Author Note: This chapter is a little weird for me to write, but I hope you like this one too.

Nobody Puts Baby In the Corner

Chapter 4: Wish You Were Here

Takeru woke up, he was late for school, about three hours late! He didn't know how this had happened. He couldn't just got to school this late, so he had no choice but to stay home. He lounged around and did nothing most of the day.

His mom came home in a rush. She looked really tired and looked at him, still standing in the doorway.

"Aren't you packed and ready yet?" she asked.

"For what?" he asked.

"Our flight," she replied.

"Flight, huh?" he asked confused.

"Didn't you get my note?" she asked. "I have to go to New York for a few days to write a story, and I can't just leave you here, so I'm taking you with me."

"Mom, I can't go, I have school and everything," he stated.

"I got all that for you, I have everything ready, except you," His mom explained.

"But, Mom..." Takeru began to complain, but he stopped. He then realized, if he left, he'd be leaving behind Daisuke for a few days! Now, he definitely couldn't leave, but he could just tell his mom he wanted to stay because he didn't want to leave his boyfriend alone.

"Come on, Takeru, our flight leaves thirty minutes," she rushed.

"Okay, okay," Takeru said. He gave in, he knew his mom wouldn't leave him here, or with anyone for that matter. She didn't trust Yamato enough to watch him for a few days, and she didn't really know any of the other kids' parents. So, Takeru was sunk.

He quickly went to his room and packed some clothes, then yelled down the hall, "How long are we going to be gone?"

"About six days!" she yelled back.

"Six days!" he exclaimed to himself. That was going to be a long time before he'd get to see Daisuke again. That was going to be a long time before he got to see anyone again. He felt his heart sink into his stomach as he began to feel nauseous.

Takeru boarded the plane. He sat next to the window and looked out of it. The ground seemed so far away, and then he felt his stomach turn. The "what ifs" began to kick in. He didn't know if he was going to live through this flight or not. He was soon comforted by his mom setting next to him. She gave a loving smile and opened a book. Takeru sat there, and went back to staring out the window. He wasn't one to worry, but this situation wasn't his favorite. He'd rather be with Daisuke than setting next to his mom on an airplane heading for America. Then, he realized, that he could see Mimi in New York! It wouldn't be so bad after all. Though, he was going to miss Daisuke, Mimi would be a bit comforting.

The plane began to get loud as it filled it up. The loud voices and kids screaming and everyone talking at once kind of disturbed his thinking. He was surprised when a flight attendant came up and explained everything to them and told them to buckle up. And before he knew it, he was in the air.

It took awhile before they got to America, hours. When they finally landed, they were just going to transfer planes. They landed in Los Angeles to transfer. The plane they were taking was going to Chicago, and from there they were going to go to New York.

It took them quite awhile to get to New York. Once they landed there, it seemed like a miracle. Takeru didn't think they'd ever finally make it, but they did.

"Finally!" Takeru shouted as he walked through the terminal. He threw his arms in the air for a sign of victory, and attracting a lot of attention to himself. He blushed from embarrassment and quickly walked out.

They made it to the hotel room, and then his mom broke the news.

"Takeru, sweetie, I need to tell you something," she began.

"What is it, Mom?" he asked as he laid on his bed.

"This trip isn't for a story," she stated.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"We're here for an interview," she explained, "We might move to here."

"What!?" Takeru exclaimed. He sat up quickly, giving himself a head rush.

"I'm sorry, but I knew you wouldn't come if I told you back in Odaiba," she stated.

"Yeah, because now you're moving me out here! How could you do this to me?" he whined.

"Don't be so over dramatic, Takeru," his mom said.

"Then how's the right way to react to this?" he asked. "You're giving up everything that we ever had in Japan and coming here."

"Think of it as a new start, and besides, isn't Mimi over here?" she asked.

"Yeah," Takeru paused to think. "I guess I forgot about that."

"See, it won't be so bad, at least you already have a friend here," she explained. She sat down next to her son and put her hand on his back.

"But, she's only one person, I had tons of friends back in Japan."

"But you can start a new life, get new friends, and have a good time while doing it," she assured.

"How do you know?" Takeru asked. He realized that he was overreacting to this, and decided he'd just leave the situation alone, and go to the bathroom and take a shower.

Takeru got into the shower and felt the warm water coat his body. He then let his mind drift. He drifted to the the times he spent with his old friends in the Digital World. Everything seemed okay then, and now, this! He had to leave everything behind. But these thoughts left as soon fast as they came as his mind drifted to something else. He began to think about Daisuke. What he was probably doing at the moment and how he was doing. He never even got to say good-bye to him. It made Takeru feel depressed. Everything was going so right, and now it all went wrong. How could this happen so quickly?

Takeru woke up then ext morning, he had only gotten a few hours of sleep before the sun hit his eyes and woke him up. He looked at the bed that was right across from his own, and saw it was empty. His mom must have went somewhere. He didn't think anything of it, she usually left and went somewhere.

Takeru was curious to find out what was going on with the others. So, he picked up his D-terminal. He checked and saw he had a message from Daisuke. He opened it and read it.

"Takeru,

I called you, but you didn't answer, where are you?

Daisuke"

Takeru sigh and began to write back. He wrote:

Daisuke,

I'm in New York, it's a really long story, but my mom has an interview and I might be moving here. I wanted to tell you face to face, but she had already made the plans and everything.

Takeru

He sent the message and then remembered to send one to Mimi. He wrote:

Mimi,

What's your phone number? I'm in New York, long story, I'll tell you later.

Takeru

He sent to her and waited for something to come back, and to his surprise, Daisuke wrote back. Daisuke wrote:

NEW YORK!?!?!? Your mom can't move you all the way out there, because then we won't be together!

Takeru frowned a bit, but was happy he could finally talk to Daisuke. He wrote back quickly and wrote:

"I know, but she is my mom, so I have no choice."

"But you could always move in with me grins "

"I can't just move in with you, shouldn't allow that."

"So, you could always ask, it never hurts, right?"

"Right, but I know her too well, she will say no, and she does need company."

Takeru paused, he then realized that he sounded like he was being a bit harsh on Daisuke. Daisuke was trying his best to bring them closer, but Takeru seemed like he was pushing him away, which was the complete opposite of what he wanted to do. His thoughts got interrupted when Mimi wrote him back with her number. He picked up the hotel phone and dialed her number. He let it ring a few times and then she picked up.

"Hello, this is Mimi speaking," she answered.

"Hey, Mimi, it's me," Takeru said as he saw Daisuke's message appear.

The message said, "I know, but I'm going to miss you, so, does this mean we're breaking up?"

Takeru began to think, he didn't want to break up with Daisuke, but how could he date Daisuke in Japan, when he was in America? Then he remembered, he hadn't been to the Digital World ever since it was "closed off" by Koushiro to help keep out evil Digimon. He couldn't just go there, he'd have to break the code and get in somehow, in order to see Daisuke easier, or he could just get Koushiro to open it up for him.

"Takeru?" Mimi asked for the fifth time.

"Oh, sorry," Takeru apologized.

"Now, what was that all about?" she asked.

"I was, uh, thinking," Takeru nervously replied. He wasn't lying, so why did he make it sound like he was?

"Whatever, so, we should get together, and maybe do some shopping!" Mimi chimed.

"Okay," Takeru agreed.

"How's lunch sound?" Mimi suggested.

"Sure," Takeru replied. He needed to talk to her anyways.

"Okay, meet me in Prospect Park, we have so much to do!" she exclaimed. No sooner she had said that, she hung up, leaving Takeru to wonder.

"Where's Prospect Park?"

Takeru looked back at the opened message Daisuke had sent before. He then replied, saying, "No, we're not breaking up, but anyways, I have to figure out where Prospect Park is at, so I'll talk to you later."

Takeru looked at a map of New York City, the place was HUGE compared to Odaiba. But, he found Prospect Park, and it wasn't too far away, so he could easily get there.

Takeru walked into Prospect Park, and saw Mimi setting on a bench, she had on a hat, which he guessed was to block out the sun.

"Mimi!" Takeru called. She turned and her face lit up. She quickly got up and ran over to him, throwing her arms around him.

"I missed you!" she said.

"We saw each other the other day," he replied.

"I know," she responded, still wrapping her arms around the boy. She then pulled away and she wore an angry look on her face. "You're twenty minutes late!"

"Sorry, I didn't know how long it took to get here," he explained.

"Well, at least you're here, now let's go shopping!" she exclaimed.