Short Introduction: I always wondered what happened with the Chosen Children between the time they defeated BelialVamdemon (Malon Myotismon) in Digimon 02 and the "25 years later" time, in special, how the relationship between Yamato and Sora had evolved, so I decided to write these Sorato stories, starting with an extra of what that happened at the Christmas day where Sora confessed her feelings for him.
Enjoy!
(Ps.: all the names were written at the original Japanese form.)
Chapter I: And So it Begins
It was December 23th. Daisuke, Takeru, Hikari, Iori, Miyako and Ken went to the Digital World to bring Gabumon, Piyomon, Agumon, Tentomon and Gomamon to the other Chosen Children as a Christmas gift. Once they had a huge fight with BlackWarGreymon at the day before and then met Qinglongmon, who explained them the tense situation that the Digital World was passing by, they were so tired to go to an adventure and just wanted to spend the Christmas time along with their friends and families. Daisuke sent an e-mail to the veterans and arranged a meeting with them to deliver the Digimon-Christmas-surprise.
After the delivery, everyone were talking with their digimons, really happy and surprised. Yamato was crouched in front of Gabumon, speaking to him and didn't realized that Sora was gazing at him while she was talking with Piyomon. The way he smiled and the way he looked to Gabumon with attention while they were talking, made her heart melt and suddenly starting to beat faster. These feeling wasn't a new thing for her, she had been feeling like this for three months. "Ok!", she thought "This is it, I'll ask him to a cup of coffee today, and depending on the way that our conversation flows, I'm going to talk about my feelings to him. He is being so cute and attentive with me lately, that I am sure that he will understand and threat me well if he doesn't feel in the same way. What I really hope that don't happen." When she stepped in his direction, he stood up and turned to every one, saying:
- Hey people, I gotta go now.
- What! – Sora answered in surprise – Already going?
- Yes, tomorrow is the band's contest and I need to rehearse. By the way, are you guys coming?
- Yes, we will be there! - Taichi answered quickly with Agumon.
- Are you going too, right Sora? – Yamato asked, turning to her and putting his hands at his black coat's pockets.
- Of course!
- Thanks, your support means a lot to me. Oh, and Takeru, may I have dinner with you and mom tomorrow night? I don't want to have dinner alone at the Christmas Eve again…
- And what about our father?
- He'll be busy covering the holiday's events at the TV Station.
- I see… well, I'm going to disappoint you this time brother… I'm going to a Christmas party at Ken's house tomorrow.
- Oh, ok… Looks like it will be just me and Gabumon this year. Right? – Yamato said, turning his head to Gabumon.
- Right! – The Digimon answered.
- Great. Well. I really need to go now. See you guys tomorrow!
"That's it! I'll ask him to have dinner at home tonight! I just have to speak with my mom first, but I'm pretty sure that it won't be a problem at all", Sora thought. She was so deeply lost in her plains that she wasn't even listening to Piyomon call her. The "trance" was only over when she felt Taichi's hand touch her right shoulder.
- Are you okay, Sora?
- Well… - She stopped to think a little: "Maybe I could ask his help. He knows Yamato very well and… and also could let him know about my feelings unconsciously. Darn, I'll have to do it alone". – I'm fine, I was just thinking about my mother. She told me that she would need help to the Christmas Eve's preparations.
- Oh, okay then. You had such a strange smile on your face that I was wondering what was passing inside your head.
- I'm just happy because Piyomon will be here with me and my family in this Christmas! – She said, taking Piyomon in her arms.
- The best part of being a veteran is that we don't need to hide our partners from our family. – Koushirou said, arriving in the conversation.
- Yeah, I still remember the whole Tento-san thing. – Taichi answered, making the three of them laugh.
- Well, I'll go home now. – Koushirou said. – See you tomorrow at the contest.
- I'm going too, good bye Koushirou, good bye Taichi. – Answered Sora, who started walk to her home.
While she was walking, Piyomon asked her about what was she thinking before. Sora looked to the digimon and her face became hot, in a burning shyness.
- I… You… ahn… All right, you're the one who understands me more than anyone else does. I'll tell it at once. I think that I may love Yamato. – Sora Answered.
- Whoah! That's some news. Does he know it?
- Nope. I was planning to ask him to take a cup of coffee today, but then he just went away to rehearse, and tomorrow I bet that he'll be very busy before the show and surrounded by fangirls after it. I'm thinking about asking him to have dinner with us tomorrow, but I also don't want to tell it to him while we're at my place.
- Hmmm… That's it! Sora, he said that your support means a lot to him. Why don't you make some cookies and gives it to him before the show starts? I'm sure that he'll let you in the backstage if you ask.
- Cookies?
- Yes, heart-shaped ones!
- That's a nice idea, Piyomon! Would you help me?
- For sure!
- Yay! Let's go then!
Sora went quickly to her apartment and almost couldn't hold herself in anxiety inside the elevator. When she finally arrived at the floor, she opened the door, let Piyomon in and went to the kitchen as fast as she could, where she met her mother.
- Hey mom!
- Hi Sora, what did your friends wanted?
- They brought Piyomon to me! She'll be here for Christmas.
- That's good to know! I was missing her already. How are you Piyomon?
- Fine! Thank you, Takenouchi-san!
- Oh, and Mom… - Sora continued. – Yamato-san is going to have dinner alone at his place tomorrow. Can I invite him to have the Christmas Eve supper with us?
- Well…
- Please!
- Fine, invite him.
- Thanks! We'll probably come just after the show.
- Ok.
- By the way, I'm going to make some cookies, do you need my help now or later?
- You can help me when you're free, I'm in no rush.
- Thank you!
December 24th – Christmas Eve
Yamato woke up very early that day. The warming presence of Gabumon by his side made him sleep very well, a thing that he wasn't able to do that week because of the contest where his band was going to play. "8 O'clock" – He thought when he looked at his clock. "At least I can rehearse a little bit more before I leave to the place where the contest will be realized". He stood up and did the same thing he does every day, took a shower, made the breakfast for him and Gabumon and turned on the TV to watch the news before he started to play his bass. The blond guy had just sat at a chair with Gabumon at his side when the phone rang. He stood up and walked to it, finally answering:
- Ishidas' house.
- Yamato-kun? Is that you? It's Sora!
- Oh, Good Morning Sora-san! How are you?
- Fine! And you?
- Not so fine, I'm very nervous because of the contest.
- Relax! I've heard you playing before, I know you'll do it very well! You can do it!
- Thanks, Sora-san… You have no idea on how it's raising me up.
- You know you can count on me!
- So, in what may I help you? I mean… you called me, so…
- Oh… I heard you saying that you'll have to dine alone tonight, so… do you want to have dinner with us tonight?
- R…really?
- Yes… Why? Is that a problem with it?
- No… it's just… I'm surprised, in a good way, of course. Sure, I'll join you tonight!
- Fine! We can go after the show, is that okay for you?
- Better impossible.
- Alright! I'll let you rehearse now. See you at the show.
- Thanks for the invite, Sora-san.
- You're welcome, Yamato-kun!
Yamato hang off the phone and went back to the table, sitting in front of it and starting to eat his breakfast while he and Gabumon started to talk. The digimon was his best friend and used to help him since when they've gone to the Digital World for the first time, an so it was doing now, trying to make Yamato be in a calm mood.
Some hours later, at the Takenouchi's house, Sora was cleaning everything up to receive the visitors. Her mother and Piyomon hadn't seen her acting like that for a long time, she was happy, making the best of her in every single inch of the house that she cleaned. She checked out if the cookies were okay at the gift box at least five times, she was clearly anxious. Just after she finished cleaning and arranging the things around the living room and dining room, the auburn haired girl went to her room to choose the clothes that she was going to use. She had just some hours until the show started and wanted nothing to go wrong.
When there was just one hour left to the show, she finally left her house to go to the show house. With a green box in her hands and being followed by Piyomon, she walked with trembling legs until she reached the place, where she stood in front of the entrance door for a while. The anxiety became a tense feeling and she felt like she wasn't able to do anything. She was pretty sure about her feelings, but all the certainty that she had about how would he act had gone away.
- Let's go Sora! – Said Piyomon – Why have you stopped here?
- Because…
- Sora! What are you doing? – Taichi asked, showing up with Agumon by his side.
- Taichi… - She answered with shyness, trying to hide the box somehow.
- Whoah! I feel the smell of something delicious! – Said Gabumon, opening the backstage door and going out.
- Is that for Yamato? – Taichi added.
- Well, yes… - She answered.
- What's that? It's something homemade?
- Does that really matters?
- Aren't you going to come in? – Gabumon asked to Sora and Piyomon.
- Sora has hesitated for a while out here. – Piyomon answered laughing.
- Piyomon!
- C'mon, enter and give it to him! – Taichi said – They must be playing soon.
- Al… Alright. – The girl answered.
Then, Taichi stepped in front of her and put his hand on her shoulder, turning her and pushing her gently inside the backstage. – Go! – He said.
- But…
- If you don't do it, I'll eat them by myself! – Yelled Agumon with his hands up.
- Okay… - She said to them with her cheeks turning into a red color. – I'll try to be fast…
- Good luck! – Taichi answered, leaving the place just after she went up.
Inside, she found Yamato sitting with his bass in his arms, making the last tunings at the strings before the show stared.
- Oh, hi Sora, what a good surprise!
- Hi Yamato… I… I've brought this for you.
- Whoah! Thanks! They're smelling very good. – He answered, putting the bass at its supporter and taking the box. – Let's see what we've got here… - Spoke the blond guy, who started to open the bow that held the box until he was abruptly interrupted by Jun, entering in with a gift box, making Sora feel uncomfortable and burning inside in jealously with the situation and irritating him.
- What are you doing here?
- I brought this for you, Yamato-san! Oh, hi Sora! – Jun said quickly, barely able to breathe.
- Hi…
- I hope you like it! Gotta go now, otherwise I won't be able to pick a good seat. See ya! – Talked Daisuke's sister before she left almost floating and closed the door.
- Sorry about that, Sora. – He spoke to her while he untied the bow and opened the box.
- That was nothing… well… I'm going now…
- Wait, please… - He asked, taking a cookie from the box and smiling when he saw their shape. – Heart-shaped ones?
- Y… yes… - She blushed while answered to the question. – I… I also need to tell you something.
- And what's that? – He asked gently while he stood up in front of her and ate a piece of the cookie that was in his hand.
- I… I… I'm having some feelings about you, Yamato…
- Well, I...
- No… now I can say for sure, I love you, Yamato!
- Wow… that took me by surprise… - He said while he placed the green box at the table behind him. – And it was a good one.
The bass player came closer to her, grabbed her hands and gazed at her eyes, smiling as he started to speak:
- I've always admired you Sora… you were always strong, nice and lovely with everyone, but lately… This admiring grew stronger and stronger… until it became love. Sora, you're all I ever wanted, I've been dreaming with this moment for some months. I love you too Sora, I love you so much.
- Yamato…
She had tears trying to run out of her eyes when he finished, it was such a great thing to hear that he loved her too. When she tried to complete the phrase, she was interrupted by his lips. He released her hands and then held her waist, intensifying the kiss while she passed her arms behind his neck, enjoying every single second of that long awaited kiss.
- Sora. – He started. – I don't know if you think it's too early, but… I wonder… I mean… We already know each other very well… so… ahn… do you wanna be my girlfriend?
- Really? – She asked joyfully. – Of course I do!
- That… that's awesome! – He exclaimed, kissing her lips once again. – Oh… and about the eventually fangirls that will appear… be sure that I'll find a way to get rid of them if it starts to bother you. Of one thing you can be sure… I'll only have eyes for you, and my heart only belongs to you.
- That's okay. I trust you. I only got irritated with Jun some moments ago because I was anxious.
- I understand.
- Hey Yamato! – A friend of him shouted from the other side of the backstage. – We're entering in ten minutes!
- Got it! – He yelled back.
- So… I'll get going. – Sora said. – Do you want me to take Gabumon with me so he can watch the show too?
- Would you do it? – Gabumon asked her, very happy with the possibility of seeing Yamato playing.
- Sure!
- Ok, take him then. – Yamato said. – I'll meet you after the show so we can go together to your place.
- Ok. Good luck… my dear. – She said with affection, a little bit blushed.
- Thank you. – He answered, kissing her just before she left.
"I can't believe it… This is the better Christmas of my life." He thought. "Sora… you're the best…".