The Heart Won't Lie

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I DON"T OWN DIGIMON!!!!


Ch.2: The Ultimate Sacrifice

Setting: Ishida Household
Matt's POV

Flipping through the channels. We have like 100 different channels on this TV, thanks to Digital Cable, and
there is still nothing good on to watch. So flip, flip, flip. What's up with all the romantic shit on TV today?
Oh yeah Valentine's Day is this Friday. Not like the holiday means anything to me, maybe if I had a girlfriend
I actually cared about it would. Someone say with beautiful red hair, cinnamon colored eyes, and legs that
just wouldn't stop. All right enough about Sora Takenouchi. I mean sure the last couple of years had been
good to here. Hehehehe, real good. UGH!!

"Matt I'm home."

"In here T.K." I called to my little brother, and sure enough around the corner comes the smaller version
of myself.

"What are you doing here squirt?" I asked him when he plopped down beside me on the couch.

"Oh I just stopped by to see what you're up to. What are you watching?"

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Over 100 channels, and nothing on." I answered him.

"Tell me something I didn't know. Why don't we get out of here and go down to the park or something Matt?"
T.K. could tell that I was on the edge of insanity, I was watching Sailor Moon for Christ's sake.

"Sure whatever. Nothing better to do anyway." I grumbled as I pulled myself off the couch.

"That's right. There is nothing better than hanging out with your little brother!"

"Right T.K. So what's got you up in the clouds today huh? I bet it's gotta do with a certain Kamiya female and
a certain social event this Friday night."

"Oh yeah! You should have seen Davis' face when Kari agreed to go with me today. When is that guy gonna get
a clue?" T.K. laughed, he could still remember the shock and grief on the other boy's face. He was so pitiful, and it
made T.K. laugh even more at the thought of it.

"Yeah why would Kari choose Davis, when she could have a younger version of Obediah's most wanted!" I
snickered. It was well known around town that any girl would give her left arm to go out with me. Well almost any
girl.

T.K. watched as the emotions played across his older sibling's face. And he was pretty sure he knew the reason. He
had seen the glances Matt had been throwing towards a certain Digi-destined. However, Matt seemed to think that
the former holder of the crest of Love wanted nothing to do with him. But T.K. had seen the glances she had been
throwing him way as well. He was glad he had had the courage to tell Kari how he really felt. He would hate to be in
the predicament Matt was now facing.

"Come on T.K. let's get out of here before I turn into a couch potato." I called to him. We made our way out of the
house and down to the city's park.


Setting: Obediah Park
Matt's POV (STILL)

I had been hoping that by getting out of the house and enjoying the fresh air it would clear my hind of a certain red
head. BUT NOOOO! She just had to be sitting underneath a tree in the park with an expression on her face that
made my heart weep. So of course I had to go over to her and see if there was any way I could be her knight in shining
armor.

"Sora… are you ok?" I asked her quietly once I had reached her side and she had turned to face me.

"Ma.. Matt! I'm fine, just feeling a little down I guess." Sora replied to me. Her slight stammer and the faint blush
that spread across her cheeks surprised me. Well Sora had always been a private person and I had probably embarrassed
her by catching her in a moment of weakness. I knew she wanted everyone to see her as this strong individual who could
take anything that life through at her, but at times I saw past that. I knew that usually she felt the same as me. Lost and afraid.
Only wanting to find someone to love and be loved in return. God I sound pathetic. I guess she brings out the softer side in me.

"Do you wanna talk about it? Sometimes it helps Sora." I told her. I was hoping that she would confide in me what was troubling
her. I just wanted to take away her problems and see her smile.

"Tai told me today that he's in love with me. I didn't know what to say." Sora told me. Sora could still remember the awkward
moment after he had made his confession. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt him, but what else could she do, what else could
she say to him. So she said she needed time to think about it.

I felt my heart and soul break. Of course Tai was in love with her. He had been infatuated with her since our first adventure in the
digital world. Obviously that infatuation had developed into something much more intimate and deep. Yet she seemed upset over
the news, I had always thought Sora was in love with him. Could she possibly be in love with someone else, mainly me? NO MATT!
Don't even think about it, you could never hurt Tai in such a way. He's your best friends damn it! It was then and there I decided I
would never tell Sora how I felt about her. I would bury my emotions so deep that I would forget about them and they would go away.
I hope. I noticed that Sora was staring at me, I realized she was waiting for me to reply.

"You don't seem to thrilled about the news Sora."

"Well to tell you the truth I'm not. I just don't want to hurt him. Oh Matt. I was in love with him for so long, but over the years he
never gave me any kind of sign that he felt the same way. Eventually I just gave up. Matt, I don't know what to do!" Sora cried to me.

I slowly took her into my arms and tried to comfort her as she cried into my shirt. I knew then what I had to say. Tai loved her and he
would treat her like a queen. She could have all she ever wanted if she started a relationship with him. She had loved him, if there was
even a small chance that she still did then I had no right to stand in their way. I slipped my hand under chin and brought her head up
so I could see her when I spoke my next words.

"Sora. You once loved him. Is it possible that you still might?" I could see that I had really thrown her for a loop with this question
because it took her several moments to respond.

"I don't think so Matt."

I tried not to let my heart leap for joy at these words; I had to do what was best for Sora.

"Sora, feelings like those don't change over night. I think that if you were really in love with him then maybe you should give you guys
a chance." I couldn't help but wince at the look of hurt and regret that flashed across her face. She crawled out of my lap and turned
away from me. She turned back to face me with her next question.

"Is that really what you think Matt?" She asked me. Well this was it. This was the defining moment. Could I really send my angel into
the arms of another man? It didn't take me more than a moment to decide. Yeah I could, if it was in her best interest and would make
her happy. Damn right I could. I loved her that much.

"I do Sora. I think Tai could make you happy." My heart died with those words. I knew that I would never love anyone again the
way that I had loved this girl. But I had done what was right. I watched as she gave me a sad little smile. I knew one day she would
thank me for what I'd done. But she would never know the true reason behind my actions.

"Thanks Matt. I gotta go, I guess I need to talk to Tai." With those words she gave me a small kiss on the cheek and left. As she
disappeared around the corner I felt one lonely tear wind it's way down my cheek. I quickly brushed it away. I would forget her.
I will not stand in the way of what could truly make her happy.