NOTE: This is a Yolei/Ken story so
you have been warned. Not a lot of romance in this story, just a lot of talking.
R&R, okie?
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Digimon or am affiliated with
anybody who does so don't sue me, okie? Digimon is © to Saban & Fox Kids.
N e w :: B e g i n n i n g s
By: +=Luna=+
It was an unusually quiet day at school. Ever since the
whole Digimon Emperor turned good escapade, it was kind of weird trusting
somebody who had once been your enemy. I guess Ken has really changed,
Yolei thought to herself during class. I just can't believe I was so quick to
judge. Kari, who was sitting next to her, noticed her grim expression and
smiled. "Hey, you okay?" she inquired, concerned.
"Uh...yeah. Don't sweat it, Kari," she replied, "I'm fine,"
She gave her a forced smile.
RR-II-NN-G! The bell pierced through her thoughts.
"Hey, Yolei!!!" Davis was waving at her. She slowed down so he could
catch up to her. "We're all going to check out the Digital-World, you
coming?"
"Davis, you know I have to work at the store after school, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. I forgot. Well maybe you can bring us some munchies before we
go!"
Typical of Davis! When he's not thinking about Kari, he's definitely got food on his
mind.
"Yeah, no prob," she said as she walked away, "But it's gonna
cost ya!" she added with a giggle.
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"Yolei!!!" her father said anxiously, waving from the cash register, "Where have you been? This
place is like a zoo!"
"Uh...Dad, what are all these people doing here?" Yolei eyed the crowd
in front of the convenience store.
"They're our customers, silly!" Her father laughed, "Surprising,
huh? Lately, business has been great! But these people have me working over
time! Nothing my girl can't do, right?" he gave her a approving smile. "Do me a
favor? Can you clean up the storage room? I can handle the customers."
Yolei sighed, obviously not in the mood to do any cleaning. "Sure thing,
Dad," she replied reluctantly.
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Holy cow! This place is a mess! Yolei's eyes widened when she saw the
storage room, dusty merchandise and all. Great, I get stuck cleaning a dirty
old storage room while everybody else has fun in the Digital-World!
"Oh well...might as well start with the garbage," she gathered up all
the junk and headed for the dumpster. Stacked with boxes on her arms, she
stumbled and bumped into the wall, bruising her shoulder mildly.
"Ouch!" Yolei winced at the pain on her shoulder.
"Are you alright?" a male voice came from behind. Yolei looked up to
see Ken, stretching out his arm to help her up.
"Ah--Yeah, I'm alright. Thanks." She took his arm and pulled herself
up, blushing slightly. "So what are you doing here?"
"I was just getting some groceries for my parents," he trailed off,
"You look like you could use some help..."
Yolei beamed then calmed down, afraid that Ken would notice her sudden jolt of
happiness.
"S-Sure...I can use all the help I can get."
"Alright," He said as he lifted up the boxes over his head and threw
them into the dumpster. There was an awkward silence while the two were working.
Yolei was getting more nervous by the minute and decided to strike up a
conversation.
"So, Ken...," she said without making eye contact with him, "How
have you been lately?"
"I've been doing okay. Just a bit regretful, that's all..." He trailed
off, looking into Yolei's eyes while she worked, "I just wanted to
apologize to you and your friend for my behavior. I was wrong..."
Yolei finally summed up her courage to look in his eyes, "I know you're
sorry. You don't have to tell me. I know what it's like to make mistakes,
everybody does."
"...but sometimes, don't you get the feeling that no matter what you do,
your mistakes stay with you forever?"
"Yeah, I do but you just have to move on and start fresh," she said,
putting her hand on his shoulder, then retracting it quickly when she realized
what she had just done. "You can't spend the rest of your life apologizing
for your misdeeds. Just know that no matter what you do, you have friends who
care about you...a lot."
"You mean like you?" he said, teasing her.
"Yeah," she said, blushing like mad, then getting humorous, "So
quit your belly achin' and get to work, will ya?!" He laughed, for the
first time in a really long time.
"Thanks, Yolei," He said after the laughter died down, "I don't
why you would want to be friends with me, after what I did,"
"Well that's what friends do," She said finally, then paused for a
second to smile at him, "Forgive and forget."
THE END... for now that is!
So what did you guys think of the story? I
know this wasn't too romantic but I just wanted to build a foundation for the
story. A really good friendship = a really good relationship, right? ^_^ please
review! but if you must say negative things, make it constructive criticism!
This is my first Kenyako (Ken/Yolei) fic so don't be mean! I was going to write
a Daiyako (Davis/Yolei) but I had no idea what to write! If you're a Daiyako
fan, please write a fic! I haven't seen one of those for a while.