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Chapter 6: First Kiss



Kiku was lying in her bed, staring up at the ceiling while tossing her soccer ball up then catching it. Her parents were at work, and Taichi was sitting on the floor next to her bed. Both were silent for a while, and the only thing breaking that silence was the sound of the ball hitting Kiku's bare hands.

"What are you going to do?" Taichi asked Kiku as the ball hit her hands again.

"About the Digital World?"

"Yeah."

There was silence again. Kiku had stopped tossing the ball. She turned onto her side and smiled weakly at Taichi. The crystal on her necklace was glowing blue. Without thinking about what he was doing, Taichi reached up and touched the crystal that hung around Kiku's neck.

"Blue means depressed, doesn't it?" he asked.

"Yeah...."

The crystal began to turn amber again. Taichi looked up at Kiku whose cheeks were burning red. Kiku knew that amber meant nervous, but Taichi didn't. She was glad, because then he wouldn't have to know what she was nervous about.

"Do you think that Gennai can find another Guardian?" Kiku inquired.

"He should be able to...But I don't think anyone will ever be able to replace you," Taichi replied. "I mean, as the Guardian!"

Kiku fell back onto her back and began to laugh. Fearing that this would damage his pride and reputation, Taichi crawled up onto the bed next to her and put his hands on her shoulders.

"Come on!" he protested. "I was trying to comfort you!"

"Oh yeah sure!" Kiku said between laughs.

The crystal was now glowing yellow, meaning that she was happy. For a split second both teens were silent, then Taichi realized where he was, and quickly stood.

"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I know that I'm not supposed to..."

"You know what Taichi?" Kiku said, standing next to him. "My parents said that I'm not allowed to date until I'm sixteen, and now that I'm sixteen I find out that I'm not allowed to do anything! Before your little friend Gennai gets anymore say in anything, I'm going to do something."

To Taichi's complete surprise, Kiku grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him into a quick kiss. His eyes were wide as she pulled away and smiled at him.

"So, we friends?" she asked.

"Y-Yeah..."

Silence took over again. Taichi looked at the clock and sighed.

"I have to go," he said softly. "I'm really sorry."

"Don't worry about it," Kiku told him. "I'll see you tomorrow in art class."

Taichi nodded, then left. Kiku sat back down on her bed and grabbed her soccer ball. She smiled as she turned it in her hands. Taichi had signed it for her when he was over.

~Flashback~

Taichi had arrived at Kiku's apartment minutes after she had called him. The two retreated to her room where they played a mini game of soccer.

"So Kiku...What do you really want to do?" Taichi asked, kicking the ball lightly over to the girl. "You know, besides being the Guardian."

"I want to be a vet," she answered. "I love animals. Even though you have to put them to sleep sometimes, I think that it would be rewarding. How about you?"

"I'm going to be a pro soccer player," he replied, a huge grin spreading across his face. "I'm going to be rich and famous."

"Then will you sign my ball for me?"

Taichi nodded and picked up the soccer ball as it was kicked in his direction. He found a pen on Kiku's dresser and signed his name on the ball before tossing it to the girl.

"Thanks Taichi-san. I'll never let anything bad happen to it."

Taichi blushed a little.

~End Flashback~

The door creaked open. Kiku sighed, figuring it was her parents wanting to talk about how her day went. You can imagine how surprised she was to find Gennai standing in her doorway.

Kiku jumped to her feet and dropped her soccer ball on the bed. Her eyes narrowed.

"I could have been changing," she said softly.

"You wouldn't be changing. If anything you would have been putting your clothes back on," Gennai replied smartly. "You know better Kiku."

"I don't care!" Kiku exclaimed. "I kissed him once, and I liked it, so what? For two seconds I was happy."

Gennai looked around the room, feeling that Kiku's powers were growing. Her crystal began to glow red and it started to float up off of her neck.

"Kiku, please calm down unless you want your room to be gone in three seconds."

After taking a deep breath, Kiku plopped back down on her bed. Gennai sighed.

"I'm not trying to be the bad guy," he said.

"Well you sure tricked me," Kiku mumbled.

"I'm going to let that one slide because I know that was a result of PMS."

Gennai sat down next to Kiku on her bed.

"Come on. I know that you're the only one who can do this job. Taichi knows it too...But he doesn't want you to be the one. He wants you to be his. That kiss is just stringing him along..."

Tears began to form in Kiku's eyes. She knew that Gennai was right.

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A/N: I know Gennai is like really evil here, but don't worry, I'll make him more in character as soon as I don't need him evil.


So, just wondering...Who actually wants to see Kiku and Taichi together?