Chapter 2 - Obscurum in nostrum Vena
"Okay, now, there's the bathroom," he pointed to a door next to his bed, "in the top drawer is an unused toothbrush and you're good in those clothes as night-clothes, so that's it."
"Why do you have an extra toothbrush?" Ruki asked, looking at him strangely.
"Well, my mom just bought it, but I like the one I have now."
"Whatever." She opened the door and walked in. Daisuke cocked his head to the side and leaned back on the wall. As he watched her, a serious look on his face, he crossed his arms and legs. She spit the toothpaste out and rinsed her mouth, then she saw him staring, she turned around.
"What in the hell are you looking at."
Quickly he remarked, "You," that kind of threw her off.
"You seem to know so much about me and the others; your story is crazy, yet, for some reason I believe you. And I don't know why."
"Because it's the truth maybe," she said dryly.
"I don't know I think it's something else," he said sarcastically, "we'll see about that one though, get some sleep, I'll be on the couch if you need me."
"Stay," she said looking down and anywhere but at him.
"Huh," Daisuke turned back, confused, "I'm just going to be in the next room I'm not leaving."
"I just, I mean, for a little while, to talk. I don't know what's going on, or whether I'll wake up her again...It's just-"
"I'll stay; I'll just leave the door open if Jun gets suspicious."
"Thank you." She sat down on the bed, crossing her legs.
"........" Daisuke grabbed a pillow and lay down on the floor next to the bed.
"But let me get this straight, make a move and I'll kill you."
"What makes you think I'm even inter-" Daisuke didn't even finish before he had a pillow in his face.
"OW!" She smiled, barely and unnoticed by Daisuke, but the smile was there. He flicked the lights off and the two lay down, morning would come soon.
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Daisuke opened one eye and looked around, he then yawned. Groaning he picked himself up off the floor, but he immediately hit the floor again. He forgot Ruki was there.
"What was the point of that?" Ruki asked, he jumped, not realizing she was already up.
"What, oh, um, n-n-nothing, I just, um. Well, you know, I wanted to stretch, heh." He laughed embarrassed.
"Liar....It doesn't matter to me anyway, I'm going to get a shower." She stood and walked past him, once she was out he sighed in relief.
He stood up and quickly made his way to the closet, inside he closed the door and changed, the space was cramped, but he really didn't want to change in his room, thinking Ruki might walk out, see him. Once he was done, he opened the door and tossed the clothes he slept in, in a hamper. The hamper, of which, had clothes piling two feet from the top of it.
Daisuke walked over to a phone on the wall, contemplating weather or not to call the other or let them call him. Finally he decided he was hungry and left the room to the kitchen. Jun was already awake, he smelled food, but then he remembered Jun doesn't cook...... He went pale.
"Dai you're awake now?" His mom peeked around the corner. Two words passed his mind. 'Oh' and 'shit'.
"Hey mom, um, what are you cooking, it smells good." He smiled.
"Don't worry about that, we'll talk about her later." He gulped, that meant he'd really get it after Ruki left.
"Yes ma'am. Um, I'll be right back." He turned and left for his room, the door was shut. Completely not thinking he opened it. Purple met brown. Daisuke's face went pure red as he slammed the door shut. He blinked.
'She's going to kill me.....' Daisuke thought as he leaned back on the door, trying desperately to disperse the blush on his face from seeing........ He left his thoughts to drift as he heard Ruki moving around. Then, all too quickly for him she opened the door and down he went. Once on the floor he saw her walk up wearing one of his t-shirts and a loose old pair of jeans, her hair still wet. She put her foot on his chest and leaned on it.
"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" She was pissed.
"I, um, er, uh-I'm sorry?" He managed to choke out.
"Ever walk in while I'm changing again and you'll regret it, understand?"
"Yes." He said, turning blue from the lack of oxygen, due to the pressure on his chest.
"Good." She told him as she removed her foot from his chest.
"Oh, and my mom kind of came home early, sooo, you're...... well...... I don't know, but don't say anything about us in the same room okay?"
"Um, I thought you said she wouldn't be home."
"She came home earlier then I expected." Daisuke picked himself, trying not to let his mind drift as he walked behind Ruki. They walked into the kitchen, his mom and Jun looked up to see Ruki.
"Hi, I'm Naomi, Daisuke's mom, you are?"
"Ruki Nonaka."
"Well, sit down and have some breakfast."
"No thanks mom, we've got to meet some friends." Daisuke said quickly pulling Ruki to the door.
"And who said you could lea-" She started.
"Thanks, love ya, bye." He shut the door and quickly ran to his car, jumping in.
"Let's get the hell out of here quickly, before she comes outside." Ruki didn't talk; she was still fuming from the "encounter." Daisuke turned back forward and started the car, then pulled out and headed towards Koushiro's.
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After a long drive of silence Daisuke got tired of it and flicked the radio on. As the first song began to play he relaxed back and pushed the gas down. They pulled into Koushiro's driveway about 10 minutes later and saw Taichi's car, Yamato's Evo, and Takeru's truck, so he had to park in the yard. He figured Hikari and Sora were there, too.
"Okay, this is it."
"Ya think?" Ruki said sarcastically, Daisuke shook his head and shut his door. He walked up to the door and knocked, Hikari answered.
"Hey Davis..... Ruki?"
"Yeah, there's a slight problem, did ya'll tell Koushiro about what happened?"
"Yeah, that's why we're here, but come on; he'll tell you more about it."
"Alright," Daisuke and Ruki followed Hikari after they shut the door, in Koushiro's room, Sora and Yamato sat on the bed. Hikari joined Takeru on the floor, Koushiro was at his desk, busy typing on his computer, and Taichi was sitting backwards in a chair, they all looked up to see the two.
"Is this Ruki?" Koushiro asked.
"No, it's the hooker I picked up on the way," he said sarcastically.
The attention turned to Hikari when she started to speak. "Daisuke said there was a slight problem." Koushiro turned to Daisuke.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Well, I don't know if they told you, but last night, I was supposed to take Ruki back home. Well it was all fine, but when we got there, her house was kind of........not there."
"Huh, what do you mean?" Taichi asked.
"What he means is there was a twenty story office building where my house was supposed to be!" Ruki said angrily. The anger was more to the fact it wasn't there then to Taichi. "Sorry," she said.
"That's what I was afraid of." Koushiro scratched his face, then breathed in. "If what I came up with is correct, Ruki isn't from around here."
"We know Koushiro, she lives in-"
"No, what I meant was, she's not from this dimension."
"What?"
"You said yourself that she just appeared in front of you and her house is gone. This just supports it. Also, that gate scanner Gennai gave me, to scan our area if a portal to the Digital world opens."
"What about it?"
"It was fried, I mean extra crispy, the last log showed a massive power readout, right where you found Ruki, I'm damn surprised I didn't see it until today."
"This is insane, so you're saying that I came from another universe? HOW?! I mean, I watched you guys on TV and most of the places I saw were not that different."
"Well, it wouldn't, usually not that much will change from dimension. Well. I think. As far as seeing us on TV, I'm completely stumped, the fact that you know so much about us shows you're not lying, so…" Koushiro let the sentence hang.
"Well, how do I get back then?" Ruki asked.
"........" Koushiro kept silent.
"There is a way, isn't there?"
"Yes...........Most likely."
"Great, so you're telling me I have to wait it out here until you figure something out?"
"Well, pretty much, yes."
"I don't have any clothes, or a place to stay." Ruki said, annoyed that she couldn't go home.
"Wait a minute, whose clothes are you wearing and where did you stay last night?" Takeru asked Daisuke had hoped that question wouldn't come up, it wouldn't seem too promising.
"Daisuke's and with Daisuke, it was the only place I could and since he offered." Ruki said casually. Everyone looked to Daisuke, he suddenly felt a terrible itch on the back of his head and found the blank wall very interesting.
"So you slept wi-" Hikari began.
"WHAT, NO, NO, NO! She took the bed, I slept on the floor and she just borrowed some clothes from the laundry basket in my room." Daisuke said in defense
"You never give up your bed to anyone, not even Ken." Takeru said.
"Not to a guy, I wasn't going to make her sleep on the floor." Daisuke told them.
"Moving on, it doesn't matter, can she still stay?" Yamato asked.
"Well," he cleared his throat, "my mom kind of didn't know so when she came home early she was kind of pissed. So I don't know."
"Well that's, somewhat, taken care of. As for clothes, uhhhhh, you're probably Hikari's size." Koushiro said, thinking that was done.
"I don't wear pink." Ruki said immediately.
"Hey, pink isn't all I wear," Hikari retaliated, everyone in the room looked to her. She rolled her eyes.
"Well, then what are we going to do about clothes?" Taichi asked. The room kept silent, Daisuke sighed.
"Fine! I'll do it," he looked to Ruki.
"You have money," Taichi asked, "not being rude, but it's unusual."
"I got a job." He told them plainly, not single one believed him.
"What? Is that so hard to believe?" He asked annoyed.
"Anyways, alright, Daisuke has got most of it covered; now, I'm going to get to work on finding her a way home. So, get out of here, oh, also, I'll call Ken get him to help some, too. So hopefully we'll have you home by the weekend." Koushiro said.
"Wait, I didn't even think to ask, what's today?" Ruki said realizing she didn't even know.
"Tuesday, why, what day was it when you were last there?" Koushiro asked.
"Friday."
"Hmm, well this does help some. Don't worry we will get you home."
"Yea, hopefully," Ruki said unenthusiastically. Daisuke followed the others as they walked out, Ruki in the front. Daisuke stopped on the front porch, he watched the rain fall.
"Crap." He looked down at his car in the yard, and the mud it was in. "I JUST CLEANED IT!!!" The others looked at him like he was crazy.
"What are you talking about?" Yamato asked.
"My car, it's in the mud and it's going to get dirty, I just cleaned it." The others laughed; Ruki opened the car door and sat down not even giving it a second thought.
"Yeah, go ahead and laugh, see I help you next time you're stuck in mud." He said pulling out his keys and getting in the car.
He started up the engine and slowly pushed the gas, it didn't move. His head dropped on the steering wheel and he cursed. He shifted into reverse and turned around. The car moved slightly, he press more, it steadily began moving. Finally the tires hit the driveway, squealed a bit and he waited for the others to back out. They all went their separate ways and Daisuke started heading for home.
"So, do you want to go get your stuff now or tomorrow?" He asked Ruki.
"Uh, now, I hate borrowing other people's clothes." She said looking down at the clothes she was wearing.
"Yeah, I do too. Like I said, get all the stuff you need, money isn't an issue. I have faith in Koushiro, but just in case, you know what I mean?"
"I know. But are you really sure your mom will let me stay?" She asked
"Well, if I explain what's going on, possibly do some begging, and sleep on the couch maybe."
"You beg oh I've got to see that."
"Yeah, yeah."
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Daisuke and Ruki had gotten back from the store, the black car pulled into the parking lot of the apartment and parked, when Daisuke's cell phone began to ring. He pulled it out, but it was an unfamiliar number, he pushed talk.
"Hello?" He asked as he opened his door and stepped out.
"Time is running out." The voice said.
"What?" Daisuke asked.
"Hurry before it's to late, the Digital World is in trouble."
"Wait, who is this?" He asked, Ruki finally became interested as she looked over the roof of the car to Daisuke.
"I am an ally, now hurry." The phone hung up.
"What was that all about?" Daisuke asked.
Daisuke was still looking at the phone, "I don't know….. Get back in the car." He opened the door back and sat down.
"What's going on and where are we going, damn it?" Ruki said annoyed, while she sat in the car.
"I don't know and the school." Daisuke explained.
"Why?" Ruki asked.
"There's a problem." He had a serious look on his face, he started the car, and then turned the wheel, "put your seat-belt on and trust me." He dumped the clutch on reverse, tires barked, shifted to first, dumped it again, and dropped the throttle. The tires squealed as Daisuke tore out of the apartment parking lot and sped toward school.
They reached the school in record time, not legally I might add, Daisuke and Ruki quickly got out. Fortunately Daisuke knew where an unlocked window was, he climbed in, Ruki following. Since he didn't have a computer, he had to resort to breaking into the school's computer room and using it. They found the computers quickly; only one computer was on, it already had the Digital Gate on it. After seeing that, it made Daisuke even more nervous, something was defiantly going on, he pulled out his Digivice.
"Ruki, hold on, this can be a little bumpy."
"Now wait just a damn-," it was too late, the bright white light shined and Daisuke was pulled into it, followed by a reluctant Ruki. As usual, it was a rough landing, but the two got up quicker then usual.
Before they even had a chance to look around Daisuke felt a sharp pain. "Finally, you've brought her, good work." That was the last thing he heard before he passed out from the pain, he didn't even see who it was.
"Daisuke," a certain familiar voice asked. His eyes opened, then quickly closed back, sensitive to the bright sun overhead.
"Are you alright?" The furry blue thing asked from atop his chest.
"Yea, what the hell happened?" Then his memory rushed back to him. "RUKI!" He sat up quickly as DemiV-mon flew. Worriedly, Daisuke looked around, no one.
"DAMN!" His head was pounding and his neck was aching.
"Daisuke, what's wrong?" DemiV-mon asked.
"It's my fault." That was all he said. He stood up and tried to remember what happened exactly.
"Daisuke," DemiV-mon was worried by now.
"Oh, I'm sorry DemiV-mon. I was called last night, someone said the Digital World was in trouble and my being the idiot I am, rushed in without thinking and got Ruki kidnapped." He put his hand to his forehead; suddenly he punched a tree in front of him and cursed loudly. He didn't even feel it, while he turned to the TV screen.
"Are you coming V?" DemiV-mon was still paying attention to the dent in the tree.
"DemiV-mon?" His attention turned back to his partner.
"I'm coming."
It was a good thing that it was lunch, since Daisuke completely ignored the fact that it was school hours. He told V-mon to keep out of sight and make his way out; he would meet him at his car. Daisuke pulled out his D-terminal and E-mailed all of his friends that weren't in school. He told them it was an emergency and to meet him a block from the school.
He continued dodging teachers for ten or so minutes until he finally made it out, he climbed in his car, letting DemiV-mon in from under the car, his cell phone was in the cup holder, he grabbed it, 31 missed calls shone on it's screen, 'mom's gonna be pissed, but I couldn't help it.'. He started it and drove around the block to an empty parking lot, away from school. Soon a blue Evo 9, a red RX-7 Savanna, and a silver Honda Insight pulled up. Taichi rolled his window down, Daisuke followed suit.
"What's so important that you've got to drag us out here?"
"Ruki's gone?" Davis said through his window.
"What?!"
"Acting on impulse I went to the Digital world after I got a call about trouble so naturally I rushed in without thinking or calling anyone. But the second we got there someone or something attacked me; I went out like a light."
"Did you see them?" Yamato asked from the other side of Daisuke, he turned.
"I don't even remember going down, much less what took me down."
"Shit, did you call Koushiro?"
"His phone was busy. Everyone else is in school right now."
"Okay, we're going to have to get over there, he's the only one who might be able to get us to the Digital World in the place you were last night."
"Yeah," Daisuke said, worry intertwined in his voice.
"Hey, we'll find her don't worry." Taichi said.
"Okay, um, no offence but Jyou, you should ride with one of us, most likely we won't be going slowly and that Insight just can't cut it."
"It's ok, I'll just ride with Daisuke."
"Okay, let's get to Koushiro's."
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Two figures stood atop a high cliff, the wind in their hair. The cliff overlooked the water, which crash far below on the rocky bottom. The night air was serene and peaceful, the wind was even more so. The shorter figure stood a little closer to the cliff, her arms crossed, looking out into the moonlit sky. Her dark colored hair blew back, whatever didn't was in the ponytail so well made on the back of her head. The taller figure stood with his hands in his pockets, his even darker hair fluttered in the wind. His faced was bathed in confusion and anxiousness; finally he shoved that away and spoke up.
"Ruki…" The red haired girl turned her head to the source of the voice. Sadness somewhat shone on her face as she looked at him and spoke.
"What is it Dai?" Daisuke mentally smiled at the nick-name before he spoke.
"I know there's not much I can say to make it easier on you, but I will be here for you no matter what happens." Daisuke paused for a moment.
"Daisuke I…"
"No, I know you don't really like to let people in or trust anyone, but please trust me, let me in your heart. I want to be there for you, even if you don't want to admit it, you can't always protect yourself, so let me." Millions of things were rushing through her mind, yet there was nothing suitable for an answer.
"It's okay; just forget I brought it-"
"Wait, don't say that. It's just… I'm a tamer and the so-called Digimon queen, yet when you told me that my mind couldn't move quick enough to say alright."
"It's oka- wait, did you say alright?"
"Yes, ever since before I even met you in person I had a crush on you, even though I attempted to deny it, as it makes me seem like a little school-girl with a school-girl crush."
"As did I, ever since I saw you appear in front of me." They had inched closer and closer as they'd been talking until now, where they where but centimeter away from each other. She shut her eyes, suddenly cold, she felt nothing but chilling cold. She opened her eyes, no Daisuke, no cliff, nothing.
"So, that's what your deepest desire is? No childish want, just true love, wow humans are pathetic, love doesn't exist." The dream turned to darkness and shattered as the dark voice spoke.
"Daisuke," she yelled out for him. Then a shadowy figure appeared behind her and cut the moonlight out around her. She quickly turned to face the obstruction.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"I am seer of all fear and dreams. I am the amplifier of fears and the destroyer of dreams, I am the destroyer of worlds, I am the ruler of the dark realms. I…am Enchantressmon." The dark Digimon smiled at the young girl who looked at the her defiantly, yet with fear in her eyes.
Meanwhile Daisuke, Taichi, Yamato, and Jyou were running through a thick forest in the Digital World. After Koushiro had gotten them to where they needed to be, they started asking nearby Digimon if they knew anything. While back at his house Koushiro worked vigorously to search throughout the Digital World for Ruki's signal.
After they got a tip that a Digimon had been passing through a forest when he heard a girl scream and a dark cloud cover the sky, they began to sprint to where he'd heard it. He apologized to them for not helping her, but he knew whatever it was would've been way to strong for him. So, with their Digimon in the lead the four boys hurried to reach the girl. Daisuke in the front of the rest, a deep motivation keeping him going. He himself didn't know if it was guilt for getting her taken or something more that was his motivation, but he didn't care as long as he was there in time to save her.
"Daisuke, slow down, we can't all keep up." Jyou said, with Yamato bent over beside trying to catch his breath.
"Then just rest and catch up." Daisuke picked up the slowing V-mon and continued on his way, behind him Taichi slow to a stop.
"What's with him? I've never seen him so provoked," Taichi asked, raising his hands behind his head and taking deep breaths to regain himself.
"I think he likes her, that or he's feeling really guilty about what happened. I'm not quite sure," Yamato said, standing straight up, ready for another go.
"Ready?" Taichi asked the other two and their Digimon, after a moment or two they had all replied yes and followed the newly refreshed Taichi, after Daisuke.
Daisuke meanwhile was still running vigorously trying desperately to find Ruki, when he heard voices, or rather a voice, but after he saw a bright light perk up over some bushes, he quit listening and sped up.
He busted through the bushes in time to she Ruki staring back at the bright light barreling toward her. Once again his instinct reared its ugly little head and he shot off toward Ruki. Not realizing he still had V-mon in tow. He leapt toward the girl that was unable to move, he caught her and hoped he'd gotten all of them out of the path of the ball of light, but to no success, all three lost consciousness as the light overtook them.
Taichi and the others had come out of the bushes only in time to see Daisuke grab Ruki and the light overtake them, all six of them, human and Digimon, stared, unable to speak or even move. That is until they saw the cause of the death of their friend. Taichi didn't even have to say anything for Agumon was already in the process of Digivolving. As was Gabumon and Gomamon…
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A boy lay near life-less on a dark street, his clothes battered and torn. A little ways down a girl and a little blue fur-ball were in the same condition. The boy stirred, his eyes parted slightly as he put his hand to his head for some vain attempt to brush away the growing headache. Once he'd regained his composure he turned and pushed himself up off the ground. That's when the girl and blue animal caught his attention, in a panic he rushed quickly over to them. Both had pulses, but neither was conscious. He looked around, he wanted to find shelter and quick. There was a run-down building that looked like it would hold, for the night at least.
He picked the girl up in his arms, the blue little fur-ball atop her stomach, and walked quickly over to the building; he pushed the door open and made his way inside. It looked like an old bakery of some sort, with an apartment attached on the second floor. The boy carried the girl up the stairs, hoping the building was empty and hoping it had a bed.
He found that it was empty and that there was a bed, old as it may be, it was a bed. He laid her on it along with his blue companion and covered them up. After that he walked back downstairs, through all his scavenging no food was found, so he found an old knife and set it at his side, then he left for the outside, hoping to find food and maybe figure out where in the hell they were.
He opened the door only to finally see his surroundings, the sky red. Still and awful red…