"No."
"Please?"
"I said no!"
"I promise I'll be good!"
"What part of 'no' do you not understand?!"
*******
The Crest of Virtue
By: Tiger LiLy
*******
Disclaimer: I own what I own.
*******
Chapter 2: Digital Discoveries
(Tera's POV)
Konekomon never did well with me going off to school. She always wanted to come with me. "You can't come."
"But I want to go! I want to be with you!" the small cat-like Digimon pouted.
"I know and I'm sorry." I looked up at the clock on the living room wall. "I'm going to be late!" I shouted. I have been in school for about three weeks now and I'm still having trouble with leaving for my bus on time. I'm supposed to ride the bus to school until I get familiar with the area then I can walk Cody to school.
"I'll see you guys when I get home! Be good! Bye!" I shout as I hurry out the door.
"Bye!" Cody shouted with his toothbrush in his mouth. He quickly finished brushing his teeth and put on his shoes.
"Bye! Cody!" Upamon shouted as he bounced up and down on the couch.
"Bye Upamon! Bye Konekomon!" he shouted as he left for his bus as well.
Konekomon walked over to the sliding glass door of the terrace and slumped down on the floor. She sighed as she looked out over the city.
Upamon jumped over to Konekomon. "What's the matter, Konekomon?"
"I want to be with Tera."
"She'll be ok with her friends at school! There's Davis and TK and Yolei and Kari and Tai and Matt and Sora and Izzy and Jen!"
Konekomon laid her head back down and stared out at the city. 'Friends can hurt you just as bad as an enemy- or worse.'
*******
"I told you a couple of drops! A couple means two, NOT the whole beaker!" I shouted at Tai as I pulled off my safety goggles and threw them on the floor.
"I'm sorry! It was an accident, ok!"
"Three strikes, Tai! This is the third lab assignment you've managed to destroy!"
"Lay off, ok!"
The entire class had to evacuate the classroom because Tai's inaccurate measuring of the chemicals ended up creating some sort of stink bomb.
"Why can't you take this seriously? This is OUR grade!"
"I am taking it seriously!"
"You drew mustaches on all the people on the lab worksheet!"
I dreaded today. I knew we were going to do a lab assignment today and Tai had already goofed up the last two.
Tai began to say something but I didn't hear him. I was feeling light headed. "I need to sit down." I held a hand over my face and let myself fall to my knees.
"Tera? Are you ok?" Tai asked.
"I- feel dizzy."
The teacher came over and told Tai and another student to take me to the nurse's office.
I was sent home that afternoon. Grandpa took a taxi to the school and took me home. The nurse said I must have inhaled quite a bit of the chemicals, causing my dizzy spell. She said I should go home and rest for the afternoon. What a nice lady.
*******
"Tai! You are such a jerk!" Jen shouted at Tai during lunch. "Chemicals are dangerous and you should have been paying attention!"
"It was an accident!" he stated again in defense.
"He was staring at Mitsuko." Yamato said nonchalantly.
"YAMATO!" Tai snapped. He had told Yama not to say anything.
"TAI!" Jen scolded.
"Mitsuko?" Davis blinked. "Isn't she the head cheerleader? She's cute!"
Jen glared at Tai who grinned nervously. "You could have seriously hurt someone because you were busy going gaga over some cheerleader! I hope you're happy!"
Tai said nothing.
"Oh, and by the way, Mitsuko is dating the head quarterback." Yama informed.
Davis sighed. "Why does she always go for the football players? What's wrong with soccer guys?"
"Yeah, they're both airheads if you ask me." Jen said casually. Kari, Yolei, and TK snickered.
"Hey!" Davis shouted.
*******
Needless to say, Konekomon was worried when I told her what happened but happy that I was home. After having some lunch, I had taken up on the nurse's offer and slept for about an hour and a half that afternoon with both Konekomon and Upamon sharing my bed with me.
"Tera? Tera, wake up."
"Hmm?" I rubbed my eyes and saw Grandpa sitting next to me.
"You've slept long enough. I think you should do some homework now." He said. I groaned inwardly. "Here." He said as he handed me a Literature book.
"Huh? I left my Literature book in my locker. Where'd you get this?"
"A boy from your Literature class stopped by after school to give you your homework."
"Oh?"
"Yes, I'll leave you to your reading." He smiled as he left. "And if you're hungry, you can have a little snack since dinner isn't until seven."
"Cookies!" Upamon cheered with Konekomon.
Grandpa laughed and the two Digimon followed him out of the room.
I sat up in my bed and looked down at my English book. I saw some paper stuck between the pages and opened to it. There was a paper that had the assignment scribbled out and at the bottom was a note.
I read: Hope you feel better! See you in Drama!
Yukio
I sighed. 'It was from Yukio.' I told myself.
*******
The next morning I found Yukio in the auditorium for Drama and returned his English book to him.
"Thanks for bringing me your book. Were you able to do the assignment yourself?"
"I can do it during lunch! It's no problem! Glad you're feeling better!" he smiled.
"How did you know where I lived?"
"I asked your friend Jen!"
"Oh, well, thanks again."
"No problem!"
I felt myself blush. He was really nice and considerate unlike Tai. I can't believe I liked him! I swear I will never date someone like Tai- again.
*******
When I walked into Geometry class I saw Tai sitting in the back of the class. I quickly turned away when he saw me. I avoided his direction the entire class.
*******
The science classroom no longer reeked of the previous day's lab assignment. If Tai wasn't such a jerk I would have felt sorry for yelling at him yesterday and apologized. But since I didn't, I just sat quietly.
*******
(Tai's POV)
She must still be made at me. I wish she would say something. The silence is killing me! "Um, feeling better?" I whispered to her.
"If you talk, you'll get in trouble." She whispered back, avoiding my face.
Is she mad at me or does she not want us to get in trouble? I think she just doesn't want to talk to me. Well if she doesn't want to talk then what about write.
*******
(Tera's POV)
He scribbled something down in his notebook and slid it over to me. He wrote: 'Are you feeling better?'
I sighed to myself and wrote just under what he wrote to me. 'Yes.'
'Good.' He wrote.
We were working on some worksheets when Tai took mine from me. When he gave it back, I found the words 'I'm really sorry' written on it.
I erased it and leaned over to write on his worksheet.
*******
(Tai's POV)
I read it in my head as she wrote.
'You are a jerk.'
I sighed and wrote the only thing I could think of.
*******
(Tera's POV)
'I know.' I read as he wrote it on my paper.
'Then stop being one!' I wrote back.
'I didn't mean to.' He replied.
"Yeah right." I whispered to him. He just looked at me. I stared at him for a second before turning away and raising my hand. "May I go to the bathroom?"
*******
I took a couple of minutes to cool down before heading back to class. When I sat down in my seat, I saw Tai hand me yesterday's lab worksheet.
"This is our lab grade." He said.
I sighed and took the paper from him. I blinked as I stared not one grade, but two. Tera "B" and Taichi "F".
"What? But we're supposed to get graded together as a group?"
"I asked if she would grade us separately for the lab since I messed it up and it wasn't your fault." he replied.
Before I could think of something to say, I was distracted by my backpack falling over. I looked down and saw that something was moving inside. 'No!' I thought.
"What's wrong?" Tai asked. He followed my gaze to my backpack. I then quickly kicked it under the table.
The bell rang and I quickly grabbed my backpack and left.
*******
I went outside of the school and looked around to make sure no one was around. I opened up my backpack.
"Hi." The Digimon stowaway greeted.
I sighed.
*******
(Tai's POV)
I didn't see Tera all lunch. She's probably avoiding me. I don't know what else I can say or do to prove that I'm sorry. Tera is about as stubborn as Jen! Girls are so hard to understand.
I then spotted her. She bought some lunch and then left the cafeteria.
*******
(Tera's POV)
I found a place outside the school where I could eat my lunch without being seen. Since I was wearing a skirt, I sat carefully on the grass. I wasn't worried about grass stains because my skirt was green. Once I was seated, I opened up my backpack.
"What's for lunch?" Konekomon asked.
"I told you that you couldn't come with me."
"That was yesterday! Today is a whole new day!" she smiled.
I sighed. I took my sandwich, tore off a piece, and fed it to Konekomon. "You will be the death of me." I couldn't help but smile.
"Tera?"
Konekomon and I turned to my left. "Tai?" I choked.
Konekomon blinked at him.
Tai stared at Konekomon and me. I was about to come up with some explanation when I heard him say. "Is that your Digimon?"
My words froze. 'What did he say?'
"This is unbelievable!"
I began to panic. I wasn't sure what to do. "I don't know what you're talking about. I have to go." I said as I stood up and grabbed my backpack.
"No, wait!" he said. I felt myself stop when I felt something pulling me back. I saw Tai had grabbed my wrist. "I have a Digimon too!" he smiled.
I looked at him. "You do?"
"Cody has one too, right? Upamon?"
"Yeah."
"I know. It's because he's one of us. He's a Digidestine just like you are!"
Konekomon then crawled out of my backpack. "You stay way!" she growled at Tai.
Tai let go of my wrist and took two steps back. I grabbed hold of Konekomon and looked at Tai. He looked at Konekomon then at me.
"She's very protective."
He nodded. "I see!"
"It's ok, Konekomon. He's a friend."
Tai smiled.
*******
"A what?"
"A Digidestine. We are the chosen children to save the Digital World and the Real World!"
I sat once more on the grass and fed Konekomon while I talked with Tai who sat next to me.
"The Digital World. Cody told me about it but I've never been there myself."
"Not every Digidestine has." He replied.
"He also told me that some of his friends had Digimon too. I just never thought about it until now."
Tai nodded. "Yeah, he was referring to me, Kari, TK, Davis, Yolei, Sora, Yama, Izzy, and Jen! There's also Joe, Mimi, and Ken but you don't know them. There are Digidestine all over the world!"
"They all have Digimon too?"
"Yep!" he smiled.
"How do you know I'm a Digidestine? What makes you so sure I am one?"
"All Digidestined have a Digimon and one of these." He held out his gray Digivice. "Ever found one of these? It's called a Digivice."
I looked at it. "No."
"Really? Are you sure?"
I nodded.
"Has Cody shown you his D-3?"
"Yeah, and I've never seen one of those either."
"Hmm. Well, maybe you just haven't found yours yet."
"I guess." I looked at Konekomon. "And they help your Digimon to- Digivolve right? That's what Cody told me."
"Yeah, that's right."
"So if I had one, Konekomon could Digivolve?"
Tai nodded.
"But- would she stay Digivolved?"
"No, Digimon don't always stay in their Digivolved forms."
"I see."
Tai looked at me. "You don't want her to Digivolve, do you?"
"If it means loosing Konekomon, then no I don't."
"You have nothing to worry about. No matter what stage Konekomon Digivolves too, she'll still be you're friend." He smiled.
The bell rang letting the student body know that lunch was over.
"I got to go." Tai said as he got up. He held out his hand to help me up and I grabbed it. I fixed my skirt and looked up at him. "We'll talk more later, ok?"
"Ok." I nodded.
"See you in sixth period! Bye!" he waved as he ran off. I picked up my backpack and watched him go.
"Tera?"
I looked down at Konekomon. "Hm?"
"I want to Digivolve."
I just looked at her.
"If I can Digivolve, I will be able to protect when you are in danger."
I gave her a small smile. I don't understand why she worries about me so much. "Well, I don't have a Digivice."
"Why don't you?"
"I don't know." I replied. "But I do know that I have to get to class so you have to stay hidden."
Konekomon curled up in my backpack and I zipped it closed, leaving it opened enough for her to breathe.
As I headed to class, I thought about Tai. He was being nice to me today and he took the blame and lame grade for our lab project. Maybe he really was sorry for being such a jerk. Great! This means now I can feel guilty for yelling at him and treating him the way I did!
*******
What did you think? I bet you thought Tai was the one who brought Tera the Literature book! Well, it was going to be him until I thought about Yukio and decided to change it and have it be him instead! I dropped in hints throughout this chapter of things to be revealed! Please read and review! Thanks!
Tiger LiLy =^..^=
"Please?"
"I said no!"
"I promise I'll be good!"
"What part of 'no' do you not understand?!"
*******
The Crest of Virtue
By: Tiger LiLy
*******
Disclaimer: I own what I own.
*******
Chapter 2: Digital Discoveries
(Tera's POV)
Konekomon never did well with me going off to school. She always wanted to come with me. "You can't come."
"But I want to go! I want to be with you!" the small cat-like Digimon pouted.
"I know and I'm sorry." I looked up at the clock on the living room wall. "I'm going to be late!" I shouted. I have been in school for about three weeks now and I'm still having trouble with leaving for my bus on time. I'm supposed to ride the bus to school until I get familiar with the area then I can walk Cody to school.
"I'll see you guys when I get home! Be good! Bye!" I shout as I hurry out the door.
"Bye!" Cody shouted with his toothbrush in his mouth. He quickly finished brushing his teeth and put on his shoes.
"Bye! Cody!" Upamon shouted as he bounced up and down on the couch.
"Bye Upamon! Bye Konekomon!" he shouted as he left for his bus as well.
Konekomon walked over to the sliding glass door of the terrace and slumped down on the floor. She sighed as she looked out over the city.
Upamon jumped over to Konekomon. "What's the matter, Konekomon?"
"I want to be with Tera."
"She'll be ok with her friends at school! There's Davis and TK and Yolei and Kari and Tai and Matt and Sora and Izzy and Jen!"
Konekomon laid her head back down and stared out at the city. 'Friends can hurt you just as bad as an enemy- or worse.'
*******
"I told you a couple of drops! A couple means two, NOT the whole beaker!" I shouted at Tai as I pulled off my safety goggles and threw them on the floor.
"I'm sorry! It was an accident, ok!"
"Three strikes, Tai! This is the third lab assignment you've managed to destroy!"
"Lay off, ok!"
The entire class had to evacuate the classroom because Tai's inaccurate measuring of the chemicals ended up creating some sort of stink bomb.
"Why can't you take this seriously? This is OUR grade!"
"I am taking it seriously!"
"You drew mustaches on all the people on the lab worksheet!"
I dreaded today. I knew we were going to do a lab assignment today and Tai had already goofed up the last two.
Tai began to say something but I didn't hear him. I was feeling light headed. "I need to sit down." I held a hand over my face and let myself fall to my knees.
"Tera? Are you ok?" Tai asked.
"I- feel dizzy."
The teacher came over and told Tai and another student to take me to the nurse's office.
I was sent home that afternoon. Grandpa took a taxi to the school and took me home. The nurse said I must have inhaled quite a bit of the chemicals, causing my dizzy spell. She said I should go home and rest for the afternoon. What a nice lady.
*******
"Tai! You are such a jerk!" Jen shouted at Tai during lunch. "Chemicals are dangerous and you should have been paying attention!"
"It was an accident!" he stated again in defense.
"He was staring at Mitsuko." Yamato said nonchalantly.
"YAMATO!" Tai snapped. He had told Yama not to say anything.
"TAI!" Jen scolded.
"Mitsuko?" Davis blinked. "Isn't she the head cheerleader? She's cute!"
Jen glared at Tai who grinned nervously. "You could have seriously hurt someone because you were busy going gaga over some cheerleader! I hope you're happy!"
Tai said nothing.
"Oh, and by the way, Mitsuko is dating the head quarterback." Yama informed.
Davis sighed. "Why does she always go for the football players? What's wrong with soccer guys?"
"Yeah, they're both airheads if you ask me." Jen said casually. Kari, Yolei, and TK snickered.
"Hey!" Davis shouted.
*******
Needless to say, Konekomon was worried when I told her what happened but happy that I was home. After having some lunch, I had taken up on the nurse's offer and slept for about an hour and a half that afternoon with both Konekomon and Upamon sharing my bed with me.
"Tera? Tera, wake up."
"Hmm?" I rubbed my eyes and saw Grandpa sitting next to me.
"You've slept long enough. I think you should do some homework now." He said. I groaned inwardly. "Here." He said as he handed me a Literature book.
"Huh? I left my Literature book in my locker. Where'd you get this?"
"A boy from your Literature class stopped by after school to give you your homework."
"Oh?"
"Yes, I'll leave you to your reading." He smiled as he left. "And if you're hungry, you can have a little snack since dinner isn't until seven."
"Cookies!" Upamon cheered with Konekomon.
Grandpa laughed and the two Digimon followed him out of the room.
I sat up in my bed and looked down at my English book. I saw some paper stuck between the pages and opened to it. There was a paper that had the assignment scribbled out and at the bottom was a note.
I read: Hope you feel better! See you in Drama!
Yukio
I sighed. 'It was from Yukio.' I told myself.
*******
The next morning I found Yukio in the auditorium for Drama and returned his English book to him.
"Thanks for bringing me your book. Were you able to do the assignment yourself?"
"I can do it during lunch! It's no problem! Glad you're feeling better!" he smiled.
"How did you know where I lived?"
"I asked your friend Jen!"
"Oh, well, thanks again."
"No problem!"
I felt myself blush. He was really nice and considerate unlike Tai. I can't believe I liked him! I swear I will never date someone like Tai- again.
*******
When I walked into Geometry class I saw Tai sitting in the back of the class. I quickly turned away when he saw me. I avoided his direction the entire class.
*******
The science classroom no longer reeked of the previous day's lab assignment. If Tai wasn't such a jerk I would have felt sorry for yelling at him yesterday and apologized. But since I didn't, I just sat quietly.
*******
(Tai's POV)
She must still be made at me. I wish she would say something. The silence is killing me! "Um, feeling better?" I whispered to her.
"If you talk, you'll get in trouble." She whispered back, avoiding my face.
Is she mad at me or does she not want us to get in trouble? I think she just doesn't want to talk to me. Well if she doesn't want to talk then what about write.
*******
(Tera's POV)
He scribbled something down in his notebook and slid it over to me. He wrote: 'Are you feeling better?'
I sighed to myself and wrote just under what he wrote to me. 'Yes.'
'Good.' He wrote.
We were working on some worksheets when Tai took mine from me. When he gave it back, I found the words 'I'm really sorry' written on it.
I erased it and leaned over to write on his worksheet.
*******
(Tai's POV)
I read it in my head as she wrote.
'You are a jerk.'
I sighed and wrote the only thing I could think of.
*******
(Tera's POV)
'I know.' I read as he wrote it on my paper.
'Then stop being one!' I wrote back.
'I didn't mean to.' He replied.
"Yeah right." I whispered to him. He just looked at me. I stared at him for a second before turning away and raising my hand. "May I go to the bathroom?"
*******
I took a couple of minutes to cool down before heading back to class. When I sat down in my seat, I saw Tai hand me yesterday's lab worksheet.
"This is our lab grade." He said.
I sighed and took the paper from him. I blinked as I stared not one grade, but two. Tera "B" and Taichi "F".
"What? But we're supposed to get graded together as a group?"
"I asked if she would grade us separately for the lab since I messed it up and it wasn't your fault." he replied.
Before I could think of something to say, I was distracted by my backpack falling over. I looked down and saw that something was moving inside. 'No!' I thought.
"What's wrong?" Tai asked. He followed my gaze to my backpack. I then quickly kicked it under the table.
The bell rang and I quickly grabbed my backpack and left.
*******
I went outside of the school and looked around to make sure no one was around. I opened up my backpack.
"Hi." The Digimon stowaway greeted.
I sighed.
*******
(Tai's POV)
I didn't see Tera all lunch. She's probably avoiding me. I don't know what else I can say or do to prove that I'm sorry. Tera is about as stubborn as Jen! Girls are so hard to understand.
I then spotted her. She bought some lunch and then left the cafeteria.
*******
(Tera's POV)
I found a place outside the school where I could eat my lunch without being seen. Since I was wearing a skirt, I sat carefully on the grass. I wasn't worried about grass stains because my skirt was green. Once I was seated, I opened up my backpack.
"What's for lunch?" Konekomon asked.
"I told you that you couldn't come with me."
"That was yesterday! Today is a whole new day!" she smiled.
I sighed. I took my sandwich, tore off a piece, and fed it to Konekomon. "You will be the death of me." I couldn't help but smile.
"Tera?"
Konekomon and I turned to my left. "Tai?" I choked.
Konekomon blinked at him.
Tai stared at Konekomon and me. I was about to come up with some explanation when I heard him say. "Is that your Digimon?"
My words froze. 'What did he say?'
"This is unbelievable!"
I began to panic. I wasn't sure what to do. "I don't know what you're talking about. I have to go." I said as I stood up and grabbed my backpack.
"No, wait!" he said. I felt myself stop when I felt something pulling me back. I saw Tai had grabbed my wrist. "I have a Digimon too!" he smiled.
I looked at him. "You do?"
"Cody has one too, right? Upamon?"
"Yeah."
"I know. It's because he's one of us. He's a Digidestine just like you are!"
Konekomon then crawled out of my backpack. "You stay way!" she growled at Tai.
Tai let go of my wrist and took two steps back. I grabbed hold of Konekomon and looked at Tai. He looked at Konekomon then at me.
"She's very protective."
He nodded. "I see!"
"It's ok, Konekomon. He's a friend."
Tai smiled.
*******
"A what?"
"A Digidestine. We are the chosen children to save the Digital World and the Real World!"
I sat once more on the grass and fed Konekomon while I talked with Tai who sat next to me.
"The Digital World. Cody told me about it but I've never been there myself."
"Not every Digidestine has." He replied.
"He also told me that some of his friends had Digimon too. I just never thought about it until now."
Tai nodded. "Yeah, he was referring to me, Kari, TK, Davis, Yolei, Sora, Yama, Izzy, and Jen! There's also Joe, Mimi, and Ken but you don't know them. There are Digidestine all over the world!"
"They all have Digimon too?"
"Yep!" he smiled.
"How do you know I'm a Digidestine? What makes you so sure I am one?"
"All Digidestined have a Digimon and one of these." He held out his gray Digivice. "Ever found one of these? It's called a Digivice."
I looked at it. "No."
"Really? Are you sure?"
I nodded.
"Has Cody shown you his D-3?"
"Yeah, and I've never seen one of those either."
"Hmm. Well, maybe you just haven't found yours yet."
"I guess." I looked at Konekomon. "And they help your Digimon to- Digivolve right? That's what Cody told me."
"Yeah, that's right."
"So if I had one, Konekomon could Digivolve?"
Tai nodded.
"But- would she stay Digivolved?"
"No, Digimon don't always stay in their Digivolved forms."
"I see."
Tai looked at me. "You don't want her to Digivolve, do you?"
"If it means loosing Konekomon, then no I don't."
"You have nothing to worry about. No matter what stage Konekomon Digivolves too, she'll still be you're friend." He smiled.
The bell rang letting the student body know that lunch was over.
"I got to go." Tai said as he got up. He held out his hand to help me up and I grabbed it. I fixed my skirt and looked up at him. "We'll talk more later, ok?"
"Ok." I nodded.
"See you in sixth period! Bye!" he waved as he ran off. I picked up my backpack and watched him go.
"Tera?"
I looked down at Konekomon. "Hm?"
"I want to Digivolve."
I just looked at her.
"If I can Digivolve, I will be able to protect when you are in danger."
I gave her a small smile. I don't understand why she worries about me so much. "Well, I don't have a Digivice."
"Why don't you?"
"I don't know." I replied. "But I do know that I have to get to class so you have to stay hidden."
Konekomon curled up in my backpack and I zipped it closed, leaving it opened enough for her to breathe.
As I headed to class, I thought about Tai. He was being nice to me today and he took the blame and lame grade for our lab project. Maybe he really was sorry for being such a jerk. Great! This means now I can feel guilty for yelling at him and treating him the way I did!
*******
What did you think? I bet you thought Tai was the one who brought Tera the Literature book! Well, it was going to be him until I thought about Yukio and decided to change it and have it be him instead! I dropped in hints throughout this chapter of things to be revealed! Please read and review! Thanks!
Tiger LiLy =^..^=