TSP: Hey guys!
All: Hey Stacy!
TSP: Well I think I owe you all an explanation.
Tai: For what?
TSP: For not finishing The Powers Within yet. I know where I want to go with the story, but I don't know how to put it into words just yet. So untill my writers block goes away and I can finish that story, I decided to leave it alone for a while and move on to another story.
Biyomom: Okay, we understand.
Gomamon: But, are you ever going to finish the other one?
TSP: Sure I am. But untill then, here is a new Taiora for you.
Joe: So what's the plot for this one?
TSP: Well basically it's a story of Tai and Sora's first date. But with a twist. It's about a year after 02 ended, but doesn't have anything to do with that awful episode 50! TAIORA FOREVER!!
Tai: Ohhh, sounds good.
TSP: I'm glad you think so Tai. So here is my newest fic.
Gomamon: Wait. Stacy does not own Digimon or any of the characters in this story.
TSP: Oh, thanks Gomamon. Well read and review!
The Start Of It All
Chapter 1
"Tai, what are you waiting for?"
"The right moment! Geez! Lay off me Matt!" Tai said as they sat a bench at the court yard of Odiba High. They were both watching Sora talking to a few of her friends about twenty feet away.
"Tai, what's the worst that could happen?"
"She could reject me, laugh in myface, humiliate me in front of every body, and mortally scar me for life."
"What's so bad about that."
Tai scowled at his best friend.
"Well, she's right there. Now would be the perfect time to ask her out."
"Are you looking at the same girl I am? She's surrounded by a bunch of her friends. I want to ask her when she's alone."
"Then go ask to speak to her alone. God, Tai, it's not that hard!"
"Fine!" Tai yelled as he got up. He took 6 steps before he turned around and went back to sit down. "I can't do it."
"You're such a wimp Tai!" Matt yelled as he got up and walked over to Sora. He said something to her and then she walked over to Tai.
"Hey Tai. Matt said you wanted to ask me something." She said as she sat down next to him.
"Umm..... yeah." He said. **Thanks Matt!** He thought.
"So, what it is?"
"Well, a-actully" Tai stammered. " I-I-I was wondering i-i-if you'd like to g-g-go out with me t-tonight. If you're not busy, that is." Tai's heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst out of his chest. He felt like every one in the crowded court yard was watching them. He looked around and found out that every one was, infact, watching them. **Great. No pressure.** Tai thought.
At first Sora looked surprised, but then she smiled and said, "I'd love to Tai."
"Oh, it's okay. I understa- WHAT?!?!"
"I said I'd love to go out with you." Most of the crowd gasped, then they all went back to their talking. Most now talking about what they had just seen.
" You would?"
"Yes." She smiled. **He finally asked me out!!** Her brain was screaming at her.
"Great. So, I guess I'll pick you up tonight around seven?"
"Sounds good, Tai. I can't wait." She said as the bell rang signaling the start of their second to last class.
"Okay. I'll see you then. Bye."
"Bye!" She said as she walked away.
Matt walked up to Tai and said, "Well, did you ask her?"
"Yup."
"And she said?"
"She said yes!"
"See, I told you she would. So, where are you gonna take her?"
"I'm, uhh..... I don't know!!" Tai said starting to panick.
"Hey, relax dude."
"But where am I gonna take her?"
"Don't worry. I'll help you out."
Tai sighed in relief. "Thanks Matt."
"Sure man. Anything to help my two best friends. Besides, you're talking to the man here. I know women."
"Year right. More like the boy."
"Hey, do you want my help or not?"
"Sorry."
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"Kari! Kari! Wait up." Sora yelled as Kari stopped at her locker.
"Hey, Sora! What's up?" She said as she spun the dial.
"Did you hear?"
"Hear what?" She replied as she grabbed a book and shut her locker.
"Tai finally asked me out!" She squealed.
":::gasp::: Oh, Sora I'm so happy for you!!" Kari said as she gave Sora a hug.
"Thanks, but......... I have a slight problem."
"What?"
"I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to wear! I need your help to find something. Will you go to the mall with me for a little while this afternoon to buy something?"
"Sure. I'll even do your hair and make up for you when we finish."
"Oh, thank you Kari."
"No problem, Sora. You're like a sister to me. And someday you probably will be."
"Kari!"
"What? It's the truth!"
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"Hey, Izzy. Did you hear?" Yolei said.
"Hear what?" He replied.
"Tai asked out Sora."
"WHAT?!?!" Yelled Lee, a boy sitting next to them.
"Excuse me, Lee. Is there a problem?" Their math teacher asked.
"No, maam." Lee replied as she went back to her work. "What did you just say?" He asked Yolei.
"None of your business." She said.
"If it has to do with Sora, it is my business." Every one, even Tai and Sora, knew that Lee was in love with Sora. But Sora didn't feel rometely the same. Probably because he was a bully that always harrased her and couldn't stand being the second best soccer player in the school, behind Tai. "You said that Tai asked Sora out. Is that true?"
"So what if it is?" Izzy said.
"Was I asking you, four eyes?"
"What are you talking about? I don't wear glasses."
"Well, you're a nerd, aren't you? You should wear them." He said laughing at his own lame joke.
"Look, Lee, I'm sure that in your head that makes sense and is very funny, but out here it's not." Yolei said.
"Watch what you say, girlie."
"Hey, you may scare most of the kids in this school, but you don't scare us. We know that your brain doesn't have the intellectual capacity to actually act on your impulse, so just leave us alone." Izzy said.
"Hey, I may not know what you just said-"
"See what I mean."
"But you better tell Tai to back off of Sora, or he'll be answering to me. Got it?"
"Yeah, what ever." Izzy said. Just then the bell rang, signaling the end of the last period. The whole class exited as fast as they could so they could get as much weekend in as possible. Izzy stayed behind to talk to Yolei.
"This could be a problem." He told her.
"You can say that again. Do you think we should tell Tai?"
"I believe we should. Lee may not be able to hurt us, but nothing is stopping him from fighting Tai."
"Good idea. Let's go find him."
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"What do you think of this one, Sora?"
"Too short."
"This one."
"Too long."
"This one." Kari said holding out a sold pink dress.
"Eww, too Mimi." They both laughed.
"Oh, Kari look at this one!" Sora said holding up a maroon knee length flowy halter top dress.
"Oh, it's beautiful! Go try it on!"
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"Ok, so you got that Tai?" Matt asked him.
"Yup. Thanks alot Matt. Things are gonna go perfect tonight." Tai said.
"Hey Tai!" T.K. said as he, Yolei and Izzy came running up to him.
"Hey guys."
"Heard the good news." T.K. said.
"Yeah." Tai said, blushing a little.
"Well, we think there's something you should know." Izzy said.
"What's that?"
"Lee is out for your blood." Yolei blurted out.
"WHAT? How did Lee find out?" He said staring at Yolei.
"Tai, everybody knows." Matt said. "Dianne was telling me that she heard from her boyfriend, that his sister heard from Lila, who said Tray told her, that Mike said that Ken said Sora told him about it in their seventh period class."
"Wow, news travels fast."
"Anyways, you better watch out for-"
"Hey-Kamiya!"
"Lee." T.K. finished in time to see Lee and a few of his friends walking toward them.
"I've been looking for you, Kamiya."
"The name is Tai, Lee. Not that you could grasp the concept of first and last names, though. What do you want?"
"To give you a warning. Stay away from Sora."
"Or what?" Tai said stepping closer to Lee.
"You don't wanna know."
"Lee, get it through your head. She doesn't like you. She never has and never will. So get over it."
"Look Kamiya, she's my girl, so just back off." He said and then walked away.
"He won't do anything." Tai said.
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"Hey guys." Dianne said as Sora and Kari walked out of the mall.
"Hey, D." Sora said.
"So, I heard you were going out with Tai tonight."
"You bet she is." Kari said as Sora started to blush.
"Well, then I guess you heard that Lee is out to kill Tai, then?"
"WHAT??" They both yelled.
"How did Lee find out?" Sora asked.
"Sora, every one knows."
"Wow, news travels fast."
" But you and Tai better be careful, though. He's strong and doesn't really think before he acts."
"Okay, thanks D."
"Sure. Have a great time tonight."
"I will."
"I bet."
"Shut up. Bye." Sora said.
"Lee won't do anything." Kari said.
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"Hey son. You look nice. Going out tonight?" Mr. Kamiya asked his son.
"Yup."
"And who's the lucky girl?"
"Sora Takenouchi."
"Oh, that's wonderful. So you finally mustered up enough courage to ask her out."
"Is it that obvious that I like her?"
"Yup. But, never mind that. Here." Mr. Kamiya said as he took out his wallet and gave his son fifty dollars.
"Thanks dad!" Tai replied.
"Sure son, just don't tell your sister. Speaking of which, where is Kari?"
"She said she was going to a friend's house for a while after school. She should be home soon."
"Okay, you be careful now, Tai. And have her home before midnight."
"Okay. I better get going. I have to pick up some flowers before I pick up Sora."
"Alright. Have a good time son."
"Sure will. Thanks again. Bye." Tai said as he left.
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"Oh, Sora, you look so beautiful!" Kari said as she and Sora looked in the mirror. She was wearing her new dress and had on matching shoes. Kari had put her hair half up, half down, with two curls at the sides of her head, and the ends of her hair curled. Kari had also done a perfect job with her make up, too.
"Thank you so much Kari. Do you think Tai will like it?" Sora asked.
"Of course he will. He'd be stupid not to."
Sora sighed. "I'm a little worried."
"About what?"
"Lee."
"Sora, don't worry. I know he won't do anything."
"I'm not so sure. Do you remember what he did to that guy who I was tutoring?"
"Of course I do. I was surprised that guy made it out alive."
"Plus, I nearly had to take a punch from him."
"How did that happen?"
"Well, one day Joe and I were walking in the park, and you know how Joe and I are all huggie huggie with each other. Apparently Lee saw and assumed that Joe and I were on a date or something. So he came over and tried to start something. He was about to hit Joe, but I stepped inbetween them and he just barely missed me and gave me enough time to explain that we were just friends."
"Eeesh! He's pretty serious when it comes to you, huh?"
"Yeah. It's scary sometimes. He was practically stalking me on Valentines Day. Plus he gave me about twenty red roses every hour with a creepy little poem each time. You think he would at least know that white roses are my favorite."
"Well, maybe you should be careful then. Sounds like he's not affraid to do anything."
"Yeah, well if he does at least I know that I'll be able to stop him. He'll do anything I say."
BUZZ!!
"Oh, that must be Tai!" Sora squealed.
"Okay, here's your bag, and have a good time."
"I will and thanks again, Kari." Sora said as she hugged her. Then she walked out of her room.
Sora's mom walked up to her, gave her a hug, and said, "Have a good time tonight, honey. And remember I want you home before midnight."
"Okay, Mama."
Sora opened the door to find, not Tai, but-
"Lee! What the heck are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." He said as he handed her a red rose.
"You shouldn't have." Sora said in pitty. "But why did you come to see me?"
"To ask if you wanted to do something tonight."
"Lee, I can't. I have other plans."
"What? Going out with Kamiya?" He said, suddenly angry.
"His name is Tai, and yes I am going out with him." Sora shot back.
"Sora, when are you gonna learn that I am the only guy for you!" He yelled grabbing her hand.
She pulled her hand back and said, "Look, Lee. I've tried to be nice about this, but I'm sick of it! I don't like you! I never have and I never will."
"Not since Tai asked you out."
"No Lee. Tai has nothing to do with this. I have never liked you becuase of who YOU are. You're mean, arrogant, and an idiot. So get it throught your head: I-- DON'T-- LIKE--YOU!" She yelled and slammed the door in his face.
"Just you wait Sora Takenouchi! You'll be mine one way or another!' He yelled through the door. Then Sora heard him stalk off.
"What was all the yelling about?"
"Sora, are you okay?"
Sora turned around and found her mother and Kari standing right behind her.
"Was that Lee?" Her mother asked.
"Yeah. It was."
"Well you certainly put him in his place." Kari said.
"I know. I didn't want to be so mean, but I was sick of him and had to get my point across."
"You did the right thing." Mrs. Takenouchi said. "Enough is enough. It was time to put an end to this."
"Yeah. I just hope it was the end."
"Imagine the nerve of that boy! Asking you out when he knew good and well that you were going out with Tai. He's just lucky I didn't get a few words with him." Mrs. Takenouchi said as the girls laughed.
BUZZ!!
"Oh, let me answer it. I bet it's Lee coming back for round two." Kari said. "Look, Lee! I think Sora- Oh, hi Tai!"
"Uhh, Hi Kari what are you doing here?"
"Nothing, but I guess you're looking for Sora, huh?"
"Yeah is she ready?"
"Yeah, I'm ready." Sora said as she walked out from behind the door. "Bye, guys. We'll see you later." She said as she walked out and shut the door. "Are you ready, Tai?" He just stood there and stared at her. "Tai, are you okay?"
"Yeah, sorry. All the blood seems to be rushing to my head." Tai said in a daze.
"What?" Sora laughed.
Tai snapped out of it and handed her a white rose. "I mean, you look absolutely spectacular."
"Thank you Tai." She said as she took the rose. "You look..... really good tonight too." Sora said looking him up and down. He was wearing black boots, black pants, a deep sea foam green button down shirt, and a black sports coat.
"Thanks." He replied starting to blush. "Well, we should get going." He said offering her his hand.
"Okay." She said taking it. Then they walked toward the elevator on Sora's apartment floor.
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"Enjoy her now, Kamiya." Lee said watching them from down the hall. "Cause before long she won't even remember you existed."
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TSP: Okay, that about does it for this chapter.
Biyo: It looks really good so far.
Goma: Yeah, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Tai: That Lee guy sounds a real jerk.
Joe: Yeah, what's he up to?
TSP: You'll have to wait and see.
Goma: So for Stacy, this is Gomamon signing off! See ya on the flip side!
TSP: Stay tuned for the next chapter of The Start Of It All. Same TSP author, same TSP place.
All: Hey Stacy!
TSP: Well I think I owe you all an explanation.
Tai: For what?
TSP: For not finishing The Powers Within yet. I know where I want to go with the story, but I don't know how to put it into words just yet. So untill my writers block goes away and I can finish that story, I decided to leave it alone for a while and move on to another story.
Biyomom: Okay, we understand.
Gomamon: But, are you ever going to finish the other one?
TSP: Sure I am. But untill then, here is a new Taiora for you.
Joe: So what's the plot for this one?
TSP: Well basically it's a story of Tai and Sora's first date. But with a twist. It's about a year after 02 ended, but doesn't have anything to do with that awful episode 50! TAIORA FOREVER!!
Tai: Ohhh, sounds good.
TSP: I'm glad you think so Tai. So here is my newest fic.
Gomamon: Wait. Stacy does not own Digimon or any of the characters in this story.
TSP: Oh, thanks Gomamon. Well read and review!
The Start Of It All
Chapter 1
"Tai, what are you waiting for?"
"The right moment! Geez! Lay off me Matt!" Tai said as they sat a bench at the court yard of Odiba High. They were both watching Sora talking to a few of her friends about twenty feet away.
"Tai, what's the worst that could happen?"
"She could reject me, laugh in myface, humiliate me in front of every body, and mortally scar me for life."
"What's so bad about that."
Tai scowled at his best friend.
"Well, she's right there. Now would be the perfect time to ask her out."
"Are you looking at the same girl I am? She's surrounded by a bunch of her friends. I want to ask her when she's alone."
"Then go ask to speak to her alone. God, Tai, it's not that hard!"
"Fine!" Tai yelled as he got up. He took 6 steps before he turned around and went back to sit down. "I can't do it."
"You're such a wimp Tai!" Matt yelled as he got up and walked over to Sora. He said something to her and then she walked over to Tai.
"Hey Tai. Matt said you wanted to ask me something." She said as she sat down next to him.
"Umm..... yeah." He said. **Thanks Matt!** He thought.
"So, what it is?"
"Well, a-actully" Tai stammered. " I-I-I was wondering i-i-if you'd like to g-g-go out with me t-tonight. If you're not busy, that is." Tai's heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst out of his chest. He felt like every one in the crowded court yard was watching them. He looked around and found out that every one was, infact, watching them. **Great. No pressure.** Tai thought.
At first Sora looked surprised, but then she smiled and said, "I'd love to Tai."
"Oh, it's okay. I understa- WHAT?!?!"
"I said I'd love to go out with you." Most of the crowd gasped, then they all went back to their talking. Most now talking about what they had just seen.
" You would?"
"Yes." She smiled. **He finally asked me out!!** Her brain was screaming at her.
"Great. So, I guess I'll pick you up tonight around seven?"
"Sounds good, Tai. I can't wait." She said as the bell rang signaling the start of their second to last class.
"Okay. I'll see you then. Bye."
"Bye!" She said as she walked away.
Matt walked up to Tai and said, "Well, did you ask her?"
"Yup."
"And she said?"
"She said yes!"
"See, I told you she would. So, where are you gonna take her?"
"I'm, uhh..... I don't know!!" Tai said starting to panick.
"Hey, relax dude."
"But where am I gonna take her?"
"Don't worry. I'll help you out."
Tai sighed in relief. "Thanks Matt."
"Sure man. Anything to help my two best friends. Besides, you're talking to the man here. I know women."
"Year right. More like the boy."
"Hey, do you want my help or not?"
"Sorry."
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"Kari! Kari! Wait up." Sora yelled as Kari stopped at her locker.
"Hey, Sora! What's up?" She said as she spun the dial.
"Did you hear?"
"Hear what?" She replied as she grabbed a book and shut her locker.
"Tai finally asked me out!" She squealed.
":::gasp::: Oh, Sora I'm so happy for you!!" Kari said as she gave Sora a hug.
"Thanks, but......... I have a slight problem."
"What?"
"I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to wear! I need your help to find something. Will you go to the mall with me for a little while this afternoon to buy something?"
"Sure. I'll even do your hair and make up for you when we finish."
"Oh, thank you Kari."
"No problem, Sora. You're like a sister to me. And someday you probably will be."
"Kari!"
"What? It's the truth!"
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"Hey, Izzy. Did you hear?" Yolei said.
"Hear what?" He replied.
"Tai asked out Sora."
"WHAT?!?!" Yelled Lee, a boy sitting next to them.
"Excuse me, Lee. Is there a problem?" Their math teacher asked.
"No, maam." Lee replied as she went back to her work. "What did you just say?" He asked Yolei.
"None of your business." She said.
"If it has to do with Sora, it is my business." Every one, even Tai and Sora, knew that Lee was in love with Sora. But Sora didn't feel rometely the same. Probably because he was a bully that always harrased her and couldn't stand being the second best soccer player in the school, behind Tai. "You said that Tai asked Sora out. Is that true?"
"So what if it is?" Izzy said.
"Was I asking you, four eyes?"
"What are you talking about? I don't wear glasses."
"Well, you're a nerd, aren't you? You should wear them." He said laughing at his own lame joke.
"Look, Lee, I'm sure that in your head that makes sense and is very funny, but out here it's not." Yolei said.
"Watch what you say, girlie."
"Hey, you may scare most of the kids in this school, but you don't scare us. We know that your brain doesn't have the intellectual capacity to actually act on your impulse, so just leave us alone." Izzy said.
"Hey, I may not know what you just said-"
"See what I mean."
"But you better tell Tai to back off of Sora, or he'll be answering to me. Got it?"
"Yeah, what ever." Izzy said. Just then the bell rang, signaling the end of the last period. The whole class exited as fast as they could so they could get as much weekend in as possible. Izzy stayed behind to talk to Yolei.
"This could be a problem." He told her.
"You can say that again. Do you think we should tell Tai?"
"I believe we should. Lee may not be able to hurt us, but nothing is stopping him from fighting Tai."
"Good idea. Let's go find him."
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"What do you think of this one, Sora?"
"Too short."
"This one."
"Too long."
"This one." Kari said holding out a sold pink dress.
"Eww, too Mimi." They both laughed.
"Oh, Kari look at this one!" Sora said holding up a maroon knee length flowy halter top dress.
"Oh, it's beautiful! Go try it on!"
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"Ok, so you got that Tai?" Matt asked him.
"Yup. Thanks alot Matt. Things are gonna go perfect tonight." Tai said.
"Hey Tai!" T.K. said as he, Yolei and Izzy came running up to him.
"Hey guys."
"Heard the good news." T.K. said.
"Yeah." Tai said, blushing a little.
"Well, we think there's something you should know." Izzy said.
"What's that?"
"Lee is out for your blood." Yolei blurted out.
"WHAT? How did Lee find out?" He said staring at Yolei.
"Tai, everybody knows." Matt said. "Dianne was telling me that she heard from her boyfriend, that his sister heard from Lila, who said Tray told her, that Mike said that Ken said Sora told him about it in their seventh period class."
"Wow, news travels fast."
"Anyways, you better watch out for-"
"Hey-Kamiya!"
"Lee." T.K. finished in time to see Lee and a few of his friends walking toward them.
"I've been looking for you, Kamiya."
"The name is Tai, Lee. Not that you could grasp the concept of first and last names, though. What do you want?"
"To give you a warning. Stay away from Sora."
"Or what?" Tai said stepping closer to Lee.
"You don't wanna know."
"Lee, get it through your head. She doesn't like you. She never has and never will. So get over it."
"Look Kamiya, she's my girl, so just back off." He said and then walked away.
"He won't do anything." Tai said.
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"Hey guys." Dianne said as Sora and Kari walked out of the mall.
"Hey, D." Sora said.
"So, I heard you were going out with Tai tonight."
"You bet she is." Kari said as Sora started to blush.
"Well, then I guess you heard that Lee is out to kill Tai, then?"
"WHAT??" They both yelled.
"How did Lee find out?" Sora asked.
"Sora, every one knows."
"Wow, news travels fast."
" But you and Tai better be careful, though. He's strong and doesn't really think before he acts."
"Okay, thanks D."
"Sure. Have a great time tonight."
"I will."
"I bet."
"Shut up. Bye." Sora said.
"Lee won't do anything." Kari said.
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"Hey son. You look nice. Going out tonight?" Mr. Kamiya asked his son.
"Yup."
"And who's the lucky girl?"
"Sora Takenouchi."
"Oh, that's wonderful. So you finally mustered up enough courage to ask her out."
"Is it that obvious that I like her?"
"Yup. But, never mind that. Here." Mr. Kamiya said as he took out his wallet and gave his son fifty dollars.
"Thanks dad!" Tai replied.
"Sure son, just don't tell your sister. Speaking of which, where is Kari?"
"She said she was going to a friend's house for a while after school. She should be home soon."
"Okay, you be careful now, Tai. And have her home before midnight."
"Okay. I better get going. I have to pick up some flowers before I pick up Sora."
"Alright. Have a good time son."
"Sure will. Thanks again. Bye." Tai said as he left.
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"Oh, Sora, you look so beautiful!" Kari said as she and Sora looked in the mirror. She was wearing her new dress and had on matching shoes. Kari had put her hair half up, half down, with two curls at the sides of her head, and the ends of her hair curled. Kari had also done a perfect job with her make up, too.
"Thank you so much Kari. Do you think Tai will like it?" Sora asked.
"Of course he will. He'd be stupid not to."
Sora sighed. "I'm a little worried."
"About what?"
"Lee."
"Sora, don't worry. I know he won't do anything."
"I'm not so sure. Do you remember what he did to that guy who I was tutoring?"
"Of course I do. I was surprised that guy made it out alive."
"Plus, I nearly had to take a punch from him."
"How did that happen?"
"Well, one day Joe and I were walking in the park, and you know how Joe and I are all huggie huggie with each other. Apparently Lee saw and assumed that Joe and I were on a date or something. So he came over and tried to start something. He was about to hit Joe, but I stepped inbetween them and he just barely missed me and gave me enough time to explain that we were just friends."
"Eeesh! He's pretty serious when it comes to you, huh?"
"Yeah. It's scary sometimes. He was practically stalking me on Valentines Day. Plus he gave me about twenty red roses every hour with a creepy little poem each time. You think he would at least know that white roses are my favorite."
"Well, maybe you should be careful then. Sounds like he's not affraid to do anything."
"Yeah, well if he does at least I know that I'll be able to stop him. He'll do anything I say."
BUZZ!!
"Oh, that must be Tai!" Sora squealed.
"Okay, here's your bag, and have a good time."
"I will and thanks again, Kari." Sora said as she hugged her. Then she walked out of her room.
Sora's mom walked up to her, gave her a hug, and said, "Have a good time tonight, honey. And remember I want you home before midnight."
"Okay, Mama."
Sora opened the door to find, not Tai, but-
"Lee! What the heck are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." He said as he handed her a red rose.
"You shouldn't have." Sora said in pitty. "But why did you come to see me?"
"To ask if you wanted to do something tonight."
"Lee, I can't. I have other plans."
"What? Going out with Kamiya?" He said, suddenly angry.
"His name is Tai, and yes I am going out with him." Sora shot back.
"Sora, when are you gonna learn that I am the only guy for you!" He yelled grabbing her hand.
She pulled her hand back and said, "Look, Lee. I've tried to be nice about this, but I'm sick of it! I don't like you! I never have and I never will."
"Not since Tai asked you out."
"No Lee. Tai has nothing to do with this. I have never liked you becuase of who YOU are. You're mean, arrogant, and an idiot. So get it throught your head: I-- DON'T-- LIKE--YOU!" She yelled and slammed the door in his face.
"Just you wait Sora Takenouchi! You'll be mine one way or another!' He yelled through the door. Then Sora heard him stalk off.
"What was all the yelling about?"
"Sora, are you okay?"
Sora turned around and found her mother and Kari standing right behind her.
"Was that Lee?" Her mother asked.
"Yeah. It was."
"Well you certainly put him in his place." Kari said.
"I know. I didn't want to be so mean, but I was sick of him and had to get my point across."
"You did the right thing." Mrs. Takenouchi said. "Enough is enough. It was time to put an end to this."
"Yeah. I just hope it was the end."
"Imagine the nerve of that boy! Asking you out when he knew good and well that you were going out with Tai. He's just lucky I didn't get a few words with him." Mrs. Takenouchi said as the girls laughed.
BUZZ!!
"Oh, let me answer it. I bet it's Lee coming back for round two." Kari said. "Look, Lee! I think Sora- Oh, hi Tai!"
"Uhh, Hi Kari what are you doing here?"
"Nothing, but I guess you're looking for Sora, huh?"
"Yeah is she ready?"
"Yeah, I'm ready." Sora said as she walked out from behind the door. "Bye, guys. We'll see you later." She said as she walked out and shut the door. "Are you ready, Tai?" He just stood there and stared at her. "Tai, are you okay?"
"Yeah, sorry. All the blood seems to be rushing to my head." Tai said in a daze.
"What?" Sora laughed.
Tai snapped out of it and handed her a white rose. "I mean, you look absolutely spectacular."
"Thank you Tai." She said as she took the rose. "You look..... really good tonight too." Sora said looking him up and down. He was wearing black boots, black pants, a deep sea foam green button down shirt, and a black sports coat.
"Thanks." He replied starting to blush. "Well, we should get going." He said offering her his hand.
"Okay." She said taking it. Then they walked toward the elevator on Sora's apartment floor.
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"Enjoy her now, Kamiya." Lee said watching them from down the hall. "Cause before long she won't even remember you existed."
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TSP: Okay, that about does it for this chapter.
Biyo: It looks really good so far.
Goma: Yeah, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Tai: That Lee guy sounds a real jerk.
Joe: Yeah, what's he up to?
TSP: You'll have to wait and see.
Goma: So for Stacy, this is Gomamon signing off! See ya on the flip side!
TSP: Stay tuned for the next chapter of The Start Of It All. Same TSP author, same TSP place.