Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ As Long As She's Happy ❯ Dreams don't always vanish with the dawn. ( Chapter 10 )
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By: moose_of_doom 
The final chapter, which birngs the stroy full circle to another dance...
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.11.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 529 | Status: Completed
The final chapter, which birngs the stroy full circle to another dance...
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.11.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 529 | Status: Completed
Chapter 10
Dreams don't always vanish with the dawn.
Kari sat on the sidelines in the hall, watching the other dancers, a drink in her hand. Her blue silk dress ran down her figure to the bottom of her legs, the colour of water, it seemed to shimmer as she moved, and you could almost imagine the hidden world of the ocean in the shiny material.
She stood at the side of the hall and watched Tai and June dance. That had definitely come as a surprise. She remembered the last dance she came too. She was with TK then, and she could still remember the surroundings. The music,
'Save a prince for her...'
The company,
'Yolei and Ken, Ken out of his skull.'
Her boyfriend, who had seemed so perfect.
'TK's lips on mine, my head against his chest.'
And the lone figure, walking out of the room to the classrooms.
'Davis.'
Could that have only been four months ago?
"Penny for your thoughts?" said a voice next to her. Sora.
"Wait a second, let me save you that money. You were thinking about Davis."
Kari smiled at her friend.
"Is it that blatantly written all over my face?" she asked.
"He said no, Kari, the guy is a jerk. Only a jerk would refuse a girl like you."
Kari shook her head.
"I think... that he did it to protect me. That's what he said anyway, and I believe him. He said that all he could see was one of us getting hurt, and he didn't want to risk that."
Sora frowned.
"Bull...shit. For as long as I can remember he has been in love with you. And when you're finally ready to return his love, he turns you down?" Sora shook her head.
"I just do not get this guy."
They were so wrapped up in their conversation that they didn't notice a hubbub at the entrance.
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Davis, Ken, Yolei and Andy walked into the hall, all in various different tuxedos and Andy, amusingly, in a kilt. The HFC goalkeeper looked around.
"What, you've never seen a guy in a skirt before?" he asked. The people around laughed, and went back to their business.
Davis looked around the crowded hall, and sawn her standing with Sora. They hadn't noticed him. He started to move in their direction, but he was waylaid.
"Hey Davis?" the DJ addressed him.
The spiky-headed young man wrenched his gaze away from Kari, and looked at the DJ.
"Yeah?"
"As the new local hero, would you mind saying a few words?"
"Yeah, but just gimme..."
But the DJ wasn't listening.
"Good, thanks man. Podiums right there."
Davis sighed. He wasn't going to be able to get out of this.
"One condition. I pick the next song."
The DJ nodded.
"Sure thing. Just pick it now, and I'll have it loaded into the machine all ready for you."
Davis walked over to the CD rack, and, after leafing through, found the track that he wanted. He handed it to the DJ, who looked at it, then double- taked.
"Are you sure?"
"What"
"Seems a little... Tame?"
Davis grinned.
"Trust me, it's just what I want to hear right now."
He walked onto the stage, to the podium. The DJ shrugged, and put the disk into the next play slot. He picked up his microphone, and spoke.
"I've got a surprise for you all. Round of applause please, for our new soccer hero, and ex-student, Davis Miyomoto!"
Davis walked out to the podium to the applause. Glancing into the audience, he saw Kari and Sora look up, their jaws dropping. He subconsciously dusted down his tux. He stood at the podium, and spoke into the microphone.
"This is kinda... impromptu, so forgive me for my nervousness."
The crowd fell silent. Davis looked across the hall, but Kari was looking at Sora, who was shaking her head. Probably telling Kari to stay right where she was, because Davis had been a jerk earlier.
" First of all, it's great to be back. I know it hasn't been long, but it seems like a lifetime. But that's not what I'm here to say. I've got something a lot more personal, in a way about the game today.
Davis took in a deep breath. As he watched her Kari was still looking at Sora. It seemed like she was afraid to look away form the other girl.
"I'd like to say that everything that happened today was because of my team- mates, my friends, and my family. But that would be a lie. And I don't like telling lies."
He pulled the microphone from its clip and stood to the side of the podium.
"All of those people that mentioned played a big part in what happened in the game today, but it was someone else who gave me the strength to carry on. One person."
Across the hall, Kari looked up. Their eyes met.
"This person, and I think she knows who she is..."
He smiled, and she smiled back. In the dimmed lights he could see tears in her eyes.
"This person, gave me everything I needed to get me through that match, and I don't know where I would have been without her. But that isn't what's important here."
He took another deep breath.
"After the match, this person came to see me, and asked me the question I had longed to hear her ask, ever since I met her. And I gave what I thought was the right answer. But I was wrong, and if it wasn't for several of my other friends..."
And at this he gestured at Ken and Andy.
"...I would now be making the biggest mistake of my life, and I probably wouldn't even be here. I would probably be sitting in my room nursing a broken heart."
He started to move back behind the podium, but his eyes never left Kari's. Her face glittered with tears, but she was smiling. He spoke again
"I didn't come here to make a fancy speech. I came here to prevent myself making that mistake, and to do something I should have done a long time ago. I've finally realised what the right answer was. But I've got to give it in person. If the question still stands."
With those final words, he placed the microphone back on its stand, and stepped down off the stage. The puzzled crowd moved out of his way, their expressions confused, all except for a couple of faces.
Silence followed Davis as he walked across the room, the crowd parting as he moved, leaving a clear path. The DJ watched, and was reaching for the play button, as a muscular hand grabbed hold of his wrist. The young man looked up into Liam Dillon's smiling face. The big Irishman whispered down to him.
"Wait until he reaches her."
"Reaches who?"
Liam's grin became even broader.
"You'll see in a minute"
Davis carried on walking, not even aware of his feet touching the ground. The last few people parted, and then he was there. Standing in front of her.
Kari looked into Davis's eyes, which like hers, were brimming with tears of happiness. Davis held out his hand.
"May I have this dance?"
She felt a small push from Sora, and placed her hand in Davis's.
"Now and forever."
They walked over to the dance floor, people parting in front of them, the confused looks disappearing. As the reached to floor, the first guitar chords came over the speakers.
Davis put his arms around Kari. She relaxed into his touch, as the song started.
____________________
"It's amazing how you,
Can speak right to my heart.
Without saying a word,
You can light up the dark.
Try as I may, I can never explain,
What I hear, when you don't say a thing.
The smile on your face,
Lets me know that you need me.
There's a truth in your eyes,
Saying you'll never leave me.
The touch of your hand,
Says you'll catch me
Wherever I fall.
You say it best,
When you say nothing at all."
_____________________
Kari looked up into Davis's deep brown eyes, and saw a single solitary tear fall. It's hot wetness landed on her cheek, in exactly the same place where he had placed that kiss, two months ago.
He raised one hand, and used it to wipe away the water from her face. She raised her own hand, and placed it over his, holding his hand against her cheek.
____________________
"All day long, I can hear,
People talking out loud
But when you hold me near,
You drown out the crowd.
Try as they may,
They can never define,
What's being said between your heart and mine.
The smile on your face,
Lets me know that you need me.
There's a truth in your eyes,
Saying you'll never leave me.
The touch of your hand,
Says you'll catch me,
Wherever I fall.
You say it best..."
___________________________
"Davis?" Kari whispered.
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
He didn't reply, but looked down at her, and leant forward slightly. Gently pressing his lips against hers.
___________________
"When you say nothing at all."
___________________
He broke away, and smiled down at her. his tears stained her face.
___________________
"The touch of you hand,
Says you'll catch me,
Wherever I fall"
___________________
"I love you too Kari."
It seemed such an inadequate thing to say. So he kissed her again. And broke away to whisper again.
___________________
"You say it best,
When you say nothing at all."
___________________
The song ended on those words. They didn't notice the DJ curse as he tried to find a fresh disk to put in; he had been so entranced by the events on the dance floor. It didn't matter; they were the only ones dancing anyway. Davis whispered.
"I love you so much, it hurts. It burns me right here." He placed her hand over his heart.
"But I don't want it to ever stop."
She smiled. He spoke again.
"I can't guarantee the future. But I can promise you one thing, I will always love you."
She looked up at him again.
"Now and forever?"
"Now, forever and always."
She laid her head against his chest. And they danced.
THE END.
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Dreams don't always vanish with the dawn.
Kari sat on the sidelines in the hall, watching the other dancers, a drink in her hand. Her blue silk dress ran down her figure to the bottom of her legs, the colour of water, it seemed to shimmer as she moved, and you could almost imagine the hidden world of the ocean in the shiny material.
She stood at the side of the hall and watched Tai and June dance. That had definitely come as a surprise. She remembered the last dance she came too. She was with TK then, and she could still remember the surroundings. The music,
'Save a prince for her...'
The company,
'Yolei and Ken, Ken out of his skull.'
Her boyfriend, who had seemed so perfect.
'TK's lips on mine, my head against his chest.'
And the lone figure, walking out of the room to the classrooms.
'Davis.'
Could that have only been four months ago?
"Penny for your thoughts?" said a voice next to her. Sora.
"Wait a second, let me save you that money. You were thinking about Davis."
Kari smiled at her friend.
"Is it that blatantly written all over my face?" she asked.
"He said no, Kari, the guy is a jerk. Only a jerk would refuse a girl like you."
Kari shook her head.
"I think... that he did it to protect me. That's what he said anyway, and I believe him. He said that all he could see was one of us getting hurt, and he didn't want to risk that."
Sora frowned.
"Bull...shit. For as long as I can remember he has been in love with you. And when you're finally ready to return his love, he turns you down?" Sora shook her head.
"I just do not get this guy."
They were so wrapped up in their conversation that they didn't notice a hubbub at the entrance.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ----------------------------
Davis, Ken, Yolei and Andy walked into the hall, all in various different tuxedos and Andy, amusingly, in a kilt. The HFC goalkeeper looked around.
"What, you've never seen a guy in a skirt before?" he asked. The people around laughed, and went back to their business.
Davis looked around the crowded hall, and sawn her standing with Sora. They hadn't noticed him. He started to move in their direction, but he was waylaid.
"Hey Davis?" the DJ addressed him.
The spiky-headed young man wrenched his gaze away from Kari, and looked at the DJ.
"Yeah?"
"As the new local hero, would you mind saying a few words?"
"Yeah, but just gimme..."
But the DJ wasn't listening.
"Good, thanks man. Podiums right there."
Davis sighed. He wasn't going to be able to get out of this.
"One condition. I pick the next song."
The DJ nodded.
"Sure thing. Just pick it now, and I'll have it loaded into the machine all ready for you."
Davis walked over to the CD rack, and, after leafing through, found the track that he wanted. He handed it to the DJ, who looked at it, then double- taked.
"Are you sure?"
"What"
"Seems a little... Tame?"
Davis grinned.
"Trust me, it's just what I want to hear right now."
He walked onto the stage, to the podium. The DJ shrugged, and put the disk into the next play slot. He picked up his microphone, and spoke.
"I've got a surprise for you all. Round of applause please, for our new soccer hero, and ex-student, Davis Miyomoto!"
Davis walked out to the podium to the applause. Glancing into the audience, he saw Kari and Sora look up, their jaws dropping. He subconsciously dusted down his tux. He stood at the podium, and spoke into the microphone.
"This is kinda... impromptu, so forgive me for my nervousness."
The crowd fell silent. Davis looked across the hall, but Kari was looking at Sora, who was shaking her head. Probably telling Kari to stay right where she was, because Davis had been a jerk earlier.
" First of all, it's great to be back. I know it hasn't been long, but it seems like a lifetime. But that's not what I'm here to say. I've got something a lot more personal, in a way about the game today.
Davis took in a deep breath. As he watched her Kari was still looking at Sora. It seemed like she was afraid to look away form the other girl.
"I'd like to say that everything that happened today was because of my team- mates, my friends, and my family. But that would be a lie. And I don't like telling lies."
He pulled the microphone from its clip and stood to the side of the podium.
"All of those people that mentioned played a big part in what happened in the game today, but it was someone else who gave me the strength to carry on. One person."
Across the hall, Kari looked up. Their eyes met.
"This person, and I think she knows who she is..."
He smiled, and she smiled back. In the dimmed lights he could see tears in her eyes.
"This person, gave me everything I needed to get me through that match, and I don't know where I would have been without her. But that isn't what's important here."
He took another deep breath.
"After the match, this person came to see me, and asked me the question I had longed to hear her ask, ever since I met her. And I gave what I thought was the right answer. But I was wrong, and if it wasn't for several of my other friends..."
And at this he gestured at Ken and Andy.
"...I would now be making the biggest mistake of my life, and I probably wouldn't even be here. I would probably be sitting in my room nursing a broken heart."
He started to move back behind the podium, but his eyes never left Kari's. Her face glittered with tears, but she was smiling. He spoke again
"I didn't come here to make a fancy speech. I came here to prevent myself making that mistake, and to do something I should have done a long time ago. I've finally realised what the right answer was. But I've got to give it in person. If the question still stands."
With those final words, he placed the microphone back on its stand, and stepped down off the stage. The puzzled crowd moved out of his way, their expressions confused, all except for a couple of faces.
Silence followed Davis as he walked across the room, the crowd parting as he moved, leaving a clear path. The DJ watched, and was reaching for the play button, as a muscular hand grabbed hold of his wrist. The young man looked up into Liam Dillon's smiling face. The big Irishman whispered down to him.
"Wait until he reaches her."
"Reaches who?"
Liam's grin became even broader.
"You'll see in a minute"
Davis carried on walking, not even aware of his feet touching the ground. The last few people parted, and then he was there. Standing in front of her.
Kari looked into Davis's eyes, which like hers, were brimming with tears of happiness. Davis held out his hand.
"May I have this dance?"
She felt a small push from Sora, and placed her hand in Davis's.
"Now and forever."
They walked over to the dance floor, people parting in front of them, the confused looks disappearing. As the reached to floor, the first guitar chords came over the speakers.
Davis put his arms around Kari. She relaxed into his touch, as the song started.
____________________
"It's amazing how you,
Can speak right to my heart.
Without saying a word,
You can light up the dark.
Try as I may, I can never explain,
What I hear, when you don't say a thing.
The smile on your face,
Lets me know that you need me.
There's a truth in your eyes,
Saying you'll never leave me.
The touch of your hand,
Says you'll catch me
Wherever I fall.
You say it best,
When you say nothing at all."
_____________________
Kari looked up into Davis's deep brown eyes, and saw a single solitary tear fall. It's hot wetness landed on her cheek, in exactly the same place where he had placed that kiss, two months ago.
He raised one hand, and used it to wipe away the water from her face. She raised her own hand, and placed it over his, holding his hand against her cheek.
____________________
"All day long, I can hear,
People talking out loud
But when you hold me near,
You drown out the crowd.
Try as they may,
They can never define,
What's being said between your heart and mine.
The smile on your face,
Lets me know that you need me.
There's a truth in your eyes,
Saying you'll never leave me.
The touch of your hand,
Says you'll catch me,
Wherever I fall.
You say it best..."
___________________________
"Davis?" Kari whispered.
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
He didn't reply, but looked down at her, and leant forward slightly. Gently pressing his lips against hers.
___________________
"When you say nothing at all."
___________________
He broke away, and smiled down at her. his tears stained her face.
___________________
"The touch of you hand,
Says you'll catch me,
Wherever I fall"
___________________
"I love you too Kari."
It seemed such an inadequate thing to say. So he kissed her again. And broke away to whisper again.
___________________
"You say it best,
When you say nothing at all."
___________________
The song ended on those words. They didn't notice the DJ curse as he tried to find a fresh disk to put in; he had been so entranced by the events on the dance floor. It didn't matter; they were the only ones dancing anyway. Davis whispered.
"I love you so much, it hurts. It burns me right here." He placed her hand over his heart.
"But I don't want it to ever stop."
She smiled. He spoke again.
"I can't guarantee the future. But I can promise you one thing, I will always love you."
She looked up at him again.
"Now and forever?"
"Now, forever and always."
She laid her head against his chest. And they danced.
THE END.
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