Part 4:

"Mimi!" Tai cried, sitting on the ground. Tears were streaming down his face as he continued to cry. "Mimi, its all my fault! Mimi!"

The others looked at each other. This was the same way he was acting when Sora was taken captive by Datamon. "Tai, get a grip!" Matt said,"We'll get her back, don't worry!"

Tai wiped away his tears. "Yeah, you're right! Let's get her!"

Izzy walked over, typing away at his laptop. "We can't just run after her, we don't even know where they've taken her."

"Where do you think?" Tai snapped,"To Piedmon's castle at the top of Spiral Mountain, where else?"

"There are probably millions of guards," Joe said,"We'll never make it."

"I don't care what's there, I'm saving Mimi!"

"Enough, with the solo act," Matt said,"I'm coming with you!"

"Me too!" Kari said.

"I'm in!" Joe said.

"So am I!" T.K. said.

"I'll go," Izzy said.

Everyone turned to Sora. She was leaning against a tree with her arms crossed. "Yeah, sure, I'll go, why not?" she said, annoyed.

"Great!" Tai said,"Let's get moving!"

When they started to walk, Sora filed in last. She followed the others with her head down, staring at the ground. Biyomon knew what was wrong, and she kept staring at Agumon. Did Agumon really like Palmon, or was he just acting that way because Tai liked Mimi?

"Don't worry, Mimi," Tai said,"We'll find you and save you!"

"No rush!" Sora mumbled,"Maybe some time in the hands of the enemy will harden up that spoiled brat! No, on second thought, let's save her! This way I can strangled her neck myself!"

"What?" Biyomon asked.

"Nothing!" she said, cheerfully. "Everyone's happy this way, so I'm not going to spoil it!"

"Are you okay, Sora?" Matt asked, walking up to her.

"Just fine!" she said,"Nothing's wrong!"

"You're lying, I know it! What are you thinking right now?"

"I...I'm thinking about seeing Mimi burning at stake!" she said,"Right now all I want to see is that witch getting hers!"

Matt stared at her. "Sora..."

Sora caught Tai looking at them from the corner of her eye. She grabbed Matt and gave him a big kiss.

Tai saw this and his mouth dropped. "Wha....?"

Sora pulled Matt away. "Hmm," she thought,"if that doesn't make Tai jealous, I don't know what will."

Matt stared at her. "Sora, why are acting this way?"

Sora soften up. "but I'll hurt Matt if I keep this up." Outloud she said,"I'm sorry, Matt, it was just away to make Tai jealous. I'm sorry."

"Sora, can't you see what's happening to you? You're getting jealous over something you probably can't change! If Tai likes Mimi, we can't change that!"

They walked for a few more miles before the sun went down. Tai wanted to keep going but everyone finally got him to stop for the night. They were all seated around the campfire watching the stars. "Should I tell him?" Sora thought to herself,"What should I do?"

She turned down and the first person she saw was Kari. "Kari!" Sora thought,"She'd know if Tai really likes Mimi, or not!"

Sora walked over to where Kari was sitting next to Gatomon. "Kari, could, I, uh, talk to you, alone?"

"Uh, sure," Kari said, thinking it was a little weird.

"So, what did you want to tell me?" she asked when they were far away from the others, deep in the dark forest near the top of Spiral Mountain.

"I...uh, I don't know how to asked you this but...I figured since you were his sister, you would probably know...does Tai....does he ever..."

" I don't know. I used to think he liked you, but now, I'm not so sure."

Sora felt her last hope fall. "Oh, I don't know what to do, Kari. I love him so much, but every time I think of him and Mimi together, my heart breaks even more! I love him more than life itself, I want to tell him, but if he likes Mimi, do I have a right to try and make him love me, if that love doesn't exist?"

They heard a rumbling in the bushes behind them. "What was that?" Kari asked.

Sora walked over and looked behind it, then lean up against the tree that was next to the bush. "There's nothing there, probably just the wind or something. We'd better get back."

After they left, Tai jumped out from behind the tree and stared at them. "Sora...loves me?"

to be continued.....