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Ch 2- Taichi's help

The first day out of his house, Yamato spent the night curled up in a bench, unable to sleep; the night's events clearly tormenting his thoughts. After that he took shelter in his friend Koushiro Izumi's house who very sensibly didn't ask him why he left his house. He had tried to contact Sora, Takeru and Hikari but no one responded. Frustrated; he gave up trying to contact them and spent as much time as he could in office to push these thoughts out of his mind but in vain. Within a week he had turned pale; even his colleagues noticed it- "Ishida, are you sick or something? You seem very pale" "no no I'm fine, just work load"-he said trying to sound as truthful as possible. Although Koushiro helped and supported him in every possible way, he wanted to be left alone. He wanted to lock himself up and punish himself for being so callous that night, but the harm was already done. He felt he would never be okay again till Sora didn't stop hating him for something he hadn't done.

And finally today was the day taichi was returning. Mimi had come to Koushiro's house and Yamato thought he had better leave the two alone. Having nothing better to do, Yamato went to pick taichi up from the airport. They went to taichi's house. Their conversation started amicably after exchange of greetings but no sooner did taichi mention Sora than yamato's face turned very pale. "What's wrong? You and Sora had a fight?" Taichi asked concernedly. "no Taichi, its fine;" but Yamato could not take it in any longer and a few drops of tears trickled down from his brilliant blue eyes. Taichi was shocked to see the pain in his beautiful eyes and was even more shocked to see him cry; he had never seen his friend break down before. But yamato soon regained his composure.

Taichi knew something was seriously wrong and he forced yamato into telling him. After hearing everything Yamato had to say, Taichi sat there stunned in shock and in disbelief. "And all the times that I called you, you never breathed a word about it! You alone suffered all this while! But no more, I will go and sort things out for you…it's a best friend's promise" Yamato wanted to say thinks but instead the words that came out were "its no use Taichi, it's too late now". "You wait and watch! Taichi Yagami never lets a friend down!" and he smiled. With that they took to their beds.

Yamato got up early next morning, coming back to reality after a terrible nightmare. The first thing he noticed was that his heart had lightened a bit since last night and secondly that Taichi was no where to be found. He realized that Taichi must have gone to talk to Sora and Takeru. He mentally thanked god for having true friend like Taichi.

"Hey Sora Taichi speaking, can you meet me at rainbow hotel...no can't tell over the phone…ya itz sort of urgent. Meet me at 9". Same thing he repeated to Takeru. But of course none of the two knew that the other was coming. Taichi went there well ahead of time and was waiting for the other two. Sora turned up first and after about 5 minutes Takeru turned up. "Takeru? But taichi you didn't tell me he was supposed to…hang on, you planned it…itz about yamato right? I don't wanna listen and I don't care to listen" "me too!" added Takeru. Taichi grabbed their hands firmly and his eyes flashed angrily in their direction and they were forced to sit down and listen.

Taichi started talking in a very grave tone.

"do you have any idea of how much you have hurt him and-" Sora cut him off and retorted "honestly he is the one who has hurt us and he deserves our hatred" (though Sora knew full well she didn't hate him she said it out of anger) "just shut up and listen ok, you two misunderstood the whole thing completely and didn't even give him a chance to explain." "Oh really…you tell us then what we have misunderstood…go on tell us" said the younger blond sarcastically. "Ya I will, that's what I am here for." He narrated the whole incident and added "now do you realize your folly? Grief is eating him up; he has turned into a shadow of his former self…he cant live without you too…especially you, Sora". Takeru clapped his hand to his forehead and Sora was once again reduced to tears (mind you, she had been crying every night since that day). Takeru shuddered and said "I am a hell of a brother. He always loved me so much and I suspected him…I was so mean all this time…I…I even punched him…how could I…I am such a big moron!" taichi was about to say that finally Takeru realized it but thought that it wasn't entirely his fault so instead he said "nothing is spoilt yet; go and meet him; he will forgive you. He loves you a lot." Takeru disappeared lost in his thoughts. Sora neither moved an inch nor said anything but taichi knew exactly what she must be going through. "Its time to go now Sora…Sora!" Sora silently nodded and made her way back to her house.

A/N:- please review once again friends. My next chapter shall include Takeru and Sora repenting over what they have gone; they shall go to make it up with him and that is when the twist in the plot comes.