楽しい 事 や悲しみ 事 など

Tanoshii koto ya kanashimi koto nado

Fun Things, Sad Things, and Such

By: Jaha Canon （ジャハカノン）

Disclaimer: I own none of these characters.

I found out something interesting today- I was practicing reading Japanese and I got out this little booklet that I got with my Digimon Adventure Best Hit Parade CD. Anyways, I was reading Takeru's profile and found:

「母方のおじいさんがフランス人だから。」

"Hahakata no ojiisan ga furansu jin dakara."

Translated- Grandfather on mother's side is French.

So I guess those dubbers DIDN'T make that particular relation up. The man in the World Tour episode IS Takeru's grandfather.

Yeah… I know that's irrelevant to my story. I just wanted to tell some people who would actually care. I already ended up explaining it to my mother. Ay… ()

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Azure Rose- Yes, I have been taking Japanese for almost three years now. I took two years in high school and now I am taking my second semester of Japanese at my college. Good luck with your classes!

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And now, the chapter I've been dragging my feet doing.

sigh Here we go….

Seriously now…

Chapter 6: 「しんだった」と言いましたな少年。

(The Boy Who Said "Died")

-December 2000: Four Months after Ken returned from being sick in the Digital World-

Perhaps he shouldn't have left so abruptly. He was mad. It wasn't as if Osamu never said anything like that before. He said things like that before.

Osamu had, without a doubt, badmouthed the Digital World one too many times in Koushirou's point of view.

Koushirou was usually very calm and collect. He usually didn't let things get under his skin. But now, with Ken becoming more and more powerfully under dark influence each day, he didn't want to have the older brother adding to the trouble.

Ryou was off in another dimension. He, this time, didn't give many details but told them that he was going to have to stick around there for a while. Usually, it was Ryou who calmed the more tense of situations in their group… when they happened anyway.

The redhead had decided that it was better judgment for him to just leave the Ichijouji residence for the day before anyone else could say anything more to make the situation worse. Ken couldn't seem to remember the digital world at all that day.

"Koushirou-san!" he heard behind him. He turned to see Ken running after him.

"I don't get the problem," Ken said "but I apologize for what my brother said."

Of course Koushirou was going to forgive Osamu. There was really no questioning that. So, he smiled at Ken and said "Thanks! It's all right."

Ken made no move to return back to his home. His expression changed and Koushirou wondered what he could have remembered.

"I want to talk to you." said Ken.

Koushirou agreed and they found a swing set at a park.

"What do you want to talk about?" Koushirou asked.

"The Digital World." Ken replied.

So he remembers right now.

"Yes? What about it?" Koushirou asked.

Ken's eyes took on a cold look and there was a faint purple glow in the back of his neck.

"I don't get why you and Ryou-san make such a big deal about it." Ken stated.

"What?" Koushirou said, realizing that Ken was no less confused that he usually was been since he was sick.

Ken looked coldly at Koushirou, "It's only a game right? Why should it matter whether those creatures are hurt or not!"

"Because they are living!" Koushirou replied quickly, "You can't deny that Wormmon exists, can you?"

Ken blinked and his expression changed. He looked normal again but the back of his neck still glowed.

"Do you remember what you were just saying?" Koushirou asked.

"That I wanted to talk to you?" Ken asked.

"Nevermind." Koushirou answered, still recovering from what the previous "Ken" had told him. "What do you want to talk about?" he asked again.

"Osamu-niisan." Ken replied.

"What about him?"

"My parents like him better." Ken said sadly.

"Ken-kun, why do you think that?"

"Because he's smarter than me and I am just ordinary Ken." the younger of the Ichijouji brothers replied as he jumped off his swing.

"Your parents don't love him anymore than they love you." Koushirou reassured Ken. "You're not thinking about this clearly."

"Yes I am!" Ken announced as the purple grow grew brighter and brighter. "And I wish Osamu-niisan would just DIE!"

"…Ken-kun… you don't really want that." Koushirou said. "I know you look up to Osamu a lot."

"I mean it!" Ken exclaimed angrily. "Then my parents can favor me instead!"

"Ken-" Koushirou started.

"Ken! Don't run off like that." Osamu as he walked up to Koushirou and Ken.

All anger disappeared from Ken's face and he turned to smile at his older brother.

"I just wanted to make sure that Koushirou-san is okay" he replied.

"I'm fine." Koushirou said. Honestly he was more worried about what he heard from Ken than what Osamu had said.

"Well, we'd better get back home." Ken said. "Matane!" He began walking off.

Osamu stayed and watched Ken reach a certain distance before turning to Koushirou.

"Sorry." he said plainly.

"You shouldn't head home yet." Koushirou responded.

"Why?" Osamu answered.

Why? Koushirou asked himself, Because of what Ken-kun said? Because when he said it there was a malicious dark glow coming from the back of his neck? Because I know in my experience with evil they will not let such a painful wish go ungranted?

Nothing Osamu would listen to. Koushirou knew that. He didn't really know for sure if anything would happen.

"Nevermind." Koushirou answered, "You'd better catch up with Ken-kun. That kid is fast."

"Sorry." Osamu stated again. His expression never changing.

"It's okay. Go catch up with Ken. -And be careful!" Koushirou replied.

Osamu nodded and walked off.

Why did I try to stop Osamu-kun from leaving? Koushirou wondered, his own mind feeling confused. It wasn't just what Ken said… it was something else.

He had seen that expression on Osamu's face before. They had barely met and now he couldn't even remember what Osamu did to make him so mad. What he would always remember was when Osamu looked at him and said "sorry." with a tone that made Koushirou think he didn't mean it.

But then he said with complete seriousness…

"Sometimes, when I feel like I'm a total jerk, I just want to die."

Koushirou leaped up from his swing and took off behind the brothers. He had already let too much time go by.

"NIISAN!" he heard Ken's voice call. Just around the corner.

Osamu lay in the middle of the street, breathing heavily and bleeding profusely. The driver of the vehicle that hit Osamu was standing there stunned.

Koushirou ran over and kneeled at Osamu's side.

"Call an ambulance" he told the driver who nodded numbly and ran to his car to get his cell phone.

"…Osamu-kun?"

"Hey Koushirou, funny seeing you here." Osamu croaked back.

"Don't strain yourself talking- the ambulance will be coming." Koushirou replied.

Osamu forced himself closer to a sitting position so that he could see his brother, Koushirou supported him.

Ken was curled up on the sidewalk crying hysterically and yelling that his brother had died.

"He can't even see that I'm still living right now." Osamu said, as he watched his younger brother sadly.

"Ken-kun!" Koushirou called. The hysterics continued undisturbed.

"There's a darkness surrounding my brother." Osamu said, "So I couldn't protect him after all."

"You're doing your best." Koushirou said.

"I did what I thought was best- but I guess you're right again." Osamu said.

"Don't talk in past tense, Osamu-kun, there's still a possibility you can survive this."

"No, there isn't… Koushirou-kun, I -am- dying." Osamu said, his voice faded as the ambulance drew closer. "Thank you for always being my friend, Koushirou-kun. Ryou-kun too. You two always tolerated me and watched out for Ken."

Koushirou nodded numbly, no longer finding words available.

"Please continue to watch out for Ken… I hope it's not too late for him."

The ambulance came and Osamu was silent.

Ken did not seem to notice the sirens. Or hear Koushirou tell him that the paramedics think that his older brother might still have a chance.

The paramedics invited the two boys on the ambulance, so Koushirou quickly dragged Ken off of the ground and pulled him in. By then he was reduced to silent sobs.

They sat waiting. Ken's parents had shown up and were occupied with their own feelings. Koushirou stayed with Ken. Ken still had no idea where he was he would murmur "it's my fault" over and over between sobs.

Koushirou sent Ryou five e-mails. Ryou told them before he left that they can e-mail him if there is an emergency. He warned them also that were was an unpredictable lag between dimensions. Who knew when he was going to receive the e-mails? However, Koushirou kept sending them.

"Why are we in a hospital, Koushirou-san." Ken asked.

"Because Osamu-kun was hit by a car." Koushirou answered as calmly as he could.

"But he's dead… why are we in a hospital if he's dead?"

Before Koushirou could answer, Ken, drained of energy, fell asleep on his lap. There was still a faint purple glow from his neck.

Right then, Ryou came around the corner and greeted Koushirou solemnly.

"Is he…" Ryou started.

"Living, just barely." Koushirou replied.

"How's Ken?" Ryou asked.

"I can't tell." Koushirou sighed.

Ryou looked at Koushirou's worn face and bloodied clothes, "And you?"

Koushirou noticed right then for the first time that he was trembling.

"…I don't know yet." he answered.

Just then, a doctor came out and announced that Ichijouji Osamu had passed away.

Chapter 5-End

Phew… that was… not so fun to write.

I guess those "kanashii koto" (sad things) had to happen eventually though.

I am planning to do more Osamu character development now… that he's dead.

sigh

じゃあ～　またね！

Jaa Matane!