Okay, the thing is, "End All" was meant to be a one shot deal. But since people seemed to like it I thought I would try to turn it into asmall series. This is under a different name though because I want End All to be a standalone fic. This can be viewed as a completely different story because I go over all that happened already in this one.

I said I would 'try' to make this a series, but we all know my history with multi-part fics so just bear with me people. I only write when inspiration strikes and it usually only strikes when I'm depressed, but with a boyfriend like mine, I should be greatly inspired shortly. Wish me luck.

Disclaimer: Don't own Digimon or anything even slightly related to it except my fics….sad is it not???

Things in italics and ' marks are 'thoughts.'

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World Go Round

"Taichi…please…" Yamato pleaded. "You've got to eat something."

'I'm not hungry Matt…I don't think I'll ever be hungry again…'

Taichi didn’t even look at him. He simply turned over on his other side on his bed, facing away.

Yamato almost felt his heart break.

"Onichan…please don’t do this." Hikari, who was standing next to Yamato and the only other person in the room, begged her brother. "Don't shut us out Tai."

'I have to Kari…It's better this way. You're better off without me.'

Tai made no move to respond to his sister, not even a sound.

Kari choked down a sob and turned to look at the carpeted floor of her older brother's room, silently cursing the single tear that wound itself down her cheek. Yamato glanced at her in sympathy as he held back his own tears.

Turning his attention back to Taichi, Yamato kneeled down next to the boy, reaching over and gently pulling his hair back out of his eyes.

"Tai-chan…Please just try to eat something, okay angel? I know you're not hungry but you've got to eat."

'I can't…Yamato…I just can't…'

No response, Tai continued to just stare at the wall with that same anguished, fearful statement on his face that he had all the time now.

Yamato sighed resignedly, he wouldn't cry.

"Try to get some sleep Taichi…we'll be back later to check on you, okay?" Yamato didn't expect a response, but it still hurt when he didn't get one. "I love you angel…"

'You shouldn't…I don't deserve you Yamato…'

Yamato placed a gentle kiss on his boyfriend's cheek, almost crying when the smaller boy flinched away from his touch.

The blonde signaled Hikari and the two turned to leave.

Hikari turned around.

"I love you Onichan…we all do…"

With that, the two exited the room, both with tears in their eyes.

Taichi's eyes flickered up for only a second.

"I love you too…"

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Yamato closed the door to Tai's room and leaned his back against it; finally feeling the tears emerge.

It had been days since Tai had really eaten and even longer since he had spoken. Tai hadn't even smiled since it had happened.

Yamato sighed.

'I should have seen it.' Matt thought. 'I should have been able to stop it.'

It had been three weeks since Matt had found Tai on the streets, about to be run over by a car. Luckily he had been able to push Tai out of the way in time and gotten him back to his house…it was then he found out what had happened to him.

Taichi's boyfriend, Miaki, had been abusing him consistently ever since they had been together and that night it had happened again, only much worse this time. Miaki had beaten Tai to within an inch of his life and then raped him.

As Taichi cried and shuddered in his arms that night Yamato had confessed his love to Taichi after years of longing for the boy from afar. He had gotten Tai to a hospital after that and the police had arrested Miaki.

Miaki was now in prison serving a 20 year sentence for rape and attempted murder, but that didn't help Taichi at the moment.

Tai was in the hospital for 13 days recovering. Yamato never left his side and it had taken much convincing from doctors to get his parents and Hikari to take a break occasionally. When they had finally been able to take him home, Taichi hadn't let his parents anywhere near him. He was completely terrified of their touch. The only people he would let help him were Yamato and Hikari. Because of this, Matt had stayed over at the Kamiya's house since Tai had been brought home. Either sleeping on the couch or on the floor of Tai's room when they were afraid to leave him by himself.

It had been alright for a while, but soon Tai had started to get worse, distancing himself from everyone and no longer responding to anyone. Neither Yamato or Kari could get him to eat anymore. They were going to have to do something soon. Tai was just getting too thin and too weak.

"Matt?" Yamato was snapped out of his own thoughts at the sound of Mrs. Kamiya's voice.

Matt slowly looked up, almost dreading what he would see.

He looked up into the worried, pleading eyes of Taichi's mother. He knew what she wanted. For him to tell her that her son was okay, That her little boy had finally spoken or at least eaten something. Yamato couldn't stand having to break the kind woman's heart every time he walked out of Tai's room.

"How is he?" she asked.

Mr. Kamiya turned from his position on the couch, also waiting for the boy's answer.

Matt swallowed and shook his head sadly, watching as the two adults faces fell and Hikari walked over to them.

"He still won't eat anything." The blonde admitted, feeling defeated. "I'm sorry…"

Mrs. Kamiya approached him and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"It's not your fault Yamato, don't apologize." She said, smiling at the boy.

"But…"

"No buts." She interrupted. "You've helped him so much already Yamato. I don't think Taichi would've made it this far without you." She stopped and sniffed a little "He's lucky to have your love Yamato and we're lucky to have you."

Matt looked up into her eyes in surprise. He didn't know what to say.

"Thank you…"

She smiled and nodded.

They both walked back over to the living room with Hikari and Mr. Kamiya.

Mr. Kamiya smiled slightly at Matt.

"You tried your best Matt."

"I just…" Matt looked at his hands and clenched his fists "I just want to be able to do something more than wait and hope…"

A watch alarm went off. Mrs. Kamiya got up silently and went to the kitchen to get Taichi's pills, taking them into his room.

"I know." Mr. Kamiya smiled lightly and then sighed, looking towards his son's door. "If he doesn't eat soon we're going to have to take him back to the hospital."

Kari's head snapped up.

"But we can't! Taichi hates hospitals…"

Matt looked over at the girl; she was always the first to defend her Onichan…

"I know sweetheart." Mr. Kamiya soothed "But we may have to…he's just getting too sick…"

Just then Mrs. Kamiya exited Tai's bedroom; the pills still in her hands.

"What happened?" Mr. Kamiya asked.

Mrs. Kamiya shook her head and went into the kitchen again. Matt followed her.

"Mrs. Kamiya?" he asked carefully.

"He still won't take them Matt." She sighed, putting the pills away and getting out a small bottle of liquid and a syringe.

Yamato watched the woman, her hands were shaking badly as she filled the syringe and he could tell she was barely keeping herself from crying.

Matt walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay…I'll do it…"

She looked at him gratefully, tears shining in her eyes and nodded.

Yamato took the syringe from her and went to Tai's room, Kari trailing behind him.

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Matt kneeled by Tai's bed, Hikari next to him.

"Tai?"

'Go away Matt…'

Still no response, no sign of recognition at all.

Matt sighed heavily.

"I'm sorry Taichi."

'I know.'

Yamato took Taichi's hand in his and pushed the needle into his arm.

Tai's eyes squinted a little in pain, but nothing more.

Kari winced, she knew Tai hated needles, they scared him to death. When they had both gone to get their school shots, she had done fine, but Tai had pitched a fit. It took a doctor and two nurses to be able to get him held down tight enough to actually give him the shot. Kari had thought it was hilarious. But now he wouldn't even protest….and that frightened her….

Matt placed a small bandage on Tai's arm, placing the needle in the container next to the bed.

Yamato ran his fingers through the brunette's hair, wishing for some sort of response.

He watched as Kari took her brother's hand and wrapped her fingers around his wrist completely, with room to spare.

This surprised Matt. Kari's hands were so small…

Yamato took Tai's hand and did the same thing Kari had. He could have held both Tai's wrists in one hand.

'That's it…' he thought

"Taichi, listen to me…" he demanded " Tai, you have to eat something now. If you don't we're taking you back to the hospital, do you understand?"

'Don't take me back Matt…just let me die…I'm no good to anyone…'

No response.

Yamato was quickly losing his control.

"Taichi if you don't eat we're going back to Odaiba General. The doctors are going to stick IV's in you and put a tube in your stomach, do you understand that?"

'Why do you care Matt? You shouldn't care…'

Something caught in Matt's throat and tears came to his eyes as Tai didn't respond.

"Kari…" he choked. "Go get your dad. Tell him to go start the van and I'll bring Tai down. We're going back to the hospital."

Kari nodded, seeing the sadness and conviction in Matt's eyes and went to get her parents.

"I love you Taichi…" Matt told the smaller boy. "And I won't let you die like this…"

'Why? You could do so much better…'

"Matt?" Mr. Kamiya asked from the doorway. "Do you need help?"

Matt didn't turn around, he had to be strong for Tai's parents, he couldn't let them see him cry.

"No. It's alright."

Mr. Kamiya nodded and went to get his keys.

Matt wiped away his tears, carefully placing one arm behind Tai's back and another under his knees. Gently, he lifted the brunette from the bed. Almost bursting into new tears at how light Tai had become.

He carried him down to the Kamiya's minivan; his parents and Kari close by.

They all got in and Mr. Kamiya started the engine, Mrs. Kamiya next to him, Kari in the last row and Matt and Taichi in the second row.

Matt sat with his back against the window, his arms wrapped tightly around Taichi who was cradled closely to him.

Kari looked on worriedly as Matt began to whisper soothingly in Tai's ear.

"It's okay angel…everything's gonna be alright…"

'Nothing will ever be alright again…'

Tears began slipping down Kari's cheeks.

'Please be okay, Onichan…please…I need you big brother…" she whimpered.

Matt closed his eyes and buried his face in Tai's soft hair.

"Don't leave me Taichi."

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To be continued…

Did ya like it? Please tell me if you did, but don't tell me if you didn't. I thrive on feedback and sometimes it helps words appear on my computer screen, okay? I'll try to have the next part out sometime before the next millennium, but school just started so give me some time.