A/N: From the feedback of the reviews I received, I noticed that some of you thought this was a OneShot. Just letting you know, this is not a OneShot. I guess I've been too busy to update it. Sorry guys. Also, I totally mixed up their original names and their dub names. They should be corrected in this chapter. Well anyway, here's Chapter Two.

Freedom Kiss
Chapter Two: The Melody of His Heart

Point of View: Hikari Yagami

I walked home alone and very slowly. TK offered to walk me home, but I declined. I didn't want to go home yet. Going home meant no freedom. I wanted to feel for just a few moments more. So, I decided to stop on a secret trail I discovered when I was six years old. I was with TK at the time. It was our secret "escape from reality."

I sat on a rock next to the little stream that was flowing slowly and gently. I started to think about TK and what happened today – what I said, what he said, what I did, and what he did. If you take out the problems at home, a battle within myself, and this craving for something so irrational, life would seem so perfect. I love TK. I think he knows it.

I want to believe he loves me, too. I think he might after what he said. Just thinking about all of this is making me blush and that doesn't happen to often. When we were hand in hand, everything felt so warm despite the fact it was late November. When I was in that moment, I wanted to hold his hand forever and fly to that place with him.

But who am I kidding?

I, Hikari Yagami, cannot love. I am incapable of loving. It's funny how the past gets to you. It's strange how it affects one so. The past is something that happened and cannot be redone. It happens and you can do nothing but move on. The past should stay in the past. Not stay with you in the present and possibly the future.

Some demons can be unleashed. However, my inner demons can't be discovered. They won't even hush for a moment. Well, I guess that's a lie. Ever since three hours ago when TK's hand was in mine, my demons were hushed for that single moment. When the moment was over, the demons came rushing back.

Even though I enjoyed the moment between TK and myself, it felt strange. I grew up thinking my heart was made of ice. His heart was fire. My heart was forever frozen incapable of beating and loving and feeling. TK's heart of fire was burning – burning with passion, love, and all kinds of emotions. Though I "loved" him, I was so envious of him. I wanted a loving family like his. Even though his parents are separated, they still loved TK. Yamato loved TK, his mother and father loved TK.

My mother and father neglect me. They neglect me and they don't care about me. They never gave a damn when I was sick, or when I was hurt, or when I sincerely needed a mother or father. They don't care. Tai? Tai was like my guardian angel. But now he's too busy to care about me. I never see him anymore. He's like a stranger to me now.

I felt alone, but I liked it. Without anyone beside me, I can't get hurt.

But…

I always crave TK's company when I'm alone. The moment I see him, my frozen heart defrosts a little. Cheesy, but that's how I feel. When I'm with him, I can almost feel the warmth of his heart filled with love. Sometimes, I swear I can even hear the melody of his heart, beating ever so softly – music to my ears.

I look at my reflection in the stream. I truly hate myself. I can't show my true identity. What was the point of any of this? What's the point of trying to find freedom when I know I can't find it? What's the point of trying to make everything better when I know it won't ever be? What's the point of loving TK when I know I can't love him completely? What was the point of living when I have nothing to live for?

My knees began to shake (or was it the ground)?

My head began to spin (or was it the skies)?

My stomach began to hurt (or was it relief)?

And then the darkness took me in (or was it the light)?

Then all of a sudden…

"Hikari!"

TK?

"Hikari! Are you alright?! Hikari!"

Or is it an angel?

"Hikari! No! Hikari! Wake up, please! Please, Hikari!" His voice was fading away.

I felt like I was floating when it reality…

"TK…" I managed. Every inch of me was either aching or numbing.

"Hikari? Can you speak? Don't move…" TK began. He sounded so… so hopeless.

"TK…" I tried again. I still felt as if I was floating.

"I'm falling."