Before I even begin I want to say that I'm sorry for taking so long to update this story. I have a lot of stuff to do, such as schoolwork and other things that I completely forgot to put up the next chapter to this story. Once again, I'm sorry.

Now, as for this chapter. I really hope you guys enjoy it. Consider it somewhat of an apology for not updating sooner. Anyways, go ahead and the chapter and as for the stupid disclaimer, I don't own digimon.

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Chapter 4:
Unforeseen Pain

"Oh man, not again." Getting out of her bed, Hikari put on her robe and walked to the living room to see on the foldout couch was Mimi and she was watching the television.

"Hello Hikari. Come over here and join me."

"Mimi, you do realize that its three o'clock in the morning? I've got an important thing to do early in the morning and I need to get some sleep. Could you please lower the volume to the television?"

It appeared that Mimi was saddened by hearing this but quickly hid it. "All right then, I'll turn the volume down. Actually I'm going to turn in soon so don't worry about me staying up for much longer."

Being too exhausted to say anything more Hikari simply turned around and headed back to her room to get the sleep that she so badly needed.

"It has been like this ever since Mimi moved in." thought Hikari as she lay back down on her bed. "At first it wasn't all that bad but it's seriously starting to cause me to lose much needed sleep." Hikari knew that those kinds of thoughts sounded somewhat harsh but she was so exhausted to real care as she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

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Next Day…

"So, how has your day been Hikari?" It was mid afternoon and now Hikari and Mimi where at Daisuke's place. As Mimi was in the recreation room, Daisuke and Hikari were chatting. When asked that question Hikari gave him an irritated look.

"Let's see, I've hardly gotten any sleep in the past two weeks. If it wasn't for putting some makeup on the bags under my eyes I would have probably lost that photo shoot that I was looking for."

"I guess that means that Mimi was up all night watching television again?" questioned Daisuke casually as he already knew the answer since the two of them have had this conversation before.

"Five days. It has been five days since she came to live with me and for those five days she has been keeping me up by watching whatever is on."

"Well, remember in Patherain they didn't have things like that so it isn't a surprise that she would be intrigued by it. Also in a way it may help her learn what's out there in the world. Give her time. It'll take some time for her to adjust to such sudden changes."

"Mmmm! This is delicious." Looking towards the front door they saw both Ken and Miyako coming in. They appeared to be drinking something that Miyako seemingly enjoyed. "What do you call this drink again?"

Taking another sip of her drink she pulled the cup away but what she didn't realize was that on the tip of her nose was a bit of foam. Not being able to help but see this as a humorous moment, Ken let out a small chuckle as he used a tissue to wipe the foam off her nose. Surprisingly when he did that it seemed as though a small hint of blush went across his cheeks but apparently went unnoticed by everyone. "It's called a Latte. It's just another way of saying 'expensive coffee'."

"You were saying something about it takes time for someone to adjust to knew surroundings?" muttered Hikari to Daisuke with a amused tone. Getting up from their seats they went to join their friends. "I see that you are adjusting well to your new situation Miyako."

"Indeed I am. I'll admit that it was difficult at first but thanks to Ken I have been able to get a handle on things." Miyako informed her two new friends. "However, whenever I asked him if he could help me in picking clothes he stutters some sort of reason about not being able to help me. Do you perhaps know the reason why he always says no?"

"I think we know his reason." Doing a sideways glance Daisuke could see that Ken was giving him a look that was saying 'don't say a word or you'll regret it.' "But it isn't in my place to say."

Not liking the way that the conversation was going, Ken tried to change the subject. "So how have things been going on around here Daisuke?"

"Nothing really has happen. Thanks to that little early alert spell that I got we don't have to worry about having any hostile company coming over for any surprise visits. But enough about that, how's it going with finding a way to get Miyako and Mimi back to Patherain?"

"I'm sad to say that the news isn't good. Despite all the resources that was left by Takeru before his passing I still haven't found any info on how Miyako and Mimi got here let alone getting them back to their home dimension."

"Well, doesn't that just suck?" muttered Hikari. "If that's the case then we have to hope that we can find a way and that nothing serious happens until we do."

The conversation was cut short as a scream was heard from the backyard. Moving quickly they saw Mimi on the ground and she was withering in pain. They went over to check on her, everyone that is except for Daisuke who retreated back to the shade as he inadvertently ran into the sunlight to check on his fallen friend.

"How is she?"

"We don't know yet." Ken quickly answered. "We need to get her inside so we can give her a better evaluation." Picking her up from the ground they hurried her inside.

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An Hour Later…

"So were you able to find out what's wrong with her?" Stepping out of the room Daisuke and Hikari waited to discuss what Ken was able to find out.

"Unfortunately there isn't much to say. I'm no medical expert but from what I could gather there is nothing wrong with her physically "

"Are you saying that it could be psychological?" questioned Hikari.

"That would be my theory. I mean, she's from another dimension and let's not forget about her premonition power. Maybe whatever is wrong with her has something to do with it."

"That's exactly what it is." From the doorway was Miyako who seemed to have something to share. "She's resting now. Apparently that medication that you gave her has put her at ease."

"What I gave her should keep her calm for sometime but I don't know how long." reported Ken. "If you know what's going on you should tell us before it becomes too late."

Miyako didn't say anything as it looked as though she was thinking of how she was going to explain the situation. "As you already know, Mimi's premonition powers are drawn upon our hold dimension, Patherain. However, when we came to this world she had lost that connection was lost. Without that connection her powers are starting to overwhelm her."

"If what you say is true then why haven't the two of you told any of us about it?" questioned Ken.

"Trust me, I thought that it would be wise to tell you but Mimi begged me not to. She didn't want anyone to worry about her. Her problem started shortly after we arrived here. It became so painful for that she had trouble sleeping."

"That explains why she has been staying up so late." noted Hikari who was now starting to feel guilty for complaining like she did about Mimi.

"Her power has become too much for her and if we don't do something soon she'll never recover from her current state."

"Well, don't you know of something that could help her recover?" pondered Daisuke.

"You got to take in account that there aren't many cases about something like this happening but they all say the same thing. For someone who glimpses into the future who is close to death must have the power from the talon of the creature that spews the heat of life over their body so it could live on."

"A thing that spews the heat of life?" muttered Daisuke as he tried to figure out what that meant. "It's talking about a fire breathing dragon. We've got to get a talon from a dragon. Just when I was wondering how this situation could get even more complicated."

"Do dragons even exist in this dimension?" asked Hikari who spoke the question that she and Ken were thinking.

"They exist but there are few left and are hard to find. Not to mention hard to kill. That is why I'm going out and use our sources to see if there's one that we can use."

"Not without me you're not." informed Miyako as she followed him to the front door. "You'll need another fighter to take on a dragon. Besides, I'm going to make sure that my cousin comes out of this alive."

"Fine then, you can come along. Ken, I want you and Hikari to stay with Mimi. Make sure she stays okay and do some research to see If there's another way to save her incase we fail."

"You got it, Daisuke. We'll do everything that we can to help her." Not needing to say another thing, Daisuke and Miyako headed out with both of them were thinking the same thing. That thought being that they would be able to come back with the thing that would hopefully save their unfortunate friend.

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An hour had passed and so far Daisuke and Miyako hadn't come back with a dragon talon. However, they did call a while ago and told Ken and Hikari that they were able to find the location of a dragon and were on their way to get it what they need. But before hanging up Daisuke told them to not stop doing their research as there was still a chance that he and Miyako wouldn't succeed on their part. Now while Ken was doing the researching Hikari was remaining at the bedside of Mimi as she remained in an unconscious state.

"Hey there Mimi, it's me, Hikari. I don't know if you can hear me but there is something that I need to get off my chest. You most likely had the feeling that I wasn't so keen on the idea of you living with me. Well, you'd be right about that but I had my reasons. When I was younger I had an older brother and we had to share almost everything which meant that I hardly had anything that was just mine and no one else's. Then I finally had a place of my very own and I thought that I didn't have to share anymore of my stuff." Hikari stopped for a moment as she replaced Mimi's wash cloth with a new one.

"It's selfish of me I know but I can't help it. However, that all changed when it was decided that you would live at my place. When that was decided I started to believe that things would turn out like it did when I lived with my brother. As time pass I got to know you better and my opinion of us living together slowly started to change. Maybe when this is over and you get better the two of us could spend a day hanging out like two ordinary girls. Wouldn't that be fun?" Of course Mimi didn't respond.

"I think she would like that." spoke a voice. Leaning against the doorway was Ken who had a haggered look on his face. "She's still unconscious I see."

"Yeah, fortunately she seems to be resting peacefully but we can't be sure since nothing like this has ever happen before. How is it going with finding an alternative cure to this problem?"

"Not that good I'm afraid. I looked through all the research books at lease twice and even checking out any useful websites that I could find and I still wasn't able to find any alternative cure than the one that we already know. Apparently using that dragon talon is our only opinion."

Glancing over to their fallen friend the two of them couldn't help but worry about Mimi's pending future. "Then let's hope that Daisuke and Miyako are able to succeed on their mission. If not…I don't even want to think about it if they fail"

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"Are you sure we're going the right way?" muttered Miyako. Both she and Daisuke were now in the sewers of Kyoto, heading towards where supposedly a dragon was to be.

"I'm as sure as I can be." retorted Daisuke. "All the sources that we talked about said that the nearest dragon is rumored to be in this area. Of course they all said that we were crazy in thinking of going after one."

"I also remembered nearly all of them were trying to put the moves on me. It took all the restraint that I had to not rip off their heads and I don't mean the one on top of their shoulders."

"Well, you can't really blame them. By the way you dress it would be difficult for some men to not think that way and I do believe that Ken would agree with me."

That last part was supposed to be not heard but apparently Miyako did. "What do you mean by that?"

Before he had a chance to answer they came across what they were looking for. The end of the sewer pipe lend to some underground cavern that had to fix stories tall and about the length of a football field. Walking further inside they saw scattered all over the place were the bones of what had to be the remains of the dragon's meals. "Okay, we found the lair. Now we have to find the dragon and get what we need before we end up as its next meal."

Suddenly a loud roar was heard from above. Looking up they saw that from the shadows two huge wings popped out and they were slowly helping something come down to the ground. When it landed both Daisuke and Miyako immediately saw that it was incredibly large. With its black scaly skin, razor sharp claws and its long tail, it was definitely an ominous sight to behold.

Despite the menacing appearance Miyako was still going to jump into action but was stopped when Daisuke held her back. "Hold it there a second. If we don't attack maybe it won't either. Who knows? It might not even be dangerous." That theory went right out the window as the dragon reared its head back and let out a stream of fire at the two. Moving quickly they were able to avoid the attack. Okay, I might been wrong."

"Might have!" retorted Miyako with a touch of irritation. "Are you kidding with me?"

The conversation between the two came to a halt as another stream of fire came towards them. Separating the two went on the attack as they each tried to strike with their swords but when they made contact with the dragon's skin it actually caused them to propelled back as the skin was proven to be harder than they previously thought. Without knowing to win Daisuke and Miyako could only keep dodging the fire and hope that they would last long enough to find a way to get what they needed.

"Well, any suggestions on what to do about this?" muttered Daisuke.

"We keep dodging and hope we get lucky." was Miyako's answer.

"That works for me, seeing as how we have nothing else to go with." They continued to avoid the fire until Miyako was knocked to the wall by the dragon's tail. Before she could regain her composure she was pinned down by one of the dragon's large claws. She tried to reach for her sword but it was just out of her reach, leaving her at the mercy of the dragon as it began to bring its head down as it was planning on making her his latest meal.

Seeing his comrade in trouble, Daisuke knew that he wouldn't make it in time but he had to think of something. It was then that he spotted a bone from a previously eaten victim. The bone was the length of a baseball bat with one of the ends having a sharp point. "Here you go Miyako, catch." Putting all the strength he could Daisuke tossed the bone towards Miyako.

Grabbing the bone that Daisuke tossed she drove the pointy end into the dragon's eye. That cause the dragon to howl in pain and release its hold that it had on her. As soon as she was able to she grabbed her sword and was ready to continue the fighting. "Thanks for the assist Daisuke. It would've been the end of me if you didn't help."

"No problem. Besides, you would've done the same for me if the roles were reverse." As they talked the dragon started to get back to its senses with the exception that it only had one eye.

"We better move quickly. With the injury that it now has we've got a better chance in getting the talon. All we need to do is work together to get it done." To Miyako's surprise, Daisuke put away his sword and slowly walk towards the dragon. "Daisuke get back here. What do you think you're doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm going to end this." Coming to a stop in front of the dragon he looked right at its eye in defiance. "You're hungry aren't you? Well here I am." That comment came at such a surprise that even the dragon was taken back by it as it usually had to chase its prey. "Come on, what are you waiting for? Eat me you brainless son of a bitch." That was the last straw as the dragon went down and swallowed Daisuke in one gulp.

Witnessing her friend just being eaten, Miyako became furious and gripped her sword even tighter. "You bastard! For what you have done you can never be forgiven." She was about to go on the offensive but stopped when the dragon began to hack on something. It was unknown on what was to be made from this unexpected situation until a sword popped out from its neck. Going completely around, the sword cut clean through the dragon's neck which caused the severed body part to fall onto the ground. As for the rest of the body, it fell to the ground in a heap as well.

Tentatively Miyako went to examine the remains and saw that from the part of the dragon's neck that something was coming out of it. Preparing herself for whatever was to come she waited only to see that something was none other than Daisuke who was covered in green slime and blood.

"There isn't enough ways to saying how disgusting that experience was." Daisuke attempted to remove some of the slime off of him but it was proving unsuccessful. "At lease the job is done."

Miyako could only look on in amazement at what just occurred. "H-How did you survive? You were eaten alive."

"It helps when you are practically immortal. By the way, I wouldn't recommend being eaten. It is as bad as it sounds. Perhaps you're wondering why I did a crazy stunt like that. With no other options there was only one thing that could be done and that was to be eaten." Noticing the confused expression on Miyako's face he further explained his reason for doing what he did. "The both of us weren't able to pries the dragon's skin on the outside so I thought perhaps the inside of the dragon would be less tough and what better way than let it eat me."

"An unusual strategy but affective I must say. However, what happen if your plan didn't work?" That question caused Daisuke to falter a bit.

"Well, uh, you see I didn't think that far ahead."

"You're kidding me? You have to be the most bizarre fighter that I ever seen."

"Hey, that just makes me what I am. But now isn't the time for that. We need to get the talon and hope that we get it to Mimi before it's too late to save her."

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Two Hours Later…

"Do you think this will actually work?" asked Hikari. Soon after getting back with the dragon talon both Ken and Miyako immediately went to work on getting the potion ready. As they were doing that, Hikari waited just outside the room to find out what was going on as soon as possible. She would be joined shortly after by Daisuke who just finish getting cleaned up from the fight and putting on a fresh set of clothes.

"I'm not sure. Hopefully it does what it's supposed to do since we don't have any other options to fall back on." Finally Ken and Miyako opened the door and in their possession was a bowl full with some type of light blue powder.

"The stuff is ready so it's time to see if it'll work." Going into the room that held their ill stricken friend they surrounded the bed that Mimi was in. Cautiously Miyako grabbed a handful of the powder and sprinkled it lightly across her friend's body. Once most of Mimi's body was covered she began to glow in a golden color. Just as quickly as it started the glow stopped and once it did Mimi opened her eyes to see everyone looking at her. "Hey guys. Did I oversleep or something?"

"Yeah, it's something like that." informed Miyako. "Are you feeling like your old self?"

"Actually, I never felt better. What happen?" For the next few minutes Mimi was informed about what happen and once they were done she immediately showed her appreciation by giving each of them a big heartfelt hug.

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Week Later…

Thankfully everything began to calm down after that incident but there was an exception of a few new circumstances. That exception being that the rocky relationship between Hikari and Mimi had improved. The two of them began close friends and even went to some places on their own for the fun of it.

Speaking of which, the two just arrived to Daisuke's place with the both of them were carrying loads of shopping bags. "Well, it looks as though you girls had a fun time."

"Yes we did." stated an ecstatic Mimi. "Hikari showed me this fabulous place known as the mall. It's a building that contains many spectacular things."

"You should have seen her. I thought that I was a big time shopper but I'm nothing compared to how she was going. I can only imagine how it would be if I went with both her and Miyako. Speaking of which, where is she?"

"She still hasn't shown up. Ken called earlier and said that they'll be here sometime later today. It's okay anyways seeing as though we've got nothing immediate to deal with at the moment.

"That's fortunate for us." cited Mimi. "It'll give me time to try out those new outfits that I got." With a nod of her head Mimi grabbed one of her bags and went towards the bathroom to try them out.

"It seems as though she's recovered." remarked Hikari as she noticed how lively her friend was now acting.

"Indeed she has and I'm glad for her." added Daisuke who shared Hikari's enthusiasm. "Maybe she can have a better chance to live a normal life. At lease better than some of us would have."

Seeing the hidden meaning to that remark Hikari attempted to lighten the mood. "Don't worry Daisuke. Someday you'll find a way to have a somewhat normal life like everyone else."

"Yeah, sounds like a nice dream. But until that day comes it'll be nothing more than just a dream."

There is was readers. I hope you enjoyed that chapter. Just so that you know, when I was doing this story I was thinking about giving Mimi the power to move things with her mind after drinking the antidote but dropped that idea seeing as how I really didn't think about using it in the later chapters. Basically, it was one of those ideas that wouldn't really help with the story.

Well, before you leave I hope you decide to leave a review about how you felt about the chapter. You can even make comments about the whole 'Mimi having mind powers' idea being dropped if you want. Until I update again, which I hope will be sooner than I took with this one, see ya.