Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 2 - Complexity of Life ❯ Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The next evening, Ken and Yolei were walking down the street after loosing some money into the local movie theatre, when they saw Kovin coming the other way.

"Hey!" Yolei yelled. Her sudden outburst caught a few people's looks, and embarrassed Ken and Kovin. Kovin didn't respond until he was two meters away from them.

"Hi guys, what are you two up to?" Kovin said.

"Just came from a movie. We're just going to get some burgers, you want to come with?" Ken asked. Before Kovin could decline, not wanting to intrude on their date, Kovin's backpack squawked, and accepted the invitation in Ozlimon's voice.

"Guess we're coming. I forgot to get him some food, so we were on our way to get him some."

"Well come one then." Yolei said. "Don't worry Ozlimon. We'll get you too stuffed to fly." Kovin's backpack cooed in response. They walked down a block to a little mom and pop restaurant just across the street from Yolei's parents' convenience store. They took a booth near the back so Ozlimon could sit out and eat. He'd duck under the table whenever someone went by, but it wasn't often. Just as the waitress left menus on their table, Yolei spoke up.

"Oh, Kovin, did you hear? Kari broke up with TK! He must be so sad. Tai said it was because she found someone else, and that he's happy she's happy, but I don't think he likes her new boyfriend. I wonder who he is? Tai wouldn't tell us, neither would she. I haven't talked to TK about it." She finally stopped talking to take a sip of her water. Ken continued.

"Poor TK. He must be really upset. I know how much he loves her." All were quiet for a second thinking of TK.

"Guys, I can tell you something. But you have to know, I'll only tell you what I'm allowed to. Kari, and her lover, both made me promise not to tell anyone, that they'd tell you all in person. I know who it is, and I think you guys will be surprised." Ken accepted that. He knew the value of a promise, and nodded at Kovin, silently saying he would not press for any more information. Yolei, however, was a gossip nut.

"Damn, it! Are you going to tease me with that little bit on information? And how can you sit there knowing who it is and not tell us? Oh I hate men!" Ken pretended to be shocked at that.

"Yolei, I'm hurt," Ken said. "Just for that, none for you tonight you nympho."

"What makes you think I want any?"

"You always do, and I can hold out longer than you." He said. They had obviously forgot Kovin was there, and he had to keep from busting a gut laughing at this. The two were starring each other down.

"Fine, sorry." She said. Kovin was surprised that she gave in so quick. Either Ken was really good, or Yolei really wasn't. (or both) Kovin reached down to pick up his burger that had come while they were playing. "But you," she turned to Kovin. "You owe me fries for not telling me." Yolei reached over to get the fries.

"Hyperpeck!" Ozlimon's rookie attack missed Yolei's hand. He was defending his fries.

"You'll have to ask Ozlimon if you want any of his fries." Kovin said. Yolei turned to ask, but stopped when she saw that Ozlimon had fluffed up all his feathers, and was glaring at her with a growling coming from his throat.

"Will you at least tell us if we know the person or not?" She asked.

"I'm not sure how happy they'd be about that, or how good an idea it is, but yeah, you both know who it is." Ken slapped his forehead as Yolei started listing every human male she knew that was about Kari's age. The list was not short. She was cut off by TK coming in.

"Here you are!" TK said.

"Hey TK," Ken replied. TK sat down beside Kovin, and also made the unfortunate mistake of trying to take French fries from an angry bird.

"Hyperpeck!" TK was as fast as Yolei, but his hand was closer to the plate when the bird struck, so his beak hit the plate. He came away with a fry on the end of his beak. All four humans broke out laughing seeing this angered bird with a fry on his beak. TK ordered a burger and fries when the waitress came to see what all the noise was for.

As she was heading back to the counter with TK's order, they could hear the familiar voices of Allura, Kelryn and Kari stopping the waitress, ordering some food for themselves, and telling her to deliver it to the table with their friends.

They came over and sat with the four already seated at the booth. Allura sat beside Yolei, while Kelryn and Kari pulled up chairs to the table. To cite a well-known saying, the tension was thick enough to be cut with a knife. Kari decided that she was the appropriate one to break the silence.

"Well, I'm sure by now you've all heard the news. And TK," she said turning to him, "I'm sorry. I love you as my best friend, but it's not for us." TK looked like a painted statue. It was hard to tell he was even breathing. "Anyway, Kovin knows what I have to say, but I think the rest of you should know, because you are all my friends." Kovin looked down at TK's hands, and he saw him clenching a few napkins in each hand so hard they were getting soaked with sweat while his knuckles were bleach white. Kovin knew there was going to be a snap here, soon. Ozlimon saw it too, and they both exchanged knowing glances, unseen my the others.

"Anyway, I've found someone else. Someone who makes me feel so different." Ozlimon coughed up one of his French fries trying to keep from laughing. Kovin forced him under the table to try and maintain what was left of TK's dignity. TK's eyebrow twitched, but other than that, nothing happened. "Uhh, everyone, my, uhh, lover, I guess, is, uhh, Kelryn."

Ken, Yolei and Allura looked at Kelryn, who just nodded, and let their mouths hang open. A small piece of food fell out of Ken's mouth, but he quickly disposed of it and closed his mouth. Yolei and Allura followed suit. Yolei tried to talk, but it didn't work right. "Kari I... hmm... Maybe you... no. I.... who... wh... what?"

"Yes, Yolei. I'm going out with Kelryn." She said. Yolei was still wrapping her mind around it. Quite a trick for her, as she didn't have much to spare. Ken tried to lighten the mood.

"Yolei, you wouldn't leave me for another girl would you?" Ken asked.

She smiled, and reached over and pinched Allura's cheek. "Well, I just might." She turned and glared at him. "What do you think? I'll date other girls when pigs fly." Yolei and Kari are wonderful people, empathetic, friendly, and just overall good friends to have. But one thing that they are not, is tactful. They both have the remarkable bad luck for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. With Kari it wasn't as much of a problem, because she was so quiet, but it was there. "So Kari, how far has this little romance gone to? Holding hands, kissing even?" Yolei asked. Kovin covered his ears, and set his head down on the table. Kari gazed lovingly into Kelryn's eyes and answered.

"We spent 7½ hours making love in Kovin's living room."

Kovin let out a little whimper. "And before anyone asks," he said looking right at Ken, "my digital camera was not set up. There is no evidence of that other than my carpet cleaning bill." He glared at the two of them for that one.

"Sorry, about that Kovin." Kari said. "We were just kind of taken in the moment." Kari leaned over and fully kissed Kelryn again. Then the snap.

"Fuck you both! I hope you fucking die!" TK was out of his seat in a fluid motion, and kicked his chair over. He threw his burger across the room, and it landed near the cash register. TK then ran out as fast as his legs could carry him. Kari looked sad, like she just realized exactly how much hurt she was actually causing.

Kovin leaned over and looked at the burger on the floor ten meters away. "Yolei, there was bacon on that burger, that counts." He said. Yolei, feeling a little playful, blew a kiss at Allura, who stumbled out of her seat with a red embarrassed face just repeating the word 'no' over and over again.

Kovin took one more bite of his burger, and stood. He dropped some money on the table for his share of the food. He collected his digimon and was preparing to leave. "You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Not for doing what you did, but for talking about it in front of TK." Kovin slung his backpack containing Ozlimon over his shoulder. "I'll go find him, and make sure he behaves. Not like you two have." With that Kovin was out the door, into the night that had fallen over the city. Ken, Yolei, and Allura exchanged looks with Kari and Kelryn that said they sided with Kovin, but didn't have to say it.