Okay, sorry for the long wait guys. You can call me every name you want for it. I'm going to try to update sooner then..this. What do you guys think so far? Should I keep writing this? Or should I just give up and work on something else for now? Your reviews will let me know, so please, REVIEW. Taichi's point of view, then Matt's. After this chapter, this story is going to be put on hold until I finish some of my other stuff. That way I can focus on only one or two stories at a time, k?

After school, we end up at the blonde's empty house. He doesn't seem upset, but he is kinda annoyed. There is a simple note from his father. 'Sorry, got called into work, there's lots of food, why don't you bake some more?'

"So, cookies?" The blonde asks, as he kicks his shoes off.

"Huh?" I ask.

"Wanna bake some cookies?" He says, without looking at me.

"Oh. Uhm. Sure. Yeah." I say. Baking, really? I guess he's not as tough as I thought he was. We head into the kitchen, and the blonde starts yanking things from cupboards.

"What kinda cookies do you like?" He asks me. I have to think about this as I watch him.

"I like brownies." He glances at me for the first time with a grin.

"Me too. We can make those, too. What about...double choclate mint cookies?"

"Is there a recipe for that?" I ask. He shakes his head.

"Made my own. Not too hard to add things to basics, ya know."

"Mm, okay. I'm not too good at baking, though." I confess.

"I'll measure. You can add them, and mix.." He says absently. For the next couple hours, we spend time in the kitchen. Kari shows up looking for me, and helps, too. When Yamato, I mean, Yama's dad gets home, he gives us all a smile. Which shocks me. Yama hardly notices. His dad goes past us into what I assume is his bedroom, and doesn't come back out. Once again, this flies right over the blonde, like he's not even home yet.

"Does your dad still hate Tai?" Kari asks, as we're helping the blonde clean the messy kitchen.

"I don't know." He says. Which is better then a yes, but..

"Does your mom?"

"No." That one is solid, and sure.

"How come?"

"Because I told her not to."

"And it's just that easy?"

"Mhm," This ends that discussion. Yama's not intrested in talking about it, and Kari got the hint. We finish cleaning the kitchen in silence. Then, Yama pulls more stuff out.

"More?" I ask him.

"Dinner time." He says with a shrug.

"Are you eating here?" He asks.

"No, we can't. I'm sorry." She adds the last part after a slight pause. He just shrugs it off. We stay for another ten or so minutes, before Kari decides it's time for us to leave. I don't argue with my sister, since she is probably right. We say our good-byes, and I follow my sister home.

"Well. At least his mom doesn't hate you." She says as we near our house.

"I guess." I say, not sure what else I can say. Then, I freeze. Justin's car is outside our apartment.

"Oh no.." I mutter.

"What's the matter?" Kari asks.

"Maybe we shouldn't go home yet.." I say.

"Well, mom said we had to be home by 6, Tai. It's almost six now." I shift, uncertain.

"Well, you go. Tell her you couldn't find me." I so desperately need away from life. My dad, Justin, and everyone else. I know it's wrong. The way they all treat me, I do. However, I think I've been letting them, because I couldn't forgive myself for what I did to Yamato. And now that I know he's forgiven me...I realise my sister is talking to me. Or trying, anyway. I haven't heard her.

"What?" I ask her. She gives me her annoyed mother look.

"I don't think that's a good idea. Let's just go home."

"But Justin."

"I thought you liked Justin." She says, confusion crossing her features.

"No..I like Yamato. I thought I liked Justin. But..he was the one that convinced me to get Yamato.." Sudden understanding crosses her features.

"Oh. Well. Uhm." I watch her face as she scrambles to fix my dilema.

"Okay. Well..I'll go tell mom the truth, and tell Justin I just can't find you, so he leaves." She says. I nod my head, and duck behind the building, so that when Justin does come out, he can't see me. I watch Kari head up to the building, and up the steps, then I lose sight of her. I wait for what seems like forever before Justin gets in his car and leaves. I count in my head to 60 five times before I move and head back to my building. Just as my foot hits the first step, a hand grabs my wrist.

"Hey, Taichi." The voice sends chills down my spine

"Fuck."

When I wake up, I'm late for school. Which means Tai and Kari never showed up. Since I'm already late, there's no point in rushing. I shower, and eat, mostly cookies that Tai, Kari and I had made yesterday, then head to class. I get there in time for the afternoon classes. Taichi is not here, which would probably be why he never woke me up. Sora is in one of my classes, and Koushiro is in the other, so they sit with me. Sora talks through most of class, in a hush whisper, so I miss most of what's said. Koushiro, however, asks small talk questions when the teacher is done, and we're supposed to be working. I anwser his questions easily enough. They're basic.

"How's your mom?"

"Good. Yours?"

"Fine. And Takeru?"

"Good, I think. Upset I'm gone." He even helps me do my work when I get it wrong. I like Koushiro. He knows when you don't want attention. After class, I head to my locker, usual days end stuff. However, as I walk past the office, I'm called inside.

"Yamato! Can you come here, please?" I head inside, unsure of what they could want me for. I notice Kari and her mom immediately. Kari is bawling.

"What's the matter?" I ask. My brotherly instincts kick in automatically.

"Tai's g-gone." She sobs.

"We don't know that. We haven't seen him since last night." His mom explains.

"He left with Kari from my house at like, 5:30. I haven't seen him since." I say. Kari's tears spill even faster.

"May I ask why you were late this morning?" Seems like a stupid time to ask the question, but I guess she still has to do her job.

"I slept in."

"That's all, you may leave." I leave the office, but wait for Kari and her mom. They come out a few minutes later. And, as I knew she would, Kari attaches herself to me. If it was anyone else, I'd push her away. However, this is Kari, and at one point, she was like my little sister, too. I follow Mrs. Yagami silently to her car.

"Can you come over, for a bit, M-Matt?" Kari asks. stops to look at me.

"Yea, sure." I say. Kari wants to tell me something. I can feel it. We climb into the car, and the drive is silent. We head up to the Yagami apartment, and immediately Kari leads me to her room.

"I think Justin did something." She says as she closes the door.

"Why?" I ask.

"Because last night on the way home, Taichi stopped, because his car was here, and I didn't know they had any problems. I don't know if you know, but they're dating. And he admitted to not liking Justin, because he's mean. So I came home, and told my mom that Tai was here, but him and Justin got into a fight, and Tai wasn't ready to see him. So we told Justin Tai hadn't been seen since school let out, and he left. Tai never came home." I think she took two breathes the entire explanation. With that, plus what Justin had done to be the other day, and the day Tai had run away from him. I have to agree with Kari.

"I think...We should tell your mom." Kari gives me a look that would have most people changing their minds.

"If Justin did do something to Tai, what do you want me to do about it? There's nothing I can do without getting into even more trouble. So we need to get the police involved. 'Cause I've seen a few things myself that worries me about Justin, so..I think there's more to it then just 'he's mean', Kari." Kari sits and thinks about this for a few minutes, before standing up.

"Come on, then. Before my dad gets home." I follow the younger brunette out to her mother, who is crying now.

"Mom, I think I know where Tai is." Kari says.

"Wait. Before you do that, a few days ago, Justin and Tai went to talk, and Tai come back all freaked out and scared and let. And then just recently Justin threatened me if I didn't stay away from Tai." I say. And then Kari adds what she had said to me in the room. Mrs. Yagami stays quite for a few minutes, then pushes the phone towards me.

"Call you dad, sweetie." I do as I'm told with no questions asked.

"Hello?"

"Hi, dad." Mrs. Yagami holds her hand out.

" wants to talk to you." I hand her the phone, and she explains to my dad what's happening, and that he needs to come over, because I have to talk to the police and I'm under age and whatever else. My dad shows up about two minutes before the police, and Kari and I have to reapeat our stories again. The police try to reassure us all that Tai's okay, he's a teenager, afterall. But something's just not right. The police leave, and my father and I leave shortly after. When we get home, my dad sits with me for a few minutes, but then his cell phone rings, and he locks himself in his room to deal with work. I grab the cordless and head to my own room. I dial a number I rarely use. It rings once.

"What's the matter, baby?" My mother is all worry. Yes, she loses her patience with me, but she is still my mother, and she loves me. And she knows about my feelings for Tai.

"Tai's missing." I mutter.

"What? What do you mean?" I don't know what she was doing before, but I have her whole attention.

"Well, his boyfriend..I gue-"

"He has a boyfriend?" She cuts me off.

"Well, kinda. I guess. Not really. I think he got forced into it. Anyway, don't cut me off, just listen." I wait for her to say something, but she doesn't. So I tell her the whole story of Justin, and him being the reason for Taichi's change of heart four years ago, and the recent mishaps with him. When I tell her the police were involved she flips.

"I'm coming to get you!"

"You don't need to come get me, they're looking for Tai."

"I thought they have to wait 24 hours before they can file missing persons?"

"Well...I don't know. Maybe it's 'cause of all the stuff Justin's been seen doing. I'm not a cop mom, I don't know."

"He'll show up, Yama. Don't worry too much, okay?" We talk for a few more minutes, and she manages to convince me that Tai will show up. After we hang up, I crawl into bed. I drift off, and have horrible dreams about Tai being found dead.