A/N: Sorry, life called. Thank you's will be at the bottom. Thank BlueSkyTai for this chapter being posted now. On with the fic ^_~
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~Her Injured Heart~ Chapter 8
By: Valentine Taylor
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~Monday Night~
Sora walked quietly down the street. The grocery bags in her hands were feeling heavier than they had when she first left the store. 'Maybe I should have driven,' she thought. She stopped and put the bags down on the sidewalk. She looked towards the velvety blue night sky. The stars twinkled at her and the moon smiled. "What a nice night," she said out loud to no one in particular.
"Yeah, it is a nice night isn't it?" A familiar voice behind Sora sent unpleasant chills up and down her spine. She turned slowly to see Troy's sandy colored hair and slightly narrowed eyes. "Hi Sora. What's up?"
"Troy," Sora started in a distant tone.
"I know you miss me," he grinned, "if you beg, I might reconsider you."
"That's not what I was going to say."
"Sure it was. Let's walk and talk." Troy picked up all but one of the many grocery bags and headed in the direction of Sora's apartment. Sora picked up the remaining bag and followed after Troy.
"I thought you were going to leave me alone Troy. I don't want you around anymore than you have to be." Troy ignored her statement.
"Is your mom home now Sora?"
"What? No, she's at work," Sora slowly replied, confused.
"Good," Troy said quietly. He wouldn't be able to do what he wanted if Ms. Takenouchi was home. But, his luck, of course she wasn't.
The two walked silently to Sora's apartment and Sora unlocked the door. "You can just put the bags on the table in the kitchen," Sora said as she took off her shoes and put on her slippers. She walked to her room with her bag, intending to stay there until he left. She heard him go to the kitchen and bags rustling indicating that he had put them down. She heard the front door close and let out a sigh. She opened her bedroom door.
There stood Troy.
"What did you think I was going to leave?" He asked with an evil smirk.
"Yes, that is what I thought," Sora replied, cursing her shaky voice. She couldn't help it; the look in Troy's eyes scared her.
"Oh, in that case, I'm sorry," Troy said sarcastically. He pushed her shoulders and she stumbled back into her bedroom. Troy closed the door and locked it. Removing his coat, he stated, "This is going to be fun." He stalked over to the now trembling Sora and pushed her again. She fell backwards onto her bed in a sitting position. Troy grabbed her wrists and pushed her down. "Oh, yes, this is going to be so much fun."
Overpowered by the stronger boy, Sora could do nothing but whisper, "Yamato." The night was no longer as perfect as it had been.
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~Tuesday Morning~
Tai knocked on the Takenouchi's door. Sora answered.
"Hey Tai." Tai stared at her. She had a large bruise on her right cheek.
"What happened to you Sora?" Tai asked, immediately concerned.
Sora's eyes flashed fire. "Damn counters, that's what," Sora smoothly lied. "I was in the bathroom last night getting ready for bed and I dropped my comb so I leaned over to get it. I smashed my face on the corner of the sink."
"Oh, looks painful," Tai replied slowly.
"It was." She grabbed her coat and school bag. "Shall we?" The two friends headed towards Tai's car.
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"Hey guys," Sora greeted everyone when she and Tai reached the school.
"Hello," Izzy greeted. "Whoa, Sora what happened to you?"
"The bathroom counter had a date with my face," Sora said.
"Oh," Izzy replied.
The group talked until first bell and then headed to their classes.
Matt caught up with Sora as she walked down the hall. "Hey Sora."
"Hi, what's up?" Sora replied.
"Not much. Listen Sora," Matt started slowly. He had thought long and hard about this, and he was sure he could say it in a way that wouldn't sound like he was trying to hurt her. He thought he could do it without her thinking he was being too quick about it all. "I know you're having a really hard time with you're break up, but I'm free tonight and I was wondering if you want to do something. It might get your mind off things and help you recover."
Sora stopped walking. Matt turned to look at the girl now behind him. "Matt, are you asking me out?"
"Yeah, I guess I am," Matt said, an unsure edge in his voice. Suddenly he wasn't so confident.
"I thought you were my friend." With that Sora quickly walked away.
'That didn't work quite how I wanted it to,' Matt thought. The late bell then rang. "Damnit!"
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Sora, instead of going to her first class, went to the bathroom. 'He was just trying to help, you didn't need to bite his head off!'
'I know, but it's just so confusing!'
'He doesn't know what Troy did, you're a good liar. They all believe your counter story.'
Sora's mind was having a conversation with itself. She tried to straighten out her thoughts, but all she could think was how she had lied to her friends, and how Matt had asked her out. "I'm so confused," Sora repeated out loud. She knew she had to get to class. She also knew she had to tell Matt the truth.
She got up and walked to class.
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"Miss Takenouchi, you're late," the teacher said sternly as she walked in the door.
"I'm sorry," Sora replied quietly. She glanced to where Matt was sitting. He was looking back at her. 'I need to talk to you,' she mouthed. He nodded his head slightly.
Sora was able to sit through the class without letting her horrible thoughts get the better of her. However, at the end of class, she was ready to explode. The bell rang and Sora walked into the busy hall. She felt a hand on her arm and gasped, startled.
"Sorry," Matt said. "You wanted to talk to me." Sora looked into his sapphire eyes.
'It's now or never,' she thought. 'Well, here goes.'
A/N: Ooh, bad author. Sorry, this is kinda short and bad, but maybe I can get another chapter up this weekend to make up for it. Would you like that??? Please R&R! ^_~
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