THE CREST OF ORIGIN (PART 2)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon
CHAPTER 3
"Welcome back!" Melody hugged Taichi tightly. Taihci was taken aback by the sudden change of his friend. But, in a way it felt comforting for him and so… he hugged back.
"I'm really sorry." he said as they parted. Melody, with a huge smile on her face, nodded at him and said, "I'm just glad you're here now." A gust of wind swept and Melody's hood was blown away. This was the first time Taichi saw Melody's face in a long time.
She was stunningly beautiful. Her pale complexion compliments her now auburn hair. Her emerald green eyes shine out so easily that it becomes striking. She was wearing a hooded jacket and dark colored jeans. Her boots were light brown it seemed that she was close to the river earlier due to the fact that they have hints of mud and water on its edges.
Melody was already 20 years old, he thought. She looked very mature but, he still sees that bubbly young girl he met 9 years ago. He was glad.
"You're taller than me now!" she told Taichi who was picking up his duffle bag from the ground.
"You didn't think I'd stay that short forever right?" he responded and they both laughed.
"It's getting chilly. Let's go to my apartment!" Melody said in an excited tone.
"Eh!?"
"Yeah! We have a lot of things to catch up on! Plus, I think you owe me a lot of sweets now." she smirked in an evil fashion. Taichi recalled her fascination with sweets and pastries.
"I really like blueberry cheesecakes! Don't you Taichi?" Melody asked as they were hiking a mountain.
"No, I don't really like eating cakes." Taichi said.
"Ha!?" Melody said looking shocked.
"Aren't you afraid you might gain some weight?" Taichi accidentally said as he was reminiscing those specific words from nine years ago. His back felt terrible pain. Melody had just hit it forcibly with her hand.
"You…" she said in a demonic tone which made Taichi back away from her. They stared at each other for a few seconds. She looked at him cowering and smiled.
"This is exactly what happened last time…" she said.
Back in the Yagami residence, Hikari was cooking dinner with her mother.
"Hikari, do you know where you're brother is right now?" Hikari shook her head.
"He could at least tell us where he goes these days. Last time he was out this late, was found out he was in another part of Japan."
Hikari couldn't respond to her mother. She too was worried but she couldn't get a hold of his brother since she got home.
After dinner, she decided to try and contact her brother again. As she was about to dial his number, her phone glitched.
"What's happening?" she wondered. She started pressing all the buttons on her phone but it won't stop glitching. When it stopped glitching, Taichi's number vanished.
At that time, Taichi and Melody had entered her apartment. It has a modern and homey feel.
"You sure do clean your house a lot."`Taichi said.
"I stay here a month every year so of course I keep it clean!" she said as they sat on the sofa.
"Ah, I should check my phone just in case Hikari called." he said as he took out his phone.
For a brief moment, the crest started glowing without Taichi noticing and then it vanished.
"Hikari?"
"Oh, she's my younger sister." he replied and saw that she didn't call.
"Huh, that's odd. Usually she'd call by now." He dialed Hikari's number and waited. Someone answered back.
"Taichi?" Hikari spoke.
"Hikari? You sound off. Did something happen?"
"Well, yeah. I was going to call you earlier but my phone started glitching and your number got deleted."
"That's odd? Hey, something came up so I'm heading home later than usual okay?"
"Oh, sure Taichi. But, be careful alright, I have a bad feeling about this."
"I promise. Let's talk to Koushiro tomorrow." he said as they bid goodbye and hung up.
"Something happened?" Melody said walking towards him.
"No, not really. Actually, I think I should head home for now. Hikari seemed a little worried about me."
"Taichi, when was I ever that gullible." Melody spoke seriously. Taichi slowly turned his head towards her with both shock and confusion in his expression.
"I can feel it…" Melody spoke. She showed him her hand. Taichi didn't notice it earlier due to the fact that she was wearing gloves but he saw it, something he had never seen for a long time. There, at the back of her right hand, the crest of Knowledge.
"I came back as soon as my crest started glowing. Taichi, tell me what happened while we were away."
"We?"
"Riku and the others. I know we haven't talked in a while but I think they should have felt it as well."
Taichi looked less happy about the situation.
"If you felt it, then you know what it's about." he said.
"How could you be so sure?"
"I wouldn't be looking for you guys if it weren't the case."
"Then…" Melody tried to speak but she couldn't finished her sentence.
"Yes… it's back. The void." Taichi clenched his fist so tightly that he had accidentally injured it. Melody covered her mouth in fear.
END OF CHAPTER 3
