Longing (Izzy Izumi x OC)

Chapter 10

Izzy was a little surprised that Rita didn't force him to sleep that night. Instead she turned in earlier than normal herself. As focused as he was on the current situation, he couldn't help but notice that Rita seemed off. He may have been overthinking it, but he felt as though she was avoiding him in some way. Returning from the washroom, Izzy walked over to Rita whom was sound asleep. She held Mikumon close in her arms, almost like she was scared to let go. "What is it Izzy?" Tentomon questioned walking over to see what Izzy was doing. "It's nothing..." Izzy spoke, his eyes focused on Rita's sleeping figure. "Are you worried about her?" Tentomon asked, succeeding in gaining Izzy's attention. "I-it's not so much worry, she just seems to be acting a bit different..." Izzy observed, Tentomon sighed, thinking to himself. 'You notice that, but not how she feels about you?' "Are you sure you aren't in love with her?" Tentomon inquired, getting straight to the point. Izzy's face shone red as he crouched down on his knees. "Izzy?" Tentomon wondered if like Rita said, he should have stayed out of it. "I don't know..." Izzy sighed, grabbing his head in frustration. "If you aren't sure, doesn't that mean you do? I mean, I don't understand human emotions much better then you. Yet even I can see that the two of you have a special bond, much more so than you do with Mimi. So, let me put it this way. When you close your eyes, whose face comes to mind first? Whom do you find is on your mind the most? If you were to receive some sort of good news, which girl would you want to share that with first?" Tentomon already knew the answer, he just needed Izzy to realize it for himself. Izzy looked over to Rita once again, there was no doubt in his mind that Rita was the answer to all of Tentomon's questions. He knew he was falling for Rita more and more, yet it only took Tentomon pointing it out for it to fully hit him. More than anyone else in the world, Rita was the one he wanted to be with. "Tentomon... thank you..." Izzy blushed slightly as he turned to face his partner. "Don't thank me, just tell her!" Tentomon lectured. "I-it's not the right time, for Rita's sake, no, for everyone's sake, I have to figure this out..." Izzy stated, getting up and returning to his computer. Tentomon watched as his partner typed away, his gaze moving to the girl sleeping on the couch. 'Just wait for him a little longer Rita." Tentomon thought, hoping with all his heart he would be around to see what the future held for the two.

The next morning Rita decided to return to class. As much as she wanted to stay with Izzy, Tentomon assured her that he would keep close watch over him until lunch when Rita would return. "I'm surprised that you decided to come to class this morning, everyone has been really worried about you, Izzy as well." Mimi smiled, happy to see her cousin again. "Yeah, well... I felt like I should give Tentomon some alone time with Izzy, I have been there constantly lately." Rita spoke, her eyes however were looking off into the distance. Mimi could tell that even if Rita was present, her heart and mind were still wherever Izzy was. "You're going back at lunch then?" Mimi questioned. She really did want Rita to stay with her, after all she barely got any time with her lately. "Yeah, I just can't leave him alone... not now." Rita sighed, knowing what was likely to come. She couldn't talk to anyone about it, not Izzy, nor even Mimi. This pain was something she would have to bare alone for the time being. Even with Mikumon, she didn't want her to worry more then she already was. "I'm sure everything will work out; Izzy has never let us down before." Mimi smiled, Rita always was able to feel better just by looking at Mimi's pure smile. "Yeah, your right!" Rita grinned back, she believed in Izzy, in the end she would bet everything on him.