Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Outlaw ❯ Trust ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: Trust

Yashamon stared in utter disbelief at Beelzebumon, and then looked down at Lisa and Angela. Lisa looked down and closed her eyes. The infant was still in her arms, now sleeping. "How…?" Yashamon questioned, "How could he…?" Beelzebumon kept a stoic face as the tension and drama slowly grew within and among the three travelers. "It's true," Beelzebumon said unemotionally, "it explains everything. Angela's blond hair, the red in Angela's eyes, and the fact that "Dante" wore sunglasses all the time all point to the fact that Dante is…"

"Don't say that name." Yashamon suddenly interrupted the three-eyed digimon with a darker tone, "how could such an evil, sadistic digimon like him ever fall in love. With a human nonetheless."

Lisa stood up, "Look, I loved him. And to tell the truth, I knew all along." Beelzebumon turned towards the brunette girl, a bit surprised. "I didn't know he was considered evil, I didn't know about his past, all I knew was that he was a digimon called Vamdemon and he wasn't human. But one thing I knew was that he loved me. When he found out that I became pregnant with Angela, he wanted to stay and care for her." Lisa began to choke up and tears slowly rolled down her eyes, "but he said he had to go back to the Digital World. He said to take care of Angela and he would be back, but he had to take care of something important. He isn't what you described him as Yashamon, he cared for me, and if he were here today, he would care for Angela also." She started to sob as the two digimon stood quietly in her presence. Beelzebumon forced himself to look away from the crying mother. Yashamon stood there, with anger still in his eyes.

"You did not know the Vamdemon we knew." Yashamon spoke, "I understand he loved you, but he was a tyrant bent on destroying this world we are standing in. He has hurt both me and Beelzebumon in the past and he cannot be forgiven." Lisa knees gave out on her and she crumbled to the ground, still holding her baby. Yashamon did nothing to help her and Beelzebumon closed his eyes almost in shame. 'I didn't want to hurt her,' Beelzebumon thought, 'she still knew, and still got hurt.'

"You had to know the truth," Beelzebumon said quietly, "I'm sorry." Beelzebumon turned away from the two. Yashamon grumbled at his own anger, "the truth was that that "important thing" he had to take care of was destroying the Digital World and causing havoc and causing pain…"

"Enough!" Lisa yelled at Yashamon, "I didn't know about his past! I told you already! He loved me! He wanted to care for Angela, and he wouldn't leave for some evil conquest if he wanted to do that!" She stared at the demon digimon with moist eyes. Beelzebumon looked at the two again, "Yasha, lay off the Vamdemon issues. We agreed that we would help Lisa find him."

Yashamon glared at Beelzebumon, "You should know out of both of us. He has caused you the most pain. He used you." The eyes within the mask looked fiercely at the comrade.

"But she is not Vamdemon!" Beelzebumon began to speak louder, "You were the one who said we should protect the ones who need protecting, and now you want to go back on your word? You and I know…" Beelzebumon caught himself before he said anything about Vamdemon and the fact that he was dead, "You and I know that we're supposed to protect her no matter what."

"Its more than that Beelzebumon," Yashamon said, "You were not the only one who has felt the pain he had caused. I too have gone though his pain. He caused me to watch my own love be tortured and raped in front of my eyes. He then deleted her when she cried for help. I was too late in coming to her aid. He then attacked me and proceeded to torture me until the brink of deletion, but instead left me there." He looked away from Beelzebumon for a moment then looked at him again, with hate in his eyes, "that monster, Vamdemon, left me there where my spouse was raped and deleted. I shouted for him to delete me so I would not feel any pain, but instead, he caused more pain. Do you see now why I hate him so?" Beelzebumon remained silent and had his head down.

"Still," Beelzebumon looked up again, "it gives you no right to hurt someone else with that truth and hate. It makes you as bad as Vamdemon…" Yashamon thrust one of his wooden swords at Beelzebumon's neck, but stopped.

"Never, ever say that." Yashamon said angrily, "I am nothing like him! I despise bastards like him!"

"Don't threaten me like that," Beelzebumon said as he raised one of his guns to Yashamon's head, "and you say you hate me, the "bastard" like him?" Yashamon did not move but started to speak, "what did I say earlier? You were brainwashed." Yashamon kept a firm press at Beelzebumon's neck. Beelzebumon did not move either yet retaliated verbally, "You never heard the whole story. I am Vamdemon's apprentice." Beelzebumon said, "but I realized how much pain he caused and forced me to cause..."

"Stop!" Lisa shouted at the two dueling digimon, "you two were friends before I came along! I know about Vamdemon now, but it will always be true that he loved me and I still love him! Now both of you stop it now!" The two digimon did not take their eyes off each other, but Yashamon slowly lowered the pressure from Beelzebumon's neck and eventually lowered his sword. The same thing happened with Beelzebumon as the gun eased off Yashamon's red hair and finally dropped to Beelzebumon's side. Yashamon said nothing and stormed away from the group. Beelzebumon sighed and looked at Lisa, "are you okay?"

"I never wanted to destroy your friendship," Lisa sobbed, "I'm so sorry." Beelzebumon walked up to her.

"No, don't be," Beelzebumon offered her a helping hand up, "I didn't know he would react like that. If I did know, then I would have just talked with you." Lisa wiped the tears and moisture away from her eyes, "where is he going?" she asked. Beelzebumon looked out at the still walking Yashamon, "I don't know, but let him have his time."

~*~

Yashamon continued to walk away in thought from Lisa and Beelzebumon. 'They do not understand the pain I went through because of that bastard of a digimon.' Yashamon continued to walk in no particular direction, 'I would believe that Beelzebumon would sympathize and feel the pain and hatred I feel, but why not? I understand his motives as a protector of Lisa and Angela, but Angela has the data of Vamdemon in her veins. And I swore to myself a long time ago that I would never let evil hurt anyone in the Digital World ever again. I swore that evil would not reside here in the Digital World and cause havoc. I swore that I would stop the roots of evil even before they sprout. But," He stopped and thought about the situation, "but, I cannot harm innocent ones because of my own promise," His own questions confused his logic and could not decide, 'or can I?' He closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

"I cannot forget what has happened in the past," Yashamon said to himself, "but if I wish to keep Lisa and Angela safe, I must." The demon turned back to see his two colleagues sitting by the trees as they always were. "But," he contradicted his first thoughts; "Angela has the data of Vamdemon in her veins."

Angela has the data of Vamdemon in her veins.

His last thought kept running though his mind relentlessly. Every time he would think of a reason that the Mother and daughter are not related to his hated enemy, that line ran though his head. "Angela is not Vamdemon!" Yashamon tried to convince his own mind, but his mind kept telling him that she has a part of Vamdemon in her. He wanted to believe in his heart that she would not result in any form like her father, but how would he know? It will take years until he actually finds out, and he has the chance to stop evil now, but what if she isn't evil? What if she would grow up to be a kind-hearted hybrid? "I don't know what to do!" Yashamon yelled in frustration. He started walking farther and farther away from his two allies. "I…I need time."

~*~

Beelzebumon finally sat down on the ground after standing for almost two hours watching out for Yashamon. Both of them have been quiet since Yashamon had left. Angela too was strangely quiet for the most part. Usually, she would start to cry every hour, but she was quiet, not even a giggle or any baby noises, just complete silence. Beelzebumon looked over to Lisa once again, "you okay?" She turned her head slowly to Beelzebumon and gave a quick nod. Beelzebumon kept a gaze on her, "look, what happened earlier isn't your fault. It's just the way he is. I haven't even known him for long, so hell if I would know he would react like that. And don't worry, that friendship was more of a temporary thing."

Lisa just nodded again and replied with a monotonous "Oh." 'Still,' Lisa thought to herself, 'if Yashamon said is right, then Angela might likely will grow up to be as evil as they say Dante…I mean Vamdemon was.' She looked at the baby in her arms, 'But that makes no sense, Vamdemon did love me and I could feel that he did.' The baby woke up and started to make incoherent baby noises. 'I don't want her to be evil, but she is my child.' She then looked to Beelzebumon, who was still looking directly at her, "unless…"

"Beelzebumon," she said softly. Beelzebumon listened. "This may be asking for much, but…" she paused and became red in the face, "will you…I mean, well…can you…be," she paused for a moment, "can you help me raise Angela?"

Beelzebumon's eyes went wide at the request. It was a bold request that sounded really strange to him. "Um, well Lisa," he paused for a moment. He had never been in such a position in his digital life. A father? How could he do that? It sounded too strange for him. "You see," the biker digimon scratched his head, "I never really, um, liked kids." Beelzebumon stuttered as Lisa looked strangely at him. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm up for a job like that…" But before he finished his thought, he remembered what happened that one night. "Angela. Train her to fight..."The reminiscences of the dream rang through his head, "Train her to kick ass." Beelzebumon shook his head back to reality, "you know what. I changed my mind. Yeah, we'll raise Angela together." Beelzebumon gave a small smile from the corner of his mouth. Lisa smiled, got up, and walked over to Beelzebumon. She sat down right beside him and hugged him.

"Thank you." She said almost at a whisper. 'She won't grow up evil. Both of us will make sure she won't.'

Beelzebumon found himself in a position he had never been before, and almost even blushed. He was about to say something but decided not to. His arm reached behind Lisa and he hugged her back.

~*~

Yashamon stood in the center of nowhere. He was now very far away from Beelzebumon and Lisa, away from the ones that lied to him, away from the new planted seed of evil. "Are they evil? Is Angela really evil?" Yashamon questioned, "Evil…cannot exist in this world. I cannot let it. But Lisa and Angela and Beelzebumon…they are all not evil." Yashamon turned around and stared into the sky, "yet, Lisa fell in love with evil, Angela is the child of evil, and Beelzebumon is…the apprentice of evil." He turned again and stared at the ground, "yet, they have proven themselves as good friends and not evil. They are my friends. Friends. Not the evil I must destroy." Yashamon continued to stare at the ground, "No, not evil. They may have been associated with him in the past, but no more." He turned again and looked to the sky, "yet, I have lost my love to him. And Angela is his descendent. Beelzebumon and Lisa may have been corrupted by him as well." He turned his whole body to the direction from where he came from and stared forward. "It is decided," Yashamon pulled out his twin swords, "I must purify all three of them, no matter what it takes."