Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I don't own Microsoft. Although…

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"We're home!"

Tai pushes open the door, and we both enter. Tai was carrying me, because I still felt groggy from some medicine the nurse gave me before I was discharged. I had fallen asleep on the way home.

"No-one's home…" Tai wonders aloud. He carries me over to the couch, drops me, and walks through the house, searching for the parents we could not find. I scan the coffee table for a TV program, but instead find a note. It was signed 'mum and dad'.

"Hey Tai!" I call, "There's a note!" Tai jogs over, and reads the note aloud:

"Dear Tai and Kari," Tai begins, "We've gone to your grandparents for a couple of days. Your grandmother has injured herself, and needs someone to look after her. Mum will be home in two days, for your auntie will come to look after her as soon as possible. Dad won't be home for a week, for he has a conference to attend.

I've left you money for take-out, and there should be enough food for your lunches.

Lots of love,

Mum and Dad." Tai looks up.

"Oh well," Tai sighs, "Looks like it's just you and me for about a week."

"Why a week?" I ask, confused.

"Well, duh," Tai dismisses, "You know our auntie won't show up to grandma's for about four days, and mum's gonna stay. Dad's up in a conference, so…you work it out." I shrug, and clutch a blanket closer. I sigh. Something struck me.

"Where's Gatomon and Patamon?" I ask, scanning the room for any sign of the cat and batpig.

"They're sleeping on the balcony," Tai sniggers, pointing out the window to a snoozing Gatomon and Patamon, basking in the mid-afternoon sun. I chuckle.

"Awww," I muse, "How sweet."

"Why don't we give them a little wake-up call?" Tai sniggers, a devilish grin spreading across his face.

"Whatcha gonna do?" I inquire; suspicious he was going to do something nasty.

"Oh, nothing," Tai replies innocently, "I was just gonna get an alarm clock." I snort. Tai swept off into all the rooms, collecting as many alarm clocks as possible, and even nicking my digivice to use as one. I watch on silently as Tai positions all the clocks in a circle around the peaceful pair. When he had finished, he came back inside, and dragged me over to the window.

"Five…four…three…two…one…" Tai mumbles, excitement ringing in every tone. The alarms all went off at once, and the batpig and the cat jumped out of their skins. Tai roared with laughter at the sight of the two Digimon pressed back-to-back, panting loudly and clutching their chests. I open the screen door, and proceed to turning off all the alarms. Gatomon and Patamon spot me, and both bring me crashing to the ground.

"Kari!" they both exclaim in unison. They were clutching me so tightly I could hear their rapidly beating hearts. I began to gasp. They both loosened their grip as they heard Tai stumble out, still roaring with laughter.

"Oh," he gasps, "You shoulda seen da look on their faces!" He collapses to the ground in more fits of laughter. Gatomon and Patamon glare.

"It wasn't funny!" they both say hotly. I sit up.

"Well, it's good to see you again," I say brightly, and they both ignore Tai for the moment.

"Yeh, ditto!" Gatomon says brightly, before jumping back into my arms.

"How's T.K?" asks Patamon, going serious for a moment.

"He's recovering," I reply positively. Patamon smiled; his first smile in two weeks.

"Do you know how Matt is?" Patamon asks. I notice the sudden change in his voice; it was no longer depressing, but full of hope. Tai's laughing stops abruptly. We all look to him as he sits up, and his face darkens.

"Tai?" I ask, getting up and walk over to him. "Is everything ok?"

"Yep," he replies, with a fake smile.

"Yep, and I own Microsoft," I reply sarcastically. "What's wrong?"

"Don't worry," Tai dismisses, before walking back inside. I stare after him, as he walks into our room, and slams the door. Gatomon looks at me.

"Wonder what's up with him?" she wonders aloud.

"I don't know," I mumble, "But I bet it's something to do with Matt."

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Next chapter: um… i'm getting a little behind in writing this fic, so plz be patient!!! Probs be anutha week or so.