Note: Hi! Sorry for the long wait. We last left off Miyako and Hanako being invited to a Senior's party. Of course they go, but who also goes to the party? Yes, that's right, Ken and his cousin, Akira! Without knowing it, Miyako is about to embark on a dangerous journey she has never been to... meeting a ruthless Cedrick who plans on getting her drunk and sleeping with her. Where will it go from here?
Chapter 6 - Truth Be Told
"Come on!" she yelled through the noise. He watched her disappear somewhere in the screaming crowd. He could smell alcohol in the air and the beat of the music shaking the floor underneath his feet. Flashes of light beamed around him and music and screams filled the open air. He craned his neck higher up to see his cousin above the heads of the people and she appeared no sooner later with her eyes all a glow.
"This is such an awesome party!" she said, excitedly. She grabbed her cousin's hand, but Ken only pulled it away from her grasp. He looked at her as if he never wanted to be here in the first place.
"Why did you bring me here, Akira? You know she won't be here," Ken retorted. "Miyako is not the type of person who goes to these kinds of parties. Besides, we have a test tomorrow for English. She usually studies for tests the day before."
Akira tapped the end of her toes on the tile floor, as if she's heard it before and rolled her eyes. "Then, how do you explain her?" She pointed to someone behind him.
Ken looked at her and glanced over his shoulder towards a familiar red headed girl drinking tequila in a wine glass. She picked one up from the counter and turned, only to come face to face with the one person she thought her friend will never see. Hanako raised an eyebrow curiously and walked up to him.
"What are you doing here?" she sneered, with pure disgust in her voice.
Ken had had enough of this. What was her problem anyway? "Do you have a problem with me? Because everytime I say 'hi' to you, you look at me like you hate me."
Hanako rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious? What about her?" With her pinky, she pointed to the girl standing beside him. She tilted her head back to take a drink of her tequila.
Ken glanced behind him and looked at Akira, then turned his attention back towards the red head. "Yeah, what about her? She's my cousin. So?"
Hanako almost chocked on her drink. "What? Your cousin?"
Ken nodded and arched an eyebrow towards her. "Yes, she's my cousin from America. She'll be staying with me for one week, why?"
The red head placed a hand on her forehead, as if she was coming down with something and looked around, confusingly. "Cousin....cousin...." she mumbled. She drank the last portion of her drink, then placed the wine glass back to the kitchen counter and walked pass the tall, blue haired boy.
Ken looked at Akira, before finally deciding on following the confused Hanako.
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"Wow... this drink is pretty strong," she commented, staring at the glass in her hand. The golden colour, a mixture of brown and yellow swirled inside like a whirlpool and welcome her with shining eyes. She couldn't resist the taste. It was calling to her, forcing her to take another drink. Her mother warned her never drink any alcohol, because it made her seemed different somehow. 'Well, she's not here anymore,' a voice whispered in her head. She shrugged and took another sip, leaving the drink a quarter in the glass.
Cedrick watched her consume almost all the drink and with a sheer cry of victory in his head, he watched her smile and then laugh. "What's so funny?"
Miyako shook her head. What was so funny? "I don't know...." she giggled. She placed a hand on her mouth to stifle the giggle, but she began laughing louder again. "I find something so funny." Cedrick handed her another glass and Miyako greatly took it from him. She downed it in one gulp.
Suddenly, Miyako's stomach didn't feel right. She was ready to throw up. The lavender haired girl began clutching her stomach and looked up at Cedrick innocently. "What was in that drink?"
Cedrick looked at her. "Are you all right?"
Miyako shook her head. "No. I better get going." She stood up, but Cedrick grabbed her arm and gently pulled her back down.
Cedrick wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Maybe you should take a rest on the bed. You don't want to walk in the middle of the night stumbling, do you?"
"No, I'll be fine. I have a friend who can take me," she replied. She stood up, but this time, Cedrick did not pull her back down. Instead, he kept his arm wrapped around her shoulders and began leading her towards the bed beside them.
"I insist. My room mate won't mind you staying here for the night. I mean, your friend will probably be drunk as well. You both don't want to stumble in the dark, do you?" He laid her down on the bed, with Miyako protesting weakly.
The lavender haired girl kept her eyes opened, but only halfway and shook her head slowly. Cedrick was right after all. There was a chance that Hanako could get drunk, because that's how she was. "No," she whispered. She felt a hand moving to her feet and removed her socks one by one. Miyako lifted her head slowly and looked at Cedrick. "What are you doing?" she asked, sleepily.
Cedrick glanced at her and smiled. "I'm just going to remove your socks, all right, Miya?
Miyako nodded, thinking he was only going to remove her socks. What was the harm in removing socks anyway? She felt the same, cold hands moving up higher, pass her legs, then towards the strap of her dress. Miyako opened her eyes wide and felt her whole body shiver from the cold hands.
"What are you doing?!" She pushed him off of her. She was suddenly alarmed.
Cedrick advanced towards her, this time, climbing on top of her and began trapping her between his body and the bed. He put all his weight on top of her and closed her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Miyako kicked and screamed, but Cedrick was too strong.
"I'm having a time at the party, aren't you?" He grinned evilly towards her. He removed one strap of her dress and moved on to the other. Miyako opened her mouth and, instead of screaming, she bit his hand. Cedrick screamed and let go of her mouth. Once he removed his hand from her mouth, Miyako screamed at the top of her lungs.
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Ken heard it. Was that Miyako? "Did you guys hear that?" He glanced at the two young women behind him. They were all searching for a sign of a lavender haired girl with a spaghetti strapped dress. Akira went looking for her at the bathroom, Hanako at the dance floor and Ken at any rooms she could be in. They met up just seconds ago where Ken was ready to check out the north hall of the large room. He looked ahead of him towards a single door in front of the kitchen. He wasn't sure if it was the room he heard the scream from.
Akira and Hanako looked at him. The music was far too loud for their ears to listen to what Ken just said.
Ken, without bothering to repeat, walked away from them and headed towards the single door. He pressed his ear at the door and heard someone mumbling. Then...
"Someone...please... help... me..."
"Shut up, bitch!" the other voice spoke, his words stinging Ken's ears. Then, heard a slap coming from the same room.
The female voice whimpered silently, but Ken could hear it. Unsure what to do, Ken opened the door, which was surprisingly unlocked and walked in.
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"No...." Miyako mumbled. "Please... don't.... Ken....."
Cedrick leaned closer and began kissing her lips, hard. "Ken's not here."
Suddenly, he felt a pair of hands on his shoulders. Cedrick glanced behind him and noticed a tall, blue haired freshman.
"Oh, Ken's here all right!" the young man hissed. He clenched his fists and, for only a second, pulled the older teen from Miyako and pushed him. Cedrick fell backwards on the floor and quickly got up and tackled the surprised Ken.
They landed on the floor with a 'thump!' sound, surprising the people at the party. All eyes looked down on the fighting duo, some releasing gasps and shocked faces as they watched on. The music stopped playing and the only sounds they could hear were the breathing sounds of the fighting men.
Cedrick turned Ken around so he can face him and punched him across the face, leaving Ken a bloodied lip. He took another swing, but this time, Ken blocked his face, catching the flying fists in his hands. He gripped Cedrick's clenched hands and, with the other hand, he pushed Cedrick off of him with as much strenght as he could. People began gathering around them, none even bothered to stop the enraged older teen, afraid they could get caught up in the mess.
Ken stood up, wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth with his arm, his eyes kept alarmed at the man standing in front of him, ready to strike at him once again. Some people, even those who knew who Cedrick was, chanted some things to Ken to punch him. But Ken just stood there, waiting for him.
The older teen stared at him with malice in his eyes. He stared into the eyes of the young man who was going to take Miyako in bed, but he couldn't have that! He wanted her! He leaned his head back, ready to tackle the boy down again, when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Surprised, he looked behind him towards a young woman, much prettier than Miyako, smiling at him. Cedrick forgot all the anger in his voice and turned around to face her. He grinned.
"Hey baby..." he said.
The girl's smile suddenly faltered, replacing it into a serious frown. With one hand, she clenched her fists, pulled back her hand and struck the younger teen in the nose. Cedrick lifted up his hand in his bloody nose and collapsed on the floor.
"Don't you ever hit my cousin like that again!" Akira hissed, walking away from him to join Ken.
Ken watched her walk pass him, his eyes widening in astonishment. "Wow, Akira... I had no idea you were so...."
"Enraged and darn well temperamental?" Akira said, finishing the sentence that Ken couldn't continue.
Ken shook his head. "No... strong."
Akira chuckled.
"Hey, I need help here," a weak voice spoke. Ken and Akira looked up. Hanako carried a very drunk Miyako out of the room. The lavender haired girl had her arms draped over her friend's shoulder and was groaning every time she took a step. People who had gathered around the fight earlier, moved out of the way so the girls can walk easily towards the cousins. Miyako kept her eyes locked on the floor, ashamed of what she had almost done to herself and the trouble she caused towards Ken. She was ashamed for running away from him, without asking who the girl was. Hanako had told her that Akira was, after all, Ken's cousin. She was ashamed for not looking into the facts. She just had to put her foot where her mouth is.
Ken was immediately at their side. He lifted Miyako's other arm, but stopped himself. He looked at Hanako and nodded. "It's okay, I got her," he said.
Hanako nodded and gently removed her friend's arm from around her shoulders. People watched them quietly. No music played in the background, no sound of tapping shoes as they danced on the dance floor. It was just them, doing what they needed to do. The red head watched Ken lift Miyako up in his arms. He looked at her and nodded again, telling her that he was ready to leave.
Ken walked pass the crowd and looked down on the unconsious Cedrick. He sneered down on the body and walked out of the room, followed by Akira and Hanako.
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He stared out the window. The rain. Rain poured madly outside. The sky was crying, as if crying for what happened tonight. He couldn't help but sigh at that thought. It cried when Sam died and it cried when he thought Wormmon disappeared from his life forever. It cried when he whipped the Digimon as the Digimon Emperor and forced them to work in the rain. He removed his eyes from the rain, afraid that if he looked at the rain long enough, he would remember all the awful things he did and all the horrible things that happened to him.
He heard a groan somewhere and Ken looked down on the still body of the lavender haired girl. Ken gently placed a hand on her small ones and stroked the back of her hand with her thumb, comforting her with warmth and kindness.
A soft tap on the door interrupted him from his reverie and he looked up to see Hanako walking towards him. The red head smiled and stood beside him. "You should really go to sleep," Hanako suggested.
Ken looked up and smiled. "It's okay. I'm not tired anyway."
Hanako placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry too much about her, Ken. She'll be all right and before you know it, she'll be up and back to her old ways."
Ken felt his heart soar. It would be good to have the old Miyako back, the one who encouraged everyone in the gang to fight and never give up. The same Miyako who slapped him across the face when he was ready to give up hope about the Digidestined forgiving him. He wanted the same Miyako who had a crush on him ever since and the one who almost squeezed the life out of Poromon when she felt happy. He couldn't help but smile at that thought. Miyako was the first person he wanted to see when he moved to Odaiba. For now, Miyako needed rest. Hanako was right, he needed rest too.
He stood up, keeping his eyes focused on Miyako's face. She looked so peaceful. "You're right." He looked at Hanako. "You will keep an eye on her, right?"
Hanako laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Of course I will! She's my best friend for goodness sake!"
Ken nodded, looked at Miyako one more time, then left the darkness of the room, where the lamp only held the light, right at Miyako's bed side.
GoodGurl: Sooooo??? What do you guys think? Its so obvious why Ken didn't hit Cedrick! He has the crest of kindness for goodness sake! And besides... I don't like too much violence anyway and I don't like promoting it! Anyway........... I hope you guys enjoyed this! Please r/r! Thanx! ;)
Chapter 6 - Truth Be Told
"Come on!" she yelled through the noise. He watched her disappear somewhere in the screaming crowd. He could smell alcohol in the air and the beat of the music shaking the floor underneath his feet. Flashes of light beamed around him and music and screams filled the open air. He craned his neck higher up to see his cousin above the heads of the people and she appeared no sooner later with her eyes all a glow.
"This is such an awesome party!" she said, excitedly. She grabbed her cousin's hand, but Ken only pulled it away from her grasp. He looked at her as if he never wanted to be here in the first place.
"Why did you bring me here, Akira? You know she won't be here," Ken retorted. "Miyako is not the type of person who goes to these kinds of parties. Besides, we have a test tomorrow for English. She usually studies for tests the day before."
Akira tapped the end of her toes on the tile floor, as if she's heard it before and rolled her eyes. "Then, how do you explain her?" She pointed to someone behind him.
Ken looked at her and glanced over his shoulder towards a familiar red headed girl drinking tequila in a wine glass. She picked one up from the counter and turned, only to come face to face with the one person she thought her friend will never see. Hanako raised an eyebrow curiously and walked up to him.
"What are you doing here?" she sneered, with pure disgust in her voice.
Ken had had enough of this. What was her problem anyway? "Do you have a problem with me? Because everytime I say 'hi' to you, you look at me like you hate me."
Hanako rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious? What about her?" With her pinky, she pointed to the girl standing beside him. She tilted her head back to take a drink of her tequila.
Ken glanced behind him and looked at Akira, then turned his attention back towards the red head. "Yeah, what about her? She's my cousin. So?"
Hanako almost chocked on her drink. "What? Your cousin?"
Ken nodded and arched an eyebrow towards her. "Yes, she's my cousin from America. She'll be staying with me for one week, why?"
The red head placed a hand on her forehead, as if she was coming down with something and looked around, confusingly. "Cousin....cousin...." she mumbled. She drank the last portion of her drink, then placed the wine glass back to the kitchen counter and walked pass the tall, blue haired boy.
Ken looked at Akira, before finally deciding on following the confused Hanako.
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"Wow... this drink is pretty strong," she commented, staring at the glass in her hand. The golden colour, a mixture of brown and yellow swirled inside like a whirlpool and welcome her with shining eyes. She couldn't resist the taste. It was calling to her, forcing her to take another drink. Her mother warned her never drink any alcohol, because it made her seemed different somehow. 'Well, she's not here anymore,' a voice whispered in her head. She shrugged and took another sip, leaving the drink a quarter in the glass.
Cedrick watched her consume almost all the drink and with a sheer cry of victory in his head, he watched her smile and then laugh. "What's so funny?"
Miyako shook her head. What was so funny? "I don't know...." she giggled. She placed a hand on her mouth to stifle the giggle, but she began laughing louder again. "I find something so funny." Cedrick handed her another glass and Miyako greatly took it from him. She downed it in one gulp.
Suddenly, Miyako's stomach didn't feel right. She was ready to throw up. The lavender haired girl began clutching her stomach and looked up at Cedrick innocently. "What was in that drink?"
Cedrick looked at her. "Are you all right?"
Miyako shook her head. "No. I better get going." She stood up, but Cedrick grabbed her arm and gently pulled her back down.
Cedrick wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Maybe you should take a rest on the bed. You don't want to walk in the middle of the night stumbling, do you?"
"No, I'll be fine. I have a friend who can take me," she replied. She stood up, but this time, Cedrick did not pull her back down. Instead, he kept his arm wrapped around her shoulders and began leading her towards the bed beside them.
"I insist. My room mate won't mind you staying here for the night. I mean, your friend will probably be drunk as well. You both don't want to stumble in the dark, do you?" He laid her down on the bed, with Miyako protesting weakly.
The lavender haired girl kept her eyes opened, but only halfway and shook her head slowly. Cedrick was right after all. There was a chance that Hanako could get drunk, because that's how she was. "No," she whispered. She felt a hand moving to her feet and removed her socks one by one. Miyako lifted her head slowly and looked at Cedrick. "What are you doing?" she asked, sleepily.
Cedrick glanced at her and smiled. "I'm just going to remove your socks, all right, Miya?
Miyako nodded, thinking he was only going to remove her socks. What was the harm in removing socks anyway? She felt the same, cold hands moving up higher, pass her legs, then towards the strap of her dress. Miyako opened her eyes wide and felt her whole body shiver from the cold hands.
"What are you doing?!" She pushed him off of her. She was suddenly alarmed.
Cedrick advanced towards her, this time, climbing on top of her and began trapping her between his body and the bed. He put all his weight on top of her and closed her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Miyako kicked and screamed, but Cedrick was too strong.
"I'm having a time at the party, aren't you?" He grinned evilly towards her. He removed one strap of her dress and moved on to the other. Miyako opened her mouth and, instead of screaming, she bit his hand. Cedrick screamed and let go of her mouth. Once he removed his hand from her mouth, Miyako screamed at the top of her lungs.
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Ken heard it. Was that Miyako? "Did you guys hear that?" He glanced at the two young women behind him. They were all searching for a sign of a lavender haired girl with a spaghetti strapped dress. Akira went looking for her at the bathroom, Hanako at the dance floor and Ken at any rooms she could be in. They met up just seconds ago where Ken was ready to check out the north hall of the large room. He looked ahead of him towards a single door in front of the kitchen. He wasn't sure if it was the room he heard the scream from.
Akira and Hanako looked at him. The music was far too loud for their ears to listen to what Ken just said.
Ken, without bothering to repeat, walked away from them and headed towards the single door. He pressed his ear at the door and heard someone mumbling. Then...
"Someone...please... help... me..."
"Shut up, bitch!" the other voice spoke, his words stinging Ken's ears. Then, heard a slap coming from the same room.
The female voice whimpered silently, but Ken could hear it. Unsure what to do, Ken opened the door, which was surprisingly unlocked and walked in.
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"No...." Miyako mumbled. "Please... don't.... Ken....."
Cedrick leaned closer and began kissing her lips, hard. "Ken's not here."
Suddenly, he felt a pair of hands on his shoulders. Cedrick glanced behind him and noticed a tall, blue haired freshman.
"Oh, Ken's here all right!" the young man hissed. He clenched his fists and, for only a second, pulled the older teen from Miyako and pushed him. Cedrick fell backwards on the floor and quickly got up and tackled the surprised Ken.
They landed on the floor with a 'thump!' sound, surprising the people at the party. All eyes looked down on the fighting duo, some releasing gasps and shocked faces as they watched on. The music stopped playing and the only sounds they could hear were the breathing sounds of the fighting men.
Cedrick turned Ken around so he can face him and punched him across the face, leaving Ken a bloodied lip. He took another swing, but this time, Ken blocked his face, catching the flying fists in his hands. He gripped Cedrick's clenched hands and, with the other hand, he pushed Cedrick off of him with as much strenght as he could. People began gathering around them, none even bothered to stop the enraged older teen, afraid they could get caught up in the mess.
Ken stood up, wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth with his arm, his eyes kept alarmed at the man standing in front of him, ready to strike at him once again. Some people, even those who knew who Cedrick was, chanted some things to Ken to punch him. But Ken just stood there, waiting for him.
The older teen stared at him with malice in his eyes. He stared into the eyes of the young man who was going to take Miyako in bed, but he couldn't have that! He wanted her! He leaned his head back, ready to tackle the boy down again, when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Surprised, he looked behind him towards a young woman, much prettier than Miyako, smiling at him. Cedrick forgot all the anger in his voice and turned around to face her. He grinned.
"Hey baby..." he said.
The girl's smile suddenly faltered, replacing it into a serious frown. With one hand, she clenched her fists, pulled back her hand and struck the younger teen in the nose. Cedrick lifted up his hand in his bloody nose and collapsed on the floor.
"Don't you ever hit my cousin like that again!" Akira hissed, walking away from him to join Ken.
Ken watched her walk pass him, his eyes widening in astonishment. "Wow, Akira... I had no idea you were so...."
"Enraged and darn well temperamental?" Akira said, finishing the sentence that Ken couldn't continue.
Ken shook his head. "No... strong."
Akira chuckled.
"Hey, I need help here," a weak voice spoke. Ken and Akira looked up. Hanako carried a very drunk Miyako out of the room. The lavender haired girl had her arms draped over her friend's shoulder and was groaning every time she took a step. People who had gathered around the fight earlier, moved out of the way so the girls can walk easily towards the cousins. Miyako kept her eyes locked on the floor, ashamed of what she had almost done to herself and the trouble she caused towards Ken. She was ashamed for running away from him, without asking who the girl was. Hanako had told her that Akira was, after all, Ken's cousin. She was ashamed for not looking into the facts. She just had to put her foot where her mouth is.
Ken was immediately at their side. He lifted Miyako's other arm, but stopped himself. He looked at Hanako and nodded. "It's okay, I got her," he said.
Hanako nodded and gently removed her friend's arm from around her shoulders. People watched them quietly. No music played in the background, no sound of tapping shoes as they danced on the dance floor. It was just them, doing what they needed to do. The red head watched Ken lift Miyako up in his arms. He looked at her and nodded again, telling her that he was ready to leave.
Ken walked pass the crowd and looked down on the unconsious Cedrick. He sneered down on the body and walked out of the room, followed by Akira and Hanako.
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He stared out the window. The rain. Rain poured madly outside. The sky was crying, as if crying for what happened tonight. He couldn't help but sigh at that thought. It cried when Sam died and it cried when he thought Wormmon disappeared from his life forever. It cried when he whipped the Digimon as the Digimon Emperor and forced them to work in the rain. He removed his eyes from the rain, afraid that if he looked at the rain long enough, he would remember all the awful things he did and all the horrible things that happened to him.
He heard a groan somewhere and Ken looked down on the still body of the lavender haired girl. Ken gently placed a hand on her small ones and stroked the back of her hand with her thumb, comforting her with warmth and kindness.
A soft tap on the door interrupted him from his reverie and he looked up to see Hanako walking towards him. The red head smiled and stood beside him. "You should really go to sleep," Hanako suggested.
Ken looked up and smiled. "It's okay. I'm not tired anyway."
Hanako placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry too much about her, Ken. She'll be all right and before you know it, she'll be up and back to her old ways."
Ken felt his heart soar. It would be good to have the old Miyako back, the one who encouraged everyone in the gang to fight and never give up. The same Miyako who slapped him across the face when he was ready to give up hope about the Digidestined forgiving him. He wanted the same Miyako who had a crush on him ever since and the one who almost squeezed the life out of Poromon when she felt happy. He couldn't help but smile at that thought. Miyako was the first person he wanted to see when he moved to Odaiba. For now, Miyako needed rest. Hanako was right, he needed rest too.
He stood up, keeping his eyes focused on Miyako's face. She looked so peaceful. "You're right." He looked at Hanako. "You will keep an eye on her, right?"
Hanako laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Of course I will! She's my best friend for goodness sake!"
Ken nodded, looked at Miyako one more time, then left the darkness of the room, where the lamp only held the light, right at Miyako's bed side.
GoodGurl: Sooooo??? What do you guys think? Its so obvious why Ken didn't hit Cedrick! He has the crest of kindness for goodness sake! And besides... I don't like too much violence anyway and I don't like promoting it! Anyway........... I hope you guys enjoyed this! Please r/r! Thanx! ;)