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Digimon Fanfic Launch: Growing Up with You Rewrite/Edit on AO3

New version on AO3!

Original complete fic on FFN, over 400k words long!

Growing up with You was my first fanfic as ahiddenpath, and I am finally giving it a new home on AO3! This new version will be edited; the original was written between 2012-2017, so it's a bit rough compared to my current work. However, the original on FFN will not be changed, so feel free to read it there if you don't mind the older writing! But the new version will feature new content, so it's worth checking out for new readers and old!

This is a slow, sweet coming-of-age story exploring themes of growing up, dealing with difficult family dynamics, coming into yourself in the face of hardship, self-realization, and found family. It follows Koushiro and Eimi from early childhood through the events of Adventure, 02, some of the movies, and beyond. It does eventually include romance (Koushiro x Eimi), but most of the story is general. This is an earnest, heart-felt story that means a lot to me. Please check it out!

Takeru enlists Miyako's help in putting together a plan to finally confess his romantic feelings to Hikari.

It all goes wrong, obviously.

Fandom: Digimon Adventure Pairing: Takeru/Hikari, background Miyako/Ken, Yamato/Sora Rating: M

|Part 1|

Confused and looking for context? Click above to read this first part. But, no big deal if you don't.

I'll start with Takeru aka T.K...and Catherine:

To reiterate: DON'T KILL ME, DON'T KILL ME, DON'T KILL ME! Canonically speaking, Catherine is the only girl that T.K actively shows interest in. And T.K and Matt's grandfather already lives in Paris, so an opportunity for these two to get closer is plausible. I'd even headcanon that the friend that T.K was going to invite to Matt's gig in Tri was Catherine!

The two kept in touch as pen pals, with T.K taking a sudden interest in wanting to visit his wingman of a grandfather on holidays (Matt constantly teased him). Eventually the two got older, began dating, and T.K proposed right in front of the Palace of Versailles on Christmas Eve. She said yes.

With a dual citizenship in Japan and France, T.K became a successful novelist and author; who first documented his adventures in a biography then writing/creating another fictional series loosely based off of his friends. With his free time, he volunteers at the daycares and nurseries in the Digital World with Elecmon. Catherine, on the other hand, becomes a rather successful actress (there's an irl actress with her name, which is where I got the inspiration), rivaling Mimi's career and popularity (but there's nothing but respect and friendship between the two despite what the tabloids say). Both of the two would also be volunteer NDPB agents to hop in whenever needed.

The two have a son together named Kai, who's bilingual in Japanese and French.

Bonus, here's what I picture for the digivolution for Catherine's Floramon:

Floramon -> Kiwimon -> Blossomon -> Lotusmon

Kari and Hiroshi:

Again, DON'T KILL ME! As much as I ship Daikari and Takari, there's no evidence to suggest that she ended up with either of these two and I already have like three random parents for the Digidestined who aren't paired with an established character. Having Kari end up with one of the Dark Spore children will be great for story reasons I don't want to immediately spoil, but remember that Hideaki (their son) has the Crest of Redemption. 😉

I'd imagine these two got close when they were older, perhaps in highschool and continued dating while Kari was in college, and Hiroshi in vocational school to become a manga artist and author. The two married right before their graduations. Shortly after having Hideaki, the two got a divorce for a variety of different reasons (financial reasons, insecurities, minor disagreements that digivolved into mega problems down the line), with Kari taking full custody of Hideaki, while Hiroshi gets his son on weekends and occasional holidays.

Kari became an elementary school teacher at Odaiba Elementary School, where many of the next gen Digidestined attend, who is also a volunteer NDPB agent. Hiroshi was a struggling manga artist and author who recently caught his big break after his cult classic had become popular with talks of an anime adaptation in the works. He too is a NDPB volunteer agent, but he hardly ever jumps into action due to avoiding his former brother-in-law who's usually at the scene of the crime leading the charge.

Bonus, here's the digivolution line for Hiroshi's partner:

Nyokimon -> Yokomon -> Biyomon -> Saberdramon -> Yatagaramon -> Ravemon

This was inspired by Karn EX's video of the foreign Digidestined's full digivolutions video. I liked the idea of the Dark Spore children having similar digivolutions to the OG Adventure cast that skew a bit darker, possibly being affected by the Dark Spores.

Davis and Noriko:

Yay, another pairing with a Dark Spore kid. Again, please don't kill me lmao.

This is another couple that officially befriended each other in high school. With Noriko having plans to start a daycare, while Davis dreamed of running a ramen cart, the two would first bond with one another in Home-EC classes. Given Noriko's past with the Digidestined, she'd be a bit hesitant to even befriend Davis, let alone consider him to be more than just friends.

Noriko and Davis would begin to date sometime during vocational school, and would later tie the knot half way into Noriko's study (7 years). While studying, she assisted Davis with his Ramen cart.

Nowadays, Noriko runs a daycare business within the NDPB, and like the other Digidestined and her husband, is a volunteer agent in case of emergencies. Davis's ramen carts have become rather popular both in the real world and the Digital world, so much so that he even has ramen food trucks.

They have one daughter together named Tamiko, who has no problem with helping either of her parents at the job if need be.

Bonus, here's Noriko's Punimon's evolution line:

Punimon -> Tsunomon -> Psychemon -> Gururumon -> WereGururumon (fanmade Digimon, same as WereGarurumon but yk)

Ken and Yolei:

After the events of Adventure 02/Tri, the duo stayed good friends among themselves and the rest of the Digidestined. Yolei assumed that her crush on Ken dissolved after discovering he was the Digital Emperor, and then later befriending him as he redeemed himself. Boy was she wrong.

Her high-school years was when her crush reawakened, and she'd spend it attempting to get over him through dates with others. She'd even get in a relationship or two, with people she assumed she liked, but none of them felt right. Meanwhile, Ken's feelings for Yolei had emerged consciously while watching Yolei getting these dates and suddenly feeling very jealous and protective and angry that none of them seemed to work out. Yolei's awkwardness and Ken's inexperience made for a very hard, will-they-or-won't-they romcom watch and eventually, Davis tagged himself in as a wingman for them both.

Eventually, they'd start dating shortly after Ken graduated from high-school then get married three years after. He'd spend a few years doing an independent study before deciding to become a private detective on his own, with Wormmon as his only partner. Yolei would continue to work part-time at her family's store and help run it occasionally, but would otherwise be a stay-at-home mom once they had kids. She, like most of the other Digidestined, would also be a volunteer NDPB agent when trouble strikes. Ken's cases tended to overlap with the NDPB, and he would also volunteer his help wherever danger lurked in the human or Digital World, his involvement with the NDPB was kept to a minimum. Ken's the only one out of the group who's cynical of some of the head honchos of the NDPB. He usually keeps this to himself, and often talks Yolei to death about it later at night.

They currently have three children named Inori, Renjiro, and Kotone.

Cody:

Being the youngest out of the group, Cody would find love within a classmate of his during his undergrad days in college. Hana, however, was the girl who made the first move.

Their relationship continued and flourished as Hana took on journalist internships while Cody continued with law school. He would later propose by arranging a flash mob during Hana's first day as a field reporter. And of course she said yes.

Hana now works as an anchorwoman on the local news, who isn't scared of finding a scoop herself and will throw herself in the middle of a Digimon brawl for coverage (to escort people to safety and warn the people). Cody became a criminal defense lawyer. They have one daughter together named Akira.

I’m finally gonna do it! I’m gonna write my version of Digimon Adventure. It’s going to involve the aspects / world building that were stated in my headcanons posts, but a lot more! This is only the first chapter, which is the first part of episode one. I might be pretty slow doing updates, but I have the first 4 or so chapters done already. (Once University starts back up I’ll probably go into snail mode)

Chapter 1: Marching into a New World (Involuntarily)

  “When on earth is this snow going to let up? It’s been like an hour…” Mimi sighed, wistfully staring out the window of the old shrine. The air was musty and there were far too many of them huddled in this tiny old building, waiting for the snow to pass. She twiddled her thumbs, leaning against the window sill. “I didn’t think to bring a jacket…”

“This was supposed to be summer camp, and yet here we are, in a blizzard.” Taichi grumbled, joining Mimi by the window, “Hopefully it’ll be over soon enough.”

“I sure hope so, I’ve got some explaining to do to the counselors as to why we thought it would be a good idea to go missing in action during a snowstorm! Granted, who would’ve thought it would start snowing, of all things.” Jyou spoke up from his place by the shrine’s Kami, an old stone figure in the back of the small room. 

No one else spoke, quietly biding their time as the snow only got worse. Taichi grumbled something under his breath, avoiding Jyou’s eyes. After all, it had been his idea to go on a non-supervised nature walk, exploring the mountainside near the small camp. Their teachers had planned some boring board games- and who goes to a summer camp to play board games indoors when exploring was so much better? Naturally Sora accompanied him, and Mimi tagged along- she and Sora were in the same cabin, weren’t they? The little blonde boy- Takeru, if he remembered correctly, had gotten excited upon hearing the plan, and the older blonde refused to let him out of his sight. Taichi didn’t know Yamato all too well, as he had transferred into the other class mid-way through the year, but it was obvious the two were related. Takeru didn’t even go to their school. Koushirou followed along due to Mimi dragging him by the hand. Taichi could’ve sworn he saw a faint hint of blush on Koushirou’s cheeks- after all, Mimi was a girl! And a really pretty one at that. Jyou had tried to convince them not to go, or at least to tell a counselor where they were heading, but had ended up following them, and soon enough they were at the mountainside. He did remember to bring the emergency bag, so at least they had a couple of granola bars to snack on while they waited out the storm.

Second chapter, now up!

Plus, some artwork I drew for this chapter!

characters: takeru x hikari (somewhere in the midst of their awkward teenage years)

summary: most things begin gradually

author's note: takari is my most favorite pairing, but this is rather short because i am currently focusing on the takari week prompts! more to come!

With her cheeks aglow in the midafternoon sun, Hikari was breathtaking. Her skin was dewy, sparkling enough to almost distract Takeru from the glassy look in her eyes. Almost.

He had trained himself on the subtleties of girls; he knew just how to elicit a warm flush or a playful shove to the shoulder. Hikari defied his logic, skirting just outside of his realm. But, her eyes could not fool him. She was sick.

They had spent their Saturday together, like all the ones before. Instead of their usual ice cream or nature walk or ramen, Takeru rented a movie. It terrified him, to be alone in his apartment with her. Hikari was an angel, full of kindness and soft curves and big, doe eyes. She was oblivious to how his heart sat firmly in her hands, or how he was reduced to a stuttering mess in her proximity.

“A movie sounds great!” and he wasn’t sure if she agreed because she wanted to, or because she was ill. He had picked a cheesy horror film in the flimsy hopes that she would seek comfort in his arms. Instead, she sat listlessly with her eyes glazed over, shivering despite the heat. The last time she had looked like this, they had been eight and unaware of the gravity of the situation. At fifteen, Takeru fared no better, his hands growing clammy and pulse quickening.

His mother had left for the week on a business trip. At first, he had been overjoyed at having the apartment to himself, but he craved her motherly wisdom at a time like this. Carefully, oh so carefully, he stood beside her. At some point, her eyelids had fluttered shut, the lavender veins too prominent under her translucent skin. His hand found the back of her head, gently guiding her to lay down into the cushions. Takeru readjusted the comforter so that every inch of her was covered, his fingers brushing her bangs out of her eyes.

Takeru was too close. He could feel her shallow breaths against his fingertips, he could count the eyelashes that ghosted over her cheek. Those cheeks were his greatest temptation. His favorite pastime was watching the blood rush to them, or admiring the way she would smile softly, as if it was just for him. Even now, rosy with sickness, his palm couldn’t help but to caress her. She was warm, too warm.

Her eyebrows knitted together, her lips turned downwards. His unoccupied thumb smoothed out the crease, trailing down to her lips. It was wrong to want to kiss her, especially as fever took over her senses. Takeru could never take advantage of her like that; he would only kiss her if it was what she wanted, too.

Instead, he pressed their foreheads together. It was sweaty, and she was too warm, but it was glorious all the same. He sat on his knees beside the couch, his body contorted to fit this new position. Tomorrow, his muscles would be sore, but it was a small price to pay for her comfort.

The credits rolled on the television before Hikari’s eyes fluttered open. Her eyes neither widen or narrowed at his proximity, nor did she try to pull away. Takeru allowed her breath to fan over his face, a thumb lightly caressing her cheek.

“Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.” His voice was hoarse in her ears. It could have been his imagination, but he could feel Hikari press into his palm. Her crimson eyes were finally clear, staring into his own.

“Takeru,” her voice no more than a whisper. For a moment, his heart hung in midair. He was too close to her, but he couldn’t bear to tear himself away. A question reflected in her eyes, words hovering over her tongue. “I don’t want you to get sick.”

Chapter 4: My evergreen valentine She moves the same way stars dance in the night

Death of a Bachelor

Iori knocked on the door to Koushiro’s apartment, hoisting his shinai case on his shoulder as he waited.

“So much for having the weekend free to do homework,” Iori sighed as the door opened, revealing a tired looking Ken. “Everything okay?”

“In my defense,” Daisuke’s voice came from the apartment behind Ken. “How the hell was I supposed to know Kenji was an evil Digimon?!”

Iori blinked owlishly as Ken rubbed his eyes.

“Kinda depends on how you define ‘okay’ these days,” Ken said, stepping aside to let Iori inside the apartment. His older friends were all there, with three notable absences, gathered around Koushiro’s battle station as he appeared to be dialing up a connection to the Digital World.

“Hey, Iori-kun!” Mimi called, waving from the other side of the couch. “How’d the tournament go?”

Iori held up a silver medal with a shrug. “I have room to improve,” Iori said, eyes roaming over Hikari’s tense expression as she waved at him from the couch. “...what’s going on?”

“You were right about Kenji,” Miyako said, coming in from the kitchen with mugs of coffee that she started passing out to her already exhausted looking friends. “Well...half-right unless you guessed that Kenji was actually a shapechanging Digimon obsessed with Taichi.”

“...that was actually going to be my second guess,” Iori said dryly, glancing at Hikari. “Is he okay?”