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Takato helped Jeri through it. He was walking next to her, making sure she didn't bump into anything.

Jeri saw that even though it was supposed to get darker, she found that a strange glow was settling near the end of the tunnel. It was a light blue in color, faintly resonating like crystals in the sunlight. Takato sped up, as someone tends to do if their goal is in site.

"C'mon Jeri!" said Takato, taking her hand and leading her through the tunnel quickly. Jeri scurried along with him as fast as she could go at his pace.

She gasped when she got to the end. In front of her stood a massive cavern constructed entirely of twinkling ice. The crystals stuck out like thorns on a rose. Jeri blinked, then rubbed her eyes to see if she was dreaming. She wasn't.

The walls resonated with a relaxing blue light. It was like sunlight had come through the ground and gotten trapped in here.

"Takato, its...beautiful" she said finally, still gaping with her mouth open at all of the beauty trapped down here. Glowing blue light flooded through and around every corner of the cave, acting as a trail for anyone who came down.

"That's why I took you here...I've...never shown anyone this place except Guillmon" he admitted. "Come on Jeri, let's go down there!"

"How?" she asked, rather curiously. Indeed, there was no path down except a long slope of ice. It curved sharply down from the platform they were standing on around the cavern and out of sight, bending and turning all over the place.

"Your looking at it" responded Takato with a sly smile. "Let's go"

Jeri frowned and began to step back. Takato, I don't think I can...."

"Lets go" he cut her off, grabbed her hand, then leaped off the cliff with Jeri, laughing while she screamed. Takato positioned her so that she would fit on his lap, then put out his feet and landed on the ice.

His feet slid across the ice like a snowboard on snow. It felt like there was nothing at all under his feet. "Come on Jeri! For once in your life, have some fun!" Takato said happily.

Jeri squealed in surprise and delight. This was a side of Takato she had never seen before. Takato normally kept his fun under control, but now he was going all out, and taking her with him.

"Takato, if you get us killed, I'll kill you!" she threatened. She was having just as much fun as he was though.

"Come on Jeri! If you do get killed...well...at least you'll die happy!" he giggled. Then he let go of Jeri.

Jeri let out a yelp and went sliding down the ice next to Takato. Takato's heart skipped a beat and began to go very fast when Jeri grabbed his hand.

Jeri was practically latched onto Takato to keep from slamming into the wall. It was not until they came to a very sharp curve that she lessened her grip on Takato's hand.

Takato put his sneakers onto the ice to try and brake himself to slow down, but it was too late. His sneakers made a loud screeching sound as he slammed into the wall. He stopped dead, a little dizzy, then managed to find his sense of direction enough to fall down the ice in Jeri's direction. Jeri giggled, then put her shoes on the ice in a vain attempt to slow down and wait for him. But she had no need to do that.

Takato was, by now, standing up, and lowered to the ground. Speeding down the ice at unnatural speed. He soon caught up to Jeri. Jeri was surprised at how fast he had managed to get there. She herself stood up and began sliding down in the same fashion as he was, laughing the whole way.

They both joined hands and came to a deep cavern, flat on the ground. They both slid in and held on to each other to keep from falling. Jeri leaned over and grabbed Takato's other hand, then swung him around, so that they both began turning in circles until their speed ran out.

The circles soon stopped and Takato hastily let go of her hands.

Takato was sad that the ride was over so quick. Excitement with his friends never seemed to last long enough.

Jeri slid to a stop next to him, and her mouth dropped open in awe. In front of them were incredibly large, spiked up crystals. They stuck out like thorns on a rose. The ice glittered like a fire danced between them.

A quiet glow presided in the walls. It looked like color from the earth came down and was trapped within the cavern. It crawled over the ground quickly, but never touched anything, and another, more different glow always came back to replace the first.

Takato walked over next to Jeri, then sat down. She did the same, leaning her head on his shoulder. Takato blushed automatically. Jeri nearly giggled. She could make Takato blush whenever she wanted to.

"Its beautiful isn't it?" she murmured. Her voice game a slight echo through the cavern. She snuggled up to Takato, then whispered " I wonder what makes the ice glow..."

Takato was having a hard time saying things right. "Yup, very beautiful girl- I MEAN- very beautiful ice. Yeah. Very pretty ice" he corrected himself very quickly.

Jeri picked up Takato's arm, then laid it across her shoulder on the other side of her. The blush on Takato's face made it look like a tomato.

"You know Jeri, you are the nicest girl I ever met. You really mean a lot to us. When we went to the digiworld, I thought that would make you have fun, a chance for adventure" Takato murmured. He seemed afraid to continue. "And then...Leomon died, and, it was like you had turned into a different person"

He looked down at Jeri as a tear appeared on her face. "But you see? We're all back together now, just the way we should be. We all miss our digimon. You'll definitely be able to see Leomon again some day" Jeri wiped her eyes and looked up at Takato. He smiled back down at her, then continued.

"I....really liked you. When you had been taken over by the D-reaper, I wasn't thinking about Lee, or Rika, or Ryo, or anyone. All I could think about was saving you. I was so sad when we had to leave. While that week passed by, I was practically tearing my hair out, trying to save you. When we got you back, I was so glad" he finished quickly, then added "It was like I had regained a part of myself"

She leaned down and rested her head on his shoulder. Takato hugged her with his other arm around her shoulder.

"You know, I love you Jeri, did you know?" he murmured, wishing the moment would last forever. She smiled, then quietly said.

"Yes, Takato, Yes"

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