Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Second Time Around ❯ Chapter 1

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Author's Notes:

Now this is a pairing that I've wanted to do for a long time, and I've
finally gotten an idea for it!!!! Anyway, I know that I will probably
get flamed for this, but know that any flames sent this way will be
used to make grilled cheese sandwiches! xp In addition, I am using the
American school system, because it works better with the fic...next
time I'll try to be more authentic. ^_^

Disclaimer: Don't own Digimon, I'm just using the characters for the
twisted fics I like to write.

Before I go, I would like to give a BIG holla out to Psycho G...a
fantabulous Daikari author and a great inspiration.

Things To Know:

Ages:

Jyou-22

Taichi/Yamato/Sora-20
Koushiro/Mimi-19

Ken/Miyako-18

Daisuke/Takeru/Hikari-1 7

Iori-15

"dialogue"

~thoughts~

Second Time Around

by Dream-chan (dream_chan@hotmail.com)

Rating: PG (for now...)

Email: dream_chan@hotmail.com

On a quiet morning in the Odaiba district of Tokyo, birds called to
one another in song. The sky was a perfect clear blue, and the breeze
carried a hint of coolness alerting to the fact that autumn was fast
approaching. However, this was not just any ordinary day. This was a
day that despised by most children, yet adored by parents.

This was the first day of school.

Within one of the numerous apartment buildings, there lived a young
man that was about to start what should be the best time in a young
person's life.

High School Senior Year.

With sunshine streaming through the nearly transparent curtains, this
young man and his Digimon slept on, sleeping the sleep of the weary.
After arriving from London last night, he was beyond jet-lagged. He
was one of the last of his family to make the move back to Japan,
since his father had been transferred back to the home office.

You see for the past five years, Motomiya Daisuke lived in England due
to his father's job. At first, he was steadfastly against making the
move. He didn't know how he would be able to leave the only home that
he ever known, and his friends. That was until the decision was made
for him.

<Flashback>

For the past few weeks, Daisuke has been trying to mastermind a plan
so that he could stay in Japan ever since his dad came home and
announced that the family would be moving overseas. No one knew of
this because Daisuke had already made up his mind about not going. It
had began with him screaming bloody murder at his parents and had
ended with him begging to move in with his Aunt Reika who also lived
in Odaiba. Fortunately, it seemed as if his begging and pleading did
the trick since she agreed to the arrangement last night. This made
him extremely happy since this meant he wouldn't have to leave after
all. He couldn't wait to tell them, especially 'Kari. The girl that he
loved more than life itself.

Some said that she obsessed him, or that he only wanted her for her
looks. They couldn't be more wrong, for it was none of those things.
Simply put, it was just her. Her essence...her light. It was a pull
that he had felt towards her since the first moment they met. Even
though he was only twelve, he knew that this wasn't a crush. This was
love...enduring love that would last forever. Of course he acted like
a jealous jackass whenever another boy came within ten feet of her,
but he couldn't help it. When Motomiya Daisuke loved someone, he
fiercely protected him or her, whether they wanted it or not.

Rounding the corner, with Chibimon in tow, he was about to enter the
computer lab, when he was stopped dead in his tracks.

There they were sitting on the window ledge, the sunset casting a warm
orange light about their figures.

Ishida Yamato and Yagami Hikari.

His predecessor and his love.

Friendship and Light

Embracing each other as if the world was coming to an end.

Then to add to his torment, he then witnessed Yamato giving Kari a
small sweet kiss, holding her as if she was the rarest treasure on
Earth.

In that same moment, his world shattered into million pieces, each
piece jagged and rough.

Running at top speed, he made it home in ten minutes, wanting to put
as much distance between Kari, Yamato and himself. The kiss that he
saw just kept playing in his head, like it was stuck on repeat.

Arriving at his home, he quickly opened the door, kicking his shoes
off in one angry motion. Ignoring his mom's questions, he raced to his
room, slamming the door shut. Walking over, he plopped down on the
bed, and began to blink rapidly feeling the wetness that was beginning
to buildup.

~How could they do that to me? Didn't I show how much I cared about
her? Is this the reason he didn't like me? Couldn't they have at least
told me?~ he thought sadly, his grip on Chibimon tightening
exponentially.

With a heartbreaking sigh, he did something that he ever thought he
would do.

Gave up his dream of being with Yagami Hikari.

<End Flashback>

After that debacle, he told his parents that he had changed his mind
and that he would be moving with them to Britain. Needless to say, his
parents were shocked and the drastic change in their son, but didn't
really want to press the issue seeing now that the family would be
complete. For the next few days he avoided everyone, not even telling
them goodbye except to Ken. That was only regret that Daisuke had when
he boarded the plane. However, they promised to keep in touch through
email and letters after he made Ken swear not to tell the rest of the
Chosen where he had gone. Ken agreed, although he had deep
reservations about the whole thing.

Over the years, they had kept in touch, Daisuke telling Ken about his
life in London, while Ken told his friend the latest gossip about
their fellow Chosen, such as Mimi returning to Japan to finish school,
Iori becoming the amateur Kendo champion for the district, Jyou
entering medical school, and the biggest shocker of them all was Ken
hooking up with Sora, seeing how they were both at the same university
in Kyoto.

Even though Dai got the distinct impression that his best friend was
holding back some other information, he didn't pester him about it,
instead regaling him with stories of the soccer and rugby matches he
played in or about the raves and social events he attended with his
friends, that just happened to be Chosen as well.

All in all, his life was shaping up for the better. He had family,
friends, getting good grades, and most of all, Chibimon. Everything
was going great until his father got the phone call to come back.

Now back to the present situation...

" 'Ke-chan!! IF YOU DON'T GET UP IN THE NEXT THIRTY SECONDS, I'M GONNA
POST FLYERS OF YOUR BABY PICTURES ALL OVER SCHOOL!" he sister
bellowed, taking part in one of the daily routines of the Motomiya
household.

"JUST MAKE SURE IT ISN'T THE BATHTUB ONE!" he yelled back tiredly,
dropping his head back on the pillow, not willing to face the world
just yet.

Ten seconds later, he felt the surface of the hard floor as he was
ripped from the cocoon of warm blankets.

"I SAID GET UP!" she screeched, her annoyance clearly coming to the
surface. Sometimes, she swore that her brother was God's punishment
for something she did in a former life.

"FINE! Are you happy now?" he asked grumpily, rubbing his head from
his fall on the not too cushy carpet.

Leaning against the doorway, his sister gave him smirk that he grew
accustomed to seeing almost every morning. "Not really, but I guess it
will have to do. Now hurry up, cause breakfast is getting cold," she
told him sweetly, her mood change almost scary.

Rubbing his eyes so he could see better he looked in the general
direction. " Remind me why you're here again? I am seventeen ya know,"
he muttered, a little put out by her presence.

"Because brother dear, the last time our parents left you alone, you
managed to stuff half of your school population into our house for a
party," she pointed out, inwardly laughing at the memory.

"That was tenth grade," he pointed out, knowing where she was going
with this.

"Then there was the time you tried to have a hockey game indoors," she
said, counting another point off her with her finger.

"I was just trying to relieve some stress during finals," he
interrupted, while his sister barreled on.

"and let's not even talk about your remake of 'Risky Business'," she
grinned, still finding amusement in that memory.

"Are you finished yet?" he scowled, still smarting from his impromptu
meeting with the floor.

"No, but I think that you get the point. Besides don't you want to
show off the brand new and improved Dai?" Jun smirked the hallway,
loving the picture of her disheveled brother.

"Like you're one to talk," he grinned, looking at the young woman that
was in front of him. Instead of spikes going every which way, her
vibrant red hair now hung slightly below the shoulders, layered so
that wisps of it teased her chin. She had filled out quite nicely and
now exuded an air of self-confidence that comes with being a student
at one of Japan's top universities.

This fan-girl had definitely matured into a sophisticated young
woman...except when dealing with her brother, who she affectionately
called 'Ke-chan.

"Shove off," Daisuke replied back sleepily, rubbing his eyes in order
to see more clearly. "By the way, don't you have classes or something
that you need to get to?" he said, hoping that she would leave him
alone.

Looking at her watch, Jun's eyes widened considerably when she
realized she had five minutes to get to her physics lecture. "Damn!
I'm gonna be late! Ja ne otouto-chan! Ja Chibi-chan!" she yelled,
running through the apartment at breakneck speed.

"Ja" he yelled back hearing the front door slam closed.

"Dai-chan, why does your sister have to be so loud?" Chibimon
complained, wiggling his head underneath his partner's pillow.

"I think she was born that way..." he sighed, picking himself up off
the floor.

Grumbling all the way to the bathroom, he turned on the shower and
stepped inside, allowing the slightly cold water to pour over his
skin. Grabbing the soap, he lathered up his shower pouf and began
scrubbing hard, hoping that he could jumpstart his body into
wakefulness.

Ten minutes later he was out the shower, feeling somewhat refreshed.
Wrapping a towel around himself, he dashed back into his room. Opening
his closet, he glanced at his reflection on the full body mirror and
once again was a little surprised at the image that was reflected back
at him.

Warm auburn cinnamon-streaked hair was no longer up in spikes now that
it was put into a more tamable hairstyle. His body had filled out due
to hours of soccer and rugby. His strong facial features began to
emerge as well, loosing the roundness that came with childhood.
However the greatest feature about him were his eyes (or at least that
what those English girls always said). They were so open and sincere,
that it was a hard not for a person to want to fall into their rich
chocolate depths.

~No matter what Jun says, I haven't changed that much on the inside.
I'm still the same me...just a little grown up that's all~ he mused,
pulling his clothes from the closet so he could get dressed.

"Um, Dai-chan, what you lookin' at?" the small Digimon asked,
wondering why his partner had been standing still for so long.

"Just trying to see what Jun was talking about ..." Daisuke replied
absently, still looking at his reflection.

"Well, no matter what, I'll always be there for you, goggles or no
goggles" Chibimon proclaimed, giving Daisuke a bright cheery smile.

"Thanks buddy. Now, since it's the first day I want you to stay here
for the day. Just leave some food in the fridge for the rest of us,"
he teased, tickling him on his round white belly.

"'K. Have a good day at school, " Chibimon said, snuggling back down
on the pillow and drifting back to the land of Nod.

"Lucky bugger," he said affectionately, pulling up the blanket around
the small blue ball, tucking him in.

After about five minutes, Davis emerged from his room, decked out in
the fashionably challenged Odaiba High uniform that his mother had
cleaned and pressed. Grabbing a quick slice of toast for the road, he
ran out the apartment, running full speed to get to school on time.
Dodging in and out of the sidewalk traffic, he began to think how
crowded it was in Japan. It seemed that there was almost no room to
move almost.

As the late bell was ringing, Daisuke sprinted up the steps, hoping
that the principal wouldn't chew him out for being late to his
appointment. Reaching the front office, he skidded to a stop, ran a
hand through his short burgundy hair and stepped to the receptionist's
desk. After telling her his name, he was shown into the principal's
office.

"Welcome back Motomiya. I see some things never change, ne?" the
principal, Mr. Kusanagi said in a mocking tone, trying to hide his
amusement.

Glad to see a familiar face, Daisuke gave the older man a small grin.

"Gomen, it's just that I'm still trying to get my bearings back after
being in the UK for so long," he began to explain to his former middle
school, now present high school principal.

With a gentle smile in return, the principal gestured for him to sit.
"I understand son, I was only teasing. Now to get down to business.
I've already talked to your school in England, and I must first sat
that I am impressed by your performance. Due to this fact, I have
placed you in our honor curriculum and have set up your schedule
accordingly. It's finally good to see all that excess energy going
somewhere and that you are finally living up to your potential young
man," Kusanagi said, happy to see the transformation in the young man
before him.

"Arigato sensei," hiding his surprise at the older man's comments.

"Well I think everything is order," the principal told his new
student, sliding some papers across to him. "Since it is your first
day with us, I have arranged for a student to show you around until
you get settled. They should be here after homeroom, which ends in a
few minutes. You are dismissed Motomiya." Kusanagi stated, vacating
his chair, while Daisuke copied his actions.

"Arigato sensei" he respectfully bowed, glad that little task was
finally over with.

With class schedule and school map in hand, Daisuke walked over to the
bench right outside the front office and sat down waiting for his
student guide to show. He was trying to remain calm while on the
inside he was a bundle of nerves. Seeing how he was going to Odaiba
High, he knew that it was only a matter of time before he ran into his
former friends, and knowing them, they would have questions. Lots of
them.

Sighing, he closed his eyes and leaned back, propping his head against
the wall, allowing the quietness of the halls to relax him.

Just as he was falling into a light doze, he heard feminine voice say,
"Excuse me, but are you the new student that just moved here from
England? I am your student guide for the week. What's your name?"

~This cannot be happening...This cannot be happening...~ he kept
repeating to himself, recognizing the voice within an instant.

Opening his eyes slowly, he begins to look at the girl standing before
him. She had grown of course, coming almost to shoulder level. She had
allowed her chestnut hair to grow so that it fell in a bob around her
heart-shaped face. Russet eyes exuded warmth, trying to put him at
ease.

His heart started beating triple time.

Damn.

Shaking his head a bit to clear it, he realized that she was still
looking at him with the same kind expression, concern showing on the
edges.

Daisuke was touched at first, but then he realized that she didn't
even recognize him.

~I guess I have changed too much...Jun would love this~ came the
unbidden thought.

Feeling some of his old anger come back, he gained control of his
emotions and put on the armor that he started wearing five years ago.

Looking back at her, he said coolly "I'm sorry about spacing out like
that. I'm still trying to get over this bad case of jet-lag,"

"Oh, I totally understand. I had a friend that lived in America for
awhile and it would take her a whole say just to feel normal again
when she would visit," she said knowingly, giving him one of her
fantastic smiles.

~Be strong Daisuke. Be strong~

"By the way, my name is..."

"Yagami Hikari or `Kari, " he interrupted smoothly, seeing the alarmed
reaction it caused.

"Do I know you or something?" she asked warily, slowly putting
distance between them.

"Yeah, you could say that," he smirked, loving the feel of having the
upper hand for once.

"So, you never told me your name. I don't think it's right you know
mine and I don't know yours," she said a hint of annoyance creeping
into her voice, taking a semi-defensive stance.

"I'll give you a hint. Who is the only person you know besides your
brother wore goggles?" he asked quietly, knowing that he gave her more
than enough information.

Hikari's face became very mobile as she went through various emotions.
Annoyance gave way to confusion, then disbelief, followed by instant
recognition and unequivocal acceptance.

So with a heavy heart, she spoke the name that had haunted her for so
many years...brought so many sad memories.

"D-D-Daisuke?!?!?"

tbc.......

Now who was expecting that couple to make an appearance? Believe me, I
was shocked as I was typing it out. ^_^ I would also like to apologize
for the confusion in this chapter, but hopefully, all that will go
away as the story progresses. Plus, I know that this cliffhanger is
particularly evil, but it will all be worth it in the next chapter.
Hope to see some reviews! Well, I'm off to write some more chapters to
other fics I've neglected lately. Until then...

Ja ne minna