Or so Dee thought no one heard her. Ken shot a sideways glance at her. He took her aside.
"Listen, Dee." he said in a low voice."I know you don't want to be Davis again, but maybe it's for the best."
Dee shook her ahead violently.
"No-"
"Dee, you are a boy. You have to go back."
"I don't want to!" Dee said.
"Neither do I, but-" Ken realised what he'd said.
"You...don't?" Dee asked.
"No, I don't. I-I think I love you, Dee."
Dee's eyes became round. Ken hurried on.
"If it isn't love, I don't know what could be to make me feel this way about you. I know we're best friends, but this is different. You have to be Davis again though. I know you don't feel the same-"
Dee swiftly reached out, cupped the back of Ken's head, pulled him close, and crushed his lips to hers. When she broke away, Ken was staring at her, face bright red. He wasn't the only one who was staring at her. She just raised her eyebrows slightly, and gave a half smile.
Mrs.Ichijouji had made them all breakfast. While they ate, they drew up their plans for the 'camping trip'. Matt was able to convince his dad into driving half of them. They would go that day, and stay at the camp ground for a week. Dee e-mailed her dad for permission, and got it promptly. She was facinated by the fact that they weren't questioning why she never actually talked to them. She smiled brightly. Her smile was radiant. This time, it wasn't only Ken that blushed, but Matt, Tai, Izzy, and even Joe.
Mr.Ichijouji and Mr.Ishida were talking with each other. They both knew what had happened, and why they were taking this trip with the kids. The kids in question were talking to each other as the put their things into the vans. The younger Digi Destined, who hadn't been at the early-morning meeting, were stunned about what had happened to Dee in her sleep.
"That creep!" Yolei said indignantly.
"I hope we get to watch him suffer!" T.K snarled. He was still a tad bit senstive about having a fellow guy become a girl. This was, so to speak, the last straw for him.
Dee said nothing.
Ken and Dee occupied the back of Mr.Ichijouji's van. Ken kept sneaking glances at Dee, but she was listlessly staring out the window. Ken sighed softly to himself, and read from a book he'd brought with him. Soon, however, he felt something touch and rest against his shoulder. It was Dee. She'd fallen asleep against him. He relaxed, enjoying the wonderful, warm feeling that being so close to Dee gave him. He asked Yolei about it.
"Yep. That's love." she confirmed.
Ken settled back, a triffle smug. He'd been right.
When they all arrived at the camp ground, the Digi Destined immediately started a meeting in one of the cabins that they'd rented. Dee really didn't have much to do, so she sat quietly, listening to the others plot out something here, dispute a point there...Dee began to sink into a deep stupor.
"Dee?" Izzy asked. Dee didn't respond. She just sat there, legs tucked under, hands in lap, eyes barely open. Ken shook her gently, and she fell sideways against him. Ken looked up at all of them in surprise.
"She's asleep!" he said.
"Gee, we're not THAT boring." Tai sniffed.
"Well, she had a long night." Ken shrugged."I guess she deserves some extra sleep."
They all looked at each other.
"Uh oh..."
They looked at Dee, frantically searching for any kind of distress showing on her face, but there was none. Only a small smile flickering across her lips.
It was the same dream. Her friends began to disapear. But Dee grabbed onto Ken's hand, and held it tight, refusing to let him go like the rest. Ken smiled gratefully at her. She smiled back, then turned to where she knew the shadow would be. She and Ken glared at it defiantly.
"So you managed to keep a friend with you, this time!" the shadow sneered."That's not going to do you any good! I'll still win!"
"No!" Dee said. She and Ken held hands. They began to glow brightly. The shadow screeched, and fled from their light. Dee looked at Ken, smiling radiantly again. Ken bent his head towards her...
Dee opened her eyes, and blinked. She was laying across Ken's lap, supported by the crook of his arm.
"No nightmare?" Ken asked her. Dee shook her head sleepily. She closed her eyes again.
"Could you tell us about your nightmare from last night?" Izzy asked. The reaction that got was almost violent. Dee's eyes snapped open, and she scrambled from Ken's lap, accidentally bashing into a wall.
"No!" she cried, terrified. She didn't want to think about it. Ken tried to go to her, but she bolted away. Matt managed to get ahold of her before she ran into another wall in her blind panic. She squeeled and struggled against his grip on her.
"I guess this is your answer, Izzy!" Matt said after Ken had managed to calm Dee down.
"Maybe we should ask her anything..." Izzy admitted.
Ken nodded, still stroking Dee's hair. She was clutching him tightly, quivering. She started to whimper. The bandage, losened by Dee's struggles, slipped out into sight.
"Oh, boy." Joe said."Let me fix that for you, Dee."
It was decided that they wouldn't do anything else that day, especially if it distressed Dee. They didn't want her to get hurt again, as she had already set herself back what little healing had occurred. There was a nice, cool lake nearby, and the cold water would feel good on Dee's back.
"I'm not coming in!" Dee screeched in outrage. She was wrapped up in a big towel, standing on the edge of the lake.
"Why not?" Izzy asked, confused.
"'Cause I'm not!"
"Just get in!"
"I'm not doing this!" Dee hollered. She was wearing the skimpiest swimsuit ever in creation. Sora and Yolei had forced her into it. She wrapped her towel more tightly around herself.
"Come on, Dee!" Tai coaxed from the water, splashing at her.
"It's for your own good!" Matt added.
"NO!" Dee yelled."Not like this! It's lowering to what little male pride I have left!"
Yolei took matters into her own hands. She snuck up behind Dee, grabbed the towel, and dragged her in. Dee stood up, coughing and sputtering, and the boys got a good look at her in the tight, clingy-wet suit. All of them turned bright red.
"SORA!" Tai yelled, closing his eyes against the sight."How could you?!"
"Ack!" Izzy cried, flailing around blindly."There can't be more than a square foot of material in that thing!"
Sora and Yolei just giggled. Dee walked out of the water, and pulled on the t-shirt she'd borrowed from Ken. It was loose, and more covering than the suit. She walked back into the water, turned over, and began to float on her back. Ken's face appeared above hers after a few minutes.
"Feel better?" he smiled at her. Dee nodded.
"Yeah, lots better." she replied."Mmmm..." she stretched languidly, then winced."Well, almost better..."
"Come on, I'll get you some ice." he said. He towed her in to shore, making her giggle, and helped her up. She wrapped her towle around herself. Ken came back with a bag of ice. Dee took it and put it on her sore spot, and sat with Ken under a shady tree, watching the others lark and play in the water. Ken wrapped his arms around her, and gave her a peck on the cheek.
"Damn!" ShadowMyotismon swore."They know I'm here and who I am! And what's more, that little brat is starting to resist me again!"
"Don't worry, Master!" the black Palmon said."They may know you're here, but they won't be able to defeat you this time!"
"This is true." ShadowMyotismon smiled his cruel, evil smile again.
Dee had been dozing, leaning against Ken, when she suddenly sat up completely straight.
"What's wrong?" Ken asked, concerned.
"I-I don't know!" Dee replied."All of a sudden...I just got this really bad feeling!"
Ken put his arm around her, and pulled her back to him.
"It was probably nothing, Dee." Ken soothed."Go back to sleep."
Dee yawned.
"You're right..." she said, snuggling down against Ken.
"Listen, Dee." he said in a low voice."I know you don't want to be Davis again, but maybe it's for the best."
Dee shook her ahead violently.
"No-"
"Dee, you are a boy. You have to go back."
"I don't want to!" Dee said.
"Neither do I, but-" Ken realised what he'd said.
"You...don't?" Dee asked.
"No, I don't. I-I think I love you, Dee."
Dee's eyes became round. Ken hurried on.
"If it isn't love, I don't know what could be to make me feel this way about you. I know we're best friends, but this is different. You have to be Davis again though. I know you don't feel the same-"
Dee swiftly reached out, cupped the back of Ken's head, pulled him close, and crushed his lips to hers. When she broke away, Ken was staring at her, face bright red. He wasn't the only one who was staring at her. She just raised her eyebrows slightly, and gave a half smile.
Mrs.Ichijouji had made them all breakfast. While they ate, they drew up their plans for the 'camping trip'. Matt was able to convince his dad into driving half of them. They would go that day, and stay at the camp ground for a week. Dee e-mailed her dad for permission, and got it promptly. She was facinated by the fact that they weren't questioning why she never actually talked to them. She smiled brightly. Her smile was radiant. This time, it wasn't only Ken that blushed, but Matt, Tai, Izzy, and even Joe.
Mr.Ichijouji and Mr.Ishida were talking with each other. They both knew what had happened, and why they were taking this trip with the kids. The kids in question were talking to each other as the put their things into the vans. The younger Digi Destined, who hadn't been at the early-morning meeting, were stunned about what had happened to Dee in her sleep.
"That creep!" Yolei said indignantly.
"I hope we get to watch him suffer!" T.K snarled. He was still a tad bit senstive about having a fellow guy become a girl. This was, so to speak, the last straw for him.
Dee said nothing.
Ken and Dee occupied the back of Mr.Ichijouji's van. Ken kept sneaking glances at Dee, but she was listlessly staring out the window. Ken sighed softly to himself, and read from a book he'd brought with him. Soon, however, he felt something touch and rest against his shoulder. It was Dee. She'd fallen asleep against him. He relaxed, enjoying the wonderful, warm feeling that being so close to Dee gave him. He asked Yolei about it.
"Yep. That's love." she confirmed.
Ken settled back, a triffle smug. He'd been right.
When they all arrived at the camp ground, the Digi Destined immediately started a meeting in one of the cabins that they'd rented. Dee really didn't have much to do, so she sat quietly, listening to the others plot out something here, dispute a point there...Dee began to sink into a deep stupor.
"Dee?" Izzy asked. Dee didn't respond. She just sat there, legs tucked under, hands in lap, eyes barely open. Ken shook her gently, and she fell sideways against him. Ken looked up at all of them in surprise.
"She's asleep!" he said.
"Gee, we're not THAT boring." Tai sniffed.
"Well, she had a long night." Ken shrugged."I guess she deserves some extra sleep."
They all looked at each other.
"Uh oh..."
They looked at Dee, frantically searching for any kind of distress showing on her face, but there was none. Only a small smile flickering across her lips.
It was the same dream. Her friends began to disapear. But Dee grabbed onto Ken's hand, and held it tight, refusing to let him go like the rest. Ken smiled gratefully at her. She smiled back, then turned to where she knew the shadow would be. She and Ken glared at it defiantly.
"So you managed to keep a friend with you, this time!" the shadow sneered."That's not going to do you any good! I'll still win!"
"No!" Dee said. She and Ken held hands. They began to glow brightly. The shadow screeched, and fled from their light. Dee looked at Ken, smiling radiantly again. Ken bent his head towards her...
Dee opened her eyes, and blinked. She was laying across Ken's lap, supported by the crook of his arm.
"No nightmare?" Ken asked her. Dee shook her head sleepily. She closed her eyes again.
"Could you tell us about your nightmare from last night?" Izzy asked. The reaction that got was almost violent. Dee's eyes snapped open, and she scrambled from Ken's lap, accidentally bashing into a wall.
"No!" she cried, terrified. She didn't want to think about it. Ken tried to go to her, but she bolted away. Matt managed to get ahold of her before she ran into another wall in her blind panic. She squeeled and struggled against his grip on her.
"I guess this is your answer, Izzy!" Matt said after Ken had managed to calm Dee down.
"Maybe we should ask her anything..." Izzy admitted.
Ken nodded, still stroking Dee's hair. She was clutching him tightly, quivering. She started to whimper. The bandage, losened by Dee's struggles, slipped out into sight.
"Oh, boy." Joe said."Let me fix that for you, Dee."
It was decided that they wouldn't do anything else that day, especially if it distressed Dee. They didn't want her to get hurt again, as she had already set herself back what little healing had occurred. There was a nice, cool lake nearby, and the cold water would feel good on Dee's back.
"I'm not coming in!" Dee screeched in outrage. She was wrapped up in a big towel, standing on the edge of the lake.
"Why not?" Izzy asked, confused.
"'Cause I'm not!"
"Just get in!"
"I'm not doing this!" Dee hollered. She was wearing the skimpiest swimsuit ever in creation. Sora and Yolei had forced her into it. She wrapped her towel more tightly around herself.
"Come on, Dee!" Tai coaxed from the water, splashing at her.
"It's for your own good!" Matt added.
"NO!" Dee yelled."Not like this! It's lowering to what little male pride I have left!"
Yolei took matters into her own hands. She snuck up behind Dee, grabbed the towel, and dragged her in. Dee stood up, coughing and sputtering, and the boys got a good look at her in the tight, clingy-wet suit. All of them turned bright red.
"SORA!" Tai yelled, closing his eyes against the sight."How could you?!"
"Ack!" Izzy cried, flailing around blindly."There can't be more than a square foot of material in that thing!"
Sora and Yolei just giggled. Dee walked out of the water, and pulled on the t-shirt she'd borrowed from Ken. It was loose, and more covering than the suit. She walked back into the water, turned over, and began to float on her back. Ken's face appeared above hers after a few minutes.
"Feel better?" he smiled at her. Dee nodded.
"Yeah, lots better." she replied."Mmmm..." she stretched languidly, then winced."Well, almost better..."
"Come on, I'll get you some ice." he said. He towed her in to shore, making her giggle, and helped her up. She wrapped her towle around herself. Ken came back with a bag of ice. Dee took it and put it on her sore spot, and sat with Ken under a shady tree, watching the others lark and play in the water. Ken wrapped his arms around her, and gave her a peck on the cheek.
"Damn!" ShadowMyotismon swore."They know I'm here and who I am! And what's more, that little brat is starting to resist me again!"
"Don't worry, Master!" the black Palmon said."They may know you're here, but they won't be able to defeat you this time!"
"This is true." ShadowMyotismon smiled his cruel, evil smile again.
Dee had been dozing, leaning against Ken, when she suddenly sat up completely straight.
"What's wrong?" Ken asked, concerned.
"I-I don't know!" Dee replied."All of a sudden...I just got this really bad feeling!"
Ken put his arm around her, and pulled her back to him.
"It was probably nothing, Dee." Ken soothed."Go back to sleep."
Dee yawned.
"You're right..." she said, snuggling down against Ken.