Here's the second chapter to my story. I'm almost done typing it out, so I just have to upload it. Yes, I am using their Japanese names, since I want to keep this as original as I can...and besides, I like using the Japanese names. As for the couple sequencing to come; please don't flame me over sorato, please! i really luv taiora, but i'm keeping things real, okay? ^_~ Btw, Digimon or anyone here does not belong to me. R&R!
~*Another Day in Paradise*~
~Glimpse of What Would Be - A Digimon Fanfic~
Four Years Later
"Takeru! You're going to be late for school!"
"Yes, Mother, I'm going!" Takeru was pulling on his green uniform pants when he slipped on his socks and tumbled over to the carpet. He landed on his shoulder, and he felt it going numb. He swore beneath his breath and struggled to get to his feet and pull his pants back on. He then pulled over and started to button his shirt clumsily and swung over his school jacket.
"Takeru," Patamon said from his desk, "how long will you be gone?"
"I'm going to school...again...Patamon," Takeru replied breathlessly as he shoved his textbooks in his knapsack. "I...I shouldn't have...stayed up that long...last night...should've...known I'd...wake up...late again!"
"But it was worth it, right?" Patamon asked curiously.
Takeru smiled. Last night, Hikari and himself went to the movies. He didn't remember much from the movie for he was paying attention to Hikari. They talked for hours on end afterwards about almost nothing that they didn't return home until after midnight. "Yes, it was!" he said happily, petting Patamon. "I'll be home before five, okay? I have basketball practice after school, and besides..." He winked. "Hikari's takin' me to this place that she says is a secret. Think you can manage without me?"
"No problem, Takeru!"
"That's my Patapata!" Takeru strolled out of his apartment, whistling towards the elevator. As much as he was comfortable with the apartment, his mother never thought of moving again. He felt a bit stranged by the fact that his parents never got back together. To make things a little more worse, he never saw his brother, Yamato, for a very long time.
"Nonetheless," Takeru said to himself, "life is good."
True, it was. He was an all-star player in his basketball team, his grades were good except for math, which he couldn't seem to bring up to the same level with everything else, and his best friend was the most sweetest person in the universe.
He could live with that.
"Konnichiwa, Takaishi." Takeru turned around to see Miyako and Iori walking over to him. Miyako was in a frilly green uniform that was required of their school. Her long magenta hair was down and was pulled back by a blue headband. Her glasses slightly changed from her big oval ones to smaller ones. Iori, on the other hand, was in normal clothing since he hasn't graduated from elementary yet. The kid has GROWN.
"Konnichiwa Miyako, Iori," Takeru greeted in return.
"I don't wanna have that chemistry test today!" Miyako wailed as they exitted the building and walked towards their school. "I have studied and studied and I still don't get it!"
"Weren't you at Ken's yesterday?" Takeru asked. "Didn't he help you?"
She looked down. "Yeah, well..."
Iori leaned over. "Yes, she was at Ken's yesterday, but they weren't exactly studying," he said lowly, "well, Miyako here wasn't anyways. From what I heard, she was studying Ken up close and personal...if you know what I mean." He smiled slyly.
Miyako smacked Iori over the head. "Iori!"
"Is this true, Miyako?" Takeru asked, genuinely surprised.
Miyako blushed a maddening red. "Yes..."
"And she admits it," Iori pointed out.
Miyako smacked Iori at the head again. "Iori, you baka-somo!"
At the same time, Takeru watched as a guy walked up to them dressed in a gray suit from head to toe, indicating that he was at a private school. He had dark hair that ran past his ears and his eyes were a blue-gray tint. Takeru knew who this was immediately. "Ken, Konnichiwa. Late for school?"
Ken blushed. "Yeah. I kinda woke up late this morning."
"Ken, you never wake up late," Iori said.
"What's wrong, Ken?" Miyako asked gently.
Takeru could've sworn Ken blushed again. He decided to walk with them, since his private school was close to Takeru's high school. "I-I had trouble sleeping," he stammered. "It's been going on for a while now...I've been kind of fatigue."
"Maybe you should ask Jou to check you up on this," Takeru pointed out.
Ken yawned briefly. "You think?" he asked.
Miyako wrapped her hand absently around his. "You could've told me last night!" she told him. "I could've gotten some of those sleeping capsules from my mom's shop...free of charge."
"Ohh...I couldn't..."
"No, Ken, I want to," Miyako insisted, stopping and looking at him. She looks so passionate over my sleeping problems and sleeping capsules, Ken thought. It makes her look cute. "It's okay, Ken, just come by my mom's shop after school and I'll give you some."
"Um, o-okay."
"Miyako, c'mon, you have to fix the school's computer," Iori said, tugging.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going," Miyako grumbled. "I'll see you in Chemistry class, Takeru. Don't forget, Ken," she added sweetly as Iori tugged her across the street towards their old school.
"It's a date," Ken replied, then blushed and corrected himself quickly, "It's...yeah. Never mind." He then sagged his shoulders and continued to walk with Takeru towards their school.
Takeru grinned despite himself. "Ken, if I'm correct, I think you got the hots for Inoue there," he said.
Ken shrugged. "I couldn't say this while she was there," he began, "but part of the reason that I've been having problems sleeping was because of her." He paused and Takeru's eyes widened. "I-I've been thinking a lot about Miyako lately, enough that I sometimes can't sleep because of her. Not that I don't like it," he added quickly, "it's just...I don't know. I have this feeling for her, but...I just don't know if it's the right thing to do."
"You and I are in the same boat more than you think," Takeru replied.
"Oh?" Ken asked.
"Sure," Takeru replied. "Except in my case, it's unrequited love we're dealing with here." He shrugged. Ken was going to ask more when Takeru continued quickly, "Anyways, I think you and Miyako would be great together. Back back when...you know...when you were all-star of practically everything, Miyako developed this...thing...for you, y'know?"
"Every girl from here to the coast had," Ken replied sullenly.
"But Miayko's a special case," Takeru pointed out. "She knows you now. She got to know you and I think she's at ease with you." Sounds like me and Hikari, he added, but didn't say it out loud. "Anyways, I think you should go for it, Ken. Follow your heart. It's the best guide."
The stopped in a crossroad.
"Arigatou, Takeru," he replied. "I'll see you later."
"Sayonara, Ken," Takeru replied, watching him go. Lucky guy, he thought as he walked opposite direction from Ken. I think they'd be really happy together. Somehow, I have a good gut feeling about all this between Miyako and Ken...
"Takeru-kun!!!"
Takeru looked up to see Hikari in front of the school, smiling and waving at him. Hikari had slightly grown, her soft mouse brown hair growing longer slowly. She wore the same uniform as Miyako, but Hikari made the uniform look quite elegant.
"Hikari-kun!" He ran over to where she stood. "Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing much, really," she replied, then fumbled her fingers, looking guilty. "I hope you aren't too tired from last night..."
"Oh, of course not," Takeru said cheerfully, putting an arm around her and drawing her closer. "I had a blast last night, really. Say," he said thoughtfully, "are you going to tell me where we're going after my basketball practice?"
"No," she said teasingly, smiling. "It's a secret."
"Gee, Hikari, is it that secretive?" he asked her.
"Yes," she replied, planting a kiss on his cheek. "You'll find out soon enough, Takeru Takaishi!"
~End of Chapter~
~*Another Day in Paradise*~
~Glimpse of What Would Be - A Digimon Fanfic~
Four Years Later
"Takeru! You're going to be late for school!"
"Yes, Mother, I'm going!" Takeru was pulling on his green uniform pants when he slipped on his socks and tumbled over to the carpet. He landed on his shoulder, and he felt it going numb. He swore beneath his breath and struggled to get to his feet and pull his pants back on. He then pulled over and started to button his shirt clumsily and swung over his school jacket.
"Takeru," Patamon said from his desk, "how long will you be gone?"
"I'm going to school...again...Patamon," Takeru replied breathlessly as he shoved his textbooks in his knapsack. "I...I shouldn't have...stayed up that long...last night...should've...known I'd...wake up...late again!"
"But it was worth it, right?" Patamon asked curiously.
Takeru smiled. Last night, Hikari and himself went to the movies. He didn't remember much from the movie for he was paying attention to Hikari. They talked for hours on end afterwards about almost nothing that they didn't return home until after midnight. "Yes, it was!" he said happily, petting Patamon. "I'll be home before five, okay? I have basketball practice after school, and besides..." He winked. "Hikari's takin' me to this place that she says is a secret. Think you can manage without me?"
"No problem, Takeru!"
"That's my Patapata!" Takeru strolled out of his apartment, whistling towards the elevator. As much as he was comfortable with the apartment, his mother never thought of moving again. He felt a bit stranged by the fact that his parents never got back together. To make things a little more worse, he never saw his brother, Yamato, for a very long time.
"Nonetheless," Takeru said to himself, "life is good."
True, it was. He was an all-star player in his basketball team, his grades were good except for math, which he couldn't seem to bring up to the same level with everything else, and his best friend was the most sweetest person in the universe.
He could live with that.
"Konnichiwa, Takaishi." Takeru turned around to see Miyako and Iori walking over to him. Miyako was in a frilly green uniform that was required of their school. Her long magenta hair was down and was pulled back by a blue headband. Her glasses slightly changed from her big oval ones to smaller ones. Iori, on the other hand, was in normal clothing since he hasn't graduated from elementary yet. The kid has GROWN.
"Konnichiwa Miyako, Iori," Takeru greeted in return.
"I don't wanna have that chemistry test today!" Miyako wailed as they exitted the building and walked towards their school. "I have studied and studied and I still don't get it!"
"Weren't you at Ken's yesterday?" Takeru asked. "Didn't he help you?"
She looked down. "Yeah, well..."
Iori leaned over. "Yes, she was at Ken's yesterday, but they weren't exactly studying," he said lowly, "well, Miyako here wasn't anyways. From what I heard, she was studying Ken up close and personal...if you know what I mean." He smiled slyly.
Miyako smacked Iori over the head. "Iori!"
"Is this true, Miyako?" Takeru asked, genuinely surprised.
Miyako blushed a maddening red. "Yes..."
"And she admits it," Iori pointed out.
Miyako smacked Iori at the head again. "Iori, you baka-somo!"
At the same time, Takeru watched as a guy walked up to them dressed in a gray suit from head to toe, indicating that he was at a private school. He had dark hair that ran past his ears and his eyes were a blue-gray tint. Takeru knew who this was immediately. "Ken, Konnichiwa. Late for school?"
Ken blushed. "Yeah. I kinda woke up late this morning."
"Ken, you never wake up late," Iori said.
"What's wrong, Ken?" Miyako asked gently.
Takeru could've sworn Ken blushed again. He decided to walk with them, since his private school was close to Takeru's high school. "I-I had trouble sleeping," he stammered. "It's been going on for a while now...I've been kind of fatigue."
"Maybe you should ask Jou to check you up on this," Takeru pointed out.
Ken yawned briefly. "You think?" he asked.
Miyako wrapped her hand absently around his. "You could've told me last night!" she told him. "I could've gotten some of those sleeping capsules from my mom's shop...free of charge."
"Ohh...I couldn't..."
"No, Ken, I want to," Miyako insisted, stopping and looking at him. She looks so passionate over my sleeping problems and sleeping capsules, Ken thought. It makes her look cute. "It's okay, Ken, just come by my mom's shop after school and I'll give you some."
"Um, o-okay."
"Miyako, c'mon, you have to fix the school's computer," Iori said, tugging.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going," Miyako grumbled. "I'll see you in Chemistry class, Takeru. Don't forget, Ken," she added sweetly as Iori tugged her across the street towards their old school.
"It's a date," Ken replied, then blushed and corrected himself quickly, "It's...yeah. Never mind." He then sagged his shoulders and continued to walk with Takeru towards their school.
Takeru grinned despite himself. "Ken, if I'm correct, I think you got the hots for Inoue there," he said.
Ken shrugged. "I couldn't say this while she was there," he began, "but part of the reason that I've been having problems sleeping was because of her." He paused and Takeru's eyes widened. "I-I've been thinking a lot about Miyako lately, enough that I sometimes can't sleep because of her. Not that I don't like it," he added quickly, "it's just...I don't know. I have this feeling for her, but...I just don't know if it's the right thing to do."
"You and I are in the same boat more than you think," Takeru replied.
"Oh?" Ken asked.
"Sure," Takeru replied. "Except in my case, it's unrequited love we're dealing with here." He shrugged. Ken was going to ask more when Takeru continued quickly, "Anyways, I think you and Miyako would be great together. Back back when...you know...when you were all-star of practically everything, Miyako developed this...thing...for you, y'know?"
"Every girl from here to the coast had," Ken replied sullenly.
"But Miayko's a special case," Takeru pointed out. "She knows you now. She got to know you and I think she's at ease with you." Sounds like me and Hikari, he added, but didn't say it out loud. "Anyways, I think you should go for it, Ken. Follow your heart. It's the best guide."
The stopped in a crossroad.
"Arigatou, Takeru," he replied. "I'll see you later."
"Sayonara, Ken," Takeru replied, watching him go. Lucky guy, he thought as he walked opposite direction from Ken. I think they'd be really happy together. Somehow, I have a good gut feeling about all this between Miyako and Ken...
"Takeru-kun!!!"
Takeru looked up to see Hikari in front of the school, smiling and waving at him. Hikari had slightly grown, her soft mouse brown hair growing longer slowly. She wore the same uniform as Miyako, but Hikari made the uniform look quite elegant.
"Hikari-kun!" He ran over to where she stood. "Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing much, really," she replied, then fumbled her fingers, looking guilty. "I hope you aren't too tired from last night..."
"Oh, of course not," Takeru said cheerfully, putting an arm around her and drawing her closer. "I had a blast last night, really. Say," he said thoughtfully, "are you going to tell me where we're going after my basketball practice?"
"No," she said teasingly, smiling. "It's a secret."
"Gee, Hikari, is it that secretive?" he asked her.
"Yes," she replied, planting a kiss on his cheek. "You'll find out soon enough, Takeru Takaishi!"
~End of Chapter~
