Imaginary World

Disclaimer: Still don't own Digimon…

Note: "blah blah" - talking blah blah - thinking

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I stared at him. Stunned.

"You can't be serious", I said to him while my gaze kept shifting between the other persons in the room. They all stared at me with serious expressions. Hikari looked like she was going to cry. Sora almost looked disgusted. Jyou had a troubled expression while Koushiro's was filled with sympathy. And Yamato's was, as it always was in though situations, hard as stone. I tried to give them a smile and laughed hesitantly. They didn't move an inch. They kept those serious faces, and their eyes didn't leave me once. "Come on you guys, quit kidding around with me", I said, now fed up with their silly little games. A few more seconds passed and then Yamato finally did something. He sighed. He heaved a deep sigh and shook his head.

"This is no joke Mimi", he said and fixed his blue orbs on me. "I believe… We all believe that you need help." I just couldn't believe it. Yamato – my own boyfriend – was telling me that I needed psychological help. In other words, he wanted to lock me up in the loony bin. And all of my friends were backing him up!

"Why are you telling me this? I'm not insane! You, of all people, should know! I'm not insane!" Kari finally broke down into tears. Koushiro laid an arm around her and led her out of the room.

"Listen Mimi, we know that this can be hard to accept", Jyou started. Damn right it's hard to accept! I'm not insane! I'm the least insane person in the room! "But we're doing this for your own good. We just can't let you go on like this anymore!" I just stared at Jyou as if he was from Mars or something. My mind kept repeating thoughts like 'what's wrong with these people' and 'can't they see it from my perspective'.I turned to the only one I was sure of that would take my side in this.

"Daisuke, please tell them that I'm not insane!" Sora's look of disguist turned into one that looked like she was going to throw up if I uttered another word. Jyou even turned away from me, too distressed to even look me in the face. But Yamato kept his cold gaze locked on me. Daisuke, who had been quiet all of the time, looked at me with his big brown eyes.

"I'm sorry Mimi, but I can't help you in this. You know they won't listen to me."

"Mimi, please. Listen to us", Sora said and took a step towards me. "You need help. We'll make sure you'll get it too! The best there is! And we'll be there for you all the way!"

"Yeah, cause you're our friend Mimi. No matter how crazy you get." Sora slapped Jyou for his stupid comment but still didn't let me go with her eyes.

"Please Mimi, please! Don't make this harder for us than it already is!" I just shook my head. They were pleading to me to go by my own free will. Well it was not going to happen.

"I can't believe you guys! My best friends and my boyfriend… I thought I could trust you. Why are you doing this to me? I just don't understand." Sora's pleading eyes suddenly filled with tears and her lips started to tremble as she backed away from me.

"I'm sorry Mimi. I can't stand to see you like this anymore." Then she left the room too. The only ones left now were Yamato and Jyou, and they both stared at me without blinking.

"Yamato, do you think we should…"

"You go call them. I'll talk to her." I stared at them. They were talking as if I wasn't in the room!

"You sure you can handle it", Jyou asked and tossed a nervous glance at me.

"Yes. Go." Jyou just nodded and left the room. Yamato kept staring at me. I couldn't stand the look on his face so I covered my eyes with my hands.

"Why Yamato, why?" I expected Yamato to walk up to me and embrace me with his strong arms like he used to do when I was depressed. Instead I felt a hand on my shoulder. And it wasn't Yamato's.

"Please don't cry Mimi. They don't know what they're doing." I nodded and let my hands fall to my sides.

"I know Daisuke. I know." Yamato kept studying us but I didn't meet his gaze. Instead I turned completely towards Daisuke. "I'll miss you", I said and felt how my cheeks grew hot. Even if Yamato was my boyfriend, I knew that Daisuke was the one who knew me the best. He was always there for me. I could easily say that he was my best friend. Maybe that was the reason to why Yamato was looking at me so coldly. Maybe he was jealous of Daisuke. I turned again to meet Yamato's gaze. He was looking straight at me, he hadn't moved an inch. "Are you doing this because you are jealous, Yama?" He blinked a few times, apparently surprised by my question.

"Jealous of what?" I grinned slyly, realizing suddenly that I was right.

"Of Daisuke, of course. Are you jealous because we are such close friends?" He stared at me for a while until he heaved another heavy sigh and shook his head. He had been doing a lot of sighing and head shaking lately.

"Mimi", he said with a sudden hurt look on his face. "Why?" I furrowed my eyebrows. This wasn't the answer I was expecting. I didn't really know what to answer, but I opened my mouth anyway hoping that the words would just come. I was interrupted by Jyou, who opened the door and looked at us.

"They're here." Yamato nodded, still not leaving me with his eyes. It was as if he wanted to keep an eye on me in case I tried to escape or something. Jyou disappeared from the door again, but I didn't care. I was staring at Yamato. Now his face was hard again, and his eyes cold as ice. All the love seemed to have vanished. Gone were all the moments we had spent together, forgotten were all the times had had told me he loved me.

"Listen now Mimi", Daisuke whispered to me. "They've called the big bad men in white clothes and now they're here with your so called taxi to loony land. You have to make a run for it now before it's too late!" My eyes widened. I scanned the room, looking for an escape route. I could jump out the window. It was a way down, even if we were at the first floor, but I was willing to take the risk. I dashed to the window without hesitating and tried to open it.

"Damn it, it's stuck", I said to myself and gritted my teeth while I tried to pull it up.

"Mimi, what are you doing", Yamato yelled and ran up to me. He grabbed my wrists and pulled me away from the window. "Were you seriously considering jumping out of the window? We're on the third floor!" I looked at him with large eyes, and then at the window. Sure thing, I could barely see the top of one of the large trees that were growing outside. Then why did I just tell myself that we were on the first floor? Maybe I am going crazy… Look at yourself Tachikawa! They've actually got to your head! They've brainwashed you to believe what they want you to believe. I shook my head energetically as if to shake off my thoughts.

"Let go of me", I growled at Yamato and tried to pull free.

"No, not if you're going to try and jump out the window again." As he said that some men that I didn't recognize walked into the room. They were followed by Jyou and Koushiro.

"Has she been trying to jump out of the window", one of the men asked Yamato and pulled up a notebook. As Yamato confirmed that with a nod the man jotted down a few words in the book. "I see", he muttered and then looked up at me where I stood with my arms being held behind my back by my boyfriend. "Miss Tachikawa, my name is Teto Ichino. I'm specialized at psychological illnesses, hallucinations etc…"

"In other words, you're a shrink. A psycho-doctor", I snarled and tried to pull free from Yamato. The young doctor gave me a short smile before he turned to Jyou.

"Lets see if I got this right. You're saying that she has had hallucinations, she has been lying a lot to you and you also thinks she hears inner voices." What? That has to be the most ridiculous… Are you just going to stand there and take this Mimi?

"Yes doctor, that's correct", Jyou said sadly and looked down. The doctor wrote something in his book.

"And how long has this been going on?" Jyou started to think and count on his fingers but Koushiro cut in.

"About a year." My chin dropped and I just stared at them with my mouth wide opened. What were they saying about me? That was all lies! The doctor wrote down this and then turned to Yamato.

"I assume that you are the boyfriend", he said and looked down at his papers. "And you've been dating Mimi for…"

"Two years and three months. Tomorrow." I softened a bit at this. He always remembered how long we had been together. By the second.

"I see. And do you agree with that it all started one year ago?" Yamato hesitated.

"No, I don't agree." Hah! You see Mimi? Yamato has changed his mind! He realized now how much he loves you, and that this is all wrong and… "I believe it was earlier than that." I gasped for air. My eyes filled with tears and my heart ached because of his betrayal. "I believe it started about a year and a half ago. But it was small things; you didn't really notice it back then. But when you look back it all makes sense. I'm just sorry that we didn't do anything until now." Well he sure doesn't sound sorry, I thought for myself. I just couldn't believe it at all. In just a few minutes my whole life was turned upside down. Dr. Ichino wrote down some last words and then looked up at me again.

"Yes, so Miss Tachikawa. How do you feel?" I opened my mouth to hiss and scream at him but I closed it again. Not the best way to show him that you're sane, right? They were all watching me, waiting for me to say or do something crazy.

"Well, what do you think Doc? My boyfriend and my best friends are about to put me in the loony bin. Of course I don't feel that happy at all! I feel hurt. Betrayed. Alone." I emphasized the last words so that it would get through their thick skulls. The doctor jotted down just a few words and then gave his notebook to one of his employees.

"I understand Mimi. But they are just concerned about you. I can assure you that it is not as bad as it sounds. You will go with us to our institute and we will put you under a few tests. If we don't find you… Crazed… In any way… You are allowed to go home and continue your life as usual." I snorted but gave in to Yamato's strong hands and relaxed a little.

"What you say may be true. But I refuse to go to some lunatic center and be around all these crazy people… Bet the institute looks just like a prison!" Yeah, cause they always do in movies? Right? "Right", I agreed. Dr. Ichino frowned at this.

"I don't know what you've got that from Miss Tachikawa. Our institute doesn't look anything like a prison at all. Actually it's more like a hotel. Not the best hotel there is, but it has a cozy feel to it. I'm sure you'll be right at home."

"And the crazy people?" Dr. Ichino chuckled.

"Miss Tachikawa, our system is very refined. We separate the ones we know have problems and they who we are not sure of. I can guarantee you that you wont have to share room with twenty homicidal maniacs when you get there." I rolled my eyes to show him that I didn't believe a word of what he had just said.

"I still wont go", I simply stated and tried once again to break free from Yamato. And this time it worked. My thin arms slipped from his hands and I stumbled forward. At first I didn't realize what had happened, but when I did it was already too late. The men who had come with Dr. Ichino grabbed my arms, not too rough but with firm grips. I winced and almost immediately I started to fight the two of them in a last desperate try to flee.

"Take her to the car", Dr. Ichino said calmly without even looking at me. "Make sure she's comfortable. If she wants anything to eat and drink then give it to her. She shall not feel like a prisoner. More like a guest."

"Hah", I said and tried halfheartedly to shake off the arms of the two buffoons. "Guest my ass! A guest against my will, if I might add!?" The doctor didn't reply, and the two white dressed men started to pull me out of the room. "Wait! No! Please, stop", I screamed, suddenly afraid. "Yamato, please help me!" Yamato looked at me with his cold eyes. Maybe it was my imagination but I could swear that they turned soft for just one second. Then he turned his gaze away from me, as if he didn't have the strength to see me "like this". Outside the room Sora and Kari stood. They both had calmed down a little, and were sitting on a small bench. "Sora! Kari! My two best friends! You have to help! Don't let them do this to me!" Kari turned away her face and started to cry again, but Sora kept watching me as she laid an arm around Kari.

"I promise you we'll come to visit Mimi", Sora said quietly, tears brimming in her eyes as well. "We'll… We'll bring you your stuff and… And gifts!"

"Sora, how can you do this to me", I asked in barely a whisper. I felt how tears burned in my eyes, demanding to be shed. Sora broke down into loud sobs and hid her face behind Kari's shoulder.

"This way Miss", one of the men leading me said and continued to pull me. While one of them was holding my arms behind my back in a nasty way the other one put on my shoes and jacket. I felt like a child again. A large, crying child that had been mean and was now getting her punishment. More tears flooded from my eyes and I sobbed uncontrollably. What have I done to deserve this?

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Hmm, this is different from what I usually write. And please forgive me, but I don't really know anything about all this psychological stuff, I'm just making it all up. Hope it doesn't destroy the plot all too much… oO

Review please!