Digimon Frontier: Taming the Darkness
Chapter 13: The Start of School! But How Will Neko Take it…
Me: Hi again, everyone! Thank you for the reviews!
Coredramon: And remember to review about me next time!
Lunar: No one wants to review about you. Me and Zoe on the other hand…
Coredramon: Don't rub it in! Everyone will see how much cooler I am than you two eventually!
Me: Shut up you two. Now, for an important announcement. I just now realized about three hours before I started writing this that I've only been inserting the evolution theme, but not the card slash theme… so I'm going to go back and insert that part into it. I'll hopefully have that all done by the time I post this.
Devidramon: Nice work, genius. Now get on with the chapter.
Me: Fine. Oh yeah! And I also wanted to say that Lunar's official theme song is 'Too Cool'. I have no clue who it's by, but the song is perfect for her. Also, I think it might be from Camp Rock…
Lunar: That's right! I'm too cool for you!
Everyone: Right… *sweat-drops*
Devidramon: Well, this is the last you'll see of me and Coredramon before this chapter starts. Pandamoniam doesn't own Digimon…
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"No one wants me around anymore… I've done so much and gotten zero credit for it…"
"That's not true! Neko still wants you around!"
"Ha! You don't count! If people still care about me, then how come my own Imouto, my own little sister doesn't even respect me anymore?"
"Kazemon isn't your little sister, you know. She is adopted sibling."
"Do you think I care? The point is, you can go anywhere and ask anyone who Virus Gatomon is, and they'll say they don't know!"
"Neko know who you are. The Legendary Warriors know who you are. The Great Angels know who you are."
Note: These grammar mistakes are on purpose.
"I don't give a darn if they know! They have to know who I am; otherwise I'd be killing all of them! Wait…"
"No! Don't you think about that!"
"The Digimon that murdered the Legendary Warriors… The Digimon that murdered the Great Angels… The Digimon that murdered those that ever treated her like dirt… That would certainly be noticed."
"Listen to Neko! Don't take up offer!"
"Ah! Who needs your opinion!? You're just a stupid toy!"
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"Up and at 'em, Mommamon!" Lunar's squeaky voice blared into her Tamer's ear. The girl moaned and opened her eyes slowly.
"Ugh. I had the weirdest dream last night…" Zoe yawned as she stretched her arms. "There was this creepy demon girl that looked like me, and she was saying that I was her master."
The blonde staggered up to her feet and walked over to her dresser. After getting dressed, she ambled over to her mirror.
Zoe almost jumped out of skin once she was in front of said item. In the reflection, she could see the she-demon seated on the backboard of her bed.
Lunar took note of this and changed into her Renamon form. With a growl, she took on a defensive stance and narrowed her eyes.
"Down girl!" the creature laughed and jumped down to the floor. She strolled over to Zoe on all fours and stood up next to her.
"Hey, Z! Call of your attack mutt, will ya'?" she grinned while Lunar glared at her. Zoe blinked and turned to face her.
"Dema? You're actually here?" she exclaimed in utter amazement. Dema bobbed her head rapidly.
"Yup! I'll be a temporary resident of your body for a while. In the meantime, explain to your walking fleabag what's up," the creature sighed as her tail lashed back and forth.
"Zoe, what is she talking about?" Lunar questioned and stepped closer to the two. "She is obviously a-"
"-A friendly creature," Zoe finished and crossed her arms. "Look, Lunar, I know you only want to protect me, but Dema is perfectly harmless."
"Yeah! Those claws are completely innocent!" the humanoid fox spat and crossed her arms as well. "I know what her kind do!"
"Just give her a chance, Lunar! She does look like me after all!" her Tamer counteracted while Lunar rolled her eyes.
"Looks can be deceiving…" Lunar mumbled, then added, "But keep in mind, I've got my eye on you…"
"Seems fair enough," Dema shrugged and grabbed Zoe's arm, "Now let's get going!"
Before any of them could react, Dema seemingly disappeared into thin air. A moment later, Zoe's eyes shut and reopened a blood red color. Lunar snarled and clenched her hands into fists.
"What do you think you're doing!" the fox hissed. Zoe's eyes went back to their normal color and the girl blinked.
"I'm going to school. What else would I be doing?"
Lunar stared at her partner for a minute, then turned away. "It's nothing… I'll see you after school."
"Kay! Bye Lunar!"
The blonde bolted out of her room and down the stairs to her awaiting breakfast. Lunar waited until she was gone to lean up against the wall and melt into the shadows.
"Dema isn't here to be Zoe's friend; that I know. She's got another thing coming if she thinks that she can touch my Tamer and get away with it!"
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"Shinyou, what is school?" Neko asked as she and the Kanbara brothers walked down the sidewalk.
"School is a microcosm of all of your worst experiences rolled up into one," Shinya explained with a smile on his face. "You also go there to learn."
"That doesn't sound all that fun…" the cat-girl whimpered and hung her head.
"He's just messing with you, kiddo!" Takuya grinned and patted her on the head. "School's awesome! I can barely wait to see all my other friends when I get there!"
"Friends like Koichi and Koji?" Neko shouted as her eyes started sparkling.
"Yeah! Friends like them!"
"Yay! Neko gets to meet more Legendary Warriors!" she laughed and clapped her hands together. "Neko's going to beat you both there!"
With that said, she took off running at full speed ahead of them. Shinya and Takuya looked at each other for only a moment, then shot after her.
"Hey Neko! Slow down!" Shinya yelled to her. She immediately skidded to a stop and turned around to face him.
"Yes, Shinyou?"
"Neko, you can't just run off like that!" Takuya scolded her and crossed his arms. "Unlike you, Shinya and I have backpacks which slow us down."
"Oh… Sorry Takuya…" she griped as her ears drooped.
"Besides, you and I have to share classes thanks to Shadow, so you need to stick around with me," her caretaker smiled and put his arm around her arm in a friendly manner.
"Okay! But can't Shinyou walk faster?" the humanoid whined, causing the two boys to start laughing.
"Actually, we can't go anywhere until Zoe gets here," Takuya pointed out and looked around. "I promised her that we'd wait for her today…"
"Wow, Takuya! You're actually here!" That was fast.
"Of course I'm here! Why wouldn't I be here?" the brunette defended himself briefly and spun around to face the girl running towards them.
Neko's eyes widened as soon as she saw Zoe and she ducked behind Shinya. The boy took quick notice to her actions and peered at the uneasy girl.
"What's wrong?" he asked her quietly. She shivered a bit and examined Zoe once more.
"Zoe is making Neko scared," she replied briefly and grabbed ahold of the back of his shirt.
"Why is she scaring you?" Shinya sighed and rotated around to look at her. "She seems normal to me."
"Well, Zoe not normal. Zoe seems mean and scary and… and bloodthirsty…" Neko shuddered and buried her face into Shinya's chest.
He blushed and patted her on the head. "Neko, don't be silly! Why would Zoe seem bloodthirsty?"
"I don't know why, but she is!" the girl shouted and bared her teeth. Shinya jumped back a ways.
"J-just let Shinyou stay in between Zoe and Neko, okay?" she whimpered quietly. The reddish brunette moaned and nodded.
"Alright! Just stop being so clingy!"
Neko bobbed her head grimly. The way she did it made Shinya shudder.
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"Well, here we are! Shibuya High!" Shinya exclaimed and spread out his arms in front of the huge building.
Neko's eyes twinkled as she gaped at the high school. "It- it so big!"
"You mean, it's so big," the reddish brunette corrected her. "Great, now I sound like Zoe."
"Hey! Shinya!" a voice shouted over to them. Shinya twisted his head to see who was yelling at them, and smiled once he did.
"Hi Tommy!" he yelled back, "I was wondering how long it would take you to get here!"
The brown haired teen ran over to them with his lab coat flapping wildly behind him. He had a black backpack on, and in one of his hands was a leash attached to Labramon.
"Um… Why did you bring Labramon to school?" Shinya asked and cocked his head. "We aren't allowed to bring pets inside."
"Well, my mom told me I needed to take him out on a walk, so I figured a quick run to class wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately, I kind of just now realized that I should have taken him out later. Or I guess I could have paid Yutaka 250 yen to walk him for me…" Tommy laughed weakly after his short explanation.
"But enough about me, you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend!" the brown haired teen grinned and looked over to Neko. Her eyes widened and she began searching the crowd wildly.
"Shinyou does? Where!" she exclaimed as her search continued.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Shinya argued and pulled Neko behind him as they started walking inside the building. "It's a really long story, but I'll explain it on the way in."
"Hey! Where Takuya and Zoe?" Neko mewed and moved her head from side to side. "Don't they go to school?"
"They're in a different section of the school," both boys said in unison.
"Oh. Okay," she smiled and started walking on her own. "So where does Neko go right now?"
"Sadly, you have to go to boys' P.E right now with us…" Shinya moaned while Tommy gave him a confused look.
"Why is she going in our gym class?"
"I'll explain on the way there…"
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"Oh… Wow that must be awkward…" Tommy mused once Shinya had finished filling him in on Neko.
"Tell me about it! The most privacy I get is when I'm in the shower! Even then she's sitting right outside the door singing random songs!" Shinya complained as Neko started to wander towards something inside the gym they had just walked into.
"Can she sing well?" his friend asked. Shinya thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"Yeah, her voice is amazing! She just sings all kinds of really annoying songs, so it really doesn't matter," the reddish brunette groaned and pulled at his messy hair. "Sometimes I really want to thrash her!"
"Thrash who?" someone growled from behind them. The two of them froze up and turned around quietly.
Standing behind them was a man who could have easily been 6' 3''. He looked to be about 18 or 19 at most, but it was hard to tell due to the red tinted goggles covering his eyes. He had jet black hair, and black chokers studded with white spikes around his neck and wrists. Clothing wise, he had on a black t-shirt and black cargo pants.
Standing behind him with a goofy grin on her face was none other than Neko. She had noticed the man looking over the school schedule for the day and ran over to say 'hi'.
"K.J?" Shinya gaped at the young man. His gaze softened once he looked the two over.
"Ah, Timmy and Shonya, right?" he grinned. The two fell over anime-style.
"Actually, it's Tommy and Shinya, but close enough," Tommy sighed and stood back up.
"Alright, I'll keep that in mind. Now shut your mouth and get in line, kid!" K.J barked and pointed over to a black line painted on the ground.
"Yeesh! What's with the sudden harshness, man?" Shinya grumbled and walked to the line.
"That's Mr. Ookami to you! Now get moving!" he growled and clunked up to them in his studded work boots.
"Wait! You're our gym teacher!?" Tommy panicked as the man nodded. "Are you even old enough to do that!?"
"I'm 22 and married, what do you think?" Mr. Ookami sighed and crossed his arms. "Look, just wait here while the rest of the class arrives, got it?"
"As for you, get moving little lady," he urged Neko and pushed her towards the door a few times. "You need to get to your proper class."
"Um… She's actually in here with us…"Shinya sweat-dropped. "It's the doctor's orders."
"Why is the doctor making these orders? She looks perfectly healthy to me," the black haired man asked and cocked his head.
"Well… he just said that I had to be within ten feet of her at all times, and I think my mom or dad called ahead and already told everyone here that as well…" the reddish brunette explained. The man thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"Oh. This is Neko, then. The cat-girl…" he paused and looked down at her. "Nice to see one of my own!"
"Is Mr. Ookami half Digimon too?" Neko blabbed with a smile on her face. Shinya and Tommy visibly cringed.
"D-don't listen to her! She babbles!" Shinya exclaimed and covered her mouth.
"Yeah! You'd have to be insane to believe her!" Tommy added with a nervous grin. Mr. Ookami stared at them for a moment and smiled.
"Nice cover up, boys… But I'd still like to see you after school," K.J stated and patted them both on the back. "Class is starting now."
"Neko! I told you not to blab!" the girl's caretaker growled at her. She giggled and ran over to the side of the gym.
"Neko didn't blab! She conversed!" the cat grinned and sat down on the edge of a bleacher. "Have fun!"
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"Ugh! I can't believe that K.J let Neko sit gym out and play cards with him because she was a girl!" Shinya complained as he listened to Neko munch on the cookies she'd won in her card game.
"Neko, you can't eat in the hallway," Tommy pointed out and snatched her cookie from her. "Either stick them in your lunchbox, locker, or backpack or throw them away."
"Can Neko just eat the rest of it really really fast?" she asked and tried to take her treat back. Unfortunately for her, Tommy was much taller than her.
"No. You have to put it away or leave it in the trash," the brunette sighed. Neko's eyes turned watery and she started to mock cry.
"Gimme Neko's cookie!" she whined quite loudly. Shinya and Tommy glanced around nervously as people started to stare.
"Tommy! Give her the stinking cookie!" Shinya hissed to his friend. "She's making a scene!"
"Okay! Eat your stupid cookie! See if I care when you get detention!" Tommy growled and shoved the item into her mouth. She immediately stopped crying and went back to munching on it.
"Neko, you really need to act more maturely," her caretaker sighed and crossed his arms. "You can't throw temper tantrums in the hallway. People will stare."
"Neko's friend did that whenever someone yelled at her and she never got stared at," she counteracted and finished her treat.
"Well then, your friend was very lucky," Shinya responded and looked down at the paper he was carrying. "Well, are you room 2A, Tommy?"
"Sure am!" the boy grinned. The two high-fived and bolted off to the right.
"Hey! Wait for Neko!" the humanoid yelled and ran after them. Neko's eyes widened when she hit a dead-end. Looks like she lost her group…
"Shinyou! Tommy!" Neko shouted as she started walking around the hallways aimlessly. "Tommy! Shinyou! Where did you go?"
Her annoying shouts were interrupted when she bumped into someone and staggered back a little bit. Neko looked up at the person she had collided with and smiled.
The woman she had walked into was dressed mainly in white, but her gold locks were tied up in a pink bow. Her eyes were bright gold.
"You are Mrs. Ookami, right?" she questioned very slowly. The woman nodded.
"You must be Neko," she smiled back warmly. Her golden eyes shone with kindness.
"Yes! Neko is me!" the cat-girl beamed, and then added, "Does Mrs. Ookami know where room… 2A is?"
"Of course I do! That's the room I teach in." Mrs. Ookami gently placed one of her arms around the girl and led her in the opposite direction Neko had been running in earlier.
"Good. Shinyou accidentally ran ahead of Neko, so she got lost…" the humanoid whimpered as her ears and tail drooped. "Neko called and called, but he wouldn't come back…"
"Mr. Ookami can be like that from time to time when he's out training. Shinyou probably just didn't hear you."
"Okay!" Neko chirped and perked back up again. "Oh yeah, and what classes are there before lunch? Shinyou knows, but he isn't here right now…"
"I know you have Math, that's me, and I think you have Grammar and History after that," the young lady answered and stopped walking. Neko looked up and giggled once she saw where they were at.
"Yay! We made it!" Neko cheered and ran inside. Once she was inside, Shinya and Tommy both flinched once they realized that they had left Neko behind.
"Sorry about that…" Shinya blushed and rubbed the back of his neck, "We were so excited about sharing a class we completely forgot about you…"
"Yeah, we wouldn't leave you behind on purpose," Tommy added quickly. As if on cue, the bell rang.
"What does that mean?" the cat-girl interrupted and looked around. "Where is noise coming from?"
"Neko, we just went over this after gym. The bell means you've got about five minutes to get to class, and it's coming from the hallways." Neko sat still for a minute until his words seemed to click into her head and she let out a loud "OH!".
"Alright, time to quiet down," Tommy whispered to the two of them, "I think class is starting."
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"And how is your work coming along, Dema?" the creature growled to a screen that had appeared in front of it. There were several other screens lined up around the monster, but only two others were lit beside that one.
"It's coming along great! Zoe's the most gullible person I've ever met! She's even worse than Dire!" the imp laughed from her screen.
"Hey!" the one next to hers flashed. "I don't go around call you annoying, do I cutie?"
"Don't call me that you flirt!" she spat and narrowed her eyes. "And I am not annoying!"
"This is irrelevant to the mission," the third screen sighed. "I fail to understand why you put her in charge of the Wing breaking, royal pain."
"All of you be quiet!" the monster boomed, causing the three to fall silent. "Thank you."
"Dema, remember to keep the main goal in sight. Do not play with her more than necessary."
"Yes, master," she smiled and bowed. "You're gonna tell Father about my mission, right?"
"That depends on if you succeed or not," the monster growled. "Now then, Dire, you wished to speak?"
"Y-yeah. Ya' see, I finished my last mission and I came here to report it," the male's voice answered.
"Ah yes. You have collected the Human Spirit of Darkness and delivered it to Virus Gatomon, then?"
"You betcha, Master!"
"Excellent," the creature clasped its hands together as a wicked grin spread across its face. "And Fairen, I wish to speak to you in private."
"Yes master," he growled from his screen. The other two screens vanished into thin air.
"Fairen, it seems that you feel the need to be mouthy to me and to doubt my plans. Must I really go over this with you again?" A string attached to the creature's back floated forward. The string was so big that it looked more like a thin rope than a large string.
Attached to this string was a humanoid cat-doll. The doll was emanating dark energy. This reflected how controlled the creature was.
"You know who this is, right?"
"Y-yes, master…"
"Do you know what she can do?"
"Yes master."
"Shall I have her do it?"
"No. Your word is law; your mind is always right."
"Good. Now leave my presence before I send her out of annoyance!"
The screen quickly disappeared, leaving the monster alone. It lifted up its armor-clad hand and spread out all of the fingers on it. The globe changed to a picture of a group of kids all sitting down in the grass in a circle.
The creature smirked and watched casually as three of its stings float towards the sphere. One of the dolls was a red and black dragon, another was a pink rabbit covered in blue tubes. The last was a fiery, winged lion.
"Now that they are all united, it is time to test their power."
The picture changed to a cat-girl chasing butterflies around in a field all by herself.
"Oh how foolish of me! I forgot her opponent."
Another one of the strings moved down towards the globe. This one was an ancient bird doll with spikes on its wings.
"There we are. Now that all the pawns are in play, perhaps I may get some real research done."
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Dun. Dun. DUN!
Okay, so I had another snow day today, and I was inspired enough to write this. Be prepared for a several chapter battle after the next chapter. I know I've been battle crazy lately, but that's only because I want to push the story forward. The faster I get all the partners introduced, and the faster I get Zoe possessed, the better.
Snap… there was something else I wanted to say… what was it… Oh yeah! Ookami mean wolf. If you can work the spoiler out of there, congrats.
Also, here is your spoiler title of the day:
The Truth Comes Out. The Original Journey to the Digital World!
Thanks for reading, and remember to review!
Pandamoniam