Author's Notes: So, this will be my second Digimon fanfic, and it's another Takari!
Inspired from a dream I had a few days ago. This story is AU. No digimons in the story too.
Enjoy!
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Reality Check
Her throat was running dry as she ran through the shopping mall, Starway Complex. It was her first time being here since she doesn't have much interest of going out of her house. In front of her were her friends Miyako, Sora and Mimi. They lead her through the mall to the top floor where there was a fashion store named Up2u.
"Aren't we there yet?" She asked breathlessly.
"Almost, it's a big place here and the store's in a secluded area." Sora said. "Only a few people go there."
When they had finally arrived there, Hikari realized that the place was wider and spacious than she had thought it would be. Everyone smiled at each other and walked to different areas of the store and looked at the clothes. Hikari knew that it was all an act.
She proceeded to look at the deeper part of the store, where there should be a door to the top tower. At the top tower she would find the person she would be looking for.
"What are you doing?" Someone asked her from behind.
Hikari turned around to see a boy her age, and also was in the same class she was. "Takeru…" She said, slightly surprised.
"Well, I was told by my friends that this store had nice clothes, so I wanted to look at them." She lied, taking a beige sleeveless shirt. "I'm going to be trying this." She said, showing him the shirt and smiling.
"Oh, ok, well, go on ahead." Takeru said as he let her through.
Hikari sighed inaudibly in relief. She walked into the fitting room and changed into the shirt fast. She opened the door and called Sora. "Sora, does this look nice?" She asked.
Sora smiled and nodded. "Fits you perfectly!" She said.
Hikari smiled and took her previous shirt. She walked towards Miyako, who tried to pick a pair of pants or a skirt she found nice furiously.
"There's nothing nice here!" She said not too loudly. "I wish they had something good!" She complained.
Hikari laughed. "I'm going to look for it." She said. She looked at Miyako and smirked.
Miyako knew the meaning behind what Hikari had said. "Yeah, well, good luck!" She said frustrated.
Hikari smiled as she walked to the deeper area again, and noticed a door at the corner of her eyes. There it is… She thought.
"So, do you like that shirt you're wearing?" Someone asked again, beside her.
Hikari hid her irritation. "Yeah, it's nice!" She said happily.
"I see. Well, I got to go." Takeru said as he walked out of the store.
Hikari sighed. "Finally." She muttered. She looked at the door and when no one noticed, she called everyone to the door and they entered it.
A flight of stairs was in front of them and they walked up the stairs quietly.
At the end of the stairs Hikari opened another door and walked out. She was at the top of the whole building; a tower where she spotted a baby covered in comfortable clothes and sleeping. She picked him up gingerly as everyone smiled and laughed in triumph.
Mimi found a secret passage at the corner of the tower. "Look, it seems like we can get out of here easier." She said, pointing at the passage.
Hikari nodded. "Let's get back home quick." She said. Everyone walked into the passage and walked down the steps. At the end of the passage, where they had to climb down a ladder, Hikari gulped when she looked down at the ground from the high ladder.
She held onto the baby tighter as she climbed down. Everyone waited for her at the bottom. Hikari stepped onto one of the last few steps of the ladder but stopped. "The steps…"
"Hikari, be careful! The last few steps are flimsy!" Sora shouted from below.
"You may have to jump!" Miyako said.
"Come on, you can do it!" Mimi said.
Hikari hesitated. Out of all fears, I have to have Acrophobia (fear of heights). She thought.
She decided to jump. Either I do it or stay here. She told herself. She looked below. She saw Sora, Miyako and Mimi. She looked at another person not far from them. Takeru…
She jumped down. She screamed, but landed on the ground perfectly. She sighed. "That was close." She said.
The rest of them laughed. "Hikari, you crazy girl!" They said.
Hikari chuckled and looked at the baby. The baby had opened his eyes, but was smiling and giggling at Hikari.
She smiled. "At least you're safe." She said. She looked at Takeru. He stood casually, watching her. She watched him, thinking why he was there. He smiled at her.
"Hikari, time to go." Mimi said. Hikari looked at her. She looked back at where Takeru stood, but he was gone.
"What are you looking at?" Miyako asked as she looked at the direction Hikari was looking at. "There's nothing there." She said.
"No, nothing." Hikari said as she followed the rest to the train station. She sighed. "That was tiring."
As they were on the escalator to buy tickets, Miyako tugged on Hikari's arm. "What?" Hikari asked.
"Your shirt." Miyako said.
Hikari looked at her shirt. It still had a price tag and sensor. "Oh yeah…I didn't pay for it." She said.
"As much as I wouldn't want to go back, I think it's wrong to take things like that. Hikari, let's go back and give it back, or pay them." Miyako said.
Hikari sighed. "Alright." She gave the baby to Sora. "We'll be back soon." She said.
Miyako ran ahead and Hikari followed behind. She ran down the steps fast and passed by a young man. She ran ahead without stopping, but realized it was Yamato, Takeru's older brother.
She ran inside the mall, passing by stores and side shops and headed straight up. She looked at her watch. I'm going to be late!
She saw Miyako ahead of her, and suddenly she saw Takeru running beside her. "What are you doing?" She asked him.
He smiled at her calmly. "I'll be waiting." He said and disappeared quickly.
Hikari kept running but she was surprised. She finally reached the store and walked through. The sensor didn't trigger the security, but she walked in and paid for the shirt. Since there wasn't anyone, she placed the money on the counter and cut of the price tag and took off the sensor tag.
"Okay…now I got to go back." She said, sighing. Miyako stood near her, laughing.
"Let's hurry back then." Miyako said as they walked out of the store.
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Everyone finally was able to arrive at Hikari's house. Hikari fell onto her couch, exhausted.
"Hurray! Hikari passed her test!" Her mother said happily.
"Hikari, you did great!" Taichi, her brother, said while patting Hikari's head.
"It's sad that dad isn't here, but he has work." Hikari's mother said a little sadly.
Sora, Mimi and Miyako sat down on Hikari's house couch and relaxed.
"Mom, that test was horrible!" Hikari said. "You can't use little Hiro for a test!" She said. "What if I wasn't able to find the secret passage and rescued him?" She asked a little angrily.
Her mother giggled. "I know you wouldn't give up finding it and I knew you could do it." She said.
"Well, at least you did it, Hikari. You're one step closer to becoming a ninja." Taichi said.
That's right…I'm a ninja. Which totally sucks because I don't want to be one! Imagine if one day your parents suddenly tell you that you're a ninja! I mean, literally tell you that you are a ninja!
"Fine, can we just have dinner now? Dad might come back soon, right?" Hikari said, and her mother rushed into the kitchen to prepare everything.
"I'm home!" Her dad called from the front door.
"Welcome back, dad!" Hikari said. "I…uh, passed my test!" She said.
"That's great!" He said as he stepped into the living room. "Thank you for the help, Sora, Mimi and Miyako!" He said.
"No, no, no problem at all!" Sora said. "We're always ready to help the Yagami clan!" She said.
"Sora, don't say something like that." Hikari said. "Makes me embarrassed." She said.
"You're one weird girl, Hikari." Mimi said, giggling. "We're always here for you!" She said.
"Thanks girls." She said gratefully.
"Enough of that! Dinner time!" Her mother called from the dining table.
Everyone took their seats in the dinner table and all ate happily. The celebration of Hikari passing her test was also…celebrated. This occasion happens every two days or so.
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At School
Hikari walked into her classroom, seeing all her friends and Takeru. She remembered everything that happened the day before, and she had to admit that he was an enigma.
She looked at Takeru. He was supposedly one of the popular boys in their school.
Not to mention Hikari has a crush on him.
Or maybe she simply loves him, because she's liked him for almost 2 and a half years.
Takeru looked at her and Hikari looked back. He had no expression on his face. If she could talk to him, she would, right now. But right now he looked scary.
He looked away from her. Hikari was confused. Why was he smiling yesterday? Why did he say he was waiting? Waiting for what, exactly?
She had so many other questions that Takeru made her wonder.
"Hikari!" Her best friend Ayumi called her. "Did you do your English homework?" She asked.
Hikari nodded. "Yeah, I managed to finish all our homework yesterday night." She said. "Now I'm really tired…" She said.
"You didn't have to do everything; we only have to pass up English and Math today." Ayumi said.
"I know, but I always finish all my homework on Sunday before returning to school." Hikari said. "No big deal, I'm okay anyways." She said.
"Don't be sleeping through classes!" Ayumi warned.
"I won't!" Hikari assured her friend.
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During Breaktime
Hikari was walking with Ayumi and another friend named Shura, when her cell phone started ringing.
"I'll catch up with you guys." Hikari said as she answered it.
"Hello?" She said to the receiver.
"Hikari, it's me Taichi." Her brother said on the other end of the phone.
"Taichi, what's up?" She asked.
"Well, um…I have this mission…and I can't do it today because I need to finish up my homework…so, can you do it in place of me?" He asked hopefully.
"Taichi, I'm not even a kunoichi yet!" Hikari said.
"I know, but this mission is easy! Just go to a place called Oceanpool at 6 and then you'll know what to do after that." He said.
"How will I know?" She asked him, feeling a little annoyed.
"That's the whole point of being a kunoichi! You'll know what to do when you go there." He replied. "Okay, I got to go, see you later, Hikari!" He said, hanging up on her.
Hikari sighed in frustration. "I do not want to be a kunoichi!" She said a little too loudly.
Takeru walked passed her and glanced at her. Hikari froze. She watched him walk away and scolded herself for saying it loudly.
I was supposed to keep my identity as a kunoichi a secret! If Takeru knows, then that means my secret's not a secret anymore! She thought.
She slapped her forehead. "Great move Hikari!" She told herself.
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Back at Home
Hikari sighed as she came out of the shower. It was half past 5, so she had to go to Oceanpool soon.
She got ready and kept some extra emergency weapons which is very useful when you get your shoelaces stuck because that's when you can use your weapons to either cut them off, or cut them apart.
She took the train to the nearest station near Oceanpool, and spotted the shop immediately. It wasn't hard to see, since Oceanpool had neon blue lights and looked like a…
"Oh my god, it's a bar." Hikari muttered. She hated bars. Especially bars with creepy men and perverted people, who usually come in those two combos.
"Fine, whatever. Taichi won't send me to a creepy bar anyway." Hikari assured herself, trusting Taichi.
She stepped into the bar and looked around. It wasn't that bad, only that she wished the place was a little bit brighter.
"Yagami, I presume?" A person asked beside her.
Hikari shook a little, startled at the person. "Um…yeah, that's me." She said.
"Please follow me." The man said as he walked ahead.
Hikari followed, wondering if her older brother had reserved some special thing for her.
The man stopped in front of a door and stepped aside while opening the door. "Please, enter." He said.
Hikari was hesitant. "Thank you…" She said. She walked inside and the man closed the door behind her. She looked around and saw no one.
"What the hell am I here for?" She asked out loud. "I want to go home and use the internet than do this!" She said.
"Don't rush and stay calm." Someone said from the deeper part of the room. "Come here." He said.
That voice…sounds familiar… Hikari thought as she walked forwards. She entered another room and saw who was sitting comfortably across her. "Ta-you-Takeru!" She exclaimed.
He smiled. "It's nice for you to remember me." He said.
"Remember you? You're in my class." She said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"That's true. But we hardly ever talk." He said, shrugging.
That's because you look too scary for me to talk to. She thought.
"And we don't even act friendly with each other." He said, shaking his head.
That's because you look too scary to do that. She thought.
"So we should get to know each other properly." He said.
But that's just strange. Why the heck are you here anyway? She thought. Then she gasped.
"Don't tell me you're one of those perverted guys who stay in bars and clubs till late at night just for…pleasure?!" She asked. She made a disgusted face. "I can't believe it. You, out of all people?" She asked in disbelief.
Takeru cleared his throat and stood up. Hikari stepped back, feeling nervous.
"I would appreciate it if you would stop accusing people of something that will never happen." He said with a hint of anger in his voice.
Hikari stepped back again. "S-Sorry." She squeaked. She tensed up.
Takeru laughed. "At least you know." He said.
Hikari kept quiet. This is the first time I've ever seen him talk a lot and even laugh. Not to mention he's so cute when he laughs!! She thought excitedly.
"I was supposed to meet you older brother, Taichi, today. But I heard things had come up and you have come in place of him." He said.
Hikari kept quiet. She just nodded, thinking about Taichi.
"I'll tell you the reason why you had to come, or the reason why your brother had to come." He said. "Your clan and my clan have a history. We have helped each other since our clans had first been known." He explained.
Hikari relaxed slightly but still said nothing.
"You were lucky I was the only person who had heard you shouting out your secret in school." He said.
Hikari blushed. It was embarrassing when she kept thinking about it.
"May I ask a question?" He asked her.
She nodded. Not something complicated or a question I can't answer! She thought.
"Why are you quiet?" He asked nonchalantly. "I would appreciate it if you would reply by saying 'yes' or 'no'." He said.
Hikari nodded. "Yes." She replied softly.
Just when Takeru was about to speak, someone came up behind Hikari and scratched her on her neck. She turned around, surprised, and Takeru rushed to her side.
She was about to say something when Takeru threw shurikens at the unknown man and quickly used his kunai to stab the man.
It had turned into a fierce fight between Takeru and the man but Takeru was victorious in the end. He sighed and looked back at Hikari. "Are you okay?" He asked.
Hikari was still a bit shocked. "Yes…" She said, before fainting.
Takeru caught Hikari and looked at her. He saw a big gash across her neck and quickly sent her back home.
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Hikari opened her eyes and realized she was in her room. Her head aches and she felt the bandage wrapped around her neck.
"Hikari, are you alright?" Taichi asked as she looked up at him. "Sorry for putting you in danger." He said sadly.
"It's ok, I'm alright anyway. Did…did Takeru send me back home?" She asked.
Taichi nodded. "Yeah, actually he's still…"
"Are you alright?" Takeru appeared and asked her.
Hikari nodded. "Thanks…" She said.
Takeru shook his head. "I should have acted sooner, or else you wouldn't have gotten hurt." He said.
Hikari frowned. "But it happened so fast. Even if you were a strong ninja I don't think you would have been able to stop that." She said. "I'm alright." She said, getting out of her bed and standing up.
Takeru placed a hand on top of her head. "Rest."
Hikari looked at him. He had a gentle face, unlike in school, she always felt intimidated by him.
Is it just me, or is today just screwed up?
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Author's Notes: So, how was that? It's just the beginning, I actually had a dream of this, except it was me and my crush and my friends…heheh…
So, characters are completely OOC, it's AU, and I would really love it if you reviewed. Please?