"Well that's one for the scrapbook!" Tai exclaimed, looking at the picture which had just finished developing. "I never thought I'd see a picture with Agumon smiling and Agumina upset." Agumon started laughing.
"Thanks Tai!" Agumina said.
"Uh, for what?" he asked, very confused.
"It's been a while since I could hear Agumon laugh. It has such a strong sound to it. Just what you'd expect from someone like him," Agumina declared.
"Why do you keep singling me out?" Agumon asked. "It took the combined strength of the whole team I was in to save the Digital World. Why do I seem to stand out to you?" Agumon asked. He was getting tired of her obsessing over him without fully knowing why.
"Huh? You didn't know? That would explain why you're so modest..." Agumina said thoughtfully.
"Know what? I know everything about me!"
"Well, I it seems you've overlooked one thing..."
"What?"
"You are also the most attractive digimon there is," Agumina said shyly, though happy to tell him something that he didn't know.
"You really think so?" he asked her slowly. She nodded. He was just about to start enjoying this new compliment, when he remembered all the other characters at the table, who he just noticed had been listening with interest. At that point, you'd think he had been hit in the face with a Pyro Sphere...
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"Ooh, I can't wait to see this movie!" Tigress exclaimed, unable to sit still.
"Yeah, I can see that," Tiger thought to himself, finding such behavior undignified.
"I know of a monster type called Garlant. They are considered to be phantoms of the FIMBA area. I wonder if the "Phantom of the Opera" is similar to them?" she asked thoughtfully.
Genki looked around. Tigress was in high spirits, still talking excitedly with some others at the table. He noticed the small bowl she had been lapping from. It had a dark liquid in it... Then he noticed the tall bottle nearby. He shook his head and thought to himself, "I can't believe she drank something like that. She has enough energy without gulping down Pepsi."
Then he looked at Tiger, who was currently talking to no one at all. Genki had grown very tired of this whole thing with his friends. He wanted to do something about it, but he didn't know what. Then he glanced up toward the buffet table, and someone caught his attention. He had heard quite a bit about this squirrel, and wanted to ask a tiny favor. He stood up from his chair, said, "Excuse me for just a moment," (although still no one gave much notice to his leaving anyway) and went over to where the food was.
Not much later, Genki came back with a slightly smug expression on his face and sat back down next to his friends casually. "That went perfectly," he thought to himself. "Even with his help though, I hope a door that old can hold up..."
Tigress was learning more about theaters from Tai...
"One of the best things is the candy. Movie theaters just seem to have the best there is," Tai told her. "Although, most of the ones I've been to have had more of a chocolate selection than any other type."
"Chocolate!? I have read SO much about that! It's supposed to be one of the most popular sweet flavors there is," Tigress said with much enthusiasm. "Which type has the most sugar? The sweeter the better! Let's see... Adding nuts gives the pleasant sensation of crunchiness, but slightly takes away from the sweetness since nuts are more salty. Peanut butter compliments chocolate very well, or so I've heard. On the other paw, that ingredient tends to bring on thirst more quickly, so I'd need to have a bowl of water nearby. But water would wash away the taste in my mouth, so I'd have to eat that more quickly to retain the flavor. Fruit fillings-"
"Tigress! Please calm down! You're talking about candy as if it was the great Pheonix himself," Genki finally said.
"Oops, you're right Genki. I'm sorry; I guess I got a little excited," Tigress said apologetically.
"She guesses that she got a little excited?" Tiger said to himself. "Why do I even stick around with her all the time?"
After Genki had been sitting there for a little while longer, he suddenly seemed to have remembered something. "He should be done by now," he thought to himself. Jumping up, he quickly exclaimed, "Tiger, Tigress, something needs your attention right now!"
Tiger jumped up right away. "What, more danger? There never seems to be peace for very long. Where is it?" he demanded.
Tigress got up and asked, "Is everything all right Genki?"
"No, everything is not all right," he answered. "Come on guys! Follow me!" With that, he took off toward a familiar location...
"I thought you said you broke down our door?" Tiger said to Tigress, now eyeing her suspiciously as they all arrived at their destination.
"Well, it was broken not too long ago..." Tigress said, though realizing how that sounded.
"Uh, guys? We need to get in there. Come on," Genki said, opening the door. "After you," Genki said, motioning with his hand to allow the monsters to go in first.
"How thoughtful of you!" Tigress said to Genki.
"Yeah, thanks, whatever," Tiger also said. He wondered why he didn't sense any dark presense nearby.
As the wolf-like creatures fully entered the room, Tiger demanded, "Okay Genki. What needs our attention?"
"Each other," Genki said gleefully as he closed the door and locked it.
"Hey! Get back here! I'd say this isn't funny but you probably already knew that," Tiger said, running to the door. "Genki! If you don't open this door, I actually will blast it down!" he threatened. No response...
"Fine! Have it your way!" Tiger exclaimed, charging up a powerful blast of lightning. It was simliar to what Tigress had done earlier, only this blast had even more energy and was white instead of blue.
"Lightning!" he yelled as the power was released from his horns and bombarded the door. Tiger then stopped and stared.
"Um, Tiger? Why didn't you put any energy into that? Oh, did you hope that the light show would scare Genki into opening the door? Well, that was a great idea, but I guess it didn't work..." Tigress said, staring at the completely unharmed door.
"Darn it!" Tiger exclaimed. "I did put energy into it! A lot of it!"
"Well then, you must be tired. Why don't you rest a while?" she asked him.
"I AM NOT TIRED!" he yelled.
"Oh, okay," she replied with a smile.
"I'm serious!" he responded.
"I didn't say anything," she responded innocently.
"But I knew what you were thinking."
"How?"
"Well I do know you very well," he retorted.
"You do?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" he asked incredulously.
"I didn't know you paid me such attention," she answered casually.
"I don't! I just-"
"Yes?"
"Anyone would know somebody else after being with each other for so long."
"Oh. That's true..." Tigress said, disappointed. Then she had a thought. "Tiger, why exactly have you stayed with me for so long?"
The wind had started to pick up outside. There was a very old tree near the window of the room, and the breeze swayed the branches to tap steadily against the glass. That was actually quite convinient for Tiger. If not for that noise, Tigress may have heard his heart pounding after her question. His pulse had begun increasing slowly from the time the conversation had been going such a way, but after the question Tigress had just asked, his heart rate had become uncomfortable.
"I just felt like it. Nothing more to it," he responded.
"So, you have feelings for me?" Tigress asked, not backing down now after coming this close.
But nothing could mask the scent of sweat perspiring off Tiger's flesh. "What is it you want me to say?" he asked her gruffly.
"Only whatever it is you want to say right now," she replied, staring into his penetrating eyes.
Tiger was now utterly sick of this, but he still wouldn't say it directly. They both knew how they really felt about the other. He ended up simply saying, "Well I'm certainly not going to kiss you though," and suddenly began feeling more at ease than he had been since they'd gotten to know each other.
Tigress's fur made it hard to notice her blush so deeply. With a gleam in her eyes, she looked directly into his, and replied, "I knew you wouldn't. But I know you very well, and you always fight back," she said, before pouncing on him.
Now walking away from the door, Genki thought to himself, "I guess you were right Tigress. I do seem to have a way with words."
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