Yes. I am back. I am really nervous about sharing this one with you because I really had trouble beginning this story. I wanted to start writing so bad, but either I didn't have any time because of school, or I just couldn't get myself to start planning the story. Anyway I'm not sure if I even will plan the later chapters. I'm probably just going to write what comes to my mind without planning anything. There is a vague idea of this story in my mind and I can assure you I will continue and eventually finish this story if there are a few of you who actually are reading this because... well you readers are the only feedback I get and without you telling me what you like or not I won't be able to improve the story. So anyway I will upload this story if there will be some readers who actually are reading the stuff I'm writing. So enough of that... I missed writing fanfics so here it is.

Anyway this is the sequel to "when the sun sets" make sure you read the story first before reading this one.

As usual, English isn't my first language so please excuse the mistakes.

'til the sun rises again

Silence

Silence. No one really appreciates the true beauty of innocent silence. If you close your eyes and enjoy the moment of hearing absolutely nothing but your own heartbeat –the rhythmical pumping that never stops- you'll finally be able to notice all the little things all around you. The wind blowing through your hair, the ground under your feet... you'll even notice every little pebble under your shoes and last but not least the unmistakable smell of blood mixing itself with the scent of burned landscapes and rain. This is the moment in which you notice that although you just enjoyed the silence a minute ago... This silence is your own personal hell; you just have to open your eyes.

Open your eyes and you'll see fire burning down everything you knew, the sky being covered by heavy, endless grey clouds. Open your eyes and you'll the bodies of your friends, your enemies and your partners lying lifeless on the ground. They stopped bleeding a while ago... maybe minutes, or even hours. Or even days for god's sake. Who knows how long you're already standing here, waiting. Waiting for someone to finally kill you so you can rejoin your team, the team that means so much to you... your family. But there isn't anyone left who could do this favor. And no one will come, because no one's left but you. You're all alone. Her hand feels cold in yours. She lost a lot of weight during the few weeks she spent here in this damned world, maybe it was the lack of sleep, or the lack of food... or the lack of, what? Life? Probably. She didn't live; no one of them really did live in the past few weeks. They all were waiting, waiting for death, but no one really knew that. In the end, sitting here and reliving all the events of the last few weeks, it is ridiculous really. Who in the world did they think they were? Soldiers? Officers? For fuck's sake. No, they were normal students, teenagers who deserved to live at least 60more years. They weren't meant to lead a war. They weren't meant to train everyday until every bone in their body was aching for them to stop. This wasn't what they were destined for. Although they were digidestined, it wasn't their destiny to give up their life in this world.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. While we can manage to cope with one of them, there never will be enough of the other. In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.
And before you know it you'll be lying on the open field, where the enemy will wait for your downfall. And you'll be thinking... thinking about how hard you've tried. You tried, day in, day out. But you failed. You failed so miserably.

"Babe?"

My vision blurs, her hand is gone and replaced by something cold, hard, oblong. The grey clouds suddenly vanish and are replaced by... a carpet. A black carpet that covers the whole floor. I gaze down on my hand and notice the car keys I was clutching all along. I immediately lose my grip on them, seeing the dark rose marks they left on my right hand. I lift my gaze, looking around my room at my penthouse. What the fuck happened? What was that just a minute ago?

"You okay?" The voice that snapped me out of my daze sounds again and I turn my head to her. She's leaning against the doorframe, buttoning the two left buttons on her white shirt while staring at me. The shirt slipped up and reveals her beautiful tanned belly. Instead of waiting for an answer she bends down, picks up her bag and extends her hand in a gesture for me to take her hand and leave the bedroom for breakfast. The smell coffee is filling my nostrils; that's the moment I finally let go of the last dark image my mind was holding on and stand up from the bed I was sitting on. I take her hand and let her lead me out of the room, down to the kitchen.

The sun shines through the windows on the east side of the room, engulfing the whole living area with a warm golden color. Although the summer is over, the sun shines on a daily basis, causing the people to forget about the upcoming autumn. Reaching the kitchen island I feel her loosening her grip on my hand and a few seconds later, letting go of me. Although somewhere in my mind I know that this is usual for someone who wants to pour herself a coffee I kind of feel like someone just boxed me in the stomach. Not really liking this feeling of sickness I follow her and lean against her tiny frame waiting for her to pour coffee in a second mug.

"Here", her angelic voice sounds again and a moment later I feel the steaming cup in my hand, followed by a soft kiss against my left temple,

The typical strong bitter taste of coffee calms me down immediately, causing all the disturbing emotions I've got from this morning to go away and finally sense the company of the third person in this room. My sister leans against the other side of the kitchen island chatting with my girlfriend.

"What's with him?" She says, nodding in my direction. I decide to ignore them while staring out of the window. The sun shines in between the few skyscrapers, blinding me in a comforting way. Usually I'd put on sunglasses or turn away but seeing that I kind of feel mentally traumatized by the images I've dreamt of –I subconsciously decided that it was a dream, although I wasn't even sleeping anymore – I like the feeling of the warm light on my skin.

"I don't know, he's been like that since I was getting ready. He didn't even try to get me back into bed", my girl answers her, looking at me with concern all over her eyes.

"I'm fine. Just tired", I say while massaging my temples. God living with two women is starting to get to me.

"Oh God. He's talking", Sora says while grinning at me with a content expression on her face. I can't help but grin back although the smell of ash fills my nostrils once again. I take one last sip of my coffee before shouldering my bag and taking the car keys from the kitchen table. Get a fucking grip man...

"You ready girls?"

Kari and Sora nod in unison. While Sora already puts on her leather jacket my sister quickly cleans up the kitchen island and follows me and my girl into the elevator.

"You sure that you can drop me off?" Kari asks, like every morning. I don't even bother to answer her; I'm fed up with this discussion. I've told her about a million times that, yes I can drop her off before going to university and no it doesn't bother me to make a detour.

"God you know how to get on your brothers nerves huh?" Sora says while typing some response to Mimi who already texted her, asking her if she'd like to go on lunch with her. Yes I read the message, but hey it isn't my fault that she places her phone right in front of me. It isn't like I asked her to do it.

Kari however doesn't respond anymore, instead she just eyes me with an unreadable expression on her face. I hold her gaze as long as I can until she subtly shakes her head – signalizing me that there's still going to be a talk about my weird behavior this morning. I know she worries about me, seeing that our life hasn't really been peaceful a few months ago I absolutely get why she's acting that way. But there hasn't been a serious situation for a while now so...

Sora's Prov

Just as I press the send button on my new smartphone the doors of the elevator open and reveal the parking garage. Tai leads us past a few cars to the farthest corner of the garage to his new black BMW. I'm really proud of him; he managed to save so much money to actually buy a car by himself. Not to mention a freaking great car. I don't know how long Tai was saving money for this beauty of a car but seeing that it's one of the newest models – I don't really know the name since I'm not into cars – I can assure everyone; it was a whole lot of money. And Tai's in love with this car, that's the thing that makes me really happy. His eyes start to sparkle as soon as he takes his seat behind the steering wheel.

I take my seat next to him and reach for his hand, a habit I took up a while ago. I like the warm fuzzy feeling I get whenever I touch him. He's like...a flame that won't ever go out, no matter how cold and dark it will get. Weird I know, but there isn't really anything else I can describe how I feel about him right now. He's everything I want and I can't stop looking at him. The way his left hand is lazily holding the steering wheel, his gaze that follows every movement on the street and his right thumb softly making circles on my skin.

"Tai you up for lunch today?" Kari asks from the backseat. I turn to study Tai's expression and frown immediately. His gaze seems cloudier than just a few minutes ago and he's clutching the steering wheel what causes his knuckles to turn white. A few awkward minutes pass until I decide to squeeze his hand a little tighter to snap him out of some daze he's into again. Fortunately it works because he takes a deep breath before answering his sister.

"Yeah sure I'll pick you up", he answers, loosening his grip on the steering wheel again and stopping the car in front of Kari's school.

"Thanks for the lift you two. See you later brother", she says while exiting the car. "I'll see you at home Sora", she adds bending down to give me a bright smile that I return immediately before Tai starts the car again. He gives his sister a peck on her cheek before pulling out into traffic again.

"You're so quiet", I say after a few minutes of absolute silence. Usually Tai would be the first one who'd turn on the radio on its maximum just because he makes fun of everyone who does that on the street, although he's one of them.

"Just enjoying the silence Love", he answers turning to me and squeezing my hand lightly.

"Well what about less enjoying silence and more enjoying talking with your girlfriend instead?" I say letting go of his hand to give my words extra weight. He obviously gets the message because instead of taking his hand back to his side he lazily places it on my left thigh. I inwardly thank the weather gods that it got colder again so I could put on jeans. Otherwise he'd be able to see the goosebumps that appeared right after feeling his hand on my skin.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude", he says a small smile appearing on his handsome face. God I love this man.

"So... any explanation for this morning?" I ask, going straight to the point because... I never really was someone who beats around the bush. He immediately tenses up and starts clutching the steering wheel again.

"Is it that bad?" I ask quietly.

I wasn't really aware of the fact that he wasn't alright, but seeing him reacting like this does kind of worry me. I have to say, Tai never was one for zooning out and this morning was a first. After getting out of the shower together he went straight into the room and got dressed. Until that moment, everything was normal. We showered, made out and I stayed in the bathroom for my morning routine, while he was doing his own routine. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then as soon as I came back into the room, asking him about the whereabouts of my bag I didn't get a response. Instead I saw my boyfriend, sitting on the edge of our bed, staring down and clutching the car keys. I didn't really think much about that so I got dressed by myself since he seemed to be ready. Not till I was almost fully dressed and standing in front of him I've decided to call out. Fortunately he immediately snapped out of whatever daze he was in and slowly got back to normal. I know a few would say I should have asked him what was wrong right after this little incident, but I know my boyfriend quite well. If he wants you to know something he'd tell you, and if he's not telling you he either wants to keep it for himself or he's just not ready.

"I fell asleep Sor and when you called out my name I woke up again. So you can imagine I was quite confused when I woke up a second time", he brushes the topic off. I know he's lying, but if he doesn't want to tell me yet, I respect that.

"Alright. I love you", I say, feeling the sudden urge to tell him that. His usual lopsided grin appears on his face and he turns to me once again.

"I know"

Mimi's Prov

The students slowly walk in and take their seats, waiting for the first lecture of the semester to start. Luckily Matt, Tai, Sora and I took similar courses this semester so I'm not going to be apart from them most of the time like last semester. Sure I'm here for my own education and I should chose the courses based on my interests, but I still want to spend time with my best friends. I scan the room for one of them until blond hair catches my sight. Matt, my on-off lover. We spent a lot of time in the past few months together and grew really close, and when I say close I mean close like... yes there were a few times I ended up spending the night in his bed. But since it doesn't harm our friendship I'm okay with that, and it isn't like we don't have any feelings for one another. We're just not ready to make things official between us. And that's good for the moment. I'm okay with the fact that we're spending time together and as soon as he's not going after other girls I'm not going to complain about the unofficial state of our "relationship".

"Hey Mimi", he greets me. I can't help but grin as soon as I catch his ocean blue eyes, god he's so handsome.

"Hi Matt", I greet him back turning my head to the side so he can give me his usual peck on my cheek. He takes the seat next to me and places a coffee cup in front of me.

"Defatted, without milk and a pinch of sugar", he says with a grin plastered on his face.

"You didn't have to –"I start but he waves me off. "I bought ones for Tai and Sora too so don't feel too special princess." He says earning a playful punch on his arm.

I know I don't really seem like the girl who punches a guy or something like that. That's something Sora does on a daily basis with Tai, but seeing that this is Matt –my Matt – it is kind of normal.

"Where are they anyway?" I ask, changing the subject after checking my watch. They're running late...

"There", Matt says what causes me to follow his gaze. And he's right, there they are. The probably cutest couple I've ever seen. I don't say that because they are my best friends but because it's the truth. Sora for her part changed again, a lot. She visited the hairdresser a lot and finally decided to change her look completely –much to Tai's displeasure because he has a problem with letting go of old things, but he likes it anyway. However, Sora decided to let her hair grow past her chest and dyed it again. Her dark red locks are in perfect contrast with her white button down shirt and her black pants. Added to that she wears a casual black leather jacket; she looks gorgeous.

Tai for his part didn't really change much; he's still the handsome guy everyone wants to be friends with. He's simply dressed in dark washed jeans and a black button down shirt, holding his jacket in his left and Sora's hand in his right. They approach us and take their seats. Sora sits down on my left and Tai on Matt's right side.

"What took you so long?" I whisper to my best friend who seems kind of stressed. Although I saw her just yesterday I can't ignore the joyous feeling I feel right now. After all I kind of did miss her.

"Tai was acting weird", she says after taking a sip of her coffee and leaning back in her seat.

"Define weird"

Sora however just shrugs obviously not really being able to answer my question. Either that or she isn't really in the mood to talk too much about her boyfriend. That's something I probably like most about Sora. She isn't like every other girl who can't stop talking about her boyfriend, telling everyone how awesome and cute he is. And Tai for his part isn't someone like that either. If they wouldn't kiss in public or holding hands one could easily think they don't even like each other. It's funny really, but they didn't really change much although they're in a very serious relationship. I mean, Sora even lives with him. How much more serious can that even get?

I'm just about to try and get this conversation started when the voice of the prof drives all attention to him. The man doesn't even look like a prof. While most of the professors on campus walk around dressed in ridiculous expensive looking suits he's wearing casual jeans, a white button down shirt and a black blazer. His hair is black and he looks like he didn't shave for three days in a row. I have to say, he's hot.

"Good morning students. Seeing that I've got your attention now I think I can start my lecture for today. Anyway before we start I just want to tell you the basic information for this course. I'm not going to do much tests and stuff since this isn't my style. There will be one test on the end of the term; the rest of your grade will develop from a journal you're going to write. For example I give you a subject and you're going to write about it. After all world religions isn't a normal subject so it shouldn't be treated like one, right?" he says, smiling at every one of us.

"Does this guy think just because he's the one lecturing this subject it makes it special?" I hear Tai whispering to Matt, causing the blonde guy to bite his lip in an attempt not laugh. The prof's gaze however catches Tai's for a split second before Tai averts his gaze again. The prof however eyes him a while longer before turning around and writing his name on the board. Mr. Hawkins

"Anyway the topic I'm going to talk about you today is Silence", he says, taking a seat on his desk. I can't help but frown. What a weird topic to start the term. After taking a look at the expressions of the other students I can tell they're sharing my thoughts on this. Well, here goes nothing. I follow the example of my best friend and lean back in my seat, waiting for the prof to say something.

"Let's start with something rather easy, define silence", Mr. Hawkins says, looking for someone who might have an answer for him. After a few awkward, long seconds in which nobody seems to raise their hand the Prof tries again. "Come on don't be shy."

I don't really get how he does that but suddenly a few hands rise. Mr. Hawkins smiles and gestures for a girl in the first row to speak up.

"I'd say when there is absolutely no noise at all but I don't really see the meaning in your question", she says seeming kind of confused. Well I can relate to that, I'm confused too. Why the hell does he ask such a weird question?

I turn to look at Sora just to see that my best friend actually fell asleep. Looks like someone got laid yesterday. Seeing that it won't be a good idea to wake her up right now I turn to check on Matt who seems to be deep in thought, hovering over a piece of paper. Suddenly curious I lean closer to him and take a look at the paper. Looks like he's working on a new song. God how boring... I wonder what Tai's doing. I lean over my desk to take a look at Tai. Much to my surprise he's leaning back in his chair –a posture almost everyone has in this room – but the only thing that distinguishes him from the rest is his expression. He's actually listening to what the prof is saying. Wow, I didn't think I'd see the day where Taichi Kamiya is actually paying attention.

"I know it is a weird question since everyone seems to know what silence means right?" Mr. Hawkins speaks up again what causes me to follow Tai's lead and actually pay attention. I mean if Tai's listening I guess it can't be that boring, right?

"The real question is, have you ever really experienced silence before?" he asks again.

This time a few minutes pass and no one seems to have an answer for that. Just when Mr. Hawkins seems to take the lead in this monosonic discussion again someone gives him an answer.

"No"

I don't really have to look around to know that Tai just gave this answer. Since Sora woke up as soon as his voice sounded and Matt turned to his right I have enough prove that it was him.

Mr. Hawkins smiles lightly, directing his gaze at Tai. "What makes you say that Mr...?"

"Kamiya Sir", Tai answers his question before taking a few seconds to prepare his answer.

Matt, Sora and I for our part eye our leader with sudden interest. Well I eye him with interest; Sora looks like she doesn't really know what we're talking about. Understandable since she was sleeping the whole time. Matt for his part eyes his best friend with a frown. Seeing that Tai never, ever speaks up in lectures – at least that's what the others told me about last semester – I don't wonder about their reactions.

"Well?" Mr. Hawkins says, still waiting for Tai's answer.

"There is and always will be something that will disturb the silence. If it isn't some noise of your surroundings then it's the voice in your head... I don't know. I don't really see a moment where you'll be in absolute silence", Tai says in a low voice, but since the room is dead silent the prof easily hears him.

"You said disturb. Why did you choose this world in particular? Are you saying that silence is something enjoyable?" Mr. Hawkins says before turning to everyone in the room "This question is meant for everyone in here."

This time however Matt's the one responding.

"It depends on what was before."

"Before what?" A guy in front of us asks, turning around to eye Matt. The prof however takes his seat on his desk and leans back with a content smile on his face.

"Before the silence", Tai answers for Matt obviously following Matt's thoughts. I for my part turn and look at Sora, looking for an answer for this weird lecture. Much to my relief she looks as clueless as me.

"You mean like there was much noise before?" Another girl joins the discussion. Tai and Matt however just nod.

"So it means that you appreciate silence after there was much noise, Name an example", Mr. Hawkins joins the discussion again, looking straight at Tai. Tai however tenses up again and doesn't really look like he's going to answer that.

"Aren't you going to answer?" Matt whispers quietly to his best friend. Tai for his part just stares at the silver band around his left ring finger, the same on which Matt wears on his right.

"The only possible answer for that would be a battle. What do you want me to say? ´After I fought in a battle against bad digimons I really appreciate the silence because the explosions nearly blast my drumhead'?" Tai hisses.

"Touché."

Unfortunately for Tai however Mr. Hawkins heard him. "War", he says after getting up from his seat again and eyeing everyone in the room.

"After the horrible sounds of weapons piercing through people's bodies and the screams of warriors who experience their downfall on the battle field silence is the only thing you'll be longing for. It will be your own personal heaven." He says, his gaze not averting from Tai.

What is this man's problem? Why is he staring at Tai like that?

"Or your hell", Tai says. The sound of the bell snaps everyone out of their daze they were in. I didn't even notice the tension that built itself while discussing this weird topic; neither did I notice that the time flew by so fast. The students don't even bother to wait for the prof to say his goodbyes to them. They grab their bags and exit the room. We follow Tai's lead down the stairs to the exit. Right before we exit the room I hear a voice calling out Tai's name what causes the boy to stop in his tracks and turn around. Mr. Hawkins approaches us with a small smile on his face.

"Will", he says extending his hand to Tai. Tai for his part looks dumbfounded for a second before snapping out of it and taking his hand: „Taichi."

"Well Taichi I hope I didn't offend you today", he says smiling apologetic. "I'd like to know more why you said the complete opposite than me. Your train of thought is fascinating. The same goes for you too", he says, looking at Matt after he added the last part. Matt just smiles lightly. His smile however doesn't reach his eyes – not a good sign.

"Thank you sir. Anyway we've gotta go now. Come on Tai", Matt says while grabbing Tai's arm and pulling him out of the room. Sora and I however don't hesitate and follow the guys.

"God this guy was weird", I exclaim as soon as we're out of earshot.

"You can say that again", Sora says taking the last sip of her coffee and throwing it in one of the trash cans. "But Tai seemed to like him huh babe?"

"He's different from other lecturers", is the only thing he says before pulling out his buzzing phone out of his pocket.

"That's what I said", I respond causing Matt to chuckle next to me. I throw him a questioning look.

"Just because he's different doesn't mean that this is a bad thing, right?"

I decide to just ignore what he just said since I really don't feel like discussing a weird new lecturer with Matt right now. The rest of the forenoon wasn't really eventful. Tai slept through most of the lectures, Matt continued working on his song and Sora actually started to chat with me after the third coffee she drank. Without me even noticing it the time flew by and it was lunchtime. Matt for his part excuses himself because he's got band practice. Tai however goes to pick up his sister since he promised her to spend lunch with her since his girlfriend is busy with her best friend –me.

"You know Sora. I really appreciate it that you still spend so much time with me although you've got a boyfriend now", I say after receiving my order. We decided to eat in a small cute Greek restaurant since we both like Greek food.

She smiles lightly after taking a sip from her water. "What did you expect me to do? Abandon you and spend every free time I've got with Tai?"

"A lot of girls do that", I say before I take a bite from my plate.

"Tai's one of your friends too Mimi. And I already spend a lot of time with him without being in a relationship. We've been best friends, remember?"

"I'm glad you mention it. Since you said it right now by yourself that Tai's my friend too you can spill the beans now and tell me what's up with him. You said something about him being weird in the morning. He actually paid attention and spoke up in a lecture, I mean... wow. There's something wrong with him", I say trying to make a rather serious topic sound funny.

Sora however gets what I'm trying to say because she lies down her cutlery, takes another sip of her water and leans back in her chair, her expression changing from amused to concern in just a few seconds. "He zooned out in the morning... I mean like. Really zooned out. He didn't even hear me when I tried to ask him something. He was staring down on the carpet and when I asked him about what it was he just brushed it off like it was nothing, lying and saying he fell asleep again. I mean, come on... I'm no idiot", she says before exhaling rather loudly, showing just how frustrated she is.

"As your best friend I'd say you're overreacting. If it happens again you can start to pile on the pressure on him so he tells you what's wrong. But you kind of really do seem to overreact right now", I say slowly and as gentle as possible so she doesn't get the intention that I'm trying to offend her right now. She sighs quietly.

"You're right... I'm acting quite ridiculous huh?" she says smiling lightly while staring down at her plate. I for my part just nod as a response.

"Thank you Mimi"

"That's what I'm here for", I say before leaning over the table and giving her a peck on her cheek.

Kari's Prov

"Don't dare to even look at your purse Kari. I'm your older brother I'm definitely not going to let you pay for lunch", Tai says before taking his seat in front of me. I knew he'd act like that, but what can I say? I just don't feel comfortable when others pay for me, even if it's my brother who pays for... everything actually.

After the waiter takes our orders I immediately take the chance and lean closer to my brother, causing him to lazily hold my gaze. I know that he's expecting me to start the conversation since I wanted to meet him for lunch to ask for an explanation. So here goes nothing...

"Are you better?" I ask, not really sure how to start this kind of conversation. The last time something was wrong with my brother he ended up being in a kind of coma for a few days. I feel the cold shiver making its way down my spine just by thinking about these events a few months ago. God I'm so glad he's still alive...

"I am", he says, snapping me out of my thoughts. Just when I'm about to continue with another question the waiter brings our food and places it in front of us. Tai gives him a quick nod what causes him to leave us alone again. Much to my surprise Tai starts to tell me by himself.

"Well seeing that you're the only person that I can be sure won't say a word to anyone", he starts looking straight in my eyes. I nod quickly since he's waiting for any reaction of my side to continue. "When I was waiting for Sora this morning to get ready I kind of... God I don't know. Saw something?"

He starts, frowning at the thought. I can't help but shift in my seat. "What do you mean saw? Like a dream or something?"

"It felt too real to be a dream", he says slowly, not meeting my gaze.

"What did you see?

"The digital world... and it wasn't in a good shape", he says, finally starting to eat what causes me to do the same. I didn't even notice it until now but I'm starving.

"And what are you going to do now?" I ask after taking a sip of my water. Tai for his part smiles lightly.

"I already told Izzy to ask Gennai about it if you're going to suggest that."

I can't help but laugh at that. He knows me too well.

We spend the rest of our lunchbreak chatting about casual things that just come by, for example the weird hair of one of the waitress and laughing about one of the customers who bumped in the waiter what caused him to drop the plates he was carrying. All in all nothing out of the ordinary, but after all... I can't really shake the bad feeling I've got after Tai told me that he had a weird vision about the digital world being in trouble. I mean, we would've known by now if there would be something weird going on, after all we go out scouting almost every evening since the events a few months ago. And the fact that my older brother has visions now isn't really calming either.

Tai drops me off at my school again and drives back to the campus since he has a few lectures more to go before going home.

I slowly walk through the hallways of my school to my locker to get all the stuff I need for the few hours to go.

I manage to barely make it on time and take my seat right before the teacher enters the classroom by himself and starts the lesson. T.K greets me with a warm smile before taking up his earlier occupation; drawing some stuff on a loose paper he found in his notebook. Davis for his part is giving his best not to fall asleep. I can't help but stare a while at him, although I used to have feelings for my blond best friend I can't deny the fact that Davis does attract me in a way I didn't know was possible. Obviously sensing that he's being watched he turns his gaze to meet mine, grinning sheepishly.

"Like what you see?"

I don't bother to answer that since I kind of feel embarrassed that he caught me staring at him. Trying to change the subject I say the first thing that comes to my mind.

"Are you going to scout tonight?"

"Yes me and Ken are going tonight", he replies calmly. I'm not really sure if I should tell him about what Tai saw, but remembering that Tai asked me not to tell anyone yet I stay shut and just nod.

"Be careful, okay?"

Davis eyes me with a weird expression on his face before giving me a reassuring smile:" Always."

Ken's Prov

The sun is setting already. I can't help but already start to miss the long, warm summer days. Davis sits next to me trying not to fall asleep.

"It isn't even past ten and you're already sleepy Davis?" Veemon asks him in a mocking tone.

"What can I do? School starts too early in the morning" he says, trying his best not to sound too sleepy. He fails however.

"Don't worry, it seems rather quiet tonight so I don't think that we have to stay too long", I say while looking around the landscape. The river flows quietly next to us. We've been walking around the area Tai told us for almost two hours now, looking for something unusual without finding anything.

"Why do you think Tai send us to this area?" Davis asks me after a while. He switches on his flashlight what causes me to do the same. I have to admit that I feel kind of nervous to walk through a rather scary forest when there's absolutely nothing but the light of our flashlights. The funnel-shaped light beam makes everything even eerier.

"No idea, probably because no one was scouting here already", I respond while still looking around our surroundings looking for anything that looks out of place.

"Well I don't see here anything, what about we just –"Davis starts but gets interrupted by some strange voices.

Wormmon and Veemon immediately get ready to digivolve but Davis is faster and gestures them to do nothing but stay shut. He throws me a similar gaze and switches off his flashlight, signalizing me to do the same. The darkness immediately engulfs us as soon as the light beam is gone. As quietly as possible we make our way through the forest, approaching the voices. Just in the moment when I'm about to take another step further to the voices I feel Davis grip my arm and pulling me down to cover behind a bush. The sight however is kind of unsettling. There in front of us is a dark figure with its back turned to us, talking too low for us to understand to hundreds of digimon. Although we can't hear him these digimon obviously do because they seem to react to what the figure is saying.

"Is it just me or do these digimon don't look like digimon at all?" Davis asks me in a whisper.

He's right. Although there is no doubt that these are digimon, I have to admit that I never saw something like them. Their skin is dark grey and there where their eyes should have been are nothing but black holes. They're holding things that look like massive weapons but unfortunately it's too dark to identify anything. If there weren't the animalistic bodies of them I'd say they are human. God I have a bad feeling about this.

"Davis I think we should head back and tell the others what we saw", I say as quietly as possible. My best friend takes one last glance at the scene in front of us before nodding and pulling me back to the television we came from.

Well... at least I know now that Tai didn't send us here because he was in the mood to do so.

Tai's Prov

Words can't describe how glad I am that this day is over finally. After spending most of the night with Matt I finally enter my penthouse. The lights are all switched off what illustrates how late it is actually. I quietly make my way up my bedroom before opening the door as quietly as possible. The lamp on the bedside table is still on and next to it on the bed lays Sora, sleeping peacefully. Without much of hesitation I strip down to my boxers and lay down beside her, pulling her close to my chest and inhaling her scent. God I missed her.

Sensing my presence she turns around and snuggles close to me.

"I love you Sor," I say quietly, feeling the sudden urge to tell her that. She smiles lazily without opening her eyes.

"I know"

So this was the first chapter. Maybe you already can guess where I'm going with this story. Anyway please tell me what you think about this story so far because as I said before. I don't see why I should upload a story when there's no one who really wants to read it.

Hope to hear anything from you. I for my part am definitely going to write this story down, but I'm not sure about uploading. After all it feels great to be back. See you !