Hi everybody. Here's a first part of what I planned to be a four-chapter story. I already have the second part ready and hope to finish the rest in a next few days. It's a song fic, based on Air's "Cherry Blossom Girl", Robbie Williams' "Eternity", Nautilus Pompiliius' "Black Birds" and Westlife's "I cry", angst and PG-13 I guess. Daikari - thought about making it Takari first, but I already have a couple of Takari fics so decided to give Daisuke a go this time. I don't owe Digimon, I don't owe anything, don't shoot me.
English is not my native language so I apologize beforehead for any grammatical errors/misspells.
Hope you enjoy the fic. Any comments would be highly appreciated.
God bless!
Spring. Cherry Blossom Girl.
It was snowing pink and white. Sakura petals were slowly and gracefuly walzing down towards the earth one moment, whirling around in some crazy round dance the other, when caught in a gust of warm April wind. Sakura petals tangling in his messy chevelure, flickering in front of his eyes, landing on his shoulders clad in green Odaiba High jacket.
The studies were over for today but Daisuke was still sitting in the school yard, with his back leaning against the tree, school bag resting in the grass beside him, hands folded behind his head, eyes half-closed and chewing on a straw placed casually in the corner of his mouth. A couple of his classmates passed by him, heading towards the gates. As they called after Daisuke asking him to join them, he waved them away lazily; laughing and exchanging sarcastic comments the teenagers continued on their way, while Daisuke remained half laying under the tree, basking in the shadow.
Yet as laid back and slacky as he looked, one looking closely could notice the boy's chest going up and down rapidly and his hands slightly shaking, perhaps from the agitation he was trying to restrain.
And then, after a couple of minutes, Daisuke's eyes widened; the straw, brushed away by a slight movement of the wrist, disappeared in the grass under his feet. He jerked himself up and started fevereshly running his hands through his hair and over his jacket and trousers, shaking off the petals. Daisuke's mouth went dry; his heart was pounding wildly somewhere in his throat. His gaze concentrated on a lonely slim figure that have just appeared from the school building's front door.
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I don't want to be shy
Can't stand it anymore
I just want to say 'Hi'
To the one I love
Cherry blossom girl
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It's been a long while since he have seen Hikari, a good couple of months to be exact. That is, she would show up at school for a week or two, then there would be no sign of her for another couple of weeks. Uncharacteristicly for her, usually cheery,light-hearted and talkative, she now used to avoid her friends while at school. It's a flu, she would say when asked and smile, a flu that just won't go away. I'll be okay soon though, don't worry. Yet when she was at home, supposedly sick, Hikari wouldn't answer the phone; and then last week, when Takeru and Miyako decided to visit her, against Hikari's request (she asked her friends not to so they wouldn't cath the flu as well), Taichi answered the door. He wouldn't let them in and yelled at the two, telling them to get lost and not come back. This was another strange thing that bothered Daiske - ever since Hikari's flu started her older brother have become as much rude towards the others as he was now overprotective towards Hikari. At the age of 18 now he had a car and would always pick her up after school; today however Taichi seemed to be late, for which Daisuke was praising the heavens. It meant he would finally get a word with Hikari, to tell her something he's been longing and fearing to tell for a long time. A very long time.
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I never talk to you
People say that I should
I can pray everyday
For the moment to come
Cherry blossom girl
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"Hey! Hey, Kari!"
The girl, dressed, like him, in green, stopped on her tracks when she heard Daisuke's voice, and so did he. Beautiful, so heartbreaking beautiful she was, so slender, so valunerable, almost transparent in the beam of sunshine,frozen in the middle of sakura petals storm, pink and white swirling around her, sparkling in her honey-colored hair like tiny diamonds!
Daisuke couldn't utter a word, couldn't move, couldn't breathe. It is magic, he thought to himself. So beautiful, it can't be real. It must be magic...
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I feel sick all day long
From not being with you
I just want to go out
Ever night for a while
Cherry blossom girl
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And then the moment was over. Suddenly, and only for a second, a haunted expression appeared on the girl's face. She looked around - the school yard was empty - , then hopefully towards the parking lot - Taichi's "Honda" wasn't there yet - and with a small sigh turned to the boy, curling her lips into a smile.
"Hi Daisuke."
He snapped out of the trance.
"Oh... Kari. Hi. W-what's up? You feeling better?"
Blushing desperately and rubbing the back of his head, Daisuke approached. Hikari, though unwillingly, chuckled, looking at the confused youth.
"I'm doing pretty good Dai, thanks. And you?"
"Yeah I'm cool... I'm cool, uh, thanks."
He was in the loss of words. Usually Daisuke was a chatterbox, talking 150 m/ph, never failing to make those around him laugh; now though, he for some reason couldn't tie two words together.
"Er, Kari, I kinda wanted... I mean... I meant to..." he stammered. The girl sighed again with a smile and put her hand on Daisuke's forearm, forcing him to gasp.
"Dai. Chill. What's wrong with you? It's me, Hikari. I know we haven't seen in a while but I haven't really changed, you know. You can talk to me."
But she did change. Her face, now a little less round. Her arms, a little more thin. Dark circles around her eyes, though barely noticeable. She did change. And thuse became even more beautiful in his eyes.
"Dai? Daisuke?" Hikari snapped her fingers under his nose. "Wakey-wakey! You wanted to tell me something, right? I'm... I'm a little in a hurry, so please speak up."
He took a deep breather and took her hands in his, feeling the girl tense.
"Kari, I wanted to ask you... We've been friends for four years now since we were 11, and I thought... I thought... Kari, will you please be my girlfriend?"
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I just want to be sure
When I will come to you
When the time will be gone
You will be by my side
Cherry blossom girl
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She paled and took a step back as emotions were racing, flickering. Shock, confusion, joy, and then a deep sadness crossed the girl's face. She kept qiet for a few seconds; Daiske, his palms sweating, blood booming in his temples, was nervously biting his lips.
"I can not," she said. "I'm sorry, Dai."
"You're already seeing someone?" he asked in order just to ask something and desperately trying to keep his hands from shaking. Damn luck. Sorry bout your damn luck. Congrads, Motomiya. You blew it.
Again, silence fell; finally, Hikari spoke in a quiet, soft voice.
"It's not that. Daisuke, I think a world of you. You're one of the best friends I've ever had. I love all of you, Ken, Miya, Iori, Takeru, Yama, Joyu, Mimi, Sora, Koushiro, Tai. I love all of you, but as for you Dai..." she stopped, looking down and trying to pick the right words carefully. Then, looking up, she gently took his hands in hers. "I feel for you waht you feel for me. I meant to tell you this earlier, sorry I didn't. But now... Daisuke, I am truly sorry, but just because of that, just because I love you I can not be your girlfriend."
"Wha- Why!" he practicly shouted, happy, confused, angry at the same time.
Hikari smiled sadly and a tear sparkled in the corner of her eye.
"I don't want to hurt you," she whispered. "I love you and I don't want to hurt you. Please, Dai... you wouldn't be bothering with me if you knew..."
"What? Kari, knew what!"
A car pulled up to the parking lot across the road and Hikari's words were barely heard in the noise of the engine. Daisuke, however, have seemingly heard her as in a matter of seconds his face went from tomato red to pale grey.
"No," he pleaded, shaking his head in denial. " No, no, no. You're kidding. Please tell me you're kidding, Kari."
She too shook her head, smiling sadly through tears.
"I'm sorry, Dai. I'm sorry."
"But how can you be sure? You yourself said it was just a..."
"It's not. I lied."
Speechless, shaken, Daisuke could only throw his hands around the girl's shoulders and hug her tightly, pulling her to himself. Feeling her hot, wet face pressing into his neck, his own face burried in the girl's silky hair, he stood, rocking her to sleep, waiting for her tears to run dry, fighting with all of his might to hold his own tears back.
"I told you you wouldn't bothered with me if you knew," Hikari said finally, slightly withdrawing.
"Doesn't matter to me!" exclaimed Daisuke hotly. "Doesn't matter at all! Kari, because of that I love you even more! And I want you to be my girlfriend!"
She gave him a long glance. Then smiled.
"Thank you. Then I will be."
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I'll never love again
Can I say that to you
Will you run away
If I try to be true
Cherry blossom girl
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"Hey, Dai, what the hell are you... Get away from her!"
A hard shove, and Daisuke found himself on the ground, staring up at the angry face of Taichi.
"You little fucker," the older youth growled. "She cried! If it's 'cause of you I swear I'll break your damn neck!"
"Tai, leave him alone," said Hikari calmly, stepping between them. " It's okay. Daisuke did nothing wrong to me. And he already knows, I told him."
"You what?" all of Taichi's anger was gone, being replaced by confusement. "But... but why? You yourself wanted me to keep them away so they don't find out!"
She didn't answer and turned to Daisuke instead to help him on his feet.
Taichi stared him up and down, frowning.
"Ugh, sorry then Dai..."
"It's okay," he said. "I'm sorry too, man."
"Don't mention it." grunted Taichi."So Kari, you're coming?"
The girl hugged Daisuke and whispered, "See you tomorrow,". Then, a light kiss and she was gone.
Daisuke stood alone in the middle of the schoolyard watching the siblings walk towards the gates in the blizard of white and pink. There was a bittersweet taste in his mouth as he whispered Hikari's name over and over.
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Cherry blossom girl
I'll always be there for you
That means no time to waste
Whenever there's a chance
Cherry blossom girl
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To be continued.