Disclaimer: Digimon is simply not mine, it belongs to other, richer people.

Tribulation IV

Speed

"Shit?, were all going to die and all you have to say is shit?" Yolei wailed . Kay, one thing about Yolei, she hasn't really changed since she was 13. She still is a bit….extra.

"But that is something major for T.K. to say," Ken reasoned. "T.K. swearing is the equivalent of Izzy saying something stupid."

"Actually there was this one time in the digiworld when Izzy-".

"Shut-up Matt", Izzy and Tai said together.

"At least they don't know who we are", Sora pointed out.

"But how long can we keep them from not knowing?", Davis added questioningly.

Even I had to thing about that, as difficult as it was to accept, it was a very good point.

"How about we don't carry or digivices around with us…just incase they check for them…" Joe simply realized his words, then attempted to take them back. "I didn't say that".

"Actually it makes sense", Tai fished in, "but-."

"We'll never know when our Digimon need us", Kari completed.

"Then what can we do?", Cody asked, he sighed and dragged his hand through his hair.

"We can just go around and pretend everything is normal", Izzy suggested. "As well as avoid anything that draws negative attention to yourself.

"Can do" I mumbled. The room fell silent and we took the time to reflect really how much trouble we were in. I watched Kari play with a lock of her hair. She looked up for a second and our gazes met. It was like time froze in a silent world. She broke our gaze then looked away after a minute. Matt caught my eye and raised an eyebrow. I blushed and he snickered.

"O.k., is there a conversation going on around here that I don't know about?" Tai asked looking at the three of us.

"No, of course not", Matt said sarcastically.

Thanks a lot bro.

"Really", Tai said catching on to whatever Matt was up to. He glanced at Kari, looked at me and raised an eyebrow.

"No", Matt said in the same drolly sarcastic tone .O.k., by this time I was really blushing. Matt and Tai nodded at each other like they were doing a silent high five. What was that about?

"And back to the problem…", Ken stated. Everyone shrugged.

"Do you know what's strange?", Cody pondered aloud. "That deep inside I know that someone didn't spontaneously think this up, someone's behind this".

"Or something", I said. Everybody nodded.

"So stay low", Tai summarized with a grin.

And we just kept talking around that. If it was about anything important I would let you know. We mostly joked around, captured Izzy's Lap top, gave Cody a headache and jumped Tai. Just because something bad happened didn't mean we couldn't have fun, or so Mimi said over the phone…to Matt. Then It was kinda getting late and it was decided that it was best if we leave. In other words, Tai kicked us out before his parents came home. Cody gave me this weird look before he left, a look that unnerved me. I thought it best to just forget about it for now and bring it up later. Cody left first, his mom came to pick him up. The rest of us prepared to leave in a big group, or rather a group; considering it was me, my brother, Davis, Yolei, Ken, Joe and Izzy. Safety within numbers or so I was told. A couple of people decided to take the subway, but I decided to walk it, I didn't live that far.

We all began to leave, Matt and Davis went out first, but not before Matt punched Tai for no reason other than a joke. After that Matt didn't exactly walk out of the door way, Tai was right behind him so you could say he left to…and Davis, if he didn't move he stood the chance of being charged into by Tai, and as we all imagined, that would hurt.

Kari came up to me, just as I was about to leave. "Be careful", she said staring straight into my eyes.

"Of who?", I lightly joked staring straight back. I poked her gently. "You kind of look dangerous to me…beautifully dangerous". Kari lightly blushed.

"Seriously T.k."

"I will, but only because you want me to ". I say softly. She blushed a bit more.

"And why is that"?

Our faced inched closer together.

"Because", I whispered as our faces got even more closer. "I-".

Matt ran through the door way and pushed me aside. Apparently Tai hadn't caught him yet. I suddenly came to the conclusion, I was going to kill Matt. I sighed as I heard a distant ow, I guess Tai caught him.

"So then," Matt said walking out from wherever he ended up after Tai chased him. "Lets be leaving then".

"Bye", we all chorused, and three voices said bye back. Three? I turned and looked to see Sora standing there, making no attempt to come with us. I'm sure many of us were looking at her…or staring at her.

Either way she suddenly said, "Ohhh…I'm sleeping over". "Ohhh", everyone pretty much said one way or the other. I didn't get to see the reaction of Matt because he walked out as soon as the goodbyes were chorused. I already said I'd tell you what's going on between those people, sooner or later, and I prefer later.

"Have fun", Yolei winked at Sora, giggled then ran out the door leaving Sora behind blushing.

We all left sooner or later and by then it wasn't so hard to catch up with my brother. Matt didn't go that far.

"I don't think I can walk home with you T.K.", Yolei said as we all boarded the elevator. "I'm going to my sisters place", she said before I could ask the question, although I wasn't going to ask it.

" You mean the one that lives right by Ken." Davis stated.

"Yes", Yolei said slowly, ruining the effect of Davis statement.

"S'ok", I shrugged. "I'm sure you'll enjoy Kens company more than mine". "No", she said quickly, "It's because my sisters house is closer"

"To Ken", Davis quickly added. Now that definitely made her blush. By the way, I though, where was Ken? I spied ahead and saw him talking to my brother. Davis saw Ken too. "Hey Ken", Davis shouted, "You may want to walk Yolei home". Matt and Ken paused and turned around , waiting for the rest of us to catch up.

"And why so"?, Ken said raising an eyebrow when we finally did.

"I'm going to my sisters place and though we could walk together", Yolei said quickly before Davis had a chance to open his mouth again. Ken whispered something to Yolei that caused her to blush, her response, which she whispered back to Ken caused him to blush as well.

"Care to share", Matt asked with a grin. Ken blushed. We finally reached the lights where we all went our separate ways. Joe and Izzy weren't with us. They went the opposite way as soon as they left the apartment.

"Later", I said to everyone as I began to walk my way home.

"T.K., if you don't make it home in one piece and I find out I'm gonna kick your …", the rest was muffled out by the sound of a car horn. Good timing, I grinned to myself. To be perfectly honest I was a bit paranoid. But you would be too if you had the same evening as me.

The street were practically empty which meant no witnesses, no one to help. I began to walk faster, the faster I got home the better. After ten minutes of fast walking and relatively safety, I decided to calm down. I guess I was worrying for nothing. Then at that particular moment something reminded me what I was worrying for. I heard footsteps, and this time I didn't wait to see if it was just my imagination. I guess I would be running home. I ran down the street and the footsteps were still behind me. I made a split second decision, I decided that I didn't want the person chasing me to know where I lived so I ran to the left instead of the right in an attempt to lose him.

I could hear the pounding of footsteps behind me which made me run faster. I ran down an unknown alley which would hopefully lead me to somewhere else that I could lose this person. And that's what I kept thinking, until I ran into a wall.

"Shit", I cursed before I could stop myself. I ran into a dead end, and the only way out was the way I came.

I was thankful for one thing, at least I wasn't claustrophobic!