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"If you move from that bed again, I'll kill you where you stand!" I yelled as I left the bedroom. All morning, it had been the same thing, both of them wanted to be up and moving around. At first, I thought they may have healed that quickly, until Raia took one step and faceplanted. From there, I hauled her ass back into the bed and instructed them not to move. They objected every time I entered and left, but I was unwavering. "Now let me go get something for you two to drink." I retrieved two large cups from the kitchen and filled them with water, no ice. When I came back, the two of them seemed to be engaged in a staring match, both sitting crosslegged and facing the other. I tried to hand them the cups and they both snatched a cup and downed the contents faster than I thought possible.

"What the hell are you two doing?"

"We are seeing who is the best at mimicking the actions of the other. Anytime either of us makes a move, the other has a quarter of a second to mimic the action exactly." Both of them said, in what I perceived to be perfect unison. One of them had to have led that, according to those rules. I knew they were bored, so I ignored the stupidity and absurdity of the whole thing and decided to go with it.

"So who actually started that explanation?"

"Her." Both said. I glared at the wall, deciding there was no real way to know who was being a smartass.

"Care to give me an acknowledgeable answer? Remember, humans can't process things shorter than a half-second or so."

"Renamon came up with the rules." They said, and after a pause they began again. "And Raia made the smartass remark." I laughed. That was Renamon, it had to be. I was glad she was finally gaining a good sense of humor, or at least one on par with mine.

"Well, can I participate?"

"You can't replicate movements this well, you know that." Honestly, the speech was getting a bit creepy, they were both using the same monotone voice, like the kids from The Shining.

"Yeah, I know, but I can create a "challenge" if you let me, just to keep things interesting." Without permission, I began to run my finger along to the length or Renamon's ear. She shivered ever so slightly and I watched Raia replicate it perfectly. Oh, this is gonna be fun. I shifted over to Raia and let feather-touch fingers glide down her spine and then pressure the base of her tail. A deep groan came from inside of her, and surprisingly, Renamon replicated it flawlessly. "Oh, you two are good at this. I'm gonna have to ramp it up a bit." They both made a noise of nervous discomfort, but remained still. I moved around behind Renamon and placed my hands on her stomach, stroking gently, and lowered my head to the back right side of her neck. I sucked on a single spot and pressed my teeth down with a bit of pressure, just enough for her to not be able to ignore it. Try as she might, Renamon couldn't hold back a quiet moan, and Raia provided me with a mirror of Renamon's face, giving me a good indication of how I doing as a distraction.

I grinned at my success and slid off the bed and walked around to Raia's side. I paused for a moment and gave Renamon a wink, letting her know she was about to have a hard time keeping up. I reached down over Raia's shoulder and laid a splayed out palm on her lower stomach and slowly retracted it, raising my palm off of her and allowing the fingers to drag when I reached her ruff, until I came to rest on her neck. My other hand took her by the side of the head and slowly guided her face to the side so I could lean in and kiss her. I pressed my lips to hers and used my hand at the back of her head for leverage, but I kept an eye on Renamon who looked downright strange as she mimicked the scene before her. She was faithful to the act though, never missing a beat. I released Raia, who returned to facing Renamon, although the heat I'd felt on her cheeks told me she was blushing pretty hard.

"Alright, this is inhuman, really." I paused and both of them were looking at me, the exact same way, of course. "Is there really nothing else we can do that would entertain the two of you?" Both of them looked at me suggestively, but I shook my head, explaining that if they couldn't walk, then they damn sure couldn't do that.

"Well, could we at least go outside? You know how much I hate to be in the house all day." Renamon was right, as she almost always was, they could use the fresh air. If they couldn't walk, however...

"Goddamn it." I muttered as I carried Renamon out of the bedroom. I'm a big guy, and I can carry a good bit of weight, but she was hardly light. Her arms were around my neck, though, and her affectionate nuzzling made up for the effort. We passed through the door and she kissed me on the cheek and smiled when we reached one of the relatively unused chairs I'd found in the house after searching for something for them to sit in. I set her gently in the chair and instructed her not to move. When I returned for Raia, I found her attempting to walk again, although she was more shuffling along due to her heavy limp. She must've grown frustrated just as I walked in and tried to put pressure on the bad knee, causing her to go to the floor. I rushed to her, falling to my knees next to her. She was relatively unharmed, no more than she had been that is, but she was upset.

"Damn it! I'm so useless!" I groaned inwardly. This shit again? Alright, time for a one on one talk, Renamon will have to wait.

"Why are you so damn stubborn about this?" I asked, my tone almost scolding. "I told you that I'm perfectly fine with helping you!"

"You never have to help Renamon, she's able to stand on her own, but I'm not!" Her voice cracked a bit and I started stroking her back in an attempt to calm her down. No need for an emotional outburst, especially if she might do something that could injure her further.

I shook my head. "She's not. She needs me just as much as you do. Hell, I just carried her outside and her legs aren't even that injured. I'm here for both of you, physically, emotionally, however I'm needed, because I know you're there for me as well." I wrapped my arms around her and brushed my lips against hers, embracing her lightly for fear of hurting her. "Why the hell do you hate relying on me so much?"

"Renamon told me about what she had to go through to get to this world; she said I'd believe in honor more if I remembered what happened to me before I came to this world." She turned her face from mine in what I'd assume was shame. I sighed, trying to think of a way to explain why the way she acted wasn't at all bad.

"You know, I actually prefer the two of you this way, like opposites of a coin." My eye caught the image on the wrist on her arm guard, the Taijitu, the "Yin-Yang". "You two are just like the symbol on your arm guard, a representation of two forms, dominant and submissive. She is dominant and you're submissive, which is fine, you help achieve balance." She looked down to her arm guard as I spoke and then back to me, smiling.

"Thanks." She said quietly, bashful from my attention again. I couldn't understand why both Raia and Renamon were so bashful to my attention, but I decided they may have just been humble like that. I smiled back and took her into my arms, slowly lifting her up. She wrapped her arms around my neck as Raia had, nuzzling her head deep into my neck.

"No problem," I said, standing up somewhat awkwardly with her in my arms. "Now let's get to Renamon before she starts wondering if we're having sex without her.

(Break)

Raia insisted that I not set her down when we got outside, so Renamon and I sat in the chairs and looked at the sky, with Raia on my lap, nuzzling against my chest as if I were going to disappear if she didn't. The sky was filled with the sort of clouds my mother had used to take pictures of, ones that made me wish I could fly just for the ability to explore the landscape above.

"So, are you two ready to go home?" I asked, a hint of eagerness in my voice.

"Home?" They replied simultaneously. The look they shot each other told me it was accidental, but it's not like they hadn't spoken in unison before...

"Yeah, Calumon was captured, so we have to go to the digital world to get him." I stated. "The digital world is essentially your home."

"I hardly regard it that way." Renamon said with a bitter tone.

"Oh God, don't start in with the "home is where the heart is" crap, please." I said, not wanting to have some mushy cliché contest.

"No, the digital world is a savage place. Raia, you know, you've seen it." Raia nodded in reply.

"I might be a bit biased though, given how the area I traveled through was inhabited by the dark and demonic types of digimon, rather than any other."

"Trust me, other areas are hardly a paradise." Renamon began. "My home was a rocky wasteland that stretched for miles. It was a forest at one time, or so the myths say, but it doesn't look much like it now. Water is scarce at best and vegetation of any sort is unheard of entirely. The legends say that a tribe of ours angered Ebonwumon, resulting in him casting a drought over our home. Within a few decades, the forests my people had known disappeared, leaving us with a wasteland that would have been unlivable to most. But my home is but a kilo to the teras of the digital world. Like Raia stated, there is a large patch of harsh land imbued with the element of darkness, and likewise, there are others empowered by light, but neither are welcoming. The lands of light are filled with deadly creatures that aren't afraid of being seen, they are brave and powerful, but the darkness is filled with the worst kind of cowards and assassins that you would ever see, or rather that you wouldn't. They thrive off of their apparent invisibility in the shadows and manipulate it to their advantage."

I nodded, listening intently, as did Raia, whose memories were only of what she'd traveled through to get back home. I thought for a moment, picking out key words from Renamon's description. "Do the sovereigns rule over certain areas specifically?"

Renamon nodded. "Jungles and forested lands, as well as islands and oceans, are watched over by Ebonwumon, the skies and areas of heat and flames are ruled by Zhuqiaomon, the lands of the insect and beast digimon are overseen by Azulongmon, Baihumon rules the Metal Empire, and the lands of light and darkness are commanded by Fanglongmon, the leader of the sovereigns." Renamon fell silent, but by the looks of her, she was deep in thought, no doubt contemplating the challenges we'd face, which only she truly knew.

"Interesting, each sovereign rules the areas which match to their attributes." Someone was pretty in-depth when they created this whole thing. I smiled, reaching a hand out to stroke Renamon's shoulder, breaking her from her thoughts. "Don't worry, we'll be alright. I won't let anything happen to you two." Renamon smiled weakly, and I could see I hadn't convinced her. Was the digital world really going to be that harsh?