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Chapter 11

Sora's P.O.V

"Look." I began. "I really think we need to sort this out, I mean we can't really go on ignoring it, can we?" 'Way to open your big mouth, Sora.' I grimaced.
I wanted to ignore it, I wanted to make it go away, have everything back the way it was before, but I knew that was out of the question now. At least it was until we'd talked and sorted out our feelings.
I was so confused, I knew I'd enjoyed the kiss, but I enjoyed our friendship even more, and I wasn't willing to risk that. Sighing I fell into thought.
'So what if I enjoyed it it's not like I want it to happen again. Do I? No of course I don't, I value our friendship way to much to let this go on any longer. That's why I'm talking to him. I will sort this out and we will be friends again and I won't ever think about his lips on mine ever again.' But I knew I was fighting a losing battle…

Yamato's P.O.V

I didn't know what it was about this place, but every time I came here I always seemed to end up highly confused and wishing that I didn't have to experience emotions.
They generally meant that I would get hurt or end up hurting someone else and it was happening all over again.
I'd kissed Sora, the one girl I thought I'd be friends with forever and definitely never thought about as a potential girlfriend, or anything along those lines. But in those few moments I'd shared with her, I knew, I knew I never wanted it to be the same again. I wanted her, I wanted her to be mine, but there were so many things stopping me telling her how I felt.
Aside the fact that I wasn't sure myself. I wasn't prepared to lose her over something that might end badly.
I looked up at her, she was thinking about something. I watched as her brows creased in her forehead and she closed her eyes.
'What do I do? I want her to be my friend again, I want everything as it was, but. And it was a big but, I want her.'
Standing there that night listening as Taichi told her how he felt for her and seeing the pair embrace, it had confused me beyond words, beyond thoughts.
I kept questioning how I could even consider the possibility that I was falling in love with her. How I could even think of replaying that one kiss in my head over and over. How I could even think that I had the smallest chance with her.
She was everything I wasn't and everything I wanted, but at the same time everything I knew I could never have. She belonged to Taichi now and no matter how much pain it caused me. No matter how much it hurt seeing the pair together, I knew I had to let her go. She wasn't mine, she was Tai's and I'd have to live with that or face the possibility of losing her forever.
"I guess we should talk then." I said quietly, snapping out of my thoughts.
I watched as she lifted her head suddenly to look at me. The now familiar feeling I had every time I was around her began to rise into my stomach once more. I swallowed and pushed it to one hide.
'Push them away.' I told myself. 'Push all feelings and emotions away, that way nothing can hurt you.' How wrong was I?
Sora's P.O.V

I lead him out onto the balcony/ patio where just an hour previously I had been stood with Taichi.
Thinking for a second, I realised that I still had no idea what Tai had said to me out there. Shrugging it off as not being important I turned to Matt.
I looked up at him, watching as the moonlight reflected off his hair causing it to shine. Taking a chance I looked up into his eyes. As I met them I saw the moon was being held there.
I'd often teased him about his eyes, quoting his fan-girls. 'They're the window to your soul, Yamato.' I'd giggled as he chased after me, threatening to tickle me if I didn't give up.
I smiled at the memory, causing him to look at me strangely.
"Sorry." I smiled. "Just thinking about something."
He just nodded in response and turned to look out over Gennai's garden, I too followed his suit.
The garden looked beautiful at midnight, so peaceful, like nothing in the world could ever tear it apart and break the silence. I watched as the wind blew gently around the trees, the leaves moving gently in time with it.
"Yamato, why did you kiss me?" I asked after a while. The wind blew round us, catching his hair and blowing it over his face, hiding his eyes. I waited for his answer. It came.
He didn't stutter, he didn't even blush, he just turned and looked at me.
I shivered under his touch and tried to cover it up as best I could as he brought his hands to my arms, holding me gently but firmly.
I looked up at him, desperate to know what was going through his mind at this moment in time. Was he feeling the same panic as me?
Was the panic mixed with an odd sort of adrenaline and overwhelming urge to forget everything I'd been using as an excuse to be only his friend?
Did he want to kiss me as much as I, him?
My eyes grew steadily larger and my face hotter as he moved his arms slowly up my own, sending shivers down my spine. I couldn't believe I was going to let this happen for a second time. I couldn't, I just couldn't risk losing him, but could I pull away?
I didn't think so.
He pulled me closer to him, never once taking his eyes from mine. His hands moved further round my back pulling me towards him.
I took a step forward. 'This isn't happening, this isn't happening.' I kept repeating over and over again. But it was, and once again I was doing nothing to stop it.
I had the same strange feeling making it's way into my stomach, making me aware of every part of my body and how he brought it to life with a single touch.
The waiting was driving me insane. I was at the point of begging him to hurry up and kiss me.
I'd given up all doubts I had. I'd known this was what I wanted before the kiss, I'd always had a bond with him, as corny as that sounded and I'd always felt safe around him. And suddenly in this last day I felt even more.
I felt…
And his lips were on mine.

It was more amazing than the first time. I brought my arms around his neck instantly, holding on for support and never wanting to let go of the feeling making its way around my body.
His lips moved slowly over mine in a light, soft kiss. My eyes were closed, as I tried desperately never to let go of this feeling. A feeling of complete calm, a feeling that made every doubt and worry in my mind disappear.
I brought myself closer to him, pressing my lips against his, trying to tell him not to stop, but he pulled away bringing one hand to my cheek and tilting my head to face him.
I refused to open my eyes though, afraid of losing the moment forever, but his voice quietly whispering in my ear got me to open my eyes.
Staring up at him I started to open my mouth to ask him a question that had been playing over in my mind since that first kiss. 'Are we still friends?'
But he silenced me bringing his finger down to my lips and shaking his head.
"Let me, Sora please, I need to say this."
I nodded mutely.
I watched as he swallowed and listened as he began.
"Sora, I, you know you mean everything to me. You've always been there for me, you've always been the best friend I could have wished for. And you always knew just what to say to make everything right again, but this time you don't have to."
He paused, looking down at me and gently caressing my cheek, he began again.
"I saw you and Tai together, and I respect that you made your choice. I just want to say I'm happy for you, all I ever want to know is that you're happy, and all I ever want you to know is that I'm here for you, whatever you need. I'm here."
I felt his hand drop from my cheek and watched silently as he brought his head down and kissed me gently on the forehead, holding my head in his hands. I closed my eyes. I had no idea what he was on about, but was aware that he was now retreating into the shadows of the house and into what felt like, out of my life.
Snapping myself out of the trance he had left me in, I caught his arm. He turned to look at me, confusion apparent in his eyes.
"My turn." I said simply. And with that I lifted myself onto my tiptoes and kissed him.

OK that's it for now, I just wanted to get some romance into this. I'll try and get the next chapter up soon, but only if you guys review.
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