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Chapter 8: The reason for fighting

When Lillymon arrived at the bakery she was nervous, she knew that the boy had meant what he said but she wasn't sure how his family or partners would take it when she entered their home. She was amazed that someone that barely knew her would allow her into their home, most people only saw virus types as evil and tried to delete them. The boy had not tried to hurt her once though, not only had he not attacked her but he had comforted her and given her the choice to stay at his. Lillymon slowly reached out with shaking hands and opened the door before walking in, slowly making her way through the building she found everyone sitting round a large table.

"Thought you might come so I asked mum to set an extra place" Takato stated without looking her way.

"Thank you" she replied before taking the empty seat.

None of the people around the table seemed shocked by her arrival, it seemed that they all knew she would come before she had known it herself. She wondered if the boy's partners had once been in her place and understood what she was going through. She was brought back to the present by Takato's mother asking "My son said that you helped out with the attack at the school even though you don't have a tamer, may I ask why you helped?"

"Well it was because of your son actually," she paused smiling at Takato's shocked face before continuing "that morning he had asked if I needed any help instead of attacking like everyone else I've met before him. Helping against the attack was my way of repaying the kindness he showed me."

Mie smiled at the new comer stating "Sounds a little like what happened to BlackGatomon, although she wasn't conscious when she was brought here and went to attack him upon waking up." She saw the cat like Digimon about to talk but cut her off saying "I know it wasn't your fault dear, you had woke up after being attacked by tamers to a strange room and another tamer in front of you."

"Went to?" she asked noticing that she hadn't actually attacked him "Did Guilmon and BlackAgumon stop you?" now looking at the Digimon. Her question was answer by Takato as he reached over and scratched behind BlackGatomon's ear causing the Digimon to purr.

"Actually back then I had a normal D-Ark and Guilmon was my only partner" he said smiling at the memory. "She stopped the attack on her own when I told Guilmon to stay away and didn't try to defend myself."

Lillymon looked at the boy in shock, she wondered why he would do something like that and as if he had read her thoughts he started to explain.

"I could see she had been injured before the fight with the tamers and knew she hadn't come here to fight. When she attacked in my room I couldn't sense any anger or bloodlust in her, all I could sense was her fear and it was because of that I knew I couldn't hurt her more even if that meant I would die as a result. That day as I was bringing her to my house I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't fight unless it was to protect someone, be they Digimon or human."

At this point everyone at the table was staring at the boy in shock, none of them had known of his promise or the reason he hadn't defended himself from her. Lillymon was amazed by this boy, he acted as a knight even when he wasn't bio-merged but she then remembered the fights at school. "If you only fight to protect others then why did you fight that tamer at school?" she asked curious to what his answer would be.

"Ryo? The answer to that is quite simple," he said laughing slightly "I done it to teach him a lesson." Seeing their confused expressions he started to explain "The way he acted not only put his and his partner's lives at risk but also his teams as well as everyone he was meant to protect. He couldn't understand that a tamers job was to protect those they care about not fame or glory."

Once again Lillymon was amazed, the boy really understood his reason for fighting and not only kept his promise but had used it to improve other's lives. She realised that apart from the fight at the school she had nothing but fight to survive, but at the school she had fought to help others and once again it was because of him. It was because of him that she now knew the contentment that you got from it and because of him she now had a place to stay.

After dinner Takato lead her upstairs to his room, he had insisted that she take his room for the night despite her protests. She found herself alone with BlackGatomon in his bedroom, looking around she could see the pictures of both Digimon and people on his walls. Walking over to his desk she looked at the piece of paper with a half drawn Digimon on it, she was amazed to find out it was a drawing of her using one of her attacks.

"He's different that human," she said out loud to herself "he understands what he must do in life and knows what he needs to do to get there while not doing anything for himself."

Although she had been talking to herself the other Digimon commented anyway "He doesn't always know what to do but I agree with the rest" BlackGatomon said as Lillymon got into bed. As she fell asleep Lillymon decided to help protect him until she was able choose a tamer.

Takato slowly stretched as he awoke before tensing his tired muscles, sitting up he rolled his shoulders to get rid of the ache from sleeping on the sofa. Still half asleep he got up and walked upstairs.

While this was happening Lillymon had also woke up, she panicked for a few seconds before remembered where she was and for some unknown reason knowing it was Takato's bed made her blush. She slowly opened her eyes as she sat up looking around the room, seeing she was alone apart from BlackGatomon she decided to have a shower before she was called for breakfast. She gracefully climbed out of bed and made her way into the bathroom, she turned on the shower before taking off her clothes and stepping under the water.

Takato was still half asleep when he knocked on his bedroom door, when he didn't get a reply he slowly creped in hoping not to wake the two Digimon. Unknown to him Lillymon had just got out of the shower, she slipped on her black petal bra and panties and started drying her legs. He slowly made his way across the room making as little notice as possible he opened his wardrobe and picked out his clothes for the day. It was as he was turning around to go shower and get dressed in the other bathroom that he saw out the corner of his eye the door of his own was open.

What made the teenager freeze was seeing Lillymon through the doorway, she was leaning forwards drying her legs with the towel and he couldn't help but stare. As he stared at her BlackGatomon watched the boy through her lashes, she had watched him from the moment he had entered the room and she was now trying not to laugh. The mixture of shock and awe on his face slowly turned to panic when he realised he was staring, he quickly spun round to look the other way but ended up kicking the wardrobe.

Lillymon looked up when she heard the band, seeing Takato standing there with a bright red blush and looking away from he made a small smile appear on her face. She slowly picked up her dress and walked over to him, "Something wrong?" she asked as she reached up to turn his head to face her. She gasped when their eyes met and she saw the look of awe and lust in them before he was able to hide it.

Takato quickly apologised and left to have a cold shower, accidently brushing against her as he went past causing Lillymon to stand there in shock. The warmth she felt as he brushed against her and the brief flash of lust in his eyes had created a longing inside her that she couldn't recognise. As she remembered melting into him yesterday and resting her head on his shoulder, just then she heard a giggle behind her. Lillymon spun around to see the feline Digimon watching her, "Don't you think there is something about him that draws you in?" BlackGatomon asked causing Lillymon to blush.

After a rushed breakfast they go outside so Grani can give them a lift to school, Lillymon had asked Takato during breakfast if it was ok if she could come as well. He had understood that she wanted to repay him for letting her stay and that she wouldn't take no as an answer so had agreed after making sure she understood and was sure.

Takato spent the trip to school sitting with Lillymon leaning against him with her head on his shoulder and BlackGatomon on his lap, he sat there stroking the feline behind the ear while trying to control his blush.

Takato sat in class with his eyes closed ignoring the strange looks he was getting from the class when they noticed a virus type Lillymon with their group. The first tamers had been giving him scared glances since they entered the class room and the new boy was watching him as if it would explain something about him.

Everyone froze when Takato suddenly sat bolt upright looking out the window with wide eyes, they knew that something was ether happening now or was about to. The virus tamer ignored what was happening though and kept his eyes locked on where the digital field was about to appear.

Time suddenly slowed to almost a stop as he caught something out the corner of his eye, taking a closer look he saw Kari and Gatomon walking towards the school but also heading straight at the digital field. "Oh Shit!" he shouted jumping to his feet and a plan already forming in his mind "Get every Digimon that can go to champion or higher outside now and everyone else get to the gym." While he was calling that out he was also opening the window even though they were four stories up, "Angel I need you to get Grani to…." He paused as the dragon appeared outside "Always one step ahead, you really are an angel" he finished before throwing himself out the window and onto Grani.

Rika, who had known what he meant to do and had understood what was about to happen called out "Renamon," the vixen suddenly appearing behind he "I want to know how many and what level and I'll meet you out side in two minutes."

"Yes Rika" the vixen replied before following Takato and his Digimon out the window, everyone then watched as Rika then ran out the room followed by Alice, Jeri and their partners.

The moment he landed on Grani Takato called out "Digivolutions activate!"

DIGIVOLUTIONS ACTIVATED

BlackAgumon warp-digivolve to …. BlackWarGreymon

BlackGatomon Digivolve to …. LadyDevimon

"Bio-merge activate" he called out before a red sphere surrounded him.

BIO-MERGE DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE

Guilmon bio-merge to …. Gallantmon

"Mega's take the megas everyone else concentrate on the injured or tired" he called before Grani dived towards the Digital field that had appeared around Kari and Gatomon. Time slowed as they entered it heading for where they had last seen the tamer and her partner, not even looking at the first few Digimon they pass Gallantmon's golden eyes lock with the nearest mega's. Noticing that there was only two megas BlackWarGreymon split off to attack it while LadyDevimon and Lillymon attacked the other Digimon. Gallantmon's only focused on the mega ahead of him, it was then that he noticed it was heading for an injured Angewomon that was trying to protect he tamer hiding behind her.

Angewomon had tried to make her tamer leave the moment she had spotted the mega coming towards them but Kari had refused to run, the angel had been overwhelmed by the numbers but still held them back. She was tired and hurt and even though she had kept the others back she couldn't beat a mega. Kari looked at her D-Ark to see what they were up against,

KingEtemon

Puppet Digimon

Virus

King of Etemon

His attacks are King Mon-kick and Saru Shibai

Angewomon closed her eyes as she heard KingEtemon call out "King Mon-kick!" she just wished that Kari would get away. Her eyes flew open when she heard a massive crash in front of her and the shockwave push her backward. A large shield had embedded itself in front of her and had taken the mega's attack saving her life, she saw the anger flash in the monkey like Digimon's eyes before a blast of lightning slammed into his side deleting him.

Looking at where the blast had come from Kari and Angewomon saw Gallantmon flying towards them on Grani. It was then that they noticed it was his shield that had saved Angewomon, they watched as he jumped of Grani as he flew by and landed in front of them.

"You two ok?" he asked them in Takato's voice, his worry not being hid as he handed Kari a card.

Not even looking at the card he had given her she slashed it through her D-Ark calling out "Digi-modify! Energy Restore Activate". She watched as Angewomon pushed herself to her feet, the wounds on her body healing and her strength returning to her.

"Takato! Behind Kari!" he heard Angel scream in his head, knowing that he wouldn't have time to pull his shield free so he done the only thing he could and threw himself in front of the attack he knew was coming. His body had only just made it far enough when he heard a female voice call out "Nazar Nail!" and felt something slam into his chest before he blacked out.

LadyDevimon was slowly getting tired, she had been keeping an eye on the fights with the megas while fighting and had been glad when Takato hadn't had any trouble from his. She had stopped paying attention and had continued fighting until she heard someone scream his name. The fallen angel spun to look over at where he was before and what she saw made her scream in fear, BlackWarGreymon had heard both screams and leaving the fatally wounded mega to the other tamers that had just arrived and ran as fast as he could towards his tamer.

"Such a handsome young Halfling," she heard the Digimon taunt Kari "shame he has to die I would have had quite a bit of fun with him." LadyDevimon watched as both Angewomon and Kari stepped in front of the in moving boy and using their own bodies to protect him.

A blinding light suddenly shot out of Takato's omnivice a LadyDevimon, as the light surrounded her completely she heard Takato's voice in her head. "I have to protect her, I didn't ever want to see her hurting again" his caring voice filling her with strength.

DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATED

LadyDevimon digivolve to …. Lilithmon

She was now the same type of Digimon as the one that attacked Takato, the only difference was her right which didn't have the demonic Nazar Nail on it.

The Lilithmon that attacked Takato now had two mega level Digimon and two ultimate levels as Lillymon had also come to protect him as she promised. Knowing that only she only had 6 ultimates left on her side against all of the tamers in the school she knew she didn't have enough time to get to the boy so retreated back to the Dark Ocean.

By the time the other tamers made it over to the group Lilithmon was laying him carefully on Grani's back next to Guilmon while Kari sobbed uncontrollably in Angewomon's arms. They watched as Grani took off towards the nearest hospital with the three virus type Digimon guarding Takato before Rika turned to Kari.

"Can I ask what happened over here?" the red head asked, she wanted to demand answers but looking at the state the girl was in she didn't want to push her.

So it was unsurprising when Angewomon was the one to reply "He saved me by sacrificing his defence and then saved Kari by taking an attack from a mega that was meant for her. I will explain it better later but at the moment both me and my tamer have somewhere to be" she stated before flying off after the others with Kari in her arms before anyone could ask anything else.

As Tai entered the hospital a sense of foreboding washed over him, he had been told that Kari was at the hospital but no one was able to tell him if she was ok or not. As he walked over to the reception he heard someone call his name, looking over at the waiting room he saw Angewomon holding Kari.

"What happened?" he asked the angel Digimon when he got close "If Kari's ok why are you still here?"

"She refused to leave until she found out if Takato would be alright or not," she replied looking down at her tamer "he saved us Tai but now he might die because of it. He saved me by throwing his shield in front of an attack that would surely of deleted me, gave Kari a modify card that would heal me so I could protect her and then threw himself in the way of the attack meant for Kari when another mega appeared out of nowhere."

As she finished talking a woman entered the room and walk over to the three Digimon in the other side of the room, she spoke to them for a few minutes before walking over to the two siblings. "Do ether of you know what happened? I would ask Guilmon but his still out cold" she asked quietly trying not wake the girl in the angel's arms.

"He took an attack meant for my sister" Tai answered, he knew that Kari would be blaming herself "it seems that both of us now owe him both ours and our partners lives" he added.

"That boy," she said with a sad smile on her face "always thinking of others first."