Bright Hope
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Chapter 4He woke around eleven in the morning. He sighs as he gets out of bed. He didn't have any faint dreams or any dreams for that matter. He looks around his room and begins to clean up a bit. He puts his dirty cloths into the cloths hamper. Then he looks through his dresser. He finds a black T-shirt with an image of a red and yellow snake. He got it for Christmas; he puts it on and then looks for some socks and a pair of jeans. He then makes a mental note to do his laundry when he gets back.
He finishes getting dressed and heads out of the room. He finds Chaos finishing his dog food, and then he takes out a bowl and puts some Mango juice into it. Then he puts it down on the ground. He was lucky that Chaos knows how to use a toilet. It saves time and energy for the two of them. He really didn't want to know just how Chaos does it, for he didn't need to know the details.
He then finds his breakfast from his dad. He knows that by next weekend, they'll be spending either Saturday or Sunday together. It's how it works; they always try to spend at the minimum of a day together for family fun. He likes to spend as much time with his parents as he can. He also wonders if Takuya and Shinya even know that he is adopted. Then sighs, he felt that neither of his cousins knew that part. It just never came up before. He doesn't even remember his real name. But then again, he never really seeks out his past; it just comes in small bits. He thinks the reason that he knows all of the stuff he knew was because he use to be much older then what he is now. That leads him to wonder just how he ended up as a 3 year old to begin with. Then he shakes his head, hoping to stop that trail of thought. It was ok to wonder to a certain point, but he didn't want to continue with that train of thought, for it could only lead to a huge headache. Which at the moment he didn't need.
Soon he finishes his breakfast/lunch and they were out the door by 12:23. They soon make it to the park to see Takuya with a kid around the same age as Shinya. He then looks and sees Zoe, not that he was surprised though. He remembers what happened at the beginning of the week when his cousin when to talk to her.
He finds a tree close enough and sits under it. Then he watches as the kid looks from him then to his cousin, and then back at him. This went on for a good five minutes until Takuya finally seemed to have enough. As he watches, Takuya and the kid talk about something. Then after Takuya and the kid finish talking, a new kid shows up.
He watches as Takuya and the little kid race up to talk to the big guy. Zoe then comes over to talk to him. "Hi, I don't think we're been introduced. I'm Zoe Orimoto." Zoe says. He then answers, "Shade Kanbara. Nice to meet you." Zoe smiles a bit and then looks at Chaos. "Hey." Was all Chaos would say.
He then decides to ask something. "I'm wondering about who the other two with my cousin are." He says. Zoe blinks and then answers, "The kid with the orange hat is Tommy Himi. The big guy is J.P. Shibayama. I think you met Kouji Miniamoto and Kouichi Kimura." He thinks for a minute and then says, "I didn't know their last names. But I was under the impression that they were brothers." Zoe sighs and answers, "Their parents are no longer living together. Kouji lives with his dad and stepmother. Kouichi lives with their mother. They don't know each other very well. They haven't spent a enough time together until recently."
He hides it, but what he learnt from Zoe about Kouji and Kouichi felt really familiar. He already wants to leave, he was already uneasy about this whole thing and it hadn't even begun! Soon J.P. joins Zoe and him under the tree. He notes that Chaos had decided to play keep away with Takuya's ball.
"Hey, I'm J.P. So your Takuya's cousin, huh?" J.P. asks. "That I am." He says. "You don't look too much like your cousin." J.P. states. He shrugs, not going to answer that. "So, now we're waiting for the brothers?" He asks. "Yip." Zoe answers. Then they all turn to watch Tommy and Takuya chase Chaos, who has the ball, around in hopes on saving said ball.
He remembers pictures of wolves and different dog breeds. He thinks that Chaos looks more like a Border Collie mix with a bit of Golden Retriever. Chaos didn't have a really long muzzle, either. With ears flatten back as he races away with the soccer ball, Chaos is quick on his paws even with a soccer ball in front of him. The red and black coat of fur was what reminds him of a Golden Retriever's fur coat. He didn't know much about just what Chaos can do, but knows that Chaos was quite speedy and has good stamina.
It looks like Chaos wins this battle, even if Takuya had help this time around. Soon Tommy and Takuya walk over to where Zoe, J.P., and him were sitting. Chaos stands guard over his prize, he has this huge grin on his face and his tail was held high. "You know, I always lose when it comes to getting that ball away from you partner." Takuya says. He snorts and says, "Remember the time when you whole team was out smarted?" Takuya reddens at that. "I don't think they want to hear about that!" Takuya says quickly. Now that got the others wanting to know just what happened. "When was this?" Tommy asks. "Well, it all started by the end of last year …"
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He was here for the simple fact that Takuya wants him to take a few pictures. So, here he is, with Chaos with him. His Birthday was next month, on July 12. Soon school will be finish and he'll be sleeping in during the mornings.
As he takes the picture for his cousin, Chaos was focus on the soccer ball. He knew that ever since Takuya began to play the game, Chaos like to steal the ball from him. This usually happens when Takuya practices alone and Chaos finds him. But now it seems that Chaos was beginning to have an idea.
"Go for it." He whispers to Chaos. With one look into his face, Chaos speeds onto the field and goes right for the soccer ball. The team didn't know what just happened, but soon they see Chaos on the field with their soccer ball in front of him. They then begin a long and very humiliating battle to get their practice ball back.
He continues to snap pictures as this continues. The team stops chasing Chaos many times to come up with new battle plans. Soon a full hour pasts with Chaos keeping the soccer ball away from the soccer team. The coach just sighs and yells out, "I wish that this dog could join the team! I know that with him on our team, we'd win the championship. Ok, team! It's home time, and could someone please get our ball away from that dog?"
He then puts the camera away and walks towards Chaos. Chaos just stands there, proud of the simple fact that he kept the ball away from the soccer team. He then picks up the ball and throws it towards Takuya. Then with Chaos by his side, they waited by the school gate for Takuya.
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"And the pictures turned out great." He finishes telling the story. Takuya just says, "Why don't you just tell that story to the whole school!" He looks at his cousin and just shakes his head at that. "It's in the past, let it go." He tells his cousin. Even though the others were trying hard not to laugh out loud, Zoe says, "Well, Chaos could have easily over heard your teams plans, you know." Takuya thinks about it and then looks better about that. "Your right! I never thought of that." Takuya says.
Soon Chaos comes over with the soccer ball rolling in front of him. Then Chaos breaks off from rolling the ball to sit by his side. Soon Kouji and Kouichi show up, Takuya turns to them and says, "Your late." "Sorry, we had lunch at my place. We decided to help with the dishes." Kouichi tells the group. "All right then. So, where to begin." Takuya wonders out loud. He says dryly, "Well, I find that the beginning is a good place to start." The others agree with that.
"Well, it all started when I was at the table …" Takuya starts with the tale.
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He listens to the story, he also knew now that where ever he came from. It wasn't from this world that Takuya and the other had visited. He just had this feeling, that it. And he only has his feeling to go on, so he trusts his feelings. Right now he felt certain that he has never lived in the Digital World that they spoke of. The silents continues as Shade and him think on this. He had this feeling that Shade was a few beats away from breaking down. He could smell the tears that wish to flow.
"Thanks for the story. Could we have time to think about all of this? It's a lot to take in." He tells the others. They nod and Shade and him get up. "Bye you guys." Shade says. They leave the group behind, he knew that the others didn't know just what was going on in his partner, but he had a good guess.
They didn't say a word to each other as they walk back to home. He hopes that it's not that bad. He just couldn't stand the sight of Shade crying. Shade just doesn't cry that easily and the fact that he might do it again makes him really worried. Shade unlocks the door and then opens it. They walk in and Shade takes off his shoes and closes the door.
It's 2:32 pm, and Shade finally lets it out. He sits lies on the same couch as his partner. Watching with worried eyes as his partner cries. It was ten minutes after he started that Shade got control of his emotions. "You're not what you're suppose to be, Chaos." He hears Shade whispers. He sighs and answers softly, "I know." Shade continues, "I don't know what to think any more. I just don't what this feelings! Why can't I just let this whole thing go? What's the point. We have a good life here. It might not be perfect, but then I'm not looking for perfection." He sighs as he hears this. "There's nothing wrong with wanting to know ones past, Shade. We might be able to learn from that. I think it's important that we know. We might be in danger and not even know it." He tells his partner. Shade just sighs. "I know that logically that you got a point there, but I just have this feeling that I'm going to have a lot of headaches and might end up with a bit of heart ach. Could we, maybe, wait a month before pressing matters?" Shade asks. "I don't see why not. We're in no big hurry to learn more." He answers. Shade smiles at that, and says, "Thanks. It means a lot to me."
To Be Continued …