Don't let go

Chapter one: They met

By KellyQ

Takuya walked down the street, he decided to cut through the park. The park reminded him of the Digital-world. A smile slowly made its way to his face, but it didn't last long when he heard some shouting up ahead. Takuya picked up his pace to a run; he stopped dead when he saw some kids a little older than him throwing some stones at a little boy about his brother's age.

"Leave him alone!"

The other kids turned to see who it was. Dropping their stones the kids took off running, knowing better than going up against one of the popular kids in school. Once they were gone, Takuya bent down to see if the little boy was all right. He had deep gashes on the side of his head, bruises all over his body, and the boys clothes were torn in some places.

"Eithen! Where are you?" came a voice from their right.

Without thinking, Takuya shouted for the person to come. Footsteps reached Takuya's ears and he looked up. Standing before them was a red haired teen about Takuya's age. He had blonde streaks in his red hair, big blue puppy dog eyes, and a slim body. He wore a white shirt, and black pants with black shoes. Takuya had to admit that this boy was somewhat cute.

The red-haired teen towered over them before he dropped next to the boy Takuya saved. "Hey! Did you do this to Eithen?"

"No! Some kids were throwing rocks at him! We've got to get him to the hospital-" Takuya paused when Eithen moaned. "Are you going to be okay?"

"I-I'll be okay, just sore," Eithen reassured.

"Understandable. But where are your parents?" By now, Takuya was looking around. "Shouldn't they be here by now?"

The red haired teen shrank slightly as he turned his head, shaking a little. He lowered his gaze to the pavement. Takuya got the feeling that the red haired teen was going to say something negative about his family.

"My foster parents are out of town … leaving my little brother and me at a friend of theirs … who's not always friendly - and a lot of the time, he's not at home."

Takuya was about so say something when his cell phone rang. The three jumped with shock. Takuya used his right hand to pull it out, and looked at the screen to see that it was Izumi. Getting ready for her yelling at the other end, he pressed a button and put it to his ear.

"Where are you?" She yelled.

Takuya moved the phone away from his ear. He winced for a moment as he put his cell phone to his hip saying that he was going to have to excuse himself for a moment. The red-haired teen nodded his head, and bent down to scoop the injured boy in his arms. It took him a moment to realize that he had met one of the most popular kids in school: Takuya Kanbara! When he comes back, I'm going to have to thank him for saving my little brother!

"Kitt?" The little boy spoke up, watching his older brother, with curiosity.

Takuya arrived at the indoor roller rink five minutes later. The atmosphere in the main room was high, and it was a crowd with 67 people. The middle of the floor was made out of citer wood. The two feet high wall separated the main floor and the rest of the rink. Takuya dashed inside see his friends waiting for him and Izumi taping her foot.

"Well? What took you so long?" She huffed.

"Sorry ... but I helped this guy with his little brother to the hospital since some kids threw stones at him." Takuya wanted to say that the kid he just met was cute but decided not to include that. He just wanted to have some fun with his friends as they raced around the rink. Kouji glanced at Takuya as they raced each other and smiled. He was going to have a talk and get to spend more time with Takuya.

The one thing that no one was aware of was that Takuya was thinking about the teen he met. I hope that he goes to the same school I do! He thought, walking home later that night. Takuya found him during lunch the next day and was happy at first, but when he got closer, Takuya was confused why his new friend looked depressed.

"Hey, is everything alright?"

Kouji stood outside of the main doors to the front of the school. He frowned and looked at his watch, wondering where Takuya was. Making up his mind, he walked into the lunchroom and stopped dead to see Takuya sitting with some unknown kids. Takuya was hugging some red-haired teen that happened to be more attractive. Then Kouji, with his hot-tempered way, he walked over to the table with eyes clouded over with confusion. Kids picked up on the vibes, and some tried to ignore the intense ora that radiated off Kouji's body as he waited for a moment to see if he was going to get someone's attention.

"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Kouji finally spoke up, clearing his throat.

Takuya pulled away and turned his head to see his best friend standing there not looking very happy. Takuya's eyes to widened somewhat; he had forgotten all about that he was going to Kouji's house and hang out for the weekend.

"Kouji! Oh god - I'm so sorry - I totally forgot all about meeting up with you!" Takuya panicked slightly then turned his attention back to his new friend with an apologetic look, "I gotta go but I'll give you a call, okay?"

Kitt nodded his head as he let go of Takuya and watched him walk away with Kouji. The two made their way out of the school grounds.

"So. Who was that you were hugging?" Kouji finally asked.

The whole way to Kouji's house, the two hadn't said a thing and the vibes went from okay to the way it used to be when they were in the Digital-world.

"I was just trying to comfort him. His name's Kitt," Takuya said. He was offended, and he wasn't looking at Kouji's direction.

Why was Kouji all of sudden getting paranoid? All he was trying to do was comfort his new friend.

To Be Continued...