Taichi Yagami

“Want me to get some ice?” She asked. “I think there is a drink stand nearby I can get some from.”

“I bounce back pretty quick. But I think I’m done with the swings for now, you know?”

“Really?” The grin was slow to appear on her face, but it did appear. “And they’ll all be for me, right? Because that was my absolute favorite.”

“... To buy snacks and not eat any is a cruel fate...” Taichi sighed, resigning himself to his fate. He would have to endure it for Hikari. “Okay, okay, you win, Hikari.”

“It is exhausting.” Taichi sighed, running his hand over his neck. “But Hikari is a good sibling. I don’t have to worry about her. It’s all those boys around her I worry about.”

“... Am I?”

“Are you okay?” She asked while holding out her hand to help him up. “And yes that was pretty dumb.” She added.

“Hey, if I can’t be dumb sometimes then I don’t want to live on this planet anyone.”

“Well, I… I don’t know,” she admitted. Hikari ran her fingers through her hair, frowning. “But it’s not like we can run home once we remember. It’s not like before.”

“I’m sure we’ll be fine.”

“Of course it looked tasty! That’s why I was looking forward to it!” She sighed. “I just don’t know, Oniichan. You broke my heart.”

“D-Don’t say that! I’ll buy you another one! Ten more! A hundred!” Taichi paused, and then flinched. “Okay maybe not that last one, but definitely as many as I can afford!”

“It is exhausting.” Taichi sighed, running his hand over his neck. “But Hikari is a good sibling. I don’t have to worry about her. It’s all those boys around her I worry about.”

“…Thank you.” He said quietly, trying to hold back tears. “Do you…really think there’s a way to save him?”

“... There has to be a way.” Taichi spoke strongly. “I won’t lie to you, I have no idea what it is. I don’t know how to save them, but we’ve always figured it out before, haven’t we? From that first day at summer camp all the way til now... I’m not giving up, Takeru, and you can’t either.”

Mimi laughed at his reaction. “Definitely need to win hu? Okay I understand. Well I’ll be cheering you on. I’ll even bring my pom poms.”

“Oww... okay, that was dumb.”

“Anyway now will you stop worrying?”

“... For now I guess I will.”

“It is exhausting.” Taichi sighed, running his hand over his neck. “But Hikari is a good sibling. I don’t have to worry about her. It’s all those boys around her I worry about.”

Taichi paused. “... Not that I’d mind if they were, mind you.”

“Well... I suppose that is a fair trade. Shooting watermelon seeds is a very important skill to have.”

“You can’t teach me lessons! I’m the older sibling, that’s my job.”

“Well, I’ll never turn down a hot bowl of ramen. Or maybe some Yakisoba. Or maybe some Sekihan.”

She did her extra cute face and pose on purpose obviously. Don`t poke the cat if you don`t want scratch Taichi.

Hikari 1, Taichi 0.

“That’s exactly what a naive person would say.”