Ken opened the door, "I'm home," he said to no one. Ken took off his shoes and put the mail on the table. Ken looked at the kitchen table stocked with papers and junk that they could put no where else. Ken sighed as he switched on the light switch and walked over to his room.

Ken stopped short as he passed by the kitchen. He looked over at the wood block and looked carefully at the contents. A large butcher knife and assorted small knives for everyday purposes. Maybe they made a special knife for human flesh; a knife for those people in dire needs of salvation. Ken sighed and continued to walk to his room. Why let Michael win. Stupid Michael.

Ken walked into his room and shut the door. Ken flicked the lights on and waited till the room was fully lit before he started to walk again. Ken walked to his computer and turned it on. Wormmon would know what to do, or what to say.

Ken started to unbutton his shirt. When it was fully off, he look at the scar the went across his chest. That scar saved his life.

He ran his fingers along the scar. The truck ramming into the side of the car came to mind. An image of the car stopping suddenly. The seatbelt coming to a sudden stop. His father slumping over the steering wheel.

Ken's thought's were interrupted by a long and low buzzard. Ken tore on an old shirt and went to answer the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me, Matt."

"Matt?"

"Yeah, come on! Aren't you going to the Park with us?" Matt asked as Ken started to unbolt the door. Matt looked at Ken when the door was fully open, "You okay?"

Ken sighed and stepped aside, "Come in."

"Why?" Matt asked at he looked at Ken cautiously.

"Cause I have to finish changing," Ken said lowly.

"Oh! Okay!" Matt said as he stepped in and looked around. "It sure is dark." Ken turned on the light switch as he walked to his room. "Um, thanks?" Matt stuck his hands into his pocket and waited for Ken. Ken walked back out and grabbed his keys from the table. "Wow, that was fast."

"I was in the process of changing when you rang."

"Get a bathing suit!"

Ken looked at Matt funny as he walked to his room and roughly shoved a suit into his bag, "better?"

"Oh, well, yeah, Come on, the others are waiting."

"Oh, god," Ken mumbled, "there's more."

~!~

Matt opened the door, "you can sit up-front!"

Ken looked into he car and saw Tai sitting front of the wheel, "no, that's alright."

Matt shrugged and jumped in. Ken opened the back door and saw T.K. and Cody, "Hey!" T.K. said happily.

"Hi." Ken shut the door and put on his seatbelt. Ken jumped and cursed when he felt a hand on his shoulder, "Oh, dear god!"

"Calm down!" Ken turned around and saw Sora sitting in the third row. "You don't like car rides, now, do you?"

"No," Ken said as he put up his hands, and neatly folded them across his chest. "I don't like car rides," Ken said lowly.

"Perfectly understandable!" Sora said happily as she leaned on the seat. "So, how's life goin' for ya'?"

"It sucks," Ken said flatly as he moved some hair out of his face and behind his ear.

"Oh," Sora said as she thought of something to converse about. "So, how's school?"

"It sucks."

"Any girls?" Ken folded his arms and bowed his head, "I hit something, didn't I?"

Ken turned his head so he could look at Sora from the corner of his eye, "Something will be hit," he whispered.

Sora sat strait and looked at Ken, "it's Yolei, I know it is, we all know." Ken looked at T.K. and Matt, then at Cody, who tried their best to not look at him. "You just need to give her space, they'll grow apart from each other in time."

Ken looked at the window and noticed that they were on a bridge. Ken didn't like on how close they were to the ramp, he could see the water.

"Michael is just jealous of you! He's afraid that you'll take his Yolei from him." T.K. smiled, "you two are meant to be together."

Right now, pulling on the door handle was the only thing running through his mind; he probably wouldn't get the seatbelt off before someone stopped him. "I don't care. I gave up on her."

"Don't!" Tai said as he looked at Ken in the rearview mirror. "Just let it play through."

"What! So I can wait for Michael to finish her off? Break into her? No, I'm not, and I'm not putting my life on hold for her."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Ken answered Cody's question with a shrug. "I don't know, leave her alone." Ken let out a small laugh, "save some bus money."

"Well, they're a million other fish in the sea!" Matt said cheerfully.

"I'm looking for one." Ken stopped listening to the great speech that Matt had to offer. He was just looking out the window. Ring around the rosy...

"See, that's the ..."

Pockets full of poesy`s...

".. Right! You can always ..."

Ashes to ashes...

"Yolei loves you, she's just doesn't love him..."

We all fall down...Grave digger, when you dig my grave ...

"It's kinda..."

can you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain. Oh, Gravedigger.

"It's always been ..."

Little Micki Carson `67 to `75. He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died.... "Okay, you know what," Ken said as he snapped out his song and looked at Matt, who was speaking last, "I really appreciate this, but please, stop." Ken looked around and noticed they were pulling into a parking lot.

"Ken, sit with me!" Sora moved aside as Joe opened the door. Ken sighed and moved to the back.

"Hey!" Joe said as he put his bag in and stepped in.

Sora waited until they were on the road again until she whispered to Ken, "don't give up on her yet."

"Oh? And why?" Ken asked.

"Because," Sora looked at the others that talked with Joe, "Michael told Mimi that he going to break up with Yolei this weekend. Mimi told me and I'm telling you."

"Why? Why are you telling me?" Ken asked.

"Because, Yolei's going to need a friend. Yes, she has me and Kari, but she's going to want you." Sora cleared her throat and lowered her tone even more, "Don't abandon her."

Ken moved so he was as far as he could be from Sora without leaving the car. He just wanted to give up. It was so simple, so easy for him, but something in his mind told him not to.