Author's note: I would like to say I'm sorry for not updating the past few weeks. Life in general got in the way for The Hazard's Family as well as me being lazy and not update it. Nonetheless I'll try to update as much as I can. I would like to say thank you to FanReader26 and MythAnime for the criticism and for helping me get a grasp on writing. I appreciate what you two do to help. I know I'm probably rambling right now but I would like to say thank you to each and everyone of you for liking the story. I'm wondering would any of you like me to do a QnA. Well in any case leave a comment on the story if you want, now back to the story.

We now see Takato and Rika heading towards Shinjuku middle school. Both couldn't wait for the card tournament after school today, the two of them are very competitive in whatever they do together. Whether they were playing a sport together or hanging out, they always had good fun against one another. They both had a rivalry against one another, neither one backing down against the other's challenge. If one were to believe they were a couple, they would be dead wrong. To Takato and Rika, their relationship would be of a brother and sister bond.

Takato and Rika respect one another as well as envy each other. You see not everyone knows about Takato's past not even his best friend knows it either. In the past Takato wasn't as outgoing with others his age. When his parents had passed on, he grew more shy and timid as he grew. His teachers at his first school were very worried for him. But, that one fateful day changed his personality for the better.

Flashback

It was a nice day in Autumn, when Mother Nature was preparing the days for the cold until spring would come. The kids at Hanazono Elementary school were out and about. Either playing in the piles of leaves at the school yard or talking with one another. All but one child sitting in a lone classroom, We see a young Takato Matsuki drawing in his notebook with a sad expression on his face. No one really got to know him so not many were friends. What he was drawing was a type of monster that you would see in Digimon. The monster in question was a type of velociraptor with red scales as well as three sharp claws on its hands and feet, with the hazard symbol drawn on it's torso.

"Almost done, just a little bit of red here, add some black there, some yellow in the eyes, and that's it!" mused Takato. "Hm I wonder what type of attacks you should have? Maybe PyroSphere and RockBreaker." The boy was lost in thought that he didn't notice another presence in the classroom, the person in question was a younger Rika Nonaka who happened to hear the muttering of a certain protagonist. She was about to head out to meet with her mother and grandmother for dinner, but hearing some of the things that Takato was whispering about she couldn't help but be curious on what he was talking about. She had decided to get a little closer and hear what he was talking about and to see what he was doing.

"What are you doing kid?" Asked Rika.

Takato didn't hear what she was asking and so kept on rambling and spoke incoherently between his thoughts and somewhat talking out loud to no one in particular. Takato had made a very very terrible mistake when doing this, granted he thought that he was all alone in the classroom but not answering someone's question is very rude but if this someone were a certain red head, then all hell would break lose. Right now Rika was losing her patience when she didn't hear a reply to her question, so she kept on asking until a tick mark had formed on her forehead. After not hearing her she decided to repeat her question loudly near his ear.

"Almost done, now I just need to figure out a name for you" whispered Takato. After hearing this from Takato Rika felt no sympathy towards to boy after ignoring her for quite some time and actually took great pleasure in yelling her unresponsive question near his ear. Like now.

"Idiot, I asked you a question, what are you doing!" Yelled Rika. "Whaaaaa! who, what, where?" Questioned Takato.

"I said what are you doing idiot" growled Rika."Oh I'm sorry I didn't know anyone was here" replied Takato.

"Well now that I have your attention, can you please tell me what your doing and talking about? As well as telling me your name?" Questioned Rika.

"Sorry I was drawing a Digimon, while I was thinking about what type of attacks it should have, and my name is Takato, Takato Matsuki." "May I ask what your name is?" Asked Takato.

"Right thanks for the explanation, the names Rika, Rika Nonaka and did you just say you were drawing your own Digimon?" Questioned Rika."Yeah you probably think it's dumb huh?" Asked Takato.

"No, far from it I love Digimon, it's just the people around me don't care about the game or don't care about it as much as I do" replied Rika.

"Anyway can you show me your drawing?" Ask Rika.

"Sure no problem, maybe tomorrow we could hangout? I mean you don't have to if you don't want to!" Apologized Takato.

"You are a very weird kid Takato Matauki" deadpanned Rika.

"Oh I'm sorry then I guess that you don't want to be friends huh?" Replied Takato.

"Hey I didn't say that idiot! I meant that as a compliment, of course I'll be your friend no matter what other people may think of you or what you do I'll always have your back 100%." "You better have my back too no matter what."

"Of course!, if someone were to hurt you, I'll be there to help in any way I can and that's a promise." Promised Takato.

"Well I have to go, see you tomorrow Takato." "Oh by the way I think I have a name for your Digimon" replied Rika.

"Really?" Asked Takato.

"Yeah, I think a fitting name would be Guilmon" Answered Rika.

"Thanks Rika, that name sounds great see ya tomorrow!" Exclaimed Takato.

"Yeah see ya tomorrow Takato" replied Rika.

Flashback end

From the day they met the two were inseparable, Takato's personality had greatly improved from the shy, timid boy to a polite kindhearted young man. The same would go for Rika, she had become a mature, kind young women who still has her somewhat cold demeanor towards people she doesn't like or underestimates her.

Right now the two and hidden Digimon are heading towards Hanazono Middle school just chatting with one another until a girl wearing a green dress with a yellow blouse under it, while wearing light green high tops and wearing a sock puppet in her right hand, while having her hair in a one-sided pig tail. This is Jeri Katou a friend to Rika and Takato, when first enrolling at Hanazono middle school Takato thought that he was going to be alone again but to his surprise Rika had enrolled at the same school as him without knowing that the other was there. They were both glad that they got to see one another again and were surprised to know that they were put into the same class. After hearing the welcoming ceremony from the principle and heading to class they needed to introduce themselves to their new soon to be classmates. Upon introducing themselves they were both met with an energetic girl with a sock puppet who planned to make friends with the two. But unfortunately Rika and Takato were a little reluctant with making friends with her, Takato more so than Rika. But that didn't stop Jeri, she was determined to make these two comfortable with her and be friends with her. After Jeri being persistent Takato and Rika gave up and became friends with her.

"Heya guys! What took you so long?" Asked Jeri. "Well Iet me give you a hint who is oblivious, always clumsy, and somewhat of an airhead." "I don't know Rika? Is it our best friend Takato." "Ding ding ding! Your right Jeri, do you know what that means?" asked Rika. "What?" "Well it means that Takato is going to be your personal butler for the day." "What!!!" yelled Takato. "Wait really!" exclaimed Jeri. "Yup, now come on we still need to head to class" replied Rika. "Alright come on Takato lets go!" "Uhh why do I always go along with Rika's games" question Takato. "Don't even worry about it Takato it's not like she's going to hurt you, besides you know she is messing around with you" answered Jeri. "Yeah your right Jeri, she will always be my friend no matter what and I wouldn't change that for the world" replied Takato. "You see that's the spirit Takato come on class is going to start soon we better catch up to Rika before she gives us an earful" teased Jeri. "Alright, alright come on last one there is a rotten egg!" challenged Takato. "Hey that's not fair wait up!" yelled Jeri.

As the two headed for class they didn't notice a few individuals hiding behind a corner near the school, noticing the conversation between the three and to use that to their advantage against Takato.

"Hey boss did you hear that? Maybe we can use those two to get back at that loser for yesterday" replied the first bully.

"Yeah! What he said boss" agreed the second.

"Shut up you two I'm thinking!" Barked the leader.

"Alright I got it! What if we use those two as bait to get Takato and then make him fight so that we can teach him a lesson for what happened yesterday." "But isn't that what Brady said Adam?" Shut it Darwin or do you want a repeat of last time!" threatened Adam. "Got it sir! I'm sorry" replied a scared Darwin. "Good now come on let's get to class before we get chewed out by the principle again I seriously don't want to face my mom when she's angry."

Brady and Darwin both paled at hearing their friend about his mother, they did not want a repeat of last time when all three faced their own mother's individual wraths. All three agreed that they need to hurry before the bell rang or else punishment will be brought upon them.

Author's note: sorry for not updating hope this chapter was good and I know this is going slow but the reason behind this is because I like plot and story hope you all understand. I'll try my hardest to update but school is in the way and I have been volunteering for school so my schedule has been packed. I hope that when vacation starts I'll have time to update the story as well as not be lazy for long periods of when I did have time to update the story. -AshRiolu22 signing out.