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Ken awoke slowly in the morning, a bright sun shining in his eyes. Ken groaned, and sat up, rubbing the side of his head. Wormmon was still asleep beside Hawkmon in the big chair. Ken smiled, and stood up, unaware of his Wild-Blue-Morning-Hair. He drowsily walked into the bathroom, and then emerged after washing up. He sat back down on the couch, and patiently awaited for someone to awake from deep slumber. Then he fell asleep again.
Miyako yawned loud as she awoke, not aware that all the covers had been tossed on the floor in the summer heat of night. She got out of bed, not wary of the fact that her hair was sticking in odd directions. She groggily went into the bathroom, and took about half an hour to get herself all nice looking instead of Hideous-Morning-Miyako. She walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed in her jean shorts and ' Blood is thicker then wood ' T shirt of the Dudley Boyz, along with a black vest. She decided on wearing contacts that day, because she was planning to go boarding today. Miyako spotted Ken, sitting on the couch, all combed and dressed and all, sleeping. She slumped down beside him, and turned on the TV. Ken groaned and woke up, looking at the screen, and then at Miyako, then at the Digimon. Miyako flipped through the channels. Not a thing. She turned off the TV, and got up.
" Morning, Miyako." Ken greeted, getting up as well. Miyako smiled.
" Woops, I forgot my manners in my room. Morning. So, wanna go boarding today, or just walk around?" Miyako asked, pulling on her shoes. Ken pulled on his shoes as well, and then got up, helping Miyako off the floor after she finished tying the wretched knot.
" Why don't we just go boarding around, like a walk, only you get to glide." Miyako nodded, and then ran through the house with dirty shoes, and grabbed the boards. She ran back, handed the red one to Ken, and then they were off.
They ran down the steps, and started boarding the second they hit the pavement. They boarded past the Night Club, past the Inoue Family Store, and right into the Un-named Park. They skated along in the gardens, only using the pavements. Lucky that the owner of the park let skateboarders in, but only if they promise not to rip apart the gardens. Miyako and Ken stopped near a bench, and sat down together, side by side, and looked at the scenery. It was a lush garden, all shaded by trees. Ken closed his eyes, and let the flowing of water in a fountain relax him. Miyako was already thinking ahead though. She had already re-fallen asleep.
They both awoke at the sound of someone approaching, and then made hast into a conversation about the scenery. Cody and Kari walked into view, followed by T.K and Davis. Ken and Miyako immediately stopped talking and stared. Kari and Cody stared back, while Davis and T.K glared at each other, unaware of anything else. Ken blinked a few times, and then flashed his vision from Kari, to Cody, to T.K and then to Davis. He nervously laughed.
" Hehehe, uh, Hi, funny to see you all here..." Ken stuttered, a little nervous. Kari smiled.
" Well, actually, Cody was going to come here, and then I begged to come, and the T.K and Davis just had to follow us. And now, they're in a stare down. I don't get it. So, wazzup?" She asked, standing in front of the two. Miyako shrugged imperturbably.
" Nothing. Just boarding through, and stopped for a while." Miyako answered, still as careless as ever. Ken just sat there. Nothing else, just sat there.
Until.....
" Hey, Kari, you want to come with us around? No where to go, really, but it could be fun. You too, Cody." Miyako asked, getting up. Ken got up as well, the skateboard tucked under his arm. Kari sighed.
" If we could stop at my house to get the stuff, then I can come. I left my blades at home." Kari smiled, and pointed to her feet. Miyako nodded. Cody shrugged.
" I think my Grandfather and Mother would let me go, if I were to wear my helmet." Miyako smiled, and once again nodded. Ken smiled a little, and then dropped the smile, as if afraid to smile for to long. T.K and Davis immediately butted in.
" We're coming too!" They exclaimed, rushing up to Kari's side. Kari sweat dropped, and sighed deeply. Miyako laughed, and then got on her board. Ken copied.
" Alright, the closest house is T.K's, then Davis's, then Cody's, the Kari's place. We'll go in that order. We'll lead, or should I say me?" Miyako added, starting to board off. Ken shrugged and waited, letting all the Digidestined to catch up. Ken brought up the rear, right behind Kari, since Davis and T.K were fighting who gets in front. Cody was just the middle kid. Kari walked right beside Ken after dropping behind. Ken once offered the board.
" If you want, you could ask to use the board from Miyako, it's not mine." He said, watching her. They were out of the garden, and close to T.K's house. Kari shook her head.
" No thanks, I'm a roller blader. I can't do a thing on skateboards." She replied, gesturing the his board. Ken nodded, and kept going in silence.
When they reached T.K's house, they all stopped, while T.K pulled his bike out of storage, and got on, riding back to Kari. Ken immediately moved forward, giving them their well deserved space. Davis dropped back to walk beside Ken, moving along nicely. Once again, Ken offered his board.
" I can get off and give you the board, if it's okay with Miyako." He stated, watching Davis. Once again, Davis shook his head.
" Nah, man, I'm a bike rider. I can't do much with a skateboard, I fall to easy. It's okay." He replied, laughing at Ken a little. Ken nodded, and continued on. When they reached Davis's house, he leapt on his bike, and they all started up again, Davis and T.K flocking beside Kari at all times. Ken went more forward, a little behind Cody. Cody glanced back at Ken once and a while, checking if he was leering over with a knife. Ken's hands were always down and casual, never looking down at Cody. Then, the little Cody noticed a longing look in Ken's eyes, staring at the beautiful blue and white sky.
For a moment, Ken could have sworn he saw his brothers image floating in the clouds and sky. Ken sighed and looked forward again, trying to cover up pain. He longed for his brother to return from death, but it was never to happen. Not ever would his brother live again. They reached Cody's house soon. Cody came out on a pair of roller blades on and a helmet. He skated beside Ken at all times, trying to figure it all out. First, Ken's evil. Then, he turns good. Then, he looks gaunt and pale, very longing for something. Could it be power? Or maybe love? Or glory? Kari ran into her apartment, and emerged with her blades.
" Okay, lets get going. My mom wants me home by 5:30." Kari started to blade off, while the others followed in suit. Ken once again brought up the rear, while T.K and Davis rode beside Kari. Cody bladed up in front of Ken, and Miyako was in front. Ken noticed on thing about the sky that was slightly peculiar. It had an image of a map of some sort. He sighed and looked back forward, dismissing it as him loosing his mind. Cody dropped back until he was skated beside Ken, staring up at him with big, green, questioning eyes.
" What are you looking for?" Cody asked. Ken was a little surprised at the question. He thought for a moment.
" I'm not really looking for anything, I just thought I saw something." He answered. Cody shook his head.
" No, I mean, before, when we just passes Davis's house, you looked at the sky longingly. What did you see?" He asked again, pointing to the sky. Ken looked up again, seeing a vivid image of his long departed brother.
" I saw my brother." Was Ken's answer, and he dropped back a little, and Cody skated forward, a little bit shocked. His brother? But, how can an animal like him love, or even care about anything? Cody thought, pondering deeply. By the time Cody looked up, they were at another park, and they were about to walk into it. They all took off their stuff, put on shoes if they needed to, and sat down at the park. Ken decided to stand, while Miyako, Cody, Kari and T.K sat on the bench. Davis sat on the ground. Ken looked around, and spotted something in the twilight shadow of a tree. Everyone suddenly stopped talking, and looked at Ken. Ken listened with his whole body, trying to hear anything wrong. A small bit of whimpering came from the tree, and Ken walked forward. Miyako got up an followed, the others walking behind her.
As Ken neared the tree, the whimpering was louder, like it was in pain. Ken stopped in his tracks as he saw what it was. The all-white kitten looked up at Ken, whimpering loudly. Ken bent down an picked up the cat into his arms. It had scratch marks on it, and it was very skinny. You could see it's ribs. Miyako took off her vest, { she had a thing for vests and T-shirts} and they wrapped the kitten up in it. Ken stood up again, and held the kitten close to his heart, tenderly trying to make it fell better. The kitten stopped whimpering, and looked up at Ken with big blue eyes. Ken smiled at it, and let it all sink in. Kari gasped.
" I can't believe someone would let this little guy go! Get him to Miyako's house. T.K, Davis, and me will go home now." T.K and Davis nodded, then rode their bikes home, Kari right behind them. Miyako rode on her skateboard, carrying Ken's, will Ken ran with the kitten in his arms, Cody skating beside him. Cody went home when he was close to his home. Ken and Miyako got into her apartment, just before the sun set.
Ken laid the little kitten on the couch, will Miyako fetched something from the fridge, and put something in the microwave, and then boiled something in hot water. She came back with some warm milk in a bottle, and four bowls of steaming hot pasta. She gave one bowl to Ken, one to herself, and one for Wormmon and then another for Hawkmon. She put the kitten in her arms like a baby, and let the kitten drink from the bottle. After it had drunk the whole thing, it let out a little burp, and cuddled up in her arms. Miyako smiled a little, and wolfed down her pasta, like the digimon. Ken ate properly, but ate quite fast. When they were done, Ken took the bowls, and did all the dishes. The mounds, and mounds of dishes. Miyako had fallen asleep. So had the digimon. Ken sighed, turned out the lights, sat beside Miyako, and tried to sleep.
He awoke an hour later by very loud music. He got up and looked out the window, and spotted many people swarming into the night club. He spotted one couple biting each other, blood pouring from their lips and necks. Ken was repulsed, even though he knew the powerful rush that the bite and blood could give you. Ken closed the blinds, and sat back down beside Miyako. The kitten awoke. He crawled over to Ken, laid in his lap, and fell asleep. Ken sighed and drifted into sleep.........
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ELP: Okay, I admit it, that took a really long time. I got grounded for a month, so I couldn't write, plus my hand still hurts.
Sammy: R&R!
