A/N: Here it is folks! Forgive any typos you may find please. Now then let's get this party started!

Chapter Five: Light in the darkness

Kouji cringed waiting for the impact of the foot coming towards his face. He could imagine the pain he would feel as those talons ripped him apart. You see though, fate had other plans for him then death. Kouji never saw his phone slip from his pocket but he clearly saw what transpired next. Suddenly a glorious white beam of light shot from the cell phones screen. The mysterious ray of light covered his body filling him with comforting warmth. Then it moved to engulf the beast. It let out wrenching screams as though it was being burned.

The teen only stared his mouth gaped wide open as he watched. Blood slowly trickled from his mouth and onto the carpet. What…was that? It was almost like the time Koichi was under Cherubimon's power, Ophanimon had used his digivice to protect him…What was going on! The monster crashed into the bedroom window. Broken glass shattered to the dirt outside as the howling winds poured into the room. Then it was gone, morphing back into the shadows it had come from.

Kouji remembered looking through haze filled eyes at his brother's unmoving form on his bed. He heard a panicked voice from somewhere in the room. He felt a cool hand on his throbbing forehead. Then everything grew into a wave of darkness. His last thought as he slipped into unconsciousness was that he hoped his brother was still alive.

Late afternoon greeted the high school as the dismissal bell rang. The teens all relaxed thankful that school was over. They chatted and mingled amongst themselves while others eagerly left the classroom. Neither of these were the case for a certain shaggy haired youth. His head was on his desk, his arms hiding his sleeping face from view. Takuya's teacher had long given up on trying to wake him. A group of girls gathered around one of their friends' desk. The lazy teen slowly awoke to hear them gossiping.

"You are not going to believe this but I heard that two people were viciously attacked last night!" the girl with annoying pom-pom hair ties in her hair said dramatically.

"So? Who cares, it happens all the time, right?" her friend with a nasally voice shrugged.

"Well, you see it wasn't, like, you know, a normal attack!" she continued wide eyed. "The say that the police found bird feathers all over the room and claw marks were everywhere! Isn't that crazy!"

"Wow…totally, weird! Wait where did you hear about this Miki?" another feminine voice awed .

"It was all over the news, stupid! They have a warning out for people in the area to be careful!" the gossiper continued.

"What about the victims?" the nasal voice asked. Takuya peeked his head up from his desk to see her twirling her hair.

"They didn't say…Geez I really want to know, too! It's totally not fair!" the leader sighed pouting over glossed lips.

"Aww.. now I'm going to be scared walking home." "Hey, I know! Let's go find a hot guy to walk us home," one of them said suggestively. The group began giggling and chatting about the guys in school.

Having heard more than enough of their dumb chatter, Takuya stood up sharply. The old school chair grinded on the floor making the girls stop mid conversation and stare. He flung his orange and blue backpack over his shoulder. The girls glared at him, whispering who gave the hell what, as he walked past. Obviously they did not liking him interrupting their conversation with his noise. He offered them a irritated glare right back. He had been enjoying his nap. Who cared about some random attack? This was Tokyo, it happened all the time.

Grey sky's graced Takuya with their presence as he walked home slowly. His mood had only gotten worse over the weekend. He had gotten angry texts from his ex's friends all that night for making her cry…It was so fucking annoying. She had broken up with him! Takuya swung his leg to kick a stone on the street. He missed and death glared the inanimate object.

Before he could brood any more deeply in his thoughts he heard a familiar voice call out to him. "Hey, Takuya!" the perky spiky haired kid waved as he ran up.

"Sup, Tommy," Takuya nodded with a small smile, "You coming over to my place?"

"Yeah, I have a new video game I downloaded last night," the kid smiled shifting his bag on his broadening shoulder. "Oh Shinya also mentioned something about algebra homework…hate to say it but he's is an idiot when it comes to math. Must run in the family, huh?" Tommy laughed his smile big; green eyes shone brightly.

Frowning slightly, Takuya ignored the obvious reference to his mathematic abilities, and looked around them. "Speaking of bratty kids," he directed this at Tommy, "Where is my little bro?"

"Oh, he had cleaning duties today." The younger boy shrugged, "I told him I'd meet him at his house."

"Oh…I see," Takuya nodded as he scratched his shaggy hair. He really needed to get a haircut. The coco colored hair was almost long enough for a small ponytail. Takuya wished he could wear a hat in school…dress code regulations banned them. The two walked in awkward silence down the street; past the endless waves of homes and passing strangers.

The younger boy, who was almost as tall as Takuya and was developing a more matured look, was the first to break the silence. "Say…Takuya, I have a question," Tommy began his earlier light-hearted tone was now very serious.

"Yeah?" he older boy replied glancing beside him. Tommy's tanned brows were knitted in thought.

"Are we still friends?" he asked stopping. Emerald eyes stared over his black rimmed glasses at the nonchalant teen.

"Huh? Why ask this all of a sudden?" Takuya tensed his tanned skin gripping his bag. Great just the kind of conversation he wanted right now. This week was starting out just dandy…

Tommy snorted a laugh, "I thought it would be pretty obvious."

"Excuse me? What would be obvious?" Takuya crossed his arms feeling rather defense at this brats attitude.

"Look just because I'm friends with Shinya doesn't mean you have to forget I exist, you know." Tommy replies smoothly.

"What the hell are you getting at, Tommy? I haven't forgotten you exist. We just aren't into the same things. Heck, you're just a kid. Why would I want to hang out with you?" Takuya smirked darkly. He was getting angry at this little punk.

"Just a kid am I? Not into the same things?. You're right about that. I actually am doing something with my life. Unlike you who sits and pouts about how crappy his life is," Tommy spat crossing his arms over his chest.

Takuya couldn't believe he was hearing his mouth gaped open. His emotions raw. "I don't need to take this from you! What do you even know about me anymore?" Takuya yelled his face heating from his developing anger.

"I know a lot more then you think I do, Takuya! I'm not some, kid anymore. I'm freakin' 15 years old! You're the one that needs to grow up! You just can't get over the past can you? Grow up, Takuya! Go and actually do something with your life because we can't go back to the digital world! It's over, stupid. Get over it!" Tommy raged.

Takuya let out a low growl and grabbed Tommy from the scruff of his school uniform. "You crossed the line, brat! Let me make this perfectly clear to you. I AM over the past. That makes you part of that past. So you know that means, don't you? I'm over with my friendship with you and everyone else included in that past!"

Tommy grabbed to move the hands from his collar he looked at him with stone cold hurt eyes, "Fine, Takuya. Push away all the people you had once trusted with your life. You've really changed."

"Hell yeah I changed! You don't know me. It wasn't me that pushed everyone away, you know. You all just forgot that I existed so please consider the past forgotten." The older teen continued his arms shaking from his torment.

"Is that really what you think? You really don't remember what happened after Zoe left do you?" Tommy asked his eyes softening.

"I don't know what you're talking about! You know what, I'm done with this crap!" Takuya shoved his old friend away as he stormed off down the street.

"…You really don't remember…" Tommy whispered watched his childhood role model storm away. Sighing heavily he turned to walk the opposite direction wishing he could get through to his bone headed friend.

The creature huddled in the blackened alleyway consumed in its pain. Its lips hissed out in anger. It had failed… master would be angry. It must go back…it must finish off its prey…they must die. It would find them. It would be easy to…it could find anyone…It would kill them…the feeble vermin's would die…Its injuries sizzled as it tried to shift its weight. The wretched light...that light must be vanquished...master must know...they had a weapon...it must kill them now...now...now!

A/N: There you go! The end of Chapter 5! Whew...thank goodness! _ I hate writing these angtsy conversations...it's so hard! Hope you like it...I tried...teehee~

What going to happened to Kouji and Koichi? Where is Junpei in all of this? What is this terrifying monster? Better review and keep reading =^_^=