Part 10
Tai led the sobbing blond into his house, once again on the premises of ice cream. It cured everything. Ice cream in the summer, hot chocolate in the winter.
Once again he didn't shut the door. The first time he had been distracted by Matt's fleeing form, but this time, well, he couldn't believe his eyes.
The house was ransacked. The normally immaculately clean house looked like Tai's bedroom, when Kari was away.
Wait a second, hadn't she been home? His mom too.
"Mom!" Tai yelled as he left Matt's side. Matt quickly followed him, his tears forgotten in his utter and pure shock.
The boys ran into the kitchen where they skidded to a stop horrified at the sight that greeted their eyes.
"Mrs. Yagami!" Matt said holding Tai upright. If it hadn't been for Matt Tai would have been on his knees.
Tai's mother was lying on the floor looking rather pale as she glared up at the man towering above her. Her hands were pressed firmly to her side but the boys could still see the blood that had seeped from under her fingertips and pooled around her.
The man's attention was no longer on Mrs. Yagami, although it appeared he had been about to finish his job with her.
He lifted his gun from where it had been trained on her forehead and leveled it at the boys.
"What do you want?" Matt demanded. Tai's throat was too tight with anger to allow him to yell the obscenities ricocheting around in his head at the man. It was probably for the best though because it's never wise to make fun of a man with a gun.
Th man opened his mouth to answer but forgot all about it as something squeaked. The four of them all looked at to see a frightened Mimi.
The man's finger tightened convulsively and the loud gunshot cracked through the house. Now Mimi really screamed, at such a frequency and decibel it made the man wince.
Tai saw that the man was distracted and pulled himself from Matt's grip and rushed the man, tackling him around his stomach. It was only Tai's momentum that brought them crashing to the floor.
The gun fired once before flying from the man's hand as it sprung open in reflex as it was slammed on the floor. Matt hurriedly grabbed the gun and pointed it straight at the man.
"Tai, get off him," Matt said in a soft tone that chilled Tai. He had never heard anyone ever use that tone and he hoped to never again. Matt looked more angry then Tai had ever seen him.
Matt was mad at the man for both hurting Mimi and Tai's mother but Tai as well. He knew Tai would be beating himself up over this for te next few weeks. Matt felt the same sort of protectiveness for Tai that he did TK.
"What do we do now?" Tai whispered as he went to stand just behind Matt.
"Call the police," Matt told him. Tai nodded and headed to the phone.
Mimi was crying from the pain in her arm, where the bullet had lodged its self but she grabbed a dish towel and moved Mrs. Yagami's hands. Mimi pressed the towel to the wound and was faintly relieved to see the woman grimace in pain. It looked like she still had some kick left it her.
"Don't move!" Matt yelled suddenly, startling the women, as the man made as if to sit up. He was in a sort of crouching position and looked as if he was debating whether or not to pay any attention to Matt. "Lie on the floor," Matt's harsh voice demanded.
The man smiled suddenly, as if to say "you wouldn't hurt me" and jumped up and raced for the back door.
A final shot rang out as Matt pulled the trigger. There was a thud of the man's body hitting the floor but then there was silence. The silence filled the room, with no one moving until sirens were heard in the distance.
Tai led the sobbing blond into his house, once again on the premises of ice cream. It cured everything. Ice cream in the summer, hot chocolate in the winter.
Once again he didn't shut the door. The first time he had been distracted by Matt's fleeing form, but this time, well, he couldn't believe his eyes.
The house was ransacked. The normally immaculately clean house looked like Tai's bedroom, when Kari was away.
Wait a second, hadn't she been home? His mom too.
"Mom!" Tai yelled as he left Matt's side. Matt quickly followed him, his tears forgotten in his utter and pure shock.
The boys ran into the kitchen where they skidded to a stop horrified at the sight that greeted their eyes.
"Mrs. Yagami!" Matt said holding Tai upright. If it hadn't been for Matt Tai would have been on his knees.
Tai's mother was lying on the floor looking rather pale as she glared up at the man towering above her. Her hands were pressed firmly to her side but the boys could still see the blood that had seeped from under her fingertips and pooled around her.
The man's attention was no longer on Mrs. Yagami, although it appeared he had been about to finish his job with her.
He lifted his gun from where it had been trained on her forehead and leveled it at the boys.
"What do you want?" Matt demanded. Tai's throat was too tight with anger to allow him to yell the obscenities ricocheting around in his head at the man. It was probably for the best though because it's never wise to make fun of a man with a gun.
Th man opened his mouth to answer but forgot all about it as something squeaked. The four of them all looked at to see a frightened Mimi.
The man's finger tightened convulsively and the loud gunshot cracked through the house. Now Mimi really screamed, at such a frequency and decibel it made the man wince.
Tai saw that the man was distracted and pulled himself from Matt's grip and rushed the man, tackling him around his stomach. It was only Tai's momentum that brought them crashing to the floor.
The gun fired once before flying from the man's hand as it sprung open in reflex as it was slammed on the floor. Matt hurriedly grabbed the gun and pointed it straight at the man.
"Tai, get off him," Matt said in a soft tone that chilled Tai. He had never heard anyone ever use that tone and he hoped to never again. Matt looked more angry then Tai had ever seen him.
Matt was mad at the man for both hurting Mimi and Tai's mother but Tai as well. He knew Tai would be beating himself up over this for te next few weeks. Matt felt the same sort of protectiveness for Tai that he did TK.
"What do we do now?" Tai whispered as he went to stand just behind Matt.
"Call the police," Matt told him. Tai nodded and headed to the phone.
Mimi was crying from the pain in her arm, where the bullet had lodged its self but she grabbed a dish towel and moved Mrs. Yagami's hands. Mimi pressed the towel to the wound and was faintly relieved to see the woman grimace in pain. It looked like she still had some kick left it her.
"Don't move!" Matt yelled suddenly, startling the women, as the man made as if to sit up. He was in a sort of crouching position and looked as if he was debating whether or not to pay any attention to Matt. "Lie on the floor," Matt's harsh voice demanded.
The man smiled suddenly, as if to say "you wouldn't hurt me" and jumped up and raced for the back door.
A final shot rang out as Matt pulled the trigger. There was a thud of the man's body hitting the floor but then there was silence. The silence filled the room, with no one moving until sirens were heard in the distance.