Well the wait is over. A new chapter has finally been made. Oh what wonder does it hold and what will happen? You'll just have to read to find out.

Chapter 3

Another week had passed since the incident and Hideaki had just disappeared and no one could find him.

Kiriha punched a fist into the couch.

"I can't believe it!" Kiriha snapped. "Where has that bastard gone?"

Tagiru shifted closer to Yuu, shivering in slight fear. Where was Hideaki? What if he was watching them right now, waiting for him to be alone so he could deflower him again? The thought terrified him so much that he clung to Yuu.

"Yuu, don't leave me alone," Tagiru said hysterical. "He could be waiting." He shook in fear. "Watching us, waiting for when I'm alone and then he might..." He shuddered.

Yuu gave Tagiru a kiss on the forehead and said "I would let him get to you. Not again."

Tagiru smiled at Yuu with new hope in his heart. "Thanks Yuu."

"So what do you do now?" asked Taiki sounding a little worried. "He could have gotten far and if he's obsessed with Tagiru then he would stay in the city."

"Odds are, he went into hide. That son of a bitch is just laugh at us seeing that we can't find him." said Kiriha sound pissed off.

"Just stay calm. He's going to make a move and then soon he'll slip up." said Nene as she tries to calm Kiriha.

Tagiru looked at Taiki.

"What if DigiQuartz came back?" Tagiru said worried. "He doesn't want you guys to hurt him so he's hiding out."

Taiki frowned and shook his head.

"Digital World maybe but DigiQuartz is definitely gone," Taiki said softly. "I could try and contact Shoutmon."

Tagiru smiled, the first smile to reach his eyes.

"Will I see Gumdramon again too?" Tagiru said hopefully. "I know he'll sniff him out no matter what. He's really overprotective after all."

Taiki let out a chuckle as he saw how Tagiru was reacting. "Maybe. It all depends on how thing are in both worlds." answered Taiki sound a little unsure.

"Don't worry Tagiru. If Taiki can contact Shoutmon then he might be able to get Gumdramon as well." said Yuu as he gave a reassuring smile to Tagiru.

"Thanks, you don't know how much it means to me for you to say something like that." said Tagiru as he smiles back.

"It will be nice to see the digimon again," Nene said fondly, thinking of Sparrowmon with a small smile. The bird digimon had been there with her in her darkest times.

"You ok Nene?" Taiki asked.

"I'm alright," Nene replied. "Just missing Sparrowmon." She suddenly pulled Yuu close. "I wouldn't have Yuu back without her after all." She kissed his forehead.

"Neesan," Yuu murmured.

Somewhere in the darkest shadows of the digital world, Hideaki was walking down a path looking for someone. He managed to find a portal to get to the digital world. It took him a while to get to this point but finally saw a figure.

"Took you long enough." said the figure.

"Oh come on, I'm here are I. Besides, I am the only one you can trust." said Hideaki as he sounds smug.

"Remember, it won't be that easy," Lillithmon hissed slowly. "You need to get me Kudou-kun's X-Loader. Once I have Beelzebumon in my hands, then Tagiru is all yours."

"I can't really get close to them," Hideaki replied. "Do you have any plan in mind?"

"Use chlorofoam and kidnap Taiki-kun," Lillithmon said easily.

"Easy said than done. Seeing he can't leave Tagiru's side and Kiriha as well as Ryouma hunting my ass." said Hideaki.

"Fine, I'll send them a couple of Impmons to detract them. Be thankful I have ways to have some digimon follow me." said Lillithmon.

Hideaki smiled as he said "I think this the beginning of a beautiful partnership."

Akari was walking to Yuu and Nene's house when she felt a feeling. Like she was being watched. She turned around and saw nothing.

"Hello?" called out Akari as she sounds nervous. He turned back around and walked a little faster. Then she bumped into someone. She fell down on her rear and looked shocked on what she saw. Right in front of her was someone that looked just like her. Fear creep inside her as she got up and was about to run but then someone came out of nowhere from behind her and she tried to scream but a hand cover it before she had a chance.

Lillithmon did keep true to her word although she didn't trust Hideaki at all. Beelzebumon was going to pay and she was using a method that hurt him the most. She had locked the real Akari in her dungeons, having captured her when she was alone and her clone would do the job. She watched from a distance as Taiki gave Akari her X-Loader. The digimon had reunited with their partners by now after all.

"You really are too naive, Taiki," 'Akari' said in cold voice changing back into her original form, a girl with blond hair and reloading Beelzebumon.

"W-what's going on?" Taiki asked. "Akari..."

"Taiki, what's happening?" Beelzebumon began to ask but couldn't speak as he was suddenly paralyzed.

"Beelzebumon!" Taiki cried.

"I...I can't move," he stuttered out.

Lillithmon appeared then.

"Thank you for your help, Taiki-kun," Lillithmon crooned.

Beelzebumon felt like his heart was broken.

"Why, Taiki?" he whispered.

"Wait, Taiki-san is innocent in this!" Tagiru and Yuu both protested.

"Oh really, then why did he will gave me Beelzebumon." said Lilithmon with a wicked smile on her face.

"You tricked him!" shouted Tagiru.

"Oh really, then what kind of friends let a friend be taken by someone else hmm?" asked Lilithmon. "Or better yet, what kind of friends wouldn't know their friend that well enough and just let another be taken."

Both Yuu and Taiki flinched at that comment and looked down as if ashamed. Lilithmon smiled at their reaction. "Oh did I hit a nerve." said Lilithmon sounding cocky.

"You thought you got away, didn't you?" Lilithmon purred in the paralyzed Beelzebumon's ear as she sunk her nails in his shoulder.

Beelzebumon bit his lower lip to keep from screaming at the pain.

"Stop it!" Taiki cried. "Shoutmon!" He realized he didn't have his X-Loader.

"Did I become a burden on you, Taiki?" Beelzebumon asked, finally crying out as Lillithmon's torture became brutal. "Is that why you gave me to her?"

"You aren't a burden. I didn't know it wasn't Akari." said Taiki as he looked sad.

"Please believe him. Taiki wouldn't do this to you." said Yuu as he tries to defend Taiki.

"Oh, like he won't let Tagiru get hurt." said Lilithmon as she tortures Beelzebumon more.

Taiki and Yuu were lost for words not knowing what to say. Tagiru noticed that Lilithmon saying things that would relate to what happened to him and Hideaki.

"How do you know?" asked Tagiru.

"Ne Taiki?" Lillithmon purred. "Is Beelzebumon untouched? Mervamon hasn't touched him anywhere has she?"

Beelzebumon flinched at the words. His breathing was becoming shaky.

"S-stop!" Taiki cried, lunging forward and trying to attack Lillithmon himself but was blasted back. "You've put him through hell in the past, leave him be! Please!"

"Unfortunately, I can't," Lillithmon purred. "You see, he manipulated me as Baalmon after all. And he killed the Sandoria warriors and you still trust him."

"What the heck is she going on about?" Tagiru muttered.

"I trust him with my life so stop this!" ordered Taiki.

"I heard about what happened to the Sandoria warrior but I don't know all the details." said Yuu sounding unsure.

Beelzebumon passed out and Lillithmon smirked.

"Maybe I will leave him," Lillithmon crooned. "Till next time." She disappeared.

"Beelzebumon!" Taiki cried, running to him.

"T-Taiki..." he said weakly, scars and gashes all over his body.

"I'm here. She's gone now." said Taiki as he tries to give Beelzebumon a comforting smile. Beelzebumon finally passed out and Taiki let out a tear. He grabbed his Xros loader from the ground and brought him back inside.

"So what did Lilithmon mean by what Beelzebumon did?" asked Tagiru.

Taiki took a deep breath. "The Sandoria warriors were a group of warrior that fought for the Goddess of light. Beelzebumon use to be with them but then Lilithmon took control of them and forced him to kill them all. He became part of the Bagura arm in hopes to find the one that cause it. Once he learned the truth, he joined us and fought back." explained Taiki.

"Poor Beelzebumon," Yuu said sympathetically. "And she thinks she has the right to punish him. If anything, he should punish her."

Taiki hung his head.

"I let him down," Taiki said miserably. "She's planning to rape him, you guys. Remember she asked if he was untouched or not. I'm so sorry Beelzebumon." A few tears cascaded down his cheeks. "Akari's kidnapped too. I'm such a..."

"Taiki-san..." Tagiru had never seen his role model so broken. "Kiriha-san, do something. I've never seen Taiki-san like this."

Kiriha let out a sigh as he looks at Tagiru. "There not that I can say to help." said Kiriha. He then shifted his sights one Taiki. "Just find the bitch and make her pay."

"That's all. Sheesh, anyone could think of that." said Tagiru sounding annoyed.

"It's alright Tagiru. Don't worry about it." said Taiki as he smiled a little. Then he frowns and looks at the ground. "We have to find Akari before anything happens to here."

"What about Beelzebumon?" Yuu wondered. "Leave saving Akari-san to us. You take care of Beelzebumon. Whatever Lillithmon was doing looked really painful."

"But Yuu, I think Hideaki will be there," Taiki said softly. "He's working for Lillithmon. That's how she knew about Tagiru. I don't think he'll be able to face the person who hurt him just yet."

Tagiru shivered at the mention of Hideaki.

"I think me and Ryouma should be the ones to go." said Kiriha. "Taiki, you need to help out Beelzebumon any way you can. As for Yuu and Tagiru, you stay behind seeing that it might be a trap."

Yuu would have said something different about the plan but Kiriha was right. Both Yuu and Taiki need to help their hurt friends. "I guess you're right." said Yuu as he looks at Tagiru. "Just be careful."

From the shadows on top of a build far up that no one from Taiki's group would see easily, Hideaki watched what unfolded. He smiled at what they were planning and begins to walk off.

"So, Kiriha and Ryouma will be going after Lilithmon. Perfect, now the pains in my ass are out of the way I can now get my prize with only a little difficulty." said Hideaki with a smile on his face.