fighting against fate: revelations

taichi: hey nightflame!!

nightflame: eh? What?

taichi: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? how much longer is this story?? When do Sora and I get together??

nightflame: be patient Taichi. I just got back from a month-long trip in Korea and I've been working a lot. I recently realized that I neglected "Destiny" for so long, that it collected dust from inside my hard drive. Anyway, this is probably what would be considered the climax of the story.

taichi: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

nightflame: We'll see

taichi: *groans*

nightflame: I own nothing but the plot. No digimon for me, and I don't own the song "Swear it again" by Westlife.

Chapter 5: revelations

The ceremony was over and the first pair of digidestined had been married. Laughing guests, both digimon and human, were partying at a hotel. It had been a beautiful ceremony; Ogermon was even caught tearing, though he insisted that something was in his eye. The digidestined from all over the world were running around, dancing, eating from the large buffet (they were feeding some bottomless pits...err digimon, after all) Sora smiled as she watched Miyako and Ken. Rarely had Sora seen the young man smile and laugh with such joy. It was a large, joyous party. There was a dance floor, a large buffet, a place to take pictures, and even a karaoke machine. She watched as Koushiro and Mina, the digidestined from India, dance to a rather fast number. She cheered for Daisuke as he attempted to break dance. She watched, laughingly, as Taichi took an attempt at the karaoke machine. However, his singing skills had not improved since their first experience in the digital world. Mimi rescued Taichi and sang in place of him, much to the relief of many digimon and human alike. (a/n that was for DDofCourage ^_^ hee hee) Being that it was a large party, she was able to avoid Yamato, without raising suspicion. A couple times, Taichi had dragged her away from the table to dance, as well as Takeru, and even Iori. For now, however, she was tired and was content to just sit at the table eating. She watched Taichi on the dance floor, swing dancing with Mimi. She felt a twinge of jealously as she watched the two, but she caught Mimi's eye, who gave her a wink. Sora smiled at her actions; there was no need to be jealous. She knew that Taichi and Mimi were close friends, but nothing more. Deciding she was still hungry, she got up and went to the buffet.

Taichi was on the dance floor, laughing as he danced his way through several songs. Finally, after swing dancing with Mimi, he declared that he was exhausted and needed a break. Mimi nodded and went off to find another dance partner. Smiling, Taichi sat down at the table that Sora had been at. Glancing around, he saw her at the buffet table. "Third time tonight" he mused. Glancing across the room, he saw Yamato, warming up his guitar. "Hmm" he thought quietly when his thoughts were interrupted.

"Taichi! Look who I found!" Takeru was walking toward him, bringing a lovely blonde girl with him. Taichi smiled. "Catherine!" The French digidestined smiled and blushed slightly. "I'm surprised you remember me"

"I never forget a friend" he replied with a charming smile. "How are you? How's France?"

"France is fine" she answered. "Although I am thinking about moving to Japan" Taichi smiled at that thought. "That'd be fun. You could hang out with all of us here"

"So how are you Taichi? What have you been up to since we last saw each other? I did not recognize you with short hair"

Taichi laughed. "Yes, a lot of people have been telling me that. I cut it because I became interested in public relations and one has to look businesslike" he answered. Catherine looked at him coyly "Well, you look quite handsome. Just like last time" Suddenly a thought came to Tai. 'Is she hitting on me?'

"Well, if you need help in public relations with France, I'd be more than willing to help" she murmured as she pulled out a piece of paper. "This is the number of the hotel I am staying at. I'm in Japan for the next couple weeks. Call me anytime" She pressed the piece of paper into his hand, holding it a bit longer than necessary. Taichi opened his mouth to say something when Yamato's voice rang out across the room. "Hello everyone"

Sora had walked back from the buffet and saw Taichi and Catherine talking. Jealously flowed through her, and before she did anything rash, she quickly walked toward Miya and Ken, who were sitting down, apparently tired from all the dancing. Sitting down, Miyako leaned over to her. "Don't worry about her, Sora" Miyako whispered into her ear. "I have it on good authority that your feelings toward Taichi aren't one sided" Sora looked over at Miyako and smiled gratefully. Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Hello everyone" Sora glanced up to see Yamato on the stage. Digimon and human alike quieted down to hear him. He looked across the room and flashed his famous heart-melting smile. "I was asked by my good friends if I'd sing them something for their wedding. For the last week or two, I've been working on material. However, I just couldn't come up with anything. So, sorry Miyako, Ken, but I wasn't able to write you a song. However, I did find a song that seemed to fit. I hope you like it" Picking up his guitar, he motioned toward the rest of the band members. As soon as the piano struck the first chord, Sora stiffened. Softly, he started.

I wanna know

Who ever told you I was letting go

The only joy that I have ever known

Girl they' re lying

Just look around

And all the people that we used to know

Have just given up they wanna let it go

But we're still trying

So you should know this love we share

Was never made to die

I'm glad we're on this one-way street

Just you and I

Just you and I

Sora couldn't believe it. He was singing that song. Their song.

I'm never gonna say good-bye

'Cause I never wanna see you cry

I swore to you my love would remain

and I'd swear it all over again and I

I'm never gonna treat you bad

'Cause I never wanna see you sad

I swore to share your joy and your pain

And I'd swear all over again

Someone people say

That everything has got its place and time,

Ever the day must give way to the night

But I'm not buying

Cause in your eyes

I see a love that burns eternally

And if you see how beautiful you are to me

You know I'm not lying

Taichi looked over at Sora. She had a shell-shocked expression on her face. 'What's going on?' he thought confused.

Sure they'll be times we wanna say goodbye

But even if we tried

There are some things in this life

Won't be denied

Won't be denied

Sora sat there completely shocked. Staring onto the stage, her eyes made contact with Yamato. He stared into her eyes as he continued to sing.

I'm never gonna say good-bye

'Cause I never wanna see you cry

I swore to you my love would remain

And I'd swear it all over again and I

I'm never gonna treat you bad

'Cause I never wanna see you sad

I swore to share your joy and your pain

And I'd swear all over again

The more I know of you

Is the more I know I love you

The more that I'm sure I want you forever and ever more

And the more that you love me

The more that I know

Oh that I'm never gonna let you go

Gotta let you know that I

I'm never gonna say good-bye

'Cause I never wanna see you cry

I swore to you my love would remain

and I'd swear it all over again and I

I'm never gonna treat you bad

'Cause I never wanna see you sad

I swore to share you joy and your pain

And I'd swear all over again

All over again

All over again

I swear it all over again…

As the last of the chords faded, the room broke out into cheers. Sora, however, remained silent. 'He wants to try again' she thought amazed. 'But...but I can't. I've fallen in love...with Taichi. How can I tell him that?' As she sat there, her ears picked out a noise. Something was ringing. She reached for her handbag. Pulling out her cell phone she answered it. "Hello? ... Hello? Hold on a second please" She got up and made her way out of the reception hall, oblivious to the two pairs of eyes watching her. Out in the lounge, she continued her call. "Hello? ... Oh hello! … Yes, I'm at the wedding I told you about ... well, no, I haven't ... why do you ask? ... WHAT? Are you sure? ... I see ... mm hmm ... oh yes, uhm, thank you ... mm hmm … goodbye" she hung up the phone shakily. A million thoughts ran through her head. How could it be? Why did she feel like crying? Shouldn't she be happy? "Sora?" Sora closed her eyes. 'Please…when I turn around…let it be him' When she turned around, her heart dropped. "Yam...Yamato?"

Instead, there He stood, his azure eyes watching her. "I noticed you walked out"

"Uh, well, I had to answer a phone call"

Yamato looked at her, sorrowfully. "Sora. I'm sorry. I want to try again. I'm sorry for not trusting you. So, I just want to know. Will you forgive me?" Sora stared at him. She could tell from the expression in his eyes that he was genuine. She opened her mouth to say something when an image entered her head. A picture of the perfect family, one she had always wanted. She closed her eyes as she nodded slowly. She felt his arms hold her and pull her close. Slowly, she reciprocated the hug. She opened her eyes and looked up at him as he gently leaned down and kissed her. She closed her eyes, shutting out the tears. Neither Sora nor Yamato noticed the pair of pained brown eyes watching the two.

Taichi walked back in the reception, pain evident in his face. Hikari, seeing her brother like that, quickly pulled away from Takeru and rushed over to him. "Oniichan? Are you okay? What's wrong?" Silently, he brushed her off and headed toward Miyako and Ken, who were still sitting down, reminiscing with Iori, Jyou, Daisuke, and Mimi. Not noticing that he was interrupting, he apologized. "I'm really sorry Miyako, Ken, but I have to go" The occupants of the table looked at him confused. They could tell something was wrong.

"But, but…Taichi, why?" Miyako stuttered. In response, he looked in the direction of the door just as Sora and Yamato walked in, hand in hand. The others at the table looked toward the door as well. Turning back, he answered. "I just have to. I'm sorry" he gave Miyako a kiss on the cheek. "Congratulations" he whispered to her and patted Ken on the back. Swiftly, Taichi walked out the door, ignoring both Sora and his broken heart.

Sora watched as Taichi left, feeling helpless to stop him, despite everything her heart told her. 'I'm sorry Taichi. But I had to. I can't leave him, not now' She blinked quickly, to stop the tears. She looked over toward the table to see the shocked expressions of Mimi and Miyako, and the outraged eyes of Hikari. The males of the table, except Takeru, stared at the two, stuck between two emotions. Confusion at Taichi's sudden departure and relief that Yamato and Sora had seemed to made up. The couple made their way toward the table. Excusing herself from Yamato, she walked over to the girls. "Uh, girls? Can we talk?"

"Yes, I think we should" Hikari replied in a controlled tone, barely concealing her anger. Mimi and Miyako excused themselves from the table and the four girls headed off to the most private place they could think of: the bathroom. Once, safely in the bathroom, Mimi checked to see if anyone else was there. She came back motioning that they were alone. Miyako locked the bathroom door. "Spill it Sora" Miyako demanded. Hikari simply sat on the couch (A/N yes, a couch, in hotel bathrooms, at least in the women's, there's a separate room with mirrors and places to sit...make-up, ya know? ^_^ ) with her arms crossed. Mimi looked at the older girl confused. "Sora...why? You said you loved Taichi. And now, you're back together with Yamato?!?"

Sora looked away, tears threatening to fall. "I can't leave him" she answered in a pained whisper.

"Can't?" Miyako replied in a shocked tone. "Sora, why are you lying to yourself like this?"

Sora closed her eyes. "I…" she faltered. "I have to stay with him"

"WHY?" Hikari exploded. "Why do you have to break my brother's heart like that? AGAIN?" She stood up seething. "What reason do you have to hurt him again? You said you loved him!"

"I do love him. But I…I can't be with him" she whispered. She looked at each of the girls, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Why?" Hikari's tone was cold, but she hit the entire point of the conversation.

Sora looked at the angry girl, understanding full well. Hikari looked up and cared for her older brother deeply, as much as Sora did. She had hurt Taichi, badly. That thought broke her. This time, the tears did fall, in a relentless stream. "Because..." she whispered. "I'm pregnant"

nightflame: WOOO, what a plot twist! Good, no? What do you think taichi? *no answer* taichi? *looks over at taichi*

taichi: *frozen in shock, completely motionless*

nightflame: hmm...I think that plot twist got him. Did any of you see it coming? I tried to put in some hints. You did? You smart people!! ^_^ I think this is probably one of the better chapters. *proud of herself* uhhh, I think I'll go have taichi lie down now...fear not people, remember, as the summary says, "I'm not anti-sorato, I'm just pro-taiora!" okay, people review! The more reviews, the faster the chapters come. (Yes, it's blackmail, but hey, it's a standard fanfic-writer practice) Ja!