Believe in Magic
By Kara Kasai
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. Toei does. OK???
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--Last Time:
"Yes… Let's show you the bathroom…"—the bathroom mirror was still foggy—"this is how the place was found thirty minutes ago"—suddenly, the mirror broke into hundreds of pieces and the guide jumped—"Well…"—red blood became visible—"This is interesting! The writing seems to say…"—Takeru froze. He couldn't believe what the writing said. He let his bowl crash to the ground.
Mrs. Takaishi turned abruptly, at the sound of the crashing bowl. However, her attention was drawn to the television…
Takeru didn't hear what the guide said. His head was muddled. He couldn't think straight.
"The writing seems to say…"—the guide squinted—"Nothing can stop fate, Child of Light. Child of Hope will be your worst enemy… Through the darkest hours, Light will fail to shine… And through the world's despair, Hope will be forgotten. I know everything… You can't run away from me… I am everywhere…"—the guide paused—"Hmm… That's certainly strange…"
Takeru trembled. He remembered what he wrote. He had written the exact same words in his dream. 'What's happening?' he thought nervously.
"Is anything wrong Takeru?" Mrs. Takaishi asked.
"Uhh… No, nothing's wrong…" Takeru answered. He began to clean the broken pieces of glass up. 'What's happening to my world?' he thought. 'Is Hikari alright?'
*
Hikari groaned. She felt so tired, and weak, and she hurt all over. She opened her dark hazel eyes to the plain antiseptic white room. She touched the bed sheets.
"Umm… Can anybody tell me what's happened?" Hikari asked in a small voice. She was… scared. She remembered something had happened, but what? "Anybody? Who am I? Where am I?"
Hikari looked to the side. She saw a table, and a card…
"I must be Hikari…" she stated in a hollow voice, dry and grave. "I am Hikari…" she mumbled once again.
Then, she remembered everything. "Am I in the hospital??? Takeru? Taichi?" she panicked. "Anybody??? Please, don't leave me alone! I… I… I don't want the darkness to get me…" she stammered nervously.
She got out of bed slowly, and looked across the room.
"Please… whoever you are… don't take Takeru… just take me… instead…" she said desperately. She wrung the bed sheets in her hand nervously.
"Ah, but that won't due any good… Hope and light must be gone from this here world…" the cold voice said.
Hikari froze. "Get out of my head!" she shouted.
Tears formed in her eyes. She could feel a great pain in her head…
She slowly crawled back into her bed, and sleep drowned her.
When Hikari woke up, she was confused. She could hear voices…
"Hey, kiddo…" Taichi greeted. 'Thank god she's OK,' he thought.
Hikari heard: "Hey kiddo… Thank god she's OK."
"Taichi! Don't talk like I can't hear you!" Hikari accused.
"What???" Tai became confused. "Well… Takeru is here… I'll leave you two alone…"
Takeru entered, as Taichi exited.
"Hey, Hikari… umm… so, how's it going???" he stammered. 'Did I write those words??? Like in my dream???' he thought.
"What about your dream???? You wrote the same words???" she demanded.
Takeru was surprised. 'How did she know what I was thinking?' he wondered.
"You… you didn't say those words out loud???" she asked.
"No…" Takeru answered slowly.
*
Hikari didn't want to believe it. How could she suddenly be telepathic? Was she like some crazy person??? She tried to form a barrier against the extra voices, but she did not succeed.
Angry, Hikari punched her bedding. She knew it did no good, but she needed the voices out of her head. She couldn't rest. The scene kept repeating in her head. How am I supposed to figure this out? she questioned herself. Did Takeru really write those words? Please, say no… and if he did? Was he possessed?
Questioning wasn't any good.
Hikari sighed. When will I be released from this hospital? she asked herself finally. She tiredly stretched and gazed out the window, absentmindedly. The young girl breathed at a regular pace and relaxed her muscles. She blanked her mind, and blanked out the voices she heard. Soon, she fell asleep, like an angel.
*
Wiping his forehead in wonderment, blond Takeru stared across the room of his study hall. He wanted to go outside, and do something to keep his hands busy. He needed something to do, to keep his mind away from the morning's incident.
Do your homework, Takeru instructed himself. After school you can meet up with Hikari…
Takeru leafed through his homework, deciding to finish his math homework. Although his body was there, his mind truly wasn't. The youth's thoughts drifted to the incident once again.
It's no use! I just can't concentrate, he thought angrily.
Takeru tightened his muscles and clenched his teeth. He was exasperated with himself. C'mon, Takeru, he thought, self-control! Don't lose your self-control… Takeru loosened his muscles and nervously tapped the table.
The end of the period came soon. Takeru relaxed himself and headed for his locker to drop his things off for the last class of the day: gym.
"Takeru, hey!" Kaji yelled. Kaji was a classmate of Takeru. "We're playing basketball in the inside courts again. Do you think we'd ever get sick of basketball?" Kaji was also a basketball player.
Takeru forced a chuckle and a grin. "No… I never imagined it… but this must be the worst winter ever…" Takeru glanced out a nearby window, trying to decide whether weather had anything to do with the late incidents.
Kaji observed the scene. "Thinking about Hikari-kun??" he asked.
Takeru was frozen into place at the words. A light blush rose to his cheeks. "Wha-what makes you think that?" Takeru stammered. He turned away from Kaji's amused gaze.
"You didn't answer the question," Kaji taunted teasingly.
"Yeah," Takeru finally admitted. "I'm worried… Maybe I didn't do enough… maybe I should have told Tai…"
"Dude? Chill!" Kaji suggested. "C'mon, let's play basketball!"
Takeru nodded obediently, but still not satisfied with the answers he was given.
*
Takeru quietly approached Hikari's room. He opened the door. "Hikari?" he called quietly.
"Hi, Takeru…" Hikari replied. "I don't have a lot of homework, do I?"
"Nope…" Takeru answered.
"Finally, a blessing!" Hikari exclaimed, giggling.
Takeru chuckled, suddenly in a good mood. His mood turned serious again. "Hikari… please, tell me…" he said. Privately, off guard, he wondered, Do I like her?
Hikari blurted, "Like whom???"
Takeru turned red. "Nothing, nothing! Anyway, tell me about the dream, Hikari," he demanded.
"Well…" Hikari paused, hesitating.
"Please? Your worry me, Hikari… Please tell," Takeru asked desperately.
"Well…" Hikari thought for a moment, and decided to give in. She knew that she needed help to solve the problem, and the only person she had to turn to was Takeru. She told him about her strange and mystifying dreams. "So what do you think???" Hikari asked as she reviewed her dreams.
"Sounds strangely suspicious," Takeru commented. "Maybe… are you sure it isn't in the dark world? The Dark Ocean???" he questioned. "I mean… maybe we're dealing with something… completely different." Takeru reviewed his clues, and decided immediately that the dreams might be telling them something.
"Well… I wasn't sure. Maybe, but I could only hear waves crashing. I didn't exactly see the ocean… And I don't think it's a Digimon. Whatever it is, it can watch over us as it wishes… I… I heard a cold and distinct voice, telling me that time will tell," Hikari answered.
"I think I heard that voice," Takeru said, mildly shivering at the thought. "He said my hands would kill."
A nurse approached the room. "Visiting hours are over," she said meekly.
"OK… See you, Hikari," Takeru bid farewell.
Takeru walked home slowly. He was in mild denial. Do I like her? Of course, he thought, she's my best friend. Why wouldn't I like her? Do I have a crush on her? She looks just like an angel… She is an angel. OK, Takeru… you do like her? She's only your best friend!
Takeru shook his thoughts about Hikari away. He still couldn't help but lightly blush. If I don't have a crush on her, he thought, then why did I suddenly have a good mood around her?
Takeru went to his room that night, baffled with his puzzling new feelings. Staring out at the midnight blue sky sprinkled with twinkling stars, he said quietly, "Maybe I like her… Can I fall for my best friend?" Nervously, Takeru looked at his picture of Hikari. Takeru, stop denying! You're falling for Hikari… and there's nothing you can do about it, he told himself. Soon, he laid himself to sleep, thinking of his angel Hikari and wishing her the best.
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~Kara Kasai