AN: I'd just like to apologize to everyone for not posting in such a long time. I kind of got writer's block while writing this chapter. Thanks to everyone for their patience.
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*signify thoughts*
As Yolei landed on the ground she surveyed her surroundings. It was dark out and she was in a small clearing surrounded by dense woods. As the wind slowly picked up she rubbed her arms fervently. All around her little noises could be heard. *This is creepy. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to come out here, in the dark, all by myself. * Looking down at her watch she realized that it was pretty late. *Would he even be here at this time of night? Oh well, I can't lose my nerve now; I have to find out the truth. * Walking resolutely forward she trekked through the dense woods. At every snap of a twig she would jump with fright but still she kept going on. It seemed like hours before she finally saw light up ahead. Running with great speed, yearning to get out of the menacing forest she didn't realized her mistake until it was too late.
There directly in front of her was a
cliff's edge. She tried with all of her might to stop but to no avail. Letting
out a scream she felt herself plummet. Closing her eyes she prayed with all of
her might. When she felt the rush of falling had stopped she cringed. * Am I
dead? * Tentatively opening her eyes she found herself dangling over a small
digimon village. *How is this possible? * Inspecting her surroundings she came
face to face with a pair of all too familiar eyes. Upon recognition she
squirmed, not wanting to be this close to him, and yet…
" Stop squirming! Unless of course
you want to plummet to your death, of which I would most likely oblige." He
said with an evil glint in his eyes. Realizing her mistake and her current
position she threw herself at him. It was an action that surprised both of
them. * Hey I'm too young to die! Though I can't complain at this current
position. Hmmm…he's pretty well built. Why did he bother saving me anyway? *
Different thoughts swam through her head as she tried to replay what had just
happened moments ago.
* Oh she feels so nice and… What the
hell am I thinking? * Quickly wiping those thoughts out of his head he quickly
dislodged her from him. " Take us back to base." He ordered. As they flew back
to his base he gazed at her calculatingly.
" What are you looking it?" Yolei
snapped at him.
" Nothing too appealing I can assure
you." He snidely replied. "Tell me digi destined. What exactly are you doing
here at this god forsaken hour?" They had arrived at his base and he waited for
her to jump down.
" Well I should be asking you the
same thing." Yolei jumped down from the digimon's back.
"Well I asked first." He answered
back. Other digimon had come forth and placed shackles on her wrists. Taking
the chain that was attached to them he led her away. Silently they walked
through the seemingly cavernous halls.
" Where are you taking me?" Yolei
asked, unwilling to answer his inquiry.
" You'll see." He answered.
It seemed like hours that they
walked, endless darkness encompassing them. The feeling in the air made her
flesh rise with goose bumps. Finally they reached a towering door that had a
battle scene carved upon it. The door depicted two opposing races of digimon
battling. One side had a menacing appearance, which she presumed represented
evil. The other side had two beautiful angels taking command that she assumed
to be the side of good. When he opened the doors she was surprised to see the
interior. The room was ornately decorated with royal blue and gold. The
contrast between the outside and the inside surprised her. She stood at the
threshold to survey her surroundings. Before she could truly inspect it, she
was jarred by the pull of the chains towards the four-poster bed. Fearing his
intentions, she fought.
" Will you quit it!" He yelled
irritably. " Unless you want me to throw you in a dark and damp cell you will
stop your struggling."
After hearing the threat she stopped
thrashing. He proceeded to chain her to the bed. After he was done doing this
he got up and started to pace the room. *What the hell do I do with her now? I
can't release her, she knows where my base is and I will have to be in constant
guard from a frontal attack from those other pesky digi destined. But what use
would I have of her to keep her here? Why is she here is the first place? She
never answered my previous question. What to do what to do? *
As he paced back and forth over the royal blue rug
Yolei sat on the bed watching him. * What am I doing here? God I've gone
insane. What is he doing anyway? His pacing is really starting to get on my
nerves. Why does he look so confused? God he really does resemble him. But how
is that possible? My K-kun was never so cold or calculating. He was so nice. He
was always there for me, to protect me. * Taking her necklace out from under
her shirt he looked at it closely. It had the kanji, forever, suspended
by two intertwined silver chains. Seeing a shadow appear she looked up, into
his eyes. There were myriads of emotions in those eyes. There was one of
confusion, yet also understanding, hatred, and yet another emotion akin to
love. Other emotions battled in those eyes until one triumphed over the rest.
The look of recognition came to his eyes, and afterward a flood of regret.
"Oh god. What have I become?" As all of the memories
started to flood back into his mind, tears started to fall. With a sob he fell
onto the floor. He felt soft fingertips brushing those tears away. When he
looked back up he saw a look of triumph on her face. And to his greatest relief
there was also a look of forgiveness in her eyes. Quickly taking the keys out
of his belt he unlocked the shackles. Taking her into his arms, he hugged her
tightly to him. When he felt her hug him back he felt a great weight lifted
from his shoulders. "I'm so sorry Li-chan. So sorry." He murmured his sincerest
apologies.
" It's alright K-kun. But I'm really curious as to
what happened? How did you become like this? Why haven't I heard from you in so
long?"
"Well I'm not absolutely sure. There are so many
segments of my memory that are missing. I remember the little things like when
we first met and things like that, but I don't really remember the accident.
All I can remember was how the glass had cut into me. After that there is a
really long expanse of time that I don't really remember."
The two were now lying on the bed as
they both stared up onto the ceiling. There was silence for a long expanse of
time. After awhile Ken rolled over to find out her reaction to all of this.
What he found surprised him. With her violet hair fanning over the pillow,
Yolei had closed her eyes. By her even breathing, he soon concluded that she
had fallen asleep from exhaustion. Gazing at her lovely face, he couldn't help
but smile. Slowly leaning forward he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
" Sweet dreams," he whispered before
leaning back and closing his eyes.