The Love that Binds Chapter 12
9 days after…. December 21st 2016…6:00pm:
Hikari stared miserably…out the window of Takeru's hospital room. It was Taichi's idea that they play his favorite music in his room. He believed that if Takeru heard his favorite music it would bring him out of his coma. So far no luck and he remained in the same condition he was in last week.
There was a knock at the door, Hikari turned to see who it was, and she sighed then looked back out the window again.
Tina slowly entered the room. "When was the last time you've been home?" she asked softly.
"Two days ago," Hikari replied distantly.
Tina watched the girl worriedly, "Did you want me to take you home?" she asked.
Hikari shook her head, "No," she replied.
Yagami home….
The Christmas lights blinked off and on around the out side of the house. While inside house the Christmas tree stood in the middle of the room presents underneath it. Saria came into the living room and deposited a small gift that read to Uncle Takeru from Saria. Sora and Anna were in the kitchen with Li who had become more active only opening his eyes and looking around.
"Hikari hasn't come home since Monday," Anna told Sora.
"She hasn't?" she questioned.
"Yeah…and when she does come it's only to wash and sleep a bit then she goes back to the hospital," She replied then looking down at Li who she was feeding a bottle too.
"Sora…did you talk to her lately?" Anna asked.
"No…she was so distance even to Saria," Sora replied.
"Do you know if Taichi has talked to her?" she asked.
"I don't know lately all Taichi has been doing is working over time….for the passed week," Sora replied.
"I take it that Kevin has been giving a lot of work," Anna replied.
"Yeah…he's always tired…" Sora looked at her watch "Oh gosh…he's going to be home at six thrity so I'm going to go and make him something to eat," She said starting to get ready to head back to the house.
"No it's okay there is some leftovers from dinner take those to him," She handed Li to Sora and got up and went to the fridge and took out the leftovers and place them in front her, "Oh thank you."
"Your mother isn't coming this year is she?" she asked.
Sora shook her head no, "Um….she said she's tied up there in England…this year….I doubt she can come," Sora replied softly.
"Your father is then?" Anna asked.
"Yeah he can come. He is off for the holidays from teaching," She said.
"Okay you better go and not keep Taichi waiting," Anna replied she went and got Li winter suit from the sofa.
"Saria your mom's going," Anna said to her.
"Okay…" she replied staring at the Christmas tree.
Sora got Li ready and put him into the carrier; she then peered into the living room.
"Hey Honey, what are you doing?" she asked.
"I making a really long wish at the Christmas tree," Saria replied.
"Oh…what is it about?" she asked.
"I can't tell you or else it won't come true."
"Okay well are you going to come home and see dad? He's going to come home soon," Sora told her as she herself prepared to leave.
"Okay I'll come in a second mom….I want stay here for a few more minutes," Saria said.
"Okay honey, bye mom," Sora said she walked out the back door with her baby in his carrier. Anna stood out side for a while.
"Sora watch the steps," She called.
"Taichi was supposed to but some salt on the steps..." she replied. She carefully walked up the steps and unlocked the door to her house and stepped in.
Anna went back inside and walked to where Saria was at the Christmas tree, "Hi darling what are you doing?" She asked.
"Nothing grandma…. actually can you keep a secret from my mom and dad?" she asked.
"Um depending on what it is," She said watching her granddaughter carefully.
"It's nothing bad," She said looking under the tree at her present for her uncle.
"Oh…okay then tell me what it is that you have to keep a secret from you mom and dad," She asked.
"I bought Uncle Takeru a Christmas gift," she said then looked over at her grandmother, "I don't think its a bad Idea…I know he'll wake up soon…maybe on Christmas eve…then it will be a Christmas that everyone will be thankful for." Anna sat in silence for a minute feeling sad.
"Aren't you going to say something grandma?" Saria asked.
"I'm sorry sweetie, I think its sweet you thought of him," She replied softly. Saria got up and went over to the sofa she reached down and picked up a bag and brought it to her grandma.
"Oh…what 's this?" she asked.
"It's something for Davis…he's been such a good friend…and I wanted to thank him for It," She replied.
Anna smiled at her granddaughter, "Oh I'm sure he will like what ever you get him…what did you get him?" she asked.
"Um…a…soccer jersey," She lifted the jersey from the bag, "It has his favorite players name on the back too," She said.
"Oh I think he'll like it a lot," Anna said to her.
"But don't tell mom and dad that okay," She whispered.
"Okay I won't tell them about that either," she said giving her granddaughter a smile.
"Okay thanks you! I'm going to hide it upstairs some where," She took off up the stairs.
Hospital….
Mimi and Hikari sat together at Takeru's bedside Hikari was in the closet chair to him, "Some times I wonder what he is thinking right now…like maybe our wedding day or something?" Hikari whispered softly she studied Takeru's face a little more, maybe trying to catch a sign of movement from him.
"I bet he is Hikari," Mimi replied she too watched and was waiting for some kind of signal from him that he would be okay and wake up from his slumber.
Outside Takeru's room….
Yamato watched the too women sitting at Takeru's bedside. He was physically sick of hospitals. They have been in there for the since the begin of December and since then it was incident after incident; Taichi and Sora's loss being the most upsetting of all.
Yamato turned around and looked to flag down a doctor. His luck struck as he saw Takeru's doctor coming toward him, "Oh Dr. Learly…great I need to talk to you," He replied.
"Okay sure what about?" he questioned.
"Um…it there a way to be able to bring him home?" he questioned.
"Takeru?" he questioned.
"Yes…his fiancée parents would be willing to offer him great care and nurse care twenty four hours a day," Yamato said.
"Um yeah it is possible, but you got a have an accessible room that's well ventilated," He replied.
"Okay great…I'll check in with the head of the house first," He said to him.
The doctor nodded, "I'll be at the nurse's station," He pointed at the desk and headed toward the station.
Yamato dialed Kevin Yagami's cell phone it rang a few times before he answered, "Hello."
"Kevin…Hi it's Yamato Ishida," He said into the phone.
"Oh Yamato yes what is it?" he questioned.
"I know…. Hikari's been having a rough time with Takeru…being in the coma for the a week and I was thinking maybe if you had a special room in your house set up so we don't have to go to the hospital I'm sure it brings bad memories from what happened to Maiko," He replied softly. Yamato bit his lip hoping Mr. Yagami understood him.
"That's a good Idea….I think it would be the best solution for my daughter and daughter-in-law. Thank you I wouldn't have thought of that…I could fix up one of the level room floors as his room and hire nurses and doctors to watch his condition," He said.
"Oh…thank-you for hearing me out mister Yagami," Yamato said he was a little nervous speaking to Taichi father about issues that concern his family. Yamato closed this phone and went to the room he peeked into the window he saw Hikari and Mimi sitting at Takeru's bedside and he carefully pushed the door opened and entered the room.
"Hey…any change?" he questioned as he looked at his brother he still looked the same the night they brought him in. Hikari and Mimi shook their heads.
Yamato sighed and went around to the other side of Takeru's bed, he put his hand on his brother's hand…that's when he felt a sudden movement, and he pulled his hand back suddenly and gasped, "Takeru!" he cried he pressed a call button on the night table.
"Yamato what is it?" Hikari asked.
"He moved," He replied. Mimi smiled a bit they all looked at Takeru.
When the nurse came in along with the doctor, "What's wrong?" he asked.
"He moved maybe it's a sign he's coming out of it?" Yamato questioned the doctor.
"Well I'll be back with you all in a minute," He replied.
The doctor and nurses left the room.
"Maybe it's a good sign," Hikari replied hopefully.
"Yeah…it would be good if he does wake up…I hope he will," Mimi whispered softly.
"Yeah…he's my little brother he can pull out of it….I know he can," Yamato replied they all sat down waiting for the doctor return.
The doctor arrived once again, "Well his condition is the same but what you must have felt was just a muscle spasm, those kind of things happen all the time with coma patients, his brain activity is still the same since last week," He said softly. He watched as their faces all fell to this news, "I'm sorry." He replied before he left the hospital room.
"I got your father to fix one of the rooms in the house for Takeru to stay in," Yamato said to Hikari trying to get over the disappointment from what the doctor told him.
"You did?" she questioned.
"Yeah….I thought during Christmas since it is in five days…we'll bring him home with us and I know how Sora and Taichi feel about hospitals…and me and everyone else," He replied.
Mimi nodded, "Yeah…." She replied.
"Thank you Yamato that was a nice thing to do," Hikari replied she hugged him.
6:40pm…
Taichi's car pulled up into the driveway…he got out and grumpily walked to his house and opened the door entering his house. "Sora I'm home." He called. He walked over to the desk and dropped of his suitcase and put his lunch box on the counter and then laid down on the couch closing his eyes.
Sora peered into the room looked around, "Taichi?" she questioned.
"Here," He raised his hand so she could see were he was.
"Oh there you are," She walked around to front of the sofa.
"Oh are you tired?" she asked he only nodded, "How about hungry?" she questioned he sat up right.
"Food where?" he questioned.
"It's already just for you," She said to him. Taichi got up and went toward a table, Sora followed him.
"Where my son?" he asked looking as Sora.
"He's sleeping but he'll probably wake up in…five, four, three, two and one," then a tremendous cry came from Li's room.
"Right on target…" Taichi said.
"I'll be back," Sora got up but gotten stopped by Taichi. "Wait one second I almost for got to give my honey a kiss," He replied, he pulled her down to him and kissed her for a few seconds, until he pulled away.
Sora watched him carefully lick her lips…before leaving to get Li. "Um Sora…where's the food?" he questioned.
"Microwave darling." Sora replied. "Okay thank you." He replied.
"Hey baby what's wrong?" Sora questioned Li. When she said that he stopped crying instantly…and started to giggle and make baby noises.
"Oh…." Sora bent down and picked up Li.
"Are you hungry?" she questioned, "Yeah you are aren't you." She replied.
He only giggled at her. Sora came back into the living room and sat down in the rocking chair, "Taichi….I just got one question," Sora asked as she prepared to start to breast feed Li.
"Okay ask away," He replied.
"That kiss just a few moments ago…it's more like an 'I want you so bad kiss' then just an 'I missed you kiss,'" She replied.
"It did?" he asked as he finished a bite of food then put another one fork full of food into his mouth.
"Yes it did and don't play innocent," She said.
Taichi gulped down piece of food then replied, "Okay I guess I want something else tonight too," He replied.
"You're in the mood then?" she asked.
"Yeah if you are?" he replied.
"I am," She said slyly.
"Good then we got to get rid of the kids for the night," Taichi said.
"Get rid of us why?" Saria questioned as she walked into the room.
"Oh…um…your mom and mines night by ourselves," Taichi said.
Saria made a sickened glance at them, "Yeah…I'll be sure not to come here again," She replied.
Sora and Taichi both sighed, "You aren't mad about what happened the other time are you?" Taichi questioned.
"No it's just disgusting," She replied then went into her room. A moment later Saria walked back in the living room and watched them. "Can I ask something?"
"Okay sure…." Sora replied softly.
"When did you both fall in love?" she questioned.
This question got Taichi a little up tight because of what he saw at the hospital last week, "Why are you falling in love with someone?" Taichi asked her quickly.
Sora and Saria both started at him weird. "What? It was just a question." He replied.
"No, dad and beside I don't like any of the boys," She replied.
"Honey does that mean you don't like Davis?" Sora asked.
"No, Davis is just my best friend," She replied with a smile then she frowned. "Aren't you going to answer my question?" she asked.
"Well, I thought that Uncle Yamato explained it to you," Taichi reminded her.
"Oh…okay yeah now I remember," She replied, she went to her room then came back again. "Okay I got all my stuff to go to grandma's and grandpa's house," She said.
"Not yet…. you don't have to," Sora replied as she looked down to make sure Li was drinking and not sleeping.
"Its okay mom I got to do something anyway bye!" she said and left.
"She acts just like you sometimes," Sora said.
Taichi laughed, "Yeah but it's good to be me right," He said he finished the last of the dinner he had in front of him.
"Oh please don't gloat," She replied.
"But seriously Sora…I'm worried," Taichi said he seemed in thought for a few seconds.
"Worried? About what?" she asked.
"Saria and Davis," He said.
Sora raised an eyebrow at him, "Saria and Davis?" she questioned.
"Yeah…well mom pointed out to me last week they were hugging and she goes and inquires about them being like us when we were younger and it scared me," He replied.
Sora sighed, "Taichi I know what your concerned about but the thing is what are the chances of there being another us? Wait let me rephrase that…about our daughter following in out footsteps?" she asked.
Taichi nodded convinced, "Actually, you know what your right about that…there's no chance she'll follow in our footsteps. Only to have our history repeated with Saria…we'll be prepared for it and we will talk about it with her and tell her to be careful," He said.
Sora smiled lightly, "Good thinking hon.…Now I'm going to take Li over to your mothers house now…and we can get that started we have a long night a head of us," She whispered to him seductively.
December 22nd Wednesday 2016… 7:00am…
Anna held Li as she feed him his bottle, "There you go," Anna lifted Li and burped him, his hair had gotten dark brown and thicker and his eyes were slowly changing colors to an amber color like his mothers. "Gosh you look so much like your mommy yes you do," Anna replied talking in a babyish tone.
Sora came into the house that morning, "Hello how's my precious baby boy this fine cold winter morning?" Sora asked as she approached them both.
"Fine…actually," Anna replied with a smile.
Taichi then entered, "Good morning mom," He kissed his mother on her cheek. "How was Li?" he asked.
"He was fine as I was telling Sora," Anna said softly she looked at them.
"Sorry mom," He replied.
"Is Saria still sleeping?" Sora asked her.
"Yeah….I don't know if Yamato told you both. But he suggested that they bring Takeru here and make a room for him specially designed for him in his comatose state. He will get the care he needs here the same kind of care he gets at the hospital. Your father said that he was willing to do that to help Hikari and it will bring everyone together for Christmas eve and Christmas day," Anna said to them.
"Oh…that would be great Idea," Sora replied.
She looked to Taichi who looked a little pissed, "Taichi? Aren't you happy?" Sora questioned her and Anna watched him.
"I'm happy. What I'm not happy about is that Yamato didn't tell me," He said.
Sora rolled her eyes, "He doesn't have to tell you that…. You're getting mad over nothing," Sora replied.
"Yeah it's always because of Yamato," He said.
Sora glared at him, "Taichi you going to behave got it," She demanded firmly.
"Yes….okay…" he replied then sighed irritated.
"Anyway your father is having a team of construction workers fix one of the room in the house, the one that Madison picked out, that is just down the hall to be re-done to look a bit like a hospital room minus all the ugly colors…to make it look more at home. They are going to start today," She replied.
"Isn't Hikari here?" Taichi asked.
"Nope she's at the hospital," Anna said.
"That reminds me…Taichi you have to go and see her," Sora said.
"I know I do," He replied, he looked at his watch. "I'll talk with Hikari..." He said.
"That's good…I'll be home with your mother discussing family dinner on Christmas Eve and day," Sora said.
Anna nodded, "Yes we do need to get started on that don't we," She said.
"Ah yeah…you women do that," He replied, he took the keys from his pocket and put on his shoes again. "Okay I'll talk to both of you later." He said kissing Sora then he kissed his mother on her cheek.
"Bye and be careful driving okay," Sora told him.
"Don't worry about me I'll make it to the hospital," He said.
Just then Saria came down the stair she wiped her eyes, "Good morning," Taichi said.
"Dad? Mom?" she asked.
"Yup" they both replied.
"Oh...could I go and see uncle Takeru?" she asked.
"Well sure I'm going now...to see aunt Hikari...and uncle Takeru," He said.
"Okay wait for me dad!" she hurried up the stairs more awake this time.
8:00am...
Yamato walked into the room he had gotten three cups of coffee one for himself another for Hikari and another one for Mimi.
"Here you go ladies," He replied.
"Thank you," both answered.
Kevin then came into Takeru's room. All three turned and watched him enter the house, "Dad." Hikari replied.
"Good morning... I'm sorry that I couldn't come yesterday or the other day I had business to do," He replied.
"I understand that okay Mr. Yagami," Yamato replied.
"Yamato...Please its okay you can call me Kevin...your not teens...it's all right to just call me by my first name," He corrected Yamato.
"Okay I'll remember that next time," He said.
"So how is he today any different?" he questioned.
Hikari shook her head, "The same as yesterday and the day before and ever since last week."
"Oh...I see," He replied.
"We thought that he moved but it was just a false alarm," Mimi explained to him.
"Yamato did the doctors say that it was all right to move him to a different place?" he asked.
Yamato nodded, "That's what his doctor told me any ways," He replied.
"Okay well I'm going to go see the chief of staff and the owners of the hospital and see if I can make a offer to them," Kevin then left the room in search of the chief of staff.
Downstairs...
"Dad...um...can I ask you another question?" Saria asked.
"Okay...what is it?"
"Um well...I know you and mom said that Uncle Takeru will wake up soon but...do you think that he could wake up for Christmas?" she asked him softly.
Taichi pushed the up arrow button for the elevators and sighed lightly, "It's possible but for people in your uncle's condition it take's a while for them to wake up. When they're in a coma it helps the body heal faster and then once he is well enough he will awake, hopefully," Taichi explained to her.
"Oh... so he might wake up for Christmas?" she questioned softly.
"Yeah...but I don't want you to set your hopes high that he'll wake up for Christmas...because if Uncle Takeru doesn't wake up then you'll get hurt and I don't want that to happen," He replied. The doors to the elevator opened and they stepped into the elevator.
"I won't dad...I just wish he would wake up...soon that's all," She looked down at her feet.
"Hey, don't be so down...did I tell you what happened when you were a little baby?" he asked.
"No...What happened?" she looked up at him.
"Well long time ago this really bad guy. He faked uncle Takeru's death. for a month we thought that he was dead. We even had a funeral and everything. But I had a suspicion about this guy so I went to investigate. Me and your mother did and what we found was shocking not only was he buying alot of food for only one person. But he was also trying to keep your uncle hostage. He had thrown your uncle down the stairs and was going to kill him if we didn't show up."
Saria frowned, "You didn't get hurt?" she questioned.
"Um...I won't say that I didn't get hurt but yeah I did...and honey don't ever act on anger...I learned that the painful way," Taichi told her.
The doors opened to the floor where Takeru was on and they both stepped out of the elevator.
"Oh...how did you get hurt?" she questioned.
"This guy he had a knife on him we fought and he stabbed me right here," Taichi put his right hand on his lower abdomen.
"What did it feel like dad?" she questioned again.
"It was very painful," He said to her.
"Is that bad guy in Jail?" she asked again.
"Yes he is hon. he won't be getting out any time soon." Taichi said to her thoughtfully.
"Good," Saria answered.
"The point I'm trying to get at is that-," he stopped seeing that they reached Takeru's room.
Inside Hikari, Mimi and Yamato where there, "Hi Aunt Hikari, Mimi and Uncle Yamato!" she cried she hugged each of them.
"Morning guys," Taichi said he laughed lightly.
"Taichi...how are you?" Yamato asked the two shook hands.
"Not bad...but how is Takeru?" he questioned.
Taichi and Yamato both went in the corner of the room, "Um...the same there's been no change," Yamato replied.
Taichi watched his daughter then looked back to Yamato, "Saria really wants him to wake up for Christmas," Taichi whispered to him.
"Yeah...so do I, I think we all do, but I can't help but have this feeling that...he won't," Yamato said he looked over to Takeru and he had the girls were around him.
"How's Hikari been doing?" he questioned.
He turned his attention back to Taichi, "Fine, I guess sometimes she's out of it and sometimes she just acts as she normally does like today," Yamato said to him a bit concerned.
"Yeah..." Taichi looked at his sister.
"Sora says I should talk to her," Taichi replied.
"Yeah you should..." Yamato said to him, he nodded.
"Hey where is Sora any ways?" Yamato questioned.
"She's helping plan Christmas dinner on Friday and Saturday with my mother," He said.
"Oh...I see." He replied.
"Yamato you two are invited too," Taichi said to him.
"We are?" he questioned.
"Yeah...my mom planed one big Christmas get together...and since you are going to be part of the family...you and your parent's and Mimi's parent's are welcome as well," He said.
11:00am...
"Okay Anna I'm going to check my mail I'll be right back," Sora said to her and put on her coat and shoes and walked to the front door left the house walking up the drive way and went to retrieve the mail from the security guards. Sora returned she took off her shoes, and coat and went into the kitchen. She flipped through them, "Mostly Christmas cards and a few bills," she replied.
Anna was busy writing out some christmas cards. Sora handed her three envelops, "Okay these 3 are for you and theses 3 are mine," Sora said.
The first was addressed to her and Taichi; she smiled as she read the inside. "That's sweet this one was from Amy I haven't seen her in...years." she replied.
"Sora look at this it's from Lori," Anna handed her it.
"Oh yeah...I remember...she's the one that was at my wedding she had the curly hair. Right?" She asked.
Anna nodded, "Yeah that's her..." she replied.
Sora took the second card it was weird envelope she opened it... 'Nice card.' She thought until she read the inside cover.
Sora gasped she dropped the letter onto the ground... "Oh god," She replied she put her hand over her forehead.
"Sora! What's wrong? What happened?" Anna asked concerned she got up quickly and sat next to her. Sora pointed at the card, Anna picked it up and opened it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
I hope you have a better one then mine...I know you probably are although I do wish I could spend the night with you Sora...your such a lovely woman now...if I weren't in here I would have done away with Taichi...and that little kid you have with him...but let's not talk about this...give me visit at the jail some time baby.
Signed sincerely Jeff.
Anna tore the card up and threw the pieces on the ground as she comforted her daughter in law giving her a hug, "Shh...It's okay," Anna hushed her Sora began to cry.
"I don't know what I would have done if Taichi saw that card. He'd would have gone to the jail and tried to kill him," Sora whispered. She sniffed then regaining her composure she got up and took her coat from the table.
"Could I use your car?" she asked.
"Yes, but were are you going?" Anna asked.
"I'm going to check Mimi and Yamato's mail and make sure that bastard didn't send them one too," Sora said and took the car keys off the key rack and went to Anna's car and got in.
Anna picked up the pieces of card then went into the fireplace where she threw them in and watched as they burned into ash with in seconds.
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"Hikari, I know that this whole thing with Takeru is hurting you but you have to come home. You can't stay at his side twenty-four hours a day. it's almost Christmas," Taichi replied.
"I can't Taichi I love him. He is a part of me. What if he wakes up when I'm not there...he'll think I left him," She replied she looked about ready to cry.
'Damnit, Taichi think before you say something,' he cursed himself. "I'm sorry Hikari...It's just that I'm your brother and I'm worried about you everyone worried about you." He replied softly.
"I know they are. But they don't have to be worried I'm okay," She replied softly, she hugged him to reassure him. "I'm sure Taichi. After dad gets the okay so that Takeru can stay here at our house with nurse care twenty-four hours a day. I will be able to stay there with all of you," She replied softly.
"Okay then I don't have to worry that you're not taking care of yourself...right," Taichi asked her.
"No, you don't have to worry Taichi. I am taking care of myself. I promise," Hikari replied she smiled at him and hugged again.
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Yamato watched his brother chest raise and fall Mimi watched him sadly,"Yamato?" she asked softly she walked toward him.
He ran his hands through his hair, "I hope this helps him and everyone a lot," He replied.
"It should Yamato...I think it would do Takeru great to be at the Yagami's Where all of this family will be. Even though he doesn't know where he is," she said trailing off.
"I hope this helps him come out of this coma," he replied.
"Because after all the things that he's gone through. He needs that extra boost to know that we are with him and were still love and that Hikari's sorry for what she said to him. I just don't want to lose him..." His voice cracked at that point. "He's the one I've been closest too in my child hood and it hurt a lot when my parents divorced and we were separated..." Yamato stopped.
Mimi placed her hands on his shoulders to support him.
"I love him Meems...I don't want to lose him," He cried he hugged Mimi.
"I know how much he means to you Yamato...and no one is going to give up especially him...he won't give up...I bet he is fighting his way to regain consciousness right now," Mimi said to him in a whisper.
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Sora quickly went into Mimi and Yamato's mail box...she took out they're mail and sure enough there was the same weird envelope...she opened it up.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hey Meems...I hope you don't mind me calling you that...what you say me and you get something going on...I could easily get rid of your sissy husband...but that's not what I'm talking about you should come down to the jail and visit me.
Love Jeff
Sora cringed disgustedly, "No one wants slime like you," Sora said out loud, she shoved the letter in her coat pocket and took the rest of Mimi and Yamato's mail back to the car.
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Taichi and Hikari came out from the terrace and found Saria was sitting in a chair, she looked over and called her dad to come her.
"What is it Saria?" he asked.
"Do you think I could go and drop something off for Davis today?" she asked.
"Um sure." He turned to Hikari, "Well I'll be going now and see how things are going at mom's and I'm just going to stop by Davis's house. I will be back later with Sora and maybe by tonight Takeru will be able to be transport to the our house," Taichi said to her.
Hikari nodded then went to Takeru hospital room she watched from the window seeing Yamato and Mimi in there then she knocked on the door softly, it caught Mimi's attention she looked up and saw Hikari she motioned for her to come in.
Hikari slowly turned the knob and entered the room closing the door quietly behind her.
"Yamato...how are you?" Hikari questioned she could feel he was upset she could sense it.
"Okay," He replied he gotten more in control of his feelings when she entered.
Hikari just sighed, "Yamato...You don't have to act macho around me...or anyone else for that matter. It won't make you seem any less man if you do cry. You need to let it out," Hikari said to him.
"Who said I was." Yamato said getting defensive as he turned around to face her.
"Yamato..." Mimi warned him wearily.
"What?" he questioned.
"She's right you know...you can't keep things bottle up inside. That's what you did when you were ten and then it didn't help much either because you would always opposed Taichi's decision even though you elected him as a leader," Mimi replied.
Yamato's facial features soften lightly; silent tears ran down his cheeks, Mimi hugged him.
Hikari watched them; she looked over to Takeru's comatose body, tears rolled down her face.
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Yagami Mansion...
Sora walked past Anna she was still upset about the letters. Anna followed her to the living room where Sora stood infront of the fire place with a letter in her hand.
"Sora what's wrong?" she asked.
"It was from him," she said throwing the letter into the fireplace and watched it burn. "He had the nerve to address Yamato and Mimi... Anna you got to promise me don't say anything about the letters to Taichi." She said.
"Okay honey but are you sure your okay with this? He contacted you--"
Sora interrupted her, "No mom...I can handle it but what ever you do don't tell Taichi. He doesn't need this he has other things to worry about then this and on another note when ever that slime ball is near Taichi. He always gets hurt," She replied. "I don't want that any more it's the holidays and Christmas is in three days not even and I want it to be happy time."
Anna nodded understanding her daughter in laws wishes, "Okay but Sora...you do understand that you have to tell Taichi about this," Anna said to her.
"I know, I know...but not now...mom..." she replied softly.
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Taichi waited in the van just outside of the Ichijouji's residence. He watched as his daughter waited outside the door with the package in her hand then watched as she knocked on the door.
Davis ran to the door and opened it, "Saria?" he questioned softly.
"Yeah...I just thought I get you a present for Christmas so here," She handed him her gift. It was which was wrapped in wrapping paper that was in a brown shopping bag.
"Well, thank you..." he replied slowly.
"Um...could you open it now?" she asked.
"Um...Saria I can't... I feel bad because I didn't get you anything," He replied.
"It's okay really... it's more of a thank you present," She said.
"Oh...stupid of me come inside," He replied Saria went inside.
"Hello Saria," Miyako said to her as she entered.
"Hi! I just came to drop something off." she said to her.
"Okay sweetie," Miyako replied and walked into the kitchen.
"Anyway please open it," She begged.
"Saria, I still really think you shouldn't have done this," He said.
She frowned, "Just opened it and stop complaining," She replied to him.
"Okay..." he trailed off a bit and continued to opened the present. Saria watched with anticipation as he ripped the paper away from the package.
"Oh my god, Saria!" he cried out in shock.
"You don't like it?" she questioned sounding a bit hurt.
"No...I like it but you shouldn't have you paid too much for this I can't take it," He replied.
She frowned, "No take it...It's my gift for you," She said.
"But, Saria you paid too much for it I know this is my favorite player's jersey but I don't want you to spend that kind of money on me," He said.
"Okay... I understand," She said then turned around and started to pretend to cry, "I just wanted to give you something that you'll like." She replied.
Davis's watched her feeling worse then he did before "I'm sorry...don't cry...thank you for the gift," He said to her.
Saria turned around she had a big smile on her face, "I knew you would like it...okay I got to go...my dad's waiting for me out side," She said.
"Okay well thank you for the present," He said to her.
"Don't worry about getting me anything either," She said.
"Okay Saria," He replied.
They walked back to the front door Saria got on her winter boots and coat on, "Okay well bye...have Merry Christmas...Saria." Davis said.
"You too Davis," she said then opened the door and smiled waving then left. Davis stood at the door and waved back to her. As she walked to were her dad's van was she turned around and walked backwards and waved back to him again. "See you maybe after Christmas I'll call you!" she said.
Saria came back to the car and got in, "So you did what you have to do?" Taichi asked her.
"Yup lets' go home I want to see mom," She said to him.
Taichi nodded and put the car into drive and started toward there house.
4:00pm...
Yagami Mansion...
The telephone rang and Anna went to pick it up, "Hello...really... oh that's great... it did...this would work well because the workers are all most finished the room. Okay...yup...okay...bye Kevin," She said the hung up the phone and looked at Taichi and Sora with a smile on her face.
"Your father said he was able to convince the board at the hospital to let Takeru come to our house and keep him here just like a rehabilitation center...he also said that he got two doctors...and five nurses to come her and keep cheeks on Takeru while he is here," She said to the two.
"That's great news." Sora said to her.
"How long has he been trying to convince them for?" he asked.
"The whole day..." his mother replied.
"It will make this Christmas a little more enjoyable at least," Taichi said.
Sora nodded she looked to the fireplace remembering what she threw in there this afternoon, "Yes and to make things even better we are all going have Christmas dinner outside," She replied.
Taichi raised an eyebrow... "Outside?" he questioned.
"Yup your mom and I both thought that since we don't have a room big enough..."
Taichi interpreted her. "What about the dinning room? It's big enough... for 20 or so people," He questioned.
"Taichi...trust us on this..." Anna said.
he sighed, "Okay I do...it's just that its sound really cold and I don't want to eat in the cold," He said to her.
"I understand honey..." Sora said to him softly, rubbing his shoulders.
"I hate winter," He added.
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Yamato was sitting next to Takeru's bed talking to him...
Mimi and Hikari were outside his hospital room they watched them silently from the window.
"It's finally getting to him." She replied.
Hikari nodded, "Yeah...I can tell Mimi," She said to her. The two women turned to each other, "Are you okay Mimi?" she asked.
"Um...yeah...it's just feel so guilty because of what I put him through... I mean I acted like a child...hid the fact I was pregnant because I was afraid of his reaction then I end up losing the baby and now this. I just feel so responsible," she replied softly.
"Oh Mimi it's not your fault if anyone's to blame it should be me," She said softly.
"Hikari--" she as about to say but Hikari stopped her.
"Seriously you don't have to be at blame," Hikari told her.
"And neither do you," Mimi said to her. She smiled and they both laughed a bit. "I was thinking that I owe Yamato one night to ourselves," Mimi said to her.
"Yeah...you both need it and you can tell Yamato not to worry about Takeru because I'll keep him company. You both need that night alone," Hikari said to her.
Mimi looked around the hospital and spotted a nurse and an idea came to her mind suddenly, "Hikari I'll be back. Tell Yamato that I've gone to the store to get some supplies for an new outfit," she said to her, with a wink.
"Mimi...are you talking about Lingerie?" she questioned.
"Maybe...I can't say... anyway I've got to get to work bye," Mimi hurried down the hall toward the parking lot.
Hikari smiled 'Mimi's weird some times.' She though when someone tapped her on her shoulder.
"Huh? Yamato your done," She asked.
"Yeah...You can go in and talk to him if you like," He said to her.
"Okay thank you." She said turning around and stared toward Takeru room.
"Um Hikari where did Mimi go?" Yamato questioned.
"She went out to the store to get a few items. She'll be back," Hikari said to him.
"Oh...well I'll wait here then," He said to her.
Ichijouji's...
The telephone rang, "I'll get it!" Davis called through the house on the third ring he picked it up, "Hello...Davis speaking," He replied into the phone.
"Davis, How are you remember me?" the voice asked.
"Oh yeah... your Uncle Daisuke I haven't seen you in a long time my dad keeps telling me about you," He said to him.
"He does...that's cool...so where is you dad?" Daisuke questioned him.
"Um he's...oh there he is. Dad phone for you," Davis called.
Ken picked up the phone, "Hello." He said.
"Hey Ken what's up you won't believe what's happening here," He said to him.
"What?" Ken asked.
"I'm so excited...yesterday...I just found out that Kara is pregnant," He said sounding enthusiastic.
Ken was silent, 'Oh this is going to be horrible mess...' he thought.
"Ken? Man are you there are you ignoring me?" he questioned.
"I'm sorry Davis...I'm just shocked that's all," He said to him truth somewhat.
Miyako came into the room and watch Ken talk on the phone. He turned to her he hand a look of trouble on his face, "What's wrong?" she mouthed.
"Daisuke, do you want to talk to Miyako?" Ken asked him.
"Sure...I'll tell her the good news," He said. Ken handed the phone to Miyako.
"Hey Daisuke long time no talk. How are things going up there?" She asked.
"Great, I have to tell you this awesome news. Kara she's pregnant," He replied.
Miyako nearly dropped the phone on the floor but shook her head. "That's great Daisuke," She said.
Daisuke sighed slightly irritated, "What's wrong with you and Ken? How come you guys aren't acting that happy for me?" He questioned a bit angry.
"We do care we do..." Miyako said to him.
"Then what's the problem?" he questioned.
"There is no problem Daisuke," Miyako said to him.
"You're all confusing what's wrong," He shouted this time.
Ken took the phone from Miyako's hands, "Nothing is wrong Daisuke We are happy for you."
"Sorry it is just frustrating when you both act like that," He replied.
"That's okay I understand why you were angry a bit. But we are really happy for you and Kara," Ken said to him.
"Okay thanks guys anyway I've got to go. Kara is here so I will talk to you both later," He said to him.
"Okay see talk to you later Daisuke," Ken said he hung the phone up then looked to Miyako.
"How can we tell him now?" she asked.
"There's no choice we have to tell him it's just a matter of time before he finds out," He said to her.
Davis's room upstairs...
He coughed as he started to read Harry Potter again. He coughed again. Sighing he put down the book and went down stairs to get a drink of water. "Mom I think I'm getting a cold," He said as he poured himself a glass of water.
"Do you have a head ache?" she questioned him.
"No...But I'm coughing a lot now ever since this morning. It's sort of off and on," He said to her.
"Oh well I'm sure it will just pass honey," She said to him.
"Okay night dad...mom," he said and ran back up stairs to his room.
"So I should still tell Davis...the truth...about his father then after the new years?" Miyako asked Ken.
He nodded, "It was wrong in the first place to hide this from him and to say that I was the father..."
Flash back...2006...
"Miyako look at me and tell me that I'm not the father," Daisuke cried.
Ken heard everything and came running to her defence, "Daisuke...your not...don't worry about it...I'm the father," He said to him.
Daisuke looked back and forth from the two, "I'm sorry I just have to know...this could ruin my soccer career." He said to her.
Miyako didn't say anything.
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"You shouldn't have said that..." she told him softly.
"But I did, didn't I and look now at the mess I created this is my fault not yours," Ken told her.
She nodded, "Daisuke is going to be so angry..." she replied.
"I know and that's why I'll be there for you all the steps of the way," Ken told her.
To Be Continued...