Digimon Adventure: Secret Police

Chapter Seventeen: Alliance in the Shadow Sea

Raegan's vision blurred into focus. A red shape covered her eyes almost entirely. Before she could say anything about it, another argument sparked.

"Get off me, kitty!"

"Raegan could say the same thing about you!"

"Kyle could say the same thing about minty here!"

Weight was lifted from Raegan's chest as the red disappeared. A grip formed around her wrist that yanked the girl to her feet.

"Ow," she muttered, rubbing her sore wrist once Impmon had let go. "Ever heard of gentle?"

"He had a fair enough reason. I was suffocating under that hair of yours."

Raegan turned to see Kyle, who stood angrily. He brushed dirt from his shoulder daintily. Raegan giggled slightly at his elegance, picturing him in a cravat for a second.

"What's so funny?" Kyle asked.

"Nothing," Raegan replied, shaking her head. She hoped he hadn't 'read' that thought. It would probably send him running.

"Where are we?" Mikemon questioned.

"I'm not sure," Raegan answered. Everything seemed dismal and dark. The gray sky stretched out endlessly and seemed to be the the true description of hopelessness.

"You dedigivolved," Kyle noticed, looking at Impmon.

"You expected me to be IceDevimon still? After minty here CLOBBERED ME!?" Impmon yelled accusingly.

Raegan bit her lip angrily. "You saved me, and all you can do is be negative about it. I'd expect more from a mighty Digimon such as Impmon."

"And what's that supposed to mean!?" Impmon shouted fiercely.

"Just what I said. You're a negative Digimon and I want to know why you are this way."

Kyle stared at her for a second. He had known Raegan since their first Digital World 'outing', but she had never been like this. She had always been positive and against fighting...the polar opposite of Impmon. 

Impmon was taken aback as well. He felt a feeling of half pity and half anger overcome him. What was with her?

Raegan clutched the crest tighter. She knew she had made this silece. But Impmon needed to hear that. Raegan shut her eyes. "You needed that. I feel like you did. Four years like this...you needed to hear the truth. If you came to the light, maybe things would change."

"I get it."

Raegan whirled around. She met eyes with Kyle. Hers were filled with sadness and somewhat emptiness, but his were focused and firm.

"You have problems trusting people. People left you, and you never recovered. On top of that, you were ignored in the past, information was withheld for what was thought to be for your sake. But you didn't think it was okay. You were hurt, and you don't want others to feel that same pain. Trust is difficult to earn from you, and that's nothing unfamiliar to me."

What Raegan said next surprised him. "I guess that makes us the same."

"What?" Kyle questioned.

"You don't trust others. Impmon is the only one who truly gets the you underneath the fighting genius. The one who finds friendship...less reliable than partnership. But there is a chance for this longstanding feeling to vanish. Take my offer...and we'll both have people to trust indefinetely. It would be a wonderful new thing...the ability to trust again...or for the first time."

Kyle cracked a smile. "You got it right."

Raegan extended her hand to the boy. "Do we have a deal?"

Kyle hesitated temporarily, but took her hand. Raegan squeezed it. "I'm glad we do."

-----

Jimmee met eyes with Kaez. Both of them were tired and felt as if the world were crumbling into nonexistence. 

And it was an evil feeling in their stomachs.

 "What are we going to do?" Kaez asked, breaking the silence, which had felt eternal. 

Jimmee sighed. "I'm not sure."

Gumdramon looked at Gabumon with a smirk. "I can't take it! You two should just kiss! It always helps in the movies!"

"You've probably been watching Ayame's sappy movies then," Kaez told him. She wasn't too keen on the idea.

JImmee, meanwhile, was the color of a cherry. "WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT!?!" 

"Mainly for that reaction," Gumdramon laughed.

Gabumon looked at Kaez. She looked at JImmee. "You know, I've missed you over the past four years."

Jimmee looked shocked. "I've missed you too."

"And that night with Mangamon X...I was scared."

"He was the one who attacked you?" Jimmee asked.

"Yeah...he was looking for you. I got scared because of the first time something like that happened," Kaez answered.

"Don't worry. It'll be alright," Jimmee told her, smiling happily. Kaez laughed delicately in response.

"And you know what I think? You have a beautiful smile...and I want you to tell me a joke," Kaez said sheepishly. She blushed. She wasn't supposed to be into things like dainty laughter, but this felt different somehow.

"Okay." Jimmee tried to think of a joke. A million came to mind, but one stuck. "You know how Leomon looks like he wears eyeliner?"

Kaez giggled. "I'm already laughing and we aren't even to the pucnh line. Yeah."

"He doesn't wear eye liner...eye liner is for girls," Jimmee continued.

"But only some of the teenage female population," Kaez interrupted.

"Okay, Izzy," Jimmee told her wiht a smirk. 

Kaez blushed, noticing she had cut him off. "Continue."

"Because eye liner is for some of the teenage female population, what do guys wear?" Jimmee asked, editing the question to fit Kaez's quote.

"What do men wear?" Kaez asked. Now she was curious.

"Guy liner!" Jimmee and Gumdramon exclaimed in unision. Along with Kaez and Gabumon, they burst into laughter. 

"You're actually kind of funny," Kaez smiled around giggled.

"Thanks," Jimmee replied. His smile seemed to light up the dark surroundings.

"You should tell jokes more often. Especially while we're trapped here," Kaez suggested.

Jimmeee nodded. "In that case, I will."

"Guys! Look!"

Gumdramon, Jimmee, and Kaez turned to see Gabumon holding a crest. It was a turquoise color. 

"I think it's called the crest of sympathy," Kaez said. She took it in her hands. "Not sure how I know, but I do."

"I wonder who's it is..." Jimmee wondered aloud.

------------------

A/N

Here you all are!

And FYI there will be a Dark Ocean chapter with the others as well. 

In the next chapter we'll have Ayame and Charlie together and in some other area Maia and Ceya.

The one after that will have Anna and Sam togethere and Fumiko and Tay elsewhere.

AND ALSO, SECRET POLICE IS 59 IN ADVENTURE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*that was immense fangirling my apologies*

-digital