Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon nor will I ever. *sigh* This story is mine, so please don't steal. Some of the characters I made up, like Lana.
Chapter Seven
Izzy frowned. "This doesn't seem right. Matt and Tai are the only ones who have your cell number besides Nikki and your mom? And you're sure Kara told you the person on the phone said a friend of Sora?"
"Yes."
"Do any of them know anything about Lana, Nikki, or Kara?"
Sora thought hard. "Well…let's see…Both of them heard Kara tell me she needed my help about something that was a matter of life and death… They both were at Lana's locker and talked to her but I remember seeing Matt looking at the combination…but that doesn't meant either one is the Valentine Killer, right?"
"Right. Wait a sec, weren't Lana and Kara obsessed with Matt and Tai?"
"Now that you mentioned it…you're right."
"What about the notes? Were they typed? Were they handwritten?" Izzy asked.
"They were typed. Izzy, you don't think Tai or Matt would…"
"It's a possibility. Think about your guy friends. Joe Tk Tai, Matt, and me. It couldn't be me because you came to me to help you; it's not Joe because…well this is Joe we're talking about. He's been like a father to us all in the Digiworld. And Tk, no. He's too busy trying to get Kari to like him. So, that leaves Tai and Matt. And you're sure although you heard the voice on the phone distorted, that it was male."
"Oh. Well that's why I asked you for some help."
"Sora, you know a lot about flowers. That white rose…is it hard to get a rose tipped with a color? Is it expensive? Or common?"
"It does cost extra…yeah it is expensive. I know that many flower shops don't usually do that…it's pretty rare. Maybe we should check out the flower shops in Japan."
"Uh Sora…do you have any idea how many there are?"
"Yes, I know there are many, but with my mom in the flower shop business I pretty much know which ones could sell roses like that."
"All right. Do you think you can make a list or something?"
"Way ahead of you," Sora replied as she took out a list from her purse. "Maybe you could go and check these out while I head to the hospital to see if I can talk to Chad."
"You're not planning on doing this tonight are you?"
"No, of course not. How about we start tomorrow?" Sora asked seriously.
Izzy sighed. "All right. I'll do this tomorrow. Tai and Matt won't like this."
"Screw them. Tomorrow Izzy. Bye!"
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"Hey Sora," Matt said.
"Hi Matt."
"Are you okay? You didn't get hurt did you? Tai told me that you found the dead bodies yesterday. Then he said he found you. So what happened?"
"Well he called me and told me to check the school. And I did. That's when I saw the janitor and Nikki dead…" Tears sprang to her eyes.
"Sora you're very lucky he didn't come after you when you fainted," Matt said as he comforted her in a hug.
"Fainted, I didn't tell you that I fainted." Sora stepped back, still in Matt's arms.
"Well I uh Tai. He mentioned that you fainted and he found you."
"Oh." She made a mental note to ask Tai.
"I've got to go. Band practice. Bye."
Strange…
Sora then opened her locker. Propped up against her books was a red envelope. Sora picked it up and took out a slip of paper.
You leave me breathless as I gaze upon you,
You always seem to mesmerize me
With those crimson rubies and sexy curves.
You even leave me spellbound as you walk,
And when you smile, I swear I'm in Heaven,
But there's something I've been wanting my whole entire life,
And that's your body.
So, won't you Be My Valentine and look at the back?Sora dropped the paper and her eyes widened. What? He's after me now? Sora bent down, picked up the note again, and flipped it over.
Are you shocked? What did you expect? You did get my rose I put in your soft hair? So next comes the note and then… Don't worry Nancy Drew you still have a chance of catching me. But I suggest you give it up. You can't win.
Sora crumbled the note in anger. What? He thinks he can scare me? Ha! Sora Takenouchi will find you. Uh oh…Tai's coming my way. Sora quickly hid the note with a book. If he sees this, he'll know I didn't stop… "Hi Tai."
"Hey Sora. Is something the matter?"
"No, I'm fine," Sora said as she shut her locker and started walking with Tai.
"Well come on Nancy Drew. Walk a little faster."
Sora stopped walking. "What did you call me?" That's what the killer keeps calling me…
"Nancy Drew. You know the sleuth. Well at least you gave this up. You can't win against a murderer."
You can't win…You can't win… The words from the note! Sora gasped.
"Sora? What's wrong?" Tai asked.
Come to think of it…Tai's the only one she gave her locker combination to…he's the only one that knows…
"Sora?"
"Oh uh sorry. I need to uh…get going. Bye Tai." Sora walked away quickly before Tai could react. Get a grip Sora. Just because he knows your locker combination, just because he called me Nancy Drew, just because he said You can't win…that doesn't mean anything…it could just be a coincidence…
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Later that day…
"Izzy!"
"Hi to you too," Izzy said as Sora rushed in.
"I got a note today. Look," she said as she handed him the note. "There's only one person that has my locker combination and it's Tai."
"Tai?"
"Yes, and I had the strangest conversation with him today. He called me Nancy Drew! That's what the killer keeps calling me."
"That doesn't mean anything…"
"He also said You can't win. That's what the note says."
"Whoa. That still doesn't mean anything. It could be coincidence. Are you sure he's the only one with your locker combination?" Izzy asked.
"I'm positive."
"All right, well calm down. Let's not jump to conclusions." Izzy looked at Sora worriedly. "Maybe you should stop this Sora. I think it's starting to get dangerous."
"Forget Izzy. With or without your help I'm going to find him," Sora said determinedly.
"Well in that case, I might as well help you. Anyway, I was on my way to check out the flower shops. So, why don't you go to the hospital to see Chad? We'll talk at my house tomorrow. Okay?"
"Okay. Thanks Izzy. Bye," Sora said as she left.
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Is it really coincidence? Or is it something more? Will Izzy find out anything at the flower shops? Will Sora find something useful from Chad?
Find out in the next chapter.
