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Chapter Nine

Soon after they left the forest terminal Jumpei, Tomoki, and Izumi had gotten their beast spirits. They had been through a lot in the last few days and Kouji had not had a chance to speak to Rei about what they had found out about her. One night when they stopped to rest for a while he thought of what he should tell Rei. He knew that she was upset about what had happened to Seraphimon and Wizardmon. She must be confused about what was revealed to her about her past.

After they all ate they began to talk. Kouji looked around and saw that Rei was sitting alone by a tree. She appeared to be thinking about something. He walked up to her. She hadn't noticed him as she was still sitting with her knees drawn up and her arms around them. Her head was rested on top of it and she was looking at the ground.

"Hey, can I sit?" He said gently so as to not startle her.

She looked up at him and nodded. Kouji sat down next to her.

"Why aren't you over with the others?"

"You looked a bit lonely so I thought I would keep you company." He said smiling.

"You don't have to do this."

"Do what?" He said, puzzled.

"You don't have to stay with me. Just because Seraphimon said you were my guardian doesn't mean you have to take care of me. I don't want to be a burden."

Kouji looked at her and sighed.

"I don't care about what Seraphimon said. I want to stay with you because you're my friend and I'll always protect my friends. Whether I'm your guardian or not doesn't matter to me all that matters is that you're safe."

"Kouji-kun…"

Rei let her hand fall to the ground and she felt Kouji place his hand over her hand.

"I'll always be here for you."

She looked at him and saw that he was blushing.

"Thank you." She said blushing.

"Hey you guys! Why don't you come over here and have some fun with us?" Takuya said.

Kouji stood up and pulled Rei up with him.

"Let's go. We can talk later. For now I think you should have some fun."

They went over to where the others were and they talked for a while. Soon they were ready to go to bed. They all settled down to bed near the embers of the fire. Kouji sat against a tree and closed his eyes. Then he felt something warm against his side. He opened his eyes and saw Rei sitting there next to him.

"Rei?"

"You looked lonely so I thought I should keep you company." She said smiling.

He smiled and took off his jacket. He covered her with it.

"Kouji-kun, you don't have to-"

"It's okay. I don't want you to catch a cold. Now, sleep, we're leaving in the morning and you need to rest."

Rei tried to sleep, but found that she couldn't. She turned her head and saw that Kouji was asleep, or so she thought.

"What's wrong?" He said.

She looked at him and saw that he was awake.

"I'm sorry did I wake you?"

"No, I couldn't sleep either. What's wrong?"

She looked away and sighed.

"Kouji-kun, do you think that what Seraphimon said is true? Do you think that I can save the digital world?"

"I'm not sure. I'm not even sure if I can help this world with the others. But, I think that if anyone can help it's you. You have a special connection to this world because it's your home. You share a bond with it and you won't let it be destroyed. I know that you doubt your power, but don't worry I'm sure that everything will work out. I'm sure that we'll be able to help."

"But what if I can't help? What if I'm too weak?"

"Don't worry. I'm sure you're strong enough and I'll be there to help you as well."

"Thanks Kouji-kun."

"Sure. Goodnight, Rei."

"Goodnight, Kouji-kun."

A few days later they were close to their next destination; the Rose Morning Star. They arrived at the continent of darkness after crossing the dark gate. They walked for hours and soon Kouji noticed that Rei looked sick.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You don't look so good. Maybe we should rest." Takuya said.

"No, we should keep going. The faster we get out of here the better."

"Yes, this place does seem to affect you. I wonder if it is because of the composition of your fractal code." Bokomon said.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, in the book there is some information on you. I don't know how I didn't notice although it isn't very specific and the description is not clear. Anyway, it says that the fractal code that you are made up of is composed of mainly light. It is very similar to that of Seraphimon's or Ophanimon's. Because this is the Continent of Darkness it is possible that you are weakened by the lack of light."

"So what you're saying is that she has to get out of here or she'll get weaker?"

"Precisely."

"I guess we better hurry then." Izumi said.

They began to walk, but Kouji walked over to Rei. He turned his back to her and kneeled in front of her.

"Here, I'll carry you until you feel better."

"Kouji-kun…"

"Don't worry I don't mind."

She climbed on his back and held on to him. They began to walk and she could feel herself blushing as the others saw them. She hoped that they could get out of that place soon, but had no idea that there was trouble ahead.

End Chapter Nine

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