Author's note: Well, it's almost summer vacation for me. Yeah! But the bad news is that I wont be around home to type up more fanfics. So now I'll try writing the rest of "Forgiveness" before I have to go. Also I've got some new music that will help me get into the "grove" to write with more comfort. That's all I have to say for now. Hey did I forget something? little voice in my head: You forgot to explain the details of the upcoming chapters and the disclaimer, you moron! Oh yeah, thanks. Well the next chapter will somewhat distort the plot in a result of what happened on the last few episodes of Digimon Season 2. If u have no idea what the heck I said, you'll get it after this and the next 2 or 3 chapters. And I don't own digimon (Dammit!) Well back to the story.
Forgiveness-chapter 11
Meanwhile in Path 4
"How long have we've been traveling now through this damn path TK?" Cody asked with concern.
In response, Takeru took one glance at his wrist watch. "Well it seems we've been walking for about 45 minutes here"
But Kari wasn't one to complain about the time. Actually she seemed to enjoy the scenery of the cavern. As all three of them walked around, they've been surrounded by walls of ,what seemed to be mirrors and diamond-like structures. It was a beautiful sight to see it seemed everything started to glitter and shine in front of them.
"God, you two, can't you just forget about the time and just take a look around you to see such beauty that lies before us. Certainly you don't see this everyday at the park or in the big cities." Kari said
Takeru sort of made a slight chuckle in sarcasm. "Huh, that's easy for you to say. You're the carefree type of person out of all of us. Of course you would only see this as an amusement or something. But we have to keep in mind our priorities, even if it means saving Davis. As much as I want to enjoy the sight, I would much rather find a way to save our home rather than not having one to go back to."
Kari was sort of taken back from this, "That's not true. I am always true to myself of what is more important in life. I know we have to go on this forsaken mission so we can save innocent people, the world, and the rest of that old cliche, but I'm just trying to ease up myself from stress and not being such a stuck up on this mission like my brother. That's the way you're acting now."
Takeru was about to say something back, when Cody had to interfere. "Hey TK! Kari! Stop it! You're not getting anywhere here. How the hell long are you two going to argue with each other about every little fussy idea that has no point in arguing? I thought you two were friends with each other. There's no need to fight in a situation like this, so you can stop you're damn fight until after we finish our business here." TK and Kari were shocked, as they have never heard Cody talked to them like that before.
What the hell is wrong with me? (Is this really the Cody I know?)
Takeru was the first to act. "Look Kari, I'm sorry about that. I was just a little concerned we would get side tracked or something. That's all."
but you've got to know when there's a time to play around and a time to be serious
Kari then felt a feeling of remorse as she too returned the apology. "I'm sorry too about calling you a stuck up TK. That wasn't right for me to say that."
(but sometimes you really could act like that at times)
this is only a temporary truce (I still don't forgive him for what happened that night though)
Cody then finally felt a sense of relief. "Alright now that that's settled lets....."
But suddenly he was cut off as a large earthquake rocked around everyone.
"What the hell is happening?" TK asked. But then they felt unconscious.
TK woke up, but he wasn't in the cave anymore. He was at the top of Infinity Mountain. None of the others were with him. He was alone. Suddenly a sudden gust of wind struck him as he quivered from the cold.
No, I don't want to be alone. I never like to be alone. It was always like a phobia for me or like my own personal fear. I've had it ever since I left my brother Matt when our parents got divorced. I never saw him until we was reunited during that memorable day at camp and when we also first went to the digital world. It's been so long since I felt this lonely. No, I've been experiencing this fear ever since that damn argument.
Then suddenly a familiar figure appeared and approached him. A too familiar figure. It was Kari, showing up with a big smile on her face like she didn't have a worry on the world. That smile made Takeru's heart leap before he ever thought of whether this was real or not. But when Kari saw the lone figure with a saddening face on his face, she suddenly ran over to him. Takeru saw her come up with such a concerned expression now and sat down next to him on the cliff's edge. "Takeru, what's wrong? Why are you so sad?" TK didn't even dare look into her face as he feared that she still hated him. Suddenly he felt that same anger he had for her in that argument they both had, for some unknown reason.
Sorry Kari. I don't want you to get involved with my own personal emotions and fears
"It's none of you're business."
Kari was a bit taken back at this, but just laughed at this. "Oh TK, you are so silly. I know you really don't mean it. You are too kind of a person to be like that." With that she laid her head on Takeru's soft shoulder. Takeru was now the shocked one as he saw her lie herself with him in such a loving manner. "Anyway we apologized to each other, so everything is going to be alright. Right?"
hold on a sec! Am I hearing her right? She's acting as if we never had a fight with each other that Friday night.
"Wait! When did I ever apologize to you?" was all TK could responded to Kari.
Kari had her innocent face with that too cute to be true eyes that seemed to outshine any star. She laughed and said. "Oh silly! Remember back in the cave, you said that you were sorry for our little argument we had last Friday night."
Is this what she thinks? Well I'll fix up her memory
"I didn't apologize to you about the other night. I only apologized to you for acting so harsh towards you while we hiked through that path. I never said that I was sorry for calling you a half hearted person or anything else I said that night."
Kari then suddenly withdrew from TK's presence and slapped him across the face. Takeru felt again that same pain as he did that horrible night and felt like he just didn't deserve the right to live, to see that the one person that he secretly has loved now completely hates him. She then stood up with a scolding face now.
"So this is how you repay me, even though I admitted that I was sorry. You just go and walk away from my life as if you don't care about any of my feelings or what you do to them. Then the same thing will happen over and over again. You'll just ignore whatever I say and never want anything to do with me, like I was a complete stranger. Sure, you might go a say 'hey look I was wrong and you were right', but now I know that you're words aren't worth trusting anymore. I hate you for what you are and always will."
Kari then turned around, facing the scenery of File island and turned away from Takeru's face. The face that was badly hurt by those two words. "I hate you for what you are and always will"
So she hates me doesn't she.
Then suddenly an unknown dark force overcomes his own body and I makes him draw forward towards Kari, where she still is facing away from him and at the edge of the cliff.
Huh? what am I doing? I can't control myself.
Then before he knew it, he swiftly pushed Kari down the cliff into her doom. TK just stood there, horrified at the what he has just done. Suddenly he screams out in full agony
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO? WHAT AM I? THIS UNKNOWN DARK FORCE THAT HAS BEEN BOTTLED UP INSIDE OF ME! I AM NOT WORTH LIVING NOW AND FOREVER MORE. NOT AS THE MONSTER THAT I TURN OUT TO BE!" And he was about the jump off the cliff to follow Kari. But when he jumped, it seemed he jumped into an invisible barrier.
What the Hell is This? Why can't I grant my own doom, when I have grant death to the one that I truly love But the it seemed the barrier flashed as everything went white and he collapsed from the brightness.
Kari was walking down the forest that she had so mysteriously appeared after they were hit with that earthquake. However when she woke up and saw that she was in the same forest where they just camped out yesterday, she also saw that no one was with her. She wanted to know where Cody and TK were. Even though they haven't given the apology they've been waiting for, Kari was still very worried for Takeru's well being the most.
(Where could the others be? They just could disappear like that could they? And what about TK, I hope he's alright. Maybe he's worried about me also. No, that's wishful thinking. But now I should find both him and Cody as fast as possible)
Then suddenly while she was strolling around, she felt two strong arms circling around her from behind as someone held her closely and slowly whispered in her ear.
"There you are my precious angel. I've been looking all over for you."
Suddenly Kari froze at the voice. She knew who's voice it was. Only one person.
Then she turned around and saw him. "TK!"
The boy just smiled at her in response. "The one and only. So this was where you were hiding out, never thought I could find you from all the trouble I went through to get here."
Kari was then slowly released from Takeru's grasp. As much she loved being with TK that moment, they had to get back to find the others.
"So TK, do you have any idea about where we are now or how to get back to infinity cavern?"
TK then started to laugh out loud. "Oh man Kari, you're a real killer. I come up to you and find you here in this little dandy forest and the first thing you say is 'do you have any idea about where we are now?'. Couldn't you ever think about maybe taking a rest and just enjoying the scenery here. Last time we were here, we didn't have enough time to see that while we all camped out here."
(Now where did I hear those words before? Oh yeah that was me. But I thought he was so eager to get our mission done.)
"Well I do like the picture of being surrounded by a lovely forest that's full of lively digimon around, but didn't you say that you want to finish up our search for Davis before and so we could at least have a fighting chance again the prophecy?"
TK then looked puzzeled. "Huh? Oh yeah, I do remember saying something like that, but now I think I know why you like to live life so care freely. You get away from reality's troubles when everything seems so glum. You know what? I say we forget about all this prophecy nonsense and we can just spend the rest of the day here together."
(What! This isn't the TK I know.)
"You can't be serious! You can't just go and get away from life's troubles just like that. And would you turn you're back on thousands of people's lives, just so you could satisfy yourself. Those people are counting on us to protect them and I won't let them down. And I certainly won't let you make me change my mind."
TK then was taken back at this then laughed sinisterly. "Oh Kari, Kari. You are so much like you're brother in more ways than you think. Have you given yourself any thought that you are just as stubborn and ignorant as he is. That is one of the many reasons why I hate you so much and will forever hate you until I return to dust." With that he started to walk by himself away from Kari. Kari was hurt by what he said.
(Now I understand why he hates me)
Then she realized that there was a small, yet wickedly sharp, dagger in her right hand.
It seemed then from the moment she looked at the dagger, that a dark force seemed to emerge and engulf her. It now had control of her.
(I'll show you then what it is for me to hate you)
Then she look at Takeru's back, filled with hatred as she silently slid the dagger into Takeru's spine. Blood started to gush out like a tainted river and he turned around to face her.
"I will still always hate you, no matter what you do." were his last words before he slumped down, now dead.
The controlling force suddenly disappeared as Kari gasped in horror at what she just did.
"No.......No........NOOOOOO! Oh God, what have I done?!! What Kind of murderer am I!!!!!"
Then nervously she glance at her hands, now covered with blood. "These hands. What have these hand done? Before they were so clean and pure. Now they are tainted with my love's blood!!!!!!" Suddenly she picked up the fallen dagger again. "Then with these hands of mine, the one's that I have ended the life of my dearly beloved, I will end my own as well." Then she quickly thrusted the dagger into her. But something wasn't right. The dagger went right through her, like she was a ghost.
What? Where's the blood, where's the gash, where's the end of my worthless life.
Then the dagger shattered in her hands then everything when completely dark as she too fell into the darkness. Now unconscious.
End of Chapter 11
What is this strange, yet horrified string of events that TK and Kari are now experiencing? Will they ever see each other again? And where do all these strange events lead to?
More of this and more coming up on the next chapters..............
Forgiveness-chapter 11
Meanwhile in Path 4
"How long have we've been traveling now through this damn path TK?" Cody asked with concern.
In response, Takeru took one glance at his wrist watch. "Well it seems we've been walking for about 45 minutes here"
But Kari wasn't one to complain about the time. Actually she seemed to enjoy the scenery of the cavern. As all three of them walked around, they've been surrounded by walls of ,what seemed to be mirrors and diamond-like structures. It was a beautiful sight to see it seemed everything started to glitter and shine in front of them.
"God, you two, can't you just forget about the time and just take a look around you to see such beauty that lies before us. Certainly you don't see this everyday at the park or in the big cities." Kari said
Takeru sort of made a slight chuckle in sarcasm. "Huh, that's easy for you to say. You're the carefree type of person out of all of us. Of course you would only see this as an amusement or something. But we have to keep in mind our priorities, even if it means saving Davis. As much as I want to enjoy the sight, I would much rather find a way to save our home rather than not having one to go back to."
Kari was sort of taken back from this, "That's not true. I am always true to myself of what is more important in life. I know we have to go on this forsaken mission so we can save innocent people, the world, and the rest of that old cliche, but I'm just trying to ease up myself from stress and not being such a stuck up on this mission like my brother. That's the way you're acting now."
Takeru was about to say something back, when Cody had to interfere. "Hey TK! Kari! Stop it! You're not getting anywhere here. How the hell long are you two going to argue with each other about every little fussy idea that has no point in arguing? I thought you two were friends with each other. There's no need to fight in a situation like this, so you can stop you're damn fight until after we finish our business here." TK and Kari were shocked, as they have never heard Cody talked to them like that before.
What the hell is wrong with me? (Is this really the Cody I know?)
Takeru was the first to act. "Look Kari, I'm sorry about that. I was just a little concerned we would get side tracked or something. That's all."
but you've got to know when there's a time to play around and a time to be serious
Kari then felt a feeling of remorse as she too returned the apology. "I'm sorry too about calling you a stuck up TK. That wasn't right for me to say that."
(but sometimes you really could act like that at times)
this is only a temporary truce (I still don't forgive him for what happened that night though)
Cody then finally felt a sense of relief. "Alright now that that's settled lets....."
But suddenly he was cut off as a large earthquake rocked around everyone.
"What the hell is happening?" TK asked. But then they felt unconscious.
TK woke up, but he wasn't in the cave anymore. He was at the top of Infinity Mountain. None of the others were with him. He was alone. Suddenly a sudden gust of wind struck him as he quivered from the cold.
No, I don't want to be alone. I never like to be alone. It was always like a phobia for me or like my own personal fear. I've had it ever since I left my brother Matt when our parents got divorced. I never saw him until we was reunited during that memorable day at camp and when we also first went to the digital world. It's been so long since I felt this lonely. No, I've been experiencing this fear ever since that damn argument.
Then suddenly a familiar figure appeared and approached him. A too familiar figure. It was Kari, showing up with a big smile on her face like she didn't have a worry on the world. That smile made Takeru's heart leap before he ever thought of whether this was real or not. But when Kari saw the lone figure with a saddening face on his face, she suddenly ran over to him. Takeru saw her come up with such a concerned expression now and sat down next to him on the cliff's edge. "Takeru, what's wrong? Why are you so sad?" TK didn't even dare look into her face as he feared that she still hated him. Suddenly he felt that same anger he had for her in that argument they both had, for some unknown reason.
Sorry Kari. I don't want you to get involved with my own personal emotions and fears
"It's none of you're business."
Kari was a bit taken back at this, but just laughed at this. "Oh TK, you are so silly. I know you really don't mean it. You are too kind of a person to be like that." With that she laid her head on Takeru's soft shoulder. Takeru was now the shocked one as he saw her lie herself with him in such a loving manner. "Anyway we apologized to each other, so everything is going to be alright. Right?"
hold on a sec! Am I hearing her right? She's acting as if we never had a fight with each other that Friday night.
"Wait! When did I ever apologize to you?" was all TK could responded to Kari.
Kari had her innocent face with that too cute to be true eyes that seemed to outshine any star. She laughed and said. "Oh silly! Remember back in the cave, you said that you were sorry for our little argument we had last Friday night."
Is this what she thinks? Well I'll fix up her memory
"I didn't apologize to you about the other night. I only apologized to you for acting so harsh towards you while we hiked through that path. I never said that I was sorry for calling you a half hearted person or anything else I said that night."
Kari then suddenly withdrew from TK's presence and slapped him across the face. Takeru felt again that same pain as he did that horrible night and felt like he just didn't deserve the right to live, to see that the one person that he secretly has loved now completely hates him. She then stood up with a scolding face now.
"So this is how you repay me, even though I admitted that I was sorry. You just go and walk away from my life as if you don't care about any of my feelings or what you do to them. Then the same thing will happen over and over again. You'll just ignore whatever I say and never want anything to do with me, like I was a complete stranger. Sure, you might go a say 'hey look I was wrong and you were right', but now I know that you're words aren't worth trusting anymore. I hate you for what you are and always will."
Kari then turned around, facing the scenery of File island and turned away from Takeru's face. The face that was badly hurt by those two words. "I hate you for what you are and always will"
So she hates me doesn't she.
Then suddenly an unknown dark force overcomes his own body and I makes him draw forward towards Kari, where she still is facing away from him and at the edge of the cliff.
Huh? what am I doing? I can't control myself.
Then before he knew it, he swiftly pushed Kari down the cliff into her doom. TK just stood there, horrified at the what he has just done. Suddenly he screams out in full agony
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO? WHAT AM I? THIS UNKNOWN DARK FORCE THAT HAS BEEN BOTTLED UP INSIDE OF ME! I AM NOT WORTH LIVING NOW AND FOREVER MORE. NOT AS THE MONSTER THAT I TURN OUT TO BE!" And he was about the jump off the cliff to follow Kari. But when he jumped, it seemed he jumped into an invisible barrier.
What the Hell is This? Why can't I grant my own doom, when I have grant death to the one that I truly love But the it seemed the barrier flashed as everything went white and he collapsed from the brightness.
Kari was walking down the forest that she had so mysteriously appeared after they were hit with that earthquake. However when she woke up and saw that she was in the same forest where they just camped out yesterday, she also saw that no one was with her. She wanted to know where Cody and TK were. Even though they haven't given the apology they've been waiting for, Kari was still very worried for Takeru's well being the most.
(Where could the others be? They just could disappear like that could they? And what about TK, I hope he's alright. Maybe he's worried about me also. No, that's wishful thinking. But now I should find both him and Cody as fast as possible)
Then suddenly while she was strolling around, she felt two strong arms circling around her from behind as someone held her closely and slowly whispered in her ear.
"There you are my precious angel. I've been looking all over for you."
Suddenly Kari froze at the voice. She knew who's voice it was. Only one person.
Then she turned around and saw him. "TK!"
The boy just smiled at her in response. "The one and only. So this was where you were hiding out, never thought I could find you from all the trouble I went through to get here."
Kari was then slowly released from Takeru's grasp. As much she loved being with TK that moment, they had to get back to find the others.
"So TK, do you have any idea about where we are now or how to get back to infinity cavern?"
TK then started to laugh out loud. "Oh man Kari, you're a real killer. I come up to you and find you here in this little dandy forest and the first thing you say is 'do you have any idea about where we are now?'. Couldn't you ever think about maybe taking a rest and just enjoying the scenery here. Last time we were here, we didn't have enough time to see that while we all camped out here."
(Now where did I hear those words before? Oh yeah that was me. But I thought he was so eager to get our mission done.)
"Well I do like the picture of being surrounded by a lovely forest that's full of lively digimon around, but didn't you say that you want to finish up our search for Davis before and so we could at least have a fighting chance again the prophecy?"
TK then looked puzzeled. "Huh? Oh yeah, I do remember saying something like that, but now I think I know why you like to live life so care freely. You get away from reality's troubles when everything seems so glum. You know what? I say we forget about all this prophecy nonsense and we can just spend the rest of the day here together."
(What! This isn't the TK I know.)
"You can't be serious! You can't just go and get away from life's troubles just like that. And would you turn you're back on thousands of people's lives, just so you could satisfy yourself. Those people are counting on us to protect them and I won't let them down. And I certainly won't let you make me change my mind."
TK then was taken back at this then laughed sinisterly. "Oh Kari, Kari. You are so much like you're brother in more ways than you think. Have you given yourself any thought that you are just as stubborn and ignorant as he is. That is one of the many reasons why I hate you so much and will forever hate you until I return to dust." With that he started to walk by himself away from Kari. Kari was hurt by what he said.
(Now I understand why he hates me)
Then she realized that there was a small, yet wickedly sharp, dagger in her right hand.
It seemed then from the moment she looked at the dagger, that a dark force seemed to emerge and engulf her. It now had control of her.
(I'll show you then what it is for me to hate you)
Then she look at Takeru's back, filled with hatred as she silently slid the dagger into Takeru's spine. Blood started to gush out like a tainted river and he turned around to face her.
"I will still always hate you, no matter what you do." were his last words before he slumped down, now dead.
The controlling force suddenly disappeared as Kari gasped in horror at what she just did.
"No.......No........NOOOOOO! Oh God, what have I done?!! What Kind of murderer am I!!!!!"
Then nervously she glance at her hands, now covered with blood. "These hands. What have these hand done? Before they were so clean and pure. Now they are tainted with my love's blood!!!!!!" Suddenly she picked up the fallen dagger again. "Then with these hands of mine, the one's that I have ended the life of my dearly beloved, I will end my own as well." Then she quickly thrusted the dagger into her. But something wasn't right. The dagger went right through her, like she was a ghost.
What? Where's the blood, where's the gash, where's the end of my worthless life.
Then the dagger shattered in her hands then everything when completely dark as she too fell into the darkness. Now unconscious.
End of Chapter 11
What is this strange, yet horrified string of events that TK and Kari are now experiencing? Will they ever see each other again? And where do all these strange events lead to?
More of this and more coming up on the next chapters..............