One-in-Two Secrets (Digimon Fanfic)

Prolog

A soft rain trickled down onto the Akiyama family grave as a young figure stood in front of the grave stone with his hands in his pockets, his mouth twisted up into a frown. The young man didn't care much about the fact he was completely soaked to the bone form standing where he was. Two brown eyes simply stared at the grave as the fourteen year old youth's shoulder's tensed up. He didn't flinch when someone called out his name. "Yagami Taichi."

The boy tilted his head to look at the woman who held an umbrella over her head. Her face was painfully familiar, but his mind brushed away the recognition as he swallowed. "Akiyama-san... that's what I should call you isn't it?"

"Taichi..." The stern look fell from the woman's face, and was replaced by a sad look that wouldn't go away.

Tai let out an irritated sound upon seeing the look he took to mean pity. "Where is your husband? He isn't visiting the grave today?"

"You don't have to be this way?"

"Why not? To be honest I think adults are stupid."

"We adults do the things we do to protect you children."

Tai shoved his hands deeper into his pockets and stared at the grave, none to pleased that woman caught him here. His mind tried not to think about what happened to the young chosen one, and tried not to think about how the others seemed to forget about Ryo ever existing. Then again they may not like talking about the subject any more then he did. It was that, or they knew what happened to Ryo really bothered him.

"Did you hear what I said?"

Tai looked up at the sky as his shoulders suddenly relaxed. His brown eyes closed as he took a deep breath. "I heard what you said. While I do believe it is true you adults do the things you do to protect us children, I don't believe that actually means what you do isn't stupid."