A not so great start

A young boy with bright orange hair jumped into a puddle of water making a splash around him. Demi, in his holosuit, was having fun jumping in and out of the puddles. For a Digimon that is pretty made of fire, Demi had a strange liking to water. He giggled as his boots got wet and after a few seconds, he would run to the next one and splash around. The Digimon in disguise turned around to look at his tamer, Desmond. The tall blond was looking at his cellphone with an emotionless expression. "Desmond!" The Digimon shouted. "Desmond, look!" The Frenchman barely lift his eyes up and take a peek at Demi that was still jumping up and down. "Look!" Desmond closed his cellphone and placed it into his pockets and nodded. "Yes, Demi. I'm looking." He simply said as he looked around him.

To be honest, though, Desmond didn't really want to be in that place. He just followed his little partner running around like a child. He lost track of time and yawned heavily. He already convinced Demi to not go play in the rain yesterday but he couldn't stop him from playing outside after the rain. So the two of them began wandering from puddles to puddles all across Shibuya. Well, as much that it was kind of boring just walking around, he did had to admit that it was quite enjoyable seeing how happy his partner was. Desmond might have lost that child-like amazement but Demi still had it and that made him smile for a second before looking behind him.

He wasn't sure if it was just because they were in this particular sector of Shibuya but he had a strange feeling that they could get mugged in any seconds. The blond tamer stopped moving for a moment to carefully look around him before slowly turning his body to look at Demi that was now running away from him. The Frenchman sighed. He knows that Demi wasn't the kind of kid that would get in trouble but it is Utagawa back streets so problems might come to him. Desmond sighed again before walking a bit faster as he saw the Digimon getting further away. "Demi, not too fast." He said out loud prompting the young boy to turn around that wave. "Okay!"

After a few more seconds of running around, Demi suddenly stopped. He looked to his right and saw a girl with colorful hair holding something above her head in the middle of the sidewalk. The Digimon giggled a bit upon hearing her shout at the sky. To be fair, he didn't really hear what she said from where he was standing. Demi decided that he should go meet that girl and see what she was doing with that in her hand. He shifted to see Desmond and wave. "Desmond!" He shouted making his tamer slow down. "There's a funny lady here!" The Digimon shouted while pointing at her general direction. "Stop pointing, Demi. It's rude."

With a quick nod, the young boy began making his way toward the girl and as he got closer and closer, he stopped about a foot or two away from her and looked up at the sky as well. He didn't move or say anything at first. It could be described as being a bit awkward but he was trying to figure out why she was shouting at the sky. It would take him a bit longer to realize that she was holding something pink. And it looked familiar. "Oooooooh!" Demi began pointing at the Device with a broad smile. "Hi!" The Digimon extended his right arm to her for a shake. "I'm Demi!" And he paused with stars in his eyes. "Do you have a Digimon?"

"Demi. Don't go hug random people again." Desmond shouted out loud as he too got closer to his partner and the girl with colorful hair. "Sorry, he is just curious..." And he too paused before placing a hand on Demi's head. "No mentioning of Digimon with strangers, Demi." He said in a fatherly tone. "Sorry again." He apologized. "Look! Look!" The Digimon pointed to the pink Digivice. The Frenchman slowly moved his eyes to look at it. "Is this a Digivice?" He asked thinking that she knew what a Digivice is.

"Honoka!" Demi lifted both hands into the air as he said her name. He tried to go for a hug but Desmond stopped him by holding his head with his left hand. Desmond stayed silent for a moment as he realized that she did not know anything about Digimon. And that he kind of looked old next to his partner. He went to scratch the back of his head with his left hand still on Demi's head. "Actually... I'm his brother, kind of." He didn't sound very sure of himself. "We are brothers!" Demi shouted with joy. "We got the same glasses!" He said while lifting his thick frame glasses for Honoka to examine. If she would choose to look at them, she could see that the lenses are fake plastic and that they didn't have the same frame at all.

"Can I give her a hug?" The Digimon then asked his tamer by looking up at him. "Please?" The blond tamer sighed and nodded. "Only if you ask her first, okay?" Demi did a small victory hop before inching closer to the girl with pink hair. "Can I give you a hug?" It was easy to see that this particular Digimon love to give and receive hugs just with his wide smile and sparkles in his large blue eyes. "Please?" Desmond removed his hand from his head for them to hug if they would do it. The adult would stay still for a bit longer before looking around them. There were a few people walking by but no one seemed to mind them right now.

After a second of awkward silence from the blond, he then looked at Honoka and then bowed also. "Sorry, I'm Desmond, Desmond Edmund. Nice to meet you." The man would then reach out inside his pockets and brought out his own dark green and brown Digivice. It wasn't the same model as she had though, so it most likely didn't help her anyway. "That is a Digivice." He said in a neutral tone. He showed her to take a good peek at it. "Yours is a bit different but if you found one, then it means that you are one of us." He didn't realize right away that he kind of made it sound like it was some kind of a cult. "I mean, only a very few people have a Digivice." He placed his Digivice back into his pockets before pointing at her pink one.

"I think that this one means that you are a spirit user if my memory is good." Again, most likely made no sense at all but he was trying to explain it as best as he could. "It's... Complicated." He admitted as he went to scratch his head again. "Maybe we could talk about it somewhere else?" He then proposed as he looked around him once more. This place of Shibuya didn't have the best reputation. "Mind if we walk?"

It was then that he realized that no one would follow a stranger just like that. Especially one that talks about Digivices and spirit users. "I mean, I rather talk about it somewhere with less people around..." And that sounded creepy as well. "I promise I'm not going to touch you in any way." He quickly said with embarrassment. Demi began giggling as he saw his tamer blushing. "I can hold your hand!" He said out loud. Desmond sighed heavily and looked up. "Actually... Why are you here? Do you live around here?" And then, he just saw that she was wearing a school outfit. "Or have someplace to be?"

Demi was all smile when Honoka told him that he looked a lot like his tamer. As the young woman accepted his hug, the Digimon rubbed his face into her clothing and giggled. "You smell like flowers!" He said out loud before letting go of the girl. "You should smell her too, Desmond!" The Frenchman sighed and shook his head. "No, Demi. I won't go smelling her." He knew that Demi wasn't trying to be rude or anything, he was just very excited about meeting new people. Still, the young boy was still smiling and couldn't stay still for more than a few seconds as he began jumping up and down right next to the two humans.

"Oh, I'm from Paris, but I've been living in Downtown Shibuya for maybe three years now, maybe more now that I think of it." Desmond said as he readjusted his glasses. "Yeah, I still have a bit of an accent." He admitted as Honoka titled her head toward Demi. "I do have to say that I didn't really want to come here but Demi was chasing after puddles of water to jump in it. One led to another and here we are." It was then that he realized that he didn't exactly know his way out of here. He has been here before but he wasn't completely sure of where he was exactly.

"We can go to the station if you don't mind?" He proposed softly with Demi now hopping around the girl. She seemed like she knew where she was going so might as well let her guide them to the station. "What do you think, Demi?" Desmond then asked his little partner. "Is there food there?" He quickly asked as he stopped jumping. His eyes were very big and his smile was even bigger. The blond tamer nodded and smiled a bit. "I'm sure there must be a vending machine somewhere in there." The Digimon threw his arms into the air and went to hug the human. "Yay! Food!"

Desmond gave Demi a soft pat on the head before pointing in a random direction. "Is the station that way?" He didn't want to look like he knew the way around. "Or that way?" He said before pointing in the opposite direction. Both Demi and Desmond would wait for Honoka to guide them before talking a bit more about why she found a Digivice. Demi would extend his hand toward the young woman and asked her a question. "Can I hold your hand?" He asked cheerfully.

"I'm not sure of how many people have a Digivice..." He admitted with honesty. "I know a few of them and we all seemed to have a Digivice that are quite colorful, to say the least." Well, his was a bit darker in color but anyway. "I got mine from my laptop. It just came out of the screen. At first, I didn't know what it was and even tried to pry it open but that thing is made of something very tough." He paused for a second to think about what he should tell her next. "That device means that you are someone that can have access to the... Digital World..." It always sounded like crazy talk every time he tried to explain it to someone new. "It's like our world, but erm... Well, different." He paused for another second before trying to explain more.

"In the Digital World, there are beings that are called Digimon." Upon saying that, he pointed to Demi. "Demi is one of them." And here comes the crazier part of it. "He is not a human, he is in a... Holosuit, that makes him look human. I can show you what he looks like later." The Digimon nodded. "I'm a Digimon!" He said out loud. "So yeah... I know I sound like I'm making it up as we go but trust me, I am telling the truth." After that, Desmond would wait for fo Honoka to ask questions about anything he just said while slowly getting to the station.

Desmond took a deep breath upon hearing Honoka telling him that she wasn't interested in computer games. It was probably his fault for not explaining it correctly. He began scratching the back of his head once more and looking at Demi who was still smiling broadly. The blond tamer was trying to find a way to tell her that it wasn't a game at all but something very real. But then, maybe she didn't have to go to the Digital World even if she got a Digivice. To be honest, he didn't know what to say right now so just stood silent for a perhaps awkward moment.

"Desmond!" Demi then shouted. "We should show her!" The Frenchman wasn't too sure about it. He didn't want to force the girl to visit the Digital World but that could be the best way to convince her that she was chosen by whoever gave them a Digivice for the first time. After a second of thinking, Desmond sighed and took out his Digivice. They were in the train station so they could get aboard the Trailmon and take her to the Digital world for her to see what it really is. Maybe she would change her mind then. He pressed a button on the green and brown device and a small blue dot appeared on the screen.

"Well, Honoka, how about we take you to the Digital World?" He asked slowly. He didn't want to sound like they wanted to kidnap her or anything, even if it did kind of sounded that way. "That way, you can see it for yourself and if you don't like it, we will get you back here with any questions." Demi began poking Honoka's Digivice and giggled. "Come with us!" He said joyfully. "It will be fun!" The Digimon in disguise really wanted her to come to see his world. He also wanted to know what kind of Digimon she will get for a partner. Meeting more people was always fun for the little boy.

Desmond would then wait for her to say yes or no hoping that she would agree. "There's a special... Train in this station." He knew that the more he said, the crazier he sounded. "It's hidden but can be revealed with our Digivice." He showed Honoka his Digivice once more so that she could see the blue dot. "If we follow it, we will get into a hidden part of the station and there will be a special train that will get us to the Digital World."

"Again, if you change your mind at any time, I will get you back here and you can forget everything that happened and go own with your life." The tamer clarified before making a step toward where the blue dot was pointing to. Demi would go in front of Honoka with sparkling eyes. "Please, please, please!" He said while looking up at the girl with pink hair. "There's food there as well!"

Demi jumped into the air with joy when Honoka accepted to go with them to the Digital World. "It will be fun!" He promised the girl with pink hair. The Digimon in disguise would try to go for another hug but managed to stop himself midway before taking a step back. He was still smiling though and also giggling. It was very easy to see that he was more than happy about Honoka's decision. He quickly spun around and made a small hop toward Desmond and hugged the tamer's long legs. "She said yes! She said yes!" Desmond sighed and gave a soft pat on the Digimon's head. "Yes, I know, Demi." He said as he waited for the young boy to release his legs which he would do after a few seconds.

The Frenchman took another look at his Digivice and then pointed at one direction with his finger. "Alright, this way." He slowly said to make sure that he was reading it right. "Oh and the train is also a Digimon..." Again, he knew how crazy he sounds whenever he uses the Digimon's terminology. Hopefully, it would all make sense as Honoka would get to the Digital World. It wouldn't take very long for the trio to find the secret location and there they were, in front of a blue Trailmon and his wagons. The train Digimon made a hooting sound and winked to the trio.

Desmond would stand there for a second to see how Honoka would react upon seeing that the train was alive. "That is Trailmon, there's many of them so you never know which one is which." Demi ran to the Trailmon and began poking the exterior of the train Digimon. "Hi! Hi!" He said out loud making Trailmon hoot once more. "So yeah, that is a Digimon." The blond tamer would wait a bit longer before pointing to the closest wagon. "Whenever you are ready, Honoka." He said with a small smile on which face. "Trailmon will get us to Terminal City. Which is the largest city of the Digital World, If I'm not wrong. You'll see."

The adult would let the young lady decide if she would still follow them or not into their adventure to Terminal City. He would also let her choose which wagon to sit in. They were all the same so it didn't matter but letting her pick one might make her safer. Desmond wasn't in a hurry anyway and also knew that once in the Digital World, time slows down so if she would want to come back in their world, it will be like they were gone for mere minutes.

After poking the Train Digimon a few more times, Demi would go near Honoka and run in a small circle around her. "Wheeeeeee!" The difference in expressions of the young boy and his tamer was quite drastic but they were both excited to show the girl the Digital World. "Calm down, Demi." Desmond said softly. The Digimon nodded but quickly got in front of the young lady and asked a question. "Can I sit next to you?" He asked with his large blue eyes. "Please, please, please!"

Desmond stayed silent as Honoka picked the cart in which they would sit in. Demi was all smile and would wave at every other Digimon they would come across. Some of them would wave back at him making him giggle in happiness. The blond tamer, however, did not smile at all, he just simply kept his attention on the younger girl who seemed to be quite nervous now that she was surrounded by Digimon. The human could understand why she felt that way, some of those other passengers didn't look friendly at all. Which is fair seeing that not every Digimon liked the presence of humans. Demi was quite happy to sit between the two humans. He would rest his head a bit toward Honoka for a moment and then do the same on Desmond. None the less, The trio sat down and waited for the Trailmon to take them into the Digital World.

As they arrived at the Terminal station, Desmond didn't stand up right away. He looked at Honoka who clearly did not enjoy the ride as much as Demi did. The little Digimon in disguise also waited for the girl to do something before making a quick hop off the seat they were in. He would take a small step on the side to be in front of his new friend and saw that she didn't look well. His smile slowly disappeared as he tried to poke her on her knee. "Are you okay?" He asked with concern. He had no idea why she was feeling that way, unlike his tamer. The Frenchman would stay still for a little longer before standing up. "We should go out before the Trailmon gets moving again." He said before taking a few steps toward the exit.

The Digimon nodded at his tamer and extended his hand toward Honoka. "Let's go together!" He said with as his eyes lit up. The young boy would patiently wait for Honoka to grab his hand or not and make his way out of the cart. Desmond would already be outside by now and looking around for a vending machine. They were actually quite easy to spot because of their size and lots of lit-up panels. The blond tamer waited for the two others to come to him before pointing at the nearest vending machine making Demi jump a few times. "Can we go there?" He asked with his sparkling blue eyes. "Please, please, please!"

"Yes you can, Demi." And with that, the Digimon ran toward the machine and look at what he could eat. There were a few snacks of various colors but it was a big chocolate bar that caught his attention. Demi couldn't contain his excitement, maybe Desmond would give him two of them if he asks politely. Turning toward the two humans, the young boy would tap at the screen with one finger while waving frantically with his other hand. "There's chocolate!" He said out loud. "Give us a second, Demi." Desmond said as he got closer to Honoka.

"Are you feeling alright?" The Frenchman asked Honoka with a hint of concern. "I know that it is, different?" He wasn't sure of the right words to say. "Don't worry, we are safe here." Waiting for the girl to react and maybe tell him how she felt about seeing so many Digimon at once. "How about we get some chocolate and sit down?" He then proposed as he heard Demi shouting again. "There's chocolate!" Desmond sighed and pointed to a bench nearby. "Unless you want to get some air?"

Desmond left eyebrow lifted slightly into the air when Honoka told him that she tries to avoid chocolate. While he wasn't a huge admirer of that delicacy, he didn't expect a younger person like her to say that. "Well, I'm sure that there are other kinds of snacks if you want." He said before hearing his little partner shouting at them once more. "There's chocolate!" The Digimon was now jumping up and down as if he needed to do so to get their attention. The Frenchman sighed once more and lazily move his head to look at Demi with a neutral expression. "We are coming, Demi. Patience." He simply said, maybe not loud enough for the Digimon to have understood him. "Let's go meet him, he won't stop otherwise."

A small smile appeared on the tamer's face as he motioned Honoka to come with him with a simple hand gesture. His walking pace was quite slow making Demi wait for a bit before getting his chocolate bar. As the trio reunited around the vending machine, Desmond carefully looked at the screen for a quick moment. He wasn't hungry at all but maybe he could eat some chips. The flavors of the chips looked a bit weird though. There were a few kinds of meat flavor and some mushrooms ones as well. Maybe a chocolate bar would be safer. However, the tamer didn't have any say as Demi was now poking the screen excitedly. "This one!" He said with joy. "What do we say, Demi?" The human said before pressing the electronic pad to select the biggest chocolate bar there was in the vending machine. "Please!"

Desmond didn't get something for himself knowing that Demi would most likely ask if he could have a bite of whatever he would have picked. He did look at Honoka once more to make sure that she indeed didn't want anything. "Are you sure you don't want anything?"[/color] He softly asked. The large bar of chocolate fell down to an opening in the vending machine and Demi rushed his little hands toward it only to be stopped by his tamer. "What do we say after please?" The young boy looked at Desmond a bit confused for a second. "Oh! Thank you!" He proudly said. "Good, you can have it now." The human removed his hand for the Digimon to grab the chocolate bar and tried to open the wrapping which he managed to do within a few seconds.

"Don't eat it too fast, Demi." The blond tamer said as he turned his attention to Honoka. He simply looked at her without saying anything making it a bit awkward and then moved his head toward his partner. Demi was going to take a giant bite before seeing Desmond shake his head. The Digimon nodded and then took a smaller bite. The Frenchman would then turn his head around once more to look at the girl. "Do you need to sit down for a minute?" He asked her in a soft voice. "While Demi eats." He added shortly after. "Or we can go outside, I don't know what is the weather but maybe I can show you around Terminal City." He then suggested.

"Also, don't be shy if you feel like going home. I can make an erm, Digi-port back to our world at any time." He wanted Honoka to feel safe and not trapped inside a world filled with strange creatures with an older man and his partner. "If you have any questions or doubts, I'll do my best to answer them." Desmond then placed a pat on Demi's head. The Digimon was taking small bites and looked very happy. "Maybe Demi can show what he really looks like." The young boy looked at Honoka and began nodding very fast. "Or maybe we can wait until he is done with eating."