Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Chocolate ❯ Ken: Between Heaven and Earth ( Chapter 2 )

CHOCOLATE

Chapter 2 - Ken: Between Heaven and Earth...

Finally! It was the day of the field trip. And I couldn't believe that the coolest boy in the whole school was my buddy because he WANTED to be! There was nothing more exciting than that point in my life.

I am so uncool and nerdy, why would Daisuke-chan ever like me? I couldn't figure it out. How could anyone at all like me?

Oh No! I was going to be late to school. Osamu had just knocked on the bathroom door to yell at me to hurry up. I had just finished fixing my hair and brushing my teeth. Then on the way out of the door, I slipped on my shoes and grabbed my book bag. Couldn't forget that because there was something special inside.

I made it to my seat before everyone else as usual. The next two to walk in the door were Natsumi and Akira. They looked at each other and grinned. Then the pair made their way to where I sat. Natsumi kneeled on my left and Akira was on my right staring down at me.

"So," the girl started, "What makes you so special? Why did Daisuke-kun pick a lowlife nobody nerd like you for his buddy?"

I shruged

"Lowlies should stick with lowlies and the cool people and lowlies should never mix. It's a rule and you broke that, Ichijouji-kun," Akira went on.

By this time more people entered the classroom and saw the two by me. They also came over to watch. Some even taunted me and teased. Where, oh where, was Daisuke-chan when I needed him so badly? Why did he always have to arrive at school late?

"You're such a loser, Ichijouji," Mai sneered at me.

"Leave Motomiya-kun alone, nerd. You are probably paying him or doing his homework just so he will be friends and play with you," whispered Keiichi in my ear, "I hope that after this field trip he will leave you in a corner somewhere and let you die."

At that point I had started crying loudly. Finally Daisuke had entered the room. My eyes immediately locked in with his and he stormed over more furious and irate then I had ever saw him. There was also a very concerned look in his eye. He pushed his way through the crowd and threw the first two children away from my sides. He then stood behind me and growled and gave mean looks to all the kids. I felt his arms wrap tightly around me. It made me feel like his most sacred possession and so warm and loved. I stopped crying and tilted my head back to look at him. Almost immediately all the kids sat down. Dai-chan kneeled by my side.

"Don't ever listen to anything they tell you," he said wiping off my tear-stained cheeks, "They don't know you. Truthfully, I hope that they never do because I want you all to myself. If they knew you, they'd steal you away from me. We can't have that now can we?

He smiled widely at me. It made me not sad at all anymore altogether. I threw my arms around him and hugged him so tight that he squeaked. I let him go and he breathed in deeply. My smile of embarrassment was covering my face and I tilted and scratched my head.

When Matsumoto-sensei walked in, Daisuke-chan went to his seat that was, with a lot of begging, right next to me now. Matsumoto-sensei stood in front of the room with a perfect smile and kind eyes. Just the way a teacher should be. He asked us to line up two by two with our chosen buddy. Daisuke and I skipped up first to the door. I got some glares, but now I really didn't care.

Matsumoto-sensei informed us all that we had to hold our partners hand the entire time so we didn't lose each other. There were many of groans and a squeal. Daisuke and me just shook our heads at each other, laughed, and smiled. I felt Daisuke's hand strongly grip onto mine. I looked down at out intertwined fingers and chuckled to myself. We were holding hands even before we were instructed to.

We were led out to the front of the school. A big yellow bus waited for us to hop aboard. I felt all giddy and I shivered with joy and excitement. I had to raise my leg high to reach the steps. After that, Daisuke and me chose a seat in the far, far back. He took the window seat for on the there and he promised I could have it on the way back. Truthfully, as long as I was next to him I was happy.

Surprisingly, the trip there quiet between my buddy and me. Everyone else was laughing and goofing around. I sank down into my seat to keep from slipping off completely. I hung my head and never turned it to Daisuke but kept my right eye on him. He just kept staring out that damned window. I sighed and closed my eyes. It was so boring.

Daisuke-chan shifted in the seat a bit. Then I felt his hand gripped on to my own. I sighed again and opened one eye to look at him. He wore a goofy smile, which made me laugh slightly. Then smile pushed away my fears of what my classmates were saying earlier. To my surprise, he asked me the strangest question. His face got serious and stern.

"Exactly how smart are you, Ken-chan? I mean... well. Why is it that people call you names fro being smart. If I weren't so stupid I'd say that they want to be you."

"Well Daisuke," I laughed and replied, "I can count really high, write and spell good, do math that only second graders are supposed to know. I also can speak with good grammar when I feel that it is needed. As for the jealousy part... First off, you are not stupid at all, got it? Secondly, I don't think that they are jealous of me. I think that they don't like me because I am not like them.

He looked at me completely bewildered. I think I only confused him more. Choosing to shut up, I closed my eyes again and went back to my prior position. Daisuke still had his hand still had his hand upon mine. I didn't disagree with it because it just showed his friendship. Friendship was, and is, something I cherish more than anything.

Matsumoto-sensei walked down the isle to check on all the students. He stopped at our seat. I believe that he thought I was sleeping. He leaned over and whispered softly to Daisuke about how he didn't have to hold my hand the whole time. Daisuke squeezed my hand and replied in a calm and sweet voice that he didn't want to lose me, ever.

Pluto's note: Wahoo! I got chapter 2 up. Proud of me? Wonder what is so special inside Ken-chan's backpack? Well you'll have to wait until the next chapter. ^^ *Prances away*