Author's Notes: Well... this is coming out just a few days before a full week, so I hope that it hasn't been too long of a wait.
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A Devil's Halo: Part 10
'Capital "T" Stirs'
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The night of the dance was the first time either of them had kissed not just each other, but kissed, in general. The dance was more than three hours long, but time really does go by faster when you're having fun.
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"... Yeah, and didn't you see the lights at the back of the room? They were only flashing back and white because someone took off the colored screens that covered the top. It's weird that I just notice the littlest of things," Sora said, as she and Tai laid down on a picnic blanket, underneath their usual cherry blossom tree in the park.
Tai moved his arms to the back of his neck, allowing his head to rest on them. He and Sora stared up at the cloudless sky that afternoon. "Maybe it's just oblivious to you, but you might just have a sixth sense," he said, with laughter in his voice. He had never loved life so much until now. Now all he wanted to do was live forever.
"Hahaha... Yeah right. And you're not really a human..." Sora began, but did not continue. That was such a touchy subject for the two of them. They both knew their predicament, but since Tai had not said anything about him being supernatural since a few weeks ago at the dance, she had forgotten what he truly was.
There was silence now. Uncomfortable silence. Tai didn't like it at all, so he decided to slice through the thick tense blanket and change the subject. "You know..." Tai said, turning over to Sora. He moved a little more, and now had either arms on her sides, his body over her frame. His face was so close to hers. "You haven't said anything about the dance Sor. You've never replied back," he said, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"I thought that you didn't need anymore explanation after I kissed you," she replied.
"If that's the case then..." he said, bringing his face closer to her.
Sora closed her eyes and smiled. If only life remained this sweet. She raised her face up slowly to reach his lips, and the two began to kiss. Never in his life had Taichi ever felt so blissful before. Sometimes he would still think he were truly alive, enjoying everything in the world.
As slow as the kiss came, bits of darkness had begun to appear. They did not notice of course because of the gradual appearance of it. It had not just appeared sharply, and quickly. Instead, their surroundings changed as if the night was slowly entering again. Wait a minute. Wasn't it just the start of the afternoon? Tai raised his head up quickly and looked at his surroundings. Suddenly the darkness was cut short due to the sudden appearances of the blinding fires of hell. He looked down into Sora's eyes and saw fear.
He got off from her, and stood up to watch his surroundings. "I've found a way Taichi.... Otrisaki I've found a way..." he suddenly heard.
What in the hell was going on? Tai had no idea. "For so many weeks, almost a month and a half I have tried to figure out a way to get you back and destroy you. Now that I have finally found out a way to seek my lost minion I will capture him, and rupture his life on earth. Sayanora to your loved one Otrisaki. Wish you the best of luck reliving your worst memory."
Tai woke up in a cold sweat. Just a dream. It was all just a dream. A nightmare more like it, but it was only in his sleep. It wasn't real. It couldn't be. Before he could think anymore, he heard something crash to the right of him. He got up from bed quickly and turned on the lights. It was Matt.
"I'm here to warn you about misfortunes on the future Tai. Please be careful," he warned.
"What are you talking about?" Tai asked him, panicking.
"That dream you just had was a message sent by Oni. Please be careful. Although I am your guardian angel, I can't fight your own battles. I hope that Sora has taught you more about life than just the bad things that happen to occur."
"What the?! You're my guardian angel? What do you mean by everything that you've just said? What's going on?"
"Just be careful. Oni found you, and now will make things happen, things that have happened in your past life. If you love life now, then don't let it just end." he said. With that, he once again dissipated into thin air.
"Wait a min-" Tai began, but it was too late. He quickly got up from his bed and went across the hallway to Sora's room. He knocked, but figured there was no use. She was probably still asleep. He walked in quietly, and knelt down in front of her. "Sora... Hey..." he said softly, gently shaking her awake.
Sora slowly opened her eyes. "Tai...". She smiled up at him, and reached her hand out to caress his cheek. "Hey... What are you doing awake? It's two in the morning."
"We have to talk now," he said with urgency in his voice. Sora saw the seriousness of it all, and sat up.
With that, it was Tai's cue to tell her about Matt and everything else he had been hearing, and knowing for the past couple of weeks.
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For the rest of the early morning, neither Tai or Sora slept. They had kept each other awake with questions, answers, and just desperate conversation. Tai had kept up the desperate conversation part. He knew that Oni was powerful. He knew that the guy got what he wanted, and if he wanted Tai to relive his past, he would make that happen. After that, if he wanted to destroy Tai, he would eventually. He had told Sora everything else that he knew but that.
He stared at her worried, but tired eyes. He couldn't help but think that he might never see those eyes again. Her. He might never see her ever again. Oni would eventually get what he wanted... Right? He placed both hands on either side of her face. He smiled and just stared at her for a while.
"What?" she asked, slightly laughing.
"Nothing..." he said, continuing to stare at her eyes... then down to her nose... then her lips... He moved closer wanting more than anything right now, to kiss those lips.
"Oh really?" she asked. She pulled Tai closer to her, and the two eventually fell back onto Sora's bed. Tai had kissed her from the force of the fall, but after five seconds to think about it, he pulled off her immediately. This was wrong. Their whole position was wrong. No. By the way the two of them were positioned, it seemed as if they would soon be having... No. Not Sora. Not him... right?
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Mrs. Takenouchi walked to the frame of Tai's room, and stood there quietly, right in the middle of the white, wooden frame. "Taichi..." she began, ending the uncomfortable silence that Tai was not aware of.
He turned around and stared at the woman who took him in. Who sheltered him. Who... dare he say it? Did he even know if it was the truth? Sora said so: the woman loved him as a son that she never had. "Yes ma'am?" he asked, quickly beginning to pick up his mess inside of the room. After taking him in, the best he could do was mess up the room? Now that was just rude.
"Your foster agency just found this out..." she said, handing him a folder with his name on it. There were some papers sticking out from it, covering up his full name. "I just thought that you should know... That is if you didn't already. Believe me, I never asked them to look it up. They just found it one day, and decided to inform me. Is there's something that you want to tell me? Or please tell me there is a difference between you two."
Tai did not understand what she was talking about. He gave her his best look of confusion. What in the world was she talking about?
She noticed this, and pointed to the folder. "Look inside, but read the name outside of the folder first," she said.
Tai nodded, and did what he was told. The first thing he saw was Yagami, Taichi. The next thing he saw was inside of the folder. It was his baby footprints and hand prints, and his birth certificate. There was also a photograph of him when he was sixteen. Underneath that was a posted which said 'Missing'. That same photo was posted on the flyer. It was dated the day he killed himself many years back. He swallowed hard. Oni.
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The next thing he knew, he was being kicked out of the house. Mrs. Takenouchi had been so frightened, that she ignored Sora's attempts to stop her mother, but it came out useless. She had ignored her daughter, packed up all of Tai's things, and kicked him out. As simple as that. He didn't even have a good explanation for it. It just happened so fast. She was screaming something about the spawn of Oni. How angels wouldn't do things like that and get themselves caught. Only the idiots in hell would be dumb enough to do that.
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Tai was angry. Very angry. He had never been so infuriated this much before, ever since he appeared back on earth. No. He grabbed his suitcase and just threw it hard inside a gigantic garbage can. What was the use anyways? It wasn't like he was going to need it anymore. It wasn't like he needed the money if he would sell that. Oni knew where he was now. All he needed to do was destroy him. Who would take in a spirit who, in his fist life, committed suicide?
"Tai! Tai!" Sora ran. It was raining. Hard. If it hadn't been for the slight warm weather, it would have hailed.
Tai didn't turned around as quickly. He moved slowly... sluggish. "Sora...?" he asked, squinting through the rain. It hurt his eyes.
Sora continued running until she came to him and hugged him. "I couldn't just leave you. My mom told me to leave you alone. She tried keeping me in. My mom and I had a fight after that, and I ran here. I found you."
Tai was surprised now. What Sora did was truly a sin. This was worth more than just one puny sin point. This was worth at least two if not three. Besides the fact that she yelled back at her mother, and disobeyed her. Right now, Tai didn't care. She was here, and she was with him. "Why-" he began.
"Don't even dare ask ridiculous questions like that. Of course you know why! You're like my best friend Tai. Besides that, you're more than just a friend to me. Do you really think I would let you go just like that?"
Tai smiled at her. Now he knew even deeper, the reason why he loved life.
Matt appeared suddenly. Tai watched the angel as the rain barely touched his clothes. There was a barrier that covered his entire body. The rain didn't even have a chance to penetrate through it. "I need to bring you two into a safer place first. Then we can finally make things come into sense," he said before anyone else could speak. "If that's alright with everyone, let's go." With that, he rubbed his hands together, spread them apart, then snapped.
The next thing they knew, they were inside of Tai's old home.
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Author's Notes: Okay, I know that it's short, but I had to end it there. Besides that, I doubt if I'll ever post it on time if I don't make it short. I'll try to remember this promise, and make the next chapter a longer one. One as long as the chapter before this. I'll try. I hope that you enjoyed. Please show your appreciation, and enjoyment in reviews that will brighten my day. Lately nothing seems to be able to.
Another note. For the people who didn't understand my chapter title, the capital 'T' is for trouble.