YAGAMI HIKARI:
this seemed unreal, how could he have found her when she felt like no one was there to listen. she wondered how he had come to find her in the first place or was she the one that found him. hikari quickly pinches her arm and winced before lifting her eyes to look back at this 707. this wasn’t a dream. she was really talking to someone from the real world. there was a light at the end of his dark tunnel and there was hope. ❝ ah~ so you’re a lady’s man, i see. with all the compliments, you better be careful, you never know if i’ll take them seriously. ❞ her teasing smile quickly fell as she averted his gaze for a moment.
her mouth opened several times before she closed it quickly. ❝ drifting between the countries i’m not quite sure but being stuck here, almost two years? yeah, judging from the clock and date on my screen, it’s been two years. ❞ her voice was soft before she brought her knees up to her chest and placed on her chin on top before her brown eyes locked with his, her lips curling into a sad smile. ❝ and to be in this digital state, well it’s a bit complicated but to put it simply, you have to die because homeostasis made a mistake. but that’s the terrible thing about this place, i don’t feel dead. i feel trapped. ❞ her voice was a soft whisper as she looked around the white space slowly.
nodding slowly, she looked at the screen and how he typed quickly into another monitor. she watched him before being startled by a new addition appeared to the white room. a door? lifting to her feet, she grabbed hold of the silver whistle and digivice that she kept by her side and slowly began walking towards it as he explained what it was. he was clever, they couldn’t play it too safe, especially when all of this, shouldn’t exist in the first place. ❝ you’re a genius, aren’t you? ❞ she asked quietly before she opened the door and was astonished by the array of colors that welcomed her. the bright colors was such a contrast to the monochromatic room she stayed in for so long. it felt foreign. ❝ if i’m alice, are you the mad hatter or the cheshire cat? or maybe the red queen? ❞ a small smile appeared on her lips as she held the few possessions she had.
eyes looking around the home, she stood in the doorway before she lowered her head. she would be allowed to stay in this server, but it was in south korea, it was far away from her home, and what if–so many ‘what-if’ scenarios flooded her mind. ❝ seven, do you mind keeping the door here? in case i need to leave to hide or– ❞ she should trust him, but trusting beings she didn’t know quite well was the reason she was in this place in the first place. ❝ i guess i’m more attached to this place than i thought. ❞
❛ lady’s man? huh that’s a new one … Zen must be rolling around in his bed having nightmares about this. ❜ more of grumbling to himself his brow arched listening to her words. he always pictured death. one of the most PEACEFUL moments of his life. a time where he could finally lay down and close his eyes. a time where the mask of joyful Seven could be removed and he would vanish forever. no name, no records. the sweet joys of the agency was HE DID NOT EXIST. and he never would. he was a cloak of transparent —— not darkness , for darkness you could still see. and there was always that one idiot that wanted to reach out, grab darkness by the threads and try to make them light again.
HE WAS BEYOND THAT , NO ONE COULD SAVE HIM.
pieces of glass falling and shattering , slipping away. LUCIEL. reality tore back into him and his gaze shifted back , vision coming back to the rays of color and light of this world. how disappointing. a worried AI beeping and clicking in his ear having him pat the device to settle it. exhaustion? maybe, considering the boy had been working for three weeks straight. maybe an hour at most a week. just an hour to rest his eyes and drift away in a sea of questions and numbers. another BEEP and he winced pulling the device from his ear before rubbing the shell of it. his attention finally returning to the one who actually needed saving , COULD HE SAVE HER? but how do you save someone that’s already dead?
❛ genius? you’re flattering me! ❜ a vulpine grin , wicked very much like the cheshire cat. only he was worse. a fox with deadly fangs , a fox with dangerous eyes filled with fire. fire so hot it could engulf in seconds and burn through muscle and bone. and yet he was considered the hero. how amusing. leaning cheek against knuckle he twirled the cord of his headphones around index rolling muscle against the roof of his mouth with a sharp click. in thought once again ONLY FOR HER SAKE. he had to protect her , he had already made that promise to himself now. therefore he would have to keep it. his gaze shifting over to the spare server before shifting back rolling his neck to pop at joints.
❛ ye` … I can keep the door open … I might even be able to program it into your command codes. so you’ll be able to call it and get back here without having to worry about me being asleep or away… I do have a life you know. but one final question if I may … how exactly do you plan on returning to this world ———- or … did you not expect to get in touch with anyone? ❜