Disclaimer: Digimon is not, and has never been mine.

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The irony of the crest

Sora did not consider herself to be a nervous person, in fact most people tended to praise her calming aura. However, there she was, at the frozen yogurt shop taking a glance at the clock every five seconds. Of course, she knew she was early, which meant he was not late, he was never late, yet her foot could not stop stomping.

"I did not realize I was late, I'm so sorry," Koushiro was carrying a backpack almost his size, Sora wondered how such a tiny human could carry so much weight.

"You're not late, I'm just very early!" the mouth of her stomach felt as if someone was punching her, she winced in pain. This was not how she was planning on feeling at such a young age.

"I got worried for a second," Koushiro sighed in relief, getting rid of his backpack, looking somehow taller. Sora had wanted to talk with Koushiro for a while, but she had not found the words on asking for alone time with him without it seeming off. Not that they were not close, Sora considered her fellow redhead one of her dearest friends, but she had never asked him for a one in one chat. "Are you going to order something?"

"Oh, sure!" truth was, the mere thought of eating made her sick, but it would be weird if she did not order a fro-yo, considering she had chosen where to meet in the first place.

Koushiro seemed excited, one would never guess a boy-genius could be so passionate about frozen yogurt and its toppings, he chose them so carefully, taking in fact every flavor and coming up with weird combinations, which Sora could never be brave enough to try.

They went back to their seats, and soon enough Sora realized she had to get ready to come clean and spit out the words that made her meet him in the first place.

"Thank you for taking some time off to talk with me, I know how busy you are, with the computer club and school, and your multiple projects."

"It's nothing! Miyako is taking care of everything today, she's such a bright mind, I feel safe knowing she will take over the club next year."

"Crazy to think they're kind of our descendants, sometimes I wonder how did Miyako inherit my crest instead of yours, but then I remember how much she cares for everyone around her, and it makes sense."

"I'm glad your crest is in her hands, it's such power not anyone could bare it."

"Yeah…" she had not had a single bite of her strawberry fro-yo, which was slowly melting. The Crest of Love, how ironic. "Even if I miss the Digital World all the time, I'm glad it's not totally on our shoulders anymore, we have so much going on right now."

"Right! You're doing fantastic with the Tennis team, and Taichi with Soccer as usual, and Yamato is basically the local superstar!" The punch in her stomach came back, this time harder. She took a deep breathe. "Is everything alright, Sora?"

"I mean, nothing's wrong but…" she was glad the store was almost empty, people did not really crave frozen yogurt at the beginning of December, plus she knew how much Koushiro loved it, she was in a safe space. "I've been thinking lately about the future and how our actions could affect it. I love the dynamics of our group, you know?"

"Yes, I'm particularly fond of them as well, but change is inevitable."

"I know, and lately destiny has showed me this, Jou keeps getting ready to be a doctor, Mimi moved out to the United States, Daisuke and company joined our group…"

"You're right, I hadn't realized how many changed had happened in such a short time."

"And many more may happen soon."

"What do you mean?"

She took a deep breathe, leaving her untouched fro-yo in the table. "Lately, I've been having this annoying stomachache non-stop, it's so annoying, I feel like throwing up half the time."

"That sounds serious Sora, have you considered seeing a doctor? Or at least talking with Jou about it?" She scoffed, Koushiro was so innocent somehow.

"Actually, that's the reason why I asked you to meet me."

"But Sora, I know nothing about anatomy, and you must not believe everything you read online, you know? It may be a wonderful place, but it's also very dangerous!"

"Don't worry, I already know what's going on, I just have no idea what to do with it."

"So, you've seen a doctor? Didn't they tell you if you should be taking medicine?"

"My stomach hurts, but I'm not sick, heck, I think I'm actually the opposite of sick. I think I'm in love." She bit her lower lip, whispering the last part of her sentence.

"I…" Koushiro's cheeks heat up immediately, that was the last subject he thought Sora would want to talk about.

"I have been trying to hide it for months now, but it's gotten to the point where it hurts so bad, I know I have to do something about it," she sighed, avoiding Koushiro's dark eyes. "But if I do something about it everything will change, and it may not even be mutual, there's so much at stake here, I'm scared."

Koushiro left his fro-yo right next to Sora's, clearly analyzing this whole situation. He could not believe Sora had chosen him to talk about the matter, he felt flattered she trusted him that much.

"I'm guessing it's someone we know?"

"You're guessing right, I wish we had the power to choose, because then I wouldn't have to change a thing about our group's dynamic…" Koushiro felt in his gut who she was talking about, but she clearly did not want to mention names. Maybe empathy was not his strongest quality, but he knew Sora well enough.

"I may not be the best person to be giving advice on this matter, but I'm certain you'll be better off by telling them." He sounded so serious, not an ounce of mockery in his voice. That is when Sora reaffirmed, she had made the right decision in confiding in Koushiro, he made her feel sane.

"I mean" he continued, "even your body is begging for you to let it out, I believe it will end up feeling free once you say it out loud."

"I know you're right, it's just very frightening."

"And by saying it you'll be the bravest in our group." They shared a comfortable silence, both stirring their melted fro-yos. "By the way, this person? The luckiest."

"You really think so?" Sora's eyes lit up, adding them a few shades of red.

"Absolutely, I know it's scary, but no matter the outcome, you'll come out a winner." Sora could not resist, and she knew Koushiro was not much for physical affection, but she hugged him. Their friendship was nothing like any other duo in their group, they communicated through an unspoken language, which assured her she had made the right choice. She felt almost in peace.

"You'll be the first one to know once it happens, I promise." And Sora wasn't one to break a promise, she started planning her next move that very same night.

Notes

I love this underrated duo. I didn't mention any names on who Sora's in love with because I guess we could all guess, I know who I had in mind but this is a free country (?).

Anyway, I wrote this in less than an hour which was a miracle considering I hadn't written anything in ages.

Thanks for taking the time to read it, means the world.

Xoxo, GossipChii.