Two Announcements:
One) We only have 4-5 Chapters Left, Believe it or not!
Two) I have done the math (or the thinking, persay) and there will be a sequel. It will be set from 3 years from the current day in the story. The kids will be between ages of 15-18. The chapters will be a bit shorter, but that's okay. That will be the last sequel and then this "Third Time Around" series will be to an end. The next story is called "Listen To The Thunder". It's going to be around 30-40 chapters long.
Keep an eye out in this chapter…cause there is a spoiler. :)
That's about it.
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Flowers Are Blooming
Sequel to Puzzle Pieces
Main Characters:::
Matthew (Scope) -15 - 9th grade - BlackAgumon - Strength
Taichi (Romeo or Romie) -15 - 9th grade - Guilmon -Trust
Ryo (Hazy) -15 - 9th grade - SnowAgumon - Compassion
Kanaye (Soldier) - 14 - 8th grade - Terriermon - Dreams
Sakura (Shy-Shy) - 14 - 8th grade - Lopmon - Innocence
Maro (Sunny) - 13 - 8th grade - Koemon – Peace
May – 15 – 9th grade – Gekomon – Kindness
Daniel – 12 – 7th grade – Peckmon – Bravery
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At the Village of Beginnings…
Matthew sighed as he and BlackAgumon, Taichi, and Guilmon got bored, waiting. Unlike the soldiers in Iraq, the digidestend have a knack for letting their guard down when nothing big happens. Another reason to admire the soldiers. Even when they're dying of boredom, they don't let their guard down.
"This is like the opposite from what you told me about the digital world." Taichi sighed. "I thought it would be more…exciting? Sakura said this place was similar to X-Men."
Matthew shrugged. "I think they should make a TV show for digimon."
"That'd be cool."
"AH!" Everyone jumped when Guilmon made a noise. "Do I get to be the star?!"
They gave Guilmon a "are you kidding me" look. Matthew blinked. "Um…sure."
BlackAgumon sighed. "We've been here for hours, Matthew. I bet the others are having a better time."
Matthew chuckled. "I don't know about that. I have Sakura and Kanaye on the opposite side of the Village on the watch like us. Ryo and Maro have the lovely job of getting all the digi-eggs into the middle of the forest."
Taichi blinked. "Is that bad?"
"For Ryo…yes."
"Interesting…"
Matthew grabbed his digivice and put it up to his mouth. "Come in, Kanaye. What's your status?"
"Bored."
The fours sweat dropped, anime style. "Anything else?" Matthew insisted.
"We're hungry too."
"Oh forget it!"
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With Ryo and Maro…
Chuchidarumon smiled when she saw how hard the two young men were working. One didn't mind at all, was glad to help out. Ryo, on the other hand, was annoyed and tired of carrying eggs from one part of the forest to the middle. She still admired them for their patience and strength. "You boys are doing well." She encouraged them.
Maro gave her a big smile. "Thanks!"
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A while later…
It happened so fast…we didn't see it…I didn't hear them…
"Gargo Pellets!"
"Matthew, you know how we've been wondering where Aiden and his team's digimon have been?"
"Kanaye, who cares?! This isn't the time!"
"Yeah it is. Look."
"…crap."
It's so loud…I can barely hear my own thoughts.
"You'll pay for that! Spiral Blow!"
"Hookmon, move!"
"Flame Drive!"
"Treasure Axes!"
My head is spinning…it's all happening too fast.
"Snowball fight!"
"Frigimon, to your left! Wait, no, your other left!"
"Antylamon, look out!"
"Blaze Buster!"
"Oh, no! Gargomon!"
I feel sick to my stomach…cause I'm scared…those people I call parents…they were right…I'm not ready!
"Taichi!" Matthew ran up to him and tackled him to the ground as a missile passed by them over their heads. Taichi got wide eyed. That almost hit him! "Come on, we got to move!" He helped Taichi up and they ran towards the others.
"Taichi!" Taichi looked to Growlmon, who was fighting off Grizzlymon. "Don't worry; I'm going to protect you with my life!" He yelled out, sensing Taichi's fear.
How did he know I was scared?
Taichi collapsed to the ground and Matthew kneeled in front of him. "Taichi, look at me."
Taichi looked at him and shook his head. "I can't do this!"
Matthew made Taichi look at him. "Yes, you can! You're a digidestend! You are the son of the two most powerful digidestend in the world! You are a chosen one! You are on the best team ever! And you have a totally awesome digimon! You can do this!"
Taichi flinched when a big blast came up behind them, but didn't hurt them. "Matthew!"
"You can do this!"
"No!"
"Digidestend!" Matthew and Taichi turned around. Dorugamon and Reppamon stood before them, both red eyes. "Wild Claw!"
"Power Metal!"
Gargomon jumped in front of them quickly and pointed his guns at them. "Gargo Pellets!"
They heard Sakura scream and turned to where she and Ryo were standing. SunFlowmon was flying above them, red eyes as well. "Sunshine Beam!"
Ryo and Sakura both jumped, opposite directions, to avoid the attack. Taichi got wide eyes. "That almost killed them! That almost killed us!"
Kanaye noticed what happened with Sakura and Ryo and freaked. "Sakura!" He tried to run to her, but was stopped by Dolphmon. "Uh oh!"
Dolphmon, red eyes, attacked. "Dolphin Kick!" He hit Kanaye with his fin, which sent Kanaye a few feet from where he originally stood.
"AH!" Kanaye fell face first.
"Bunny Blades!" Antylamon's attack sent Dolphmon back, getting him away from Kanaye. "Kanaye, are you alright?"
Kanaye looked up, dirt on his face, and he spit out a dirt rock. "No." He answered bitterly.
"Back up!" Everyone saw Maro being attacked by Gawappamon. Maro had his hands in front of him, as a way to protect himself.
"DJ Shooter!" Gawappamon, red eyes, attacked.
Maro couldn't avoid it, but Hookmon grabbed him out of the way with his hook. "Captain Cannon!"
Ryo looked to Matthew. "You do realize Marc and the others are going to kill us for hurting their digimon, right?"
Matthew winced. "Unfortunately…."
"Galactic Flare!"
"Night Bomb!"
Antylamon and Gargomon attacked together. "Combined Bunny Attack!"
"Fire Blast!"
"Armor Piercing Blade!"
"Snowball Fight!"
"Pryo Blaster!"
Sakura stood alone. "Oh my god…" She was shocked at how many attacks were being thrown at once. "And they're all family…"
DarkTryannomon and Meteormon faced off. Leader digimon vs. leader digimon. "Fire Black!"
"Galactic Flare!"
Both attacks combined created a big blast! It sent everyone flying!
The sound of more attacks being thrown were heard when Matthew recovered. He looked around in panic for his twin. "Taichi!"
A cough was heard from behind. "Right here!" Taichi was walking up to him, trying to try and get the smoke out of his lungs.
Matthew let out a breath, showing how relieved he was that his brother was okay. We can't lose him again… He looked around. "Now for the others." He muttered as he strained his eyes to find his other teammates.
Suddenly it went quiet. Matthew and Taichi didn't make a move or sound, just in case of a sneak attack. When the smoke cleared, the only people around were the others and their digimon partners. Matthew went wide eyed. "Oh jeez, you guys didn't delete them all, did you?!" He asked in a hurry. Marc was going to murder them.
Antylamon looked to him with a tired expression. "Matthew, shut up. We wouldn't do that."
Gargomon sat down, catching his breath. "They just disappeared."
Matthew raised an eyebrow. "They disappeared?"
Ryo got up from his spot and sighed. "This is bad, guys." He looked to his leader. "We can't keep fighting our family's digimon."
Kanaye, Sakura, and Maro agreed. "He's right. We can't keep this up." Kanaye stated.
Sakura nodded. "Deleting Gatomon and Patamon were tragic enough. If we have to destroy the rest of them, we won't be able to live with ourselves." She looked to the damaged forest. "Its bad enough they took half of the digi-eggs."
Hookmon sighed. "It looks like you guys need to have a family meeting."
Ryo groaned. "Aw, man….I hate those. Everyone loves to hug and stuff…I don't."
Taichi nodded in agreement. "I second that." He had his first experience with their monthly get together last month and he almost had a heart attack with how people loved to hug and talk.
Matthew rolled his eyes. "Live with it, guys. They deserve to know." He sighed. "Let's head back, guys."
Growlmon de-digivolved back into Guilmon and walked up to Taichi, who felt a little bit better. "I hope you'll come back, Taichi." He admitted. "We need your help. And I'll protect you. I promise."
Taichi gave a small smile. "Guilmon, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. I'm sorry for freaking out back there, but I didn't know what I was doing. I'm no longer used to this as Taichi used to be."
Matthew put a hand on his shoulder. "But we're going to help you."
Taichi gave a nod and smiled. "Cool."
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With T.K…
Walking in this dark, smoky place alone, T.K. wasn't holding onto reality well. The smoke was slowly taking over his lungs, but he kept his sleeve over his nose and kept moving until he found something that could help him. "Someone!" He shouted, but no avail. No one was here and no one was going to answer him. He didn't know how long had gone by after he last called out for help, but for what felt like hours, he heard someone else call for help. It sounded desperate. It sounded terrified. It sounded hurt. It sounded…like a female! T.K. closed his eyes to concentrate where the screaming female was. "Hang on! I'm coming!" He tried to keep going towards her screams, and as he did, the screams sounded more familiar every step closer he took. He quickly caught himself and retained his balance before he stopped suddenly when he felt nothing in front of him. He saw it was a large canal or an open sewage system. Either way, he saw someone directly below him. Blonde hair like his. Petite. All she had on were shorts, tank top, and socks. Her hair was down and looked soaked with the dirty waters that were up to her knees. T.K. was going to treat this situation like a friendly neighbor act, until he saw the bracelet on the girl's wrist. It was a medical bracelet that his daughter had to wear after they discovered her childhood illness when she was fourteen. His heart raced. Sweat formed on his skin. His fist clenched and his teeth clenched together. That girl, trapped and half-dead, was his one and only daughter and youngest child. "SAKURA!"
The poor girl looked up and T.K. knew from her big brown eyes it was his daughter, Sakura. She was bleeding and her face was bruised and cut. She had been crying. Her arms and hands were scraped from what looks like trying to get out of there by trying to climb up the dirt walls of the steep ditch. She was ready to collapse as her body seemed to be failing her. But this wasn't his 14 year old. No, Sakura was now older. Maybe 16 or 17.
It didn't matter to him though. Sure, he didn't know what the hell was going on, why this was happening, or how to get her out, but he knew he was going to figure all those out in a matter of time. Right now, first was getting her safe and away from those poisonous waters.
"Sakura!" T.K. looked everywhere around him and couldn't find anything to help him get to her. No rope, no chains, no vines, no belts. He didn't have wings, nor did he have Patamon. He only had himself and he was unarmed.
A splash was heard from below him and he saw she slipped off her feet and now was in the water at the waist. She cried. "Daddy…" She choked up.
T.K. saw it in her eyes. He took it as her warning to him. "No." She was fading. "No!" He wasn't letting her die today! "Sakura!"
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"Sakura!" T.K. whispered loudly as he sat up in bed, in shock from the terrifying nightmare he just had. He looked around, taking deep breaths. He saw Kari sleeping peacefully next to him, safe and sound. The weather was silent and the full moon was out tonight. He quickly got up, suddenly not worried about waking Kari up, and practically ran to the room across from them and opened his daughter's room door open in panic. No one will ever know how relieved and blessed he felt at that moment when he saw his baby girl sleeping peacefully as well in her full size bed. He went next to her bedside, made sure she was bruise/cut free and kissed her forehead.
He didn't want that ever to happen to her.
Why did he have that dream in the first place? Not a dream…He thought to himself. A nightmare. Maybe I'm still recovering from the scare of losing Sakura all those months ago and I'm just making the nightmares worse by thinking bad things. Yeah…that's it. He went down to the kitchen to get himself a drink of water when the phone rang. "Who would call at 5 in the morning?" He whispered as he answered. "Takashi Residence."
"T.K., you need to get down here to the hospital!"
T.K. narrowed his eyes. "Matt, it is 5am…why?"
"Marisol went into early labor!"
T.K.'s eyes widened. "Say what?!"
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At the Hospital…
Matt was pacing back and forth, a nervous wreck for many, many reasons. He was about to become a grandfather, his baby girl was becoming a mom, he saw a gray hair this morning, and he had to find his son in Iraq. Why? Because Marisol, being the stubborn girl she is, refuses to have this baby without Micah in that waiting room! Marisol is going to be the death of us all someday! He thought to himself, trying to not pull his hair out. Right now, he was on the phone, waiting for Yolei to answer.
"HELLO?!"
"Yolei, Marisol went into early labor and she's being stubborn! She refuses to have her baby without Micah here!"
"You got that "early labor" part right…it's freaking 5 am!"
Matt sighed, getting an headache. "Yolei, can you work your magic? Can you find Micah?"
"Can I?! Matt, don't you doubt me! Micah will be on the first plane back to Japan so Marisol can have that baby!"
Matt smiled. "I knew I could count on you, Yolei."
"And don't you forget it, buddy! I'll get to work now and I'll give you an update WHEN I find him."
With that, Matt smiled. Yolei's detective skills haven't failed yet. This should be a lovely, yet interesting labor the digi-family has ever faced.
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Location of Where Micah and Kyle Are…
Soldier Micah Ishida was out front of the military camp, playing soccer with a few kids, other soldiers, and Kyle Izumi. He's been here in Iraq for over 3 months and he didn't love it, but he was content. Not comfortable, but he stayed. It was his calling. Kira and he exchanged letters and he would call her every second he had a chance. Of course, sometimes she would yell at him and tell him to call his sister or father for once, since they're also worried sick about him. He would oblige because she was right…who knows if the last time he talked to his family would be the last? Might as well take advantage of the moment. He's only been faced with dangerous situation once since he's arrived and that was within the first month. They've patrolled the city they were guarding and kept eyes out for any sudden moves, but nothing for the last couple of weeks. Of course, that wasn't letting their guard down. That's what the enemy wants. Micah took his job seriously, but hey, he had to have some fun at times. He and his buddy Kyle took advantage of their "free" day and played soccer with some of the local kids they made friends with.
"Ishida! Izumi!" Kyle and Micah both froze when they saw their team leader come up to the game. "A word." He stated.
They both nodded, but Kyle suddenly kneeled over as the soccer ball hit his stomach. "Crap!" He gasped out.
One of the kids came up and laughed. He said "sorry" in his language and went back to the game. Micah rolled his eyes at his friend and helped him up. "You're so weak." He muttered as they walked towards their tent.
Once there, their team leader, who went by his last name Haack, began his explanation. "Ishida, you're getting on the next plane back to Japan." Haack said simply.
Micah got wide eyed . "Sir, request to ask why?"
"Its status: Family emergency."
Micah and Kyle's eyes lit up. They knew what that meant! "Really? YES!" Micah pumped his fist in the air. His sister was having her baby! Early!
Now his team leader thought he had lost his mind. "Ishida, what is missing in the head of yours?" Cheering when it's a family emergency? What the heck was this kid thinking? Haack was officially confused. "Start packing. You too, Izumi."
Kyle now got wide eyes. "Seriously?"
"Did I stutter?"
Kyle straightened up. "No, sir."
"Pack and report back to me in one hour."
"Yes, sir!" Micah and Kyle waited till Haack left the tent before they turned into little kids and started getting excited. "Micah, I love your sister!" Kyle said, grabbing his duffle bag under his cot.
Micah followed his actions. "Same! But I hope she's alright…she's two weeks early."
Kyle nodded. "Me too, cause you weren't scheduled to leave till next week."
Micah shrugged. "Let's just hope we're not too late!"
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26 Hours Later…
Ken, Kyle, and Micah raced for the Ichijouji car and piled in. Yolei speeded off, heading straight towards the hospital. "Thanks for everything, guys!" Micah panted out. "Especially you, Yolei! Dang, that was quick how you found us!"
Kyle nodded, exhausted as well. "Yeah! How did you do that anyways?"
Yolei sighed. "Trust me, boys, you don't want to know my ways."
Ken nodded and looked back at them. "You really don't." He whispered.
Micah and Kyle nodded, not wanting to find out. "Any word on how Mari's doing?" Micah asked.
"T.K. just text me…apparently she's doing well. In a lot of pain." Ken looked back at Micah. "You have one stubborn sister, Micah."
Yolei nodded. "She's been in labor for almost 30 hours now! The longest I've been in labor was 18, and that was with Kannon."
Micah winced. "That's still a long time…and aunt Kari once told me that giving birth was the worst pain ever."
"You have no idea, Micah." Yolei told him, driving like a crazy woman…let me rephrase that: driving like the crazy woman she is. Better.
"And for that, I am glad." Micah bit his lip and looked out the window. "I hope Marisol will be okay."
Kyle snorted. "If she's anything like the rest of the women in our digi-family, I'm pretty sure she'll be more than okay."
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With Marisol, Kiyoshi, Marc, and Matt…
Kiyoshi was leaning against the wall, closest to the door, hitting his head over and over again backwards. Marc sighed, while changing the TV channels on the TV. Matt was holding Marisol's hand while nervously awaiting the next contraction when he'll feel pain. Kiyoshi and Marc were still in their police uniforms and haven't left Marisol's room, only to go to the bathroom. "We don't want to miss anything." They both would say when Marisol demanded them to go home to change and take a shower.
Marisol was ready to scream. Marc was annoying by changing the channels over and over again. Kiyoshi wouldn't stop hitting his head. And she was in much pain. She wasn't in the mood. "Will you both stop?!" She snapped, ready to cry. "I'm already emotional, you guys don't need to make it worse by driving me crazy!" And then came another contraction and a yelp from Marisol.
Kiyoshi and Marc flinched. That sounded like it hurt. Matt, on the other hand, winced and bit his lip to stop him from crying out from pain when his daughter squeezed his hand until it cracked.
Kiyoshi groaned. "Marisol, I wouldn't be frustrated, if you would just quit being so stubborn and had the baby already!" He snapped.
Marc nodded, leaning back against his chair. "Seriously, Mari. I mean…we've been here for over a freaking day…Micah will get here when he gets here."
Marisol shook her head. "No, this baby will get here WHEN Micah gets here, got it?!" She snapped back, glaring at Kiyoshi and Marc. "You know what…GET OUT!"
Kiyoshi and Marc got wide eyes. "WHAT?!"
Marisol nodded. "Yes, leave! I'm stressed out and in pain! You two insensitive guys are being complete jerks and if you both don't leave, I am going to scream!" She yelled at them.
Marc narrowed his eyes. "And you're not screaming right now?!"
"Marc, don't make me get out of this hospital bed and kick you out myself!" Marisol warned.
Marc laughed. "I would LOVE to see you try!"
Marisol shook her head in frustration. "I am a pregnant woman in labor and have been for 31 hours now! I am in so much pain, I want to punch someone!" She glared. "Don't you DARE make me get out of this bed and punch you!" She growled. "Now…GET OUT!"
Marc got up and crossed his arms. "Make me!"
Marisol smirked. "Fine." She turned to her daddy and used her secret weapon. Marisol's famous puppy dog eyes that everyone fell for…and I mean EVERYONE. "Daddy…" She looked like she was going to cry. She was good at this. Matt was falling for it. "I need these two out because I feel like this stress they're making me have is going to hurt the baby, your granddaughter." She gave a whimper, for dramatic effect.
Kiyoshi and Marc groaned. They were in for it now.
Matt got up from his seat and glared at the two. "Out!"
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In the waiting room…
The ones in the waiting room looked up, hoping for news about Marisol, when Marc and Kiyoshi came in, with grim looking faces. Everyone got worried. Kari gasped. "What's wrong?! Is Marisol and her baby okay?!" She freaked. T.K. put his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
Kiyoshi and Marc sat down next to Aiden and Taya on a long couch. "No. Marisol kicked us out." Kiyoshi told them as he lazily sat back in his seat, exhausted.
Marc nodded. "Yup…she's such a brat at times." Kiyoshi hit over the back of the head. "Ow! It was a joke!"
Everyone in the room laughed their heads off. "Little Marisol kicked you guys out?!" Tai laughed with tears in his eyes. "Oh that's priceless!"
Esamee glared at her father. "I kicked you, mom, and Dishi out when I was in labor with Paige." She pointed out.
Sora, next to her, nodded. "I did the same with Esamee and Bridget. Almost with Ryo."
Tai rubbed the back of neck. "Hmm…yeah now I remember that…" He commented no further.
Finally, after 31 hours of waiting, Yolei, Ken, Kyle, and MICAH walked in, looking exhausted. Everyone looked to Micah with fire in their eyes. "FINALLY!" They all yelled at once.
Micah jumped back in shock. "What?" He asked. "Is Mari okay?"
Both Kiyoshi and Marc got up and grabbed his arms, pulling him out of the room. "Is she okay? She's been in labor for 31 hours waiting for you!" Marc yelled. "Get in there and make her have that flippin' kid!" They pushed him in the room and Marc went with him, while Kiyoshi went to go get the doctor. They were pretty sure once Marisol saw Micah, she was going to pop that baby out!
Micah ran in and went to his sister's side. "Marisol, have you lost your mind?!" He yelled at her, while grabbing her other hand that Matt wasn't holding. Marisol was panting, so Micah used his sleeve to wiped the sweat from her forehead and then ran his fingers through her hair in worry. "Marisol, when you said you would wait till I was here to have the baby, you weren't kidding!"
Marisol glared at him. "You thought I was kidding!" She pulled his down for a hug and got tears. "I'm glad you're safe, Micah." She whispered in a tired, but thankful voice. "Thank you for being here, brother."
Micah hugged her back, tears in his eyes too. "It's good to see you guys again." He released her. "Now when that doctor gets in here, you need to do your job and have this healthy baby girl, alright?" He told her, giving her hand a little squeeze for encouragement. "Marc and I will get the heck out of here. We'll wait with Davis in the hallway, okay?" (Remember, Davis is Kiyoshi's "dad", so Davis is pretty anxious to be a grandpa.)
Marisol's tears left her eyes and she took a deep breath. "Yes, soldier." She smiled at him.
The doctor and Kiyoshi walked in, Marc and Micah gave Marisol a kiss on the forehead and left the room, wishing Matt and Kiyoshi good luck on holding her hands.
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20 minutes later…
"Congratulations, Kiyoshi and Marisol! You have a big and healthy baby boy!"
"Oh thank goodness-wait, what?!"
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A couple hours later…
At Aiden's place…
Aiden walked into his living room, with a big grin on his face, Taya and Maro following behind, with not so wonderful expressions. Maro was tired. It was almost midnight. "I'm going to bed, guys." He gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and his dad a hug. "Night, guys." He yawned and went to his room.
Aiden was just a happy camper. "I'm going to make us some hot chocolate to celebrate!" He announced to his wife, who was quiet that evening. Aiden figured it was just sickness from her pregnancy, so didn't bug her with it.
He walked into the kitchen as Taya sat at the bar, watching her happy husband make them both hot chocolate. She bit her lip. How do I do this?
"Wasn't that just funny when Matt walked into the waiting room with the most shocked face ever and he told us Marisol had a boy instead of the girl?!" Aiden couldn't control his laughter. "I think it's funny because the kid's room is pink!"
Taya nodded slowly, trying to give him a smile. "Yeah…" She couldn't stop the tear that escaped her eyes.
"I'm so excited! We got another boy in the family!" Aiden handed Taya her cup of hot coco. "Kiyoshi Jr is going to grow up as a pretty unique kid, huh?" He smiled, daydreaming. "Wouldn't that be funny if that happened to us too?" He chuckled.
That hit Taya hard and she couldn't control the tears.
"Taya, I'm just so excited for everything! Marisol's baby is a new edition to the family and next will be our bundle of joy- wait…Taya, why are you crying?" Aiden stopped his ranting when he saw Taya hiding in her hands and heard a sob.
Its now or never, Taya. She told herself. She looked up at Aiden, who had a sick feeling in his stomach. "Aiden…I lost the baby two mornings ago…I went to the emergency room that night with Esamee and Kimberly…they told me it was because of the eating disorder I suffered from in 10th grade." She sobbed. "I'm sorry…I screwed up everything! I wouldn't blame you if you hated me forever!" She looked at her husband, who slowly put his cup down on the counter. "Aiden? I'm sorry!" She sobbed some more. She got off the stool she had been sitting on and went to run to their room when she felt arms grabbed her waist. She gasped and turned to face her husband, who had tears, but didn't let them fall. "Aiden?"
"You've kept this to yourself for the past couple of days?" Aiden asked in a low voice.
Taya nodded grimly. "I'm sorry I kept this from you." She was shocked when Aiden suddenly pulled her into a tight hug. "Aiden?"
"I'm sorry…I'm sorry, Taya." He sobbed into her shoulder. "You didn't deserve this to happen to you."
Taya let a small smile show and she wrapped her arms around her husband. "Thank you for not being angry at me, Aiden."
"As long as you had someone go with you, I'm fine." He held her tight. "I'm glad Kimberly and Esamee helped you." Taya began to cry once again. "I'm here for you, Taya. Go ahead and cry. I'm here for you. Forever."
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Okay…I'm tired. Over 5,000 words…be happy.
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PREVIEW FOR CHAPTER 34: Crank It Up!
(Got LOTS of previews this time :) )
"MOM, KANAYE PUT GUM IN MY HAIR!"
"I DID NOT! I WAS BLOWING A BUBBLE AND YOUR BIG HEAD GOT IN THE WAY!"
"Well, Taya, you can take some of my kids if you want."
"Um…I'm good, but thanks."
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"Okay, Taichi, time to play a prank on the twins!"
"Why?"
"Mom and dad are out of the country, so we might as well take advantage of it before uncle Matt gets here!"
"But that's mean."
"…who are you?"
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"So your parents are out of the country?"
"Yup."
"Dude, you know what that means, right?"
"No…"
"PARTY AT THE TAKASHI'S!"
"Okay, guys…mission: get uncle Matt out of the house is in action!"
"Oh, man, he's going to murder us."
"Hey, hey…it's the thrill of it!"
"Oh crap! Ryo's hair is pink!"
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"Oh, we are so grounded."
"Why's do you say that?"
"The cops are here."
"WHAT?!"
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"Anyone want to sneak in the digital world and play a little hide and seek?"
"But we're grounded?"
"…and your point is…?"
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"I swear the police station have our pictures on their walls."
"I would believe it."
"Do we usually get in this much trouble? Even with the law?"
"Taichi…you have no idea."
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"Sakura, why have you been so flippin' moody?!"
"I'm on my period, okay?!"
"…Oh…"
"…awkward…"
"GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
"RUN, MEN, RUN!"