Here is the second fragment, although I'm a little saddened that no one has given me any feedback. This uses the prompt 'Absolutely'.
Chapter Two:
Swish! Swipe! The kendo stick sliced through the air in all different directions. Zenjirou, a member of Xros Heart, tightened his grip on his training weapon absentmindedly. He was so confused! In all his life, he'd never felt needed anywhere, not at home or at school or even at the dojo. But being in the Digital World with his best friends had changed that. He'd felt something there, he knew he had…but he was so terrified of being let down for the umpteenth time that he'd written it all off as coincidence.
And now, thrown out of that world as they'd been, he felt even worse, like they'd failed—like he'd failed. He couldn't understand why, though, because he wasn't a General, and he couldn't have stopped the Bugra Army from taking the Code Crowns... It didn't make any sense…
Of course, thinking of that made him wonder about his best Digimon friend, Ballistamon. The two had shared a connection, always getting along the best with each other, and Zenjirou could only hope he was all right.
That got him thinking about the others in Xros Heart and the uneasiness that had been building within him since they'd come back. No matter how much he tried to convince himself that their army could handle whatever was going on in the Digital World, he had a nagging feeling at the back of his mind that wasn't true at all.
"Zenjirou!" a voice called, and the boy snapped out of his thoughts to look at his sensei. The man was wearing that pensive expression again, the one that meant he'd been trying to get his student's attention for a while.
"I'm sorry, sensei," he apologized. His teacher just shook his head patiently and set a cup of tea on a small table a few feet away from the boy. Walking over, Zenjirou sat down cross-legged and took a sip of his drink, smiling a little as warmth spread through his entire body.
"So, Zenjirou, what's on your mind?" his sensei, seated across from him with his own cup, queried knowingly. "It's clear your mind is distracted."
The teen, staring down at the green liquid in his cup, tightened his grip on the glass. How could he say what he was feeling without mentioning the Digital World? After a few more seconds, he looked up and answered, praying what he said would make sense when his head was so jumbled.
"There's something I feel I have to do. If I don't do it, I'll keep feeling guilty! But I'm scared because…I-I don't know if I'm good enough..."
After all, like he'd said, he wasn't a General, and neither was Akari. He wasn't sure what good they'd be if they went back, if any…and yet, he still felt like he had to go…
His sensei was silent for several moments before he spoke. "Your heart and mind are not in sync with one another. Your heart is urging you to take hold of your destiny, but your mind is holding you back with illusions of failure. When met with this type of crossroad, the best path to follow is the heart's. Who knows, Zenjirou? This may be something only you can do."
Zenjirou stared at his teacher, amazed that he had pieced together exactly how he was feeling without having to hear a single word about the Digital World…and that he was right.
He may not have a partner, but he cared about Ballistamon, Nene, and the other members of Xros Heart. He was still frightened that he wouldn't be of any use and scared of the danger they faced now that their main objective would probably be to get the Code Crowns back, but he knew he had to try his best. He was going.
"Sensei, may we cut today's lesson short?"