First of all, Happy Family Day!

So... here's the next chapter! I hope you've enjoyed it so far! This is mostly a filler chapter of FUNNESS! lol. Anyway, enjoy and REVIEW!!! (btw, unless I get many reviews lol, I probably won't be able to update for about a week, cause I start school tomrrow again after the 5 day break. -.-")

Digimon Tamer (c) Yukio Kaizawa

Chapter Five: Shopping Time!

"So, what are you guys hungry for?" Kori inquired as she held Gatomon as they walked down the street.

"Anything's fine with me!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"Same here," Henry agreed.

Patamon looked at Kori with large blue eyes. "Maybe we can go try out that new restaurant I read about," he suggested.

"The 4 star one?" Gatomon asked.

"Maybe if we're going for dinner. Perhaps another time," Kori replied, "Or for a more proper occasion."

"Then where are we going to go?" Suzie asked.

Kori pointed over to a Dim Sum place. "You guys in the mood for Chinese?" she suggested.

"Sure!" they all exclaimed.

They all went into the restaurant and a waiter greeted them.

"A table for seven, please?" Kori requested politely.

"Right this way," he replied, directing them over to a huge round table.

After they were seated and given tea, Lopmon inquired, "So what do you want to eat? There are so many options."

"Well, what do you guys want?" Kori asked, showing them the list of choices. "We can probably share most of the choices, so tick off which ones you want and pass it off to the next person."

The order list went around the table, until it reached Henry, who was second last to check off what he wanted. His grey eyes widened.

"Almost everything is checked off!" he said, surprised, "I just wonder how large the bill will be."

"Here, let me see," Kori said, and he handed it to her. "Hmm…" she said, ticking off a few more, before handing it to the waiter and grinning at Henry. "It's on me!"

"You can't be serious!" he exclaimed, "You paid for dinner last night! You've got to at least let me help pay too!"

She shrugged. "If you insist," she retorted.

"Momentai, Henry," Terriermon insisted, sipping some tea.

"You're with us now," Gatomon said.

"So just take it easy," Patamon added.

"We can handle this," Kori reassured, "I've enough money to cover my whole life insurance, not to brag or anything. But, my point is that you don't need to do everything yourself, even if it is just paying for lunch. You've got friends like me and the others to help."

"Now, where have I heard that before?" Terriermon said innocently.

Henry half-glared at Terriermon, giving the Digimon a sarcastic smile. "Uh huh…" he accused.

"I'm serious, Henry," Kori said, grabbing his hand underneath the table to get his attention, "You don't have to do anything alone."

He looked at her. "Thanks, Kori," he said, slightly blushing.

She nodded and released his hand, turning to Suzie. "Do you have any special spring dresses you want to bring on the trip?" she asked.

She nodded. "But I still haven't found the perfect dress yet," she sighed.

Kori laughed, "Hey, me neither. Maybe we might find something after lunch, if that's okay with your brother." Both she and Suzie looked at Henry.

"Please, Henry?" Suzie begged, trying to look cute with big eyes.

He sighed and rolled his eyes. "Oh, all right," he gave in.

"Yay!" the little girl cheered.

Patamon sipped a bit of tea, looking at Henry. "I think you're giving in a bit too quickly," he commented.

"Maybe you're right," Henry agreed.

"Aww… come on, Henry," Terriermon said, "Momentai."

Gatomon twitched her ears. "He's right. Anyway, what else is there to do other than hang out with friends?" she reasoned.

"And we still have the rest of the afternoon," Lopmon added.

"Maybe we can find something for you too," Kori told him, "After all, I heard it's the school's Spring Dance next week."

He flushed. "Oh, uh… you heard about that?"

She nodded. "Of course. Takato is going with Jeri, and Ryo told me he's planning on asking Rika," she elaborated, "The school's letting him as an exception since he was a former student."

"Wait… Ryo's asking Rika out?" Terriermon emphasised.

Kori nodded. "Anyway, that leaves you," she said, looking at Henry, "Are you going with anyone?"

He shook his head. "I just might go in case a Digimon shows up or something."

"Aww… but that wouldn't be as much fun. Aren't there any girls you like?" she teased, successfully concealing a blush.

Henry didn't know what to say, so he nodded.

"Did you ask her out?" Patamon implored.

He shook his head, still speechless.

"Does she know you like her?" Gatomon pried.

The tamer shrugged. "I highly doubt it."

"Has she shown any signs of liking you back?" Lopmon asked out of curiosity.

Henry nodded. "She had, but I've dismissed them all as just some sort of 'sibling love'," he admitted.

"Well, who is it?" Suzie asked, eager to know her brother's crush.

Suddenly, the waiter returned with a cart full of food and neatly piled them onto the table.

"Wow…" Terriermon gasped, "That was quick."

"Well, what are you waiting for? Dig in," Kori insisted. Then she turned back to Henry. "So, who do you like?"

He blushed. "Uh… it's a secret." Darn it, he thought, I can't find it in myself to tell her.

She shrugged it off. "I won't pry. If you want to tell me, you can. In the meantime, let's eat."

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After they were finished both that and dessert, Terriermon flopped back onto his chair and sighed. "My, that really hit the spot," he moaned.

"And just how many buns have you eaten?" Henry accused.

"Two? Three? Twelve?" Patamon guessed.

"I lost count," Terriermon admitted, cheeks flushing pink.

Kori drank some tea. "Well? How was lunch?" she implored in a teasing tone.

"Delicious!" the Digimon and Suzie exclaimed.

"Wonderful," Henry chimed.

"Excellent," Kori said, snapping her fingers. Immediately, the waiter came over. "Check, please?"

"Just one moment, Miss," he replied.

"Thanks," she said as he left, turning to Henry, "Now, how are we going to pay? If you want to pitch in, I'll have to go with cash."

"It seems you're more used to paying with your credit card," he commented, gazing longingly into her golden tangerine eyes.

She nodded. The waiter came back and handed her the bill. She looked at it, then gave it to Henry, whose eyes widened.

"Only? I thought that was going to cost us a fortune," he commented.

"Hey. It's cheap and delicious. A perfect pair, don't you think? Here's the deal; if I only pay 25% and you pay 75, you let me buy both you and your sister something special to wear either for the trip or the Spring Dance, or even both. Deal?" she arranged, "Or else I'm paying for it all."

He looked into her eyes, seeing the sparkling mischief in them. "Deal," he reluctantly agreed, pulling out some bills from his pocket. Kori added her share to the pile and the waiter took it. The group left the restaurant and went down the shopping street.

"Now… let's go in… here," Suzie determined, pointing to a clothes shop as she held Lopmon.

"Let's go!" Gatomon exclaimed, and they all went into the shop.

The lady at the desk looked up and smiled. "And what may I help you with? We have fantastic dresses for the ladies, and wonderful shirts and tuxedos for the men," she greeted.

"A classy tux for him, maybe a few Spring sets too," Kori said, pointing at Henry, "and spring dresses for us."

She giggled. "Your dolls are very cute. They look almost real!" she said, pointing at the Digimon.

"Oh… uh…" Henry stammered nervously, "Thanks."

"I'll bring out some of our best dresses and tuxedos and hang them on the racks by the dressing rooms. Give me a moment," the boutique lady said, walking further into the store.

As Suzie wandered into the store with Lopmon, Henry asked Kori, "Do you know who this 'Digimon Empress' is?"

The tamer looked slightly taken aback. "I'm not quite sure where you got this question, but yes, I do. She used to be a friend of mine. Her name is Serena Hitsumori. We met when we were children, and not before long, we grew apart, and she grew to hate me for some reason. Now, she either sees me joining her, or wants to see me slain. Either way, I'm not safe until she is stopped and the Digital World is freed."

"You know me and the others will protect you," he reminded.

"She knows that," Patamon said, "but anyone that tries to protect her is also at risk."

"But we're her partners," Gatomon added, "So we're always going to stick by her side."

Kori smiled. "Thanks guys."

"We'll help!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"I promise that I'll do my best to protect you," Henry swore.

"Thanks you two," she said, smiling sincerely, "Now, let's shop!"

"Wait, one more thing," Henry reasoned, "Is there anything else I should know about you except the fact that you can control more than half the natural elements and can fly?"

She pondered the thought for a moment. "Yeah, I can also modify other tamer's Digimon if I wish it. For example, I could use the Dark Digivolution card on Guilmon, because he's a virus type. He wouldn't be uncontrollable though, which is good. Yeah, I saw that while being held captive, thank you very much."

"I'm not even going to ask," Terriermon said, hinting Henry not to either.

Suzie ran over to them, holding up a pink dress. "Does this look pretty?"

"It sure does," Henry agreed coolly.

The Digimon waited outside the changing rooms as their tamers changed. Soon enough, all three stepped out wearing different outfits. Suzie wore a cute yet simple pink dress with straps that reached her knees. Henry had on a full black tuxedo with a red carnation and left the top button of his white blouse undone. Kara had on a pure white floor-length dress with spaghetti straps and fake, white wings upon her lower back.

"That honestly is not your spring dress," Gatomon commented, "It's absolutely purrfect for the Spring Dance though."

Henry gaped at how beautiful Kori looked. "Wow, Kori, you look… amazing," he noted.

She blushed. "Well… you look very dashing yourself."

"And you look so cute, Suzie," Patamon stated, flying over to take a closer look at the dress.

"Thanks, Patamon!" the young tamer exclaimed, "You look like a Princess, Kori"

"Thanks, Suzie," she replied, walking over to the Digimon and twirling around for a 360 degree look.

A sinister plan formed in Terriermon's head. "Hey Kori, why don't you and Henry pretend like you're dancing? I want to see whether Henry's tux looks good for dancing."

Both tamers blushed as Kori walked over to Henry and put one hand on his shoulder and her took her other hand while placing the other on her waist. Slowly, they advanced a few steps as they swayed from side to side.

"Aww…" Patamon cooed, "They look so cute."

"Maybe you two should go the dance together," Lopmon suggested, picking up the hint Terriermon left.

"What do you say, Kori?" Henry inquired as he looked down at her.

She grinned. "I'd love to." Then she let go of his hand and broke the swaying. "Now, let's try on the next set. Henry and I will definitely get this set of clothes. How about you, Suzie?"

"Yeah, I don't think this dress is the one," Suzie replied.

They got changed into their next set of clothes. Suzie came out wearing a one sleeve pink dress that reached her knees. It had a large red flower on the shoulder cloth. Henry wore a black T-shirt with blue shorts, and Kori wore a plain, knee-length orange spaghetti strap dress. A orange lily pin was clipped on her hair.

Kori looked herself over. "Hmm… how do I look?"

"It looks cute on you," Terriermon said, "Don't you think so, Henry?"

He blushed. "Yeah, Terriermon's right. It's cute," he agreed.

She scanned him over. "Mmm…" she mumbled, "You look pretty cute yourself."

Gatomon muttered to Patamon as Henry's face reddened. "Did she just call him cute?"

"Yep," he whispered back, "It's just too bad that she can't tell him, even though she wants to. Man, she's good at concealing her blushes."

"And I think that looks adorable on you," Kori said to Suzie, "But I don't think it's the right one for you."

"It feels weird," she admitted, going back in to change.

"Next?" Henry inquired.

"Actually, I kind of like this dress," Kori announced, "I think I'll get this one too. And you should get yours! But yes, next!"

For the third round, Henry wore a white T-shirt with light green designs on it with dark blue shorts. Kori tried on a light orange plain dress that reached just below her knees, with white lace and green ribbons. It also came with a beautiful light orange sun hat and a white flower for her hair. Suzie had on a light-purple spaghetti strap dress with a few simple designs on it. A matching purple hat was on her head with a flower on it.

"Wow… all three of you look amazing!" Terriermon exclaimed.

Kori smiled at her two fellow tamers. "I think we found our winners."

"I love this dress!" Suzie cheered.

"I like it," Henry said, checking out his clothes, "Simple, and easy to move around in. Much like the last one."

"Okay, go get changed and bring out the clothes that you like," Kori ordered.

All three got changed back into their normal outfits and took out with them the clothes they liked. Kori took the clothes from them and handed them all to the lady at the front desk.

"I'd like all these separately bagged into these piles," she told her, sorting them out.

"Wow. You're quite the shopper, aren't you?" the lady commented.

Henry went up nervously to the tamer. "Are you sure about this? It's going to be all quite expensive," he warned as he held Gatomon while Terriermon sat on his shoulder, "You don't have to do this you know."

She just smiled as Patamon clung onto her shoulder. "Of course I'm sure about this. It's not everyday I can shop with some of my tamer friend," she said as she took out her credit card and gave it to the cashier.

The cashier bagged the clothes into three separate bags while Kori signed the receipt.

"Have a nice day," the cashier stated as she handed Kori her credit card and a copy of the receipt before she handed her the three bags.

Kori put her credit card and receipt away before handing Henry and Suzie their bags. She also took Gatomon back from Henry.

"You guys ready to go?" she implored, smiling.

"Yep," the siblings replied.

"Let's go!" Suzie exclaimed.

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