Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon...*sigh*...
The Magic Shop
"Are you gonna eat that Matt, or can I have the pleasure?" asked Taichi, poking at Matt's lunch tray with his fork.
Matt had been completely subdued in thought as Tai asked this, and still was when his friend, tired of asking, reached out and took Matt's tray of food and began eating from it. Actually, Matt had been unusually quiet all week, and seemed even more so today. Tai had the idea it had something to do with Mimi, and a pretty good clue as to how right he really was.
Matt was still staring straight ahead of him and not speaking when Tai finished eating. Tai noticed his friends' eyes seemed glazed over and were whirling with emotions he thought Matt had never felt before in his life, nor had wanted to.
"Matt...I'm going to ask you a question and I want you to answer me truthfully, okay? None of your macho crap or anything- this is too important. Alright?" Tai watched as Matt's expression remained bland. He had had enough of this! Matt hadn't spoken one word to him that entire week, with the exception of 'hey'. It was time to find out what this was all about.
"Matt, look at me! I want to know whats up with you! Matt!" Tai's sudden outburst caught the attention of the few students seated around their table in the school's cafeteria, but upon recieving an icy cold glare from Tai, they quickly went back to their own business. Tai himself decided it was time for some drastic measures, seeing as Matt wasn't responding to the yelling.
"OWW! Man, what did you do that for!" Tai quickly sat back down into his seat, relief-filled eyes watching his friend rub the place on his arm where he had been pinched, hard. "Glad to have you back here on earth Matt. Now will you please tell me whats wrong." Matt immediately opened his mouth in protest "And don't say its nothing" Matt's mouth closed quickly after that, eyes cast downwards- towards his empty tray.
Matt stared at the empty tray for a few moments, looking for the best way to change the subject. He heard his stomach growl and turned to look up at Tai, testing his acting skills like never before. "Did you eat...-"
"Oh, don't even try to change the subject buddy! I'm going to find out whats going on whether you want to cooperate or not. And by the way, yes I did eat your lunch" Matt shook his head, clearing the thoughts that were forming in his mind. He had to find a story that would satisfy Tai and yet not be a complete lie. With all his bad-boy image, Matt still found it hard to lie to anyone- especially his best friend.
"Well, are you gonna talk freely or am I gonna have to beat it out of you?" Tai's eyes carried a ferocity that Matt had only seen a couple of unfortunate times before. He cleared his throat and began to talk "I'm not going to tell you if you threaten me Taichi. Just give me time."
"Sorry, but you ran out of that yesterday Matt. Now tell me, does this have something to do with Mimi? Are you...Could you be...I don't know...In love with her?" The question seemed to linger in the air as Matt found himself reaching for words once again.
"Of course I'm not in love...Unless being in love means that my stomach flip-flops every time I'm around someone, or that whenever I think about that person, my hands go all sweaty. Or even if..." Matt's voice quickly trailed off as he realized what he had just said. Those were not the words his mind had reached for only seconds before.
Tai, Matt noticed, had gone completely pale and he was holding onto his chair so hard his knuckles were turning white. Tears were formingin his eyes and his lips were quivering with either fear or happiness. "Matt! I am so proud of you!! I always knew you had to have a heart under all that bad-boy image!!!" cried Tai, letting go of his chair and reaching across their table to pat Matt's shoulders. The people around them began to turn their heads towards the two friends once more, but this time weren't met with a glare.
"Oh Matt! I am so sorry I ever doubted you! But you're going to have to forget about Mimi and find someone else to set your heart on because she's already taken. Now, I know it may be hard at first, but remember, I'm always here if you need anything...." Tai's voice became a soft whisper as Matt delved into his thoughts once more.
His mind was swimming as he began realising what he had been missing all along. He had been watching Mimi all that week for any signs of a change of heart, but nothing had happened. He knew the spell wasn't yet complete, but he still figured that she would show at least a couple of signs....' I can't believe this...' he thought, still confused and becoming angrier every second, 'Sora lied to me! She said she'd help me get Mimi but really the spell was her way of getting me!'
Matt's mind suddenly flashed back to all the times Sora would appear from out of nowhere in the school and his palms would become clammy just seeing her. Then to the few times he was heading to the magic shop, his stomach doing flip-flops just from thinking she was there, waiting for him. It wasn't Mimi he had those reactions around- it was Sora.
Matt didn't belive in real love, therefore artificial was the only way he saw his feelings. After all, how can you fall in 'love' this quickly anyway? Matt gripped the table, furious that Sora had done this to him, his knuckles were becoming as white as Tai's.
"...Matt...Matt...Are you alright?" Tai's voice brought him back to reality and he let go of the table, jerking it away from him forcefully and getting up from his seat just as fast, making it fall down behind him. Tai's eyes filled with concern as he watched his friend's demeanor change from soft and quiet to harsh and abrupt.
"Matt, maybe you should sit back down...People are starting to stare..." Matt, however, ignored Tai's words of protest and stared down at him coldly. Tai, who was still seated, couldn't help but shudder under his friend's gaze. The people that had been watching the twosome the entire time all turned away and pretended to ignore the entire exchange, each hoping that they wouldn't be noticed.
"Don't say anything about this to anyone, got that?" whispered Matt harshly. Tai just nodded his head dumbly before Matt turned on his heel and left the large room, leaving everyone stunned and unable to contain their whispers. Tai himself just sat back in his chair, firmly shutting his eyes and whispering "I am so sorry...Sora"
~~~~~Meanwhile...~~~~~
"What do you think Sora? Is it me or what?" Aiko was standing in front of the drama room's full length mirror, admiring herself and the witch's hat she had found in a costume trunk a few metters away- the same one Sora was sitting on.
The drama room was a large- almost as big as the cafeteria -with a whole bunch of little changing rooms and a studio in it. I say its all one room because all of the walls forming the other little rooms were made only of pink floral curtains. The drama teacher had said that it was to bring out 'creativity' when he had told the janitor his plan for the room, but, of course, some people still didn't like the idea that anyone could just walk into their tiny curtained cubicle while they were changing into their costumes.
"Sora, hellooo...Earth to Sora...Are you awake or do you sleep with your eyes open too?" Sora quickly looked up at her friend and threw a flowered hat about the same colour as the curtains at her. The hat hit Aiko square in the head, making her frown. "Hey Sor, you should be more careful. Its all fun and games until someone loses an eye"
Aiko had at first, as I said before, been kinda afraid of Sora after finding out about her hidden power. But over time she realised that the time Sora used her powers against people (with the exception of Ohayo) pigs would probably sprout wings, or at least learn how to ride a broomstick.
"Aiko, what do you think of Matt Ishida?" asked Sora out-of-the-blue, looking down as she did so and avoiding her friend's gaze. But Sora could almost feel Aiko smirk and her eyes fill with playfulness. "Well Sora, I really don't know...Is there any specific reason you want to know...?" Aiko's voice was dripping with sweetness, but there was also an underlying tone of expectancy in it.
"You know exactly why I'm asking you Aiko....Please don't make this any harder than it already is" Sora spoke in annoyance, but there was a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks that made her look down once again.
"Well at school when he's with his friends I personally think he's a total asshole" Sora stared at her friend, shocked that she had sworn "Oh come on Sora, its just a word" Sora recovered enough to ask, "So you think he's bad news...."
Aiko couldn't help but relish in the tone of voice Sora was using. She always loved having the upper hand. "I wasn't finished yet Sora" she said, trying to seem slightly perturbed but failing miserably. "I was just going to say he's very...uhh...rude when he's with his friends, but when he's on his own- like at the Magic Shop -he's not that bad" Sora smiled at her friend, clearly relieved.
"Thats good, because I think I may be getting a tiny crush on him..." Sora was cut of as Aiko snorted, trying to hold her laughter in. "What's so funny Aiko? I'm trying to be totally serious here" Sora began tapping her foot impatiently, waiting for Aiko to regain herself.
"Sor, if you want to be serious than start off with the truth. Now tell me this: do you honestly believe that what you have is just the beginning of a 'little' crush? Or are you really that blind?" Sora just raised her eyebrow and looked at her friend curiously. "I must really be that 'blind', because I honestly don't see what you're getting at here Aiko."
"Oh come off it Sora! You really don't see how much you like him?....Maybe even love hi-" Aiko was cut off in mid-sentence as Sora stood up from her seat on the costume trunk and looked Aiko straight in the eye, all playfulness leaving both of them for the moment.
"Did you just say the 'L' word? My ears must be failing me...How could you even think that I could ever possibly love him?!" Her voice was the smallest whisper, but Aiko heard her clearly and shook her head. "Sora, why else do you think you haven't been able to sleep without dreaming about him, to spend one minute without thinking about him...Its love. Its the same horrible yet wonderful disease that your mother is suffereing from, only you're the lucky one"
"And how is that?" asked Sora, crossing her arms and biting her tongue in an effort to keep from crying out. Sora thought back to her mother and how much she seemed to love Ohayo...such a terrible, traicherous person. Aiko continued, "You're the lucky one because I know for a fact that Yamato a.k.a. Matt Ishida feels the same way about you that you do about him"
"Oh, Aiko...I would love to believe you...But how can I? Matt hasn't- and won't -call off his spell to make Mimi his because he loves his popularity more than anything else in this world" stated Sora bitterly "And I know that for a fact" Aiko shook her head once more, this time smiling.
"Sora, even if he won't call off his spell, you'll find out he loves you more than any of his popularity. And anyway, how are you going to handle the last part of the spell now that you know what you feel? You know as well as I do what the spell calls for, and I, personally, don't think you will be able to control the temptation." Sora smiled through the tears that had been forming in her eyes.
"Don't worry about that Aiko. I've got someone on the inside" She looked wistfully towards one of the roses on the paterened curtains and vanished before Aiko's eyes, leaving the other girl thoroughly confused.
~~~~The End of Chapter #5~~~~
A/N: How was that? I added a bit of Sora's thoughts in there for you guys, I hope you liked it! Please review and tell me what you think and I'll hopefully talk to you all in the next chapter! Bye for now, -minda
The Magic Shop
"Are you gonna eat that Matt, or can I have the pleasure?" asked Taichi, poking at Matt's lunch tray with his fork.
Matt had been completely subdued in thought as Tai asked this, and still was when his friend, tired of asking, reached out and took Matt's tray of food and began eating from it. Actually, Matt had been unusually quiet all week, and seemed even more so today. Tai had the idea it had something to do with Mimi, and a pretty good clue as to how right he really was.
Matt was still staring straight ahead of him and not speaking when Tai finished eating. Tai noticed his friends' eyes seemed glazed over and were whirling with emotions he thought Matt had never felt before in his life, nor had wanted to.
"Matt...I'm going to ask you a question and I want you to answer me truthfully, okay? None of your macho crap or anything- this is too important. Alright?" Tai watched as Matt's expression remained bland. He had had enough of this! Matt hadn't spoken one word to him that entire week, with the exception of 'hey'. It was time to find out what this was all about.
"Matt, look at me! I want to know whats up with you! Matt!" Tai's sudden outburst caught the attention of the few students seated around their table in the school's cafeteria, but upon recieving an icy cold glare from Tai, they quickly went back to their own business. Tai himself decided it was time for some drastic measures, seeing as Matt wasn't responding to the yelling.
"OWW! Man, what did you do that for!" Tai quickly sat back down into his seat, relief-filled eyes watching his friend rub the place on his arm where he had been pinched, hard. "Glad to have you back here on earth Matt. Now will you please tell me whats wrong." Matt immediately opened his mouth in protest "And don't say its nothing" Matt's mouth closed quickly after that, eyes cast downwards- towards his empty tray.
Matt stared at the empty tray for a few moments, looking for the best way to change the subject. He heard his stomach growl and turned to look up at Tai, testing his acting skills like never before. "Did you eat...-"
"Oh, don't even try to change the subject buddy! I'm going to find out whats going on whether you want to cooperate or not. And by the way, yes I did eat your lunch" Matt shook his head, clearing the thoughts that were forming in his mind. He had to find a story that would satisfy Tai and yet not be a complete lie. With all his bad-boy image, Matt still found it hard to lie to anyone- especially his best friend.
"Well, are you gonna talk freely or am I gonna have to beat it out of you?" Tai's eyes carried a ferocity that Matt had only seen a couple of unfortunate times before. He cleared his throat and began to talk "I'm not going to tell you if you threaten me Taichi. Just give me time."
"Sorry, but you ran out of that yesterday Matt. Now tell me, does this have something to do with Mimi? Are you...Could you be...I don't know...In love with her?" The question seemed to linger in the air as Matt found himself reaching for words once again.
"Of course I'm not in love...Unless being in love means that my stomach flip-flops every time I'm around someone, or that whenever I think about that person, my hands go all sweaty. Or even if..." Matt's voice quickly trailed off as he realized what he had just said. Those were not the words his mind had reached for only seconds before.
Tai, Matt noticed, had gone completely pale and he was holding onto his chair so hard his knuckles were turning white. Tears were formingin his eyes and his lips were quivering with either fear or happiness. "Matt! I am so proud of you!! I always knew you had to have a heart under all that bad-boy image!!!" cried Tai, letting go of his chair and reaching across their table to pat Matt's shoulders. The people around them began to turn their heads towards the two friends once more, but this time weren't met with a glare.
"Oh Matt! I am so sorry I ever doubted you! But you're going to have to forget about Mimi and find someone else to set your heart on because she's already taken. Now, I know it may be hard at first, but remember, I'm always here if you need anything...." Tai's voice became a soft whisper as Matt delved into his thoughts once more.
His mind was swimming as he began realising what he had been missing all along. He had been watching Mimi all that week for any signs of a change of heart, but nothing had happened. He knew the spell wasn't yet complete, but he still figured that she would show at least a couple of signs....' I can't believe this...' he thought, still confused and becoming angrier every second, 'Sora lied to me! She said she'd help me get Mimi but really the spell was her way of getting me!'
Matt's mind suddenly flashed back to all the times Sora would appear from out of nowhere in the school and his palms would become clammy just seeing her. Then to the few times he was heading to the magic shop, his stomach doing flip-flops just from thinking she was there, waiting for him. It wasn't Mimi he had those reactions around- it was Sora.
Matt didn't belive in real love, therefore artificial was the only way he saw his feelings. After all, how can you fall in 'love' this quickly anyway? Matt gripped the table, furious that Sora had done this to him, his knuckles were becoming as white as Tai's.
"...Matt...Matt...Are you alright?" Tai's voice brought him back to reality and he let go of the table, jerking it away from him forcefully and getting up from his seat just as fast, making it fall down behind him. Tai's eyes filled with concern as he watched his friend's demeanor change from soft and quiet to harsh and abrupt.
"Matt, maybe you should sit back down...People are starting to stare..." Matt, however, ignored Tai's words of protest and stared down at him coldly. Tai, who was still seated, couldn't help but shudder under his friend's gaze. The people that had been watching the twosome the entire time all turned away and pretended to ignore the entire exchange, each hoping that they wouldn't be noticed.
"Don't say anything about this to anyone, got that?" whispered Matt harshly. Tai just nodded his head dumbly before Matt turned on his heel and left the large room, leaving everyone stunned and unable to contain their whispers. Tai himself just sat back in his chair, firmly shutting his eyes and whispering "I am so sorry...Sora"
~~~~~Meanwhile...~~~~~
"What do you think Sora? Is it me or what?" Aiko was standing in front of the drama room's full length mirror, admiring herself and the witch's hat she had found in a costume trunk a few metters away- the same one Sora was sitting on.
The drama room was a large- almost as big as the cafeteria -with a whole bunch of little changing rooms and a studio in it. I say its all one room because all of the walls forming the other little rooms were made only of pink floral curtains. The drama teacher had said that it was to bring out 'creativity' when he had told the janitor his plan for the room, but, of course, some people still didn't like the idea that anyone could just walk into their tiny curtained cubicle while they were changing into their costumes.
"Sora, hellooo...Earth to Sora...Are you awake or do you sleep with your eyes open too?" Sora quickly looked up at her friend and threw a flowered hat about the same colour as the curtains at her. The hat hit Aiko square in the head, making her frown. "Hey Sor, you should be more careful. Its all fun and games until someone loses an eye"
Aiko had at first, as I said before, been kinda afraid of Sora after finding out about her hidden power. But over time she realised that the time Sora used her powers against people (with the exception of Ohayo) pigs would probably sprout wings, or at least learn how to ride a broomstick.
"Aiko, what do you think of Matt Ishida?" asked Sora out-of-the-blue, looking down as she did so and avoiding her friend's gaze. But Sora could almost feel Aiko smirk and her eyes fill with playfulness. "Well Sora, I really don't know...Is there any specific reason you want to know...?" Aiko's voice was dripping with sweetness, but there was also an underlying tone of expectancy in it.
"You know exactly why I'm asking you Aiko....Please don't make this any harder than it already is" Sora spoke in annoyance, but there was a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks that made her look down once again.
"Well at school when he's with his friends I personally think he's a total asshole" Sora stared at her friend, shocked that she had sworn "Oh come on Sora, its just a word" Sora recovered enough to ask, "So you think he's bad news...."
Aiko couldn't help but relish in the tone of voice Sora was using. She always loved having the upper hand. "I wasn't finished yet Sora" she said, trying to seem slightly perturbed but failing miserably. "I was just going to say he's very...uhh...rude when he's with his friends, but when he's on his own- like at the Magic Shop -he's not that bad" Sora smiled at her friend, clearly relieved.
"Thats good, because I think I may be getting a tiny crush on him..." Sora was cut of as Aiko snorted, trying to hold her laughter in. "What's so funny Aiko? I'm trying to be totally serious here" Sora began tapping her foot impatiently, waiting for Aiko to regain herself.
"Sor, if you want to be serious than start off with the truth. Now tell me this: do you honestly believe that what you have is just the beginning of a 'little' crush? Or are you really that blind?" Sora just raised her eyebrow and looked at her friend curiously. "I must really be that 'blind', because I honestly don't see what you're getting at here Aiko."
"Oh come off it Sora! You really don't see how much you like him?....Maybe even love hi-" Aiko was cut off in mid-sentence as Sora stood up from her seat on the costume trunk and looked Aiko straight in the eye, all playfulness leaving both of them for the moment.
"Did you just say the 'L' word? My ears must be failing me...How could you even think that I could ever possibly love him?!" Her voice was the smallest whisper, but Aiko heard her clearly and shook her head. "Sora, why else do you think you haven't been able to sleep without dreaming about him, to spend one minute without thinking about him...Its love. Its the same horrible yet wonderful disease that your mother is suffereing from, only you're the lucky one"
"And how is that?" asked Sora, crossing her arms and biting her tongue in an effort to keep from crying out. Sora thought back to her mother and how much she seemed to love Ohayo...such a terrible, traicherous person. Aiko continued, "You're the lucky one because I know for a fact that Yamato a.k.a. Matt Ishida feels the same way about you that you do about him"
"Oh, Aiko...I would love to believe you...But how can I? Matt hasn't- and won't -call off his spell to make Mimi his because he loves his popularity more than anything else in this world" stated Sora bitterly "And I know that for a fact" Aiko shook her head once more, this time smiling.
"Sora, even if he won't call off his spell, you'll find out he loves you more than any of his popularity. And anyway, how are you going to handle the last part of the spell now that you know what you feel? You know as well as I do what the spell calls for, and I, personally, don't think you will be able to control the temptation." Sora smiled through the tears that had been forming in her eyes.
"Don't worry about that Aiko. I've got someone on the inside" She looked wistfully towards one of the roses on the paterened curtains and vanished before Aiko's eyes, leaving the other girl thoroughly confused.
~~~~The End of Chapter #5~~~~
A/N: How was that? I added a bit of Sora's thoughts in there for you guys, I hope you liked it! Please review and tell me what you think and I'll hopefully talk to you all in the next chapter! Bye for now, -minda
