Part 2 - Consolation
By Wings
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, but I sure wish so...
Censor: PG-13. The rating went up since I inserted some language for Taichi and Yamato... ^^;;
Pairings: Sorato and one-sided Taiora.
Notes: This is the first fanfic I've ever written. I had edited it a little from the first version, as shown on ff.net.
As to the ages... in this story, Yamato, Sora, Mimi and Taichi are 16, and Gina Zukito is 18. Later in the story, Joe will come up as a 17 yeard old senior.
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Yamato ran into the park searching for Sora. After a quick instruction, Mimi had taken off to the other side when he heard choked, sobbing noises coming behind the sakura tree. Deciding to go take a look, Yamato arrived just in time to see Sora knocked out by a stranger, who appeared to be drunk and unaware of his doing. 'What should I do? What should I do?' Yamato panicked, but he came to a decision quickly. He picked up a sturdy-looking branch from the ground and approached the chuckling man quietly. In a flash, Yamato brought the branch crashing down onto the man's shoulders. The man yelped, and Yamato took advantage of this time and hurried off with Sora in his arms, followed by a trail of cursings from the drunk man.
After running for a distance, Yamato skidded to a stop and placed Sora on a nearby bench. He said to her softly, "Sora, you okay? Sora?"
Crimson eyes fluttered open slowly, "Y-Yamato? What happened? You look... beat." Sora glanced at her friend curiously and suddenly gasped, "Wasn't I knocked out by a weirdo or something??"
"Yeah, but I got you out just in time." Yamato flashed a bright smile at Sora.
"T-thanks, I... I don't know what to do... Why did Taichi do that to me? Why??" she cried out, tears again flowing down her cheek.
Yamato stared at her face. Sora's crimson eyes were misted by her tears, and her soft red lips curled out slightly. The fiery auburn hair was slightly mussed up after the incident, but the pieces of curls on her face only added to the simplicity of her beauty. 'Still a pretty Sora, even when she's crying her heart out.' Blinking, he knew this wasn't the right time to be checking out his best friend. He pushed the thought away and comforted her gently, "Sora, you're the greatest girl I've known. Taichi will definitely regret his decision to break up with you. You deserve better, Sora, only a blind man can leave behind an angel like you."
Sora, still teary-eyed and pouting, caught heard of the word 'angel' and finally had the tears coming to a halt. "Me? An angel?" she asked softly as she looked into Yamato's deep, cerulean blue eyes. Eyes that seem like they can pierce through the deepest soul of anyone, anything.
The blonde found himself lost in pools of crimson, as if they were sucking him in deeper and deeper. He found himself surrendering to the pull as he replied in a cracked whisper, "Yes, an angel." //My angel,// a little voice whispered inside his head.
A ghost of a smile flickered upon Sora's lips, and she leaned forward to wrap her arms around the boy, her head resting at the nape of his neck. She was silent, but Yamato had heard the unspoken words.
Gently, he returned the embrace and held her for a while before saying, "Well, let's go find Mimi now, she was so worried. And just forget about Taichi, okay?" Yamato pulled away reluctantly and helped his friend up.
"I hope I can..." Sora wiped the tears off and smiled at Yamato with twinkling eyes, "Sorry I got your shirt wet."
Yamato teased with a mischievous smirk plastered on his face, "Ah, you can pay me back by washing all the stinking dishes in my apartment! Then you can clean the laundry, fix the beds, fluff our pillows..."
The burnette glared at Yamato in mock anger, "Hmph. Why don't you add vacuuming the floors while you're at it?"
"Excellent idea, maid!" Yamato's grin spread, "And-"
Sora whacked the blonde at his head, "Is that supposed to cheer up a friend?"
"OW!!" he held his head warily and pouted, "You don't look like you need cheering up..."
The teasing went back and forth as the pair made their way through the park to find Mimi.
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"You sure you're okay? You don't need me to sleepover with you tonight or something?" Mimi asked for the last time. Midnight was approaching rapidly as the girls' conversation went on.
"I'm sure, Mimi. I was alright by the time I got home." Sora assured her best friend, she could just imagine her jumping up and down, still worried about her.
"Well, if you insist. *yawn*--"
"I'm sleepy now, I'll see you tomorrow at school, okay?"
"Yeah okay, see you tomorrow, night." Mimi accepted Sora's offer gratefully.
"Night." Sora put down the receiver slowly, thinking, //I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight, but.... oh well.' She couldn't forget the gentle words that Yamato had said. Those gentle words that soothed her heart like silk surrounding skin. Only a blind man can leave behind an angel like you, Sora. She flopped down onto her bed and tried to go to sleep, but even upon the land of dreams, a pair of gorgeous blue eyes haunted her throughout the night...
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The doorbell rang as Sora finished the last piece of her blueberry pancake. She ran to the door and discovered Yamato standing there in a nervous jumble.
"Hi Sora, I just thought I would walk with you to school this morning." Yamato offered, concern still flashing in his eyes.
"Hang on for a sec, I'll grab my books." Sora told him and fled into her room.
"Take your time, it's still early." he called out after her. //Seems like she's alright now, but she looked like she didn't get much sleep.// Yamato thought to himself as he studied the Takenouchi residence. Even though he was her best friend, he hadn't been to her home for a single time. The walls were painted a soft blue and decorated with various paintings of flowers, and the furniture held a distinct classical taste to it. Overall, the apartment reeled off a sense of comfort and relaxation.
Sora reappeared a few minutes later, "Let's go now." She locked the door behind her, and they headed off to Obaida High together.
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Yamato and Sora arrived at their lockers to find Mimi in a heated argue with Taichi. It seemed like Mimi was yelling at Taichi and telling him to get lost. Taichi caught sight of Sora and hurried toward her, ignoring Mimi's irritated stares.
"Listen, Sora. About last night-" he started nervously.
"Yep, about last night. It's over, Taichi. I'm sorry." Sora cut him off coolly, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Sora... I was really sorry about what I said, can't we...?" Taichi began again, despite the brush off Sora just gave him.
"No. The words coming from your mouth last night was the final straw. I really can't believe that you, Taichi Yagami, my childhood best friend, the courageous leader of the team," she gestured at Yamato and Mimi before continuing bitterly, "my now ex-boyfriend, would be an insensitive idiot who stole my heart, then tossed it away like trash." The furious burnette gave a final glare before stalking off to her homeroom.
Mimi gave the dazed Taichi a look of mixed emotions before hurrying off to find Sora.
"Sora, wait--" Taichi snapped out his trance and started to run after her, only to find Yamato blocking his way instantly. "Get outta the way, Yamato. Don't think that I won't return those punches you gave me so generously last night," he growled angrily at his friend.
"Might as well give up, Taichi. You really did act like a big jerk last night." The blonde said quietly.
Taichi, furious, was ready to throw his fist at Yamato when a teacher passing by glared at him. He unwillingly retreated his punch, shooting death stares at Matt, and ran off towards the gym.
Yamato sighed, and headed off towards the direction where Sora and Mimi went. The three of them have Chemistry together for the first class. He sighed, //Why must Taichi make all this so difficult...?//
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"I'll get you back, Sora. No matter what." Taichi muttered to himself. He had only realized how important Sora was to him after she told him they were breaking up. Taichi repeated these words over and over as he shot the twentieth goal pass the offensive goalie. He wasn't Odaiba High's star soccer forward for nothing, after all.
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~Wings
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