"The Detectives Kamiya: Tai Mahal," written by Freedom Fighter
Summary: Although wrong with her Hong Kong hint, Yolei gets one from a
friend of hers in India. Tai and Kari fly there, but it takes them awhile to
find Yolei's friend. But what will Tai do when he finds out that their
contact is female?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fanfic.
Rating: R, contains profane language, violence, and implied sexual situations
(though not all may be present in each episode). Do not read this if you are
too young or you are against reading fanfics that contain this type of stuff.
Here's a special belated Valentine's Day episode of "The Detectives Kamiya,"
just for the couples out there! Or just for those of you who want to see Tai
make out with another woman...
Hong Kong International Airport
Tai and Kari were at one of the ticket counters, trying to pick up the tickets
that Yolei was paying for. After getting them, they went right to their
boarding gate, where people were already going through luggage inspection.
"Do you actually think we'll find anything relative in India?" Kari asked
her brother, in front of her in line.
"Who knows?" Tai asked back. "But if this lead turns out false too, we're
going back home and I'm going to make Yolei pay me back every yen!"
As they waited in line to have their belongings checked, Kari glanced out a
side window and sighed deeply.
"I promise, mother... the answers will be coming soon."
(Begin theme song - Limp Bizkit's "Boiler")
The siren of an ambulance wails in the background. Younger versions of Tai
and Kari are standing with their father and a hundred other mourners, all
dressed in black. A gravestone marked with their family last name, Kamiya, is
on it. Kari weeps openly into her brother's arms as a coffin is slowly lowered
into a hole in the ground and then promptly buried in dirt.
Now in present time, Tai, dressed in a gray suit with matching pants along
with a white buttoned long sleeve shirt and plain orange tie, walks out of a
police station. Kari is walking next to him, wearing the same clothes as her
older brother, with the exception of a knee-length skirt in place of pants.
Meanwhile, the title screen appears...
"The Detectives Kamiya"
Starring Tai Kamiya...
Tai laughs as he chats with an Indian girl.
Kari Kamiya...
Kari drives up to a house in her Honda Prelude.
Also Starring Matt Ishida as the Chief...
Matt fills out some paperwork at his desk, which has a framed picture of TK
on it.
And Yolei Inoue as the Informant...
Yolei pulls a white and black one-piece swimsuit out of her closet.
Fanfic Written and Edited by Freedom Fighter...
In one scene, Kari is seen handcuffing Davis' arms behind his back. In
another, Tai and Sora are grappling with each other. And in a third, Greymon
and Gatomon are digivolving to MetalGreymon and Angewomon, respectively.
As the song comes to an end, Tai and Kari stand in front of their mother's
grave. Kari sheds a tear as she places a bouquet of flowers next to the
tombstone. Tai hugs his little sister as he looks up to the sky, knowing that
their mother is now in a better place.
(End theme song)
Season 2, Episode 2 - "Be Mine" (03.04.03)
A couple of hours later, the quartet of Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon arrive
in New Delhi, India's capital city. The sun was already beginning to set as
they debated on what to do.
"Let's enjoy the night life!" Tai suggested. "We ought to find something fun
to do here!"
"We need to find a hotel room first!" Kari told him. "Then we need to find
Yolei's contact and see what he knows. Then, and only then, will we go
sightseeing."
"Ah, you're no fun."
Agumon and Gatomon were surpised to see the debate end so calmly.
"What's wrong?" Gatomon whispered to Agumon. "Tai usually tries to get his
way. Why so easygoing?"
"He's hungry," Agumon whispered back.
It didn't take long for them to find a hotel with some vacancies. To save
money (and to keep from having to owe Yolei even more money), they decided
to share one room.
Once they got to their room, Tai immediately threw his suitcase onto one of
the two queen-sized beds and then ran for the bathroom. He closed the door
immediately, and it wasn't long before Kari heard the shower turn on. Kari
walked over to the door and knocked on it.
"Tai, what are you doing?"
"I'm taking a shower! What else?"
"We're just going to meet our contact! Why do you need a shower?"
"What if the contact's a woman? I want to make a good first impression on
her!"
"We don't have time to flirt, Tai! We're here on business, not pleasure!"
"You're just jealous because..."
"I know, I know," Kari said, giving up and walking away. "I hate it when
you use THAT as a defending argument."
Eventually, the foursome were on the streets of India, beginning their
search for their contact... whomever he was.
"So Kari, what's the name of this contact anyway?" Tai asked.
Kari shot Tai a puzzled look. "I thought you knew."
Tai shook his head. "Not me."
"Didn't Yolei tell you who we're looking for?"
Tai thought for a minute. "Um... nope."
"You sure? Yolei didn't say what his name is?"
"I thought she did, but I guess she didn't," replied Tai, scratching his head.
"Oh boy..."
Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon stood in the middle of the street, as the
crowds of people around them continued to move on.
"What do we do now?" Gatomon asked.
"We've got no other choice," answered Kari. "I'm going to have to go back
to the hotel and call Yolei."
"I'm coming with you," Gatomon told her partner.
"Don't go anywhere, you two. We'll be back in a few minutes."
"What are you worried about? We'll still be here!"
"How come I don't believe you?"
"Come on! If you can't trust your own sibling, who can you trust?"
Kari decided not to answer her older brother's question. She proceeded to
head back to the hotel, with Gatomon in tow. Tai and Agumon were left
standing there.
"So Tai, what now?" Agumon asked.
"What else? We've got to wait for Kari and Gatomon to get back. Besides,
if we don't know this guy's name, why should we waste energy trying to find
him?"
"I guess you're right," agreed a reluctant Agumon.
The two drifted off to the side of the street, as much of the way of
passersby as possible. Tai and Agumon stood against the wall of a nearby
building, waiting for Kari and Gatomon to return.
And then, he heard her voice...
"Three, please."
Tai looked left and right, trying to figure out where that heavenly voice
was coming from. Noticing his partner's state of disarray, Agumon decided
to interrupt him.
"Is something wrong?"
But Tai didn't reply. He was too focused on trying to find the woman the
voice belonged to.
"Tai?"
"Not now, Agumon. I hear her."
"Her? You mean Kari's back already?"
"Not Kari. Someone else. Someone with a beautiful voice."
"Thank you," came the voice again.
"There!" Tai told Agumon. "There it is again!"
"What? Where?"
Agumon tried to listen for the same voice Tai had heard. But that was
nearly impossible, thanks to all of the background noise made by cars,
carriages, and the people walking by.
"I don't hear anything."
Tai ran in the direction of where he had heard the voice.
"Tai! Where are you going?"
"Just stay there! I'll be right back!"
Tai quickly disappeared amongst the crowd, leaving Agumon all alone.
"Kari and Gatomon are not going to be happy about this."
Tai made his way through the busy early evening crowd, trying to identify
the face from which that beautiful voice had spouted from.
Having no luck matching face to voice, he decided to take his chances and
start stopping every woman he could and see if he could repeat the young
women's words.
"Three, please," Tai said.
"I'm not selling anything," one woman responded.
"I wasn't trying to buy anything," Tai sulked.
Maybe the second time's the charm...
"Three, please."
"Sorry," apologized a second. "Don't speak Japanese."
"I don't speak Indian, but you don't see me complaining."
Moving on...
"Three, please."
This woman reached into her purse and handed Tai three coins.
"Uh... thanks."
On to the next...
"Three, please."
But before this woman could respond, her husband got in between them.
"What are you doing talking to my wife?"
Tai is seen running away as an assortment of vegetables are thrown at him.
After going a block or two, Tai finally stopped running to catch his breath.
The guy who had been chasing him had given up and continued on with his wife,
leaving Tai in the clear for now.
"This is getting me nowhere!" Tai yelled, not caring who heard him. "I'll
never find that woman!"
"One, please."
Tai perked up suddenly. "That voice..."
Just a few feet to his right, in front of a vegetable stand, was a dark-skinned
Indian girl. Her back was to him, but he didn't care much about that. He
just stood there and admired the woman, who had a basket in one hand and a
pouch full of money in the other.
"Thank you, come again!" the booth clerk said as the woman walked away.
Making sure no one was looking strangely at him, Tai decided to follow her.
Back at the street corner where Agumon was waiting, Kari and Gatomon were
just returning. Kari had a large picture in her right hand, which was down
by her side.
"Miss us?" Gatomon asked, nearly scaring Agumon out of his skin.
"Not really," Agumon replied, which resulted in him getting a swat in the
hindside by Gatomon's tail.
"Where did Tai go?" Kari asked, glancing around the block for her brother.
"He... went off somewhere."
"What's so hard about staying put? I bet he's looking for some girl to make
out with because it's Valentine's Day!"
"Valentine's Day?" Agumon wasn't familiar with the holiday. "What's that?"
"It's a holiday in which women present chocolates to their bosses and other
male friends. Men are then expected to take the women out to dinner or some
other similar gesture."
"I'm glad the Digital World doesn't have some strange custom like that,"
thanked Gatomon.
"It's one of the those days every year that shows that you care about
someone. Everyone in Tokyo is really into it... including Matt."
Speaking of which...
Matt and most of the rest of his unit, both male and female, were at a
restaurant in Tokyo. They were drinking, singing karaoke, and having just
a good old time.
Back in New Delhi...
"What about Davis?" Gatomon asked. "Did you send him anything?"
"D-D-Davis?" Kari said nervously, sweatdropping as she thought of where
Davis was.
A prison in Tokyo...
Davis and Jun, who are temporarily sharing a cell because of overcrowding,
are sulking as Valentine's Day is passing them by uneventful.
"I know I did Kari wrong," Davis began as he lied on his flat bed, "but she
could have at least sent me chocolates to show me she still cares!"
"At least Kari MIGHT send you something," his older sister shouted from the
bed above him. "Matt hasn't even graced me with his presence today, much
less given me anything. IT'S NOT FAIR!"
"D-D-Davis?" Kari asked again, seeing that Agumon and Gatomon were still
awaiting an answer.
"Yeah. You two had that great day together. Don't tell me you've forgotten
about it already."
"Gatomon... it was just one day out. You can't expect two people to fall
in love after just one date."
"It seems Davis did," Agumon commented.
"Well, he's not really my type," Kari countered. "Anyway, let's just find
Tai before he's introduced to the Kuma Sutra."
"What?" the two Digimon asked, unfamiliar with the term.
Kari sweatdropped. "Never mind."
A couple of blocks away, the woman carrying her basket had rounded a street
corner, exiting the market area and heading to the suburbs. Tai was still
following from a distance. But not far enough, it seems...
"I know you're following me," the woman said as she stopped walking. "If
you want to do this, let's just get this over with."
Tai revealed himself, beginning to walk towards the young woman. But then
his eyes nearly fell out of his sockets as she put her basket down on the
ground and then began to take her clothes off.
"Whoa!" Tai panicked, running up to her. "I didn't really think Indian women
were easy."
That made the woman stop. "You mean... you're not here to have sex with me?"
"Sex? Geese... straight to the point."
"You mean you're not here to rape me?"
"I don't believe in forcing women to have sex. They have to get to know me
first."
The woman relaxed a little and started putting her clothes back on.
"I see you're not from around here."
"Afraid not. Maybe that's a good thing."
She picked up her basket and started walking away.
"Wait... where are you going?" Tai asked.
"If you don't want to do me, then I'm going to go on home. If that's okay
with you."
"I never said I didn't want to do you!"
"Then why the hesitation?"
"Like I said... I want to get to know you first. Besides, you have to want
it as much as I do, or else it's no fun at all."
The woman smiled as she stopped and ushered Tai to follow her.
"I need to go home first. Then, I'll give you a tour of the city."
"Um... okay."
Tai ran until he was side-by-side with the Indian woman. The two then trotted
off towards her house.
Kari and the two Digimon were conducting a block-wide search for Tai. Too
bad, since they were supposed to be looking for their contact.
"Excuse me," Kari asked a passerby. "Have you seen my brother? Early 20s,
about four inches than taller than me... and he's a guy."
The guy shook his head before moving on. Kari sighed.
"Tai... where are you?"
After dropping by her house to leave her things behind, the young woman gave
Tai a tour of the city.
They decided to start by going to the Jantar Manter, an observatory where
they enjoyed the beautiful night sky from a safe place. Tai points up to
one of the constellations... the Big Dipper. His companion gasps in
amazement, impressed by his stellar knowledge of the stars.
Their next stop was the Raj Ghat, where the young Indian woman relayed Tai
the saintly life of Mahatma Gandhi, to which Tai procceed to praise the
peacemaker for laying the foundation for the world to one day follow.
She then took him to the India Gate, a thin yet tall arched monument built
to honor the Indian soldiers that lost their lives in World War I. The two
of them are seen praying by the Amar Jowan Jyoti, the flame that honors
the remains of the country's 'unknown soldiers.'
After their sightseeing tour was done, Tai and his tour guide when to a
secluded area not too far from her home. The two seemed to be giggling
happily as they lied on the ground, facing each other.
"I can't believe how you Japanese no so much!" she exclaimed, still impressed
over his country's reputation.
"When it comes to technology, no one's better!" Tai replied.
"So... where else do you want to go?"
"How about the Taj Mahal! I always wanted to see one of the Seven Wonders of
the World!"
"Tai... that's in Agra."
"Agra? You mean on top of a mountain?"
"No, silly. Agra, as in the city of Agra. It's almost three hours from here
by car."
"Three hours? Okay, forget that."
The young woman giggled. She then stared into Tai's eyes, who responded by
peering into hers. Before they knew, their lips were pressed against each
others.
But they were unaware that they had someone snooping on them... Agumon.
"Kari's definitely not going to like this," Agumon told himself as he ran off.
A few minutes later, Agumon had returned with Kari and Gatomon. He pointed to
where Tai and the young woman were talking. But to the trio's surprise, both
of them were still fully clothed.
"Tai!" Kari yelled. "Where have you been?"
Tai got up from the ground and looked at his sister.
"How can you even think of making out with someone when we've got a job to do!
I don't care even if it is Valentine's Day!"
"What are you talking about? I'm not making out!"
"Then what are you doing with HER?" she asked, pointing to the woman still
lying on the ground next to Tai.
The woman in question sat up and turned to look at Kari.
"Hello!" she greeted happily. "Are you Tai's girlfriend?"
Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon all froze in place.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Tai shouted, pointing at Kari. "That's my little
sister!"
The woman looked at Tai, then at Kari, and finally back at Tai.
"Oh, I see now. The family resemblance is quite uncanny."
Kari then gasped as she took the photo she had been holding and showed it
to Tai.
"You're the person we're supposed to be looking for!"
"What?" Tai asked, with his mouth gaping wide open.
A little while later, Tai, Kari, and the woman are sitting at the dinner table
inside her house. Agumon and Gatomon are in the living room nearby, playing
with her two young male children.
"So your name's Mina," Tai noted, finally learning it for the first time.
"Why didn't you tell me you were friends of Yolei's?" Mina asked Tai. "If I
knew who you were, I would've given you what you need without any trouble."
"Well, it didn't help that I didn't know you were the contact," Tai said,
making up an excuse.
"That was Yolei's fault," Kari cut in, defending her brother. "She neglected
to tell us your name."
"Something tells me you've been shortchanging her payments," Mina said with a
smile.
"Her rate's way too high," commented Tai. "Can't you convince her to lower
it?"
"What she charges you is her business. Besides, your bill is paying for the
information I'm about to give you, Tai."
"Speaking of which, could you tell us what you know?" Kari asked politely.
"Certainly," Mina replied, reaching into a drawer behind her. In it was a
small brown box. She opens it and pulls out a picture of blonde-haired
gentleman with sunglasses covering his eyes. He was wearing a business suit,
but nothing else out of the ordinary could be picked out.
"So, what's the deal with him?"
"This is the guy who killed your mother, I believe."
Tai and Kari examined the picture carefully. "How can you be sure?"
"Well, when Yolei put out that notice that she was looking for information
on your mother's killer, I went to work. I searched through police reports
in Japan and all of Asia, as well as death certificates, on-line job
applications, and anything else I could find.
"Then, thanks to a newspaper clipping, and the fact that this guy is a former
client of mine, I was able to use the information about the murder to ID
this guy."
"You mean you've seen this guy before?" Kari asked.
Mina nods. "Three weeks ago. He needed me to help him uncover an oil
smuggling operation that was based here in New Delhi."
"He works for the police?" Tai jumped in.
"Yes. Scotland Yard, in London."
Tai and Kari looked at each other. "London?"
"Go to London and you'll find this guy, the person who killed your mother."
"Wow..." Tai gasped, now impressed with Mina's knowledge.
"How reliable is your lead?"
"93.2 percent."
"Only 93.2 percent?"
"Yes. Because the Tokyo police does not have a positive ID on this guy as
the fifth gang member, I cannot fully guarantee that he is the one."
Kari sighed. "I guess 93.2 percent is better than not 100 percent sure."
"I'm sorry I can't help you anymore than that, but I've told you everything
I know."
"Thank you."
The two Kamiya siblings stood up and bowed to Mina, who responded by doing
the same. Kari then glanced at her older brother, a little angry at him.
"Why did you make out with her if you knew she had kids?"
"We didn't make out!" Tai shouted, still denying it.
"But Agumon said he saw you two kissing."
"Allow me to fill in the rest of the story," Mina jumped in.
Flashback to the scene in question...
Tai and Mina were in the middle of kissing, when suddenly Mina pulls away
from Tai.
"What's wrong?" Tai asked. "I thought you were enjoying it."
"I was, but..." Mina trailed off, turning away. "It's just..."
"It's just what?"
"Well... Tai, I'm married."
"Married?"
"Actually, was married. My husband died in a construction accident five
months ago."
"Oh. Sorry about that."
"Don't be. It's not your fault."
Tai lowered his head, not believing that he wasn't about to make out with her.
But he knew there was a good reason why not, so he didn't seem to disappointed
about it.
"I also have two kids to take care of. I probably should be heading home to
fix them dinner."
"Look... I didn't know you were still upset over your husband and all. If
you want, I'll leave."
"No. Don't leave. It's my fault for leading you on. I'm sorry."
"And that's when you and the Digimon interrupted us," Mina finished.
"So, nothing happened?"
"Nope," Tai confirmed. "Nothing."
Mina laughed as she headed for the living room, walking past Tai in the
process. "That's all you were going to get from me anyway."
"What?" Tai asked, surprised. "But what about the sparks flying between us?"
"I admit, there were some. Still, I don't fall in love easily. My ex-husband
and I knew each other for eight years before we became romantically involved.
It would take at least that long for me to feel the same way about someone
else."
Kari laughed as she patted Tai on the back. "Looks like someone's leaving
without any chocolate!"
Tai lowered his head and cried as Mina and Kari laughed at his misfortune.
A little while later, Mina and her two children waved goodbye as Tai, Kari,
Agumon, and Gatomon left.
"Cheer up, Tai!" said an encouraging Kari. "There'll be other Valentine's
Days."
"But I thought Mina and I really had something special," Tai said.
"Ah... too bad she's not Japanese, or she would've at least given you some
chocolates to take with you."
Tai sighed. "Yeah. That's a bummer."
Kari then procceed to reach into her purse and present Tai with a small,
heart-shaped box of chocolates.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Tai!"
Tai took it with pride and began to cry happily. "Kari..."
"I knew you were feeling lonely, but I want you to know that I'm always by
your side."
Tai smiled and wrapped his arms around Kari, giving his sisters a big hug.
"Ah, you're the best little sister a guy could ever have!"
"There's no other," Kari said back.
"Let's celebrate by going out to eat! My treat!"
Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon rejoiced in celebration as Tai led them off to a
late Valentine's Day dinner on him.
Author's Notes:
Valentine's Day in Japan is celebrated differently than it is here in the
United States. As mentioned in this episode, women are obligated to give
their boss and all of their male acquaintances chocolate. In return, the
men are supposed to take the women out to dinner.
Japan also has White Day, which takes place on March 14th, one month later.
On this day, men are supposed to give the women chocolate, so the roles
have been reversed.
Needless to say, Valentine's Day is a lot more expensive for guys who live
in Japan then those who live in America. Thank goodness we only have to
give cards, candy, and flowers.
Thanks to the American version of Shonen Jump for providing information on
this holiday, for without it this episode would have never been completed.
Also of note... those of you have missed the old format of "The Detectives
Kamiya," you're in luck! Beginning next episode, and at least through the
end of this season, there will be nothing but 3-episode arcs. Enjoy!
Next Episode Preview: Narrated by Tai...
We got you now, buddy! We travel to London, where we hope to put the guy
who killed my mom away! Unfortunately, we end up in the middle of a Scotland
Yard scandal. Three best friends, all Yard officers, are wrapped up in it.
One is the good guy, one is the traitor, and the other... has a fetish for
striped socks.
The title of our next mystery is "Backstabbing Brits, Part 1." See you then!
Summary: Although wrong with her Hong Kong hint, Yolei gets one from a
friend of hers in India. Tai and Kari fly there, but it takes them awhile to
find Yolei's friend. But what will Tai do when he finds out that their
contact is female?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fanfic.
Rating: R, contains profane language, violence, and implied sexual situations
(though not all may be present in each episode). Do not read this if you are
too young or you are against reading fanfics that contain this type of stuff.
Here's a special belated Valentine's Day episode of "The Detectives Kamiya,"
just for the couples out there! Or just for those of you who want to see Tai
make out with another woman...
Hong Kong International Airport
Tai and Kari were at one of the ticket counters, trying to pick up the tickets
that Yolei was paying for. After getting them, they went right to their
boarding gate, where people were already going through luggage inspection.
"Do you actually think we'll find anything relative in India?" Kari asked
her brother, in front of her in line.
"Who knows?" Tai asked back. "But if this lead turns out false too, we're
going back home and I'm going to make Yolei pay me back every yen!"
As they waited in line to have their belongings checked, Kari glanced out a
side window and sighed deeply.
"I promise, mother... the answers will be coming soon."
(Begin theme song - Limp Bizkit's "Boiler")
The siren of an ambulance wails in the background. Younger versions of Tai
and Kari are standing with their father and a hundred other mourners, all
dressed in black. A gravestone marked with their family last name, Kamiya, is
on it. Kari weeps openly into her brother's arms as a coffin is slowly lowered
into a hole in the ground and then promptly buried in dirt.
Now in present time, Tai, dressed in a gray suit with matching pants along
with a white buttoned long sleeve shirt and plain orange tie, walks out of a
police station. Kari is walking next to him, wearing the same clothes as her
older brother, with the exception of a knee-length skirt in place of pants.
Meanwhile, the title screen appears...
"The Detectives Kamiya"
Starring Tai Kamiya...
Tai laughs as he chats with an Indian girl.
Kari Kamiya...
Kari drives up to a house in her Honda Prelude.
Also Starring Matt Ishida as the Chief...
Matt fills out some paperwork at his desk, which has a framed picture of TK
on it.
And Yolei Inoue as the Informant...
Yolei pulls a white and black one-piece swimsuit out of her closet.
Fanfic Written and Edited by Freedom Fighter...
In one scene, Kari is seen handcuffing Davis' arms behind his back. In
another, Tai and Sora are grappling with each other. And in a third, Greymon
and Gatomon are digivolving to MetalGreymon and Angewomon, respectively.
As the song comes to an end, Tai and Kari stand in front of their mother's
grave. Kari sheds a tear as she places a bouquet of flowers next to the
tombstone. Tai hugs his little sister as he looks up to the sky, knowing that
their mother is now in a better place.
(End theme song)
Season 2, Episode 2 - "Be Mine" (03.04.03)
A couple of hours later, the quartet of Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon arrive
in New Delhi, India's capital city. The sun was already beginning to set as
they debated on what to do.
"Let's enjoy the night life!" Tai suggested. "We ought to find something fun
to do here!"
"We need to find a hotel room first!" Kari told him. "Then we need to find
Yolei's contact and see what he knows. Then, and only then, will we go
sightseeing."
"Ah, you're no fun."
Agumon and Gatomon were surpised to see the debate end so calmly.
"What's wrong?" Gatomon whispered to Agumon. "Tai usually tries to get his
way. Why so easygoing?"
"He's hungry," Agumon whispered back.
It didn't take long for them to find a hotel with some vacancies. To save
money (and to keep from having to owe Yolei even more money), they decided
to share one room.
Once they got to their room, Tai immediately threw his suitcase onto one of
the two queen-sized beds and then ran for the bathroom. He closed the door
immediately, and it wasn't long before Kari heard the shower turn on. Kari
walked over to the door and knocked on it.
"Tai, what are you doing?"
"I'm taking a shower! What else?"
"We're just going to meet our contact! Why do you need a shower?"
"What if the contact's a woman? I want to make a good first impression on
her!"
"We don't have time to flirt, Tai! We're here on business, not pleasure!"
"You're just jealous because..."
"I know, I know," Kari said, giving up and walking away. "I hate it when
you use THAT as a defending argument."
Eventually, the foursome were on the streets of India, beginning their
search for their contact... whomever he was.
"So Kari, what's the name of this contact anyway?" Tai asked.
Kari shot Tai a puzzled look. "I thought you knew."
Tai shook his head. "Not me."
"Didn't Yolei tell you who we're looking for?"
Tai thought for a minute. "Um... nope."
"You sure? Yolei didn't say what his name is?"
"I thought she did, but I guess she didn't," replied Tai, scratching his head.
"Oh boy..."
Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon stood in the middle of the street, as the
crowds of people around them continued to move on.
"What do we do now?" Gatomon asked.
"We've got no other choice," answered Kari. "I'm going to have to go back
to the hotel and call Yolei."
"I'm coming with you," Gatomon told her partner.
"Don't go anywhere, you two. We'll be back in a few minutes."
"What are you worried about? We'll still be here!"
"How come I don't believe you?"
"Come on! If you can't trust your own sibling, who can you trust?"
Kari decided not to answer her older brother's question. She proceeded to
head back to the hotel, with Gatomon in tow. Tai and Agumon were left
standing there.
"So Tai, what now?" Agumon asked.
"What else? We've got to wait for Kari and Gatomon to get back. Besides,
if we don't know this guy's name, why should we waste energy trying to find
him?"
"I guess you're right," agreed a reluctant Agumon.
The two drifted off to the side of the street, as much of the way of
passersby as possible. Tai and Agumon stood against the wall of a nearby
building, waiting for Kari and Gatomon to return.
And then, he heard her voice...
"Three, please."
Tai looked left and right, trying to figure out where that heavenly voice
was coming from. Noticing his partner's state of disarray, Agumon decided
to interrupt him.
"Is something wrong?"
But Tai didn't reply. He was too focused on trying to find the woman the
voice belonged to.
"Tai?"
"Not now, Agumon. I hear her."
"Her? You mean Kari's back already?"
"Not Kari. Someone else. Someone with a beautiful voice."
"Thank you," came the voice again.
"There!" Tai told Agumon. "There it is again!"
"What? Where?"
Agumon tried to listen for the same voice Tai had heard. But that was
nearly impossible, thanks to all of the background noise made by cars,
carriages, and the people walking by.
"I don't hear anything."
Tai ran in the direction of where he had heard the voice.
"Tai! Where are you going?"
"Just stay there! I'll be right back!"
Tai quickly disappeared amongst the crowd, leaving Agumon all alone.
"Kari and Gatomon are not going to be happy about this."
Tai made his way through the busy early evening crowd, trying to identify
the face from which that beautiful voice had spouted from.
Having no luck matching face to voice, he decided to take his chances and
start stopping every woman he could and see if he could repeat the young
women's words.
"Three, please," Tai said.
"I'm not selling anything," one woman responded.
"I wasn't trying to buy anything," Tai sulked.
Maybe the second time's the charm...
"Three, please."
"Sorry," apologized a second. "Don't speak Japanese."
"I don't speak Indian, but you don't see me complaining."
Moving on...
"Three, please."
This woman reached into her purse and handed Tai three coins.
"Uh... thanks."
On to the next...
"Three, please."
But before this woman could respond, her husband got in between them.
"What are you doing talking to my wife?"
Tai is seen running away as an assortment of vegetables are thrown at him.
After going a block or two, Tai finally stopped running to catch his breath.
The guy who had been chasing him had given up and continued on with his wife,
leaving Tai in the clear for now.
"This is getting me nowhere!" Tai yelled, not caring who heard him. "I'll
never find that woman!"
"One, please."
Tai perked up suddenly. "That voice..."
Just a few feet to his right, in front of a vegetable stand, was a dark-skinned
Indian girl. Her back was to him, but he didn't care much about that. He
just stood there and admired the woman, who had a basket in one hand and a
pouch full of money in the other.
"Thank you, come again!" the booth clerk said as the woman walked away.
Making sure no one was looking strangely at him, Tai decided to follow her.
Back at the street corner where Agumon was waiting, Kari and Gatomon were
just returning. Kari had a large picture in her right hand, which was down
by her side.
"Miss us?" Gatomon asked, nearly scaring Agumon out of his skin.
"Not really," Agumon replied, which resulted in him getting a swat in the
hindside by Gatomon's tail.
"Where did Tai go?" Kari asked, glancing around the block for her brother.
"He... went off somewhere."
"What's so hard about staying put? I bet he's looking for some girl to make
out with because it's Valentine's Day!"
"Valentine's Day?" Agumon wasn't familiar with the holiday. "What's that?"
"It's a holiday in which women present chocolates to their bosses and other
male friends. Men are then expected to take the women out to dinner or some
other similar gesture."
"I'm glad the Digital World doesn't have some strange custom like that,"
thanked Gatomon.
"It's one of the those days every year that shows that you care about
someone. Everyone in Tokyo is really into it... including Matt."
Speaking of which...
Matt and most of the rest of his unit, both male and female, were at a
restaurant in Tokyo. They were drinking, singing karaoke, and having just
a good old time.
Back in New Delhi...
"What about Davis?" Gatomon asked. "Did you send him anything?"
"D-D-Davis?" Kari said nervously, sweatdropping as she thought of where
Davis was.
A prison in Tokyo...
Davis and Jun, who are temporarily sharing a cell because of overcrowding,
are sulking as Valentine's Day is passing them by uneventful.
"I know I did Kari wrong," Davis began as he lied on his flat bed, "but she
could have at least sent me chocolates to show me she still cares!"
"At least Kari MIGHT send you something," his older sister shouted from the
bed above him. "Matt hasn't even graced me with his presence today, much
less given me anything. IT'S NOT FAIR!"
"D-D-Davis?" Kari asked again, seeing that Agumon and Gatomon were still
awaiting an answer.
"Yeah. You two had that great day together. Don't tell me you've forgotten
about it already."
"Gatomon... it was just one day out. You can't expect two people to fall
in love after just one date."
"It seems Davis did," Agumon commented.
"Well, he's not really my type," Kari countered. "Anyway, let's just find
Tai before he's introduced to the Kuma Sutra."
"What?" the two Digimon asked, unfamiliar with the term.
Kari sweatdropped. "Never mind."
A couple of blocks away, the woman carrying her basket had rounded a street
corner, exiting the market area and heading to the suburbs. Tai was still
following from a distance. But not far enough, it seems...
"I know you're following me," the woman said as she stopped walking. "If
you want to do this, let's just get this over with."
Tai revealed himself, beginning to walk towards the young woman. But then
his eyes nearly fell out of his sockets as she put her basket down on the
ground and then began to take her clothes off.
"Whoa!" Tai panicked, running up to her. "I didn't really think Indian women
were easy."
That made the woman stop. "You mean... you're not here to have sex with me?"
"Sex? Geese... straight to the point."
"You mean you're not here to rape me?"
"I don't believe in forcing women to have sex. They have to get to know me
first."
The woman relaxed a little and started putting her clothes back on.
"I see you're not from around here."
"Afraid not. Maybe that's a good thing."
She picked up her basket and started walking away.
"Wait... where are you going?" Tai asked.
"If you don't want to do me, then I'm going to go on home. If that's okay
with you."
"I never said I didn't want to do you!"
"Then why the hesitation?"
"Like I said... I want to get to know you first. Besides, you have to want
it as much as I do, or else it's no fun at all."
The woman smiled as she stopped and ushered Tai to follow her.
"I need to go home first. Then, I'll give you a tour of the city."
"Um... okay."
Tai ran until he was side-by-side with the Indian woman. The two then trotted
off towards her house.
Kari and the two Digimon were conducting a block-wide search for Tai. Too
bad, since they were supposed to be looking for their contact.
"Excuse me," Kari asked a passerby. "Have you seen my brother? Early 20s,
about four inches than taller than me... and he's a guy."
The guy shook his head before moving on. Kari sighed.
"Tai... where are you?"
After dropping by her house to leave her things behind, the young woman gave
Tai a tour of the city.
They decided to start by going to the Jantar Manter, an observatory where
they enjoyed the beautiful night sky from a safe place. Tai points up to
one of the constellations... the Big Dipper. His companion gasps in
amazement, impressed by his stellar knowledge of the stars.
Their next stop was the Raj Ghat, where the young Indian woman relayed Tai
the saintly life of Mahatma Gandhi, to which Tai procceed to praise the
peacemaker for laying the foundation for the world to one day follow.
She then took him to the India Gate, a thin yet tall arched monument built
to honor the Indian soldiers that lost their lives in World War I. The two
of them are seen praying by the Amar Jowan Jyoti, the flame that honors
the remains of the country's 'unknown soldiers.'
After their sightseeing tour was done, Tai and his tour guide when to a
secluded area not too far from her home. The two seemed to be giggling
happily as they lied on the ground, facing each other.
"I can't believe how you Japanese no so much!" she exclaimed, still impressed
over his country's reputation.
"When it comes to technology, no one's better!" Tai replied.
"So... where else do you want to go?"
"How about the Taj Mahal! I always wanted to see one of the Seven Wonders of
the World!"
"Tai... that's in Agra."
"Agra? You mean on top of a mountain?"
"No, silly. Agra, as in the city of Agra. It's almost three hours from here
by car."
"Three hours? Okay, forget that."
The young woman giggled. She then stared into Tai's eyes, who responded by
peering into hers. Before they knew, their lips were pressed against each
others.
But they were unaware that they had someone snooping on them... Agumon.
"Kari's definitely not going to like this," Agumon told himself as he ran off.
A few minutes later, Agumon had returned with Kari and Gatomon. He pointed to
where Tai and the young woman were talking. But to the trio's surprise, both
of them were still fully clothed.
"Tai!" Kari yelled. "Where have you been?"
Tai got up from the ground and looked at his sister.
"How can you even think of making out with someone when we've got a job to do!
I don't care even if it is Valentine's Day!"
"What are you talking about? I'm not making out!"
"Then what are you doing with HER?" she asked, pointing to the woman still
lying on the ground next to Tai.
The woman in question sat up and turned to look at Kari.
"Hello!" she greeted happily. "Are you Tai's girlfriend?"
Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon all froze in place.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Tai shouted, pointing at Kari. "That's my little
sister!"
The woman looked at Tai, then at Kari, and finally back at Tai.
"Oh, I see now. The family resemblance is quite uncanny."
Kari then gasped as she took the photo she had been holding and showed it
to Tai.
"You're the person we're supposed to be looking for!"
"What?" Tai asked, with his mouth gaping wide open.
A little while later, Tai, Kari, and the woman are sitting at the dinner table
inside her house. Agumon and Gatomon are in the living room nearby, playing
with her two young male children.
"So your name's Mina," Tai noted, finally learning it for the first time.
"Why didn't you tell me you were friends of Yolei's?" Mina asked Tai. "If I
knew who you were, I would've given you what you need without any trouble."
"Well, it didn't help that I didn't know you were the contact," Tai said,
making up an excuse.
"That was Yolei's fault," Kari cut in, defending her brother. "She neglected
to tell us your name."
"Something tells me you've been shortchanging her payments," Mina said with a
smile.
"Her rate's way too high," commented Tai. "Can't you convince her to lower
it?"
"What she charges you is her business. Besides, your bill is paying for the
information I'm about to give you, Tai."
"Speaking of which, could you tell us what you know?" Kari asked politely.
"Certainly," Mina replied, reaching into a drawer behind her. In it was a
small brown box. She opens it and pulls out a picture of blonde-haired
gentleman with sunglasses covering his eyes. He was wearing a business suit,
but nothing else out of the ordinary could be picked out.
"So, what's the deal with him?"
"This is the guy who killed your mother, I believe."
Tai and Kari examined the picture carefully. "How can you be sure?"
"Well, when Yolei put out that notice that she was looking for information
on your mother's killer, I went to work. I searched through police reports
in Japan and all of Asia, as well as death certificates, on-line job
applications, and anything else I could find.
"Then, thanks to a newspaper clipping, and the fact that this guy is a former
client of mine, I was able to use the information about the murder to ID
this guy."
"You mean you've seen this guy before?" Kari asked.
Mina nods. "Three weeks ago. He needed me to help him uncover an oil
smuggling operation that was based here in New Delhi."
"He works for the police?" Tai jumped in.
"Yes. Scotland Yard, in London."
Tai and Kari looked at each other. "London?"
"Go to London and you'll find this guy, the person who killed your mother."
"Wow..." Tai gasped, now impressed with Mina's knowledge.
"How reliable is your lead?"
"93.2 percent."
"Only 93.2 percent?"
"Yes. Because the Tokyo police does not have a positive ID on this guy as
the fifth gang member, I cannot fully guarantee that he is the one."
Kari sighed. "I guess 93.2 percent is better than not 100 percent sure."
"I'm sorry I can't help you anymore than that, but I've told you everything
I know."
"Thank you."
The two Kamiya siblings stood up and bowed to Mina, who responded by doing
the same. Kari then glanced at her older brother, a little angry at him.
"Why did you make out with her if you knew she had kids?"
"We didn't make out!" Tai shouted, still denying it.
"But Agumon said he saw you two kissing."
"Allow me to fill in the rest of the story," Mina jumped in.
Flashback to the scene in question...
Tai and Mina were in the middle of kissing, when suddenly Mina pulls away
from Tai.
"What's wrong?" Tai asked. "I thought you were enjoying it."
"I was, but..." Mina trailed off, turning away. "It's just..."
"It's just what?"
"Well... Tai, I'm married."
"Married?"
"Actually, was married. My husband died in a construction accident five
months ago."
"Oh. Sorry about that."
"Don't be. It's not your fault."
Tai lowered his head, not believing that he wasn't about to make out with her.
But he knew there was a good reason why not, so he didn't seem to disappointed
about it.
"I also have two kids to take care of. I probably should be heading home to
fix them dinner."
"Look... I didn't know you were still upset over your husband and all. If
you want, I'll leave."
"No. Don't leave. It's my fault for leading you on. I'm sorry."
"And that's when you and the Digimon interrupted us," Mina finished.
"So, nothing happened?"
"Nope," Tai confirmed. "Nothing."
Mina laughed as she headed for the living room, walking past Tai in the
process. "That's all you were going to get from me anyway."
"What?" Tai asked, surprised. "But what about the sparks flying between us?"
"I admit, there were some. Still, I don't fall in love easily. My ex-husband
and I knew each other for eight years before we became romantically involved.
It would take at least that long for me to feel the same way about someone
else."
Kari laughed as she patted Tai on the back. "Looks like someone's leaving
without any chocolate!"
Tai lowered his head and cried as Mina and Kari laughed at his misfortune.
A little while later, Mina and her two children waved goodbye as Tai, Kari,
Agumon, and Gatomon left.
"Cheer up, Tai!" said an encouraging Kari. "There'll be other Valentine's
Days."
"But I thought Mina and I really had something special," Tai said.
"Ah... too bad she's not Japanese, or she would've at least given you some
chocolates to take with you."
Tai sighed. "Yeah. That's a bummer."
Kari then procceed to reach into her purse and present Tai with a small,
heart-shaped box of chocolates.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Tai!"
Tai took it with pride and began to cry happily. "Kari..."
"I knew you were feeling lonely, but I want you to know that I'm always by
your side."
Tai smiled and wrapped his arms around Kari, giving his sisters a big hug.
"Ah, you're the best little sister a guy could ever have!"
"There's no other," Kari said back.
"Let's celebrate by going out to eat! My treat!"
Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon rejoiced in celebration as Tai led them off to a
late Valentine's Day dinner on him.
Author's Notes:
Valentine's Day in Japan is celebrated differently than it is here in the
United States. As mentioned in this episode, women are obligated to give
their boss and all of their male acquaintances chocolate. In return, the
men are supposed to take the women out to dinner.
Japan also has White Day, which takes place on March 14th, one month later.
On this day, men are supposed to give the women chocolate, so the roles
have been reversed.
Needless to say, Valentine's Day is a lot more expensive for guys who live
in Japan then those who live in America. Thank goodness we only have to
give cards, candy, and flowers.
Thanks to the American version of Shonen Jump for providing information on
this holiday, for without it this episode would have never been completed.
Also of note... those of you have missed the old format of "The Detectives
Kamiya," you're in luck! Beginning next episode, and at least through the
end of this season, there will be nothing but 3-episode arcs. Enjoy!
Next Episode Preview: Narrated by Tai...
We got you now, buddy! We travel to London, where we hope to put the guy
who killed my mom away! Unfortunately, we end up in the middle of a Scotland
Yard scandal. Three best friends, all Yard officers, are wrapped up in it.
One is the good guy, one is the traitor, and the other... has a fetish for
striped socks.
The title of our next mystery is "Backstabbing Brits, Part 1." See you then!