A/N: I'm sssssssssoooooooooooooooooooo sorry that it took me this long to post this. But I haven't been able to get to a computer for three weeks or so. I'll try to get this up as fast as I can! Sorry again!
TK smiled up at the amn sitting next to him. He had learned another word: Father. TK knew that he had not seen the man sitting by him for a while, and that he was happy to see him.
There was another person sitting by him as well. She was crying into a tissue, and she kept on saying words. The same words over and over.
Mother.... he thought. Her behavior made him want to maek her feel better. He strained his memory for more words. Crying....Mother....don't....cry......
"M-mudher," he said. "D-don't c-c-c-cry....."
His mother stopped crying and stared at him. TK closed his eyes breifly, then opend them again, pleased with his efforts. Both his parents were looking at him in astonishment. TK did not see what all of the fuss was about. He had just said more words. Wasn't that good?
The door opend and in walked a boy with a lot of brown hair. He looked tired and upset, but he smiled at TK. He said something to TK's parents. TK squeezed his eyes shut, trying to remember who this person was.
"T-t- Tai!" he said.
Tai smiled and nodded. He said TK's name.
TK wanted Tai to stay longer, but he left after a moment or two. TK knew that he was connected to people he liked.
My...friends.....
* * *
Joe walked down the hall, looking at the room numbers. When he found what he was looking for, he stopped and knocked.
"Come in!"
Joe opend the door slowly and peered inside. Mimi was busy putting clothes into a suitcase. She looked up and waved at him, then busied herself once more with her packing.
"Need help?"
"Huh...oh, sure, thanks," she said. "Just sit on it while I shut it."
"Oh...okay," he said slowly. He felt rather stupid sitting on top of Mimi's suitcase while she closed it. He jumped off as soon as possible.
"So, have you said good-bye to Sora and the rest?"
Mimi nodded. "Yup. Everyone but Kari, Matt, and TK."
Joe nodded. "Well, I guess it's my turn now."
"No, not yet," she said. "You can help me carry my suitcase downstairs and help me get a cab."
Joe smiled. "All right, then." He tried to lift up Mimi's suitcase, but he barely managed to get it off the bed. She luaghed at the scence as Joe had a near brush with death when the suitcase almost fell on him.
"You can help, you know," he said from his position on the floor. Mimi surpressed another fit of giggles, then stretched out her hand to help him up.
They slowly made their way to the elevator and out the door. While Joe was trying to get a cab, Mimi said," I don't want to leave yet."
Joe turned to look at her. "Well, no one wants you to leave, Mimi. But you live in American now."
"But I want to see if Matt and TK and Kari'll be okay," she said.
Joe bit his lip. "Don't worry, Mimi. I'll tell you if anything happens as soon as I possibly can."
Mimi nodded and sniffed. Joe finally managed to get a cab. As the driver was trying to get Mimi's bags into the trunk, Joe helped Mimi into the cab.
"Call me when you get there," he said.
"I will," she said. Joe nodded an walked away.
"Joe!"
"What is it, Mimi?"
"I still need someone to help me with my bags when I get to the airport."
Joe smiled and started back towards the cab.
* * *
Davis lay down in his bed, folding a paper airplane. His mother had given him a magazine, and Davis had been tearind out all the adds and turning them into paper airplanes. Now scarcely a fourth of the original amgazine remained. Davis threw the airplane and it landed in the trash can.
"Maybe I'll go and see Ken," he said to himself.
"No need," said a voice from the door. Davis looked up and smiled at Ken.
"I thought that...."
"I asked the nurse for an extr gown and I put it on backwards," smiled Ken. He walked over to the bed.
"Is there anything good on TV?" he asked. "Mine's broken."
Davis smiled and looked for the TV guide, which he had probably thrown away.
Ken's eyes fell upon the waste basket. He smiled.
"Please tell me that's not the TV guide."
"Well, not all of it," said Davis, sheepishly.
"Well, that's fine," said Ken. "We could try channel surfing."
Davis shrugged and turned on the TV. Fifteen minutes later nothing good seemed to be on, so they gave up.
"That's alright," said Ken. To be honest, I only came here to talk to you."
Oh, God. He knows. What gave me away?
"Um..." Davis swallowed. "Go ahead."
"Well, you remember when we were on that little island, before we were found?"
"Yeah...?"
"Well, I remember thinking that....that if I died there, it wouldn't be so bad, because I was with you."
"Wha-what's your point?"
"Well, I guess I'm just saying...uhm....thanks...for being such--such a good friend."
"Oh," said Daivs, blushing. "You're...you're welcome. Don't mention it."
Ken looked releived. "Okay, well I'll be going, then."
"Ken," said Davis.
"Yeah?"
"Two minutes have gone by. Maybe there's something to watch now."
Ken smiled and sat on the endge of the bed while Davis turned on the television.
* * *
Tai had had it. First they stoped him from seeing Kari. Then he couldn't see Matt. Then they lost Kari.Now Kari was really sick and Tai definatley could not see her. He cursed and kicked the wall. He was going to see Matt, wether he was allowed to or not.
Tai found it surprisingly easy to get into Matt's room undetected. The hospital seemed to have very lax security, which now he was taking advantage of.
Matt was lying on the bed, looking almost as pale as the sheets. In fact, Tai guessed that the only reason he had spotted Matt so quickly was because of his hair and the IV tube. Tai gulped and sat down on the chair next to the bed.
"Hey,Matt," he said. " I'm sorry that I didn't come any sooner, but I had problems getting in here until now."
Tai paused there. Matt looked exactly the same as he did before. Tai sighed.
" I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I want to tell you this. I think I have to, since TK can't and your parents most likely don't want to upset you. Anyway, most of us are okay. Joe and Mimi left the hospital today. Sorry that you couldn't say anything to her, but she told me to tell you to e-mail her as soon as possible. Davis and Ken are fine. They're leaving tomorrow, and so am I.Sora broke her leg, and she'll be here at least another few days. TK is alive. He was found in a flooded cave, though, and he had gone without oxygen. He doesn't know how to talk, but he's making excellent progress. Kari had amnesia, and now she's got pnuemonia. She's in intensive care. Izzy, Iori, and Yolei--" Tai choked. "I'm sorry, Matt! They died! I don't like saying this to you, but I think that you need to know!"
Tai thought that he saw Matt twitch. But when he looked again, Matt's face was the same. Tai decided that it was a trick his mind was playing. That or he was crying so hard that he was seeing things.
He stopped talking after that and just sat there, absentmindedly running his fingers through Matt's hair ( he probably wouldn't be allowed to do that anymore once Matt woke up). Half an hour passed this way.
"I probably should go now," he said. "I'll come back later." He bent over and kissed Matt lightly on the lips. "I love you," he whispered.
He was halfway out the door when he heard a hoarse voice call, "Tai?"
He spun around and rushed back to the bed. Matt was lying there, looking at him from deep blue eyes. Matt smiled.
"Whaddays know," said Tai after a while. "It is true: you kiss a princess and they instantly wake up!"
Matt scowled. "If I wasn't so tired I'd slug you."
Tai laughed and kissed Matt again. Matt gave into the kiss after a while, and they stayed that way until Tai broke away to breathe. When he did he caught sight of the door--and the person in it.
"Uh-oh," he said. Matt turned his head and groaned.
"Uh, hi Dad," he said sheepishly.
Mr.Ishida just stared at them for a moment, then said, "I'm not even going to ask."
Tai flet himself blush. Mr. Ishida came over to the bed and gave Matt a hug. Tai smiled as he saw a single tear drip down Mr. Ishida's face. He really did love Matt after all-- Tai was glad of that. Matt had recently been complaining about his father and how much time he was away.
"I'll see ya later Matt," he said. He turned to leave.
"I won't tell the nurse that you were in here," said Mr.Ishida.
Tai smiled. "Thanks."
* * *
Sora sighed and changed the channel again. It was some sort of cheesy soap opera. To her dismay, Sora had found that she actually liked some of them.This one was becomming her favorite.
I'm going to be the biggest couch potato/ soap opera addict when I get this cast off. Everyone'll think that I've been switched with some sort of alien clone once they find out.
The door swung open without warning. Sora had just enough time to quikly turn off the television before Tai came into the room, smiling broadly. Sora stared blankly at him for a moment.She had never seen Tai so happy before.
"Uh, Tai?"
"It's a beautiful day!" said Tai. Sora shook her head. She could not beleive it. Tai was humming.
"What's up?" she said, trying to be normal.
"Matt's awake!" he said. "He's finally awake!"
"That's great, Tai."
Tai nodded. "It feels great to know that my boyfriend's up!"
Sora made a rather interseting noise. "Boy-boyfriend? You and-and Matt?"
Tai nodded again. Sora wondered for a moment about Kari, but decided not bring it up. It was a rare, rare moment to see Tai acting as if he was on Valium. Sora was kind of enjoying it.
But then Tai's face fell.
"What is it?"
"It's Kari!," he said , biting his lower lip. "She's in the intensive care unit and here I am, being happy." He put his face in his hands. "I'm a failure."
Sora reached over and patted his arm. "Tai, don't blame yourself. It isn't your fault. Matt woke up. You had the right to be happy."
Tai looked at her.
"You have no idea, do you?" he said. He got up and started towards the door.
"Tai!" she called after him. But it was too late. The door slamed behind Tai and he had not heard her.
"Oh, shit," Sora said. "My life is becomming one of those damn soap operas."
* * *
TK knew that his parents were excited about something. They kept talking to him and to one another. Then one of them would leave for a while. When they came back, the other one would leave. Sometimes they would both leave for a long time. TK heard them talking about his brother, whatever that was. TK had a feeling that he should know though, and he spent most of his time trying to think up what it was.
Other times, he would think about Kari, his friend. He wonderd what had happend to her. Where was she, anyway? Why had she left him? Why?
'C-come back, Kari," he said. "Come back."
* * *
Kari moaned and stirred in her sleep. Her whole body ached, but mostly it was just in her head and chest. She tried to open her eyes, but found herself too weak to do so. So she just lay there, wherever she was, wishing that she was someplace else. One of the places from her dreams, perhaps. She had had many dreams, all of which had taken place in the Digiworld. Most of them had been happy, but a few......
Kari groaned again. There had been a few terrible dreams that had interrupted her feverish slumber. She had seen the Digiworld as it had been when the Dark Masters had taken over. Or when Ken had been the Digimon Emperor. Or visions of the Dark Ocean. Those ones were the worst. There seemed to be no words to describe the ominous feeling she got whenever she thought of that horrible place.
But even those dreams had had a hidden layer, just waiting for the latent mesage to break through. If only she could remember what it was....
If only....
"Tai," she moaned. "Come and help me.Tai, kowai. I'm scared."
And then, through the foggy mist that infested her brain..
"I'm here, Kari. I'm here."
A/N: End of whatever part this is. I'm stuck, so I'm going to stop here. I'll try to get the next part up within the month. R/r, please!
TK smiled up at the amn sitting next to him. He had learned another word: Father. TK knew that he had not seen the man sitting by him for a while, and that he was happy to see him.
There was another person sitting by him as well. She was crying into a tissue, and she kept on saying words. The same words over and over.
Mother.... he thought. Her behavior made him want to maek her feel better. He strained his memory for more words. Crying....Mother....don't....cry......
"M-mudher," he said. "D-don't c-c-c-cry....."
His mother stopped crying and stared at him. TK closed his eyes breifly, then opend them again, pleased with his efforts. Both his parents were looking at him in astonishment. TK did not see what all of the fuss was about. He had just said more words. Wasn't that good?
The door opend and in walked a boy with a lot of brown hair. He looked tired and upset, but he smiled at TK. He said something to TK's parents. TK squeezed his eyes shut, trying to remember who this person was.
"T-t- Tai!" he said.
Tai smiled and nodded. He said TK's name.
TK wanted Tai to stay longer, but he left after a moment or two. TK knew that he was connected to people he liked.
My...friends.....
"Come in!"
Joe opend the door slowly and peered inside. Mimi was busy putting clothes into a suitcase. She looked up and waved at him, then busied herself once more with her packing.
"Need help?"
"Huh...oh, sure, thanks," she said. "Just sit on it while I shut it."
"Oh...okay," he said slowly. He felt rather stupid sitting on top of Mimi's suitcase while she closed it. He jumped off as soon as possible.
"So, have you said good-bye to Sora and the rest?"
Mimi nodded. "Yup. Everyone but Kari, Matt, and TK."
Joe nodded. "Well, I guess it's my turn now."
"No, not yet," she said. "You can help me carry my suitcase downstairs and help me get a cab."
Joe smiled. "All right, then." He tried to lift up Mimi's suitcase, but he barely managed to get it off the bed. She luaghed at the scence as Joe had a near brush with death when the suitcase almost fell on him.
"You can help, you know," he said from his position on the floor. Mimi surpressed another fit of giggles, then stretched out her hand to help him up.
They slowly made their way to the elevator and out the door. While Joe was trying to get a cab, Mimi said," I don't want to leave yet."
Joe turned to look at her. "Well, no one wants you to leave, Mimi. But you live in American now."
"But I want to see if Matt and TK and Kari'll be okay," she said.
Joe bit his lip. "Don't worry, Mimi. I'll tell you if anything happens as soon as I possibly can."
Mimi nodded and sniffed. Joe finally managed to get a cab. As the driver was trying to get Mimi's bags into the trunk, Joe helped Mimi into the cab.
"Call me when you get there," he said.
"I will," she said. Joe nodded an walked away.
"Joe!"
"What is it, Mimi?"
"I still need someone to help me with my bags when I get to the airport."
Joe smiled and started back towards the cab.
"Maybe I'll go and see Ken," he said to himself.
"No need," said a voice from the door. Davis looked up and smiled at Ken.
"I thought that...."
"I asked the nurse for an extr gown and I put it on backwards," smiled Ken. He walked over to the bed.
"Is there anything good on TV?" he asked. "Mine's broken."
Davis smiled and looked for the TV guide, which he had probably thrown away.
Ken's eyes fell upon the waste basket. He smiled.
"Please tell me that's not the TV guide."
"Well, not all of it," said Davis, sheepishly.
"Well, that's fine," said Ken. "We could try channel surfing."
Davis shrugged and turned on the TV. Fifteen minutes later nothing good seemed to be on, so they gave up.
"That's alright," said Ken. To be honest, I only came here to talk to you."
Oh, God. He knows. What gave me away?
"Um..." Davis swallowed. "Go ahead."
"Well, you remember when we were on that little island, before we were found?"
"Yeah...?"
"Well, I remember thinking that....that if I died there, it wouldn't be so bad, because I was with you."
"Wha-what's your point?"
"Well, I guess I'm just saying...uhm....thanks...for being such--such a good friend."
"Oh," said Daivs, blushing. "You're...you're welcome. Don't mention it."
Ken looked releived. "Okay, well I'll be going, then."
"Ken," said Davis.
"Yeah?"
"Two minutes have gone by. Maybe there's something to watch now."
Ken smiled and sat on the endge of the bed while Davis turned on the television.
Tai found it surprisingly easy to get into Matt's room undetected. The hospital seemed to have very lax security, which now he was taking advantage of.
Matt was lying on the bed, looking almost as pale as the sheets. In fact, Tai guessed that the only reason he had spotted Matt so quickly was because of his hair and the IV tube. Tai gulped and sat down on the chair next to the bed.
"Hey,Matt," he said. " I'm sorry that I didn't come any sooner, but I had problems getting in here until now."
Tai paused there. Matt looked exactly the same as he did before. Tai sighed.
" I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I want to tell you this. I think I have to, since TK can't and your parents most likely don't want to upset you. Anyway, most of us are okay. Joe and Mimi left the hospital today. Sorry that you couldn't say anything to her, but she told me to tell you to e-mail her as soon as possible. Davis and Ken are fine. They're leaving tomorrow, and so am I.Sora broke her leg, and she'll be here at least another few days. TK is alive. He was found in a flooded cave, though, and he had gone without oxygen. He doesn't know how to talk, but he's making excellent progress. Kari had amnesia, and now she's got pnuemonia. She's in intensive care. Izzy, Iori, and Yolei--" Tai choked. "I'm sorry, Matt! They died! I don't like saying this to you, but I think that you need to know!"
Tai thought that he saw Matt twitch. But when he looked again, Matt's face was the same. Tai decided that it was a trick his mind was playing. That or he was crying so hard that he was seeing things.
He stopped talking after that and just sat there, absentmindedly running his fingers through Matt's hair ( he probably wouldn't be allowed to do that anymore once Matt woke up). Half an hour passed this way.
"I probably should go now," he said. "I'll come back later." He bent over and kissed Matt lightly on the lips. "I love you," he whispered.
He was halfway out the door when he heard a hoarse voice call, "Tai?"
He spun around and rushed back to the bed. Matt was lying there, looking at him from deep blue eyes. Matt smiled.
"Whaddays know," said Tai after a while. "It is true: you kiss a princess and they instantly wake up!"
Matt scowled. "If I wasn't so tired I'd slug you."
Tai laughed and kissed Matt again. Matt gave into the kiss after a while, and they stayed that way until Tai broke away to breathe. When he did he caught sight of the door--and the person in it.
"Uh-oh," he said. Matt turned his head and groaned.
"Uh, hi Dad," he said sheepishly.
Mr.Ishida just stared at them for a moment, then said, "I'm not even going to ask."
Tai flet himself blush. Mr. Ishida came over to the bed and gave Matt a hug. Tai smiled as he saw a single tear drip down Mr. Ishida's face. He really did love Matt after all-- Tai was glad of that. Matt had recently been complaining about his father and how much time he was away.
"I'll see ya later Matt," he said. He turned to leave.
"I won't tell the nurse that you were in here," said Mr.Ishida.
Tai smiled. "Thanks."
I'm going to be the biggest couch potato/ soap opera addict when I get this cast off. Everyone'll think that I've been switched with some sort of alien clone once they find out.
The door swung open without warning. Sora had just enough time to quikly turn off the television before Tai came into the room, smiling broadly. Sora stared blankly at him for a moment.She had never seen Tai so happy before.
"Uh, Tai?"
"It's a beautiful day!" said Tai. Sora shook her head. She could not beleive it. Tai was humming.
"What's up?" she said, trying to be normal.
"Matt's awake!" he said. "He's finally awake!"
"That's great, Tai."
Tai nodded. "It feels great to know that my boyfriend's up!"
Sora made a rather interseting noise. "Boy-boyfriend? You and-and Matt?"
Tai nodded again. Sora wondered for a moment about Kari, but decided not bring it up. It was a rare, rare moment to see Tai acting as if he was on Valium. Sora was kind of enjoying it.
But then Tai's face fell.
"What is it?"
"It's Kari!," he said , biting his lower lip. "She's in the intensive care unit and here I am, being happy." He put his face in his hands. "I'm a failure."
Sora reached over and patted his arm. "Tai, don't blame yourself. It isn't your fault. Matt woke up. You had the right to be happy."
Tai looked at her.
"You have no idea, do you?" he said. He got up and started towards the door.
"Tai!" she called after him. But it was too late. The door slamed behind Tai and he had not heard her.
"Oh, shit," Sora said. "My life is becomming one of those damn soap operas."
Other times, he would think about Kari, his friend. He wonderd what had happend to her. Where was she, anyway? Why had she left him? Why?
'C-come back, Kari," he said. "Come back."
Kari groaned again. There had been a few terrible dreams that had interrupted her feverish slumber. She had seen the Digiworld as it had been when the Dark Masters had taken over. Or when Ken had been the Digimon Emperor. Or visions of the Dark Ocean. Those ones were the worst. There seemed to be no words to describe the ominous feeling she got whenever she thought of that horrible place.
But even those dreams had had a hidden layer, just waiting for the latent mesage to break through. If only she could remember what it was....
If only....
"Tai," she moaned. "Come and help me.Tai, kowai. I'm scared."
And then, through the foggy mist that infested her brain..
"I'm here, Kari. I'm here."
A/N: End of whatever part this is. I'm stuck, so I'm going to stop here. I'll try to get the next part up within the month. R/r, please!
