, and returned the "holding of the hands".

The next day, Sarah wanted to guys (well but Wizardmon) to go out and do more stuff, other than causing trouble.

"Here's some money, and here's the list of stuff you need to get," Sarah said putting it in David's palm, "Now…march."

"I thought you guys never had much money," Wizardmon asked Katie.

"Well…Sarah has plenty, a lot she got from my parents. And she has a small job, but the guys never like to accept money from here. It makes them feel bad to have to take money from a girl," Katie answered.

"Oh…" Wizardmon said and laughed.

"Well I can't take Fang with me, so you guys have to walk him," John said.

"I have to stay home and make some sweets," Sarah whined.

"Wizardmon and I will do it," Katie said.

John smiled, "Thanks."

"Doesn't he need a leash?" Wizardmon asked as they walked toward the park.

"Nah, he knows not to run off too much, he's a really good dog," Katie answered.

"Good dog eh?" Wizardmon said as he watched Fang run around and chase after birds.

Katie laughed, "Well he does seem to have issues with birds for some reason."

Then Fang ran up to a bird that was eating a worm and bit it.

"Fang!" Katie yelled, noticing what he did, "Bad boy."

Wizardmon turned around and sighed, "What did he do this time?"

Fang barked, then looked at Katie and wagged his tail and ran over to her.

"Poor thing," Katie said looking at the injured bird.

"Hm…" Wizardmon bent down and used the three hand signs to heal it.

The bird quickly awoke, stood up and flapped its wings. Then flew off, but soon came back and landed on Wizardmon's finger.

'Wizardmon…' Katie thought to herself, looking over to him, 'There's something about you….that makes me love you. You didn't deserve being mistreated like that. Having no love. Being betrayed.'

"Katie, you in there," Wizardmon said snapping her out of her "trance".

"Oh …sorry."

"Yeah, well Fang is chasing that squirrel…you going to do something about it?"

"Fang! No! Bad boy! Ugh! How does John do this?" Katie yelled chasing after him.
Wizardmon laughed, then looked over at the small bird sitting on his shoulder, "Huh…good thing you're not wild and reckless."

The bird chirped and he rubbed his chin.

"It seems that bird doesn't leave your side," Katie said as they headed back home, "Oh well, it's a good thing I found this rope laying around."

Katie tugged at the rope that was tied on Fang.

"When we get home I'm telling John to get you a shock collar," Katie said giving Fang a glare. Fang whined.

Wizardmon laughed, "He's just hyper and likes to have fun. And about the bird, it seems like a tamed bird actually. It's a canary, must've gotten out of its cage from where it originally lived."

"Really, to me it's just a yellow bird."

"Katie did you ever pay attention to anything at school?"

"Um, I was good in art and PE."

Wizardmon was silent and just looked at her.

"What?"

"Those are not learning subjects, at least not important ones."

Katie just shrugged, "Oh well. At least I passed with a D or above."

Wizardmon laughed.

"So are you keeping the bir-urm canary?"

"Guess so, I'll just let it hang around. We don't need to get it a cage. It seems to like it out in the wilderness, we'll just keep a window open so it can fly in and out."

"Are you going to name it?"

"What?"

"You know, every time you get a pet you have to name it. You can just go yell ' Come here canary!'."

"Katie I don't think it understands our language as much as Fang does."

"Oh, well you still name it."

"I'm not sure though, maybe Kotori."

"Kotori? As in …small bird right."

"Yes, well canaries are rather small."

Kotori started chirping.

"How about 'loud chirper'."

Wizardmon laughed as they headed home.