Digimon Adventure 02: Amnesia and hidden Secrets

Misunderstanding

Taichi bit his lip as he walked down the hall. He felt guilty for what he had done. He was surprised and over reacted. He had heard of stories in school about kids being raped and scared to tell anyone. He was always on the side of those who were traumatized by their experience. However, he never thought someone close to him would be violated. He never thought his sister's friend would ever be traumatized like that.

He admits he may have let his emotions take over and misunderstood what Daisuke was talking about. In truth he was just acting in shocked and disbelief. He never meant to drive Ken away and have him afraid of him. He couldn't get Ken's fearful expression out of his mind. Ken was so afraid of him. Taichi never had someone afraid of him before. It was not a good feeling.

Taichi could hear the others talking. Ken didn't remember Joe at all, but wasn't reacting badly towards him. He frowned when they said Ken looked exhausted. Something didn't seem right. Ken then complained about his nightmares. What nightmares was he having? Was it about him and the others?

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Taichi flinched. He knew Daisuke was mad but he didn't think he would be that furious with him. Granted he acted stupid. And he may be the cause that Ken is in the hospital but...

Taichi glanced at the others miserably. Ken's parents looked angry, Joe looked sad, Takeru was not even looking at him, and the doctor did not seem to be at all happy. "Mr. Kamiya, please step into the hall. Mr. and Mrs. Ichijouji please come with me." Taichi sighs as he walks into the hall with Ken's parents, the doctor, and Joe. Taichi leans on the wall as the three adults watch him. "Now Mr. Kamiya, you do realize quite the problem you've caused?"

Taichi's shoulders slumped. "I know and I can't express how truly sorry I am. I don't know what came over me when I said that stuff." Taichi didn't dare look at Mr. Ichijouji. He knew that Ken's father would be angry.

"What happen at the meeting?" Mrs. Ichijouji asked calmly. Taichi sighed.

"Well when Daisuke-kun told us about Ken-kun being raped I guess I over reacted. I couldn't believe that someone I knew got hurt like that. I heard of it happening, but I didn't think someone I knew would actually get raped." Taichi glanced at Ken's mother. "Ken was shaking when we got there and it got worse when Daisuke continued to talk. The others took Ken's shaking the wrong way I guess. They started throwing words at him, adding to the fuel that I stupidly started."

The doctor frowned. "How badly was he shaking when you got there?"

"Well, it was only slightly. He was holding Wormmon and Wormmon seemed to be talking to him. It got worse later on. When we were yelling he didn't seem to notice what we were saying. Now that I think about it was like he was there, but not there."

Ken's parents looked at each other in worry for their son. Dr. Kido rubbed the bridge of his nose tiredly. "Young Mr. Ichijouji was showing obvious signs of abuse and rape. He most likely didn't hear you until he came out of the episode."

Taichi groaned and hit his head on the wall. What a mess he made. "I know that now." Taichi hadn't felt his bad since he got his sister sent to the hospital when she was little. They could have lost Ken if that girl hadn't found him when she did. He could have died, much like his sister could have, when he didn't something stupid. "I can't express how sorry I am. It hurt to see him so afraid of me. I never meant to..." His voice trailed off as he tried to get a grip on his emotions.

While he was trying to control his rising emotions he felt warm arms pulling him into a hug. He blinked in confusion as Ken's mother hugged him.

"We all do stupid things." She told him. "Even as Ken's parents we have done things we are not proud of, but we were able to get a second chance to prove ourselves – to be better parents. I know with time, my baby boy will give you that same chance. It's who he is after all.