Digimon belongs to Toei! It's
not mine!
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Shi-chan: You dared to tempt me, Jei-san.
The Kensuke is coming.
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Sadness-Colored Sandglass
Part 5
~By Shimegami-chan
Music: "If I Am," by Nine Days
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The title is from an instrumental GW piece. Very pretty, and
really works for this story, especially in later chapters. ^_^
Warnings: Shounen-ai; it's Kensuke. At the moment.
The bright sun in Ken's face warmed his body and soul, cleansing him of any
remnants of the night before. His eyes fluttered open and he breathed deeply,
inhaling the sharp scent of someone he knew very well, an aura of grass and sky
and fresh sweet wind. He lifted his head from where it lay against the other
boy's chest and blinked sleepily at Daisuke's smiling face.
"Feeling any better?" Daisuke inquired, leaning in to kiss the tip of
Ken's nose.
"Much, thank you." Ken noted the presence of Wormmon still
half-conscious in his lap and patted the Digimon's head in silent understanding.
"Thanks for staying with me, Dai."
"No problem." Daisuke yawned and leaned against the wall, releasing
Ken from his arms just enough for the indigo-haired boy to scoot over beside
him. "I'd better go before your parents figure out that I stayed the
night."
Ken studied Daisuke's face intently: the lids of his chocolate-brown eyes were
drooping, and dark circles hung under them. A little guiltily Ken realized just
how much sleep the other boy must have gotten since he arrived at the
Ichijouji's. Come to think of it, Ken mused, Wormmon hadn't said a word of
good-morning to him yet: the insect's bright eyes were shut tightly and his
breathing was deep and even. Chibimon, still clutching Daisuke's D-Terminal,
was sprawled out on his stomach.
Despite his troubles during the night, Ken felt strangely refreshed and a
little more cheerful than usual. Maybe it was having his friends around to help
him through this. Maybe it was the tickle of Wormmon's anntennae across his
bare arms that brought a smile to his face.
Maybe it was Daisuke, eyes blissfully closed, face relaxed, leaning heavily
against him in much-needed slumber.
Ken lowered the other boy's limp body to the bed and pulled the blankets up to
Daisuke's chin, tucking a weary Chibimon in beside him. He touched his fingers
to the little dragon's forhead. "You two get some rest. Thanks for staying
with me."
Chibimon gurgled something in reply and resumed his slumber almost as quickly
as his human partner.
Wormmon's antennae twitched nervously and Ken turned his attention to his own
Digimon. "You okay, Wormmon?" he asked, patting the insect's head
lightly.
"I'm fine, Ken-chan." His sleepy but clear blue eyes belied his
words, so Ken pulled his partner into a gentle hug. "How are you?"
"Better, my friend, much better. What say we get something to eat while
the others nap?"
Wormmon's drooping antennae perked up. "Okay!"
Ken swung his legs out over the bed and dropped lightly to the floor, raising
up on his toes to give Daisuke a quick kiss on the cheek. "Sleep well,
Dai."
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Ken munched thoughtfully on a rice cake while Wormmon devoured a dozen
chocolate-chip cookies. "Wormmon..."
"Nani, Ken-chan?" The green insect looked much more energetic now. He
paused long enough to give Ken his full attention.
"Tell me what happened last night."
Wormmon looked worried. "After you fell asleep, Chibimon and I stayed up
for a while and wrote Daisuke-san an e-mail on your D-Terminal explaining
mostly what happened when we came home. Then you started having bad dreams so
we asked him to come over and check on you just in case. We tried to wake you
up, but you wouldn't! Not even for me. So Daisuke-san came over right away, and
then you woke up just before he got here."
"What happened after that?"
"Well…Daisuke told us to go to sleep but I was still worried, so he said
he'd wake me up if anything happened. And I guess nothing did."
Ken smiled faintly. "He stayed up all night."
Wormmon nodded. "Is that good, Ken-chan?"
"Yeah," Ken whispered. "It's good." He drew his partner
into another hug and sighed happily. "I'm okay now."
Wormmon's eyes crinkled into that mouthless smile Ken loved to see. "I'm
glad. But what about everything else, Ken-chan? The glasses and the
Digivice?"
"I think I understand what happened with the glasses," Ken explained
hesitantly. "But the Digivice I'm not sure about. Maybe we should make
sure you can still digivolve, before my parents wake up."
"Good idea."
Ken unclipped the D-3 and held it tightly. "Let's go, Wormmon."
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Shi-chan: More soon!