By Amai
Disclaimer- Digimon and all its characters are not copyright me, but copyright Toei Animation/Bandai (there probably are others, but I can't remember offhand). I wish they were, but sadly, not all wishes come true. The only thing that's copyright me is this fanfic, so no stealing, kiddies.
Author's Notes- Wow…long time not right, hmm? No, I'm not dead, but I suppose I should say that people shouldn't expect much writing from me now. Or at least, that much in a short amount of time. I'm still the same kensuke/shounen ai obsessed Amai that I was before, but now I've got other things to add to my load of work ^^; I wish I had as much time as before though, it was fun. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this short story by me, it was quite relieving writing something after such a long time.
"Y'know, I never really liked the dark.
"I know, I know…it may sound like a stupid thing that little kids are afraid of, but there was just something about it I never liked. It was mysterious; elusive…you could never truly escape from it. You never really could find out more about it. I hated not knowing things, the darkness always seemed like it was keeping a secret far away from me, yet when I was in it, it was all I could see. It wrapped around me during night, and wouldn't let go, no matter how much I tried. Light could only work for so long, because you still knew you were in the dark…light was just an illusion, giving you your answers for so long.
"I guess until now, I never wanted to find more out about this darkness I hated…complaining was so much easier than being constructive and fixing what upset you. No, no…it wasn't until the darkness forced me to look at it, that I finally realized it wasn't so bad at all. At times it could be cold, forbidden…but other times it could be warm, welcoming. Comforting, almost.
"The more I looked through it, the more I began to understand this darkness…the more I enjoyed being around it, I suppose. I guess I was the first to notice this about it, but gradually the others around began to realize it too. But they would never grasp it like I did…never truly understand. I guess I started to like the darkness because…well, in many ways, it was you.
I can see you smiling, Ken, even though the light is dim. You know what I'm talking about."
"Yes, I think I do…thank you, Daisuke. Thank you."
Taking its final glance over the land below it, the sun descended, allowing daylight to diminish, and night to take over.
However, to Daisuke and Ken…it would probably be night forever.