Author Notes: A Sorato, just like the title says. It's a
sonfic, with the song "Let's Get Married," by Jagged Edge. This is for Kawaii
Li'l Lia's contest, so there. Enjoy.
And I can't stand the thought of losing you…
"Matt, I
can't believe you took me here!" Sora exclaimed. Her light red silk dress
slightly dragged against the rich, royal blue carpet of the room. She stopped
walking, and admired the fine art on the walls, the lavish setting of the
restaurant, and the classical koto music flowing from speakers upon the walls.
"It almost seems to cost a fortune to just stand around!"
Matt
laughed and put a comforting arm around Sora. "Hey, don't worry about it. Hot
dogs and popcorn is great and everything, but sometimes a guy feels the need to
treat his girlfriend to someplace swanky," he said, adjusting his light blue
suit. Upon nearing a table set for two, he pulled out a chair for Sora, who
graciously sat down.
"I guess,
but still… you sure you have enough money? I brought my purse just in case, you
know-"
Matt placed
a single finger tenderly on Sora's lips. "One more word, and I'm going to leave
the whole bill to you. Just relax, and order to your heart's content," he
joked. Sora seemed to relax at the jokes, and settled comfortably into her
chair.
"Matt, I
can't believe you let me eat so much!" Sora exclaimed, watching the waiter take
away her third plate. Matt polished the last of his fifth plate and then turned
his attention to Sora.
"What was
that?"
"You let me
eat so much! I must have gained at least 5 pounds. I must look like a bloated
heifer!" Sora yelled. She meticulously picked the edges of her dress that
covered her hips. "How Mimi eats all this fancy food and stays in shape, I'll
never know…"
Matt
grinned; picking up his lovers hands in his. "You may be a bloated heifer, but
you're my bloated heifer. And I wouldn't have it any other way," he said,
planting a small peck on her forehead.
Sora
blushed visibly, and then tussled Matt's hair. "I really have to stop falling
for that dribble you write in your songs," she whispered.
"Hmmm… 'My
Bloated Heifer.' It has a nice ring to it," Matt joked. "It'll be my band's
next #1 hit, but where would we find a bloated heifer?"
"You
nutcase! You're always joking, but there will be a time when jokes can't help
you in any way," Sora said, meaning to tease Matt. It had the exact opposite
effect. Matt's face lose it's mirthful look and turned serious.
"Yeah. I
did want to talk about that," he said slowly. Taking Sora's hands in his again,
he slowly rose out of his seat. He paused a moment to reach into his pocket to
pull out an item, but he hid it from Sora's sight. He then knelt onto one knee
and looked Sora square in the eye.
"Sora
Toukanachi, my morning, afternoon, and evening sky, I have something to ask
you. We've been dating for a while, 10 years in fact. We went through a lot,
and we had good times and bad. My day isn't complete until I see your smiling
face, feel your gentle touch, listen to your soothing voice. Sora," Matt
paused. He opened up the box he held in hiding to reveal a ring, adorned with
diamonds. Sora gasped, but Matt continued. "Sora, will you marry me?"
Sora looked
at Matt in complete surprise. She then looked back at the ring, then back at
Matt, her mouth hanging agape. Her shocked gaze shifted between the ring and Matt
several times, her eyes growing larger by the second. Matt said nothing, his
stare steadfast on his significant other's face. He then broke the silence.
"Sora? I
know that this is a life altering choice and that you have to think it through,
but can you hurry up? My knees feel kind of stiff."
Sora
stopped her gazing and stared at Matt. Her face suddenly twisted in anger. She
violently pushed Matt, who fell backwards from the force. He scrambled to catch
the airborne ring, and sighed in relief when it safely landed in his hands. He
then looked back at Sora, who stood over him with anger flashing in her eyes.
"Matt
Ishida, you are an idiot for even asking that question!" she shouted at him.
Matt's soul and heart broke into little pieces, his skin paling, and his cobalt
eyes slowly watering. Sora's face suddenly changed to its normal happy
expression. "Of course I'll marry you! I'm surprised you never thought to ask
earlier!"
Matt, still
on the floor, had covered his face in preparation for the final blow. He looked
up into Sora's smiling face and started to laugh nervously. He stood up, and
dusted his suit off. "You're going to marry me?" he asked anxiously. Sora shook
her head happily. "You're going to marry me?" he asked again. Sora shook her
head once again. "You're really going to marry me?" he asked a third time. Sora
shook her head happily for the third time. Matt's whole face lit up, his eyes
sparkling like a chest full of rubies.
"Oh my God!
She's going to marry me!" he suddenly shouted. He gave her a short kiss on the
lips, and then ran out the room. "She's going to marry me! Me!" he shouted,
dancing around an astonished couple. He then ran out of the restaurant, still
yelling. Sora ran after her fiancé, worrying about his newfound exhilaration.
Several
blocks, she finally found him playing inside a giant fountain. His jacket laid
soaked and forgotten on the floor. His socks and shoes were scattered, one of
the socks up in a tree. Sora then looked at her crazed boyfriend, who seemed to
be giving himself ablutions.
"Did you
hear me Odaiba? She's going to marry me! Me, Ishida Matt is going to marry
Touckanachi Sora! Do you hear me?! I'm going to marry the most beautiful woman
in the world, and nothing is going to stop me!" he shouted, his voice growing
hoarse from his yelling. Sora simply stared and shook her head sadly.
"He may be
a nutcase, but he's my nutcase."
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Girl, let's get
married
I just wanna get
married
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Let's get married
"I think
that's everyone. I invited all of our families, our friends, the Digidestined,
our digimon, and Japan. Does that cover everything?" Matt asked. Wearing
weathered blue overalls outside of a gray shirt; he looked at his fiancé with
pure innocence in his eyes.
Sora rolled
her eyes, and then pinched his nose gingerly. "Funny. You forgot to invite the
rest of the world." She adjusted her bright orange sweatpants, and pulled on
her yellow tee shirt. "That should be everyone. You picked out the church,
right?"
"Yeah.
Lovely little place. You'd love it. You sent out the invitations?"
"Yep, and
some came back already."
"Is that
so?"
"Yolei,
Ken, Davis, Kari, Joe, TK, and Cody so far. The others still have ten days to
decide."
"Don't
worry about it! I'm sure that they'll all come. I mean the Digidestined stay
together, through thick and thin."
"Maybe."
Matt
stopped shuffling through the papers in his hands. "I don't like the sound of
that maybe. What's wrong?" he asked.
Sora plopped
down into a bean chair and sighed loudly, blowing a strand of hair from the
front of her face. "Tai. He's the problem. I'm not sure if he's going to come."
"Why
wouldn't he?"
"C'mon
Matt, don't be dense. I remember when I told him that you and I got engaged, I
knew I really hurt him."
"You know
Tai. He probably played some soccer and already feels better about it. Besides,
I don't think Kari would let him miss out on something like this."
"I know,
but… what if he doesn't show?"
"I know
Tai. He'll be there."
Said I done it all
But frankly, girl,
I'm, tired of this emptiness
I wanna come home
to you and only you
'Cause making love
to just anyone ain't happening
I just gotta be
with you
Do you think about
Us finishing
something we started so long ago
I wanna give you
me all…
Do you think about
Maybe us having some babies
Come on won't you
be my lady forever, yeah…
The whole
church was filled, from balcony to the pews below. The first five were
dedicated to immediate family, and that included the Digidestined and digimon.
Yolei, Kari, and Mimi, bridesmaids decked in stunning opaque sky blue, stood by
the sides, anxiously waiting for the service to start. Izzy, Davis, TK, and Joe
crowded together, their black suits well pressed and cleaned. Cody and Ken sat
with the digimon, who took it upon themselves to groom themselves properly
beforehand.
"Damn!
Where the hell is he?" Matt whispered to himself. Wearing a white tuxedo, he
angrily fixed the cuff links received an early wedding gift. He looked to the
group of boys, who stood by the entrance of the church. They sadly shook their
heads, causing Matt to curse again.
"He's not
here, is he?" Sora asked. She nervously wringed her gloved hands, biting her
lip at the same time. "I knew something like this was going to happen."
"Sora, calm
down. He's just late, that's all. Yeah, he woke up late and he forgot to
prepare last night," Matt said, he attempts at joking failing miserably.
"Matt, this
is not the time to be joking," Sora said bluntly. Matt hung his head, and ran
his fingers through his hair quickly.
"I know.
It's just that… that… that I never did this before. I don't know what to do."
"It's all
right. I'm just as confused as you are."
"Excuse me?
Mr. Ishida? Ms. Toukenachi?" an elderly man asked. Both Sora and Matt turned to
face a man around the age of 70, wrinkles well embedded in his forehead. A
simple, yet powerful smile laid on his lips as he continued. "I'd hate to tell
you this, but we have to go on without your friend. We really have limited
resources and we have several other marriages to go through today."
Matt
glanced briefly at Sora, who did the same to Matt. "That's okay Father Arnell,
we're ready to go."
Father
Arnell bowed slightly, and smiled. "I am sure that your friend is just very
late. All of you young kids seem to have a very special bond." He then turned
around toward the pulpit.
"Ready?"
Matt asked, looking at his soon to be wife.
Sora looked
at Matt for a long time. She casted one last look at the doors of the church
then looked back at Matt. "Yeah, I'm ready."
I'm ready to
commit to you
And I just can't
wait for that night
'Cause I need you
here with me
And let's start a
family
Oh…
"I know
that this is not part of the ceremony, but I really must say something," Father
Arnell said. "In my twenty five years as a pastor, I have never seen such a
heartwarming ceremony. These kids are so closely bonded, and so are their
families. I wish that all people all over the world were close like this, but
it seems impossible. Now," he said, pausing to clean his bifocals, "let's
continue with the ceremony."
"If anyone,
at this moment, knows of any reason for these two to not be married, let him or
her speak now, or forever hold his or her peace," Father Arnell said. Now one
in the pews said nothing, neither did the people besides the altar. Father
Arnell noticed the silence and said, "Well it seems that no one has any pro-"
The opening
of the church doors interrupted the Father in the middle of his speech. The
daylight highlighted the long legs of the stranger, and darkened every other
feature.
"Yeah, I
have a problem. A very big problem. Yu won't mind if I tell you about it, do
you?" he said plainly, his deep voice echoing throughout the room. He stepped forward
until only his face was hidden. His black jacket hanged loosely on his black
shirt and shoulders, his long brown hands slipped inside the pockets of his
gray pants. "I remember that Sora and I was the best of friends. She promised
that she would invite to her wedding, and what do I see? The whole thing
started already." The stranger stepped forward, his identity no longer hidden
by the darkness. "Is that anyway to keep a promise?"
"Tai!" Sora
shouted. She, dragging Matt with her, ran toward her friend. The others left
their previous positions to greet their late friend. Sora ran into the arms of
a waiting Tai, his face already wet with tears. "I thought you weren't coming
at all," Sora whispered.
"What? And
miss this, the happiest day in your life? I would sooner kill myself," Tai
said, his voice slowly cracking. He gave Sora a final hug, then looked at Matt.
Matt gave his friend a glare, then extended his hand. Tai looked at his hand,
then smacked it away. He pulled Matt in for a forceful hug, surprising Matt
completely.
"If you do
one thing to ever make her sad, if you ever hurt her, I swear, I will kill you
with my bare hands," Tai whispered, loud enough for only Matt to her.
"Not before
I do it to myself," Matt joked, his eyes watering slightly.
Father
Arnell beamed at the happy reunion, then clasped his hands together. "Well,
with that done, let's continue with the marriage."
"Sora
Tuokenachi, do you take Matt Ishida to be your husband?"
"I do."
"Matt
Ishida, do you take Sora Toukenachi to be your wife?"
"I do."
"Then, by
the power vested in me, you are now husband and wife. You may now kiss the
bride."
Sora and
Matt looked at each other lovingly, and then kissed deeply, rousing the
whooping and oohing of their friends. The organ started to play, and the
newlyweds ran down the path, their friends and family close behind. As the
outside air hit them, they slowed down, and the newlyweds took the moment to
kiss again. They kissed until they felt the need for oxygen, which was quite a
while. Their limousine pulled up the curb of the church, it's rims glittering
like diamonds. The couple was pushed inside, landing inside the back seat in
uncomfortable positions. After minutes congratulations, jeers and goodbyes, the
limo sped off, the banner, "Just married" flittering around in the air.
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Girl, let's get
married
I just wanna get
married
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Let's get married
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Girl, let's get
married
I just wanna get
married
Meet me at the
altar in your white dress
We ain't getting
no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you
all the while, girl, I must confess
Let's get married.
And that's
the end!! I finally got this finished! Sorry if this seems a little shabby and
all, but romance writing is not my forte! I always wonder how you people could
write such stuff! So intense, so lusty, and so lewd (not all the time though…)!
It just escapes me! Maybe because I've never been in love… maybe not. Whatever.
This is for the Sorato contest, and that's it!
Disclaimer: If I owned Digimon, I wouldn't have missed the
last two episodes! I can't believe my parents dragged me out of the house to go
to some church breakfast! What's wrong with plain old cereal? And guess what? I'm
going to miss the next episodes! I probably won't see the last four episodes of
02 until September! Know why? I'm going to Barbados for the summer! Life's not
fair -_-. I'm really sad now. LLL
See you readers when the next chapters come out.
