A little advance notice before you read. There is no fighting in this chapter. It's just a way to wrap up the story, that's all. Even though I stated this so many times but I need to repeat it. I don't own digimon.
Chapter 18:
Resting Up Before
Searching For Atonement
"So, how's the patient doing?' "Amazingly well I must say." answered the doctor. It had taken them a week but Takuya and the others had returned back to Tachi's dojo with a battered Daisuke. Soon after they arrived a doctor was summoned to check on their fallen friend's injuries. At the moment both Takuya and Izumi were outside the patience's room as they got the diagnosis from the doctor.
"I must say that I'm surprise at how fast his wounds are healing. He's a remarkable man." "You wouldn't be too far off about that. I wish to thank you for your help in checking on our friend." Returning the complement the doctor headed out, leaving the two behind.
"Well, that's one less worry that we've got to deal with we can consecrate on other things. Where's Hikari? I thought for certain that she would be here to find out if Daisuke would be all right." "That's for certain but she said that there was something that she needed to discuss with someone and there was no other time to do it then now. Let's just hope that she gets whatever she's looking for."
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"How could you possibly go ahead and lie to me about something like this!" It was obvious that there was a headed discussion going on in the room as Hikari was having an argument with her brother Taichi about his involvement in hiding Daisuke's past. "Take it easy sis. Aren't you being a little too emotion about this?" "How can I not? I mean, you knew about Daisuke's past ever since we brought him here and chose not to tell anyone about it. Mind telling me why you didn't?"
"First off, it wasn't completely my decision on keeping that information a secret. Both me and Daisuke thought that it was wise that we keep it hidden from everyone so no one would try step in and get involved in something that they weren't prepared for." "Oh, and that plan worked quite well seeing as though me, Takuya and Izumi still headed off to follow Daisuke. Mind explaining why you didn't try to stop us then?"
"Because I knew it would be pointless. If I said no you guys would've just snuck off without telling us. At least with us letting you go you knew that you had the support all those who care about you.. Fortunately all of you guys returned without any serious injury. All of you except for one that is." A moment of silence developed over the two siblings as neither one knew where the direction of the conversation should go to now.
"So you knew about Daisuke's past and the things that he's done. Then tell me why you allowed your own sister to stay in contact with him?" "Believe me I did have my doubts about where he truly stood. But after we had that private talk the day he arrived I understood where he was coming from and decided that I should do my best in accomplishing his mission. Also, I could tell that there was a strong connection forming between you and him."
Hearing her brother saying something like that caused Hikari to blush heavily. "Connection! What on earth are you talking about?" "Oh come on. This is your brother you're talking to. Don't you think I would tell when my little sister was starting to become infatuated with someone?" Hikari couldn't come up with any type of response as she knew that what her brother had said was true.
"Listen, I'm not telling you what you should do about your feelings for him. Just knew that sooner or later you'll have to come clean by telling him about it. It really depends on when you believe the times is right to express what you feel." Hikari merely kept quiet as she allowed the words of advice to seep into her head. "How about we save the rest of this conversation for another day and go visit our mending friend?" Hikari simply nodded her head as she followed her brother to see their friend.
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Two Weeks Later…
"Well, how are you feeling today Daisuke?" asked Takuya. It had been sometime since their return and amazingly the injuries that Daisuke had suffered were healing quite quickly. His health improved so much that he was almost to the point where he could walk around without much pain. At the moment, Daisuke was laying on his stomach as both Izumi and Sora were cleaning his wound and putting a fresh bandage on it.
"I'm doing quite well I must say. My condition has done so well that I hardly feel any sort of pain." However, right after those words Sakura, who was sitting beside her mother, leaned over and unfortunately she leaned too far which resulted in her landing right on top of Daisuke's wounded back. Because of this it resulted in a jolt of pain to shoot throughout Daisuke's body.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Daisuke. I should've really been keeping an eye on her." exclaimed Sora as she quickly lifted her daughter off her injured friend. "It's okay Sora. It didn't hurt all that much." Despite that it wasn't visual it was obvious that hurt him greatly as he gave his response through clench teeth.
Once they were done putting a new bandage on his back, Daisuke put his kimono back on and got to his feet and it was about that time when Taichi entered the room with Hikari following close behind. "Daisuke, there's something I think I need to ask you. With your injuries quickly healing what's next for you now that you've completed what you set out to do for the last few years?"
"I've been giving that a lot of thought and I have come to a important decision." Walking over to the far side of the room, he picked up the sword that he used to finish his fight against Kado. He had gotten his reverse blade fixed but when asked why he refuse to carry it around he would just say that it wasn't the right time for him to start carrying it around again.
Picking up the sword he looked at it for a few seconds before turning back to the others. "I've decided that in a way to make penance for the sins that I've done while under the service of Kado I am going to confront the families of the people that I killed. Once I have met them I'll hand them the very sword that was use to slain their love ones and allow to have the chance to do the same thing to me."
"Are you sure that a wise thing to do Daisuke?" questioned Takuya as he asked the question that was on the mind of everyone else. "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. However, it is something that I feel I must do." "When are you plan on leaving since there's nothing that we can do to change your mind?" "Depending on the conditions of my injuries, I'll be leaving by tomorrow afternoon." No one said nothing as each one of them allowed what they just discovered to sink in.
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Next Day…
"Well, I guess this is goodbye." Standing in front of the Kamiya dojo was Daisuke as he was across from his friends. "Remember this isn't really a goodbye, it's just a little separation until we meet again." Walking closer he prepared to say his farewells to each of his friends respectively.
"Takuya, keep up with that training of yours. I have no doubt that you'll become a swordsman that won't be forgotten." "Thank you Daisuke, that means a lot coming from you. Also, if I ever lose sight on why I continue with my training I'll just think back to the things that you have done and that will be all the encouragement that I'll need to continue." Once the two shook hands and a manly hug, Daisuke went over to Izumi.
Before he even had a chance to say a word she threw her arms around him to embrace him in a loving hug. It took a few moments to recover from the sudden show of affection to return the embrace. "I think there's not much I could possibly say to you that wouldn't result in Takuya giving me some sort of retaliation." That little joke caused everyone to let out a small chuckle.
"But I do want to thank you for treating both me and him after the battles we had to endure. To show you how much I appreciate it, I have something to you and it's for your ears only." Leaning over he placed his lips beside her ear. "I'm in no position to talk but you better decide on when you're going to tell a certain someone about how you feel for them. If you wait too long you could lose your chance." Stepping back he could see a faint blush come across Izumi's face. Not wanting to embarrass her anymore he moved onto Sora who had Sakura in her arms.
"I didn't remember much about my mother that long but when I see how you with your daughter helps me to remember that like you she was a loving and caring woman and I wish that you two could of have the chance to meet each other." "Thank you Daisuke, that means a lot to me." Reaching over she placed a motherly type kiss on his cheek.
Shifting his attention, Daisuke looked to the little one that was in Sora's arms. "Take care little Sakura. You remind me of my late sister but I had a feeling that if she was given the opportunity should would have turned out to be a extraordinary young girl like you're going to be someday." Placing a hand on her head, he softly ruffled her hair before moving onto her father, Taichi.
"I'm grateful for all that you have done for me in putting my past to rest. There's no doubt that it wasn't for the aid that you gave me I would still be searching for Kado. I don't care how long it'll take but I promise you that I will repay the debt."
"Don't worry about it. I think you making sure that the ones that I care about were protected when they were with you is all the repayment that I need." Much like he did with Takuya just a short while ago, both Daisuke and Taichi shook hands and shared a brief hug and it was when they separated that Taichi notice something. "You're not taking your reverse blade sword? Why aren't you taking it with you?"
"The reason why is that I just don't feel right in carrying that with me especially with what I am planning on doing on this quest of mine. So, for the time being I think I'll leave it here. It'll just be another reason for me to come back." As he said this he glanced over to Hikari who was standing a bit away from everyone else. Moving away from him, Daisuke headed towards what possibly going to be the hardest goodbye that he would have to give.
"I guess it's our turn to say goodbye." "I believe so." Neither really knew what to say to the other as they tried to figure out where to go with next. At last, it would be Hikari who would start things off. "Before you go there's something that I want to say to you. I'm grateful that you came into my life. Despite all the crazy and dangerous moments that we experience I wouldn't trade it for anything if it meant we never met one another." Stopping for a second she collected herself as she was preparing for what she wanted to say for quite some time.
"I understand that you have to leave but I have to tell you something that I needed to say to you for a long time. The thing that I need to say is that I lo-" Before she could finish it, Daisuke silenced her by placing a finger to her lips. "That is not necessary Hikari. I know what you're going to say but you don't need to tell me, not at the moment at lease. Just know that the feeling is mutual."
Leaning over he gave a kiss to Hikari's lips that was strong enough that she could feel it. Turning around he began to walk away. Before he disappeared from sight, Daisuke looked back to the people that he considered his new family. Giving them each one last look he continued his departure with the same thought going through his head as the ones that he cared for. "I hope that we meet up again one day."
First off, I know that there was no real action in it but what do you really expect since I took out the main villian in the previous chapter? Despite that I hope you like what I did. Now, there's only one chapter left and that will be it.
