Gomen ne, minna! I know that you've been waiting for this part for a while....I was a little stuck....Well, here it is! Hmm....I gotta make these chapters more longer....Oh, did I mention that Taichi and Sora are together in this fic? ^.^;
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"Takeru watch out!" one of his teammates called out.
Thunk.
"Oww..." Takeru flinched as the basketball was hurled toward him, and knocked
him on the head. He was so busy thinking of Hikari and Daisuke...That they were actually together. He hasn't been paying attention that much in classes, and got in trouble for that most of the day. Now, in basketball practice, it was the third time he spaced out and got knocked by the ball.
His coach seemed to notice it, and he didn't like the way he star player was losing
distraction. He looked at the clock, seeing that practice was over, and blew his whistle.
"Okay, good practice everyone! Now, go home and rest, I don't want to see anything
but effort from you guys. We have a big game next Saturday! Takeru," he said, looking
at him. "I can count on my star player, right?"
"Oh, sure coach!" he said, with forced enthusiasm. "Don't worry about me, I'll be
fine." He turned and walked away before the coach could say anything else. I shouldn't
let this thing with Hikari get to me....he thought. She likes Daisuke now, so I can't
exactly do anything about it. Just go on with my life. He sighed as he walked home, not bothering to take a shower. He needed to talk to Yamato.
As soon as he knocked on the door to Yamato's apartment, he opened the door.
Yamato took one look at his little brother's crestfallen face and said, "I'm so sorry
TK....Tai told me all about it...."
Takeru only groaned as a response as Yamato held the door open for him. "Dad's
at work and won't be home until later, so we'll have plenty of time to talk," he said, as he watched Takeru plop himself down on the couch in self pity.
"Matt, what should I do??" Takeru looked at him pleadingly. "I really do like
Hikari. Probably more than Daisuke. She's too good for him; he doesn't deserve her."
"It's not easy being rejected, TK," Yamato said, sitting down next to him.
"Tell me about it..." he muttered.
"But you do realize, there's nothing you can really do about it. You can't make
her like you, if she likes someone else. Love doesn't work that way. It's not magic."
Yamato paused before starting up again. "Sort of like Taichi. I mean, he didn't think
Sora liked him like he liked her. He kept on asking me, 'How do I get Sora to like me?'.
It sort of drove me nuts, because you can't reverse someone's heart. I told him that, too."
"Yeah, I know..." Takeru muttered. "But Taichi actually ended up with Sora. She
didn't go for some other guy in the process."
Yamato frowned. "Now what's up with that attitude? You have the Crest and
Digimental of Hope, remember? If you were back in the Digiworld with that attitude,
Patamon might digivolve into something corrupted like SkullAngemon or something."
Takeru managed a little smile.
"All you gotta do is go on and live your life, Takeru," his brother said. "That's all
I gotta say. You also have a really long life to live; you're only 13. You'll probably find
someone else as good as Hikari. Or maybe later on, you will get Hikari somehow."
Yes, but I want Hikari right now! Takeru wanted to say. And I don't want anyone
else. Instead, he looked at Yamato and said, "You're right. I guess I'll just see how my
life goes....But it won't be easy. I really, really like Hikari, Matt." He looked down at the
floor.
They didn't say anything for a couple of minutes. Then, Takeru stood up. "I
better be going now. I would be at Hikari's right now, but I think I'm going to go home....Besides, Daisuke's probably there, making out with her....Wouldn't wanna bother them...." he muttered.
"You also need a shower," Yamato joked, breaking the tension.
Takeru laughed. "I know. Did you know that I was so caught up in Hikari during
practice, the ball hit me in the head three times? I better stop obsessing, or else I might end up dead or something."
Yamato smiled, but he knew his brother wasn't at all cured at the thought of losing
a crush. He really does care about her a lot....he thought. He opened the front door to let him out, and thought of how grown up he has gotten over the last couple of years. He reminded him of himself when he was his age. Remembering the dance at the Junior High, he suddenly was curious of how it was going to turn out.....
Meanwhile.....
Hikari, Daisuke, Miyako, and Iori all dropped Tamashi off at her apartment, which
was in the building across the street from where they all lived. They met her parents, and stayed there for a while. They all seemed like they were having a good time, but Daisuke only thought of just getting out of there. What am I doing, checking out Tamashi?? he kept on thinking to himself. I love Hikari, and no one else. His little pep talks with himself didn't seem to be working though. Tamashi was as smart, beautiful, gentle, kind,and loving as Hikari was. Plus, she was a excellent soccer player.
They stopped by Hikari's apartment, and she asked everyone to come in. "Sorry,
can't," Miyako said. "I need to get started on my homework right away. I have like, tons of it, as if you hadn't noticed." She gestured to her book bag, which looked like it was going to suddenly explode with books any minute.
"Yeah, and my grandfather is giving me lessons in kendo in a couple minutes," Iori
said. "So I guess we'll see you guys later."
Hikari and Daisuke waved good-bye to their friends as they watched them walk
down the hall and out of sight. Daisuke was relived that he was going to be alone with
Hikari. After all these feelings he was feeling for Tamashi, he needed a reality check that reminded him he wasn't single anymore.
As soon as they were gone, Hikari reached up and put her arms around Daisuke,
giving him a kiss. When they were done, he asked, "What was that for?" He looked into
her auburn eyes and his heart immediately started beating faster.
"Everything," she replied.
Daisuke smiled. My mind is made up. I will never love anybody as much as
Hikari. Tamashi might attract me a little bit, but she is not Kari.
They leaned in for another kiss, but Kari's mind was on something else. I wonder
where Takeru is, she thought worriedly as her lips pressed against his. He should've stopped by. He always does, after basketball practice, and that was over about ten minutes ago. Where is he? "I want to thank you for everything you've done for me, Takeru," she whispered, finishing her sentence, as she looked up at Daisuke.
"What?" Daisuke blinked in surprise. "What did you call me?"
"Huh? Oh- uh, nothing," Hikari stammered.
"You just called me 'Takeru'," Daisuke calmly accused. But he actually wanted to
burst out screaming.
"I did not, Dais!" she protested. "You probably misunderstood me....Come on, lets
get inside..." She fumbled through her pocket for the key. My gosh, did I just call him
Takeru? This isn't right....It's like I was hoping he was TK....It doesn't mean that I still
have some feelings for him....right?
The question of still liking Takeru was on her mind the rest of the day. Whenever
Daisuke tried to talk to her, she'd be spacing out. Eventually, she'd snap back to reality, but, Daisuke was really getting irritated. By the time he left the Yagami's after he had dinner there, Hikari seemed to go back to normal, but he still left with a suspicious mind that she might still have feelings for Takeru.
Don't worry about it, he told himself. Just think about the dance. I'm going to
make sure it will be a night none of us will forget!
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I'll be back with Part 7 ASAP!
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"Takeru watch out!" one of his teammates called out.
Thunk.
"Oww..." Takeru flinched as the basketball was hurled toward him, and knocked
him on the head. He was so busy thinking of Hikari and Daisuke...That they were actually together. He hasn't been paying attention that much in classes, and got in trouble for that most of the day. Now, in basketball practice, it was the third time he spaced out and got knocked by the ball.
His coach seemed to notice it, and he didn't like the way he star player was losing
distraction. He looked at the clock, seeing that practice was over, and blew his whistle.
"Okay, good practice everyone! Now, go home and rest, I don't want to see anything
but effort from you guys. We have a big game next Saturday! Takeru," he said, looking
at him. "I can count on my star player, right?"
"Oh, sure coach!" he said, with forced enthusiasm. "Don't worry about me, I'll be
fine." He turned and walked away before the coach could say anything else. I shouldn't
let this thing with Hikari get to me....he thought. She likes Daisuke now, so I can't
exactly do anything about it. Just go on with my life. He sighed as he walked home, not bothering to take a shower. He needed to talk to Yamato.
As soon as he knocked on the door to Yamato's apartment, he opened the door.
Yamato took one look at his little brother's crestfallen face and said, "I'm so sorry
TK....Tai told me all about it...."
Takeru only groaned as a response as Yamato held the door open for him. "Dad's
at work and won't be home until later, so we'll have plenty of time to talk," he said, as he watched Takeru plop himself down on the couch in self pity.
"Matt, what should I do??" Takeru looked at him pleadingly. "I really do like
Hikari. Probably more than Daisuke. She's too good for him; he doesn't deserve her."
"It's not easy being rejected, TK," Yamato said, sitting down next to him.
"Tell me about it..." he muttered.
"But you do realize, there's nothing you can really do about it. You can't make
her like you, if she likes someone else. Love doesn't work that way. It's not magic."
Yamato paused before starting up again. "Sort of like Taichi. I mean, he didn't think
Sora liked him like he liked her. He kept on asking me, 'How do I get Sora to like me?'.
It sort of drove me nuts, because you can't reverse someone's heart. I told him that, too."
"Yeah, I know..." Takeru muttered. "But Taichi actually ended up with Sora. She
didn't go for some other guy in the process."
Yamato frowned. "Now what's up with that attitude? You have the Crest and
Digimental of Hope, remember? If you were back in the Digiworld with that attitude,
Patamon might digivolve into something corrupted like SkullAngemon or something."
Takeru managed a little smile.
"All you gotta do is go on and live your life, Takeru," his brother said. "That's all
I gotta say. You also have a really long life to live; you're only 13. You'll probably find
someone else as good as Hikari. Or maybe later on, you will get Hikari somehow."
Yes, but I want Hikari right now! Takeru wanted to say. And I don't want anyone
else. Instead, he looked at Yamato and said, "You're right. I guess I'll just see how my
life goes....But it won't be easy. I really, really like Hikari, Matt." He looked down at the
floor.
They didn't say anything for a couple of minutes. Then, Takeru stood up. "I
better be going now. I would be at Hikari's right now, but I think I'm going to go home....Besides, Daisuke's probably there, making out with her....Wouldn't wanna bother them...." he muttered.
"You also need a shower," Yamato joked, breaking the tension.
Takeru laughed. "I know. Did you know that I was so caught up in Hikari during
practice, the ball hit me in the head three times? I better stop obsessing, or else I might end up dead or something."
Yamato smiled, but he knew his brother wasn't at all cured at the thought of losing
a crush. He really does care about her a lot....he thought. He opened the front door to let him out, and thought of how grown up he has gotten over the last couple of years. He reminded him of himself when he was his age. Remembering the dance at the Junior High, he suddenly was curious of how it was going to turn out.....
Meanwhile.....
Hikari, Daisuke, Miyako, and Iori all dropped Tamashi off at her apartment, which
was in the building across the street from where they all lived. They met her parents, and stayed there for a while. They all seemed like they were having a good time, but Daisuke only thought of just getting out of there. What am I doing, checking out Tamashi?? he kept on thinking to himself. I love Hikari, and no one else. His little pep talks with himself didn't seem to be working though. Tamashi was as smart, beautiful, gentle, kind,and loving as Hikari was. Plus, she was a excellent soccer player.
They stopped by Hikari's apartment, and she asked everyone to come in. "Sorry,
can't," Miyako said. "I need to get started on my homework right away. I have like, tons of it, as if you hadn't noticed." She gestured to her book bag, which looked like it was going to suddenly explode with books any minute.
"Yeah, and my grandfather is giving me lessons in kendo in a couple minutes," Iori
said. "So I guess we'll see you guys later."
Hikari and Daisuke waved good-bye to their friends as they watched them walk
down the hall and out of sight. Daisuke was relived that he was going to be alone with
Hikari. After all these feelings he was feeling for Tamashi, he needed a reality check that reminded him he wasn't single anymore.
As soon as they were gone, Hikari reached up and put her arms around Daisuke,
giving him a kiss. When they were done, he asked, "What was that for?" He looked into
her auburn eyes and his heart immediately started beating faster.
"Everything," she replied.
Daisuke smiled. My mind is made up. I will never love anybody as much as
Hikari. Tamashi might attract me a little bit, but she is not Kari.
They leaned in for another kiss, but Kari's mind was on something else. I wonder
where Takeru is, she thought worriedly as her lips pressed against his. He should've stopped by. He always does, after basketball practice, and that was over about ten minutes ago. Where is he? "I want to thank you for everything you've done for me, Takeru," she whispered, finishing her sentence, as she looked up at Daisuke.
"What?" Daisuke blinked in surprise. "What did you call me?"
"Huh? Oh- uh, nothing," Hikari stammered.
"You just called me 'Takeru'," Daisuke calmly accused. But he actually wanted to
burst out screaming.
"I did not, Dais!" she protested. "You probably misunderstood me....Come on, lets
get inside..." She fumbled through her pocket for the key. My gosh, did I just call him
Takeru? This isn't right....It's like I was hoping he was TK....It doesn't mean that I still
have some feelings for him....right?
The question of still liking Takeru was on her mind the rest of the day. Whenever
Daisuke tried to talk to her, she'd be spacing out. Eventually, she'd snap back to reality, but, Daisuke was really getting irritated. By the time he left the Yagami's after he had dinner there, Hikari seemed to go back to normal, but he still left with a suspicious mind that she might still have feelings for Takeru.
Don't worry about it, he told himself. Just think about the dance. I'm going to
make sure it will be a night none of us will forget!
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I'll be back with Part 7 ASAP!