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Not very many people have reviewed this fic… hmm… I think I might give it up to work on others after I finish this chapter if hardly anyone reviews because I'm going to need a vote on this chapter.
Anywho, I don't own Digimon
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Matt didn't like being alone. It
was getting old. Hours would go by and he'd be alone, then someone would show
up and make it better. Tai hadn't come to visit him ever since he left Matt
standing alone on the white walkway. TK came a lot. He helped Matt reach
whatever destination he was headed for. Akemi said something about getting to
the top, so that was what Matt aimed for. Every now and then he'd come to a
door, go out it, and find himself back on the spiral. Then he'd walk up the
spiral a little ways a find another door to enter. It gave him the feeling he
was going up, and had to go through these phases of mind to get back to where
he'd started. This went on for days. Or what Matt guessed was days. It seemed
so long between each visit of his friends or family. His dad had come once. And
his mom. But mostly it was Akemi, Istu, Toshiki, TK, and Sora.
The truth was, Matt had been in
his comma for over a two month but it only seemed a week to him. His mind was
constantly going and he never seemed to get tired or hungry. He wanted to speak
to Tai again, and find out why Tai left so abruptly and hadn't come back in
forever, not that Tai would know because Matt didn't know and his imaginary
friends could only tell him what he already knew. Though, it would have made
Matt feel better.
Today Gendo and Mimi were with
him. Mimi loved the pink things that were everywhere and skipped in front of
Matt and Gendo happily. She hadn't a care in the world, or at least not in
Matt's mind. He liked to talk to her. She was so kind and considerate about
everything that was going on. Matt knew that that would be how she would act in
real life. Mimi was always so innocent.
Gendo, on the other hand, was
acting a bit like Akemi. It was quite strange to Matt and he wasn't sure
whether his mind was just used to having Akemi around (this being the first
time Gendo had visited him) or whether that's how he thought Gendo was deep
down inside. It was too weird.
Matt was actually beginning to
enjoy having Istu and Akemi around more than anyone else. Sure Sora, TK, and
Toshiki were fun, but there were specific things about the three of them that
puzzled Matt and made him a bit on the edge when he was with them. With Istu,
it was just constant harmless flirting (which made Matt think about how he was
flirting with himself…) and with Akemi it was just a bunch of sexual jokes.
They seemed to relax Matt more. Maybe because TK was just so different than the
TK Matt had grown up knowing (he was really getting a lot nicer because Matt
stopped whining so much), and Toshiki was hardly ever there so Matt began to
forget what he acted like, and Sora…
Sora.
Yes. There was definitely
something different about Sora. Tai had told him right off that Matt was seeing
the sides of his friends and family that he'd always known were there, but had
chosen to ignore. When Sora first came, Matt found out that she didn't like Tai
very much, nor did Tai like her, but now that Tai was gone, Sora acted like
Sora. Yet, Akemi acted like Akemi and Istu acted like Istu… But with Sora it
was different somehow. Matt got the feeling he knew nothing about her and
wondered what deep dark secrets she held within.
As he thought about it more,
Matt began to realize that Mimi was the same way. Sure she was Mimi, but she
was different. She acted the same but there was something mysterious about her.
She and Sora had secrets that Matt obviously had never had a clue about. It
confused him greatly.
Gendo left, making Matt feel
quite sad. This was Gendo's first time to visit him and he didn't even stay
long. It was the same with Toshiki. He come for a few minutes then leave and
the visits were far apart. Matt wondered what was keeping the two from him.
They were supposed to be his friends, right?
And so was Tai. He'd left Matt
when Matt needed him the most and hadn't come back since. So how was Matt
supposed to take this? He tried to forget about Tai, but the brunette was
constantly on his mind. He wanted to know where Tai was and what was keeping
him. If Tai meant what he said to Matt that first day, then where the hell was
he? Not that Matt was like that or anything, but he still wanted to talk to
Tai.
Davis was here now. And Ken.
They had both been visiting a lot and often came together. Matt and Mimi were
happy to see them and the four quickly found something to do.
"Okay," Mimi was saying, "I know
you can be overwhelmed, and under whelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?"
"I suppose," Matt responded,
shrugging. He grinned at Mimi, making her blush.
"You know I always thought you
were cute, don't you?" Mimi giggled.
"I guess, since we are in my
mind." Matt shrugged again. He scooped her up and twirled her around in the
air. "And since this wont hurt because it's not really you…"
Matt brought her close and gave
her a swift kiss. Mimi giggled again and blushed harder. Matt laughed and let
go of her, turning to Davis and Ken who were walking farther behind them
whispering to each other.
"What are you two talking
about?" Matt asked.
Mimi liked it when Matt smiled
in his sleep. He looked so innocent and free of the world. The doctors said
that Matt's mind was going a mile a minute with several different things at
once. That was good. Luckily the Quoicleryn Trimethaly-crap hadn't hurt him too
much. The doctors said that Matt would wake up any time now. But then, they
said that over a month ago. It made Mimi wonder if what was wrong with Matt was
deeper than chemical poisoning.
Gendo had been sitting with her
for a little while, and now Davis and Ken were in the room, but they said they
couldn't stay long. Neither could Mimi. She was going to visit another one of
her friends who was at the police station's small jail. Tai. Poor, poor Tai.
Mimi didn't think Tai would ever hurt Matt; she knew the truth about how Tai
felt for Matt. But obviously the police did, and Matt's parents were beginning
to think Tai might have played a part in Matt's sickness. Mimi couldn't, and
wouldn't, believe such a thing. Yet, she couldn't leave until Sora got there.
She liked to have someone with Matt as much as possible.
Sora showed up a little later,
and Mimi, Davis, and Ken all left. Mimi hopped in her car and headed for the
station. She'd become a regular visitor to Tai and Matt. The people who worked
at the hospital and the station knew her well. Mimi was glad her parents were
allowing her to miss so much school to come back to Japan to see her friends.
They let her transfer to home school and she took classes over the Internet
during the day. The Yagamis were letting her stay at their house since they…
well… had an extra bed because Tai wasn't there.
"Hello Mrs. Tachikawa. Right on
time, as ever. The usual?" the officer at the front desk asked, though he knew
the answer.
"Of course," Mimi replied
smiling. He smiled back and opened the door leading to the back where the makeshift
cells, that were most of the time only used for a few days, were. They couldn't
put Tai in a prison because they hadn't convicted him of anything yet, and were
just holding him, and had been for the past month and half.
The officers in the back already
had everything set up for her and went to get Tai. Mimi frowned as Tai
approached. He looked awful. He was incredibly pale and thin. Dark rings were
under his eyes and he had such a blank look that it chilled Mimi. Tai looked up
at her and sighed, trying to fake a smile.
"How's Matt?" Tai asked.
"He's still in his comma," Mimi
said softly. "How are you holding up Tai?"
"Awful, to be frank. I want to
see Matt." Tai's voice cracked. He wanted to break down in tears, but was too
worn to do that.
"I know, but you can't. Tai, you
have to tell them where you were that night! Where exactly did you go? You
haven't even told me and I'm your friend!" Mimi said.
"I know! I know! But I don't
want to get in trouble!" Tai groaned.
"You already ARE in trouble! How
worse do you want this to get?" Mimi sighed. "Please Tai. You have to tell."
Tai hesitated. "But you don't
understand. I…"
"Tai. Tell me."
"Oh all right! I was with some
of my friends! We got drunk! I didn't want to get caught for drinking
underage!" Tai wailed. He slammed his head down on the desk and sniffled.
"You have to tell the police
that…" Mimi murmured.
Tai lifted his head to look at
her. "Do you think they'd believe me? No. They'll think I just made it up to
get out of here! And if they did believe me, I'd still have to go to prison for
underage drinking!"
"Not necessarily…" Mimi started.
"Tai! Tai! You're here! You came
back!!!"
Matt bounced up and down when
Mimi and Tai appeared beside him and Sora. Sora gave Tai a dirty look, but kept
her mouth shut. After hugging, and hugging, and hugging, and hugging some more…
and a little more hugging, Matt drew away from Tai with the most confused look
on his face.
"Where have you been?" he asked.
Tai shrugged, causing Matt to
sigh. He wanted to talk to his REAL friends. He wanted to be able to see things
that weren't always pink, blue, or mega whacked. He wanted to practice with his
band; wanted to joke around about the latest issue. But he couldn't do those
things trapped in his mind.
"Listen Matt," Tai said slowly.
"I have something serious to tell you. We are not who we think we are. We are
NOT who we think we are! One of us is bad Matt. One of us – your friends - has
tried to harm you before and will do it again. Think about it Matt."
Then Tai, Mimi, and Sora were
gone. Matt was confused. What did Tai mean by that? Was he saying that someone
was trying to hurt Matt? What was going on!
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Short chapter!! But no one really wants me to finish this
fic so… Anyway, for those few of you who actually care, vote on (A) who you
want the poisoner/bad person to be, (B) who you want the lover to be, and (C)
how do you think this should end [as in with a death, happy ending like the
fairy tales, or whatever]. Okay? I wont finish this fic until I get some dang
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