A/n: I'm back! More at the end of the chapter.

A Taiora Story, by Dephs (aka the disclaimer): Once upon a time there was a pairing called Taiora on a tv show called digimon. Many people waited many, many episodes for this pairng to come to fruition. One day a new pairing emerged, an evil pairing was made by Toei Animation (the show's creator) known as Sorato. This evil pairing came and bulldozed the good pairing of Taiora and the fans wept, prompting an internet fandom in which people who do not own digimon (aka, DephsXylex) write epic tales of what should have happened.

"Yagami Taichi, what do you think you're doing?" I yelled at my boyfriend of nine months. He spun around, trademark smirk plastered on his face and hands carefully hidden behind his back.

"What do you mean? I haven't done a thing." He exuded innocence, but I was smarter than that.

"Put the rice ball back. You'll eat when everyone else gets here," I said. He looked crestfallen, but tonight I couldn't afford his antics. His family was coming over so we could break the news of our relationship. So far only a select few knew (Mimi, Kou and Dai), but we were moving in together and couldn't put off telling them anymore, even if it meant everything getting back to Matt. Not that that was the only problem. Takeru and Hikari were married. I wouldn't be surprised if TK believed everything that Matt said, nor could I blame him. Who didn't want to believe the best of their big siblings?

As for Kari, I sincerely doubted she believed it. She probably hadn't defended me, but I hoped that she thought better of me than that and would accept me. With any luck she would. She was intuitive enough to know that Tai was dating someone and he was happy, so hopefully that would factor in.

Then there were the Yagami's. They had a tendency to treat me like a daughter with how close Tai and I had been, but that didn't mean the rumor mill hadn't gotten them. Even if it had, hopefully I'd be able to convince them it was wrong or to forgive me.

Tai glanced at the clock, then back at me, no doubt trying to scheme. "But they're late? How long do I have to starve myself before they've taken too much time?"

I looked back over, making sure I hadn't misread the time. "It's five till. They've got five minutes."

Tai stood up straight and shut his eyes. "A wise man once said 'If you aren't five minutes early you're late."

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, the doorbell rang. I grinned as I watched him visibly deflate. "Don't even say anything. I'll put the rice ball back and get the door."

I shook my head and chuckled as I began grabbing food to place on the table. I had made a simple dinner, curry and rice balls with green tea ice cream for dessert. As far as I knew everyone would enjoy it (with the exception of Yuuko, who was still on her disgusting health food kick) and it would hopefully make for an easier dinner.

I turned around after finishing and was face to face with Hikari, Takeru and Tomatsu, their two year old son that was in the latter's arms. Kari gave me a warm smile, but I watched as Takeru tensed up.

"Aun Sor, Aun Sor!" the young boy yelled, excited to see me. Even though it had been seven months, I had obviously made an impression on him, as he definitely remembered me. He held out his arms, wanting me to take him, but Takeru stepped back. It wasn't until Kari gave him a death glare that the young man relinquished his son.

I took the boy gingerly, watching as he gave me a big, toothy grin. I studied him slyly, not wanting the others to notice. He had grown a lot in the time and was definitely his father's son. As a matter of fact, the only features that were remotely like his mother's were his dark hair and eyes, but even then it was only fleeting. His hair was kept in the same style as his father's and his eyes were the same shape.

"Aun Sor, I mist you." I smiled at Tomatsu, blinking to try to keep the tears out of my eyes. Even if things didn't go well with his parents of grandparents tonight, Tomatsu didn't care.

"I missed you too, buddy." He wrapped his little arms around my neck and I hugged him back, giving me just enough time to recuperate. "Guess who else missed you? Your Uncle Taichi!"

"Un Tai! Un Tai!" I put him on the floor, directing him to my boyfriend. Once I was sure that he would make it, I turned back to the couple in front of me.

Hikari only stood there for a second before striding up to me and pulling me into a hug. She quickly hid her mouth in my hair before whispering in my ear. "I knew it was you. You were the only one who could make Tai so happy. Thank you."

She kissed my cheek, going back to Takeru's side as Yuuko and Susumu came into the kitchen to see what all of the fuss, or lack thereof, was about.

"Sora!" Yuuko almost cheered, smiling brightly. "What are you doing here?"

"Tai asked me over, as his girlfriend." Yuuko and Susumu smiled, Susumu handing five hundred yen to Yuuko. I was beginning to wonder if Tai was really that obvious when it came to me.

Susumu began to speak, "I think we may have interrupted a conversation, Yuuko. Why don't we go play with Tomatsu?"

I almost told them to stay here, but knew it would seem rude to Hikari and Takeru if I did. They hadn't interrupted anything and would probably be the ones that kept the peace if they were to stay.

Takeru began to speak as soon as they were out of earshot. "I'm not surprised that you already shacked up with one of the other chosen already. To be honest, I'm surprised you didn't do it sooner."

I cringed as he spoke. I couldn't blame him with the she-devil Matt made me out to be. Just as I knew Takeru wouldn't have believed it from anyone else's mouth, Matt was his 'Niichan. His loyalty to him required him to believe what he said. Unfortunately, Kari was not quite as forgiving as I was.

"Takaishi Takeru! You go into the other room right now and don't come back until you've had an attitude adjustment and treat Sora with respect. Regardless of what Yamato has said, the past is the past." TK glared at his wife, but walked into the other room.

"Kari, you didn't have to do that. I don't want what happened between Matt and I to cause problems for you and TK..." I said. I felt bad. Those two had a good thing and I didn't want for me to be the thing to ruin it. I cared too much about them, not to mention what would happen to Tomatsu.

That was when she turned on me. "Don't get me started on you, Sora. Seven months and not so much as a phone call? I understand why you didn't call Takeru, but we've been close since I was just a toddler. I didn't even know if you were ok!"

I looked at the floor, shuffling my feet. "I thought you would be mad about everything that happened with Matt."

She snorted. "I'm not sure what did happen with Matt, but I know what he said isn't the truth. You aren't that kind of person." She stepped closer, within a two feet of me and dropped her voice. "I know for a fact you didn't steal the three hundred million yen. I know you're into films. I accidentally stumbled across one of them. Luckily both of you were fully clothed on the cover."

I blushed, my face no doubt the reddest it had ever been. "H-how did you manage to...?"

"You guys really all do think that Takeru and I have sex in the missionary position once a week, don't you?" she said with a chuckle. "I was in the store looking for something to spice up the bedroom a little bit. What I found wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but I noted the company and went to a different one."

I laughed. And it was a long and hard one too. With all the tension in the air, it was the only way to diffuse it. It was hard to believe such an innocent pair hadn't waited until their wedding night to lose their virginity and had done anything except the missionary. Yet again, I doubt that any of the chosen who didn't know would guess Tai and I were in the porn business.

When I could finally breathe again I turned and asked Kari the first question that came to mind. "Why didn't you tell Takeru?"

"It was none of my business. I wouldn't have even been allowed to know if I hadn't found it myself and I thought that if either of us needed to know you would make sure we did."

I contemplated this for a minute. She was correct, but that didn't mean she had to keep it from him any longer. It would probably be beneficial for her to tell him. It might at least keep the peace during dinner.

"How about we make a deal, eh Kari? Why don't you tell TK about how I'm in the business, while leaving Tai out of it, and I'll do my best to keep Tai from finding out about your sexcapades, and when he does, because you'll somehow slip up, I'll keep him from killing your husband."

I watched as an evil glint came over her eye. "Deal. I'll even make it clear that Tai doesn't need to be warned and that he already knows what you do for a living."

She left the room and yanked TK out of the chair and into the bedroom. I sat on the floor with Tai and Tomatsu and played with toy cars until they came back, Kari looking vindicated, while Takeru looked ashamed.

"Sora, may I have a word with you in the kitchen?"

I nodded and stood up, leaving behind a very sad looking two year old.

"I, uh, wanted to tell you I'm sorry," he said, bowing low. "I believed Matt when he said those horrible things. I did it against my better judgment. I should have known that he was playing it up due to the fact that he's a rockstar and he couldn't afford to take the chance of his fans sympathizing with a woman, but he's my brother. I only want to believe the best out of him, even if it is at the stake of my friends."

I threw my arms around the younger man, pulling him into a hug. "I never blamed you, Takeru. I may not understand it in a blood relative type of way, but I do understand. I would believe the same for the rest of the chosen."

He brought his arms up around me. "Thank you for your forgiveness."

We broke quickly, not wanting the hug to seem like more than it was. Tai and Kari would never question us, but Yuuko and Susumu could never quite grasp what we went through and the subsequent bond that developed. It was probably for the best. We were supposed to be different after all. We were Chosen.

I glanced over at the table, noticing the rapidly cooling food. "Shit! Grab everyone for dinner. It's time to eat."

A/n: So, arc two. This is just a nice little chapter that I figured needed to happen, but won't give anything away. It may seem like it was unimportant, but it sets the scene for chapter eleven, which is where we get to see the real conflict come in. Chapter ten is just a short smutty chapter in Tai's view. I needed something for him and most of Tai's chapter will be sort of short due to the fact that the conflict comes from Sora and therefore most of the writing comes from her. This should be between eight and ten chapters (I'm toying with two of the chapters that may not make it in the final) and then I'll lead into arc three and possibly four. I haven't decided how I'm doing arc three to decide what four will be or if I can even come up with one, but fingers crossed.

PS: Thanks to all of you guys who have reviewed/favorited! The last chapter was the singlemost reviews I've ever had on a chapter. Thanks for that.

Now, review time:

TaioraWarrior: Yes they can! Look forward to a bit of smuttiness next chapter. It's not a lot, but better than nothing. If it had been a different setting than I would have probably had Tai say it first, but he had to be told to know that Sora wanted more too. I'll let you in on a little secret (most people don't read other's review replies) I'm planning on rewriting my story Sent as a Taiora and a Koumi, not to mention the other couplings that were in it that don't need the aforementioned four (Takari, Kenyako and another that's a bit of a secret). I'm working out how I'm going to adjust the plotline right now, but it should be my fic after this one and Tai is going to be the one who says I love you first, just for you. Glad to see you're excited for this arc. I sure am.

Wakkawakka: Thanks for the review. I had to make it awkward, it is Taichi after all. When has that boy not been awkward, especially with Sora? I mean, asking her out on a date like he did? *sigh. Stupid, awkward Taichi.

digimonfan4ever101: Well, this chapter probably answered your question, but no, that is not the end. of the story, just of the arc. This story has 8-10 more chapters for this arc and who knows how many for the next one or two. Glad you enjoyed and hope you like this just as well.

The New Mandalord: I'm glad you loved it. That's one of the best things an author can hear. Hope you like this arc just as much, even if it is a little more conflicting, which is currently in hiding. It will rear it's ugly little head in chapter eleven and make for a bit of a wild ride for this AND the next arc, which will actually show up in the first chapter of the next one. This chapter and the next are kind of just setting the scene for it.

Odinson83: I'm glad that I was your reintro and that it made you want to keep reading. That's always amazing to hear. I'm sure that you liked this one as well with it's massive Takari insert (my other favorite Digimon pairing. I can't decided between the two.) I have a feeling that this won't be the last we see of the two, but I'm not completely sure. I hope not!

Supershooter: The first arc is over, but the story has just begun! I'm really excited about this arc, it's one of those ones you love to hate, along with the next one. I hope you enjoy these as much as the last.