Mind Trip 03-Take a Step Back
A.N. I no own Digimon. I no own "Step Back". That, like last chapter, is Kay Hanley and LTC's.
Also, I recieved my first flame from a reader in the last chapter. I took it pretty well...(looks at
a punching bag, lying on the ground, broken at the chain and ripped from agressive punches and
has stuffing sticking out). The truth is, folks, I will ony read your flames if you tell me why you
think it sucked. And if you say it's 'cause you are only a Takari fan, I'm sorry, that just won't be
acceptable. The reason we have reviews is to know what you think AND improve our writing
style, so just telling me you want a Takari when I already tell you it's Daikari won't help at all.
Plus, it's a very narrow minded thing to say you think a story is awful because you don't approve
of the couple. Moreover, if you give me a flame without an explaination, I'll flame you! Damn
streight I will! I'll get my nifty magic iron fan and flame you! (If you watch Fushigi Yuugi, you'll get
that.) Lekka SHINEN!!! (heh...moero...MOERO!!!)
~Appear and fade away~
So far so good
And I'll tell you a story
~This time.~
Daisuke and Demiveemon had been walking for about an hour. It's their first time in
Yokohama alone. They had to get a feel for their new surroundings and didn't want to shock the
Haruno twins with their arrival just yet. Besides that, they were lost.
An adress isn't always that helpful when you're new in town, and Daisuke is sick of being
in busses and believed Taxis were worse. So rather than useing their money on fare, they got a map
and McDonalds. After all, Daisuke and Demiveemon only had the apple that the kid on the train gave
them for breakfast. And in training digimon were bottomless pits when it came to food. That's why they
got so pissed off when a local took their fries!
"Hey! Get back here!" Daisuke ran after the other boy and tackled him. "Gimmie back my
food!"
"No way! I'm hungry!" "So am I! Thief!" "Hentai yaoi!!! (Gay pervert!!!)" "Aiie! Ya dumb
basta-!!!"
"Toto-chan! What'd I tell you about stealing food!...Daisuke?" A girl about Daisuke's age
with a deep blue Chinese shirt over a rocker tank and goggles came up to him and her brother. On her
left wrist was the Crest of Holiness, sitting in it's wrist band.
"Yumeko-chan?" Daisuke recognized the leader of the DigiDracona. He got off the theif,
and sat there staring at his friend. 'If she was yelling at her little brother, then...'
"Oh, like you haven't stolen food from any of us before!" Keida Haruno turned to his attack-
er. "Ohayo, Motomiya-kun! You've become more agressive in that tackle since I saw you last!"
"Heh, ya dumb ol', heartless bastard." Daisuke gave him a friendly shove.
"No more than you are," Keida answered back, shoving the fries into his mouth with a big
goofy grin.
~Tell me where were you?~
Now just where were you
When it really mattered?
~Like this time?~
The kids in school stared at her in shock. Hikari Kamiya hadn't come into school with her
usual pink and white outfit, but with a more dominant, tomboyish look. she had on baggy, gradual wide-
legs, a white long sleeved shirt under a light blue one with torn-off sleeves and her brother's goggles. The
most feminine piece on her was a hair ribbon with a ring tied to it. Her face also seemed a little sadder
and sterner. This had been a shock to them all. What happened to the real Hikari Kamiya? Or, is it
possible that this is the real her?
The teach was making roll call. "Kamiya?"
"Present."
Takeru turned to her. 'She's so different. More like her brother and Sora. What could have..?'
"Motomiya?......Motomiya?"
Hikari and Takeru looked at his empty seat, and Hikari paused a while. "He's absent, sir."
Takeru looked at her again, in wonder of the melancoly in her tone. 'Something is not right.
(Cerri:Said Miss Clavelle...Sorry, I couldn't resist...) Ok, Dai-kun does hate school, but he wouldn't cut,
unless something's wrong in the Digiworld. and he looked perfectly fine the other day...but he did seem a
little down after that basketball game...and when he went home he didn't seem any better...I gotta ask her
what happened to him.'
~Staring down a haze~
Supposed to be a better day,
But it doesn't really matter,
~Not this time.~
~The other day (Saturday, the night Dai ran away.)~
Sixty seconds left on the clock, numbers tied, and Takeru had to take a foul shot. He friends the
Digidestined cheered him on in the bleachers. "Go get 'em buddy!" Dai screamed to his friend. 'Sometimes,
he really is just like Taichi,' Takeru thought, as did Hikari, who smiled at this thought from within and at Dai-
suke from outside. Dai-chan glanced down at her to catch her smiling at him admiringly, and smiled back at
her. "Oh no, he saw that! Hikari, you promised yourself you won't show your love for him until you're ready
...and now isn't that time! Okay, improvise, cover it up...' "GO TAKERU-KUN!!! KICK THEIR ASSES!
I KNOW YOU CAN, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE GREATEST!!!" (Cerri: Damn that girl's energetic!) 'Wow,
Hikari's really excited...Could it be because she loves Takeru?...No, she's good friends with him, but she
said she won't go out with anyone or show any effection for a guy she feels love for until the day she feels
ready for it all. She told me so last year...but then again it was a year ago...' Daisuke's face fell and he turned
back to the game. Takeru was looking in their direction and noded in thanks befor he got ready to shoot. "He
shoots..." Iori said in observation "And..." Miyako continued the observation. "Sco..misses..." Ken finalized as
the buzzer anounced the end of the game.
The Digidestined kids walked down to their friend to comment on the game. "Takeru-kun, you
were great out there!" Inori jumped first. "Hai. I really must commend you." "Yeah, you were way awsome!"
"Tanks, Miyako...But I could have mad that shot! It just rolled off the rim and I cost us the win we needed for
the finals!" "Oh, common Takeru! Lighten up! You can't just go on about winning like Daisuke over there!"
"Hey!" 'There she goes again, jumping me! Damn that Miyako!' "Well, you still did great, pal. And it could
have been worse; you could have lost...really badly." "See what I mean." "Miyako! You little GAKI!" Hikari
just shook her head and turned to Takeru. "No matter what, win or lose, you're still the best Takeru Takaishi."
And with that she gave him a rewarding peck on the cheek. Daisuke turned away from his argument with Mi-
yako to see this. "Um I gotta go now, you guys. Good game Takeru!" Daisuke ran off waving, forcing a smile
on his face.
'Damn, I was right. Why'd I have to be right NOW? Kami-sama...She loves Takeru.' Dai ran
down the hall, Takeru on his heels. 'She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she...' "Dai-kun, wait up!"
'...Loves me not. I love her, she loves me not...That's just the way it is.' "Dai-kun!" Takeru caught his friend
by the arm. "What's the matter?" Daisuke turned to his rival friend and faked an obvious smile again. "No-
thing's wrong, Takeru. I just gotta get home, I promised your brother that I'll make sure Jun won't go stalking
him, so I gotta go." Takeru losened his grip from his arm. 'Well, Yamato kinda said he might ask Dai that. He
could be telling the truth.' "All right Dai, I'll see you Monday, okay?" Daisuke paused a bit. "Uh, sure..." And
with that Takeru waved his friend goodbye.
But how long would that goodbye last?
~Step back, step back~
Just suppose you're where you're s'posed to be now.
Step back, step down
~Of that pedistal and maybe you'll see~
"You did WHAT!?" Yumeko shouted in the street.
"I ran away," Daisuke repeated for his friend. "Didn't you guys kinda do the same."
"Our parents KNEW we were going to leave home. They even helped us get plane tickets!"
"Keida, I have to do this. I need time off from my world back home, to sort things through." Dai
explained, taking another bite from his burger. "Beshidesh...*swallow*...I did tell them I was gonna leave. I just
said it might be a spur of the moment desicion and explained my choice. They told me, "Well, Daisuke, if that's
what you want, then...Just don't leave because of something insignificant and make sure you'll have a place to
stay. If you can't gat a place, call us and we'll go get you or help you get settled. Here's some money for your trip.
Just promise us that you'll give us notice of your leaving, you'll give a good-bye to your friends and come home
safely before you enter high school, okay." And gave me a big hug. Jun was even crying and gave me a hug too.
Oh, that reminds me! I gotta call 'em now!" Daisuke ran to a pay phone and searched for his phone card.
Yumeko Keida walked over to him by the phone. "That's it? They certainly took it well." Yeah, when
Keida and I told our foster parents, they blew a gaket before we could explain. We had a hell of a time getting them
to cool down." Daisuke turned to them as the phone rung and gave a coy grin. "Uh-uh, I didn't tell you what they
said BEFORE that...Hey Tou-san. Yeah, it's Daisuke.You got my note from my desk?...Okay, good, remember not
to tell my friends where I am, I can't afford to have them looking for me out here...I'm in Yokohama...Where am I
staying?..." He galnced over at the twins, their eyes enlearged at understanding his unstated question. "No! No, non,
iee, nine, nix!" Daisuke looked at them again, this time with irresitably, sickening,pleading eyes. "Hai, hai, fine. You
can stay in the studio..." "I'm staying at the Haruno twin's place...Yeah, they moved in with their cousin..." "But you
gotta help in the store...BOTH stores." "And I won't be a bother, since I also have to work for them...Okay. I love
you guys. Tell Jun can go in my room as long as she doesn't snoop or touch anything on those two shelves...Okay.
Bye Ka-san, bye Tou-san." *click* And they headed for their house.
"So you guy's have two stores to run?" "Yeah, our cousin's art store..." Yumeko continued as Keida bit
out of his own burger, "And Yoru's family's convinience store." Daisuke thought of the other Digidracona. There were
ten in total, Yoru was the keeper of the Crest of Heroics, while Keida had Empathy and Yumeko had Holiness. Yaru
and Yumeko was heart bound lovers; soul mates traped in the cycle of karma. "So, how are you with Uruyo-kun?
You two were all over eachother last I saw." "Ugh don't remind me! They might not be so damn in love as they were
when we ended that last battle, but they still look to sweet togeather for my taste." "How's Namimon?" Demiveemon
asked popping out of the messenger bag Daisuke slung on his shoulder. "Ah, kawaii yo! He wants to see his little girl-
friend!" Demiveemon blushed at Yumeko's little out burst. "Oh, Namimon is pretty good herself, as well as Kuroimon.
We haven't seen any enemies yet, but we still train ourselves, just in case...."
~Finally kickin' it out this time.~
Step back, step back
Just suppose you're where you're s'posed to be now.
Step back, step down
~Off that pedestal and then maybe you'll see.~
A.N. So, how was? I know there wasn't as mush emotion going on here, but plenty of story that's necessary for you
to know. Yes I will be writing about the Digidracona through out the story, and I will have a spin-off/prequal focusing
on them. Trust me. R+R, and remember what I said about reviews, 'kay?! Ja ne, minna-san!
A.N. I no own Digimon. I no own "Step Back". That, like last chapter, is Kay Hanley and LTC's.
Also, I recieved my first flame from a reader in the last chapter. I took it pretty well...(looks at
a punching bag, lying on the ground, broken at the chain and ripped from agressive punches and
has stuffing sticking out). The truth is, folks, I will ony read your flames if you tell me why you
think it sucked. And if you say it's 'cause you are only a Takari fan, I'm sorry, that just won't be
acceptable. The reason we have reviews is to know what you think AND improve our writing
style, so just telling me you want a Takari when I already tell you it's Daikari won't help at all.
Plus, it's a very narrow minded thing to say you think a story is awful because you don't approve
of the couple. Moreover, if you give me a flame without an explaination, I'll flame you! Damn
streight I will! I'll get my nifty magic iron fan and flame you! (If you watch Fushigi Yuugi, you'll get
that.) Lekka SHINEN!!! (heh...moero...MOERO!!!)
~Appear and fade away~
So far so good
And I'll tell you a story
~This time.~
Daisuke and Demiveemon had been walking for about an hour. It's their first time in
Yokohama alone. They had to get a feel for their new surroundings and didn't want to shock the
Haruno twins with their arrival just yet. Besides that, they were lost.
An adress isn't always that helpful when you're new in town, and Daisuke is sick of being
in busses and believed Taxis were worse. So rather than useing their money on fare, they got a map
and McDonalds. After all, Daisuke and Demiveemon only had the apple that the kid on the train gave
them for breakfast. And in training digimon were bottomless pits when it came to food. That's why they
got so pissed off when a local took their fries!
"Hey! Get back here!" Daisuke ran after the other boy and tackled him. "Gimmie back my
food!"
"No way! I'm hungry!" "So am I! Thief!" "Hentai yaoi!!! (Gay pervert!!!)" "Aiie! Ya dumb
basta-!!!"
"Toto-chan! What'd I tell you about stealing food!...Daisuke?" A girl about Daisuke's age
with a deep blue Chinese shirt over a rocker tank and goggles came up to him and her brother. On her
left wrist was the Crest of Holiness, sitting in it's wrist band.
"Yumeko-chan?" Daisuke recognized the leader of the DigiDracona. He got off the theif,
and sat there staring at his friend. 'If she was yelling at her little brother, then...'
"Oh, like you haven't stolen food from any of us before!" Keida Haruno turned to his attack-
er. "Ohayo, Motomiya-kun! You've become more agressive in that tackle since I saw you last!"
"Heh, ya dumb ol', heartless bastard." Daisuke gave him a friendly shove.
"No more than you are," Keida answered back, shoving the fries into his mouth with a big
goofy grin.
~Tell me where were you?~
Now just where were you
When it really mattered?
~Like this time?~
The kids in school stared at her in shock. Hikari Kamiya hadn't come into school with her
usual pink and white outfit, but with a more dominant, tomboyish look. she had on baggy, gradual wide-
legs, a white long sleeved shirt under a light blue one with torn-off sleeves and her brother's goggles. The
most feminine piece on her was a hair ribbon with a ring tied to it. Her face also seemed a little sadder
and sterner. This had been a shock to them all. What happened to the real Hikari Kamiya? Or, is it
possible that this is the real her?
The teach was making roll call. "Kamiya?"
"Present."
Takeru turned to her. 'She's so different. More like her brother and Sora. What could have..?'
"Motomiya?......Motomiya?"
Hikari and Takeru looked at his empty seat, and Hikari paused a while. "He's absent, sir."
Takeru looked at her again, in wonder of the melancoly in her tone. 'Something is not right.
(Cerri:Said Miss Clavelle...Sorry, I couldn't resist...) Ok, Dai-kun does hate school, but he wouldn't cut,
unless something's wrong in the Digiworld. and he looked perfectly fine the other day...but he did seem a
little down after that basketball game...and when he went home he didn't seem any better...I gotta ask her
what happened to him.'
~Staring down a haze~
Supposed to be a better day,
But it doesn't really matter,
~Not this time.~
~The other day (Saturday, the night Dai ran away.)~
Sixty seconds left on the clock, numbers tied, and Takeru had to take a foul shot. He friends the
Digidestined cheered him on in the bleachers. "Go get 'em buddy!" Dai screamed to his friend. 'Sometimes,
he really is just like Taichi,' Takeru thought, as did Hikari, who smiled at this thought from within and at Dai-
suke from outside. Dai-chan glanced down at her to catch her smiling at him admiringly, and smiled back at
her. "Oh no, he saw that! Hikari, you promised yourself you won't show your love for him until you're ready
...and now isn't that time! Okay, improvise, cover it up...' "GO TAKERU-KUN!!! KICK THEIR ASSES!
I KNOW YOU CAN, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE GREATEST!!!" (Cerri: Damn that girl's energetic!) 'Wow,
Hikari's really excited...Could it be because she loves Takeru?...No, she's good friends with him, but she
said she won't go out with anyone or show any effection for a guy she feels love for until the day she feels
ready for it all. She told me so last year...but then again it was a year ago...' Daisuke's face fell and he turned
back to the game. Takeru was looking in their direction and noded in thanks befor he got ready to shoot. "He
shoots..." Iori said in observation "And..." Miyako continued the observation. "Sco..misses..." Ken finalized as
the buzzer anounced the end of the game.
The Digidestined kids walked down to their friend to comment on the game. "Takeru-kun, you
were great out there!" Inori jumped first. "Hai. I really must commend you." "Yeah, you were way awsome!"
"Tanks, Miyako...But I could have mad that shot! It just rolled off the rim and I cost us the win we needed for
the finals!" "Oh, common Takeru! Lighten up! You can't just go on about winning like Daisuke over there!"
"Hey!" 'There she goes again, jumping me! Damn that Miyako!' "Well, you still did great, pal. And it could
have been worse; you could have lost...really badly." "See what I mean." "Miyako! You little GAKI!" Hikari
just shook her head and turned to Takeru. "No matter what, win or lose, you're still the best Takeru Takaishi."
And with that she gave him a rewarding peck on the cheek. Daisuke turned away from his argument with Mi-
yako to see this. "Um I gotta go now, you guys. Good game Takeru!" Daisuke ran off waving, forcing a smile
on his face.
'Damn, I was right. Why'd I have to be right NOW? Kami-sama...She loves Takeru.' Dai ran
down the hall, Takeru on his heels. 'She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she...' "Dai-kun, wait up!"
'...Loves me not. I love her, she loves me not...That's just the way it is.' "Dai-kun!" Takeru caught his friend
by the arm. "What's the matter?" Daisuke turned to his rival friend and faked an obvious smile again. "No-
thing's wrong, Takeru. I just gotta get home, I promised your brother that I'll make sure Jun won't go stalking
him, so I gotta go." Takeru losened his grip from his arm. 'Well, Yamato kinda said he might ask Dai that. He
could be telling the truth.' "All right Dai, I'll see you Monday, okay?" Daisuke paused a bit. "Uh, sure..." And
with that Takeru waved his friend goodbye.
But how long would that goodbye last?
~Step back, step back~
Just suppose you're where you're s'posed to be now.
Step back, step down
~Of that pedistal and maybe you'll see~
"You did WHAT!?" Yumeko shouted in the street.
"I ran away," Daisuke repeated for his friend. "Didn't you guys kinda do the same."
"Our parents KNEW we were going to leave home. They even helped us get plane tickets!"
"Keida, I have to do this. I need time off from my world back home, to sort things through." Dai
explained, taking another bite from his burger. "Beshidesh...*swallow*...I did tell them I was gonna leave. I just
said it might be a spur of the moment desicion and explained my choice. They told me, "Well, Daisuke, if that's
what you want, then...Just don't leave because of something insignificant and make sure you'll have a place to
stay. If you can't gat a place, call us and we'll go get you or help you get settled. Here's some money for your trip.
Just promise us that you'll give us notice of your leaving, you'll give a good-bye to your friends and come home
safely before you enter high school, okay." And gave me a big hug. Jun was even crying and gave me a hug too.
Oh, that reminds me! I gotta call 'em now!" Daisuke ran to a pay phone and searched for his phone card.
Yumeko Keida walked over to him by the phone. "That's it? They certainly took it well." Yeah, when
Keida and I told our foster parents, they blew a gaket before we could explain. We had a hell of a time getting them
to cool down." Daisuke turned to them as the phone rung and gave a coy grin. "Uh-uh, I didn't tell you what they
said BEFORE that...Hey Tou-san. Yeah, it's Daisuke.You got my note from my desk?...Okay, good, remember not
to tell my friends where I am, I can't afford to have them looking for me out here...I'm in Yokohama...Where am I
staying?..." He galnced over at the twins, their eyes enlearged at understanding his unstated question. "No! No, non,
iee, nine, nix!" Daisuke looked at them again, this time with irresitably, sickening,pleading eyes. "Hai, hai, fine. You
can stay in the studio..." "I'm staying at the Haruno twin's place...Yeah, they moved in with their cousin..." "But you
gotta help in the store...BOTH stores." "And I won't be a bother, since I also have to work for them...Okay. I love
you guys. Tell Jun can go in my room as long as she doesn't snoop or touch anything on those two shelves...Okay.
Bye Ka-san, bye Tou-san." *click* And they headed for their house.
"So you guy's have two stores to run?" "Yeah, our cousin's art store..." Yumeko continued as Keida bit
out of his own burger, "And Yoru's family's convinience store." Daisuke thought of the other Digidracona. There were
ten in total, Yoru was the keeper of the Crest of Heroics, while Keida had Empathy and Yumeko had Holiness. Yaru
and Yumeko was heart bound lovers; soul mates traped in the cycle of karma. "So, how are you with Uruyo-kun?
You two were all over eachother last I saw." "Ugh don't remind me! They might not be so damn in love as they were
when we ended that last battle, but they still look to sweet togeather for my taste." "How's Namimon?" Demiveemon
asked popping out of the messenger bag Daisuke slung on his shoulder. "Ah, kawaii yo! He wants to see his little girl-
friend!" Demiveemon blushed at Yumeko's little out burst. "Oh, Namimon is pretty good herself, as well as Kuroimon.
We haven't seen any enemies yet, but we still train ourselves, just in case...."
~Finally kickin' it out this time.~
Step back, step back
Just suppose you're where you're s'posed to be now.
Step back, step down
~Off that pedestal and then maybe you'll see.~
A.N. So, how was? I know there wasn't as mush emotion going on here, but plenty of story that's necessary for you
to know. Yes I will be writing about the Digidracona through out the story, and I will have a spin-off/prequal focusing
on them. Trust me. R+R, and remember what I said about reviews, 'kay?! Ja ne, minna-san!