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Wart Torn
Chapter Fifteen: Journey On
Three weeks had passed since Tai had written his letter to Sora. A week after he had sent the letter, he received a letter Sora had written. He was worried when he read about Mimi's sudden hospitalization, but felt relief when he found that Matt had made it home safe. A little broken up, but fine otherwise. Sora expressed to Tai how much she missed him, and was thankful he was still alive. Tai put the letter down on the table beside his bed. It was the third time he had read it. One other letter was lying on the table, another from Sora sent a week after the first one. Tai read that letter over and over until he had almost memorized it.
'If only she knew how much I missed her right now. . . ' Tai thought as a sigh escaped his lips. Francesca walked into his area and smiled brightly at him.
"Good morning, Tai, how are you today?" Francesca asked cheerily. She and Tai had gotten to the point of calling each other by name instead of 'Nurse' or ' Captain'. Her face was glowing radiantly that morning, something Tai noticed right off the bat. Something was up with his new friend, and he couldn't help but wonder what wa son her mind.
"You seem extra cheerful today, Francesca. What's going on with you?" Tai asked curiously. Francesca handed Tai a couple papers.
"You're well enough to go home!" Francesca cried happily. Tai felt his heart leap into his throat. He had been waiting for those papers for weeks.
"Oh my God. . .I'm going home!" Tai called, throwing his hands into the air with gladness. Francesca watched the young teen with a feeling of sadness.
"Tai. . .can we talk real quick?" Francesca asked. Tai quieted down, but started to get out of bed. He was still sore from his recovering wounds, and struggled slightly.
"I'm going to change into my uniform, and then we can talk. Thank you so much for caring for me. I appreciate it more than you could ever know." Tai gushed. Francesca nodded, her eyes losing the sparkle they had carried moments before. As Tai walked away, Francesca began to think.
'How am I going to tell him?' she thought as she walked away from Tai's empty bed.
Mimi opened her eyes and looked around quickly, her brown eyes darting around the room. It was empty, except for the basic hospital furniture.
"He's not here. . ." she whispered aloud, sobbing. Sora walked in, and upon seeing her crying friend, rushed to her side.
"Mimi, what's wrong? Are you in pain?" Sora asked. Mimi's hospital stay had been extended after she had felt discomfort in her abdomen. She had been on bedrest in the hospital for almost three weeks.
"Matt. . .I had a dream he came home and said he wasn't going to leave me again. Then when I woke up this morning, he was gone." Mimi wailed. Matt walked into the room, flowers and some coffee in hand. He too rushed to Mimi when he noticed her crying.
"Honey. . .what's wrong?" Matt asked. Mimi looked at Matt and cried harder. Confused, the blonde looked at Sora.
"She thought she dreamt about you coming home, and when you weren't here when she woke up, she panicked." Sora whispered. Matt took Mimi's hands and looked into her eyes.
"Honey, you know I have been here for three weeks. I'm not leaving, I promise. I just went to get you flowers. . . " Matt said reassuringly. Mimi stopped crying and squeezed Matt's hands.
"I sleep so much. . .I guess I haven't realized it's been that long. . ." Mimi replied. Matt kissed Mimi's forehead, and set the vase of flowers beside her bed. Sora sat down halfheartedly on a small bench beside the window, looking out at the sky with a distant look on her face.
"Is everything okay, Sora? Has Tai come home yet?" Mimi asked. Matt looked at Sora worriedly. She had been trying to be strong while Tai was gone, but it had been weeks, and he had written only one letter. Sora turned to the couple and smiled weakly.
"Yea, everything's fine. He'll be home any time now." Sora answered, almost like a machine. Matt's eyes darkened as he watched Sora retreat to the window again.
"He still hasn't written?" Mimi asked. She may have spent the majority of her hospital time sleeping, but she did know a lot of details about Sora and Tai. Matt shook his head, his blue eye solemn.
"No, he hasn't. It doesn't seem as if he's going to, either. She's written him twice, and he hasn't replied to her latest letter." Matt replied. Mimi looked at Matt with worried brown eyes.
"Do you think he's found someone over there, and won't come home again?" Mimi asked. Matt shrugged.
"Tai has always been shy around girls. Remember that I had set him up with you at first, and he clammed up as soon as we met you. And by the way, I am so glad he didn't go on that date with you, otherwise I would be spending a lot of very sad nights at home pining for you." Matt replied. Mimi smiled for the first time in what seemed like ages.
"I'm glad too." Mimi added.
Tai straightened his tie as he looked in the mirror. His hair was done neatly, and a hat crowned his head. He had to look his best when he returned home. He wanted Sora to be shocked to see him. As he was putting on the finishing touches, Francesca walked over to Tai, holding her hands nervously.
"Tai. . .I have to speak to you." Francesca asked timidly. Tai turned around, a huge smile on his face.
"Okay, what do you need?" Tai answered. Francesca looked at the floor, then Tai, then back at the floor.
"I need. . .you." Francesca whispered. Tai's face paled as he listened to his nurse speak.
"Me? What are you talking about?" Tai asked.
"I'm afraid I have broken the cardinal rule of Nursing, and I have fallen for a patient. And that patient is you." Francesca replied. Tai couldn't believe what he was hearing. His nurse, his only friend in Great Britain, had fallen in love with him.
"Francesca, I-" Tai started. She silenced him with a slim finger.
"Don't speak." Francesca instructed the young man. She leaned up and pressed her lips against Tai's gently, kissing him for the first time.
**Sorry this is so short, and sorry for the cliffhanger! I'll bring you more with some reviews, so get cracking and review this fic!! Au revoir! (*Later!*)**
Wart Torn
Chapter Fifteen: Journey On
Three weeks had passed since Tai had written his letter to Sora. A week after he had sent the letter, he received a letter Sora had written. He was worried when he read about Mimi's sudden hospitalization, but felt relief when he found that Matt had made it home safe. A little broken up, but fine otherwise. Sora expressed to Tai how much she missed him, and was thankful he was still alive. Tai put the letter down on the table beside his bed. It was the third time he had read it. One other letter was lying on the table, another from Sora sent a week after the first one. Tai read that letter over and over until he had almost memorized it.
'If only she knew how much I missed her right now. . . ' Tai thought as a sigh escaped his lips. Francesca walked into his area and smiled brightly at him.
"Good morning, Tai, how are you today?" Francesca asked cheerily. She and Tai had gotten to the point of calling each other by name instead of 'Nurse' or ' Captain'. Her face was glowing radiantly that morning, something Tai noticed right off the bat. Something was up with his new friend, and he couldn't help but wonder what wa son her mind.
"You seem extra cheerful today, Francesca. What's going on with you?" Tai asked curiously. Francesca handed Tai a couple papers.
"You're well enough to go home!" Francesca cried happily. Tai felt his heart leap into his throat. He had been waiting for those papers for weeks.
"Oh my God. . .I'm going home!" Tai called, throwing his hands into the air with gladness. Francesca watched the young teen with a feeling of sadness.
"Tai. . .can we talk real quick?" Francesca asked. Tai quieted down, but started to get out of bed. He was still sore from his recovering wounds, and struggled slightly.
"I'm going to change into my uniform, and then we can talk. Thank you so much for caring for me. I appreciate it more than you could ever know." Tai gushed. Francesca nodded, her eyes losing the sparkle they had carried moments before. As Tai walked away, Francesca began to think.
'How am I going to tell him?' she thought as she walked away from Tai's empty bed.
Mimi opened her eyes and looked around quickly, her brown eyes darting around the room. It was empty, except for the basic hospital furniture.
"He's not here. . ." she whispered aloud, sobbing. Sora walked in, and upon seeing her crying friend, rushed to her side.
"Mimi, what's wrong? Are you in pain?" Sora asked. Mimi's hospital stay had been extended after she had felt discomfort in her abdomen. She had been on bedrest in the hospital for almost three weeks.
"Matt. . .I had a dream he came home and said he wasn't going to leave me again. Then when I woke up this morning, he was gone." Mimi wailed. Matt walked into the room, flowers and some coffee in hand. He too rushed to Mimi when he noticed her crying.
"Honey. . .what's wrong?" Matt asked. Mimi looked at Matt and cried harder. Confused, the blonde looked at Sora.
"She thought she dreamt about you coming home, and when you weren't here when she woke up, she panicked." Sora whispered. Matt took Mimi's hands and looked into her eyes.
"Honey, you know I have been here for three weeks. I'm not leaving, I promise. I just went to get you flowers. . . " Matt said reassuringly. Mimi stopped crying and squeezed Matt's hands.
"I sleep so much. . .I guess I haven't realized it's been that long. . ." Mimi replied. Matt kissed Mimi's forehead, and set the vase of flowers beside her bed. Sora sat down halfheartedly on a small bench beside the window, looking out at the sky with a distant look on her face.
"Is everything okay, Sora? Has Tai come home yet?" Mimi asked. Matt looked at Sora worriedly. She had been trying to be strong while Tai was gone, but it had been weeks, and he had written only one letter. Sora turned to the couple and smiled weakly.
"Yea, everything's fine. He'll be home any time now." Sora answered, almost like a machine. Matt's eyes darkened as he watched Sora retreat to the window again.
"He still hasn't written?" Mimi asked. She may have spent the majority of her hospital time sleeping, but she did know a lot of details about Sora and Tai. Matt shook his head, his blue eye solemn.
"No, he hasn't. It doesn't seem as if he's going to, either. She's written him twice, and he hasn't replied to her latest letter." Matt replied. Mimi looked at Matt with worried brown eyes.
"Do you think he's found someone over there, and won't come home again?" Mimi asked. Matt shrugged.
"Tai has always been shy around girls. Remember that I had set him up with you at first, and he clammed up as soon as we met you. And by the way, I am so glad he didn't go on that date with you, otherwise I would be spending a lot of very sad nights at home pining for you." Matt replied. Mimi smiled for the first time in what seemed like ages.
"I'm glad too." Mimi added.
Tai straightened his tie as he looked in the mirror. His hair was done neatly, and a hat crowned his head. He had to look his best when he returned home. He wanted Sora to be shocked to see him. As he was putting on the finishing touches, Francesca walked over to Tai, holding her hands nervously.
"Tai. . .I have to speak to you." Francesca asked timidly. Tai turned around, a huge smile on his face.
"Okay, what do you need?" Tai answered. Francesca looked at the floor, then Tai, then back at the floor.
"I need. . .you." Francesca whispered. Tai's face paled as he listened to his nurse speak.
"Me? What are you talking about?" Tai asked.
"I'm afraid I have broken the cardinal rule of Nursing, and I have fallen for a patient. And that patient is you." Francesca replied. Tai couldn't believe what he was hearing. His nurse, his only friend in Great Britain, had fallen in love with him.
"Francesca, I-" Tai started. She silenced him with a slim finger.
"Don't speak." Francesca instructed the young man. She leaned up and pressed her lips against Tai's gently, kissing him for the first time.
**Sorry this is so short, and sorry for the cliffhanger! I'll bring you more with some reviews, so get cracking and review this fic!! Au revoir! (*Later!*)**