Welcome to the chapter 3 of Rebuilding a Broken Heart with your host and author Lord Pata.
First off thanks again to all of you who reviewed and to all who read this fic even if you didn't reviewed it, I hope you're enjoying this fic just like I'm enjoying writing it.
Now let me tell you that Devimon's words in chapter 2 are the first teaser for my next work. There will be more teasers in later chapters so stay tuned.
As always here is the Disclaimer: I don't own digimon but I wish I could. This is just for fun purposes.
Now I'll leave you with the fic.
Rebuilding a Broken Heart
Chapter 3: Flashbacks and Discoveries.
"No wonder why you armor digivolve to Pegasusmon, you sure make a good horse Patamon," Gatomon said with a giggle. She was mounting Patamon who offered to take her to his camp so they could rest. Patamon chuckled upon hearing her.
"Glad Milady is enjoying the ride, we will arrive to our destination in few minutes," He said sounding like a medieval servant of a court making her laugh and he laughed as well.
After a bit more of walking they arrived to Patamon's mini camp. It wasn't too much, just a small area with a log and a small place for a fire, besides the log there was a small backpack and a small river ran near the site. Gatomon smiled seeing the small camp.
"You sure came really prepared, seems you have been learning new things huh?" she said as Patamon smiled and stopped besides the log and lay down and she got off him and sat on the log.
"Well I have some free time lately so I decided to put it on use," he said as he walked up to a tree and got some healing herbs that were growing at the base of it and then he walked back up to her and put them on the log over a big leaf and started to mash them with a small rock to make a sort of medicine.
Gatomon just watched him fondly as he worked; she had to admit he looked so cute like that, she felt so flattered to have such dedicated friend like him. She then looked at the sky as suddenly a memory invaded her mind. A memory she thought forgotten, a memory of something she had wished to feel again.
Flashback 1 year ago
TK and Kari walked out of the Ishida household to go on another date; they had been dating during 2 years now, Gatomon and Patamon stayed on the house. Gatomon watched them walk out from TK's room window. She sighed and leaned against the window edge watching them with dreamy eyes.
Patamon noticed her and blinked as he went up to her and smiled as he saw what she was seeing.
"They look cute together huh?" He asked with that cute and innocent smile of his and Gatomon nodded.
"Yeah, it must be great to have someone to love you like TK loves Kari and Kari loves TK," She said with a dreamy sigh. Patamon smiled and went closer to her and stood behind her as he just stood there for a couple of seconds but then he used his wings to brush her back gently. Gatomon felt a pleasant shiver running down her spine as she let out a soft purr.
"Don't worry Gato, maybe you someday will find that special someone for you, don't lose hope," He said in a soft whisper in her ear as his wings slowly wrapped around her making her let out a inaudible gasp as her tail swished softly. She could feel many little sparks running down her spine and her cheeks went pink but Patamon didn't noticed this since he was looking at the starry sky. The way he whispered on her ear made her shiver, without even notice she leaned against him and purred softly which Patamon very welcomed just enjoying the moment.
"Thanks Pata, you always know the right things to say," Gatomon said softly making him smile.
"No problem Gato, always glad to help," He said while secretly hoping he could be that special someone for her.
Gatomon smiled and purred softly. Patamon's words had lighted up a new hope in her heart. She kept hoping for that wonderful day to come and whenever she was about to give up Patamon always returned the hopes to her. Eventually that day came seven months later when Veemon finally got the courage to tell her his feelings. She felt so happy someone loved her and accepted to be his girlfriend. Patamon was happy for her but what Gatomon never knew was that deep inside he was broken, he never got the guts to tell her how much he loved her and that caused him to lose her but if she was happy then it was all that it mattered.
Flashback End
Gatomon looked at Patamon fondly and smiled. She owed him a lot; if it wasn't for him she would have give up on the hope of that someone would ask her out. He always was there for her, always supporting her, she was so lucky of have such great friend like him.
"Okay the medicine is done," Patamon said snapping her out her thoughts, Patamon blinked and smiled.
"Spacing out again Gato?" He asked as got closer to her while smiling. Gatomon blushed slightly and smiled.
"Yeah, guess the fight affected my head," She said with a grin and Patamon chuckled.
"Kitty in the space, nice title for a SCI-FI movie," he said with a grin making her giggle and punch him lightly on the arm.
"Ha ha very funny," she said with a giggle and then both laughed. After a bit they regained their senses and Patamon looked at her.
"Okay Gato this will sting a bit but only at the beginning," he said and Gatomon nodded. She watched as Patamon gently moved aside as much of her fur as possible to get the wounds uncovered. They weren't much deep but still they were pretty nasty wounds; he gently started to apply the medicine. Gatomon flinched feeling it stinging and cold but then the stinging feeling slowly vanished and she sighed in relief. Patamon made sure the medicine covered all the wounds and then he bandaged them with a makeshift bandage he made with a big healing leaf and tied it with a vine making sure to not hurt her. Gatomon all the time was blushing. She even could feel her heart beating faster and her tail swished softly.
"Thanks Pata…" She said in a very soft tone that made Patamon blush. How he loved her voice, it practically could take down all his defenses. He snapped out of his thoughts and smiled as he looked at her.
"No problem Gato, you should be fine by tomorrow, that medicine heals the wounds fast," He said as he went up to the river and washed his paws and without warning he dived in getting Gatomon surprised.
"Patamon?" she called for him and a bit later he emerged out but remained inside the river. It wasn't too deep since he could stand on his hind legs and the water just covered till a bit under his chest. He remained silent there staring the water, Gatomon blinked while watching him, water dripping from his wings and fur of his head, it made her picture Angemon like that, all soaking wet, his hair dripping with water, his muscled chest all soaked wet.
She blushed deep and shook her head to take the thought out of her mind. "What in the digiworld I'm thinking? He is just a friend; I have someone already, why I'm having this kind of thoughts about him?" Gatomon thought, buther thoughts got cut off when Patamon's left wing shot in the water making a big splashing sound as a fish flew out of the water and into the shore where it tossed and turned till it finally died due to the lack of water. Gatomon stared at him in amazement. She never knew he could fish; he sure was full of surprises.
Patamon shot his wing again in the water making another fish fly out to the shore ending in the same way the first one ended. Gatomon just watched him as her tail still was swishing softly. After get two more fishes out the water Patamon got out the river. His fur was all wet and dripping with water. He may not be a good looking nor a tall muscled mon in his rookie form but certainly the soaked fur made him look really cute. His eyes seemed to shine when a water drop fell in front of them. Gatomon watched as he got on all fours and shook himself to get rid of the excess of water and then he picked up the fishes to walk up to her.
"Dinner will be ready in a few Gato," he said with a smile. Gatomon giggled and nodded. She was so happy to see him smiling again; she missed his smiles a lot. As she watched him light up the fire to cook the fishes she laid down on the log on her back in a comfy position and smiled.
"And where did you learned to fish like that and to cook for that matter?" she asked him. Patamon smiled as he stuck the fishes in small twigs and stuck them on the ground near the fire to cook them.
"As I told you I got lots of free time to learn new things Gato, and as for the medicine part even though you didn't asked, I learned from you, remember that time you were explaining me and I didn't seemed to be paying attention? Well I listened all what you said about what kind of herbs can help for certain things," he said with an innocent smile making Gatomon giggle.
"So you did listened to all I said about the healing herbs when I thought you didn't?" she asked him while getting her paws behind her head and resting it on them while looking at him. Patamon couldn't help but blush seeing her like that, she looked so cute and beautiful in that pose, and he immediately shook his head to get any thoughts of her out of his head and smiled as he walked up to her and sat down leaning against the log besides her.
"Yes I did listen to all you said about the healing herbs. I may have looked distracted but I retained every word you said kitty," He said with a grin and winked at her making her laugh softly.
"You really can surprise me at times Patamon," She said and he chuckled.
"Guess is another of my traits," He said as he got up and went to the fire and check on the fish.
"Just a bit more and the dinner will be ready," he said as he moved the twigs with the fishes so they could get cooked completely. He then turned and looked at Gatomon.
"So what were you doing here before Devimon ambushed you?" He asked her. Gatomon looked at him, a very slight blush on her cheeks.
"I was searching for you Patamon, I felt bad since we haven't hanged out as much as we used to do it, and I have seen you a bit down lately so I thought I could spend all this day with you…. For the old times," she said softly. Patamon smiled softly and went up to her and gently caressed her cheek softly making her purr softly. That feeling she experienced a year ago when Patamon hugged her and whispered on her ear was there again. She could feel her heart beating faster. Veemon always had made her feel really good, so loved but there was something on Patamon that literally got her to feel all different and special.
"Thanks Gatomon but you shouldn't have done this. You have a boyfriend now, is natural you want to spend lots of time with him. I'm so happy for you, as long as you are happy I will be fine," Patamon said in a soft voice while looking into her eyes. She could see that characteristic innocence of him on them, that undying hope he conveyed in all hard times. She then shook her head and the next thing Patamon knew was that she was hugging him close making him blush.
"No Patamon, is not okay, the fact I have a boyfriend doesn't means I have to forget my friends, I should have managed better my time to be equal with both, Veemon and my friends, and Veemon even told me that but guess I was too blind for my newfound love I didn't listened," She said softly while still hugging him not wanting to let him go.
Patamon smiled softly and then moved her a bit so they were looking into each other's eyes as he wrapped his wings around her. Gatomon closed her eyes loving the feeling of his embrace as she hugged him closer. Patamon was madly in love with her, he had her so close and yet so far away from his reach.
"Gatomon it's okay, don't worry, you never meant to hurt me nor any of our friends, besides everyone has been so busy with their respective couple, you know Biyomon and Gabumon, Agumon and Palmon, even our partners have been busy with each other's love, so you don't have to worry about not spend enough time with your friends," He said softly. Gatomon sighed and then smiled slightly.
"Yeah, you're right, but still I kinda missed hang out with you Patamon, we have been friends since really long ago, always inseparable friends so guess that after some time not being with you as often as before made me miss you a lot," She said softly as a light blush crossed her cheeks.
Patamon smiled and gently broke the hug but then kissed her cheek softly making her blush deep.
"I have missed you a lot too Gatomon, maybe we can set a day for us to hang out so we won't miss each other that much," he said with a smile as he walked up to the fire and took the fishes that were ready and handed one stick to Gatomon.
"Fish on a stick, nice and easy way to eat it," he said with a grin and Gatomon giggled as she took the stick with her fishes.
"Very practical and easy to eat without get your paws dirty, and about set a day to hang out sounds like a really good idea Patamon," She said happily as she then started to eat her dinner and Patamon did the same.
After they finished their dinner they just sat there leaned against the log. Patamon looked at the sky noticing storm clouds starting to gather.
"We better find a shelter, it seems we gonna have a very hard storm," he said and not much after he said that it started to rain, slowly at first but then started to increase it's intensity, the fire got taken off by the rain easily. Patamon took his backpack and looked at Gatomon.
"Follow me Gatomon," he said as he took her paw and they started to run towards where Patamon was leading them, they soon came across with a cave and they went inside it. They were all soaked wet and starting to feel cold. Patamon went to the back of the cave to see if he could find something to light up a fire, luckily he found some small rocks and some old roots, he picked the rocks and went back to Gatomon and formed a circle with them. Gatomon watched him as she shook herself to get rid of the excess of water in her fur.
"Need help Pata?" she asked and he smiled.
"Just bring me some old roots that are lying on the back of the cave please," he said kindly. Gatomon smiled and went to the back of the cave and returned with the roots.
"Here you go Pata," She said. Patamon smiled and took the twigs.
"Thanks Gato," He said as he put the roots on the center of the rock circle and then using 2 small rocks he lighted up the fire, he went a bit away from the fire and shook off the excess of water on his fur and then returned and sat down besides Gatomon. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Guess you're spending the night here as well Gatomon, or if you want I can digivolve to Angemon and fly you to the nearest digiport," Patamon said as he got his paws near the fire to warm them. Gatomon smiled and shook her head.
"I'll stay here with you Pata, we can use this chance to catch old times, like talk about our adventures and such," She said with a smile and Patamon smiled back.
"Okay, and indeed we sure passed through lots of things huh? Many adventures, and many ups and downs," Patamon said and Gatomon nodded.
"Yeah…. So many battles, so many friends that sacrificed themselves for us… Like you and Wizardmon and many others," Gatomon said. Patamon just nodded. His eyes fixed on the fire.
"Yeah… You miss him a lot still huh? Silly question, you do miss him a lot still," he said wondering if she would miss him that much like she misses Wizardmon. Gatomon put a paw on his right wing and caressed it gently. Patamon blushed but loved her soft touch a lot. He let out a soft sigh in relaxing.
"Yeah, I miss him a lot but not as much as I missed him at the beginning… And you know why that is? It's because you came in my life when I needed it the most. Don't get me wrong. I care a lot for Wizardmon and Kari too, he was my first best friend and she is my partner and my best friend too and I know the others are there too when I need it but you became my confident when our partners returned to the real world after our first adventure… I… I don't know what I could do if I lose you like I lost Wizardmon…" She said as she looked at him.
Patamon was surprised at that statement. She cared that much about him? She really needed him that much? He smiled and pulled her into a soft hug with his wings, and yet again Gatomon felt that pleasant shiver running down her spine and purred softly.
"You never will lose me Gatomon, but even so, what makes me so special? I mean you have a boyfriend you can trust your feelings to," He said softly. To his surprise Gatomon hugged him closer.
"I…. I can't quite explain it… I just know I only can trust my deepest feelings to you… I feel you're the only one that can help me with them…" She said softly while looking into his eyes intently.
"You helped me and Kari a lot in the past Patamon, you helped TK, Sora, Biyomon and I to protect Kari while Tai and Izzy went to search Kari's medicine, if it wasn't for you digivolving to Angemon and nullifying that attack from Gigadramon, Tai would have died, then there is Piedmon, you protected Kari and TK when the rest of us were key chains, you gave Piedmon more fight even on champion form than any of us and then as MagnaAngemon you broke Piedmon's spell on us returning us back to normal…" She said as she then looked at the fire. Patamon was listening to her intently.
"But more important you and TK helped me to rescue Kari from the Dark Ocean, you and TK didn't gave up and kept calling for Kari from that cliff even when I thought you two were nuts for do that…. Yet you two proved me wrong and we managed to reach Kari in that place and rescued her from those things that wanted her as Queen, creepy thought but I'm glad you were there with me…" She finished as she looked back at him.
Patamon looked into her bright blue eyes, those eyes he loved so much. Both smiled at each other. Patamon leaned in closer and closer, Gatomon could feel her heart beating faster, but when he was so closer to her lips he went up and kissed her forehead softly. Gatomon for some reason felt bad inside. Does she really was wishing for him to… she shook that thought out her head and smiled.
"I'm glad I can be that trustworthy for you Gato and you know all that was nothing, I'm always glad to help you and the others," He said softly. Gatomon smiled and then they continued talking about the old times and joking till eventually the night came.
Later that night Patamon was still awake, Gatomon was sleeping by his side, he smiled and got his backpack and took out a piece of paper and a pen, even though he has small paws he somehow managed to learn how to write. He started to write something on the paper, the words seemed to come to him on the moment like if something was guiding him in what to write. He occasionally glanced at the sleeping Gatomon and smiled as he then returned to his writing till he eventually fell asleep.
Around an hour later Gatomon woke up at the feeling of something hitting her face, she took whatever was covering her face and blinked seeing it was a sheet of paper with something written on it.
"It looks like a poem or a sort of letter," she thought as the curiosity took the best of her and she started to read it.
How I can tell you what I really feel for you?
How tell you those three words when you're close and yet so far?
How to compete with the one that owns your heart?
How to tell you that my heart silently cries every day because of you?
Because of you Gatomon
Gatomon's eyes widened and she brought a paw to her mouth in surprise, her eyes soon started to get filled with tears, she knew it was her fault Patamon was so sad, yet he hid it behind fake smiles, faking everything was fine when deep inside he was so broken. She looked at the paper again as she continued reading.
How to tell you that I love you more than anything in both worlds?
No. I can't tell you, not when you're so happy with him.
I never could destroy a love for selfish reasons.
So I will love you in silence. I'm sure that soon or later I will be able to move on.
But in the meanwhile my heart will be with you my angel.
Always and forever with you, in a silent love but you will never know it is there.
I love you forever my sweet angel of light, I love you Gatomon.
As Gatomon finished reading, she looked at the sleeping Patamon and smiled softly at him between her tears. He loved her since long ago but he didn't try to win her heart, he wanted her to be happy with Veemon sacrificing his own happiness.
"Patamon... you always leaving yourself for the last, always putting the others first not matter if you get hurt... Don't you ever dare to lose hope, that's what makes you so special..." Gatomon whispered as she put the paper back besides him and then she laid down cuddling herself on him careful of not wake him up and she slowly fell asleep, with a smile on her face and having the best sleep in her life.
Well that was the chapter 3, I have to admit this one has lot of feeling, personally I like how it came out but of course is the readers the one who have the last word.
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