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Chapter Ten
Matt had thought a lot about coming home and seeing his brother and friends. He and his brother were living together once more, but it was like they weren't really living.
Neither of them were moping. Technically, Matt was brooding. But anyone who spent five minutes with him could tell that there really wasn't much of a difference.
T.K was preoccupying himself with every available thing worthy of thought. And his scale of worth had definitely been degraded.
This wasn't to say that nothing good had come of this. Matt's house had never been cleaner. But that was about it.
At Tai's house, Sora hadn't emerged from her room since the 'incident' as it was being referred to.
There hadn't been much activity from anyone in the house besides Tia.
Right after, Tai had retreated to the kitchen. Tia had come out of her room. Even though her father was so miserable, she seemed a bit excited. Their conversation had not been long.
"Does this mean she's staying for good?"
"Not now, Tia."
Tia may have been wise beyond her years, but she still held some of that selfishness that accompanies being young. Also, she'd inherited Tai's one-track mind. It would take her a little while before she could see the big picture.
And what a big picture it was turning out to be!
When you're a Digidestined, your life truly is connected with all of your team mates'.
Yolei had come to stay with Kari as soon as she'd been informed of what had happened.
Kari was an absolute mess.
Yolei had taken over since arriving at her best friend's house. Sometimes being bossy, controlling, and a bit selfish could come in handy.
She had already told Tai to stay where he was and deal with his own problems. She was now in the process of trying to convince Kari that this was nothing more than a 'trivial marital spat'.
As far as Yolei could tell, Kari hadn't stopped sobbing since T.K. had left. "Stupid, marital spats don't send your husbands out the door!"
It surprised Yolei that Kari had been able to get the words out. In a way she was right, but Yolei wasn't going to tell her that.
...
For someone who was moping so quietly, it was surprising that T.K.'s actions were annoying Matt so quickly.
After Matt had snapped at him, T.K. had gone to the guest room and was now laying on his back, staring at the ceiling.
Matt's own heartbreak was now being overshadowed by guilt. As much as he hated to think about it, maybe he and Sora weren't meant to be. But he was not going to tear his brother's relationship apart just because his own wasn't working out.
Matt didn't want to dwell on his thoughts, but he'd come to a decision. He grabbed his car keys off the kitchen table and headed back to the guest room. T.K. had draped his arm over his eyes.
Matt didn't find this surprising. He couldn't count how many times he'd heard that 'the answers wouldn't fall from the sky'. But if you stared at one thing long enough, your thoughts would eventually take form, and from that form, you may get your answer.
Just one look and Matt was sure T.K. had gotten his answer. He was sure T.K. liked the answer. It was so obviously what he wanted. But he wasn't sure how to get it. It is said that the eyes are a passageway into the soul, but Matt could see all this without once looking at his brother's eyes.
"I'm going out for a while, okay?" he said softly.
T.K. nodded, barely. He didn't look up or even say goodbye, and Matt had no doubt that he wouldn't move until he got back.
Matt started his car and pulled out of his driveway. Before he was even off his street he'd called Yolei.
"Hello."
"Yolei? This is Matt. The wedding is back on. Tell Kari."
He hung up before she could ask any questions. That's all she needed to know right now.
...
It wasn't that long, but it felt like forever when Matt pulled into Tai's driveway. He stared up at the house. No one moved by the window, so he guessed that no one knew he was there yet.
Finally, Matt willed himself to get out of the car and walk up the steps to Tai's front door. The door was unlocked, and any other time he would've felt like he was intruding, but now, he let himself in.
He didn't see Tai as he walked in farther so he went all the way back to Sora's room. She was sitting on her bed with her back to him. "Hey." he said quietly.
She spun around when she heard his voice. She was a mess to say the least, but Matt knew it couldn't be any worse than how he himself looked.
"Hi." she answered, stunned.
They were in silence for a moment. Then Sora said, "I guess it's over, huh?"
"Yeah." And with that he left her to her lonesome once more.
It took it a minute to sink in, but Sora realized that this was the best outcome she could've gotten. Sora was tired of having to choose between what was right and what she wanted.
...
Matt went and found Tai next. He was in the living room, sitting on the couch. He was just as surprised as Sora when Matt came in the room.
"Matt... what are you doing here?"
Matt took a deep breath. "Tai. It's over between Sora and me."
Tai's face took on and expression of grief. "Matt, I'm so-"
Matt held up his hand to cut him off. "Tai, you're obviously the one that she wants. I'm not sure just what I did wrong yet, but whatever you do, make sure you don't make that same mistake."
Matt left the room, the deed done.
...
"Come on, Kari." Yolei had pulled her out of her bedroom, surrounded by her mess of tissues and was now dragging her to the car.
Kari's face was still a bit blotchy, and her eyes were still red, but the tears had finally come to an end.
Kari looked up. The sun was just setting. "Where are we going?"
"You'll see."
...
"Time to get up T.K.!" Matt hollered with a fake cheerfulness that T.K. hadn't heard since his mother had tried to get him up for school.
T.K. was startled out of his misery position by Matt's voice. He hadn't even known his brother was in the room.
"What?" he asked, confused.
Matt looked so pleased it was a bit scary. Especially considering what had happened so recently.
"Come on." Matt literally dragged T.K. out of the room by the arm that had previously been covering his face. Before T.K. knew what was going on he was out in the car and Matt was driving the two of them out of the city.
...
By the time they reached the park it was dark and the only light they could see were the street lamps guiding the way.
Matt parked the car and the two brothers got out.
Matt walked with T.K. to the start of the path that would bring them to the middle of the park. "Now, you're on your own." Matt said.
T.K. was still utterly confused. "Wait, what?" Matt pushed him onto the path.
"Here, take these." Matt forced his car keys into T.K.'s hand and gave him another push down the path.
T.K. sighed, silently agreeing to go along with whatever his brother had planned. "What now?" he asked, pocketing the keys.
Matt smiled. "Follow the yellow brick road." Matt turned and walked back the way they'd come, disappearing into the shadows.
T.K. sighed and did as he was told. When he got to the little clearing in the middle his heart soared. The clearing was surrounded by trees. There was nothing but a little old bench directly in the middle. And sitting on that bench, looking just as confused as he was, was the most beautiful girl in his world.
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The next chapter will be the last one.
I would like to thank everyone. First, I'd like to thank every reviewer I've gotten in the course of this story. (Wow, this sounds final and I haven't even gotten to the last chapter yet.) I'm sure I've said it before, but it's really appreciated.
Second, the most recent review I've gotten. It was by someone named Wow. Go ahead and read the review if you want, but I am not here to rant about how if you can't stand the story, don't review. I'm guessing you're a Sorato fan... just saying. Anyway, your review was not at all nice, but that's not why I noticed it. You were the 111 reviewer! XD THANK YOU SO MUCH! It really made my day, even if you didn't like the story. :)
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