Author's Notes: Okay, if anyone has read the revised version of chapter one, it says how Tai had found the name that he's chosen, oddly familiar.
Another thing. If anyone had noticed, I only have five chapter... well... this is the sixth. I know that this story supposedly was supposed to have seven chapters by now, but as I was looking the fic over, I noticed a repeat of 'A New Place to Stay' on chapters two and three. Now I'm not really sure if I had another chapter two, but it seems that I can't find one on my computer. Maybe I just made a mistake and posted up two of the same chapters? Don't know. Oh. By the way. Taiora is so not over! More details at the bottom. Please enjoy and review in the end!
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After a couple of minutes thinking about his choices, Tai came up with one final answer. He was definitely not going to tell her. Instead, he turned his back to her, got up from his seat, and walked away.
Sora stared at him with disbelief and anger. "Fine! Whatever! It's not like I really did care or anything anyways!" she spat at him, before she headed the other direction, to a different exit.
Tai just scoffed, with his back still facing her. "I'm leaving. I have nothing to worry about anyway. The damn oldie doesn't even want to see your face, so I don't even have to give a damn if you're going to tell her. Besides, it's not like I don't want to kill you now. Saves me the trouble of making you do more sins... and annoying me-" Tai said, but Sora just walked away, without a turn of her head.
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Tai walked back into the house using the key that Mrs. Takenouchi had given him for the front door. He walked back to his room, and laid down on the bed. Why was he thinking about ever getting close to her? Why did he turn all soft just for a couple minutes in that court yard? Besides that. Something else was also invading his mind. Why would Sora go to hell for making petty little insignificant crimes? Should he ask? He turned on his 'watch' and connected directly to Oni. He needed to know if he was doing his job right, counting the littlest of sins.
"What in the blazing fires of hell do you want to annoy me with now?!" came a deep roar of hatred on the other line.
Tai squeezed his eyes shut for a minute, quickly regretting calling his master. But he had to ask. He need to ask. It was killing him. "Master. I need to know..." Tai began.
"Make it quick dammit!"
"Yes sir. Well, am I counting the sinning that my project's doing, right? They're all just stupid little sins that heaven would probably forgive her for if she does enough good sins. Now if she kills people, that's another thing but-" Tai began, but Oni was a little too irritated with Tai's ramblings. He just needed to answer that load of bull, and disconnect.
"We're in hell Otrisaki. We don't play by the rules," he said.
"So we're cheating heaven...?" Tai asked.
"We've always been. I've already explained it before. I don't feel the need to explain it once more," said the dark voice, before cutting off the line.
Tai stared up at the ceiling over his bed once more. This was always his best thinking area. What else was on his mind again? Oh yes, about Sora...
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'What the heck is that guy's problem? What did I ever do to him except bring him in, and helped him get better? Well... Maybe I punched him, but that's pretty small compared to what he made me do... That guy... he has absolutely so shame. If I tell my mom, he'll kill her and me. I can't let that happen, but then again, I can't let a thing like him wander around the house...' Sora thought. Just then the announcer called, and said that break time was over. Sora sighed. Once again... going back to the old woman who was just as ungrateful as Tai. After all that Sora ever did to her, she was treated like shit in that place. Of all people that she had to be stuck with.
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Tai tried to erase his thoughts about Sora. Instead, he began to think about his mother... Was it destiny that Sora was taking care of her? No! No! Get her out of your head right now. That stupid, insignificant human. What's so special about her anyway? 'Maybe, it's because she's the first girl who's ever showed that she cares.' One part of his mind said, but another part began to argue. 'She just said that she really didn't care. Besides, you said so yourself that you were never going to give into feelings. You're here for a job that you must finish in order to release yourself of all the horrible memories that came back, as you became human once again. Besides. Don't even dare admit that you might have a twinge of feelings for the human. She's your project, and that's all she'll ever be. Besides. You hardly know her.' The other half of his mind thought up a good idea. 'Yes, but haven't you ever told yourself before you died that you wanted someone to be there, to listen to you, to care for you? You thought that you mother was too busy crying about her other lost loved ones that she forgot about you. You've always wanted someone to care. This girl may just be it.'
Tai brushed those thoughts away. What he needed now was aspirin. Yes. All this arguing in his head was giving his one hell of a head ache.
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"One... two... three... four... five... One... two..." counted the red head, as she sat up, and laid back down again.
"What are you doing?" said a voice from behind her, that scared her half to death.
The girl stared up at the face, with the mass of hair attached to the top of the head. "Exercising, what do I look like I'm doing? Fishing?" she replied sarcastically.
The boy gave her a slight chuckle, and squatted down next to her. "I didn't know you joined a sport," he said, showing her a picture of her old soccer team.
"Well, now you do. What do you want?" she asked annoyed.
"Nothing much. Just bored, so I decided to pay you a little visit."
"Well don't like it. It's annoying. You hate me and I hate you. The only reason you're probably on this little 'visit' is to check up on me and see if I'm telling anyone. Well I'm not, so deal okay? Just be bored by yourself, I'm tired of getting so mad at you Tai."
Tai gave her a blank stare and said, "Well well, what happened to innocent, friendly little Sora?"
"With you, there is none. Just leave me alone!" Sora said before gathering her things, and walking away from him.
"Actually. I wanted to talk with you," he said sincerely.
Sora stopped, and turned around. "Depends. What about?"
"That woman you're taking care of-" Tai began.
"Now don't you go start saying bad things about her. I know she's the exactly the friendliest, but after what she's been through, I think that she-"
"It's not about that," Tai said, cutting her off annoyed. "I was wondering if she said anything about her son's name."
"Yes, she did, but I didn't think that I would be quizzed on it later, so i didn't find it a very important thing to remember. Besides, it wasn't like she was going to start having friendly chats with me any time soon."
"Does my name ring a bell?" he asked suspiciously.
Sora paused. Then her face turned ghastly white. Then, she began to make a run for it.
Tai ran after her, and before she could reach the gymnasium doors, she was pulled back forcefully but gently. (A/N: Can that really happen? Forceful... gentle...? Ah well.) "Look, I was wondering when I made up that name, if it was real okay? It just seemed too familiar when I said it to you. It was supposed to be just a created name. I completely forgot about my past name. When us minions are sent down here their first time from heaven or hell, they have absolutely no feelings or recollection of their past. The more we stay here, the more memories we get." Tai explained.
"I don't want to hear this!" Sora said, covering her ears.
"Listen dammit!" Tai said pulling her hands away from their current position.
"I don't want to hear about the supernatural Tai! I just want to go back to my normal teenage life, but no! You've ruined it for me! Okay? Can't you just leave me alone for at least one day? I'm sick and tired of you! Every time I want to help you, you push me away. I'm tired of being treated like trash okay? I'm tired of it..." Sora said, breaking down into tears.
Tai stared at her surprised. 'This can't just be about my mother or me... this must be something really serious,' he thought. "I... I..." Tai began.
"No. Just don't Tai. Whatever you'll say will just make it worse. No matter what you say, it will just make it worse. I have to go," Sora said, running out of the gym.
'What?' Tai asked himself. "Girls," he said, before he too walked out of the gym.
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"Hey, what's up man?"
Tai turned around to see a blonde head bobbing up towards him from the student crowd. Once the boy reached Tai, he replied, "Uhh... generally the sky is but-"
"Forget it. Look. I saw you hanging around with Sora the other day, and well, I was wondering... Are you really that close with her?"
"Who are you?" Tai asked bewildered.
"Yamato Ishida. Actually it's just Matt. I'm one of your classmates man. You know? The guy with the rock band?" he said.
Tai raised an eyebrow. Who the hell was this guy? And of all reasons, why did he come up to him about Sora? "O...kay..."
Matt gave him an amused laugh and continued. "So...? Are you?"
"No." Tai stated simply before rudely trying to walk away from the confused teen.
"Look man," Matt started up again.
Tai turned around obviously pissed. "What?"
"A bunch of my friends are going to some hangout on Friday. I was wondering if you would like to come," Matt said trying hard to get on Tai's good side.
"It depends. Are you gonna be there?" Tai asked.
"Of course."
"Then no." There was something about this guy that clearly made Tai hate him.
"Look. I know," Matt said.
"I'm not up for guessing games right now man. Just tell me what the hell you think is so damn important that you have to bother me."
"Can we talk about this after school?" Matt asked.
Tai furrowed his brows. After school, maybe it would give him a time to cool down. He had no idea what made him hate this guy so much. There was just a certain aura to him... Maybe after school, he'd figure it out. "Fine," he said, stuffing his hands into his pockets, and striding away.
"Good," Matt said, before walking away.
'Know what...?' Tai thought.
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After school, Matt had found Tai. During the school time, no one had bothered Tai, so he was in a pretty good mood. The problem was, the instant that Matt came near Tai, Tai had suddenly become mad once again.
"Know what? Just tell me, and leave," Tai said. He really needed to get away from this guy before he beat the pulp out of him for some odd unknown reason.
"How did you become so close to Sora, first of all. I just moved in the same day you did. Did you notice? I've been trying to catch her attention, but I never could."
"Why the hell do you want he attention anyways?" Tai asked.
"Because," Matt said, shortening the distance between them. "I'm her guardian angel."
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Author's Notes: Sorry for the delay. Since it's school time again though, I was just thinking that maybe I'll just write every week. If I get enough reviews telling me to continue earlier, I'll probably do it. Thank you again for you reviews. I hope that you enjoyed. Please review again. ^_^.
They found this manga that has so much Taiora in it, and it was just recent too. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to read Japanese? If you know, please inform me. Thank you. You'll get a little Taiora reward in the end. ^_^.