Chapter 01: The Girl from Nothingness
(pages 01-03)
Tk, Cody and Yoli are walking to school together, chatting something about how things would get better if Joe and Izzy were here.
The 3 chosen children entered the school gate with the usual voices of the chatting, playing and laughing teenagers as if nothing has ever happened. Yes, for them nothing has truly ever happened. The 3 of them said their goodbyes and walked their separate ways.
At a short distance, Tk noticed Kari chatting with some girls. He smiled and walked towards her but he stopped to watch Davis play soccer.
But after a while, Davis made a mistake and kicked the ball in the wrong direction. The ball headed at the far bench and seated on it was mysterious girl with an x-shaped clip on her long left bang and she still wore the clothes that she used to visit Izzy and Joe's graves. She doesn't seem to avoid the ball. Strange, but the ball came right through, Davis' mouth fell open wide and so does Tk.
The bell suddenly rang, signaling everybody to come inside which caused Tk and Davis' gaze to turn to the building and when they stare back at the far bench the girl is gone.
Davis, Kari and Tk's classroom.
The teacher had finished calling roll-call and he informed them that they have a new classmate and told them that she came from shibuya, he then called her to come in, and a girl walked inside.
Davis and Tk's eyes widen in recognition. She's the girl sitting at the far bench this morning. She is Lain Iwakura and after a short introduction, the teacher seated her beside Davis.
It's recess time Davis has waited for a long time for this one small moment, in the hours that passed all that he could think of was to talk to Lain and this is the right moment.
He walked to Lain's chair, "uh… Lain Iwakura?"
Lain looked at him with her usual soft lonely eyesthat gave Davis the thought that she is mourning for someone and her black colored clothes seemed to confirm this. "Yes? What is it Davis?" She smiled a lonely smile.
Davis was shocked, how could girl knew his name? He hadn't spoken to her before, "how do you know my name?"
"Davis, I wish I can tell you how, but I can't." she noticed Tk chatting with two other boys, "I'm sorry Davis but I have to give something back before I's too late." She leaves her seat and walked toward the bearer of the flag of hope, Tk.
"Huh?"
Lain walked Tk and came close enough to talk to him until she heard what they were talking about.
"How can you go to the digital world?" asked a black haired boy.
"By pointing your digivice to your computer, however you can only enter if you have a digigate." Tk replied.
"Really, just as simple as that?" came a reply from a boy with a blue sweater.
"No, because sometimes it can be come a lot more complicated especially if you don't have a digivice." Answered Lain.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Tk asked, perplexed, "you can't enter the digital world without the digivice."
Lain didn't answer Tk's question, instead, she turned her gaze to the other two boys and said, "I'm sorry but may I borrow Tk for a while?" the two boys were confused but they agreed and walked away.
Tk was somehow shocked, this girl knew his name, "How do you know my name? and just what are we going to talk about?"
"Now isn't a good time," huh? Awhile before she wanted to talk to him but now she's saying that it isn't a good time, "look for me at the rooftop after school and take Kari and Davis with you."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you later," then she walked back to her seat.
Tk was about to stop Lain when the teacher suddenly came in and told everybody to return to their seats.