One Week...
Disclaimer: Do I really have to bother? Oh, all right. I don't own Digimon.
Bi: Eeeek!
Daydreamer: [losing her reverie] What? What?
Bi: What was that flash?
Daydreamer: [irritably] Only lightning.
Bi: I'm scared.
Daydreamer: Well, close your eyes and listen to the story.
Bi: But that's scaring me too. [Brightening up] Don't stop, though.
Daydreamer: I wasn't intending to. Not when the chapter after this one-
Bi: Yes?
Daydreamer: Has 'him' in it.
Bi: [under breath] Give me strength.
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Part Seven: The Longest Week of my Life
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RD: Oh... I'm a bit worried about this chapter. (But not half as much as about the next one...)
................ *Joe*
"Tai, man, wake up..."
I groaned as Mimi desperately shook Tai. I knew I shouldn't have let them give up on the fire. Oh, well. I couldn't change that now, but I might be able to help Tai. I got to my feet.
"Mimi, er..." I didn't want to upset her. "Perhaps we should try to get him somewhere warmer."
We lifted Tai and struck camp. Suddenly TK remembered something. "Matt and Sora! How'll they know where to come?"
"We'll have to leave some people here," I said. "Izzy, Mimi, can you carry Tai between you? There ought to be a Digimon village somewhere down there." I pointed. "I'll stay here with TK and Kari till the others get back, then we'll catch you up." It was a hard decision, but Kari looked a little ill and she might need some help. And Kari would feel better if her boyfriend, TK, was here. I nodded at Mimi and Izzy. "Get going, now."
So there we were, huddled together in a half-demolished camp on an unidentified Digiworld mountain, two sixteen-year-old kids and me. I looked out across the snow. I could see Mimi and Izzy slowly making their way down, but there was no sign of Matt or Sora anywhere. Funny, that. You'd think they'd stick out against the whiteness of the world. I hoped they hadn't got lost on their way back. Well, nothing to do but wait and see.
There was a strange little sound from behind me. I looked round, half expecting to see a hostile Digimon, but it was only Kari. I tried my best to deal with her like Tai. "You can't cry up here, Kari, the tears'll freeze. What is it?"
"I just hope- hope Tai's all right," she said through her tears. "There was something I had to tell him- but I didn't know how to- and I never did..."
"Tell me," said TK gently, putting an arm around her.
"That's the problem. It's even harder to tell you..."
Then Kari whispered something in TK's ear. I know when I'm not being included in the conversation. I turned away and started looking for some of the Digiworld constellations I'd invented last time we were here. There's one that looks like Gomamon with his mouth open. I took a long look at that one; it made me feel sort of sad and happy at the same time. Was Gomamon somewhere out there, too?
"You're not!" gasped TK aloud. I turned back; Kari was crying harder than ever and he was staring at her with a mixture of delight and horror. "I mean, you can't be. Can you, Kari? Kari?"
She gave a small nod and he took her hand. "Well, I mean, of course it doesn't change...we're still..." He was clearly lost for words. I looked carefully at Kari. I had a feeling I knew what she'd said to him, what her shock announcement had to be. Although it sounded unlikely to me, it made a lot of things fit. TK gripped her hand tight. "Oh, Kari. I'm sorry..."
"Don't be," she whispered. "I guess it's for the best. It'll be all right..."
And I sat watching the two of them, brought closer than ever by something that might have split another pair of teenagers apart. I stared out at the darkness of the Digiworld. No wonder the poor girl didn't know how to talk to Tai. I could only hope that she'd get another chance before the end of all this...
We waited until well after midnight. Morning lit up the landscape like something on a Christmas card, but I still couldn't see Sora or Matt anywhere. I was really starting to worry. We couldn't stay up here indefinitely, but if they got back to find us gone... That was it. We'd leave some sort of field symbols. I'd been in the Scouts once, a long time ago.
Carefully I helped TK and Kari up, making sure they didn't slip; the snow had turned to ice overnight in places. "Come on," I said. "We'll just have to find the others."
I crossed my fingers out of their sight, not out of sarcasm but for good luck. This was turning out to be the longest, most difficult week of my entire life.
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RD:
Right. Just a minor warning now so you don't shout at me later. If (and the thing is wildly possible) you really hate Matt, you might like to skip the next two chapters and go on to the one after, which at least has Tai in it. However, if on the other hand you reckon he's the cat's pyjamas, you'll probably like it in spite of its awfulness. Good luck.
HuntressDiana- You spotted it! Along with Dragon's Star you are now officially sharp and perceptive. Mind you, you DID have the advantage of knowing what it wasn't, and that would have helped you guess what it WAS perhaps. 'Typical Tai?' I'll take that as a compliment, I reckon.
Forever Takari- Wowwwwwwwww! A good review from someone on my Favourite Stories list! What more could a girl ask for?
Gerjomarty- Good to have another reviewer on board. Thanks for the compliments.
Dragon's Star- I'm trying my best to update! This is crazy! # I wrote this fic on Monday, sent it to my friend on Tuesday, it was on the site by Wednesday, and the reviews came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, my inbox crashed on Sunday. #
Disclaimer: Do I really have to bother? Oh, all right. I don't own Digimon.
Bi: Eeeek!
Daydreamer: [losing her reverie] What? What?
Bi: What was that flash?
Daydreamer: [irritably] Only lightning.
Bi: I'm scared.
Daydreamer: Well, close your eyes and listen to the story.
Bi: But that's scaring me too. [Brightening up] Don't stop, though.
Daydreamer: I wasn't intending to. Not when the chapter after this one-
Bi: Yes?
Daydreamer: Has 'him' in it.
Bi: [under breath] Give me strength.
..............
Part Seven: The Longest Week of my Life
.................
RD: Oh... I'm a bit worried about this chapter. (But not half as much as about the next one...)
................ *Joe*
"Tai, man, wake up..."
I groaned as Mimi desperately shook Tai. I knew I shouldn't have let them give up on the fire. Oh, well. I couldn't change that now, but I might be able to help Tai. I got to my feet.
"Mimi, er..." I didn't want to upset her. "Perhaps we should try to get him somewhere warmer."
We lifted Tai and struck camp. Suddenly TK remembered something. "Matt and Sora! How'll they know where to come?"
"We'll have to leave some people here," I said. "Izzy, Mimi, can you carry Tai between you? There ought to be a Digimon village somewhere down there." I pointed. "I'll stay here with TK and Kari till the others get back, then we'll catch you up." It was a hard decision, but Kari looked a little ill and she might need some help. And Kari would feel better if her boyfriend, TK, was here. I nodded at Mimi and Izzy. "Get going, now."
So there we were, huddled together in a half-demolished camp on an unidentified Digiworld mountain, two sixteen-year-old kids and me. I looked out across the snow. I could see Mimi and Izzy slowly making their way down, but there was no sign of Matt or Sora anywhere. Funny, that. You'd think they'd stick out against the whiteness of the world. I hoped they hadn't got lost on their way back. Well, nothing to do but wait and see.
There was a strange little sound from behind me. I looked round, half expecting to see a hostile Digimon, but it was only Kari. I tried my best to deal with her like Tai. "You can't cry up here, Kari, the tears'll freeze. What is it?"
"I just hope- hope Tai's all right," she said through her tears. "There was something I had to tell him- but I didn't know how to- and I never did..."
"Tell me," said TK gently, putting an arm around her.
"That's the problem. It's even harder to tell you..."
Then Kari whispered something in TK's ear. I know when I'm not being included in the conversation. I turned away and started looking for some of the Digiworld constellations I'd invented last time we were here. There's one that looks like Gomamon with his mouth open. I took a long look at that one; it made me feel sort of sad and happy at the same time. Was Gomamon somewhere out there, too?
"You're not!" gasped TK aloud. I turned back; Kari was crying harder than ever and he was staring at her with a mixture of delight and horror. "I mean, you can't be. Can you, Kari? Kari?"
She gave a small nod and he took her hand. "Well, I mean, of course it doesn't change...we're still..." He was clearly lost for words. I looked carefully at Kari. I had a feeling I knew what she'd said to him, what her shock announcement had to be. Although it sounded unlikely to me, it made a lot of things fit. TK gripped her hand tight. "Oh, Kari. I'm sorry..."
"Don't be," she whispered. "I guess it's for the best. It'll be all right..."
And I sat watching the two of them, brought closer than ever by something that might have split another pair of teenagers apart. I stared out at the darkness of the Digiworld. No wonder the poor girl didn't know how to talk to Tai. I could only hope that she'd get another chance before the end of all this...
We waited until well after midnight. Morning lit up the landscape like something on a Christmas card, but I still couldn't see Sora or Matt anywhere. I was really starting to worry. We couldn't stay up here indefinitely, but if they got back to find us gone... That was it. We'd leave some sort of field symbols. I'd been in the Scouts once, a long time ago.
Carefully I helped TK and Kari up, making sure they didn't slip; the snow had turned to ice overnight in places. "Come on," I said. "We'll just have to find the others."
I crossed my fingers out of their sight, not out of sarcasm but for good luck. This was turning out to be the longest, most difficult week of my entire life.
................
RD:
Right. Just a minor warning now so you don't shout at me later. If (and the thing is wildly possible) you really hate Matt, you might like to skip the next two chapters and go on to the one after, which at least has Tai in it. However, if on the other hand you reckon he's the cat's pyjamas, you'll probably like it in spite of its awfulness. Good luck.
HuntressDiana- You spotted it! Along with Dragon's Star you are now officially sharp and perceptive. Mind you, you DID have the advantage of knowing what it wasn't, and that would have helped you guess what it WAS perhaps. 'Typical Tai?' I'll take that as a compliment, I reckon.
Forever Takari- Wowwwwwwwww! A good review from someone on my Favourite Stories list! What more could a girl ask for?
Gerjomarty- Good to have another reviewer on board. Thanks for the compliments.
Dragon's Star- I'm trying my best to update! This is crazy! # I wrote this fic on Monday, sent it to my friend on Tuesday, it was on the site by Wednesday, and the reviews came in on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, my inbox crashed on Sunday. #