Begins Chapter 7
Yamato's house….
"Hey Yamato can you hand me a beer," Taichi asked.
Yamato reluctantly got up and gave it to him. Taichi twisted off the cap and gulped down the beer in a second, "Is there something wrong?" Jyou asked.
Yamato and the others, "Yeah, but I don't think I should be the one telling you guys," Yamato said.
"No go ahead, tell them. It's not like it's going to stay secret forever sooner or later they'd find out," Taichi said rather angry.
Yamato sighed, "Taichi is going to be a dad," He said.
The other three had there jaw drop open from shock, "Sora's pregnant?" Takeru said.
"Yeah," Taichi said.
After the movie had ended, the girls got up and stretched Sora however felt sick and ran to the bathroom.
"Sora?" the two girls called after her then heard her throwing up in the bathroom.
"Are you okay? Was it the popcorn?" Mimi asked with concern as she walked into the washroom.
Sora got up from the toilet bowl and looked at her, "No," she said then washed her mouth out and wiped it dry she then walked away from both of them and sat on the sofa.
"Okay but are you going to be alright?" Hikari asked as she sat next to her on the sofa.
Tears started to come to her eye and slowly run down her cheeks, "Nothing is ever going to be alright I messed up both Taichi and my own life…" she said.
Hikari frowned, "What are you talking about Sora? How could you have ruined your life and Taichi's?" she asked thoroughly confused.
Mimi sat on her other side she too was confused to what Sora was saying.
"I'm….I'm… I'm….." Sora said stuttering to get her words out.
"Sora come on and just say it. You're what?" Hikari said.
"Pregnant" she said.
Mimi and Hikari gasped, "Are you sure?" Mimi asked.
"Yes, I'm sure I took a test Taichi was with me you didn't see how upset he was," Sora said.
"He wouldn't leave you," Hikari said.
"I know he didn't say he was leaving me. He didn't have to tell me his feelings I knew what they are. He's disappointed that I am. It ruined his career his schooling and everything he wanted to do before having a family," Sora said crying.
Mimi hugged her, "Oh, Sora I'm sorry," she said rocking her.
"What do you have to be sorry for. I'm the one who's pregnant," She started to sob.
"It will be all right," Hikari said trying to console her.
"Taichi that's it no more, " Yamato said strictly.
"What I can't get another fucking beer!" Taichi said shouting at him.
Yamato closed his eyes fists clenched, "I'm sorry Taichi, but I have to do this," He said then swung his arm back and punched him in the face knocking him out.
"Okay that's one way of stopping him," Koushiro said as he himself got up.
"Yamato you could of thought of a better way to stop him rather then knocking him out," Jyou said attending to Taichi.
"He got on my nerves, plus he's not going to be driving tonight I'll make sure of that," Yamato said as he dug into Taichi's coat pockets looking for Taichi's car keys when he found them took them out and went to hide them.
"I hate to see him when he wakes up," Takeru said uncomfortably looking at Taichi who was lying on the floor.
"Sora's pregnant? It sounds… surreal," Jyou said not knowing off a more descriptive word.
"I know what you mean," Yamato said sitting down, "I have my own problems that I'd admit are way better then what Taichi's going through," he said.
"Well, it's their own fault," Koushiro said.
Looking between them, "Okay how about we do something else, I rather not discuss this anymore," Takeru said trying to break the silence and uncomfortable subject.
The Next Day Dec 13th ...
Taichi awoke on the couch in Yamato's apartment, "Why am I still here?" he said to himself then looked around and saw the time on the vcr clock which read six thirty in the morning. He got up and held his head trying to fight back the headache but also trying to remember what had happened.
"Oh, great. I must have wrecked guy's night," he replied. He slowly got up and went to the washroom.
Yamato awoke startled he had been having strange dreams every night since he broke up with Mimi last week he shook his mind out of those thoughts as he remembered about Taichi who was on the couch.
Yamato looked on the couch but he wasn't on it so he called out,"Taichi?"
"In the bathroom," Taichi said back to him.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked observering him washing his face with cold water.
"I don't know. But I'm not going to school today," He said as he dried his face with a small towel.
"Do you want to hang out I'll skip too?" Yamato asked.
Taichi shook his head, "No thanks, I want some time alone to think," He said.
Yamato looked at him skeptically, "Don't do any thing stupid like last night Taichi," he said.
Taichi turned to face him, "I'm not going to drink if that was what you were implying," he said walking passed him into the living room.
"Yes, drinking won't solve your problems," Yamato said.
"I'll deal with things my own way Yamato," he said.
"You don't understand do you?" Yamato said.
"I do okay, thank you for your suggestions and now I would like to go," he went to pick up his coat and searched through it for his keys, "Yamato where are my keys?" he asked irritated.
"Here," Yamato said tossing him them.
"Thanks," Then Taichi opened the door and left the apartment building.
School…
Sora walked to her locker, she glanced over at Taichi's locker maybe hoping he would be there and sighed when she didn't see him, 'he must really hate me,' She thought. Taichi would usually call during those all girl night but he hadn't.
Hikari saw Sora at her locker, "Hey Sora," She said to her but she didn't respond.
Hikari then decided to walk up to her and put a hand on her shoulder, "Oh, Hikari don't do that again," Sora said shaken up a little.
"I'm sorry. Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah sort of Taichi hates me I know he does," Sora said.
"Sora we've been over this he doesn't hate you," Hikari told her.
"He never phone last night. I'm probably on my own for now on," she said.
Hikari shook her head, "No, Sora he promised and Yagami's don't break promises," Hikari said sitting next to her.
"Hi you two," Takeru said.
"I suppose you know too. Right?" Sora asked.
Takeru nodded feeling a little ashamed, "I'm sorry Sora," he said.
"No it's okay? Who told you?" She asked.
"Yamato did sort off, because Taichi was gulping down beer after beer last night. All of us were there so when we asked what was wrong with him," he stopped noticing Sora starting to cry and Hikari glaring at him.
"TAKERU!" she exclaimed.
Hikari then pulled Sora up and walked her into the girl's washroom, "I'm sorry Sora I didn't mean it like that!" Takeru said shouting over to them.
"Takeru you stay there I want to talk to you," Hikari said from with in the bathroom in a not too happy tone.
"Hikari just go away, I don't need to be talked to," Sora said noticeably upset.
"Takeru didn't mean it the way he said it Taichi doesn't hate you," Hikari said trying to encourage Sora to say some positive things for once.
Sora was sitting hugging her knees to her chest her head rested on her knees.
"I'll talk to Taichi for you Sora. You guys can't hide this from your mom and my parents forever because you're going to start showing eventually," Hikari said.
"I know that, but this isn't about that now. If Taichi doesn't want this then I'll have to consider the other option that way everyone will be happy," She said looking up at Hikari.
Hikari looked at her odd, "What other option do you mean adoption?" Hikari asked.
"Abortion," She said.
"Sora! No you can't. It's just like killing a person you can't," Hikari said begging her.
Sora didn't say anything she was all cried out and now was just sad and angry, "Fine, but you tell your brother that he has to talk not to walk away and mop around and drink," She said angry then storming out of the washroom.
Taichi sat on his bed thinking back to last night to his drinking, 'I'm an idiot,' he thought bitterly, 'Why am I the one that's freaking out cause Sora's pregnant, she's the one who's going to give birth,' He thought.
"Taichi is there a reason why you're not at school?" his mother called.
Taichi sighed a bit, 'My mom is going to find out soon too and Dad going to kill me!' He thought again, "Yes, I wasn't feeling good is all," He called back to him mother, who now was standing in the frame of the door.
"Taichi, you look fine to me. Do you have a test today?" she asked.
Taichi nodded no, 'stupid school probably phoned,' He thought angrily.
"So how did it go at the doctors?" she asked.
Taichi froze suddenly getting up off his bed, facing his mother and plastered a fake smile on his face.
"Fine everything went absolutely fine. No need to worry," He said as calmly as he could then stuttered a small nervous laugh.
His mother eyed him suspiciously, "all right. Well since your home you can clean your room," She said noticing the clothing cluttered on a heap on the ground around his bed.
Taichi moaned annoyed, "Yeah... I will," He said.
Once she left he dropped on his bed, "We got to tell them," he said aloud to himself then looked out the his window, 'I'll call Sora after school," he said and started to drift to sleep. Taichi thought as he looked out the window from where he was lying on his bed. 'I'll call Sora after school.' He started to drift off into sleep.
"I am sorry," Takeru said quietly to Hikari.
"Sorry isn't good enough Takeru." She said.
Takeru shuddered at how angry she was at him, "Well, what do you want me to say?" He asked.
"Nothing, do you know she was considering abortion? But for now she is holding off. I have got to tell Taichi about this he'll be upset if she does go through with it," She said.
"Oh so then your not mad at me?" he asked carefully.
Hikari glared at him, "Yes, and no. But I couldn't stay mad at you forever," she said.
Takeru smiled, 'yes! I mean … wait she still angry?' he thought his smile faded a bit.
"Just when Sora is around keep you mouth shut next time," Hikari said.
"Okay. I can do that," he said.
Mimi saw the two and ran over to them, "Hi you two," She said sounding excited.
"What are you happy about?" Hikari asked.
"I've got a date tonight with James Leeman," She said.
Takeru eyes widened, "Isn't that what you call on the rebound?" Hikari asked.
Mimi thought for a moment her smile fading, "I guess, but I don't care because I don't want to be stuck with what if this and what if that," She said.
"But what about Yamato?" Takeru asked.
Mimi glared at him, "I don't want to see him, it was over when he slept with her," Mimi said angrily.
Takeru put his hands up in self-defense, "Okay, Okay," He replied.
"Well, I'm going see you kids later," Mimi said perky again.
Hikari and Takeru frowned, "Yamato's going to flip," he said and Hikari nodded in understanding.
12:00pm Noon…
Yamato looking like a mess walked to his locker he opened it and groaned, "Ah..damn that stupid assignment is due," He said to himself and got his books he needed and put them in his backpack, he closed the locker door. 'I can't believe it, my day's been horrible, first I get stuck with Taichi's problem then I got to face Mimi everyday in home room. What else could go wrong?' He thought and he turned around and saw her.
"Yamato before you say anything I want to ask you something," Brittany said quickly.
'I had to ask,' He thought. "What?" He asked.
"I wanted to really make it up too you about what happened with Mimi, I'm really sorry. How about we go out to some restaurant?" she asked.
Yamato shook his head, "No, what part of no don't you understand! Two letter's one word! N…O.." he said raising his voice a little.
"But if you get to know me at least I…." She pleaded until she was interpreted by Yamato.
"NO!" he yelled and walked off.
Brittany snapped her fingers, "Well I tried it the nice way, now it looks like I got to play dirty," She said.
"Sorry honey," She said innocently.
Mimi saw Sora at her locker and she looked mad, "Sora?" Mimi called.
Sora turned to see who was calling her, when she saw it was Mimi she turned her attention back to her locker.
"Sora what's wrong?" she asked.
"Would everyone stop asking me that!" she cried.
"Sorry," Mimi said.
Sora sighed, "No…my bad. I'm sorry for yelling, I'm angry with Taichi. That's all," She said.
"Oh," Mimi said.
Sora closed her locker up and turned to Mimi, "You know after the promise he made to me he hasn't even called me to talk about it, he didn't even bother to come to my house," Sora said complaining to her.
Mimi frowned, "Sora it's only been a day since you found out. He'll get used to it soon. Maybe a couple of weeks then everything will be good again," She said trying to make her feel better.
Sora shrugged her shoulders, "I guess your right I'm acting a little too over emotional. Lately," She said. "Thanks Mimi, I'm going, okay so I'll see you tomorrow right." Sora asked.
"Yeah, bye Sora," Mimi said and hugged her and they went there separate ways.
2:30pm afternoon…
Yamato was walking at a steady pace down the hall, when he knocked into some one.
"Sorry, My fault," The guy said to him.
Yamato glared at him giving him the creeps, "Obviously, you should watch were your going," Yamato said darkly.
"Man what's your problem! I just said I was sorry," he said offended then Yamato just pushed the kid hard into the lockers then proceeded to his car.
Hikari walked into her brother's room and saw he was sleeping. She shook him, "Taichi wake up!" she said she did this a couple of times, until he moaned opening his eyes.
"What do you want?" He asked.
"To talk," She said.
"About what?" he asked sitting up right on his bed.
"Sora, Taichi," Hikari said.
Taichi remained silent, "Did you know that Sora found out about what happened last night at Yamato's house?" She questioned him.
"No, who told her?" He asked flatly.
"Takeru, but that's not the point. The reason I wanted to talk to you was because Sora was thinking abortion Taichi, I told her not to, she said she was fine but she wants you to be a part of this too, and to stop moping around like a baby," She told him.
"What? A abortion? What made her think of that?" He asked.
Hikari sighed angry, "Taichi you have to be there for her! She wants to talk to you. Now phone her and meet her sometime tonight or tomorrow," Hikari said.
Taichi picked up the phone on his night table and dialed Sora house. Hikari watched him making sure he did call her.
"I'll get it mom," Sora said then walked to the phone and picked it up, "hello Takenouchi Sora speaking." She said into the receiver.
"Hi Sora," Taichi said greeting her.
Sora growled, angry, "Taichi, I can't believe you've built up the nerve to phone me," She said.
"Sora I'm sorry, but I had to think. The whole drinking incident wasn't what you thought it was about. I was upset I didn't know what to do," He said.
"Oh and you deiced to take up drinking again do you want the same thing to happen Taichi, you nearly died cause of drinking the first time!" she yelled.
"I know that Sora, I don't want you to have the abortion. Don't please," he said into the phone.
Sora gritted her teeth, "Taichi just don't phone me again okay," She said then hung the phone up.
"Sora! Sora!" he shouted but to no use.
He put the phone back where it was before, "Hikari just leave. Now," Taichi said not particularly happy.
Yamato came thought the door of his house his dad greeted him.
"Hey Yamato here's an envelope, it's for you but I wouldn't have an Idea where it came from, doesn't have a return address on it," His father said as he handed him the package.
"That's odd," Yamato said looking at it, "Well I'm going to my room," He said.
Once he got to his room he threw his bag off and dropped it on the ground near his desk he took a seat at the desk he opened up the envelop carefully, and examined the inside.
He took out the small box, suddenly recognized when he saw a letter in the envelop.
Dear Yamato…
I'm sorry that we had to break up the way we did, but I thought since we are broken up you can have your ring back. That's what's in this envelop.
Mimi.
Yamato placed the letter down on the desk, and opened the box examining the ring. He put it back in the box and closed it. Yamato breathed in some air then stuffed the box into the drawer. 'It's over… really over,' He thought in disbelief.
To Be Continued...
