Characters: Motomiya Daisuke (9), Yagami Taichi (12)

When: Summer 2000

Summary: Motomiya Daisuke is an average nine year old. This is his first meeting with the locally well-known Yagami Taichi, whom he already admires.

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I don't mind criticism, as long as it's not just plain mean. If this story goes well, I might add more stories about other characters.

Also, I'm accepting suggestions for perhaps future stories/chapters. As long as it fits with this guidelines:

-about one of the Chosen Children specifically.

-happens before Adventure, between Adventure and 02, or after02.


Admiration of a Summer Day: The Story of Motomiya Daisuke

The air was warm. The sun shined directly upon the large city. In was summer, which meant that kids were loose among the streets, in the parks, in the playgrounds. They were enjoying their freedom from the long tedious hours that they normally spent in the nicknamed 'prisons' formally called school. Because it was summer, many kids went to visit extended family or a trip to the beach. The lucky ones even got to go to foreign countries. Summer was the time of year to make experiences into memories to be bragged about later. It was the summer of the year 2000.

Motomiya Daisuke (本宮大輔) was the typical nine year old boy. He was wild, full of energy, and had no interest in his summer homework. After arguing with his fifteen year old sister, Motomiya Jun (本宮潤), he ran off toward the soccer field for one very important event: the chance to make it onto the Odaiba Elementary (お台場小学校) soccer team. The argument with his sister consisted of Daisuke's ability to actually make a sports team. The siblings rarely agreed and rarely got along. The only time it was peaceful in the house was when one of them was absent at the moment.

Daisuke ran at full speed toward Odaiba Elementary's soccer field, barely making it on time. The other kids watched as Daisuke rushed onto the recently cut grass, shouting that he was here to the coach. The kids laughed at him a bit, while insinuating that he overslept or forgot about the try-outs. After Daisuke sat down on the bleachers beside a fellow classmate, whom was currently laughing at him, the coach began to talk to the possible new players on the team. The whole speech consisted of how if they did make the team, then they would have obligations to participate whenever possible, keep their grades up, train and play hard, and not complain when the fifth and sixth graders were the only ones playing. Daisuke was in third grade, so he was sure that within a couple years, he could be the star player that everyone was trying to be. He already had been playing soccer for a few years, but never on a school team. Besides making the team, he had just one goal: to become just like the current star player, Yagami Taichi (八神太一), a sixth grader who had been playing in every game since fourth grade. Taichi currently held a record of twenty-one goals in one game, which occurred when he was in fifth grade. Every kid wanted to be like him. Because of Taichi, who was to take over as captain this year, the team won the regional soccer competition.

The coach finally finished his long speech and said it was now time for try-outs to actually start. He had a few kids line up by the neon-orange plastic cones to begin with the drills. Several of the sixth grade members, including Taichi, were standing along the outside of the field to observe the kids. These members were to have a say on who would make the team.

As Daisuke's turn came up, he was anxious, nervous, and sweating from anticipation. He had run well, dribbled well, done pushups well, but now he would have to kick the ball into the goal. The distance between him and the net were even farther then they had ever seemed before. The minor breeze now seemed big enough to push the hurling ball of course. Several of the other kids had managed to kick the ball into the goal, several had managed to miss completely, a victim of nervousness or over confidence. Daisuke swallowed and looked down at the ball. He stepped back a few steps, looked back at the goal, and put his left foot forward to the ground. His right foot came forward too, but this one did not touch the ground below him. His right foot swung fast toward the black and white ball, slamming into it. The ball hurled toward the goal, but a slight miss in positioning of the kick caused the swift blur to travel slightly to high and too far the left. Everything seemed in slow motion as the ball moved toward the upper left corner of the goal. Daisuke felt his heart stop beating at that moment, but he was not suffocating, just frozen. His eyes widened, his mouth gaped. In his mind, the words 'turn right' and 'no, not that way' crossed his mind.

The ball scraped against the upper left corner of the goal, an echoing of metal being hit could be heard as everyone of the field was silent. It remained silent for what seemed like eternity. And slowly, time started again. The ball had traveled from Daisuke's feet in an upward left direction, rubbed against the corner in a loud commotion, and somehow, made it into the net.

Daisuke felt relieved, pressure had finally stopped pushing his heart into overdrive. A smile crossed his face and a bead of sweat trailed down his forehead. Along the sidelines, the sixth graders looked a little impressed that the shot had actually made it.

Daisuke left that day as the sun was beginning to set. A red-orange glow began to dye the sky into a magnificent fire storm. Daisuke walked home, his head held high. He was grinning ear to ear, as if he had just won the lottery. In a way, however, he did win.

Days later, Daisuke learned that he had made the team. He received this information through a letter in the mail. The twelve-point font was typed out in large words over a span of one whole page. However, finally, about half way down the folded page, it said that Daisuke had in fact made it onto the team. He chose to rub it into Jun's face first, for doubting him. The first soccer practice was scheduled for the next day.

Daisuke arrived at the field readier than he had ever been before. He was confident, enthusiastic, and wanted to show off. Many of his friends had also made the team, which had just welcomed ten new players onto their team. After running around the field for what felt like a thousand laps, they were finally ready for a scrimmage, but not just any. They were going to play with their greatly admired Senpai (先輩). Daisuke was, unfortunately, placed on the opposite team as Taichi, whom he really wanted to play along side with. Taichi scored the only two goals of the scrimmage before the coach ended practice. Daisuke was tired. Never before had he been so exhausted from just running.

"I haven't ran this much since that school athletic festival two years ago," said one of Daisuke's friends, whom he was walking home with. The group of five boys, Daisuke included, were going over to one of the other boy's house after practice.

"Unlike you, the rest of us actually try to run on a regular basis," retorted another boy.

"Shut up! It was still a lot a running!" said the first boy.

"If I had known we'd be doing more running than playing, then I wouldn't have signed up!" said a third boy.

"Hey!" yelled a voice from behind the group of five. They all turned around to see Yagami Taichi standing there.

"Oh crap," one of them began, "now you've made him really angry." Taichi began to walk toward them. The five boys thought they were in for a yelling when Taichi stopped in front of Daisuke. At this moment, Taichi was wearing a blue shirt, khaki shorts, and his trademark goggles. Daisuke never understood it, but he thought that maybe that's what made him such a good player.

After staring at the boys for a couple seconds, Taichi finally said, "Your name's Motomiya Daisuke, right?"

"Uh-y-yeah th-that's me," Daisuke stuttered. 'He actually remembers me name?' Taichi's emotionless face changed into a sort of smile.

"You did well today. Maybe in a year or so, you'll be able to play in every game like me," Taichi said. Daisuke was shocked for words, so speechless that he could not even say 'thank you' or 'okay'. At that moment, the other four boys had backed up a bit, envious of Daisuke. They were whispering among themselves, but Daisuke was too shocked to hear them. Suddenly, a cellphone ringing could be heard. Taichi reached into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone and answered it.

"Hello," he said. "What! The Digimon are-okay, I see. I'll be there soon! Bye!" Taichi hung up the phone and faced Daisuke. "Sorry kid, I have to go," he said.

"Uh, I gotta go. See ya around some time," said Taichi, who began to turn away to run off somewhere.

"D-digimon?" asked Daisuke. "What's that," he said, curiosity getting the better of him. Now he was intruding on a private conversation.

Taichi just smiled a little. "Maybe one day, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about," said Taichi. The other four boys were out of hearing range, but Daisuke heard him loud and clear. Taichi now seemed almost too wise for a sixth grader. But to Daisuke, he was now even more admirable.

After Taichi had sprinted away, the first thought that came to Daisuke, who had no idea what Taichi had been talking about, thought to himself, 'What are Digimon?'


AN: I'm not sure if Odaiba Elementary actually exists, but here it does. While it never actually mentions how well Taichi is in soccer, I imagine he's quite a player. Daisuke did admire Taichi greatly at the start of 02, so yeah.

本宮大輔 = Motomiya Daisuke (Motomiya means "central shrine" and Daisuke means "big help")

本宮潤 = Motomiya Jun (Jun means "moisture")

お台場小学校 = Odaiba Elementary School (pronounced "Odaiba Shougakkou")

八神太一 = Yagami Taichi (Yagami means "eight gods" and Taichi means "large first son")

先輩 = Senpai (it means upperclassman/upperclassmen, depending on context)