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At long last!, here is the final chapter to "Lust, Lies, & Beytral." Soo very sorry for the long awaited update, but when you're a mom and working, things get a little hectic! lol. I would like to say a very special thank you to the following for reviewing my story. As always, you guys inspire me and encourage me to go further with my writing! Thank you all much!

Sora Loves Rain

NegaiKoumi

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Lust, Lies, & Betrayal

Chapter 9

Tai's P.O.V

I walked back and forth across the living room floor. I had been to visit Matt again, I checked the banking accounts, tried tracing her phone. All of it led me nowhere ,but here. I was so stressed. Weeks had passed, No word or hint as to where she was. I had been screamed at, and the man who's shoulder they cried on.

"Come on Sky, where are you?" I was near another break down. I grabbed my smokes off the table and walked out back. I lit one up and sighed. I jumped when I heard a voice next to me.

"You know she hates it when you smoke Taichi. It won't help find her."

I turned to face Mr. Takenouchi. He was sitting on the stone bench next to the koi pond Sora and I had built. He had aged over night. More Grey hair and his beard was messy. He looked at me. "How could I have been so involved with my campaign that I lost my daughter?"

I took a seat next to him. I inhaled another hit of my cigarette before tossing it down and putting it out with my shoe. "It wasn't just you. Where all to blame, She lost her self after mom passed. Sora went down the wrong path, and I was foolish enough to follow behind her instead of stopping her."

"Don't blame yourself, Are you sure we have checked every account? Cell records?"

I hated to be the one to remind him daily that Sora made a one time withdraw of cash in the amount of 7 grand, the morning she left. "We have sir."

I sat there for a few minutes, the wind was blowing and the koi fish where popping up for food. Then it dawned on me. I felt adrenaline run thru my body. I jumped up. "I know where she is"

Mr. Takenouchi looked at me in shock. "How? Where?"

I was hurried. "I can't explain, but I know." With that, I was gone without another word.

Sora's P.O.V

I sat near the garden. I had forgotten how beautiful it was here. I looked up at the clouds, they where turning gray. A storm was headed this way. I lost count how many weeks I had been here, but it was what I needed. No one here judged me by what I had on, or what I was doing that day. I forgot what it was like to live like this. Since I'd been here, I had rented a small apartment here in the country side. The last time I had visited here with Tai and my dad. I made a banking account that no one knew of , just in case I needed to come here. I would admit I was lonely, I hated being alone on the rainy nights, having someone to cuddle up too. Next week I was sending for Luke and Leland, It seemed no one really knew me well enough to figure where I would run off too. It hurt when I thought about it that way. Knowing my father really didn't notice these things about me, or Tai. God, I missed him the most.

I brought my knees up to my chin, just as I watched a streak of lightning hit. I knew I would have to go back in soon. I sighed and took a deep breath in. I frowned. Was that someone calling my name? I turned around and saw a tall figure walking up the grassy hill towards me. I stood up and actually looked. My heart started to beat faster and faster. Tears swam into my eyes. Walking towards me was Tai. It was really him. His name escaped my lips before I realized it. "TAI!" I saw him smile and start walking faster. I ran towards him, I crashed into him. He wrapped his arms around me and spun me.

"I didn't think I would find you Sky, I really didn't."

I looked up into his dark brown eyes, they looked tired but alive. "How did you figure it out?"

"Believe it or not. The koi pond. Them stupid fish jogged my memory."

I closed my eyes and went to lay my head down. "Oh no, I didn't just fly half way around the damn world for you to rest your head on my chest." He took his hands and placed them on either side of my face and kissed me. Electricity shot through every part of me. I felt alive. More so than I had in years. I kissed him back with urgency. I missed him, I missed his smell, his eyes and most of all, us just being us. I opened my mouth and felt his tongue dance around with mine. We stayed like that for a few minutes until it started to rain. He broke our kiss and we both laughed.

"I love you Sky, I really do."

"I love you too Tai, and I'm not afraid of it anymore."

"Good, cause last minute plane tickets aren't cheap. I wasn't going back. Not without you anyway."

The rain picked up and within minutes we where soaked. Laughing and kissing. I found myself kissing him again, in public. Because I could now and I would anyway. It didn't matter to me anymore.

Tai picked me up and I wrapped my legs around him. Before I knew it, my back was up against the garden stone wall. The cold of it sent shivers down my spine. I didn't care though. I needed this. I needed him. He was my drug, a cure to my never ending addiction.

Hours later we laid curled up next to each other in my new room just outside Kyoto Japan. Tai pulled the blanket up and over to cover our exposed bodies. Since things had calmed down a bit it was chilly. I laid my head down on his chest and breathed in his smell. I quickly kissed his chest. "I missed this."

Tai looked down at me with an eyebrow arched. "You missed the sex? Cause really I missed you in general, anybody can give you sex.'

I giggled and climbed on top of him. I rubbed his shoulders and he ran his tanned hands over my body and let them rest on my legs. "I missed being with you."

Tai smirked. " I know" He lent forward and pulled me down on him, he starting kissing me again. I laid on top of him for what felt like hours just kissing and being. I had finally rolled off him and was cuddled back up to him when I opened my lips to speak. I knew I had to tell him the truth.

"Tai, you need to know something."

He rolled onto his side and gently tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear like he always did. "What's wrong?" He frowned a little. I had forgotten how well he actually knew me, to read my expressions or understand the tone in my voice. I took a deep breath in and let the words fall out.

"I'm not going back, not permanently. I'm moving back home. I can't handle New York and I can't handle the life there anymore. It's going to get me killed."

I watched Tai's face as he took it all in and sorted it out. "I'm coming with you. I can't live without you Sky."

"Taichi, I won't ask you to give up that life. I know whats at stake for you. I would understand if you didn't come back with me."

He grabbed onto me and was so serious he nearly took my breath away. "I have no life without you. You are my life. You always have been. Rather I knew it or not. Besides, I miss Japan. I want a life back here. With a small home ,with you and maybe, even marriage and kids one day. If that's what you want too."

I held back the tears in my eyes. "That's everything I want." Tai cupped my face and kissed me again.

"4 weeks later"

I stood in the breeze of what was beginning to be a rather chilly night. And also my last in New York. I had flown back to settle all my remaining affairs and to bid farewell to my friends and family. Everyone was going there own ways anyhow. Mimi and Izzy where off to another state. Come to find out he got the job and Mimi couldn't stand not to be with him either. As for my father, all the rumors where true. He really was going to run for president. I hated not being able to be here for him, but I knew it was best. He had Tai's mom and dad to help support him from here, and if he ever needed me, He knew deep down I would come back for him. I said all these farewells except for one, and that was Matt. Somehow, crazy as it was. If it wasn't for him, none of this may have worked out for me. The one chance meeting in a bar lead to my future. Who knew huh? I felt Tai wrap his arms around me and kiss my neck. "Are you ready?" I turned to face him and replied. "I am. "

We both walked into the stadium where Matt's band was playing tonight. It was insanely packed. I found my way to the back and to his dressing room. I felt my nerves spike. I took a deep breath and knocked on his door. "Come in"

Tai was waiting for me in the back of the stadium. He knew I needed to do this myself. It was the truth. I heard Matt yell back "Look, if your coming in, come on, I'm on in 5!" I opened the door and watched him freeze.

"Sora, I wasn't expecting you. How did you get back here?"

"I guess they let the Governors daughter, who's Dad's running for president go anywhere she wants around here." I smiled and felt my face flush.

He took a few steps towards me. "What are you doing here? Not to be rude"

"I wanted to tell you goodbye, in person. I'm flying back home tonight"

"Flying? Headed to D.C already?"

"Actually, I'm flying back to Japan. Tai and I have an apartment there now. I'm leaving for good. And I owe it to you actually"

"I see. Well, I. I wanted to thank you. For all this." Matt gestured to the band posters and equipment laying about. "If it wasn't for you. I would still be a no buddy drug dealer in the Bronx. Now I have a record label, and T.k has so much. I can't ever repay you for that."

"No need. I wanted him to have the best. He's a smart kid who deserved better than what you could give him at the time. That school can lead him to many great collages."

There was a knock on the door. "Yo, on in 60 seconds. Get out here"

"Hold on! The Damn show can't start without me anyway!"

"Look I better not hold you up anymore. I just wanted to say goodbye."

Matt walked over and pulled me into a hug. He held onto me so tightly. " Good luck in Japan. Take care of yourself ok?"

"I will. Good luck with the label alright?"

"Sure thing" I felt him kiss the top of my head and then let go of me. I looked up at him and smiled before walking out. I heard him grab his guitar and head for the stage, as I walked my way back to find Tai. I heard the crowd explode with cheers as he started a fast beat tune. It went by quicker than I thought, just as I found Tai. I heard Matt talking into the crowd. "This next one is new, it's a slow one but every word is true and I hope she knows it." I felt my heart start to race, I looked up to see Tai waiting for me by the door. I reach out and grabbed his hand.

"Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name, and it all just sounds like ohhhhhh,Mmm, too young to dumb to realize That I should have bought you flowers and held your held. Should've gave you all my hours when I had the chance, take you to every party cause I remember how much you love to dance. Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man.

"My pride, My ego, my needs and all my selfish ways caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life. Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, oohhhh. And it haunts me every-time I close my eyes."

I stopped and turned around to look up at the stage. I felt a lump form in my throat. I knew our goodbye was long ago and now it was bitter sweet. I knew Tai was watching and I wouldn't make this seem bigger than it was and I wouldn't let Tai see the pain in my eyes as I heard the final words to Matt's song. I turned back around, holding onto Tai, I nodded letting him know it was enough. We walked out hand in hand as the lyrics filled our ears.

" I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand, give you all his hours when he has the chance, take you to every party cause I remember how much you loved to dance. Do all the things I should have done, When I was your man"


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Matt's song " When I was your man" By Bruno Mars

Disclaimer. I have no rights to the original characters used in my writing or to Bruno Mars lovely music. They both just really inspire me :) I hope you guys enjoyed my ending. Be looking out for more of my work soon, I'm currently working on "Beautiful Sorrow" The next chapter to it will be up soon, also another original piece of mine will be available after I finish cleaning it up a bit! thank you all again for sticking with me until the end. So, until next time ya'all! :)