Silverwolf: Okay, I know this chapter is shorter than the others, but I have to stay after school until 5, so I can only get so much done. This is the price to pay if you want faster updates XD At least it's decent sized, no?

Fluff: She doesn't own Digimon. So..don't even think she does! She isn't THAT smart...-.-

Silver: T.T Heyy...

It was near 7:00 P.M. when Takeru left; it was late winter, so it'd gotten dark somewhere around five. He slunk out of the house, looking around and pausing. Well, he'd made it to the front yard, and he had absolutely NO CLUE where he was going. Goodie. He sighed, before seeing Matt's light turn on and dashing off down the street at amazing speed. His feet carried him at a pace that could have normally killed a human. He was halfway across town in about ten minutes. He stopped to gather his bearings, looking around. It was a part of the city he'd never been in. It was famous for how many people got mugged, but this was no problem for Takeru; he was stronger than some stupid drunk guy with a handgun.

It took him a few minutes to realize it, but there were no lights save for a few unbroken street lights. All was silent as well. Immediately, he was on his guard. He turned to walk back another way and stopped. He stared, eyes focused on one spot and arms down at his sides.

"Hello again Takeru. I see your alone. What are you doing, out here in the city? Don't you have a hunter to stay with?" Daisuke stepped forwards, earning sniggers from several others. Takeru counted them. One, two, three—He stopped at twelve. A dozen of them? PLUS Daisuke!? He grimaced. Most of them looked like rookies, but there were a few higher levels. "I ran away.." he said, attempting to keep his voice level and indifferent. Apparently his fear leaked out, because Daisuke's trademark smirk appeared.

"What? Afraid of one rebirth and a few rookies? My, you've certainly been away too long, Ruler's Pet. He wants you back. You could come willingly if you so choose. If not, I can always arrange otherwise." He said, motioning to the troop behind him. Takeru took a few steps back. "I'm never going back. You can't make me. I'd rather die!" he spat, giving Daisuke a very cat-like glare. Daisuke was about to respond, when his face settled into a cold sneer. "I see your secret service is here. Guess it's time to have a little fun. Maybe we'll be getting dinner tonight after all." He said, taking a short knife from his pocket.

Takeru whipped around, his jaw dropping. "Why did you follow me!?" he half-yelled, shock evident on his face. "Well, for one, you've got one hell of an explanation to give, you're in HUGE trouble, kid, and PLUS, semi-hostage or not, we DON'T leave part of the team to fend on their own." Matt said, biting the edge of his glove to get it farther onto his hand. Tai stood next to him, giving Daisuke a look to kill. Apparently, they knew each other. Takeru could only watch as Matt, Tai, and the vampires fought, but soon joined in and took out Daisuke and a few of the rookies. He'd just finished off with the third one, scared out of wits, when he was almost knocked over by Tai fighting one of the higher levels. He jumped out of the way and knocked into another one of them, looking up with huge eyes.

He quickly shut them, expecting death, but it never came, because Matt had just finished with the remaining and had gone after it. Takeru dashed once again to the sidelines, continuing to watch; he knew he was no good in this fight, so he wasn't going to get caught up in the mess and get in the way. Sooner or later, the last of them were defeated, and Matt looked a little more than happy.

"FINALLY! Some action! Maybe you should sneak out more often, Tak—uh, kid." He said, scratching his head. He didn't know what to call Takeru anymore. He was still in denial that he was his little brother, even if he knew, but he'd give the kid a chance as far as friendship went. One screw up and he was gone, though.

The walk home was mostly silent, except for the few comments that were quickly whispered between Matt and Tai. Takeru hung back behind them guiltily, fiddling with his thumbs. He dreaded the moment they would get home, because he knew he was in HUGE trouble, and there was so much they could do to him..like..like..Chinese water torture or something(That stuff SUCKS! I've gone through something similar XD)! When they finally made it back, Tai all but FORCED him to sit on the couch, which Takeru did only out of fear for his well-being, and Matt paced in front of him.

"You know, I don't even know what punishment to give you. I could slap you around a little, but I doubt you'd get the picture. Cussing you out wouldn't cut it either. Christ, I'm terrible with kids. Uhh..whatever, you're grounded. Go to the basement and don't let me see you out for three days." He growled, pointing at the door. Not unlike that scalded puppy that we heard of before, Takeru silently slunk into the basement and closed the door behind him. Ooooh yes, hurt was he.

Takeru didn't sleep well that day, and eventually ended up sneaking another potion and slinking silently out of the basement. He then remembered that it was Saturday, and froze, listening for signs of Matt. None. He was either asleep, or gone. He looked out the window just in time to see Matt's truck leave the driveway, and waited until he was up the street before sneaking out of the house and following him. It seemed to take forever, with lots of hiding behind buildings and creeping along rooftops, but eventually Matt stopped at a small-rent building. There was an occupied sign on the window, and Matt got out of his truck and inspected it, before nodding and grabbing his guitar from his truck and going in. Takeru followed him.

He followed the older down a few hallways and into a large room, where a few other guys were throwing stuff at each other and goofing off. Suddenly, a tall brown haired boy appeared at Matt's side. "QUIET!" he barked, causing silence to ring throughout the room. Everyone got into position, and the boy nodded. "Good, good. Matt, get to your post." He said, before sitting down at a table to watch them. Takeru hid out in the hallway, watching.

Matt rolled his eyes at the brunette, but signaled for a blonde to start the drums. The boy nodded, tapping out a short rhythm before a light guitar solo started up. Matt gave the brunette a "happy now?" look, before starting to sing.

Oooh, you were lost out in the darkness,
Just what were you lookin' for?
There's only one reflection,
On the mirror beside the door.

Is it mine, or is it yours?
I know that I've seen you before.
And we'll reach our goal together,
But it'll take a-something more.

When we've reached our limits,
And we can't possibly go on,
We remind ourselves we're not alone,
And our journey continues along.

There's a limitless possibility,
One for you and me,
But we have to make it work, girl,
To keep up with eternity.
But what if you keep asking,
There's gotta be a catch,
Happiness can't happen,
Especially not yet,
It can't be caught or found abroad,
At least not for you,
You need my help to make you see,
That your ambitions are true.

And if the future beats us,
And we can't carry on,
Well let me tell you something baby,
We've been together all along.

The song ended, and Matt grumbled something about the bass being flat, before leaving the mic and setting his guitar down. The brunette nodded at their performance. "Good job Ishida, this is your best practice yet. But you gotta keep Denny in line if you want a record deal. Let him practice a bit more so he's at your level." He then went off into some kind of discussion with Matt that Takeru didn't understand, but that was okay. He didn't really want to anyways.

"Wow, He can sing." A voice said from behind him. Takeru jumped and turned, blinking. "Oh. Hey Kosh." He said, letting out a breath he'd never known he was holding. The redhead grinned. "How you doing? Heard you're living with a hunter. Daisuke said he was givin' some lowlife trouble, and naturally I thought of you." He said, a grin on his face. Takeru rolled his eyes and led his friend back into the main room.

"Of course. Who ELSE would need help while being attacked by him? He's gotten a lot easier to get rid of..it's bothering me. It's like he's biding time." Takeru said. Kosh nodded. "Well, we can take him. If things get rough, we can always get Ritsuka and Takato, right?" he asked, as they walked out of the 'studio'. Takeru merely nodded, before jumping. "Ohno! I'm supposed to be grounded!" he said, giving a nervous glance back at the building. Kosh raised an eyebrow.

"YOU? GROUNDED? I can't imagine why I find that hard to believe." Kosh burst out into a fit of laughter, earning a smack to the head. They walked to Takeru's 'home' like that, bantering back and forth, before going into the living room. "Wow. Nice place." Kosh said, yawning. Takeru rolled his eyes. "I guess. It's better than living in a burned down shed though, I guess.." he added, yawning and stretching.

He and Kosh talked for a while, before Kosh blinked. "Hey, isn't that the truck from the place you came from?" he asked, causing Takeru to turn. "Aah! Hurry, get out of here before he sees--..you.." he mumbled, as the door opened. Matt looked between them, his glare settled on Takeru. "You, out of my house. As for you…" he turned to Takeru, glowering at him.

"I am gonna KILL you."

Silverwolf: Whoopsies! Looke like little Taka-chan is in big Dookie! XD

AS FOR THE SONG!

Yes, I wrote it. Yes, I know it sucks. XD That is all.

Read and review please :3 I shall love you forever! OH yeah..here you go Dragon, ye greedy little monkey .