A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to update, but thank you to the people who remain loyal to this story. This chapter's for you!
Disclaimer: Dammit, why'd you ruin the big moment? I don't own Digimon, do own Duncan, as he is my own OC, blah blah blah. Let's get on with the chapter already!
Birth of Love
Chapter 2
It was approaching lunchtime, and Duncan had- just barely- managed to survive his first day of high school. Having Rika and her friends, Takato Matsuki and Henry Wong, there, helped a lot, too. He had just headed outside after eating what the school cafeteria said was supposedly fish and chips, though it tasted more like soggy cardboard and vinegar to him.
"Hey, Duncan! Over here!"
Well, that was Rika- no respect for the rules, and a tomboy to the bone. She- and the others in their new gang- were all seemingly waiting for him- or at least, waiting for someone. Hurrying over to them, Duncan saw that they were playing some sort of card game.
"Rika, gambling's not allowed." he whispered to her, eyes darting about shiftily, almost as though he feared Sister Patricia was going to come bearing down on him at any moment, Bible in one hand, leather cat-o'-nine-tails in the other. Rika just laughed though, and the others sniggered a little. Once Rika had recovered from her laughing fit, she explained what they were doing.
"We weren't gambling, we were playing the Digimon card game, Duncan."
"I've never heard of it."
Five simple words, but the effect they had on the surrounding atmosphere was incredible. Takato nearly choked on the bit of bread he had been eating, Henry jumped backwards so fast his glases fell off, and Rika... well, in Duncan's opinion, nothing in the world could scare that girl.
"I should've known those nuns wouldn't let you do something fun," here she paused, before doing a very bad imitation of Sister Patricia, "after all, it might tempt you to sin!"
At that, Duncan's new friends just lost it, and started rolling down the aisles in fits of laughter. However, Duncan's attention was more drawn to a card on top of a pile. On it was a picture of a yellow-furred, bipedal fox, wearing two purple gloves with the Yin-Yang symbol emblazoned on them. At the top of the card, in a fancy print, was a word that Duncan supposed was the creature's name- Renamon. Rika had recovered from her fit of laughter, and the other two were almost fully recovered. Peering over his shoulder at the card Duncan had picked up, Rika actually seemed taken aback by the picture on the card.
"A Renamon card? I didn't even know I had one of these anymore."
Looking over her shoulder at the small woods just over the fence, Duncan thought he saw something yellow moving amongst the trees. Eventually, Rika started to follow his gaze, and almost winced when she saw the clump of trees he was looking at- two displays of fear barely a minute apart? That just wasn't like Rika, who was usually so calm and composured. Wait, there it was again! This time, Duncan was certain that he had seen something- he had even seen the creature's face. It definetely resembled the picture of Renamon, that much was obvious from the fact that it was wearing those purple gloves- yes, now that he thought about it, there had been a slight purple mirage in amongst the yellow backdrop before. Finally, his thirst for knowledge overcame his fear of punishment, and he began climbing the fence.
"Duncan? What are you doing?"
"Getting a better look at whatever that thing in the trees was, is what I'm doing, Rika!"
A third voice that he hadn't heard before now entered the conversation, both alluring and harsh in equal measures.
"Firstly, I'm not just a 'thing', and secondly, if you want to know who I am, just turn around."
Not sure if he wnated to know who that elegant, mysterious voice belonged to for fear that it would spoil the mystery, Duncan almost didn't turn around. Almost. But his desire for answers got the best of him again, so he dropped back to the ground and turned around. Seeing who the voice belonged to didn't detract from the mystery- instead, it added to it. The vision of perfection standing before had turquoise eyes so rich and deep, Duncan felt as though he could dive into them like diving into a beatiful tropical ocean. How can I be feeling this way, wondered Duncan, I thought I loved Rika. She seemed like absolute perfection. But now that I see this... Renamon, it makes Rika seem like quartz compared to diamond. And besides, Rika already seems to be... with Takato anyway. It would never have happened.
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Comments: Not sure whether Renamon has turquoise eyes or not, but it seemed poetic, so I put it in anyway. So Rika's now with Takato, eh. Well, let's see just how Duncan responds to seeing a living, breathing Digimon in front of him. And just what form will the revenge that boy that Rika punched take?
A/N: In the next chapter; The five of them were surrounded by the gang of roughnecks. Duncan ran out and threw his arms out to try and shield the others, yelling at the gang members, "No! I won't let you hurt them, ever! So just leave us alone, alright!"