Consequence Chapter 1: The Great Escape
Summary: Ken walked with purpose back to his parent's apartment where his boyfriend was currently hiding. After being trapped all alone with a sick Motomiya Jun for many hours, Daisuke having run off to seek refuge at the Ichijouji household, Ken had decided quite firmly that there would be consequences for this.
Pairing: Daisuke x Ken
Rating: Mature - Swearing, Sexual teasing, Comedy
Author's Note: After re-watching the scene in Diablomon Strikes Back where Ken teases Daisuke about his soccer skills, I decided to finally write this. I've always wanted to play around with the idea of Ken punishing Daisuke for something by being a huge tease. He might be a cute and cuddly little thing in public, but get him alone and you've got another thing coming. This fic will have some sexual themes in chapter 2, but nothing entirely explicit.
Daisuke burst out of his bedroom with a loud bang! His door flew open and slammed against the wall, bouncing back and nearly smacking into him as he raced down the hallway in just his boxers. He tugged his jeans up at the same time as he ran, causing him to trip over the loose pant legs. Daisuke stumbled and had to grab onto the wall to keep himself upright. With a growl, he yanked the pants all the way up and hastily fastened the buckle, not bothering to tuck in the blue and white striped t-shirt that he forced over his head after that.
When a hoarse cough came from further down the hall behind him, Daisuke's eyes widened with terror - there wasn't much time left! He bolted into the living room as quickly as he could, rushing to grab his keys and wallet off the coffee table. However, to his dismay they weren't there.
"Damn it…!" Daisuke hissed under his breath and ran over to the couch to tear the cushions off. His speed increased and his desperation doubled as he heard a shuffling noise coming from his sister's room. To his great relief though, he heard a jingling sound as the last cushion was pulled away and his keys fell to the carpet along with his wallet.
After putting the cushions back on sideways, upside down and in the wrong order, Daisuke grabbed his belongings and raced over to the front door. Hearing his sister leaving her bedroom with another painful sounding cough sent a terrified chill up his spine. It distracted him and he didn't slow down quite soon enough to stop himself from running face-first into the door.
With a wince and a grunt, Daisuke twisted the lock and yanked the door open, running out into the hallway outside. He was just about to shut it and run for his life when he realized that he was still in his socks. He was making too many mistakes! He needed to get it together!
Daisuke opened the door just enough to reach his arm inside and yank his shoes off the shoe rack, and then he closed the door as quietly as he could. For a split second he thought he heard Jun's voice, so he didn't waste any time. Instead of putting his shoes on, he ran down the hall in just his socks and turned at the first opportunity he could. He ended up in a dead-end hallway that didn't lead to the elevators, but as long as he was out of sight it didn't really matter.
"Daisuke?" Jun called out for him, her voice scratchy and whining. She seemed to go back inside after that though, based on the sound of a door closing.
Daisuke stuffed his feet into one of his shoes with a massive sigh of relief, checking to make sure that his shadow wouldn't be visible to anyone in the main hallway. He heard the elevator ding from further down, and someone walk by for a flash of a second, but he wasn't really paying attention. He needed to get the hell out of there before it was too late!
There was a quiet knock on a door from somewhere close by, followed by someone clearing their throat. Both sounded familiar, and Daisuke only had to think about it for a second before his entire body froze and his blood ran cold. He dropped the second shoe that he'd been preparing to pull on. He knew that cough! And the way they had knocked was the same as… That was…!
Sure enough, as Daisuke peeked back around the corner he found Ken standing in front of his apartment as he knocked on it for a second time. Before Daisuke could do anything though, the door was swinging open as Jun answered it.
"No…!" Daisuke lamented. He tried to say it loudly enough for his boyfriend to hear him but not his sister. "Abort, abort…!" He waved his arms wildly in hopes of getting Ken's attention without Jun taking notice, but it was already too late.
"Oh, Ken!" she gushed and sounded relieved. "I'm so glad you're here!"
"Hello," Ken smiled politely and nodded as he stepped inside. Daisuke held his arm out as though he thought he could somehow grab Ken with psychic powers and yank him backward.
"Yeah, I feel horrible today! You wouldn't believe-!" Jun's voice was cut off as the apartment door was shut with a loud click.
Oh no. Ohhhhhh no, no, no…! Ken was gonna kill him if he didn't get him out of there soon! Being in the same household with a sick and needy Motomiya Jun was already bad enough, but it was even worse if you were all alone with her!
When Daisuke had first woken up that morning he hadn't been too nervous about it. As soon as he'd heard Jun hacking and wheezing in her room though, he'd completely forgotten that Ken was coming over that day. The horrible memories of past experiences with his sick sister came rushing back, and the terrified urge to escape before she could latch onto him had taken over.
"Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit…!" Daisuke cursed under his breath as he hopped on one foot back toward the apartment, finally pulling on that second shoe. Once he was in front of the door he put his ear up to it so he could listen inside.
"... can't find… anywhere…" Jun's voice filtered through the crack in the door.
"... looking… bedroom?" Ken seemed to respond, though Daisuke wasn't sure what he was talking about. He heard footsteps though, followed by what sounded like a door opening and closing. Were they in Jun's room now?
Daisuke braved opening the door, though he did it very, very slowly. He peeked inside, and to his great relief he found that the living room was empty. He didn't remove his shoes as he tiptoed around the door and silently shut it again. Instead he looked around the apartment, it's clean and sunny appearance giving off a false sense of security.
Okay… He needed to come up with a plan before he got caught in the clutches of a sickly Jun for the rest of his life, and he needed to do it quickly! Easy enough, right? If they were in her room, then he could probably-
Suddenly he heard someone walking back out toward the living room. After looking around wildly for a place to hide, Daisuke did the only thing he could think of and leapt behind the couch. He scrambled to get his feet out of view just as Jun and Ken came around the corner from the hallway to the bedrooms.
"Well I didn't see his keys or his wallet in there, so maybe they're out here?" Ken asked as he walked over by the coffee table from the sounds of it.
"I think he ran off before I could-!" Jun began her response in a scratchy voice, but she cut herself off with a loud and painful sounding cough.
Ken hummed in thought, "You're certain that you heard him just a few minutes ago?"
"Definitely!" Jun replied immediately. "I heard his bedroom door bang open and now he's just nowhere! And his stuff is gone, too! Oh, I can't believe he just left me when I'm not feeling well! And look at these couch cushions, jeez! But at least you're here, Ken!"
"... Indeed," Ken's voice dropped in a way that made Daisuke's face go pale. He knew that tone… That was the way he talked whenever Daisuke was in trouble!
After another bout of coughing, Jun's hoarse voice went back to sounding excited. "I just need a little bit of help, that's all. Could you call my parents for me so they know why I'm missing classes today? My phone's in my room. It would be really helpful if you did..."
Daisuke cringed at the way she trailed off sadly. He could practically see her puppy dog eyes through the couch.
"I suppose..." Ken sighed and trailed off, and then the two of them headed back down the hallway toward the bedrooms. "But I really can't stay too long-"
"Oh don't worry!" Jun assured him, though Daisuke knew it was a filthy, horrible lie. "I won't need much else after that. It's just kind of painful to talk right now, and my mom never shuts up! Man… I can't believe Daisuke didn't tell you I was sick last night!"
"Neither can I," Ken said stiffly, the passive aggressive tone in his voice lacing his words poisonously.
Daisuke swallowed hard and put his hands over his face in dismay. He'd completely forgotten to text his boyfriend the night before with a warning not to come anywhere near the apartment for the next week. Everyone knew that if Jun was sick, then they needed to meet him outside instead. He could have sworn he'd said something to Ken, but looking back on it now, he realized that he'd fallen asleep early on accident.
He was in so much trouble...
Alright, he needed to think fast! What could he do to get Ken away from Jun long enough for both of them to escape the apartment? It needed to be something that would only draw Ken's attention and not his sister's too. They were probably on the phone right now, but after that he could try and make a break for it with Ken!
But… Damn it… What was something that Ken would recognize but Jun wouldn't? If he sent him a text message then his sister would just hear the notification on Ken's phone, and she'd start asking all kinds of annoying questions. She'd probably assume it was from Daisuke too, so that option was out. If he made too much noise then she'd come storming out of the bedroom to see if it was him, so that was out too.
Wait… He could write Ken a note and then fold it up into a paper airplane! His aim was pretty good after years of doing it in class. He could just wait for a time when Jun's back was turned or while she was busy doing something else. It was perfect!
Daisuke darted through the swinging doors that lead into the kitchen. He pulled out some paper and a pencil from the drawer that his mother kept her stationary in, and then he began scribbling out a note as fast as he could.
'Talk about lavender, she'll think of her new shampoo and want to take a shower. Works every time. Then you can escape while she's not looking. HURRY!'
Daisuke finished the letter, but he didn't get the chance to fold it up before he heard Jun's bedroom door opening again. His eyes widened and he quickly crawled underneath the kitchen table that was pushed up against the wall beneath the window. He pulled his knees up to his chest and held his breath as they entered the room a few seconds later.
"You're so nice, Ken!" Jun said and then cleared her throat. "Thanks for agreeing to stay until my parents get home!"
"Yeah… Um…" Ken trailed off with a sigh. "That's… I'm not entirely sure that's what I said..."
Daisuke cringed and ran his hands through his hair. She'd used her word-twisting skills this early on?! That didn't normally happen until at least a couple hours in! Jun must really not be feeling well to play cards like that so quickly. She was off her game! Maybe he could use this… Maybe it meant she'd get distracted more easily!
"Wow, I'm hungry!" Jun groaned and ignored Ken's comment completely, her voice suddenly sounding depressed. "My knees are really achey though… Could you make me something so I don't have to stand on them for too long?"
When Ken didn't immediately respond, Jun continued even more sadly than before, "Could you help me get comfortable out on the couch first though? The blankets are on the top shelf in the closet and they're really hard to reach…"
Ken eventually sighed, "Alright... The hallway closet?"
"Yeah!" Jun's voice perked up, though it was just as hoarse as it ever was. "Thank you so much! You're the best for helping me out like this while my parents are at work and Daisuke's gone! Where do you think he ran off to?"
Daisuke rolled his eyes. Man, Jun just didn't stop talking… Not even when she was sick!
"I don't know where he went…" Ken seemed to grit his teeth as they made their way back out into the living room. "But I will find out."
Daisuke bit his lip and crawled out from beneath the table as soon as they left the room, his hands and knees treading carefully over the floor. The kitchen door was swinging open and closed from the force that Ken had used to move it out of his way as he'd followed behind Jun.
Yep, he was dead.
Daisuke quickly opened the letter back up and added to the bottom, 'I'M REALLY SORRY! I fell asleep last night, please don't tell her I'm here! I love you!' As soon as his desperate apology was done and he'd managed to draw a big heart on the bottom of the note, he folded the paper up into the best airplane that he could manage while in such a hurry. It wasn't the greatest one he'd ever made, but it would have to do.
Daisuke looked up at the door that was still swinging, though it wasn't moving as much anymore. He could see Ken's back through the crack as it opened, but not Jun. He'd be taking a chance if he threw it now, but if he knew his sister at all then she was probably gathering herself on the couch. The odds were in his favor that she wasn't looking.
With a deep breath, Daisuke crossed his fingers for good luck and then he threw the airplane as soon as the door was swinging shut again. It soared at just the right speed to sail through the crack as it re-opened, and then smack into the back of his boyfriend's right shoulder.
Ken spun around to see what had hit him, and his eyes immediately met with Daisuke's on the kitchen floor. The door swung shut, and as soon as it reopened Daisuke felt his breath catch in his throat and his chest tighten up. Ken's expression and gone from confused to ice cold in the half-second it had taken for the door to swing shut for the very last time. It moved no more, and neither did Daisuke.
Oh no… What had that look meant? Would Ken rat him out to Jun as punishment for his mistake? What if Ken was really mad and didn't even read the note?!
Desperate not to get caught, Daisuke scrambled up to his feet and ran into the pantry closet where Ken wouldn't immediately know he'd moved to. He closed the door as quietly as he could as he squeezed himself between it and the shelves, hoping to stall his capture for as long as possible. He'd come too far already! He couldn't get caught now!
The sound of the kitchen door banging open again and Ken stomping inside made Daisuke squeak in surprise. He immediately cursed under his breath at his mistake and covered his mouth with his hand. Before he could even contemplate whether Ken had heard him or not, the pantry door was flying open. Daisuke was met with the same icy expression on his boyfriend's face from just a few seconds ago, with the note unfolded in his grasp. Ken put his hands on his hips after that, signaling that Daisuke had just a few seconds left to somehow convince him not to tell Jun who had been hiding around the house all this time.
"Please!" Daisuke whispered and made a heart shape with his fingers. "I'm sorry!" When Ken merely raised an eyebrow, Daisuke gasped. "No, no, no!" Daisuke put his hands together as though he was praying and then placed them in front of his lips, cringing and shaking his head furiously. "Baby, I love you! Please don't tell her!"
"Don't you 'baby'me!" Ken hissed under his breath. "She told her parents that I promised someone would stay with her until they get home at five o'clock tonight!"
"I know, I know!" Daisuke pleaded as quietly as possible.
"Oh, you know, do you?" Ken asked as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Then I take it you know she had a fight with her friend last night? She's sure excited to tell me all about it after I make her some food, Daisuke!"
With a gasp of horror, Daisuke threw his hands back over his mouth. Jun gossiping angrily about friends…! It would be hours before she stopped once she got into it! Ken might never leave if she got really aggressive about it!
"W-We can still escape together!" Daisuke put his hands on Ken's shoulders and squeezed. "Come on! We can climb down the fire escape while she's not looking!" He motioned with his head over to the balcony by the kitchen table.
"Oh no you don't!" Ken stiffened at his boyfriend's touch. "I don't want my reputation with your family to suffer because I bailed on my so-called promise. They don't know about our relationship yet, and I'm not making myself look bad before we get around to telling them. Someone is staying here with her, baby, so give me one good reason why it should be me."
Daisuke bit his lip. He tried to think of something - anything - that he could use to convince Ken to let him leave. However, absolutely nothing was coming to mind. Really, who would ever choose to stay home with Motomiya Jun while she was sick?
"Ken-chan…" Daisuke hugged his boyfriend desperately. "I'll do anything you ask tonight and all day tomorrow if you let me go!"
Ken's parents were out of town until late Sunday, and since it was currently Saturday afternoon, that should have meant they'd have the whole day and then all night together with total privacy. They'd planned to take full advantage of the lack of supervision, but Daisuke had a sinking suspicion that no such intimate activities would be happening at this rate…
"Ken…!" Daisuke whimpered. "You don't know what she's like!"
"I very strongly disagree with that," Ken sighed without hugging him back, though his shoulders sagged a bit in some sort of defeat. Had he taken pity on him?!
The sound of the kitchen door opening again caused Daisuke to leap back into the pantry.
"Everything okay?" Jun asked, coughing pathetically afterward.
Daisuke stiffened up and closed his eyes. This was it… Ken would either sell him out to Jun and then leave him there to deal with her all by himself until his parents got home from work, or he'd take him up on his offer. Daisuke prayed desperately that it would be the latter.
"Huh?" Ken faked his confusion as he looked over at her in the kitchen doorway. "Oh, I'm fine. Just deciding which soup to make for you."
"Oh!" Jun giggled and her voice got quieter as she walked back out to the living room. "Thanks, Ken! You're the best!"
"Oh my god thank you!" Daisuke whispered and went to hug his boyfriend again, but Ken stepped out of his grasp just in time.
"Get out of here before I change my mind…" Ken sighed as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys to his parent's place. After fixing his hair real fast, he handed them out for Daisuke to take. "And don't forget… you said anything!"
Daisuke gulped and took the keys. "Anything."