Disclaimer- I don't own Digimon or the song I put here

Disclaimer- I don't own Digimon or the songs I put here

A/n- starts out as Sorato, ends as Sora/???. I need suggestions! The first song is called "Dancing Lemon Tree" by Tarcy, the second "Just Enough" by Hoku.

Realized Too Late

~* Yagami residence, Taichi's room *~

Taichi fingered a metal-framed photo and stifled a sob. [I'm the Digimon Leader in Season 01…I cant cry…my crest is Courage…I. Will. Not. Cry. For. A. Girl. Especially not for her…]

The girl in the photo smiled back at him, crimson eyes sparkling, reddish-orange hair glinting in the bright sunlight.

~I'm sitting here in a boring room

it's another rainy Sunday afternoon

I'm wasting my time I've got nothing to do

I'm hanging around I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens—and I wonder~

"Yeah, I'm free in case Yamato doesn't have anyone to go with…"

The heartbreaking words revolved around in Taichi's head. Just when he finally plucked up the courage to ask her out…

~I'm driving around in my car

I'm driving too fast I'm driving too far

I'd like to change my point of view

I feel so lonely I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens—and I wonder~

Despite his previous statement, the tears cascaded down his face and splashed onto his desk. "Oh, Sora…"

~* Takenouchi residence, Sora's room *~

Sora grinned regardless of herself. She grinned at her room, at her teddy bear, at her bed, at her poster of Yamato's band…at Yamato. "He asked me out, he asked me out…" she said in a singsong tone.

Just yesterday, Yamato had called her up and asked her out on a date this Saturday night. And, naturally, she accepted with a dreamy smile and a nod.

"Oh, cool, great. See ya then." Yamato had replied with a hint of lovesickness.

Sora, reminded of the happy memory, began dancing around her room singing:

~I wonder how I wonder why

Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky

And all that I can see

Is just a yellow lemon tree

I'm turning my head up and down

I'm turning turning turning around

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree~

"Matte," she paused. "I don't feel like that. That's a song about lost love…I need a song of new-found love!"

Sora began pawing in her CD case and came up with a CD by Shin Hsiao Chy (a/n- she's my favorite Chinese singer…actually, Tarcy is too). "There you go!" she popped the CD in her CD player and pressed #10, Daybreak.

~* Ishida residence, Yamato's room *~

Yamato sat staring at the peeling walls. A picture hung there, framed in pressed flowers. The girl in the picture beamed at him, her minty green dress flowing behind her, her cinnamon brown eyes shining at him, and her star-studded pink hair was whipped around her face in a sort of fashion statement. [No,] he shook his head, [I don't love her, I love Sora.] he reached up and tore the picture away from the wall. Sticking his hand in a drawer, Yamato fumbled for his new picture of Sora. Finally finding it, he stuck it in the pressed flower frame, blocking out the cheerful face of Mimi Tachikawa.

~I'm sitting here I miss the power

I'd like to go out taking a shower

But there's a heavy cloud inside my head

I feel so tired I put myself into bed

Where nothing ever happens—and I wonder~

~* Tachikawa residence, Mimi's room (New York) *~

The phone rang and Mimi dove for it, "Coming!"

"Hello, Mimi?" a familiar voice replied.

"Koushirou!" Mimi said happily, clutching the phone. Any word from her Japanese friends cheered her up, but although she hated to admit it, she was hoping for another person…a person whose name starts with a Y and possesses the Crest of Friendship.

Koushirou said, "Yep, anyway, Jyou wanted me to call because he wanted to spread the news—good news, literally."

"Really? What?" Mimi's face lit up.

"Yamato finally mustered up the courage to ask Sora out! And she accepted!"

Mimi's face froze. Her hand that had clutched the phone so expectantly just a few seconds ago had stiffened and the phone clattered to the floor.

"Mimi? Mimi?" Koushirou's frantic voice echoed thru the room.

~Isolation—is not good for me

Isolation—I don't want to sit on a lemon tree

I'm stepping around in a desert of joy

Baby anyhow I'll get another toy

And everything will happen—and you'll wonder~

~* Izumi residence, Koushirou's room (Odaiba, Japan) *~

"Mimi?" Koushirou repeated desperately one last time. He didn't hear the discouraging off tone, so that means Mimi didn't hang up. But then what could she be doing? Is she hurt? Thoughts swam thru his head, unpleasant thoughts. Maybe he shouldn't have told her about Yamato and Sora…Suddenly he realized with a fleeting horror how Mimi had emailed him about her feelings for Yamato just last week. "BAKA!" he yelled at himself, gripping his hair. Banging the phone down, he powered up his pineapple laptop (a/n- isn't that laptop kawaii? I want one just like it!). He signed on the Net and reopened the mail which contained Mimi's confession:

To: Kizumi31

From: PinkPrincess7

Subject: (no subject)

Hi Koushirou!

Since you asked so earnestly…I guess I can trust you to tell you who I like…

First, make sure there's no one aroud you, then, read this:

It's Yamato Ishida.

*Blush* Don't tell anyone, okay?

Koushirou stared blankly at the screen, horrified.

~I wonder how I wonder why

yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree

I'm turning my head up and down

I'm turning turning turning around

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree~ (a/n- the song ends here so I'm putting another song in, it's called "Just Enough" by Hoku)

~* Yagami residence, Taichi's room *~

"Taichi?" a knock sounded at the door.

"Who is it?" Taichi mumbled as he hurriedly dabbed away the tears.

"Hikari,"

"Go away."

"Stop it, Taichi. You're acting immature."

"And you're acting bothersome."

"I don't care, I'm comin' in,"

Taichi dashed to the door and rammed his shoulder against it, "Don't you dare come in!"

Hikari pushed against the other side, "Lemme in!"

"No! No…" Taichi felt tears welling up behind his eyes, why, he didn't know…

~It was nearly nine o'clock

When I thought about you

Are you with someone else~

~* Yagami residence, the hallway outside of Taichi's room *~

"I said, lemme in, Taichi!" Hikari banged her fist against the door.

"Iie…iie…" came the muffled reply as a choke and a stifled sob interrupted.

"Let. Me. In!" Hikari kicked the door and winced in pain.

"You okay?" Taichi's barely audible voice said from behind the door.

"No! And this wouldn't have happened if you let me in!" Hikari huffed and forced her left shoulder into the door, which swung open and a mass (Taichi) yelped, "Agh, get out!"

~It was almost ten o'clock

When I thought I'd do something to free myself

And then about twelve o'clock

I'm driving down your block.

I see a light shining underneath your door.

I'm home about one o'clock

And you finally called me up

I guess I was hoping for just a little more~

Hikari knelt down next to Taichi and asked, "Are you alright?"

"What does it look like?" Taichi turned away, embarrassed that his younger sister caught him at such a vulnerable time.

"Is it Sora?" Hikari said softly.

Taichi just nodded.

~* Kido residence, Jyou's room *~

Jyou propped his chin in his left palm and sighed. Studying for the final exam was hard enough, but just to top it off, the SATs are coming too. But Jyou wanted to get in a good college, so he has to study hard. A soft song wafted out of the radio…

~You give me just enough

to keep me hanging

till I'm ready to move on

and then you find a way to make your play

and then I stay~

"What a depressing song," Jyou murmured as he circled a) for one of his questions which read: 1. The fight threatened to ________ the two friends' friendship. a) sunder b) splenetic c) hyperbole d) waive e) deign

"Come to think of it, that question reminds me of us…not that we'd fight…I hope."

~* Takaishi (a/n- or Takashi???) residence, Takeru's room *~

Takeru swung his legs over the jade green bedspread and groaned inwardly. Why did Yamato have to go and date Sora? And why did Sora accept? Didn't she know Taichi likes her also? Now Hikari's kind of…ignoring him…why? Just because he's related to Yamato? That doesn't seem like Hikari. But then, it didn't seem like Sora to diss Taichi either…

~Just enough 
to give me hope
that you will fall in love with me
just enough
just enough baby~
 
Takeru had always thought Taichi and Sora were a pair. He had always thought they were meant to be. He took that for granted. Now, look at them. One's suffering from heartbreak and the other perfectly unaware of how much pain she caused the other. (a/n- I know in the episode Taichi told Sora he like her, but he acted like he didn't mind much, so I'm just guessing that that was a disguise, that he really does care. After all, a girl whom he loved just dissed him!!! I would care if it was me…wouldn't you?)
 
~* Inoue residence, Miyako's room *~
 
"Mom! I told you, I don't want the fried something-or-other!" Miyako whined, prodding at a lump of what was supposed to be fried rice.
"It's fried rice, Miyako! And eat or go hungry, it's your choice!" was the disappointing reply.
Miyako groaned and poked the chunk again with her fork before throwing the whole thing into the trashcan. It was a pity, really, because it was rare that she got to eat in her room, but her mom just had to spoil it by making a lump of rotten fried rice.
She signed on the Net in her computer and found an email to her from Koushirou:
 
To: M4Mechanic, oleReliable, IoriH, SoccerDMotomiya 
From: Kizumi31
Subject: Fwd: What've I done????
 
Oh no, ppl, I told Mimi that Yamato and Sora were dating! And Lord knows how much Mimi loves Yamato! What can I do? HELP!
From,
Koushirou
PS. Although my crest is Knowledge, Knowledge includes IQ, not EQ!
 
Miyako blinked, Mimi liked Yamato? It was kinda hard to believe, she always thought she liked either Koushirou or Jyou! Well, oleReliable is Jyou's screen name, so he must know also…(a/n- IoriH is Iori's screen name, and SoccerDMotomiya, as you all might've guessed, is Daisuke's screen name.)
 
~Will you come and see me today
Well I don't know
It's part of the mystery
Will you come tell me you love me
Or let me go
I guess we'll have to see
You're unpredictable
And that keeps me interested
But I'd rather have you right here instead
You give me~
 
~* Hida residence, Iori's room *~
 
 
"Iori! Did you finish your veggies?" Iori's mom shouted as the clang of washing dishes sounded.
"Hai," Iori mumbled as he switched on his computer. "You got mail," the monotone voice of the Net declared.
Iori's eyes widened as his eyes scanned over the screen. "Oh, you're in deep trouble now, Koushirou."
Hurriedly, he typed back a reply,
 
To: Kizumi31
From: IoriH
Subject: Re: Fwd: What've I Done????
 
This is pretty serious, Koushirou. I'm not exactly one on EQ but perhaps you can ask Miyako. Mimi has always adored Yamato, and I'm surprised you didn't know that. Anyway, I'll try to think of something.
Iori
 
~Oh, oh
I've been thinking in the back of my mind
I'm losing sleep
I'm losing time
But I just keep on falling
I'm falling
I'm falling
Oh, oh, oh
It gets harder to define
In my heart and in my mind
I know I should just let you go~
 
 
A/n- ahhhh, I'll just stop it there. Sorry to leave y'all hanging, but hey! That's life! Gotta go! Pokemon Stadium 2 awaits!!! (I love my N64! But why does the Digimon games hafta be on PlayStation? It's unfair! I want Digimon games too!!!)
Later dayz,
CyberSerpent
PS. Loads of thanks to Evil Idiot for her reviews!!! She writes good Daikaris and S+S so go read her stories too!