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Ch. 19. The First & Last Kiss Goodbye

The fight ended quickly leaving the Destined stunned and awed by their red headed friend now both teams found themselves at the park trying to figure out the plan.

"Ok here's the deal" Henry started. "Hypnos has found Ice Devimon's data signature in back in our quadrant of the digital world."

Daisuke was the first to answer eagerly, "Then it's easy we go in beat the bad guys then all come home in time for dinner."

"It's not that simple" Takato said "We have to find a portal in order to get in first." And there is no coming back once we do.

The look that passed between the original three Tamers went unnoticed by others distracted by Dai's pouting.

"So how do we find one?" Asked the ever inquisitive Izzy.

"Hypnos has a program for it they'll tell us what they find." Henry answered.

"Before we continue I think it's time you trust us completely." Matt said with a glare at Rika who looked at him confused before realizing what he was talking about.

With a roll of her eyes, "It wasn't a lack of trust Yamato I just didn't think it was that important. Besides do you know weird it is to explain that I have someone else in my head I can barely deal with me in my head."

He looked at her for a moment before rolling his eyes and sitting in the grass next to her, "That's true I wonder how Renamon puts up with the shared space? Ouch!" He rubbed his injured shoulders while she pouted.

A laughing Takato asked, "Have you told them about Bio-Merging yet?" "No."

Explanation goes here you all should know it so I won't type it.

"That…is…so…COOL!" Before anyone could stop it Tai and Dai yet on about how cool they would look Bio-Merged with their digimon cue group sigh and sweat drop.

After the calmed down T.K. asked what everyone had been thinking "how long do we have to wait to end this?" He knew how much it meant to his brother to keep Rika safe.

"Hopefully not much longer."

The group broke into random conversations trying to get a feel for each other while Ryo tried his best to take Rika's attention from Matt. He ended up with a black eye after going so far as to pulling her off the ground to show her something cool.

"Why do you put up with him if you hate him so much?" Matt asked.

"You can't erase the bonds of battle. I was stuck with him, Kazu and Kenta for a long time in the digital world we have dysfunctional relationships but we are friends. He'll get over his crush it's just a matter of finding someone else that won't fold to him like all the others."

"That's why he's so interested in you?"

"Isn't that the reason you are too?" She looked at his blushing face smirk firmly in place.

"No it's not."

Confused, "Then why?"

"You're real Rika you don't apologize for who and what you are. That thing you said about how you met Takato no one would admit that for fear of what others would think but you told me knowing how I feel about killing digimon. That the fact that you aren't easy did help."

It took her a minute to process what he said making her feel compelled to tell him something she normally wouldn't mention.

Taking a breath she looked up at the sky and said, "You should probably know… I'm part data."

He stayed quiet for a few seconds before answering neither had realized that the others had stopped taking and were watching them with interest. The Tamers had gone as far as to tie up Ryo so he wouldn't interrupt the pair. They wanted to know if he could handlr this bit of new information

"I just basically confessed my feelings for you and you respond by cracking a lame joke." He was a little steamed.

"It's not a joke." She turned to him to show she was serious, "When we were in the digital world we could Bio-Merge no problem because we were both data back here our best chance of beating the D-Reaper was to reach ultimate but we weren't data anymore. Alice's dad, one of the Monster Makers made a program that he placed inside Alice's Dobermon. When Dobermon sacrificed himself so we could absorb his data it made it so our DNA was merged with the data and gave us the ability to Bio-Merge in the Human World."

Everyone was shocked by their story and felt sad that Alice had lost her digimon that way but the tamers were eager to get the conversation going I another direction not wanting the attention turning on to Jeri's missing partner.

Luckily Matt cut in, "And just what did you expect me to do? Turn around and run because you did what you had to in order to save the world?"

"Just thought you should know." She said with a shrug but was secretly relieved she really had expected him to run.

Then it looked like something just hit him, "Just how attuned are you and Renamon?"

Pausing to glare at her smirking digimon, "We give each other privacy." Was her vague answer.

His eye twitched, "What about all the times you zoned out on me while we were talking these past few days?"

She was saved from answering by Henry, "While I'd hate to break up this love feast" He ended up cringing at the powerful glares he received, "but we have to be getting back now."

Rika's POV

Matt went to another practice. I' lad though things wouldn't have gone well if he had been here when Henry called. I knew it would come to this but I wish I had more time.

Listen to me if this had happened a month ago I wouldn't have hesitated but now… stupid Yamato what have you done to me?

He's home now I should get this over with.

I walk out to greet him when he sees me he smiles like he expected me to be there and is glad I was.

Forgive me.

"How'd it go?"

"Good we almost got it. Maybe you can come with me next time you can tell us what you think."

I won't be here, "Sure."

We talked for awhile I hate the feeling of guilt. Before heading off to bed I stopped him.

"What? No good night kiss?" I smirked at him showing confidence I didn't feel. I shouldn't be doing this but just once is that so wrong?

He was stunned for a few seconds before smirking and coming closer I wonder if he can hear how loud my heart is beating.

"I thought you didn't crave attention?"

"Every once in awhile it's nice." My voice is barely a whisper he just smiles then he leans in brushing his lips against mine. This is the first and last time I will ever feel this.

Please forgive me.

I couldn't hold back anymore I poured myself into that kiss I just hopes he understand how I feel he'll be so angry at me later.

We broke apart and headed into our separate rooms I stood with my back to the door for a few minutes.

It's time to go Renamon.

Please, please forgive me.

Matt's POV

Why did that feel more like a kiss saying goodbye then one saying good night?

That's it how was it?