Before I Was A DigiDestined
My name is Kai Tagawa. I am a DigiDestined. I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. My life has changed after I met my partner, and my best friend. But let me start from the beginning.
I ran to the subway station as fast as I could. It was obvious a kid in his swim trunks and a beach shirt running through town wasn't something you see every day. I had to get to the beach quickly or my girlfriend, Mimi Tachikawa, was going to kill me. I quickly bought my tokens and boarded. I got off immediately at the closest stop at the beach and raced for the sand, searching the beach chairs for the one that belonged to her's. I found her sunbathing. "Hi, Kai. You got here early. What's up?"
I raised an eyebrow. "Early? What are you talking about, I'm two minutes late." She shook her head. "No you're not. You had a whole half hour to spare. Oh I'm sorry. You thought that I was rushing you like usual. There was no rush today, dear." I slumped. "No rush? You mean... I got here for nothing?" My girl giggled. "Of course not, silly. You just got here early, and that makes me happy. Come on, sit next to me." I gave up. I sat in the chair next to her.
Later that day. we went shopping. However I payed for over half of the stuff that was for her. I was slightly annoyed by it, but I wanted to be her gentleman, so I sucked it up today. We just left a store and by now I was carrying four bags of her stuff. " You know, we're gonna dry up every store in Tokyo if we keep doing this." She winked at me. "What are you talking about? We haven't even gotten through a quarter of the places I want to go. Chin up. Let's get shopping."
I sighed. This was going to be a long day.
It was already nighttime when we finished for the day. I walked her home. "Here, I'll take those." She grabs the bags from my hands and sets them aside. "You were very sweet today, Kai. Thank you very much." I smiled. "Well, I could tell you couldn't carry all those bags. Someone's got to do it. I really like your hair." Recently, she dyed her hair pink. She ran her fingers through them. "Thanks."
"Kai, tomorrow after school, I want you to meet my friends. We're going to Sora's soccer practice." I sighed with a hint of sadness. "I can't do that." I have a huge distrust of people. Mainly because I was adopted, so I never knew my mom or my dad. And because of that, growing up was a pain because I been bullied for years with kids saying my parents never loved me. Some teachers defended me, but they were being paid to. Over the years I have made a handful of friends, but they've moved on and I have never kept them as a friend. Or more accurately, they never kept me as a friend. Mimi was different. She was the one person who actually cared about me and stayed that way. We've been very good friends for a while, and then we went on a few dates, and now we're dating.
"Kai. I'm sorry for your past, but that doesn't forecast your future. You have a new family. And someone who loves you. I know these people will love you, too. Please?" I looked at her. "Sorry."
She nodded. "Alright. I understand. Thank you for today." She gave me a hug. I close my eyes and give her one, too. She kisses my cheek. "Be safe." She grabs the bags and heads inside.
The next day, as school ended. I got on my bike to head home. But then I stop and decide to head for the soccer field. As I got there, I watched as Mimi cheered on her friends' soccer practice. I couldn't help but feel jealous of everyone down there. If I wasn't a figure for bullying most of my life I would want to make friends. I saw Mimi hugging one of her friends. I had to look away.
Suddenly, there was a bright flash beyond the ocean. I watched as it created a giant tidal wave heading towards us. People ran. And so did I. I saw Mimi running away with her friends. I knew she would be safe with them. The tidal wave crashed into the city. I tried to find Mimi in the chaos of people. "Mimi! Mimi!"
"Kai!"
I turned around and saw Mimi heading towards me. "Hurry, this way!" I didn't argue. I ran towards her. The tidal wave hung over us. Just then, a giant portal opened up in front of us. Mimi and I were sucked in. Everything blacked out.
To Be Continued...