Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ School Days ❯ Sorrow, Pain, The Whole Damn Thing ( Chapter 15 )

Author's Notes: I was not sure if I should have posted this due to the recent shootings at Virgina Tech. Please keep in your prayers the families of the victims at Virgina Tech. Here is the next chapter.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own the amazing television program Digimon, though I wish like thousands of other viewers that I did. Thus I must rely on my writing to create my own adventures!

 

School Days

By: Takeru's Lost Angel

 

 

 

Hikari held her chest as she sat on the examination table. She had a glazed over expression and she stared blankly at the wall hangings. She did not remember the ride to the hospital or being pried away from the teenage boy. She did not even know if the other students were okay. Her heart felt like it was broken into a thousand of pieces. She heard some rummaging in the corner of the small examination room.

 

“I'm just going to take your blood pressure, and you should be ready to go.”

 

She just nodded numbly. She could hear a large commotion coming from the other side of the door.

 

“I don't think you understand! I need to know where my wife is!”

 

She recognized the voice, yet she did not know where her voice was to call out to him.

 

“Sir, I need you to stay calm.”

 

“Is she in there?” He spat, obvious anger in his voice.

 

“Yes.” She could hear someone turning the door knob. “Sir, you can't just barge in there!”

 

A flash of blond emerged into the room and he rushed to his wife. He grasped her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. “Are you okay?” She bit her bottom lip and nodded. His eyes lingered on her for a few moments before looking at her belly. “Is the baby okay?” She whimpered. “What is it?” He questioned kindly.

 

“He was someone's baby.” She blurted out burying her head into his chest.

 

“Shhh…” He soothed while stroking her hair. “It will be okay.”

 

“Excuse-me sir, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave. There a few more tests we have to do.” The doctor explained as her tried to usher Takeru out of the room.

 

Takeru stood up and began to walk towards the door. He turned one last time to Hikari. “I will be right outside if you need me.” He turned and walked out the door. As he walked out of the small room he was greeted by a bushy brown headed man arguing with the same nurse he had been arguing with moments before.

 

“Damn it! Where is my sister!? Takashi, Hikari! Do I have to spell it out for you?”

 

Sora rubbed his back. “Tai, relax I'm sure Hikari is fine.”

 

Takeru cleared his throat, which gained Taichi's attention. The older boys face softened as he looked at the blondes face. Taichi and Sora walked towards him. “Hey.” He greeted sheepishly.

 

“Have you seen her?” Taichi exasperatedly questioned.

 

Takeru nodded. “I was just in with her. They have a few more tests, and then she should be out. How did you know she was here?”

 

“It's all over the news, that there was a shooting at the school. No one knows for sure what happened.” Sora explained.

 

“That does not explain how you got here that fast.” Takeru pointed out.

 

“We were on the way to see Miyako, she went into labor, when we turned on the car radio it was on.”

 

Taichi didn't care about the details; he wanted to know if his sister was fine. “Is she okay?”

 

The door behind them opened slowly, and Hikari was wheeled out by the doctor. “No need to worry, Hikari is fine. She currently has low pressure due to the shock of the incident and some scratches on her hands and face from glass, besides that there is nothing to worry about. I do however, want her to take it easy and come back in a few days.”

 

Takeru thanked the doctor and began pushing Hikari towards the check-out desk. He signed the papers and began wheeling her towards the elevators, followed closely by Taichi and Sora. Hikari absentmindedly looked at the patients waiting for the turn with the doctor.

 

A small plump woman with brown hair whizzed by her, running towards the check-out desk. “Where is my son?” She bellowed, shaking the nurse from her paperwork.

 

“I'm sorry, what did you say?”

 

“My boy, he was rushed from the school! Where, the shooting was at!”

 

Hikari motioned for Takeru to stop. She turned around in the wheelchair to get a better look at the woman. She looked familiar; she had the same nose and eyes of a particular spiky haired boy.

 

“Hikari, what is it?” Takeru questioned looking at his wife worriedly.

 

She lifted herself from the chair and waddled back to the desk. “Excuse-me.” She whispered, breaking up the heated argument between the nurse and the woman.

 

The woman turned around and snapped, annoyed that she was interrupted. “What?”

 

“Are you Akiyuki's mother?” She squeaked.

 

The woman's eyes softened. “How do you know my son?”

 

Hikari relaxed, she did not realize she was so tense. “I am his teacher Takashi, Hikari.”

 

The woman before her began to weep. She grabbed Hikari and held her close. “Thank-you, so much.” She sobbed. “I don't know what you've done, but he's changed. He's changed for the best.”

 

Hikari began crying as well, the two of them held each other and cried. They were only interrupted when a doctor pulled the woman away to talk to her. Hikari watched as the doctor spoke to the woman. A few moments passed and the woman fell to the ground bursting into hysterics. Her stomach plummeted; she did not need to hear the doctor to know what he said.

 

She felt a hand on her shoulder; she turned to be greeted with bright blue eyes. She nodded taking a seat in the awaiting wheelchair. She gave one more look at the mourning woman before the elevator door shut.

 

The elevator doors reopened at the maternity ward, Hikari looked at her companions. Taichi looked at Takeru sternly, before exiting the elevator. “We will call you with the news. Make sure she goes straight to bed.” Takeru nodded. The doors shut, leaving Hikari and Takeru alone.

 

“Why are they getting off there? Sora's not in labor is she?”

 

“No, Miyako is.” He stated simply, tapping his foot to the annoying elevator music.

 

Hikari looked at her husband in shock. “Then what are we doing, we should be up there for support.”

 

Takeru looked at her sternly causing her to stop her protest. “You need to be at home!”

 

Hikari glared at her husband dangerously. “I am fine. I wish everyone would stop babying me.”

 

The blonde looked at his wife threateningly. “Hikari for once in your life think about your well-being before others.” She opened her mouth in protest, trying desperately to think of an adequate comeback. The elevator jerked to a halt and the doors slid open, Takeru pushed the wheelchair out towards the car lot.

 

Hikari climbed slowly in the beat up pick up truck, Takeru slowly pulled away from the parking garage and began the drive home. The ride home was quiet, the young brunette looked out the window and watched the scenery pass by. She huffed on the window and created a small fog patch, and drew a sad face.

 

Takeru caught the small action out of the corner of his eye. He cleared is throat before speaking. “Honey, what happened?”

 

Hikari's back went rigid. “I do not want to talk about it.”

 

He bit his bottom lip. “Hika, please. I want to help you. I can't if you don't tell me.”

 

“Can not, do not.” She pointed out dryly. “Just drop it okay.”

 

Takeru gripped the steering wheel. “Whether you want to believe it or not this affects me. You could have died.”

 

“But I did not, did I?” She snapped, glaring dangerously. “Some mother already lost one son, now she's lost another. She's got no one!”

 

Takeru retaliated back harshly, his temper boiling too. “I know damn well know how she would feel. I would be devastated to know that I not only lost you but our baby as well. Hikari, you may not believe me, but I know how it feels to lose someone! I lost my father when my parents divorced and I lost Patamon to the hands of darkness. Don't you turn around and tell me I don't know how you feel. I want to help you, and I can't if you don't tell me what happened.”

 

Hikari sniffled. “You didn't see his face. He looked so happy, he smiled before he fell.” She rubbed her eyes feverishly. “He told me to tell his mom not to cry. That was her, the woman at the hospital that was his mom. I told her not to cry, and she said she couldn't help it.”

 

Takeru reached across and held his wife's hand. “He was protecting you. He did not want to see you get hurt. You got to him Hikari; you changed him for the best. You know you did all you could do, and I am pretty sure he would not want to see you beat yourself up over this. You are strong Hikari, and I know you can get through this.” He soothed, while stroking her hand.

 

The vehicle came to a stop and the two exhausted lovers exited the vehicle, slowly making their way to their apartment.

 

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“She had a girl.” Takeru yelled from the bathroom. “Ken called last night. You were asleep; I did not want to wake you up.” He stepped out of the washroom fidgeting with his tie. “They named her Lolita. I have no idea how they came up with it, but I have a feeling it has to do with the pain killers she was on.” Takeru stopped his rambling and watched his wife struggle.

 

Hikari paced around the apartment trying to find her black dress shoes. “Takeru we have to go.” She hissed, finally finding her shoes under the sofa. She got up and turned around to see her husband looking at her sadly.

 

The weather outside was miserable, the sky was dark grey, with large black clouds began to cover the sky. The wind whistled and moaned, while small trees shook violently. The rain poured from the sky as if it were crying. A few days had passed since the shooting at the school, and today was the funeral.

 

The drive to the shrine was short; few words were exchanged between the two. Hikari placed a hand in her pocket and pulled out a small white envelope with the words Akiyuki printed on it. She sniffled; it was his results from the final exams. She placed the envelope pack in her pocket and looked up at the small shrine before her.

 

The front of the building was filled with Akiyuki's family, Hikari and Takeru slipped into the back row which was occupied with the rest of the class. She smiled weakly. Saori and Katsu clung to each other, while Reiji and Fukashi absent mindedly watched people take their seats. Eito was wedged between Tsukimi and Asuna who grasped tightly onto his hands. Isa sat quietly beside Meitetsu who clutched a crumpled piece of paper.

 

Hikari fidgeted in her seat, she tried to concentrate on the sermon, but kept zoning out. It was not until she heard Meitetsu's name being called. She watched as the young teen stood from his spot and walked towards the microphone. He tapped on it a couple of times before beginning.

 

Akiyuki was a jerk. He was probably the biggest jerk in the entire world. I was so angry at him, for what he did. But, this jerk was my best friend. He was the first one there when I got in a fight, he was the first one there when I was rejected, and heck he was the first one there for the food fight. Actually for the record to clear both mine and Akiyuki's name, it was Reiji who started it. Akiyuki and I had a lot of firsts together, first dance, first time skating, first time actually doing homework.

 

Akiyuki had a love, he loved to learn. He would never admit it to anyone that he actually loved school, but Takashi-sensei knew. That's why she pushed us so hard. Speaking of Takashi-sensei, she made us work! He used to curse under his breathe, but deep down he loved it. We gave Takashi a hard time, I don't know how she did it, but she did she survived the famous A-7.

 

Then something amazing happened, we learned that there was more to life then fighting. It was in that moment that I realized why Akiyuki did what he did. We learned that this world has so much to offer; friendship, love, knowledge, reliability, sincerity, and hope. Akiyuki showed something a lot of us can't, he showed us courage. He stood up for something he believed in, something I call hope. He hoped for a better world, he hoped that everything would be ok. I know he hopes that we all will survive from this. He is an everlasting light that will forever shine on us.

 

Hikari smiled brightly as the figure walked off the stage, and returned back to his seat. Hikari stood up and hugged the boy. “That was beautiful.” She whispered. “Akiyuki would have been proud.”

 

“He would have called me a sissy.” He laughed, tearing up.

 

Family and friends began leaving the shrine. Hikari told Takeru to hold on for a moment, while she went to find Akiyuki's mother. She found the weeping mother huddled in a corner being comforted by a teen a few years older than Akiyuki.

 

The woman looked up from her spot to be greeted by Hikari's warm smile. “Hikari…” She wept. “Thank-you; thank-you for coming.”

 

Hikari engulfed the woman into a small hug. “It is the least I could do. I am so sorry.”

 

The woman sniffed. “I would like you to meet my other son Miho, Akiyuki's older brother.” The boy nodded his head in acknowledgement.

 

Hikari furrowed her brow. “Akiyuki spoke of you.” The boy grunted a reply. Hikari attempted to smile; she turned her gaze back to the woman. “I have something for you.” She took the small envelope out of her pocket. “It is his final results from the exams. He would have wanted you to have it.”

 

The woman before her smiled thankfully. “You should be proud; you did a very great thing.” She placed a hand on Hikari's shoulder. “If you'll excuse me.” The woman slowly walked away.

 

Hikari turned her attention towards the boy beside her. “What is the deal?”

 

The boy looked at her skeptically. “What are you talking about?”

 

“Why did this happen?” The young teacher threw her arms up in exasperation. “Akiyuki told me that you and Tabito's brother got into a fight, where as Tabito said you picked a fight for no apparent reason! I want to know the truth!”

 

The teen rubbed his brow in frustration. “How dare you order me around at my brother's funeral!”

 

“Your brother died, because he stuck up for you. I need to know why?”

 

He bitterly looked at the woman. “Tabito's brother and I were friends. We were great friends, until one day this girl walks in. She was gorgeous, both he and I loved her. She was beautiful. She chose me instead of that jerk. He got jealous; I had enough so I did start the fight.”

 

“That does not explain why you ran away; you left Akiyuki to deal with all of the problems on his own!” The brunette retaliated.

 

“I was expelled because of all the fighting. I had to go to some boarding school. I didn't know Akiyuki was having these problems. He would have never admitted it; he liked school he didn't want to jeopardize losing his friends or his school. That is why he did what he did.”

 

She looked at her feet, feeling ashamed for what she said. “But why, why would someone result to this?”

 

He looked at the woman squarely. “Your guess is as good as mine. People do crazy things for people they love.” He followed the path his mother took, leaving a flabbergasted Hikari behind.

 

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Hikari was quietly humming to herself as she folded some new baby clothes. School had ended the day of the shooting, which left her with some time on her hands. The door bell rang, jostling the expectant mother out of the serene moment.

 

“Coming…” She hollered, while walking down the hallway. She opened the door to be greeted with a police officer and a woman dressed in a business suite standing in front of her. “Can I help you?”

 

“Are you Takashi, Hikari?” The officer asked. She nodded. “We need to talk to you about Ukita, Akiyuki.”

 

Author's Notes: First and foremost, I hate this chapter. I think it is very poor! I've definitely written much much better. I promise next one is better! I want to apologize for taking so long! Thank you all for being so incredibly patient and putting up with my slowness! I also want to apologize for this chapter, so many people are going to be angry with this! But trust me, it had to be done! The next and final chapter will explain why. Sorry for the cheesy eulogy with all the crests. And lady and gents this is the second last chapter! And let me tell you then next chapter is a doozey, it's already eight pages long! Well I hope you enjoyed it!