Title: The Day My Heart Shattered Author: NT Pairing: Ken/Takeru Warning: Yaoi, Angst, Death Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.

Chapter 3: Love Is Not Enough

Days later, I could only think of that one moment. The boy never smiled or cried. His face was still. He was always by my side. I went back to my old ways. Capturing new slaves and watching once friends fight. I would be the supreme ruler. No one could stop me now.

Then the day came. When my life would change forever. My angel spoke to me again in that callous voice of his. Change your ways or you will lose something you treasure.

It was a dream again, but it felt so real. I had not noticed before, but I was damp with sweat and my heart was beating fast. My breathing grew rapid and I ran to my love, only to find him staring into the river, watching my slaves work.

Later that day, I began my daily routine in making this world mine. I heard a cry not knowing where it came from. I found Daisuke and the other team members. I saw what he was staring at. I made no sound. My heart began to ache.

There lying was the body of my only love. He was still breathing. I took him in my arms and held him close. A tear ran from my face, the first one since years, and he opened his eyes placing them on my face. He put his hand to my cheek and caressed it gently. I closed our lips against one another in our last kiss.

As our lips parted, I heard his voice one last time. This time, his voice was as gentle and beautiful as his face itself. Just right for my angel. He told me I had done this to him. How could he blame me for this? He spoke again. You never listened to my words. It was not a dream.

I thought about what I had just heard remembering those days I had thought I dreamt of her. I knew it felt real. It was real. I had ignored everything he had said and now he was to leave me. The one boy who reached my heart.

I looked into his eyes expecting them to be impassive and icy. But when I stared into those pools of his, I saw a warm look. His eyes seem to sparkle. He was that angel I had seen the first day we met. Tears began flowing down my face. He just smiled and came closer to me. I could hear every breath he took till his last. He said one last word, Ken.

His hand fell from my face and his soft eyes closed. The warmth was gone and there was silence in the air. For that one moment, I felt pain and I was the one to suffer this time. My heart felt as if it completely shattered. He was now truly an angel while I was alone. Alone again, before he had become my slave. No, he was never my slave.