This is the second part, I hope you all likes! This half is dedicated to FoxyTaioraQueen, just because she was so persitant ^_^ BTW, love your pen name!!!

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"Sora, what's the matter? Why'd you walk off like that?" Taichi wanted to know. Though Sora resisted at first, he tried vagely to clasp her hands into his. The rain splattered down onto them, making their clothes cling and their hair fall, dripping. But neither noticed it.

Sora reddened at feeling Tai's strong, compassionate hands hold tightly onto hers. She couldn't bear to look at him sometimes, at his innocence of never suffering the knowledge of a dreadful secret, and she turned her head to stare at the ground, glad the rain could somewhat hide the tears welling up in her eyes.

Tai was crushed. He wanted so much to comfort her and be there for her, to let her know that he did in fact understand her life...

"Like you don't think those cheerleaders were cute and good potential girlfriends or something..." Sora muttered, a few jealous tears escaping. Tai smiled faintly, relieved. He thought that this would be about what Sora had been forced to tell him and Matt so long ago, just three years ago, about how her home life sucked, how she hadn't known love for so long, how she hadn't any idea what happened to her father...

But now, Tai knew how to get her back. Playfully, he spun Sora around, still holding onto her hands so that her arms were twisted around to the back of her and Tai's chest and stomach were pressing to her back. Sora's flushed face deepened to a crimson as Tai whispered softly into her ear from behind, warm steam blowing into it as he spoke. "So you're jealous..."

"No! Why would I be? They're just a bunch of girls who flirt with anything male..."

"Yeah, yeah, deny it all you want Sora, but I know what was going through your mind." Tai enjoyed seeing Sora's horrified profile, and he started laughing uncontrollably.

Sora jerked away from him, angry beyond words, and stomped her foot once on the ground and crossed her arms. Tai was gasping behind her, water dripping from his long chestnut hair. Then she couldn't help but smile herself, which made her more angry.

"Knock it off!" she shouted, trying to keep a straight face. "What's so funny about this?" Tai just shook his head, wiping tears from his eyes. "I'm NOT jealous..."

"Yes you are, girl. I guess you just don't see how happy that makes me."

"Yeah, well, don't let your head get too big." Sora started stalking away again, only to have Tai dash after her and stop her again. The laughter was gone from his eyes, a serious expression, a sincere one, in its stead.

"I didn't mean it that way, Sora. I meant that it makes me happy to know that you care enough about me in that way to even BE jealous of something stupid like those damn preppy snobs..." Tai trailed off, knowing he'd already said the right thing. Sora's expression softened, and she passionately threw her long arms around Tai's shoulders, burying her face in his chest. Tai delighted in in comforting her, placing his hands on her lower back softly.


The afternoon passed into evening, the rain had finally ceased, and Tai's andSora's practices ended at almost the exact same time. Noting the soft, beautiful night air, Sora glanced at the sensuously handsome tanned boy walking slowly next to her. His practice, she knew, had been a tough one, and he was covered with mud from his arduous treks in the soccer field, maneuvering left and right, keeping in tune with the ball. Sora's practice wasn't nearly as hard. In fact, Sora had never had any practice in tennis that was even compared to practices she'd had in soccer. That was one of the many things she still admired about Tai.

"I'm glad it finally cleared up," Tai suddenly stated out of the blue, the cheerful smile that was his trademark appearing on his face once again. Sora gazed at Tai's beautiful countenance, pondering his sweet existance, his perfect life. He had everything in Sora's eyes-- a sweet, caring sister, a mother who was able to show her love for him every moment of the day, a father figure... Silent tears found a way down Sora's face in the twilight, not for a moment esaping Tai's attention.

Tai's heart seemed to collapse within his chest as he watched her pain bare itself. If only she knew she wasn't alone in this ache... He slowly reached out his loving hand and tenderly wiped the falling tears away. Sora stopped walking and turned to face him. Tai halted as well, still cupping her cheek softly, letting his hand feel the exquisite pleasure of Sora's flesh. He couldn't believe how much she could arouse him with just a fleeting look of helplessness crossing her delicate visage.

Sora's breath came fast, and she knew Tai was going to comfort her in the one way (and only way, she was sure) he could...

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End of part 2! I hope it's not too bad, and I'm sorry it's short, but I wanted to get this down real soon. Part 3 will be up real soon. Arigatou to the 4 who have me on author alert. This is for you as well, guys! Anyway, g/g. Please humor me and r/r even though I'm not deserving... ^_^ I really appreciate it...