**A sixth chapter! I'm so happy this is getting so many reviews! My last two fics have been REALLY successful, and I thank all my readers who have taken the time to write something constructive about this for me! Anyway, here's another chapter to read and *hopefully* review!**
War Torn
Chapter Six: I Don't Want To Die
Tai stalked out of Sora's house, the redhead following him quickly. She stopped him at the gate and grabbed his arm in an effort to keep him from leaving.
"Tai, you can't be serious! You can't go over there! They're still attacking! And even if you wait until it's over, there's still a chance they'll come back!" Sora pleaded. Tai turned around and looked at the only woman he had ever loved and looked into her cinnamon eyes, which were brimming with fresh tears.
"I have to go. They are already gathering people to go help the survivors, and they need medical supplies. What if no one goes, and they run out of stuff? What if Matt needs some of that stuff I would be taking over there? What if he needs blood? I can give him blood, but not from here. I have to go, you don't understand." Tai replied, frustrated.
"But why?" Sora cried loudly. Tai ran his hands through his hair angrily.
"Because that's what I train for! I am that guy out in battle who helps those in need when he's not in combat. I AM the one who goes out and helps my fellow Americans!" Tai shouted. Mimi stood in the doorway of Sora's house, watching the couple scream at each other.
"Stop it! For the love of God, please stop screaming at each other!" Mimi screamed, her voice silencing the fighting teens. Tai looked down at the ground, and Sora followed suit.
"I'm sorry, Tai. I wasn't thinking about them. I was thinking about you. What would I do if I lost you? I just found you." Sora whispered.
"God, Sora. I would never put myself in a position that would take me away from you if it wasn't for the good of our nation. There are people over there that are dying, and Matt might be one of them. I don't want to sit idly by and find out I could have done something." Tai responded, pulling Sora to him. Mimi walked to the duo, and Tai embraced the two girls quietly.
"You have to go, Tai. Go find my Matt, and please. . . .please make sure he's okay." Mimi whispered. Sora nodded, looking into Tai's dark brown eyes sadly.
"I'm going to miss you." Tai said, smiling at Sora miserably. Sora wiped a tear from her eye and sighed.
"Not as much as I am going to miss you. Come home soon, Tai. And make sure Matt's alright." Sora added. Tai nodded and leaned in to kiss Sora gently before leaving, but ended up crushing his lips against hers in a sudden fit of emotion. The two were tangled in each other's arms for a few moments before parting. Tai got into Matt's car and pulled away from the house, leaving the two crying women behind.
Matt felt himself flying through the air for a split second, then opened his eyes to see a flaming inferno around him. Unable to keep himself awake, he fell into a state of unconsciousness. The last thing he remembered was feeling strong arms pulling and tugging at his body, and the pain he was feeling all over his body.
Dark blue eyes opened to the sound of a man screaming in agony. Matt tried to sit up, but found himself in a bed in a white room. Nurses and doctors sprinted around him, seemingly oblivious to him lying in the bed.
'Have I died? Do they not see me?' Matt thought. He recoiled as he witnessed a doctor and two nurses pushing a table through the room, a dirty and mangled man lying on top screaming. Matt cried out as more people ran through the room, pushing tables with armless or legless men rapidly. A tall blonde nurse ran by, and Matt cried out, getting her attention.
"Yamato Ishida? Is that you?" the blonde asked, incredulous. Matt nodded and rested his head on the pillow.
"Candie. . .what's happening?" Matt asked. Candie, the girl Matt was supposed to date the night he met Mimi, frowned.
"There are so many casualties. . .too many for us to handle. We've been denying the fatal ones, and treating the ones who have the best chance to live. So many people have died out there. . .it's horrible." Candie replied, fatigue setting in on her body.
"I don't even know how I got here." Matt stated. Candie smiled.
"Three men in a jeep brought you in. You have a wound from a bullet in your side, but you'll be okay. Along with some burns and a cut on your shoulder, that's about all the damage you have sustained. But we want to keep you in bed so you don't rip out your stitches, so don't leave." Candie instructed before rushing to aid a fellow nurse with a small child.
"Mimi. . . . " Matt said quietly, immediately thinking of the brunette woman he had left at home.
"She wouldn't come over here. . . she wouldn't." Matt assured himself. He figured if the air was unsafe, then the waters around the harbor were probably unsafe as well. With heavy eyes and a worried heart, Matt soon found himself asleep once again.
Mimi and Sora walked to the bus station, their purses in hand. Sora had changed into a light lavender dress with white shoes and a purple ribbon tucking her hair back. Mimi changed into a white dress with small blue flowers printed on it. Together they got on the bus, leaving the fare in the basket.
"Are you sure you want to come with me? I mean, I know you're worried about Tai, and I don't want-" Mimi started.
"I'm sure. No one should be alone at this time." Sora replied. Mimi smile gratefully and sat in a seat beside her best friend.
"So what do you want the outcome to be? Do you want to be pregnant?" Sora asked after a pause. Mimi sighed and looked out the window.
"I don't know. Do you think Matt would marry me if he found out I was carrying his child? I mean, we haven't been together for that long yet. I hardly know him." Mimi replied.
"What are you saying? That Matt might not want to be with you when he finds out you're pregnant? If anything, I would think Matt would be happy about it. I don't know if you two would get married right away, but I think one day you will." Sora said, watching the trees as they flew by.
"I don't know. . .I'm just so scared right now. Everything's happening so fast. He might be dead right now, we don't know! It's been a day, and no one knows much of anything. I just want him to be alright so if I am pregnant, he will see his baby." Mimi sobbed. People in the seats around Mimi and Sora felt their hearts go out to the young woman as she sobbed on her friend's shoulder.
"I think this is our stop." Sora whispered. Mimi looked up and stood to exit the bus, the redhead following behind her.
"Promise me you will hold my hand when I find out the news." Mimi asked. Sora nodded nervously and walked down the lazy street toward the doctor's office.
Tai's stomach wrenched as he got off the ship and stepped onto Pearl Harbor. Everything was blackened by smoke. Immediately his nose was filled with the acrid aroma of fire and death. He followed his unit to the hospital, where they were scheduled to donate blood as their first effort to help the injured. Tai stepped into the once spotless hospital and gasped at what he saw. Dirty blod stained clothing was scattered everywhere. The floors were dirty, some places covered in human blood. Nurses ran about the hospital as they grabbed the supplies the unit had brought to them. Weary doctors took a moment to sit before being ordered to another injured person. Tai followed a short brunette nurse through the hospital, and stopped at Matt's bed quickly.
"Matt!" Tai cried, stooping down to his sleeping friend's side. Matt opened his eyes and groggily looked at Tai.
"Tai. . .what are you doing here?" Matt asked.
"I'm helping the wounded. Are you alright?" Tai replied, fearing the worst. Matt nodded slowly.
"Just a gunshot wound. And I wrecked my bird pretty bad. All I could think about while I was flying that thing was Mimi, and how I didn't want to die at that moment. I thought I wasn't going to make it, Tai." Matt said, his voice quiet.
"Well, you're okay now. It's over. Mimi's okay too, she's still in California with Sora. They'll take care of each other." Tai replied. Matt smiled.
"You better go. They need your blood type badly. I tried to donate, but they refused, I don't know why." Matt said before falling asleep again. Tai walked hastily down the corridor until he found the donation station. Once hooked up to a needle, Tai watched as his blood oozed into a glass container.
"Can I have your name please, Miss?" a kindly old woman asked from behind the receptionist's table at the hospital. Mimi and Sora turned to each other, not knowing exactly what to say.
"Ishida" Mimi said suddenly "My name is Mimi Ishida. My husband is Captain Yamato Ishida."
**And that's the end of chapter six. Please review this for me, and I will have more chapters to come. I plan on finishing this story in about two to three chapters, and someone's going to die! Unless, of course, you review and tell me not to kill off someone. . .it could be anyone at this point. Matt and Tai are at Pearl Harbor, Sora and Mimi are in another town. Anything could happen, so review and let me know if you want this to be a happy ending or a tragic one! It's all in your hands now!**
War Torn
Chapter Six: I Don't Want To Die
Tai stalked out of Sora's house, the redhead following him quickly. She stopped him at the gate and grabbed his arm in an effort to keep him from leaving.
"Tai, you can't be serious! You can't go over there! They're still attacking! And even if you wait until it's over, there's still a chance they'll come back!" Sora pleaded. Tai turned around and looked at the only woman he had ever loved and looked into her cinnamon eyes, which were brimming with fresh tears.
"I have to go. They are already gathering people to go help the survivors, and they need medical supplies. What if no one goes, and they run out of stuff? What if Matt needs some of that stuff I would be taking over there? What if he needs blood? I can give him blood, but not from here. I have to go, you don't understand." Tai replied, frustrated.
"But why?" Sora cried loudly. Tai ran his hands through his hair angrily.
"Because that's what I train for! I am that guy out in battle who helps those in need when he's not in combat. I AM the one who goes out and helps my fellow Americans!" Tai shouted. Mimi stood in the doorway of Sora's house, watching the couple scream at each other.
"Stop it! For the love of God, please stop screaming at each other!" Mimi screamed, her voice silencing the fighting teens. Tai looked down at the ground, and Sora followed suit.
"I'm sorry, Tai. I wasn't thinking about them. I was thinking about you. What would I do if I lost you? I just found you." Sora whispered.
"God, Sora. I would never put myself in a position that would take me away from you if it wasn't for the good of our nation. There are people over there that are dying, and Matt might be one of them. I don't want to sit idly by and find out I could have done something." Tai responded, pulling Sora to him. Mimi walked to the duo, and Tai embraced the two girls quietly.
"You have to go, Tai. Go find my Matt, and please. . . .please make sure he's okay." Mimi whispered. Sora nodded, looking into Tai's dark brown eyes sadly.
"I'm going to miss you." Tai said, smiling at Sora miserably. Sora wiped a tear from her eye and sighed.
"Not as much as I am going to miss you. Come home soon, Tai. And make sure Matt's alright." Sora added. Tai nodded and leaned in to kiss Sora gently before leaving, but ended up crushing his lips against hers in a sudden fit of emotion. The two were tangled in each other's arms for a few moments before parting. Tai got into Matt's car and pulled away from the house, leaving the two crying women behind.
Matt felt himself flying through the air for a split second, then opened his eyes to see a flaming inferno around him. Unable to keep himself awake, he fell into a state of unconsciousness. The last thing he remembered was feeling strong arms pulling and tugging at his body, and the pain he was feeling all over his body.
Dark blue eyes opened to the sound of a man screaming in agony. Matt tried to sit up, but found himself in a bed in a white room. Nurses and doctors sprinted around him, seemingly oblivious to him lying in the bed.
'Have I died? Do they not see me?' Matt thought. He recoiled as he witnessed a doctor and two nurses pushing a table through the room, a dirty and mangled man lying on top screaming. Matt cried out as more people ran through the room, pushing tables with armless or legless men rapidly. A tall blonde nurse ran by, and Matt cried out, getting her attention.
"Yamato Ishida? Is that you?" the blonde asked, incredulous. Matt nodded and rested his head on the pillow.
"Candie. . .what's happening?" Matt asked. Candie, the girl Matt was supposed to date the night he met Mimi, frowned.
"There are so many casualties. . .too many for us to handle. We've been denying the fatal ones, and treating the ones who have the best chance to live. So many people have died out there. . .it's horrible." Candie replied, fatigue setting in on her body.
"I don't even know how I got here." Matt stated. Candie smiled.
"Three men in a jeep brought you in. You have a wound from a bullet in your side, but you'll be okay. Along with some burns and a cut on your shoulder, that's about all the damage you have sustained. But we want to keep you in bed so you don't rip out your stitches, so don't leave." Candie instructed before rushing to aid a fellow nurse with a small child.
"Mimi. . . . " Matt said quietly, immediately thinking of the brunette woman he had left at home.
"She wouldn't come over here. . . she wouldn't." Matt assured himself. He figured if the air was unsafe, then the waters around the harbor were probably unsafe as well. With heavy eyes and a worried heart, Matt soon found himself asleep once again.
Mimi and Sora walked to the bus station, their purses in hand. Sora had changed into a light lavender dress with white shoes and a purple ribbon tucking her hair back. Mimi changed into a white dress with small blue flowers printed on it. Together they got on the bus, leaving the fare in the basket.
"Are you sure you want to come with me? I mean, I know you're worried about Tai, and I don't want-" Mimi started.
"I'm sure. No one should be alone at this time." Sora replied. Mimi smile gratefully and sat in a seat beside her best friend.
"So what do you want the outcome to be? Do you want to be pregnant?" Sora asked after a pause. Mimi sighed and looked out the window.
"I don't know. Do you think Matt would marry me if he found out I was carrying his child? I mean, we haven't been together for that long yet. I hardly know him." Mimi replied.
"What are you saying? That Matt might not want to be with you when he finds out you're pregnant? If anything, I would think Matt would be happy about it. I don't know if you two would get married right away, but I think one day you will." Sora said, watching the trees as they flew by.
"I don't know. . .I'm just so scared right now. Everything's happening so fast. He might be dead right now, we don't know! It's been a day, and no one knows much of anything. I just want him to be alright so if I am pregnant, he will see his baby." Mimi sobbed. People in the seats around Mimi and Sora felt their hearts go out to the young woman as she sobbed on her friend's shoulder.
"I think this is our stop." Sora whispered. Mimi looked up and stood to exit the bus, the redhead following behind her.
"Promise me you will hold my hand when I find out the news." Mimi asked. Sora nodded nervously and walked down the lazy street toward the doctor's office.
Tai's stomach wrenched as he got off the ship and stepped onto Pearl Harbor. Everything was blackened by smoke. Immediately his nose was filled with the acrid aroma of fire and death. He followed his unit to the hospital, where they were scheduled to donate blood as their first effort to help the injured. Tai stepped into the once spotless hospital and gasped at what he saw. Dirty blod stained clothing was scattered everywhere. The floors were dirty, some places covered in human blood. Nurses ran about the hospital as they grabbed the supplies the unit had brought to them. Weary doctors took a moment to sit before being ordered to another injured person. Tai followed a short brunette nurse through the hospital, and stopped at Matt's bed quickly.
"Matt!" Tai cried, stooping down to his sleeping friend's side. Matt opened his eyes and groggily looked at Tai.
"Tai. . .what are you doing here?" Matt asked.
"I'm helping the wounded. Are you alright?" Tai replied, fearing the worst. Matt nodded slowly.
"Just a gunshot wound. And I wrecked my bird pretty bad. All I could think about while I was flying that thing was Mimi, and how I didn't want to die at that moment. I thought I wasn't going to make it, Tai." Matt said, his voice quiet.
"Well, you're okay now. It's over. Mimi's okay too, she's still in California with Sora. They'll take care of each other." Tai replied. Matt smiled.
"You better go. They need your blood type badly. I tried to donate, but they refused, I don't know why." Matt said before falling asleep again. Tai walked hastily down the corridor until he found the donation station. Once hooked up to a needle, Tai watched as his blood oozed into a glass container.
"Can I have your name please, Miss?" a kindly old woman asked from behind the receptionist's table at the hospital. Mimi and Sora turned to each other, not knowing exactly what to say.
"Ishida" Mimi said suddenly "My name is Mimi Ishida. My husband is Captain Yamato Ishida."
**And that's the end of chapter six. Please review this for me, and I will have more chapters to come. I plan on finishing this story in about two to three chapters, and someone's going to die! Unless, of course, you review and tell me not to kill off someone. . .it could be anyone at this point. Matt and Tai are at Pearl Harbor, Sora and Mimi are in another town. Anything could happen, so review and let me know if you want this to be a happy ending or a tragic one! It's all in your hands now!**