Full Digi Alchemist

Chapter 20

"Ow, Dammit" The teen alchemist known as Davis cursed as he once again tripped on what seemed an endless flight of stairs.

"Come on Davis" The bearer of light rushed up to the boy and helped him up.

"Argh, not so rough" Davis flinched and took a step away from the brunette.

Seeing the hurt look in the girls eyes, Davis remember what his best friend had told him prior and took a deep breath.

"Sorry Kari" Davis grabbed her hand and placed his other atop it "Your so caring of me, I should treat you better".

"Yes you should" Kari huffed, turning her back on him and crossing her arms, peeking playfully at what the bearer of miracle's next move was.

A spark of light and a tap on the shoulder and Kari was again facing the teen alchemist.

"Here you go" Davis smiled as he presented something in his hand "A peace offering"

"It's a Numemon" Kari pointed out with a tinge of disgust, looking down at the crystal digimon.

"Well, I think it is fitting" Davis smiled wickedly "You look like one when you get all huffy at me".

"Oh, you-you-you" Kari was fuming at the boy's jest.

"You what?" Davis continued to tease "Come on, out with it huffy girl".

"Argh" The young teen roared at the spiky headed boy and whapped him on the head.

This only stirred him on more.

"Nyah-nyah" Davis stuck his tongue out "Let's see if you can catch me Nume-face"

And with that, Davis launched up the stairs with new vigour, trailing behind him with playful rage was Kari.

"Looks like Davis is acting like his old self again" T.K pointed out, watching the two ascend the stone stair case.

"It's probably for the best" Ken replied "I much rather this Davis than 'Angel of Death' Davis".

"Angel of what?" Yolie piped in.

"Uh…Never mind" Ken waved off the conversation as he started heading up the stairs.

"There are secret within our group" Cody said simply, following Ken up the stairs.

At the very top of the stone steps, completely exhausted and on their backs, were Kari and Davis.

"Did you mean it?" Kari asked between pants.

"Mean what?"

"That I look like a Numemon"

Davis glanced up into the sky "Nah" And with a clap, produced a rock version of Angewomon "I still reckon you look more like her".

"Sweet talker" Kari edging closer and lying next to her crush.

"A silver tongue and the sweetest lips around" Davis laughed, adding on to her comment.

"Show me" Was all the teenage girl said, locking eyes with the boy of her dreams.

The two stayed silent as they inched closer and closer to each other until –

"Hey guys" T.K yelled as he reached the top.

Hearing his friends yell, the spiky headed alchemist shot up like a rocket.

"Man that smarts" Davis rubbed his side as he stood up.

"Something wrong?" Kari grew worried at yet another injury forming on the already battered boy.

"Just a small ache on my side" Davis explained, rubbing it for a few more seconds "It'll go away".

By that time, everyone had arrived at the top.

"Let's go inside" Davis cracked his neck and began walking in.

As the group entered the once lively compound, they had found it now not quite as they had remembered.

A thick layer of dust covered almost every possible surface, cobwebs and the like littered the ceilings. Heading into the library, they had found books upon books scattered all over the place, almost as if a battle of some sorts had happened here, though judging by the state of the books, happened a while back.

"Ah, a laptop" Davis switched on Gennai's computer and tapped a few keys.

"Yep" The teen alchemist said as he stepped back "I've got no friggin clue".

"I got it Davis" T.K cracked his knuckles and started typing "Hmm, it's encrypted to buggery, this'll take some time".

"We should see if Gatomon and the others are here" Kari pitched.

"Highly unlikely" Cody said "No living thing has inhabited these halls for years, looking for them here is pointless, I shall be in the garden if you require my services".

"I'll join you" Davis said "Lord knows I could use a wee bit of a nap".

"I'm going to look anyway" Kari said, walking off.

"I'll come too" Yolie said, trailing behind the bearer of light.

And so the group split off to do their separate things. A few hours had passed and T.K was still decrypting data, Cody was meditating, Davis was napping and the two girls had finally given up at finding digimon clues.

"Mmf" Davis groaned as he awoke from his nap.

"How was your respite?" Cody asked, swinging his sword in a basic kendo fashion.

"Too short" Davis grunted, stretching his aching muscles.

Removing his jacket and leaving himself bare-chested, Davis glanced at himself in the reflection of the pond.

"Man, I'm beat up to buggery" Davis exclaimed at his image.

"There is quite a large bruise on your side" The young swordsman pointed out as he watched his older friend transmute away most of his injuries "You may have broken a rib".

"Seeing how hard that Envy kicks, I'm not surprised" Davis clapped his hands once again and placed it on the bruise.

"Strange" Davis thought "Where's the tingle I usually get?"

Glancing down at his hands, the young alchemist was shocked to see the bruise remained.

"Perhaps the injury is still unknown" Cody said, never missing a beat "After all; understanding is a part of the alchemy".

"Guess your right" Davis said as he transmuted a roll of bandages out of the surrounding grass "Looks like I'll have to let it heal on its own".

"Enjoy your sleep Davis?" A new voice entered the fray.

"Not as much as I'd hoped" Davis said to the entering brunette as he wrapped the bandage around his lower torso "Had a lovely dream though" he added with a wink.

"That's nice" Replied Kari, not even flinching "Why don't you tell me about it, I don't think Cody will mind".

Davis just looked down with a blush and murmured something about forgetting it, while Kari smiled widely.

"Revenge is sweet" she thought.

"It's getting dark" Cody said, sheathing his wooden sword and walking inside "We must eat, I'll see if I can catch some of the remaining fish".

"Need any help?" Davis offered.

"No thank you" Cody declined softly "Hunting fish builds up reflexes and my fight today proved how lacking I am in a real fight".

And with that, the young swordsman was gone.

"Way too serious" Davis replied, sitting in the twilight lit garden with Kari.

"He's a good friend though" Kari replied.

Davis hummed with agreement.

"How's your side?"

"Hurts still, and I can't be sure what's causing it"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out, you always do"

Davis turned to the girl with a sly smile "Well, nice to know I've got such a fan".

Kari replied by sticking her tongue out, earning a laugh from Davis.

"Find anything about our friends".

"No, but Ken's helping Yolie search through some of the books in the library".

Davis chuckled for a few seconds.

"What?"

"I can't believe you bought that"

"Bought what?"

"I hardly doubt that Ken just wanted some 'Quality time' with Yolie, lord knows what those two are doing right now"

-Meanwhile, in the library-

"Find anything?" Ken asked with his head in a large tome.

"Nope" Yolie replied, in the same predicament

-Back in the garden-

"It must be tough" Kari sighed "They both love each other so much, you think we'd be entitled to a normal life now and again, break the cycle and just enjoy things".

"Yeah" Davis sighed in response, his gaze fixed on the setting sun.

"Davis?" Kari began.

"Yes"

"How do you feel about me?"

"I thought it was painfully obvious" Davis smiled "How many guys did I try and chase every time they made a pass at you?"

"I don't think you mean it like that" The brown haired girl replied "Now come on, what are your feelings towards me".

"It's complicated" The teen boy said, putting his jacket back on.

"I've been told that, complicated how?"

"You wouldn't understand"

"Yes or No?"

"Does war scare you Kari?" Davis said completely out of the blue.

"What?"

"Does it? Does the thought of men slaughtering each other, their blood staining the earth beneath your feet, their cries echoing in your nightmares, their loved ones cursing your name as they find out that you have ended the lives of family members? Well, does it?"

"Davis, you're scaring me".

"Exactly" Davis said "On the battlefield, men aren't men; men are brutal, savage animals. They kill, they massacre, no one is safe, not even the innocent".

"What are you saying Davis?"

"Don't you get it?" Davis stood up in rage "I've seen these things first hand, I've watched men burn to death, be shot to death, there's a dark patch on my soul that'll never go away, so no matter how badly I love you, so bad in fact that I would gladly shout it to the heavens, I can't stand the thought of you forsaking that shining light of yours by being with a damned existence like mine".

Be it from the battles of the day or the sheer amount of feeling he put into his rant, it was just too much for the teen alchemist to bear and he sunk to his knees, and would have fallen flat on the ground if the girl he had loved for so long hadn't rushed down and caught him.

"There's still so much pain in you" She cried, her tears dropping onto the back of his neck "You don't be afraid anymore Davis, I'll be your shining light no matter how far into the darkness you go"

Gripping her shirt, the barriers that Davis used to keep all that pent up emotion in check were torn down like paper against a raging river and he wept like a babe into her shoulder.

"Kari" Davis said as he regained some semblance of control over his sorrow "I think I'm okay with telling you about what happened when I was younger".

The brown haired bearer of light just smiled "I'd like that".


A shorter chapter than the last but a damn sight faster I reckon. Anyway, more of a talkie chapter this time round, getting kind of sick of all that tension between Davis and Kari (I was beginning to wonder if they'd ever talk about it) so I thought I'd make it more about their relationship. But don't worry dear readers; these relationships are never going to be that simple as long as I'm author here. As always, don't forget to review – Wolvie.