The Crest of Love and Courage
Part Four
By: Sora
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The Romance of Tai and Sora
Hi, this is my first attempt at writing fan fiction, so please whether it be bad or good I'd really like to get some feedback, well all you Sora and Tai fans enjoy. Mail your comments to me at Huntress28@hotmail.com.
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Matt looked up at her. He knew she was trying to help, but did he really want her help? I do want to talk to someone, thought Matt. Maybe Sora can help me. "Alright, I'll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone." Matt replied, looking down at the ground and shuffling his feet nervously.
"Of course Matt, no one will know." Sora answered, a small smile appearing on her face. "So, what's bothering you?"
Matt sat down leaning his back on the tree. "Well," Matt started, not knowing where to begin. "I think it started when you and Tai got together. The feelings were always there, but seeing you two together and happy, it just made me think again." Matt sighed. "And well, I guess I'm kinda jealous of you two. You have each other, while I have no one." Matt looked down again feeling a bit foolish.
"Matt, I'm sorry." Sora said sadly.
"Don't be, you're not doing anything wrong." Matt replied.
"Yes, but we'll try not to act to....um, well anyway, you always have the group and you will find someone to be with. Who knows, maybe its someone you know." Sora said smiling.
"Thanks, Sora." Matt replied.
"Anytime." Sora answered. "We should be going back soon or else the group might start to worry." Sora stood up and gathered the fruit.
"You mean Tai, right?" Matt said grinning.
"Maybe," Sora replied laughing. "Race ya there." With that Sora took off towards the camp.
"Hey no fair," Matt shouted as he started running to catch up.
Sora and Matt finally arrived back at camp. Gabumon who had left when Matt and Sora started talking, was already sitting there eating the fruit he had gathered. Sora and Matt dropped off the fruit by the fire and walked over to the group who was surrounding Izzy.
"What's happening?" asked Sora reaching the group first.
"Well Izzy has almost established contact with Genni," replied Joe. "Oh, by the way, good for you and Tai." He finished smiling happily.
"T-t-thanks," stammered Sora blushing red. Then she felt an arm wrap around her waist and pull her backwards.
"What took you guys so long?" Tai asked.
"We just had to go a bit further to get the fruit that's all. Why? Were you worried about me?" Sora said teasingly.
"Of course I did," replied Tai, pulling her closer to him, then wrapped his other arm around her.
"I wasn't gone that long," said Sora, leaning her head against his chest and wrapping her arms around him, enjoying the moment.
"Long enough for me," Tai answered, resting his head on top of hers. They stood there like that until they were brought back to attention.
"Cough, cough!"
"What?" Tai replied, looking a bit confused. He looked over to see five people and seven digimon staring at them.
"Sorry to break up this happy little get-together, but Izzy's contacted Genni." Matt said cooly.
"Umm.." Tai stammered turning bright red, while Sora blushed but hid her face in Tai's chest.
"How sweet," gushed Mimi, staring starry-eyed at the two lovebirds. Everyone turned to stare at her. "Ahh....Did I say that out loud?" Mimi laughed nervously. Everyone sweatdrops.
"Well, all this trouble to get a hold of me, and no one even notices I'm here," chuckled a familiar voice.
"Genni." Everyone turned to look at the holographic image of their friend.
"Well I see some of you are enjoying yourselves," remarked Genni when he noticed Tai and Sora who were still holding each other. Blushing even more they moved apart.
"All right already. I think just about the whole digiworld knows about Sora and me now," said Tai, crossing his arms and going over to Genni. "So now what do we do?" he asked.
"Well now it's time you found the eighth digidestined," replied Genni smiling.
"What?!?" the group shouted.
"Yes, didn't I tell you there was an eighth digidestined?" Genni asked the shocked kids.
"No," was all Tai could manage to say.
"Oh, must have slipped my mind," replied Genni looking thoughtfully. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Well then what do we do now, and where is this eighth child?" asked Matt.
"Well the eighth child is back on earth," Genni stated.
"Ok, how do we manage to get back to earth?" asked Izzy.
"For that you have to go to Myotismon's castle," Genni answered.
"What?!?" said the group in shock.
"Yup, Myotismon has found a way to get to earth using a special room beneath his castle." replied Genni. "Well it's tiem for me to go now, you wouldn't believe how much this is costing me." and with that he vanished. The digidestined just stood there in shock. Finally Tai broke the silence.
"Well, I guess we should get going to Myotismon's castle," he said with a grin as he got up and started walking. Everyone had begun to stand up and get ready for another long hike when Tai stopped walking and turned around.
"Umm...guys...which way to Myotismon's castle?" Tai asked sheepishly. The whole group facefaulted, except for Sora who just shook her head and covered her face with her hand.
Finally, after having Izzy tell Tai which direction the castle was, they headed off. After a day of walking they finally reached it and found that Myotismon was recruiting digimon. So they decided to send two of the digimon in to check out for any way to sneak into the castle.
"Ok, Agumon, it's up to you and Palmon to find a way for us to get in. Good luck." Tai said to the dino.
"No prob, Tai." replied Agumon, giving Tai the thumbs up (or whatever he uses as thumbs) and then he and Palmon went into the castle yard.
The digidestined waited anxiously for the two digimon to return.
"What's taking them so long? Something must have gon wrong," Tai said standing up.
"Relax, Tai. It's a big place and they're supposed to be recruits," Sora replied, grabbing Tai's hand and pulling him back down so he was sitting again.
"Fine, but we can't wait much longer," Tai said, looking upset but still holding Sora's hand. He leaned against a tree and closed his eyes, silently hoping that everything was ok.
Matt sat off in the opposite direction of the others, leaning on a tree and playing his harmonica. Man, what am I going to do? he thought as he thought about all that was happening and what he was feeling. He looked over to Mimi who was discussing fashion with Biyomon. I think I like her...but I'm not sure.. Matt shook his head as the thought raced through his mind. Man, this is to confusing. He turned towards Joe and Izzy who were talking about going back home and about finding the eighth child.
TK, who had been sitting beside Matt, noticed him looking around. "What's wrong, Matt?" asked TK worriedly.
Matt snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at TK and smiled. "Nothings wrong, so don't you worry," Matt replied as he went back to playing his harmonica.
Agumon and Palmon finally got back and told the Digidestined what they knew. "All right, lets move out!" Tai shouted happily, with that they headed into the castle.
To Be Continued....
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