Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Missing ❯ Gone ( Chapter 1 )

The Missing

Chapter 1 - Gone

By: eternalsailorsolarwind

Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine. But I'll let you know when they are. ^_^

A/N: Takes place after the end of 02, and beyond the Diaboromon Returns movie. I have not seen that movie yet. Not everyone in the world got a Digimon as stated in episode 50. Only Digidestined have Digimon. However, the families of the Digidestined are aware of the Digimon. This fic is =very= dark. Be aware that there is going to be lots of angst in this fic. Kensuke/Daiken. Warnings for shounen ai content, child abuse, and stated/implied rape. Also, there is no Jun bashing in this fic (surprise, surprise).

"What do you mean `is he at my place'?" Ken asked, his voice rising sharply.

Jun Motomiya actually cringed, taking a step back from her brother's boyfriend. "I-I assumed he'd go over to your house. That's where he always is."

"What's going on?" asked Takeru, coming up on the two. He and the other Digidestined had heard Ken's question and had come over to find out what was wrong.

Hikari hissed as she looked at her friend's sister. "Jun, is that a bruise?"

Jun's hand flew to her cheek automatically, even as she denied it. "No, it isn't. It's just a…. Why am I doing this? Yes, it is a bruise."

The Digidestined stared at the half-hidden mark on her cheek. It had been covered in make up, but most of the powder was gone now, showing the bruise. "What happened?"

Jun lowered her eyes, "It's not important. Look, does anyone know where Daisuke is?"

Takeru, Hikari, Miyako, and Iori all shook their heads. Iori spoke up, "We were going to ask you. He wasn't in school today."

Ken's head whipped around to stare at his friends. "Wasn't in school? But I'm supposed to meet him there today."

Jun made a noise that sounded a lot like a squeak. "Oh God, oh God, oh God. Please tell me this isn't happening."

Ken was now frantic, "Jun, what in the =Hell= is going on? Where is Daisuke?"

"I think…no, I'm sure. He's run away."

All of the kids looked at her in shock. "Why would he run away?" Iori asked.

Jun looked sad and forlorn. Even her normally crazy hair seemed to be drooping. "Because there's nothing at home for him, not anymore."

Ken reached out and grabbed her arm. She made a small sound of pain, and he released her, looking guilty. "I'm sorry, Jun. But what are you talking about? Why is there nothing at home for him?"

Jun pointed to the bruise on her face, and then rolled up the sleeve on the arm that Ken had grabbed. All of the Digidestined gasped at the clear imprints of fingers. "Our parents they, well…."

"They're abusing you!" Takeru said, his voice ringing with anger. He stood next to Iori, growling the words from between clenched teeth, as he clenched and unclenched his fists.

"I guess you could call it that. To me and Daisuke, its always just been a part of life," Jun replied, shrugging. She rolled her sleeve back down.

"How can you say that? Your parents beat you, and all you can say is it's just a part of life?" Iori asked, his voice half-angry and half-confused.

Jun smiled sadly at the youngest of her brother's friends. "Because it =is=, Iori. We've both lived with it our whole lives. And up until now, I figured we'd both live with it until we moved out."

"What's happened now?" Ken asked, fear starting to lace his voice. "Why did Dai-chan run away?"

Jun sighed, "Our mother found his drawings of you, Ken."

He sucked in his breath. "So? There wasn't anything exciting about those drawings. They're just portraits."

"I know. I saw them, they're really good," agreed Jun. "But something about them set her off. She searched his room, and found some attempts at poetry."

Everyone looked at Ken, who blushed bright red. "I-I didn't know he'd written any."

"Well, he did. And they told my mother that he loves you," she looked away. "I don't know if Daisuke ever told you, but our parents are homophobic. Extremely homophobic."

The look in Ken's eyes could only be described as pure misery. "No," he whispered. "He never said that."

"He didn't care. He said that to me that when I told him what our parents might do if they ever found out," she started to cry. "But he just said that he loved you too much to worry about it. Everything would work out in the end. But he was wrong!"

Jun was sobbing now, her face in her hands. The Digidestined looked at each other, not really knowing what to do. Hikari finally led Jun over to a nearby park bench. The others followed, like lost sheep. After a few minutes of hard crying, Jun started to calm down.

"You have to find him. I don't think our parents will try," Jun said, her voice unsteady. "They probably haven't even noticed he's gone yet. I didn't until I got home and found his note."

Ken swayed a little on his feet. "How long do you think he's been gone, Jun?"

She thought about it for a second. "Probably since the middle of the night. He was hurt too badly by what Dad did to stay any longer."

"What did he do?" asked Miyako, her voice tight. She sounded like she was out for blood.

Jun waved the question away. "Please, find him. I don't know where he might go."

Takeru pulled out his D-3. A signal popped up immediately. He was still in Odaiba, probably wandering aimlessly. "It shouldn't be too hard to find him."

Hikari nodded, taking out her D-terminal. "I'll call the others. The ten of us should be able to find him before sundown."

"Have them meet us at your school, Hikari," Ken ordered. In Daisuke's absence, he seemed to be giving the orders. "It's probably the best place to start from."

"Okay," she replied. And after a few minutes, she received the replies. "They'll meet us there. Let's go!"

"I'll catch up with you guys," Ken said. "I want to ask Jun a couple of questions."

The other four Digidestined nodded and ran back towards their school. Ken turned to Jun. "Did he have Chibimon with him?"

She nodded, "Yeah. I don't think he goes anywhere without him."

"That's good. Chibimon will take care of him until we find him," Ken said, relieved. "What are you going to do?"

"Go home. Try to talk my parents into looking for him. Not that I think that they will," she replied sadly.

Ken nodded silently, and turned to go. Jun grabbed his arm. "You need to know…I didn't want to say anything with the rest of them around…."

"What is it?"

"Daisuke didn't leave because our father hit him, Ken," Jun's voice dropped to a low whisper. She turned away from him. Ken had to strain to hear her. "He probably won't tell you, but if you don't know he may never be able to get over it."

Ken felt an icy knot of fear in his stomach. "What? What did your father do to him?"

Jun looked back at him, her eyes full of tears. "He…he raped him."

To be continued….