Rika was sitting at a table of the ice cream parlor, her arms crossed, and a grim look on her face. Every now and then, she would look over to the counter, where Harmony was ordering the sundaes.
"You still don't remember her?" Renamon's voice echoed by her ear, although the fox Digimon still remained unseen. "Perhaps you just once talked to her about your battles, and somehow she just misinterpreted that you and her are friends..."
"I told you, I've never seen her before in my life," Rika grumbled. "But still... I get the weird feeling that she looks familiar... Maybe I've seen her picture somewhere."
Just then, the door to the parlor opened and Jeri came in. "Hey Rika!" she waved. "Sorry I'm late! Takato can't come, his cousin surprisingly showed up and he had to go home."
"Oh... well, I suppose that's okay. Listen, there's something I have to tell you. I was hoping Takato would make it as well, but as things are, I suppose we just have to wait for..."
"Hey Rika!" Harmony suddenly shouted from the counter. "You wanted two scoops of vanilla and one of strawberry, right?"
Rika nodded at that. To Jeri, she whispered. "Um, sorry about that... I had to bring her along, she just insisted on coming. She's a girl from my class, and she's called Harmony..."
Jeri giggled. "Geez, Rika! You're introducing her as if we were strangers. Poor Harmony doesn't deserve that."
'Oh no!' Rika thought in desperation. 'She too? Just how many people have heard about this girl except for Renamon and me?'
Just then, Harmony came back from the counter where she had orderer the sundaes. "Hi there, Jeri! Suzie will be here in a second. Were you just talking about me?"
Jeri nodded. "Yeah, Rika just thought she had to introduce you." She laughed. "How funny is that?"
Harmony laughed along. "Yeah, she's been pretty out of it the whole day long... Imagine, she didn't even remember I was gonna come along to the ice cream parlor."
"So... let me get this straight," Rika said, expecting the worst. "You two know each other as well...?"
"What kind of question is that?" Jeri asked. "As if you would forget someone who went to the Digital World with you."
"Are you feeling all right?" Harmony asked and felt Rika's head. "Maybe you caught a fever..."
Rika brushed her hand away. "I'm fine!" Okay, obviously this girl knew about the Digital World as well... Well, she just had to involve her in what she was going to say to Jeri. "Jeri, listen... the weirdest thing happened today, I..."
"Sorry to interrupt like this," Jeri apologized. "But where is Renamon? Didn't she want to come?"
"Huh? What? Of course she's here, but do you really think it would be the right thing for her just to walk around all those humans in broad daylight?"
"Why not?" Jeri giggled. "Did she try some new furstyle and is ashamed to let other people see it?"
Rika froze for a moment. When she continued to speak, she spoke very slowly. "Jeri... I know you are my friend, but seriously... Please, stop freaking me out like this! I mean, what is it today? All of you say how I am supposed to remember Harmony, and suddenly you act as if it would be okay for Renamon just to..."
"Hello everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting!"
"Mou-man-tai! They don't look like they have waited for a long time, Suzie."
"Me believes that Suzie just wanted to act accordingly to the situation."
"That's: I believe, not: Me believes, Lopmon."
A sigh. "I understand..."
Rika stared. And stared. Then she stared some more.
Because walking around in broad daylight, as she just put it, were none other than Terriermon and Lopmon, who were accompanied by Suzie... and both of them weren't a bit smaller than her. It even seemed that they were just a tiny bit bigger than Henry's sister.
Henry...
"Jeri... where is Henry, anyway?"
Now Jeri and Harmony were looking at their friend in worry. "Rika... are you sure you are fine? And who is this 'Henry' person? Takato mentioned him as well... Is he a friend of yours?"
"You know, Henry! The brother of..."
"Big sis! Sorry I'm late!" Suzie shouted as she hugged her older sister.
Harmony smiled. "That's okay, Suzie. I wasn't too worried. After all, Terriermon and Lopmon were there to watch over you. I hope it wasn't a bother, Terriermon."
The rabbit-dog shook his head. "Nope! Not at all! Anything for my Tamer!"
"T-t-tamer?" Rika stuttered. "Big... sister? You... you are...?"
'Oh boy...' Renamon thought to herself.
"Excuse me, but this is your order, right?" a strangely croaky voice asked.
Harmony smiled as she accepted the two sundaes from the waiter's tray. "Yes, that's for us! Thank you!"
The Gekomon wearing the waiter's uniform smiled. "You're welcome! Enjoy!"
Rika let out a small sigh and closed her eyes.
Renamon jumped out of the shadows in time to catch her Tamer as she fainted.
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