The Pieces of You
The Pieces of You

Chapter Six: Flames of Jealousy

- Okay now, I know that several people have asked for an in-depth view of Hikari, Takeru, Miyako and Iori's reasoning, so here they are! Warning! Sick, Twisted Hikari ahead! ^_^ -

Hikari stood on the sidewalk, staring open mouthed at the departing DigiDestined. A small tear trickled down her face, however she quickly wiped it away, cursing angrily. Muttering violently, the girl returned to her friends, a slight scowl contorting her once loving face. Miyako and Iori were sitting, Miyako tearing up the grass and Iori seemingly lost in a trance. Takeru had been watching Hikari chase after her brother, and now he stood beneath a tree, his eyes closed and his tender mouth set in a determined line. When Hikari entered the clearing, Takeru turned to face her.

"I didn't think that would have happened," Takeru muttered lamely, as though speaking to himself.

" Every gain comes with sacrifices, T.K.," Hikari answered his question, and plopped herself down on the bench, acting as though what just happened didn't really matter.

" But, even so! Tai has been your brother forever! You're willing to give him up for love?" Takeru argued back, sitting down next to the girl.

" Why did you have to get us involved with your screwed up plan!?" Iori cried out suddenly, his anger flashing ruinously.

" Because you owe me for all the times that I stuck up for you! And you, Miyako, owe me for letting you join the popular group. So, this is your way of repaying me!" Hikari replied simply, her voice slightly raised.

" It's not right! Come on Hikari! This plan...it's...it's downright sick and twisted! And what if Ken loves him back? You'll be ruining love! Don't you want him to be happy? From what you made us do, he hates all of us now!" Miyako whined, finally letting the grass be.

" He'll understand why I did it when he proposes to me! You don't understand! I love him! I love him so much it...it hurts. It hurts so fucking much! And... Daisuke thinks he can waltz into the picture and steal my...MY Ken?? I think not! So what if he's in love with Ken? Ken loves me...I KNOW HE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW HE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hikari screamed and beat her fists against the bench, cursing silently. Ken would be hers, all hers, even if Davis had to die.

(Ah ha! So the truth comes out!)

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A slight breeze blew against Jun's neck, caressing her soft skin and sending a tingling sensation down her back. Shivering in delight of the early morning hours, making the 18 year old girl want to jump with excitement. She had just returned from her camp and was ready to see her family, call her friends and most of all...check her email. Yes, checking her email had become a desire at camp, a desire so great she was having dreams about it.

Even though Jun knew that her parents were gone on a trip to China, she would at least be able to see Daisuke again, ask him how things were going, and maybe see how things were going with him and Ken.

Jun knew Davis was in love with Ken, and she was perfectly fine with it. Davis had let it slip one night. It had been so long ago, Jun didn't even remember what exactly happened. Jun was the only one besides Takeru that knew Davis loved Ken. T.K had been there when Davis let it slip. T.K was unaffected by it, but was no help to Daisuke when Davis was have trouble in love. Jun was pretty sure that T.K approved of Daisuke being gay, he wasn't open to the fact that he was in love with Ken, which made Jun wonder why that was so. She would never bring the topic up with Davis of course. It would practically kill Davis to find out that T.K approved of gays, but not of whom he loved. So Jun was always there to help him sort out troubles with her brother, mainly those dealing with Ken.

Jumping wildly in the morning air, Jun raced down the street to her apartment, set on seeing Davis and checking her email. However, on the way home, Jun barely missed running over Yamato, Taichi and the gang.

"Whoa! Watch out! Hey...? You alive?" Jun asked wearily, seeing that Yamato was caught in some sort of daze. Jun immediately poked him to see if he was a walking corpse.

"He's alive, just shocked," Tai responded and continued walking down the street, helping a tense Yama along the way.

"Someone die or something?" Jun inquired curiously, staring at the backs of the two youths.

" Have you talked to Daisuke lately?" Jyou asked suddenly, breaking a kind of silence that had befallen the group.

" No, not since he wrote me 3 days ago. Why? Did something happen to him?" Jun replied a slight wave of fear overpowering her senses.

" Yeah...he was...just go see him. He's at home," Sora answered her question and the group moved onward, leaving a stunned Jun behind and entering a nearby cafe where Tai and Matt had just entered.

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Ken awoke groggily as he heard the faint sound of a door slam shut. Okay, so it wasn't to faint, after all, the cereal box had fallen off the kitchen counter. From his spot on the floor beside the couch, where Daisuke was sleeping, Ken could see Jun stumble at getting her shoes off and dumping her bags into a corner.

" Dai-chan!! Dai? You home?" Jun called out, a frantic edge adding to the natural shrillness present in her voice.

" Jun?" Davis replied sleepily from the couch.

" Oh my god! You're okay! Uh...hey Ken. I didn't realize you had company," Jun cried out in relief, while standing on a rather bulky object.

"Obviously not, seeing how you're standing on me," Ken replied coolly, and sat up, tipping Jun onto the couch.

" Why were you so worried about me?" Davis asked his sister as soon as she was seated. Davis's appearance alone could answer his question. The boy's face was tear-streaked and a bright red. There were several bruises on his lower arm and his shirt was slightly stained with blood.

" I ran into Jyou and the others. He asked if I had heard from you and that something had happened to you. And, you look like shit," the older girl remarked bluntly.

"Oh,"

"Yeah"

"So..."

"What happened?" Jun asked quietly, and nodded thankfully at Ken as the boy slipped into the bathroom, to give them privacy. Ken and Davis briefly made eye contact, violet eyes pleading dark brown ones to open up and tell the truth.