Meteoric Existence

OOC: Yeah, this thing's been crud for like 5 years… Now I intend to finish what I started. This'll be just chapter 2… I got more…

Disclaimer: You saw it in chapter one!

Chapter 2: Motsureru To Kimochi

Tai was reeling as he and Matt were brought to the hospital. He saw the truck as it bore down on his best friend, and he'd been utterly powerless to stop it. Now, Matt's possibly permanently broken body lay on a gurney and was being wheeled to the operating room.

An overly preppy nurse ushered Tai into the waiting lounge, her irritatingly happy outlook beginning to bug the Keeper of Courage. He sat there for what seemed like hours, wondering why he'd allowed this to happen.

'I pushed him away…. I was too sacred of how I was beginning to feel and….'

Tai couldn't finish his though. He'd felt seeds of what felt like love growing in him since he and Matte became Digidestined, became partners to create Omnimon. He tried harder and harder to suppress it as they grew older, but it came to a point when it was almost too much to bear.

When that happened, Tai felt he had no choice but to hurt Matt, push him away for both their sakes. At first, it seemed like the right thing to do, but now….

'I was so wrong Matt…. I'm sorry….'

Tai closed his eyes as they stung from the tears that had started to flow down his face, and soon, he drifted into a listless sleep.

4 Hours Later

Tai woke with a start; he'd heard someone call his name. It was Kari, sobbing into TK's shirt. The rest of the Digidestined had arrived. Davis and Ken, Jyou and Sora, Izzy and Yolei, Mimi, Cody….

"K-Kari…." Tai stammered.

He could barely speak…. He felt too ashamed to even try to say something to Kari and TK. He began to open his mouth anyway, just then, the nurse walked in, with a smile so wide that her face would rip in half if she smiled some more.

"Which one of you is a relative of…."

She consulted the clipboard she was carrying with her, rather slowly and muttering the names under her breath.

"Mr. Ishida?"

TK reacted almost immediately, shifting his gaze from Tai to the Nurse. He walked over to her saying;

"I am…. I'm his brother…."

She smiled softly, considerately, and comfortingly at him.

"Well, he's made it, your brother…. He's got a few broken ribs, and broke his left leg, but a couple of weeks here and he'll be as right as rain."

This news tore an audible sight of relief from the rest of the Digidestined and also stirred Tai from his reverie. He looked at the nurse, emotions swirling in his eyes, so many thoughts in his mind. Up until this point, it had felt as though Matt's survival also meant his.

OOC: Gotta stop it here kids…