Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or any of it's characters.Those rights
belong to bandai and foxkids entertainment.
I tried to make this chapter a little longer for you all.Read on!
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It looked like everyone had discovered that kari had been hiding gatomon in her backpack the whole of last night and yesterday.They all huddled around her a distance from the camp sight.
Mimi began to wail "Palmon I miss youhoohooooooooooooo!" The others also looked a little disgruntled.They really missed their digi friends.
Mimi's squeeling woke Tai. "Gees who's killing a that cat!" He yelled ,sitting up in his sleeping bag covering his ears at the same time , a little groggy from sleep too. Rubbing one eye and then the next.
Tai saw the group around Gatomon and Kari.
He sighed deeply. "Kari! I told you it was a bad idea to bring her with!"
Kari just picked up her digimon and strayed from the others towards her brother, ignoring his comment casually.
"So any luck with Matt?" She whispered under her breath.
"No he wouldn't........"Tai looked around but not too attentively. "Uh..... where is Matt anyway? Kari motioned to her right with a flick of her hair.
Matt sat cross legged, poking unenthusiastically at the dying embers of last nights fire with a long bent stick.
He hadn't seen that Tai was awake and who was now watching him intently.
That folded note might have left a clue.Tai thought.But he had his chance last night and everyone was awake now, they'd all want to know what it was that I was reading, and then Matt would probably have snatched it and decked me in the face for having it.
Nah I'll wait till mom comes for us at lunch time.I'll read it at home.
For the rest of the day Matt avoided all confrontations with Tai as best he could till his Mom arrived for T.K.
Matt walked up to the car his Mother was getting out of the driver seat when he approached.
"Hey Matt!" Her arms wide open welcoming a hug.Matt wrapped his arms around his mother. "How've you been?"
"Great!" He lied "But Dad's always busy you know?"
He released his grip on his mother.He didn't want to let go.
"I'll go get T.K for you." He smiled.
"Go get your stuff too."
"why?" He asked wondering what she was talking about.
"Your Dad phoned and asked if I could drop you off at home when I came for T.K." She sighed to herself "He's got another business meeting in New York till Wednesay."
Matt's face reflected his mothers. "Okay I'll get T.k first"
He ran off to his little brother who turned and waved at his mother after hearing that she was waiting by the car for them.
Great this is my chance. Tai thought to himself. He'd do it while Matt wasn't looking.
"Hi Mrs Ishida"
"Oh hi Tai "
"Don't worry about taking Matt home, He's gonna come over to my house for the afternoon so he can stay over till wednesday if he wants."
"Oh so your parents don't mind?"
"Nah besides I've hardly seen him this summer.It'll be great to have him around." Yeah he knew was lying about why he wanted him over, but it was the best he could do right now.
"Ok great Tai. Send my thanks to your mom"
"Sure thing Mrs Ishida." The fox has caught his chicken. Tai thought to himself with a grin on his face.
T.K had already got his stuff into the car and sat in the front with his mom While she told him where Matt was going to be untill wednesday. The car drove off just as Matt had finished packing and threw his bag on his back wich then fell back down to the ground.He saw them both waving as they drove away.
He didn't believe what he was seeing.
"Oh yeah ,Matt?" Tai said without thought."You're staying at our house till your Dad gets back.Your Mom thought it was a good Idea."
"Tai I warned you."Kari said as she left the scene for her own safety.She knew when her brother had gone too far.And she could feel that something nasty was going to happen.
"Tai what are you doing?" Came the reply
They were alone in the camp right now so he found it safe to talk to Matt.
"I told you I wasn't gonna give up on you, didn't I?"
The tension between them grew strong. Matt was burning with anger inside but he held himself back.
"So you would do anything to find out,wouldn't you?"His voice became stern.
"Yeah I would." Tai yelled back with equal tone.
Matt rolled his eyes and then fixed them angrily back onto Tai's face again.
"Even at the cost of my own privacy, I see!"He folded his arms as spoke.
Guilt flooded intoTai as he realised the flaw in his little plan.
Matt turned around picked up his stuff and went too the farthest tree he could and sat down against it.He found a small pebble by his feet and threw it as hard as he could along the top of lakes water.
Tai was expecting a more physical reaction from Matt, but instead he got this?
Tai just crossed his legs and sat where he was, thinking about his impulsive actions.
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Everyone else had left,each saying goodbye to each other as they went.
Tai, Matt and Kari were the last ones left.
Matt Hadn't moved from the tree he was under the whole time.
Mrs Yagami's car pulled up at last, Tai ran up to the car and pointed in Matt's direction as he explained why Matt would be staying over so long. She just nodded and smiled.
Suppose I better go. Matt said in his mind. No one else is gonna take me home anyway. I'll just drag this out as long as I can.
This was the first time that he hadn't felt like going to Tai's house. He began to think to himself as he walked towards the car. "If only he......knew"Matt said quietly to himself.
"Knew what Matt?" Kari had sneaked up behind him while he was walking.
He wipped around falling backwards to the ground at the sound of her voice.
"Huh What?"He dusted himself off and looked at the girl.
She asked again "Knew what Matt?" offering her hand to help him up.
He took it and pulled himself up and then stood to his full height again. "Nothing." He said "Their just some lyrics to a song I've been writing" Another skillfull lie that hung from the tip of his tongue.
"Sing them to me?"the innocent face asked.
"Uh....it's not finished yet.besides we gotta get to your house now remember?" He pointed to where Tai and his mom were waiting.
Tai shouted "Come on guys! Hurry up!"
They dropped the subject and made their way to the car.
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Later at Tai's house Tai's mother dropped them off at home while she went out for her Sunday bout as Tai called it.Both parent's never got home till eleven.
Tai opened the door and all three went straight to the bedroom with aplaque that said Tai and underneath it Kari on the door. Matt sat down on the bed while Tai went to get some clean clothes to put on.
Kari's digivice started to go off.She pulled it out of her backpack along with the cat like digimon. "Bye guys, I gotta go, the other digidestined are calling me." "Be carefull." Her brother yelled as she disapeared through a portal.
The Zapping sound of the portal was the last sound they heard in the room.
Matt began to speak "I miss him you know....Gabumon I mean."
Tai faced his friend the first time in the last half hour.
"Oh' so you're talking to me now are you?"
"Yeah I suppose,I'm here for three days, What choice do I have?"
Tai folded his arms and sat against his desk.
"So does that mean your gonna tell me whats going on with you?"
Matt smiled lightly as he spoke. "Hey...little baby steps okay?"
Tai smiled back with victory written all over his face."Baby steps huh? I wont argue with that.At least I'm getting somewhere right?"
Matt looked up at him now. "Won't argue?" He asked playfully.Then tapped his wrist watch. "You sure?" He joked. "Times running out."
Tai just laughed."See... now that's the Matt I know."
"Hey don't push it." He joked again. "I'm still ticked off with you for inviting me over without telling me."
The brunette burst out laughing holding his sides as he did.Soon they were both filling the room with laughter.Matt's eye's were watering cause they were both laughing so hard.
They pulled themselves together and sat up on the floor of Tai's room, still smiling at the ridiculous notion.
"Thanks Tai" he said still smiling.
"For what?"
"I haven't Laughed like that for ages.It feels good to laugh again."
"Sure any time."
"Oh I forgot to ask, can I use some of your clothes, mine are at home and this is all I have with me." He said tugging at his shirt.
Tai turned to the drawers that he was searching through earlier.He threw a sleeveless vest, A pair of cargo pants and underwear at Matt.
Matt picked up the underwear and looked at Tai with a lowered eyebrow. "Uh......Tai?"
"Don't worry I haven't worn those yet, they're still new."
He tossed a towel to Matt."You go get a shower first,I'll go afterwards."
"Tai?"he said again looking at the clothes he was given. "Thanks."
"Don't worry about it, Now hurry up I wanna go shower too ya know."
The blonde smiled again picked up the clothes and headed for the bathroom.
As soon as he was gone Tai pounced on his bag and fumbled around for the folded note that he had picked up the night before.
He unfolded the note and began to read.From the sounds of things the shower had been turned on. Tai's eye's grew wider with every word he read not to mention his jaw had nearly dropped about six feet .His hand shot out behind him trying to find something to hold onto, but his eye's never left the page.
--------------------------------------------------------- Sorry if the last chapter was a little short. Getting any better?Hope you're enjoying the story so far. I'll try finnish the next two chapters within a day or two.
I tried to make this chapter a little longer for you all.Read on!
The Ice Breaks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------
It looked like everyone had discovered that kari had been hiding gatomon in her backpack the whole of last night and yesterday.They all huddled around her a distance from the camp sight.
Mimi began to wail "Palmon I miss youhoohooooooooooooo!" The others also looked a little disgruntled.They really missed their digi friends.
Mimi's squeeling woke Tai. "Gees who's killing a that cat!" He yelled ,sitting up in his sleeping bag covering his ears at the same time , a little groggy from sleep too. Rubbing one eye and then the next.
Tai saw the group around Gatomon and Kari.
He sighed deeply. "Kari! I told you it was a bad idea to bring her with!"
Kari just picked up her digimon and strayed from the others towards her brother, ignoring his comment casually.
"So any luck with Matt?" She whispered under her breath.
"No he wouldn't........"Tai looked around but not too attentively. "Uh..... where is Matt anyway? Kari motioned to her right with a flick of her hair.
Matt sat cross legged, poking unenthusiastically at the dying embers of last nights fire with a long bent stick.
He hadn't seen that Tai was awake and who was now watching him intently.
That folded note might have left a clue.Tai thought.But he had his chance last night and everyone was awake now, they'd all want to know what it was that I was reading, and then Matt would probably have snatched it and decked me in the face for having it.
Nah I'll wait till mom comes for us at lunch time.I'll read it at home.
For the rest of the day Matt avoided all confrontations with Tai as best he could till his Mom arrived for T.K.
Matt walked up to the car his Mother was getting out of the driver seat when he approached.
"Hey Matt!" Her arms wide open welcoming a hug.Matt wrapped his arms around his mother. "How've you been?"
"Great!" He lied "But Dad's always busy you know?"
He released his grip on his mother.He didn't want to let go.
"I'll go get T.K for you." He smiled.
"Go get your stuff too."
"why?" He asked wondering what she was talking about.
"Your Dad phoned and asked if I could drop you off at home when I came for T.K." She sighed to herself "He's got another business meeting in New York till Wednesay."
Matt's face reflected his mothers. "Okay I'll get T.k first"
He ran off to his little brother who turned and waved at his mother after hearing that she was waiting by the car for them.
Great this is my chance. Tai thought to himself. He'd do it while Matt wasn't looking.
"Hi Mrs Ishida"
"Oh hi Tai "
"Don't worry about taking Matt home, He's gonna come over to my house for the afternoon so he can stay over till wednesday if he wants."
"Oh so your parents don't mind?"
"Nah besides I've hardly seen him this summer.It'll be great to have him around." Yeah he knew was lying about why he wanted him over, but it was the best he could do right now.
"Ok great Tai. Send my thanks to your mom"
"Sure thing Mrs Ishida." The fox has caught his chicken. Tai thought to himself with a grin on his face.
T.K had already got his stuff into the car and sat in the front with his mom While she told him where Matt was going to be untill wednesday. The car drove off just as Matt had finished packing and threw his bag on his back wich then fell back down to the ground.He saw them both waving as they drove away.
He didn't believe what he was seeing.
"Oh yeah ,Matt?" Tai said without thought."You're staying at our house till your Dad gets back.Your Mom thought it was a good Idea."
"Tai I warned you."Kari said as she left the scene for her own safety.She knew when her brother had gone too far.And she could feel that something nasty was going to happen.
"Tai what are you doing?" Came the reply
They were alone in the camp right now so he found it safe to talk to Matt.
"I told you I wasn't gonna give up on you, didn't I?"
The tension between them grew strong. Matt was burning with anger inside but he held himself back.
"So you would do anything to find out,wouldn't you?"His voice became stern.
"Yeah I would." Tai yelled back with equal tone.
Matt rolled his eyes and then fixed them angrily back onto Tai's face again.
"Even at the cost of my own privacy, I see!"He folded his arms as spoke.
Guilt flooded intoTai as he realised the flaw in his little plan.
Matt turned around picked up his stuff and went too the farthest tree he could and sat down against it.He found a small pebble by his feet and threw it as hard as he could along the top of lakes water.
Tai was expecting a more physical reaction from Matt, but instead he got this?
Tai just crossed his legs and sat where he was, thinking about his impulsive actions.
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Everyone else had left,each saying goodbye to each other as they went.
Tai, Matt and Kari were the last ones left.
Matt Hadn't moved from the tree he was under the whole time.
Mrs Yagami's car pulled up at last, Tai ran up to the car and pointed in Matt's direction as he explained why Matt would be staying over so long. She just nodded and smiled.
Suppose I better go. Matt said in his mind. No one else is gonna take me home anyway. I'll just drag this out as long as I can.
This was the first time that he hadn't felt like going to Tai's house. He began to think to himself as he walked towards the car. "If only he......knew"Matt said quietly to himself.
"Knew what Matt?" Kari had sneaked up behind him while he was walking.
He wipped around falling backwards to the ground at the sound of her voice.
"Huh What?"He dusted himself off and looked at the girl.
She asked again "Knew what Matt?" offering her hand to help him up.
He took it and pulled himself up and then stood to his full height again. "Nothing." He said "Their just some lyrics to a song I've been writing" Another skillfull lie that hung from the tip of his tongue.
"Sing them to me?"the innocent face asked.
"Uh....it's not finished yet.besides we gotta get to your house now remember?" He pointed to where Tai and his mom were waiting.
Tai shouted "Come on guys! Hurry up!"
They dropped the subject and made their way to the car.
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Later at Tai's house Tai's mother dropped them off at home while she went out for her Sunday bout as Tai called it.Both parent's never got home till eleven.
Tai opened the door and all three went straight to the bedroom with aplaque that said Tai and underneath it Kari on the door. Matt sat down on the bed while Tai went to get some clean clothes to put on.
Kari's digivice started to go off.She pulled it out of her backpack along with the cat like digimon. "Bye guys, I gotta go, the other digidestined are calling me." "Be carefull." Her brother yelled as she disapeared through a portal.
The Zapping sound of the portal was the last sound they heard in the room.
Matt began to speak "I miss him you know....Gabumon I mean."
Tai faced his friend the first time in the last half hour.
"Oh' so you're talking to me now are you?"
"Yeah I suppose,I'm here for three days, What choice do I have?"
Tai folded his arms and sat against his desk.
"So does that mean your gonna tell me whats going on with you?"
Matt smiled lightly as he spoke. "Hey...little baby steps okay?"
Tai smiled back with victory written all over his face."Baby steps huh? I wont argue with that.At least I'm getting somewhere right?"
Matt looked up at him now. "Won't argue?" He asked playfully.Then tapped his wrist watch. "You sure?" He joked. "Times running out."
Tai just laughed."See... now that's the Matt I know."
"Hey don't push it." He joked again. "I'm still ticked off with you for inviting me over without telling me."
The brunette burst out laughing holding his sides as he did.Soon they were both filling the room with laughter.Matt's eye's were watering cause they were both laughing so hard.
They pulled themselves together and sat up on the floor of Tai's room, still smiling at the ridiculous notion.
"Thanks Tai" he said still smiling.
"For what?"
"I haven't Laughed like that for ages.It feels good to laugh again."
"Sure any time."
"Oh I forgot to ask, can I use some of your clothes, mine are at home and this is all I have with me." He said tugging at his shirt.
Tai turned to the drawers that he was searching through earlier.He threw a sleeveless vest, A pair of cargo pants and underwear at Matt.
Matt picked up the underwear and looked at Tai with a lowered eyebrow. "Uh......Tai?"
"Don't worry I haven't worn those yet, they're still new."
He tossed a towel to Matt."You go get a shower first,I'll go afterwards."
"Tai?"he said again looking at the clothes he was given. "Thanks."
"Don't worry about it, Now hurry up I wanna go shower too ya know."
The blonde smiled again picked up the clothes and headed for the bathroom.
As soon as he was gone Tai pounced on his bag and fumbled around for the folded note that he had picked up the night before.
He unfolded the note and began to read.From the sounds of things the shower had been turned on. Tai's eye's grew wider with every word he read not to mention his jaw had nearly dropped about six feet .His hand shot out behind him trying to find something to hold onto, but his eye's never left the page.
--------------------------------------------------------- Sorry if the last chapter was a little short. Getting any better?Hope you're enjoying the story so far. I'll try finnish the next two chapters within a day or two.