Prisoner
"Help..." a blood curdling cry resonated through a dark building with empty cells. "Help!...Someone...please, help." Sora quit screaming due to the pain of her dry and soar throat, and let her body fall to the ground.
"There's no use in calling for help." Ken spoke from the other side of the bars. "No one will ever find you." The darkness of the room hid Ken's face from view, but the dim light coming from a small hole in the cell highlighted his mouth and revealed his devilish smile.
His malevolent smirk made Sora's stomach churn. Filled with rage, she got up and began to kick the bars. Ken stepped back as she stuck her arm out through the bars in an attempt to grab him, but as she retreated it, he grabbed it and pulled her towards him, causing her to make hard contact with the metal poles. Dazed and dumbfounded by the hit, Sora stood 3 centimeters from Ken's face, but it sounded like he was miles away. "You're never going to see daylight again." He whispered and pushed her back in the cell. Sora fell on her back and blacked out as she heard foot steps fading away.
Tai's apartment...
Tai sat on his bed with the tainted rope in his hands.
The door slowly opened as Kari pocked her head in. "Tai?"
"Yeah, Kari?"
Kari stepped in and quietly closed the door behind her. "What are you holding?" She spotted the object in his hands
"Some rope." Kari now sat next to him
"What's that?" She touched the dry blood
"Sora's blood."
Kari eyes widened as she quickly let go of the rope. "Blood?" she gasped and Tai nodded
"How do you know its Sora's blood?"
"I don't know...I just do."
Kari furrowed her eyebrows and built up the courage to ask the question that started this whole mess. "What happened between you and her?"
"...She broke my heart."
"Is that all?"
"No, but that's all I'm going to say."
"And what about Matt?"
Tai turned to face his sister. His watery eyes told a million words; she already knew and understood. "Now what?" She spoke
"I don't know."
"Get some rest." She patted his hand and walked out of the room.
Tai stared at the rope for a couple of seconds more before he put it under his bed and hopped on to bed, turned off the lights, and fell asleep.
In the Digital World...
Darkness permeated Sora's cell as it did her soul. Not knowing what time or day it was, Sora desperately jumped up to catch glimpses of the outside from a small hole on the wall to get her bearings straight. Unfortunately, the hole was too small and far up for her to get a good view. Time, and date were not factors in the cramped cubicle that is her prison.
Hopeless, Sora leaned her body against the wall and slid down to the floor. Tears of fear streamed down her face and stained her already soiled school uniform. Out of everything and everyone in the world, there was only one person she could think of. "Tai..." she whispered as she drifted into sleep.
Odaiba High...
Tai walked down the streets of Odaiba heading towards school when he heard a familiar voice coming from across the street. He stopped and looked to the other side and noticed Kitty talking in her cell phone under a tree. He quickly crossed the street and crept near the tree to eavesdrop on her conversation.
"Yes master...I snuck in this morning so her mother wouldn't suspect a thing...he still won't talk to me...yes...yes...no, I haven't tried talking to Tai...ok...yes master...bye." Kitty hung up, put her phone away, and began to walk, but as she took a step, she bumped into Tai.
"Who are you?" He narrowed his eyes
"What? Are you ok, Tai?"
"Don't play games with me." He slowly walked towards her as she stepped back.
"Tai, it's me, Sora." she nervously replied.
"No you're not."
"Tai, you're scaring me." she was pinned to the tree.
"Where is she!" he grabbed her shoulders and pushed her further into the tree.
Kitty hissed and struck Tai in the face with her claws. "Get away from me!"
Tai stepped back and touched the fresh wound on his cheek. With a malevolent smile, Kitty spoke. "She's Ken's prisoner now and you'll never find her. Just as well, no one will believe you as long as I'm here to take her place." She laughed and ran away.
Tai watched her run, speechless. She was right, no one would believe him. "Sora..." he whispered.
