Begins Chapter 24

6 weeks after….January 29th

Hikari's having strange dreams, with Takeru in them. He keeps telling her that he's alive and well some where. But she hasn't the slightest clue about it, she confined to Sora about the dreams but not Taichi and neither Yamato.

Saria is now 5 months old.

Mimi and Yamato resolved the whole Sora thing and are closer then before. But Yamato breaks down every time Takeru's name is mentioned, he never really got over that fact that his brother is "dead"

Jeff still has Takeru trapped in the attic for the first week but then found an old house just of the out skirts of Obadia. Jeff locked him in a room that had no windows, a metal door the room was sealed tight. A bed and table but that about it a single light that could only be opened from the outside of his confinement. Takeru's been going nuts trying to take apart his bed, for two days now. His was a mess, he still had on his tuxedo from Christmas night, he need a shower badly and was now willing to do anything to get out of there.

Taichi's become suspicious of Jeff's behavior. Every time he would see him he had a bag of food. He talked to Sora about this, but she said it's just him going shopping. Taichi how ever monitored him, until he discovered something even more weird when he followed him secretly in his car all way to an abandoned house.

Guest house…… 2:30pm...

Taichi arrived back home in a state of confusion.

Sora had given Saria a bottle and some digestive cookies. She looked at her husband. "Taichi, what is it?" She asked concerned.

"Jeff," He said.

Sora sighed heavily, "Not this again Taichi, I thought we've been over this all ready?" she asked.

Taichi looked at her seriously, "I followed him just to see where he was going and he went to that old abandoned house on the out skirts he's holding some kind of secret and I'm going to find out what it is."

Taichi went into the bedroom and looking through his draws for dark clothing.

Sora came into the bedroom, "What are you going to do?" she asked.

"Investigating I know that he's hiding something," He replied.

"Taichi don't you going to get hurt," She replied.

He shook his head, "I've got to do this Sora, that jerk's been acting really weird since we came back from Hawaii and I'm going to find out what about," He replied.

Sora frowned 'Well if he isn't he's going to back down on this I'm going also,' she thought. "I'm coming," She said.

Taichi stopped what he was doing and looked up at her, "What?" he asked.

"I'm coming too, if you believe so strongly that he is hiding something then I'm coming as well," She replied.

Taichi looked skeptical at her, he didn't want her to get hurt if there was any kind of trouble like that he'd never forgive himself is she did get hurt, "Sora …no it's to dangerous, what about Saria?" He replied.

She shook her head, "Your mother will be more then happy to look after her and Taichi remember about Piedmon? I nearly got stabbed with his trump sword attack. If I can survive that then I can go with you on this," She said.

Taichi frowned, "Your not going to let me go alone are you?" he questioned.

Saria started to cry, "No, your daughter doesn't want you to go alone either," She said going over to pick Saria up who stopped crying and was now happy again. with daddy?" Taichi said as he held his hands out she looked at him then reached out her hands to him.

Taichi took her now, "So are we going or not?" Sora asked.

"Okay, lets go," he said.

He turned his attention his daughter who was finding it really funny to pull daddy's hair, "Saria…..honey…..let go," He said with happy tune in his voice.

Saria laughed and tugged his hair harder, "Sora…a little help?"

"I'm changing Taichi," she from the bathroom.

Taichi gently removed her hands from his hair, "You don't want to touch daddy's hair again. That hurts when you pull it," He said to her in a sort of baby talk.

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Mimi and Yamato were kissing on his couch at his mom's apartment. His mother had asked him to move in with her, he was hesitant at first but he agreed deciding to give his mother a second chance. He wasn't that happy about her since the divorce since she took Takeru away. Yamato stopped responding to Mimi.

She pulled away from him, "Yamato?" she asked.

He shook his head, "It's nothing Mimi."

Mimi wasn't fool she saw right through him, "Yamato, it's something. Don't tell me it isn't because it is," She said.

"Okay! It is something," He replied raising his voice a little.

Mimi watched him apologetically, "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to yell. It's just I was thinking about the divorce and how my mother wanted to me to come back and stay with her because now she doesn't have T…..Takeru," he replied.

"Yamato not this again I thought we went over this at the memorial?" Mimi asked softly.

"We did but I still think it's my fault, I could have done something…" Yamato trailed off.

"Yamato, you can't go thinking that everything tragic is you fault," She told him.

Yamato watched her, "Now listen to me, I know your upset because of what happened to Takeru. But don't think it's your fault because it isn't."

Yamato rolled his eyes slightly because of hearing this same thing over and over again, "I don't want to talk about this, I just wanted to spend time with you." He replied he pulled her up to him.

"Now can I enjoy this night with you?" he asked softly stroking the hair.

"Yes….you deserve it too," She replied to him.

Yamato leaned in toward her kissing her. Mimi responded, great fully they wanted to forget everything bad that had happened that month and it was a most February. Her hands slid up into his hair running her hands through it. Yamato moaned in the pleasure she was giving him by just kissing and pulled Mimi closer to him.

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"Hikari Help ME!" Takeru called to her, Hikari looked around she couldn't see anything at all, where was he.

"Takeru!" she called.

"Hikari you have to help me!" his voice echoed in the dream like paradise.

"Takeru where are you! I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE!" she yelled out it echoed back her voice.

"Hikari Help!" he called again.

"Takeru!!!!!! TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE!" she yelled out again.

"I'm some where near the…out--," He voice was cut off Hikari woke startled.

Hikari jumped off the bed she'd fallen asleep reading a book she had to read for English class. She put on a robe and shoes and hurried down stair and out the back door to where her brother lives. She opened the door and walked in. Taichi was holding Saria who was trying to grab at his hair, and she was laughing quietly cause of this and the reason that Taichi still had is boxers on.

"Saria what's so interesting about daddy's hair?" He questioned to his daughter who was laughing ever time he moved.

"Maybe if you cut it then it would be less interesting?" Hikari said in a question.

Taichi turned around blushed red cause the fact he didn't have pants on and he was in his boxers still, "Hikari! Knock before you come in!" he replied hiding behind the island in the kitchen.

"What? Sora said I could come without knocking," She replied.

"Sora!….Hikari's here and can you get me some pants?"

"I know hun," She replied then came out of the bedroom with a pair of pants and some other clothing, she was wearing a robe. She tossed Taichi the pants and Saria laughing and giggling through out the whole thing was funny.

Hikari gave Sora a hug, then the two girls went into the bedroom.

Hikari's smile faded as Sora closed the door, "I had the dream again Sora….he's calling me," She replied.

Sora looked like she was in thought then spoke up, "Was it the same one?" she asked.

Hikari nodded, "Yeah all most except he's trying to tell where he is. But I didn't hear it because that's were I woke up at," She said.

Sora look at her sadly, "Hikari what are you thinking?" she asked.

"Sora, he's alive….I know it….I can still feel him around," She replied.

Sora frowned, 'She's beginning delusional, Takeru's not going to come back.' She thought silently.

"I know you must think I'm crazy but he is alive. Takeru is alive I know he is." Hikari told her.

"You don't know that for sure Hikari," Sora spoke.

"Neither do you Sora, how can you say that. I thought you understood!" Hikari shouted at her.

"Hikari I do!" Sora said.

"Then how come you don't believe me?" Hikari replied as she began to sniffle.

Sora didn't say anything.

"You don't understand Sora no one understands," Hikari said she got up walked away from her out of the bedroom right by Taichi ignoring him.

Sora came out after.

"What happened to her?" Taichi asked.

Sora frowned, "I don't know."

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Takeru was franticly searching through out the room for something to take the screws from the bed, the mattress was off to the side, he had his shirt off and was sweating.

"Come on, there's got to be some thing in here that can……" he's eyes widened as he saw a penny on the ground.

"That's it," He replied he managed to get the metal bars off. He took the bar and rammed it into the side of the wall. He bounced back falling on the ground along with the metal bar he took from the bed, 'bad idea Takeru think before you do.' He told himself.

He put the indigo light on from his watch and read the time, he knew exactly when Jeff would come by and drop off food then leave. And he had five hours to make a hole big enough for him to fit through. He stood up and started to pound the wall with the iron bar, he did this for about 20 minutes until he made a hole through it. He stuck his hand through it.

"YES!!" he jumped ecstatic he made a hole through the wall now he had to just make that hole big enough for him.

He was laughing to himself. 'I'm going to get out of here.' The thought happily he kept on working.

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Jeff sat at his computer in his room, 'Man talk about being double pay back… ' The thought. He got off the computer and laid down on his bed, "That little twerp cost me to much money." He thought out loud, but it was sure fun just to fake his death and make every single person that cared for him suffer.

He started to laugh, "Especially Blondie Boy," He remark. "The Jerk had this coming to him, he shouldn't have punched me over the fact what I did to Yagami…hell I didn't do anything just pushed him out in the cold he wasn't about to screw up the carpet in old people's house.

"Yagami's a pompous jerk," He replied.

He then got up seeing the hunting knife on his desk he picked it up, 'He might of won the last fight but he won't this time hope your ready fool you fell for the plan and now your going to follow me to the location and knowing you your probably going to come to the rescue the kid and be a hero for everyone especially for your wife,' The thought his eyes were narrowed in anger.

He stabbed the knife into the table, 'Sora's hot, to bad she didn't lose the kid….that would have been such a good idea for revenge, but then again I could always have my way with her,' He though and started to laugh he looked at his watch '4:00pm, it's show time.'

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Mimi pulled away from him, "Come on Yamato, you promised to take me to the movie remember?" she asked him.

Yamato smiled, "Yeah, I remember. I wasn't forgetting. You distracted me," He replied and laughed a little.

He stopped, he felt something strange was going to happen but he didn't know what. "What is it?" she asked looking at him weird.

"I feel weird," He replied.

Mimi raised one eyebrow at him, "What kind of weird?" she asked.

Yamato closed his eyes and reopened them again, "It's like something is going to happen…." He said trailing off.

"Could it be a déjà vu?" she asked.

"Maybe it is…anyways lets not let it get in our movie viewing tonight," He said.

Mimi nodded, "Okay that's fine," She said.

"Okay then lets go see the movie…What is it you want to see?" he asked .

"The new romantic comedy with Mel Gibson in it. What woman say… It thinks that what is called," she replied.

"Oh…yeah that one," He said sarcastically, Mimi swatted him.

"You'll like it Yamato come on," She said.

"I'm sure I will," he said with a laugh Mimi swatted him again.

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"Thank you Anna so much…I'm really glad you could do this for me," Sora said, she looked at her watched and then back to her mother-in-law, "Okay Me and Taichi are going now we'll see you in a little later," Sora said to her.

Anna smiled, "Okay have fun at your night out," Anna said to them.

Sora gave her a smiled and waved, "Yeah we will," She said as she went out the door.

Taichi was waiting there for her outside he was dressed in black and startled Sora, "Taichi!… don't do that," She replied.

"Sorry, but we got to hurry up," He said.

Sora nodded at him as she went to changed into clothing that was more suitable for this kind of job they were about to do.

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Takeru took a look at his watch, he stopped immediately because it was almost 5 o'clock, and Jeff would be here soon and he hid the iron under the bed.

"Takeru," Jeff called.

"What do you want?"

"Is that the attitude I get for feeding you for the past month?" he asked.

"Come off it! You major asshole, you've held me prisoner here! I don't, care if you don't like my attitude," Takeru said angrily.

"True, but you I don't need you any more," He replied.

This caught Takeru off guard, "What?" he asked.

"You heard me," Jeff said rather dangerously.

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5:00pm…….

"It's here," Taichi said, as he pulled into the drive way of the house it was well hidden from the road. He drove till he was close to the house and saw Jeff's vehicle Taichi parked the car off to the side and turned off the ignition.

He turned to Sora, "Promise me to be careful," He said to her.

Sora nodded, "And you have to be careful too. Promise?" She said.

They hugged, "I promise. Sora…I love you," He said he caress her cheek gently.

"I promise you too. I love you Taichi," she said.

They kissed to seal their promise, "Okay come on," He replied.

They both got out of the car and slowly and carefully approached the abandoned building.

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"Great movie….really good," Yamato said.

"Your lying to me don't please you didn't like it. Did you?" Mimi asked him.

"Yeah I liked. You pick the best movies…and did I ever tell you I love you?" he asked.

Mimi shrugged. "Um….I don't know maybe. A few times today," She said teasing him.

"Okay I'll say it again. I love you," He replied.

Mimi kissed him intensely, "Is this leading to where I think it is?" he asked once he pulled away from her. She nodded. They began to kiss more heatedly.

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"Mom I think Saria's going to be like Taichi," Hikari said thoughtfully.

"Oh and why's what honey?" Anna asked her daughter.

"Because she is acting goofy like he does," She replied.

Anna and Kevin started to laugh at her, "What? I was just saying," She replied.

"Sure, just keep feeding her. She needs to eat, Hikari." Her dad said to her. "Okay, but if food is flying all over the place then it's not my fault." She said.

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"No I don't understand tell me," Takeru demanded.

"Is it that hard to figure out Takeru, think about it," Jeff said as he opened the door.

Takeru caught him by surprised and tackled Jeff to the ground, Jeff kicked him off of him sending Takeru crashing through the wall.

"Little punk!" he shouted at him bitterly and picked Takeru up roughly by his shirt and sent him.

Sora and Taichi heard yelling and crashing noises coming from the house. They looked at each other and sprinted toward the house in a hurry.

Takeru slowly picked himself up he was holding back on to his right arm.

Jeff stood at the top of the stairs, "feeling a little better?" he asked.

Takeru couldn't talk because of the pain, "Did you really think that breaking the wall down in there was going to get you free?" Jeff asked.

He slowly stepped down the stairs toward Takeru. He yanked him up on his feet and through him into the some of the chairs near the table.

Takeru moaned in pain, "Yeah I did," he mumbled quickly at him.

The door suddenly swung open, "JEFF!" Taichi yelled.

Takeru clearly recognized him but he had to take a moment to recover from the fall down the stairs.

"Hey it worked The Yagami's are here," Jeff remarked.

Takeru tried to stand up, but fell again his ribs hurt still and he cringed with pain.

Sora and Taichi looked at the boy who Jeff had thrown into the chairs with concern.

"What are you doing to that boy!" Sora cried the boy was trying to move again but he couldn't get up.

"Sora go ahead and see I know you want too," Jeff replied.

Taichi narrowed his eyes at Jeff who did the same to Taichi.

"Come on…what's wrong afraid to get the crap beat out of you?" he asked.

"No I am not. But only you can scheme something so cruel as to torture someone in an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere and keep them there for god knows how long, " Taichi said with anger.

While Jeff and Taichi were face to face with one each other Sora quickly went over to where the boy Jeff had thrown into the chairs was. Unknown to her she was about to receive a surprise, "Are you okay?" she asked.

He was moaning, "Sora I can't believe you found me!" Takeru said.

"Takeru…oh my god!" she said in disbelief. She took a good look at his face and felt tears weld up in her eyes, "Takeru!" she hugged him.

"Ow! Sora that hurts," he cried out in pain.

Taichi looked over to where Sora and Takeru were he couldn't believe it but then a rage set in him and he turned to Jeff, "You son of bitch," he cursed him.

"I am?" he questioned him sarcastically.

"Yeah you are, you are no better then the devil," Taichi shouted at him with fire in his eyes.

"I was just about to get rid of the evidence too," Jeff said.

Taichi couldn't take it anymore and slugged him in his jaw. Jeff fell backward on the ground and was knocked out for a momentary, he wearily tried to get up. Taichi quickly ran to where Sora and Takeru were he had to see him for himself. "Taichi…..I'm…..sorry….about…Hikari." Takeru replied.

Taichi shook his head, "Don't blame yourself Sora will watch you I'm going to take care of Jeff personally," Taichi said.

"Wait Taichi!" Sora called him but he didn't turn back.

"Enough with the games its time I actually meant business," Jeff said as he went into his pocket and he pulled out the hunting knife. Taichi looked at the knife in Jeff's hand in with worry yet he wasn't about to let it stop him from killing him.

To Be Continued...