ANOTHER Digidestined?
Chapter 2:
...and dealing them
by Razorpack
Legal crap: Just look at Chapter 1, it's got the main stuff...
Note: All bold text is Japanese.
"The sixth sheep's sick sheiks's sixth."
"Almost. Try again."
"The sixth sheik's sick sheep's sixth."
"You're getting there."
"The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick?"
Ben smiled at the teen sitting across the table. He reached for his drink and took a long gulp.
"Perfect. You're finally getting these right."
"But they're just so complicated! They're not even homework!"
"Hey, if you can do tongue-twisters, you'll have no problem with normal texts. The whole point of the exercise is for you to read what's in front of you without problem."
"Sigh. Well, at least I've completed it."
Ben stared at her while she rummaged through her bag looking for her homework. `I wonder if all the girls in Japan are this good looking? He found himself thinking. He snapped out of his 'trance' as she found her book.
"Miss Day-Vees say we have do this stuff tomorrow." she attempted.
She pushed her book to Ben and indicated the exercise. Ben chuckled inwardly.
"It's pronounced 'Davies'. And that sentence was wrong. It's 'Miss Davies said we had to do this for tomorrow.' Let's see... Basically, you have to do a short essay on your favorite things. You know, favorite clothes, foods, subjects, and yadayadayada."
"Oh."
Great. Just as I was planning to go to that new fashion show. It'll probably take me all night to do this. She looked at the floor with a sad look. Ben noticed the change in her mood.
"Hey, was it something I said?" he asked.
"No, I was just...oh never mind."
Oh Palmon, I miss you so much!
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
He's so much like the others. I can practically see everyone repeated in him. She perked up at the thought. He can be so...detached, not caring about anything (like Izzy), but the moment someone's hurt, he's there for them (qualities shared with Sora and Kari). He's as reliable as Joe, as cool as Matt... Maybe I could even him tell about the Digidestined.
Note: We're in Japan now, so everything's in Japanese. And I didn't follow the show to the tiniest details, so some stuff might not run true with the facts. And last time I checked, Joe was 12 and the others were 8-11 (or would that be 9-12 since they spent a year in the Digiworld before the whole 8th kid thing?). Enough of my senseless gobbledegook. Back to the story.
"Jin, are you okay?" asked Sora tentatively.
Jin was curled up on the ground, clutching his stomach. His eyes were closed, and the look on his face could only be described as agony.
Lui could only stare in stunned silence at Jin. That little jerk had just stolen his game! But Lui's anger quickly dissolved to worry and guilt. Is he okay? He moved forwards and crouched down next to Sora.
"Hey kid, that was one hell of a save." he said with a small smile.
Jin opened one eye at Lui's compliment.
"Thanks." he managed.
The other members of Tai's team came running over.
"Jin! How're you feeling?" asked Tai.
"Like I've just been hit in the stomach."
He sat up but immediately regretted it. The first-aid medic came running over.
"You think you can continue?" he asked.
"Gimme 5 minutes." replied Jin.
With the help of Sora and Oshi, Jin stood up and walked to the bench. A whistle blew and the referee ran up to Tai and Lui.
"The match's over but you lost five minutes. Do you want to continue into extra time?"
"No." said Tai and Lui at the same time.
T.K. sighed. Life wasn't the same without Patamon anymore. He looked out his bedroom window. It was a bright, sunny day. A stark contrast with his mood. He must have spent a year in total with his friend, yet it was only 2 months in reality. He stood up and looked in his mirror.
"Hot stuff." he said at his reflection.
He didn't really understand the phrase he had learned from TV, but according to Izzy it meant 'someone popular with girls'. And he wanted to look good for Suki's party. He smiled at the notion.
When he had first gotten the invitation he had almost said no there and then. He was still depressed about Patamon and just wanted to be left alone. But he hadn't, so now he, with the rest of his classmates, was going to her party. Besides, Kari would be going, and with Kari around T.K.'s loneliness wasn't so painful.
He exited his room and went into the living room. He noticed Matt STILL wasn't there yet. If he didn't arrive soon T.K. would have to leave without him.
And so their lives continued. The Digidestined, while still sad about their friends, carried on with their lives for a few months. Mimi and Ben quickly became friends due to their frequent 'dates', but nothing romantic. Of all the Digidestined, Joe had the most work. He was starting high school this year, and the sheer amount of homework at the new private school he was going to left little time for him worry about Gommamon or the others. But their lives weren't going to stay like this for long
Sorry about it being so short and that there's no action. I just wanted to get through the intro quickly, so that the next part gets to have LOTS of weird stuff and still be coherent. And don't forget, my e-mail's Razorpack@excite.com I accept ALL kinds of mail, including spam and flame, so write to me!