HELLO! Any guesses to who's back?
(More silence) Awww…what IS it with you people?!
Anyway, I'm sooo glad some people actually read my story. Guess I might continue after all. I'm not making any promises yet though. College is nasty (but beneficial, dun ask) stuff. It keeps me away from the world, more often than not. Sooo..yeah.
From this chapter till the end, BTW, am gonna use a mix of the Jap names and the dub names. If you don't know them yet, you can always look at this list:
Yagami Taichi : Tai Kamiya
Ishida Yamato : Matt Ishida
Sora Takenouchi
Izumi Koushiro: Izzy Izumi
Kido Jyou : Joe Kido
Mimi Tachikawa
Takaishi Takeru: TK Takaishi
Yagami Hikari: Kari Kamiya
Motomiya Daisuke: Davis Motomiya
Inoue Miyako: Yolei Inoue
Hida Iori: Cody Hida
Ken Ichijouji
CHAPTER DETAILS:
Chapter Rating: GP because there's still nothing...good yet
Setting: A little Odaiba, a little Tokyo, and some more Odaiba…
Parings: Erm, more Implied Takari?...ooh, wait, and Kenyako! Ya, Kenyako! Oooh boy:D
Warnings: Nothing too graphic. Hinted violence, sniper shooting, a little blood and some "crappy" talk
By The Way…
ABSOLUTELY NO FLAMES AND/OR NONESENSE REVIEWS! PLEASE!
THE LONG ROAD HOME
CHAPTER 2 — Familiar Strangers
"TAKERU TAKAISHI, FOR THE TWELFTH TIME, GET OUT OF BED ALREADY!"
"Umph—get off, Pata. Need more sleep—" Takeru muttered, turning over to avoid his digimon's persistent paws. The dreams he kept on having were robbing him of any sleep he could get that night.
Therefore, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't keep himself awake any more than three seconds.
"Argh, you're so unbearable at times!" Patamon exasperated. "TK, it's already eight in the morning! You have gotta get up! It's breakfast time already!"
"Whatever, Patamon." Takeru sighed tiredly, still hugging his pillow. "I'm so dead tired, and nothing's gonna make me get off this bed—"
"TK?"
KARI?! Takeru immediately jumped off the bed, throwing off both Patamon and his cherished pillow. "Yeah, Kari, what is it?"
"Taichi had asked me if I could check on you, see if you're awake. Can I come in?"
"Er—sure—NO WAIT!" Takeru gasped when he realized he was only wearing boxers. "Hikari—"
"Too late." Patamon muttered when Hikari entered the room. "This oughta be good."
The minute Hikari caught sight of the not so decently dressed Takeru, her face went vividly red and turned away. "OH MY GOD, TK, I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO—"
"N—no Kari, it's not you, it's—PATAMON STOP YOUR LAUGHING AND HAND ME MY SHIRT!"
"But your face looks so priceless right now—"
"PATAMON IF YOU DON'T GET MY SHIRT NOW, I'M TOSSING YOU IN THE SUITCASE AND MAKE SURE IT'S LOCKED NICE AND TIGHT TILL NEXT MONTH!"
"YOU WOULDN'T!" Came the horrified gasps from Hikari and Patamon.
"I—DAMN IT, PATAMON, JUST GET MY SHIRT ALREADY!"
"Erm…I'm going out now…" Hikari blushed even harder as she hurried out of the room.
As soon as Hikari left, Patamon turned to Takeru slyly, passing Takeru the shirt on his paws. "Oooh…you enjoyed that, I can tell."
"Oh really?" Takeru smiled deviously. "Well let's see how much you're gonna enjoy THIS!"
Withotu warning, Takeru jumped and trapped Patamon down the bed with his shirt, tickling him all the while.
"NO! NO! MERCY, MERCY, TK! I SURRENDER! TAKERU!"
Takeru laughed dryly in triumph, but his mind was still on those recurring dreams from the night before.
Is there such a thing as Familiar Strangers?
---
"I see you two had a splendid morning." Taichi had to smirk at his sister's and Takeru's red faces. Patamon, Koromon and Gatomon were at the living room, having their own breakfast session.
Takeru blushed even more. "Erm, well…it was an accident, Tai, I really didn't—"
"Ah yes, of course, that's where it all starts anyway." Taichi said leisurely, watching with part pleasure as the blush began to spread on Takeru's neck.
"Tai, can you shut up already and let us have some breakfast?!" Hikari said, trying to keep her voice strong, but her face still remained rosy.
"OK, OK, here's some toast and sausage to keep you quiet." Taichi said humorously as he passed the plate to his sister.
"Sooo…" TK decided to change the topic. "Where are we going today after breakfast?"
"Hmm…haven't given it much thought yet. Perhaps…" Taichi thought as he munched his buttered toast. "We can hang out at the mall or something. I'll give Sora a ring right after this so that we can have some company."
"Really? Oh my god, Tai, you can't be serious with that—giving Sora an engagement ring?"
"HIKARI!"
"Ah great, is there anyone in this house who didn't sport a red face today? TK sighed as he took a bite of his sausage. "Hey guys, what's that?"
Tai and Kari forgot their argument for a minute. "What's what?"
"That news on TV."
Tai turned around to see the TV flashing a special news report.
"—early this morning, around 6 am, Mr. Urashi Kitsusaki, president of the Kitsusaki Industries, was found dead from a bullet wound through the head in his home in Kazekagi Hills Village. Witnesses said that they have heard a gunshot ringing through the estate approximately 15 minutes before the body was discovered. There had been sightings of the suspects, but the police have no solid leads as of now—"
Takerus's blue eyes widened when he heard the name of the dead person. Urashi…Kitsusaki?
"Mah, mah, those guys have done it again, haven't they?"
Takeru shot a glance at Tai. "What do you mean by that? Which guys?"
"Ah yeah, you haven't been updated to what's happening down here, have you? Well, you see, a few months after you moved away, there's been a number of businessmen ending up dead around the city. Most of them are businessmen of big time companies and are really loaded. The police think that there is only one responsible suspect for the killings." Tai explained.
"How'd they know that?"
"They all had the same manner of death and the same trademark signature bullet, according to the reports."
"Trademark signature? On the bullet?"
Kari nodded. "Yeah. All the bullets found lodged on the dead businessmen's heads had the signature of a name…the Gunners Five."
TK sat back and let the information sink in. "Gunners…Five?"
"Yup. The Gunner Five gang has been going through the killings for nearly a year now, and yet not a trace of them has been found." Hikari added. "The public has been betting that the Yakuza has something to do with them…or some other underground org. They're really frightening."
An uneasy silence swept the room for a few seconds before Taichi sighed. "Man, why are we getting so worked up on this Gunner Five thing? They won't have any reason to mess with us anyway. They only come after those in the highest bracket of society, not the ones in the middle."
"Tai's got a good point, Hikari-chan." TK smiled. "Let's just forget about the news and get ready for the mall!"
Hikari nodded, smiling. "Of course."
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"Onyx."
A sandy haired man with narrow black eyes then shifted into view. "Yes, what is it?"
"Have you received information on our new assignment yet?"
"Yeah. It'll be three weeks from now, in some district in Hokkaido. But the boss hasn't sent us the specifics such as the name or address yet. But it'll come. Why'd you ask?"
"Because Cobby here is so bored to hell. Ain't that right, Cobby boy?"
"If you have nothing worthy of hearing to say, asshole, then I would suggest for you to shut your loud mouth up."
Orange eyes glared at the speaker. "Geez, why do you have to be uptight and damn icy? It was just a joke!"
"Because Cobalt dear is such a smooth cool man…soooo unlike you, Copper."
"And no one asked your opinion, Peridot."
"Oh, I don't mind." A soft voice intoned. "After all, only Cobalt's opinion matters to me."
"OK, enough noise back there. Can't you see I'm trying to get some shut eye?"
"Pardon us for interrupting you, Garnet-san."
The long black haired man yawned before continuing. "Anyway, Cobalt, you look like you're dressed to go out today. Where are you headed?"
"Somewhere I can relax and hang out. I'll just be gone in a few."
"Oh! Oh! Would you mind if I went with you, Cobalt? It would be so nice if we could—"
"Yes, I would mind. I've been wanting this alone time ever since the last mission, and I'm going to have it—whether the boss likes it or not!" The speaker then breezed past his companions and to the door. "Excuse me."
"Well, can you at least let us know where you're spending this 'alone time' of yours?"
Blue eyes leveled a cool gazed at Garnet. "Odaiba Central Mall."
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"Ah?!"
Takeru's eyes shot open as he looked around.
He was in Taichi's car, with Tai and Sora in the front seat, and Hikari and him on the back.
Kari turned to him from the window. "Is anything wrong, TK?"
"Wha—oh, no nothing's wrong." Takeru said, shaking his head. "Just dozed off that's all. I'm up and kicking now though!"
"Well that's good!" Tai said, smiling through the rear view mirror. "Because we're already here."
Takeru looked outside his window. The huge sign that read "Odaiba Central Mall" loomed over their vehicle.
"Welcome back the Odaiba Central Mall, TK. It's been quite a while, isn't it?" Sora smiled warmly.
"Yeah…quite a while." TK nodded as he leaned back and shut his eyes, trying to ward off the strange dream off his mind.
The dream about a certain Cobalt going to the same mall…
Ok…so this chapter's short.
Waah! I'll try my best to make longer chapters next time. I've only got a week's worth free time!
Until next time:D