Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Numb Hearts ❯ chapter seven ( Chapter 7 )

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Numb Hearts

Chapter Seven

By KellyQ

The noise of the all the children in the cafeteria faded out as Takato looked longing at the field up benches. Most of them where field; with a sigh, hoping to see Lee no sign. The last few weeks have been miserable with out his company. He hasn't been coming to school. Takato sort of knew why, and he wished know that he didn't have feelings for Lee or just kept them a secret.

Takato snapped back to reality with he saw Ryo sitting at the only empty bench there was. Maybe he knows where Lee-chan is. He stopped short when he thought that, get a hold of yourself you baka. He doesn't have the same feelings for you, he didn't wanted to hurt you're feelings that's why he ....

He looked down at his tray of food noticing that he was shaking. What's going on with me? Why .... why am I shaking? That's when he noticed that something was wrong. He looked up to see everyone crowding around him with dark expressions on their faces and evil grins. Takato turned around, his carton of milk tipping over as he noticed that he was surrounded from all sides. He turned around again to see Ryo and Lee holding onto each other in a comforting way. Ryo took the other boys hand as they both got up moving away.

Takato's heart merely jumped out of his chest when he saw his crush moving into the darkness. He tried to push his way through the mass of students as they called him mean names. He tried to call out but he couldn't. He finally made out of the crowd to see that Lee was gone. He took one stepped closer falling to his knees with great pain; wanting to scream when a shadowy figure loomed in front of him. Takato looked up to see Ryo, his eyes full of sorrow.

"I'm sorry .... Lee loves me ... not you ...."

"No ...."

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"No ...."

Takato sat up violently covered in cold sweat as he panted looking around to realize that he was in his own room. He removed the covers moved his legs to the end to the end of the slipped his feet into his slippers walked out of his room down the hallway and into the bathroom. Takato turned the light on closed the door and looked at himself in the mirror. His own face looking back at him. Tears started to form under his eyes as he turned his head opened the door turned off the light turned when ...

"Takato, honey?"

It was his mother standing there with concern in her eyes.

"Is everything all right?"

"I'm fine."

She sighed with disbelieve in her eyes as her son walked past her to his room. She followed him in pulled the covers to his neck and kissed him on the forehead. Takato watched her walk out as he sighed glad that she didn't ask why he was so sad.

Mrs. Mastuda moved the covers on her side of the bed as Mr. Mastuda rolled over to see that she looked troubled. She sighed as she pulled the covers to her waist.

"What's wrong hun?" Mr. Mastuda asked.

"I'm worried about Takato. He was just walking out of the bathroom with tears in his eyes. I asked him if he was okay but he just shrugged say that he was okay."

"I wouldn't worry to much about it. He's a big kid. He can fight his own battles without us parents getting in the way."

"I know. I just wish that he'll talk to me .... to trust us. We are a family right? He shouldn't be afraid of us ...."

"Try not to worry hun," he responded kissing her on the cheek.

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Ryo turned his head when something caught his eye. It was Takato walking down the center row with his head down cast. He watched the other boy walk to the doors and walk out; Ryo got to his feet and desided to follow him out. When he got out there Takato was being badly beaten up. Being punched; kicked; and being called names, like fagot, freak or 'What's the matter? Can't defend yourself without that Chines bastard? He must be a good fuck if you like him so much.'

Takato just laid there with a bloody lip, black eye, bruised ribs and one broken arm. Ryo tried to run to his side but a par of hands grabbed him by the shoulders holding him from trying to save Takato. One of the students picked him up and was around to punch him again when a strong arm grabbed the other boy dropping Takato onto the ground. The bully was met with angry silver eyes. Before the other boy knew it Lee punched him right in the gut, waked him right in the rib with his leg.

"You'll pay for that!"

The other boy pushed Ryo out of the way running toward Lee. He turned took the other boy by the arm and flipped him over. Ryo just stood there with great shock in his eyes, not believing what took place. The Predicable pushed her way through the crowd of shocked students.

"What's going on here?"

"My friend was being beat up and I had no choice up help him ma'am."

"Is that true?" She asked looking suspiciously at the two bullies on the ground, "will .... in that case I'll have to suspend all three of you for fighting."

"What? With all due respect .... I caught Takato touching Lee ...."

"And what does that have to do with anything?" The Predicable asked fully knowing that he wanted the other two boys kicked out as well.

"Students aren't suppose to touch each other ...."

"If it wasn't on school grounds there's not much I can do, can I? Both of you are suspended until further notice and as for you .... nice fighting technique ....."

"Sorry for disobeying the rules ma'am but I couldn't let my friend get hurt."

"Understandable ..... but you are still suspended from school for about the rest of the week starting tomorrow."

TO BE CONTINUED ....