Chapter 5: Painful Truths
Tai was in deep thought as he laid on his bed. Could what his sister say be true? That he never really loved Sora? No! He was sure of one thing, and it was that he did love her! But did, not does. His deep rooted love for his long time best friend has matured over time into the deep caring feeling that she had always felt for him. So Sora was right, Tai did get over her, through time. But his depressed sorrow feelings, first caused by the girl an ocean away, is now coming from the girl in the same city. It wasn't her fault though, it was his. He was upset that he caused her pain. Their relationship has also matured. Tai felt so sure of what he was about to do next was the right thing that he couldn't wait, and got up to accomplish it right away.
"Mimi!!!.....Mimi!!!" Tai yelled while knocking insanely on the girl's apartment door. "Mimi!!!....Mi-"
"What?!" the drowsy girl in her pink pajamas still dazed from being awakened so early answered the door. "Tai! Its 4 in the morning!.... You'll wake my neighbors."
"I'm sorry Mimi. But this couldn't wait!" he persisted excitedly.
"What is it-" Mimi was cut off by the soft touch of Tai's lips in hers.
"I love you...." he finally announced to her after he backed away their passionate kiss in the hall way.
"Woooo! You go girl!" yelled one of the neighboring onlookers.
"Umm... Thanks Mrs. Parker!" Mimi yelled right back with a big smile across her face. "Hrmm.... Tai, you'd better come in or they'll all keep peeking into the hall."
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Matt pulled up his car to Sora's apartment building as he finished skimming through the pages of a book, 'Soccer for Dummies'.
The golden boy then lightly tapped the front door as the sweet voice came to answer it.
"Coming Matt!" Sora opened the door to her expected guest.
"Ready?" her escort asked.
"Yup. Let me just get my coat." she said as she headed for the living room where her mother was sitting down for tea.
"Honey, are you sure you should be going out?.... I mean, with those abnormal pains you get. I don't think you should be going out just to see a soccer game." Mrs. Takenouchi worried for her daughter.
"Don't worry about that mama.... They're probably nothing anyway. Okay?... Bye." Sora headed out the door while her mother continued to sip her tea in concern of 'nothing'.
"Great game huh?" Sora asked her friend next to her as they watched a soccer game from the stands.
"Um. Yeah, Great game!" Matt tried to sound enthusiastic, but truth was he could barely pay attention to it for more than one minute finding his shoes more interesting......Sigh, I just don't get this sport.. boring... Well at least she's enjoying it, that's all that matters.........
The game ended with the visitors winning 2-1. The unhappy crowd dispersed as Sora dragged Matt down to the field so that they could kick the ball around.
Sora gave a quiet giggle as she watched Matt unsuccessfully trying to kick the ball coordinately............Well at least he's trying...Sigh poor Matt, I know he probably didn't have such a great time, but its really nice of him to put up with it for me..........
"Umm.. hey Sora?.. Maybe you should...ah.... take the ball while I tie my shoes." Matt offered to keep himself from being embarrassed more by his 'skills'.
"But your shoes are already-.....ah, Never mind... Okay." Sora politely took the ball while the thin musician boy 'tied his shoes'.
Matt just got to his knees and held on to his laces as he watched the breathtaking girl show off her skills. He was in deep thought as he listened to a song from some other group near by with their radio. He had to leave in a few days with his band, they were going back on tour. Matt was really committed to his career and would usually let nothing hold him back, but he started hearing a little voice inside of him saying he should stay. But he couldn't turn his back on the fame and fortune that he had been striving all his life to achieve. But could he turn his back on the once-in-a-lifetime thing that was here for him in Odaiba?.....
Sora glanced a few times to check on Matt as she also listened to the nearby radio. Just as Matt finally got up, her abnormal pains started to hit her again. This time it was so powerful, it knocked her down to her knees. She could barely feel him as Matt picked her up in his arms in fright. But she couldn't even hear him screaming for help as the pain was blocking her senses. Her last sight was of Matt in panic with tears in his eyes as he continued to scream for 911, then everything just blacked out.