Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Love That Binds ❯ The Love That Binds Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

Love that Binds Chapter 15

Tai watched Sora reaction to her dad's fiancée. "WHAT?" she questioned. "Oh and this is my daughter Aimee." Dean said point toward Sora, who looked really mad. Tai got up suddenly. "I think you should introduce you two later." Tai said to Aimee and took his wife away from the dinning room out of earshot from that room.

"Sora I know...what you're thinking but you have to remember what you told me." He replied, Sora growled angry. "Did you see how young she is.... she looks my age!" Sora cried in disgust, Tai swallowed lightly "Well honey.... think her of a...." he stopped trying to think of a word.

"No way Tai.... she can't be my step mom she about as old as me.... that's disgusting...and did you see Saria's face she was shocked.... she was expecting some one older and so was I!" she cried....

"So was I but Sora you got to calm down.... we have to handle this as a couple and we have to act polite to her.... your father is going to marry her besides she could just look 30 and be 50." He explained, Sora nodded "Okay I see where you're getting with this sweetie. That's good...to think about it that way but what if she isn't 50 and is 30?" she asked him. "Then were going to have to face the fact that my step mother in law is 2 years older then me...and so will you." He replied Sora looked like she was thinking about something...she sighed.

"Tai what if this was a...get back at us.... my dad wasn't here when you and me started to go out...what if he's trying to get back at you for getting me pregnant?" she asked, Tai raised his eyebrows at her. "Sora why would he do something like that? That sounds so.... so...I don't know evil...But I wouldn't put it passed him...but still I doubt he would." He said thinking for a bit.

"Well if this is then it's a sick joke...and I don't like it." Sora replied, she was about to walk back into the living Tai grabbed her arm. "Sora.... now it's vice versa remember the conversation before now are we going in there and we won't ignore her. Talk to her maybe you'll get to like her." Tai replied, Sora pulled her arm away from Tai. "I know that...I'm going in there and so are you...and we are going to talk to 'Aimee.'" She replied she pulled him with her into the room they stopped a little ways, fixed up there clothing. She fixed Tai's tie "Okay were good." She replied, then slowly and calmly walked to her seat Tai was behind her.

"Okay so everyone's here.... we can say a Christmas prayer." Anna replied. "Nope let me Anna.... it's time I actually said the Christmas Eve prayer." Dean insisted, he looked at his daughter and son-in-law he smiled and began.

"I just like to give thanks to the generous amount of food that was prepared...we prayer that gods presenence is here and to help TK out also...in the name of the father and son and holy sprit."

"Amen." They all replied and they started the Christmas Eve dinner.

After a while Sora looked over at Aimee, "So um Aimee is it.... how did you meet my father?" she asked, Dean looked at his daughter as both her and Aimee talked. "Actually...we used to go to the same university...we met when I was taking one of his classes." She replied.

"Oh...I see." She replied, she took a sip of wine from Tai's glass. "So...Sora your father told me a lot about you.... he also told me about you and Tai." She replied, Tai started to choke on the wine he was drinking, "Oh be careful...Tai." Sora said she patted his back...mean while everyone turned there attention to them.

"Are you all right?" Aimee asked, Saria and Kari found this conversation interesting...they listened on, while they ate. "Yeah...fine." Tai replied looking at Dean kind of angry, Sora looked at her father. "Dad can I have a word with you?" Sora asked. "Sora I'm eating dinner after." Dean told her... "Okay fine but after dinner." She asked politely. "Aimee so um....how is....Tokyo?" Anna asked her.

"Fine thank you." She said, "That's good." Anna said to her. They continued a friendly conversation of getting to know Aimee while eating there Christmas dinner.

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After dinner they sat in the family room.... opening presents.... well Saria was. Sora was talking to her father in another room away from everyone else.

"Dad you didn't tell her about me being pregnant at seventeen did you?" she asked. "Sora...she would have done the math don't put it all up in the air because she knows." He told her. "NO you don't understand! I know she would have figured out that I was seventeen when I had Saria...don't you know that probably the whole world knows that me and Tai were young parents and it doesn't help the fact that she knows." Sora cried.

"Sora I'm going to marry her she needs to know what has happened beside I already told her that I had a 27 year daughter...and that I have 10 year old granddaughter and a 3 week old grandson." He replied. "I"ve had it...I don't know why you do this all the time you come up with surprises every year and on Christmas too...and just suddenly spring this women into our family that we all first meet and she young at that too...dad that's a little to sudden." Sora replied.

"I haven't gotten a protest from Kevin or Anna...haven't I?" he asked. "That's because they don't mind her...they think it's good that you've found someone." She replied. "Did I tell you that Tai wasn't right for you when you were sixteen?" Dean questioned her. "No cause you weren't around if you remember." She said sudden anger. "I'm sorry I wasn't around then...I should have been around so I could protect you from him!" he cried. "Protect me? I didn't need protecting from Tai." Sora replied.

"Yeah...have I told you I don't like him?" he asked her. "You didn't have too.... but believe me the feeling mutual between the two of you." She shouted.

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Matt was in control of the video taping the gift unwrapping. A cry pierced into the room from the baby monitor. "Oh that is my baby I'll go get him." Tai replied...he ran, Matt followed him with the camera. "And there goes Tai to the rescue. Run Tai Run!" Matt cried. Tai chanted some unmentionable word down. "Tai this is rated G not R." Matt told him then returned to the gift unwrapping.

"Okay Saria what is it?" Matt questioned. "It's clothing...which is good I need clothes." She replied.

"Where is Sora?" Kevin questioned. "She is talking to Dean in the dinning room." Anna told him. "Oh.... I guess it's about Aimee then." He said Anna nodded. "Yeah it is." She replied.

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"Do you think I like the fact that you slept with him!" Dean asked her suddenly. "Why are you bringing this up again? This isn't what the issue is...it's you and Aimee and the fact that she is my age!" Sora shouted at her father. "Sora...she not your age she's 35 years old." He replied

"OH...big difference dad she 5 years older then me...she old enough to be your daughter!" she cried in frustration. "I'm not that older then her...And your going to have to accept the fact that this is the person I'm going to marry...even though you don't approve!" Dean told her sternly.

"You know what fine! Do it marry her...but...looked at what your doing to my daughter and my son...they're both going to grow up and learn that There Grandma is 35 year's old!" she shouted, Dean smiled...as he realized something. "And I suppose that it not that different from me that I was a Grandpa at that age?" he asked.

"You were not 35...you were 40 year's old." Sora said to him. "Honey I love you and I want this to work please just make the effort and don't fight me anymore." He asked his daughter softly, Sora shrugged. "Tomorrow you'll feel different about this I know you will." Dean said.

"I can't promise that Dad and I can't promise that I will accept her because I'm already finding it definitely hard to." She looked at him. "Will you try.... please...it will mean everything if you will." He replied patted her on her shoulder. "Good I'm going to the living room just think about it more okay." Dean asked and left the room. Sora sat down at the table.

Tai came into the living room Li in his arms. "Hey are you hungry?" Tai asked his son...he looked up and saw Sora sitting at the table alone she held her head up with her hands Tai approached her. "Hey Sora." He replied she turned at his voice and saw he was holding Li she stood up. "Is he hungry?" Sora questioned him as she took Li in her arms. "No...I changed his diaper." Tai replied softly.

She rocked him gently then took a seat back down in the chair.... Tai sat next to her. "Okay...so I take the talk with dean didn't go well." Tai said to her, she shook her head. "No...Awful Tai she's thirty five years old...that's old enough to be his daughter...it's disgusting." She replied.

"I know what you mean...but he's your dad and he is a grown up...he can do what ever he likes." Tai told her, Sora groaned. "I know Tai I know.... but that's what gets me angry he goes dose something like this all the time...I mean last Christmas he bought the dishwasher. ..." she replied a little upset.

"Sora that was nothing...I know it was meant as something trying to say that I don't take of you...but he just cares for you and that's why he thought by buying us that new dishwasher...last year." He replied. She nodded "I know your right Tai I want to believe that. I really want to believe you...but this time...I don't know." She replied.

"What so you think he's marring her out of a way...of getting back at you?" he questioned Sora didn't say anything she looked at the table. "Sora you can't think that even though I don't like the guy.... doesn't mean he would act that vindictive." He stopped.

"How would you know Tai...you don't even care about want he thinks." Sora told him. "Okay maybe I don't but still...he wouldn't do that to his family as a man...I should know." Tai said to her.

"If your right Tai then talk to him for me...see if you can understand him..." Sora replied. "You basically mean if he's doing this as a get back at you right?" he questioned she nodded slowly. "Okay well...It's almost time for bed...I'll see if I can talk to him tomorrow." He replied he stood up and then Sora, she rocked Li in her arms.

"Okay the rest I'll open tomorrow." Saria said to the other. "Okay we better be going then." Tina said as she motioned to her husband. "Thank you for inviting us." She said to Anna. "No problem." They hugged the men shook hands...Sora and Tai both came into the room. "Night I hope you like our big Christmas Eve bash." Sora said with a smile.

Most of everyone left......until it was just Saria, Tai, Sora, Li, Anna, Kevin, Kari, TK, Matt and Mimi.

"Me and Aunt Kari are going to Uncle TK's room." Saria replied, "Okay tell us if there's any change in his condition." Matt asked her. "Okay I will." She replied, both Kari and Saria disappeared around the corner.

"Okay tell me something...didn't you think that woman my father is going to marry too young for him?" Sora asked them, "Sora." Tai started but she stopped him. "No I want know...everyone else's opinion Tai." Sora then looked at everyone, then down to Li who she was holding in her arms, rocking him gently so he fall asleep.

"Mom? Dad?" Sora questioned both Anna and Kevin. "Well...she was young but your father really liked her...I think Sora." Anna replied Kevin nodded. "Yeah...he did..." he said.

"Matt, Mimi?" she questioned them. "Um...yeah...a bit to young." Matt replied Mimi nodded in agreement.

TK's room.....

Kari and Saria both entered the room carefully and closed the door. The room was the same since they left it a few hours ago...the constant humming and beeping of the machines steady through out the room.

Saria went to one side of his bed then Kari went to the other side. "Okay hold onto that hand Saria I'll hold onto this hand." She said as she picked up TK's right hand and held it in her hands; Saria did the same with TK's right hand.

"Do you want to say something or should I?" Kari asked her niece. "No you say it Aunt Kari...." Saria replied. "Alright, then." She replied and closed her eyes...Saria did as well.

"TK...I know you might be able to hear this and if you can't well I just hope this helps in a way...I just like to say that, everyone in our family is hoping you pull through...we are...so am I...and Saria...so please make this Christmas even more happier time then we could imagine...so please..." Kari stopped both her and Saria gasped. "Did you feel that?" Kari asked her. "Yeah." She replied. "Uncle TK?" Saria questioned they both looked at him. "TK?" Kari asked him.

The door opened and a doctor came into the room. "Doctor! My uncle he squeezed both of our hands." Saria replied, the doctor came to them, Kari and Saria moved out of the way and watched him. "TK can you here me?" he questioned he got a moan from him...then he opened his eyes.. "mm....wh...at......ha....p...paned?" he questioned slowly.

His vision was blurry and it slowly adjusted...back to regular. "Whe..." he coughed, the doctor grabbed a glass of water. "Here." He took a sip. "What......hap...paned...?" he asked, he swallowed closed his eyes an reopened them. "TK...are you okay?" Kari asked, she came to closer to his bed...he turned to look at her. "You...came?" he replied...he then saw his little niece. "Saria?..." he questioned, then looked at the doctor. "What happened?...why...can't I remember...what happened?" he asked.

"Well first I want a check you to make sure you still know who you are and that you don't have any kind of brain damage." The doctor replied, Kari and Saria stood by and watched.

"Okay I want you to try the answer the questions to the best of your ability." He replied, and began. "What's your name?" he asked.

"Takeru Taskadhia." He replied. The doctor held his hand to him. "How much fingers am I holding up?" he questioned...there was a long pause before TK answered. "Five." He said.

"Okay...what's is five times five?" he asked...they waited for a minute before he answered. "Twenty five." He said.

Kari watched teary eyed as the doctor asked him questioned. "Aunt Kari should I go get my mom and everyone here and tell him that he's awake?" Saria asked.

"Yeah do that okay." Kari said softly as she continued to watch, Saria went to get her parents and the rest of them.

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"The truth I want to her the truth that also mean you and dad." Sora said to them. "Okay I admit that it's a little weird but your father seems happy with her you should just try to understand him." Anna told her.

"No...Tai can you take Li?" she asked, he nodded and went to get Li. "No...you both don't understand he's probably doing this to get back at me...because of what Tai and I did when we were younger." She replied. "Sora come on your Dad wouldn't do that." Mimi said to her. "How would you know? He hates Tai...he is quite obvious to that" she replied.

Saria came into the family room. "Mom...Dad uncle TK woke up!" she replied she then ran back to ward the room. Matt hurried toward the everyone else followed in an hurry.

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Everyone was inside...the doctor then asked TK if he recoqized everyone here, he looked at Matt and smiled. "That's.....my brother..." he replied, then saw Mimi he took a few seconds...but he answered. "That's my sister in law Mimi." He replied.

"Sora....Tai....Kari's parents..." he replied, he turned his head over to the side then asked his brother. "I ....don't.....remember...what happened...do you?" he asked slowly. Matt looked at the doctor.... he shook his head. "Um...I...don't know exactly...I was hoping that you could tell us that." He replied TK shook he head. "I....I....I....don't know....I can't remember what happened." He replied softly.

"I think he needs his rest." Anna replied. "No...I need to know." He replied weakly. "TK you should get your rest before we talk." Matt told him. "Mom and Dad are going to come to see you." He said to him he nodded. "You'll...tell me.... tomorrow." He said closing his eyes. "Yeah little bro...I will." He replied.

Matt hugged him lightly. "I'm glad your okay." He whispered...TK didn't say anything he opened his eyes they landed on Kari

"Okay TK...you get your rest." Mimi whispered to him as she hugged him, Matt and Mimi both walked out side with the doctor.

"Hey buddy...we kind of missed you around the house." Tai said sitting down next to the bed. "You did?....are you...sure...you didn't....miss threatening me?" he questioned slowly, he stiffly a small laugh, followed by small laughter from around the room.

"Nothing like that TK....well get rest so you'll get up on your feet again. Li misses his uncle." Tai replied smiling as he looked down at his son. Tai held him up for TK to see. "He's grown...... bigger from .....last time .....I saw him." He replied he then looked at Kari again...until Sora came to him. "I'm glad your okay TK...You should rest up." She replied she hugged him and kissed his cheek. "Thanks.... Sora." he replied, the five of them left the room which only left Saria, Kari and TK.

"Well Uncle TK I'll going to bed...I'm glad your okay." She replied. "Thanks.... Saria...your like your.... mother everyday..." he replied, Saria hugged him and kissed him on his cheek. "Night." She replied and left...now it was only Kari and TK.

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Sora fixed the finishing touches on her surprise for Tai on their anniversary...Tai was putting Li to sleep in another room far near to his parents bedroom.

Okay she looked through the video camera that was on a stand...aimed right at the bed. "What are you doing?" Tai asked he walked in looked around the bedroom then at the camera. "And is that for?" he questioned. "Tai...for your present." She replied softly then walked into the bathroom. "Wait you mean to tell me that the video camera is for me?" he asked. "No Tai not the camera...." She replied then came back out in a robe. He then caught on to her and started laugh in shock.

"Sora.... oh...you...knotty women you." Tai said with he looked at her then to the camera. He then remembered his gift...he pulled it out of his pocket. "Sora before you give me my present let me give you yours." He replied and sat on the bed next to her. "Okay what is it?" she asked...he showed her a velvet box it was rectangular and long. "Oh...Tai...is this some kind of t to small for a negligee what's it made out of silk?" she asked, Tai gave her a weird look. "No just open it...it's something really different of what your thinking." He said softly, Sora opened the box.

She gasped softly as she looked at it. "Oh gosh Tai..." she whispered, "Do you really like it?" he asked, she nodded tears rolled down her cheeks. "Hey...don't cry." He whispered, "Here let me put it on you." Tai took the small sliver necklace from the box it had small diamonds on it Sora turned around she held her hair away from her neck allowing him to put it on her.

"It looks as I imagined it would." He replied...he picked up one of the small diamond earrings. "Let me put this on you too." He replied softly. He took her other earrings off and replaced them with the new ones had bought her.

"They're turn around." He replied she did. "You look beautiful Sora." He said to her, "I definitely thought you were going to get me the same thing you got me last year." She replied. "I thought about what I got you the other two years...but then I thought no that just shows you that I like the sex.... I want to get something that shows that I really love you..." he told her.

Sora smiled at him she wiped her eye and sniffed "It's beautiful.... and I know you love me.... I love you so much." She replied, they hugged then pulled away. "Now.... let's make this video." She whispered. "Do you really think this is such a good Idea...I mean...what if my accident I leave it inside the vcr after I'm done watching it? Or if I stop watching it and I pause it then the kids see it.?" he questioned as Sora got off the bed and went toward the camera. "Tai don't over dramatize something why would you leave it in there any ways.... we'll just watch when the kids aren't around.... so we can't watch it tomorrow any ways." She said to him.

"Okay. Fair enough...let's start." He replied. Sora turned on the camera and came back to the bed she climbed on the bed and when to the center on her knees...Tai followed the both stood on their knees he had taken his dress pants off and had his boxers on. "Okay...so what now?" he asked. "Let me take off the new jewelry first." She said. "No don't! Leave it on." He replied.

"All right then." She said then they stood there for a while. "Um...Tai?" she questioned. "Yeah?" he asked. "Let's start." She replied motioning with her hands... "Um right." He replied he slowly came closer to her then stopped she sighed. "Tai...what wrong now?" she asked. "I can't help it.... it's like someone is watching me." He replied annoyed. "Oh come off it. It's just an electronic eye that's going to video tape us...not a real person." She replied.

"Okay I'll keep that in mind then." He moved to her then a kissed her on her lips slowly Sora put her hands on his waist and brought them up his shirt, as they're kiss started to intensify. Sora began to undo his shirt then lost her patients and ripped it off. Tai pulled away a bit "You know that's how I lose half of my dress shirts and that one wasn't even mine." Tai replied in between kisses on her neck.

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"Okay doctor tell us why we can't tell him about what happened that night?" Matt questioned. "Not yet any ways...after he's rested enough...we will tell him...I don't' want to risk him going into relapse." He replied. "What you mean that he could go back into unconsciousness?" Mimi questioned.

"Yeah...I know it doesn't sound possible but it could happen in his case." He told them. "All right then in the morning we can tell him then right?" he asked. "Yes you can...but you just got to remember to be careful of how you say it to him." The doctor replied.

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"Kari........you.......came......after everything that.......happened tonight." He replied slowly, Kari covered her mouth with her hand. 'He...thinks it's the night we had the fight...' she started to cry he looked at her concerned. "Is something.... wrong?" he asked her.

"No...It's fine it's just that.... I'm sorry for running off like that TK....it wasn't you I was running from it was me....I over reacted th-tonight." She replied he smiled. "Kari...I wouldn't ever.....cheat on you....I love you so.......much." He replied silent tears started to fall from his cheeks onto the bed. "I love you too...I don't want to lose you ever again." Kari replied she sat by his side wiped away some of his tears, Kari started to cry too. "I'm so sorry TK!" she sobbed on to his bed. "It's all my fault!" she cried.

"Don't cry...Kari...." he sighed inwardly then closed his eyes. Kari gathered herself up then looked at him. "I guess your tired." She whispered he nodded. "We'll talk tomorrow then have a good night okay." She whispered again and kissed him softly on his lips. "Okay.... tomorrow." he said

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December 25th 2016......

Early hours of the morning....

6:15am.

Sora woke up due to Tai's snoring and among other things...covering herself with the blankets she carefully reached down her side of the bed and picked up her robe. Tai groaned then turned over on his back still asleep. Sora tied the robe around her waist and went to the video camera and took out the small tape that was in there, she stood there unsure then put it back into the camera and rewound it, she waited there for a while.

"Don't....ah..." Tai said...Sora looked at him. 'He's talking in his sleep.' She laughed then he rolled right off the bed blanket and all.

"Oh gosh." She replied, she went around to the other side. "Owe...what the hell." Tai replied as he sat up then looked at his wife. "What did you do that for?" he asked. "I didn't do anything.... you went to turn in your sleep then boom...on the ground." She replied, and then went back to the camera and looked into it she pressed play.

"Okay that's us...talking...talking then...okay there we go." She replied, she sat there watching the tape. Tai was in the washroom; he started the shower up...then got in. "SORA! What time is it?" he shouted "It's 6:30." She replied, her eyes widened as she watched on.

"It's just like watching a porn." She replied in a sort of half disgusted tone. "Hmm....hey honey I didn't realize till now that you have a really nice butt." She called to him. "You didn't now?" he called back to her. "Nope...oh...boy" she glazed at the clock in the room...it's 6:45. The shower turned off. "Tai hurry it's almost seven." She told him. "Okay...I'm hurrying." He said.

She stopped the camera and took the tape from it, then hid it under a vase on the dresser in they're room. Then went into the bathroom to take her shower.

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7:00am.......

Saria, Anna, Kevin all sat at the kitchen table...they ate some simple breakfast nothing really big. "Okay um...Grandma I'm going to get changed okay." Saria replied getting off her chair...Anna nodded and she took off through the living room and passed the Christmas tree and up the stairs.

"Oh what a darling..." Anna replied as she watched her run up the stairs. "Yeah...it sort of remind me of when our own kids were that small...but now they're older....I just kind of feel sorry for Tai and Sora... but then I don't." he replied to her.

"Someone mention my name?" Tai asked he walked into the kitchen. "Nope...did you see your son? He was still sleeping when I last check up on him." Anna said to her son. "Yeah...he's still sleeping.... Sora's going to go and pick him up after she gets changed." Tai said to them, then took a seat at where his daughter was seating before. "Saria is up?" he questioned. "Yeah...she was eating breakfast with us a few moments ago...didn't you see her?" Kevin asked him. "No." he replied.

"A well she said she was going to change." He told him. "Oh Okay." Tai then looked toward the living room. "Is everyone up yet?" he asked.

His parents both nodded no...He sighed "Okay well I'll be back I see if there's way for TK to come and join us in the living room so he can open his presents too." Tai replied

"Okay sweetie." Anna called to him after Tai left they resumed conversation. "How can you feel sorry then not feel sorry?" Anna whispered. "There's reasons Anna...it's his mistake for going ahead and making love to his girlfriend then getting her pregnant...and he handled it different the I thought he would have." Kevin said. "Well what did you think he would have handled it?" Anna asked. "I thought he would just ignore her...but he didn't it shows how much he loved her...and in a way I'm glad they did end up with a child.... it just showed them to be more mature and to be more responsible." He replied. "They learned the hard way." He said Anna nodded.

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Tai slowly opened the door to TK's room....he noticed that Matt and the doctor were in there too...and Mimi, he came in. "What's going on?" Tai asked sort of a half whisper to Mimi who was watching Matt and the doctor discuss something. "Um...were going to tell TK what happened to him and how he ended up here." She replied, Tai watched concern then went to where Matt and the doctor where Mimi followed him.

"Okay...well I know he will want to know..." Matt replied he looked to the doctor who nodded. "Yeah...maybe you tell him then you guys can help him regain some of his memories he lost before the fire started." The doctor replied. "Okay."

"You're going to tell him then...I'll try to stay here with you guys." Tai replied, Matt nodded as did Mimi she took his (Matt's) hand in her own and squeezed it gently, The door opened again this time Kari came through she looked at everyone concern and went to her brother sides. "What going on?" she asked. "Were telling him Kari...about that night." Tai told her. "Oh...I'll stay then." She replied.

TK opened his eyes. "Morning....." he replied softly. "Good morning." Kari said to him, he looked around at everyone that was in the room with him. "Can I now know.....what happened?" TK asked.

"Yeah...but first before we do tell you promise not to flip out or anything." Matt said to him TK agreed. "I promise." He replied.

"Well for starters today is Christmas day.... you were in coma for about 2 weeks." Matt stopped. "A coma?...I...why?" he asked confused. "You were caught in a fire....the fire fighters got you out in time...then you were sent to the hospital where the doctors stabilized you...after about a week your condition was the same and I suggested to Kevin that we should bring you home and keep you here for the Christmas holidays." Matt said to him, TK looked as if he was in thought then looked toward Kari.

"Is that.... why....you...apologized to me before?" He asked she nodded. "Because it was my fault that this happened to you." She said to him...as soon as Matt said that he remembered almost everything leading up to the fire.

"No....don't...say....that....if it's any ones fault it's mine.....

FLASH BACK (the italic writing is TK remembering what happened...the normal writing is him tell everyone in the room how he was feeling and what happened.)

It was late almost 10:30pm TK walked around his apartment.... there was various candles all over the place, he had planned a special night with his fiancée...but they weren't going to have a really a special night because of the stupid suggestion he made to her.

"I made....a special....night....for Kari...in my apartment room......they're were candles that were lighted...around...the place....I was sad because what I has suggested to her...

He backhanded a couple of candles to the ground angrily. "I'm an idiot!" he shouted, he grab some of his hair tightly but then let go and took a seat at the island in his kitchen, he walked to his fridge and opened it up then took out a 750ml bottle of Champaign.

Then I knocked a couple of unlit candles onto the ground.......I saw the bottle.....of Champaign....I had for us or our special night Kari....it was just sitting there...un touched since the afternoon I got it....then opened it up and took a big drink....

Opened it up and took a big zip of the cold liquid which he felt go down nicely, he put the bottle down...he had drunk about ¼ of the bottle already. 'I understand why Tai would drink it dose help you relax a bit.' He thought then took another swig of the Champaign that him and Kari were going to drink that night.

I realized.... why Tai started to drink....it helped me to relax a bit....it was like a drug almost but wasn't.

He then took another swig of the Champaign, so now what was left was half a bottle of Champaign. He shook his head angry it wasn't working.... "HOW COULD SHE THING I'D SLEEP WILL ANOTHER WOMAN!!!" he cried, the then gulped the entire bottle down really fast.

I finished almost half of the bottle....then I...I...asked why she would think I would sleep with another woman...then I gulped down the rest of the Champaign.

He started crying upset...then walked to the other drawers and looked for some more alcoholic beverages. "Why don't I have any around?" he asked he then remember the bottle of wine Matt got him for Christmas last year he hadn't gotten around to opening it but it didn't really matter now he just needed another alcoholic beverage.

After I finished the bottle I was in so wound up...I couldn't think anymore about what happened or about what was going to happen if I didn't clam myself down...so I looked for more alcohol and I found a bottle of wine that you got me Matt...for Christmas last year...

TK rummaged through his cabinets throwing any papers that were in there as well onto the ground, he found the bottle and stumbled toward the kitchen...the affects of the drinking all the Champaign had started to show.

I searched for it every where making a mess.... then I found it...so I opened it to and started to drink....but the rest was fuzzy...I can't remember it too well."

END OF FLASHBACK

Everyone was surprised of what he said.... Tai was extremely guilty now. "TK...I didn't mean alcohol would take away my problems...it didn't it just made me feel worse then before." Tai said to him.

"No...you don't have to apologize Tai..." TK said to him. "What do you mean?...Where did you get the Idea from any ways it was from me...I'm the idiot who did it and nearly cost my life...I didn't want you too follow in those same steps!" he cried a little upset. "Tai...this is not the place." Mimi told him, Sora walked in to the room next. "What's going on?" she asked. "TK told us what happened that night and that he gotten drunk because he realized that Tai was feeling when he was drinking..." Mimi whispered to her.

"Oh....." she trailed off she looked at her husband. "Come on Taichi." Sora said to him. "I'm sorry TK..." he replied. Before leaving with Sora.

Kari wiped the tears in her eyes. "I...I...'m sorry." She replied she went to his side. "No....it's my fault...I must have started it some how...when I was drunk with all the candles around that were lit." he told her, the others that were in the room didn't say anything. "But...please don't worry...because now that's the past.... and...I want to move past this...I know I made mistakes...and I'm sorry...so sorry." He replied softly.

"You don't have to apologize TK...we understand...the best thing is that you are okay and fine." Matt replied, he looked close to tears and wiped his eyes, the two brothers hugged, Mimi couldn't help but start to cry also.

"Doctor? Do you think we can move him over to the living room where he can be with all of us?" Mimi questioned to him he nodded. "Yeah...we can get him into a wheel chair...sure...I just have to fix something's." he replied.

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Metal Institution in Tokyo....

In room 34....it was with padded walls, padded....floor and ceiling....Brittany sat in the corner in a straight jacket....she rocked back and forth with her knees held in tight.

"Deck the halls with bells of holly fa la la la la la la la la la...." she sung to herself. "I know Matt will bring me something for Christmas...I love him so much and he loves me." She laughed a bit. "fa la la la la la la la la la. Deck the halls with bells of holly!" she chanted and laughed again.

To Be Continued......

That's the end of the Brittany Saga.