Again 4
By: Hotaru
Warnings: This is my first Sorato fic…it's even my first Digimon fic! But I hope it doesn't suck so much that you want to rip your eyes out after you read it…such a pessimist ¬_¬
Takes place when the Digidestined are in their early twenties…I guess Takeru and Kari are late teens then? Yeah…here goes! The song is Again by Lenny Kravitz
~*~*~*~*~*Monday Afternoon*~*~*~*~
Yamato stared at the clock on his wall. Three thirty. /Now…Sora is going to go to the Digital World at seven p.m. in America…and that means, I'd have to go at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Dammit. I can't wait that long!/ Takeru poked Yamato in the back of the head and grinned. "Huh?" Yamato asked, snapping out of a daze. "I said, 'What's wrong?'. You look dazed and confused." Takeru repeated. "Oh…yeah. I was just thinking about the time differences. It means that you have to get up early tomorrow to open the Digi portal." Yamato replied running his hand through his hair.
"That's fine. I have to go to work anyway." Takeru said, heading into the livingroom and plopping down on the couch. Yamato raised a blond eye brow. "Work? You don't have a job.." he informed. Takeru shrugged. "So? I'm gonna see if I can get a job by the harbor since Hikari likes it there so much. Besides, I need money if I'm ever gonna go to college." He replied. Yamato shrugged. "Okay…just don't be disappointed if there aren't any openings." He said before locking himself in his room.
He sat down at his computer and pondered. /How will Sora react to this? What if…she…doesn't love me? No, I can't think like this! If I ever want to be with Sora, I just have to think positive and hope that every thing will work out okay. I just hope I can wait until tomorrow to get to the digital world./ Pushing all negative thoughts out of his head, Yamato went online. He could check his fanmail, check out his fan club and see how his fan mailing list is going.
DigikingTaichi: Oi there!
Wolfboy01: Hey Taichi, what's up?
DigikingTaichi: Nothing really. So, tomorrow's the big day huh?
Wolfboy01: Yeah. I don't know if I can wait that long. :)
DigikingTaichi: Ah, don't sweat it. Everything will work out fine. You're the hunkiest guy, like, in the world and I'm sure Sora is one of your biggest fans, she'll just die when she finds out! :p
Wolfboy01: If I didn't know any better, I'd think that you were my biggest fan.
DigikingTaichi: Oh Yamato, you tease.
Wolfboy01: You're starting to scare me.
DigikingTaichi: It's what I do best. Listen, the gang was gonna get together today to hang out at the port, wanna come with?
Wolfboy01: Yeah, I guess so. I've got nothing better to do right?
DigikingTaichi: Great, just bring your fan-girl repellant spray.
Wolfboy01: ::falls over:: Come on, be serious. I don't have fan-girls.
DigikingTaichi: Yeah, sure and Daisuke isn't head over heels for Hikari. Oh, brb.
Wolfboy01: Sure.
Yamato changed his clothes while Taichi was gone. It'd been awhile since everyone got to hang out together. But things would be different—Sora and Mimi were in America. So far away. Sometimes, Yamato wished that they were all back in the Digital World, depending on each other. It was always tough there though, so Yamato tried not to wish too much.
DigikingTaichi: Sorry 'bout that. My mom just got home from grocery shopping so I had to help her.
Wolfboy01: Nah, it's cool. So have you talked to Sora or Mimi lately?
DigikingTaichi: As a matter of fact I talked to Mimi just last night.
Wolfboy01: ô.ô Oh really?
DigikingTaichi: Yep. Get this—she wants to go out with me!
Wolfboy01: Are you serious?!
DigikingTaichi: Actually, no. She said she likes me though. The one thing that's stopping her is the whole long distance thing.
Wolfboy01: Oh…hm.
DigikingTaichi: I told her that we can talk more about it later. She had to go or something anyway. But, hell, I don't mind waiting!
Wolfboy01: I never knew you had a thing for her
DigikingTaichi: Oh heh heh…me neither.
Wolfboy01: Taichi, you dog you.
DigikingTaichi: lol…oh hey! She just signed on!
Wolfboy01: You gonna talk to her?
DigikingTaichi: She just im'ed me, see: PinkPrincess: Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolfboy01: You could have just told me she said 'hi'.
DigikingTaichi: Yeah, I know. I'll send you the convo later, k?
Wolfboy01: Sure. Hey, when do you think we're gonna get together?
DigikingTaichi: I dunno….an hour maybe?
Wolfboy01: Okay, I'll get some lunch then head down there.
DigikingTaichi: Alright. See ya then.
Wolfboy01: Ok, bye!
[Wolfboy01 signed off]
Yamato grabbed a coat, some money and headed outside after leaving a quick note for his mother. She always worried. Yamato wasn't used to that…his father cared about him, of course, but he didn't spaz out when Yamato was home at midnight. He made it down to the port, and was the last person to arrive. "Sorry I'm late guys." He said with a wave. Taichi titled his nose upward. "Well it's about time!" he said, crossing his arms. Hikari nudged her older brother with her elbow and smiled. "Don't worry about him Yamato, he's just mad cause he didn't get to talk to Mimi again."
Taichi slapped his hand over Hikari's mouth. "You weren't supposed to tell!" he hissed. The group laughed as Taichi turned a shade of crimson. "So what are we doing today?" Yamato asked. Apparantly, no one was sure what they were going to do. "We could always hang out here." Miyako suggested. Of course, she just wanted to watch Ken's hair sway in the sea breeze, but when confronted about her obvious obsession, she'd simply turn pink in the face and say, "Oh no no, it's not like that at all!"
Everyone was in agreement so they sat down by the waters edge. Miyako sat as close to Ken as possible with out sharing a limb. "Yamato, do you know when Takeru is going to meet us?" Hikari asked, sounding concerned. Yamato grinned. "Don't worry about him Hikari, he's job searching right now. I left him a note at home for him to meet us here." Hikari nodded her head and smiled. Unfortunatly, Daisuke wasn't all too pleased hearing that Takeru would be arriving there soon. "That's not fair! I was finally gonna get to hang out with Hikari alone!" Daisuke moaned.
Yamato groaned. /I thought that Takeru and Hikari finally got it through his head that they were together. Oi…./ And apparantly, Yamato wasn't the only one getting annoyed with Daisuke. Taichi grabbed him by the ear and pulled him to the side. The group leaned over to hear what Taichi was saying. "..he said, you have to cut this out…they're together…can't go on like this forever…." Miyako was relaying what was said to the rest of the group. "Daisuke says he still has a chance…that he loves Hikari and Takeru doesn't."
Ken pulled Miyako back to her seat. "Let them talk alone—I don't think that Taichi wanted to embarrass Daisuke in front of us." He said tsk-ingly. [I made up a word, all right?!- A.N.] Taichi went back to the group but Daisuke didn't. He stormed away, looking quite upset. "Taichi….what did you say now!?" Hikari asked angrily. Taichi looked at his little sister strangely. "I told him to either leave you alone or get lost." He replied nonchalantly. Hikari stood up and went after Daisuke.
"Don't you think you were being just a little harsh on him?" Miyako asked. Taichi shook his head as did Yamato. "You don't know what it's like having him constantly bothering your siblings Miyako. He's always there, trying to ruin things between them. It's gotten to the point where I want to lock him in the Digital World." Yamato said without bitterness. Ken smirked. "What good is that going to do? He'll just make a mess there and find a way back here." He said, half-joking, half-serious.
The group hung out until it was dark. Takeru had arrived awhile before, but Hikari and Daisuke were still missing. Yamato, Takeru and Taichi waited in case they returned. "This is weird. Why aren't they back yet?" Takeru asked. Taichi shrugged his shoulders meakly. "I guess I was a little harsh on him…but Daisuke isn't a baby and it was high time he started acting more mature." He said, looking into the water. "Maybe Hikari went home already. Did you try calling home?" Takeru asked hopefully.
Taichi nodded. "Yeah…I keep trying but my mom said she hasn't come home yet. Maybe we can check at Daisuke's house." He said. All three were getting worried, and also getting angry at Daisuke. "I'm gonna rip out his eyes if he did something to Hikari." Takeru said angrily. Yamato's eyes widened. He never heard such talk from his younger brother before. "I'm sure they're both fine." Taichi said reassuringly, but he wasn't so sure if that was true or not.
TBC
Hotaru