Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Rules of Engagement ❯ Ceremony's Aftermath ( Chapter 5 )

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Digimon: Rules of Engagement

Part 5 - Ceremony's Aftermath

By Lord Archive

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Saturday - Evening
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Hikari stretched out as she entered the park. "I'm happy to be out of that
kimono."

"Girls used to wear them all the time." Takeru shrugged. "Some still do."

"How can a girl run in one those?" Tailmon asked.

"You can't." Hikari scowled. "Which is why the only other time you'll see
me in one is at my wedding. They're just too confining."

"Good thing nothing really happened at the reception then," Patamon
chirped.

"Besides a few of the guests getting drunk, you mean." Hikari sighed.
"Takeru, do you think they'll be okay."

"They're young. They'll get over it," Takeru assured her.

"Yeah, but we're young as well, too young."

"Our parents were a bit crazy when they came up with this."

Hikari laughed. "Yep. But I can guess why."

"Care to clue me in?"

"Well, a while ago I found out that my Dad had a vasectomy shortly after I
was born. Then there's your mother, who's divorced. And then Sora's father
is always working at the university and rarely gets to even see him."

Takeru looked perplexed. "So?"

"Take three middle-aged women with their biological clocks ticking away and
next to zero chance of any of them to get pregnant. At least in a way they
would like. The only way they'd see a baby in their homes is if their
children have one."

Takeru blinked repeatedly. "Ugh. You mean they WANT us to, um, oh,
geez...." He paled and nearly fainted.

Hikari shook her head. "Well, that is just my speculation, but it does
explain why they basically gave us parental consent."

Takeru slumped into a park bench. "You're not planning on going along with
them on that?"

"Of course not. I'd like to finish high school. Maybe go to college as to
be a kindergarten teacher or a photojournalist or something. Having a kid
is something to consider when I'm twenty, not twelve."

"Good." Takeru looked relieved.

Hikari crossed her arms. "Which means that even though we have parental
consent, I want to wait on sex for a long time."

Takeru nodded. "I don't want to rush anything. I think we should wait."

Hikari smiled. "Think you can wait until the wedding night?"

Takeru scratched his head. "I can try, but that's probably six years away."

Hikari frowned. "I know. It'll probably be difficult at times, but that's
the way it should be. Otherwise we might have an 'accident,' and then my
chances at finishing school are gone."

Takeru's face took a determined look. "Then I promise to wait until our
wedding night. If I get... well, horny, I'll just take a cold shower or
something."

"Try getting a mental image of a screaming baby. That worked for me."

Takeru looked at Hikari with shock. "W-who-who? It wasn't me because we
haven't...."

Hikari folded her arms and laughed. "Just because we haven't done much
doesn't mean there hasn't been a time I wanted to drag you off to the
bushes."

Takeru's mouth was slightly agape.

Hikari lifted her hand to his chin, and shut his mouth. "Now, Mr.
soon-to-be-Yagami, you do know part of the reason we were engaged was
because we wanted it to happen."

Takeru nodded shallowly, but Hikari felt it since she was still holding his
chin.

Hikari smiled and kissed him.

Tailmon and Patamon sighed.

Tailmon tapped her foot.

Tailmon made a sound similar to a crying baby.

Hikari and Takeru jumped away from each other.

"Very difficult at times." Hikari tried to calm her breathing.

"I've got to wait six years," Takeru whined.

"Next time I'll use a water hose," Tailmon warned.

"If that's what it takes." Hikari sighed.

Takeru shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. Best to change topics.
"Hikari, when did you find out I was going to be your fiance?"

Hikari smiled ruefully. "When I got to the restaurant wearing the kimono
and Daisuke screamed 'no!'"

"So they didn't tell you either, huh?"

Hikari looked to the sky. "Well, not specifically."

"You do you mean by that?"

"I blackmailed Dad into giving me a hint. That I would be engaged to the
one I wanted to be engaged too."

Takeru blinked. "You thought your fiance was Daisuke?!"

"No." Hikari shook her head. "I just wasn't sure if my parents thought I
wanted to be engaged to you or him. Part of me wasn't sure either. I like
both of you, but Daisuke is too much like my brother. I hate to admit it,
but I was relieved when I heard him scream."

Takeru smirked. "Well, there wasn't much you could do about it. At least
this way it's our parents that broke his heart, and not you."

Hikari laughed bitterly. "Guess I should be thankful for the small
blessings."

"It's about the only thing we can do." Takeru sighed. "Did you give your
brother the clue?"

"Yeah. Can you believe it took him a whole day to figure out it was Sora?"

"Taichi took a whole day?" Takeru paused in thought. "If he didn't get it
immediately, I'd have thought it'd take him a few days."

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Alone with Sora and have parental consent. Taichi thought he'd have jumped
at the chance. A lot of guys he knew wouldn't hesitate. Yamato's been
griping because Jun has been holding out on him, and they've only really
been together for a few months. Sora had unofficially become his girlfriend
off and on for over four years. Now, all Taichi wanted to do was get out of
her room.

Sora placed her hands on her hips. "Taichi, will you please calm down."

"Sorry, it's just well...."

"Well what?"

Taichi pressed his fingers together. "It's just that... I don't think I'm
ready."

Sora blinked. "Ready for what?"

Taichi glanced at the bed a few times. "What some engaged couples do."

Sora sighed. At least he wasn't crude about it, but he still expected to
have sex with her. Just because they were engaged now, alone in her room,
and her mother made herself busy elsewhere. Okay, so he does have some
basis, and Sora wouldn't stop him if things got going.

"Just because we can do it, doesn't mean we have to."

Taichi scratched the back of his head. "Well, yeah, but I think that's what
our parents wants us to do."

Sora scowled. "That's ridiculous. If I got pregnant, I'd have to drop out
of school."

"Yep, and then we wouldn't have any choice but to take over your mom's
flower shop. You'd never be able to go to college."

Sora's mouth opened several times in an attempt to retort that. "Why I... I
don't believe her! She's suppose to encourage me to go to school, not force
me to take over the family business."

"Your mom is a bit TOO traditional. I know that if they hadn't changed the
marriage laws a few years ago, our wedding would be in six months-- not
almost three years."

Sora slumped onto her bed. "Should've stayed a tomboy and fought this all
the way. But no, I had to gain insight into my mother's feelings and
stopped rebelling against her."

"Then she might have attempted this sooner to try to tame you."

"Tame me?" Sora glared.

"You did have a bit of a wild streak in you, but you sort of lost that in
the Digital World. I sort of missed the girl who stuffed my gym locker full
of soccer balls."

"I didn't do that." Sora crossed her arms, and tried to hide a smile.

"Of course not, you only convinced Yamato to do it." Taichi glanced over.
"How did you convince him anyway?"

"I promised to kiss him."

Taichi's eyes were wide in shock. "You what?!"

"I promised to kiss him." Sora smirked evilly. "But I didn't tell him
where."

"Where did you kiss him?"

Sora took Taichi's hand and kissed the back of it. "Right there."

Taichi blinked and then laughed. "Bet he was upset."

"A little, then he threatened to tell you that I had a crush on you."

Taichi smiled. "Did you?"

"Heck no! You were an absolute jerk back then. I don't care how cute your
ass is, I would've deck you if you had tried anything then."

Taichi leaned toward her. "And now here you are engaged to me and wanting
my 'cute' ass."

"I still might deck you, you know." Sora edged closer to him.

"I'll take the risk."

Sora couldn't retort with Taichi's lips tightly pressed against hers. She
lifted her right arm and quickly brought it around him in a tight hug.

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Daisuke lay on his bed with his head hanging off the side. A bucket placed
under him to catch any vomit.

Chibimon looked at his partner with concern. "You sure he'll be okay? I've
never seen him throw up so much. Not even after eating three of Mrs.
Yagami's 'health' club sandwiches."

Yamato nodded. "He'll be fine as long as someone makes sure he doesn't
drown on his vomit."

"Ew." Chibimon shuddered.

"Just keep an eye on him, and everything will be all right."

"Will do." Chibimon saluted Yamato.

Yamato shook his head and staggered a little out of the room. He hadn't
drunk as much as Daisuke, but he had more than enough.

"Oh, Yama-sama, come here," Jun called from her room in a seductive tone.

Jun had more than a few drinks too.

Yamato swaggered quickly to her door and his jaw dropped.

"Won't you join me?"

Yamato's eyes were filled with tears and small trails of blood came from
his nose. "This will be sooooo educational." He shut the door to her room
behind himself.

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Sora smiled as she buttoned her pajama shirt top. Kind of weird considering
she wasn't the one who had taken off the shirt she had been wearing. Too
bad nothing else came off besides her bra. She then blinked. "Taichi, what
are you doing?"

Taichi tried to hide the bra she had been wearing behind his back.
"N-nothing."

"Why are you taking my bra?"

Taichi slumped. "It's well, kind of complicated."

Sora's eye twitched. "Uncomplicated it."

"Well, it's just that Yamato kept Jun's as a souvenir, and I thought I'd do
the same with you."

Sora scowled. "You're going to show that as some trophy?"

Taichi shook his head. "There's no reason to show it to anyone. I just
wanted to keep this for myself."

Sora's features softened a little. "Tell you what, I'll mark that so we'll
know that was the bra I was wearing tonight."

Taichi nodded. "Sure."

Sora pulled out a permanent marked from her desk. "How should I mark it?"

"I know. Give that here." Taichi took the marker and wrote his name and the
date on the inside of it.

Sora smiled ruefully. "At least no one will be able to see that."

"No one but us." Taichi gave her a quick kiss. "I should be getting home."

"You don't have to." Sora pouted slightly.

"Oh, I think I have to. Don't want to go much farther than we have
already."

Sora reluctantly nodded. "See you tomorrow?"

"Yep. Got to get ready for the camping trip this weekend."

"A weekend alone with your slightly expanded family." Sora sighed. "Kind of
strange considering all I had in my family is Mom since I can hardly count
Dad as he doesn't really live here. Now I have you, a little sister, a
little brother, and your parents. This is going to take some time to get
used to."

"Tell me about it. See ya tomorrow." Taichi gave her one last quick kiss.
"Good bye."

"Good bye."