Disclaimer: sigh Don't these things ever stop? Oh well. Here I go---Everything in this fic is mine, except for the characters from Digimon, that is. So please, don't sue me for that and don't sue me for not getting this part out soon enough. It's NOT MY FAULT that I HAD TROUBLE with my browser and couldn't access Fanfiction.net. I actually wrote part 6 on Sunday. At least the problem was fixed.
Tear Stained Pages 6
Matt looked at the sleeping girl in front of him. A lock of her hair fell over her closed eyes, and he gently brushed it back. If only I could tell you how I really feel about you, Matt thought as he got up.
"I love you Sora," he said as he kissed her forehead before walking out and closing the door.
Had he stayed a minute, he would have heard Sora whisper, "I love you too, Matt."
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Matt inspected the kitchen and attempted to locate where everything was located. "I've been in this kitchen too many times to count, and I can't even locate a pot!"
Twenty-five minutes and 2 seconds later…
"Aha!"
Matt pulled out a pot and began his task of making chicken soup.
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A sweet inviting aroma tickled a girl's nose and caused her to stir. In the darkness, her eyes fluttered open to reveal a pair of crimson rubies. Sora's eyes adjusted to the darkness as she sat up and looked around her.
What? How did I get here? And mmm…What is that smell?
Throwing aside her blanket, Sora groggily got up. She steadied herself against the wall.
"Ohhh…" she groaned. Pain shot through her legs as she slipped her sore feet into a pair of heavenly soft slippers.
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Matt now started to make some tea for himself and some for Sora if she woke up soon. A voice disturbed him from his merry work.
"Matt?"
"Sora? You're awake!" Matt gave her a hug. "You had me and everyone else so worried."
Sora smiled to herself, as she felt his strong arms wrap around her, and heard his concerned voice. "Oh Matt, I'll be fine." She pushed him away, but felt a little light-headed. Of course, Matt steadied her and led her to the kitchen table.
"You'd better sit down, and don't even try to tell me that you don't." When she sat down, Matt smiled. "There, that's better. Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Yes, thank you. Uhhh…Matt? Where's my mom?"
"She had a meeting regarding the ownership of the flower shop. She won't be back till tomorrow afternoon and had asked me to watch over you."
"And you didn't decline?"
"How could I?" Matt stared at Sora's questioning eyes. He could feel something shoot through his body, every time he laid eyes on her. He quickly looked away and started to make the tea.
Sora shivered at the way his blue eyes made her feel. No one but him, could make her feel that way, that special way… She watched as Matt broke their gaze and went to pour the hot water into two cups. "Hey Matt, how did I get here?"
With his back still turned, Matt's cheeks took on a rosy tone as he spoke. "I went looking for you and carried you back here."
"And you went out in the storm to find me?"
Matt stayed silent as he poured milk into the cups.
"Matt?" When he didn't answer, and put some sugar in the tea, she got up. "Matt, tell me why." She gently turned Matt around, so she could see his face.
"I'm not the only one, Sora. Tai went out too."
"But why did you carry me? You could have easily told Tai to get his car and give you a ride." She stared at his face, but he avoided her eyes. "Matt look at me."
He lifted his head up and looked her straight in the eyes. "I did it because you're my friend, my best friend…and I wanted…"
"Wanted what Matt?" Her eyes searched Matt's intense blue eyes.
Matt summoned up his courage. He had never been like this before. What's wrong with me? Now's my chance. I have to tell her. "I wanted to personally see you were safe, and I just couldn't stand to wait in the rain when you were unconscious in my arms. And besides, you know Tai. We'd probably be waiting for an hour before he'd get there."
"So-"
Matt hushed her by putting a finger to her lips. "Wait, I'm not finished yet. So, I ran to your house with you tightly against me. It was the fastest way to get you out of the rain. Me, I didn't care about. It was you that had me worried. It's because of how I felt about you." Matt put his hands on her shoulders. "Sora, if anything ever happened to you, I'd go crazy. I couldn't live without the one girl who understands me and doesn't chase me around. I couldn't live without the one girl who completes me. Well Sora Takenouchi, you are that one girl who completes me, and I love you."
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