Chapter Seven
Disclaimer- for enjoyment only- I wish I did own digimon- I'd be rich! But I don't :(
"All right children," the old man's voice rang out. "So you all know what to do. I know you will not like the idea, but we need to go straight to the source of this dark energy, and stop it before it gets too powerful. Are there any questions?"
Davis' hand flew right up. "He means any real questions Davis, not something stupid." Matt said. He wasn't to thrilled about this idea of directly attacking what ever it was they were after. "Are you sure this is the only way?" He questioned.
"I'm afraid so, everyday that passes the power seems to increase, and if we wait for to long, who knows what will happen." Gennai answered.
"I agree with Matt, this does seem rather risky." Izzy said as he pondered other courses of action.
"I think we need to trust Gennai's wisdom guys," Cody spoke up. "He has always lead us in the right direction." The group agreed that this was a proven fact. So they thought they would give in and follow orders.
"So we leave in the morning them?" Yolei asked. "Shouldn't we get some sleep them? And pack some supplies?"
"Good Idea, now I'll see you tomorrow children." Gennai said as he motioned for the children to go back into the house. However he stopped Sora. "Sora never let anyone else get a hold of that gem. It has special powers. Do you understand?"
"I think so. But what do you mean special powers? I'm scared. I don't want them." She was obviously nervous. Just then Tai, came up and put his arm on her shoulder.
"We'll handle them together, ok?" Tai said trying to reassure her.
"Yours will be very powerful," he continued looking straight at Sora. "You were meant to have these, so just trust in yourself. And always have that gem with you. It will help with the pain, that may occasionally come, and it will also help you control these new sensations you will feel. I will keep a close eye on you." He then smiled at her, "Now go and rest child." Sora exited and went into another room, Tai was about to follow her, but Gennai called to him. "Watch her close, we had to use a great amount of data in healing her, almost too much. You on the other hand were easily mended. You will not have the same powers she will gain, but she will need someone very close to support her. Will you do this?" he looked straight into Tai's eyes. Tai felt as if the old man was peering into his soul with his closed eyes.
"I will. You can count on me Gennai." After he got Tai's assurance, he vanished once again. Tai quickly ran to catch up with Sora. She was walking up the stairs. "Hey Sora wait up!"
She stopped. He could she see was more relaxed now. The color had returned to her cheeks. They walked up the stairs in silence, Tai didn't mind, he was just glad she was feeling better. "You know what you need?" He said. "A nice warm bath. That will help you to relax and get some sleep."
"Ya, that sounds nice." She smiled at him. By the time they had gotten upstairs Cody, Davis, Yolei, TK, Mimi and all the digimon had fallen asleep on the neatly arranged beds. Izzy, Joe, Matt and Ken were all sitting wrapped in towels in the men's bathroom. There were separate rooms for the boys and girls, and in each there was a large sized hot tub, the steam from the water hung in the air. Kari was just getting ready to enter the girl's bath, when Sora entered the changing room. Kari neatly folded her cloths and wrapped a large white towel around herself.
"Hey, Sora, come on a nice long bath will do you good." She said as she smiled.
Sora began to undress as Kari entered the bath, Sora followed soon after wrapping towel around herself. The hot water felt good on her silky skin. Finally she was able to totally relax. For a while there was silence between the two women as they could hear the noises the guys were making over on the other side of the separation wall. Tai had just cannon balled into the tub and a water war had just broken out.
"Boys," Kari giggled. "They are so silly, aren't they?"
"They sure are noisy," Sora commented, finally having a little peace. She let out a long sigh. "Kari, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Kari returned. "You can ask me anything."
"It's about Tai." Sora stopped, unsure on how to phrase the next sentence. "Does he…Does he really…"
"Like you?" Kari interrupted seeing how hard it was for Sora to actually say the words. Sora nodded. "He loves you more than anything, Sora." Again there was silence, but the boys continued to yell and laugh on there side.
"I wasn't sure if he was for real, or if it was one of his jokes." Sora said, remembering the kiss in the garden.
"Now I have a question for you, if you don't mind." she waited to see if there was any objection. "Do you love him back?"
"I..I do." Sora said quietly, not wanting many to hear her answer. Kari was so excited at this news, she had always thought Sora felt the same way towards her brother, but was never one hundred percent sure.
"So?"
"So.. What?" Sora looked at her confused once again.
"So has he told you yet? Have you told him?" Kari was anxious for the response.
"He told me today in the garden, that he loved me, but I never got to respond." She said. She was ashamed that she had not told him sooner of her feelings.
Kari came over from the other side of the tub, and hugged Sora. "I always knew you two were made for each other. Tell him, he needs to know." She sat back down on the ledge of the tub. "I think I am going to go to bed now, good night Sora."
"Goodnight Kari." Sora said, as Kari exited the pool, Sora sank down into the water until only her head stuck out. She had noticed the boys had also left; there was no more noise. Now she could finally relax. She began to float on the surface of the water, still wrapped in her now drenched towel. Just as she got her balance, someone came in the room. She didn't notice him there, just staring at her while she floated. Then she saw something in the corner of her eye "Oh God." she gasped and lost her concentration and sunk. She quickly splashed to the top, wrapping her towel closer to her skin.
"Sorry if I scared you again. I really need to stop doing that." Tai said as he clutched his towel that was covered his lower waist to above his knees. "I didn't know anyone was still in here."
Sora's breathing had returned to normal but her head was still the only part of her that was above the water level, "I, I thought you…wow did you scare me."
"Sorry." Tai said as he sat by the side of the tub and stuck his feet in the water. "How come yours is warmer than the other one?" he looked at her; she was just looking at him. "You don't mind if I join you? Do you? I don't want to make you uncomfortable or anything."
"No, no. It's ok. I kind of wanted some one to talk to." She said as she stood up in the pool, and walked over to the ledge near Tai's feet. As she did so, Tai slid in the water and sat by her on the ledge.
"So what do you want to talk about?" He said, kind of nervous.
"Um.. First I..um.. Want to apologize." Sora sighed.
"For what? I should be the one apologizing for putting you in those situations. I am really sorry Sora, I never…"
"Tai, I love you too." Sora just blurted out, cutting Tai off.
"You do? You really mean that?"
"Yes." she said looking down at the water. Tai took his hand and lead her face up so he could see her eyes. He just sat there with his hand on her face; with his thumb he caressed her fragile skin. They drew closer until they locked lips again, this time with an even more intense flame. He finally had her, his secret love, was no longer secret, and he felt free to express his love for her. His hands wrapped around her body pulling her closer and closer. Her's were doing the same, around him. After a hundred kisses they stopped and just looked at one another. They were so close, Tai could feel her breath on his skin, and their foreheads touched. All they could do was smile at each other as they began to laugh. They were both so relieved; they were finally together. Tai started to try and tickle Sora, they had always done that, but now it meant so much more. Sora splashed as she about to double over in laughter, holding tightly to her towel, so it wouldn't slip.
"So you want a splash fight, do ya?" Tai joked. "I am the splash king!" As he said this he jumped out of the pool, and cannon balled in. Tai created a huge splash. When the foam and bubbles subsided there was a towel floating in the water. Tai had lost his towel. He stood in the pool exposed. Sora could only laugh, as she reached for his towel. "Give it back." Tai said, blushing., trying to cover himself.
"That's what you get for trying to show off, Mr. Splash King." She giggled. "Would your royal highness like his towel back?"
"Um.. Ya. It would be kind of nice." He said, still blushing, quite embarrassed.
"You just might have to come and get it." She said as she hopped out of the pool. She laid the towel on the ground. "Goodnight, your majesty." She said as she blew him a kiss and slowly walked to the changing room. Tai jumped to get the towel, wrapped it around himself, and was after her. He didn't want this night to end. There was a bathrobe hanging on a hock, he grabbed it and threw it on. Going over to the door of the changing room, he gently knocked.
"Sora? Are you in there" There was no answer, so Tai stepped inside. Just then Sora jumped closer and started to tickle him. He began to laugh so hard his eyes started to water. "Uncle, Uncle! I give up!" He cried in between laughs. Soon he had recovered from laughing. "So. Does this mean we are going out?" Tai asked coyly.
"I don't know, Mister. I'll have to think about that." She said as she pulled her robe tighter, she was just teasing him now. "I think we better go to bed soon, I am really tired." she yawned.
"I'll carry you madam." He said as she picked Sora up and carried her out of the changing room and into the large room where everyone else was sleeping. All the time she was enjoying the romantic ride, with her arms around his neck and her face leaning against his. He walked down the center of the room towards a large window; on both sides were either sleeping people or digimon. Right next to the window he found two unoccupied beds. He gently set Sora down on the one closest to the window. The stars were out in the digital world and the moon shown bright, lighting up the night sky. Tai gently pulled the covers over her, and stroked her hair.
"Aren't the stars lovely?" She said as she looked up into the sky. Tai was now sitting near the foot of the bed looking at her. The stars illuminated Sora's face. Tai was mesmerized by the glow that Sora naturally gave off.
"But, I have something more beautiful that the stars." He said quietly, so to not wake up the others.
"Really? What?"
"You."
Disclaimer- for enjoyment only- I wish I did own digimon- I'd be rich! But I don't :(
"All right children," the old man's voice rang out. "So you all know what to do. I know you will not like the idea, but we need to go straight to the source of this dark energy, and stop it before it gets too powerful. Are there any questions?"
Davis' hand flew right up. "He means any real questions Davis, not something stupid." Matt said. He wasn't to thrilled about this idea of directly attacking what ever it was they were after. "Are you sure this is the only way?" He questioned.
"I'm afraid so, everyday that passes the power seems to increase, and if we wait for to long, who knows what will happen." Gennai answered.
"I agree with Matt, this does seem rather risky." Izzy said as he pondered other courses of action.
"I think we need to trust Gennai's wisdom guys," Cody spoke up. "He has always lead us in the right direction." The group agreed that this was a proven fact. So they thought they would give in and follow orders.
"So we leave in the morning them?" Yolei asked. "Shouldn't we get some sleep them? And pack some supplies?"
"Good Idea, now I'll see you tomorrow children." Gennai said as he motioned for the children to go back into the house. However he stopped Sora. "Sora never let anyone else get a hold of that gem. It has special powers. Do you understand?"
"I think so. But what do you mean special powers? I'm scared. I don't want them." She was obviously nervous. Just then Tai, came up and put his arm on her shoulder.
"We'll handle them together, ok?" Tai said trying to reassure her.
"Yours will be very powerful," he continued looking straight at Sora. "You were meant to have these, so just trust in yourself. And always have that gem with you. It will help with the pain, that may occasionally come, and it will also help you control these new sensations you will feel. I will keep a close eye on you." He then smiled at her, "Now go and rest child." Sora exited and went into another room, Tai was about to follow her, but Gennai called to him. "Watch her close, we had to use a great amount of data in healing her, almost too much. You on the other hand were easily mended. You will not have the same powers she will gain, but she will need someone very close to support her. Will you do this?" he looked straight into Tai's eyes. Tai felt as if the old man was peering into his soul with his closed eyes.
"I will. You can count on me Gennai." After he got Tai's assurance, he vanished once again. Tai quickly ran to catch up with Sora. She was walking up the stairs. "Hey Sora wait up!"
She stopped. He could she see was more relaxed now. The color had returned to her cheeks. They walked up the stairs in silence, Tai didn't mind, he was just glad she was feeling better. "You know what you need?" He said. "A nice warm bath. That will help you to relax and get some sleep."
"Ya, that sounds nice." She smiled at him. By the time they had gotten upstairs Cody, Davis, Yolei, TK, Mimi and all the digimon had fallen asleep on the neatly arranged beds. Izzy, Joe, Matt and Ken were all sitting wrapped in towels in the men's bathroom. There were separate rooms for the boys and girls, and in each there was a large sized hot tub, the steam from the water hung in the air. Kari was just getting ready to enter the girl's bath, when Sora entered the changing room. Kari neatly folded her cloths and wrapped a large white towel around herself.
"Hey, Sora, come on a nice long bath will do you good." She said as she smiled.
Sora began to undress as Kari entered the bath, Sora followed soon after wrapping towel around herself. The hot water felt good on her silky skin. Finally she was able to totally relax. For a while there was silence between the two women as they could hear the noises the guys were making over on the other side of the separation wall. Tai had just cannon balled into the tub and a water war had just broken out.
"Boys," Kari giggled. "They are so silly, aren't they?"
"They sure are noisy," Sora commented, finally having a little peace. She let out a long sigh. "Kari, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Kari returned. "You can ask me anything."
"It's about Tai." Sora stopped, unsure on how to phrase the next sentence. "Does he…Does he really…"
"Like you?" Kari interrupted seeing how hard it was for Sora to actually say the words. Sora nodded. "He loves you more than anything, Sora." Again there was silence, but the boys continued to yell and laugh on there side.
"I wasn't sure if he was for real, or if it was one of his jokes." Sora said, remembering the kiss in the garden.
"Now I have a question for you, if you don't mind." she waited to see if there was any objection. "Do you love him back?"
"I..I do." Sora said quietly, not wanting many to hear her answer. Kari was so excited at this news, she had always thought Sora felt the same way towards her brother, but was never one hundred percent sure.
"So?"
"So.. What?" Sora looked at her confused once again.
"So has he told you yet? Have you told him?" Kari was anxious for the response.
"He told me today in the garden, that he loved me, but I never got to respond." She said. She was ashamed that she had not told him sooner of her feelings.
Kari came over from the other side of the tub, and hugged Sora. "I always knew you two were made for each other. Tell him, he needs to know." She sat back down on the ledge of the tub. "I think I am going to go to bed now, good night Sora."
"Goodnight Kari." Sora said, as Kari exited the pool, Sora sank down into the water until only her head stuck out. She had noticed the boys had also left; there was no more noise. Now she could finally relax. She began to float on the surface of the water, still wrapped in her now drenched towel. Just as she got her balance, someone came in the room. She didn't notice him there, just staring at her while she floated. Then she saw something in the corner of her eye "Oh God." she gasped and lost her concentration and sunk. She quickly splashed to the top, wrapping her towel closer to her skin.
"Sorry if I scared you again. I really need to stop doing that." Tai said as he clutched his towel that was covered his lower waist to above his knees. "I didn't know anyone was still in here."
Sora's breathing had returned to normal but her head was still the only part of her that was above the water level, "I, I thought you…wow did you scare me."
"Sorry." Tai said as he sat by the side of the tub and stuck his feet in the water. "How come yours is warmer than the other one?" he looked at her; she was just looking at him. "You don't mind if I join you? Do you? I don't want to make you uncomfortable or anything."
"No, no. It's ok. I kind of wanted some one to talk to." She said as she stood up in the pool, and walked over to the ledge near Tai's feet. As she did so, Tai slid in the water and sat by her on the ledge.
"So what do you want to talk about?" He said, kind of nervous.
"Um.. First I..um.. Want to apologize." Sora sighed.
"For what? I should be the one apologizing for putting you in those situations. I am really sorry Sora, I never…"
"Tai, I love you too." Sora just blurted out, cutting Tai off.
"You do? You really mean that?"
"Yes." she said looking down at the water. Tai took his hand and lead her face up so he could see her eyes. He just sat there with his hand on her face; with his thumb he caressed her fragile skin. They drew closer until they locked lips again, this time with an even more intense flame. He finally had her, his secret love, was no longer secret, and he felt free to express his love for her. His hands wrapped around her body pulling her closer and closer. Her's were doing the same, around him. After a hundred kisses they stopped and just looked at one another. They were so close, Tai could feel her breath on his skin, and their foreheads touched. All they could do was smile at each other as they began to laugh. They were both so relieved; they were finally together. Tai started to try and tickle Sora, they had always done that, but now it meant so much more. Sora splashed as she about to double over in laughter, holding tightly to her towel, so it wouldn't slip.
"So you want a splash fight, do ya?" Tai joked. "I am the splash king!" As he said this he jumped out of the pool, and cannon balled in. Tai created a huge splash. When the foam and bubbles subsided there was a towel floating in the water. Tai had lost his towel. He stood in the pool exposed. Sora could only laugh, as she reached for his towel. "Give it back." Tai said, blushing., trying to cover himself.
"That's what you get for trying to show off, Mr. Splash King." She giggled. "Would your royal highness like his towel back?"
"Um.. Ya. It would be kind of nice." He said, still blushing, quite embarrassed.
"You just might have to come and get it." She said as she hopped out of the pool. She laid the towel on the ground. "Goodnight, your majesty." She said as she blew him a kiss and slowly walked to the changing room. Tai jumped to get the towel, wrapped it around himself, and was after her. He didn't want this night to end. There was a bathrobe hanging on a hock, he grabbed it and threw it on. Going over to the door of the changing room, he gently knocked.
"Sora? Are you in there" There was no answer, so Tai stepped inside. Just then Sora jumped closer and started to tickle him. He began to laugh so hard his eyes started to water. "Uncle, Uncle! I give up!" He cried in between laughs. Soon he had recovered from laughing. "So. Does this mean we are going out?" Tai asked coyly.
"I don't know, Mister. I'll have to think about that." She said as she pulled her robe tighter, she was just teasing him now. "I think we better go to bed soon, I am really tired." she yawned.
"I'll carry you madam." He said as she picked Sora up and carried her out of the changing room and into the large room where everyone else was sleeping. All the time she was enjoying the romantic ride, with her arms around his neck and her face leaning against his. He walked down the center of the room towards a large window; on both sides were either sleeping people or digimon. Right next to the window he found two unoccupied beds. He gently set Sora down on the one closest to the window. The stars were out in the digital world and the moon shown bright, lighting up the night sky. Tai gently pulled the covers over her, and stroked her hair.
"Aren't the stars lovely?" She said as she looked up into the sky. Tai was now sitting near the foot of the bed looking at her. The stars illuminated Sora's face. Tai was mesmerized by the glow that Sora naturally gave off.
"But, I have something more beautiful that the stars." He said quietly, so to not wake up the others.
"Really? What?"
"You."