Will Our Love Last?

Chapter 3

A/N: I'm sooooooooooooooooo sorry! I tried to update, but my teachers piled reports and projects on me! ...Plus the fact that I just got Kingdom Hearts II... But I'm back! Spring Break is here! This chapter is also a lot like Abandoned by Ridley. I'll try to update more often, but no guarantees, alright? On with the fic!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. If I did, I would not bother with writing a fic. I would instead change the episodes.

"Hey bro," said Yamato as he looked up from his dinner.

"Hey! The whole family is together again!" said a very surprised Takeru. Try as he might, young Takeru could not deceive his older brother.

"Takeru, why the long-"

"You know exactly why Yamato!" his father yelled. "That bastard cheated on Hikari! I thought I raised you well, but now it seems I was wrong. Pack your things Takeru. One suitcase. That's it." said his father.

"W-What?" stuttered Takeru. "Why? What do you mean?"

"STOP ASKING QUESTIONS! EITHER PACK UP NOW OR I'LL TOSS YOU OUTSIDE WITHOUT ANYTHING!" screamed his father.

"But Dad, I didn't-"

"Dad, it's almost Christmas. Can't we let Takeru stay with us?" pleaded Yamato.

"I-It's fine..." said Takeru as he walked up the stairs and to his bedroom.'What's going on? Why is my family like this? How did they find out? The only way is if - That's it! Taichi must have told them...just great...' he thought as he packed up some clothes. He grabbed his wallet and his lucky hat before leaving.

"Takeru, what happened?" asked his brother as he came into the room. Takeru told him the whole story, and was about to go when he heard his father screaming at the top of his lungs.

"TAKERU GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW!"

"I-I got to go...bye Yamato," mumbled Takeru as he hugged his brother. He ran out of the house, looking for a place to eat. 'At least they let me take some things with me...' thought Takeru. "Aha! Pizza Hut!" said Takeru. He ran up to the shop, only to realize it was closed for the holidays. He wandered around the town, searching desperately for food. By now his throat was on fire, and he was unable to speak. 'I can't find food...where can I go!' he thought. 'I know! Sora's house! She's always been like a big sister to me, so I'm sure she'd help me out!' Takeru started for Sora's house when he noticed a jewelry shop and began to think about Hikari. 'Hika...Maybe you'll believe me after I get you something...but what? What?'

"Excuse me sir, may I help you?" asked the clerk.

"Uh, um...yes, but could you hold on a minute?" asked Takeru. 'What should I get her?' Takeru began looking amongst the many necklaces but saw that none were really suited for Hikari. That is, until he saw one with an engraving on it. "Umm...excuse me, I'd like this one, but can a few more words be added?"

"Why certainly, but it will cost a little extra," replied the clerk. "What would you like it to say?"

"Well..."

Takeru walked out with a bag in his hands and a smile on his face, despite being thrown out of his home. 'I've gotta head for Hika's home right now.' he thought. 'I hope she'll like it...' He walked out of the store and down the street until he felt a sharp pain in his side. He looked and realized that he had just been stabbed by a group of guys who tackled him down and stole his items. 'I can't let them get it...I just can't!' he mentally screamed. He shoved his hand and the bag under a large pile of snow, instantly chilling his hand to the bone.

"Hey punk, you got anything else?" asked the leader. Takeru slowly shook his head and received and punch in his gut. "Well I think you're wrong," said the leader as he pulled out Takeru's wallet. He slowly adjusted his head to look at the pile of snow where he hid the bag, only to realize that it had been discovered.

"Hey boss, look what I just found! This'll get us plenty of -"

The older teen was cut off by a punch from Takeru, who grabbed the necklace and made a run for it.

'How could they do this?' thought Takeru. 'Why? What have I done to deserve this? I don't want to die! Hikari! Where are you? I need you... Where can I go? Who can I trust?' After 10 minutes of running, he began to lose his strength, unable to go on. He took a slow step, forcing his feet into the cold snow. 'I'm sure I'm almost there...Who am I kidding. I'm not even close! But I have to get there, I have to show Hika that I still care!' Takeru took a final step as he collapsed on the cold ground, falling snow covering him like a blanket...

A/N: Finally! I hate school...I'll update A LOT more during summer though...school gets out for me on June 15, so starting then, expect some updates. No special preview this time. It would give away too much. See ya!