**Hey everyone! Thanks again for reading and reviewing! I can't believe I have so many reviews right now! I was totally shocked when I had 20!! You guys are all cool folks, and I have another chapter right here for you! Sora goes to the airport to see if Matt survived. We also find out if Tai died or not, because I didn't make it very clear in the last chapter. I know, I'm evil. Give me a break! Anyway, here's chapter 14!**
War Torn
Chapter Fourteen: Home Sweet Home
Sora felt the warm rays of sunlight hitting her face. She opened her eyes and realized she had fallen asleep at Mimi's bedside the night before. Squinting, the auburn haired teen stood and stretched slowly. She heard Mimi moan a little, and looked down to see her friend lying in bed, her eyes slightly open.
"You're awake!" Sora cried, leaning down and hugging her friend. Mimi nodded, shifting her weight.
"You stayed with me?" Mimi asked, her voice sleepy. Sora smiled.
"Of course. I've been waiting for you to wake up for hours. I spoke to a general after you fell asleep last night. Matt should be coming home on a plane today." Sora said, trying to mask her concern.
"He shouldn't be coming home from the mission this early. He just left on it late yesterday afternoon!" Mimi stated. Sora frowned and walked to the window.
"Something happened, didn't it?" Mimi whispered. Sora turned around, tears in her eyes.
"They had to go early. All the planes crashed, and some men died. No one knows who lived yet, and he instructed me to go to the airfield and greet the men since you are obviously not in the best health right now." Sora replied.
"So my husband might be dead right now, but they don't know?" Mimi cried, becoming hysterical. She began to sob, her body shaking. Sora ran to her best friend and held her close.
"He's not dead. I have a feeling he's alive. You have to keep faith that Matt's coming home to you." Sora said, holding Mimi's hand.
"I don't know if I can survive if he's gone." Mimi wailed.
"Don't say that! He's alive, I know it! Have some hope, okay?" Sora cried. Mimi sniffled and nodded, wiping her eyes with a tissue.
"I'm going to the airfield now. I'll be back with Matt in about an hour." Sora said softly. Mimi nodded, and Sora walked out the door.
Tai groaned and struggled to sit up. A petite nurse walked by and stopped him. Tai looked into her dark brown eyes as she coaxed him back onto his pillow.
"Where. . .where am I?" Tai struggled to speak, his chest felt like a lead suit was settled on top of it. The small woman took Tai's temperature, touching his forehead with her little hand.
"You're in an army hospital. And lucky to be living, just so you know." She replied. Tai couldn't help but look at her pretty face and youthful features. He concluded that the girl was no more than seventeen.
"What's your name, if I may be so bold?" Tai asked, struggling once again with his speech.
"My name's Francesca Shepherd. And what's yours?" Francesca answered.
"Captain Taichi Kamiya, United States Army." Tai replied. He was very interested in Francesca's British accent. It seemed perfect for her. Infact, everything about the young nurse was perfect. She was so tiny, and had honey colored hair. And her eyes were like windows. Tai almost found himself falling for her, but caught himself when she handed him a letter.
"This is for you. We received it early this morning from America." Francesca stated. Tai opened the note and found news from Sora about what was going on at home. He smiled as she wrote about how she and Mimi picked out names for the baby. He liked the name for a boy; Alexander James was a strong name for a boy. However he disagreed with Mirah Lynn for a girl. It seemed too nontraditional.
"Thanks for the letter, Francesca." Tai said as he folded it up and put it back in the envelope.
"Is she your girlfriend?" the young woman asked. Tai shook his head slowly, his brown eyes showing his happiness.
"I'm marrying her as soon as I get home. By the way, when does my plane for home leave? Tonight? Tomorrow?" Tai asked.
"I'm afraid you have serious injuries, and will be staying here for about two weeks. I'm sorry, Captain. You're not well enough to travel." Francesca said softly.
"You mean I have to stay in this place for two weeks?!" Tai cried. He tried to sit up again, but the pain in his stomach and chest increased and he was forced to lie down once again. Tai's mind flooded with images of Sora worrying about him when she received word about what happened to him.
"Would you write a letter for me please, Francesca? I don't want Sora to get frightened when I don't return with the rest of the delegates." Tai asked. Francesca nodded and took a pen in hand.
"Okay, start it by saying 'Dear Sora, my one and only love'. . ." Tai started. Francesca scribbled on the paper furiously as Tai dictated a letter for his fiancée.
Sora stood in a yellow sundress with many other young women waiting for their husbands or significant others to arrive home. The plane landed, and Sora prayed Matt would step off the aircraft. One by one, men walked off the plane, greeting the lovers as they found them. Sora's heart fell through the floor, and her hopes were fading.
"Sora!" Matt yelled as he got off the plane, his arm in a white cast. He was covered in bruises and cuts, but was alive. Sora turned and ran to him, embracing him lightly. Matt hugged Sora and parted from her, looking for Mimi.
"Where's Mimi?" Matt asked. Sora walked with Matt to the bus stop, her head spinning with happiness. The happiness subsided when Matt asked where Mimi was.
"She was having a little trouble with the baby, and they had to take her to the hospital." Sora whispered. Matt's face went white, and he ran his good hand through his messy blonde hair. His azure eyes glazed over with pure fear.
"Is she okay? Is my baby okay?" Matt cried. Sora nodded.
"They're fine. She just needed a rest. The doctor said that her stressing over your absence made her body shut down. But she's going home tomorrow." Sora reassured the tall young man. Matt sighed and sat down on a seat in the bus. Sora sat beside him and put an arm around him.
"Everything's alright now." Sora whispered. Matt nodded, his mind preoccupied with Mimi.
Mimi couldn't sleep at all, no matter how hard she tried. Every time she felt the urge to sleep, she thought about Matt and how he might never see her again. The door opened, and Sora walked in alone. Mimi began to cry loudly.
"I knew he was dead. . .I knew it!" she wailed loudly. Matt walked in with some flowers and stopped Mimi's crying with a kiss.
"Oh my God, Matt!" Mimi sobbed. Matt held her close to him, taking her in as best he could.
"I told you I would come back. This is it, no more stupid missions. I don't want to be in the Air Force anymore. I don't want to leave you ever again." Matt declared. Mimi touched Matt's face with her fingers, and Matt ran his hand over Mimi's face.
"I love you so much!" Mimi cried, tears still falling from her face. Matt kissed Mimi's lips and wiped her tears from her eyes.
"Let's get some sleep, honey. You need your strength." Matt whispered. Mimi nodded and closed her eyes, clutching Matt's hand in hers. Matt kissed Mimi once more and turned to Sora.
"Thank you for caring for her. I don't know what I would have done without her." Matt whispered. Sora nodded and walked out of the room toward the exit. She longed to be home and sleeping in her bed. She also wanted to see if Tai had sent her a letter since she had received his last one.
"Thank you, Francesca. I appreciate it a lot." Tai said as he sealed the envelope and handed it to the young nurse. Francesca smiled and took the letter from Tai, walking away. Tai closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, his dreams occupied by images of him and Sora.
**That's it for that chapter!! I hope you all enjoyed it, but I can't feel my fingers anymore from all this typing, and that's definitely a reason to leave the chapter where it is! Read and review, and I will send another chapter out as soon as I can!!**
War Torn
Chapter Fourteen: Home Sweet Home
Sora felt the warm rays of sunlight hitting her face. She opened her eyes and realized she had fallen asleep at Mimi's bedside the night before. Squinting, the auburn haired teen stood and stretched slowly. She heard Mimi moan a little, and looked down to see her friend lying in bed, her eyes slightly open.
"You're awake!" Sora cried, leaning down and hugging her friend. Mimi nodded, shifting her weight.
"You stayed with me?" Mimi asked, her voice sleepy. Sora smiled.
"Of course. I've been waiting for you to wake up for hours. I spoke to a general after you fell asleep last night. Matt should be coming home on a plane today." Sora said, trying to mask her concern.
"He shouldn't be coming home from the mission this early. He just left on it late yesterday afternoon!" Mimi stated. Sora frowned and walked to the window.
"Something happened, didn't it?" Mimi whispered. Sora turned around, tears in her eyes.
"They had to go early. All the planes crashed, and some men died. No one knows who lived yet, and he instructed me to go to the airfield and greet the men since you are obviously not in the best health right now." Sora replied.
"So my husband might be dead right now, but they don't know?" Mimi cried, becoming hysterical. She began to sob, her body shaking. Sora ran to her best friend and held her close.
"He's not dead. I have a feeling he's alive. You have to keep faith that Matt's coming home to you." Sora said, holding Mimi's hand.
"I don't know if I can survive if he's gone." Mimi wailed.
"Don't say that! He's alive, I know it! Have some hope, okay?" Sora cried. Mimi sniffled and nodded, wiping her eyes with a tissue.
"I'm going to the airfield now. I'll be back with Matt in about an hour." Sora said softly. Mimi nodded, and Sora walked out the door.
Tai groaned and struggled to sit up. A petite nurse walked by and stopped him. Tai looked into her dark brown eyes as she coaxed him back onto his pillow.
"Where. . .where am I?" Tai struggled to speak, his chest felt like a lead suit was settled on top of it. The small woman took Tai's temperature, touching his forehead with her little hand.
"You're in an army hospital. And lucky to be living, just so you know." She replied. Tai couldn't help but look at her pretty face and youthful features. He concluded that the girl was no more than seventeen.
"What's your name, if I may be so bold?" Tai asked, struggling once again with his speech.
"My name's Francesca Shepherd. And what's yours?" Francesca answered.
"Captain Taichi Kamiya, United States Army." Tai replied. He was very interested in Francesca's British accent. It seemed perfect for her. Infact, everything about the young nurse was perfect. She was so tiny, and had honey colored hair. And her eyes were like windows. Tai almost found himself falling for her, but caught himself when she handed him a letter.
"This is for you. We received it early this morning from America." Francesca stated. Tai opened the note and found news from Sora about what was going on at home. He smiled as she wrote about how she and Mimi picked out names for the baby. He liked the name for a boy; Alexander James was a strong name for a boy. However he disagreed with Mirah Lynn for a girl. It seemed too nontraditional.
"Thanks for the letter, Francesca." Tai said as he folded it up and put it back in the envelope.
"Is she your girlfriend?" the young woman asked. Tai shook his head slowly, his brown eyes showing his happiness.
"I'm marrying her as soon as I get home. By the way, when does my plane for home leave? Tonight? Tomorrow?" Tai asked.
"I'm afraid you have serious injuries, and will be staying here for about two weeks. I'm sorry, Captain. You're not well enough to travel." Francesca said softly.
"You mean I have to stay in this place for two weeks?!" Tai cried. He tried to sit up again, but the pain in his stomach and chest increased and he was forced to lie down once again. Tai's mind flooded with images of Sora worrying about him when she received word about what happened to him.
"Would you write a letter for me please, Francesca? I don't want Sora to get frightened when I don't return with the rest of the delegates." Tai asked. Francesca nodded and took a pen in hand.
"Okay, start it by saying 'Dear Sora, my one and only love'. . ." Tai started. Francesca scribbled on the paper furiously as Tai dictated a letter for his fiancée.
Sora stood in a yellow sundress with many other young women waiting for their husbands or significant others to arrive home. The plane landed, and Sora prayed Matt would step off the aircraft. One by one, men walked off the plane, greeting the lovers as they found them. Sora's heart fell through the floor, and her hopes were fading.
"Sora!" Matt yelled as he got off the plane, his arm in a white cast. He was covered in bruises and cuts, but was alive. Sora turned and ran to him, embracing him lightly. Matt hugged Sora and parted from her, looking for Mimi.
"Where's Mimi?" Matt asked. Sora walked with Matt to the bus stop, her head spinning with happiness. The happiness subsided when Matt asked where Mimi was.
"She was having a little trouble with the baby, and they had to take her to the hospital." Sora whispered. Matt's face went white, and he ran his good hand through his messy blonde hair. His azure eyes glazed over with pure fear.
"Is she okay? Is my baby okay?" Matt cried. Sora nodded.
"They're fine. She just needed a rest. The doctor said that her stressing over your absence made her body shut down. But she's going home tomorrow." Sora reassured the tall young man. Matt sighed and sat down on a seat in the bus. Sora sat beside him and put an arm around him.
"Everything's alright now." Sora whispered. Matt nodded, his mind preoccupied with Mimi.
Mimi couldn't sleep at all, no matter how hard she tried. Every time she felt the urge to sleep, she thought about Matt and how he might never see her again. The door opened, and Sora walked in alone. Mimi began to cry loudly.
"I knew he was dead. . .I knew it!" she wailed loudly. Matt walked in with some flowers and stopped Mimi's crying with a kiss.
"Oh my God, Matt!" Mimi sobbed. Matt held her close to him, taking her in as best he could.
"I told you I would come back. This is it, no more stupid missions. I don't want to be in the Air Force anymore. I don't want to leave you ever again." Matt declared. Mimi touched Matt's face with her fingers, and Matt ran his hand over Mimi's face.
"I love you so much!" Mimi cried, tears still falling from her face. Matt kissed Mimi's lips and wiped her tears from her eyes.
"Let's get some sleep, honey. You need your strength." Matt whispered. Mimi nodded and closed her eyes, clutching Matt's hand in hers. Matt kissed Mimi once more and turned to Sora.
"Thank you for caring for her. I don't know what I would have done without her." Matt whispered. Sora nodded and walked out of the room toward the exit. She longed to be home and sleeping in her bed. She also wanted to see if Tai had sent her a letter since she had received his last one.
"Thank you, Francesca. I appreciate it a lot." Tai said as he sealed the envelope and handed it to the young nurse. Francesca smiled and took the letter from Tai, walking away. Tai closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, his dreams occupied by images of him and Sora.
**That's it for that chapter!! I hope you all enjoyed it, but I can't feel my fingers anymore from all this typing, and that's definitely a reason to leave the chapter where it is! Read and review, and I will send another chapter out as soon as I can!!**