Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Promise? ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

Disclaimer: Ha! I own Digimon, it's right here in my pocket! ^pulls out a penny^ See?!

IMPORTANT!!! Just so I don't get any reviews asking me what the hell is going on, I explain right now. In this fanfiction, none of the seasons of Digimon have occurred, no one has even encountered a Digimon, nothing!

Italics are translations, from Japanese to English because I felt like it. "This is talking," and 'this is thinking'. Enjoy minna-san!

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[Prologue]

"Iie!" No!

"Watashi wa zannen desu. Honto desu." I'm sorry. It's true.

"Wakarimasen! Do?" I don't understand! How?

"Watashi wa zannen desu..." I'm sorry...

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"Anata wa okette imasu ka?" Are you angry?

"Hai!" Yes!

"Gomennasai otosan..." I'm sorry Father...

"Watashi wa hazukashii Hikari-chan." I'm ashamed Hikari.

"Wakarimasu." I know.

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"Hikari, nani ga hoshii desu ka?" Hikari, what would you like?

"Nani?" What?

"Nani ga hoshii desu ka?" What would you like?

"Wakarimasen..." I don't understand...

"Tsuyosa? Ai? Tomodachi? Onii-san?" Strength? Love? Friends? Older brother?

"Yamero!" Stop it!

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"We have to escape all, there is too much shame here. Too much sadness."

"Taichi... That was enough, but Hikari..."

"What's wrong with her? I don't understand it."

"We have to go..."

"Yes..."

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"Amerika? Naze? Itsu?" The USA? Why? When?

"Watashi no shigoto." My job.

"Shikashi... Otosan..." But... Father...

"Hai?" Yes?

"Ah... Taisetsu ja arimasen. Sumimasen..." It's not important. Excuse me...

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"How's the packing going, Hikari? Are you almost ready to go?"

"Empty... It's all empty..."

"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry! Is everything okay?

"Yes... Everything's fine, thank you."

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"Hikari's such a nice girl."

"Very pretty too."

"She seems so... Faraway, though. As if she's distancing herself from reality."

"Could it be because of Taichi?"

"I don't think Taichi would have let her get like this. He would have made her promise."

"Did you see her grades at school?"

"No. Did she show them to you?"

"Keiko told me about them."

"Keiko's such a nice girl."

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"Can I see your papers please?"

"Here they are, sir."

"Mom? Mom!"

"Not now please, Hikari."

"But, Mom-"

"You can apply for your permit here-"

"I feel faint... Everything's spinning..."

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"Class, I'd like you to meet your new classmate, Hikari Yagami."

"H-hello, pleased to meet you."

"She's so short!"

"And waaay too skinny!"

"What's with her clothes?"

"I'm sure we'll all make Hikari feel very welcome..."

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"Did you hear what they said? They're right, you know. You're selfish, weak, stupid. Do you even know what they were saying anyways?"

"The teacher said they would make me feel welcome."

"She might, but does she speak for your classmates?"

"Of course..."

"Really?"

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"Mom! PLease don't make me go back there!"

"Why, Hikari?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me! I can't understand what they're saying! My english teacher asked me why I wasn't in ESL, and-"

"Calm down Hikari. I'll talk to your father, okay?"

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"Mom understood! I know she did!"

"How do you know? I don't think she believed you. I think she thought you were better than that."

"Stop it! Stop speaking English! I know you were being mean!"

"Are you sure?"

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"She's says she doesn't understand what they're saying at school. Something about a ESL program."

"Hikari doesn't need to be in some program! She's perfectly capable of understanding English, she just needs to concentrate harder!"

"I don't know, Nori. The only English she learned in Japan was in junior high school, and I don't think that was much help. Besides, I think something's bothering. Whatever it is, I think it's partly responsible for her grades."

"Nonsense! She's just not trying hard enough! If something was bothering her, she'd tell us!"

"Are you sure? I don't think Hikari would want to burden us with something like that."

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"Hey Hikari! Watch this!"

"Wow! That's so cool onii-san! This is such a great birthday!!! ...onii-san? Taichi! What's wrong?!"

"I'm... I'm fine, Hikari, just... Go get Mom, okay?"

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"Hikari... You've got to promise me one thing, okay?"

"Anything Taichi! Oh...god..."

"Hikari, don't cry, please. I just want you to promise me that you won't let them get to you."

"I don't understand! Onii-san, why aren't you making sense?"

"Hikari, just listen. Even though I won't be there, you just can't let them..."

"Taichi! Taichi! Answer me! Please..."

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"Taichi! No!"

"Hikari, why are you crying? Is something wrong?"

"I'm okay Mom. It was just... Just a dream."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes, Mom."

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"It was your fault, Hikari."

"What?!"

"It was your fault that your brother died."

"That's a lie! How dare you say things like that!"

"Come with us, Hikari. We value people who can lie like you."

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Neko's Note: Please tell me what you think so far! The second chapter will be out as soon as I finish it and type it up, and I promise it won't be all dialogue! I switched from writing in romanji in the middle because there are only so many phrases in my Japanese phrasebook. ^^******* If my Japanese is really bad, it's not my fault! ^heh^ ^waves^ Ja ne!