Waiting, Book 1, Chapter 4:1
The hell Matt had been living is finally over. Ken is out of Matt's life for good. Matt can now put everything behind him and start over. But a certain gang seems to think differently... Taito. Sequel to Untold Secrets, but works as stand alone.
Digimon - NC-17 - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 14 - Words: 99633 - Updated: 11-21-05 - Published: 11-01-01
Disclaimer: Dammit, how many times do I have to tell you before it sinks into your thick skull? Digimon is not mine! It never was and probably never will be, as much as I regret that! So bug off! All the songs within are not mine, either. Getsuyou no Asa is Sakamoto Maaya's, Fox On The Run belongs to the Sweet, and Lime in the Coconut, or just Coconut, is Harry Nilsson's.
Author's Notes: Whee! I did it! I translated part of the chorus for a Sakamoto Maaya song! Now I can use it for this chapter like I wanted! Although, remember, this is based on JI and about nine weeks worth of JII and a Japanese dictionary, so I'm not sure how accurate these translations are. (And hizashi means sunshine-I asked my Japanese teacher ^_~) And the reason I include the original Japanese lyrics is in case someone with more Japanese knowledge than me may be able to better translate them. (hint, hint!)
--->Translation:
|the sunshine from outside the window indicates
|a new beginning
|It's different but it's only Monday morning <--- the main line I'm not sure about!!!
|It always repeats|
Waiting
Chapter 4:Part 1-And So It Begins
by: butterflie, formerly known as Crimson Goddess
*sequel to Untold Secrets*
|mado kara sasu hizashi wa
|atarashii hajimarisa
|chigau yo tada no getsuyou no asa
|itsumo no kurikaeshi|
The ceiling has lots of cracks. They're boring to look at. I've looked at them for the past three days. Wednesday to Friday. And I still have two more days to suffer through. Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Kaos isn't releasing me until Monday. I wanted out sooner, but he says he wants to make sure I'm 'emotionally stable'. That's always his excuse.
Someone is knocking at the door.
Probably 'tousan.
The person walks in, and then Tai's voice says, "Matt."
I turn and sit up. "Tai.." I began, then notice Nyusumi behind him.
"Ny," I said, unable to hide my surprise. What was he doing here? I didn't want anyone to see me like this 'cept 'tousan and Tai sometimes.
"Hey," Ny said, grinning at me. "Tai was feeling particularly nice, so he offered to let me visit you."
I threw a questioning look at Tai, knowing that with Ny there was more to it than that.
My boyfriend shook his head. "He and Kenji were threatening me."
I just rolled my eyes, then asked Tai to come over.
He did so obediently, and I wrapped my arms around his waist, pulling him downward for a light kiss. "You're forgiven," I whisphered. He smiled at me.
I beckoned to Nyusumi. "Come here," I commanded.
He shook his head and glanced uncertainly at my bandaged wrists.
I sighed. I could understand Ny's hesitation. As crazy as the band and I got sometimes, we'd never go so far as to hurt ourselves. And for me to slash my wrists again was too much. Actually, he thinks this is the first time. And I'd rather keep it that way.
"Ny, come here," I begged, but he still shook his head.
"Tai," I sighed, "I don't mean to be rude or anything, but could you leave?" he nodded. "Sure thing luv."
When he was gone, I turned back to Nyusumi.
"There. He's gone. Now will you tell me why you won't come here?"
he took a step closer. Finally! Some progress!
"It scares me Matt," he admitted. "It's the first time I've known someone that wanted to die."
"Ny, I don't want to die any more than you do."
"But you cut your wrists," he pointed out, stepping closer towards me. "Nyusumi, I had been sleeping and having nightmares. When my dad woke me up, I wasn't aware of it. To me, I was still in that nightmare. I had no clue of what I was doing. I didn't cut my wrists on purpose. Okay?"
"Okay," he answered, taking two steps forward. Another three steps and he'd be next to my bed.
"Good," I said back, but suddenly my voice sounded faraway, muted. It was like Ny and I were the only things in the room-hell, the world-and nothing else mattered. Ny became a silent, graceful creature that moved with amazing speed and agility. The three steps he took to stand next to my bed became one.
I was beyond all ability to say another word, or to even move. The room began to spin dizzily, the colors whirling together in one ugly blend.
And then warm soft flesh was pressed upon warm soft flesh, and Ny was kissing me.
Without even realizing it, I surrendered willingly to the kiss, my mind not even registering just what in hell I was doing.
Then it hit me with sudden clarity.
Ny was kissing me! And I was kissing him back!
I jerked away from him with violent force, then stared at him, eyes full of shock. Hell, let's be honest. They were filled with remorse, guilt, and longing. Ny was a damned good kisser. Almost as good as Tai.
"Matt-I'm sorry," Ny said guiltily. "I-I shouldn't have done that."
I simply nodded, my brain still beyond the capacity to speak. "All's forgiven," I wanted to say, but my brain refused.
Just then Tai knocked on the door. "Matt? Nyusumi?"
"Come in," Ny replied when I stayed speechless."
The door opened and Tai stepped in. "Ny, isn't it about time for you to go?" he asked.
Ny glanced at his watch and promptly swore. "Shit, I'm gonna be late if I don't hurry, and then Tora's gonna be pissed. Tai, you didn't happen to drive up here did you?"
"Ano.. gomen. I don't even own a car."
"Shimatta." Ny turned towards me. "Well, look, I gotta go Matt. I'll see you okay?"
I just raised a hand.
Ny waved, then hurried out of the room.
I sighed, the first real sound I actually made since Ny kissed me.
Tai looked at me. "What'd you tell him? He seemed in an awful hurry to get out of here, Tora aside."
I shook my head. "Nothing," I said. Well, tried to say. It came out as a whispher.
Tai shrugged. "Whatever. Listen, I hate to do this to ya, but I gotta run. 'Kaasan wanted me to pick some groceries up for her, and she's supposed to be home in a little while. Plus, she's pissed because I bunked off sixth and seventh form from school the other day. So I'll see you Sunday night, allright?"
"Okay," I said softly.
He gave me a grin "Luv ya" and left.
I was left alone with my thoughts.
Kami sama in heaven. Nyusumi kissed me, and I enjoyed it. Why? How could I enjoy it? That's betraying Tai. Tai, who I love with all my heart. Tai, who means the world to me. Tai, who's there for me like no one else ever can be. Tai, who is often the only bright spot in my day. Tai, who is my boyfriend.
Tai is my boyfriend and Ny and I kissed.
I know it's not even considered cheating on him, but still. It bothers me. Tai would be upset if he found out about that kiss. I know he tries not to show it, but he is a very possessive person. If he found Ny threatening to our relationship in any way...
I don't want to think about how far he might go to show Ny whose boyfriend I am. Just short of crippling or killing him, the possibilities are pretty damn endless.
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It's so boring!! I hate the hospital! There is absolutely NOTHING to do in here at all!
I swear I'm gonna go insane. At least the last few times I was in the hospital, I had my fear of Ken to keep me occupied. Now I have nothing to do 'cept worry about Ny's kiss, and I've promised myself not to think about that for awhile. God, nothing to do, nothing to do.
I miss Tai. I miss the other Chosen. Short of seeing them for a few moments at lunch that first day I went back to school, and seeing Mimi when Takeru was so upset over Daisuke, I haven't seen them in months. I miss Jyou's good-natured grumbling. I miss Kou's constant intellectual chatter. God, I even miss the younger Chosen.
I wish some of them had the decency to visit me here. I wonder why they haven't. Unless of course, Tai hasn't told them.
I don't think he has. He didn't seem to want Ny to visit me. Of course, I didn't either, but the Chosen are a different story. They're not in love with me.
I should have told Tai to command them to visit me.
A knock sounds at the door, and Dr. Kaos enters. Good.
He hasn't even reached my bed before I begin to pester him.
"When can I get out of here? I hate hospitals, they're so boring! And nobody except you, dad, and occasionally Tai come to visit me. There's nothing to do in here! I'm gonna go crazy! Please," I begged, "can't you release me?"
"I'd say you're emotionally stable," he told me with a grin, "if you can be as annoying as that. However, you're still not being released until Monday."
"Under whose orders?" I demanded. "Surely they can't be yours. You wouldn't be so cruel."
"No, they're my orders all right. I want you here until Monday."
"Nooo!" I moaned. "I'll die of boredom way before then!"
He came and sat on the edge of my bed. "Well then, what do you suggest we do to fight this boredom?"
I shrug. "Don' know, but I'd rather face the Dark Masters again than face this boredom!"
"The Dark Masters?"
"Err... never mind," I muttered. "How 'bout some music?"
"If you care for English music, I got plenty. Otherwise, the only language in our native tongue -well, your native tongue- would be traditional music." Traditional? "I'll stick to the English," I told him.
He nodded, then got up and left the room, returning shortly with a stack of CDs and a boom box.
He handed the CDs to me while he plugged in the boom box.
I began to sift through the discs.
"Rod Stuart, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Beach Boys, The Beatles, Sweet, Harry Nilsson, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Prince, Queen, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd..." I read out loud in my painful sounding English.
Who the hell were all these people? And how old is this stuff?
"When was this music around?" I asked Dr. Kaos.
"Long before I moved to Japan, around the time when I was a teenager, some a little before, some was a little after. Anywhere from the 1970's to 1990's, I believe. Of course, anything from the 1980's onward was mailed out to me by my sister still in America. I moved here in 1978, when I turned eighteen."
"Why?"
"One reason was to go to college here. The other reason..." he trailed off, a strange look coming over his face. It was there only a second, and then it was gone. "Never mind. Found something you want to listen to yet?"
I shook my head. "Not yet." I continued to look at the CDs for a few more moments, finally setting on Sweet's 'Fox On The Run', whatever the hell that was.
I handed the CD to Dr. Kaos, who looked at it briefly and put it in the boom box. "Any particular song?"
"That 'Fox On The Run' I said, trying hard to get the English right. Although years later I realized I had said it as fax an their ruin.
He nodded. "It's a good song." He skipped the CD to track 7, and a few moments later music began playing.
'I/don't wanna know your name/cause you don't look the same/the way you did before/okay/you think you got a pretty face/but the rest of you is outta place/you looked allright before/fox on the run/you scream and everybody comes...'
Strange song. I can't even understand half of it. I'll have to get Dr. Kaos to translate it for me.
'you/you talk about just every man/But the names you drop are second hand/I've heard it all before/I don't wanna know your name...'
What the hell?
'The fox is on the run/you scream and everybody comes..'
A few seconds later the song ended.
Dr. Kaos paused the CD and looked at me. "Well? Keep this CD or do you want another one?"
"Another one, please!" I said. "But first, can you translate that for me?" he nodded agreeably, then did so as best as he could.
When he was done, I made a face. "That's a damned strange song," I remarked.
He shrugged. "I guess. No stranger than today's music. What CD do you want next?"
"Harry Nilsson, Coconut?"
He took it from me and put it in.
'Brother bought a coconut/he bought it for a dime/his sister had another one/she paid it for the dime/she put the lime in the coconut/she drank 'em both up/she put the lime in the coconut..'
While this song was playing, 'tousan came in. I was relieved, because it gave me an excuse to cut off this eerie music.
"Hey Otousan," I said.
He caught the relief in my voice. "Glad to see me?"
I nodded enthusiastically. Dr. Kaos laughed at that. "Music scare you Matt?" "Very much so!"
'tousan raised his eyebrows.
"Okay, not gonna ask."
"That's probably wiser," I said.
Dad looked at me, then over at Dr. Kaos. "I need permission to take Matt out of the hospital for a few hours. Can you get it authorized for me?"
"Sure. How long will you be gone?"
"Few hours, maybe."
"Allright. You go ahead and take him. I'll sign the forms later."
"Thanks."
I looked at 'tousan. "We're going somewhere? Where? Why?"
"Because there's some things I need to talk about with you."
I frowned in confusion. "Talk about?"
He nodded. "Yeah. Now come and get dressed. I brought you some clothes."
He threw me a pair of black jeans and my favorite shirt-a short sleeved dark red shirt with a kick-ass picture of a dragon on the front and the kanji for dragon on the back.
I threw back the covers and changed quickly, eager to find out where we were going.
When I was dressed, dad led me out to the hospital parking lot, which surprised me. Usually the only time dad used the car was to go back and forth to work. Everywhere else, he walked.
I got in the passenger side, and he got in on the right side of the car. Personally, I wouldn't have minded driving myself, but I didn't know where we going, so I had to settle just for riding in the car.
After we were strapped in and dad had started the car, he turned towards me. "You want anything to eat?"
"Oh God yes!" I exclaimed. "I am so sick of hospital garbage!"
"Allright." He put the car in gear and drove out of the lot, to a little roadside restaurant he used to take me to when I was younger, right after he and mom split. The restaurant was called Clover, and it served THE best food Ever. I silently marveled at why I hadn't come here sooner.
'tousan and I ate in the car, not feeling up to sitting in the restaurant. Me especially, since I was sensitive about the bandages on my wrists. Anybody with brains could tell I had slit my wrists just by looking at the bandages.
We ate without saying much. 'tousan told me the band had been by to inquire about when I would be released, as we had a concert Tuesday night.
"We do?" I asked in surprise.
"Yeah. Remember, it was the huge concert you had planned about eight months ago. The station is supposed to film it live."
"Oh yeah, that's right.." I said slowly. "Hell, with all this shit -excuse me, stuff- that's been going on these past months, I forgot all about it. If it wasn't so huge, I'd cancel. I haven't practiced in forever, and the band hasn't practiced together with me recently. Damn."
'tousan didn't respond, and we finished in silence.
Then, as I was taking a last sip of my Dr. Pepper, he turned towards me with a serious look on his face.
"Matt, Ken's escaped from the juvenile correctional facility."
End Part 4:1
Author's Notes: Dun-dun-dun! ODM!! Ken's escaped on and on the loose! Whooo! What will our poor Yama do? Tune in to next week's episode of Digital Dilemma's of Our Lives! ^_^ lol. Just kidding. Well, about the digi dilemma thing anyways. But Ken escaping is very real. >_< I'm so evil!! Everything I make Yama suffer through is so cruel! Oh yes, more evil things are in store for our beloved Yamato...
part four:two
Digimon - NC-17 - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 14 - Words: 99633 - Updated: 11-21-05 - Published: 11-01-01
Disclaimer: Dammit, how many times do I have to tell you before it sinks into your thick skull? Digimon is not mine! It never was and probably never will be, as much as I regret that! So bug off! All the songs within are not mine, either. Getsuyou no Asa is Sakamoto Maaya's, Fox On The Run belongs to the Sweet, and Lime in the Coconut, or just Coconut, is Harry Nilsson's.
Author's Notes: Whee! I did it! I translated part of the chorus for a Sakamoto Maaya song! Now I can use it for this chapter like I wanted! Although, remember, this is based on JI and about nine weeks worth of JII and a Japanese dictionary, so I'm not sure how accurate these translations are. (And hizashi means sunshine-I asked my Japanese teacher ^_~) And the reason I include the original Japanese lyrics is in case someone with more Japanese knowledge than me may be able to better translate them. (hint, hint!)
--->Translation:
|the sunshine from outside the window indicates
|a new beginning
|It's different but it's only Monday morning <--- the main line I'm not sure about!!!
|It always repeats|
Waiting
Chapter 4:Part 1-And So It Begins
by: butterflie, formerly known as Crimson Goddess
*sequel to Untold Secrets*
|mado kara sasu hizashi wa
|atarashii hajimarisa
|chigau yo tada no getsuyou no asa
|itsumo no kurikaeshi|
The ceiling has lots of cracks. They're boring to look at. I've looked at them for the past three days. Wednesday to Friday. And I still have two more days to suffer through. Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Kaos isn't releasing me until Monday. I wanted out sooner, but he says he wants to make sure I'm 'emotionally stable'. That's always his excuse.
Someone is knocking at the door.
Probably 'tousan.
The person walks in, and then Tai's voice says, "Matt."
I turn and sit up. "Tai.." I began, then notice Nyusumi behind him.
"Ny," I said, unable to hide my surprise. What was he doing here? I didn't want anyone to see me like this 'cept 'tousan and Tai sometimes.
"Hey," Ny said, grinning at me. "Tai was feeling particularly nice, so he offered to let me visit you."
I threw a questioning look at Tai, knowing that with Ny there was more to it than that.
My boyfriend shook his head. "He and Kenji were threatening me."
I just rolled my eyes, then asked Tai to come over.
He did so obediently, and I wrapped my arms around his waist, pulling him downward for a light kiss. "You're forgiven," I whisphered. He smiled at me.
I beckoned to Nyusumi. "Come here," I commanded.
He shook his head and glanced uncertainly at my bandaged wrists.
I sighed. I could understand Ny's hesitation. As crazy as the band and I got sometimes, we'd never go so far as to hurt ourselves. And for me to slash my wrists again was too much. Actually, he thinks this is the first time. And I'd rather keep it that way.
"Ny, come here," I begged, but he still shook his head.
"Tai," I sighed, "I don't mean to be rude or anything, but could you leave?" he nodded. "Sure thing luv."
When he was gone, I turned back to Nyusumi.
"There. He's gone. Now will you tell me why you won't come here?"
he took a step closer. Finally! Some progress!
"It scares me Matt," he admitted. "It's the first time I've known someone that wanted to die."
"Ny, I don't want to die any more than you do."
"But you cut your wrists," he pointed out, stepping closer towards me. "Nyusumi, I had been sleeping and having nightmares. When my dad woke me up, I wasn't aware of it. To me, I was still in that nightmare. I had no clue of what I was doing. I didn't cut my wrists on purpose. Okay?"
"Okay," he answered, taking two steps forward. Another three steps and he'd be next to my bed.
"Good," I said back, but suddenly my voice sounded faraway, muted. It was like Ny and I were the only things in the room-hell, the world-and nothing else mattered. Ny became a silent, graceful creature that moved with amazing speed and agility. The three steps he took to stand next to my bed became one.
I was beyond all ability to say another word, or to even move. The room began to spin dizzily, the colors whirling together in one ugly blend.
And then warm soft flesh was pressed upon warm soft flesh, and Ny was kissing me.
Without even realizing it, I surrendered willingly to the kiss, my mind not even registering just what in hell I was doing.
Then it hit me with sudden clarity.
Ny was kissing me! And I was kissing him back!
I jerked away from him with violent force, then stared at him, eyes full of shock. Hell, let's be honest. They were filled with remorse, guilt, and longing. Ny was a damned good kisser. Almost as good as Tai.
"Matt-I'm sorry," Ny said guiltily. "I-I shouldn't have done that."
I simply nodded, my brain still beyond the capacity to speak. "All's forgiven," I wanted to say, but my brain refused.
Just then Tai knocked on the door. "Matt? Nyusumi?"
"Come in," Ny replied when I stayed speechless."
The door opened and Tai stepped in. "Ny, isn't it about time for you to go?" he asked.
Ny glanced at his watch and promptly swore. "Shit, I'm gonna be late if I don't hurry, and then Tora's gonna be pissed. Tai, you didn't happen to drive up here did you?"
"Ano.. gomen. I don't even own a car."
"Shimatta." Ny turned towards me. "Well, look, I gotta go Matt. I'll see you okay?"
I just raised a hand.
Ny waved, then hurried out of the room.
I sighed, the first real sound I actually made since Ny kissed me.
Tai looked at me. "What'd you tell him? He seemed in an awful hurry to get out of here, Tora aside."
I shook my head. "Nothing," I said. Well, tried to say. It came out as a whispher.
Tai shrugged. "Whatever. Listen, I hate to do this to ya, but I gotta run. 'Kaasan wanted me to pick some groceries up for her, and she's supposed to be home in a little while. Plus, she's pissed because I bunked off sixth and seventh form from school the other day. So I'll see you Sunday night, allright?"
"Okay," I said softly.
He gave me a grin "Luv ya" and left.
I was left alone with my thoughts.
Kami sama in heaven. Nyusumi kissed me, and I enjoyed it. Why? How could I enjoy it? That's betraying Tai. Tai, who I love with all my heart. Tai, who means the world to me. Tai, who's there for me like no one else ever can be. Tai, who is often the only bright spot in my day. Tai, who is my boyfriend.
Tai is my boyfriend and Ny and I kissed.
I know it's not even considered cheating on him, but still. It bothers me. Tai would be upset if he found out about that kiss. I know he tries not to show it, but he is a very possessive person. If he found Ny threatening to our relationship in any way...
I don't want to think about how far he might go to show Ny whose boyfriend I am. Just short of crippling or killing him, the possibilities are pretty damn endless.
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It's so boring!! I hate the hospital! There is absolutely NOTHING to do in here at all!
I swear I'm gonna go insane. At least the last few times I was in the hospital, I had my fear of Ken to keep me occupied. Now I have nothing to do 'cept worry about Ny's kiss, and I've promised myself not to think about that for awhile. God, nothing to do, nothing to do.
I miss Tai. I miss the other Chosen. Short of seeing them for a few moments at lunch that first day I went back to school, and seeing Mimi when Takeru was so upset over Daisuke, I haven't seen them in months. I miss Jyou's good-natured grumbling. I miss Kou's constant intellectual chatter. God, I even miss the younger Chosen.
I wish some of them had the decency to visit me here. I wonder why they haven't. Unless of course, Tai hasn't told them.
I don't think he has. He didn't seem to want Ny to visit me. Of course, I didn't either, but the Chosen are a different story. They're not in love with me.
I should have told Tai to command them to visit me.
A knock sounds at the door, and Dr. Kaos enters. Good.
He hasn't even reached my bed before I begin to pester him.
"When can I get out of here? I hate hospitals, they're so boring! And nobody except you, dad, and occasionally Tai come to visit me. There's nothing to do in here! I'm gonna go crazy! Please," I begged, "can't you release me?"
"I'd say you're emotionally stable," he told me with a grin, "if you can be as annoying as that. However, you're still not being released until Monday."
"Under whose orders?" I demanded. "Surely they can't be yours. You wouldn't be so cruel."
"No, they're my orders all right. I want you here until Monday."
"Nooo!" I moaned. "I'll die of boredom way before then!"
He came and sat on the edge of my bed. "Well then, what do you suggest we do to fight this boredom?"
I shrug. "Don' know, but I'd rather face the Dark Masters again than face this boredom!"
"The Dark Masters?"
"Err... never mind," I muttered. "How 'bout some music?"
"If you care for English music, I got plenty. Otherwise, the only language in our native tongue -well, your native tongue- would be traditional music." Traditional? "I'll stick to the English," I told him.
He nodded, then got up and left the room, returning shortly with a stack of CDs and a boom box.
He handed the CDs to me while he plugged in the boom box.
I began to sift through the discs.
"Rod Stuart, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Beach Boys, The Beatles, Sweet, Harry Nilsson, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Prince, Queen, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd..." I read out loud in my painful sounding English.
Who the hell were all these people? And how old is this stuff?
"When was this music around?" I asked Dr. Kaos.
"Long before I moved to Japan, around the time when I was a teenager, some a little before, some was a little after. Anywhere from the 1970's to 1990's, I believe. Of course, anything from the 1980's onward was mailed out to me by my sister still in America. I moved here in 1978, when I turned eighteen."
"Why?"
"One reason was to go to college here. The other reason..." he trailed off, a strange look coming over his face. It was there only a second, and then it was gone. "Never mind. Found something you want to listen to yet?"
I shook my head. "Not yet." I continued to look at the CDs for a few more moments, finally setting on Sweet's 'Fox On The Run', whatever the hell that was.
I handed the CD to Dr. Kaos, who looked at it briefly and put it in the boom box. "Any particular song?"
"That 'Fox On The Run' I said, trying hard to get the English right. Although years later I realized I had said it as fax an their ruin.
He nodded. "It's a good song." He skipped the CD to track 7, and a few moments later music began playing.
'I/don't wanna know your name/cause you don't look the same/the way you did before/okay/you think you got a pretty face/but the rest of you is outta place/you looked allright before/fox on the run/you scream and everybody comes...'
Strange song. I can't even understand half of it. I'll have to get Dr. Kaos to translate it for me.
'you/you talk about just every man/But the names you drop are second hand/I've heard it all before/I don't wanna know your name...'
What the hell?
'The fox is on the run/you scream and everybody comes..'
A few seconds later the song ended.
Dr. Kaos paused the CD and looked at me. "Well? Keep this CD or do you want another one?"
"Another one, please!" I said. "But first, can you translate that for me?" he nodded agreeably, then did so as best as he could.
When he was done, I made a face. "That's a damned strange song," I remarked.
He shrugged. "I guess. No stranger than today's music. What CD do you want next?"
"Harry Nilsson, Coconut?"
He took it from me and put it in.
'Brother bought a coconut/he bought it for a dime/his sister had another one/she paid it for the dime/she put the lime in the coconut/she drank 'em both up/she put the lime in the coconut..'
While this song was playing, 'tousan came in. I was relieved, because it gave me an excuse to cut off this eerie music.
"Hey Otousan," I said.
He caught the relief in my voice. "Glad to see me?"
I nodded enthusiastically. Dr. Kaos laughed at that. "Music scare you Matt?" "Very much so!"
'tousan raised his eyebrows.
"Okay, not gonna ask."
"That's probably wiser," I said.
Dad looked at me, then over at Dr. Kaos. "I need permission to take Matt out of the hospital for a few hours. Can you get it authorized for me?"
"Sure. How long will you be gone?"
"Few hours, maybe."
"Allright. You go ahead and take him. I'll sign the forms later."
"Thanks."
I looked at 'tousan. "We're going somewhere? Where? Why?"
"Because there's some things I need to talk about with you."
I frowned in confusion. "Talk about?"
He nodded. "Yeah. Now come and get dressed. I brought you some clothes."
He threw me a pair of black jeans and my favorite shirt-a short sleeved dark red shirt with a kick-ass picture of a dragon on the front and the kanji for dragon on the back.
I threw back the covers and changed quickly, eager to find out where we were going.
When I was dressed, dad led me out to the hospital parking lot, which surprised me. Usually the only time dad used the car was to go back and forth to work. Everywhere else, he walked.
I got in the passenger side, and he got in on the right side of the car. Personally, I wouldn't have minded driving myself, but I didn't know where we going, so I had to settle just for riding in the car.
After we were strapped in and dad had started the car, he turned towards me. "You want anything to eat?"
"Oh God yes!" I exclaimed. "I am so sick of hospital garbage!"
"Allright." He put the car in gear and drove out of the lot, to a little roadside restaurant he used to take me to when I was younger, right after he and mom split. The restaurant was called Clover, and it served THE best food Ever. I silently marveled at why I hadn't come here sooner.
'tousan and I ate in the car, not feeling up to sitting in the restaurant. Me especially, since I was sensitive about the bandages on my wrists. Anybody with brains could tell I had slit my wrists just by looking at the bandages.
We ate without saying much. 'tousan told me the band had been by to inquire about when I would be released, as we had a concert Tuesday night.
"We do?" I asked in surprise.
"Yeah. Remember, it was the huge concert you had planned about eight months ago. The station is supposed to film it live."
"Oh yeah, that's right.." I said slowly. "Hell, with all this shit -excuse me, stuff- that's been going on these past months, I forgot all about it. If it wasn't so huge, I'd cancel. I haven't practiced in forever, and the band hasn't practiced together with me recently. Damn."
'tousan didn't respond, and we finished in silence.
Then, as I was taking a last sip of my Dr. Pepper, he turned towards me with a serious look on his face.
"Matt, Ken's escaped from the juvenile correctional facility."
End Part 4:1
Author's Notes: Dun-dun-dun! ODM!! Ken's escaped on and on the loose! Whooo! What will our poor Yama do? Tune in to next week's episode of Digital Dilemma's of Our Lives! ^_^ lol. Just kidding. Well, about the digi dilemma thing anyways. But Ken escaping is very real. >_< I'm so evil!! Everything I make Yama suffer through is so cruel! Oh yes, more evil things are in store for our beloved Yamato...
part four:two