~*Fateful Destinies*~

So. Here's Cody's death…I know that it might seem that I was trying to make fun of him in some parts…but I'm not. So…I hope you all enjoy!

Dedication: Okay, I had a hard time with this. I couldn't think of anyone who absolutely ADORED Cody…so I decided to dedicate it to one of the people who has reviewed the previous parts, but who hasn't yet received a dedication. So, Lys already had TK's, Crystal already had Mimi's, and Lady_Maggie already had Kari's…do, Fallen Angel From Heaven, this ones for you! Thanks so much for all your reviews!

~*Fateful Destinies*~

Cody's Grandfather looked up, as everyone looked expectantly at him. He took another long drink from his cup.

"Prune juice will fix anything…" he mumbled.

Almost anything. Even his beloved prune juice didn't get rid of the fact that he felt responsible for his grandson's death. Curse the prune juice! Wait…what was he saying? Prune juice was the only thing that had gotten him through these long, hard years…

Wait…what was everyone saying? Oh. It was his turn to read.

~*Chapter 5*~

~*Too short for Words*~

Name: Cody Hida

Crest: Reliability/Knowledge

Digimon: Armodillamon

Birth date: September 1

Death date: May 5, 2015

Cause of death: Fire

Age when killed: 24

Cody was the very youngest of the Digidestined…and it always seemed that he was some kind of blending of Joe and Izzy. Though his height didn't exactly take after either of them. He had always been extremely short.

So, being the youngest, he died the youngest.

Some people blamed his death on his Grandfather…but me…I think…no, wait. I know that it was fate. Fate had already picked out how and when he would die…long before he was born. Just like it had all the others.

Following is, from my memory, my last conversation with Cody.

~*A conversation with Cody Hida, May 2, 2015*~

"Hey, Ken!" I heard my name. Turning, I saw the youngest of my friends, Cody, running towards me.

"Hey," I returned the greeting, stopping to help Cody with the large box that he carried. "What's in here? An elephant?"

"No. It's a bunch of old prune juice bottles that I'm taking to recycling. They're getting to be a fire hazard…there's just so many of them in the house!" Cody stopped to catch a couple deep breaths of air. "There's still 26 boxes that I have to bring. I've already taken the first 37."

I couldn't help but laugh and shake my head.

And then I stopped. Cody had said something about…

Cody sighed. "A fire," he said, finishing my thoughts without even knowing it. "After what happened with the others, I'm afraid. Afraid that there will be a fire."

What if?

~*End of Conversation*~

What is it with the anticipating of their deaths? Why was this the fate of the Digidestined? Why? It just didn't seem fair. Didn't seem right.

A few nights later, a fire occurred at Cody's place. No one really knows what happened. His grandfather knows some of the details…and so, following is a conversation that I had with Cody Hida's Grandfather.

~*A conversation with Cody's Grandfather, May 7, 2015*~

The old man looked quite sullen. He just sat there.

"Mr. Hida?" I asked softly.

"What?" he looked up at me.

"I was wondering…if…if I could ask you a few questions about Cody's death…"

He cut me off before I could finish my sentence.

"I didn't do it!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Hida. I don't think that you did it. I'm just curious."

The old man sighed. "I will if you'll bring me another bottle of prune juice," he announced.

So I did. After all…I had to know what had happened.

"Here's what happened," Mr. Hida began, taking a long drink from the bottle. I swear…he was addicted to it.

"There was the fire. Cody was downstairs, in the basement." He looked at me. "You know basements…the window's are so high…right up near the ceiling. My guess is that Cody couldn't reach the window."

He took a deep breath before continuing.

"He yelled out to me through the window. Yelled at me that he couldn't get out. Do you want to know what I said?"

I nodded.

"And this is where everyone says that it's my fault…I said, 'Hold on a minute! I'll go get you some prune juice! Prune juice can fix anything!'"

I almost gasped. So that was the story.

~*End of Conversation*~

So there it is. Cody died because he was too short to reach the window. Because no one was there to help him.

I guess he was just too short for words.

So there you have it. Cody's "Fateful Destinies." And next…next, I have to kill Matt. *cries* Yama…I know that this was really short…but there's only so much that you can say about how a character dies…

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