Yotsuba smiled widely at the apology that was given to her and her new "stuffed" friend. She held Terriermon close, hugging him tightly with one arm, while adjusting her wig a bit with her free hand. Of course, to the uninformed observer, it would probably just seem like she was fixing her hair or what have you. "Thank you," she started, her voice cracking a slight bit as she was adjusting it. Although her voice wasn't all that low at all, working it to sound more convincing as a girl wasn't easy work by any means. "We both really appreciate it," she added. "Oh, I'm Yotsuba, and this is my little friend-- he doesn't have a name yet though," she said, offering a small frown before giggling a bit and then lightly holding onto one of Terriermon's arms, holding it out so as to "shake" hands with Fuyuki.

"Well, Yotsuba-" Fuyuki glanced down to the toy bunny. "-and friend, it's nice to meet you guys. I mean, not like this, kinda wish it'd gone better, but still." He took the toy's hand between finger and thumb and shook it. It felt... well, granted, he hadn't exactly had any stuffed toys around in a long time. Maybe they were all like that now. "Oh, uh, I'm Fuyuki." Wouldn't do to forget introductions on his end. He let go of the toy's hand. The longer he held it, the weirder it felt, even if he couldn't articulate why.

As soon as she heard the name Fuyuki, a lightbulb went off in her head. So THAT'S why he seemed so familiar! She brought Terriermon back to her chest, back to holding onto him-- luckily for Terriermon she wasn't holding on too tightly. "Oh, yeah, now I recognize you. We go to school together," she said, a wide smile on her face. Of course, Yotsuba quickly came to the realization that he wouldn't know her-- as she went to school as a boy, clearly he would recognize (well, maybe) recognize her there, but would have no clue who she was here. "But, yeah... it's nice to meet you, Fuyuki," she said, her smile getting a bit smaller as she started to get a bit more nervous.

"We do?" He looked her over again. He didn't think she was in the same year as he was. Above? ...maybe, he wasn't sure though. Below? ... no idea whatsoever. "Ah, sorry, but, hey, that's cool! Maybe we could hang out sometime after classes?" A bit rambly, but he did feel bad he didn't recognize her. Normally he made a point to at least know faces. He'd have to keep an eye out for Yotsuba.

Yotsuba turned a bright red when he suggested they hang out. He would really hang out with her? She was definitely more than a bit lucky today, it seemed. "O-oh yeah! That would be so much fun! Well... if you want to, of course, that would be fun. Yeah," she said, starting to ramble herself as her face seemed to turn more and more red. She'd have to make sure not to talk to him too much-- if at all at school, just to make sure that he would even less potentially suspect anything. "S-So... what are you up to over in this area?" she asked, trying to change the subject as best she could.

"Well, of course." At least Yotsuba seemed enthusiastic about the idea. He grinned. And of course pretend she wasn't blushing, it only made people nervous or upset. Fuyuki hated making people nervous or upset. 

Well. That was an abrupt change. He blinked. "Oh, Yuu's book bag broke, they just needed help getting home." He shrugged. How he had made the space between 'book' and 'bag' audible was a bit of a mystery, but it was more accurate. "You hang out around here?" He scratched his head. It was possible she actually lived around here - he didn't see everyone in Yuu's apartment, after all, and there were a lot of apartment buildings. But asking if someone lived 'around here' just struck Fuyuki as at least mildly creepy.

Yotsuba gave a slight nod, "Well, I live near here, sort of," she said. She didn't want to give her exact location or anywhere near it out of fear of being found out that there was no Yotsuba that lived there. "I tend to hang around here a lot. There's a lot of places to go to and it's a nice area at least, not really dangerous or anything," she explained. "What about you? I don't think I've seen you around here very often," she mused, tilting her head to the side slightly in wondering that.

"Yeah. Uh-" Fuyuki pointed his thumb over his shoulder. "Yuu lives around here too. They say it's pretty quiet - dunno what they'd do if it wasn't." Partly because Yuu took their studies very seriously, and partly because Fuyuki had only seen Yuu lose their temper once.

Surprisingly, the bookworm was even more frightening than the mugger. It was a funny world they all lived in, and Fuyuki left it at that, since, hey, Yuu had been having a bad week, not like they were naturally a bad person.

"You know, if you ever, I dunno, need help with science homework, you could probably ask them for help. Just say Fuyuki sent you, they won't mind." Well, they would a little. But they'd reserve the curt words for him instead of her. A bit rambly there, makes you sound like an idiot, the little voice that sounded like his brother said.

She nodded, still holding onto Terriermon. "Well, that's a really nice offer Fuyuki, thanks," she said. "I'll make sure to take them up on it if I need to-- science isn't my strong suit," she said with a slight giggle. "But, uh... I think I should probably be heading home now, sorry," she said, a frown coming on her face. It wasn't like she wanted to stop talking to Fuyuki-- he was nice to talk to and cute as well. "But... uh... I'll talk to you later then? You can always find me in this area after school is out, usually. I like to get ramen after class, so you can always find me there-- and treat me, if you want," she said before laughing again. Of course, she wasn't serious about having him treat her to an after school snack, but hopefully he would find it just as funny.

Fuyuki leaned in a bit closer so his stage whisper was easier to hear: "It's not mine either." He didn't think that was a secret, though, what with the public posting of rankings. Good thing he was such a people person. 

It was a little saddening to see her frown. On one hand, yeah, he couldn't stick around much longer either. On the other, he didn't want to see her upset. "Yeah - I gotta go to Hoshiko's place anyways. She didn't feel good." It sounded like a bit of a lame excuse, he knew. "But, yeah, sounds good. I'll try dropping by." And if he happened to have called in a debt to treat her, well, that'd be convenient. Then an idea struck him. "Oh!" His face lit up, and he pulled off his bag, digging around in it until he pulled out a scrap of paper and a pen. "If you wanna set anything up, though-" He finished writing and held the paper out to Yotsuba - his name and phone number. "-feel free to call, alright?" He beamed; hopefully, not too forward.

He did like hanging out with friends, though.

She held onto the phone number when he handed it to her, a rather goofy smile on her face as she turned a bright red. "Y-Yeah, I'll be... I'll be sure to call it, thanks," she said, almost unable to believe this was happening. Fuyuki was probably her biggest crush, so being able to get his phone number was like a dream come true. "Sorry that I have to get going so soon, but I'll make sure to call you as soon as I have the chance," she said, now holding onto Terriermon's arm again and waving goodbye to Fuyuki. "I'll see you later," she said before gently putting Terriermon in her backpack and turning around to go find a hiding spot to change back into her boy clothes and head home.

Fuyuki waved to Yotsuba until she was out of sight. That had been an interesting encounter. At least she was nice. He began whistling as he crossed the street - on his way back to his own apartment building, where both he and Hoshiko lived. If nothing else, it was nicely convenient to live so close to her. Friends ever since he was 9 and his mother and stepdad moved in.

The trip took a bit longer than he liked, and he knocked on her door. There was muffled voice, a banging sound, and swearing. Fuyuki rocked on his heels until the door opened, and Hoshiko looked up at him.

"You look awful." The words tumbled out, though he wasn't too worried; the two had known each other far too long to offend each other.

"It was worse earlier." She sniffled, walking back in. He followed after her, closing the door after himself. "What took you so long?"

"Yuu needed help carrying books, and then I met someone from school!" He beamed and paused. "Hey, you know a Yotsuba?"

"Who?"

"Ah. Well, no biggie. So, anyhow...."
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Yotsuba quickly ran off after her encounter with Fuyuki, going down about a half mile or so until she reached a part of the area that was more or less empty, which was something she was thankful for. She started to walk into a nearby alleyway, once again checking the area to make sure no one was around. Once her paranoia had calmed down, she walked into the alley way, setting her backpack down and first taking off her wig.

"Whoa! You can just take your hair off like that? I didn't know humans could take their hair off like that!" Terriermon said, a look of utter surprise on his face. Yotsuba had seen the small, well, it definitely wasn't a stuffed toy anymore, talk, and let out a yelp, nearly falling backwards.

"You can talk? You can't talk, you're just a toy!" she screamed, thinking that it was now a good idea not to take her clothes off first.

"I'm no toy, my name is Terriermon! I'm just as alive as you are!" he told her. "I'm a Digimon! So... I'm not quite like you, but I'm alive too, just so you know!" he added.

"Oh... my... God... I made the best choice at the store!" Yotsuba shrieked excitedly, quickly picking Terriermon out of the backpack and hugging her new friend tightly. Of course, while she was incredibly excited for this new friend, she didn't even yet think about how she would hide a small talking animal... thing. Well, she had a long walk home, she'd figure it out. Hopefully.