**Chapter three, here for all of you to read! I hope everyone who reads this reviews it, because I don't know if this is any good or not without you all telling me! I appreciate all the reviews I have received so far for this fic, it did better than I thought!**


War Torn
Chapter Three: A Walk To Remember


Matt and Mimi drove down the empty streets toward the beach. They stopped and ran out onto the cool sand, their tracks washing away with the waves. Matt scooped Mimi up into his arms. Mimi giggled and squealed as Matt tickled her sides with his fingers. Suddenly a large wave washed over the couple, making Matt lose his balance. The pair quickly found themselves lying on the ground in a heap, soaked to the bone. Matt helped Mimi up shyly and walked her back to the car, where he pulled out a dark blue blanket and wrapped it around her shivering form.


"Thanks. . ." Mimi said, her teeth chattering.


"You know, that whole wave thing. . .not part of my plan." Matt said, kicking some stones around with his soaked shoe. Mimi laughed and leaned against Matt.


"You're warm." Mimi stated. Matt smiled and wrapped his arms around the girl, resting his head on her shoulder as he moved her in front of him, her back resting on his chest.


"I know." Matt replied as he kissed Mimi's neck playfully. Mimi felt shivers run up her body as Matt's warm breath made the hairs on her neck stand up. She sighed and looked into the sky silently.


"How do you do it, Matt Ishida?" Mimi asked. Matt shrugged and continued his assault on Mimi's neck, littering it with kisses. Mimi turned around to face Matt. She ran her hands down Matt's wet t-shirt (*Yes, I did just put Matt in a wet t-shirt for all you Yama lovers*) and looked up into his pools of ice blue eyes.


"You are a gorgeous woman Mimi." Matt said quietly. Mimi blushed and looked down at the ground. Matt tilted Mimi's head up so her gaze met his again, then he moved in and kissed her on the lips, bringing her closer to him. Together the couple leaned against the car, kissing with passion.


"I think I'm falling for you." Mimi said as the two of them parted after a few moments. Matt grinned and touched Mimi's face with the tips of his fingers. Mimi shivered as his chilled hands touched her flushed face.


"You're cold now. Let me share this blanket with you." Mimi offered, wrapping the blanket around Matt and leaning closer to the tall blonde who had stolen her heart. They stood in silence for a good while, watching the waves crash to the shore.


"So what do you do?" Sora asked Tai as they left the dance hall and walked alone in the moonlight toward Sora's home.


"Well, I'm in the Army. I almost got called to duty a couple months ago, but somehow I got out of it. Don't ask me how." Tai replied. Sora slipped her hand into Tai's slowly, and felt a welcome squeeze from him.


"Matt and I have been best friends since forever. He's a pilot. I don't know if he told Mimi, but he's leaving for Pearl Harbor in a couple weeks for some extensive training." Tai said, looking up at the sky absently.


"I see. Mimi and I have been friends since gradeschool. She and I are so unalike it's funny. No one could believe we could become friends, but it happened, and we've been friends ever since." Sora stated. Tai stopped at a small playground and led Sora inside, stopping at the swings. Soon the couple was swinging back and forth, going higher and higher with every second. Tai suddenly stopped, Sora stopping soon after him.


"What's wrong?" Sora asked. Tai lowered his head and sighed.


"I'm not going to lie to you. I can't do it. America's going to go to war with Germany, I just know it. And I don't think I can keep from being called again. The last thing I want to do is go over to Europe and die and leave someone like you to mourn me." Tai said.


"What are you talking about?" Sora asked, confused.


"I'm saying I can't start a relationship with you. I don't want to break your heart if I die at war." Tai said sadly. Sora's rusty eyes looked into Tai's dark eyes with confusion.


"Tai, I. . . no, this is not right. I know how I feel about you, and I know you feel something for me. Breaking my heart tonight won't make me feel any less sadness if you die in war, which you won't! America's not going to go, my father has said so! You're not going to war, and I'm not letting you go that easily." Sora said determinedly. Tai blinked and looked at Sora with a grin.


"I didn't think you'd be the type to assert yourself. And you're right, I do have very strong feelings for you Sora. I don't think I could keep myself from pursuing something more with you." Tai replied.


"So we're something?" Sora asked, hope welling in her heart. Tai nodded and took her hand in his.


"Yea, I'm sorry for acting like such a jerk. Sometimes I don't think, you know?" Tai replied. Sora smiled and leaned closer to Tai, her face inches from his.


"That's what I like about you." Sora said. Tai kissed Sora on the lips, prying her mouth open with his tongue. Sora moaned and put her hands at Tai's sides. Tai cupped Sora's face in both of his hands, bringing her closer to him as they stood up out of the swings and embraced in the night.


**That's all for now, I'm sleepy! Hope you all liked it! I was going to make this part of chapter two, but it was kinda long in my opinion, so I made another chapter out of this part. Sorry if this is too short, I know I got some reviews about how short chapter one was. Sorry everyone, but you get what you get! Another five reviews will get chapter four out as soon as possible, so type something for me! Anything, even a letter, I don't care!! Hehehe!!**