K before I start this new chapter I'd just like to clear a couple of things up.
Firstly I changed my name, it's a private kinda joke, which I won't explain but I felt like being different for a while.
And for those of you, who found the ending of the last chapter a little strange, I'm sorry. That was pay back, because one of my friends, (the lovely one who came up with my nickname 'British Loonie') insulted me throughout her fic and I decided a bit of payback was in order! :P
Anywayz on with the chapter, I'll try and make this one longer but I'm not promising anything, as I just sit down and write whatever comes into my head, which pretty much explains my writing skills! J
Disclaimer: I don't own digimon. (Wow it's annoying writing that in every chapter!)
Oh and this is dedicated to Kawaii Chibi Trunks' Babe, to help speed up your writing and get those chapters out that you promised me! :P And the reviews as well, the list is endless, so get writing! :P

Chapter 9

I turned as best as I could to see whom it was that had me trapped in their arms.
'Taichi.' I breathed a sigh of relief, which must have been evident as he began to question if I was alright.
"I'm fine really, you just scared me that's all." I lied. I wasn't about to tell him about Matt and I. I wasn't about to tell anyone, so instead I sighed a contented sigh and leaned into his arms slightly allowing him to lead me over to the bench at the opposite end of the porch.
"So what's up?" I questioned. 'Better me asking the questions then him.' I thought.
"Nothing." He turned, a slight blush forming on his cheeks.
"Tai?" I questioned again. "What's up with you, you're acting all weird."
He stuttered for a second and then looked me straight in the eye. He appeared to be thinking something over in his head. I sat there patiently waiting for him to speak.
My mind kept wandering though. I still couldn't get the feel of Matt's lips out of my head. I'd never felt like that before. It had been so gentle, yet so passionate at the same time and if truth were told, I kind of wanted it to happen again.
I shook that thought from my head instantly. This was Matt, and as cute as he was and even if he would make the perfect boyfriend. I shook my head once more.
I was not going to risk our entire friendship, just on the off chance that it could be something more. What if it wasn't something more and we ended up with nothing. No friendship, no love, no feelings but hatred for each other. Okay I knew I was getting carried away there, but I was petrified of losing him. 'He's the only one of them who understands me and I don't want to lose that closeness we have.'
But as much as I kept trying to convince myself that I didn't want anything more than friendship from him, I couldn't shake the feelings away from that past moment.
I suddenly became aware that Tai was shouting my name and looking extremely annoyed. I snapped my head up to face him.
"Earth to Sora?" He waved his hand in front of my face.
"Sorry." I said, slapping his hand out of the way, only to have him catch it in his own, slowly wrapping his fingers around my own.
I think it was then that I started to panic.
"Tai, what are you doing?" I asked, in a low sort of whisper.
"You didn't hear anything I just said did you?" He asked, his head falling to look at the ground and his fingers, slowly as they had come into contact with my own, disconnected themselves from my hand.
"Sorry, I was just thinking. What did you say?"
"It's not important." He said with a sad smile.
"Oh Tai, I'm sorry I didn't mean to ignore you, I've just got a lot on my mind. It's weird being back here again." I took his hands in mine, in an attempt to get him to talk again. I only received a sad smile though.
"Come on cheer up!" I grinned, "Why don't we go and see what the others are up to?"
"Sure." Came a slightly more cheerful reply. I could tell he was still upset with me though. 'It must have been important.'
"I really am sorry you know Tai." I said as we stood up. "I didn't mean to ignore you." I leaned in and gave him a hug. It felt like a hug moment to me. He pulled back and flashed me one of his cheeky grins, and I knew we were okay again.
"Come on." I said, leading him back into the house by his hand. "You go find the others and I'll join you in a minute."
"Okay." He smiled and waked off.
At least he was slightly more cheerful now. I smiled to myself as I walked down the corridor towards the bathroom.

Matt's P.O.V

I winced slightly as I saw Tai step out on to the porch behind Sora. She hadn't heard him; he knew that, as he stood there debating what to do next. I watched as his arms slid around her waste and felt a slight stab of jealousy in my mind.
I shook it away instantly, but I couldn't stop watching.
I wasn't in a position to hear very well, as I didn't want to make my presence known.
I shifted slightly and tried to peer round the corner of the house outside. I thought I heard a slight scream at one point but ignored it as I saw Sora relaxing herself in Tai's arms. I saw him lead her over to the other side of the porch.
I moved closer now. I wasn't in any danger of being seen, as the porch spread a good 10 metres in length and the walls were covered in wallflowers and tall bushes.
I strained my ears. I wanted to know what was going on.
I knew, just as well as everyone in the group apart from Sora. That Tai had a crush on her. I wasn't quite sure though why it was that I couldn't make myself turn around and join the others in the dining room.
I replayed the kiss in my head again, for the thousandth time. It had been driving me insane for the past few hours and I had followed Sora to the porch to talk about it, but had been beaten to her by Tai.
That was the reason, I convinced myself, that I didn't want to leave. I was staying there so I could talk to Sora. I definitely wasn't there out of jealousy. There was no 'Sora and I', so there was nothing to be jealous about.
I couldn't hear Sora saying anything, but Tai was making his voice known. So much so as I didn't have to strain my ears much to understand what was going on.
He was pouring his heart and sole to her and as far as I could make out as I peered round the corner. Sora was taking it reasonably well. She was sat there. A small smile playing on her lips, while Tai told how much she meant to him and how he had been waiting so long to tell her how he felt.
I slammed my back round the corner and pressed myself to the wall as I began to breathe faster and faster. 'She likes him. Oh my god, she likes him and I kissed her. Sora is in love with Tai and I kissed her. No wonder she wanted to escape out onto the porch. God, what have I done.'
It was out of shear nosiness that I pried myself from the wall and looked back round the corner. And to my hearts horror I saw the two of them embracing. I could've broken down and cried right there and then. 'Get a grip!' I kept screaming at myself. But it wasn't possible.
I had spent the whole day trying my hardest to convince myself that I felt nothing for Sora. But all the while I just kept remembering times we spent together.
Times when we would take a detour to go to this little coffee shop she loved on the way home from school. And how we'd end up looking at the clock on the wall what we thought was half an hour later, only to realise that we had actually been in the over 4 hours and were now in serious trouble with our parents.
Then I remembered how she used to call me in a morning at exactly seven o'clock because she knew I never used my alarm clock and would be late if she didn't get me up.
All those thoughts kept entering my mind and I'd been trying and so far had managed, to explain them to myself, to give a reason for me thinking about them now. But as I stood there watching her take his hand in her own and lead him towards me. I felt my heart shatter and any hope of convincing myself I felt nothing for Sora, disappeared in that moment.
I backed away from the pair, my eyes almost falling out of my head as I realised I felt something for her and I was too late to do anything about it. Turning on my heal I rushed away from them and down the hallway. Stopping at the end I fell against the wall, once again breathing deeply. 'Why, why did this have to happen now?'

Sora's P.O.V

I turned the corner and nearly fell over something at the other end. But luckily it caught me. I felt a warm surge rush through my body and almost turned and ran as I realised who had caught me. Looking up I stared into two enormous blue eyes and once again I managed to lose myself in them. 'This isn't happening. I'm not ready to talk to him yet. But then again, I would rather get it out in the open.' I stood there for a few seconds debating what I should do, only to be brought back to reality by the feeling of his arms around me. 'How is he able to do this to me?' I questioned. Mentally scolding myself for ending up in yet another awkward position with him, I turned slightly and his arms dropped to his sides.
"Sorry, just thought you'd rather be caught then fall over." He mumbled, before turning away and walking towards the rest of the digidestined.
"Matt." I called after him. He stopped and turned. He looked sad. I could read Tai like a book, but finding out what Matt was thinking and how he was feeling was a skill I had been trying to master for many years and had only just started to get him to open up to me. "I think, I think, we need to talk." I managed to get out.
"Yeah." He mumbled again, turning once more in the direction of the lounge. "But we're needed first. Gennai has something to tell us. He mentioned it, just after you and Tai left, together." He carried on walking and left me standing there.
'Matt don't shut me out please.'

Aww poor Yama. *grins*
K I would've written more, coz I know exactly what I'm going to do with this fic now, but unfortunately :P I'm very busy and I have to get ready for school, plus I have like a pile of English homework in for about 2 months ago! *grins*. So that's it for now. I'll try and update soon, but I'm not promising anything. J
Luv Claire