Chapter 3
A/N: I hope everyone is enjoying this story- This is my first attempt at an angst storyline- but have no fear- it ends happy….. I think- I might be mean and not make it happy ;) Anyway- I hope those who were pissed about my failed attempt to write a sequel will forgive me… this story will definitely not end crappy like that one did… but you'll just have to stick around and find out.
Anyway- not much news here with me… so I'll just get to the story :)
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Tai knocked at the front door of the Takenouchi apartment. It was very similar to the one she lived in when they were young. But on the other end of town, closer to her mother's flower shop.
He and Sora were really inseparable. They had always been that way. Thinking back to the way he had treated her for the past months he felt horrible. 'What came over me?' He asked himself as he waited in between knocks. 'She means everything to me… I love her so much that I can't believe I could hurt her so.'
He was just about to give up when he turned around to see a very sad looking Mrs. Takenouchi. It looked like she had been weeping. But the moment she saw him her expression changed into one of great anger.
"What are you doing here? Haven't you done enough already?" She snarled at him unlocking the door.
"I need to speak to Sora. Please I…"
"Sora's gone… she left because of you. Now go away and I never want to see you ever again Taichi. I thought you would have been better than this. But I guess you are still a child yourself." With that she none too lightly closed the door and locked it in his face.
Tai stood there stunned. He had never seen Mrs. Takenouchi like this…ever! She was always kind and always looking out for others, just like Sora.
'Sora's gone?' Tai thought. 'Where did she go?'
"Mrs. Takenouchi!" Tai said as he pounded on the door. "Mrs. Takenouchi- where did she go? Please I need to talk to her."
"I said go AWAY!" She screamed at him. Tai couldn't miss the pain he heard in her voice.
After not hearing anything from the woman behind the closed door, Taichi gave up and walked away sadly.
'Sora… what have I done?'
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Sora watched out the window of the plane as the island cluster of Japan, that had been her home for 19 years, disappeared from sight.
'Goodbye Momma, my friends, and goodbye my love…I'll never love another again like I loved you…Goodbye Taichi…' She thought as she ended up silently crying herself to sleep in the uncomfortable seat.
It was a long trip. Tokyo to the US East coast - nonstop. She had slept most of the way, for some reason she was seriously tired and drained. There was a dull throb in her heart now. It no longer paced with life and happiness that she had known for the majority of her life.
'No, Sora you can do this. You will survive with…without…him. It's for the best. He'd stay with you because of the baby anyway- you'd never find love with him again.' She kept telling herself.
When the plane touched down and everyone was exiting, Sora recognized the face of her father waiting for her.
"Dad." She smiled as she walked up and gave him a hug. She hardly saw him, but she would always know his face. Her mother and father had separated a while after her birth. It was the worst thing for her, she had gotten very fond of him and then the next thing she knew was he was gone. She wasn't for sure on the actual reasons for the separation, but they both said that they would always love her.
Sora figured that it was her father's work that caused her parents to split up. He worked as a professor in a university and was always away on assignments and research things.
But that didn't matter. She was here now. Things would hopefully get better for her. Over in America they seemed to have a better reception for single mothers. And that was exactly what Sora was going to be… single… and alone as a parent.
"Come on kiddo- your mom told me everything. Let's get you home and into a nice warm bath. I'm sure you'll like the university here- and I've set up all your transfer credits and everything."
"Thanks dad. I hope that I'm not a bother to you… I just needed to get away."
"No, you'll never be a burden. Sora, you're my only child, I'm sorry I wasn't around much for your childhood. So maybe I can help you get through this hard time. Come on, this way." He said putting his arm around her slender shoulders. He grabbed her bags and they were off to a nice looking apartment in the city.
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Back in Japan, Taichi was getting worried. Mrs. Takenouchi would not tell him where Sora had gone. She was very secretive about where or how long Sora was going to be gone, even to people like Justin and Kari.
Tai tried to live his life without Sora for a time. But every time he tried to he would always find something that reminded him of her. He had attempted to begin dating other people, but he found he just couldn't ever open his heart like Sora had gotten him to. Tai was reminded that he needed her. She was just to much a part of his soul to be lost.
"I'm sorry Tai, she wouldn't tell me anything." Justin said as he met up with Tai one day at class.
"She won't even tell you now?" Tai said frustrated.
"I guess not. She did mention that she would be gone for however long Sora needed. And that she might not come back. It is up to Sora, I guess."
"I need to find her…" Tai replied in a desperate tone.
"I know- but there's not much we can do." Justin added.
"Hey Tai!" A red haired boy said as he ran towards the two boys sitting on a bench.
"Izzy? What brings you here?" Justin asked.
"I found out something that might help find Sora." Izzy said as he caught his breath.
"What?" Tai implored. "Please- did you find where she is?"
"Well she's definitely going to be gone for a while. She dropped out of this university and had all her credits transferred to another school."
"What? She left the school too?" Justin questioned. "But where did she transfer to?"
"I couldn't find out exactly where- but it seems to be a private school in America." Izzy informed them.
"America?" Justin couldn't believe his ears. He looked over and saw the pained expression in Tai's eyes.
"No." Tai whispered in disbelief. "Why? Why would she go so far? I need her…" Tai couldn't take it anymore. He just started to cry, not caring if anyone say him.
"Izzy, can you find out what university?" Justin asked.
"No good- they don't let you search for students information." Izzy said apologetically.
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As the weeks went on Tai became worse and worse. He couldn't live without her there. He truly had taken her smiling face, and her lively spirit for granted. And now she was a whole world away.
Tai had seemed to lose all enjoyment in life in the short time away from Sora. Every moment of the passing days he kicked himself for being such a jerk and causing her to leave.
Mrs. Takenouchi made it perfectly clear that Sora was safe and that she was happy, away from him. And that's what probably hurt the most. The thought of her happy without him.
Everyone tired to help Tai deal with the loss of Sora. They did everything they could to figure out where Sora could have gone.
"Taichi, maybe Sora doesn't want to come back." Matt suggested.
"What?" Tai said lifting his head up from his hands.
"Tai, maybe she doesn't want to come back. She can be very stubborn. We all know that." Matt added.
"You have a point, but Matt, she doesn't stay mad at people for this long." TK said.
The group was sitting together in the Kamiya's living room in the afternoon.
"I can't believe Mrs. Takenouchi won't tell us anything." Joe commented.
"Well doesn't Sora's father live in America? Could she possibly be there?" Kari asked.
"But where does he live? Doesn't he move around a lot depending on his research?" Davis questioned.
"It's be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack." Cody added.
"I still can't believe she left… it's so unlike her." Yolei said with a sigh. She, along with the others were very worried.
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Sora sat in her father's apartment. A large bay window overlooked a busy park. Relaxing back into an old rocking chair, Sora pulled a blanket up under her chin.
The swelling of her belly had finally become noticeable. She was, after all over five months pregnant. It was almost three months since she left her home in Japan. America was nice, she thought, there where several girls who made her feel welcome, but it just wasn't home.
Sora desperately wanted to return to her regular life… surrounded by her friends, her mother and…
'No, you shouldn't think about him… he didn't want us.' She told herself again as she touched the area where her child was growing. 'I'm sorry little one- but it's just going to be you and me. But that's ok… my father wasn't there all the time and I made it through ok.' She reasoned with herself.
But deep down she was lying to herself. She wanted so badly to have her children grow up with both parents… a normal family… but somehow that didn't seem possible anymore.
Sora more and more found herself crying her way to sleep every night. Waking up a dawn to the happy greeting she'd become accustomed to- morning sickness. During the days when her father didn't have to teach or work on research, he took Sora out to see the sights of the big city. Otherwise Sora usually sat and tried to do as much school work as she could.
But every time the sickness struck, she found herself grasping at a photo of her heart… even if he had abandoned her… she clung to his memory for strength.
'Taichi…' She would call out, but no one ever came…
A/N: I hope everyone is enjoying this story- This is my first attempt at an angst storyline- but have no fear- it ends happy….. I think- I might be mean and not make it happy ;) Anyway- I hope those who were pissed about my failed attempt to write a sequel will forgive me… this story will definitely not end crappy like that one did… but you'll just have to stick around and find out.
Anyway- not much news here with me… so I'll just get to the story :)
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Tai knocked at the front door of the Takenouchi apartment. It was very similar to the one she lived in when they were young. But on the other end of town, closer to her mother's flower shop.
He and Sora were really inseparable. They had always been that way. Thinking back to the way he had treated her for the past months he felt horrible. 'What came over me?' He asked himself as he waited in between knocks. 'She means everything to me… I love her so much that I can't believe I could hurt her so.'
He was just about to give up when he turned around to see a very sad looking Mrs. Takenouchi. It looked like she had been weeping. But the moment she saw him her expression changed into one of great anger.
"What are you doing here? Haven't you done enough already?" She snarled at him unlocking the door.
"I need to speak to Sora. Please I…"
"Sora's gone… she left because of you. Now go away and I never want to see you ever again Taichi. I thought you would have been better than this. But I guess you are still a child yourself." With that she none too lightly closed the door and locked it in his face.
Tai stood there stunned. He had never seen Mrs. Takenouchi like this…ever! She was always kind and always looking out for others, just like Sora.
'Sora's gone?' Tai thought. 'Where did she go?'
"Mrs. Takenouchi!" Tai said as he pounded on the door. "Mrs. Takenouchi- where did she go? Please I need to talk to her."
"I said go AWAY!" She screamed at him. Tai couldn't miss the pain he heard in her voice.
After not hearing anything from the woman behind the closed door, Taichi gave up and walked away sadly.
'Sora… what have I done?'
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Sora watched out the window of the plane as the island cluster of Japan, that had been her home for 19 years, disappeared from sight.
'Goodbye Momma, my friends, and goodbye my love…I'll never love another again like I loved you…Goodbye Taichi…' She thought as she ended up silently crying herself to sleep in the uncomfortable seat.
It was a long trip. Tokyo to the US East coast - nonstop. She had slept most of the way, for some reason she was seriously tired and drained. There was a dull throb in her heart now. It no longer paced with life and happiness that she had known for the majority of her life.
'No, Sora you can do this. You will survive with…without…him. It's for the best. He'd stay with you because of the baby anyway- you'd never find love with him again.' She kept telling herself.
When the plane touched down and everyone was exiting, Sora recognized the face of her father waiting for her.
"Dad." She smiled as she walked up and gave him a hug. She hardly saw him, but she would always know his face. Her mother and father had separated a while after her birth. It was the worst thing for her, she had gotten very fond of him and then the next thing she knew was he was gone. She wasn't for sure on the actual reasons for the separation, but they both said that they would always love her.
Sora figured that it was her father's work that caused her parents to split up. He worked as a professor in a university and was always away on assignments and research things.
But that didn't matter. She was here now. Things would hopefully get better for her. Over in America they seemed to have a better reception for single mothers. And that was exactly what Sora was going to be… single… and alone as a parent.
"Come on kiddo- your mom told me everything. Let's get you home and into a nice warm bath. I'm sure you'll like the university here- and I've set up all your transfer credits and everything."
"Thanks dad. I hope that I'm not a bother to you… I just needed to get away."
"No, you'll never be a burden. Sora, you're my only child, I'm sorry I wasn't around much for your childhood. So maybe I can help you get through this hard time. Come on, this way." He said putting his arm around her slender shoulders. He grabbed her bags and they were off to a nice looking apartment in the city.
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Back in Japan, Taichi was getting worried. Mrs. Takenouchi would not tell him where Sora had gone. She was very secretive about where or how long Sora was going to be gone, even to people like Justin and Kari.
Tai tried to live his life without Sora for a time. But every time he tried to he would always find something that reminded him of her. He had attempted to begin dating other people, but he found he just couldn't ever open his heart like Sora had gotten him to. Tai was reminded that he needed her. She was just to much a part of his soul to be lost.
"I'm sorry Tai, she wouldn't tell me anything." Justin said as he met up with Tai one day at class.
"She won't even tell you now?" Tai said frustrated.
"I guess not. She did mention that she would be gone for however long Sora needed. And that she might not come back. It is up to Sora, I guess."
"I need to find her…" Tai replied in a desperate tone.
"I know- but there's not much we can do." Justin added.
"Hey Tai!" A red haired boy said as he ran towards the two boys sitting on a bench.
"Izzy? What brings you here?" Justin asked.
"I found out something that might help find Sora." Izzy said as he caught his breath.
"What?" Tai implored. "Please- did you find where she is?"
"Well she's definitely going to be gone for a while. She dropped out of this university and had all her credits transferred to another school."
"What? She left the school too?" Justin questioned. "But where did she transfer to?"
"I couldn't find out exactly where- but it seems to be a private school in America." Izzy informed them.
"America?" Justin couldn't believe his ears. He looked over and saw the pained expression in Tai's eyes.
"No." Tai whispered in disbelief. "Why? Why would she go so far? I need her…" Tai couldn't take it anymore. He just started to cry, not caring if anyone say him.
"Izzy, can you find out what university?" Justin asked.
"No good- they don't let you search for students information." Izzy said apologetically.
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As the weeks went on Tai became worse and worse. He couldn't live without her there. He truly had taken her smiling face, and her lively spirit for granted. And now she was a whole world away.
Tai had seemed to lose all enjoyment in life in the short time away from Sora. Every moment of the passing days he kicked himself for being such a jerk and causing her to leave.
Mrs. Takenouchi made it perfectly clear that Sora was safe and that she was happy, away from him. And that's what probably hurt the most. The thought of her happy without him.
Everyone tired to help Tai deal with the loss of Sora. They did everything they could to figure out where Sora could have gone.
"Taichi, maybe Sora doesn't want to come back." Matt suggested.
"What?" Tai said lifting his head up from his hands.
"Tai, maybe she doesn't want to come back. She can be very stubborn. We all know that." Matt added.
"You have a point, but Matt, she doesn't stay mad at people for this long." TK said.
The group was sitting together in the Kamiya's living room in the afternoon.
"I can't believe Mrs. Takenouchi won't tell us anything." Joe commented.
"Well doesn't Sora's father live in America? Could she possibly be there?" Kari asked.
"But where does he live? Doesn't he move around a lot depending on his research?" Davis questioned.
"It's be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack." Cody added.
"I still can't believe she left… it's so unlike her." Yolei said with a sigh. She, along with the others were very worried.
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Sora sat in her father's apartment. A large bay window overlooked a busy park. Relaxing back into an old rocking chair, Sora pulled a blanket up under her chin.
The swelling of her belly had finally become noticeable. She was, after all over five months pregnant. It was almost three months since she left her home in Japan. America was nice, she thought, there where several girls who made her feel welcome, but it just wasn't home.
Sora desperately wanted to return to her regular life… surrounded by her friends, her mother and…
'No, you shouldn't think about him… he didn't want us.' She told herself again as she touched the area where her child was growing. 'I'm sorry little one- but it's just going to be you and me. But that's ok… my father wasn't there all the time and I made it through ok.' She reasoned with herself.
But deep down she was lying to herself. She wanted so badly to have her children grow up with both parents… a normal family… but somehow that didn't seem possible anymore.
Sora more and more found herself crying her way to sleep every night. Waking up a dawn to the happy greeting she'd become accustomed to- morning sickness. During the days when her father didn't have to teach or work on research, he took Sora out to see the sights of the big city. Otherwise Sora usually sat and tried to do as much school work as she could.
But every time the sickness struck, she found herself grasping at a photo of her heart… even if he had abandoned her… she clung to his memory for strength.
'Taichi…' She would call out, but no one ever came…
