Chapter 1: Sweet Love

Takato’s POV

It was night and I was with my girlfriend Jeri out on a date. We were at the top of a hill stargazing. She was lying in my arms, an angel fallen from heaven. She looked so sweet…

Jeri had changed from the shy short hair girl with a side ponytail into a girl with long flowing hair, but she was still as shy as ever. However, some things didn’t change, like her auburn colored hair, her almond colored eyes and her soft sweet smile.

I had changed too. I no longer wore the pair of goggles that I always wore. I had grown taller, a whole head taller than my beloved. But like her, I did not undergo much change.

“Hey Takato, look, it’s the Leo constellation!”

I took a brief look up and saw it immediately.

“It’s beautiful…Isn’t it?” she asked gazing at it.

I knew what was exactly on her mind. Five years ago, in our adventures to the digital world, her partner Leomon had been murdered. Although time has passed by quickly, he never ceased to stay in her mind.

“Yes it is, Jeri…”I replied “…as are you.”

She looked up at me and caught my gaze. I swear I could have seen her blush but in the darkness I couldn’t really tell. She sat upright holding eye-contact.

“Takato…”

She moved closer towards me leaving sparse space between the two of us. Our faces were centimeters apart. She ran her hand over my face gently. I felt my temperature shoot up. I stared into her almond colored eyes longing for her to be mine. Her lips brushed again mine and I felt my temperature shoot up by a couple of Celsius more.

I wasn’t taken by surprise when she kissed me. It was not the first time I had kissed her but this kiss felt different. It was full of passion and love.

I deepened our kiss and she made the mistake of trying to gasp. I slipped my tongue into her mouth. She tasted like Vanilla.

Not soon after that we were French Kissing away with not a care in the world but each other.

However, we had to break for air after a good amount of time of kissing.

“Jeri,”I said breathlessly.

“Yes, Takato?” she asked equally breathless.

“I…I…I love you.”

“I love you too, Takato.”

I smiled at her and this time, I kissed her first.

We had barely resumed our activities when my phone rang. We broke away breathing hard. I took a moment to catch my breath, and then answered the call.

“Hello?”

“Hello? Takato?”It was my mom, talk about bad timing.

“Yes, Mom?”

“Takato, dear, why aren’t you home it’s getting late, Mr Kato might start to think that…that…that the two of you were…”

“Mom!! We were not!”

“I know honey, I trust you, but remember to bring her back soon, it’s getting late.”

“Yes mom. Bye.”

I could not believe it! She had completely ruined my time with Jeri. I glanced at my watch.

12.30.

I guess that it was a little late…

So I drove her home to her doorstep and stepped out with her.

“Thank you Takato. Tonight was great.” While saying this she turned a bright red color and turned her head away coyly.

“I…er…um…er…Ahem. You’re welcome Jeri.” I had stuttered. Why did I stutter? Now she’s going to think that I’m such a fool.

As I had expected she giggled at me. I turned a red hue that rivaled the hue of a ripe tomato. However, she did something unexpected. She kissed me again.

I felt like I was in heaven. Savoring the kiss.

After we broke apart, our faces were already the color that seemed as red as the fire of our passion.

I left her house shortly after, but not after fixing another time to meet, which was tomorrow, in the park at the fountain at 12p.m.

After reaching home I collapsed on my bed, with a silly grin on my face as I thought of the angel named Jeri whom I had just left.