Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the songs 'Kiss the Girl' by Ashley Tisdale from the Little Mermaid. All credits go to Ashley Tisdale and Disney. I own only my OCs.
After the show, Davis received great praise from every person who crossed his way. Well, apart from…
"Davis!"
Davis looked to where the DigiDestineds, advancing hurriedly and angrily towards him. He knew he was in trouble again. Big trouble.
"What the hell were you thinking, pulling a stupid stunt like that?" Tai demanded hotly.
"I-" Davis tried to speak but his 'friends' kept throwing harsh words at him.
"You totally humiliated me!" Kari accused. Davis looked at her confusedly. How can he humiliate her? He didn't pay any attention to her!
"How pitiful to show off to Kari!" Yolei retorted.
"This talent show is supposed to be Matt's big break and you ruined it!" TK shouted out.
Matt advanced to him, looking incredibly angry. "You really tested my patience this time, you little-"
"Hey!" Annalise appeared right in between Davis and Matt, protectively shielding Davis in a defensive stance. Her pretty face was creased with anger also, directed at the group she was facing. "Leave him alone! He won fair and square because he's a better performer than you! Nothing disgusts me worse than a sore loser!"
"Stay out of this." Matt put his hands on her arms in an attempt to move her aside. "This is between me and- ah!"
Annalise strongly grabbed his hands and twisted his arms behind his back, bringing him into a world of pain. She released him after a minute, letting him drop down.
"That's for being a pathetic bully!" She told him harshly. Then she turned her burning gaze at his friends, her balled-up hands on her cocked, shapely hips. "Anyone else has something to say?"
But she frightened the 'fearless' DigiDestineds so much, they were too scared to speak! Well, Tai managed to muster a little courage.
"We're only showing him tough love."
He was immediately met with a mad face with those burning eyes up close, burning with fire. "That wasn't tough love, that was bullying!" She scared him more with a shaking fist. "You wanna know how I handle bullies?"
When she was getting ready to swing a punch, she froze mid-way when Davis cut in between her and Tai.
"Annalise, leave him alone!"
"Huh?" was the intelligent word that Tai and Annalise uttered.
"Don't get into a fight over me!" Davis begged. He honestly doesn't want any fighting among his friends, even the ones who don't see it that way. He cared about them too much.
Annalise put down her fist, looking sheepish. Tai had the same look on himself. They even both chuckled nervously.
Davis took the opportunity to flash a grin and held out a friendly hand. "No hard feelings, huh guys?"
But then Tai slapped his hand away. That hurt him…a lot.
"No hard feelings?" His 'idol' hissed.
"How can you be so stupid?!" Sora spat out.
"You just noticed his lack of brains now?" Joe questioned rudely.
"I bed your pardon!" Anya stepped, utterly appalled by the rudeness and insincerity of the DigiDestineds. She was harsher than Annalise to them, poking hard at Joe, making him stumble backwards. "You lot are the most awful I ever encountered! Davis is a great chap and deserves better than you!"
"You won't be saying that when you get to know him." Izzy sneered.
"Yeah, he's nothing but trouble." Tai agreed.
This time, Davis snapped.
He walked up right in front his so-called 'friends', staring impassively at Tai. "If I'm nothing but trouble for you…then maybe…" He slipped his goggles off his head and headed them back to their original owner. "…I should just leave."
Dumbfounded, Tai took back his goggles but didn't say anything. No one did. They just let Davis walk away…
"Davis?" Ken asked, just coming up from around the corner. But Davis walked right pass him. Ken turned to his friends, who were looking conflicted. He knew something went bad…at the cost of a friend.
"Forget about them." Annalise told Davis softly, rubbing his shoulders. "They're not worth your time."
"The only reason they put up with me is because I hold the crest of Courage, Friendship and Miracles and they need that." Davis moped. He knew he had to set his old friends straight but it was hard to walk away from everything he knew.
"Triple threat."
"Then you are most definitely better than them." Anya quipped.
Davis abruptly stopped and turned to the two overly affectionate girls. "No one has ever this madly nice to me! But why? I'm nothing special!"
Annalise grasped his shoulder and hooked him in for a lesson. "Davis, we mean it. No one is perfect, but no one has the right to be so obnoxious and cruel to someone else. If they are supposed to be heroes, then they're setting a terrible example."
"Absolutely." Anya said, caressing his cheek.
Annalise wrapped herself around his shoulders. Quartz wrapped her ears around her and Davis. Helena propped herself in Anya's arm. Veemon hugged his partner's legs. That familiar warmth came over them again…
Then the hug broke apart and the new gang of friends walked off. Annalise started talking with Davis about their mutual love for soccer.
"Hey!"
The group turned around, seeing a silvery-white Gatomon running on all fours towards them, followed by Kokoro.
"Cleo!" Kokoro called, chasing her lively Gatomon. Cleo the Gatomon stopped and went behind her legs, just as she skidded to a halt, her eyes locked onto Davis's and started blushing like mad, shyly covering her mouth from her sleeve.
Davis blushed too. "H…Hn…" Annalise patted him hard on the back, forcing the word out of his mouth. "Hi!"
"…Hello."
Davis and Kokoro just shared each other's eyes. They found comfort and confidence in their silent staring. Annalise couldn't help but go 'aw…!' Anya decided the two deserved some privacy and so, walked off, dragging Annalise by the hair, ignoring the 'Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!'
"So…You're a DigiDestined?" Davis asked just to break the silence. And to hear her harmonic voice.
Kokoro giggled. "I believe so. I do have a Digimon."
Cleo popped her head out from behind Kokoro's legs and winked at Veemon. Veemon blushed and goofily smiled.
"So, uh…" Davis struggled with his words. "Do you…wanna…take a walk?"
Kokoro blushed. "I would like that very much."
They walked off together, shyly sharing glances.
"So what brought you to the talent show?"
"Mina is friends with my cousin's wife. She begged me to enter just to entertain."
From behind a tree, Anya, Annalise, Helena and Quartz watched the lovestruck kids. Well…Anya, Helena and Quartz were. Annalise was rubbing her sore ponytail after Anya's painful pulling.
"Aw…" The Digimon cooed.
"Ow…" Annalise moaned.
"Oh, quit your whining." Anya scolded.
Annalise let her ponytail go and turned her attention to Davis and Kokoro.
"The suspense is killing me!" Anya said impatiently, eyeing the young couple like a hawk, especially when possessing sharp eyes.
"Didn't your mother tell you spying that is rude?" Annalise teased.
"Yes, but I cannot help it. I want them to snog!"
"Leave them alone, Anya!"
"Oh hush!"
"We can't force them to kiss. If we're gonna get involved, we might as well create the perfect mood for them."
{Cue Kiss the Girl from by Ashley Tisdale 'The Little Mermaid'}
Veemon grabbed hold of Kokoro's guitar and started playing. Quartz, Helena and Cleo lined up and started singing.
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Ohhhhhh
Kiss the girl
Kiss the girl
Annalise leaned against the tree in a laidback manner, gazing at the couple. Davis and Kokoro were acting shy and coy as they walked through showers of cherry blossoms.
Annalise: There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
but there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
you wanna kiss the girl
Anya pushed Annalise aide for her turn, trying to speed up to get to the action.
Anya: Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
It's possible she want you too
There is one way to ask her
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Annalise/Anya: Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh, my!
Looks like the boy's too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ain't that sad?
It's such a shame, too bad
You're gonna miss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Annalise: Now's your moment
Floating in the blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
Annalise: She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl
Davis was unsure wherever or not to kiss Kokoro. He had a strong connection with her but he only knew her for a day!
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Annalise/Anya: Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh, my!
Looks like the boy's too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ain't that sad?
It's such a shame too bad
You're gonna miss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't be scared
You gotta be prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
The song encouraged Davis. He gazed at Kokoro with more confidence, gazing into her eyes.
Annalise: You wanna kiss the girl
Anya: Go on and kiss the girl
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Anya: Ohhhhhh
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Kiss the girl…
Annalise: La la la la, la la la la
Go on and kiss the girl
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
La la la la, la la la la
Go on and
Quartz: (whisper) Kiss the girl
Davis and Kokoro began to lean in, their hands tenderly grasping their partner's biceps.
Annalise: Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh, my!
Anya: My….!
Annalise: Looks like the boy's too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
Annalise: Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ain't that sad?
It's such a shame, too bad
Anya: You're gonna miss the girl!
Their lips were slowly closing in…
Annalise: La la la la, La la la la
Go on and kiss the girl
Anya: Go on and kiss that girl!
Annalise: La la la la, La la la la
Go on and kiss the girl
Anya: Go on and kiss the girl
Kiss the girl
Quartz/Helena/Cleo: Kiss the girl…
Annalise/Anya: Go on and kiss the girl!
Almost there…
"HIYAH!"
"Ah!" Davis and Kokoro broke apart, startled by the sudden yell.
"Blast it!" Anya snapped, slapping her hand on the tree. Annalise laughed at her petty outburst.
"What was that?" Davis exclaimed, both taken aback and annoyed that his first kiss got interrupted.
"AAAAIIIIII!"
"It sounds like someone is fighting." Kokoro said.
Then suddenly a flash of black, red, white, orange and yellow came shooting out, colliding into the trees. The blackness vanished.
Veemon identified the orange flash. "A Coronamon!"
The Coronamon was dizzy after hitting the tree. Her head was swaying and swirls were in her eyes.
The red and white flash turned out to be a little girl. She was the average height and built for a 10 year old, with shoulder-length tan-coloured hair that flicks upwards at the tips, dark-blue eyes, and slightly light-fair skin. She neatly wore a white dress-shirt with red cuffs, red collar and three red buttons on the front, practical black biker-shorts underneath her red skirt, black shoes with white socks, a yellow butterfly-shaped hairclip to the left side of her hair, and a yellow bracelet on her left wrist. A Kendo shinai was in her hand also.
"Oh my!" Kokoro rushed over to the little girl.
Davis followed. Annalise, Anya and the Digimon ran out of their hiding place to help.
"Is she hurt?" Davis asked.
Then the girl sat up, alarmed and whacked him hard on the head with her staff.
"Ow!"
The small girl realized her mistake, so she stood up and bowed apologetically low. "Gomen nasai."
"It's ok." Davis said, though he was dizzy from the hit.
"Who are you? What happened to you?" Kokoro asked in concern.
"My name is Lorraine Suto."
"But everyone calls her Lori and I'm Atsuko!" The Coronamon introduced cheerfully as she cut in between Lori and Kokoro.
Lori groaned and pushed Atsuko away. But before she could explain why she was hurled through the air, a shadow loomed dangerously over them. The group tensed. A shadow made the shadow, but it took a physical form. It came close, but Annalise punched it, forcing it back, screaming in pain.
"Scramble!" She cried.
The group didn't need to be told twice to run fast.
"What the bloody hell was that?!" Anya exclaimed.
"Not a Digimon, that's for sure!" Davis retorted.
They ran to the bridge, only to be cut off halfway by the shadow creature. The thing came too fast to see or to even avoid. It circled the kids, entrapping them. Lori swung her staff, trying to make a hit, only to get a black shadow wrapped around her ankle, carrying her up.
"Ai-yahhhh!" She screamed while she dangled upside-down. But then she stopped her screaming when she realized the creature was hanging her over the river. The sight of rushing water caused her to freeze in fear.
"Lori!" Atsuko shrieked.
"Hang on, I got ya!" Davis, on impulsive, ran forward and jumped off the bridge, soaring high, grabbing Lori and tumbled down onto the ground. Lori was shaking fearfully in Davis's arms. He stood up, picking her up with him. "Hey! Go pick on someone your own size!"
The shadow creature lunged to for him…
"Davis!" Kokoro cried.
A shrill roar ripped the air, followed by a yellow flash. In a series of yellow slashes, the creature back down until it dissolved.
The yellow flash came in front of Davis, revealing to be the leopard girl who was kind to him today. But when she took a step forward, Annalise quickly cut in between them, stanced protectively and aggressively.
Davis grabbed her arm to stop her from attacking the cat. "Wait, Annalise! She's a friend."
"Friend? She's a cat that looks like my mom but way younger!"
The leopardess wasn't any way threatened; she was amused by Annalise's quirky antics. She giggled. "Oh, Annalise, you hadn't changed a bit…"
"Huh?" Annalise quipped her head to her, her ponytail leaping over her shoulder to lay down her front. "Do I know you?"
"Davis!"
Davis looked and saw…
"Jun?"
His sister was in her green sailor fuku and she looked as surprised as he was.
"Davis…do you know this catwoman?"
"No." Brown eyes narrowed determinedly. So he strutted over to the leopardess, demanding answers to his questions. "Who are you? How do you know me and my sister? And what that thing?!"
The leopardess calmly grasped his shoulder tenderly. "You'll know soon. But it's not safe here." Her hand moved down to his arm. "Come on."
She pulled him with her as she hurried, grabbing Jun too. But then she turned back to Davis's new friends and beckoned them to follow. Although suspicious, they followed their new friend.
"Where are we going, Davish?" Veemon asked as they were led down an empty street called Youta Street, nothing but whistling wind and flying pieces of paper.
Davis looked around, finding a strange feeling about the place. "I don't know…"
They made a turn, coming into a new alley.
"Why are we in an alley?" He questioned.
The catwoman pointed to a wall, which made him pull a face.
"You want me to go through a wall?" He deadpanned.
"This is getting silly." Jun pouted.
"I'm strong, not Superman strong." Annalise said, doubtful.
"I just the bloody truth to this madness!" Anya outraged.
But Davis took another look at the wall. He noticed a small golden sun pattern in the pale-yellow bricks. His instincts were telling him to run forward. So he did.
"Davis!" He heard the girls screamed but he kept running, eyes tightly shut.
He felt a rush over him and his feet met new ground. Coming to a stop, he opened his eyes and realized he was in a new environment! The new place was not an alley like the one he was in just a second ago. It was a beautiful street with a light-coloured path, crisp golden leaves dancing in the breeze.
"Whoa…I went through a wall!"
"Wait for me!" Veemon hopped through, flying through and caught by his partner. The duo laughed together.
Then Annalise with Quartz in her arms, Anya holding Helena, and Kokoro clutching Cleo came rushing in. A squealing Atsuko suddenly burst out, chased by Lori, accidentally colliding into the kids and causing a crash. The kids laid in a heap, limbs tangled, making painful moans and groans. Davis grimaced, turning his head, only to meet up and personal with Kokoro, the tips of their noses touching. Kokoro stared up at him, blushing. He blushed more furiously and quickly untangled himself and the others.
"S-Sorry." He said nervously as he helped Kokoro up.
The golden-haired beauty got up in one steady push of a slender leg. Her hip tapped Davis's side as she straightened up. The second their eyes met, they didn't break contact…
…Until a cough from interrupted them, bringing them back to reality. They blushed and immediately turned away.
The leopardess, with Jun under her arm, was gazing adoringly at Davis and the girls. Her smile got too wide for her face. Then she shook her head and started leading the kids down the path to who knows where.