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"I sort of do, but Leon seems to like her. Well, I like Digimon, and to play the card game. I don't know why we are wispering." Jason replied.

"Well, let's not get into arguments, here," Lina said, laughing. "So, where shall we go next?"

"I suppose we'll go back to my place. Wormmon thinks we should have a party to celebrate our victory. Are you in?" Leon said as he turned to Lina.

"Sure! That sounds like fun!" Wizarmon and Lina both nodded in agreement.

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Chapter 7: Noelle

"Cool. Why don't you drive the DigiBeetle this time, I'm sorta tired." Leon replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Leon's finally going to have friends. I'm so happy for him." Wormmon thought, smiling as he looked up at his tamer.

"Alright, but you drive the next time, Leon." Lina laughed as Leon began to blush. Tyler and Jason began to giggle a bit, but decided to stop upon the penalty of Leon's scolding.

"Do you wanna drive, Jason?" Agumon asked his tamer, who obviously wasn't paying any attention to his Digimon, prompting Agumon to set him on fire.

"AHH!" Jason screamed, "MY BUTT'S ON FIRE!" Lina sweat-dropped, then told Wizarmon to use his magic to put it out. "Waddaya do that for, Agumon!"

"I asked you a question, Jason!" Agumon retorted.

"Quit arguing you two!" Patamon shouted. "We've had way too much of that today!"

"He's right." Tyler sighed. "Let's just go."

"Alright." Agumon and Jason scowled as they got in their DigiBeetle.

"Well, I guess we're here." Leon said as he got out of the DigiBeetle. "C'mon in you guys." he said as he opened the door to the run down Grocery Store. Leon stopped as the others went on in. "Aren't you coming, Wormmon?"

"Something's coming..." Wormmon said in a worried tone.

"It's nothing, Wormmon. You're just imaging things. Let's go on in." Leon replied, motioning the insectoid Digimon to crawl upon his arm.

"How are we gonna celebrate?" Tyler inquired.

"I say we play a game or something!" Jason smirked. "Like truth or dare!"

"Yeah! That sounds fun!" Patamon and Agumon laughed jovially as Lina giggled and Wizarmon meditated.

"Uhh...You start, Jason." Tyler said, officialy starting the game.

"Okay! Leon, truth or dare?" Jason smirked, shooting daggers at the team's 'leader'.

"I ain't a chicken." Leon thought, full of bravado. "Dare."

"Heh. I dare you to..." Jason paused, having to think about it, then eyed Lina. "I dare you to kiss Lina."

"W-what!" Leon's face was a red as a tomato as Tyler and Jason began to laugh.

"I guess you aren't as tough as you act!" Tyler managed to slip out between laughs.

"I'M NOT SCARED!" Leon shouted as he stood up, everyone now eyeing him as he lowered himself towards Lina. "She's gonna think I'm a total jerk for doing this..." As his face approached her's, he noticed her beginning to blush deeply as well, though this is when he closed his eyes and let his feelings lead him. The two enveloped in a deep, kiss; both of them soon opening their mouths and letting their tongues do all the work. In the blink of an eye, it was over. Leon turned sat back down and wiped Lina's saliva from his lips as both of them blushed and Jason and Tyler broke into a laughing fit.

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"It really is a beautiful night, isn't it, Palmon?" A blonde teenage girl with blue eyes asked a small, plant-like Digimon to her left.

"Yeah, it sure is." the plant-like Digimon, Palmon, replied to her tamer. Her tamer began to sigh as the cold winter air hit her pale skin, causing her to shiver and begin to sniffle a bit. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Palmon." her tamer replied, trying to change her demeanor to a happy one.

"Bullshit!" Palmon retorted with an angry tone.

"Palmon! What have I told you about that cussing shit?" she replied in an annoyed tone as the area of New York City she was in became covered in a dense fog. "A Digital Field."

"Yeah! Time to kick some ass!" Palmon laughed, as did her tamer, even though she'd not liked her swearing initially. The fog subsided around a humanoid shape, one that's very body was on fire.

The tamer whipped out a pink and green D-Ark, quickly scanning the Digimon for data. "Meramon, Adult Level, Data Type. Special Attacks are Burning Fist and Magma Bomb."

"I can handle 'em!" Palmon smirked. "You just back me up, Noelle."

"Are you sure you won't get toasted?" her tamer laughed.

"Smart ass." Palmon replied as she rushed towards Meramon, headbutting him, knocking him rolling on the ground. "How'd ya like that?"

Meramon's blue eyes became red as he held out his hand, initiating his attack. "MAGMA BOMB!" A huge ball of fire formed in front of his hand, then, with one simple push, it was sent flying into Palmon, knocking her onto the ground and unable to fight.

"PALMON! NO! STOP IT!" Noelle cired as she ran towards Palmon. "A-Are you alright?" tears began flowing from Noelle's eyes as Palmon laughed.

"Stop it. When you cry, it makes me wanna cry too...I'll be okay." Palmon's eyes closed as Meramon fired off another Magma Bomb.

"NO!" Noelle screamed. "SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

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Next Time: The Tamer Alliance arrives to give aid to Noelle, who's in desperate need of it. One of Leon's secrets is revealed, and Wormmon shows off his true form...

Digimon Tamers: Infection

Chapter 8: Spiking Finish