Tai's Downfall by Melinda Cadarette
Look away Tai
Just do not look
Do not see them
Like that in love
I feel so alone
I cannot bear it
My heart is so dark
I cannot take it
Tai decided to take a walk one evening. It went fine until he saw Matt and Sora walking together and holding hands. He decided to hide himself behind a tree. He felt like a fool doing so but he could not confront them.
"Tai, why are you hiding from Matt and Sora?" Agumon asked him.
"Agumon I know this may sound stupid but I-I" Tai could not finish.
"You what?" Agumon sounded concerned for his partner.
Tai could not answer. He smiled at Agumon. "Do you know that I am eighteen years old and I still have not been on a date? And yet Matt and Sora have been dating for two years!"
"Uh Tai?" Agumon said.
"It's nothing really" Tai sighed. "Let's go."
"Ok Tai" Agumon spoke. 'You don't fool me Tai. I know you still have feelings for Sora. You just don't want to face them yet' the Digimon thought.
However Agumon said nothing about this to Tai. He followed Tai as they walked quietly away from sight.
Sora, though, saw them before they disappeared.
"Matt, I think I saw Tai and Agumon".
Matt looked around. "I don't see them anywhere Sora".
"But I did see them Matt!" Sora looked again at the tree where she saw them. However she saw no one now.
"It's okay Sora. They are not there now", Matt looked up at the blue sky. It was getting dark. "It's so beautiful out. I am glad that I can share this moment with you".
"Oh Matt", Sora turned to her love. "The sky is indeed beautiful. The stars are even out so early".
"You know what makes this even better?" Matt's voice became low and seductive. He took hold of her right hand.
"Oh? And what is that?" Sora asked, getting excited.
"This", Matt did a long kiss on her, wrapping his arms around her. The thought of Tai was far from Sora's mind now.
Tai laid down on his bed. He loosened his tie and opened his vest, revealing a partly opened shirt. He felt like crying yet he would not allow himself to do it. Agumon looked on helplessly.
"Tai…" Agumon started to speak. He really did not know what to say to him. "Um Tai, you shouldn't be sad. Matt and Sora are your friends".
"Yeah I know. Still I feel like a fool".
"Why Tai?" Tai sat up. Agumon waited for his answer.
"I should have told her when I had the chance", Tai told Agumon. "It may not have changed anything but at least she would have known". Tears came down his face. "Now she probably wouldn't even care".
"Tai…" Agumon sighed. He could not finish. Tai walked to the mirror.
"Is it my hair? Is it my attitude? I know I may not be as attractive as Matt but I still can be as good as a boyfriend as he can. I just want that chance", Tai looked at Agumon. Tears were coming down. "Am I attractive Agumon?"
"Don't say that Tai!" Agumon said. 'I don't really know what to say. Tai has never faced something like this before', Agumon thought. He was getting very concerned at Tai.
"Easy for you to say. You're not the one that has to deal with a broken heart", Tai slammed his hands on his drawer. Tears landed on the drawer. "Man I wish I just told her! I would do anything to have her! Anything!"
'Oh really?' a dark voice boomed. Tai found himself in a pitch-black area. Yet he could see his hands clearly. He turned around to see the source of the voice.
"Who are you? Am I going crazy?" Tai asked.
"You're not going crazy but tell me would you truly do anything to get Sora?" the dark voice asked him.
"I love her with all my heart", Tai answered. "Yes I am willing to do anything to have her".
"Ah but how sincere are you?" the dark voice snickered. "I know you can have her. I know you want her so bad I can feel it. So I am going to tell you one way you can have her".
"What is it? Tell me!"
"You have to eliminate your rival!"
"My rival? Do you mean Matt?"
"Yes, Matt. He's the one that took your love. You must defeat him in order to get her" the voice told him. He knew that this was wrong yet he could not help feel tempted at the words.
"I-I can't do that!" Tai called out. He was more trying to convince himself than the voice.
"You cannot escape me Taichi", the voice called out. "I am your dark thoughts collected in one. You think you can escape from me but every time you see Sora you get depressed. Tell me do you want to keep on like for the rest of your life?"
"No", Tai then saw an image of himself staring back at him. "Who are you?"
"Let me take over", the image walked to Tai. Tai could not see its lips moving yet he knew the voice was coming from the image. "Let the darkness in you take over so you could do what you need to do. I am a part of you and I want you to fulfill your wishes. The only thing that is stopping me is your lack of confidence in yourself. You do not think you can get Sora. You do not think that Sora will love you like she does to Matt. I believe you are wrong. You can have Sora and she can love you. All you have to do is let me make the decisions and you can guarantee that Sora shall be yours".
"Really? How can I trust you? If you are my evil side, how can I know you would not go too far in this?" Tai asked.
His dark side laughed. "How many times have you thought about that concert when you had the chance to say something to Sora but you didn't? How many times have you said 'If I only said it' when you see them together?" Tai narrowed his eyes. He trembled inside.
"I want Sora. I want her! I would do anything to have her!" Tai clenched his hands. He then looked straight into his dark side's eyes. "Fine. I may regret this but I'll do it! I'll let you take over so I can get Sora! I just hope you would not do anything that I have to live with!"
Tai's dark side nodded. "Very well. Open your mind Taichi Kamiya. I shall merge with you and I shall take control. And then you shall have Sora forever".
Agumon was getting worried as he saw Tai gazed at the mirror with a vacant expression on his face. Then he saw Tai smirked and laughed. It was not a good laugh either. It was a dark, evil laugh. Agumon have never heard it before, at least not from him.
"Are you okay Tai?" Agumon asked him. Tai turned to face his Digimon. There was something wrong with the way he looked at him. Agumon felt like trembling.
"Peachy Agumon. I feel just peachy", Tai answered. He slowly walked back to the bed and laid down. He then let out a great, malicious laugh. Agumon looked at him nervously. He had no idea that things would get bad, very bad from now on.
This is going to be the last work of the year. Thanks for everyone that was kind to read and review all my other works. I try to return the favour as much as I can but of course I am not always successful. My three week holiday starts on Friday so please e-mail me either tomorrow or Thursday if you want me to read your message. DO NOT E-MAIL ME AFTER THIS WEEK! I'll not reply at all and if it goes to the Junk Mail folder it'll be deleted without me knowing it. So please e-mail me after January 6. Digimon is owned by Disney and YTV. I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. Expect more works in the new year.