It's been a while but her is the third chapter. I was pretty busy that's
why it took me so long. Sorry, just in case that somebody was waiting.
General POV:
Days had passed and Hikari still refused to leave the darkness of her room for more than a couple of minutes. She barely ate anymore no matter how hard her parents tried to cheer her up. It was no surprise that these last days were already affecting her appearance. Her bright brown eyes were now dull and looked more like two empty holes than the two sparkling pools of light they had once been. The dark circles under her eyes were clearly visible against her pale skin and the loss of weight made her look even more fragile and ghostly.
All the other Digidestined except Sora and Yamato, who seemed to have great troubles to deal with the situation themselves, had come to visit her. But she refused to speak or even see them. It was just too painful. How could they understand? Did they know how it feels when a part of you, a part of your life and soul is forcefully torn from you and damned to burn to ashes? No! Never did they experience the pain of losing one of their loved ones. They have no idea how much it hurts.
Hikari's heart was aching and she wanted to cry, to cry for Taichi but the tears wouldn't come. What were the others going to think of her? She was sure that she could trust her friends but would they understand? Hikari knew she had to face them sooner or later, probably at the funeral or at school. What would they think of her if she wasn't even able to cry for her own damned brother? Sure, they would give her sympathetic, understanding smiles but were they real or fake? Which thoughts were they hiding behind them?
She heard her mother knocking on the door and calling her name. It all seemed so distant to Hikari like everything else had been during those last days. Almost like she was slowly leaving her body and was now watching herself from the outside. It felt as if an unknown force was calling her to another place where she was save, save from all the pain that comes along with human contact. But she was not giving in, not yet at least. The call was tempting and strangely familiar but something within her was holing her back.
The knocking and her mother's voice calling her name through the closed door were still constantly coming. At first she ignored the annoying noise but it was obvious that her mother wouldn't give up that easy this time. Finally she gave in and opened the door for her mother to come into her room for the first time since Taichi's death.
Her mother didn't need to tell her what this all was about. Hikari already knew that it was the day of her brother's funeral and that it was time for her to get ready. So she got up and began to fix her hair much to her mother's surprise who had expected at least some resistance.
After putting on a black hairclip instead of her usual pink one she began to pick out the clothes she was going to wear at the funeral. She hesitated for a moment but then she finally chose a long black skirt, a slightly large pullover and boots. Her pale skin now almost seemed to glow against the contrast of her black clothes and the twilight in her room. After making sure that her daughter was ready Mrs. Yagami left to get ready herself while Hikari climbed back onto her bed, curled up into a ball and remained in this position until it was time to leave.
*
It was a rather small funeral. Only the closest family members and some friends had been informed. Of course all the other Digidestined were there as well. Even Yamato and Sora, who hadn't showed up since they had heard about Taichi's death, had come. Now Sora was constantly crying into Mimi's shoulder who was struggling herself not to break down completely. Yamato on the other hand showed no trace of any emotion at all. His face reminded them of a frozen mask and his eyes looked cold and dead. They only could guess what was going on behind these walls he was hiding behind. Nobody was surprised by their behaviour which was predictable. But they were really worried about Hikari. They had expected Yamato to behave like she did now but never the Child of Light. They already knew that the young blonde was a master of hiding his emotions and feelings but Hikari wasn't like that. She was always a kind and friendly person who wouldn't hide her feelings and problems from her friends like the Child of Friendship. At least that's what they thought.
Little did they know that even the light within her was tainted. Never did she tell them about the darkness which haunted her in her dreams. Taichi had been the only one who knew about the threatening shadows. But now he couldn't tell anyone about them any more. He was gone, never again to rest in a warm and loving embrace. Instead his body was lying in a lonely coffin buried in the cold and humid ground between rotting bodies, bones and worms.
As they stood there watching the coffin being lowered into the ground Takeru kept his eyes on Hikari. She had changed so much and he wasn't even sure if the little girl who had once been his best friend was still inside her. But he was willing to give her every kind of help she could ask for.
With a small thud the wooden box reached the ground and while everybody else was still watching Yamato turned around and left without a word. Nobody tried to stop him for they knew it would be useless. A couple of minutes passed with some more people leaving until Hikari turned around.
Takeru made a step towards her and began:" Hikari, I'm so sorry but...".
"No, don't even try Takeru," the young girl interrupted him. He immediately stopped and listened to what she had to say.
"Don't tell me that you are sorry. Don't tell me that life is going on.
Do you think I don't know that? I'm not dumb!"
She stopped for a moment to look at their worried faces before she quietly went on:
"You just don't understand. I'm hurting but there is nobody by my side to help me. You can't help me unless you can bring my brother back to life so please just stay away from me and let me handle my problems alone."
Then she left before any of them could speak.
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For those of you who are still interested: I'm still busy but I'll keep working. Might take some time but there will be more.
Even flames are welcomed, just review!
General POV:
Days had passed and Hikari still refused to leave the darkness of her room for more than a couple of minutes. She barely ate anymore no matter how hard her parents tried to cheer her up. It was no surprise that these last days were already affecting her appearance. Her bright brown eyes were now dull and looked more like two empty holes than the two sparkling pools of light they had once been. The dark circles under her eyes were clearly visible against her pale skin and the loss of weight made her look even more fragile and ghostly.
All the other Digidestined except Sora and Yamato, who seemed to have great troubles to deal with the situation themselves, had come to visit her. But she refused to speak or even see them. It was just too painful. How could they understand? Did they know how it feels when a part of you, a part of your life and soul is forcefully torn from you and damned to burn to ashes? No! Never did they experience the pain of losing one of their loved ones. They have no idea how much it hurts.
Hikari's heart was aching and she wanted to cry, to cry for Taichi but the tears wouldn't come. What were the others going to think of her? She was sure that she could trust her friends but would they understand? Hikari knew she had to face them sooner or later, probably at the funeral or at school. What would they think of her if she wasn't even able to cry for her own damned brother? Sure, they would give her sympathetic, understanding smiles but were they real or fake? Which thoughts were they hiding behind them?
She heard her mother knocking on the door and calling her name. It all seemed so distant to Hikari like everything else had been during those last days. Almost like she was slowly leaving her body and was now watching herself from the outside. It felt as if an unknown force was calling her to another place where she was save, save from all the pain that comes along with human contact. But she was not giving in, not yet at least. The call was tempting and strangely familiar but something within her was holing her back.
The knocking and her mother's voice calling her name through the closed door were still constantly coming. At first she ignored the annoying noise but it was obvious that her mother wouldn't give up that easy this time. Finally she gave in and opened the door for her mother to come into her room for the first time since Taichi's death.
Her mother didn't need to tell her what this all was about. Hikari already knew that it was the day of her brother's funeral and that it was time for her to get ready. So she got up and began to fix her hair much to her mother's surprise who had expected at least some resistance.
After putting on a black hairclip instead of her usual pink one she began to pick out the clothes she was going to wear at the funeral. She hesitated for a moment but then she finally chose a long black skirt, a slightly large pullover and boots. Her pale skin now almost seemed to glow against the contrast of her black clothes and the twilight in her room. After making sure that her daughter was ready Mrs. Yagami left to get ready herself while Hikari climbed back onto her bed, curled up into a ball and remained in this position until it was time to leave.
*
It was a rather small funeral. Only the closest family members and some friends had been informed. Of course all the other Digidestined were there as well. Even Yamato and Sora, who hadn't showed up since they had heard about Taichi's death, had come. Now Sora was constantly crying into Mimi's shoulder who was struggling herself not to break down completely. Yamato on the other hand showed no trace of any emotion at all. His face reminded them of a frozen mask and his eyes looked cold and dead. They only could guess what was going on behind these walls he was hiding behind. Nobody was surprised by their behaviour which was predictable. But they were really worried about Hikari. They had expected Yamato to behave like she did now but never the Child of Light. They already knew that the young blonde was a master of hiding his emotions and feelings but Hikari wasn't like that. She was always a kind and friendly person who wouldn't hide her feelings and problems from her friends like the Child of Friendship. At least that's what they thought.
Little did they know that even the light within her was tainted. Never did she tell them about the darkness which haunted her in her dreams. Taichi had been the only one who knew about the threatening shadows. But now he couldn't tell anyone about them any more. He was gone, never again to rest in a warm and loving embrace. Instead his body was lying in a lonely coffin buried in the cold and humid ground between rotting bodies, bones and worms.
As they stood there watching the coffin being lowered into the ground Takeru kept his eyes on Hikari. She had changed so much and he wasn't even sure if the little girl who had once been his best friend was still inside her. But he was willing to give her every kind of help she could ask for.
With a small thud the wooden box reached the ground and while everybody else was still watching Yamato turned around and left without a word. Nobody tried to stop him for they knew it would be useless. A couple of minutes passed with some more people leaving until Hikari turned around.
Takeru made a step towards her and began:" Hikari, I'm so sorry but...".
"No, don't even try Takeru," the young girl interrupted him. He immediately stopped and listened to what she had to say.
"Don't tell me that you are sorry. Don't tell me that life is going on.
Do you think I don't know that? I'm not dumb!"
She stopped for a moment to look at their worried faces before she quietly went on:
"You just don't understand. I'm hurting but there is nobody by my side to help me. You can't help me unless you can bring my brother back to life so please just stay away from me and let me handle my problems alone."
Then she left before any of them could speak.
***
For those of you who are still interested: I'm still busy but I'll keep working. Might take some time but there will be more.
Even flames are welcomed, just review!