Yagami House 4:00pm…..

Yamato pulled the car into the driveway of the Yamagi home he parked it and left it running, his son hopped out of the car quickly and ran to the front door, ringing the doorbell. A moment later Saria opened the front door. "Hi Saria." Yamato replied. "Hi Uncle Yamato, what brings you by?" she questioned. "Well I was wondering if Li would like to come with us to see a soccer match…I wanted to check with your parents first if it was okay." he replied.

"Um…I'm sure it will be okay, I don't' know where my mom or dad are right now but they've been gone for about an hour or so. I know they won't mind." Saria replied she. "Oh and come in…my bad." she replied Yamato and Michael came into the home. He closed the door "LI!" Saria shouted at the bottom of the stairs. "Yeah!" he called back. "Come down stairs." Saria turned around and smiled at her uncle and cousin. "I'm sorry…I got to check downstairs the machine is running." Saria ran downstairs to the basement.

Li came down the stairs "Hi" he replied "Hey Li what you say we catch a soccer match." Yamato held out three tickets. "Of course! I want too!" Li replied "But…dad or mom aren't home yet." he whispered.

"You can go Li, I'll just let mom and dad know when they come back." Saria replied from the basement stairs "Where did they go? I wanted to talk with your dad and mom." Yamato asked "Um well, there at grandma's house for a while…mom left here two hours ago to find dad because Grandpa Dean came here earlier….um you know the problems with that right." Saria sighed, "Oh I see, okay Li go get ready we still have about an hour time before we have to leave to the soccer match, Michael stay here with your cousins. I'll be right back." Yamato left the house and closed the door.

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Yagami home…. spare bedroom...

Sora and Taichi where kissing softly. Sora, pulled the cover of the keeping them from falling away. They stopped kissing, "I needed that time with you." Taichi whispered he caressed her bare shoulder with his hand then moved his hand to her cheek.

"So did I. And I want you to come to me to talk next time not run to the bottle." Sora whispered. "I know I should have gone to you, it was my mistake. It so hard Sora but I'll try to." he answered he leaned over to her and kissed her.

"TAICHI! SORA!" Yamato's voice came from downstairs.

Taichi looked down at Sora he sighed. "Do we have to answer him?" he asked "Yeah we can't ignore him." Sora whispered, Taichi rolled off of Sora slowly she took the blankets with her wrapping it around her body then picked her clothing off the ground and walked over to the door opening it and called back down to him.

"YAMATO WE WILL BE DOWN STAIRS!" she shouted she went back into the spare room again she bumped into Taichi who was already dressed "Honey wait till I get changed." she told him as she rushed back into the bedroom.

"Okay." he replied as steadied himself against the doorframe. He wasn't as drunk as he thought he'd been. Sora then exited the bedroom and took his arm in hers "Taichi, remember what I said before….in Yamato's basement where I found you drinking the last time?" Sora questioned him he shook his head. "My head's a little foggy right now Sora." he replied.

"Okay we will keep this to ourselves….okay that the drinking thing that's getting out of control…we can handle this by ourselves just you and me like old times remember." she whispered to him "Okay…by ourselves.." he whispered. Sora went into her jean pockets and pulled out some gum and gave a piece to him, she took a piece as well.

Sora helped Taichi down the stairs then finally they reached the bottom. "Yamato?" Sora called out. "In the kitchen." he called back to her. the two walked to the kitchen then Sora helped Taichi to a seat at the table, she motion for Yamato to take a seat down as well.

"No I can't I got to go…I just want to let you know that I'm taking the boys to a soccer match tonight it begins in about two hours time but I want to get there early for a parking spot and seats." he replied as he sat.

"Oh okay that's no problem" Taichi agreed. "Yamato what some coffee?" Sora questioned. "No…it's okay. But thanks for asking." he replied as he turned to Sora then he turned back to Taichi. "Did something happen?" he questioned. "Cause the word guilty is definitely written on your faces."

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Karen Takenouchi…home…

"My god! You have no feelings do you!" Karen yelled at Dean angry. "Feelings what the hell for the he's a jerk I don't understand why my daughter is even married to him!" he shouted back at his ex-wife.

"These are the one of many reasons why we are divorced you couldn't let something like this drop." Karen answered crossing her arms across her chest. "Karen all I was asking is to talk to Sora for me." he answered. "Talk to her…I don't have too talk to her to know the problems she has with you." she whispered harshly to him.

"Okay name the problems." Dean replied. "Name the countless problems that I have caused her." he cried out. "The only problem she has with you is that you won't accept Taichi, I thought that you did way back when but obviously you did not…I don't get the obsession that you have against Taichi…he's a good man, was a good boy, he loves our daughter, and our grandchildren what else do you want him to prove!" she shouted at him.

"Nothing I guess." Dean answered. "Nothing? Then why do you make him feel like his useless as a husband and father, he's done everything right since that mistake sixteen years ago." Karen replied more in a normal tone the previously. "I know Karen, I know!" Dean shouted angry.

Karen gasped suddenly understanding why he doing the things he was doing. "Your Jealous of him because he was more of a father to Saria then what you were to Sora aren't you." she whispered. Dean said nothing as he stared at Karen.

"Then what are you trying to do make him screw up so he'll be like you? So he'll mess up and divorce Sora and leave his kids for years on end like you did?" Karen asked him anger in her voice building up.

"IT WAS MY INTENTION! YES ARE YOU HAPPY!" he shouted at her. "Quite so…. but that plan is such an awful thing to do to her. Sora is happy why can't you leave her to be happy?" Karen asked.

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Hikari and Takeru's house...

"Yeah and so Takeru won't be back this Friday…I'm sorry I didn't tell you and Yamato about it." Hikari apologized to Mimi. "It's okay honey don't worry about it…Yamato and I had other things to do as well."

"What other things?" she questioned her. "The police phoned and told us that Brittany committed suicide about two nights ago…they wanted to talk to Yamato for a bit…so we went this morning." she whispered. "Oh dear…are you serious…. how did he take it?" Hikari asked her. "He took it okay, the kids got scared because he looked like he had a heart attack when he found out." Mimi said she sighed.

"But he's moving on good." Mimi sighed again and put her face in her hands. "You know through all the crap that Brittany gave us….I feel sorry for her." Mimi admitted. "I can't really blame you for that so do I." Hikari told her. The two took sips from their drinks that Hikari had made just orange juice for herself and a home made peach snap for Mimi.

"Um have you been able to see your brother lately?" Mimi questioned "Um…. yeah why do you ask?" she questioned. Mimi shook her head she looked as if she were trying to sort something out. "I was just wondering how he was doing that's all….I haven't talked to Sora since Michael's birthday and I was wondering if. Taichi been doing all right." she whispered, Hikari smiled "That's nice to have worried about him, Taichi's fine. If that weren't the true Sora would have told us." she answered.

"Your right…I feel better now thank you Hikari." Mimi gave her a hug.

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Yagami house Kitchen…

"No, nothing happened…really Yamato you're just making things up that aren't really there." Sora replied calmly and collectedly. Taichi looked up at him and shrugged "Nothing happened Yama." he replied also calmly.

"Oh my god, for the amount of time you guys were away…. that's gross really it is." he replied it startled both of them Taichi and Sora looked at each other confused "You had sex in your parents house!" He cried suddenly Taichi and Sora eye's opened wide in surprise then sighed relieved that he didn't figure out what happened before with Taichi drinking that entire bottle of whiskey. "I don't know what your talking about." They both answered him.

"Don't give me that crap…dude I can't believe you guys." Yamato said shocked and disgusted. "Then don't believe it." Taichi told him off handily. "Even though you're my friends…you've always been strange." Yamato said he eyed the two. "Oh thanks for the complement Yamato." Sora replied.

"Of course I mean it in a good way…you both understand right?" he asked. "Yeah we understand." Taichi said for both himself and Sora.

Sora handed Taichi a cup of coffee fixed to the way he liked it. "Thank you." he replied and blew the coffee gently to cool it down. Yamato looked at his watch. "Well I should be heading out to the soccer match I'll bring Li back home." he replied. "Okay thank you Yamato." Sora whispered.

"Good night guys take care." he waved to them then left out the back door. The two let out a big sigh of relief. " I'm going to clean up that glass you broke and the bottle and I want you to hold onto your glasses." Sora advised she handed him his reading glasses. "I got a little angry…." he softly replied as he fiddled with a piece of paper that was on the table.

Sora went into the dinning room with a small plastic pale that she had found in the maid's closet, and then bent down beside the wall where the broken glass was and picked up all the pieces and placed them into the pale. She picked up the empty bottle and put it into the pale as well.

"Sora…I'm sorry you have to deal with this." Taichi said he stood at the entrance of the dinning room leaning against the wall. "Well I'm not sorry….I would do anything for you. You've been there for me…from the start…I should be there for you too." she answered; she stood up and walked past him back to the kitchen. He followed her.

"I don't understand why your father hates me so much…I really am trying hard to not be angry at him…but today when I saw him at the front door I totally let him have it." he replied.

"Are you trying to apologize for what you did Taichi? Cause you don't have to it's inexcusable what my father did." Sora said to him she walked closer to him. "It's good that you told him off today…but you still let him get to you, baby don't let him get to you that's what he probably wants to see." she whispered she took his glasses from his hand and put them on him. "There you go…Taichi Yagami…the hottest husband and father a women could want." she replied gently caressed his cheek with her hand.

The two kissed softly then pulled away from each other "I don't know what I would have done if I lost you." she whispered "I don't know what I would have done if I lost you either, Sora." Taichi whispered, they kissed again a lot sexier then the last time. "God Sora…I love you so much." he whispered hoarsely between kisses. " I love you so much Taichi." she whispered to him.

Saria walked into her grandparent's home only to find her mother and father making out in the kitchen. She groaned and made her presents noticeable by clearing her throat. Which they hadn't seemed to had heard "HELLO MOM AND DAD!" she shouted, Taichi and Sora both jumped in fright.

"Thank you for noticing me…" she replied. "Honey we didn't know you came." Sora told her as she stood by her father. "Obviously, I was wondering when you guys are coming home…you've been here for about three hours doing god knows what and I don't really want to know what you were doing. But yeah…Maiko and Reena want you mom right now." she said to her.

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"Of course I want her to be happy." Dean said to her. "It seems that you do want to see her happy…WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU!" she shouted angry. "Hold on Karen I though you understood." he cried. "Yeah I understand that you have to apologize to Taichi…and Sora." she said crossing her arms across her chest.

Flashback…to Thirty-Three years back ( Envision this in black and white)

"Dean! I thought you said you'll stay!" twenty-year-old Karen cried out, a younger Dean looked at her he wore leather jacket chains dangling down from it. "You have a five month old daughter!" Karen cried out again.

"Don't you think I know that she's mine…. look just want to leave for a while to Tokyo…I'll be right back." he whispered standing at the door still.

Karen cried tears rolled down her cheek. "We are married Dean! you promised me in the vows to stay with me through thick and thin."

"I know I did…I'll be back don't worry." he replied.

End Flashback…

"Do you remember Dean? Do you?" Karen asked, "I remember and I feel bad…I've already apologize to you what's this got to do with this situation?" he asked "Sora will be heart broken if you cause Taichi to leave her…. as well as they're children." she told him.

"Why did I come here…I got no help from you at all." Dean replied angry with her. "Help what did you want from me? To help you get rid of Taichi? No I will not ruin my daughter's family." Karen said she narrowed her eyes at him. "If you want Sora to be happy you'll except the fact that she's married to Taichi. Make amends with him…he's a nice man." she watched him for his reaction. "I'll think about it." he answered he grabbed his coat from the hanger. "That's all you are going say? You'll think about it! There is nothing to think about Dean, go and tell Taichi and Sora you are sorry!" she shouted he looked at her and shut the front door leaving.

Karen sighed she shook her head walked back to the living room and sat on the couch.

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Hikari's Takeru home…

"Did you go for your appoint yet?" Mimi asked. "Um no I have one this Thursday." Hikari said. "Okay let me see something." Mimi took her hand and put it over Hikari abdomen. "Let's see I predict…. twins." she replied.

"I HOPE NOT! Giving birth to one is a challenge enough." she replied. Mimi laughed... "I still remember Hope's birth…. Takeru almost past out." she said still laughing. "That's because he saw what he wasn't supposed to see." Hikari said

"But it was funny." Mimi laughed, and then Hikari began to laugh. The phone started to ring; Hikari got up and got it. "Hello."

"Darling…tonight we are having dinner, Taichi will be there, Sora's mother as well." Kevin told her "Okay thanks Dad we will be there." Hikari said she then put the phone down, "Okay, Hope bath time!" Hikari shouted.

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Evening...7:00 pm Yagami Mansion

Dinner Table after dinner…

Hope, Reena and Maiko were running around in the living room and playing with they're toys, while the others were all in the dinning room chatting most of the adults and including Saria the only teenager in the family was there.

Taichi, Sora, Saria, Hikari, Karen, Kevin then Anna all sat around the table exchanging stories…have a little fun and laughing. "Well when's Blondie coming home?" Taichi asked Hikari, she gave him and glare. "You know how much he hates that name Taichi why do you call him that any ways?" she questioned.

Taichi shrugged his shoulders "Maybe because it bothers you both so much that I call him that."

"Oh please, every time we gather for something family related you get him so worked up, he's stressed enough with out you calling him names." Hikari stated clearly to her brother that she wasn't happy the way he has been treating Takeru.

"I'm just joking relax." he answered. "Honey you always just joke" Sora said as she turned to them.

"Yeah right, although I would really like to know what you said to Davis Dad the last time he was over…and the only time he actually came over." Saria questioned.

"Whoa wait a second where did that come from? That wasn't even part of the conversation we were on." he said looking at his daughter strangely. "I just want to know." She sighed waiting. "Nothing I just said that he better take care of you…like a gentleman." he lied and smiled thinking it was a really good lie. "Yeah…sure." she answered.

Dean came into the dining room he stood at the entrance then he confirmed his presence by clearing his throat "What are you doing here!" Sora shouted the room fell silent. "I came to apologize." he said to her. "Apologize?" she questioned.

Taichi looked away stared at the table Saria looked from her father to her grandfather. Hikari, Karen, Kevin and Anna watched. "Lately I've been thinking." Dean began; Taichi put his head on the table. "Really?" Sora asked sarcastically.

"Yes Sora, if it's so hard to believe Taichi, I am apologizing to you both." he said still standing at the door; Karen had an concern expression upon her features as she watched them. Taichi picked his head up to look at his father in law. "Okay…Let's hear it." he said to him.

"I'm sorry for everything that I did…. everything." he replied. "And I know I may have not been the greatest father in the world Sora…Taichi I admire you for doing the best thing after my daughter had Saria.... it is what a real man would have done." he answered. Taichi was shocked hearing this from Dean, he looked to Sora she too was a bit shocked.

"I don't get it why if you thought that. Then why were you always hassling me?" he asked. "Because I just realized that today." he lied to him. Sora smiled as her father she got up from her seat and gave him a hug. " Dad…thank you for apologizing to him…you don't know how much this means to me thank you." she whispered in her father's ear. "I should have done it along time ago." he whispered back.

Anna smile she was happy for her son really was…but her smile faded they still have to tell them about the results. Tears formed in the corner of her eyes, they slowly slipped down her cheek. "Anna…we should tell them now." Kevin consulted her nodding Anna stood up with Kevin's help from the table.

"Everyone, can we have your attention?" Kevin asked, they all turned to him and Anna. "Mom what's wrong?" Hikari questioned her. "We got to tell you something…." more tears started to run down her cheeks. "Grandma…what is it?" Saria questioned

Kevin then started to explain "She went for a mammogram last week…. and they found something….a lump in her breast….and it's cancerous." he told them, the family was quite. Taichi got up when to his mother held her. "You'll be okay mom." he whispered feeling tears weld up in eyes.

To Be Continued…