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Chapter 8: Yubiwa
(A/N: it's Thursday, now; everyone's at the airport to see Mimi.)
"Mimi! Over here!" Sora signaled to the girl, who also had a new hairstyle and color, to look over. Mimi searched the crowd, finding Sora, standing with
Yamato, Taichi, Koushirou, Jyou, Takeru, and Hikari. Sora noticed that Mimi had an awful lot of baggage to carry, so she decided she'd walk over and help
her long-distance friend. "Hey, Mimi! Long time, no see, huh?"
"Really..." Mimi rolled her eyes just as sarcastically as Sora had spoken, remembering the "reunion' they had organized just a few days ago in the Digital
World. "Hey, guys; give me a hand with all these bags!"
The "men" of the group walked over, each grabbing a bag. "Whoa, Mimi! What's in these; rocks?"
"Chigau! They're all clothes, feminine necessities, and... GIFTS! You better be nice to me, Taichi, or you won't get anything!"
"Mimi, you didn't need to buy us anything!"
"I know, Hikari, but it's my way of thanking you guys for letting me stay here. It's not that often that a mother and father let their daughter travel to a
not-so-foreign country and spend a few days there!"
"Mimi, you're only going to be here four days, at most; what's with all the stuff?"
"Probably girl-stuff. Do what I do, Yamato; pick up, carry, and don't ask any questions."
"Thanks for the tip, Jyou." They traveled outside, looking for Yamato's father and Taichi's father who had driven them there. Knowing that there was a lot
of airport construction going on, they decided to wait a while, and talk to Mimi about the two days that they hadn't seen her.
"Where's Miyako?"
"She couldn't come. I think she had some science project to finish. Why?" Sora wondered why Mimi would be wondering about Miyako. Although they
acted like sisters, they didn't see each other much, and thus, didn't talk to each other a lot.
"Well... I have something for her from a certain secret admirer, whose name will only be disclosed to one person until she receives the gift."
"Oh, tell me, Mimi-chan! I'm your best friend!"
"I'M your best friend, Taichi..."
"Oh, right. Sorry, Sora..." Taichi sweat dropped at his earlier comment, knowing he would probably make a mistake with his "assumption."
"Speaking of Sora, she's the one I was going to tell!" The two girls giggled and jumped around, the craziness of knowing who liked who getting to them.
"Ok, so who likes her?"
Mimi whispered the answer into the girl's ear, Sora gasping after she heard who.
"Oh!!! Ken's not gonna be too happy!"
"Why? Why wouldn't Ken, of all people, be happy?"
"Because, Jyou, I've been noticing that he looks at her every once in a while when he thinks no one else is looking, and, I happen to know that when
Michael shot her a few glances, Ken looked pretty jealous." Mimi began to jump around, giggling hysterically, Sora and Hikari soon following.
"Ne, ne, Mimi; you have to tell the only other girl who's here, too!"
Mimi, once again, uncovered "top secret" information to the younger girl, Hikari soon following suit of giggling and laughing.
"Oh, he's gonna be so angry!"
"I know, that's the beauty of it all..." Mimi struck a dramatic acting pose as she said this, receiving more laughs from the other two girls. The three of them
looked at the guys, who were all confused beyond confusion, staring at the girls.
"Anyway, Yamato! Don't you have a show this Sunday?"
"Sure do; are you coming, Taichi?"
"Oh yeah, but is Akiko gonna be there?"
"I think she is!"
"Yay! We'll have to celebrate!" Taichi and Yamato began jumping around just as Mimi, Sora, and Hikari had done before, imitating their entire scene.
Looking down the road, Koushirou could see two familiar cars approaching. "I think our ride is here, everyone!" They piled into the two vans, putting
Mimi's stuff in the back of Yamato's truck. Taichi, Hikari, Takeru, and Jyou went with Taichi's father, while the remaining four, Yamato, Sora, Mimi and
Koushirou loaded into Yamato's car. They drove, Taichi and Yamato making occasional faces at each other on the way back, to Sora's apartment, where
Mimi would be staying, and called Miyako, Iori, Daisuke, and Ken to come over.
"Mimi!" Miyako rushed to her "big sister" as she arrived at Sora's apartment, forgetting to take her shoes off. Giving her the biggest bear hug anyone
could give, Miyako smiled brightly, happy to have someone she could really connect with and talk to here in Odaiba.
"Miyako... ne, you're gonna... choke me..."
"Ah, gomen ne." She sweat dropped, taking her shoes off and placing them back in the foyer. The guys, once again, took Mimi's suitcases, stacking them
in Sora's room, save for the one with all the gifts in it.
"Mimi, get to the gifts!!!"
"Calm down, Onii-san! She'll get to them when she gets to them!" Hikari slapped her brother on the arm, the others gathering in Sora's living room around
Mimi. She opened the suitcase to miscellaneous gifts and whatnot, handing them out to each person.
"And... this one's for you, Miyako." The gift Mimi handed the girl had a card on it, but nobody signed it. It was a medium-sized rectangular shaped box; it
looked like your ordinary present.
"'To: Miyako; with love, from...'" She opened the box, lifting the lid up to find the answer. "...Michael?! Oh, God!" What the blonde boy on the other side of
the world had given her were heart and rose-shaped chocolates, each varying in size, shape, and content. ~He didn't have to give me this...~
As Miyako inspected her gift, Sora looked over to Ken, sitting nearby. He had a look of slight anger on his face, pangs of jealousy probably hitting him.
"Mimi," she whispered. "Look at Ken..."
Mimi did as she was told, also noticing the boy's face. She couldn't help but stifle a giggle, making a comment that produced another stifled giggle, but
from both of them this time. Nobody, except Yamato, heard them; they were all paying attention to Miyako, crowding around her.
"What's so funny, you two?"
The two girls could only laugh more, Yamato receiving more confusion that what he had asked for.
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The crowd had died down; everyone was heading home. It was around 9:30, and the only people who were left were Mimi, Jyou, Yamato, and Sora. Mimi
and Jyou were talking in Sora's room, leaving Yamato and Sora out in the living room.
"So, has Jun been bothering you lately?"
"No, not really. I saw her at a show once, but she immediately left after I looked over to her."
"And... she hasn't said anything to you since... that time when we were outside, in front of the school..." Sora blushed, remembering what they had both
done.
"Why, Sora? Are you getting jealous? Jealous because I have a fan, and you don't?" He scooted closer to her, causing her to move away from him.
"I'm not getting jealous... I'm just... wondering..."
"About what?" He moved closer to her, causing her to hit the armrest of the couch.
"About... I don't know what about..." ~Why's he doing this?~
He closed in on her, finally meeting her, at his next words. "Are you thinking about me?"
She tried not to look at him, turning her head away. "No, ...I'm not." ~Why do I sound so nervous?~
"Sora..." His arm snaked her waist, pulling her to him. "I know you were. You can't keep your mind off me, can you?" His words were whispers, making her
heart pound.
"What would you do if I said no?"
"No as in..." He breathed his words in her ear, her blood pumping faster. He pulled her tighter in, her body temperature rising. She decided she'd go along
with his little game of pretend.
"No as in... I can't keep my mind off you..." Her body was pulled under his, Yamato now lying on top of her.
"Then... I guess we're just going to have to..." He paused as he moved closer to her.
"Have to what?" She smiled at him, her words coming out seductively.
"Have to ... consummate our..."
"Right here?"
"Oh yeah..."
"Right now...?"
"Mimi and Jyou wouldn't mind... would they?"
She could feel his breath hitting her neck as his face inched towards her. ~Maybe I should... try to go back...~ "Well, what if I said yes, as in I can keep my
mind off you..."
"Then I'll make you keep your mind on me..."
"How...? Will the consequences be the same?"
"Oh, you know they will..."
~What is he aiming for? He's not serious about any of this, what's he getting at?~ "You want me right now?"
"Right here, right now; could there be any better time?"
"If you can think of one..."
"How about both of us on a beach, playing in the water... I take yours off... you take mine off... you get what I mean...?"
"I get the message..." She smiled at him, gazing into his eyes. "Do you wanna wait until then?"
"What does this tell you?" He softly kissed her neck, his lips caressing the skin there. She closed her eyes, pleasure tickling her brain each time he kissed
her. Her breath came in ragged, shallow inhales and exhales, his mouth moving across her chin, finding her lips. They kissed for what seemed like an
eternity, her arms coming around his neck and her fingers raking his shoulders. Their tongues entwined, their bodies followed what they knew what would
have happened had they really continued. ~He can't seriously... We couldn't... not right here... and he doesn't... love me...and I... love him...~
~She has to know that we're not going to... but... I can't stop... I love her...~
~Let him lead you, Sora... if he wants to do something, you do it... but don't... get into it...~ Their mouths worked at each other like crazy, the two of them
not knowing what was going to happen next. She whimpered and moaned as his fingers ran up her right side, tickling her.
~You have to stop soon... If Mimi and Jyou walk out...~ As if planned, Mimi and Jyou walked out at that instant, the door opening loudly, causing the two
of them to break their heated kiss. They heard Mimi giggle as she and Jyou walked out to find them on the couch, Yamato on top of her. Sora looked into
his eyes and smiled at him, a bit embarrassed. He smiled back, she could see a small blush creep into his cheeks. He got off her, offering her his hand.
"There you guys are... What were you doing down there, as if we didn't know?"
"Nothing! Get your mind out of the gutter, Mimi!" Sora blushed, too; embarrassed at what Mimi had said. "Want me to walk you home?"
"Sure."
"I'm gonna walk Jyou home." The two couples headed out, breaking off in two directions.
Sora and Yamato walked to his apartment in silence, both a little shaken up by the previous incident. ~Why did he have to do that...? He has to have
figured it out by now...~
~I had to kiss her... And... I'm really surprised she hasn't said anything... why's she so quiet? She's probably just thinking...~
They reached his door, still not speaking to one another. ~Why... do I always... feel this way for him...~
~... after I kiss her...?~
(A/N: that's supposed to be one thought; Sora thinks ~Why do I always feel this way for him after he kisses me?~, but Yamato finishes it.)
"Sora!"
"Yamato!" They spoke each other's names at the same time, realizing that they were equally nervous.
"Look, I'm really sorry about..."
"No, I shouldn't have said anything..."
"But I was the one that...
"No, really, I brought it up, and..."
"But I was the one that kissed you..." ~He's got me there...~
"Let's just put it behind us, all right? Like before..."
"Whatever you say, sweetie pie." She smiled at him, but turned to yawn.
"I'm getting tired..." He kissed her softly, interrupting her unfinished sentence. His hand rested at her neck, hers at his cheek. His fingers danced on her
skin, causing her to break the kiss and giggle. She brought her head up to be caught in his gaze, a gaze that said so much, and yet said nothing.
"I'll see you tomorrow..."
"Yeah... see you then..." She yawned again, and turned to head back to the elevator.
"Go to bed, you sexy thing..." She turned around to look at him and laugh.
"Good night, sweet prince." She blew him a kiss, and turned to continue on home.
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Sora closed her front door, noticing Mimi already on the couch and in pajamas. "How'd you get home so fast?"
"It's not hard to walk someone home when they live right under you. And I saw what you and Yamato were doing before, in here. I thought you were
going to finish that..."
"Oh no! He was not being serious... it was just to make Jyou believe that we're really serious..."
"And yet, you're not..."
"You know what I mean..." Sora headed into her room to change, emerging in a set of pink plaid flannels. She slumped down on the couch, sighing,
recalling what had happened just a few minutes ago in the same place.
"You love him, don't you?"
"Oh, I do, but- hey!" She threw a pillow at her now strawberry-blond friend, Mimi dodging it.
"Come on, Sora; spill it!"
"Oh, I don't know... he's so sweet, sometimes, but... I really can't tell how he feels..."
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Yamato was in his room, practicing on his guitar, or rather, trying to practice on his guitar. ~Why... Why, why, why do I have to feel this way for her?~
The phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. "This is Yamato; what's your beef?"
"Hey, Yamato. What's up?" Taichi's voice sounded over the other line. ~Why's he calling now?~
"Nothing much. What's up with you; why call so late?"
"I'm just wondering... How's Sora doing? You're the only one that she spends most of her time with lately."
"Mm... She's fine..." Yamato's voice began to sound distant, as if he were thinking of some long-lost memory.
~I knew it!~ "You love her, don't you?"
"I do, but,- hey!"
"Yamato... I've seen the way the two of you look at each other sometimes... This entire plot... it's fake, isn't it?"
"Yeah... We only did it so a bunch of girls would get off my back, but... Now... I just can't say no to her..."
"Why don't you tell her how you feel?"
"What? No way! Not in a million years; she probably doesn't even like me back!"
"Mm... well, I gotta get off the phone now; see you later, man."
"Yeah, bye." Yamato hung up the phone, a bit puzzled at Taichi's call.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ (A/N: I know this is where it usually ends, but I'm not gonna let that happen right now; there's too much I have planned for the next
chapter.)
The sun shined brightly down in the park, it was about 4 in the afternoon. Everyone sat in his or her usual spot at the commons, around the large rock in
the center. Sora and Yamato were off on their own, sitting on a bench, Yamato whispering something in her ear. He got slapped on the arm for it, but she
still laughed. Jyou and Mimi were talking, also secluded form the group. That left Taichi, Koushirou, Hikari, Takeru, Miyako, Ken, Iori, and Daisuke sitting in
their own circle. Taichi and Mimi both noticed how real and yet how fake Sora and Yamato were acting. He slowly reverted his gaze back to the rest of his
group, when he noticed that Mimi was looking at them too. He got up, ready to approach her.
"Mimi... Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure. Will you excuse me, Jyou?" They both left, heading for a tree, out of earshot.
"Mimi, you're Sora's best friend, right?"
"Yeah, what does this have to do with anything?"
"And she tells you everything that goes on in her life, I'm assuming...?"
"You assumed correctly."
"Does she... tell you everything that goes on between... her and Yamato?"
"Yeah... Do you mean to say that you talked to Yamato...?" He nodded his head. "Then... did he tell you... about them?"
"Yup. She told you the entire thing's a lie, right?"
"Yeah... Did you ask him... how he feels?"
"Can't you tell? They love each other!"
"I know!" Mimi was elated; finally, someone else knew about the act, and she could discuss it with Taichi.
"What's going on here?"
"Ne... Jyou... You can keep a secret, right? Of course you can, you're the holder of reliability!"
"Uh... Sure, Taichi. What's the story?"
"Well, you know about Sora and Yamato going out, right?" Taichi and Mimi explained to him the entire thing, Mimi filling in where ever Taichi couldn't.
"Do you really wanna set them up? Like, really?"
"Why not, Jyou? It's a good idea, right? See, we'll go out on a double-date with them, and then... TA-DAH! They're in love!"
"Ah... ok..."
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Sora watched Taichi sit back down by Koushirou, and Jyou and Mimi return to where they were before. ~That's pretty cute... Jyou and Mimi... Maybe... I
could set them up...~ "Ne, Yamato... You see how Jyou and Mimi are really close?"
"Yeah... so what?"
"Well, you know how we're going out this Saturday night, right?"
"Yeah... Do you wanna set them up to double with us?" Sora could only smile in response. "You little devil!"
"Well... Mimi's only gonna be here till Sunday, then what? He can't keep going to the Digital World to see her; that's too much! Why not just have them
get together on Saturday?"
"Hm... I don't know what you want to happen... but I guess it's ok..."
"Great!" She jumped up, happy with herself over a partial self-less act.
"Sora..." He stood up to join her, turning her around to meet his eyes. He cupped her chin, tilting it towards his face.
"Hm?" Her lips met his, softly for a moment, then intensifying when they worked against each other.
"You're welcome..."
AAHHHH!!! NOW WE'RE DONE WITH THIS CHAPTER; ONLY ONE MORE TO GO!!! Man, it didn't take that long to get this one out; I'm happy and surprised
with myself. Yay! Anyways, let me know what you think, everyone! I'll try to finish by tomorrow!!! BYE BYE NOW!!!
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Woo hoo!!! I have over 100 reviews now, and over 3000 people have actually looked at my fanfic!!! Yay!!! All right people, I figured I'd do about two more
chapters, including this one, and then... ::sniffle sniffle:: an epilogue.... WAHHHH!!!! It's gonna be over... Oh well, I can still write sequels and stuff, right?
Right!
Oh yeah, skipping around will come a lot more often in these final two chapters; look out, ye who reads this here story!
Chapter 8: Yubiwa
(A/N: it's Thursday, now; everyone's at the airport to see Mimi.)
"Mimi! Over here!" Sora signaled to the girl, who also had a new hairstyle and color, to look over. Mimi searched the crowd, finding Sora, standing with
Yamato, Taichi, Koushirou, Jyou, Takeru, and Hikari. Sora noticed that Mimi had an awful lot of baggage to carry, so she decided she'd walk over and help
her long-distance friend. "Hey, Mimi! Long time, no see, huh?"
"Really..." Mimi rolled her eyes just as sarcastically as Sora had spoken, remembering the "reunion' they had organized just a few days ago in the Digital
World. "Hey, guys; give me a hand with all these bags!"
The "men" of the group walked over, each grabbing a bag. "Whoa, Mimi! What's in these; rocks?"
"Chigau! They're all clothes, feminine necessities, and... GIFTS! You better be nice to me, Taichi, or you won't get anything!"
"Mimi, you didn't need to buy us anything!"
"I know, Hikari, but it's my way of thanking you guys for letting me stay here. It's not that often that a mother and father let their daughter travel to a
not-so-foreign country and spend a few days there!"
"Mimi, you're only going to be here four days, at most; what's with all the stuff?"
"Probably girl-stuff. Do what I do, Yamato; pick up, carry, and don't ask any questions."
"Thanks for the tip, Jyou." They traveled outside, looking for Yamato's father and Taichi's father who had driven them there. Knowing that there was a lot
of airport construction going on, they decided to wait a while, and talk to Mimi about the two days that they hadn't seen her.
"Where's Miyako?"
"She couldn't come. I think she had some science project to finish. Why?" Sora wondered why Mimi would be wondering about Miyako. Although they
acted like sisters, they didn't see each other much, and thus, didn't talk to each other a lot.
"Well... I have something for her from a certain secret admirer, whose name will only be disclosed to one person until she receives the gift."
"Oh, tell me, Mimi-chan! I'm your best friend!"
"I'M your best friend, Taichi..."
"Oh, right. Sorry, Sora..." Taichi sweat dropped at his earlier comment, knowing he would probably make a mistake with his "assumption."
"Speaking of Sora, she's the one I was going to tell!" The two girls giggled and jumped around, the craziness of knowing who liked who getting to them.
"Ok, so who likes her?"
Mimi whispered the answer into the girl's ear, Sora gasping after she heard who.
"Oh!!! Ken's not gonna be too happy!"
"Why? Why wouldn't Ken, of all people, be happy?"
"Because, Jyou, I've been noticing that he looks at her every once in a while when he thinks no one else is looking, and, I happen to know that when
Michael shot her a few glances, Ken looked pretty jealous." Mimi began to jump around, giggling hysterically, Sora and Hikari soon following.
"Ne, ne, Mimi; you have to tell the only other girl who's here, too!"
Mimi, once again, uncovered "top secret" information to the younger girl, Hikari soon following suit of giggling and laughing.
"Oh, he's gonna be so angry!"
"I know, that's the beauty of it all..." Mimi struck a dramatic acting pose as she said this, receiving more laughs from the other two girls. The three of them
looked at the guys, who were all confused beyond confusion, staring at the girls.
"Anyway, Yamato! Don't you have a show this Sunday?"
"Sure do; are you coming, Taichi?"
"Oh yeah, but is Akiko gonna be there?"
"I think she is!"
"Yay! We'll have to celebrate!" Taichi and Yamato began jumping around just as Mimi, Sora, and Hikari had done before, imitating their entire scene.
Looking down the road, Koushirou could see two familiar cars approaching. "I think our ride is here, everyone!" They piled into the two vans, putting
Mimi's stuff in the back of Yamato's truck. Taichi, Hikari, Takeru, and Jyou went with Taichi's father, while the remaining four, Yamato, Sora, Mimi and
Koushirou loaded into Yamato's car. They drove, Taichi and Yamato making occasional faces at each other on the way back, to Sora's apartment, where
Mimi would be staying, and called Miyako, Iori, Daisuke, and Ken to come over.
"Mimi!" Miyako rushed to her "big sister" as she arrived at Sora's apartment, forgetting to take her shoes off. Giving her the biggest bear hug anyone
could give, Miyako smiled brightly, happy to have someone she could really connect with and talk to here in Odaiba.
"Miyako... ne, you're gonna... choke me..."
"Ah, gomen ne." She sweat dropped, taking her shoes off and placing them back in the foyer. The guys, once again, took Mimi's suitcases, stacking them
in Sora's room, save for the one with all the gifts in it.
"Mimi, get to the gifts!!!"
"Calm down, Onii-san! She'll get to them when she gets to them!" Hikari slapped her brother on the arm, the others gathering in Sora's living room around
Mimi. She opened the suitcase to miscellaneous gifts and whatnot, handing them out to each person.
"And... this one's for you, Miyako." The gift Mimi handed the girl had a card on it, but nobody signed it. It was a medium-sized rectangular shaped box; it
looked like your ordinary present.
"'To: Miyako; with love, from...'" She opened the box, lifting the lid up to find the answer. "...Michael?! Oh, God!" What the blonde boy on the other side of
the world had given her were heart and rose-shaped chocolates, each varying in size, shape, and content. ~He didn't have to give me this...~
As Miyako inspected her gift, Sora looked over to Ken, sitting nearby. He had a look of slight anger on his face, pangs of jealousy probably hitting him.
"Mimi," she whispered. "Look at Ken..."
Mimi did as she was told, also noticing the boy's face. She couldn't help but stifle a giggle, making a comment that produced another stifled giggle, but
from both of them this time. Nobody, except Yamato, heard them; they were all paying attention to Miyako, crowding around her.
"What's so funny, you two?"
The two girls could only laugh more, Yamato receiving more confusion that what he had asked for.
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The crowd had died down; everyone was heading home. It was around 9:30, and the only people who were left were Mimi, Jyou, Yamato, and Sora. Mimi
and Jyou were talking in Sora's room, leaving Yamato and Sora out in the living room.
"So, has Jun been bothering you lately?"
"No, not really. I saw her at a show once, but she immediately left after I looked over to her."
"And... she hasn't said anything to you since... that time when we were outside, in front of the school..." Sora blushed, remembering what they had both
done.
"Why, Sora? Are you getting jealous? Jealous because I have a fan, and you don't?" He scooted closer to her, causing her to move away from him.
"I'm not getting jealous... I'm just... wondering..."
"About what?" He moved closer to her, causing her to hit the armrest of the couch.
"About... I don't know what about..." ~Why's he doing this?~
He closed in on her, finally meeting her, at his next words. "Are you thinking about me?"
She tried not to look at him, turning her head away. "No, ...I'm not." ~Why do I sound so nervous?~
"Sora..." His arm snaked her waist, pulling her to him. "I know you were. You can't keep your mind off me, can you?" His words were whispers, making her
heart pound.
"What would you do if I said no?"
"No as in..." He breathed his words in her ear, her blood pumping faster. He pulled her tighter in, her body temperature rising. She decided she'd go along
with his little game of pretend.
"No as in... I can't keep my mind off you..." Her body was pulled under his, Yamato now lying on top of her.
"Then... I guess we're just going to have to..." He paused as he moved closer to her.
"Have to what?" She smiled at him, her words coming out seductively.
"Have to ... consummate our..."
"Right here?"
"Oh yeah..."
"Right now...?"
"Mimi and Jyou wouldn't mind... would they?"
She could feel his breath hitting her neck as his face inched towards her. ~Maybe I should... try to go back...~ "Well, what if I said yes, as in I can keep my
mind off you..."
"Then I'll make you keep your mind on me..."
"How...? Will the consequences be the same?"
"Oh, you know they will..."
~What is he aiming for? He's not serious about any of this, what's he getting at?~ "You want me right now?"
"Right here, right now; could there be any better time?"
"If you can think of one..."
"How about both of us on a beach, playing in the water... I take yours off... you take mine off... you get what I mean...?"
"I get the message..." She smiled at him, gazing into his eyes. "Do you wanna wait until then?"
"What does this tell you?" He softly kissed her neck, his lips caressing the skin there. She closed her eyes, pleasure tickling her brain each time he kissed
her. Her breath came in ragged, shallow inhales and exhales, his mouth moving across her chin, finding her lips. They kissed for what seemed like an
eternity, her arms coming around his neck and her fingers raking his shoulders. Their tongues entwined, their bodies followed what they knew what would
have happened had they really continued. ~He can't seriously... We couldn't... not right here... and he doesn't... love me...and I... love him...~
~She has to know that we're not going to... but... I can't stop... I love her...~
~Let him lead you, Sora... if he wants to do something, you do it... but don't... get into it...~ Their mouths worked at each other like crazy, the two of them
not knowing what was going to happen next. She whimpered and moaned as his fingers ran up her right side, tickling her.
~You have to stop soon... If Mimi and Jyou walk out...~ As if planned, Mimi and Jyou walked out at that instant, the door opening loudly, causing the two
of them to break their heated kiss. They heard Mimi giggle as she and Jyou walked out to find them on the couch, Yamato on top of her. Sora looked into
his eyes and smiled at him, a bit embarrassed. He smiled back, she could see a small blush creep into his cheeks. He got off her, offering her his hand.
"There you guys are... What were you doing down there, as if we didn't know?"
"Nothing! Get your mind out of the gutter, Mimi!" Sora blushed, too; embarrassed at what Mimi had said. "Want me to walk you home?"
"Sure."
"I'm gonna walk Jyou home." The two couples headed out, breaking off in two directions.
Sora and Yamato walked to his apartment in silence, both a little shaken up by the previous incident. ~Why did he have to do that...? He has to have
figured it out by now...~
~I had to kiss her... And... I'm really surprised she hasn't said anything... why's she so quiet? She's probably just thinking...~
They reached his door, still not speaking to one another. ~Why... do I always... feel this way for him...~
~... after I kiss her...?~
(A/N: that's supposed to be one thought; Sora thinks ~Why do I always feel this way for him after he kisses me?~, but Yamato finishes it.)
"Sora!"
"Yamato!" They spoke each other's names at the same time, realizing that they were equally nervous.
"Look, I'm really sorry about..."
"No, I shouldn't have said anything..."
"But I was the one that...
"No, really, I brought it up, and..."
"But I was the one that kissed you..." ~He's got me there...~
"Let's just put it behind us, all right? Like before..."
"Whatever you say, sweetie pie." She smiled at him, but turned to yawn.
"I'm getting tired..." He kissed her softly, interrupting her unfinished sentence. His hand rested at her neck, hers at his cheek. His fingers danced on her
skin, causing her to break the kiss and giggle. She brought her head up to be caught in his gaze, a gaze that said so much, and yet said nothing.
"I'll see you tomorrow..."
"Yeah... see you then..." She yawned again, and turned to head back to the elevator.
"Go to bed, you sexy thing..." She turned around to look at him and laugh.
"Good night, sweet prince." She blew him a kiss, and turned to continue on home.
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Sora closed her front door, noticing Mimi already on the couch and in pajamas. "How'd you get home so fast?"
"It's not hard to walk someone home when they live right under you. And I saw what you and Yamato were doing before, in here. I thought you were
going to finish that..."
"Oh no! He was not being serious... it was just to make Jyou believe that we're really serious..."
"And yet, you're not..."
"You know what I mean..." Sora headed into her room to change, emerging in a set of pink plaid flannels. She slumped down on the couch, sighing,
recalling what had happened just a few minutes ago in the same place.
"You love him, don't you?"
"Oh, I do, but- hey!" She threw a pillow at her now strawberry-blond friend, Mimi dodging it.
"Come on, Sora; spill it!"
"Oh, I don't know... he's so sweet, sometimes, but... I really can't tell how he feels..."
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Yamato was in his room, practicing on his guitar, or rather, trying to practice on his guitar. ~Why... Why, why, why do I have to feel this way for her?~
The phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. "This is Yamato; what's your beef?"
"Hey, Yamato. What's up?" Taichi's voice sounded over the other line. ~Why's he calling now?~
"Nothing much. What's up with you; why call so late?"
"I'm just wondering... How's Sora doing? You're the only one that she spends most of her time with lately."
"Mm... She's fine..." Yamato's voice began to sound distant, as if he were thinking of some long-lost memory.
~I knew it!~ "You love her, don't you?"
"I do, but,- hey!"
"Yamato... I've seen the way the two of you look at each other sometimes... This entire plot... it's fake, isn't it?"
"Yeah... We only did it so a bunch of girls would get off my back, but... Now... I just can't say no to her..."
"Why don't you tell her how you feel?"
"What? No way! Not in a million years; she probably doesn't even like me back!"
"Mm... well, I gotta get off the phone now; see you later, man."
"Yeah, bye." Yamato hung up the phone, a bit puzzled at Taichi's call.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ (A/N: I know this is where it usually ends, but I'm not gonna let that happen right now; there's too much I have planned for the next
chapter.)
The sun shined brightly down in the park, it was about 4 in the afternoon. Everyone sat in his or her usual spot at the commons, around the large rock in
the center. Sora and Yamato were off on their own, sitting on a bench, Yamato whispering something in her ear. He got slapped on the arm for it, but she
still laughed. Jyou and Mimi were talking, also secluded form the group. That left Taichi, Koushirou, Hikari, Takeru, Miyako, Ken, Iori, and Daisuke sitting in
their own circle. Taichi and Mimi both noticed how real and yet how fake Sora and Yamato were acting. He slowly reverted his gaze back to the rest of his
group, when he noticed that Mimi was looking at them too. He got up, ready to approach her.
"Mimi... Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure. Will you excuse me, Jyou?" They both left, heading for a tree, out of earshot.
"Mimi, you're Sora's best friend, right?"
"Yeah, what does this have to do with anything?"
"And she tells you everything that goes on in her life, I'm assuming...?"
"You assumed correctly."
"Does she... tell you everything that goes on between... her and Yamato?"
"Yeah... Do you mean to say that you talked to Yamato...?" He nodded his head. "Then... did he tell you... about them?"
"Yup. She told you the entire thing's a lie, right?"
"Yeah... Did you ask him... how he feels?"
"Can't you tell? They love each other!"
"I know!" Mimi was elated; finally, someone else knew about the act, and she could discuss it with Taichi.
"What's going on here?"
"Ne... Jyou... You can keep a secret, right? Of course you can, you're the holder of reliability!"
"Uh... Sure, Taichi. What's the story?"
"Well, you know about Sora and Yamato going out, right?" Taichi and Mimi explained to him the entire thing, Mimi filling in where ever Taichi couldn't.
"Do you really wanna set them up? Like, really?"
"Why not, Jyou? It's a good idea, right? See, we'll go out on a double-date with them, and then... TA-DAH! They're in love!"
"Ah... ok..."
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Sora watched Taichi sit back down by Koushirou, and Jyou and Mimi return to where they were before. ~That's pretty cute... Jyou and Mimi... Maybe... I
could set them up...~ "Ne, Yamato... You see how Jyou and Mimi are really close?"
"Yeah... so what?"
"Well, you know how we're going out this Saturday night, right?"
"Yeah... Do you wanna set them up to double with us?" Sora could only smile in response. "You little devil!"
"Well... Mimi's only gonna be here till Sunday, then what? He can't keep going to the Digital World to see her; that's too much! Why not just have them
get together on Saturday?"
"Hm... I don't know what you want to happen... but I guess it's ok..."
"Great!" She jumped up, happy with herself over a partial self-less act.
"Sora..." He stood up to join her, turning her around to meet his eyes. He cupped her chin, tilting it towards his face.
"Hm?" Her lips met his, softly for a moment, then intensifying when they worked against each other.
"You're welcome..."
AAHHHH!!! NOW WE'RE DONE WITH THIS CHAPTER; ONLY ONE MORE TO GO!!! Man, it didn't take that long to get this one out; I'm happy and surprised
with myself. Yay! Anyways, let me know what you think, everyone! I'll try to finish by tomorrow!!! BYE BYE NOW!!!