Sari: Well. I have decided to write another chapter to this love story.

AcT: It's about time

Sari: What was that??

AcT: Nothing

Sari: Whatever.

AcT: Anywhoo. Here's some proof that we are indeed alive.

Sari: And very much so!!

AcT: We've just been super busy

Sari: But now, we're back, and here is our 3rd chapter to Happily Ever After - One Can Hope!!

AcT: Aren't you forgetting something?

Sari: Oh, yeah. First, we're gonna have some reviews on last chapter. So, uh, read on!

DigiFaeri writes: Poor Sora! Poor Tai! pleeeeeeease, write more!!!!!! NOW!!!!! :( its berry good!!!

AcT: Oh, I'm so glad that someone feels for Sora and Tai!!

Sari: **Looking at the date of this comment** Woah! This story is still being read? Then I really NEED to continue writing, huh?

AcT: Yes, dear, you do.

Sari: Oh, ok.

Hermione Weasley writes: Continue, plz, the story is good. very good. But, this fic will only be centred in Tai/Sora? Aren't there other couples?

AcT: I'm glad that you like this story. And yes, it is indeed JUST Taiora. I will write other fics about other couples, though, I promise. ^^

Sari: Hermione Weasley? Does that mean that Hermione marries Ron? Or one of the twins? I personally would want to marry Fred or George.

AcT: Sari, PLEASE try to stay focused.

Mimi Tachikawa writes: Great story so far. I hope it'll be Taiora at the end. Please make it Taiora! Sorato sux!!!

AcT: Don't worry, it will be!!

Sari: What's wrong with Sorato? I want Tai, so Sora can't have him!!

AcT: Sari, you like EVERYONE.

Sari: So?

AcT: **Sigh**

555 writes: KOOL STORY UPDATE

AcT: Don't worry, we are. Finally

Sari: KOOL NAME. ^^

rUbBeRxdUcKiE writes: Cute!! please hurry and write the next chapter!! very cute! keep up the great work!

AcT: So glad that you like it!!

Sari: Oooh!! Rubber duckie!!

AcT: Oh jeez.

Lily-angel writes: Cool! Poor Tai and Sora :( Please add another chapter soon!! please?? *puppy eyes*

AcT: Oh, who can resist puppy eyes?? We are adding one now!!

Sari: I can resist 'em. But I won't!!

... says: i'm waiting for soratooo........cute story

AcT: But it's a Taiora.

Sari: So, they can wait for the NEXT story. I mean, seriously, AcT!!

Title: Happy Ever After - One Can Hope

About: Taiora, duh!! **I realized that in the past chapters, I accidently said Sorato...DOH!! I am SUCH a blonde sometimes....**

By: Mwah!!

Why: Because...I felt like it!!

Sari: And now...onto the fic!

AcT: Uhm, duh.

Yamato looked down at the letter in his hand, and wondered if he should really give the letter to Sora, or take it to the king. He knew that Tai so obviously loved Sora...but Yamato also knew that Sora was taking Tai away from him. And Yamato was starting to miss the prince he had once known. That maid girl had changed Tai. Tai no longer planned who to play tricks on, and no longer had a secret place with JUST Yamato. Now, everything Tai did or said involved Sora in some way. Yamato had to admitt, he was jealous. But there was nothing he could do. Unless he turned Tai's letter in to the king, instead of delivering it to Tai. Yamato sighed. He couldn't possibly hurt his best friend so badly...but why should he let the lowly maiden take his best friend...forever? Yamato decided that he would let the letter wait until tomorrow...he would get some sleep and worry about it in the morning. Quietly, he pulled his drawer open, slid the envelope in under some other papers, closed it, and turned out the light, ready for a good night's sleep.

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Sora lay in her new bed, staring at the wall. Only hours ago, she had been at the castle, saying good bye to her love. And now she was here, in yet another strange new place, in a room full of stuck up rich girls, staring at the lavender wall next to her bed. Sora couldn't get comfortable. The nightgowns that each girl was given to sleep in were covered in lace. Sora wondered how in the world rich girls could handle so much lace...it stuck out and poked at her, and had weird lumps she had to sit and lay on. Sora longed for her old servent's rags. There were no weird lumps to poke her or keep her up in those. But her clothes had been locked away, for it wasn't proper for a young lady to wear rags, even if Sora WAS a mere servent girl.

Sora got tired of staring at the awful purple hue on the wall, so she closed her eyes. Immedietly, her mind was flooded with thoughts and mental images of Tai. **Oh Tai...** she thought. **How I miss you!** Sora longed to be in Tai's arms right now...she wanted to cry so badly, but if she did, there would be no one there to console her, and she would only wake up tomorrow red and blotchy, was "a disgrace to young ladies". Sora hadn't even been at her new school for even a full day, and she was already sick of it. Everything about the school was girly, lacy, frilly, and going on about "fine ladies". All that Sora cared about was her love. The longing for her Tai in her heart grew almost unbearable for Sora. She knew there was no way she was going to get any sleep with this feeling...so finally, she got up. She quietly went to her trunk, and pulled out some parchment and a quill. As quietly as possible, Sora started to compose a letter to Tai. "Dear Tai," she started. As she went on with her letter, she soon grew tired, and fell into a deep, love-filled sleep.

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Dawn cracked, and the manservents were all waking up. The boy sleeping next to Yamato poked at Yamato. "Oy, sleepy head!! Wake up 'ere! The king'll not be happy if yer late this mornin', oh no he won't!" Yamato groaned, and sat up. He rubbed his eyes, and immedietly remembered Tai's letter to Sora. He still had to figure out what to do about it...he decided that he couldn't give the letter to the king...who knows WHAT King Ryuichi would do to Tai.no, Yamato had to either destroy it or deliver it to Sora. So then, all he had to figure out was which to do. Yamato looked up to the doorway where all the other manservents were filing out of, and spotted the messenger boy. Perhaps Yamato couldn't deliver the letter to his "enemy", but perhaps someone else COULD...Yamato smiled. If he could get someone trusted to deliver the letter to Sora, then Tai would happy, and Yamato wouldn't have to kill himself for his rage and jealousy. It was for SURE a most perfect plan. The smile still on Yamato's face, he got up and followed the other servents to the King's throne room for the days orders.

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**Tap tap tap** Someone was tapping at the window. **Tap tap tap** It was a quick, shrill tapping sound...**Tap tap tap** It grew louder. Taichi opened an eye, and looked at his window. He saw the grinning face of Yamato outside his room, waving to Taichi to come open the window. Taichi groaned, and shut hit eye. Yamato could come and talk to Tai in his room if it was important. **Tap tap tap** But no, Yamato wouldn't leave the window...he continued to tap on Tai's window. Tai groaned again, but slowly got out of his bed. Half walking, half stumbling, Tai reached his window, and pulled it open. "Whaaat?" He asked. Yamato's grin widened as he spoke. "Your letter to Sora just left this morning, I'd say about an hour ago. Depending on whether and road conditions, the messenger should be getting there by noon!" Taichi was only half awake...he was happy to hear that his letter had been sent...but...Yamato was still here. Taichi was baffeled. "Then...who took it...?" Yamato looked at Tai, hoping that he wouldn't be angry that Yamato himself hadn't taken it. "Oh, Daisuke, the messenger boy, took it. Yeh, the king sent him out in that area with a message to the high chanceloir, so I asked Daisuke to take it along. I figured that Daisuke was already taking an important message and he wasn't to make contact with ANYONE on his trip, that he could take this letter. I told him the importance of it, and that it merely had the details of her stay at the school there. Daisuke believed me, and promised to deliver it into no one's hands but Sora. So don't you worry." Yamato grinned once more at Tai, and was very relieved when he saw a small smile on Taichi's lips. "Good." Tai said, and then he turned away from Yamato. He reached up, closed the window, and climbed back in his bead. Yamato stood outside the window for a minute, and then left, leaving Tai to his thoughts.

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A shrill bell was ringing, and Sora heard girls groaning and shuffling around. Was it already time to wake up? Sora felt like she had gotten 5 minutes of sleep last night. How could it already be morning? Sora groaned when she remembered that the first thing she had in the mornings was walking...a girl had to walk straight before anything else, for nothing else was as important. Appearently not even breakfast, which Sora wouldn't have until she could walk the length of the room with a book on her head. With a sigh, Sora rolled out of her bed. She put on her clothes and washed her face, hoping that the cold water would wake her up some more. As she was drying her face, the bell started ringing again. Sora set the towel down, and shuffled out of her bedroom, off to her first lesson at this strange place.

If there was one thing that Sora absolutely detested about rich people, it was the fact that they were VERY strict when instructing someone. The teachers at this strange school were certainly NO exception. Ms. Gladys, Sora's walking instructer, seemed even more strict than Sora had thought most rich people to be. And she certainly didn't live up to her name. Ms. Gladys was a mean and cold lady. She was thin as a toothpick, and had a thin line for a mouth. When she spoke, she barked...she always barked out orders. She never whispered, and she never yelled...she just...barked. "Head up!" "Back straight!" She was constantly barking orders, especially at the girls who carried their hands up by their books, in hope to keep them from falling.

Sora, being new, was one of these girls. And she was no exception to who Ms. Gladys barked at. In fact, she seemed to be Ms. Gladys' favorite to pick on. "Sora!" she would bark, so the whole class could hear and giggle at the new girl's pathetic walk. "Keep your hands down, take smaller steps, and do not bounce!" And sometimes, Ms. Gladys didn't even say what Sora had to fix...she just said "Sora, you are a disgrace to females. You will never ammount to anything." It was comments like these that made Sora want to break down crying. And to have the other girls giggling at her made it worse. She was already lower class, and her servent ways made her seem even MORE below the other girls.

Every one of Sora's classes was like this...she couldn't quite excell in anything, and the other girls always picking on her. By lunch time, Sora was quite near tears. She sat at the lunch table all alone, staring at her food while the other girls chatted and laughed together. Suddenly, she felt a thunk in the back of her head. Turning around slowly, Sora saw some girls laughing. These girls looked even richer than most of the other girls. They had beautiful curly hair, velvet dressed covered in lace and bows, and the most exquisit jewelery. Behind Sora's head was a dinner roll, that had quite obviously made the thunk on Sora's head. Feeling tears well up in her eyes, Sora turned and ran, deep into the gardens.

Sora kept on running, letting the tears fall when she was out of site of the other girls. She ran looking at her shoes, not seeing anything, blinded by tears. After a short while, Sora ran into someone. "I'm sorry, miss.." spoke a male's voice. "Can you tell me where I can find a So.." he trailed off as Sora looked up at him. "Sora!" he exclaimed. Sora nodded her head in confusion. "Daisuke?" she asked the messenger boy, and he knew she was wondering why he was here. Daisuke pulled out the letter from Tai and stuck it in her hand. "Let no one else see this." Sora looked at the letter, and opened her mouth to speak to Daisuke, but he had already turned and ran off.

Well. That's all that I feel like writing...it's getting late, I'm getting tired, and if I were to continue, I could have two whole chapters here!! So. I'll try an' write the next chapter tomorrow...and maybe (if I'm lucky) I'll finish this story in 5 or 6 chapters...but I have so much of an imagination, that this may get dragged on forever...we'll just have to see. Until next time!! Review, review, review!!