I got my one review, so I'm happy

I got my one review, so I'm happy. I hope you're happy, too, cuz now you get to read the second chapter. Got some angstiness in this one, but it's really essential to the story, so I hope you don't mind that. The language that this is rated PG-13 for also comes in to play in this chapter. But you were forewarned, so if you have a problem, well, tough. I'm not sure how many chapters this is going to end up being, but as it's exactly 39 pages when written out, I think you can expect a long one people. The two major couples are also mentioned in this chapter. You may have already guessed one of them, but maybe not.

Davis: Do I get to kiss Kari?

Me: Umm, no. Earth to Davis, you're DEAD!!!

Davis: Oh, yeah…

On that note, I'd just like to tell all the Davis-lovers out there that I did not kill Davis because I hate him, but rather because I like his character so much, and I didn't want to portray him poorly. When you think about it, Davis really is the most complicated character on Digimon. At least, I think so. But I'm rambling. On to the fic. Just make a short stop at the manditory disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I…

Davis: *interrupting* Let me do it!

Me: Fine then. Saves me some time.

Davis: She doesn't own Digimon.

The Difference

Chapter 2

"Damn rush-hour traffic," the young blond man swore. "I'm never gonna get there!"

Yamato Ishida was not in a good mood. His job had been hell- you try filing papers for six hours and see how you like it- and now he was stuck it traffic. To top it all off, one of his friends was dead.

"Kamiya, you bastard, if I ever get my hands on you…" he didn't bother to finish the thought because he knew that he wouldn't do much. Kari was the one who deserved to kill him, she was the one who had been hurt most by all of this.

Except maybe for Sora. After all, she had been in love with the guy.

The traffic finally began to clear, and Matt just concentrated on getting to the apartment.

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The grade twelve student was just closing his locker when a voice yelled at him, "Hey, digidestined! I think you dropped your magic digivice!" Chortles of laughter followed this statement.

"Oh, just F-off," Cody Hida muttered as he left the school building.

He couldn't understand why people were so prejudiced. Hadn't the digidestined saved the world several times? So why was it that people were subject to ridicule if they so much as let slip they had a D-terminal?

Of course he knew the answer. The ordinary people were afraid. The power that anyone who wielded a digivice held scared them. However, this power meant nothing as long as the gate to the Digital World remained closed.

Which is why, Cody thought, they aren't afraid to torment us. They know the digiports are closed.

Maybe Tai was right, after all. Opening a giant digiport and unleashing all sorts of digimon on to the populace would discourage them from treating the digidestined as inferiors. Still, it didn't prove anything other than what the people already thought: The digidestined are evil. No, what Tai wanted to do was wrong. There was no other word for it. And as a fellow digidestined, Cody had a responsibility to stop him.

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Tai looked out the window of his rank apartment. It certainly wasn't the best he could afford, just the best the general public would allow him. No one who wasn't absolutely desperate for the money would want a digidestined in their apartment building, especially one so well known as Tai.

Thinking back on it, he decided that leaving Motimiya's body in the dumpster had been a bit risky. But what was he supposed to do with it? He wouldn't have been able to stand hanging on to that body much longer, staring it in the face and knowing that he had killed Davis. Davis, of all people! That was almost as bad as shooting Kari, or Sora! Still, it wasn't like the police would look in to it, or anything. Davis was only a digidestined; the fewer of them, the better, right?

Those ingrates, Tai thought bitterly. We save the world, and this is how you repay us?

Well, soon it would be over. If Tai had his way, no one would ever mistreat a digidestined again. This discrimination would not be allowed to continue.

He hadn't wanted to kill Davis, but he wasn't about to let anyone stand in his way, either.

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"I'm terribly sorry about what happened to your brother."

"T-thank you, Reverend," sniffed Jun Motimiya. "Y-you've been s-so kind through… through all of this."

"It's the least I could do for the family of one of my friends," he smiled down at her, his eyes still sad.

"I want you to know that I-I appreciate it, Reverend Takaishi. N-not many people have wanted to have anything to do with us since they found out Davis was a… a…" she began to sob, "digidestined."

"There, there, Jun. Don't cry. Davis wouldn't have wanted that," TK comforted her.

Jun left soon afterwards, but Takeru remained in the church office, thinking.

"Your little sister's fiancé, Tai," he spoke out loud. "You were his hero. How could you?"

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There! The end of chapter 2!! Yes, now you know that this fic contains Taiora and Daikari as it's main couples. Well, I guess one-sided Daikari now, considering…

Davis: What do you mean, 'one-sided'?! Kari's gonna marry me!!

Me: The correct term is 'was'. Remember? We talked about this already.

Davis: Aww, man!! You are sooo mean to me!!!

Me: I know! *smiles innocently* Anyway, don't let the fact that you are completely disgusted with my couplings keep you from continuing to read. And remember to review people!!! PLEASE!!

Davis: It's not fair!! I was gonna marry Kari!!! WAHHHH!