Beyond The Adventure
Ep 2: The Blackness of A White Heart
A day had passed since the mysterious rapist case was solved in the Digital World, but there were still some questions that were left unanswered. Where did that WereGarurumon came from? What had become of some of the missing victims? And most peculiar of all, who was that Vermilionmon fellow and what is it that he exactly wants to accomplish? The answers to those puzzles were yet to come…
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Another
early morning in the
"Hello, Digitama. How are you doing this lovely morning?" a red dino-like Digimon greeted as he entered.
"Oh, fine, good. And good morning to you too, Guilmon," Digitamamon cheerfully greeted back to his good buddy. Guilmon yawned lightly and sat up on a small chair near the bar table.
"Uhmm, haven't slept very well…" Guilmon exclaimed, stretching his arms. "But I can really use one of yours refreshing fruits cocktails." he then smiled as he hinted for a drink.
"One delicious cocktail coming right up!" Digitamamon announced and went on to prepare the drink.
A couple of minutes later and another company came from the room chambers. Digitamamon froze in his place from the fright when he saw Vermon walking down the stairs and pretended that he didn't see him. The cloaked wolf walked over to the bar table and sat down a few chairs away from where Guilmon and the bartender were.
"A glass of wine," Vermon said as soon as he sat down.
"Y-Y-Yes sir…" Digitamamon stammered and quickly passed a small glass of red wine to him. Vermon snatched it up and took a small sip of it, not paying attention to anything at all.
Guilmon blinked a bit. "Hey, who's this new fellah?" he leaned in to Digitamamon and whispered. Digitamamon acted as if he didn't hear him and carried on cleaning up the bar. "Hey, I'm talking to you here."
"Hm? W-What?"
"I was asking who's that guy? Is he staying at your small inn?" Guilmon asked again.
"Errr… well, yeah, but don't pay any attention to him, he doesn't like to be disturbed," Digitamamon timidly answered while sweating slightly. "Wait here for a bit, I'll go and get some fruits from the basement." Digitamamon then excused himself and went off to his pub basement. Guilmon was bit puzzled by his friend odd behavior and was left alone with Vermon. Being a little nosey, Guilmon wanted to say hello to this new comer and ignored Digitamamon's warning, moving close to Vermon and giving him a friendly, albeit rough pat on the back while he was trying to take a drink, making him spill some of the wine on himself.
"Hiya there stranger, haven't seen around you here before. Where are you from? West, south?" Guilmon saluted him with a beam on his face.
Vermon was wiping the wine that was stained on his shirt, obviously irritated. "Nowhere you'd know about," he coldly answered.
"Is that so? What's your name then? I'm Guilmon, I live here," Guilmon continued, insisting to get acquainted to this wolf Digimon. Vermon didn't seem interested and continued to ignore him, finishing his drink. "Oh, the silence type I see. Geez, I'm just trying be friendly, but if you want to be…" Guilmon was expressing his disappointment but then shut up when Vermon put down the glass and put his hand inside his coat, taking out his handgun.
Guilmon's eyes bugged out. "Hey, chill dude! I didn't mean to upset you!" Guilmon panicked as he backed off a bit. Vermon then pulled an add-on attachment from his coat pocket that looked like a small pipe.
"Guilmon, was it?" Vermon spoke at last, inquiring his name while attaching the silencer into his handgun.
"Uhhh, ye-yes…" Guilmon swallowed his throat nervously and was extremely stunned by Vermon sticking the tip of his gun to the red dino’s head.
"Well, Guilmon, say goodbye to dear life." Vermon smiled deviously.
"Wh… Wha…!" fear muffled Guilmon's trembling words and before he could even yell out for help, Vermon blew his head off with a single silent bullet.
"G-Guil… GUILMON!" Digtamamon cried when came back just in time to see the death of his pal by the hands of that stranger. Guilmon's data vanished in a few seconds as Vermon returned his gun back inside his coat and blew the shattered bits away from him with a hand wave.
"Boy, he was annoying," Vermon simply uttered as he got off the chair and started to walk away towards the pub's exit. Digitamamon was still shocked by what had just happened to Guilmon; he was innocently killed without a fraction of mercy and Vermon was acting like he'd just killed a bug.
"Wh…Why?" was the only word that came out from the angst bartender.
"He didn't deserve to live, that's all the reason I need. And if you can't accept it, you can join him, if you want. Got it?" Vermon said in a stone cold tone, making Digitamamon shudder in fear.
"Ye… yes, sir…"
"Good. Now, what did just happen here?"
"N-Nothing…"
"That's a good boy, you're a quick learner. Here's a little something for any inconvenience," Vermon grinned and tossed some golden coins between Digitamamon's feet before finally leaving. That treatment pained Digitamamon greatly. He just lost a dear friend and couldn't do anything to help him or punish his killer. Even money, which is something he's very fond of, couldn't help wash away this dreading feeling his experiencing right now.
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Meanwhile, at Renamon's house…
The kitsune fox was beginning to wake up from her slight coma, opening her eyes wearily while moaning softly. She was lying on her bed and was covered by its warm sheets.
"Hey," she then heard a gruff yet gentle voice say. She directed her sight to the source of the voice and saw the smiling face of Leomon staring down at her while he was sitting by the side of the bed.
"Uhmm… Leomon… What… What happened?" Renamon murmured when she fully awaked.
"You're at your room, nothing to worry about," Leomon comforted her.
"Really? But… how did I get here? And, what happened to that… that..."
"It's okay now, you're safe. We took care of that mad Digimon," She heard the voice of her partner answer her as he was standing by one end of the bed. "How are you feeling now?"
"Oh… fine, I think," she said as she sat up on her bed. "How long have I been asleep?" she then asked.
"You were out all night; we feared that it might get serious. Thank god it didn't. And Leomon here stayed up with you the whole time." Hasan smiled as he looked at Leomon.
"I see… Sorry if I've concerned you all," Renamon apologized.
"Don't think about it. Just try to rest more," Leomon advised her.
"While I'd like snap at you right now, I agree with him. We'll talk about what happened later after you get enough rest. I'll tell the others the good news," Hasan told her with a serious tone before smiling again and leaving those two alone.
Renamon was feeling a bit awkward right now. How'd she explain what she was doing at the woods alone at that time? She was thinking deeply about it when she felt Leomon's hand holding one of her paws.
"Is something wrong?" He asked when he saw her troubled face.
"Hm? Uhm, no…" She shook her head. She then looked up to him and smiled. "Thank you for saving me."
"You don't have to thank me; it's my duty to protect you," Leomon replied as he smiled back. The guilt was eating her from the inside and she couldn't take much more of it anymore, so she decided to tell him.
"Leomon… about what happened… I was…" she was starting to confess before Leomon shushed her.
"As much as I want to know, I don't think now is the right time. I'm just relieved that you're all right and I don't want to think about anything else right now," he told her sincerely as he neared her. Renamon didn't know what to say, but she felt better that Leomon still trusted her.
"You're right. I'm sorry, I always put everybody in trouble," Renamon apologized again. "It would really suck if I died again." she then started to giggle lightly and expected that he'd do the same, but he didn't. In the contrary, he had a rather sad look in his eyes as he turned his face to the side.
"What's wrong?" she asked him in concern as she moved closer to him and made him face her again.
"I almost lost you, for the second time. I don't want to go through that pain again… I'm still not fit to protect you, or anyone else," Leomon sadly admitted.
"No, don't ever say that! You're the one who saved me, no one else," Renamon exclaimed and leaned herself at his chest, embracing him. "I'm truly sorry for making you feel that way, but don't blame yourself for everything. I'm not scared of anything anymore, because I know that you'll come for me whenever I need you," she continued as she pressed herself into him more.
"…Thank you," Leomon simply whispered as he hugged her back. She lifted her eyes and met his, gazing at his satisfied face. She was wearing an unusual smile and that puzzled him. "What? Is there something on my face?"
"Oh, no. It's just your smile. You have… the warmest smile I’ve ever seen," Renamon cordially revealed and Leomon couldn't help but blush a little. That made her giggle more as she lifted herself up till she was face to face with him and rubbed her snout on his slightly, letting out her small tongue and licking his upper muzzle. That was quite a turn on as Leomon quickly responded by pulling her into him and kissing her deeply, sitting her on his lap while she returned the kiss.
"Hey, Renamon. You have some friends here that… Whoops!" Hasan came into the room right in the middle of those couple making out, the rest of the group following his lead.
"Yeesh! Would you at least knock the door before barging in? Especially with those two!" Terriermon snorted at Hasan while hanging on Ben's shoulder as the two lovers immediately pulled off from each other, all red from blushing to death.
"Aw, now what's wrong with that? They're a couple, they're legible to do these kinds of things anytime and anywhere," Fairymon teased.
"Damn! We completely forget about Gatomon and her friends!" Gomamon brought up all of the sudden when he heard the word 'couple'.
"You're right, we should go right away and see if they got any news," Hasan followed.
"I'll come along. We already missed out on a lot," Ben said.
"Yeah, we just leave you guys for a few days and look what happened," Terriermon shook his head.
"Errr… not me… I have to get back home; I have some work to do at the store." Chris declined. "You can stay here, Leomon. I'll be back here for tonight party."
"Party?" Renamon cocked her head.
"Ah-huh, we're having a big party at Black's place! Just a little something to cheer everyone up after that depressing incident. It'll a big one with lotsa of Digimon wearing classy stuff and great food, prepared by Chef Blacky of course. He's already preparing it with Angie right now," Fairymon explained excitedly.
"It's all Black's idea!" Gomamon pointed out.
"Figures," Leomon softly said with a slight headshake.
"Sounds fun," Renamon chirped.
"Anyhow, we'll be off to the tree house now. Let's go Ben," Hasan informed them.
"Kay. Good to see you're okay, Renamon." Ben said to her.
"Get well soon!" Terriermon followed before Ben left with Hasan and Gomamon. Gazimon was going to follow them, but then Fairymon stopped him by grabbing him from his ear.
"Wha-!"
"Not so fast, Gazimon. We need you here for the part preparation. Leave that job to the pros," she remarked.
"But I'm one of the team now! Besides, I don't like big parties," Gazimon griped. Fairymon then crouched down and stared at him with teary eyes.
"Pleeease, I really need you." she pleaded him. Since he had a soft spot for her, he surely couldn't say no and eventually accompanied her.
"Time for me to go too." Chris announced as he was taking his leave.
"I'll walk you out of town." Leomon told him as Chris agreed. "I'll be back," The lionman whispered to Renamon and traded cheek kisses with her. Shortly after, she was all alone in her room and that forced her to think about one thing: Vermon.
"I wonder… what happened to him?" she thought to herself. She then heard a knock on the window near the bed and she directly got up from the bed and walked over to see. To her surprise, it turned out to be him, Vermon, standing outside the window.
"Hello, my beautiful vixen." Vermon bowed to her politely as soon as she opened the window.
"Vermon! What are you doing here?"
"I just came by to see if you're okay. It's my fault after all, dragging you accidentally to the true rapist. My sincere apologies…" Vermon regretfully uttered.
"Oh… it's okay, I guess. Where were you anyway? You never did come," Renamon then questioned him.
"Errr… I'm really ashamed of myself. You see, I got lost, again," Vermon admitted embarrassingly.
Renamon giggled. "You really do get lost easily," She said and caused him to blush.
"Well, I'm ready to make it up to you. We can-"
"Wait, Vermon…" Renamon interrupted him. "I… I don't think it'll work out… I mean, the two of us," Renamon coyly said. Vermon stared at her silently for a while, not saying a word. "I'm sorry… You really are nice and charming, but I..."
"You don't have to explain." he waved his hand at her as he smiled. "I'd be lying if I said I'm not disappointed, but that's that I guess." He sighed.
"Yes. I'm sure; you'll find the right girl for you soon." Renamon encouraged him.
"Nah, none that'll match your quality," He flattered and she blushed. "Oh well, we can still be friends, no?"
"Without a doubt!" Renamon replied happily and reached out her right paw to shake, but he held it in his hand and gave it a nice, long kiss, stunning her again and making her think that he wouldn't give up this fast.
"Now then, Renamon, till we meet again," Vermon bid her farewell and quickly left right away. He disappeared out of her sight fast like a ghost and left her wondering what kind of things he has in store for them.
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Later on, when Hasan, Ben and their Digimon arrived at the tree house, home of the treasure hunters, via a portal, they quickly found Kumamon and Pumpkinmon at the bottom of their house with some shovels and were busy burying something in the snow.
"Oh, no! They found her! And they're already burying her!" Gomamon exclaimed in grief as soon as he saw the seemingly tragic scene.
"Calm down, Gomamon, we don't want to make it more painful for them," Hasan hushed him and went over to them with his friends.
"Oh, hello! How are you guys?" Kumamon greeted then with his usual cheerfulness.
"Uhhh, fine, fine. But, what about Gatomon? Did you find her?" Hasan cut to the chase and asked them.
"Ah, yeah, last night. She's resting now," Pumpkinmon answered casually as he dug his shovel into the snow.
"Oh... we're so sorry," Ben said desolately.
"Poor Gatomon, what a horrible lost..." Terriermon began to sob. Kumamon and Pumpkinmon blinked oddly at the same in response.
"What are you talking about? What happened to Gatomon?" Kumamon wondered.
"We're sorry that we couldn't help her in time. It must be painful for you to burry her like this..." Hasan explained, before he recalled what he just said and thought about it for a moment. "Hey, wait a sec... how can you burry a dead Digimon?!"
"Oh, Hi there!" They all then heard Gatomon calling out to them from on top the tree house. The group was dumbfounded when they found her safe and sound, fully alive and kicking.
"What the...?! She's okay!" Terriermon gasped.
"But, if she's up there, then what is buried here?!" Gomamon questioned confusingly.
"What? Ohhh, I get it now. You thought we were burying Gatomon? Haha! That's rich! Did you hear that, Kumamon? The dopes thought we were burying Gatomon!" Pumpkinmon laughed his head off.
"I don't think that so funny, you had us worried shitless," Ben retorted sternly.
"Hehe, sorry, we were just burying seeds that Gatomon brought. You shouldn't have jumped to conclusion like that." Kumamon chuckled.
"How did you find her anyway? Weren't she lost yesterday?" Hasan then asked.
"Well... yeah, but not really," Pumpkinmon answered coyly.
"What do you mean 'not really'?" Gomamon glared at them sharply.
"Errr... actually, she wasn't exactly lost. She was just on... an errand. She went to the faraway flower garden to get some rare winter flowers for medical items. She took so long that we figured she got lost. When we went off to search for her, she came back home and went up to her room to sleep because she was so tired. We were so scared that we forgot to check if she in the house or not..." Kumamon told them the whole story.
"........................." They were so astonished by how absurd it was and just kept silence for a couple of minutes, Kumamon and Pumpkinmon sweating nervously as they knew that their friends weren't exactly thrilled about it.
"Are you saying that you had us waste hours of our precious time looking for someone that wasn't even lost!?" Gomamon snapped at them.
"Uhmm, I wouldn't put it that way, but to make it simple... yeah. Hehe..." Pumpkinmon chuckled nervously.
"Look at the bright side; at least she turned out safe, right? But don't tell her about this little mishap, she'd make fun of us for a whole year. Okay, huh?" Kumamon said while faking a nice beam.
"Oh, I beg to differ. I bet she'd love to hear about how her close two companions created such a huge fuss about her tragic death by the hands of a monstrous rapist," Ben grinned and the two treasure hunters gulped.
"Hiya ya'll! Long time no see. Any new news?" Gatomon finally came down and joined them.
"Why yes, you won't believe this one," Terriermon snickered.
"No, please!" Pumpkinmon and Kumamon pled desperately.
"You know Goma, you're absolutely right. I did give them more credits than they actually deserve." Hasan shook his head while sighing as his little Digimon chuckled.
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Later
that afternoon at the
"It looks really fantastic, Angie!" Fairymon remarked as she saw the well-organized hall.
"Thanks, but we're still not half done yet," Angewomon said and landed back down after finishing hanging an embellishment on the ceiling.
"I'm sure the place will look astounding tonight," Fairymon eagerly said before Gazimon walked in carrying a high stack of dishes and it was covering him almost completely.
"Oumf! H-Hey, where should I put these!?" Gazimon asked, his voice shuttering from the heavy dishes.
"Not here of course! To the kitchen! Black'll know what to do with them," Fairymon told him.
"O-Okay…" he started to walk to the kitchen but couldn't see what's in front him clearly, stepping on a bunch of decorative wall rolls that he missed and stumbling by them.
"Watch out!" Fairymon yelled.
"Whoaaa!" Gazimon yowled as he tripped and almost dropped the huge number of dishes, but he nimbly regained his footing and balanced the stack that he was carrying, not breaking a single dish. "Phew…"
"Good catch, Gazimon!" Fairymon cheered to him and he nodded to her with a little blush on his face before carrying on his way to the kitchen.
"Why are you doing this?" Angewomon then surprised Fairymon with a question.
"Huh? Doing what?" Fairymon asked back with a puzzled look.
"The way you treat Gazimon. You do you like him, right?"
"What?! What makes you think that?"
"He obviously has a thing for you, and I noticed that you started to hang out with him more lately," Angewomon cleared out.
"We're just friends, that's all. There's nothing happening between us and I don't see any chance of it to happen in the future. He's fun to have around and all, but he's not my type," Fairymon said seriously.
"I see; that's too bad. I see him as a very nice fellow, even if his a little short." Angewomon sighed. "I take that your type is someone like Black then," she then finished with a smile.
"If I tell you, I'll have to kill you," Fairymon joked and giggled. "Anyway, shoo away those crazy ideas and tell me, where's Black?"
"Oh, he's trying the new tuxedo I brought him. Poor guy wanted to make this a full on fun party, but I made him think otherwise," Angewomon answered while laughing a little.
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"Darn tie!" BlackWarGreymon grumbled as he was fixing the bow tie of his all-white tuxedo and was having problem with it inside his room. "Why is it so difficult to put on this damn thing!? I don't believe that I let Angie force me into wearing this ridiculous outfit," he grumbled more and tied it around his neck a bit too tight and nearly choked himself in the process. "Ackh! Too… tight!" he quickly loosened the tie knot and breathed out deeply. What he didn't realized is that by doing that he accidentally tied it perfectly. He then stood in front of a big mirror and took a good look at his new guise.
"Hmmm, not bad at all. I must say I look strikingly handsome in this; it really brings out my qualities. Then again, I always look incredibly good in whatever I dress," BlackWarGreymon remarked with a wide toothy smirk as he examined himself, doing a few posses and admiring how he looked great in that white tux. The only thing missing was a pair of shoes, but with big feet like his there's no way he'd find any that would fit, so he had to settle with them being bare as always, but he didn't mind.
A sudden rushing goosepump ran through his inner spine. "Brrrrr! There's that feeling again," BlackWarGreymon shivered, the sense that he was being watched returning to him. "Hmm, maybe it's the chilling weather…. Oh yeah, I have to take this off and get back to work fixing up the food. They can't do it without Chef Blacky," he then remembered and changed to his old outfit.
As he was changing, someone was indeed watching him from afar, standing on top of the pub's roof. Vermon was watching him for a long time, and with his amazing foresight he could easily see him clearly from miles away.
"So Black, how about it? I could just shoot you right here and now. Should I?" Vermon was saying to himself, pointing his gun at BlackWarGreymon's head from that distance. "Maybe a coin toss would determine your fate," he took out his lucky golden coin and flipped it. "Shit… quite lucky," he cursed after revealing the side of the coin on his palm.
"Hey! You up there!" Hasan's voice the called out for him from down below. Vermon looked down and saw him standing there with Gomamon. He was sort of worried that they might have discovered that he was spying on BlackWarGreymon. He kept his cool and jumped down to greet them.
"Hello, may I help you in something?" Vermon casually as soon as he landed.
"Not really, I just saw you up there and wanted to say hi," Hasan replied.
"What were you trying shoot?" Gomamon then stunned him.
"Oh… I was just practicing my aim," Vermon smartly answered.
"Really? You really know how to handle a gun, I bet. So you're staying at the inn?" Hasan mentioned.
"You can say that, but I'm not staying in town for long."
"I see. Since I caught you here, I'm gonna ask you something,"
"Yes?"
"What's between you and Renamon?" Hasan directly questioned him and was waiting for a straight answer. Vermon paused for a few seconds, before smiling.
"She helped me find my way here, and so we became friends. She's very friendly and nice, so I began to have a liking to her, but nothing that out of the friendship bounds," Vermon answered him persuasively. "I hope there isn't any problem with that."
"Uhh, no, I guess not. She's my partner, so I was wondering. She's a little on the dense side," Hasan remarked with a chuckle. "Sorry about that time again, hope you're not holding any grudges," He then apologized.
"Don't think any of it, it was just a little ‘big misunderstanding’. Let's start a new page." Vermon shook his head and the stretched his right hand. Hasan was still a bit suspicious, but he gave him a chance and eventually returned the shake. "Now, if you'll excuse…" the gray wolf said and started to walk away.
"He seems nice enough, don't you think Hasan?" Gomamon turned to his partner and said.
"I'm not really sure, but maybe…" Hasan replied doubtfully.
"Okay, let's go back to Renamon's house," Gomamon suggested.
"No, we're going back to the real world."
"Huh? Why? Aren't we going to the party?"
"You bet we will, but we're bringing a surprise for Renamon. You'll see…" Hasan smiled and took his seal Digimon friend back to his home.
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Night had fallen and the elegant party was starting at BlackWarGreymon's, but none of the group came yet. Chris managed to arrive at the Digital World that night and took his partner Leomon to the wear store for a complete makeover.
"You're taking forever, Leomon. You don't want to leave your girl dateless at the party," Chris impatiently said while waiting for Leomon to dress up inside the dressing room.
"I'm still not sure about this…" Leomon coyly replied from behind the curtains.
"Aw, come on, let me take a look," Chris nagged him and Leomon came out from the room at last. "Hey, you look…"
"Stupid." Leomon finished his line. He was wearing a neat black tuxedo but he didn't look so convinced about it.
"Not at all, you look great. Really makes you look classy. I bet Renamon will find you very handsome." Chris complimented his unsure Digimon.
"I don't feel very comfortable in this," Leomon complained.
"Come now, stop whining. It's not appropriate for you to go to a classy party looking like your old self; you have to flow along the stream. But… something still not right…" Chris then began studying his new look. "A-ha! Got it!" he exclaimed and reached out for him trusty backpack and brought out a hairbrush. "Here, use this. You'll look way better if you smoothened your mane to the back."
"If you say so," Leomon sweatdropped but complied and sat down, letting Chris comb down his frizzy blonde mane and then tying it in a little ponytail.
"There, perfect! Now you're all ready to knock'em senseless," Chris encouraged him after he was finished as if he was going to a battle.
"I still feel weird…" Leomon uttered.
"Nah, look for yourself," Chris said and pointed to him to look at himself on the mirror. The lion in tux did so and examined himself for a bit. He then couldn't deny that he did looked unusually good and that boosted his confidence.
"Are you two finished yet? I have to close the store before missing the party!" the store Digitamamon hurried them. He was already dressed up for the event, but it was nothing more than a necktie around the center of his eggshell.
"Yeah, we're done, sorry about that. Let's go Leomon," Chris said and left right away with his partner. They were heading for party place and Leomon was wondering if they're picking up Hasan and more importantly, Renamon. But Chris assured him that they'd be meeting them there. They then ran into Ben and Terriermon in the way.
"Hey, guys! Ready for some partying?" Terriermon saluted as soon as they met up.
"Whoa, Leomon, are you getting married? Seriously, you look really nice in that suit." Ben said surpassingly. "How did you make him wear something like that, Chris? Terriermon only agreed to wear this bow-tie."
"Heh, thanks Ben. Let's just keep going before we're late," Chris told them and continued in their way. They soon arrived at BlackWarGreymon's mansion and it was already busy with many guests. The place was amazingly decorated and lighted; they almost didn't recognize it from the first look.
"There's Hasan and Gomamon!" Terriermon then pointed with his finger at the center of the main hall as he saw his two friends chatting with a blue haired girl.
"Is that… Fairymon!?" Ben asked astonishingly. They went over there to see for themselves.
"Ah, finally made it you all," Hasan said.
"You're all late!" Gomamon called out, wearing something similar to Terriermon.
"Yeah, yeah, so what? I don't think we have met yet," Terriermon sheepishly said to that blue haird female.
"Of course, you silly! I'm Fairymon, you know, the Fairy-like Digimon. Blue hair, cute face and one up-beat attitude." Fairymon chirped.
"Gosh, Fairy, you look stunningly beautiful." Chris flattered her. She was dressed in a short, blue tight dress, with shoulder strings to hold it up. Net silky strings covered the front of her chest, making it slightly revealing.
"Aw, thanks dear Chris. I hope you're not the only one who thinks so." Fairymon giggled.
"I know of someone who'll have a nosebleed over you," Gomamon softly snickered but Hasan heard him as he gave him a light poke.
"Hello and welcome! Glad you could all make it," BlackWarGreymon greeted them happily with open arms and a glass of drink in his hand.
"Hey Black, looking good in that white tux." Hasan said.
"Don't I, though? You must admit, few things in life could measure up to my likeness," BlackWarGreymon arrogantly remarked with a laugh.
"You wouldn't realize it if I didn't force you into wearing it, dear." Angewomon said as she appeared next to him all of the sudden. BlackWarGreymon's eyes almost sprung out when he saw the serene beauty that was before him.
"Good God! Am I in heaven or did an angel fall from it!?" BlackWarGreymon exclaimed in shock. Angewomon was wearing a long, single piece white dress. She had her golden blond hair hang up by a silver hairpin and it truly brought out her beautiful face. She was also wearing a pearl necklace around her neck. She stunned them all with that look and even Leomon couldn't sway his sight away from her.
"How was heaven when you left it, baby?" BlackWarGreymon said sleazily as he put his arms around her and kissed her cheek.
"Oh, boring as usual, that's why I came here, right?" Angewomon answered sarcastically, "My, Leomon, you do look very handsome." She then flattered him when she eyed him.
"Thanks, Angewomon." Leomon smiled.
"Hey, hey, HEY! Don't you go and flirt on other guys! At least not when I'm around!" BlackWarGreymon stingily said and made them laugh. "He already has his own girl… Eh? I don't see Renamon around,"
"Ah, yes. She's going to be here any moment now," Hasan retorted and glanced at the mansion front door. "And here she comes." He brought to their attention as they all switched their sight to where he pointed.
To make it simple, Leomon was utterly mesmerized by what he saw, along with most of them; his eyes widened as the female fox approached them with steady steps. Renamon was putting something on herself for the first time. Her appearance consisted of a long, red sparkling gown that reached down to her ankles, with an opening in one side of it that starts from her hips to the bottom of the dress, revealing one of her sexy legs. The fur on her chest stood out a bit, but that allowed her breasts to be more apparent than it usually did. Included to this stunning look was a pair of red long elegant gloves, replacing her regular purple gauntlets. The last touch was a white winter flower brooch pinned over her right ear, and it really made her look prettier.
"Hello everyone… how are you doing tonight?" Renamon uttered when she joined them, apparently a bit shy herself since she's not used to wearing anything.
"Wow! You look amazing!" Terriermon wowed loudly.
"You can say that again, I'm speechless." Ben agreed.
Renamon smiled and then neared Leomon, who was still frozen up. "What do you think?" She asked him softly. He snapped out of it and took another good look at her.
"You're the most beautiful and gorgeous thing I have ever laid my eyes on," Leomon expressed gently, still admiring her fully and thoroughly. He would never had imagined that she'd would look any better or more attractive than when she was undressed, but he was proven wrong as he saw her even more pretty and sexy.
Renamon blushed slightly by his comment. "Thank you, you don't look so bad yourself. New haircut?" She giggled while he simply smiled back.
"God damn… I'm beginning to have seconds thoughts about breaking up with her… Ow!" BlackWarGreymon said and ended up receiving a rough nudge from Angewomon.
"Why can't you say sweet things like that to me?" she strictly said to him.
"This is all your idea?" Chris then whispered to Hasan.
"Yep. I always believed that she'd look better wearing something than when she's not, so I brought her that dress. Do you think it's over excessive?" Hasan whispered back.
"No, you did the right thing. I haven't seen Leomon this content before," Chris shook his head. "Anyway, did you bring the things like you promised?"
"Of course, they're all at Renamon's house and all that you need is to hook'em up. She's okay with everything," Hasan replied.
"Great, alright then, since everybody is here, it's time for me to leave." Chris then announced.
"What? Why leave so soon? The party just started," BlackWarGreymon inquired wonderingly.
"I'm sorry, big parties just aren't my thing." Chris explained.
"Are you sure?" Leomon asked.
"Yeah, positive, don't worry about me and have fun. I'll be at Renamon's place having my own kind of fun. Video gaming and horror movies marathons."
"Sounds like fun, maybe I'll come by later and join ya," Ben said.
"Well, suit yourself Chris. Enjoy yourself." Hasan told him.
"Sure thing, you too. See you all later," Chris bid them farewell and shortly left. Slow music then began playing throughout the hall and the Digimon started to dance with each other.
"Oooh! Music! C'mon, Black! Dance with me!" Fairymon excitedly chirped and pulled BlackWarGreymon with her by the arm to the dance floor.
"H-H-Hey! Slow down!" yelped BlackWarGreymon as he was dragged away with her.
"Ben, Ben! Look! Agumon and Floramon! I haven't seen them in ages. Let's go and say hi." Terriermon nagged on his partner.
"Ok, ok, don't rush me. See you guys around," Ben waved at the rest as he went with Terriermon to the see the couple.
"Hmmm, I'm really in the mood for a dance. How about it, Leomon?" Angewomon hinted as she grabbed his hand.
"I'd love to, if you don't mind," Leomon answered and turned to his darling fox.
"Uh, no, of course I don't," Renamon replied, but she didn't actually mean it.
"Thanks, don't worry, I won't steal him," Angewomon said jokingly and wrapped her arms around one of Leomon's as she took him for a slow dance.
"Gee, Renamon… you could've just said no, I know that you do actually mind." Hasan sighed as he scolded his female Digimon.
"Humph! You're wrong, I'm not that narrow minded." Renamon frowned as Hasan shrugged.
"Well, I can be your dancing partner, if you want." He then smiled at her.
"Oh, that's very nice of you!" Renamon said in joy.
"Hasan, can we go get some food first? I'm starving…" Gomamon pulled the end of Hasan's pants lightly as his stomach grumbled.
"You and your appetite. Pardon me, Renamon. We'll be right back," Hasan excused to her and accompanied his other smaller Digimon for some food. Renamon just let out a soft sigh as she was left all alone.
"Typical…"
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Meanwhile, just as Chris got out of BlackWarGreymon's mansion, he saw Gazimon sitting outside by himself. Chris found it strange that he wasn't present at the party and went over to him to find out why.
"Hi Gazimon, what's up?"
"Oh, hi Chris. Nothing, just sitting here, alone." Gazimon turned around to face him and answered in boredom.
"Why aren't you are the party?" Chris quickly asked him.
Gazimon yawned. "Nah, I don't like big parties. They're so noisy and crowded. What about you?"
"Hehe, the same exact excuse." Chris laughed. "Fairymon is here as well, and she never looked prettier."
"Sh-She does?"
Chris nodded. "Why don't go and you join her?"
"I can't, I'll get nervous and make a fool of myself. I always get nervous in crowded places…" Gazimon answered jadedly.
"Hmm, well, I'm heading to Renamon's house and pull off an all nighter playing video games and watching movies. Wanna tag along? I can use some company," Chris then invited him.
"Really!? Oh yeah, you bet! Gomamon told me all about these stuff, he always babbles about how cool they are! Thanks!" Gazimon eagerly said as he hopped up on his feet.
"Great, let's hurry up then." Chris nodded and headed to Renamon's house with his gray rabbit friend.
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Back to the party, the Digimon were enjoying themselves, dancing, drinking and eating all the way. The place was bursting with joy and laughter.
"So you're a couple now?" Ben asked Agumon and Floramon.
"Ah-huh, yes sir." Agumon said proudly.
"He moved in to my place and now we're living together!" Floramon followed joyfully.
"Congrats, you two. But darn it! I have to get me a girl too before Gomamon does or I'll be the only single guy left!" Terriermon grumbled.
"Tough luck Terr." Ben teased him.
Meanwhile, Angewomon was still having a nice slow dance with Leomon, who himself didn't know that he could actually dance this good.
"You're a very good dancer Leomon, I can hardly keep up with you," Angewomon flattered him.
"I can't believe it myself," Leomon replied.
"Oh, being modest are we? I'm sure you're talented in other things that you don't want to exploit."
"Not really."
Angewomon giggled by his pure nature. "You haven't changed much since I met you, Leomon. Still not much of a talker, but it cast a certain charm in you. Like when we had our first time together, remember?" she then bluntly brought up as he blinked a bit.
"Yes, I clearly do," He answered her with a gentle smile.
"You know, I still wonder sometimes…" she trailed off.
"About what?"
"Oh, nothing." She shook her head and smiled. The music around the hall then changed into another tune, with a more romantic beat to it. "Ah, this requires another position," Angewomon told him.
"Hm?"
"Here, like this…" she grabbed his right hand that was holding her left and guided it to her waist while their other ones interlocked together. Leomon got her drift and brought her closer to him until their bodies pressed into each other and began to sway along the soothing rhythm. Angewomon enjoyed that and gradually leaned her head on his chest as they continued their dance, with Leomon not minding that at all.
"Aw, come on Blackey! One more dance!" Fairymon nagged the black mega after finishing a number with her.
"Errr, but I'm not into that kind of dancing…" BlackWarGreymon tried to get out of it.
"It's not that hard. I'll show you," Fairymon insisted and forced him into another close dancing in spite of him. What he actually had in mind was something else; something that caught his eyes ever since it arrived. Seeing Renamon in that beautiful look awestruck him. It was like his fondness for her had reawakened once again and he wanted to have a few moments with her so bad that it was the only thing that was busying his mind. Alas, it looked like that wouldn't happen soon, as Fairymon wasn't about to set him free yet.
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"Dude… this is the grossest thing I've ever seen… Cool!" Gazimon said excitedly as he watched a movie with Chris. It was a horror flick featuring a killer freak slaughtering numerous people and they were both having a blast, enjoying lots of snacks and sodas along with it.
"This is just the start, wait till the later half of the film, it'll only get better." Chris said, enjoying the company of Gazimon who seemed to be having lots of fun.
"Shhh! Don't spoil it for me!" Gazimon shushed him as he gobbled a handful of chips and gazed at the screen. Chris chuckled at this and kept quiet to continue the thrilling movie, before a knock on the door interrupted them.
"Gosh, that was fast." Gazimon said and wondered about who it could be.
"Hold on, I'll get it. Don't touch anything!" Chris said and went over to the front door to open it.
"Uh, hello…" Vermon appeared behind the door and greeted.
"Hi." Chris replied. "Yes?"
"Sorry, but I'm looking for Renamon ?" Vermon politely asked.
"Ah, you must be that guy that saved Fairymon and befriended Renamon, Vermon right?" Chris mentioned up.
"Yes, you guessed it. Is she here?" Vermon nodded and then asked.
"Sorry man, she's not here."
"Is that so? Where can I find her?"
"She went to the big party, at Black's place. You know? That big mansion over there at the end side of town," Chris explained.
"I see. I just wanted to see her. Thanks for the info, pal." Vermon thanked him and was about to leave just as Gazimon came by when felt that Chris was too late.
"Who is it, Chris?" Gazimon inquired. A sudden noticeable twitch overcame the cloaked wolf when he glanced at the virus type gray rabbit, as if he was resisting a painful urge.
"Is something wrong?" Chris wondered when he saw his odd reaction. Vermon calmed himself down and clear out his throat with a cough.
"No, I'm fine. Just an itch I can't reach. Goodnight," Vermon retorted and shortly took his leave.
"What an odd dude," Gazimon remarked.
"Yeah… Well, let's just get back to our movie, the best part about to start," Chris said.
"Oh, right! But first, let's go to the kitchen and grab some more snacks, we ran out of'em," Gazimon said and Chris agreed as he shut the door and they both returned inside.
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Switching back to BlackWarGreymon's mansion, the party was still going on and Renamon was getting bored sitting by herself at a table, resting cheek on a palm and waiting for anyone to ask her for a dance. She let out a soft sigh right before an unexpected company arrived.
"Is my beautiful vixen feeling lonely?" Renamon ears perked up when she heard a familiar voice speak to her from the side.
"Vermon? When did you get here?" Renamon quickly asked as she turned to face the sliver wolf.
"Just now," Vermon answered and sat down with her at the table. "Oh, and before I forget, I must say that you look extremely ravishing. I can't possibly pull my eyes away from your dazzling sight." Vermon flirted here in his usual tactfulness and increased Renamon's blushing.
"Thank you very much. But why are you here?" Renamon then asked him again and before he answered, he held her gloved paws in his hand.
"To see you," He cooed.
"Vermon… I…"
"Shhh… I don't want to hear it. I know what are trying to say, but that won't stop me. I understand that your heart belongs to someone else, but I don't see him around here…"
"Oh… that because he's…"
"How can someone leave a queen like you alone? You're like a pretty rose in the middle of a wasted desert, begging to be picked. And that's why I came here for," Vermon enchantingly whispered to her, nearing her paws to his muzzle and giving them a few soft kisses. Renamon didn't know what or how to respond. Vermon seemed serious about this, regardless of him knowing that she was already taken. Yet, she didn't try any attempts to stop him, somehow attracted by his presence.
"Vermon, I'm really flattered. But you should know that Leomon is here at this moment," Renamon regained her senses and informed him, hoping that he'd stop.
"Strange, I don't see him near you," Vermon replied uncaringly.
"He's over there, dancing with Angie," Vermon looked over to where she was pointing and saw the lionman involved in dancing with the angel-like female.
"Hmmm, very nice. What a lovely lady," Vermon smiled as he studied Angewomon from afar. "But not as fine as you, my beautiful vixen," He sweet-talked her again.
"Oh, come on, you're just saying that!"
"I most certainly do not. Heck, if I was him, I'd take my gun and shoot my legs so that I won't be able to leave your side," Vermon bantered and caused her to giggle loudly along with a poke in the arm. "Ow! You pack quite a wallop!" he exclaimed as she laughed more.
"Whew, I'm beat. How about a little break?" Fairymon said when she got tired of dancing with BlackWarGreymon.
"I was about to say the same thing. I'll go get a couple of glasses of wine," BlackWarGreymon said.
"Good idea! Bring a couple more for the others. I'll meet up with you over there with them." Fairymon suggested.
"Right." BlackWarGreymon smiled and went off to get the drinks while Fairymon walked over to Leomon and Angewomon. "Having a good time I see." Fairymon said as she reached them.
"Very much." Angewomon replied happily as she broke the dance. "But where's Black?"
"He’s bringing us some drinks."
"Ah, good, I could use a glass right now," Angewomon said. She then remembered Renamon and started to look around for her. "Hmm? Will you look at that," Angewomon said surprisingly when she noticed what was happening between Renamon and her new friend some tables away. That caught Leomon's curiosity and tilted his head to look. He was quite stunned. When he saw his girl sitting next to Vermon, with him holding her paws and her laughing like that, it bothered him, forcing him to remember that note he found yesterday at her house and suspecting that it was that wolf hitting on her who sent it. And what ticked him off the most was that Renamon really seemed to enjoy being with him and that was something he couldn't stand.
"Here you go, a nice glass of red wine. Eh, what's up?" BlackWarGreymon said as he brought them the drinks on a tray but then noticed that they were all focusing their attention at something else. "Who is that guy?"
"Oh, that's must be Vermon! Come on, I want to meet him," Fairymon said eagerly and made them accompany her to where Renamon and Vermon were sitting for an introduction.
"Oh, hello guys. I believe that you haven't met each other yet. This is Vermon, a friend I met a couple of days ago." Renamon introduced him to her friends as soon as they arrived. "Vermon, those are my closest friends: Fairymon, Angewomon, BlackWarGreymon and…"
"Leomon. I know. I saw how he risked his life to save you from the rapist. Quite heroic," Vermon continued, an apparent grin on his face. "Nice to meet you all. My name is Vermilionmon, but just call me Vermon for short." He finished his line and bowed to them slightly.
"Uhm, nice to meet you too, Vermon. Welcome to our town." Angewomon said and Vermon responded by holding her right hand and kissing it.
"Thank you, I never been to a nicer town before, especially one that has beautiful ladies such as yourself." Vermon remarked, stunning her a bit.
"Uh, thank you…" she coyly said and pulled back her hand. That move bugged BlackWarGreymon, he never did meet someone who was this daringly bold, especially since it's Angewomon who was being hit on.
"They told me that you're the one that saved me, the one who's using a gun as a weapon." Fairymon then implied.
"Heh, I guess news spread around here fast. Yes, that's me. This is my baby," Vermon smiled and pulled out his gun, showing it off to them.
"Oh, looks nifty. I bet you really know how to use it. Thank you so much, I don't know what could've happened if you didn't show up that night." Fairymon said to him in gratitude.
"Don't mention it. Saving damsels in distress is half my job." Vermon said as he returned his gun.
"Oh, and what exactly do you do?" BlackWarGreymon then asked him. Vermon realized that he might have made a big mistake by saying that.
"I… travel around, just traveling." Vermon quickly made up an answer.
"He was traveling around the woods outside of town when I found him lost there. That a thing about him, he gets lost easily." Renamon joked.
"Really? That's funny!" Fairymon giggled.
"Errr, yeah, she nailed me there," Vermon said embarrassingly while scratching the back of his head.
"How long do you intend to stay in this town anyway?" BlackWarGreymon then asked another question.
"Not much. I'll leave as soon as I take care of some personal business here. You won't even know that I'm here." Vermon answered causally.
"Yeah, sure, I can see that happening." BlackWarGreymon mumbled grouchily to himself.
"I hope it's not too soon, I'd like to know more about you," Fairymon said cordially.
"I feel the same way, " Vermon said with a smile as he made long eyes contact with Fairymon and made her blush. Music then began to play around the hall again. "Ah, would one of you ladies honor me with a dance?" Vermon asked as he stared at the three females in turn. "How about you, Renamon?" he grabbed her paw and asked her.
"Oh… well, sure." Renamon timidly accepted, not wanting to turn down his offer. Leomon, in the other hand, wasn't so pleased. He wasn't this dense that he wouldn't see that Vermon was obviously hitting on Renamon. He planned to do something about it, but decided to delay it later.
"I'll be right back," Renamon said, mostly to Leomon as Vermon took her with him to the dance floor.
"He's so charming, I think I'm falling for him," Fairymon dreamily uttered.
"Bah! He's nothing but a big showoff, just the kind of guys I just can't stand." BlackWarGreymon ranted irritably.
"I can't put my finger on it, but he reminds me of someone," Angewomon said and stared at BlackWarGreymon, holding a chuckle.
"You're kidding me?! No way I act like that!" BlackWarGreymon protested. "Just look at him, he's looming over her like some hungry predator ready to swoop down at its prey. If I were you, Leomon, I'd give him a good kick up his shin."
"Now knock it off! He's just trying to be polite, try to be more like him." Fairymon said to him sternly. BlackWarGreymon blinked in a confused manner by her comment, but he just shook his head and let out a grumbled sigh.
"Come on, Angie. Let's go somewhere else less despotic before I loose my good mood." BlackWarGreymon told his dear angel Digimon.
"Alright. Are you coming with us?" Angewomon asked both of Leomon and Fairymon.
"I'll hang around here more." Fairymon said.
"And I'll keep her company." Leomon followed. Angewomon nodded and went off with BlackWarGreymon to another section of the hall for some private time.
"That Black, he sometimes feels over-threatened. What do you think, Leomon?" Fairymon said and turned to the lionman, but he wasn't listening and was concentrating on Renamon and Vermon. "Not you too."
"Hmm? What was it that you were saying?" Leomon snapped out of his daze.
"If you don't feel comfortable with her dancing with him, just go and take her back."
"Errr… no, it's fine." Leomon replied and made her chuckle.
"Hehe, yeah, sure. Well, I'll try to save her for your sake," Fairymon smirked and walked away, leaving Leomon wondering what she would do.
At that time, Gomamon was stuffing himself with the different kinds of food that was spread around hall tables. He was in the middle of munching a big fried fish when he saw Renamon and Vermon dancing not so far away. He was surprised by this and made him gobble the fish whole, almost ending up getting choked by it.
"God, Gomamon, are you trying to kill yourself?!" Hasan, who was busy talking to a Hawkmon and Biyomon couple, rushed over to his rescue and gave him a few rough pats on the back. Gomamon finally managed to swallow it into his bowels thanks to that and ended up with a loud gasp.
"Oh, gosh… I thought I was gonna die!" panted the silly Digimon.
"Serves you right, so you'd learn to go easy when eating." Hasan scolded him.
"It's not that! Look!" Gomamon said and pointed with his flipper ahead.
"What…? Huh?" Hasan exclaimed when he saw his female partner dancing so closely with that wolf.
"Is that the wolf you told us about?" Ben asked as he joined up with them, Terriermon walking next to him.
"Yeah, that's Renamon's new friend." Gomamon answered.
"Hmmm… I'm no Mr. Know-It-All, but when a guy dances with a girl like that, he's into something more than being a friend," Terriermon said, and as much as Hasan hated to admit, he was fairly right. He didn't know why, but something about that Vermon was troubling him and he wasn't feeling easy towards him.
"So, how do you find me?" Vermon asked her as he was dancing with the kitsune fox.
"What?"
"I mean, my dancing?"
"Oh. You're pretty good," Renamon said as she nodded to him.
"Thanks, I never danced in party like this one before. But if it'll keep me close to you, then I'll try anything."
"Vermon… please, I… I can't," Renamon timidly uttered. "You know that I love Leomon, so why are you still trying?"
"I already told you, that won't stop me," Vermon said.
"But, that won't do you any good. I don't want to hurt you by giving a false hope. That night, when we… kissed, that was just a slip, nothing more. I'm sorry if it gave you any indication that I'm interested, because my relationship with Leomon is serious, even if it's not perfect. I'm sorry…" Renamon then pulled herself from him and stopped the dance, trying to convince him to stop his attempts. "I like you Vermon, I really do, but not like that. If you can't accept that, then…"
"That's enough, you don't have to tell me more," Vermon said in a disappointed voice. "I'm very sorry, for being so persistent and maybe annoying. I guess that's because… I have fallen for you." Renamon eyes became wide when he confessed that. "But maybe this relationship is not meant to be. I must admit though, that just being a friend is not good enough for me, but I don't want to lose you, so I guess I have to live with that," He then continued as a small smile spread on his muzzle.
"I… I believe that's for the better… sorry," Renamon replied. The two then just stood there in silence, nothing else in their minds to say.
"Am I interrupting anything?" Fairymon interfered in time and vanquished that awkward moment.
"Oh, no, not at all," Renamon quickly retorted.
"We've just finished our dance." Vermon smiled.
"That's good, because I was hoping if you'd be interested in joining me for another dance, Vermon," Fairymon then cheerily hoped.
"I'd love to," Vermon accepted and took her by the hand. "Excuse me, Renamon…" He then said with a wink as he passed by Renamon with Fairymon. Renamon was kind of concerned by what had just happened now. Was he really truthful by what he just revealed? Was he really in love with her? And will he really stop coming on to her? That's what she had hoped for.
"Renamon," Leomon startled her from behind when she was lost in all those thoughts and nearly made her scream, but she pulled herself together and only let out a soft gasp.
"Leomon… don't creep up on me like that, you scared me…" Renamon breathed out.
"Sorry."
"That's… okay." She shook her head and looked up to him with smile before she saw that he wasn't sharing the same expression. "Did something happen?"
"Well, not exactly. I was just wondering about that Vermon… and you," Leomon gradually expressed what was bothering him to her.
"Oh, I see… can we go someplace else more private?" Renamon then asked of him.
"Sure." Leomon agreed and the only place that he thought of that was unoccupied was the backyard. They went outside there and the ground covered with thick snow, but it was thankfully empty.
"Before I tell, I want you to promise me not to get angry," Renamon started. That request made Leomon more anxious than before but he simply nodded for her to continue even though he wasn't guaranteeing anything, knowing that he gets mad fast whenever the matter involves this sort of things.
"Alright… the thing is, ever since I met Vermon, he's been trying… to come on to me." Renamon said, as Leomon eyes became sharp.
"What'd he do?" he gruffly asked.
"Well, nothing really. He was just trying to be nice to me, and he was indeed."
"Is he still bothering you?"
"Uhm, just tonight. But don't worry; we solved things out. He understood that we can't be more than friends and won't try anything else," Renamon assured him, but that wasn't convincing enough for Leomon to calm him down.
"That won't do, I have to show him myself not to mess with you," Leomon crossly said with scowl on his face.
"No, Leomon! You promised!" Renamon cried and held his arms. "I told you this not to get you upset and cause any trouble, but to comfort you and show you that there nothing between me and Vermon, just a normal friendship. Even if that's not the same case with him, he's nothing more than that to me. Because no one will ever take your big place in my heart." Renamon gently said as she slowly hugged him.
Leomon settled down a bit, putting his arms around her as he hugged her back. He really wanted to go out there and teach that wolf a painful lesson for trying to steal his girl, but he didn't want to disappoint his sweetheart by doing something stupid and irrational like that. He just bit the bullet and decided to let it go, forgetting about that dumb note that's been bothering him for a while, and just ignore Vermon, only taking action if he dared to hit on Renamon again.
"Are you mad at me?" Renamon then asked him in guilt.
Leomon looked down at her and smiled. "No, I can never be mad at you." Renamon smiled back happily and hugged him tightly again. She was so relieved that the issue with Vermon was resolved and she didn't have to keep it a secret from her dear Leomon anymore. "But, tell me the truth. Didn't you find him charming enough?" Leomon suddenly asked, still feeling a little jealous.
Renamon giggled from this. "Yes, he surely was," She answered and Leomon responded with a grumble emitting under his breath. "However, even if he was very elegant and handsome, he's not my type. I prefer your savage, gentleness nature. In fact, I like your old look better than this…" She then said as she glanced at him from top to bottom.
Leomon smiled widely in return and placed his hands to the back of his head, untying the small ponytail and then ruffling his straight mane into the way it usually looked. And since Chris was not around, he wouldn't have to worry about ruining his work in changing his look.
"Better?"
"Much better!" She chirped, wrapped her arms around his neck and forced him to lean down so that she could give him a kiss. Leomon made it easier for her by lifting her up and then pressing her into him more, engaging her in a loving kiss. They held this one for over a minute and when they finally broke it, they returned inside the mansion to continue the rest of this wonderful evening.
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Hours past and the party almost came to a finale. Only a few Digimon remained but they were gradually leaving for home one by one, after having one enjoyable evening.
Hasan and Ben were seeing Agumon and Floramon off, helping guiding the dino Digimon to the front door, as he was totally drunk.
"Thanks, I'll take it from here," Floramon said and carried Agumon over her shoulder.
"Yeeeah… tanks for one heeeeeelluva a pardy, buds," Agumon muttered in a dazed manner.
"Are you sure? He can barely stand up on his feet," Ben asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about it, he's always like this when he takes too much," Floramon surely said. She just took a couple of glasses so she wasn't too drunk herself.
"Alright, take care in your way back home," Hasan said, carrying Gomamon between his arms as he was deeply sleeping from all the food and drinks he had.
"We will. Come on, Agumon, we're going home," Floramon told him and tried to walk him out the door, but he was too drunk to walk straight and tripped over on top of her.
"Hmmm, Floramon… you look sooooo sexy… give dear Agu a smooch!" Agumon smirked and started to kiss all over her face.
"Agumon! Not here! This is so inappropriate!" Floramon protested, even though she seemed to be enjoying it as well.
"Man, is he wasted. Let's take them home, Ben, they'll never make past the front door in this state," Terriermon shook his head.
"True, but let's make it fast. I can't be too late for home; I still have a working day tomorrow." Ben replied.
"Oh, crap! Me too! I have to get back fast," Hasan remembered.
"Heh, well, it's been fun. Later pal," Ben said his good-byes and helped carry the drunken Agumon out of the house while Terriermon was taking care of Floramon.
"Geez, this is why I don't like to drink. One sip and you start to act all weird." Hasan sighed and took one look at his snoring seal Digimon. He then looked around the hall and saw that it was finally empty, with only BlackWarGreymon, Angewomon, Renamon and Leomon left. The foursome was still hanging out together and enjoying some more glasses of wine. From the looks of it, they too seemed drunk, sitting on floor next to each other in a circle inside the living room. Hasan shook his head in distress before went over to them.
"Oh, hi Hasan! Did you enjoy the party?" Renamon greeted him in a playful tone.
"Errr, yeah, I had fun. Not as much as you all I see," Hasan sweatdropped, seeing how awkward his fox Digimon was acting.
"We sure did! Nothing better than wine and beautiful girls to sweeten the mood," BlackWarGreymon cheered while holding up a glass and then giving Angewomon a nice kiss on the cheek.
"I couldn't agree more," Leomon beamed as he drank another glass in one go. Hasan was kind of surprised when he saw them all acting like this, especially Leomon, who really seemed to be enjoying himself with the drinks and having Renamon by his side pouring it for him like a maiden.
"Oh-kay… good to see that you're all enjoying yourselves, but where's Fairymon?" Hasan then asked, not seeing her with them.
"Fairymon? Ahhh, she must've gone with Vermon. The silly girl, she was all over that guy," Angewomon answered.
"What is she seeing in that creep is beyond me. So what if he saved her life? Big deal! I risk my butt saving the world and I ain't got any special treatment." BlackWarGreymon sneered.
"I see… Well, love to stay and chat, but gotta go." Hasan informed them.
"Awwww, why now? The night just started to get fun!" Angewomon whined.
"Yeah, Hasan, stay with us and have a couple of drinks, pleeease!" Renamon pled him with pleading eyes.
"Uhh, no thanks. You stay as much as you want, knock yourselves out. Have a goodnight, hehe." Hasan replied and took his leave shortly with Gomamon.
"What's with him? Can't he handle a couple of glasses?" BlackWarGreymon cocked his head.
"Don't say that about my partner! He's just not into these stuffs," Renamon retorted.
"Hey, hey, don't get touchy, I didn't mean anything. Boy, one would think you in love with your partner by the way you always stand up for him," BlackWarGreymon remarked with a grin.
"Oh, I think so too." Angewomon giggled.
"And what if I do? I don't see anything wrong in that. He's much nicer than you," Renamon said in defense.
"Is that so? Hehe, I don't see you getting upset by that, Leomon," BlackWarGreymon then smirked.
Leomon replied with a shrug. "I don't mind her sharing her love with her partner, that's okay with me." He wasn't fully measuring what he was saying, nor were the rest as the wine was beginning to show its full effect on them.
"Oh? Now that's unexpected. I wonder; would you be this open-minded if I tried to conquer your sweet Renamon?" BlackWarGreymon unexpectedly asked, stunning them by what he just mentioned.
"Black… do you realize what you just said?" Angewomon blinked.
"What? I was just speaking hypothetically. But since I brought this matter up, I wanna be frank with you all," BlackWarGreymon said, his grin spreading.
"What do you have in mind?" Leomon asked, strangely more curious than angry.
"After what happened this evening, and after witnessing all that beauty that the ladies displayed tonight, it had me thinking," BlackWarGreymon said, pausing for a few seconds to find the best way to say this. "What if… we switched roles?"
"Switch… roles?" Renamon uttered in confusion.
"What do you mean by that?" Angewomon demanded.
"I sometime wonder, how things would be if… our love interests didn't go as it supposed to." BlackWarGreymon phrase wasn't accurately put, but it gave them a clear idea of what he was getting at.
"You know, I sometimes wonder the same thing…" Angewomon said, not fully surprised that she was actually joining in this discussion.
"Mind you, I'm not saying that I have any regrets about how things ended up as, I'm quite happy about it. But, frankly, don't you sometimes just have this thought, even for a moment? I mean, I look at Renamon right now, and… I can't help but feel very attracted to her," BlackWarGreymon bluntly said, staring at Renamon in the same way he used to in the past, and Renamon recognized that look.
"Black… I don't know what to say…" Renamon blushed, feeling fairly awkward about this talk
"What about you Leomon? What do you think?" Angewomon then turned to the speechless lionman and asked him.
"Normally, I'd get up right now and beat the stuffing out of Black for saying such things. However, since we're being truly honest here, I can say that I don't blame him," Leomon said, unbelievably seeing this chat interesting.
"That's my lionhearted buddy; I knew that you'd see my point!" BlackWarGreymon laughed, giving Leomon a good pat on the back. "I bet that you'd love to put your hands on this angelic beauty here," BlackWarGreymon then tempted him, showing him Angewomon who was sitting next to BlackWarGreymon.
"… I can't deny that…" Leomon mumbled softly. A comment like that would normally send Renamon berserk, but giving the situation that they were in, with them drunkenly honest, she somehow didn't find that confession very appalling. Besides, BlackWarGreymon blatantly hit on her moments ago and Leomon and Angewomon didn't seem to be bothered by it. She still saw BlackWarGreymon as the sexy hunk that she fell in love with before.
"This is all nice and all, but knowing you Blackey darling, I sense that you're trying to pull something here," Angewomon confronted him, moving up to him and placing her hands on his bow-tie, pulling him to her side and making him face her.
"You know me too well, Angie," BlackWarGreymon smirked. "We're all adults here, right? And we all basically had sex with each other's mate, correct?" He asked in order, getting a nod from them. "So, let's try something… shall I say, different."
"You mean… the four of us?" Leomon inquired.
"Yeah, a foursome. Where we can share our love with each other," BlackWarGreymon smiled brightly.
"But, isn't that… wrong?" Renamon coyly uttered.
"It's not like we'll be doing it for a long term, just for fun. We're best friends, and we all care for each other, some more than the usual. I can see this working out if we give it a chance," BlackWarGreymon said. They weren't sure if they'd gone nuts or if the drinks really affected their brains, but what BlackWarGreymon said somewhat made sense to them.
"Hmmm, why not?" Angewomon smiled. "Even if Black is my one and only, I can't say that I'm not fond of Leomon. I'm sure that it's the same with each one of you."
"Well…" Renamon began. "I suppose I can relate to that. But I'm afraid if we did this, our relationship won't be the same."
"Of course it won't be the same, it'll get even better. We'll be more connected, much closer than before," BlackWarGreymon assuredly replied.
"As long as we keep our true love and loyalty to our mates, I don't see anything wrong in trying it," Leomon cordially said, starting to take a liking to this idea.
"Exactly, I couldn't have put it better myself!" BlackWarGreymon exclaimed. "It's something that we all wanted to do in one time or another, so why fool ourselves further? I'm certain that we'll find it very fun and pleasing." BlackWarGreymon finished with a grin.
"We just have to give it a chance, and I know a good start for it," Angewomon then said with as seductive look and neared Leomon, who was sitting right ahead of her. She crawled up to him, rested her knees on his legs, placed one hand on his chest and then put the other over the back of his head. Leomon looked down at her with a confused look, before Angewomon started to brush along his mane and soothed him. She grabbed the end of his beard and without any warning, pulled his muzzle down to her awaiting lips.
Renamon was shocked by what she was seeing. Angewomon boldly kissed him right in the muzzle, placing her arms around his neck and opening her mouth wider so she could kiss him even more passionately. Leomon didn't wait for long to return the kiss, holding her even closer to him and deepening the sudden muzzling. A half-minute later and those two turned it into a full on make-out, with Leomon introducing his tongue into her mouth and slowly playing with hers. It was like they were completely lost in their own lustful space.
That kind of action was enough to upset the stunned fox. But she wasn't ignored for long as she felt a pair of strong arms carrying her from the side and resting her on top of BlackWarGreymon's lap. He too was willingly ready to try, simply turned on from watching Leomon and Angewomon having it right now. Renamon was still not sure about all of this, but one look at BlackWarGreymon's charming mug looking down at her with a smile and she couldn't resist it anymore. She lifted herself up more and adjusted herself by resting her paws on his sturdy shoulders. He then brought one hand to her cheek and admired her, nearing her face to his slowly. Renamon made haste and simply stuck her lips on that big maw of his, giving him one fine kiss and putting her paws behind his head. They imitated the other couple and developed it into a wild French-kiss, the black dragon slipping his slippery long tongue inside the fox's small mouth. She met it with her smaller one and they started to dance and intertwine, both of them moaning softly in enjoyment.
This unexpected turn of event lasted for about two minutes, with the first to end it were Leomon and Angewomon, since they're the ones who started it. They pulled from each other lips, breathing out for fresh air after that.
"Uhmmm, that was… very nice…" Angewomon said between her pants.
"Yeah…" Leomon agreed with a satisfied smile. Angewomon smiled back and then turned around to check on how the other two were doing, chuckling slightly when she saw that they were still at it, deeply kissing and cuddling. When Renamon and BlackWarGreymon had finally finished their tryout with a slow lips part, they stared at each other's expression and saw the easiness it had, knowing that they both truly did enjoy it.
However, there was still one thing for them to do to make sure that they hadn't screwed anything up and they all knew what the next move was. Renamon and Angewomon returned to their respective lovers and sat on each of their lap. They repeated the process and got involved in another deep and loving kissing with their old flames.
A full minute later and they end each of the kisses at almost the same time, ending with a loud smooch sound. Sure enough, it felt as good as before, maybe even better.
"Is it just me, or did this really not feel uncomfortable at all?" Angewomon remarked.
Renamon giggled. "I agree. I don't really feel as uncomfortable with this as I thought I would."
"See? This is what I was trying to prove to you guys," BlackWarGreymon proudly said.
"Heh, I wouldn't have imagined that you'd be coming up with something this crazy, and yet I fully agree with it." Leomon bantered, a getting a little laugh from the girls.
"Hehe, wait till we commence in the actual thing," BlackWarGreymon chuckled.
"But still, I think we're rushing a bit. Maybe we better give it a little more time, so that we can fully grasp it," Renamon then admitted.
"I'm with Renamon, we're all drunk now, and it might not sound as rational when we get sober and clear-headed," Angewomon agreed.
"Indeed. We don't want to do something that we'd regret in future. I say we delay it for later," Leomon said.
"I guess..." BlackWarGreymon uttered, seemingly disappointed. "At least no harm was done, eh? We're still as clean as gold."
"Of course," Leomon smiled. "Well, we better be leaving too. We left Chris at your place, right Renamon?"
"Oh, you're right. Let's get going then," Renamon retorted as they all stood up. "Thank you for the great party, it was fun."
"What was fun was having you all," BlackWarGreymon smirked.
"Goodnight you two, and a hopeful no-hangover morning as well," Angewomon bids them jokingly, seeing how they were all still drunk.
"Same to you. See you later," Leomon replied and finally left with his dear fox.
"Well, that was interesting, wasn't it?" Angewomon then mentioned after they were left alone.
"Only when you have an open-minded brain like mine." BlackWarGreymon laughed.
"Alright, brainiac, what are you gonna do about all this mess? Don’t expect me to help you clean up the place," Angewomon frowned.
"Nah, this party still not through yet, I have something else in mind right now."
"Oh, what is it?" Angewomon wondered and was surprised by BlackWarGreymon carrying her up in his arms.
"It's waiting in my bedroom. Wanna see?" BlackWarGreymon sheepishly smirked and carried her away with him upstairs to his bedroom for some hot lovemaking.
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Meanwhile, Vermon was walking Fairymon home after they both left the party. They spent most of their time there together and Fairymon really started to get attached to him. He was treating her quite nicely, like a real gentleman, which was something Fairymon wasn't used to. She always felt that most males liked her for her looks, but Vermon was different somehow. He even gave her his coat to cover her from the chilling night.
"Here we are, this is my place," Fairymon said as they reached her house. "Thanks for accompanying all the way, here you go," she thanked him and returned his coat.
"Not at all, all the better for staying with you longer," Vermon replied in his usual politeness.
"Oh, you're quite the talker," Fairymon giggled. "I really had fun tonight, being with you." She then admirably said, a little blush appearing on her cheeks.
"Believe me, the same here. Heh, we have lotsa in common, don't you agree?"
"Uh-huh, I do." She nodded happily. They then stared at each other for a minute, each waiting for the other to say something. Fairymon was a little skeptical, should she ask him inside? Is this really appropriate at this time? What would he think? She wouldn't want him to think that she's desperate, not that she wanted to sleep with him or anything. She just wanted to spend more time with him.
"Uhh... by the way, where are you staying?" Fairymon asked, thinking that this was the best way to approach this.
"Oh, don't worry about that, I'm staying at the inn," Vermon answered.
"I see..."
"Do you want to invite me in for the night?" Vermon then candidly asked.
"Huh? Oh, n-no, it's not... well... maybe... if you want to," Fairymon stammered shyly.
Vermon chuckled. "I would like to, but I can't, not this time at least," He answered, getting a disappointed look from her.
"Oh... alright, I understand." She faked a smile, trying to hide her let down feeling. She thought that it was because he didn't want to more than that he couldn't.
"Hey, don't feel bad about it, it's not you. You're one wonderful girl. It's just me. There's a... chore I need to do early morning. That's why," Vermon tried to explain, wanting not to leave her without an excuse and sadden her.
"Is that so? Better not be late for it then," Fairymon replied with a sweet smile. "Goodnight Vermon, it was really a pleasure meeting you. And I still can't thank you enough for saving my life."
"I think I know how," Vermon said softly and moved closer to her. He placed one hand under her chin and lifted it a bit, lowering his muzzle down and landing it on her lips. Fairymon's eyes widened by his daring kiss, but she couldn't deny that she actually strived for this to happen, though not this soon. She eventually began to kiss him back, placing her arms around her neck and pressing her lips into his muzzle more.
He broke it after around a minute, giving her another soft kiss on the cheek. "See you later, my fair lady." He whispered to her before starting to walk away, holding his coat over his back. Fairymon watched him the whole time, till he finally disappeared into the depth of the night. She went inside her house after that and closed the door behind her, leaning her back on it and letting out a long sigh of joy.
"Yes, I'm sure of it. He's the one..."
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"Whew, what a night, huh? I never had this much fun in a long time," Renamon joyfully exclaimed, holding Leomon's arm snuggly as they arrived at her house.
"Me too," Leomon simply uttered. She then moved up to his front and embraced him closely.
"Do you really think what Black said is as easy as it sounded?" she asked him.
"Who knows? One thing for sure, I discovered that he can be much more crazy than I thought," Leomon said sarcastically and caused Renamon to laugh.
"Oh, Leomon, you have some sense of humor!" She giggled. "But you know, whatever happens, you're always gonna be my number one..." she said with a foxy grin and started to kiss his upper muzzle repeatedly, knowing how he gets aroused fast when she does that. They were both still not sober yet, so they entered her house quickly to carry on inside.
"Oh my! What a mess!" Renamon gasped when she went over to the living room and saw how the place was in chaos. Food snacks littered all over the floor and the place was very untidy. They looked around for the rascals who caused all this mess and finally found them, both of them soundly sleeping on the couch with Chris cuddling Gazimon between his arms like he was hugging a plushy doll. Even the T.V. was left turned on, probably by them after they slowly dozed off.
"Sorry about this, I'll wake them up," Leomon apologized, taking the blame for it.
"No, leave them..." Renamon was mad about them wrecking her living room, but when she saw them sleeping like that, she couldn't help but find it cute. She went and brought a blanket, "Looks like they had a big party of their own," she smiled as she covered them with the warm blanket while Leomon turned off the T.V. She took a few moments to stare at them silently, before she felt Leomon's arms hugging her from behind.
"You're so sweet," he whispered into her ears.
"Yeah? And what are you going to do about it?" she leered as she turned around to face him and began to slip away from his hands, luring him to follow her to the bedroom. He finally chased her inside and then locked the door on them. He then held her close again and took his time to admire her.
"So damn beautiful..." he tenderly said and she blushed by this.
"Say it to me once again... please..." Renamon whispered to him with loving glares.
"I love you..." Leomon expressed warmly, as she shined from happiness and embraced him tightly. "Know what I'm really up for now?" he then grinned as he moved his hands around her slim body, slipping a hand inside the opening of her dress and caressing the back of her smooth thigh.
"Uhmmm, tell me..." she moaned softly, his hand moving up to her rump. He didn't answer by words, instead, started to undress her from her red gown eagerly like her was peeling a delicious fruit. He shortly revealed her in her former glory, his eyes gleaming in anticipation.
Renamon smiled back at him and began to do the same to him, moving up her paws to his chest and unbuttoning his suit. She pulled away the black suit quickly and what left was the white shirt. She sneaked her paws inside the openings between the buttons and massaged that brawny chest of his, making him smile brightly. They were standing near the bed, so all he had to do was to lean her down to the back and he was all on top of her, nuzzling her madly all over her face and neck. They hadn't made love for as long as they could remember, so Leomon's urge was much more than he could bear as Renamon kept cooing and moaning his name over and over.
The impatient lionman then got off her and stood up so that he could take off this uncomfortable tux that had been bothering him and getting in his way. It took him nearly half a minute, but he finally managed to take off that annoying shirt and was about to go for the black pants, before he took a glance over at Renamon and was utterly astonished.
Renamon was already fast asleep on the bed, breathing deeply in and out. She must have been very tired from all that partying and drinking that she immediately fell asleep at the first chance beyond her will. That was quite a disappointment for poor Leomon. All that talk about the foursome and how intimate she was with him a while ago really turned him on and he really wanted to have her now so bad. But with her this tired and sleepy, that wouldn't be possible, so he had to give it up for the night.
He let out a frowned, grumbled sigh and sat next to Renamon on the bed, watching over her for a while. His hand reached out to her face as he rubbed it gently, causing her to bend her cheek on it. He then started to think, think about what had happened to him ever since he met her. It was shortly after meeting Chris, and even if it wasn't the most pleasant encounter, it surely was memorable to him and really did change the outcome of his life. He wondered if he didn't get the chance to meet any of his friends, how'd his life be now? Most probably, it would be as empty and meaningless as it was in the past.
But this, being like this; surrounded by his loved ones, makes him feel good and content. So why was he still unsure about settling? Was it because he fears? From what, he didn't even know. But this night, he began to see that there was nothing to worry about, that he could do it, and that he could finally free himself from the emptiness he was suffering from.
He moved his hand away from her to fetch the bed sheets and cover her with them, but she then subconsciously held it back with her paws.
"… don't... leave me..." she softly muttered in her sleep, almost in sorrow. Leomon smiled warmly and laid next her, hugging her close and cuddling her to warm each other, forgetting about the sheets.
"I won't..." he cooed, finally making up his decision as he slowly dozed off as well.
To be continued...
Well, that’s it for ep2. No lemon scene, I know, but the next one will have one, and a good one to boot. So be sure tune in! Thanks for reading and don’t forget about your comments. Send’ em over to hazanz@hotmail .com
See ya later, DigiBelievers! ^_^