Batteries 5 == Jealousy
By: Mirai_no_hikari
A/N: I'm baaaack! Once again! This is my usual greeting. I've visited a lot of Devil Children websites… and I found out something: The anime version of Devil Children… THE DRAWINGS ARE VERY ugly!!! Worse than the gameboy's…. How acky! (To tell the truth, Mirai looks ugly. Setsuna looks KAWAII! But since I'm a girl, it's kinda like an insult you know!) -_-* Oh well, on with the story!
P.S: Thanks to everyone who reviewed for me!!! Important notice! This chapter is serious. Much much much more serious than my other chapters. I just couldn't let a romance story go on without any barriers, ne? ^^* It's my habit… FORGIVE ME!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon and Devil Children. Other than Madison and her 2 cats, which I own, the rest DO NOT belong to me!
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The story so far…
Taichi and Sora get forced to go on a 'date'.
Madison drags Setsuna off to a date, thus breaking the bond between Mirai and Setsuna.
Also, Madison tells everyone that Mirai's a Devil Child. One of two. But she doesn't know who the other one is. Setsuna admits he is the other one… but…
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Mirai sat awake on her bed. She just woke up from a nightmare. She tried to recall what had happened last night. "Souka, Madison wa, minna ga…" {[ Oh yeah, Madison and everyone…]}
Then came a knock on the door.
"Come in, the door's not locked," Mirai said.
Setsuna entered.
There was a long, undisturbed silence.
"So, you're feeling better?" Setsuna asked, trying to lift the mood.
"Can't die. Devils can't. Only on their birthday," Mirai answered mechanically.
"You're not answering my question," Setsuna started loosing his cool. 'What devil this devil that… She's still a human… well, half-human…'
"Yes, I'm better. But why should you care?" Mirai retorted coldly. 'He went on a date with her! Of course he should prefer her to me…'
"What do you mean by why should I care?"
"You've got your own girlfriend now, so why waste time with a devil?" Yet another sentence without emotion.
"Girlfriend? Who?" Setsuna was confused. 'You were the only girl friend I had in my life!' (Meaning as a friend who is a girl)
"Madison."
"MADISON??? MY GIRLFRIEND??? THERE'S NO REASON FOR HER TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND!!! I DON'T EVEN LIKE HER!!!" Setsuna screamed.
"Oh? So what was the date with her about? Mirai stared into Setsuna's almond eyes coolly, her voice calm, smooth and soft.
"The date… was… it was… I… because… I…" Setsuna stuttered. 'Because you didn't care.'
"BECAUSE YOU LIKE HER!!! BECAUSE OF HER TALENTS!!! HER LOOKS! BETTER THAN ME! THAT'S WHY YOU WENT OFF WITH HER AND LEFT ME ALL ALONE FOR ONE WHOLE AFTERNOON!!!" Mirai exploded. Her temper no longer concealed.
"You… cared?" Setsuna said slowly.
"OF COURSE I DID!!! I KNEW YOU FOR THAT LONG AND YOU IGNORED ME FOR ONE WHOLE DAY!!!" Mirai shouted, her eyes rimmed with tears.
"I…" Setsuna did not know what to say.
"Out," Mirai calmed down, "Please, get out of my room."
"Mirai… I…"
"OUT!" She screamed.
Setsuna went out of the room, slamming the door as he left, leaving Mirai in the emptyness of her room, sobbing into her pillows.
~*~
Madison was in her room, when something came in through the slit of her door which she left open. "Hora, Tiga-chan, you're back!" Madison smiled and picked up her striped kitten. It purred and meowed a long sentence, Madison nodding her head slowly.
"I see, so Setsu-koi quarrelled with his lil' ol best friend huh? Just what I expected. This gives me such a better chance to get rid of Mirai, and to have Setsuna all to myself…" Madison stopped as her white cat started its own chorus of purrs. "I see, yes, I know, my job is to get rid of both Devil Children. But, if Setsu-koi doesn't do anything but stay with me, what threat is he to the angels?" More mews. Madison just smiled, " You've done well, Tiga-chan, you did make sure her emotions were enhanced ne? Enough to make her get upset to start this quarrel, everything is going to plan…"
A cold laugh echoed throughout the resort, a cold laugh that never had been heard before.
~*~
"Huh? What was that?" Sora woke up, the cold laugh she had just heard echoed in her mind. "Just a dream…" She thought aloud.
"Hm? What?" Taichi woke up.
"Nothing. Just got a dream," Sora sighed, "One thing though, about what happened last night… do you think we can still trust Mirai?"
"I… I don't know," Taichi scratched at his head, "She doesn't seem as evil as she is supposed to be… Besides, she DID help us with the batteries…" He trailed off, not knowing what to say.
"All I know is, the tears she shed the first time we met her… I'm sure they were true… and anyway, I've been treating her like my best friend, how can I just… leave her?" Sora said.
"All I know is, Mirai's not evil," Agumon, who had just woke up stated.
"Yeah, even though she is a Devil's child, it doesn't mean that she HAS to be evil Sora," Biyomon nodded.
"So, the conclusion," Agumon and Biyomon started, "WE BELIEVE MIRAI!" They exclaimed.
"Yoshi! The decision is made!" Taichi grinned widely.
A knock on the door, "Breakfast!" It was Madison.
"Coming!" Taichi answered, and waited till the footsteps of Madison had 'evaporated'. "One thing I know, Madison's the one that should not be trusted." His brown eyes darkened.
~*~
The dining table in the resort had two empty seats. Mirai and Beru both did not come out. The breakfast should have been made by Mirai but due to her absence, Madison took over the job.
"Where's Mirai?" Sora asked, staring around the table.
"Didn't Setsuna go and call her?" Taichi stopped eating, his mouth still filled with pieces of the bacon he was eating.
All eyes on the table, including the monsters turned towards Setsuna.
"I…" Setsuna stuttered, a look of sadness in his eyes. He then regained composition and stated coldly, "I did call her, but she said that devils don't die of hunger. If you really want her to eat, you go drag her, Taichi." He stopped, "I'm full." He stood up and took his plate towards the kitchen.
Madison stood up and blocked his way, "I'll wash it for you, Setsu- koi," She smiled sweetly at him before taking his plates.
"Aligato," Setsuna nodded at her before walking into his room and slamming the door.
"Oi! Setsuna! Matte!" Keru chased after his master. {[ Matte : Wait ]}
"Did I miss something?" Taichi asked, his brown orbs wide with confusion.
"Probably something big," Sora stared at Mirai's room sadly. 'Mirai…'
~*~
Mirai lay on her bed, a feeling of emptyness in her stomach, she stared at the ceiling.
A knock on her door.
Beru and Mirai exchanged glances.
"If it's Setsuna, don't come in!" Mirai said loudly.
"Mirai, it's me," Sora called from the door.
"Is Setsuna with you?"
"No," Sora replied.
"Come in then," Mirai sighed.
Sora opened the door and entered. She sat on Mirai's bed while Beru closed the door.
"There's something up that I don't know about, ne?" Sora asked softly.
Mirai nodded, sitting up.
"Had a tiff?" Sora questioned gently.
Mirai nodded again.
"Tiffs are normal between best friends. The closer you are, the more you care about each other and the more you'll quarrel, it's nothing to be upset about," Sora stated kindly.
"It's not normal," Mirai sobbed, her eyes still red from the crying just now. "He probably hates me now. Besides, I am a Devil, not worthy of his friendship and…" She started to cry again.
'Mirai doesn't know that Setsuna's the other Devil Child?' Sora thought silently. "He won't hate you, how could he? You've been friends for quite long, and friendship lasts," Sora said aloud.
"But… but, he, won't care! He fell in love with Madison whom he met for only two days, how can he treasure our friendship! And… I… I don't want friendship… I," Mirai started to cry again. Leaving Sora without any idea to comfort her. And at that time, Sora, as the bearer of love, suddenly felt useless.
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Taichi waited for Sora outside Mirai's room, a concerned look on his face due to the sounds of crying coming from inside of the room. Biyomon and Agumon wore the same masks of concern. The door opened and Sora stepped out. Taichi greeted her with a grin but the look on Sora's face erased the grin off his face completely. He walked towards the door, deciding to comfort Mirai. Sora stopped him, shaking her head, "She needs to calm down." Taichi nodded knowingly and both of them went inside their room. (Yes! It's the same room! But not the same bed! Don't worry! ^.-)
"So… what is the inside story?" Taichi cracked a weak joke.
"They had a tiff, some sort of misunderstanding on Mirai's part; she doesn't know that Setsuna is also a Devil Child. She also thinks that Setsuna likes Madison, so," Sora stopped, staring at Taichi. Her eyes read : You get the picture.
Taichi nodded, "The most I can do, is to talk to Setsuna to get his part of the story."
Sora smiled at him, agreeing. "Taichi-kun's matured ne?"
Taichi went bright red. That smile just made his heart skip a beat. "Itekimas." [{ Itekimas : Is a way of saying : I'm leaving! In japanese. }]
Sora smiled again, "Itterashai." [{ Itterashai : After the person leaves the house, their friends or family members say this in a way that means 'Be careful on your way'. Kinda }]
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A knock at the door.
"Come in, Madison," Setsuna said, irritated.
"It's NOT Madison, it's Taichi," Taichi called.
"Mirai's not with you, right?"
"Yes, don't worry, now may I come in?"
"Yup," Setsuna laughed. Having Taichi at a friend in times of 'woe' may be quite good.
Taichi stepped in, to see Setsuna's room in a mess. "Whew! Did Hurricane Madison just come?"
"Not Hurricane Madison, Hurricane Setsuna. I had to dodge one of his many pieces of paper you know?" Keru complained, lying beside the window in a spot of sunlight.
"…" Taichi was speechless for a moment. " So… what happened in here…?"
"Madison just irritated me, so I chased her out… and missed a friend I lost so I …"Setsuna stopped himself.
"Which friend?" 'Good, I got myself a steady start.' Taichi thought.
"… Well, you know…"
"Who?" 'I need to get him to say the name!'
"Fine! Mirai! I miss her! I like her! I have a cru… I mean…" Setsuna stopped.
"You have a crush on her?" Taichi grinned teasingly at Setsuna.
"How do you know?" Setsuna blurted the words out, and stopped himself. Too bad. Too late. He turned a bright shade of red
"I, Taichi Yagami, being the best friend of the Bearer of Love, should have some feelings also," Taichi said proudly. Setsuna didn't know he was so 'observant'.
"But… I think she is still angry with me…" Setsuna said sadly.
"Why?" Taichi questioned.
"Because, she usually gives me my birthday present on the day before her birthday, or on her birthday…" Setsuna trailed off. Taichi motioned for him to continue. "And tommorow is her birthday, the day after is mine."
"WHAT? Both of your birthdays are just a day away!?" Taichi screeched.
"Well, yes, you can put it that way." Setsuna stated, then continued sadly, "Before I met her, my birthdays have all been spent alone."
"Huh? Alone?" Taichi was puzzled. "What about your parents?"
"My parents… they left me alone and took my brother with them. Just because my brother was an angel and I was a devil so they just left me alone," Setsuna looked back sadly, a tinge of anger alit in his almond eyes.
"I, sorry, I didn't know…" Taichi said guiltily.
"It's OK," Setsuna managed a smile.
"So… you don't like Madison?" Taichi changed the subject, and moved onwards.
"No, I only went with her cause Mirai said she didn't care. Which means she didn't and doesn't like me."
"Oh," Taichi stopped. This talk was getting hard, if Setsuna didn't understand the true concept of love then this talk would never get anywhere. "Have you ever liked someone before, Setsuna? Have you ever known what's love? How it feels like?"
"I… don't know," Setsuna shook his head, "I said my parents left me alone, only when Mirai and her grandfather moved in next door then there was this… this warm feeling in me, telling me I won't be alone again. That's all, to me, Love is being wanted, needed… it's… warm. That's all."
"Then you're wrong about love. To love someone or something is to wish the best of that person or thing, to protect them with your life and to want to be with them together. I've never felt like that to a girl, other than my mother and sister. Love is… a part of life. And…" Taichi stopped, "Now, what was it that Sorachi said next?"
Setsuna sweatdropped, "Don't tell me this 'talk' you're giving me was given to you before?"
"Eh, Sora told me that," Taichi sighed, "I'm not that matured yet, I don't really know how to explain love, but I've felt it before, here," Taichi put his hand on his heart.
"Oh, so you love someone?" It was Setsuna's turn to tease Taichi.
"Well… I…do love someone, but….but…"Taichi muttered.
"Who??" Setsuna asked before Taichi could finish his sentence.
"It's…it's… someone!!" Taichi answered.
"WHO??? Tell me!!!" Setsuna asked Taichi again.
"… Weeeeelllll, starts with S ends with A…"
"ME???" Setsuna screeched.
"NOOOO! It's S-O-R-A! Sora!"
"Oooooh, Sora is it?" Setsuna got those type of anime narrowed eyes. Taichi turned a truly bright shade of red.
"Hey! We were supposed to be talking about your problem, not mine!!!" Taichi complained.
"…" Setsuna sweatdropped. 'What a lovely excuse…'
"Now, back to the topic," Taichi said in a buisness-like manner, "Did you ever like someone in your whole entire life? Not including blood relationships… or like the Obaa-san who lives near your house…" [{ Obaa-san : granny }]
"Yes, I think."
"OK, good, who?"
"Mirai."
"So you know what does love feel like?" Taichi asked with renewed hope.
"Nope."
"Back to square one…" Taichi slapped his forehead.
~*~
Setsuna gave Keru a pat on the head, "Keru, you hungry? Don't think you had lunch…"
"You aren't hungry, are you? If you aren't? I am not either," Keru replied.
"Aligato, Keru!" Setsuna hugged Keru tightly. "You're the best friend I ever had. Want a bone?"
"Hey!" Keru growled, "I told you to stop teasing me about it…"
"I'm kidding," Setsuna laughed and gave Keru's head another pat.
A knock on the door. "Come in," Setsuna replied.
Madison entered.
"Oh," Setsuna sighed, "Hi Madison…"
Madison giggled, "Why sound so gloomy? Anything on your mind?"
"Nothing, why are you here for?" Setsuna asked curious about why this annoying girl kept on attaching herself to him and getting him all irritated.
"I heard, that tomorrow is your birthday, "Madison smiled.
"Tomorrow? That's not my birthday, that's Mirai's," Setsuna answered, the name 'Mirai' came out naturally.
"Oh, it is? But I heard that your birthday was…" Madison pouted, or at least tried to make a face.
"My birthday is the day after tomorrow," Setsuna laughed, amazed at the face Madison managed to make.
"Oh, then it's not too early to give you your early birthday present," Madison giggled.
Setsuna sweatdropped. Madison came in empty-handed so what was this 'present' she was talking about? Madison leant forward and planted a kiss there, right on his lips. Setsuna flushed.
A cup dropping to the floor…
…landing with a crash with splinters of broken glass…
Setsuna and Madison turned around to see Mirai standing there, holding what seemed to be lunch, with tears rimming her eyes.
"…Mirai, I…"
"SETSUNA BAKA!" Mirai screamed, "I HATE YOU!!!" She threw the food onto the ground and ran into her room and slammed the door. Causing much chaos.
Taichi and Sora's bedroom door slammed open, Sora stood there, looking extremely angry. She ran straight up to Setsuna and slapped him. Taichi ran out of the bedroom to join the 'party' in Setsuna's room.
"Mirai was your friend, I thought I could trust you! And you made her hurt and all that, WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU?!" Sora screamed into Setsuna's face. Taichi grabbed her hands from behind.
"Sora, calm down," Taichi said, "You're the calm one usually, why…"
"LET GO!!!" Sora struggled from Taichi's 'restraints'.
Madison smiled coldly, her white cat entered Setsuna's room and purred.
"I didn't do anything!" Setsuna exclaimed.
"Then why would she just run into her room and slam the door? I thought you cared about her!" Sora continued to fire words at Setsuna.
Taichi let go of both Sora's hands, "I thought you told me that Mirai was an important thing to you, you are lying right? Cause I WON'T HARM SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME!"
"I didn't do anything of any sort to harm Mirai!" Setsuna said.
"I'm going to sleep," Sora said coldly and went off to her room.
"Sora, matte!" Taichi chased after her, stopped and stared at Setsuna, "Maybe you need to think carefully, what is important to you and what isn't." And he walked into the room.
Setsuna flopped onto his bed, staring at the ceiling, "Thanks for your present, it was so amusing," Setsuna told Madison sarcastically.
"Sorry," Madison said in a small voice and exited the room, her white cat trailing after her. She closed the door and the meek look on her face was wiped off with another cold smile. "Chaos between the friendship of Love, Courage and Setsu-koi, what could be better? I get rid of Mirai tomorrow, thanks to Setsu-koi for the info, and I think of a way to chase Love and Courage out of here, no-one can stop the angels with destroying the world now. The clocks stopping is just a small thing…" Madison smirked and her white cat purred happily.
~*~
"Sora, calm down!" Taichi explained, dodging one of the pillows Sora had thrown around the room.
"How am I supposed to calm down when I'm the bearer of Love and can't do anything for Mirai?" Sora threw a clump of torn paper at the dustbin and missed.
"Sora, look here," Taichi grabbed her arms and stopped her from throwing Biyomon, "Setsuna told me he loved Mirai, there's got to be a misunderstanding somewhere, someone, or something is trying to destroy their friendship," Taichi stated, staring into her maghogany eyes with his chocolate brown ones.
"Yes, I guess I over-reacted…" Sora sighed and Taichi let go of her arms. She hugged Biyomon tightly. "I told Mirai to try and build up their friendship again, she tried, I know she did. She actually brought Setsuna lunch… But then something happened. I don't know what… and she just…"
"I saw Madison kissing Setsuna," A voice called out.
"Agumon?" Taichi turned around to see Agumon standing there with a look of triumph on his face.
"I knew something was up so I did some spying," Agumon said, "I heard Madison say she wanted to give Setsuna a birthday present, and then, she kissed him."
"That's a horrible thing to do, right? Sora?" Biyomon jumped out of Sora's arms and landed on the ground beside Agumon.
"Madison… date… quarrel… kiss… I got it!" Sora exclaimed and clapped her hands together.
"What, Sora?" Taichi asked.
"That person who is trying to destroy Mirai and Setsuna's friendship is Madison!" Sora grinned, then stopped, "But why? Why bother to destroy their friendship?"
"Something's up," Taichi frowned, "And somehow, it's got something to do with the Batteries…"
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Madison was in her room, the lights were all turned off and she had drawn a chalk circle on the ground. A flash of light. Something was in the circle… or was it just shadows?
"How's it going, Madison?"
"Fine, tomorrow I should be able to get rid of one of them and break the friendship between Love and Courage with the other one."
"Good, make sure nothing happens, if your identity is known, you will be in grave danger as your level itself is nothing compared to the 2 DevilChildren together. The time on Earth has stopped completely and permantely and the Batteries have been let loose, You need to get rid of all of them as quick as possible."
"Understood, Kai-sama," Madison bowed politely. The shadows disappeared and the tiger-striped cat purred.
"Yes, what a lovely co-incidence, two brothers, one angel another devil and both equally powerful and cute…" Madison stated dreamily. "I don't know who to choose…" She laughed coldly. "When I destroy Mirai, Love and Courage, Kai-sama will reward me well and Setsu-koi will belong to me only! Either way I win…"
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A/N: YAY! I finished this chapter and ended with a cliffhanger again. (Well kinda) I have never meant any disrespect to any Christians or Catholics, this fic is not religious. I am not saying that the devil is good. I'm just making up a story. I'm a freethinker so I'm not exactly sure how other people think, so if I have offended you in any way, I am greatly sorry and apologize.
Whee! I made Madison even more evil! And I've added something into the mystery itself! Setsuna's brother is trying to destroy the world!!! (Just like in the game… I think and I guess. The game was japanese!)
What is going to happen to Mirai and Setsuna?
What will Taichi and Sora do the unravel the mystery of Madison?
And the next day will be Mirai's birthday… What's going to happen to her?
I don't know! Hee! I already said I never write drafts…
Please review for me whether you thought it was good or bad or so-so. Flames are accepted but flame with reason, or else, they get extinguished! Bwahahahahahahaha!
The part where Setsuna and Taichi talked went weird. I don't know how boys talk about love! I'm a girl! And I don't have a boyfriend to ask! See? That's why it is all weird and a little 'twisted'. The part where Madison kissed Setsuna is a classic scene in romance stories… ^^* Since I am writing a romance fic, I might as well put in some bits of classical romance… ^^* R&R please!!!
Oh, and if any of you understand japanese or just want to feel around in the dark, this site: http://devichil.lycos.co.jp has a lot of info about Devil Children, the anime, the game… However, if you're into a little romancy stuff, this site: http://www1.odn.ne.jp/wmh/top.html is a fan site supporting Mirai and Setsuna's relationship… ^^* Again in japanese tho… So feel around in the dark and wish you all good luck!!! ^-^
I nearly forgot, Mirai's last name is Kaname (careless mistake in reading jap again) and Keru's supposed to be Kuru. (Species: Keruberos Name: Kuru) Gettit?
To all Taiora fans : SORATO STINKSSSSS AND TAIORA FOREVER!!! SO THERE! ANYONE STOP ME?!
By: Mirai_no_hikari
A/N: I'm baaaack! Once again! This is my usual greeting. I've visited a lot of Devil Children websites… and I found out something: The anime version of Devil Children… THE DRAWINGS ARE VERY ugly!!! Worse than the gameboy's…. How acky! (To tell the truth, Mirai looks ugly. Setsuna looks KAWAII! But since I'm a girl, it's kinda like an insult you know!) -_-* Oh well, on with the story!
P.S: Thanks to everyone who reviewed for me!!! Important notice! This chapter is serious. Much much much more serious than my other chapters. I just couldn't let a romance story go on without any barriers, ne? ^^* It's my habit… FORGIVE ME!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon and Devil Children. Other than Madison and her 2 cats, which I own, the rest DO NOT belong to me!
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The story so far…
Taichi and Sora get forced to go on a 'date'.
Madison drags Setsuna off to a date, thus breaking the bond between Mirai and Setsuna.
Also, Madison tells everyone that Mirai's a Devil Child. One of two. But she doesn't know who the other one is. Setsuna admits he is the other one… but…
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Mirai sat awake on her bed. She just woke up from a nightmare. She tried to recall what had happened last night. "Souka, Madison wa, minna ga…" {[ Oh yeah, Madison and everyone…]}
Then came a knock on the door.
"Come in, the door's not locked," Mirai said.
Setsuna entered.
There was a long, undisturbed silence.
"So, you're feeling better?" Setsuna asked, trying to lift the mood.
"Can't die. Devils can't. Only on their birthday," Mirai answered mechanically.
"You're not answering my question," Setsuna started loosing his cool. 'What devil this devil that… She's still a human… well, half-human…'
"Yes, I'm better. But why should you care?" Mirai retorted coldly. 'He went on a date with her! Of course he should prefer her to me…'
"What do you mean by why should I care?"
"You've got your own girlfriend now, so why waste time with a devil?" Yet another sentence without emotion.
"Girlfriend? Who?" Setsuna was confused. 'You were the only girl friend I had in my life!' (Meaning as a friend who is a girl)
"Madison."
"MADISON??? MY GIRLFRIEND??? THERE'S NO REASON FOR HER TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND!!! I DON'T EVEN LIKE HER!!!" Setsuna screamed.
"Oh? So what was the date with her about? Mirai stared into Setsuna's almond eyes coolly, her voice calm, smooth and soft.
"The date… was… it was… I… because… I…" Setsuna stuttered. 'Because you didn't care.'
"BECAUSE YOU LIKE HER!!! BECAUSE OF HER TALENTS!!! HER LOOKS! BETTER THAN ME! THAT'S WHY YOU WENT OFF WITH HER AND LEFT ME ALL ALONE FOR ONE WHOLE AFTERNOON!!!" Mirai exploded. Her temper no longer concealed.
"You… cared?" Setsuna said slowly.
"OF COURSE I DID!!! I KNEW YOU FOR THAT LONG AND YOU IGNORED ME FOR ONE WHOLE DAY!!!" Mirai shouted, her eyes rimmed with tears.
"I…" Setsuna did not know what to say.
"Out," Mirai calmed down, "Please, get out of my room."
"Mirai… I…"
"OUT!" She screamed.
Setsuna went out of the room, slamming the door as he left, leaving Mirai in the emptyness of her room, sobbing into her pillows.
~*~
Madison was in her room, when something came in through the slit of her door which she left open. "Hora, Tiga-chan, you're back!" Madison smiled and picked up her striped kitten. It purred and meowed a long sentence, Madison nodding her head slowly.
"I see, so Setsu-koi quarrelled with his lil' ol best friend huh? Just what I expected. This gives me such a better chance to get rid of Mirai, and to have Setsuna all to myself…" Madison stopped as her white cat started its own chorus of purrs. "I see, yes, I know, my job is to get rid of both Devil Children. But, if Setsu-koi doesn't do anything but stay with me, what threat is he to the angels?" More mews. Madison just smiled, " You've done well, Tiga-chan, you did make sure her emotions were enhanced ne? Enough to make her get upset to start this quarrel, everything is going to plan…"
A cold laugh echoed throughout the resort, a cold laugh that never had been heard before.
~*~
"Huh? What was that?" Sora woke up, the cold laugh she had just heard echoed in her mind. "Just a dream…" She thought aloud.
"Hm? What?" Taichi woke up.
"Nothing. Just got a dream," Sora sighed, "One thing though, about what happened last night… do you think we can still trust Mirai?"
"I… I don't know," Taichi scratched at his head, "She doesn't seem as evil as she is supposed to be… Besides, she DID help us with the batteries…" He trailed off, not knowing what to say.
"All I know is, the tears she shed the first time we met her… I'm sure they were true… and anyway, I've been treating her like my best friend, how can I just… leave her?" Sora said.
"All I know is, Mirai's not evil," Agumon, who had just woke up stated.
"Yeah, even though she is a Devil's child, it doesn't mean that she HAS to be evil Sora," Biyomon nodded.
"So, the conclusion," Agumon and Biyomon started, "WE BELIEVE MIRAI!" They exclaimed.
"Yoshi! The decision is made!" Taichi grinned widely.
A knock on the door, "Breakfast!" It was Madison.
"Coming!" Taichi answered, and waited till the footsteps of Madison had 'evaporated'. "One thing I know, Madison's the one that should not be trusted." His brown eyes darkened.
~*~
The dining table in the resort had two empty seats. Mirai and Beru both did not come out. The breakfast should have been made by Mirai but due to her absence, Madison took over the job.
"Where's Mirai?" Sora asked, staring around the table.
"Didn't Setsuna go and call her?" Taichi stopped eating, his mouth still filled with pieces of the bacon he was eating.
All eyes on the table, including the monsters turned towards Setsuna.
"I…" Setsuna stuttered, a look of sadness in his eyes. He then regained composition and stated coldly, "I did call her, but she said that devils don't die of hunger. If you really want her to eat, you go drag her, Taichi." He stopped, "I'm full." He stood up and took his plate towards the kitchen.
Madison stood up and blocked his way, "I'll wash it for you, Setsu- koi," She smiled sweetly at him before taking his plates.
"Aligato," Setsuna nodded at her before walking into his room and slamming the door.
"Oi! Setsuna! Matte!" Keru chased after his master. {[ Matte : Wait ]}
"Did I miss something?" Taichi asked, his brown orbs wide with confusion.
"Probably something big," Sora stared at Mirai's room sadly. 'Mirai…'
~*~
Mirai lay on her bed, a feeling of emptyness in her stomach, she stared at the ceiling.
A knock on her door.
Beru and Mirai exchanged glances.
"If it's Setsuna, don't come in!" Mirai said loudly.
"Mirai, it's me," Sora called from the door.
"Is Setsuna with you?"
"No," Sora replied.
"Come in then," Mirai sighed.
Sora opened the door and entered. She sat on Mirai's bed while Beru closed the door.
"There's something up that I don't know about, ne?" Sora asked softly.
Mirai nodded, sitting up.
"Had a tiff?" Sora questioned gently.
Mirai nodded again.
"Tiffs are normal between best friends. The closer you are, the more you care about each other and the more you'll quarrel, it's nothing to be upset about," Sora stated kindly.
"It's not normal," Mirai sobbed, her eyes still red from the crying just now. "He probably hates me now. Besides, I am a Devil, not worthy of his friendship and…" She started to cry again.
'Mirai doesn't know that Setsuna's the other Devil Child?' Sora thought silently. "He won't hate you, how could he? You've been friends for quite long, and friendship lasts," Sora said aloud.
"But… but, he, won't care! He fell in love with Madison whom he met for only two days, how can he treasure our friendship! And… I… I don't want friendship… I," Mirai started to cry again. Leaving Sora without any idea to comfort her. And at that time, Sora, as the bearer of love, suddenly felt useless.
~*~
Taichi waited for Sora outside Mirai's room, a concerned look on his face due to the sounds of crying coming from inside of the room. Biyomon and Agumon wore the same masks of concern. The door opened and Sora stepped out. Taichi greeted her with a grin but the look on Sora's face erased the grin off his face completely. He walked towards the door, deciding to comfort Mirai. Sora stopped him, shaking her head, "She needs to calm down." Taichi nodded knowingly and both of them went inside their room. (Yes! It's the same room! But not the same bed! Don't worry! ^.-)
"So… what is the inside story?" Taichi cracked a weak joke.
"They had a tiff, some sort of misunderstanding on Mirai's part; she doesn't know that Setsuna is also a Devil Child. She also thinks that Setsuna likes Madison, so," Sora stopped, staring at Taichi. Her eyes read : You get the picture.
Taichi nodded, "The most I can do, is to talk to Setsuna to get his part of the story."
Sora smiled at him, agreeing. "Taichi-kun's matured ne?"
Taichi went bright red. That smile just made his heart skip a beat. "Itekimas." [{ Itekimas : Is a way of saying : I'm leaving! In japanese. }]
Sora smiled again, "Itterashai." [{ Itterashai : After the person leaves the house, their friends or family members say this in a way that means 'Be careful on your way'. Kinda }]
~*~
A knock at the door.
"Come in, Madison," Setsuna said, irritated.
"It's NOT Madison, it's Taichi," Taichi called.
"Mirai's not with you, right?"
"Yes, don't worry, now may I come in?"
"Yup," Setsuna laughed. Having Taichi at a friend in times of 'woe' may be quite good.
Taichi stepped in, to see Setsuna's room in a mess. "Whew! Did Hurricane Madison just come?"
"Not Hurricane Madison, Hurricane Setsuna. I had to dodge one of his many pieces of paper you know?" Keru complained, lying beside the window in a spot of sunlight.
"…" Taichi was speechless for a moment. " So… what happened in here…?"
"Madison just irritated me, so I chased her out… and missed a friend I lost so I …"Setsuna stopped himself.
"Which friend?" 'Good, I got myself a steady start.' Taichi thought.
"… Well, you know…"
"Who?" 'I need to get him to say the name!'
"Fine! Mirai! I miss her! I like her! I have a cru… I mean…" Setsuna stopped.
"You have a crush on her?" Taichi grinned teasingly at Setsuna.
"How do you know?" Setsuna blurted the words out, and stopped himself. Too bad. Too late. He turned a bright shade of red
"I, Taichi Yagami, being the best friend of the Bearer of Love, should have some feelings also," Taichi said proudly. Setsuna didn't know he was so 'observant'.
"But… I think she is still angry with me…" Setsuna said sadly.
"Why?" Taichi questioned.
"Because, she usually gives me my birthday present on the day before her birthday, or on her birthday…" Setsuna trailed off. Taichi motioned for him to continue. "And tommorow is her birthday, the day after is mine."
"WHAT? Both of your birthdays are just a day away!?" Taichi screeched.
"Well, yes, you can put it that way." Setsuna stated, then continued sadly, "Before I met her, my birthdays have all been spent alone."
"Huh? Alone?" Taichi was puzzled. "What about your parents?"
"My parents… they left me alone and took my brother with them. Just because my brother was an angel and I was a devil so they just left me alone," Setsuna looked back sadly, a tinge of anger alit in his almond eyes.
"I, sorry, I didn't know…" Taichi said guiltily.
"It's OK," Setsuna managed a smile.
"So… you don't like Madison?" Taichi changed the subject, and moved onwards.
"No, I only went with her cause Mirai said she didn't care. Which means she didn't and doesn't like me."
"Oh," Taichi stopped. This talk was getting hard, if Setsuna didn't understand the true concept of love then this talk would never get anywhere. "Have you ever liked someone before, Setsuna? Have you ever known what's love? How it feels like?"
"I… don't know," Setsuna shook his head, "I said my parents left me alone, only when Mirai and her grandfather moved in next door then there was this… this warm feeling in me, telling me I won't be alone again. That's all, to me, Love is being wanted, needed… it's… warm. That's all."
"Then you're wrong about love. To love someone or something is to wish the best of that person or thing, to protect them with your life and to want to be with them together. I've never felt like that to a girl, other than my mother and sister. Love is… a part of life. And…" Taichi stopped, "Now, what was it that Sorachi said next?"
Setsuna sweatdropped, "Don't tell me this 'talk' you're giving me was given to you before?"
"Eh, Sora told me that," Taichi sighed, "I'm not that matured yet, I don't really know how to explain love, but I've felt it before, here," Taichi put his hand on his heart.
"Oh, so you love someone?" It was Setsuna's turn to tease Taichi.
"Well… I…do love someone, but….but…"Taichi muttered.
"Who??" Setsuna asked before Taichi could finish his sentence.
"It's…it's… someone!!" Taichi answered.
"WHO??? Tell me!!!" Setsuna asked Taichi again.
"… Weeeeelllll, starts with S ends with A…"
"ME???" Setsuna screeched.
"NOOOO! It's S-O-R-A! Sora!"
"Oooooh, Sora is it?" Setsuna got those type of anime narrowed eyes. Taichi turned a truly bright shade of red.
"Hey! We were supposed to be talking about your problem, not mine!!!" Taichi complained.
"…" Setsuna sweatdropped. 'What a lovely excuse…'
"Now, back to the topic," Taichi said in a buisness-like manner, "Did you ever like someone in your whole entire life? Not including blood relationships… or like the Obaa-san who lives near your house…" [{ Obaa-san : granny }]
"Yes, I think."
"OK, good, who?"
"Mirai."
"So you know what does love feel like?" Taichi asked with renewed hope.
"Nope."
"Back to square one…" Taichi slapped his forehead.
~*~
Setsuna gave Keru a pat on the head, "Keru, you hungry? Don't think you had lunch…"
"You aren't hungry, are you? If you aren't? I am not either," Keru replied.
"Aligato, Keru!" Setsuna hugged Keru tightly. "You're the best friend I ever had. Want a bone?"
"Hey!" Keru growled, "I told you to stop teasing me about it…"
"I'm kidding," Setsuna laughed and gave Keru's head another pat.
A knock on the door. "Come in," Setsuna replied.
Madison entered.
"Oh," Setsuna sighed, "Hi Madison…"
Madison giggled, "Why sound so gloomy? Anything on your mind?"
"Nothing, why are you here for?" Setsuna asked curious about why this annoying girl kept on attaching herself to him and getting him all irritated.
"I heard, that tomorrow is your birthday, "Madison smiled.
"Tomorrow? That's not my birthday, that's Mirai's," Setsuna answered, the name 'Mirai' came out naturally.
"Oh, it is? But I heard that your birthday was…" Madison pouted, or at least tried to make a face.
"My birthday is the day after tomorrow," Setsuna laughed, amazed at the face Madison managed to make.
"Oh, then it's not too early to give you your early birthday present," Madison giggled.
Setsuna sweatdropped. Madison came in empty-handed so what was this 'present' she was talking about? Madison leant forward and planted a kiss there, right on his lips. Setsuna flushed.
A cup dropping to the floor…
…landing with a crash with splinters of broken glass…
Setsuna and Madison turned around to see Mirai standing there, holding what seemed to be lunch, with tears rimming her eyes.
"…Mirai, I…"
"SETSUNA BAKA!" Mirai screamed, "I HATE YOU!!!" She threw the food onto the ground and ran into her room and slammed the door. Causing much chaos.
Taichi and Sora's bedroom door slammed open, Sora stood there, looking extremely angry. She ran straight up to Setsuna and slapped him. Taichi ran out of the bedroom to join the 'party' in Setsuna's room.
"Mirai was your friend, I thought I could trust you! And you made her hurt and all that, WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU?!" Sora screamed into Setsuna's face. Taichi grabbed her hands from behind.
"Sora, calm down," Taichi said, "You're the calm one usually, why…"
"LET GO!!!" Sora struggled from Taichi's 'restraints'.
Madison smiled coldly, her white cat entered Setsuna's room and purred.
"I didn't do anything!" Setsuna exclaimed.
"Then why would she just run into her room and slam the door? I thought you cared about her!" Sora continued to fire words at Setsuna.
Taichi let go of both Sora's hands, "I thought you told me that Mirai was an important thing to you, you are lying right? Cause I WON'T HARM SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME!"
"I didn't do anything of any sort to harm Mirai!" Setsuna said.
"I'm going to sleep," Sora said coldly and went off to her room.
"Sora, matte!" Taichi chased after her, stopped and stared at Setsuna, "Maybe you need to think carefully, what is important to you and what isn't." And he walked into the room.
Setsuna flopped onto his bed, staring at the ceiling, "Thanks for your present, it was so amusing," Setsuna told Madison sarcastically.
"Sorry," Madison said in a small voice and exited the room, her white cat trailing after her. She closed the door and the meek look on her face was wiped off with another cold smile. "Chaos between the friendship of Love, Courage and Setsu-koi, what could be better? I get rid of Mirai tomorrow, thanks to Setsu-koi for the info, and I think of a way to chase Love and Courage out of here, no-one can stop the angels with destroying the world now. The clocks stopping is just a small thing…" Madison smirked and her white cat purred happily.
~*~
"Sora, calm down!" Taichi explained, dodging one of the pillows Sora had thrown around the room.
"How am I supposed to calm down when I'm the bearer of Love and can't do anything for Mirai?" Sora threw a clump of torn paper at the dustbin and missed.
"Sora, look here," Taichi grabbed her arms and stopped her from throwing Biyomon, "Setsuna told me he loved Mirai, there's got to be a misunderstanding somewhere, someone, or something is trying to destroy their friendship," Taichi stated, staring into her maghogany eyes with his chocolate brown ones.
"Yes, I guess I over-reacted…" Sora sighed and Taichi let go of her arms. She hugged Biyomon tightly. "I told Mirai to try and build up their friendship again, she tried, I know she did. She actually brought Setsuna lunch… But then something happened. I don't know what… and she just…"
"I saw Madison kissing Setsuna," A voice called out.
"Agumon?" Taichi turned around to see Agumon standing there with a look of triumph on his face.
"I knew something was up so I did some spying," Agumon said, "I heard Madison say she wanted to give Setsuna a birthday present, and then, she kissed him."
"That's a horrible thing to do, right? Sora?" Biyomon jumped out of Sora's arms and landed on the ground beside Agumon.
"Madison… date… quarrel… kiss… I got it!" Sora exclaimed and clapped her hands together.
"What, Sora?" Taichi asked.
"That person who is trying to destroy Mirai and Setsuna's friendship is Madison!" Sora grinned, then stopped, "But why? Why bother to destroy their friendship?"
"Something's up," Taichi frowned, "And somehow, it's got something to do with the Batteries…"
~*~
Madison was in her room, the lights were all turned off and she had drawn a chalk circle on the ground. A flash of light. Something was in the circle… or was it just shadows?
"How's it going, Madison?"
"Fine, tomorrow I should be able to get rid of one of them and break the friendship between Love and Courage with the other one."
"Good, make sure nothing happens, if your identity is known, you will be in grave danger as your level itself is nothing compared to the 2 DevilChildren together. The time on Earth has stopped completely and permantely and the Batteries have been let loose, You need to get rid of all of them as quick as possible."
"Understood, Kai-sama," Madison bowed politely. The shadows disappeared and the tiger-striped cat purred.
"Yes, what a lovely co-incidence, two brothers, one angel another devil and both equally powerful and cute…" Madison stated dreamily. "I don't know who to choose…" She laughed coldly. "When I destroy Mirai, Love and Courage, Kai-sama will reward me well and Setsu-koi will belong to me only! Either way I win…"
~*~
A/N: YAY! I finished this chapter and ended with a cliffhanger again. (Well kinda) I have never meant any disrespect to any Christians or Catholics, this fic is not religious. I am not saying that the devil is good. I'm just making up a story. I'm a freethinker so I'm not exactly sure how other people think, so if I have offended you in any way, I am greatly sorry and apologize.
Whee! I made Madison even more evil! And I've added something into the mystery itself! Setsuna's brother is trying to destroy the world!!! (Just like in the game… I think and I guess. The game was japanese!)
What is going to happen to Mirai and Setsuna?
What will Taichi and Sora do the unravel the mystery of Madison?
And the next day will be Mirai's birthday… What's going to happen to her?
I don't know! Hee! I already said I never write drafts…
Please review for me whether you thought it was good or bad or so-so. Flames are accepted but flame with reason, or else, they get extinguished! Bwahahahahahahaha!
The part where Setsuna and Taichi talked went weird. I don't know how boys talk about love! I'm a girl! And I don't have a boyfriend to ask! See? That's why it is all weird and a little 'twisted'. The part where Madison kissed Setsuna is a classic scene in romance stories… ^^* Since I am writing a romance fic, I might as well put in some bits of classical romance… ^^* R&R please!!!
Oh, and if any of you understand japanese or just want to feel around in the dark, this site: http://devichil.lycos.co.jp has a lot of info about Devil Children, the anime, the game… However, if you're into a little romancy stuff, this site: http://www1.odn.ne.jp/wmh/top.html is a fan site supporting Mirai and Setsuna's relationship… ^^* Again in japanese tho… So feel around in the dark and wish you all good luck!!! ^-^
I nearly forgot, Mirai's last name is Kaname (careless mistake in reading jap again) and Keru's supposed to be Kuru. (Species: Keruberos Name: Kuru) Gettit?
To all Taiora fans : SORATO STINKSSSSS AND TAIORA FOREVER!!! SO THERE! ANYONE STOP ME?!