Longing (Izzy Izumi x OC)

Chapter 4

The following day the Digidestined had arranged to meet up at Izzy's office. Rita was excited to see it, after all she had heard a lot about it... still, what had happened the previous day was still on her mind. She was positive as soon as she saw him that she would turn bright red, now that she was sure she was in love with him. Mimi would notice easily... it was going to take all of her willpower to be strong enough to hide this. Mimi and Rita went back home first to grab their Digimon partners, figuring that if this was a meeting regarding them, then they should come along. The building was large and rather fancy, it was impressive enough already. Rita's heart sped up when Mimi rang the bell. Tentomon answered saying he will let them in. It was kind of cute that Tentomon was like Izzy's secretary. "Hello, what a fantastic place!" Mimi stated as she entered, holding Palmon in her arms. "It really is..." Rita spoke as she looked around, her grip on Mikumon tightening. "It's Izzy's office." TK explained, Mimi seemed rather shocked. "I told you that before..." Rita sighed, figuring that she hadn't listened. "It's our first time here too!" Kari smiled. Rita looked at Izzy, his face was noticeably red. "I'm helping out a firm that my American friend started." Izzy spoke, his finger rubbing his cheek nervously. "Awesome! I'm impressed!" Mimi smiled, not helping the fact Izzy was already embarrassed. When Rita's eyes made contact with Izzy, he instantly looked away. Rita felt her heart ache, holding Mikumon closer to her, she too could feel Rita's emotions. "Izzy this place really is amazing," Rita smiled, trying to hide her unease. "T-thanks..." Izzy responded, he felt like his heart was going to explode. He had to focus, forget what happened yesterday. The reason they were here was important after all. Tai then began to explain what he heard from Mr. Nishijima, that these Digimon were known as "infected Digimon," and that they weren't likely to disappear anytime soon. Tentomon stated that Izzy should show them all his new program. Everyone watched as he started to set up his devices. Tentomon shoving Biyomon and Agumon towards one of the screens, before suddenly pushing them through into a digital realm. Everyone was stunned, one second they were there and then the next they had disappeared. "Don't worry, they're there!" Tentomon reassured as he pointed the remote control at the TV. All of a sudden Biyomon and Agumon were on the large TV screen. "I created a virtual cyberspace within the server here. It's an evacuation strategy for the Digimon in a case of emergency." Izzy explained as he started typing on his computer. Rita was amazed, in reality she shouldn't be surprised, but still... Izzy took her breath away, and that painful feeling in her chest only kept growing. Tai and Sora's phones went off suddenly. "A text from Biyomon?" Sora spoke, looking confused. "Uh, how do I read these things again?" Tai questioned. Kari chuckled to herself as she helped her brother open the message. "We can communicate with them by text or through the monitor." Izzy concluded, Mimi then moved towards him, looking down at his computer screen. "That's really useful!" She smiled, bringing her face towards Izzy's bright red one. Rita took a seat as Mikumon looked up at her with a worried expression. That distance was still there, not only that... even if she said she would support Izzy and his feelings, she didn't realize how much it would hurt... seeing them together like that. "Rita are you okay?" Mikumon questioned, her paw gently touching Rita's face, returning her to reality. "Ah yes, sorry Mikumon, everything is fine!" Rita smiled, stroking Mikumon's fur. Mikumon wasn't convinced, but right now was not the time to press any further. Rita looked back up to see the Digimon jumping in and out of the screens. "Want to try?" Rita smiled at her partner. "I do!" Mikumon's eyes lit up as she ran towards one of the screens, almost like a kid at a playground. It seemed like Izzy's idea would keep them safe, Rita was relieved, the thought of Mikumon getting infected... she didn't even want to think about it.