Author's Note: A Kenato written by a Taito fan who's never seen
season two. This should be interesting...
Don't kill me. I did research. I read Kenato stories...and
most important of all, I WILL update Enemy...
Prologue
People didn't live past fifty.
That was a long time ago. A concept of the past. Modern day says you've got a hundred years, a century.
They didn't live past fifty.
But it's still not enough. You couldn't go everywhere. You couldn't do everything. One career. One life. One love if you are lucky.
If you are lucky...
Ichijouji Ken watched Ishida Yamato watch Yagami Taichi.
It hadn't worked out for Yamato. Beautiful, tragic Yamato, who froze the world with a single glance, who broke hearts with a single smile.
Ishida Yamato loved Yagami Taichi.
Bravery. Honor. Strength. Ken hadn't imagined those things within Yamato's soft, fragile body. The other boy should have broken the night Taichi kissed Sora. He should have dropped to his knees and cried at the party where they announced their relationship. He should have tried to break them apart, tried to betray them the way they had betrayed him...
He didn't.
Brave Yamato, who kissed Sora on the cheek in congratulation. Strong Yamato, who shook Taichi's hand with a steady smile. Honorable Yamato, who watched his two best friends from afar and said nothing.
And they were silent too, the rest of the digi-destined. Those who knew offered nothing. No false sympathy. No false understanding.
He hadn't told anyone. So let him pretend. Let us all pretend. He needs to keep his pride.
Under the sun, lying upon freshly cut grass, Ichijouji Ken watched Ishida Yamato watch Yagami Taichi.
"I don't understand her! It was just one project... why the hell did she fail me?"
Sora poked Taichi in the chest. "Maybe if you did your homework once in a while..." she teased, laughing, "Yama did better than you, didn't he?"
Yama. Their nick name for him. The forbidden word no one else could say. Best friends to the end.
Sora looked at Yamato, waiting for a sarcastic comment, or just an attempt at making fun of Taichi. But she was disappointed. Yamato hardly spoke anymore.
You are not yourself, Yamato. You are worrying us. What's wrong?
They gave him chances, little opportunities for him to say something, to talk, to tell them. But Yamato didn't like help, didn't like feeling weak.
Beautiful sapphire eyes looked at them all. "I have a lot of homework to do," he said, "I'll catch you guys tomorrow."
They watched him leave, watched his slender, delicate form walk with such grace. Golden hair shone under the sun as if from another world. Angelic Yamato, who belonged somewhere else beyond the sky.
Ichijouji Ken watched Ishida Yamato go, with love.
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Author's Note: Don't kill me. I'm rewriting Chapter Nine of Enemy...for the third time... I know this is short, but it's a prologue, and at least now you all know I'm still alive. Could someone tell me, not that it's important or anything :::cough cough choke::: if Kaiser's base was destroyed after Ken turned good? Pretty please?
Much thanks.
Rubisco. Is. An. Enzyme.