Hey, wouldya look at that? It's part two! Who'da thunk it?
Ok, don't own, don't sue, character death, chapter two. Let me clarify that. This is the second chapter. The character death occurred in chapter one and will probably be referred to at length.
Angels
Sora knelt, arranging the flowers she'd brought neatly on the grave. When she'd done, she sat quietly beside it for a long moment.
I sit and wait
Does an angel
Contemplate my fate?
And do they know
The places where we go
When we're grey and old?
"So…" she whispered finally. "This is it, I suppose. I know you can hear me, wherever you are." She played gently with the two necklaces she now wore.
For I have been told
That salvation
Lets their wings unfold
And when I'm lying in my bed
Thought running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
I'm loving angels instead.
Two weeks before
"S-sora?" Sora looked up dully.
"TK. What is it?"
"I, um—I wanted to talk to you." Sora nodded, sitting up straight and pulling him down beside her.
"What is it?"
"I…Tai gave me this, but I think you should have it." He held out his hand, revealing the Crest, now dark forever. "I think he would want that." Sora gently picked up the Crest, running her fingers over it's cool surface. The edges were warm where TK had been gripping it, but the Crest itself was cold. It'll never be warm again, she thought, and stifled a sob.
"Sora? If you wanna cry, it's ok."
"No, I…"
"He never did. Never let on what he was feeling, and look where it got him." That did it. Sora cried as she hadn't yet, for she hadn't shed a tear up to now. TK cried with her, each gripping the other's shoulder for support. Sora had no idea how long they'd cried for when they finally stopped.
"Are you sure you don't want it?" She proffered the Crest to TK, but he could see what it cost her.
"No, you keep it." A brief hesitation. "He never stopped loving you, you know."
"I know."
"It's better where he is. I know. He's happy now."
"I know."
When I'm feeling weak
And my pain walks down
A one way street
I look above
And I know I'll always
Be blessed with Love
Now
"I did know." Sora sighed, shifting position slightly. "I knew because TK knew, and if you would come to anyone, it would be him." She looked back at the Crest, remembering when she'd found out. Tai had phoned her in hysterics, something about an e-mail from Gennai; Izzy had taken the phone away from him and told her, in a dry, dispassionate voice. Agumon had mailed him. Gabumon was dead; had simply disintegrated as all Digimon did. Agumon had run to Gennai, who had set up the mail. Gennai had added a postscript, without letting Agumon see; since Gabumon had been a Digidestined Digimon, it was unlikely he would be reconfigured.
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when Love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
"Did you know?" she wondered idly. "Did you know Gabumon would die when you did? Would it have made a difference?" Raising her head, she saw Kari at the entrance to the graveyard. The Child of Light wouldn't come in, wouldn't disturb her, but she wouldn't let Sora grieve alone either.
Even if that was what she wanted.
"I know I've said this, Matt. But I'm sorry. I'm sorry I broke up with you. I'm sorry it was for him. I'm especially sorry that I hurt you—I never wanted to do that, never." She laughed a little, a dry, empty laugh. "Do you know my Crest hasn't glowed since you left? I think it's because I denied my feelings of love. It was always you, Matt, but Tai was safer. You were dangerous, you were always up and down emotionally. Tai was always rock steady and I let myself think that was better. I'm sorry."
And through it all
He offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
Sora wiped away a tear, rising to her feet.
"I have to go now, Matt, but I'll be back tomorrow." As she lifted the Crest to put it on, she paused suddenly, studying it. Was it…glowing?
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call
With trembling fingers she touched it, traced the Crest of Friendship emblazoned on it, and at her touch it flared up, shining brightly. Kari was at her side a moment later, holding her own Crest in her hand; it wasn't glowing, although it was warm to the touch.
"Where's yours? Sora, where's yours?" Trembling still, Sora pulled her own from around her neck and let it hang from the same hand. Responding to Friendship's light, her Crest of Love began to glow as well, and where their light fell on the ground a figure could be seen.
He won't forsake me
"Matt…" Sora breathed, reaching for him. Her fingers encountered flesh and she pulled back, afraid.
"It's me, Sora. It's me." He turned to look at Kari, who bowed, unafraid. Then he turned back to Sora. "You've been blaming yourself, but it's not your fault. It was an accident, I never meant to fall in."
"But…the report…it said suicide."
"I know. I was just leaning on the rail, and it broke. They called it suicide because they knew I'd been…upset." He gently wiped a tear from Sora's face. "Sora, even if I had jumped, I wouldn't want you to blame yourself. I never blamed you for anything, not in my heart. You and me—it just wasn't meant to be."
"Don't say that." Sora whispered fiercely. "You and I were always meant to be. And I'm sorry I messed that up."
"It wasn't you. Please, Sora. Consider this a last request. Don't blame yourself." He reached out and touched the Crests, still dangling from her hand. "I will always be with you, Sora. Just don't forget me."
"Never," she whispered, "never." He smiled, and then the Crests went dark and he vanished.
"Matt!" Sora cried, spinning around in a circle. Only Kari was there. Sora crumpled to the ground and began to cry.
I'm loving Angels instead
"Sora," Kari said after a few minutes, "my Granma died when I was six. And when I was crying for her, my Granpa found me, and he told me something." Sora raised her head; Kari had a way of catching your attention. "He said that the best memorial the dead could have, was for the living who loved them to go on living, to laugh, work, play, and do their best to enjoy life. And when I thought about it, I understood. If I lay there crying, it made a mockery of everything my Granma had tried to teach me." Sora blinked. Kari leaned forward slightly. "Look at the Crests, Sora." She looked down and saw both, glowing gently.
"He said he'd be with me." she murmured, almost hypnotised by the soft glow.
"And he will be. Think of him, but don't mourn him. Don't forget your friends. We're still here, Sora, and we want to help you." Sora nodded slowly.
"Thank you, Kari."
And as the pair left, she turned back briefly to look at the grave. "And thank you, Matt."
I'm loving angels instead.
Author's note: Wow! That was so sad! I didn't think it would be that sad!
This is the shortest saga/story I've ever written, and I did it in the shortest space of time…about and hour and a half each. Whay! Metaphorical pat on the back for me! I didn't think it would turn out this way; Matt wasn't supposed to die at the end of part one, but once he had part two was obvious. In case I forgot to mention it, I don't own Digimon and I don't own 'Angels', they're by Saban/Toei and Robbie Williams respectively. I did change the words of Angels slightly, but not much, I swear! I just changed a coupla 'she' to 'he'. Listen, please, please, please R'n'R! I'm really proud of these, but I want feedback! And yes, I know this is only one of several million 'Matt death' fics, but I don't think there's one that does it in quite this way. If there is, sorry. Didn't mean to step on your toes. And yes, I also know that A) Apocylomon destroyed the Crests, and B) Kokomon came back in the movie. Here's my reasoning; I read a fic there recently that said something along the lines of, the energy used to reconfigure one Digidestined Digimon could be used to reconfigure many more ordinary Digimon, since the 'Destined 'Mon are more powerful than regular 'Mon. This made sense to me, so I sort of used the idea. As for the other, I just decided to pretend that they'd gotten them back after the final fight, as a kind of reward. Questions or comments, you know where the review box is. Thank you soooo much! Love ya!