Chapter three: the dead, and the broken.

Hikari was already well awake by the time Tai got up. She was chewing happily on her breakfast with Gatomon in her lap. “What are you so happy about?” he asked her, eyeing her suspiciously. She chose to ignore him, so he dismissed the subject.

There mother was watching TV, in the living room “hey kids, don’t forget, we have dinner with Soras mother tonight.” Tai shook his head.

“I have a soccer game mom!” he yelled back

“I have to be anywhere but there...” Kari muttered under her breath, making Tai laugh. “Well it’s true” she grumbled.

“You’re both going and that's the end of it alright!” there mother said in response, making both the teens whine.

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Kari rode with Tai to school although most of the time she got a ride from Yolie. Today, she got the feeling, was going to be a bad day. She got out and went into the school building. She tried avoiding her friends but she found it was impossible to ignore Davis for long.

He bounded up beside her, smiling stupidly. “Hey Kari!” he said,

She couldn't help but smile, she had to put up ‘a face’ after all, so no one would think anything was wrong with her. “Hello Davis” she said, as he fell in step with her.

“So…” he paused for a moment “I hear you and t.k got into a fight last night.”

“Yeah” she said

“Can I beat the shit out of him?”

“Sure Davis” she said, walking into her classroom.

AFTER SCHOOL

Hikari sat in front of her laptop typing a letter to her friend Mimi in America, explaining her current situation. “Hey, Kari, are you going to my soccer game today?” Tai asked her. She contemplated for a minute.

“Yeah, why not” she said. She needed to ask Brittany about re-joining the cheerleading team anyway and figured that this would be a good time to do it. Tai left the room to find the rest of his soccer equipment.

“Oh yeah…just thought I would let you know, Sora dumped me and is going back out with Yamato.” Tai said, peeking back in the room.

“What?” Kari asked in disbelief, sora was always doing this. Trying to use Tia or Matt one against each other, she was wicked that way, and manipulative. “What a hoe.” She said under her breath as Tai continued what he was doing.

Kari got an im it said: “hey babe” from Mimi, or, child of the sun@ digimon.web (not a real email address)

She answered “hey Mimi, long time since you’ve been on” her address was dark digidestin’08@digimon.web**. (Again not a real email address)

“Sorry hika, I have been really busy modeling so, is your e-mail true? Are you pregnant?” hikari could almost see Mimi’s bright smile

“Well, of course I am silly!!”

“Oh dear...”

“What?”

“Well... You’re so young” she said

“It wasn't planned” and Tai came in “sorry, Mimi but I have to go” and she turned her computer off.

“Well, ready?” she shook her head and began looking in her closet. It was hot outside so she skimmed through her cloths until she found something she liked, a black tank top and some blue jeans with star embroideries and a rip in one knee. She put her hair back in the usual style and pulled on her black tennis shoes.

Tai eyed her when she came down stairs “im not gonna say anything” he said and she smiled, that meant he disapproved her outfit. The two headed to his black Toyota and Kari got in, while Tai struggled to load his bag into his already filled trunk.

He got in and started the car. It jumped, and then died.” Dammit” he exclaimed starting it three or more times before it finally started. The ride to the field was silent, well, except for the blaring pop music Tai had in.

It was a short ways from there apartment to the field, since the college, where they were playing was on the outskirts of town. All he had to do was drive down a boring country road, exit once, turn to the left and you were there. Hikari yawned, after the game her mother had said they were ALL going to soras to eat.

Soras mother was Kari’s mother’s boss. Mrs. Yagami worked at a small family owned flower business where soras mother had hired her out of pity. Although Miss. Yagami has been so depressed lately she hardly ever went to work.

Kari fell from her day-dream when the soccer field came into view; it was big and had dark green grass, which was freshly painted with white stripes.

There was a large shed looking building which was a locker room/ cheerleading practice room which was painted white. The stands were new and metallic and the whole thing was surrounded by a fence. On the other side of the locker room there were food stands that served all kinds of Japanese/American style food.

She got out of the car and stretched, enjoying the warm breeze. Kari went and took a seat while Taichi went to change; the game wouldn't start for another thirty minutes. She set her back pack down; her bag had a change of clothes and things in it since she was (after dinner) supposed to spend the night with Yolie. She headed over to talk to Brittany who was down on the field practicing and entertaining the crowd.

“Hello, Hikari!” Brittany said smiling happily at Kari. “What do you need?”

“Can I join the team for next seaon?” Kari asked pleadingly

“Well, yeah, I am always ready to get a new member!” she said. Then they heard someone yell. Kari looked over and saw sora advancing on the two of them.

“Hey, she cannot join you said to me last week I couldn't, what gives?” she asked the red rising on her cheeks.

Kari thought for a moment. Sora was kicked off; of course she couldn't just come back! How gullible did she think Brittany was?

“Sorry sora but, I just didn't want you on my team” Brittany said, still smiling. Hikari was confused.

“What?” sora said in disbelief?

“Sorry but it’s the truth, I took your job as captain and it would make me paranoid to have you on the team” she said

“I-I why you little bitch!” Brittany’s eyes widened, but the smile never left her face, not even when sora threw a punch and hit her square in the mouth. Kari gasped as the crowd chanted “fight, fight, fight!” Sora swung again, missing Brittany, who, surprisingly caught hold of Soras hand and threw Sora over her own body. Everyone cheered for her.

Sora stared up from the ground. “How the hell did you do that?” She asked. Brittany just laughed “I am a black belt , anyway hikari whenever you want just come see me and you can try out” Kari just nodded and shook her head, unable to realize what just went on. So she asked Brittany if she was o.k. and then returned to her seat.

The game started and Kari watched Sora leave. It seemed like forever she had been sitting there but when she looked at her watch it had only been five minutes. “Kari!!!” she heard Yolie yell “hey! I didn't know you were coming?!”

“Oh, last minute decision” Kari said.

“Are you still coming over later?” she asked

“Yeah but we have to suffer having dinner with Soras mom first, then I will have Tai drop me off ok?”

“Oh, ok, well I am here with Ken and Davis and T.k, wanna come over”

“I thought Davis was on Tai’s team?”

“Yeah, but he was injured and has a doctors note saying he can’t play.”

“Oh, ok. Sorry Yolie but I think I will pass, I um…don’t feel like getting up”

“I think I am in love with yamato.”

“What?”

“well…he was at my house last night and some crazy things happened I don’t feel like explaining right now but it made me think.”

“So Matt was still at your house last night?” Yolie asked, eyeing Kari.

Kari took up the defensive. “Yeah but It was nothing like that so chill out…” she could feel her face turning red. Matt would never see her like that…would he? No matter how much she thought she loved him.

“Hello? Kari? Anyone in there?” Yolie asked, waving her hand in front of Karis face. “We had better get back to the game, you’re going to tell me the details later right?” she pleaded

“no!!” but Hikari was laughing. “of course I will” she added

When she returned to the stands Matt was there sitting a way’s away from her. “Hey Kari” he said when he noticed her. He was all gothed out today, black teenage wolves’ shirt, black chain t.r.i.p.p pants. Black everything, it seemed, even black eyeliner. He got up and walked over to where she sat.

“Hey” she said. Sora was back down on the field and she and Brittany were…chatting. The game was still going so Matt and Hikari rose to go see what was going on with the two girls.

“She is, I heard it” Brittany glared at Sora

“She is not, you are just a lying, little troublemaker” Brittany answered.

“Well, why don’t we ask her ourselves I mean she is with MY boyfriend” Sora said when Matt and Hikari arrived on the field for a better look. Tai’s team had just scored the first goal.

“Sora, you need to watch your mouth, one day you’re going to get hurt!” Brittany said glaring at Sora with a piercing look.

“Well, miss. Yagami, why don’t you tell Brittany how much of a whore you really are” sora said sneering at Kari.

“What are you talking about sora?” Matt stepped in front of her, protectively. He may fall in and out for Sora but…he was still very protective of Kari, he had picked that trait up from Tai.

“Don’t act dumb, I know you’re pregnant, T.k told me this morning.” She spat. “And why are you hanging out with MY boyfriend hu?”

Kari thought for a minute “excuse me but I just saw Matt here and I am no whore, that's your department” ‘oh yeah’ hikari thought, it felt good to stand up to her.

“And also excuse me but, what were you doing hanging out with my little brother?” Matt asked accusingly still standing in front of Kari.

“Yeah, T.k is MY boyfriend!” Kari said.

Sora laughed “wouldn't you like to know” she said again turning on Hikari “so, whose baby is it? Or do you even know?”

Now Kari was mad “OF COURSE I KNOW, I DON’T GO AROUND AND GETTING INTO THE BED OF EVERYONE I MEET!”

“Keep telling yourself that honey.” Sora felt someone tap on her shoulder, she turned around and her face met Brittany’s knuckles.

“Sorry, honey” Brittany said with a fake smile Kari noticed something gleaming in Brittany’s mouth but ignored it, for now. Sora whipped the blood off her mouth and looked at Matt.

“Are you just going to let her hit me?”

He shrugged “I didn’t see anything”

She glared at him “we are over Matt!” and with that, she ran out of the stands.

Matt and Kari returned to the stands after thanking Brittany. “Why do you keep going out with her? Cant you see she is just using you?” Kari asked him.

“I don’t know.” He said, looking away from her. They had both virtually forgotten about the game, until another goal sounded and Kari bounded up and started cheering.

The game was over sooner than she expected Tai’s team had taken the victory. He had gathered up his stuff and thanked Brittany for protecting his little sister (because Tai was just like that) Matt watched as he shoved his stuff in the car.

Matt had followed Kari out to Tia’s car like a lost puppy.

“We have to go have dinner with Soras mom”

“I feel sorry for you guys” he said, “since your going into town, mind giving me a ride home?”

“Sure, whatever, get in” so Matt climbed into the back seat and stretched out.

“Sora dumped me.” Matt said suddenly, and for no reason at all.

“Really?” Tai asked him.

“yeah, and she called me a whore.” Kari said

“so dinner might be a little awkward for you guys.” Matt said.

“Of course” Tai said sarcastically. “One of these days I am going to give her a piece of my mind.

Matt rolled his eyes, apparently un-convinced.

They dropped Matt of at his apartment and headed to Soras house heads hanging low. “I have a feeling this is going to be bad.” He said and Kari nodded in agreement. They were right; when they pulled up they saw an ambulance at the end of the street.

“I hate it when I’m right” tai said, (ringing any bells? Maybe from digimon the movie when they were in New York?)

There were two smashed up cars on a couple of wrecker trucks and a fire hydrant was broken making water spew out everywhere.

“What happened?” Kari asked, staring at the scene before her.

“I don’t know, looks bad thought” they advanced to the scene and saw a crying Soras mother. Kari went over to comfort her, and Soras mom hugged her.

“What happened?” Tai asked one of the fire men.

“Her daughter and a drunken man got into a crash, it was pretty bad” he answered.

“Oh shit.” Tai said going over to comfort Soras mom also, no matter how much the two hated Sora, her mom had always been nice to them.

Tia’s head was spinning, hadn't she just been at the soccer field? He could only think to call Matt. So, with a heavy heart, he dialed Matt's number.

“Hello?” Matt answered on the other end.

“Hey man…something happened and there taking Sora to the hospital.”

“WHAT!” Matt hung up the phone. Tai knew Matt would hold this to his conscience; Matt always liked to carry the world on his shoulders.

They had to go to the hospital but it was too late for Sora. Her mother cried and cried for her lost daughter. Kari felt a pang of guilt, especially when Matt showed up. His eyes were dark, his face pale. He looked like he was about to kill someone. Tai was in the hospital room with Soras mom, talking to the doctor. Kari hadn't been able to get a hold of her own mother.

Matt disappeared a moment later, showing back up with his mother and her other son, Mathew, who latched shyly onto his hand. Mathew was a cute kid, barley two years old with spiky blonde hair and electric blue eyes, he looked so much like Matt it was shocking.

“Kari, could you watch him for a sec?” Kari nodded and held her hand out for the toddler. He looked at her skeptically, then up at Matt, the hugged matt's leg tightly. “Hey Mathew” Matt said, moving down to Mathews level “this is Kari. T.k girlfriend, she is going to watch you for a second ok” he nodded and took Karis hand, immediately latching to her leg “he's shy” Matt explained, running off.

“Um... Hello” Hikari said to him.

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The day they had Sora’s funeral was classically dark and gloomy. Rain poured softly onto the windows of the car. Matt sat in the back seat with Yolie. Tai and Kari occupied the front.

The funeral home was already filled with people; a lot of them were lowlife ex-boyfriends of Sora’s. There was also the digidestin; even Mimi flew in from America to be there.

Soras mom was Soras only living relative, so Tai and Kari went up to sit with her. Matt sat down heavily beside Kari, and she looked at him with worry.

He was even more dis-shelved then the day Sora actually died. Kari felt horrible, it had been partially her fault, or at least that is what she thought.

After the sermon Tai had to get home, so he picked up the stragglers which now consisted of Matt, Yolie and Mimi, whose private limo got stuck in traffic.

Yolie shifted un-comfortable of her closeness with Matt. She had never really liked him, he scared her. Kari giggled to herself when she saw the look of pure horror on her best friends face, and saw that Yolie was almost half sitting on Mimi. Matt, was oblivious he just continued to stare out the window. 


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