Chapter 3 of Digitally Together!

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon

Matt didn't stress over the fact that Sora now knows he likes her. Although Sora seemed to think it was best to avoid and ignore him. She did the same for me also. Matt keeps apologizing as if loosing Sora as a friend was his fault. It wasn't. He didn't know Sora had been awake and I brought up the conversation so it was nobody's fault. Besides, Sora shouldn't have been ease-dropping. Tai was getting very suspicious as to what was going on. We kept cool whenever Tai would question us. We came up with some pretty outrageous stories! Tai is very gullible.

"Hey! Izzy!" I looked up from my computer screen. I'd been pretending to be doing something productive while Tai gave everyone jobs. Solitaire is pretty productive, huh? Matt had called me. "What's up, man?" Matt glanced at the computer screen. "Skipin' out on work, huh? Creative thinking." Never thought Matt was even the slightest bit intelligent, but he's surprised me over the last few weeks. Well I guess I can't say that, because I don't really know how long it's been.

"Thanks. I guess." Matt chuckled and sat down beside me.

"I am so bored. Tai's trying to keep us busy and god forbid Mimi has anything to do with it. She's going off like a bomb." Matt sighed. "Poor Kari. She seems pretty embarrassed." I shrugged in response. Matt met my gaze. "We're running low on firewood, there's no food and we've been in the same camp spot since Kari got here." Matt whispered. "What's Tai's deal." I sighed.

"I've been pondering the same thing. I think I've come up with a conclusion."

"Which would be?" I could see Sora out of the corner of my eye and I knew she was ease-dropping again, because she kept getting closer to us.

"He's protecting Kari. I believe he's scared to put Kari in harm's way."

"I feel the same way about Tk, but that's never stopped us from doing our jobs."

"There is a difference in gender."

"It doesn't matter. We all have a job to do here. All eight of us are digidestines. All eight of us are here to save the digital world! That's what we're meant to do! He needs to suck it up and start acting like a leader." I could see the scowl on Sora's face as Matt said these things. It was pretty upsetting to hear, but Matt was right. Kari walked up to us all of the sudden. I could see Sora's curious look.

"Hey, Matt?" Kari had her innocent look on her face as she looked at Matt. Matt fell for it every time. She has him wrapped around her little finger.

"What's up, kid?" Kari looked back at Tai and then back at Matt.

"How come we are still here? Tai said that we were sent here to save the digimon. Shouldn't we be out there saving them instead of sitting here?" Just as Matt was about to answer Tk ran up to him and grabbed his arm.

"Matt, I'm hungry." Matt sighed.

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" Sora rolled her eyes. Tk frowned.

"Mattie!" Tk whined. Matt smiled at the nickname. Must be history with that. I could see Sora actually looking at us now.

"Yeah, alright. I'll get you some food, just chill for a minuet." His gaze returned to Kari. "I'm not sure what's going on with your brother, but your dead right. We should be out there!" I nodded in agreement. Sora look like she agreed even though she didn't want too. Matt stood. "Come on, Izzy. I need your logical back up." I closed my laptop and stood also.

"My logical back up is at your service." Matt grinned. We followed Tk and Kari over to where Tai stood arguing with Mimi.

"I. Don''t. Want. To." Mimi said every word sternly, turning away from Tai. Mimi obviously really didn't want to do whatever it was that Tai had asked of her, because she was not giving up this argument like she usually does.

"Mimi, you're a part of the team! You have to help!" Tai stated, spotting Matt. "Come on Matt, you agree right?" Matt sighed. He was on nobody's team, but mine today.

"As much as I love to pick fights with our beloved Mimi, I'll have to pass. With that said, Izzy and I have a bone to pick with you." Oh wonderful, say my name first. Tai's gaze moved over to me. He seemed surprised. I usually don't add my two since unless it's really necessary.

"What's up?"

"Well, we were wondering when you plan on leading us out of here?"

"What do you mean?" Typical Tai.

"We've been here longer than we should have. We're out of food and there are still Digimon to be saved. We're sitting here on out butts while Etemon is tormenting more Digimon."

"Um...well...I just thought we could use a break." Tai grinned. Now that can't be true. Tai's not a break taker. He likes moving forward. Matt wasn't buying it either. Sora and Joe had made there way over now.

"Yeah and I turned into a fairy princess." Matt mumbled in a sarcastic tone.

"The fact is Tai, Tk and Kari are younger than us and need to eat more than the six of us older kids. We're out of food now and need to restock, but also need to get moving. Etemon could pop up at any moment while we're taking this so called break! If he finds out about Kari and knows her Digimon is out there somewhere. He might go after it!" I hope that's logical enough for Matt. Kari gasped.

"I don't want my Digimon to get hurt! TAI! We have to go find it!" Kari said pulling on Tai's shirt.

"B-but, it's dangerou-"

"I don't care! It's my Digimon. You'd do it if it were yours!" Tai sighed.

"Fine we'll split up and look for food." Tai glanced at Matt and I. "We'll leave in the morning." Matt turned and grinned in triumph at me. Prodigious! We did it!

Okay...well apparently I can only think
when I'm in Matt's POV...hmm...I dunno.
Well R&R. Sorry for lateness. Was stuck on this one.

Ideas are more than welcome.

Bee lya