The smell of victory. {Kirito}

Kirito and Terriermon had every intention of sleeping in this morning, but unfortunately they were awoken by the sound of Kirito's phone vibrating and ringing his text message tone. It was a rather surprise considering it was believed to be turned off, so Terriermon ended up leaping into the air like a cat in fright, clinging onto the ceiling fan as he breathed heavily, trying to calm himself. "I thought you turned that thing off!" Terriermon shouted, his eyes wide open but sleepiness written clearly along his face. "So did I..." Kirito announced, groaning as he climbed out of his bed and walked over to the phone which was plugged into the opposite wall by the charger. 

He swiped the screen open and immediately went into the messages, reading the latest message which he had received from Shi. A sudden smile formed across his face and quickly typed a reply simply saying: Meet you there. "Hey Terriermon." Kirito said, turning back around to look up at his Digimon who was still hanging from the ceiling fan. "What?" He asked, lowering his body from the ceiling fan just in time for Kirito to catch him when he slipped. "We are going with Shi to the Digital World." If it was possible, Terriermon's eyes would have widened and he turned to his Tamer with a concerned expression on his face. "W-why?" Kirito placed him on the bed as he began to get changed, talking as he undressed and then put some fresh clean clothes on. "Shi invited us and I think its about time we go anyway." A concerning groan came from his Digimon partner and it made him realize one thing... Terriermon wasn't exactly a fan of the Digital World. 

ONE HOUR LATER

Kirito was walking down the side of the river in the direction in which he had to meet Shi. He was wearing a black singlet top, grey jeans that were bagging around the ankles and a pair of black converse high tops. His bag was over his shoulder which carried his Digivice, D-Terminal, Laptop, a jacket in case it got cold and a few bottles of water just to be on the safe side. Terriermon was on his shoulders, already able to see Shi and his Digimon in the distance, waving one ear in the air to gain their attention. "Hi, howdy. Hello!" Although he was carrying on his happy and positive attitude, Terriermon wasn't exactly excited about where they were heading.

Kirito waved to the three of them and when they had finally caught up, Kirito turned to Shi who still had his serious expression on his face and smiled. "Jeeze Shi." He said walking up to him and placing both his index fingers on either side of Shi's mouth, pulling them outward in order to force a smile on his face. "We are friends and a team now, it is okay to smile once and a while." He stated, letting his hands drop from his friend's face and taking a step back. "So where is this portal anyway?" He asked. One of the main reasons why he wanted to go to the Digital World was actually to see what it was like, but in saying that, he did have an ulterior motive, two to be exact. Kirito wanted to go to the Digital World to see if electronics worked in the world he had never been before and he also wanted to gather more data to place into his database, the one he created for the team. 

Shi's inability to smile forced Kirito to sigh, stepping back and scratching his head while a little bit of disappointment lingered in his voice. "O-okay." Though it didn't phase him a great deal, he just hoped that one day he would be able to get Shi to smile. When SHi asked if they had managed to activate Digivolution, Kirito and Terriermon both looked at each other from their positions, only to turn back to Shi and shake their heads as if they were in sync with each other. "No" the two of them said at the exact same time. 

As if expecting Shi to be somewhat frustrated or disappointed with this confirmation, Kirito raised his hand and smiled. "Don't worry, we will do what ever you say and stay back out of harms way... We will make sure not to get in your way either." It was as if the words just came out on their own, as if to make peace with the young man rather than frustrate him, though he couldn't help but feel like a burden. 

Kirito couldn't help but chuckle a little when Shi said that it was fine and not to worry about it. It seemed like he had gone and jumped the gun again, assuming that Shi would say one thing but in the end said something completely different. It made Kirito feel a little more relaxed however, knowing that they were going to the Digital World who had two Digimon that could already Digivolve to the next level, but one thing concerned him and that was Terriermon. Although he would deny it, Terriermon was still a little on edge, shaking lightly on Kirito's shoulders with the realization that their journey to the Digital World was getting closer and closer. He still kept a positive attitude however. "Okie dokie! So, lets get this show boat on the road!" Kirito, arching an eyebrow attempted to look up at his Digimon with a questionable look. "Do you even know what a show boat is?" He asked and Terriermon looked down at his Tamer with the shake of his head and a smile. 

Kirito rolled his eyes and turned back to the situation at hand to hear Yuudai speak, nodding to him as a sign to tell him that they acknowledged what he said and that they would keep that in mind, only to turn to Shi as he spoke. "Understood, stay close, don't get separated, run when in danger, Shi and his Digimon will protect us... Got it!" Terriermon said, though Kirito wasn't overly concerned, he was eager to go but at the same time, was being responsible and safe, he didn't exactly want to go looking for trouble or dragging the others into trouble either. "One more thing!" Kirito stated, turning to his bag and pulling out his cellphone before turning his back to the others. "Cheese!" Kirito activated the camera on his phone and took a 'selfie' where he managed to get Shi, Yasuo and Yuudai, along with Terriermon in it. It wasn't the greatest photo he thought when looking back at the screen, shoving the phone back into his bag and turning to face the others. "Okay, so where is this portal?"

Terriermon looked to the twin Digimon, one hitting the other over the head. It was kind of a strange thing to do, but then again, Kirito would bop him over the head when he was being silly, stupid or somewhat rude. He realized that one of them was somewhat confused about something that was the reason why the other hit them, in order to wake them out of it. Terriermon made a mental note of this so that the next time Kirito was in a daze from looking at a beautiful girl, he too could try this on him. 

Kirito followed Shi's words, not actually seeing the ripple or crack at first, but once he did, he reached into his bag again and pulled out his Digivice, now deciding that it was probably better to keep it in his pocket rather than his bag out of reach. Holding his Digivice up towards the crack, he began to start stepping forward, slowly, inching actually... He wasn't exactly sure what it was going to be like or if it was going to hurt, but as he did this, he could feel Terriermon trembling even more and because of this, Kirito reached up and placed a hand on Terriermon's back, a soothing gesture that seemed to calm him just a little. 

The two of them closed their eyes and stepped forward, wondering what awaited them on the other side.