"You want me to do what?"

"It's not rocket science, TK." Matt rolled his eyes. "All you have to do is go over the dune to the next beach where 15-ish people are having a party of their own. There's a girl over at that party who's a DigiDestined. Her name's Hotaru. Just go over the dune and call out her name. She'll come over with her Digimon."

"But why me?" TK asked, half complaining. "Why not send Davis?"

Matt pinched the bridge of his nose. "Because I told her I'd be sending you to get her. Look-just go and do what I say or I'll post your most intimate secrets on the internet personally." Matt turned his little brother around and gave him a slightly rough push towards the dune. "It's been over an hour and she's probably thinking I was lying to her. And make sure you call her name good and loud!"

TK looked back at Patamon then at Matt. His older brother shook his head. TK moodily shoved his hands into the pockets of his swim trunks and trekked around the dune muttering death threats under his breath. As he rounded the dune, TK was just about to turn around and shout insults at his brother when he saw several young people arguing with each other and a few more trying to play peacekeepers. None of them looked like a girl his age-except the girl with pink hair. He looked up and down the beach, looking for Hotaru.

Matt's such a jerk! I can't believe I fell for his prank! TK growled in his thoughts. He was going to head back to the other DigiDestined when his D-3 went off. "Matt wasn't lying?"

He heard the sound in a second place. TK looked up and saw a girl kneeling in the sand with a gym bag beside her, putting a pair of kiddy water bottles with sport tops inside. She apparently just noticed the noise because she took her Digivice off her waist. That gave TK an idea. He shifted his D-3 to a more visible spot on his waist band.

"Hey-Hotaru!" TK called out, waving to her. She looked up and waved back to him.

"TK!" She called back. "Haruka, I'm going with TK now!"

One of the arguing people looked up and waved to the girl. "Be careful, Hotaru. We won't be able to back you up if you're out of range."

Hotaru picked up her gym bag and a mini cooler as she got to her feet and walked up to TK. She held out her hand to TK when she got close enough. TK felt his cheeks warm as he took her hand.

"I'm TK Takashi, Matt's little brother." TK greeted, a little nervous.

"I'm Hotaru Tomoe. It's nice to meet you." Hotaru's smile made his stomach do cartwheels.

TK nervously cleared his throat. "Uh, well, everyone's waiting to meet you. Come on, this way."

Hotaru followed TK around the dune to the beach where everyone was waiting with Mr. Ishida, Mr. and Mrs. Ichijoji and Jim, Joe's older brother. TK heard Hotaru give a small bashful squeak as Matt walked over.

"And here I thought I would have to send Davis after you." Matt smirked. TK felt like socking his brother harder than ever before. "It's good to see you again, Hotaru."

"…hello…" Hotaru mumbled bashfully.

TK couldn't believe that Hotaru had a crush on his older brother. It didn't really matter anyway. It wasn't like he had a crush on her or anything because a crush on a girl he just met would be just ridiculous. And TK didn't have anything ridiculous.