Learn The Hard Way
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"Isn't it beautiful?" Henry sighed as he draped his arm around Rika's shoulders.
"Yeah…"
They were on her roof, looking out over the city, alive with light, and up at the star-filled sky. They had gone up there to watch the sunset together. It had ended quite some time ago, but neither of them wanted to end the moment.
However, Henry's mind wasn't on the city, or the sky. It was on something he'd tried his hardest not to think about the past two weeks. But it always popped up unwillingly.
-What if he comes back earlier than Renamon said, and we're not ready? Like now, when Rika and I are alone, practically unprotected, and off our guard? – he thought to himself, and shivered slightly, tightening the arm around Rika's shoulders protectively, -What if I can't protect her, and she gets hurt? I'd never be able to live with myself-
"Henry, stop worrying, will you?" Rika sighed impatiently, "You heard Renamon, and she said a month. Don't worry." Obviously, she'd sensed his concern (and read his thoughts exactly in the process). That's what he liked about her. She always knew what you were feeling, even if you didn't say a thing to her. She really knew how to read people's body language.
Lovingly kissing her forehead, he held her close and gazed out over the city, finally able to forget his worries.
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Meanwhile, Renamon too was looking out over the city, thinking aloud from a tree branch.
"How could I have been so stupid to get involved with someone like Chaomon? I knew right from the start that he was bad news, but I still got involved with him. And now, he's after Henry…and seems determined to hurt Rika in the process
"But why? He wouldn't gain anything from hurting her, or…or even killing her. There's no reward in it that he could truly gain from…well, he'd see my pain, but that wouldn't satisfy him for long. So what's his reason for attacking Rika?" her question hung in the night air, unanswered, and she sighed in frustration, "Chaomon, I wish I could understand your motive!"
"And I wish I could understand why you continue to serve this human, Rena,"
She gasped as the rough, harsh voice began to laugh from behind her, and she spun around sharply.
"Furimon," she greeted the new arrival with a cold glare, "What are you doing here?"
"I've missed you, too," Furimon sneered, stepping closer to her.
"What are you doing here?" she repeated, still glaring at him, "what do you want?"
"Now, is that any way to treat an old friend? Actually, I wanted to give you an offer," he answered, suddenly innocent looking, "You can come to the digital world with me, forget all of these petty human troubles. That human of yours did very well on her own before you, she doesn't need protecting now"
"That's where you're wrong, Furimon," she answered calmly, "I do need to protect her…from creeps like you"
"Renamon, I'm hurt," he said in a mocking tone, but there was a look in his eyes that she didn't like, and a sudden suspicion hit her.
"Furimon, what are you really up to?" she demanded, and the grin left his face.
"What're you talking about?" he asked, a note of semi-panic in his hoarse voice, "I'm not 'up to' anything."
"You're lying"
"No, I'm not"
Her hand suddenly shot forward, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him off the branch.
"Now," she began calmly, "You're going to tell me the real reason you're here, or I might just be tempted to break your neck in half"
Author's Note: Trust me, the second chapter is waaaaaay longer than this. And it's gonna be better. For all of you who are starting the series here, and you're confused, I suggest you go all the way back to "CotC#1: Now That I Know" and start there. Then you have my permission to begin this story.
Thanks for reading,
Jackie (Jolie's here too)
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"Isn't it beautiful?" Henry sighed as he draped his arm around Rika's shoulders.
"Yeah…"
They were on her roof, looking out over the city, alive with light, and up at the star-filled sky. They had gone up there to watch the sunset together. It had ended quite some time ago, but neither of them wanted to end the moment.
However, Henry's mind wasn't on the city, or the sky. It was on something he'd tried his hardest not to think about the past two weeks. But it always popped up unwillingly.
-What if he comes back earlier than Renamon said, and we're not ready? Like now, when Rika and I are alone, practically unprotected, and off our guard? – he thought to himself, and shivered slightly, tightening the arm around Rika's shoulders protectively, -What if I can't protect her, and she gets hurt? I'd never be able to live with myself-
"Henry, stop worrying, will you?" Rika sighed impatiently, "You heard Renamon, and she said a month. Don't worry." Obviously, she'd sensed his concern (and read his thoughts exactly in the process). That's what he liked about her. She always knew what you were feeling, even if you didn't say a thing to her. She really knew how to read people's body language.
Lovingly kissing her forehead, he held her close and gazed out over the city, finally able to forget his worries.
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Meanwhile, Renamon too was looking out over the city, thinking aloud from a tree branch.
"How could I have been so stupid to get involved with someone like Chaomon? I knew right from the start that he was bad news, but I still got involved with him. And now, he's after Henry…and seems determined to hurt Rika in the process
"But why? He wouldn't gain anything from hurting her, or…or even killing her. There's no reward in it that he could truly gain from…well, he'd see my pain, but that wouldn't satisfy him for long. So what's his reason for attacking Rika?" her question hung in the night air, unanswered, and she sighed in frustration, "Chaomon, I wish I could understand your motive!"
"And I wish I could understand why you continue to serve this human, Rena,"
She gasped as the rough, harsh voice began to laugh from behind her, and she spun around sharply.
"Furimon," she greeted the new arrival with a cold glare, "What are you doing here?"
"I've missed you, too," Furimon sneered, stepping closer to her.
"What are you doing here?" she repeated, still glaring at him, "what do you want?"
"Now, is that any way to treat an old friend? Actually, I wanted to give you an offer," he answered, suddenly innocent looking, "You can come to the digital world with me, forget all of these petty human troubles. That human of yours did very well on her own before you, she doesn't need protecting now"
"That's where you're wrong, Furimon," she answered calmly, "I do need to protect her…from creeps like you"
"Renamon, I'm hurt," he said in a mocking tone, but there was a look in his eyes that she didn't like, and a sudden suspicion hit her.
"Furimon, what are you really up to?" she demanded, and the grin left his face.
"What're you talking about?" he asked, a note of semi-panic in his hoarse voice, "I'm not 'up to' anything."
"You're lying"
"No, I'm not"
Her hand suddenly shot forward, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him off the branch.
"Now," she began calmly, "You're going to tell me the real reason you're here, or I might just be tempted to break your neck in half"
Author's Note: Trust me, the second chapter is waaaaaay longer than this. And it's gonna be better. For all of you who are starting the series here, and you're confused, I suggest you go all the way back to "CotC#1: Now That I Know" and start there. Then you have my permission to begin this story.
Thanks for reading,
Jackie (Jolie's here too)