Here I am again. I'm already on chapter 7 but I get this feeling this fic will last long. That's just how inspired am I lol. Well, this chapter is beyond sad but since I'm against sad endings, thing will get better later (I just don't know how later). From now on I'm gonna work on how their supposedly break up will affected the other six.
KoumiLoccness, I won't hint Sora/Takeru anymore lol. They will stay friends only. Though I must say I found the idea of the twins being his children VERY appealing. It would case a great drama between Yamato/Sora/Takeru. But I may write another fic based on that in the future.
missy-sue, YAY another Koushiro/Sora fan! I like them together a lot. I plan on writing a one-shot about them as soon as I finish one of my fics.
Before we get to the chapter, I have a new Digimon fic up but no one has even clicked on it yet! Please please check it out and review. It's called Digimon Adventure 02: The Rewrite.
Now ladies and gentlemen, chapter 7. Please read and review. Enjoy.
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Chapter 7: Walking Away
Two more weeks went by since the gathering. Things had gotten really worse since then. The friendship between Koushiro and Yamato was shaken by their small argument. The blonde also wasn't talking to Sora and it was killing her inside. Takeru and Hikari were trying to come up with a way to make Taichi forget about the baby. Mimi and Koushiro were considering telling everyone about their relationship, though Jyou, Takeru and Hikari were the only ones who didn't know.
Sora was sitting on the jigsaw. Her eyes were red from crying. She didn't want her children to see her so vulnerable and so hurt, so she went to the park. She really wanted to go to the Digital World, but the only place the portal could be opened with her digivice was too far away. Of course she wouldn't ask anyone to do it for her because they'd tell Yamato, or Taichi for that matter. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn't even see someone approaching her.
"I knew you'd be here."
"Oh my god, Koushiro! You scared the hell out of me!"
"I'm sorry." He smiled briefly. "How are you?"
"I'm okay, I guess." She sighed. "Yamato hasn't been talking to me and he's not sleeping at home since the argument."
"Is he seriously mad at you?"
The stylist nodded and jumped out of the jigsaw. She headed to the swings and sat down. Koushiro sat next to her.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"No."
"Well, I must have because he's not talking to me." Sora wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Sora." Koushiro put a hand on her shoulder. "It's not your fault. Trust me, you didn't do anything wrong."
Sora couldn't help but smile. "Thanks, Koushiro."
"Anytime."
"Yamato can be really insensitive sometimes."
The two friends turned their heads around and saw two other people, each one leaned against a tree. They recognized the brunette man right away.
"He's right." The brunette came to view.
"Taichi, Takeru."
"How long have you two been here?"
"Not much." The blonde replied.
"I called you and Aiko said you had gone out. Considering the past events I figured you'd be here. I thought maybe you would want to open up, so I called Takeru and he thought the same."
"Thanks guys." She said. "That means a lot to me."
"So I hear my brother hasn't been sleeping home lately."
Sora shook her head. "Not since the incident. I would apologize if I did something wrong, but I don't think I did."
"I'm not exactly familiar with what happened." Takeru said seriously. "I only heard what Taichi told me. Would you explain to me?"
"Eh, sure. It all started when a guy couldn't stop staring at me during a baptism. Yamato got beyond angry about it and almost took me home."
"That's insane."
"And I wasn't even wearing a short dress, it came above my knees. I was trying to please him, since he gave me that dress."
"Is that so?"
Sora nodded. She looked away as tears formed in her eyes. She didn't want to pass as weak to her friends. Taichi walked to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"You don't have to hide your feelings from us."
"Taichi." She wiped the tears away. "I don't want to be seen as weak."
"But you're not weak. You're strong, Sora. You always have been."
"Thanks." She made an attempt to smile. "I hate the effect Yamato has on me sometimes. He has the ability to make me feel like the worst person ever."
"You shouldn't feel bad for something that's not your fault."
"I know." She sighed. "I really think this is it."
"What?" The three men said together.
"I think we're getting divorced this time."
"Don't say that!" Taichi shouted.
"I'm gonna have to talk to Yamato."
"No, Takeru, please."
"But what's he doing to you isn't right, Sora."
"I know. But we'll work everything out."
"You just said you may get divorced."
"I just don't want him to be even madder at me."
"He needs to be called out. I don't know what happened in the space but he came back as a whole new person."
"I agree with you, Taichi."
"Taichi!"
Everyone turned around and saw Hikari with Yamazaki.
"What are you doing here, Hikari?"
"I ask you the same thing. Akiko is desperately looking for you."
"You didn't tell your wife you were meeting up with me?" Takeru asked.
"I sort of… forgot."
"Taichi!"
"Oh god."
"Guys." Sora suddenly said. "I think I'm going home."
"Oh no."
"Taichi, I have to. I left Aiko to take care of the babies. Besides, it's almost their breastfeed time."
The man couldn't argue with that. He knew what having children was like.
"Are you gonna be okay, Sora?"
"Yeah, I am." She smiled. "I'm kind of used to being alone with the kids. I married an astronaut, remember?"
Everyone stayed silent, trying to find the right words to say. Sora's smile faded away.
"Come on guys. You don't have to feel sorry for me, it's the last thing I need right now. I just need my friends to be there for me."
Takeru was the first to smile. He walked towards his sister-in-law and hugged her. Koushiro did the same, and Taichi and Hikari joined them.
"You know, I have always considered you a big sister, Sor."
"Takeru."
"My brother will come to his senses, I promise you."
The red haired woman wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. "I sincerely hope so."
"We're all here for you, Sora." Taichi and Koushiro said together.
"Sora." Hikari grabbed her hands. "If you want some company tonight or any other night, don't forget to give me a call. I'm sure Mimi would be more than happy to join us."
"Thanks, Hikari. I'll let you know."
"Sweet." She smiled.
Sora said goodbye to everyone and went to her house.
"She's so hurt, isn't she?"
"Yeah, and she doesn't deserve that at all."
"I'm going to kill Yamato for that. Sora lost her sparkle after he became an astronaut."
Yamato unlocked the front door and let himself in. The whole house was dark, so he thought there was no one home. He dropped the keys on the counter and walked to his old bedroom.
"Yamato, you're finally home."
"Did I wake you, mom?" He turned around.
"No, you didn't. I was waiting for you actually."
"Really?"
"There's someone here who wants to talk to you."
"At this time? I hope it's not Taichi."
"No, it's not Taichi."
"Hello, Yamato."
"Dad?"
"We need to have a serious talk, son."
"Okay."
The three of them made their way to the living room. Hiroaki sat on the couch, with Natsuko beside him.
"Your mother told me what happened."
"What happened?"
"Between you and Sora."
"Why?" He said in a harsh tone. "You promised me you'd keep it a secret."
"I thought your father could help you. Sora doesn't deserve what you're doing to her."
"And what exactly am I doing to her?" He hissed.
"Sit down, Yamato. What is exactly happening?"
"I don't know." He sighed. "I just get this feeling she became someone different. I had a conversation about it with Jyou after I got back. Things between me and Sora were great until two weeks ago." He put his head in his hands. "I'm not even sure I love her anymore."
"You are kidding me, right?"
Yamato turned around and saw Takeru standing in the doorway with a frown look on his face.
"Aiko, I'm home."
"Thank god, mom. Ayumi wouldn't stop crying. I gave her the pacifier and she seemed to stop. I don't know how you handle it, I'd be crazy if I were you."
"You'll understand it when you get older." Sora smiled. "It's time to change their diapers."
"Eww, gross."
The stylist couldn't help but laugh at her daughter. She walked to the twins' room. They must have noticed it was her, because they started crying when she came in.
"Mom is here." She said softly. "Mom is here."
Sora walked to Masanori's crib and stared at him. Though he had cinnamon eyes, he was the exact replica of Yamato. She couldn't keep her husband off her mind, as much as she wanted to. The babies' cries were affecting her as well, because her eyes started to well up. Her vision was getting blurry, so she sat on the bed. Then she let her head fall into her hands and started crying and sobbing.
"Mom?" Kouji timidly peeked at the room.
"What's wrong, son?" Sora tried to sound as steady as she could.
"Are you crying?" He unsurely tiptoed inside the room.
"Yeah." She gave a weak smile and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Why? Did dad hurt you?"
"No, darling. Mom was just remembering something sad." She lied. "Come here."
The boy approached her and she laid him on her legs. He snuggled closer to her as she wrapped her arms around him.
"I love you, mom. Please don't be sad."
Sora couldn't help but get teary at what her son had just said. She finally understood when people said children may surprise you. She was definitely surprised.
"Takeru, it's not what…"
"That's exactly what I think!" The youngest blonde yelled. "I cannot believe you're not sure you love Sora!"
"Takeru, calm down." Natsuko grabbed his arm.
"No!" He got away from her and headed towards Yamato. "I won't let you let Sora down! She's hurt enough already. Now stop being a jerk and go apologize to her."
"I have nothing to apologize for."
"Really? How about freaking out on her when it was hardly her fault? And making Koushiro and Taichi feel bad because of it?"
Yamato opened his mouth to answer but his phone started ringing. He picked it up and looked at the number on the screen.
"Sora?"
"No, dad. It's Aiko."
"What happened?"
"It's mom."
"What about her?"
"She can't stop crying."
"What? I'll be right there." Yamato closed his phone. "You're lucky I have to go, Takeru."
"What happened?" He pretended not to hear. "Is Sora okay?"
"I don't know. Aiko called me and said she can't stop crying."
"So you know what to do, Yamato."
"Yes I do, dad." He smiled. "I can't leave Sora alone."
"She loves you so much, son. She's so good to you. Don't make her suffer, okay?"
"I'll try, mom." He promised. "I have to go."
Kouji fell asleep on Sora's lap. She carefully stood up and took him to his bedroom, placing him on the bed. He made a soft noise but didn't wake up. As she closed the door, she came across a portrait on the wall. The red haired held out her hand and picked it up. It was a picture of her and Yamato when they were still teens. If she remembered correctly, Hikari took it during one of their visits to the Digital World.
It was the summer of 2004, almost two years after they defeated Belial Vandemon. The Destined decided to spend the day at the Digital World to see their friends. They all went in different directions so they could spend time alone with their partners. Mimi and Taichi were the only ones who went together because… well, they were in their honeymoon phase. They started dating just recently. Sora encouraged Yamato to spend sometime with Takeru, because they hardly saw each other. He was unsure but did it anyway. The red haired girl was collecting some exotic flowers to show her mother when Piyomon approached her.
"What are you doing, Sora?"
"I'm just taking some flowers for my mother to see." She looked up to her partner. "That's okay, right?"
"I guess."
"You never know how the Digital World may react at certain things, so I was making sure."
"So…I don't see Yamato around. Are you still together?"
"Yeah. I told him he should spend some time with Takeru, they hardly see each other lately."
"I see." Piyomon took a deep breath. "It's just that, last time I saw you, you couldn't keep your hands off each other."
Sora couldn't help but smile in embarrassment. "I'm very sorry for that. But when people start dating, they all have this phase. It's called honeymoon phase."
"Honeymoon? I think you told me once a couple has a honeymoon after they get married. Is that it?"
"No, Piyomon." Sora laughed. "People don't get married right after they meet, they usually wait a little. It's called honeymoon phase because… well, you worded it well, the couple can't keep their hands off each other."
"You humans are so weird."
The girl gave a soft smile. "So, Yamato and I are past that phase. We have been for a while now."
"So are you two getting married?"
"No, silly." She was having fun with Piyomon's confusion. "Though some people do get married at sixteen, we're too young for that."
"I guess I can understand it."
"But I do think about marrying him someday. Getting married wasn't even something I intended to do. I never thought I was the type of person to do that, until I realized my feelings for Yamato. Now I do want to get married, but I'm still not sure if he's the one for me."
"You're not?"
"I sound so stupid, don't I?" She smiled weakly. "We've been dating for two years and I still don't know it."
Piyomon shrugged. "I'm just a Digimon, Sora. I'm not that much of a help."
"I know. I'm sorry, Piyomon. I shouldn't have talked to you about that."
"No, I'm glad you did. I just don't understand a thing about love since Digimon don't have love relationships."
"Yeah, I know it."
"Hey, Piyomon, want to go play tag with us?" Gabumon came running to them.
The pink bird looked at her partner, who smiled widely.
"You can go."
"Thanks, Sora."
The two Digimon took off running. Sora suddenly felt a presence behind her. She didn't have to look to find out who it was, the perfume did it itself.
"I thought you were spending sometime with Takeru."
"I was. But then I missed you, so I had to see you."
Yamato knelt down and rested his head against the back of hers. She shivered a little and then smiled.
"I missed you too."
The blonde smiled widely. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Oh I thought I could take some flowers to my mother, since she's the owner of the flower school."
"Aren't you a dedicated daughter?"
The red haired girl smiled softly and blushed a little. "I have my flaws as well."
"You have flaws?" He asked, faking surprise.
"Yes I do, silly." She playfully hit him in the arm. "I'm just a normal person."
"Well, I think you're perfect."
Yamato caressed her cheeks with the back of his hand. Sora felt her body tremble under his touch. He grinned as he continued to caress her skin. She was surprised with his sudden behavior, considering he wasn't a fan of displaying his feelings like that.
"What happened?" She asked, her eyes intently on him. "You never do this."
"You don't like it?" He said with a smile.
"I do. I do. It's just… it's not you, you know?"
"Well, I thought I could spoil my girlfriend a little today."
He brushed a lock of her hair away from her face. His cerulean eyes met her cinnamon ones.
"There's something I've been meaning to say. I was waiting for the right time and now seems perfect."
Sora's heart started racing. She had no idea what Yamato had to say but she couldn't help but think of the infamous three words.
"What is it? Is it something bad?"
"No, not at all." He assured her.
"Well, you scared me."
"I'm sorry." He quickly apologized. He took a deep breath. "I love you."
The red haired girl stared astonished at him and he began to regret it. His worries went away the moment a smile rose on her lips.
"I love you too."
Yamato grinned and cupped her face as he pulled her into him and kissed her on the lips.
When Yamato arrived, Sora was already asleep on the bed. He couldn't help but smile. She looked so beautiful and peaceful. His heart broke into million pieces for doing what he was going to. But he had to, he had to take some time for himself, to think about everything that had happened since he came back. The blonde carefully tiptoed to the closet, trying his best not to wake his wife up. He opened the door and grabbed some clothes. On his way out, he stole a long glance at Sora and noticed Kouji was next to her. Before he knew it, he was making his way to her. He wiped a lock of her hair away from her face and admired her beauty before leaning over and kissing her forehead. The stylist moved a little and slowly opened her eyes. Yamato gave a step back as she sat down.
"I didn't mean to wake you."
"That's okay." She looked at him. "What are you doing here?"
"I was just leaving. I just came to pick some clothes."
She lowered her head. Yamato mentally cursed himself but knew it was for the best. He walked away and leaned against the wall when he closed the front door. He let the tears fall, just like Sora had in the bedroom.
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I'm sorry to ruin the hopes of the ones who wanted them to make up in this chapter. They won't get back together right away but will eventually. I wanna explore other things I have in mind first. That may include a third person. Both Sora and Mimi will have a suprise coming up.
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