Authors Note: Hi! I bet you all missed me heaps and heaps. Hehe just joking. Anyway I'm back from my little 'depression' trip and as quirky, weird and cheerful as ever. So without further ado here's Chapter 3!

Get To Know You

Daisuke looked at Kari's pale face worriedly. "Hey girl, it's all right. We're not going to hurt you, you know?"

She stared up at him, eyes wide and unusually big in her small face. She was sitting on the couch still after having briefed Mimi on the mission except now her arms were wrapped around her and she was she staring unseeingly at the television screen. It scared Dai a little. What was wrong with her? He turned on the heating and grabbed a coke can before sitting down beside her.

"You want to talk?" he asked casually. She turned her head away.

"That's all right. I'm used to girls just wanting to get right down to it." Her head whipped around, cheeks now red and glared at his smirking face.

"I don't want to do anything thank you very much," she snapped angrily.

"Yes you do," replied Dai still smiling, "You want to pound me into little pieces and then go back to ignoring everything that's annoying you." He tossed her another coke can. "Sorry princess, not going to happen."

For a moment she hesitated and then with a small sigh cracked it open. "There you go. So now, tell me about yourself."

She didn't meet his eyes, voice soft as she begun. "I was at the dairy to get some milk. It was about 5:30 and I wanted to get home quickly before it started to rain. But just as I was leaving some guy started to bully me. The shopkeeper either couldn't or wouldn't notice and the guy wouldn't let me go. Besides us the place was almost deserted and I was scared. Really, really scared. I felt like a little girl. I wanted my brother to come and save me but he wasn't there." Her head dropped down. "He's never there."

"So," prodded Daisuke feeling a little insensitive but curious too. "What happened then?"

Kari straightened, eyes shining a whole new light glowing around her face. "It was amazing," she breathed face almost reverent. "These three people came out of no where. Two guys and a girl I think but it was hard to tell because they were so wrapped up. But anyway they beat up this guy so bad I don't think he could stand…and then one of them grabbed the shopkeeper and told him that if he didn't look out for his customers from now on he'd be joining that dude on the floor." She quieted down but a small smile still remained on her face. "Then they sort of asked me why I was alone. I told them that my family wasn't around much and then one of the guys said that if I wanted to I could come and join them. They said they were like one big family that all looked out for each other. That was about two weeks ago and eventually I got here." She looked up at Dai and one side of her smile went down. "You didn't really treat me like family when I got here."

Daisuke felt a bit awkward but he grinned reaching out a hand. "This business is tough, you've got to look after yourself and you can never be too friendly."

"But," he added quickly seeing Kari's face. "You make a friend here; you make a friend for life. We may be hard to get but we're worth it in the end." He stuck out a hand. "Daisuke. Daisuke Motoyima."

Kari stared at the hand and then at the warm maroon eyes and tanned face accompanying it. She slipped her hand into his. "Kari. Kari Kamiya."

OXOXOXOXO

Tai stared at the cornflakes packet (A/N that's a pretty universal cereal right?) unseeingly. The silence in the house was starting to get to him. His father was out at a lecture, his mother was presumably with her hundred friends and Kari…Kari wasn't anywhere. He had found the note in her room.

"Hey Mum, Dad and Tai if you're there. It's been a little bit lonely at home so I'm staying with some friends for a while. Don't worry they're good people they helped me out before. I don't know when I'll be back but I'll call now and then to check on you. Love you heaps! Kari"

Tai chucked his bowl in the sink and stood up irritably. How could Kari just leave like that? Without even saying goodbye or explaining herself? She was far too young to be out cavorting with friends he didn't even know. What if she got herself into trouble? He picked up the phone determined to call up some of Kari's acquaintances and ask if they knew where she was. The receiver lay silent in his hand as he flipped through the phonebook until suddenly the melody started to play. He checked the ID, 'Department 2' and cursed. For a moment his finger hovered over the 'hang up' button then he sighed and took the call.

"Hello? Is this the Kamiya residence?"

"Yes. This is Taichi speaking."

"Tai, we need you over here now. There's something we think you should see."

Tai frowned, "Can't it wait? I'm a little busy at the mom-,"

"No," the voice cut in. "This is important."

Tai shrugged on his jacket. "I'm on my way."

OXOXOXOXO

In a warehouse near the port a handsome young man stood and stared out at the sea. His navy hair fluttered a little in the wind but his eyes were cold and devoid of emotion. Eyes that broke hearts, hands that broke necks and a life that was broken…yet for all that he was as calm and serene as the waves that lapped at the beach. Behind him he heard a muffled footstep and turned to see a girl dragging a reluctant boy behind her. A ghost of a smile whipped across his face as he strode down to meet them. The girl looked up with relief.

"Oh Ken. I was looking for you. Let me tell you Yamato's no light weight." Ken raised an eyebrow as he looked over the pair.

"Tachikawa to what do I owe the pleasure?"

She blew some hair out of her eyes crossly. "Don't tease me Mr. High and Mighty. I need to get a hold of the Boss." Ken pulled a phone out of his pocket and Mimi grinned. "You've got him on speed dial?"

Ken ignored her and turned away whispering something into the mobile. Mimi watched him while Matt's eyes darted back and forth curiously. He tugged on Mimi.

"Who is he?"

Mimi started out of her trance and turned to Matt. "Ken? Oh he's just a friend of mine, helps me take care of things sometimes. Besides he's only one who can ever get in contact with the Boss." Matt scowled. There was the 'boss' again, the person truly responsible for his current predicament. Just then Ken whipped around and tossed the phone to Mimi who caught it with ease. Sticking her tongue out at the mysterious man she put the cell to her ear. Her voice changed to something much more respectable then what she had used with him.

"Hello? Yes its Tachikawa boss. Yes I got the papers. N-no he's not dead." There was a pause and Mimi flinched. "No he's here boss. Right here with me…and Ken" she added as an afterthought. "Well, you see I was thinking that maybe we didn't have to kill him." She bit her lip thoughtfully and the continued. "You see, he could be a great asset to us, I've always wanted to train someone and well…he doesn't really need to die." Silence as Matt waited for his verdict to fall from unseen lips. Then Mimi's face brightened and his heart leapt. "Really? Oh really? Thanks Boss! This is…I promise…I'll make him great." Face flushed she switched off the phone and threw her arms around Matt. "Did you hear that Ishida? You're going to live!"

Matt felt his face go red at how close they were and at Ken's smirking face in the background. "Yeah I'm happy too," he replied shortly. "Now get off me." Mimi climbed off not looking one bit less cheerful. Pulling him up she slipped an arm around his waist.

"Don't worry. You and I will make a great team. Partners for life." Matt ignored his scarlet face and looked at the young woman beside him. Partners huh?

Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad.

Authors Other Note: So? Not so bad right? I promise I will try and have more fluff soon. Next Chapter there's

a) A shopping trip

b) An unexpected entrance

c) A new angle

d) All 3?

And the answer is d)!Lol so tune it for next time and if you enjoyed it (or even if you hated it I guess) please review!

Crystal

PPS. No one actually thought I'd kill off Matt did they? Pfft!