Part two: Not Like All the Other Girls

Notes: part two of If You Knew the Truth. Songfic. The song is 'You Look
So Fine,' by Garbage. Lyrics appear as follows... -lyric-, E-mail snippets
appear as follows... /snippet/. I am very sorry, but this song is extremely
long, forcing me to seperate it into two chapters. I promise more action in the
next chapter...I wanted a bridge to the third chapter of the fic, and I couldn't
stretch it out over this entire song. The next chapter will use the rest of the
song's lyrics.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. Know it. Live it.
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Wallace stared at the computer screen, Daisuke's most recent e-mail on it.
They'd been going back and forth for almost a week. "...He sent me a
picture." Terriermon, sitting on the computer desk, said nothing. Wallace
double-clicked and waited as Daisuke's image slowly appeared on the screen.
Wallace was left breathless at the sight. "I- he's even more beautiful than he
was when I last saw him."

"I don't get what you see in him," Terriermon responded. Wallace stared at
the screen, ignoring his partner's commentary.

-You look so fine-
-I want to break your heart-
-and give you mine-
-You're taking me over-

Moving Daisuke's picture to the side of the screen, Wallace began reading
the e-mail. Half way through it, he stopped. He highlighted the phrase that
had struck him. /Oh, I forgot to mention, Hikari and I have begun dating./
Wallace repeated the words out loud. Terriermon gasped, and then looked at
the monitor. A few tears fell from Wallace's eyes as he repeated the line
again.

"I'm so sorry, Wallace." Wallace grabbed Terriermon and hugged him tight.

-It's so insane-
-You've got me tethered and chained-
-I hear your name-
-and I'm falling over-

Wallace released from the Digimon. He deleted the e-mail before he'd
finished reading it, closed out the picture of Daisuke, and threw himself at
his bed. "I...I was so foolish. Ever since we met, I knew I felt something
different for him. When he started e-mailing me, I actually thought that I had
a chance. What an idiot- to think I could have someone so beautiful. I
shouldn't feel like this towards another guy. I don't deserve him."

"That's not true, Wallace! You're a great person. It doesn't matter if the
person you're attracted to is a guy- you deserve anyone you want. I'm sure
that Daisuke would love to have someone like you. Anyone would."
However sappy, Terriermon's statement moved Wallace. He knew that he
was going to have to work in order to gain Daisuke's love, but anyone who
he felt so strongly about would be worth it.

-I'm not like all the other girls-
-I can't take it like the other girls-
-I won't share it like the other girls-
-that you used to know-

Back in Japan, Daisuke sat hunched over the computer desk. "I can't believe
I told him that I'm going out with Hikari."

"...But you are, aren't you?" Veemon asked.

"It's not real, though. What I feel for her isn't what I feel for Wallace."

"Why don't you tell him that, then?"

"I can't."

"Why not? You can't run around like this, obsessing over him. If he feels the
same about you, then everything works out fine. If not, you can stop
obsessing over him."

"I suppose you're right, Veemon." Daisuke began in on another e-mail, this
time to explain everything. If Wallace felt the same, that was great; If not, it
was over.

-You look so fine-
-Knocked down-
-Cried out-
-Been down just to find out-
-I'm through-
-Bleeding for you-

Before he'd finished writing his e-mail of confession to Daisuke, Wallace
recieved the one that Daisuke had sent. "Terriermon! Daisuke e-mailed me
again." After being overjoyed at the news, Wallace began working on his
response: /I never had the courage to say it, Daisuke, but I'm in love with
you, too. I was so distraught when I read your previous e-mail and the piece
about Hikari. Anyway, I may be coming to Japan soon to visit, as it turns out.
I would've mentioned it before if it hadn't been for what you said about
dating her and all. Now we can be together- at least for a little while. Won't it
shock the rest of the Digidestined to see us locked arm in arm? Especially
Hikari. It'll be wonderful to finally spend some time with you like this.../

-I'm open wide-
-I want to take you home-
-We'll waste some time-
-You're the only one for me-

As he read the e-mail, there was a mix of surprise, happiness, and discomfort
within Daisuke. He had no intention of letting the other kids know about his
feelings for Wallace- or breaking up with Hikari. After all, it'd taken him so
long to get in her good graces, she would never speak to him again if he left
her now. Daisuke decided to tell Wallace this in his next e-mail, and
promptly wrote it.

Wallace did not take well to Daisuke's response. He was all alone, and he
dreamed of just holding someone in his arms. Daisuke wasn't so alone, but
he did desire Wallace more than Hikari. As far as Wallace was concerned,
there were only two choices before Daisuke: him or Hikari. They were the
only two that he was going to let him have, and he responded with that
attitude in mind.

-You look so fine-
-I'm like the desert tonight-
-Leave her behind-
-If you want to show me-

"I can't believe that Daisuke would do that to me?" Terriermon looked up at
Wallace.

"Do what to you?" He asked.

"He wants to stay with Hikari."

"What did you tell him?"

"That I needed all of him. If he can't leave her, he must still love her...I
thought that I was different to him. I feel so much for him- if he doesn't feel
as much for me, we shouldn't be together. I'm so different from someone like
Hikari; that should make him happy enough to just be with me."

-I'm not like all the other girls-
-I won't take it like the other girls-
-I won't fake it like the other girls-
-that you used to know-

"I can't believe I have to make this choice." No response came to Daisuke's
cry, as Veemon was in the kitchen raiding the fridge. The doorbell rang. 'Oh.
God. It must be Hikari,' Daisuke thought to himself. Answering the door, he
found that he was right.

"Hi, Daisuke!"

"Hey, Hikari. I need to speak with you..."

"What is it?"

"I...we..."

"Yes?"

"I'm in love with Wallace. I really can't go out with you anymore." Wallace
acted cold, hiding any emotion he may have been having.

"Takeru was always right about you." Hikari slammed the door, running
away crying.

'I knew I loved Wallace more. There was no choice about it...you'd better be
worth it, Wallace," Daisuke thought to himself.

-You're taking me over-
-Over and over-
-I'm falling over-
-Over and over-
-You're taking me over-

/Hey, Wallace. I told Hikari the truth- I told her that I loved you. When are
you coming here?/

Wallace's face beamed. He didn't know how much it had killed Daisuke to
treat Hikari like that. Daisuke was the one crying now, trying to ignore how
he'd hurt his friend by thinking about Wallace.

-drown in me one more time-
-hide inside me tonight-
-do what you want to do-
-just pretend happy end-