**Okay, here's another chapter to this fic! I've come to point where it would be stupid to quit writing it again, even though I haven't been getting very many reviews, so I am finishing it for sure. I don't know how many chapters this will have, and I don't want to make a guess. A lots going to happen in these next few parts, so don't be shocked!**
Still Standing
Chapter Four: Gone
Almost a month. That's how long it had been since TK had found Kari, his ex-girlfriend, lying unconscious on his doorstep after she had been kidnapped by an unknown man. Since then, nothing at all had happened, which put the two young people on edge. TK was naturally afraid for his own life, but now that Kari was back in his life, he was terrified for her life as well. He didn't know if he could handle losing her. It would be too much to bear. The two of them stayed together as much as they could, never going anywhere at night without the other. Kari was as scared of TK's stalker as TK was, although she was more worried about him getting hurt someday by this psycho with no name. As the two of them walked to school one blustery day, they were unaware of a pair of eyes fixed on them.
"Today's the day, TK. Get ready to be in the ultimate pain." The man whispered, his voice hoarse with excitement.
Tai got out of bed and sighed. He touched Sora's shoulder, and she too stirred. Tai got out of bed and shucked his clothes before entering the shower. He heard Sora move around as she put on her bathrobe over her pajamas. Turning on the water, Tai cringed as a blast of ice cold shower water hit him.
"Damn water. . . ." Tai muttered sleepily. Getting up in the morning was the hardest thing to do for Tai. He loved being in bed next to Sora every night. But college classes had to be attended, and Tai forced himself to get out of bed every morning. He was so thankful he didn't live in the dorms or at home. He and Sora held down the rent for their apartment pretty well for a couple of teenage college students. Finishing the shower, tai got out and dried off. He changed into some clothes and started to brush his teeth. He wiped the steam off the mirror and saw a reflection of a heavily bundled man behind him. Tai turned, toothbrush in hand, and dashed out of the bathroom, the man in pursuit.
"Sora!" Tai yelled. He rounded the corner to the kitchen and saw Sora lying on the floor unconscious. He felt a sharp object pierce his flesh in the side, and cried out in pain. He turned to see the man holding a very bloody kitchen knife in his hand. He stabbed Tai roughly three more times in the chest, shoulder and stomach before running out of the apartment. Sora came to moments later. She had been cooking breakfast, and blacked out when someone put a white cloth in her face. She screamed when she saw Tai lying in his own blood on the floor beside her.
"Oh God. . .Oh God. . ." Sora chanted as she picked up and dialed the phone. She sobbed into the receiver the address and how bad the stabbing had been.
"He's been stabbed. . .I don't know. . . four or five times. . .there's blood everywhere! You have to get out here as fast as you can, he's bleeding so much!" Sora sobbed as she pressed a kitchen towel over Tai's stomach. Tai moaned weakly. Covered in her boyfriend's blood, Sora put a blanket over his chilled body as she waited on the paramedics to arrive.
Kari and TK sat in Geometry class quietly as the teacher started babbling about proofs. The door opened, and the principal walked in, his face grim.
"Miss Kamiya, Mr. Takaishi, I need to see you in my office." The principal instructed. TK and Kari looked at each other with confusion.
"Is something wrong?" Kari asked shakily.
"There's been an accident. I need you to come and speak to your mothers. They're here to take you to the hospital." The principal stated. Kari gasped and walked hastily with the principal to the office.
"What happened?" TK asked Ms Takaishi when he walked into the office. Mrs. Kamiya was sobbing loudly, and Kari feared the worst.
"It's Tai, isn't it?" Kari asked. Mrs. Kamiya nodded.
"Someone broke into their apartment this morning and stabbed him. They don't think he's going to make it through the week." Ms Takaishi whispered. Kari fainted immediately into TK's arms as he stood in place, completely shocked.
"This isn't going to end, is it mom? He's going to hurt everyone around me until I give up!" TK cried as the principal took Kari into the sick room.
"I don't know. We have to pray right now though. For Tai. . ." Ms Takaishi said, her voice quavering. She reached over and hugged Mrs. Kamiya, who bawled openly into her shoulder. TK's blue eyes clouded over with rage.
"I need to go to him. We all do. Let's go, I'll carry Kari." TK demanded. Mrs. Kamiya and Ms. Takaishi agreed and signed their children out of school, driving to the hospital quickly. When TK walked in, he saw Sora sitting alone, her hands still covered with Tai's blood, which was now dried to her hands. TK ran to Sora and picked her up out of the chair, hugging her tightly. Sora reluctantly hugged TK back.
"There was so much blood, TK. . .it was everywhere." Sora whispered to the boy, her eyes wild with fear and sorrow.
"It's okay. . . he's going to be okay. . .we need to get your hands clean now though, alright? Let's go into the bathroom and wash your hands." TK said, talking to Sora as you would a small child. Sora nodded slightly and followed TK to the bathroom, where he helped her wash all the dry blood from her hands and arms.
"Thank you TK. . .I just. . .can't believe this is happening. They don't think he's going to live through this. One of his lungs was punctured, and his internal organs are in bad shape. Why is this happening to us?" Sora cried, breaking down completely into TK's arms. TK stroked Sora's soft hair gently, trying to comfort her.
"We need to be there for him right now, Sora. I don't know why he's back, and I don't know why he's after you. But I won't let him do this to anyone else, do you hear me?" TK replied. Sora nodded and walked back to Tai's room with Sora. Kari and Mrs. Kamiya were already inside, and so was Ms Takaishi. TK opened the door and lead Sora inside the room where Tai lay sleeping.
"Oh God." TK murmured. Tai was bandaged and hooked to machines which helped him breathe. An IV dripped fluids into his arm, and another line was dripping blood into his other arm. He was bruised, and cuts marred his face and arms. TK felt rage flow through him as Sora grabbed his hand and began to sob openly.
"I can't take this anymore. No, I won't take this anymore. Call the police. It's time to stop pretending that this is just a little joke, because I know you're all doing that. This isn't a joke. His life is hanging by threads, and I won't let that happen to anyone else. I want this guy caught, and I think I know who he is." TK demanded. Kari nodded angrily, keeping her eyes on her brother's still form. Ms Takaishi dialed the police on her mobile phone, and in minutes they were in the room questioning TK, Kari and Sora.
"And why do you think Richard Ishida has returned to kill you all?" a tall policeman with dirty blonde hair asked.
"Because five years ago he murdered my brother, and fled the scene. The three of us and Tai were all there and witnessed the entire thing. He has a motive to murder us. He wants to be free of any blame for Matt's death." TK replied.
"We'll send out a warrant. If Mr. Ishida is indeed in Odaiba, then we'll apprehend him and charge him with the assault of Mr. Kamiya, and the murder of Yamato Ishida." The policeman stated.
"Oh don't forget a count of kidnapping, like I said earlier I was kidnapped by the same man only a month ago, then dropped at TK's house." Kari said angrily, holding TK's hand in hers. The police took all the information, leaving later.
"I'm not going to let this happen anymore. . ." TK said as he watched Kari and Sora cry over Tai's sleeping form.
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Still Standing
Chapter Four: Gone
Almost a month. That's how long it had been since TK had found Kari, his ex-girlfriend, lying unconscious on his doorstep after she had been kidnapped by an unknown man. Since then, nothing at all had happened, which put the two young people on edge. TK was naturally afraid for his own life, but now that Kari was back in his life, he was terrified for her life as well. He didn't know if he could handle losing her. It would be too much to bear. The two of them stayed together as much as they could, never going anywhere at night without the other. Kari was as scared of TK's stalker as TK was, although she was more worried about him getting hurt someday by this psycho with no name. As the two of them walked to school one blustery day, they were unaware of a pair of eyes fixed on them.
"Today's the day, TK. Get ready to be in the ultimate pain." The man whispered, his voice hoarse with excitement.
Tai got out of bed and sighed. He touched Sora's shoulder, and she too stirred. Tai got out of bed and shucked his clothes before entering the shower. He heard Sora move around as she put on her bathrobe over her pajamas. Turning on the water, Tai cringed as a blast of ice cold shower water hit him.
"Damn water. . . ." Tai muttered sleepily. Getting up in the morning was the hardest thing to do for Tai. He loved being in bed next to Sora every night. But college classes had to be attended, and Tai forced himself to get out of bed every morning. He was so thankful he didn't live in the dorms or at home. He and Sora held down the rent for their apartment pretty well for a couple of teenage college students. Finishing the shower, tai got out and dried off. He changed into some clothes and started to brush his teeth. He wiped the steam off the mirror and saw a reflection of a heavily bundled man behind him. Tai turned, toothbrush in hand, and dashed out of the bathroom, the man in pursuit.
"Sora!" Tai yelled. He rounded the corner to the kitchen and saw Sora lying on the floor unconscious. He felt a sharp object pierce his flesh in the side, and cried out in pain. He turned to see the man holding a very bloody kitchen knife in his hand. He stabbed Tai roughly three more times in the chest, shoulder and stomach before running out of the apartment. Sora came to moments later. She had been cooking breakfast, and blacked out when someone put a white cloth in her face. She screamed when she saw Tai lying in his own blood on the floor beside her.
"Oh God. . .Oh God. . ." Sora chanted as she picked up and dialed the phone. She sobbed into the receiver the address and how bad the stabbing had been.
"He's been stabbed. . .I don't know. . . four or five times. . .there's blood everywhere! You have to get out here as fast as you can, he's bleeding so much!" Sora sobbed as she pressed a kitchen towel over Tai's stomach. Tai moaned weakly. Covered in her boyfriend's blood, Sora put a blanket over his chilled body as she waited on the paramedics to arrive.
Kari and TK sat in Geometry class quietly as the teacher started babbling about proofs. The door opened, and the principal walked in, his face grim.
"Miss Kamiya, Mr. Takaishi, I need to see you in my office." The principal instructed. TK and Kari looked at each other with confusion.
"Is something wrong?" Kari asked shakily.
"There's been an accident. I need you to come and speak to your mothers. They're here to take you to the hospital." The principal stated. Kari gasped and walked hastily with the principal to the office.
"What happened?" TK asked Ms Takaishi when he walked into the office. Mrs. Kamiya was sobbing loudly, and Kari feared the worst.
"It's Tai, isn't it?" Kari asked. Mrs. Kamiya nodded.
"Someone broke into their apartment this morning and stabbed him. They don't think he's going to make it through the week." Ms Takaishi whispered. Kari fainted immediately into TK's arms as he stood in place, completely shocked.
"This isn't going to end, is it mom? He's going to hurt everyone around me until I give up!" TK cried as the principal took Kari into the sick room.
"I don't know. We have to pray right now though. For Tai. . ." Ms Takaishi said, her voice quavering. She reached over and hugged Mrs. Kamiya, who bawled openly into her shoulder. TK's blue eyes clouded over with rage.
"I need to go to him. We all do. Let's go, I'll carry Kari." TK demanded. Mrs. Kamiya and Ms. Takaishi agreed and signed their children out of school, driving to the hospital quickly. When TK walked in, he saw Sora sitting alone, her hands still covered with Tai's blood, which was now dried to her hands. TK ran to Sora and picked her up out of the chair, hugging her tightly. Sora reluctantly hugged TK back.
"There was so much blood, TK. . .it was everywhere." Sora whispered to the boy, her eyes wild with fear and sorrow.
"It's okay. . . he's going to be okay. . .we need to get your hands clean now though, alright? Let's go into the bathroom and wash your hands." TK said, talking to Sora as you would a small child. Sora nodded slightly and followed TK to the bathroom, where he helped her wash all the dry blood from her hands and arms.
"Thank you TK. . .I just. . .can't believe this is happening. They don't think he's going to live through this. One of his lungs was punctured, and his internal organs are in bad shape. Why is this happening to us?" Sora cried, breaking down completely into TK's arms. TK stroked Sora's soft hair gently, trying to comfort her.
"We need to be there for him right now, Sora. I don't know why he's back, and I don't know why he's after you. But I won't let him do this to anyone else, do you hear me?" TK replied. Sora nodded and walked back to Tai's room with Sora. Kari and Mrs. Kamiya were already inside, and so was Ms Takaishi. TK opened the door and lead Sora inside the room where Tai lay sleeping.
"Oh God." TK murmured. Tai was bandaged and hooked to machines which helped him breathe. An IV dripped fluids into his arm, and another line was dripping blood into his other arm. He was bruised, and cuts marred his face and arms. TK felt rage flow through him as Sora grabbed his hand and began to sob openly.
"I can't take this anymore. No, I won't take this anymore. Call the police. It's time to stop pretending that this is just a little joke, because I know you're all doing that. This isn't a joke. His life is hanging by threads, and I won't let that happen to anyone else. I want this guy caught, and I think I know who he is." TK demanded. Kari nodded angrily, keeping her eyes on her brother's still form. Ms Takaishi dialed the police on her mobile phone, and in minutes they were in the room questioning TK, Kari and Sora.
"And why do you think Richard Ishida has returned to kill you all?" a tall policeman with dirty blonde hair asked.
"Because five years ago he murdered my brother, and fled the scene. The three of us and Tai were all there and witnessed the entire thing. He has a motive to murder us. He wants to be free of any blame for Matt's death." TK replied.
"We'll send out a warrant. If Mr. Ishida is indeed in Odaiba, then we'll apprehend him and charge him with the assault of Mr. Kamiya, and the murder of Yamato Ishida." The policeman stated.
"Oh don't forget a count of kidnapping, like I said earlier I was kidnapped by the same man only a month ago, then dropped at TK's house." Kari said angrily, holding TK's hand in hers. The police took all the information, leaving later.
"I'm not going to let this happen anymore. . ." TK said as he watched Kari and Sora cry over Tai's sleeping form.
**Yikes! What's going to happen next! You're going to have to send out some reviews, folks! Come on, I know you can do this! I have faith that you can send out a nice little commentary on this chapter! So what are you waiting for? REVIEW! Please??**