Hello every one! I am so sorry about not updating in such a long time!! School and home stuff has really gotten in my way! It is one thing after another. I hope that this update will make it up to you!

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Chapter 5

After departing from Kari and Davis, then Yolie and Cody, Ken and Takeru headed for Takeru's apartment. The rest of the way there was relatively quiet. Ken was waiting for Takeru to talk, and Takeru was thinking on what to say. Patamon was under Takeru's hat; he refused to go in a bag after what just happened in the Digital World, watching the two think. He and Wormon, who was in Ken's bag, would steal glances from each other from time to time. The trip to Ken's place was quiet as well. No one really knew what to say.

Once there, Ken broke the silence. "My parents are at work right now so we have the place to ourselves. Have a seat and make yourselves at home."

Wormon jumped out of Ken's bag as Patamon flew out form Takeru's hat. "Patamon, why don't we go into Ken's room while they have a talk?" suggested Wormon. "You read my mind," replied Patamon. The two Digimon quickly left, but not before taking the fruit bowl off the counter.

"I wonder why they're leaving in such a hurry." Takeru wondered out loud.

"Probably to let us talk which is what I want us to do right now. Thirsty?"

"Water, please. Do you want any help?"

"No. I've got it. I want you to sit and take it easy."

"Yes, Dad," Takeru joked as he flopped down onto the sofa and chucked his bag on the floor next to him.

''I heard that!" yelled Ken from the kitchen. Takeru just chuckled quietly.

Ken soon came back out with two glasses of water with ice and set one down on the coffee table in front of Takeru and the other on the other side. "Alright Takeru. I want to know what's going on. Everyone has their secrets, but I think that this one is starting to get a bit out of hand."

"Tell me about it," Takeru mumbled bitterly as he brought his glass to his lips and took a sip. "I really don't know what's going on, but I'll tell you as much as I can," Takeru said as he took another sip and set the glass back on the table. He bent forward and rested his forehead on laced fingers and took a deep breath to calm himself. "It started right after MaloMyotismon. It was always while I was asleep. It started out with me looking out over a cliff in the Digital World. As time went by, things, weird things, were added to it. Soon I started sensing some one coming from behind. My dream stopped half way through my turn to see who it was. Eventually, I saw a man in a white robe, but the dream stopped there again. Finally, I got all the way through the dream with. The man now says, 'The time draws near, Bearer of Hope, and you must be prepared.' I asked Izzy about it, but he said it was more than likely a reoccurring dream. As it usually is with secrets, everyone soon knew. I started hearing tid bits of conversations about me behind my back. Everyone thinks that I've become crazy or something. Maybe from the strain of being the only full time Digidestined and MaloMyotismon was the last straw. That is not true. My whole life is centered around my friends, my school work, and the Digital World. It always has been and it always will be. After that though, I started to second guess me going to someone, thinking that they would think it crazy if they hadn't over heard about it already." Takeru paused to take a sip of water and to let Ken make any comments.

Takeru's explanation was short but effective on Ken. He had one arm across his lap, the other propping his head up by his chin. He had wide eyes at the end. "So we did this to you," he said quietly, emphasizing on 'we'.

"You did what to me?" Takeru asked as he snapped his head back to look at his friend.

Ken remembered that time quite well. It was around the time he and Takeru had become best friends. "You are right. They did think that you had too much stress on you. It was because of us that that you started to become quiet."

"What are you talking about?" inquired Takeru as he quirked his eyebrow with a small lopsided smile. "You guys didn't do anything to me. I'm still the same TK the last time I checked."

Ken couldn't help but laugh at his friend's joke. 'Joke? Maybe he's right. But I can't help but feel like we did something wrong.' He remained silent, waiting for Takeru to continue.

Takeru caught the silence and continued on. "This dream went on with the cliff, the man, and that sentence. Sometime I didn't even dream it though. Other things, weird things, happened instead. They are like predictions. The first one I had like that was when Yolie got her bag with Poromon and her D-3 in it stolen. It happened the next day. That was why I was quick to act."

Ken widened his eyes even more at this. He remembered that as well. They were walking near the park and Takeru kept looking around nervously. He started walking next to Yolie. He had seen the man from his dream lurking behind them. Thanks to his dreams, Takeru know when someone was coming up from behind. The man had lugged for Yolie's bag, but Takeru predicted this and pulled Yolie out of the way at the last second as the guy went reeling. Once Yolie noticed what happened, she started going after the guy with fire in her eyes. Once she got back, she thanked Takeru with a peck on the check. Ken and Hikari pretended not to notice as they both got jealous. "How long have these predictions been happening?"

"I don't know. About six months. After a while I just got used to them that I didn't have to look around anymore. The unusual thing though is that I started having the predictions while I've been awake for the past month. I think I just stare out into space when I do that. That's about it except for last night."

"What happened last night?" asked Ken as he took a sip of his water. "You should have some water. You've been talking for the past half hour."

"Don't mind if I do," Takeru replied as e took a long gulp. "Anyway. Last night's was the scariest of all. It started with the same beginning. I was looking over the cliff, the man showed up the same way, but this time, he said, 'It's time.' The guy then lightly griped my, surprisingly, bare left shoulder. Once he touched me, a weird kind of pain shot through my body. I then woke up." Takeru paused as he tried to catch his breath as the flood of memories washed over his mind as he started to shake again.

"Takeru? Are you alright?"

"Ya. I'm…fine," Takeru replied as he clenched his hands together to stop himself from shaking.

"I don't mean to sound like a therapist, but you can stop if you want."

"No. All I have left is this afternoon."

"I've been wondering about that."

"I dreamed again. It picked up where it left off. The guy can now read minds. It was freaky. He called me 'Hope'. I asked why and all he said was that I am Hope. That's not even the surprising thing."

"I'm almost afraid to ask, but what was the surprising thing?"

"The guy was Genni."

"What!?"

"Told 'ja." Takeru said in a stoic voice.

"I honestly don't know what to say, Takeru. I'm sorry for not dong anything sooner. As for the predictions, I still don't know what to say. Hikari and I have never had dreams like that. Obviously, Genni will know what's going on."

"Ken? Can you do me a favor?" Takeru asked hesitantly.

"Sure. Just name it."

Takeru looked away and said in a serious tone, "Don't tell anyone. I'm not ready for them to know. I wasn't even ready for you to know. Please?"

"I don't know why, but sure. My lips are sealed."

"Thanks. And that goes for you two too."

"Hu?" Takeru pointed behind Ken as he turned around. He saw two familiar shadows. "Wormooon?" "Patamooon." the Destined addressed their respective partners. "How much have you two heard?" inquired Ken.

The two Digimon laughed nervously. "Not much," answered Wormon.

"Just the whole thing. TK, why didn't you tell me?"

"Sorry, Patamon," Takeru replied as his friend and partner buried his face in the crook of his neck. "I didn't want you to worry."

The door now opened to reveal Mrs. Ichijoji. "Oh. Hello, TK. I almost forgot you were spending Friday night with us, dear. How have you been?"

"Fine, thank you Mamm. And you?"

"Well, I've been just fine, thanks. What about you Sweetheart?"

Ken blushed as his mom called him by that name in front of his friend. "Fine, Mom." Ken said as he looked over at the clock. "Hey, didn't you get off an hour and a half ago? It's almost eight'o'clock."

"Oh, my. I got held up at the dinner. You know, girl talk."

"Oh," both boys muttered, not really wanting to go further into the subject.

"Anyway, I've already ordered pizza for you four. It should be here any minuet."

"Thanks, Mom. We lost track of time there for a minuet."

Mrs. Ichijoji just smiled and said, "I'll be sewing in my room if you need anything. Have fun."

After she left, Ken said, "Let's take this over to my room." Takeru and the Digimon just nodded their heads in agreement.

After dinner and a movie, "The Matrix," the partner duo were laughing their heads off. "I can't believe that was rated R!" Takeru said trying to hold back his laughter and failing miserably.

"I know! But I guess after what we've been through, that seemed like nothing!" commented Ken trying the same as Takeru to hold back his laughter and succeeding just as well.

The real reason for their laughter was that the Digimon had fainted half way through the movie.

"What amazes me is that they usually fight in real life, yet they can't watch a fictional fight!" commented Takeru.

"Yes, but it's elevon'o'clock and I know two boys who need to make like their Mon and go to sleep," interrupted Mr. Ichijoji, who had gotten home an hour earlier, spookily as he came up behind them.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" both boys yelled as they jumped off the sofa and back, knocking the couch backwards with them. Mr. Ichijoji quickly backed up.

"He, he. Hi, Dad." Ken timidly said in his upside down position.

"H-hello, sir," Takeru said.

'Click' 'Flash'

"Huh?"

"Nice shot you two," commented Mrs. Ichijoji as she came around the corner with a camera.

The duo looked at each other than chimed, "We give up!"

"Night, Mom, Dad."

"Good night Mr. and Mrs. Ichijoji," they said as they picked up the sofa and their respective partners and headed to bed.

"Night boys."

"Don't stay up too long."

They were chuckling softly as they flopped down on the makeshift bed on the floor, that they were going to share, so as to not wake their partners. "Now his has been an interesting night," commented Ken as he started to change for bed after calming down.

"That it has," Takeru agreed as the followed suit.

They had decided to sleep in their night pants with a fan on sense it was still muggy. It wasn't, however, until Ken saw Takeru bare chested that he remembered Takeru's shoulder. "Takeru?"

"Ya?" Takeru asked, catching a hint of seriousness in his friend's voice.

"Let me see your left shoulder." Ken notice that Takeru went form as red as a Tyranamon to as white as a Bakamon. Takeru slowly turned to let Ken see his crest of Hope. "How'd you get that?"

"That's the thing, I don't know. I woke up with it this morning."

"It looks almost like a tattoo. Hmmm. We should talk to Izzy about contacting Genni later."

"Ya, y, you're right," Takeru said stifling a yawn. "But I'm too tired right now. I'm going to sleep. Night, Ken," Takeru said as he lay down on the end.

"Good night," Ken replied as he lay down beside Takeru.

"Don't let the Monochromon bite."

"Huh?"

"Hmm. Old joke. Remind me to explain in the morning."

"Will do."

It didn't take long for them to fall asleep. Takeru had his dream again, but this time, Genni gave directions to Takeru on how to get to his house and that only Ken, Wormon, and Patamon could come. "Follow my directions exactly, and you well get all the answers you want. Good night." With that, Takeru actually slept for once in a whole year. His last thoughts were, 'At lest we don't have to go to Izzy and have him find out,' as he slowly drifted into the comfortable darkness of sleep.

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