Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon in any way! I also got the idea from Rockman.EXE. I also do not own the play Romeo and Juliet. I do own all of my OCs, though.
Author's Notes: Hi everyone! Here are the Japanese terms this fic will use:
neko: cat
-chan: honorific used for young children or young women.
-kun: honorofic used (usually) for boys. It is also used by upperclassmen for underclassmen.
-san: honorific that shows respect. It is kind of like Miss, Mrs., and Mr.
-sama: honorific used for people of a very high status. Usually not used informally.
-sensei: honorific used for teachers, etc.
-tachi: honorific that means 'and the others'. (ex. Takato-tachi: Takato and the others)
-nya: I copied this from Rockman.EXE. It's what the neko Navis say at the end of each sentence.
And for the people watching the dub, here are the name changes: (Japanese/English)
Matsuda Takato: Takato Matsuki
Lee Jenrya: Henry Wong
Makino Ruki: Rika Nonaka
Katou Juri: Jeri Katou
Akiyama Ryo: Ryo Akiyama
Shiota Hirokazu: Kazu Shiota
Kitagawa Kenta: Kenta Kitagawa
Lee Shuichon: Suzie Wong
Ai and Makoto: Ai and Mako
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Nekofied!
Chapter Two: School Time! Surviving the First Day!
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"Man, I hated school before, but I bet that I will hate this day more than any other day-nya." Ruki muttered to herself as she picked out clothes for the day. She picked out an indigo baseball cap, a cerulean shirt, and a pair of blue jeans. She put her clothes on slower than usual. She did not want to go to school.
'This sucks! When I find out who created this stupid virus, I am going to send them on a one-way trip to the emergency room!" Ruki thought. 'Well, at least I don't think '–nya' at the end of every sentence. If that is any consolation. And the fact that we practiced trying not to say '–nya' for school isn't much consolation either.'
"Ruki! Hurry and dress up! We have to be somewhere before your school starts." her mother shouted. Ruki let out a sigh.
"What is it about-nya?" Ruki dared to ask.
"It's Yamaki-san. He has something to tell us about the virus that's infecting you and some of the others."
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"Yamaki-san, what did you find out-nya?" Takato asked Mr. Yamaki, his ears perked up in anticipation.
"Well. First of all, we're still figuring out what has caused the transformation and why the other Tamers are not affected."
"What else-nya?" Ruki asked.
"We were able to create a vaccination program-" Hirokazu then interrupted Mr. Yamaki.
"Oh man! You guys found a cure already! I wanted to see what would happen in school!" Hirokazu whined loudly. "It would have been soo fun to blackmail them!" Hirokazu kept ranting for a minute or so, before Mr. Yamaki stopped him.
"If you don't mind, can you please let me finish my sentence?" Mr. Yamaki asked Hirokazu, apparently annoyed. Hirokazu nodded. Mr. Yamaki sighed and continued. "We were able to create a vaccination program for the speech impediment. That is what makes Takato-kun, Ruki-chan (Ruki glared at him. 'Ruki-chan!'), and Jenrya-kun keep saying '-nya' at the end of each sentence. The only problem with the program is that it may fail at times. Can you three step into the scanners over there? Don't worry, it will only take a few minutes."
"Are you sure it will only take a few minutes-nya?" Jenrya asked. "School starts soon-nya."
"And don't call me Ruki-chan nya." Ruki added.
"Yes, and I am sure it will only take a few minutes." Yamaki replied. "Now can you three step into the scanners?"
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"Waahhhhh! We're gonna be late for schoooool!" Takato cried out as the Tamers (minus Shuichon, Ai, and Makoto, who were already in their school.) ran down the street towards West Shinjuku High.
"Not if we run fast enough!" Ruki retorted. They continued sprinting towards the school as quickly as they could without tripping.
"'I am so not believing Yamaki-san anymore when it comes to how long things take!" Kenta cried out.
"I agree whole-heartedly!" Hirokazu replied quickly.
"The gates are closing!" Ryo exclaimed.
Somehow, the Tamers were able to rush through the gates before they closed. It was even more amazing that Takato, Ruki, and Jenrya were able to run at such a high speed without losing their hats or showing their tails at least once.
Anyway, they were all able to get to their classes on time just by a few seconds. Takato, Jenrya, Ruki, Jenrya, Hirokazu, and Kenta ran to their desks before taking a rest. Giggles were heard. The homeroom teacher stared at the six before starting class.
"Okay, class, settle down. Get out yesterday's homework and pass them up."
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"So Matsuda-kun, why were Matsuda-kun-tachi almost late?" Miya Kinseru, the new American transfer student, asked Takato during science class.
"Eh? I-it's nothing, Kinseru-san. W-we just ran into some problems on the way." Takato replied, trying to keep his voice calm. Miya looked at him like he was crazy before resuming taking notes. Takato noticed her exchanging a look with her friend, Amaya Kiryuu, out of the corner of his eyes.
'Do Kinseru-san and Kiryuu-san suspect something's wrong?' Takato pushed the thought out of his head. 'God, I'm getting paranoid.' Takato started to write down the notes on the board.
'But what if it's not paranoia?'
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"Thank goodness it's lunch time." Jenrya muttered as he took a seat between Takato and Ryo.
"Yeah." Takato agreed before taking a bite out of his takoyaki. After a few minutes, Juri decided to ask Takato something.
"Takato-kun, is there something wrong? Besides the usual, I mean." Juri asked Takato, noticing Takato's uneasy behavior.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. I just think someone suspects something about you-know-what. But, I think I'm just being paranoid." Takato replied with a somewhat forced laugh.
"Ok, but if you think they really do suspect something, tell us right away!" Juri told Takato with a smile.
"Right! You'll be the first to know!" Takato grinned. "Thanks Juri-san!"
"Anytime, Takato-kun!" Juri took a bite of her lunch. Hirokazu and Kenta snickered.
"Awww…our little Takato's growing up!" Hirokazu chirped in a babyish voice.
"I never thought I would live to see the day…" Kenta said with mock thoughtfulness. Takato blushed.
"Huh? Hey! Why did you two have to put this conversation in the gutter!" Takato exclaimed. Hirokazu and Kenta just kept laughing.
"You two better stop before Gogglehead decides to kick your butt." Ruki smirked. This just made Hirokazu and Kenta laugh so much that they both fell out of their seats. Ryo grinned.
"So, Takato, can I go to your wedding?" Ryo then got pelted with a takoyaki. "Hey!" Ryo glared at Takato, who picked up another takoyaki.
"Juri, your husband-to-be has been spending too much time with Hirokazu and Ruki!" Kenta snickered.
"Payback time!" Takato grinned evilly and threw more takoyaki at Hirokazu and Kenta.
"Ooh, Takato! You're gonna wish you've never done that!" Hirokazu then threw a takoyaki at Takato's direction.
"Hey, Taka-kun-"
SPLAT!
The lunchroom was silent.
'Blink, blink' went the girl.
The silence was then broken by laughter. Himeko Amamiya, the Queen of West Shinjuku High, was just hit by a flying takoyaki! And the fact that that goofball, Hirokazu Shiota, was the one that threw it at her made the scene even funnier.
"Errr…whoops…sorry about that…" Takato managed to get out without laughing.
"I-I am just fine. Don't worry about it Taka-kun." Himeko replied, her voice quivering.
"Are you sure?" Juri asked.
"I'm fine." Himeko was obviously trying not to lose her temper. She then tried to walk in a dignified manner out of the cafeteria.
"Are you all right, Himeko-sama?" asked one of Himeko's lack-err-friends.
"Shut up." Himeko growled.
"O-of course! Sorry Himeko-sama!" the girl bowed profusely before running back to the 'popular' table. She then turned around and went out the door as gracefully as she could. Well, as gracefully as a girl who had just been hit by food could.
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"Oh my gosh! I can't believe Shiota-kun did that!" Miya was laughing her head off. Even Amaya was laughing, but she wasn't laughing as hard as Miya. "I should have brought my digital camera!"
"Yeah, it would have cool to be able to see that moment on tape." Amaya replied. "So what were you saying about Matsuda-kun-tachi?" Miya sobered a bit before replying.
"Oh, I was talking about that? Okay. I have a feeling that they is something wrong about them, and I want to find out what it is!" Miya answered energetically.
"Miya-chan…be reasonable. Everyone has problems. Even if they don't say it." Amaya shook her head.
"Awww…c'mon Mai-chan! You gotta admit that they seem different from everyone else!" Miya retorted with a slight pout.
"Yeah, but I don't want to spy on them or anything like that…"
"Oh, fine. I'll do it alone then." Miya tried not to snicker. The bait had been thrown. Would Miya score a bite?
"No way! You are going to get in big trouble! …Fine…I'll help." She does!
"Thank you Mai-chan!" Miya grinned in a 'yay-I-got-you-to-help-me-by-taking-advantage-of-your-kindness' kind of smile.
"Shut it, Koneko-chan."
"Hey! You know the rule! No calling me by that name!" Miya waved her arms around wildly in agitation.
"So?" Amaya asked coolly before taking a sip of her peach juice.
"Geez, Mai-chan, why do you have to be like that! Never mind then!" Miya stuck her tongue out at Amaya before she picked up her spoon and started to eat.
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"Ugh! I cannot believe that dork threw a takoyaki at me! He totally ruined my chance to talk to Taka-kun!" Himeko whined in the bathroom as she was fixing her hair.
"Yes! What a dork Shiota is!" chorused a few girls that were in her 'court'. You wouldn't call them her friends, because they really aren't. They are more like her people.
Himeko, as was mentioned before, is the unchallenged Queen of West Shinjuku High. She is one of the most popular people you will ever meet. Every teen in Shinjuku knows her name. Himeko also has a huge crush on Takato. But, a lot of people wouldn't blame Himeko for liking Takato. After all, all the girls in West Shinjuku High agreed that Takato was really cute. Well, except for Ruki and Juri, who just thought of Takato as a good friend. Of course, all the Tamers just thought this hilarious and did not take the girls seriously. To them, Takato was just…Takato.
"He wasn't aiming for you, Himeko-sama. He was aiming for Takato-kun." a girl told Himeko.
"Whose side are you on!" Himeko yelled at the poor girl.
"S-sorry." The girl managed to get out without sobbing.
"Ah, don't worry about it. It's just as bad if Shiota was aiming for Taka-kun!" Himeko shook her head. The girl nodded, her frown slowly turning into a small smile. Ugh, to be one of those girls who practically depend on one girl for popularity.
"We'll make sure Shiota wishes he never even heard of the word takoyaki!" Himeko smiled a devilish grin and laughed. Everyone laughed with her.
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"Well, all we have left for today is English class." Jenrya informed the Tamers, minus Ryo, as they walked to class.
"That's great!" Takato exclaimed. "We're almost home free!"
"Yeah, but this day would be better if they found the cure." Ruki replied. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Definitely." Jenrya agreed before looking at his watch. "Let's go! Class starts in a minute!" The Tamers then hurried into the classroom and took a seat.
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"Hello class!" Ms. Kiri Mizuno informed the students.
"Hello Mizuno-sensei!" the class chorused.
"All right! Now, we have a special event coming up. A class play!" The class erupted in cheers. "But, I have already chosen the play. It will be Romeo and Juliet! But, I've already translated the English into Japanese. I also have permission from the principal so don't complain. "
The Tamers' eyes were dotted. They all thought the same thing. 'I can't believe this!'
"I have already chosen everyone's parts. Please note that your performance in the play, no matter what part, will be thirty percent of your overall grade."
'How evil!' nearly everyone in the class thought while Mizuno-sensei started to explain the play synopsis and characters. Some students were excited (i.e: Himeko and her friends, Miya), or they were wishing that the play would not go on (i.e: the Tamers, Amaya)
"Now that that is over with, please get out your books and turn to page 55." Mizuno-sensei said, her voice dripping with cheerfulness.
'Life just got worse.' Ruki thought as she turned the pages in her book. 'I knew this day would be the worst day ever! Scratch that. The days that we have to audition and perform for that stupid play will be the worst days ever!'
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Author's Notes: All right, I introduced four OCs in this chapter. Don't worry; their only purpose in the story is to create obstacles, nothing else. But to give an idea on how they're like, here are their character bios:
Miya Kinseru (Mia Kinsell); Age: 14; Appearance: A happy-go-lucky girl who is shorter than most freshmen. Miya has long raven hair with dark brown eyes. She usually wears her hair in ponytails; Personality: Curious; nosy; slightly overconfident; intelligent; artistic; Description: Miya Kinseru is cheerful girl who loves to draw. She has a lot of curiosity, which helps when writing reports. Her best friend is Amaya Kiryuu. Amaya and Miya have been friends since elementary school. Miya's father and Amaya's father are business partners, so Amaya and Miya are hardly apart. Miya Kinseru, along with Amaya Kiryuu are freshmen at West Shinjuku High School. A little known fact? Miya's father actually decided to name Miya, Koneko (little cat)! Miya is her middle name. Miya doesn't like to be called Koneko, as it reminds her that she is short for her age.
Amaya Kiryuu; Age: 14; Appearance: A quiet girl who is taller than Miya by a few inches. Amaya has very long caramel hair that is usually kept in braids. Amaya has reddish-brown eyes; Personality: Quiet; shy; short-tempered; intelligent; musical; Description: Amaya Kiryuu is a slightly antisocial girl who loves to sing. She totally adores Digimon and knows nearly all of AiM's songs by heart. She is much more calm than Miya, and is the one that keeps her in line. To remedy this, Miya usually tricks her into eating sweets, which make her extremely hyper. While in this condition, she agrees and does whatever Miya tells her to do. The problem when Miya uses this technique to get Amaya to get her to help her out is that she is very loud, which is bad for Miya at times. Miya calls Amaya, Mai-chan.
Himeko Amamiya; Age: 14; Appearance: A beautiful girl with short, but stylishly cut raven hair and sky-blue eyes. She is taller than Amaya; Personality: Sassy; cocky; overconfident; short-tempered; 'sweet'; Description:A typical popular girl. She is a cheerleader. The Tamers have known her since the seventh grade. She is either loved (by her friends, fans, and nearly the whole boy population in Shinjuku or quite possibly Japan) or hated (the Tamers, nearly everyone else). She loves to plan plans of revenge. She is like Ruki's archenemy and the Tamers know this. The former will become more apparent in later chapters. She obviously has a huge crush on Takato, and as a result of this, hates Ruki and Juri, who she feels is too close to him.
Kiri Mizuno; Age: 14; Appearance: A tall young lady with caramel hair that is usually tied in puffy ponytails. She has brown eyes that match her hair color; Personality: Cheerful (think Rikku and Selphie of the Final Fantasy series); patient; hard working; Description: An American-born teacher who has Japanese parents who were born in America. She adores Shakespeare's plays and loves to watch them. So, it was not a surprise that she decided to do a Shakespearean play with her class. She majors in English and it is apparent by her annoyance at misspelled English words. She hardly gets angry at anything. She usually wears clothes that reflect her American and Japanese heritage.
I also do not know the Japanese high school system yet, so I am using the American system for now. Thank you Drager, rufus008, and BloodyKitsune for reviewing. I really appreciate it! Also, does anyone want couples in the story? If so, which ones? I can't decide, but that doesn't mean that there has to be couples in the story. Well, anyway, please review!
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Ruki: Oh man, I can't believe this! In addition to the cat thing, we have to perform a play for English class! Maybe Takato, Jenrya, and I can do so bad that we won't get parts! And that Amamiya girl seems to be planning something. I also kind of feel sorry for Hirokazu, 'cause I'm pretty sure it's about him. And we have P.E tomorrow. Hopefully we can still wear our hats. If not, I'll change that! Next time on Nekofied: Second Day Blues! Of Plays, Revenge, and Crazy Classes!
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EDIT: I really did not change a lot in this chapter. I only fixed a few errors and added a few lines. -8- Raisa
