Young love is two hearts

with only one thing in mind.

- Unknown

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As Takeru walked along the sidewalk next to Hikari, he couldn't help but think about how much the two of them had been through together. They had had each other's backs for a long time now. Ever since they were both thrust into the digital world following the leads of their big brothers. They had built a solid friendship and had spent most of their time together, but neither one had ever mentioned the idea of taking their friendship further. He thought back to the kiss that they had shared a few weeks ago that they still hadn't talked about. Although the circumstances had been crazy, the kiss had felt natural – not weird or forced. It felt right.

The two of them walked in silence as they continued down the cement path towards the bridge up ahead. While the silence was comfortable, Takeru figured it would end the moment the two of them were out of view from the others.

Takeru thought about Daisuke and how he had expressed interest in dating Hikari in the past. Daisuke had been jealous of him when they first met due to how close his bond with Hikari was. But, both Hikari and himself had assured Daisuke that they were just friends. Were we always just friends? Takeru thought to himself. His bond with Hikari was one of the strongest bonds he had ever had, rivaling only those of his brother's and Patamon's. Hikari always had this way of making him feel calm and he genuinely loved being around her. He knew he would absolutely do anything for her and he knew that was mutual. Maybe Daisuke was actually right to be jealous. Takeru's thoughts were then interrupted by the sounds of Hikari's sweet voice.

"Thanks for coming on this walk with me, Takeru." Hikari smiled as she spoke.

"Of course." Takeru smiled back. He decided to ask the question he was sure he already knew the answer to. "What did you want to talk about?"

The two of them finally reached the end of the cement pathway and both sat down in the grassy area underneath the bridge.

Hikari took a deep breath in and let it out slowly. "I figured we should talk about what happened…and…us" She lifted her head slowly to gauge Takeru's reaction.

Takeru met her gaze with a smile. "I figured as much." He was nervous, but the fact that Hikari was smiling and clearly in a good mood, calmed him. If there was anyone he could talk to about anything, it was Hikari. "Where should we start?"

Hikari's heart fluttered. She looked into Takeru's ocean blue eyes and could feel her cheeks blush. Takeru was very attractive. It's not that she hadn't noticed before, it's just that she had never really thought about it. Takeru had always been her closest friend and she had never really thought about him as anything more until recently. She had remembered Daisuke being jealous of Takeru when they first met, but she had brushed that off as being ridiculous. Takeru didn't feel that way about her then, but maybe he did now.

Hikari took another deep breath in. Truthfully, she wasn't sure where to start, she just knew that they had to talk about their kiss or else their friendship might be at risk for awkwardness and she wasn't about to let that happen.

"Maybe the… the kiss." Hikari turned her gaze away as she felt a little embarrassed as she said the words.

Takeru sported an equally embarrassed expression as he heard Hikari mention the kiss. He avoided her eyes as he answered. "I'm sorry if you weren't expecting it..." He began, "Honestly I wasn't expecting on doing it…. It just… kind of happened." With that, he put his head down as he waited for Hikari to respond.

"Well…" Hikari looked at Takeru and then looked back down at the grass. She knew what she wanted to say but was finding the words difficult.

Upon hearing her speak, Takeru felt his heart beat faster. While he knew Hikari wasn't mad, he had felt that he needed to apologize for the unexpected nature of their kiss. Hikari had been in mourning for Taichi, and Takeru had so desperately wanted to comfort her. He had just leaned in and their lips met. The kiss had been brief, but they were both a bit stunned that it happened. Afterward, she had told him that she was tired and went back to sleep as he continued to wait by her side. When she had woken up they had just acted like nothing had happened, even though he knew that neither one of them would forget.

"I don't want you to apologize, Takeru..." Hikari was now blushing harder than she had before. In an attempt to hide her complexion, she turned her body slightly away from Takeru as she said the next words. "I liked kissing you."

Takeru saw the blush on Hikari's cheeks and instantly felt a warmth inside his chest. She liked kissing me. He felt pleased and excited, but also very nervous. What did this mean for the two of them? His heart beat faster.

He answered in a soft voice that was almost a whisper, "I liked kissing you too."

Hikari turned her head to once again face Takeru. Her blush had lightened from the news that Takeru had felt the same. The two of them were now exchanging giddy and nervous looks at each other trying to read the other one's mind.

"So…" Takeru smiled nervously, "what should we do?"

"What are our options?" Hikari giggled as she answered.

"Well..." Takeru paused as he made sure to speak carefully. "We can remain friends or…" Takeru looked at Hikari to be sure he was ready to see her reaction to his next words, "or we could date."

Hikari quickly averted her eyes before looking back at Takeru. Truthfully, she wasn't sure if she was ready to date as she had never dated anyone. But, she also knew she didn't want to just remain friends with Takeru.

"Would you want to date… me?" Hikari answered.

Takeru, surprising himself that he knew the answer so quickly, nodded. "Yes."

"I think I want that too…but" Hikari smiled, and then the smile faded as she spoke in a more serious tone, "You're my best friend Takeru and I… don't want to ever lose you. Our friendship is too important to me."

"It's important to me too," Takeru answered. "…and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about that."

"Part of me wants to remain just friends because I know that'll be easier," Hikari replied sheepishly as she looked down at her shoes.

"And the other part?" Takeru asked, nervous of the response.

"The other part…" Hikari looked up into Takeru's bright blue eyes. "The other part wants to kiss you again." She blushed instantly.

Takeru smiled. That was the answer he had wanted. "Then I think we owe it to ourselves to try."

Takeru took notice of Hikari's smile, but in sensing her hesitancy, added, "Plus… I don't think there's anything either of us could do to ruin our friendship."

Hikari felt warmth in her heart. The reassurance from Takeru that their friendship wouldn't be affected was all she wanted. She knew neither one of them knew if that was really true or not, but at least they were both on the same page.

"I guess you should ask me then." Hikari smiled ear to ear as she looked up at Takeru in anticipation.

It took Takeru a few confused minutes before he figured out what Hikari meant. "Oh." He smiled and blushed as he realized what Hikari was asking him to do. To be fun and a bit dramatic, Takeru got up from the ground and knelt down on one knee as he threw Hikari a silly grin.

"Yagami Hikari… will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes. Yes, I will!" Hikari smiled as she excitedly got up and hugged Takeru.

The two of them embraced, both kneeling on the grassy underpass underneath the bridge. The sun had now set and they were illuminated by street lights and the few sparkling stars above them. They stayed embraced for a few moments before slowly pulling their heads apart to face one another. They smiled giddily as they both knew what was coming next. The new couple leaned in and shared their first real kiss.

As their lips parted, they looked at one another and laughed. They stood up and brushed the grass off of their legs.

"We should get back," Hikari said as she smiled. She felt as if her cheeks would now be permanently blushed. She couldn't remember a time in her life when she felt this happy, this elated. She knew in this moment that this risk was worth it. Takeru is my boyfriend. She smiled wider if that was even possible. She liked that way that sounded.

"Agreed." Takeru smiled as he looked down at his new girlfriend. This felt so right to him. He decided to hug her again, this time making note of how perfectly she fit in his arms. When she looked up at him, they kissed again and then immediately laughed.

"This is going to be fun," Hikari said as she chuckled into his arms.

"Yeah… this is going to work." Takeru smiled.

As they began their walk back to where the other digi destined were sitting, Hikari reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone.

"I should text Taichi so he doesn't worry," Hikari said as she began typing a message.

"I'm sure he's still catching up with Yamato," Takeru answered and then drifted into his thoughts.

Takeru thought back to his conversation with his brother. He remembered how Yamato had looked at Taichi and how it reminded him of the way Takeru had looked at his now girlfriend, Hikari. Was he crazy for thinking that Yamato liked Taichi? He had to be crazy. Taichi and Yamato were just best friends. Well, me and Hikari are best friends. Takeru thought back to how he had been analyzing Yamato's facial expressions because – oh crap – Takeru suddenly remembered the contents of their conversation – because I thought Taichi was going to kill me. Takeru gulped. Taichi would definitely kill him now.