If only he was stronger. Just a little bit would be fine.
If only he had a longer reach.
Hikaru would be here if he did or had any of those things.
His mother asks him what happened to his glasses. He lies and tells her that they were knocked into the river. She wisely doesn't ask. Masaken's not bullied very often, but when he is, it stings. He never wants to talk about it. They tend to get their payback.
Masaken could care less about payback right now. MetalFantomon's dead. He just wants Hikaru back.
At least long enough for Kiyoshi to thank him. He deserves that at the very least.
He returns to where the portal had been. He runs past it every day. He runs daily and always eats a carrot. Nothing changes. He stops playing with the Digimon toy.
Nothing changes.
Nothing will ever change.
A/N: Please take the time to read and review! It's greatly appreciated.
Challenges: Mangaverse Boot Camp prompt - quixotic, Digimon Manga/Game non flash bingo: 337 - character: Masaken, Diversity Writing (Digimon Anime/Manga) D78. Write a pastiche.