Digidestined Heero - Chapter 1: Mysteries and Little Crushes
Davis, Ken, Cody, Yolei, TK and Kari (plus all their respective digimon), were sitting in bleachers, watching a soccer game. Tai and Sora were sitting together on bleachers on the opposite side of the field. Matt was at a band rehearsal. Izzy and Reliana were suspiciously absent.
Chatter and laughter were the rules of the day, except for Davis. His eyes were on the soccer field, perhaps a little too intently. The reason: Japan's new star soccer player; a young female nicknamed 'Heero' by her teammates.
The game was almost over. It had been obvious to everyone with two hands and a flashlight[1] since the beginning which team was going to win.
"Well, that was a bit one sided." Yolei wasn't a fan of soccer, and besides, she had to get ready for her date with Ken.
"Heero is such a great player. She'd never beat a boy's team, though."
Kari smiled smugly. She knew something Davis didn't. (Like that was a surprise.) "Davis, could you beat Tai, one-on-one?"
"No way, Kari. Your brother is a way better soccer player than me."
"Four years ago Tai was at an international soccer tournament. She was there. She challenged him to a one-on-one game to ten points. Care to guess what happened?"
"She gave him a nine point lead and still trounced him." It was Reliana who answered Kari's question. "I was there. Tai's not a bad player, it's just she happened to be better."
"Couldn't have said it better, could you, Reliana?" Tai and Sora had approached the group in time to hear Reliana's comment. Tai sounded offended, but he was smiling good-naturedly.
Reliana laughed. "Doubt it." She cast a look at the soccer field. The teams were dispersing, each player leaving for home. One girl was standing alone, waiting.
* * *
Reliana approached the young girl standing alone on the field. "Well done, as usual Blake. Feeling up to a celebration tonight?"
The girl smiled shyly and pointed to the group on the stands. "Yeah, Liana.[2] One thing, though: are they coming too?"
"I'll introduce you now, that way, you won't be so shy. You've met Ken, Izzy and Tai already. Don't worry." Reliana placed her hand on her sister's shoulder. That's when her digivice went off.
Taking her hand off Blake's shoulder, Reliana made to examine her digivice. It stopped beeping. Odd. What could that mean, I wonder. Perhaps Izzy will know.
* * *
Wyrvenmon was antsy as all hell. She alternately paced the apartment and stared at the egg Blake had given her to look after. "Blake, where are you?" Wyrvenmon whispered into the silence of the empty apartment.
Her only answer was a slight movement from the egg.
* * *
Both Reliana and Blake were wearing far-away looks on their faces when they approached the group. Reliana was trying to get her mind to reboot, to try and figure out why her digivice went off.
Blake could tell something was wrong at the apartment, but she didn't know what. Since it would incur suspicion to back out of her promise to attend the victory celebration, she said nothing.
Blake finally turned her attention to the group.
Although a shy person by nature, Blake managed to meet the eyes of everyone present. Everyone except Davis. She blushed and tried to hide behind her sister.
Blake's movement brought Reliana back to the real world. She, too, blushed. "Blake, I'd like you to meet my friends. T.K., Kari, Yolei, Cody, Sora, and Davis. Ken and Tai you already know. Guys, this is my little sister, Blake, otherwise known as Heero."
Fate chose that exact moment to step in and Davis was its victim.
[1] Quote from movie The American President
[2] Nickname given Reliana by her sister Blake. A shortened form of her actual name.