THIS IS REDONE! BUT NOT TOO MUCH, SO NO NEED TO READ IT AGAIN!

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Flowers Are Blooming

Sequel To Puzzle Pieces

Main Characters:

Matthew (Scope) -14 - 8th grade - BlackAgumon - Strength

Taichi (Romeo or Romie) -14 - 8th grade - Guilmon -Trust

Ryo (Hazy) -14 - 8th grade - SnowAgumon - Compassion

Kanaye (Soldier) - 13 - 7th grade - Terriermon - Dreams

Sakura (Shy-Shy) - 13 - 7th grade - Lopmon - Innocence

Maro (Sunny) - 12 - 7th grade - Koemon - Peace

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--Chapter Eleven — Lost Patience; Ryo's To Blame--

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Sakura was about to close her eyes and try to see if she could find out how to get to where the evil darkness wanted her to go, but someone put a firm hand on her shoulder, making her scream and turn around. Her eyes widened. "Who are you? You look strangely a lot like…that boy in my cousin's picture frame at her house, but he died…but you really look like him…"

A boy, around fifteen or so years old, gave her a quick grin and took his hand off her. "My name is Chance…Izumi."

Sakura's eyes widened. "But…no…you're not, that was the name of-"

"Your cousin, Marisol's dead boyfriend?" The boy named Chance finished.

Sakura faked a smile and nodded. "Ah…I get it…" Then she freaked out, screaming. "OH MY GOD, I'M TALKING TO A DEAD PERSON!! SOMEONE HELP- MMHM!"

Chance covered her mouth with his hand. "Are you done yet? Jeez, and I thought you were the shy one. I'm not dead. I never was. I was being held captive in GranDracmon's castle for the past 13 years. He put a spell on me that caused me to never grow older." He explained. He motioned to the bench, then the two sat down as he took his hand off. "Your name is Sakura Takashi, right? Daughter of T.K. and Kari? Sister of Aiden and Takeo?" He questioned.

Sakura nodded. "Yes."

Chance nodded. "Alright, I just wanted to make sure I didn't have the wrong girl."

"No offence here Chance, but how did you escape?" Sakura asked.

"Sakura, I too am having issues with the Dark Ocean." He got to the point. "I know you are too. I escaped because the Dark Ocean captured me, but I escaped out of there."

Sakura nodded. "Oh…that makes…somewhat sense…kind of…a little bit…"

"You don't get it, do you?" Sakura shrugged. Chance slapped his forehead with his palm. "Oh, my goodness, you remind me so much like your cousin, Marc."

"So why is the Dark Ocean after you as well?" Sakura asked shyly. "My mom went through it when she was around my age."

"As did Ken Ichijouji." Chance told her.

"Uncle Ken?" Sakura questioned. "How do you know?"

"All I will tell you, Sakura Takashi, is that I know a lot and found out a lot while as was in the Dark Ocean." Chance told her. "Now I am here for one reason."

Sakura blinked. "What's that?"

"To help you." Chance told her. "I overheard the evil digidestend with his evil digimon partner talking about you. You're in grave danger, Sakura."

Sakura sighed. "That's what everyone keeps telling me." She looks to him. "Why should I trust you? My brother told me everything about you, including the time you betrayed the team!"

Chance sighs. "Oh, man, Aiden has a big mouth." He shakes that off. "I can help you on this, just trust me." He smiles. "You do want to get rid of this Dark Ocean forever don't you? Then it wont bother your mom, Ken, you, or me ever again."

"Get rid of it?" Sakura questioned. "Do you know how?"

Chance nods. "I believe I do, but I need your help."

Sakura thought about it. "No one will get hurt, right?"

"Nope."

Sakura sighed and nodded. "Alright. I'll help."

"Good. Meet here at three tomorrow. Got it?"

Sakura nodded. "Sure."

The Next Day…After School…

Three O'Clock…

Kanaye growled as he and Maro exited the boys' locker room in their soccer uniforms. "I hate today." Kanaye commented as the two boys stepped onto the soccer field.

Maro rolled his eyes. "Usually it's me saying that! What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know. The way Shy-Shy was acting today made me want to strangle something." Kanaye clenched his fist.

"I agree."

"As do I."

"Hn."

Kanaye and Maro looked behind them and saw their three other teammates. "What do you mean?" Maro asked.

Matthew sighed. "I mean, Shy-Shy wasn't talking all day today. She barely said two words last night after she came home from Ice-Skating practice. There's something not right. She's hiding something, I just know it!"

Taichi chuckled. "For the first time in our whole lives, it's Shy causing the drama and driving everyone up the walls…not me!"

Ryo glared at his cousin. "Shut up. I don't think she's meaning to."

Kanaye snorted. "You would know, wouldn't you?"

Ryo narrowed his eyes. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"I mean, since you and Shy spend so much time together and talk a lot now and days, why don't you knows what's happening? Huh?" Kanaye countered.

Ryo crossed his arms. "Shy is shy, obviously, can't you tell by the nickname? She's bound to be secretive about some things because she thinks she'll be a burden on people if they know what's bugging her."

Maro and Taichi looked confused. "Eh?"

Matthew rolled his eyes. "Forget it. Hazy's big words are too much for your small brains." He glared at Taichi.

Maro ignored the insult because he knew Matthew was joking with him, but Taichi knew that 

Matthew was trying to get back at him for the night a couple nights ago. Taichi clenched his fist, trying to control his anger. "Let It Go, Scope!" He yelled, making everyone else in the group confused, except for Matthew.

"Are they PMSing?" Maro asked Ryo and Kanaye, who shrugged.

"Anyways, as I was saying, Shy-Shy does not want to bother us with her problems, but I wish she would understand that she isn't a bother." Ryo told them, looking like he's in deep thought.

"Never made it as a wise man, I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing, tired of living like a blind man…" Matthew quickly grabbed his cell phone, making sure couch Guy wasn't looking and answered, stepping away from the bickering group. "Hello?"

"Please tell me your sister is there with you guys at practice cheering you on in the stands or something!"

Matthew blinked. "Huh? Dad, what's wrong? Sakura's not here."

"Oh, no…Matthew…Sakura's ice-skating coach just called. Sakura didn't go to practice today and your mom doesn't know where she is. I don't know. Oh man…what if…"

Matthew's eyes widened. "Oh god no! Dad, please tell me that Sakura wasn't taken to that place you and mom were talking about two days ago!"

Back With The Other Boys…

"I'm not jealous!"

"Are too! Look, Soldier, it's not my fault that Shy and I are getting along better lately! Just get a grip! She still loves you, duh! You're her freaking twin!"

"She doesn't talk to me like we used to! She always goes to you now!"

"Well, sometimes you got to have your own friends!"

"HEY!" All heads turned to Matthew, who looked in panic. "Will you two shut up? We have big problems!"

Kanaye got a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. "What's going on?"

"Sakura's missing!"

Maro slapped his forehead with his palm. "Fudge!"

"We got a plan though." Matthew told them. "Kanaye, Taichi, and I are going to go search for her around town. My mom and dad are doing that, along with Takeo. We haven't called Aiden yet…probably because my dad wants to keep his hearing."

Maro nodded. "Yeah, dad is overprotective of Shy-Shy."

"Ryo and Maro, I need you two to stay here and cover for us with the coach, but if Sakura shows up, you better call me a.s.a.p., got it?" Matthew ordered.

Ryo and Maro nodded.

Taichi growled, clenching his fist. -She promised! How dare she lie to me! After we find her, I'm going to make her wish she was back in that stupid place! But…is she alright?-Taichi rubbed his lips together before speaking. "Let's go. Now."

With Sakura…

Sakura rubbed her arms with her hands to keep herself warm, for she forgot her jacket in her locker, since she was nervous about today. She bet her family probably knew she didn't go to ice-skating practice, since she had 16 missed calls on her cell phone. Six from her father, four from Takeo, two from her mother, one from her ice-skating coach, and three from her other brothers. –Can only imagine what Aiden will do when he finds out.-

She went to the same exact place from yesterday and waited for the mysterious boy named Chance Izumi. She wondered how Marisol would react if she saw Chance alive.

"Waking up to see everything is okay, the first time in my life and it's so great. Slowing down I look around and I'm so amazed at the little things that make life great…this innocence is brilliant, I hope that it will stay…." Sakura finally decided to turn her cell phone off, for her family was never going to stop calling.

Suddenly a cloud covered the sun, making it a little dimmer than before. It got colder, which made Sakura shiver even more. –Something bad is happening!-

"Sakura!"

Sakura looked and saw Chance running to her, his eyes full of fear. All of the sudden, something came out from under Chance's feet and swallowed him up, making him disappear! Sakura gasped and finally answered her phone, she didn't like this anymore and wanted her brothers. "Kanaye!" She screamed into the phone.

"Sakura! What's wrong?! Where are you? Sakura!"

A black hole appeared behind her and black little arms reached out for her and grabbed her, pulling her in. "Kanaye! Help me!" She screamed before her cell phone dropped it to the ground! Then the black hole disappeared and she was gone, as was Chance. Gone to the Dark Ocean…

With Matthew, Taichi, and Kanaye…

Kanaye's hands were shaking and gripping the phone. "Sakura, are you still there?! Answer me! Sakura!" He cried into the phone, worried sick for his twin.

Matthew gulped. "Kanaye….what's going on?"

Kanaye hung up, since he was obviously talking to no one and hung his head low. "I don't know. Guys…I'm pretty sure that the Dark Ocean just got her."

With Ryo…

Ryo slammed his gym locker shut and sighed deeply. He and Maro were released early, so they could go search for Sakura, since Kari called the school so they could check the school grounds. Maro was taking a shower as Ryo just decided to get dressed, he wouldn't show it, but he was worried about Sakura and hoping she would be alright.

"So your cute cousin is missing, eh?"

Ryo hit his head on his locker. –I don't need this right now!-

"That's just so sad, isn't it?" Noah leaned against the locker, faking a sympathetic smirk.

"Noah, go back out and play." Ryo growled. "I don't have the patience right now."

Noah crossed his arms over his chest, showing Ryo that he wasn't leaving yet. "You know, Ryo Kamyia…I know your secret."

Ryo rolled his eyes. "Yeah and I'm going to win the next Japanese Idol like my friend, Kira." He said sarcastically, putting his sneakers on.

"I know about the digital world, or as you guys call it, the d-world." Noah said smugly. Ryo froze midway of finishing tying his shoes. He didn't move. This was bad. "I know all about your little digi-team and digimon partners."

Ryo regained himself and stood up, glaring at the blonde boy. "What do you want?" He wouldn't allow the secret of the digital world get out.

Noah smirked. "Everything that's yours."

Ryo's eyes widened. "What?"

"I want everything you love and you actually have a heart around. People, things, everything. Also known as, your cousins." Noah explained in a simple manner. "I told you, Ryo, I will take everything that's yours. Including your place as captain on the soccer team."

Ryo shook his head slowly and glared dangerously. "Guess again. Never in a million years will we allow this."

"You will, Ryo, or else your secret will be out." Noah taunted.

"You're just a selfish, lonely-" Ryo stopped himself. "Wait a minute…are you the keeper of hatred?"

Noah raised an eyebrow, looking truly confused. "Huh?"

"Tell me! Are you?!" Ryo grabbed Noah's shirt collar and slammed Noah's body against the lockers. Noah removed Ryo's hands and punched Ryo's face. Ryo punched Noah's stomach, but Noah through Ryo against the lockers. Ryo recovered and punched Noah so hard, Noah's nose started bleeding badly. Ryo froze. What did he just do?

"Ryo!" Ryo looked to the showers entrance and saw Maro with a shocked face. "Ryo, what have you done?"

With Sakura…

Opening her eyes, Sakura sat up from her spot on the ground and rubbed the back of her head. She couldn't see a thing, since the room she was in was so dark. "Hello?" She called out in a whisper. "Is anyone here?"

"I'm here." A sassy voice said from the darkness.

Sakura stood up and leaned against a stone wall. "Who?"

A light suddenly appeared from a flame on a candle as someone walked closer to her; a white cat, yellow gloves on her paws, big blue eyes, and a strange tail with a tail ring. "The name is Gatomon. I was your mother's digimon a long time ago."

Sakura got wide eyes. "No way!" She rubbed her eyes and looked again. Gatomon was standing right in front of her still. "Okay, what is with me seeing dead people lately? First I see a ghost digimon, then my cousin's dead boyfriend, and now my mother's supposed to be dead digimon partner! What in the world is going on here?" Then she gasped. "Oh my god I see dead people!"

Gatomon rolled her eyes. "No, little girl, I was reborn."

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

With Ryo…

After leaving the school, Tai gripped the steering wheel to their small car. Ryo sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window, emotionless. "Ryo, how could you do something so stupid?!" Tai starts. "Your cousin is missing, your sister has gone psycho, and this happens! Come on, Ryo, you're supposed to be the mature one."

Ryo growled. "Well sorry for being a burden on you."

Tai sighed and loosened his grip on the steering wheel. "No, Ryo, you're not a burden on me or your mom, it's just…this is not like you. What happened? You've never fought that violently with someone…even Taichi, and that's saying something. That guy must've really done something, even though you admitted to the headmasters that you started it."

Ryo continued to stare out the window, annoyed. "That kid…he…just annoyed me."

Taichi groaned. "So you fought someone without a reason? Ryo, that isn't like you! What is the matter?" He asked in concern.

"Nothing." He answered.

Tai was now losing his patience. "Ryo, answer me correctly, now."

But Ryo lost his patience before his father. "I said it was nothing, just leave me alone!" He snapped.

Tai growled and gripped the steering wheel again as he parked the car in their driveway to their home. "Don't talk back to me that way!"

Ryo opened the car door with his backpack in hand, but before closing/slamming his door shut, he glared at his father. "Dad… I hate you!" Then SLAM went the car door.

Tai was in awe. He hadn't heard those words from one of his kids since Esamee told him that a long time ago when she was only fifteen. –Oh man, what now?-

With Sakura…

Sakura took a deep breath, trying to take in all this new information. "So are you a prisoner here too? I think I am, but I'm not sure. I was here with a boy named Chance, who had been here before." She told her mother's digimon.

Gatomon snickered evilly, which made Sakura nervous. "You naïve little girl, I am not a prisoner."

Sakura got wide eyes. "So that means you're-"

"That's right, young Sakura." Gatomon smirked. "I'm a servant of the keeper of hatred."

Sakura scooted back against the wall. "But why? You just told me you're my mom's digimon partner!"

"That is none of your concern, but I'm not your mother's partner anymore." Gatomon explained.

Sakura bit her lip. "Wait a minute, where is Chance? My friend?" Sakura asked gaining some courage.

"With the keeper of hatred as we speak, talking over things. Don't worry, for Chance is alright, but very concerned about you. So I insist you come with me to my master's quarters now." Gatomon told her.

Sakura tried not to show her fear. "Fine."

Gatomon smirked. "Good, my master will be pleased."

With The Adults…

Aiden ran into his parent's house quickly to find his parents, brother, and uncle there already. His eyes widened. "What the heck are you doing here, Takeo?!" He yelled.

T.K. sighed. "Must you yell? Takeo's been here since Wednesday."

Aiden growled. "He's been here for two days and no one decided to tell me?"

"Will you shut up? Our baby sister is missing, probably being held captive in a secret place of the digital world and all you can yell about is that you were left out of the loop for a day?" Takeo snapped.

Aiden blinked, and then snapped as well. "Sakura's what?"

Kari stood up. "Will the two of you knock it off? Sakura may be in grave danger if we don't find her fast. The boys are out there looking now."

Matt stared at his sister-in-law. "What do you mean she's in danger? What is it that you're not telling us?"

"Remember the Dark Ocean?" T.K. asked grimly, being upset that he wasn't able to protect his daughter.

Matt's eyes widened. "Oh god no! Please tell me you're playing a sick joke on me!"

Aiden got angry. "What are you guys talking about? What is the Dark Ocean and why is Sakura there?"

With The Boys…

Matthew ran back to the huge tree in the digital world, where he was supposed to meet his brothers at. It was seven o'clock now; their sister had been missing for four hours now, which was unacceptable. He spotted Kanaye there, pacing. "Hey!"

Kanaye didn't stop pacing. "Where the heck would the Dark Ocean be?"

Matthew sighed. "Well we know it's somewhere here in the digital world, but god only knows where."

Taichi ran up to them with a grim expression and shook his head. "I didn't find her."

Kanaye kicked the tree, stopping his pacing. "Where is she?"

Their digimon ran up to them from different directions. "We didn't find her either!" Guilmon told them sadly, standing next to Taichi.

Terriermon went up beside Kanaye with a sad expression. "Kanaye, it will be okay. We'll find her."

Kanaye clenched his fist. "We better."

Suddenly they heard movement in the bushes. Taichi grabbed a tree branch and poked the bush a couple times, till they heard a "OW!" Someone with a hood on their head jumped out. Taichi grabbed the boy and pushed him against the tree. "Who are you?"

Kanaye removed the boy's hood and the three of them gasped, shocked at who this was.

With Sakura…

Gatomon opened a big door that had a room on the other side of it. Sakura stepped in after the cat and gasped. This room was huge! Then she gasped again when she saw Chance, on the floor unconscious. She ran up to them and tried to shake him awake. "Chance, wake up! Chance!"

"Haha, little Sakura, what's the matter? Your brothers and cousins not here to protect you?" A figure stepped out of the shadows and smirked. "Remember me, Sakura?"

Sakura gasped for the third time. "Oh my god! It's you!"

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-Digidestend Angel-

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PREVIEW for chapter twelve: Keepers Of Light and Hatred:

"I am the Keeper Of Light!"

"Become my princess and stand at my side, watching me make this world my own. Or you can be destroyed here and now. You're choice."

"You know what? Let them go…they don't know what will be coming to them…to their world. All their loved ones will be targeted."

"I know what she meant. They're targeting Taya first…my wife!"

"Put my best friend's wife down right now or else I'll make your life a living hell!"