Everything for you

Chapter One: "Not that it matters… just wondering"

It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope, which then turned into a quiet thought, which then turned into a quiet word.

"Love"

That was to only word that could summarize it. Fifteen years ago he met her, and they had been inseparable ever since. Countless trials and tribulations had tried to break them apart, some of the smallest being throw up in someone's hat, and a stupid argument over a hair clip, and some of the biggest being blood thirsty digital behemoths that would treasure nothing more than to see their lifeless bodies torn apart by their own bare hands!

Sorry, was that too much?

Anyway, his name was Taichi Kamiya, and hers Sora Takenouchi. Now there was no doubt in Tai's mind that his heart belonged to Sora, and always would, but he was unsure if he held hers as well. You see, years ago the two had gone to a summer camp, where they had met a boy named Yamato Ishida. He adventured with them, and Tai suspected that Sora had fallen for him instead.

Tai knew that Matt liked her too, and Matt and Tai had discussed the situation for a long time before deciding to treat it as another chapter in their friendly rivalry. Both boy would try and win Sora's heart, and when it became clear who had succeeded the other would back off. Tai had agreed to it because Matt was a good friend and even though Sora was the love of his life, she was also his friend, and that meant he just wanted her to be happy.

Recently however it looked like Matt had won, and that killed Tai. He knew the old proverb, if you love something let it go, but he also hated it. Now Tai was sitting in his homeroom, not paying attention to the teacher in front of him that was droning on and on about all the school rules. Some vandals had recently got into the school at night and broken into a ton of lockers. The crooks didn't take much, though they did destroy a lot of books, Tai had discovered several things missing from his locker, and not in pieces by his feet, namely his D-Terminal. Another strange note was that the trail of carnage ended at Tai's locker, almost as if they had been searching for something and found it there. No big deal, nothing that couldn't be replaced.

The bell rang to signal lunch and Tai stood up and walked out as the teacher shouted over everyone else in a desperate attempt to get one last rule out before everyone left. Tai stopped by his new locker and grabbed his lunch and proceeded to the Digidestined spot. It was a tree outside near the soccer fields. Sure they didn't have a table to eat on, and their buts got wet after a few rainy days, but the fresh air and lack of noise that the cafeteria was flooded with made it worth it.

When Tai got to the tree, he found Izzy, Matt, and Sora already there.

"Hey guys" Tai said as he walked up

"Hey Tai. Me and my band have a huge gig on Christmas Eve, you gonna be there?" Matt said

"Sure." Tai said

"Yeah we wouldn't miss it." Izzy said

"Mhmm" Sora hummed her agreement

"Great, thanks guys, I'll get you some tickets" Matt said

"I'll contact Joe and see if he can make it too." Izzy said pulling out his D-Terminal.

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The next week Tai made his way to the concert tent and found Sora behind it with a package in her hands. "Sora! Wait up!" Tai said walking up to her

Sora turned and saw him "Oh, Tai!" She said

"Something smells good!" Agumon chimed in as Gabumon opened the door

"Matt's busy getting ready. But I'll take those to him!" Gabumon said when he saw the cookies for Matt.

"Oh, no you won't! You'll eat the whole thing yourself!" said Biyomon

"Why, I resent that! I'm on a diet!" Gabumon said

"So, Sora? Are you going to the concert with anyone? Not that it matters...just wondering." Tai asked

" No. I want to be available in case Matt's free afterwards." Sora said

"Oh, I see. Matt, huh?" Tai said feeling as though he had just had every happy thought torn out of him.

Sora couldn't look at him anymore so she looked down and said "Yeah."

"It's okay." He said smiling at her

"You're not mad at me, Tai?"

"Of course not. Now get in there, and say 'Hi' to Matt for me." Tai said pushing her towards the door.

"Thanks, Tai." Sora said smiling back at him

"The least you could do is leave us the cookies!" Agumon half joked

"Tell you what; I'll make some special ones for you." Sora said smiling

"I'll be waiting. Thanks." Tai said as she walked inside

"You know what Tai, you've really grown up!" Agumon exclaimed

Despite his friend's words Tai still felt horrible. He had been right, he had lost Sora's heart to Matt. If he hadn't promised Matt he would go to his concert Tai would have left then and there. Broken hearted, Tai walked into the tent and took his seat, The concert was good, until it was broken up by Arukenimon and Mummymon. With those two as a distraction Tai was able to re-assume his role as Digidestined leader, and helped the new kids round up the rampaging Digimon all over the world. This distraction continued with the threat of Daemon and Okinawa. However with the world at peace Tai had no choice but face the reality of Matt and Sora. They were an official couple now, and every time Tai saw them together it hurt. Tai's jealousy and his hatred of himself for being petty like that torn him in two.

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One month to the day since Matt's concert and things had only gotten worse for Tai, if that was at all possible. He had discovered that his little sister had begun dating TK. The two most important girls in his life, and both of them had been taken by that pair of brothers, though Tai had to admit that TK was being much more aware of his feelings than Matt. TK would avoid acting too much like a boyfriend when Tai was around, it wasn't that Matt was being inconsiderate of Tai's feelings just that he was unaware of how much pain he was in.

One day TK and Kari were sitting with Tai in the Kamiya living room.

"What's bothering you Tai?" Kari asked

"You know Kari." Tai said

"I do, but TK doesn't. If you tell him, he can help you." Kari said

"Kari, He's already walking on egg shells about being your boyfriend, I'm not going to thrust my problems on him too." Tai said

"It's ok Tai, you seem really down, and talking about it might help." TK said

"You sure? You might not like what I have to say." Tai said

"Well I know you don't like the fact I'm dating Kari, so we'll be even." TK said

Kari blushed and shouted "TK!"

"What? It's true." TK said shielding himself

Tai laughed lightly and said "Alright, I'll tell you, just don't say I didn't warn you."

Kari stopped play punching TK and sat back down, TK in turn put his arms down and looked at Tai.

"I guess I should start at the beginning" Tai said "Well, I've loved Sora since the day I met her, she was my first friend, and my first love. Then we met your brother and all the other Digidestined, and after our adventure, I got the feeling that Matt liked her too. I talked to him about it a couple of months back and he told me that I was right and he did like her. From then up until Matt's concert on Christmas eve he and I competed for Sora's heart, but as the concert got closer I began feeling like I was losing her, and then on the day of the concert I asked her if she wanted to go with me, but she said she wanted to see if Matt was going to be free afterwards. Then I knew I had lost, so I backed off. Now I see them every day and see how happy they are together, and it kills me. I'm glad she's happy, but can't she see how miserable it's making me, doesn't she know that I could make her happy too? How much she means to me?"

TK sat back and said "Wow. I'll talk to Matt and see if he'll tone it down around you."

"No, don't do that." Tai said "When Matt and I talked before, we agreed that whoever won Sora's heart the other would stop then and there."

"Tai you can't keep going like this." Kari said "I miss my fun older brother. I know you act like him in front of others, but I know that it's only an act so they won't ask you what's wrong."

Tai turned his head away from her but said nothing

"You can either talk to Matt and Sora, or you can accept it." Kari finished

"I… I can't do that. I can't just forget about her… I love her." Tai said

"Then talk to my brother" TK said

"I can't do that either" Tai said "They don't deserve that."

"Then what are you going to do Tai?" Kari asked

Tai paused for a moment then said "Go for a walk"

Tai got up and walked into his room pulling out his Digivice as he did. He held the small gadget to his computer and commanded "Digiport open!" and in a flash of light he was in the Digital World.

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Tai took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, the air felt good in his lungs. He began walking through the lush jungle and eventually found himself at the base of a mountain with stairs climbing all the way to the top where Tai spotted a large building. This was Pixiemon's place. Tai walked around the base and found the cave where he and Agumon had undergone their special training. Feeling nostalgic he walked inside and after a while of walking he heard and echo. He walked farther in and soon mist surrounded him and before long Tai saw a structure in front of him. It was the tent Matt had his concert in the previous month. He was standing behind it, he saw himself and Agumon standing next to Sora and Biyomon with Gabumon in the door.

"Not that it matters… just wondering" the shadow Tai said

Sora stood there and appeared torn between two thoughts then said "Ok, Tai." And handed the Box to Gabumon and said "Could you take those to Matt, I'll ask him later to make sure he got them." Sora said before hooking her arm around Tai's and walking off into the mist with him in the direction of the entrance to the tent.

Tai smiled as he watched but then the real memory entered his head and a bitter frown decorated his face. He turned around and was about to walk away until he found himself face to face with himself and Sora, her arm still hooked around his.

"Where are you going?" the shadow Tai asked

"Out." Tai said

"Why'd you bother even coming here if you weren't going to learn a lesson?" the doppelganger asked

"I just needed some fresh air." Tai said

"And you thought you'd get it in a cave?" the shadow said

Tai sighed and said "Could you just let me leave."

"No, you can leave only when you discover what it is that you came here to find in the first place." Shadow Tai said

"Well then what's that?" Tai asked

Shadow Sora released Shadow Tai's arm and walked over to real Tai placing her hands on his cheeks. "You'll never get what you want just by standing back and doing nothing." She said

"You need action to get results." Shadow Tai added

Tai pulled away from Sora and said "But what about Matt? He deserves happiness too, I can't sabotage his relationship when he's like Sora for a long time."

Sora walked up to Tai again and said wrapped her arms around him.

"You want everyone to be happy, but only you can make that happen, just follow your heart and you'll never go wrong." The Shadow Tai said before fading away.

Tai turned around to face Sora's doppelganger, he looked into her eyes and felt himself begin to let go of all the anger and hate that had bound him. He held her back and leaned in closer to her. She responded in kind and just before their lips touched Tai heard a voice shout from somewhere beyond the mist.

"Pepper Breath!"

A green light flashed before Tai hit the ground as his vision was fading Sora knelt next to him and whispered "Let that word grow louder and louder until it becomes a battle cry." In the next instant everything went black.

DT: Chapter one, Vwala! I used a song called "The Call" by Regina Spektor for several lines in this story, and will continue to use it throughout this story. Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the first chapter in this story, it's going to be my first full sized story ever. Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the song "The Call".