Unenlightened 4
We made it home,but,i couldn't shake that I had done something gravely wrong. No I couldn't help and neither could Exveemon,and we didn't want to help our kidnappers,even if it was the president. I talked it over with Exveemon and he too thinks we should let the Military handle their own problems. But what if we where invaded,what if the hack had given the information to our enemies?
No I had to push those thoughts out of my head, we had soldiers to do jobs us civilians could not do,and it would do no good if I did accept the presidents offer and stuck my head where it don't belong. I sighed,this was going to be hard enough explaining everything to dad,and my brother and mother. But they would learn to accept Exveemon and soon maybe I wont have to hide him.
We where taken by plane a private jet to get us to Portland Oregon,there we where led by a small convoy of vehicles to my home town. The vehicles had black windows,so no one sae Exveemon or me besides the people in the car. But the hard part was to come,explaining everything,getting there was not even a fraction of the problem. I had also learned that the Government had hid my disappearance with lies and cover ups,and I wasn't allowed to explain my kidnapping or the base,or my chat with the president.
Once we where home,we stayed in the vehicle until we where noted to come out.. I came out first,and my father and mother rushed to hug me,but they stopped. When they saw Exveemon they got wide eyed. They where scared. But exveemon reassured them that he was safe by hugging me. That was one part I would have to explain,my love for a monster. We walked up to them,followed by several officers.
"Mom,Dad..."I said
"What is that thing..."They both said in a wisper like voice.
"This is Exveemon,hes my friend,i found him when I was....gone."I said
My family looked to me,then I realized my brother was also there,He looked scared too.
"He wont harm you,or me,in fact...well,i love him."I said"we are partners that are bonded for life,he was the one who was there when I needed someone. I just want him to live with me,because hes my partner."
My family just stood there,it was a couple of minutes before anyone did anything. But it was my father who broke the silence. He walked up to Exveemon,and looked him dead in the eye,then he held out his hand. Exveemon looked at it for a second before grabbing it and shaking. And that was that,after that shake,my family accepted Exveemon,My mother slowly came up and shook hands as well,but my brother did nothing and just nodded his head.
The officers looked at us one last time before finally getting back in their vehicles and leaving us alone. It wasn't long after some greetings that we made our way inside. After a longer talk,thay accepted him and said he could live with us in my room. Then my mother left and went back to her home,and my father hugged me and said he was OK.
I don't remember the rest of the day,but soon I was in my room lying on my bed with Exveemon. Exveemon was hugging me and holding me close,and I was trying to get to sleep. But something was stopping me from sleeping right then. But I tried to shake it away and it left. Then I fell to sleep.
When I did wake up, I didn't feel any bad thoughts. Just thoughts of being with Exveemon. I had no idea what I would do today,I just lied there with Exveemon and he soon woke up. Would I go back to my boring life just with a new lover,or would something happen? I didn't know but I kinda felt excited to show all my friends my cool new partner,that was the part that the military had given me the choice as to reveal Exveemon.
I would surprise them,and n doubt get some awesome reactions from them,and maybe they would learn like my family to accept Exveemon. But for now I just lied there. It was a good amount of time before I decided to actually get up and dress,much to the complaint of Exveemon. I wandered out of the room and into the living room. My dad was there watching TV but I didn't bother to see what he was watching as TV didn't really appeal to me. When he saw me he gave me a 'good morning' but when Exveemon came out he just stared again.
"Dad its OK he wont hurt you,remember."I said
My dad just nodded"It will be hard living with him,how did you sleep?"
"We slept well."I said
"Good."
"What time is it?"I asked
My father looked at his phone."Its around ten."
"Ok well me and Exveemon will just be in the other room,im going to play some video games,like usual."I said
I then left the living room and went into the room next to it past the kitchen,there I had another more powerful computer set up and a game console. Exveemon followed and we just sat down at the couch that was in the room.
"So what are we going to do now?"Exveemon asked
"I don't know really,i might play some video games,but I don't have really much to do,i just wasted my life in the past going to school,and playing video games the first I didn't do very well though."I said
"You where bad at going to school?"Exveemon asked
"Yea I tended not to go due to feeling not my best,that's why im in the special ed department in my school,i also only have to go for half the day unlike normal students."
"So what happened to get you into special ed?"he asked
"Depression mostly,and I couldn't handle the crowds or the normal days."I said
"Thats not much."Exveemon said
"Well it got me in,and im rather happy the way it is."I said back
He nodded."Well you want to do something?"
"We could always just play some video games,or watch TV or go on the internet. But I don't know if I feel like doing any of those."I said
"Well do you want to go back to your room and mess around?"He said rather seductively
I looked at him"Not while my dad is around,or my brother it can wait till they are both gone."I said in a whisper
He looked downcast but he agreed. He looked around but just settled his gaze back on me. We had no idea what to do,and there weren't very many options at the moment. Then Exveemon spoke up
"So when is your dad and brother gone?"He asked
"Well usually my dad works every third day,and my brother has to go to school,so it really depends if I go to school or not,but seeing as I just got back I can probably pull not going for a few days and school is tomorrow,so unless my dad goes to do something we are kinda stuck at base one."
"What about your brother?"
"I don't know where he is,hes probably at a friends house right now or in his room,but I didn't check."
just then I heard footsteps and I turned around and saw my dad putting some shoes on."Im going to go down and spend some time with my girlfriend,OK."My dad asked
"Um ok where is..."
"Your brother is at a friends doing some work,don't worry ill be back in a few hours,you two have fun. And don't do anything destructive while im gone."My dad said constantly looking at Exveemon.
"Ok well just be here."I said as my dad opened the door and exited the house. I turned to Exveemon who was wearing a devious grin on his face.
"Exveemon I don't know if I really want too right now."I said
He just smiled and picked me up,he carried me to my room and placed me on my bed."Look Exveemon I don't know about this.."I was instantly silenced when exveemon placed his lips to mine and engulfed me in a powerful kiss. He slowly pushed his tongue into my mouth and wrapped it around mine. I was aware that he was above me on the bed pinning me in place. When he stopped he looked at me affectionatly.
"Look Exveemon I don't want sex right now..."I said
"Aww but I do,can we at least cuddle?"He asked
I sighed"Fine but only since we don't have anything else to do and maybe I'll think about sex,but don't expect anything."
He smiled and moved to my side lying on his side. He then proceeded to strip me of my main clothes down to my boxers. Then he hugged me close and we enjoyed a close embrace. Most of the rest of the day just involved us being together and sleeping,we did very little that day. Before I knew it My father was home but he didn't bother to check on me and left me alone for the day.
Soon I found myself in the morning of Monday. I sat up and looked around. Like usual Exveemon was sleeping peacefully next to me snoring slightly. I shook him awake and he got up. I got dressed and left my room to pursue breakfast. No one other than me and Exveemon where in the house.
I guessed my father was working and my brother was still at his friends house. So I looked around for anything good to eat. Eventually I gave up as there wasn't much in the house,but I did find some money left on the counter for my lunch at school. Then I remembered,school. It would be a big day,and im sure I will get a lot of attention and Exveemon will too.
But how would I reveal him. I knew right then,i would keep him in the digivice till I could get to my friends and then try to get somewhere private so they could see him without attracting too much attention all at once. Then once that was over I would think of revealing him based on my friends decisions,and how they reacted.
I was happy,my normally dull life was about to get more interesting. I didn't notice I was smiling and Exveemon sat down across from me and asked why.
"Oh im just thinking of ways we could reveal you to the public,so that no one freaks out too much."I said
"And what have you proposed?"Exveemon asked
"Im thinking of revealing you to my friends first,and based on how they react ill decide if I want to reveal you any further."I replied
"Well I think we should just get it over with,and reveal me."Exveemon replied
I looked at him but shook my head"I don't know,but for now"I looked at the clock on the oven which said it was around 7:30 so I still had some time to actually go to school."But Im going to store you in the digivice and once we get to the school ill lure my friends to a secluded place and reveal you."I said
"Alright but you have to answer any questions."Exveemon replied in a dull tone.
I nodded and searched my pockets for the digivice,i had yet to change my pairs of pants and it was a weird habit but I didn't care. Besides I would wash them later. I found the digivice and held it out to exveemon who moved his hand and was instantly transported into the digivice.
I looked at the screen and there was Exveemon,who looked rather annoyed."i don't want to be in here long"He said
I nodded and started gathering my things. I gathered a backpack and my school supplies,and was soon out the front door. The day was nice enough,for Oregon,as it was cloudy and rather dull. But I didn't mind. I just walked along and put the digivice in my pocket. Much to the complaint of Exveemon. But it didn't take long to get to the school. Once there I entered trying to keep the smile off of my face at my excitement. But I soon made my way to where my friends where sitting.
When my friend saw me he gave a small wave,this was not the friend who liked making characters,but the friend that was more free going and active. I sat across from him,and instantly tried to start a conversation.
"Hey,how are you doing?"I asked him
He replied with a so so shrug,obviously indicating that he wasn't that happy or that something had happened.
"OK hey can we go up to the classroom,i want to show you something that I found."I said
My friend replied with an 'OK' and got up,obviously he wasn't very interested. But either way he followed me to the upstairs portion of the building,and into a small classroom that was empty besides us. Once there I closed the door. He looked at me questionably and I just replied by pulling out my digivice.
Instantly he was interested,as the device was made of gold,or at least gold painted."Here I want to show you my cool new friend don't be alarmed but and hes very real,just try not to pass out or anything,OK?"
"Well what did you want to show me other than the gold? And where did you find that?"He asked
"Just watch."I said
I pointed the digivice to an open area,and instantly the device glowed and a second later Exveemon was standing there stretching. I pulled away and looked at my friend who had his jaw open and was staring wide eyed.
"This is my friend Exveemon,and yes he is real."I said with a smile on my face. Exveemon looked at my friend and grunted and my friend just stared.
"W...what...is that thing?"He stuttered out
"Hes exveemon hes my partner,don't worry hes nice enough and he wont hurt you,i just wanted to introduce you to him,and soon ill show him around to others."I said
"Dude,this is so cool.....How is he real though....where did he come from,and when did he get here?"My friend asked
Exveemon just smiled,and so did I. Apparently this was going well from what I knew. So I tried to get my friend to introduce himself to Exveemon,but he was too wrapped up in taking it all in. Everything was going well,now I just had to somehow reveal him to everyone else. The next few minutes involved trying to get my friend out of his shell,and Exveemon was looking around the room. Soon though in much less time than I expected my friend just kinda accepted it.
"dude this is so cool,what are you going to do with him?"My friend asked
"Well he has a mind of his own you know,hes not stupid,but he lives with me."I said"And I guess we are just going to see what happens right Exveemon?"
Exveemon just gave a slow nod and waved his hand in approval. My friend was just looking in awe. No doubt he had no clue what to do,but it all changed in a few seconds.
"Oh hey Blake nice se,WHAT IS THAT!"A new voice yelled
We instantly turned to the door,where my case manager was standing,he was the one who partially controlled my special education,and he was staring right at Exveemon.
"Oh hey....Look I know this looks weird,but,this is my friend exveemon he wont hurt you."I said rushing with my words
The man just shook his head."That cant be real,but its standing right there....I need to go!"My case manager said before rushing out the door before I could do anything.
"Shit"I said. Hopefully he doesn't tell anyone,i wanted to reveal you in a smaller way and slower way. Exveemon I think you should go back into the digivice for now."I said
Exveemon nodded and I held out the digivice,and Exveemon instantly disappeared into the device. My friend looked at me and just said something in a mumble before walking out the door dumbfounded. I didn't stop him. I sighed,hopefully they wouldn't tell anyone. But I had my doubts. I sighed again and made my way out of the classroom and into the halls. No one was looking at me but both my case manager and friend where gone.
I slung my backpack over my shoulder and made my way to my first period class. Everything went wall durring my short trip,but before I could enter the room,i was caught by the local police officer that worked in the school. He managed to grab me by the shoulder and turn me around,we gained looks from other students.
"I need you in the office."The man said
I silently cursed,but he didn't notice and I followed him to the main office. All the way I was trying to find a new place to hide the digivice,but I stupidly put it in my pocket when we got to the office. I was led to a smaller office in the main office,where the police officer sat me down. Then just seconds after I sat down,my case manager walked in.
Now I was really panicking,and he just made it worse. He asked a question but I didn't catch it.
"What?"I asked
"Blake,is it?"
I nodded
"Your case manager says you brought a small pet to the school,are you hiding any animals with you?"
I quickly looked at my pocket."No sir."I said but that didn't seem to satisfy either of the two men.
"may I ask what is in you pocket"The officer asked
I cursed silently again,but complied and pulled out my cell phone and wallet,as well as the digivice as it was noticeable in my pocket and he wouldn't have missed it. When they saw the digivice they gaped,it was obvious its value with it gold painted outside. The officer,looked at me and asked"Where did you find that Blake?"
"Ummm I have always had it its a family heirloom."I lied
The officer seemed satisfied with that answer and luckily the screen was faced down so they couldn't see Exveemon. But all my hopes that they wouldn't see Exveemon where dashed as the officer picked it up and looked at the screen.
"This some sort of game?"He asked
"Umm yea"I lied again
The man looked pleased with that answer. And before I could stop him he pressed one of the buttons on the digivice. I yelled out but it fell on deaf ears. As exveemon materialized in an empty space in the room,both the officer and my case managers jaws dropped and their eyes widened at the sight. Exveemon looked at me for help,and I looked at him for help.
I saw the officer grab for his gun,but before I could act Exveemon lunged forward and grabbed the mans arm. The officer looked up at Exveemon and let out a silent yell. My case manager though did yell out. Just as he did another staff member opened the door,she screamed and rushed out of the room in a panick.
"Exveemon do something!"I yelled
"What am I supposed to do,this is your fault you know!"He said back
I cursed,but then the officer got free of Exveemon and pulled out his gun,my case manager just stood there,and I tried to stop the officer. I quickly grabbed his arm and pushed itupwards towards the ceiling as the gun went off. As it did I heard screaming outside,and more people including the principal showed up. The all yelled and ran away.
I pushed the officer to the ground,and grabbed Exveemons arm and gave a tug,HE got the idea and we both ran out of the office. We where seen by tons of students as we ran out the building,many dropped what they where doing and stared others yelled out,and more ran away.
When we made it out of the building Exveemon suddenly grabbed me,and picked me up holding me close,as he spread his wings. They didn't look like they could hold both of us,but I was soon off the ground yelling myself,as Exveemon started to actually fly. It seemed inpossible but we where soon high above the ground. I was shaking in fear,as I didn't really enjoy the height. But exveemon just flew higher,heading for the forest where we would be safe for a while.
"EXVEEMON PUT ME DOWN!"I screamed
he shook his head and continued flying until we where in the tree line. He kept flying for a while after that as well. Soon we where in the hills where no one was. I didn't know what happened,it all happened so fast,but I was soon on the ground again shaking in fear,and Exveemon was hugging me.
"Shit,shit,shit,shit,shit!"I I said,Exveemon let go of me."if only I had been more careful,i should have locked that door! Dammit! Now what do we do?!"I asked Exveemon but he just shrugged.
"I know it looks bad,but there is always a way out,we just have to wait and hope that when the officers arrive that they wont believe anyone,besides,who would believe that a giant winged digimon just appeared and took a student?"Exveemon said"And besides we still have each other,your family and I managed to grab the Digivice before we left,we can just wait this one out."
"No we cant,they will search for us,they will know im missing and they will search,and now everyone probably thinks your some sort of monster!"I yelled
"Calm down Blake,its OK."Exveemon said soothingly
I took a deep breath,and calmed myself,but I still had doubts."Ok what do we do."I asked
"Now is the time that you you reconsider my offer,there will be a formal investigation,and I doubt they will accept Exveemon with open arms like your family now."A new voice but familiar voice said
I looked around and soon my gaze settled on one person. The president."This would be a good time to get out of here you know."The president said
"How...When...i thought..."I stuttered even exveemon was surprised.
"Now is not the time,there is a national guard outpost just a few miles from here,im sure you've heard of it,it will be a safe place,follow me."The preident said before waving in the other direction and he started walking.
I unconsciously followed,and Exveemon followed me. Why was the president here,why did he have to meddle in others affairs,and how did he know where we where so quick? I asked myself these questions,but no answers came up. I just followed. It wasn't a long walk,but soon we made it to a road I was familiar with. And there parked was a car,not bulletproof,but it had dark windows,in fact it was just a regular car. No specialty's,no convoy,no anything. But that didn't deter the president,as he just got in and motioned for me and Exveemon to get in as well.
When we where in he instantly started the car and started driving. I sat there silently,i didn't trust my own president,who I used to think was a good guy. Now I was unsure,but that didn't stop me from asking.
"How did you get here,shouldn't you be doing some presidential stuff,Why are me and Exveemon so important to you,Why..."I asked before being cut off.
"I got here by driving,I am doing presidential stuff,and your important because your special."The president said
"But why would you put your faith in us?"Exveemon asked
"Because I'm not stupid,and I know that a digimon and its partner are very powerful,i did my research. I know you didn't hack the military systems,we knew this would happen and we want your help."He said
I stayed silent,i didn't know what to think anymore,everything didn't make any sense,and everything didn't add up,something was wrong,and everyone knew it. And now my life was upside down. Not only had I filed to keep Exveemon a secret,but the President himself was trying to recruit me.
Before I knew it we where at the national guard base,when we got there we didn't go to any of the regular buildings,instead there was a small building that I had never seen before that we drove up to. The gate in front of it automatically opened and we moved along. Then when the car was finnaly stopped we got out I did it unconsciously.
We where led into the small building,and there where some soldiers inside who turned our way,but did not give Exveemon the usual greeting of wide eyes and open mouths,instead they just all got up and saluted to us. The president waved his hand and they all when back to whatever they where doing. There was a small table in the corner,and the president went over there and sat down.
"Now I'll answer any questions."
I looked at the president,and opened my mouth but no words came out.Exveemon instead spoke up.
"what do you want?"he asked"Cant we just have a peaceful life,cant we just be left alone,we could have told the truth to everyone,we could have lived in peace. Why bother a boy and his digital partner? Especially Blake,he has done nothing to you,and neither have I. If you know we are Innocent why capture us,what was the point of our stay at the base,we didn't stay there for more than three days."
"You already know what I want exveemon so do you Blake,I wouldn't be asking just any boy to do this,ill be honest,you two like honesty,but the country needs hero's and not just anyone will fill that criteria. And you both know that telling the truth would have resulted in disaster either way,especially you Blake you should have known that from the beginning. As for you stay at the Base,that was a misunderstanding and it should never have happened,but these events would have unfolded either way"The president took a breath and looked at me."You may not know it but you are very powerful,ever since you found Exveemon."
I just put my head down and said nothing,I was to shocked from all of this. I knew somehow that so was Exveemon was too but he was taking it better than me. I was slowly losing it. Exveemon felt this and hugged me,and I just put my head to his chest.
"Look I know this is hard,but there is a bigger cause,i lied back at the base when I said that the hacker almost leaked valuable information,he did,and the threat is real,the possibility of war is inevitable,we are all in danger from our enemies. This will be worse than any attack before. But if you can access your powers you can help save the country."The president said
I shook my head,and mumbled something even I didn't know. Exveemon clutched me harder and he spoke before I did anything and sealed my fate.
"Ok,we'll do it,what do you want us to do?"Exveemon asked
"I want you to find out your powers,and I want you to use that as a weapon."he said slowly
Exveemon just stared,and I moved my head so that it was hidden from anyone but Exveemon.
"We have to leave,we are going back to the base,everyone already knows about Exveemon there,and you will be safe."We all heard a sound from outside"Looks like our ride is here. Alright lady's and gentlemen suit up we are leaving!"
I didn't remember much,but then I was on a helicopter,and then I remember nothing.