Chapter V
~ Hikari ~
I hung up the pay phone in the waiting room and sighed. I'd just called the new group of digidestined to tell them that Takeru and myself couldn't make it to the meeting. I hadn't told them why or where we were, I didn't want them to worry and rush down to the hospital to see Taichi. 'I should have been there. I knew something was wrong...' I thought as I leaned against the wall for support, squeezing my eyes shut some unshed tears finally fell.
~ Takeru ~
I looked up from my chair in the waiting room when I heard Hikari hang up the phone. My eyes softened as I watched Hikari lean against the wall. 'Kari must be blaming herself...' I thought as I got up and walked over to stand behind Kari. Not really knowing how to comfort Hikari at the moment, I slid my arms around Hikari's waist and pulled her into a gentle embrace. I felt Hikari tense up at first but she relaxed and turned around so she was facing me. Grabbing a fist full of my shirt Hikari cried into my chest.
~ Yamato ~
I put my face in my hands as I sat in a chair beside the hospital bed that Taichi was currently occupying. 'Tai, why'd you do it? Why'd you slit your wrist? Why? Was it because of me? The doctor said you're lucky to be alive with all the blood you lost...' I looked up at Taichi's pale face. 'I'm really glad we actually made it there before it was to late or else...' I felt a tremor go through my whole body as I thought about what would of happened if we'd gotten there much later.
"Tai..." I gentle caressed Taichi's cheek. "Stay with me please." I whispered pleadingly as I laid my head on the side of the bed. //I'll rest my eyes while I wait for Tai to wake up. They'll let him out after he wakes up. I think...// I let my eyes close as I listened to the heart monitor, and drifted off into a light slumber.
~ Taichi ~
'Where am I? What's goin on?' I thought as I opened my eyes and sat up slightly. Turning my head a little I fixed my blurry vision on the window or what seemed to be a window, I couldn't really tell because everything was so fuzzy. Then I remember that everything that had happened earlier had been real. 'I...I'm not dead... And this isn't my home...' I clenched my right hand into a fist. 'Kari must have came home and found me. S...so that means I'm in a hospital, and I'm still alive...' I thought as I brought my left arm into my line of view so I could see the bandage. 'So I'm still stuck here...' A soft sob found its way out of my mouth as I closed my eyes letting the tears run down my face and laid there.
~ Yamato ~
I stirred slowly hearing a soft yet audible sound. Opening my eyes I looked at Taichi's face and was shocked to see tears cascading down his cheeks. Lifting my hand to Taichi's cheek I gently brushed them away with my thumb. I didn't move my hand away from Taichi's cheek when his eyes snapped open in shock.
~ Taichi ~
My eyes had snapped open in shock when I felt someone's hand on my cheek. Turning my head slightly I saw that the hand belonged to Yamato, who was currently sitting by my bedside. A questioning look ended up on my face as I looked into Yamato's stormy blue eyes.
"Why are you here Yamato?" I asked as I sighed and looked away from the object of my affection, and my pain. My eyes snapped back to Yamato's face as the hand on my cheek gently brushed across my cheek and lips.
~ Yamato ~
"I... I'm so sorry... I know I'm the one that's caused you so much pain... And... I'm just so sorry." My voice cracked as I slowly took my hand away from Taichi's face and placed it on the bed. Bowing my head I let the dam that had been holding the tears back break as a sudden rush of relief swept through my heart. Taichi was awake and that meant he was going to be okay... Well physically, but I wasn't sure about mentally. Looking up I saw that the shocked expression was still on Taichi's face.
"Tai I... I figured something out when you were in the operation room..." Taking a deep breath I continued, "I realized that if you died, a part of me would die also and... And that would have been my heart. What I'm trying to say is that I... I love you Tai, and I don't want to loss you." I finished as more tears spilled out of the corner of my eyes.
"But what about you and Sora? You two are dating and..." I saw Taichi's eyes cross as he looked down at my finger that had shushed him; then he looked back at my face.
Shaking my head I answered Taichi's question. "Tai, Sora and I broke up a while ago, because she said that she knew I had feelings for you, but at the time I wasn't really sure what those feelings were. But when you almost died I finally figured out what they were though. So now if you hate me I'd understand if you never wanted to even talk to me anymore." I lowered my head after saying that.
~ Taichi ~
I stared in complete and total shock at Yamato. 'He loves me. Yamato actually loves me.'
"Baka I could never hate you..." I smiled weakly at Yamato as I placed one hand under Yamato's chin and the other behind his head as I pulled him into a kiss. Yamato's lips felt soft, velvety, and had a faint taste of vanilla. And I felt so alive again when Yamato responded by kissing me back. Our first kiss lasted a minute or two before we both pulled away panting for breathe.
~ Yamato ~
"Geez Tai I didn't know you were that great a kisser." I smirked making Taichi blush as I placed a chaste kiss onto his lips. Then I kissed Taichi on his lips again, but this time I gently bit down on his lower lip making him gasp as I slid my tongue into his mouth. For a few minutes we stayed like that tasting each other and battling for dominance. But this time we pulled apart because we heard someone giggle. Looking towards the door we saw Takeru and Hikari standing in the door way practically ready to fall over from containing there laughing for so long.
~ Other ~
"It's a Kodak moment." Hikari announced before she fell into another fit of giggles and grabbed Takeru's arm for support.
"Well it's about time you two got together." Takeru said as he smiled at the two older boys who were blushing in embarrassment.
ta da!!! it's finally finished. and i don't know if i'll do a epilogue or not, but for now it's finished. and if you are wondering were Hikari and Takeru were during that time while... they were in the waiting room okay! i wanted to do a Yama and Tai scene.