Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Youth of the Nation ❯ Youth of the Nation ( One-Shot )

DISCLAIMER: - I don't own Digimon tamers as they belong to Toei animation ^_^ And the lyrics for the song come from "Youth of the nation" by "P.O.D"

AUTHOR'S NOTES: - I will admit....I felt like crying when I wrote this. I'll apologize now to takato fans, but I think this is pretty good for my very first digimon fic :) Although very tragic...if you've read "Chance and error" my Pokémon fic about how the twerps trust people too much then this is pretty much like that...except with a different message. This fic ISN'T for people who are sensitive to violence, as it does touch a sensitive subject for some people....if not most! Anyway enjoy...and try not to cry okay...just incase, break out the Kleenex tissues!

YOUTH OF THE NATION
By Togepi

Takes place 6 years from Digimon tamers...

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"Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared..."

16 year old Takato Matsuki ran happily downstairs into the back of his parents bakery. Before leaving for school he quickly took some of the day old bread from storage so he had a quick snack on the way, as once again he had missed breakfast.

As he headed towards the door his mother stopped him. She was cradling Takato's one year old brother, Kuroi, in her arms and did not look all that pleased with her older son.

"Takato, I don't like the idea of you skipping breakfast every morning" she told him harshly. "Promise me you'll start getting up earlier"

"Okay! Okay mum!" Takato snapped back. He was already late for school, he did not need a lecture from his mother making him even more late. "Look we'll talk about it later, okay!"

With that he ran out of the door, grabbing his skateboard and skated off down the road. Mrs. Matsuki watched her son leave as her husband walked up behind her and touched her shoulder lightly.

"Don't worry..." he told her. "....he's just in that awkward teenage phase, he'll grow out of it"

His wife didn't reply, she just sighed as she hung her head low and walked back inside their home. Mr. matsuki watched her leave then he too sighed, then shut the door before following his wife.

"Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school..."

Takato carried on down the road as fast as he could on his skate board, he felt awful for leaving his mother that way but he couldn't turn back now, he'll just apologize for it tonight, after all his mother, father and baby brother meant the world to him.

Eventually he reached his school, just in time as the bell went. He jumped off his skate board and ran quickly through the hall, ignoring angry teachers telling him to slow down. He managed to reach his classroom just before his teacher shut the door on him and sat down at his desk. Something then caught his eye, to an empty desk by his. Here sat Teshki, a quiet boy, who Takato barley knew, he always showed up for school as long as Takato could remember...but today he wasn't there.

Takato just shrugged it off as he prepared to work and thought nothing more of it.

"But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
Even though I sit by him in class..."

Halfway through the early morning lesson Teshki came through the door. The teacher looked up and began to tell the teenage boy not to be late again, but before she could finish her sentence, Teshki pulled a gun from under his coat...

Nobody knew what was going on, nobody knew what to do. Panic just broke out as children ran for their lives, trying to avoid the bullets from the gun, but Teshki, showing no emotion on his cold face just shot at them, one by one, with what seemed to be no care in the world.

The children fell to the floor before takato as he watched wide eyed in fear at the situation, he didn't know what to do, he wanted to run, but his legs couldn't do it, he wanted to scream, but nothing came out...

The next part seemed to go in slow motion for takato as the once quiet little boy pulled the trigger twice on the gun...

BANG! BANG!

Takato could feel a burning in his chest, a horrible intense burning. He slowly put his hand to where the burning was then looked at it. His hand was blood stained.

Eventually Takato's legs gave way as he fell to the floor, amongst his fallen classmates. His eyes were still open as he made eye contact with a girl laying not to far from him, her eyes were also open and were just as terrified as his...both of them knew that there was no hope for any of them.

BANG!

Teshki's body then fell to the floor, the realization of what he had just done had finally sunk in and he had chosen to take his own life, he had chosen the quick way out, a bullet through the head, instead of getting what he rightfully deserves in jail.

"Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because..."

Why did he do it? Takato found himself thinking as he struggled to breathe. Why? What would make a sweet, quiet young man take the life of his teacher, classmates and finally himself, why?

Paramedics ran quickly into the room, hoping they would find at least one survivor amongst the massacre. One reached Takato and noticed he was still breathing barely, but there was still a chance, still a small chance...but takato himself knew those were false hopes, he knew he wouldn't make it.

As his vision blurred and he started slipping away he could hear the paramedic telling him to hang on, but Takato knew he couldn't, it was his time to go, even though he didn't want to and his last thoughts were of his family....

...now he wouldn't have the chance to tell his mother he was sorry and he just hoped, deep down, that she knew that he was and that he'd always love her, dad and little Kuroi.....

"We are, We are, the youth of the nation..."

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Always live life to the full...as you never know what's around the corner....