I wasn't concentrating on anything that Gypsy was blabbering to me about. I couldn't; all I could think about was the nightmare I had last night. This is the second one in a row. I know I can't keep going on like this, but I can't seem to help it.

I mean, sure, I may be the Child of Willpower, but it is possible that I may be more afraid of Ken Ichijouji than I'd originally thought I was. I remembered the dream that morning as if I were watching it all over again in my mind, which, actually, I was. So, as you can imagine, it was kinda hard to focus on what Gypsy was saying as I thought about it...

"You didn't actually think you could hide from me forever, did you? I thought you'd know better by now." He'd said to me, his voice calm—eerily calm. He was about to do something to me; I could just sense it. Something was about to go horribly wrong. I could only guess at the many things it could be.

When my nightmare took place, it'd only been five minutes since he'd brought me back, but it seemed like an eternity to me. He'd just circled around me the entire time, as though he were interrogating me. That probably wasn't far from the truth, either. He'd probably been doing just that, so he could figure out exactly how to make it so it never happens again. Plus, I figured that he'd also just been trying to scare me out of my wits.

I'd opened my mouth to speak at that point, but as I did so, Ken held up a hand to silence me. "Well," he'd said, "no matter. I'll just have to teach you better, then, now won't I?" My eyes widened slightly in fear as he took a step towards me then. I'd begun to back up as he did this, quickly finding myself caught between him and the wall—again! Why the hell to I keep falling for that damn move?!

"Oh, but don't you worry about me now; I promise I won't touch you...for now," he'd said at seeing my natural reaction—me watching his every move, anticipating his attack. I'd looked up at him then, confused. What was he talking about then, if he wasn't going to hurt me? But then I got my answer as he then snapped his fingers, a door suddenly opening subsequently.

I'd gasped in shocked terror at the sight. "Rubymon!" I then yelled, and tried to run to her. I couldn't get very far though, as Ken grabbed me by the wrist, keeping me in place with an iron grip. "No!" I'd shouted, trying desperately to get out of his grasp, which only tightened as I struggled, to get to the lifeless form—my beloved Rubymon—lying limply in the arms of a Snimon. "Rubymon!!!"

..."Crystal?"...Huh? Who's calling me? ..."Crystal?" ..."Crystal!!!" I jumped in surprise at the sound. "Hey! Are you alright?!"

I looked up from my bowl of cereal, only to meet the worried eyes of my sister, Gypsy. "Oh, uh, yeah. Of course I am." I know, it was a total lie, but hey, what was I supposed to say? She doesn't know what's really going on here; nobody in my family does. The only people who know are the other digidestined.

"Well...Okay...if you say so."

The doorbell rang. I knew exactly who it was already, though. Man, does Matt have great timing or what?! "Hey, that's gotta be Matt. I gotta go; tell Mom I'll be back in a few hours. Okay?" Gypsy nodded in agreement. I gave her a hug, grabbed my purse, and then walked out the door.

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'Ya know, on second thought, maybe it was Davis who IM'ed me last night. I mean, Ken has never spoken like that in the months that I've known him; whoever I talked to last night never once showed any signs of an advanced vocabulary. It sounded like Davis—forgetful, scatterbrained, and happy-go-lucky. And Ken has never once called me Crys, while Davis did just two days ago the last time I saw him. Plus, Ken doesn't even know my email address. How could he have gotten it? Crys, you're being paranoid. It was Davis last night. There's no need to interrogate him. Just forget about it. You're just—'

"Crystal? Hello? Earth to Crystal, come in, Crystal. Are you with us here?!"

"Huh? ...Yeah," I said, looking at Joe, who'd been the one calling me back to reality. Then I blushed slightly, realizing that I'd totally spaced out and had ice cream melting all over my hand. "Oh!"

Cody handed me a wet napkin to wash my hand off with after I'd fished—well, what was left of my ice cream by then anyway. "Are you alright?" he asked me, just trying to make sure I was okay.

"Yeah, of course," I replied, trying to sound as cheery as possible.

"Okay."

"Well, what do you think, Crystal? Should we offer to help with the Halloween party at the rec. center this year?" Sora asked me through a mouthful of cheeseburger.

"Definitely!" I gasped, suddenly feeling much better. "Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday!" (Me: Hey, mine too!)

"Okay, then it's settled," Davis chimed in, giving a high five to an equally excited Yolei. It was clear that Davis, Sora, Yolei, and I were the ones in this group who seemed to like Halloween a lot.

"Well, I guess we know who the Halloween freaks are in this group." Tai then laughed heartily at seeing our reaction—we had all nodded are heads 'yes' with pride. Then everyone joined in and we all started to laugh. Finally, after so long, I finally get to have a typical Saturday afternoon at the mall. Everything seemed to be going so well, until I turned my head and caught sight of someone I'd hoped to never see again...

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A/N: Well, there you have it, chpt. 12. Sorry for leaving it at another cliffhanger, but, as if you couldn't already figure out what was going on. I apologize if this chapter was a little slow, I had to think of something to use to I could lead up to this point. And what better way to do it than with my favorite holiday, which, by the way, is coming up! Yay!

Digimon Emperor: No wonder she's so scary a lot of the time. Maybe there's more to Diva'sDream than meets the eye. We should check for devil horns or an evil-looking mustache or something like tha—Ow! (Sees book on ground again) Do you have to keep doing that?!

(Halo hovering over her head as she puts on angelic smile) Uhhhh...yeah, pretty much.

Digimon Emperor: ...Why you little irritating, brunette bi—

(Eyes glow red, halo disappears, and she speaks in devil voice) Do you have a problem with that?! (Halo reappears, eyes go back to normal, angelic smile returns)

Digimon Emperor: ...Uhhhh...No...

Bye, everybody! Hope you liked this chapter. I'll update soon, I promise. (Twitch) Buh-bye!

Digimon Emperor: ...Mommy...