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Protectorate 20

Glenn walked up inot the house he shared with Sora's family, -he refused to say his own, they had been so nice to him but he has no right to say they were his family, he really should leave but Nathen needed to be looked after and Glenn couldn't sora's mom insisted he went to school- glenn was met buy little arms wrapping around his knees hugging tightly, Glenn reached down and ruffled the small boy's hair, "hello Nathen how are you? Did you and Ms. Takenochi have fun today?"

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Sora walked towards her house, she was smiling casue Tai just left,-though that made her sad- he left her with a very passtionate kiss on her lips, Sora walked into the house to find Glenn talking to Nathen. Her face turned grim and she wlaked over to Glenn, he and her were going to have a tlak about weman and she dragged him into his room.

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Kari walked up to Sora's home, Izzy had asked her to tell Glenn and about their returning to the Digiworld with Davis and the others, he didn't think Sroa would cause she and Tai would be out for who knows how long and Tai wouldn't be able to even think striaght after kissing Sora even once. Kari giggled at how Tai alway turned to mush when Sora kissed him, one time he stummbled so much he only barly managed to open the door to the house and even after that he still fell on his face. Kari knocked a few times and Sora's mom let her in. She told her that Sora and Glenn were in his room, Kari grinned she knew how it was to scold a brother, men could be so stubborn at times. Kari walked over to teh couch and sat down beside Nathen who was sitting quietly on the floor stareing into nothingness, "hi Nathen," Kari greeted with a smile.

".............."

"How are you feeling?" She tired again.

".............."

Kari sighed, what ever the reason Nathen just wouldn't tlak to anyone but Glenn, Kari turned as a knock came at the door, and Sora's mom let Izzy and Katina in, Izzy looked surprised to see her.

"Kari I thought you and T.K. had plans tonight," Izzy said walking up to Tai's sister. Kari let out a little squeak and ranout the door at top speed. Then Glenn burst out of his room with his back to them talking to Sora.

"Okay okay sis, if I admit I liked her a lot will you let it drop," Glenn demanded loudly.

"Y-you liked me a lot?" Katina asked timidly making Glenn's whole body go ridgit, and though she didn't see it a single tear ran down Glenn's face. glenn had to make himself harder, hard enough to turn her away enough so that she woulnd't get close and get hurt because of him, he tired with Sora but, he'd never be strong enough to turn Sora away not after lookig for her so long. Glenn turned to face her but before he could say what he had to say Izzy cut him off.

"Glenn I came to tell you we have a way back to the digiworld now," Izzy said hoping he'd forget about what he knew Glenn was about to do, he felt himself relax when Glenn jumped on what he said, though for the life of him Izzy coulnd't figure why returning was so important, they beat the dark masters and the new digidestined team could handle things now so why not relax?

"What do you mean? How? Where," Glenn asked quickly closing the gap between himself and Izzy, Glenn quickly had Izzy tell him everything and didn't notice as Sora pulled Katina away to talk to her. Glenn though for awhile after hearing all Izzy had to say, "I will eb going with them from now on," he declared getting toh is feet, "thansk Izzy," Glenn said and then he picked up the phone, "I got to call the vet to see when Epsilon will be better," Glenn quickly dialed the number.

"I can't do that!" Katina said in a hushed tone, "I'm nott hat kind of a person I didn't even do that to get Izzy's attention! I mean it's not right I don't know him well enough," Katina spouted off one excuse after another till Sora placed her fingers over Katina's lips silencing her.

"Glenn is stubborn and refuses anyone now, I don't know why but you have to be more stubborn then him if you want him to accept you Kat," Sora said soothingly, "Trust me, hell be mad outside but inside he'll be glad you did," Sora smiled.

Katina loked back at Sroa with uncertainy, "I thought you only met him awhile aog yourself, how do you know him so well so quickly?" Katina asked trying to find a way out of it.

"You're not geting out of it that easy," Sora said seeing through Kat's plan, "Trust me, he really likes you," Sora pushed her out of the room to the living room, and watched as Katina looked back at her once mroe for a way out, then closed her eyes walked up to Glenn kissed him on the lips blushing the whole time she did, then she pulled awy and looked at his surprised face, she wanted to laugh but continued as planned, then she informed that he WAS going to take her out on a date and after that she quickly walked out the door pulling Izzy along with her so that he didn't see her tremble in fear as she half though he'd turn her away again. He didn't though only stood there as the vet hung up after telling him Epsilon would be able to go home in a week then hung up cause he didn't say anyhting. Sora turned and went to bed leaving Glenn to think.

"Why? She-she, I though I scared her off, I saw her tears she hated me," Glenn said to himself, he then shook his head, he could take her out no matter what, who cares what she demands. Glenn hung upt he phone and walked over to Nathen who was watching TV, Nathen giggled at Glenn as he sat down, "oh what's so funny, I bet you'll have the same problems some day," Glenn teased making the small boy shake his head, this made Glenn happy, it wasn't very often he could make Nathen forget what he's been through and enjoy being young. Glenn loked at the TV then got up to go to bed talling Nathen to dot he same, Glenn had planned to go to work on his new weapon but it wouldn't make a difference where he was going, tomorrow would be a big day, he was going to kill Maisoulmon no matter the cost. Glenn was sure it'd cost him his life too, he knew Sora would hurt but then he also knew Tai would loko after her, Glenn had also talded to Sora's mom and she understood and she agreed to look after Nathen, which ment there was noone else to hurt if he did die he had noone else, noone he let himself consider important enough to remain alive for. Tomorrow, Glenn repeated in his mind, tomorrow it ends. Glenn didn't know ti at he time but there was someone else, someone who wasn't going to let him die.

TO BE CONTINUED......................................