Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Harsh Memories ❯ First day back ( Chapter 19 )

A/N: email and chat messages will now be annotated by a {}. Damn I use too many of these kind of things.

Iori couldn't believe how much he hated this day. From the second he had entered the school until now (6th period) he had been awash in a sea of pity. He hated being pitied more then anything else. In his eyes, all of the well wishers that passed him by in the hall were only really concerned with looking good. The only reason they even bothered to socialize with him was because it was the "correct" thing to do.

Iori sighed as he began the trek to his sixth period class. He was looking forward to this class however since it was the only one he had managed to get with Takeru and the other Digidestined. They had all decided to sign up for the "advanced computing" course that had been offered this semester (By the way in case your wondering what they are doing in school in august... Japanese schools usually start the new semester in April {the 14th this year} also Miyako will never appear in the same school as the Digidestined in my fics. This is because at thirteen she would have just entered Jr. High school. The Japanese school system goes as follows: 1-7 8-10 11-13.) Iori moved behind his monitor quickly, avoiding the various well wishers like they were infected with the plague. He plopped down onto his seat and immediately his head became propped up by his open hands. He slowly rubbed his eyes, trying to force himself to focus on the class ahead of him. As he sat trying to find some kind of calming thought his computer made a small squeaking noise.

Looking at the screen he noticed the school's chat menu had opened up and a message was displayed there. Glancing around quickly to ensure that the Sensei hadn't returned, Iori opened the file and began to read through the short message.

{Hey Iori-kun. I was just wondering if you're doing okay? I can see how much this is bugging you and it got me worried. You don't look too good. Did you even eat lunch today? I can't seem to remember, *someone* was drawing all my attention away from whatever *someone* was eating.

Anyways just checking on you.

Koi}

Iori smiled as he read the short note. He knew that Takeru had written it while he was walking to class as it had popped up right after he had sat down. The fact that Takeru was worried about him made Iori feel infinitely better.

Iori sighed unhappily as his Sensei returned. He closed the small window before the teacher had made it to his desk and prepared himself for another long lecture. By mid lecture Iori had to physically restrain himself from staring at Takeru. < Why did I have to pick a table in the back row? I don't know how I will ever be able to concentrate now! It's just not fair, > Iori thought with a small smile. In reality however he was enjoying himself immensely.

Finally, after what seemed an eternity, the bell rang symbolizing the end of class. Iori placed his text back into his pack, and began to walk towards his last class for the day. He was both saddened and overjoyed by the fact that the Digidestined had decided not to go to the digital world for the next few weeks. He was saddened because he could have spent a lot of time with Takeru. However if he had gone into the digital world he also wouldn't have been able to avoid the others' "sympathy".

Iori settled himself into his desk as his next class began. He sighed as he watched the teacher begin to write the lecture up on the chalkboard. Iori watched as the lesson slowly unfolded before him. As the lesson began to drag on, Iori began to catch himself slowly falling asleep. He struggled to keep himself awake, as the teacher began to repeat the information on the board for the second time. It soon became a futile struggle as Iori fell into unconsciousness.

---------(One hour later)---------

Iori's eyes shot open as he realized he had fainted. The first thing he noticed was the fact that the lighting in this room was much brighter then it had been in his classroom. He groaned softly as he tried to roll over. Unfortunately he hadn't realized that he was currently being held. Iori stopped in mid turn as the arms that had been around him tightened protectively around him. Glancing up, he found himself looking into the sleeping face of Takahashi, Takeru. Iori's eyes widened as he realized what must have happened. < I must have fainted while in class... and Takeru must have found me and brought me here... wherever here might be. >

As Iori was lost in thought, he failed to notice Takeru slowly waking. Blue eyes fluttered open as Takeru finally broke through, and regained conciseness. The first thing his eyes caught sight off was Iori's small form snuggled deeply into his arms. Takeru smiled softly as he reached a tentative hand out, and stroked Iori's hair. The younger boy stiffened immediately from shock as Takeru chuckled softly. A faint blush immediately spread across Iori's cheeks as he finally realized what his Koi had been up to. Iori softly sighed as he snuggled deeper into Takeru's embrace.

"Well, you seem to be better now. What happened back there? I started to leave school, couldn't find you, then Dai-san comes running over and tells me you collapsed and had to be taken to the nurse's office." While Takeru talked, he continued to stroke Iori's hair, trying to keep the younger boy calm.

"Is that where this is?" Iori asked in confusion, as he looked up at Takeru's face.

Takeru couldn't help but laugh at the confusion written on Iori's face. He hugged the smaller boy close, as his body continued to convulse with laughter. Finally he began to calm down as Iori started to squirm in discomfort. Takeru released his koi after stealing a short kiss. Iori starred at his koibito for a few moments longer before beginning to stand up. This proved to be a mistake however as his small body began to fall back towards the couch they had been lying on. Fortunately for Iori, Takeru was fast enough to catch him before he could do any real damage. Once again, Takeru began to laugh at their situation... and this time Iori joined him.

A/N: This has been a long, and though week. I came out to my sister (one of two people that didn't know) on Friday, and that was really draining. After wards I ended up catching energy on-line, and talked his ear off for over 4 hours. Really cathartic... but really draining. I got an Ujournal, and you can read more about it there.

Second A/N: added 10/6: Actually, if you don't want to become really depressed, I wouldn't read my Ujournal. I haven't had the best of weeks, and Last night I kind of wrote about it.

Yoshiki