um...I'm pretty sure American Idol won...
and CHA! I finally have some positive news! HALLELUAH!!! My mama is improving. Phsyically and mentally! She remembers me! CHA! Of course, she only remembers the times when I was a "cute as a button" baby. She doesn't remember anything of my early teen years...good thing too because there are just some things some people don't want to remember...amazing what can happenin 24 hours, huh? She went to sleep last night the same, but woke up this morning remembering a little. That is so freaky how that amnisea (I hope that's how you spell it) came then left so quickly! She'll probably be back home in a month or more, because she still has both legs broken and her wrist broken. Ouch...
Now I'm going to go takemy mamaup toa hospital an hour or two away out of town for the weekend, so she can take a few tests to check, you know? So no updates till Tuesday or Wednesday...
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Flowers Are Blooming
Sequel To Puzzle Pieces
Main Characters
Matthew (Scope) -14 - 8th grade - BlackAgumon - Strength
Taichi (Romeo or Romie -14 - 8th grade - Guilmon -Trust
Ryo (Hazy) -14 - 8th grade - SnowAgumon - Compassion
Kanaye (Soldier) - 13 - 7th grade - Terriermon - Dreams
Sakura (Shy-Shy) - 13 - 7th grade - Lopmon - Innocence
Maro (Sunny) - 13 - 7th grade - Koemon - Peace
A couple of hours later...In Sakura's Room...
Sakura twisted and turned in her sleep, whimpering from something. Her fever getting higher as well. She scared of something, but what? Now her room went to a dark color. Black, purple, and blue covered her walls. Sakura felt this evil aura in her room, so was startled awake. She sat up in her bed and panted. Looking around her room, she got fearful. "What's going on?" She whispered. Her bedroom door was open, but it closed quickly, the door locking. Sakura shuddered. Something bad was going on.
"Sakura..."
Sakura jumped off her bed. "Soldier? Scope? Romie? Is that you?"
"...Sakura..."
Sakura now knew it wasn't them. "Dad!" She screamed. "Mom! Dad!" She continued her screams.
"Sakura."
Sakura held her head in her hands and cried. "Get away! Leave me alone!"
"Sakura. Sakura. Sakura."
The voices became faster. She sobbed. "Someone help me!" She screamed. Suddenly she wasn't in her room anymore. Sakura's eyes widened. There was water up to her knees! "What's going on?! Dad! Mom! Kanaye!" Tears filled her eyes so she closed them. "What's happening?!"
"Sakura!"
Sakura opened her eyes and realized she was back in her bedroom. No dark walls, no water, no voices. Just her and someone banging on the door. The door swung open, revealing T.K. and Kari, the boys behind them. Sakura let the tears fall. "Daddy!" She ran up to him and hugged him.
T.K. calmed down and held her close. "Hey, hey, hey. It's okay. Calm down, girl."
Kari looked concerned. "Sakura, what's wrong?"
"Yeah, seriously! You woke up the whole house!" Taichi yawned. "And we have a huge house!"
Matthew nudged his brother. "Shut up, Romie!" He hissed, then looked back to his younger sister.
Kanaye went next to his dad and Sakura. "Are you okay?" He asked her in a gentle tone.
"Did you have a nightmare?" T.K. asked her as her sobbing ceased a little. Sakura nodded. "What about?"
"I'm not sure." Sakura released her father. "It was strange. There were these voices calling for me. My room was black and purple. Then suddenly I was standing in the middle of an ocean, the water up to my knees." She explained.
Kari's eyes widened. "What?" She gasped out. T.K. looked to her. "T.K., I need to speak to you. Now." She told him.
T.K. nodded. "Kanaye, stay here with Sakura for a minute. Taichi, Matthew. Go back to bed." He ordered. They obeyed. Kari took T.K.'s hand and led him to their bedroom, which was across the hall from Sakura's room. "Kari, don't fret-"
"T.K., the Dark Ocean came after me when I was close to Sakura's age, and now it's coming after her!" Kari shook her head.
T.K. sighed. "I doubt it, Kari. Maybe Sakura just had a bad dream, and you did say she had a fever."
"That's how it starts!" Kari yelled. "When I got my first nightmare, exactly like the one she just described, it started haunting me. Then it took me to the Dark Ocean. Remember?"
"How can I forget?" T.K. said. "I thought I almost lost you."
"Well now instead of me, you may lose your daughter." Kari sighed.
T.K. narrowed his eyes. "I'm not losing anyone, Kari."
Kari wrapped her arms around herself and bit her lip. "T.K., make me a promise...a promise saying that you wont let anything happen to her. I don't want her suffering like I did. I also don't want her to go to that place. Who knows what that place will do to her fragile mind."
T.K. hugged Kari and kissed her forehead. "I promise. Nothing is going to happen to her." He released her and smiled. "Now what should we do? I doubt that Sakura's going to sleep in her own bed tonight."
Kari smiled. "She can sleep with us. No harm done."
T.K. sighed. "You're too soft on these kids."
Kari shrugged. "So? You're too hard on these kids."
"Ooh, touche." T.K. grinned.
The Next Morning...
The boys were sitting down around the table, eating cereal quietly. Their parents were upstairs with the sick Sakura, who's fever got worse throughout the night. Kanaye didn't sleep the rest of the night, cause he was too worried for his twin sister. The nightmare she described to them was confusing. Usually nightmares are full of scary things, but what was so scary about a ocean? -Not to mention the way mom reacted after Sakura told us what her dream was about was strange. Why did she freak out? Here we go again. Now there's something else our parents are hiding from us.-
"Soldier!"
Kanaye snapped out of his thoughts and looked to Taichi, with annoyance written all over his face. "What?" He growled.
Taichi glared. "You aren't eating! What's your problem?!"
Kanaye glared back. "Nothing, Romie, now shut up!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Shut up!"
"Bite me!"
"HEY!" T.K. walked over to his arguing sons and crossed his arms. "Is there a reason you two are yelling at the top of your lungs? We just got your sister to sleep, so quiet down."
Kanaye looked to his dad. "Is Shy feeling better?"
T.K. sighed. "I don't really know, Kanaye. Don't worry. Your mother and I are taking her to the doctors at noon. Now why were you two yelling?"
Taichi narrowed his eyes at Kanaye. "He was driving me crazy because he wasn't speaking or eating!"
T.K. raised an eyebrow. "Is that it?"
Taichi groaned. "Dad!"
"Taichi, stop it. Kanaye is probably just worried about Sakura." T.K. told him. "Now why don't you sit down and finish your breakfast." Taichi pouted, but did so.
T.K. looked to Matthew, who was silent the whole morning. "Matthew. What's up?"
Matthew looked to his father. "Dad, something bad is going on, isn't there? Something about the D-World and Sakura, right? Dad, if there's something you're not telling us, then please tell us! If something is going to happen to Sakura, shouldn't we do something to protect her?"
"For right now, Matthew, I'm going to protect her. She'll be fine until you get home from soccer practice. We're taking her to the doctors also. Also...there is something you guys should know, but your mother and I talked about it and we're all going to talk about it after dinner tonight. But yes, it does have something to do with the Digital World." T.K. answered. He sighed and looked around the table again, but he double checked. "Where did Kanaye go?"
In Sakura's Room...
Kari was next to her daughter on the bed, stroking her blonde hair, with worried eyes. Sakura had red cheeks, she was taking slow deep breaths, and was asleep at the moment. Kari looked up when someone knocked on the door and Kanaye walked in quietly. Kari gave her youngest son a smile. "Shouldn't you get ready for school?" She asked in a hushed voice.
Kanaye shook his head. "I'm ready." He answered. "You sure she'll be alright today?" He motioned to Sakura.
Kari sighed. "She'll be fine, Kanaye. Your father and I will make sure Sakura will be okay today. Can you do me a favor? Can you stay here with her for a couple minutes? I have to go downstairs and make a quick call. You guys don't leave for another twenty minutes anyways." Kanaye answered with a nod. Kari smiled thankfully and got up, then left.
Kanaye grabbed a chair and set in next to Sakura's bed, then sat in it. -So there is something mom and dad aren't telling us. I know dad said he was going to tell us tonight, but it's still bugging me...and worries me. What am I going to do? What can I do? I don't know what's wrong with Shy-Shy. All I know is she has a fever and she had a nightmare. Then why does it all feel so much worse than that?-
"Soldier?"
Kanaye was once again snapped out of his thoughts and was about to get ready to pound Taichi, if it was him, but realized that Taichi wasn't present. Just Sakura, who was staring at him. "I thought you were asleep."
Sakura shook her head. "Not really. I'm too scared to really sleep."
"Cause of that nightmare last night?" Kanaye asked. Sakura shrugged. "That nightmare...was that really that bad? I mean...no offence, but standing in water and voices aren't really that scary." Sakura bit her lip, so Kanaye raised an eyebrow. "Is there something you're not telling everyone, Shy?"
Sakura gave a nod. "I think so. Kanaye, I don't think that nightmare...was a nightmare. I don't think it was a dream at all. I mean, it seemed so real. The voices...I can still hear them ringing in my ears. The walls...I can't explain that, but it seemed so real. It all seemed so real. It was so haunting."
-This is like a big mystery to solve, isn't it?- "Did you tell mom or dad this?" Kanaye asked his twin sister.
Sakura shook her head. "I think mom knows a lot of this already, by the way she and dad were talking when they thought I was asleep."
"You're a sneaky girl." Kanaye commented. "Anyways, yeah, I'm getting that same vibe. I mean, why would mom freak out so much over a nightmare?"
"Maybe she had it a long time ago?" Sakura guessed.
"I don't think so. I think it is something bigger than just a nightmare...or so." Kanaye said thoughtfully.
Sakura's eyes widened. "You think something bad is going to happen, don't you?"
Kanaye sighed. "Sorry, Shy, I'm not trying to scare you."
"I'm not scared." Sakura said. "I just want to be prepared if I'm going to be facing something scary, but I wont be scared."
"Nothing will happen to you, Shy. You're well protected-" Kanaye didn't get to finish.
"I don't need to be protected, Kanaye!" Sakura told him. "I can take care of myself. I don't need you or anybody protecting me anymore. I'm a big girl...and big girls don't cry."
Kanaye blinked. "Sorry, Shy, I didn't...sorry." Sakura didn't answer back. "You're my twin. No matter what happens, I'll still be there for you. If you need my help or backup, you know how to get me here in no time."
Sakura smiled. "Through our twin bond?"
Kanaye nodded. "Got that right."
Kari ran in. "Sorry, I took so long. Your father is ready to take you to school, so hurry, Kanaye." She told him.
"Okay." He looked to Sakura. "I'll see you after soccer practice. Have fun at the doctors."
Sakura sighed. "Oh, thanks..." She said sarcastically.
Kanaye got up and gave his mother a hug, then left the room. Kari smiled to Sakura. "When did you get up?"
Sakura giggled. "Mom, I was never asleep."
Kari rolled her eyes. "Clever little girl, that you are. Just like me when I was your age. Your uncle Tai used to just want to strangle me when I got in my clever mood. Let me tell you about this one time..."
With Unknown People...In A Unknown Place...
"I sense the Keeper of Innocence's heart of gold slipping." A young voice said. "On the outside, she is playing an act of happiness and gentleness, but I know what she really feels in her heart. On the inside, she is angry, sad, and feeling so weak. Perfect."
"What shall you do, master?" Another voice, that was deep. "Will you send her to the Dark Ocean like her mother was sent there?"
The master put a hand on his chin. "Hm...I'm thinking. I will send her there, but worse than her mother was. Her mother was just transported there. I want to keep giving her horrible "dreams" and not to mention have some fun with her family members."
"How so?"
"Obviously. The whole digi-family they have going on will be so devastated if anything ever happened to their precious Sakura. If I toyed with the girl's fragile mind, not only would her own self-confidence be weakened, but her whole family's angel would be suffering and they would be going insane to help her."
The minion chuckled. "Brilliantly evil, Master."
"Of course it is!" The master snapped. "Don't you ever doubt my genius plans!"
"Sorry, sorry."
"Hn. It's so hard to find good slaves these days..." The master sighed. "Anyways, back to my brilliant and evil plan. When her parents leave her alone for a second...send Bakemon to taunt her a little."
"Yes, master."
"That girl will be my princess in due time. She will...or else." The master chuckled out.
With Sakura Again...
They had just taken her to the doctors, who wrote her a note for her Ice-Skating. Kari went to give Madam Viola the note to get Sakura's absence cleared, so T.K. was caring for Sakura at the moment. Sakura still hadn't slept really since the boys were taken to school. She was still so afraid to go to sleep. So for now, she just rested her eyes, but not for too long. When T.K. was in the room, she felt somewhat safer, so she was relaxed.
"Sakura, I know you're not asleep." T.K. said as he turned the page in his newspaper.
Sakura opened her eyes and sighed. "How did you know?"
"I'm your father. I know all." T.K. joked, but then got serious, still reading the paper. "Why wont you go to sleep? You haven't slept since you had that nightmare last night. Want to talk?"
"Not really, dad." Sakura answered.
T.K. chuckled. "Alright, but I'm here if you want to talk."
"I know, dad." Sakura pulled the covers over her face.
T.K. rolled his eyes and kept reading the newspaper. Then the phone rang from downstairs. "We really have to get a phone to go upstairs." He muttered, hating the idea of walking all the way downstairs. "I'll be back in a minute, baby girl."
Sakura nodded from under the blankets, but T.K. saw it and left the room. Sakura shuddered as she removed the blankets from her face. -I've been alone in my room millions of times...so why am I so scared now? No! Wait! I'm not scared! I'm just...nervous. Yeah, that's it. I'm nervous.- She rolled her eyes at herself. -I'm a dork.-
"Sa.Ku.Ra."
Sakura pulled the covers over her head again quickly and shivered. -It got cold suddenly...did dad put the AC on?-
"Sa.Ku.Ra." The mysterious voice haunted her.
-Okay, I know I said I wasn't scared, but I lied...I'm scared!- Sakura bit her lip and gripped the blanket. -Should I scream for dad? No, that's a big sign of weakness! I'm not weak...just scared.- She kept telling herself.
"Sakura!" The voice went from haunting to impatient, which made Sakura's heart jump.
-It sounds angry at me...okay, lets just be brave and talk to it. Sure, I look like a maniac, but oh well.- Sakura shakily removed the blanket from her face and body. She got up and looked around her room. Nothing was here. -Maybe it's a ghost?- She shook that idea off and took a deep breath. "Is anyone there?" She asked shyly.
The voice chuckled hauntingly. "So you have the guts to stand up to me, do you? To think I thought you were a weak little girl."
"I'm not weak!" Sakura shouted.
"Oh, no, of course not, Sa.Ku.Ra."
"Who are you? Show yourself, or are you too scared?" Sakura smirked.
"I am never frightened, Sakura...especially by humans."
Sakura blinked. -I'll take a wild guess here and say that he is obviously not human? Oh, that makes a girl feel SO much better...not!- Sakura sighed. "Just show yourself. No one is here except for me."
"Very well." The voice faded away. Suddenly Sakura felt a presence behind her and jumped forward, turning around to face whatever was there. Bakemon. "The name is Bakemon."
Sakura shuddered. She had to admit, she was more scared than a minute ago, but kept that to herself. "S-so, you're a d-digimon?" She stuttered. -Smooth, Sakura, smooth...not!-
Bakemon chuckled. "Yes, my dear. I am a digimon, but a good one."
"If you're good, then why are you giving me nightmares?" Sakura asked, finally getting the courage to talk right.
Bakemon smirked. He had her right where he wanted her. "That was not a nightmare that you had last night, Sakura. I did not give it either. A digimon named Callismon is trying to manipulate your mind into taking you somewhere bad. The same place your mother was taken."
Sakura got wide eyes. "My mom?"
"Yes. Now as I was saying. Callismon's partner wants you to be his princess, that is why your suffering. You will always suffer this horrible fate if you say no to his demands. Your teammates will also suffer." Bakemon told her.
Sakura gasped. "What? Me?"
"Yes, yes. If you become his princess, he'll turn you evil and your heart will become black. Your memories will be erased and you wont remember your family or anything of your life now." Bakemon kept going on.
"I do not understand. Why are you here? Telling me this? What role do you play in any of this?" Sakura asked.
Bakemon nodded. "I am merely a good digimon who doesn't want to see a young girl being taken advantage of. I also want to tell you, Sakura...I know a place where you can stop this. A safe place where a ancient digimon resides and is more than willing to help you through this hard time. He has all the answers. Come with me now and I can take you to him."
Sakura got cautious. Something about this didn't sound right. "What about my team? Don't they need to go as well?"
Bakemon sighed. "No, Sakura. The ancient digimon only wants to talk to you and you alone. If you come with anyone else, he will refuse to help you."
Sakura frowned. "Then I'm sorry, but I cannot go with you. It's either the whole team or no one. That's what Scope taught me."
"Who?"
"Matthew."
Bakemon blinked. "Oh. Whatever he said, don't you get it? He's just trying to control you guys. Don't let him take over, Sakura."
Sakura narrowed her eyes. "He's the leader."
"Does that give him the right to boss you around?"
Sakura shrugged. "Yeah, I guess."
Bakemon sighed in frustration. "Sakura, your making my job very hard." He muttered.
Sakura clenched her fist. "Job? You said you were just a "good digimon"!"
Bakemon growled. "Sakura, you shall come with me." He said in a demanding tone. "I've lost my patience with you, now you're coming with me." A bright portal opened behind him to give her a realization that he wasn't kidding.
Sakura backed up. "No! I'm not going anywhere with you! Leave now or you'll be sorry!" She got in a fighting stance. "My parents made me and my siblings take six months of karate when we were seven, so I insist you back off!" She threatened.
Bakemon chuckled. "Alright, Sa.Ku.Ra...I'll leave, but just so you know...you'll never be alone." Then he disappeared along with the portal.
Sakura looked to her door and there stood T.K., panting. "What's going on? I heard you yelling!"
Sakura groaned and plopped on her bed. "You're a little late, dad."
T.K. scratched his head. "Huh?"
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The question is : Who do you think the Keeper Of Hatred is? We all saw this coming, but it can only be one...so who? Ryo's new rival, Noah or Sakura's new partner, Haru? Haha, if someone guesses right, I'll dedicate chapter 12 to them! Chapter 12 is when he will be revealed so until then, vote! Vote! Vote!
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-Digidestend Angel-
Preview for chapter ten: Home Again; Takeo Returns
"So you're saying that Shy-Shy has to be a queen to a digimon?"
"Problem is that I got fired and just got evicted." He told his family, mostly his parents, looking at them. "Mom, dad. I'm so desperate right now, I need help. Guidance. From you guys."
"Shut up! Takeo is the coolest brother in the world! He's a better brother than you'll ever be!"
"They have a book for that stuff? No wonder you guys are so good at this whole "brother" thing."
"Who are you? You look strangely a lot like…that boy in my cousin's picture frame at her house, but he died…but you really look like him…"