Playing the Part
Disclaimer: Digimon and the characters involved in it belong to Tolei. I write about it because…I don't know why!! Look, just don't sue me, okay?
A/N: I can't believe you guys! Thanks for the beyond sweet reviews! (That's not good English, I know.) This is it. This is the epilogue! Wow…I never thought I'd get here… This will be the first chapter fic I've ever finished! *looks sheepish* On to my thank yous!
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Epilogue: That's What Friends Are For
The lights shone, half blinding the two of them as they ran out to Juliet's make-shift balcony. The applause was deafening. Yamato, his blonde hair glinting under the stage lights, gestured to Sora, who bowed, blushing at the cheers and claps. She then stepped back, wincing as Yamato's fangirls screamed at their idol, who also bowed. He straightened, then, grinning devilishly, wrapped his arms around Sora, kissing her deeply.
They broke apart, flushed under the lights. For the moment, the audience was non-existent and it was just the two of them. "I love you," Yamato whispered, ever cautious of the microphone attached to his ear.
She smiled, her eyes radiating the love she felt so deeply. Reaching up, she drew his face close, kissing him again, her fingers combing through the soft blonde tresses at the nape of his neck. "I know," she murmured, as she pulled away from his addictive lips, "I love you too."
He grinned at her, his gleaming white teeth the only outstanding feature as the stage lights dimmed and the audience's screams quieted, fading into a low murmur of chatter. "I can't believe its over," he said, helping her off the balcony, after a week the two of them had become experts in getting off the rickety structure.
"Yeah," she said teasingly, "This is the last time I get to see you in those pants."
He flushed, suddenly glad it was dark, "I still say they're too tight…" he muttered defensively.
"Oh," she laughed throatily, "I think they show off your…assets very well…"
She allowed him to wrap his arms around her, teasingly placing a light kiss on her neck. "You mean they show off my ass very well," he growled softly, "I felt like a piece of meat on display."
"Tsk, tsk," she turned to face him, "Can't disappoint those fangirls, can we Yama-kun?"
He kissed her nose softly, "Say that again."
"You can't -"
"Not that," he grinned cutely at her, "What did you call me?"
"Yama-kun?" she asked, confused, "What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing," he said, "It's just that before I was always just 'Yamato', that's all. I think I like being called 'Yama-kun'."
She giggled, "Your fangirls call you 'Yama-kun'," she pointed out.
"You are much more to me than just another fangirl."
She smiled sweetly, leaning in for another kiss. He tightened his grip around her waist, hands sliding possessively up to the small of her back. Her arms rested loosely around his neck, pulling him closer as the kiss deepened, her tongue grazed his lips gently and he opened his mouth slightly, allowing her more access.
I'll never get tired of kissing him… It was amazing how each kiss could be so unique, how each kiss could make her toes curl and send shivers racing up and down her spine. If this is what it's like to be in love… The thought was cut off as she gasped slightly when Yamato nuzzled his face against her neck, kissing it lightly. A moan escaped her lips as she pulled him closer to him, almost needing to feel his body against hers.
"Uh, guys?"
The two of them broke apart, Yamato ran his fingers through his hair, a very annoyed look on his face, "What is it now? I swear, with all these interruptions…"
Sora covered his mouth with her hand, smiling sweetly at the still-blushing Rao, "Ignore him, Rao, he's just a little high-strung after the performance. Did you need us?"
"Yeah," the youth faltered, embarrassed at having interrupted what was obviously a private moment, "Uh…Takani-sensei wants to see the both of you in the dressing room. The girl's dressing room," he added as an afterthought.
Sora grinned, "I don't know why we call it the girl's dressing room, when the show's on, the whole cast congregates in there anyway…" she laughed, "We'll be right there."
Yamato just rolled his eyes and allowed her to drag him from the room.
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"SURPRISE!!"
The two of them recoiled from the sheer volume of the combined voices of the old and new digidestined. "You guys!!" Sora was half embarrassed, half pleased, "You shouldn't have!"
"She's right," Yamato chimed in, "You shouldn't have." He looked less than pleased to be there. We got interrupted for this? He would rather be spending some 'quality time' with Sora.
Sora elbowed him in the ribs, causing him to wince slightly, "Don't listen to him, how'd you get in here anyway?"
"Easy," Taichi grinned, "We told Takani-sensei we wanted to congratulate our very good friends on such a great opening night show." He winked at Sora, "And when he said no, we went to Rao, who was supposed to lock up for the night," he waved the keys in front of her triumphantly.
Takeru stared at his brother, more specifically, his brother's outfit. "Um, Yamato? I don't mean to be rude or anything, but did they paint those pants on you? They looked okay on stage, but," he bit his lip to stifle his giggles, knowing his ever loving older brother would kick his ass if he burst out laughing, "Can you - can you move in those?"
Yamato's blue eyes narrowed dangerously, "I am not in a good mood, Takeru, don't push your luck."
"I was just asking," the younger blonde whined, "Pants that tight are probably illegal, ya know?"
Luckily for him, Hikari managed to drag Takeru away before he could open his mouth anymore. "Takeru-kun, some advice," she smiled, shaking her head, "When in a hole, do not dig."
The young boy blushed, scratching his head sheepishly, "I was just wondering, that's all."
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"Sooo…"
Sora found herself surrounded by the remaining female digidestined, both of them with identical looks on their faces. "Err, hi guys, anything I can do for you?"
Mimi grabbed one arm, and Miyako took hold of the other, "You can start by spilling the beans on you and Yamato," her pink haired friend declared, as the small group moved towards the door.
"Yeah," Miyako chimed in, "There was some chemistry on stage. You can't honestly say there's nothing going on, can you?"
"Umm…" a large sweatdrop began making its way down the side of Sora's head, "There's nothing to tell!" she protested, "Where are you taking me, anyway?"
Mimi shook her head, "No changing the subject." She looked over to where Hikari and Takeru were, "Hikari! Girl talk!"
Sora sighed as the pink clad girl joined their small group, "Guys? There's really nothing going on…"
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"Yamato, you look like you're at a funeral," Taichi slapped his friend's back, "Lighten up will you? This party's for you and you look like you'd rather be anywhere else but here."
The blonde glared at his friend, "Sora and I were having an important, uh…conversation before we were interrupted by Rao-"
"I'll bet," Taichi grinned, "If your conversation is anything like the one I stumbled across the other day…" he shook his head.
"Why do I get the feeling you guys are talking in code?" Daisuke asked, scratching his head in confusion.
Koushiro smiled, having some idea of what the two of them were talking about, "Ah-hah, you told her, didn't you, Yamato?"
Yamato flushed, noticing that everyone in the room was gathered around him, even Ken had a vaguely interested look on his face, "Why is everyone so interested in my private life?"
"Because your private life is the only thing that makes you squirm," Takeru quipped, enjoying the fact that his calm, cool brother was no longer in control.
"Did you?" Koushiro asked at the same time, trying not to laugh as Yamato turned the colour of a tomato. Behind him, Taichi was nodding his head vigorously, a wide smile on his face.
"Did he do what?" Jyou asked, completely confused now.
Yamato glared at his younger brother, "Shut up, Takeru. I happen to know a couple of things about your private life that I'm sure Taichi here would love to hear about…"
Takeru paled slightly, "You wouldn't."
"I would," Yamato punctuated his statement with a slightly evil laugh, "Things about you and Hikari…" he trailed off as Takeru ran out of the room, Taichi chasing after him.
"Hey!! Wait up you two!" Daisuke yelled, "You better not have been hitting on Hikari, Takeru!" He followed after them, still yelling.
Jyou rolled his eyes, turning to Yamato, "So, what's all this about?"
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"He kissed you?" Mimi squealed excitedly, her voice echoing through the empty stalls of the girl's bathroom. "Oh, that's so sweet!! He followed you all the way to the digital world to tell you he loved you!"
Sora clapped a hand over her friend's mouth, "Would you keep it down?"
Miyako sighed, "There's no one here but us, Sora," she looked as excited as Mimi, "So you two are officially dating now? That's so cute!"
"They do make a cute couple, don't they?" Hikari agreed, "What I don't get, is why you didn't tell us sooner."
Sora blushed, "I didn't want to rush things, or make him feel threatened…"
"Oh, that's just a lame excuse!" Mimi exclaimed, "He told you he loves you! If that's not rushing things…" She hugged her friend impulsively, "This is just so great!"
"Group hug!" Miyako announced.
Sora was starting to feel rather smothered.
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Yamato's face was on fire, or at least, it felt it was. Koushiro kept giving him knowing looks and Jyou was obviously waiting for his answer, only Ken's emotions were unreadable. "WILL YOU QUIT THAT?" He finally yelled at his red haired friend, feeling the beginnings of a headache, "Yes, I told her! But that's none of your business!"
Koushiro waited patiently for his friend to finish yelling, "So, what did she say?" he asked calmly.
Yamato glared at him, you could almost see the smoke erupting from his ears, "Koushiro…" he began dangerously, "I'm warning you…"
"Fine," the other boy shrugged, "We'll just ask Taichi."
Jyou turned to Ken, "Why do I get the feeling we're being ignored here?" The blue haired genius only shrugged in response.
Yamato's eyes almost popped out of his head, "T-Taichi?" he stuttered, "Taichi doesn't know anything!" he protested.
"Really," Koushiro raised an eyebrow, "Then you won't mind me asking," he concluded smugly.
The blonde looked around the room wildly, eyes seeking escape. Finally, he made a break for the door, screaming. The other three boys in the room sweatdropped, watching their friend run down the hallway, his screams fading into the distance.
Jyou looked at Koushiro, "Now, mind enlightening us?"
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His flight down the hallway was abruptly halted when he ran into someone. "Ouch," he muttered, landing on his butt. He looked up into a pair of rather frantic brown eyes, "Sora?"
Her eyes widened as she shushed him. She grabbed his wrist and pulled him down towards the computer rooms. "Be quiet," she whispered, "Mimi, Miyako and Hikari are looking for me. They're not too happy that I escaped." He would have found the melodrama rather funny if he hadn't learnt firsthand how scary their friends really were.
"Where are we going?" he asked quietly, slipping his hand into hers so their fingers were entwined.
'Digital world," she muttered, turning on a computer, "It's the only place that's big enough to hide us."
He grinned roguishly, "Plus, I like the idea of a little alone time," he moved towards her with the intention of placing a kiss on her neck, but she moved out of the way.
She laughed at his pout, "Later, Yama-kun. We need to get out of here first."
"You make us sound like a couple of fugitives," he held his digivice out to the computer screen at the same time as she did.
"Digipor-"
He cut her off with a kiss, as the portal to the digital world surrounded them.
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They landed in a tangle on the ground, Yamato on top of Sora. "Mou," she was blushing heavily, "Yamato!" she scolded, "Don't do that!"
"Do what?" he murmured teasingly, placing light kisses along her neck, "This?" She shivered slightly under his touch and he smiled, moving his lips upwards towards her lips, "Or is it this?" he asked, kissing her full on the lips.
When he pulled away, she was short of breath and redder than before, all too aware of the position they were in, "Yamato," she whispered, "I don't think-"
"Mmm?" he wasn't really listening, finding her blush altogether too cute, "What is it, Sora?" he asked, nuzzling against her neck. He'd been wanting to be alone with her all day, and it seemed that other things were only getting it the way.
She was feeling very uncomfortable, she loved him, but the situation was getting out of control. With some effort, she managed to push him off her, "Yamato, are you listening?"
"What?" he asked, annoyed. The moment had been completely ruined for him now.
She looked hurt and he realised he'd been taking it too fast. "Sora, I'm sorry," he moved closer towards her, holding her hands in his, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-" his voice broke, "I don't want you to do anything you're not ready for. I love you so much," he pulled her into a hug, scared of losing her because of his own stupidity, "I love you," he whispered over and over again.
"It's okay," she murmured, pulling away so she could look into his icy blue eyes, "You just freaked me out for a moment there, you know?"
"I'm sorry," he said softly, sounding like a little kid, "It's just that…I need you so much. I can't stand the thought of losing you now that I've found you."
She ran a hand through his hair, "You're not losing me, Yamato. Not now, not ever."
He buried his nose in her hair, inhaling her scent, "Promise?" he whispered in her ear.
"Always," she said placing a kiss on his soft lips. A kiss that promised to get more intense, as he pulled her closer, his tongue brushing her lips gently. Her hands slid through his hair, gently messing it up.
"SORA!!"
"YAMATO!!"
The two of them pulled apart with a groan. "Why are we never left alone?" Yamato complained half-heartedly, combing his hair with his fingers and tugging at the ends in a gesture of annoyance. He gave the two digimon a mock glare, "Have either of you heard of privacy?"
Biyomon gave him a reproachful look, "I don't get to see Sora very often."
Yamato shook his head, "Neither do I."
Sora gave her digimon companion a hug, "Don't mind him, he gets cranky," she ignored the pleading look Yamato was giving her.
Gabumon tapped his friend on the shoulder, "Um, Yamato? I know I'm no big expert on fashion, but you don't normally dress like that, do you?"
He looked down, he was still wearing his Romeo costume. He flushed, "No, this was for the play, Gabumon. I didn't get a chance to change after." He was really starting to hate the leather pants.
"Oh," Gabumon's eyes widened as he processed the information, "You let people see you onstage in those pants? They're really, really tight, Yamato."
Sora overheard him and burst out laughing as Yamato buried his face in the ground. "I don't believe this," he muttered, "Even my digimon thinks I look like a male stripper!"
Biyomon pulled at his sleeve, "What's a male stripper, Yamato?"
The question only made him turn redder, "Never mind, Biyomon. Don't worry about it."
The pink digimon turned to Sora in confusion, "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, you didn't," she replied, still laughing at Yamato's face, "I'll tell you when you're older."
This only made her more confused, "Humans are weird," she informed Gabumon, who nodded his head in agreement.
A still-red Yamato wrapped his arms around Sora's waist, "We're weird, huh? Well, us 'weird humans' would like a little alone time, if it's okay with you two."
"Fine," Gabumon said a little huffily, "We see where we're not wanted. Come on, Biyomon."
Sora elbowed him, "That wasn't very nice, Yama-kun."
He began kissing her neck again, "But it worked, didn't it?" he asked in-between kisses.
Her eyes glowed in the light from the setting sun, "I love you," she whispered, her lips meeting his.
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A/N: Lookie at that! I finished it! Wow huh? I hope you guys liked it! Please review! I'm sorry this took so long, but I got a job (Yamato: Surprising, huh?) and I've had training. Waitressing is hard!
Yamato: There's a surprising number of exclamation marks in that…
Does it matter? I mean really, does it?
Yamato: …no.
Good! *mutters about demanding muses*
Yamato: Anyway, now that you've finished this one. What about a sequel to Reconciliations?
Um, no? I know lots of people want one, but I don't see how I could write a plausible sequel. There would be no plot. I'm sorry!
Yamato: Well then, what about that new Sorato you've been wanting to-
*claps a hand over Yamato's BIG mouth* Shut up! That's a secret! And I'm still working on it.
Yamato: It's a multi-parter, right?
Do you know the meaning of 'shut up'? *glare*
Yamato: The people want to know! I am their voice!
Okay, no more TV for you… *drags Yamato off and locks him in a closet*
Yamato: *mumble mutter* ……
What? I can't hea~r you!! *runs away*
Thanks to all the people who've reviewed this fic and kept reading it even when the chapters were few and far between! *hugs* You guys rock! I do have a new Sorato in the works…but you'll have to find out about that, won't you? In the meantime, go read Reconciliations! (Even if you've read it before!)
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