Author's note: Is anyone confused? I hope not. This will be wrapped up shortly, but the ending is unknown even to me. If this is the end, check for the end note. I'll write if it is to be continued or not.
Dislcaimer: See chap. one
Warning: See previous chapters
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Author: Rae (penname)
Title: undecided
Content: yaoi referencing.
Davis was standing in the middle of the soccer field, watching the clouds roll by as the sun shone brightly down. His friends found him standing there in a relaxed pose as if nothing was going on.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" He asked them as they approached from behind. "It really is a beautiful day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the air is alive with the smells of food vendors."
They looked at each other in confusion. He had gone from being calm and empty, to anger, and now to a normalcy that seemed out of place with earlier events.
He went on in that soft tone. "It's a day for fishing, or swimming. A day when couples can get lost on park trails, and a young boy can bleed to death in his bathroom, or a young baby can try it's first ice cream."
It took them a moment to catch it, he had slipped it in so naturally. He turned to smile at them, his eyes cold, the grin feral. Takeru reevaluated his earlier offer, and realized that he might not be able to win against Dai. Kari was considering running away. She didn't like to deal with darkness, but she couldn't just leave him.
Tai and Matt were standing back from the rest. Out of the five, they had less to do with Davis, and less understanding.
"I don't suppose that anyone has a piece of gum?" He looked at them, one by one, and they shook their heads. "Didn't think so. My mouth is kind of dry."
He looked back up at the sky, his face softening. His shoulders slumped and he sighed quietly. Ken approached and stood next to him, T.K. took the other side. Kari backed off and waited with her brother and Matt.
"It's really hard sometimes." He spoke sadly. They waited for him to go on. Their previous tactics had failed, and they were left without backup plans. "There are times that I don't want to see you guys, because you are all a part of it."
"You -can- talk to us, Dai. We'll stand by you, no matter what." T.K. said it strongly, his words forceful. He meant it. He, at least, would stand beside him, and he knew Ken would also.
"My life is simply a living, lying hell. There is no relief from the charade that I have enacted. There is no escaping the act and the facade. The fakeness." His words were slow, carefully chosen. He had a point to make, and he wished to make it with eloquence.
"I wake up each day, and am instantly insulted and yelled at by my sister. It's not her fault, she doesn't realize what it does." He defended her from himself. "Then my parents. They ignore me, and pretend that I'm not there most of the time. When they do speak to me, it's to yell at me for doing something, or for not doing something. They don't say a word, otherwise."
Ken nodded. He had seen it for himself. Whenever he visited the Motomiya home, he and Jun were chatted to death, but they wouldn't speak to their son unless necessary. That was something he doubted he would ever get over.
"At school, I have 'friends'. I don't mean you guys when I say this. Growing up, I was picked on pretty badly. The bullies beat me up, and the others teased me for it. That's why I became this way. It was my defense against the world, my shell to hide in. I could ignore the pain behind a stupid joke."
He swallowed convulsively around the lump in his throat. His brown eyes held unshed tears. His voice was quiet. "Then we went to the digital world. It was great at first. I thought that I might have a second chance to reinvent myself. But I was stuck with first impressions and a bad rep as an irresponsible goof."
A mental image made him smile. "So I proclaimed myself leader of the digi-destined, and started leading us around in circles. After a while, I slipped behind the mask and couldn't come back up again. I had finally cracked. Veemon tried to talk to me, but I wasn't very nice when we were alone. He stayed."
A single tear escaped and he closed his eyes. "I wanted so badly to be real friends with you, but I couldn't seem to stop putting my foot in my mouth, and trying to kill us."
"School was hell, home was hell, and the digital world was hell." He laughed humorlessly. Takeru put out a hand and sat it gently on his arm, not knowing what to say.
After a moment, T.K. spoke, very seriously, saying, "You speak big words. Me impressed." Dai gave a watery laugh. "You should have opened up sooner, Dai. We're here for you, whether you want us to be or not. It might have been hard, but we like you."
The brunetted nodded and looked at Ken out of the corner of his eye. Ken caught the look and smiled tenderly. "You know where I stand."
"Yeah, I do." Dai smiled. "And you don't." Without being given a chance to ask what that meant, Davis swept out his foot and knocked Ken down, grabbing the lapels of his jacket to ease the fall. "You cheated, which is bad form for a genius. You owe me an apology."
Takeru laughed as Dai sat on the other boy's chest, locking his arms at his side. Tai, Matt, and Kari looked on in confusion as the three started laughing together. Kari looked at the older two. "What did I miss?"
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End note: This is NOT the end. I plan on writing in my happy ending, so suffer. I don't think that this was really all that good, so I would like to thank all those people that hung in there. Thank you.
Dislcaimer: See chap. one
Warning: See previous chapters
________________________________________
Author: Rae (penname)
Title: undecided
Content: yaoi referencing.
Davis was standing in the middle of the soccer field, watching the clouds roll by as the sun shone brightly down. His friends found him standing there in a relaxed pose as if nothing was going on.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" He asked them as they approached from behind. "It really is a beautiful day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the air is alive with the smells of food vendors."
They looked at each other in confusion. He had gone from being calm and empty, to anger, and now to a normalcy that seemed out of place with earlier events.
He went on in that soft tone. "It's a day for fishing, or swimming. A day when couples can get lost on park trails, and a young boy can bleed to death in his bathroom, or a young baby can try it's first ice cream."
It took them a moment to catch it, he had slipped it in so naturally. He turned to smile at them, his eyes cold, the grin feral. Takeru reevaluated his earlier offer, and realized that he might not be able to win against Dai. Kari was considering running away. She didn't like to deal with darkness, but she couldn't just leave him.
Tai and Matt were standing back from the rest. Out of the five, they had less to do with Davis, and less understanding.
"I don't suppose that anyone has a piece of gum?" He looked at them, one by one, and they shook their heads. "Didn't think so. My mouth is kind of dry."
He looked back up at the sky, his face softening. His shoulders slumped and he sighed quietly. Ken approached and stood next to him, T.K. took the other side. Kari backed off and waited with her brother and Matt.
"It's really hard sometimes." He spoke sadly. They waited for him to go on. Their previous tactics had failed, and they were left without backup plans. "There are times that I don't want to see you guys, because you are all a part of it."
"You -can- talk to us, Dai. We'll stand by you, no matter what." T.K. said it strongly, his words forceful. He meant it. He, at least, would stand beside him, and he knew Ken would also.
"My life is simply a living, lying hell. There is no relief from the charade that I have enacted. There is no escaping the act and the facade. The fakeness." His words were slow, carefully chosen. He had a point to make, and he wished to make it with eloquence.
"I wake up each day, and am instantly insulted and yelled at by my sister. It's not her fault, she doesn't realize what it does." He defended her from himself. "Then my parents. They ignore me, and pretend that I'm not there most of the time. When they do speak to me, it's to yell at me for doing something, or for not doing something. They don't say a word, otherwise."
Ken nodded. He had seen it for himself. Whenever he visited the Motomiya home, he and Jun were chatted to death, but they wouldn't speak to their son unless necessary. That was something he doubted he would ever get over.
"At school, I have 'friends'. I don't mean you guys when I say this. Growing up, I was picked on pretty badly. The bullies beat me up, and the others teased me for it. That's why I became this way. It was my defense against the world, my shell to hide in. I could ignore the pain behind a stupid joke."
He swallowed convulsively around the lump in his throat. His brown eyes held unshed tears. His voice was quiet. "Then we went to the digital world. It was great at first. I thought that I might have a second chance to reinvent myself. But I was stuck with first impressions and a bad rep as an irresponsible goof."
A mental image made him smile. "So I proclaimed myself leader of the digi-destined, and started leading us around in circles. After a while, I slipped behind the mask and couldn't come back up again. I had finally cracked. Veemon tried to talk to me, but I wasn't very nice when we were alone. He stayed."
A single tear escaped and he closed his eyes. "I wanted so badly to be real friends with you, but I couldn't seem to stop putting my foot in my mouth, and trying to kill us."
"School was hell, home was hell, and the digital world was hell." He laughed humorlessly. Takeru put out a hand and sat it gently on his arm, not knowing what to say.
After a moment, T.K. spoke, very seriously, saying, "You speak big words. Me impressed." Dai gave a watery laugh. "You should have opened up sooner, Dai. We're here for you, whether you want us to be or not. It might have been hard, but we like you."
The brunetted nodded and looked at Ken out of the corner of his eye. Ken caught the look and smiled tenderly. "You know where I stand."
"Yeah, I do." Dai smiled. "And you don't." Without being given a chance to ask what that meant, Davis swept out his foot and knocked Ken down, grabbing the lapels of his jacket to ease the fall. "You cheated, which is bad form for a genius. You owe me an apology."
Takeru laughed as Dai sat on the other boy's chest, locking his arms at his side. Tai, Matt, and Kari looked on in confusion as the three started laughing together. Kari looked at the older two. "What did I miss?"
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End note: This is NOT the end. I plan on writing in my happy ending, so suffer. I don't think that this was really all that good, so I would like to thank all those people that hung in there. Thank you.