Author note: Hey, here's part 4 (right?) this chapter is a lighter toned than the others. It's an attempt at a little humor but I dunno if I'm to good at it. As always I'll say that I would love to hear from you through reviews. Oh yeah this is a Kenyako first and foremost but there are smidgens of other couples. It is not changing to Daiyako, sorry if you want it to. ( you'll see why I'm saying this). ON with the show. But first a small reminder. I don't own digimon.
" Oh hi Davis." Miyako turned away from the window out of which she had been gazing in a sad melancholy sort of way. Her face brightened at the sight of one of her best friends, then even more as the rest of them, minus Ken entered. She didn't let his absence bother her.
"Kerri, TK, Cody, Hi!" She was truly happy to see them her ill will towards them had faded in the three days that she had been here (she really wasn't mad at them ever anyway) and she was glad to have company.
"Hey Miyako! We've got a surprise for you!" Kari chirped, gushing happily at the improvement she perceived in her friends rise in cheer. "Come in you guys!"
"SURPRISE!" six voices yelled at once.
"TAI! SORA! MATT! JOE! MIMI! IZZY!" Miyako's greeting was stopped when she was smothered in a hug by all six of them at once.
Miyako laughed as did her other friends, standing to the side watching the spectacle. For a moment the crippling pain which had destroyed her spirit was gone. The pain that had brought her from a bubbly happy thirteen year-old to a 17 year- old survivor of attempted suicide was lifted. For a moment she regretted.
"I'm happy to see you guys too but please I can't breathe. I'm too young to die!" The 6 original digidestined pulled back abruptly and looked uncertain. Oh yeah. Die. She remembered. But pushed away pain and beamed at her ten visitors. All her friends returned her smile though their eyes hinted at sadness.
"I can't tell you all how much better I feel at this exact moment." Her eyes grew only a bit teary. "I know that it's only been 3 days but I've been lonely for you and my family." Miyako felt bad as she realized that she had put the sadness in their eyes, had wounded the group. They had all been through so much that it seemed unlikely that they would have not only survived but maintained their deep bond of friendship. But there they were. Tai stood with his arm around Sora. Joe holding Mimi's hand, from which a diamond ring sparkled. Both older girls had just a hint of tears denied passage from their eyes. Izzy and Cody, possibly her closest friends eyed her keenly unsure of this, a situation that was unfamiliar, but curious, and compassionate. Matt looked at her with a quiet smile and a bemused expression. He still and always held back the friendship he felt for her because the two of them had never been close. Davis stood closest to her, with an unreadable expression. He had been difficult to read since the hospital since she heard him talking to himself, partially to her, in the room.
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"No, no! She will live! Miyako where are you where'd you go? Don't you want to taunt me? Hurt me? You can't die Miyako! I've been wrong about so much but I won't be about this. I thought that I needed Kari, that I loved her for so long." Unseen by her, Davis glanced over to Kari who was finding solace with TK. "I was wrong. I've thought that out of all of my friends I would miss Ken the most because he is my best friend. Now I find out that that is wrong to. No offense to Ken of course Miyako, I know that you wouldn't want me to insult him. I'm not, I won't be wrong about this. You have to live. That's an order. " Davis said all of this in a light way. Almost as if she was awake and they were just hanging out. Almost. Miyako was half unconscious but even she could hear the raw emotion and the childlike vulnerability and confusion, and the fear in his quiet (for once) voice.
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Yeah, she remembered that, but it didn't make sense. Did Davis like her? No, he just thought of her as his best friend. She was touched. Miyako shifted her eyes from Davis to TK and Kari. She let out a small sound of glee when she saw them holding hands. Her mouth took off, very reminiscent of the old days.
"Whoa! Kari TK are you guys holding hands?! When did this happen?! Does Tai know Kari?! I thought he said 16 was still to young to date, for you anyway. I mean obviously he was just being over protective and stuff. My brother was never like that. Of course I've never actually dated. Isn't that sad? I'm 17 for pete's sake (who says pete's sake anymore?) But I'm happy for both of you. I've been waiting like 4 years to see this. Yeah. Perfecto!" She said all of this very fast but they all understood the words. Kari and TK's eyes widened and they dropped their hands and avoided the stares of their brothers. It seemed that neither brother had heard.
Kari smiled at her friend in an apologetic sort of way. "It um happened at the hospital Miyako. TK was comforting me and I was comforting him and it just sort of happened. Everything clicked. Sorry" She nudged TK
"yeah. Sorry?"
"No I'm glad something good could come of my..." Her voice drifted off and the purple haired girl fell into her own haunting thoughts.
"Tai whose initial shock seemed to have worn off took the silence as an opportunity to speak to TK. He sidled up to him and whispered in an 'I mean business tone.'
"I'll give you a ten second head start to run IF you can guarantee to me that you haven't kissed my little sister."
Miyako's mood was brought up again when she saw TK blush and gulp guiltily. He ran over to her and whispered. "Miyako I um have to go right now. I'll visit again if I live. Pray for me" he added the last part in mock, she assumed, terror. With that TK gave her a small hug. He trotted over to Kari and with a side glance to Tai who could be heard whispering "2......3..." TK leaned in and planted a small but firm and loving kiss on Kari's lips. Then he sprinted out of the room.
"TK YOU BETTER RUN!" Tai roared as he made to tear out of the room. He paused at the door and spoke to Miyako. "Sorry Miyako, I'll see you later, Duty calls!" He gave her a small wink caught only by her and then was gone.
"Miyako it's been great seeing you. Take care. TAI YOU BETTER NOT HURT MY BROTHER!" Then
Matt too was gone.
Sora sighed deeply. "Oh, man. I had to fall in love with Taichi Yagami huh? I don't think he'll do
anything drastic.' She reflected on her words. " What am I saying! He always does something drastic!
Miyako I gotta go! It has been great seeing you I'll come back!" TAI THINK ABOUT THIS! WE WERE
DATING WHEN WE WERE 16. TAI BE RESONABLE! TAI..." (All of this, TK running to Sora
running occurred in about 30 seconds)
Miyako turned to Kari, who was smiling dreamily. "Uh Kari was that the first time he kissed you?"
"Second" was the dreamy reply.
"Do you love him"
"So much"
"Then you might want to stop you're brother from killing him." Miyako smiled as Kari's face changed to
shock. She remembered happiness, no wonder she had missed it, wanted it.
"oh no. Um Miyako would it be all right with you if um we continued this visit uh later." She looked truly
worried.
"yeah"
"TAI STOP" She ran to catch up yelling at her brother all the way, though he was probably well out of
hearing range.
The remaining 6 friends laughed. Only Joe seemed slightly disturbed. He glanced at his fiancee, who was
almost crying from laughing.
"Um Mimi?"
"Yeah Joe?" she answered after collecting herself for a moment.
" Do we absolutely have to invite them to the wedding?"
"Joe those lunatics are the ones who are going to make the wedding perfect. Or at least unforgettable. I
wouldn't have it any other way."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: That was okay I think. Humor is hard. I exaggerated some characters, namely Tai,
but it wasn't bashing. I love all the Digidestined! The story isn't over! However this segment will
probably the last until I return from my trip on the 30th. (rambling warning) I'm off to Germany and the
next couple days will be spent getting ready. To all those who enjoy the story, I have no intention
whatsoever of not completing it. This is my first fic and I like how it's going. I will miss not only writing
but reading fics too. The home I'm staying in doesn't have Internet. I hope I survive. Germany's
Germany! I will now stop rambling and simply say this.
TO BE CONTINUED...
