Digimon: Mending Bonds

Prologue

After saving the world with Takato, Henry and the others, life resumed. I focused on my studies in order to finish school a year early. My studies kept me from seeing the others as much as I liked, but we still kept in touch here and there. I spent that extra time accompanying Mother and even doing a bit of modeling myself. I still didn't know what I would be doing with my life and the exposure of being a model confirmed that I didn't like being in the spotlight. I did find that I enjoyed staying behind the scenes which led me to become a designer instead. Not only did I use my model influences to have my garments sold worldwide, but I also expanded into the accessory market. Soon Nonaka Clothing became a household name in any retail store. It was great to have a business that could run itself.

I dated Henry on and off for a time. Mostly during the school year and my early days of modeling. With so little time, it was harder to keep up with friendships outside of the industry as well. I ended up calling it quits with Henry when my Father came back into my life. Although I had my designs in clothing stores, I hadn't made my own yet so when he came to recruit me for the Data Squadron I was willing to go. Apparently, he had been away working for a private organization that was working on opening gates into the digital world. You would think that after so many incidents regarding the Digital World humans would stay out of it. Of course, greed was ingrained in human nature and lead to that exploration once more.

Thomas and I crossed paths as we were being trained for an assignment. He was a goody two shoes, but he was hot which was hard to ignore, drawing me to him. With time I found that not only was he hot, but he accepted me for who I was. He knew that I was a broken person with serious abandonment issues yet he didn't care and when we spent time together we made the best of it. We became sparring partners and got the top marks in our respective classes. We also got our digimon at the same time before anyone else.

I got to meet Renamon again, which was a great joy despite her memory being wiped. I didn't mind as I had my friend back however, her sassy attitude I could've done without. It felt odd to help her digivolve without the need to use cards or bio-digivolution. I didn't mind though, she looked beautiful and it was great to have her back. We were able to work as a team seamlessly as we had once before, this time however, I was mature and ensured her well-being in every battle. Thomas and Gaomon helped with our training and soon enough all four of us were spending time together.

Of course we had our flirtatious moments while training, but soon enough we were both shipped off to our respective branches to deal with the consequences of an opened portal. Thomas led his team consisting of Marcus, Yoshi and Keenan to take down the rogue digimon for the organization while I led a team of my own at a different branch. Unfortunately for me, he was the one that got the most action as we mostly focused on security detail. I think this was father's doing as I reported to him directly. We didn't promise each other we would meet again, but we did promise to keep each other in our memories.

Unfortunately just like before, having Renamon was temporary. After Thomas and his team stabilized things in the Digital world she and the other Digimon had to go back to the digital world once more. This time for good. It was hard saying goodbye again, but I wouldn't trade the time we had together for anything.

It was until my time after the data squad, I decided to take reign of my clothing brand and decided to build an actual company. I created new fashion lines inspired by Digimon which the general public enjoyed to the point that Nonaka Clothing had amassed a great and loyal fan base. With those profits I was able to fund multiple non-profits focusing on gifting clothing and expanding clothing recycling efforts making me a bit of a celebrity. I did not enjoy being in the spotlight at all, but accepted the awards and used the platform to talk about fashion injustices. I genuinely just wanted to help others afford quality clothing while being ecologically and ethically conscious which apparently warranted this attention.

During this time, Thomas was finishing med-school and had found a cure for his younger sister. We happened to cross paths again at a benefit gala.We surprisingly picked up from where we left off. We grew our relationship as we traveled, worked on our businesses and eventually decided to marry. We had two girls, Mizuki and Kaito. We took a step back from the spotlight during my pregnancy as we focused on being parents.

To say we got lucky was an understatement. Both of them were great babies and wonderful kids. Mizuki was the more confident one and assured of herself when compared to her sister Kaito who is very sheepish and kind. They both loved their grandmother whenever she was around. They, unfortunately, were still newborns when Nana passed away.

When Nana passed, things changed. I no longer responded to friends' messages. Mother and I grew distant again. Nana's loss reopened the wound I had previously mended. As we both hurt, I was glad Mother and Father reconnected to give her that comfort she needed. They decided to give each other a second chance and travel to their hearts desire. I leaned on Thomas more than ever as I grieved. I was thankful for Thomas. He helped me navigate this loss and care for the girls. I came to realize that I was no longer alone in this world. I had someone at my side to face it with and not only him, but my daughters as well.

As I reflect on my life, I could say I didn't really start living until I met Renamon. Thanks to her I was able to make friends, go on a couple of adventures, met Thomas, and be brave enough to start my modeling career which ultimately turned into my own business. The Digital World I wonder how it's doing.