It's finally happened! Koushiro Izumi and Mimi Tachikawa are graduating from high school. In a couple of months, they will be packing their bags to attend their respective colleges in America! We'll have to see how everyone is dealing with this sudden development.

-X-

Koushiro and Mimi were with their friends and parents, congratulating each other for the colleges they got into and the work they put in to graduate. Most of their classmates were going straight to university the next month while others already had a job lined up. The two Chosen Children were part of the handful that was going to be studying abroad. And since this pair was going to the United States, they would be attending college in late August. They had plenty of time to spend with everyone.

Izumi glanced skywards and noticed dark clouds gather. "I hope it's not going to rain."

Mimi walked over to the younger girl, a few roses in her hand. "That won't be good. If this keeps up, the clouds will cover the meteor shower tonight."

All the Chosen Children had agreed to go up Mount Takao to see the meteor shower that would occur a few hours after midnight. With their flying Digimon partners, it wouldn't take long and with the cover of the night, they would hope to stay out of viewers' eyes.

"If it does rain, we won't have much of a choice but to stay home," Chika sighed. Shooting stars were nothing compared to fireworks but they were still beautiful. But if the clouds obstructed their view, there would be no point in risking their partners being seen.

Ryo threw his arms behind his head. "Man; that would be such a waste of a romantic opportunity."

Everyone was already resigned to staying indoors if it did come down to rain.

Miyako was the only one who didn't want to stand for it. Koushiro and Mimi, they were both her precious senpai no matter how you looked at it. She wanted to make the most of the months that they were still around. Is that not reasonable for friends?

"Nothing is set in stone," she said. "Besides, the weatherman is usually wrong about these things anyway."

Mimi understood why her adorable kohai would be so resistant to the thought of not being able to see the meteor shower with her closest friends. But while they had all saved the world once or twice, they had no control of the weather. "Miya-chan, if it does end up raining, we can just sleep over at one of our houses. Wouldn't that be fun?"

"Ah… Well…" Miyako looked away. "Sure, I guess."

Zenjirou noticed that the older girl was distraught as the graduating class was led to the back for snacks and festivities. It did not sit well in the young Hunter's righteous stomach to see a lady in distress so he decided to see if there was any way he could help.

"Miyako-senpai?" Zenjirou called out to her.

Miyako looked up. "Hm?"

The pair ended up sitting on one of the school benches in the front yard so that they could talk in private. Their other schoolmates were already starting to go back home or they were saying their last few congratulations to their leaving seniors in their clubs.

"I understand that you don't want Koushiro-san or Mimi-san to leave," Zenjirou started. "And you've probably talked about this to them and your teammates… about letting them do what they want. But why do you want to see the meteor shower with them so badly? There will always be another time."

"It'll be too late then!" Miyako blurted out. She lowered her volume. "And this meteor shower happens once a year but every time, someone is busy. Next year, Koushiro and Mimi will be in America. They won't be able to see it with us." She also reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper. "I… wanted to make a wish on those stars too."

"A wish? What is it?" Zenjirou blinked.

Miyako immediately covered up the paper so he couldn't see what was written on it. "Don't! If I tell you then the wish won't come true!"

Zenjirou was surprised, he hadn't expected a girl like Miyako to be superstitious. Then again, he always liked to believe that wishing on a shooting star or the moon would grant them as well. Not just when he was a child. Even now, he'd like to think that if you strongly wanted something, you'd be able to get it… at least, within reason.

The boy was really curious about what her wish was though. Her desperation to see the meteor shower tonight obviously partly stemmed from this wish. And when someone was this passionate about something, it ignited a fire in Zenjirou's heart.

"Ah!" Miyako whined.

Zenjirou felt something cold hit the back of his neck and when he looked up, he realized that it was starting to pour. Kids were already pulling out their umbrellas as the rain started to become a storm. Worst of all, no matter how hard you tried to look, you simply could not see the sky anymore.

"This isn't good," Zenjirou muttered.

Miyako quickly folded up her wish paper and stuffed it into her bag. "I can't believe this! We should get back inside or we'll catch a cold."

As she was about to head back inside, Zenjirou called out to her. "Miyako-senpai. I have a wish too." The older teenager tilted her head to the side, a little confused. "I know you said that it won't come true if I say it but it's also a promise, so I have to say it." He had her undivided attention now. "You will see the stars tonight."

"Eh?" Miyako blinked. The girl supposed there was no telling when the rain would stop but he can't really promise something like that. There was absolutely no guarantee that he could keep it. "What are you saying, Zenjirou?"

"Just be ready to go out tonight," he told her.

Now she was really confused but she just nodded and went back inside to retrieve her things, running through the heavy downpour. "What is he thinking?" she murmured to herself. "Making empty promises like that… It makes him seem really stubborn." She paused. "But I guess I would do the same thing."

-X-

Koushiro leaned over and tapped on the window, rain splattering all over his arm but he didn't really mind at the moment. The redhead waited a couple of seconds before tapping again, this time, with a little more force.

The glass slid open and Miyako's face stared back at him, wide-eyed in disbelief. There her senpai was, leaning over with Mimi by his side, the pair from inside a floating locomotive. This was by far, extremely dangerous as someone could clearly see a giant train just by looking out their window or looking up.

"What are you guys doing here?" she asked.

"It was Zenjirou's idea," Koushiro explained with a smile. "He asked that younger Hunter, Kiichi, if we could all ride Locomon above the clouds to observe the star shower tonight. Surprisingly, this floating train is capable of fitting every single one of us and our partners."

Mimi nodded. "Now come on and join us... or would you rather just stand and stare?"

Miyako giggled as Poromon flew right into the train car. Her seniors took out umbrellas to keep Miyako from getting wet as she climbed out her window and into the Locomon. When she stepped inside, she noticed everybody waiting on her with bright eyes and wide smiles. And then they were off towards the skies.

Once they broke through the clouds, they could see the midnight blue all around them but it was a little difficult to see through the windows thanks to the water left on them. And if they opened the windows, it would be much too cold. Luckily for them, Takeru, Hikari, Chika, and Ikuto were all riding their airborne Digimon and wiping away the water droplets before coming back inside. It was now clear enough to see the night sky, twinkled with stars.

"It's beautiful," Iori mused. "And the quiet is such a nice change from the quick pace of the city."

Touma nodded in agreement with the younger boy. "Not only that, but up here, the tranquility and peace makes you forget that our world is in constant danger. It's honestly a bit liberating to feel that way once in a while."

Renamon appeared beside Ruki. "They have the right idea. Ruki, you should relax too, you've been really tense lately."

The Tamer laughed. "What about you? Every time I call your name, you ask if something's wrong or if there's a danger nearby." Ruki stretched herself out on the seat and rested her head on Juri's shoulder. "We all need a break."

Just then, Ai gasped in delight. "It's starting!"

"The meteor shower?" Airu squealed.

Everyone pressed their faces against the windows and looked outside the open doors as the wind blew past them. It was such a quiet night, the only noise to break the silence was the little voices of joy coming from the seats and the occasional train whistle. The moment felt so surreal to most of them but it was magical all the same.

Miyako quickly pulled out her wish from her pocket. She glanced down at her handwriting before looking back out at the beautiful stars.

Koushiro and Mimi smiled when they saw her whispering her wish out loud and while they couldn't read lips, they knew what she was asking for. It was something that everyone in the train had probably asked once or twice before because it was just that important to them.

"Ah," Miyako blinked, remembering something. "Where is Zenjirou? I don't see him anywhere."

Ren answered. "He's in the front, tossing coal and wood into Locomon to keep the train moving."

"That guy," Takuya chuckled. "He's got quite a fire going in him. When Locomon said that he wouldn't be strong enough to chug so many people above the clouds, Zenjirou immediately took a shovel with him and went in there."

"He also didn't want anyone to help him," Nene added. "He wanted all of us to see the stars."

Daisuke stood up and stretched. "Well, I've enjoyed my fill of the stars. I guess I'll go help him out."

Many were agreeing with the brunet and were about to stand up themselves to go and assist Zenjirou. It wouldn't feel right to any of them if they left all the hard work to him. But Miyako stopped them and made them all sit back down.

"I'll help him," she told them resolutely. "Besides, he did this for me, it's only right that I pay him back."

They all knew that there was no dissuading the woman as she walked to the front of Locomon where she found Zenjirou shoveling coal into the furnace. He was sweating up a storm and had peeled off his shirt as he put in these laborious efforts. But when he saw Miyako, he paused, breathing heavily.

"Did you… make your wish?" he asked in between breaths.

Miyako nodded as she grabbed a second shovel and started helping him. "I was really surprised, you know, that you had thought of this. So I wanted to thank you for doing that and to say that I'm sorry. I had assumed you were making a stupid and empty promise."

"Even so," Zenjirou huffed. "If Locomon wasn't Kiichi's partner and it was another Digimon, then it really would've been a stupid empty promise."

"No…," Miyako giggled. "It was really sweet. The only stupid thing around here is you."

"Eh?! What does that mean?"

"You did this by yourself just for me," Miyako explained. "You'll probably pull the 'I did it for everybody' card, but I'm not going to fall for it. But the thing is, it's stupid that you were doing all this hard work in this hot room by yourself. It makes you a real idiot."

He could tell that she wasn't being serious but it was also clear what she was trying to say. For clarification, he stopped working and put down his shovel again, giving her a look. "You want me to see the stars too?"

"It'll make me feel guilty if you don't," Miyako mused. She then stood back straight, hand on her spine as she bent backwards a bit. "Geez, hanging around your leader has really made you into someone like him. This is backbreaking work!"

Zenjirou chuckled. "It's only natural. Taiki has a strong personality. I'm sure that there are people from your team where you've adopted some of their habits or traits. People with strong personalities tend to do that you."

"I know what you mean. Though… Daisuke and I were already pretty similar to begin with."

"Loud and obstinate?"

"Pretty much… You're a good guy, Zenjirou. And be sure to switch with Daisuke, he was the first person to offer to help you."

Zenjirou laughed and left the room after wiping the sweat and coal marks with a towel. "Oh, and Miyako." He finally dropped the honorific. "I know this probably doesn't mean much to you but I hope your wish comes true."

Miyako smiled as she watched his receding form. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her wish which was for them all to stay friends forever, no matter where they end up. Zenjirou was a friend that she made just that school year. When the young Hunter stumbled upon their partners and they all mistook each other for an enemy.

But he did this incredible thing for her and everyone was happy and interacting, in spite of how much time they had known each other. She didn't really have to make that wish after all. It was pretty much a guarantee that they'd stay friends forever.

"Miyako!" Daisuke called, frightening her and causing her to throw the paper into the fire.

"Ah! Daisuke, you idiot!" Miyako snapped.

"Eh?!" Daisuke blanched. "H-Hold on! M-Miyako! Put down that shovel! I don't even know what I did!"

On that night, above the clouds and over the bright city lights of Tokyo, a train could be heard whistling throughout the skies as the diamond-like stars fell around. Several children boarded that train, possibly without their parents knowing but that was okay. They all got to see the stars and make their wishes.

For them to stay friends forever, no matter where they ended up in life.