Description: I'm not telling anything except for that it's about Takeru and Yamato

On with the story!

As Yamato walked home from high school, he was distracted by nothing. The world to him was just a black

thing that was surrounding him. Yesterday, the world seemed its usual self, bright and cheery but last night,

his world crumbled down. He was informed that Takeru had leukemia and had about 1 month to live.

*Why does the world attack me at once? Couldn't they space it out a little?* Yamato wondered. He was

just getting used to being in high school and all the things that came with it. As Yamato walked home,

he passed the cemetery, the one that Gomamon was buried in. *Now I know how Jyou felt when he lost Gomamon.

I didn't think I could go through the emotional pain of losing someone again. First my mom and Takeru,

then Gomamon and now my little brother*

He kept walking until he came to the video arcade, the only one in his town. As he looked into the arcade,

he saw many smiling faces. To them, this seemed like a regular day like any other and he wished that

he could feel the happiness that they were feeling. When he got to the end of the building, Taichi emerged

from the arcade.

"Why such a long face?" Taichi asked,

"I don't want to talk about it," Yamato answered.

"Is it about Takeru?" Taichi asked slowly. From the reaction on Yamato's face, he knew that that was the

answer.

"Ho.. how do yo...you know about Tak..ke..eru?" Matt stammered,

"Hikari is really good friends with him and last night, she got a phone call from your mom. It was like

she had nobody else to turn to, that's why she called Kari," Taichi said. Kari was Taichi's nickname for

her, a name that was created in the Digiworld.

"Does anyone else know?" Yamato whispered.

"I didn't tell a single soul and if you don't want me too, I swear I won't tell a single soul. I know

how much pain you're going through," Taichi said

Suddenly, Yamato wasn't scared that anyone else heard, he just felt the anger going through his body like

blood. He just wanted to hurt Taichi but he controlled the urge.

"How can you know what I'm going through?" Yamato shouted, "Don't say you know how much pain I'm going

through, because you don't! You have your perfect little family and you never have anything wrong! The only

thing you have to worry about is what to wear in the morning!" And with that, he ran in the direction of

his apartment.

* * * * * * *

"Dad! Are you home?" Yamato called out. There was no answer, no noise. He knew it was safe to go. He quickly

scribbled a note to his dad, explaining that he was going out for a little bit. He went to the balcony, grabbed his

bike and went down the elevator. He didn't know the exact way to the hospital but he knew the general

direction and so he went with his natural instinct.

He pedaled for about half an hour and then he finally reached his destination, Mount Sinai Hospital. He locked up his bike,

and went inside the building that caused him a great deal of pain. He asked the nurse for the room the Takeru Takaishi

and got the room number 104, intensive care. When he entered the room, he saw his mother their, her

head down, as if she was praying. She looked up at the noise Yamato made when he closed the door.

"Hello Yamato," she said. He could tell that she'd been crying, "It's so nice of you to come and visit."

"No problem mom. How's he doing?" Yamato said, almost afraid to ask

"The doctors give him about 2 weeks to live at the most," she started

"What? Last night dad told me that he had a month!" he yelled

"Shh. Not so loud, you might wake Takeru and he needs his rest. Yes, that's what the doctor's thought too but it turned

out that he has two more tumors on top of the 2 he already has. There's no chance of him surviving. Zero out of one

million but don't tell Takeru that." His mother replied gently,

"Okay mom, I won't. Can I be alone with him for a little while?" Yamato asked

"Sure but he careful," His mother said with sadness in her eyes.

As he watched his mother leave the room, he saw Takeru stir,

"Yamato, is that you?" Takeru asked softly,

"Yes, your big brother is here, everything will be okay, don't worry," Matt said soothingly

"Matt," Takeru started. Yamato knew that he wasn't feeling good because the only time he called him Matt was when Takeru

really needed him, "Why is it me that has to sick? I'm only in grade 6! I don't want to die! I want to live! Why me?"

Takeru couldn't say anymore because the tears, which were running freely across his face, took control over him and

he was lost in the sounds of sobs. Yamato was too shocked to do anything except for holding Takeru in his arms and let him

cry.

Later that night, his father arrived at the hospital. The tension between his parents were so tense that Yamato walked out

on them and rode home leaving his parents shocked.

* * * * * * *

The next day, while Yamato was in math class, he was doing some thinking about Takeru. *How can I be stuck here when my

brother could leave this world any minute?* When the final bell rang, he rushed out of the door and rode all the way to the

hospital. this was the first day that Yamato didn't care about what other people thank. He just wanted to get to his

brother and comfort him.

When he got to the hospital, he went to the familiar room and saw his mom sleeping on the chair. Again, the sound of the

door woke her up. She smiled wearily at him, indicating it had been a rough night, and left the two brothers alone in peace.

As Yamato watched his little brother sleep, he saw the pain Takeru was in. His face looked paler than usual and his hair was

messed up. Takeru was moving around like he couldn't find a comfortable position. As he started to wake up, he saw pain in his

face as he tried to smile at his older brother, he was getting worse by the hour. He looked so fragile and yet, there was

determination in his face that said, I will beat this. I'll fight to the very end. Yamato was amazed at his determination.

"Matt, I want to tell you that I love you. You are the best big brother in the world, always there to protect him, always there

to pick me up and I want to tell you that where ever I am, I'll always be watching over you." Takeru said with tears in his eyes.

The room was so full of emotions that Yamato finally let his emotions out and cried with his brother.

Suddenly, their dad came into the room with his mother. It was such a shock to see them together that they stopped crying and

listened to what they had to say.

"We know how much spending time means to you and.." his father started,

"We give Yamato permission to come here whenever he wants and.." their mother said,

"And we cleared it with the nurses." their father finished

They both knew what this meant. There wasn't that much time left for Takeru and every little moment counted.

* * * * * * *

That night, while Yamato was trying to sleep, he had the urge to go and see Takeru, it was a brotherly urge and he knew that

Takeru. *Hang on Takeru, don't go now, wait for me!*

As Yamato got there, he ran up the stairs and ran up to Takeru's room and saw him in the same kind of pain he saw him that morning.

Suddenly, an idea hit him. *Is Takeru holding on to his life, <i>for me?</i> He's willing to go through all this pain just so I can

say goodbye?* "Takeru, I want to tell you, it you are holding on to your life, you can let go now. I want to you be free, free

of the pain that you're going through," Matt said outloud

The change in Takeru physically was amazing, he stopped moving and his face, it looked like he was finally at peace. Yamato had

never been so happy and sad at the same time. He was happy that his brother was at peace and he knew that he was watching over him

but hewas gone, physically. No more talks on the phone. A feeling hit him. A feeling that was left untouch ever since he

came back from the Digiworld. Guilt. Why was Takeru the one to go? Yamato would have gladly given up his life for his brother

because he probably had a brighter future a head and .. it was a brotherly feeling. As he left the hospital room, his tears

glissened in the moonlight.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or Takeru but I own Yamato.... Okay, I don't own anybody in this fic. *sigh* Matt is so kawaii!

Oh yes.. this story belongs to me and that's all! Bye!