3. behind her red eyes
Three
days have passed since the kids entered the digital world and since
their first battle there.
It was evening, and the kids made a
camp, still in the woods.
"Don't you think it's strange
that we haven't seen any Digimon ever since the fight with the
DarkTyrannomons?" asked Takuya thoughtfully.
"You're
right." Kouichi knit his brows.
"I don't know why you
worry about that "
Yoma threw a branch in the fire "I wouldn't complain if I were
you." she smiled at the boy with the goggles.
"Another
thing" added Takuya, completely ignoring her "Elfmon sent
only six DarkTyrannomon against the seven of us. Is it possible that
she knew that Yoma couldn't spirit evolve?"
"If so, I
hope she knows why too" mumbled Tommy.
"Hey! I'm right
here!" said Yoma loudly.
Kouji rolled his eyes.
"Excuse
us. Do you have something to add
about this?" he
muttered behind teeth.
The girl bit her down lip and said
nothing.
"Man, am I hungry
!" said JP and put a
hand on his stomach.
"Tomorrow we'll find some food."
said Zoe.
"That's what we say every evening for the past
days! All that we found were some eatable plants!"
"I
know! Lets' go to the to that village for the hambourger lovers
tomorrow!" said Takuya with a smile.
"Great idea! But we
have to get a train..." muttered Tommy.
"You mean go back
to the forest terminal?" Yoma snored "are you
crazy?"
"We'll think of something." Takuya
yawned. "I dunno about you guys, but I'm exhausted
."
"It's my
turn now, right?" asked Yoma.
They used to put one guard
each night, just in case.
"What's the use? If we get
attacked, there is nothing you
could do, is there?"
said Kouji.
"Stop treating me like I can't do anything!"
shouted Yoma and jumped up. "I've been helpless enough days of
my life!"
"Well, I guess it's not any different now!"
Kouji stood up as well and looked straight into her eyes.
Then he
understood what was it that had effect on the DarkTyrannomon. The
girl's stare had great power. It was almost hypnotizing. Kouji felt
something really strange while he looked into her eyes. Something
rather different than hatred.
"You have no idea how it's
like to be completely helpless! no idea!" shouted Yoma and that
feeling in him suddenly disappeared.
A cold wind blew through the trees as they looked like a frozen painting.
"Okay,
clam down you two." said Zoe and stood between them.
"Yeah,
no need to fight." added Takuya.
"I'll stay with Yoma on
guard." said Kouichi "if that'll solve the problem."
"What
problem? I don't see a problem." hissed Yoma.
"Fine by
me." responded Kouji and turned around furiously.
"Then
it's settled." smiled Takuya.
"'night everybody."
muttered JP after a few minutes, when everybody but Yoma and Kouichi
were ready to close their eyes.
"g'night."
The
red-headed girl looked at the stars through a free space between the
crowns of the trees. She was sitting with her back against a
tree.
The girl was turning inside her mind the memories of what
happened three years ago...
[FLASHBACK
"One more
step, sis!" a boy with long, black hair was talking to a
10-year-old girl.
she was making one step after another, very
carefully and very slowly.
"almost... there..." she
muttered and reached out her hands. "Don't... move... ok...
Pete?"
"Ofcourse not." responded the older boy.
The girl smiled slightly and made another step.
[END FLASHBACK
Kouichi, when he wasn't staring at the sky,
looked at Yoma, who was right next to him. There was something
strange about her words... 'I've been helpless enough days of my
life!'...
"Yoma?" asked the boy.
"Mhm?" she
still didn't turn to him.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Go
ahead."
"Well... back then... when you said you know how
it feels like to be completely helpless... what did you mean?"
Kouichi asked carefully.
Hearing his question, Yoma smiled and
turned to look at him.
"Do you really wanna know?" she
seemed completely calm.
"if... if it's ok." responded
the boy.
"sure." she took a deep breath "it's not a
very long story, but... anyway. When I was 3 I had a car accident.
The whole family did, actually. By a miracle, we all made it out
alive. I was the only one really injured. I had a broken... back."
she closed here eyes in pain. "I couldn't walk. At all. And the
doctors said I'll never be able to, either. So I ended up in a
wheelchair." Yoma opened her eyes again and stared with a sad
smile at her knees. "Six years, KK. Six years I accepted my
fate. Six long years I stared at the other kids running around,
playing soccer, basketball... but I did nothing. I couldn't do
anything, actually. ...that's what I meant when I said I know what it
feels like to be helpless."
Kouichi was speechless. He
knew that there was something she was hiding all the time... but he
never thought that it would be something like that...
"I...
dunno... what to say." he finally found his voice.
"What
can you?" she responded. "There really is nothing to
tell."
He just nodded.
Kouji, who was lying nearby,
heard everything. He was with his back to them, so his brother and
Yoma didn't know he was awake. Kouji felt just like when he looked
into her eyes... it was like a warm feeling and at the same time
angriness toward both his brother and Yoma.
what's wrong with
me? thought the boy I can't be mad at my brother! I just
can't!
"Can I ask you... erm... how..." started
Kouichi.
"How did I get back on my feet?" continued his
question Yoma.
"Yeah."
"Well... when I was 9...
One morning I woke up and realized I could move my legs." a big
smile appeared on her face "and 3 years ago I decided to get the
hang of myself. With help from my brother and lots of luck I stood up
again. It was great... man, am I tired" Yoma added and
yawned.
"Why don't you get some sleep? I'll finish the
guard." Suggested the boy.
"No... I shouldn't...
really." Yoma hardly kept her eyes open.
"You look like
you haven't slept in a long time."
"true." She
yawned again ''ok... but wake me up in an hour... or... two..."
her eyes slowly closed and her head fell on Kouichi's
shoulder.
"Thankyou... for listening..." muttered the
girl and fell asleep.
He just smiled and looked at the sky
again.
TO BE CONTINUED...
