A/N: To clarify some thing, here are a few notes that might or might not interest you. Because it's the beginning of the school year, this story is taking place in April and will go through March which is when the school year ends. The older Digidestined have graduated Middle School and are now starting High School. Also Ken moved to the Digidestined's school sometime during 6th grade.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon (and after this I will not do disclaimers because I think they're pretty obvious).

Chapter Two: The Entrance Ceremony

"I'm Daisuke's girl friend…my name is Otohime Melody. Nice to meet you."

Her greeting left the Digidestined baffled, and Hikari speechless. Melody blinked, that sweet smile never leaving her lips, everyone was looking at her funny.

"Kyah! You're so forward Otohime-san!" Miyako nearly squealed.

"So you really are his girlfriend?" Takeru looked more surprised.

"Well its about time…" Ken commented with a grin.

"…." Hikari was still speechless.

Melody was flooded with questions coming at her from every direction. She felt cornered by all these strangers; they might be friends of Daisuke, but they were strangers to her. All the questions, all the faces, each asking something or another from her, she didn't have any space to breath. She couldn't breath. Her eyes widen and she started feeling faint. Suddenly she felt someone grabbing her.

"That's enough," Daisuke said pulling her to his chest. "She didn't mean it like that."

The Digidestined were surprised at Daisuke's sudden seriousness. They quickly apologized for their rudeness and offered Melody a tour of the school.

"That'll have to wait," Ken mentioned looking at his watch, "the entrance ceremony(1) will start soon."

Miyako perked up, "That's right! C'mon Otohime-san, you don't want to be late!"

"This is Miyako-san's second year in middle school," Takeru explained, "according to her, the entrance ceremony is very exciting."

"Is that so?" Melody pulled away from Daisuke's chest much to his disappointment. "Sounds thrilling."

"You bet!" Miyako grabbed her hand pulling her towards the middle school. "It'll be starting soon."

Melody nodded, Daisuke's friends were friendly, she concluded.

Miyako and Takeru started taking (dragging) Melody towards the gym. She looked back at Daisuke as if asking for some assistance. Her friend merely waved as if saying sorry, "You guys go on ahead, we'll be right there!"

"You should go too, Hikari-san," Ken said to the child of light who seem reluctant to follow after her friends and leaving the two boys alone.

She complied, "Yes, please hurry, Ken-kun, D-Daisuke."

Daisuke? No suffix? Ken pondered as he watch his comrade chase after their friends. Suddenly the two friends fell into a strange silence, strange because when together there were never any silent moments.

"Its weird…seeing her again after all this time," his goggle-head friend suddenly spoke.

"You looked really happy to have her in your arms," Ken replied facing his DNA partner. "And so did she."

Daisuke's smile didn't reach his eyes. "I was afraid she wouldn't recognize me, but it was me who forgot her face. It was me who forgot her smile."

Ken stood silently watching him stare at the direction his other friends disappeared from. He smiled patting him on the shoulder, "We'll be late if we don't hurry."

Daisuke rubbed the back on his head, "You're right! Let's go."

With that, Daisuke took off with Ken following right behind him.

"Hey Daisuke, what happen back there with Melody?" Ken asked as they walked through the double doors of the school. "She looked pale."

"Melody's claustrophobic," Daisuke replied taking his sneakers off and placing them into his assign locker retrieving his uwabaki (2), they were soft-soled sneakers. "Whenever she gets crowded, she starts feeling scary…she's fainted like that before…"

Ken didn't say anything as he removed his own shoes for the school's uwabaki. Once they were ready, the two friends made their way to the gym. The entrance ceremony would be starting soon.

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Everyone from the middle school was lined up on the gym. The old and new students watched as the teachers and principal made their way to the small stage where a single podium, and several chairs, stood.

The students stood silently as the principal made some opening remarks, "Welcome, new students to this new school year. For the older students, I would like to welcome you back."

The principal continued his speech encouraging the new students to have an enjoyable and rewarding experience in school.

Daisuke and Ken arrived seconds before the ceremony started, quickly taking their spots in line they paid close attention to the opening remarks. Daisuke, ironically, was placed between Melody and Hikari. For some reason, he didn't feel as happy as he thought he would be.

He and Melody would steal glances and smile at each other while Hikari would still glances and whenever Daisuke happen to catch her eyes she would abruptly face forward. Daisuke frown, was Hikari-chan mad at him? He didn't like it.

The homeroom teachers were each introduced by the principal.

As the speeches continued, one by an older student and another by an incoming student representing their class, the Digidestined along with the other new students were beginning to relax and identified themselves with their new school. It would be a memorable three years to come, everyone thought.

Daisuke and Melody looked at each other and smiled. Melody reached for his hand and Daisuke quickly grabbed it, being careful they weren't caught. Each squeezed the others hand.

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The new students were dismissed and led to their new classrooms by their new home teacher. The older students already left to their classrooms.

Once inside their new classroom the teacher introduced herself as Serori-sensei. As it was the first day of school, the teacher allowed them to do as they pleased meaning no work.

The Digidestined, minus Miyako whose a year older than them, gathered around. The classroom was separated into five rows and three columns, the desks were big enough for two people to occupy.

Hikari took the middle third row, she glanced at the empty sit beside hers then at Daisuke. He was busy talking with Ken about joining the soccer team or another.

Usually its me and Takeru-kun, but maybe I should give Daisuke-kun a try this time before someone else gets him. Hikari glanced at Melody who was talking to Takeru, she didn't particularly looked like she was enjoying it. However, she was busy and away from Daisuke.

Hey Daisuke-kun, want to sit together? No…maybe more direct; Daisuke, Let's sit together! But that would sound too weird on me… Hikari slowly walked towards her friends, her mind twiddling with different ideas on how to approach the goggle-head.

Ok here it goes. Hikari smiled to herself, feeling ready to accomplish her task…

"Hey, Daisuke-"

"Daisuke! Let's sit together, it'll be fun!"

Until someone beat her to the punch, per se.

Daisuke turned around at the indication of his name. He smiled, nodding, "You bet! just like old times."

Ken looked pass his friends to stare at Hikari. He couldn't stop a grin from escaping his lips. Hikari was fuming, or at least Ken figured she would be, her features looked stiff. Her jaw was clenched and she seem to be glaring daggers at Daisuke and his pretty friend.

So the tables have turned. Ken mused, chuckling to himself. "Hikari-san, did you have something to say to Daisuke?"

Startled out of her torturous thoughts, Hikari nearly jumped like a deer caught in headlights. "Um, n-no, I wasn't going to say anything."

"Are you sure, Hikari-chan?" Daisuke asked turning his whole person to her.

The child of light felt stun at the sudden attention her friend provided her. "Well…I was going to…to ask you if you wanted to sit with m-me." Kami (3), why was she stuttering? And why did her face feel like it was on fire?

Daisuke parted his lips into an 'oh', and began that nervous, new (because he never got nervous anymore) habit. He rubbed the back of his head. "That would have been great, but…" he looked back at Melody, who was suspiciously waiting for his reply, "Melody already asked" he rubbed the back of his head more vigorously. "Ma-maybe next time?"

Hikari nodded, forcing a smile. "Yeah…I understand. I'll just ask Takeru-kun to sit with me."

Daisuke always (before) dreamed about Hikari asking to sit with him; however, in those fantasies he never pictured himself rejecting her. Melody asked him first, it would be rude to turn her down because his old crush suddenly wanted to sit with him. Besides, he really wanted to sit with Melody more than he ever did with Hikari.

It still bugged him that she would be sitting with Takeru.

Melody grabbed the sleeve of his blazer gently pulling on it just like she use to when they were kids. "Daisuke, you can sit with her if you want…I know how you like her."

Daisuke stared at his best friend confused.

"You should go before its too late and she asks Takeru-sa-"

"No," Daisuke quickly replied. He placed his hand over hers on his sleeve. "I don't like Hikari-chan like that, not anymore, besides…"

He gave her his trademark smilr, "I really -really- want to sit next to you." He squeezed her hand for extra reassurance.

Melody's downcast eyes became bright and cheerful like before. He still acted the same way since they were kids. The two friends stared into each other's eyes feeling the world disappearing around them until-

Cough.

Ken (fake) coughed again, "You two lovebirds should be more careful." Pointing behind him, Daisuke and Melody looked passed him at the group of snickering middle-schoolers.

"Kyah! They look like newly weds!"

"How did Daisuke score with a hot girl like that?"

"They say 'love holds no bounds', -sigh- so romantic!"

"They also say love is blind, deaf, and stupid…"

The 'newly weds' stare at their class with giant animated sweat drops falling from their heads. Their class was too animated and too easy going. It would make an interesting, but annoying year. Daisuke and Melody tried shooing their classmates away, with flushed faces.

"Those two are getting quite the attention," Takeru laughing at the scene taking place, took his sit next to Hikari.

"People need to preoccupy their minds with what's most interesting," Ken shrugged, "It will die down eventually and people will move on to the next interesting thing."

Hikari remained silent, stealing a glance at the Daisuke and Melody whose effort to calm their out-going classmates were failing.

"I'm sure you remember the big love triangle everyone talked about last year." Ken grinned watching Hikari's face darken from a sudden blush.

"Are you kidding me? Daisuke-kun, Hikari-chan, and me? I still hear about it from everyone."

"It had our class separated between the -what were they called?- Daikari and Takari supporters?"

"Oh yeah!" Takeru laughed remembering the events of last year, "they combined our names and came up with these ridiculous combinations."

Hikari began to giggle, "Everyone kept asking who I would choose; Daisuke-kun or Takeru-kun. It was pretty funny."

Ken nodded, "Until things became too serious and the principal had to break it up."

"I hear there's still some supporters out there" the young blonde said leaning back on his chair.

Hikari made a face before giggling again. "That's a scary thought."

"Well, who would you chose now, Hikari-san?" The former Kaiser (4) watched his friend suddenly shrink into herself. Takeru stared at Hikari, waiting for her reply.

A small smile formed around her lips, and she stared at Takeru, "It's a secret."

Said blonde chuckled nervously, his cheek reddening slightly. Someone called after him and after excusing himself, he left to greet some other friends.

Ken watched Hikari. She was staring at Daisuke and Melody who were talking very lively. He didn't miss how her smile widen when she looked at Daisuke or how it turned downcast when she saw Melody. He also didn't miss how her face flushed when he asked her again.

"You've already chosen?"

Hikari looked away if only to hide her blushing cheeks. "Stop teasing, Ken-kun…"

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DemiVeemon left the Motomiya's residence with sleepy eyes and a loud yawn.

Daisuke's hasty departure from the apartment awoke the sleeping digimon who demanded to have his full nine hours of sleep each day. Unable to fall back asleep the blue chibi creature made his way to his partner's school.

The walk wasn't far and because the middle school was right next to the elementary school, he remembered the path by heart.

However his direction skills were lacking. A hungry DemiVeemon was not very adequate DemiVeemon.

"Fuwaa (5)! I wish Daisuke's mom didn't have to work today," the small digimon complained as he began to cross the street. "I could've asked her to make me that 'tamagoyaki' (6)."

DemiVeemon was caught up on his favorite breakfast food's list that he didn't notice the large truck coming his way. He was going to be squished.

From a nearby tree, a creature observed the event from the shadows.

"Oh and that miso soup would be great too-!"

DemiVeemon suddenly felt his body being scooped by a pair of furry arms? The truck barely missed them and he felt like he was flying for a moment. The blue digimon looked up at his savior; however, the sun was too bright and all he could see was a silhouette.

Once he was safely across the street, he was lowered to the ground. Bowing slightly, the silhouette elegantly leaped back disappearing instantly leaving DemiVeemon awe-struck.

"A digimon?" he said after some time. The school's bell rung shocking the small digimon out of his stupor. "I have to find Daisuke and ask him for food!"

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DemiVeemon's rescuer watched the tiny digimon run pass the school gates without a care. No wonder the truck nearly hit him, he need to be more aware of his surroundings.

The digimon stood on top of the highest branch of a nearby tree. Its sharp sky-blue eyes followed the digimon's every step until he disappeared inside the school.

Smiling lightly, the digimon jumped down from the tree looking ahead at the large middle school.

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A/N: So here's chapter two, very different from the original chapter two which had weird stuff in it. Like I mention before, while this is a revised technically I'm starting all over again with this fic and it will be school fic rather than some adventure meaning there won't be much action. However, there will be some fun (I hope…I'm not all that funny). Read and review and tell me what you liked or what you don't like.

Extra notes:

(1) Entrance ceremony: In Japan they have entrance ceremonies which are just introductions to the new students and welcoming the old students while the principal makes some sort of speech. My description of the Digidestined's entrance ceremony was very vague, but your welcome to look around and tell me if I missed anything. Also thanks to 'Kids Web Japan' website where I got the information from.

(2) Uwabaki: Inside shoes. In Japan, the students have to take their outside shoes off and put on 'inside shoes'. My thanks go to "Life in a Japanese School" by Maiko Covington, her diaries helped a lot.

(3) Kami: This just be means 'god' in Japanese.

(4) Kaiser: This means 'emperor' as in reference to Ken being the Digimon Emperor before.

(5) Fuwaa: This is just the sound (in Japanese) made when someone yawns.

(6) Tamagoyaki: Japanese-style egg rolls which are usually served for breakfast along with miso soup.