Renamon was feeling very uncomfortable.
The school uniform she wore was itching and made her feel extremely warm in addition to her fur, the girls in her 'new' class wanted to talk to her about subjects she knew next to nothing about, the teachers were prattling about stuff she never heard about in her entire life, and the thought about doing this weird stuff even after school as homework didn't really improve her mood.
At first she was just stunned when Rika's mother, who now saw herself as Renamon's mother as well, started to talk to her about how she shouldn't forget to get up early so she wouldn't be late for class. Renamon wasn't too worried at first, though. She never had any real idea just what school was all about. She knew that it was an institution to teach young humans important things about life, but she never imagined that the things she had to learn were THAT complex. Also, the pure AMOUNT of different subjects made her head spin. Japanese, Math, Physics, History, English... The only subject in which she didn't feel out of place was physical education.
And the strange habits of her 'class mates'... Why all that gossip? The giggling? The talk about boys and music and boys and clothes and boys and make-up... and not to forget, boys.
After the math teacher had given her yet another problem she couldn't solve, she ended up with additional homework for the next day.
Renamon sighed. If at least Rika would be here. But no, the human school system just had to separate the older students from the younger ones. She still didn't understand the reason.
And it really bothered her that Rika seemed to be amused about the fact that her Digimon partner had to attend classes just like her. True, Rika seemed to feel sorry for her... but if that was the truth, she really didn't have to giggle that much upon seeing Renamon wear her school uniform for the first time.
Well, at least during lunch break she had some time to talk to her...
Upon entering the cafeteria, she already saw Rika and Harmony sitting at an otherwise empty table. Not bothering herself with getting anything to eat, Renamon headed towards her friends.
But just before she reached the table, she was intercepted by a group of three girls... Two humans and one Digimon.
Renamon groaned. Those girls again... they were some of her 'new' class mates and this was already the third time they had addressed her today.
"Hey, Renamon!" the one in front spoke up. She was a tall, ditzy blonde that seemed to be their leader somehow. "Have you decided if you want to join our volleyball team? I know you're a great athlete, so you would be a real asset for our team. It will be fun, I tell ya! We already asked the other girls and they don't mind. What d'you say?"
"Yeah, c'mon," the female Elecmon urged her. "Why waste your talent with just Digimon battling if you could become the star of the sports field?"
Renamon sighed and scratched the back of her head. "Look, um... I already told you, I'm not interested."
"Awww, why not?" the third girl whined, a slender brunette. "With you on our team, we would win the next tournament for sure. I saw you leaping and diving... you can't say no! Please, do us a favor and join our team!"
"Yes, please?" The blonde girl gave her the puppy-dog eyes. "Pretty please?"
'Oh, for the Sovereign's sake...' Renamon thought to herself. 'I'm starting to believe that those girls will never leave me alone as long as I don't agree...'
"Fine, okay! I'll join your team!" she groaned. 'I'm going to regret this, I already know it...'
"GREAT!" The three girls almost jumped in the air with excitement. "I tell the others," the blonde exclaimed. "First team meeting is today, after school, okay? See you later!"
And before Renamon could protest, the girls were gone.
It took her several seconds to gather her thoughts, then she turned around with a sigh and went over to her friends.
"Hi, Renamon!" Harmony greeted her. "Did Yui and her gang bother you again?"
"Well, they wanted me to join the volleyball team..." Renamon replied. "And they've been asking me the whole day, so I just said yes so they would leave me alone."
"Oh Renamon..." Harmony chuckled. "You know what that means, yes? They meet almost every day after school for their training... and as their team captain, Yui demands that every team member is present at every single meeting. I also heard that she's drilling her girls to be the best. Well, I suppose you prepare yourself for a straining afternoon..."
Rika wasn't too happy upon hearing about that. "Renamon, why did you just do that? You know why I didn't join any teams or clubs myself, right? We're Tamers, we have the responsibility of looking for Digimon that are threatening the city. And you know that we had planned to go to Takato after school to tell him everything that happened yesterday."
"You're right, I didn't think," Renamon admitted. "But I... I just wanted them to leave me alone, you know? So I just said yes. And before I could change my mind, they were gone."
She sighed again and put her face down on the table. "Maybe I should just tell them I changed my mind and quit..."
Harmony grimaced. "Oh, I'd really, really advise against that, Renamon... Yui's father is the principal, remember? And from what I heard, she has a biiig influence on her daddy. You really don't want to know what he could do to your grades if you break a promise you made to his daughter..."
"Fine, fine..." the fox Digimon groaned. "I'll go to the damn meeting..."
"Don't worry too much about it." Harmony petted her best friend's older sister's head. "We all know how sportive you are. You'll become the team's number one in no time, and by that time, Yui will do pretty much everything you ask of her."
"I still think it's a bad idea..." Rika grumbled.
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