Looks For Housemate, Gets An Adventure (Johnathon/Itsuki)

    "Oh." John mused, now smiling at Itsuki once again. "That's definitely something useful to know." The tenant opened the door using his right hand, noting how cold the door handle felt against his fingertips. He offered a friendly goodbye wave to his new friend. "I'm heading out to the forest now, Itsuki. I should only be gone for a couple of hours. Have a great day at work if I don't see you, okay? Ittekimasu!"

    A couple of hours had passed by now since John had left to visit the Shibuki Forest. Now that he was on his way back home, this would give him a small window of time to devise a way to keep his new egg a secret from his housemate, Itsuki. After all, he did not want to be kicked out of the house for breaking the rule about pets. But, what was he to do if the egg hatched? He hoped that he'd be able to keep this Digimon thing under wraps.

    Along the way, John made sure to stop by the local bank. It was there that he would pick up some money for the first and last month's rent that he would owe to his housemate. Of course, a few people that were waiting inside gave John some strange looks It couldn't be helped, as John seemed to be acting weirdly since he was carrying around an egg! John sighed to himself out of exasperation when he exit through the bank's doors. "I really should have brought my backpack." He groaned.

    It was once John reached the conbini store at the corner that Itsuki had talked about earlier that day. And of course, his stomach had to growl out of hunger. "Well, I guess I can get a bento set." He mused to himself. "I am pretty hungry." John's mind was now made up. He proceeded to purchase a bento set, which looked very delicious. Now that that area of business was taken care of, it was time for John to finally get home before he was accused of stealing an egg!

      Finally, John had made it to the house! He eagerly fished for his spare key, unlocked the door, and stepped inside. Before he would do anything else, John made sure to remove his sneakers and replace them with the house slippers. "Okay. Let's see if I can find something to keep you warm." He would say to the egg he cradled while he walked upstairs to his room. He was so preoccupied with the egg, he failed to notice the note that Itsuki had left for him! Once he entered his private space, John gently set the egg on his bed, and used one of his blankets to keep it safe and warm. With the bento set still in hand, John sat down on the bed next to the egg, and began to eat his meal with the chopsticks that were provided upon purchase.

    Now that he had completed his lunch, John sat the empty plate down next to him along with the chopsticks. He smiled softly to himself and placed his right hand against the egg. It felt warm to the touch. "I can only imagine what you're going to hatch into. But whatever you will become, I know that we're going to be best friends."
    

    John nearly leaped out of his skin when Itsuki had announced that she had arrived at the house. "Shit!" He hissed. He could swear that his heart nearly jumped into his throat. "I could have swore she would be home later! What if she sees this egg?" John looked down to his bundled egg, and frantically attempted to hide it under his blankets. He did not want Itsuki to become suspicious due to a lack of response, so he decided to shout out for her to hear him. "Okaeri Nasai!" He responded to her announcement of arrival.

    John sighed and began the process of calming himself down. "It's okay, it's okay." He said in a hushed tone. "As long as she upholds the privacy agreement, everything's going to be fine." He looked down to where he hid his Digimon's egg once more. "But when you hatch, it might get more complicated than that."

    With that, John decided to make his way downstairs in order to greet Itsuki personally. It was once he made it to the first floor of the house when he made his way into the kitchen. Seeing Itsuki at the kitchen counter making tea brought a smile to his face. Not just because he was making tea, but because John enjoyed his company. "How was work?" He asked in a friendly manner. "You're home early. I take it you took an earlier shift or something?"

    As the question about interesting animals fell upon his ears, John almost froze immediately out of fear. 'Crap, what do I say?' He thought to himself as a blank expression befell his face. He certainly didn't want to lie to Itsuki, because he felt like he was beginning to become great friends with him. "Umm...Interesting animals?" He repeated, unsure of how he should answer. While he trusted Itsuki, John didn't want to risk revealing the existence of Digimon to her. 

    "Oh! I did meet a new friend and her pet rabbit!" John wasn't necessarily lying when he said this. After all, the Kyaromon he had met in the forest today /did/ have a striking resemblance to a white and purple bunny rabbit. The words that Maia had spoken to him made John realize that he had to be cautious about keeping Digimon a secret. There was no telling if Itsuki would report John to somebody and end up having his egg taken away. "But uh...Other than that, I did get to see a few birds."

    John placed his right hand against the back of his head and offered a somewhat nervous chuckle. "Nothing out of the ordinary, though. My trip to the forest was pretty uneventful aside from that."

    John shook his head slightly at Itsuki's question regarding food. A warm smile spread across his lips befoe he would respond. "No thank you, Itsuki. I picked up a Bento Box like you suggested. It was actually pretty good! But nothing beats your cooking." He chuckled softly at his own remark. But now, he became a little concerned when Itsuki mentioned what happened to her at the station.

    "Your IC card got declined, huh?" He repeated back to her. "That's a bit unsettling. But at least it was nothing permanent. But that code you mentioned seems pretty weird. Hopefully something like that doesn't happen again. I would check your account balance to make sure your account wasn't hacked or anything."

    A soft smile returned to John's expression. "Oh, and don't worry about writing notes in Kanji. I should start learning how to read the local writing properly, anyway. Do you think you'd be willing to tutor me?"

    John thought that it was rather odd for Itsuki to be turning in so early in the evening. After all it was a quarter to five according to his phone's clock. "Oh, okay." He responded. "Sure! Sightseeing sounds like a lot of fun. And thanks for offering lessons. I really appreciate it. Have a good night, Itsuki!"

    John watched as his friend made his way to his own room. Once Itsuki was out of sight, John decided himself that heading in to bed early wouldn't be such a bad idea. The blonde-haired man decided to head to the shower so that he could become clean for the next day. After he had completed his shower, John made his way upstairs and entered his bathroom to complete his dental needs. Now that everything was taken care of, John entered his bedroom.

    It was inside his room where he found the round lump under the bed covers. "Oh good. It's still here." He sighed with relief and closed his door. Without wasting any more time, John changed into his pajamas. The idea of resting in bed for the rest of the day was definitely appealing to him. John pulled back the covers to reveal the egg, and carefully slid into bed alongside it. He reached for the egg, and pulled it into a cuddling position.

    "Miss me, bud?" John cooed to the egg. It was strange, he could have swore that he just felt the egg wobble slightly in response to his words. "Did it just move?" Now that John continued to observe the egg and concentrate on it, he would notice that the egg in fact felt warmer than it did before. "Huh. You must be ready to hatch soon, huh?"

    As John continued to snuggle with his DigiEgg, a wave of drowsiness began to overtake him. He wasn't sure why he was getting so sleepy. But he could only guess that it was due to the warmth of his egg. Not seeing any sense in staying up for a few more hours, John gave in to the Sand Man's wishes. A yawn managed to find it's way past his lips while he closed his eyes. And within a few minutes, John was taken into the embrace of his slumber.

    Meanwhile, by the time that Itsuki's own egg began to hatch at 6:00 AM, John was still sound asleep. However, the sudden outburst from Itsuki downstairs stirred him from his dream. "Huh?" He rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "What's going on?" He asked to no one in particular in a tired voice. But before he could get out of bed to investigate, a sudden cracking noise got his attention. The egg that John held against him began to wobble, with a new crack appearing on the shell every three seconds. "What? It's hatching?!"

    Within a matter of seconds, the egg shell broke in half across it's width. Residing inside the remaining shell casing that rested on John's lap was the most adorable little black creature that anyone could ever lay eyes on. "Bo, Bo!" It chirped. As soon as John's eyes met with the cute yellow eyes of the freshly hatched Digimon, his heart melted from the sheer charm of this baby. "Aw! How cute! And who are you, little guy?" "Bo!" It exclaimed with excitement. This didn't exactly help John, which made him a tad bit confused. "Hm. Where is my..." He trailed off while he reached for the Digivice on his end table near the bed. 

    John remembered what Maia and Kyaromon had said the other day about scanning Digimon with the Digivice he received when he first got his egg. He now held it up to the baby. Almost as if on cue, the screen lit up with a little animated version of the baby Digimon. "Botamon." An electronic voice hummed. "A fresh-level digimon of the Slime type." John set the device back on his bed and returned his attention to the Botamon. "Botamon, huh? Hmm. Well, I think I know of something better to call you." John picked up the black furry baby. He couldn't get over those adorable eyes! "How about I call you...Casimier?" In response to the name, the Botamon became elated. "Bo! Bo Bo!" It gleefully shouted. And to this, John couldn't help but chuckle. He happily nuzzled his right cheek against the Botamon, who snuggled against him in return. 

    John's stomach began to rumble out of nowhere. "Ugh..." He  sheepishly looked down to his stomach. "Oh man, it's probably time for breakfast by now." He looked to Casimier, now. "Well, Itsuki's probably still asleep. We can go downstairs and grab some breakfast. It's probably safe to be carrying you around in the open. She'd kill me if she discovered our little secret." Unable to wait any longer, John cradled Casimier and headed downstairs. He was more focused on the Botamon than on his surroundings, so he did not realize that Itsuki was already in the kitchen.  

    However; the sweet aroma of vanilla caused John to freeze. "Bo?" Casimier cooed in confusion. But John was not paying attention to the Botamon. Instead, his eyes were locked on Itsuki. He gritted his teeth now that his Digimon had called out to him. He reacted quickly by covering the Botamon's mouth with his left hand. 'Oh no! I hope Itsuki didn't hear him!' That thought constantly ran through his mind as he prayed that Itsuki didn't hear his Botamon!