I'm alive! YEY!!! Sorry, for not posting/writing for so long. I just have been forced to deal with some really dark, very hard changes in my life lately that just took my writing spirit away form me. So vagueness aside I've finally worked through all the issues, emotions blah blah blah, and I have my writing spirit once again!!!

But jokes aside, I think that it is imperative that I say this. As bad as life seems, and as bad as it gets, it will always work its self out. Maybe not in the way that we wanted it to, but eventually, if we wait long enough, we will find our peace, and I think as this fic progresses this theme will become more and more apparent.

With that said, I hope you like this chapter, and thank you so much for all of your kind reviews.

Chapter 4: Insanity?

It was nearly five by the time the whole of the digidestined were gathered in the living room of the Yagami residence. After being informed of Matt's fearful arrival three hours earlier, the sudden appearance of their past enemy, and the forced ultimatum concerning Matt's poisoning, the digidestined sat in stunned silence.

"I just . . . I don't understand how this happened," Sora said, confusion clearly written on her face, "If this morning wasn't the first time that Matt has been 'chased' by that—whatever it was, shouldn't he have told us? Shouldn't he have said something? Called someone? Let us now that there could be another enemy out there bent on our destruction. I just don't understand why he couldn't tell us."

Joe shook his head sadly, "We don't know enough about what happened to him to even guess at that. If the physical condition he is in now is any indication of what is going on in his head, then I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't thinking rationally. Matt said that whatever the poison is that's effecting him is not only hurting him physically, but its eating at his mind and soul. I didn't major in psychology, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he's on the verge of insanity. He's exhibiting extreme anxiety, his speech is many times incoherent, and all his actions are illogical. These are all signs of insanity. Whatever happened to him has affected him much more than we know."

"We need to hear his side of this," Tai said grimly.

"Do you think that's wise?" Mimi said, speaking up for the first time since she arrived.

"We need to know what happened to him," Tai said sending Mimi an accusing look.

"I know," Mimi said, slightly taken back by Tai's haughty behavior, "But, if he's really been through such a horrible ordeal, do we really want him to relive it? Wouldn't that cause more harm than good."

"I agree with you Mimi, and if there was any other way, believe me we'd take it, but Tai's right." Izzy said from the door way, "We need to know what's going on, and what happened to him before we can make any decision concerning Peidmon and the antidote."

Sora nodded and then asked, "Where is he now?"

"He's in the bedroom with Kari," Tai answered.

Sora looked over to TK who had remained silent since he had been told of Matt's predicament, "TK are you alright?"

He shook his head as if coming out of a dream, and a sudden look of grief passed over his face before he answered, "I just, I want him to be ok."

Izzy spoke up then, "Has any one had contact with him recently?"

Concerned looks were passed around the room. Finally Tai spoke up, "I saw him two weeks ago. I went to the movies with him. Kari and TK went too. He seemed fine, he was laughing and having a good time." Tai stopped for a moment, then his face turned concerned, "He left suddenly though, said he had to go run an errand or something. That was the last that I had seen him. I had been so busy with finals that I didn't have time to call him."

"Did you notice anything strange TK?" Sora asked, noticing the look of distress that was playing across the young mans face.

"We . . . we had had a fight," TK answered after a long pause, "I had told him that I never wanted to see him again," his voice broke. "It was a stupid fight, it was so stupid."

Sora cast a concerned look around the room, then turned back to TK, "What was it about?"

TK let his head fall to his chest for a moment and a trembling gasp escaped his lips, then cautiously he lifted his head and careful to avoid Tai's eyes he spoke one word.

"Kari."

Next chapter: We get a lovely flash back concerning 'the fight.' Haha don't kill me for not telling you directly how Matt got poisoned, but if things go as planned, you'll know soon enough. It will all make sense in a wee bit. I promise.

June 19, 2004

Reion