Heyy. Sorry it took me forever to get this. I started it, but then kinda lost the flow that went with it. I think the end sorta sucks. The whole, "with each other" blah blah blah. Ehh ... Life's hard. Everything up to that is great. I just needed something that led into the next chapter.

By the chapter title (Chapter 0,3), it means that we're before what happened in Chapter 1. As said, they're in their teens. Truthfully, it takes in the present, 'cause Yolei's reflecting and stuff.

(I couldn't do -3 or 0.3, so I did 0,3. I tried. lol)

Yolei can't remember the exact date when she fell in love with Ken. She could remember when she fell in love with the idea of him clearly, though. She could remember the song Matt was playing while she looked for an exit. She needed cool air to comfort her at the moment, to calm her heart before it imploded. She needed a couple of minutes to clear her mind of the mess. The alleyway she stumbled into seemed to be perfect.

She never counted on being alone, and she could see Ken sitting down across from her. He only looked up briefly and gave her a small smile before returning his attention to his cigarette. Yolei remembered Ken rebelling hardcore in high school. He wore clothes that weren't in style above ground, and the snake bites he sported for two years accented that perfectly.

"Want some company?" she asked, pushing her hair back. She had random braids in her hair, something Kari thought would be cute. Kari felt like dressing her up that night for some odd reason, and Yolei secretly thanked her years after. Skirts weren't her thing, neither were tank tops, but Kari reasoned that it was going to be hot at Matt's gig. She was right. But Yolei never wanted to thank Kari for the comfort factor. The way Ken looked at her as she stood under the outdoor light made her feel important, maybe even a little sexy.

"What ever pleases you is fine with me," he said softly, draping his arm over his knee.

Yolei took a seat next to him, and they were silent for a few moments while Ken smoked his cigarette. Ken looked over at her every so often for a second or two. Yolei knew he was trying to sneak glances at her, and it made her smile. She caught him once, and they both smiled.

"You trying to avoid someone?" he finally asked. He gave a small sigh when he realized he was almost done with his cigarette.

"No – it's just really stuffy in there."

"Yeah – I know."

"Are you trying to avoid anyone?"

Ken flicked the butt over into the darkness. "Sorta." It took him a while before he explained. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, pulling one out, he began to explain. "Davis is just getting on my nerves. It was either knock the shit out of him or leave."

"Well, you made a good choice."

"I don't know what I do to make him get on my case, but I swear," Ken paused and shook his head, "if he dares put he face in mine like he did in there, I'll knock him into the Digital World." Ken put the cigarette in his mouth and tried lighting it. His lighter was proving to be a problem, and he gave up after only sparks came out. "Shit," he mumbled.

Yolei looked away, gazing down the alleyway. Cars drove by scarcely at the late hour, not like it was a well traveled street. "Hey," she said, looking back at him, "do you wanna leave and do something?"

Ken put the cigarette behind his ear. "Okay." Ken struggled in standing up. Once he was up, he tugged his pants up and offered her a hand. Yolei accepted. As scrawny as Ken looked, he was strong, and she was pulled up in a second. Ken was smiling, walking backwards.

She remembered him pulling the door open and holding it for her, and she walked into the hot air. They pushed their way back to the table everyone sat around. Yolei retrieved her purse from Kari, who was guarding it. Ken talked Matt out of his lighter, promising him that he would return it "ASAP, I swear".

"Where are you going?" Kari asked, looking between the two.

"We're just going to hang out for a while, get away from the noise," Yolei said, slipping her jacket on.

They didn't explain on what they were going to do. Yolei didn't know what they were going to do. Once outside of the club, they agreed on walking around and talking. Ken put his cigarette away, forgetting about it for the rest of the night. They found there way to the riverside park. It wasn't big at all, but it had grass that was decent enough to sit in.

When Yolei asked Ken if he wanted to hang out, she never expected anything more to happen. She is pretty sure Ken didn't expect anything more from her. But something just changed. Yolei, to this day, can't remember what changed. Maybe they looked at each other differently while sitting under the starry night. She could remember thinking about him kissing her moments before he actually did.

Yolei was not raised to be 'easy.' She always planned on waiting until marriage to have sex. Never did she think that she would be 16 and in the middle of a park during the night. Everything else seemed to be right. He did not push her into something she didn't want and apologized for any pain inflicted. They were safe and ... perfect.

With each other, things were at their best. One detail seemed to be left out of their equation.

Davis.

So -- yeah.

Okay. Here's the plan. Davis successfully woos Yolei. Expect that sometime withing the year ... yeahhh