nightflame:
*surrounded by empty buckets, used smelling salts, and a megaphone* hmmm. It's
been a while now and Taichi still hasn't woken up. Nothing seems to work.
*getting worried* what should I do?!? *inspiration* I know! *whispers into
Taichi's ear* Is that Sora in a two-piece I see over there?
taichi: *waking up suddenly* What? Where? *looks around*
nightflame: hmph. Typical guy.
taichi: *catches sight of nightflame* YOU!!! ARGH!! *jumps up and starts
throttling nightflame* HOW DARE YOU?!? SHE'S WITH YAMATO!!! *throttle*throttle*
nightflame: *turning purple* ack...ice...fall...*a gigantic silver/blue dragon
suddenly appears and eyes taichi warily, who lets go of nightflame's neck*
ekkk...*wheezes*...geez taichi...*wheeze* I think you just did what many taiora
fans have wanted to do to me since I posted chapter 5. *wheeze* I even have
logan taking shots...*wheeze* you have no faith in me, do you taichi? Remember,
this is a TAIORA with a sprinkling of takari and SORATO.
taichi: *glares at nightflame, fingers twitching at the sound of the 'S' word*
(new take on it...hee hee)
nightflame: *takes cover on icefall's back* calm down taichi. Just have some
faith in me.
taichi: hmph.
nightflame: *still hiding on icefall's back* standard disclaimers apply
Chapter 6: moving on
"Taichi?"
A young, pink-haired individual poked her head into the apartment. "You
here?" Slowly, the young lady made her way through the messy apartment.
There was no noise. She headed toward the extra bedroom. She opened to the door
and her eyes widen in shock. On top of the bed, sat a couple suitcases. Walking
over, she opened one. Everything was neatly packed, toothbrush, brushes, hair
dryer, everything. "Everything's in there" a voice called out.
"GAHHH!!" Mimi Tachikawa cried out, jumping up about a foot in the
air. She turned around to see Taichi standing there, a wry grin on his face.
"That's the funniest thing I've seen the past couple days" he said
quietly, his smile now fading, as memories from the wedding assaulted him.
Abruptly, he turned and headed out. Mimi stood there, shocked for a minute
before it dawned on her. This was Sora's room. She doubted that he had been in
here aside to pack Sora's bags for her, since the wedding three days ago.
Quickly, she went after Taichi. She found him in the living room, by his
laptop, flipping a folded piece of paper between his fingers.
"Taichi?"
Taichi turned his head slightly, to acknowledge that he heard her. They stood
like that in silence before Mimi spoke up. "Are you...okay?" Looking
at him more closely, she noticed signs of strain on his face. His eyes were
slightly red-rimmed, indicating to her that he had been crying, or had cried
recently. He gave her a ghost of a smile."I'm okay Mimi...really" he
assured her. Mimi shook her head.
"No, you're not" she said bluntly. "I can tell that you were
crying. You looked horrible!! I can tell you're strained, and..."
"Mimi, calm down" he smiled wryly. "No wonder you're the
Guardian of Sincerity. It's okay. I've...I've let her go" he said the last
part softly.
Mimi stared at him. "Why?"
"What do you mean why?" he responded, incredulous.
"Why? You love her. You two are meant to be together. It's fate. If you
don't do anything, you'll lose her!"
"She was never mine Meems" was the soft reply. "You can't lose
something if it was never belonged to you" He looked her deeply in the
eyes. "Besides, she deserves her perfect family. She cares for Yamato, and
I know he loves her"
Mimi stared at him suspiciously. Sora hadn't told anyone except Miyako, Hikari
and her about the pregnancy. "What do you mean, her perfect family?"
"I know Mimi"
"Know what? I don't know what you're talking about"
"The doctor called" he looked away. "He was calling for Ms.
Takenouchi to schedule another appointment to talk about her pregnancy" he
continued to flip the piece of paper in his hand. Mimi felt her heart go out to
Taichi. What a horrible way to discover the love of your life was pregnant with
someone else's baby. "Taichi..." she faltered. What do you say during
a situation like this?
"It's okay Meems" he stated softly. "I've let her go" he
looked up at her. "I just want her to be happy"
"At the expense of your heart" Mimi looked at him sadly. "She'd
be happier with you"
At this Taichi looked away. "It's just...I was there when she needed help.
That's all. She's found her love and it's in him"
Mimi looked at him sharply. "Are you trying to tell me that you're not in
love with her?" He simply closed his eyes. "Well, I never...maybe
you're right. After all, Yamato makes her laugh, makes her smile, he's given
her what she's always wanted, hasn't he?" Mimi was clearly frustrated.
"Everything you didn''t"
Taichi looked away, but Mimi caught the sight of a tear running down his face.
"It hurts you, doesn't it Taichi?"
"Why should it?" his voice was heavy.
"Because..." Mimi replied, her voice far more gentle. "in your
heart, you know the truth, and you can't deny what you feel for her"
Taichi turned and looked at her, his eyes brimming with unshed tears. He looked
at her. "I love her. With all my heart, and all my soul. Is that what you
wanted to hear Mimi?" he responded angrily. "I want to be there for
her every second of the day, just to hold her, just to be in her presence. I
want to wipe away every tear with a kiss. I would give my life to hear her
laugh, to see her smile, to have her look at me with her beautiful red eyes and
tell me...tell me that she loves me too" At this, he fell to his knees,
sobbing. Mimi kneeled down next to him. "Oh Taichi" Gently, she
cradled him in her arms and he cried.
"Why? Why Mimi? God, it's not natural for someone to love anyone this
much. Why can' it be? Why can't she love me?" Mimi had no words. She
simply hugged him.
Slowly, the tears ceased to fall, and Taichi looked up at her. "You should
go after her" Mimi replied softly. Taichi shook his head. "I have to
let her go, Meems. All her life, she's wanted to have a, quote, unquote, normal
family. Now...now he's given her a chance to have that. I want her to be happy,
even if it is without me"
At this, Mimi hugged Taichi tightly. "You're the most courageous person I
know, Taichi" He gave a hollow laugh. "You are" she whispered
fiercely. "Courage is more than just acting upon your feelings. It's doing
what is right, no matter what" She kissed him on the cheek. "I admire
you" she stated softly. Giving him one last hug, she stood up and put a
small key on the living room table. "I was asked to give that back to
you" Taichi looked at it. It was a spare key to the apartment, one he had
given Sora when she had moved in him. It had only been a week ago, but it felt
like an eternity. Mimi quietly left the apartment, taking with her the suitcases
filled with Sora's stuff.
"Doing what is right, no matter what eh?" he repeated softly, letting
the words hang in the air. Slowly, deliberately ignoring the key still sitting
on the table, he reached for his laptop. He glanced at his paper, the one he
had worked so hard on the last couple weeks. He looked at the last question his
professor left him. Why should we trust the 'digital monsters'? They
have hurt us before, so why should we open ourselves up for a third chance? Taichi looked at the question blankly, words slowly
filling in his head. Haltingly, he began to type.
If
we do not continue on, we deny ourselves of what could be. In the end, we will
look back with regrets because we did not have to courage to go forward. We
must let go of our fears, our past experiences, and look toward a brighter
future. Letting go is hard, but we must, for it is the right thing to do. We
must use our courage to continue on, to love and accept those whom we once
feared, and build a world filled with light and hope. By moving forward, we
free ourselves from a world of regret and into a brighter future
Taichi re-read what he wrote. He closed his eyes once more before he hit the
print button. He glanced over to folded piece of paper that he had been
flipping earlier. It had fallen, discarded, onto the table, during his
heart-to-heart with Mimi. Slowly, he reached over and picked it up. He
hesitated for the briefest second before he walked over to the phone and
punched in some numbers. He waited until he heard a voice on the other end.
"Hello, Catherine? It's me, Taichi"
nightflame: thus ends...the sixth chapter. Hmmm, well, just to explain a bit,
I'm fixing the season finale of 02. There, questions and things shall be
explained.
taichi: *still seething at nightflame*
nightflame: and uhm...apparently taichi is still mad at me. *sweatdrop* so I'll
be think I might be staying here on icefall's back for a while. Review people!
Give me something to do! I know some of you are in shock because of the
sor…err, you know…but really, it helps me a lot when you guys review…unless
none of you want me to continue and I'll just take the fic down…erm, yea.
Review…please????
