Sorry! Uploading problems! But still, as promised, here it is. For those of you joining us a day late be sure you have read the previous chapter. We know what happened to Kari and TK, but just what happened to Tai and Sora? Lets find out. (To people from outside the USA, the term 'hot' is used to describe someone with a lot of sex appeal, or just really beautiful/handsome. Just incase you didn't know.)
The Deceiver and the Proposal
Sora sat on a park bench. The wind was blowing softly in her short hair. The warm sun graced her beautiful features. She didn't really remember how she got there, all she knew was that Tai was suppose to be coming by soon. So she waited for him.
Seconds, minutes, hours passed but still no Tai. It didn't matter really. She knew he would come, and was perfectly content just waiting for him. Watching the other people in the park was entertaining her anyway. A young boy and girl were playing soccer together in the grassy field just across the walk way from the bench she was sitting on. She smiled as she watched them. It reminded her so much of the days Tai and her had shared together when they were young and free.
Sora brushed off her coat and shifted in place to get more comfortable. "Come on Tai, where are you?" she asked herself. She closed her eyes, thinking she might as well try to fall asleep.
"Um… can I sit here?" Came a sweet voice. Sora opened her eyes and saw a girl, or rather a young woman, standing a foot from the bench.
"Sure," Sora said, scooting over a little, making sufficient room to accommodate the new comer.
The girl sat down. She was very pretty, and seemed to have a confident aura about her. She had gorgeous blue eyes. Her straight hair fell just beyond her shoulders. It was a light brown in color. Almost, brunette in color but it had some blonde in it. Her figure, by guy standards, was near perfect, and her skin was ever so slightly lighter then Sora's. The girl took out her phone and began browsing the internet. She had a nice smile on her face thought, so Sora assumed she would be up for a conversation.
"So what are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing, I've just got some time to kill before this party I'm going to with my boyfriend," the girl answered politely. "What about you?"
"Similar, I'm waiting here for my boyfriend," Sora said.
"Cool, is he cute?"
Sora couldn't help but grin, "Yes, he's very cute, but he's also so funny and warm and kind." Sora was never one to brag, and that's not what she was doing now. However it was all true, and she wanted the world to know how great Tai was, and that he was hers. Only hers.
The girl chuckled good naturedly, "Mine too. My names Mikaela by the way," she said as she extended her hand to Sora in friendship.
Sora shook her hand, "Nice to meet you Mikaela, I'm Sora."
"That's a beautiful name."
"Thanks."
"Oh! Would you look at that. My boyfriend just left me a message. Apparently he just got a huge stain on his shirt… shit, he's going to be late for the party! God. I love him, but he sure can be a klutz at times."
"Mine too!" Sora said. She caught Mikaela's eye and they both knew they totally understood what the others love life was like.
"I know right!" Mikaela said.
"Yeah, yeah! Mine can be so stupid. Like this one time when we were younger, we weren't going out then, but anyways, he decided to fix a light bulb alone, so he got a ladder to reach the ceiling fan. I told him, 'No Tai you can't do that-'"
"Tai?"
"…yeah, that's his name, why?"
Mikaela became very quite and stared down at the ground. Sora became a little nervous.
"Tai Kamiya?"
"Yeah…"
"Um… listen, I, I don't know how to tell you this so I'll just say it. I heard one of his friends talking about him and his girlfriend at a party a few weeks ago. Apparently Tai said he wasn't interested in… your last names Takenouchi right?"
Sora nodded. What was she trying to say?
"Well, he doesn't have feelings for you. His friend said he never did. He just dragged this girl… he said Takenouchi, around for years. She was apparently so obsessed with him that he finally asked her out, out of pity. Now he just can't stand her and says he found a new girl."
"That can't be the same Tai," Sora laughed a little, but it was one of doubt. "He would never-" Mikaela put a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"I'm sorry…" Sora just stared at her. She began to play with her hands nervously, Mikaela's still rested on her shoulder.
"I don't believe it… Tai loves me."
Mikaela stood up. "I'm sorry Sora. I should go," she left.
Sora stood up after a few moments. She would just go look for Tai. She would run into his strong arms and he would whisper I love you in her ear, then they would kiss and everything would be fine. She knew it would be. They would never turn their backs on each other. 'Kind of like Christmas?' A voice in her head asked her. She pushed the thought from her mind as she jogged threw the city streets.
…
(Earlier, how much earlier is irrelevant)
Tai sat in an empty soccer stadium in the middle of town. He was waiting for the one thing he cared about more then himself. His girlfriend Sora. He remembered she was going to meet him here.
He put his head in-between his legs and waited for the arms of the child of love to capture his neck and place a kiss on it. Of course she could do that. The alternative was to sit down beside him and wait for him to look at her. It was what she did when they were just friends, but she would still do it occasionally. It just depended on if she was in a talking mood or a kissing mood. At the moment, Tai was hoping for the latter.
He felt a hand on his shoulder. That was weird. Sora usually thought of something a lot more creative to get his attention, or something a lot more subtle, again depending on her mood.
He looked up expecting to see Sora. Instead he saw another girl. She was about Sora's age and height, and, Tai noticed, hot as hell. She had blue eyes and brownish blonde hair that ran down her head just below her shoulders.
"I noticed you seemed to be by yourself," she said kindly, sitting down next to him. She was so close, Tai immediately felt his personal space being invaded. He didn't even know this girl.
"Uh, yeah," his tone came out a little rudely but he felt he had every right to sound like that after she sat next to him like that. He tried to move away, but her hand kept him in place.
"What are you doing here?" The smile she whore on her lips was a little scary.
"I-uh… waiting for my friend, err, girlfriend."
"Your girlfriend huh? What's her name?" As she asked this, she put an arm around Tai's shoulders. Now Tai was beginning to feel claustrophobic.
"Sora," Tai said as confidently as he could. Just who did this girl think she was?
"My names Mikaela," she said as if she didn't even hear him. She leaned into him a little exposing herself to him. Her shirt was showing off some of her well defined and shaped cleavage. Tai was distracted only for a moment, he quickly looked away and closed his eyes. He should not be having these thoughts, he had a girlfriend. He needed to find the willpower to just stand up and walk away.
"What did you say her name was? Sora? I think I know her… you must be Tai Kamiya. I saw your whore of a girlfriend with some other guy and his friend. What was his name… Matt? Yeah that's it."
"You saw Sora, with, Matt?"
"Well she wasn't with him, he was just around. She was all over this other guy like you wouldn't believe."
"What?" Tai was worried. He had no reason to though, right? Sora would never betray him. She would never betray anyone, it wasn't in her character. Plus she was never a whore and never would be. Tai concluded this girl was mental. It was probably some discussing prank that Davis was trying to pull. Daivs was pretty good, but Tai was the master.
"Don't worry though, you don't need her, you have me now," as she said this her other hand snaked its way to Tai's most private area… right between his legs. He sucked in a huge breath of air, his body was paralyzed. Sure it felt good, but this was completely inappropriate. He may be a guy, but he didn't like being assaulted like that at all. He wouldn't like anyone touching him there. He wasn't even sure how he'd feel if Sora touched him like this. He probably wouldn't stop her, just to please her, if that's really what she wanted… but he wouldn't necessarily like it. He wasn't ready to share that side of himself with anyone, not even Sora.
"Stop," Tai said with all the force he could muster. He was about to force her off of him and run, but she forced him to look at her. He was met with glowing eyes. He fell into a trance, even though he wasn't aware of it.
"I love you Tai," Mikaela said sweetly.
"I… love you too, Kaela," Tai replied.
They began to kiss passionately.
"Now remember we have to go to that party," Mikaela reminded him.
"Kay, see you there."
Tai walked away. Mikaela smiled happily. 'I finally have him. I finally have someone.'
…
(Back to 'the present' with Sora)
Sora ran all around the city. She had to find Tai, she had to make sure everything was okay.
She found him. He was with another girl. She wasn't facing her, but from the back she sort of looked like Mikaela… she turned… it was Mikaela. Tai was standing at the front door of a house that looked like it had a party going on inside.
Sora approached him slowly, "Tai?"
"Sora," his voice wasn't playful and confident like normal. It was also missing the loving tone he saved just for her and sometimes Kari. He sounded like he was in a business meeting, and he held a grudge against her because she stole a promotion from him or something.
"Why don't you stop trying to pretended to care about me and stop being my false friend. You've been doing it for years, just give it up. I can see that you've been lying to me since we were kids in Highton View Terrance."
"Tai, what are you talking about, I'm your girlfriend. Of course I care about you, I love you."
"Whatever. Go bug someone else psycho bitch." Tai walked into the house, Mikaela clung to him like a leach, wearing an arrogant smile.
Sora was at a loss for words. Tai had never, ever, ever called her something that mean. It was over, their friendship, their future as… something, was over. Forever. Sora ran home as fast as she could, she wanted to go and kill herself. The one thing she deemed impossible, just happened. She had lost Tai, completely. She would never love anyone else again, with out him, love was impossible. Tai would never forgive her for committing suicide, but Tai didn't care anymore. Her one fail safe that would always make that option impossible was gone.
She flung her apartment door open, a knife was sitting next to the sink, she ran to it.
'Good bye, Mom, Dad… Biyomon.' She place the knife under her throat. 'I love you Tai.'
The killing stroke never came, she fell into a type of coma and collapsed on the floor.
She dreamed of Tai and all their passed experiences with each other. It was bitter sweet to watch. The memories were, to put it lightly, heaven like. The sorrow and pain followed each of them however. At the end of the dream a Digimon of some sort came to her. It told her she could fix this reality and beware the Deceiver. She awoke the next day. She lost the will to take her own life, but now what was she suppose to do…
…
(Several Years Later)
…
She had figured it out. She had spent the last few years of her life alone, without contact with the other Digidestined, but she had figured it out and she knew what she needed to do.
Tai and Mikaela were getting married. Mikaela was thrilled. So was Tai. Or was he? He believed he loved Mikaela with all his heart, but something just didn't feel right. For one, he just wasn't happy. He hadn't been happy since Sora had cheated on him.
"Do you Mikaela Fambromi take Taichi Kamiya as your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do."
"And do you Taichi Kamiya take Mikaela Fambromi as your lawfully wedded wife?"
"No he does NOT!"
The people in the pews fell into a hush and they all looked in shock at a woman with red orange hair and crimson eyes that had burst through the doors. Tai was shocked just like them… Mikaela was furious.
Sora had been worn down in the last few harsh years (for her it was harsh). She wasn't quite as beautiful as she had once been, but it didn't matter. Tai didn't love her for her looks.
"Tai you have to listen to me!" Sora shouted with all the confidence in the world. "This isn't real, none of it is! Mikaela is tricking you! You love Me! Not her! Me Tai, Sora Takenouchi! Remember we are fighting Daemon and we are looking for the shards! I love you Tai, I would never cheat on you, and I know you love me! Please you have to remember us!"
"I don't remember anything like that," said Tai, his hands still holding Mikaela's.
"You, are crazy Sora! Tai, say I do and kiss me!" Mikaela sounded as desperate as Sora was.
Sora ran up to Tai before anyone could stop her, she pulled Tai's mouth to her lips, "Remember this," she whispered to him before kissing him.
Tai's mind became flooded with memories instantly.
Sora prayed this would work…. if not, all was lost. She instantly new it did, when she felt cold tears on her cheeks… Tai had started to cry when he was overwhelmed by dormant emotions. The little moment of happiness didn't last however. Mikaela tore them apart and threw Sora to the floor. She looked at her to be husband… she didn't like what she saw… he remembered.
Tai went over to help Sora up and they looked at Mikaela. The woman was shaking with rage. The church they had been in and all the people around them began to fade. Soon nothing but white light was left. All three of them were back to their original age. Mikaela then shot into a rant like no other, her voice became extremely high pitched, her breathing seemed to be labored.
"NOOOOOO! FUCK NO! No, No , NOOOOO! This *deep inhale* isn't how it is suppose to be! I-I *wheeze* I need to find love. Jennifer, she stole Danny from me... They betrayed me!" Hot water of anger and jealousy poured from her eyes.
Tai and Sora watched her with fear, they were both genuinely scared of her. Sora cowered behind Tai, grabbing his arm tightly.
Mikaela looked into Tai's eyes. "How did you *wheeze* do it Tai? How did you make her love you? Why couldn't I do that? What's wrong with me?"
Tai opened his mouth to respond but nothing came out. He had no idea what to say. He was still trying to figure out what she was talking about. When she received no answer she became enraged.
"I'll KILL YOU BOTH! I COULDN'T KILL DANNY AND JENNIFER NO THANKS TO THE SOVEREIGNS, BUT I'LL KILL YOU!" She charged at them.
Tai's first reaction was to through out his arms to defend Sora, but Sora had a different idea.
She turned Tai to face her and said, "Show me how much you love me." They were on each others lips in a second. As they kissed they thought they heard something hitting the ground, they thought they heard screaming, and cries of agony, then they thought they heard silent's.
Tai broke the kiss and Sora leaned her head on his chest breathing heavily.
"Is she gone?" Sora asked.
"Yeah."
"Good."
Tai noticed something something roll into his foot. It was Mikaela's wedding ring. He picked it up.
"Sora do you see us together in the future?" Tai asked. A muffled 'yes' came from the girl on his chest.
"Any doubts?" Sora clung to him tighter and said 'no'.
"Good. Then Sora…" He nudged her until she felt like looking. He stepped back from her. She eyed him curiously wondering what his intentions were.
Tai took a deep breath and knelt before her. Sora made a funny sound that was between a laugh and a gasp.
"Sora… I knew we were meant to be together the moment I met you. I guess the truth is, I fell in love on the spot. Do you remember that day?"
Sora nodded, urging him to continue.
"Good. Sora, you complete me. There I said it. My self centered, cocky self, said it."
Sora began to cry tears of joy. She had told Tai the day they met he was self centered and cocky. She also said that they were perfect friends who covered for each others weaknesses.
"I'm sorry I put us both through several long years of lies because I didn't admit my feelings for you sooner."
Sora made a sound that Tai understood as 'apology excepted'.
"I know I'm kind of thick headed and obnoxious, and I can get extreme when it comes to fighting-"
"And Wonderful," Sora said, meaning it more then anything she had said since telling Tai she loved him. Tai's eyes got watery again just from those two words.
"But I promise to love you, protect you, and take care of you with all that I am."
Sora began to nod. Tai held the ring up to her.
"Sora Takenouchi, will you marry me?"
"Yes," Sora breathed out.
Tai slipped the ring onto her finger. They embraced each other, never wanting to let go. The light began to fade away.
Sora felt her hand growing heavy, the stone in the ring seemed to be getting bigger, she felt the ring fall from her finger. She immediately looked for it. Tai was going to ask what was wrong but he noticed they were standing in sand and grass… by the ocean… and there was Davis… looking retarded as ever… looking, at them.
"Dude," said Davis, "Guy's there here!"
The entire group came running.
"Sora!" Biyomon enthusiastically ran to her friend and hugged her.
"Biyo!" Sora hugged her back.
"That was an hour and fifteen minutes… interesting," said Izzy.
"Tai," Sora picked up a shard from the ground and motioned to her hands.
"I'll buy you another one sweetheart," Tai whispered to her. Sora blushed when she hear the word sweetheart.
"Tai!" Kari tackled her brother to the ground.
"Easy Kari, you wouldn't want to prevent him from playing soccer… I would know," Gatomon said.
I hate to bother you all, but we need to get to the center of Digi World now!" Piximon said.
"Were is the center Izzy?" Palmon asked.
"Well in theory Palmon-"
"No need for theory, I know exactly where it is!" Piximon proclaimed. Joe groaned.
"Man, I love Izzy's theories."
"Tai, before we go, Gennai told me to give you this," Piximon made an egg appear and it floated over to Tai, who caught it in his hands. Tai felt his heart rate increase… could it be?"
They all stared at the egg, and then… crack, crack, crack! A black face with tiny yellow eyes appeared.
… "Powbbow?"
Do you hear wedding bells? Lol! So who is Mikaela? Whoever she is, I feel sorry for her, don't you? Only 2 more chapters left... both epic in their own way. But tell me what you thought of this one.