Disclaimer: I don't own any of the digimon characters or the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Also, the song used below is a song from SClub7's new album.
The Colour of Blue: Taiora
*@----}----{----@* At the girl's cabin
"It was amazing, Mimi! He actually asked me out! You're right. That lake is blessed!!" Kari practically screamed as she jumped up and down excitedly on her bed.
"Of course, would I lie to you? And plus, it helped me and Matt." Mimi said as she got out of the shower. "It's your turn, Kari." Right away, Kari ran over to the shower. Mimi sat down on her bed drying her hair while facing Sora, who's letting water drip from her washed hair.
Sora let out a deep sigh. 'That lake won't help me. Nothing can… My chances with Tai are as good as dead. Maybe I should start liking someone else. Maybe I should try and just be good friends with him.' she thought.
Mimi watched her as sorrow took over her face. "What's wrong, Sora?" She asked.
Stunned that anyone realized, she looked up. "You know, Mimi. What I told you last night. That lake might help you and Kari. But it'll never help me, I'm hopeless. Especially with Tai." She buried her face in her hands and shook her head.
Mimi dropped the towel and went to sit by her friend. She put a hand around Sora's shoulders. 'What should I say? I mean, I know that Tai likes her, but he doesn't know and she doesn't know. And I promised to keep a secret. But I can't stand to see her like this. What should I do?' "Don't say that, Sora. I'm sure that everything will work their way out. Just don't worry."
Sora uncovered her face and dropped her hands. "I think that I'm just going to stick with being friends with him." She whispered softly.
*@----}----{----@* Boy's cabin
"Wow, I actually did it." T.K. exclaimed.
"Yea, congratulations." Tai said drearily. 'And I have to do the same thing with Sora tonight. I can't wait any longer or I'll wimp out even more.'
"Okay, spill it, Tai." Joe said while drying his hair on a towel.
"What do you mean, spill it?" Tai questioned. 'How the hell did they figure out that I'm having trouble? Maybe I've been around them too much.'
"He means, tell us what's bothering you." Izzy said, trying desperately to find his laptop Tai stole while he's sleeping. "And while you're at it, can you please tell me where you hid my laptop?!"
"Sorry, Izzy. I promised Mimi that I won't give it back to you before we get back home." Tai said.
Izzy sighed and continued with his search. "Very well. It was worth a try."
"So, what's up man? You've been depressed like all day. Is it something about Sora?" Matt asked.
Tai looked at Matt unbelievably. "Look, Matt. If you're so good at guessing, why don't you help me guess this week's lottery instead?" 'First he figures out that Sora likes me, now this? I really need to meet new friends more often.'
"Okay... I'll take that as a yes. What're you worrying about?" Matt asked. Everyone's attention suddenly turned to Tai. Even Izzy stopped searching for his laptop and sat down around the bed with everyone else. They all seem to be really interested when it comes to Sora and Tai. Ever since Matt mentioned it, they all thought that they look better and better together. Even T.K. forgot about him and Kari and started listening.
"Oh, why don't you guess that too?" Tai teased annoyed. He looked up teasingly at Matt but realized that Matt glared at him so he decided to back off. "Geez... I was just kidding... Well anyway... I don't know if I should tell you." Tai hesitated.
"Fine then, I guess I'll just have to tell Sora that you hate her since you won't tell me what's wrong and it involves her so I automatically assume that you hate her since you wouldn't tell us." When Matt finally stopped, he gasped for breath. Then he stood up and pretended to go to Sora.
Tai became fridgity and leaped at Matt before he could reach the door. He tackled him to the floor and everyone just sat there like nothing happened. They have gotten used to it over the years.
"Get off, Kamiya! Don't forget that the girls' cabin is right next door. SORA! SO-" Before Matt can say another word, Tai used a free hand and covered his mouth.
"Don't you dare, Ishida! Or I'll tell Mimi that you're cheating on her." They glared at each other but finally compromised. They sat back down on the bed. "The problem is, I don't know if I like, like LIKE Sora or not. I think I do but I want to be sure. It's so confusing!!" Tai almost screamed as he scratched his head in frustration.
"So that's how he gets his wild hair." Joe murmured.
"Anyway... you're lucky because you have me and T.K. as your guide." He said as he put a hand on T.K.'s shoulder. "So, tell us what you think about Sora."
"Well... I think that she's really athletic and beautiful at the same time. And I feel really comfortable around her, like I can be whatever I want to be and I won't have to pretend. She's a great friend and she's always there for me. I can trust her more than I can trust anyone else..."
"Okay, okay. I can tell that the list can go on but let's just stop here for now. Anyway, do you think about her a lot?" Matt asked even though he already has an idea about how Tai feels towards Sora.
"Uh... would you consider all the time a lot?"
"Okay, T.K. come over here for a second." Matt said as he dragged T.K. to a corner of the room. They murmured for a while and finally came back to join the group. "After several minutes of discussion, T.K. and I both agree that you're madly in love with her. But what you're going to do from here and now is your decision."
'Well, at least now I can be sure of how I feel.' Tai thought.
*@----}----{----@* Party that night
"Please Mimi! Give me my labtop back! I'll do anything!" Izzy begged.
"For the last time, Izzy! No, no, no, no, no! Now stop asking and enjoy the party before I decides to throw it out a window!" Mimi said, getting aggrivated as Izzy drearily walked back to his corner of the room and sat down with his arms crossed.
"Still torturing him?" A voice came from behind her which she knew so well. The voice was followed by a few sweet kisses on the neck. Mimi giggled a little and finally turned around to face him.
"Torture would not be my word. I'm teaching him how to have fun right now so I'm actually doing him some good. And you, Mister, what mischief have you been up to." She said as she cupped his face with her hands and pulled his face close to hers. Their nose tips touched and their foreheads leaned against each other. They stared into each others' eyes while swaying to the music. Matt wrapped his arms around her waist while she had her arms around his neck.
"More than you can imagine. But I think you'll like what I did." He said as he brushed her a small kiss on the lips.
Mimi smiled sweetly and said, "We'll see about that, now won't we?" She let out a sigh when she caught a glimpse of Sora sitting alone.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" Matt asked, noticing something wrong with Mimi.
"We've been going out for one night and you're already giving me nicknames? Well, it's just that I feel so bad for Sora. I mean, she likes Tai and Tai likes her. But Tai doesn't know that and she doesn't know that. So now she thinks that she should just get over him all together." Mimi explained their conversation back at the cabin.
"Oh no. But that'll ruin everything. I just told Tai that I'm sure that he likes her! If Sora loses her feelings for him and he realizes his feelings for her, that'll be completely reversed and imbalanced." Matt said.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to let everything work it's way out."
*@----}----{----@* at another place in the room.
Kari was talking to a few other girls her age when she felt a kiss on her hand. When she turned around, she realized that T.K. is standing there holding her hand. "May I have this dance?" he asked politely.
"Yea, just a minute, T.K. I'll be right there. In the meantime, will you excuse us for a second?" Kari replied, smiling.
"Of course, your wish is my command." He said with a mischievious smile as he backed away.
When he was out of sight, all the girls giggled. "You know him?" Someone asked Kari.
Kari casually brushed a hair out of her face and replied,"Of course, he's my boyfriend." Everyone squealed and kept saying how lucky she was to have such a cute guy being her boyfriend.
"So do you know that cutie with the messy brown hair too? That's a little older than us? What's his name again...? Kamiya or something?" Someone else asked.
"Taichi? That's my brother! He's a real pain just to warn you. And plus, he's taken. He likes someone already." The majority of the group sighed. Then someone else had an idea.
"What about that blond guy with the semi-spiked hair? Personally I think he's hotter than that Taichi guy and Kari's boyfriend." Everyone agreed. Then Kari sighed.
'What is wrong with people these days?!' "That's Matt. He's T.K.'s brother and he's Mimi's new boyfriend so don't even think about it." Kari explained.
"Why is everyone taken?" A girl said desperately.
"Well, enjoy yourselves. I can't keep T.K. waiting." Kari said as she stood up and walked over to T.K., who's been waiting pretty nervously. It's going to be his first dance with Kari and the music has slowed down.
He took her soft hands gently as she walked over. His hands naturally held around her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. T.K. was pretty tall so she almost had to go on his tip toes just to look into his eyes as they danced. "I've never really slow danced before to tell you the truth." She whispered in his ear.
He smiled warmly and whispered back, "me neither." They giggled as they slowly turned in circles.
"Well you're doing pretty good for someone who's never done this before." Kari said, blushing a little.
'Play it cool, T.K.' "Thanks, you're doing pretty good yourself." 'Yea, you're REAL cool, T.K.' Then, Kari yawned and she laid her tired head on his chest. He felt his blood boiling with excitement and his heart was beating as if it would pop out any second. He breathed steadily, trying to calm himself. 'Chill, T.K., it's ok. She's just tired.' He rested him head on top of hers and relaxed. The tips of her soft hair tickled his neck but the feeling felt good.
Kari sighed and closed her eyes while she felt the T.K's steady breathe blowing at her hair. She smiled sweetly as she remembered how lucky she was. Having such good friend who she's shared so much adventure with, a great brother who cared for her, a great family, and now a great boyfriend. It's a dream come true.
*@----}----{----@* Another corner of the room
'I really should get out of here. I'm being a drag...' Sora thought to herself as she slowly got up. Her eyes were moist but the tears were forced to stay there. She speedwalked out of the room as quickly and non-noticeable as possible. But she wasn't quick enough.
Tai was staring into the distance as his friends talked about something he had absolutely no interest about. Every once in a while he'd just nod his head and smile. Then, he saw Sora get up from her seat and walk out. He's been observing her for a while, waiting for the right moment to approach. But now, he could've sworn that he saw tears shimmering in her redish eyes.
"Excuse me for a second guys, I need to get something from my cabin." With that, Tai shot out of the room after Sora.
Sora sat down on the dock as she stared out into the large lake. The beautiful full moon reflected off the lake. The scene was breathtakingly romantic and beautiful. But Sora had to watch it alone. 'Alone... That's all I'll ever be...'
"Sora?" Tai asked when he finally caught up to her. Sora quickly spun around to make sure who it was and turned back when she realized it was Tai. She quickly wiped her tears with her hands hoping that he wouldn't notice a thing.
"Hi, Tai." She said drearily, trying to sound as normal as she could. But her shaky voice betrayed her. When Tai finally caught up, he sat on the dock beside her. Even though she wiped her tears away, it was still way obvious that she's been crying. The tearstains were still left on her face. Even in the pale moonlight, her face was red from crying. The moonlight showed a glint of sorrow which was ready to pour out any second.
Tai put his arm around her as support. "What's wrong?" He asked gently. Sora felt her heart dancing for a moment, but then it hardened and she pulled away from his warm embrace.
"Nothing, nothing is wrong." Sora replied as she looked away. Tai felt like he's just been hit in the face.
'Matt said that Sora fell in love with me... but she's acting like this. Does this mean she fell out of love? Let's hope not...' Tai thought. "Don't lie, Sora. I know something is wrong and I want to know about it. I mean, if you want to keep it a secret-"
"It's nothing Tai! Just leave me alone!" She yelled. Her soft gentle voice was replaced by a fierce and cold voice which sent chills down Tai's spine.
"I'm staying right here," he said as he shifted into a more comfortable position.
Sora glared at him for a sec. "Fine, then I will leave and you can stay all you want." She began to got up but then she felt a tug on her wrist. Before she could look down and tell Tai to let go, she slipped and fell right into Tai's arms which was already set for her to fall in. She when she looked up, she looked right into Tai's warm eyes and welcoming smile.
"You're not going anywhere either." He said playfully with a glint in his eyes.
Sora immediately sat back up, blushing like crazy. "Let go of me, Kamiya."
'Dang, she must be really mad at me. She never calls me that. What did you do, Tai?'
'I hope that isn't too cold. Sorry, Tai. But I have to try my best to forget about you and move on.'
"Sora... How do I say this? I know this probably isn't the best time since you're obviously mad at me about something even I don't know what. But... I... Sora, look at me." He grabbed her by the shoulders and spun her around so he could look into her beautiful eyes which glowed with tears.
"I don't want to hear anything you say, Tai. So let go of me." Sora's voice broke as she turned her head away so she won't give in to the tender look in his eyes which always make her weak on her knees. But Tai gently released his hold on her. He gently held her chin with a hand and turned it so that she faced him. Tears were rushing down already.
"Sora... I really don't know how to say this but..." 'Somebody! Please help me! Mimi said that this was the Lake of Aphrodite. So can you please help me?' Tai closed his eyes as if to search for a thought.
'What in the world is he doing?'
Then, something told Tai what he must do. Without thought, he quickly leaned in before he regret it and brushed his lips against hers. When he shrank back and realized what he's done, he quickly blushed and looked away. "I-I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't really in control but, what I meant to say was that my thoughts about you have past plain friendship a long time ago but I just haven't realized it. Some friends of mine finally helped me see through my blindness and gave me courage to finally... confess." He said as he slowly turned and looked Sora in the eye.
Sora's mouth hung open but she couldn't find any words to express how she feels. Tears spilled out of her eyes as she threw her hands around Tai's neck. Slowly and hesitantly, Tai wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her away so he could look at her. She looked like a goddess under the radiant glow of the moon. "Come on, let's go back to the party before anyone wonders where we've gone." He said as he stood up and reached a hand out to Sora to help her up. Sora gladly took it and they began walking back to the room hand in hand.
Tai looked back at the dock one more time and sighed. 'Thank you Aphrodite.'
*@----}----{----@* Back at the party
"There they are!" Mimi exclaimed as she rushed towards Tai and Sora Matt followed closely behind her and noticed Tai and Sora walking hand in hand. He winked at Tai and Tai just smiled sheepishly in return. Mimi walked right up to Sora and took her available hand. "You almost missed my song!" She said excitedly as she headed towards the platform that the DJ used.
"Move over." Mimi said as she snatched the mic. The rest of the digidestined and her uncle smiled and chuckled a bit.
"Same old Mimi, huh Izzy? Always getting her way." Joe said as a one of the girls Kari was talking to earlier approached him. Her lips and Joe's lips began a very interesting conversation.
"Yea, I still can't find my labtop! Matt said that it was somewhere-" Izzy stopped as he saw Matt and Mimi together. "That two-timing little!"
Mimi handed a sheet music to a guitarist and another to the drummer. They started playing a pop intro. "This song is dedicated to my long time crush and new boyfriend. I hope he'll like it." Mimi closed her eyes as the lyrics rushed to her.
I have always wondered
How it can be done, to pick the one
Who's gonna be my lover for life, my baby
Be there to hold me through the night
When it happens you can see it in his eyes
They tell no lies, brighter than the sky in July, my baby
Cooler than anyone I've known
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
Then, Mimi felt two arms wrapping around her waist from behind her. She looked up and realized that Matt was dancing with her. She turned around and held his hands as they danced to the rhythm.
I say, if you ever felt the way I do, then lucky you
So never go for less than a perfect thing
Seek and then hopefully you'll find
There's a rhythm and a rhyme, you've gotta find it
Then you'll see
Cos baby, we can go on all night, just dancing
Doin' it till the break of dawn
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
In the rainbow I can see, colours of misbelief
There is only one for me, and it will forever be
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never seen grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart
When they finally finished, the audience was filled with roars of applause and encores. They handed the mic back to the DJ who winked at them as they walked down towards their friends. On the way, Matt whispered in her ear. "Thank you." She looked back at him and smiled.
The rest of the night was completely relaxing. A slow song came on and they closed their eyes and danced a steady partner. Soon, the lights began to dim but they let out enough light to see.
Mimi laid her head flat on Matt's broad shoulders. He had his arms wrapped around her waist and she had her hands around his neck. "I'm happy things worked out this way." Matt said softly.
"Yea." Mimi said in a tired and relaxed tone of voice.
"Mimi?" he said trying to get attention.
"Yea?" Mimi asked sleepily.
"I love you." A sweet smile showed up on Mimi's face.
"I love you too." She said as she gave him a peck on the cheek. Matt pulled her away so he could look at her face, a face which he's missed for years because she moved to America. Even though so much of her has changed, thank God that the sincere glint in her eyes remained the same. As if their eyes were magnets, their faces seemed to have pulled closer and closer to each other naturally. As they closed their eyes, they seemed lost in their own paradise...
"T.K.?" Kari suddenly said as she lifted her head from T.K..'s shoulder.
"Yea?" T.K. asked startled from the sudden move of the comfortable position.
"Since when did you love me?" she asked curiously.
"Hm.. This is a tough one, since it's from so long ago... I remember now, it was when we first got to the digiworld together when we were eight. You were always so caring." He said as he fiddled with a piece of her hair.
She blushed and smiled. "Yea, me too." she said gently as she laid her head back on his welcoming shoulder. She snuggled closer to him for warmth as he gently embraced her. Slowly, they danced the night away.
"You know, Tai. They're really cute together." Sora said as she stared at the younger couple.
"Yea, I'm happy that Kari chose T.K. He's a really trustworthy person and I know that he'll treat her like a lady." Tai replied.
Sora couldn't keep it in anymore, she had to find out. "Tai, can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"Do you really like me or is this just out of sympathy?" She asked quickly. She closed her eyes shut with regret. 'How can you doubt him like that?'
"What do you think?" Tai asked playfully.
"Just answer me before I have a breakdown." She sounded like it didn't mean a lot to her. But inside this was more serious than life itself.
"A... b... a... b... Multiple questions, very confusing. I think I'll have to go with a. Because I'm sure that I won't do this just out of sympathy. I mean, I don't go around picking old ladies out of the streets and dance with them, do I?"
Sora giggled a little in relief. "How do I know you don't?" She asked him. Now that she's certain that it's for real, she can relax through the night.
"Hm... Well, you'll have to see how much you trust me." He said as he held her closer towards him.
"My life, Tai. I trust you with my life." Sora said as she closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. In his arms, she felt like nothing can harm her. She's never felt so secure and she liked that feeling. And she's confident that she'll feel it a thousand times more....
"HERE IT IS! I FOUND IT!" A boy's shout was heard through out the room. The light snapped on and the music stopped abruptly. Everyone turned towards the direction in which the voice came from. Surprisingly, it came from a table with light blue linen. From the linen Izzy crawled out. He walked over to Mimi immediately with his labtop in his hand. "I can't believe you taped it to the bottom of the table!"
"You're lucky she didn't use superglue." Matt joked. But Izzy didn't take it as a joke at all. He immediately gripped onto the computer with more power than ever. He almost seemed like he glowed with fire of anger.
"Well, I can't believe that you took that long to find it." Mimi said with a sniffled laugh.
"It's not funny, you know." Izzy said.
"Hey, Iz. Use a mirror!" Tai said with laughter. Izzy walked over to a pillar in the middle of the room which is covered with a large mirror. He practically screamed at the reflection. There was cotton spiderwebs stuck to his shirt, pants, and hair and some toilet paper was stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
"You da woman!" Matt said as he gave Mimi a quick kiss on the forehead.
"And you da man!" She exclaimed as they shot a high five. Everyone bursted out in laughter as the DJ put in an upbeat song. They danced the night away and ended probably the most wonderful night of their lives. And in each of their hearts, they all gently said thanks to the love goddess who guarded over the lake...
The Colour of Blue: Taiora
*@----}----{----@* At the girl's cabin
"It was amazing, Mimi! He actually asked me out! You're right. That lake is blessed!!" Kari practically screamed as she jumped up and down excitedly on her bed.
"Of course, would I lie to you? And plus, it helped me and Matt." Mimi said as she got out of the shower. "It's your turn, Kari." Right away, Kari ran over to the shower. Mimi sat down on her bed drying her hair while facing Sora, who's letting water drip from her washed hair.
Sora let out a deep sigh. 'That lake won't help me. Nothing can… My chances with Tai are as good as dead. Maybe I should start liking someone else. Maybe I should try and just be good friends with him.' she thought.
Mimi watched her as sorrow took over her face. "What's wrong, Sora?" She asked.
Stunned that anyone realized, she looked up. "You know, Mimi. What I told you last night. That lake might help you and Kari. But it'll never help me, I'm hopeless. Especially with Tai." She buried her face in her hands and shook her head.
Mimi dropped the towel and went to sit by her friend. She put a hand around Sora's shoulders. 'What should I say? I mean, I know that Tai likes her, but he doesn't know and she doesn't know. And I promised to keep a secret. But I can't stand to see her like this. What should I do?' "Don't say that, Sora. I'm sure that everything will work their way out. Just don't worry."
Sora uncovered her face and dropped her hands. "I think that I'm just going to stick with being friends with him." She whispered softly.
*@----}----{----@* Boy's cabin
"Wow, I actually did it." T.K. exclaimed.
"Yea, congratulations." Tai said drearily. 'And I have to do the same thing with Sora tonight. I can't wait any longer or I'll wimp out even more.'
"Okay, spill it, Tai." Joe said while drying his hair on a towel.
"What do you mean, spill it?" Tai questioned. 'How the hell did they figure out that I'm having trouble? Maybe I've been around them too much.'
"He means, tell us what's bothering you." Izzy said, trying desperately to find his laptop Tai stole while he's sleeping. "And while you're at it, can you please tell me where you hid my laptop?!"
"Sorry, Izzy. I promised Mimi that I won't give it back to you before we get back home." Tai said.
Izzy sighed and continued with his search. "Very well. It was worth a try."
"So, what's up man? You've been depressed like all day. Is it something about Sora?" Matt asked.
Tai looked at Matt unbelievably. "Look, Matt. If you're so good at guessing, why don't you help me guess this week's lottery instead?" 'First he figures out that Sora likes me, now this? I really need to meet new friends more often.'
"Okay... I'll take that as a yes. What're you worrying about?" Matt asked. Everyone's attention suddenly turned to Tai. Even Izzy stopped searching for his laptop and sat down around the bed with everyone else. They all seem to be really interested when it comes to Sora and Tai. Ever since Matt mentioned it, they all thought that they look better and better together. Even T.K. forgot about him and Kari and started listening.
"Oh, why don't you guess that too?" Tai teased annoyed. He looked up teasingly at Matt but realized that Matt glared at him so he decided to back off. "Geez... I was just kidding... Well anyway... I don't know if I should tell you." Tai hesitated.
"Fine then, I guess I'll just have to tell Sora that you hate her since you won't tell me what's wrong and it involves her so I automatically assume that you hate her since you wouldn't tell us." When Matt finally stopped, he gasped for breath. Then he stood up and pretended to go to Sora.
Tai became fridgity and leaped at Matt before he could reach the door. He tackled him to the floor and everyone just sat there like nothing happened. They have gotten used to it over the years.
"Get off, Kamiya! Don't forget that the girls' cabin is right next door. SORA! SO-" Before Matt can say another word, Tai used a free hand and covered his mouth.
"Don't you dare, Ishida! Or I'll tell Mimi that you're cheating on her." They glared at each other but finally compromised. They sat back down on the bed. "The problem is, I don't know if I like, like LIKE Sora or not. I think I do but I want to be sure. It's so confusing!!" Tai almost screamed as he scratched his head in frustration.
"So that's how he gets his wild hair." Joe murmured.
"Anyway... you're lucky because you have me and T.K. as your guide." He said as he put a hand on T.K.'s shoulder. "So, tell us what you think about Sora."
"Well... I think that she's really athletic and beautiful at the same time. And I feel really comfortable around her, like I can be whatever I want to be and I won't have to pretend. She's a great friend and she's always there for me. I can trust her more than I can trust anyone else..."
"Okay, okay. I can tell that the list can go on but let's just stop here for now. Anyway, do you think about her a lot?" Matt asked even though he already has an idea about how Tai feels towards Sora.
"Uh... would you consider all the time a lot?"
"Okay, T.K. come over here for a second." Matt said as he dragged T.K. to a corner of the room. They murmured for a while and finally came back to join the group. "After several minutes of discussion, T.K. and I both agree that you're madly in love with her. But what you're going to do from here and now is your decision."
'Well, at least now I can be sure of how I feel.' Tai thought.
*@----}----{----@* Party that night
"Please Mimi! Give me my labtop back! I'll do anything!" Izzy begged.
"For the last time, Izzy! No, no, no, no, no! Now stop asking and enjoy the party before I decides to throw it out a window!" Mimi said, getting aggrivated as Izzy drearily walked back to his corner of the room and sat down with his arms crossed.
"Still torturing him?" A voice came from behind her which she knew so well. The voice was followed by a few sweet kisses on the neck. Mimi giggled a little and finally turned around to face him.
"Torture would not be my word. I'm teaching him how to have fun right now so I'm actually doing him some good. And you, Mister, what mischief have you been up to." She said as she cupped his face with her hands and pulled his face close to hers. Their nose tips touched and their foreheads leaned against each other. They stared into each others' eyes while swaying to the music. Matt wrapped his arms around her waist while she had her arms around his neck.
"More than you can imagine. But I think you'll like what I did." He said as he brushed her a small kiss on the lips.
Mimi smiled sweetly and said, "We'll see about that, now won't we?" She let out a sigh when she caught a glimpse of Sora sitting alone.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" Matt asked, noticing something wrong with Mimi.
"We've been going out for one night and you're already giving me nicknames? Well, it's just that I feel so bad for Sora. I mean, she likes Tai and Tai likes her. But Tai doesn't know that and she doesn't know that. So now she thinks that she should just get over him all together." Mimi explained their conversation back at the cabin.
"Oh no. But that'll ruin everything. I just told Tai that I'm sure that he likes her! If Sora loses her feelings for him and he realizes his feelings for her, that'll be completely reversed and imbalanced." Matt said.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to let everything work it's way out."
*@----}----{----@* at another place in the room.
Kari was talking to a few other girls her age when she felt a kiss on her hand. When she turned around, she realized that T.K. is standing there holding her hand. "May I have this dance?" he asked politely.
"Yea, just a minute, T.K. I'll be right there. In the meantime, will you excuse us for a second?" Kari replied, smiling.
"Of course, your wish is my command." He said with a mischievious smile as he backed away.
When he was out of sight, all the girls giggled. "You know him?" Someone asked Kari.
Kari casually brushed a hair out of her face and replied,"Of course, he's my boyfriend." Everyone squealed and kept saying how lucky she was to have such a cute guy being her boyfriend.
"So do you know that cutie with the messy brown hair too? That's a little older than us? What's his name again...? Kamiya or something?" Someone else asked.
"Taichi? That's my brother! He's a real pain just to warn you. And plus, he's taken. He likes someone already." The majority of the group sighed. Then someone else had an idea.
"What about that blond guy with the semi-spiked hair? Personally I think he's hotter than that Taichi guy and Kari's boyfriend." Everyone agreed. Then Kari sighed.
'What is wrong with people these days?!' "That's Matt. He's T.K.'s brother and he's Mimi's new boyfriend so don't even think about it." Kari explained.
"Why is everyone taken?" A girl said desperately.
"Well, enjoy yourselves. I can't keep T.K. waiting." Kari said as she stood up and walked over to T.K., who's been waiting pretty nervously. It's going to be his first dance with Kari and the music has slowed down.
He took her soft hands gently as she walked over. His hands naturally held around her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. T.K. was pretty tall so she almost had to go on his tip toes just to look into his eyes as they danced. "I've never really slow danced before to tell you the truth." She whispered in his ear.
He smiled warmly and whispered back, "me neither." They giggled as they slowly turned in circles.
"Well you're doing pretty good for someone who's never done this before." Kari said, blushing a little.
'Play it cool, T.K.' "Thanks, you're doing pretty good yourself." 'Yea, you're REAL cool, T.K.' Then, Kari yawned and she laid her tired head on his chest. He felt his blood boiling with excitement and his heart was beating as if it would pop out any second. He breathed steadily, trying to calm himself. 'Chill, T.K., it's ok. She's just tired.' He rested him head on top of hers and relaxed. The tips of her soft hair tickled his neck but the feeling felt good.
Kari sighed and closed her eyes while she felt the T.K's steady breathe blowing at her hair. She smiled sweetly as she remembered how lucky she was. Having such good friend who she's shared so much adventure with, a great brother who cared for her, a great family, and now a great boyfriend. It's a dream come true.
*@----}----{----@* Another corner of the room
'I really should get out of here. I'm being a drag...' Sora thought to herself as she slowly got up. Her eyes were moist but the tears were forced to stay there. She speedwalked out of the room as quickly and non-noticeable as possible. But she wasn't quick enough.
Tai was staring into the distance as his friends talked about something he had absolutely no interest about. Every once in a while he'd just nod his head and smile. Then, he saw Sora get up from her seat and walk out. He's been observing her for a while, waiting for the right moment to approach. But now, he could've sworn that he saw tears shimmering in her redish eyes.
"Excuse me for a second guys, I need to get something from my cabin." With that, Tai shot out of the room after Sora.
Sora sat down on the dock as she stared out into the large lake. The beautiful full moon reflected off the lake. The scene was breathtakingly romantic and beautiful. But Sora had to watch it alone. 'Alone... That's all I'll ever be...'
"Sora?" Tai asked when he finally caught up to her. Sora quickly spun around to make sure who it was and turned back when she realized it was Tai. She quickly wiped her tears with her hands hoping that he wouldn't notice a thing.
"Hi, Tai." She said drearily, trying to sound as normal as she could. But her shaky voice betrayed her. When Tai finally caught up, he sat on the dock beside her. Even though she wiped her tears away, it was still way obvious that she's been crying. The tearstains were still left on her face. Even in the pale moonlight, her face was red from crying. The moonlight showed a glint of sorrow which was ready to pour out any second.
Tai put his arm around her as support. "What's wrong?" He asked gently. Sora felt her heart dancing for a moment, but then it hardened and she pulled away from his warm embrace.
"Nothing, nothing is wrong." Sora replied as she looked away. Tai felt like he's just been hit in the face.
'Matt said that Sora fell in love with me... but she's acting like this. Does this mean she fell out of love? Let's hope not...' Tai thought. "Don't lie, Sora. I know something is wrong and I want to know about it. I mean, if you want to keep it a secret-"
"It's nothing Tai! Just leave me alone!" She yelled. Her soft gentle voice was replaced by a fierce and cold voice which sent chills down Tai's spine.
"I'm staying right here," he said as he shifted into a more comfortable position.
Sora glared at him for a sec. "Fine, then I will leave and you can stay all you want." She began to got up but then she felt a tug on her wrist. Before she could look down and tell Tai to let go, she slipped and fell right into Tai's arms which was already set for her to fall in. She when she looked up, she looked right into Tai's warm eyes and welcoming smile.
"You're not going anywhere either." He said playfully with a glint in his eyes.
Sora immediately sat back up, blushing like crazy. "Let go of me, Kamiya."
'Dang, she must be really mad at me. She never calls me that. What did you do, Tai?'
'I hope that isn't too cold. Sorry, Tai. But I have to try my best to forget about you and move on.'
"Sora... How do I say this? I know this probably isn't the best time since you're obviously mad at me about something even I don't know what. But... I... Sora, look at me." He grabbed her by the shoulders and spun her around so he could look into her beautiful eyes which glowed with tears.
"I don't want to hear anything you say, Tai. So let go of me." Sora's voice broke as she turned her head away so she won't give in to the tender look in his eyes which always make her weak on her knees. But Tai gently released his hold on her. He gently held her chin with a hand and turned it so that she faced him. Tears were rushing down already.
"Sora... I really don't know how to say this but..." 'Somebody! Please help me! Mimi said that this was the Lake of Aphrodite. So can you please help me?' Tai closed his eyes as if to search for a thought.
'What in the world is he doing?'
Then, something told Tai what he must do. Without thought, he quickly leaned in before he regret it and brushed his lips against hers. When he shrank back and realized what he's done, he quickly blushed and looked away. "I-I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't really in control but, what I meant to say was that my thoughts about you have past plain friendship a long time ago but I just haven't realized it. Some friends of mine finally helped me see through my blindness and gave me courage to finally... confess." He said as he slowly turned and looked Sora in the eye.
Sora's mouth hung open but she couldn't find any words to express how she feels. Tears spilled out of her eyes as she threw her hands around Tai's neck. Slowly and hesitantly, Tai wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her away so he could look at her. She looked like a goddess under the radiant glow of the moon. "Come on, let's go back to the party before anyone wonders where we've gone." He said as he stood up and reached a hand out to Sora to help her up. Sora gladly took it and they began walking back to the room hand in hand.
Tai looked back at the dock one more time and sighed. 'Thank you Aphrodite.'
*@----}----{----@* Back at the party
"There they are!" Mimi exclaimed as she rushed towards Tai and Sora Matt followed closely behind her and noticed Tai and Sora walking hand in hand. He winked at Tai and Tai just smiled sheepishly in return. Mimi walked right up to Sora and took her available hand. "You almost missed my song!" She said excitedly as she headed towards the platform that the DJ used.
"Move over." Mimi said as she snatched the mic. The rest of the digidestined and her uncle smiled and chuckled a bit.
"Same old Mimi, huh Izzy? Always getting her way." Joe said as a one of the girls Kari was talking to earlier approached him. Her lips and Joe's lips began a very interesting conversation.
"Yea, I still can't find my labtop! Matt said that it was somewhere-" Izzy stopped as he saw Matt and Mimi together. "That two-timing little!"
Mimi handed a sheet music to a guitarist and another to the drummer. They started playing a pop intro. "This song is dedicated to my long time crush and new boyfriend. I hope he'll like it." Mimi closed her eyes as the lyrics rushed to her.
I have always wondered
How it can be done, to pick the one
Who's gonna be my lover for life, my baby
Be there to hold me through the night
When it happens you can see it in his eyes
They tell no lies, brighter than the sky in July, my baby
Cooler than anyone I've known
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
Then, Mimi felt two arms wrapping around her waist from behind her. She looked up and realized that Matt was dancing with her. She turned around and held his hands as they danced to the rhythm.
I say, if you ever felt the way I do, then lucky you
So never go for less than a perfect thing
Seek and then hopefully you'll find
There's a rhythm and a rhyme, you've gotta find it
Then you'll see
Cos baby, we can go on all night, just dancing
Doin' it till the break of dawn
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
In the rainbow I can see, colours of misbelief
There is only one for me, and it will forever be
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never see grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart I only feel
The colour of blue
Reminds me of you
I've never seen grey, green, black
You're true
The colour of blue
No other will do
In my heart
When they finally finished, the audience was filled with roars of applause and encores. They handed the mic back to the DJ who winked at them as they walked down towards their friends. On the way, Matt whispered in her ear. "Thank you." She looked back at him and smiled.
The rest of the night was completely relaxing. A slow song came on and they closed their eyes and danced a steady partner. Soon, the lights began to dim but they let out enough light to see.
Mimi laid her head flat on Matt's broad shoulders. He had his arms wrapped around her waist and she had her hands around his neck. "I'm happy things worked out this way." Matt said softly.
"Yea." Mimi said in a tired and relaxed tone of voice.
"Mimi?" he said trying to get attention.
"Yea?" Mimi asked sleepily.
"I love you." A sweet smile showed up on Mimi's face.
"I love you too." She said as she gave him a peck on the cheek. Matt pulled her away so he could look at her face, a face which he's missed for years because she moved to America. Even though so much of her has changed, thank God that the sincere glint in her eyes remained the same. As if their eyes were magnets, their faces seemed to have pulled closer and closer to each other naturally. As they closed their eyes, they seemed lost in their own paradise...
"T.K.?" Kari suddenly said as she lifted her head from T.K..'s shoulder.
"Yea?" T.K. asked startled from the sudden move of the comfortable position.
"Since when did you love me?" she asked curiously.
"Hm.. This is a tough one, since it's from so long ago... I remember now, it was when we first got to the digiworld together when we were eight. You were always so caring." He said as he fiddled with a piece of her hair.
She blushed and smiled. "Yea, me too." she said gently as she laid her head back on his welcoming shoulder. She snuggled closer to him for warmth as he gently embraced her. Slowly, they danced the night away.
"You know, Tai. They're really cute together." Sora said as she stared at the younger couple.
"Yea, I'm happy that Kari chose T.K. He's a really trustworthy person and I know that he'll treat her like a lady." Tai replied.
Sora couldn't keep it in anymore, she had to find out. "Tai, can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"Do you really like me or is this just out of sympathy?" She asked quickly. She closed her eyes shut with regret. 'How can you doubt him like that?'
"What do you think?" Tai asked playfully.
"Just answer me before I have a breakdown." She sounded like it didn't mean a lot to her. But inside this was more serious than life itself.
"A... b... a... b... Multiple questions, very confusing. I think I'll have to go with a. Because I'm sure that I won't do this just out of sympathy. I mean, I don't go around picking old ladies out of the streets and dance with them, do I?"
Sora giggled a little in relief. "How do I know you don't?" She asked him. Now that she's certain that it's for real, she can relax through the night.
"Hm... Well, you'll have to see how much you trust me." He said as he held her closer towards him.
"My life, Tai. I trust you with my life." Sora said as she closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. In his arms, she felt like nothing can harm her. She's never felt so secure and she liked that feeling. And she's confident that she'll feel it a thousand times more....
"HERE IT IS! I FOUND IT!" A boy's shout was heard through out the room. The light snapped on and the music stopped abruptly. Everyone turned towards the direction in which the voice came from. Surprisingly, it came from a table with light blue linen. From the linen Izzy crawled out. He walked over to Mimi immediately with his labtop in his hand. "I can't believe you taped it to the bottom of the table!"
"You're lucky she didn't use superglue." Matt joked. But Izzy didn't take it as a joke at all. He immediately gripped onto the computer with more power than ever. He almost seemed like he glowed with fire of anger.
"Well, I can't believe that you took that long to find it." Mimi said with a sniffled laugh.
"It's not funny, you know." Izzy said.
"Hey, Iz. Use a mirror!" Tai said with laughter. Izzy walked over to a pillar in the middle of the room which is covered with a large mirror. He practically screamed at the reflection. There was cotton spiderwebs stuck to his shirt, pants, and hair and some toilet paper was stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
"You da woman!" Matt said as he gave Mimi a quick kiss on the forehead.
"And you da man!" She exclaimed as they shot a high five. Everyone bursted out in laughter as the DJ put in an upbeat song. They danced the night away and ended probably the most wonderful night of their lives. And in each of their hearts, they all gently said thanks to the love goddess who guarded over the lake...