Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Avatars of Darkness ❯ Setting the Scene ( Chapter 1 )

Full Lemon is coming, expected around chapter 7.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, of course. I don't own Dark Ocean or the characters or anything like that... only thing I can lay claim to is my plot and the way I choose to reveal it. I'm in no way profiting from this, this is just for fun.

--AvatarsOfDarkness--

---Setting the Scene---

It has been several months since Takeru and Hikari started to date. When they announced it to their fellow Digidestined that they were now dating it barely came off as even a minor surprise. The reactions varied from person to person. The most common thing that was said was that 'it was about time', and 'we always knew you two would get together'. Yamato, Taichi, Mimi, Sora, and Miyako were of that opinion. Daisuke really threw them for a loop when he took the news much better then everyone expected, and even said that he had gotten over his crush and now has his sights set elsewhere. Ken calmly congratulated them, snuck a covert glance at Miyako, then returned to his stoic stance, even if a little flushed in the face. Iori was still too young of age to really care all that much for those type of relationships, but he was happy for their happiness just the same. Koushiro's eyes widened for a fraction of a second, so fast and imperceptible that you wouldn't have noticed it unless you were paying close scrutiny to it, which no one was unfortunately... or fortunately, depends on how you look at it. He then returned to normal and said he was happy for them, and proceeded to go back to his laptop typing, and if the keystrokes were now more urgant and rushed with strain, no one noticed.

Things started slow between the pair, as most relationships between good friends do. It had been a long time in coming, but when Takeru and Hikari finally did admit to one another that they cared for each other in a non platonic way, their relationship still did not change much at first. They still treated each other as best friends, yet now there was a great deal of furtive glances stolen on one another and more fond looks passed between them. Soon the physical aspects began to change with holding hands and half hugs to encircle each others love with support and caring.

It did not take them long to realize that, for them, fancy restaurants or expensive dates wasn't necessary to be together. Simply spending their time together as they had always done before was enough. They had spent such a long time as best friends and soul mates even in the platonic stage before romance and passion, that becoming boyfriend and girlfriend felt to them like a simple step in an ever inevitable direction, and they couldn't have been happier. Soon the holding of hands gave way to hugging and embracing, followed by pecks on the cheek.

From such a sturdy foundation of friendship trust and love, it was not long before they truly began to express their love for one another physically through kissing. It started out light gentle and chaste, but soon they began to share long passionate kisses that left themselves breathless and panting. The two teens were aware that nearly all other children their age did not posess the capacity for love and maturity at the level they did, nor did many adults. If people had an inkling of how serious their intentions were, especially their parents and siblings, they would be watched like a hawkmon. Feeling that they had already long since grown up on the inside where it counts, Tk and Kari had decided to take the relationship at its own pace regardless of socieities expectations.

Some would confuse the following of their own path as the typical hormonally induced lust, where they would waste no time in jumping in the sack, but that couldn't be further from the truth. The chosen of Hope and Light were not stupid, and had read into certain books on the subject. Well aware that even if they were ready to make love, that it was highly likely that many unwanted complications could occur because of their physically relative young age. They had been contenting themselves by taking many 'dates' into the Digital World, during their free time, together with Patamon and Gatomon whose interactions mirrored their partners almost as if they were mere extensions of themselves.

Everything had been going so very well. Tk and Kari along with their partners were getting ever closer together in both body and spirit with no one the wiser. No one had guessed how close since the only time they went beyond hugging and cheek pecking was in the seclusion of the Digital World. Everyone's lives seemed secure and the future bright and predictable, until one fateful day forever ruined the chance of peace, and forever changed the fate of countless worlds.