*****NOTICE*****
This is indeed the second posting of this fanfic. Several people commented on thinking they had read this before, chances are, ya did. For some unknown reason, FF.net pulled my fic. I'm not sure why... I'm thinking it was a mistake... I wasn't going to re-post it..but..then.. I felt like i should. You know, I've worked on this thing so much..and, well, perhaps re-posting it is what it deserves. It's not great, but it's mine. I started writing this over two years ago, so you'll notice it improves as it goes quite drastically, because i stopped for awhile, about eight months, then continued. The first chapters took me awhile to write, back in the day...
So, for chapter one, I was fourteen. Now, I'm seventeen. See how drastically different? Even as I write this, this fic is not yet complete. I still have to finish the last two chapters. Hopefully the later ones show some improvement.
You'll notice I've left my ending 'chat sections' untouched. Best you know the state of mind I was in when I wrote this, not my current thought about it. You should also note that this was my first fic, and still the one I'm proudest of, even if it's nothing special to anyone else. I've always sort of felt connected to this ... it's a very emotional piece to write.. Perhaps that's what has taken me so long. In the beginning it was just a story i dreamed up. By the end, the characters are living my hopes, my dreams, my nightmares. They all became me, in one way or another. So, even if you think this is utter drivel, I'd ask that you keep your comments to yourself. Constructive criticism is more than welcome, keeping in mind that I'm no longer fourteen, so only comment on poor writing quality in the more recent chapters.
Also, if you're wonder why I just don't go through and edit it..well..then it'd be something new, wouldn't it?
So, enjoy. Cross your fingers and hope it doesn't get pulled off this time around.
Luv ya,
Kat
a.k.a "Neko Kamiya"
Dreams End
Chapter Two-The Affection of Friendship
Neko Kamiya
***Disclaimer*** ~I don't own Digimon or any of it's characters.~***Disclaimer***
(I forgot that in the first one, so this one's for chapter one too.)
||This story was written over a four year period.
I'm simply posting it again, in order to *finally* finish it.
I just need closure on this fic.||
Mimi woke up in a cold sweat. She sighed 'Oh thank God, it was just a dream....and what a horrible one at that! I was living in America, far away from my friends' She glance at her fellow Digidestined, all sleeping peacefully around her. She was in the Digital world, they had gone camping, since the digital gates were re-opened thanks to the new Digidestined team. This trip was just for the original eight, and it was a trip down memory lane the Mimi would never forget. 'Not only was I all alone, but the world was in dire straits, everyone had received a Digimon which soon turned out to be evil. Yet all the Digidestined kids I met in America had normal Digimon.... It seemed like only those who weren't had evil Digimon.' She trembled at the memory of her nightmare 'The few survivors took to the abandoned subway lines. What an odd nightmare.....' She yawned, and looked over at Matt, the beautiful blonde blue eyed rock star, breathing peacefully in his slumber . 'The worst part was that you were not there' She grinned and blew him a kiss.
"Good night, Yamato" She whispered faintly, as she closed her eyes, and continued to rest.
She awoke again, but this time she was huddled in the corner of a subway station, freezing her butt off.
"Oh Dammit ." She huffed, realizing this , indeed, was the real world, and that she was dreaming before. She stood up, and walked up the stairs leading to the outside world. She looked at the hunters moon, laying low in the beautiful black-blue sky.
"Oh.....Yamato..........."she said in a eerie voice
"Why do I now think of you so often? You're most likely dead. Everyone's Dead."She thought of her dear Father, her tears flowing freely. She was now sobbing uncontrollably.
"Oh Daddy...... I want you to come back and rescue me from all of this" Mimi's Father was killed. As she and her Mother fled, they got separated. She didn't know anyone were she was now hiding. She felt like a outcast. Everyone else had their families. She didn't even know if she had one left. She often dreamed of escaping to Japan, and everyone one would be there when she got back, and her father and mother would be there too. 'Stupid dreams' She thought 'Why do dreams always have to end?'She once again looked to the beautiful moon .It seemed to smile at her with a haunting grin.
"I wonder if Matt ever does this? Probably not, he's much too strong and manly". She giggled a bit as an image of Matt flexing his biceps appeared in her head.
"I will return"She said with more determination than ever before. She sniffed, and dried her eyes.
"I will............"
Japan.....
"Follow me T.K.!" Kari said.
"Not too Fast!" he called back "I can't keep up with you!"
"Oh...You want me to wait?......Too Bad!!! Come and get me!"
"Oh come on Kari... We're way too old to play these games!"
"You're just saying that cause you know you'll lose!"She shot back, she knew how to make T.K. do anything, she just had to challenge him.
"Oh yeah...You watch me win!"She let out a playful scream and ran off , he followed behind, laughing to himself .A joyful game of hide and seek was initiated.
"Come out , come out where ever you are!" he chanted, just then, he saw something move ahead of him. He decided a sneak attack was in order. He crept up against the wall.
"Kari.......Kari.......here girl...come here Kari!!"He heard the muffled laughter of his friend coming from behind a pipe, he turned behind it quickly, grabbed her and pulled her close.
"Ah! Got you!"he said, his face practically touching hers.
"Alright, you win!" She frowned playfully "You don't have to rub it in" She flashed him her best sad puppy dog look. He smiled.
"Yes I do...What fun would it be to win gracefully? I like being a sore winner.......unless.... you hate me because I won, that's it isn't it?"It was T.K.'s turn. He gave her the best lost puppy dog look he could muster, complete with a pout like no other."I knew I should of let you win"He looked at her, his eyes now brimming with mischievous tears. He was enjoying this way too much "Please, don't hate me". She smiled.
"Alright, you win! You even have the best puppy dog look! God Takeru, is there anything you can't win?" 'He's even won my heart' She thinks to herself. She loves these games they play. When she's with T.K., she forgets what's happening. 'It's just like old times....no...not like old times, we're closer now than we ever were then.' She grinned inside 'At least one good thing came out of all this'.
They were so close, all T.K. wanted to do was kiss her. He leaned in, it would be so simple. She tilted her head, awaiting his lips, her eyes closed with anticipation. So close, their lips were almost touching 'No!'thought T.K. 'What if she doesn't want this? What if she doesn't feel the same way? What if this changes things between us? I can't lose her!' He quickly turn his head, and whispered in her ear
"Let's go"
He could tell she was upset, her eyes seemed to frown, her lips were quivering. 'Sorry Kari, I can't lose you, I can't mess our relationship up' He let go of her, and proceeded to walk to their secluded secret room.
She looked at him, and sighed inwardly. 'I want him, he wants me, what's the problem?' She knew what the problem was , for she had the same fears as T.K. 'I'm partly glad he did stop, what might that one kiss have done to our friendship? He was right to doubt if the time was right, it may only be one kiss, but I want it to be special when we finally do share our feelings openly with one another.' She resumed following Takeru, jogging to catch up with him.
Elsewhere.....
The young man sulked, as he peered at the beautiful moon hanging low in the clear, crisp night sky.
"Why do I think of you now?"He had been unable to rest, his head was too full, too many things asking him the same question: why. He looked down, and noticed a small puddle on the floor, he bent down and looked into his own crisp blue eyes, a wisp of his blonde hair fell in front of them. He pushed it behind his ear. 'Plop....drip....drip.... ping.....plop...drip...drip..ping'
"What is that noise?"he asked no one. He looked up and noticed the drip that had most likely formed the puddle he had been staring into a second ago. He laughed a bit, realizing it sounded like music.
"plop...drip...drip...ping!"he mimicked "hah! That should be my next single!"at this thought, he frowned. 'Most of my band mates are dead.'He remembered bitterly. Matt was at his wits end.
'Oh......What's wrong with me? I can't even talk to my own brother! Not only that, but even when every girl here has a thing for me...... especially Jun .... the only girl I want lives on the other side of the world, that is, if she isn't dead'
"Mimi........ All I want is to see you again. I wasted our time together, I never realized what I feel for you, and now.... now it may be too late. You don't even know I feel this way, you probably have a guy your crazy about! You've likely forgotten all about me." He looked back at the moon.
"I wonder if Mimi ever does this. Probably not, she's likely dead. America was doubtlessly hit worse than us."He stare at nothing for along time, without saying a word. As day began to break, he spoke once more.
"She's alive" He said, more determined than ever "and she'll come back to me."
"She'll come back....." He turned, and headed back to camp.
When Matt got back, Tai was flipping out.
"Matt!! Where the hell where you? We've been looking for you forever! It`s been...." He checked his old wristwatch ".......five minutes......." he said, sheepishly. Matt couldn't help bursting out into hysteric, he was laughing so hard, he fell over and had tears flowing down his face. He looked up to see a very sour looking Tai.
"It's not funny. Anyway, you're not the only one missing, T.K. and Kari are gone too."Matt stopped laughing, and stood up.
"...........you sure?....." He muttered.
"No Matt, I'm not sure!"he said sarcastically "Of course I'm sure! How could I not be sure!!!" He was practically screaming now.
"Sure of what?" Tai turned around, only to see his little sister and T.K. standing directly behind him.
"Sure of what , Tai?" His sister asked again.
".....................Nothing................." he mumbled, and walked away grumbling something about being places on time, and disappearing. Kari chuckled at her brothers peculiar attitude. Yolei came up , and grabbed Kari's arm, yanking her away from Takeru's side.
"Ahh! Well...bye T.K.!!!" She called out as her friend continued to pull her away. T.K. smiled, and gave her a little wave.
Yolei finally stopped.
"Thank god! You practically ripped my arm right out of it's socket! What, are you crazy?"
"Tell me everything!"Yolei exclaimed, as if Kari hadn't said a word.
"What are you talking about?" Kari was acting oblivious.
"Come on! You were gone all night with T.K., and you just show up again now! Come on ! I need details her!"Kari laughed.
"Oh Yolei! We didn't do anything....we just talked. It kinda personal stuff, okay? I don't think Takeru would want me to talk to you about our ........private times together"
"Sure....you spent the entire night alone with that hunk of a man, and you 'just talked'! Tell me another one ,Kari! But....awwwwwww! How sweet! You called him 'Takeru'! That is so cute!" Kari blushed, realizing she did indeed use T.K. full name. She usually only did that in front of T.K., and sometimes Tai. Yolei notice her friends red glow.
"Oh! Your blushing! That means something did happen!"
"No it doesn't!" Kari stated
"Yes it does..... maybe not all the way..... a kiss? That's it, isn't it? He kissed you! Aww! So cute! No, wait.... you kissed him, right? I mean, you're much more upfront, you made the first move! I'm right! You kissed! Was it nice? Did you like it? Was it long? Short? Tongue or no tongue? Kari!!!!"
"Yolei.... no, we didn't kiss. T.K. is just my friend, I thought you realized that!"
"Oh, I know he's you friend... your boyfriend!!!" Yolei laughed.
"Oh.... and what about you and Ken? I've seen the way you look at him!" Yolei stopped laughing, and turned the same beet red Kari was.
"Can we drop this subject?" Yolei asked. Both girls broke into a giggle fit. 'I love times like this' Yolei thought 'It causes me to begin to lose sight our circumstances, even if it is just for a moment .'
Sora looked at the two giggling girls in the corner.
"Was I ever like that?" She asked the gorgeous man who was in front of her.
"Of course not!"He declared , he turned to her and smiled "You were worse"
"Was not!"She hit him playfully.
"You wanna fight, missy?"
"I'm gonna take you down Kamiya!"
"Just.....try...."Tai said, as he did a 'Matrix' pose. Sora giggled.
"See? You do giggle!"
"Ha-ha. Very funny Tai. Thanks for that 'pose' , I needed to laugh"
"You know I live to please you, your highness Queen Sora"He bowed down before her.
"Stand up Tai."She said, suddenly serious. Tai was confused 'I thought we were having fun. What's wrong with her? Did I take it too far?'
"What's the matter, Sora?" He asked, worried . She smiled faintly.
"I'm sorry...but we've got work to do. We'll have to let this wait.......for later" She grinned with that last line.
"Then I will be patiently wait for 'later', when I have more time with you"He said, in the sweetest voice. He took her hand, and kissed it. She took both his hands, and brought them down to their sides, leaned in, and pecked him on the cheek. He went to kiss her, when she stopped his lips with her finger.
"Later......." She taunted. They got up, and she let go of his hands. Matt walked by.
"Whi-che!" He whispered to Tai, indicating he was whipped.
"Shut up Matt!" Tai hissed back , but Matt just walked away laughing at his whipped friend.
Tai stood at the 'Podium' they had made out of a cardboard box.
"Could I have everyone's attention here?....Thank you. The Team will now proceed to the top world to obtain more goods. This mission is quite risky, but also quite necessary. Those who will be staying behind, you are reminded that Yolei, Ken, and Cody are in charge. You will treat them with the same respect you do me or any of the other 'older group'. We will return soon!" 'Hopefully' Tai thought . He turned to Cody, Ken, and Yolei, and whisper "If for any reason we do not return, you know what to do." They nodded.
"Godspeed"Ken said.
Tai nodded, and Izzy, Matt, Joe, Sora, Kari, T.K.,and Tai turned and walked toward the sewer gate exit closest to their destination. After a few minutes, when they were a ways away from the 'town', Tai turned back to his former teammates.
"Guys.... god I hate this part....we....we lied to you."
Everyone looked back at him with a look of pure shock, everyone but Sora. She walked over to the chestnut haired man, and stood beside him, her hands on his chest.
"This.... This is not the mission you were told it was" She looked cold and heartless.
"What? What are you stammering about? What else could we be conceivably doing?"Izzy was shocked that Tai and Sora, to of his closest friends ever, had lied to him. Tai lowered his head, and held it in his hand. He slowly ran his fingers through his hair, as he did so, his head came back up.
"We're going up top....... to begin the war to end all this madness."
"What!!! That's madness! We can't fight! If you haven't notice Tai, all our Digimon are dead! It's gonna be kind of hard to fight with out them! I don't think seven puny humans are really going to even intimidate those evil Digimon! They are at least ten times bigger than us, and about one million times stronger than our combined strengths! Have you two flipped?"Matt screamed. His sudden outburst was quite surprising, as he had barely said more than five words to the others in the past six months. After the initial shock of Yamato's little scene wore off, Sora spoke once more.
"..........you'll understand all...............soon.........."
"We will split off into groups, and each group will have it's own special assignment. This is only an information gather mission, for the most part. But don't worry about that, just focus on your own task." Sora looked up at Tai, then to the rest of the team.
"Joe, you Izzy and Matt will head to these co-ordinates, and obtain the listed materials and information" Tai said, handing Joe a slip of paper. Joe looked at it briefly.
"But Tai..why do we need..."
"Don't question me!!!"Tai hollered at Joe, His face twisted into a look of pure rage. He stopped, and forced a understanding, sweet look "just, please, follow those order, Joe. I know I can trust you guys to follow them exactly"he said in a fake sympathetic voice. Matt was concerned 'That was .......so not Tai-like............... he's probably just under a lot of stress' Matt forced himself to believe. He, Joe and Izzy turned and ran off to their destination.
"T.K., Kari, here are your instructions." Sora said, handing them a slip of paper. T.K. glanced at their directions. Although he was a little concerned as to why this was to be done, seeing what Tai did at Joe's questioning of it, he let it go.
"Okay, see you guys soon" 'I hope'"stay safe" T.K. said, as he and Kari Headed off to complete their orders. Tai and Sora were alone now.
"I hope were doing the right thing"
"So do I , Sora my love, so do I."
And so ends Chapter Two. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Complaints?
A few things I'd like to say:
1. Tai's Whipped! Ha ha !
2. Sorry the sap metre was super high at some points, just remember, when people are in desperate time, their true emotions show through. And, I'm just a hopeless romantic who likes sap.
3. Ken and Yolei stuff to come! (Hopefully)Maybe.......... next chapter ...all about Ken and Yolei? Nope, sorry, don't think I could write a chapter without some Takari and Taiora.
Oh! And thank you to all of those people who reviewed my first chapter! All your lovely comments encouraged me to write more. Thank you all for reading my work. Hope you liked this chapter too.
,Neko Kamiya
This has been in memory of those Anime guys who have gone into the never ending world of reruns ...Heero ..Duo... Trowa.. Van.. Folken .....Tai....T.K... Matt.... Izzy..... love ya boys!
PS- I'm beginning to branch out of just televised anime to .... well, un-televised anime. Any suggestions? I just finished watching 'Princess Mononoke' and loved it (You were right , Scarlett, that movie rocks! He's so cute!)so no point recommending that one. Thank you in advanced for your advice.
|||Once again, this Fic was written over four years. I know the writing is dreadful, sorry. I just need to finally finish it. Fan Fiction deleted the first one since i broke some ruler without even knowing it, and i never bothered putting it back up. But, now, I just want to see it done. I worked so hard on this, back in the day... hope you all enjoy it.|||