The walk from his own apartment to T.K's had been a bit of a stressful situation for Davis. This was the first time he had been out on the streets, dressed and made-over in his feminine alter ego. It had been a surprise to Davis that Jun hadn't tried to take him outside when dressed up. A trip to the park or even a shopping spree. Jun had always said that the pair of them didn't do enough outside. Why had she been waiting?

Of course there was one question on Davis' mind at that point. How was it that T.K was able to get him out of the apartment dressed as Hana?

They had been walking hand in hand. Davis, shy and meek, most likely a delicate flower in the eyes of those that saw him. T.K on the other hand had a smile on his face. The blonde haired boy was happy, comfortable. The complete opposite of Davis at that point. Maybe their crests should be swapped. Davis thought. T.K having the crest of courage and Davis having... well he had hope that no one from school saw recognised the blonde haired girl walking with T.K to be Davis himself. Seeming to sense his friend's discomfort, T.K stepped closer to Davis, whispering in his ear.

"Are you okay?" T.K asked, and all Davis could do was nod his head in response. He was afraid to open his mouth, to speak, just in case his voice wasn't good enough to pass as the girl that people saw. T.K didn't press him to talk, and for that Davis was thankful. Of course, Davis knew he shouldn't have been worried. T.K wasn't the kind of person to make anyone feel uncomfortable. He had always put others before him, helping them before helping himself. It was why he was so popular, why everyone liked him.

It was why Davis liked him, more than just as a friend.

The thoughts had been ever present in Davis' mind. Since that first day the two of them met, Davis' first adventures in the Digital World and the day he met Veemon, T.K had always been there as a helpful guide. Despite the grief and the constant times he got T.K's name wrong, Davis always liked T.K. As Davis thought back to his time spent with T.K, the good times and the bad, his heart started to pound against his chest. This wasn't fear or nerves from being found out. It was about he and T.K. Davis realised he was going to have to tell T.K how he felt.

But then, what if T.K didn't share his feelings? He and Kari had always been close, but Davis had never seen T.K with a girlfriend. It made Davis wonder if there was something else that T.K didn't tell the others. There had been moments in which T.K and Ken had shared a glance with one another. Davis might not have been the brightest bulb of the group, but he had been certain that Ken and T.K had been dating at one point. Perhaps they were just close, or maybe they were just really good friends. Deciding to push his thoughts on, Davis simply smiled and allowed himself to be guided by T.K towards the blonde's apartment.

It wasn't long before the two of them arrived, taking the elevator to T.K's floor and walking along. T.K opened the door, and like a gentleman he offered Davis, or Hana, as T.K had said, the opportunity to step inside first. It made Davis blush, though that was hidden by the make-up.

It felt good to be out of the public eye, and knowing that both Yolei and Cody were out of the city (and country in Yolei's case) that neither of the pair would see him dressed up as this. Though Davis was appreciative of T.K's assurances that they wouldn't recognise him. That they would see a pretty blonde haired girl in a lolita dress walking alongside T.K. The heat of the sun was replaced with the cool breeze of the fans that were placed all around the living area. The TV was on, and after taking his heels off, Davis saw that Patamon was watching the Basketball highlights. Or had been at least. The Digimon was asleep now, having left the TV on.

T.k walked over towards his partner Digimon, looking at him with a smile on his face before shaking his head. "I did tell him." T.K mused in a quiet voice before gently picking Patamon up and holding the sleeping rookie Digimon in his arms. "Make yourself at home Hana, I won't be too long." T.K took the Digimon into his bedroom, and closed the door behind him.

It left Davis at a bit of a connundrum. What was he to do? The television was on but he didn't feel like flicking over to the sports channels. Day time TV, even during the holidays was something to be desired and as try as he might, Davis had no real desire to watch TV. The day was weird. First Jun asking if they wanted to do some 'sisterly bonding' resulting in Davis dressing up, and then T.K coming over moments after Davis had finished his make-up and putting the final touches of his outfit into place. At that moment, Davis had a realisation that it had all been planned. Reaching to his bag, Davis pulled out his phone and started to send Jun a message:

"I know you sent T.K the message using my D-Terminal, asking if he wanted to come over. You knew I would be fully dressed up as Hana then and you wanted to humiliate me. Jokes on you, T.K didn't laugh at all. In fact, I'm over at his apartment dressed as Hana."

Davis couldn't help but grin as he hit send. Not only did Jun's plan to humiliate Davis backfire, but it also helped Davis get the perfect opportunity to admit his feelings for T.K. It was better than Davis could have imagined. With that in mind, he sent Jun a follow up message.

"I really appreciate your help sis, thank you. X."

With that last message sent, Davis put the phone back in his bag and sat back, a smile across his face as thought back on all the times he had wanted to admit his feelings to T.K, but never had the opportunity to do so. Jun had given him that opportunity. Putting his phone away, Davis went back to relaxing, and looked around at the apartment, waiting for T.K to return.

-X-

It was longer than Davis had anticipated at first before T.K came from the bedroom. The door opened, though Davis was looking at one of the basketball magazines that had been placed on the coffee table. Davis perked up and smiled. "I was starting to think you had fallen asleep..." Davis paused when he had turned around and looked at his friend. Davis had the same look on his face when he was seen by T.K finishing off his outfit. Only this time, it was the other way around. Davis looked on at T.K, stunned by the sight of T.K in a white knee length dress, long sleeved in the style of a jacket being warn over the dress itself. It looked to be made of pure satin, with numerous bows on the bodice of the dress and the black lining that ran along the hem of the skirt. Underneath were the tell tale signs of a lace petticoat, and underneath those was the flash of white satin bloomers. Knee high white boots and a white choker around his neck completed the ensemble.

T.K was going all out in his appearance as well. His face was perfectly made up. Better than Davis's own make-up. Ruby red lipstick, dark eye-shadow and a generous helping of blush coated his cheeks. Golden blonde hair tumbled down his form in ringlets, forming the classic Lolita look. T.K's nails were coated in red to match his lips. Everything about T.K's appearance showed that it was done by a professional hand. Or at least a hand that knew what he was doing. Davis simply stood, stunned and stared at the blonde that had been a boy when stepping into his bedroom.

Now he looked like a beautiful young lady. Now Davis was sure of his feelings for T.K. "Oh my god." Davis breathed as he got up, walking over towards T.K and looking the blonde up and down. Davis could feel his heart beating against his chest in rapid succession. It was like a drum beat that wouldn't slow down for anything. Eventually the pair of them stood face to face, inches apart. Never before had Davis been this close to T.K without anyone around. It was scary, in a way, but at the same time this was the opportunity that Davis had been waiting for. They found a shared interest, and it was something that no one would have expected. Davis and T.K had been natural leaders for the Digidestined years before, both taking the responsibility when the time came. During that time, no one would have imagined the idea of the two of them looking like beautiful young girls.

"So... um... how long have you been dressing like this?" Davis decided to ask, cursing himself for not saying what he originally wanted to say. But, there was no point in trying to say anything else at that point. Looking towards T.K, Davis gave a nervous chuckle, before feeling T.K's hand close around his own, leading Davis towards the sofa and sitting him down. T.K meanwhile went to a chest of draws and opened the bottom draw. Leaning forward, Davis was given a good view of the ruffled bloomers that T.K was wearing. It caused Davis to blush, his cheeks redenning underneath the make-up he was wearing.

"A few years now, at least four years, give or take." T.K answered as he came back to the sofa, sitting down next to Davis and holding a photo album in his arms. The first picture was of a group of girls, or at least three girls and who Davis guessed was T.K's mum sitting around a table having a tea party. Two of the girls Davis could make-out. There was a younger Kari, who's hairstyle hadn't changed, only complimented with a pink hair bow and a pink lolita outfit, and Mimi who was easy to guess due to the fact that she had long pink hair, and wore a white ruffled dress that went down to the floor. It reminded Davis of the style of dresses worn in certain parts of America. Southern Belle was the term that Davis had read on the internet. Southern Belle or Antebellum, one of the two.

T.K continued to show pictures, each showing a similar situation of a tea party. Each with T.K's mum, Kari, Mimi, Sora in some of the pictures and the blonde haired girl that sat in between Kari and T.K's mum. It soon dawned on Davis that the blonde haired girl in the picture was T.K.

"How long ago were these pictures taken?" Davis asked, looking at the young T.K. The hairstyle hadn't changed. Blonde ringlets that went down to the shoulders. The fashion changed though. The dresses in the pictures were reminiscent of western princess dresses mixed with lolita fashion. Davis had seen some of them online, though they were quite expensive. "Your mum knows you dress like this?"

T.K nodded his head. He still smiled warmly at the memories from the pictures. "These were taken shortly after I started." It was time for T.K to tell how he started dressing as a girl. "Shortly after returning from the Digital World the first time, things had become different. We still lived on the other side of the river, and my mum was working hard. During the school holidays, Mimi came over to look after me, and Kari came along." It explained why Kari was always there. They looked so happy as a group.

"Of course, Mimi was preparing to move to America, getting things ready early by selling some of her clothes and donating others to good will. She had brought some along with her, and gave Kari a make-over, and then asked me if I wanted one. Kari told me I would enjoy it, and I gave in. I was dressed up in..." T.K paused, moving to the pictures of him on his own. He stopped towards the back. It was of T.K wearing a light blue floor length lolita dress with puffed sleeves and a lace collar. "One of Mimi's earlier outfits and one of the few pink outfits she had. Of course the plan had been to clean up and remove all traces of dressing up long before my mum came home."

"And of course, she came home early."

"Exactly." T.K said with a chuckle, remembering the old days of when life was somewhat simple. "She came home, saw me as I was and... well I was scared. Really scared. I didn't know how my mum would react and when she came in, she was amazed. Turns out, she had always wanted a daughter. Though was quite happy with how I turned out. She asked if I could dress up for her more often, if I could become her Takera, and I said yes. Because I enjoyed it. Since then, we've had regular tea parties and afternoon tea. Sora found herself joining in, mostly because she hung out with Tai and heard about the tea party from Kari." T.K explained, and the two of them continued to look through the photo album, seeing how they changed over the years. Despite the fact that Mimi went away, and T.K and Kari were at different schools, it almost felt like a tradition that they kept up. The photos started to become more recent, a few years by Davis's reckoning, and he saw Yolei in some of them. Pointing at the picture, T.K nodded. He could already guess what the other was about to ask.

"Yolei found out about it through Kari. She promised to keep it a secret, and in fact she recommended making trips to the Digital World. We found a really cool castle which we use for our afternoon tea. Take a picnic and make an afternoon of it. Now that I think about it, in a few weeks time we've got an afternoon scheduled. You should come with us, a new member of the Digidestined Lolita Luncheon Group."

"The what now?" Davis asked with a deadpan voice, the very title going over his head.

"It's what Mimi came up with, but it stuck. Apparently she got the idea from something that happens in America." Eventually the pair of them reached the end of the album. Four to five years of a side of T.K that few had never seen, probably didn't know existed. Davis didn't even think T.K would be interested in that sort of activity, and yet the two of them sat next to one another, dressed in similar attire and enjoying the time that they were spending together.

It was then that Davis realised it was now or never. He might not ever get another chance to really say how he felt. Despite the fact that Davis had been invited to the afternoon tea party, that he had someone to dress up with and spend time with, it went over his head. To Davis, spending time with T.K would feel like nothing if he didn't admit his feelings. Whether T.K shared them or not, getting them off his chest was the only thing that mattered to Davis. Everything else was a minor concern, pushed to the back of Davis' thoughts. With a trembling hand, Davis took hold of T.K's, and looked the blonde in the eyes.

Then T.K did something that surprised Davis.

T.K had taken hold of Davis' hands in his own and leant forwards, kissing Davis on the lips. The boy's eyes widened in surprise, but he didn't try to break the kiss. Davis didn't try to escape. He had been wanting to admit this for a long time, and he was excited to know that T.K shared the very same feelings. The kiss lasted for a few moments, Davis's heart was beating all the way through it and yet he didn't want it to stop. Eventually though, Davis did break the kiss but only to be able to look towards the other blonde, to find out what was going on.

"How long..."

"Have I felt this way about you?" T.K guessed what Davis was going to say, and it was confirmed with a nod of his head. "Some time now. I think the feelings I have for you first came to mind shortly before we teamed up with Ken. You were defending him, when everyone else didn't think he deserved a second chance. I knew you would, and it made me see something different in you." T.K explained, and Davis pulled T.K into a hug, his arms around the blonde haired boy's body tightly and Davis was smiling.

"I'm glad..." he started, sniffing slightly before releasing T.K and wiping his eyes on his sleeve. T.K giggled and reached for the box of tissues that had been sitting on the table. "I'm glad you think that... and that you fel the same way as I do. I've always liked you T.K, and I know I haven't always shown it to you, and I always teased you but... well I have always liked you. Since our adventures in the Digital World, then its grown to be more than liking you as a friend."

No words were spoken after that. The two of them embraced, a kiss, a hug, the tender touch of two people that were finally able to express their feelings towards the other. When Davis woke up that morning, he had never expected to be given the opportunity to open up to T.K, to show that there was another side to the owner of the Crests of Courage and Friendship. Now it was a matter of taking their futures one day at a time. The afternoon consisted of afternoon tea, T.K, or Takera as he was known while dressed as a girl, taught Davis everything that he would need to know.

Especially as Davis would be joining T.K and the other Digidestined for afternoon tea in the future.

-X-

It was well into the evening when Davis finally left T.K's apartment, not that either cared. The two had become closer than ever before. Davis was walking home, fully dressed as a girl. In the setting sun, no one would have thought that the beautiful Lolita girl walking down the street was really a boy underneath. If they did know, Davis found he didn't care. He was walking, sending a message to Jun to let her know he was coming home. He also had a message for his sister:

"Don't tell mum or dad yet, but T.K and I are finally dating. You'd be surprised to hear that we have more in common than simply being a Digidestined. I'll explain more when we get home."

Davis had attached a picture of himself and T.K that had been that afternoon to the message. He smiled as he put his phone back in his bag, and almost felt like skipping the rest of the way home. Nothing could get him down, of that he was certain. Earlier on he had asked himself how T.K had managed to get him out of the apartment while dressed as his feminine alter ego. Now Davis realised that it was quite simple: Davis would do anything for T.K.

Davis was a teenager in love.