Alone and left to ponder everything
Alone and left to puzzle out the pain
Such a silly, silly, silly thing
You must catch it and
cease it while you can
Ken
sat on a bench watching a group of kids playing in a nearby playground. If it
hadn't been for Sam's death and that strange e-mail, he'd probably be out there
with those kids without a care in the world. 'So much for a normal childhood,'
he thought anguishing over what he had done as the Digimon Emperor for the
umpteenth time that day. Being forced to help the other Digidestined, at Davis'
insistence, didn't help any either.
Accusations flying –
colliding cheek to cheek
Button up your lip and think before you speak
Oh see him fly into a rage
See her crying in her tantrum cage
Too blind to halt this stupid game
Silly thing
"Davis
are you crazy?!" Yolei yelled. "He was the Digimon Emperor for god's sake!"
"Yeah,
but he's not anymore," the red haired boy said, putting his hand behind his
head. "He's not evil now, ne Kari?"
The
brown haired girl said nothing. She had indeed insisted that their former enemy
wasn't truly evil, but the recent battle with the Digimon Emperor and
Chimeramon was still fresh in her and everyone's mind.
"That
doesn't mean that he'll stay this way," T.K. said, eyeing the indigo haired boy
warily. For being the Keeper of Hope, he could be rather pessimistic sometimes.
"I
have to agree with T.K. and Yolei," Cody added, also keeping a watchful eye on
Ken.
"Oh
come on you guys! I'm sure he's sorry. You've got to give him a chance!" Davis
kept trying to convince the others to let Ken join them, but they held fast to
their mistrust of the former Digimon Emperor. Even their digimon agreed with
them. Except for Veemon who had reluctantly accepted his partner's argument
earlier. The children stood there arguing back and forth for almost for half an
hour.
"I'd
rather get a hairball!" Gatomon said turning her back on Davis. Kari muttered
an apology, then left with her partner.
"Give
us some time, Davis," Patamon said from atop T.K.'s hat. "It's just too soon
for us to trust him."
"But…"
"I've
gotta get back to the store," Yolei said looking at her watch. "See you later
guys." The purple haired girl ran off, Poromon in her arms.
"You
believe me, right T.P.?"
"I
promised my mom I wouldn't be back too late," the blond boy said before
leaving.
"Um
Cody?"
"I
have a kendo lesson, excuse me Davis." The youngest of the new Digidestined
bowed, then left.
"Aww
man," the redhead sighed.
"You
did your best, Davis," Ken said, placing a kind hand on his shoulder before
leaving for the bus back to Tamachi. "Maybe it's best I stayed out of the way
from now on."
"Hey
Ken, wait!" The indigo haired boy refused to respond and kept walking away.
'So
that's how it's going to be. I don't blame them,' Ken thought, feeling nothing
but immense hatred for what he had been.
"You
have to give them time, Ken," Leafmon said, trying his best to reassure his
partner without sounding too kawaii. "I'm sure they'll come around."
"I
don't know about that, Leafmon."
Now all that's left is
a feeling very grim
Alone and left to think about the silly thing
Yes, she would fly into a rage
And he would cry in his tantrum cage
A replay of this dumb charade
Silly thing
That
had been two days ago. He would've moved on and ignored the others by now if
not for…
Her.
Even
when he was the Digimon Emperor, he had thought there was something about Kari Kamiya.
He had sensed a familiar darkness in the girl. And he also thought she was the
most beautiful thing he'd ever seen; though as the Emperor, he'd never admit.
He had other things on his mind then, but to him, she seemed like a poor little
lost angel who looked much out of place with the other Digidestined.
He
had run into the brown haired girl quite by accident yesterday while he was
waiting for Davis to come home.
Kari
stared at the indigo haired boy leaning against the Motomiyas' door. Gatomon's
fur bristled. It was pretty obvious the feline digimon was none too happy about
him being there.
"Ken
what are you doing here?" Kari asked.
He
started out of the reverie he'd been in when he heard the girl's voice. "Oh..
um, hello Kari. Are you here to see Davis?"
"What's
it to you?" Gatomon snarled.
"I
wanted to apologize to him," Kari replied, choosing to ignore her digimon's
rudeness.
"I
wanted to talk to him too," Ken explained. "About helping you rebuilding the
Digital World."
"Well
we don't need your help!" the little white cat monster said.
"Gatomon!"
Kari chided, "You're being rude!"
"I
don't care! I don't trust him and I never will!" She then ran off, not wanting
to have to look at her former enemy any longer.
"Gatomon
come back!" Kari yelled. "I'm really sorry about this, Ken." The brown haired
girl then started after her partner.
Ken
reached out and grabbed her wrist, stopping her. "Kari, please. Don't go!" he
pleaded, desperate.
"Ken,
let go," she said turning to face him.
"You
must believe me. I want to atone for what I've done. I'm telling the truth, I'm
so sorry for everything."
"Ken,
please." The boy's grip refused to loosen, in fact it tightened, but only
slightly. "You're hurting me."
"Kari,
I'm begging you. Please trust me," he said, pleading with his eyes as well.
The
Keeper of Light looked at him sadly. "I'm sorry, Ken. I just can't now. Please
let go."
Ken
still refused to let the frightened girl go. "What can I do to make you see I'm
not lying?" he asked. Then he got stroke of genius. 'Surely she'll see I'm
truly sorry after this,' he thought. He pulled Kari closer to him, so close
that she could feel his breath on her skin.
"K-Ken
what are-" The Keeper of Kindness gently cupped her cheek then pressed his lips
to hers. She struggled and slapped him. H-A-R-D. Ken instinctively let go of
Kari's wrist to touch his now red cheek. "How could you?!" The brown haired
girl ran from the apartment complex, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Shimatta!"
he cursed, instantly regretting ever going there in the first place.
I misunderstood you –
I buried my head in sand
Please accept my feelings of remorse and take my
hand
Such a sully thing can destroy a man
For such a silly thing to come between such
friends
Is hard to imagine or believe
Silly thing
'I've
ruined everything,' the Keeper of Kindness thought, no longer fighting the
tears. 'It's too late for me now. They'll never trust me. I thought she'd
might, but I had to do… that. Davis is going to kill me when he finds out.'
"Ken?
Ken, are you all right?"
He
looked up at the voice. He'd been sitting there for so long and so deep in his
misery, that he hadn't noticed a certain brown haired angel had approached him.
"K-Kari?"
he asked, flinching as the Keeper of Light reached out to him. "W-What are you
doing in Tamachi?"
"Here,"
she said, handing him a handkerchief. "I came to apologize."
Ken
stared at the white cloth as if it would suddenly leap up and strangle him.
"It's
ok about yesterday," Kari looked down, "I'm sorry I slapped you. Y-You scared
me that's all."
The
boy gingerly took the handkerchief and began to dab at his eyes. "I deserved
it."
"No
you didn't. It's my fault." Kari began to blush. "Um… Ken, why did you… um… do
that?"
The
indigo haired boy stared at the hands in his lap, fiddling with the cloth. "I-I
really don't know. I-I just wanted to convince you that I'm sorry for what I've
done. Please don't hate me."
The
girl placed a hand on Ken's preventing him from playing with the handkerchief
any further. "I'm sorry for no trusting you, Ken, it's just that we're all so
used to seeing you as the Digimon Emperor. I've been thinking and I'm willing
to give you a chance if you'll let me."
Ken
stared at her in disbelief. Kari blushed as she smiled. "You mean it?" he
asked. Kari suddenly found the ground at her feet interesting and shyly nodded
her head. "Arigatou Kari." The indigo haired boy drew her into a hug.
To
her surprise, Kari hugged the boy back and hesitantly kissed him. Ken yelped in
shock. All too soon the kiss was over. "Ken, I-" She blushed furiously. "I
think I love you," she said, red from head to foot.
Ken
stared at her, blushing as well. "I-I love you too, Kari," he stammered.
The
brown haired girl smiled and sat next to him shyly wrapping an arm around him
and laying her head on his shoulder. Ken blushed, but let the angel cuddle
against him. Ken couldn't stop smiling and crying at the same time. His angel
not only had forgiven him, she loved him.
'Maybe
it'll be all right after all,' he thought as he went back to watching the
children play and wrapped an arm around his friend's shoulders.
~Owari~