Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
Author's Notes: Yo. Apologies for the late update; real life and school calls, however. Plus, there's the whole deal with Katrina (I live in the Deep South, but since I live on a high hill in a log cabin, the only real threat was tornadoes and falling trees. Thankfully none hit).
What makes me sick would be the politicizing of it so frickin' soon. I mean, I hear charges of Bush being a RACIST. Let's not forget that Bush has more minority members on his Cabinet than any other president in history. The whole evacuation plan was flawed…but to hear these charges of racism is just SHAMEFUL. If the media wants to politicize this situation, can't they wait, oh I don't know, MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO!
Gah…just venting some frustration. All this blaming is only detracting efforts from actual aid.
In other news…I don't know if you'll find this weird or not, but I've planned out everything for the other stories in the Zero 2 series. With the exception of some details in three stories (ODs, Past Journeys, and a secret fic I'm not gonna tell you about), I've planned almost all of it out…including the series' final battle.
And this timeline is spread out over (not including Revision and Housemates) ten stories. Does anyone else find this weird?
One last thing: today's September 11th. If you see a member of the armed forces or a simple policemen or a fire fighter, give em' a salute.
To the reviews!
Anthony1: Have to! The parents are Inoues too. :P
Dark Qiviut: Concerning your NDE request…well, that's a toughy. But seriously, no can do; I deleted them from my hard drive the moment I removed them from FFnet. All I can say is that…well, ask Anthony1. He read them before. Ask him for his opinion.
duskmon87: Nope. If you remember, it showed in Revision how the Mind survived Demon's attack, albeit as a seed…a seed that's been growing…
Ninetalesuk: I saw. :P
Sora Potter: Both, actually. Davis is by default the Child of Miracles…so he's special to begin with. Heck, take episode 31 of Revision (Humility); Davis and (Wargreymon) had been zapped by the same energy field protecting Cody's crest. Davis suffered less damage than a Mega…and that was BEFORE the Crest.
However, the Crest of Miracles is more like…a key. A key to greater powers that lay within the Child of Miracles and the Digiworld itself (hence the revival of the other Crests and DNA Digivolution).
But get this…Davis' powers haven't been fully explored yet. ;)
JyouraKoumi: Out. Now. Your petty flames aren't worth the text I'm using to reply to you with.
Cloud-821: You'll be surprised. ;)
Silver Warrior: Simple. She can't.
Bluesv20: I started school recently too. ;.;
Crimson G: You'll be surprised by that too. ;)
Purgatory: Ha! Funny. XD
Dot Cubed: Your laughter amuses me. :P
SamuraiSirius: Well, I DID need a counter to all the humor.
Ficmaster: I hope so too.
Digi fan: You forgot? SHAME ON YOU! (thwap)
Yamimaru: (blinks)
Yami Vizzini: Eh, I always planned for this story to last around 26 chapters.
As for Yolei's breast size, well let's be realistic; she's 13. Most females have rounded out SOMEWHAT by then. I mean, it's obvious that Digimon was more kid-oriented than other animes…I mean, practically every single female (save for LadyDevimon or Angewomon) was a flat chest. INCLUDING MIMI, WHO WORE TIGHT SHIRTS. I'm just being realistic. Besides, puberty's about growing! And when every single adult female in Tokyo has a breast size of nothing, then there's something wrong. Either that, or the water's been laced with somethin' fierce. :P
askhim: Thank'ee, and welcome!
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One more thing; I just realized I've posted a total of over 1,000,000 words on FFNet as of my last update. A NEW PERSONAL RECORD!
And another thing; this chapter pushes Housemates over the 100,000 word plateau. YAYNESS!
Begin!
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Chapter 24: Bonding: The Parents
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/Warehouse #7, Tokyo Bay, 8:39 AM/
A bright light emanated from the old computer terminal.
Moments later, a certain Davis Inoue, sans Armor of Miracles, appeared. He set foot on the cold, hard floor, looking around. No goons…looks like Saito cleared out after we thrashed his gang. He glanced upward; the hole in the roof made by XVmon was still there. No surprise though; considering how early it had happened, he wondered if anyone knew it existed.
Davis sighed as he stretched his arms; it had taken him awhile to get to sector 01-111-NU with all the Numemon (thanks to his enhanced strength, he had just carried all of them there on a platform of rock). It had been part of his deal to get them to help him out; to take them to Little Edo, where the sewers were plentiful! Davis sweatdropped at the thought. Well…someone's trash is a Numemon's treasure, I suppose.
The Child of Miracles calmly walked out of the warehouse, feeling the cool breeze of the December air. He felt a slight chill; after all, underneath the Armor of Miracles, he had been wearing nothing more than a white T-shirt, blue shorts, white socks, and sneakers (and, of course, his goggles). Heh…it'll be snowing soon. I wonder how good Veemon will do in a snowball fight…
Thoughts as these accompanied Davis as he walked the sidewalks of Odaiba. Since it was Sunday, there was no school…so he decided to simply have a nice day.
As Davis Inoue walked through Odaiba, he took note of the sudden chill in the air. A frown crossed his face; he should've brought a coat with him. Still, the thought of December being here was a charge; soon, there'd be holidays and days off from school! Yeah…relaxation! It was kind of hard to believe that the winter holidays were coming so soon.
So soon…
Davis frowned as he suddenly stopped, staring up into a slightly cloudy morning sky, ignoring the people that walked by him. His brown eyes gazed quietly at the clouds; they were spread out and separated. Much like his thoughts were now.
Man…it's only been four months since the school year started. Not even that. Yet, what Davis was thinking about wasn't school…but the Digital World. His time as a Digidestined.
Within the span of around four months, Davis had risen to the call of being a Child of Destiny, so that he would protect the Digital World from evil and darkness. He, along with the others, had experienced so much…so much more than the older Digidestined had, and in a shorter time frame. Plus, there was the fact that their enemies…had been ruthless beyond imagination.
Davis looked around, taking in the sights around him. He slowly began to recall what the scenery had looked like little more than one month ago, during the Odaiba War. He looked to his left, seeing a row of office towers, one of which belonged to a bank.
All of those had been leveled, and the tendrils of the Gravemon had been slithering through their ruins.
He looked to his right, seeing a large park, lined with lush green grass and barren cherry blossom trees.
The park had been a big smolder, torched to ashes by a blast of Demon's fiery Demon Inferno attack.
He looked ahead of him, at the next intersection. Cars were at a standstill, waiting for pedestrians to move across the streets.
BelialMyotismon had stood in that very intersection, lording over the defiant Digimon partners of the Digidestined.
Davis sighed as walked into the park, sitting down at the nearest bench. His eyes drifted to the pale, early morning sky once more. It's weird…all that chaos…all of the devastation…gone, as if it had never happened…
But it had happened. He had fought in that war, as had many other people. Despite what the Guardian God and the Guardian Beasts had done to resurrect the city, there had been one aspect that they, despite all their power, could not touch.
Humanity. The soul of a human, the spirit that makes a human…well, human.
To revive such a complex and powerful thing…that was beyond the Guardians. As such, even though there had been practically no physical damage to hint that the war had even occurred…the emotional damage still existed in the form of lost lives.
Shaun Kamiya, the Child of Wisdom. Cody's grandfather, Daniel Hida. Men and women of the Odaiba faction of Tokyo's police force, fighting against invading Digimon. The countless members of Odaiba's populace.
His parents…Anzu and Hiroto…
Davis sighed as he looked down at his feet. The elation he had felt from pranking Yolei was gone now, replaced by pangs of sadness. Man, what a mood breaker…
"You look down."
"WHAAA!" yelped Davis as he leapt off of the bench, his heart rate increasing dramatically. He looked to see the source of the voice; a person that had sat down beside him on the bench without him noticing.
Kari.
Davis' fright was immediately replaced by a surprised smile. "Kari? What are you doing here?"
"Felt like taking a walk." Due to the rather cold weather, Kari wore appropriate clothing; pink sweatpants and a white sweater over her yellow T-shirt. "Rather chilly for that kind of clothing, don't you think?"
Davis cockily boasted, "Eh, I'm not that cold." The Child of Miracles quickly sat back on the bench, trying his hardest not to blush in front of Kari. Man, she caught me with my defenses down! For the moment, his sorrow was forgotten.
Kari stared at him with amber eyes, asking, "So…why do you look so sad?"
Spoke too soon, thought Davis with a dull expression. "Well…look around."
Kari did so. "And?"
"Well…it's just I was thinking about how everything was destroyed due to the invasion." Davis stared at Kari, a serious look on his face. "And how everything seems just fine."
Kari nodded out of acknowledgment. "Oh…I see. But…seeing as how you're so down, it's not fine."
Davis smiled slightly. "Bingo…I'm talking about all the human lives lost that weren't brought back. Lives that couldn't be brought back. I mean, restoring Odaiba was good and all…but it almost makes you wonder…if they could've restored human life if they tried." There was silence in the air for a few moments; the only sound breaking the quiet being chirping birds or the beeps of car horns.
"They did what they could."
Davis glanced into Kari's eyes as she spoke. "I know that everyone lost something during that horrible war…but the Guardians did what they could to help us in our time of need. They rebuilt Odaiba using their power…and even if they couldn't resurrect the dead, they still helped. All we could do from then on…was to move on with our lives."
Davis remained silent as Kari Kamiya ran a hand through her hair before continuing. "Sometimes, I think about it…and it hurts to think about all of the dead. But as the Prophet of Reality said in his speech: what has happened, has happened."
"Eh, I guess you're right," replied Davis with a small smile, the image of the sky reflecting off of goggles' lenses. "Still hurts to think about it though."
Kari nodded. "I know…but it's bad to dwell on bad things that happened in the past. It'll only hurt in the long run. Trust me; Tai has plenty experience with that."
Davis lightly smirked at Kari's unintentional joke. "Heh…guess you're right." Funny; no matter how things went, Kari was ALWAYS able to cheer him up. Always. Then again, she WAS the Child of Light.
"Speaking of 'heh'…Yolei sent a message to everyone's D-Terminal."
Davis blinked. "And…?"
"She told us about the pranks from earlier this morning."
Davis felt a smile coming on. He suppressed it. "And…?"
"That was really mean what you did to her."
That did it. Davis couldn't help but smirk. "Eh, I call it 'venting'. Venting my frustration over her restarting the prank war."
Kari Kamiya sighed out of exasperation; she wondered why she even bothered trying to mediate the intense rivalry between Davis and Yolei. "Still doesn't erase the fact that she's going to have your head…" Still…Yolei had described the pranks rather well. Kari couldn't help but smile either. "…those WERE clever pranks…if a little underhanded. Especially sending her to Ken's room."
"Now I did NOT know Ken was dressing for soccer practice when I sent Yolei," defensively replied Davis. "I thought he would still be sleeping!"
Kari Kamiya merely sighed as she stood up, slightly shivering at the touch of the wind upon her face, like tiny little fingers. "Just be careful around Yolei though." With a coy smirk on her face, she added, "I'd hate to have to tell Tai he needed to pick a new successor to the goggles; cause if Yolei has her way with you, the goggles will be the only thing left."
"Hahahaha!" laughed Davis at Kari's joke. "Will do."
As the Child of Light walked away, she stopped. "Davis."
"Yeah?"
The demure girl turned around, offering a smile as bright as her namesake. "Don't get too down. Sadness doesn't fit you." Then she turned around, continuing her morning walk.
Davis Inoue smiled warmly, his spirits lifted by his best friend's words. Kari…you've still got it.
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/Inoue Convenience Store, Odaiba, 11:54 AM/
DING.
Davis calmly walked through the front doors of the Inoue Convenience Store, taking note of Mantarou at the front counter, Momoe continuously restocking shelves, and of course…
"Welcome to the Inoue Convenience Store!"
"Please take your time, and take what you need!"
…Demiveemon and Poromon, performing the store's slogan. Davis smiled as he walked by his partner, who immediately yipped out of glee. "Davish! Where were you for breakfast?"
"Out doing something. What WAS for breakfast anyway?" Not that he was hungry; he had gotten a bowl of soba with soy sauce in Little Edo after dropping off the Numemon (it had been a treat on the house, much to Davis' surprise. Probably because of his Digidestined membership.).
Mantarou grumbled, "Mom's miso soup…but there was a bit of a problem…"
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/Flashback/
"DEMIVEEMON! POROMON! GET OUT OF THE SOUP POT!"
"Uh oh Demiveemon! We've been spotted!"
"Running time!"
/End Flashback/
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"So we ended up having cereal instead." Mantarou glared at the In-Trainings. They could only sweatdrop and chuckle nervously in response.
Davis sweatdropped. Same ol', same ol'. The Child of Miracles calmly walked towards the back door when he saw Jun walk out, wearing jeans and a long-sleeved green shirt. "Where you going?"
"Going to go ahead and see Chizuru's Taekwondo practice, then take a nice walk," replied the smiling girl as she walked toward the front doors. "See you all later!"
DING.
As Jun walked out, Davis asked, "Chizuru has Taekwondo practice today?"
"Yep," replied Momoe as she finished placing boxes of green tea packets on the shelves. "I'd advise you steer clear of Yolei though…she's maaaaaaaad."
Davis couldn't help but smirk. So she told everyone. As he walked toward the back door, he glanced back in time to see Mantarou give him a thumbs-up. At least SOMEONE appreciates my work.
The Digidestined boy quietly advanced up the stairs, his mind already wondering what to do for the rest of the day. TV, or Halo? TV. Halo. TV. Halo. TV. Halo. Ergh…can't choose!
"Davis."
Davis Inoue suddenly paused. He glanced to his right into the living room. The couch and the chair had been rearranged.
Subaru and Sasuke were both sitting on the couch. The former had been the one to speak. "Please have a seat."
Davis blinked. "…wha?"
"NOW," rumbled Sasuke, trying to (purposefully) sound as menacing as he could.
Seeing as how Davis was in the chair less than a second later, you could say he pulled off quite the tone. Subaru calmly said, "It's time we had a little talk."
Oh man…they're upset because of the prank I pulled on Yolei! This wasn't good; he hadn't anticipated this! Aw man…not good, not good, not good!
"Davis…how's life been so far here?" asked Subaru.
Davis panic immediately deflated. "Eh?"
Sasuke chuckled. "Don't act so silly! We're talking about YOU. You've been here for over a whole month now! We want to ask you how things are going for you!"
…this is it? Davis had a HUGE mental sigh of relief. Man…I thought I was going to get toasted! "Well…thing's have been okay."
Subaru smirked. "Okay, eh? That all?"
Davis frowned at Subaru's sarcasm. "Well what do you want me to say?"
"Whatever comes to the top of your head!" replied Sasuke with a smile.
"Oh…okay." Davis blinked as he tried to think. Already the conversation had thrown him off; talks with parents were NEVER supposed to be so light-hearted. "Well…I have to say, it was kinda hard getting used to so many siblings." 'Kinda' was an understatement to the Nth degree.
After all, when he had first joined the Inoue family with Jun, his reaction had been one of revulsion and horror. After all, Yolei was his sister now! There had also been a lot of resentment…probably due to the fact it was so soon after his life as a Motomiya ended (remember his little outburst in chapter 3?). But after some time had passed…he had gotten used to it. Plus, everyone was around all the time; something that had almost NEVER happened in the Motomiya family.
"I can imagine," commented Sasuke. "Before, it was just Jun. Now your sibling number's quintupled from 1 to 5."
"…yeah." Davis rubbed his neck as he spoke. "I'd have to say…getting along with Mantarou was a lot easier than the others. Probably cause he's a guy." Not to mention the fact that his older brother – funny how he thought of it so casually now – had been so understanding of his frustration. That, and Halo had helped.
Sasuke nodded, a grin on his face. "True. I have to say, it's nice that the male-female ratio in this family is no longer so lousy."
POW!
"I'll ignore that grievous insult for now honey," cheerfully said Subaru as Sasuke's twitching body laid quietly on the floor.
Davis sweatdropped, one again wondering why female Inoues were always so temperamental. No wonder Jun got along so easily; she's got the Inoue personality down pat: sweet, yet with teeth to match. "Anyway…Chizuru was a little creepy at first; I mean, she didn't seem like an Inoue."
Subaru nodded out of concurrence. "Yeah, she sort of became the odd duck out of the females after she began taking Taekwondo classes. Even so, it was a really big help whenever a sibling spat got too heated."
No kidding, thought Davis as he thought back to how handily Chizuru had dealt with Saito's thugs. "But I saw her practice one day…I guess I admired how much she devoted herself to her training." That too had been an understatement; the Child of Miracles had been downright impressed by how Chizuru had dedicated herself. All those years of training…all because of some thugs and punks...and she had done itwith her family's safety in mind. That had been enough for Davis.
Plus, she had kicked butt. A lot of it. That was worth a lot of points in his book!
Sasuke smiled at Davis' words. "Yeah…Chizuru's a tough girl all right."
"Now as for Momoe," said Davis, continuing on. "Well, she's just plain nice. That's all there is to it." That much was true; after all, she had taken him to an arcade, even when she had been sick!
"Momoe's become quite the nice one as she grew older," commented Subaru with a thoughtful smile. "But anyway…what do you think of Yolei?"
Davis' (still non-existent) eyebrow twitched. The she-beast. THAT was probably the only black mark on his time here: Yolei Inoue, the Child of Caring (pfft! Yeah right! Stupid uglyface.), fellow Digidestined, and all-around pain in the butt. "Well…THAT'S a good question…"
Subaru and Sasuke could barely hold in their grins at the sight of Davis' irritated disposition.
Finally, the Child of Miracles said, "Well…I just can't understand her at all. For one thing, her personality has the tendency to 'switch'. One moment, she can be as scary as a demon from the underworld…"
Interesting choice of words, thought Sasuke with a suppressed chuckle.
"…however, she is capable of acting nice and sweet like most other girls. Usually around Ken, or anyone else who's not me." Davis frowned as he thought some more about how Yolei and he always seemed to get into a spat of sorts. Feh. Who cares.
Sasuke asked, "So…enlighten us as to why you and Yolei get into so many 'spats' as you put it. It's been a topic of great discussin between me and my wife."
"Hmm…" Davis' frown deepened as he cupped a hand around his chin. "Well…I have to say that I'm not quite sure. It could've been our first meeting or whatever, but we just don't mesh well together. Now…I will admit, I'm not exactly the smartest guy around." Davis momentarily quashed his ego so that he could say this; it was important to him. "Sure, Yolei tends to get all huffy whenever I react impulsively or do something stupid…but I have one thing that counts more than smarts."
"And what would that be?" asked Subaru, a twinkle in her orange eyes.
A devil-may-care grin crossed Davis' face as he said, "I've got gut instinct. It's never lead me wrong before…and since I'm the Digidestined's leader, that's gotta count for something!"
Sasuke had a good laugh at Davis' words. "Boy oh boy! Yolei was right; you ARE boastful!"
"HEY!"
"But then again…" continued Sasuke, his grin widening. "In this case, it's not bad when it happens that the stuff you're boasting is pure gold."
Davis blinked; he had been caught off guard again. A satisfied smirk came to his lips before he said, "Anyway, Yolei and I just don't get along that well. I don't think we ever will. I mean, sure, we're friends…but I think it's impossible for us to truly get along." All of a sudden, the boy irritably crossed his arms. "But in my defense, I gotta say that she's also too easy to pick on; after all, she does it to me! It's always been a case of reacting to everything we both do in some way or another!"
"Hence the 'Prank War'," quipped Sasuke.
"Bingo," agreed Davis. "It was a way for us to vent our aggression…and every time we were pranked, we would always respond with a prank that was bigger and better than before! And before you say anything about me restarting the prank war after the last family intervention, I just want to say that it's all Yolei's fault."
Subaru replied, "You mean the smoke bomb? Yolei denied it."
Davis huffily crossed his arms. "She just doesn't want to admit it."
"Despite all that, the pranks you've done recently are just a TAD bit over the line," replied Mrs. Inoue.
Her husband added, "Make two miles over the line. Although I will say, the clothes on the flagpole was a pretty good one."
SMACK!
"Not helping honey," sweetly replied Subaru as her husband's body sat twitching on the floor once more. Davis sweatdropped again.
Davis finally said, "Well, I don't regret any of it. If anything, she had it coming."
Subaru said nothing. After several seconds, she finally replied, "Back to the main topic…what do you think overall of being an Inoue?"
Silence. Davis thought seriously over this question. On one hand, since everyone worked in the convenience store, everyone was always nearby. No parents working late hours…an older brother that he could actually look up to…and a more stable environment, to be completely honest. I mean, the way everyone treated him, it had been as if he had been an Inoue his entire life!
But on the other hand…
"I like it…" Davis raised his head, staring at Mr. and Mrs. Inoue with a serious look in his brown eyes. "…but I have to say, I prefer being a Motomiya more." After saying that, Davis finally understood what this whole talk was about. Like it's been said before; he may not be an intellectual…but that didn't mean he was stupid. "And although I admire what you guys are trying to do…but nothing will make me prefer being an Inoue more than a Motomiya. Nothing you do can make me replace my parents with you."
Instead of getting looks of surprise like Davis expected – after all, he had just figured out the angle behind their talk – the two remained silent. Finally, Sasuke asked, "Mind telling us why?"
"Because…I AM a Motomiya." That was the honest truth; the blood of the Motomiyas was in him, just as it was in Jun. "Just because I'm part of a different family now, doesn't mean I'm still not who I once was. Sure, mom and dad weren't always around like you guys were…and sure, Jun and I had a bit of a rivalry as well…but in the few times we shared together…those were among the best in my life." A sigh escaped his lips as he remembered those fun times…and he was beginning to fell nostalgic…and sad. After all, moments like those would never come again. "I may be Davis Inoue now…but deep down, I always will be Davis Motomiya. Nothing will change that. Sorry if I disappointed you…but nothing you do will make me replace my parents with you."
More silence. Davis grimaced as he stared at his feet; although he had said the truth (and he didn't regret), he felt just a tad bit rotten for putting them down like that.
Oh, how wrong he was.
"We know that."
Davis blinked as his head jolted upwards, staring at Sasuke and Subaru out of shock. The latter had been the one who had spoken. "We know we can't replace your parents. We aren't even going to try."
"…you're not?" muttered Davis out of utter surprise; he had supposedly figured out the angle behind their talk…but he had been dead wrong. This had caught him off guard.
Sasuke stood up and said, "A family is a precious thing…and we know that your heart is the heart of a Motomiya, not an Inoue. We respect that; as a matter of fact, we ENCOURAGE it. We can't replace the Motomiyas…all we can do is substitute in their stead." Even Sasuke knew how to be serious when it counted.
Subaru stood as well, a warm smile etched on her features. "All we can do is try to do our best in their stead. We're not trying to replace them, because we never will…but I will say that we'll try our best to make sure you're happy. That's really all we can do." To round it off, Subaru hugged the Digidestined boy, his head resting on her shoulders.
Davis Inoue, to be completely honest, was unprepared. The initial sadness over remembering his life as a Motomiya had had his confusion over the real reason behind Subaru and Sasuke's talk with him added to it. This resulted in his emotional barriers being down.
As a result, in the face of the truly heartwarming words he was experiencing…
Davis clenched his teeth as his eyes began to water. "Darn it…don't cry…"
Sasuke chuckled as he rubbed Davis' hair with his large hand. "Don't worry Davis," said the man as his brown eyes brimmed with joy. "Nothing wrong with crying when you're happy."
Davis grimaced. That was the clincher. Despite the lack of sobbing or hiccups, the tears slowly flowed from his eyes.
Suddenly, Sasuke said, "HOWEVER…"
Davis suddenly felt a pang of fear hit him. HARD. …this can't be good…
"Seeing as how you've gone a bit overboard with the pranks, we've decided to do something unusually drastic." Sasuke's standard 'goofy' tone was back in full force…but what was about to happen next was anything BUT goofy. "Oh YOLEI!"
Moments later, Yolei stomped out of the kitchen, a pitcher in her hand…and an evil glint in her eyes. Apparently, she hadn't heard any part of the parents' speech; otherwise, she might've been a bit more merciful.
Davis fearfully asked, "What's in that pitcher…?"
Subaru cheerfully said, "While we were talking, Yolei was in there making a whole pitcher of Torture-Cola. It's against our principles to teach the whole recipe to a child…but this case was a special one."
"SPECIAL INDEED!" roared Yolei as she charged for Davis. "PRANK ME WILL YOU? THEN DRINK TO YOUR SUCCESS!"
Davis could only yelp as Yolei shoved the opening to the pitcher into his mouth, pouring the foul Torture-Cola down his throat.
Moments later, the effects of the foul, torturous soda were felt. Rushing to the bathroom ensued.
Yolei grinned. "That should teach him."
"Remember Yolei; no more pranks after this, okay?" ordered Subaru. She meant it; although pranks in general were harmless, the pranks Davis had going were far from harmless.
The Child of Caring nodded with a smile. "Understood mom!"
Meanwhile, Sasuke could only grin as Davis shut the bathroom door behind him. He's a good kid…good indeed.
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/Rooftop, Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, 10:49 PM/
"Blegh…my stomach still hurts…"
Davis Inoue could only groan as he sat on the rooftop, wearing nothing but a white shirt and white shorts. Everyone else was asleep; he had gotten up earlier to just gaze out at the city. So he had just clambered out the window and up the fire escape.
The boy sighed as he stared at the myriad of glass and lights that made up the twinkling skyline of Odaiba; tonight was quite beautiful.
And to be honest, Subaru and Sasuke had surprised him. They were far more understanding than he had given them credit for. At the thought of it, the Digidestined smiled; parents that were capable of understanding teenagers. Who would've thought?
"Hee hee hee…hello again."
Davis suddenly whirled around, getting to his feet…and blinked as he saw who was standing on the rooftop with him. "You again."
The orange eyes of Ninjamon stared at him in the darkness of night. A tiny, devilish hint flickered in those irises before the Champion spoke. "I helped you…now I need you to help me."
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To be continued…
Next time…
Chapter 25: The Return of the Prankster
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Author's Notes: Title's a bit different than initially advertised, but yeah.
As you might have guessed, Davis gets the last laugh…but what can he do to follow up his previous prank?
Tune in…as we move closer towards the climax of Housemates…for the 27th chapter…is the final chapter of this story.
See you soon, and please review!