~*~*Tai Speaks*~*~

Sora arrived at Tai and Izzy's house about 10 minutes after she called. When he opened the door, the first thing he noticed was that she had been beat up.

He gasped. "Sora, what happened to you?! Did Matt…?!" His voice trailed off. He didn't have to finish.

She nodded, and tears bubbled up in her eyes. "Tai…"

He placed his hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. Come inside, and we'll talk."

So, she came in. They woke up Izzy, and he made her a cup of very strong tea. Soon, the whole story came out: living in fear of Matt, him hurting her, him finding her escape plans, him beating her up, her running away.

Izzy frowned. "Sora, why didn't you tell us before? We would've helped you!"

Sora sighed. "I'm not sure. I guess I was scared."

Izzy shrugged. "Well, it's ok, now. We'll call the police, and-"

"They won't believe us." Tai cut in shortly.

"What?" Gasped Izzy.

Tai sighed. "Think about it. Do you really think they'll believe us if we say the biggest rock star in Japan is hurting a girl?"

Sora looked at her feet. "I was afraid of that. Now what are we going to do?"

Izzy scratched his head. "I propose we all go to sleep and figure this out in the morning. Sora, you can stay in our guest room."

"Oh, Thank you!" She exclaimed.

Izzy yawned. "You're welcome…I'm going to bed…" Then, he walked to his room.

Tai paused, and then kissed Sora on the cheek. "Don't worry. I'll protect you." He led her to another room, and they all went to bed.

***Later***

Tai woke to a very delicious smell teasing his nose. He got out of bed, and walked into the dinning room. There, laid out, was a breakfast fit for a king.

Izzy walked in the room a second later, and stared at the food. "Whoa, Tai…Did you…?"

Tai shook his head. "No…"

Sora walked in the room wearing a grin. "How do you like it?"

Tai's jaw dropped. "You…made this…?"

Sora nodded. "I thought it was the least I could do."

"It looks delicious!" Commented Izzy. "I can't wait to-"

The phone rang.

Tai frowned, and picked it up. "Hello?" He asked.

"Tai, this is Matt!" Matt snapped on the other end.

"Oh…Hi…" Tai said slowly. He mouthed at the others, "It's Matt"

Sora swallowed.

Tai turned to the phone again. "Wazzup?"

"Have you seen Sora?!"

Tai's blood froze. "Uh…No…" He lied. "Why do you ask?"

"That little bitch ran away!" Matt roared. He sounded furious.

"Why would she do that?"

"I have no idea! Every day, I work to support us, and I treat her like a princess!"

Tai was furious. He wanted to scream, "SHE LEFT BECAUSE YOU BEAT HER UP EVERY CRAPPY DAY!" But he didn't, because that would mean he knew about her.

"Well…I'll keep an eye out for her." Tai assured him, crossing his fingers.

"Yea. You do that. And if you find her, grab her and call me! Ooh, when I find her I'll break every bone in her body!" Then, he hung up.

Tai swallowed, hung up the phone, and turned to Sora and Izzy. He cleared his throat. "Sora, I have some bad news. Matt is pissed beyond belief at you. I don't think it's safe for you to leave this house for a few days."

Sora whimpered. "Oh, jeez…Thanks…"

"You can stay here as long as you want." Said Izzy. "But if you would help us around here…"

Sora nodded furiously. "Of course! I can cook, and I can do house work!"

Tai shrugged, and grinned. "I guess we've got a deal!" He sat down, and took a bite out of him omelet. He rolled it around in his mouth for awhile, savoring the taste. "Sora, if you can cook like this for breakfast and dinner, you can stay as long as you want!"

Sora blushed.