Hi, everybody!! This is the second chapter (duh!) of the story, and sorry to all you people out there who objected to me killing off Takeru... I'm sad myself, believe me, but it was a necessary evil. I thought it would make a better story if Takeru was dead and Hikari was really sad. The only other alternative I could think of was for Takeru and Hikari to have a fight and break up, and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. But enough with explanations, on with the story!! (Oh yeah, I use Japanese names for the kids but not the Digimon because I don't know all the Digimon names in Japanese.) (Just in case anyone cared.)
WARNING: THIS IS THE AUTHOR'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO WRITE DIGIMON/DIGIMON ROMANCE. PLEASE DISREGARD ANY UNNATURAL SAPPINESS. THANK YOU.
Chapter Two
It was two weeks after the tragic accident, and no one had seen Gatomon since the short memorial service that was held for Patamon. Tentomon's only thought as he flew towards his tree was one of concern for the feline Digimon. What if, in her state of despair, a hostile Digimon had attacked her? Tentomon thought that perhaps she just would let herself be deleted rather than go on alone. Or even worse, what if she'd purposely deleted herself? Even though Tentomon could not think of Gatomon doing such a thing, the thought kept surfacing. He reached his tree and nestled in one of the upper branches, letting the wind blow past his shell. He shivered slightly as a particularly hard gust almost knocked his talons away from the rough bark. One bright thought surfaced amid all the gloomy thoughts of Gatomon- even if the wind was cold, it still was a beautiful sunset.
Tentomon sighed and stared as the light made beautiful patterns on a distant cliff. Suddenly he tensed, watching the cliff. Was it just his imagination, or had he seen a small flash of white just then? Tentomon decided that it was worth checking out. He opened his wings and buzzed off in investigation. As he approached the cliff, a small spot of pure white came into focus and eventually resolved into a feline Digimon that took off running the instant she saw Tentomon. He increased his speed and eventually came within earshot.
"Gatomon! Please don't run! Gatomon!" When Gatomon didn't respond, Tentomon flew down and directly into her path with a quick burst of speed. "Gatomon, what are you doing? Where have you been?" With a fresh note of surprise, Tentomon noticed traces of tears in Gatomon's eyes. "Gatomon, please answer me!"
"I... I miss Patamon... Sunsets are the worst... We used to watch them together every night... Right on that cliff..." The tears started again.
"Oh, please, Gatomon, don't cry! Look, I know you miss Patamon- we all do- but please, don't let yourself fade away too!"
To Tentomon's surprise, Gatomon lashed out in anger. "How dare you talk about Patamon that way! He was my best friend and I'm never going to let his memory go!" Her voice abruptly broke, becoming soft and sorrowful. "You don't know what it's like for me. I've been sitting out here on this cliff every night since... since it happened. I've been crying myself to sleep. Some days I can't remember if I've remember if I've eaten anything... All that exists are me and the sunsets and the memories..."
Tentomon had listened with growing horror as Gatomon described the way she had been living. For the first time, he noted how thin she had become under her glossy coat, now dull with dust. He abruptly made a decision. "Gatomon, you're staying in my tree until you're healthy."
"What! No, I, I have to stay, Patamon, he needs me.." Her words were accompanied by a weak beating at Tentomon's shell as he flew over and grabbed Gatomon around the waist. Her weight had dropped so much that it was no hard task for Tentomon to deposit her safely in the tree, a good mile from the cliff.
"Gatomon, you are staying here with me until you are healthy enough to go out."
'But... I..."
"Please, Gatomon. It's tearing me up to see you like this. I'm sure Patamon wouldn't want to see you like this either."
"Don't use Patamon against me like that!" A sudden panic attacked her voice. "Oh, God, Patamon, why did you have to leave me?"
Surprised at the sudden outburst, Tentomon awkwardly hugged Gatomon. "It'll be alright, Gatomon. Just get some rest."
"But..."
"Ssssh. Sleep." Gatomon's weak mumblings of "Patamon..." eventually faded into steady, even breathing.
Looking down at Gatomon's beautiful white fur shining in the moonlight, Tentomon made a vow to never let such pain enter Gatomon's life again if he had anything to say about it. No one would ever hurt her this deep again. Her eyes were not meant to be steeped in such sorrow as they had been that night. If only to keep that look from her face, Tentomon thought, I will protect her.
AN: Scary, wasn't it? Please review! (Oh, and typing out flames is an unnecessary expenditure of precious calories, cause they are ignored!! :-P)
WARNING: THIS IS THE AUTHOR'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO WRITE DIGIMON/DIGIMON ROMANCE. PLEASE DISREGARD ANY UNNATURAL SAPPINESS. THANK YOU.
Chapter Two
It was two weeks after the tragic accident, and no one had seen Gatomon since the short memorial service that was held for Patamon. Tentomon's only thought as he flew towards his tree was one of concern for the feline Digimon. What if, in her state of despair, a hostile Digimon had attacked her? Tentomon thought that perhaps she just would let herself be deleted rather than go on alone. Or even worse, what if she'd purposely deleted herself? Even though Tentomon could not think of Gatomon doing such a thing, the thought kept surfacing. He reached his tree and nestled in one of the upper branches, letting the wind blow past his shell. He shivered slightly as a particularly hard gust almost knocked his talons away from the rough bark. One bright thought surfaced amid all the gloomy thoughts of Gatomon- even if the wind was cold, it still was a beautiful sunset.
Tentomon sighed and stared as the light made beautiful patterns on a distant cliff. Suddenly he tensed, watching the cliff. Was it just his imagination, or had he seen a small flash of white just then? Tentomon decided that it was worth checking out. He opened his wings and buzzed off in investigation. As he approached the cliff, a small spot of pure white came into focus and eventually resolved into a feline Digimon that took off running the instant she saw Tentomon. He increased his speed and eventually came within earshot.
"Gatomon! Please don't run! Gatomon!" When Gatomon didn't respond, Tentomon flew down and directly into her path with a quick burst of speed. "Gatomon, what are you doing? Where have you been?" With a fresh note of surprise, Tentomon noticed traces of tears in Gatomon's eyes. "Gatomon, please answer me!"
"I... I miss Patamon... Sunsets are the worst... We used to watch them together every night... Right on that cliff..." The tears started again.
"Oh, please, Gatomon, don't cry! Look, I know you miss Patamon- we all do- but please, don't let yourself fade away too!"
To Tentomon's surprise, Gatomon lashed out in anger. "How dare you talk about Patamon that way! He was my best friend and I'm never going to let his memory go!" Her voice abruptly broke, becoming soft and sorrowful. "You don't know what it's like for me. I've been sitting out here on this cliff every night since... since it happened. I've been crying myself to sleep. Some days I can't remember if I've remember if I've eaten anything... All that exists are me and the sunsets and the memories..."
Tentomon had listened with growing horror as Gatomon described the way she had been living. For the first time, he noted how thin she had become under her glossy coat, now dull with dust. He abruptly made a decision. "Gatomon, you're staying in my tree until you're healthy."
"What! No, I, I have to stay, Patamon, he needs me.." Her words were accompanied by a weak beating at Tentomon's shell as he flew over and grabbed Gatomon around the waist. Her weight had dropped so much that it was no hard task for Tentomon to deposit her safely in the tree, a good mile from the cliff.
"Gatomon, you are staying here with me until you are healthy enough to go out."
'But... I..."
"Please, Gatomon. It's tearing me up to see you like this. I'm sure Patamon wouldn't want to see you like this either."
"Don't use Patamon against me like that!" A sudden panic attacked her voice. "Oh, God, Patamon, why did you have to leave me?"
Surprised at the sudden outburst, Tentomon awkwardly hugged Gatomon. "It'll be alright, Gatomon. Just get some rest."
"But..."
"Ssssh. Sleep." Gatomon's weak mumblings of "Patamon..." eventually faded into steady, even breathing.
Looking down at Gatomon's beautiful white fur shining in the moonlight, Tentomon made a vow to never let such pain enter Gatomon's life again if he had anything to say about it. No one would ever hurt her this deep again. Her eyes were not meant to be steeped in such sorrow as they had been that night. If only to keep that look from her face, Tentomon thought, I will protect her.
AN: Scary, wasn't it? Please review! (Oh, and typing out flames is an unnecessary expenditure of precious calories, cause they are ignored!! :-P)