Hidden Love
Chapter 7

Ken sighed as he drummed his fingers on the desk. The one thing he didn't like about not being the Kaiser anymore ( he started referring his old self as Kaiser instead of emperor due to Yolei calling him that) He was no longer a super genius. He was still smart, but not super smart. Now he had to actually look at his work in school to get it done. Before he just did it, no thinking was necessary. He sighed. He was currently in math.
He and Yolei had been going out for three weeks now. His hair was completely back to its normal length. The cancer he had didn't bother him much anymore, although there were times when he was dizzy and had problems breathing or catching his breath. The doctor said that was normal though. There was also something else that really bothered Ken.
He had no friends at school.
Everyone avoided him because he disappeared for two months. Everyone thought he had been kidnapped and were afraid that if they became too friendly with him, they would disappear too. None of them knew where he really was those two months and Ken wanted to keep things that way. Not even his parents knew.
He was lonely at school. He had no one to talk to. The only people who did talk to him were people who wanted to copy his homework. Or teachers. But they didn't count.
So later that night, Ken decided to talk to his parents.

"Okay! Tonight we are having chicken ptarmigan! Everyone hungry?" asked Mrs. Ichijouji. Ken and his dad nodded as they sat at the table. Ken made a mental note to save some food from his plate to give to Wormmon every time he had a meal. The poor Digimon was always hungry and it was hard for him to find food in the house alone.
It wasn't until they were about done with dinner did Ken decided to speak.
"Mom? Dad?" began Ken.
"Yes son?" his parents replied.
"Would it be possible for me to transfer to Odaiba Middle School?"
There was silence.
"But Ken honey, I thought you were happy at your school" crooned Mrs. Ichijouji.
"Yeah son. You can't go to Odaiba now. You're going to one of the best schools. All the guys at work are jealous because-" Mr. Ichijouji cut himself off and sweat dropped. "Sorry son. I was doing that again. Thinking about the fame and not about you."
"Yes. He's right. That's fine sweetheart. Whatever makes you happy. But why Odaiba? That's clear across the river" asked Ken's mom.
"Because...all of my friends go there. Along with Yolei. And...I really don't have all that many friends at the school I'm going to now" answered Ken truthfully. Mr. and Mrs. Ichijouji smiled.

Yolei sighed. It had been three days since she had last heard from ken. He didn't call her Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, which was very odd. She didn't like the thought that Ken might be mad at her for some reason, or that he was sick, or anything.
She sighed as she sat down in her homeroom next to Kari.
Kari looked over at her friend and said, "Don't worry Yolei. I'm sure Ken will call sometime." Yolei nodded but didn't believe it. That was when their teacher, Mrs. Pasitano walked in.
"Hello class!" she greeted happily. "We have a new student with us today!"
Yolei groaned. She didn't care about some new student, she cared about Ken! She listened anyway, her eyes closed. She heard Kari gasp but ignored her. She probably just thought the new kid was cute or something.
"We are very honored to have the great child prodigy come to our school. Ken Ichijouji!" finished Mrs. Pasitano.
Yolei's eyes went wide. 'What?' she screamed in her head. She looked at the front of the class and there stood Ken. He was blushing and looked like a shy little puppy. He waited silently for the teacher to tell him where to sit.
Yolei could here Davis two rows behind her whoop with joy when the teacher told Ken to sit next to him.
"Hey Ken! What are you doing here?" she could here Davis ask.
"I transferred schools so I could be with you guys" She heard Ken answer.
"Great!" said Davis.
Ken nodded and that was when Mrs. Pasitano began class.

Yolei currently had her arms around Ken's left arm, making him blush slightly as students watched them walk down the hallway. She couldn't have been happier. Now she could see Ken all day every day!
"Yolei, you're cutting off my arms circulation!" laughed Ken, giving Yolei a kiss on the cheek to make her let go.
Yolei reluctantly let go, however, she grabbed Ken's hand.
"Do people stare a lot here at Odaiba?" asked Ken out of the corner of his mouth. He noticed that ever since he first stepped into the school, people were staring at him. Some even forgot what they were doing and walked into one another or dropped whatever they were holding.
Yolei looked around herself and saw that they were being stared at. She followed some of the student's glances and saw that they weren't looking at the two of them, they were looking at Ken and Ken alone.
Ken was just like everyone else, only, not knowing what else to wear, Ken wore his Tamachi uniform. He'd never asked Yolei or any of the others if they wore uniforms at school, so he decided just to wear his old one. As it turned out, they didn't, and now Ken looked a little out of place.
Yolei smiled. "It's because you're you" she said, leaning in on him.
Ken raised an eyebrow, making Yolei laugh.
"What I mean is, you're Ken Ichijouji. The child prodigy. Everyone is just amazed that you're here at our average normal school and not at smart, enriched Tamachi" Yolei explained. Ken nodded.
That was when they reached Yolei's locker, which, Ken noticed, was right next to everybody else's. Kari's locker was beside Yolei's. Then TK, the Cody. Davis was on Yolei's right.
"Aww...Bummer...Davis, why did you have to have your locker beside mine?" Yolei began to whine. Davis looked over from grabbing his book and smiled, seeing Ken.
"Sorry Yolei, but the empty locker is beside mine, not yours!" jeered Davis. Yolei growled under breath.
"Its okay Yolei. At least we are still close to each other" came Ken's calm reply. Yolei stopped glaring daggers at Davis at Ken.
Ken turned to the empty locker and got out the lock the principal gave him this morning. He opened it and started putting his things inside. His book bag was already sitting on one of the many hooks when something wiggled inside.
"Um...Ken. You're book bag is alive. Was it alive when it was on your shoulders a few seconds ago?" asked Yolei stupidly.
"No..." whispered Ken. He grabbed the bag and unzipped it. Out came the large green bug known as Wormmon.
"Wormmon? What are you doing in my book bag?" asked Ken.
Wormmon took a few seconds to breathe in large gulps of fresh air before answering.
"Well, I was wondering what the big commotion about changing schools was about so I hitched a ride to find out" he answered.
"Aww" cooed Kari from behind. "That's so sweet."
"Upamon and the other Digimon play in the computer room all day while we're here. Perhaps you could stay with them all day" offered Cody to Ken's surprise. Ken saw his chance to be friendly with Cody and took it.
"That's a great idea Cody. Thank you" said Ken gratefully. Cody nodded and gave a ghost of a smile.
"Say, I'm on my way be the computer room. I'll sneak him in before my next class" offered TK. With that said, Ken handed Wormmon over to TK and with Yolei glued to his side, he walked to his next class.

Ken tiredly walked into his room later that day. He had just gotten back from school and he was exhausted. More exhausted than usual. Wormmon was struggling to get back out of his bag. He had spent the whole day with the other Digimon and was happy when Ken came to get him. But he was now sleepy and hopped onto Ken's bed and curled into a tight cute ball. Ken smiled.
Ken stretched and pulled off his shirt and pants and changed into his pajamas. He slipped his slippers on and walked out to the living room.
His mother was humming to herself in the kitchen while his father watched TV. He was about to sit down and read a book when pain suddenly clouded his mind. Grabbing his chest, Ken fell to the floor.
"Ken, you okay? Son?" asked his father, seeing that his son fell. Ken nodded in pain, gasping for breath. These little fits had been happening ever since his cancer. But this was the first time it was ever this bad.
"Ken, honey! Oh Ken!" cried Mrs. Ichijouji when she heard the commotion. She ran to him and held him close.
That was when the pain began to subside and Ken was finally able to catch his breath. His parents sighed with relief when Ken was able to sit up.
"Here son, I'll carry you to your room where you can sleep" whispered Mr. Ichijouji, and with that he lifted Ken and walked him into his room, where he set Ken on his bed.
Ken pushed Wormmon out of view as he climbed under covers. He received a kiss from both of his parents and was left alone.
After several moments, Wormmon broke the silence. "Ken? What happened?"
"Its nothing my friend. I just lost my breath and had a little chest pain. Nothing you should worry about" Ken replied, soothing his partner's worries.
"I hope you're right Ken" shivered Wormmon.

The next morning Ken was pale and weak. His parents didn't know what to do. So they called a doctor...