Sora: Welcome! This is going to be one kick butt Halloween chapter! Who knows what might happen... CR: She's planning something. Oh boy.

Sora: I don't own Digimon. Duh! Akira wrote the songs, not me! And Warrior of Darkness is once more betaing this thing.

WOD: Feel lucky; I offered to write the song, though; just to throw in some HYDE-like lyrics, mwhaha! (There might be some stuff I may haven't caught, but it's not gonna matter; I took care of most of the typos- AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM- tuts)

Chapter Twenty-two: All Hallows Eve

Davis blinked, staring at a girl in the crowd. Who he was staring at... well now, that was a mystery in itself, now wasn't it?

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Jun looked at Leiko. This little fan girl was a partner of a digimon. Oh, how was Davis to get out of this one?

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Jun frowned slightly, turning from Leiko to Saito. Saito was grinning down at her, a twinkle in his eyes.

"What's going-" Jun was cut off by Saito.

"Let's talk back stage, okay?" Saito told her before he set off for the stage door. Jun sighed, grabbed Leiko's hand and set off after Saito.

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Takato grinned. His cousin had just left the stage after singing his heart out. He turned and looked to his left. There stood a girl that could tear his heart out but had merely stolen it.

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Davis groaned, flopping down onto a couch backstage. He had just gotten up onto a stage on short notice with a bunch of TV cameras aimed at him. Oh, how his fan base was going to grow.

He soon looked up, however, when he heard footsteps. It was his sister, his stalker, and a guy that was supposed to be sick. What shocked him, though, was a small creature peeking out from under Leiko's hair. He quickly motioned for his sister to drag Saito off, leaving him with Leiko.

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Saito grinned, hanging up the phone. He had just finished talking to a party host that was looking for a band and was offering some cold money for HIS band to play. Appealingly, his ploy of having Davis sing up in front of the TV cameras the other day had worked. After all, the kid had been telecast across all of Tokyo. The kid was going to be famous if he kept on singing like that.

Saito walked into the kitchen and headed for the fridge, saying hi to his dad. He yanked open the fridge door and blinked, finding only cheese, mayo, and milk. He sighed and grabbed all said items and set them down on the kitchen counter. He glanced around and quickly decided against making himself a sandwich. The bread looked like his grandmother's cat, Fluffy, a deformed bushy calico that seemed to hate him and his father.

"Um, Dad?" Saito asked his father, who was deep into the newspaper. His father flipped another page before he answered.

"Yeah, what is it?" His father asked, looking over the stock prices.

"You need to go shopping again. That or go get some of Grandma's food. Preferably bread, considering that ours is starting to look like her cat... again." Saito told his father as he lifted said grown-up's wallet and got himself out a twenty.

"Okay kiddo. I'll go shopping this afternoon. I got to get go," Saito's dad stood up and pulled his jacket on, "I'll be late to court if I don't hurry. See ya." And with that his dad headed out the door.

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Davis grinned, hurrying down the sidewalk. He had band practice that afternoon and he didn't want to be late.

He was meeting some of the others on a street corner near Saito's place. He drew closer to the place and stopped. His ears had picked up on a sound, but this was not just any old sound. It was a voice, a female voice singing. It truly sounded wonderful. He blinked when it stopped and hurried on to meet the others.

Davis walked into Saito's garage for band practice. With him was his brother, Taijin; his sister, Jun; and his friend, Kari. He shifted the guitar case on his back and entered the garage. He froze suddenly, seeing a person he had not expected to be there. It was THE fan girl. Leiko.

Leiko stopped talking to Saito and turned to see her favorite person in the world. She grinned and ran over to him, her eyes gleaming up at him. Davis gulped, seeing that look and knowing that he was in hot water. Leiko grinned up at him, and then glomped him in a hug that would have popped anyone else's head clean off. Davis sighed and let her hug him as he glared at Saito. Saito grinned back at him with an innocent look.

"Well, I've got some good news!" Saito spouted out happily, as he made to continue he was interrupted by Davis.

"Your next words had better not be 'I just save a bunch of money by switching to Geiko!'" Davis growled at Saito, not noticing that Kari was watching Leiko very carefully. Saito grinned and started talking about their next show.

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It was the day of the show and Davis wasn't in his right mind. He was looking about in confusion. All about were people in odd clothes that reminded him of costumes. The thought that popped into his mind was about fashion trends. There were people dressed up like angels. There were people dressed up like vampires. There were Takatos dressed up like knights. Wait. What was that? Finally it clicked in Davis' mind, it was Halloween.

Davis groaned, slapping his hand to his face. He had totally forgotten Halloween! He didn't even have a costume! Luckily for him, the other half had remembered. Taijin came out with two costumes and an amused look on his face. "Forget something, bro?"

"Heh. Ya think?" And with that Davis grabbed the darker of the two costumes and headed upstairs to his room to change. Coming back downstairs he paused in front of a mirror and fixed his costume. Perfect.

He had on a sleeveless silver turtleneck and black pants that covered up boots. Around his waist was two belts, one of which was askew. On his hip was a small pouch that kept the two belts in contact. On his arms where silver sleeves that started halfway down the top part of his arm and continued to his wrist where they flared out. On his hands where black gloves that had no designs on them, which was surprising for the Child of Miracles. Davis grinned at his looks and started to do his hair. It eventually turned out in a style of his bangs over his eyes and not a spike sticking up on his head. In his mind, he it down pat. That is, until his brother came out.

Taijin was wearing a dark red silk shirt, fully buttoned up. He had black slacks on with black boots underneath.

His hands where uncovered and his hair was spiked up in every direction. What was odd was fake angel wings attached to his back (Which were flapping. Hmmm, strange). It was funny, really. The darker one of the two had angel wings on his back whereas his brother was putting fake vampire teeth into his mouth. Irony, that the light one was the creature of darkness on this night.

The two goggleheads grinned at each other and turned when they heard Jun coming down the stairs. She grinned when she saw her brother's dumbfounded looks. Those looks where directed at her costume, which was custom made for her by her Aunt. Not only did the lady make great bread, she also could sew wonderfully, apparently.

Jun's costume was long formal dress that dipped down low in the front and in the back. That costume was definitely going to get the unwanted attention of Saito. She then tied a mask onto her face and lead the way into the living room.

When the three stepped into the living room, they saw Kari, who was dressed in a flowing white gown for the costume party. Oddly enough, it was not Davis' mouth that hit the floor but rather that of his brother, Taijin. Davis smirked at this twist of fate and led the way out of the bakery.

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The group of four walked back stage at the place where the boys were to play and stopped. Saito was talking to a girl in a costume that reminded Davis very much of the crescent moon, seeing as her costume very much consisted of white but she was thin as well. She was pale as the disc in the sky, though it could have just been face paint on her part. Her lips were painted with a color that reminded him of freshly let blood. Her eyes were a beautiful misty green and they were framed by dark khol.

Her hair was swept back in a geisha-style bun and had kogai, a special type of chopsticks, stuck through the bun to hold it in place. The kogai were decorated with long strings of pearls coming from end to another end where they were fastened with a small golden pin. She was wearing a silk kimono that was silvery white, with a lightly golden colored obi, a belt, around her waist. Davis recognized the kimono as a houmongi, slightly formal and usually worn to formal parities, because of the pink sakura design that flowed over the shoulders, seams, and sleeves.

The girl was wearing zori, lacquered wooden sandals with white straps. Under that she was wearing tabi, socks that are usually worn with a kimono. Peering about, Davis caught sight of a haori, a kimono coat, laying on a chair. It as well was silver and had a golden haori-himo, a fastener. In Davis' eyes, this girl was beautiful.

Saito on the other had was dressed in a formal tux that looked like it was a bit too big, which led Davis to the conclusion that it was Saito's dad's. Davis smiled, remembering how nice the grown up was to the band.

Who knew that a blood sucking lawyer actually could be a nice decent human being? (No offense to all you lawyers out there!)

Saito turned and grinned a grin that only got wider when he caught sight of Jun's costume. "Hi, guys! This girl's been hired out by the same party host as us! She'll be going before us."

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Takato sighed, realizing that inviting his friends to this party was stupid. He couldn't even tell them apart from anyone else in the crowd and they probably couldn't find him either. Costume parties were suppose to be mysteries and where his friends were was most definitely a mystery.

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The kimono-clad girl stepped out onto the stage, her eyes sweeping across the crowd. This was her moment to shine. She calmly walked up to the microphone and closed her eyes, starting to sing.

"Maybe it's a new beginning,
a second chance,
at a life unspent.
A chance to dance among the falling sakura blossoms,
amongst the ever present trees..."

The girl's voice was pleasant and smooth. It also required no instruments, a rarity. She smiled gently, opening her eyes and singing in a beautiful voice the next verse of the song.

"Maybe its time to recant the past,
time to change.
It's a start,
at the end.
Or maybe finishing is not real."

Davis watched the girl sing from the place where the stage met the curtain. At her words a chill crept down his back. From the girl's billowing sleeve, a fan dropped into her hand. She spread it gracefully as she continued to sing.

"Amongst the eternal mountain,
they fall. Time never stops.
I stare up at you,
you're always there..."

The girl moved the fan in front of her face so that only her eyes where visible. These misty green marbles danced over the crowd, inviting them deeper into her continuing song.

"And the streets of Tokyo,
I walk quietly.
Time has no meaning here,
its omniscient, omnipotent, infallible.
But so are all mountains..."

The crowd cheered at the mention of their hometown but quickly quieted as the girl closed her eyes. This moment seemed like forever as the object of the song seemed to warped, bend, or even stopped. The girl finally lifted her eyelids once more and everything seemed normal once more. She continued with her song.

"Time has no meaning.
Neither do I, I simply exist.
Existence is never clear cut,
for everything could just be an illusion.
But who's to say,
that this isn't a brave new world,
dreamed up by you and me,
amongst the falling sakura blossoms."

The girl ended her song and bowed deeply to the crowd, who was on it's feet clapping. Davis blinked. He couldn't shake the feeling that he had heard her sing somewhere else before.

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Saito led the band out onto the stage. It was their turn. He strode up to the mike and waited for the others to get ready. When the other four were in place he opened his mouth to sing.

"It all started with a look,
across the stage I met your eyes.
It made me think..."

Saito smiled out at the crowd, seeking out a particular person. When he found her, he grinned and continued on.

"What is love,
but a chemical reaction?
So is attraction,
its all acids.
It'll burn you away, leaving just a hull..."

Saito sang, his eyes closed for extra effect. He suddenly snapped them open again and whispered out, with the guitars strumming the next verse along with him.

"So why do I seek them?
Human nature is strange sometimes, like that.
Without them I feel empty, unfulfilled.
Love isn't forever,
and it sure isn't simple.
Its hard to stop loving once you've started."

Saito's eyes stopped on the girl he had looked at before and continued to sing, his eyes never leaving her face.

"That's one thing I've actually learnt.
Maybe that's why I avoid those chestnut eyes.
I don't want this,
I won't accept his,
Its my right to fight for this control,
of my own heart."

The girl in the crowd that he was looking at drew her coat closer as if chilled. In a way she was, by those hauntingly green eyes. Saito finished out his song with the last verse.

"What is love,
but a chemical reaction,
so is attraction,
its all acids.
It'll burn you away, leaving just a hull.
I just want a choice in it,
a choice not to waste away, or to accept my fate."

Saito finished out the song and grinned. His eyes still hadn't left the girl in the crowd.

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Davis grinned. It was the end of the party and everyone had been told to take off their mask. He pulled off the mask he had donned when he had joined in the party, though it hadn't done him any good. After all, he had just gotten off the stage. He looked over the crowd and grinned, seeing Takato removing his helmet. Davis could see that the icy blue girl that his cousin had been dancing with was removing her mask as well. Imagine his surprise when he saw the girl in the icy dress was none other than the ice queen, Rika. The red-headed girl had even dyed her fiery locks blue. Davis couldn't wait to see his cousin's red face when he got that helmet off.

Takato finally managed to pull the metal contraption off of his head and wished he had left it on. Standing in front of him was Rika. Rika seemed to be sharing the surprise he was feeling, seeing as her eyes were wide.

Finally, Takato became the first guy to see something unique. Rika was blushing.

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The kimono-clad girl walked back stage, tired. She was going to pick up her haori and leave. It was then that two things happened. One, Davis walked back stage and two, two beeping noises started up. Davis' eyes widened as the a creature emerged from the girl's haori. He quickly recognized it as Raimymon, meaning that this beautifully clad girl was none other than the one person he spend most of his time avoiding, Leiko.

Leiko turned, looking at him as his Gestalt appeared on his arm. Davis quickly flipped up the screen and winced. It showed a gate-out. He smiled gently at Leiko and hoped that she wouldn't be afraid of her first battle.

The two quickly arrived at the battleground, an old Shinto shrine in the heart of the city. The path up to the gate was surrounded by cherry trees that had held onto their blossoms long after they were suppose to. It wasn't this beautiful display that drew the two's attention but the creature that stood upon the path.

"Musyamon. A champion virus, his attacks are Ninja Blade and Shogun Sword." Davis read off of his Gestalt. He grinned at Veemon and was once more blinded by the light of digi-volution.

"Veemon digivolve to Xiodemon!" The mighty dragon was quickly hushed as the samurai like digimon attacked.

"Ninja Blade!" The attack hit the flying digimon head on and knocked him out. This left it up to Leiko. She gulped, seeing the champion look at them. It chuckled softly when it saw that it's opponents were children.

"Shogun Sword!" The attack came barreling at the two and Leiko closed her eyes, expecting to feel pain. When it didn't come she looked and saw Davis laying on the ground, blood oozing from his still form.

"Davis!" She shrieked, ignoring the light that sprang from her partner. She gave the dazzling display no attention as she turned Davis over onto his back. There was a long gash on his chest and he was bleeding heavily.

"Raimymon digivolve to Mikomon!" In front of the two teenagers stood a beautiful woman. She had long black hair that was tied back with a white ribbon. She was wearing a scarlet red hakama and a white kimono shirt with swinging sleeves. On her feet where tabi and zori. Attached to her waist was a sword sheath and in her left hand was a long thin sword which had silver inlay on the hilt. The light of digivolvtion faded away completely and the wind that had been stirred up stopped soon but not before whipping some of the sakura petals off of the branches.

Musyamon peered at this pale woman before him and attacked quickly. "Shogun Sword!" The champion screamed, rushing the holy creature. She smiled a forgiving smile before she lifted the tip of her blade.

"Bushi no Hikari!" She shouted, sweeping her sword downwards, which resulted in the ground shaking and a wall of light rising up to meet the samurai warrior. His eyes widened as his data was swept away by the power of the light. When the attack ended nothing was left, except the four.

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Sora: I almost feel bad about hurting Dai. But what is done is done! -in a meek little voice- No flames please.

CR: I knew that you were plotting something! I just knew it!

Sora: Hush! Review! Please! I'm begging you!