Author's note: Well, I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter, now let's go on with the next one!
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Digimon.
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"Well Mr. Kamiya, I hope you're proud of what your son has done," Mrs. Takenouchi babbles placing her hands on her hips.A disapproving face swung over her head as she sent death glares towards the taller Mr. Kamiya. He grinned as only a proud father would do, crossing his arms in front of his chest and sighing.
"Yes actually Mrs. Takenouchi, I'm very proud of my son," he laughs putting his hand on young Taichi Kamiya's shoulder. He swayed slightly under his father's grip, giving him and Mrs. Takenouchi a weak smile as well as the girl standing next to him. She wore a pretty red summer dress with white flowers all over it and her hair was tied into two separate pony tails. She gives a little, "humph" before turning the other way and staring straight at the wall ,instead of the ten year old boy in front of her.
"Uh, Dad," Tai bellowed under the conversation of the adults.
"Not now Taichi, I'm speaking with the grown up," he smirks, shouting back at Mrs. Takenouchi. Tai quickly turns back to the girl, suddenly noticing how large the bump on her head was. He couldn't believe that he was the one who gave it to her in the first place, what a jerk. But, it wasn't like he meant to do it, he was just trying to have some nice, childish fun. Tai grins at the memory, which to his demise, the girl catches.
"Uh, excuse me! But you think it's funny to give me a big lump on my head!" she cries waving her arms in the air. Tai chuckles, leaning against the wall of his house, the fresh morning breeze causing his wild hair to fly up and then forcefully fall down over his eyes again. The girl watched with great interest.
"It's not like I meant to do it!" he suddenly exclaims, the girl was taken by surprise with his outburst and jumps back into the wall, hurting her head and back.
"Oh, ow! You see you did it again Taichi Kamiya!" she screams angrily rubbing at her back.
"I...no...I didn't do that! You're just a dumb girl, that would explain it all," Tai says stubbornly. Sora's mouth widened, her eyes bulging with incredibility.
"Excuse me! How dare you say that! Everyone knows boys are stupider than girls, so ha!" she retorts, Tai quickly looked up at the two arguing grown ups, rolling his eyes as the two continue on.
"My son did no such thing to you're daughter!" Mr. Kamiya protested, Mrs. Takenouchi rolled her eyes and stared him in the eye.
"He did so! You know how boys are at his age, completely out of control, he threw his shoe at Sora's head!" Mrs. Takenouchi says impatiently. Mr. Kamiya rubbed at his forehead, anger boiling inside of him. Tai knew that whenever his dad ever did that, it was time to stand clear of the conversation.
"Come with me," Tai whispers, grabbing Sora's arm. Sora slapped Tai across the face, the burning feeling creasing through his cheek.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" He yelled rubbing at his cheek.
"Don't touch me," she says simply as if she did not just give him a great big red slash on his cheek. Tai angrily stared at Sora until his eyes suddenly swerved towards the grown up conversation, his dad looking about ready to explode. Uh oh, time to go.
"Whatever, stay here if you want, but don't say I didn't warn you," Tai says angrily shaking his head and jumping over the bushes and out of sight. Sora watched him leave, a feeling of great loneliness suddenly engulfing her.
"Tai?..." she whispered, hopping the wild haired boy would jump back over and take her with him. She quickly looked back at the adults, and have a huge sigh as she watches her mom glue herself to her spot, ready to give Mr. Kamiya one of her famous outbursts. This was a time that Sora knew, it was best to leave. Sora quietly jumped over the bushes, and began her adventure in looking for the ten year old boy.
"Tai?" she asks, leaping over a large rock, she suddenly realizes where she stands. She stands in the middle of Rush Wood Falls' Forest. The forest was off limits to absolutely everybody, no one was allowed to go in, it was considered to still have many wild animals and secrets still completely unsolved. It was no ordinary forest, according to what everyone says. It is the forest of destiny, it is said that the forest makes anything that is meant to happen, happen, without you even realizing it's great power beneath you're own nose. It is said that here, in this very same forest two lovers came to run away together, hopping to finally be together and away from there disapproving families. The two lovers then were found by their parents, and they were more understanding of there love and allowed them to get married.
At least, that was what everyone else said.
"TAICHI KAMIYA GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!" Sora screamed up to the air, the trees rustled and the birds chirped over her squeaky voice, she gulps, suddenly feeling as if she was in danger. So much for an incredible forest. Sora quietly walks towards one of the forests' many tall trees, she huddled under it's refreshing shade and listened to the steady sounds of nature around her. To the chirping of the birds, to the croaking of the frogs in the lake, and the steady breathing of the trees. All music to her ears, when suddenly a not so great sound filled her ears.
The sound of growling hammered in her ears as she screams and gets up from the ground, fast enough for a large brown paw to slash at the tree behind her. Sora jumps back, her sun kissed eyes meeting those of the Grizzly Bear.
"Grrr...," it bellowed (A/N: Haha, I don't know why but I think this is so weird, um never mind, back to the story)
"Ahhh!" Sora screamed in her high pitch voice, feeling all the feeling in her legs suddenly leave. No wonder, she looked down and noticed all the blood pouring from her right leg, it had burst open from tripping over a tree trunk and a branch sticking itself inside her leg. She screamed in pain, a feeling like thunder striking you a thousand times on the same spot. She couldn't move.
"Grrr," it grinned, Sora could see her own blood dripping from the bear's claws, fear suddenly tangled a thousand notes inside her stomach as she watched in horror as the bear tries to get another swing at her. When a sudden familiar voice echoes from behind her.
"SORA!" he cries, jumping in front of the paw and allowing the bear's claws to clutch at his arm and pull back some of his skin. Tai falls on the ground, grasping at his bleeding arm.
"TAI!" Sora screams in despair. She crawls over to him, feeling her leg becoming numb as she crawls with great pain.
"I'm fine Sora...stay...back," he whispers, grabbing a stick from the ground and swinging it at the bear.
"Tai, no, don't!" she yells watching as Tai narrowly misses another blow from the bear, a small chuckle was plastered on Tai's face as he pokes at the bear.
"Haha, is that all you got?" Tai asks poking at the bear even harder, the bear tries to hit him again, but he rolls on his side and pokes at the bear's other side. He laughs as the bear gives up and walks away.
"Heck yes! Who's the boss! Oh yea! Wohooo!" Tai cheers jumping in the air. Sora watches in amazement, her heart beating so rapidly that she almost thought it was gonna rip out of her chest.
"T...Tai...," she stammers. Tai suddenly turns to look at her and grins, a sudden light suddenly erupting through her body at the boy's smile. He suddenly seemed, so different.
"Jeez Sora, you've really gotta learn how to take care of yourself better," he laughs walking over to her and sitting beside her. Tear suddenly began to form in her eyes, which Tai took notice off.
"Uh, no don't cry! I was just kidding, you can take care of yourself just fine," He rambles, Sora smiles, a deep smile that made Tai's heart leap for a second.
"It's not that," she whispers, wiping away an unwanted tear. He stares at her, unsure of what to do.
"Then what is it?" he asks, scooting closer to her. She smiles and grabs Tai in a long lasting hug, Tai was taken by surprise by her action, his body stiffening under her hug, but suddenly loosening and pushing her away.
"Ew, girl germs," he says with not much strength in his voice. Sora nods.
"I just, thought that you were gonna die," she whispers, ashamed to admit it.
"You were worried about me? But, I thought you hated me," Tai says confused.
"I thought I did too, but, I guess your not as bad as I thought Taichi Kamiya," she smiles, he nods and turns to look at the clear blue sky above them.
"You're not so bad yourself, you know, for a girl," he laughs as Sora playfully punches him in the arm. Suddenly the pain in her leg finally piercing its poisoned pain into her body. She let's out a cry of pain and Tai steps back, startled.
"Oh yeah, you're leg, um," Tai says, trying to think of something. Sora takes a deep breath before speaking.
"Go, find...help, you hurt you're arm...and...then...bring...my...mom and dad...they'll carry me...back," she says with difficulty.
"Okay," Tai was about to take a step back towards his house, when he suddenly stops. Sora stares at him questionably.
"No, you followed me into the forest, and now you're gonna follow me back," he whispers walking back towards her.
"But, I...can't...walk," she pants as the pain gets worse. When suddenly she feels herself being lifted from the air and put on Tai's back.
"What...are...you doing?" she asks, he grins and puts his arms behind him so that they were around Sora's waist, preventing her to fall off his back.
"Giving you a piggy back ride home, it's the only way and I'm not leaving you here all by yourself," he says simply, he begins to walk towards the house when suddenly he finds Sora's head on his shoulder, a wide grin on her face.
"Thank you...Tai...," she whispers before falling into a deep slumber, he smiles.
"You're welcome Sora,"
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"Tai," Sora whispers as I quickly turn around to face her, it was so weird, but the moment that I heard her voice, my mind set into overdrive and I suddenly remembered the time when the so-called- Tai and the so-called- Sora first met. Both were ten years old and Tai had thrown his shoe at her, and...that's when it all began.
"S...Sora?" I question, she looks exactly like the girl from my memory, except a lot older.
"Tai! It is you!" she screams happily pulling me into a hug, the feeling that I felt, was really familiar. Could it be...that...she is really Sora Takenouchi? And if that's so, then, could it be that...I am really...Taichi Kamiya?
I quickly pushed her away, a blast of emotions erupting through out my body as the one question that I have failed to answer echoes in my head. Am I really Taichi Kamiya?
"Tai? What's wrong?" she asks, the pain in her voice was damn killing me. But, why should it be? It's not like I know her. But, she's the girl from my memory, and...if I didn't really know her, then why on earth do I remember her and that Tai guy meeting!? This is to confusing for words.
"Don't call me that," I say stubbornly turning my back away from her, I could feel her eyes watching me carefully, hurt eyes.
"Why not? It is you're name if you didn't know," she says stubbornly, I chuckle, she seems like a fun person to mess around with. But, how would I know that? I've never met her in my life! Or...have...I?
"It's not my name! Would everyone stop calling me Tai! I've had enough of it! I'm not him, I don't know you, I don't know what's going on, and I especially don't wanna be Taichi Kamiya!" I yell in frustration.
"What the hell are you talking about Tai? You're acting just as weird as before," she says, placing her hands on her hips.
"What do you mean as before?" I gasp turning around to look at her again, and then it hit me. Maybe I did know her. All this talk about not knowing who I am, who she is, and yet, she seems to care about me. Even if, I'm acting like a really ass right now. She still cares, why the hell would she do that? Unless, she really did care for this Tai Kamiya of hers. And if she cares about me so much, maybe I actually am Tai Kamiya. Wow, how many times has that line been said?
"Don't you remember? Damn Tai, I swear you have the worst memory in the world, Don't you remember in the beginning of the school year, you were the new kid and were treating me like you didn't know I existed! Please, don't do that to me again, I thought I already cleared up the fact that, I do want to be your best friend Tai, I thought we cleared that up," she stiffens her voice shaking with every word she says.
I suddenly felt a sudden urge to hold her, tell her that, "It's all good bud!" like I use too, or...wait...LIKE I USE TOO????? But I haven't met her before!
"Damn...this...is shit!" I scream sinking into my knees.
"I thought...you'd be happy to see me again Tai, I didn't think it would be such a bad thing," she says innocently sitting down next to me. Why does she care so much! What am I thinking...she cares for Tai.
"Its...Its not that, It's just that, I...I'm not Tai, alright, I don't even know why I'm here, or how I even got here. I'm only here to find out who I really am," I say feeling as if I owed Sora something.
"Well if that's true, then how do you know that you're not really Tai? For all you know you really could be," she say as if she quickly grasped the concept. I was kinda surprised by how not shocked she was.
"Um, well, I...uh...I don't know I just know I'm not him!" I say, I don't even know why I don't wanna be that, Tai guy so much. I don't understand anything around here anymore, not that I ever really did.
"You're just being your stubborn egotistical self again, just like always sir Tai," Sora says sighing and getting up, I watch her get up, surprised by the girl.
"What are you talking about!? You're such a confusing girl," I say following her, she nods and turns around to face me again.
"Oh please, your the only confusing one around here Ta- O, I mean...nameless boy," she chuckles.
"Nameless? Hey! Don't make fun of my emotional status!" I yelled angrily, feeling like a whining little boy who's been denied a candy bar at a candy shop. Oh man was she getting to me.
"Oh my bad, but since your not Tai, then why on earth should I call you his name, oh yeah and you're right, Tai was much better looking than you, so you definitely can't be him," she laughs, I stared at her in disbelief.
"Say what now? He is not hotter than me! I look just like him!" I yell, damn she was pissing me off, and yet I couldn't help but get interested in what she was trying to do. This girl is weird, just like Tai and everyone else in that kid's life.
"Please, you don't even act like him so why should you have the honor of being called Taichi Kamiya?" she questions shrugging off my previous rebuttal.
"I obviously do considering that everyone around here calls met that!" I say angrily, awaiting for her to say something else.
"Funny, I use to remember how Tai use to get so angry at the littlest things, like when Kari popped his soccer ball and he-,"
"Hey! I had good reason to be mad!" I protest, suddenly gasping at the words that came out of my mouth. If I'm not Tai, then why the hell did I know what she's talking about?
"Oh wow, he has that same reaction every time I bring it up, I miss him you know? He was like my best friend and I wish he would come back. I don't wanna be here alone anymore, if you ever do find Tai, would you tell him to hurry on back, Sora's looking for him," she says sadly.
How come I suddenly feel all sympathetic towards her and stuff, How come I feel like...Tai already knows that she's looking for him. Maybe...maybe I really am Tai. Suddenly I felt like something had pushed me square in the stomach. I crawled on the ground in pain, my mind racing with memories I forgot I even had.
"Tai!" I heard Sora scream in the distance, I wanted to reach out to her...but I couldn't. The orb that I had been traveling in suddenly immerged before me, I was in the air an eerie white glow surrounded me and I could see Sora screaming under me, she looked like an ant from all the way up here. Wait a minute, Holy crap I'm flying!
"Holy Crap!" I yelled, the green and blue orb facing me.
"Do you finally wanna see what Tai looks like?" the orb yells, damn it was scaring me now.
"Uh, well...I guess...WAIT A MINUTE! THIS WHOLE TIME YOU KNEW WHAT TAI LOOKED LIKE AND YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL ME SO I COULD GET OUT OF HERE FASTER!" I accused in frustration, I could tell the orb was getting aggravated with me, and I was getting aggravated with it. I looked down at Sora who was jumping up an down, waving her arms in the air.
I smile at her, she seems...so different than most girls. Even though the only girl I've seen around here...is Kari. But she doesn't count as a girl, at least not to me.
"Will you pat attention!" the orb exclaims throwing a shoe at my head.
"Ow! What was that for!" I complains rubbing at the newly formed bruise on my forehead. The orb angrily flies closer to me, so that It's glittery texture was straight in front of my eyes, it was...so bright.
"Light...I haven't seen that in forever," I say, trying to reach out to the orb. The only thing I've seen here so far is nothing but white wall after white wall, it's been such a hell hole being stuck here. And now I'm seeing the prettiest light I've ever seen...and I wanna reach out to it so badly, maybe if I touch it, everything will go back to normal, and I'll find out who I truly am. Maybe, just maybe...
I watch from the ground, my heart racing as Tai's hand reaches out to touch that beautiful light.
"Wait a minute, light...light...LIGHT! Isn't that something you see before you die," I think, watching as Tai's hand gets closer to the light. Damn it, yes! That's what that light is!
"TAI NO! DON'T TOUCH THE LIGHT! JUST DON'T TOUCH THAT LIGHT, PLEASE!" I scream,
I almost regretted trying to trick Tai into realizing he is Tai. Ugh, this is so fucking confusing! I almost wish that I were back at the diner, Oh damn the diner! Darla and Allan, there out to kill me, and...maybe that's how I got here...now I remember. I was knocked out...and...then I ended up here. But, then how did Tai end up here? He must have gotten knocked out somehow...but...he was sent to the hospital so that they could take out that knife from his shoulder. Then how come he's here and not with his family? Did he get in some kind...of comma? And, if that's true...then he hasn't woken up yet, and if he hasn't woken up yet...then...that light's here to kill him!
"TAI!" I tried to scream louder, but it wasn't helping. I felt my voice becoming weaker and weaker. Someone was calling out to me.
"Sora...," the voice whispered, damn it! It sounds like Darla's voice! Oh no, oh no, oh no, please don't tell me there waking me up at that stupid diner.
"Sora...," the voice whispered again, shiver's went down my back at the thought of awakening on the ground with Darla and Allan looking over me...fuck. No, I have to save Tai right now.
"TAI COME BACK DOWN DON'T TOUCH THE LIGHT!" I chocked.
"SORA!" It whispered again, and this time I felt a cool rush of cold water surround my body and...that was it.
"TAI!" I yelled once more before completely disappearing...and waking up. The image around me completely changed. I was no longer in that white foggy place, but in the same old Denny's diner. Except I was in the cold and gray kitchen, soaking wet. I saw Allan looking at me, the empty bucket in his hand.
"Rise in shine beautiful," he smiles, leaning over for a kiss. I gasp, horrified and slapped straight across the face.
"You ass hole! Why'd you wake me up!" I screamed, Tai was still at that place, and I don't even know if he made it alive...or...if he died.
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"Sora?" I whispered looking down on the ground again, she was gone. That auburn haired girl, she was gone again. She was gone just as quickly as she had appeared. Well this is one hell of a problem. I stared back the green and blue orb, it's light shinning my eyes and I wanted nothing more than to grab it. But then I didn't wanna grab it either.
"What's the matter? If you're not Tai then you will grab this and everything will start all over again," the orb says awaiting for me to touch it.
"But...I...I just can't," something was holding me back,like there was still something left for me to do.
"Why! Why won't you just grab the light and let it all be done with! If you're not Tai then you'll do as I say!" the orb says angrily. I stop dead in my tracks, my mind once again racing with memories.
-Flash Back-
"What are you, Dead Serious?" Tai asks stuffing a lollipop in his mouth. Sora smiles, following his example.
"Yes I'm dead serious, I'm gonna teach you how to skateboard," she smirks. Tai rolls his eyes, getting up and letting the flaming hot sun bet down on his head.
"Fine, let's go," he laughs pulling Sora up and jumping on her skateboard.
"Okay, so what do you know how to do exactly?" she asks, watching Tai stand on the skateboard with no movement.
"Uh Exactly? Well, pretty much this," he smiles, Sora rolls her eyes and jumps on the skateboard next to him, wrapping her arms around his waist.
"What are you doing?" he asks, startled yet pleased
"Gonna teach you how to ride a skateboard, decently," she smiles she leans backwards allowing the board to move backwards a bit, they glided around the sidewalk, joy filling Tai.
"This is awesome! Lemme try," he says,
"Oh, wait, Tai...HANG ON!" but it was too late, he soon grabbed control over the board and attempted to jump over a large rock coming ahead, the board slammed into the rock sending both Tai and Sora flying, and Tai fell on the ground while Sora lay sprawled on top of him
"Uh...um...dude," Tai whispered, blushing madly as Sora sits up her eyes staring into his own chocolate eyes which seem to melt under her gaze. She blushes as she realizes there position, feeling her hands quiver underneath her.
"I...I'm...sorry," she coughed getting up and helping Tai up as well.
"No problem...um...we should go back, before were missed and stuff," Tai says grabbing the board. Sora smiles and follows after him. Taking his hand as he led her back towards his house.
-End Flash Back-
"No," I whisper to the orb.
"No what?" it asked
"I'm through with this, I'm through acting like I don't know who I am, when I obviously had the answer in front of me all along, I am Tai Kamiya. And...I wouldn't wanna be anyone else right now,"
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Author's note: Sorry for updating a little late...okay very late. But, at leas I updated! Right? Um...yeah well anyways, so I guess Sora got through to Tai after all, and he's finally accepted that he is Tai! But...now will he be able to wake up from the comma, and what about Sora? What'll happen to her? Hahaha, oh yeah and when I was writing the scene with Tai and Sora trying to skateboard, when they fell on each other, a love song suddenly started to play on my Itunes! Totally coincidental! Um, yes well I thought I should share that, well thanks for reading and until later updates!