Rika slowly came back to wakefulness, feeling the warm, soft fur brushing up against her face. Her eyes gradually opened to see Renamon laying there in bed beside her in her digimon form, and for a moment Rika wondered if it was only a dream. But feeling the gentle breathing of her companion quickly erased that thought. Turning over, being careful not to disturb Renamon, Rika smiled to herself sadly. The five years they had spent apart had felt like forever, but that was all over now. The two of them were together at last, and Rika would never let anything separate her from Renamon again. There was a bit of movement on the other side of sleeping pad, and Rika turned to see her golden furred lover stretch herself out, her golden fur sticking up slightly after her sleep. 'Renamon's version of bed-head,' Rika smiled. "Good morning," Renamon smiled sleepily, her eyes clearly happy. She gracefully moved towards Rika, hesitating with her lips just above Rika's. "Good morning," Rika agreed, and pulled Renamon down into a kiss. They lay there for a while, each of them just savoring the feeling of being together, flesh and furred bodies side by side. "We should get moving," Renamon finally murmured softly, "we might shock your grandmother." "I rather doubt we could manage that," Rika chuckled, "but you're right, we should get up." She got up quite reluctantly, pulling her hair back into a ponytail for now. Renamon gracefully slid off the bed, stretching out languidly. She stroked her fur down gently, making the tuffs lay down once again, her long tail flowing behind her. "So what do you want to do today?" she asked Rika cheerfully. "Let's go out together," Rika smiled up at her. Renamon slid her arm guards on, then her leggings. "That reminds me," she reached into her arm guard, drawing out a folded card. "Take a look at this," Renamon passed it over to Rika. Rika flipped it open, blinking. 'You are invited to visit Arisugawa's Locket,' the script read, and an address was printed just underneath it. "Where did you get this?" Rika asked curiously. "A very strange young woman gave it to me in the digital realm," Renamon shrugged, "and no, I have no idea how she got there." Rika tapped the invitation thoughtfully against her palm. "Let's go there later today," she smiled, "maybe you can find the lady and ask her." "Should be fun," Renamon chuckled softly. They went down to get breakfast first, enduring the very amused gazes coming from both Rika's Mom and Grandmother. 'I guess we were making a bit more noise last night than we thought we were,' she thought. Rika wanted to go out for the entire day, something Renamon didn't object to at all. She did suggest that they use the 'shapechanging' card, to avoid any trouble. Rika wasn't too happy, but she could see Renamon's point. Renamon lifted her head, the wind blowing through her blonde hair, "I've missed that." Rika held Renamon's human hand, marveling again at the transformation in her. Renamon was fully human, dressed in borrowed clothes, yet she was still her, her essence still the same. 'I guess the body never really mattered to me,' Rika thought, 'just the spirit.' Rika looked over at Renamon thoughtfully, her long red braid swinging behind her, "Did you ever try ice-cream before?" "No, I haven't," Renamon admitted. Rika grinned, "You're in for a treat." Renamon tried her first lick of an ice-cream cone, and she was doomed. Her eyes widened, she smiled, and nearly devoured the first one in moments. She took her time with the second one, and clearly took deep pleasure from it... "Uh, Rika?" a familiar voice asked from behind them. Rika turned around to see Henry standing there behind them, a sheepish smile on his face. His gaze landed on Renamon and they widened in surprise. Surprise, and admiration. "Hello, Henry," Rika smiled, shooking Renamon a careful look. Pretending that she hadn't met him before Renamon smiled warmly up at the boy, "It's nice to meet you." "Hi," Henry blushed red, and Rika nearly spoiled it by laughing. "Have we met before?" he tried to start up a conversation. "Once or twice," Renamon smiled. She reached over to gently take Rika's hand in hers, "I'm Rika's lover." "What?" Henry blurted out, and Rika thought she saw a trickle of blood come from his nose. Rika had to laugh as she said to Renamon, "Normally, you should sort of lead into it. If you spring that sort of news on people, they tend to faint." She turned to Henry and took pity on him, "Would it help to know that she's Renamon?" "Renamon?" Henry repeated, looking over at the blonde in surprise. Then he nodded thoughtfully before admitting, "I can see it." He blushed slightly, "Sorry." "It's all right," Renamon smiled gently. They soon split up, but not before Rika told him all about the 'shapechanging sorceress' digimon card. Henry left with a thoughtful look on his face, obviously considering what it might do to Terriermon. Rika and Renamon exchanged a look, and had to laugh. Eventually, they decided to go check out the invitation Renamon had recieved. Renamon returned to her Digimon form to carry them quickly across the Tokyo rooftops, and soon both of them were descending to an alley nearby. Rika was ready for them to go in as they were, but Renamon hesitated. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Renamon asked Rika softly. "Yes," Rika quietly answered. She paused to look up at Renamon, "If you want, I can swipe the card, and give you a more human appearance." "No, if you're sure, lets both go in just the way we are," Renamon smiled down at Rika happily, taking Rika's hand in hers. The woman standing by the door looked up at their approach, and her eyes visibly widened in honest surprise. It was quite obvious that this was the first time she had seen a six foot tall fox-woman before. Renamon smiled at the dark hared woman and regally said, "Good evening." The golden furred fox passed over the card that the odd girl Hitomi had given them. "Welcome, I'm Bones" she smiled, nodding slightly to her and the red- headed young woman walking there beside her. Rika led the way down the darkened hallway as she remarked, "It looks like you'll be getting all the attention." "I'm used to it," Renamon sighed, but there was a bit of amusement in her voice. "Welcome to the Locket," Hitomi beamed at them, "it's good to see you again!" "Thank you for the invitation," Rika smiled. Renamon hesitated, recognizing her as the girl she had met in the digital realm. Finally she just had to ask Hitomi, "How did you get to the Digital Realm to deliver it, anyway?" Hitomi shrugged, "Just lucky, I guess." Both Rika and Renamon sweatdropped at that. "Wow," Rika murmured, looking around her as they walked into the large main room. Her eyes lit up when she saw the karaoke stage, "Let's try it!" "What?" Renamon sounded honestly confused. She was pleasantly surprised at the few reactions they were getting. 'Interesting place,' she noted. "You've never tried karaoke?" Rika blinked at up her in surprise. "No," Renamon admitted. "Well, maybe later," Rika smiled, and led Renamon over to the bar. The two women pouring the drinks were almost indentical, dangerous cat-eyed blue haired beauties. The only difference was that one had crescent shaped scars on each of her cheeks. The unscarred one smiled at them both, "Hi, I'm Ryouko. Well, well, I haven't seen a Digimon in here before. What can I get you folks?" "Sake, please," Renamon said with a great deal of dignity. "I'm glad you didn't call her a kitsune," Rika blinked with surprise. "I'm met kitsune before," Ryouko shrugged. "What would you like?" "Rum and coke," Rika smiled. More quietly to Renamon she asked wonderingly, "There are real kitsune out there?" "Apparently so," Renamon replied. "Hello," a friendly voice said from behind them, "welcome to Arisugawa's Locket." Both Rika and Renamon quickly turned to see a woman who was almost as tall as Renamon herself, her orange hair flowing down her back. Rika bowed a bit, "Hello, I'm Rika, and this is Renamon." "I'm Juri," she smiled at them, "it's nice to have you here. If there's anything you need, just mention it, and I'll try to help." She looked up and frowned slightly, "Excuse me." With that, she got up and headed off into the crowd. "Filla, Naga, if you want to fight over Lina, take to outside!" she was soon heard to yell. "A very interesting place," Renamon smiled, "I think I like it." Rika and Renamon eventually took their drinks over to an empty table, settling down to watch the crowds go by. A few moments later, and a young woman dressed in a crisp maids outfit appeared carrying a note pad. "Would you like to order dinner?" May asked cheerfully. She ran through the list of dishes available tonight, and then casually mentioned, "Several rooms are also still available for a few hours or the night." Renamon looked a bit confused for a moment, then she blushed, realizing what the rooms were probably for. Rika took over ordering the food, smiling over at Renamon sympathetically. They ate the delicious foods happily, then got up to dance for a bit. Finally, Rika decided that it was time to try the karaoke. She ran through the song collection, and began to quietly laugh when she found the perfect one. She set it up, and then pulled a reluctant Renamon up on stage. "We two are one," by the Erythmics, started up. The Characters from Arisugawa's Locket: The bar's owner is Arisugawa Juri, from Revolutionary Girl Utena. Minagi and Ryouko are from the series Tenchi Muyo. Cyberdoll May is from Hand Maid May. Hitomi is from Escaflowne, the movie. And finally Bones is from www.coolcatstudio.com. Author's Notes: Some of the material for this chapter first appeared in a chapter of Arisugawa's Locket, my bar based x-over series. After the end of Digimon Tamers, I figure Rika and Renamon deserved a 'happily ever after' and this fic is it. I've left this open to continue, and may deal with them fighting viral digimon eventually, but for now, this is it. Hope you enjoyed it, and try some of my other fics!
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