Digimon belongs to Toei! *sob* <br><br>---------------------------<br>Have to make some notes in here:<br><br>First, in recapping, some of the alternate-universe is confusing. Most of the original Chosen, as you may have guessed, already know each other. This group includes Jyou, Mimi, Sora, Taichi, Yamato, and Koushirou, Takeru and Hikari. The group drifted apart eventually--Takeru ended up at Sekitomachi and so did Taichi. Tai and Yamato then met again after both had come out of the closet, when Yama came to the school to protect TK. Sekitomachi had a very good academic reputation--which was why Osamu, Jyou, Takeru, Taichi, Ken, and Iori went there. Miyako and Koushirou met at Computer Club in Odaiba, before the death of Koushirou's parents, and dated for a loooong time. So, the 01 kids all know each other, but the 02 kids don't come into the picture until the boarding school.<br><br>And why is that? This isn't quite as AU as it seemed at first--there's one deciding factor. The originals *did* go to the Digital World, years before this story takes place, but the 02 kids did not--for one major reason. You may have noticed that Osamu is alive. Thus, no dead brother=no Kaizer. No Kaizer=no 02 Chosen Children. Simple, really. And since Oikawa did not attend a certain Ichijouji Osamu's funeral, no battle. (I guess BelialVamdemon found some other Chosen to attack. Maybe even the 01 kids--but that's not part of this story.) Yes--Ryo was mentioned. Ken *is* Chosen; however, the Dark Seed is dormant because he never returned to the Digital World after being scolded by Osamu the first time. Ryo and Ken were reunited at Sekitomachi, and Osamu and his gang beat up Ryo because he stuck up for Ken. (It is not known whether Osamu knew about Ryo and Ken's battle with Millenniumon. If he did, well, the better reason to beat Ryo up then.) If there are any mistakes along the course of the story that don't support everything that I just explained, then I apologize. It was a theory that I didn't really think through at first.<br><br>Someone mentioned the many coincidences in this story. Most are because of what I just explained--the 01 kids all knew each other, and came together again to escape Sekitomachi. As for Isolder Academy, it's simple--both the Yagami kids went to boarding school (because of the good academic reputations of Isolder and Sekitomachi), and after Mimi's parents left for America she and Sora chose to attend Hikari's school. (I might add that Sora and Mimi are in a relationship. I didn't see any need to add anything about it in the last chapter, but it does exist.) The two schools aren't far apart, and are actually affiliated with one another--they're enough so that the students can't do any casual nighttime visiting with each other, but they converge for festivals and other non-academic events. <br><br>Jun is in college--it makes sense for her to have her own apartment. Jyou is doing Sekitomachi's college-level courses, though it is mostly for high-schoolers. At one point the school was all-grades, but once it grew in popularity more college courses were offered and the lower grades were shunted to another school.<br><br>Also in reviews: Jacklyn and Jolieth noted something:<br>&quot;::gasps:: she even spelt tsunami correctly!(I live in the States and you can't find many people who can). You can't be human. This story is turning out great!!!!!&quot;<br><br>Well...we don't have tsunamis here, but I learned the word at -some- point... (are there tsunamis anywhere in the US? *looks puzzled*) But yeah, I'm quite human. And I'm majoring in English so spelling is something I'm not too bad at (if you can ignore my Canadian variations that is, but most people don't even notice it. [Color=colour, etc.] I tend to use American spelling anyway, since I see it so much.).<br><br>One more recap, since people might be confused:<br><br>Taichi = bisexual (with Yamato)<br>Yamato = gay (with Taichi)<br>Koushirou = hetrosexual (with Miyako)<br>Miyako = hetro (with Koushirou)<br>Ken = doesn't really care (likes Daisuke)<br>Daisuke = thought he was straight, but is apparantly bi-curious (over Ken)<br>Jyou = straight (no pairing)<br>Iori = not sure (has feelings for Takeru though)<br>Takeru = seemingly flirts with Iori, but has feelings for Hikari...? (Takari here)<br>Hikari = hetro (with Takeru)<br>Sora = lesbian (avec Mimi)<br>Mimi = lebian (with Sora)<br><br>Other characters:<br><br>Michael, Wallace, Osamu, Ryo, Seki, Aki, Osamu's Cronies = straight--maybe.<br><br>I seem to actually be keeping fans of both persuasions--with Kensuke, Taito, Kouyako, and &quot;Takariori,&quot; people are actually coming back. (Usually when I combine yaoi and het pairings, I only get yaoi fans reading and reviewing. o.O;;) Thanks everyone! I appreciate it!<br><br>This fic seems to be my most popular in the Digimon category--almost topping Sandglass, it looks like, and it's not done just yet. <br><br>Last but not least, a note for Kirri--this story has taken on a life of its own. -_-;; I can't stop it! It *will* be finished very soon--I'm out of school as of Wednesday. Things have been hectic with university and work and my boyfriend's prom coming up. Also, I just received three Japanese Digimon 02 tapes, and I HAD to watch them. You wouldn't deprive me of my Ken-chan, would you? *hugs her tapes* The World Tour...Spanish Ken...and Genesis of Evil...and oh...they were lovely...anyway, Kirri-chan, the sibling story is first on my priority list after I'm out of classes. Thanks for waiting. :)<br><br>&quot;Both Sides,&quot; will be next after that. Thanks for your patience, minna; especially Kittie. I know what it's like to write a chapter and not be able to post it right away, I'm glad you're not mad that I'm taking so long to edit stuff. :) You write way too fast for me, girl.<br><br>Here's a Shameless Plug for everyone: &quot;Cycle of a WereFangirl,&quot; by Zippo. Kind of silly, but a very cute story by my koibito. I ought to edit it for him. ^^;; Please read and review, I know he'd appreciate it. ^_^<br><br>http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=691226<br><br>I think it's ironic that this was supposed to be an author's note before I started chapter 9. Now it's 3 a.m. and I don't have *time* to start 9. Sorry guys. ^^;; Hope no one's confused anymore, at least.<br><br>NEXT TIME ON TOMODACHI--Shi-chan gets back into the swing of things. ^_~ More escaping-ness, and the group will reach Odaiba--but Osamu and his gang aren't far behind! <br><br>See you there!