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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 reviews, got it?!?!?!?!