A/N: Again I'm very sorry for the veeeeery long delay, I think it's been a year since I updated this story. But to tell you the truth, I really want to continue and finish this story, but school has been really busy lately, and I rarely get the time or idea to continue with this. By the way, here it is, the next chap, I hope you enjoy it :D

DISCLAIMER : I own nothing of Digimon except some of the video games and this story.

'Where are you Taichi?' Yamato thought as he run around the almost empty stadium with Tora on his back searching for the long lost love he's been searching for all this time. This time he's sure that he'll find Taichi, even if he doesn't know what Taichi's reaction would be to meet him. He has made up his mind since the time Taichi left that no matter what happened, he would apologize and explain himself. Even if it means Taichi hating him, which probably has been a common knowledge.

"Tou-chan, why are we runnin like this?" the high-pitched voice from his back made Yamato stopped running for a minute.

"I'm searching for a friend Tora, you stay still okay" Yamato said to the child on his back.

"'Kay"

Yamato looked around the field but found that it's almost empty except for the people who had to clean the field after the match. He approached one of the cleaner that looked too old to be doing job like this.

"Excuse me sir" he said to the old man politely

The old man turned his head to Yamato's direction and as he continued to pick up the trash kindly he said "Yes son, can I help you?"

"Can I ask you where did the team that just played here go?"

"Hmmm" the old stopped his work and seem to think of something, "Which team is it?" he then asked.

'Oh shit, I don't know which team Taichi played for' Yamato mentally slapped himself for being too reckless about the whole thing. "Errr… I don't know which team is it" he said weakly, and then Yamato remembered something, "Ah! Do you know the guy named Taichi Yagami, he was on the team"

The old man seem to be thinking to himself again "hmm, Taichi Yagami… I think I've heard that name somewhere before"

Yamato again scold himself for being stupid, why should he asked an old man rather than many other peoples there who must have a better memories than the old man. He decided to ask someone else "Errr, excuse me sir, but if you-"

"Ah, I remember!" the old man cut him.

"You do?"

"Yes, he was the one who made that goal in the second round right?"

"Yes, he is!" 'I don't know if it's him or not, but the point is he did make a goal right' Yamato thought.

"The team just went that way" the old man said as he pointed to the field entrance.

"Okay, thank you so much for your help sir" Yamato thanked the man and was preparing to run when he heard a small cry from the man.

"Ouch, my waist"

'Oh God, not again' Yamato thought as he saw the old man holding his waist and seemed to be in pain. Yamato sighed and was to help the old man when he remembered something 'Hmmm, Tora seemed awfully quiet today', he turned his head and saw that Tora was sleeping on his back. He smiledto himself, but then wake Tora up because he has to help the old man.

"Tora…Tora… wake up son" he whispered to the boy.

"Uhhh…" Tora snuggled deeper into his father's back, seems like he was enjoying his nap time.

This time Yamato speak louder because the old man's condition seemed to become worse, Tora then woke up and Yamato put him down. Then he helped the man and brought him to the nearest bench with Tora following behind and started to examine the man, at the time like this Yamato was very grateful because he's a doctor now.

When he thought that the man was okay by himself, he left the man and picked Tora up again. Then he excused himself and continued his search for Taichi, and then he went to the direction the man showed him before.

Yamato began running again, hoping that he could caught a glimpse of Taichi somewhere in the middle of so many people there. 'Please Taichi, I want to see you'. He kept running for about 5 minutes with no result.

"Tou-chan, let me down, let me down!" suddenly Tora said when Yamato is looking around.

"Why Tora, it's too crowded here, you'll become lost if I put you down here"

"But I see Tee-onnichan over there" Tora struggled

"I'm sorry Tora, but Tou-chan has more important matter now. I promise we'll see Tee-onnichan later, okay." Yamato tried to explain

"B-but" Tora pouted as he give Yamato one of the best Puppy-eyes he could manage.

Yamato sighed 'Ah, this child' he thought. "Okay, okay, we'll see Tee-onnichan but you must promise me that you wouldn't take too much time, ok?"

"Okay!" Tora said in a cheerful voice.

Yamato just smiled and then he put Tora down. "Okay now, where's this Tee-onnichan, Tora?"

"There!" Tora pointed to the person who was walking with the crowd. Even if it's very crowded, but Yamato was very sure when he saw the man with the brown hair, deep chocolate eyes, the face that he couldn't ever forget, the one and only Taichi Yagami.

"Ta-" Yamato was going to shout Taichi's name when he was cut off by Tora's high pitched voice.

"TEE-ONNICHAN!" Tora shouted, some people stop walking for a moment then started walking again. Only one person stopped on his track.

Yamato could feel his heart beating faster when the said person turned and their gaze locked. Excitement washed over Yamato as he saw Taichi, the only Taichi he has ever known. He was very sure that this man is Taichi, despite all the changes in his appearance, Yamato was sure he couldn't be mistaken, moreover when he saw the man smile broadly and started to run over in his direction. A smile formed it's way into Yamato's face as he thought 'Maybe, just maybe, Taichi …'

With the thought in mind, he run forward in Taichi's direction, when they were about a meter from each other Yamato prepared to hug his once lover but to his utter confusion and disappointment, Taichi run pass him.

Yamato's heart broke as he watched the space in front of him, blank expression on his face from the momentary shock. After getting a grip on himself and the situation, Yamato turned to the direction where Taichi run into. He saw Taichi lifted Tora and spoke animatedly with him. Suppressing the feel of disappointment, he approached them.

"Hey lil guy, what are you doing here?" Taichi asked as he put the giggling Tora down.

"Don't know, my Tou-chan brought me here" Tora said, smiling broadly.

"Oh, really? Where is he?" Taichi asked Tora then looked around for any sign of the child's father.

"There" Tora pointed to the direction behind Taichi. Taichi turned around and saw a blond man walking over them.

"Oh, hello, my name is Taichi Yagami" Taichi said in a polite manner as the man drew closer. He offered his hand and smile politely at the young father.

Yamato's disappointment increased when Taichi offered his hand and the polite tone Taichi used 'Have you forgotten about me Taichi?' he thought bitterly. 'If you have forgotten, then I shall make you remember' he got a new spirit and smiling, he took Taichi's offered hand and prepared to make up their relation when out of nowhere a hand wrapped itself around Taichi's waist and a man appeared behind Taichi.

"Hey Tai, what are you doing here?" the man said casually, not seemed to be bothered by the shocked look he received from the blonde man that stood in front of them.

"Ugh, Seki (if you don't remember him, please look back to the first chapter), could you be more 'normal' in public. See there's a kid around and you're not giving a good example for him" Taichi said directed for Tora. Then he slowly removed the hand around his waist and again turned his attention to his spectator, "I'm sorry, this is my teammate, Seki. He can be a little rude sometimes" Tai explained with a sheepish smile.

"Never mind, I can comprehend that" Yamato said, a forced smile plastered on his face.

"Tai, who are they?" Seki asked, noticing the glare that went in his direction from the blonde.

"Oh yeah, do you remember the boy I told you, the one I met in the park?" Tai explained, seemed to be unnoticing the glare that the blonde keep directing for his teammate.

Seki, lost in thought for a moment, trying to remember Tai's story about the boy. "Oh, so is this him?" he squatted in front of Tora with a blank expression.

The little boy was confused and slightly nervous, seeing the stranger in front of him and the expression on his face. "Eek" came the surprised sound from Tora when Seki moved his hand. Tora backed a step away from Seki, the man seemed amused by Tora's nervousness smirked and a moment later they could hear Tora laughing and squealing from Seki who was tickling him.

"Ahaha..sto-haha..stop it" Tora managed to say in between laughter.

"Ahem!" a voice stopped Seki from his 'playing' with Tora.

"Ehe..he..he…, hello Mr. Vice Captain" Seki said nervously to the owner of the voice who didn't look happy.

"I believe that I asked you to call Taichi and bring him back to the bus, Seki. I didn't remember telling you to play with … this boy here." Haru said sternly.

"Well,… you see…. I w-was trying to take Taichi back to the bus, really. But he asked me to play with this kid while he's speaking with the dad, ehehehe" he lied.

"Hey! I didn't ask you to do that!" Taichi defended himself.

"That's no matter, but you two should come back with me now" haru's gaze flickered to the man standing near Taichi, and it really surprised him to see how the man terribly looked similar with him.

"Okay okay, I'm going now" Seki said, not wanting to make their vice captain angrier if they stayed here longer.

"Yep, I think I should go now. Hey Tora, be a good boy okay, I'll visit you sometimes" Tai said

"You promise?" Tora asked, a little disappointed.

"Promise" Tai smiled brightly at the kid.

"Oh yeah, it's nice meeting you today, Mr…?" Tai look confused for a moment then he realized that he haven't asked Tora's father for his name.

"Ishida, and it was nice meeting you too" Yamato smiled sadly.

Taichi looked shocked then he was called again by Haru who was now walking a step behind seki. "Oh, my friends are waiting for me, well, once more it was nice meeting you today Mr. Ishida" then he walk away leaving Tora and Yamato for themselves.

'I couldn't believe that was really Taichi, but looks like he has forgotten about me' Yamato thought bitterly when the group was nowhere to be seen anymore. 'But who was that man that looked similar with me, I felt uneasy when he looked at me'

Meanwhile, Taichi, Haru, and Seki is on the bus and Haru sat beside Taichi, something seems to be bothering him, "Hey Taichi…"

"Yeah?"

"Is that him?" he asked Taichi who seemed to be thinking to himself

Taichi sighed, then weakly said "Please… I don't want to talk about it now"

*TBC*

A/N : Thanks again for reading and keeping up with me and my un-professionalism. Don't forget to review, whether it's a critic, suggestion or other thing you want to tell me, I really appreciate it.