Don't Kiss Me!
Chapter Six
A/N: I think what I'm going to do with this fic is end it and write a sequel if people want it enough. You may think you want it now but maybe not later x_x;;
I didn't know a Taiora would be so popular! At least written by me ^^;; So I was really stunned when I got so many reviews! It made me really happy ^^;;;
Thanks minna~!
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"Sora!!" Tai hollered his voice muffled by the downpour. He had been searching for well over an hour and still hadn't found her!
Coming to a stop, he rested on his knees trying to catch his breath. Picking at his wet shirt Tai grimaced at how it clung to him. "It's really coming down...why does she have to be like that? Always running...running away...stop it!!"
Falling to the ground, he hit the cement with a fist. "I hate this!! Why can't I ever catch you?" he asked the sky, droplets running down his cheeks, "Why? Can't I? When I try so hard, you're still out of reach! Just like one of those clouds...too far up high..."
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"What time is it?" Sora questioned, her hair mottled and soaked. Sitting on a park bench, weeping for a good hour, she appeared to be a raindrop herself. Pulling the clingy skirt away from her thigh, she pulled out a small kero frog watch. Looking at it she announced, "6:30," before putting it away, back into her drenched pocket.
Had she been there that long? Drowning in her own sorrows...for so long? A small and sad smile played at her lips. Leaning against the support of the bench, Sora wondered, "If I had never met Taka, would I be so unhappy now?" she mused, staring at the crying clouds above, "Or is it...my own doing?"
A couple ran past her, sharing a jacket for protection. The girl giggled, her boyfriend pulling her closer as they ran for cover. Watching them head off, a wistful shine in her eyes, Sora stood with her face bowed towards the earth. 'Whoever's fault it was...even if I knew...it doesn't change the fact that I'm an idiot.'
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Wandering around, soaked to the bone now, Taichi scanned the area for any site of his prize. He had gone through almost every inch of the park but with no avail. "Did she just vanish?" he stopped and sat on a trash bin, "or did the angels reclaim her?"
He smiled at the last thought, dripping wet bangs blinding his view. "No, no. She'd probably yell at them saying it was assault," he chuckled envisioning the scene. Shifting his hair with a sigh, he stood and was about to move on when something made his body grow cold. A few feet in front of him, Taka and what looked like an older woman flirted, under a huge umbrella. He had his arms around her and she cooed into his ear like a kitten.
Clenching and unclenching his fists, Taichi's mind battled over what to do. 'I should just leave the bastard alone...but I want to hurt him so badly!' His mouth formed into a bigger glower, as Taka began to nibble at the woman's neck, 'But...but...Sora chose him over me...someone like him!! I wont...I wont let him hurt her anymore!!' Coming to a conclusion, he marched up to the giggling couple, face masked in calm fury, "Taka."
"Huh?" the couple broke apart and Taka glared at this intrusion with a scowl, "What? Who are--" He didn't get any further, as Taichi's fist was implanted in his face the next moment. Clutching his bloody nose, the boy stumbled back in pain as the women screamed, "Oh God!!" before dashing away. "W-Wait!!" Taka called after her, tripping over his feet, "You bitch!! Come back here!!"
"Maybe she ran because you treat her like that," Taichi commented, cracking his knuckles for another blow. "You!" Taka snarled, scrambling to his feet, "I remember you now!! Rose boy! What the hell is your problem!?!"
"You," Taichi repeated, pointing a finger at the other boy's chest, "Everything you've done to one girl and what I'm going to do to you."
"That unattractive wench Sora right?" Taka smirked cruelly before crossing his arms, a smug expression on his face, "You like that dirty girl! Well it's not my problem you can't get a chick as low as her, so don't go blaming me!!"
::Crack::
A loud crunch of bones was heard, as Taka smacked onto the sidewalk in pain. Holding his now bloodied mouth, he yelped seeing Taichi advance on him, face contorted in anger. "H-Hell!! What the hell are you doing?!" he cried, fear wavering his tone. "How dare you!!!" Taichi's eyes flashed in rage, "How dare you ever say anything about her!!!"
A little ways away, just emerging from the mass of trees, Sora wiped her eyes trying to get the rain out. Sighing she was about to hike the rest of the dreary way home, when loud voices from ahead made her come to a halt? 'Those...those voices...it can't be him...it can't...why would he be here?'
It couldn't be could it? How could he be there in the rain at that very moment? She argued with herself until a loud, "How dare you!!" penetrated her shield. Jerking her head up, she gasped. Taka was on the ground bleeding, as Taichi berated him, "It can't be...what is he doing?!" she cried, running towards them.
"I won't let you say anything bad about her!!" Taichi yelled, his voice severe, "I'll never let you hurt her again you bastard!! You don't deserve any of her thoughts! Her dreams...her feelings..." the fire in his voice started to die, as he turned away to his side.
"But she chose you anyway...your view over mine...she pushes me away because of what you told her...it affected her so much," he clenched his fist, starting to shake," You have no right to talk of her badly...you don't even know her. If you did...if you did you could never treat her so badly!"
"W-Whatever man..." Taka trembled on the floor, "Just...just have her! I don't want her!"
"You're the luckiest man in the world and you turn away from it," Taichi scoffed sadly, facing the boy, " I...I don't know how she was able to...to charm me like this but...everything about her makes me smile. Sora makes me smile. Just being near her makes me happy and she was willing to love you in return and you shunned her away!!"
His voice grew harsh, causing Taka to shrink back, "No matter what I did, it was never enough. I could never reach her. But still..." Taichi looked towards the sky, wearing a heartbreaking expression; "If she would...if she would smile at me just once...I'd do it all over again. Because...I'm falling in love with her."
"Hugh!" gasping, Sora's hands flew to her mouth. Her eyes wide in astonishment, tears started to streak down her cheeks as she choked, "T-Taichi!"
"Sora??" whirling around to face her, his mouth dropped in alarm, "I...I…"
"So Romeo and Juliet are finally reunited," Taka mocked from behind. Lifting himself off the floor he limped to the side with a sneer, "You have your little girlfriend back are ya happy?" Struggling to saunter away from them he mumbled, "Bastard, I still don't understand why you'd want such an plain woman..."
"You sonava--" Taichi flared in anger, when Sora unexpectedly grabbed his arm back. Still crying, she went past him towards Taka, causing the boy to feel a heaviness weigh down his heart. "T-Taka," Sora called, making the boy turn, "What?"
Sora's eyes glared at the one she'd once fallen in love with. No compassion was left in them for the person who had broken a sacred thing that should be precious for every man in the world: a girl's heart.
::Slap::
Her hand flew, leaving a raw red mark in its wake. Hitting the floor with a thud, Taka's limbs flew to the remains of his broken face in agony, "Argh!!" Eyes the size of saucers, Taichi gaped. Did Sora just do what he thought she had done? Taking a step back as she ambled towards him and he saw her wipe the tears from her eyes. "Taichi..."
"Sora..." he murmured. She lifted her head to meet his surprised eyes and for a moment he thought she would fall. Flimsily moving closer, she cried out, "Taichi!!" and ran to his stiff arms. "Taichi! Taichi! Taichi!" she sobbed into his chest, as he pulled her close, breathing in the scent of her hair.
Sora forgot how cold and wet she was. Nothing else mattered anymore and the
pain she'd felt before melted. That ice that had been holding her prisoner
wasn't there anymore and comforting warmth had now taken its place. Slowly her
sobbing ceased while she remained in Taichi's arms. "Sora," he
whispered, with her cradled her in his arms, the rain pouring down on them. 'Sora...I
finally caught you, didn't I?'
-The End
A/N: Ahhh!!!! I know~!! It's the end isn't it! @_@ What a strange turn of events, I've actually finished a series! *Gasps* this is a first x_X
But tell me did you like it? I know it sorta ended with you wondering: "Is that it?! What happens next?!"
And I never had either of them say: "I love you," yet XP It's because they're not in love! I mean the just met! And they may REALLY like each other but come on! Sora has just admitted to Taichi's feelings~!!
This fic needs a sequel, it's like one of those crappy OVA's that leave you with no defined ending x_x hate those!! But I'll only make a sequel if people really want it. So you better REVIEW and tell me what you think!!
P.S. Remember the scene in the first chapter where Taichi goes: "You're so pretty?" Well I found the PERFECT picture to depict that!
I didn't draw it, someone emailed it to me --;; If anyone knows who the artist is, please tell me though! Thanks!
-Hikari no miko
