Ok, since sooooooooooooo many of you (that was slightly sarcastic, sorry) have reviewed the story, here's the next chapter. But, *sternly* I want another 10 reviews before you get the next bit, which isn't too much to ask. This, by the way, is a test disclaimer (see if my sister's computer will refrain from doing the things the one at the library does) (and if it does fix the problem, I'll fix up the previous chapters)
Disclaimer: La, I don't own Digimon!
Ken went completely pale.
"You're...what?"
"You heard me, Ken."
"But how-?"
"Do you remember how ShadowMyotismon stabbed my shoulder, just before he...died, himself?"
"Yes, but-"
"That was so he'd...live on. His poisonous data has been inside me all this time, killing me. It's his way of exacting revenge, Ken. I won't live for more than another month, at the most."
"You're not serious, are you?" Ken asked, refusing to face the truth. There had to be some mistake. Deeanna couldn't die, she just couldn't. No, she wasn't. He had heard wrong, that's it, he had. He-
"Ken!"
Ken stopped, and looked down at Deeanna.
"Ken, I would never lie to you, you know that." Deeanna said. She took a deep breath, and that seemed to help, for she uncurled a little, and rolled onto her back."I-I've wanted to tell you, Ken, honestly I have. But how could I? I love you, but I didn't want to hurt you." she sucked in a quick breath, and returned to her doubled up position.
"What is it?!" Ken asked, alarmed.
"It...hurts..." Deeanna whimpered, trying hard not to cry. She didn't want to seem like a whimp to Ken, but it was hard to resist the stinging, aching snsation in her eyes and throat, as salty tears ran down her face, caused by the horrible feeling of being torn appart.
"Should I call Joe? He might be able to help."
"No, please don't, it'll pass." Deeanna begged."I don't want to involve the others just yet. Especially if Yolei were to find out. I'd die of shame before the virus killed me!"
"Don't worry, Deeanna," Ken soothed."I won't let Yolei find out. But, we have to tell the others, anyway. You know that."
"Of course I do, Ken. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. Please don't tell anyone just yet."
"Well..."
"Please?" Deeanna begged, her eyes big and round like a puppy's. Ken gave in.
"Alright, I won't say a thing. Yet. Go on back to sleep, okay?" Ken said. He tucked Deeanna back in gently, then leaned down, and kissed her softly on the brow. Deeanna smiled at him drowsily, and for a minute, Ken saw the old Davis smiling through Deeanna's eyes.
"I love you."
I love you, too."
Deeanna woke to the sounds of hushed conversation from the other room. Probably just the t.v, she decided, smiling because she knew the genius she loved enjoyed saturday morning cartoons. Pulling herself out of bed, she walked out of the bedroom, down the hall, and into the living room. Her eyes darkened when she saw the other digidestined, minus Yolei.
"Ken!" she cried, angrily."You told!"
"I'm sorry, Deeanna." Ken shrugged helplessly."I accidentally let it slip-" Deeanna snorted."No, really, when Izzy and DemiVeemon came over this morning, and Izzy insisted on telling the others."
Deeanna frowned. She caught sight of the Chibi-Ken, glued back together and looking crackly. Her expression softened.
"I don't know whether I should thank you, Izzy," she said."Or strangle you."
Tai stood up, and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You should have told us, Deeanna." he said."We would have understood."
"I just couldn't tell you." Deeanna replied, shaking her head. She sank down on the couch, head in hands."I didn't even know myself until last year, the virus was dormant for so long. I didn't know how to tell you. Phone you up, and say 'Hi, how are you? By the way, I'm being killed by a digital virus'?!"
"We could have helped-" Joe said.
"No!" Deeanna yelled, standing."Don't you understand?! You can't, and never could have, helped! There's no cure, nothing anyone could have done! Genai said so! I know so!"
Her eyes snapped with a burning fury, reminding them strongly of Davis when he'd stared down MaloMyotismon. Only this time, the fury was directed at them.
"You can't just say you'll fix things..." Deeanna said in a much softer voice."because sometimes you just can't." she turned away. They couldn't see the expression on her face, but they could see her clenched and shaking fists.
"Deeanna..." Matt said. Deeanna rubbed her arm across her eyes, then turned around.
"I'm ok. I've had a good life, even if it was short." she said."Though I sometimes think it's kinda unfair."
Silence.
"Damn it, Deeanna!" Ken finally yelled."Of course it's unfair! You're only 18, and you're dying!"
"So what if I am?" Deeanna countered."Who cares? I have no family who do!"
"What about-"
"June?" Deeanna's laugh was hollow."She stopped talking to me years ago."
"We care." Sora said."We do. We're like a family. It won't be the same with out you."
"I-" Deeanna stopped, biting her lip as she was gripped by pain once more. Ken put his arms around her in an attempt to ease her pain. The others were subjected to the same terrifying experience as Ken had been the previous night.
"I wish...you hadn't seen that." Deeanna said afterwards.
"Do these...attacks...happen often?" Izzy asked.
"No." Deeanna shook her head."But they do if I get worked up."
"Another reason to keep Yolei away from you." Ken said. Deeanna's lips quirked into a tiny smile.
"Thanks."
Disclaimer: La, I don't own Digimon!
Ken went completely pale.
"You're...what?"
"You heard me, Ken."
"But how-?"
"Do you remember how ShadowMyotismon stabbed my shoulder, just before he...died, himself?"
"Yes, but-"
"That was so he'd...live on. His poisonous data has been inside me all this time, killing me. It's his way of exacting revenge, Ken. I won't live for more than another month, at the most."
"You're not serious, are you?" Ken asked, refusing to face the truth. There had to be some mistake. Deeanna couldn't die, she just couldn't. No, she wasn't. He had heard wrong, that's it, he had. He-
"Ken!"
Ken stopped, and looked down at Deeanna.
"Ken, I would never lie to you, you know that." Deeanna said. She took a deep breath, and that seemed to help, for she uncurled a little, and rolled onto her back."I-I've wanted to tell you, Ken, honestly I have. But how could I? I love you, but I didn't want to hurt you." she sucked in a quick breath, and returned to her doubled up position.
"What is it?!" Ken asked, alarmed.
"It...hurts..." Deeanna whimpered, trying hard not to cry. She didn't want to seem like a whimp to Ken, but it was hard to resist the stinging, aching snsation in her eyes and throat, as salty tears ran down her face, caused by the horrible feeling of being torn appart.
"Should I call Joe? He might be able to help."
"No, please don't, it'll pass." Deeanna begged."I don't want to involve the others just yet. Especially if Yolei were to find out. I'd die of shame before the virus killed me!"
"Don't worry, Deeanna," Ken soothed."I won't let Yolei find out. But, we have to tell the others, anyway. You know that."
"Of course I do, Ken. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. Please don't tell anyone just yet."
"Well..."
"Please?" Deeanna begged, her eyes big and round like a puppy's. Ken gave in.
"Alright, I won't say a thing. Yet. Go on back to sleep, okay?" Ken said. He tucked Deeanna back in gently, then leaned down, and kissed her softly on the brow. Deeanna smiled at him drowsily, and for a minute, Ken saw the old Davis smiling through Deeanna's eyes.
"I love you."
I love you, too."
Deeanna woke to the sounds of hushed conversation from the other room. Probably just the t.v, she decided, smiling because she knew the genius she loved enjoyed saturday morning cartoons. Pulling herself out of bed, she walked out of the bedroom, down the hall, and into the living room. Her eyes darkened when she saw the other digidestined, minus Yolei.
"Ken!" she cried, angrily."You told!"
"I'm sorry, Deeanna." Ken shrugged helplessly."I accidentally let it slip-" Deeanna snorted."No, really, when Izzy and DemiVeemon came over this morning, and Izzy insisted on telling the others."
Deeanna frowned. She caught sight of the Chibi-Ken, glued back together and looking crackly. Her expression softened.
"I don't know whether I should thank you, Izzy," she said."Or strangle you."
Tai stood up, and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You should have told us, Deeanna." he said."We would have understood."
"I just couldn't tell you." Deeanna replied, shaking her head. She sank down on the couch, head in hands."I didn't even know myself until last year, the virus was dormant for so long. I didn't know how to tell you. Phone you up, and say 'Hi, how are you? By the way, I'm being killed by a digital virus'?!"
"We could have helped-" Joe said.
"No!" Deeanna yelled, standing."Don't you understand?! You can't, and never could have, helped! There's no cure, nothing anyone could have done! Genai said so! I know so!"
Her eyes snapped with a burning fury, reminding them strongly of Davis when he'd stared down MaloMyotismon. Only this time, the fury was directed at them.
"You can't just say you'll fix things..." Deeanna said in a much softer voice."because sometimes you just can't." she turned away. They couldn't see the expression on her face, but they could see her clenched and shaking fists.
"Deeanna..." Matt said. Deeanna rubbed her arm across her eyes, then turned around.
"I'm ok. I've had a good life, even if it was short." she said."Though I sometimes think it's kinda unfair."
Silence.
"Damn it, Deeanna!" Ken finally yelled."Of course it's unfair! You're only 18, and you're dying!"
"So what if I am?" Deeanna countered."Who cares? I have no family who do!"
"What about-"
"June?" Deeanna's laugh was hollow."She stopped talking to me years ago."
"We care." Sora said."We do. We're like a family. It won't be the same with out you."
"I-" Deeanna stopped, biting her lip as she was gripped by pain once more. Ken put his arms around her in an attempt to ease her pain. The others were subjected to the same terrifying experience as Ken had been the previous night.
"I wish...you hadn't seen that." Deeanna said afterwards.
"Do these...attacks...happen often?" Izzy asked.
"No." Deeanna shook her head."But they do if I get worked up."
"Another reason to keep Yolei away from you." Ken said. Deeanna's lips quirked into a tiny smile.
"Thanks."