Quarter Quelled

by reminiscent-afterthought

[Frontier, AT] They were blown right out of the fight and then it froze - or so they thought. All the spirits were on their side of the world, or so they thought. Which means Duskmon, the only undefeated warrior of Cherubimon, is on their side as well. Which he is. Kind of.

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Quarter Quelled
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'Don't you want to go back?' Tomoki asks.

Kouji hadn't really thought about it before then, but he doesn't really know. 'Things are a bit of a mess,' he says.

Takuya glances at him. Kouji nods. Takuya explains. The other's eyes go wide, though not with pity and he's grateful for that. He doesn't think he can handle pity from his friends on top of everything else.

'Well...' They're at a loss as well. Of course they are. It's a family problem. But still... 'I think you should see your brother. If you could talk with him, that would be wonderful. You're in the same sort of boat.'

'I'm not in the hospital in a coma,' Kouji points out, and he feels a stab of annoyance. It would be so much easier if they could talk, because that's the only relationship not likely to be clouded with anger here. But they can't.

'It's sad.' Her expression is sorrowful. 'That a near tragedy is what it took.'

No-one tells him he should be estatic his mother is alive after all. And he's grateful for that.