Last chapter was a bit too short, so I was hoping this one would be a little bit longer. Hopefully, you'll all enjoy it :)

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Chapter (12): Reunions

Tai leaned by the wall waiting for the blonde rockstar he hated so much to return with Izzy. Sighing for the umpteenth time for that day, he couldn't help but wonder if Matt might have kidnapped Izzy and left them behind. His chocolate brown eyes travelled across the room until they landed on Sora. She was staring at the wall with dead eyes. Sensing someone coming to stand by his side, he looked to his right only to be met with Mimi's hazel eyes.

"She looks so … heartbreaking, huh?" She asked trying to start a conversation.

"Yeah...And we have one person to blame for that." He replied putting his hands in his pockets.

Mimi smiled a little and said, "Come on. He's not so bad. We all make mistakes."

"Not this huge!" He retorted only to have her chuckle a bit more before saying, "Honestly you're so stubborn. I bet you'd have done the same if someone threatened you with someone you care about."

Tai opened his mouth to say something back only to close it again...Would he have done that if someone threatened him with Sora...or his sister?...Absentmindedly, he ran his fingers through his brown hair.

Sensing she had said something wrong, Mimi whispered softly, "Tai?"

Before he could assure her that he was alright, the door opened and they saw Izzy and Matt come back in. Sora immediately jumped to her feet and walked towards them.

"About time blondie," muttered Tai only to receive a smirk from Matt.

Without saying anything, Matt threw Tai a charm pendant then gave the other to Sora, "Wearing them would be a good mask for now...Of course everyone will still be able to see you, but it's a good progress at least."

Izzy stretched his hand to give Mimi her pendant only to blush a little when her fingers brushed against his. Surprisingly, she was completely unaware of his expression as she said, "I expected something more exquisite looking...Not so disk like."

"Well...Beggars are no choosers," said Tai.

Matt chuckled a little and said, "We should get going. Auntie Kellie, wish us luck."

The big woman gave Matt a squeezing hug before saying, "Take care."

...

"Can I ask a question?" asked Mimi.

"Of course" came the reply from Matt who was leading the way towards the port.

"What are we going to do when we find them?"

Matt came to a complete stop when he heard the question. Turning around slowly, they noticed his blue eyes turn into a soft shade of red before they went back to normal. After a minute or so, he said, "I will fight them. You will get Saya out of there and leave immediately."

For the first time in a long while, they heard Sora's voice, "Fight them? Alone?"

His eyes softened a little at her concern and said, "You don't stand a chance against them...And I wouldn't want to risk losing Saya again...Besides, I still need payback for TK."

Tai rolled his eyes, and muttered, "And suddenly blondie has morals."

"I happen to have some...I am fixing everything I've ruined, aren't I?"

"You shouldn't have done it in the first place."

"Tai Kamiya...I happen to know that I made a mistake. No need to throw it at my face everytime you open your mouth."

It was bound to happen that those two would get into an argument. Izzy, wise as always, walked to stand between the two, who were glaring at each other, and said, "I think we need to talk about this later...I think I saw someone move over there."

The two turned around to look at the alley where Izzy was pointing. There was no one, but suddenly they saw someone emerge from the darkness. A girl with long black hair and a pair of stunning blue eyes. Tilting her head to the side a little as if trying to understand something, she asked in an audible whisper, "Can he be...?"

"Who are you?" asked Matt in a somewhat commanding voice.

"Lisa." Replied the girl as she quickly came closer to Tai and sniffed him. Suddenly a huge smile came to her face as she exclaimed, "You must be!"

Tai, who was very uncomfortable with her being so close to him sniffing him like that, asked frowning, "Are you crazy or something? What are you talking about?"

She didn't reply. Instead she grabbed his arm and quickly, she pulled Tai and started running in some direction. It took the others a second to realize what just happened. Izzy immediately headed after her. The two girls looked at Matt who asked them, "Do we have to save him?"

When Sora gave him a look...Similar to the one mothers gave their children when disapproving their behaviour, he sighed and started running in the same direction followed by the two girls.

...

After a few minutes of running like crazy, Tai found himself being pushed into a house. Once she let go of his arm, he turned around and yelled at her," What's wrong with you, woman?!"

"Tai?"

Hearing that voice made him freeze in his spot...Could it be? Turning around slowly, he saw her standing in the doorway leading from the living room to the next room. Her chocolate brown eyes that were too similar to his were sparkling as always. Her short brown hair now reached her shoulders.

"Kari?" asked Tai unsurely.

With tears starting to flow from her eyes and across her cheeks, she launched herself at him and gave him a big hug saying, "Big brother. I can't believe it's you!"

…..

Sora, Matt, Mimi and Izzy came to a halt in front of a house where 'Lisa' was waiting for them. The door leading to the house was opened and they were surprised to see Tai hugging a girl. She had her long brown hair in a high ponytail and a huge smile on her face as she hugged Tai.

After letting go of him, she turned around to face them with some tears in her eyes and asked, "Your friends?"

Tai nodded with a smile still on his face. The girl bowed a little in curtsy and said, "I'm Kari. Tai's sister. Please come in."

Surprise was clear on their faces as they followed her into the house with Lisa at the very back. Kari kept glancing at her brother all the time as she showed them where the bathroom was and where the kitchen was and asked them to make themselves comfortable.

Matt noticed something on her though. Kari was not a human…Before he could ask, he heard a crash coming from right behind him. Of course, he turned around to see the source of all the commotion…Only for his jaw to drop.

His blue eyes met eyes of the same color. Neither of them said anything until Kari asked worriedly, "TK?"

TK breathed in and out slowly, then smiled a little at his brother and said, "…Brother."

Kari asked in surprised, "He's your big brother?"

...

"Kari…We missed you. I missed you." Tai said as he and Kari stood in the balcony enjoying the breeze.

She couldn't help but smile at her older brother. He looked different. Very different from the last time she saw him. "Me too, Tai."

"Why did you leave? Why didn't you call?"

Looking away, she sighed, "… I was changed…Against my will."

"Even if you were, you knew you could depend on me? I wouldn't care if you…changed."

"I was scared. I didn't want to hurt you. Blood lusts took over me easily and I wasn't sure if I could control myself….I didn't even want TK to come with me."

"He's a human and he followed. He looks very healthy to me." He was hurt that his little sister didn't trust him. He'd always been there for her. They used to share all of their secrets together…All except for one. And that one turned out to be huge.

Kari put a hand on his arm and said, "I didn't know he did until I came here. By the time, I came here, some Sangs helped me…When they found him out, they almost killed him, but I was able to convince them that he would stay here and not let out our secret to the world…But they made me promise not to contact my human family…I couldn't risk not listening to them."

This was scary. He found his sister, but the question was 'what now?' Could he take her back? What if those Sangu…Sang-whatever people hurt them?

…...

"Honestly TK. I was worried sick!" yelled Matt.

"I know Matt. And I am very sorry, but Kari needed help and …"

"You could have at least left a message!" exclaimed Matt as he walked up and down the room angrily.

"If I did, you would have known where I am. Mother would have wanted me back," explained TK. "She wouldn't have approved of me dating Kari. Besides, after I came here, the Sangs made us promise we won't contact our human families."

"Newsflash TK. I am NOT human!"

"I was scared that mom would be with you when I called. Or that dad would know. You know he always found a way to track you down…"

"TK…" Matt's eyes started to soften a bit as he started to understand where his brother was coming from. "Thing would have been oka…"

TK didn't even wait for him to finish the sentence. He jumped right in and said, "No! Things weren't going to be alright and you know that!"

Matt sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair…Sadly he knew that TK was right. Noticing that he made his point clear, TK decided to change the topic and asked, "Why are you here again, Matt? Not that I am not happy to see you. I just know you try to avoid the place."