Heres Chapter 3
Before hand, I would like to thank Vigatus for the encouraging comment. Also I watched the Canadian/North American version of digimon so I'm not familiar with the Japanese Names of the characters. Hence, why I call Izzy, Izzy. Peace
Disclaimer : I do not own digimon
Throughout class, Hotaru couldn't help but wonder about Damien's strange pendant. It was a good thing that she had already covered the material that was being taught in class, because she found it very hard to concentrate. She just wanted the bell to ring so she could get away from the new boy. She didn't know the reason but she felt a strange gravitational force towards him.
Okay relax Hotaru. Just breathe. It's just a coincidence. Forget about it. DO NOT think about it. Said the voice inside her head
For the rest of the class, Hotaru willed herself to ignore the attraction she felt towards Damien. She forced the mysterious pendant out of her head. This was one thing Hotaru really liked about herself. The other girls at the academy envied her moon like pale skin, others envied how smart she was, but, Hotaru liked her will power. She liked how she could get herself to forget events she didn't want to remember, and how she could stop obsessing over things, and how she could accept the facts of life in front of her. Hotaru's favorite saying was "curiosity killed the cat'. She was a cat who wanted to live.
All the gifted kids had most of the same classes together. It turned out that Damien , Izzy and herself had all the same classes in the morning. So, Damien had officially joined their group. Izzy had self appointed himself as the official tour guide for the new students. And as the official tour guide, Izzy felt it was his duty to drop Damien off at the library
" They're going a lot faster than they do in New York. I'm going to have to work really hard to keep up. " Damien stated with an airy laugh, as the trio headed for the library.
" I'm sure you'll catch the rhythm of it." Reassured Izzy. " What caused the move from America?"
" My parents are originally from Japan, and my grandmother got sick, so we moved here to take care of here. I think my parents were getting home sick as well."
" Were you born in Japan then?" Izzy asked
" Sure was, but we moved when I was less than a month old. What about you , Hotaru? You're new to this school as well right?"
Hotaru looked up at startled at Damien.
She still felt uncomfortable talking to other people, especially Damien. In fact she wished Izzy hadn't volunteer to show Damien the library.
" She's from the prestigious Tomoe's Academy. She's back home with her family now. She got home sick, just like your parents." Izzy answered for her.
Hotaru smiled, relieved with Izzy's answers. Homesick was a better explanation for why she was back home than the actual one.
" And this is the library!" Izzy exclaimed.
With that , Izzy and Hotaru said good bye to Damien and head towards the cherry tree to meet Tai and their other friends.
"Hotaru, I hope you don't mind that answered for you back there. It's just I noticed that you're pretty shy, and thought I'd help you out. Please forgive me if I upset you." Izzy said to Hotaru sincerely
Hotaru looked at the ground
" I actually wanted to thank you Izzy. Most people just think I'm stuck up. I was afraid you'd think that too" She whispered.
She couldn't believe that she had opened up to a boy she met only a few hours ago.
"Don't be silly Hotaru. I understand." Izzy chuckled
And just like that Hotaru had made her very first friend. Soon after Izzy had helped Hotaru settle into a schedule. She felt happier and more complete than she ever had in her life. She'd always wake up earlier than the rest of her family, and make breakfast. Then she would walk to school with her siblings, and meet up with Izzy at the cherry tree. Throughout the school day, Izzy would not leave her side, and sometimes they would be accompanied by Damien. Although Hotaru still felt a strong pull towards Damien that she could not determine why, she found him to be quite amicable. After school, Hotaru would stick around doing homework at the computer lab, while Izzy attended his computer club duties, and then they would meet up with Tai and walk back to the Kammiya's apartment , where much to Tai's surprise, Hotaru would help Izzy with some physics homework. Or mostly Hotaru would re-teach Izzy the day's lesson, and Izzy lay on carpeted floor typing away. This made Tai and Mrs. Kamiya happy, and TK very sad. Tai was happy because if Izzy was in his sisters' room, his younger sister's boyfriend couldn't make any moves on her, and for this very reason, TK was very miserable. Mrs. Kamiya was happy because Izzy being the polite gentleman he was , always offered to try her "unique" recipes. All in all, Hotaru was happy.
"You know people at school think you and Izzy are dating?" Kari said smiling as she combed her hair
It was Tai and Hotaru's birthday, and the Kamiyas' had decided to throw a party at home to celebrate.
"What? Why would they think that?" Hotaru asked blushing. Hotaru being the punctual person she was, had already gotten ready for the party, and helped her parents with the arrangements. Tai as usual was running late, and in turn had made Kari late by making her iron his cloths.
" Well big sister, it's been a month since school started, and I only see you without Izzy by your side when you'r egoing to sleep and when you wake up the next day. Not to mention, Izzy's pretty much been over at our house every day since the start of school. That's more than he's been over all the years Tai and him have been friends." Kari teased, looking at her blushing sister on the mirror. It was nice to see sister so happy, and she was very glad that Izzy was helping in that.
"I'm just teasing you. It was actually Matt who ask Tk to ask me. " Kari stated, deciding to give her sister a free pass. She knew Hotaru was pretty shy, as was Izzy, and it would properly take some time for those two to admit their feelings. It sure took TK some time to ask her out.
"Oh yeah"? Hotaru asked, grateful that her sister didn't press her for an answer, and wanted to find out more.
" Yeah so I told TK, that in order to go out with my sister, his brother would have to stop changing girlfriends every week. And TK was like if only Kar, if only." Kari said laughing.
" If only what?" Tai said as her rushed into the girls' room holding up a red tie.
" Seriously Tai, you need to learn to knock." Kari scolded her brother.
" No time ladies, this is an emergency. I ran out of hair gel, and Sora wants me to wear the tie she bought me, but I don't know how to tie it." He said as he dropped down on the chair.
"ha-ha, Tai cant tie a tie" Hotaru said laughing as she tied his tie.
"haha, that's a lame joke." Tai said smiling. He was happy that his sister was joking around with him. Before, she used to be so formal.
"Actually, I think it's pretty funny." Kari said laughing, as she handed him her hair gel, and offered her mirror.
Tai rolled his eye
"By the way Tai, I think it's so sweet that you're wearing you girlfriend's tie." Kari teased.
"SHES NOT MY GIRL FRIEND!" He tried as he threw a pillow at Kari.
"KAAARI, TAI, HOTARU! Your friends are at the door!" Their dad hollered from the kitchen.
Kari, having been taught basketball by TK, caught the pillow expertly and threw it back at Tai.
" It's the Kamiya Twin Denial" she said shaking her head as she left the room.
"What?" Tai exclaimed " Argh! She messed up my hair!" he exclaimed as he moved closer to the mirror.
Hotaru, knowing what Kari meant, blushed and left the room as well to see who came. Sora, TK and Izzy were being greeted by Kari. Sora looks really pretty Hotaru thought.
As their guest wished Tai and Hotaru happy birthday, their mother came into to living room, and exclaimed "Aww isn't that cute. You're dates came early to your party. OH! I have to take a picture." She said, as she ran to room to get her digital camera.
At this comment, Tai groaned, and Sora, Izzy, and Hotaru mumbled " we're not together", as TK and Kari howled with laughter. Tai shot them a murderous look, which caused the couple to stop laughing out of fear. Hotaru noticed that along with her brother and herself, Izzy and Sora were also a bright shade of red.
Hey Hotaru? " Izzy came up to her when she was in the kitchen pour drinks. " Hi Izzy!" Hotaru smiled
" Listen, can I talk to you in the terrace? I just want to give you your gift before everyone else gets here."
"Go ahead Hotaru," TK said smirking " I'll hand out the drinks"
" uhh ok. Thanks TK". Hotaru fallowed Izzy out to her Terrace.
It was twilight , and the scenery outside was breathtaking. Twilight was Hotaru's favourite time of the day. Everything was just magical. Hotaru and Izzy sat down on the chairs
"This is for you. Open it. " He said as he handed her a navy blue gift bag.
Inside she found a beautiful indigo diary, and a charm bracelet with a crystal triangular prism.
"Izzy it's beautiful. Thank you so much." She said
"There's more" he stated as he gestured inside the bag
She looked inside once again, and found a card. It was a hand painted card, a picture of the earth and the moon. She opened it.
" Hotaru, I have never met anyone quite like you. Without even speaking, you show me that life around us is so beautiful, and there is more to the world than what meets the eye. I know that there a billion thoughts in your head, and nothing would honour me more than to share those thoughts with you. However, until you feel ready to let me in to your mind, I hope you will find condolence in this journal. May this journal be a friend whenever I cannot fulfill my duty. You are lovely and mysterious as the moon. Most importantly you bring joy to my life that I didn't even know I was missing. Happy birthday my mysterious friend. Love Izzy"
Reading this brought tears to Hotaru's eyes. "Thank you so much Izzy!" she said as she whipped her tears and hugged Izzy.
Izzy laughed and hugged her back. "you're welcome"
Hotaru pulled back out of the hug. She was surprised at herself. She usually didn't hug people. She'd hugged her parents, and her siblings, but never had she hugged anyone else. Hugging Izzy felt nice. He was very warm, and he made her feel safe, and like she belonged. The slight wind was about to blow the envelope of the birthday card. Both Hotaru and Izzy put their hands on the envelop to prevent it from flying away. Izzy's hand was now on top of hers. She didn't want to pull her hand away; it felt nice and warm. Hotaru noticed that Izzy didn't want to pull away his hand either
"There you guys are." Called Tai as he peered in to the terrace. "The others are here. Come inside." He said oblivious to the location of his sister's right hand.
Hotaru and Izzy fallowed Tai back into the living room. The rest of their friends had arrived. Davis , Sora and Ken were talking about soccer in the corner of the living which Tai promptly joined. On the couch was Matt, who was being adored by Davis's older sister Jun. Hotaru found Jun to be a source of a headache whenever she was around Matt. Sitting close to them, joking around was Kari, TK, Yolie, Cody, Joe (Who was a year older than Hotaru , and was currently studying to be a doctor), and a new blond girl, who Hotaru did not recognize. Upon seeing her, everybody wished her happy birthday.
"Happy birthday Hotaru! It so great to finally meet you" cried the new girl, as she embraced Hotaru in a hug.
Hotaru couldn't help but think that this girl was gorgeous. She was like a runaway model, simply stunning.
"Let her breath Mimi." Izzy laughed as he placed a hand on Hotaru's back ,as to give her support.
" Don't be jealous Izzy!" said Mimi. She hugged Izzy, and then took his hand and pulled him to the couch. "Come tell me what was so important that you couldn't come pick me up at the airport."
Hotaru watched as the blond beauty place her manicured hands on Izzy's lap , and engaged him in an animated conversation. As she watched that, she felt a feeling she had never felt before. It was like there was a wild fire at the bottom of the stomach, and it got worse as she watched Mimi and Izzy. Unable to bare it any longer, she joined her brother and his "not – girl friend".
" Your friend Mimi is back from America?" she asked Tai quietly.
Sora who overheard this, stated " Yes, she just got in today. She's here for two weeks. I'm so excited!"
She then turned to Tai "don't you think it's nice, that even though Mimi and Izzy are no longer together, they still are such great friends. I kind of have a feeling that Mimi still has feelings for them." Sora told the twins, unaware that her worlds made Hotaru's heart feel like it was drowning.
Izzy and you are just friends. You shouldn't feel this way. You guys are just friends. He only likes you as a friend. No one can ever compete with gorgeous Mimi. You only like Izzy as a friend. Hotaru tried to well herself. Unlike, all the other times that Hotaru was able to well herself not to feel pain, or not to want something, she couldn't shake the jealousy she felt as she watched Mimi and Izzy.
" Time to cut the cake!" her parents shouted as they both carried two cakes into the living room. Hotaru and Tai stood next to each other with Kari at Hotaru's side as everybody sang them happy birthday. Hotaru made a wish and blew out the candles. She was so happy to spend her birthday at home with her whole family , and her loved friends. This was the first birthday party that she could remember. Afterwards she opened her presents. She received jewelry and cloths, and gift cards, all for which she was very grateful, but Kari gave her the most sentimental gift of all. It was a beautiful velvet album consisting of picture of Hotaru and their family from Hotaru's birth to the picture of her and Izzy that Kari took yesterday. After presents and food, the kids decided to play a game Taboo, which Izzy quickly stated he was on Hotaru's team, and to Hotaru's joy , sat next to her the whole time. Hotaru enjoyed her party , thinking it was best time of her life, when the door bell rang.
" I wonder who that could be." Her mom said, as she and her dad went to the door
They came back into the living room fallowed by a tall dark haired man in a trench coat. Her mom was smiling as she lead the man into the living room, and her father sulked in the back. Hotaru's mother was leading the man that had Hotaru so very miserable every Wednesday at the academy, the man that so often haunt her nightmares and thoughts.
"Look who dropped by kids ! It's your uncle Iwao.!"
" Happy Birthday Kids!"
"HOTARU!" Cried Izzy and Tai, as Hotaru fainted on the couch.
Well I hope you guys liked it. I wasn't too sure when Tai's birthday was, so made it a month after school started. More things about Hotaru's past/present/future and about Damien will fallow in the future chapters. Please review, and let me know where to improve. Thank you