CHAPTER 4
A week later . . .
Takuya ran through the kitchen, grabbed an apple on his way, shoved his feet into his shoes and dashed out the door. He ate the apple while running to school.
The bell rang, announcing there was five minutes left for students to get to homeroom.
Takuya had just reached the school. He ran in the front doors and up a flight of stairs. He then turned down the hall and sprinted to his homeroom. He made it to his desk just before the bell rang once more, announcing the beginning of homeroom. Takuya sat in his desk, trying to catch his breath after the long run. He jumped when he heard a voice behind him.
"Takuya?"
Takuya turned around in his desk slowly to look to the desk to his right. When he saw the desk's occupant, his suspicions were confirmed.
"Zoe!?" He asked, obviously confused.
"Hey, you seem surprised to see me, why?" Zoe asked.
"I just didn't expect to see you here." Takuya answered quickly.
"Right," Zoe said sarcastically. "Well, at least we can still see each other."
"That may be great for you, but I'm still not part of the 'team'." Takuya answered coldly.
"But Takuya-"
"Don't 'But Takuya' me."
Just then, the bell rang, announcing the end of homeroom and the beginning of a five minute passing time. Takuya practically jumped out of his desk and disappeared out the door before Zoe could say anything more.
Koji walked into his first hour class, algebra. 'Man, why did I have to get math first hour?' Koji thought to himself. He looked around the room, hoping to see a familiar face. He was just about to give up when he saw Zoe sitting in a desk in the back corner of the room. She obviously noticed him, too, because she waved.
Koji nodded and walked back to the desk next to Zoe. "Hey Z, didn't really expect to see you here." He greeted.
"Yeah, well I didn't expect to see you, either." Zoe said. "Is Kouichi here?"
"Actually, yeah, he is. I didn't know that the three of us would be in the same school when I transferred." Koji answered.
"Make that four of us." Zoe said.
"Four? Who? Takuya?" Koji asked.
"Yeah, Takuya." Zoe answered. "He's in my homeroom."
Koji's face went dark for a moment, but when the bell rang he turned his attention to the teacher.
'I hope this isn't going to end in another fight.' Zoe thought to herself.
The bell rang, announcing the end of first hour and the beginning of a ten minute passing time.
Takuya stepped out of his first hour class, which was really just a study hall, and headed towards his second hour class, not even bothering to return a few greetings from his friends he had before he went to the Digital World. He continued down the hall until he arrived at his second hour classroom. He stepped into the science room and headed for the desk in the back corner of the room.
A few minutes later, to Takuya's dismay, Kouichi entered the room and saw him.
Kouichi walked over to the seat beside Takuya. "Um, Takuya, can I join you?"
Takuya didn't answer.
"Alright, I'll take that as a yes." Kouichi said, sitting down next to Takuya.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the science room. They knew they had ten minutes to get to their third mod class, so they took their time.
Takuya went straight to his locker. After putting a notebook and a small text book in, he slammed his locker shut and headed for the gym.
"Oh, they're so CUTE!" A girl exclaimed from within a large crowd of students.
'What's 'so cute'?' Takuya thought to himself as he shoved his way through the crowd. When he got to the center of the group, he looked down and saw what all the fuss was all about.
Sitting on the ground, looking confused were two Digimon, a Patamon and a BlackGatomon.
'Great, now they're here too?' Takuya thought to himself with a quiet groan.
The Patamon looked up. "Hey! It's the Flame Warrior!" The little Digimon exclaimed before flapping his way into Takuya's arms.
"They talk?" A student asked.
"That makes them even cuter!" The same girl from before remarked.
The BlackGatomon jumped into Takuya's arms as well.
"Are they yours?" Another student asked Takuya.
"Um, sort of." Takuya mumbled. He then shoved his way back out of the crowd with the two Digimon.
Takuya ran into the empty art room, knowing there wouldn't be a class in there that hour. He put the Digimon on one of the tables, then closed and locked all the doors. He dumped his backpack onto the floor and turned to face the Digimon. Now he had a chance to take a closer look at them.
"Alright spill, what are you doing here?" Takuya asked, rather coldly. "And how exactly did you get here?"
A knock on the door prevented Takuya from getting his answers.
"Shoot, uh, quick, HIDE!" Takuya said quietly to the Digimon, who scurried away.
Takuya unlocked the door and opened it. He gasped when he saw it was Zoe.
"Zoe!" Takuya exclaimed. He grabbed her arm and dragged her into the room, closing the door behind her.
"Takuya, what's the big idea?" Zoe asked, sounding annoyed.
"Okay Z, here's the deal," Takuya began. "Two Digimon just recently came to our world."
"Do you really expect me to believe that?" Zoe asked, slightly angrily.
"Wind Warrior!" Patamon said happily as he appeared and jumped into Zoe's arms.
"Patamon?!" Zoe exclaimed, catching the little Digimon.
"Now do you believe me?" Takuya asked.
"Where's the other?" Zoe asked.
The BlackGatomon came out of hiding.
"What-we have to contact the others right away." Zoe said.
Takuya's face darkened at the thought.
"Listen Takuya, I don't know what kind of grudge you're holding against the rest of us, but you can't stay on your own forever, especially now that Digimon are coming to the Real World." Zoe said. "If you try to fight all on your you'll be destroyed and you know it . . . don't you?"
Takuya looked down at the ground. There was a stretch of uncomfortable silence.
"Alright Z, contact them . . . I'll stay." Takuya said slowly, still looking at the ground.
Zoe's expression softened and she pulled her D-Tector out of her pocket. She pressed a few buttons and soon, Koji's symbol of Light appeared on the screen.
"Koji, can you hear me?" Zoe asked.
Takuya looked up at Zoe.
"Zoe? What's up, and hurry, class is about to start." Koji's voice replied over the link.
"You've got to get down to the art room, NOW." Zoe said quickly.
"What? Why?" Koji's voice asked.
"We'll explain when you get here. Takuya's with me." Zoe said. "Now hurry, and bring Kouichi." Zoe said.
The link closed and Zoe started to put her D-Tector away. "Wait, doesn't JP go to this school?"
"Yeah, I think so." Takuya answered dully.
Zoe pushed another sequence on her D-Tector and JP's symbol of Thunder appeared on the screen.
"JP, you there?" Zoe asked.
"Z? What is it?" JP's voice asked back.
"Can you get down to the art room, now?" Zoe asked.
"Um, yeah, but what for? Do you want to see me alone-"
"Shut up you jerk, I'm here too!" Takuya snapped.
Zoe sighed. "JP, will you just get down here." She said, turning it into an order.
"Whatever you say Zoe." JP said before the link cut off.
"We can't let the other Warriors get here . . . we must destroy these two first." BlackGatomon whispered to Patamon, who nodded once.
A week later . . .
Takuya ran through the kitchen, grabbed an apple on his way, shoved his feet into his shoes and dashed out the door. He ate the apple while running to school.
The bell rang, announcing there was five minutes left for students to get to homeroom.
Takuya had just reached the school. He ran in the front doors and up a flight of stairs. He then turned down the hall and sprinted to his homeroom. He made it to his desk just before the bell rang once more, announcing the beginning of homeroom. Takuya sat in his desk, trying to catch his breath after the long run. He jumped when he heard a voice behind him.
"Takuya?"
Takuya turned around in his desk slowly to look to the desk to his right. When he saw the desk's occupant, his suspicions were confirmed.
"Zoe!?" He asked, obviously confused.
"Hey, you seem surprised to see me, why?" Zoe asked.
"I just didn't expect to see you here." Takuya answered quickly.
"Right," Zoe said sarcastically. "Well, at least we can still see each other."
"That may be great for you, but I'm still not part of the 'team'." Takuya answered coldly.
"But Takuya-"
"Don't 'But Takuya' me."
Just then, the bell rang, announcing the end of homeroom and the beginning of a five minute passing time. Takuya practically jumped out of his desk and disappeared out the door before Zoe could say anything more.
Koji walked into his first hour class, algebra. 'Man, why did I have to get math first hour?' Koji thought to himself. He looked around the room, hoping to see a familiar face. He was just about to give up when he saw Zoe sitting in a desk in the back corner of the room. She obviously noticed him, too, because she waved.
Koji nodded and walked back to the desk next to Zoe. "Hey Z, didn't really expect to see you here." He greeted.
"Yeah, well I didn't expect to see you, either." Zoe said. "Is Kouichi here?"
"Actually, yeah, he is. I didn't know that the three of us would be in the same school when I transferred." Koji answered.
"Make that four of us." Zoe said.
"Four? Who? Takuya?" Koji asked.
"Yeah, Takuya." Zoe answered. "He's in my homeroom."
Koji's face went dark for a moment, but when the bell rang he turned his attention to the teacher.
'I hope this isn't going to end in another fight.' Zoe thought to herself.
The bell rang, announcing the end of first hour and the beginning of a ten minute passing time.
Takuya stepped out of his first hour class, which was really just a study hall, and headed towards his second hour class, not even bothering to return a few greetings from his friends he had before he went to the Digital World. He continued down the hall until he arrived at his second hour classroom. He stepped into the science room and headed for the desk in the back corner of the room.
A few minutes later, to Takuya's dismay, Kouichi entered the room and saw him.
Kouichi walked over to the seat beside Takuya. "Um, Takuya, can I join you?"
Takuya didn't answer.
"Alright, I'll take that as a yes." Kouichi said, sitting down next to Takuya.
The bell rang and the students filed out of the science room. They knew they had ten minutes to get to their third mod class, so they took their time.
Takuya went straight to his locker. After putting a notebook and a small text book in, he slammed his locker shut and headed for the gym.
"Oh, they're so CUTE!" A girl exclaimed from within a large crowd of students.
'What's 'so cute'?' Takuya thought to himself as he shoved his way through the crowd. When he got to the center of the group, he looked down and saw what all the fuss was all about.
Sitting on the ground, looking confused were two Digimon, a Patamon and a BlackGatomon.
'Great, now they're here too?' Takuya thought to himself with a quiet groan.
The Patamon looked up. "Hey! It's the Flame Warrior!" The little Digimon exclaimed before flapping his way into Takuya's arms.
"They talk?" A student asked.
"That makes them even cuter!" The same girl from before remarked.
The BlackGatomon jumped into Takuya's arms as well.
"Are they yours?" Another student asked Takuya.
"Um, sort of." Takuya mumbled. He then shoved his way back out of the crowd with the two Digimon.
Takuya ran into the empty art room, knowing there wouldn't be a class in there that hour. He put the Digimon on one of the tables, then closed and locked all the doors. He dumped his backpack onto the floor and turned to face the Digimon. Now he had a chance to take a closer look at them.
"Alright spill, what are you doing here?" Takuya asked, rather coldly. "And how exactly did you get here?"
A knock on the door prevented Takuya from getting his answers.
"Shoot, uh, quick, HIDE!" Takuya said quietly to the Digimon, who scurried away.
Takuya unlocked the door and opened it. He gasped when he saw it was Zoe.
"Zoe!" Takuya exclaimed. He grabbed her arm and dragged her into the room, closing the door behind her.
"Takuya, what's the big idea?" Zoe asked, sounding annoyed.
"Okay Z, here's the deal," Takuya began. "Two Digimon just recently came to our world."
"Do you really expect me to believe that?" Zoe asked, slightly angrily.
"Wind Warrior!" Patamon said happily as he appeared and jumped into Zoe's arms.
"Patamon?!" Zoe exclaimed, catching the little Digimon.
"Now do you believe me?" Takuya asked.
"Where's the other?" Zoe asked.
The BlackGatomon came out of hiding.
"What-we have to contact the others right away." Zoe said.
Takuya's face darkened at the thought.
"Listen Takuya, I don't know what kind of grudge you're holding against the rest of us, but you can't stay on your own forever, especially now that Digimon are coming to the Real World." Zoe said. "If you try to fight all on your you'll be destroyed and you know it . . . don't you?"
Takuya looked down at the ground. There was a stretch of uncomfortable silence.
"Alright Z, contact them . . . I'll stay." Takuya said slowly, still looking at the ground.
Zoe's expression softened and she pulled her D-Tector out of her pocket. She pressed a few buttons and soon, Koji's symbol of Light appeared on the screen.
"Koji, can you hear me?" Zoe asked.
Takuya looked up at Zoe.
"Zoe? What's up, and hurry, class is about to start." Koji's voice replied over the link.
"You've got to get down to the art room, NOW." Zoe said quickly.
"What? Why?" Koji's voice asked.
"We'll explain when you get here. Takuya's with me." Zoe said. "Now hurry, and bring Kouichi." Zoe said.
The link closed and Zoe started to put her D-Tector away. "Wait, doesn't JP go to this school?"
"Yeah, I think so." Takuya answered dully.
Zoe pushed another sequence on her D-Tector and JP's symbol of Thunder appeared on the screen.
"JP, you there?" Zoe asked.
"Z? What is it?" JP's voice asked back.
"Can you get down to the art room, now?" Zoe asked.
"Um, yeah, but what for? Do you want to see me alone-"
"Shut up you jerk, I'm here too!" Takuya snapped.
Zoe sighed. "JP, will you just get down here." She said, turning it into an order.
"Whatever you say Zoe." JP said before the link cut off.
"We can't let the other Warriors get here . . . we must destroy these two first." BlackGatomon whispered to Patamon, who nodded once.