DARK ADDICTION



Authors' Notes: First off, we don't own digimon. Ok, now that's over with, this fic was co-written by Darknexismon and I (Zudomon). Since this fic deals with things in Japan, we will be using the Japanese names. So Taichi=Tai, Yamato=Matt, and so on. Enjoy the fic!

BRRRRRRING!! The sound of a ringing alarm clock filled the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Yamato Ishida. Sora Ishida's eyes flew open and she quickly dove to the alarm clock, which was perched on a night table to her left. She quickly pressed some buttons on the clock, and the ringing stopped. Sora glanced at her husband on the other side of the bed. She sighed in relief to see that her husband, Yamato, was still sleeping peacefully. Seeing this, she slowly lifted the covers from her body and crept out of bed. She made her way to the bathroom, where she took a shower and got dressed. Sora opened the bathroom door, which creaked when she opened it. When she closed the door behind her, she found a pink bird standing there.

"Good morning, Piyomon," Sora greeted the bird.

"Hi Sora. I was just about to wake you up." Piyomon told her. "I can't wait to design that new kimono you told me about yesterday."

Sora smiled at Piyomon. "I can't wait either," she told her partner. "But first, we have to say goodbye to the kids."

Piyomon nodded and the two walked slowly down the hall, where two doors laid, one on the right, and one on the left. Sora slowly opened the door to the right, which also creaked. She walked on her tippy-toes to the bed on the far left corner. Inside the bed lay a girl with long blond hair. Sora smiled at her daughter and bent over to kiss her on the cheek.

"See you later," Sora whispered as she walked out of the room. Sora slowly closed the door behind her, and she made her way to the door across from her daughter's room and went inside. Piyomon watched as Sora approached her son and also kissed him on the cheek and said her goodbyes. Sora closed the door behind her and walked to Piyomon.

"Okay, let's go.' Sora told Piyomon. Piyomon nodded and the two walked down the hallway, to the front door of their apartment. Sora and Piyomon walked down the many flights of stairs of the apartment building, down to the parking lot. Sora and Piyomon swiftly made it to their car, after minutes of searching for it. Sora opened the driver's door, and climbed in. Piyomon flew in right next to Sora, and she slammed the door shut. Sora started the gas and the two sped off.



Meanwhile, back in the Ishida apartment, Yamato woke up to hear Sora's car speed off to work. Yamato chuckled to himself. Sora still had to go to work, but he didn't. He was on his first day of vacation. Yamato sat up on the bed and turned his body so he was sitting on the side of the bed. Yamato glanced at the night table at the left side of the bed and reached over to the other side of the bed and grabbed a framed picture sitting on the night table. He looked at the picture and smiled weakly. It was a picture of him and Sora on their wedding day. Sora was in her wedding gown, while he was in his suit. Yamato had his arm over Sora and the two were smiling.

'Hmm... we used to be happy... that was then. This is now.' Yamato thought. The first six months of marriage was going great. Both were a happy couple. But now, it all changed. They got into constant fights, and had conflicting interests. 'Maybe she isn't my soul mate...' Yamato thought. So far, Yamato was right. Sora and Yamato weren't made for each other. They had good times on their dates before marriage, but living with each other didn't work out to well. A day without a fight was a good day. Yamato shrugged and set the picture back on the night table. He got up from the night table and went to have breakfast.



That afternoon, Sora returned from work, along with Piyomon. The two made it up the flights of stairs, and finally stopped at their apartment door. Sora walked into the apartment building, and hung up her coat on the coat hanger. She walked into the kitchen, where she spotted Yamato sitting at the supper table, eating lunch.

Yamato looked up and spotted Sora. "Hey, honey, how was work?" He asked casually.

Sora sighed and sat across from Yamato at the table. "It was pretty bad. They asked me to re-do the whole kimono, because it was blue, and they asked for red."

"Oh," Yamato said.

Sora started to stare Yamato in the eyes. "Listen, Yamato, I went to my lawyer today and I think... I think we should get a divorce."

Yamato's eyes went wide. He was taken aback from the sudden remark by his wife. "But... but why? What about the kids?" Yamato asked shakily.

"Well, we're not getting along too well.... and we're having many fights. About the kids, maybe I can keep them weekdays, and you can have them on weekends. To tell you the truth, Yamato, I don't think we were made for each other." Sora looked as if she were about to cry.

Yamato immediately got up and went around the table, to the side Sora was on. He motioned for her to stand up, and when she did, Yamato took Sora into an embrace. Sora wrapped her hands around Yamato, feeling safe. "I... I think you're right. We were better as friends, than as a married couple. Well, Sora, we can tell the kids tonight, at dinner. Tonight will be our last night as a married couple. I'll find an apartment and go there. Maybe I can live with Taichi for a while." Yamato said, trying to comfort Sora.

Sora drew away and looked into Yamato's deep blue eyes. "Oh, Yamato," Sora whispered. Then she drew up and kissed Yamato on the lips compassionately. Yamato didn't expect this to happen, but he closed his eyes and kissed Sora back. Deep down, Yamato regretted divorcing Sora, but he knew it was the right thing to do.

* * * * *

Five months later, everything had 'worked out' with Yamato and Sora. Sora gained custody of both children, just like the two agreed on. Sora also got the apartment, which they had agreed on. Instead of living with Taichi, like Yamato planned, Yamato moved in with Miyako and Ken, and their three children. Taichi was mostly traveling, being the ambassador of the Digital World and all, so he didn't really have a real home, just some temporary ones. Much to Yamato's surprise, Sora started to date Taichi. The two seemed pretty involved, and they were happy together.

Yamato was busy at the Ichijouji residence, changing the baby's diaper. Miyako was vacuuming the living room, and Ken was off at work. Just when Yamato finished putting the clean diaper on the baby, the telephone rang. "I'll get it!" Yamato yelled, though Miyako didn't hear him, because she was vacuuming.

Yamato walked over to the phone, placed on a night table. He picked it up and brought it to his ear. "Ichijouji residence," Yamato said into the phone.

"Hey, Yamato, it's me," a feminine voice said on the other line.

"Oh, hey, Sora." Yamato said casually, like nothing happened between them. "What's up?" Yamato asked.

"Well," Sora said like she was holding back something, "Taichi and I are getting married."

Yamato looked as if he were about to drop the phone from his hand, he was so in shock.

"Yamato? Yamato, can you hear me?" Sora said through the receiver.

Yamato shook his head, gathering his senses. He quickly brought the phone to his ear again, and spoke into it. "Are you sure? Remember last time? You're taking a big risk," Yamato sputtered mindlessly.

"I've known Taichi longer than I've known you Yamato. I'm sure Taichi and I will get along just fine." Sora told him reassuringly.

"Okay, Sora. I'll tell Miyako and Ken. See you later." Yamato said.

"All right. Bye, Yamato," Sora said before she hung up the phone. Yamato heard the 'click' on the other end and hung up the phone as well. Yamato walked out of the room to tell Miyako.

* * * * *

A week later, ten of the twelve Japanese Chosen Children were assembled at a sidewalk that led to the Capitol Building in Tokyo, Japan. The only ones not present were Taichi, who was giving a speech about the Digital World today, and Koushirou, who was helping him. The sidewalk was too little to house all ten people, so they walked to a nearby tree and sat down under it, the shade enveloping them.

Unknown to the ten, a man was standing behind a nearby street sign, spying on them. The man was suited in stealth camouflage, which was only available to the military. The camouflage could be turned on or off, with a touch of a button. When off, the person with the camouflage on can be seen. With it on, the person "disappers".When the person would move, ripples in the air would show the shape of the man, but they couldn't be seen. This man had the camouflage on, and the Chosen Children never suspected him to be there. The man also clutched a sniper rifle under his arm, which was also concealed by the camouflage.

The man sneered at the Chosen Children and brought an advanced walkie-talkie up to his ear.

"Mashou, everything's in place. Though no one can go in yet; the Chosen Children are waiting under a tree nearby." The man whispered into the walkie-talkie, hoping the Chosen Children wouldn't hear him. The Chosen Children just talked to themselves, so it was safe for now.

The voice on the other line replied. "Excellent. Wait until the Chosen Children can come in, and follow them. Once inside, get to a balcony and..." the voice trailed off.

The man nodded. "Yes. I know what to do."

"Remember, failure is not an option, Kage." The voice replied.

"Gotcha," the man said. He turned off the walkie-talkie and slipped it into his coat pocket.



"So, how's everything going with you and Taichi?" Yamato asked Sora under the tree. Everyone else was silent; they just heard about the wedding. They wanted to hear the latest updates.

"It's going great, Yamato. I can't wait for the wedding!" Sora said, getting a little carried away.

"Well, I'm glad you're happy," Yamato assured her.

"So when's the big day?" Jou asked.

"I don't know yet. We just started arranging it, so I'd say.... about two months from now." Sora announced, smiling the whole time.

"Wow," Hikari said, "I should start saving up for a present." The whole group erupted into laughter.

While laughing, Daisuke noticed a crowd of people walking into the capitol building, with some security guards waving them off. When Daisuke stopped laughing, he pointed to where the crowd was. "Hey, we can go in now!" Everyone stopped laughing eventually and glanced over at the crowd. Everybody lazily got up, as if they hadn't gotten up in a long time. The ten people walked towards the capitol building.

Unbeknownst to the Chosen Children, the man known as Kage, also started moving, following the Chosen Children from far off. Ripples in the air revealed a man walking to the capitol building, but citizens walking by seemed to not notice.

"I'm in," Kage whispered into the walkie-talkie once he got inside the capitol building.

"Good. Now look for a flight of stairs. That'll lead you to a balcony facing the podium in the main conference room."

Kage walked forward, head turning from side to side, looking for a flight of stairs. Kage noticed a door off to the side and walked over to it. He pressed his hand on the doorknob, and looked both ways, to see if anyone was watching. Luckily, no one was watching and Kage opened the door slightly and peeked through the opening. It was a stairwell which led upwards. "Okay, I see it." Kage whispered into the walkie-talkie.

"Good. Now you know what to do. You're on your own for now." The voice on the other line said. Kage turned off the walkie-talkie, and placed it into his coat pocket. Now holding the sniper rifle in both hands, Kage ran up the stairs.



The Chosen Children made their way through each extravagant hallway, following the crowds of people awaiting to hear Taichi's speech. Eventually, the crowds of people made their way to the main conference room, where Taichi would make his speech. The Chosen Children kept walking down the rows of chairs, to find a decent spot. One by one, the crowd members sat down on the cold, metal chairs, until only the Chosen Children were left. They noticed some seats in the front row not taken. When the group walked to the seats, they noticed a paper on each seat. The paper read 'Reserved for Chosen Children'. The Chosen Children, not children anymore, smiled and ripped the papers off and sat down on the seats, awaiting Taichi's speech. The Chosen Children had to wait until some more people filed into the seats, and then everyone quieted down, as the burgundy colored curtain covering the stage slipped away, revealing a man on a podium and Taichi, Koushirou, and some other people seated at chairs to the side of the man.

"Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Today, we have a special treat for all of you. Taichi Yagami, ambassador of the Digital World, is here to speak to us about the Digital World, and how we can help it restore to its greatness ever since they defeated that vile creature Vamdemon," the man spoke.



Meanwhile, Kage made it to the balcony, which overlooked the whole conference room. He was on his belly, the sniper rife resting on his shoulder. His left eye was in the sight of the gun, pointed at the man at the podium. "C'mon, c'mon," Kage whispered impatiently.

"...and now, Taichi Yagami, ambassador of the Digital World, everyone," the man motioned for Taichi to come up. Taichi stood up from his chair and walked to the podium. As Taichi made his way to the podium, the man stepped down, allowing Taichi to climb onto the podium. Applause rang through the whole conference room as Taichi shuffled papers of his speech. He placed the papers back onto the podium, now in correct order. Taichi cleared his throat next to the mic, signaling to the audience to stop applauding. A moment later, the applause died down, allowing Taichi to speak finally.

Kage smiled to himself as he aimed the sniper rifle, which was directly pointing at Taichi's head. "Now, Taichi Yagami, now it's time to say goodbye," Kage whispered to himself as he pulled the trigger.



More Authors' Notes: Don't you just love cliffhangers? Will Taichi survive or has Kage succeeded in assassinating Taichi? Find out in Part 2 of Dark Addiction.

To get more readers, I will post each new part as a separate chapter. One week after posting the new chapter, I will add it as a new chapter to the actual Dark Addiction fic. Each new chapter will have DA next to it, then the chapter title, so you know its part of the Dark Addiction fic. Now I saw somebody do this idea before me, and I think it's a good idea. So, to not start a flame war, I disclaim this idea. Look out for Part 2 of Dark Addiction: DA: Drugs and Dreams