Melting Ice

By Anime Queen

Disclaimer: I so do not own Digimon. the disclaimer in the first chapter is pretty much the same for everything, so, for legal purposes, just go to the first chapter to read it if you must! ^,^

Thank you everyone, for your nice reviews!!!! ^__^ (~ big grin)

Without further adieu,

Chapter 2

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"Ken! I'm over here!" Miyako "Yolei" Inoue waved through the crowds at the mall.

"Hey Miyako-chan," Ken Ichijouji smiled when she was close enough. "What are you up to?"

"Holiday shopping, of course!" she grinned, and hastily hid her huge shopping bags behind her back.

"Got something for me?" Ken tried to peer around her, but she moved to block his view.

"What about you?" Miyako noticed his empty hands and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"I. uh. was just window-shopping," he tried to sound convincing, hoping Miyako would buy it. She didn't look like it, but she didn't ask any more questions.

They sat down to chat on a bench, and Ken could not help but think about how good Yolei looked in her new clothes. She still had her glasses, but her loose purple hair and the pretty flat little hat made them look almost nonexistent. Now her violet eyes shone with excitement as she talked fast about her holiday plans.

". so yeah, and everyone makes preparations for the party, and all our relatives are going to come, and everyone is going to bring their friends, and do you want to come?"

Ken wasn't really listening to her as she was rattling on, but when she eyes him expectantly, Ken had a feeling that she asked him a question.

"Well, do you want to com or not?" Miyako asked again.

"Yeah, sure, of course," Ken said and Yolei smiled.

"Great."

In truth, Ken had no idea what he agreed to. But he could never say no to Miyako.

"I promise it's going to be so much fun!" she almost squealed, and Ken had to chuckle. In her little turtleneck sweater and pink-striped scarf, her eyes radiating violet, she looked almost unreal.

"Oh look, there's Kari. Kari!" she stood up on the bench and waved her arms. Soon, Hikari "Kari" Kamiya, Takeru "TK" Takaishi and Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya stood in front of them.

Damn, she's not here alone. Ken was a little disappointed, but at the same time, happy to see his fellow Digidestined. Actually, he considered himself to be quite lucky to be a part of such a group.

"Hey Ken," Kari breathed. She had obviously been running.

"What's up Ken?"

"How's it going?"

"Hey guys," Ken smiled at the group, "Christmas shopping?" he nodded at the numerous bags each of them was holding.

"Yeah," Davis grinned excitedly.

"How about you?" Takeru asked.

"Err. just hanging around," he broke eye contact with the group. He didn't want to admit to them that the only reason he was at the mall was that he hoped to run into Miyako and make it look like an accident.

"Hey, why don't you guys come to the Christmas party at my house?" Miyako asked them.

"Yeah, and then you can go with me, Kari," Davis grasped her hand, but Kari pulled away.

"Sorry, Yolei, but I and TK are going to spend Christmas at TK grandma's house," she said, her voice apologetic.

"Aww, why? I really wanted to go with you!" Daisuke wailed, and then glared at TK, who just grinned.

"What are you laughing at, TA?"

Miyako and Kari sweat dropped, and Ken laughed.

"It's all right, Kari, really!" Yolei hurried to reassure her.

"Yeah, you two have fun," Ken winked slightly at TK, who blushed a little.

Kari looked at Daisuke, who was sulking next to her, and laughed inwardly.

Poor Dai, she thought fondly, still the same from the Digidestined days.

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