Chapter 7
Ah- well spring break wasn't so bad- I didn't get anything done really- I know I will be paying for that soon, but anyway I needed a break so I decided to type stories and such instead of papers. Come April 22nd I'll be crying… until then- here's the next chapter in the story- I'm actually finished writing it now- but it'll take more reviews to motivate me to type it. But I know you loyal Taioras won't let me down. :)
I own my car- and that's about it!
"Taichi?" The two suddenly found themselves hugging and practically crying for joy.
"Oh master Taichi- we thought we'd never see a familiar face again." Tilly said kissing his cheek.
"Sora.." Tai said quickly. "Where's Sora? Is she here? Why did you guys leave the plantation?" He asked as he looked around frantically for his love.
Tilly didn't respond till Tai grabbed her arms and forced her to look at him.
"Oh is was horrible Taichi. The whole plantation house burnt down because the master didn't join with the other slave owners… we tried to save him.. But it was too late."
"What about Sora? I need to see her." Tai begged.
"She took ill."
"NO! She can't be… dead.." tears welled up in his eyes. "No." Tilly shook her head 'no,' and Tai calmed down a bit.
"We couldn't bring her here with us. She stayed with several nice girls and they said they would look after her. But that was a while ado, Taichi, I'm sorry. I should have stayed with her." Tilly broke down. It ate her up inside knowing that the one she loved like her own child behind.
"Tilly it's ok. You left her in good hands it sounds… but where? Where is this house? Is it far?"
"It's a good ways south of here. It took us forever to get here.. but she… she looked deathly ill. I'm not sure she would make it… it came so suddenly, and she's been through so much.. I'm sorry Taichi."
When they finally took their leave of the group Tai was completely silent. The thought of Sora being dead was too much for him.
"Tai? Are you going to be ok?" TK asked as they left the community with ands full of fresh produce. Tilly had insisted they take some with them. Tai didn't respond. "I'm sure she's fine. You said so yourself that she's not your ordinary girl… I'm sure you'll find her." TK tried to comfort his friend.
"Thanks TK, I know Sora's not dead. My heart tells me she's alive… I just want to go find her and comfort her. She's suffered so much alone…"
But no matter how much Tai wanted to go straight south and find Sora- orders came in and his regiment had to follow them. Tai had no choice.
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"It hurts!" Sora cried. "I can't do this!"
"Sora- look at me! You CAN and you WILL. Now PUSH!" Mimi commanded.
"You can do this." Kari coached. The three women were alone. Most people had fled due to the moving union army. But Sora was in no condition to be moving.
She had now been in labor for over two hours.
"Sora you are NOT giving up." Mimi said to her friend. "Damn it where's your stubborn side now?"
'She's right, I can do this.' She thought to herself. 'Tai wouldn't give up.. So I won't either.'
Several minutes of laud shrieks of pain later, a baby's voice called out to the world.
"You did it!" Kari giggled. She helped Mimi clean the baby up and wrapped it in a clean sheet.
"You're a mom." Mimi smiled as he handed the crying bundle to Sora.
"Congrats it's a boy!" Kari hugged the new mom.
"My baby…" Sora smiled as she held the baby close. The baby's cries seemed to quiet down as Sora snuggled him close. Sora had to hold back tears as she got the first glimpse of his little eyes.
"Oh isn't he cute?" Kari smiled. "What pretty eyes."
"They're Tai's.." She said as she broke down thinking of her love.
"Sora it's ok. Maybe you should rest a while." Mimi suggested.
"it's just that he looks exactly like Tai.." She smiled through her tears. The baby did look a lot like Taichi, from the eyes to unruly fuzz of hair on the baby's head.
"So what are you going t name him?" Mimi asked.
"Yeah! Pick a name!" Kari encouraged.
"I…I think I will call you Tenchi…" She smiled. "Taichi Tenchi Kamiya." Sora added as she kissed the her child. "My little Tenchi.."
"That's cute." Mimi giggled as she watched mother and child cuddle together for a nap.
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"Everybody get down!" Taichi yelled as the cannon balls flew through the air. "Get that flank secure!" He ordered.
The bloody battle wagged on, just like the war itself. They only made it into North Carolina and Tai was getting sick of fighting. The hidden rebel pockets of resistance had made their journey a long and hard one. But Tai never gave up because he knew in order to find Sora, he had to make his way south.
"Those boys have been getting desperate." TK said as the group once again assembled at their fire after the battle.
"How many did we lose today?" Tai asked.
"A total of fifty dead and dozens more wounded." Joe said.
"That's too many!" Tai said as he threw his hat on the ground and stormed off.
"What's eating him?" Izzy asked.
"Things are just getting to him. It's been what? Almost three years now. We've been fighting for so long and Tai's been worried sick about her. And then commanding isn't an easy thing to do." TK answered.
"Maybe we should go talk to him." Izzy suggested.
"No. Just leave him be. He's got to deal with this himself. He'll talk to us when he's ready." Joe said.
Tai found himself in a secluded area, not to far from their campsite. He was tired. Tired of fighting, tired of worrying, and tried of being separated from his reason for living.
'Today would have been her birthday.. She turned 20 today…' he thought. 'Had she changed? Did she look different? Had she moved on- did she get tired of waiting for him? Was she even alive?' All these and a thousand more thoughts assaulted him.
She was all he could think about and it ate him up inside. He was forced to remember her… but it wasn't enough.
With a raged anger he began punching the back of a tree. His knuckles bleed, but still he continued until his anger subsided and tears fell.
"Happy Birthday love… I promise when I get back to you we'll never EVER leave each other's side. And I'll make up for all the pain and heartache we've suffered… wait for me Sora… my Sora." he whispered his hushed prayer and pledge into the sky.
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"Momma! Momma?" A little boy ran through the gardens. The trees and flowers were out in full bloom on this beautiful spring day. Tenchi, like the trees and flowers, was growing fast.
The boy was on the verge of his third birthday. He was very energetic and lively, like his parents had been in their youth. The little angel always had a smile on his face. It was Sora's smile, he had been graced with her smile, along with her light auburn locks. However the rest was the spitting image of Taichi. The deep eyes and the unruly, pointy hair all had belonged to Tai. Even the boys laugh was like his father's at his age.
Sora sat against a tree resting. She had spent a full day working in the garden and she was tired. However she was thankful for such good friends like Mimi and Kari, that she didn't mind the work. And with having Tenchi to raise, she rarely had time to think anymore. But maybe that was a good thing. She had little time to cry about her troubles- and for that she was thankful as well.
But lately Tenchi had become very inquisitive about such topics that she wanted to forget.
'Momma where's my daddy?'- 'What was he like?'- 'Where is he?' or "Why did he leave?' Those hurt the most. Sora tried her hardest to not let herself cry. She simply told him over and over that 'daddy loves us very much and he had to leave to go and help others. Don't worry baby, he'll come back soon.' But the hollow words always came back to haunt her long after Tenchi's questions were exhausted.
'Taichi were are you? Please be safe… I miss you so much. Everyday our baby grows and I wonder, will you ever know you're a daddy?' tears formed and forced their way out of her crimson eyes. She couldn't help it.
Momma cry aden?" Came the voice of her beloved treasure. "Momma no cry… I here." He hugged her tightly. Sora kissed his little head.
"Thanks baby.. Momma's ok." She said wiping the tears off her face and placing a smile where the frown was.
"Momma no be sad. It's her birday." She smiled at his attempt to cheer her up. He was only three and yet he was doing quite well with speaking. "Momma be happy." Tenchi said as he jumped up and down. "Purdy." He said as he stopped to hand her a flower.
"It's beautiful." She smiled.
"Come- auntie Mimi and auntie Kari made cake!" His brown eyes sparkled, just like his father's had when he got excited.
"Alright." She said as she got up and took Tenchi's hand.
"Happy Birthday!" Mimi shouted as Sora and Tenchi entered.
Sora smiled when she saw the small cake on the table in their tiny kitchen dinning area.
"You guys shouldn't have. It's hard enough to find flour and sugar to use for meals." The two other girls just shrugged it off as Mimi light a candle on the cake.
"Momma Momma! You get to make a wish! Blow it out." Tenchi said all excited. He really was a bundle of pure energy. Sora humored the boy and blew out the candle.
"Yeah!" He squealed as the candle blew out. The three women in the room couldn't help but laugh at the joy he got. They all loved the little boy so much. His determination and sheer excitement in life gave them all hope in the midst of the death and destruction they witnessed first hand.
"What did you wish for?"
"Oh Baby- I can't tell you that." Sora said taking the boy in her arms. Being a mother seemed to come naturally to her. She always showered her boy with love and affection. With out him, she would be living an empty life full of heartache and pain.
"If she told you it wouldn't come true." Kari pointed out.
"It's present time!" Mimi shouted as she pulled out a small box.
"Oh you guys, you didn't have to. You're the best family I could ever have… I love you guys." Sora smiled as she was surrounded by loved ones.
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A/N: I know people wanted Tai to be there when Sora had the baby- but don't worry- everything works out in the end- as soon as I get some feed back- I'll post the next chapter!
I sooner I get this fic done- the sooner I can start typing the next Taioras my strange brain came up with! Yeah- Taiora goodness!
Ah- well spring break wasn't so bad- I didn't get anything done really- I know I will be paying for that soon, but anyway I needed a break so I decided to type stories and such instead of papers. Come April 22nd I'll be crying… until then- here's the next chapter in the story- I'm actually finished writing it now- but it'll take more reviews to motivate me to type it. But I know you loyal Taioras won't let me down. :)
I own my car- and that's about it!
"Taichi?" The two suddenly found themselves hugging and practically crying for joy.
"Oh master Taichi- we thought we'd never see a familiar face again." Tilly said kissing his cheek.
"Sora.." Tai said quickly. "Where's Sora? Is she here? Why did you guys leave the plantation?" He asked as he looked around frantically for his love.
Tilly didn't respond till Tai grabbed her arms and forced her to look at him.
"Oh is was horrible Taichi. The whole plantation house burnt down because the master didn't join with the other slave owners… we tried to save him.. But it was too late."
"What about Sora? I need to see her." Tai begged.
"She took ill."
"NO! She can't be… dead.." tears welled up in his eyes. "No." Tilly shook her head 'no,' and Tai calmed down a bit.
"We couldn't bring her here with us. She stayed with several nice girls and they said they would look after her. But that was a while ado, Taichi, I'm sorry. I should have stayed with her." Tilly broke down. It ate her up inside knowing that the one she loved like her own child behind.
"Tilly it's ok. You left her in good hands it sounds… but where? Where is this house? Is it far?"
"It's a good ways south of here. It took us forever to get here.. but she… she looked deathly ill. I'm not sure she would make it… it came so suddenly, and she's been through so much.. I'm sorry Taichi."
When they finally took their leave of the group Tai was completely silent. The thought of Sora being dead was too much for him.
"Tai? Are you going to be ok?" TK asked as they left the community with ands full of fresh produce. Tilly had insisted they take some with them. Tai didn't respond. "I'm sure she's fine. You said so yourself that she's not your ordinary girl… I'm sure you'll find her." TK tried to comfort his friend.
"Thanks TK, I know Sora's not dead. My heart tells me she's alive… I just want to go find her and comfort her. She's suffered so much alone…"
But no matter how much Tai wanted to go straight south and find Sora- orders came in and his regiment had to follow them. Tai had no choice.
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"It hurts!" Sora cried. "I can't do this!"
"Sora- look at me! You CAN and you WILL. Now PUSH!" Mimi commanded.
"You can do this." Kari coached. The three women were alone. Most people had fled due to the moving union army. But Sora was in no condition to be moving.
She had now been in labor for over two hours.
"Sora you are NOT giving up." Mimi said to her friend. "Damn it where's your stubborn side now?"
'She's right, I can do this.' She thought to herself. 'Tai wouldn't give up.. So I won't either.'
Several minutes of laud shrieks of pain later, a baby's voice called out to the world.
"You did it!" Kari giggled. She helped Mimi clean the baby up and wrapped it in a clean sheet.
"You're a mom." Mimi smiled as he handed the crying bundle to Sora.
"Congrats it's a boy!" Kari hugged the new mom.
"My baby…" Sora smiled as she held the baby close. The baby's cries seemed to quiet down as Sora snuggled him close. Sora had to hold back tears as she got the first glimpse of his little eyes.
"Oh isn't he cute?" Kari smiled. "What pretty eyes."
"They're Tai's.." She said as she broke down thinking of her love.
"Sora it's ok. Maybe you should rest a while." Mimi suggested.
"it's just that he looks exactly like Tai.." She smiled through her tears. The baby did look a lot like Taichi, from the eyes to unruly fuzz of hair on the baby's head.
"So what are you going t name him?" Mimi asked.
"Yeah! Pick a name!" Kari encouraged.
"I…I think I will call you Tenchi…" She smiled. "Taichi Tenchi Kamiya." Sora added as she kissed the her child. "My little Tenchi.."
"That's cute." Mimi giggled as she watched mother and child cuddle together for a nap.
-
"Everybody get down!" Taichi yelled as the cannon balls flew through the air. "Get that flank secure!" He ordered.
The bloody battle wagged on, just like the war itself. They only made it into North Carolina and Tai was getting sick of fighting. The hidden rebel pockets of resistance had made their journey a long and hard one. But Tai never gave up because he knew in order to find Sora, he had to make his way south.
"Those boys have been getting desperate." TK said as the group once again assembled at their fire after the battle.
"How many did we lose today?" Tai asked.
"A total of fifty dead and dozens more wounded." Joe said.
"That's too many!" Tai said as he threw his hat on the ground and stormed off.
"What's eating him?" Izzy asked.
"Things are just getting to him. It's been what? Almost three years now. We've been fighting for so long and Tai's been worried sick about her. And then commanding isn't an easy thing to do." TK answered.
"Maybe we should go talk to him." Izzy suggested.
"No. Just leave him be. He's got to deal with this himself. He'll talk to us when he's ready." Joe said.
Tai found himself in a secluded area, not to far from their campsite. He was tired. Tired of fighting, tired of worrying, and tried of being separated from his reason for living.
'Today would have been her birthday.. She turned 20 today…' he thought. 'Had she changed? Did she look different? Had she moved on- did she get tired of waiting for him? Was she even alive?' All these and a thousand more thoughts assaulted him.
She was all he could think about and it ate him up inside. He was forced to remember her… but it wasn't enough.
With a raged anger he began punching the back of a tree. His knuckles bleed, but still he continued until his anger subsided and tears fell.
"Happy Birthday love… I promise when I get back to you we'll never EVER leave each other's side. And I'll make up for all the pain and heartache we've suffered… wait for me Sora… my Sora." he whispered his hushed prayer and pledge into the sky.
-
"Momma! Momma?" A little boy ran through the gardens. The trees and flowers were out in full bloom on this beautiful spring day. Tenchi, like the trees and flowers, was growing fast.
The boy was on the verge of his third birthday. He was very energetic and lively, like his parents had been in their youth. The little angel always had a smile on his face. It was Sora's smile, he had been graced with her smile, along with her light auburn locks. However the rest was the spitting image of Taichi. The deep eyes and the unruly, pointy hair all had belonged to Tai. Even the boys laugh was like his father's at his age.
Sora sat against a tree resting. She had spent a full day working in the garden and she was tired. However she was thankful for such good friends like Mimi and Kari, that she didn't mind the work. And with having Tenchi to raise, she rarely had time to think anymore. But maybe that was a good thing. She had little time to cry about her troubles- and for that she was thankful as well.
But lately Tenchi had become very inquisitive about such topics that she wanted to forget.
'Momma where's my daddy?'- 'What was he like?'- 'Where is he?' or "Why did he leave?' Those hurt the most. Sora tried her hardest to not let herself cry. She simply told him over and over that 'daddy loves us very much and he had to leave to go and help others. Don't worry baby, he'll come back soon.' But the hollow words always came back to haunt her long after Tenchi's questions were exhausted.
'Taichi were are you? Please be safe… I miss you so much. Everyday our baby grows and I wonder, will you ever know you're a daddy?' tears formed and forced their way out of her crimson eyes. She couldn't help it.
Momma cry aden?" Came the voice of her beloved treasure. "Momma no cry… I here." He hugged her tightly. Sora kissed his little head.
"Thanks baby.. Momma's ok." She said wiping the tears off her face and placing a smile where the frown was.
"Momma no be sad. It's her birday." She smiled at his attempt to cheer her up. He was only three and yet he was doing quite well with speaking. "Momma be happy." Tenchi said as he jumped up and down. "Purdy." He said as he stopped to hand her a flower.
"It's beautiful." She smiled.
"Come- auntie Mimi and auntie Kari made cake!" His brown eyes sparkled, just like his father's had when he got excited.
"Alright." She said as she got up and took Tenchi's hand.
"Happy Birthday!" Mimi shouted as Sora and Tenchi entered.
Sora smiled when she saw the small cake on the table in their tiny kitchen dinning area.
"You guys shouldn't have. It's hard enough to find flour and sugar to use for meals." The two other girls just shrugged it off as Mimi light a candle on the cake.
"Momma Momma! You get to make a wish! Blow it out." Tenchi said all excited. He really was a bundle of pure energy. Sora humored the boy and blew out the candle.
"Yeah!" He squealed as the candle blew out. The three women in the room couldn't help but laugh at the joy he got. They all loved the little boy so much. His determination and sheer excitement in life gave them all hope in the midst of the death and destruction they witnessed first hand.
"What did you wish for?"
"Oh Baby- I can't tell you that." Sora said taking the boy in her arms. Being a mother seemed to come naturally to her. She always showered her boy with love and affection. With out him, she would be living an empty life full of heartache and pain.
"If she told you it wouldn't come true." Kari pointed out.
"It's present time!" Mimi shouted as she pulled out a small box.
"Oh you guys, you didn't have to. You're the best family I could ever have… I love you guys." Sora smiled as she was surrounded by loved ones.
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A/N: I know people wanted Tai to be there when Sora had the baby- but don't worry- everything works out in the end- as soon as I get some feed back- I'll post the next chapter!
I sooner I get this fic done- the sooner I can start typing the next Taioras my strange brain came up with! Yeah- Taiora goodness!
