Don't Kiss Me!

Chapter Five

A/N: Wow! This is a lot more popular then I thought it would be ^^;; To tell the truth, I'm not too fond of how it's been going --;; I've rushed love too fast and hate when I do that! So it's going to change from now on! Hahahahaha!!! Don't know what I mean? Gah, you will by the end ^^v

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"She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me..." Sitting in his room, Taichi sadly picked the petals off a daisy; he got from his mother's vase. One by one, he pulled the feathery arms off the stem and sighed, "She loves me not..."

He remembered that day a week ago, when he walked away from her. Letting the naked stem drop, he flopped onto his back and stared up at the ceiling. "She was crying so hard...I hurt her but..." he turned to his side and frowned, "I can't love a girl who cares so much about what an idiot thinks! She...how could she take that baka Taka's words over mine?"

He wondered, watching the green root at the bottom of his bed, 'I want to fall for her...but she makes it so hard! Why am I being such a dolt?!'

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"Sora! Remember to tend the roses!"

"Hai, Kaa-san...the roses." Sora looked at the red flowers in front of her. They looked so beautiful and vibrant, "Just like the ones he threw..." she mused sadly, letting the preening scissors cut off the thorns. Letting her mind wander, she soon regretted it when she felt the sharp prick of a thorn cut her finger, "Ow!"

Bringing it to her lips, she was about to lick the blood off but stopped, her eyes watching the small drop glide down her finger. "It hurts...they hurt...just like when he ran away...why does it hurt?"

Quickly wiping the blood off on her shirt, Sora wiped away the tears forming in her eyes, "Baka...Baka! He doesn't want you! He told you himself...because I was such and idiot."

She turned back to the roses, "It's my fault...I'm weak, I let you run away from me...because I didn't want to be saved, did I? I'm such a fool..."

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*Shwoosh!*

The doors of the bus opened, letting the bustle of people inside and out. Getting into the vehicle slowly, Sora tried to find an empty seat amongst the crowd. Spotting one, she was about to rush over when she realized who was sitting fast asleep, in the seat next to it.

Snoring away like he hadn't slept in days, Taichi's chest rose and fell, as his light breathing was the only thing she could hear. Her feet moving, without her knowing, Sora made her way to him and took the chair beside him.

When she sat down, the impact of what she had just done hit her. Fighting the urge to sprint away, without him ever knowing she was there, Sora saw the doors slide close and her hope die away. A heavy thump getting her attention, she paled as she felt Taichi's head fall onto to her shoulder, his snores echoing through her ear.

"Please don't wake up..." she pleaded, her breath bated, waiting for him to snap awake in the next instant and send her away in disgust. But that never happened. Not moving from his spot he slept peacefully, an unknown force chasing away his nightmares.

Her breathing coming back to normal, Sora let her guard down and watched him. How he still had that little grin when he slept and the way his hair fell over his eyes...Looking away, Sora mentally slapped herself, 'Stop it, Stop it! You're the one that let him go! You don't deserve to enjoy his presence...'

Fighting back tears, she forced herself to look out the window and ignore the boy sitting beside her. It was raining. She could hear the faint pellets hit the hard plastic window and looked down at her umbrella. Looking around, she noticed almost everyone also had one, until her eyes resettled back to Taichi. She saw his bag at his side but...no umbrella.

'He'll get wet,' she thought and felt the lurch of the bus, telling her it was her stop next. Pushing him away lightly, Sora got up and waited for it to stop completely. When it did, she looked back down at Taichi and with a sad expression, silently laid her umbrella next to him and quickly exited the bus, into the on-coming storm. "Sayonara."

Hearing all the people leave in a loud hurry, Taichi cracked his eyes open and got up with a yawn. Realizing he must've fallen asleep, he felt for his bag but was surprised to find a tiny yellow umbrella in his arms. "Eh?"

He looked around puzzled. Maybe a women had accidentally forgotten it and he had grabbed it in his sleep...Seeing the confused look he held, an old man from the seat across from him said, "You wondering where that came from? Your girlfriend, the one with the short hair, left it with you and just got off the bus."

"Girlfriend? Short hair?" he wondered if the man was senile, when it hit him. 'Sora!!' Pouncing to the window, Taichi scanned outside but couldn't see anything through the thick blanket of rain. Pulling the cord to stop the bus, he quickly grabbed his things and dashed out into the storm yelling, "Sora!! Sora!!!"

'Why do I always end up chasing after you? When will you finally run after me?'

-TBC

A/N: Haaayyyaaannn~!! Will Taichi find her? Who knows!! Storms are rough! You'll only find out if you REVIEW!!! So get to it! ^_^v

-Hikari no miko