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Chapter 7: Emotions
Takato woke up this morning in a better mood, he knew that he would have a better today if only because he wouldn't need to answer more questions. He didn't like explaining about his past, he felt that it had nothing to do with them as well as it hurting him still. He could feel the slight weight on his chest, not needing to open his eyes to know who it was he reached out and stroked BlackGatomon's cheek. Hearing her purr quietly Takato slowly opened his eyes, the teenager could see the Digimon leaning into his hand with a content look on her face. Sitting up he wondered about the new tamers that had moved into the area, the older boy had been good enough to get his Digimon to mega and just hoped they didn't start trouble.
He climbed out of bed and got ready for school, he just wanted to rest today. He had a quick shower and got dressed before heading downstairs, although he knew he wouldn't need to answer their questions it didn't mean they wouldn't ask them. Eating breakfast no one spoke, they could tell that he didn't want to talk and they respected his wishes.
The group made their way outside, slowly climbing onto Grani and started towards the school. Lillymon watched them leave with a smile on her face, she knew that the boy had sensed her presence and that he had decided not to tell the others. She couldn't understand how this boy respected virus type Digimon but she knew that he was the only one that could truly understand them. He was the only one that could teach both human and Digimon that they aren't all evil and that they didn't all be deleted.
Kari woke up slowly, Tai had told her what had happened in the park and she was worried about him. If Takato hadn't come along when he did then they would have died, there was no doubt about that. She leaned over to stroke Gatomon getting a purr in reply, suddenly remembering her partner's comment yesterday causing her to blush. She blushed more when she remembered what she had thought after, she still couldn't believe she had wondered how good he was and then dreaming of it last night. This had never happened to Kari before but she knew that she didn't want another TK or Davis.
Gatomon was awoken by someone stroking behind her ear, she wished that it was the boy from yesterday but she knew it wasn't. While the stroking was gentle and comforting it lacked the perfect pressure and relaxation the boy's had. She had known who it was within second of waking, she would know her tamers touch anywhere. Opening her eyes she saw Kari's eyes glazed over and a blush on her face, it was easy to guess what her tamer was thinking because she was just thinking the same thing.
As the teenage girl got ready for school she decided to ask that Renamon more about the boy, it seemed that the Digimon had already asked him some questions and had gotten the answers. Putting on a pair of blue jeans and a pink top she left her room to see if breakfast was ready, sitting at the table next to her older brother.
Tai sat at the table his mind on the boy that had saved him, he could hardly believe that the boy had not only died to save his partner but had risked permanent deletion to save him. It had been the same boy that he had warned the others about just because he had virus Digimon, Tai imagined that he was used to people treating him that way. Seeing his sister and Digimon sit next to him he gave her a comforting smile, "Hi Kari, got much planned for today?" he asked.
"Just planning on learning some more" she replied not looking at him.
"Ok let me know what you find out" he said, Tai knew what she was talking about learning but stayed quiet about it.
After a few minutes Kari left for school but she hadn't gotten more than two roads down when Davis run up to her.
"Hi Kari, how's my girl today?" Davis asked panting for breath.
"Davis try and get this into your head," she shouted at him "I'm not your girl!" Kari pushed the boy away from her before walking off.
Davis stood there a second before chasing after her calling "Come on Kari, you know we are meant to be together."
Rika arrived at the school just after Takato and spotted him surrounded by the first tamers, they were asking him questions all at the same time and she could tell by the look on his face they were pissing him off. She watched as his hands curled into fists and took a step towards them as his Digimon crouch next to him, he was now shouting at tamers. After a few minutes he pointed at Renamon without looking their way, all of the first timers looking at her before they quickly looked at the boy and made a path for him to enter the school.
The first tamers watched the boy leave too scared to move, Takato had looked ready to kill someone and that is what he had told them. Well all but one of them, Jeri had stood there the entire time with a smile on her face and while everyone stood there and watched Takato leave she walked over to Rika.
"Hi Rika, how are you this morning?" she said when she got close.
"We're good" Rika replied as her partner appeared behind her "can I ask what just happened over there?"
"The others tried to question him and he told us to ask Renamon," she said quickly noticing the others approaching "but he also told us that if we demand it from you or get in his way again he would delete our Digimon in front of us a piece of data at a time."
"Who does that guy think he is? He's just a stupid freak that thinks he's hard because he had three Digimon but me, Rika and Henry can take him easy." They heard Ryo say seconds before he was slammed into the wall next to the main gate, the other first tamers couldn't believe their eyes when they noticed it was Renamon that held him by his shirt.
"If I ever hear you speak of that boy like that again then I will personally rip you to shreds, understand?" Renamon said coldly before letting him drop to the floor. "There are only two tamers I have seen so far that I think have the right to know what I know, you though are not one of them so you won't hear what I have to say" she said before walking away with Rika, Jeri and Leomon. After a few minutes the four split up with Renamon going to find the new tamer with the Gatomon she had seen yesterday so they could all talk at lunch and the others heading for class.
By the time Kari got to school she was pissed off, Davis couldn't just leave her alone instead of spending the whole time trying to convince her to go on a date with him. She didn't know why he tried, she had told him from day one that she didn't like him that way but he never listens. When they entered the school they walked over to the other tamers they have moved here with, this was the younger lot as some of their group had already left school.
The noisy group suddenly went quiet when a Digimon just appeared in front of them, it gaze each of them a cold look until her eyes fell on Kari. She watched as the Digimon's eyes softened and a small smile appeared on its face as it stepped in front of her.
"Hello again Renamon," she said to the Digimon "what can I do for you today?"
"He told me yesterday that it is up to me if I tell anyone about him," she said, giving everyone else there a dirty look she continued "so I will only tell those I think I can trust what I know. My tamer already knows everything I do, if you want to know more about him I'll see you at lunch."
Unluckily for Davis he had understood who they were talking about and spoke up before Renamon left, "Are you talking about that freak that can turn into a Digimon?" he said not realising he had just make a mistake.
The group watched as three people reacted, first Kari spun around to stare at him in anger but it was the second thing that happened that shocked everyone. Within seconds Davis was pinned against the tree next to where they were standing by both Renamon and Gatomon. "Don't ever let me hear you call him that again" Renamon said with venom in her voice.
"I better not hear it ether" agreed Gatomon in a cold voice, everyone looked at her in shock as they had never seen her like this before.
"Leave him be, his not worth the time" Kari said to her Digimon before turning her gaze on Renamon and continuing "I'll talk to you at lunch. I was going to ask if you would explain anyway."
The vixen nodded to the girl before the two Digimon dropped Davis, Renamon then disappeared and Gatomon joined her tamer still glaring at the boy.
"Kari why are you siding with a boy that turns into a Digimon and controls three virus type Digimon over a friend?" a girl wearing classes asked.
"I didn't Yolei," Kari replied "I sided with the boy that saved Tai and WarGreymon yesterday over the boy insulting him." With that she walked off, the group staring after her and Gatomon following her tamer.
"Tai almost lost?" a tall boy with dark blue hair asked.
"I don't know Ken but that would explain quite a bit" replied Davis.
When Kari finally made it outside at lunch she saw two tamers sitting off to one side, she made her way over to them and sat against a tree next to them before feeling Gatomon climb onto her lap. The Digimon curled up and closed her eyes before asking "So this is about the boy that really knows how to use his hands?"
Kari and Renamon blushed while the others watched in shock, "Yes this is about Takato, I will tell you what I know and explain how I got the answers" the vixen answered. She then began at the beginning explaining the bus ride to school, she explained how she was told to keep an eye on him and she told them what she learnt that first day. She told them of Ryo's first challenge, of what Alice had told them and the fight. She then explained her visit at three in the morning, telling them of his death and rebirth. She told them of him meeting his partners, she described the scars on his back and how he got Jeri out the D-Reaper core.
She reminded them of what had been learnt when Gatomon asked why there was a virus in the class, of Ryo's second challenge and the battle after it. She explained how he had been after the battle and told them the stats oh his digivolved form "He's a Mega named Flamedemon, Takato wrote that he was the Demon Warrior of Fire and a virus type. It said his attacks were 'Solid Inferno' which is a movable wall of fire, 'Burning Blade' which is a strong attack with his burning sword and 'Hell Fire' which is an attack that fires multiple fireballs at the target but the bigger the ball the slower the fire rate." She lastly explained about the question yesterday and told them of his answer.
It was at this point that a group of tamers walk over to the six, "Kari how did that boy save Tai and what proof did the person telling you have?"
Kari told them of the group of Digimon that had appeared, of how Tai had fought and of how WarGreymon had been pushed back by the sheer numbers. She told how WarGreymon had been saved and how Takato had digivolved and thrown himself in the way of the Digimon after Tai. She told them everything her brother had told her before ending with "Oh and by the way Davis it was Tai that told me, so is that proof enough?"
Everyone watched as she got up and walked away from them, she used to think that Davis's constant jealousy was flattering but he was starting to wind her up. She couldn't understand why they were acting this way, they were doing the same as the Digimon in the Digital World by hunting down and deleting any virus types they see.
"Good to see that the boy is already changing people's opinions of virus type Digimon" Kari heard a female voice say. Spinning round she noticed the owner of the voice, a strange Lillymon stood on the roof of the school looking down at her.
"Sorry but do I know you?" Kari asked, she knew that if the Digimon wanted to attack it would have by now.
The Lillymon smiled at her before stating "I'm just a virus type looking for a partner but so far I've only found one person that respects my kind" before disappearing.
Takato sat down under the same tree as the days before, he had noted that a group of six sat off to one side before starting to talk. He guessed that they were discussing him though he didn't know the reason why the other first tamers wasn't there, he watch the three tamers as they listened intently to what Renamon had to say. The teenager watched as when the vixen stopped talking the new tamer with the Gatomon from yesterday started.
A group of tamers had just gone over to talk to them when Alice sat down next to him, "Are you ok?" she asked worried.
"Just bringing up bad memories, ones that I thought I wouldn't have to remember" he replied not bothering to lie.
Takato froze when he felt Alice's head rest on his shoulder, he wasn't used to having anyone being this close to him anymore and it made him slightly uncomfortable. Not knowing what to do he just sat there quietly trying to think of other things, seeing the girl from yesterday walk off angry Takato used it as an excuse to get away and followed her. So the blonde girl didn't say anything while he left he quickly kissed her cheek before running off.
He also heard when Lillymon spoke, moving closer he heard that she was looking for a tamer and knew that she was talking about him when she said only one respected the virus type. He could also tell that both the girl and Gatomon knew who she was talking about him as well, but then they were two of the few that knew his past.
When Lillymon flew off he decided that he would find her after school and talk to her, he was sure there had to be more people that didn't think virus types were all evil.
When Takato finally found the Digimon after school she was sitting on the branch of a tree, not knowing another way up to her he decided to just digivolve and fly up. He turned to his Digimon telling them to wait there for him before saying "Ok Angel digivolve me."
ALTERNATE DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATED
Takatomon fused-digivolve to …. Flamedemon
The Demon Warrior of Fire took off into the air easily climbing to eye level with the Digimon, already knowing that she knew he was Takato he flew over to land next to her. He didn't bother de-digivolving, he already knew he would need his tail and wings if he wanted to balance. Not knowing what to say he sat there and watched the sun set with her.
"You didn't have to sit with me" Lillymon stated quietly not looking at him.
The demon just smiled at her "I wanted to" he replied putting an arm around her, she melted into the warmth of his boy and rested her head on his shoulder. For some reason he knew how to comfort her now, he felt different now and now he felt stronger, surer and he knew what she need.
"Where have you been staying?" Takato asked, he already knowing the answer.
Lillymon looked up to see a kind smile on the demon's face, looking at it she felt content so answered "Where I could".
Taking off Flamedemon called out behind him "You're welcome to stay with us if you want, you know where I live so let me know when you decide."
Watching him leave Lillymon sat in shock, she hadn't expected him to invite her to stay or to try and comfort her. It seemed to her that he was normally shyer than that, she guessed it might have had something to do with him being a Digimon at the time but she couldn't be sure. Deciding she was over thinking it she headed for his family's bakery, she didn't know why but she already missed having his arm round her.