Chapter 5
Kiyomi and Jason both smoothed down their uniforms and regained their composure. Kiyomi still felt the light burning sensation in her cheeks due to her slight embarrassment having been in their previous position. The two walked off side-by-side to their next class.
Cassie stood in earshot distance and heard everything Tai was saying to Matt. I guess all guys can't keep their word. Upset, she walked off and hurried to her next class. Unfortunately, her next class was with all four of them, Kiyomi, Jason, Matt, and Tai. Sitting down in her seat, Cassie took out her book and pretended to scan through it as if she were studying for the upcoming quiz. Kiyomi and Jason had already been in class before her and were talking to one another. A little bit before the bell rang Tai and Matt stepped in and took their seats, following them was their teacher.
"Hello everyone. Close your textbooks and take out a pen or pencil, its time for the quiz." Said Mr. Hiroshi and all the students followed his instructions. Cassie had just pulled out a pen when the guy sitting next to her passed her a folded up piece of paper.
Cassie~
Tai told me about everything. Why didn't you tell me or anyone else sooner? I was starting to think you were still mad at me about yelling at Jason. I want to talk to you, meet me outside in front of the school like we usually do okay?
-Matt
Cassie closed her eyes and folded up the piece of paper and stuck it into her pocket. Glancing over her right shoulder she saw Matt and he returned the momentary look. Quickly, Cassie turned her head away to avoid his glance and looked down at the quiz in front of her and sighed. Her mind was just crazy.she was confused.everything felt all messed up. I'm going to fail this.oh well. With the quiz being multiple she just winged it. Arms on the desk, she rested her head in them. She wasn't aware that tears had begun falling from her eyes.
Mr. Hiroshi sat at the front of the classroom and read his book. From time to time he would glance around the classroom to make sure there were no roaming eyes. Scanning the room from left to right he caught sight of Cassie and saw she had her head down.
"Ms. Tsai are you feeling alright?" Hearing the teacher mention her name Cassie sighed. All the other students stopped and turned their attention to her, among them Matt, Tai, Kiyomi, and Jason. Sitting up Cassie wiped her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine.it's just allergies." She lied maintaining her eye contact on the desk.
"Would you like to go to the nurse's office?" Mr. Hiroshi offered and Cassie nodded. "Mr. Ishida, please escort her to the clinic." Upon hearing this Tai and Cassie practically froze.
"Umm.Mr. Hiroshi.I-" Cassie stammered.
"Yes Cassie?"
"Umm." she glanced over at Matt and Tai. "Never mind." And with that she got up out of her seat and head towards the door and out into the hall, with Matt close behind.
"Cass, wait up." Matt called out to her as he closed the classroom door behind him but she continued to walk away. "Cassie!" He jogged up to her and grabbed her shoulder, turning her around to face him.
"What's wrong with you? Talk to me." He asked, with both hands on her shoulders. Cassie avoided eye contact by directing her attention to the floor.
"If you know about all that's going on then why do you want to talk to me?" She retorted, breaking away from his touch. "I'm not supposed to be talking to you.or.or.hugging.touching.kissing, nothing Matt. Don't you get it?" Cassie cried and continued down the hall.
"Cassie please.I just want to help. I don't want our digimon getting hurt either okay?" He sighed.
"We can't be together."
"Cassie," Matt sighed, getting tired of her stubbornness. "Stop running from your problems!" Cassie stopped in her tracks and turned around to face him, eyes narrowed.
"You!" She shouted and realized how loud her voice had been she lowered it a bit. "You don't know what you're talking about. I am not running from my problems." She added through gritted teeth and accenting on the 'not'. Both knew she was, but typically, Cassie always tried to hide her true feelings.
"If you're not, then prove it." Matt simply stated.
"What?"
"Prove it!" After an awkward silence, Matt spoke once more. "You can't."
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Kiyomi sat at her desk pondering which answer to pick for the last question when Mr. Hiroshi called upon Cassie and then asked Matt to go with her to the clinic. During that time, Kiyomi could definitely feel there was some tension between the two. Suddenly, a note was handed to her from one of her classmates who had walked by her desk and then now head to the pencil sharpener.
Ki,
We have to talk after class.
-Tai
Folding up the paper she stuck it inside her pocket and gave him a nod signaling an 'okay'.
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Kiyomi and Tai met under the big oak tree in the park after school.
"Okay, so what's going on? You have to fill me in." Ki said sternly. Tai explained to her what was going on between Matt and Cassie because of the e- mail.
"Hey Ki.umm.well.why don't you think Jason is behind all this?" Tai asked.
"Because he just doesn't seem like that kind of person." She simply replied.
"But haven't you ever thought about it? I mean.you're the only person who he really talks to."
"That's because I've given him a chance and I'm nice to him in return." She easily replied.
"Yeah but still.I mean.maybe he's using you into getting you to think he's the good guy while he tries to ruin our lives for the rest of us." Tai added. Kiyomi somewhat glared at her friend.
"Tai how could you say something like that? You guys don't even know him! That's your problem! You haven't taken the time to know him, you haven't given Jason a chance!" Kiyomi fairly shouted. "I can't believe you Taichi.is that what you and all the others think?"
"I don't know, that's what we assume. Ki, we don't want our digimon or any of the other digi-destined to get hurt so-"
"But what proof do you have, that Jason is the cause of all this?" Kiyomi sighed. "Tai, I'm sorry I yelled at you and everything but you guys have to stop this! Until you can give me hard evidence that Jason is behind all this I'm still not going to believe you all." With that she picked her backpack up from the ground and head off towards her home. Tai sighed in defeat and did the same.
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Cassie had stayed in the clinic until the end of the school day. After the last bell rang, signaling the day was over she head back to her locker to pick up the books she needed for homework.
Matt stood outside in front of the school, leaning against a brick wall as he watched other students exit the building. He then caught sight of Cassie as she walked out. He knew that she knew he was out there but clearly she was again, trying to ignore him. Matt slung the strap of his backpack over his shoulder and hurried after her. When the two of them were a pretty good distance away from the school and no one was really around, Cassie spoke up. In the direction they were walking they were heading towards the park.
"Matt.please stop following me. You know we're not supposed to be seen together." Said Cassie as she continued to walk.
"Cass, stop letting that stupid e-mail run your life. Since when did you take orders from anyone?" Matt asked.
"Since I had a boyfriend and digimon to care for." She simply answered. Matt sighed, he was tired of this nonsense. Reaching forward he grabbed her wrist. Cassie stopped in her tracks and tried to pull from his grip but he didn't let go. Instead he pulled her towards him and into a hug.
Cassie closed her eyes, 'this isn't supposed to be happening'. "Matt.no.I can't.we're putting our digimon in danger."
"It doesn't matter, I'm sure Gabumon and Shoyrumon are strong enough to fend for themselves. It's you that I'm worried about." Cassie tried to break from his warm embrace but Matt continued to hold her close.
"The person who sent the e-mail.if he or she sees us together.then-" Matt shook his head and cut her short.
"Well until then just forget about it. Don't let one lousy e-mail ruin your life. And how are you so sure that whoever that person is will really hurt our digimon? How can I protect you if I can't hold you?" he questioned. Cassie had to agree, how could she know for sure that whoever had sent the e-mail was telling the truth or only kidding around? But then again she couldn't really risk the chance.
She sighed and rested her head on his chest and returned the hug, "I'm so sorry." allowing a tear roll down her cheek.
"Hey, it's alright.don't worry about it. Cassie look at me," he said letting go of her frame and looked into her eyes. "I'm not gonna let anything happen to you alright?" and leaned forward, giving her a kiss on the lips.
"You know.it really hurt me to ignore you like that," Cassie stated as the two walked hand in hand and further into the park to continue working on the remainder of their song. "But to be honest it was my intention to do so after I had found out you had gone back on your word and yelled at Jason." She smiled a bit.
"Uh. Yeah.sorry about that.I shouldn't have. And I want to make it up to you." Matt replied and then remembering the gift he had wanted to give to her. "Here." He said handing her the heart shaped velvet box. Opening it Cassie saw a golden heart-shaped locket with the words 'I love you forever' engraved on it on a gold chain.
"Matt.you really didn't have to." She gasped holding it in the palm of her hand. Matt merely shrugged his shoulders and put it on around her neck.
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Kiyomi lay in bed on her back, hands behind her head, knees bent her right leg crossing over her left, as music played on her radio.
'Everything is just so messed up.' she said to herself. All the digi- destined were somehow convinced Jason was behind everything that had been going on lately. She was the only one who opposed that thought. Ki was sure it wasn't Jason who's doing all this. Not only were the other digi- destined's lives being disrupted but Jason's also and Kiyomi felt bad about that because the ones who were making his life pretty miserable were her other friends.
She sighed. "What to do..what to do."
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He sat in the computer chair in front of his computer desk. Upon pressing a key or two on the keyboard appeared multiple screens. One of the keeper of friendship and integrity, the other the keeper of courage, and last the keeper of compassion.
"So she dares to go against my orders." the figure smirked, referring the window with Matt and Cassie. "That's alright.someone's going to have to pay for her mistake."
Kiyomi and Jason both smoothed down their uniforms and regained their composure. Kiyomi still felt the light burning sensation in her cheeks due to her slight embarrassment having been in their previous position. The two walked off side-by-side to their next class.
Cassie stood in earshot distance and heard everything Tai was saying to Matt. I guess all guys can't keep their word. Upset, she walked off and hurried to her next class. Unfortunately, her next class was with all four of them, Kiyomi, Jason, Matt, and Tai. Sitting down in her seat, Cassie took out her book and pretended to scan through it as if she were studying for the upcoming quiz. Kiyomi and Jason had already been in class before her and were talking to one another. A little bit before the bell rang Tai and Matt stepped in and took their seats, following them was their teacher.
"Hello everyone. Close your textbooks and take out a pen or pencil, its time for the quiz." Said Mr. Hiroshi and all the students followed his instructions. Cassie had just pulled out a pen when the guy sitting next to her passed her a folded up piece of paper.
Cassie~
Tai told me about everything. Why didn't you tell me or anyone else sooner? I was starting to think you were still mad at me about yelling at Jason. I want to talk to you, meet me outside in front of the school like we usually do okay?
-Matt
Cassie closed her eyes and folded up the piece of paper and stuck it into her pocket. Glancing over her right shoulder she saw Matt and he returned the momentary look. Quickly, Cassie turned her head away to avoid his glance and looked down at the quiz in front of her and sighed. Her mind was just crazy.she was confused.everything felt all messed up. I'm going to fail this.oh well. With the quiz being multiple she just winged it. Arms on the desk, she rested her head in them. She wasn't aware that tears had begun falling from her eyes.
Mr. Hiroshi sat at the front of the classroom and read his book. From time to time he would glance around the classroom to make sure there were no roaming eyes. Scanning the room from left to right he caught sight of Cassie and saw she had her head down.
"Ms. Tsai are you feeling alright?" Hearing the teacher mention her name Cassie sighed. All the other students stopped and turned their attention to her, among them Matt, Tai, Kiyomi, and Jason. Sitting up Cassie wiped her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine.it's just allergies." She lied maintaining her eye contact on the desk.
"Would you like to go to the nurse's office?" Mr. Hiroshi offered and Cassie nodded. "Mr. Ishida, please escort her to the clinic." Upon hearing this Tai and Cassie practically froze.
"Umm.Mr. Hiroshi.I-" Cassie stammered.
"Yes Cassie?"
"Umm." she glanced over at Matt and Tai. "Never mind." And with that she got up out of her seat and head towards the door and out into the hall, with Matt close behind.
"Cass, wait up." Matt called out to her as he closed the classroom door behind him but she continued to walk away. "Cassie!" He jogged up to her and grabbed her shoulder, turning her around to face him.
"What's wrong with you? Talk to me." He asked, with both hands on her shoulders. Cassie avoided eye contact by directing her attention to the floor.
"If you know about all that's going on then why do you want to talk to me?" She retorted, breaking away from his touch. "I'm not supposed to be talking to you.or.or.hugging.touching.kissing, nothing Matt. Don't you get it?" Cassie cried and continued down the hall.
"Cassie please.I just want to help. I don't want our digimon getting hurt either okay?" He sighed.
"We can't be together."
"Cassie," Matt sighed, getting tired of her stubbornness. "Stop running from your problems!" Cassie stopped in her tracks and turned around to face him, eyes narrowed.
"You!" She shouted and realized how loud her voice had been she lowered it a bit. "You don't know what you're talking about. I am not running from my problems." She added through gritted teeth and accenting on the 'not'. Both knew she was, but typically, Cassie always tried to hide her true feelings.
"If you're not, then prove it." Matt simply stated.
"What?"
"Prove it!" After an awkward silence, Matt spoke once more. "You can't."
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Kiyomi sat at her desk pondering which answer to pick for the last question when Mr. Hiroshi called upon Cassie and then asked Matt to go with her to the clinic. During that time, Kiyomi could definitely feel there was some tension between the two. Suddenly, a note was handed to her from one of her classmates who had walked by her desk and then now head to the pencil sharpener.
Ki,
We have to talk after class.
-Tai
Folding up the paper she stuck it inside her pocket and gave him a nod signaling an 'okay'.
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Kiyomi and Tai met under the big oak tree in the park after school.
"Okay, so what's going on? You have to fill me in." Ki said sternly. Tai explained to her what was going on between Matt and Cassie because of the e- mail.
"Hey Ki.umm.well.why don't you think Jason is behind all this?" Tai asked.
"Because he just doesn't seem like that kind of person." She simply replied.
"But haven't you ever thought about it? I mean.you're the only person who he really talks to."
"That's because I've given him a chance and I'm nice to him in return." She easily replied.
"Yeah but still.I mean.maybe he's using you into getting you to think he's the good guy while he tries to ruin our lives for the rest of us." Tai added. Kiyomi somewhat glared at her friend.
"Tai how could you say something like that? You guys don't even know him! That's your problem! You haven't taken the time to know him, you haven't given Jason a chance!" Kiyomi fairly shouted. "I can't believe you Taichi.is that what you and all the others think?"
"I don't know, that's what we assume. Ki, we don't want our digimon or any of the other digi-destined to get hurt so-"
"But what proof do you have, that Jason is the cause of all this?" Kiyomi sighed. "Tai, I'm sorry I yelled at you and everything but you guys have to stop this! Until you can give me hard evidence that Jason is behind all this I'm still not going to believe you all." With that she picked her backpack up from the ground and head off towards her home. Tai sighed in defeat and did the same.
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Cassie had stayed in the clinic until the end of the school day. After the last bell rang, signaling the day was over she head back to her locker to pick up the books she needed for homework.
Matt stood outside in front of the school, leaning against a brick wall as he watched other students exit the building. He then caught sight of Cassie as she walked out. He knew that she knew he was out there but clearly she was again, trying to ignore him. Matt slung the strap of his backpack over his shoulder and hurried after her. When the two of them were a pretty good distance away from the school and no one was really around, Cassie spoke up. In the direction they were walking they were heading towards the park.
"Matt.please stop following me. You know we're not supposed to be seen together." Said Cassie as she continued to walk.
"Cass, stop letting that stupid e-mail run your life. Since when did you take orders from anyone?" Matt asked.
"Since I had a boyfriend and digimon to care for." She simply answered. Matt sighed, he was tired of this nonsense. Reaching forward he grabbed her wrist. Cassie stopped in her tracks and tried to pull from his grip but he didn't let go. Instead he pulled her towards him and into a hug.
Cassie closed her eyes, 'this isn't supposed to be happening'. "Matt.no.I can't.we're putting our digimon in danger."
"It doesn't matter, I'm sure Gabumon and Shoyrumon are strong enough to fend for themselves. It's you that I'm worried about." Cassie tried to break from his warm embrace but Matt continued to hold her close.
"The person who sent the e-mail.if he or she sees us together.then-" Matt shook his head and cut her short.
"Well until then just forget about it. Don't let one lousy e-mail ruin your life. And how are you so sure that whoever that person is will really hurt our digimon? How can I protect you if I can't hold you?" he questioned. Cassie had to agree, how could she know for sure that whoever had sent the e-mail was telling the truth or only kidding around? But then again she couldn't really risk the chance.
She sighed and rested her head on his chest and returned the hug, "I'm so sorry." allowing a tear roll down her cheek.
"Hey, it's alright.don't worry about it. Cassie look at me," he said letting go of her frame and looked into her eyes. "I'm not gonna let anything happen to you alright?" and leaned forward, giving her a kiss on the lips.
"You know.it really hurt me to ignore you like that," Cassie stated as the two walked hand in hand and further into the park to continue working on the remainder of their song. "But to be honest it was my intention to do so after I had found out you had gone back on your word and yelled at Jason." She smiled a bit.
"Uh. Yeah.sorry about that.I shouldn't have. And I want to make it up to you." Matt replied and then remembering the gift he had wanted to give to her. "Here." He said handing her the heart shaped velvet box. Opening it Cassie saw a golden heart-shaped locket with the words 'I love you forever' engraved on it on a gold chain.
"Matt.you really didn't have to." She gasped holding it in the palm of her hand. Matt merely shrugged his shoulders and put it on around her neck.
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Kiyomi lay in bed on her back, hands behind her head, knees bent her right leg crossing over her left, as music played on her radio.
'Everything is just so messed up.' she said to herself. All the digi- destined were somehow convinced Jason was behind everything that had been going on lately. She was the only one who opposed that thought. Ki was sure it wasn't Jason who's doing all this. Not only were the other digi- destined's lives being disrupted but Jason's also and Kiyomi felt bad about that because the ones who were making his life pretty miserable were her other friends.
She sighed. "What to do..what to do."
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He sat in the computer chair in front of his computer desk. Upon pressing a key or two on the keyboard appeared multiple screens. One of the keeper of friendship and integrity, the other the keeper of courage, and last the keeper of compassion.
"So she dares to go against my orders." the figure smirked, referring the window with Matt and Cassie. "That's alright.someone's going to have to pay for her mistake."