Me: As usual, I don't own Digimon. If I did, Episodes 38 and 50 would require total rewrites!
Sora: Bring. Tai. Back. NOW!
Me: AHH! Where'd you come from?
Sora: The next time you want to hide from someone, don't tell Davis!
Me: I'll kill that idiot! Why'd he tell you where I was?
Sora: Yolei sweet talked him.
Me: Darn you DigiDestined of Love…
Sora: What was that? (smiles evilly; reveals letter opener)
Me: AHH! Nothing! Nothing at all.
Sora: Good.
Me: Before I forget, I don't own Seal's "Kiss by a Rose."
Digimon: Season I
Chap. II-Love is like a Rose
Myotismon laughed evilly as he deposited Tai and Agumon on a table in his hideout, deep beneath Spiral Mountain.
"By the time your 'friends' have located us, I'll have already drained you and your partner of your energy and you shall be useless to anyone! Then, I shall reDigivolve to my higher Mega form and conquer the Digital and the Real Worlds!"
Tai rose his head up as best he could and glared at Myotismon.
"Give me a break! The last time you Digivolved to VenomMyotismon, WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon kicked your butt! What makes you think we won't be able to do it again?"
"The last time, there were two Mega Digimon. Now there shall be only one. I think I will wait until your friends get here to start the draining process. And also, the Digimon I plan to turn into, is one you haven't seen. Yet. In the meantime, I think I'll have a little brain appetizer!" Tai struggled to fight as Myotismon started draining his life energy again. Only one thought clouded his mind:
"Sora…where are you? I need you…"
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea
You became the light on the dark side of me
And love remained a drug lasting high enough to fear
But did you know, that when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen?
Sora shuddered in her sleep. Being drained of her life force twice in the course of one night, then losing the only boy she ever cared about before the dawn had taken its toll on her and Kari, as well as the other DigiDestined. As she shook and shivered, she suddenly had a dream…
All was dark. Too dark for Sora to comprehend. She was concerned, but that soon gave way to fear.
"Tai? Biyomon? Anybody here?!"
Sora cried out as a bright light shined in front of her face. Someone came from that light!
"Tai? Is that you?"
The young boy with the messed up brown hair revealed himself.
"Sora! You guys don't have a lot of time left, so listen. Myotismon's got Agumon and me somewhere near Spiral Mountain. I don't know where, but it could be underground. He plans to take away my energy and Agumon's to turn himself into a Mega Digimon! For some odd reason, he says he has a different Mega mode that isn't VenomMyotismon!"
Sora couldn't help herself. She started crying right there. "Tai, I need you! There's no way we can possibly defeat Myotismon or find you in time to stop him from doing this!"
Tai rose his hand up and gently caressed Sora's cheek. "Don't cry, Sora. It'll be a long while before that creep drains my energy entirely. You've got to be strong for the others! And for Kari. There's no other person I'd trust more than you to lead the team. Possibly Matt." Sora laughed, despite her tears, and playfully punched Tai's shoulder.
"Stupid Tai! What do I do with your Crest?"
"Use it to find me. Talk to Izzy about it. Knowing him, he'll have the solution within seconds." Before she woke up, Sora leaned forward and kissed Tai with a passion she'd thought was a passing crush, but it wasn't and as for the kiss never happening, it did!
Gasping, slightly out of breath, and blushing like crazy, Sora awoke from her dream.
"That kiss…it felt so real! Did it really happen?"
Chorus: Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave
The more I get of you, strange how it feels, yeah!
And now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grave…
After waking everyone up, and fixing a hearty breakfast, Sora told the others about her dream, wisely leaving out the part where she and Tai shared a kiss. Izzy was deep in thought.
"Hmm. Interesting. The only way Tai could communicate with anyone of us from this distance is by entering their dreams. He must've used the power of his Digivice to enter your dream, Sora. I believe, in order for us to find Tai, you've got to combine the Crests of Courage and Love together and they'll act as a beacon of light, counteracting with Tai's Digivice. This should lead us straight to Tai. On the other hand, you and Tai could be linked alone by the power of Love, so everything I said before could mean absolutely nothing!"
Everyone groaned; Mimi struggled to keep herself from jumping Izzy and killing him on the spot!
"It's worth a try! If this works, we'll find Tai before sundown." Sora pulled out the Crest of Courage. It shined in the sunlight brightly, sending a rainbow color of orange on Sora's shirt.
There is so much a man can tell me, so much he can say
And you remained my power, my pleasure, my fame!
Baby, to me, you're like a grownup dictionary I can't deny
Won't you tell me he's a healthy baby?
But did you know, that when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen?
Tai smiled to himself. Despite Myotismon's barrage on his energy, he'd been able to use his Digivice to enter into Sora's dreams, just like Gennai had told him long ago.
The most surprising part of that was when Sora had leaned forward and kissed him! He felt her passion, her desires, her needs, wants, and emotions! And they all screamed for one person: Him!
"Could Sora love me? Nah! It's probably just a passing crush. Although, I felt the need to be with her when Datamon kidnapped her. I wanted to help her when that jerk DemiDevimon told her her Crest wouldn't glow. And I felt the desire to hold her when Mammothmon almost turned us into toe jam back in the Real World. Tai, I think you've fallen in love with Sora! Do you want to close your heart from Sora's forever? OF COURSE NOT! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so when she comes to rescue you, and you know she will, tell her everything! No lies, no jokes-at least not until after you've told her-just the truth. Uh-oh. Myotismon alert! Look asleep."
Chorus: Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave
The more I get of you, strange how it feels, yeah! (Yeah!)
Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grave…
Sora shivered a bit as she combined the Crests of Courage and Love together. They started glowing a fiery red-orange color, then the beam shot upward in the sky, heading for the base of Spiral Mountain.
"There! That's where we'll find Tai." Sora immediately broke into a run, with Biyomon and the others trailing behind her.
"I can't believe I kissed Tai! What will he think? Does he hate me now? Could he love me back? He might, otherwise he wouldn't have saved you from Datamon, or comforted you when you thought your Crest wouldn't glow. Tai wouldn't have shielded you from Mammothmon in the Real World. Sora, you may have fallen for Tai Kamiya!"
"Sora? You okay?" Sora broke from her thoughts and turned to see Mimi eyeing her strangely.
"I'm fine, Mimi. Just thinking."
I've (I've) been (been)
Kissed by a rose on the grave…
I've (I've been kissed by a rose…) On the grave
I've been kissed (And if I should fall on a rose) on the grave
I've (I've) been kissed by a rose (on the grave…)
Tai tried to think. What had he felt when Sora kissed him? Besides the need to kiss back-which he did, only seconds before Sora broke the link and woke up? That was it! He did love her! And once she saved him-or he broke himself and Agumon out, and got to her, he'd tell her. Suddenly, a red-orange light shined down on Tai and Agumon, miraculously restoring their energies and showing the others the way. Myotismon gaped in shock
"But, how? No matter! I'll simply drain you right now!" Try as he might, Myotismon's Energy Absorber attack was useless against the power of the combined Crests.
"Sora, if I didn't love you before, I do now! Izzy, you're a genius!"
There is so much a man can tell me, so much he can say
You remained my power, my pleasure, my fame!
To me, you're like a grownup dictionary I can't deny
Won't you tell me he's a healthy baby?
But did you know, that when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen?
For the other DigiDestined, nighttime fell, but the Crests of Courage and Love still shined brightly, still showing the way to Tai and Agumon's location. Sora was asleep, but her dreams were much more relaxing than most nights were.
Tai and Sora were dancing in front of a full moon, with a fountain behind them. Graceful as he was, Tai made sure that Sora wouldn't trip or fall over into the fountain.
"We wouldn't want you to turn 7 on us, now would we?" Tai joked. Sora giggled.
"Stupid Tai!" Before anyone could do anything, Tai took the initiative and kissed Sora, if only to see if he felt the same passion that Sora had before. Not only did he feel it, it matched hers with an everlasting fire! Sora went limp in Tai's arms, then found feeling in her lips and managed to kiss him back before she fell into the kiss entirely.
"I love you, Tai."
"I love you too, Sora."
Sora slept much peacefully than she could've any other night they'd spent in the Digital World, as did Tai.
Chorus: Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave
The more I get of you, strange how it feels, yeah!
Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grave
Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave…
Me: So, what'd you think?
(Sora sighs peacefully in her sleep)
Me: Uh…I take it you like it. R&R! Flames aren't necessary! If I get any, I'll simply have WarGreymon go by your house and destroy it with Terra Force!