Arch stared at the screen

Arch stared at the screen. "I can't write this."

"So you're going to let your fans down?" Iori said. "Where is the honor in that?"

"I never said that. Osirus, I have a project for you." He scribbled a list on a post it note. "They die. Do what you like with the rest." He started for the door. "Come on, Iori. He won't come out until we leave."

Iori nodded and left closing the door behind him. A few minutes later a dark form detached itself the shadows and settled into the seat.

"Let's see." Osirus said his eerie marrow chilling voice. "Standard disclaimer, Archangel Bloodraven does not own digimon nor is he making any money from this fanfic. And this fic is dedicated to," He paused a moment as he searched for who had requested this particular fic. "Ah yes. Remora and ZellyBaby." With a cracking of his bony knuckles, the god of Death began his work.

~*~

"I saw you flirting with Daisuke today Hika." Taki said with genuine concern. "You shouldn't lead him on like that."

"Come on Taki- chan." She said. "It's all in fun."

"Just be careful." He said grasping her hands in his. "What if his dreams become your nightmare?"

~*~

Fatal Jealousy
By Archangel Bloodraven

"Hey Kari!" The brunette boy who could have been a clone of her older brother charged up to her locker.

With a sigh, a quick pinch at the end of her nose and forced smile Kari slid her glasses onto her nose and shook her hair out. "Yes Davis?"

"Um... We've been pretty good friends for a while now and... well Kari, I love you. Will you be my date for the senior prom?"

Kari sighed again. So it's come to this at last. She thought. I had hoped he would have understood by now but... Kami sama give me the strength to do this.

As if in answer to her silent plea, her love TK slipped behind her and slid an arm around her waist. She looked up at him and shared a silent conversation. He nodded and she turned to face Davis again. "I'm sorry Davis, but your just a good friend to me. TK and I are going to the prom." She took a deep breath and slipped away to take Davis' hands. "I don't share your feelings Davis. I'm sorry, but I don't love you. I love TK."

Davis stared at her for a moment then nodded and walked away.

"That went well." TK said.

"Yeah" She murmured. Too well.

~*~

Prom night arrived seemingly without incident except for that no one had seen or heard from Davis since Kari's gentle rejection a week prior.

"Hey squirt, are you in there?" Jun called.

"Lemmelone." He grunted from behind his closed door.

"Not happening squirt." Jun said coming in and sitting on her brother's bed. "Come on Davis. This is your prom night, the most fabulous night of your life."

"You mean the most miserable." Davis mumbled into a pillow.

"Look, if you really truly want to be with this girl then do something about it. Even if you don't say anything to her, tonight will be your last chance to fix her in your memory. Then you'll always have her." Jun patted his shoulder. "I'll leave you to your thoughts."

And what tortured thoughts Davis had.

I don't love you.

Do something about it.

Last chance.

I love TK.

You'll always have her.

Lat chance.

I don't love you.

Last chance.

Love you.

The best night of your life.

Last chance.

With a sudden resolve Davis stood and quickly got dressed.

***

"It's a beautiful night, TK." Kari said snuggling closer to her man.

"Not as beautiful as you." He said.

"H-hi Kari." Davis said nervously.

"Oh hi Davis. Are you okay?" Kari asked nervously.

"Getting there, I think." He said pulling nervously on his tuxedo collar. "Can you do one thing for me though?"

"I can try." Kari said.

"Say that you love me."

Kari hung her head. "I'm sorry Davis. I can't do that."

Davis nodded, seeming to understand before he swept the table away with a loud crash and shattering of crystal.

"Davis, there's no need to make a scene." TK said a moment before Davis swung a gun on him.

"Please TK, I count you as one of my few friends. I don't want to hurt you."

Kari stood motioning for TK to stay where he was. "Why are you doing this Davis?"

"All I want is for you to say that you love me. Can you do that Kari?"

"No Davis I can't."

Davis swung the into the crowd and fired three quick shots before bringing it to bear on Kari. "Do you know where those bullets went? Cause if you don't I'll tell you. They went into our friends and classmates and enemies and teachers."

"Because I wouldn't say three words?" Kari paled and looked ill.

"No! It's not just because of you!" Davis said wrapping his arms around her. "I love you and I'm too bull headed. I just want to hear you say that once."

"But Davis, I don't feel it here." She said placing his free hand on her heart. "Without that feeling, I can't say what you want."

Davis sighed before firing four more shots into the crowd nearly deafening both of them at such close range.. "Please Kari, I don't care if you mean it or not." He pleaded changing clips. "Just say it."

"I care Davis. I can't lie. I want to say it but I can't."

"WILL YOU STOP SAYING THAT DAMNED WORD!" Davis yelled punctuating each word with another round fired into the crowd. He regained his composure as he loaded his final clip. "Please Kari. I'm tired of hurting people. I'm tired of everything. Just tell me what I want to hear." He said as he raised the gun to his own head.

"No!" Kari shouted as she tried to wrench the gun from his hands. A moment later two gunshots crashed through the silence as the pair shared matching expressions of shock. Davis pressed his hand to his chest and pulled it away to see his life blood flowing away.

"Kari!" TK cried moving to catch his love as she fell back.

"I'm sorry, TK." Kari coughed as a crimson stain spread across her chest.

"Shush. Don't talk." He said looking to Davis as he fell to the floor. Instead of the anger and hatred he expected he felt only sorrow and pity. Davis had never wanted hurt anyone. He realized sadly. He just wanted to be loved. "Davis." He said moving towards the younger boy.

"Hold her TK." He said waving him away. "She's probably starting to get cold. I'm sorry about all this. I never... meant... to take... your angel..." His took a last rattling breath. "Not... so bad... this way..." He whispered as he left this world.

"He's right." Kari said shivering in TK's arms. "I am getting cold."

"Help's on the way, baby."

"It's too late and we both know this." She said. "Oh my angel, I'm sorry, but I'll have to be leaving you soon."

TK looked wildly around for anything that would help Kari as the ambulances came ever closer. Then his eyes saw the gun and a mad plan formed in his mind.

The majority of the teens had regained their feet and wits only to lose them again as another shot rang out. The others looked over in time to see TK slump over Kari, blood gushing from his chest as the gun fell from his hand.

"Why?" Kari asked with her dying breath.

"Life without you is not worth living." He whispered kissing Kari.

Her last sensation was his lip meeting hers for the final time.

***

"Hello old friends." Cody said as he stood in front of the three headstones in the digital world. "I think I speak for all of us when I say I miss you all. TK my friend." He paused to drop a white rose onto the cold hard rock. "Kari my love." A red rose found it's way to Kari's grave. "And Davis, the fool." He distastefully tossed a black rose onto the final grave.

"Don't be like that Cody." Yolie said walking up and placing a hand on his shoulder. "Davis had his reasons."

"Yeah Cody." Tai said. "Even Matt and I managed to forgive him."

"You don't understand." Cody said laying his hand on Kari's grave. "I loved her."

"I understand better than you think, Cody." Yolie said. "I loved Davis with all my heart. I would have saved him from this if he just would have let me."

"Maybe the squirt didn't want to be saved." Jun said. "Maybe more than anything he just wanted someone to love him. I did but I guess I didn't show it like I should."

"Don't blame yourself, Jun." Ken said. "Davis made his own choice. Not the right one perhaps, but his own none the less."

"But I was the one who told him to do something about it, and now look. Cody can't walk without that cane, and Yolie's spine was shattered by the bullet."

"I always wanted a wheelchair." Yolie said smoothly. "Look Ken is right. Nobody could control Davis but Davis."

"And he succumbed to his fatal jealousy." Jun said.

***

"He he he." Osirus chuckled rereading his work "Excellent."

"O, we're back." Arch said opening the door. A flash of shadow whipped past him as he opened the door.

"Arch-san. It's done." Iori said blanching. "And bloody."

"Thank you Osirus."