She was tired. She wasn't sure if it was from the actual fighting or from the adrenaline draining from her system. She had forgotten what it was like, fighting digimon. She was glad that they hadn't had to kill, this time. Her whole body ached and right now all she cared about was getting home and taking a nice, long, relaxing bath. She felt another presence walking next to her. She looked up to see Matt and Gabumon walking along beside her and Biyomon.
"Matt, what are you doing here?"
"I thought I'd walk you home," he responded. She couldn't decide if he had put his hands in his pockets to look cool or to keep them warm. Another gust of wind made her decide that it was probably the second.
"You're cold," he observed. He took his hands out of his pockets and covered her hands with his own. "Don't you have any gloves?"
"I left them at home," she admitted. "I know that it wasn't very smart, but I wanted to get here so bad…" She stopped as she realized what she had been about to say.
"Why did you want to get here so bad?" Mat stopped, making Sora stop as well. He tried looking in her eyes, but she averted her head.
"Well, I really like your band." It wasn't a lie, it just omitted certain truths. Like the fact that she had a major crush on him. "And besides, I had to give you your Christmas present."
"Thank you for the cookies," Matt said, softly. "I really liked them. I just wish I had gotten you something as good."
"Oh, you don't have to give me anything," Sora protested. She couldn't tell whether her cheeks were red from the cold or from the blush on her face. She hoped that he would think the latter.
"Actually, I did get you something for Christmas," he admitted. "It's back at my apartment. Mind coming back with me so I can give it to you?"
"Why don't you give it to me tomorrow, when we all exchange gifts?" Sora nervously suggested.
"I kind of want to give it to you now," he admitted. "Do you mind?" She shook her head. With that he gave her a warm smile and lead her to the apartment he shared with his father. She was shaking in trepidation as he unlocked the door. He motioned for her to go in first. As they entered, Sora looked around at the familiar surroundings. She and Matt had always been friends, so she had been here often. She took a deep breath, drinking in the smell of him. Sure, his father lived here too, but he was away most of the time, living in the TV station he worked in. Matt often joked about asking his dad to just sign the apartment over to him, if only because he was the only one really living there.
Sora stood in the living room, scared to really go anywhere. 'This is ridiculous,' she told herself. 'I've been here dozens of times, why should this one be any different?' 'You know why,' a small voice in the back of her mind laughed. 'The last time you were here, you didn't want to throw him on the couch and fuck him until he couldn't move.' Even though it was in her head, the comment was still enough to make her blush.
"Something wrong?" Her head shot up at the sound of Matt's voice and she desperately tried to drown out the inner laughter at her reaction.
"No, nothing at all." She had to try and hide her blush again. He had taken off his coat in his room and his black turtle neck seemed to cling to him in all of the right places. Dimly, she realized that he was speaking to her.
"Are you alright?" There was genuine concern in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I guess I'm just a little tired. It's been a long day.
"Yeah," Biyomon chirped up as she and Gabumon came in through the window. "She got up really early to start making those cookies." Sora didn't dare risk a glare at her supposed friend and partner.
"Well, I really appreciate them," Matt smiled. "This is for you. Merry Christmas." He handed her a small box wrapped in silver wrapping paper with a small red bow on it.
"Matt, thank you." Sora briefly wondered where Biyomon and Gabumon had gotten to, but dismissed it when Matt asked her to open it. "But, it's not Christmas yet," she protested.
"Please?" Matt asked. "I really want to see your reaction to it. Besides, it's kind of personal," he admitted. Sora relented and took off the wrapping paper. Underneath was a small black box. She gasped as she opened it. Inside was a small pendent made up out of two shapes. The first was her own crest of Love. The other was the crest of Friendship. She looked up into his eyes, her own full of questions.
"You have always been there for me," Matt started. "And I never really got a chance to tell you how much you mean to me. Over the years, my feelings for you have only grown every time I see you. I love you." Sora's eyes started to well up with tears.
"I love you too," she admitted. Matt grinned and reached around and took out the pendent. He undid the clasp and Sora turned around. He gently laid it down on her chest and closed the clasp behind her neck. He then reached around and kissed her.
"So after that we talked for awhile and then I went home," Sora finished.
"That's it?" Davis asked, skeptical.
"Yes," Sora sighed. "What, did you expect us to fall into bed with each other? TK and Kari have a relationship built on passion, because of who they are. Matt and I gradually built up to the level we're at right now. So, whose turn is it?"
"Mine," Tai spoke up. "Alright, TK, truth or dare?"
"I'm almost ready to take the dare," TK muttered. "Truth."
"Where did you and Kari disappear to during the victory party a couple weeks ago?" TK blushed slightly.
"We came home."
"You just came home?" Tai's tone clearly indicated that he didn't believe a word.
"Yep." Tai opened his mouth to say something, but TK beat him to it.
"Alright, my turn. Yolei, truth or dare?"
"Dare." TK blinked in surprise as the others stared at her. "What? You gave me the option, so I took it. Besides, I wasn't too fond of the direction the questions were going. So, dare." TK thought for a moment then leaned over and whispered to Kari. She began to giggle uncontrollably and nodded.
"I dare you to do a striptease for Ken and sit in his lap for the rest of the night." Yolei blushed furiously.
"I'm not going to be naked in front of all of you guys!"
"Fine, take off everything but your underwear, but remember, you chose dare." Yolei blushed as she stood and began to unbutton her shirt, her hips almost involuntarily swaying to some unheard music. She finally got the shirt off, revealing her lack of a bra. Davis was stifling his laughter at the looks on Ken and Yolei's faces as she moved her hands down to her hips and slowly began to undo the buttons on her jeans. She finally undid the last button and slowly slid the jeans off her legs, revealing a pair of lavender silk panties. She moved over to the chair Ken was sitting in and he pulled her into his lap, a look of admiration on his face.
"Happy?" TK chose not to comment, but his face was almost splitting with his grin.
"Ken is," Tai commented, his own grin evident. Ken was too preoccupied to throw anything at Tai, but Yolei gave him a dirty look.
"Back to you, Yolei," Sora giggled.
"TK?"
"Truth," he hastily replied.
"What was the kinkiest thing you and Kari have ever done?" TK groaned as Kari rubbed her hand along his back, soothingly. Tai and Matt leaned forward, eager to gain more blackmail material on their younger siblings.
"I'm not sure. Probably that time our senior year, where we did it behind the stage during prom."
"Wait, during your senior prom?" Matt demanded. "DAMN IT TK! I was up on that stage!"
"And you were singing beautifully," Kari commented. Davis, Ken and Yolei were in hysterics, while Sora was trying her best to hide her own grin. Tai was covering his ears, trying desperately to will the words out of his memory.
"I'm up," Davis gasped as he finally got his laughter under control.
"Ken, when did you and Yolei first do it?"
"Actually, we haven't," Ken admitted.
"No way," Davis grinned. "Never?"
"We wanted to save ourselves for marriage," Ken answered. "Even if it is to each other, we still want to be true to that."
"Good for you," TK commented.
"I'm surprised to hear that from mister Does-It-At-The-Drop-Of-A-Hat," Tai replied, sarcasm dripping from every word.
"I wasn't talking about me and Kari," TK defended, leaning back on the couch and pulling Kari closer to him. "Ken and Yolei made a choice and it's the right one for them. They love each other enough to be willing to wait for marriage before making love. That's good. Now, Kari and I love each other so much, that we really don't have any other way of truly expressing our love. That's how we work. We don't need an official ceremony to tell each other how much we love each other." There was something else to his words that Tai picked up, a kind of double meaning that he couldn't quite put his finger on. He risked a quick glance at Matt and Sora. Sora caught his gaze and briefly inclined her head towards the door, indicating they should talk later.
"I guess I'm up," Matt commented. "Kari? Your choice."
"Dare, I guess. Soul searching is all well and good, but there needs to be some adventure to it."
"I dare you to kiss TK like you do when we aren't around." She grinned.
"Is that all?" she asked. She and TK stood and TK placed his hands on her waist while she put hers on his shoulders. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment before leaping on each other. They devoured each other's mouths, tongues dancing together. Kari's arms went around his neck and the kiss deepened, while TK dropped one hand to her hip and pulled her leg up against his thigh. They two stayed that way for close to five minutes, grinding against one another. When they finally broke for air, their hair was disheveled and they were gasping for breath. The others just stared at them, mouths open, in total shock. TK and Kari sat back down, with her practically in his lap, her arms wrapped around his torso. "Was that enough?" she smiled sweetly. Davis shook himself out of his stupor.
"Damn," he breathed. "I am glad that I never have to see that. DAMN." Kari giggled.
"Don't ask if you don't want to know," she advised and then let out a massive yawn. "God, what time is it?"
"'bout half past one," TK announced, checking his watch. "Time for this to break up." The others agreed and began to gather up their things and made their way out the door. After they left, the trio surveyed the apartment and decided that they would deal with it tomorrow. Davis went off to his room, while TK and Kari went to theirs. They were too tired even to change clothes. They just stripped out of what they were wearing and climbed into bed and went to sleep.
