He whimpered in pain. He fault like his insides were turning inside out. He couldn't believe this was happening. Was he really going to die?

Ken closed his eyes as he remembered the betrayal. He was at Liz's house, a classmate. They had just finished their school project and were walking home from the library. Ken didn't notice her advances or the looks she was giving him. He didn't notice the way she seemed to glide as she walked. He didn't notice the way she kept looking at his neck. He didn't notices the signs that suggested that she was not human, or digimon for that matter.

When they reached her house she offered for him to stay for dinner. Being the kind person that he is, he accepted and then asked to use the phone to call his mother. If only he knew the true meaning of her words. When he was talking to his mother he was told that Takeru called and said to call him back. Ken figured there was no harm to call after he hung up.

While he was distracted with his phone call, he didn't notice the piercing emerald eyes analyzing, watching him intently, studying his every move and gesture, planning the best way to subdue him. It was when he was talking to Takeru when she striked. Takeru was telling him that he wanted to meet up the next day to tell him something important, when strong hands pulled him away from the phone and trapped him on the floor. He had heard Takeru yelling his name as Liz restraining him, laughing like a mad person as she taunted Takeru. How Liz knew Takeru? He didn't know.

Ken barely had a second to feel anything, when her attention returned to him, but fear and confusion before she attacked his neck. He had screamed at the pain. He had screamed for help, but he knew it was too late. He had felt instantly weak. He had felt his warm blood slowly being drained from him. He had lost consciousness as she drained him of his blood.

Stories say that if a vampire feeds on you, you instantly die. If a vampire wants to turn you, they will. But that was not all true. If a vampire drains you of your blood, you will turn into a fledgling. If you accept the change, you become a vampire by drinking human blood. But if you refuse, you will die from hunger.

Ken realized this when he woke up. He was weak and very hungry. It was so painful that he wanted to cry. He didn't want to drink blood. It would help his survival, but it was at the cost of hurting another. Ken didn't have the heart for that, to harm another. He had done that as the Kaiser. It torn him up inside. He refused. He refused to harm another. He was willing to die to protect his friends, the digimon, and those he didn't know. No one deserves this fate. He will not become the heartless monster that his classmate was.

Ken's eyes stung as he weakly whimpered in pain. The pain was too much. He could easily ease it by feeding on human blood. But he refused all the same. He want the pain to go way. He wanted to live his life, but not at the cost of hurting others. Was he really going to die? The thought didn't scare him as much as it should of. It was probably because of how far gone he was.

He was scared to die, but he was scared for the people that will be hurt from this. He thought of his digimon. He can't come back like Wormmon can when he died. He would forever leave his little digimon behind. Wormmon would be heartbroken after five years since he was reborn.

His parents would be equally heartbroken to lose their baby. They had already lost one child. Did they really have to lose another too? Daisuke, Takeru, and the rest of the Chosen Children came next. Daisuke would be upset and filled with self hatred for not being about to save him, to not be there in his dying breath. Takeru would be hurt and saddened to lose a friend and someone he cares about.

Ken smiled sadly at that. He would never get to tell Takeru how he felt. He had like Takeru for some time now and Daisuke had even came up with a plan to figure out if Takeru liked him back. He would never get the chance now. He would die before he gets a chance. That was the sad part though. Ken weakly groaned as his body fought the hunger and losing. He was losing and there was nothing he could do.

He heard a voice then. The voice sounded scared and frantic. Ken barely registered the familiar voice as it got closer. It didn't matter anymore. It was too late for him. He had finally given in to the darkness.


The darkness was awful. It felt like he was being torn into two. Ken knew the feeling of darkness. He had been tapped by it and embraced in it for so long. But this darkness was scary. It was dragging him down, refusing to let go. It said he would never escape. He was destined for darkness, chosen by them. It was destiny.

He had fought at first, but without help he fell victim to them. But then Daisuke and the others saved him, bringing him away from their clutches. Then there was the World of Darkness. It tried to capture him again, but it failed. But now he was back, but he had no help. He was falling. He was so close to death now. He was scared. He felt so alone. He felt so cold.

The darkness was wrapping around him, trying to drag him down further into the cold darkness. They were going to have him anyway, Ken realized, so he didn't fight. He was so tired of fighting. He was about to give in, but there was a small light. The light looked so beautiful, felt so warm. Was this heaven? Was he going to join his brother in heaven?

"Ken come back!"


Ken was confused when he smelt something delicious. He wasn't sure what it was though, especially when something was pressed against his mouth. Every fiber in his body screamed food. Instantly he latched onto the offered treat and began to drink. After a few small drinks the fog in his mind began to clear. The first thing his mind registered was that he was being held by someone. Fear hit him when he realized he was drinking from a human. He wanted to stop, to get away, and apologizes. But he was not strong enough yet.

Ken was confused when the person coaxed him to drink more. Ken realized that the voice was the same one that was calling his name before he lost consciousness. He was hesitant at first, but instincts won out in the end. He still needed more, his body demanded it; at least the human was willing to give him the delicious treat.

After a few more drinks Ken finally felt a lot better and so he stopped drinking. Ken was still very weak and dizzy from his initial attack. Ken was very curious about who saved him from death. The voice continued to talk, but he wasn't sure if it was to him or to someone else that entered the room. Actually now that he thought about it there seemed to be four different voices.

"Ken, can you hear me? Please wake up!"

"Easy bro. Ken is still very weak."

"Ken? Wake up! Takeru is worried."

"Yamato, what you want to do? Ken's parents are already worried about him for being missing for several hours and we still have to tell Taichi that we found him."

"I don't know, Garurumon. But I do know is that we need to get Ken somewhere safe. That rogue vampire that attacked him is still out there."

"Fuck that vampire! I will send Angemon after her when I see her! I will not let her win this time!"

Ken frowned at the different voice. He knew them, but they were to loud for his comfort. He groaned weakly, shutting them up immediately. Ken slowly opened his eyes as one of the voices whispered encouraging words to him. The figures all looked blurry when he opened them. It took a few seconds for his vision to clear. When it did he was surprised to see a very concern Takeru, Yamato, Patamon, and Garurumon.


Takeru had tears in his eyes as Ken's eyes focused on him. He was so relieved. For a moment there he was afraid that he was too late to save Ken, to save his soul mate. But Ken managed to hold on in the end, which was a miracle right there. He smiles as Ken's eyes looked at him with surprise. Takeru could still see that his blood was enough to save him from death, but not enough to fully heal him.

Yamato placed a hand on his shoulder to get his attention. Takeru glanced at his brother, worry still evident in his blue orbs. "Why don't we tell Ken's mother that we found him and that he is perfectly safe at our house?" Takeru nodded.

"You think Ashley will be able to help him?"

"I think so," Yamato said in thought. "Though I don't think the Vampire Council will be very pleased that Elizabeth attacked your soul mate just to get back at you. You know how superstitious and protective they are about these things."

Takeru frowned in worry as he watched Ken struggle to stay conscious. But Ken wasn't strong enough to stay conscious. He only had enough blood to stabilize him. Ken was going to need more blood, plenty of rest, and maybe a healing potion. Takeru shifted Ken, so he was more comfortable in his arms. He wasn't sure how that rogue found out that Ken was his soul mate, since he had just found out himself. Though he guessed that was true since he had felt a connection to Ken way back when Ken was the Digimon Kaiser. He felt guilty when he punched him. When he was in the base with Ken he had felt another presence within the beautiful soul. This presence was evil and was the one in control, twisting Ken's mind to fit its needs. When his punch connected with Ken's cheek he had saw the trapped soul struggling to break free, but was to badly chained by the other presence.

Takeru remembered telling this to Yamato. Yamato was uneasy about this evil presence, but Takeru had a feeling that Yamato knew that Ken was his soul mate the whole time. Who knew what Takeru would have done if he knew that the Digimon Kaiser was his soul mate?

"Will he be okay?" Patamon asked as he landed on Takeru's shoulder, inspecting the bruises and scratches on Ken's chest, shoulders, and neck.

"I hope so," Takeru murmured. "Ken has my blood so he'll live. Though he's going to need more to replace the blood he lost and maybe a healing potion to help heal any injuries we are not aware of."

Patamon frowned. "So, Ken is like you now? A vampire?"

Takeru paused for a moment. "In a way," Yamato answered. "Me and Takeru were born this way. If Ken had decided that he wanted to live with Takeru for all entirely, then Takeru would have changed him. They are soul mates and if Ken knew what was happening and gave consent then the transformation wouldn't have been painful, it would have been pleasurable."

Patamon looked at Ken, obviously worried about his wellbeing. "He was in pain?"

Takeru shot Yamato a glare. They all knew how Patamon felt about others getting hurt, especially one who was Takeru's other half.

"In a way, yes he was." Takeru looked at Ken sadly, gently shifting him closer to pick him up. "If I changed him, it would have been a different story. His soul knew that she was was not his other half. When she changed him their souls were clashing with each other, hence why it was painful." Patamon was saddened by this as Yamato helped steady him as he lifted Ken into his arm and stood up.

"Come on," Yamato said to Patamon. "Ken's going to be fine." Patamon nodded as he followed them out of the house.