The Greatest of These Is Love (7)
By:LaurasPoetryCorner
A winter rain had started. Mrs. Takenouchi stared out the police stations window looking blankly into the black of the night. Maybe Sora had run away. Maybe she wasn't a good enough parent. Maybe Sora never had forgiven her for the years past when she and Sora had not been as close. Maybe it was her fault..... Her mind repeated those thing over and over, just like her eyes, they were still filled with tears.
A woman rushed in to the police station. Her hair and jacket sopping wet. "I called three hours ago.....Hatsue Kanimasa. My son, Neerin is missing and I don't know what to do.."
"Well, you gave us the description, but do you have a recent photo of Neerin?" Officer Tanaka asked the woman.
The woman in haste dug into her purse for a picture. "Here you go officer."
The officer studied the picture and then handed to one of the staff. "Where was the last place that your son was seen, Mrs. Kanimasa?"
"Probably at school...Odaiba High school."
"Odaiba High school? " The man thought a bit. " Ma'am, would you take seat next to the couple over there?"
"Yes, officer."
Mrs. Takenouchi looked at the woman who sat beside her. She was just a shaken up as her. Mrs. Takenouchi gave her a small smile.
Hatsue gave Sora's mom a weak smile back." If you don't mind telling me, what are you here for ?"
Mrs. Takenouchi cleared her voice. "My daughter, Sora, she's missing."
"Sora...my son told me about her. She's missing? My son is also missing. " Mrs. Kanimasa broke down. "He never came back from school.."
Mrs. Takenouchi sprung up. "Officer! I think that this ladies' son and my daughter are connected in the disappearance!"
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Neerin looked back at Sora. She looked pretty tired. They had been walking for six hours. He took his backpack off his shoulder and threw it to the floor. "We'll rest here. It's getting dark."
Neerin took out the blanket from his backpack and a bag of Japanese Trail Mix. He prepared the things for the night. Sora stood there in silence. Neerin dumped some of the food onto a paper plate that he had brought and untied Sora's rope. " Go ahead and eat. " He told her with no feeling in his words.
Neerin took a cracker and put it in his mouth. He glanced at Sora. She just stood there, like a mannequin in front of a shop. One with a sad expression on her face. "I untied you, I told you that you could rest and I gave you food. Dammit! What else do you want?" Neerin spat out to Sora.
A tear slipped down Sora cheek. "What am I supposed to do? Enjoy this like it's a little vacation? I've been freaken kidnapped and you want to know what is wrong with me? " Sora fell on to the ground and scooted over to a nearby tree where she rested her back. "Everything's wrong..."
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" You're son must of taken my daughter..you're son....who knows what he wants with her, let me tell you, if he ever did anything to her that would make her feel sorry, he's going to pay. You should of never let him meet my daughter. " Mrs. Takenouchi said in a rage.
"How dare you? How dare you? My son! MY son would never do that. He may not be the best son on earth but he'd never kidnap anyone! How dare you!" Hatsue screamed. She ran back to the chair she sat at and sobbed away.
" Elizabeth, how dare you talk to her that way? " Mr. Takenouchi scolded. " We don't know anything that happened and you are talking to this lady who just like you is sad enough about her son missing and now you blame her?"
Mrs. Takenouchi stood there in silence for a moment. " I'm a terrible person. I'm a terrible mother. I'm a terrible wife...I don't deserve the right to be living right now......I'm such a jerk, I'm such a"
Mr. Takenouchi went over to his wife. "Stop it honey. You're not. " He comforted.
Mrs. Takenouchi rested her head on her husband. "I am...that's why she's missing. She hates me..I wasn't a good enough mother to her...I didn't care enough..I lost my temper too easily and never let her get her way....look at what I did to Hatsue..I was so mean...."
"Then go, apologize...."
Mrs. Takenouchi walked over slowly to where Mrs. Kanimasa sat. She sat next to her. "I'm sorry...I kinda lost it for a moment. It's just, my daughter.....she means a lot to me."
"My son means a lot to me too. It's okay..."
Officer Tanaka walked up to the two families again. "If you'll stay for about two more hours, we'll see what we can do."
Mrs. Kanimasa and Mrs. Takenouchi both nodded.
" I need to tell my assistant that I won't be at work tomorrow." Mr. Takenouchi told the officer. "Do you mind if I use my cell phone?"
"Go ahead." The officer told him.
Mr. Takenouchi dialed his work assistant's number.
"Hello?"
"Hi Joe. It's me Professor Takenouchi. Can I speak to.."
"Jim!" Joe called from the phone.
Mr. Takenouchi smiled. Joe knew the routine.
"Hello?"
"Hi Jim."
"Oh, hi, professor." Jim greeted.
"Listen. My daughter is missing and I'm not up to going to work tomorrow and my wife needs me right now....."
"Sora's missing?"
"Yeah. I know. I went crazy when my wife told me that she was gone. You understand right, Jim? You can handle the job by yourself for a day or two right?"
"Right. My apologies, Mr. Takenouchi."
"Thanks Jim."
"Beep."
"Hey, Joe!"
"What is it, Jim?"
"Sora's one of your good friends, right?" Jim asked.
"Yeah. What's wrong?"
"Did you know that she's missing?"
"She's what?" Joe said hysterically.
"Missing. The professor just called and told me that she's missing and that he won't be working tomorrow."
"I got a call yesterday and Mrs. Takenouchi asked if she came over or if I knew where she was....but I didn't know that that was the reason. I thought maybe she would be at Tai's house or Yolei's or something..."
Joe walked to the phone and called all the digidestined. "You guys, we've got a problem here."
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"She's what?" Tai said madly.
"She's missing..." Joe repeated again.
"What kind of person would kidnap someone who's so kind?" Cody thought out loud.
"I know. It doesn't make sense. I mean, I'd understand if someone took Davis, but..." Yolei told out.
"Hey!" Davis said madly.
"Did anyone tell Mimi?"Kari asked.
"I'll call her and tell her." Matt answered."She's not going to take it well. She was supposed to come to Japan and stay at Sora's house during part of vacation."
"I think it's better if we don't tell her until she comes." Ken suggested.
"What, are you crazy? Even I can't think of anything that stupid." Davis told him.
"It does make sense in a way." Izzy put in. "We don't want Mimi to feel like she can't come to Japan and it would really ruin her trip. If she got here, she could help us find her, what if Sora is in the digital world? We need to be a full team."
"Oh yeah, then Mimi arrives at Sora's house all happy and she gets the news that Sora's been kidnapped! What air heads!" Kari complained.
"Well, I think that Mimi should still come over. No matter what. The Takenouchi's wouldn't make Mimi go stay at a hotel or something. She needs to be here."Matt said. "Who agrees?"
The digidestined thought for a moment and nodded.
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Sora starred blankly into space. Neerin looked at Sora and saw her expression.
"You're lucky, you know." Neerin told her.
"Lucky? I'm kidnapped. That's really lucky!"
"You've got a family who cares about you....you got a guy that would give the world to you...you have people that actually care for you." Neerin sat beside Sora.
"You've got people who care for you too, you know. But you don't care back. I cared, and look at me now. I'm going to die or stay a prisoner or something because I cared..."
"I'm glad you cared...You don't get it...Why I had to bring you here, why I act this way...no one understands my pain." Neerin mumbled.
"How can I, if you don't tell me?"
"You wouldn't understand..." Neerin told her. "I've been living in a hell house; a mother that gets abused....an alcoholic father, a son wanting to feel what it's like to have someone care...You, you have it all...A family that cares, you've even got friends. Unlike me......"
"You're my friend.....even though you betrayed me..I can't hate you, I can only care about your problems and try to help you..you've got to understand that, Neerin."
"I made a deal....with my boss. I let him have you for a while and he'll take my father out of my life completely. Then maybe I'll get a life." Neerin replied.
"You're going to let your boss kill your father?"
"Why not. He almost killed my mom once and it will protect both her and me...." Neerin said in a mad tone.
"But still...he's your dad.."Sora said softly.
"He's not my dad, or he wouldn't of done this to us, to my mom and me."
"So that's how you handle your problems? You kill?" Sora told him sadly.
"I knew you wouldn't understand...." Neerin turned away and buried head underneath his arms.
Sora remained in her place for a few seconds. She walked over to Neerin and gave him a hug. She thought about it..hugging her enemy, but she knew he needed comfort.....
Neerin's heart melted for a second. He felt it...Sora did carry love. She was the holder..It wasn't just love for him, but for everyone. She gave a little love to everyone she met.
"Let's keep going." Neerin got up. "I'm not going to tie your hands this time. "
Neerin's digivice rumbled. Neerin took it out of his pocket.
"Neerin, walk ahead until you see a red circle in the sand. I will meet you there." A muffled said sternly.
"Who was that?" Sora said in a scared tone.
"That, was my boss." Neerin answered. Neerin grabbed on to one of Sora's hands in fear that she might get away.
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*knock knock*
"Excuse me, have you seen this girl?" Tai asked the person.
"I'm not interested in what you're selling." The man said grumpily.
"Please,sir. There is a sixteen-year-old girl missing and she means a lot to me. Just take a look at the picture and tell me if you've seen her recently. "
The man looked at the picture, then, at Tai. "I'm sorry, boy, I haven't ."
Tai bowed slightly. "Thank you sir." Tai walked on to the next house.
"Good luck on finding her..." The man called out. Tai turned around and smiled.
Kari ran up to Tai. "Any luck?" She asked.
Tai shook his head. "Not yet. But I will find her." He said determined.
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"My feet are killing me." Neerin complained. "Where's that stupid red circle?"
Sora looked around and then looked at the ground. There was a mark of red. She starred at it. They were in the red circle.
Neerin caught Sora starring at the floor. He noticed the red line also.
"You arrived..." The voice sounded.
A figure appeared in the shadows. His appearance, one of fear. He smiled, showing his teeth, his fangs. A cape draped around his shoulders.
Sora recognized the horrible creature. She had gotten rid of him twice already....he was back again. Sora gasped in horror. "Myotismon!"
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He just wont stay defeated can he? Wanna see what happens next? Please review then!
Thanks for reading,
LaurasPoetryCorner
By:LaurasPoetryCorner
A winter rain had started. Mrs. Takenouchi stared out the police stations window looking blankly into the black of the night. Maybe Sora had run away. Maybe she wasn't a good enough parent. Maybe Sora never had forgiven her for the years past when she and Sora had not been as close. Maybe it was her fault..... Her mind repeated those thing over and over, just like her eyes, they were still filled with tears.
A woman rushed in to the police station. Her hair and jacket sopping wet. "I called three hours ago.....Hatsue Kanimasa. My son, Neerin is missing and I don't know what to do.."
"Well, you gave us the description, but do you have a recent photo of Neerin?" Officer Tanaka asked the woman.
The woman in haste dug into her purse for a picture. "Here you go officer."
The officer studied the picture and then handed to one of the staff. "Where was the last place that your son was seen, Mrs. Kanimasa?"
"Probably at school...Odaiba High school."
"Odaiba High school? " The man thought a bit. " Ma'am, would you take seat next to the couple over there?"
"Yes, officer."
Mrs. Takenouchi looked at the woman who sat beside her. She was just a shaken up as her. Mrs. Takenouchi gave her a small smile.
Hatsue gave Sora's mom a weak smile back." If you don't mind telling me, what are you here for ?"
Mrs. Takenouchi cleared her voice. "My daughter, Sora, she's missing."
"Sora...my son told me about her. She's missing? My son is also missing. " Mrs. Kanimasa broke down. "He never came back from school.."
Mrs. Takenouchi sprung up. "Officer! I think that this ladies' son and my daughter are connected in the disappearance!"
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Neerin looked back at Sora. She looked pretty tired. They had been walking for six hours. He took his backpack off his shoulder and threw it to the floor. "We'll rest here. It's getting dark."
Neerin took out the blanket from his backpack and a bag of Japanese Trail Mix. He prepared the things for the night. Sora stood there in silence. Neerin dumped some of the food onto a paper plate that he had brought and untied Sora's rope. " Go ahead and eat. " He told her with no feeling in his words.
Neerin took a cracker and put it in his mouth. He glanced at Sora. She just stood there, like a mannequin in front of a shop. One with a sad expression on her face. "I untied you, I told you that you could rest and I gave you food. Dammit! What else do you want?" Neerin spat out to Sora.
A tear slipped down Sora cheek. "What am I supposed to do? Enjoy this like it's a little vacation? I've been freaken kidnapped and you want to know what is wrong with me? " Sora fell on to the ground and scooted over to a nearby tree where she rested her back. "Everything's wrong..."
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" You're son must of taken my daughter..you're son....who knows what he wants with her, let me tell you, if he ever did anything to her that would make her feel sorry, he's going to pay. You should of never let him meet my daughter. " Mrs. Takenouchi said in a rage.
"How dare you? How dare you? My son! MY son would never do that. He may not be the best son on earth but he'd never kidnap anyone! How dare you!" Hatsue screamed. She ran back to the chair she sat at and sobbed away.
" Elizabeth, how dare you talk to her that way? " Mr. Takenouchi scolded. " We don't know anything that happened and you are talking to this lady who just like you is sad enough about her son missing and now you blame her?"
Mrs. Takenouchi stood there in silence for a moment. " I'm a terrible person. I'm a terrible mother. I'm a terrible wife...I don't deserve the right to be living right now......I'm such a jerk, I'm such a"
Mr. Takenouchi went over to his wife. "Stop it honey. You're not. " He comforted.
Mrs. Takenouchi rested her head on her husband. "I am...that's why she's missing. She hates me..I wasn't a good enough mother to her...I didn't care enough..I lost my temper too easily and never let her get her way....look at what I did to Hatsue..I was so mean...."
"Then go, apologize...."
Mrs. Takenouchi walked over slowly to where Mrs. Kanimasa sat. She sat next to her. "I'm sorry...I kinda lost it for a moment. It's just, my daughter.....she means a lot to me."
"My son means a lot to me too. It's okay..."
Officer Tanaka walked up to the two families again. "If you'll stay for about two more hours, we'll see what we can do."
Mrs. Kanimasa and Mrs. Takenouchi both nodded.
" I need to tell my assistant that I won't be at work tomorrow." Mr. Takenouchi told the officer. "Do you mind if I use my cell phone?"
"Go ahead." The officer told him.
Mr. Takenouchi dialed his work assistant's number.
"Hello?"
"Hi Joe. It's me Professor Takenouchi. Can I speak to.."
"Jim!" Joe called from the phone.
Mr. Takenouchi smiled. Joe knew the routine.
"Hello?"
"Hi Jim."
"Oh, hi, professor." Jim greeted.
"Listen. My daughter is missing and I'm not up to going to work tomorrow and my wife needs me right now....."
"Sora's missing?"
"Yeah. I know. I went crazy when my wife told me that she was gone. You understand right, Jim? You can handle the job by yourself for a day or two right?"
"Right. My apologies, Mr. Takenouchi."
"Thanks Jim."
"Beep."
"Hey, Joe!"
"What is it, Jim?"
"Sora's one of your good friends, right?" Jim asked.
"Yeah. What's wrong?"
"Did you know that she's missing?"
"She's what?" Joe said hysterically.
"Missing. The professor just called and told me that she's missing and that he won't be working tomorrow."
"I got a call yesterday and Mrs. Takenouchi asked if she came over or if I knew where she was....but I didn't know that that was the reason. I thought maybe she would be at Tai's house or Yolei's or something..."
Joe walked to the phone and called all the digidestined. "You guys, we've got a problem here."
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"She's what?" Tai said madly.
"She's missing..." Joe repeated again.
"What kind of person would kidnap someone who's so kind?" Cody thought out loud.
"I know. It doesn't make sense. I mean, I'd understand if someone took Davis, but..." Yolei told out.
"Hey!" Davis said madly.
"Did anyone tell Mimi?"Kari asked.
"I'll call her and tell her." Matt answered."She's not going to take it well. She was supposed to come to Japan and stay at Sora's house during part of vacation."
"I think it's better if we don't tell her until she comes." Ken suggested.
"What, are you crazy? Even I can't think of anything that stupid." Davis told him.
"It does make sense in a way." Izzy put in. "We don't want Mimi to feel like she can't come to Japan and it would really ruin her trip. If she got here, she could help us find her, what if Sora is in the digital world? We need to be a full team."
"Oh yeah, then Mimi arrives at Sora's house all happy and she gets the news that Sora's been kidnapped! What air heads!" Kari complained.
"Well, I think that Mimi should still come over. No matter what. The Takenouchi's wouldn't make Mimi go stay at a hotel or something. She needs to be here."Matt said. "Who agrees?"
The digidestined thought for a moment and nodded.
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Sora starred blankly into space. Neerin looked at Sora and saw her expression.
"You're lucky, you know." Neerin told her.
"Lucky? I'm kidnapped. That's really lucky!"
"You've got a family who cares about you....you got a guy that would give the world to you...you have people that actually care for you." Neerin sat beside Sora.
"You've got people who care for you too, you know. But you don't care back. I cared, and look at me now. I'm going to die or stay a prisoner or something because I cared..."
"I'm glad you cared...You don't get it...Why I had to bring you here, why I act this way...no one understands my pain." Neerin mumbled.
"How can I, if you don't tell me?"
"You wouldn't understand..." Neerin told her. "I've been living in a hell house; a mother that gets abused....an alcoholic father, a son wanting to feel what it's like to have someone care...You, you have it all...A family that cares, you've even got friends. Unlike me......"
"You're my friend.....even though you betrayed me..I can't hate you, I can only care about your problems and try to help you..you've got to understand that, Neerin."
"I made a deal....with my boss. I let him have you for a while and he'll take my father out of my life completely. Then maybe I'll get a life." Neerin replied.
"You're going to let your boss kill your father?"
"Why not. He almost killed my mom once and it will protect both her and me...." Neerin said in a mad tone.
"But still...he's your dad.."Sora said softly.
"He's not my dad, or he wouldn't of done this to us, to my mom and me."
"So that's how you handle your problems? You kill?" Sora told him sadly.
"I knew you wouldn't understand...." Neerin turned away and buried head underneath his arms.
Sora remained in her place for a few seconds. She walked over to Neerin and gave him a hug. She thought about it..hugging her enemy, but she knew he needed comfort.....
Neerin's heart melted for a second. He felt it...Sora did carry love. She was the holder..It wasn't just love for him, but for everyone. She gave a little love to everyone she met.
"Let's keep going." Neerin got up. "I'm not going to tie your hands this time. "
Neerin's digivice rumbled. Neerin took it out of his pocket.
"Neerin, walk ahead until you see a red circle in the sand. I will meet you there." A muffled said sternly.
"Who was that?" Sora said in a scared tone.
"That, was my boss." Neerin answered. Neerin grabbed on to one of Sora's hands in fear that she might get away.
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*knock knock*
"Excuse me, have you seen this girl?" Tai asked the person.
"I'm not interested in what you're selling." The man said grumpily.
"Please,sir. There is a sixteen-year-old girl missing and she means a lot to me. Just take a look at the picture and tell me if you've seen her recently. "
The man looked at the picture, then, at Tai. "I'm sorry, boy, I haven't ."
Tai bowed slightly. "Thank you sir." Tai walked on to the next house.
"Good luck on finding her..." The man called out. Tai turned around and smiled.
Kari ran up to Tai. "Any luck?" She asked.
Tai shook his head. "Not yet. But I will find her." He said determined.
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"My feet are killing me." Neerin complained. "Where's that stupid red circle?"
Sora looked around and then looked at the ground. There was a mark of red. She starred at it. They were in the red circle.
Neerin caught Sora starring at the floor. He noticed the red line also.
"You arrived..." The voice sounded.
A figure appeared in the shadows. His appearance, one of fear. He smiled, showing his teeth, his fangs. A cape draped around his shoulders.
Sora recognized the horrible creature. She had gotten rid of him twice already....he was back again. Sora gasped in horror. "Myotismon!"
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He just wont stay defeated can he? Wanna see what happens next? Please review then!
Thanks for reading,
LaurasPoetryCorner