Ken Ichijouji leaned against the railing of his balcony, thinking. It was a cool, starry night. He looked up at the sky.P
It really is beautiful, he thought.br
Without warning, Ken gripped the railing tightly. Memories kept swirling through his head, over and over, like they had so many times before...the faces of the digimon as the dark rings and spirals captured them. As they realized they were now slaves. iHis/I slaves. The look on Wormmon's face as he pushed him off a Devidramon, prepared to give his life so that Kimeramon would be defeated. So that he would return to himself. His brother's death...P
Ken wrenched his head from the sky, forcing himself to look down at the floor.p
His mother walked outside to join him. "Ken, dear." she said, interrupting his thoughts. He looked up at her. "What is it?" he asked.P
His mother smiled. "One of your friends wants to see you." she said.br
"Oh." Ken said, a little suprised. Who could it be? It was a little bit past seven, probably too late for it to be Cody. Maybe Davis had come to see him. They hadn't been hanging out as much since Davis and Yolei started going out.P
Which is why he was more suprised than he usually would've been when he saw who walked out from behind the sliding door in his room.P
"Cody?" he asked, bewildered. "Isn't it a little too late for you to be out?"br
"Um..." Cody looked down. If his eyes weren't deceiving him, Cody was blushing!br
"My mom doesn't know I'm here." he mumbled.br
This suprised Ken even more. This wasn't like the Cody Hida he knew. The Cody he knew wasn't the kind of kid to sneak out to a friend's house without telling his mother.P
That is if Cody even considered him a friend.P
"Does your grandfather know?" Ken asked the younger boy. Cody nodded.P
Ken was quite puzzled. Why would Cody want to see him? This just was so...strange? Was that the word?P
Ken decided that he might as well speak up, since Cody was just standing there uncertainly.br
"Why did you want to see me?" he asked softly.br
"Um..." Cody looked out at the starry sky. "I thought you might...want a friend."P
Ken was taken aback. This was ivery/i strange for Cody...br
"A friend?" Ken asked the younger boy.br
"Yes." Cody muttered, nodding his head.P
A moment of silence passed between the two, definitely neither the first nor last time.
Ken then smiled, though this was not really noticed by the younger boy. "I would love to be your friend, Cody."br
Then Cody smiled. They stood out on the balcony, neither of them saying anything, for a few minutes, when Cody finally decided he needed to leave.P
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Cody stood outside the apartments, wondering if anyone was awake. He saw that the light in TK's room was off. The light in Yolei's was on. A moment later, the light turned off, and he saw Davis walking out of the apartment.P
"Hey, Davis!" called out Cody.br
The dark redhead turned around. He was wearing the yellow-and-blue jacket he usually did, a white shirt, and brown shorts. And of course, his goggles.br
"Hey, Cody!" he said, walking up to the brunette with a chili bowl for a head.br
"What are you doing here, Cody? Isn't your mom going to be mad or something?"br
Cody looked down. "I don't know...she doesn't know I left. She was asleep when I did leave, but Grandpa knows. He probably told her by now."br
Davis seemed to be gawking. "I can't believe you actually did something without telling your mom!" he said finally.br
Cody glared at him. "Why not, Davis?!"br
Davis stepped back in suprise. "Hey, I didn't mean it that way, Cody. It's just not like you, is all..."br
"Oh. I guess you're right...hey, Davis, what were you and Yolei doing anyway?"br
Davis practically jumped. "Hey, Cody, that's none of your business!"br
Cody got a sly look on his face. "Why, were you doing something you weren't supposed to?"br
Davis looked down. "Well, no, it's just...personal."br
Cody smiled. "I get it, you kissed her goodnight!"br
Davis smiled. "Something like that, maybe."P
Cody began walking off back to his house, but Davis stopped him.br
"Hey, Cody..." he said, his face showing genuine interest, "Where idid/i you go?"br
"Um, I went to Ken's." Cody mumbled.br
"Wow! All the way across town by yourself? Well, g'night Cody."br
"Goodnight, Davis."p
Cody then started running home, while Davis walked slowly back, looking back at Cody with what could be called a speculative look in his eye.
It really is beautiful, he thought.br
Without warning, Ken gripped the railing tightly. Memories kept swirling through his head, over and over, like they had so many times before...the faces of the digimon as the dark rings and spirals captured them. As they realized they were now slaves. iHis/I slaves. The look on Wormmon's face as he pushed him off a Devidramon, prepared to give his life so that Kimeramon would be defeated. So that he would return to himself. His brother's death...P
Ken wrenched his head from the sky, forcing himself to look down at the floor.p
His mother walked outside to join him. "Ken, dear." she said, interrupting his thoughts. He looked up at her. "What is it?" he asked.P
His mother smiled. "One of your friends wants to see you." she said.br
"Oh." Ken said, a little suprised. Who could it be? It was a little bit past seven, probably too late for it to be Cody. Maybe Davis had come to see him. They hadn't been hanging out as much since Davis and Yolei started going out.P
Which is why he was more suprised than he usually would've been when he saw who walked out from behind the sliding door in his room.P
"Cody?" he asked, bewildered. "Isn't it a little too late for you to be out?"br
"Um..." Cody looked down. If his eyes weren't deceiving him, Cody was blushing!br
"My mom doesn't know I'm here." he mumbled.br
This suprised Ken even more. This wasn't like the Cody Hida he knew. The Cody he knew wasn't the kind of kid to sneak out to a friend's house without telling his mother.P
That is if Cody even considered him a friend.P
"Does your grandfather know?" Ken asked the younger boy. Cody nodded.P
Ken was quite puzzled. Why would Cody want to see him? This just was so...strange? Was that the word?P
Ken decided that he might as well speak up, since Cody was just standing there uncertainly.br
"Why did you want to see me?" he asked softly.br
"Um..." Cody looked out at the starry sky. "I thought you might...want a friend."P
Ken was taken aback. This was ivery/i strange for Cody...br
"A friend?" Ken asked the younger boy.br
"Yes." Cody muttered, nodding his head.P
A moment of silence passed between the two, definitely neither the first nor last time.
Ken then smiled, though this was not really noticed by the younger boy. "I would love to be your friend, Cody."br
Then Cody smiled. They stood out on the balcony, neither of them saying anything, for a few minutes, when Cody finally decided he needed to leave.P
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Cody stood outside the apartments, wondering if anyone was awake. He saw that the light in TK's room was off. The light in Yolei's was on. A moment later, the light turned off, and he saw Davis walking out of the apartment.P
"Hey, Davis!" called out Cody.br
The dark redhead turned around. He was wearing the yellow-and-blue jacket he usually did, a white shirt, and brown shorts. And of course, his goggles.br
"Hey, Cody!" he said, walking up to the brunette with a chili bowl for a head.br
"What are you doing here, Cody? Isn't your mom going to be mad or something?"br
Cody looked down. "I don't know...she doesn't know I left. She was asleep when I did leave, but Grandpa knows. He probably told her by now."br
Davis seemed to be gawking. "I can't believe you actually did something without telling your mom!" he said finally.br
Cody glared at him. "Why not, Davis?!"br
Davis stepped back in suprise. "Hey, I didn't mean it that way, Cody. It's just not like you, is all..."br
"Oh. I guess you're right...hey, Davis, what were you and Yolei doing anyway?"br
Davis practically jumped. "Hey, Cody, that's none of your business!"br
Cody got a sly look on his face. "Why, were you doing something you weren't supposed to?"br
Davis looked down. "Well, no, it's just...personal."br
Cody smiled. "I get it, you kissed her goodnight!"br
Davis smiled. "Something like that, maybe."P
Cody began walking off back to his house, but Davis stopped him.br
"Hey, Cody..." he said, his face showing genuine interest, "Where idid/i you go?"br
"Um, I went to Ken's." Cody mumbled.br
"Wow! All the way across town by yourself? Well, g'night Cody."br
"Goodnight, Davis."p
Cody then started running home, while Davis walked slowly back, looking back at Cody with what could be called a speculative look in his eye.