Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Fallen ❯ Scared ( Chapter 1 )

Fallen

Chapter One: Scared

By: Blind Dark Faith

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Slowly he opened his eyes, and he found himself in a different place. The skies were in a mix of darkness and faint red and pink strands were embedded. Grayish black clouds were encircling around in a certain area. Fires were rising up to the dark skies, burning down the crumbling city. His eyes widened as he saw something floating up at that certain area, where a light shot down from the heavens. The clouds encircled around, and the fires were surrounding it, protecting it from any danger arising. A flash came to him, when he saw wings sprout up forward. He blinked his eyes and found himself somewhere else. Feeling insecure, he saw a boy, standing there within the blinding light. As he stepped forward, the white background changed to a dark and rainy scene. He froze and admired the beautiful scenery. The boy… he couldn't see him. He was facing his back on him. Suddenly, a pair of wings appeared, and a gust of wind breezed by. He was amazed at it. It was big, bigger than the boy. And it was pure white. The feathers glistened with silver. He reached out, but the boy soon became a blur…

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He shot up from his bed, gasping for air. He placed a hand on his eyes, welcoming the darkness. After his heartbeat calmed, he removed his hands and looked around. It was a bit dark outside, but there was a tiny sign of sunrays peeking through his window blinds. He glanced at his clock, and saw that it was five in the morning. He sighed and plopped back on his bed. He closed his eyes and draped his arm over his eyes. 'Why? Why is it I've been having these strange dreams? What's it telling me, if that's what it's doing?' He sighed and got up from his bed. He walked out of his room towards the bathroom to take a long shower, and to think things through.

His name is Kouji Minamoto, and he his 14 years old. He's quite a secluded boy, that keeps everything to him self. He bottles everything inside, not letting anyone come near him, not even his parents, maybe his stepmother, but never his father. He hated him. He couldn't seem to have a moment and talk to him. When he wasn't married yet, they never see eye-to-eye. His father would always go off to work, and he's never around. They constantly move from one city to the other, because of his 'stupid' job. Never in his lifetime would he be able to befriend anyone, with his constant moving. He never had time for befriending anyone. So he would just ignore everybody.

He turned off the shower and stepped out of the bathroom, toweled. He opened his drawer to find his new uniform for the new school he was attending to. It had black pants and blazer, and a white button-up collard shirt inside. He put it on, and looked at himself in the mirror. He frowned and fixed his long raven hair when it was dry. He then headed downstairs. It was still early, so no one was a wake yet. His step-mom said she'd take him to school on his first day. But Kouji thought it better not to disturb her. He knew fully well how hard she was trying to be a good mother for Kouji, even thought his real one died, as what his father says. She also knows she'll never take the place of his real mom, but she wants to be part of Kouji's life. He still hasn't fully accepted her, but he tries his best to return her kindness.

Kouji gather his things he would need. He ignored the need for breakfast, and walked out of his apartment. He securely locked the door and headed to walk out of the building. He walked down the empty streets, heading to his new school. He knew where it was, after driving by it many times. He looked up at the tall building. 'This is bigger than my last school I went to.' He thought. There were already a few students walking around out side in the area. The school had a tight security, as he heard. The large land was encircled with high walls. And the entrance was gated, so no one will come out, and late ones won't come in. 'this is a strict school… great; my father thinks that I'm not a good student. Typical. He's just wasting money for some top school.' He grunted. He walked through the gates and decided to do a bit of exploring himself. 'Don't want some stupid tour guide.' He frowned.

The bell was about to ring, and Kouji only saw half of the school. He mostly liked the fields, where there are lots of trees, and many tables implanted all over, like it's a picnic place, but much prettier with some paved walking trails and loads of shady trees. He quickly made his way to the office, to get his schedule, dodging every person in his way in the halls. But, he stopped in his tracks when someone suddenly called from behind. "Hey! Kouichi!" Kouji narrowed his eyes and was about to turn around to see whom this guy was, and what did he call him? But the guy's heavy arm draped around his shoulders. "I thought we were going to meet…" But the guy didn't continue. Kouji tensed up by the touch, and on instincts, he pushed him off. Kouji seemed smaller than the guy, but his strength pushed the boy up to the lockers. Kouji sneered at the surprised boy and walked away. 'What's his problem!?' His mind yelled. He could feel the eyes of many students staring at him in shock.

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He entered the classroom, and instantly got peeved at all the staring eyes. He coldly glared at all of them, and he could have sworn that they all recoiled. The teacher smiled and waved at him. Kouji rolled his eyes and gave up his slip signifying that he belonged to this class. "Ah! It's our new student, um… Minamoto Kouji." She chirped happily. She blinked her eyes at him, and then gave a curious look. "Do you have a… brother?" She looked somewhere in the back of the class, then back at him. Kouji glared. "No." He replied lowly. The teacher blinked and then shrugged. "Well anyways…" She smiled widely again. "I'm Ms. Mihama. You'll be sitting…" She took out a seating chart. " Over there in the back, but not the corner one, the one next to it." Kouji just shrugged and walked over to his seat.

There was a tiny gasp, and his eyes trailed over to this blonde girl, across him. She smiled widely and leaned over from her seat, ignoring the lecture. "Hey! I'm Izumi." She whispered. She blinked her eyes then narrowed it. She turned over to the boy behind her. "Hey! Kouichi! He looks just like you!" she mused. The boy beside Kouji peered at the boy beside him. They both stared at each other for a few moments. 'No way… it's like I'm looking at my own reflection, but… with shorter hair.'

The other boy was about to open his mouth, but everyone's attention was on the latecomer of the class. 'Must be the boy who's suppose to sit beside me.' He glanced at the empty seat on his left, beside the window. The teacher put down her chalk and sighed. The boy looked small, as his shoulders were slouched. He tried so hard to avoid the gazes of the snickering students. Kouji noticed that the blonde girl, Izumi, seemed furious, and his look alike, Kouichi, was frowning. Then he glanced back at the brunette in front. Something about him made him feel different. 'Like I've seen him somewhere… but where?' He wondered.

"Mr. Kanbara, that's the third time this week. You're always late for class." Some students giggled. It started to annoy Kouji that these students wouldn't stop. The teacher looked at the slip. She sighed again. "I know you're sick, but maybe you should stay in and rest. Okay Mr. Kanbara?" The boy nodded numbly. "Ok, now go and sit down now."

Kouji couldn't seem to take his eyes off this boy. He blinked his eyes, thinking he saw something glimmering behind him. He shook his head, and that glimmer was gone. The boy was walking at the side. He looked frightened, and was rubbing his shoulder up to the glass window. The students were giving him the same look as he always walked by, but he did his best to not notice. Then, all of a sudden, a leg popped out of nowhere, and tripped the poor boy. He fell hard on the floor. The teacher gasped, and the students went laughing. Instantly, Izumi stood up from her seat and ran over to the boy. Kouichi was also standing. Kouji felt angered at the laughing students. 'What's so funny? … That's really low.' He growled in his mind.

Izumi went up to the boy and bent down in front of him. "Takuya, are you ok?" She asked kindly. The teacher was at the opposite side from Izumi, and she was kneeling too. Izumi was reaching her hand to help, but the boy recoiled, and quickly stood up. "No! Don't touch me!" He instantly yelled out. The class became quiet, and this boy, Takuya was in the verge of tears. Izumi started to calm the boy down. "Shh… It's ok Takuya. Everything would be fine." She started to advance on him, so did the teacher.

Ms. Mihama then glared daggers at the class. "Do you think this is funny? You've been giving this poor boy," Takuya winced, as Kouji noticed, "a hard time this year. You know what… all but Ms. Orimoto, Mr. Kimura, and our new student are to stay here during the whole lunch period. And I don't want to hear any word of it." She yelled out loud. Most of the students became afraid, and Kouji just smirked a bit. She let out a loud deep breath and then looked at Takuya with concern eyes. "Mr. Kanbara. You'll be all right. So, you can take your seat now. Ok?" The brunette shakily nodded his head. Izumi offered a hand to help him, but he didn't take it. Kouichi and Izumi sat down, and so did Takuya. He put his head down on the desk, and covered it with his arms. Kouji felt sympathy for this boy. 'I wonder… why does it seem his life is so… miserable.' He frowned.

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"Hey, Kouji! Wait up!" a boy called. The raven-haired boy turned on his name, and saw his double. They stared at one another a bit stunned. Kouji still couldn't believe on what he's seeing. Kouichi blinked his eyes and looked down. "Um… Izumi and I thought that maybe you'd like to hang out with us? You're new and all, and we'd like you to join us for break." He said a bit shyly. Kouji stood there in silence, and then he nodded numbly. Usually he'd ignore people's offers, but something made him say yes to this guy.

They walked through the paths and stopped in a table, where Izumi and that guy Kouji pushed. The big guy stiffened and looked a bit frightened when he saw him. Kouji mentally smirked. Izumi jumped off from the table and smiled widely. "Cool! You got him to hang out with us, before those 'losers' took him." She sneered at the so-called Losers.

Kouichi nodded. He then walked up to the big guy. He placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled warmly. "Junpei, this is Kouji Minamoto. He's new in this school and is at the same class as we are." He introduced him.

"Yeah well… I met him, but wasn't properly introduced." He rubbed his head. "I thought he was you… Ha. Ha. Ha." He laughed ridiculously.

Kouji bowed his head down. "Sorry…" He said lowly.

Junpei waved a hand. "Nah. It's ok." Kouichi sat beside Junpei. Kouji looked at the two and wondered. 'Are these two sort of…? Is that why he almost glomped me?' He shivered a bit.

He shook his head and saw the blonde girl was talking about something. "So, Kouji, tell me… you've never met Kouichi at all in your entire life? I mean, look at you two!" Kouji shook his head no. 'Why does it seem like she's obsessed in finding out weather Kouichi and me are related? But I am curious… why does he look like me?' He thought. Izumi tilted her head and blinked at the both of them. "Ok then, when's your birthday?" She questioned.

"June 16." ((A/n: Sorry… don't know their real birthday, but I'm making it so they're Gemini. Heh. Heh.)) Kouji answered simply. He saw the wide-eyed expressions on their faces.

"That's… the same as Kouichi's." Junpei said.

Kouji crossed his arms. "So? I was told that my mother died when I was still young. I was never told that I had a brother." He said lowly.

"Kouichi's mother separated with his father." Izumi said. She turned her head to the boy. "I do believe you weren't told that you had a brother?" Kouichi nodded.

The boy sighed. "Look… this doesn't mean anything." Kouichi said. They were silent for a while. Then a group of people walked by their table.

"…And the teacher got all work up about it. And now we have to stay for lunch in the class room."

"That sucks… Why do we even keep the retard in this school? He's such a baby."

"I know… and he looks like a scared chicken. His expression is priceless." They both laughed and walked past them.

Izumi growled. She ran up to the path and faced where the two had left. "OH YEAH!!! I'LL SHOW YOU CHICKEN!!!!!!!!" She was about o charge after them, but Junpei and Kouichi quickly got a hold of the ranging girl. "Put me down! That's not fair!" She started to cry.

"Yeah we know… but you can't hurt them." Kouichi said softly.

Junpei glared. "They are lower than dirt. I'd like to get my hand at everyone of them…"

Kouji watched them with a blank expression. 'They must be talking about that boy… Takuya?' He didn't even know that he was clenching his hands into a tight fist. The two boys sat the girl down, and Izumi became calm. "Why?" Kouji suddenly asked. He said it softly, but they still heard.

Kouichi looked up at him. "Takuya?" Kouji nodded lightly. The boy sighed. "The students his grade… just don't like him for no apparent reason. We've known him ever since kindergarten, and no one became his friend. He was always shy and… afraid of something. People think the way he acts is like a handicap person. But we think… it's because of his life." Kouji gave him a questioning look.

"All the time we try to befriend him, but he pushes people away. From what I know … is that his father died when he was four years old. If that wasn't enough, his younger brother, Shinya, got sick and passed away when he was seven. It's really sad… then when he was ten, his mother remarried." Izumi told him. "The only way we've become close to him is when we do projects together, that all." Kouji frowned. 'I think I can relate…'

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It was lunch, and there was yet another incident during their science period. They moved to another classroom for science. Kouji was paired up with Kouichi, and Izumi sat beside Takuya. They sat in front of each other. Kouji noticed how shy the boy was, and how scared he was with them. Izumi always tried to talk to him, so did Kouichi, in a kind and friendly manner. But he would only say no more than five words. Kouji somehow, became interested with this boy. Anyways, during their science period, something weird went on. They were learning how to warm up stuff and junk. The fires were on, and students got to move around when the teacher was gone for a while. Kouji noticed his table got tensed. His eyes wondered around, as he saw some students encircling the table.

<Flashback>

Izumi saw this and glared instantly at everyone. "What do you want!?" She growled. Takuya bowed his head and started to shake in fear. The students smirked and snickered. Kouichi also looked defensive about it. "You guys are in enough trouble as it is. So, leave him alone!" Kouichi yelled at them. All Kouji did was watch the whole scene, like he wasn't even there. But he didn't notice his clenched fists.

"You know what… why is he even in our class? He should be were the other stupid, freaky people are." One mused.

"Yeah!" A cheerleader backed the boy up. "I mean look at him, he acts retarded like them." The rest also agreed, nodding their heads and murmuring their reply. Takuya paled, if he can even get whiter.

Izumi stood up from her chair, making it fall to the ground. Her teeth clenched, and she was trying hard not to lash out on them. Kouichi stood up, and carefully, not like Izumi. Kouji found out that Izumi was part of the cheerleading squad, and one of the best. She also was participating in the girl's tennis team. Kouichi was a basketball player, and a top ten student, along with Izumi. So no one really hated them, even though they prefer to be sided with the 'loner' of the school. "SHUT UP!!!!" screamed Izumi. The sudden burst scared the poor boy and every one. Then the flames on the every burner flared up, making the entire class scream in fear. They all started to run out, all except Takuya.

Kouji was about to follow Kouichi, but then he turned around. He saw Takuya, with his arms covering his face, and he was crying with his head on the table. He frowned sadly. The fires were still high, almost reaching to the ceiling, and Kouji saw the hot air making the room look like a sauna.

<End flashback>

Kouji was walking around the school building, doing more exploring. Kouichi insisted that he'd show him around, but Kouji wanted to go alone. He soon found himself climbing stairs, curious as to where in ended. He found out that it lead to the school building rooftop. He opened the door, and was blinded by the sunlight. He soon got adjusted and looked around. It was fenced all around the edges, and had two parts. A fence was splitting the rooftop.

Kouji looked forward and saw the brunette facing his back on him. He froze, just standing there, watching the boy. Takuya was clutching his fingers on the wired fence. A gentle breeze played on his flowing hair, and Kouji stared in awe. Suddenly there was that glimmer on the boy's back. Kouji blinked his eyes and it disappeared. 'Should I go up to him?' He asked himself.

He saw the boy clutch tightly on the fence and got tensed. Kouji took one step, and stilled. A part of the fence disappeared in front of the brunette. Kouji's eyes became wide in shock. As Kouji was took a step back, he stepped on something that made a sound. He looked back and saw some wrapper on the floor. He looked up and saw the brunette staring at him in fearful eyes. Kouji relaxed and stared back. Takuya shut his eyes and was about to run out of the rooftop, but Kouji quickly stopped him from going out, careful not to touch him. "Wait!"

Takuya stopped in front of Kouji, with his head not wanting to look up. "Look… I won't hurt you." He tried his best to sound a bit caring. Kouji sighed and stood up straight. "I'm Kouji." He said softly.

The boy was shaking uncontrollably. "W-what do you want?" He asked shyly. Slowly he raised his head, but his eyes never met Kouji's.

"I… I don't know." He didn't really know why, but he felt he wanted to… know him? "I saw what those guys did to you…" His voice fell. Takuya shrunk back.

"Did… Izumi or Kouichi… asked you to come here?" He sounded so small.

Kouji shook his head. "No, I was just… walking around and I found this place. It just happened I found you here." He said, and it was the truth. "Do you often come here by your self?" He asked. He slowly moved away from the exit. Takuya watched him near the fence, but he stuck to his spot not moving.

Takuya bent low his head. "No one comes up here." He replied simply. He glanced at the free door. But something made him frozen in his spot.

Kouji looked around at the fence, the area where it just suddenly disappeared. 'He did something…' Kouji turned around, and saw the brunette still there, but staring up at the blue sky. His eyes held a new emotion, one that he has never seen within him. "…Takuya… is something… wrong?" He asked carefully.

The boy blinked and looked down at him. He shook his head, and then bowed. "… I'll… go now…" He hurriedly exited through the door. Kouji raised a brow. 'Something about him makes him seem… unreal or so.' Suddenly, he heard a loud roar out of nowhere. Kouji turned around and saw nothing but the cloudless sky, and some other tall buildings in the city. He narrowed his eyes, thinking he was just hearing things. He shrugged it, and walked back inside the building.

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It was after school, and Kouji headed back to his own apartment. He knew when he gets home; his step-mom would get worried and ask a lot of questions on his first day. Kouji smiled a bit softly. Kouichi and Izumi invited him to hang out with them in the library to do some homework, but Kouji declined. The boy decided to walk around the city for a while and do a bit exploring. He didn't have much homework, and he could easily finish it in less than an hour. It was almost becoming four in the afternoon, and he's been around for an hour and a half.

He was now near the river, and he decided to follow it up to the bridge, from there he would head home. He was at the foot of the bridge, and he suddenly stopped as he saw Takuya there. He was at the peek of the bridge leaning way too far. Kouji became uneasy and started to near him. He started to panic when the brunette climbed up the edge and stood up tall. Kouji then ran over. 'What the hell does he think he's doing?' His mind yelled. "Takuya!" He called out just when the boy fell forward. Kouji reached the edge, too late to catch him. He leaned over to try and reach him, grab anything before this boy dives in the water and… drowns himself. "NO!!!"

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To Be Continued…

((Ok you decide if I should continue or not. Please review, and flames are welcome… but don't bite too hard, ok? I'm a bit sensitive on those kinds of insults… But anyways this has Takouji, and Junichi pairings! Of course AU and junk. So that's it for this chapter… now you decide. ^.^))

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