Disclaimer: I owe nothing. Except for Takato's cousin Triston, unless he
really does have a cousin Triston then it was a total fluke! It's a waste
of time to sue.
A/N- AU whole de-reaper thing didn't happen, All the tamers except Takato moved or did the whole exchange student thing. Take's place after the digital world, Impmon is good and can digivolve into Beelzemon, Takato has a eight year old cousin named Triston that he takes care of, and Guilmon is still in the real world with Takato. And all the tamers are fifteen except for Henry's little sister Suzie, who is going to be eight. I am using their English names because the spell check is driving me to the brink of insanity. R/R please.
Scene change:*****
The alarm went off the next morning making Takato sit straight up. The annoying beeping singaling that i was 6 am. He fumbled around for it before finally slamming his fist on it. He didn't sleep well again last night tossing and turning. Like he thought, the nightmare's had returned. He shuddered at the meomory of the nightmare and wondered how he got back to sleep after it. He took one more shuddering breath pushing all of the emotions down trapping them mentally in a block of ice. He could almost convince himself that he would have felt better if he hadn't gone back to sleep as he stumbled out of bed into the bathroom.
He looked up in the mirror and groaned. He looked horrible; he had dark circles under dead looking eyes. His face was an unnatural pale and he prayed that he wasn't getting sick.
He sighed at the image again before turning on the faucet to wash his face and brush his, already, perfect white teeth. He then attempted to put some semblance of order to his hair that seemed to have a mind of it's own today. He really didn't feel like going to school but he had no choice, he couldn't miss his classes. It would just be more work for later.
Takato sighed and walked over to Triston's room. After making sure Triston was Ok he headed back to his study to do some more work.
Guilmon appeared beside him as he was trying to get some paperwork done. He had started to get faster, learning that speed thing Renamon always used. "Takato, Triston's up" he said looking at him in his usual childish way. It was hard to believe he was a powerful digimon. "And ", Guilmon said after a moment, "we're out of peanut butter." Takato couldn't help but brust out laughing. "geez, your obsessed!"
Triston stuck his head in the room, "At least now we all know you can laugh." Takato smiled at his younger cousin and stood up. "Well I have to get my uniform on and get to school, it's a little bit different than public school. They don't look to kindly at you if you're late." Takato said turning to leave.
Triston smiled, "they don't look to kindly at you in public either." Takato had left Triston in public school, the kid had little friends as it was and it would have been cruel take him away from the familiar surroundings. Besides the teaching structure at the private school was too rigorous for Takato's liking, he wouldn't put Triston through that.
Takato raised an eyebrow, "and you would know about being late how?"
"Uh…uh…" Triston stammered as he realized what he had said.
"Triston…" Takato gave him a warning look.
"Well…" Triston was trying to find away to explain to Takato without making him mad.
"And just how many times have you been late?" He said trying to still get the boy to confess.
Triston gave up and dropped his head "Only once maybe twice."
Takato sighed, "What am I going to do with you? Why were you late?"
"I like to stop and say hi to Kody and everyone before school. A couple of time I got caught up talking to Chris and forgot about the time. I keep forgetting that their class starts later than mine."
"Did you get punished?" He asked sternly.
"Yes I got detention." His lips were now quivering, he knew what the next question was going to be.
"How come I didn't know about this?" Takato was more upset over the fact that this was kept from him than it actually happening. They usually had the guardian sign the slip after detention and he hadn't seen any.
"I kind of signed your name to it. I didn't want you to worry about it." Triston's voice was small.
"You signed my name?" Takato asked unbelieving glaring at his younger cousin.
"Yes" Triston said in a tiny voice. Takato sighed and looked up at the ceiling. 'I can't be to mad at him,' he thought. 'It's my fault that I am not here enough for him.'
Triston watched cousin suddenly feeling guilty, here Takato was under so much pressure and he was only making more. "I'm so sorry Takato I promise it wont happen again." His voice was cracking, as he felt like he was going to cry.
Takato reached down and hugged his little cousin then smiled at him. He didn't want Triston upset, ever. "I'm sorry too Triston I shouldn't have jumped on your case, it's more my fault than yours. Just don't keep things from me okay?" Triston nodded returning his cousin's embrace then stepped back and smiled.
"ACK! THAT WAS FAR TO MUCH SAP FOR MY LIKING!" Impon stated from his seat on the window sill. "That was soooo cute!^-^" Calumon said jumping up and down a little on top of Guilmon's head. "Way to ruin a moment Impmon." Guilmon said fake glaring at Impmon. Suddenly Takato's cell phone went off, shattering the moment. "What the…? " Takato said then remembered what time it was and he entertained the idea of just throwing the thing off on the ground and stomping on it. But then he knew he would have to explain that to the others and he did not want to do that so early in the morning. "Hello..?" He said when he finally answered it. Triston sighed and went to find his shoes. Guilmon, and the other digimon just looked at him sadly then went after Triston.
Takato hung up the phone. He had four buisness meetings after school and a press comferance that he HAD to attend already lined up for after school. Takato stood there trying to get a hold of his runaway emotions. That phone call was almost the last straw. He also didn't want to think about all the work he had at the office plus all of his homework. The pressure was mounting and he couldn't remember a time when he didn't feel this way.
"Are you OK?" Triston asked standing in the doorway.
Takato ran a hand through his hair trying to gain control then glanced down at Triston. "Yes of course I am okay, I am always okay."
Takato felt like he was ready for a nervous breakdown any day. 'Note to self to call psychiatrist tomorrow and see if there is anything he can do stop this.'
"So", Takato said with picking up his briefcase/schoolbag "I have to work late tonight Triston, The driver will pick you up, and Guilmon, Impmon, and Calumon will watch you. Come on, we'll be late if we don't leave now!"
*****
Takato dragged himself inside his house (AKA-the biggest house in the town) and promply collaptsed into the hallway. Guilmon showed up beside him and looked at him with concerned eyes. "Your home later tonight." Guilmon said as he helped Takato up. "More like this morning" Takato mummbled as he caught sight of the clock. 4:30am.
Takato sighed and walked into Triston's room. Triston looked peaceful. Takato smiled. It was moments like this that made his life worth living.
Takato looked at the clock again as he gently closed the door to Triston's room. 5:00am. Shit.
Since it was Sunday, he had to work at his company all day. He wouldn't have time to sleep.
"Guilmon, watch Triston today more then you usually do, I have a wierd feeling."
"Whatever you say Takatomon."
Takato smiled slightly, he just couldn't shake that nickname.
A/N- AU whole de-reaper thing didn't happen, All the tamers except Takato moved or did the whole exchange student thing. Take's place after the digital world, Impmon is good and can digivolve into Beelzemon, Takato has a eight year old cousin named Triston that he takes care of, and Guilmon is still in the real world with Takato. And all the tamers are fifteen except for Henry's little sister Suzie, who is going to be eight. I am using their English names because the spell check is driving me to the brink of insanity. R/R please.
Scene change:*****
The alarm went off the next morning making Takato sit straight up. The annoying beeping singaling that i was 6 am. He fumbled around for it before finally slamming his fist on it. He didn't sleep well again last night tossing and turning. Like he thought, the nightmare's had returned. He shuddered at the meomory of the nightmare and wondered how he got back to sleep after it. He took one more shuddering breath pushing all of the emotions down trapping them mentally in a block of ice. He could almost convince himself that he would have felt better if he hadn't gone back to sleep as he stumbled out of bed into the bathroom.
He looked up in the mirror and groaned. He looked horrible; he had dark circles under dead looking eyes. His face was an unnatural pale and he prayed that he wasn't getting sick.
He sighed at the image again before turning on the faucet to wash his face and brush his, already, perfect white teeth. He then attempted to put some semblance of order to his hair that seemed to have a mind of it's own today. He really didn't feel like going to school but he had no choice, he couldn't miss his classes. It would just be more work for later.
Takato sighed and walked over to Triston's room. After making sure Triston was Ok he headed back to his study to do some more work.
Guilmon appeared beside him as he was trying to get some paperwork done. He had started to get faster, learning that speed thing Renamon always used. "Takato, Triston's up" he said looking at him in his usual childish way. It was hard to believe he was a powerful digimon. "And ", Guilmon said after a moment, "we're out of peanut butter." Takato couldn't help but brust out laughing. "geez, your obsessed!"
Triston stuck his head in the room, "At least now we all know you can laugh." Takato smiled at his younger cousin and stood up. "Well I have to get my uniform on and get to school, it's a little bit different than public school. They don't look to kindly at you if you're late." Takato said turning to leave.
Triston smiled, "they don't look to kindly at you in public either." Takato had left Triston in public school, the kid had little friends as it was and it would have been cruel take him away from the familiar surroundings. Besides the teaching structure at the private school was too rigorous for Takato's liking, he wouldn't put Triston through that.
Takato raised an eyebrow, "and you would know about being late how?"
"Uh…uh…" Triston stammered as he realized what he had said.
"Triston…" Takato gave him a warning look.
"Well…" Triston was trying to find away to explain to Takato without making him mad.
"And just how many times have you been late?" He said trying to still get the boy to confess.
Triston gave up and dropped his head "Only once maybe twice."
Takato sighed, "What am I going to do with you? Why were you late?"
"I like to stop and say hi to Kody and everyone before school. A couple of time I got caught up talking to Chris and forgot about the time. I keep forgetting that their class starts later than mine."
"Did you get punished?" He asked sternly.
"Yes I got detention." His lips were now quivering, he knew what the next question was going to be.
"How come I didn't know about this?" Takato was more upset over the fact that this was kept from him than it actually happening. They usually had the guardian sign the slip after detention and he hadn't seen any.
"I kind of signed your name to it. I didn't want you to worry about it." Triston's voice was small.
"You signed my name?" Takato asked unbelieving glaring at his younger cousin.
"Yes" Triston said in a tiny voice. Takato sighed and looked up at the ceiling. 'I can't be to mad at him,' he thought. 'It's my fault that I am not here enough for him.'
Triston watched cousin suddenly feeling guilty, here Takato was under so much pressure and he was only making more. "I'm so sorry Takato I promise it wont happen again." His voice was cracking, as he felt like he was going to cry.
Takato reached down and hugged his little cousin then smiled at him. He didn't want Triston upset, ever. "I'm sorry too Triston I shouldn't have jumped on your case, it's more my fault than yours. Just don't keep things from me okay?" Triston nodded returning his cousin's embrace then stepped back and smiled.
"ACK! THAT WAS FAR TO MUCH SAP FOR MY LIKING!" Impon stated from his seat on the window sill. "That was soooo cute!^-^" Calumon said jumping up and down a little on top of Guilmon's head. "Way to ruin a moment Impmon." Guilmon said fake glaring at Impmon. Suddenly Takato's cell phone went off, shattering the moment. "What the…? " Takato said then remembered what time it was and he entertained the idea of just throwing the thing off on the ground and stomping on it. But then he knew he would have to explain that to the others and he did not want to do that so early in the morning. "Hello..?" He said when he finally answered it. Triston sighed and went to find his shoes. Guilmon, and the other digimon just looked at him sadly then went after Triston.
Takato hung up the phone. He had four buisness meetings after school and a press comferance that he HAD to attend already lined up for after school. Takato stood there trying to get a hold of his runaway emotions. That phone call was almost the last straw. He also didn't want to think about all the work he had at the office plus all of his homework. The pressure was mounting and he couldn't remember a time when he didn't feel this way.
"Are you OK?" Triston asked standing in the doorway.
Takato ran a hand through his hair trying to gain control then glanced down at Triston. "Yes of course I am okay, I am always okay."
Takato felt like he was ready for a nervous breakdown any day. 'Note to self to call psychiatrist tomorrow and see if there is anything he can do stop this.'
"So", Takato said with picking up his briefcase/schoolbag "I have to work late tonight Triston, The driver will pick you up, and Guilmon, Impmon, and Calumon will watch you. Come on, we'll be late if we don't leave now!"
*****
Takato dragged himself inside his house (AKA-the biggest house in the town) and promply collaptsed into the hallway. Guilmon showed up beside him and looked at him with concerned eyes. "Your home later tonight." Guilmon said as he helped Takato up. "More like this morning" Takato mummbled as he caught sight of the clock. 4:30am.
Takato sighed and walked into Triston's room. Triston looked peaceful. Takato smiled. It was moments like this that made his life worth living.
Takato looked at the clock again as he gently closed the door to Triston's room. 5:00am. Shit.
Since it was Sunday, he had to work at his company all day. He wouldn't have time to sleep.
"Guilmon, watch Triston today more then you usually do, I have a wierd feeling."
"Whatever you say Takatomon."
Takato smiled slightly, he just couldn't shake that nickname.
