I still don't know how Hikari manages to take care of 20 nosey 8-year-olds, I had enough problems with these three. Most of the time Mimi asks me all about Patamon, his favorite food, his habits, his likes and dislikes, etc… Even Takeru asked me many things about our past adventures, especially our relation during them. Only Daisuke kept silent and listens to all I say. I was glad as we finally reached 'Veemon's noodles'. It wasn't that hard to get Daisuke/Davis…
"Ahh Takeru, are You now a babysitter ? Who's that nice lady ?"
"You could say so, but this is a little different, that's Yagami Mimi, Hikari's daughter…"
He looks suspiciously at Mimi and then shakes unbelievingly his head.
"I should've seen that, she really looks like her mom. Where have You met Hikari ?"
"At the school, she's their teacher…"
Just heard he literally punches his forehead.
"I think I should kill the cook who called me back due to an 'emergency'. Just for finding some ingredients I missed that. But tell me, why aren't You two married, the last I heard of You was Your engagement…"
THANKS DAISUKE !!! I just managed to distract them of the last incident and then You hit exactly on that spot !!! THANKS !!!
I think he's seen my murderous look and replies with a rueful one…
"That's a long story, and for now I cannot tell You, not before we told these two…" I point to Dai and Mimi…
"Sorry, if I told something wrong…"
"You couldn't know that and You were nosey… Don't worry, but don't try to play with me gotcha, I could use real bullets…" I add an evil smirk…
He slightly steps aback and holds up defensively. But I know that this is only show, he knows that I only tease…
"I'm sorry, but duty calls. We see us around…"
Just was Daisuke/Davis vanished I just hear…
"You and mom were engaged ???" / "You and her mom were engaged ?"
I can only smile and shake unbelievingly my head… These are definitely our children…
"For now I can only say yes, but for details You two have to wait until Hikari's around. You'll hear the complete story this evening. Perhaps You can convince my mom to show You some photos of us and our digimon. I know she has dozen…"
I really hope that satisfy them a little until Hikari comes around…
I can't resolve how we finally reached my mom's apartment, I feel like a dictionary, at least I was used by them as one. They wanted to know everything, about Patamon, parts of our adventures, how Hikari and I met, etc… Between my explanations I hear them whisper …
~"Do You know Your dad ?"
~"No, why ?"
~"Just curious, but I don't know my mom…"
I thought it would be the best to disturb their thoughts… "Are You two ready, can I continue ?"
Somehow we finally reach the apartment and it's about 12.30 pm. I hope my mom hasn't changed her habits and she waits for us.
As I open the door I yell "Mom, we're back." I think I shouldn't destroy the surprise…
!"I'm in my room, writing some articles. Where were You and why haven't You left a note…"
Finally I reach the door to her room and open it.
"Sorry, I forgot. Dai and I were awake and we thought it would be nice to look for some breakfast during we explore Odaiba. I didn't want to wake You. Later this morning we had an appointment at his new school. That's the story for short…" I wave at Dai and Mimi to enter the room.
She notices something and turns around from her PC, just to see them. First she doesn't react, but as she examines Mimi her eyes widen and she pales a little…
"Takeru, don't tell me that's Mimi…"
"Okay mom, if You insist I won't tell You… But that won't change anything about the fact…"
The next thing happening is my mom fainting dead away…
*** Hikari ***
Lunch, usually I'd stay with the other teachers eating, but not today, Mrs. Iwakomo wants to see me. I think I know why, it's about Daisuke and Takeru. At the principal office I get waved through…
"Mrs. Yagami, I think You know why I want to talk to You."
"It's about Daisuke, isn't it ?"
"Correct. This situation isn't easy for me, I've to decide if I'm able to allow You teaching him. Since it was only Your daughter, I had no problems, but the situation complicated… To proof my decision I need more information about it and Your relation to each other."
"I think I understand. Even for me is this situation everything else than easy… It started shortly after their birth. At that time I was about to finish my education meanwhile Takeru, at that time my fiancée, already worked for a local newspaper. We had no real problems until he and his mother lost their jobs due to financial problems. Although his mother found a new one which wasn't well paid really fast, he didn't. At that time I only had a bad paid job which couldn't afford us all. This lasted about 2 months until our spares were nearly used up. Luckily he was offered a new job but it was in England which could support us all. That night we had a discussion which ended into a big argument. The end of the story was that he and Daisuke moved to England and Mimi and I stayed back here. During the last eight years I thought that I ruined it all, and I tried to forget all although I didn't succeed…"
"How could Your relationship with both best described ?"
"Until yesterday I thought both would hate me, but now I've got a different feeling. About Takeru and me I think we still love each other although it needs some time to heal all scars. About Daisuke I cannot say anything yet, that'll need time to get know each other."
"I see… For now I won't change anything, but I'll keep an eye on this situation. You have to tell me if there are any problems or if You can't teach him, then I'll put him into another class. And also update me about Your relation to each other. I promise to keep all private."
"I understand… Is there anything else ?"
"Yes, here are their papers, about both of Your new students, they both speak fluent Japanese but have still problems reading and writing. For now I leave it to You to find a solution for this."
"Okay, I try to figure something out after checking how bad their problems are."
"For now it should be all, just remember to update me about any changes…"
"I will." With this I leave her office, I don't know how to feel about this, but I understand her position…
For now I wished it was 3.00 pm, after my last lesson for today. But I've to stick around for another two hours…
*** Takeru ***
"Mom, are You okay ?"
I look down at my mom laying on her bed. I expected everything else but this. Luckily I caught her fainting and managed to put her onto her bed.
"Takeru, what happened ?"
"Just a few minutes ago You fainted dead away and I put You on Your bed."
"I can tell You I had a weird dream, I dreamed that Your twins are together again…"
"TWINS ???" the two voices of the children say unisonous. Now they are stunned by shock… I managed to distract them this far and mom managed to destroy all plans…
"Geeze, that's definitely not my day. Hikari and I wanted to tell them when she'd arrive later after school but now I doubt that we can wait this long… Thanks mom…"
"Sorry Takeru for changing the plans, but I really thought it was a dream…"
"Don't worry mom, we had to tell them either this way or another, so we take the other… I hope You don't mind that I cannot cook today. And can You bring us the photos ?"
"They are in the album nearby the computer, You cannot miss them. Meanwhile You take care of Your children I'll cook. That's the least I can do after messing Your plans…"
She gets up, heads toward the kitchen and leaves my two shocked children and me behind.
Before I even think of telling them the whole story I go to the computer and take the photo album nearby. These photos are memories of our best time when our lives were in perfect order, before fate played a terrible joke with us.
"Is it true ?" That's Dai; I think he got over his shock first.
"Yes… You two are twins, to be exact unidentical twins. And yes, Hikari and I are Your parents."
"Bu…But why haven't You told me before ?"
"First, I wanted to tell You just after we settled in here, sometime in the next two weeks. After the reunion with Your mother we decided to set the date to this evening. Sometimes Your plans change in a few minutes… About why, that's not this easy to explain, and You two should first know what happened eight years ago. For this I want to wait until Mimi is able to listen, she also deserves to know."
"Okay, I'll wait, but tell me who knows about us."
"I can tell You who knows from my position, my parents, uncle Yamato and his ex-wife Sora. From Hikari's position I think only her parents and Your other uncle Taichi, her brother."
I notice Mimi slowly regaining her senses. I think I know her first question…
"Is this true ?" Yep, like I guessed…
"Yes, it is, You two are siblings, to be exact twins. But before I tell You the whole story as I remember, I want to show You some photos, shortly taken before and after Your birth…"
I open the album at the end where their baby-photos are and show them several, most of them with us four, a few plus their grandparents. One of these photos is special to us, it shows Hikari with Mimi in her arms and me with Daisuke in mine kissing.
"This was the best time in our lives when all worked perfect… Unfortunately this all changed about one month after Your birth. Your grandfather, Hikari's dad, had a apoplexy and became seriously ill, that time it wasn't sure if he'd survive and just a few days later my mom and I lost our jobs at the local newspaper. My mom found fast a new one, but it wasn't well paid, it was just enough for her and not losing this apartment. I wasn't that lucky, just a beginner in this job without experience I got no offer. Your mom's job couldn't support us four at that time. We were forced to use our spares we laid back for our marriage. But it lasted only two months until we had to decide how to go on. At that time I got an offer, but it was in England; it could support us four, but that meant that we all had to move there. Unfortunately it also meant if Hikari moved with us she had to start over her education to become a teacher. She would've lost at least three years. At the end we had two options, first we all and second only two moved to England. It started as discussion and ended in an argument. In the end we broke our engagement and Daisuke and I moved to England. It was the last time we had contact with each other."
"And why didn't You tell me ?"
"This is a mixture of several reasons. One is reasoned by my own hurt, I never got over Hikari, and also the loss of Mimi has hurt badly. The next reason was that we were stuck in England due to the contract, we had never been able to get back together in that situation. Another reason was that I didn't know how to tell You this and You were too young to understand how fate played against us. Then there were other reasons which forced me to change my plans if I wanted to tell You the whole story, one was Yamato's and Sora's divorce…"
I look into my/our children's faces and see them shocked by the news. I don't know how they'll accept the facts, if they'll ever understand this and if they can forgive us for not telling them. But even if they don't I'll try to be the father for them as if nothing happened, they deserve me trying even if they don't love me (anymore).