The Secret. By Kawaii_Kitty

Chapter 4

Deception

“Sora! Sora, Wake up!!” Matt pleaded, shaking her from her sleep.

“Huh? What?” She yawned. Sora looked at Matt through tired eyes. “Is something the matter, Matt?” Sora sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked at him curiously.

“Yes! Something is very wrong! My crest is gone!” Sora forced a gasp from her throat and put her hand on her heart.

“That’s terrible! Are you sure you didn’t put it in your pocket or something?” Matt shook his head slowly and pat his pockets.

“It’s not in them, I’ve already looked.” Sora Swallowed hard and began to sweat as she searched her mind for any possible excuse.

“Uh, did you drop it in the lake when you last bathed?”

Matt let this sink in for a minute and then shook his head. “I didn’t, Because I remember using it yesterday to fight off an evil Digimon. Sora’s face looked concerned, Did he suspect her? She didn’t want to think of such a thing.

“Well, I don’t know what could have happened to it. I wish I did, truly I do.” Matt raised an eyebrow at her, as if detecting a slight hint of treason in her voice.

“Well, if you see it around, please Let me or Gabumon know first thing.” Sora smiled slightly.

“Alright.” Sora looked him over and blushed with a giggle.

“What? What’s so funny?”

“Are you going to strip the rest of the way down? Or are you gonna put your shirt back on?” Matt Looked down at his bare chest and then back up at Sora blushing lightly.

“I dunno, How much will you pay?” Sora giggled again.

“Go put your shirt on.” She sighed with a giggle tied in with her words.

When Matt returned to the site with his shirt back on, Sora was asleep once again. He sat beside her and stared at her, deep in thought. What was wrong with her ribs? He wondered, his gaze on her becoming serious.

“Matt?” He heard a voice say. Matt’s head snapped toward the source of the voice. Gabumon had just woken up, so it seemed, and was looking at him curiously. “This is no hour to be awake.” Matt raised an eyebrow and leaned forward into a more comfortable position.

“So, why are you up?” he shot back, trying his hardest not to be rude. Gabumon waddled over to Matt and sat beside him.

“I know what’s wrong, Matt.” He said with a sigh.

“What? Nothing’s wrong.” Gabumon shook his head and looked at Matt with deep concern.

“Matt. You know Sora has a boyfriend. She is supposed to be committed to Tai. And you know that.”

Matt sighed deeply and looked at Sora, then Gabumon again. “I know. I know! But, you don’t understand!”

“What don’t I understand, Matt? I’m your best friend! I should be able to understand!”

“Gabumon, you’ve never been in love before. You can’t possibly know what I’m going through. All I am now is second rate. Second rate Next to... next to...”

“Tai.” Said Gabumon Quietly. Matt winced, as if even the slightest mention of Tai were like some horrible curse word

“It’s like Tai is trying to, ruin my life or something! Everything he does never benefits in my favor!”

“That’s not true, Matt! It benefits us all, even though it may not seem like it at the time, he does have a good head on his shoulders, you must realize that-“

“What? Now you’re taking his side!?” Matt choked. “Are you gonna go join Tai and try to become his Digimon?! Tell Me!” Matt sniffled and wiped his eyes free of tears. Gabumon looked to the ground, defeated.

“I wish I could. But, if that’s the way you want it, you can figure out your problem alone.” Gabumon stood up and walked back over to the spot he was minutes ago. Matt sighed shakily and looked to the ground.

“I don’t have a problem...” He denied himself. He then looked to the stars, his eyes glassy. “Do I?”

 

The next morning, Sora was awake before anyone. She knew she had to report back to Pixie first thing to give her the crest of Friendship. Within minutes, Sora was back in the castle, as though her thoughts had been read. When Sora looked around the room she was in, she recalled being in the room with the tube in the center and her being in it. And she was. An aggravated Pixie stood before her, outside of the tube, with the purple mirror in hand.

“Step out, Sora.” She hissed. Sora searched around the tube and eventually found the hatch to which she could exit. “Where is the crest?” Pixie spat once Sora had left the tube. She took the tag and crest out from her shirt and off from around her neck and handed it to Pixie, who snatched it from her hand the instant it was within reach.

“You’ll be pleased to know that I had no trouble at all retrieving the crest for you.” Sora reported cheerfully. Pixie turned to leave the room and gave a nod of approval. As Pixie left the room she slipped the crest around her neck and looked into her mirror, as if admiring herself. Sora trotted up to her and looked into the mirror to see Matt Sleeping peacefully. She smiled slightly and remembered Pixie standing next to her and pulled her smile down off her lips as if it were a ten ton bag of cement.

“This is the creature you stole from, is this correct?” Sora nodded and looked back into the mirror. “I said, ‘Is this correct’?!” Sora looked up from the mirror and at Pixie, swallowing hard as she did so.

“Yes master Pixie. It is.” This brought a pleased smirk to Pixie’s lips as they walked on. Pixie made a right turn into the room where most of Sora’s training had occurred.

“Your next mission is to take the crest of Sincerity. Will this be an uneasy task?” Pixie asked, stopping in the center of the room.

“No Master, I assure you, this shall be twice as easy as stealing from that spineless romantic, Matt.” Sora Reported.

“Good, I expect nothing but the best, and nothing less.” Pixie lay her mirror flat on her palms and turned in the Southern direction. When she looked upon the face of the mirror, she saw two people. The taller human had just sat down on a log to rest. The shorter one decided to join her and began typing away on his Yellow and white laptop.

“Oh, Izzy. I’m beginning to think We’ll Never find Sora!” The tall human said, taking off her large pink cowboy hat. The one at the laptop looked up from his work and at the one sitting on the log.

“We mustn’t think such negative thoughts, Mimi. I am positive she is alive and well, hoping we wouldn’t worry so.” Izzy stepped out from behind the laptop and walked to Mimi, placing an arm around her. “We must continue our search until she is found, and not give up hope a single step of the way.” Mimi looked up at Izzy, her eyes slowly filling with tears.

“You’re right, I want to make sure that My best friend is safe! We have to continue. For Sora.” Izzy smiled and hugged Mimi.

“There we go. Atta girl.” Almost instinctively, Izzy placed his lips on Mimi’s cheek and kissed it softly. Almost immediately afterward, he had realized he had just showed Mimi how he felt for her. His eyes went wide as he blinked and blushed wildly.

Mimi blushed lightly and looked at him shyly. “It’s okay Izzy.” She said as she scooted toward him. “Don’t be so shy about it. There’s, uh, something I need to tell you though.”

Izzy swallowed hard and looked at her. “Wh-what is it?”

Mimi leaned over and placed her lips firmly on his and kissed him passionately. This caught Izzy totally off guard and he began to sweat nervously. Mimi wrapped her arms around his neck and held him closer to her. Izzy began to succumb to the pleasure and thrill of the kiss and slid his arms around her waist. As Mimi ran her fingers through Izzy’s reddish-brown hair, she pulled away from his soft tender lips and gazed into his eyes. Izzy swallowed hard again and fainted.

“Eek! Izzy! Izzy! Speak to me!” she shrieked, fanning Izzy with her hat.

“Go.” Pixie snapped, her glare fixed on the mirror.

“What? How?” Pixie looked over her shoulder at Sora.

“Take out your crest,” Sora reached inside her shirt and pulled out her tag and crest. The crest was glowing a dark black glow. Sora looked at her crest, which was now transformed into a different one. When the crest spun around, Sora got a good look at the carving engraved on it’s surface. The same ancient heart shape was still there, but with what looked like a long sword plunged through the side of it.

“I see you have discovered the transfiguration.” Pixie said at Sora’s reaction. “You no longer bear the crest of Love, but the one of deception. Sora, this crest only offers power if you know how to harness it. You have done so already.”

“But... I thought my crest was made of stone.” Sora said dumbstruck.

“I have concluded that the crest only reflects the one who’s neck it is around. You have become evil, and so has your crest. I’ll finish the expatiation later. But now it is time to leave this castle.”

“But how do I do that?”

Pixie walked over to Sora and held the mirror up for her to look into. “Now, stare at the mirror and concentrate on the location.” Sora stared at the mirror and paid very little attention to Pixie, but still acknowledged her presence. The crest of Deception began to give it’s shadowy glow once again. But when Sora blinked, she was outside of the castle, back in the dense forest. She looked around the area and then down at her crest, which had stopped glowing. Sora looked behind her and saw Mimi fanning Izzy with her hat with her back to her.

“Oh, dear! How could this have happened?!” Mimi said helplessly. Sora smirked and strode over to Mimi and tapped her shoulder. “Ahhhh!!!” She yelled.

“Relax Mimi! It’s only me!” Sora said with a sweatdrop. Mimi looked behind her and gasped at Sora.

“Sora! You’re here!” She yelled excitedly, nearly dropping Izzy as she stood. “I’m so glad to see you!” Sora smiled, thinking this steal would be easier than the last. Sora looked over Mimi and at Izzy, forcing a concerned face.

“Oh, Dear!” She said. “What happened to Izzy?!” Sora ran around her and kneeled next to Izzy.

“He, just.. got hot and fainted!” Mimi lied with a sweatdrop.

“Is he going to be okay?”

“He should be.” Mimi said glancing at Izzy, who, as if on cue moaned weakly and woke up. Sora looked at him and smiled, thinking of ways to get his crest as well as Mimi’s.

“Two beautiful Angels have come for me Tentomon. I concede the one on the left is Sora. and the other, She resembles Mimi, just as beautiful as when I left her.” Izzy Droned, looking at the two girls, who released a giggle. “But, I do not want to leave the comforting arms of Mimi, My love... Flee from me Angels! Leave me to the one I love!” Mimi and Sora giggled again and walked to Izzy.

“Oh, Izzy. You aren’t dead. I hope.” Mimi said, lifting Izzy off the ground.

“But... the kiss. It was so heavenly!” Izzy sighed to her.

“So, looks like your wish came true Mimi!” Sora said, sitting down on the log Mimi and Izzy were on minutes ago.

“Mimi!” A green plant-like Digimon with a large beautiful flower on her head approached the three with Tentomon, carrying all assorts of food and drinks. “We found some food for you!”

“Wow! You did a great job Palmon!” Mimi praised, taking her hold off Izzy to let him sit up. “Look at this! Cola, chips, fish, and fruit!”

Izzy smiled at Mimi and stood up. “Prodigious!” He exclaimed happily. “This food should last us a day or two, depending on how we ration.”

Tentomon flew over to Sora and poked her hat with one of his giant singular claws. “Sora! It’s really you!” His high and semi-shaky voice cheered “We have been searching for days for you! You wouldn’t believe it, we searched every where! We even had to pull Mimi out of a small space between big rocks!”

Sora faked a smile. “I’m so glad to hear you guys care for me, I feel so loved.” Tentomon looked deeply into her face.

“Is there something different about you, Sora?”

“Well, I have been working out a bit the past few days.”

Izzy waked over to the rock where his laptop teetered and picked it up and looked onto the screen and then at Sora. “Well, you do look considerably stronger.”

“Thank you, Izzy!” Sora said blushing lightly.

“Well, are you three gonna eat or is all this great food gonna go to waste?” Mimi asked eating an apple.

 

About fifteen minutes later, They had eaten all that they could and were relaxing in the afternoon sun.

“Ah, this is the life,” Mimi sighed happily

“All we need is some tropical trees, some sand and salty water!” Tentomon exclaimed from a tree.

Everyone nodded in agreement and stared at the clouds when a thought struck Sora like a lightning bolt. She needed to get the crests from Mimi and Izzy before Pixie found out she was being lazy on the job.

“Hey, Izzy, Tentomon, Palmon. Can I speak to Mimi alone for a few?” Izzy looked at Sora curiously and stood up.

“Alright. Call us when you’re finished, we’ll be at the stream. Come on.” Izzy cocked his head for the Digimon to follow him and they nodded and followed him.

The two girls stood up and yawned.

“So, Sora. What did you want to talk about?” Asked Mimi

“Well...it’s about your crest.”

“My Crest?”

“Yeah, give it to me.” She hissed, her eyes growing dark.

“What?! No way!”

“Don’t make me have to take it from you, Mimi.”

“Why? What will you do?” Mimi became frightened, she had never seen Sora like this and hoped she never would.

Sora growled and tackled Mimi who let out an attempted scream, but was quickly snuffed by Sora’s hand clamping over her mouth.

Mimi Tried to bite Sora’s hand but she didn’t seem affected that much by it. Sora Pulled Mimi up by her shawl and kneed her in the nose.

“Augh!!” Mimi yelped, staggering backward and holding her nose, but quickly letting go.

“Aw, did I break your nose? I’m soooooo Sorry!” Sora asked in a mocking tone and then laughed evilly.

Mimi looked at Sora angrily and ran toward her. Sora saw what she was doing and picked up a fairly large stick from the ground and hopped on the rock.

As Mimi ran towards her, Sora jumped from the rock and past Mimi, thrusting her arms forward and hitting her in between the shoulder blades with the stick, hearing a loud crack as the stick broke. Mimi cried out in pain and landed on the rock, her nose bleeding immensely. Sora walked to Mimi and threw the broken stick to the ground.

“Listen, Bitch. Give me your God Damned Crest!” With that, Sora grabbed onto Mimi’s head and bashed her forehead into the rock, knocking her unconscious.

Sora Grabbed The Crest string and ripped it off of Mimi’s neck, then pocketing it.

“Heh, Heh. Master Pixie’s going to like your crest weakling.” She sneered.

“Sora! Mimi!” Izzy called running toward them. “I heard Screaming and I- Oh my GOD! MIMI!” He Yelled, running to her unconscious body. “What Happened?!”

Palmon ran to Mimi as well and began to shake her. “Mimi! Mimi! Please Wake up!”

Tentomon flew over to Sora and looked at her desperately. “What Happened to her? Do you know?”

Sora Nodded and picked up the broken stick she had hit Mimi with. “Yeah! Some person came over and hit her with this stick.” She said sympathetically. Then looking at Tentomon angrily. “Like THIS!” She raised the broken stick above her head and crashed into Tentomon’s head. The Digimon Fainted immediately from the strike to his head. Izzy wheeled around on his heel at the sound of the crash and looked at Sora’s knee which was covered in blood from kneeing Mimi.

“SORA! You didn’t!” She spat.

“She’s responsible for Mimi!” Palmon hissed.

“Yeah, so what? You think you two are going to stop me from achieving my goal?”

“Your...goal?” Izzy wondered with an eyebrow raised.

“Yes, My goal. That is all you need to know.”

“Sora, Please, Tell us what’s wrong”

“Yes, Sora! Please!” Pleaded Palmon.

“I’m sorry, I cannot give you that information.”

“Oh, Yeah?! Poison ivy!” Yelled Palmon, extending her long green and purple vines and wrapping Sora with them.

“Now, Sora.” Izzy said calmly walking forward. “Please, Tell me, why did you hurt Mimi?”

“That is not of your concern!” She spat.

“Actually, it is. You see. I love Mimi and I cannot let anyone else hurt her.”

“You’re so weak. Believing in this so-called ‘love’.”

“What are you talking about, Sora?! Have you forgotten that you are the digidestined of love?!”

“Not anymore.”

“I’m confused.” Palmon wondered.

“As am I.” Izzy agreed. “But that’s beside the point. I just want to know why Sora attacked Mimi!”

“As before, I cannot give you that information.” Palmon growled and tightened her grip on Sora, causing her to scream out in pain. Sora’s crest Began to Glow once more and blinded both Izzy and Palmon. The next thing Palmon knew was that she was shrinking rapidly as she de-digivolved into her in-training form, Tanemon. The Tiny leaf Digimon whimpered and waddled to Izzy.

“Izzy... I feel so weak...” she sighed.

Izzy rubbed his eyes and looked down at Tanemon. “I’m sorry.” He apologized as if her de-digivolving was his fault. Sora Saw this to her advantage and ran to Izzy and wrapped her right arm around his neck and put her left hand on the back of his neck.

“Give me your crest.” She hissed

Izzy choked and tried to pull Sora’s arm off from around his neck. “Never...” He managed to choke out. She Glared at him and tightened her grip and applied more pressure to the back of his neck. Izzy’s Vision became darker and darker as he struggled for each breath.

The last few sentences Izzy heard Sora say to him before he blacked out were, “I could just kill you now. I would just love to hear your weak little neck snap like a twig. But. The mistress didn’t give me orders to destroy you. But, I think She’ll do the honors herself.” Sora’s Arm twitched and Izzy felt himself hit the ground, but no pain came. Only Darkness