Someone Like You
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This is a story I wanted to write after listening to "Someone Like You" from the musical "Jekyll and Hyde". I don't have any other notes, except first, I do not own Digimon or the song "Someone Like You". They are owned by Toei/Saban and Frank Wildhorn/Leslie Bricusse, respectively, and I mean no copyright infringement. I make no money off of this work of fanfiction. Anyway, this also contains shenoun-ai, which translates to "boy love." Respond accordingly. Thank you.
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~I peer through windows, Watch life go by;
Dream of tomorrow, And wonder 'why'?~
Daisuke sat in his room, staring gloomily out his large window.
"Daisuke? Are you all right?" Chibimon asked, bouncing onto his shoulder. "You look sad." Daisuke pulled the little Digimon from his shoulder into his arms, cradling him there.
"I guess so; I'm just...thinking." He mentally added two words, but Chibimon managed to voice them.
"About Ken?"
"Hai..." Daisuke continued staring out the windoe. "I don't know what to feel about him; I used to think he was only a friend, but now...I'm afraid I've fallen in love with him." Chibimon wriggled in his arms, and looked up into Daisuke's eyes with his innocent gaze.
"I don't understand, Dai-chan; why would you be afraid of being in love?"
~The past is holding me, Keeping life at bay;
I wander, lost in yesterday, Wanting to fly-
But scared to try.~
"Chibimon, I've been hurt before, and I'm afraid. You remember when I had a crush on Hikari, ne?" Chibimon nodded.
"How could I not? And when you learned that she was actually dating TK-"
"That's enough," Daisuke muttered. "Yeah, I was heartbroken. And the worst part is, she played with my feelings. No one really cares how I feel, Chibimon, and although I'd like to tell Ken, I'm afraid. Afraid of rejection, afraid of being trampled on..." He trailed off. "I'm sorry for all this; I'm just confused."
~But, if someone like you
Found someone like me,
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same!~
"Whatever happens, Dai-chan, Ken's a kind person. He won't hurt you; you're his best friend." Daisuke smiled, and rubbed Chibimon's chin.
"You have faith in everyone, don't you Chibimon?"
"So do you," Chibimon reminded softly. "After all, if you could trust Ken to be a kind person after-the Kaiser, you can trust him with your feelings, can't you?"
"Maybe," Daisuke responded nervously. "But trusting someone with your feelings is different than trusting them with their actions. All I know, is that if I tell him, no matter what, our relationship is going to change. Even if he's cool with me...liking him, he's not going to treat me the same way."
"Yeah, but what if he feels the same way?"
~My heart would take wing,
And I'd feel so alive-
If someone like you
Found me!~
"Well, then maybe things would work out. But...I don't know, Chibimon. I'm not sure it's worth the risk." Chibimon hopped from Daisuke's arms onto his desk, and looked curiously up at him.
"I would think that any chance at being happy is worth the risk of disappointment." Daisuke shook his head.
"I don't think there's much chance of me ending up happy if I tell him."
"But what's the chance of you being happy if you don't?" Daisuke's face took on a wistful expression.
"If I don't tell him, I can at least hope. If I do, I'll know one way or the other for certain, and I don't need that."
"Dai-chan...I don't like you like this. You shoudl tell him."
~So many secrets
I long to share!
All I have needed
Is someone there.~
"No! I'm not going to destroy it all. There's the chance that if I tell him, my heart will be broken."
"But there's also the chance he likes you, too. Daisuke, you need to have confirmation. Either he doesn't like you, and you get over him, or he does, and you're both happy!"
"But how could he like me? I-I'd never think someone like him could actually like me. He's intelligent, kind, handsome, likable, and I'm...well, I'm just Daisuke." Chibimon bounced up and down, face red.
"But I *like* just Daisuke, and you should too. You're smart, and funny, and *I* like you, and I'm very discriminating," he argued. Daisuke laughed.
"I suppose, but not many people like me. I'm awkward in social situations."
"Maybe all you really need is someone to be close to, someone other than me."
~To help me see a world
I've never seen before-
A love to open every door,
To set me free,
So I can soar!~
"I always feel better around Ken-chan; it's like I'm somewhere else, a different world." Chibimon looked on, understanding.
"Daisuke, you have to tell him, though. It's not fair to either of you to leave this hidden. If you keep bottling up your emotions, bad things will happen. How do you think the Kaiser came about?"
"But-" Daisuke began.
~If someone like you, Found someone like me;
Then suddenly, nothing would ever be the same.
There'd be a new way to live, A new life to love;
If someone like you found me!~
"No buts-he's your friend, and he's not going to hurt you. And there's always a chance that he'll feel the same, and then everyone will be happy!"
"You're so optimistic, Chibimon. It's not going to work that way. Maybe he'll like me back, but it won't work out so neatly." Chibimon glared angrily at him.
"Since when did you get so negative, Daisuke? You're the one who always had faith in us. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have beaten the Kaiser! Everyone was ready to give up, but you kept going." Daisuke smiled at the words.
"You're right, Chibimon; I'll tell him. But I want to do it in person."
~Oh, if someone like you,
Found someone like me;
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same!~
He looked at the E-mail he'd written.
"Chibimon, how is it?" Chibimon glanced at the message.
"It's fine, Daisuke. It's just like you, and he won't think anything's unusual."
"Right," Daisuke said, and hit the 'send' button.
-Ken, I need to talk to you soon; can you meet me in the park in Odaiba around 4?-
~My heart would take wing,
And I'd feel so alive-
If someone like you
Loved me...~
"So it's all up to fate now," Daisuke murmured. "I just need to keep up my courage..."
"I have faith in you Dai-chan. You're the best!" Daisuke smiled, and rubbed the little creature's head.
"I just hope it turns out well."
~Loved me...
Loved me...~
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I do not actually plan for this to be the only part to the fic; but I'd like feedback. I really want to know what you think. Ja!
* * *
This is a story I wanted to write after listening to "Someone Like You" from the musical "Jekyll and Hyde". I don't have any other notes, except first, I do not own Digimon or the song "Someone Like You". They are owned by Toei/Saban and Frank Wildhorn/Leslie Bricusse, respectively, and I mean no copyright infringement. I make no money off of this work of fanfiction. Anyway, this also contains shenoun-ai, which translates to "boy love." Respond accordingly. Thank you.
* * *
~I peer through windows, Watch life go by;
Dream of tomorrow, And wonder 'why'?~
Daisuke sat in his room, staring gloomily out his large window.
"Daisuke? Are you all right?" Chibimon asked, bouncing onto his shoulder. "You look sad." Daisuke pulled the little Digimon from his shoulder into his arms, cradling him there.
"I guess so; I'm just...thinking." He mentally added two words, but Chibimon managed to voice them.
"About Ken?"
"Hai..." Daisuke continued staring out the windoe. "I don't know what to feel about him; I used to think he was only a friend, but now...I'm afraid I've fallen in love with him." Chibimon wriggled in his arms, and looked up into Daisuke's eyes with his innocent gaze.
"I don't understand, Dai-chan; why would you be afraid of being in love?"
~The past is holding me, Keeping life at bay;
I wander, lost in yesterday, Wanting to fly-
But scared to try.~
"Chibimon, I've been hurt before, and I'm afraid. You remember when I had a crush on Hikari, ne?" Chibimon nodded.
"How could I not? And when you learned that she was actually dating TK-"
"That's enough," Daisuke muttered. "Yeah, I was heartbroken. And the worst part is, she played with my feelings. No one really cares how I feel, Chibimon, and although I'd like to tell Ken, I'm afraid. Afraid of rejection, afraid of being trampled on..." He trailed off. "I'm sorry for all this; I'm just confused."
~But, if someone like you
Found someone like me,
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same!~
"Whatever happens, Dai-chan, Ken's a kind person. He won't hurt you; you're his best friend." Daisuke smiled, and rubbed Chibimon's chin.
"You have faith in everyone, don't you Chibimon?"
"So do you," Chibimon reminded softly. "After all, if you could trust Ken to be a kind person after-the Kaiser, you can trust him with your feelings, can't you?"
"Maybe," Daisuke responded nervously. "But trusting someone with your feelings is different than trusting them with their actions. All I know, is that if I tell him, no matter what, our relationship is going to change. Even if he's cool with me...liking him, he's not going to treat me the same way."
"Yeah, but what if he feels the same way?"
~My heart would take wing,
And I'd feel so alive-
If someone like you
Found me!~
"Well, then maybe things would work out. But...I don't know, Chibimon. I'm not sure it's worth the risk." Chibimon hopped from Daisuke's arms onto his desk, and looked curiously up at him.
"I would think that any chance at being happy is worth the risk of disappointment." Daisuke shook his head.
"I don't think there's much chance of me ending up happy if I tell him."
"But what's the chance of you being happy if you don't?" Daisuke's face took on a wistful expression.
"If I don't tell him, I can at least hope. If I do, I'll know one way or the other for certain, and I don't need that."
"Dai-chan...I don't like you like this. You shoudl tell him."
~So many secrets
I long to share!
All I have needed
Is someone there.~
"No! I'm not going to destroy it all. There's the chance that if I tell him, my heart will be broken."
"But there's also the chance he likes you, too. Daisuke, you need to have confirmation. Either he doesn't like you, and you get over him, or he does, and you're both happy!"
"But how could he like me? I-I'd never think someone like him could actually like me. He's intelligent, kind, handsome, likable, and I'm...well, I'm just Daisuke." Chibimon bounced up and down, face red.
"But I *like* just Daisuke, and you should too. You're smart, and funny, and *I* like you, and I'm very discriminating," he argued. Daisuke laughed.
"I suppose, but not many people like me. I'm awkward in social situations."
"Maybe all you really need is someone to be close to, someone other than me."
~To help me see a world
I've never seen before-
A love to open every door,
To set me free,
So I can soar!~
"I always feel better around Ken-chan; it's like I'm somewhere else, a different world." Chibimon looked on, understanding.
"Daisuke, you have to tell him, though. It's not fair to either of you to leave this hidden. If you keep bottling up your emotions, bad things will happen. How do you think the Kaiser came about?"
"But-" Daisuke began.
~If someone like you, Found someone like me;
Then suddenly, nothing would ever be the same.
There'd be a new way to live, A new life to love;
If someone like you found me!~
"No buts-he's your friend, and he's not going to hurt you. And there's always a chance that he'll feel the same, and then everyone will be happy!"
"You're so optimistic, Chibimon. It's not going to work that way. Maybe he'll like me back, but it won't work out so neatly." Chibimon glared angrily at him.
"Since when did you get so negative, Daisuke? You're the one who always had faith in us. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have beaten the Kaiser! Everyone was ready to give up, but you kept going." Daisuke smiled at the words.
"You're right, Chibimon; I'll tell him. But I want to do it in person."
~Oh, if someone like you,
Found someone like me;
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same!~
He looked at the E-mail he'd written.
"Chibimon, how is it?" Chibimon glanced at the message.
"It's fine, Daisuke. It's just like you, and he won't think anything's unusual."
"Right," Daisuke said, and hit the 'send' button.
-Ken, I need to talk to you soon; can you meet me in the park in Odaiba around 4?-
~My heart would take wing,
And I'd feel so alive-
If someone like you
Loved me...~
"So it's all up to fate now," Daisuke murmured. "I just need to keep up my courage..."
"I have faith in you Dai-chan. You're the best!" Daisuke smiled, and rubbed the little creature's head.
"I just hope it turns out well."
~Loved me...
Loved me...~
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I do not actually plan for this to be the only part to the fic; but I'd like feedback. I really want to know what you think. Ja!