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The Island Holiday

Prologue- A Change of Plan

The nineteen year old blond rock star hurried along the bustling streets of Odaiba, trying to avoid the large crowds gathering to see a street performer. He was not sure why he was hurrying- he knew that Tai had soccer and so would not be home for at least half an hour- but still he rushed to the Kamiya apartment as though a hundred angry soldiers were chasing after him with swords. Well… maybe not that fast, but he would still arrive at the Kamiya apartment at least fifteen minutes before his best friend was due home. He tried to tell himself that he was rushing so that he could catch his younger brother T.K and talk with him about plans for their father's birthday before Tai got there, but he knew that that was just an excuse. Although T.K was at the Kamiya's apartment- Tai's younger sister Kari was his best friend if not his girlfriend- Matt had another reason for hurrying. He was nervous. To tell the truth, he was confused about being nervous. Sure, he was about to ask a huge favour out of Tai, but Tai was his best friend, and therefore it should not be too much of a problem. Still, he had a feeling that something was going to happen, and that made him really nervous. And that made him rush. So, fifteen minutes before his friend was due to be home from soccer, Matt found himself at the Kamiya apartment, staring at the door. For some reason he could not bring himself to knock.

"Are you trying to open the door with your mind or something Matt?" the blond jumped as his best friend's voice floated down the hallway. Taichi Kamiya, known as Tai by his family and friends, appeared to be the exact opposite of Matt. Whereas Matt was blond and extremely pale, Tai's hair was a chestnut brown and his skin was tanned from being in the Sun at soccer. Matt's eyes were an icy blue which gave the impression that he liked to be alone, whereas Tai's chocolate brown eyes showed a warmth and understanding towards everyone. Tai carried his soccer bag slung over one shoulder as he walked down the hallway towards Matt, who was surprised to see his friend. Had fifteen minutes passed so quickly? He quickly hid his shock and replied.

"I thought it could be my stand-in best friend, you know, until you got back from soccer," Tai just shook his head and shot him a strange look.

"You are weird," he murmured as he took his keys from his soccer bag, "Why are you here anyway? I mean, I love having spontaneous visits from my friends, but I thought that you would be packing by now. Your flight does leave in two days you know." He unlocked the door and gestured for Matt to enter. The apartment was quiet for once, and Matt could not see Kari or T.K anywhere.

"Where's Kari? I thought she and T.K were doing their Maths projects here this afternoon," Matt said, avoiding Tai's question. The brunette shrugged as he dropped his soccer bag on the floor.

"They're probably in Kari's room. They should be out in a minute though. They always try to make sure they're out of her room before I get home. I'm early today though, so they'll be late. I trust them and all, but still… it's better if they are out here when I'm home. Did you need to talk to T.K?" maybe Tai had a bad feeling too, because he never usually questioned Matt so much about his visits. In truth, Tai did have a bad feeling. He almost felt as though he was going to vomit. It was this feeling which had made him leave soccer practice earlier than usual. The feeling had intensified when he had seen Matt.

"Well… sort of. I actually came here to ask you something, but I need to talk to T.K too," Matt admitted. He felt a little awkward there in the middle of the kitchen. Tai had put his keys down on the bench, and he was busy pulling some things out of a cupboard.

"Well if you need to ask me something, just ask! I'm your best friend- you should be able to ask me anything. There's no need to be scared," Tai himself was not sure if his statement was true. He was scared about whatever Matt was going to ask him. He tried to ignore the feeling though. He was the digidestined of Courage- he was supposed to understand that all fears could be overridden. Besides, it was just a question from his best friend.

"I know. Okay… you know how Sora and I are supposed to go to Paris in two days time, right?" Tai nodded, and Matt's uneasy feeling grew, "Well… my band has a very important meeting in three days time. The meeting is supposed to go on for a few days and it could get us a really good record deal. I have to go to this meeting, but I'm supposed to be in Paris. Sora has been looking forward so much to going and I can't just tell her the trip has to be cancelled…" Matt trailed off, hoping that Tai would understand what he was going to ask. He hated having to ask this, but his girlfriend would kill him if he completely cancelled their trip.

"Where are you going with this?" Tai asked when his friend trailed off, "I don't understand what you're asking." He hoped that he didn't understand anyway. Matt counted this as another bad sign, but he forced himself to go on.

"I was hoping that you would be able to go to Paris with Sora instead of me. You're her best friend, and so maybe she'll have a good holiday. I wish that I did not have to ask you if you would go with her, but I can't go and she has been looking forward to seeing Paris for weeks now. I can't let her down more than I have to. What do you say?" Tai was silent. Inwardly, he was having a battle with himself. He truly did not know what to say. He wanted to go- he had always wanted to go overseas and it would be beautiful in Paris- but there was a problem. If he had to stay with Sora for a week in Paris he might do something stupid, like telling her that he had feeling for her, and that would make everything really awkward. Besides, he would feel guilty if he went as Matt had already paid for everything. And he would feel especially guilty if he said something to Sora. It was difficult being in love with your best friend's girlfriend.

"Can't you postpone the meeting, or the trip or something? I mean, I know how much both you and Sora have looked forward to this trip and it would seem to be such a waste if I went instead of you," Matt listened, but he felt that Tai had other reasons for not wanting to go on the trip.

"I tried to move the meeting, but they were very busy. This may be the only chance 'The Wolves' have at a record deal. And I called the airline too, but they told me that I could not change the flights unless I paid extra, and I can't afford to do that. And I won't get my money back if no one goes. Please Tai, I know that you probably have soccer and other things, but it's Paris! You told me when I booked the tickets that you wished that you could go and see Paris one day- well now you can. Please?" Tai sighed to himself. He couldn't say no now.

"I'll go, but only if Sora is okay with it. I know what she's like when she's angry and it's scary. And one day I will pay for you to go to Paris, to make it fair," Matt visibly relaxed. Sora would have killed him if he had completely cancelled the trip. She still might kill him for abandoning their plans, but it was less likely than if he had cancelled them altogether. He wanted to go to Paris, but his stupid meeting made it virtually impossible.

"Thanks Tai. You have no idea what this means to me," he still had the weird feeling he had felt when he had arrived at the Kamiya apartment, but he did not care. Tai would go. Now he just had to tell Sora about it.

"Good luck telling Sora about this. Now, if I'm going to Paris in two days, I'd better start packing," Matt was about to reply when the door to Kari's room flew open. T.K and Kari rushed out, but they stopped short when they saw Tai and Matt there.

"Oh, hi guys. You're home early today Tai," Kari said once she had finally recovered from her shock. Tai just shrugged and took a gulp from a bottle of some energy drink he had gotten from the cupboard.

"I wasn't feeling very well and so I came home a little early," Matt blinked, and so did Kari and T.K. Tai never left soccer early, even if he was feeling sick.

"Okay, who are you and what have you done with my brother?" Kari joked as she made her way to the kitchen table with some books, "Or else you must be really sick." This worried Matt. If Tai was sick, then he couldn't go to Paris.

"It's hard to explain. I'm not sick but I have a very bad feeling about something- I don't know what- but I couldn't concentrate on training. Coach practically sent me home because I missed ten easy shots at goal in a row. He was worried that I would lose my accuracy forever if I stayed, so he told me to go home," it was rare to even hear about Tai missing ten hard shots at goal in a row, never mind easy shots. His concentration must really be bad. Matt shifted a little uncomfortably. His uneasy feeling and Tai's couldn't be linked, could they? Kari frowned at her brother's story, but T.K gave her a 'look'.

"Kari had a bad feeling this afternoon too. I would say that it has something to do with the Digital World but… I can't sense anything wrong, and the Digital World has been silent for years now," the young boy finally said, "Maybe something else is going to happen." Matt wasn't sure. Then again, he had never experienced anything like this before, whereas Kari had. And T.K usually knew everything that Kari knew.

"Or we could just be imagining things. These things do happen you know. And even if something is about to happen, we can't do anything about it now. We can't do anything until we know for sure what is happening, so we shouldn't worry," Tai said calmly, and he seemed to be talking to his sister in particular. He knew that Kari had a tendency to worry overly much about anything she felt was unusual unless she was told not to worry. Then she only worried a little.

"I agree with Tai. We cannot solve a problem before we know what it really is," Matt was quick to back up his best friend's words. After all, he knew that T.K was almost as good as Kari was when it came to worrying.

"Yeah… you're right I guess," Kari muttered as she began pulling worksheets out of her pile of books, "But something bad will happen if T.K and I don't get this project done." T.K immediately moved to the table and soon the pair ere busy muttering about some complex equation.

"I'd better uh… go and tell Sora about the meeting. Thank you again- I owe you a huge favour," Matt said hurriedly, knowing that he couldn't put off telling Sora about the trip any longer. Tai followed him as he walked to the door.

"No, I owe you one. Good luck telling Sora about this. Just make sure that she wants to kill you about this, not me. I'm just the innocent bystander in all of this," Tai seemed to be joking, but Matt wasn't entirely sure. He knew about Sora's temper just as much as Tai did, and he didn't like it. Once Matt had left the apartment, Tai went into his room and flopped onto his bed. Something stuck into his back, but he didn't care. In two days time he was going to Paris with his best friend's girlfriend. He knew that something bad was going to happen- he just knew it…

End of Prologue

Litanya: Well folks that is the prologue all done. Chapter one will hopefully be out in about a week's time, and it will probably have the first day or two of the holiday. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think about it. Constructive criticism is very good, but no flames please. And this will eventually be a Taiora- just warning people who only read certain couplings. Please don't flame me about the couples. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this prologue!