Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ As Long As She's Happy ❯ Driftwood. ( Chapter 5 )
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By: moose_of_doom 
Things start to fall apart as Davis goes away for a week...
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.11.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 528 | Status: Completed
Things start to fall apart as Davis goes away for a week...
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.11.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 528 | Status: Completed
Chapter 5
Driftwood.
Kari looked around her apartment, glad to be home, glad to be in familiar surroundings. The bed was made, the kitchen clean, but she felt restless. Even with Gatomon around, she hungered for company. No. Not for company, but she needed to talk to him, to say things that needed to be said. She turned on her heel, and Gatomon watched her go. The Cat-Digimon knew what Kari was going to do.
The young woman walked down the hall to the Miyomoto's apartment. She felt nervous, her stomach churning, and suddenly the thought hit her that this was a bad idea, that she couldn't say what needed to be said. She knew he'd probably be smiling as he opened the door, and that the smile would probably fade as his eyes met hers. She willed her feet onwards, carrying her to her destination. It was only ten yards away, but it felt like a mile.
She stood outside the door for a moment, gathering her courage. She raised her hand, and rapped her knuckles on the wood. No crash of lightening, no earthquake. She could do this. The door opened.
"Kari!" June Miyomoto looked surprised. Kari looked relieved.
"Is Davis here?" she asked. June shook her head.
"He's gone away for the week. You wanna come in?"
Kari nodded, and walked through the door.
"Do you know where he's gone?" she asked.
June pretended that she hadn't even heard.
"You want something to eat?"
"No, but."
"How about a coffee? Tea? Coke?"
"June."
The older woman sighed. She turned to look at Kari.
"I can't tell you. I made a promise."
Kari frowned.
"What are we, in Kindergarten here? I need to know June! I need to talk to him!"
"Why do you think he's left? He wants to get away from you! Do you have any idea how he's feeling? DO you even care? You're the one who made him run off to the mountains.!"
"The mountains? His cabin." she turned to leave, but June grabbed hold of her arm.
"Didn't you listen to a word I said? All that you will accomplish by going up there is to hurt him, and make him think I've betrayed him. I cant do that. He needs to be alone."
Kari gently disengaged herself from June's arm. She looked up at her friend.
"June, if I don't say what I want to say, it may never get said. I need to talk to him. Now."
June sighed.
"The cabins about a hundred yards further up the mountain from Ken's. There's no proper road, just a dirt track, that's half hidden by the snow. Be careful Kari."
"Thank you June."
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Kari walked through the garage, dressed in her leathers, her helmet under one arm. She walked over to a tarpaulin-covered mound in the corner. Pulling back the sheet, she revealed a bike; it's chrome fittings gleaming in the dull light. She mounted, pulled on her helmet, and pushed down the kick-start with her heel.
The bike roared into life, it's engine noise resounding around the garage. She pulled out of her parking space, and up the entrance ramp. Once she was onto the open road, she gunned the engine. She didn't notice a figure watching her from the corner of the street.
TK got into his car, and followed the bike through the Tokyo traffic.
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Going as fast as she could, Kari reached her destination in a little under an hour. She stopped, looking up at the mountain. She revved her bike, and tore through the snow, up the road to Ken's cabin. TK's car drove a short distance behind her. It stopped and he got out. He called to her.
"Kari!"
She turned to look at him, got of her bike and walked over.
"were you following me?"
"Hey, you've only just got out of hospital, I was making sure you were okay."
"Well I am, so you can go home. I need to talk to Davis."
TK frowned.
"And what have you got to say to him that you can't say in front of me, huh? What could possibly be only between you two, that you don't want me to be there?"
Kari cast her eyes down, and said nothing. TK nodded.
"Fine. You know what, you've got a choice. You go and have your little chat or if you love me, you'll come back with me. Otherwise."
He left the sentence hanging in the air, and walked back to his car. Kari stood for a moment, and then walked to her bike. She heard TK's door slam and turned the bike away from the dirt track that led to Davis Miyomoto.
She revved the engine, and followed TK's car.
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Up on the mountain, Davis watched them go. June had warned him with a cell phone call when Kari had left. He lowered his binoculars, and turned back towards the cabin. He got inside and sank into a chair. For one second, for one glorious second, he thought that Kari would carry on up the mountain, despite TK. Then he realised, He wasn't sure whether he wanted that to happen. Kari was happy with TK, and he didn't want her being with him out of gratitude, or some sense of debt. He wanted her to love him. But she was happy, and wasn't that the oath he had made to her? As long as she was happy, he wouldn't interfere?
His head sunk into his hands. Turned out he had to cut this little holiday short. When June had called to tell him about Kari, she had told him that the doctor had called. After analysing the latest set of X-rays, it turned out that his leg had been healed. He was going to have his cast taken off tomorrow. June was picking him up early in the morning, to give him a ride back.
What to do? He Loved Kari, but his love was only hurting her. Maybe he should just keep away from her, avoid hurting her anymore. Yeah, That was the best course of action. He would just keep away. Leave her and TK to each other. Let her love someone else, and just keep out of her life. As long as she was happy, his own feelings didn't matter. He would keep away form her, and maybe the love he felt would grow cold, and die out.
He would start anew.
Without her.
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Driftwood.
Kari looked around her apartment, glad to be home, glad to be in familiar surroundings. The bed was made, the kitchen clean, but she felt restless. Even with Gatomon around, she hungered for company. No. Not for company, but she needed to talk to him, to say things that needed to be said. She turned on her heel, and Gatomon watched her go. The Cat-Digimon knew what Kari was going to do.
The young woman walked down the hall to the Miyomoto's apartment. She felt nervous, her stomach churning, and suddenly the thought hit her that this was a bad idea, that she couldn't say what needed to be said. She knew he'd probably be smiling as he opened the door, and that the smile would probably fade as his eyes met hers. She willed her feet onwards, carrying her to her destination. It was only ten yards away, but it felt like a mile.
She stood outside the door for a moment, gathering her courage. She raised her hand, and rapped her knuckles on the wood. No crash of lightening, no earthquake. She could do this. The door opened.
"Kari!" June Miyomoto looked surprised. Kari looked relieved.
"Is Davis here?" she asked. June shook her head.
"He's gone away for the week. You wanna come in?"
Kari nodded, and walked through the door.
"Do you know where he's gone?" she asked.
June pretended that she hadn't even heard.
"You want something to eat?"
"No, but."
"How about a coffee? Tea? Coke?"
"June."
The older woman sighed. She turned to look at Kari.
"I can't tell you. I made a promise."
Kari frowned.
"What are we, in Kindergarten here? I need to know June! I need to talk to him!"
"Why do you think he's left? He wants to get away from you! Do you have any idea how he's feeling? DO you even care? You're the one who made him run off to the mountains.!"
"The mountains? His cabin." she turned to leave, but June grabbed hold of her arm.
"Didn't you listen to a word I said? All that you will accomplish by going up there is to hurt him, and make him think I've betrayed him. I cant do that. He needs to be alone."
Kari gently disengaged herself from June's arm. She looked up at her friend.
"June, if I don't say what I want to say, it may never get said. I need to talk to him. Now."
June sighed.
"The cabins about a hundred yards further up the mountain from Ken's. There's no proper road, just a dirt track, that's half hidden by the snow. Be careful Kari."
"Thank you June."
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Kari walked through the garage, dressed in her leathers, her helmet under one arm. She walked over to a tarpaulin-covered mound in the corner. Pulling back the sheet, she revealed a bike; it's chrome fittings gleaming in the dull light. She mounted, pulled on her helmet, and pushed down the kick-start with her heel.
The bike roared into life, it's engine noise resounding around the garage. She pulled out of her parking space, and up the entrance ramp. Once she was onto the open road, she gunned the engine. She didn't notice a figure watching her from the corner of the street.
TK got into his car, and followed the bike through the Tokyo traffic.
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Going as fast as she could, Kari reached her destination in a little under an hour. She stopped, looking up at the mountain. She revved her bike, and tore through the snow, up the road to Ken's cabin. TK's car drove a short distance behind her. It stopped and he got out. He called to her.
"Kari!"
She turned to look at him, got of her bike and walked over.
"were you following me?"
"Hey, you've only just got out of hospital, I was making sure you were okay."
"Well I am, so you can go home. I need to talk to Davis."
TK frowned.
"And what have you got to say to him that you can't say in front of me, huh? What could possibly be only between you two, that you don't want me to be there?"
Kari cast her eyes down, and said nothing. TK nodded.
"Fine. You know what, you've got a choice. You go and have your little chat or if you love me, you'll come back with me. Otherwise."
He left the sentence hanging in the air, and walked back to his car. Kari stood for a moment, and then walked to her bike. She heard TK's door slam and turned the bike away from the dirt track that led to Davis Miyomoto.
She revved the engine, and followed TK's car.
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Up on the mountain, Davis watched them go. June had warned him with a cell phone call when Kari had left. He lowered his binoculars, and turned back towards the cabin. He got inside and sank into a chair. For one second, for one glorious second, he thought that Kari would carry on up the mountain, despite TK. Then he realised, He wasn't sure whether he wanted that to happen. Kari was happy with TK, and he didn't want her being with him out of gratitude, or some sense of debt. He wanted her to love him. But she was happy, and wasn't that the oath he had made to her? As long as she was happy, he wouldn't interfere?
His head sunk into his hands. Turned out he had to cut this little holiday short. When June had called to tell him about Kari, she had told him that the doctor had called. After analysing the latest set of X-rays, it turned out that his leg had been healed. He was going to have his cast taken off tomorrow. June was picking him up early in the morning, to give him a ride back.
What to do? He Loved Kari, but his love was only hurting her. Maybe he should just keep away from her, avoid hurting her anymore. Yeah, That was the best course of action. He would just keep away. Leave her and TK to each other. Let her love someone else, and just keep out of her life. As long as she was happy, his own feelings didn't matter. He would keep away form her, and maybe the love he felt would grow cold, and die out.
He would start anew.
Without her.
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