"AH! Whoa!" Joe fell back, landing on top of Jim.
"Hey Joe, watch where you're falling!" Joe jumped up, laughing.
"Come on Jim, where's your holiday spirit?"
"I must have left it in my other pants."
Joe laughed again, "Come on bro, help me finish decorating the tree. It's so rare we're all home together, we should be enjoying it."
"I am enjoying it. Just not the crushing part." Then Jim laughed, and slapped Joe on the back. Joe fell over, causing Jim to laugh harder.
Tai scowled through the glass.
"How can they have all that, and not share with people. People like me who don't have it." Tai slumped off, carrying a backpack over his shoulders.
[b] Deck the halls with boughs of holly
It's the season to be jolly
And be thankful for all that we have
All the lights and decorations
Put up in anticipation
Of the joyful celebration
That's on its way
(We're) counting the days
'Til it's time for Christmas day[/b]
Tai brushed the snowflakes off his checks, making them wetter then they already where. His toes where going numb through his sneakers, which after 3 hours of trekking through newly fallen snow. He felt numb all over from the slushy splashing of cars. But he was not going back. He was leaving behind the life that he had had, and starting new. No drunken dad, no missing mother, and no more pain or stench of alcohol. Unfortunately none of the other digidestined knew he was leaving or that he'd even left. In a distance he heard a group of carolers singing "Peace on Earth, good will to men." Tai laughed at the thought.
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
It's good to be here again[/b]
Kari walked in the door, laid down with gifts in bright colored boxes and bags.
"Hi dad, what's up? Where's Tai?"
"Nothing much and in his room." Kari smiled and handed her dad a bright blue box. Mr. Kamiya smiled and shook it gently.
"What is it?"
"I can't tell you, or it won't be any fun tomorrow." Kari put the other boxes under the brightly-lit tree, and smiled. She then walked over to Tai's door and knocked.
"Tai, you awake?" No answer, so she figured he was asleep. "I'll let him stay that way until morning."
Tai hid in the shadows of down town Odebia. Kids where running up and down the street, carrying boxes or looking in the bright store displays hoping Santa would bring that special gift that night. Tai smiled, realizing it hadn't been that long ago when he and his friends had done the same thing. Except Tai had done it so he wouldn't have to see his father come home drunk and his mom yelling at him while Tai covered Kari's ears with his hands and held her on his lap protectively.
"Man, a trip down memory lane is something I so don't need right now." Tai sighed, turning out to the desolate outskirts of town. Looking over his shoulder, he could barely make out the outline of his apartment building.
"Well no turning back now." With that he set out to find whatever it was he was searching for.
[b] On the streets there's children laughing
People smile as they are passing
Christmas time is here, our waiting is done
Wishing it could last forever
Not just twelve days in December
Through the year let's try to remember
That special way
That everyone feels
It's the magic of Christmas day[/b]
The clock in the family room struck midnight, but Sora didn't care. She sat curled up by the fire, flipping through an old photo album. The rainbow glare shown off of the page from the Christmas lights. Pictures of her, Tai, and the others shown from almost every page. Excpeacilly of her and Tai, together, after all they had been friends since they were little kids. On one page she saw a picture of her and Tai at the soccer camp that had been a few weeks before their summer camp. A few weeks before the digital world. Right next to that was a picture taken the day after the digiworld adventure. Looking closely at the two pictures Sora noticed something different about Tai. In the first picture his eyes had seemed like they were on fire, and he was ready to rip it up any moment. In the second picture they were more serious, mature looking eyes.
"He grew up then." Sora whispered to herself. As she turned yet another page, she noticed another change had come over her friend. This picture was taken just a few days after they defeated MaloMyotismon. While the others eyes were dancing with delight about finally being able to say they had won, Tai looked different. Although his face looked happy like the rest, his eyes looked empty. They had lost their spark, and looked almost defeated. He stood a little apart from the rest, looking tough yet sad at the same time. The next picture gave away why Tai's soul had changed so drastically. It was a picture of last Christmas. Tai had given Sora an orange kitten, which she promptly named courage. It had Sora in front holding courage, with Tai leaning over his shoulders. He was smiling, but he was glaring at the person taking the picture. Straining her memory, Sora remember it had been Tai's father, and that he had been slightly drunk and smelt strongly of alcohol.
"So that's it." Sora whispered, and shut the book. She picked up courage, now a full-grown cat, and stroked him gently.
"Please God, help Tai. Please."
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
It's good to be here again[b]
It was almost midnight, and Tai found himself on his knees.
"Of all the nights for Japan to freeze over it has to be the night I'm running away." Tai shivered, wishing that he wasn't alone, but that he was home with one of his friends. Or one of his friends were with him now. Suddenly a warm golden light shown above his head. He looked up, and saw a figure that looked a lot like Angewomon standing over him.
"Who are you?"
"I'm an angel."
"I can see that, but I meant your name."
"I have no name Taichi. But I am here to take you home."
"No way! I'm not ready to die yet!" The angel laughed at the panic on Tai's face.
"Not that home silly. The one you've just left."
"No way to that one either. Homes are places with love. And my apartment doesn't have that."
"Maybe not from your father Taichi, for his one love is alcohol. But your mother loves you, and depends on you greatly. Kari loves you, and always will. And all your friends care about you. As a matter a fact it's one of your friends that sent me here to get you. Now come on." The angel picked Tai up, and carried him to his balcony. "Now go to sleep Tai, after all you can still get 4 more hours of sleep before Kari comes and wakes you up." With a quick smile the angel disappeared, leaving Tai standing alone in the cold. As he drifted off to sleep in his bed a few minutes later memories came back to him. Memories of Christmas long forgotten. Memories of Kari and himself playing with Miko new years eve. Memories of what it was like to be a family. And he vowed then and there to have those days back. To be a family once again.
[b] So fill your heart with love and joy
And through the eyes of girls and boys
Share their wonder, live through their joy
It's easy to do, just open your heart
The spirit will come to you[/b]
"Wake up big brother!" Kari called, banging on the door. Tai rolled over.
"What happened? Did I dream all that?"
"Wake up sleepy head! It's 3:00 AM and we haven't opened presents yet."
Tai groaned, "The angel was wrong. I only got 3 hours of sleep."
"What did you say onii-san?"
"Nothing." Tai unlocked the door, and was greeted by a large box.
"What's this?"
"Open it and find out." So Tai opened it, and was greeted by another large box. Then another one, and another one. Finally he got down to a box about the size of a floppy disk. Lifting of the lid he found a pennant inside. It was shaped like a heart and said…
"Together 4ever, the Digidestined". Tai smiled, once again feeling the Christmas spirit.
"Okay now Onii-san, what did you get me?" Tai walked over to the phone and dialed a number, then handed it to Kari.
"Hello?" I groggy voice answered.
"Um…hello." Kari said. The voice instantly picked up.
"Hey Kari what are you doing calling me at 3:00 AM? It's to early to go find some mistletoe!" Kari squealed and hung up the phone, whacking her brother with it on the way.
"Tai you jerk! Whatcha' call Davis for?"
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
Till next time we meet again[/b]
"Hey Joe, watch where you're falling!" Joe jumped up, laughing.
"Come on Jim, where's your holiday spirit?"
"I must have left it in my other pants."
Joe laughed again, "Come on bro, help me finish decorating the tree. It's so rare we're all home together, we should be enjoying it."
"I am enjoying it. Just not the crushing part." Then Jim laughed, and slapped Joe on the back. Joe fell over, causing Jim to laugh harder.
Tai scowled through the glass.
"How can they have all that, and not share with people. People like me who don't have it." Tai slumped off, carrying a backpack over his shoulders.
[b] Deck the halls with boughs of holly
It's the season to be jolly
And be thankful for all that we have
All the lights and decorations
Put up in anticipation
Of the joyful celebration
That's on its way
(We're) counting the days
'Til it's time for Christmas day[/b]
Tai brushed the snowflakes off his checks, making them wetter then they already where. His toes where going numb through his sneakers, which after 3 hours of trekking through newly fallen snow. He felt numb all over from the slushy splashing of cars. But he was not going back. He was leaving behind the life that he had had, and starting new. No drunken dad, no missing mother, and no more pain or stench of alcohol. Unfortunately none of the other digidestined knew he was leaving or that he'd even left. In a distance he heard a group of carolers singing "Peace on Earth, good will to men." Tai laughed at the thought.
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
It's good to be here again[/b]
Kari walked in the door, laid down with gifts in bright colored boxes and bags.
"Hi dad, what's up? Where's Tai?"
"Nothing much and in his room." Kari smiled and handed her dad a bright blue box. Mr. Kamiya smiled and shook it gently.
"What is it?"
"I can't tell you, or it won't be any fun tomorrow." Kari put the other boxes under the brightly-lit tree, and smiled. She then walked over to Tai's door and knocked.
"Tai, you awake?" No answer, so she figured he was asleep. "I'll let him stay that way until morning."
Tai hid in the shadows of down town Odebia. Kids where running up and down the street, carrying boxes or looking in the bright store displays hoping Santa would bring that special gift that night. Tai smiled, realizing it hadn't been that long ago when he and his friends had done the same thing. Except Tai had done it so he wouldn't have to see his father come home drunk and his mom yelling at him while Tai covered Kari's ears with his hands and held her on his lap protectively.
"Man, a trip down memory lane is something I so don't need right now." Tai sighed, turning out to the desolate outskirts of town. Looking over his shoulder, he could barely make out the outline of his apartment building.
"Well no turning back now." With that he set out to find whatever it was he was searching for.
[b] On the streets there's children laughing
People smile as they are passing
Christmas time is here, our waiting is done
Wishing it could last forever
Not just twelve days in December
Through the year let's try to remember
That special way
That everyone feels
It's the magic of Christmas day[/b]
The clock in the family room struck midnight, but Sora didn't care. She sat curled up by the fire, flipping through an old photo album. The rainbow glare shown off of the page from the Christmas lights. Pictures of her, Tai, and the others shown from almost every page. Excpeacilly of her and Tai, together, after all they had been friends since they were little kids. On one page she saw a picture of her and Tai at the soccer camp that had been a few weeks before their summer camp. A few weeks before the digital world. Right next to that was a picture taken the day after the digiworld adventure. Looking closely at the two pictures Sora noticed something different about Tai. In the first picture his eyes had seemed like they were on fire, and he was ready to rip it up any moment. In the second picture they were more serious, mature looking eyes.
"He grew up then." Sora whispered to herself. As she turned yet another page, she noticed another change had come over her friend. This picture was taken just a few days after they defeated MaloMyotismon. While the others eyes were dancing with delight about finally being able to say they had won, Tai looked different. Although his face looked happy like the rest, his eyes looked empty. They had lost their spark, and looked almost defeated. He stood a little apart from the rest, looking tough yet sad at the same time. The next picture gave away why Tai's soul had changed so drastically. It was a picture of last Christmas. Tai had given Sora an orange kitten, which she promptly named courage. It had Sora in front holding courage, with Tai leaning over his shoulders. He was smiling, but he was glaring at the person taking the picture. Straining her memory, Sora remember it had been Tai's father, and that he had been slightly drunk and smelt strongly of alcohol.
"So that's it." Sora whispered, and shut the book. She picked up courage, now a full-grown cat, and stroked him gently.
"Please God, help Tai. Please."
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
It's good to be here again[b]
It was almost midnight, and Tai found himself on his knees.
"Of all the nights for Japan to freeze over it has to be the night I'm running away." Tai shivered, wishing that he wasn't alone, but that he was home with one of his friends. Or one of his friends were with him now. Suddenly a warm golden light shown above his head. He looked up, and saw a figure that looked a lot like Angewomon standing over him.
"Who are you?"
"I'm an angel."
"I can see that, but I meant your name."
"I have no name Taichi. But I am here to take you home."
"No way! I'm not ready to die yet!" The angel laughed at the panic on Tai's face.
"Not that home silly. The one you've just left."
"No way to that one either. Homes are places with love. And my apartment doesn't have that."
"Maybe not from your father Taichi, for his one love is alcohol. But your mother loves you, and depends on you greatly. Kari loves you, and always will. And all your friends care about you. As a matter a fact it's one of your friends that sent me here to get you. Now come on." The angel picked Tai up, and carried him to his balcony. "Now go to sleep Tai, after all you can still get 4 more hours of sleep before Kari comes and wakes you up." With a quick smile the angel disappeared, leaving Tai standing alone in the cold. As he drifted off to sleep in his bed a few minutes later memories came back to him. Memories of Christmas long forgotten. Memories of Kari and himself playing with Miko new years eve. Memories of what it was like to be a family. And he vowed then and there to have those days back. To be a family once again.
[b] So fill your heart with love and joy
And through the eyes of girls and boys
Share their wonder, live through their joy
It's easy to do, just open your heart
The spirit will come to you[/b]
"Wake up big brother!" Kari called, banging on the door. Tai rolled over.
"What happened? Did I dream all that?"
"Wake up sleepy head! It's 3:00 AM and we haven't opened presents yet."
Tai groaned, "The angel was wrong. I only got 3 hours of sleep."
"What did you say onii-san?"
"Nothing." Tai unlocked the door, and was greeted by a large box.
"What's this?"
"Open it and find out." So Tai opened it, and was greeted by another large box. Then another one, and another one. Finally he got down to a box about the size of a floppy disk. Lifting of the lid he found a pennant inside. It was shaped like a heart and said…
"Together 4ever, the Digidestined". Tai smiled, once again feeling the Christmas spirit.
"Okay now Onii-san, what did you get me?" Tai walked over to the phone and dialed a number, then handed it to Kari.
"Hello?" I groggy voice answered.
"Um…hello." Kari said. The voice instantly picked up.
"Hey Kari what are you doing calling me at 3:00 AM? It's to early to go find some mistletoe!" Kari squealed and hung up the phone, whacking her brother with it on the way.
"Tai you jerk! Whatcha' call Davis for?"
[b] Oh and God bless us everyone
The good and the bad
The happy; the sad
Oh and God bless us everyone
Here's to family and friends
Till next time we meet again[/b]