Konnichiwa! (Ohaiyo or Konbawa – depends on when you're reading this^^). Well, I just want to say thank you to those who read my fic, it means a lot to me. Arigato gozaimasu! Enjoy this chapter! Hope you'll like it^^
Chapter 3
I want to be…your friend?
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"What do you mean I didn't care about her?" I asked T.K again after a moment of silence. "Well…", he started to say, "Back in the Digimon world, I noticed that you really cared about me and the others, but not Mimi. And you two hardly ever spoke to each other". We walked in silence. I knew T.K's waiting for an answer, but even I don't know why. Finally, we reached his house. "Well, see you soon, Matt!" he said as he started walking to the front door. "Hey, T.K…", I started to say. He turned. "About your question…I…I…". "Don't worry about it, Matt! It's nothing big, really!" he said, grinning. I smiled at him. He waved at me and entered his house. I started walking back home. On the way, I started to think about what T.K had told me. I guess it is sort of true. I did care about the others but not Tachikawa. I would become crazy if T.K's in danger. I would risk my life to save him from danger. Tai and Takenouchi are my friends since we're in the same class, so I do care about them. I had helped find Izzy when we were all separated. He's a wise kid and without him, we wouldn't know what to do. And Joe, we had a special bond since he too questioned his crest, just like I did. Yagami's the newest digi-destined and is the same age as T.K, so I looked at her like my own little sister. I hated myself when I couldn't protected her from being taken away by the evil digimon when tai had asked me to take care of her. And Tachikawa…I stood up for her when she was making that grave for her digimon friend, but it was only a reason for me to get mad at Tai. I stopped thinking about. Why should I think about it? It's useless and it's giving me a headache! "I'm home!" I called out as I entered my apartment. "Dad? Dad?" I looked at the living room. Not there. I looked in the kitchen. Not in here. I peek into Dad's room and saw him asleep. 'That's awfully early for him to go to sleep', I thought and yawned. I went to my room and lay on my bed. I quickly fell into a deep sleep.
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"You may wonder around the school, Miss Tachikawa. Try getting use to it so that you won't be too scared later", the principal said. "Thank you, Mrs. Leona", I said, bowing my head and headed out. My new school is quite big, and it's clean. What's best is that it's near to the sea. This year, I'm in 11th grade, even though I'm only fifteen. It's kind of unbelievable but I actually skip a grade. My parents and my friends can't believe it. Heck, even I can't believe it! Oh, well. Now, let's see. Where should I go first? Should I go to the cafeteria? I looked at my pink watch. It's still not time for lunch yet. Maybe I should go some place else. As I was walking, I heard voices screaming from outside the window. I looked out the window, gazing down as I saw students playing soccer. Then I noticed a girl with short, orange hair and a boy with big, messy brown hair. "It's Sora and Tai!" I said to myself, smiling. I didn't know that they're schooling here! It's kind of funny when I think about it. I mean, Sora and I knew each other's secret, but we didn't know each other's school! "Hooray!!". I snapped out of my daydream as I heard some girls shouting. Tai was jumping around with his fist in the air. I guess he scored a goal. I smiled and then heard footsteps coming. I turned and saw…"Matt!" I exclaimed. "Huh? Ah, Tachikawa!" he said, surprised. "What are you doing here?" we asked at the same time. He blushed as I giggled at his reaction. "This is my school", he said. "Well, this is my new school", I told him and smiled. "Not playing soccer, Matt?" I asked. "Nope, quit a long time ago", he said as he stood beside me looking at the soccer game that was going on. "Well, Tai and Sora still love it", I said. "Yeah. Umm, so when are you going to start school?" he asked, looking at my dress which isn't the school's green uniform. "Oh, I'm going to start soon, I hope! I can't wait!" I said happily. He nodded. We were silence for a while. Then, after gathering all my courage, I asked him, "Hey, Matt, do you have any class after this?". He looked at me for a second and said, "Umm…no. Why'd you ask?". "Well…".
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"Well…", Tachikawa started to say. I waited. "Well, I was hoping that maybe you could, uh, show me around so that I won't get lost by the time I started school", she said. This is my chance to get along with her! I mean, I did have the crest of Friendship, and after what T.K had told me…"Umm, Matt? Are you with me?" Tachikawa waved her hands in front of my face. I snapped out of my thoughts. "It's okay if you don't want to…". "I can do it!" I said, cutting off her sentence. She looked at me wide-eyed. I blushed after realizing my tone of voice, which is near to screaming. "Well, let's go!" she said. We walked in silence. I showed her the cafeteria, the classrooms, the rest rooms, the teachers rooms and the school hall. "Well, where should we go now?" Tachikawa asked after walking around for about five minutes. "You know where the soccer field is, so I guess there's only one more place to go", I said. We walked again in silence. Urrghh! I don't think that we're getting along! What should I do? Each time I wanted to start a conversation, the words won't come out! We kept on walking until we reached a beautiful garden. "This is the school's garden", I told her. "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed as she ran around the green grass and beautiful flowers. "Yeah, it is pretty", I agreed. Even more better is that this garden faces towards the sea and the sunset. Tachikawa sat on the grass, looking at the sea. It was sparkling. "Come here, Matt!" she patted the grass beside her. I walked slowly and sat a bit far from her. "I love this place!" she told me as she picked a flower. "Me too, but most of the students don't", I said. "Huh? Why not?" she asked, looking at me. I looked at her and quickly glanced away. "It's because they're too busy to come here. I mean, this garden is at the back of the school, and a bit far away, so…" I shrugged.
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"I guess they don't appreciate nature", I said sadly. Matt looked at me with a weird expression. I looked at the beautiful flowers and said dreamily, "I really like nature. The flowers, the grasses, the trees, the sea, the sky…everything is so pretty". "No wonder you got a plant digimon", Matt told me. I looked at him as his words remind me of Palmon. Tears started to well up at the corner of my eyes. Matt looked at me, alarmed. "Oh, uh! I…I…I didn't mean to make you sad! The words just came out! I'm…I'm sorry!" he apologized. Looking at the Great Matt Ishida acting so nervous, I laughed as a few drops of tears fell down my cheek. "You don't have to apologize, Matt. I was thinking about Palmon, that's all. Besides, it's kind of embarrassing for me to be crying in front of you for a stupid reason", I told him. I dabbed the corner of my eyes. "Hey, Tachikawa, it's okay for you to cry. And crying for a long lost friend isn't a stupid reason", he told me and I could feel his sincerity. "Thank you, Matt", I thanked him, smiling. He blushed and turned away. "Let's go back to school. It's almost time to go back home", he said as he stood up. I stood up and we walked silently. I looked at the garden one last time and said to myself, ' I'll be spending a lot of time here in the future. I hope your beauty stays forever. I'll take care of you, don't worry'. As we were walking, I heard voices calling out my name. "Mimi? MIMI!!". I turned and saw Sora and Tai running towards me. "Sora! Tai!" I exclaimed. "What are you doing here, Mimi?" Sora asked. "This is my new school!" I told her excitedly. "And what are YOU doing here with Mimi, Matt?" Tai teased. Matt blushed. "He's just showing me around", I said. "Yeah, that's right. And anything I do is none of your business", Matt added, smirking. "Well, it IS too!" Tai said huffily. "What does that supposed to mean?" Matt asked, irritated. "You're here with a GIRL, Matt! If any students saw the two of you, they would start a rumor saying that YOU, Mr. Popular Cool Guy, have a girlfriend! And they would come to ME to ask stupid questions about you! That's why what you do IS my business!" Tai said, shouting. It's a good thing we're the only ones there; it would be embarrassing if others heard what Tai had said. Me, as Matt's GIRLFRIEND? Yeah, right!! I'm not even sure that we're friends! "Stop it, you two! Tai, let's go! See you later, Matt, Mimi", Sora said and went off with an angry Tai.
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"Let's go back, Tachikawa!" I said grumpily. She nodded and we walked in silence. "Hey, Matt?" she said, hesitating. "What?" I asked as we stopped walking. "I'm…I'm…I'm sorry if I'm causing you trouble. I guess that you're really popular here, and everything you do is big news", she said. Since I'm still angry with Tai, I let out my anger on Tachikawa, forgetting that I'm supposed to get along with her. "Come on, Tachikawa. When is it that you're not causing trouble?". She looked at me, shocked. "So, is that what you think I am, Matt? A troublemaker?" she asked, annoyed. "Hey, you said it, I didn't", I told her. She started to look frustrated and asked me again, "Well, I bet that you think I'm a brat too, don't you?". I started to get furious. "Well, I think you're more than a brat, Tachikawa! You're a whining, self-centered, pushy, wanna-be princess!". Her eyes were wide and red. "Well, you're no better yourself, Matt Ishida! You're a cold, know-it-all, stuck up lone wolf!" she said in anger. My face grew hot from all the anger. "So, the truth finally comes out!" I said, annoyed. "Huh? You ask me? Ask yourself!" she said smirking. "I am never going to speak to you again, Matt Ishida!" she added and walked away. "Fine!! I'm not speaking to you either!" I shouted angrily. I started walking back home alone, still angry with Tachikawa. That girl! How dare she! But…it's my own fault. I was supposed to get along with her. Instead, I got angry with her because of Tai. Now, what should I do?
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A/N: How's that? Too long? Too boring? Please review!! Next chapter coming soon!!
