Chapter Thirty-two- If I Never Knew You



"I'm so worried about Ken," Mrs. Ichijouji said to her husband. "He hasn't eaten, he won't go outside, he won't even speak to me." Ken's father could see that she was about to cry. He handed her a handkerchief.

"I'll go talk to him," he said and began to walk out of the room.

"He won't talk," she said through her sobs.

Ken's father walked to his room and knocked on the door. There was no reply from inside. He opened the door slowly and saw Ken lying on his bed, in the same place he had been for two days. If he had gotten up at all, they hadn't noticed.

"Son, if something's bothering you, we're always here."

"Go away," was Ken's only reply. His face was pressed into his pillow and his voice was muffled.

His father sighed and walked out of the room. He looked back at Ken one more time and then closed the door.

"What am I going to do? I don't even have the will to move anymore." Ken's thoughts raced through his mind. "I must be the most pathetic person on the face of the earth."

Ken's steady breathing was the only sound in the room until,

"Ken? Can you hear me?"

Ken sat up in his bed with a start, "Wormmon?"



In her new house, Jesi sat in her bedroom alone. She was supposed to be doing her homework, but could only concentrate on tossing pencils at the ceiling and watching them stick. She threw another one up and it jabbed into the ceiling, joining the five that were already there.

Jesi let out a long drawn out sigh. She leaned over the desk with her head resting on her arm. She missed Flotsymon terribly, and missed Ken even more. She glanced over at her Digivice sitting on the corner of the desk.

"Piece of junk, a lot of good it's doing me. I wonder what Ken's doing right now, I hope he's not as miserable as I am."

Just then something caught her eye. She sat up to see a face looking back at her from the computer screen. It was a young man with light brown hair and blue eyes.

"Oh good you're awake, I thought I might have caught you during nap time."

"Who...are you?" she said into the screen.

"My name is Gennai, and I'm one of the guardians of the Digital World."

"Gennai? Izzy told me about you but I thought you were old."

"It's a long story," Gennai said. "The reason I'm here is to give you an important message. Jesi, you must know already that it was your determination that saved the Digital World from certain destruction. If not for the light which your love for Ken created, the whole place might be in ruins right now. We are eternally grateful for that. In return, my fellow guardians and I have decided to grant you your wish."

"What wish is that?"

"To be with the one you love, the Digi-ports are now capable of being opened by the black and white Digivices. I wish for you to have a safe and healthy life Jesi, and once again, thank you." Gennai's face immediately disappeared from the computer screen.

Jesi sat in her chair in shock for a moment. She picked up her Digivice and looked at it. Just then, the Digiport appeared on her computer screen.

"Can it be? Is this really happening?"



"Wormmon, do you have any idea how this happened?"

"I don't know, I was just walking by the TV in this area and noticed the port was open. I don't know how it happened, all I know is I'm happy to see you." Wormmon replied. Ken took him in his arms and held him close.

"I'm happy to see you too Wormmon, I've missed you." Ken set Wormmon down on the rock next to him, and gazed out at the bright orange sunset.

"Where is my life going now Wormmon? I feel so alone and helpless again."

"I'm always here for you Ken."

Ken sighed and looked around him at the landscape unfolding below the rock they were perched on.

"It wasn't too long ago that we were sitting here resting after destroying some control spires. It's hard to believe how much things have changed since then."

"But some things always stay the same!" Ken heard a voice call. He turned to see Flotsymon running up the rock towards them. She sat herself down beside then and caught her breath.

"Hi, how's it going?" she asked cheerfully.

"Flotsymon? What are you doing here?"

"Can't a digimon just come to say hello to some old friends? Oh, but there is one more reason I came." Flotsymon looked behind her at someone walking up the rock.

"You don't mean,"

"Ken!"

Ken's eyes lit up and he opened his mouth in a huge smile. He ran up to Jesi and took her in his arms. He spun her around until he began to get dizzy.

"Jesi, I wasn't sure I'd ever see you again."

"I told you we'd see each other again! How could I ever stay away from you?"

Ken held her close to him as they sat down on the rock and they watched the sun go down together.

"It's just like the first day we met, except this time there are no awful control spires on the horizon," he said.

"From now on we can meet here whenever we want, Ken."

"Wait, how do you know?"

"Gennai appeared on my computer screen and told me. Ken, the digital world is granting us a favor and giving the two of us access here whenever we want."

"But why? Why not the other Digidestined?"

"Because, love always finds a way, and we were meant to be together."

"Jesi," Ken didn't seem to remember how to speak for a minute, he only knew how to stare at her and look into her eyes. He sighed softly and rested his head on hers. As they sat together with their digimon, Ken only had one thing to say,

"I love you Jesi, and I just don't know what I would do... If I never knew you."





THE END