(Mar. 4, 2010) Hey everyone, so this is my first FanFic, so read and enjoy.

Warning: This fic includes coarse language, alcohol and drug references, sex, references to rape and abuse and violence, as well as bashing of some Digimon characters.
If any of these topics bother you, don't read it. And if you still read it, don't go flaming out it in a review. You've been warned.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon or any of its characters. Too bad.

The Domino Effect

FunkyMonkey713

Chapter 1: Girl Meets Boy

~KPOV~

At 6 o'clock the alarm clock went off, buzzing wildly in her ear. Hikari Yagami groped around half awake, half asleep, until her hand smacked down on the snooze button. She drifted off to sleep for another half an hour, only to be rudely awakened by a loud banging on her door.

"Get up! Get up! Get up!" her brother Taichi yelled, "If you're not ready by seven, you'll have to walk to school!" Another few thumps rattling the door frame and he left.

"Just five… more… minutes…" she groaned as she hauled herself up and stumbled to her closet. She pulled on her uniform that was lying on her chair and opened her blinds. The light was piercing, but somehow it seemed to clear her head. Hikari went over to her mirror and swept her shoulder-length hair to the side with two pink clips, checked her face for any unwanted blemishes and threw her backpack on. Her cell buzzed as her boyfriend texted her saying that he would be back from his basketball game in Nagoya in a few days. She sighed and opened her door to a grumpy Taichi, whose fist was raised to bang again. He grumbled something unintelligent and tossed a piece of toast at her.

For Hikari this was a typical weekday morning, her brother would drop her at Odaiba High school on his way to Tokyo University. School started at eight, but so did Taichi's classes, normally she was there half an hour early. She didn't really mind though, she would go to the library to read or do some homework. Walking wasn't really so bad, the subway was fast, but for Hikari, it was hard for her to function enough to get her clothes on, let alone walk up and down stairs.

Today she arrived early enough that she went to the library and read her psychology textbook in her favourite corner by the fire until first bell rang. She was interrupted about 10 minutes into her reading by the director's assistant, Namuyo-sensei, who had tapped her on the shoulder, making her jump.

"Sorry to bother you Hikari-chan, Chikata-sensei wishes to speak with you." Hikari nodded and tossed her book back into her bag to follow Namuyo-sensei to the head office. As they walked, she couldn't imagine what she'd done wrong to get her in trouble, finally they reached the office and knocked.

"Come in!" Chikata-sensei called, she beamed at Hikari as she entered. "Ah Hikari! How wonderful to see you! How is everything?"

"Everything is going well sensei, I hope things are well with you also" she replied, still unsure why she was there. Her confusion must have shown because the director smiled.

"You appear confused as to why you as here, not to worry you're in no trouble", Hikari sighed a relief as she continued. "Actually quite the opposite, I would peg you as one of our finest students here, which is why I have called you here, to ask a favour of you." Hikari nodded in agreement, Chikata went on; "There is a new transfer student from Gosen arriving today, and I'd like you to show him around. He's in your grade and, like you, he's an exemplary student, he and his family moved into town a few days ago, so I don't believe he knows anyone here." She looked up and waited for Hikari's response, she nodded saying,

"Of course, I'd love to!" This wasn't Hikari's first time showing new students around, she had, after all, been at Odaiba High for four years, now in her senior year.

"Great!" Chikata exclaimed, "he's outside the in the office filling out his transfer papers." She ushered Hikari out the door where she saw a tall, bent over figure wearing the male uniform of grey pants, white shirt and striped Odaiba tie. Chikata left Hikari and placed a hand on the guy's shoulder,

"Takeru, may I introduce Hikari Yagami. Hikari, this is Takeru Takaishi." The figure straightened up, measuring to what Hikari though must've been a good few inches over 6 feet. He was clearly muscular under the uniform, his clothes fitting more perfectly then a model. He looked down at her and his eyes were the most tranquil, ocean blue she'd ever seen, surrounding them was a mop of tousled golden blond hair, hanging in an untidy but cool fashion. After a short pause of him looking at her, he smiled and she felt her heart stop, then break out into a sprint,

"Hi Hikari, nice to meet you." His voice was deep and calming, rather quiet for such a large male. "Thank you for taking the time to show me around, I really appreciate it." She stood there a few seconds longer, mouth slightly ajar, before remembering to answer him.

"Of course, I mean, you're welcome. I mean, nice to meet you too" She was shuttering, thoughts jumbled. Great. Now you sound and look like an idiot, she thought to herself, pull it together!

"It's no problem at all, do you have your timetable? I can show you around now if you'd like?" She reached for the timetable in his hand and looked at it, "oh wow, you're in almost all my classes. Oh except for gym class and you have more free periods. How'd you manage that?" She looked up to find his cheek only a few inches away from hers; she flushed at his closeness and glanced away.

"I took some university courses through correspondence to make my load was lighter for sports and what-not." He straightened up again and gestured to the door; "shall we?" Hikari nodded and walked towards the exit, he courteously held the door for her, and then followed her through. They walked down the empty halls; class had begun a few minutes before; and she pointed out various classrooms he needed to know; advanced biology, calculus, English literature & poetry, European history, concert band and finally the gym.

They briefly chatted, she asked the usual questions; what's your favourite class? Your least favourite? Have any siblings? Why did you transfer? He replied that he enjoyed literature and didn't really dislike any class; he appeared to be well read and extremely intelligent. He didn't elaborate on his family or why he moved, just stating that his mother's job was transferred to Odaiba. As he talked Hikari couldn't stop gazing at his eyes as he spoke, and as a result tripped over a textbook on the ground, causing her to fall straight forward, face-first.

Takeru threw his arm out in front of her just in time to stop her from taking a face-plant into the floor.

"Are you alright?" he asked as she gripped his arm with deadly force, her eyes wide with shock. Hikari felt his muscles bulge as her steadied her to her feet; She didn't say anything for a moment until she let go of her breath.

"I think so," she breathed, still not loosening her grip. He laughed musically; "are you sure you're alright? If I didn't know better I'd say you were trying to squeeze off my arm." She blushed as she looked down to see her fingers digging into his forearm, knuckle white. She gasped and let go suddenly, causing her to stumble backwards, nearly tripping over the book again. Takeru reached for her again, this time grabbing her hand before she fell.

"Are you normally a walking source of accidents?" he mused, this time; she joined him in his laughter.

"No, just every time I walk on a flat surface" she giggled and motioned for them to keep walking. Jesus, could you be more flirty? She scolded herself. Glancing up at Takeru, she noticed he had been staring at her, then looked away as soon as she caught him.

"So what sort of sports do you play?" she asked as the gym approached.

"Mainly basketball, but I've been known to kick a soccer ball once in a while" he replied, his face lighting up, "I played on the basketball team at home, it was fantastic!"

"Really? Well we have a pretty great team here, I'm sure you can still try-out, I mean, you're only a week late in beginning the school year."

"Honestly, I'd love that. Would you mind introducing me to the coach?" He appeared excited, his eyes glowing with anticipation.

"Yeah no problem, you'll have to wait a couple days though. The team's in Nagoya for a pre-season tournament until Wednesday." He smiled, "anyways, I'll finish the tour at break, but for now let's get to class. Mr. Thompson doesn't like late-comers to Lit class."

A/N: That's all for now! Please REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW I love to hear feedback to improve. Any suggestions or also welcome for a storyline! I'll update within the few days or so!