Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Chocolate ❯ Daisuke: Out of Clay ( Chapter 3 )

CHOCOLATE

Chapter 3 - Daisuke: Out of Clay

When we got inside of the huge building, Matsumoto-sensei told us to stay put while he let them know that we were here. The air smelled very sweet. I looked at Ken he was staring at the far away ceiling in awe. The place was absolutely huge. A man with pink hair walked up to us. He bowed to us all and introduced himself.

"Hello children. My name is Hideto, I will be your guide and show you around this wonderful place. Please do not stray off and stay close to your buddy at all times. Thank you," he said with a smile.

Me and Ken were in the very front of everyone. We never spoke out of turn and were on our best behavior the whole time. Hideto gave us both a pat on the head before he proceeded to show us to the next part. The pink-haired man signaled for everyone to gather around him in a circle. We were standing over large metal mixing tubs. We all looked down and practically drooled over all that chocolate there.

A boy named Takeru stood next to Ken on the other side. He put his hand on Ken shoulder and smiled to him. I didn't like it very much, the blond boy was up to something. He whispered to Ken and Ken leaned his head out through the rail. At that moment Takeru shoved him through and my buddy landed in a pool of chocolate a few feet down. I screeched and punched Takeru in the nose to get him away then started yelling for a teacher.

"Ken," I yelled, "Ken-chan! Are you okay?"

I lowered myself to the floor and reached my hand down to him. I couldn't reach so I scooted off just a little more until I could reach him. The problem was I was off the platform too far so when the small amount of Ken's weight mixed with my upper half I was thrown off balance. I also fell into the chocolate. When they finally got us out we got yelled at by Matsumoto-sensei. I hung my head. Hideto kneeled down to us and poked my nose.

"You were brave to try to save him. You heart is full of courage and friendship. And as for you," he continued looking at Ken, "If was not your fault. I am sure they will punish the one who pushed you in."

We didn't get in trouble and weren't yelled at. Takeru had to walk between Matsumoto-sensei and Hideto the rest of the way. When we reached a small room with a bunch of folding chairs we were instructed to sit down in them. Ken looked really sad and uncomfortable in his chocolate-coated body. A white screen was lowered down and the lights were turned down. A video played all about chocolate and how it was made. Hideto passed out bars of chocolate to everyone. I watched him as he skipped right by Takeru on purpose. Ken and I smiled at each other.

I had an urge to wipe some of the chocolate off his nose so I did. I swiped my finger across it gently and licked my finger and giggled. He did the same back to me until we were sick of eating so much chocolate. I felt really tired so I laid my head down on Ken's lap and fell asleep. I was awoke with Ken shaking my shoulder when the lights back on. I smiled groggily up at him and rubbed my eyes after sitting up.

"Morning Dai-chan" whispered Ken with a small laugh, "Hope you had a nice nap there in my lap. We are leaving to go back to school now."

I laughed with embarrassment. We stood up and lined up at the door. We walked out the main doors to our bus. I let Ken take then window seat this time. When the bus started moving again, I put my arm around Ken and rested my head on his shoulder. I fell asleep again. I was just too worn out. I felt him brush the hair off my face and I smiled. When I woke up, Ken was poking me on the nose to wake me up.

"Daisuke," he said quietly, "I have a surprise for you, but I don't have it with me now. It's back in the classroom and we are almost at school again. OK?"

I nodded and smiled at him. When we finally did get back to the classroom Ken skipped over to the coat and bag wall. He grabbed his bag, unzipped it, and pulled out a box wrapped in pink paper. He handed me the pink box and told me that is was special. I bowed to him and thanked him for the beautiful present. I would wait until I got home before I opened it. It was such a long day.

After the school day was over and me and Jun-chan walked home and took a shower, I ran into my room and plopped down onto my bed. I remembered the box and pulled it out. When I unwrapped it and opened the velvet lid, a small necklace with a broken charm was on it. The charm was half a heart. Inscribed on it was 'Our Hearts Beat As One.' I smiled widely and put it over my head. I fell back against my pillow and thought about the day.

At dinner I told my family all about what happened. I don't think my parents actually listened to me but I knew that Jun did at least. She laughed at me for falling asleep so much. I told her that I was just lazy. After dinner, I played video games with Jun and my parents disappeared out to the bar again. They wouldn't be home for a while. Jun tucked me in and told me a nice story. Then I fell asleep.

I waited a whole weekend to get back to school to see Ken. To my surprise he wasn't there. Ken never missed school, it was so unlike him. Throughout the day I kept looking at his empty seat and watching the door to see if he was just late. When school got out that day I went up to Matsumoto-sensei to ask if he knew why Ken wasn't there. To my surprise, he did.

"Ichijouji Ken will not be going to this school from now on. He has moved because of an incident that happened on Friday. I am sorry to inform you of this, and I am surprised that he did not tell you."

I shifted my stance and looked down. It was my fault wasn't it? Because of the incident where he fell in. I was supposed to protect him from that kind of stuff and now his parents didn't want him around me. That had to be it. I started crying and ran out of the classroom and outside to where Jun was waiting for me. She was obviously really down. It was because Osamu had moved too, had to be.

When I got home I just went to my room and cried into my pillow. There was no way I would even come out of my room. Same for Jun, she didn't eat dinner that night either. When it became really late, I crawled out of my room across the hall into Jun's and into her bed. I cuddled up to her and hugged her. She was still awake and held me tightly. We cried together.

"Osa-chan," she whimpered out, "I didn't want you to leave so why did you? You're never coming back now. You were my best friend, Osamu."

I couldn't believe what my older sister was saying in her sleep. Was there more to the moving than I knew? Was there something that I didn't understand? I started thinking too much and eventually fell asleep. When I woke up, it was around noon. Me and Jun had missed school, somehow I think it was for the better.

Jun was still asleep so I just lay there near her. I held onto my necklace's charm. Suddenly the broken heart on it seemed just perfect. Ken was the other part of me. And for that short week that we really knew each other, our hearts really did beat as one. I felt empty without him there anymore. I was just so confused and I didn't know what to do. I had to see Ken and talk to him, but I couldn't.

Jun told me she was going to a funeral, I didn't know what that was. So I had to stay home by myself. She said she didn't want me there because it would hurt me too much. Somehow I think she was talking to herself. When she came home a few hours later, I was in the living room drawing pictures of Ken. I still have those. She held me close to her and cried. I didn't know what was going on, just that I needed to comfort my Oneechan. I tried with all my might but she wouldn't stop crying. I started crying because of that.

Pluto's note: Wahh! You all know what happened. So sad. The next chapter is the last on in this story but dun worry. I already have a sequel planned. Ken is going to explain everything that Daisuke didn't know in the next chapter. I kept getting asked a certain question. How did I come up with name and what made me choose them. X Japan fans would know! Hideto Matsumoto! Rest in peace, Hide-chan. So now you know. ^^ *Prances away*