Disclaimer: Digimon doesn't belong to me. I forgot who they belong to. So, I guess you could say I found them... and finder's keepers,
right? *hides from the policemen knocking at her door* Or not.
Key: "words" - talking
~words~ - thinking
_words_ - stressed word
Timeframe: When Ken is still the Digimon Kaiser.
A/N: Warning-This fic contains Kensuke/Daiken. Don't like, don't read. I really don't know how to make that simpler.
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Ken sighed and rubbed his eyes wearily. He leaned back in his chair, trying to decide what to do.
For _weeks_ now, the Chosen Children had been in his domain. They had been knocking down one Dark Tower after the other. He
had to admit, he was a little surprised at how fast they got through the towers. But he was grateful for the help. Now if only he could
work out his feelings about one of their team... he growled in frustration.
"Ken?"
Ken's eyes softened as he turned to see Wormmon behind him. "Yes, Wormmon? What is it?"
"Ken... I thought you should know. The Children... they went back. All but one." Wormmon's voice had more than a hint of hesitation in
it.
"Who?" When the digimon remained silent, Ken continued, jokingly, "Come on, Wormmon, it's not like I'm going to kill whoever it is!"
The green creature looked up at him with unwavering eyes. "Are you sure?"
~He really thought I would,~ realized Ken, a jolt passing through his body. ~He thought I'd kill them. Torture them.~ He knelt down
and picked up Wormmon. "I swear to you that I will do nothing to hurt the Child."
"It's Motomiya."
Ken froze, still holding on to Wormmon. He turned to the screen hovering before him. And yes. There he was - Motomiya Daisuke, his
face filling the screen. Why was he there, anyway?
"Thank you, Wormmon," he said distantly. "I think you'd better stay here."
Wormmon's eyes widened. "Ken! You said you wouldn't hurt him!"
"I won't." Ken set Wormmon down again and left the base.
~*~
"Stupid." Daisuke walked along the forest path. "Stupid, stupid, stupid. I am a baka. Why did I want to stay here? The Kaiser might find
me. Right? He will. I mean, he's probably got some way of keeping his eye on every part of the digimon world. So why'd I stay? Baka."
"In order, you're not, I'd like to know too, I have, I do, once again, I want to know, and you're not."
Daisuke froze at the sound of the familiar voice. Sure enough, there was Ken, leaning against a tree.
~Wait.~ Daisuke rubbed his eyes. "Ken?" He wasn't dressed in his usual Kaiser garb. He was wearing his usual grey outfit that he was
usually seen in back home. "Wha- you-"
"Surprised?" Ken smiled teasingly. "Yes, I'm human. And no, I didn't come out here to hunt you down and kill you." He laughed at the
stunned look on Daisuke's face. "No, I'm not a mind reader, but you _are_ pretty obvious, Motomiya." Daisuke flushed.
"So why _are_ you here, then?" he asked.
Ken walked closer to Daisuke. "To find out why you stayed behind. And- no, that's not important. Why didn't you leave with the
others?"
"I told them I wanted to be alone for a while. But - I'm not sure, myself." Daisuke looked directly at Ken's amethyst eyes. "Maybe it was
something to do with you."
Ken studied Daisuke's face for a moment, his face unreadable. "I want to show you something." He took Daisuke's hand and led the
unresisting boy away.
~*~
"If ever I truly was a baka, it would be now," Daisuke finally said, after almost an hour of trekking through the forest. He pulled his hand
out of Ken's grasp. "Where is this place?"
"Not far. In fact, right here."
Daisuke gasped at the sheer beauty of the glade. Water from a stream sparkled as it ran down into the pool, disturbing the water at that
end. Elsewhere, the water was so still the reflections of the trees could clearly be seen. Sunlight shone down through the boughs of the
trees, casting their dappled light upon the forest floor. The light glimmered off the surface of the water, creating multi-faceted glowing
sparkles of color and light. Daisuke dropped to his knees onto the mossy undergrowth, in reverent admiration. Ken sat down beside him,
inelegantly wrapping his arms around his knees. This place could do that to anyone. Bring out the real them - not the mask presented to
the world. Daisuke's face was calm and serene, no hint even of the mischief he was renowned for. Ken drank in the sight of his perfect
face, not realizing Daisuke was doing the same with him.
"Ken." The Child of Courage and Friendship looked at the one who was once the Digimon Kaiser. That meant so little now, here. The
very concept of evil was inconceivable in this place. Ken smiled at him.
"Peaceful, isn't it?" His voice was barely above a whisper. To speak louder would have shattered the ethereal silence of the glade. "I
found it a week ago. Since then - I don't know if you noticed, but a lot of Dark Towers have been disappearing."
Daisuke's eyes widened slightly, then softened. "It was you? You've stopped being the Kaiser?"
Ken nodded mutely. "I just didn't have the courage to tell all of you. After what I'd done... I didn't think any of you would forgive me."
"I have." The words were out of his mouth before Daisuke could stop them. But when he considered it, he did mean it after all. He
hesitantly smiled at Ken, who was looking a little stunned.
"Really?"
"Really." Before he could think too much about it, Daisuke leaned over and kissed Ken quickly on the cheek. ~Brotherly kiss. Keep it
brotherly.~ "I always knew you weren't such a bad guy."
Ken was blushing furiously, causing Daisuke to wonder. ~So maybe it wasn't too brotherly. I wish...~ He refused to allow himself to
complete the thought. "Thanks, Daisuke," said Ken, using the wine-haired boy's first name for the first time. It wasn't lost on Daisuke,
who wrapped an arm around Ken.
~*~Ken's POV~*~
My head spun. He had his arm around me. Around _me_. Kami... was it possible? Did he feel for me? I glanced up carefully at his eyes.
They're closed, and a tiny smile lurks on his lips. He seems to be happy. I don't think he's faking... I don't think anyone could fake
anything in this beautiful glade I found. Only I know about it, not even Wormmon knows... it's Dai's and my special place. Forever. I
look at him again. The smile is still there, still stretching his lips just the tiniest bit.
Before I know what I'm doing, I've reached up and kissed him.
~*~Daisuke's POV~*~
I've always had a crush on Ken, you know. It's not like I suddenly woke up one day and decided to fall in love with the boy. Ever since
I saw him on TV, I had this weird feeling. I got the same feeling when we saw the Kaiser for the first time. And everytime after that. I'd
realized, before everyone else, who he really was. That the Digimon Kaiser and Ken Ichijouji were one and the same. It was _hard_,
pretending like nothing was wrong, when I was battling someone I'd rather have as a lover. I think that's why I started flirting with
Hikari. You know, if I was straight, then I wasn't in love with Ken.
But it didn't work out that way. I didn't feel about Hikari the same way I felt about Ken. No way I could work up that sort of feeling.
That was reserved exclusively for Ken. But I didn't think I'd ever get him. I mean, how could I? I was a Chosen Child. He was the
Kaiser. No way, right?
So why is he kissing me?
~end~
A/N: Yes, that's the end. *ducks all the flying tomatoes and stuff* Or I could post another chapter if you want. It all depends... on
whether you hit that little button at the bottom of your screen! *cheerfully* And how good your reviews are. I don't like flames. Oh, and
if you like yaoi, you could always check out my Cardcaptor story... yes, this is a shameless plug. Do I care? =P So review, minna-san!
right? *hides from the policemen knocking at her door* Or not.
Key: "words" - talking
~words~ - thinking
_words_ - stressed word
Timeframe: When Ken is still the Digimon Kaiser.
A/N: Warning-This fic contains Kensuke/Daiken. Don't like, don't read. I really don't know how to make that simpler.
Untitled
Ken sighed and rubbed his eyes wearily. He leaned back in his chair, trying to decide what to do.
For _weeks_ now, the Chosen Children had been in his domain. They had been knocking down one Dark Tower after the other. He
had to admit, he was a little surprised at how fast they got through the towers. But he was grateful for the help. Now if only he could
work out his feelings about one of their team... he growled in frustration.
"Ken?"
Ken's eyes softened as he turned to see Wormmon behind him. "Yes, Wormmon? What is it?"
"Ken... I thought you should know. The Children... they went back. All but one." Wormmon's voice had more than a hint of hesitation in
it.
"Who?" When the digimon remained silent, Ken continued, jokingly, "Come on, Wormmon, it's not like I'm going to kill whoever it is!"
The green creature looked up at him with unwavering eyes. "Are you sure?"
~He really thought I would,~ realized Ken, a jolt passing through his body. ~He thought I'd kill them. Torture them.~ He knelt down
and picked up Wormmon. "I swear to you that I will do nothing to hurt the Child."
"It's Motomiya."
Ken froze, still holding on to Wormmon. He turned to the screen hovering before him. And yes. There he was - Motomiya Daisuke, his
face filling the screen. Why was he there, anyway?
"Thank you, Wormmon," he said distantly. "I think you'd better stay here."
Wormmon's eyes widened. "Ken! You said you wouldn't hurt him!"
"I won't." Ken set Wormmon down again and left the base.
~*~
"Stupid." Daisuke walked along the forest path. "Stupid, stupid, stupid. I am a baka. Why did I want to stay here? The Kaiser might find
me. Right? He will. I mean, he's probably got some way of keeping his eye on every part of the digimon world. So why'd I stay? Baka."
"In order, you're not, I'd like to know too, I have, I do, once again, I want to know, and you're not."
Daisuke froze at the sound of the familiar voice. Sure enough, there was Ken, leaning against a tree.
~Wait.~ Daisuke rubbed his eyes. "Ken?" He wasn't dressed in his usual Kaiser garb. He was wearing his usual grey outfit that he was
usually seen in back home. "Wha- you-"
"Surprised?" Ken smiled teasingly. "Yes, I'm human. And no, I didn't come out here to hunt you down and kill you." He laughed at the
stunned look on Daisuke's face. "No, I'm not a mind reader, but you _are_ pretty obvious, Motomiya." Daisuke flushed.
"So why _are_ you here, then?" he asked.
Ken walked closer to Daisuke. "To find out why you stayed behind. And- no, that's not important. Why didn't you leave with the
others?"
"I told them I wanted to be alone for a while. But - I'm not sure, myself." Daisuke looked directly at Ken's amethyst eyes. "Maybe it was
something to do with you."
Ken studied Daisuke's face for a moment, his face unreadable. "I want to show you something." He took Daisuke's hand and led the
unresisting boy away.
~*~
"If ever I truly was a baka, it would be now," Daisuke finally said, after almost an hour of trekking through the forest. He pulled his hand
out of Ken's grasp. "Where is this place?"
"Not far. In fact, right here."
Daisuke gasped at the sheer beauty of the glade. Water from a stream sparkled as it ran down into the pool, disturbing the water at that
end. Elsewhere, the water was so still the reflections of the trees could clearly be seen. Sunlight shone down through the boughs of the
trees, casting their dappled light upon the forest floor. The light glimmered off the surface of the water, creating multi-faceted glowing
sparkles of color and light. Daisuke dropped to his knees onto the mossy undergrowth, in reverent admiration. Ken sat down beside him,
inelegantly wrapping his arms around his knees. This place could do that to anyone. Bring out the real them - not the mask presented to
the world. Daisuke's face was calm and serene, no hint even of the mischief he was renowned for. Ken drank in the sight of his perfect
face, not realizing Daisuke was doing the same with him.
"Ken." The Child of Courage and Friendship looked at the one who was once the Digimon Kaiser. That meant so little now, here. The
very concept of evil was inconceivable in this place. Ken smiled at him.
"Peaceful, isn't it?" His voice was barely above a whisper. To speak louder would have shattered the ethereal silence of the glade. "I
found it a week ago. Since then - I don't know if you noticed, but a lot of Dark Towers have been disappearing."
Daisuke's eyes widened slightly, then softened. "It was you? You've stopped being the Kaiser?"
Ken nodded mutely. "I just didn't have the courage to tell all of you. After what I'd done... I didn't think any of you would forgive me."
"I have." The words were out of his mouth before Daisuke could stop them. But when he considered it, he did mean it after all. He
hesitantly smiled at Ken, who was looking a little stunned.
"Really?"
"Really." Before he could think too much about it, Daisuke leaned over and kissed Ken quickly on the cheek. ~Brotherly kiss. Keep it
brotherly.~ "I always knew you weren't such a bad guy."
Ken was blushing furiously, causing Daisuke to wonder. ~So maybe it wasn't too brotherly. I wish...~ He refused to allow himself to
complete the thought. "Thanks, Daisuke," said Ken, using the wine-haired boy's first name for the first time. It wasn't lost on Daisuke,
who wrapped an arm around Ken.
~*~Ken's POV~*~
My head spun. He had his arm around me. Around _me_. Kami... was it possible? Did he feel for me? I glanced up carefully at his eyes.
They're closed, and a tiny smile lurks on his lips. He seems to be happy. I don't think he's faking... I don't think anyone could fake
anything in this beautiful glade I found. Only I know about it, not even Wormmon knows... it's Dai's and my special place. Forever. I
look at him again. The smile is still there, still stretching his lips just the tiniest bit.
Before I know what I'm doing, I've reached up and kissed him.
~*~Daisuke's POV~*~
I've always had a crush on Ken, you know. It's not like I suddenly woke up one day and decided to fall in love with the boy. Ever since
I saw him on TV, I had this weird feeling. I got the same feeling when we saw the Kaiser for the first time. And everytime after that. I'd
realized, before everyone else, who he really was. That the Digimon Kaiser and Ken Ichijouji were one and the same. It was _hard_,
pretending like nothing was wrong, when I was battling someone I'd rather have as a lover. I think that's why I started flirting with
Hikari. You know, if I was straight, then I wasn't in love with Ken.
But it didn't work out that way. I didn't feel about Hikari the same way I felt about Ken. No way I could work up that sort of feeling.
That was reserved exclusively for Ken. But I didn't think I'd ever get him. I mean, how could I? I was a Chosen Child. He was the
Kaiser. No way, right?
So why is he kissing me?
~end~
A/N: Yes, that's the end. *ducks all the flying tomatoes and stuff* Or I could post another chapter if you want. It all depends... on
whether you hit that little button at the bottom of your screen! *cheerfully* And how good your reviews are. I don't like flames. Oh, and
if you like yaoi, you could always check out my Cardcaptor story... yes, this is a shameless plug. Do I care? =P So review, minna-san!