The impact never came. The woman had clenched her eyes tightly, perhaps as a reaction, but also with the knowledge that the enormous horse would transform the girl into a stamp on the floor. Instead of that bloody premonition, Mizumi felt a pair of gentle arms embracing her. Surprised, the girl opened her eyes and turned to stare at the mysterious hugger. Takeru's eyes were staring at her from that demacrated, gray skin and velvet blue hair, those dark blue lips smiling gently.
The eyes were back to being vivid, they had transformed into those bright blue orbs she knew and loved so much. They were staring at her with so much love. Mizumi smiled gently, feeling warm tears trailing down her cheeks like minuscule, salty streams. The whole group of Digis were starting at her with a discrete smile on their lips. Kenji was glancing at the both with a pained look of guilt, wanting to beat himself for his stupidity. Even Kari seemed touched, the glimmer of a memory appeared in her cold, cruel eyes, the spark of an emotion long gone seemed to shimmer in her insides.
"I'm sorry..." sobbed Mizumi, drawing out her right hand and throwing it down to stab Takeru on his left shoulder.
The boy gasped for a brief second, suddenly feeling the pain of something sharp being stabbed on his arm. The boy retreated from Mizumi's side, staring at his shoulder where a small, weak line of crimson blood trailed warm and sticky from the wound, a neat, perfect hole. Takeru glanced at Mizumi and saw she had an injection on her right hand, a calm smile on her lips, wet with the tears that had fallen from her eyes.
A rush of energy seemed to be coursing through Takeru's body, as he felt every single muscle tensing. Suddenly he seemed to be floating half a metre from the ground, purple and bluish lightning sparkling across the male body, englobing him, surounding the man with a zigzaggin chain. The man's skin was illuminated by the purplish beams, yet it changed into the human, lively cream colour. The boy's hair was being ruffled, as if a strong gust of wind played with the short strands. In another gust of wind, with light, bluish sparks, each hair, each strand began to recover its golden appearance.
Takeru landed on the ground. The boy was back himself, his Digi self, with that look of hopeful innocence, of kindness, that made him glow with the brightest of lights. The boy stared at himself with surprise, enjoying the fact that he was back, his green and yellow suit, his golden hair, his blue eyes, everything. The boy then looked back, and his features softenned upon landing on Mizumi. Deffinitely, it had been the love he felt for the woman what had saved him. Mizumi smiled back at him, and both began to approach in order of thanking each other propperly.
"Not so fast!" Kari yelled, plunging sidewards to hold a grip of a distracted Kenji, "This is not over, we will return, and when we do, you, miserable rats, will be history!" the woman said with a sneer, while Kenji shrieked fearfully.
It was so fast that nobody had seen it, but the well known figure of a black panther had landed over Kari, throwing her down along with poor Kenji, whose arm was tightly gripped by the Agent. The panther growled at Kari, its ruby eyes narrowing visibly, its fangs bared threateningly. The animal's claws were beggining to penetrate Kari's skin, in the form of a warning.
"Chiyo, honey, what are you doing?" Kari questioned with a stuttering voice.
"Let him go, mother." The panther growled.
"But you don't understand this, dear, you..." Kari was frightened as she kept talking, never letting Kenji go.
"No more lies!" Chiyo roared, "Let him go..." the panther warned again, the claws now releasing blood from the Agent's shoulders.
Kari, knowing this was serious, released her grip on Kenji's arm. The boy stood up and ran away, hiding next to his sister and Takeru. The panther kept breathing down Kari's neck with anger.
"Go, mother, and never dare to come back. Next time I won't be so benevolent." Chiyo warned, recoiling to allow Kari espace to leave.
"This will not end here!" Kari threatened, "Next time I'll make sure to extiguish your kind!"
Without thinking twice, the woman stood up and fled, entering the car and driving away at full speed. The car vanished into a cloud of smoke, since the poor engine was being pushed till its limit. Everyone knew that poor object was not bound to resist much longer before melting down, but it was not their problem. Now everyone's attention was turned towards Kenji.
"I'm sorry people, I didn't know..." the boy's cheeks flushed, and he looked so small and ashamed of his actions.
"Forget it, Onii-chan, people make mistakes." Mizumi said with a gentle smile.
"But I almost caused your destruction!" Kenji snapped frightened, staring at the group of Digis approaching him with smiles and gentleness glinting in every pair of eyes.
"So what? All of us had a tough beggining." Takeru explained gently, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"You still have time to learn all about being a Digi." Chiyo said, back in human form, and staring at the boy through her seriousness, yet with kindness.
"I want to say, however, that although Kenji has demonstrated his valiant spirit, turning to our side to redimish his spirit and to fix his mistake, Mizumi has prooved to be braver than all of us, luring the Agents, facing her friends, and never hurting them during the fight." A terribly familiar voice said behind the younger Digis.
"That's a lie!" Takeru commented joyfully, rubbing his sore shoulder, and turning around with a smile.
"Mizzy..." Izzy was staring at her daughter, who was still backwards to him.
Without a warning, the woman turned around and leapt onto the man, fresh tears on her eyes. Yet, this time, this demonstration of sorrow was nothing but a blissful happiness. The two embraced for a long time, enjoying all that time they had lost.
"Why did you go?" Mizumi ventured first to break the intensity of the moment.
"Because I couldn't put my family in danger." Izzy said, pulling away and staring at the daughter that looked so much like him.
"I missed you, Daddy." Mizumi said with a smile, rubbing her eyes.
"I missed you too, Mizzy." Izzy said with a bright smile, "However, I think someone is waiting for you. We will have time to speak later." The man motioned at Takeru, staring with jealowsy at the attention Mizumi was giving her father.
The girl nodded lovingly at Izzy, and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. Then, the woman walked towards the young Digi, who inhaled a deep gulp of breath and tensed. The girl looked funny at this behaviour, and had to restrain a laughter.
"Mizumi, I..." Takeru began, not really sure of where to begin.
"Call me Mizzy, Tk." Mizumi said winking at Takeru.
"You meant it?" the man inquired, looking incredulous still.
"Yes." Mizumi said with a loving, gentle smile.
The two spoke no more. No words need to be said, for an image is worth more than a thousand words. The man and the woman leaned into a hug, and their lips fused in a loving kiss, one that was cheered by the whole group of Digis.
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The whole groups of Digis cheered at the couple as their lips melted into one single demonstration of love. A rain of rice fell upon the two Digis, dressed in beautiful wedding Kimonos. Mizumi laughed, trying to cover herself and the complicated hair style from the indiscriminated waste of food. Takeru threatened with a laugh about the consequences of his fury if they didn't stop throwing rice. The people simply began to throw larger amounts of rice at Takeru.
Birds were flying down to consume the free and easy meal being presented at them. Izzy kissed his daughter's cheek lovingly, while Matt shook Takeru's hand in a congratulating way, and hugged his younger brother. Yolei approached Mizumi and Takeru and congratulated both, almost crying at the vision of the two happily married.
"Get ready, people, I'm going to throw the bouquet." Mizumi advised, and the younger Digis looked animated, and readied themselves to catch it.
Turning to face the altar, that was nothing but a tree, Mizumi closed her eyes and threw the bouquet. The white roses flew across the air, forming an arch of falling petals and leaves. The girls jumped, a few men also jumped. Kenji leapt high up and tried to capture the flying item. A black panther emerged from nowhere and managed to briefly touch the white roses. Finally it landed in the hands of the most unexpected person. Ryu, who had been watching elsewhere uninterested.
"Wha? Hu? What am I going to do with this?" the man protested, glancing at the bouquet and holding it as if it was about to grow venomous fangs and bite him.
"Get ready, son, you're the next one getting married!" Matt proclaimed with a teasing laughter, while Mizumi and Takeru sniggered.
"That wouldn't be so difficult, seeing the 'enormous' amount of people gathered at this wedding!" Ryu muttered, glancing sideways and metting Mia's bright eyes and blushing cheeks.
Mizumi and Takeru hugged each other and proceeded to guide everyone towards the Hideout, where a party had been prepared. It wasn't like peace had been managed, and acceptation wasn't even visible at all. However, Mizumi, like the rest of the Digis, enjoyed this false sensation of normality from time to time.
The End.
AN: FINISHED! FINISHED! Did you like it? The ending was a little problematic, but that last sentence, I think it turned out ok, didn't it? Please, review and tell me what you think of it. Now I'll get to continued Origins in Darkness, and The Wiccan. ENJOY.
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