His home was quiet, no sounds came from the modest house, it was one of the newer looking ones in the city. He hoped no one was home, especially his step-mother, he really should move out soon.
He gripped his hedgehog shaped partner closer as he walked through the hallway connecting all the rooms. B-lining for his room, silently urging Herissmon to stay quiet until they were back in his room.
He closed his door finally letting go of Herissmon, who bounced around the room a bit to explore. He has never been able to fully see what Kuni's room looked like before from the phone. The colors of the room were mostly white and purple, with a few old posters plastered on the walls, all music related, a guitar was stashed away in the corner, there was a desk that had seen better days, covered in books and papers all related to Kuni's studies. His bed neatly made in the opposite corner.
Aside from older text-books lining the shelves, nothing else really decorated Kunikuzushi's room. Herissmon found it a bit disappointing but he assumed Kuni had a reason for the lack of personal touches to his current room, maybe they could decorate it together now that he could interact with the outside world!
Herissmon scampered up to the purple sheeted bed, he liked the soft lavender color it had. Smelled like Lavender Mellon too. The plush surface made him sink in slightly as he got comfy, looking up at his human partner. He seemed deep in thought.
"Hmm? Kuni, are you okay?"Herissmon asked ,breaking the silence in the room. It took a few seconds for the human to answer.
"I think so… just sore from it all…"He sat down next to Herissmon, dropping his bag to the floor. Flopping onto his back with a hiss, it really stung, though he wasn't too surprised by this. After all, he had been thrown around multiple times today. Only issue was; how did he explain his new found injuries to his family? Kuni often wished he could move out already but he never imagined getting attacked by monsters would reinforce that idea.
"I'm sorry…if only I could heal…"Herissmon's voice sounded so defeated as he uttered those words. Making Kuni turn his attention to the hedgehog.
"Don't say such things, you did your best, it could have been much worse,"He reached out and gave him a few reassuring head pats. Herissmon made a cute noise as he leaned into the affectionate touch, much like a cat, he rubbed his head against Kuni's hand. The purple haired man smiled softly."Though what happened today…is concerning, say… Do you know what happened?"Kuni asked.
Herissmon pulled a thinking face, closing his eyes tapping his fuzzy chin with a claw. "Hmmmm….! I think I do…sorta."The answer he gave didn't sound confident at all. "I think we were sucked into a… Digital Point, hmm yeah that." Kuni raised an eyebrow at this.
"You think?"Kuni repeated after Herissmon. The hedgehog nodded.
"Yeah! I don't know much but it sounds about right, if I think hard enough the answer shows itself!"Herissmon explained. "It's like an instinct or something." He tried to clarify.
Kuni looked lost but nodded."And how exactly did you change form like that?"Kuni has never seen anything like Herissmon before, nor did he have a clue on how Herissmon as Pusurumon got on his phone in the first place.
"Ah, That's an easy one! I Digivolved!"Herissmon happily exclaimed, bouncing slightly with those words. Kuni crooked his head at that, more confusion written clearly on his pretty face. "It means I changed form to become stronger! All Digimon can Digivolve."Now they were getting somewhere.
"So you're a Digimon?" Kuni asked for clarification. Herissmon nodded in confirmation. "Were those yellow things that attacked us Digimon too?"He gained a thoughtful look. The Digimon shook his head.
"No, I don't think so, but they look like Digimon."Herissmon seemed a lot more sure with that answer. If they weren't Digimon, then what were those yellow monsters? They were clearly aggressive and looking for trouble. "They were meanies for sure."Herissmon huffed. "Very rude too!"
"They were? I didn't hear them speak."Kuni only recalled them beeping. Did that mean Herissmon could understand them where he couldn't?
"I did, though I only understood a little,"Herissmon confessed. It was something to go off. "We can't let those bullies hurt others,"He said. This caught Kunikuzushi by surprise. Did Herissmon actually want to get more involved with those things?
"No way, we barely got out there with our lives, I for one don't want to go through that again!"Kuni raised his voice slightly in protest. He didn't like that idea one bit. Herissmon's ears drooped slightly but nodded in acceptance.
"Hmm…okay…"He understood why Kuni didn't want to. Though Herissmon had a sinking feeling they couldn't simply avoid the Digital Points, he however trusted Kuni's judgement on the matter, he was just a newly evolved Rookie level Digimon. If they were to run into stronger foes, they'd be in big trouble! Kuni was just worried for their safety, that made Herissmon happy, knowing his Human partner cared so much about him already! Kuni gave a relieved smile at that.
After a few minutes of rest, Kuni got up to check his injuries. Taking off his shirt he walked to his bathroom, using the mirror he assessed the damage. His stomach had a nasty bruise forming with small puncture wounds that long since stopped bleeding. His current shirt was ruined for sure. Sighing he grabbed what little first aid items he had in his bathroom and got to work cleaning the wounds. It hurt like hell. Herissmon had to help him with his back as he couldn't reach it.
An hour later Herissmon's ears twitched at the sound of a door opening. Must be one of Kuni's family members. Kuni cursed, they weren't completely done in treating his wounds yet. Hastily throwing on a clean shirt he shoved his blooded and torn one into the sink cupboard. One thing taken care of… but Herissmon was still an issue.
"You have to hide, I'm not in the mood to explain what happened today."Kuni insisted. Herissmon gave a sad look before he nodded.
"Where should I hide?" Herissmon asked, looking around. Kuni thought about it for a moment. He picked up Herissmon and carried him to his closet. This wasn't the best hiding spot but it would do for now. He opened it and let the hedgehog Digimon climb into the higher compartments. The digimon crawled deeper, choosing to hide between Kuni's shoes.
Kuni sighed as he closed the closet, keeping it cracked slightly for Herissmon before someone walked in. He went over to his desk to pretend to study. A knock on his door came seconds after he sat down. "Kunikuzushi, are you busy?"
That sounded like his mother. Kuni turned to the door. "Just studying."He replied, repressing a hiss as he moved a bit funny. "Do you need anything Mother?"He asked, holding back his discomfort. She went quiet for a second before answering.
"Ah yes, I was wondering if you wanted to cook tonight, Miko isn't in the mood and you all won't let me near the kitchen."She explained. Kuni sighed loudly this time, Guess he had no choice but to take on that duty tonight, he did not want a fire to start.
"Yeah sure, I'll make us something."He said after making up his mind. His mother thanked him and let him return to his studying for the time being. Once he deemed it safe he let Herissmon out of the closet.
Kuni made it through the night without raising suspicion to his current state.