Digimon Adventure 02: Amnesia and hidden Secrets

Answers and Discovers

Takeru tried not to wince under Mrs. Ichijouji's intense glare. He couldn't blame her. His mother would probably do the same thing if he woken up from a nightmare cry about someone were being mean to him.

Takeru sighed as he looked at the others. He, the witch, and Daisuke were sitting in chairs near the bed. The three adults were standing in front of us. Mrs. Ichijouji was glaring at everyone, including the doctor. Daisuke was sitting the closest to Ken, since Ken refused to let go of his hand when he fell back to sleep.

"Now can someone tell me why was my baby crying?" Everyone winced at the blaze in her eyes and the tone in her voice. Mrs. Ichijouji was definitely angry.

"I can answer that, Mrs. Ichijouji. " We all turned to the witch as she spoke up. Surprisingly, Mrs. Ichijouji's eyes softened slightly.

"Meya, sweetie, it's so good to see you again."

"Likewise." Takeru was shocked. They know each other? "You see Mrs. Ichijouji. Ken was crying because he must have remembered how the other students treat him at school."

Mrs. Ichijouji frowned slightly. "What do you mean? Ken-chan hasn't said anything to me about any school problems."

The witched looked sadly at Mrs. Ichijouji. "That because the students have been bullying him for a few years now." Both Mr. and Mrs. Ichijouji gasped in shock.

"Our son is being bullied and we are just now learning about this!" Mr. Ichijouji yells in anger.

Mrs. Ichijouji looks just as anger and just as upset. "Do you know why?"

She sighed sadly before she replied, "It's because of your elder son." Takeru felt just as confused as Ken's parents were. What did Ken's deceased older brother have to do with this?

"What you mean dear? I don't understand. My oldest is dead."

"Osamu Ichijouji had quite a reputation in the school, even till this day. Many of the students resented him. When your son died they turned their resentment towards Ken. Ken was always nice, polite, and kind towards them. However, the students are always constantly mocking him, calling him names, and even going as far as pushing him around. Just the other day some of the students tried to push him down a flight of stairs." On my god! I was wondering why Ken was limping slightly when we met up in the Digital World for a picnic two weeks ago.

Takeru, along with Daisuke and Mr. Ichijouji, winced when Mrs. Ichijouji started screaming in rage. "I knew something was wrong! What kind of school allows bullying and doesn't do anything about it or at least inform me about!" Mr. Ichijouji placed a hand on his wife's shoulder, probably in hope of calming her down. So this is whom Ken gets his personality and emotional side from?

"Honey, please calm. You're going to wake Ken up." Mrs. Ichijouji did calm down a bit for Ken's sake, but anger still flashed in her eyes.

"To bad we can't attend his school." Daisuke said as he looked at Takeru. Takeru nodded in agreement. From the corner of this eye he saw that the witch had a thoughtful look on her face as she thought about what Daisuke just said.

"Well, there is an exchange program at the school." Takeru and Daisuke brighten at the idea.

"That's great! We can attend Ken's school then and help him out, especially since he has amnesia now. I can't wait to kick those kids butts for messing with my best friend!" Takeru couldn't help but smile at Daisuke. It was a good plan and protecting Ken was a number one priority.

Takeru was thankful for Meya-san's suggestion about the exchange program. She was looking out for Ken's wellbeing. Takeru did notice though that Mrs. Ichijouji had a small frown on her features.