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A/N: Digimon does not belong to me. All characters and items within all based around both the television show and the card game. None of these belong to me.

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Hey there, been I while, huh? Sorry 'bout that. I decided to get to the point of this fic rather than tip-toeing around the subject at hand. I've had a lot more experience with fanfic writing now, anyway. The format of these fics are different from now on, and there are no more of those long "muse talks". (glares at the people who cheer, including her muses) I have enough trouble hunting them down in the desert, and they're a b*tch to get out of the broom closet.

I seriously doubt I will get this fic done depending on the response I get. This ISN'T a review ransom! It's a matter of time and such, though this fic will be getting a lot more action oriented and things are finally going to be happening. Stay tuned!

Thank you to those who have reviewed.

And as always, excuse the grammar. I'll probably reload it with any major corrects, but... yeah.

Read and Review!

Geuna~

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Title: College, The Hell It Can Be...

By: Lady Geuna

Rated: PG-13

Summary: The Digidestined are in college, and Ken, Daisuke, and Miyako all go to the same college in the city of Kyoto. All seems fine until an mischievous digimon discovers a new, dark Digimetal. Who's could it be? Someone or something is just aching to awaken some evil spirits in the ghost city of Kyoto on the Day of Souls, and Ken may have to suffer for it. What is this strange Digimetal? And who is it calling? Who is it's master? They might find out sooner than they think, and the old gang may have to symbol one more time to fight a strange evil.

Note: See this as Miyaken or Daiken, however you wish to view it. And for those of you who don't like yaoi, TRUST me, this won't make you in the least bit squeamish.

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"..." -- speech

'....' -- thoughts

/..../ -- with italics, are flashbacks

'....' -- with italics, an outside voice echoing through the characters mind

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Chapter Six: The darkness calling to him...

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"Minomon!"

'Damn them, what do they know.... All of them, idiots!'

'I hate them all!'

'I'm better than them, and I always will be...'

These were the types of things that had been going through his mind lately.

"Minomon," he screamed into the darkness as he stalked down the path. He was heading toward the small park in the center of campus. Digimon like Minomon enjoyed plant life. "Where are you!?" He would wait a moment.

No answer.

Minomon ran away.

He doesn't want to come back.

So what then?

He didn't need that stupid bug...

A failure. He was a failure. Him, Ken Ichijouji. It was unheard of. Even without the Dark Seed, he was smart enough.

"Minomon!!" So what if people could heard him, he didn't care. If they kicked him out it was all for the better. Screw them! They were all just out for his blood, anyway. All of them. So, he hadn't written the damn paper properly, eh? It was perfectly eloquent! So maybe he didn't want to put so much effort into something that reminded him of the past...!

Of the Kaiser.

He was dead. The Kaiser couldn't be brought back now.

'But maybe it was better if he was.'

Ken stopped dead in his tracks, this last thought echoing in his mind. It shocked him.

What was he thinking!? What was he considering!? He had been considering it...

He shivered, leaning over almost double as a gust of wind blew by, the cold burning his skin. Ken finally realized what he had just been thinking, what he had just said to Daisuke, about Minomon, how he pushed his best friends away....

It happened all over again.

Unnerved, Ken began walking again, now in a state of deep concentration instead of the rage he felt before. Yes, a moment ago he'd been ready to rip Daisuke's head off(Literally even...). He was furious about the failing grade his teacher had given him. All Ken wanted a second ago was to be the Kaiser again. And then it would be like... before... when everything was easy. Simple. Elementary.

But now it was all gone, that feeling.... As soon as he realized what he was thinking, the thoughts disappeared...

Why this sudden change? Ken knew it wasn't the Dark Seed, he knew the signs. And it wasn't the Dark World, either. It was like... like something was watching him, and doing this to him. Making him feel this way...

It was like something that was reaching inside of him, taking control without him knowing.

Ken read about this once, in a research paper on the Shaman study of demons. There are three types, or level, of demons that are will know. The second level of demon is the kind that stays within you without you knowing, feeding off your anger, self-doubt, worries and sadness. And whenever the possessed even comes close to realizing that something's wrong, it gives you a false feeling of comfort and serenity... Only when the possessed realizes that the demon is there can he or she escape totally.

So maybe that's what he needed to do, realize he was possessed, and...!

'Oh no,' he thought sadly, 'I've completely snapped... I'm being ridiculous...' He was just moody, that's all... That's the simple explanation. People do the strangest things when they're angry about something. Daisuke would, and Miyako-... no, wait, she always acts like that... Takeru, yeah! He was the perfect example! He always seems so cheerful, but at times he could become so... angry and dark.

Satisfied with his these conclusions, Ken frowned slightly. He felt bad. More than bad, actually. He felt like he was the worst person in the world. How could he be so mean to his own friends...?

Ken wasn't able to think of this long before a dark shape caught his eye, making him look up. His heart let out a pang of hope and he almost unconsciously walked closer to get a better look. The shape was standing near a walkway lamp on a bench. As Ken got close enough, he as disappointed to discover that it wasn't Minomon. But it was a digimon.

The loose digimon on campus... The one Minomon might of run off with...

'Minomon...'

Swallowing, Ken came as close as he thought would necessary. He usually wasn't accustomed to being so nervous around digimon, but what he'd heard he didn't want to take his chances. Taking a deep breath, Ken got just a little closer and said, "Um, hello there..."

The digimon, which had it's back turned, tensed ever so slightly, it's ears perking up. From here Ken could tell it was a feline type digimon. Feline types don't usually use fire, and he knew that this "loose" digimon was some sort of fire type. Well then.

"Excuse me," he walked even closer. "Have you by chance seen another digimon around here?"

The digimon turned now, it's face catching in the light of the walkway lamp. Even with that, it's face was almost too dark to make out it's features. It looked like a Tailmon. "Who are you, human?"

Ken frowned, muttering, "I could ask you the same thing..."

He hadn't intended on the digimon to hear him, but she purred, "I am Black Tailmon." Black Tailmon? Oh course! He'd seen one before. It'll become Lady Devimon once it digivolves. "You're looking for a little green digimon, aren't you?"

... Had he heard that correctly!? "You've seen Minomon!?"

Black Tailmon purred, smiling. "Oh course, he went to play with Impmon."

'Impmon?' "Well, can you tell me where he is!?"

Black Tailmon only watched him, swaying her elegant tail from side to side. She wasn't going to tell him anything. But Ken was getting the weirdest feeling from this digimon. Like he should get away while he still could. There was that icy, cold feeling again...

"Minomon is by the lake," Black Tailmon said at last, giggling. "He's been waiting for you."

Ken didn't know what that meant, he realized that his digimon has something to do with Minomon's disappearance. But before he could demand answers, Black Tailmon was already gone.

He wasn't sure if he should even listen to that strange digimon, but panic was in control now. Ken was no running as fast as he could down the path, feet pounding against the cement pavement. He knew of one lake nearby, and that lay near the center of the park on campus. It was rather small, really, and more like a pond with a wooden bridge crossing it. Minomon was there.

It didn't take Ken long to reach his destination, but once he was there he nearly felt to his knees, out of breath. As he gasped for air, he began looking around over the lake, once the bridge. Slowly, he walked forward onto the bridge, each footstep accompanied by a dull thud as his shoes hit the even wood planks. He couldn't see Minomon anywhere, so he called out, trying to hide the panic from his voice.

"Minomon!"

Silence.... then,

'Ken-chan...'

Ken gasped, looking around franticly. "Minomon!?" But the digimon was nowhere in sight. "Where are you!?"

'Ken-chan... Ken-chan...'

But Minomon wasn't there, Ken could tell. It was almost as if he were hear Minomon's voice in his own head...

The sound of giggling made him jump, and he turned to find Black Tailmon walking along the bridge rail. She look quite please, smiling wickedly. "You humans can be so amusing," she said very mockingly.

Ken didn't like this at all, glaring at the creature. "You did this!"

Black Tailmon blinked innocently, pointing a gloved paw at herself. "Little old me? What in the Digital World have I done?" She stopped walking along the railing, moving down into a crouching position.

"I know you have something to do with this," Ken spat. "I can hear him, where is he!? Tell me!?"

The feline digimon rolled her eyes, seemingly unintimidated by Ken display. "Well, if you're going to be so rude about it..."

Ken mentally kicked himself, and tried again, this time speaking as quietly and calmly as he could manage. "Please... Please, tell me where Minomon is. You said he was here, but..."

"You humans are so clueless..." She pointed her paw down at the water below her, smirking. "He's right down there."

"W-What...!? In the water!?"

"Of course, stupid."

Oh no... "Minomon!" He ran to the rail, looking down into the water, fearing that his digimon had drowned.

What he saw was the last thing he'd expected.

A... spiraling mist... Just above the water's surface. Wait, no... not a mist, it was almost blue...

'A digiport!'

"You're little Minomon is right down there," Black Tailmon said pointedly, looking almost bored as she licked her paw idly. "You had better get him quickly."

'This is a trap, this digimon wanted me for something.... But what!?' "I'm not going to play your game," Ken said, crossing his arms. "Where will this take me?"

Black Tailmon hissed in annoyance, raising her claw threateningly. "Isn't my word good enough!?" Black Tailmon stopped suddenly, just as she seemed to be preparing to leap at Ken. She appeared to rethink her action and calmed, gazing at Ken through half-mast eyes. "You're partner is there, that should be all that matters."

Ken was undaunted my the digimon's obvious malice and snorted, which seemed to infuriate the digimon. "I don't trust digimon like you!"

Black Tailmon sneered. "But do you trust your own partner?"

'Ken-chan....'

Ken tensed, looking down at the digiport. "Minomon..."

'Ken-chan... Ken-chan!!!'

That's it...

Ken panicked.

And the next thing he knew he had jumped right into the railing, over the edge, and plunged right into the digiport.

Where it would take him he didn't know, but it didn't matter as long as Minomon was there. He would never let anything happen to his partner. Never!

Ken never saw the grin on Black Tailmon's face.

"Yes," she purred. "The first step has already been taken, Digidestined...

... Now you just need to take the final plunge."

She laughed hysterically.

Black Tailmon would never notice Impmon from where he watched the scene, standing in a tree nearby.

Or a certain Goggle Boy as he searched desperately through the cold for his lost friend....

Nor the shadows, as they rejoiced over the victory that will soon be theirs...

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To be continued...?

Where in the Digital World has Ken thrown himself? Will Minomon truly be there on the other side? And if so, what else will be there with him...?

You're read, now REVEIW!

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Well... that was really short, but depending on the reviews all have the next part out pronto. And I mean PRONTO!

I feel so out of place with this. Is it bad? Tell me really!

If anyone wishes to seen be a "beta read" or "proofed" version of this at my e-mail, I'd be forever thankful! LadyGeuna@zelgadis.linainverse.co. None of you have to, 'm just asking, k k? I did this really quickly so I could get it out, you know?

Oh well, until next time!

Ja ne!

Geuna~