Notes: I hope you're finding these chapters longer than previous ones!. I also hope you like this story so far, especially now that Yamato is starting to remember, however will he remember who it was that stabbed him?

Here's chapter seven of hidden secrets...

Hidden Secrets part 7

Yamato held on tightly to his brother, feeling his heart race. TK frowned at the person now standing in the doorway. "Tai you idiot, you scared him"! He yelled. Yamato shrank into his brother further. "Sorry brother, I didn't mean to shout". TK ran a hand through Yamato's hair.

"I'm sorry TK, but I have something here that could make Yamato remember". Tai replied.

"He was starting to before you interrupted, but if you're here to help, then show me". TK turned to his brother. "It's just Tai, nothing to be scared of. He's here to help". Yamato let go of TK and turned to look at Tai who was grinning at him. "Hey Yama". Tai greeted.

"Hey.T.t.Tai". Yamato stuttered, still calming down from the fright.

"I've brought someone to see you". Tai smiled.

"Who"? Yamato asked.

"He's just here". Tai went out into the hallway and returned with a large sack.

"A sack?, um.I'm sorry Tai, I don't remember much but I don't think I was ever friends with a sack". Yamato replied. TK smiled at this, at least his brother seemed to have his humour back. "No , I had to put him in a sack to get him past the hospital people. I told them it was some of your things I had brought to trigger your memory. So it wasn't a complete lie". Tai grinned and opened the sack, Gabumon jumped out. "Gabumon"! TK yelled.

"Hello again TK". Gabumon greeted, he walked to Yamato who was looking at the creature with a look of confusion in his eyes. "Yamato it's been a long time".

"Hi.Gabumon". Yamato replied.

Gabumon looked sad. "You don't remember me do you". He said softly.

"I remember the cave, TK said you helped me, out of the darkness". Yamato replied.

"Yes, I did, I was your digimon Yamato, your friend". Gabumon stood by the bed.

"I'm trying to remember more". Yamato closed his eyes and tried his hardest to remember. The others watched , hoping. Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked at Gabumon. "Seadramon's lake". Yamato whispered.

"That's right". Gabumon smiled.

"You saved me, you..you...digivolved". Yamato struggled over this word, although his memories were getting stronger.

"I did". Gabumon replied. Tai smiled, he gently touched TK's shoulder and the pair slipped quietly out of the room leaving the two old friends to talk.

**

"Don't you think this idea is a little dumb"? Fujika said. He stared at his leader, who was sitting next to him in the car, staring out at the door to Tai's apartment. "Far from it, I'd say this was genius". Akito replied, smiling. "That Joe needs to be taught a lesson. He upset my Sora and nobody gets away with that".

"So how exactly are you getting him back"? asked Kenji, another member of the gang.

"Well, it just so happens, I know that Joe is good friends with Mimi".

"Mimi?, she's hot". Fujika replied.

"And I figured if we have Mimi, Joe and his little friends will do anything to get her back in one piece". Akito continued.

"So you're saying we're gonna kidnap Mimi"? Kenji asked.

"Correct". Akito grinned.

"Then why are we outside Yamato's place"? Fujika replied.

"Because, after a brief meeting with a couple of sources this morning I happen to know that Tai has gone missing, now where would his friends be likely to look?. At his apartment of course, hence, why we are here". Akito said irritablely.

"You're forgetting one minor little fact". Kenji spoke up.

"And what's that"?.

"Mimi won't be on her own, they're bound to come in a group aren't they".

"I've already thought of that. Just trust me Kenji, and all will become clear".

**

"If Tai's not answering his phone why would he be in the apartment"? Izzy asked, tired of hearing his feet pounding on the ground. Mimi had dragged him all around town and they had ended up almost where they began, heading to Tai's apartment. "I don't know, but it's worth a shot right"?. Mimi replied.

"I guess, after all it's gotta be the ONLY place in town we haven't looked". Izzy said sarcastically. "Look Izzy why don't you go to the café over the road and get us some coffees. I'll meet with you at Tai's place ok?, just make sure you have your phone switched on so I can tell you if anything comes up".

"Ok then, I'll be about fifteen minutes by the look of that queue, I'll turn my phone on now".

"Ok, see you in fifteen". Mimi smiled and continued to walk in the direction of Tai's apartment. Izzy turned and headed towards the café, fumbling in his pocket for the phone.

**

Mimi hummed to herself as she let herself into Tai's apartment, Joe had given her the spare key he had. "Tai"? She yelled. She started to look around. There was no sign of him. She decided to check the bedrooms, in case Tai had fallen asleep. As she opened the door to Tai's room, she was sure she heard the front door open, then close again. She stood completely still, listening out for anymore sounds. When she didn't hear any, she continued her search in Tai's room. Suddenly, she felt as if someone was behind her, she gulped and called out as she tried to remain calm. "Tai"?

"You wish babe". A voice replied. Mimi turned around to be faced by the sick smile of Akito.

"Akito...what are you doing here"?. Mimi shook with fear.

"Coming for what is owed". Akito grinned. He stepped forward.

"And what might that be"?

"You". Akito grabbed hold of Mimi and held a gun to her head. "Now you're gonna come with me, and you're gonna come quietly, because if I hear anything from you, you're gonna have a hole in that pretty little head of yours. Do we have a deal"?. Akito asked, keeping a tight hold on her. Mimi simply nodded, tears running down her cheeks as Akito dragged her out of the apartment and into the back of the car. After locking her in the back with Kenji, Akito ran back into the apartment and left a note on the table beside the door. Seconds later, the car sped away with a screech of tyres.

**

Izzy struggled with the coffee, bagels and his phone as he tried to open the door to Tai's apartment. He leant against it and he tried to steady the things in his hands. He was shocked when the door swung open and he nearly went flying into the living room. He stumbled to the table beside the door and dumped all his things onto it. Taking a deep breath he called out to Mimi. "Mimi are you in here"? He shouted. He received no reply. Izzy shrugged and reached for his coffee. He spotted a note lying on the table. He picked it up as he sipped his coffee, but what he read, made him spit it out again.

Izzy stared at the note, reading it over and over, unable to believe what he was reading. The note was made up of letters cut from a magazine, a technique he had seen in films ever so often. The note read:

If you want to see Mimi alive, you'll drop the charges on the gang. We'll be in touch.

Izzy gasped. Akito and his gang had Mimi. Izzy had to find Tai. He was thinking of where to try next when his phone started to ring. "MIMI"? He yelled as he answered it.

"No, it's Joe, Tai's turned up at the hospital with Gabumon".

"Oh thank god. I'll be right there". Izzy replied. He hung up, stuffed the note in his pocket and dashed out of the door.

**

Tsunomon lay on the bed next to Yamato, he had dedigivolved so he could be passed off as a stuffed toy. Joe, Tai and TK were all sitting around the bed. "I remember those adventures". Yamato said.

"What everything, who we all are and stuff"? TK asked excitedly.

"Just about yeah". Yamato replied. "I'm sorry guys, I guess I upset you all".

"It's not your fault Yama, hey, have the police come to talk to you yet"? Tai asked.

"Yeah, they tried, but I couldn't remember much. I'm not much help". Yamato said softly.

"It's ok, we told your mum who it was and all the police need to know, they're gonna get it for this". Tai punched the bed as he spoke.

"Tai. I have to tell you something..". Yamato started, he was interrupted by Izzy bursting through the doors. "Mimi's been kidnapped"! He yelled.

"WHAT"? Joe stood up.

"Check this out"! Izzy thrust the note in Joe's face. Joe read it carefully.

"Oh my God, guys, we have to save her, her life is in danger"!. Joe cried.

"Akito has her"! Izzy yelled.

"Shit". Joe cursed.

"Well what are we going to do"? Tai asked.

"We're going to do what Akito says". Yamato replied. The others turned to look at their friend. "What, you're going to drop the charges"? Izzy said shocked.

"Yes, because surprisingly I don't want to see one of my friends dead".

"But Yama, Akito...." Tai started.

"No Tai, I don't want to hear it". Yamato slowly climbed out of the bed.

"Oh no.I draw the line at that". Joe said. Yamato grabbed his clothes from the bedside cupboard and started to put them on. "get back in that bed now".

"You're not the boss of me Joe". Yamato replied.

"No but I do know what's best for you, you're not in any fit state to go out playing hero". Joe said firmly. "Well as much as I'd like to play Joe, this isn't a game. One of my friends life is in danger and you expect me to rot in here, dream on". Yamato argued. He was now fully dressed.

"Yamato please listen to Joe, it's too dangerous, you're not strong enough yet". Tai touched Yamato's shoulder. "Tai, you're either with me or against me, now you can come with me, or you can stay here and worry about me, either way I'm going to go help my friend".

"Yamato..".

"No Tai!, I don't want to hear it!, just get out of my way now". Yamato pushed Tai aside and ran out of the door. "Well we can't just let him go". Izzy said.

"I guess not". Joe sighed deeply.

"Come on then, we can still catch him". Tai replied.

"What about us"? TK asked indicating himself and Tsunomon.

"Stay here, cover for us, we'll keep in touch". Tai said, as he ushered Joe and Izzy out of the door.

**

"Now all we have to do is wait". Akito said as he opened his can of cheap beer.

"Akito, this is wrong". Sora replied.

"Oh come on babe, it's a bit of fun". Akito moved to kiss her.

"No Akito"! Sora pushed him away. Akito moved closer again. Sora pushed him away again.

"What the fuck are you doing bitch"? Akito asked.

"I said No Akito, I've had enough". Sora made to get up, Akito grabbed her arm and pushed her back down, he used his weight to hold her there. "And I haven't". Akito replied, grinning as he started to kiss her.

**

"Where the hell is he"? Tai asked, looking around the street.

"I don't know, we were only behind him, he can't have gone that far". Joe replied. "Come on, keep looking, it's dangerous for him to be up and about, he's not recovered properly".

"This is all my fault". Izzy slumped down on the side of the street.

"Don't start the blame game Iz, this is nobody's fault , nobody but Akito". Tai said trying to haul Izzy back up. "I can't believe we thought it was bad that Yamato was supplying drugs to Sora, look at how that, when to this, it's gone from bad to worse". Izzy flopped back down.

"We can't give up now, we need to find Yamato and we need to get this sorted out". Joe replied. "I long for the days when we though that Myotismon was a deadly enemy, when we only had the world to save, when things we simple". Izzy said sadly.

"Just because things are difficult now, doesn't mean they will always be. Come on, we're still digidestined, we're still a team, we can do this". Tai punched the air.

"If only Tai, this is one thing that digimon can't help us with". Suddenly the air was filled with the noise of skin connecting with skin. Tai had slapped Izzy hard across the face. "No more of that Izzy!, we're gonna fight this!, now come on, we're gonna find Yamato and we're gonna get this sorted".

**

"Oh shut up bitch, I'm sick of your whining". Akito grumbled as Sora sobbed.

"I didn't want that..". She whispered.

"Tough shit you got it, now I'm gonna check on our little guest, and you better have stopped that whining by the time I come back in here". Akito headed to the room where he was keeping Mimi. Sora couldn't believe that someone who was supposed to love her had just raped her. She hadn't wanted it but Akito ignored her and did it anyway. At least with Yamato she had never had that fear. He had always been loving, willing to do anything she wanted him to do, and all the time she had been playing with him. Using him to fuel the habits of her and her friends. Candy and Cherry had long since deserted her in this place. Sora realised that they probably only liked her because she could get them drugs. Sora had had real, true friends and she had dumped them for this shallow group. To make matters worse, Akito had attacked and stabbed Yamato. She curled up and continued to sob into her knees.

**

Yamato stared at the door in front of him, he was here, at Akito's apartment, he gulped, then knocked on the door. "Who is it"? A hostile sounding voice asked.

"It's Yamato, I've come about the note". Yamato replied. A second later, the door opened, but only wide enough to let Yamato in, he slipped in quietly. The stench of the weed and alcohol hit him immediately. The apartment was a mess, filled with junk and pizza boxes, it was obvious the gang never cleaned up. As Yamato surveyed the scene he felt someone grab his hands and force them behind his back. "Hey what do you think you're doing"? He asked.

"Making sure you don't try anything funny". Kenji replied, holding on tightly. He grabbed a length of rope from his pocket, and tied Yamato's hands together around his back. He then pushed Yamato into a room. Yamato looked around the new surroundings, Akito was standing in the middle of the room, gun in hand. Other members of his gang were around the sides, and by Akito's feet, crying, was Mimi. "Mimi"! Yamato called as he saw her.

"Yama!, get out he's got a gun". She cried.

"I'm here to save you". Yamato replied.

"How nice of you, what a hero". A cruel voice mocked, Akito.

"You let her go Akito, she's done nothing to you". Yamato warned. "I know it's me you want to make a deal with".

"Of course, because we all know you've been lying". Akito replied.

"I didn't lie!, it was taken out of my hands!, you beat me up at the apartment that time. They all assumed it was you". Yamato said desperately.

"Yama what are you talking about"? Mimi asked.

"Why don't you tell her bitch"? Akito looked at Yamato.

"Mimi..it wasn't Akito who stabbed me". Yamato said quietly.

"Then who was it"? Mimi asked, eyes wide with shock.

"I did it". Yamato answered.