Runaway with my heart

Runaway with my hope

Runaway with my love…

"So, they're over?" Miyako asked the next day, curiously.

"Yeah, they're over." Hikari responded.

"They're over?" Mimi repeated excitedly.

"They are?" Sora added.

Hikari rolled her eyes. "Yes, but it doesn't matter, really."

The four girls sat around on the couches in Taichi and Sora's living room. They had all gotten together when the news that Akira and Takeru had split; reached them.

"What?!" Miyako said incredulously. "Of course it matters!"

"No," said Hikari. "I can't ask him to do anything, and we can't go out yet. It's too soon after their breakup."

"I guess," Sora said, biting her lip. "I don't think you'll have to wait too long."

They were silent for a couple of minutes.

Hikari finally looked up at Sora and said, "If he wanted to be something more than friends, you'd think that he would do something about even before he started dating Akira."

The other three girls nodded, as Hikari went on. "And if I asked him if he wanted to go to a movie or something; and he said 'no', it would completely destroy what we have now."

"Not necessarily," Sora said, smiling a bit. "Look what happened between Taichi and I."

Miyako rolled her eyes, and Mimi said, "That's different, you were each other's first relationship. This is kind of more complicated."

"Ever since Akira," Hikari said. "She's not a very nice person."

"No." said Miyako bitterly, running a hand through her lavender hair. "I ran in to her today."

Hikari laughed. "What did she say?"

"She said that you ruined their relationship; because you ran into her and ruined her hair."

The four girls laughed.

~*~

Takeru knocked on the Yagami's door that evening. It was cold outside, as he wore a heavy green sweater and khaki pants. He tried in vain to tame his hair, but since it was damp from the snowflakes outside; it made it stick up even more.

"Hello?" Hikari opened the door. "Takeru? Hi!"

He grinned, and said, "Want to go for a walk?"

She looked shocked for a moment, and then said easily, "Yeah, sure. That would be nice."

She smiled at him as he helped her put on her coat and laughed when he offered his scarf. He said, "Don't laugh! It's cold out!"

Unfortunately for him, it made her laugh even harder.

They made their way casually through Odaiba, stopping to talk to Sora in her flower shop, and then made their way to a small café.

"You know what, Hikari?" He asked her as, he pulled out her chair.

"No, what?"

"I think that I'm really lucky to have you as a best friend."

"Oh," Hikari said looking at him cautiously. "Why?"

"Because," he started, "going out with Akira wasn't the smartest thing for me to do, as I now have realized. But you didn't make fun of me, or ignore me, when I acted like a complete ass."

She looked at him still. "You're welcome, I guess."

"I really want everything to go back to the way it was before Akira, okay?"

"I would like that."

He was suddenly struck with how beautiful her eyes were, under the dim light of the café. It was getting dark outside, and the wind raged outside behind her; making her look incredibly peaceful and warm.

"If I recall correctly," he began, "I owe you a movie still."

She laughed. "Yeah. You do."

"Do you want too…"

She nodded at his fading words, and then whispered, "Sure."

~*~

"Yamato, I'm telling you." Taichi said grinning at his friend. They were at Yamato's apartment this time, in which he would hopefully be sharing with Mimi soon. "You should have seen her come home yesterday. Her face was all flushed and her eyes were shining – whatever Takeru did, he did it right."

Yamato grinned. "Of course he did, he gets it from me. I wonder what he did though."

They were silent for a moment.

Taichi rolled his eyes, and Sora, who was sitting beside him on the couch, intertwined her fingers with his. As she did so, she said, "Seriously, though – I'm glad he isn't an item with Akira anymore."

Taichi laughed at his fiancée. "It isn't like you to say that about someone."

She looked up at him, smiling sweetly. "Takeru was supposed to always have been with Hikari, not Akira."

He nodded at her.

"Anyway, Yamato, have you talked to him about Hikari lately?" Taichi said, gazing at Sora still. He finally broke away and looked at Yamato.

"Just talked to him this morning," Yamato said from his place on the loveseat. "He was shocked yesterday, when he realized how beautiful she was."

"He said that?" Sora asked. She got up from the couch and went into the kitchen briefly to get a couple of sodas.

"Word for word." Yamato smirked.

Taichi looked grateful. "You're brother is a good kid, Yamato."

Yamato nodded.

~*~

"She was absolutely beautiful," Takeru commented to his brother again that night.

"I know, Takeru, you've already told me." Yamato stated, then added, "Numerous times."

His younger brother sighed.

"Well, then, do something about! You can't just keep telling me about how beautiful she is."

"I know…but I just got out of a relationship with Akira…"

"So?" Yamato exploded. "Screw Akira!"

Takeru looked at him with wide eyes.

"No, don't actually," Yamato said, rolling his eyes. "You're too literal, Takeru. What I meant was, that if you have certain feelings towards Hikari, don't dwell on it forever."

"So you mean like, Carpe Diem?"

Yamato looked at him for a moment then shook his head. "No, I mean that you should seize the moment."

Takeru shook his head in disbelief. He got up and walked to the door, and before heading out said sarcastically, "Thanks for the advice."

Yamato didn't pick up on it, and offered him a reassuring smile. Actually, Takeru thought that his brother might have had a point.

He smiled to himself, and said, "Tonight."

I know now, just quite how

My life and love might still go on

In your heart and your mind

I'll stay with you for all of time…

END OF CHAPTER FOUR. I had a reviewer that was confused with the quotes and everything; sorry that I didn't give that any recognition. That would be "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling. So – I don't own any of the characters etc. or the song.