Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Missing ❯ Ken ( Chapter 2 )

The Missing

Chapter 2 - Ken

By: eternalsailorsolarwind

Disclaimer: Nope, sorry. Talk to the lawyers for Fox, Saban, and Toei. I just write fanfics.

A/N: This is probably the darkest fic I've ever written. I'm not sure how long this is going to be yet, but this may take awhile. Still Daiken/Kensuke. All of the warnings from Chapter 1 still apply. There's a change of perspective in this chapter. It will be from Ken's POV.

I fell to my knees, shocked by Jun's revelation. How? How could this have happened to Daiuske? Why did this have to happen?

"You're lying," I accused his sister. It couldn't possibly be true. "Please tell me it's a lie. Or a nightmare."

"I wish it was, Ken. Believe me, I wish my whole life was just a nightmare."

I looked up, seeing her misery and fear. I felt like I was being reflected in her face. "You have to tell me what you know."

"I don't know much. After Mom found the portraits and poems, she came after me. She wanted to find out what she could about you and your relationship with Daisuke," she turned away again, this time in shame. "I tried to protect you two, but she grabbed me and hit me."

The bruises on her face and arms were from their mother? How could a mother do that to her own child?

"I gave in after she punched me in the stomach. Then she locked me in my room. After Dad came home, she told him what she'd found out," Jun spoke mechanically, just giving the facts. But every once in a while I could hear a quaver in her voice. "He went ballistic. He came in and asked me if it was true. I told him it was."

She turned back towards me, her voice and eyes flat. "I've never, ever, seen him so angry."

I got up off my knees and sat next to her. "Go on. I know it's hard, but I need to know."

"There isn't much more. They waited for him to come home from soccer practice. Then they all started to argue. When Daisuke admitted that he was gay and that he loved you, well, that was it. Dad blew his stack, and demanded that Daisuke be straight. Dai laughed in his face, and said that you were the best thing that ever happened to him."

I felt tears well up in my eyes. I was the best thing that happened to him? What would I be without him? Would I even still be alive? I was wild to go after him. Find him, hold him, and heal him. Tell him it will be all right. But there was still more that I needed to know if I was going to be able to help him.

"My father shouted something and took him into Dai's bedroom. After a few minutes, I heard Daisuke scream. Both Chibimon and I tried to get to him, but my mother slapped me down, and managed to knock Chibimon out," Jun was crying again, and so was I. If Minomon ever found out about Chibimon being hurt, I wouldn't have to hurt Daisuke's parents. Stingmon, or maybe even Paildramon would take care of it.

Jun and I both cried for a couple of minutes, and then she started to continue. I could only listen, feeling totally numb.

"I didn't realize what happened until this afternoon. I had heard Daisuke screaming for a while, but then it ended. Once it was over, I thought that Dad had just beaten him badly. He was gone in the morning. I figured he just left early so he wouldn't have to look at our parents. But when I got home, I found his note." Jun rummaged in her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.

She handed it to me and I read it, my hands shaking.

"Dear Jun,

I know you'll be the one to find this. Our parents don't give a damn about me. I can't stay here anymore. I knew Dad would be angry, but I never thought he'd hurt me like this. He raped me. If you don't believe me, check out the sheets. My blood and his semen are on them. If I stay he'll just keep doing it to me until he thinks I'm straight.

I need you to say goodbye to Ken for me. I'm broken now, and he doesn't deserve damaged goods. I always knew I didn't deserve him, and Dad proved that I was right. So I'm going to leave, and try to forget. I've got Chibimon, so I'll be fine.

Daisuke"

How can he say he doesn't deserve me? After all the things I did…stop it. That's in the past, just like Daisuke is always saying. If I stay rooted in the past, I won't be able to help my Dai-chan. I folded up the note and put it in my pocket. "Did you check the sheets?"

"Yes. They were like Dai said," she said.

"You haven't washed them?" She shook her head. "Good. Hide them. I'm not going to let your father get away with this. The police will need those sheets as evidence."

Jun looked startled, then wary. "You're going to have him arrested? He'd kill you first."

I was actually amused. "He'd try. He hurt my Dai-chan. I'm not very forgiving about that kind of thing." I was angry right now, very angry. But not with Jun.

"Go home," I said gently. "Hide those sheets and protect yourself. We'll find Daisuke and take care of that bastard that calls himself your father."

She nodded slowly and then left. I watched her go. She walked carefully, like something inside her was broken. I knew that feeling. I'd felt it twice before; once when Osamu died, and then again when Wormmon had.

Now my pain was different. Daisuke was still alive, thank God. Now I felt guilty because I never saw that he was being abused. Oh, I saw the bruises. But he said that they were from soccer. I could understand that, since I've had a few of those kind of bruises myself. It never occurred to me that it could be something else. And I felt so damn guilty about it!

I got up off the bench, and started towards Odaiba Elementary. I walked slowly, letting the guilt weigh me down. As I got to the front gate, I shook myself once. Stop it, I told myself silently. Acting like this won't find Daisuke or solve his other problems. I have to be strong for him.

All the others were there, even Jyou. They were waiting for me. Takeru was finishing filling in the elder Digidestined on what he knew. Which wasn't the half of it. They didn't know the whole story yet. But I wouldn't be the one to tell them, not right now at least. I closed my eyes in pain, and sighed, trying to release it all. Just so I could focus on finding Daisuke.

When I opened my eyes again, it was the like the air had changed. It was now so heavily charged with rage it was hard to breathe. All nine of the Digidestined in front of me had faces that looked like thunderclouds. Taichi looked like he wanted to pound someone, and I could guess who was at the top of his list. They were at the top of mine too, and I'm not that big on fighting - unless its to save the world. Or my Daisuke.

"So, how should we do this?" Taichi asked the group in general. Usually, if Daisuke wasn't around, we all deferred to him. It's not going to happen that way today.

Taking a step forward, I said, "I think we should split into five teams of two. That way if he's hurt…." I left the rest unsaid.

Taichi nodded, "Good idea, Ken. Pick your partners and spread out. Keep in contact with the D-terminals."

I split off with Sora, and we headed towards the north. The general plan was for all five groups to ring him in. I didn't like thinking of my Dai-chan as a wild animal, but at the moment, it was probably the best we could do. With everything that's happened, he'd probably run from us. Even me. Maybe especially me, all things considered.

"We'll find him, Ken," Sora said, resting a gentle hand on my shoulder.

"I know we will, Sora," I replied through my teeth. All of my anger, fear, guilt, and pain was turning into lead knots in my belly. The Motomiya's are going to pay for hurting Daisuke. "I just hope he's ready to =be=found."

To be continued….