A/N - Well almost a year later I get another chapter out .... SORRY ABOUT THAT. There is only one chapter left in this story .. I can't wait to finish it. This comes at a very depressing time in my life so I hope its okay with you.
Looking Back
Chapter 9
So we were now only three short. Yolie, Ken and Cody were sitting in the center of the group telling us how they had survived against wind. Yolie had conceived an idea of using fire to burn up the wind, and it had destroyed it.
We explained as we had to Mimi and the others, what had happened back at the mansion with the fire demon.
"So did you destroy it?" Ken said to Matt and Tai.
I looked up at them and then at him, "We didn't know what it was then and we were trying to get Gennai away from him. He seems to have a little more power than that last monster we faced. I do not know how we are going to be able to defeat him if we cant get near him without being severely burned."
We all sat in silence, for Gennai's sake, and pondered once again what was going on. "Well," Tai exclaimed, "I know that this is upsetting, but we still have some of our group to track down and two of these demons to slay."
"For once I agree with Tai," Matt said, grinning. Tai glared at him, but Matt just winked. Matt was trying to get all of our minds from the place we were just at. They were right, we didn't need to be dwelling on that. There was time for that later. I think it dawned on all the others at the same time. So we stood up and started to get our barring.
"Which way should we go?" Cody asked.
I looked at Tai and said, "There was a creek back there in a clearing. Do you think it leads to the ocean?"
He scowled, "Yes, I think it might, or at least a large body of water. It might be a good idea to head out of the woods. We could be going in circles and not know where we were heading. I think it would be a good idea to get there."
So we headed out on our journey again. It felt better though, because before - it was only the three of us. Now we had most of the group back together. I knew that together we could defeat anything.
We had been walking for a long time, when the sun started to go down. It was so hot, and Tai was once again pushing us too far. I knew we were going to have to stop sometime, so as to build a camp and get some rest - when a familiar beeping started up. We all looked down at our digivices and grinned. It was Mimi who said it first though, "The others! They are up ahead!"
We picked up the pace and started to full out run towards the dots, which was luckily in the same direction that we had been heading. It seemed as if the dots were speeding up also. We broke through the forest only to come to a grinding halt at the edge of a cliff, overlooking a large lake.
I leaned down to catch my breath as the others did also. It was then that we heard, "TAI! SORA! MATT!" I looked to my left, down below the cliff, and there - on the other side of the lake were Tk, Kari, Davis, and their digimon.
"KARI! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Tai yelled to his sister.
"YEAH - WERE FINE!" She yelled back. "IS EVERYONE ELSE WITH YOU?"
"WE'RE ALL HERE!" Yolie yelled back to them.
Matt looked over at them, "HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN ANY MONSTERS?"
"NOT ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL ONES." Davis replied. We all laughed at this. It was good to laugh.
"So how do you want to get to them?" Izzy was asked Tai. It was a sheer fifty foot drop from the cliff into the lake. The sun was almost down and I was afraid that Tai was going to make us find a way down tonight.
He surprised me though by saying, "We'll camp here tonight and find a way down in the morning."
"TAI SAID TO STAY THERE TONIGHT AND WE'LL FIND A WAY DOWN IN THE MORNING!" Agumon said all of a sudden, making us all jump.
"Okay troops, you heard the man," Tai said, "Lets get ready for nightfall. Joe, Mimi - go find us some kind of brush for a campfire. Yolie, Ken - Go to the left and see if you can find something to eat. Matt, Sora - find us some fresh water. Guys, make sure you take your digimon to protect you."
Of course there was no complaining from the other two couples as they held hands and went away. Tai did this on purpose, trying to give the couples some time alone. I grinned at Matt and I followed as he led the way back into the forest.
Our digimon separated from us, knowing that we would be okay alone ... for just a little while. I held Matt's hand, not conscious that I was doing it and smiled at him. "Matt ... where are we in our relationship?"
Matt looked at me for a few minutes and then said, "Sora ... you know I care a great deal for you, in fact I love you. I went to the airport that day .... No do not talk ... but I went to tell you that I would wait for you forever. I've tried dating other girls, but they weren't you. You are the love of my life, and you will always be the love of my life. Im making some changes in my life, and when we get through this ... I want to be with you ... If you'll have me. I want to be near you again."
I didn't let him finish. I was in his arms and I was kissing him before I knew what was going on. Just a few days before I had thought to put him out of my mind, but now I just wanted to be with him. I loved him, that had never changed. He really was the love of my life. No prophecy caused it, it was our destiny to be together. My heart had been broken all those years before, but now I was with him.
But once again our kiss was interrupted by a scream. We broke apart and looked around frantically. Then breaking into a run we ran back to the cliff overlooking the lake. What we saw was terrible. There was a huge beast rising out of the water on the other side of the lake, towering over Kari, Tk, and Davis.
"TK!" Matt was yelling while at the same time Tai was yelling his sisters name. I looked at Mimi and Yolie and we knew we needed to get over there to help. We walked over to the side of the cliff together and the guys were all a good distance away watching Kari and the others.
Yolie was screaming, "KARI! THINK OF A WAY TO DEFEAT HIM AND CONCENTRATE YOUR POWERS ON IT!" But Kari didn't hear Yolie. I was looking for a way down the cliff to try and get over to where Kari was. This was one of my best friends and she was going to be hurt if we didn't get over to protect her.
I glanced around and then got one of those ideas that only comes out of desperation. "Mimi, Yolie, we have to get over there. We're going to have to jump." Mimi looked at me like I was crazy. "You know we have to. When I count to three we back up and run and jump. Concentrate on your powers when you make the jump and it'll help you. Are you ready? OK, on the count of three..." I held my breath and started to back up. Mimi and Yolie backed up with me. "One ... two .... three."
I backed up and took off running towards the cliff and the next moment I was flying through the air, plummeting down, the wind rushing through my hair and I was submersed in water. I struggled up to the top and broke through the surface. Gasping I and looked around to see both Yolie and Mimi there in the water. We nodded that we were all okay and began to swin to where Kari and the others were.
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Now, my loves, you must remember that I was very afraid at this moment, but this was my friend. This was what I had to do. I don't condone jumping off of cliffs all of the time, but this was what had to be done.
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Matt was busy looking at Tk and the others desperatly trying to figure out what to do. It was almost as if Tk, Davis and Kari were rooted on the spot. Desperation was starting to take over when he glanced around and realized that Sora wasn't at his side. He looked at Tai and then the other guys and noticed none of the girls were there. He glanced around and saw all three of them standing on the edge of the cliff, backing up. Sora was saying something to the other two and then she did the unthinkable.
Before he could react she was running towards the edge of the cliff. "NO SORA!" had barely left his lips when she jumped from the cliff with the other two. His scream had gotten the other guys attention as the girls plummeted down into the water. Matt's heart stopped as he searched the water for that familiar red head.
After what seemed like an eternity he hadn't seen her and he decided to take action. He backed up and was jumping before he knew it. He hit the water with a terrible force and finally pulled himself up above the surface. When he came up he saw Ken, and Joe there in the water as well. They weren't going to stand by and watch either.
The girls were far ahead of him and he saw that all three of them were glowing as they swam. He couldn't concentrate on what was going on with TK, Kari, and Davis because he was too busy trying to swim towards Sora. But Sora was outswimming him with a nonhuman force and within a minute she, Mimi, and Yolie were on the other side of the river. He had to get over there to help in any way that he could, and fast.
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I had made it to the shore and saw what it was that had Kari, Tk, and Davis rooted at the spot. It seemed as if the giant waves were holding them there, not letting them move. What was even scarier was that a pool of water was now starting to somehow surround the three. The pool was invisibly held in place, but it seemed to get higher and higher. At this point it was up to the three's chests.
I motioned for Mimi and Yolie to flank the back of the monster, so that he wouldn't see us. Then as if something clicked on inside of me I thought to Kari, 'Kari, you have to concentrate on the light, do not let this get to you.' When Kari nodded to me I jumped, startled that I had talked to her through my thoughts. But there was No time to think of that now.
Kari started to glow as well as Yolie and I and our aura's connected. The pools started to drop down a little bit and Kari yelled to all of us, "FIRE!" I began to envision the fire demon and how hot it all was. I felt the other three in our chain and I felt my power go into Kari. Then an amazing thing happened ... It was as if we were all engulfed in the flame, but it didn't burn at all.
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Matt got to the shore as a flame shot out of Kari into the water demon. All three of the girls then shot backwards as the water demon immediately dried up. Davis and Tk dropped to the ground out of the pool and stood up ready to fight. Ken and Joe walked onto shore at that time and they started to run towards the girls.
Matt was still stunned as to what he had seen, but there was time to think about that later. Sora was in a heap on the sand and he had to get to her. Leaning over her he picked up her lifeless body and his heart began to speed up. "Sora ...." He leaned his head over hers to listen to her heart beat when the soft pink glow that had come from before started again. It seemed almost as if she was drawing her strength from him. Her eyelids began to flutter open and she smiled.
"See ..." She began, "You are my other half, you give me strength when I need it." And with that she passed out again.
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When I opened my eyes it was to see darkness. I sat up quickly only to get a little woozy.
"Whoa, Slow down there tiger... You've had a rough day .." It was Tai grinning at me. I looked around to see Yolie, Kari, and Mimi asleep beside me.
"What happened?" I said groggily
Tai cleared his throat and told me about us connecting and then defeating the monster. Shortly afterwards I had passed out. The guys had all made it to this side of the shore and built camp because all of us girls had been asleep for about six hours.
"Matt's been worried about you, do you want me to go get him?" Tai finished up
I shook my head, "No, I'll go to him." I stood up and despite Tai's protesting I started walking away. What was weird though was the fact that I could feel Matt. I didn't even have to wonder where he was. Before I knew it I was at a clearing a little away from the others and sitting on the beach was Matt. "Hey Ishida, your looking like your missing something."
I grinned as he turned around and before I knew it I was in his arms. "I could kill you for the way you worried me today. Sora I cant lose you."
I was startled by the intensity in his gaze and his seriousness. "Who says your going to lose me again? I love you too and I want to stay with you forever." I leaned in, determined not to let anything keep us from this now, and kissed him full on the lips. Time seemed to stand still as our lips were locked. This was years of pent up frustration let loose finally. This was the first time that I knew I loved him to the break up to date other people, to the time I left for America the first time, and then finally that tearful day that I left him for good. This was as it was supposed to be. This was fate, our destiny, something we had been avoiding for a long time. An eternity passed before I returned to reality and my body was protesting for air, but my heart never wanted to let go. Finally we both broke apart panting and I realized that I was on the ground beneath him.
"Wow, now that was a long time coming." Matt said as he grinned at me and kissed me on the lips again. "But I think your still a little tired from your escapade."
I grinned and kissed him again, "Not too tired though ..." I sighed and looked at him with all seriousness, "Matt if we make it through this then what are we going to do about us?"
He smiled and tightened his grip on me, "We'll work something out, Im sure. After all, who else could make you melt the way I do?"
I grinned and knew for the first time that things were going to work out for the best for us all. We started our make out session again until we succumbed to exhaustion and then finally slept together under the stars. Tomorrow was another day to worry, when I had Matt in my arms I knew everything was going to be okay.
Looking Back
Chapter 9
So we were now only three short. Yolie, Ken and Cody were sitting in the center of the group telling us how they had survived against wind. Yolie had conceived an idea of using fire to burn up the wind, and it had destroyed it.
We explained as we had to Mimi and the others, what had happened back at the mansion with the fire demon.
"So did you destroy it?" Ken said to Matt and Tai.
I looked up at them and then at him, "We didn't know what it was then and we were trying to get Gennai away from him. He seems to have a little more power than that last monster we faced. I do not know how we are going to be able to defeat him if we cant get near him without being severely burned."
We all sat in silence, for Gennai's sake, and pondered once again what was going on. "Well," Tai exclaimed, "I know that this is upsetting, but we still have some of our group to track down and two of these demons to slay."
"For once I agree with Tai," Matt said, grinning. Tai glared at him, but Matt just winked. Matt was trying to get all of our minds from the place we were just at. They were right, we didn't need to be dwelling on that. There was time for that later. I think it dawned on all the others at the same time. So we stood up and started to get our barring.
"Which way should we go?" Cody asked.
I looked at Tai and said, "There was a creek back there in a clearing. Do you think it leads to the ocean?"
He scowled, "Yes, I think it might, or at least a large body of water. It might be a good idea to head out of the woods. We could be going in circles and not know where we were heading. I think it would be a good idea to get there."
So we headed out on our journey again. It felt better though, because before - it was only the three of us. Now we had most of the group back together. I knew that together we could defeat anything.
We had been walking for a long time, when the sun started to go down. It was so hot, and Tai was once again pushing us too far. I knew we were going to have to stop sometime, so as to build a camp and get some rest - when a familiar beeping started up. We all looked down at our digivices and grinned. It was Mimi who said it first though, "The others! They are up ahead!"
We picked up the pace and started to full out run towards the dots, which was luckily in the same direction that we had been heading. It seemed as if the dots were speeding up also. We broke through the forest only to come to a grinding halt at the edge of a cliff, overlooking a large lake.
I leaned down to catch my breath as the others did also. It was then that we heard, "TAI! SORA! MATT!" I looked to my left, down below the cliff, and there - on the other side of the lake were Tk, Kari, Davis, and their digimon.
"KARI! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Tai yelled to his sister.
"YEAH - WERE FINE!" She yelled back. "IS EVERYONE ELSE WITH YOU?"
"WE'RE ALL HERE!" Yolie yelled back to them.
Matt looked over at them, "HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN ANY MONSTERS?"
"NOT ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL ONES." Davis replied. We all laughed at this. It was good to laugh.
"So how do you want to get to them?" Izzy was asked Tai. It was a sheer fifty foot drop from the cliff into the lake. The sun was almost down and I was afraid that Tai was going to make us find a way down tonight.
He surprised me though by saying, "We'll camp here tonight and find a way down in the morning."
"TAI SAID TO STAY THERE TONIGHT AND WE'LL FIND A WAY DOWN IN THE MORNING!" Agumon said all of a sudden, making us all jump.
"Okay troops, you heard the man," Tai said, "Lets get ready for nightfall. Joe, Mimi - go find us some kind of brush for a campfire. Yolie, Ken - Go to the left and see if you can find something to eat. Matt, Sora - find us some fresh water. Guys, make sure you take your digimon to protect you."
Of course there was no complaining from the other two couples as they held hands and went away. Tai did this on purpose, trying to give the couples some time alone. I grinned at Matt and I followed as he led the way back into the forest.
Our digimon separated from us, knowing that we would be okay alone ... for just a little while. I held Matt's hand, not conscious that I was doing it and smiled at him. "Matt ... where are we in our relationship?"
Matt looked at me for a few minutes and then said, "Sora ... you know I care a great deal for you, in fact I love you. I went to the airport that day .... No do not talk ... but I went to tell you that I would wait for you forever. I've tried dating other girls, but they weren't you. You are the love of my life, and you will always be the love of my life. Im making some changes in my life, and when we get through this ... I want to be with you ... If you'll have me. I want to be near you again."
I didn't let him finish. I was in his arms and I was kissing him before I knew what was going on. Just a few days before I had thought to put him out of my mind, but now I just wanted to be with him. I loved him, that had never changed. He really was the love of my life. No prophecy caused it, it was our destiny to be together. My heart had been broken all those years before, but now I was with him.
But once again our kiss was interrupted by a scream. We broke apart and looked around frantically. Then breaking into a run we ran back to the cliff overlooking the lake. What we saw was terrible. There was a huge beast rising out of the water on the other side of the lake, towering over Kari, Tk, and Davis.
"TK!" Matt was yelling while at the same time Tai was yelling his sisters name. I looked at Mimi and Yolie and we knew we needed to get over there to help. We walked over to the side of the cliff together and the guys were all a good distance away watching Kari and the others.
Yolie was screaming, "KARI! THINK OF A WAY TO DEFEAT HIM AND CONCENTRATE YOUR POWERS ON IT!" But Kari didn't hear Yolie. I was looking for a way down the cliff to try and get over to where Kari was. This was one of my best friends and she was going to be hurt if we didn't get over to protect her.
I glanced around and then got one of those ideas that only comes out of desperation. "Mimi, Yolie, we have to get over there. We're going to have to jump." Mimi looked at me like I was crazy. "You know we have to. When I count to three we back up and run and jump. Concentrate on your powers when you make the jump and it'll help you. Are you ready? OK, on the count of three..." I held my breath and started to back up. Mimi and Yolie backed up with me. "One ... two .... three."
I backed up and took off running towards the cliff and the next moment I was flying through the air, plummeting down, the wind rushing through my hair and I was submersed in water. I struggled up to the top and broke through the surface. Gasping I and looked around to see both Yolie and Mimi there in the water. We nodded that we were all okay and began to swin to where Kari and the others were.
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Now, my loves, you must remember that I was very afraid at this moment, but this was my friend. This was what I had to do. I don't condone jumping off of cliffs all of the time, but this was what had to be done.
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Matt was busy looking at Tk and the others desperatly trying to figure out what to do. It was almost as if Tk, Davis and Kari were rooted on the spot. Desperation was starting to take over when he glanced around and realized that Sora wasn't at his side. He looked at Tai and then the other guys and noticed none of the girls were there. He glanced around and saw all three of them standing on the edge of the cliff, backing up. Sora was saying something to the other two and then she did the unthinkable.
Before he could react she was running towards the edge of the cliff. "NO SORA!" had barely left his lips when she jumped from the cliff with the other two. His scream had gotten the other guys attention as the girls plummeted down into the water. Matt's heart stopped as he searched the water for that familiar red head.
After what seemed like an eternity he hadn't seen her and he decided to take action. He backed up and was jumping before he knew it. He hit the water with a terrible force and finally pulled himself up above the surface. When he came up he saw Ken, and Joe there in the water as well. They weren't going to stand by and watch either.
The girls were far ahead of him and he saw that all three of them were glowing as they swam. He couldn't concentrate on what was going on with TK, Kari, and Davis because he was too busy trying to swim towards Sora. But Sora was outswimming him with a nonhuman force and within a minute she, Mimi, and Yolie were on the other side of the river. He had to get over there to help in any way that he could, and fast.
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I had made it to the shore and saw what it was that had Kari, Tk, and Davis rooted at the spot. It seemed as if the giant waves were holding them there, not letting them move. What was even scarier was that a pool of water was now starting to somehow surround the three. The pool was invisibly held in place, but it seemed to get higher and higher. At this point it was up to the three's chests.
I motioned for Mimi and Yolie to flank the back of the monster, so that he wouldn't see us. Then as if something clicked on inside of me I thought to Kari, 'Kari, you have to concentrate on the light, do not let this get to you.' When Kari nodded to me I jumped, startled that I had talked to her through my thoughts. But there was No time to think of that now.
Kari started to glow as well as Yolie and I and our aura's connected. The pools started to drop down a little bit and Kari yelled to all of us, "FIRE!" I began to envision the fire demon and how hot it all was. I felt the other three in our chain and I felt my power go into Kari. Then an amazing thing happened ... It was as if we were all engulfed in the flame, but it didn't burn at all.
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Matt got to the shore as a flame shot out of Kari into the water demon. All three of the girls then shot backwards as the water demon immediately dried up. Davis and Tk dropped to the ground out of the pool and stood up ready to fight. Ken and Joe walked onto shore at that time and they started to run towards the girls.
Matt was still stunned as to what he had seen, but there was time to think about that later. Sora was in a heap on the sand and he had to get to her. Leaning over her he picked up her lifeless body and his heart began to speed up. "Sora ...." He leaned his head over hers to listen to her heart beat when the soft pink glow that had come from before started again. It seemed almost as if she was drawing her strength from him. Her eyelids began to flutter open and she smiled.
"See ..." She began, "You are my other half, you give me strength when I need it." And with that she passed out again.
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When I opened my eyes it was to see darkness. I sat up quickly only to get a little woozy.
"Whoa, Slow down there tiger... You've had a rough day .." It was Tai grinning at me. I looked around to see Yolie, Kari, and Mimi asleep beside me.
"What happened?" I said groggily
Tai cleared his throat and told me about us connecting and then defeating the monster. Shortly afterwards I had passed out. The guys had all made it to this side of the shore and built camp because all of us girls had been asleep for about six hours.
"Matt's been worried about you, do you want me to go get him?" Tai finished up
I shook my head, "No, I'll go to him." I stood up and despite Tai's protesting I started walking away. What was weird though was the fact that I could feel Matt. I didn't even have to wonder where he was. Before I knew it I was at a clearing a little away from the others and sitting on the beach was Matt. "Hey Ishida, your looking like your missing something."
I grinned as he turned around and before I knew it I was in his arms. "I could kill you for the way you worried me today. Sora I cant lose you."
I was startled by the intensity in his gaze and his seriousness. "Who says your going to lose me again? I love you too and I want to stay with you forever." I leaned in, determined not to let anything keep us from this now, and kissed him full on the lips. Time seemed to stand still as our lips were locked. This was years of pent up frustration let loose finally. This was the first time that I knew I loved him to the break up to date other people, to the time I left for America the first time, and then finally that tearful day that I left him for good. This was as it was supposed to be. This was fate, our destiny, something we had been avoiding for a long time. An eternity passed before I returned to reality and my body was protesting for air, but my heart never wanted to let go. Finally we both broke apart panting and I realized that I was on the ground beneath him.
"Wow, now that was a long time coming." Matt said as he grinned at me and kissed me on the lips again. "But I think your still a little tired from your escapade."
I grinned and kissed him again, "Not too tired though ..." I sighed and looked at him with all seriousness, "Matt if we make it through this then what are we going to do about us?"
He smiled and tightened his grip on me, "We'll work something out, Im sure. After all, who else could make you melt the way I do?"
I grinned and knew for the first time that things were going to work out for the best for us all. We started our make out session again until we succumbed to exhaustion and then finally slept together under the stars. Tomorrow was another day to worry, when I had Matt in my arms I knew everything was going to be okay.