This is the first chapter and intro of the character's lives. It might be kind of boring for the next few chapters but I recomend reading it if you want to now why everything happens. Please be patient with me. first fic! R&R and Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't care what you say! I don't own Digimon or it's characters!
Mask of Deception
Chapter 1
Takaishi Residence
Friday, 4:59 AM
It was early Monday morning, and almost time for young Takeru Takaishi to wake up. Everything outside was a tinge of blue due to the lack of sunshine. In every direction that you looked, it would seem as if everything was put in it's spot for a reason, and if anything were to be moved or taken away from it's spot, it wouldn't look as perfect as it did. You could almost call it a "concrete paradise".
"BEEP BEEP!" went the young boy's alarm as he slammed his hand down onto the big snooze button. The clock read 5:00 AM. He sat up in his bed and stretched widely as he let out a big yawn. He got up and got himself ready for his morning jog. Most people would think that it was crazy to be up this early in the morning but not Takeru.
He made his way from his room, down the hall and to the front door as quietly as possible so that he wouldn't wake up his mother who was still sleeping soundly in her room.
The morning air was cold and refreshing on his skin as he jogged down the empty streets. He watched the birds swoop down from the telephone wires, searching the garbage cans for any leftovers from last night's dinner. This was part of his daily routine that he had gotten quite use to. He had been doing this for years now and he couldn't imagine himself skipping out on his morning jog.
When he got back, the clock on the kitchen wall read 5:45 AM. He walked into his room to get a pair of fresh clothes and went into the bathroom to take a bath in order to wash off the sweat that clung to his body, and to fully wake himself up.
When he walked out of the bathroom it was already 6:15 AM. He gathered all of the books he needed for the day and neatly put them neatly into his bag. When he made sure that he had gathered all of the things he needed for school, he went into the kitchen to make his lunch. Today he was going to eat simple. He made a few ham sandwiches and put them into a container. The next thing he started to do was make a nice breakfast for his mother and himself. Another thing that he had been doing for years.
With his mother always working late at night, he decided that she shouldn't be waking up so early in the morning so he made it his obligation to cook for the both of them in the morning. Of coarse, due to her late nights, Takeru always had to cook dinner for himself as well, so in other words, Takeru always cooked.
When he was done with the meals, he carefully laid it out onto two plates and put them onto the table. He poured the freshly brewed coffee into his mother's favorite cup and poured a glass of milk for himself. When he finished laying everything out onto the table, he went into his mother's room to wake her up.
In a soft gentle voice Takeru said "Mom, it's time to wake up."
Ms. Takaishi's eyes fluttered open and when her vision cleared, she saw the tall, distinguished figure of her son towering over her.
"Good morning honey," she said in a tired voice. She then smelt the delicious aroma that hung in the air and she rose up from her bed and followed her nose into the kitchen. Takeru chuckled at his mother's behavior. He found it very entertaining to watch her get up every morning, each time in a different manor. He then made his way to the kitchen to join his mother.
"It smells delicious TK," his mother said to him from across the table with a smile. He just smiled in return and happily munched on his long awaited breakfast. TK always had a knack for cooking good food, a skill that most men lacked. Although most men could cook, his food was actually edible and had taste to it. This was just one of the skills that he was quite proud of.
"How has it been at the office?" He asked, trying to start up a conversation.
She just sighed and said, "It's been really hectic lately. There's a new job that's up for grabs and everyone is after it, including me. It offers a lot more money than I'm getting so it would be a nice job to get. They decide who gets the job today."
He smiled and said, "I'm positive that you'll get the job". TK had always been supportive of his mother's career, and he wasn't going to stop her from moving forward now.
When they finished breakfast, TK put all the plates in the sink and washed them as his mother got ready for work. When he was finished he put the plates and cups on the rack to dry and started on his way to school.
"I'm leaving now," He yelled from the front door, putting on his shoes.
"Okay, have a good day honey. Wish me luck" His mother yelled from her room.
"Good luck" he yelled back. He stepped outside and closed the door behind him and started his journey for school.
Yagami Residence
Friday, 7:00 AM
The sun was starting to rise and the Yagami household was already off to a noisy start. Tai's morning usually started around 5:30 AM [amazing isn't it?] but today he was running late. His alarm clock had already been beeping for over an hour, and Tai still didn't get up. Tai was usually a light sleeper and could wake up instantly at the slightest sound, but when he was really tired, not even the dropping of a bomb would be able to wake him up.
Beep!
"……..mmm……."
Beep Beep!
"……..Aahhmmm"
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
"UHG…Shut up would you I'm trying to sleep here!" Tai said angrily as he slammed his fist onto his alarm clock. He glanced at the time. He mumbled, "Oh it's just 7:00 AM" and fell back onto his pillow. Then he shot back up as he realized what time it was. "CRAP!! I'm gonna be late!"
He hurried out of bed and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. When he got out he ran to the kitchen to grab a quick breakfast while yelling for his dad to wake up. But his father was out drinking with his friends the previous night and was completely out of it.
With a piece of toast in his mouth, Tai ran into his dad's room and pulled off the quilt that covered his dad.
"Wake up old man!! You're going to be late for work!!"
His father was still in the state of dreaming and mumbled out something that even Tai had trouble hearing.
"Whydyou leeeve me? We were grayte togeether"
"Snap out of it you fool!" Taichi said angrily while drawing open the blinds to let in the morning sun. His father just groaned and pulled the covers back over himself. Tai had enough of this. He went to the kitchen and got a cold glass of water. When he came back he pulled the covers off of his dad and splashed the liquid onto his father's face. Now he was fully awake.
"FREAKIN HECK TAI WHAT THE HE-"
"Shut up you old geezer! Get with the program and get ready for work! Mom will probably never take you back anyway, especially with the way you act these days. Stop sobbing over it and grow up." His father sat there silently, not daring to look at his son's stern face.
Tai always had to wake his dad up in the morning. For over ten years, Tai's dad had been grieving the loss of his wife and daughter. They didn't die or anything like that, things just weren't working for the two parents and it was tearing their family apart. It was Tai's mother who asked for the divorce. They decided that Tai would stay with his father while her sister would stay with his mother. A month after the divorce, Tai's father was offered a job in Hokkaido and he accepted the offer. Tai never saw or talked to his mother and sister since then. He had very scarce memories of the two. The only thing he had to remember them by were a few pictures when he was young.
~~~~~*Flashback*~~~~~
"This can't go on Shin, you know it can't"
"What are you saying Kanako?"
The young mother was in tears now
"You know what. Our fighting is tearing our family apart. I-I think that I want a…. a….. di-divorce."
" A divorce……." He gasped. "I can change, whatever it is, we can work this out, just give it time." He said hopefully in desperation to keep his family together.
"How much time? We've been trying to work this out for a year now. I've had enough Shin, we can't go on like this. I want a divorce," Mrs. Yagami said in a stronger voice while laying out a few papers onto the coffee table.
The two stood in silence.
~~~~~*End of Flashback*~~~~~
After a long pause Tai said in a softer voice, "I'm off to school now. There's some toast in the toaster for your breakfast" And with that, Tai left.
He sighed as he closed the door behind him. He had to run to school if he wanted to get some extra time before class. It was already 7:55 and School started 8:15. It was a twenty-minute walk from his apartment to the school, just a bit over ten if he ran. This was going to be a long day, he could just feel it.
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So? what did you think? The story, in my opinion is boring so far and I'm sorry but it will continue to be until around ch 3 and 4 because that's when the other characters come. If you don't feel like reading all of this background stuff, you are welcome to skip to chapter 3. It won't interfere with anything. Anyway Please review!
