Last Edited - 11.12.o5
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OFFICIALLY MISSING YOU
Chapter Four
(By Flipstahhz)
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After many years of living and adjusting to Tamachi, Takeru found himself back in Odaiba.
Why was he back at Odaiba? Well, he was forced of course…
His brother, Ken, Miyako and Takeru's girlfriend (Catherine) had managed to drag him back to the place that he missed, but at the same time hated too. Takeru's refusing and protesting caused only little. And now they were all here.
There were so many reasons why he hated going to his old hometown. But the main reason was because he wasn't ready to confront his past...especially her
The small group happened to be in the Ichijouji's friendly home…considering that Ken and Yolei were finally married. But they weren't going to celebrate their wedding, for they had wedded less than a year ago.
The only reason why the group had gathered all together was because they were all getting prepared for Daisuke and Hikari's wedding.
"I still don't understand why I'm here! I'm not welcome here!" muttered TK in fury as he voraciously fixed up his silver tie.
"You were invited, TK," Ken replied simply.
"So what if I was invited? I'm still not welcome here, not welcome at all," he cursed repeatedly then continued in a flustered tone, " I'm sure Daisuke doesn't even know I'm coming, and I'm also sure he wouldn't want me to come at all. Plus, I don't think...K-Kari would want me there either. The only possible reason why I am invited is because the soon-to-be-wedded-couple will look bad because they invited all the Digidestined and not me!"
"Don't be an idiot, TK," his girlfriend giggled, " You were childhood friends and you can't miss their wedding! Don't be such a chicken!"
"Besides TK, everyone's been wanting to see you for quite some time. You've been avoiding our group. I don't care if you don't want to be here but we're forcing you, no matter what, to come…and you can't escape from it. Sometimes you've got to face the truth and understand," Matt responded to his brothers plea, " Even Catherine came to be with you…to support you."
"I only came to see how Odaiba is like…I've never been outside Tamachi before," Catherine commented as she smoothed out her red silky dress, " And I wanted to get a glimpse of TK's past for he never speaks or tells me about it. "
"There is nothing important or wonderful about my past," TK replied back instantly in denial, " And I don't care about it…"
"Seriously Catherine, how can you stand being with TK as he is always cold?" Ken sighed with a jeering note in his voice.
"Because I love him," she smiled angelically and gave Takeru a peck on the cheek…but he didn't take notice of it.
Yolei snorted and whispered something in her husband's ear.
"Umm…TK, my wife and I would like to see you for a moment," Ken spoke with Catherine eyeing them suspiciously while Matt gave a brief shrug escorting Catherine out of the room.
"So?" asked TK shortly as Yolei shut the door.
"Everyone wants to see you TK. We've all missed you…even Kari," Ken started as he noticed TK wince at her name. "She's the one that invited you...And..tell me...why are you going out with Catherine? I don't even see a connection between you two!"
"Who cares if they want to see me. They'll be probably staring at the two married couple with starry eyes when they get married," TK said huskily. " Plus what's between Catherine and I .. is only between the two of us.."
To his surprise a single tear streamed down Miyako's voice and spoke in a very quiet voice that TK strained himself to hear her properly, " Ken and I wouldn't be looking at them starry-eyed, we thought and always knew that Hikari and you were always meant to be together. You've got to stop the wedding, I really know she loves you as much as you love her. I can see it in her eyes for all these years. I don't believe..that you love Catherine..."
" Well, I do love her. And I'm not going to ruin their wedding," TK confirmed furrowing his eyebrow, " You don't know what love is. I love Catherine and I don't love Hikari anymore…she has someone else now. If she wanted to decide, she should have decided all those years back..I've moved on."
"Bull you've moved on! Don't tell me that I don't know what love is. Love got Ken and myself together. This is real love and I can really tell when love is artificial. It's like your relationship with Catherine. I don't like her…there's something with her and Kari is way better for you. Kari's life is fused with yours and you'd better remember that. Hope needs light and light needs hope," Yolei fumed, "TK there isn't much time…tell her. She has the right to know. Quit denying it!"
"Don't you think I've tried Yolei?" Takeru questioned somberly, " Life is not a fairytale."
"Well, try harder! At least you've admitted that you really love her!" Yolei ended, slapping the blond on the cheek and storming out of the room leaving the two men to stare after her.
"Jeez...She's moody today," TK said promptly, rubbing his cheek. " I didn't even admit that I loved her. Seriously…she loves Daisuke! Even if I did love her, it's called one sided love which equals to lust!"
"She's having a baby soon, TK. And she's right, even if she's moody or not...she would have said her mind. I'm sticking with her…just admit yourself to the truth already.."
"What are you talking about?" TK spat.
Ken punched him square in the face.
"Ken! Why the hell did you do that for?" TK said in frustration.
"To knock some sense into you TK, Matt couldn't do it so I decided to do it for him. It's about time you thought things out," Ken ordered as if he were a dog, " If you object to Kari and Davis getting married and won't do anything about it, just be there to support them and leave the quarreling behind. Be friends once again and start things fresh…We're leaving in half an hour…"
With that Ken followed his wife out of the room while Catherine entered staring at the red mark that was swiftly forming on his cheek.
"What was that all about? And your cheek, what happened?" she questioned in concern.
"Catherine, thanks for coming with me," TK put on a smile.
"Your welcome," she smiled, " Anything you want...is fine with me.."
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Being stubborn, TK decided not to turn up at the church where Hikari and Daisuke were to be wedded at. Instead, TK decided to go to the venue where the 'real' party was being held. He sat on the circle table feeling dumbfounded and uncertain. On the table Catherine sat next to him as Yolei and Ken were sitting opposite them. Takeru was avoiding the married couple visualizing that both Ken and Yolei weren't there. While the couple was excluding him in the same way, they were quite pissed off that he didn't stop the wedding from proceeding. Matt had left to pick up Sora, it was kind of good to think that Tai and them had finally become friends once again - for Tai was now dating Mimi.
TK couldn't help but admit that the reception was rather beautiful. Gold and white balloons were drooping from the snow like ceiling with perfectly strands of curly ribbon making them stand out even more. It was clear that Mimi had arranged and planned out the decoration in making the place splendid since her occupation was a decorator. There was a gold candle, in the middle of each table, and Takeru's eyes were focused on the one in front of him.. The flame flickered, and he thought…
"Here Takeru, put this in your blazer pocket," Catherine suggested as she handed him a red rose interrupting his thoughts. He accepted the rose that she had placed into his pocket. " Now, that looks better. You always daydream, you know?"
Yolei grunted in annoyance…she still had a grudge towards Catherine. Catherine looked stunning that night. Her sandy-like hair was in a magnificent tight bun while her strapless long red dress clung tightly to her features, but it failed to impress
"Evening Ken, Yolei and Takeru - this is Elsa. It's been a while TK! And you must be Catherine," a boy said politely. He possessed neat brown hair and mystifying green eyes. He bowed introducing the girl besides him.
"Cody!" exclaimed TK as he stood up embracing the younger boy who had grown quite a lot over the years. He let go examining Cody's partner he had brought along. TK recognized her instantly since Cody was probably the only person he kept in contact with back in Odaiba. Takeru smiled at Elsa, " Cody's told me a lot about you..."
It was quite obvious Elsa was his girlfriend. She carried the same atmosphere that Cody carried around. From one glance you would see a nice, sensitive and observing person. She wore a dark purple dress with straps criss-crossing her bare back. Her hair was a lighter brown to Cody's and had a shy smile on her face.
As the two sat on their allocated chairs, two people came over.
"Good evening everybody!"
Everyone greeted and welcomed Jyou and Izzy as they took their seats as they greeted specifically TK and caught up with how he had been. Izzy even complimented TK that he had grown into a man. Their table was almost full. There were two cards written on the table depicting "Sora Ishida" and "Yamato Ishida", it was obvious that it was only them that remained to be seated there. TK wondered what table Mimi and Tai were going to stay at. He still felt uncertain about Tai. He hadn't spoken to him for some time and was sure that he didn't want to meet his Hikari's brother's eyes.
Conversation filled the table but luckily, for TK, no one commented about his love or how he used to love Kari for both Catherine and his own sake.
There also happened to be a long table in the front of the reception, with a long gold tablecloth as well, behind it there was a huge elegant sign that read … ' Daisuke and Hikari.' TK gulped feeling rather sick.
"That's where Mimi and Tai will sit," whispered Cody in his ear, which had noticed TK staring at the table, pointing at the exact position.
"Why?"
"Because Jyou and Izzy feels uncomfortable now that they're dating. You know how they used to have the biggest crushes on Mimi. And then again Taichi is Kari's brother which is why the pair are sitting there. I feel kind of jealous because they get served their food before everyone else, though it's understandable. But then again, aren't we all close enough to family? We should be seated with them!" Cody blubbered out, he was still that curious boy inside full of questions and answers.
"I guess not," TK replied with a frown.
"Sorry, " gasped a auburn hairedlady, "We're late! Ohh TK!"
Instantly Sora Takenouchi wrapped the younger brother of her husband in a hug and gave him a tiny kiss on the cheek.
Sora looked beautiful that night. She wore a strapless gold dress with a shawl over her shoulders. Next to her was TK's brother, clothed into a formal suit.
"Hey guys…how's it goin-"
Matt didn't get to sayhis greetings because a loud voice went over him on the speakers.
"Welcome to Daisuke's and Hikari's reception! We would like to introduce the wonderful just married couple themselves!"
While he was commenting music began to play…
i swear by the moon
and the stars in the sky
and i swear like the
shadow that's by your side
i see the questions in your eyes
It seemed like time stood still as Takeru watched Hikari walk with Daisuke, hand in hand. Hikari wore a startling white dress. But what caught him was the gorgeous smile she wore. He hadn't seen her smile so broadly for a long time. No…he hadn't seen her for a long time… But TK wasn't thinking of her dress, he was gaping at her in awe. Hikari had grown a huge lot for the past years. The last time he had seen her, she was still wearing the pink shorts and a yellow T-shirt…and she her features looked like a completely different person. Except her face though, it was still delicate with its sweetness. Her brown hair cascaded over her face gracefully and her golden heals on her feet were to be seen.
She was a woman now…and TK was a man..the same could be said of Daisuke...
Davis, on the other hand, wore the usual black suit and his tie was gold. He had finally got a new hairstyle and his hair was fixed neatly on his head. TK was sure he saw Davis give a quick smirk at him, so TK tried his best to look around and not pay attention to what was occurring.
I know what's waiting on your mind
you can be sure i know my part
'cause i stand beside you through the years
you'll only cry those happy tears
and though i make mistakes
I'll never break your heart
After the newly wedded couple had taken their seats, Mimi and Tai came out next. Mimi was in a magenta frilly dress while Tai came in with a black suit and silk magenta tie. TK guessed Mimi persuaded him to wear it so that her dress would suit his tie. TK's eyes flashed back at Kari, feeling like he would soon break.
"Takeru are you alright?" Catherine asked her boyfriend in worry.
"Fine…jus- "
TK paused as he noticed Catherine eyeing Tai in a peculiar way, he shrugged the uncertain feeling away.
So the evening proceeded. The reception was pitch black but soon different colour lights shimmered from the disco ball. Everyone had left the table to dance, while only Catherine and TK sat by themselves…
"We came here to have a good time," Catherine said trying to convince the blond, " Everyone's dancing … the music's great too! Please TK…dance with me."
TK had lost the glimmer in his eye once again. His eyes were glued to the white table and remained silent, avoiding his girlfriend whom was urging to dance with him.
"Fine…I'll be dancing over there, by that small water feature," informed Catherine with a huff as she walked away.
TK frowned, leaned back on his chair and took a sip of red wine. He was alone. He didn't care though…After all, he needed time to himself…didn't he? He now knew what jealously felt. If this was how Tai was feeling, he understood his actions.
He sighed deeply to himself, a girl with a crystal white dress went off the dance floor towards him, without himself knowing. He drew his breath when she seated herself next to him.
"I didn't expect you would come TK…" her sweet voice fell over him like a spell.
"Neither did I ," he replied nonchalantly.
" I see you've got a girlfriend now, she's a fine pick for you, " she commented quietly.
"Yes, I do Kari…" TK paused, " But I'm not sure…that I'm really in love with her."
"I'm sorry," Kari said in a saddened tone with guilt just as well.
"Why?"
"I've missed you TK. I missed having you always there as company…you were my best friend."
"So…I'm like a dog now? Something you can play with when you're bored? Like a doll doing whatever you wish with it?" he bitterly spat. " Yes, I was only your best friend. Nothing else."
" TK, I'm truly am sorry…let's just forget what happened and start all over."
"I can never forget how much I loved you," Takeru said in a hushed voice, " Hikari I still love you. After all this time, I always thought I was young and didn't know what love was. I kept denying it because I knew it wasn't true...but...but i was wrong..."
" I'm sorry," she whispered the words again.
Silence branched upon the two…and the music filled the surrounding once again.
and i swear
by the moon and the stars in the sky
i'll be there
I swear like the shadow that's by your side
i'll be there for better or worse
till death do us part
i'll love you with every beat of my heart
and i swear
"There will always be a part in my heart that will always love you, TK," her hazel eyes were directed at his ocean-like ones in seriousness, " But I am destined to be with Daisuke. "
TK shook his head, knowing that anything he said would be hopeless in helping him , " How bout a last dance then…Mrs. Motomiya?"
A bright smile beamed onto Kari as she held his hand, " Sure, it's great to know that you y-you finally understand…"
The both of them made their way to the middle of the dance floor, crossing Yamato and Sora slow dancing, Cody and Elsa, Yolei and Ken, Izzy, Jyo and Mimi the three danced together and Catherine and Tai. TK didn't care less what happened, all he wanted to do was savor the first and last dance he'd ever have with his woman of Light.
i'll give you every thing i can
i'll build your dreams with these two hands
we'll hang some memories on the wall
and when (and when) just the two of us are there
you won't have to ask if i still care 'cause as the time changes the page
my love won't ever age at all
In the middle of the dance floor, Takeru observed the lady he was holding with his hands with the disco lights flashing on her. He looked longingly at her and she the same, as if in a dream he brought his head down to trap the female in a kiss, that she was about to do the same. They stopped.
"That wasn't going to happen," she whispered under her voice. " Not on my wedding night."
"Yes, that wasn't," TK agreed, staring at her uncomfortably...
They continued to dance…
and i swear (i swear) by the moon
and the stars in the sky i'll be there (i'll be there)
i swear (and i swear) like the shadow that's by your side
i'll be there (i'll be there) for better or worse
till death do us part i'll love you
with every single beat of my heart and i swear
"Can I have this dance with this fine lady?" smirked the aged Mr. Kamiya.
"Anytime Mr. Kamiya, dance with your daughter," TK laughed for the first real time in ages. " Feel free to.."
As he headed towards Mimi, Joe and Izzy he watched the father and daughter dance…he wondered how his own father was doing….
As he danced with the other three people, he couldn't help but take another glance back at Kari…
She was now dancing with her love, Daisuke Motomiya…
He took a seat by himself, not taking his eyes off her.
and i swear (i swear) by the moon
and the stars in the sky i'll be there (i'll be there
) i swear (and i swear) like the shadow that's by your side
i'll be there (i'll be there) for better or worse (better or worse)
till death do us part i'll love you
with every single beat of my heart
i swear i swear i swear
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