Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ In Sickness and In Health ❯ Doubt ( Chapter 5 )

Might as well give away the couples: Ken+Daisuke, Mimi+Miyako, Taichi+Yamato, Jun+Momoe, thats all so far. There are more in the future.

Disclaimers: I do not own Digimon Adventures or the characters. But this plot is mine.

In Sickness and In Health

Chapter 5 - Doubt

Somehow, Daisuke felt a great danger growing around them. It was not an immediate danger but it was a omnipotent one. Daisuke's eyes circled the sky and then looked over his friends. They were all doing the same thing as he had just done. They knew, every one of them knew it was coming. But none of them knew just when it was. All they knew was that they had to get to the Tyrn trees. It might only take a day or two to get there but with the growing evil, it might be a dangerous day.

Koushiro didn't trust anyone that was for sure. He was always on his guard whether he was alone or with others. There was something about people that he just didn't like, that's why he maily stuck to his weapons. He didn't know how he got convinced to go on this quest, if you will, with the others. There were few that he did trust. A few of these people were some of them. Maybe, just maybe, he needed a break from his monotonous life and wanted people to trust. Maybe it was those lips that he could watch forever or that voice he could listen to all day long.

Iori, the epitome of silent but deadly, dragged his feet on the ground. His senses were on full alert and his hand was ever ready for his sword. From the back of the group he watched over everyone. There was something about these people that intrigued him ever so much. Some were friends others were mere aquaintances, but either way, they all were companions. He brought his attention to the ground. His eyes played upon the red earth below him as he walked on by. He was lost in deep thought.

Sora stared up at the sky watching every cloud roll by and every bird. The birds seemed lively and free, just how she wanted to be. If there were some way to spout wings and fly away, she would. Ever since she was little she felt like everything restrained her. That is why when Jyou came calling she took up his offer immediatly. When news of this adventure of their's came around, she was more than willing to go. A small, bright red bird[1] flew right above her head and circled twice. Finally it came down to sit on her finger. She smiled at it and it whistled at her then flew back up to the sky. Sora sighed and continued on walking while think about how weird these people she was with were.

Jun trudged along with a tight grip on her girlfriend's hand. If only there had been some other way to get a cure. She wished she had never had to come on this little quest with these people. Then again, it was for her little brother so that made it all worthwhile. She glanced at the girl that was clinging to her. This made the corners of her mouth slowly tilt upwards. Jun remembered that she was also doing this for Momoe, so that she wouldn't be too frightened with these people. Plus, it was a chance to be together after not seeing each other for over a month. Jun brought her eyes to the sky and smiled at the sun.

Inoue was a name known kingdom-wide. They were all known for their bravery and their intelligence. To Miyako, she had to live up to this high regard everyone put her on. This was her chance. She would be a hero like no other and save everyone or maybe just someone. Either way, it meant everything to Miyako. Momoe on the other hand was the opposite of brave. She hated anything dangerous and didn't care about any family name. In her eyes, anything that happened, happened and there was nothing she could ever do or will do. Momoe looked up at Jun. The determination in the priestess's eyes was overwhelming. Momoe wished she could be like that some day, if only for a day but the trust she had in herself just wasn't enough.

The prince could barely keep his mind off of one thing. Walking all this time had given him time to think. Exactly how much did he know about all these people that were with him. Sure, he knew Taichi very well but the others he had just met. What was keeping them from killing him and overthrowing the kingdom of Syldell? Yamato eyed the group around him warily with suspicion and distrust. Then with a sudden rush of guilt, the blond blushed and realized how silly he was being. These people were not crooks or evil people. They were friends. At least, he hoped so.

A gentle breeze rushed through pink shimmering lock of hair that belonged to Mimi. She sighed as she let the sun rush over her and warm her body. It was a momentary comfort for this long day of traveling and for the fear that steadily grew in her heart. Something dangerous was out there and she meant not to find out what or who it was. For all she knew there was some rebellious person in this traveling group with evil in their hearts and twisted mind. Mimi shook her head. No she loved everyone here, even though she barely knew any of them. She had to make it a point at the next time they rested to get to know everyone, or at least some of them. Mimi nodded and smiled to herself, then ran her fingers through lavender locks of the same magnificence of her own that belonged to Miyako.

The bluenette had walked most of the way with his eyes closed and taking nice steady and deep breaths. He was concentrating all his strength to his mind, desperatly trying to figure out what this threat was. Blurry images of magic spells and bloodied swords flashed around in his head. Ken had let himself be lead by Daisuke because he knew his love would not lead him into any trees or the such. Scrunching his face, Ken tried to concentrate harder. The hand had left his and moved to his shoulder. He opened his eyes to see Daisuke staring at him with concern, the mahogany-haired young man opened his mouth to speak.

"Don't push yourself too hard, Ken. You don't want to be weary if we run into any trouble so I suggest you stop that for today, get some rest, and then you can try again later."

"Okay," Ken nodded at Daisuke.

Medical phrases and treatments of all sorts ran through Jyou's mind as he recited all of them. He was always studying for when it was needed. There was no stopping the tall medicine man. If something were to happen where he could no longer be helpful to cure people, like if he himself were sick, then he was sure that someone around him would hear his quiet rambling and possibly remember it. Although, that was just a hope for Jyou. He wasn't sure how trustworthy these people with him were. He inhaled to begin another round of medical cures and terms and found he could not. His mouth was too parched to say anymore. Then he also realized by trying to drink some water from his water pouch, he was out of that too. A tap on Jyou's shoulder mad him turn towards his right to see a leather water pouch in his face. Accepting it with gratitude he drank a small sip and returned it back to its owner. It was the owner he was surprised with, Koushiro. Jyou smiled at him and then continued his rambling with a smile from Koushiro.

Taichi made a note to himself to remember the first thing to do when they reached the next city or inn, take a bath. He searched through the files of his mind to remember what city it was. In a second he remembered. It was the city of Andex. The city with the most beauty and splendor in all of Valangard, so why didn't the castle of Valangard exist there? Things were so confusing in these days for Taichi. Nothing seemed to make sense to him anymore and he didn't know what the hell he was doing half the time, either. Taichi scratched his head and continued walking along the path next to his prince. He thought of his little sister and how much he had hurt her feelings. He hung his head and thought of what she was doing at this point in time, hopefully not getting into trouble like the old days. He looked over at his love with the golden hair and ice blue eyes and sighed.

'The more I am with him, the more I can't stand to be away. What happens one day if we do get separated? I'd be devestated and I am sure he would be too. After all, he's the one who insisted to come with me on this little adventure,' Taichi thought to himself.

a short time later

Daisuke plopped back onto the bed with his wet hair and body soaking the pillows and blankets. He didn't mind though, it wasn't his bed it was Jun's. When he heard her coming down the hall, he jumped up and flopped down in his own bed. No need to worry for him, he was already dry. With a smirk on his face he crawled under the covers next to Ken. Ken just shook his head and smiled at him. Jun and Momoe walked into the room, fully clothed of coarse, and settled into their bed. Yes Jun knew that it was one of Daisuke's little pranks, but what did she care, she was wet too.

"Goodnight everyone," Momoe called out.

There were a few replies coming from other rooms but there was also three replies from their own. All of them closed their eyes and tryed to not concentrate on how much pain there was in their feet. After trying really hard, the whole inn was silent with a few snores from a couple of people including both Motomiyas. Daisuke was have a good night so far. There was no death in his dreams and all signs of anything like that ever happened were gone. Until, he fell into a deeper sleep in which the dreams took over him.

There stood the tall man in his white cloak playing with differant glass containers and drugs. He was experimenting with differant remedies and such. Jyou poured the yellow liquid into the red and it turned a sick shade of orange. When he added alcohol to it it turned a purple-ish blue shade and started having an odd chemical reaction. There were bubbles that started rising and poured over sides of the glass jar.

Not really thinking, Jyou tryed to seal the jar and screw the lid on tightly. After enough gas pressure built up inside of the jar and wasn't able to push the lid off, it blew up. The shards of glass flew everywhere around the room as the man tried to dodge them and duck away. He was unsuccessful in getting away from all of it. A large triangular shaped shard was jutting half-way in and half-way out of his arm. Grabbing his cloth, he gripped the glass chunk and pulled it out.

Slowly the skin around the wound turned the shade of the poisonous liquid and swelled up. Jyou could only watch in horror as he saw the strange color seep into his veins and flood them. Soon enought his whole arm was blue and it was moving towards his chest. The poison reached his heart and got pumped through his body at an alarming speed. It even got into his brain, which had almost immediatly shut down. Jyou was a blue man with terrified eyes and a look of panic forever on his once pale face.

Daisuke sat up and gasped for air. He thought they were actually gone for once. The young man fought the overwhelming urge to cry at that very moment. Hands reached up and pulled him back down under the convers. Ken held Daisuke tightly and rested his pale skinned face on Daisuke's rich colored chest. Ken whispered unrecognizable words of comfort to Daisuke but eventually fell aleep leaving Daisuke alone in the darkness. At least he was safe in his lover's arms for the time being, but who knows what tomorrow will bring in this glorious city of Andex.




[1]Birds don't have to be conventional in alternate world, do they?

Well time to answer reviews.
Robbie you're a weirdo but that's ok, keep reading and stop freaking out when I give you the next chapter.
Jenna, I'm so glad you like this! *hugz*
Aphrael I'm glad you like this fic as well. You see I am the same author as Dead on Arrival, but they kicked me off that name. I need to either find my disk or get the story from Stina a retype it.
Houou, well you reviewed one chapter and said you liked it. Are you still reading?
Miome, thanks for the spelling correction. I'll change it when I get the time. And well, I wasn't trying for an RPG type thing. I don't like RPGs because I never get a chance to participate and usually forget about them so I have no RPG experience.
Stina, sorry for confusing you, but thats easy.
akaisakura - Wow! You sure wrote a lot. Once again, I'm not going for an RPG thing because I've never saw a Digimon RPG before. The morbid dreams and ways to kill people.. that comes naturally. Instead of a hit list I have a 'Don't hit list.' I happen to REALLY like Jun, she reminds me of me going after all the boys/girls plus we dress kinda the same. I'm a little gothic/punk girl. And for the Jun+Momoe, yes that episode. I'm really pleased that you like this.
Kinae Ichijouji, be patient with these chapters. I have a ton of stuff going on in my life. It comes with being an evil genius I suppose.
Last but DEFINATLY not least, Arrei. I'm really glad you like this. I don't see the couples as strange, but oh well that's jsut how my little mind works I suppose. I hope I win your contest. I'm definatly crossing my fingers!

Pluto's Pronunciations: Syldell - Seel' Dell; Valangard - Vall on' guard; Torugorn - Tow rew gorn'; Tyrn - Teern; Liebe - Leeb'