By: Klyukaizer
"AAAAAhhh!! Get away from me!" Ken knocked Davis off by a head butt attack. "Ow!!!" Davis shrieked. "Ow!!!" Ken rubbed his forehead. "Why did you that?" Davis rubbed his forehead as well. "Eh?" Ken gasped as he looked around. "Hey! What's going on?" Matt came in the room and jumped in surprise when he saw Ken awake.
"What the-" Ken started to panic. "Where the heck am I?" Ken panicked but stopped when he felt a flow of pain run through his body. He grasped his right arm and tried recovering his breath. The other DDs came flooding into Davis' room when they heard the fuss; this made Ken even more nervous.
"So… the Digimon Emperor is awake!" Tai mocked. Kari whacked Tai on the head for saying that. Ken trembled a little while holding his broken arm. And on the other side, Yolei treated Davis' lump on the forehead. "It hurts pretty badly!" Davis complained, "You must've been practicing bouncing a soccer ball on your head, ne?" Davis teased as he grinned. "I- I'm sorry… I didn't mean to!" Ken apologized.
This statement caused everyone to gasp. "Was it something I said?" Ken asked anxiously. "The Digimon Emperor never says 'I'm sorry!' does he?" Cody asked Izzy. Ken gave a sad face and looked down. "Look! I don't know how you could react to this, but I'm sorry, okay?" Ken snapped as he looked up again. "I'm sorry for all the things that I've done!"
"Sorry isn't enough, Ken!" Tai lectured. "I know… I'm willing to change entirely – I'll change for the better!" Ken explained. "I know it's hard to forgive someone but I'm willing to wait! That's why I'm going to destroy my creations!"
Davis suddenly stood up. "You can't! You're still injured and you can't do it alone!" Davis frowned, but then gave out his hand and smiled. "Why don't you join us? You're a digidestined too!"
"I'm sorry but I can't!" Ken sighed and everyone gasped. "I'll have to do this alone… it's the least I can do to show you how sorry I am!"
"Ken…" Davis softly said. "Yosh! I'm still helping!" Davis clenched his fists. Ken sweat dropped. "Um… I think you didn't understand what I was trying to say-"
"Nonsense! I am still going to help!" Davis yelled. "He's very stubborn… whatever you say, he won't listen!" Yolei murmured to Ken. Ken felt himself grinning. "Ken…" Kari called and Ken looked up to her. "You should smile more often, you have a beautiful smile!" Kari smiled and Ken blushed madly. Davis suddenly walked up to Kari, T.K. and Yolei. "Does that mean you guys are going to help as well?"
"Of course we are!" T.K. winked and gave a thumbs-up. The young DDs were too busy chatting and laughing so they didn't see Cody looking outside the window. But Ken did… Ken walked up to the youngest member of the group and started a conversation.
"I'm sorry…" Was all he said. "For what? For saving my life?" Cody snapped.
"No… for all the things that I've done as the Digimon Emperor! I know it's hard to forgive someone… but I'll be waiting for your forgiveness!"
"You already said that!" Cody said coldly. "I know… I was just wondering if you heard me…"
"Yeah, I heard you!"
"No… what I meant is… from my heart!" Ken softly said. Cody looked up to the genius and can't help but chuckle. "Hn! I can't believe it…" he shook his head. "I know I would be pretty rude to say this… but I won't forgive you as of yet! I owe you my life because you have saved me!" Cody smiled at Ken for the first time. "And with that, I will help you destroy your Control Spires!"
"Arigatou, Hida-san!" Ken smiled. Cody stared at Ken for a while. "Call me 'Cody'! I sound like someone older than you when you say that!"
"Hai!"
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A few hours after chatting, the older DDs left while the young DDs stayed decided to have a sleep over in Davis' house. They were in the middle of the game of UNO when Ken suddenly asked: "Um… Davis, if you don't mind me asking… why did you save me?"
Everybody grew quiet as Ken placed the cards on his hand on his lap. "I don't understand… I've done so much bad things, why did you risk your life to save me?" Ken asked. Davis stared at him blankly than suddenly giggled. "I… I don't know! I guess I don't want to see people die!" Davis said. Ken's eyes suddenly widened, he remembered the same lines he said when Osamu died.
I don't want to see people dying! Onii-chan!!!
Ken started trembling and looked away, his bangs covering his eyes. "Ken?" Davis called.
I really wanted to die!
"Ken?"
I really wanted to die!
"Hey! Snap out of it!"
Why did you have to save me?
"Ken!"
Ken came back to reality and now faced all of his "friends". "Ken, are you okay?" Kari asked. "Huh?" Ken asked blankly, "Um… sorry! I was just thinking about something!"
"What about you, Ken? Why did you decide to save me?" Cody asked this time. "Umm… I guess I just did! I don't want you to get into trouble! I don't want you to get hurt because of me…" Ken answered truthfully. "We don't need a reason in every question, right?"
"That's just the same in my view, Ken! I saved you because… that's it! I saved you! I didn't need a reason to save you!" Davis smiled. Ken stared at the leader of the group and can't help but smile.
"Arigatou, minna!" he whispered.
"Saa! Let's go to bed, shall we?" T.K. suggested as he helped Kari keep the cards back to the box. "Uyasuminasai!" Yolei greeted as she yawned. Davis and Ken slept at Davis' room where Davis was on the floor and Ken on Davis' bed, T.K. and Cody in Davis' Parents' room, and Kari and Yolei in Jun's room. They started to drift off to sleep as the full moon shone through the dark sky, all except…
Wormmon… when will I ever see you again? Ken thought but sighed out loud. "Ken, are you asleep?" Davis called from the floor. "No… I can't sleep!" Ken answered. "Ken, I was wondering… why won't you join us?" Davis asked. Silence. "It's hard, Davis! You may have forgiven me… but I still can't forgive myself!"
"I can't believe it! And I thought it was only a game… a game if wherein I lose, I could start over again!" Ken's eyes started to sting as he remembered what Wormmon did. "That's when… Wormmon…"
"That reminds me… where is Wormmon?" Davis asked but Ken didn't answer. He didn't want to answer it… he'll just remember everything that happened… he faced the other direction and closed his eyes. "Good night!" Ken said.
"Ken?"
~ Tsuzuku ~