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Title: Expect the Unexpected

Summary: Kimiko is the estranged daughter of Mitsuo Yamaki. For her fifteenth birthday she acquires the Digimon: Labramon and becomes the fourth Digimon Tamer.

Chapter One: Kimiko Yamaki

"Seriously, Mum, do I have too?" huffed fifteen-year-old Kimiko Yamaki as she threw herself back onto her bed.

"It's only for a few days, dear," said her mother, Sasha Akiyama, "and your father is eager to see you."

"Yeah, I bet," Kimiko muttered, rolling over onto her stomach. She watched as her mother lifted a suitcase from the wardrobe, set it on the floor and then opened it. "Why can't I just come with you to grandpa and grandmas?"

"Because you still have school, sweetheart."

"But, as you said, it's only for a few days," Kimiko said. "I'm a straight A student and it's not like I can't play catch-up when I come back."

Sasha smiled, and turned on the spot to look at her daughter. "Everything's been arranged for you to go with him..."

"Well unarranged it then!" Kimiko protested. "I don't want to go with dad! All he ever worries about his work, and I don't really feel like spending my time alone in his apartment."

"I'm sure you'll think of something, pumpkin," Sasha said with a light laugh. Kimiko groaned and buried her head in her hands, whilst her mother resumed packing her a few things for the days to come. The fact that her parents were separate didn't matter to her, but when it meant that she was being shipped between them was a nightmare. "There, all done! Now, get ready, your father should be here within the hour. You want to be ready, don't you?"

"Will I be forced to stay if I'm not?"

"No, but you don't want to leave in your Pyjamas, do you?"

"I highly doubt Dad will be the one picking me up anyway," Kimiko said. "He'll probably send one of his little drones."

Sasha sighed and straightened up. "I know this isn't what you want, Kimi, but it's the best I could come up with on such short notice," she apologised, "and besides, maybe having you around for a few days with mellow out your father. He hasn't seen you since your birthday."

"Oh, you mean the birthday that he arrived late too?" Kimiko asked, "and even then he didn't stay. Work called, remember?"

"He's working for you, pumpkin," Sasha pointed out. "Everything he does is to make you happy."

"Humph!" Kimiko said, turning her head to the side. "Whatever. I'll be ready in ten."

"OK," Sasha practically sang as she left her daughter's room.

Kimiko lay flat on her stomach for a few minutes, staring aimlessly into space. She hated the idea of having to live with her father and his girlfriend for the next couple of days. Ever since her parents' divorce she hadn't seen her father, save for birthdays and holidays, and sometimes even then visits were scare.

"Five minutes."

"Huh - what?" Kimiko asked, raising her head and blinking at the white shaggy Labrador dog with pink ears and tail beside her. "Labramon, what did you say?"

"I said, 'five minutes'," the dog replied.

"Five minutes to what?"

"To countdown."

"You're confusing."

"And you're a strange human," Labramon laughed. "You promised your mother you'd be ready in ten minutes. You've spent five of them lying here, doing nothing. You have five minutes left."

Kimiko furrowed her brow at the dog. It had been a fifteenth birthday present off of her grandfather. It may not have been a smart idea getting her a pet, but the dog had become her best friend nonetheless.

"You know, for a dog, you're pretty good at time management," Kimiko said, pushing herself to her knees. "But you're right. I don't really want to ride around Shinjuku in my Pj's."

Labramon barked, and Kimiko reached over to pet her. "You're still weird," she said. "But a good kind. You'll be coming with me, right?"

"You're my partner, Kimiko," Labramon said. "Where you go, I go, until the end of time."

"Sweet. At least I won't be alone."

"You are never alone."

~*Expect the Unexpected*~

"Sir, another one is trying to bio-emerge," a female voice echoed over the phone line.

"Initiating tracking sequence," said the familiar voice of her father's girlfriend.

"What's trying to bio-emerge?" Kimiko asked.

"Nothing for you to worry about," her father, Mitsuo Yamaki said.

Kimiko rolled her eyes and leaned her head against the blacked out windows of the SUV. Much to her surprise her father had arrived to pick her up from home, and was en route to drop her off at his apartment when the call had come in. "Are you really going to drop me off, and then leave me?" she asked. "What if something happens, and you're not there?"

"You're a big girl," Mitsuo replied, "I'm sure you'll be fine."

"Yeah, and I'm sure you'll be singing a different tune when they find my dead body," Kimiko muttered. "You know what? Never mind, I have homework anyway. I'll probably not leave my room."

"Good. Just make sure that dog of yours stays off the furniture."

"I'll make sure he doesn't touch your precious furniture," Kimiko replied, "but my bed doesn't count. Besides, he has a name. It's Labramon."

"Labramon?"

"Yeah, so?" Kimiko asked defensively.

Mitsuo opened his mouth to reply, before deciding against his course of action. Instead he turned his attention away from his daughter and back to the call, he was pretty sure that Riley and Tally had heard the whole conversation between Kimiko and himself, but they were smart women and knew not to interfere with a situation that didn't concern them. "Well...?" he demanded. "What's the report?"

"The computer is acquiring a lock on the target," Riley replied.

"Stand by, the data stream is congested, we may not get a visual," Tally said.

"Send a tracer," Mitsuo ordered.

Kimiko sighed and looked down at Labramon in her lap; she smiled and petted the dog behind the ears. She hadn't been with her father twenty minutes yet and already she was bored, how in the world was she supposed to last a whole week with him; and, worst case scenario, if anything bad happened while her mother was in Otaru, she'd be stuck with him for a lot longer.

"I'm sure you remember which number it is," Mitsuo said, stopping outside an apartment complex. He didn't have time to take his daughter up himself; he was needed back at Hypnos.

"Unless you've changed floors since the last time I was here," Kimiko said. "I'm sure I'll find it. Will there be keys at the desk for me?"

"Yes," Mitsuo said.

"Good," Kimiko said. She opened the door beside her and allowed Labramon to jump out first, she followed closely behind him, pausing only to take her suitcase and backpack from the back seat. "I doubt I'll see you until tomorrow evening then, huh?" she asked her father.

"Probably," Mitsuo said. "I'll send a car to take you to school."

"There's no need. I can walk."

"Fine. Goodnight."

"See you," Kimiko replied, slamming the door. She turned her back on the car and heard it speed off down the street before she'd even reached the main doors to the building.

Heaving a heavy sigh, Kimiko shrugged her backpack up onto her shoulders, and led Labramon into the lobby. There was a set of keys waiting for her at the front desk, just like her father had said, with them in hand Kimiko headed up to her father's floor.

~*Expect the Unexpected*~

The next day passed by uneventfully.

Kimiko awoke to the sound of her alarm, and took her time getting dressed. The apartment was so big and empty without her father and Riley there to occupy it with her, but while that may have seemed dampening to many kids to Kimiko it was a godsend. She had breakfast and then headed to school.

While most kids her age hated school, Kimiko loved it. She loved studying and learning, it was something she excelled in. Her mother had always said that she'd be in college long before she was supposed to be, but Kimiko was adamant that she was going to graduate high school before she thought about college.

During break and lunch, Kimiko left the other children behind and rushed to the secret hiding place behind the school. Here she kept Labramon while she was in class, being a bit of a loner and not having any friends made school a little difficult, but Kimiko didn't care now she had Labramon to keep her company.

It wasn't until the end of the day, on the walk back to her father's place, did Kimiko run into any kind of trouble. Knowing that her father wouldn't be there when she got home, Kimiko decided to take the scenic route and walk through the park; she'd only reached the bypass that would lead her back out into the city when the screen on her D-Power illuminated with a bright light and Labramon started to growl.

"What is it, Labramon?" Kimiko asked, taking her black and white D-power device from her pocket. A green and blue sphere suddenly burst out of the screen and the picture of a fox Digimon reflected back at her. "Renamon. Rookie level. Special attack: Diamond Storm - but where is she?"

"This way!" Labramon growled charging off.

"Hey, wait for me!" Kimiko shouted, chasing after him.

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A/N: Just a short chapter to introduce my character and her Digimon. If you couldn't figure it out - although I'm sure you all have - she is the daughter of Hypnos leader Mitsuo Yamaki, but not the daughter of Riley - also, another thing before I go I've had to level the ages in this story, so instead of the Tamers being the canon age of 12, I've made them all 15.

Hope you guys don't mind.

So, leave us a review and tell us what you think. Chapter two will be up shortly.

Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx

Chapter updated Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 3:18am