Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Go Breakin' My Heart ❯ The Show Must Go On ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Still don't own Digimon. Still wish I did. *Sigh* I do own Chris, tho. He will show up again sometime.

Warnings: See chapter one. And for fans of Matt's dad, um, sorry.

Don't go Breakin' My Heart

Chapter 3-The Show Must Go On

When Matt reached his apartment building, he took the stairs to hopefully prolong his life. He knew that his dad was most likely drunk, and would end up beating him. His dad was like that a lot, especially the night before he left on a business trip. Matt was always afraid that the next time his dad would end up killing him. He never told his dad about it, though, because he didn't want to bring up things that his dad didn't even remember.

Tears were still falling from his eyes when he slowly opened the door. His dad was sitting on the couch watching TV, amazingly sober. When he saw Matt at the door crying, he ran over and hugged his eldest son.

"What happened Matt? Why are you already back from Tai's?"

Matt couldn't talk-he could only cry harder at the mention of Tai's name.

"Matt? Please tell me what happened."

Matt shook his head and his dad pulled him over to the couch, sitting him down on it. Mr. Ishida kneeled on the floor in front of Matt and tried to get Matt to talk.

"Come on-you can't stay quiet forever."

Matt sniffed and wiped his eyes on the back of his hand before he started to talk.

"I kissed Tai."

"So? It's not like you did it on purpose."

Matt couldn't look at his dad anymore. He figured that his dad was probably a homophobe, too, after his dad's comment, but he had to tell somebody about what happened.

"I did."

"What?!"

Matt could tell that his dad was furious from the viciousness in his voice. His dad was pacing, trying to vent his anger, but it wasn't doing any good.

"Are you trying to tell me that my oldest son is gay?!"

Matt nodded, but didn't look up. He couldn't stand to see the disappointment in his father's eyes.

"God damn-it!" Mr. Ishida backhanded his son-so hard that it sent him flying over the arm of the couch. "Why, Matt, why? Why couldn't you be normal? Why couldn't you be like your mother and I? At least your brother is normal." He bent down and grabbed the back of Matt's shirt, pulling him off the floor and slightly choking him, then he threw him across the room into the edge of the dining room table.

"He's gonna kill me this time, I just know it."

A few hours later, Matt managed to escape his father's grasp and got out of the apartment, running for his life with what little energy he had left. He ran straight down the stairs and across the street into the park. He only stopped when he tripped and fell on his face in the icy snow, crying his eyes out. Eventually he passed out from exhaustion.

Kari walked through the park with her friend, even though it was well after midnight.

"You know, Kari, people are gonna think we're crazy being out here so late. After all, it is almost two," Minori said.

"I know! But it's the first snow! I always go outside just after the first snow, and it stopped snowing an hour ago!"

"You're so weird sometimes, you know that?"

"I know. But I'm not as weird as my brother!" They started laughing, but suddenly Kari stopped.

"Why'd you stop laughing?"

"Look over there!"

"Oh my god! They look dead!"

Kari ran over and when she saw who it was unconscious in the snow, she gasped.

"It's Matt!"

"Matt? Isn't that your brother's best friend?"

"Yeah. He was staying the night at our house tonight. I wonder what he's doing all the way out here."

"Doesn't he live around here?"

"Yeah, but like I said: he was staying the night at my house with Tai."

"Maybe he had to go home and get something."

"At almost two in the morning? I don't think so. They must have gotten into a fight again and Matt got hit a little harder than he thought."

"Why don't we take him into my house?"

"How?"

"I'll go get my dad."

"Okay, but hurry! He's freezing!"

"I'll be as quick as I can, but you know how hard it is to wake up my dad." With that, Minori ran off towards her apartment building.

"God, Matt. What did Tai do to you now?"

Matt woke up and looked around the room. He didn't recognize it at all, and he figured he was dead until Kari walked in.

"Yamato! You're awake!"

"It's good to see somebody I know. I thought I was dead when I woke up!"

"I'm just glad you're okay! I thought for sure you were going to go into hypothermic shock or something!"

"Nah, I'm tough. And you have a big vocabulary."

"I've just watched too many American TV shows lately, like Mash and ER."

"Do you want them in Japanese or English?"

"Both usually. I have all the episodes on DVD. Dubbed of course."

"You're almost as obsessed as Tai."

"Yeah. What happened to you, anyway?"

"Oh, um, me and Tai got into another fight, and I didn't come out so good."

"I know you're not telling me everything Yamato, but I'm not gonna ask about anything more because I know you won't tell me anything."

"Thanks. And I've told you a million times to call me Matt."

"Sorry Ya-I mean Matt."

"That's all right. How long have I been out?"

"Since we found you? About eleven hours. We found you at two, and it's one now."

"Wow. How did you get me here anyway, and where am I?"

"Oh, sorry. You're at my friend Minori's house. She lives pretty close to you. And her dad carried you in. When we found you she went to get her dad, and he got up really quick when he heard that you were passed out in the snow. Then we brought you in and stuck you in a bed. I'm kind of amazed that you didn't wake up sooner. I tried to wake you up a couple times to see if you were okay, but you didn't wake up-and I know how light of a sleeper you are."

"Sorry if I scared you by not waking up."

"You didn't scare me, you just had me worried."

"I should probably get home."

"You think you can? You're probably still pretty weak from being outside so long."

"Yeah, I should be fine."

"Okay. But I'm walking you home-no buts about it."

"Alright mom."

"Hey! I'm not that protective, am I?"

"Yes, you are, but I'm glad for it. If it weren't for you, I might be dead right now."

"Aw, Matt! You're too sweet! Come here!"

Kari gave Matt a big hug then went to get a coat for him to wear until he got back to his house.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Kari, but I'll probably be dead soon anyway."

TBC

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