**Wow, I can't believe the responses I have gotten from this fic! Thanks so much for reviewing it for me! I know that Tai and all them are Japanese, and that it's weird for them to be portraying Americans, but I figured they could live anywhere at any time, since this is fiction. . .sorry if I made anyone mad. And about killing Sora. . . .I have only gotten two reviews to kill her, and I don't think I could. . .Matt's definitely not dying due to the massive response from his fans. (*Matt thanks you from the bottom of his heart*). Anyway, here's chapter nine (*wow, nine*). . .**
War Torn
Chapter Nine: Talking It Through
Mimi and Sora hurriedly fixed their hair and makeup at the airport. They were supposed to go to the airport to pick up Tai, but were running a little late. Mimi brushed some eye shadow over her eyes before looking down at the floor. Sora noticed Mimi in the reflection and stopped pulling her hair into a bun.
"You okay? You're not going to throw up, are you?" Sora asked, taking a step away from her friend. Mimi shook her head and looked back to the mirror, her eyes distant.
"You're worried. I can sense it." Sora stated. Mimi nodded and fought back tears.
"I just hope he doesn't resent me for this." Mimi whispered, putting a silver pin in her hair before leaving the bathroom, Sora following moments later.
"Come one, we're going to be late." Sora replied, walking out the door with Mimi.
Matt stared out the window at the clouds. He missed being in a plane, even though he hadn't been out of one for very long. His thoughts were consumed by Mimi and the statement Tai had made.
'God, I hope Tai was kidding. I don't think I am old enough to be a dad. Mimi isn't old enough to be a mother either. . . .what have I done? How could I have let this happen to her? We're not even married, and I go and get her pregnant. Way to go, Matt, you've ruined the life of the only person you could ever love . . . ' Matt thought. Tai looked over at Matt, his eyes showing concern.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Tai said quietly. Matt jumped, startled. Mary and Ruth stirred out of their sleep and looked up at Matt with groggy faces.
"It's Mimi. Were you serious? Is she. . .you know?" Matt asked, running a hand through his golden hair. Tai shrugged.
"They didn't know when I left last week. They might know now." Tai replied. Matt nodded, taking in the reality of what might be waiting for him at home.
"I can't do it." Matt stuttered.
"Do what?" Tai asked, confused. Matt looked at Tai with fear-filled blue eyes.
"I can't go home to her. I can't come home and know I have done something terrible to her. I ruined her life, Tai! If we break up, no one's going to marry her because she will have a baby. . .my baby." Matt cried quietly. Tai looked at Matt for a moment, then slapped him.
"Do you love her?" Tai asked. Matt rubbed his cheek, then nodded.
"With everything inside me." Matt replied.
"Then you won't leave her. You'll stay with her. If she's pregnant, you'll take care of her. If she's not, you'll love her the same. Matt, I see how you care. It's like a banner. Talk to her, tell her what's on your mind. Chances are, the same thoughts have been haunting her." Tai said. Matt pondered the thought for a moment, then turned around to look out the window.
"Matt. . ." Tai trailed.
"No, I just need to think." Matt replied. Mary and Ruth shifted, and even though it disturbed Matt's healing wound, he didn't utter a sound.
'What am I going to do?' Matt thought, letting his mind float with the clouds.
Mimi and Sora stood with a large group of people. Among them was an old man and woman with an empty stroller. Sora looked at the couple oddly, but didn't ask about the baby carriage. Mimi felt a pang of nervousness run through her as she waited. The plane landed, and the steps were put into place. Sora and Mimi watched as young men filed out of the plane. Every time a man walked off the plane, a woman would run to him and hold him. As they got off, Sora began to wonder if Tai wasn't coming back. She grinned when a familiar brunette got off the plane.
"Tai. . ." Sora whispered. She did a double take when he got off the plane with a small infant and three young children, but she ran to him anyway.
"What's going on?" Sora asked. Tai held the baby boy in his arms.
"I'll explain it to you all later. I need to find-" Tai started.
"Gramma! Grampa!" Ruth, Joshua and Mary shouted. The elderly people Sora had noticed raced to the children, hugging them. Tai put the baby in the empty carriage, looking one more time at the sleeping child.
"Thank you so much for caring for them, young man. We'll never forget you." The old woman said, taking Ruth's hand and walking with her and the other children away from Tai and Sora. Matt walked up to the couple, who stood close together as they watched the family walk away.
"Matt! You're here!" Sora cried happily. Matt didn't smile.
"Where's Mimi?" Matt asked. Mimi walked over to her love shyly.
"I missed you." Matt whispered as he took Mimi into his arms, kissing her passionately. Mimi felt herself become entranced in the kiss she had waited for so long for.
"Wait. . .we have to talk. Alone." Mimi muttered, leading Matt away from Tai and Sora, who were holding each other and looking at Matt quietly. As the couple walked away, Matt glanced back at Tai, who smiled sadly. Sora leaned on Tai's shoulder, then Tai brought his lips to hers meeting for the first time since the bombing. As their tongues roamed each others' mouths, Tai brought Sora closer to him, afraid to let go.
"I love you Sora. I just wanted you to know that." Tai said. Sora smiled happily and held Tai close to her.
"I love you too, Tai. With all my heart and soul." Sora answered. Together they walked out of the airport and into the light of day.
"Matt, I have something to tell you." Mimi said shakily as Matt drove toward the nurse's quarters.
"I know." Matt replied. Mimi gasped.
"About the baby? How could you . . .Tai. . ." Mimi said, shocked. Matt nodded and stopped on the side of the road.
"Do you love me?" Matt asked.
"Very much so." Mimi replied, tears welling in her eyes.
"I love you too. That's the only thing that kept me alive after the plane accident. All I could think about was you. That's why I want to know if you think we're ready to get married and have this baby." Matt asked. Mimi looked forward, her eyes full of happiness.
"I want to. I want to build a life with you and our baby. Let's get married. I don't care if my mom and dad don't come. I don't care for a big wedding. All I want is you to be there holding my hand when this baby comes." Mimi sobbed, clutching to Matt's shirt as she cried. Matt held Mimi, running his hands over her back.
"Then let's go." Matt declared, pulling onto the road again and driving off the base.
Tai and Sora got off the bus in town and walked down the crowded streets. Stopping in a small restaurant, they ate dinner quietly.
"I'm glad you're alright." Sora said, taking one of Tai's hands.
"I'm glad I am here with you right now. I missed you." Tai replied, kissing Sora's hand that was laced with his own. Sora smiled and blushed.
"I don't want to go home, Tai. I want to be with you." Sora whispered. Tai turned his own shade of red, then looked seriously at Sora.
"Are you for real? You don't want to go home?" Tai asked. Sora nodded.
"I have the weekend off. . .don't have to report until Monday. You want to leave the base?" Tai asked. Sora nodded again, and Tai almost fell out of his chair.
"We'll take a bus then. Do you want to go home and get some things?" Tai asked.
"Yea, let's go get my things, then yours. We'll go away for the whole weekend. Leave everything behind." Sora answered. Tai got out of his chair, paid the bill, and rushed Sora out of the building and onto the first bus.
Matt and Mimi stood side by side in a little church off the side of a never ending road. A minister stood in front of them, and two other people stood behind them.
"Dearly beloved. . ." The minister said. Mimi and Matt took each others' hands and stood as the minister began to marry them.
**Haha, leaving it there! Sorry for those of you who wanted to see them get married in this chapter, but that's the breaks! Review for more!**
War Torn
Chapter Nine: Talking It Through
Mimi and Sora hurriedly fixed their hair and makeup at the airport. They were supposed to go to the airport to pick up Tai, but were running a little late. Mimi brushed some eye shadow over her eyes before looking down at the floor. Sora noticed Mimi in the reflection and stopped pulling her hair into a bun.
"You okay? You're not going to throw up, are you?" Sora asked, taking a step away from her friend. Mimi shook her head and looked back to the mirror, her eyes distant.
"You're worried. I can sense it." Sora stated. Mimi nodded and fought back tears.
"I just hope he doesn't resent me for this." Mimi whispered, putting a silver pin in her hair before leaving the bathroom, Sora following moments later.
"Come one, we're going to be late." Sora replied, walking out the door with Mimi.
Matt stared out the window at the clouds. He missed being in a plane, even though he hadn't been out of one for very long. His thoughts were consumed by Mimi and the statement Tai had made.
'God, I hope Tai was kidding. I don't think I am old enough to be a dad. Mimi isn't old enough to be a mother either. . . .what have I done? How could I have let this happen to her? We're not even married, and I go and get her pregnant. Way to go, Matt, you've ruined the life of the only person you could ever love . . . ' Matt thought. Tai looked over at Matt, his eyes showing concern.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Tai said quietly. Matt jumped, startled. Mary and Ruth stirred out of their sleep and looked up at Matt with groggy faces.
"It's Mimi. Were you serious? Is she. . .you know?" Matt asked, running a hand through his golden hair. Tai shrugged.
"They didn't know when I left last week. They might know now." Tai replied. Matt nodded, taking in the reality of what might be waiting for him at home.
"I can't do it." Matt stuttered.
"Do what?" Tai asked, confused. Matt looked at Tai with fear-filled blue eyes.
"I can't go home to her. I can't come home and know I have done something terrible to her. I ruined her life, Tai! If we break up, no one's going to marry her because she will have a baby. . .my baby." Matt cried quietly. Tai looked at Matt for a moment, then slapped him.
"Do you love her?" Tai asked. Matt rubbed his cheek, then nodded.
"With everything inside me." Matt replied.
"Then you won't leave her. You'll stay with her. If she's pregnant, you'll take care of her. If she's not, you'll love her the same. Matt, I see how you care. It's like a banner. Talk to her, tell her what's on your mind. Chances are, the same thoughts have been haunting her." Tai said. Matt pondered the thought for a moment, then turned around to look out the window.
"Matt. . ." Tai trailed.
"No, I just need to think." Matt replied. Mary and Ruth shifted, and even though it disturbed Matt's healing wound, he didn't utter a sound.
'What am I going to do?' Matt thought, letting his mind float with the clouds.
Mimi and Sora stood with a large group of people. Among them was an old man and woman with an empty stroller. Sora looked at the couple oddly, but didn't ask about the baby carriage. Mimi felt a pang of nervousness run through her as she waited. The plane landed, and the steps were put into place. Sora and Mimi watched as young men filed out of the plane. Every time a man walked off the plane, a woman would run to him and hold him. As they got off, Sora began to wonder if Tai wasn't coming back. She grinned when a familiar brunette got off the plane.
"Tai. . ." Sora whispered. She did a double take when he got off the plane with a small infant and three young children, but she ran to him anyway.
"What's going on?" Sora asked. Tai held the baby boy in his arms.
"I'll explain it to you all later. I need to find-" Tai started.
"Gramma! Grampa!" Ruth, Joshua and Mary shouted. The elderly people Sora had noticed raced to the children, hugging them. Tai put the baby in the empty carriage, looking one more time at the sleeping child.
"Thank you so much for caring for them, young man. We'll never forget you." The old woman said, taking Ruth's hand and walking with her and the other children away from Tai and Sora. Matt walked up to the couple, who stood close together as they watched the family walk away.
"Matt! You're here!" Sora cried happily. Matt didn't smile.
"Where's Mimi?" Matt asked. Mimi walked over to her love shyly.
"I missed you." Matt whispered as he took Mimi into his arms, kissing her passionately. Mimi felt herself become entranced in the kiss she had waited for so long for.
"Wait. . .we have to talk. Alone." Mimi muttered, leading Matt away from Tai and Sora, who were holding each other and looking at Matt quietly. As the couple walked away, Matt glanced back at Tai, who smiled sadly. Sora leaned on Tai's shoulder, then Tai brought his lips to hers meeting for the first time since the bombing. As their tongues roamed each others' mouths, Tai brought Sora closer to him, afraid to let go.
"I love you Sora. I just wanted you to know that." Tai said. Sora smiled happily and held Tai close to her.
"I love you too, Tai. With all my heart and soul." Sora answered. Together they walked out of the airport and into the light of day.
"Matt, I have something to tell you." Mimi said shakily as Matt drove toward the nurse's quarters.
"I know." Matt replied. Mimi gasped.
"About the baby? How could you . . .Tai. . ." Mimi said, shocked. Matt nodded and stopped on the side of the road.
"Do you love me?" Matt asked.
"Very much so." Mimi replied, tears welling in her eyes.
"I love you too. That's the only thing that kept me alive after the plane accident. All I could think about was you. That's why I want to know if you think we're ready to get married and have this baby." Matt asked. Mimi looked forward, her eyes full of happiness.
"I want to. I want to build a life with you and our baby. Let's get married. I don't care if my mom and dad don't come. I don't care for a big wedding. All I want is you to be there holding my hand when this baby comes." Mimi sobbed, clutching to Matt's shirt as she cried. Matt held Mimi, running his hands over her back.
"Then let's go." Matt declared, pulling onto the road again and driving off the base.
Tai and Sora got off the bus in town and walked down the crowded streets. Stopping in a small restaurant, they ate dinner quietly.
"I'm glad you're alright." Sora said, taking one of Tai's hands.
"I'm glad I am here with you right now. I missed you." Tai replied, kissing Sora's hand that was laced with his own. Sora smiled and blushed.
"I don't want to go home, Tai. I want to be with you." Sora whispered. Tai turned his own shade of red, then looked seriously at Sora.
"Are you for real? You don't want to go home?" Tai asked. Sora nodded.
"I have the weekend off. . .don't have to report until Monday. You want to leave the base?" Tai asked. Sora nodded again, and Tai almost fell out of his chair.
"We'll take a bus then. Do you want to go home and get some things?" Tai asked.
"Yea, let's go get my things, then yours. We'll go away for the whole weekend. Leave everything behind." Sora answered. Tai got out of his chair, paid the bill, and rushed Sora out of the building and onto the first bus.
Matt and Mimi stood side by side in a little church off the side of a never ending road. A minister stood in front of them, and two other people stood behind them.
"Dearly beloved. . ." The minister said. Mimi and Matt took each others' hands and stood as the minister began to marry them.
**Haha, leaving it there! Sorry for those of you who wanted to see them get married in this chapter, but that's the breaks! Review for more!**