This will be the second part of my digimon fanfic so, carry on.

Disclaimer: Apparently I don't own digimon. Still can't buy it. They want more than $2.73

Can you believe that?

Anyway... Enjoy

Part 2

The Crest's curse.

"Wake up! Hey! WAKE UP!" Tai repeatedly tried to wake the boy up.

He wasn't responding at all. To anything.

Meanwhile Matt had called an ambulance.

"Why didn't we call one yesterday? We're not doctors! If he dies now, it will be all our fault!" Matt shouted over and over.

Those words resounded through Tai's head.

"If he dies..."

"Don't think like that Matt! They can make it! He'll be fine!" Tai assured Matt.

"You live so far away from the hospital! How could he make it?"

They looked at the boy lying on the ground. He was breathing, but barely.

"What could have happened last night?" Matt asked.

"He seemed pale last night. I thought he just needed rest. Why didn't he say anything!?"

Just as they had finished panicking, they heard the sirens.

They immediately told them where he was.

As they took him back to the hospital, Matt and Tai had decided to wait a while before going to the hospital. They agreed to they needed

time to think. They had been through so much in the previous 24 hours. And yet, they knew they hadn't been through the worst of it. Their new friend had. Why did this happen to him? Tai felt sorry for him. And now he might die.

Matt was thinking almost the exact same thing.

They were calm now.

"We should go see him now." Tai suggested.

Matt agreed. They needed to know if he was okay.

As they arrived, they were greeted by a strange man.

"Oh, you two must have come to see Reese." He said as he saw them arrive.

"Who?" Tai asked the stranger.

"Reese Yinto? The boy you two called about? I was with the ambulance. Reese admitted to using an alias for quite a while. Something about not trusting anyone yet?"

"Wait, so you've talked to him?" Matt asked, sounding relieved.

"Well, yes but... He won't speak to anyone anymore."

This made the boys uneasy.

"Could we try?" Tai asked hopefully.

" I suppose it couldn't hurt. I will go check of its ok. Just wait here for a bit."

The boys sat for much longer than expected. The man finally reappeared.

"You are permitted to talk to him, but in return, there are some questions to be asked. They said if you answer them, you can visit him. Questions first."

"Deal." Tai replied almost immediately.

They were asked several questions.

"Are you aware he was wounded?"

"Did someone say something to him?"

"He seemed upset about something, do you know if he experienced anything...traumatizing?"

The boys answered to the best of their abilities. They decided to lie, only for the last one.

When finally permitted to enter, the 2 felt relieved.

Upon entry, they noticed he was staring out the window.

"Ja- I mean... Reese?" Tai asked the boy." How are you feeling?"

He had no reaction. He just remained staring out the window.

"I understand. You are thinking of something else. We'll be on our way."

Tai said, reluctantly.

"He's still out there." Reese mumbled.

"What do you mean?" Matt asked, relieved he was able to speak to the boy.

"Zashmon."

Tai was bewildered. He had so much going through his mind. And he was thinking about Zashmon. Nothing of his family? Nothing of me and Matt? I thought we were his friends! He didn't even tell us his real name?

As if reading his thoughts, Reese started to frown. Tears began to form in his eyes.

"I'm sorry..."

"What?" Tai asked, rather shocked.

"I should have told you. I didn't know I could trust you. I was scared. I thought I was dead for sure. I now know I can trust you but... Please stay away from me. I don't want you guys to get hurt."

Tai looked at Matt, who was obviously just as confused, and shocked.

"How could we get hurt?"

Reese was obviously upset.

"I will tell you... But I need my crest. Please come back tomorrow with my crest and I will explain everything. But please promise me you will be careful."

The boys were shocked.

"But tomorrow is when-"

"I KNOW WHAT TOMORROW IS!" He shouted.

"YOU REALLY THINK I COULD FORGET?"

He was crying, hysterically.

"I JUST WANT THIS NIGHTMARE TO END!"

They sat in silence for a few minutes.

Reese had calmed down a bit.

"I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you guys like that. I just..."

He paused to think.

"Look... I just... Bring me the crest and I will explain everything. Let's talk about this today because... I just... Please just go get the crest."

Tai and Matt had to think for a bit.

"Alright. We will be back soon." Matt assured him.

"But please be careful." Reese pleaded.

"We will, don't worry."

And with that they left.

"Did you think he seemed a bit worried about us leaving?" Matt asked Tai as they approached his house.

"Well... Yeah... What is it about his crest anyway? It seems... Really important to him."

They were at the door of Tai's house.

"I'm gonna grab the crest. Be right back.

He soon returned with a crest in hand.

"It was lying on the table. I thought he had it in the room."

It was a strange design. The crest was black with a red symbol. The symbol looked like a splash of water.

"Let's worry about that later, we need to get back to the hospital."

As they began to walk back, they heard a smashing noise.

They turned around to see a large flower pot had fallen from a window of the apartment they were passing.

"Whoa, that was close." Tai finally spoke.

"Yeah... Let's keep going."

They were in the hospital parking lot when it happened. Tai was running for the doors when a Matt shouted to him.

"Tai, watch out!"

The car had narrowly missed him.

"That was too close!" Matt said as he caught up to him.

They were surprised. But they needed to know what was up with the crest. So they just went inside and towards his room.

Reese was relieved when they walked into his room.

"Hey. You made it okay." He said gladly.

"Yeah. Here is the crest." Tai said as he handed it over.

"Yeah... Hey... Did anything happen while you were out? Anything... Dangerous?"

"Well... A flower pot almost hit is from an above apartment. And Tai was almost hit by a car." Matt answered.

"Well... This may be hard to believe but... This crest is cursed. It is the Crest of Pain. It is given to a human every 1000 years and... Well if I don't have this crest with me... Bad thing happen to my friends and family. It disappears with its owners dying breath."

"So as long as you have it, everyone is okay?" Tai asked.

"Yes."

"Then why not just keep it with you?"

"Because it leaves me. It tells me where it is going and leaves me. It usually goes to my closest friend."

Reese looked out the window.

"It's getting dark. You should probably be getting home."

Reluctantly, the boys agreed.

"But I will be here first thing tomorrow." Tai assured him.

Matt decided to go home. He had to go home sometime. He would meet Tai at the hospital tomorrow.

As Tai went to bed he realized he was more tired than he thought. He thought nothing could wake him. But it did.

Tai, exhaustedly answered the loud phone.

"Hello?"

"Tai?"

"Matt? Isn't it a bit early?"

"Tai... It's about Reese."

"What?"

"The hospital called. He's gone."

End of part 2.