Chapter 15: Of Meetings and Briefings

Eventually class started after Alice, and Jeri came by to thank Takato for his action if saving the school. Takato could only nod in acceptance but was eventually saved from the spot light by the bell to start homeroom. As the class went on Takato was able to occupy his time by focusing on the lesson which distracted him from thinking on the more confusing topics like his new role in SWORD and Renamon's flirtation. He however could not help but notice that Kari had managed to sneak in before class and had yet to approach him, though he caught her glancing over to where he sat every now and then.

Eventually lunch rolled around and Takato made his way outside with his digimon before Renamon approached and took BlackGatomon away to talk. Guilmon and BlackAgumon started to head over to their usual tree while Seth stated he had to talk to a few people and left. Takato was about to follow his dino-digimon partners when he suddenly found a very nervous Kari standing in front of him.

"H-hey Takato, can we talk?" The nervous digidestend asked while doing her best to keep the blush from her face, though she was failing pretty badly.

Nodding for his partners to go on without him Takato regarded Kari "Sure Kari, anyplace in particular you have in mind to talk?" Kari nodded before leading him to the stadium which was mostly empty today and the pair soon sat down on one of the bleachers. The two lapsed into a silence as they enjoyed the crisp spring air as the sun shined down on them during the cloudless day.

Finally after a few minutes Kari broke the silence "I wanted to thank you for saving me Takato" she said while turning to look at him.

Takato for his part gave a reassuring shrug "its okay Kari, you don't have to thank me. I wasn't going to let a bunch of rouge digimon kill a comrade much less a friend. Anyone else would have done the same in my position."

Kari regarded the young man in front of her before shaking her head slowly and giving a slight giggle "There is that humble quality of yours that I love so much."

Takato for his part gave a slight blush "L-love?"

Kari, realizing she had said that last statement out loud, began to blush before quickly standing "A-anyway thanks again Takato. I'll see you later!" Kari stammered before practically running away in embarrassment.

Takato was left sitting by the stadium in awkward silence thinking if anyone else had to deal with this much drama.

: School Rooftop:

"So what exactly did you need from little old me Renamon?" BlackGatomon asked with her paws behind her head. The two partner digimon where on the roof of the school allowing them to speak in private. In all honesty BlackGatomon knew what Renamon wanted to talk about after her little display in the classroom. She had her suspicions on what the vixen's exact feelings were toward her tamer but the mornings events had only confirmed them for her.

Renamon stood in front of the relaxed feline with a stiff posture, her paws at her sides and shoulders squared. The vixen was nervous about what she had to ask the feline but as she was the first to 'claim' Takato Renamon had to ask her permission to pursue a relationship with the human/digimon hybrid. So gathering the courage she needed Renamon asked the question she had been asking herself for the longest time. "Can I pursue Takato as a mate?"

BlackGatomon regarded the digimon in front of her for a couple seconds before replying "You want to pursue Takato, my Tamer, as a mate? Even knowing that I have already done so and have claimed the position of alpha female for myself?"

Renamon nodded "Yes I do, Takato is a one of a kind individual whose Strength, Kindness, and Reliability have proven time and again that he is my ideal candidate for a mate. Even if I am a regular member of his coming harem I see no issue with sharing him with other deserving females."

BlackGatomon again regarded the vixen in front of her sizing her up and judging her character. Renamon was a calm individual, naturally protective of those she holds dear, and an intelligent digimon. She was highly experienced and fast in combat, which combined with her calm yet piercing gaze made others believe she was a very intense individual. BlackGatomon knew that the vixen often enjoyed a relaxing walk in the moonlight just as much as she did training with her Tamer. Her appearance was rather striking as well, with silk-like yellow/gold fur mixed with white in areas, her long tone legs, what Gatomon suspected was a sizable bust beneath her fur, and striking blue eyes, Renamon often turned quite a few heads in the school and in town from both human and digimon alike.

BlackGatomon concluded that Renamon did indeed meet her requirements of a sister in both the personality and looks department, but just how badly did Renamon wish to be with her tamer? Deciding that a little test was in order, BlackGatomon addressed the vixen in front of her who was nervously awaiting her decision. "I have no issue with you joining what no doubt will be Takato's harem but first I think a little test is in order to prove how much you want to be with my mate."

Renamon nodded nervously wondering what the feline had in mind but ready to do whatever it took to be accepted by her. BlackGatomon smirked before locking eyes with Renamon in challenge "I want you to win the Digimon Rookie Singles Tournament the League will be hosting over break."

Renamon widened her eyes at the challenge BlackGatomon had just thrown down. The Singles Tournament was a 1v1 digimon battle with no outside help from tamers or Digi-destined. It was the ultimate proof of a Digimon's individual prowess and had been Renamon's goal to win the global championship for the longest time however she had only won national tournaments with the global championship eluding her reach. She had participated in a global event three times and only managed to break the top 10 once. Doing so only became harder as time went on and more and more tamers digimon joined the battle, this in combination with the fact the League sponsored digimon could now participate meant the competition would be fierce and particularly brutal. However Renamon would not be deterred and locked gazes with the feline virus type "I accept the challenge."

"Hey what about me?!" an upbeat voice announced suddenly causing the two to turn as see Kari's partner Gatomon emerging from the stairs to the roof.

"What about you?" BlackGatomon asked with a raised brow.

"I want in on the harem too, no way would I let someone as good with their hands as Takato get away from me." Gatomon announced with zeal which as a fellow feline BlackGatomon could understand. BlackGatomon actually viewed her white counterpart as a friend but also needed to give her a challenge as well if she wanted to be a part of her mate's life.

"During the Tournament fight me in the Singles Ultimate Tournament, if you do well enough then I'll accept your proposal." BlackGatomon announced. "Speaking of amazing hands I must be off to get my annual massage from my Tamer, you both best train up if you want my mate to show you how else he can use his hands." BlackGatomon teased before leaving two blushing digimon in her wake to enjoy their new little fantasies.

: School Grounds Entrance:

Seth looked at the forms of Tai, Rika, Davis, and Ryo as the four stood in front of him. He had asked them to meet him here if they were serious about either serious employment with the League or in Ryo's case wanted to see what kind of work the League did. Seth hadn't planned on bringing in Ryo on this job but the young man's attitude this morning made Seth believe that showing him what the League did would inspire the leader of the Tamers.

Deciding to get the briefing underway Seth addressed the four before him. "Alright you all are here because you want to get a taste of what jobs the League has to offer" Seth began as the four listened carefully. "Yesterday I got a tip off from a coworker that a digimon smuggling cell had one of their safe houses here in Tokyo. This safe house is used to smuggle Digimon from the city to buyers down the supply line. After school you will all assemble here and we will head out to meet up with the DIALED unit that will raid the compound. Our job will be to provide the unit with support from our digimon in case and digimon prove to be hostile. However I wish to emphasis that the people in this ring are armed and dangerous, so stay back and let the DIALED officers deal with the smugglers."

Tai raised his hand to ask a question which prompted Seth to nod indicating the Digi-destined to go ahead. "What could these people want with digimon and is this kind of thing prevalent?"

Seth nodded "Excellent questions Tai, to answer your last question first, yes this kind of activity is becoming more and more a hassle as criminals are adapting quickly to what is essentially a new way to make a lot of profit." Seth explained and seeing the curious faces of his audience elaborated "Ten million for a rookie level combat digimon, twenty million for a prize rookie level digimon."

"What's the difference between a combat and prize digimon?" Ryo asked.

Seth sighed before explaining "Combat digimon are usually bought by people who want to use their power either as a form of enforcer or as a means to thwart authorities. Sometimes these digimon find themselves in the hands of warlords that use them in their conflicts in the hopes of gaining an edge." Seth explained "Prize digimon… well basically their used as sex objects."

"W-what?!" Rika exclaimed in disgust and horror, a feeling that was shared by the rest of the group minus Seth.

Seth shrugged "What? Many digimon are rather human in appearance or share human features, which combined with some rather impressive examples like Angewomon would make them desirable for those willing to pay a fortune to 'acquire' them. These digimon are used like many humans in the human trafficking, often being transported far away and sold to business that cater to special clientele. Some are bought buy the especially wealthy individuals with particular taste." Seth explained to a very disturbed audience.

"So any human looking digimon that Bio-emerges can be grabbed and forced into this?" Rika asked.

Seth nodded "Yeah it usually happens in areas where League DIALED and DART units can't respond to quickly to a Bio-emergence. But it's not just human looking digimon, its all kinds of digimon though human looking ones make up the majority. Hell Rika your partner Renamon would likely find herself a highly sought after digimon if she were ever caught."

Seth looked down at his watch "Lunch is almost over meet back here after school and we'll get this done as quickly as possible. See you all then." Seth said leaving a group of highly disturbed and anxious humans wondering what they got themselves into.

Aaaaannnnnndddddddd Chapter! I honestly was going to include the raid in this chapter but ran out of time. Oh well just means the chapter I release when I come back to this fic will be awesome and action packed! As you all likely realize this will be the last chapter I'll be uploading this year for this particular fic as I have to concentrate on updating other fics.

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