Authors Note:  What can I say, the Digi-Destined picked me up and ran away with me leaving their Digimon in the dark. The plot's getting out of control. Oh whatever will the Digi-Destined do, can they stop the Kaizers evil, and what of the elder Digi-Destined find out on the next episode of Digimon Digital - err yeah :P Also don't worry I'll get back to introspection soon enough.

Legal Disclaimer: If I owned the show believe me all that owikawa trash would never have seen the light of day. Not to mention it would be rated NC-17.

Dedication: To Melissa Ford without whom none of this would be possible and Allekto for being the first to read this.

Ok so the whole story is a flashback. What's your point!

Fate Isn't A River Daisuke

By: Yamato Magna

Chapter Thirteen:  Raining Quartz, Descending Diamonds

The rule of three right. If something bad happens it will never happen again but if two bad things happen a third is sure to follow. Such is my life, the life of Yagami Hikari.

Hikari shivered as she heard the door close and the glass shatter on the floor. Falling to her knees she began to cry. Small tears peeled down her face, on to her neck only to be absorbed by her pink tank top. She didn't understand. She hadn't even done anything it was…surreal. Miyako just exploded on her.

Calmly rising she sat on her bed wiping the tears away. Looking down at the glasses she decided there was no point in leaving them there. She would simply talk to Miyako tomorrow before everyone else got there since they were all scheduled to go to Digi-World to destroy more spires anyway.

Returning from the kitchen with a small scoop and broom she found she simply couldn't make her arm flick the scoops contents into the trash. Beginning to feel the tears well up within her once again she quickly opened a nearby drawer and produced a small black box in which she quickly deposited the contents of the scoop.

Closing it deftly she picked it up with infinite care then ran her fingers over the gold imprinted label. "ERIS" At one time it had held a small golden necklace adorned with pink and white gemstones. Now however Miyako's broken glasses were the closest it came to any valuable gem.

Looking at her reflection above the dresser she fiddled with the small chain around her neck, it's pink and purple gemstones sparkling in the now fading light of day.

"Taichi, Hikari I'm home."

Hikari quickly snapped out of her trance. Her mother was home. Quickly taking some tissues she wiped her eyes and cleaned up the mascara that had run.

"Hikari I was thinking of asparagus cooki- Hikari are you all right?" Her mother dropped the bag of shopping she was carrying as she entered into her daughters room.

"Yes mama I'm fine why do you as-" Hikari's sentence was cut short as she looked down at the floor. Blood. Small drops of blood. Tracing the drops up from the floor to her pants to her shirt to her, her. Hikari quickly became overwhelmed at the sight. The room began to spin and flare as her mothers face split into eight and came rushing up at her. Soon the ceiling rushed up at her as she gave into the comforting nothingness.

Tlink

Tlink

"What is this?"

Tlink

"What what's going on, where am I!"

"Hikari!"

"Hikari!"

"Hikari, wake up!"

"Taichi?"

Hikari slowly opened her eyes as the harsh light flooded her senses. Immediately shutting them again she tried to raise her hands only to find that she couldn't. Startled she tried to rise only to find that she couldn't do that either. Opening her eyes once again she stared up at the large crowd in front of her. Taichi and her parents but, it had seemed like there was someone else.

"Hikari, are you all right?" Her father asked her in his calm voice. That was never good that meant there was something wrong. Sighing Hikari turned her gaze towards the room.

The room was illuminated by a set of unusually bright fluorescent lights in the center. A small table in the center littered with magazines. Three chairs adorned the wall opposite the bed along with a bland painting of a lighthouse that reminded her all too much of the dark ocean. On her right, two windows with blinds down hid the dark city streets lit by streetlights and car floods.  The one behind her was an empty Bristol board. Probably used to pin up get-well cards. Nothing but more bland and talentless painting hitched upon the fourth wall that was also home to the only door in and out of the room.

Turning back to look at her family she noticed that they hadn't even moved a single step from when her father had last spoke. "Where am I?" Hikari asked, already knowing the answer.

"The hospital, you…fainted." Her mother said slowly.

"I fainted, at home, after-" Hikari began.

"You're sick." Taichi said staring her straight in the eye.

"Taichi!" His mother yelled at him.

"We agreed not to say anything." His father burst out.

"And what let it get worse!" He yelled back at his parents, "It's better that she knows now so that she at least can do, all the things she wanted to before."

"Don't talk like that!"

As if on cue the door opened and a tall lanky man walked in. Carrying a clipboard jammed full of papers he deftly closed the door behind him. Walking over to the bed Hikari finally got around to see the kind of state she was in. She was still wearing the same jeans and tanktop from before but they were almost covered in blood. Her hands and midsection especially. It was hard to say where it was coming from exactly, except that it was coming from her. The bed sheets were fresh and white and the cold metal gave it an added touch of inimical harshness. I.V.'s were being shot into her left arm, while on her right heart rate and blood pressure monitors.

"Hello Hikari." The doctor said in a voice that one usually used to speak with Naïve little children. "How are you feeling right now?"

"She knows Doctor." Taichi stated flatly.

"Well lets just see how much she knows then, eh." The doctor smiled jovially. "Why are you here then?"

"I… fainted." She replied.

"Yes well there's more to it than that." He began as Taichi turned. "Do you remember when you were very young and you were sick." She nodded.

"Well we had thought you had the disease beat but actually-"

Hikari's mind blanked out suddenly. It was as if somebody pushed the mute button on the tv and turned on the subtitles instead.

"it laid dormant and has only now become active again-" Hikari read the mans lips as she slowly felt the room spinning again.

"Internal bleeding, immuno-suppressants-" the doctor's words blurred as her eyes slowly closed on the world once again.

When she awoke she was in her own room. She rubbed her eyes trying to clear her head. Had it all been a dream. Hurriedly she got up finding that she was in a pink nightgown; there was no blood anywhere to be seen. Pulling open a drawer with clothes in them she noticed the alarm clock.

"I'm gonna be late!" She nearly yelled. "Why didn't you wake me up Taichi!" She screamed down the hall as she tore open drawers trying to find what shirt went with these pants. Finally finding the right outfit she sighed as she combed her hair into place. Placing the comb back on her dresser she looked into her reflection and saw the few small stones around her neck on the golden chain. "Miyako." Hikari whispered.

Pulling herself back into reality she quickly ran into the kitchen, in order to grab a piece of toast before rocketing to school. Quickly grabbing the food and beginning to nibble at it, she was about to whisk herself on the bus when all of a sudden her Father's commanding voice stopped her. "Hikari, wait a moment." Slowly she turned to face her. "We need to talk."

Hikari gulped, had she forgotten some chores or broken something. She couldn't remember doing anything wrong. Her father seemed to notice the look of apprehension on his daughters face. Sighing he gave up and finally said "Make sure you're home straight from school today, Taichi will be coming to pick you up,."

Hikari was shocked to say the least. The look on his face was the usual scolding look not the "I care about you" one. "All right I will." She said a bit taken back. "Well, till later I guess." She said as she located her shoes and began to put them on.

"Hold on I'll drive you." He got up quickly putting down the coffee and grabbing his keys.

"Sure!" Hikari cried happily. She didn't know what was going on but she could sure get used to it.

Hikari arrived a few minutes before the bell. Saying bye to her dad she quickly stepped out of the car and waked down the hall. It wasn't long before Hikari made her way to her locker and the one right next to it belonging to Miyako. Hikari sighed, this wasn't gonna be easy.

"Hi Hikari!" A pair of cheery voices from behind her said. Turning around the young brunette saw the youngest and the blondest of the digidestined. Iori and Takeru smiled at her.

"Oh hi guys." She said, grateful to see her friends "How was your morning."

"Uneventful." Takeru chimed in chirping.

"Nothing struck me as odd if that's what you mean." The smaller boy answered.

"Hey didn't Miyako walk with you Iori." She said trying to get to the subject at hand. "Where s she?"

"Well actually," The boy began, looking ahead worriedly as he continued, "She didn't walk with me this morning, and haven't seen her at all since yesterda- Hey wait there she is now!" Iori said slightly more excited then usual as the whole group turned to gaze upon the lavender haired child of love and purity.

"Hey Miyako, good morning." Takeru said as he walked by, then gazing down at his watch he quickly made his excuses and ran down the hall. This behavior was mimicked exactly by Iori until only the two females were left staring face to face in the halls.

"Hi Miyako." Hikari's voice nearly cracked as she spoke the other girl's name.

"Listen before you say anymore, I think I have to tell you, that maybe this, no, that it all happened because we were going to fast. I mean look at us were only kids. So I suppose I can't even blame this on raging hormones. Look let's just wait and see what happens all right, if it was meant to be then it'll be, until then or if it wasn't at least you have something to remember me by." Miyako said as she fiddled with the red and green gemstone encrusted gold chain around her neck.

Hikari sighed as Miyako turned and walked down the hall. Away from her, quite possibly forever. No that was silly they ere in a lot of classes together and they would be going to the digital world today.

The hours seemed to drag on and on until finally the clock and the bell agreed that the students had fulfilled their allotted time for daily torture and set them free. Sighing Hikari was unaware that she was having the same feelings of dread that another young Digi-Destined was.

Smiling slightly she walked into the classroom finding that only Daisuke and Chibimon were left to arrive. "Hikari!" A familiar voice shouted. Hikari turned to see her small feline digital partner standing on top of a computer beside Poromon and Patamon. "I missed you so much." She said as she jumped into her partners waiting arms. She had left her partner with Takeru and Patamon so she could spend all her free time with, well, with her ex-girlfriend. Of course this was not the case.

Hikari was just about to say something when "Hi guys!" Daisuke Motomiya burst into the room.

"Daisuke, you're late." Hikari said jokingly.

"Hikari!"

The world began to spin again, much more violently as memories came flooding back to her. She shouldn't be here. he was supposed to go straight home. Taichi was, he was, standing right here?

"Hikari!"

Hikari's eyes snapped open just as her feline was about to consider using her claws on her. Sensing her waking she quickly shook her head before she could utter a good morning. "Hikari, why didn't you tell me you were sick?"

"I... I." Hikari began, only to shrink back in fear.

"Yeah we're really here. This is Ken's place, remind me never to ask him for the name of his interior decorator."

Suddenly the door burst open as three Bakumon flooded the room. Instantly Gatomon took up a defensive stance only to be knocked back into the wall by a punch from one of the ghosts.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!" Hikari let loose her loudest shriek at the sight of her unconscious champion partner and the blood on the floor. It was her own undoubtedly by the blood on her shirt and pants. At least now she knew where it was coming from.

About to let lose another scream she was shocked to find she had already been lifted into the air by one of the ghostly Mon and her mouth was shut firmly. She could hear Ken's voice coming from the Dark rings just as one of the Bakumon was about to ring Gatomon.

"Don't bother I got what I came for. Leave the pet and bring the sacrifice, it's getting hungry." The Kaiser chortled.

Hikari thought to her self in panic. "Sacrifice, a sacrifice!" Suddenly a loud voice burst out from her own silent mufflings.

"Hikari!" It was Miyako. She was here too. A sacrifice, was she here to be sacrificed as well. Miyako I'm so sorry for whatever I did.

Small tears slowly fell from the girl's eyes, merging and joining with the blood tears crying out of her broken heart. Collecting on the ground as they formed a never-ending river of sorrow despair and pain. The only light emitted by the twin chains of purity light and love.