8

(Tommy)

"Hey Tommy, whatcha doin?" JP grinned. To his side was a pretty girl with blue eyes and brown hair. JP had an arm around her. "This is Janella Thompson, she just moved here from Wisconsion. Janella, this is Tommy Himi, he's one of my best buds!"

"Hi!" She said and gave a slight wave.

"Er…hello." I said smiling. It was rare that JP met pretty girls, he was dating a lot these days though I wasn't sure why. "So…erm…how do you like it here?"

"Oh! Japan is such a city place! And me, a little ol' country girl…I feel out of place I guess, but otherwise, I think Japan is nice."

"Oh, well…." She really did stand out from the crowd, her blonde hair and shiny white teeth and her accessories were very country-type andher actions were too, I didn't really know how country people act, I just see them on TV.

"So…why did you come here?"

"My cousins live here…see, I'm half Japanese and half American."

"Really!" JP laughed, he was showing too much enthusiasm to be acting normal. "Say, um, I know you're busy meeting with your family and stuff, but I was wondering if you'd come with me to a movie this Saturday…and maybe dinner or something…."

"Oh JP!" Janella exclaimed happily. "Yes, I would love to go!"

"Then I'll pick you up at 8?"

"Sure!" She suddenly glanced at her watch and gasped. "Oh I'm sorry, but my family's going to a dinner at a restaurant on the other side of town and I have to go—bye JP!" She waved and grinned as she ran off.

"Ahh—Tommy….?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I'm in love."

"Sure you are…." I giggled. JP showed this kind of affection for every girl he dated.

"But I'm serious this time!"

"How should I trust you?"

"You just wait!" JP crossed his arms stubbornly. "After college Janella and I are gonna get married, then were gonna have three kids and we'll name them JP, Janella and Janelp!"

I burst out laughing. "Who would name their kid 'Janelp'!"

"I would! And I'm sure Janella would too!" He turned away from me. "Some supportive friend you are!"

I stopped laughing and took a deep breath. "You're right JP, I'm sorry, but really…Janelp!"

"Yeah, that's JP and Janelle put together."

"What if it's a boy?"

"We'll name em Jape."

"Ok JP…." I smiled.

"Listen Tommy, I gotta get going, see ya tomorrow!"

"Yeah, see ya!" I waved and watch JP disappear with his hands in fist, pumping his huge body to run, I knew it wouldn't last for long, JP was never very athletic.

I started to walk home. "Hi Mr. Harushima!" I smiled at the old cashier at the convenient store.

"Oh, hi Tommy! Here, take a drink, on the house, boy is it hot today!"

"Oh, I couldn't do that."

"Naw. It's ok Tommy boy, it's for a friend!" He tossed me a rootbeer.

"Thanks Mr. Harushima!" I said as I waved good bye.

"Anytime, Tommy boy, anytime!"

Old Mr. Harushime was always there, with the convenient store selling food and drinks, he was a family friend and we all loved him.

I looked up at the sky. Takuya and Zoe like each other a lot and Koji and Kai have it. Koichi and Chizuko had it. So did Mom and Dad. So did a bunch of people, so what about me?

I looked down, my head turned up looking across the street, and there was a girl, she had blond hair and blue brown eyes, a pink skirt and black t-shirt. I gasped, I didn't even know why but I did, it seemed like I couldn't breathe.

"Tommy! Hey Tommy, you okay over there! You look sort of pale!" Mr. Harushime shouted.

I wanted to talk, but I couldn't, I couldn't even blink, the girl across the street was doing the same, I started to run to her. A car almost hit me and they shouted at me but I couldn't really hear them. She started to run. "Hey, wait!"

I could hear her panting as she turned a corner, I ran after her but she was no where to be found. I looked down at my feet, how could I have lost track of her like that! I saw my watch, it was time to go home….

I shoved my hands in my pockets and walked the whole way home glumy, I wished I hadn't missed her…why did I let her go like that….? And what was this miserable…happy feeling that I have….?

"Why good evening Tommy." Mom greeted me happily. "What happened, you seem so sad."

"Oh, it's nothing!" I looked up and forced a smile on my face. "Just a tough day…."

"Well, alright, but remember if you need anything, we're always there for you."

"Yeah I know…." I went to my room and plopped on my bed and smiled, whenever I thought of her I started to smile, but at the same time I felt so miserable….

(Zoe)

"So Takuya, what did you think?"

"Huh?"

"What did you think about school today?"

"Oh that, well, boring as usual."

"Of course, jeez, why do I even bother!" I laughed.

"Yeah…." Takuya smiled and looked at me with kind of a dreamy face.

"Huh? What, is there something on my face?"

"Huh? No, no, of course not, you look perfect…." He looked straight ahead and he turned bright red.

"Are you sick or something….?"

"N-no, I'm fine."

"You should take a rest, maybe it's a fever?" I asked, I knew it was pointless, he would never take a rest.

"No, I'm fine…." He mumbled.

We walked in silence for a few more yards, Takuya stopped.

"Hey Takuya, what's wrong?"

"Nothing! It's just—"

GRAAAAACKKKK!

"Boimon!" Takuya exclaimed and instinctively without hesitation yanked his Detector from his pocket, I had done the same, we both transformed.

"He's not too far, we should run—I mean, you fly—you know what I mean…." Agunimon started to run towards the sound of the Boimon. "If you pass me, don't wait, just get to the Boimon!"

"Yeah…." I flew as fast as I could and eventually passed him and kept on pressing towards the sound of screaming Boimon. I had finally found them on an intersection, Boimon coming out of the sewer hold below by the second. "Oh jeez!"

"Hey look, it's one of those digimon saviors—I think that one's called Kazemon!" Someone shouted. Everyone turned towards me.

"Oh great, and now I've got the spotlight…." I flew towards the Boimon but kept my distance. "Tempust Twist." I got into a handstand and then did a splits upside-down then I twisted around like that and knocked into a few Boimon. I'm not getting anywhere like this…but if I use my strongest attack; Hurrican Wind, the Boimon will get blown into a building or some people…. "Agunimon…I need you…." I whispered.

"Everyone, clear the area!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. "Get out of here so no injuries will happen! GO!" I ordered.

The people obeyed me and ran for their lives…to wherever they were going. "Tempust Twist!" I fired another attack but only hit another few Boimon. I had to get into the middle of their 'circle' that would give my attack the full power… I flew straight into the middle and made another Tempust Twist, this once got all of the Boimon anywhere near me; which were about 25.

I gasped at the hole beneath me, where Boimon were still flooding out. Out of my fingers became small pink tornadoes, I looked at them and took a deep breath, then the hurricanes burst into 10 huge tornadoes, blowing the things around me about, the Boimon covered themselves and crouched on the ground to keep themselves on the ground. "Hurricane Wind!"

I threw my tornadoes at the sewer cover, and the Boimon on the other side were pushing hard. I strained to keep the hurricane going and fire the tornadoes at Boimon that were getting too far away from me.

"AGUNIMON!"

"Pyro Darts!" Medium-sized fire balls came from behind me and sealed the sewer cover shut.

"Agunimon!" I smiled and turned around, to find Agunimon on the ground, smiling up at me.

"Now c'mon, let's get this party started!" Agunimon turned serious and started to spin around rapidly creating a fire tornado around him; "Pyro Tornado!" He spun right into the Boimon. "Kazemon, a little help here!"

"Right! Hurricane Wind!" I exclaimed, facing my attack at Agunimon, blowing the fire tornado all over the Boimon, making them scream as their practal codes appeared, we both took their practal codes, half for me and half for Takuya.

The area was clear, but we both knew there could be some people peeking out of their apartment windows, we both went to an empty alley and transformed back to humans.

"We should head back." I said when we waited long enough for no one to suspect 2 digimon went into the alley and came back these two humans.

"Er…yeah." He blushed and walked with me halfway to my house when he stopped me, Zoe, the thing I wanted to talk to you about…."

"Oh yeah I forgot, so, what is it that you wanted to tell me?"

"Well…"

I started to jump off the wall I had been walking on. I accidentally tripped and turned wide-eyed, right in mid-air, Takuya caught me. I smiled. It was weird to see his face looking right down at me, the afternoon sun's rays shining brightly.

"Do you wanna go out tomorrow…I mean…as more than friends kind of thing….?" He blushed a deep red.

"You mean…a date!" I tried to keep a huge grin from spreading across my face.

"Well yeah…if that's ok with you of course…."

"Takuya, I would love to go on a date with you! How about tomorrow at the new Italian restaurant in town! It's called Bellisimo! Can you pick me up around 8:00?"

"Yeah! I mean—sure. See ya then…." He turned on his heels and shover his hands in his pockets, I smiled as I watched him go, then; when I was sure no one was looking and he was out of sight; I ran as fast as I could home, spreading out my arms widely; letting the wind embrace my happy soul.

I let that huge grin spread across my face…how long have I been dreaming about this day….