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So this is chapter one of Digimon: Crest of Faith!
I woke up to see that I had landed in Odaiba, Tokyo. This was my hometown, I was born here and I lived here until I was in the 5th grade. Now I am in the first year of High School, back in Japan, and I had to get ready for school next week. In Odaiba, I only had two friends: Taichi and Hikari Yagami. They were my childhood best friends; my mother was friends with their mom. I wasn't much of a talker back then, but I still had fun with them. I was the same age as Hikari, while Taichi was three years older than us. I didn't care that High School was scary, and I didn't care that I'm moving to a new house. The only thing on my mind was meeting the Yagami siblings, especially Taichi.
My name is Kai, it's a somewhat western name with a hint of Japanese, but my father is Japanese so I took his surname. My mother is Canadian, so I got the name Kai, Kai Akagi.
As soon as we landed, my parents allowed me to leave immediately so I could surprise the Yagami siblings. I took a cab and gave the driver the address of the Yagami Residence; I hope they still live there. When I arrived, I rang the doorbell. I heard shuffles of footsteps, and then the door opened. There was a familiar puff of brown hair, same eyes, the only difference being that the boy I knew has become a man. He gasped when he saw me, so I waved.
"Kai…?"
I nodded, "Hi Taichi…"
I blushed a bright red, and his jaw dropped as quickly as his lips formed a smile. He pulled me into a bear hug and it felt nice being in his arms once again.
"Hikari look who's here!"
The girl with shoulder-length brown hair turned away from the TV and grinned when she saw me.
"KAI!"
She ran to me and gave me a hug, and all I did was smile. I missed you, Kari.
"I missed you so much Kai…"
"I missed you too," I mumbled.
"Still not talking I see," Taichi clapped on my shoulder, and I blushed.
"Not really, but I made so many friends in Canada. I began to talk just not as much as normal people."
I froze when they both stared at me.
"What?"
"When we were kids, you never spoke a sentence that long. Are you moving back?" Hikari asked.
"Yeah, I have a new house just two blocks from here."
"Did you just arrive from Canada?"
"Went straight here," I smiled proudly.
"I'm running late for class, I'm heading out now, do you want to come with me?"
"Sure," I turned back to look at the girl who was like a little sister to me, "I'll see you around Kari."
She waved as Taichi led me out the door and down to the elevator where we began to talk.
"It's been 5 years, Taichi."
"Yeah." His cheerful demeanor changed and it suddenly became dark.
"I missed you…" I shifted closer to Taichi, slipping my fingers through his. He tensed but he didn't pull away.
"I missed you too Kai," he managed to breathe out.
He turned to face me and his eyes were filled with sadness and hurt.
"Remember that day you left?"
"How can I forget?" I weakly laughed.
I was 10; I was told that I'd be moving to Canada two weeks before the actual move. I knew it would break their hearts, that's why I only told Hikari. Of course Ms. Yagami would know, my mother would've told her. Taichi was the only one who didn't know. When I left for the airport, Taichi blew up to the point where he screamed and cried and he forced his mom to drive him there. When he found me, he ran into my arms and hugged me.
"No, you can't go!"
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you…"
"Why didn't you!?" I started crying when he screamed at me. I felt ashamed and confused. Why didn't I tell him the truth? I didn't hesitate; I tiptoed on my toes and put my hands on his shoulders for support. I kissed him on the lips hurriedly, and I left. He screamed my name but I didn't look back.
"Kai, why did you kiss me?" He asked as we reach the ground floor.
"I don't know…" I mumbled.
"Kai,"
He cornered me at the passenger's seat of his car. I haven't been this close to him in a while.
"Tell me… You owe me that much." His voice was filled with so much sadness; I knew I hurt him so bad.
"Because I loved you Taichi."
There was a long silence, during which he kept his eyes on me while I looked down on my shoes. Then he spoke,
"I don't know about love, but I knew all I wanted is to be with you. You're always there for me; I wouldn't have traded you for anyone else. I know you always make me smile, so I guess, I love you Kai… I always have." And he took a step closer, closing the gap between us, preventing me from escaping. I never laid my hands on another boy in Canada, but I suspected that Taichi had relations with other girls. He cupped my cheeks and pressed his lips, after a while his body, against mine. He pulled away, his eyes still closed but his lips curved into a smile.
"You still coming?" he asked.
I shook my head instead. I decided not to as I could always come with him at another day. I slowly pulled back my hand, and walked away. This time, Taichi didn't call my name, he got into his car and drove away. I missed you so much Taichi.
Days went by and Monday came. I walked to school, and on the way I passed Hikari, so we continued our walk together.
"Nervous?" She had a curious look on her face; she smiled at me looking pretty bright. I just nodded; I walked past the gates and the school was getting crowded. Hallways were packed and I found myself shoved at every turn.
"There's your classroom," she said, shoving me in and then disappeared.
I wandered into the room where students were already coming in. I tried to get an empty desk but they were slowly taken one by one. Of course, the teacher came in and I felt so embarrassed; my face turned bright crimson. I stood next to the door with all eyes on me.
"Class, we have a new student today. Please welcome Kai Akagi. Kai, I'm very sorry but we'll bring in another desk for you tomorrow, for now you can—"
"Sir? He can take my seat today." A guy with short indigo hair stood up. He sat in the front row, two seats from the window.
"Oh alright Ken, thank you. I'm sorry Kai."
I just nodded and made my way towards the now-vacant seat. The guy rose from his seat and let me sit, then he pushed my chair in for me. I blushed as he walked to the back of the class and waited. As the day went on, I couldn't stop thinking about Ken. He was pretty cute and his eyes were a beautiful shade of blue. His smile was warm, and it was sweet of him to give me his seat. Of course, with me thinking I didn't see where I was going. I bumped into something hard.
"Ouch, watch where you're going you—"
I blinked a few times; the guy who was about to swear at me was the same guy who gave up his seat for me. His angry expression somehow faded when he saw me. Suddenly he grinned,
"Hi! I didn't mean to swear at you, I was just… Caught off guard."
"It's okay," I mumbled.
"We haven't properly been introduced, I'm Ken Ichijouji."
He held out a hand, but I kept my hands to myself as I was holding my books to my chest.
"I'm Kai Akagi," I said as I smiled. I blushed slightly, resulting in him smirking. He pulled back his hand and suddenly he blushed, looking away for a while but he kept his eyes on me.
"So where are you going now?"
"Cafeteria, and I'll probably go eat somewhere in the yard," my voice trailed off.
"What? Why? You should just eat with me and my friends."
"No need…"
"Come on." He took my hand then pulled me along. Before long he pushed past the doors of the cafeteria. There were so many kids everywhere. He waved over to his friends at a nearby table and we went over to say hello. I noticed one girl, who I was very familiar with.
"Hi Kari…"
"You know her?"
"Of course he knows me, he's my childhood best friend." She got up from her seat and hugged me. I was taken aback but I hugged her as well, she had a much smaller frame than I did and I was small for someone my age. Ken smiled at me and I blushed,
"Well you never told me." Ken almost whispered, feeling his cool breath against my skin.
"I didn't know you were friends with her too."
There were a few number of people around the table as well, the seats were like booths in a restaurant. Three guys and another girl. Kari then introduced me to them.
"Guys, this is my friend Kai. Kai, this is Daisuke Motomiya."
A guy with spiky-auburn hair and goggles perched on top of his head smiled and waved at me. He had on a blue vest and it was a dashing accessory on him.
"This is Yolei Inoue."
A girl with glasses and purple hair slightly brighter than Ken's, who appeared more older than the others, brushed a hand through her hair and smiled.
"This is Cody Hida, he's much younger than all of us."
"I'm only in the 8th grade Kari." He had brown hair that was cut short and I could see a more mature charisma than what meets the eye.
"And this is Takeru Takaishi, he's my umm…"
"Boyfriend!" he chirped in.
The guy had a trademark white hat and his blonde hair was sticking out in places. His smile could brighten up the whole room; I saw the appeal that stole Hikari's heart. They looked cute together.
"Alright everybody, squeeze so we can make room for Ken and Kai."
"How about we get lunch first, shall we?"
I just nodded and we walked towards the crowded line. He put his arm around my shoulder and I tensed. I drew in a sharp breath, but I guess he didn't notice, he just walked casually. I could see eyes darting my way and some girls (cheerleaders), were gritting through their teeth, cursing under their breaths.
"Don't mind them, you're with me."
I looked up to my right, where Ken looked down and winked at me. I blushed a bright crimson, feeling so short and shy. His indigo hair brushed against my temple, and the arm that was on my shoulder dropped and wrapped itself around my waist, and we started lining up.
"So what do you want to eat?"
"Just a sandwich and ice cream."
"Are you sure?"
I nodded, "You?"
"I'm having pasta, wanna share?" He smirked with his pearly whites and his eyes were just so captivating. He pulled me closer and I could smell his body, he smelled so good I could almost doze off into a slumber. By the time we got back, everyone was already staring. I sat down next to Kari, cheeks burning red with embarrassment. Ken, who sat next to Takeru, only glanced over at me a few times before settling on his pasta, and everybody kept their lips sealed about it because I would never hear the end of it either way.