Unlikely Friendship
A Jyou and Sora Story
I don't own Digimon. I am, however, using Digimon characters to create a fictional piece of writing. But it should all be legal since I am not making any sort of profit off of this work and because anime creators don't usually mind their characters being used in fan fiction.
Jyou: Chenchi, I know that you've always wanted a muse and have always thought of putting one into the beginnings of your stories, so here I am. Use me as you will.
Chenchi: But isn't it more typical for a male writer to have a female muse?
Jyou: Well, you see, since I am a literary voice coming from your thoughts, I also know that you feel awkward having an animated, female inspiration since the real inspirations in your life are your God and your wife. Adding Kari or someone to the mix would be strange.
Chenchi: But this isn't as fun...
Jyou: I don't care.
Chenchi: That's not nice.
Jyou: Be quiet.
Chenchi: You're acting out of character.
Jyou: All of your fanfiction characters act OOC.
Chenchi: Touche. Well, on to the story. I like the characters from Digimon so much, and my imagination loves to run wild with how the characters interact with one another on a normal, non-digiworld basis, especially those that don't talk to each other much in the series. And you know what? I think that Jyou and Sora could be good friends. They have fun, albeit brief interactions during the first season. So here it is, a Jyou/Sora story.
Chapter One: New Old Friends
"Congratulations, honey! I knew you would get in!"
"Thanks, mom," replied a flustered Sora. She was red in the face – a little because she was accepted into the most prestigious university in Japan, and a little because her mom was hugging the daylights out of her.
"Honey, why don't you call your dad with the news?" Ms. Takenouchi asked as she released her bear grip on Sora.
"You know that he won't care," Sora responded. "He's too busy with work stuff."
"That's not true, Sora! No matter how busy your father is, he still does care about you."
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm not sure that I even want to go."
"What?! You're not sure if you want to go to Todai! That's like saying that you're going to quit playing tennis!"
"Well, mom, about that..."
"Stop kidding around, Sora," Ms. Takenouchi countered. "What's the problem? I know that you don't want to stay here and go to Odaiba University."
"Well, Odaiba's not so bad! I'd be the best player on their tennis team, and they have some interesting majors..."
"Like agricultural engineering?"
"Mom! Anyway, a lot of my friends are still here."
"Oh, so that's it," Ms. Takenouchi concluded. "Well, that Jyou Kido fellow is going to Tokyo University. I've always thought he was such a polite young man – plus he's so smart! And anyway, Tokyo is just across the bay."
"But mom, you know that once I'm living in Tokyo I'll only be coming home on the weekends. And, well, Jyou and I really aren't close. I mean, I used to tease him a lot when we were younger, but I've barely spoken to him since he left for college."
"Sora, why don't we do this: how about you go visit Todai for a day? Have Jyou show you around. If you can live with it, you'll do what I ask and go. If you're still thinking the same way, we'll talk about it."
Sora paused for a second and closed her eyes. This gesture meant that Sora was accepting something she didn't necessarily like. Ms. Takenouchi, of course, knew what her daughter was thinking.
"Great, it's settled then," she remarked. "Now, please go give Jyou a call."
"Okayyy," Sora agreed. She lazily walked to her room, plopped on the mattress sitting on her floor and reached for her cell phone.
'Time for an awkward phone call," Sora thought as she dialed Jyou Kido, #73 on her speed dial.
Ring.
"Maybe he won't answer," Sora said aloud.
Ring.
"And maybe you won't have dinner!" exclaimed Mrs. Takenouchi from across the apartment.
'Geez, how does my mom hear that stuff?'
Ring.
Just as Sora was about to hang up, a familiar voice answered from the other side of the line.
"Hello?"
"Hi Jyou," Sora began, "This is Sora."
"Oh, hi Sora. What's up?"
"Well, Jyou, um, I was just accepted into Todai. On a tennis scholarship. You know, I'm not as smart as you, I couldn't get in on grades alone. But anyway, I wanted to maybe see what student life is like. Do you mind letting a high school senior tag along with you for a day?"
"Sure, no problem," Jyou responded happily. "I'll be home this weekend, so maybe you can come back to Todai with me on Monday morning. We'll take the expressway. It'll be good, we haven't talked in ages."
"Okay, thanks Jyou! Yeah, it'll be fun."
"I'll be at your house at 7:45, and then we can walk the couple of blocks to the station."
"Okay, sounds good!"
Sora hung up the phone after their goodbyes thinking, 'that wasn't nearly as awkward as I thought it would be. Maybe I just think everything is awkward since I'm in high school. But then again, Jyou's always kind of been the awkward type. But he seemed so confident and natural on the phone.'
Sora yawned as she lay on her mattress. Her last thought before she drifted into a nap was that she might actually enjoy hanging around with Jyou at Todai for the day.