Hi everyone! Here's chapter 9! Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed! This focuses more on the second pair but has a fairly nice Takari ending (for this chapter, not saying the whole fic) So without further ado, the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon...
Chapter 9: An Unexpected Twist (part 1)
"Are you sure you're alright?" asked Takeru in a concerned tone. A week has passed since the incident in the Dark Ocean. Takeru, much to Hikari's annoyance, kept asking her if everything was okay. She always gave the same answer considering that exams were over and summer vacation has finally started. She sighed before giving her answer.
"For the last time, yes!" said Hikari in an exasperated tone.
"Hey, I was just checking!" retorted Takeru. Hikari sighed once again.
"Don't worry, I'm alright. I haven't had any nightmares since that night", said Hikari calmly.
"If you're sure…" said Takeru. He had become more protective of Hikari since their meeting with Naoki and their defeat of Piedmon. He couldn't help but recall the words Naoki said. What if Hikari turned to the darkness? He wouldn't be able to bear that. Even in death he would feel like he was being killed.
"Honestly, you're like Taichi sometimes…" said Hikari. Takeru opened his mouth to counter that but he couldn't think of anything to say.
"Though I was wondering…" started Hikari, seeing Takeru had not responded. "What took you so long?" she asked as she looked at Takeru.
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Flashback:
Takeru was soundly asleep on the couch. A girl suddenly appeared before him, waking Takeru as the light faded. He half opened his eyes to see what where the light was coming from.
"Keeper of the Light, Hikari needs your help", said the girl. This made Takeru wide awake.
"Where is she!?" he asked worriedly.
"Follow me; I will lead you to her". She offered her hand and Takeru took it without any questions or hesitations. There was a sudden flash of light and then, after it cleared, they disappeared.
He found himself in a strange place. It seemed like earth before man was created. There was lush greenery and animals roamed freely. He was surprised to see a dragon, a leviathan in size. Her scales shone an emerald green and it seemed like she was enveloped in a holy aura. He also noticed something strange; when she passes, an emerald green light would appear. It seemed similar to the way Valkyries were depicted, maidens that rode through the sky with winged horses and were followed by strange flickering lights known as the Aurora Borealis.
"Takeru!" shouted someone. He snapped out of his thoughts and smiled. He recognized the voice right away and turned to the direction of the one shouting.
"Patamon!" exclaimed Takeru. Patamon flew directly at Takeru and he caught him in a tight hug. The mysterious girl then appeared.
"This is the Emerald Dream. A place safe from the horrors of man and Digimon alike", said the girl.
"Is this…Is this where Hikari is?" asked Takeru. The girl shook her head.
"This is a realm different from the Digital and Real World. It is separate from where Hikari is. Remember this place, Keeper of the Light. It will help you when the time comes…"
The girl suddenly waved her hand. A portal opened and he saw Hikari's devastated look. She was kneeling on the ground, tears trickling down her beautiful face.
"Hikari!" exclaimed Takeru. The girl took hold of Takeru before he jumped into the portal.
"Let go of me! I need to save Hikari!" shouted Takeru. He was trying to break free of the girl's grip but simply could not.
"You can not defeat Piedmon in this state. Patamon has no sufficient power to destroy the likes of Piedmon. You must grant him the power of Hope so you may triumph".
Takeru, unknowingly like Hikari, held his hands to his chest. A yellow light emerged from him and bestowed Patamon the ability to change into Angemon. He further digivolved, transforming him to the powerful MagnaAngemon.
"MagnaAngemon!" said Takeru. The girl smiled at him and MagnaAngemon.
"Go now, keeper of the light", she said with a smile. The portal widened and absorbed both Takeru and MagnaAngemon. He was in something that seemed like a tunnel. A few seconds passed and he saw the bleakness of the Dark Ocean. He also heard Piedmon talking.
"This is it, your final hour!" exclaimed Piedmon, smiling menacingly. He, after a surge of courage flowed through him, shouted "Not as long as I'm alive!" He saw Hikari on the ground, smiling at him. As he descended from the tunnel, MagnaAngemon took action and defended Hikari from the swords. Takeru, upon reaching the ground firmly, rushed to Hikari.
End Flashback
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"Hello! Earth to Takeru, are you still there?" asked Hikari, waving her hands in front of Takeru's face. He snapped back into reality to see Hikari slightly laughing at him. Both seemed to have forgotten the question Hikari asked.
"What happened?" he asked with a stupid look on his face. Hikari burst into a fit of giggles.
"You were out for a while. Daydreaming again?" asked Hikari after her giggle fit. Takeru, deprived the energy to argue, nodded.
"About what, may I ask?" she asked, eyeing him suspiciously. He shook his head.
"Nothing important", he said but he knew it was important. Naoki said he'd need it when the time came. (A/n: He knew it was Naoki because when she introduced herself, he saw the resemblance. He didn't note that he saw her before though)
"Emerald Dream, huh? What did Naoki mean when she told me that…" thought Takeru. Hikari raised an eyebrow.
"You've been deep in thought for a while now…" she said, slightly concerned. "Mind telling me what you're thinking about?"
"About Naoki…" he blurted out without thinking.
"Naoki!? I thought you said you didn't like her! You told me you wouldn't dare dream cheating on me!" she exclaimed in that utterly annoyed tone that she used when they first meet Naoki.
"Not her, I meant what she said…" he said, ignoring Hikari's sudden burst of rage. She calmed down and simply said "Oh".
"Don't worry, she said that it wouldn't come 'till we're married and have our first born child", she said though she blushed at the last part. This wasn't what he was thinking but he didn't want to worry her.
"Just don't propose too early", added Hikari jokingly.
"What if I want to propose right now!" said Takeru, smiling mischievously and clearing all previous thoughts. Hikari raised an eyebrow.
"Alright with me!" exclaimed Hikari.
"Knowing you, you'd make wedding preparations late. Plus, it takes nine months before a baby is born so it'll take awhile", added Hikari in a matter-of -fact tone. Takeru suddenly stood up and carried Hikari in his arms. Hikari was surprised by Takeru's sudden actions. He started walking towards the park exit.
"Where are we going!?" she asked, slightly embarrassed, slightly curious but overall happy.
"The church, we're getting married now!" said Takeru with a straight face.
"Very funny, now put me down", said Hikari, giggling slightly. He couldn't help but giggle a little himself. Takeru put her down and they started walking towards the Yagami apartment. On the way, the started talking about anything that would come to mind, including the wedding they were supposedly going to have.
"I'd prefer a gown with diamonds but maybe rubies are better since it matches my eyes…" said Hikari. She was imagining herself in a wedding gown, deciding if diamonds were better or rubies. Takeru sighed.
"I haven't even proposed yet and you're already thinking about the wedding!" said Takeru as he sighed.
"I just want everything to be perfect when the day comes!" said Hikari, slightly irritated. Takeru gave her a smile.
"I don't care if it's perfect or not. As long as I know that I'll be spending my life with you then I'm happy", said Takeru cheerfully. Hikari smiled.
"I guess you're right" said she. "Plus, it'll take awhile before you actually propose seeing it took you almost half of your life to realize that you love me and a quarter of it to actually tell me", she added teasingly. Takeru punched her playfully.
"Very funny", he said sarcastically. They reached the Yagami apartment where Hikari knew Taichi was wondering what took her so long. The sun had already set and it was night. She told him she would be back before nightfall.
"Mind staying a bit longer? If Taichi gives his speech again, at least I'll have someone to laugh with", said Hikari jokingly and as soft as possible, in case Taichi was listening by the door.
"Love to but can't", said Takeru. "Go to go and meet mom and dad, they're back", he added happily. Hikari gave him a sweet smile.
"Okay, see you tomorrow. And don't forget the plan!" said Hikari. Takeru gave a confused expression, much to Hikari's dismay.
"What happens tomorrow!?" asked Takeru. Hikari sighed.
"The plan with Yolei and Ken! The one you thought of. We're supposed to meet here before 6 pm so we can set everything for the two", said Hikari.
"How could you forget? It was your plan!" He couldn't think of a plausible excuse so he went with what would make her happy. Well, at least that's what he thought…
"Err…Because I was thinking about you?" he said nervously. It sounded more of a question than an actual excuse.
"Yeah, right and I have a poster of Daisuke pinned to my bedroom wall", said Hikari sarcastically. Takeru must've missed the sarcasm in the statement when he suddenly got angry.
"WHAT!?" he shouted loud enough for a few people to hear but, fortunately, excluding Taichi.
"Relax! I was just kidding!" said Hikari. Takeru calmed down a bit. Hikari giggled at Takeru.
"That wasn't funny", said Takeru in a matter-of-fact tone. Hikari raised an eyebrow.
"And so is daydreaming about Naoki. Anyway, I'd better get inside or Taichi might send a search team to look for me", said Hikari. Takeru leaned in to kiss her goodnight. Moments before the kiss, the door suddenly swung open, revealing an ill-tempered Taichi. Takeru drew back quickly, both blushing.
"I'll see you tomorrow!" said Takeru. "See you tomorrow too, Taichi!" He waved goodbye to the two as he left and both did the same.
"Where were you? I was worried sick! You could've called and told me you'd be running late! I was about to call the other digidestined to form a search team and look for you!" said Taichi. Hikari barely listened to Taichi as she got in the apartment, she was angry that Taichi ruined their good night kiss but that's Taichi for you. After a few minutes of his excessively annoying talk, Hikari interrupted him.
"Ready for tomorrow?" asked Hikari. This simple question seemed to have affected Taichi in a great way. He had a mischievous glint in his eyes to match his smile.
"Yes", said Taichi simply, with mischief written all over his face.
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A bright and early morning was granted to the digidestined as they started on with the plan.
"Taichi, what time will Yamato and Keru arrive?" asked Hikari, worrying slightly. Taichi put and a hand on Hikari's shoulder and told her to calm down.
"Calm down, they'll be here. Ken and Yolei will arrive at around 6 pm. It's only a quarter to 9. It's still early", said Taichi in a relaxed tone. Someone knocking on the door was heard. Hikari ran to get the door. She was greeted by the two blondes.
"Hi", said the two in unison. Hikari flung her arms around Takeru's neck and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips, earning a smile from Takeru afterwards and a mischievous grin from the two elder brothers.
"So that's why you were in state of panic", said Taichi teasingly. "Off on another date, are we?" added Yamato, grinning slyly. Both gave them death glares as they fully entered the apartment.
"Okay, so here's the thing. Mimi and Sora told us to wait for them. They told us not to touch or even think about touching the decorations inside the bags they brought yesterday", said Yamato, pointing at several large bags on the far end side of the room.
"Okay… Dare I ask why?" asked Takeru, curious as why the two girls didn't want their elder brothers touching the decorations. Yamato and Taichi sighed.
"For the simple reason that we are Taichi and Yamato", said Yamato. They sighed once again as Takeru and Hikari laughed.
"Well, anyway, as you two diverge yourselves in whatever you want, me and Takeru are going out for a while", said Hikari cheerfully. They two elder brothers sighed once again.
"Fine…" said the two in defeat. This was going to be a long day for the two.
"Where are you even going? Mimi and Sora will be here in a few minutes", asked Taichi. Hikari just smiled.
"Wanna bet?" asked Hikari with glee in her tone. She was well aware that Mimi and Sora would be shopping right now and they'd be back in a couple of hours, days even if the mall allowed it.
"Never mind. We'll just wait here. Just be back before 2 pm", said Taichi.
"Sure". With that, the couple left their two elder brothers to do whatever they could think of.
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"Where are we going?" asked Takeru. He had no idea where they were headed.
"Nowhere", said Hikari as she held Takeru's arm. She was enjoying the scenery of everything. It was a nice summer morning and the sun was shining brightly. Hikari started moving to the direction of the park and Takeru followed her.
"I really like these kinds of days…" said Hikari dreamily. Takeru couldn't agree more. He was happy to see the people enjoying their day. Couples were walking through the park happily, children playing without the slightest worry, butterflies flying past them and the sun shining brightly as the blue sky gave beauty to everything. It was a perfect day and you couldn't ask for more.
"How about we sit on one of the benches?" suggested Hikari. Takeru could do nothing but agree since he was already being dragged to the bench.
"Tell me again why we're here", said Takeru. Hikari gave him a sweet smile and started giggling. Takeru was now confused.
"Well, so we could have some alone time…" said Hikari cutely. Takeru couldn't help but smirk.
"…And because Ken and Yolei usually come here at this time of day", continued Hikari in a more business like tone. Takeru's smirk left him and a frown replaced it.
"Oh", he said simply. He helped her look for Ken and Yolei though he was slightly disappointed that they were the only reason they were there. He looked for the soon to be couple, nevertheless.
After looking for hours, the two were not able to locate Ken and Yolei. Takeru was completely baffled why Hikari wanted to look for the two.
"Kari, why'd you want to look for the two anyway?" asked Takeru. He was surprised at Hikari's answer.
"No reason really", said Hikari innocently.
"What!? Then what was the point of dragging me here!" asked Takeru, slightly flustered. His sudden outburst might've been because he was extremely tired, running and searching for someone with no particular reason. Or it might've been that Hikari was manipulating him in a way that was unlike of her. To his utmost surprise, Hikari was smiling through out his whole outburst.
"So you'd be too tired…", said Hikari in that oh so innocent tone of hers. This made Takeru a lot angrier.
"Tired!? For what may I ask!?" he exclaimed furiously.
"To prevent you from resisting this…" said Hikari in a seductive tone. She pulled him closer and kissed him passionately, not letting Takeru get a single gasp of air. After what seemed like an eternity, she let go; both gasping for air. Takeru couldn't help but smile.
"Why'd you think I would try to resist that?" he asked in between intakes of air. Hikari just smiled.
"I knew you wouldn't", she started. "But you'd take over and I wouldn't want that", she finished.
"So let's go, it's already 1:30 pm", said Hikari as she looked at the clock in her cell phone.
"Can't we rest first?" asked Takeru. He was still tired from running around and from the kiss they just had.
"If we rest…", she started. "…then you won't get the other surprise I have in store for you", she said seductively as she made her way to the exit. Takeru stared at Hikari for a while with a goofy smile. After seconds of staring, he ran to her side with the goofy smile pasted on his face.
"Thank God I chose Kari!" thought Takeru as they made their way back to the Yagami apartment.
That ends chapter 9! Okay, so the ending was a little...err...suggestive. I was just trying to show a side of Hikari that says she can be seductive & deceitful (so two not so good traits...) Anyway, next chapter shows the actual plan so wait for it!
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