FanKnight: As I try and contemplate my next move in my other fictions I've come up with a nearly complete plot for a story I think is darker then all the others. So please enjoy this first chapter of 'Missing'.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon Adventure 02

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In every life people sometimes wonder if something is missing. They can have everything, family, friends, a good job, a wonderful home, a love beyond all comparison but what if something was still missing, would that feeling of emptiness still make you feel whole? What would you do to find out just what was missing?

For Daisuke Motomiya he had truly gotten it all, a wonderful apartment in Tokyo, a small but quickly expanding ramen empire, and an oddly attractive girlfriend. Now a full time cook he's gotten rather accustom to his life, his long time girlfriend would move in soon, and then he'd pop the question once she was settled in, but he couldn't help but feel something was missing, something he couldn't quite explain.

He hadn't changed all that much in the years he'd graduated high school. He'd grown though not by much, just barely reaching five foot ten, he was rather happy with his height. His hair still spiking softly, though he'd let it grow out every now and then, causing him to take on the appearance of another spiky haired once goggled headed youth.

Slipping on his size eleven shoes he smiled to him self glancing at his calendar, the date circled in a thick red marker, causing his smile to transform into a grin. Today was the day he and his long time friend would have a reunion of their younger years.

Looking into his full length body mirror he looked himself over once, his khaki pants and thin red silk shirt brought out his tan skin and lean muscled body.

Pocketing his keys and wallet as he left his apartment he locked up before heading down the stairs to his car, stopping by the door he decided to walk, the beautiful spring day air would do him wonders as it always had.

His smile widened as he walked a few blocks, taking a short detour to the local park, his eyes looking over the lush green landscape as he sat on a bench, two kids running past him arguing over something, what he couldn't hear until they came up to him holding up a picture rather close to his face and asked him to read the article as it contained many kanji the had yet to learn.

Smiling he glanced over it nodding, happy to help as the kids sat before him his eyes began to widen as he slowly read aloud the words he never thought he'd see.

"Yagami Taichi, World renowned soccer star retires, at pinnacle of career due to injury."

'So Taichi did make it after all…'

"The super star has said he'll return to his home town 'Odaiba, Japan'"

'He's coming back…'

After finishing the article he returned it to the children, they huffed and puffed rather angry that Taichi would be retiring and told him he could keep it. Watching them run off, arguing who would be Taichi in their soccer game he smiled, before looking down at the picture of Taichi in the article, he had changed so much, his once long spiky hair was now short and spiked forward, no longer thin he was a more medium size, but what changed most about him, Daisuke could tell even through the picture, were his eyes. They no longer held the same light they had all those years ago.

Standing slowly he looked into the clear blue sky thinking of the last time he'd even spoken to Taichi. It was that night, he was sure of it, the night he and his girlfriend first began their relationship, he just couldn't find Taichi after that, as if he'd vanished.

Heading towards his Ramen shop, he began to grin as a long line of people could be seen through the glass, walking through the doors he slipped past the crowd towards the private section in the back, pushing aside the curtains he gave a small grin as a large group of people smiled as he entered.

"You made it Daisuke!"

A familiar voice rang out through the group's talking, Ken grinned as he best friend took a seat, looking about he noticed that only the chosen children had come, none of their partners had come, something he was slightly glad about. His own girlfriend busy with a report for the Tokyo evening news.

Standing from the table a shoulder length brunette smiled as she looked around at her friends.

"I don't know if you guys have heard but…Taichi is coming back at least for awhile…"

Smiles, grins and giggles all around, as Daisuke only smiled at the news. His eyes towards the table's glass top menus. He refused to take notice as every set of eyes now lay on him.

Not looking up he answered their obvious questioning looks.

"What?"

"Nothing…"

Seemed to ring round the table as the waiter came up, after they had all ordered Sora was the first to break the rather odd silence.

"How is your new song coming along Yama?"

The rock star only laughed and began to grin as he pulled out a piece of paper with the first few lines of lyrics.

"So far I have the emotion and music I'm going with just need to finish out the lyrics."

To Daisuke however, their voices all seemed to mold together, as his mind began to drift, the void that held him hostage was so apparent to now, he had a lot of give to the group, he always had but over the years he'd notice a steady decline in his own natural state. Only when he was with his girl friend Tifa, did he have a sense of his old self.

"Mind if I sing the first few lyric's Daisuke?"

The question broke his train of thoughts as he found their eyes upon him once more, a small smile creeping upon his lips he only grinned and began to nod at first.

"Sure, I told you guys, this is your second home now anyway."

A small ring of chuckles and giggles, as Yamato looked at the paper awhile before turning, looking at Daisuke and then Sora.

"The title is 'Missing' and I've been working on it awhile, like it's evolved over time, hope you guys like what I have down so far."

"Oh shut up and sing it rock star."

Takeru shouted grinning, as Yamato smirked and cleared his throat.

In a whisper of a voice he slowly began, his voice growing stronger as he continued with each note.

"Oh, oh oh oh , oh oh oh oh …oh …oh oh oh…oh…oh oh."

"Please, please forgive me….but I wont be home again….maybe someday you'll look out…and barely conscious you'll say to no one, Isn't something missing?"

"You won't cry for my absence I know, you forgot me long ago…am I that unimportant, am I so insignificant, isn't something missing? Isn't someone missing…me…"

"Even though I sacrificed you wont try for me not now….though I'd die to know you love me, I'm all alone…isn't someone missing…me…"

Opening his eyes he hadn't remembered closing, he grinned as the group was quiet for a moment, before clapping grinning and a few whistling.

Daisuke however remained quiet, his eyes set onto the menu before grinning up at Yamato.

"I can't wait to hear it when it's finished."

His voice seemed to cause silence as the group starred at him a moment before laughing and agreeing. As if on que the food arrived piping hot with smiles all around, the group of chosen enjoyed their reunion, reminiscing on the days of old, and jokes that still hadn't worn themselves out. As the hours past the time soon grew late, few by few soon only Ken and Daisuke were left, both nursing their first cups of sake.

"How're ya do'n?"

"What?"

"I mean it how are ya?"

Laughing Ken only smiled before chugging his cup with a grin. Sighing he looked out the window with a small smile.

"I'm not too sure anymore…after he left…I just don't know…."

Daisuke nodded, chugging his cup as he stood, grinning as Ken too stood. Starring at each other a moment both burst into laughter as one of those odd half drunk moments took hold. Smiling, Daisuke locked the doors to the shop up as Ken waved making his way down towards his apartment. Grinning Daisuke gave a final wave he headed back to his apartment.

Slowly making his way up towards his door he blinked as he found it slightly ajar, blinking he swore to himself to not drink so much before leaving work again he blinked as his girlfriend bound out at him giggling.

"Oh Dai it happened! My big break! I'm going to be a real reporter now! I've got the hottest story of the year!"

Grinning he found himself locking lips with his girlfriend a moment before she began to drag him into his own apartment, kicking off his shoes he hung his coat, blinked at the extra pair of shoes at the door, shrugging it off he turned to see a strange man looking at the pictures on his wall as his girlfriend poured tea for the three of them.

As if in a dear he slowly made his way to the table, nearly falling into his chair he blinked as the figure gave a grin at a few of the pictures. Tifa giggling as she knew the stories all to well behind them. Beckoning the stranger to the table she sat, her eyes alight as he nodded sitting down the light of the kitchen revealed his once shaded face, causing Daisuke's world to spin, he never thought giving Tifa a key would ever give him this much regret as sitting before him sat the one and only Yagami Taichi.

"Ta-Taichi!"

Daisuke managed, Tifa's eyes going from that of a child showing off a new puppy she'd found to confusing and even more dangerously a reporter's spark of interest. Taking a sip of the hot tea Taichi gave a small smirk, his eyes held an odd feeling, though his words and voice caused Daisuke to shiver, with a feeling he hadn't felt sense he was fourteen.

"It's been awhile…Daisuke…."

Gulping he couldn't help a faint blush that spread across his face, his eyes seeming to waver as Taichi's half lidded dark eyes seemed to burn into him.

"I…I…I…ohh…"

"Daisuke!"

Tifa's scream the last thing he could hear as darkness took him.

'It was him! It was Taichi-Senpai! I can't believe it was him!'

Waking with a groan, he shot up from his laying postion on his…bed?

'Wha? What am I doing here?'

Blinking the noodle shop owner looked around seeing only his girlfriend's sleeping form at his bed side, groaning as his head began to throb he gave a small chuckle, he must have had to much to drink.

Glancing at his clock, the red letter read, '8:39 A.M'.

"Man…I slept all night….what happened…"

His voice was raspy, throat hurting, though if he could think straight he could work. A shift from Tifa however made his thought process change a bit.

"Mmm Dai-kun?"

"Morning!"

In a blink of the eye, she was on top of him, a pout as her golden hair draped around his head. Her eyes like two burning coals, so unlike Taichi's cold burning ones.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again! Do you know how worried I was? I'm so glad Yamagi-sama was here, other wise you'd have been on the floor all night!"

"Ta-Tachi was here then? He was really here?!"

Blinking Tifa removed herself from her boyfriend for a moment looking at him as if an entirely new side had awakened in him.

"Yes, He left after he put you in bed though…he promised to let me interview him later if I wasn't too busy with caring for you…"

Her eyes now searched for the odd look on Daisuke's face as he ran a hand through his hair softly. His eyes becoming half lidded as he began to grin, causing Tifa's own eyes to widen.

"Hey now, what's with that look the only time I've seen that look is after sex or the time you opened up the other shops in Odaiba and Hirashima."

Blinking he smiled for a moment, an odd look on his face before shaking his head. Smirking towards her he pulled himself from the bed and pulled her into his arms.

"I think I'll take the day off…"

He murmured, a dark look in his eyes that oddly frightened and attracted her at the same time.

"D-Dai-kun?"

Her last words as their lips met in a rather hot fashion, her body soon vanishing beneath warm covers.

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Opening the door to his cab Taichi sighed, giving a small smile as before him stood his long time best friend, and the one person he knew could take care of him in his current position.

She'd really done well, a four bedroom apartment, in Tokyo tower, a beautiful view of the city and sunrise, not to mention her first flower designer shop just a block away.

Hugging her tightly he smiled a real smile as she hugged him tightly in return.

"Taichi…your finally back…"

"Yeah…Where's Yama?"

Sora only smiled, before shifting her head towards the door to her apartment complex, the blonde stood grinning, as he winked at his best friend. Adjusting his large duffle bag he paid his cab, grinning as Sora took his arm, the two made their way towards Yamato and the apartment complex. Where he'd stay until he could get things settled.

Hugging the blonde as he came close enough, the three grinned Taichi giving a small smile as they talked, Yamato glanced back towards the rising sun, smiling as he knew now what was happening.

'The missing pieces are all coming together…'

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FanKnight: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Please Review! It speeds things up, and gives me the confidence to keep going!