UPDATE: 01/01/09

AN-
Disclaimer: I do not own anything; Digimon or any references to anything written in this story. I just wrote the plot.

Sorry this chapter took 2-3 months for an update, I planned to make this one using TK's perspective… being a girl, I definitely had a problem with that :p I also just finished my first semester in college *cheers* FINALLY, I have had time for an update.

"I can't wait! This is my last year before I can go on pointe! You're coming next week, right TK?" Hikari squealed over the phone.

"Of course, it's all you've been talking about for the past two months. I'm really excited to go."

Hikari's ballet recital had been the number one priority on the ten year old Takeru's calendar; he had circled it twice with a red pen and highlighted it pink to make it stand out against the stark white grid. Of course he couldn't tell her that; he had gotten to the age at which what girls thought of him meant everything, namely Hikari. He had seen Yamato give off no emotion whatsoever to girls and watched as they fell all over him. Takeru wasn't as cold but he could try to imitate his oniisan in that way.

Other than that, Takeru had grown up to be quite the opposite of Yamato. He was compassionate and the gentleman in his group of friends. His face was definately more babyfaced and softer than his oniisan's stoney look. Though the musical genes of the family channeled through both their blood lines and both sang with the voices that competed with angels, Yamato played the harmonica and recently started bass guitar while Takeru played the piano and ukulele since the divorce.

"I'm tired of watching nine year olds getting their pointe shoes before me. I have to wait until I'm eleven before Monsieur Dunstan even lets me. I've been tested three times TK! And he always tells me my ankles are too weak. He's just blind," she ranted for the fifth time that week.

"Well, your ankles definitely have been stronger every time he tested you. They're finally there this time," Takeru answered, stirring his ramen soup.

"I know. Anyways, isn't your soup done by now?"

"It's been, Hika-chan," he laughed.

"OH! Why didn't you tell me?! I'll let you go then! Bye TK-kun!" Before he had time to comprehend, the next thing he heard was the dial tone.

'How does she talk so fast?'

He stared at his ramen soup for a second before starting to eat. He wasn't going to lie, Hikari was his best friend and there was no doubt he'd do whatever makes her happy... but sometimes her phone calls were repetitive, as much irritating.

'Then again, maybe I was the exact same way about basketball tryouts...'

The past two months were not only about her ballet recital; they also consisted of his rants about how he could never perfect a layup or make a free throw that would just go in without the assist of the hoop or back board. His tryouts were two weeks ago and thankfully he got in.

'Maybe I'm only noticing it because I'm not overexcited about anything anymore.'

Staring at his calendar, he slurped another spoonful of soup. 'I'm only 10, why are girls complicated already?'

"TK! Have you been practicing your French?" TK coughed as his mom called him from the next room.

"Hai... I mean Oui!"

Mrs. Takaishi walked into the room, paler than usual. "Good, I just got off the phone with your grandfather. He's not doing too well and needs care. Pack as much as possible, we leave in three days… and I don't know how long we'll be gone."

penguindan333 - Thank you :)
Light-of-Hope-07 - I like to think of Mimi as someone I could pair with almost anyone and be fine with but I'm a huge Michi and Mimato fan. I'm trying to do a different chapter per age so they are 9 in chapter 2 and now are 10. If I get more inspired, I might start doing two chapters per age but this is just how I'm thinking right now. As for the kawaii-ness, you know how little girls are with their crushes; they seem to make everything just a little more cheesy than guys do. I'm actually trying to get in touch with my inner child for these chapters.
TKariinlove- Who knows? o.o I don't even have a set plan right now BUT I do plan on eventually putting them together.
Stealth Photographer – Thank you, each chapter will be a different year, however see my comment to Light-of-Hope-07's review
Aero Angemon – Children have simplicit minds, which is the reason for the lack of depth about Hikari's thoughts. The future chapters will definitely be longer; I just stepped back into story writing so I'm trying to get the hang of things again. Thank you for you criticism.

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