Note From ME: I'm new at this. I'd like to dedicate this to KEN LOVERS EVERYWHERE. Ken is the best, worship him. Okay, please review, like I said earlier. If you aren't a Ken fan, don't read, because it's only got Ken in it so far. The others will join later, in chapter three, once I get it edited.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I can only wish and pretend, like the sad little author I am. Perhaps that's why I wrote myself in to this. Please don't sue. If you really want to, all I own are my ideas, and they aren't worth very much either.

Ken Ichijouji, Amai Yume, Leigh Staso and Tal Miroku were the DigiDestined, all 15 years olds. Amai was tall and thin, her golden hair hung half way down her back and her sparkling blue eyes were clear and clam. Amai was talented at drawling, and loved to sing. She had a positive disposition, unlike her best friends Ken and Leigh.

Ken was known as the Digimon Emperor before he had a life altering experience, and lived with the guilt and fear that he might change back at any minute. He had indigo hair and violet eyes, his skin was semi pale, and he was wearing his green soccer jersey with blue jeans. For a former genius, he was pretty laid back. He was often seen with Leigh, because she thought he was the best thing, even better than sliced bread, not that he knew it. Also, he knew she would always be there for him, no matter his angry attitude. No matter his yelling, his scowls, glaring. She was always there for him. Leigh.

Her hair was a silky honey brown and her deep almost violet eyes almost always stair off in to space, lost in private thoughts. She smiled a lot, but the smiles hid a fear of being rejected. It hid the hurt that she felt when Ken was in a mood and yelled at her. It hid the sorrow and depression she felt when she was alone. She had skin that was pale due to lack of exposure to the sun. She often stayed inside with her computer. She played soccer, and was pretty good. When she was little she was the best on her team, but she hadn't played for a little over a year. Not since she had been put on a different team then her old gang. It had to have been the best time of her life, when she was on that team. She played by herself or with Ken now. Ken was famous for his skills. Leigh wore flared jeans, her soccer jersey, which was purple and a blue Jean jacket, the same color as the pants. She was a little bit protective and didn't like to be touched by many people; Amai and Ken were aloud to though, for the obvious reasons.

Ken and Leigh were sitting in Ken's living room watching a movie, even though it was only a little past noon. Ken was relaxed, and Leigh had her head on Ken's shoulder, and his arm was around her waist. He didn't seem to notice that he had her in a close hold, that is, until Amai, entering the room, pointed it out. Leigh immediately retired to the floor, bringing a pillow with her. She was really in to the movie; it was Pokemon the movie. She was wondering if they were anything like Digimon, and knew she could beat ash any day.

"Miroku's coming over shortly." Amai told them both, "So be nice!"

"Nice?" Leigh asked, mock innocence making her features seem angelic, then twist violently into a demonic mask. "You ruined it." She told her, flashing a smile in Ken's direction.

"Ruined what?" Ken asked, mock innocence in his voice. She glared at his lack of knowledge.

"This." She leaned forward and gave him a kiss, startling both him and Miroku, who had just walked in the door. Miroku hadn't known Leigh was obsessed with Ken, and now that he saw this, he started to think it made more than a little sense. Her big wish had been for power, even if Ken had inadvertently caused her slow takeover to be destroyed. Still... Miroku thought he saw her in the Digiworld taking over. She was slowly taking over and he knew it. *Entire islands swear allegiance to the "Digital Tyrant" as she was being called. Leigh. It's got to be her. She's the only one who could use the name Tyrant and, looking stunningly good, still be able to do a hostile take over and be admired at the same time. It is said she has hostages in her tower. The Digimon that meant the most to powerful Digimon. Leigh's no genius, anymore. Now she is a docile quiet inactive student getting strait A's and not even trying anymore. Her spark disappears two years ago. It was a car crash, I think. *

Miroku ran a finger through his in sore need of hair cut black hair, smiling slightly. "A little much action for me, Kenny." He said, laughing at the idea of the emperor and tyrant both falling in love with what was once a sworn enemy. Neither of them know that though, do they. Ken's expression changing to frustration and a slightly annoyed frown spread across his pale face.

"Don't laugh at me!" He said, pushing Leigh away.

"Touchy!" Miroku joked, his brown eyes showing laughter and his well-toned form preparing to react to anything Ken might throw his way.

"I am not touchy!" Ken gasped, dropping in to an overly learned martial arts stance.

"Miroku, Ken, stop." Amai said, in a voice that clearly meant she would beat them both to death if they didn't stop. Leigh wore a scowl, and had turned away from Ken and Miroku and even Amai. She was glaring at the TV.

"Oh Leigh, don't be so sensitive!" Miroku said, draping his long arm around her thin shoulders.

She turned her head until she could see Ken. "I'm sorry I kissed you, Miroku surprised me..."

"oh, uh. Ah, I uh..." Ken started, realizing what he had done

"Ken, you are terrible with women. Now, on the other hand, I am great with them." He walked over to Amai, Leigh forgotten. He draped his arm around her now, habit formed action that it was, and kissed her cheek. She smiled and didn't seem to be unhappy, though she often claimed not to like him.

"What happened to not liking him?" Leigh asked.

"What happened to not liking Ken?" She retorted.

"Nothing... I don't like Ken." She said, trying to sound convincing. "He's not nice and I hate him!" She was angry now. She jumped to her feet, Amai and Miroku forgotten completely.

"Well you ARE a spoiled princess!" Miroku said, laughing.

"I HATE YOU!" She yelled, hurt now.

"Do you hate Ken?" He asked

"Yes. I do." She sounded serious and confident in her words.

"Good! I hope I never see you again!" He cried, "I wish you would just go away and never come back!" He said this, and then his face fell like a ton of bricks. Hadn't he said that to Sam? Hadn't he regretted it every day since?

"And I hate you too!" She yelled, turning to look at Amai, who was offering to help make it better. "You always make everything worse! I wish I didn't know you!"

She whirled around to lock eyes with Ken. "I liked you better when you were the Digimon emperor! At least I could talk to you, and you liked it. I was an entertaining challenge then. Maybe I'll just go back! I have no reason to stay Leigh anymore. She's weak and soft and she's history!"

Leigh ran towards the nearest computer and opened the portal to the digital world. This time, she changed. That hadn't happened for a few months, not after she met Ken. She knew who he was, the emperor, but he didn't recognize her.

She looked at her strange cloths and sighed. When she came here, she wore a stunning dress fit for a princess. It was simple and beautiful. On her head was a silver tiara, and she held a silver staff with a long blade at the end. It was her favorite weapon. With it she had done unspeakable crimes, but it was necessary to live. She had taken over the Digimon nursery, she had killed all the Digimon in training, and the digi eggs had all been smashed. She had even placed a field around it to keep everything out. It was electric, but fire too. A firewall and an electrical field.

"I hate them." She whispered to herself, running nowhere and somewhere. Her Digimon was still at Ken's. He'd probably be angry with her by now. *Maybe they won't care if I ever came back* she thought, hurt clouding her judgment. She ran, not paying attention to where. When her foot hit air, she could have cursed. She could have cried. She should have screamed. She didn't. She thought about how nice it was to be flying. To be weightless, to have all her dreams float away like a cloud... Then she hit the ground with a painful thud, lying on her side. She turned over and, as blood dripped into her eyes, she saw something that had long ago been destroyed. A tower, by all appearances, but also a control spire, the thing Ken used to control the digiworld. In it's presence; she felt the evil she was now feeling seep into the air.

"I hate you Ken Ichijouji!" She cried, using the last of her strength, and then fading in to a dreamless sleep.

"Amai!" Ken cried, knocking on her door hastily. She opened it, but wasn't happy to see him. "She's been gone two days." He whispered, combing his hand through his indigo hair, "She left to the digiworld, and she never came back. She left, and she hates me. It's my fault she left, and she was your friend. And the funny thing is, she was always there for me, too. I guess she was my best friend too." Ken looked so depressed that Amai quickly beckoned him into the house.

"It's okay Ken, she'll be back once she cools down." Amai was an optimist.

"It's not okay. Someone is using the power of the control spires to take over the digital world, and the spires are very dangerous. A tyrant was creating a digital world ruled by hate and fear. Whoever it was. A beautiful tyrant he long ago met as the Emperor. She was wonderful to talk to when he was stressed out. He has never quite taken over her island, but she had disappeared for a while.

"So they're taking over the digital world using technology you destroyed. This means they know your secrets." Amai said, rationalizing.

"If they know me that well, they might know what I feel for Leigh, even if she doesn't." He whispered, voice quiet but quivering. He couldn't cry, even though he wanted to. He was going to be strong, no matter what. He promised this to himself.

"We all know you like her, or you never would have let her kiss you. You knew what she was up to, Miroku surprised you, it was a wild blow to her spirit and yours."

"What?" Ken asked; playing the fallen genius acting surprised.

"You knew what she was up to, you are just as smart as you were before. You need to accept yourself for who you are instead of fight it, Ken. We'll go to the digiworld looking for her." Amai said, wishing she could do more. "Me, you, and Miroku. Leave the others out of this. They didn't make her leave, even if they are heart broken by the loss."

Ken then took off, never having cried, and still in a depression, but running. Running always made him feel so much better. He felt whole while he was running.

"Only when you are true to yourself and accept what is in your heart, body, spirit, and mind will you even be slightly capable of saving her." Izzy said, walking up to Ken trying to get him to accept the fact that it could be Leigh, not someone else. "You are the digidestined of Kindness, be the kind boy everyone knows you must be and find your friend, but don't be too disappointed at the results. Ken, did she have a crest?"

Silence. Ken turned and ran to the door and didn't stop until he got to his room. He picked a crest up out of the only drawer on his computer table and clutched it tightly. It wasn't shaped like anything special, rather a regular crest with the symbol an eye.

"We are in for some major trouble." Miroku said from the doorway.

"Yeah, and it's all because of one innocent kiss. AND one innocent sarcastic comment?"

"Not so innocent, all the way around. You know you like her and she really cares about you. Think about the day you got that from her." Miroku was guessing something happened, he didn't know anything for sure.

Ken had been lying on his bed thinking, starring at the ceiling when he heard the door open. Leigh had walked in and sat down next to him, half smiling. She had no clue if he was awake, and didn't care. She just wanted to make sure he was okay. The two of them were stuck at Ken's house because of a storm, and on the way home; both had been in a car crash. Leigh had gotten several deep wounds, but ken didn't get any.

"Lie down, I don't bite." He had told her, and she had done that, they talked for hours about everything. She really connected with him. Their favorite thing to talk about was what it was like ruling the digiworld. She really wanted to know what it was like to feel like you owned the very stars.

She fell asleep talking, and he took the necklace off of her before he too drifted in to dream land. He woke up the next morning. Apparently his mom had woken Leigh up and moved her to the living room.

"We fell asleep talking about the stars and planets." He had told his mother. The planet part was correct; she made him the old genius he was when he was the emperor. She aloud him to be the emperor without the blood. Maybe there was something about this crest that did that. The Kaiser was Ken, and he was smart enough to be that genius, but something wasn't right. What was it though? He had confidence as the Kaiser. He was in charge. He could change whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. That was his final thought that morning, and he didn't see her later that day.

"She trusts me. I have to save her." He informed Miroku.

"I want that." Miroku said.

"You want what?" Ken asked, packing his bag to go to the digital world.

"That comfort level you and Leigh have achieved. The ease that you two talk with."

"You have Amai to take care of you."

"She doesn't want me at all." Miroku said, frowning.

"Oh yes I do, if you save both my best friends. Yes, both. I mean Ken and Leigh. Leigh is the only girl I can talk to, and Ken, well, who else am I going to call when you are being a guy, to ask for advice?"

"Your boyfriend." He clearly meant Miroku.