The Past Always Comes Back
Older Takaishi Takeru x Male Reader
Prompt - Nightmares
Takeru stood up and paced around for a few minutes.
Just to sit back down after a few minutes. It was fine, everything was fine, you were fine. You had forgotten something that you needed to make dinner so you ran out to get it.
Takeru doesn’t even remember what it was.
Just something that was really important, how you forgot it, Takeru doesn’t know. All he did know was that you were taking a pretty long time.
You were just going to the corner shop just a block away from the apartment. You said it would only take five minutes. It has been ten minutes since you’ve left.
Takeru was nervous.
What if something happened? What if you were hurt? What if a Digimon had managed to come to the real world. Your digimon was asleep on the couch, you wouldn’t be able to defend yourself.
What if you somehow traveled into the digi-world? What if? “Takeru?” Patamon said. Sitting next to Takeru, watching him panic with a look of concern on their face.
Takeru looked over at Patamon and picked them up. Sitting them in his lap and petting them. Patamon smiled, closing their eyes and rubbing against Takeru’s hand.
Though after a few seconds Patamon opened their eyes and looked at Takeru. “Are you okay?” Patamon asked. Takeru looked up, he was still petting Patamon.
Needing to do something with his hands, previously picking at his nails. He knew you were fine, you probably just couldn’t find what you needed.
Maybe you had to go a few more blocks down to another shop. Yet he couldn’t shake the feeling of dread that pooled in his stomach and heart.
He was worried that something had happened and that he couldn’t do anything about it. It didn’t help that he’s felt like this since this morning.
Takeru looked back down and held Patamon close to his chest.
Patamon closed their eyes and grabbed onto Takeru’s shirt with his claws, snuggling into Takeru’s chest. Takeru had a nightmare, nothing new, the nightmare wasn’t anything new either.
It was when Patamon digivolved to Angemon for the first time and defeated Devimon, sacrificing themselves in the process. Even though it’s been years it never went away.
The pain and sadness that flooded Takeru when he was young never really went away. Though he was older, and able to process it more. He knew why Patamon did what they did, still.
The feeling, the memory of the scared little boy that Takeru was when he first went to the Digital World. That never left, it probably would never leave.
Ever since he woke up this morning he couldn’t shake the feeling of dread, that he was going to lose someone he loved and there was nothing he could do about it, and this time.
He might not get them back.
“TK?” Takeru looked up to see you standing behind the partly opened door. Patamon jumped out of Takeru’s arms and started playing with your digimon.
“Y/n, your back”, Takeru said, standing up with a bright smile on his face. “Yeah, sorry it took so long. I got caught up”, you said as you walked into the room and shut the door behind you.
“Is everything alright? You looked sad when I walked in, you were also caught up in your thoughts. Didn’t even hear me when I called I was home”, you said.
Walking close to Takeru till you were standing in front of him. Takeru looked away, face falling a little. “Yeah, you were just a little late”, Takeru said.
“I was five minutes late, what's wrong?” You said, arms now crossed over your chest. Takeru sighed, he didn’t think lying would work. You knew him too well for that.
“I was scared”, Takeru said. Looking towards Patamon and your Digimon. They were rough housing on the floor. It made Takeru smile, everything was fine now.
His loved ones weren’t putting themselves on the line almost everyday to save the world.
Yet, the feeling would never leave. “I was scared something happened, that you might have been hurt”, Takeru said, hands picking at his skin and feet moving back and forth.
You reached forward and grabbed Takeru’s hands and held them in yours. “Well, I’m fine as you can see. But, where did this come from?” You asked, rubbing your thumbs over Takeru’s hands to comfort him.
“I had a nightmare. Back when Patamon defeated Devimon”, Takeru said. That caught Patamon’s attention. Patamon stopped playing with your digimon and flew over to sit on Takeru’s head.
In an effort to comfort Takeru, and it worked. Takeru felt a little better but he was still a little scared. You let go of Takeru’s hands and pulled him into a hug.
“Why didn’t you tell me you had a nightmare?”
You asked, rubbing your hand up and down Takeru’s back. Takeru wrapped his arms around your neck and laid his head on your shoulder.
“I’ve had it so many times that I guess it didn’t click in my mind to tell you”, Takeru said. You frowned, “well tell me, every time you have a nightmare tell me. Please?”
You asked and Takeru nodded, “okay, I will”, Takeru said. “Also, it’s okay”, you said. Takeru removed his head from your shoulder. Brows furrowed, “what’s okay?” Takeru asked.
“It’s okay that you were worried”, you said. You leaned forward and kissed Takeru’s forehead. “Next time give me a call, and I’ll tell you all about the cool food I find and get distracted by”, you said.
Takeru laughed, “that’s why you were late?” Takeru asked with a smile, trying to hold back his laughter. “Yes, wait”, you let go of Takeru and ran out of the room.
Takeru laughed a bit till you came back holding a bag of chips. “Look at these”, you said before tossing them to Takeru. Takeru shook his head, “really?”
He asked, holding the bag up with his hand. “That’s not all”, you said before running back out. Takeru shook his head, guess you really were fine.
Takeru walked out of the bedroom to see you digging though a bag with a smile on your face. Takeru leaned against the counter with a smile.
You were right here, Takeru could see you and you were fine. Nothing happened to you. Everything was fine, though next time. Takeru will take your advice, he’ll tell you about his nightmares.
Though, maybe he won’t give you a call so he could hear about the weird food you find.
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