Silver Savior
Author: Xia Feng
Part 2
Author's Note:
Since I didn't like the last episode of 02, I've changed it so only the
digidestined have digimon. Not everyone.
Warnings: Let's
all say yay for yaoi! I don't know if I'd consider this fluff... *has a double
take* FLUFF?!?! Uh, don't worry! Angst is coming, coming, coming...
Disclaimers: I
don't own the characters. I'm just borrowing them for a while. ^_^
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When Ken arrived home, he went
straight to his room and flopped onto his bed. They had decided to go to the
Odaiba Arcade, and Daisuke had challenged him to every game there, and sadly
lost every time. Ken chuckled to himself, "Poor Daisuke..."
After the arcade they had gotten ice
cream, and Miyako accidentally spilt her chocolate chip on Ken, staining his
sweatshirt. She offered to go wash it for him, but he wouldn't take it off.
Since he was thinking of it, Ken
pulled off his sweatshirt and tossed it into the trash basket by his desk.
Chocolate stains don't come out of anything. He then pulled off the under-shirt
he had on and walked over to his closet. He opened the doors and picked out a
white long-sleeved shirt. The raven-haired boy quickly slipped into it and
buttoned it up.
Ken then sauntered over to his
computer chair and sat down. After having the ice cream, they had played an
exhausting game of soccer. His team beat Daisuke's 13 to 12. The raven-haired
boy smiled to himself; the look on the maroon-haired boy's face when he
realized they had lost was priceless.
'He looked... cute,' Ken thought. He
felt the blood rush to his cheeks in a small blush. 'Well, there isn't any
other word for it,' he reasoned to himself. He sighed and gazed out the window.
Daisuke had pouted for about ten minutes before Ken bought him a bag of
chocolate that cheered him up instantly.
"Ken, dear! Dinner!"
The next day the group met up again;
they were planning to go to the theme park a town over. They caught the bus and
took up 3 rows all next to each other. It was 8 o'clock in the morning on a
Tuesday, but they wanted to beat the crowds and lines for the good rides.
"So, uh, where do you want to
go first, Ken?" Daisuke asked once they had settled into their seats. The
raven-haired boy flushed and looked intently at his feet. "W-what?"
"I've never gone to an
amusement park before," Ken stated quietly. Daisuke started laughing,
which made the former Kaiser's blush deepen.
Once under control again, Daisuke
asked, "Are you serious? You've never
been to a theme park?" Ken shook his head in the negative, and the
goggle-headed boy had to resist the urge to laugh again, much to his friend's
embarrassment. "Um, well, there are lots of rides... like the roller
coasters, and banana boat, haunted houses, food stands and games."
Ken stared in awe as Daisuke
mentioned just a few of the things that were at the huge theme park. The cheery
maroon-haired boy couldn't help but smile at Ken's amazement. Daisuke then
launched into a full description of the park, leaving Ken captivated as he
listened.
"Hey look! We're here!"
Miyako squealed, nose pressed against the window.
"Hikari! Hikari-chan, wake up!
We're here," Takeru said, gently shaking the girl's shoulder.
Before the bus was even stopped,
Miyako was already out the door and running toward the entrance. The others all
apologized to the bus driver for their friend's behavior, and then headed to
the entrance. They each paid their own entrance free and entered the park; they
had it all to themselves.
"C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! Let's go
on the roller coaster! C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!!!" Miyako stated, jumping up
and down in circles around the others. She grabbed Hikari and Iori's hands,
dragging them to the roller coaster. The others sighed in defeat and followed.
When they reached it, they all
looked up, watching an empty cart going through the track very fast, spinning,
going up and down, and generally doing what a roller coaster does.
Ken stopped and just gaped at the
ride. 'Daisuke wants me to go on that?'
he asked himself.
"Hey Ken, c'mon!" Daisuke
said.
"I, um, think I'll just sit
this one out..."
"It'll be fun! C'mon!"
Daisuke stated, grinning at his friend's obvious fear. He then went over to the
raven-haired boy and grabbed his wrist and dragged him up to the ride.
"It's not that scary! It's really lots of fun!"
"I-I-I don't know," Ken
said, biting his lower lip.
"Well, if you don't like it, we
won't force you to go on it again," the goggle-headed boy suggested. When
he got no reply, he made puppy dog eyes, "Pleaaasseeeee..."
Ken couldn't help smiling at
Daisuke's persistence. "Oh, ok then. But just once."
Daisuke whooped and jumped into the
side, bringing Ken in with him. They were each spaced a row apart: Miyako and
Iori in the front, Hikari and Takeru in the third row, and them in the fifth
row.
The ride started up, and the bar
came down on their laps to hold them in. Ken immediately gripped the other bar
with white knuckles. Daisuke laughed, "Ken, you have to relax!"
"See, Ken? Wasn't that
fun?" Miyako asked, still bouncing.
Ken staggered out of the ride exit,
trying not to fall down. Daisuke grabbed his arm and led him to a bench to sit
down. "You scream like a girl," the goggle-headed boy commented.
"You would too if it was your
first time on one of those things," Ken stated, indicating the ride.
Daisuke's grin just grew wider, if possible. When the butterflies in his
stomach subsided, he stood up.
"Where should we go now?"
Hikari asked.
"How about that weird water
ride?" Takeru suggested, pointing to a big water roller coaster thing.
They walked up to it and saw the route it took. First, a big boat would climb
up a little ladder, it would travel a bit, and then turn before going
downwards. Finally it went back to its starting point.
"That looks good," Iori
said.
"Then let's go!" Miyako
chirped as she pulled on Iori and Hikari's arms again. "C'mon!!!"
When they reached the line entrance,
Ken said, "I'll just stay here and recover from the last ride."
"But Ken..." Daisuke
started before he latched onto the raven-haired boy's arm. "Leggo,"
Ken said while trying to pull out of Daisuke's grasp. "I don't want to go
on any more roller coasters."
"You don't know what you're
missing!" the goggle-headed boy stated as he let go, and jogged to catch
up to the others.
Ken then turned and started wandering
around. After a minute, he one of the games caught his eye. He walked over and
the man at the booth smiled and said, "It's a dollar to play, but you win
every time. All you do is put the cork into the gun, and shoot. If you miss,
just take another until you hit something."
The raven-haired boy nodded and
handed the man a dollar. Ken then picked up the gun and loaded it, testing its
weight. Doing some brief, but accurate calculations, he carefully took aim and
fired. The little cork shot out with a pop, and knocked over a little stand
that had a "5" written on it.
"And we have a winner!"
the man stated loudly, trying to attract some others that had entered the park.
"You can pick anything hanging up here," the booth employee said,
indicating the stuffed animals hanging in a row.
"Mommy, mommy! Can I play? I
want a pink unicorn!" a little girl behind him chirped to her mother.
"I'll, um, have that one,"
Ken said timidly and pointed.
"Uh... good choice," the
man replied uncertainly while he pulled down the carnival toy. He handed it to
the raven-haired boy and prepared to assist the other customers.
"Here, you can have this."
The former Kaiser smiled at the little girl and handed her the stuffed toy. She
took it cautiously and gazed at it, as if she couldn't believe it was hers.
"Thank you, mister!" she
thanked, beaming at him.
"You're welcome."
The little girl then ran back to her
mother, "Mommy, mommy! That nice boy over there gave me a unicorn!"
The mother followed her daughter's
pointed finger, and gasped while walking over, "You're the famous
"boy genius," Ichijouji Ken, right?" Ken nodded, and the woman
instantly shook his hand, "Thank you, Ken! You just made my daughter's
day! Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome," Ken said
and smiled warmly. Before, when he was the Kaiser, he would've looked down on
anyone who admired him. Now he was glad that some people recognized him.
"Ken! Ken! Ken!"
He turned and started walking to
where Miyako was calling his name. They were all soaking wet, and Ken was
suddenly grateful that he hadn't gone on the ride.
"That was great!" Hikari
exclaimed as she hugged Takeru. Daisuke shot a glare their way, before saying,
"Too bad you didn't come! It was awesome!"
"How many times did you ride
it?"
"Uh, about five, maybe
more--"
"Seven," Iori interrupted.
"Oh, yeah. Well where do we
want to go next?" Daisuke asked the group.
"Somewhere that will have long
lines soon," Iori suggested.
"How 'bout the haunted house
roller coaster?" Miyako suggested. Ken turned a pale green shade at the
words "roller coaster."
"Don't worry, Ken! It'll be
fun!" Takeru said.
"It won't be like the last
one," the goggle-headed boy reminded. When Ken paused, Daisuke grabbed the
genius' arm and they headed to the coaster.
"Did you have fun?"
Daisuke asked after they had sat down by the flowers in the park. They went on
the haunted house roller coaster, they went on the scrambler, bumper cars, and
played various games. Then they went on log ride, bought cotton candy, went on
the Aladdin's carpet, the Ferris wheel, and finally convinced Ken to go on the
water roller coaster.
"Yes, thank you for inviting
me."
"No problem, we're friends, and
that's what friends do!"
They sat in silence for a few
moments; Ken was gazing at the roses near them, and Daisuke was watching him.
The pink roses reminded the raven-haired boy of Hikari; suddenly he was wishing
that he could use his knife, but he couldn't in front of anyone.
Trying to take his mind off of
Hikari, he thought about the white roses, which reminded him of Daisuke. 'So
white, so... pure,' Ken thought. The red roses reminded him of himself. 'Red
like blood, so much blood on my hands...' Subconsciously he started reaching
for his silver savior, but abruptly stopped, remembering that Daisuke was
there.
Daisuke cleared his throat,
effectively halting Ken's thoughts. "Um, Ken..."
"Yes?"
"I, uh, have to talk to you
about something... I don't want it to ruin our friendship though," the
goggle-headed boy stated. There was a serious tone to his voice.
"Don't worry, it won't."
"I-I..." Daisuke took a
deep breath, obviously debating on whether or not to tell Ken. The raven-haired
boy was suddenly struck with a pang of hurt, 'H-he doesn't trust m-me?'
He felt Daisuke looking at him, but
he turned away. "K-Ken? What's wrong?"
"Do you trust me?"
Completely taken aback by the
question, Daisuke said, "Of course I trust you Ken! The fact that I trust
you is making this so hard..."
Ken looked up at Daisuke, confirming
that he was listening. After a moment's hesitation, the goggle-headed boy
leaned over and his lips gently brushed over Ken's. The former Kaiser froze in
shock. "I love you, Ken."
"No... no you don't. You love
Hikari," he mumbled, looking at the ground.
"I thought I did. But when I
met you, I realized I never actually loved her," Daisuke said. "It's
just an act that I do."
"Why?"
"Because I wasn't sure if you
liked me back the way I like you."
"D-do you mean it?"
"Mean what?"
"That you love me?"
"Yeah, of course I do! I would
never toy with your feelings!" Daisuke stated, not feeling offended in the
slightest. Before he could say anything else, Ken embraced him in a backbreaking
hug.
"I love you too," he
whispered.
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A/N: So, did you
like it? It's longer than the last chapter, but there's really nothing left to
do in this chapter. ^_^ Please R/R because I want to know if this is worth
continuing...