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Sora was finally talking now and she seemed almost back to normal, the only difference was she tensed up when anyone touched her. Tai missed being close to her, but he wanted Sora to feel at ease so he kept his distance. There were the occasional times Sora would ask him to hold her. He jumped at those chances to be close to her again.
"Tai." Sora said one day. They were alone together. "I'm sorry. I'm soo sorry." She began to cry. Tai came to her side and wiped away the tears. She was tense and then she forced herself to relax as he stroked her hair.
"For what?"
"Everything!"
"Come on babe, you haven't done anything wrong."
"I should have listened to you I must be so ugly to you now I'm ugly and dirty and I've hurt you." She uncontrollably sobbed into her hands.
"No, No, No!" Tai said. "You are Sora, I love you! You aren't ugly or dirty- you are still as beautiful as an angel. My angel." He squeezed her hand. She was trembling. "We'll get through this, together."
"Oh Tai." She leaned over to him and they embraced.
'I want to kiss her so bad… but I don't know if I should.' He thought.
"It's ok Tai." Tai looked at her.
"What?"
"You can kiss me, maybe remembering your kiss will replace the awful ones."
Tai was shocked that she knew what he was thinking- "ok"
It was their first kiss in a month. Tai made it his most passionate kiss ever. His whole body yearned to be with her.
Sora was the same way, she loved the feeling she got when she kissed Tai or was touched by his gentle hands, but she lost the battle within her mind sooner or later. The fear that ran through her mind while Todd had been kissing her and the horrible pain of him forcing himself on her were too much. Tai could feel the instant change in her and quickly pulled back.
"They are to much Tai." She wailed. "I… I couldn't stop him…"
"Sora it's ok." He held her, she began to shiver. Tai was about to let go of her.
"No, don't leave me." She begged.
"I'll never leave you, you know that."
"I know… but what if I never get over this? You are better off finding someone else who.."
"NO!" Tai said as he rocked her back and forth. He was kneeling on the bed now, she was huddled up in his arms. "You are the only person I will ever love. We'll get through this."
They stayed like that for hours. She had drifted off into a deep sleep, she felt safe with him there.
It was getting late, Tai had set Sora down on the bed and he returned to his chair.
As he had just settled in and was about to relax when Sora suddenly sat up gasping for air.
"No." She screamed over and over until Tai was holding her again.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't take much more of this."
"Do you want to talk about what happened?" Tai asked as he brushed the strands of her glossy auburn hair out of her face.
"I can't. I'm so ashamed. No one will look at me the same."
"Now come on Sora. You haven't changed." Tai comforted her.
"I just wasn't to curl up in a cave and die." She was crying harder now.
"If you do that, then I'll come too. Without you I have no life. I was miserable with out you. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep…" Tai looked at her. "I need you Sora, you can't give up… you worked to hard to beat that creep and now you're letting him win?"
"No… but.." She didn't finish her thought. "Hold me, please." And Tai did.
Sora was finally talking now and she seemed almost back to normal, the only difference was she tensed up when anyone touched her. Tai missed being close to her, but he wanted Sora to feel at ease so he kept his distance. There were the occasional times Sora would ask him to hold her. He jumped at those chances to be close to her again.
"Tai." Sora said one day. They were alone together. "I'm sorry. I'm soo sorry." She began to cry. Tai came to her side and wiped away the tears. She was tense and then she forced herself to relax as he stroked her hair.
"For what?"
"Everything!"
"Come on babe, you haven't done anything wrong."
"I should have listened to you I must be so ugly to you now I'm ugly and dirty and I've hurt you." She uncontrollably sobbed into her hands.
"No, No, No!" Tai said. "You are Sora, I love you! You aren't ugly or dirty- you are still as beautiful as an angel. My angel." He squeezed her hand. She was trembling. "We'll get through this, together."
"Oh Tai." She leaned over to him and they embraced.
'I want to kiss her so bad… but I don't know if I should.' He thought.
"It's ok Tai." Tai looked at her.
"What?"
"You can kiss me, maybe remembering your kiss will replace the awful ones."
Tai was shocked that she knew what he was thinking- "ok"
It was their first kiss in a month. Tai made it his most passionate kiss ever. His whole body yearned to be with her.
Sora was the same way, she loved the feeling she got when she kissed Tai or was touched by his gentle hands, but she lost the battle within her mind sooner or later. The fear that ran through her mind while Todd had been kissing her and the horrible pain of him forcing himself on her were too much. Tai could feel the instant change in her and quickly pulled back.
"They are to much Tai." She wailed. "I… I couldn't stop him…"
"Sora it's ok." He held her, she began to shiver. Tai was about to let go of her.
"No, don't leave me." She begged.
"I'll never leave you, you know that."
"I know… but what if I never get over this? You are better off finding someone else who.."
"NO!" Tai said as he rocked her back and forth. He was kneeling on the bed now, she was huddled up in his arms. "You are the only person I will ever love. We'll get through this."
They stayed like that for hours. She had drifted off into a deep sleep, she felt safe with him there.
It was getting late, Tai had set Sora down on the bed and he returned to his chair.
As he had just settled in and was about to relax when Sora suddenly sat up gasping for air.
"No." She screamed over and over until Tai was holding her again.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't take much more of this."
"Do you want to talk about what happened?" Tai asked as he brushed the strands of her glossy auburn hair out of her face.
"I can't. I'm so ashamed. No one will look at me the same."
"Now come on Sora. You haven't changed." Tai comforted her.
"I just wasn't to curl up in a cave and die." She was crying harder now.
"If you do that, then I'll come too. Without you I have no life. I was miserable with out you. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep…" Tai looked at her. "I need you Sora, you can't give up… you worked to hard to beat that creep and now you're letting him win?"
"No… but.." She didn't finish her thought. "Hold me, please." And Tai did.