Chapter 12
Tai's wish granted
A/N: ff.net has been acting weird lately- oh well
I figured I might as well give you the rest of the fic- there might be an epilogue or something in the next few days- my goal is 100 reviews- can you people handle that? Please?
If I don't get it - oh well. Anyway keep them coming- here's the rest of the fic-
PS: I will be off ff.net for a month or so coming up pretty soon- mini-summer vacation before I start my summer session classes…. It's only from May 17- June15, it's not that long- and I'll be able to get ahead on some of my other projects :)
I have seriously folders and folders of stuff to type and get up here- I swear, I'm solely responsible for like an entire forest being cut down and turned into paper! I've got that much stuff written!!! But oh well, you'll just have to wait till then :)
Disclaimer: I will Rule the world!! (but until that time, I do not own digimon)
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"Sora…" he cried as he held her body. Beginning to shake he held her tightly to his chest as tears flooded out of his eyes. He pleaded for her to wake up and return to him.
"I'm so sorry Sora- please… come back to me." He screamed in frustration and anguish. "I love you… I truly do… I love you."
'Taichi.' A voice came from out of the darkness. He instantly looked away from Sora and saw nothing. He blinked and turned back to look at the cold body in his arms.
"Sora?" He called out. "Where are you?"
'Taichi… I'm here.'
"I …I can't see you… Sora!"
'Taichi… the blast of energy… it was too much for us…'
"Where are we? Why can't I se you?"
'I died Taichi, I'm so sorry… I tried my hardest to save us…"
"Us? What are you talking about Sora? Am… am I dead too?" He questioned not really wanting to know the answer.
'No- you're alive Taichi, but you're inside the temple…'
"Then what do you mean us? What's wrong?" he questioned as he heard her sob.
'Taichi… I wish you could see him- he looks so much like you- our child.'
"Child? You mean… you were… we had…"
'The night we physically and spiritually joined I searched your heart. You wanted a family to fill the void in your heart… I wanted to give you that… but now… all I can give you is what you came here for.'
"Sora… I …I didn't want you hurt. If I would have known…"
'It's alright Taichi… I know.' Her voice said. 'This is the ancient temple of my ancestors. Right before my kind pass on to the next world, their soul enters this holy place. Or when we were in trouble we would come here and pray to the souls of our kin to receive guidance… Taichi, you were the only one to actually love me; you showed me happiness, if only for a few days. I wanted to be with you forever, but it wasn't to be… the least I can do is grant you your wish… all the money you wanted is yours. All you have to do is ask the oracle for it.' The voice stopped. 'We'll wait for you Taichi- in the next life…' She said.
"Sora? Sora! No! Come back…" He cried. The body in his arms still hadn't moved. She laid their still and cold in his arms. Hot tears leaked from Tai's eyes as he knelt there in shock.
A bright light approached him.
"What does thy desire of the oracle?" The light asked in a commanding voice.
Tai felt some force pulling Sora's body out of his arms.
"NO!" He yelled holding tighter to her.
Then suddenly before him appeared more money than he had ever dreamed of.
"Is money what you desire?" The voce asked.
Tai was distracted by the money for but a second. He snapped out of his stupor to find Sora's body being absorbed into the oracle's light.
"NO!" He screamed as he ran for her. "Give her back! Please! I can't live without her!" He struggled to pull her back to him- but he was loosing.
"I just want us to be together forever- please give her back… I love her…Sora…"
The next thing he knew he was laying on the ground in front of the temple. His eyes popped open and he saw his crew standing around him, their eyes full of worry.
"What…"
"Geez Tai, scare us will you?" Matt sighed relieved that his friend was alive.
"SORA! Where's Sora?" Tai asked as he tried to shake the coldness away.
"Calm down Tai- Joe's on his way. We'll get you patched up in no time." TK said.
"Where is she?" He repeated his question, receiving no answer he jumped to his feet. Ignoring the pain that was surging in his shoulder and head, he ran up to the doors of the temple.
"SORA!" Tai yelled as he pounded on the tall stone doors. "Sora!" He finally broke down. Slumping to his knees he still futilely hitting the door with his now bloody fists. "Please…"
"Where's the money?" Davis asked the group after a short period of silence was observed. "The key opened the gate- Tai should have asked the oracle for…" Davis was cut short of finishing his sentence when Matt punched him squarely in the stomach. He fell to the ground unconscious.
"Opps- my bad… I didn't see you there." Matt smiled as Davis was finally silenced.
"But if he didn't wish for the money… then what did he ask for?" Yolei questioned.
"I don't know…" Kari replied. "So… Sora's… gone?" She asked holding back tears as TK held her.
The group began to pick up their gear and prepared to return to the Destiny a few hours later. Tai hadn't moved from his spot. Kari quietly walked up to him.
"Taichi… I think we should get going- night is coming…"
"You guys go on without me. I'm staying here… I can almost feel her here…" He said placing his hand on the door.
"Taichi come on- you need to eat and get some rest."
"NO!" Tai said. "You don't understand. I need her! I… I can't live without her- I don't want to live without her…" Tai took off running away from the temple.
It was dark as Tai finally returned to the temple. His friends had already made camp and were already settled and asleep.
He didn't know what it was- but something was telling him to return. And he did, still holding on to the hope that she would be there.
He scaled the steps and walked up to the cold door. Stepping into the circle where Sora had knelt, he closed his eyes. Thinking of her in his mind, he prayed to whatever god was listening.
'I know we were destined to meet…' He started, "and I know deep down it shouldn't have ended this way… it can't… Sora…'
As his tears dropped from his eyes and fell onto the seal at his feet, a light sparked.
By the time he noticed the ring around the seal was glowing.
"What?" he whispered rubbing his eyes, making sure he wasn't hallucinating.
Like before the doors of the temple opened slowly emitting a light that could rival the sun.
This light woke everyone up. There at the base of the stairs Kari and the others looked on, as the radiant light grew as the door inched open. A small figure could be seen walking amongst the light.
When the figure stood outside the doors they closed tightly. The light faded to just encompass the figure before them.
"Sora?" Tai breathed as he ran to her. Almost tackling her he embraced her quickly. Kissing her all over he noticed she hadn't moved.
"Sora?"
"Taichi…" she blinked. "What… what happened? I…I'm not dead?" She said in shock and disbelief. "But how?" She asked looking at Taichi.
"Sora- I know that using you was horrible for me to do- but I truly love you…"
"I know Taichi." She said wiping the tears off his face.
"So you're back? Both of you?" He asked placing his hand over her womb.
She took her hands and placed them on top of his. Shaking her head she emitted a soft whimper.
"He will be with us in spirit though." She forced a smile through teary eyes.
"Sora… I'm so sorry." He broke down. Slumping to his knees he cried. The loss of their first child was the cost for his stupidity of forcing her to come here.
"Sh… it's ok Taichi… you used the feelings in your heart to bring us back together."
"So… You want to give me another chance… to start over?" He asked almost pleadingly.
Sora shook her head. "Not start over- but continuing living. Taichi will you do something with me?" She asked taking his hand.
'Anything.' Tai whispered through their link. 'My love.' He added with a kiss.
'Pray with me that the temple and all who died here will be granted eternal rest.' She said as she closed her eyes. Tai did the same. Once more the great light engulfed them. A calming sensation came over him as the temple began to crumble before them.
The next thing Tai was conscious of was standing next to Sora looking at a field of flowers.
"What happened?" Tai asked. His friends ran over to their sides.
"What happened to the village?" Kari questioned.
"Yes, that's precisely my question. How is it that the surrounding are looks like it's been here for ages?" Izzy inquired.
Tai squeezed Sora's hand.
"They have been granted eternal slumber." Sora said simply. "No one will ever disturb them, because my people no longer exist."
"Sora…" Tai started.
"You had a pure heart Taichi. It was because of your help no one will obtain the secrets my kind had hidden in my homeland."
"So what do we do now?" Matt asked.
"We go on… together." Taichi said holding Sora close. "The rest is up to destiny. Right Sora?"
She simply nodded as she followed close to Tai, who walked back to their shuttle.
'We need only trust it's path.' She told him as they looked forward to their lives together.
THE END!
A/N: Like I said if you guys want an epilogue just tell me, until then- I feel like stealing a line from my fav anime-
See you Space Cowboy!
Tai's wish granted
A/N: ff.net has been acting weird lately- oh well
I figured I might as well give you the rest of the fic- there might be an epilogue or something in the next few days- my goal is 100 reviews- can you people handle that? Please?
If I don't get it - oh well. Anyway keep them coming- here's the rest of the fic-
PS: I will be off ff.net for a month or so coming up pretty soon- mini-summer vacation before I start my summer session classes…. It's only from May 17- June15, it's not that long- and I'll be able to get ahead on some of my other projects :)
I have seriously folders and folders of stuff to type and get up here- I swear, I'm solely responsible for like an entire forest being cut down and turned into paper! I've got that much stuff written!!! But oh well, you'll just have to wait till then :)
Disclaimer: I will Rule the world!! (but until that time, I do not own digimon)
-
"Sora…" he cried as he held her body. Beginning to shake he held her tightly to his chest as tears flooded out of his eyes. He pleaded for her to wake up and return to him.
"I'm so sorry Sora- please… come back to me." He screamed in frustration and anguish. "I love you… I truly do… I love you."
'Taichi.' A voice came from out of the darkness. He instantly looked away from Sora and saw nothing. He blinked and turned back to look at the cold body in his arms.
"Sora?" He called out. "Where are you?"
'Taichi… I'm here.'
"I …I can't see you… Sora!"
'Taichi… the blast of energy… it was too much for us…'
"Where are we? Why can't I se you?"
'I died Taichi, I'm so sorry… I tried my hardest to save us…"
"Us? What are you talking about Sora? Am… am I dead too?" He questioned not really wanting to know the answer.
'No- you're alive Taichi, but you're inside the temple…'
"Then what do you mean us? What's wrong?" he questioned as he heard her sob.
'Taichi… I wish you could see him- he looks so much like you- our child.'
"Child? You mean… you were… we had…"
'The night we physically and spiritually joined I searched your heart. You wanted a family to fill the void in your heart… I wanted to give you that… but now… all I can give you is what you came here for.'
"Sora… I …I didn't want you hurt. If I would have known…"
'It's alright Taichi… I know.' Her voice said. 'This is the ancient temple of my ancestors. Right before my kind pass on to the next world, their soul enters this holy place. Or when we were in trouble we would come here and pray to the souls of our kin to receive guidance… Taichi, you were the only one to actually love me; you showed me happiness, if only for a few days. I wanted to be with you forever, but it wasn't to be… the least I can do is grant you your wish… all the money you wanted is yours. All you have to do is ask the oracle for it.' The voice stopped. 'We'll wait for you Taichi- in the next life…' She said.
"Sora? Sora! No! Come back…" He cried. The body in his arms still hadn't moved. She laid their still and cold in his arms. Hot tears leaked from Tai's eyes as he knelt there in shock.
A bright light approached him.
"What does thy desire of the oracle?" The light asked in a commanding voice.
Tai felt some force pulling Sora's body out of his arms.
"NO!" He yelled holding tighter to her.
Then suddenly before him appeared more money than he had ever dreamed of.
"Is money what you desire?" The voce asked.
Tai was distracted by the money for but a second. He snapped out of his stupor to find Sora's body being absorbed into the oracle's light.
"NO!" He screamed as he ran for her. "Give her back! Please! I can't live without her!" He struggled to pull her back to him- but he was loosing.
"I just want us to be together forever- please give her back… I love her…Sora…"
The next thing he knew he was laying on the ground in front of the temple. His eyes popped open and he saw his crew standing around him, their eyes full of worry.
"What…"
"Geez Tai, scare us will you?" Matt sighed relieved that his friend was alive.
"SORA! Where's Sora?" Tai asked as he tried to shake the coldness away.
"Calm down Tai- Joe's on his way. We'll get you patched up in no time." TK said.
"Where is she?" He repeated his question, receiving no answer he jumped to his feet. Ignoring the pain that was surging in his shoulder and head, he ran up to the doors of the temple.
"SORA!" Tai yelled as he pounded on the tall stone doors. "Sora!" He finally broke down. Slumping to his knees he still futilely hitting the door with his now bloody fists. "Please…"
"Where's the money?" Davis asked the group after a short period of silence was observed. "The key opened the gate- Tai should have asked the oracle for…" Davis was cut short of finishing his sentence when Matt punched him squarely in the stomach. He fell to the ground unconscious.
"Opps- my bad… I didn't see you there." Matt smiled as Davis was finally silenced.
"But if he didn't wish for the money… then what did he ask for?" Yolei questioned.
"I don't know…" Kari replied. "So… Sora's… gone?" She asked holding back tears as TK held her.
The group began to pick up their gear and prepared to return to the Destiny a few hours later. Tai hadn't moved from his spot. Kari quietly walked up to him.
"Taichi… I think we should get going- night is coming…"
"You guys go on without me. I'm staying here… I can almost feel her here…" He said placing his hand on the door.
"Taichi come on- you need to eat and get some rest."
"NO!" Tai said. "You don't understand. I need her! I… I can't live without her- I don't want to live without her…" Tai took off running away from the temple.
It was dark as Tai finally returned to the temple. His friends had already made camp and were already settled and asleep.
He didn't know what it was- but something was telling him to return. And he did, still holding on to the hope that she would be there.
He scaled the steps and walked up to the cold door. Stepping into the circle where Sora had knelt, he closed his eyes. Thinking of her in his mind, he prayed to whatever god was listening.
'I know we were destined to meet…' He started, "and I know deep down it shouldn't have ended this way… it can't… Sora…'
As his tears dropped from his eyes and fell onto the seal at his feet, a light sparked.
By the time he noticed the ring around the seal was glowing.
"What?" he whispered rubbing his eyes, making sure he wasn't hallucinating.
Like before the doors of the temple opened slowly emitting a light that could rival the sun.
This light woke everyone up. There at the base of the stairs Kari and the others looked on, as the radiant light grew as the door inched open. A small figure could be seen walking amongst the light.
When the figure stood outside the doors they closed tightly. The light faded to just encompass the figure before them.
"Sora?" Tai breathed as he ran to her. Almost tackling her he embraced her quickly. Kissing her all over he noticed she hadn't moved.
"Sora?"
"Taichi…" she blinked. "What… what happened? I…I'm not dead?" She said in shock and disbelief. "But how?" She asked looking at Taichi.
"Sora- I know that using you was horrible for me to do- but I truly love you…"
"I know Taichi." She said wiping the tears off his face.
"So you're back? Both of you?" He asked placing his hand over her womb.
She took her hands and placed them on top of his. Shaking her head she emitted a soft whimper.
"He will be with us in spirit though." She forced a smile through teary eyes.
"Sora… I'm so sorry." He broke down. Slumping to his knees he cried. The loss of their first child was the cost for his stupidity of forcing her to come here.
"Sh… it's ok Taichi… you used the feelings in your heart to bring us back together."
"So… You want to give me another chance… to start over?" He asked almost pleadingly.
Sora shook her head. "Not start over- but continuing living. Taichi will you do something with me?" She asked taking his hand.
'Anything.' Tai whispered through their link. 'My love.' He added with a kiss.
'Pray with me that the temple and all who died here will be granted eternal rest.' She said as she closed her eyes. Tai did the same. Once more the great light engulfed them. A calming sensation came over him as the temple began to crumble before them.
The next thing Tai was conscious of was standing next to Sora looking at a field of flowers.
"What happened?" Tai asked. His friends ran over to their sides.
"What happened to the village?" Kari questioned.
"Yes, that's precisely my question. How is it that the surrounding are looks like it's been here for ages?" Izzy inquired.
Tai squeezed Sora's hand.
"They have been granted eternal slumber." Sora said simply. "No one will ever disturb them, because my people no longer exist."
"Sora…" Tai started.
"You had a pure heart Taichi. It was because of your help no one will obtain the secrets my kind had hidden in my homeland."
"So what do we do now?" Matt asked.
"We go on… together." Taichi said holding Sora close. "The rest is up to destiny. Right Sora?"
She simply nodded as she followed close to Tai, who walked back to their shuttle.
'We need only trust it's path.' She told him as they looked forward to their lives together.
THE END!
A/N: Like I said if you guys want an epilogue just tell me, until then- I feel like stealing a line from my fav anime-
See you Space Cowboy!