So because I don't believe in our new Adult kittie, here goes (tags for Meicoomon and Meiko will be added once they are added to the Digimon fanfiction selection screen)

Enjoy this drabble :)

Something Strange

"Takeru-kun..."

The younger blonde looked up from the shirt he was staring at - wondering if it would look better on him or Yamato - to gaze at Hikari when the brunette spoke in question. He was worried. The chosen of Light had been acting weird ever since they've met Meiko's Digimon partner a couple of months ago. While everyone was cooing over the Digimon or asking the girl questions (where have you been all this time? She did have the original digivice like they used to, after all...), Taichi's sister had an unreadable expression on her face. Before he was able to question it, she had cheered up and welcomed Meiko into their group.

He knew that she had been acting back then. Now it was only confirmed.

"Yes, Hikari-chan?"

"What do you think of Meiko and her Digimon?"

"They seem nice but... you feel weird around the Digimon, don't you?"

Hikari blinked at him and frowned.

"When I met Meicoomon, I felt the same way as when I had confronted Vamdemon..."

".. please don't remind me of that particular memory..."

"... which must mean something, right? Did you say something, Takeru?"

The blonde chuckled amused. It was typical how his worrying - if it contained even a slight hint of romance - went over Hikari's head whenever he spoke. He knew that she didn't know how to feel. They've been friends for so long (which is why he felt like they could work out and it seemed like the rest of the group agreed with him) but the brunette was reluctant. Takeru didn't mind. He would never force her, for she was his friend first and foremost.

"No... but I do agree with you. When I think about it, something did seem strange... did it feel like she did something to you so you wouldn't question it in front of the group?"

"Yeah..." Hikari frowned even harder. "... I hope it's not what I think it is."

"What do you think it is?"

"Darkness."

He fell silent. What could a person say to that kind of short yet bittersweet statement?

The brunette took the shirt from his hands and returned it. Takeru spoke no further, not wanting to disturb her thinking process. He bit his lip as he picked up another shirt.

For if she was right, their enemy might be even closer than they initially thought.


AN: My personal headcanon for Meiko is that she is the Chosen of Darkness (for the Adventure-verse). Remember, it's always the quiet ones that can turn out to be the most sadistic and darkest ones of them all.

As for Meicoomon (hopefully I will learn to spell her name right one day), she could be another pre-evolution of LadyDevimon - let's face it, BlackTailmon would have been too obvious and Mikemon doesn't evolve into LadyDevimon - which fits as well.

So in conclusion, Meiko could be the child of Darkness or even Despair, since we still canonically don't know what she is (considering that Fate and Miracles are already taken, what is left?) and she has got to be something if they already gave her an original digivice.

Even if my headcanon proves to be wrong, I will keep using it for any stories featuring Meiko and her Digimon in the future. Just a fair warning.

Stay tuned! :)