Next Thursday after school
*Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god… * Miyako thought to herself as she got her books and opened them on the table in the living room. *It's just a study thing Miyako. As long as we don't do any foods homework, we'll be fine. * She was waiting for Daisuke to get there from his house.
*First we'll do Math, then English, then Japanese, all stuff you know. * She thought as she planned everything they were going to do. *Biology could be interesting… what are you thinking?! He's your friend! Girl, get a grip! *
"Hello?" she heard Daisuke call from the hall.
"I'm in the living room." Miyako called, nervously tapping her pencil against her leg.
"Um, where do I put my bag?" he said when he had left his jacket and shoes by the door.
"Just get you math stuff and put the rest on the couch." She replied. He pulled out his books and sat down beside her.
"OK. Where do you want to start?" she asked, not looking at him. *You're being ridiculous! Why are you so nervous? * She thought to herself.
"How about what we did in class today. I didn't understand one thing the teacher said." He replied.
"Well, this is what I got for number one…" she offered. He moved very close to her so he could see what she was talking about.
"First I checked to see if I could divide anything…" she started to explain. He looked at her hair. *Such a pretty colour. * He thought. He found himself leaning closer so he could smell it. *She smells nice. Like strawberries… * he grinned to himself.
"…And that's how I got number one. Does that make any sense to you?" she asked.
"Huh, what? Oh yeah, that's what I got too." he said quickly.
"What did you get for number 2?" she asked.
"I didn't get that far. Why don't we do something else?" he suggested.
"Yeah, OK. How about English?"
"No. I don't really want to study anything right now." He glanced out the window and saw that it wasn't raining. "It's sunny out today. Why don't we go for a walk?"
"Sure." She replied, getting up.
"Should we put our books away?"
"We won't be out that long, will we?" she asked.
"I don't think so."
"Then just leave them on the table." she said. Daisuke followed her down the hall and, after they got their stuff, out the door.
"Where do you want to go?" he asked.
"How about the park?"
"Sure." They walked down the street, not saying anything; both lost in their own thoughts.
*The sunlight makes her hair shine like a halo around her head, * Daisuke thought, *What is wrong with you Daisuke? You're thinking about her as if you were going out with her. Even if you wanted to go out with her, she thinks of you as a friend. I wonder if she noticed me smelling her hair? Mmm, strawberries… *
*Why did he want to go for a walk? * She thought, *does he like me? No, he probably didn't want to study. After all, this is Daisuke you're thinking about. And he likes Hikari that way. He thinks of you as a friend and nothing more. So stop thinking about him like that. * She looked at him from out of the corner of her eye. *Why does he have that silly look on his face? *
"What do you want to do first?" he asked when they got to the park.
"I know this sounds kinda childish, but I want to go on the swings." She replied.
"It's not childish. I go on the swings all the time." He replied. They both got on swings and started swinging.
"I haven't been on one of these in years." She said.
"Why?"
"I don't know. The swings were always my favorite. I guess because I'm the youngest I wanted to be more grown up so my siblings would notice me more."
"Well I guess in a way that makes sense." He replied. She said nothing.
*Why are you being so quiet? Normally you would bitch him out by now. * She thought to herself. She stopped the swing.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm just a little tired, that's all." She replied. He stopped his swing and got off.
"Here, I'll push you." He said, and before she could object, he started to push her swing for her.
Meanwhile
"Thanks for the ice cream Takeru." Hikari said as they walked down the path in the park, hand in hand.
"You're welcome." He smiled at her. She leaned in closer to him.
"I love walking in the park with you Takeru." She said.
"And I love walking with you too." he replied.
"Why don't we go on the swings?" she suggested.
"Sure." He replied as they headed for the playground. They saw that it was deserted except for two figures on the swings, one pushing another.
"Hey Takeru, looks like we're not the only ones who like the swings." She said happily.
"Isn't that Daisuke?" Takeru said.
"Yeah. But who's… is that Miyako?!" Hikari said, surprised, "Oh my god! Are they on a date?"
"I don't know. Let's find out." Takeru replied, starting to walk towards them.
"Wait!" Hikari said, pulling Takeru back by the shoulder and behind a tree, "let's just see what happens from here."
"Having fun?" Daisuke asked as Miyako smiled and closed her eyes.
"The breeze is so nice." She replied. Daisuke smiled at Miyako enjoying herself.
*I like how she's so point blank about everything. * Daisuke thought, *Just like me.*
"You know what?" she said without opening her eyes.
"What?" he replied.
"This is more fun than I remember. Hey, watch this." She said, and swung the swing really high. Daisuke walked around to the front of the swing.
"What are you doing?" he said, noticing that her eyes were still closed. She got a big grin on her face. Just before the swing would have swung over, she jumped off the swing and landed twenty feet away.
"Are you crazy?! You could have hurt yourself!" Daisuke said as he ran over to her.
"I think I did." She replied, and tried to stand up. She fell back to the ground. She looked at her left ankle. It was starting to bruise and swell.
"Oops. Well that was stupid." She said, trying to chuckle.
"No shit!" he said, "You can't stand, so how are you gonna walk?" he asked angrily.
"I'll find a way." She replied a little annoyed, "it's not like I haven't hurt myself before." She tried to stand again and started to fall into Daisuke when he caught her.
"That's it." He said, and put one of her arms around his neck and picked her up.
"What are you doing?!" she asked, startled.
"I'm going to carry you home." He replied.
"But my house is half a mile from here!"
"It's not that far." He replied, and started across the playground toward the trees at the other side.
"Ahh!! Here they come! What are we gonna do?" Hikari panicked.
"I don't know!" he replied. Hikari looked around and then up.
"The only way to go is up." She said.
"We're not Biyomon, we can't fly!" he said.
"No, but we can climb. Give me a boost." She said as she grabbed for the lowest branch.
"Put me down!" Miyako said as she struggled to make Daisuke drop her.
"Not until we get to your house." He replied.
"Why not?" she demanded.
"Because I care about you too much to let you hurt yourself more by being stubborn." He replied. Miyako blushed and shut up.
*Why did I say that?! * He immediately thought, *just look straight ahead, and don't say anything. *
*He cares about me? Of course he cares about me. I'm his friend. * She thought, *just be quiet, and look passed him. * They left the park in silence.
"Did he just say what I thought he said?" Takeru said after Daisuke and Miyako left.
"Yeah. You don't think…" Hikari replied. They looked at each other.
"No way!" they both said at the same time. They laughed as they got out of the tree.
"Here, I'll open the door." She said when they got to her house. He just nodded. She got the key out of her purse and unlocked the door. Daisuke kicked the door shut behind him and went into the living room. He put Miyako down on the couch after knocking everything off.
"I'll be right back." He said as he went into the kitchen. Miyako looked at her ankle. It was red and very swollen. She touched it, and cringed with pain. *Great, now what are you gonna do? You can't even walk and mom is going to kill you. You weren't even supposed to go to the park. You were supposed to study. * Daisuke came back in the room with a bag of ice.
"Don't touch it. Here, this should help." He said and sat down next to her, holding the icepack on her leg.
"Thank you." She replied. They both sat in silence. The clock chimed 6:00.
"Well, I guess I should go home now. I'll see you at school tomorrow, okay?" Daisuke said, getting up and gathered his stuff.
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow." She said in a quiet voice as he left.
*Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god… * Miyako thought to herself as she got her books and opened them on the table in the living room. *It's just a study thing Miyako. As long as we don't do any foods homework, we'll be fine. * She was waiting for Daisuke to get there from his house.
*First we'll do Math, then English, then Japanese, all stuff you know. * She thought as she planned everything they were going to do. *Biology could be interesting… what are you thinking?! He's your friend! Girl, get a grip! *
"Hello?" she heard Daisuke call from the hall.
"I'm in the living room." Miyako called, nervously tapping her pencil against her leg.
"Um, where do I put my bag?" he said when he had left his jacket and shoes by the door.
"Just get you math stuff and put the rest on the couch." She replied. He pulled out his books and sat down beside her.
"OK. Where do you want to start?" she asked, not looking at him. *You're being ridiculous! Why are you so nervous? * She thought to herself.
"How about what we did in class today. I didn't understand one thing the teacher said." He replied.
"Well, this is what I got for number one…" she offered. He moved very close to her so he could see what she was talking about.
"First I checked to see if I could divide anything…" she started to explain. He looked at her hair. *Such a pretty colour. * He thought. He found himself leaning closer so he could smell it. *She smells nice. Like strawberries… * he grinned to himself.
"…And that's how I got number one. Does that make any sense to you?" she asked.
"Huh, what? Oh yeah, that's what I got too." he said quickly.
"What did you get for number 2?" she asked.
"I didn't get that far. Why don't we do something else?" he suggested.
"Yeah, OK. How about English?"
"No. I don't really want to study anything right now." He glanced out the window and saw that it wasn't raining. "It's sunny out today. Why don't we go for a walk?"
"Sure." She replied, getting up.
"Should we put our books away?"
"We won't be out that long, will we?" she asked.
"I don't think so."
"Then just leave them on the table." she said. Daisuke followed her down the hall and, after they got their stuff, out the door.
"Where do you want to go?" he asked.
"How about the park?"
"Sure." They walked down the street, not saying anything; both lost in their own thoughts.
*The sunlight makes her hair shine like a halo around her head, * Daisuke thought, *What is wrong with you Daisuke? You're thinking about her as if you were going out with her. Even if you wanted to go out with her, she thinks of you as a friend. I wonder if she noticed me smelling her hair? Mmm, strawberries… *
*Why did he want to go for a walk? * She thought, *does he like me? No, he probably didn't want to study. After all, this is Daisuke you're thinking about. And he likes Hikari that way. He thinks of you as a friend and nothing more. So stop thinking about him like that. * She looked at him from out of the corner of her eye. *Why does he have that silly look on his face? *
"What do you want to do first?" he asked when they got to the park.
"I know this sounds kinda childish, but I want to go on the swings." She replied.
"It's not childish. I go on the swings all the time." He replied. They both got on swings and started swinging.
"I haven't been on one of these in years." She said.
"Why?"
"I don't know. The swings were always my favorite. I guess because I'm the youngest I wanted to be more grown up so my siblings would notice me more."
"Well I guess in a way that makes sense." He replied. She said nothing.
*Why are you being so quiet? Normally you would bitch him out by now. * She thought to herself. She stopped the swing.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm just a little tired, that's all." She replied. He stopped his swing and got off.
"Here, I'll push you." He said, and before she could object, he started to push her swing for her.
Meanwhile
"Thanks for the ice cream Takeru." Hikari said as they walked down the path in the park, hand in hand.
"You're welcome." He smiled at her. She leaned in closer to him.
"I love walking in the park with you Takeru." She said.
"And I love walking with you too." he replied.
"Why don't we go on the swings?" she suggested.
"Sure." He replied as they headed for the playground. They saw that it was deserted except for two figures on the swings, one pushing another.
"Hey Takeru, looks like we're not the only ones who like the swings." She said happily.
"Isn't that Daisuke?" Takeru said.
"Yeah. But who's… is that Miyako?!" Hikari said, surprised, "Oh my god! Are they on a date?"
"I don't know. Let's find out." Takeru replied, starting to walk towards them.
"Wait!" Hikari said, pulling Takeru back by the shoulder and behind a tree, "let's just see what happens from here."
"Having fun?" Daisuke asked as Miyako smiled and closed her eyes.
"The breeze is so nice." She replied. Daisuke smiled at Miyako enjoying herself.
*I like how she's so point blank about everything. * Daisuke thought, *Just like me.*
"You know what?" she said without opening her eyes.
"What?" he replied.
"This is more fun than I remember. Hey, watch this." She said, and swung the swing really high. Daisuke walked around to the front of the swing.
"What are you doing?" he said, noticing that her eyes were still closed. She got a big grin on her face. Just before the swing would have swung over, she jumped off the swing and landed twenty feet away.
"Are you crazy?! You could have hurt yourself!" Daisuke said as he ran over to her.
"I think I did." She replied, and tried to stand up. She fell back to the ground. She looked at her left ankle. It was starting to bruise and swell.
"Oops. Well that was stupid." She said, trying to chuckle.
"No shit!" he said, "You can't stand, so how are you gonna walk?" he asked angrily.
"I'll find a way." She replied a little annoyed, "it's not like I haven't hurt myself before." She tried to stand again and started to fall into Daisuke when he caught her.
"That's it." He said, and put one of her arms around his neck and picked her up.
"What are you doing?!" she asked, startled.
"I'm going to carry you home." He replied.
"But my house is half a mile from here!"
"It's not that far." He replied, and started across the playground toward the trees at the other side.
"Ahh!! Here they come! What are we gonna do?" Hikari panicked.
"I don't know!" he replied. Hikari looked around and then up.
"The only way to go is up." She said.
"We're not Biyomon, we can't fly!" he said.
"No, but we can climb. Give me a boost." She said as she grabbed for the lowest branch.
"Put me down!" Miyako said as she struggled to make Daisuke drop her.
"Not until we get to your house." He replied.
"Why not?" she demanded.
"Because I care about you too much to let you hurt yourself more by being stubborn." He replied. Miyako blushed and shut up.
*Why did I say that?! * He immediately thought, *just look straight ahead, and don't say anything. *
*He cares about me? Of course he cares about me. I'm his friend. * She thought, *just be quiet, and look passed him. * They left the park in silence.
"Did he just say what I thought he said?" Takeru said after Daisuke and Miyako left.
"Yeah. You don't think…" Hikari replied. They looked at each other.
"No way!" they both said at the same time. They laughed as they got out of the tree.
"Here, I'll open the door." She said when they got to her house. He just nodded. She got the key out of her purse and unlocked the door. Daisuke kicked the door shut behind him and went into the living room. He put Miyako down on the couch after knocking everything off.
"I'll be right back." He said as he went into the kitchen. Miyako looked at her ankle. It was red and very swollen. She touched it, and cringed with pain. *Great, now what are you gonna do? You can't even walk and mom is going to kill you. You weren't even supposed to go to the park. You were supposed to study. * Daisuke came back in the room with a bag of ice.
"Don't touch it. Here, this should help." He said and sat down next to her, holding the icepack on her leg.
"Thank you." She replied. They both sat in silence. The clock chimed 6:00.
"Well, I guess I should go home now. I'll see you at school tomorrow, okay?" Daisuke said, getting up and gathered his stuff.
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow." She said in a quiet voice as he left.
