Author's note: Hi! Here's the third chapter! See what happens to Miyako after seeing Ken and that *shudder* girl from America!
Chapter 3 - Before The Confrontation
"Are you sure it was Ken?" She sipped a little portion of Moccha and looked at her friend sitting on the other side of the table. It was Saturday afternoon at the Storm Cafe. The streets were busy and the stores inviting, begging the pedestrians to walk inside and buy something. Miyako watched as a woman pulled her daughter away from the windows of the toy shop. The little girl cried, but the woman slapped her hand and lifted her up in her arms.
Miyako nodded. "I'm sure it was."
Hanako looked at her, still unwilling to believe. "It can't be, Ken!"
The lavender haired girl glared at her. She lifted her cup to her lips and drank a minimum amount of the iced tea. Unlike Hanako, Miyako didn't like coffee that much. She nodded, reluctantly. "Yes it is, Hanako," she replied, slightly getting annoyed. She looked around her. There was a couple sitting at a booth, holding each other's hand and kissing every chance they got. Miyako grimaced and turned away, but only to see another couple holding hands and sipping coke from the same cup. Anywhere she looked, there was a happy couple around her, as if it was a sign for torture. She glanced at Hanako and frowned. "Is it just me, or are people getting together these days?"
Hanako looked around as well and snorted. "Let's say it's just you."
Miyako frowned.
"What? What is it?" Hanako looked behind her. A young man with a beautiful girl walking in beside him, entered the Cafe, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Hanako leaned closer to Miyako. "That's her?" she whispered.
They both watched as Ken and the girl sat down to a booth four or five chairs away. Ken called for a waitress and a bouncy haired girl appeared to their table. Angry at herself for not telling him sooner, she stood up, carefully covered her face so that Ken wouldn't see and ran out the door.
"Miyako?" Hanako called, realizing she had gone and noticed her run out the door. Hanako grabbed her jacket from her chair and ran after her.
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"So.... you doing anything tonight?" she asked, placing her elbows on the table.
Ken blushed. "Well.... I was going to call this girl and-"
Akira's eyes widened. "Really? Is this the same girl you keep talking about on your letters?"
Ken looked away, avoiding eye contact with her. How can girls ask things so casually? He sighed and turned to face her. "Well.... yeah."
Akira smiled and nodded. She leaned back on her seat and folded her arms across her chest. "Well, my favourite cousin! It's time that you ask this girl out on a date. How long has it been since you saw each other?"
Ken rubbed his neck shyly. "Well, um.... we did talk in the summer, but only for a little bit, so the last time we saw each other was when we were.... ten?"
"You have got to be kidding me!" Akira slammed both her hands down on the table, attracting everyone's attention in the Cafe and smiled. She threw her hands up at her sides. "Then, what are you waiting for?"
The teenager shrugged. "I don't know. I'm afraid I could get rejected."
"Ken-chan! This girl has had a crush on you all her life and you knew that! Why don't you at least try? If she rejects you, tough! It's her loss that the cutest guy in college asked her out and rejected the offer!"
Ken laughed. Akira encouraged him so much. She was the one who taught her many things about girls while he was visiting her in America in the last few weeks of summer. He actually met one girl, thanks to Akira's help, but Ken told the girl, who will be named Anonymous, he had feelings for someone else. Ken regretted it, but he knew it felt right. Miyako helped him through many situations in the Digi World more than any other girl could.
"I'll try when I see her again in school," Ken replied, smiling to himself. He was proud that he was planning on doing this. Ken has tried so hard to fit in, after being the Digimon Kaizer. Daisuke was the first to treat him as a friend, but Miyako treated him more than that. It seems that Miyako showed him more than just friendship, but more compassion and trust. Even if Miyako chose to deny it, Ken saw that she was doing it for love. He wasn't certain, but it was there.
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"What are you doing, Miyako? I'm not even done with my moccha drink yet!" Hanako complained. She followed Miyako cross the busy street and across the playground. The apartment where Miyako lived in was only another road to cross and Miyako looked like she is in a hurry to go home.
Miyako paused at the front door upon arriving and closed her eyes, resisting the urge to cry. She leaned forward and rested her head against the door. "Why didn't I tell him, Hanako? Why am I so scared?"
Hanako placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed. "You're just not ready to tell him, that's all! In time, you WILL tell him and you WILL be ready!"
Miyako nodded. She removed her forehead from the door and unlocked it, opening it once she heard the clicking sound. None of them said anything as Miyako entered the living room, while Hanako closed the door behind her and followed her friend. Miyako sat down on the couch and turned on the television. That was the time Hanako sat down beside her.
They were silent, until Hanako, who couldn't take it anymore, finally spoke. She turned to her friend and laid her head on her shoulder. "Miyako.... don't let youself down. I think Ken knows that you care for him."
"Not really. He knew that I had a crush on him, but not.... IN love with him....." She blushed, realizing how much she said and stopped herself from saying anymore.
Hanako laughed. "Hey, I'm your friend! Don't be too shy about to admit it! I know you love Ken!"
Miyako blushed even more redder. "OKay, okay! I get the point! Stop announcing it to the world will ya?!"
Hanako grinned. Without her friend knowing, Hanako reached behind her and grabbed the pillow she was leaning on. With one swift move, she slammed the pillow at Miyako's face and quickly stood up. Miyako was surprised. She removed the pillow from her face and found Hanako standing up and backing away.
"Hey!" Miyako yelled, trying to contain her laugh. "You're going to pay for that Yamaguchi!" Miyako warned. She grasped the pillow between her fingers and ran after her. Hanako turned around and began to run away from her. Hanako was a fast runner, therefore, she outran Miyako as she arrived at the kitchen area. By the time Miyako got there, Hanako was already gone. With the pillow in her hands, Miyako looked around for her friend. As she turned another room, a pillow was suddenly slammed in her face, then she heard a laughing sound. Miyako quickly retaliated, jumping as fast as she could to stop Hanako from running away and slammed the pillow to her face, smothering her with the square shaped, feather pillow. The fight was soon engulfed in a massive destruction of feathers all over the floor. Sounds of pillow smacking was heard. Miyako and Hanako were consumed in the excitement of it all. Miyako completely forgot all her concerns about Ken and that girl. All her worries were left behind. But how long will it last? Monday would soon come and Miyako would have to face Ken, including that girl, alone. This was her fight now. It was her fight for her emotions and for Ken's heart.
GoodGurl: Ech! I know its corny, but hey I did it! I made the chapter short too, but I'm too tired! Anyway, please r/r! Thanx! Oh.... okay I told you there shouldn't be a reason to hate Akira. Did you notice why? I won't tell ya, you should know by now, since I revealed it already!
Chapter 3 - Before The Confrontation
"Are you sure it was Ken?" She sipped a little portion of Moccha and looked at her friend sitting on the other side of the table. It was Saturday afternoon at the Storm Cafe. The streets were busy and the stores inviting, begging the pedestrians to walk inside and buy something. Miyako watched as a woman pulled her daughter away from the windows of the toy shop. The little girl cried, but the woman slapped her hand and lifted her up in her arms.
Miyako nodded. "I'm sure it was."
Hanako looked at her, still unwilling to believe. "It can't be, Ken!"
The lavender haired girl glared at her. She lifted her cup to her lips and drank a minimum amount of the iced tea. Unlike Hanako, Miyako didn't like coffee that much. She nodded, reluctantly. "Yes it is, Hanako," she replied, slightly getting annoyed. She looked around her. There was a couple sitting at a booth, holding each other's hand and kissing every chance they got. Miyako grimaced and turned away, but only to see another couple holding hands and sipping coke from the same cup. Anywhere she looked, there was a happy couple around her, as if it was a sign for torture. She glanced at Hanako and frowned. "Is it just me, or are people getting together these days?"
Hanako looked around as well and snorted. "Let's say it's just you."
Miyako frowned.
"What? What is it?" Hanako looked behind her. A young man with a beautiful girl walking in beside him, entered the Cafe, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Hanako leaned closer to Miyako. "That's her?" she whispered.
They both watched as Ken and the girl sat down to a booth four or five chairs away. Ken called for a waitress and a bouncy haired girl appeared to their table. Angry at herself for not telling him sooner, she stood up, carefully covered her face so that Ken wouldn't see and ran out the door.
"Miyako?" Hanako called, realizing she had gone and noticed her run out the door. Hanako grabbed her jacket from her chair and ran after her.
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"So.... you doing anything tonight?" she asked, placing her elbows on the table.
Ken blushed. "Well.... I was going to call this girl and-"
Akira's eyes widened. "Really? Is this the same girl you keep talking about on your letters?"
Ken looked away, avoiding eye contact with her. How can girls ask things so casually? He sighed and turned to face her. "Well.... yeah."
Akira smiled and nodded. She leaned back on her seat and folded her arms across her chest. "Well, my favourite cousin! It's time that you ask this girl out on a date. How long has it been since you saw each other?"
Ken rubbed his neck shyly. "Well, um.... we did talk in the summer, but only for a little bit, so the last time we saw each other was when we were.... ten?"
"You have got to be kidding me!" Akira slammed both her hands down on the table, attracting everyone's attention in the Cafe and smiled. She threw her hands up at her sides. "Then, what are you waiting for?"
The teenager shrugged. "I don't know. I'm afraid I could get rejected."
"Ken-chan! This girl has had a crush on you all her life and you knew that! Why don't you at least try? If she rejects you, tough! It's her loss that the cutest guy in college asked her out and rejected the offer!"
Ken laughed. Akira encouraged him so much. She was the one who taught her many things about girls while he was visiting her in America in the last few weeks of summer. He actually met one girl, thanks to Akira's help, but Ken told the girl, who will be named Anonymous, he had feelings for someone else. Ken regretted it, but he knew it felt right. Miyako helped him through many situations in the Digi World more than any other girl could.
"I'll try when I see her again in school," Ken replied, smiling to himself. He was proud that he was planning on doing this. Ken has tried so hard to fit in, after being the Digimon Kaizer. Daisuke was the first to treat him as a friend, but Miyako treated him more than that. It seems that Miyako showed him more than just friendship, but more compassion and trust. Even if Miyako chose to deny it, Ken saw that she was doing it for love. He wasn't certain, but it was there.
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"What are you doing, Miyako? I'm not even done with my moccha drink yet!" Hanako complained. She followed Miyako cross the busy street and across the playground. The apartment where Miyako lived in was only another road to cross and Miyako looked like she is in a hurry to go home.
Miyako paused at the front door upon arriving and closed her eyes, resisting the urge to cry. She leaned forward and rested her head against the door. "Why didn't I tell him, Hanako? Why am I so scared?"
Hanako placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed. "You're just not ready to tell him, that's all! In time, you WILL tell him and you WILL be ready!"
Miyako nodded. She removed her forehead from the door and unlocked it, opening it once she heard the clicking sound. None of them said anything as Miyako entered the living room, while Hanako closed the door behind her and followed her friend. Miyako sat down on the couch and turned on the television. That was the time Hanako sat down beside her.
They were silent, until Hanako, who couldn't take it anymore, finally spoke. She turned to her friend and laid her head on her shoulder. "Miyako.... don't let youself down. I think Ken knows that you care for him."
"Not really. He knew that I had a crush on him, but not.... IN love with him....." She blushed, realizing how much she said and stopped herself from saying anymore.
Hanako laughed. "Hey, I'm your friend! Don't be too shy about to admit it! I know you love Ken!"
Miyako blushed even more redder. "OKay, okay! I get the point! Stop announcing it to the world will ya?!"
Hanako grinned. Without her friend knowing, Hanako reached behind her and grabbed the pillow she was leaning on. With one swift move, she slammed the pillow at Miyako's face and quickly stood up. Miyako was surprised. She removed the pillow from her face and found Hanako standing up and backing away.
"Hey!" Miyako yelled, trying to contain her laugh. "You're going to pay for that Yamaguchi!" Miyako warned. She grasped the pillow between her fingers and ran after her. Hanako turned around and began to run away from her. Hanako was a fast runner, therefore, she outran Miyako as she arrived at the kitchen area. By the time Miyako got there, Hanako was already gone. With the pillow in her hands, Miyako looked around for her friend. As she turned another room, a pillow was suddenly slammed in her face, then she heard a laughing sound. Miyako quickly retaliated, jumping as fast as she could to stop Hanako from running away and slammed the pillow to her face, smothering her with the square shaped, feather pillow. The fight was soon engulfed in a massive destruction of feathers all over the floor. Sounds of pillow smacking was heard. Miyako and Hanako were consumed in the excitement of it all. Miyako completely forgot all her concerns about Ken and that girl. All her worries were left behind. But how long will it last? Monday would soon come and Miyako would have to face Ken, including that girl, alone. This was her fight now. It was her fight for her emotions and for Ken's heart.
GoodGurl: Ech! I know its corny, but hey I did it! I made the chapter short too, but I'm too tired! Anyway, please r/r! Thanx! Oh.... okay I told you there shouldn't be a reason to hate Akira. Did you notice why? I won't tell ya, you should know by now, since I revealed it already!