Begins Chapter 17

August 2nd Morning at 7am...

Taichi slept slumped in the chair next to Sora's hospital bed. Sora was asleep also, she was dreaming..

[queue song..(A/N) (Not posted because of policy) check out my website for the full version! Lilac Kamiya telling Taichi about her pregnancy.

At the first ultrasound….

"I'm just going to put some of this jelly on your stomach it going to be cold at first but that's all," Dr. Ollson told Sora.

"Okay," She replied and she held on to Taichi's hand.

"Okay were set, let's turn it on…there and there's the baby," She motioned to them,

"Whoa…that's cool," Taichi said watching it.

Sora giggled, "Your silly Taichi," she replied.

"No but it is." He replied watching. ……..

[End song…

Sora woke up, groggily turned her head to her left to see Taichi. She smiled at him, 'he didn't have to stay here.' She thought. 'He looks so uncomfortable' she looked over at him, as she shifted Taichi woke up, he moaned.

"Oh…man…" he replied trying to get comfortable in the chair, "Taichi," Sora said calling him.

He looked at her, "You're awake?" He went over to her and kissed her.

"Morning."

"Morning."

Sora was about to say something but Taichi stopped her, "Ah….I wanted to stay."

"But your sleeping in that chair, I can imagine it must have been uncomfortable."

"Yeah, but I do it for you," he said.

Sora raised one eyebrow looking at him, "Your sweet, Taichi but you didn't have to sleep in this chair for me."

"Then how about I come with you in your bed?" he asked smartly.

Sora smiled and moved over patting the spot next to her, "Come," She said smiling at him.

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10:00am...

Yamato was still asleep he tossed in bed…

"You killed me Yamato," Brittany's ghost figure flew around him taunting him.

"I didn't it was accident!" He cried.

She flew around him, "No, you wanted me gone and you got what you wanted," She replied.

"NO you can't accuse me of that! I wasn't thinking that!" he cried out.

"And you have to pay," She pointed at him the floor underneath him gave way.

"AHHHHH!" Yamato screamed

Then woke in a cold sweat, he looked around his room. He massaged his head, "This is going to be difficult," He said aloud. How was he supposed to face Brittany today? He got out of bed and walked to the washroom. Looking at himself in the mirror, 'I look awful' he thought. 'I need a shower.'

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"Mom! I'm going to the hospital," Hikari said to her.

"Okay sweet heart," she replied.

"Bye Mom!" she called again.

"Bye," She said back.

Hikari got her shoes on and putting them on she stepped outside. Then suddenly a hand came from behind her and covered her mouth. Hikari tried to scream but she couldn't then the person turned her around.

When she was turned around that's when she saw Takeru and pushed his hand away, "TAKERU! YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!" she yelled at him.

"I was just joking around; I didn't mean to scare you."

She glared at him, "Come on your coming with me." She took him by his hand and pulled him with her.

"Where?" he questioned.

"Hospital."

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Taichi and Sora where both sleeping, Taichi was on his side with his right arm draped over Sora's chest, Sora slept on her back with her headed titled toward Taichi a little.

Mimi came to the hospital today she didn't go to see Sora or Taichi last night. She peeked in saw Taichi and Sora asleep then sighed she was about to turn away when Sora opened her eyes and she saw Mimi motioning her to come in.

"Hi Sora, I'm sorry I didn't come in to see you," She replied.

Sora shook her head, "No don't worry about it," She replied and pushed herself up slowly trying not to make noise, to wake Taichi up, his arm now resting in her lap, she moved it to his side, and got up.

"I'm glad you and the baby are okay."

"Yeah, I'm lucky it wasn't severe," Sora replied, from the washroom then coming back on and sitting down on one of the chairs while Mimi took another seat next to her.

"So you are engaged when are you two going to get married, your of legal age," Mimi replied.

Sora eyed her curiously, "So…" she replied.

"So, you can get married. Of course," Mimi told her.

"My mom said that to us once but I don't exactly remember when."

"Oh come on Sora, you can't wait for long what about your little girl," she asked.

"Mimi…" Sora started but she was stopped.

"No I'm serious I'll help you with the expenses, my parents are rich."

"And so are Taichi's."

Taichi moved responding to his name then looked up to see Mimi and Sora talking.

"Hi Mimi…." He said slowly.

"Oh Hi Taichi morning," She said

He nodded, "Sora I don't think staying up late was the best Idea," He replied.

Mimi made a face the decided the subject needed to be changed, "Taichi what do you say about getting married to Sora like next year?" Mimi questioned.

Taichi looked at her then he put some stupid smile on his face, "Yeah, I got no objection at all." He said looking at Sora knowingly.

Sora rolled her eyes.

Mimi caught the thing between them, "Okay what's wrong?" she asked.

Sora looked at her friend, "Nothing, I think he's only interested in the honeymoon."

Mimi frowned, "Taichi! The ceremony is the most beautiful thing about weddings."

"Yeah…I know….but the honeymoon is just as beautiful," He replied, mimicking Mimi's beautiful speech.

"I'll fix him later," Sora said and Taichi just smiled.

"Ew, please. About the wedding thing," Mimi stated.

"Okay Yeah how about we get married in…." he stopped and thought for a while. "December" he replied.

"That early?" Sora questioned him.

Taichi shrugged, "Sure why not I mean it's the perfect time."

The both looked over at Mimi. "Yes! That means we got to start now….." she stopped her features etched with sadness.

"Hey what's wrong with you?" Sora asked.

"I should have told you this sooner. We were at the park and Brittany showed up with a gun, she was going to shoot me and Hikari. Then Yamato was there, he tried to get the gun from her and somehow she got shot….And now he's blaming himself. Taichi you got to talk to him," She said to him in a pleading voice.

Taichi and Sora where shocked, "Well is Brittany okay?" Sora asked.

Mimi nodded, "Yeah I went to visit her this morning, I know all the things she done were bad but, she a person still and I don't want her to die," She said sincerely.

"Whoa, okay I'll go and talk to him. But I'll wait till lunch time."

"Okay then. I'll think I'll go home, bye guys," Mimi said as she left the hospital room.

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Yamato was trying to make some cereal for himself, he poured the milk into the bowl then his mind wonder off. "Ah!" he jumped up his pants were wet from the milk spilling off the table, he put the milk carton on the table then stood up, mumbling a few choice words under his breath. The milk had started drip on to the ground, and he sighed.

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Hikari and Takeru got distracted by the park and were now kissing on one of the park benches, quite passionate…

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11:00am…

The baby was brought to Sora, "Saria is well enough to be able to stay with you in the same room. But I'm afraid you can't hold her yet, her lungs need to have a chance to get used to the in take of air, which should only be for a week or less," The nurse explained to Sora.

Who was lying in her hospital bed, "Oh, that's good. At least she fine."

"if you need something or in case of an emergency you just click on this button," the nurse said holding up a small remote to Sora and she put it back on her night table.

"She's all right, see Sora," Taichi replied.

"Yeah and thank god that she's still with us," Sora replied.

Taichi remembered he had to go see Yamato, "Sora, I'm going to see Yamato okay. Will you be fine here by yourself?" Taichi asked her.

Sora nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine. You see Yamato but remember to come back." She said.

Taichi smiled, "Don't you worry about that. I'll be back," Taichi replied and kissed her before leaving.

Sora laughed, "Silly Taichi," she said to herself.

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Brittany woke from her unconscious state she saw her mother and father with her. "Mom……..dad……" she replied weakly.

"Oh Brittany darling your okay," She replied.

She was trying to be okay mentally, but now she realized, what had happened to land her in the hospital. 'He shot me...' she thought upset, she couldn't believe he'd shot her. Him the person she was in love with. 'Why would he do it? How could he have done it?' those questions's whirled around in her mind. The Coners weren't aware of there daughters mental state at all until now.

"He …….shot…….. me," She said out loud.

"We……..in………love………why……?" Brittany asked her parents.

"Who are you talking about sweet heart?" her father asked her.

"Yamato," She said.

"He does honey it was just an accident," Her mother told them.

"We are just going to be outside of the room to talk okay honey?" Her dad said to her as he escorted his wife out the door. Brittany was too upset to say anything at all.

"I don't think Brittany is feeling okay," Her dad said to his wife.

She nodded understanding what he said true, "It's happening again," Brittany's mother replied to her husband. She then began to sob onto her husbands shoulder. He hushed her trying to clam her down.

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Taichi arrived at Yamato's apartment complex, and was heading up to his floor. Once he got there he knocked on the door. He didn't get a reply; he knocked again, but no answer. Taichi began to panic his mind filled with what ifs "hold on buddy I'm coming." He said, he used his key that Yamato gave him.

"YAMATO!" he yelled. Yamato jumped and fell off of his sofa in the confusion and partly he was scared out of his mind.

"Opps, sorry I should have looked first, you had me worried there," Taichi replied.

Yamato looked at him sleepily and tired, "What for?" Yamato asked.

Taichi shook his head, "No never mind about that. Mimi told me about the shooting thing and all," Taichi said.

"Yeah so?" Yamato asked.

"I came here to talk to you about it, I know you need to talk about so spill it, no more hiding feeling or keeping them bottle up," Taichi replied.

Yamato only sighed annoyed, "I thought I need to talk to you but not any more so you can leave now," Yamato said to him pushing him toward the door.

"I'm trying to help, remember like you were trying to help me last year?" Taichi questioned.

"Different circumstances Taichi," Yamato said.

Now it was Taichi's turn to be annoyed, "Man, Stop thinking no one can help you with this. There are a lot of people that can," Taichi replied angry.

"Mimi helped me enough Taichi, so get lost," Yamato said to him also angry.

"Do you want me to knock some sense into you?" Taichi gritted angrily.

Yamato got up to the challenge, "Bring it on!" Yamato replied then punching Taichi in the face catching Taichi off guard Taichi didn't actually think he'd punch him angrily he threw his fist at him making contact with Yamato's jaw. Yamato fell back a bit but then tackled him to the ground started to throw punch at him. Taichi was attempting to block them with his hands and arms.

"Yamato stop it!!" Taichi told him. Yamato didn't listen and continued, Taichi punched Yamato as hard as he could, then threw Yamato onto the floor. When he didn't get up Yamato began to cry he sat up right on the floor, not because of the physical fight but because he was sorry, to Taichi and to Brittany about the accident.

Taichi got up slowly; he walked over to Yamato and helped him up. "Yamato…" Taichi said trailing off then sighed.

"I didn't keep my promise. I hurt some body and there probably dead now cause of my stupid promise!" Yamato yelled thought his tears.

"Yamato's she alive," Taichi consoled, rubbing his own injuries.

"How do you know that!" he yelled again.

"Mimi went to see her." Taichi told him.

Yamato swallowed his crying, "She's too sincere," Yamato said out loud sadly.

"Yeah and isn't that what you love about her, Yamato you got to realize that it wasn't your fault, you didn't shoot on purpose it was an accident," Taichi said.

"Mimi really upset about this, if you don't forgive yourself then this could ruin your relationship with her again and I know you don't want that to happen..." Taichi finished.

"How?" he swallowed back his tears, "How do I do that, when I can't even get through it!!." He yelled.

"Then you should go see her," Taichi said to him.

"I can't see her, don't you understand. It would be too much," Yamato said to him.

"Then if not for yourself do it for Mimi at least," Taichi replied.

Yamato sighed, "Fine, I'll think about it," He replied.

"Um, Yamato do you got an Ice pack?" Taichi asked.

"Yeah there in the fridge somewhere, get one for me too will you," He asked.

Taichi went into the fridge and found the ice packs, there were a lot in there.

"How many do you go in there?" he asked.

"Ten I think," Yamato said as Taichi handed him the ice pack.

"Hey, I'm going to go see you later and Yamato remember about what I said," Taichi replied.

Yamato nodded understanding him, "Yeah but remember to bring that Ice pack back," He called.

"Yeah, Man see ya later," Taichi replied as he left.

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"Sora hi," Takeru said as he and Hikari walked into her hospital room.

"They let Saria stay with me. She going to make it," She replied.

Hikari hugged Sora, and then turned to the baby, "Oh she's so cute," She motioned to Takeru to come over and look at Saria.

"Look how sweet she is," Hikari replied.

Sora smiled, she could see how uncomfortable Takeru was, "Takeru what's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing, it's just she so small," He replied.

Sora frowned, "Do all guys say that?" she asked out of the blue.

Hikari and Takeru both looked at her, "huh?" they asked.

"Never mind," She said.

"Hey where is Taichi?" Hikari asked.

"He went to talk to Yamato about that whole shooting thing. He is coming back after," She finished.

Just as she finished Taichi came in holding and Ice pack to his eye Sora gasped. Causing Takeru and Hikari to look at him as well, "Hi, had an accident?" he questioned to them.

Sora sighed, "You fought didn't you?" she said to him.

"Yeah, but he's the one who started it," Taichi replied.

"Why do you do you two fight for no reason?" Takeru questioned.

Taichi shrugged, "Don't know, Yamato got angry, so did I and then we got into a heated argument then Yamato punched me, then I got mad and punched him back, he tackled me to the ground started to throw punches at my face while I tried to block it off. So then I punched him with all my power and then wham. He fell back on the ground then he start to cry. That's when he actually opened up," Taichi told them.

"You're the weird best friends I ever seen," Hikari replied annoyed.

"Yeah, to think you two are eighteen and you don't even act like it," Takeru said shaking his head.

"Okay what ever, we did talk after the fight he is thinking about going to see Brittany," Taichi said.

"Well at least you gave him advice," She paused then continued, "Taichi go home and get rest I'll be okay here myself," Sora told him.

Taichi rolled his eyes, "No, what for. Just let me stay her for a while," Taichi pleaded.

"Okay fine..." Sora said.

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Later on That Night...

Yamato finally got the courage to go see Brittany in the hospital. He slowly walked to her door and saw her with her parents; her mother saw him and motioned for him to come into the room. "Yamato, Brittany explained everything that happened between you two this year and last year." Her mother told him. Her father nodded.

"I'm sorry about this," Yamato said, to them.

They shook there heads, "I understand your were trying to take the gun away from her, Yamato it's a good thing you were there," Her father replied to him.

Yamato was shocked they would even forgive him for what he had done to there daughter.

"I'm so sorry about this, I really am. I never meant to hurt her feeling thought all of this, but she has to understand that I don't love her, I am in love with some one else," Yamato said.

Her parents looked at him, "I know that your sorry for everything, there no need to worry because we didn't realize that my daughter was up to no good," Her father told him, then her mother continued. "She's going to be okay, though it turned out just be very mild puncture to the stomach area and some of her kidney," she replied. Yamato lowered his eye to the ground. "We are going to have her get a psychiatric evaluation," Her mother said.

Yamato looked worried at them, "Did I drive her to it?" he asked.

"No, she's like this. Obsessive about an object of desire which happened to be you this time she did that another time, when she was in elementary school." Her father explained.

Yamato felt a little better, now that her parents had forgiven him, "Well, I'm going to now, can you tell her that I'm so sorry for what happened and that I hope she will get better soon," He handed them a card, "That's for her," Yamato replied as he left.

"Nice boy, he was awfully guilty for what happened," Brittany's mother said to him Brittany's father nodded in agreement.

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Sora's Hospital Room…

After about a few hours of coaxing Taichi in going home, which she finally convinced him to go it took her a lot out of her she peacefully fell asleep.

Back at home...

Taichi walked through the door; he went into the bedroom then into his and Sora's washroom. He looked in them Mirror then he notice writing on it and he read it.

"What the…" he angered.

There is only one person he knew that would write something like that. "Jeff." He said. Then he left the house immediately, "No one, hurts. Sora or my baby and gets away with it," Taichi replied bitterly.

To Be Continued...