KG: Yay! I finally got started on my second fanfic! I decided to do this one in Takuya's POV, at least for now. Oh yeah and I'm also going to try to make longer chapters and try to make this one longer than my first one. There is a Takuya/? Pairing and you'll find out who the possible choices are in this chapter, but not the actual pairing. That's not until a later chapter I don't own digimon or any of its characters. Tanoshimu!
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--Takuya in the Middle--
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"Takuya! Get up already! You're going to be late for school again!"
Augh. Monday already? The weekend sure can pass you by fast...
I just pulled dup my covers higher and my pillow over my head. Why does school start so early? It should start at, oh, say 8:30.... yeah that would be perfect...
"Takuya Kanbara! Get out of bed this instant! It's 7:15 already!" exclaimed my mom as she snatched the pillow away from my face and opened the blinds.
"Auugh! I'm awake! Yeesh, don't you know that hurts a person's eyes when they're still half-asleep?! " I scowled.
"Yes, and I also know it's the only way to actually wake you up in the morning. Now hurry and get dressed or you won't have time for breakfast!" my mom replied as she left my room.
I shot a quick glance out the window, another winter day. I quickly rummaged through my closet and found a long-sleeved yellow shirt to go along with my usual attire. I quickly put on my goggles and checked the clock over my bed.
"Whoa! 7:25!? I'm definitely gonna be late now!"
I flew down the stairs into the kitchen to grab some breakfast to go. "Sayonara Mom! See ya after school!"
"What about me?" complained Shinya.
"Sayonara to you too, squirt!" I yelled as I grabbed a piece of toast off the counter.
His only reply was to stick his tongue out at me, oh well. I ran out of the house and slammed the door behind me.
I ran for a few minutes and the school soon came into view.
Maybe I can still make it in ti--
"Briing!!"
Spoke too soon....
I quickly climbed up the school steps and dashed down the corridor, my rotten luck that my homeroom was at the farthest end of the building...
"Gomen nasai, Tazuna-Sensei!" I yelled as I ran towards my seat. I wasn't watching my step and was totally unaware of my untied shoelace. Well, needless to say, I tripped on my shoelace and fell face first onto the floor, raising uproar of laughter from the rest of the class.
"Have a nice trip, Kanbara?" taunted one of my classmates.
"Knock it off! Here Takuya, let's get you up first." Kouji said as he extended his hand out to me.
"Arigatou," I said as I took his hand in my right and held my now sore face in my left.
"You know you shouldn't do that!" Kouji whispered as he helped me up, "You always end up embarrassing yourself!" I blushed with embarrassment, he tells me that every time.
"Kanbara, take your seat and stop fooling around. Minamoto, you too," Mr. Tazuna ordered. Kouji quickly returned to his seat behind me. "Kanbara, this is your, let me see, tenth tardy in a row. Do you realize what this means?"
"Um... that you'll let me off easy?" The class began to laugh again, but Kouji glared them into silence.
"Think I'm joking, Kanbara? Of course you're not getting off easy! You have detention for the whole week, cleaning the classroom."
Aaaawww! I hate cleaning. I really should have gotten to school on time...
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"Stupid broom! Why couldn't I have just done sentences instead!?" I complained to the empty classroom, which was a pointless gesture anyway since I was alone…
"I can't believe you were late again, gogglehead!"
...or so I had thought.
I looked over at the door, even though I already knew who it was that had spoken. "Came to lecture me, Kouji?"
"You really never learn do you?"
I knew he had to be referring to my staying up at night, I just hoped he didn't know why...
"You really should just leave video games alone, they're useless anyways..."
He knew... how was he always able to guess what I did? I knew I shouldn't stay up playing video games, but still, I liked them.
"It's none of your business, Kouji!" I exclaimed out of my embarrassment.
"Calm down, Takuya. I was just teasing you. I stopped by to see if you needed any help," he cast a glance around the class which was just as messy as ever, "and by the looks of it, you do."
I glanced around the classroom, he was right. I hadn't been able to do anything for the past 15 minutes....
"I guess you're right. Fine, will you help me sweep? I move the broom around, but I don't seem to clean anything."
Kouji seemed to light up a bit with amusement at this remark. He placed his hand over his mouth and looked down, stifling his laughter. All I could do was blush. I was so embarrassed.
"Stop laughing Kouji! So I can't clean well! Besides, you're the worst cook I have ever met!"
That comment did not have the effect that I had been aiming for. Instead of shutting up, tears began to form at the edges of Kouji's eyes and he burst out laughing. I felt like hiding somewhere now, in hole, under a rock, anything. I just couldn't take this much longer.
"Are you going to help me or not, Kouji!?"
Kouji soon calmed down and brushed the tears from his eyes. "Gomen Takuya, it's just I've forgotten all about that time. It was kind of silly."
Kouji, admitting that was silly. He had changed even more than I had realized.
"Huh? Whoa!!" while I was lost in my thoughts, Kouji had gone around me and now had his arms around me, holding the broom. "What are you doing!?"
"I'm going to show you how to sweep, that's what." He replied calmly, his breath causing the hairs on my neck to prick up.
I was about ready to complain when Kouichi came in through the door.
"Takuya! I heard you got detention again so I stopped by to-- Kouji!? I thought you said you were going home!" he exclaimed, blushing all the while.
Kouji quickly let go of the broom and stepped away from me. "Kouichi!? You said that you had some stuff to do after school!!"
Huh? What was going on here!?
"Well, I just decided to stop by and check I Takuya needed any help! What are you doing here!?" replied Kouichi.
"Um, I realized I didn't have anything important to do so I decided to check if Takuya needed help. He is my best friend!" Kouji shot back, emphasizing his last few words, which he seemed to immediately regret. Kouichi looked taken aback by his brother's harsh statement because he immediately looked at the floor.
"I know that, I just came to help him out," he said in a quiet voice. "After all, he's my friend too..."
I felt uneasy about the silence and sudden coldness between the two brothers. "Um, guys?" they both immediately turned their gazes towards me, making me feel even more nervous. "Um, I just wanna say that I still have to clean up and I am not looking forward to spending the night here." I joked, in an attempt to liven things up.
Kouichi smiled a bit and Kouji seemed to stifle a laugh. Success.
"You're right, Takuya. All right then, I'll sweep the floor. Kouichi, you clean the windows. Takuya, you take care of the chalkboards."
"Sure," replied Kouichi and I replied. I quickly began dusting the erasers noisily, Kouichi silently began spraying the windows and Kouji expertly swept across the classroom. I would have annoyed that Kouji had been the one giving the orders, but right now I couldn't have cared less. I was just glad to be off broom duty and getting help. But I knew I was caught. Caught between the rivalry of love between two of my closest friends.
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KG: How's that? I think I'll start chapter 2 soon, and I certainly hope to finish this. I might take a while to update, but I'll do my best. So please read and review!