A/N: Hello again-
Sorry for the delays, I've been working on three papers in the last week. I'm almost finished with one and the others are coming along nicely.
I was so out of it that I made a big mistake in the last chapter. I kept using Izzy's last name instead of his first… my brain was really gone. If I have time, I'll go back and correct those… thanks for pointing it out for me. I would like to use the 'Kate's brain was mush at the time,' excuse on that one. But my brain is usually a pile of mush when I have free time… oh well. Life goes on right? Maybe not for those of use with homework…. *grumble, complain, whine* you get the picture.
Anyway- enough about me, here's something for you! Enjoy! And thanks for the reviews!
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The tears that sprung from her eyes caused Joe's knees to quiver.
"MIMI!" The blue haired man shouted as he forgot everything and ran to the one he had been separated from. "Mimi, it is you." He said as he buried his face into her hair while he held her close.
His arms did not want to let go. However, the tapping on his shoulder brought them back to reality.
"I'm sorry Joe, but…"
"I know… it's just that I never thought I'd see her again." Joe replied not breaking eye contact with her.
"No apologies are needed. In fact I want you to personally see to it she leaves here and returns to where she belongs back at the palace." Tai said with a smile. He was happy to finally see Joe genuinely smiling. His blue-haired friend had always put up fronts, but now his true emotions and thoughts became known as his eyes shimmered.
"You go back, and I'll keep on going to find Sora." Taichi added as he turned about to continue on his mission.
"Wait. Taichi I can't leave you look for her all by yourself." Joe spoke as he looked away from the brunette.
"Sora… she was taken not to long ago…" Mimi spoke up behind Joe. She interlaced her fingers with his as she saw the determination in both of the men's eyes. "Takeru took her somewhere… probably to the main chambers where Matt will be held." She added.
"Do you know how to get there?" Taichi implored the girl. He knew that he had little time to waste; he needed to find her soon. 'Wait a little longer Sora, I'll be there soon.' He kept thinking, hoping she could hear him.
"It's not far…I can take you there."
"No, it's too dangerous." Joe interrupted before Taichi could acknowledge the offer.
"Joe? I know where it is… we have to help her. Please." Mimi said determined, yet still a little disbelieving that he had finally come and they were reunited. "I'll be right by your side."
"Please Joe. I need her help. I promise right after she shows the way, you can get her as far away from here as possible." Tai asked looking helplessly up at his friend.
"Fine." Joe conceded hesitantly. "But let's hurry. I want to get you somewhere safe." He looked down on her as he stroked her long hair lovingly. "I missed you so much."
"And I thought of you everyday…" Mimi replied before they continued down the halls following where Mimi led them.
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Her shoulders shuttered. Her entire body shook as if it was freezing. However, it was not the coldness with in the darkness that made her shiver. No, it was the memories that plagued her mind.
Sora found herself huddled with her hands over her ears trying to block out the horrible sounds she had lived with. The life she use to lead was before her once again. And like the last time she was just as helpless to stop it from happening.
'I wanted to be stronger… I thought I was…' She thought as tears streamed out of her crimson eyes.
"You're weak."
"You've always have been."
Came voices in the void.
"I'm weak… I am useless. I have been a burden for everyone. No one needs me…" She repeated the words and as she did, she could feel herself sinking deeper. However, she felt as if she no longer had the strength to stop the descent into the unknown. She no longer had the strength or the will to stop it.
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"Takeru, Takeru can you hear me?" Matt frantically screamed trying to get some response from his brother. "You've got to get up."
But the blonde's attempts at waking his sibling were not working. Nothing was. Everything had gotten out of hand.
'What do I do? Taichi is here and that psycho is going to kill us all.' He thought as he scanned the room once again. He wanted to cry as he looked upon Sora. She looked dead there on the floor. However, he knew that was not the case, yet. Everyone once and a while she would shake, he hoped that was a good sign as he struggled to escape his binds.
'If I don't do something soon… please Takeru, please get up…' However, the younger boy awakening did not happen.
The suddenly creaking of the door caused his attention to turn from his younger brother to the door.
'Please don't be Taichi… please… it's a trap. I know it.' Matt prayed.
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'This will be interesting.' The evil figure thought. All the years of hard work, the lonely hours, the long training sessions to become so psychically fit, and even selling his very soul to the darkness… they were all worth it as the red head watched the pawns enter the real playing field.
'That's it. You have no idea of what you are doing do you? Enter… enter and let her do all the killing for me. She was almost too easy to manipulate… this all should make for an interesting game…. So who will win? Will the prince and his friend's triumph? Or may be the girl… either way- I become the only real winner.' He smiled evilly.
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The door slowly opened as the brown haired prince tired to see if anyone was in the room. It was silent and rather dark.
"I'm going in." He whispered. "You guys get out of here now." The blue haired man nodded and followed orders. His did not like leaving his friend behind, but he knew Taichi would not take a 'no' on this matter. Joe took Mimi's hand and gave her a reassuring squeeze as he began to leave.
"Save her Taichi, please."
"I will." Tai promised both Mimi and Joe. "I have to."
He watched as his friends retreated back down the hall they had just came through. 'I'm glad that they're safe… but now it's time to end this.' he told himself as he flung open the door and jumped into the room, sword in hand.
His eyes first found Matt tied up with his brother lying limply at his feet. Tai did not know what to make out of this.
"Matt?" He said as he quickly went and untied the blonde.
"It's a trap Tai, he knows you're here… he did something to Sora."
"Sora? Where is she?" Tai asked trying to calm down his friend so he would make sense.
Matt pointed tot the middle of the floor, where Sora was. Taichi ran straight to her.
"Sora? Sora!" He screamed at her as he tried to wake her up. However, he was afraid to shake her too hard. She looked so fragile now. "Matt, what happened? What did Takeru do to her?" Tai asked Matt. As Matt went to pick up his fallen brother, he turned around and saw eyes full of hate as Taichi looked at Takeru.
"Tai, it's not all my brother's fault. He was being used…by someone… something that has some kind of magical powers… he's the one who did this to both of them…" Matt tried to explain, but he was at a loss of words about the true evil he had seen. "All I know is that we have to get out of here now!" Matt said as he began walking towards the door.
Both men where stunned as they saw the door close suddenly. The sound of the slamming door echoed in the silent room.
"What do we do now?" Matt looked over to Taichi. "Taichi?" Matt yelled as he saw his friend's body now lying on the floor next to Sora's figure. Matt set his brother on the floor and ran to his friend's side. "Taichi? Taichi!" He shouted to he prince, but got no reply.
'What happened? I looked away for a second and he was fine then… this can't be happening!'
"TAICHI!"
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It was a tranquil sensation that overcame him. One minute he was holding Sora's hand, calling for her to wake up. And the next he was amidst the darkness. It felt as if he was floating. Floating in an unknown place. But where was he? And more importantly, where was Sora. He wondered as he continued to stand in the void.
Something caught his eye then, it was another figure in the dark. Huddled tightly the figure floated there; tightly holding it's hands over its ears. It was not until he looked closer that he saw it was Sora. That shade of auburn hair was unlike any he had seen.
"SORA!" Tai called out and began to run to her. However, he never moved. No matter how hard he pushed his legs or willed his body to move, he stayed there floating. "Sora! I'm here, you have to wake up!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
But nothing worked. She was still, her limps unmoving. And the thing that scared him even more was the fact she was getting further and further away from him. The darkness was surrounding her. It was consuming her body, and Taichi could not do anything to help her.
"Sora!"
Sorry for the delays, I've been working on three papers in the last week. I'm almost finished with one and the others are coming along nicely.
I was so out of it that I made a big mistake in the last chapter. I kept using Izzy's last name instead of his first… my brain was really gone. If I have time, I'll go back and correct those… thanks for pointing it out for me. I would like to use the 'Kate's brain was mush at the time,' excuse on that one. But my brain is usually a pile of mush when I have free time… oh well. Life goes on right? Maybe not for those of use with homework…. *grumble, complain, whine* you get the picture.
Anyway- enough about me, here's something for you! Enjoy! And thanks for the reviews!
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The tears that sprung from her eyes caused Joe's knees to quiver.
"MIMI!" The blue haired man shouted as he forgot everything and ran to the one he had been separated from. "Mimi, it is you." He said as he buried his face into her hair while he held her close.
His arms did not want to let go. However, the tapping on his shoulder brought them back to reality.
"I'm sorry Joe, but…"
"I know… it's just that I never thought I'd see her again." Joe replied not breaking eye contact with her.
"No apologies are needed. In fact I want you to personally see to it she leaves here and returns to where she belongs back at the palace." Tai said with a smile. He was happy to finally see Joe genuinely smiling. His blue-haired friend had always put up fronts, but now his true emotions and thoughts became known as his eyes shimmered.
"You go back, and I'll keep on going to find Sora." Taichi added as he turned about to continue on his mission.
"Wait. Taichi I can't leave you look for her all by yourself." Joe spoke as he looked away from the brunette.
"Sora… she was taken not to long ago…" Mimi spoke up behind Joe. She interlaced her fingers with his as she saw the determination in both of the men's eyes. "Takeru took her somewhere… probably to the main chambers where Matt will be held." She added.
"Do you know how to get there?" Taichi implored the girl. He knew that he had little time to waste; he needed to find her soon. 'Wait a little longer Sora, I'll be there soon.' He kept thinking, hoping she could hear him.
"It's not far…I can take you there."
"No, it's too dangerous." Joe interrupted before Taichi could acknowledge the offer.
"Joe? I know where it is… we have to help her. Please." Mimi said determined, yet still a little disbelieving that he had finally come and they were reunited. "I'll be right by your side."
"Please Joe. I need her help. I promise right after she shows the way, you can get her as far away from here as possible." Tai asked looking helplessly up at his friend.
"Fine." Joe conceded hesitantly. "But let's hurry. I want to get you somewhere safe." He looked down on her as he stroked her long hair lovingly. "I missed you so much."
"And I thought of you everyday…" Mimi replied before they continued down the halls following where Mimi led them.
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Her shoulders shuttered. Her entire body shook as if it was freezing. However, it was not the coldness with in the darkness that made her shiver. No, it was the memories that plagued her mind.
Sora found herself huddled with her hands over her ears trying to block out the horrible sounds she had lived with. The life she use to lead was before her once again. And like the last time she was just as helpless to stop it from happening.
'I wanted to be stronger… I thought I was…' She thought as tears streamed out of her crimson eyes.
"You're weak."
"You've always have been."
Came voices in the void.
"I'm weak… I am useless. I have been a burden for everyone. No one needs me…" She repeated the words and as she did, she could feel herself sinking deeper. However, she felt as if she no longer had the strength to stop the descent into the unknown. She no longer had the strength or the will to stop it.
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"Takeru, Takeru can you hear me?" Matt frantically screamed trying to get some response from his brother. "You've got to get up."
But the blonde's attempts at waking his sibling were not working. Nothing was. Everything had gotten out of hand.
'What do I do? Taichi is here and that psycho is going to kill us all.' He thought as he scanned the room once again. He wanted to cry as he looked upon Sora. She looked dead there on the floor. However, he knew that was not the case, yet. Everyone once and a while she would shake, he hoped that was a good sign as he struggled to escape his binds.
'If I don't do something soon… please Takeru, please get up…' However, the younger boy awakening did not happen.
The suddenly creaking of the door caused his attention to turn from his younger brother to the door.
'Please don't be Taichi… please… it's a trap. I know it.' Matt prayed.
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'This will be interesting.' The evil figure thought. All the years of hard work, the lonely hours, the long training sessions to become so psychically fit, and even selling his very soul to the darkness… they were all worth it as the red head watched the pawns enter the real playing field.
'That's it. You have no idea of what you are doing do you? Enter… enter and let her do all the killing for me. She was almost too easy to manipulate… this all should make for an interesting game…. So who will win? Will the prince and his friend's triumph? Or may be the girl… either way- I become the only real winner.' He smiled evilly.
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The door slowly opened as the brown haired prince tired to see if anyone was in the room. It was silent and rather dark.
"I'm going in." He whispered. "You guys get out of here now." The blue haired man nodded and followed orders. His did not like leaving his friend behind, but he knew Taichi would not take a 'no' on this matter. Joe took Mimi's hand and gave her a reassuring squeeze as he began to leave.
"Save her Taichi, please."
"I will." Tai promised both Mimi and Joe. "I have to."
He watched as his friends retreated back down the hall they had just came through. 'I'm glad that they're safe… but now it's time to end this.' he told himself as he flung open the door and jumped into the room, sword in hand.
His eyes first found Matt tied up with his brother lying limply at his feet. Tai did not know what to make out of this.
"Matt?" He said as he quickly went and untied the blonde.
"It's a trap Tai, he knows you're here… he did something to Sora."
"Sora? Where is she?" Tai asked trying to calm down his friend so he would make sense.
Matt pointed tot the middle of the floor, where Sora was. Taichi ran straight to her.
"Sora? Sora!" He screamed at her as he tried to wake her up. However, he was afraid to shake her too hard. She looked so fragile now. "Matt, what happened? What did Takeru do to her?" Tai asked Matt. As Matt went to pick up his fallen brother, he turned around and saw eyes full of hate as Taichi looked at Takeru.
"Tai, it's not all my brother's fault. He was being used…by someone… something that has some kind of magical powers… he's the one who did this to both of them…" Matt tried to explain, but he was at a loss of words about the true evil he had seen. "All I know is that we have to get out of here now!" Matt said as he began walking towards the door.
Both men where stunned as they saw the door close suddenly. The sound of the slamming door echoed in the silent room.
"What do we do now?" Matt looked over to Taichi. "Taichi?" Matt yelled as he saw his friend's body now lying on the floor next to Sora's figure. Matt set his brother on the floor and ran to his friend's side. "Taichi? Taichi!" He shouted to he prince, but got no reply.
'What happened? I looked away for a second and he was fine then… this can't be happening!'
"TAICHI!"
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It was a tranquil sensation that overcame him. One minute he was holding Sora's hand, calling for her to wake up. And the next he was amidst the darkness. It felt as if he was floating. Floating in an unknown place. But where was he? And more importantly, where was Sora. He wondered as he continued to stand in the void.
Something caught his eye then, it was another figure in the dark. Huddled tightly the figure floated there; tightly holding it's hands over its ears. It was not until he looked closer that he saw it was Sora. That shade of auburn hair was unlike any he had seen.
"SORA!" Tai called out and began to run to her. However, he never moved. No matter how hard he pushed his legs or willed his body to move, he stayed there floating. "Sora! I'm here, you have to wake up!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.
But nothing worked. She was still, her limps unmoving. And the thing that scared him even more was the fact she was getting further and further away from him. The darkness was surrounding her. It was consuming her body, and Taichi could not do anything to help her.
"Sora!"