Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 2 - Complexity of Life ❯ Chapter 3

Chapter 3

They spent the day getting to know each other. Kelryn was the only one quiet. The other seven made as much noise as possible talking, learning, befriending. Adam telling them about some movie they should go see while they're here if they learn English. Them telling him about Japan, and the fight a few months ago.

They drove downtown, in Adam's van, a tight fit with eight of them, but Yolei was happy to sit on Ken's lap. They drove to an undeveloped area down by the waterfront, just off the main core of the city, where a big field sat derelict. It was like the platform in Japan Kovin went to. Kovin liked these kinds of places, Kelryn did too. Adam brought them here to try and help them. The area wasn't what Kovin wanted though, there was a kilometre long breakwall leading off it made of pink granite. Anyone who goes out on it needs to be sure of foot, and inner ear if they want to come back in one piece.

They got out of the van. The Japanese children looking around in confusion. The Canadians all knowing why they were there. Kovin started walking toward the breakwall, and stopped.

"Kelryn, you coming?" He said. She answered by walking up with him, when she was beside him he started walking again, and they were both soon almost at it. Ken and TK went to follow them, thinking it would be an exhilarating climb, but Adam stopped them.

"Stay here guys, I know those two better than you do. They need some time."

At the base of the breakwall, the two lone figures stepped out onto it. They began the delicate dance of jumping from one stone to another, making their way out into Kingston harbour. It was tricky business, but the two were obviously very practised.

After fifteen minutes, they reached the second light pole. They stopped and sat down on a flat rock, and stared at Wolfe Island out in the distance. This spot belonged to both of them. Neither would be there alone, nor would they let anyone else accompany them there.

"Well, Kelryn. Here we are."

"Yes, indeed we are here. It feels good to be home. I missed this place so much, Kovin."

"You know your home is in Japan. You were born there."

"I know I was born there, but that doesn't mean it was my home. Canada is my home. And I just live in Japan."

"Do you think maybe now, after all these years you can fill in the gaps in your story, and tell me why you came to Canada in the first place, and when you were only ten?"

"Okay. But only to you. You won't tell anyone." Kovin didn't even have to nod or respond, they both knew that he would keep her secrets safe. "I hated living at home. My mother had a girl from a previous marriage, when she met my father. They had me. When I was two my father bailed out on us. We never saw him again. It was really hard for mom, trying to keep the three of us fed and in school. But she was getting tired of it. She still loved her first husband, and didn't try to hide it." Kelryn closed her eyes, and leaned back against the light. "She was always giving my sister the better half. Always letting it be known that I reminded her of the man who abandoned her. So when I was nine, I ran away. The first few days on the streets were bad. Some pimp said he'd look after me if I did what he told me. I'm really glad he never got the chance. I needed money so I started picking pockets. When I had enough I knew I wanted to get far away, so I bought one of those discount plane tickets. It was headed for Toronto. When I got there I got on the first bus I found. It was headed here. The rest you know."

Kovin just stared at her. That was pretty much what he had expected. She was starting to cry, but he made no move to comfort her. Some of her crying was a show to get Kovin to help her, and he knew that. He was still hurting over what she did to him. He touched the left side of his torso and felt the scar. Still there, still big.