"We're going on a trip."

The announcement had startled her, as she had been rather focused on the sketchbook she was doodling in. Seeing as how she had taken to staying at home rather than going out, her friends had bought her a small, black sketchbook. At first she had thought that it was a joke, but they had gotten it so that she had something to preoccupy herself with since there wasn't much else for her to do. Looking up from the book, she found Andre and Sasha standing in her doorway. The woman had an excited look on her face, making Mikami nervous. Sasha always did have a different idea of things that were "fun" or "exciting" than Mikami did.

"A trip to where?" She wasn't very interested in it, but if she didn't ask, Sasha would pout.

"A campsite."

She had been flipping a page when Andre answered, making her stop with the page straight up. "We're going camping?"

Andre nodded, clapping his hands together. "That's right. We're going to Urugi."

"How come? Just wondering."

"We thought it would be good for you to get out of the house," Sasha said. It was clear by her voice that she was excited.

"I don't see why," Mikami replied.

"Besides the fact that you've been cooped up in the house unless your friends invite you out?" Andre offered.

The brunette waved her hand around. "It hasn't been that long since we got back."

"Speaking of your friends," Sasha interrupted, bouncing on her feet, "their parents are taking them on trips too!"

The statement made Mikami stop. She tilted her head to look at the woman, who promptly planted her feet firmly on the floor when noticing the girl's gaze. Mikami leaned against her desk with a huff, playing with her hair absentmindedly while she thought about the fact that her friends would be leaving the city. As the ones with Digimon, it was going to be up to them to fight invading Digimon. If one came into their world and attacked the city, then what? They couldn't exactly rush back. Most vacation spots were quite a distance away, so it would take a while. Shizuka and Biyomon would be the only two could get back to the city. She glanced out of the corner of her eye, watching Sasha disappear as the oven alarm went off.

"Do you know where they're going?" She asked.

"We spoke to their parents. All of us agreed to go to different camping spots."

Great. She was tempted to smack her sketchbook against her forehead. Just great. Leave it to the grown-ups.

"We'll be leaving tomorrow, so make sure you're prepared. 6 o' clock on the dot, champ," Andre said, ruffling her hair.

She smacked his hand away with an audible huff. "What about Daiki?"

"Daiki's staying here in the city, since he's going to be working." The sheriff folded his arms. "Why are you wondering?"

"One of us has to stay here, y'know," she answered, standing up. She stretched her arms out. "6 AM, huh?"

"That's right. Might as well get your stuff together now, kiddo."

He rubbed her head again, making her grunt as she pushed him away. "Honey, you know we're doing this for you, right?"

She looked at him for a moment before she turned her back to him. How was going on a camping trip doing something for her? What good would that do for her? Or for any of them for that matter. All that it accomplished was separating the again. That was the last thing she needed. She wanted her friends to be close by, not far away from her.

A hand on her shoulder make her pause in her thoughts. Andre gently goaded her into sitting on her bed and took a seat beside her.

"I know it's hard, Mikami," he said quietly. "Something like that is hard to get over. But you have to realize that you need to take some time for yourself."

The brunette wrung her hands together. "There are more important things. You of all people should know that."

"You can't do the things that matter if you don't take care of yourself." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close to hug her. "I know you went through a lot. You did things most people couldn't. That's why I want you to just try to relax over the weekend. For me?"

Letting out a sigh, Mikami didn't bother to try to get away from him. "You play dirty, Andre. Fine. I will."

"You know I'm here for you if you need me, don't you?"

"Yeah, yeah. I know.

He grinned, a sight that made him seem much younger than what he was. "Are you finally gonna call me dad?"

"You're good, but you're not that good."

~0~

"A good old fashioned vacation," Shizuka muttered. "We're supposed to be excited about this, right? So why can't I get excited?"

Mikami had spent a couple hours mulling over what to do when she settled on getting the group together. A few phone calls later, they were back at the mall, enjoying some hamburgers and soda. All of them, Digimon included, didn't feel like splitting up. They didn't have much say in the decision, though. The humans' parents had been rather adamant on dragging them out of the city. Well, aside from Daiki. The only reason why he and his mom weren't going anywhere was because they had jobs they couldn't take days off from. It was a good thing though. That meant at least one of them was in the city.

"I don't want to go camping," Yoko said, poking her plate with a french fry. "I don't want to spend the weekend away from you guys."

"Look on the bright side," Gabumon began, only to stop. "Um…I can't think of anything."

"There isn't a bright side," Tadashi said. "If this was during any other time, maybe it could be fun. But right now, when we're supposed to be defending our world?"

Renamon raised her snout with a sniff. "I do agree that this seems illogical."

"That's an understatement," her partner grunted.

"Not like you have much room to complain," Shizuka said, jabbing the oldest of their group in the ribs. "You get to stay."

"And work. Or did you forget about that part?"

"Man, it's gonna be a long weekend," Judai mumbled with a sigh.

"You guys better call if anything happens," Mikami said, pointing her finger at all of them. "If you don't, I'm gonna beat all you into the ground."

"Don't worry! I'll protect Shizuka," Biyomon stated, puffing out her chest.

Salamon nodded in agreement. "We'll all take care of our partners. I promise."