Chapter 3: A New Alliance
He rested his head on his pillow, sighing deeply. Why had he snapped, why had he shown up at the hospital, why couldn't he see what he had done wrong? These thoughts, these unanswered questions ran around in Davis's mind, baffling him. He glanced at the picture on his bedside table, the one with Kari and him sitting by a tree, well, it had been a picture of the new Digidestined, that he had modelled to suit himself, by cutting everyone else out of it. When had he become so obsessed with her? Day and night, she was all he could think about. He fell asleep, but there she was once again. He woke up in a cold sweat, having dreamt of how he had hurt her. "I'm, I'm a monster," he said softly, looking at his hands in pure disgust, "I don't deserve to live." "Yes, yes you do. It is Takeru who must die," hissed a soft voice within the young boy. "Huh? Who said that? Who's there?" he asked, sitting up. "Do not be afraid Daisuke, it is your inner voice of wisdom." Davis was baffled, "What? Inner voice? Jun, knock it off, I'm not in the mood!" yelled Daisuke. "You insolent weakling, listen to me!" yelled the voice. Davis fell to his knees, "I will show you what your future looks like, but first, you must go to the Digital World," the voice hissed. Davis nodded, "Okay fine, but don't try anything, or else." He took out his D3 and held it out to his computer, "Digiport open!"
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"Yes mom, I'm fine, really," said Kari, as her mother fussed over her, "Don't give me that young lady, if you were fine, you wouldn't.be. in. this. hospital." her mother blubbered. "Please don't cry. I'm fine, thanks to TK." She smiled at him sitting in the corner of her hospital room; he managed a weak smile, but it was just to cover up his true feelings. "You really had us worried Kari," said Sora smiling, "But we knew you'd pull through," continued Mimi. "Mimi! I can't believe you're here!" "We're destined to stick together right? There's nowhere I'd rather be." Kari was grateful for her presence, "I'm just sorry we couldn't have met under um, more pleasant circumstances," she said apologetically. Mimi placed the bouquet of flowers that Davis had brought in a vase, and hugged Kari gently, "That's okay." Seeing the flowers made Tai and Matt flinch, but Mimi shook her finger at them and mouthing the words, "Not here". Matt relaxed and approached the bed, "Hey kiddo, thought this might make you feel better," he said handing her a soft toy, "Not what I'd usually go for, but hey, TK helped me pick it out for you at the gift shop." Her face lit up from the once pale expression that had befallen her face, "Oh Matt! It's so cute! Thank you!" she said hugging it tightly. She then winced in pain and the doctor came running. "Okay, well, I think that she should rest now everyone, it's been a long day," he said as he tried to herd everyone outside, "Umm, doctor, I'd like to talk to TK alone, please?" she said. "Okay, but not for long." She smiled her thanks and beckoned him over to her bed. He approached it cautiously and took her hand.
"Are you sure you're okay? Want me to get you something?" he asked concerned. She tightened her grip on his hand and he relaxed a little, "TK please, I'm fine." He sighed deeply, taking the hat off his head revealing his wild blonde hair. She smiled and looked into his deep blue eyes, and she felt herself melt away into serenity. He gently stroked her head stifling tears that threatened to fall. She closed her eyes lost in his soft touch, the mere presence of her angel of hope. "This wasn't your fault, you do that, don't you?" she asked suddenly. The events kept playing through his head, allowing him no peace. He turned away suddenly, staring out of the window. "How can it not?" he questioned, though it sounded more like a statement. She sat in awe of him; "Surely he doesn't believe he could've prevented any of this.?" she thought. She watched him intently as he started shaking, with rage or grief, she didn't know. "TK?" she questioned, "TK?" she said a little louder, "Takeru Takaishi!" she screamed. He turned around and she saw tears fall from his face. "Tears of an angel" she thought. She wanted to console him, to tell him that it wasn't his fault; to hold him tightly and never let go. But she could barely sit up. "Come here TK," she said more gently. He approached her bed, hastily wiping away his tears. "It wasn't your fault TK, there was nothing you could've done. You weren't to know. Please TK, don't blame yourself anymore." He turned his head away, "How do you know that? I should've been there to protect you, or at least tried to stop Daisuke. I failed you; I failed everyone." She looked at him, her guardian angel and her saviour. She squeezed his hand, "You were always there TK. I haven't experienced a moment when you weren't." She too could feel tears slowly trickle down her cheeks, and run off her chin. He hurried to wipe them away. "I'm sorry Kari," he said apologetically. A puzzled expression came over her face, "For what TK?" she asked. "For everything," he said simply and then he left her room.
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"And that is what your future will be like if you don't take action now," hissed the voice. Davis stared disbelievingly into the dark well, his eyes wide with terror. "There's no way I'm letting that happen," he said. "But, what should I do?" he asked innocently, "How can I show Kari that I'm the one she should be with?" The voice was pleased, "That's easy, get rid of Takeru, and she will come running to you. You have to take what you want Daisuke, great men always do. If you want her, you must fight for her." Davis thought about this for a while, "Then I can show Kari how much I love her," he thought. "Right, so I'll go challenge TK to a fight then," he said walking off. "No!" yelled the voice, "You are not strong enough to defeat him, not yet." "What? Are you saying that TJ is better than me?" fumed the young boy. "You must be able to destroy Takeru, mentally and physically." "Oh, okay then. How do I get stronger?" asked the boy. "That's easy, like this!" hissed the voice, as powerful dark flames encircled the boy's body. Davis fell to his knees, clutching his head like it was about to explode, he screamed out in pain. Then fell unconscious on the ground. "That was easier than I expected, his hate and anger will serve me well, even though he is weak. But I still have the advantage of surprise," thought the being inside of Davis. "I will have my day."
To Be Continued.
He rested his head on his pillow, sighing deeply. Why had he snapped, why had he shown up at the hospital, why couldn't he see what he had done wrong? These thoughts, these unanswered questions ran around in Davis's mind, baffling him. He glanced at the picture on his bedside table, the one with Kari and him sitting by a tree, well, it had been a picture of the new Digidestined, that he had modelled to suit himself, by cutting everyone else out of it. When had he become so obsessed with her? Day and night, she was all he could think about. He fell asleep, but there she was once again. He woke up in a cold sweat, having dreamt of how he had hurt her. "I'm, I'm a monster," he said softly, looking at his hands in pure disgust, "I don't deserve to live." "Yes, yes you do. It is Takeru who must die," hissed a soft voice within the young boy. "Huh? Who said that? Who's there?" he asked, sitting up. "Do not be afraid Daisuke, it is your inner voice of wisdom." Davis was baffled, "What? Inner voice? Jun, knock it off, I'm not in the mood!" yelled Daisuke. "You insolent weakling, listen to me!" yelled the voice. Davis fell to his knees, "I will show you what your future looks like, but first, you must go to the Digital World," the voice hissed. Davis nodded, "Okay fine, but don't try anything, or else." He took out his D3 and held it out to his computer, "Digiport open!"
*~*~*~*
"Yes mom, I'm fine, really," said Kari, as her mother fussed over her, "Don't give me that young lady, if you were fine, you wouldn't.be. in. this. hospital." her mother blubbered. "Please don't cry. I'm fine, thanks to TK." She smiled at him sitting in the corner of her hospital room; he managed a weak smile, but it was just to cover up his true feelings. "You really had us worried Kari," said Sora smiling, "But we knew you'd pull through," continued Mimi. "Mimi! I can't believe you're here!" "We're destined to stick together right? There's nowhere I'd rather be." Kari was grateful for her presence, "I'm just sorry we couldn't have met under um, more pleasant circumstances," she said apologetically. Mimi placed the bouquet of flowers that Davis had brought in a vase, and hugged Kari gently, "That's okay." Seeing the flowers made Tai and Matt flinch, but Mimi shook her finger at them and mouthing the words, "Not here". Matt relaxed and approached the bed, "Hey kiddo, thought this might make you feel better," he said handing her a soft toy, "Not what I'd usually go for, but hey, TK helped me pick it out for you at the gift shop." Her face lit up from the once pale expression that had befallen her face, "Oh Matt! It's so cute! Thank you!" she said hugging it tightly. She then winced in pain and the doctor came running. "Okay, well, I think that she should rest now everyone, it's been a long day," he said as he tried to herd everyone outside, "Umm, doctor, I'd like to talk to TK alone, please?" she said. "Okay, but not for long." She smiled her thanks and beckoned him over to her bed. He approached it cautiously and took her hand.
"Are you sure you're okay? Want me to get you something?" he asked concerned. She tightened her grip on his hand and he relaxed a little, "TK please, I'm fine." He sighed deeply, taking the hat off his head revealing his wild blonde hair. She smiled and looked into his deep blue eyes, and she felt herself melt away into serenity. He gently stroked her head stifling tears that threatened to fall. She closed her eyes lost in his soft touch, the mere presence of her angel of hope. "This wasn't your fault, you do that, don't you?" she asked suddenly. The events kept playing through his head, allowing him no peace. He turned away suddenly, staring out of the window. "How can it not?" he questioned, though it sounded more like a statement. She sat in awe of him; "Surely he doesn't believe he could've prevented any of this.?" she thought. She watched him intently as he started shaking, with rage or grief, she didn't know. "TK?" she questioned, "TK?" she said a little louder, "Takeru Takaishi!" she screamed. He turned around and she saw tears fall from his face. "Tears of an angel" she thought. She wanted to console him, to tell him that it wasn't his fault; to hold him tightly and never let go. But she could barely sit up. "Come here TK," she said more gently. He approached her bed, hastily wiping away his tears. "It wasn't your fault TK, there was nothing you could've done. You weren't to know. Please TK, don't blame yourself anymore." He turned his head away, "How do you know that? I should've been there to protect you, or at least tried to stop Daisuke. I failed you; I failed everyone." She looked at him, her guardian angel and her saviour. She squeezed his hand, "You were always there TK. I haven't experienced a moment when you weren't." She too could feel tears slowly trickle down her cheeks, and run off her chin. He hurried to wipe them away. "I'm sorry Kari," he said apologetically. A puzzled expression came over her face, "For what TK?" she asked. "For everything," he said simply and then he left her room.
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"And that is what your future will be like if you don't take action now," hissed the voice. Davis stared disbelievingly into the dark well, his eyes wide with terror. "There's no way I'm letting that happen," he said. "But, what should I do?" he asked innocently, "How can I show Kari that I'm the one she should be with?" The voice was pleased, "That's easy, get rid of Takeru, and she will come running to you. You have to take what you want Daisuke, great men always do. If you want her, you must fight for her." Davis thought about this for a while, "Then I can show Kari how much I love her," he thought. "Right, so I'll go challenge TK to a fight then," he said walking off. "No!" yelled the voice, "You are not strong enough to defeat him, not yet." "What? Are you saying that TJ is better than me?" fumed the young boy. "You must be able to destroy Takeru, mentally and physically." "Oh, okay then. How do I get stronger?" asked the boy. "That's easy, like this!" hissed the voice, as powerful dark flames encircled the boy's body. Davis fell to his knees, clutching his head like it was about to explode, he screamed out in pain. Then fell unconscious on the ground. "That was easier than I expected, his hate and anger will serve me well, even though he is weak. But I still have the advantage of surprise," thought the being inside of Davis. "I will have my day."
To Be Continued.
