Again
By: Hotaru
Warnings: This is my first Sorato fic…it's even my first Digimon fic! But I hope it doesn't suck so much that you want to rip your eyes out after you read it…such a pessimist ¬_¬
Takes place when the Digidestined are in their early twenties…I guess Takeru and Kari are late teens then? Yeah…here goes! The song is Again by Lenny Kravitz btw!
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"America?" Yamato repeated.
"Yeah, isn't it great?"
Yamato tried to hide the disappointment in his voice. Luckily he and Sora were on the phone and not talking face to face—he wouldn't be able to hide the tears then. "I guess…why are you going there? There are plenty of great schools here Sora…" Yamato buried his face in his arms. Sora decided on going to college in America, rather then staying with him in Japan.
"Yamato-kun…is something wrong?" Sora asked, hearing his voice quaver. "No. Everythings fine…are you going—soon?" Matt asked. He shouldn't be lying to her…he should be telling her to stay. "Uh, I haven't decided that yet. The new semester starts the beginning of fall." Sora continued. /The beginning of fall…and summer's almost over./ Yamato thought bitterly. "So you're leaving that soon huh?" he was trying not to sound pissed, he really was.
There was a knock on Matt's door. "Dinner's ready Matt, you coming?" It was Takeru. Yamato was staying with Takeru and his mom for the week. "Yeah, I'll be there in a minute. Go ahead and start with out me." Yamato called through the door. "Yeah..I have to call the airlines when we're done. I wanted to hang out with you and the others for the rest of my time here..do you know if they have any plans?" Sora asked. Yamato leaned over and looked at his calender.
Mimi was visting from New York for the summer, Taichi and Kari went on a retreat a month earlier. "No, everyone's here—even Mimi." Yamato replied, getting up from the window seat. "Okay, that's great—I have to get going, but I'll call back in a bit okay?" Matt sighed and said his goodbyes. Takeru knocked on the door again as Matt opened it. "Woah..good timing huh?" Takeru said, letting Yamato walk in front of him. "Yeah."
"Hey…what's wrong?" Takeru asked. Yamato waved him off and slumped to the dinner table. "Come on Matt, you can tell me can't you?" Takeru tried to look at Yamato's face, which was downcast. "I'm fine…don't worry about it." Matt tried his best to smile but he just couldn't. Sora would be going away…across the world practically, and he still had no way to tell her. "Yamato, you were on the phone for a long time. Was that Sora?" Ms. Ishida asked.
Matt nodded and picked up his bowl of rice. "Oh, how's she doing?" Ms. Ishida continued. "She's fine. Thinking about college and all that stuff." Yamato began on his rice in an effort to silence his mother. Takeru kicked Matt under the table and raised his eyebrows. That was the sign for 'talk to me about it later'. They ate dinner quietly, and eventually Yamato and Takeru excused themselves. "So what's the big deal?" Takeru asked, flopping onto Yamato's bed. "What do you mean?" Matt asked.
"You know what I mean. What happened with Sora that's got you so upset?" Takeru said, poking Matt in the knee. "I don't want to talk about it." Again, Matt tried to wave him off. "Well you have to! Come on, maybe I can help!" Takeru was oh-so-persistant. Yamato ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "Fine. But just don't tell anyone, not even Kari ok?" Matt finally gave in and slouched into the window seat again. "Now why would I tell Kari?" Takeru asked defensivly. "Cause you tell her everything! And she's your—"
Takeru moaned and threw his hat at Yamato. "Why does everyone always say that?! We're not going out!" Yamato rolled his eyes. "Well anyway…Sora said she's leaving…going to college in America." Takeru waited and expected something more. "That's it?" he asked. Matt shrugged slightly. "No…not really. I still…haven't told her yet.." he said slowly. "Maaatt!! You said you were going to tell her months ago!!" Takeru exclaimed, getting up from the bed. "What do you think you're doing?" Yamato asked wearily as Takeru picked up the phone. "I'm going to tell her myself!"
Matt pulled the phone from Takeru and shook his head. "No you're not. I have to tell her…but how? I can't just say it..what should I do?" Yamato moaned. His younger brother glanced over at the guitar in the corner. "You could write her a song." He suggested. "Takeru…she's leaving in the fall…that's barely two weeks from now. I can't write a song just like that and convince her to stay." Yamato put his head in his hands. "Come on Matt, you can at least try! And if you don't finish it…just tell her. If you don't…she might find someone over in America and then you're chances will be gone completely."
Takeru handed Matt his guitar. Matt strummed it a couple times, trying to get a rhythm. "Just think about her and it'll come to you. I'm gonna take a shower ok?" Yamato nodded and waited until Takeru was gone. He put the guitar down and sighed. He ran lyrics through his mind but nothing really came out. He wasn't really the romantic type either, so that didn't help. /Maybe if I heard her voice…/ Yamato picked up the phone and dialed Sora's number. "Hello? Ms. Takenouchi? This is Yamato, is Sora there?…thanks." While waiting for Sora, Matt strummed the guitar again.
"Hello?"
Yamato licked his lips and sighed. "Hey Sora, it's me." Takeru entered the room slowly, trying to avoid being noticed as Matt was having some victory in getting a tune. "So…did you call the airlines yet?" Yamato asked, looking at Takeru who was shaking his head no. "Oh…September? That's…right. Are we going to hang out…you know, one last time before you go?…….Oh. Well, if you're not too busy…okay. Goodnight." Yamato ran his hand through his hair and sighed again. "What the hell was that?!" Takeru exclaimed.
"She's leaving in a week! One week, and in that one week, she's going to be packing and making portfolios and crap like that—she said we probably won't get to see each other until she leaves!" Yamato said angrily. "Well maybe if she knew she wouldn't be leaving at all!" Takeru was trying to make a point but instead Matt kicked him out. "Come on! I was only trying to encourage you! God Matt, you're so stubborn!" Takeru said through the door. "Leave me alone."
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One week later…
The group was together one last time at the airport. While the others were saying their last goodbye's to Sora, Yamato was sulking by the window. "Promise to write to us, okay?" Kari gave Sora one last hug and glanced over at Yamato. "Aren't you going to say goodbye to him?" Kari asked. Takeru would have thrown a rock at Matt but he wouldn't have noticed because he was too busy sulking. "Yeah.." Sora walked over to Matt and smiled slightly. "You seem happy." She said sarcastically.
Yamato snorted. "What's wrong? Don't you want me to go to college?" Sora asked. "No, I want you to go to college allright, but I don't want you half way across the world." Yamato mumbled before stalking away. The final call was given and Sora had to hurry onto the plane. While Yamato waited in the car for Takeru, it started to rain. He crossed his arms and tapped his foot. /I heard a cry within my soul, I've never had a yearning quite like this before…/ Yamato looked up as a few lyrics popped into his head.
He pulled a pen out of the side of the car door and scribbled on a napkin. Takeru and Kari hopped into the car, a few droplets of rain shaking off their hair." Sora said to give you a hug and kiss." Takeru announced. "Could have gave it herself." Yamato grumbled, starting the car and heading home. Takeru smacked the back of Matt's head. "What the hell was that for?!" Yamato exclaimed. "You know damn well what it was for! I told you Matt, I told you over and over again but you just wouldn't listen!" Takeru replied.
"Yamato..I think it would have helped if Sora knew that you love her." Kari said softly. "She'll know…I've got some lyrics jingling in my head…if I could get this song finished, I can e-mail it to her." Yamato said slowly. "That isn't going to help when she's ALREADY IN AMERICA!" Takeru exclaimed. "Well maybe it will! I just came up with them now, do you think I can write a song and some how sing it to her in the freaking air?!" Yamato retorted. Kari put her hand on Takeru's shoulder.
The brother's sighed and kept their mouths closed. Yamato dropped off Takeru and Kari at home and headed for the stage he and his band practiced. He pulled out the crumpled tissue with two sentances of lyrics written on it. He repeated them outload, getting a sort of melody. "I heard a cry within my soul..something has to go before that…hm…I've been..searching for you, I heard a cry within my soul..I've never had a yearning quite like this before now that you are walking right through my door…"
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"Do you think she'll ever know?" Kari asked as she and Takeru sat in his room. "I hope so…if he doesn't tell her, I sure will." Takeru replied. "But…do you think she would come back? If he wrote her a song and told her I mean?" Kari asked. Takeru shrugged. "I don't really know. He'd be crushed if she didn't." he said. Kari smiled as Takeru looked up at her wistfully (he was laying on the floor and she was sitting on the bed.) "Kari…if you were ever in love, would you tell the person you were in love with right away? Or would you wait and see if they showed that they loved you back?" Takeru asked.
Kari thought about it for a minute. "I don't know…maybe if I was afraid of rejection I would wait. But the question is, would I fall in love with someone who wouldn't love me?" she replied. Takeru giggled and got up from the floor. "You can't answer a question with a question." He said, sitting beside Kari on the bed. "But I did answer! Besides, why are you asking me? Do you love someone?" Kari asked. "Maybe." Takeru replied teasingly. "And do you plan on telling them?" Kari continued. "Would you?" Takeru replied.
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Hotaru