Ken refused to eat. He just laid there on his bed, hiding his face and tears from the world. He shivered and convulsed, getting sick every now and then in a trash can Davis set beside him. Davis on the other hand, was getting sick himself from fretting so much about Ken. He begged Ken every half hour to get up and get dressed, or at least take a shower. Ken didn't respond to his begging, only sobbed more. Nothing would compfort Ken, not even leafmon could get him to show his face.
"Come on Ken" coaxed Davis. "It won't be so bad. Me and my family will support you all the way."
Ken remained silent, making Davis sigh in defeat. Standing, Davis walked over to the window to look out at the darkening sky.
Someone knocked on the door to his room. Davis turned around to see Jun with a serious look on her face.
"Hey, mom wants to know if Ken'll be joining us for dinner later" she started. Davis loooked over at Ken, who's face was still hidden in the crook of his arm as he lay on his bed. His hair was a wreck.
Davis took in a deep breath and exhaled loudly before answering. "I don't think so Jun."
"What are you having...?" spoke a small voice on the other side of the room.
Davis and Jun looked at Ken wide eyed. Then Davis was at Ken's side in a heart beat. "What was that Ken?"
Ken remained still repeated himself, only louder this time. "What are you having...?"
Davis turned to Jun, hoping she would know. "Pork chops."
Davis looked back to Ken to see what he would think to that.
Ken reamined silent, not giving any hint that he was interested. "Thanks Jun." Was all Davis could say, letting his older sister leave.
Ken finally rotated his head so that his face could be visible, yet stayed where he was. Davis took this as a good thing until he saw what Ken looked like. He was pale, his eyes red and puffy, and slightly dialated, dried tears covered his face and cheeks, his lips were dry as though he were parched, and lastly, Davis could see a nasty bruise on his left cheek, which was half hidden by limp oily blue hair. Davis couldn't take it anymore.
He grabbed Ken by the arm and pulled as hard as he could, forcing the other boy to get up. Ken groaned in reply, not wishing to get up from his spot. Due to malnutrition from the last few days Ken had no strength, making it very easy for Davis to pull him up and make him stand.
"Come on. Let's go get you washed up and you can come and eat some dinner with us, okay?" asked Davis into Ken's ear. Ken only half listened, his eyes half open. They looked dull and distant.
Taking him into the bathroom, Davis helped Ken get his shirt off and his shoes and socks, but before Davis could help anymore, Ken cried out and shooed his boyfriend out of the bathroom.
Having the door slammed into his face, Davis could hear the water running several minutes later, proving to Davis that Ken was taking a shower and was a little more aware of things around him.
Davis left and went into his room to play with DemiVeemon and Leafmon for a while until he was pretty sure it was save to say that Ken was about done taking his shower.
He returned to the bathroom door and put his ear up to it. The water was no longer running and he could hear russling in the room, as though someone was getting dressed.
Knocking on the door, Davis slowly opened the door to see Ken half dressed. He had his pants on and his socks, but no shirt, however, a pink towel covered most of his upper chest. He was currently brushing through his wet hair as he looked on in the mirror. Ken looked to see Davis at the door and blushed, yet didn't make him leave.
"Feeling any better Ken?" asked Davis. Ken shrugged with a frown, turning his gaze back to the mirror.
"Come one Ken. Speak to me. This is driving me crazy" Davis started begging again. Ken only combed his now perfect hair, making Davis irritated.
"Are you going to eat with us tonight?" asked Davis.
Ken nodded to Davis' delight. "I'm hungry.." mumbled Ken. Davis smiled.
"Great! Cause my mom's a great cook!" beamed Davis. Ken cracked a small smile as he put down the brush and turned to Davis. Walking up to him, Ken wrapped his arms around Davis and gave him a large hug, resting his head head on his shoulder. Over the last few weeks, Davis had grown several inches, now making him a lot taller than Ken, and since Ken hasn't been eating much lately, it only made Ken look more small and frail, his old Kaiser strength gone.
Seperating, Ken smiled up at Davis and whispered, "Thank you."
Davis beamed. "You're welcome Ken! Now here." Davis grabbed a dixie cup and filled it with water, handing it over to Ken. "Drink. You look absolutely parched."
Ken obliged and drank the small cup, giving a small sigh when he finished.
"Now, ready for dinner?" asked Davis. Ken didn't reply. Instead, he turned around and grabbed his shirt, pulling the pink towel off his shoulders and sticking on his top. Once he was finished Ken smiled.
"Yeah, I guess so..."

Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya, along with Jun, stared at the two boys across from them at the dinner table. The two boys couldn't have been any more opposites than they already were. Ken sat there nibbling on his meal like a rabbit while Davis shoveled everything into the black pit known as his mouth.
Ken used every mannerly gesture in the book, while Davis broke about twelve laws of physics and mastered the art of eating with one's fingers.
Not a single crumb fell from Ken's food, which was positioned perfectly on the fork and taken slowly into his mouth to eat, while Davis had crumbs flying every where, his fork somewhere by his feet.
Ken hardly touched what was on his plate, while Davis was working on his third and forth helping.
Dvais stopped chowing down on his food long enough to glance over at ken, who was now gently poking at his food. "What's the matter ken?" asked Davis, sptting peices of pork on Ken's plate.
Ken didn't pay any attention to this. He only stared into space. Ken just sat there, the only thing making him move was his breathing. His arm over his stomach and his other hand fiddling with his fork, ken slowly closed his eyes, completely oblivious to the world around him. "Ken?"
Mrs. Motomiya cleared her throat, making her son look at her. She cocked her head to one side, showing him that she wanted to talk to him alone for a minute. The two of them stood and walked a bit away from the table and out of earshot.
"What's up Mom?" asked Davis.
"Davis honey. I really think you should just leave Ken alone for a while. It's been really hard for him and I think he just needs some space" she replied as she gave a concerned glance at Ken.
Davis snorted in annoyance. "No. I'm his friend. His...boyfriend. I can't just watch as he gets depressed!"
"Yes well honey, sometimes people just need some time to adjust. This is all new to him and I'm sure he's scared" argued his mother. Davis groaned and shook his head, yet didn't say anything more on the subject, knowing his mother was right.
Mrs. Motomiya walked back to the table and sat down, Mr. Motomiya immeadialty starting a converstaion with his wife. Jun was on the phone giggling to her girlfriend, talking about cute boys. Davis ignored them, turning his gaze to Ken, was was still sitting there with his eyes closed.
Davis sighed as sat down next to Ken, making the other boy snap his eyes open and look at him, dropping his fork.
"Oh...Hi Davis. Done?" he asked. Davis smiled.
"Yeah, I'm done. Wanna go play Donkey Madness?" asked Davis hopefully.
"Davis, you do know I created that game, right?" smiled Ken. Davis smacked his hand on his forehead.
"Duh! I keep fogetting!"
"Sure. I'll play" spoke Ken to Davis' surprise. " I may have invented it, but that doesn't mean I don't like playing it!"

Mr. Ichijouji scowled as he signed the papers in Tamachi City hall exactly one week later. It had taken exactly one week for the Ichijouji's (mainly Tsuko) to work on the adoption papers and get them all sorted out. Now all that was needed was the Motomiya's to sign the papers, making them Ken's official new guardians.
Rika was in tears as she held onto her son tightly, or should I say, the Motomiya's new son. He was officially a Motomiya now that everyone had signed the papers. Rika had been forced by Tsuko to sign them. Ken was catonic, completely zoned out from the world. Single tears fell down his cheeks every so often as he clung to his mother.
"Thank you all" said the judge. "Now that everyone has signed the papers, the Ichijouji's are hereby no longer to be in contact with the Motomiya's due to physical abuse which has been charged on Tsuko Ichijouji. And therefore, the Motomiya's are not permitted to be in contact with the Ichijoujis. Understand?"
Rika was crying in hysterics as Tsuko pulled her away from Ken, where Anita Motomiya pulled Ken into a hug, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a gentle kiss on the head.
"Poor baby" she crooned. Ken accepted her kindness almost greedily, for he hasn't had much it lately save from Davis, who was silently watching everything beside Kevin Motomiya.
"Alright" continued the judge. "Now, the charge against Tsuko are to immediatly paid otherwise it will be three years in prison. I don't need to bother with evidence, it's evident enough of the abuse just by looking at the boy."
It was true, the bruise from when Tsuko slapped Ken was still bright on his face.
"Now that that has been taken care of. Case adjorned" finished the judge. Tsuko pushed Rika out the door withen seconds, making her unable to kiss her last and only son goodbye.
"Goodbye my baby! Please take good care of my boy!" Rika sobbed out as she was pushed out the door. Anita put a compforting hand on ken's shoulder and squeezed him gently...like a mother would do.
"I promise you I will..." she whispered.

The Motomiya's kept their promise to Rika, and took great care of Ken. Ken himself had never been treated like an equal before in his life. He was either ignored, or treated with great respect as a genius. Ken was treated like a part of the family. He chuckled whenever Jun and Davis were at each other's throats over something as small as a cookie, and Anita had taken several lovely pictures of Ken with Jun and Davis, framing them scattering them around the house as though Ken had always been there.
Ken learned to become more adept to being in such a place, and learned never to go into bathroom in the morning between seven and eight in the morning on weekends. Jun had pointedly left a large slap mark on his left cheek for walking in while she was getting ready. Ken had blushed a furious red and after having the door slammed into his face had started stuttering apologies to Jun.
Jun eventually felt some pity for the boy and forgave him, but not before making Ken take a pair of Davis' underwear and give it to her. She said something about blackmail.
Ken was currently in the living room. Davis was off somewhere in the apartment and frankly, Ken really didn't care. He was curled up contentedly on the couch reading a fasinating book called Twilight. It was about a girl who falls in love with a vampire and the vampire loves her back. But when another vampire comes along trying to take the girl's blood, the hero vampire must protect from getting bitten at all costs. Ken found it quite interesting, even though he was never one for romance books.
Anita walked into the apartment door, having just arrived room for the store,and squeaked in surprise when she saw Ken sitting there silently.
"Oh Ken dear! You startled me! You're just so quiet, unlike Jun and Davis!" she cried out, holding a hand up to her chest. Ken looked up at his book wide eyed.
"Huh? Oh I"m sorry Mrs. Motomiya!" replied Ken sincerely.
Anita smiled sadly. "Oh Ken. Please, call me Mama. I am your Mama now."
Ken closed his book, his eyes half closed. He sighed dejectedly. Anita dropped her bags on the counter and walked over to Ken, wrapping her arms around Ken as she stood behind the couch.
"I'm sorry about what happened with your parents sweety, and I know Kevin and I can't replace them, but please, let us try. We only wish to help you..."She whispered soothingly into his ear. Ken nodded, trying to keep the tears back. "Why don't you go and find Davis and play a video game to cheer you up?" Ken nodded again, sqeezing Anita's hand before letting go and standing up to get Davis. Anita sighed. It would take time for Ken to get used to things.