Okay, here it is. I have to apologize... I sincerely apologize for taking so long to get this out. I had it finished already, but something happened and I wasn't able to post any of my stories. So here it is. The last part of Heartbreak... it's quite a stupid name... But anyways... the epilogue to Heartbreak. So, for all of you Taiora lovers, here's another one of my stupid stories... I promise I will finish up Pride and Love as soon as I possibly can. I'm getting a lot of positive feedback for that story and I plan to give all of you what you like to read.
To my readers... if I have any... Thank you so much for your reviews. I appreciate it and I'm going to do my best to write more good fics.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
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(Epilogue)
Resting her head on Tai's shoulder, Sora took a small glance around the waiting room of Dr. James Kido's office and chuckled a little. It was probably one of the most awkward crowds ever to enter the well known cardiologist's waiting room. She looked up at Tai and smiled warmly, no longer having to force herself to fake it. She no longer seemed to care about her problem anymore... so long as she and Tai were together, she felt... right...
"What is it?" Tai asked. He pulled her tighter against him via the arm that was already wrapped around her and she snuggled into his chest.
"Do you really think it was necessary that they all come?" Sora whispered softly.
Tai glanced out at his eight other friends scattered about the waiting room:
Matt paced back and forth at the far end of the waiting room in front of the glass door entrance. Occasionally, he would glance up at the front of the room, or glance around. Mostly, he would look in Tai and Sora's direction sadly, but smile because he knew they had each other now.
Izzy and Yolei sat next to each other staring blankly at a Times magazine that had a column over computers, because they had decided to leave their handy-dandy laptops at home. It barely looked as if they were really reading the column though, only staring at the magazine.
Because of the lack of chairs, TK stood leaning against a corner of the waiting room next to Tai and Sora. His arms were wrapped around Kari's waist while she leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. Kari held onto TK's hands with her own and the two smiled reassuringly down at Tai and Sora.
Lastly, Davis, Cody and Ken were leaning against a wall across from Tai and Sora. Davis held a soccer magazine, looking for where he claimed his name "should be." Cody wrung his hands nervously, while giving Sora an occasional glance that was either a smile or a saddened expression. And Ken... he just stood there with his arms crossed and looking down at the ground.
Tai smiled at the eight of their group of twelve friends. The only two missing were Joe and Mimi- Joe because he was working and Mimi because she was in America. He looked back down to Sora who looked like she was in the most comfortable place right in his arms.
"They all just want to be here for you," Tai whispered. Sora nodded and mouthed, "I know."
She then sighed, "I'm glad that Dr. Kido let me come back here. I thought that after I'd walked out last time-"
"Joe said that it was only natural for people to be scared," Tai interjected, "Remember? He told us that his father didn't mind. So long as we don't run away this time."
"That's why they're here," Sora indicated to their friends, "To make sure I go through with it this time and not run away."
"I'll be here by your side too," Tai said giving Sora a light peck on her cheek.
"Hey, I went through a lot of trouble talking my dad into letting you come back here," chuckled a familiar voice.
Tai and Sora looked up and saw Joe standing before them. They smiled in greeting.
"Just kidding," Joe said, "Dad wouldn't mind one way or the other." He squatted next to the two and put his hand on Sora's, "Whatever the results are, Sora, you know we're all here for you." As he said this, Matt had moved from his place next to Joe, Izzy and Yolei scooted closer, and Davis, Cody and Ken were also now standing over them. Being the closest to them in the first place, TK and Kari stayed where they were.
"By the looks of all your faces," Sora joked, "You'd think one of you were here to see Dr. Kido instead of me. I'm really alright now." She glanced up at Tai and smiled; he returned the smile.
"Aren't they cute?" Kari whispered to her boyfriend. He responded with a smile and kiss to her cheek.
"You guys..." Sora said. She sighed, "I guess the only reason I was so scare in the first place was... well..."
"It was a sudden thing," Kari spoke for her, "You were confused."
"You didn't want any of us to know," Tai said, "You didn't want any of us to worry about you, or become saddened by the news. That put even more weight on your shoulders."
"It's human nature to be afraid," Joe said, "But you should never think that keeping things like this to yourself is a good thing."
Sora nodded, "I guess I learned the hard way. I'm just glad that all of you are still by my side."
"Why wouldn't we be?" Matt asked, "We're friends."
"We're more family than we are just friends," TK chimed in, "Whatever happens to one of us..."
"... we all take it on together," Kari finished.
"Sora Takenouchi," the familiar nurse's voice called out.
Everyone looked up immediately. Sora tensed up a little bit as the feeling of fear that she thought was gone came back, sending a chill up her spine. Noticing this, Tai hugged Sora to reassure her that everything would be alright.
"Tai?" Sora said softly. Tai gave her a questioning look, "Stay with me. Please."
"You can't get rid of me that easily," Tai smiled.
The two stood up, Tai's arm still around Sora's tense body, and headed through their group of friends and into Dr. Kido's office.
"I really hope that everything will be alright," Kari sighed, "I'd really hate to think that-" TK shushed her with a finger to her lips. He shook his head and spoke, "Everything will be okay. Sora's too good of a person to deserve anything painful."
"Joe?" Cody asked the older boy, "Do you know-?"
Joe shook his head, "I work in a completely different department from my dad. And there's a confidentiality code in this hospital. Unless the patient okays anything, none of the hospital staff is to ever mention anything at all. That goes for family, so even if my dad knew anything, he has to get the okay from Sora before he tells anyone else."
"You mean he can't even tell you?" Davis asked. Joe shook his head.
"How long will they be in there?" Matt asked.
Joe shrugged, "Depends on the news." He looked around, "Where's Sora's mom?"
"She wanted to come," Kari answered, "But she has to finish up the flower arrangements for some big wedding for one of her biggest clients. Sora insisted that she stay in the flower shop and finish it up."
Joe nodded and looked toward his father's office. He sighed, "Well, I better get back to work. I was on break, so I decided to come by and see how Sora was doing."
"We'll tell you about it when they come back out," Matt said patting his friend on the back as he left.
***
"Have a seat, Ms. Takenouchi," Dr. Kido said.
"Call me Sora, Dr. Kido," Sora said.
Dr. Kido smiled, "Joe told me about you. He was right too."
"Pardon?" Sora asked pulling Tai to sit down into the seat next to her.
"He says that you're one of the sweetest girls he'd ever met," Dr. Kido said, "Like the older sister he never had, yet you are younger than him."
Sora blushed, "Well..."
"Sora takes care of all of us like an older sister or a mother," Tai smiled squeezing his love's hand.
"Yes," Dr. Kido said, "Joe said that." He cleared his throat, "Anyways... you obviously know why you're here today. You're not going to run out on me again, now are you?"
Sora glanced at Tai who smiled warmly at her. She turned back to Dr. Kido and, with another reassuring squeezed from Tai's hand, she shook her head, "I'm ready to hear it."
Dr. Kido smiled, "Okay then..." He pulled a beige folder from the side of his desk and opened it up. He glanced up at Sora with an illegible expression.
Tai scooted closer to Sora and put his arm around her again, "Whatever happens, I'll be with you through it all," he whispered. Sora smiled and nodded. They both looked back at Dr. Kido who had an unnoticeable mischievous grin tugging at his lips.
"Well," he began, "Would you like to hear the good new first or the bad news first?"
Tai and Sora just looked at each other not knowing how to answer.
"Oh," Dr. Kido said as the other door to his office opened, "I hope you don't mind, but I asked someone else to be here." He turned his head toward the door as a familiar face walked in smiling warmly at Sora.
***
"It's been a while," Cody said, now pacing where Matt had been a while ago.
"No," Izzy said, "It's actually only been about five minutes."
"Calm down, Cody," Kari said, "Sora's going to be fine. I know."
"You sound pretty confident," Yolei looked up at Kari with a slight hint of skepticism in her voice.
"Nothing bad could ever happen to Sora," TK answered for his girlfriend, "It just wouldn't be right."
Yolei sighed sadly, "I hope so." She leaned back on the chair. Izzy wrapped his arm around the girl's shoulder as a friendly gesture to assure Yolei.
"Sora's right," Kari giggled, "we all seem to be more nervous about this than she is."
Everyone chuckled at Kari's statement, all agreeing.
"What's so funny?"
The group turned their heads to see Tai and Sora walk out of the office. Both of them had an unreadable expression.
"So..." Yolei questioned trying not to sound demanding. She had hopped to her feet with Izzy standing right next to her.
Sora exchanged glances with Tai and then hung her head sighing.
The group exchanged glances among themselves. Their hearts sank as they carelessly guessed what the results to Sora's check-up had stated.
"Oh no, Sora," Izzy spoke first.
Sora and Tai sighed. Tai pulled Sora closer to him.
"But," Yolei looked at a now stunned Kari and TK, "But Kari said that..."
"Was there a mistake?" TK asked feeling panicked and saddened.
"This can't be," Kari whispered.
Tai exchanged glances at Sora again, but this time the two couldn't help, but smile a little impishly. This exchange, however, went unnoticed to their friends.
Matt came up and hugged Sora, then put his hand on Tai's shoulder, "I'm so sorry you guys." He seemed a little pained.
"But, Kari said that you'd be okay," Yolei said. Her eyes seemed to tear up a little, "Kari?" Kari didn't answer Yolei, she just turned around and buried her face in TK's shoulders. Yolei felt herself beginning to tremble. One of the people she looked up to... Sora was like a big sister to her... Izzy, again wrapped his arm around the violet haired girl and hugged her tightly.
"Why so gloomy?" Dr. Rei exited Dr. Kido's office and stood behind Sora and Tai, "I thought good news was supposed to make people happy."
"Good news?" Matt asked feeling a little angered, but confused.
"Yes," Dr. Rei smiled. She put a hand on Sora's shoulder. Sora and Tai now smiled openly with a devilish glint in their eyes.
"You guys..." Matt began.
"I'm alright, you guys," Sora said smiling. She tried to hold it back, but a small tear escaped from her eyes. She looked up at Tai happily and then, again, smiled out at all her supporting friends.
Kari immediately whirled back around and like everyone else gave Sora a surprised and confused look. Kari blinked a couple times in confusion, but then glanced up at TK in understanding. Sora's tears didn't come from sadness of knowing bad news... they were tears of joy... tears of relief...
"Sora..." Kari began.
"It was all a big mistake," Dr. Rei responded for the overjoyed Sora, "But on the other hand, it wasn't."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Izzy asked.
"The murmur that I had heard in Sora's heart during her first check up and her second didn't really mean anything," Dr. Rei said, "I'm not an expert in this field of study, but after reviewing Sora's past medical records and her family medical records, I thought it'd be a good idea for her to see a doctor who would be able to tell her exactly what the heart murmurs meant.
"Dr. Kido found them to mean nothing at all," Dr. Rei continued, "I must admit, I was very panicked when I thought that there may have been something wrong."
"So, Sora's really okay?" Cody asked, "She has no health problem, no heart problem?"
"Not precisely," Dr. Rei said.
"Because of school and everything," Sora replied, "I haven't really been taking care of myself. You know, constant intake of caffeine, unhealthy eating habits, not enough sleep, overstressed... Stuff like that. Dr. Kido said that the possibility of me developing a heart problem, though, isn't small. You know, because of my past medical history and all."
"But wait," TK said, "The other day when I ran into you, you looked really pale..."
"I was overstressed and my mind was playing games with me because I was so scared," Sora explained.
"So you really are okay?" Yolei asked wiping away her unshed tears.
"She just needs to start taking care of herself again," Tai said, "And I'm going to make sure she does."
Dr. Rei became serious, "Sora has a long healthy life ahead of her. But if you're not careful, like your aunt, you may develop what she was diagnosed with. Remember that."
Sora nodded and Tai spoke, "I'll make sure she does." He looked down into his loves eyes and she looked back. Smiling, she mouthed a "Thank you, Tai." She leaned in and pressed her lips to his, kissing him with all the love she had. He kissed her back with his warm loving lips, knowing deep down that everything would always be alright as long as they were together.
"Get a room, you two," someone teased followed by a couple laughs.
Tai and Sora just smiled and continued their lip lock hoping to ignore the whole world to make their happy moment last. They were together now, and there was nothing in their way. They would face future obstacles together... it was as simple as that.
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Alrighty!! It's finished. My second complete fic! Yay! We need to celebrate.... or not...
But anyways, thank you all for sticking with this fic for so long.
And I have to say, I'm very, very sorry for the cheesy and stupid ending... I got a little ahead of myself when I wrote this. I have absolutely not very much knowledge of medical stuff... so please don't flame me for that.
Please review. Thanx.