( This is so gonna get out of hand, but I can't get into that now. This story is gonna have a spin off once it's over, and I can't promise a happy ending for either of them. Sorry. But please, don't let that bring ya down, enjoy the story, and tell me if you like it. )
I think I love you (Part 3): Secrets discovered
( Narrator's POV )
Davis pulled Cass closer suddenly, kissing her with a yearning she had never expected. It took her a moment to react, but within seconds, she was trying to pull away from his strong grip. This didn't feel right to her. This wasn't Matt holding her, it was Davis, and she didn't understand why he was kissing her like this. Is this what he'd wanted to tell her moments ago, the thing she had been so kind to coax out of him gently? Her heart was beating so fast as her mind screamed that this was wrong, and then she did her best to push him off of her.
Their eyes met as he finally released the lip lock, and he could see something that looked like fear in the green of her gaze. It hit him then that he had no right to kiss her, not if she didn't feel the same way about him. She loved Matt; that was clear. He took a step back from her, hoping she wouldn't hate him forever. Trying to hold back his own emotions, he saw tears welling up in her eyes as she backed away from him ever so slowly. " Cass, I…I'm-I'm sorry…. "
Unable to look at him anymore, she ran past him grabbing her backpack and heading for the door. He couldn't find the words to call after her, and he felt as if Yolei had just broken up with him again, tearing up his heart. He should have known that she wouldn't feel the same way. He shouldn't have done anything! She'd never trust him again, not after this! Why did he have to be so stupid?
" What am I gonna do? ", he murmured near tears.
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( Narrator's POV )
Cass Sheroma had never been so glad to be home in her life. Wiping her face once more, and trying to stop her hands from shacking as she unlocked the door stepping inside after taking a deep breath. As son as she was inside she took off her shoes, threw her backpack to the floor and hung up her jacket.
" I thought you'd never get home. ", a voice from just beyond the front hall implied, startling her and making her whirl around in surprise. She saw a figure get up from the couch in the living room, a grin on their face an their arms wide open .
" Yamato? ", the blonde girl breathed in shock.
" Hi, Cass. ", he smiled softly, walking towards her as she ran to his embrace. He wrapped his arms around her tightly. She could feel tears pouring from her eyes but she had to look up at him right then, confusion on her face.
" What are you doing here, Matt? If your father were to find out about this he'd be so mad, and then he'd send you off to that boarding school in America! ", she exclaimed, sounding a little worried. " I can't let you risk your own- "
" I couldn't stay away, Cass. I needed to see you, I had to see you. What my dad is doing isn't fair to either of us and just looking at you in school was breaking my heart. I just wanted to see you smile. ", Matt told her softly, his smile never fading, and his blue eyes brighter than diamonds. His hand then stated to stroke her cheek with a touch softer than an angel's. " I was so sick of being away from you, and there's no way for anyone to find out about this cause my dad said he had somewhere to be this afternoon and I told him I had bend practice. "
" But, Matt… ", Cass started but his lips meeting hers cut her off. He kissed her so passionately that she had to return it with the same amount of love in her lips. But then her mind brought her back to the computer room, where Davis had kissed her, and she knew she had to tell him. It would be wrong not to. " Matt, there's something you have to know. Remember how Yolei had just broken up with Yolei the night before your father made us split up? Well, I was having problems going to school and not being able to go near you, and he was having trouble adjusting to what Yolei had done to him, so we started meeting after school. At first all we did was talk, but I don't know what happened today cause all of a sudden… "
She couldn't seem to finish cause the tears she'd been wanting to let loose since she'd left the junior high started coming and she could no longer hold them back. Yamato had never felt his heart melt so much than in that instant as he ran his fingers through her hair and gave her forehead a soft kiss. He was silently telling her that everything would be okay, that she could tell him anything.
" If tell you this, you have to promise me you won't get mad at him. ", the blonde girl stated abruptly after he wiped a tear from her cheek.
" I promise, Cass. ", he told her sincerely. " Now what is it? "
" Davis kissed me. We were just talking, and I hugged him cause I was upset, and then he said he wanted to tell me something and I had to coax it out of him. And then all of a sudden he pulled me close and kissed me. ", she said after a moment of silence. " I'm so sorry, Matt, if I had known that Davis felt that way about me I- "
" It's…okay. ", the young man insisted quietly, his eyes turning from her and meeting the floor filled with sadness. Silence was around them once more, and then he finally whispered, " Cass, if you want to be with him…I'll understand. "
" Matt, no! No, I want to be with you! Davis is just my friend and maybe he wants to be more, but my heart…it belongs with you. I don't care if we can't be together right now I'll wait. ", Cass remarked, making it so their glares met again. She then gave him that smile that had made him almost woozy. " You're worth it. "
" God I love you. ", Matt implied as he leaned down a few inches and kissed her passionately. Her arms were around his neck while his were around her waist keeping her firmly pressed against him. Relief was all he could feel for a moment, relief that she would stand by him even now. He needed her so much, and it was clear now that she needed him just the same, maybe even more.
" One question, " Cass spoke up as she pulled out of the lip lock for a moment. His lips almost seemed to pout at her, but she had to grin at him. " How did you get into my apartment anyway? I left it locked. "
" That's my little secret. ", he sneered evilly, kissing her again. It seemed like forever that they got lost in each other. But suddenly, they pulled away to the sound of the doorknob of the front door turning. Matt was horrified, but Cass knew that it was probably just her mother, and then they heard voices.
" I'm glad you finally decided to return my calls, Mr. Ishida, you don't know how happy it'll make our kids to have this all cleared up. ", she heard her mother saying. When Cass heard her say 'Mr. Ishida' she knew that they were in trouble. Ms. Sheroma gasped in shock to see the two teens standing near the couch, still holding onto each other. Mr. Ishida's face went red at the sight of them.
" What are you doing here, Yamato? I thought I told you to stay away from that little witch! Let go of her! ", the brunette man screamed at his son. The boy bit his lower lip, looking down at Cass with tears in his eyes. She heard him whisper 'I'm sorry' as he pulled away, and headed to where the two adults were standing. His father took hold of his shoulder and started to lead him towards the door. " I told you to stay away from her, but you wouldn't listen. You'd better go home and pack, Matt, it's a long flight to America. I'm sorry Ms. Sheroma, but I don't think either of us should trust or kids alone anymore. Good-bye. "
He shot a look over his shoulder at the blonde girl as the door shut behind them. Cass burst out into tears a moment later, and was surprised when her mother wrapped her arms around her in comfort. " Mom? You believe me, right? "
" Of course I do, honey. You're my daughter, I know I can trust you, and I can tell that you and Yamato are smarter than to start fooling around at your age. ", the blonde woman cooed in her ear stroking the girl's long hair. It was all the comfort Cass needed right then. She knew that someone was on her side, someone who couldn't do something to drive her away like Davis. Her mother wouldn't turn on her, and she had tried to help the situation. If only she and Matt hadn't made it worse. If only he'd never come here, then he wouldn't be on his way to America.
" I think I've lost him forever, Mom. ", she sobbed.
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( From Matt's POV )
" Look, TK, the last thing I want right now is to have to go to the Digital world, okay? If Dad hasn't already told you, he's shipping me off to that boarding school in America until I'm ready for college. ", I said bitterly as I flopped down on the couch in my apartment. I wanted to scream and break down in tears, but something inside made me refuse to. " I'm never gonna see Cass again, and it's all my fault. If I had just stayed away from her, her mother might have been able to convince dad that we were telling the truth the whole time. "
" But this is really important, Matt. Ken found something in the Digiworld that he says we all need to see. ", my little brother insisted firmly, his hands on his hips. " Come on, it may be your last chance to say good-bye to everyone. "
" Fine, I'll go. ", I gave in, sock of the arguing. " But guess what? You get to give Dad the excuse of where I'll be and who I will be with, not buts. "
It took him a while, but Dad never could say 'no' to TK. He took me to the junior high computer room where the rest of the Digidestined were waiting, including Davis. I shot him an angry glare, but before I could confront him, Yolei opened the gate and we were all taken inside to the Digital world. Our digimon were not waiting for us, and there was this chill in the air that made me wish Gabumon were there with me. Ken led the way down the path in the forest.
" What are we doing here, Tai? ", I demanded of him as I matched his stride next to Izzy and Sora. They kept shooting me these strange looks and I had to wonder what they were thinking about. Was there something wrong with me? Had they heard about the fact I was off to America tomorrow for a boy's school that I was sure to hate? Or did it have to do with what Ken had found out here?
" Ken found some kind of cave with writing on it. He called us all here to decipher what it all could mean. ", Koushiro answered before the bearer of Courage could even open his mouth. I gave him a confused look.
" That doesn't explain why I'm here though. I never learned digicode like you, Izzy. Besides, we don't need he whole group here for that. ", I remarked skeptically, glaring at each of my friends. " What aren't you guys telling me? This isn't gonna turn out to be like when Myotismon wanted me as his heir, is it? "
" Of course not, Matt. Ken just thought we should all see this. ", Sora implied in her soothing tone. She gave me a grin. " Don't worry about it. "
Just the way she said don't worry about it got me worried. I wanted to know why Ken thought we should all be there, but no one seemed to be willing to answer me. And I had the urge to confront Davis about him kissing Cass, but there was nothing I could do right now. I couldn't do that in front of everyone now. We kept walking and soon I was seriously angry that no one would tell me what was going on here, not even my own brother. By the time we reached a small cave I was almost furious. Because we were unsure it was safe, Tai asked Davis and me to stand outside at guard so we wouldn't get ambushed. I was happy about that.
" We need to talk, Davis. ", I declared once they were inside, crossing my arms over my chest. I was pretty sure he was nervous under my glare. " I want to know before I get shipped off to some boarding school why you kissed Cass. "
" I never meant to, Matt, and I'm really sorry. I know there's no excuse for what I did, and that even I wouldn't forgive me, but I can't take it back. I would if I could, but I can't. ", he replied after a minute, his eyes fixed on the ground. " I was out of whack, and I was out of my mind. I'm sorry. I really am. "
" I don't hate you, Davis, I really can't. Cass and I weren't exactly together at the moment you kissed her so I can't really hold a grudge. Besides, she asked me not to be mad at you. ", I told him honestly, turning away from him so I could try t recompose myself. " The thing I'm really worried about is trying to prove to my dad that I'm innocent from another country. He just won't listen, and my mother's no better. I've never lied to them before, why would I start now? "
" My parents never think I'm telling the truth either. They think every time I try to tell them something that I either have some kind of angle or that I'm just flat out lying to them. Even Jun thinks I'm dishonest. ", the new bearer of Friendship and Courage retorted with a sigh. " If there's anything I can do, Matt, I- "
I gave him a weak smile. " I know, Davis. Thanks. "
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( Narrator's POV )
" I'm telling you, I've never seen anything like it. The inscription is old, but there's no way to tell just how old. And then there's the fact that we can't be sure just who it means by the Guardian of Friendship because it could be either Matt or Davis. ", Ken implied as they reached the back of the cave far beyond Yamato or Davis's hearing outside the cavern. " It's good that they're on guard. "
" Why? ", Cody demanded from Joe's side. " What does it say? "
" The inscription goes as follows, " Izzy replied after a moment, his dark eyes fixated on the cave wall. " The fall of the emperor brings a new evil, but not as powerful as the love between the Guardian of Friendship and an unknown. The love they share is not only powerful, but dangerous. The balance of the two worlds is in chaos when they are together, therefore they must be kept apart. The Guardian of Friendship must be kept lonely, away from his love, to fulfill his destiny, and save both worlds. If they are not kept apart, both worlds will slowly shatter. "
" Could it mean Matt and Cass? ", Sora asked looking over at Tai. " He was the Guardian of Friendship, and in a way, he still is. You can't take away being a Digidestined, right? And Cass isn't one of us, so she could be the unknown. "
" But maybe this thing is a fake. ", Joe implied reasonably. " Maybe someone put it here to keep Matt away from Cass, if it is even talking about Matt. "
" It has to be. Davis isn't in love with someone who's not a Digidestined, and he has two crests. Maybe if whoever wrote this had meant him they would have added Courage to his title. ", Kari remarked, petting the Gatomon in her arms. " I think that it has to be Matt and Cass. But if it is, what do we do? "
" But…it has to be fake. Why would two worlds be destroyed if they are together? Is it really that bad that Matt and Cass are in love? ", TK said quietly, not wanting to accept what could be true. " I mean, what if we try to keep them apart and all it does is help some evil creature who needs Matt angry and alone? "
" We can't take any chances that it may be true, TK. What if we let them be together, and the whole world starts to fall down on our heads? We can't take that chance. ", Tai retorted, stroking his chin with his fingers in thought. " I think right now, what we need to do, is make a decision. How do we split them up for good? "
" Matt's dad is already sending him to America, remember? ", Koushiro reminded him as he stood up, a solemn look on his face. " But they would still be in contact with each other, if they decided to e-mail or write letters, or even visit. We'd need a definite solution to keep them separate if we decide to do so. "
" You can't be serious… ", Yolei started, but a look from Sora silenced her. The purple haired girl couldn't believe what she was hearing, but then Ken took it up a notch, and even made Cody get a little frightened.
" Perhaps if he stayed in the digital world and had no access to any contact to the real world he would be isolated enough to keep the prophecy of destruction from coming true. ", he suggested as he lifted Wormmon off the ground. " We could take Matt's digivice, crest if he still has it, and his mini computer and keep him here until we can figure all of this out. And Cass isn't a Digidestined, like Kari said, and she would have no way to gain access to the Digital world without our help. "
" He has a point there. ", Joe commented.
Cody was stunned, his green eyes wide as he started to back away from the older kids. He bumped into TK and whirled to face him. " TK, what they're thinking of doing to Matt isn't fair. He's your brother, you can't be thinking about keeping him here forever! And what about Cass? If she knew… "
" She won't find out. ", TK whispered, his blue eyes gaze focused on his shoes. Cody was sure he saw shame glimmer in those eyes before they turned hard and met the former leader's. " When you get down to it, we don't have a choice. If we let them have a chance to get back together both worlds would be in danger. I don't want to do this, but if this is the only way, then we have to do it. "
The new bearer of Knowledge and Reliability was horrified. Yamato was their friend and they were going to hold him against his will in a strange and dangerous world when they didn't even know if the prophecy was true. He felt tears piercing his eyes and he turned from them, unable to compose himself to listen to what Tai said next about their plan. He didn't want to hear it.
" Okay then, Matt's leaving tomorrow, so we'll call Mimi tonight and have her meet him at the airport for a surprise. She'll have to make up some story about us needing him in the digital world, and I'll take it from there. ", the former bearer of Courage implied solemnly. " I'll fill in Davis before then. No one tells Matt anything. We can't risk him knowing about this. Everybody got that? Cody? "
" I'll keep it a secret, " the small boy replied. " But I don't think it's right. "
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( from Matt's POV )
' Alone at the airport without anyone to say good-bye to, God, I hate this. I may never see any of them again, even if I do get to visit every-once-in-a-while. ' I thought sadly as I began to board my flight. ' I guess this is it. Dad won after all. '
As soon as I was in my seat I took out my digivice, wishing Gabumon were there. He'd know what to say, he always did. I was pretty sure I'd never see the Digital world again, for some reason. And Cass, I was sure would only be a memory.
Suddenly, on of the flight attendants came up to me with a polite smile. " Hi, are by any chance Yamato Ishida? I have an urgent message from a friend. "
" I am. What is it? ", I asked, sitting up anxious now. She handed me a piece of paper and walked off before I could say anything. With a shrug, I opened it up and saw very neat handwriting reading:
Matt-
Be careful when you get to America. Just because they're your friends, doesn't mean you should trust them.
Cody
I had no idea what it could mean, but it was too late to find out. The captain was on the intercom announcing that we would be lifting off in a few minutes and that we needed our seat belts on. I sat back, rereading the short letter. It didn't make sense. Why couldn't I trust people in America or my friends? It didn't make any sense, and I wished I could find out what he meant, but it was to late.
As we lifted off into the air, I felt like I would cry. Life wasn't fair.
To Be continued:
( You were warned that it would not be happy. This story will be continued in Bent the upcoming sequel that I will do if anyone is interested. Please review! )