Disclaimer: sigh Don't these things ever stop? Oh well. Here I go---Everything in this fic is mine, except for the characters from Digimon, that is. So please, don't sue me.
Tear Stained Pages 4
Mrs. Takenouchi stared out the window worriedly. Where was she? Where is my daughter? This has happened before, but she's never stayed away this long. And now it's raining and dark and… "Oh Sora…Please come home soon…"
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Matt and Tai both sighed for the fifteenth time. They both closed their books simultaneously.
"Where is she?" Matt demanded.
"How should I know?" Tai replied.
"Wasn't she the one who said don't be late?"
"Yeah, it's been an hour now. We can't study without her…she's the one with an A in Calculus." Matt frowned. "You don't think anything is wrong with her do you?"
"Why Ishida, do you like her or something?" Tai asked slyly.
Matt's cheeks betrayed him. "Umm…no. She's my best friend, besides you of course. It's just that it's very unlike Sora to be late."
"Yeah you're right," Tai agreed.
"I'll go call her."
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"No sorry Mrs. Takenouchi, she isn't here."
"Oh."
"Did you check the Ishidas? She's supposed to be there, along with Tai. She has to tutor them in Calculus or something."
"Okay thanks." Mrs. Takenouchi put down the phone and got out the phone book. She found the number and was about to pick up the phone when it rang. She jumped back in surprise.
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"What? Are you sure?" Matt asked worriedly. Tai looked at him curiously. "Okay, we'll go see if we can find her." Matt hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?"
"It's Sora, she got into a fight with her mom."
"Not again!" Tai exclaimed.
"She doesn't know where Sora is," Matt stated.
"What?" Tai's eyes were wide with concern.
"Come on Tai, let's go find her."
"You don't have to tell me twice," Tai said grabbing his coat. "We can split up."
"Call me on my cell if you find her and I'll do the same."
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By now, the rain was pouring and the wind was picking up. Lightning lit up the sky as thunder shook the ground. And in the midst of this storm, one girl ran walked through the streets with tears blending in with the rain.
Sora's legs were burning, and her feet killed her. So tired…she felt so tired…and so weak… Sora looked around her. Where am I? The world began spinning, and Sora had to steady herself on a building. Her vision was becoming blurry. She could feel herself falling. But before she hit the ground, she blacked out.
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Tai ran through the park. No Sora. He ran to all of her favorite places. Still no Sora. Where could she be? He wondered in frustration.
She had been his best friend for so long…he felt so close to her…he had always protected Sora. She was like a sister to him, besides Kari. He would never forgive himself if anything ever happened to her. He shook his head and called out again, "Sora!"
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The rain began to fall harder. While Tai covered the familiar territory of Odaiba, Matt went to the outskirts of Odaiba. Where are you? Matt wondered. "Sora!" Why doesn't she answer? "Sora!" Matt stopped to catch his breath. "Damn it! Where are you?"
Matt looked straight ahead and literally felt his heart stop for a moment. Through the rain, he could make out the figure of a girl lying on the sidewalk. "Please don't let that be her…"
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Stay tuned for Part 5! It will come out shortly. I hope this still interests you. Geez, I sure do a lot of hoping. :::chuckles to self:::