Pleased, Puzzled, then Loved Chapter 3: Five Heads are Better than One!, a digimon fanfic

Hi! Here's Chapter 3! It has a bit of a song fic at the end and the chapter's longer than the first two so please bear with me.

I don't own Digimon nor the characters.

Pleased, Puzzled, then Loved ~ Chapter 3: "Five Heads are Better than One!"

The next day, Takeru plans to call Hikari again while trying to talk and calm himself…

"Okay, Takeru! I know Hikari is still mad at you but...You should at least try to apologize to her again...maybe she'll forgive you this time, okay? So calm down!"

As Takeru dials the number and got her phone ringing, somebody other than her answers the phone...

"Hello?"

"Hello? May I please speak to Hikari Yagami? It's her friend, Takeru."

"Well, well, well...if it isn't the goody-goody Takeru!"

"Huh?...Hey! You sound familiar to me...who is this?"

"...It's some amazing guy you never wanna cross with, you idiot!"

Takeru begins to become annoyed with the REAL idiot on the other side of the phone.

"Aww, come on! I don't have time for jokes whoever stuck-up, moron you are! Just give the damn phone to Hikari!"

"Geez, chill man! It's me, Daisuke."

"Daisuke? What are you doing at Hikari's house?"

"Well, she called and told me what happened...hmm...and I was planning to go out with her but she's really depressed, so I'll save it for later..."

"Very courageous, aren't we? Even though Hikari shot him down a few times, he's still at it…"

Takeru thought to himself while trying not to laugh.

"So, what do you want with Hikari?"

"I need to talk to her about what happened yesterday...I want to apologize to her..."

"Again? Sorry, pal...Seems like Hikari doesn't wanna talk to you."

"But I really have to talk to her! Just give her the phone, Daisuke!"

Daisuke tries to tease him even more and is secretly giggling to himself…which in return makes Takeru more annoyed with him than ever.

"Nope. She doesn't wanna talk to you..."

"Grr...Fine! Just tell her I'm sorry, okay?"

"Sure thing..."

"Bye..."

"Bye!"

After hanging up, at Hikari's house...

"Hehehehehe...sucker! Now Hikari's all mine! No more Takeru! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Daisuke thought to himself while having an evil smug on his face. Hikari comes out of her room.

"Hmm?...Who was that?"

"Oh!...ah...wrong number?"

He told to her as she caught him off-guard. She gave him a puzzled look then goes back to her room leaving a relieved Daisuke in the living room.

"Whew! That was close!"

Back to Takeru's home…He is becoming restless and is walking back and forth, thinking to himself.

"What should I do?...She still won't talk to me!...If Yamato won't agree on breaking up with Sora, then...bringing Taichi back is my only choice now. Hmm...but where can I find him?"

He stops for a second, then quickly lightens up.

"AHA! I know!"

At Koushiro's home...Koushiro, and Jyou are having a study session until Takeru came in, tell them the whole story about Taichi being missing, and plans to ask them a favor.

"What? You want me to track him on my computer?"

"Yes."

"Strange... What if he's back in the Digimon world?" Asks Jyou as he butts in into the conversation.

"Hmm...That could happen..."

Suddenly, somemone quickly opens the door...To their surprise, it was Miyako and Iori who are both flustered from all the running, while her being so intense just to get the latest gossip or rather news. Koushiro looks at her with a confused look.

"Miyako?"

*huff-huff-huff*...I've heard from Hikari that Taichi was missing!"

"Is it true?"

Miyako and Iori ask with a curious face.

"Well...yeah..."

Takeru knew that the issue will become big so he decides that everyone should be there, hear the whole story, and get more information of Taichi's whereabouts.

"Before you guys ask some questions...Where's Ken?"

"Umm..."

Iori looks at Miyako worriedly, while she plays around with her fingers.

"Huh?...uhh...umm...he's busy r-right now..."

Koushiro looks at her as if suspecting her of a crime. Miyako then tries to break the ice by asking Takeru again.

"..."

"A-Anyways, Why would Taichi ran away?"

"It's a long story..."

Takeru tells them all that had happened about Taichi, Hikari, him, Yamato and Sora...

Jyou puts his hand under his chin and thinks about the whole situation…

"So...That's why..."

Miyako goes to Takeru, trying to comfort him.

"Wow...Hikari really dumped you, huh? That was a little mean..."

He scratches his head at the comment.

"Well...that's Hikari to you..."

Iori interrupts and tries to go back on the big picture.

"Hmm...So you're suppose to break Yamato and Sora up, right? Well you can't just tell him like that..."

"I know...that's why I'm thinking of a plan..."

Jyou quickly got nervous and starts having an anxiety attack with Takeru's idea.

"Whoa! Are you really serious about this? T—This whole b—break up thing?"

"Yeah."

"B—But his relationship's none of our b-business! And doesn't he or Sora have a—any say in this?"

Takeru gives them a very serious, and determined look.

"I don't care. I won't hold back...It's for me, Hikari and Taichi..."

"B—But! "

Koushiro puts his hand on Jyou's shoulder to stop him while shaking his head in refusal.

"This is Takeru were speaking to. There's no stopping him when he starts getting serious and when it comes to Hikari. We all know how determined, and how devoted he is to her…it's impossible to stop him at this point."

Jyou looks at him then at Takeru then sighs in dismay.

"I can't believe I'm agreeing to this…"

Miyako interrupts the whole situation, ignoring Jyou's rants and getting excited by Takeru's determination.

"How about your plan on finding Taichi?"

"That's our first plan...why don't you start tracking him down, Koushiro?"

Koushiro got startled as he finds Takeru a bit in a rush for quickly ordering him.

"Huh?...S..sure!"

He starts to press some random buttons on the keyboard then had this surprised look on his face.

"What? The computer can't locate him? But how?"

"Huh? Try again..."

Iori whispers to Miyako.

"Whoa! He's a different Takeru!"

"He's even more determined than ever! I know he's serious but not this scary…"

Koushiro presses random buttons on the keyboard again and after a few minutes, he looks back at them in disappointment.

"No! The computer really can't find him!"

Jyou's usual negative self shows up…again.

"Oh no...what if he's...he's-"

Koushiro, Takeru, Miyako, and Iori shouts at him in unison: "DON'T EVEN SAY IT!"

He quickly looks down embarrassed.

"...sorry..."

Koushiro puts his hand under his chin, thinking.

"Maybe he turned off his Digi-vice so that we can't locate him..."

Takeru was becoming frustrated. He puts his hands into fists and slams it on the table.

"Why is Taichi doing this to us? Doesn't he know that everyone's worried? He's making it harder for us!"

Everyone becomes worried about him but Miyako tries to give him hope by suggesting another way of finding him.

"Umm...how about we find him ourselves? That might give us more chance to find him! Right guys?"

"Yeah!"

"Yeah, I guess...for Hikari's sake..."

Koushiro stands up to lead the group.

"Well then...let's split up!"

Takeru goes with Jyou, Koushiro goes with Miyako and Iori...

They started looking for Taichi everywhere in Odaiba. While they are searching for him, somewhere in a karaoke bar, Mimi was there killing some of her time while slamming a softdrink on the table out of her frustration about her so-called friends.

"Hmph! I can't believe they forgot about me! They are so mean!"

The bartender at the counter approaches her.

"Why don't you sing to cool yourself off?"

*sigh* "...I guess that will do..."

She quickly grabs the microphone and goes to the stage.

"Hi everyone! Is it okay if I sing a not-so-popular English song? I've been living in America for 5 years now..."

Some random people on their seats shouts at her.

"It doesn't matter if you sing an English song or not! Just sing!"

"YEAH!"

"Okay, okay!"

Mimi starts to sing...

I know I can be a little stubborn sometimes
You might say a little righteous and too proud
I just want to find a way to compromise
Cos I believe that we can work things out

I thought I had all the answers never giving in
But baby since you've gone I admit that I was wrong

Koushiro, Miyako and Iori ask every neighbor who saw and know Taichi...

All I know is I'm lost without you I'm not gonna lie
How am I going to be strong without you I need you by my side
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye don't know what I'd do ...I'm
lost without you
I keep trying to find my way but all I know is I'm lost without you
I keep trying to face the day I'm lost without you

Takeru and Jyou were running everywhere looking for Taichi...

How am I ever gonna get rid of these blues
Baby I'm so lonely all the time
Everywhere I go I get so confused
You're the only thing that's on my mind

Oh my beds so cold at night and I miss you more each day
Only you can make it right no I'm not too proud to say

While Koushiro, Miyak,o and Iori were running, Koushiro asks her a question she would love to avoid right at that moment.

"Something happened between you and Ken...am I right?"

She quickly stops on her tracks and looks down. Iori heard him ask, looks at her, and stops running together with Koushiro as well.

"..."

"...Miyako?"

"You don't have to hide it, Miyako...it's all over your face. You'll feel much better if you tell it to someone..."

She looks at him, trying not to cry.

"...Koushiro..."

If I could only hold you now and make the pain just go away
Can't stop the tears from running down my face
Oh

Takeru and Jyou goes to the last house on the street...Sora's house...Takeru knocks on the door while a woman in a kimono, who is Sora's mother, opens it. Jyou interrogates her.

"Yes? How can I help you?"

"Umm...Are you Sora's mother? We're her friends..."

"Yes, I am...If I'm not wrong...you're Jyou Kido and this is Takeru Takaishi...am I right?"

"Yes."

"Would you two like to come in?"

"No, thank you madam...we-"

Takeru quickly interrupts her.

"Have you seen Taichi Yagami?"

She quickly becomes surprised by the sudden question.

"You know, the sporty guy with big brown hair and used to be Sora's childhood friend...have you seen him?"

There was silence then she finally gave an answer.

"No, I haven't seen him..."

"Oh... Thanks anyway..."

Takeru quickly runs off while Jyou thanked her while catching up to him.

"Sorry to bother you madam!"

After they have left, Sora's mom closes the front door and goes to open the door to the guest room.

There lies an almost lifeless Taichi, sitting in the corner of the room with his digi-vice on his hand and a bottle of beer on the other hand. He is pale, his eyes are sore red from all the crying, and his body was too tired to move. She looks at him in concern.

"Seems like your friends are looking for you..."

"Please don't tell anyone that I'm here..."

"...Taichi..."

She leaves the room with a worried look on her face. Taichi lazily looks at his digi-vice.

"Heh...Good thing I turned this thing off..."

He drinks the beer on his other hand then cries to himself.

"Oh Sora...If only you're here with me, everything else won't matter…It will be…just…you and me…"

He finally falls asleep as he chants those words. Sora's mom was leaning her back on the door, over hearing Taichi's words. She felt the pain he was going through and understands how close he is to Sora. She decided to keep him for a while until he feels better.

All I know is I'm lost without you I'm not gonna lie
How am I going to be strong without you I need you by my side
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye don't know what I'd do ...I'm lost without you
I keep trying to find my way but all I know is I'm lost without you
I keep trying to face the day I'm lost without you

Mimi finishes the song. Everyone was happy and was clapping for her...

"Thank you so much everyone!"

That night, Takeru, Koushiro, Miyako, Iori, and Jyou all meet at Odaiba Park...Takeru quickly asks thr group.

"Any news?"

Miyako tries to catch her breath.

"Sorry...No luck..."

Koushiro asks the other group.

"How 'bout you guys?"

Takeru and Jyou looks down, disappointed.

"..."

Jyou scratches his head.

"Well, this isn't good…"

Iori looks at Takeru as if reading his mind.

"So, what do we do now?"

"Time for plan B!"

Koushiro, Miyako, Iori and Jyou look at each other, worried. Miyako interrupts Takeru before he gets out of hand.

"Geez, Takeru! Can plan B, like, wait until tomorrow? We've been running around for almost a day!"

Koushiro nods and agrees with her.

"She's right..."

Jyou sits down and touches his feet. Iori sits down as well.

"My feet hurt..."

"Me too..."

"Fine! We'll do this tomorrow morning, ten o'clock sharp! Are you with me guys?"

Koushiro, Miyako, Iori, and Jyou lazily responds: "...yeeesss..."

"Okay, Then it's settled! See ya guys tomorrow!"

Takeru quickly runs off while Miyako continues to complain.

"Boy! Doesn't he get tired?"

All of them thinks then sighs in defeat...

END OF CHAPTER 3!

*The Featured song in this chapter is "Lost Without You" by Delta Goodrem.*