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Difficult Lives
Davis slowed as he reached the apartment. The door was closed and there was no sound from the apartment. That would have seemed normal if Jun wasn't home but the number form Jun's call was their home number.
"What's wrong? Is she home?" Veemon asked.
"Yes but we should've heard her by now." Davis answered.
Davis reached the door and opened it slowly. Red swirling eyes dominated his vision.
"Davis!" Veemon said indignantly as Davis dropped him. He paid little attention to the red eyes he had seen out of the corner of his eye. His indignation faded as he looked up at Davis only to see his partner standing still with his hands at his sides. Veemon stopped and looked at the owner of the eyes which happened to be a dark haired man with swirling eyes and wearing a black cloak with a red cloud on the front.
"Davis, what's wrong?" he shouted as Davis made no reaction to his cry. Davis remained silent. He just continued to stand as still as he had been since dropping his partner. Veemon gasped as he noticed Davis's eyes were blank. A steak of yellow moved across the blue dinosaur's vision just before Kakashi appeared behind Davis and placed a hand on the teen's shoulder. Veemon watched the yellowish glow coating Kakashi's hand as he placed it on Davis's shoulder. Davis jerked around and stepped back. Worried, Veemon turned his attention back to the doorway where the man had disappeared.
"What was that?!" Davis shouted.
"U . . . . . U . . . . . . Um . . . . ." Veemon heard from behind him. He easily recognized Hinata's voice.
Davis waited and then seemed to realize something.
"Mom, Dad, Jun!" he shouted and ran into the house. Veemon followed the brunette, just as worried as his partner.
Jun lay next to the phone. Davis checked for a pulse and smiled when he found one. He moved to the living room where he found his parents and repeated the same process. He was lucky. He ran over to the phone and dialed 911. With his family taken care of, he turned his attention to the ninja group and directed them to his room while Veemon jumped into Davis's backpack.
Davis rode in the ambulance with Jun who had a nasty gash on her temple. With no visible injuries on his parents, Davis had decided to go with Jun. It was a short and bumpy ride.
Davis's parents woke soon after they reached the hospital. Jun didn't.
The next few weeks proved hard for Davis. He really cared about Jun and hated to see her hurt, especially when they weren't sure how. He was depressed and easily distracted but his teachers didn't call him on it.
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Davis sighed as he heard his mom.
"Davis, Tai's on the phone." She shouted up to him.
Davis shouted down an agreement and answered the phone.
"Hey, Davis, how ya doing?" Tai asked cheerfully.
"Fine," Davis answered wearily.
"Um . . . . . yeah. We have a digidestined meeting. Think you can come?" Tai asked less cheerfully.
"Sure." Davis answered.
"It's okay if you don't want to." Tai said gently.
"I'll come." Davis responded.
"Alright, just wanted to make sure. Head over to Izzy's. We'll start when ya get here." Tai answered and the two hung up.
Davis grabbed his house keys, his digivice, and Veemon. He ran out the door, telling his mom where he was going as he left.
It didn't take him long to reach the apartment. He noted the grim expression on Tai's face when the elder leader opened the door. The two walked into the living room where the meeting would take place silently.
"Gennai's confirmed it. We have a new enemy. It attacked and destroyed a digimon village." Tai said, standing up.
Many of the group gasped.
"That's two enemies." Ken added sadly.
"Huh?" the room's occupants questioned.
"The person who hurt Davis's family and tried to do something to Davis." Ken answered.
"We have two enemies. One on both sides. For now, be careful here. Don't try to fight this enemy. That ends this meeting." Tai said, sitting down.
As everyone gathered their things, Davis's cell phone rang. He picked it up with the same lack of enthusiasm he usually had these days.
"Hey, wh-" he started.
"Davis, come to the hospital. She's awake!" his mom interrupted. Davis didn't even bother to ask. He told her that he would be there soon and hung up the phone. Everyone was happy when a smile grew on his face again. They hadn't seen it in weeks.
"Hey, can someone take me to the hospital? Jun's awake!" Davis asked happily.
Matt agreed to do so and everyone congratulated Davis as the two digidestined headed out the door.
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When they reached the hospital, Davis ran in. After getting Jun's room number, he went to see her. His headlong rush into the room only ended with him hugging Jun tightly. Luckily, Veemon had jumped onto Jun's bed before Davis's arm had reached around Jun.
Jun herself looked surprised to have her brother hugging her. She saw Matt over his shoulder and smiled.
"Hey, bro, you can let go. The doctors already promised that I wouldn't collapse again but I don't think that'll hold up without air." Jun gasped out.
"Oh, sorry, Jun," Davis said, letting go. The fact that he didn't add a biting retort at the end surprised everyone but Veemon. "You scared me, Jun." he added sincerely.
Jun smiled and held out her hands to her brother. Davis went into them gladly.
"What happened, Jun?" Matt asked.
"It was that red-eyed guy, wasn't it?" Davis asked softly.
"Well, yeah. That's the one who hurt Mom and Dad. This shark guy went after me. He forced me to call you and then knocked me out." Jun answered.
"What was he looking for?" Davis asked shakily.
"Something they called the Nine-Tails. They also made a reference to some demon but they might have been the same thing." Jun responded, looking at her brother worriedly.
"But why would they be after Davis? It's not like he's anything special." Matt wondered, not paying attention to the last part as he said it.
Jun looked appalled. Davis noticed her open mouth and gestured for her silence. She looked at him like he had grown an extra head. Davis, who had merely hidden his hurt expression at the comment, ignored the look. He'd never tell anyone but seeing Jun outraged on his behalf made him feel better.
"I don't know, Matt. I can't think of anything they would want from me. I mean, I'm not even important?" Davis answered, giving Matt another chance.
"Yeah, seriously," Matt responded.
Jun couldn't take it anymore. She burst.
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT MY BROTHER!? IF THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT HIM, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU TREAT HIM! Now, GET OUT AND STAY OUT!" Jun shouted at Matt. She would have extended the shouting but she needed to talk to Davis, so she satisfied herself with that.
Matt left quickly, unwilling to incur her further wrath. Davis shrunk back as Matt left with a very confused expression.
"Thanks, Jun, now I have to think about an excuse for your problem with Matt. It's bad enough having to do the same for Veemon's problem with them." Davis whined.
"Problem? Why should you have to give them an excuse? Matt is the one who needs an excuse. Do all of the digidestined act that way towards you?" Jun asked softly in a dangerous voice.
"Well, I caught some of them insulting me a few weeks ago. Veemon got mad but I asked him to keep it quiet. They don't know that I heard them and I don't want them too. At least not yet," Davis answered.
"Why, Davis? You don't deserve that. None of the digidestined should be allowed to do this to you." Jun asked.
"Because we have a new enemy in the digiworld. We need to work together now to save the worlds." Davis explained.
"I'm proud of you, Davis. Most wouldn't be strong enough." Jun said with a smile. "Through it could just be that you're too thickheaded." She added jokingly.
"Glad to know what you think about me." Davis answered sarcastically. "But that does mean a lot. Is it safe to assume your Matt stalking days are over?" he asked.
"Yeah, don't know what I saw in that jerk. Now, what about Kari? Any luck getting her?" Jun asked, suspecting the answer.
"No. She and T.K. are dating now. I don't care anymore. Rea-" Davis started but the headlong rush of Ken, Cody, and their digimon interrupted him.
"Jun! You're okay. That's gre-" Ken started but his expression fell.
Confused, Davis followed his downcast gaze to Jun, who looked livid. It took him a moment to realize why.
"Wait, Jun. They didn't. They defended me." Davis informed her quickly.
Her anger faded and she directed a smile at the newcomers.
"Hey, Davis, we met Matt on the way out. He seemed very confused. What did you say to him?" Ken asked.
"I didn't say anything. He insulted me while he was here. Jun got a bit upset and yelled at him." Davis answered with a sigh.
"Davis who was behind the attack on your family?" Cody asked directing the conversation away from the other digidestined.
"That red-eyed guy that I met at the door and a guy with shark features," Davis answered.
"So those are our ne-" Cody started.
"Wait! You met the red-eyed man?!" Jun interrupted.
"Yeah, after you called, I rushed over. We were at the park so it didn't take long. Met the guy at the door," Davis answered, slightly uneasy.
"We?" Jun asked suspiciously.
"Yeah. Me, Davis, Neji, Gaara, Ka-" Veemon started but stopped as Davis glared at him.
"Neji, Gaara?" Jun asked curiously.
"Yeah, I met them the day of the attack. They . . . . um . . . . kinda . . . . believe that I'm this friend of theirs." Davis answered nervously.
"Yo-Yo-You're J-Jun?" a shy voice asked from the doorway. Davis mentally sighed as he recognized it. Turning around, he saw Hinata, just as he expected. He was actually surprised to see only Neji, Sasuke, and Kakashi behind her.
"Yes." Jun answered, glancing at the girl than returning her glare to Davis.
"Jun meet Neji, Hinata, Sasuke, and Kak-" Davis started but he was interrupted again by his cell phone which reported an incoming call from T.K.
Davis answered it unhappily.
"Yes, T.K.?" he asked.
"Hi, Davis, I just heard from Matt. What's Jun's problem?" T.K. asked.
"Um . . . . Jun's . . . . um . . . ." Davis tried. He trailed off and before he could start again, Jun grabbed the phone.
"Hello, T.K." Jun said in a deceptively sweet voice. Davis heard T.K. mumble out a greeting. "I'm so glad to hear from you. I was wondering about something." Jun continued. Davis heard T.K. say something cheerfully. He cringed. He knew what was coming and everyone else except the ninja in the room knew as well. "HOW CAN YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS INSULT MY BROTHER IN HIS HEARING OR OUT OF IT AND ACT LIKE HE'S YOUR FRIEND?! HOW CAN YOU TREAT HIM AND HIS FEELINGS SO BADLY AND NOT EVEN CARE?!" Jun shouted. Davis heard T.K. stammer out an answer a second later but he was interrupted when a nurse moved into the room.
"What's going on in here?" the nurse demanded.
"Just talking to a friend of my brother's," Jun responded sweetly.
"You need to be quieter. There are other patients here." The nurse scolded.
"Alright, sorry, I'll be quieter." Jun responded. This satisfied the nurse and she left. Jun closed the cell phone nonchalantly.
"You were saying, Davis?" Jun asked as if nothing had happened.
"Um . . . . Jun? Remember what I mentioned earlier? It's-" Davis started.
"It'll be fine, Davis. Not like they took you seriously before anyway, right?" Jun interrupted.
"She's right, Davis." Veemon lisped.
Three digivices went off before Davis could answer. They checked them. It was an e-mail from Tai. Their digital enemy had shown itself.
"Sorry, Jun, we need to head to the digital world." Davis said, already heading for the door with Ken, Cody, and their digimon following.
"Be careful." Jun said as the three digidestined left.