Hey Minna-san! Long time no talk ne? well just thought I would remind you that I don't own anything but Jordan, Vicky, Ross, and the guy in the computer, oh and Meilin's cute guy from her lit class that gets mentioned once....and of course the story! Okay remember I don't own anything else.....
ENJOY!
Chapter 26
Reunited
"Who are you?" Li asked once he was able to stand but barely since he is very weak at the moment. The figure took off the hood of its jacket to reveal Vicky. "Victoria?" Li asked in disbelief.
"Yes. It's me. Come on we can discuss this later we need to get you out of here. Can you walk?" Vicky asked.
"Yes I should be fine." And with that they made their way to try and get out of the castle safely.
A few minutes later the amazingly got out of there with nobody noticing them.
"Vicky, why did you help me?" Li asked once they were a safe distance away.
"Why wouldn't I? We are all friends aren't we? And besides I had the day off on all my classes," She grinned at him.
"Well any ways, thank you. I don't want to find out what Ross would have done to me," Li said as he shuddered.
"Neither does any body else. So what did he say to you in there?" Vicky asked.
"He talked about my father. Like he knew him," Li told her. "He said my father was one of the most powerful magicians in the world. And since I'm was his only son, I'll gain most of his power."
"Interesting. You guys still haven't filled me in on all this but Tai promised to so I'll wait, you need to rest. Come on I'll bring you to Izzy's," Vicky told him. Li stopped dead in his tracks. "What's wrong?"
"I have to see Sakura," Li told her firmly. Vicky just smiled.
"Of course. We will both go to Tai's then. Come on," She said grabbing his hand and dragging him to get him moving again.
TK was just sitting at his desk doing some homework when all of a sudden his computer flashed on.
"What the?" TK said in amazement. Then the screen started to show a familiar face. "Oh it's you again."
"What I thought you would be happy to see me? I've figured out a way to get the magicians to the Digital world," He told TK.
"Yea, so have we," TK replied.
"You have? So I went to all that trouble for nothing?" The person asked in astonishment.
"Well we're not sure if it'll work yet, Izzy still has to do some test, but we're all really certain that it will work," TK told him.
DING DONG
"Sorry got to go, somebody's at the door. Bye," And with that TK shut off his computer. "Who is it?" TK asked looking through the peephole.
"Its Madison let me in."
"Okay hold on," TK said as he went to unlock the door. "So, did you find Sakura?" He asked once Madison was fully in the apartment.
"Yea, she some how found her way to Ken's school," Madison told him. And if TK had a drink he probably would have spit it on the floor by now.
"She got to Tamachi? Without a train? How?" TK asked completely bewildered.
"She ran," Madison told him simply. "Ken found her in front of his school and brought her home, he just left with Eriol."
"Wow, I knew she was a good runner but I didn't think she was that good."
"I know, she's still very worried though. And I don't think that it will subside any time soon. At least not until we get Li back," Madison said putting her backpack down.
"I know."
Li and Vicky were in the elevator going up to Tai and Kari's place when, the elevator stopped moving.
"What happened?" Li asked.
"I think we're stuck," Vicky said in defeat. Li wasn't giving up that easily. He started to pound on the doors for them to open. And oddly enough they did. "Wow, didn't think that would work," Vicky said astonished. Li just smirked.
"Well lets get going!" Li yelled as he ran out of the elevator.
"Li! Wait up! I don't think this is the right floor!" Vicky said while sweat dropping.
"Oh...." Sure enough Li looked at the numbers on the doors and started heading for the stairs. Wasn't going to take any chances this time. And started running up them, Vicky behind him trying to keep up.
"LI! Wait! You're too fast!" She said while panting.
"Oh sorry," Li yelled over is shoulder but left no sign of slowing down. When they were finally at the right floor, Li lunged for the door, and was about to knock when it opened.
"AH!" Both screamed. Li looked ahead at whom opened the door and saw his precious Cheery Blossom.
"Sakura!" Li yelled and took her in her arms. Needless to say Sakura was a bit freaked out. "I missed you so much," At this whisper she knew who it was in an instant.
"Syaoran!" Sakura yelled and grabbed him back into a hug. Kari, Tai, and Izzy, (Matt had to get ready for rehearsal : P) ran to the door to see what all the screaming was about. There in the doorway stood Sakura with somebody in her arms with Vicky standing behind them.
"Vicky what are you doing here? And who is Sakura hugging?" Tai asked as he got closer. "Li?" Li pulled back from Sakura to greet every body.
"Hi," was all he said as he let the initial shock wear off.
"How did you get out?" Izzy asked breaking the silence that had fallen.
"Vicky got me out," He told them. Tai gasped.
"Vicky? This Vicky?" Tai asked not believing what he was hearing.
"Yea me, got a problem with that?" Vicky asked getting annoyed.
"No!" Tai answered quickly.
"I'm so glad you're okay, I was so worried about you. I tried calling you but you never answered," Sakura told him while taking him back into her arms.
"I couldn't Sakura, I was knocked out most of the time, and when I was awake I had to close my mind off to anything but my own thoughts on how the hell I was supposed to get out of there," Li told her while stroking her hair. She stared sobbing quietly. "Shh, Sakura it's okay, I'm okay, don't worry about any of that right now, just us," He whispered softly into her ear. Her sobbing slowly stopped and every body moved out of the hall way and into the living room.
"So what is it that he wanted to do to you Li?" Izzy asked as every got comfortable.
"I'm not sure, he never really told me. Just that he needed me for my power, said that once my power is to it's full extent I would be one of the most powerful magicians on the planet," Li started the paused. "He said something about Hiiragizawa, something about him not having much power? Sorry my mind is a little fuzzy, hadn't had anything to eat or drink since we left, yesterday was it?" Li asked. Every one looked at him. Sakura raised her head from its position on his lap and asked.
"You haven't eaten or had anything to drink since yesterday morning? Syaoran!" She yelled, Li winced at her tone. "Why didn't you say something! I would have made you something! That's it! You're going into that kitchen and eating something right now!" She ordered. Li looked around for help but got nothing.
"Alright, come on," Li said getting off the couch, heading for the kitchen.
TK and Madison were at the dinning room table doing their homework when the phone rang.
"Mushi, Mushi?"
"TK?" a young woman asked.
"This is he. Who's speaking?" He asked.
"TK, you don't even recognise my voice over the phone? I'm very disappointed," Kari told him laughing.
"Sorry, Kari, guess my minds else where. So how's every thing over there?" TK asked laughing as well.
"Wonderful."
"Wonderful? That's not exactly the answer I was expecting. What happened?"
"You won't believe who came to our house today," Kari told him.
"It better not have been Davis, cause if it was I'll have to kick his butt later. I told him to stay away from you!"
"No! TK! It wasn't Davis!"
"That's good, now are you going to tell me or do I have to come over there and see for myself?" TK asked getting annoyed at his girlfriend's game.
"Come over," was all she said before she hang up.
"KARI! Arg! That girl can really get on your nerves," TK said flopping back into his chair at the table.
"What's wrong?" Madison asked him.
"Do you want to come with me to Kari's? Apparently they have a special visitor but she won't tell me who, so she told me to come over," TK told her. "You want to come with me?" TK repeated.
"Sure, I could see how Sakura's doing in the process," And so they closed their books and headed out the door.
Ross walked into the 'Testing Room' to see how his prisoner was. But was not happy to find him missing.
"WHERE IS HE!!"
Back at the Kamiya's every body was in the kitchen talking, except Syaoran and Sakura.
"Do you think we should wake them?" Kari asked peering into the living room where the two card captors where sleeping soundly in each other's arms.
"Naw, let them sleep. My mom doesn't expect me home for a while any ways," Izzy told her peering over her head at the view. "And besides, they both need a good sleep."
DING DONG
"I'll get it!" Kari yelled as she ran to the door. "TK!" She yelled again as she jumped into his arms. Shocked TK managed to hug her back.
"Hey sweet heart, so what is this mystery that you wouldn't tell me over the phone?" TK asked once he let her go.
"And is Sakura okay?" Madison piped up from behind TK.
"She's fine. Never better actually," Kari said giggling.
"What do you mean?" Madison asked. Kari pointed towards the living room couch. TK and Madison walked over only to be shocked out of their minds. There was Syaoran and Sakura sleeping. "Kawaii!" Madison squealed.
"How did he get out?" TK asked once there were back into the kitchen with every one else.
"Vicky got him out," Tai said hugging his girlfriend's waist.
"How did you manage that?" TK asked.
"Well..... it wasn't easy, let's just say that," Vicky said smiling shyly.
Jordan was at home still crying over the site she had seen that afternoon. She couldn't believe it. Maybe she had seen wrong. Maybe what she thought she saw really wasn't what she saw at all. Ken loved her. He had said so. He wouldn't do this to her. Her mind was taken away from her thoughts by the ringing of the phone.
"Hello?"
"Jordan? What's wrong? You sound troubled over something," Ken asked his girlfriend.
"N-nothing," Jordan said to try and get him off the subject. But Ken was persistent.
"Something is wrong Jordan! Now why won't you tell me? Don't you trust me?" Ken asked sadness evident in his voice.
"I don't know," Jordan answered quietly.
"You 'don't know'?" Ken asked in udder shock.
"No, I don't."
"What would make you think you couldn't trust me? I would never do anything to hurt you. Not when I'm aware of what I'm doing. What did I do?"
"I saw you with Sakura," Jordan said simply. Ken processed this for a minute then started to laugh a little. Jordan grew confused. "Why are you laughing?" She demanded.
"Because, of how easily you jump to conclusions," Ken told her then continued. "I was helping Sakura. She somehow ran all the way to our school this morning when she couldn't take the pressure anymore. Of you know, the whole Li thing," Ken whispered so he would be heard by anyone but her. "She was a mess and needed comfort. Just like you do sometimes," Ken finished. Jordan sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions. I tend to do that. I don't deserve somebody like y--"
"Don't say that!" Ken yelled over the phone. "I deserve you as much as you deserve me, don't you understand? I would still probably be the Digimon Emperor if you hadn't of come into my life. I need you by my side. You and nobody else," Ken explained getting softer as he finished.
"Thank you Ken, I should probably go though, its getting kinda late," Jordan started.
"Aw, come on! It's not late! It's only about 7:30 PM. You can talk to me a little while longer can't you?" Ken asked sporting a pleading voice.
"Alright!" and so they talk for about 2 more hours.
Sakura was starting to stir from her slumber when she felt what she was lying on stiffen suddenly. She looked up at his face and saw that he was still asleep. He was sweating as if he had been running for a while also he had a pained look on his face. What could be hurting him? Sakura thought to herself as she got out of his warmth. He let out a silent whimper. Smiling she drew him on her just as he had done for her, and laid back onto the couch. Although Syaoran looked more at peace he still had a pained expression on his face. What could be wrong? She thought it best if she woke him to ask him. As she was about to tape his shoulder to wake him his eyes started to open. He looked around in a daze, wondering where he was.
"Syaoran?" Sakura questioned silently. Looking up at her face he could see the worry in her eyes. And wondered what she had to be worried about. He was back. Safe and healthy, yet this was not enough...
"Mm?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong Sakura. What would make you think that something was wrong?" He asked completely confused.
"Well.... When you were sleeping, you looked as though you were in pain. And well, I thought that maybe when they had you captive they might have done something to you," She told him. Worry written all over her face.
"Not that I know of. They didn't do anything to me Sakura. So don't worry about me. I'm fine. Let's go see where the others went," He said as he got up off of the couch and Sakura. He held his hand out to her and she grabbed it thankfully and they both headed for the kitchen.
The rest of the group was sitting at the kitchen table drinking some tea while they waited for the two Card Captors, to wake up.
"I hope they get up soon, my mom's going to freak if I'm not back 9:00 PM," Izzy mumbled more to himself but loud enough for them all to hear.
"Give them a break, they've both been though a lot. Li still has to recover. It probably would have been wise to have brought him straight home after you got him out Vicky," Kari pointed out.
"Hey, I tried. He wanted to come here. And who can resist those amber eyes," Vicky said dreamily. Tai shot her a look. "I mean, the defeating scowl," She said as she cleared her throat and smiled at Tai.
"Yea, that better of been it," Tai mumbled.
"Hey guys," Somebody greeted from the kitchen doorway. There was Sakura standing beside the aforementioned Li Syaoran, looking as tired as ever.
"Hey Li, I think I should get you back to my place. You look beat," Izzy offered as Syaoran took a chair at the table.
"Sounds great," His voice muffled from its position on his arms.
"Alright, come on get up!" Li slowly got back up from the every comfortable chair and started for the door. Not forgetting to give Sakura one last kiss before he left. "I'll see you later guys!" The all waved at the two retreating forms.
As Izzy and Syaoran walked out the door, Izzy grew more and more concerned for the younger boy.
"Are you sure you're all right? Because you don't look so good, you're pretty pale," Izzy told him as Syaoran just tried to keep himself from falling to the ground.
"I'm fine, really, just really, really tired. I didn't get any restful sleep at the castle. Actually I didn't get any sleep at all. I was to um.... Well afraid at what might happen," Syaoran whispered the last part hoping that Izzy wouldn't be able to hear it. No such luck.
"It's okay Li. I'm not going to make fun of you, if that's what you think, just because you were afraid. You had a right to be. You had no idea what they might have done to you. Neither did we. And I don't know about you but I don't want to find out."
"That makes two of us. Oh... Izzy?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah?"
"Call me Syaoran," Li said as he started to walk a bit faster in front of Izzy. Izzy was in shock. Apparently Li oh sorry Syaoran trusted him enough to call him by his first name. He couldn't help but slime at this.
Back at the apartment, Sakura still couldn't get over what she had seen back in the living room.
"Sakura? What's on your mind?" Her best friend Madison Taylor asked.
"Oh, it's nothing Madison. At least I don't think it is. It's just that when Syaoran and I were in the living room, I had woken up before him because I could feel him stiffen beneath me. I don't know why, but his face was so pain filled. I couldn't bare it. When I asked him what was wrong, he had no idea what I was talking about. It's as if he didn't know that he had just been in pain a few minutes before," Sakura explained. Madison looked thoughtful, as did the rest of the group.
"Is it possible that they had some how implanted something in Li? I mean kinda like the dark spore?" TK asked after a sort silence. A few gasped could be heard.
"No way TK! You can't really believe that?" His girlfriend asked in disbelief.
"It is possible Kari, who knows what that guy is capable of," TK stopped then started again. "Oh, Kari do you know who I got a visit from today?" TK asked.
"No who?" She asked curiosity flying.
"Remember that guy that came to us from my computer?"
"Yeah, he never did give us his name. He found you again today?"
"Yea, he said that he found a way to get Sakura and the others to the digiworld. But the door bell rang so I just kinda turned off the computer with out really talking to him," TK said shyly.
"TK, he could have help!"
"But Izzy has a way! We don't need him!"
"But!" Kari was cut short from her brothers yelling.
"Will you two mind filling us in on what the hell you're talking about?!" Tai yelled frustrated about being left out of something so important.
"Okay, well a while back, well maybe only last week, I was at TK's and all of the sudden this guy comes up on his computer. He wouldn't tell his name or anything, so we don't know much about him. Anyways, he said that the new evil in the digital world is neither Digidestined, nor digimon. But we knew that already, and he told us that he was a magician, just like the new evil, I'm guessing, and asked if we knew any magician's. He told us that he would try and help us find a way to get Sakura and them to the digital world, that's all he told us," Kari explained.
"So let me get this straight, a guy some how appeared on your computer," Tai says pointing at TK. "And tells you that he will help us?"
"That's pretty much it, we didn't think it was important enough to tell you guys about," TK told them. Kari nodded her head in agreement.
"Tai?" Vicky asked.
"Yeah?"
"You still haven't explained all this to me yet," Vicky told him.
"Explain what? Oh right, you don't know about any of this, sorry. Okay it all one fateful summer at summer camp," And Tai tells her the whole story.
It was almost midnight and every body had already gone home, Tai decided that it was to late for Vicky to go home after telling her everything about the digital world that he insisted that she stay the night. Sakura lay peacefully in her bed until she heard something crash.
CRASH
"HOE!!" She screamed while jumping out of the bed. "What's going on?" She asked once she got to her feet and started to walk out side. She walked into the kitchen and saw the fridge door open. As she stepped closer she could see a flying yellow stuffed animal. "Kero!" Sakura said in a harsh whisper, as to not wake any body else up. The guardian beast turned his attention to a very mad Card Mistress.
"Uh, oh. Um Good Morning Sakura," The beast said shyly.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sakura demanded.
"Eating?"
"Kero, you can't just go around and eat like this in other peoples homes, it's not right," Sakura said as she walked over to the fridge and assets the damage. She sweat dropped. The fridge was almost bare. She grabbed her guardian and ran back to her room as quietly as possible before any body else woke up.
In the morning everything was peaceful until...
"TAICHI!!"
The aforementioned Tai leaped out of his bed at the sound of somebody screeching his name.
"Wha!? What happened?" Tai groggily asked as he emerged from his bedroom.
"Did you eat all the food in the fridge?!" His mother, Mrs. Kamiya demanded.
"What? NO! I didn't! I was busy all last night and asleep after that! I didn't eat it!" Tai yelled mystified at why they would blame him. Sure he ate a lot, okay more than a lot, but that was no reason, whoa, Tai stopped his thoughts dead at the site of the very bare refrigerator.
"Wha, where did it all go?" Tai asked in shock as to where all his lovely food could have gone.
"That's what I've been asked you. Were you sleep walking again? Or should I say sleep eating?" Mrs. Kamiya accused.
"It wasn't me!" Tai yelled once again, waking the rest of the household.
"What's going on out here?" Vicky asked walking into the kitchen. Mrs. Kamiya looked at her. She was too old to be a friend of Kari, or Sakura's. Then who was she?
"And you are?" Mrs. Kamiya asked.
"Oh, sorry, I'm Victoria Tackanishi, Tai's girlfriend," Vicky said as she reached out her hand.
'Oh, you just had to say you were my girlfriend didn't you,' Tai thought.
"His girlfriend? Well I don't think Taichi has ever mentioned you. May I asked what you are doing here so early?"
"I spent the night," Vicky replied like it was nothing at all.
'Here it comes,' Tai thought.
"You spent the night?" Mrs. Kamiya said slowly. "And were did you sleep?" Mrs. Kamiya asked. By now you could see the smoke in her ears.
"With Tai," Vicky told her again as if it were nothing.
"'With him'? as in the same bed? And sheets? And mattress?"
"Well ya," Vicky said not getting the point. Then something very unexpected happened.
"Tai! I'm so happy you finally got over Sora! Now Victoria, you seem like a nice girl but no more sleepover's alright?" Mrs. Kamiya said after letting her death grip on her son go.
"Sure," Vicky said unsure of anything else to say.
"Great, you two grab a seat and I'll start on break fast," Mrs. Kamiya said as she shoed them out. From the doorway you could hear snickering. Tai looked over to find his sister and Sakura laughing at him.
'They will pay,' Tai thought.
Ken awoke to find the phone still next to him. Still on.
"I guess we fell asleep while we were still talking," Ken told himself aloud.
Jordan was sleeping soundly with the phone still next to her ear. Suddenly she heard a soft noise coming from it.
"Jordan, love, wake up," Ken whispered into the phone. She awoke slowly.
"Hmm.." She said sleepily.
"Come on Love, wake up," Ken said a little louder.
"What is it?" Jordan asked slowly. Still dazed from sleep. "Ken? Where are you?" She asked confused.
"At home. We fell asleep before we could turn off our phones. Sleep well?" Ken asked as he heard her stifle a yawn. Ken chuckled. "You're to cute you know that?" Ken couldn't see but Jordan turned an involuntary shade of red.
"Thanks," She mumbled. "I should go though, got to get ready for school," Jordan said sighing.
"Alright, I'll see you there, till then."
"Till then," And he hung up. Jordan sighed and flopped back onto her bed. 'Life is good.'
ENJOY!
Chapter 26
Reunited
"Who are you?" Li asked once he was able to stand but barely since he is very weak at the moment. The figure took off the hood of its jacket to reveal Vicky. "Victoria?" Li asked in disbelief.
"Yes. It's me. Come on we can discuss this later we need to get you out of here. Can you walk?" Vicky asked.
"Yes I should be fine." And with that they made their way to try and get out of the castle safely.
A few minutes later the amazingly got out of there with nobody noticing them.
"Vicky, why did you help me?" Li asked once they were a safe distance away.
"Why wouldn't I? We are all friends aren't we? And besides I had the day off on all my classes," She grinned at him.
"Well any ways, thank you. I don't want to find out what Ross would have done to me," Li said as he shuddered.
"Neither does any body else. So what did he say to you in there?" Vicky asked.
"He talked about my father. Like he knew him," Li told her. "He said my father was one of the most powerful magicians in the world. And since I'm was his only son, I'll gain most of his power."
"Interesting. You guys still haven't filled me in on all this but Tai promised to so I'll wait, you need to rest. Come on I'll bring you to Izzy's," Vicky told him. Li stopped dead in his tracks. "What's wrong?"
"I have to see Sakura," Li told her firmly. Vicky just smiled.
"Of course. We will both go to Tai's then. Come on," She said grabbing his hand and dragging him to get him moving again.
TK was just sitting at his desk doing some homework when all of a sudden his computer flashed on.
"What the?" TK said in amazement. Then the screen started to show a familiar face. "Oh it's you again."
"What I thought you would be happy to see me? I've figured out a way to get the magicians to the Digital world," He told TK.
"Yea, so have we," TK replied.
"You have? So I went to all that trouble for nothing?" The person asked in astonishment.
"Well we're not sure if it'll work yet, Izzy still has to do some test, but we're all really certain that it will work," TK told him.
DING DONG
"Sorry got to go, somebody's at the door. Bye," And with that TK shut off his computer. "Who is it?" TK asked looking through the peephole.
"Its Madison let me in."
"Okay hold on," TK said as he went to unlock the door. "So, did you find Sakura?" He asked once Madison was fully in the apartment.
"Yea, she some how found her way to Ken's school," Madison told him. And if TK had a drink he probably would have spit it on the floor by now.
"She got to Tamachi? Without a train? How?" TK asked completely bewildered.
"She ran," Madison told him simply. "Ken found her in front of his school and brought her home, he just left with Eriol."
"Wow, I knew she was a good runner but I didn't think she was that good."
"I know, she's still very worried though. And I don't think that it will subside any time soon. At least not until we get Li back," Madison said putting her backpack down.
"I know."
Li and Vicky were in the elevator going up to Tai and Kari's place when, the elevator stopped moving.
"What happened?" Li asked.
"I think we're stuck," Vicky said in defeat. Li wasn't giving up that easily. He started to pound on the doors for them to open. And oddly enough they did. "Wow, didn't think that would work," Vicky said astonished. Li just smirked.
"Well lets get going!" Li yelled as he ran out of the elevator.
"Li! Wait up! I don't think this is the right floor!" Vicky said while sweat dropping.
"Oh...." Sure enough Li looked at the numbers on the doors and started heading for the stairs. Wasn't going to take any chances this time. And started running up them, Vicky behind him trying to keep up.
"LI! Wait! You're too fast!" She said while panting.
"Oh sorry," Li yelled over is shoulder but left no sign of slowing down. When they were finally at the right floor, Li lunged for the door, and was about to knock when it opened.
"AH!" Both screamed. Li looked ahead at whom opened the door and saw his precious Cheery Blossom.
"Sakura!" Li yelled and took her in her arms. Needless to say Sakura was a bit freaked out. "I missed you so much," At this whisper she knew who it was in an instant.
"Syaoran!" Sakura yelled and grabbed him back into a hug. Kari, Tai, and Izzy, (Matt had to get ready for rehearsal : P) ran to the door to see what all the screaming was about. There in the doorway stood Sakura with somebody in her arms with Vicky standing behind them.
"Vicky what are you doing here? And who is Sakura hugging?" Tai asked as he got closer. "Li?" Li pulled back from Sakura to greet every body.
"Hi," was all he said as he let the initial shock wear off.
"How did you get out?" Izzy asked breaking the silence that had fallen.
"Vicky got me out," He told them. Tai gasped.
"Vicky? This Vicky?" Tai asked not believing what he was hearing.
"Yea me, got a problem with that?" Vicky asked getting annoyed.
"No!" Tai answered quickly.
"I'm so glad you're okay, I was so worried about you. I tried calling you but you never answered," Sakura told him while taking him back into her arms.
"I couldn't Sakura, I was knocked out most of the time, and when I was awake I had to close my mind off to anything but my own thoughts on how the hell I was supposed to get out of there," Li told her while stroking her hair. She stared sobbing quietly. "Shh, Sakura it's okay, I'm okay, don't worry about any of that right now, just us," He whispered softly into her ear. Her sobbing slowly stopped and every body moved out of the hall way and into the living room.
"So what is it that he wanted to do to you Li?" Izzy asked as every got comfortable.
"I'm not sure, he never really told me. Just that he needed me for my power, said that once my power is to it's full extent I would be one of the most powerful magicians on the planet," Li started the paused. "He said something about Hiiragizawa, something about him not having much power? Sorry my mind is a little fuzzy, hadn't had anything to eat or drink since we left, yesterday was it?" Li asked. Every one looked at him. Sakura raised her head from its position on his lap and asked.
"You haven't eaten or had anything to drink since yesterday morning? Syaoran!" She yelled, Li winced at her tone. "Why didn't you say something! I would have made you something! That's it! You're going into that kitchen and eating something right now!" She ordered. Li looked around for help but got nothing.
"Alright, come on," Li said getting off the couch, heading for the kitchen.
TK and Madison were at the dinning room table doing their homework when the phone rang.
"Mushi, Mushi?"
"TK?" a young woman asked.
"This is he. Who's speaking?" He asked.
"TK, you don't even recognise my voice over the phone? I'm very disappointed," Kari told him laughing.
"Sorry, Kari, guess my minds else where. So how's every thing over there?" TK asked laughing as well.
"Wonderful."
"Wonderful? That's not exactly the answer I was expecting. What happened?"
"You won't believe who came to our house today," Kari told him.
"It better not have been Davis, cause if it was I'll have to kick his butt later. I told him to stay away from you!"
"No! TK! It wasn't Davis!"
"That's good, now are you going to tell me or do I have to come over there and see for myself?" TK asked getting annoyed at his girlfriend's game.
"Come over," was all she said before she hang up.
"KARI! Arg! That girl can really get on your nerves," TK said flopping back into his chair at the table.
"What's wrong?" Madison asked him.
"Do you want to come with me to Kari's? Apparently they have a special visitor but she won't tell me who, so she told me to come over," TK told her. "You want to come with me?" TK repeated.
"Sure, I could see how Sakura's doing in the process," And so they closed their books and headed out the door.
Ross walked into the 'Testing Room' to see how his prisoner was. But was not happy to find him missing.
"WHERE IS HE!!"
Back at the Kamiya's every body was in the kitchen talking, except Syaoran and Sakura.
"Do you think we should wake them?" Kari asked peering into the living room where the two card captors where sleeping soundly in each other's arms.
"Naw, let them sleep. My mom doesn't expect me home for a while any ways," Izzy told her peering over her head at the view. "And besides, they both need a good sleep."
DING DONG
"I'll get it!" Kari yelled as she ran to the door. "TK!" She yelled again as she jumped into his arms. Shocked TK managed to hug her back.
"Hey sweet heart, so what is this mystery that you wouldn't tell me over the phone?" TK asked once he let her go.
"And is Sakura okay?" Madison piped up from behind TK.
"She's fine. Never better actually," Kari said giggling.
"What do you mean?" Madison asked. Kari pointed towards the living room couch. TK and Madison walked over only to be shocked out of their minds. There was Syaoran and Sakura sleeping. "Kawaii!" Madison squealed.
"How did he get out?" TK asked once there were back into the kitchen with every one else.
"Vicky got him out," Tai said hugging his girlfriend's waist.
"How did you manage that?" TK asked.
"Well..... it wasn't easy, let's just say that," Vicky said smiling shyly.
Jordan was at home still crying over the site she had seen that afternoon. She couldn't believe it. Maybe she had seen wrong. Maybe what she thought she saw really wasn't what she saw at all. Ken loved her. He had said so. He wouldn't do this to her. Her mind was taken away from her thoughts by the ringing of the phone.
"Hello?"
"Jordan? What's wrong? You sound troubled over something," Ken asked his girlfriend.
"N-nothing," Jordan said to try and get him off the subject. But Ken was persistent.
"Something is wrong Jordan! Now why won't you tell me? Don't you trust me?" Ken asked sadness evident in his voice.
"I don't know," Jordan answered quietly.
"You 'don't know'?" Ken asked in udder shock.
"No, I don't."
"What would make you think you couldn't trust me? I would never do anything to hurt you. Not when I'm aware of what I'm doing. What did I do?"
"I saw you with Sakura," Jordan said simply. Ken processed this for a minute then started to laugh a little. Jordan grew confused. "Why are you laughing?" She demanded.
"Because, of how easily you jump to conclusions," Ken told her then continued. "I was helping Sakura. She somehow ran all the way to our school this morning when she couldn't take the pressure anymore. Of you know, the whole Li thing," Ken whispered so he would be heard by anyone but her. "She was a mess and needed comfort. Just like you do sometimes," Ken finished. Jordan sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions. I tend to do that. I don't deserve somebody like y--"
"Don't say that!" Ken yelled over the phone. "I deserve you as much as you deserve me, don't you understand? I would still probably be the Digimon Emperor if you hadn't of come into my life. I need you by my side. You and nobody else," Ken explained getting softer as he finished.
"Thank you Ken, I should probably go though, its getting kinda late," Jordan started.
"Aw, come on! It's not late! It's only about 7:30 PM. You can talk to me a little while longer can't you?" Ken asked sporting a pleading voice.
"Alright!" and so they talk for about 2 more hours.
Sakura was starting to stir from her slumber when she felt what she was lying on stiffen suddenly. She looked up at his face and saw that he was still asleep. He was sweating as if he had been running for a while also he had a pained look on his face. What could be hurting him? Sakura thought to herself as she got out of his warmth. He let out a silent whimper. Smiling she drew him on her just as he had done for her, and laid back onto the couch. Although Syaoran looked more at peace he still had a pained expression on his face. What could be wrong? She thought it best if she woke him to ask him. As she was about to tape his shoulder to wake him his eyes started to open. He looked around in a daze, wondering where he was.
"Syaoran?" Sakura questioned silently. Looking up at her face he could see the worry in her eyes. And wondered what she had to be worried about. He was back. Safe and healthy, yet this was not enough...
"Mm?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong Sakura. What would make you think that something was wrong?" He asked completely confused.
"Well.... When you were sleeping, you looked as though you were in pain. And well, I thought that maybe when they had you captive they might have done something to you," She told him. Worry written all over her face.
"Not that I know of. They didn't do anything to me Sakura. So don't worry about me. I'm fine. Let's go see where the others went," He said as he got up off of the couch and Sakura. He held his hand out to her and she grabbed it thankfully and they both headed for the kitchen.
The rest of the group was sitting at the kitchen table drinking some tea while they waited for the two Card Captors, to wake up.
"I hope they get up soon, my mom's going to freak if I'm not back 9:00 PM," Izzy mumbled more to himself but loud enough for them all to hear.
"Give them a break, they've both been though a lot. Li still has to recover. It probably would have been wise to have brought him straight home after you got him out Vicky," Kari pointed out.
"Hey, I tried. He wanted to come here. And who can resist those amber eyes," Vicky said dreamily. Tai shot her a look. "I mean, the defeating scowl," She said as she cleared her throat and smiled at Tai.
"Yea, that better of been it," Tai mumbled.
"Hey guys," Somebody greeted from the kitchen doorway. There was Sakura standing beside the aforementioned Li Syaoran, looking as tired as ever.
"Hey Li, I think I should get you back to my place. You look beat," Izzy offered as Syaoran took a chair at the table.
"Sounds great," His voice muffled from its position on his arms.
"Alright, come on get up!" Li slowly got back up from the every comfortable chair and started for the door. Not forgetting to give Sakura one last kiss before he left. "I'll see you later guys!" The all waved at the two retreating forms.
As Izzy and Syaoran walked out the door, Izzy grew more and more concerned for the younger boy.
"Are you sure you're all right? Because you don't look so good, you're pretty pale," Izzy told him as Syaoran just tried to keep himself from falling to the ground.
"I'm fine, really, just really, really tired. I didn't get any restful sleep at the castle. Actually I didn't get any sleep at all. I was to um.... Well afraid at what might happen," Syaoran whispered the last part hoping that Izzy wouldn't be able to hear it. No such luck.
"It's okay Li. I'm not going to make fun of you, if that's what you think, just because you were afraid. You had a right to be. You had no idea what they might have done to you. Neither did we. And I don't know about you but I don't want to find out."
"That makes two of us. Oh... Izzy?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah?"
"Call me Syaoran," Li said as he started to walk a bit faster in front of Izzy. Izzy was in shock. Apparently Li oh sorry Syaoran trusted him enough to call him by his first name. He couldn't help but slime at this.
Back at the apartment, Sakura still couldn't get over what she had seen back in the living room.
"Sakura? What's on your mind?" Her best friend Madison Taylor asked.
"Oh, it's nothing Madison. At least I don't think it is. It's just that when Syaoran and I were in the living room, I had woken up before him because I could feel him stiffen beneath me. I don't know why, but his face was so pain filled. I couldn't bare it. When I asked him what was wrong, he had no idea what I was talking about. It's as if he didn't know that he had just been in pain a few minutes before," Sakura explained. Madison looked thoughtful, as did the rest of the group.
"Is it possible that they had some how implanted something in Li? I mean kinda like the dark spore?" TK asked after a sort silence. A few gasped could be heard.
"No way TK! You can't really believe that?" His girlfriend asked in disbelief.
"It is possible Kari, who knows what that guy is capable of," TK stopped then started again. "Oh, Kari do you know who I got a visit from today?" TK asked.
"No who?" She asked curiosity flying.
"Remember that guy that came to us from my computer?"
"Yeah, he never did give us his name. He found you again today?"
"Yea, he said that he found a way to get Sakura and the others to the digiworld. But the door bell rang so I just kinda turned off the computer with out really talking to him," TK said shyly.
"TK, he could have help!"
"But Izzy has a way! We don't need him!"
"But!" Kari was cut short from her brothers yelling.
"Will you two mind filling us in on what the hell you're talking about?!" Tai yelled frustrated about being left out of something so important.
"Okay, well a while back, well maybe only last week, I was at TK's and all of the sudden this guy comes up on his computer. He wouldn't tell his name or anything, so we don't know much about him. Anyways, he said that the new evil in the digital world is neither Digidestined, nor digimon. But we knew that already, and he told us that he was a magician, just like the new evil, I'm guessing, and asked if we knew any magician's. He told us that he would try and help us find a way to get Sakura and them to the digital world, that's all he told us," Kari explained.
"So let me get this straight, a guy some how appeared on your computer," Tai says pointing at TK. "And tells you that he will help us?"
"That's pretty much it, we didn't think it was important enough to tell you guys about," TK told them. Kari nodded her head in agreement.
"Tai?" Vicky asked.
"Yeah?"
"You still haven't explained all this to me yet," Vicky told him.
"Explain what? Oh right, you don't know about any of this, sorry. Okay it all one fateful summer at summer camp," And Tai tells her the whole story.
It was almost midnight and every body had already gone home, Tai decided that it was to late for Vicky to go home after telling her everything about the digital world that he insisted that she stay the night. Sakura lay peacefully in her bed until she heard something crash.
CRASH
"HOE!!" She screamed while jumping out of the bed. "What's going on?" She asked once she got to her feet and started to walk out side. She walked into the kitchen and saw the fridge door open. As she stepped closer she could see a flying yellow stuffed animal. "Kero!" Sakura said in a harsh whisper, as to not wake any body else up. The guardian beast turned his attention to a very mad Card Mistress.
"Uh, oh. Um Good Morning Sakura," The beast said shyly.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sakura demanded.
"Eating?"
"Kero, you can't just go around and eat like this in other peoples homes, it's not right," Sakura said as she walked over to the fridge and assets the damage. She sweat dropped. The fridge was almost bare. She grabbed her guardian and ran back to her room as quietly as possible before any body else woke up.
In the morning everything was peaceful until...
"TAICHI!!"
The aforementioned Tai leaped out of his bed at the sound of somebody screeching his name.
"Wha!? What happened?" Tai groggily asked as he emerged from his bedroom.
"Did you eat all the food in the fridge?!" His mother, Mrs. Kamiya demanded.
"What? NO! I didn't! I was busy all last night and asleep after that! I didn't eat it!" Tai yelled mystified at why they would blame him. Sure he ate a lot, okay more than a lot, but that was no reason, whoa, Tai stopped his thoughts dead at the site of the very bare refrigerator.
"Wha, where did it all go?" Tai asked in shock as to where all his lovely food could have gone.
"That's what I've been asked you. Were you sleep walking again? Or should I say sleep eating?" Mrs. Kamiya accused.
"It wasn't me!" Tai yelled once again, waking the rest of the household.
"What's going on out here?" Vicky asked walking into the kitchen. Mrs. Kamiya looked at her. She was too old to be a friend of Kari, or Sakura's. Then who was she?
"And you are?" Mrs. Kamiya asked.
"Oh, sorry, I'm Victoria Tackanishi, Tai's girlfriend," Vicky said as she reached out her hand.
'Oh, you just had to say you were my girlfriend didn't you,' Tai thought.
"His girlfriend? Well I don't think Taichi has ever mentioned you. May I asked what you are doing here so early?"
"I spent the night," Vicky replied like it was nothing at all.
'Here it comes,' Tai thought.
"You spent the night?" Mrs. Kamiya said slowly. "And were did you sleep?" Mrs. Kamiya asked. By now you could see the smoke in her ears.
"With Tai," Vicky told her again as if it were nothing.
"'With him'? as in the same bed? And sheets? And mattress?"
"Well ya," Vicky said not getting the point. Then something very unexpected happened.
"Tai! I'm so happy you finally got over Sora! Now Victoria, you seem like a nice girl but no more sleepover's alright?" Mrs. Kamiya said after letting her death grip on her son go.
"Sure," Vicky said unsure of anything else to say.
"Great, you two grab a seat and I'll start on break fast," Mrs. Kamiya said as she shoed them out. From the doorway you could hear snickering. Tai looked over to find his sister and Sakura laughing at him.
'They will pay,' Tai thought.
Ken awoke to find the phone still next to him. Still on.
"I guess we fell asleep while we were still talking," Ken told himself aloud.
Jordan was sleeping soundly with the phone still next to her ear. Suddenly she heard a soft noise coming from it.
"Jordan, love, wake up," Ken whispered into the phone. She awoke slowly.
"Hmm.." She said sleepily.
"Come on Love, wake up," Ken said a little louder.
"What is it?" Jordan asked slowly. Still dazed from sleep. "Ken? Where are you?" She asked confused.
"At home. We fell asleep before we could turn off our phones. Sleep well?" Ken asked as he heard her stifle a yawn. Ken chuckled. "You're to cute you know that?" Ken couldn't see but Jordan turned an involuntary shade of red.
"Thanks," She mumbled. "I should go though, got to get ready for school," Jordan said sighing.
"Alright, I'll see you there, till then."
"Till then," And he hung up. Jordan sighed and flopped back onto her bed. 'Life is good.'