Popularity, Clarinets, and Caring About You
By: Jessica Yourdon
Jessica: To those who have been wondering, The clarinet reference points to a small section in part: 2. The only reason I put it into the title was because, of seeing my own lipstick on my clarinet helped me come up with the basis of this story in the first place.
TK: *Snoring*
Jessica: Well, since TK is sleeping, I will have Matt do the disclaimer. But, I will make TK read this later.
Matt: Okay, *begins reading from a piece of scrap paper* Jessica does not own Digimon or Tai or Matt no matter how much she wants too. Wait! What?
Jessica: *Blush* Oh, that was the disclaimer TK was supposed to read. Never you mind Matt. Now on with the story.
Matt: I hope I am in it.
Jessica: Don't worry, you are.
Sora's POV
As I walked down the hallway to my most favorite class in the world, course 3, (Advanced Math. I accidentally put her in course 2 in the first part.) which after all was the class I hated most, I wondered about what Amy had told me. Would she really come after me like Izzy said? Or was she just all talk? Believe me, I didn't want to find out.
"Yo, Sora!" I heard someone yell.
I didn't even turn to look. I could tell by hearing that voice enough by now, that it was Amy. I just kept walking hoping she would leave me alone. But, she didn't she got right up in my face.
"Listen to me when I talk to you, stupid!" She yelled. "I saw you sitting with Tai today at lunch and that is even after I warned you! You are so going down right here and now." She said as a crowd of her friends/followers began to gather around her.
"I can talk to and sit with Tai in lunch if I want to!" I returned, trying to sound brave.
"Yuck! I just can't believe that scum like you would dare to even talk back to me. You are too ugly for my eyes to see and your fashion sense is horrible. And you still defy me? The cool one with a lot more friends than you can even count, even after going to that advanced math of yours. You are such a loser!"
That was it. I didn't even know I did it until after it happened. I looked at my hand formed in the shape of a fist with blood on it. I had punched her hard and in the nose too. That blood was hers and it made me feel sick at the thought of it. I don't know how I had the courage to do that, but I knew that I was in for it now.
"I can't believe that you just did that!" She said, with anger and deep hatred for me in her eyes. I was scared. Plain and simple.
She pushed me into the lockers behind me. I felt my head hit the locker, making a very loud sound. I immediately felt a head ache coming on. The I felt myself getting punched in the stomach. I was getting the wind knocked right out of me. Now I knew what real pain felt like. I was crying now and I could here Amy and her friends making fun of me. I heard some of the girls chanting fight and cheering for Amy.
Matt's POV
What is going on? I quickly walked to where I heard the girls chanting fight. I figured it was probably Amy. That girl was always fighting someone. When I got closer, I almost yelled out. It wasn't just any girl she was fighting. It was Sora! I looked away from the fight and saw Tai down the hall way near the science rooms. I quickly ran up to him. "Yo, Tai!" I yelled.
Tai's POV
"What's wrong Matt?" I asked.
"Don't you hear the girls down there?" Matt asked me.
"Yeah. What about them?" I asked not seeing his point.
"Well, Amy is fighting."
"Isn't she always?" I asked, still confused.
"Yeah, but that isn't the point. This time she is fighting Sora!"
"What?" I yelled, almost choking on the gum I was chewing. I began heading towards the fight, with Matt at my heels.
"Is there anything I can do to help Tai? Cat fights aren't always that easy to deal with."
"Yeah. Do something to make Amy's follower leave."
"Oh okay. I have a great idea."
"Thanks Matt." I said.
I turned back to the fight only to hear Matt start to sing. "It won't always be that way. You can't take nothing for granted. You got to live for today. I turn around and I can see what's behind me!" (So sue me if I wrote it down wrong. I just love that song)!
As soon as he started to singing, the girls that were so interested in the fight before, were following him down the hall way. I swear that some of the were drooling. I really owe him one.
I turned back to see only Amy and Sora left. "What do you think you are doing?!" I yelled at Amy.
When, Amy turned back to see who I was, I got a good look at Sora. Her eyes were shut and tears were streaming down her face. She looked like she was beat up pretty bad.
"What? Tai? I was just beating up this loser. She dared to defy me. And she thinks she can talk to you too! She isn't at your level. I am going to bring her down a few notches." Amy replied.
I was enraged. "Don't you lay another hand on her you hear me?" I yelled.
"What? How could you say that? She is such a waste of your time Tai." She said and then she punched Sora in the stomach.
Sora cried out in pain as Amy went to hit her again. I intercepted her arm and slapped Amy right across the face. I know that I'm not supposed to hit girls and all, but nobody messes with Sora while I'm around.
"What?" Amy asked stunned. She now had a red hand print on her face. "Why are you on her side Tai?"
"Why wouldn't I be? Sora means more to me than any girl in the world, aside from my own family. My life is to protect her no matter what. And I am here to make sure that you don't hurt her anymore. I suggest you leave right now, because I can hit a lot harder than I just did." I threatened.
"I can't believe you would pick her over me Tai!" She yelled, running off while clutching her cheek.
'So that is what it was all about. Amy was having a jealousy issue.' I thought. I turned to Sora. She looked very beat and she was crying. "Sora, oh my. I am so sorry. Are you okay?"
"Tai, I don't know." She said looking at the bruises on her arms, as she wiped the blood off her chin. Then she began to cry harder. Who cared about science class? I was going to do everything I could for her right here and now. I wrapped my arms around here carefully and brought her close to me. She put her arms around me and began crying on my shoulder.
"I should have been more careful, Tai. If I stayed away from you Amy wouldn't have hurt my or made fun of me all those times. But, I couldn't bare to be away from you. You are my best friend, after all." Sora said into my shoulder.
"It's okay Sora. I'm very proud of you for standing up against her. I am assuming that you are the one who gave her the bloody nose. And all I care about is you anyway. If you ever have a problem, just come to me. I am here for you and...well, I love you Sora. I just can't hold it in any longer. I would just be lying to myself and I understand it you don't feel the same..."
"Shhh." Sora said, putting her finger over my lips. "I have always felt that way about you Tai. I think that I have loved you since the day I met you. I could tell by your eyes that I wouldn't have to worry. I knew ever since we met in kindergarten, when I scraped my knee, that you would always be there for me. I love you too Tai. So, I guess Matt and Izzy were right about you liking me."
"It was that obvious?" I asked, surprised.
"Duh! Hello wake up Mr. brain-dead-Kamiya. Everyone could tell!" I heard Matt say.
"Oh, thanks for your help Matt." I yelled to him. "I really owe ya one."
"Don't worry about it man!" He said walking off.
I turned back to Sora and buried my face in her hair. Then I brought my face to hers and kissed her lightly on the lips. She was surprised at first, but from the smile afterwards, I knew she was happy.
"Thank you Tai." She mumbled.
I smiled at her. Sora was my reason for living. I couldn't ever let anything happen to her. I cared about her more than I even cared for my own life and I wouldn't give her up for anything.
Jessica: Well, this part was all Taiora! This is turning out to be longer than I thought it would be.
Matt: Yep, it was good though.
Jessica: *Faints* *Comes back* What? You actually liked it? Without complaining?
TK: *Wakes up* Jessica doesn't own Digimon or...what? Huh?
Jessica: So glad you woke up TK! Matt had to be my fill in muse, because you were sleeping. He liked what I wrote!
TK: Matt, always knows how to make a girl happy.
Matt: You know it! You could learn something from me, you know?
Jessica: Well, please tell me what you think. Should I write more? I think so, but I want to know if y'all like it. I don't know if it is all that good, but I'd like to think it is. Please review!
By: Jessica Yourdon
Jessica: To those who have been wondering, The clarinet reference points to a small section in part: 2. The only reason I put it into the title was because, of seeing my own lipstick on my clarinet helped me come up with the basis of this story in the first place.
TK: *Snoring*
Jessica: Well, since TK is sleeping, I will have Matt do the disclaimer. But, I will make TK read this later.
Matt: Okay, *begins reading from a piece of scrap paper* Jessica does not own Digimon or Tai or Matt no matter how much she wants too. Wait! What?
Jessica: *Blush* Oh, that was the disclaimer TK was supposed to read. Never you mind Matt. Now on with the story.
Matt: I hope I am in it.
Jessica: Don't worry, you are.
Sora's POV
As I walked down the hallway to my most favorite class in the world, course 3, (Advanced Math. I accidentally put her in course 2 in the first part.) which after all was the class I hated most, I wondered about what Amy had told me. Would she really come after me like Izzy said? Or was she just all talk? Believe me, I didn't want to find out.
"Yo, Sora!" I heard someone yell.
I didn't even turn to look. I could tell by hearing that voice enough by now, that it was Amy. I just kept walking hoping she would leave me alone. But, she didn't she got right up in my face.
"Listen to me when I talk to you, stupid!" She yelled. "I saw you sitting with Tai today at lunch and that is even after I warned you! You are so going down right here and now." She said as a crowd of her friends/followers began to gather around her.
"I can talk to and sit with Tai in lunch if I want to!" I returned, trying to sound brave.
"Yuck! I just can't believe that scum like you would dare to even talk back to me. You are too ugly for my eyes to see and your fashion sense is horrible. And you still defy me? The cool one with a lot more friends than you can even count, even after going to that advanced math of yours. You are such a loser!"
That was it. I didn't even know I did it until after it happened. I looked at my hand formed in the shape of a fist with blood on it. I had punched her hard and in the nose too. That blood was hers and it made me feel sick at the thought of it. I don't know how I had the courage to do that, but I knew that I was in for it now.
"I can't believe that you just did that!" She said, with anger and deep hatred for me in her eyes. I was scared. Plain and simple.
She pushed me into the lockers behind me. I felt my head hit the locker, making a very loud sound. I immediately felt a head ache coming on. The I felt myself getting punched in the stomach. I was getting the wind knocked right out of me. Now I knew what real pain felt like. I was crying now and I could here Amy and her friends making fun of me. I heard some of the girls chanting fight and cheering for Amy.
Matt's POV
What is going on? I quickly walked to where I heard the girls chanting fight. I figured it was probably Amy. That girl was always fighting someone. When I got closer, I almost yelled out. It wasn't just any girl she was fighting. It was Sora! I looked away from the fight and saw Tai down the hall way near the science rooms. I quickly ran up to him. "Yo, Tai!" I yelled.
Tai's POV
"What's wrong Matt?" I asked.
"Don't you hear the girls down there?" Matt asked me.
"Yeah. What about them?" I asked not seeing his point.
"Well, Amy is fighting."
"Isn't she always?" I asked, still confused.
"Yeah, but that isn't the point. This time she is fighting Sora!"
"What?" I yelled, almost choking on the gum I was chewing. I began heading towards the fight, with Matt at my heels.
"Is there anything I can do to help Tai? Cat fights aren't always that easy to deal with."
"Yeah. Do something to make Amy's follower leave."
"Oh okay. I have a great idea."
"Thanks Matt." I said.
I turned back to the fight only to hear Matt start to sing. "It won't always be that way. You can't take nothing for granted. You got to live for today. I turn around and I can see what's behind me!" (So sue me if I wrote it down wrong. I just love that song)!
As soon as he started to singing, the girls that were so interested in the fight before, were following him down the hall way. I swear that some of the were drooling. I really owe him one.
I turned back to see only Amy and Sora left. "What do you think you are doing?!" I yelled at Amy.
When, Amy turned back to see who I was, I got a good look at Sora. Her eyes were shut and tears were streaming down her face. She looked like she was beat up pretty bad.
"What? Tai? I was just beating up this loser. She dared to defy me. And she thinks she can talk to you too! She isn't at your level. I am going to bring her down a few notches." Amy replied.
I was enraged. "Don't you lay another hand on her you hear me?" I yelled.
"What? How could you say that? She is such a waste of your time Tai." She said and then she punched Sora in the stomach.
Sora cried out in pain as Amy went to hit her again. I intercepted her arm and slapped Amy right across the face. I know that I'm not supposed to hit girls and all, but nobody messes with Sora while I'm around.
"What?" Amy asked stunned. She now had a red hand print on her face. "Why are you on her side Tai?"
"Why wouldn't I be? Sora means more to me than any girl in the world, aside from my own family. My life is to protect her no matter what. And I am here to make sure that you don't hurt her anymore. I suggest you leave right now, because I can hit a lot harder than I just did." I threatened.
"I can't believe you would pick her over me Tai!" She yelled, running off while clutching her cheek.
'So that is what it was all about. Amy was having a jealousy issue.' I thought. I turned to Sora. She looked very beat and she was crying. "Sora, oh my. I am so sorry. Are you okay?"
"Tai, I don't know." She said looking at the bruises on her arms, as she wiped the blood off her chin. Then she began to cry harder. Who cared about science class? I was going to do everything I could for her right here and now. I wrapped my arms around here carefully and brought her close to me. She put her arms around me and began crying on my shoulder.
"I should have been more careful, Tai. If I stayed away from you Amy wouldn't have hurt my or made fun of me all those times. But, I couldn't bare to be away from you. You are my best friend, after all." Sora said into my shoulder.
"It's okay Sora. I'm very proud of you for standing up against her. I am assuming that you are the one who gave her the bloody nose. And all I care about is you anyway. If you ever have a problem, just come to me. I am here for you and...well, I love you Sora. I just can't hold it in any longer. I would just be lying to myself and I understand it you don't feel the same..."
"Shhh." Sora said, putting her finger over my lips. "I have always felt that way about you Tai. I think that I have loved you since the day I met you. I could tell by your eyes that I wouldn't have to worry. I knew ever since we met in kindergarten, when I scraped my knee, that you would always be there for me. I love you too Tai. So, I guess Matt and Izzy were right about you liking me."
"It was that obvious?" I asked, surprised.
"Duh! Hello wake up Mr. brain-dead-Kamiya. Everyone could tell!" I heard Matt say.
"Oh, thanks for your help Matt." I yelled to him. "I really owe ya one."
"Don't worry about it man!" He said walking off.
I turned back to Sora and buried my face in her hair. Then I brought my face to hers and kissed her lightly on the lips. She was surprised at first, but from the smile afterwards, I knew she was happy.
"Thank you Tai." She mumbled.
I smiled at her. Sora was my reason for living. I couldn't ever let anything happen to her. I cared about her more than I even cared for my own life and I wouldn't give her up for anything.
Jessica: Well, this part was all Taiora! This is turning out to be longer than I thought it would be.
Matt: Yep, it was good though.
Jessica: *Faints* *Comes back* What? You actually liked it? Without complaining?
TK: *Wakes up* Jessica doesn't own Digimon or...what? Huh?
Jessica: So glad you woke up TK! Matt had to be my fill in muse, because you were sleeping. He liked what I wrote!
TK: Matt, always knows how to make a girl happy.
Matt: You know it! You could learn something from me, you know?
Jessica: Well, please tell me what you think. Should I write more? I think so, but I want to know if y'all like it. I don't know if it is all that good, but I'd like to think it is. Please review!