Emu: WOW! I have reviews…And they're good. YAY!
Cat: Alright, how much did you pay them?
Puppetmon: Or how many pounds of crack did you force them to take?
Emu: Falls over Gee, thanks for the support. Anyway, sorry that this took a while. Oh, and there WILL be lots and lots of Ken torture, I have to build up an actual plot first though. I am sadly not talented enough to do both at the same time. I also haven't rewritten the prologue yet. I am not certain if I am going to. I might though because of a new idea I have, so we will just have to see. So thanks for the reviews and enjoy!
(Note: The first chapter was during the day. The second chapter was that night. This chapter is the next morning)
Beep! Beep! Beep! A groan escapes tired lips. Beep! Beep! Beep! The persistent beeping resounds from the annoying device. Beep! Beep! Beep! A hand swats lethargically. Beep! Beep! Bee…CRASH! Two bodies jerk awake as the alarm clock sails into the wall.
Davis blinked slowly as his mind tried to register what had happened. Demiveemon dropped out of the great disarray of mattresses, pillows, and sheets that one might have called a bed. "What happen?" Davis asked confused
"Clock went beep," Demiveemon replied from his spot on the carpeted floor. The small creature yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes. Davis nodded languidly and fell back onto his pillow. He wrapped the thin sheets around his body and gradually closed his eyes. It took three short seconds before he shot up.
"WHAT?!" he shrieked loudly.
Demiveemon looked up and answered slowly, "Um, the clock thingy, it beeped." Davis' eyes widened and he vainly tried to jump out of bed. Landing with a THUMP on the floor, he continued to struggle with the tangled sheets. Demiveemon cocked his small head to the side as he wondered what this odd behavior was all about. "What's wrong?" Demiveemon spoke his thoughts while scratching his chin.
"Meeting! Park! Gotta go NOW!" Davis yelled distractedly. He escaped the matted sheets and sprung at a nearby oak dresser. Yanking on a new blue shirt and ripping off his navy pajama top, he looked frantically for the trademark goggles that Tai had given him. The older boy had bestowed them upon him when he had first entered the digital world as a sign that he was the new leader. At least, he was SUPPOSED to be the leader but sometimes it didn't quite feel that way.
Finally finding the treasured goggles, Davis pulled the goggles over his mess of spiky brown hair. Satisfied that they would stay on, he grabbed a perplexed Demiveemon, and bolted out the door. Stuffing some toast that had been laid out for him in his mouth, Davis threw open the front door to his apartment and flew around the corner. Nearly tripping more than once, he was almost to the elevator when Demiveemon cried, "Davis! Aren't you forgetting something?"
"What are you talking a…" Davis stopped mid-sentence as he realized that it was very drafty. A deep blush crept onto his face as he discovered that he was still wearing his red Haynes. (AN: My friends and I couldn't decide if Davis was more of a boxers or briefs type so we compromised. I don't know if they have Haynes that size but I really don't care. DO NOT LECTURE ME ON UNDERWEAR!) Grinning sheepishly, he uttered a small oops and ran back into his apartment.
Meanwhile, the rest of the digidestined were waiting impatiently at the Odiaba Park for some late arrivals. Yolei stamped her foot on the ground and said irritably, "Where are they? They were supposed to be here an hour ago! It's what? Eight?"
"Calm down," Sora soothed. For once she was not wearing in her school uniform but instead was adorned in a white tank top, some baggy jeans, and a blue headband in her deep red hair. She was sitting on a splintered green bench near the monkey bars next to her good friend Mimi. Mimi had flown up to Japan from her new home in America and had decided to spend the rest of her summer in her old home. Mimi had grown her hair out to her waist and now had it in a loose ponytail hanging at the back of her head. It was also now a dark, almost black red. Her white jeans seemed to cling to her legs, and her blue dress shirt gripped her form tightly. On her feet she wore some stylish new sandals that had twine twisting back and forth to form the top and sides. Sora added hastily, "I'm sure that they'll be here soon."
"Now this type of tardiness I would expect from Davis but what's up with Kari? I'd even expect it from Tai! Maybe it's some kind of leader defect," Yolei resumed her rant, ignoring Sora's comments. Yolei's long lavender hair shimmered in the sun and was tucked back by a blue bandana. She had on a pair of black dress pants and a long sleeved maroon shirt, dotted with lines of a deep blue. Her glasses caught the rays of light in such a way, that it made it look like she had no real eyes. It was almost blinding to look directly at them. They seemed to give her an extra air of authority.
While Yolei strutted back and forth raving about how rude it was to be late, TK held a quiet conversation with his older brother Matt. "Why are you so tense?" Matt softly asked while leaning against a tremendous tree. Flakes of moss were barely gripping it and they seemed to blend in with the greenish t-shirt that Matt was wearing. Creases appeared in his dark jeans as he rotated his weight.
"I'm just worried is all," TK said just as quietly.
"Really? What about?"
"Well, it's just that," TK paused, searching for the right words. "I guess I just feel like something's wrong, you know?" Matt nodded with his eyes closed, as though he were in deep thought. "I mean, Kari is always on time unless something's wrong and I think something's also troubling Ken," TK continued on. Both brothers turned to look at the said digidestined of kindness. Ken was distanced slightly away from the others, close to a sparkling pond that a few ducks leisurely swam in. Ken gazed intently at the ground out of tired eyes. Dark circles seemed to weight them down but they didn't take away from the deep concentration found within them. His dark navy hair was slightly tussled but for the most part wasn't so bad. He was wearing his normal school uniform and was leaning against a wooden railing. When Ken had first arrived to Odaiba from his train, the others had asked if he was all right but had gotten no response other than 'Sure, I'm okay.' TK didn't buy it.
"Yeah, I know what you mean," Matt spoke slowly. "There is defiantly something wrong. We shouldn't pressure him too hard though. I know that when you want to keep something hidden, it's hard to let it out. We should confront him after the picnic and make sure that he's okay then," Matt wisely said, never breaking his stare at Ken.
"I guess so. That still leaves Kari. What do you suppose is wrong?" Matt only shrugged in reply. TK thought for a moment and then added, " Do you think it could be the dark ocean?"
"Well, Kari does seem to have an attraction to it and so does Ken from what I've been told. Darkness doesn't usually give up on its victims so easily," Matt stated.
TK's brow furrowed, "Then we will just have to stop it, won't we?"
Matt stayed silent for a while, "But what if we can't?"
Back to Davis. He was currently sprinting top speed towards the park. He had on some khaki shorts and had even stuffed an extra pair into a small backpack that he had decided to take at the last moment. Rounding a corner, he could make out two figures n the distance. One had a mess of bushy brown hair and the other had medium straight hair. The first was fairly tall, had on some black soccer shorts, a deep blue shirt dotted with some yellow stars, and had on some sneakers. The second figure wore long pink gloves, a white t-shirt, some dark pink pants, and had a camera draped about its neck. A third figure could be seen upon closer inspection and looked to be a white cat with yellow gloves. Davis waved as he approached the figure and shouted, "Hey Tai! Hello Kari!"
Tai turned around and waved back. "Hey Davis! Late as usual, eh?"
"Hey! Looks like I'm not the only one who's late," Davis panted as he caught up to the other two. They all continued to walk to the park. Davis glanced at Kari and wondered if something was wrong. There were very slight bags under her eyes; that's not what really bothered him. Normally she would smile and say hello once he arrived but she was currently just staring at the ground. Gatomon was fidgeting from time to time and kept glancing at her as well. "Hey Kari. Are you feeling okay? You seem a little out of it," Davis said bluntly.
"I'm fine," Kari looked up briefly with a small smile. "I'm just a little tired is all." Davis wanted to question her further but stopped when he saw Tais worried expression. He supposed that he would just ask him later. Tai was a lot easier to talk to then Kari was.
"Well, don't worry. When we start the picnic, I'll help wake you up! We can't have you falling asleep on the food after all! Then you'd get all sticky and I just might have to throw you in the lake to wash you off!" Kari just smiled softly at Davis' attempts to cheer her up. It was a few short minutes after that that they met up with the others.
Everyone had come together into a group and was chatting about this and that, everyone except for Ken and Kari. Kari had edged slowly over towards ken. She knew that if anyone could help her understand her dream, ken could. By the looks of it Ken also had something on his mind, she figured that they both might help each other. She was almost over to where Ken was when Izzy suddenly called out, "Guy! I just got an urgent e-mail from Gennai! We're need in the digital world, NOW!"
Emu: Okay, that chapter was boring. I tried to liven it up a bit with the part at the beginning though, so I hope that you enjoyed that. I actually took sometime to plan this out but I came up with one too many good ideas so I still may have to sit down and pick one. Hopefully the next chapter will be out soon.
Cat: HOPEFULLY being the word.
Emu: Shut up. Also, I think I may start to dedicate these chapters to people so if you want one, you can ask. Sometimes people get offended if you dedicate a chapter to them though. I did that once over my e-mail account. I don't know why they freaked out on me. Oh, well.
