By Lazuli
This story is also on furaffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17097544/
Dedicated to Conor. You are my sunshine.
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V-mon and Wormmon sat together on the sofa in Ken's apartment. Daisuke had been busy with something or other and had dropped V-mon off at Ken's place. Veemon was perfectly happy with the whole situation, of course. He had been dating Wormmon for a while, and took any excuse to hang out with him he could. They had been hanging out for several hours, mostly cuddling and watching TV. They had even played a few video games. Wormmon was somewhat challenged in the area of thumbs, so V-mon mostly played for him.
Now, it was dark and quiet. Ken and his family had gone to bed, leaving V-mon and Wormmon alone. The TV was off and they would probably be going to sleep soon enough, but right now they were doing what they normally did before they went to bed. They talked. They could talk about things for hours. It was great. They could talk to each other about anything. Right now, their conversation had taken a serious turn.
"V-mon..." said Wormmon, He gave a deep sigh before he spoke. "Do you love me?" V-mon was taken aback. The question had come out of seemingly nowhere.
"Of course I love you! You're my boyfriend!" he replied, putting an arm around Wormmon and stroking his back. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, it's just... I don't know..." said Wormmon. He was starting to feel bad for even asking. "It's just... It just feels like we're good friends. When we spend time together, it's just TV and Games most of the time. Sure, we have sex, but lots of Digimon have sex, and that doesn't mean they love each other. I love you, I love you with all my heart, but I don't know if you love me back."
"Well, it's complicated." replied V-mon. "Love is definitely a form of friendship, I guess you could say you are the person I like the most, and, um, it's hard to explain." V-mon had never been very good at articulating his thoughts.
"But, when you are with me, do you feel something? Feel something deeper than with everyone else?" asked Wormmon, gazing up into V-mon's eyes. V-mon really wanted to let Wormmon know how he felt, but the words weren't coming to him. Suddenly, he remembered a song he had heard on the radio. When it had come on, he had thought of Wormmon immediately. It had made him think about how Wormmon made him feel, really think about it. It made him feel like he should feel all the time around Wormmon. V-mon began to softly sing.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey. "
"V-mon, what're you doing?" asked Wormmon, surprised by the singing. V-mon normally never sung.
"You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away."
V-mon felt an overwhelming surge of emotion rise in his chest as he sang. It was all the love he had for Wormmon, love that was usually buried and ignored. He didn't know why he did it, he just did. Sure, Wormmon could annoy him sometimes, but that was okay. He loved him for who he was. V-mon outstretched his arms, Wormmon reared up and V-mon pulled him into a tight hug. As he squeezed Wormmon tightly, he continued to sing.
"The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried."
Wormmon could hear all the love in V-mons voice. It was shaking, like he was going to start crying any minute. He gazed into V-mons eyes and saw them wet with tears. V-mon was usually not very good at handling his emotions. Wormmon felt his own eyes begin to well up.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey"
V-mon lay down, holding Wormmon close. They lay facing each other, gazing into each other's eyes. V-mon held Wormmon like he never wanted to let go.
"You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away."
As V-mon finished the last lyric he gave Wormmon a kiss on the forehead.
"I love you" he whispered. To Wormmon, his voice sounded one hundred percent genuine, with no trace of reluctance or bravado.
"I love you too" whispered Wormmon, pressing his mandibles against V-mon's lips. V-mon returned the gesture with a tender kiss. They lay there, Wormmon in V-mon's arms until they drifted off to sleep together.