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A/N: TK is 14 in this fic, and Matt is 17.
'I can't stand this anymore.' TK thought as he walked home from a digidestined meeting. 'I can't stand everyone expecting me to have a perfect life. Nobody ever notices me unless I'm less than happy-go-lucky, and even then they hardly pay attention. The digidestined don't need me on the team, I'm just there for moral support and to raise everyone's spirits. No one would notice if I was ...gone. That's it! I'll leave, run away. Start my own life where I can be myself, not who everyone expects me to be. Why didn't I think of this before?'
As soon as TK got home he filled his backpack with 2 changes of clothes, some assorted food, and $50 he had in his room. Then he simply walked out of the apartment leaving his old life, and everyone in it, behind. He never even looked back.
*
Matt groaned as he was woken up by the phone. 'It's 6:30 Saturday morning! This had better be important.'
"Moshi-moshi. Ishida residence."
"Matt? Oh God! Please tell me you know where TK is!"
"Mom, calm down. What's wrong? Where's TK?"
"I don't know! I came home last night and he was gone! I waited all night for him to come back, but he didn't. Some of his clothes are gone, and some food too. Oh God Matt! I think he's run away!" by this time Nancy was in hysterics.
This statement had the same effect on Matt as pouring ice water on him would have had. 'Why would TK run away? He's the happiest person I know.' "Mom," he said, "call the police. I'm going to get the other digidestined and we'll start looking right away."
Matt hung up the phone and let it all sink in. 'TK has run away. He's gone, missing. I may never see him again. How could this happen?!' When Matt got over the initial shock he picked up the phone and dialed one of many numbers that he would call that morning.
*
TK tossed and turned under the dock as he tried to fall asleep. It had been two weeks since he had run away and he had successfully made it to the large city of Osaka. He had decided to stay there for a while as his money, as well as his food, was pretty much gone and it would be easier to get by in a large city, rather than on the road or in a small town.
He was suddenly alerted by movement and sound to his left.
"Who's there?" he demanded.
A girl that looked about his age came out and sat by him. "I'm Tanouchi Kira. I'm a runaway. You?"
"Takaishi Takeru, but you can call me TK. I'm a runaway too."
"How long ago did you run away?"
"2 weeks. You?"
"3 weeks. I ran away because nobody needed or noticed me. What's your story?"
"Pretty much the same. Everyone expected me to be perfectly happy, and only noticed me if I wasn't. The only reason I was around was to raise everyone's spirits."
Kira nodded her head in understanding. "I've never seen you before. You're not from around here are you?"
"No, I'm from Odaiba. But I plan on staying here for a while."
"Good." She said standing up. "Why don't you come with me? There's a small group of us, 5 actually, all runaways from different parts of Japan. We're like a family in a way, and we always welcome other runaways."
TK considered it. It would be nice to live with other kids who understood him. "Alright," he answered, "I'd like that a lot."
A/N: This is like an intro. Other chapters will be longer. Will update soon.
A/N: TK is 14 in this fic, and Matt is 17.
'I can't stand this anymore.' TK thought as he walked home from a digidestined meeting. 'I can't stand everyone expecting me to have a perfect life. Nobody ever notices me unless I'm less than happy-go-lucky, and even then they hardly pay attention. The digidestined don't need me on the team, I'm just there for moral support and to raise everyone's spirits. No one would notice if I was ...gone. That's it! I'll leave, run away. Start my own life where I can be myself, not who everyone expects me to be. Why didn't I think of this before?'
As soon as TK got home he filled his backpack with 2 changes of clothes, some assorted food, and $50 he had in his room. Then he simply walked out of the apartment leaving his old life, and everyone in it, behind. He never even looked back.
*
Matt groaned as he was woken up by the phone. 'It's 6:30 Saturday morning! This had better be important.'
"Moshi-moshi. Ishida residence."
"Matt? Oh God! Please tell me you know where TK is!"
"Mom, calm down. What's wrong? Where's TK?"
"I don't know! I came home last night and he was gone! I waited all night for him to come back, but he didn't. Some of his clothes are gone, and some food too. Oh God Matt! I think he's run away!" by this time Nancy was in hysterics.
This statement had the same effect on Matt as pouring ice water on him would have had. 'Why would TK run away? He's the happiest person I know.' "Mom," he said, "call the police. I'm going to get the other digidestined and we'll start looking right away."
Matt hung up the phone and let it all sink in. 'TK has run away. He's gone, missing. I may never see him again. How could this happen?!' When Matt got over the initial shock he picked up the phone and dialed one of many numbers that he would call that morning.
*
TK tossed and turned under the dock as he tried to fall asleep. It had been two weeks since he had run away and he had successfully made it to the large city of Osaka. He had decided to stay there for a while as his money, as well as his food, was pretty much gone and it would be easier to get by in a large city, rather than on the road or in a small town.
He was suddenly alerted by movement and sound to his left.
"Who's there?" he demanded.
A girl that looked about his age came out and sat by him. "I'm Tanouchi Kira. I'm a runaway. You?"
"Takaishi Takeru, but you can call me TK. I'm a runaway too."
"How long ago did you run away?"
"2 weeks. You?"
"3 weeks. I ran away because nobody needed or noticed me. What's your story?"
"Pretty much the same. Everyone expected me to be perfectly happy, and only noticed me if I wasn't. The only reason I was around was to raise everyone's spirits."
Kira nodded her head in understanding. "I've never seen you before. You're not from around here are you?"
"No, I'm from Odaiba. But I plan on staying here for a while."
"Good." She said standing up. "Why don't you come with me? There's a small group of us, 5 actually, all runaways from different parts of Japan. We're like a family in a way, and we always welcome other runaways."
TK considered it. It would be nice to live with other kids who understood him. "Alright," he answered, "I'd like that a lot."
A/N: This is like an intro. Other chapters will be longer. Will update soon.