Main Pairing: Daikoro (Davis/Kokoro)
Other Parings: One-side-ish Tailise (Tai/Annalise), Agumon/Quartz, Sorato (Matt/Sora), Gabumon/Biyomon, Takari (T.K./Kari), Patamon/Gatomon, Joumi (Joe/Mimi), Gomamon/Palmon, Izzya (Izzy/Anya), Tentomon/Helena, Veemon/Cleo, Kenlie (Ken/Yolei), slight Codri (CodyxLori), Armadillomon/Atsuko
New Pairings: Takumi (TakuyaxZoe), Kodie (KojixOC/Sadie), Kouomi (KoichixOC/Naomi), Junisse (JPxOC/Charisse), Tomily (TommyxOC/Lily), Jurato (TakatoxJeri), Leelice (HenryxAlice), Ryota (RyoxOC/Dakota), Kamitra (KazuxOC/Sumitra), Kenaya (KentaxOC/Amaya), Jack SpicerxRika, ImpmonxRenamon
New Cast Ages:
11: Tommy (going on 5th grade)
14: Takuya, Zoe, Koji and Koichi (going on 8th grade)
15: JP (going on 9th grade)
OCs-
Naomi Honda: Age 14 (going on 8th grade). A motherly soul, kind, gentle and intelligent. Has a connection to the DigiWorld.
Sadie Shimazaki: Age 14 (going on 8th grade). Sadie's best friend. Tough, iron-willed and fierce. Involved 'wink wink' with Koji.
Charisse Matthews: Age 15 (going on 9th grade). Lily's 'big sister'. Cool, outgoing and trendy.
Sayuri Hinakougou Livingston: Age 11 (going on 5th grade). Lively, upbeat and self-reliant.
Waki Midorikawa: Age 15 (going on 9th grade). Unpopular, arrogant, cruel and ignorant. Has a possessive and unrequited crush on Naomi. Represents what Davis could have become. I based Waki off Balto's Steele, Beauty and the Beast's Gaston, The Pebble and The Penguin's Drake and ravens.
Hide Toyotomi: Age 14 (going on 8th grade). Sadie's Skateboarding friend. Nice, kind and friendly. Has a hopeless crush on Sadie.
Nimue Murakami: Age 14 (going on 8th grade). Zoe's sweet and friendly best friend. Has a crush on Hide.
Arc 2: Chapter 1
~Digital~
Here We Go!
Hey, what's up, Superstar? Looks like you're goin' far...
Hey look it's Wonderguy! Gonna make ya plenty fine…
Now what's up, Wondergirl? You're gonna change the world…
So everything's not perfect, Don't matter 'cause…
You rework it…No-thing's holding you…
Never stopping…
Never stopping…
Never stopping now!
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh…
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh…
Here We Go!
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Hey what's up dynamite? Taking off on a new flight…
Step it up to number 1…It won't back off until it's…
Gonna be like a great fly...You're gonna be the next flier...
So every-thing is crazy, Don't matter 'cause
No-thing's fazing…You...get...though...it…
Never stopping…
Never stopping…
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh…
Here We Go!
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh…
Here We Go!
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh-ohhhhhh...
~Digital~
"Whoa!" Davis was yelling as he hurled out of an old computer and landed face-down on the ground in a barren street. He groaned. "I miss doing this."
A weight plopped on his head. He looked up to see a small, blue creature with weak limbs sitting on his head.
"I'm back to DemiVeemon!" The In-Training Digimon squealed.
Davis looked down on himself. He was back to wearing his old clothes. "Yeah, but where are we? I don't recognize this street…"
His phone rang from his pocket, motiving him to dig into his pocket and answered it. "Yello?"
"Davis! Thank the heavens, I found you!"
"Anya! How did get my number?"
"I got it from Annalise, now listen! We were split up, but I'm plugged my Digivice in my computer to track you! Now let's see…My gosh! Davis, you're in Shibuya!" Davis's eyes popped out from their sockets! "I'm in Shinjuku! Thank goodness, Lori is just around the corner! Somewhere in a very large area…I can't find Annalise or Kokoro. I'm pretty sure Annalise went with us…Not sure about Kokoro…I'm so worried…"
"What about Kinu?"
"Can't find her either. She's a crafty one…"
"Got that right. Anya, I know this may sound weird…But I think I know her before."
"You do?!"
"Yeah, but at the same time I only met her."
"That doesn't make sense! You either know her before or not!"
"I know, but I can't shake it away."
"Maybe…Oh wait a minute! I'm getting another signal!"
"Is it Kokoro?"
"Geez, Davis. Aren't you worried about Annalise too?"
"He loves her!"
"DemiVeemon! No I don't!" He can picture Anya's unconvinced face, her arms crossed and arms pressed together, not believing him. "Is it that obvious?"
"Davis, anyone with eyes can see the mushy moments you two have to know you have a thing for her. Why can't you admit you like her?"
"I…I have a bad history with love."
"You're not a player, are you?"
"No! I had my heart broken a dozen times by a girl who I thought was the one and I don't want another heartbreak!"
"Davis…If you're reckless enough to unleash a mummy, you can pucker up and confess. Now back to the serious business, what are we going to do?"
"You said you found more signals. There's must be DigiDestined in Shinjuku. I have a good feeling that we would need an army against the Princess of Nightmare and her mummy daddy."
"It could take a while, considering all the hacking…"
"Do what it takes."
"Right. And Davis?"
"Yeah?"
"Be careful. I don't know what I would do without you."
A pregnant silence.
"Thank you, Anya." The call went dead within a beep. Then he remembered someone else he needed to call. "Tai!" He dialled the number "Hey, Tai, its-"
"DAVIS!" Tai screamed in his ear. "GUYS! IT'S DAVIS! DAVIS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!"
"Believe it, Tai. It's me. Tai, the DigiWorld's in danger."
"What?"
"It's a wasteland. Wait a minute, didn't you get Anya's Email."
"Email?" Davis could see his dumbfounded face and blinking eyes.
"Yes! Anya wrote down everything that's happened!"
"Hold on, I'll put you on speaker. Izzy, did you get an Email lately."
"Yes, but I ignored it. I have more important affairs to worry about than a letter."
"Well, you ignored a very important Email sent from the DigiWorld! Davis, how are you holding up?"
"Grand, but-"
"Oh please!" He heard Yolei's loud, obnoxious voice. "Davis couldn't even lead a horse to water!"
"How could he? He doesn't have a sense of direction!" TK's voice rang next.
"Guys!" Tai hissed, but the insults kept coming.
"He freaked out over seeing Digimon the first time he saw them, he won't survive a day alone." Kari?
"I wish he takes the situation seriously. He's too energetic and immature." Cody said next.
"That goofball is nowhere near the leader Tai is!" TK mocked.
"Not even if he's wearing Tai's goggles!" Kari sneered snobbishly.
"He's-"
"I'm what exactly, TK?"
Silence.
"…Davis…?" Kari croaked.
"…I have him on speaker." Tai finally said.
"Is that what you do when I'm not around? Mock me? Here I thought you're my friends!" Davis spat out angrily.
"Davis, please we-"
"No Kari. I gonna hang up."
"No Davis! Wait a minute! Tai, gimme that phone! Davis, all we're saying is we find it difficult…" Difficult?! "…to believe that you're leading, on your own, another team!"
"We're the V-Hearts, TP, and I have my hands tied in a dangerous battle! You won't win Anya's trust so easily anyway! She won't take you seriously if you're in my place! And you have no idea how bad Kinu is!"
"Kinu?
"Just read the damn Email!" Davis snapped the phone shut, cutting off TK's pleads.
"V-Hearts, where did that came from?" DemiVeemon asked, but he only got a cold, quiet glare from Davis.
"Come on, DemiVeemon. Let's go find Lori."
"I hope you're happy with yourselves…YOU COST US A FRIEND!" Tai yelled at the guilty younger DigiDestined. He couldn't believe how low they stooped to mock their friend.
"Says so right here." Izzy mentioned while reading the Email. "'We would have been lost without Davis. His other team better realize how important he is, or they'll lose him forever.' Anya's sounds right if you ask me."
"If you ask me, I don't think Davis is the one with Idiotism…" Matt glared disapprovingly at his younger brother, as he, Kari, Yolei and Cody hung their heads in shame.
But TK couldn't keep his mouth shut. "Relax. He'll bounce back. That's one of the advantages of being Davis."
"STOP JOKING ABOUT HIM!" Jun screamed at TK, face up. "MY BROTHER IS BEING SERIOUS AND I NEVER HEARD OR SEEN HIM SO ANGRY! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HIS FRIEND!"
"Jun, calm down!" Sora pulled her away from the young blonde.
The magenta-haired teen couldn't control her sobs. "I promise my Aunt Demi I'll look after him! But I didn't watch him for a second and look what happened! He's gone, gone!"
Sora hugged her, patting her back, comforting. Still, she sent hard frowns at the younger DigiDestined, same with her friends.
"After everything I've done for them, they bad mouth me!" Davis was angrily muttering to himself while stalking through Yoyogi Park*. He kicked the dirt on the path. "Sure, I get a scolding when I said older siblings are bad because I have an annoying sister, but TK can get away scot-free with insulting me like an idiot!"
A piece of paper slapped his forehead. Annoyed, he squint his open at the light breaking through the treetops, catching sight of pink blossoms and long branches, tied with long pieces of string with white paper cards hanging off.
He saw a girl hanging the cards up on the branches. She was pretty with a slim figure that was well-shown as she leaned up to reach a high branch. Her hair was a vivid deep pink, with a scruffy-ish and textured touch, reaching inches past her shoulders in into pigtails, bangs propped up over her soft, round face, clear skin, and her eyes as light purple as amethysts. Her slim body was wearing a cyan-blue halterneck over a creamy-white, knuckle-sleeved, turtleneck-like shirt and a brown belt holding up a pair of cyan-blue pants. White shoes with gold blossom prints on her feet and a black ribbon with a gold wedding ring with a blossom design in the middle wore as a necklace around her throat.
"What are you doing?" Davis asked, making the girl turn around to see him and stare strangely at him. Her light-purple eyes were fixed on DemiVeemon, who sweated. After Malomyotismon, everyone in Odaiba knew about Digimon. Davis's classmates pestered him and his…friends…about it. He had no need to keep it a secret anymore. But at the moment, he had forgotten that. He started panicking, sweating nervously and taking DemiVeemon off his head and squished him in his arms, pressed into his chest. "I got it from the Pet-No! I mean Toy story-nah store!"
The girl stepped forward and stroked DemiVeemon's cheek. He cooed in pleasure and the girl took a sharp breath. "DemiVeemon…"
"Wha?" Davis gasped, blinking in surprise.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me…" The girl was saying very uneasily, laying a hand on her noticeably large forehead. She looking faint, dizzy and almost collapsed if Davis hadn't thought fast and held her up by the arm.
"I'm Davis Motomiya." He might as well make the mood comfortable for her by acting his friendly self.
The girl took a minute to take in consciousness and smile at his friendliness. "I'm Naomi Honda, environmentalist. I'm decorating trees with wishes, trying to inspire people to care more about nature, especially my favourites; Prunus serrulata." Davis had a blank face, making her giggle. "Cherry blossom trees. See." She waved her hand up, showing him the beautiful display she put together.
"Davish…" DemiVeemon hissed. "There's something weird about her. She's nice though, not like Kinu. Don't go getting a crush on her!"
"Hush you!" Davis swatted him.
"I heard your rant." Naomi mentioned.
Davis shoved his hands in his pockets and slumped with an angry expression. "It's nothing. Just some problems,"
Naomi didn't believe him. Call it motherly instincts, she could tell he was down. She decided to help him. "Make a wish." Davis stared. "Go on. The tree's not gonna come to life and gobble you up."
Davis grabbed a card and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. I wish I could prove myself to people I am good enough. The string snapped as he pulled the card down and opened it. The message revealed, 'We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.' The message confused him. Still, he stuffed it in his pocket and he had to ask about Lori. "Listen, I'm looking for a girl. She's 10 going on 11, up to height, short tan hair, dark-blue eyes, red and white clothes, carries a Kendo shinai and a lion cub on fire with her?"
Naomi shook her head, ruffling her pigtails more. "No, I'm sorry." She shifted, ready to walk away. "I'm going to meet my friend, Sadie. She can help."
"Great!" Davis followed her down the path, cherry blossom petals dancing around in the wind.
Lori groaned as her face met contact with the hard floor. She sat up and noticed that she was in a traditional Japanese room with slid-doors, mats and a computer and she was back in her old clothes. An orange star with a flame hopped in her arms.
"Atsuko!"
"Lori, where are we?"
"We're in my world, the Real World."
A loud gasp was suddenly heard. Lori and Atsuko look back and saw a young girl at the open door. She looked about maybe 10 or 11 like Lori, wearing a sleeveless, collared icy-blue shirt, a long wavy fuchsia-pink skirt, white tights, and pale-pink Mary-Janes. She had a smoothly round face, creamy skin, big and warm chestnut-brown eyes and long, sandy-blonde hair in tousled waves with two things on the left side; tinfoil wrapped on a section of hair and a white lily pinned here.
The three of them stared at each other for the moment in silence, then...
"CHARISSE!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
A girl appeared at the scene. "What's wrong, Lil?"
Lori observed the second girl. The girl was tall, allowing 'Lil' to dig her head in her flat stomach and hugged her skinny waist. Her skin was dark, probably lighter than Kinu and her waist-long, black hair wasn't like Annalise's; instead it was coal-black, a relaxed quality with a maroon streak running down the right side in a low, loose ponytail held by a green scrunchie and a short curled fringe over her soft-angled face, and brown eyes. She wore a forest-green quarter-sleeved shirt underneath a white shirt with a green/brown logo on the front, a forest-green skirt, green high-tops, brown leggings with white socks, a pair of small brown dream-catcher earrings with a white feather and green beads, a brown armband on her right arm, and a red/brown/green beaded bracelet along with two brown bangles on her left.
"That girl came out of my computer!" 'Lil' pointed to Lori.
"Say what?" The dark-skinned girl cracked.
"Maybe she's from an Anime show, or she's a fearless warrior from a parallel world!"
Lori stood up and bowed apologetically. "I'm sorry for invading your home. My name is Lorraine Suto and I'm from this world yet I'm also from a virtual world in the midst of a war."
"I knew it! You're one of those digital hero kids from Christmas!" 'Lil' squealed, hopping on the spot.
"No. I'm a new recruit. I need to my friends. I need to find Daisuke-kun!"
"Daisuke-kun, huh?" The tall girl smirked slyly. "You look pretty young to have a boyfriend."
"Why not? She's pretty." The blonde defended.
Lori blinked. "I am?" The girls nodded. She blushed and shook her head furiously. "No! He's three years my senior and my friend! We were split up and I have to find him!"
"We'll help you!" The young blonde bounced and squealed gleefully. "I'm Sayuri Hinakougou Livingston, but everyone calls me Lily!"
The tall girl shrugged coolly, crossing her arms and lopsidedly smiled. "The name's Charisse Matthews. Got a nickname?"
"Lori."
"Lori…You wanna streak your hair?
"No thank you.
"Come on! Have a little splash of colour."
"I'm getting a streak!" Lily was referring to the tinfoil lock in her hair. "Just like Charisse!"
Charisse played with her streaked lock. "Mine's natural. Lori, let me do Lil's hair first then we help you."
Lori bowed her head. "Agreed,"
"Going through that trouble, maybe Amazake* will refresh you! Come on!" Lily grabbed Lori's hands and dragged her out of the room and into the kitchen. Atsuko was left behind and merely blinked. Charisse shook her head, a smile on her lips, and picked up the star Digimon and followed the girls, sliding the door behind.
With Naomi's guidance, Davis got through Yoyogi Park without taking lost. They made it to the opening, next to a field with boys playing soccer.
"Hey Naomi!" A boy speeded past her and Davis on a skateboard, his mid-long, taupe-coloured hair flapping behind him in the wind, under his yellow helmet, along with his clothes; a blue short-sleeved hoodie, the hem of a green shirt underneath, dusty-green cargo-trucks with large pockets, and the laces of his navy sneakers with white soles and yellow lines on the side.
"Hi Hide! Is Sadie with you?" Naomi called as he dug his heel down, halting his board.
"She's coming up now! Look!" Hide's hazel-green eyes were replaced with hearts as another skater came up, impressively performing tricks on the magenta skateboard before skidding to a halt, in between Naomi and Hide.
The magenta helmet concealed her face until it was taken off, letting long, wavy and unruly, fiery strawberry-blonde hair down while held by a purple bandana, and revealed a pretty light-peach skinned, heart-shaped face with a few freckles under her light-blue eyes. Hide's heart thumped out from his chest and his tongue wagged. Davis was stunned himself. She was attractive, wearing a baggy light-green hoodie with rolled-up sleeves with dark-purple cuffs, magenta pants, purple shoes with white detail and purple fingerless gloves.
One soccer player stopped his playing abruptly to behold the girl's beauty. He stared with azure eyes, and he had long, black hair in a ponytail with loose bangs framing his face and a dark-blue bandana with moss-green tiger stripes on his head. He was wearing a light-yellow shirt with a navy collar, a dark-blue jacket, light black pants, and white/blue-tiger striped zip-up shoes. "Whoa…" He scowled at Hideo. A shout brought him back and he continued to play, but without shooting a glare in Hide's direction.
"Davis, this is my best friend, Sadie Shimazaki." Naomi introduced, looping an arm around Sadie's. "Sadie, this is Davis."
"Hi." Sadie said, looking the other way. Davis noted she was like Matt from four years ago as Tai described.
Meanwhile, a boy accidentally slipped up and kicked the soccer ball to the opposite direction, straight to Davis, Naomi, Sadie and Hide!
"Hey ladies! Look out!"
The ball came hurling their way. Davis acted fast and caught the ball firmly in his hands, just before it could hit him in the stomach like a cannonball.
"Wow! Nice catch!" The boy called, running up.
"Thanks!" Davis shouted before Sadie snatched the ball from his hands, having a dangerously angry scowl sent to the boy, making him cower and stopped him in his tracks just before her and Davis.
"Hey Kanbara, watch where you're kicking!" She snapped harshly. She forcefully threw the soccer ball at him, knocking his breath out.
"Oomph! It was a slip, ok Sadie?" 'Kanbara' protested, though his voice was quivering with fear and he was sweating. He was tanned with umber-brown hair under an olive-green hat with square goggles, and dark-brown eyes. He wore a yellow shirt with a black symbol on it under a red short-sleeved jacket, darker-olive-green shorts, olive-green gloves, white socks, red/orange sneakers with white laces. He turned to Davis. "But that was a great catch!"
"Oh look, another gogglehead." A bulky, muscular and large boy waltzed up, sneering haughtily. His sleek hair, black as raven's feathers flopped over his ravenous dark eyes. He was completely dressed in raven black; a black shirt with a black leather vest with fringes, giving the impression of feathers, black pants and black, bulky boots. His ravenous eyes spotted Naomi and he smirked, his eyes glinted hungrily. "Hello, Naomi…"
"Hi Waki," Naomi replied dully, no interest at all.
Sadie stood protectively in front of her. "Waki, go back to your game. You're not wanted here."
"It's a free country, Shimazaki. I can talk and walk wherever I like!" Waki argued. He glared at Davis. "You! We don't need another stupid gogglehead running around! Go back to your country too!"
Takuya wanted to tell Waki to shut up, but Davis beat him to it. "Check your local geography, pal! Odaiba is an island, not a country! I live right next door to Shibuya!" Davis blurted out and thought, Jeez, spending time with Anya made me smart!
Yet the statement brought Naomi, Sadie, Hide and the entire soccer team into a heartily laughter. Waki saw his crush sniffing giggles as she miserably failed to stop and she had to wrap her arms around her middle, and he turned red in the face, boiling in embarrassment and anger.
Davis realized he accidentally humiliated Waki. He held out his hand to Waki's shoulder. "Come on, man. I'm sorry for that-"
Waki slapped his hand away, glaring very dangerously. "You…!" He waved his fist, ready to punch Davis in the face.
But Takuya, with the help of the boy with the long hair and bandana, threw Waki away from Davis. "Back off, Waki!"
"Whatever! You just want another loser to play, but either way, I'll beat you."
"I beat you in pretty much everything, remember?" Sadie pointed out, not knowing Bandana boy moving close behind her. "Or did I knock your brain out of you? Not surprising, since you never had one!"
Waki huffed, puffing his cheeks and stalked off. Takuya turned to Davis. "Don't bother saying sorry to him. He's not worth it." He smiled. "Hey, wanna play soccer?"
Davis grinned. "Yeah!" Then he remembered Lori, a natural genius but inexperienced in the role as a DigiDestined. He can't forget Lori. She's his friend and had no experience as a DigiDestined, she was probably having no clue what to do. She was his little sister. "…But I can't. I have to find my friend."
"Please!" Takuya was desperately begging. "We need another player against Waki! Just for a few minutes, kay?"
"No!"
"I'll wrestle you if you don't!"
Geez, Takuya was as stubborn as Davis himself. The latter accepted the former's plea. "Okay…But just for a few minutes. Naomi, hold DemiVeemon for me." DemiVeemon hopped into Naomi's awaiting arms. She hugged him and he squealed in delight.
Sadie started to walk away. A hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back
"Nice insult on Midorikawa," He whispered, his hot breaths of air heating on her neck, just behind her ear and his lips kissed her neck. Sadie blushed, jumped and strongly shoved him off. She hissed. "Koji…"
Koji smirked and winked. She blushed more and stormed off, making Koji smirk even more.
"Breeze! Slow down! Stop! Breeze!" A pretty girl shouted as her strong and spirited Afghan hound dragged her by the lavender leash through the park. Her long, sleek, blonde hair, gold as fields flowed in the wind, with a lavender cat-like hat with a dark-blue stripe on the bottom on her head. The girl had on a lavender vest on top of a blue-and-white striped shirt that showed off her stomach, a lavender skirt, dark-purple socks and white sneakers with lavender straps.
"Vieni!"*
The Italian command managed to get the blonde hound to slow down. Breeze's owner sighed deeply in relief. She remembered she got the hound as a puppy while still living in Italy.
"Zoe!"
Her teal eyes shone as a petite girl, shorter than 'Zoe' walked up, with short fawn-coloured hair in a neat ponytail tilted to the left on her head, and big brown doe-like eyes. She wore a white, high-collared jacket with purple cuffs and trim, a blue shirt underneath, a light-purple skirt, knee-high light-purple socks, blue/light-blue/white shoes, and a pink beaded hairtie holding her ponytail.
"Nimue!" Zoe saw the noticeably fancy, purple necklace with a big gold pendant displaying around Nimue's neck. "What a bello* necklace! Is it new?" She almost fell when Breeze forcefully tugged, regained her balance and glared at her dog. "Sit before I high whip lash you!"
"What, this old thing?" Nimue asked, looking at her necklace and smiled. "Yes…Do you think um…Hide…would notice?" She blushed at the mention of the skater's name, twiddling her fingers shyly.
Zoe sighed, rolling her eyes. "I'm afraid the only thing Hide would notice someone was if they were wearing a skateboard."
"Or a picture of Sadie Shimazaki," Nimue said, sadly. "She's gorgeous! Why else could I do?"
"Nimue, if you want Hide to like you, you need to like yourself. You're the sweetest person I know."
Nimue smiled. When Zoe first moved to Japan from Italy, she had problems making friends due to the culture barrier and of her attitude. They became best friends after Zoe defended Nimue from bullies.
Nimue tackled Zoe into a hug. The blonde hugged back with one arm around the shorter girl. The weight of an Afghan hound on Zoe caused her to fall down, breaking away from Nimue, who was laughing and petting Breeze.
"Breeze!"
In an upscale apartment, two boys were playing a video game seriously on a wide-screen TV.
"Taste my frozen fury!" announced a small boy with pale-teal eyes and had a baggy orange hat on top of his dark-brown hair. He wore a white shirt with dark-green rims and V-neck, a lighter-green undershirt, pale-yellow shorts with pale-orange straps hanging off, orange socks and green/white sneakers.
"Your snowstorms are worthless against my power over thunder!" A chubby boy dramatically declared. He hazel eyes, short, spiky, light-chestnut brown hair and he wore a yellow-collared, sky-blue jumpsuit with yellow pockets and cuffs at the end of his rolled-up sleeves and legs, an orange shirt showing slightly, white socks, and dark-violet shoes with gold straps.
The sleek, metallic doors opened, letting a tall and skinny woman with short, red hair, bright hazel eyes and wearing a navy jumper-dress and red heels, carrying a tray of yummy food. "Junpei, Tomoki. I brought you snacks."
"Thanks!" 'Tomoki' thanked and he and 'Junpei' dug in. "JP, your house is so cool!"
JP swallowed before admitting, "Tommy, I was worried if the kids at my school found out I live in Tokyo's swankiest flats, I'll have more fake friends than a lonely plastic surgery doctor!"
"Our house has everything!" JP's mother said. "Including...Disco!" She flicked on a switch, making the room dark and a disco ball appeared from the ceiling, playing disco music and she danced, shaking her skinny hips.
"Mom…" JP whined. He hates his mother's love for disco. It soo embarrassing!
"Come on, baby. Dance to the groove!"
"It hurts, Mom! Please stop!" JP wailed, making his mother finally stop the disco music.
Tommy snickered and grinned impishly. "JP, you should be more worried about getting your butt kicked!"
JP's head snapped up and his eyes widened as Tommy took victory over the game. "Aw, man!"
A young boy carefully sliced vegetables and fruit, preparing a salad. He looked exactly like Koji except his black hair reached his chin while loose strands of hair brushed his forehead and covered his ears. The Koji lookalike wore a dark-red long-sleeved shirt, a teal-green short-sleeved jacket, grey pants and green/yellow sneakers.
His azure eyes met the reflection off the shiny bottom of the bowl. He saw vivid dark-pink hair, bright amethyst eyes and a smile as dazzling…
He shut his eyes tight and dropped the fruit and vegetables into the bowl. He brought the bowl with him as he walked from the kitchen to the living room, where his mother was laying comfortably on an armchair. Her pregnant belly showing underneath the yellow dress she wore.
In just a few more weeks to go until the baby will come into the world. The symbol of their new life as a family, a bond that can never be completely broken. The child of reunited lovers, the sibling of two reunited brothers.
"Here's your lunch, mom." He said.
"Thank you, Koichi." His mother thanked, taking the dish, but almost dropped it, laying a hand on her stomach. "Oh! I think the baby kicked." Koichi smiled greatly. "Koji and Takuya will love to teach the little one to play soccer. Would you like to feel it?"
Koichi happily obeyed and laid his hand upon hers, feeling the baby kicking inside its mother's womb. Koichi's smile couldn't fit on his face anymore.
The game started off with a whistle. Davis had the ball and Waki was coming up quick behind him. Thinking fast, he slipped the ball under his feet to Koji. Waki failed to notice the trick. By the time he reached Davis and grabbed him roughly by the shoulder, he was met with a nervous chuckle and a shrug, no ball in hand.
"Hey, Midorikawa!" Koji taunted, kicking the ball to the goal. Goal!
Waki growled at Davis, who quickly left to go after the ball. He had the ball and Waki on his heels again. Waki was right behind him, but Davis spun around him, and shot a goal while behind Waki.
The next goal he made was something even he couldn't believe he had done it. He did Annalise's scissor-kick! The kids on the side cheered for him, including Naomi, DemiVeemon and Sadie. Waki sent a wink and a clink of his tongue to Naomi, but she turned away and ignored his gift.
During the game, while winning, Davis noticed that Waki was loud and arrogant, showing off moves that wasn't good, playing roughly with his other teammates, watched them frown with disgust, how possessive he was over Naomi, shoving any boy near her away and how disgusted Naomi was at him…Waki Midorikawa…Rude, cruel, conceited, arrogant, overconfident…The perfect match for Kinu…
Could I be like that? Davis thought. It made perfect sense…Waki represents what Davis could have become. If Davis never knew friendship…
"Waki!" Davis ran up to Waki and met with an annoyed growl.
"What?"
"Look, you can drop the act and be nice or continue to be like this and have no one like you at all. Your choice." Davis calmly said.
"What are you yapping about?"
"I'm yapping that I could be like you if I never knew friendship."
"I know friendship! Everyone loves me!"
"No, you're a bully but only have the chance to change that. Just drop the pride."
"No way, dork!"
"Guys! Get back to the game!" Takuya shouted. Waki glared at Davis one last time before stalking away. Davis sighed sadly, and slump his shoulders.
"Davis," A hand touched his shoulder. Naomi had tenderness in her sparkling amethyst eyes. "I know you're trying to help him but Waki is too in deep to change."
"If I'm like him, then change is necessary!" Davis exclaimed. "Naomi, thank you for your help, but I better get going and find Lori. Bye!"
"Ok! Bye!" Naomi called after Davis running form, waving.
Waki eyed Davis with anger. The happy, lucky boy who everyone loved in an instant. A gogglehead dork like Takuya, a total dud…and he was more popular than him in a mere second! Naomi…The hot new girl from last year, was treating him like a boyfriend! (In his jealous head!)
A malicious growl escaped through his lips from his throat. The next game was on. Davis was leaving, despite Takuya's persistence to make him stay. Naomi was waving at him. Waki's fist clutched. Naomi was him and no else can have her!
In a furious rage of jealousy, Waki snatched the ball and began running along the side, where Davis was walking down the path, that ridiculous blue toy on his head. At such speed, Davis didn't move to miss Waki's leg kicking the back of his knees. DemiVeemon went flying off his head and Davis skidded on his back and collided into a tree. He wailed. His back was stinging and aching in extreme pain.
"Davis!"
Sadie rushed over to his side and pulled him up. He grunted as his back stung and sizzled. "Let's get you to the hospital."
"Waki, how could you go as far as hurting him?" Naomi demanded with more disgust than during the soccer game. Waki shrugged and wrapped an arm around her but she slapped it away, her face fuming in anger. "You are despicable!"
Waki stood there, pouting, watching her go off with Davis. Then two sharp teeth dug into his leg. "OUCH! SOMETHING BIT ME!" He looked down, which his eyes blurted out from their sockets at DemiVeemon.
"THAT'S for Davis!" DemiVeemon spat and hopped off, leaving Waki surprised and blank. Two boys saw the 'talking toy' also.
"Was that a…" Takuya asked.
"…a Digimon." Koji finished.
"OW!"
"Stop squirming! Your back won't heal if you won't hold still!"
"It stings! Did you go to medical school or something?"
"My dad's a vet and I'm a candy-stripper here."
"You're a candy-stripper? You have the gentleness of a chainsaw! Ouch!"
"Shut your mouth, gogglehead or better yet, I'll do it for you!"
Naomi, with DemiVeemon on her lap, watched Sadie stuff a cotton cloth in Davis's mouth. As soon as Davis and Sadie really started talking, their personalities clashed and they can't stop arguing. Davis spat the sock out of his mouth to snap when his phone rang.
"Huh? Incoming message? Neat." Davis stared at the screecn, the message was blinking. Do you wish to start? Yes or No? "Weird. Unknown caller. Well, it's better than arguing."
"It's probably a prank call." Sadie huffed. "Only a dofus will answer it." She glanced at Davis. "Or you."
Davis glared at her and stubbornly pressed 'yes'.
A voice spoke directly from his phone for all three to hear.
"Davis Motomiya, Sadie Shimazaki and Naomi Honda. Your destiny awaits."
* Yoyogi Park is a real-life park in Shibuya and one of the largest parks in Japan.
* Amazakeis a traditional sweet, low or non-alcoholic Japanese rice drink. Low in alcohol, it can be served to children.
* Italian dog command for 'heel'.
* Bello means beautiful.