Hey everyone, another chapter up. wahoo!

But first: responses.

ShadowAK22: Yeah, lots of cliffhangers. And yes, things are going to pick up a bit (hopefully.)

True2Momentai: Yes, yes it was, and don't worry, you'll find out (sooner or later).

EternalPKK: glade to see my update schedule made someone happy. I'm also glade you're enjoying the story.

And next chapter is a go!

"Hey...Rika...about last night," Takato said, "and I guess this morning to, I'm sorry."

"What are you apologizing for?" Rika said, bringing the trash can over by the chair, "It's not like you asked Kazu to spike the punch."

"Well, no, but I figured an apology would be the best way to start the conversation," Takato responded as he threw the steak away, "and besides, it's not like there's many ways to start a conversation like this." (That the author knows. :P )

"Right," Rika said, "but really, you have no reason to apologize."

"So, you gonna tell your mom and grandma?"

"What choice do I have," Rika sighed, "if I don't they'll probably find out somehow anyway, may as well get it over with myself."

"True, but my mom's probably gonna kill me when I tell her," Takato said.

"What, not gonna try to lie and keep it a secret?"

"No way. Besides, that never goes well for me, remember that time I tried to hide my report card last year? She found it and I got grounded for a month."

"I remember, that was the month me and Henry had to fight that herd of Monochromon by our selves."

"Yeah, lesson learned don't try to hide things from my mom."

Rika chuckled to herself.

"Okay, now here's my question to you Takato," she said after a moment, her face turning serious, "what happens if I end up pregnant?" Wow, that came out blunter that I intended.

Takato's own look turned a lot more serious.

"I guess that would depend on what ever you wanted to do," he responded.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I'm not going to force you to let me be a part of the child's life if you do end up pregnant and it would ultimately come down to what you chose for it. I'll help if I'm allowed, but I'll keep my distance if you want me to."

"So you're saying it all comes down to my choices?"

"In a nut shell."

Geeze, no pressure or anything, Rika thought, but still...

"GAH! HOT! HOT PEPPER ON THE FLOOR! AHHHHHH!" yelled a red dinosaur like creature as it speed through the kitchen towards the faucet, hitting Takato's chair in the process.

The teenager in question fell off of the makeshift step stool, falling to the floor...

...landing on top of Rika and knocking her over as well.

The two laid there for a moment, just looking at each other.

Rika was frozen in place for a few seconds, not sure what to say for a moment. Until...

"Get off me Gogglehead!"

Takato quickly broke eye contact, retreating off the ground and over to Guilmon.

Okay so now I have an announcement involving future updates to this story.

Starting tomorrow, marching band camp will be starting and I may not be able to update as much as usual, as I'm going to have to start going to bed earlier and won't have much in the way of time when school starts a week after, so I can make no promises on concrete dates.

Also, I want to ask your opinions on weather or not to make this into a series of stories, as I have several ideas of how to continue once the events set for this story ends. I won't go into details, other than telling you the follow up stories will have to do with a Demidevimon, a couple of the Royal Knights, and the X-antibody.

Let me know weather or not I should expand on this story with future installments, and your opinions of this chapter in a review please.

Darklantern12 sighing out.