Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Star: That Same Beautiful Song ❯ Realization ( Chapter 1 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

" Yuuki wo tsubasa ni shite..."

" Tai!" Matt chuckled," As much as I love hearing your singing voice, wait until we finish the concert before you teach me, okay?

" Haii~ii," Tai said, sounding like a schoolkid automaton. " But take a copy of the music sheets, okay? Maybe you can get a little headstart." He handed the blonde some sheets of paper, who put them in his guitar case.

Agumon and Gabumon were having their own chat in another corner of the band dressing room. It was great having them back in the real world... " Know what? I need to go to the bathroom."

" It's all the way on the other side of the stadium, Agumon," Matt replied.

" I'll go with you, Agumon. Don't want you to get lost!" said Tai.

" Hmph," the Digimon grunted, " Are you sure you won't get lost yourself?"

Tai winked. " At least people won't freak out if I ask them for directions." He got up and scooped up his blue and yellow paw print coat off Matt's chair. He opened the door was about to step out, when he was suddenly grabbed and drawn into a tight, passionate kiss...

" Whoa, what was that for?" Tai said when they pulled back.

Matt just looked back in awe. " I... I'm not quite sure... There's just something... wanting me to..." he pulled Tai into a crushing hug, not wanting to let go for some strange reason. He smelled the rich scent of Tai's ruthless hair and buried his head in it, his nose brushing against the headband Tai had begun wearing again. " Just remember that I love you, all right?"

" Matt, it's okay, I'm just going for a few minutes, it's not like you'll miss me for weeks or something..."

Tai moved out of the hug and continued out the door, leaving Matt still wondering why he had done what he had done.

If only he had held on to that embrace longer...

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Gosh, it's so hard to keep her convinced even after all those dream talks... And now I'm down to Biyomon...

" Sora, you remember why you're here, right?"

" Yeah, but..."

There she goes again! Doubting herself... sigh...

" Hey, Sora, what's up?"

" Tai..."

Hmm.. Tai... this might make things interesting...

The door opens, is it Matt? That would quicken the pace...

Ack. Damn, Gabumon...

" Hi, everyone! What's that you got there, Sora, is it food?"

Agumon perks up. " Did somebody say food?"

" Is that for Matt?" Tai asks.

There's a slight look of worry on the boy's face. I wonder if he... and Sora...

" Well, maybe..." Sora blushes.

Tai gives a somewhat sly smile. " Sora, are you shaking?"

" What? No, I'm just cold..."

Gabumon smiles slightly. " You wanna come in?"

I know what her reply is going to be, so I step in the conversation " Sora's been standing out here for a while now just fidgeting around." I add a slight giggle to the end of my sentence for effect.

" Gese, Biyomon!" she shoots back, trying to shut me up.

A pause between the group. Tai's worry is hard to not notice now. " Hurry up and give it to him. The concert's starting soon."

I solely agree with Tai, hurry up, Sora!

Oh great, now she's putting on the girly stance with the blushing and putting her hand to her face stuff... aw gese, just get in...

I'm getting really tired of this game... it's time for some manipulation. Tai seems pretty vulnerable, maybe I can...

" Hurry up and go in!" with that he lightly shoves her closer to the door. Now THAT'S better. That was a lot easier than I thought.

Sora looks back at Tai. " Yeah, but..." Nooooooo, go in, GO IN!

" If you don't give it to him we'll have to eat it!" Agumon cheers, flailing his arms.

Sora relaxes and smiles. " All right, then. I'll be inside for a while." And with that she finally walks in... PHEW.

" Good luck, Sora." I lose my control over him in that instant, but he won't remember a single thing about saying those kind of words in the end.

" Tai..."

Tai grunts a," huh?" and looks down at Agumon.

" Since when did you act so mature?"

He lets out an exasperated sigh. " Baka."

" MOVE IT!!! GIVE ME A BIT OF SPACE!!!!"

Eh? Wait, who's that woman coming over here? Her hair's as messy as Tai's, just more zigzagged... Ah, I can feel myself losing energy. No, I don't wanna be Yokomon, I don't wanna be Yokomon...

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~The key to granting wishes is in these hands~

I'm doing this for Biyomon, I'm doing this for Biyomon...

No. Wait. Not just for Biyomon. I really DO want him to be with me. And now... my wish can come true.

" Hey, Matt, I got you a Christmas present."

He jerks his head in my direction, obviously surprised that I was there. A smile forms on his face, but is soon replaced with a confused look, and if I'm not mistaken, disappointed. Well, after today, you won't ever be disappointed from seeing me again...

" Oh... uh... thanks."

He gently takes the gift from me, and blinks at it for a while, then looks back at me. Gosh, he's so cute in that black outfit...

~The door to the unknown is right before my eyes~

" Go on, open it!"

~It's good to believe in burning heartbeats~

He hesitates for a long while, and I almost suspect that he knows what's inside.

But the red ribbon starts coming off and the next moment the lid is opened...

~A new world is opening up...~

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" And now, presenting... the Young Wolves!"

The chilly night air blows through my sweater as I stand up to cheer for my best friend. Gabumon had my paw print coat over his head. Hundreds of other voices flooded the stadium, hooting and screaming. I never knew Matt's band was so popular...

A low guitar starts the song...

" 1, 2, 3, 4!!!!!!"

Whoa. Talk about awesome first impressions.

I glance over at Sora, who seems to be immersed in Matt's singing. I can't believe those two had been dating for so long... I had no idea those two were even FRIENDS... Really, they hardly interacted with each other in the Digital World and Matt was in America for the majority of the time we were back in the real world.

" Negai Kanaeru Kagi..."

I couldn't help but feel somewhat jealous of Sora... whoops, I mean Matt...

Izzy, Tentomon, Joe and Gomamon behind started giggling... keh, who know's what they were gossiping about.

All of the sudden, the microphone gave an unusual ring and the guitar solo started... though... I didn't remember a time when guitars sounded so distorted...

" This music's kinda weird..." Sora commented.

Matt was glancing in all sorts of different directions, probably noticing it as well.

" Definitely weird..." I agreed. Then...

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~ING! A deafening microphone blast forced us to cover our ears and wince.

STOMP! The back curtains of the stadium were torn apart by... Darktyrannomon? WHAT?!?

People instantly began screaming and fleeing for their lives. As if enough Godzilla-ish accidents didn't happen in Japan...

To my right I saw Jun in her "Yamato" coat and pom-poms in her hands (pom-poms?!? sigh...), her female friend cowarding behind her. Time to take action...

" Agumon, digivolve!"

The yellow dinosaur ends up failing, " I can't!"

" Why not?" I said in frustation.

" Nevermind that, just run!" It didn't matter who said that. Sora, Izzy, their Digimon and Gabumon went towards the stage while Joe and I went the other. I wonder why they went TOWARDS the stage anyhow... to protect Matt, maybe? But I was sure he'd be able to take care of himself, he's that kind of guy to...

I had the incredible urge to be in Sora or Izzy's position right then. It scared the heck out of me. But I had to concentrate on the overflowing crowd rushing to get out of the stadium.

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Christmas night...

" My God, Tai... you're..."

" Uh... it's not what it looks like?"

Daisuke crossed his arms. " Right, I open your bedroom door to find the both of you shirtless and uh..." he blushed.

" Hey, who gave you the right to barge into my room anyhow?" I shot at him.

The one who inherited my goggles jerked his head. " Actually, I'm glad I opened the door like that. I've got nothing against you two, even with what I just found out."

Matt exhaled deeply, as if he had been holding his breath the entire time. " Phew. So what brings you here?"

Daisuke shuffled a bit before speaking. " Remember Ken Ichijouji, that genius soccer kid I totally idolized?"

" Yeah..." Matt and I said in unison.

" He's officially a Digidestined now. Would you like to meet him?"

" Sure." Once again, in unison.

Daisuke was about to walk behind the door when I stopped him. " Hold on, is he..."

" Yeah," he interrupts, " but honestly, it's not the only reason why I have nothing against you two being who you are."

I grinned. The guy really has matured...

Daisuke gave a relieved smile and stepped back a bit. " Ken? Your cue."

The boy stepped in. The only thing that stood out to me was his hair, dark purple and not quite black. Purple...

" Hajime mase ta. Ichijouji Ken desu. Yoroshiku." He made a formal bow, keeping his eyes closed. When he comes back up and opens his eyes, I saw them widen a bit larger than normal.

Matt and I were still shirtless.

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" Tai, wake up! We've gotta go to Izzy's pronto! He says he has some really important stuff to say."

" Hhnnn? Oh..."

Whoa... I just had a really weird dream... something about Matt and shirtless and Daisuke barging in my room...

" Tai, you better eat your breakfast before it goes in my stomach!" Agumon shouts from the dining room.

Ah, whatever, the dream probably wasn't important...

" I'm comiiiiing!"

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*Splash: Uh... I'm purposely making a big plot hole RIGHT here. Some MAJOR spoilers here... when I mean spoilers I mean stuff that hasn't been aired in America at the time this is posted. Agumon and the others can now digivolve into their ultimate stages, Arukenimon and Mummymon are in the real world along with bunches of other Digimon, and uh, they aren't the only bad guys. A villain by the name of Demon (the English name is Creepymon according to the cards, but maybe they'll change it again). Well, this Demon has a lotta lackeys, like Ladydevimon and Marinedevimon. And well, they're after Ken... Poor Ken!!!!! ;_; He has some Black Seed implanted in his neck after some Digimon called Milleniumon was destroyed. Oikawa shows up, and he's Arukenimon's boss, and also human. He's after Ken's Black Seed... Well, they deafeated one of Demon's more powerful lackeys, Skullsatamon (a mega), using Imperialdramon's (Imperialdramon is Paildramon when he digivolved) fighter mode (looks like a gundam or Escaflowne ^_^), Arukenimon shows up and blackmails Ken into coming with her in a truck. Ken, being the guy he is, goes with her. Daisuke, being our great Daisuke, chases after his Ken when the truck leaves, crying out his name. Oikawa is in the truck with Ken, and there he removes the Black Seed from the back of his neck. Ken DOES get back to the others (thank God) and using his black digivice, Imperialdramon FM, Silphymon, and Shakkoumon, and a HECK of a lotta willpower, he sends Demon to that dark world that comes up every so often. Are you confused? Yes? Good, cuz so am I! I'll just wait until they air the episodes here in America ^^;; Anyhow, it isn't too important to the story...

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" Tai, are you in there? TAIIIIII!"

Tai grumbled as he got up groggily. What was Daisuke doing in his house at... 6 'o clock in the morning? And he was having such a nice dream, too... something about cherries and whipped cream...

He opened the door, and Davis burst in, followed by a serene expressioned Ken.

Daisuke completely ignored the fact that Tai was wearing nothing but boxers and shouted, " Tai, what's going on here?!? Yamato-san's doing some things he really shouldn't be doing!"

" What?" I replied in total confusion. I looked at Ken for some explanation, but his worry was just as great as Daisuke's. " What do you mean?"

" I'm talking about him and SORA!" Daisuke's hands at his side balled into fists.

" What ABOUT him and Sora? You didn't know they were going out or something?"

Daisuke's face made that comical dot-for-an-eye look. He shook it off after a second.

" Don't you wanna DO something about it?!?!" he spat, flailing his arms angrily.

" Why should I? It's not my business..."

" It IS your business, you idiot! The last time I checked, Sora was single and YOU WEREN'T!"

" Huh? I don't have any clue of what you're talking about..."

He could've sworn he saw steam coming out of Daisuke's ears.

" Daisuke..." said Ken, " It's pretty apparent that something made him forget. We're going to have to bring it back to him."

" His memory, you mean? All right, then," Daisuke rubbed his white gloved hands, then suddenly grabbed my shoulders and brought his face near. " Do you remember having any relationships with anyone?"

Was it true? Was I missing something in my memory, or was this all just a sick joke? Guess I had to play along... " I remember dating Sora a few years ago, but that's it."

A corner of Daisuke's lips twitched at the mention of "Sora."

" You absolutely can't remember anyone else? Not even someone you WANTED to have a relationship with?"

" Uh..."

" Daisuke..." Ken droned in that insanely calm voice. " Let me try it using the direct approach."

The goggle boy slightly jumped at Ken's touch on his shoulder. " Okay..." he let go of my shoulders and Ken replaced him.

" Tai..." he paused for a long moment, contemplating what to say. " Okay... what is Matt to you, Tai?"

Tai gave Ken a quizzical look. " He's my best friend. Now if you don't mind me asking, what's all this FOR?" If this really WAS a joke, he was getting quite sick of it.

" What?!? None of this makes any sense!!" Daisuke furiously scratched his hair in frustration.

" Daisuke, everything stopped making sense the moment your digivice fell in your hands." the raven haired one stated.

Ken was right, but instead of calmind down like he usually did, Daisuke's impatience got to the better of him.

" TAI! I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BURSTING IN ON YOU AND MATT MAKING OUT ON YOUR BED TODAY!"

The bushy haired brunette had saucers for eyes.

Thank God his parents were out of hearing range.

But Kari was still around. She timidly entered the room balancing a plate of Oreos.

" That's true..." she quietly said, setting down the Oreos onto a nearby desk.

" Kari!" Daisuke exclaimed.

" So she knows, too..." said Ken, swiftly stepping away from a shocked Tai. " Kari?"

Kari gave Ken a short bow respectfully. " I found about them a little before Christmas. But lately it seems that Matt and Sora..."

" Gosh, why is everyone getting so worked out about Matt and Sora going out?" said Tai, who apparently forgot about Daisuke's outbreak.

All three younger kids stared at him.

" Don't you have ANY clue about how unfitting those two are?!?!" They shouted in unison.

Tai just sat on his rotating chair, still wearing nothing but boxers. Having three people all staring at him was really unnerving...

" What?" he said, exasperated, accusing.

Ken took his gaze off Tai and walked over to Daisuke, taking hold of his hand. " Come on, it's better if he figures the rest of this out for himself," he mumbled, a solemn look on his face, " We can't do anything when he's like this."

Daisuke didn't move when Ken walked past him. He stayed rooted to the floor, forcing Ken to wait. When he pulled the only reaction he got was a little lazy wobble from the goggle boy, and stillness. He didn't look back. Neither of them did.

" No, I've got to make him understand," Daisuke passively refused, " We've got to keep trying."

" I told you, it's useless to-"

" NO!"

The holding hands twitch.

Daisuke forced himself to calm down. " No, I won't believe that. They came through for us, it's time we came through for them."

There was a long pause throughout the whole room. Tai simply had his arms behind his head, once again confused. But he was also bewildered at the sight in the middle of his room, as Daisuke and Ken stood back-to-back, heads down and their hands entertwined in the gap between them.

Finally, Ken sighed.

" Tai."

He spoke so firmly, Tai almost fell out of his seat.

" This is a last resort, but I remember hearing you sing this song during some during some of our group outings. I hope I don't get any of the words wrong..." He cleared his throat and began to sing, not letting go of Daisuke's hand...

" Yuuki wo tsubasa ni shite..."

The instant the first words came out of Ken's mouth, something clicked in Tai's brain. A swarm of memories overflowed Tai's mind...

" I'm going to Tai's tomorrow, too."

" No, I did NOT flush it down the toilet, T.K., I- hey, it's Tai! TAIIIIIII~II! Over here!"

" You promise you'll teach it to me sometime, Tai?"

" Hmph. Coach spoils you a lot."

" Ever see the movie ' Sixth Sense?' It got me thinking a bit..."

" Then take it off, silly."

" Just remember that I love you, all right?"

...

"Donna toki datte
Kimi wo... shinjiteru...."

The last sound rang in Tai's ears, giving him one final image of the day when Matt came back to Odaiba after three years...

And now he had lost him again.

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To be continued...

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Notes: Whoa, how depressing.... bad place to stop? Sorry, I got impatient and wanted to post something up... comments DEEPLY appreciated, especially since this isn't finished yet... I think some my interpretations of what happened in the show were kinda flimsy, but hey, the episodes aren't/weren't aired when this was posted... sooooo...

Davis: And yes, PLEASE review, cuz Splash just used up two hours of time she should've been writing a 350+ word editorial about World War II...

-_-;; Dang honors classes... thank God I'm not taking them next year... Someone wanna write it for me? Then I could get working on my fics again... ~_^

Heh. Right...

Oh yeah, if ya didn't notice, I used Davis' Japanese name cuz I like it better :P Hehe ^_^ The Daiken in this part wasn't that bad, was it? :-D

Waiting for your responses... oi, after writing that I feel depressed...

Splash
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