Begins Chapter 16
"Don't, I swear Brittany!" Mimi cried out.
"Don't?" she questioned, "I think I will," She still had the gun on Mimi.
Yamato came out of the bushes behind Brittany both Hikari and Mimi saw him and wanted to distract Brittany.
"NO, you don't want to do that," Mimi said.
"Why not? I don't need either of you," she said.
"You don't want too because if you kill us you will be in jail then how are you supposed to get Yamato if that were to happen?" Mimi asked.
Brittany softened her grip on her gun, "Yeah but that means I will still have you in the way and that can't happen either."
Yamato silently, stocked up behind her and when she wasn't expecting he jumped her from behind the two struggled for the gun. She twisted around so now they were both facing each other as the wrestled to get control of the gun.
"Give the gun to me Brittany."
"No, not before I kill her."
"I'm not letting anyone get hurt."
"Be careful, Yamato," Mimi said from the sidelines watching fearfully.
As the struggle continued, Yamato pulled desperately, trying to hold on to the gun all the while making sure the barrel was pointed down ward. Yamato then tried to pry it out of her grasp the gun was being pulled back and forth in between the both of them.
BANG
Brittany and Yamato's eyes widened in shock as they both looked at each other.
"Yamato, NO!" Mimi and Hikari both screamed in unison.
Yamato with gun in hand stumbled backward he slowly dropped to the ground in shock, but Brittany slumped directly to the ground, the red liquid leaking through her clothing.
"You shot me," She said accusingly to Yamato before passing out.
Yamato was horrified, "Oh god, what did I do?" He said shakily, "I didn't want anyone to get hurt."
Mimi and Hikari stood still not believing what had just happened before their eyes. Hikari shook her head and went over to Brittany and felt for a pulse she found one, "We have to call an ambulance," She said.
That's when Takeru arrived on scene, "Hikari!" he said shouting and ran over to her.
She looked up as he came too her, "Takeru go call nine, one, one," She said.
He immediately took out his cell phone and dialed the number. Some other people that had heard the shots ring out had come to see what happened, then helped out Hikari.
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Sora still reminded unconscious, in the cold night air, which was unusual for August. Taichi hadn't returned yet.
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"Whoa….it's late Sora's probably going to be angry at me for not coming home sooner," Taichi said aloud and he hurried to his car in the parking lot.
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Mimi went to his side, "Yamato? Are you okay?" She asked him, he looked sick; he didn't even look at her or hug her. "Yamato," She repeat Yamato dropped the gun at his side still sitting in the same spot he had fallen.
"I killed some one," He said suddenly.
"You didn't she unconscious," Mimi replied softly and tried to pull him to his feet, he stood Mimi hugged him tightly.
"It's all my fault."
"Shh….just let it out Yamato," Mimi said to encouraged him to let his emotions out.
Takeru watched solemnly from a distant. His brother was strong, but he doubted he could ever handle the fact that he shot someone, and if Brittany dies. He didn't even want to think of what kind of mental damage it would do to Yamato.
The ambulance arrived, as did the police. Hikari was talking to them. Telling them what had happened.
The police walk over Mimi and Yamato, "Hey Yamato, we just want to hear your story okay," He replied. Yamato nodded but didn't say anything,
"If it's all right can I go with him he's devastated," Mimi said still holding on his hand tightly to give him her support.
The officers nodded and they got into the cruisers and where headed off to the police station.
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Taichi drove by the park noticing the police and there was an ambulance there. "Weird…Whoa!" he exclaimed as he was drifting into the westbound lane. He pulled it back to his lane. "I wonder what's happening?" he questioned.
Then proceed to home since it will probably be in the papers tomorrow. He turned into the driveway of his parent's house.
Inside…
"Here, Mom Dad I brought you some of the things you needed," he called out as he closed the door behind him.
"Oh, Great darling just put them in the kitchen," His mother called back to him. Walking to the kitchen her dropped off the stuff on the counter and frowned. 'I thought I told Sora to be here at seven he thought slightly worried.
"Dad? Did you see Sora yet?" Taichi questioned.
"No I didn't I just go home," He replied.
Taichi's mom came back to the kitchen, "Mom, didn't Sora come yet?" he questioned.
She thought for a while and shook her head,"No, but she was supposed to be here a few minutes ago."
Taichi looked at the clock nervously, "Okay I'll be back I'll go see what's taking her so long," Taichi then stepped out of the house walking to his home.
Noticing something was wrong right away when the door to the house was set a jar. Taichi ran into the house passing Sora's body lying in the bushes,"Sora!" he called. "Sora!" he yelled again and search the bedroom the bathrooms he nervously, started to get scared.
"Sora, this is not the time to joke around. You're scaring me," He cried out there wasn't any hint of a giggle that he was hopping to hear from Sora.
"Sora!"
Taichi checked outside in the damp air he looked down at the stairs noticed the first step had fallen off.
He frowned, "That wasn't there before," he whispered then he glanced around noticing the newspaper in the bushes. On further exception, he noticed Sora lying in the bush.
"SORA!" he yelled he hopped off the steps and he pulled her a way from the flowerbed she was on her side and she was cold, "Sora! Come on…babe wake up." He replied. He felt the tears starting to come 'she must have fallen,' He ran to the main house.
"MOM, DAD, Sora's HURT!" he yelled voice shaky. His mother jumped up immediately and followed him outside while his dad went to the phone and dialed nine, one, one.
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Jeff smiled from the bushes watching him find Sora, was good,"It worked better then I would have expected," He replied silently to himself smirking.
FLASH BACK TO EARLIER
Jeff carefully broke the step, making sure Taichi or Sora could hear him doing so and made it extremely loose.
END FLASHBACK
He could hear Taichi crying, his parents were trying to clam him down, When the ambulance arrived. He had stopped by the time they had arrived and was now angry at the ambulance workers because they had took so long to get here. Once the way was clear and no one was in site he went back to the house. Walked into Taichi's house looked around. He went into the bedroom and looked through Sora' drawers carefully, making sure not to mess things around. "Really interesting," He said lifting up some of her undergarments. However, that wasn't what he was looking for. He closed the door with his gloved hands and went into the bathroom getting some lipstick. He wrote on the washroom mirror.
TaichiMan. I think I got the best revenge. Don't you, sorry if you've grown attached to that kid.
Your friend
He laughed and walked out of the house cautiously and disappeared into the night.
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In the waiting room Taichi nervously paced. Taichi's face was streaked with tears his eyes were red from crying.
He couldn't stand the waiting, "what's taking them so long?" He then looked at the doors.
Anna came from behind him, "Taichi relax. It's not going to do Sora any good or you if you are this stressed out," she explained.
He turned to her, "The longer….they are in there….the more severe it is," he blinked back tears as a doctor came to him. Karen, Anna, and Kevin were looking at the doctor as he walked to them.
"I'll tell you right now it doesn't look good we need to perform a emergency c-section. In order to save the baby," the doctor told them
Taichi was too devastated to speak so Sora's mom spoke, "Doctor is there other alternates?" Karen asked him. He shook his head.
"No but we can't proceeded with out permission of the family; once you decide we can do the paper work over at the nurses station," He said pointing over to the nurses station.
"Taichi, we'll decide this together as family." Mrs. Takenouchi told him.
"Right…...I can't." he said.
Karen looked at him, "Taichi, Sora needs you to make the right decision what is it going to be?" she asked.
Taichi closed his eyes tightly, "Okay let's go through with it."
Then looking at Karen, "What about you….mom?" he questioned.
She looked at him surprised but smiled, "I agree it's best for both of them," she said and the two walked over to the nursing station and signed the consent form for the operation.
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"Thank you, you can go," The detective told Yamato and Mimi.
The two came out of the office meeting up with Takeru and Hikari who were outside waiting.
"We are going to visit Sora and Taichi. Did you want to come over Yamato, Takeru?" Hikari asked.
Yamato nodded, "Yeah," he wanted to talk with Taichi then took his cell phone out, "Hey I'll just call Taichi right now and tell them were coming."
Taichi sat in the waiting room when his head in his hands, crying his eyes out when his cell phone had rung. He wiped his eyes, trying to regain composure. "Hello….Taichi here," His voice cracked when he said hello.
Yamato was confused, "Taichi? What's wrong?" he asked.
Taichi was too drained to even start the conversation but he did, "I …..Sora's in the hospital. She fell down the …………" Taichi then began to feel tears weld up in his eyes.
"Taichi just don't say anything we are going to go there. What floor man?" He asked.
"Main floor OR waiting room," He replied shakily.
"Hold on buddy I'm coming," Yamato told him reassuringly and closed his phone.
Everyone had stopped to watch him talk on the phone. They began to worry by the tone of his voice, "What is it?" Mimi asked.
"Taichi's at the hospital Sora fell down," He replied.
They looked confused, "How?" Hikari asked.
"I don't know he kept on breaking down when ever he started to talk about it," He replied.
"Okay let go then," Takeru said.
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About 9:00 that evening…Taichi sat by Sora's hospital bed they took the baby out and she was put into a incubator in a separated room but other wise she was all right. Taichi held her hand in his, rubbing his thumb over her hand gently, "Sora, I'm sorry," He said feeling absolutely guilty for everything that had happened.
Sora moaned slightly as she began to stir then she actually awoke startled. "Taichi!" she cried out upset.
"Shh….Sora I'm here," He said.
Sora immediately feeling something was wrong she felt her stomach but her baby wasn't there, "Taichi…the baby….oh god," she cried her tears ran down her face.
"Sora,it's okay," He said trying to clam her down.
"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT! THE BABY IS DEAD!" she yelled at him and she began to cry Taichi tried to settle her down.
"NO, you had a girl. Sora they had to perform a c-section. They said it was too much of risk to keep the baby inside of you," He replied.
Sora's started to breathe heavy, "She? She's alive?" she asked.
Taichi nodded, he looked away from her to the door.
"Taichi I want to see her," She told him.
"I don't know if you're allowed to leave your hospital bed, but I did see her… She's small, so innocent," Taichi held his head in his hands this whole experience was too much for him.
"Is something wrong?" Sora asked him her face showed her emotion scared and afraid.
Taichi shrugged, "Taichi I never seen you like this," Sora said to him softly she watched him a moment.
"I….don't … know," he replied in-between sobs.
Sora bit her lip to stop herself from crying, "Taichi please…" she replied.
Taichi looked up to her, "It's my own fault that everything has happened the way it did, Sora," He stammered upon his own words.
Sora tried to quite him down a bit, "No…don't do that Taichi. Don't you blame yourself," She replied strongly.
Taichi looked at her he finished his crying, "I'm sorry, I just love you so much," He said sincerely.
Sora's mom came in, "Are you okay honey?" she asked.
Sora nodded again, "I want to see my baby Mom," She replied to her.
Taichi got up, "Sora, I'm going to find your doctor okay, I'll be back," He then left the room.
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Outside the hospital room Yamato, Mimi, Hikari and Takeru were there for almost an hour until they saw Taichi come out of Sora room.
"Taichi what happened?" She replied.
"She fell off the steps at the house they had to do a c-section to take the baby out," He replied.
They all gasped, "Is it all right?" Mimi questioned. Taichi smiled.
"Yeah it's a girl but I'll talk to you guys later duty calls," He replied heading toward the nurses station.
"I got a niece," Hikari said shocked and hugged Takeru and kissed him.
"Can I ask what that was for?" he asked her quite curious.
"Nothing really," She said. He smiled the two temporarily forgot about all the bad things that had just happened.
"Hikari, come let go out on the terrace I got something I want to give you," He said leading the way to the small balcony outside. Mimi watched them leave and smiled she turned to Yamato. Who was in deep thought by the look of it, "Yamato? Are you okay?" she asked.
Yamato looked up to her, "Yeah, I'm fine," He said lying to her he was sorry but he couldn't tell her what he was feeling because he didn't know himself. 'How come I'm not crying over what I just did.' He thought. 'I'm a heartless jerk. Look at the way Taichi reacted he cry's like a baby over Sora and I can't cry because I nearly killed a person,' He thought he then glared at the ground.
Mimi forced him to look at him, "Yamato! Tell me I know there something wrong and I know it's about the shooting," She said and she started to lead him somewhere were they could have quite time.
"What are you doing?" he asked. "We have to see Brittany and I know you are feeling guilty about it." She replied. Yamato stopped her.
"Who said anything about that!" he replied harshly.
"No one had to Yamato, it was obviously you're still torn about it, and you never let you emotions out," Mimi said.
Yamato glared angrily and then he looked back down knowing fully that what Mimi said was true, "Your right, I am torn because I'm the one who pulled the trigger in the first place. It's my fucking fault! All right I admit it," He yelled. The commotion started to cause people to look so Mimi lead him outside to another terrace.
"You can't but words into my mouth Yamato! How dare you," She said angry with him.
"How dare I? You were suggesting that all the long. Were you? You secretly think I'm some psychotic maniac that needs to be put into an asylum," He said.
Mimi frowned she shook her head, "And were did you come up with that just now?" she asked angry annoyed at him for even trying to analyze what she was thinking about him.
"I don't need this right now," He replied and walked out of the door.
"Yamato!" she called back to him but he just took off. She thought it was best he be alone for a moment then she went to take a seat in the waiting room.
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Takeru looked away and blushed, "Takeru, what is it you want to give me?" she asked him.
"Um, well. Yamato helped me but I thought of the inscription," He said as he dug into his bag and pulled out a box that was wrapped up and handed it to her. His hands were shaking.
Hikari giggled, "Takeru why are you so nervous?" She asked.
He shook his head, "I'm not. Please Hikari please just open it," He said slowly and softly.
Hikari looked at him then turned to the gift being to un-wrap it, opening the box she gasped, "Oh, Takeru..." She said smiling she took the frame out of the box.
"Hikari look at the bottom," He replied to her. She looked at the frame bottom noticing the inscription she read it.
You're my first love; and you'll always be the one closest to my heart. Love Takeru
Hikari gasped, "That's the most….romantic thing ever," She replied.
Takeru blushed, she hugged him tightly, and they pulled away from each other for a moment, leaned in, and kissed.
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Taichi came back from talking with the doctor he had a bit of a smile on his face as he walked into Sora room, "So what did he say?" she asked.
"He's going to bring the baby to you. She's well enough. A nurse is going to come with the baby in the incubator," Taichi said.
Sora had tears coming down her cheeks Taichi came to her and put his hand on hers, "Taichi you're the most incredible man I've ever met," she said.
Taichi gently stroked her hair, "I do it for you because I love you," he replied.
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Yamato sat down on one of the benches outside the hospital. He sighed holding his head up in his hands, depressed he looked down at his shoes. Mimi didn't feel right letting him leave like that so she gave him just enough time to sort things out in his mind then she went to search for him, "Yamato?" she called softly careful not to yell, because this was a hospital and it was supposed to be quite in here.
"Where could he have gone?" she asked herself just then a woman went by her, "Oh, excuse me did you see a teen he's about 5'10, has blonde hair it's kind of spikey, and he has blue eyes," She asked her.
The woman thought for a while, "Um, I think I saw some guy like that outside on sitting on the bench but It was dark so I could of mistaken him for some one else," She replied and walked past Mimi then headed toward the front doors.
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The nurse wheeled in the incubator with the baby in it. Taichi and Karen helped Sora up so she could see her baby she was small and red but she was Sora's baby. She gasped looked at how small she was, "she' so…so small," She said looking at the nurse, "Can I hold her?" she asked.
The nurse shook her head, "Not yet, but you will be able to tomorrow," The nurse told Sora.
Taichi looked at her, "Don't cry honey," He said holding her hand tightly.
"I just want to hold her," Sora said.
"You can touch her through this hole in the incubator this is just a safely precautions," She told the both of them.
Sora slowly touched her baby's hand gently. She was amazed. She looked at Taichi and motioned him to touch her hand.
Taichi was shaking when he touched her small delicate hand he couldn't believe they made this together the realization hit him hard.
"Have you two thought of a name?" the nurse asked.
Taichi and Sora shook there heads, then look at each other, "What do you think Taichi?" Sora asked.
"I don't know. What did you have in mind?" he asked her back.
"How about, Faith?"
Taichi shook his head, "Faith? It sound too-"
Sora cut him off, "Not good?"
Taichi nodded.
"How about Gabby or Gabriella?" Her mother asked them, they both made a face.
"No, mother, I don't like that name," Sora said.
"Hold on I know, how about Saria?" Taichi said.
Sora looked at him with a smile, "I like it. I mean it's different but it's good," she agreed.
"Then her name is Saria?" the nurse asked. The two proud parents nodded. The nurse then wheeled the baby Saria back to the nursery.
"That's a nice name, you two. But I still think the Gabby would have been nice," Sora mother replied and they laughed together.
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Takeru and Hikari went to Sora's room where Taichi and Sora were hugging they walked in.
"Sora you okay?" Hikari asked her taking her hand in hers.
"Yeah, and your brother picked the perfect name," She replied.
Hikari's jaw dropped in mock shock, "He did? I think he has a fever or something," Hikari said trying to feel his head but he pushed her away.
"I do not Hikari," Taichi answered slightly annoyed, "I named her Saria."
Takeru and Hikari nodded, "That is pretty name, and it suits her," Takeru said.
"Saria Yagami," Taichi said Sora looked at him admiringly.
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"Yamato….I didn't mean what I said," Mimi said as she walked to him she knew it was him.
"Really?" He questioned her emotionlessly.
"Yes, really Yamato. I'm sorry that you think that of me," She said.
Yamato looked at her," No I'm the one that should be sorry for begging an idiot in the hospital. I know you were trying to help," He said.
Mimi sighed looked downward, "I understand you. I think maybe it is a good idea to go and see her," She said.
"Thank you Mimi, but I don't think I'm ready to see her. Do you know what she said?" he asked her.
Mimi shook her head, "What?" she asked him.
"'you shot me' and I did, it was me. I promised I wouldn't hurt anyone and yet I did do I." He replied.
Mimi looked at him sorrowfully, "Yamato it was an accident you didn't mean it."
Yamato sat silently, without speaking, "Mimi please," Yamato said as his eyes lowered.
"I'm going home tell Taichi I'm sorry about Sora and the baby," He replied getting up he started toward his house while Mimi watched him leave sadly.
"He's feels responsible for everything..." She whispered.
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BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
"Code blue!" a nurse called.
The doctor came into the room crash cart in hand, "She at eighty over 50 and dropping!" a second nurse said.
"Charge machine and set it at thirty," doctor barked out his order.
"Charged," nurse one called.
"1, 2, 3,"
Brittany's body jump as the panels met her skin, "Still no change," The doctor said remaining calm, "Again!" doctor replied.
"Charged" the nurse called.
He put the panels to her chest again as her body jumped again the flat line was still there.
The doctor looked grim, "Again!" doctor replied.
"Charged," nurse called.
Her body jumped, "Its up," the first nurse called.
The doctor closed his eyes relieved, "Okay set her room in ICU," The doctor told the nurse.
To Be Continued...