Through Their Eyes: Change by Child of the Faeries
Part 3: Daisuke tries to gain Yamato's trust, a bit of Koumi (is that what it's called??), and Taichi (finally) comes up with a battle plan. But will Mimi ever get these two groups to stop?????
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em... never will.
Mimi thrust herself at the guards, gesturing at the palace. Daisuke followed her like a lost puppy.
One of the guards pointed at gun at Mimi's head, and Koushiro closed his eyes. He could not watch this.
He turned and started to run away. He always seemed to be running away from his problems. He could not watch his friends get executed. Especially Mimi.
She meant too much to him. He couldn't lose her.
The three kings were in the throne room, lounging around. The guards hadn't had any problems with unruly citizens, and it seemed that their reign was finally secure.
"Victory is so sweet," Ken said with a smirk. Yamato didn't reply.
"What about the rebels?" Jyou questioned, and Ken scowled.
"Taichi and the others? Don't worry yourself about them," he said disdainfully.
Suddenly the doors were flung open, and two guards appeared, looking puzzled. "What is the meaning of this?" Ken commanded, rising to his feet.
A slim girl entered the room, walking tall and beautifully. When she reached the three kings, she bowed like a goddess at their feet, proudly. A young boy followed in suit. Yamato stared at the girl's pink hair and realization hit him. He narrowed his eyes and scowled.
She lifted her head and smiled. "Hello, my dear friends. Do you not recognize me?" Her brown eyes sparkled as she stood. Her friend also rose, although he was hesitant.
Yamato looked everywhere except for where the girl stood. Jyou looked thoughtful for a second, then his face lit up. "Mimi?"
She smiled. "I knew you'd recognize me. I'm here with Daisuke. We'd like to join you." She smiled invitingly, and Yamato could see that Jyou was willing to let Mimi to anything.
"You're not welcome here," he said coldly, rising to his feet. Everyone looked at him, surprised. "You think you can come here and be safe from the outside world. Let me tell you, Mimi, you'll be no safer in here than you would be out there." He turned away, too angry for any more words and stalked out of the room, leaving everyone.
Hikari was alone, a rare, few seconds when no one was around talking to her and no one was fighting. She sighed and sat down, hoping the peace would last.
Hikari.... you have to be our hope now. How could she be hope and light?? She didn't think that she had it in her.
Takeru.... why did you leave? We need you. No one can find Yamato. We need him.
I know it's not your fault...but maybe if you were still here, Mimi and the others wouldn't have left. And them we would all be together again.
The others entered the shelter. She could hear Taichi and Iori fighting. Friends shouldn't fight. Especially times like this.
It felt like her whole world was being torn apart. First Takeru was taken from this world..... then Koushiro, Mimi and Daisuke left....... now Taichi and Iori were fighting.
"Why can't we all just get along?"
"You can this room, Mimi," Jyou said, ushering Mimi into a lavish room. She smiled and sat on the bed.
"Daisuke, you can have..." Jyou was interrupted by Yamato.
"Daisuke can have the smaller bedroom built off of mine." The two Bearers of Friendship looked at each other, and then Daisuke gravely turned to follow Yamato.
Yamato looked at Daisuke, whose face was frightened. "Don't worry, kid. I won't hurt you." Daisuke didn't look so sure.
"Yeah, well, that's your room," Yamato said, gesturing towards a closed door. He lay down on the couch and took his cigarettes out of his pocket. Lighting one, he looked up. "You want one?"
Daisuke shook his head. "I don't smoke."
"Whatever." He closed his eyes and lay in silence for a few minutes. "Where are the others?"
"The others?"
"Koushiro and Takeru and Taichi. You know. Everyone else."
"Koushiro is at his home. Both of his parents were killed, you know. He's crushed."
"Really?" Yamato seemed startled by this news. He took his cigarette out of his mouth and looked at Daisuke. "How did.....his parents die?"
"Your soldiers killed them." Yamato shuddered. "They also took my sister."
"Jun?"
"Yeah." Daisuke was silent for a moment. "I kind of miss her."
Yamato half-smiled. "Kind of miss her?"
"I do miss her. I wish I knew she was okay. For all the times she annoyed me and teased me, I do love her. It was just hard to show sometimes. You know what I mean? And now..... she might be gone forever."
Yamato was silent for a moment. "Whatever we did, I never meant to hurt anyone," he said softly.
"Then why are you doing this, Yamato? You have hurt so many people.... and imagine how everyone else will feel when they found out you were behind all of this....."
"Anger is a powerful ally. And sometimes, it grows too big to control."
"Yamato... Do you remember when we were young? Only children? I remember the day that I found the Digi-Egg of Friendship. You were there. That was the day that you passed the torch to me, giving me the responsibility to bring Friendship to the group. From that day on, I looked up to you. You were.... almost an idol to me. Yamato and Taichi. The best people in the world." He looked stricken. "Now I find that you have changed..... and I'm not sure I want to look up to you anymore."
"What has old Taichi been up to?"
"He's.....well..... he's........"
"Building a rebellion, yes, I know," Yamato said dryly.
Daisuke looked shocked. "How do you know?"
"An informant told us."
"Who??"
Yamato laughed harshly and continued smoking his cigarette. " You don't really think I'd tell you."
Koushiro sat in his apartment. Look at what I've become. A shell of a man. I can't even stand up with my friends. I've always been so weak... Why can't I be strong, just once? Why can't I take a stand?
Mimi, I hope you're okay. If Yamato or Ken kills you... I'll lose everything. My sanity. My hope. My life.
"She'll never love me", he whispered bitterly to himself. "She loved Takeru so deeply... this isn't the time for romance." He knew that he should have gone with them. He should have gone into the three kings' palace and talked with Jyou. He and Jyou had once been such good friends.
How is it that Jyou can be so strong and I as weak? He's now the king of Japan while I lie sniveling in my bed.
Perhaps I truly am worthless.
He turned on his old pineapple computer and clicked to check his mail. Perhaps Wallace had written something encouraging from America....
"Dear Kou-chan, Daisuke and I are safe. Don't worry about us. Jyou hasn't changed a bit, and I feel perfectly safe with him. Ken seems charming.... although looks can be deceiving. I'll keep my eyes open. Yamato wasn't too happy at my arrival...... He always has been a lone wolf, hasn't he? He seems to have taken Daisuke under his wing, though. I think I can stop this, Koushiro. They seemed to be confused and angry, that's all. Perhaps, with any luck, I can stop this madness without any more bloodshed. That is my prayer.
"I do not blame you, Koushiro, for not coming. Don't put yourself down. You are a good person. I'll be waiting until the day I can see you again. ~Mimi"
Koushiro looked at Mimi's letter again. He remember when she was frail and helpless. And yet, now she was taking on the three kings.
"I can be strong, too. Just like you."
"It's so good to have you and Daisuke here with us," Ken said, smiling. He passed some food to Mimi, who smiled.
"We're happy to be with you."
Only Yamato was silent. Everyone continued talking, but he stared off into space.
"Mimi, what happened to your arm?" Jyou asked, giving a concerned look at Mimi's bandaged wrist.
"Oh.... it's nothing. Honest." Everyone at the table knew she was lying, and silence fell over them.
"Yama, what is wrong with you?" Ken asked, tugging in his friend's shirt sleeve. "You're not yourself today."
Yamato stood up, his face filled with wrath. "Good-night."
Ken got up to follow him, but Daisuke motioned him to stop. "I'll go."
"Yamato..... why are you so angry at us? Why do you hate Mimi so much ?" Daisuke said, entering Yamato's room. Yamato's eyes flashed, but he didn't stop pacing in the shadows.
"She abandoned Takeru." He paused, pacing the floor. "How could she do that to him? What was she thinking?"
He doesn't know that Takeru's dead, Daisuke thought. How can I tell him.....
"Yamato, it's not like that-" he started.
"It is like that. I know you are Takeru's friend and all, but I am his brother! I know him better than anyone else in this world. And then Mimi- Mimi, of all people- came along and stole his heart. He's so innocent, Daisuke. You never knew that about him, but he's so childish and sweet beneath his tough exterior."
"Takeru was very brave," Daisuke said, his voice choked.
"Yes, but bravery only leads to stupidity. His bravery is going to kill him someday," Yamato said bitterly.
"Yama.... please stop."
"Am I bothering you, Daisuke? I bet you can't stand me, can you? There are times when even I hate the person I have become."
"Why are you so bitter, Yamato? What caused you to change into this person I see before me?" Daisuke said softly, sitting down. Yamato joined him.
"When we were in the Digital World, I knew that I had friends. I found that I was needed, that someone cared. And even after we beat the Dark Masters and returned here, I still had my friends. You guys came along and I had a reason to get out of the house and live my life. I was happy.... then my father started to drink again."
"I never knew your father drank," Daisuke said. Yamato merely nodded.
"That was the reason Mom left, taking Takeru with her. For the longest time, he stopped..... but he couldn't hold out forever. He was never home, and when he was, he was too drunk to cook or clean. Takeru would come over and I would laugh, saying that was how us two bachelors wanted to live, but inside.... I knew that I was lying. He didn't care about me anymore. All he wanted was his beer.
"So this bitterness..... this resentfulness...... it grew in me.... and I found two friends who knew what I was going through........ and we grew into the three kings. Cold and bitter."
"But why? You've hurt so many people...." Daisuke trailed off.
"Are you thinking about your sister again?" Yamato said sadly, and Daisuke nodded his head.
"I'm afraid for her."
"You have a reason to be. Especially with people like me running the government. We're monsters." A lock of his hair fell forward, and the mask of icy control that had been on Yamato's face was broken. In it's place was a kind of shattering.
"From what I've seen of you, I don't think you're a monster. I think that you're confused and scared, and in way too deep. But you can change," Daisuke said softly, looking into Yamato's eyes. "You can be whatever you want to be."
His blue eyes flashed, and Daisuke was frightened. "I am what I want to be."
"Could you guys just stop?" Miyako exclaimed loudly, and Taichi and Iori just stared at her for a moment. "I thought we were supposed to be taking on the three kings. We aren't getting anything done with you two fighting. Just get along and come up with a plan!" People around the shelter nodded in agreement.
"I-" Iori started,then lowered his head." I'm sorry, Miyako."
"We do have a plan," Taichi said smugly. "Sora and I figured it out last night."
"Oh, and what is it, our fearless leader?" Miyako said, sarcasm dripping from her mouth.
"I'll go in over this wall, here," Taichi said, pulling a map out of his pocket. "This is the queen's room, and since none of the kings are female, there shouldn't be anyone in there. But just in case, I always have this gun. I'll do whatever is necessary."
"And what will you do once you're inside?"
"I'll go into each of these three rooms. We think these are the room the three kings are using. I'll kill them, one by one."
"And the rest of us? Are we just chopped liver?" Miyako asked, drawing herself to her full height.
"I never said that. The rest of you will split into two groups, each attacking either side of the palace. With any hope, the three kings will become confused and their army will be divided. Then we can swarm, taking over the palace and securing it for ourselves." Iori's eyes glittered with hidden knowledge.
"Why will that work?? What about security?"
"We'll make it work. It's..... the only chance we have."
"What a stupid plan."
"What makes us any better than them?" Hikari said softly from the background.
"What are you talking about?" Taichi asked, turning to face his sister.
"I mean, what makes us more qualified to rule Japan than these three kings?"
"I never said we were better."
"Then why are we fighting them?"
"Because it's the right thing to do."
"Why? Who are you to chose what is right and what is wrong?" She stood up. "Are you all blind? Why can't you see what I see?" She walked away, leaving the rest of them startled.
"What does she mean?"
"Why does Jyou spend so much time on the computer?" Mimi asked Ken. "He's starting to turn into Koushiro. Not that being like Koushiro is a bad thing."
Ken smiled, but his face then turned sober. "He's looking for someone who hurt him deeply. This person left scars in Jyou that he's trying to erase."
"Someone hurt Jyou? How? And why?"
"I don't really think I should talk about this with you. No offense, Mimi. You're a wonderful person. But Jyou, Yamato, and I..... We share everything with each other. I'd be breaking our friendship if I told you."
Mimi looked thoughtful for a moment. "I understand." They continued to talk until Jyou thrust open the door.
"What's wrong, Jyou?" Ken said, standing up. Jyou looked like he was going to be sick.
"I've found him, Ken," he whispered softly, leaning against the wall. "I found my father."
Daisuke was laying on his bed, his eyes closed. Many thoughts filled his head. Suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door and Yamato walked in.
"Hi Yama," Daisuke said, opening his eyes and looking up at his friend.
"Come with me, Dai. I want to show you something." Reluctantly, Daisuke got up and followed Yamato out of their rooms. Down the hall he followed, until Yamato stopped and opened a secret passageway. He turned on the lights.
"Are you coming?"
Daisuke looked nervous. "Where does this lead?"
"Down, obviously." Yamato's eyes flashed cynically. "Don't you trust me?"
The Bearer of Courage didn't need any more encouragement. "I'll follow."
Down the stairs the two walked, Daisuke afraid that Yamato was leading him to his death.
Finally they reached the bottom, and the floor leveled out. "This is the prison level- our dungeon, if you will."
"Why did you bring me-"
Yamato motioned him towards one of the cells. Inside Daisuke could see someone thin and frightened. He unlocked the door and allowed Daisuke to enter.
Daisuke could barely see, but the person in the cell stood up. "Dai? Is it really you?" Daisuke moved closer, then he recognized who it was.
"Jun! I was so afraid.....afraid that you were dead."
"I've never been happier to see you in my life, little bro," Jun whispered, tears running down her face. The two siblings hugged, tears cascading from both of their eyes.
"Thank you, Yama," Daisuke whispered, looking at his friend. But Yamato was gone.
Part 3: Daisuke tries to gain Yamato's trust, a bit of Koumi (is that what it's called??), and Taichi (finally) comes up with a battle plan. But will Mimi ever get these two groups to stop?????
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em... never will.
Mimi thrust herself at the guards, gesturing at the palace. Daisuke followed her like a lost puppy.
One of the guards pointed at gun at Mimi's head, and Koushiro closed his eyes. He could not watch this.
He turned and started to run away. He always seemed to be running away from his problems. He could not watch his friends get executed. Especially Mimi.
She meant too much to him. He couldn't lose her.
The three kings were in the throne room, lounging around. The guards hadn't had any problems with unruly citizens, and it seemed that their reign was finally secure.
"Victory is so sweet," Ken said with a smirk. Yamato didn't reply.
"What about the rebels?" Jyou questioned, and Ken scowled.
"Taichi and the others? Don't worry yourself about them," he said disdainfully.
Suddenly the doors were flung open, and two guards appeared, looking puzzled. "What is the meaning of this?" Ken commanded, rising to his feet.
A slim girl entered the room, walking tall and beautifully. When she reached the three kings, she bowed like a goddess at their feet, proudly. A young boy followed in suit. Yamato stared at the girl's pink hair and realization hit him. He narrowed his eyes and scowled.
She lifted her head and smiled. "Hello, my dear friends. Do you not recognize me?" Her brown eyes sparkled as she stood. Her friend also rose, although he was hesitant.
Yamato looked everywhere except for where the girl stood. Jyou looked thoughtful for a second, then his face lit up. "Mimi?"
She smiled. "I knew you'd recognize me. I'm here with Daisuke. We'd like to join you." She smiled invitingly, and Yamato could see that Jyou was willing to let Mimi to anything.
"You're not welcome here," he said coldly, rising to his feet. Everyone looked at him, surprised. "You think you can come here and be safe from the outside world. Let me tell you, Mimi, you'll be no safer in here than you would be out there." He turned away, too angry for any more words and stalked out of the room, leaving everyone.
Hikari was alone, a rare, few seconds when no one was around talking to her and no one was fighting. She sighed and sat down, hoping the peace would last.
Hikari.... you have to be our hope now. How could she be hope and light?? She didn't think that she had it in her.
Takeru.... why did you leave? We need you. No one can find Yamato. We need him.
I know it's not your fault...but maybe if you were still here, Mimi and the others wouldn't have left. And them we would all be together again.
The others entered the shelter. She could hear Taichi and Iori fighting. Friends shouldn't fight. Especially times like this.
It felt like her whole world was being torn apart. First Takeru was taken from this world..... then Koushiro, Mimi and Daisuke left....... now Taichi and Iori were fighting.
"Why can't we all just get along?"
"You can this room, Mimi," Jyou said, ushering Mimi into a lavish room. She smiled and sat on the bed.
"Daisuke, you can have..." Jyou was interrupted by Yamato.
"Daisuke can have the smaller bedroom built off of mine." The two Bearers of Friendship looked at each other, and then Daisuke gravely turned to follow Yamato.
Yamato looked at Daisuke, whose face was frightened. "Don't worry, kid. I won't hurt you." Daisuke didn't look so sure.
"Yeah, well, that's your room," Yamato said, gesturing towards a closed door. He lay down on the couch and took his cigarettes out of his pocket. Lighting one, he looked up. "You want one?"
Daisuke shook his head. "I don't smoke."
"Whatever." He closed his eyes and lay in silence for a few minutes. "Where are the others?"
"The others?"
"Koushiro and Takeru and Taichi. You know. Everyone else."
"Koushiro is at his home. Both of his parents were killed, you know. He's crushed."
"Really?" Yamato seemed startled by this news. He took his cigarette out of his mouth and looked at Daisuke. "How did.....his parents die?"
"Your soldiers killed them." Yamato shuddered. "They also took my sister."
"Jun?"
"Yeah." Daisuke was silent for a moment. "I kind of miss her."
Yamato half-smiled. "Kind of miss her?"
"I do miss her. I wish I knew she was okay. For all the times she annoyed me and teased me, I do love her. It was just hard to show sometimes. You know what I mean? And now..... she might be gone forever."
Yamato was silent for a moment. "Whatever we did, I never meant to hurt anyone," he said softly.
"Then why are you doing this, Yamato? You have hurt so many people.... and imagine how everyone else will feel when they found out you were behind all of this....."
"Anger is a powerful ally. And sometimes, it grows too big to control."
"Yamato... Do you remember when we were young? Only children? I remember the day that I found the Digi-Egg of Friendship. You were there. That was the day that you passed the torch to me, giving me the responsibility to bring Friendship to the group. From that day on, I looked up to you. You were.... almost an idol to me. Yamato and Taichi. The best people in the world." He looked stricken. "Now I find that you have changed..... and I'm not sure I want to look up to you anymore."
"What has old Taichi been up to?"
"He's.....well..... he's........"
"Building a rebellion, yes, I know," Yamato said dryly.
Daisuke looked shocked. "How do you know?"
"An informant told us."
"Who??"
Yamato laughed harshly and continued smoking his cigarette. " You don't really think I'd tell you."
Koushiro sat in his apartment. Look at what I've become. A shell of a man. I can't even stand up with my friends. I've always been so weak... Why can't I be strong, just once? Why can't I take a stand?
Mimi, I hope you're okay. If Yamato or Ken kills you... I'll lose everything. My sanity. My hope. My life.
"She'll never love me", he whispered bitterly to himself. "She loved Takeru so deeply... this isn't the time for romance." He knew that he should have gone with them. He should have gone into the three kings' palace and talked with Jyou. He and Jyou had once been such good friends.
How is it that Jyou can be so strong and I as weak? He's now the king of Japan while I lie sniveling in my bed.
Perhaps I truly am worthless.
He turned on his old pineapple computer and clicked to check his mail. Perhaps Wallace had written something encouraging from America....
"Dear Kou-chan, Daisuke and I are safe. Don't worry about us. Jyou hasn't changed a bit, and I feel perfectly safe with him. Ken seems charming.... although looks can be deceiving. I'll keep my eyes open. Yamato wasn't too happy at my arrival...... He always has been a lone wolf, hasn't he? He seems to have taken Daisuke under his wing, though. I think I can stop this, Koushiro. They seemed to be confused and angry, that's all. Perhaps, with any luck, I can stop this madness without any more bloodshed. That is my prayer.
"I do not blame you, Koushiro, for not coming. Don't put yourself down. You are a good person. I'll be waiting until the day I can see you again. ~Mimi"
Koushiro looked at Mimi's letter again. He remember when she was frail and helpless. And yet, now she was taking on the three kings.
"I can be strong, too. Just like you."
"It's so good to have you and Daisuke here with us," Ken said, smiling. He passed some food to Mimi, who smiled.
"We're happy to be with you."
Only Yamato was silent. Everyone continued talking, but he stared off into space.
"Mimi, what happened to your arm?" Jyou asked, giving a concerned look at Mimi's bandaged wrist.
"Oh.... it's nothing. Honest." Everyone at the table knew she was lying, and silence fell over them.
"Yama, what is wrong with you?" Ken asked, tugging in his friend's shirt sleeve. "You're not yourself today."
Yamato stood up, his face filled with wrath. "Good-night."
Ken got up to follow him, but Daisuke motioned him to stop. "I'll go."
"Yamato..... why are you so angry at us? Why do you hate Mimi so much ?" Daisuke said, entering Yamato's room. Yamato's eyes flashed, but he didn't stop pacing in the shadows.
"She abandoned Takeru." He paused, pacing the floor. "How could she do that to him? What was she thinking?"
He doesn't know that Takeru's dead, Daisuke thought. How can I tell him.....
"Yamato, it's not like that-" he started.
"It is like that. I know you are Takeru's friend and all, but I am his brother! I know him better than anyone else in this world. And then Mimi- Mimi, of all people- came along and stole his heart. He's so innocent, Daisuke. You never knew that about him, but he's so childish and sweet beneath his tough exterior."
"Takeru was very brave," Daisuke said, his voice choked.
"Yes, but bravery only leads to stupidity. His bravery is going to kill him someday," Yamato said bitterly.
"Yama.... please stop."
"Am I bothering you, Daisuke? I bet you can't stand me, can you? There are times when even I hate the person I have become."
"Why are you so bitter, Yamato? What caused you to change into this person I see before me?" Daisuke said softly, sitting down. Yamato joined him.
"When we were in the Digital World, I knew that I had friends. I found that I was needed, that someone cared. And even after we beat the Dark Masters and returned here, I still had my friends. You guys came along and I had a reason to get out of the house and live my life. I was happy.... then my father started to drink again."
"I never knew your father drank," Daisuke said. Yamato merely nodded.
"That was the reason Mom left, taking Takeru with her. For the longest time, he stopped..... but he couldn't hold out forever. He was never home, and when he was, he was too drunk to cook or clean. Takeru would come over and I would laugh, saying that was how us two bachelors wanted to live, but inside.... I knew that I was lying. He didn't care about me anymore. All he wanted was his beer.
"So this bitterness..... this resentfulness...... it grew in me.... and I found two friends who knew what I was going through........ and we grew into the three kings. Cold and bitter."
"But why? You've hurt so many people...." Daisuke trailed off.
"Are you thinking about your sister again?" Yamato said sadly, and Daisuke nodded his head.
"I'm afraid for her."
"You have a reason to be. Especially with people like me running the government. We're monsters." A lock of his hair fell forward, and the mask of icy control that had been on Yamato's face was broken. In it's place was a kind of shattering.
"From what I've seen of you, I don't think you're a monster. I think that you're confused and scared, and in way too deep. But you can change," Daisuke said softly, looking into Yamato's eyes. "You can be whatever you want to be."
His blue eyes flashed, and Daisuke was frightened. "I am what I want to be."
"Could you guys just stop?" Miyako exclaimed loudly, and Taichi and Iori just stared at her for a moment. "I thought we were supposed to be taking on the three kings. We aren't getting anything done with you two fighting. Just get along and come up with a plan!" People around the shelter nodded in agreement.
"I-" Iori started,then lowered his head." I'm sorry, Miyako."
"We do have a plan," Taichi said smugly. "Sora and I figured it out last night."
"Oh, and what is it, our fearless leader?" Miyako said, sarcasm dripping from her mouth.
"I'll go in over this wall, here," Taichi said, pulling a map out of his pocket. "This is the queen's room, and since none of the kings are female, there shouldn't be anyone in there. But just in case, I always have this gun. I'll do whatever is necessary."
"And what will you do once you're inside?"
"I'll go into each of these three rooms. We think these are the room the three kings are using. I'll kill them, one by one."
"And the rest of us? Are we just chopped liver?" Miyako asked, drawing herself to her full height.
"I never said that. The rest of you will split into two groups, each attacking either side of the palace. With any hope, the three kings will become confused and their army will be divided. Then we can swarm, taking over the palace and securing it for ourselves." Iori's eyes glittered with hidden knowledge.
"Why will that work?? What about security?"
"We'll make it work. It's..... the only chance we have."
"What a stupid plan."
"What makes us any better than them?" Hikari said softly from the background.
"What are you talking about?" Taichi asked, turning to face his sister.
"I mean, what makes us more qualified to rule Japan than these three kings?"
"I never said we were better."
"Then why are we fighting them?"
"Because it's the right thing to do."
"Why? Who are you to chose what is right and what is wrong?" She stood up. "Are you all blind? Why can't you see what I see?" She walked away, leaving the rest of them startled.
"What does she mean?"
"Why does Jyou spend so much time on the computer?" Mimi asked Ken. "He's starting to turn into Koushiro. Not that being like Koushiro is a bad thing."
Ken smiled, but his face then turned sober. "He's looking for someone who hurt him deeply. This person left scars in Jyou that he's trying to erase."
"Someone hurt Jyou? How? And why?"
"I don't really think I should talk about this with you. No offense, Mimi. You're a wonderful person. But Jyou, Yamato, and I..... We share everything with each other. I'd be breaking our friendship if I told you."
Mimi looked thoughtful for a moment. "I understand." They continued to talk until Jyou thrust open the door.
"What's wrong, Jyou?" Ken said, standing up. Jyou looked like he was going to be sick.
"I've found him, Ken," he whispered softly, leaning against the wall. "I found my father."
Daisuke was laying on his bed, his eyes closed. Many thoughts filled his head. Suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door and Yamato walked in.
"Hi Yama," Daisuke said, opening his eyes and looking up at his friend.
"Come with me, Dai. I want to show you something." Reluctantly, Daisuke got up and followed Yamato out of their rooms. Down the hall he followed, until Yamato stopped and opened a secret passageway. He turned on the lights.
"Are you coming?"
Daisuke looked nervous. "Where does this lead?"
"Down, obviously." Yamato's eyes flashed cynically. "Don't you trust me?"
The Bearer of Courage didn't need any more encouragement. "I'll follow."
Down the stairs the two walked, Daisuke afraid that Yamato was leading him to his death.
Finally they reached the bottom, and the floor leveled out. "This is the prison level- our dungeon, if you will."
"Why did you bring me-"
Yamato motioned him towards one of the cells. Inside Daisuke could see someone thin and frightened. He unlocked the door and allowed Daisuke to enter.
Daisuke could barely see, but the person in the cell stood up. "Dai? Is it really you?" Daisuke moved closer, then he recognized who it was.
"Jun! I was so afraid.....afraid that you were dead."
"I've never been happier to see you in my life, little bro," Jun whispered, tears running down her face. The two siblings hugged, tears cascading from both of their eyes.
"Thank you, Yama," Daisuke whispered, looking at his friend. But Yamato was gone.