Last Time: Jou starts to tell us why Yamato is different after Taichi makes a comment

To Hold the Crest of Friendship by Sentra Yamato's always had some problems. When Taichi and he fight, Taichi says something that brings horrible memories to the surface. Rape references, no romance. R.

Jou's PoV Chapter Duo

* I pulled them back, and instantly felt sick.

Yamato lay on the bed, stripped nude and covered in blood. His wrists and ankles were layered in duck tape, and he was shying away from me.

Pushing down bile, I spoke up "Yamato?!"

The boy opened his eyes, and turned to me in shock. "Jou-kun?"

His face was bruised and covered in something that I really didn't want to know what it was. He started to cry. "Jou-kun, I wanna go home." he whispered to me.

I nodded, and looked around the room, and spotted a coat in the closet. I pulled it down, and wrapped it around my friend. The smells from him were making me sick, but I couldn't leave him there. I managed to get his bound arms around my neck, and held him up with my hands under his knees. He made a soft moaning sound, and I apologized under my breath. I peaked out the door, and spotted Hitachi-san still in the kitchen. I tip-toed down the hall to the front door. As I open it, I heard him say from the other room, "Oi, Kidou, you done yet?' I quietly closed the door, and ran to the elevator. I took it down to the bottom floor and ran out into the streets.

There was a big investigation, but Hitachi-san was never caught. That's why Yamato and his dad moved away.

Yamato is terrified of teachers, even to this day. He hides it by acting tough. I know. Even after two years, I still know him by the way he acts. He more than likely KNOWS the material, he just .....

I sigh and turn to the others Sora was waking up Taichi for the next watch. I can tell he's still mad at Yamato but what can you do. I look down to Gomomon, and smiled as he kicked at the air in his sleep.

***

"My feet hurt~"

I sighed as Mimi went off again. "Please Mimi, we're all tired."

"Tai~ can we stop yet?"

Taichi turned and looked at us. I hoped he would agree. Yamato looked ready to jump to an argument, and we were all tired.

"Fine Mimi, we'll stop." Mimi dropped to the ground with a happy sigh. The digimon went about gathering ... stuff. I was asleep by then.

***

Thrashing woke me, and I turned to see Yamato crying out in his sleep. Takeru was freaking, and even Taichi looked scared when no one could wake him up. Finally, Hikari stepped forward, speaking in a older voice than her own. She shone with the eerily light of her crest, and held on to Yamato. He calmed as it went on, but she began to shake violently. I realized, She was in Yamato's dream.

'Kari, no!"

I jumped forward, and tried to pull her away. The memories of Yamato flowed from her to me as I tried to pull her away.

*** Yamato being restrained by Hitachi ***

Yamato opened his eyes then, "No, Hikari!" and pried himself from her grip.

*** Hitachi dragging Yamato to his car, and throwing him in the back seat ***

Hikari was gasping in my grip as she watched Yamato's past.

*** Yamato fighting with the child-locks. Finally he tried to jump past Hitachi, who held the automatic door lock down while he drove. ***

"What the hell did you do to my sister!"

*** Yamato biting Hitachi's arm, and jumping out of the car. ***

"I didn't do anything!"

*** Hitachi pulling out a gun, shooting the fleeing boy in the leg, before calming getting out and retrieving him ***

"Then what's wrong with her!"

*** Hitachi carrying Yamato to his apartment ***

I turned Hikari over and tried to draw her out before it got bad.

*** "This time, I guess I can't let you go back..." ***

"Hikari, stop watching!" I yelled. The picture vanished, but it was to late. Hikari knew. Hikari knew something about Yamato that Takeru didn't even know.

Yamato paled as we looked from her to him. Taichi launched himself at the boy, but Yamato was to terrified to move. He knew that she knew.