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"Mmmm..." said an awaking Sora. She grabbed the arm that was in front of her, and noticed it was not Matt's..... it was Tai's! "Oh my god!" she said, startled. She got up, and started to panic. Tai opened his eyes slightly. It was still dark, so his eyes took a moment to adjust. "Oh my god, oh my god! What did we so Tai?" Tai looked at her rather confused. He took a look at his watch. "Hmm.... 2:00 am..... we didn't sleep for too long, did we?" Sora was too busy freaking out to hear him. "I can't believe we did that... oh my GOD!" Tai looked at his watch again..... "What's the problem? It's only like 2.. what's the problem?" Sora looked at him, frenzy in her eyes. "WE SLEPT TOGETHER!!!!! THAT'S WHAT!!!" Tai laughed very hardily. "Uhh Sora? We fell asleep on the couch together at about 1..... we didn't do anything. We fell asleep..... what's wrong?" Sora sighed, and a huge wave a relief went through her body. Sora plopped back onto the couch, beside Tai. Tai put his arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry Sora. I would never do that to you, and to Matt. Well... at least not in the situation we are all in now." Sora closed her eyes again. "What do you mean Tai?" Oh shit... did I say that out loud? Tai got flustered.. and started to stutter. "Well... uh... what-what I mean is.... umm..." Sora's eyes met with Tai's... and Tai totally lost himself. As he stared into her beautiful eyes, the words came naturally to him. "What I mean is, you 2 are going out. I'd never try anything with you. We've been through too much for me to hurt you like that." Sora seemed to fly at this little speech. "Yeah.... continue Tai" said a now very intrigued Sora. He looked to the ground, thinking of what to say. His eyes slowly came up, looking over Sora as he did. God, is she ever sexy. I need her. She completes me..... and I have to tell her! Tai met her gaze straight and true, and started what was to be perhaps the best, or the worst, thing to ever happen to him.
"Well Sora. I guess now is as good of time as any. How to start though...." Sora seemed to be almost frightened. "Just talk," she said, running her lovely fingers through his brown hair. "OK Sora..... but I don't know what will happen." He wiped his brow, and kept his hand on his right brow. "Sora.... we've known each other since we were about 3..... and I think we've had a good relationship until we hit the digital world. When we got there..... I dunno... I started to be a jerk. I felt I had to lead.... which may have gone to my head. I forgot that everyone had feelings... and well.... I acted like a jerk.... esspecially to you." He looked at her, with tears in his eyes. He continued... at a slower pace.... "I've always thought of you as maybe a sister...... I mean, I loved you and treated you like a sister. I was ALWAYS mean to you..... and I'm so sorry. Oh god, I'm so sorry Sora" The tears were coming down rather freely now. Sora just nodded, said nothing, and wondered where this was going. "Up until about maybe 2 years ago... I was horrible, and made you feel bad. I mean, you didn't want to be near me, because I hurt you too much. But, it was then that I started to notice the change in my feelings to you" Sora's eyes became widened a bit, but she still said nothing. Tai saw this, and decided that he couldn't stop now, so he continued. "I started to think more of you as just a girl, instead of like a sister. Then, even that changed. I think we both knew it, but I wasn't ready for it. Oh god, how I wish I was ready for it!" Sora seemed almost on a distant planet.... but said "ready for what?" Her eyes said it all. She was almost ready to cry as well. This just made Tai feel more like crying, and so he did, as he started his final little speech. "I wasn't ready for you! I just couldn't take the fact that I may have been well..... I guess.... attracted to you. And now.... when I'm more than ready..... I've hurt you too much, and I don't know if I can get you back." Tai was now crying freely, as he was finally expressing his true feelings, Sora was in amazement and asked simply "What do you mean Tai?" Tai cleared the roaming tears from his face, and said something so simple, yet so beautiful. "I mean that now, I'm finally ready to do this." He got off the couch, and onto his knees. "Sora.... I love you! I've loved you since the day I met you. I love everything about you. You brighten up my life! You are the sexiest, loveliest, most beautiful woman on this planet. I'm so crazy for you, I see you in everything beautiful in this world. I love your hair, and your body, and I love you! I love the way you are always making everyone feel good, making everyone see the brightest part of everything in the world. Nobody can be down when they see you, because you are Sora. You are the best part of everything in life. You are the best part of my life. You are the only thing in my life. Oh Sora, I LOVE YOU!" Sora was crying now, seeing Tai open his heart to her. Tai wanted to hug her, but she pushed away. "OH god Tai! I don't know! I have to think about this!" With tears in her eyes, she rushed to her room. Tai, still sobbing away at the flood of emotion he showed, had left out one thing. And Sora..... I can't live without you!