Taichi: well well well. Look what the cat dragged in…
Me: -_- I know! I deserve to die with how long it's taken me to update…AND I'M SORRY!!! *bows a thousand times* But to partially-
Taichi: very partially
Me: -make up for it, I've rewritten the first two chapters. BUT! You don't have to go and bother yourself with reading it, coz the same things happened, nothings changed, it's just written differently. So don't bother going to read it if u cbf. Same shit, different bucket. ^^
Well, this time, to try to make up for this dreadfully long time to update, I swear im gonna try to get up the next chapter within the next three weeks, or even two. Cools? Cool. ^^
BIG, HUGE THANX GO TO ALL DA COOL PEOPLE WHO REVIEWED LAST CHAPTER! ^^ I'd put up ur names, but I don't have them -_- this is what happens when you don't have unlimited access to the internet…JUST KNOW THAT I LUV YA ALL! :)
Oh, and one last thing…sorry if the story looks a little screwed, but for some reason, half the time the italics don't show up. don't know why…
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Itaikena hitomi…Mmm…so tired…
Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru……Wait…Tai? Where's Tai? Taichi!
I don't remember…So much…
…where am I?
"The beach…"
My eyes snap open as I realise I can't breathe. I clutch my chest as I struggle for breath, but quickly look down as I feel something solid.
A corset. Just like…"…in my dreams…" I breathe, a cold feeling drowning me. My eyes follow the trails of the delicate and complicated embroidery down to the immensely long, flowing skirt that covers my legs and the black stilettos adorning my feet.
"H-How did I end up like this?" I whisper aloud, panic overtaking me as I hear the crashing of waves.
Oh please not let it be…"The dark ocean…" I whisper, my voice hollow. The grey mist hangs heavily over the whole landscape, drowning any light and killing any hope. I peer around at the scarily familiar setting.
I've been here that many times…?I slowly rise to my feet, for some unknown reason feeling myself being drawn to the ocean.
But why am I here?The answer suddenly hits me.
Dakedo…I follow the known path down to the beach, staring out at the ocean of people's miseries, secrets and failures.
The ocean of darkness.
"Your new home…" comes an eerily familiar voice. I look to the left, finding the one person that brought me here.
"Pardon?" I ask, using a tone of anger to cover my fear.
"Your new home," he repeats, rather victoriously. "In exchange for your worthless brother's life, you sold your soul to my master. He has been waiting for you…" Dakedo bows, a distinct sneer on his face, and gestures towards the ocean where a great whirlpool of darkened water formulates. My eyes widen as a beam of darkness erupts from the sky and lands within the whirlpool. I quiver in fear.
"May I present to you," Dakedo announces formally, "my master, the lord of this world, Dagomon."
My heart stops in terror.
Dagomon slowly rises from the water, darkness swirling around him. I feel weak from the fear that has overtaken me. Dagomon slowly looks towards me, and smiles.
"Welcome, my lady," he greets, bowing slightly. "It is a great honour to finally have you by my side." The ocean suddenly splits, leaving a path for him to walk towards me.
"I have been waiting a long time for this…" he whispers greedily as he approaches me and cups my face with his clawed hand. Tears stream down my face as I look up into his glowing eyes filled with triumph and realise; this time there is no T.K to save me. There is no Gatomon to save me. There is no digivice to suddenly appear and drown this world in pink light and save all of us.
I am alone.
I shiver as he runs his scaly hand down my cheek and across my shoulder.
All alone.
"Such a beautiful thing..." he whispers, each syllable terrorising me even more.
"And now you are mine," he whispers huskily. A small whimper escapes from my pursed lips, my body tensing to aching point. Dagomon puts on a face of dramatic concern before shadows surround him, dispersing seconds later to reveal a human boy. I gasp in shock.
"M-Matt?"
'Matt' brushes back a loose part of hair and sneers at me. "Yes?"
I try to regulate my breathing as I study this 'Matt' closer. A dark shadow outlines his eyes, which themselves hold no pupil or colour, and his hair is tinted black. A thick choker is tied around his neck, and from this hangs an ancient rune that glows darkly. His outfit matches Yamato's favourite black combo exactly, except the black cuffs surrounding his wrists. I try to step back from this apparition, but find my legs won't move. I look desperately at the grinning Yamato. His face changes into one of mock concern.
"Oh, what's wrong M'lady?" he asks, stroking my cheek as he steps even closer towards me. "I trust you'll enjoy your stay…" his voice peters out as his cheek brushes against mine. I shudder from the touch and nearly scream as the brush of icy lips meets my tearstained cheek.
"But first…" he says, more clearly than before, "you must lose your fear." I look at him in confusion. He merely smiles back.
"Trust me," he dismisses, wrapping his arms around me. I begin to tremble again at the icy touch his skin brings, and from fear of what he's going to do. He grins once again before a flash of light blinds me, and I suddenly find myself, still in his icy grip, hovering above the ocean a good fifty metres from shore. Fear consumes me as his smile suddenly grows wicked.
"Relax…" he whispers, before I feel us plummet into the icy waters below. I stare in complete terror at his grinning face as we fall even deeper into the darkest depths of this ocean. My vision suddenly clouds as dark yet soothing voices begin to surface, and my breath begins to give way.
|Peace… |
"Our lady…help us…"|Calm your fears…|
"Taichi? Taichi? Don't give up…"|Welcome the comfort…|
"It's all gonna be alright…"|That only darkness can bring…|
"I…I feel so safe…"
|Open your heart to darkness…|
"…so much suffering…"
|Why suffer so much pain? Come with me…|
"…I…I…"
[Hikari…]
"…T.K?"
The darkness clouding my vision disappears and I see the serene face of a semitransparent Takeru smiling gently at me.
[Don't give up Hikari…Don't listen to them…]
|Fall to darkness…come…princess…|
"I…I…" I begin, but cannot finish. My vision begins to cloud again, and I feel the darkness from the ocean fill my lungs so I cannot breathe. T.K suddenly turns around and faces the embodiment of darkness that had taken on the form of his brother. My head begins to spin as T.K begins to talk to the 'Matt'.
"Hikari!"I feel reality slowly slip from me as the voice echoes in my head.
Sotto fureru mono…
[Stay with me…]
"I…I…"
Watashi no ai no yurikago…
|Come with us…|
"…no…"
A warmth from deep within my heart begins to radiate, and the darkness clouding my mind begins to fade. My eyes slowly flutter open, finding only the disguised Dagomon hissing and recoiling from my form.
…The light shows you for who you truly are…
"Who you truly are…" I whisper, the words stirring an unknown power within me. Dagomon's eyes widen as a white glow outlines his borrowed figure, before a pain-filled scream erupts from his mouth as his figure contorts and moulds back to it's original. I watch in a daze as his previously hung head lifts in the most agonizingly slow way, his slitted eyes glaring me dangerously through a mist of defeat and anger.
"No…" he whispers, his voice trembling slightly, "…you will be mine."
And before I can contemplate anything, he hurls his figure at mine, catching me in his arms before breaking the surface of the ocean and tearing towards shore.
[Kari!]
"T.K!" I cry, before a distinctive snarl reaches my ears. My eyes widen in panic as I find myself being drawn away from the possessive grip of the lord of this world, and suddenly thrown through the air. I scream in terror as I fly through the air, before feeling the inevitable 'crunch' as I collide with a palm tree. A small cry of pain escapes my mouth as a tingling sensation spreads from my spine. I fall into a heap on the ground, unable to move. I cry hopelessly.
Oh T.K, I'm so sorry…I…I…
|You've let everyone down again…
…All those who've tried to look after you|
Why do I keep doing this?
|Come with us, and we will take you away from them…away from their accusing eyes and fake smiles…|
Away…
|Away from your failures…|
Away…to drown in cold…
"No!"
I wearily open my eyes, wanting to find the owner of the voice.
"No, please Kari…please stay with me…"
"Hmmm…" I blink once, twice…and there he is. My angel of hope.
"Takeru…"
"Kari…please stay! Don't go!"
"But…I don't want to hurt you again…" I whisper, my words slurring. "…I don't want to hurt anyone again…"
"Don't be so stupid!" I hear Takeru exclaim, almost on the verge of tears. "You could never hurt me! You always do the best to help everyone! You're the Child of Light for a reason, y'know." A gentle smile crosses his features as he continues, "You always brighten up my day…you stayed in hospital with me, you always came to visit, you looked after my brother too…Kari, don't be ridiculous by listening to this place. You meant too much to me back then when you were summoned here for me to leave you, and nothing has changed. You mean too much to me now for me to leave you here and be taken out of my life."
My vision suddenly began to clear as T.K's words touch my heart. I smile gently, "How can I refuse that?"
T.K laughs softly. "C'mon, let's get you home." I feel T.K's arms slip under my back and the crook of my knees as he slowly stands, holding me close to him. I sigh as a golden glow erupts from an inscription of his crest just below his collarbone, and bathes our world in light. I lean into Takeru more as I feel a blanket draping itself around me and the essence of sleep coming with it.
"Welcome back, Kari," T.K's voice whispers, lulling me further into sleep.
Watashi wa ikiru…
"Thank you, Taku…" I mumble, forgetting all else as a warm darkness swept over me.
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Awww nuthin' like a lil takari! ^^ lol
Btw, the Japanese was taken from a document that I found in my files, and here's the translation (if you care):
Itaikena hitomi = innocent eye Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru = the sadness shall then begin Sotto fureru mono = searching for a gentle touch Watashi no ai no yurikago = in the cradle of my love Watashi wa ikiru = I shall live
Well, thanx, and please review? It'd be vewwy nice of you :) heheheh cya!