"Ken, do you think that it's possible to be in love with someone and not know it?" Daisuke asked when he phoned when he got home.
"Why?"
"No reason. I was just curious."
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"You love your friends, right?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Well, if you're around someone through thick and thin, eventually you love them differently."
"Huh?"
"Take Hikari and Takeru for example. They started out as just best friends. Then all that crap with the digital world started. They went through that together, and it brought them closer. Now look at them."
"Oh."
"No offence Daisuke, but I don't think you'll ever be able to get Hikari. She and Takeru belong together."
"You promise not to tell?"
"Of course. I'm your best friend."
"I don't like Hikari like that anymore."
"What brought on this sudden change of feelings?"
"I don't know. I just don't like her like that anymore."
"There's something you're not telling me." Ken said, noticing that Daisuke had become quiet and serious. Normally, he was all energy.
"Miyako sprained her ankle today when she and I went to the park." Daisuke said, trying to change the subject.
"Is she OK?" he said. *What were they doing at the park? *
"She can't walk. And her ankle's all swollen."
"You put ice on it right?"
"Just before I left."
"At least you have some common sense." Ken teased, trying to get Daisuke to lighten up.
"I gotta go. I'll talk to you later."
"'K. Bye." Ken said. He heard Daisuke hang up. *Well this is interesting. He phones to ask if it's possible to be in love and not know it, tells me he doesn't like Hikari anymore, goes to the park with Miyako and is worried about her. Why Ken, I think you figured out what he wasn't telling you. * Ken smiled to himself. *At least he has a chance with Miyako. *
At school
*Where would Miyako be first thing in the morning? * Daisuke thought. He wandered up and down the halls. *Maybe her locker. * He ran down the hall. He found her having trouble trying to open it and hold her bag because she had crutches.
"Here, let me take that." He said, stopping beside her and taking her bag.
"Thanks." She opened her locker. Daisuke put her bag in it for her.
"What class do you have first?" he asked.
"Art."
"Good. That's not to far from my mechanics class." He got her art books. "I'm going to carry your books for you."
"Why?"
"You obviously can't carry them on your own." He replied with a big grin on his face.
"Thanks." She smiled back.
After school
"You didn't have to walk me to all my classes."
"It wasn't a problem."
"Half of your classes were on the other side of the school."
"And the other half you were in them." He replied.
"Can you hold this?" she passed her bag to him and opened her locker. She pulled out all her books and put them in her bag with her umbrella.
"Thanks." She went to take her bag back, but he didn't let go. "Can I have my bag please?"
"I told you I was going to carry your books for you." He replied.
"But…"
"No buts. You can't carry one book, let alone a bag of them. Let's go." He started down the hall. She caught up to him. He opened the doors for her, and made a low fake bow.
"M'lady…" he said. She chuckled.
"Why thank you." They started down the street.
"I, Sir Daisuke the Great, will protect the lady, Miyako the Sweet, from any danger." He said, and took out her umbrella from her bag, pretending it was a sword. As they walked, they came to a large dog tied to a tree.
"Oh no, it's a dragon! What are we to do?" Miyako said dramatically, placing the back of one hand on her forehead.
"Have no fear m'lady! I will slay the evil beast! Stand back!" he dropped her bag approached the dog who was lying down, half-asleep.
"I demand that you let the lady and me pass!" Daisuke said in a loud voice and pointed at the dog. The dog stood up and started to lick his hand. Miyako started to laugh.
"Ahh! He is trying to eat me!" Daisuke jumped back and started swinging the umbrella around. He hit himself in the head.
"My knight, are you OK?" Miyako said, laughing, and hobbled over to Daisuke who was rubbing the side of his head. The dog came over and started to lick his hand again.
"I guess I'm not Daisuke the Great after all." He chuckled.
"Yes you are. Just not against 'dragons'. Let's go." She said. Daisuke grabbed her bag and they continued down the street, with him still rubbing his head.
"Why?"
"No reason. I was just curious."
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"You love your friends, right?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Well, if you're around someone through thick and thin, eventually you love them differently."
"Huh?"
"Take Hikari and Takeru for example. They started out as just best friends. Then all that crap with the digital world started. They went through that together, and it brought them closer. Now look at them."
"Oh."
"No offence Daisuke, but I don't think you'll ever be able to get Hikari. She and Takeru belong together."
"You promise not to tell?"
"Of course. I'm your best friend."
"I don't like Hikari like that anymore."
"What brought on this sudden change of feelings?"
"I don't know. I just don't like her like that anymore."
"There's something you're not telling me." Ken said, noticing that Daisuke had become quiet and serious. Normally, he was all energy.
"Miyako sprained her ankle today when she and I went to the park." Daisuke said, trying to change the subject.
"Is she OK?" he said. *What were they doing at the park? *
"She can't walk. And her ankle's all swollen."
"You put ice on it right?"
"Just before I left."
"At least you have some common sense." Ken teased, trying to get Daisuke to lighten up.
"I gotta go. I'll talk to you later."
"'K. Bye." Ken said. He heard Daisuke hang up. *Well this is interesting. He phones to ask if it's possible to be in love and not know it, tells me he doesn't like Hikari anymore, goes to the park with Miyako and is worried about her. Why Ken, I think you figured out what he wasn't telling you. * Ken smiled to himself. *At least he has a chance with Miyako. *
At school
*Where would Miyako be first thing in the morning? * Daisuke thought. He wandered up and down the halls. *Maybe her locker. * He ran down the hall. He found her having trouble trying to open it and hold her bag because she had crutches.
"Here, let me take that." He said, stopping beside her and taking her bag.
"Thanks." She opened her locker. Daisuke put her bag in it for her.
"What class do you have first?" he asked.
"Art."
"Good. That's not to far from my mechanics class." He got her art books. "I'm going to carry your books for you."
"Why?"
"You obviously can't carry them on your own." He replied with a big grin on his face.
"Thanks." She smiled back.
After school
"You didn't have to walk me to all my classes."
"It wasn't a problem."
"Half of your classes were on the other side of the school."
"And the other half you were in them." He replied.
"Can you hold this?" she passed her bag to him and opened her locker. She pulled out all her books and put them in her bag with her umbrella.
"Thanks." She went to take her bag back, but he didn't let go. "Can I have my bag please?"
"I told you I was going to carry your books for you." He replied.
"But…"
"No buts. You can't carry one book, let alone a bag of them. Let's go." He started down the hall. She caught up to him. He opened the doors for her, and made a low fake bow.
"M'lady…" he said. She chuckled.
"Why thank you." They started down the street.
"I, Sir Daisuke the Great, will protect the lady, Miyako the Sweet, from any danger." He said, and took out her umbrella from her bag, pretending it was a sword. As they walked, they came to a large dog tied to a tree.
"Oh no, it's a dragon! What are we to do?" Miyako said dramatically, placing the back of one hand on her forehead.
"Have no fear m'lady! I will slay the evil beast! Stand back!" he dropped her bag approached the dog who was lying down, half-asleep.
"I demand that you let the lady and me pass!" Daisuke said in a loud voice and pointed at the dog. The dog stood up and started to lick his hand. Miyako started to laugh.
"Ahh! He is trying to eat me!" Daisuke jumped back and started swinging the umbrella around. He hit himself in the head.
"My knight, are you OK?" Miyako said, laughing, and hobbled over to Daisuke who was rubbing the side of his head. The dog came over and started to lick his hand again.
"I guess I'm not Daisuke the Great after all." He chuckled.
"Yes you are. Just not against 'dragons'. Let's go." She said. Daisuke grabbed her bag and they continued down the street, with him still rubbing his head.
