Author Note:

Sorry for the long wait. Several family and school related issues came up and I couldn't work on the update. I also had to focus on getting into a college. I have time now as I have resolved all the issues. With the virus going around, my family has forced me to stay in the house. With all schoolwork done, I finally have time to work on this. Hope you enjoy and stay safe!

Guest: I am in the process of rewatching Digimon right now :) I am going to copy some things from the show, but I will not copy the whole thing to the point where this story is just season 2 in written form. I will address the cell phone and email issues in this part. I am pretending that TK and his mother lived in Odaiba instead of another district. I am going to try to not bash Davis later on as the story develops (I am not promising that), but there will be at the beginning. I know it's a sign of immaturity and lack of creativity, but those two things describe me quite well. I am pretending that TK and Matt are half French. Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon

Chapter 2: Reunion

Kari eyes TK as he begins to organize his locker, which conveniently was next to her own. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" She crosses her arms over her chest, looking quite miffed.

TK smiles, "I didn't tell you because I wanted to see your reaction in person."

Kari sighs, "Fine, but you are going to make up for the three years you have been gone. Emails and calls are just not the same as actually being together in person." TK nods his head and closes the locker door. "What do you say about heading to the cafeteria for lunch?" Kari asks him. Before he could respond, his stomach began to growl. Kari laughs as TK's face turns slightly red. "That answers my question, let's go get lunch." Kari grabs TK's hand and walks towards the cafeteria, ignoring the stares from other students.

"Let's sit over there. I'll introduce you to some of my friends." Kari points to a table with three girls. Tk nods and follows her, each with a tray of food in their hands. When they reached the table, the girls looked at Kari and then at TK.

"Hi, Kari. Who's this?" One girl with red hair that goes down to her shoulders asks.

"Hi, Yui. Everyone, this is TK. He's my best friend, one that I have not seen in a while." Kari explains with a smile.

Yui looks at TK, "Nice to meet you, I'm Yui. The one with glasses is Mei. The one with the book is Rin."

"Hi, I'm TK, nice to mean you all." TK and Kari sit with them.

"So Kari, how long have you known him? How long have you both been best friends?" Mei asks. Yui and Rin look at Kari, curious as well.

"TK and I have been best friends since we were around five years old. He and his mother moved to Fukuoka when we were eight, but we stayed in contact." Kari explains.

"Since you were five? How did you meet?" Rin asks.

"Our brothers are best friends, so one day they both decided that we should meet. That was a fun day, we played mostly tag and hide and seek." TK says.

Yui looks at TK in shock "Wait, Tai's best friend, as in Matt Ishida? The one from The Teenage Wolves?! He's your brother?!" TK smiles and nods his head.

"Matt told me he was a part of the band, but he never said that he was popular."

The three girls squealed "Wait, didn't you say your last name is Takaishi? Why do you and your brother have different last names?" Mei asks. TK's smile is wiped from his face. Kari sees the look on his face and decides to intervene.

"It's a sensitive topic, one that he doesn't want to talk about. Let's eat our lunch." All five start eating their lunch, trying to ignore the slightly tense atmosphere that had developed at their table. "Hey Tk, I brought some onigiri. You want some?" TK's eyes light up and he nods his head. Kari laughs and picks out one with her hands. TK reaches to grab it, but Kari pulls her hand back. "Nuh-uh TK, do you remember how we used to eat it?" TK smiles and opens his mouth as Kari begins to feed him. TK picks one up and feeds her as well. The three girls stare at the oblivious duo as several surrounding tables notice and break into whispers.

Uh, what are you two doing?" TK and Kari look at Mei.

"What do you mean?" asks Kari, onigiri in hand.

"I mean, why are you two feeding each other?" The two shared a look and shrug.

"When we were seven, Tai and Matt gave us onigiri. They dared us to feed each other and we did. They had a funny look on their faces and we decided to keep doing it whenever they were around. Eventually, it just became a thing we just did." the two went back to feeding each other. The three girls didn't know what to say and just continued eating. After they had all finished lunch, they all went to their next class, which was P.E. "See you on the other side, TK!" Kari says as she and the other girls enter the girls' locker room. TK holds up a peace sign and enters the boys' locker room. He sits down on a bench and begins changing into gym clothes.

"Hey, TK, was it?" TK looks up and sees a kid with dark blue hair.

"Yes, I'm TK, what's your name?" TK holds up his hand and the other kid shakes it.

"My name is Ken, Ken Ichijouji."

"Nice to meet you, Ken."

"It takes a lot of guts to do what you did today." TK looks at him, confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, you, the new kid, starts hanging out with one of the more popular girls in middle school. Not only that, but Davis also mauls any guy who tries to talk to her." Now TK looks even more confused.

"Popular girl? You mean Kari?"

"Yeah, her. I would be careful if I were you, Davis looks like he is about to blow a fuse." Ken points to a familiar bushy-haired kid. TK looks at him and notices that he is glaring at him.

"What is Kari popular for exactly?"

"Well, she is the best photographer and one of, if not, the prettiest girl in school. So when the new kid starts hanging out with her, on his first day no less, people are not happy about it. Especially her self-declared boyfriend, even if Kari has stated that you're her best friend."

"What do you mean by 'people are not happy about it'?" TK asks.

"This school basically has a caste system. As far as everyone is concerned, you, the new kid, talking to one of the most popular girls is not okay. Some of the more popular students will try to ruff you around soon, especially since Davis is one of them. Before you ask, he is popular because he is the second-best soccer player in the middle school soccer team." TK looks at Ken with a stoic face.

"I thought this kind of stuff happens in high school, not in 7th grade." Ken shrugs his shoulders.

"That's what's annoying about this school. Anyway, I should tell you that not everyone cares about the system. In fact, I'm breaking the system by talking to you. After all, I am part of the 'popular group'" Ken says with a disdain look on his face.

"Judging by your reaction, I'm assuming that you don't like it?" TK asks. Ken shakes his head, confirming his dislike of the system.

"Anyway, good luck with Davis. It's dodgeball today and I'm sure that he will come after you." TK nods and holds up his hand.

"Thanks for the warning." Ken shakes his hand and heads off to get changed. TK continues changing. He finishes and heads out of the locker room and onto the gym. TK looks around, trying to find Kari, but stops when the teacher blows his whistle. TK sighs and heads towards the center of the court with the others."

"Alright, today we will be playing dodgeball, simple right? The boys will go first. The team captains are Davis Motomiya and Ken Ichijouji. Choose your teammates." The two each take turns choosing their members. TK, the last one, is chosen by Ken. The two teams get ready and the coach blows his whistle. Dodgeballs soar through the air, hitting or missing their targets. TK dodges one or two but then notices that most of the other team is ignoring him. After some time, there are five left on Davis's team and he is the only one left on his side. To add to his luck, the dodgeball that hit Ken, the second to last member, bounced back to the other team's side. He somehow has no dodgeballs on his side. The remaining five are all smirking, along with several others, including his teammates! TK braces himself for an onslaught, not believing he can dodge all five.

"TK! You can do it!" Everyone, excluding TK, turned their heads to the source of the voice and were shocked to see Kari cheering for him, mostly the ones who are not aware of their status as best friends. Those who are aware are still shocked that Kari is cheering for him. TK, now filled with confidence, prepares to dodge. Davis is visibly furious and yells to his teammates.

"Just throw it!" He throws, followed by the second one, then the third, with the fourth and fifth players throwing at the same time. However, TK notices something. They all aimed for his head. TK smirks and crouches as five dodgeballs soar past above him. TK stands up straight and chuckles. He sprints to the balls and starts throwing them. The first three hit, knocking three out, but his fourth one misses. Two are left, Davis and one other kid. They run for the dodgeballs. TK picks up the last ball and throws it at Davis. The ball hits him, ricochets off, and hits the remaining player. TK's body relaxes as he realizes that it's over and his team has one. Kari cheers and runs towards TK, enveloping him in a celebratory hug. TK smiles and returns the hug. The rest are whispering, still in disbelief that the new kid managed to beat five players, three who are the top soccer players in the middle school division, by himself. One of them picks up a dodgeball and was about to throw it at TK's back when the coach notices and yells at the top of his lungs. This startles the kid and he drops the ball. The coach stomps towards him and starts a loud lecture about sportsmanship. The kid's face was red with embarrassment. TK and Kari notice but choose to ignore it. They both break off with TK heading towards the benches and Kari getting ready for her turn at dodgeball. After P.E. (Kari's team won), the rest of the school day was uneventful.