A/N: I figured I'd go ahead and give you all the next chapter as it is an important one. The previous chapter was the calm before the storm essentially.

Chapter 5: A Father's Anger

A few weeks have gone by since I met Elecmon, and they have been going great. I am falling in love with Takeru, but he doesn't know yet of course. After yet another trip in the Digital World fighting off bad Digimon Elecmon and I walk inside the apartment, and my dad is not home, so I get ready for bed and school for the next day. Then I lay down, and dream about Takeru's beautiful self. I wake up the next morning and had a usual day in school, and came home and did my two hours of English studying because of my dad's evil ways. I wish I was spending time with my friends instead. My dad comes home in a raging fit that night over me not studying last night because I was away in the Digital World which of course he knows nothing about. I believe that he is drunk as he likes to go drink with his co-workers sometimes. He looks at Elecmon and says "What is that thing?" I then say "A new stuffed animal I bought yesterday. Isn't he cute?" "If you say so son, but I would like an explanation as to why you didn't study last night?" "Dad, I have studied every night since the punishment was put in place except last night. I don't know why it's a big deal." I said. My dad now furious says "How dare you talk back to me." I retort with "Not talking back, more like explaining why you're wrong." Once I said that my dad slapped me right across the face.

"Listen Thomas, I don't ask much from you, but when I tell you to study, you're going to goddamn study. I know you hate it, but that's too fucking bad." Almost to tears I say "You don't understand me at all. It's harder for me due to my disability. I'm not like everyone else." "Quit using your fucking disability as an excuse for everything. You just don't care and are lazy like your bitch of a mother is, and you know it." With that my dad grabs a wooden sword and starts beating me with it 6 times. By now I was crying and telling him to stop. He did and then said "It's late, get ready for bed now." I then say "I was going to before you attacked me." With that I was welcomed with his hand on my neck choking me. "Do what I just told you now." He said violently then threw me to the ground. I was bleeding a little bit, but not bad mostly just bruises. I grab Elecmon and get ready for bed like normal then I grab my D-Terminal and E-Mail Takeru telling him to come down and see me that it was an emergency.

No less than thirty seconds later Takeru was on my balcony knocking on the sliding glass door. I let him in immediately and we then sit on my bed then I give him a hug and start sobbing. Takeru then says "Tommy, you look terrible, what happened?" I then while crying said "My dad got mad because I forgot to study last night and then he got very violent with me." "What did he do to you?" said Takeru. "First he slapped me then he beat me with a wooden sword and lastly he chocked me and threw me to the floor." "Tommy, has he always been this violent to you?" Takeru asked. "Yes, he has. He beat up on my mother while pregnant with me, my grandparents told me then I saw him beat up on my step mom and that's why they divorced." Takeru started tearing up "I'm so sorry Tommy, I hate that your dad is like that. You're my best friend, and you'll always be in my heart, and you mean the whole world to me just like Patamon does, and it really hurts me to know that you've been beaten up by a member of your own family." By now we're both in tears. "Tommy, if it gets worse, you can move in with my mom & I. I already told her about the last incident you told me about, and she said that it was OK for us to take you in."

"I would like that very much buddy. I have about had it with my dad's violence. It's tearing me apart." We both embraced for at least an hour. I couldn't stop sobbing because of the pain my dad caused and the fact that I'm being held by the man of my dreams. "Tommy, it's getting late, so I'm going to go to bed now, but get better, and please tell me if he does that to you again, so I can come get you. I care too much about you to see you like this." Said Takeru. I can't help but to look into his eyes and say "Don't worry, I will as I can't handle it for much longer. Good night, and see you in school tomorrow." "Good night to you too. Sleep well my buddy." With that Takeru went back home, and I went to sleep though it was hard after what I just went through. Elecmon looks at me and says "How do you deal with all that violence. That was scary." "I don't know Elecmon, but I am fed up with it." "Next time he hurts you I have no choice but to evolve as I want to protect you. I had no idea that you lived a rough life." Said Elecmon. "I give you full permission to do that." I said then I fell asleep.

A/N: Yikes, poor Tommy having such a violent father. Takeru is such a caring friend isn't he? Takeru is starting to show his own feelings for Tommy as well. Next chapter will be about what happens when Tommy brings home another bad grade.