Okay here is the second part of "Moving Away". I hope you like it, those who've read it...Kodachrome and Brooke...thanks, you 2 for reading this! ^___^

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~*Matt*~

I stared glumly out my new window, tears glistening in my eyes. I didn't get a chance to say good-bye to my friends. Oh, how I already missed them and it has only been a week. I closed my eyes, and leaned my forehead against the cool glass and wish I had the nerves to call them. . .to call Tai.

Tai, oh, Tai I'm so sorry! I did not want to leave you! I shook my head, wishing I had my best friend here with me, telling me that I was going to be alright.

But he wasn't. He wasn't here. He was far away, too far for me to visit and was with everyone else.

"Matt!" Dad called, from the hallway, outside my door. "Dinner's done!"

I blinked back tears, wishing I was back home. Wishing I had my friends. I shook my head and yelled, "I'm not hungry!"

"You have to be hungry, Matt," Dad said through the doorway. "It's been a week now and each time we eat dinner, you say you're not hungry. You have to be."

"I eat at school," I replied, turning away from the window and wearily going to my bedroom door and opening it. "And they have filling lunches. I'm not hungry, okay? Maybe later." I told him, looking at him.

Dad narrowed his eyes at me and sighed with defeat, and actually gave up. Knowing the both of us, we'd butt heads and be stubborn about the whole ordeal of me eating.

He looked at me and said, "Okay, let me know when you want to eat again, Matt."

"Okay." I answered, relief flooding over me. Good, he was not going to argue. I would have argued if he did, but I guess he was not in mood or the energy to do so tonight.

And to be honest, I did not feel like having another shouting match with my father. It was getting tiresome.

I was about to close my door when he placed a hand on my arm. "I'm sorry about moving so abruptly, Matt." He said quietly. "I'm sure you miss your friends a great deal."

I blinked my eyes, refusing the tears to come . . .again. I looked away, not wanting him to see. But I guess he did for he sighed ever so quietly.

"I'm sorry, Matt. We need the money." He said.

"Yeah, well, money's not everything!" I sneered angrily. "I want to go home, dad, I hate this place!"

"You've only been here for a week, Matt," Dad pointed out calmly. "Give it a year."

"No." I snapped. I was angry. "I want to go home where my friends are and where my brother is at. The other digidestined, dad. Here, I can't help them with any troubles and I can't see them." I said, my voice raising.

He gave me a look, letting me know that I was about to cross the line. We have gone over this many times now and he was getting sick of it, I could tell.

"I don't care anymore, dad. You took away the best thing in my life-- my friends!" I snarled angrily and slammed door on him.

Blinking back the tears, I threw myself onto my bed and quietly cried, hating him, hating the people who offered him this job. Hating everything.

I wanted home, I wanted my friends. I wanted my brother. I didn't want to be here at all.

I wanted to be home.

~*Tai*~

"Tai, Tai, c'mon, you have to come to Davis' soccer game, he's counting on you!" Kari said softly, tugging on my arm. "Tai!"

I blinked, coming out of my daze and realized that I was still sitting on the couch, staring at a blank tv. I shook my head and stared into my sister's eyes, which had a hint of sympathy in them. And some irritation and impatience. But she knew why. . .why I was the way I was right now.

"Okay, Kari," I sighed. She was right, Davis was counting on me. I smiled a little. "I did promise Davis I'd go, so I'm coming, I'm getting up!"

Kari did a little cheer. "Yay, its about time! It took me forever to get your attention!" She told me.

"Oh, sorry, I guess I was just thinking." I replied, realizing that she was right. "How long did it take me to respond to you?" I asked, curious, as I found my shoes and started to put them on.

Kari laughed. "About ten minutes or so!" She gave me a wink. "When you think, Tai, you really do think!" She giggled and ignored my glare.

I threw a pillow at her. "Right, Kari, shut up!" I said, pretending to be angry. "Oh, how my feelings are hurt!"

"C'mon, Tai, let's go!" She replied with a smile. She held out a hand, and I took it. She pulled me off the couch and said, "Ooff, Tai, you're getting heavy!"

"I am a growing boy!" I shot back indignantly.

"Yeah, someone who eats a lot. . .yeah, you're a growing boy, all right," Kari said lightly. "Oh, wait, you've always ate a lot, so what am I talking about?"

She was out the door before I could hit her with another pillow. I had no choice but to follow her, all the while shouting her name.

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We reached the field to find out that everyone else was already there. Everyone else but Matt. I sighed, trying to cover up my feelings; I missed him. He was my best friend. It was just so weird not to see him, not to talk to him or to have him at these kinds of events.

But I did not want to make everyone else depressed, so I gave a cheeky grin, although forced and rather fake, and said, "Hey, guys, what's up?"

Sora came up to me and gave me a hug. "Hey, Tai, Kari, you guys just about made it." She said. "The games about to start; Davis is gonna be so happy that you made it to his game today!"

I smiled. Davis could be a little overwhelming at times, but he was still a good guy. He still had a lot to learn about the Digital World and whatever.

I gave Sora a smile and said, "Yeah, well, I wasn't doing anything else today."

"Yep, he was just staring at the tv like it was interesting or something," Kari piped in, grinning. "But the tv was off. . .did I mention that?"

"Kari," I replied, rolling my eyes. "Go over and sit next to your boyfriend or something," I said, grinning back, meaning Tk.

That got her, she blushed and did not have a comeback. She just shook her head and wandered over to where Tk and the younger digidestined were.

"That was mean Tai." Sora said, but she was trying hard not to laugh.

"Uh-huh, if it was so mean of me, why are you trying not to laugh? Hmm?" I asked, grinning even wider.

Sora just laughed and rolled her eyes, giving my arm a smack. "Shut up, Tai!"

That was how the rest of the day went. I was glad for a little distraction, but when I got home again, it hit me again. . .Matt wasn't around. I couldn't call him and ask him to come over and play video games or whatever. Or to bring some movies over and watch them, making fun of how dumb they were.

He wasn't here.

~*Tk*~

I ignored the food; I just played with it using my fork or knife. I wasn't exactly in the mood to eat. Sure, it has been a week since Matt and dad had moved but. . .it has seemed like it was just yesterday. I put my fork down with a clang and my mom looked up at me, surprise filling her eyes.

"Honey, what's the matter? " She asked, taking a sip of her tea. "You always eat your dinner and when you don't, something's bothering you."

"Have you heard from Dad at all?" I asked bluntly.

Her face became clouded over. "No, Tk, I have not." She answered darkly. "I cannot believe he'd go and do something like this. Taking Matt out of his home, away from his friends. I think it is just wrong."

I smiled, knowing that she was very angry about the whole thing. Lately, she has been keeping her temper in check. I shrugged and said, "Mom, I agree with you. . ."

But before I could say more, the phone rang. I got up and said, "I'll get it."

"Hello?" I answered, picking the phone up.

"Tk?" Asked a familiar voice.

I gripped the phone. "Matt, is that you??" I all but shouted into the phone.

"Hey, Squirt, let's not make me deaf here." He said, trying his hardest I could tell not to cry. "I hate it here, Tk, I want to go home. . .I want to come back."

"Oh, Matt!" I said softly.

"It was not my decision, I'm sorry for not saying anything to you sooner." Matt continued, his voice breaking. "I wanted to, but. . .I didn't want to see the hurt in your eyes."

I felt tears welling up in my eyes. "Matt, its okay. . .you're calling now."

"The kids here. . . they're so mean, I hate them. I want to be with my friends, I want to be with you and Tai and everyone else." He said, and it was evident through his voice that he was crying.

"I want to come home." He whispered and my heart ached. I could tell that he really did hate it wherever he was.

"I've got to go, Tk, I am not supposed to be on the phone. . .I mean, I'm not supposed to make long distanced phone calls. I love you, Tk, and tell everyone. . .Tai. . .that I'm sorry." He whispered quickly.

Before I could reply, he hung up, leaving me staring at the phone, tears spilling down on my face. I spun around to see mom, a worried gaze on me, waiting for me to say something.

"I hate dad, I hate what he made Matt do, moving away from all that he knew, from all his friends. I hate dad!" I stated and went into my room, planning to call Tai.

~*Kari*~

I could tell something was up when Tai answered the phone and it was Tk. . . But it wasn't for me like it usually was. Tai took the phone into his room and was in there for a long time. When he came out, it looked like he had been crying. But now that was gone but still evident that it happened. Instead there was a look of determination.

"Tai? Was that Tk?" I asked quietly, touching my brothers arm gently.

He jerked a little and blinked. His eyes focused on me and I could tell I had pulled him out of something. I waited patiently for him to answer me.

"Yes, Kari, it was." He replied. "Matt had called him; he is miserable wherever he is."

He paused and I knew that there was more.

"We think with Izzy's help, we could find out where Matt is living and go and get him." Tai said in a neutral tone.

Yet I knew that Tai was serious. . . He wanted his best friend back and he'd do anything to get that friend back. I smiled a little, knowing that the two meant a lot to each other.

"I'm with you, Tai," I said softly. "I want Matt back too."

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Hey, sorry if that was a bit short, but I thought I'd be nice and at least post something up. . .I'm trying to currently finish off the next chapter in my DMS. . . Its at like 9 or so pages and I want to write a little more before I post that up.

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