If You
Disclaimer: Again, people, I don't own Digimon or "If You" from Escaflowne. The song, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" isn't mine; I liked the way it
sounded, but I take no complements for it. Bottom line: lawsuit wa iranai! (that means "no lawsuits necessary").
A/N: Thoughts will be denoted by ~s instead of quote marks. It makes it easier than having to say "... thought."
Chapter 1: Is She Really Going Out with Him?
Fifth period passed, and Sora went to her locker, eager to eat lunch. She sat at her usual table in the lunch hall, waiting for Taichi, Yamato, and Koushirou
to arrive. She rested her head in her right hand, her left hand outstretched and resting on the table. As she surveyed the lunchroom for the daily
happenings of small food fights, she noticed that everyone was whispering and looking at her every now and then. Usually, the lunch hall was quite loud;
today, however, things were quite hush-hush. ~I wonder what's happening today. Maybe... Could everyone have found out by now... about what
happened? Hm... it's possible; I mean, I've heard that Jun does have a big mouth, and maybe... she could've started this... MOU! Why does this have to
happen? Why couldn't he have just walked down the hall? He had to....~
"Ne, Sora-chan... What's up?" Sora's thoughts came to a halt when Taichi slammed his lunch bag down on the table. ~One down... two to go...~
"Betsuni..." Her thoughts began to ramble on again. ~I wonder if Taichi knows... will everyone stop looking at me?! Gosh, like they've never seen
someone's girlfriend before! Sora, wait, ... did you just call yourself... his girlfriend?~
Taichi whined as he realized he had forgotten something to drink in his lunch. "I'm gonna go get a water; you want...?"
"Sure." She handed him the 100-yen that would cover it, her mind being left to drift again. ~Whoa there, Sora... if you start thinking that you're his
girlfriend, you'll start acting like it. You just have to do what HE tells you, not what you feel like doing. God, I really hope Jun doesn't come over here to wig
out on me...~
As her thoughts continued, a hand interrupted her vision, reaching down to hers and pulling her up on her feet. She felt her body in the embrace of a
warm body, her eyes widening with astonishment. Figuring that it was probably Yamato, she acted "naturally," reaching her free arm up to hug him. The
person's hand enlaced his fingers with hers, his other arm resting at the small of her back. He gave her a kiss on the neck, causing her cheeks to be
stained with a deep pink. "Hey Sora," he whispered, a bit sexily too. "Miss me?"
Her stare into oblivion softened as she realized that it was Yamato. She mumbled his name.
"None other," he answered as he pulled away and sat in the seat next to hers. She followed suit.
"Ne, Yamato, you know how word of mouth gets around here," she inquired as he inspected the contents of his lunch.
"Yeah, it's kinda fast; why?"
"Well, because... because... I think Jun may have... said that..."
"Hey! Is it true that you two are hooking up every weekend or something?" The pair looked up to find a confused and flustered Taichi lurching over the
table. He seemed a little upset as he handed her the water.
"No," she answered, a bit of panic in her voice. She was shocked; why would Taichi think this?
"Yeah!" Yamato added. "It's every other weekend," he "corrected," his arm snaking around her back to pull her closer. She quickly jumped into her own
seat.
"Really, what's going on? And why couldn't you tell me? You both couldn't trust your best friend?"
"Well..." she began.
"The truth is that we've been going out since last Tuesday," Yamato stated as his hand found hers. She blushed, yet again.
"How come you didn't tell me?!" The trio looked to the source of the voice, finding Koushirou standing in front of them, looking quite frustrated.
Sora rushed to him. "We didn't tell anyone because we wanted it to be a secret!"
"What are you talking about? I was asking Yamato about English homework! Since I wasn't there yesterday, I didn't know there was any homework! I
ended up getting fried in class!"
"Oh, sorry then," she answered as she returned to her seat.
"Man, every teacher has to be out of school except for my English professor!"
"Sorry about that. I tried calling, but your line was busy every time I called. I wonder what you were doing..." Yamato sweat-dropped as he answered.
"Nevermind... So, Sora, what were you talking about?"
Before she could answer, Taichi did for her. "She and Yamato are going out!"
"A little louder, next time, Taichi! I don't think the entire city heard you!" Taichi only sat and snickered as Yamato yelled at him.
"Congratulations." Koushirou couldn't think of anything else to say that was more fitting at the time.
"Thanks," she replied as Yamato moved a little closer to her, his hand finding hers again.
"So, Sora," Taichi sat up strait as though he were on some girl-talk show. "Is Yamato a good kisser? Inquiring minds want to know!"
"Oh, yes, Sora! Do tell! I wanna know if he knows how to treat a girl on dates!" Surprisingly, Koushirou joined Taichi on his little spiel.
"Well, if you must know," she leaned in closer, "Yamato is a complete gentleman! He treats me nicely, and has me home before curfew!"
"Wow, what a ladies' man!" Taichi giggled at his own comment. Sora leaned back to have Yamato catch her in his arms. He smiled down at her, and then
turned to the two brunettes sitting across the table.
"Well, Sora's a REALLY good kisser, for all you guy fans out there. If you want, take her to the movies; it's cute when she snuggles up next to you,"
Yamato went along with the little act, causing Sora to lightly slap him in the arm. "What can I say? It's true!"
"OK, enough talk guys; I'm hungry." Sora, finally getting the chance to even look at her lunch, turned to eat.
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Sora knew that her next two classes, after lunch, would be Japanese and then History. She also knew that Yamato was in these classes with her. She
turned to whisper in his ear, "Do you want me to hold your hand when we go to Japanese and History?"
"Yeah, Mommy; it's really scary when I go there. All these crazy girls try to get me to go out with them," Yamato replied in his best 3-year-old voice he
could make.
Sora smiled and playfully slugged him in the arm.
~~Japanese Class~~ (or rather, on the way there.)
As they walked up the stairs to the Japanese wing of the school, Sora's hand found his. She thought nothing of it, regarding it as regular
boyfriend/girlfriend actions. He looked at her, then realized what she was doing.
As they walked into class, whistles and shouts could be heard from the entire class, causing both of the to blush. Sora knew that she sat in front of
Yamato, so she tried to act casual as they took their seats. Class was a breeze; writing an essay on how many grammatical errors exist in the commercial
world today was nothing for them, especially since they had done it before.
On the way to history class, however, things were different. The "couple" was holding hands and strolling in the halls, when Sora heard Jun's voice ringing
behind her. Sure enough, Jun was hot on Yamato's heels, or she was chasing down Sora so she could get the 411 on the new couple. Sora whispered a
warning to Yamato.
"Don't worry about her; let me handle everything." With that, he winked.
Jun came running up and halted in front of the pair. "Ne, Yamato-kun, who's the girl?"
"She is my girlfriend, Jun; show some respect!" Sora blushed at his comment.
"Oh, excuse me! I bow in front of her majesty. But really, Yama-kun, what made you choose her over me?"
Yamato had had enough. He didn't want to hear Jun saying this about Sora, whether she was his girlfriend or not. Sora was a friend, a long time friend,
and no tomodachi of his was going to be insulted in their face by a vulture. "Stop being so full of yourself Jun. Just because I asked Sora out before I
thought about you doesn't mean you can disrespect her in her face. Give it up, Jun; Sora's first on my list." Sora felt a little strange being in a situation like
this. Sure, she knew that Yamato could be a little stubborn and possessive, but she didn't think it'd be like this. Just to keep things on the down low, her
mouth stayed closed.
Jun couldn't believe what he was saying. How could this girl... this... Sora... be seen in Yamato's heart as... attractive? "Ne, Yamato; take me out and I'll
show you a real good time..." Jun slid up next to him, breaking the grip between Yamato and Sora's hands. She then, slid her arms around his, and got
very close to him.
"Is this OK?"
"A little too close for comfort; oh, no wait; that's all the time." Yamato grabbed Sora's hand and they were off to history.
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School had ended; Sora, Taichi and Yamato were hanging around Sora's locker; the trio usually walked home from school together. "So, Yamato, are you
gonna throw a party or something to celebrate the news between you and Sora?" Sora, who was busy getting her books for her homework, turned to
look at Yamato, waiting for an answer.
"Sure, I'll just call a bunch of people tonight, invite them over, then... We'll think of something to do..."
"OK, boys, I'm done. Let's go home now; it's the weekend, right?" She slammed her locker shut, and they headed towards the front entrance to school to
walk home.
"Sure is; thank god!"
"Taichi, can you give me a ride to the show tomorrow? I'd ask Yamato here, but he's gotta be there extra early to set up and everything."
"Sure; anything for my best's friend's best gal to be there. I know Yamato needs all the support he can get, so I'll be happy to give you a ride!"
"What was that, Taichi?"
"Oh, a slip of the tongue, Yamato!"
"I'll give you a slip of the tongue!" With that, Yamato ran after Taichi, who was ahead of him in the bustling hall. Sora had lost them in the crowd; she
ended up waiting outside in the early spring afternoon. As the after-school swarms of people died down, she still hadn't seen either of them, and began
to worry. ~What could be keeping them? I hope they didn't get into any real trouble this time...~
"Is that you, Sora?" she heard from the crowd. It was a female voice, a familiar one; one that she couldn't place.
"Dare?" After a few seconds, the voice showed its owner, Motimiya Jun.
"Ah... Konnichiwa...!" Sora answered rather nervously, she noticed.
"Sora, I just wanted to talk to you." The younger girl noticed that some of Jun's friends were behind Jun, probably ready to back her up if necessary. "It's
about Yamato. You see, I don't think your relationship with him will last."
"And why not?" Yamato's voice startled Jun. She turned around to be face to face with him. "Why don't you think Sora and I will last? Is it a problem, Jun,
that you haven't gotten what you wanted this time? Is it a problem Jun that someone loves me and I love them back?" Sora's eyes widened at his remark.
"Do you really mean that?" Sora thought she would cry, had it been true. ~Oh, God... I can't be thinking like this! Why do I feel like I'm gonna cry? He's
only my friend, right? Right; calm down, Takenouchi. You're both just acting...~
Yamato pushed through Jun to his "girlfriend." "Of course I do. Would I have said it if it weren't true?" He flashed her a sexy smile, causing her to smile in
return. She threw her arms around his neck, his arms came to her waist.
"Ugh! You two deserve each other," Jun screamed, tears, yet again, threatening in her eyes. She stomped off, her little club joining her.
The couple stayed in each other's embrace for a while, that is, until, Taichi cleared his throat, a little too loud. "Shall we be going?" He slid his arm through
Sora's and Yamato's, dragging the twosome with him in the direction of their homes.
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"So, Yamato, is it true? Do you really love Sora?" All the Digidestined were at Yamato's apartment.
(A/N: OK, I know how Yamato's apartment is really small; probably three people couldn't fit in there at the same time; how did Takeru, Yamato and their
father do it? Anyways, for this story, let's just say that Yamato no Shichue got a raise, they found a bigger apartment, and BAM! a la Emeril LaGasse, they
moved into a bigger place. OK?)
"If you must know, Koushirou,..." Everyone was at the edge of their seats. "It's true." He smiled down at Sora.
"Ne, ne, Sora! What's it like being in love?"
"Miyako... I don't really know how to describe it. It's just a complete feeling of satisfaction knowing that the person you love loves you back." At her
response, Yamato pulled her closer, causing her to snuggle up against him.
"All right, enough lovey-dovey chit-chat. I wanna watch the soccer game."
"That would be like you, onii-san; always wanting to watch soccer." Hikari giggled at her older brother's excitedness for a game. Taichi turned on the tube,
and flipped through the channels enough times to drive Gennai crazy. "Onii-chan, you know what channel it's on, don't you?"
"Of course I do!"
"Then why are you doing this?"
"To drive the hell out of you, Jyou."
"Well, I think it's working. Wait! Go back a few channels!" Daisuke, the other soccer fanatic, yelled at his older teammate.
Content with the fact that his favorite team who was playing, and winning also, was on the television, Taichi sat back.
(A/N: ok, the layout of the room is like this:
Jyou Miyako
Taichi (Table) Iori
Koushirou Hikari Takeru
Sora Yamato
OK, the 5 original people are on the couch, while the other 5 are on the floor. Oh yeah, Ken couldn't come; he had some project or whatever to do. Well,
he was just busy. For this story anyway; don't worry, I'll put him in somewhere soon.)
Hikari, who was sitting dangerously close to Takeru, rested her hand on his. She knew her brother would be watching the game, and not what the two of
them would be doing, so she knew it would be ok to do this. Takeru blushed a bit, but didn't turn to look at her; he knew if he did, his brother would yell
at him, and so would Taichi. Sora and Yamato had their feet resting on the table. She was leaning on his side, his arm around her. They would "steal"
occasional "glances" at each other to keep up their act.
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It was around 11:30 when everyone decided to call it quits. They had said their congratulations, and had left with sleep lingering in their eyes. Everyone
except Taichi, Sora, and Yamato (he lives there, der!). Sora was half asleep in Yamato's arms; the two boys exchanging boy-talk. ~What is going on? Why
am I here in Yamato's arms? Oh yeah. I'm his "girlfriend"...~ Sora didn't exactly hear the conversation going on between Taichi and Yamato; she was too
lost in thought. ~I wonder if everyone else is OK with this... I mean... we're going to have to tell them sometime that all this is a lie, right? Oh, why am I
thinking this now? I guess it would be fun to be Yamato's "girlfriend" for a while, at least until he says he wants it to stop. Yawn. Man, I'm tired. I think I
should stay awake. Taichi's... gonna give me... a... ride...~
"Is she asleep?"
"I think so. She's so cute when she sleeps."
"Yamato, are you for real? I mean, this thing with Sora. Is it true?"
Yamato debated whether he should tell Taichi. He was his best friend; how could he keep something like this from him? He decided that it was a little too
early to tell him. He also made that decision because Taichi was infamous for blurting things out when he wasn't supposed to. Yamato thought this was a
little too important for Taichi to handle right now.
"This is real, Taichi. I do love Sora, and I don't think anything will stop me from staying with her for the rest of our lives."
"You're that serious already?! Geez, you've only been going out for, what, less than two weeks now, and you think you love her?"
"Hey, you don't know how long I've been feeling like this. Yawn. I guess I'm getting sleepy from her."
Taichi too, elicited a yawn, covering his mouth to be polite. "Mou, tskareta... I guess I should go home. Wake her up, will ya?"
"Why?"
"Cause I'm giving her a ride home. Do you want me to do it?"
"No, I'll do it." Taichi got up to get his shoes on and get his and Sora's jackets. Yamato turned to her sleeping figure, a peaceful smile resting on her lips.
"Sora..." he whispered.
"Sora..." she heard in her dream. She was in a field of her favorite flower; lilies of the valley. Butterflies flew all around her, the light summer wind whistled
through her auburn hair. She was wearing a soft green sundress, her skirt flapping in the wind. "Sora..." she heard the voice call again. She recognized it.
Two strong arms pulled her into a hug from behind, holding her tightly there. "Yamato..."
"Yamato..." she answered back.
"Okite, Sora-chan..." She slowly opened her eyes to find two royal blue ones staring right back at her. "Good morning, sunshine..."
"It's morning? I didn't think I slept for that long," she answered as she sat up.
"It's not morning, baka... it's only 11:45 at night. Remember? Taichi's supposed to give you a ride home."
"Oh... Yamato...?" she realized Taichi wasn't in the room. "Are we going to be keeping up this act of... you know...?"
"I guess so."
"How long is it going to go on for?"
"I don't know, months, possibly. Whenever Jun stops stalking me, I guess."
"Maybe she'd stop after what you said today. I think you were a little harsh on her."
"Oh well. She deserved it; if you had her following you around all day, you'd know how I feel."
"I suppose..." Taichi came back into the room.
"My mother's here; let's go home, Sora."
"OK, see you tomorrow, Yama-chan." He pulled her into an embrace as they stood up. He walked her to his front door, and held her there again. They
both knew that Taichi had left, probably disgusted with this love business, but they just thought they should keep the act up, in case Taichi decided to
check and see how they were doing.
"I'm going to have to kiss you again. You know, as a goodbye kind of thing."
"OK..." She pulled away from him, just long enough to look into his eyes, before he pulled her back and his lips touched hers.
Sora felt like she was on air. ~Why does this happen each time he kisses me? I don't really like him, right? He's just a friend. He couldn't possibly feel the
same way I do. No, stop thinking like that, Sora! You don't love him, this is just a charade until Jun will leave him alone. He's just kissing you to convince
other people.~ As she thought, his kisses seemed to intensify. Her arms rested around his neck again, his arms on her waist. They continued their kiss
until they heard Taichi yell up at them.
"Quit getting it on you two! There's always tomorrow!" ~Leave it to Taichi to scream that out...~
She pulled away from him, slowly. She looked into his eyes again, two orbs of pristine blue; inside of them, black windows to his soul sat swimming in the
perfect blue hypnotic colors.
"See you tomorrow..."
"Yeah, see ya..."
She closed the door, leaving him standing there. ~What am I doing to myself?,~ he thought.
Owari.. for now. OK, for that part when Yamato and Taichi were fighting in the halls, it may sound like a yaoi implication, but it's not. R&R, PLEASE!
Disclaimer: Again, people, I don't own Digimon or "If You" from Escaflowne. The song, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" isn't mine; I liked the way it
sounded, but I take no complements for it. Bottom line: lawsuit wa iranai! (that means "no lawsuits necessary").
A/N: Thoughts will be denoted by ~s instead of quote marks. It makes it easier than having to say "... thought."
Chapter 1: Is She Really Going Out with Him?
Fifth period passed, and Sora went to her locker, eager to eat lunch. She sat at her usual table in the lunch hall, waiting for Taichi, Yamato, and Koushirou
to arrive. She rested her head in her right hand, her left hand outstretched and resting on the table. As she surveyed the lunchroom for the daily
happenings of small food fights, she noticed that everyone was whispering and looking at her every now and then. Usually, the lunch hall was quite loud;
today, however, things were quite hush-hush. ~I wonder what's happening today. Maybe... Could everyone have found out by now... about what
happened? Hm... it's possible; I mean, I've heard that Jun does have a big mouth, and maybe... she could've started this... MOU! Why does this have to
happen? Why couldn't he have just walked down the hall? He had to....~
"Ne, Sora-chan... What's up?" Sora's thoughts came to a halt when Taichi slammed his lunch bag down on the table. ~One down... two to go...~
"Betsuni..." Her thoughts began to ramble on again. ~I wonder if Taichi knows... will everyone stop looking at me?! Gosh, like they've never seen
someone's girlfriend before! Sora, wait, ... did you just call yourself... his girlfriend?~
Taichi whined as he realized he had forgotten something to drink in his lunch. "I'm gonna go get a water; you want...?"
"Sure." She handed him the 100-yen that would cover it, her mind being left to drift again. ~Whoa there, Sora... if you start thinking that you're his
girlfriend, you'll start acting like it. You just have to do what HE tells you, not what you feel like doing. God, I really hope Jun doesn't come over here to wig
out on me...~
As her thoughts continued, a hand interrupted her vision, reaching down to hers and pulling her up on her feet. She felt her body in the embrace of a
warm body, her eyes widening with astonishment. Figuring that it was probably Yamato, she acted "naturally," reaching her free arm up to hug him. The
person's hand enlaced his fingers with hers, his other arm resting at the small of her back. He gave her a kiss on the neck, causing her cheeks to be
stained with a deep pink. "Hey Sora," he whispered, a bit sexily too. "Miss me?"
Her stare into oblivion softened as she realized that it was Yamato. She mumbled his name.
"None other," he answered as he pulled away and sat in the seat next to hers. She followed suit.
"Ne, Yamato, you know how word of mouth gets around here," she inquired as he inspected the contents of his lunch.
"Yeah, it's kinda fast; why?"
"Well, because... because... I think Jun may have... said that..."
"Hey! Is it true that you two are hooking up every weekend or something?" The pair looked up to find a confused and flustered Taichi lurching over the
table. He seemed a little upset as he handed her the water.
"No," she answered, a bit of panic in her voice. She was shocked; why would Taichi think this?
"Yeah!" Yamato added. "It's every other weekend," he "corrected," his arm snaking around her back to pull her closer. She quickly jumped into her own
seat.
"Really, what's going on? And why couldn't you tell me? You both couldn't trust your best friend?"
"Well..." she began.
"The truth is that we've been going out since last Tuesday," Yamato stated as his hand found hers. She blushed, yet again.
"How come you didn't tell me?!" The trio looked to the source of the voice, finding Koushirou standing in front of them, looking quite frustrated.
Sora rushed to him. "We didn't tell anyone because we wanted it to be a secret!"
"What are you talking about? I was asking Yamato about English homework! Since I wasn't there yesterday, I didn't know there was any homework! I
ended up getting fried in class!"
"Oh, sorry then," she answered as she returned to her seat.
"Man, every teacher has to be out of school except for my English professor!"
"Sorry about that. I tried calling, but your line was busy every time I called. I wonder what you were doing..." Yamato sweat-dropped as he answered.
"Nevermind... So, Sora, what were you talking about?"
Before she could answer, Taichi did for her. "She and Yamato are going out!"
"A little louder, next time, Taichi! I don't think the entire city heard you!" Taichi only sat and snickered as Yamato yelled at him.
"Congratulations." Koushirou couldn't think of anything else to say that was more fitting at the time.
"Thanks," she replied as Yamato moved a little closer to her, his hand finding hers again.
"So, Sora," Taichi sat up strait as though he were on some girl-talk show. "Is Yamato a good kisser? Inquiring minds want to know!"
"Oh, yes, Sora! Do tell! I wanna know if he knows how to treat a girl on dates!" Surprisingly, Koushirou joined Taichi on his little spiel.
"Well, if you must know," she leaned in closer, "Yamato is a complete gentleman! He treats me nicely, and has me home before curfew!"
"Wow, what a ladies' man!" Taichi giggled at his own comment. Sora leaned back to have Yamato catch her in his arms. He smiled down at her, and then
turned to the two brunettes sitting across the table.
"Well, Sora's a REALLY good kisser, for all you guy fans out there. If you want, take her to the movies; it's cute when she snuggles up next to you,"
Yamato went along with the little act, causing Sora to lightly slap him in the arm. "What can I say? It's true!"
"OK, enough talk guys; I'm hungry." Sora, finally getting the chance to even look at her lunch, turned to eat.
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Sora knew that her next two classes, after lunch, would be Japanese and then History. She also knew that Yamato was in these classes with her. She
turned to whisper in his ear, "Do you want me to hold your hand when we go to Japanese and History?"
"Yeah, Mommy; it's really scary when I go there. All these crazy girls try to get me to go out with them," Yamato replied in his best 3-year-old voice he
could make.
Sora smiled and playfully slugged him in the arm.
~~Japanese Class~~ (or rather, on the way there.)
As they walked up the stairs to the Japanese wing of the school, Sora's hand found his. She thought nothing of it, regarding it as regular
boyfriend/girlfriend actions. He looked at her, then realized what she was doing.
As they walked into class, whistles and shouts could be heard from the entire class, causing both of the to blush. Sora knew that she sat in front of
Yamato, so she tried to act casual as they took their seats. Class was a breeze; writing an essay on how many grammatical errors exist in the commercial
world today was nothing for them, especially since they had done it before.
On the way to history class, however, things were different. The "couple" was holding hands and strolling in the halls, when Sora heard Jun's voice ringing
behind her. Sure enough, Jun was hot on Yamato's heels, or she was chasing down Sora so she could get the 411 on the new couple. Sora whispered a
warning to Yamato.
"Don't worry about her; let me handle everything." With that, he winked.
Jun came running up and halted in front of the pair. "Ne, Yamato-kun, who's the girl?"
"She is my girlfriend, Jun; show some respect!" Sora blushed at his comment.
"Oh, excuse me! I bow in front of her majesty. But really, Yama-kun, what made you choose her over me?"
Yamato had had enough. He didn't want to hear Jun saying this about Sora, whether she was his girlfriend or not. Sora was a friend, a long time friend,
and no tomodachi of his was going to be insulted in their face by a vulture. "Stop being so full of yourself Jun. Just because I asked Sora out before I
thought about you doesn't mean you can disrespect her in her face. Give it up, Jun; Sora's first on my list." Sora felt a little strange being in a situation like
this. Sure, she knew that Yamato could be a little stubborn and possessive, but she didn't think it'd be like this. Just to keep things on the down low, her
mouth stayed closed.
Jun couldn't believe what he was saying. How could this girl... this... Sora... be seen in Yamato's heart as... attractive? "Ne, Yamato; take me out and I'll
show you a real good time..." Jun slid up next to him, breaking the grip between Yamato and Sora's hands. She then, slid her arms around his, and got
very close to him.
"Is this OK?"
"A little too close for comfort; oh, no wait; that's all the time." Yamato grabbed Sora's hand and they were off to history.
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School had ended; Sora, Taichi and Yamato were hanging around Sora's locker; the trio usually walked home from school together. "So, Yamato, are you
gonna throw a party or something to celebrate the news between you and Sora?" Sora, who was busy getting her books for her homework, turned to
look at Yamato, waiting for an answer.
"Sure, I'll just call a bunch of people tonight, invite them over, then... We'll think of something to do..."
"OK, boys, I'm done. Let's go home now; it's the weekend, right?" She slammed her locker shut, and they headed towards the front entrance to school to
walk home.
"Sure is; thank god!"
"Taichi, can you give me a ride to the show tomorrow? I'd ask Yamato here, but he's gotta be there extra early to set up and everything."
"Sure; anything for my best's friend's best gal to be there. I know Yamato needs all the support he can get, so I'll be happy to give you a ride!"
"What was that, Taichi?"
"Oh, a slip of the tongue, Yamato!"
"I'll give you a slip of the tongue!" With that, Yamato ran after Taichi, who was ahead of him in the bustling hall. Sora had lost them in the crowd; she
ended up waiting outside in the early spring afternoon. As the after-school swarms of people died down, she still hadn't seen either of them, and began
to worry. ~What could be keeping them? I hope they didn't get into any real trouble this time...~
"Is that you, Sora?" she heard from the crowd. It was a female voice, a familiar one; one that she couldn't place.
"Dare?" After a few seconds, the voice showed its owner, Motimiya Jun.
"Ah... Konnichiwa...!" Sora answered rather nervously, she noticed.
"Sora, I just wanted to talk to you." The younger girl noticed that some of Jun's friends were behind Jun, probably ready to back her up if necessary. "It's
about Yamato. You see, I don't think your relationship with him will last."
"And why not?" Yamato's voice startled Jun. She turned around to be face to face with him. "Why don't you think Sora and I will last? Is it a problem, Jun,
that you haven't gotten what you wanted this time? Is it a problem Jun that someone loves me and I love them back?" Sora's eyes widened at his remark.
"Do you really mean that?" Sora thought she would cry, had it been true. ~Oh, God... I can't be thinking like this! Why do I feel like I'm gonna cry? He's
only my friend, right? Right; calm down, Takenouchi. You're both just acting...~
Yamato pushed through Jun to his "girlfriend." "Of course I do. Would I have said it if it weren't true?" He flashed her a sexy smile, causing her to smile in
return. She threw her arms around his neck, his arms came to her waist.
"Ugh! You two deserve each other," Jun screamed, tears, yet again, threatening in her eyes. She stomped off, her little club joining her.
The couple stayed in each other's embrace for a while, that is, until, Taichi cleared his throat, a little too loud. "Shall we be going?" He slid his arm through
Sora's and Yamato's, dragging the twosome with him in the direction of their homes.
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"So, Yamato, is it true? Do you really love Sora?" All the Digidestined were at Yamato's apartment.
(A/N: OK, I know how Yamato's apartment is really small; probably three people couldn't fit in there at the same time; how did Takeru, Yamato and their
father do it? Anyways, for this story, let's just say that Yamato no Shichue got a raise, they found a bigger apartment, and BAM! a la Emeril LaGasse, they
moved into a bigger place. OK?)
"If you must know, Koushirou,..." Everyone was at the edge of their seats. "It's true." He smiled down at Sora.
"Ne, ne, Sora! What's it like being in love?"
"Miyako... I don't really know how to describe it. It's just a complete feeling of satisfaction knowing that the person you love loves you back." At her
response, Yamato pulled her closer, causing her to snuggle up against him.
"All right, enough lovey-dovey chit-chat. I wanna watch the soccer game."
"That would be like you, onii-san; always wanting to watch soccer." Hikari giggled at her older brother's excitedness for a game. Taichi turned on the tube,
and flipped through the channels enough times to drive Gennai crazy. "Onii-chan, you know what channel it's on, don't you?"
"Of course I do!"
"Then why are you doing this?"
"To drive the hell out of you, Jyou."
"Well, I think it's working. Wait! Go back a few channels!" Daisuke, the other soccer fanatic, yelled at his older teammate.
Content with the fact that his favorite team who was playing, and winning also, was on the television, Taichi sat back.
(A/N: ok, the layout of the room is like this:
Jyou Miyako
Taichi (Table) Iori
Koushirou Hikari Takeru
Sora Yamato
OK, the 5 original people are on the couch, while the other 5 are on the floor. Oh yeah, Ken couldn't come; he had some project or whatever to do. Well,
he was just busy. For this story anyway; don't worry, I'll put him in somewhere soon.)
Hikari, who was sitting dangerously close to Takeru, rested her hand on his. She knew her brother would be watching the game, and not what the two of
them would be doing, so she knew it would be ok to do this. Takeru blushed a bit, but didn't turn to look at her; he knew if he did, his brother would yell
at him, and so would Taichi. Sora and Yamato had their feet resting on the table. She was leaning on his side, his arm around her. They would "steal"
occasional "glances" at each other to keep up their act.
~~
It was around 11:30 when everyone decided to call it quits. They had said their congratulations, and had left with sleep lingering in their eyes. Everyone
except Taichi, Sora, and Yamato (he lives there, der!). Sora was half asleep in Yamato's arms; the two boys exchanging boy-talk. ~What is going on? Why
am I here in Yamato's arms? Oh yeah. I'm his "girlfriend"...~ Sora didn't exactly hear the conversation going on between Taichi and Yamato; she was too
lost in thought. ~I wonder if everyone else is OK with this... I mean... we're going to have to tell them sometime that all this is a lie, right? Oh, why am I
thinking this now? I guess it would be fun to be Yamato's "girlfriend" for a while, at least until he says he wants it to stop. Yawn. Man, I'm tired. I think I
should stay awake. Taichi's... gonna give me... a... ride...~
"Is she asleep?"
"I think so. She's so cute when she sleeps."
"Yamato, are you for real? I mean, this thing with Sora. Is it true?"
Yamato debated whether he should tell Taichi. He was his best friend; how could he keep something like this from him? He decided that it was a little too
early to tell him. He also made that decision because Taichi was infamous for blurting things out when he wasn't supposed to. Yamato thought this was a
little too important for Taichi to handle right now.
"This is real, Taichi. I do love Sora, and I don't think anything will stop me from staying with her for the rest of our lives."
"You're that serious already?! Geez, you've only been going out for, what, less than two weeks now, and you think you love her?"
"Hey, you don't know how long I've been feeling like this. Yawn. I guess I'm getting sleepy from her."
Taichi too, elicited a yawn, covering his mouth to be polite. "Mou, tskareta... I guess I should go home. Wake her up, will ya?"
"Why?"
"Cause I'm giving her a ride home. Do you want me to do it?"
"No, I'll do it." Taichi got up to get his shoes on and get his and Sora's jackets. Yamato turned to her sleeping figure, a peaceful smile resting on her lips.
"Sora..." he whispered.
"Sora..." she heard in her dream. She was in a field of her favorite flower; lilies of the valley. Butterflies flew all around her, the light summer wind whistled
through her auburn hair. She was wearing a soft green sundress, her skirt flapping in the wind. "Sora..." she heard the voice call again. She recognized it.
Two strong arms pulled her into a hug from behind, holding her tightly there. "Yamato..."
"Yamato..." she answered back.
"Okite, Sora-chan..." She slowly opened her eyes to find two royal blue ones staring right back at her. "Good morning, sunshine..."
"It's morning? I didn't think I slept for that long," she answered as she sat up.
"It's not morning, baka... it's only 11:45 at night. Remember? Taichi's supposed to give you a ride home."
"Oh... Yamato...?" she realized Taichi wasn't in the room. "Are we going to be keeping up this act of... you know...?"
"I guess so."
"How long is it going to go on for?"
"I don't know, months, possibly. Whenever Jun stops stalking me, I guess."
"Maybe she'd stop after what you said today. I think you were a little harsh on her."
"Oh well. She deserved it; if you had her following you around all day, you'd know how I feel."
"I suppose..." Taichi came back into the room.
"My mother's here; let's go home, Sora."
"OK, see you tomorrow, Yama-chan." He pulled her into an embrace as they stood up. He walked her to his front door, and held her there again. They
both knew that Taichi had left, probably disgusted with this love business, but they just thought they should keep the act up, in case Taichi decided to
check and see how they were doing.
"I'm going to have to kiss you again. You know, as a goodbye kind of thing."
"OK..." She pulled away from him, just long enough to look into his eyes, before he pulled her back and his lips touched hers.
Sora felt like she was on air. ~Why does this happen each time he kisses me? I don't really like him, right? He's just a friend. He couldn't possibly feel the
same way I do. No, stop thinking like that, Sora! You don't love him, this is just a charade until Jun will leave him alone. He's just kissing you to convince
other people.~ As she thought, his kisses seemed to intensify. Her arms rested around his neck again, his arms on her waist. They continued their kiss
until they heard Taichi yell up at them.
"Quit getting it on you two! There's always tomorrow!" ~Leave it to Taichi to scream that out...~
She pulled away from him, slowly. She looked into his eyes again, two orbs of pristine blue; inside of them, black windows to his soul sat swimming in the
perfect blue hypnotic colors.
"See you tomorrow..."
"Yeah, see ya..."
She closed the door, leaving him standing there. ~What am I doing to myself?,~ he thought.
Owari.. for now. OK, for that part when Yamato and Taichi were fighting in the halls, it may sound like a yaoi implication, but it's not. R&R, PLEASE!