Well, here's the sixth installment. i hope you guys enjoy it.
ARIGATO to all of you who have reviewed this story so far. Thank you so much, I appreciate you guys' opinions, so keep 'em coming.
CH 6: BETRAYAL
Yamato embraced Sora as they walked outside waiting for the arrival of their friends. Yamato released Sora and smiled as he sat next to her on the bench. She smiled back and scooted away from Yamato, who nodded in agreement.
"Should we make it look like we got in a fight and ignore each other?" Sora asked quietly.
"No. Just act normal, it'll look too suspicious if we do otherwise. Unless Taichi mentions that I fell asleep next to you then you can through a fit saying 'how dare I tell Taichi, that was none of his business, you can never trust me again!' You know what I mean." Sora nodded. Her hand instinctively squeezing Yamato's as she removed her hand from his and placed it on her lap. She glanced over her shoulder to see if the others were in sight yet.
"They're taking a long time. I mean we cleaned the entire living room and took showers and still beat them!" Yamato brought his mouth to his fist and coughed. Sora glanced at him and smiled as he shyly looked away from her eyes. Sitting back against the bench, Yamato looked at the darkening sky.
"If I recall correctly. I hopped into the shower to clean up first and was joined by a wild and malicious woman that threw me against the shower door and rubbed her body all over me until I was about to go crazy in her!" Sora's eyes widened and she slapped him playfully. Yamato ducked away from the attack and fell off the bench. Sora gasped and covered her mouth to stifle the giggles.
"Yama, you are too much!" Sora said in between giggles. Sora's eyes watered from her laughing fit causing her to not notice the roguish smile forming on blond boy's face. Before she knew what had happened Yamato had lunged at her and was tickling every nook and cranny he knew was ticklish. Sora fell to the cement gasping for air and trying to call a truce, but Yamato would have none of it and continued to tickle her. Sora finally stopped Yamato when she clamped her legs around his waist and smiled her sexiest smile. Yamato hesitated, before jumping off her. Sora smiled and stood up. She dusted off the skirt of her dress and smiled at Yamato.
It was the end of autumn which meant the start of winter and freezing winter days had already claimed their college town. Sora sat on the bench, rubbing her hands up and down her arms, trying to keep them warm. Yamato noticed for the first time that Sora was wearing a baby blue, form-fitting, spaghetti strap dress that fell short a couple of inches above the knee. He looked at his secret girlfriend, his face filled with concern. He wondered why he hadn't noticed her outfit ahead of time.
"Sora, let's get you back in the dorm room. Its only been and hour and you're already starting to turn into a Popsicle." Sora nodded and willing took her boyfriend's hand. As she stood on her shivering legs she fell forwards, landing in Yamato's warm arms. She stood there for a moment, absorbing the warmth and smiled up at the concerned sapphire eyes that looked down at her.
'This is the best time to kiss him!' Sora's mind yelled at her, but her frozen limbs refused to move. Yamato smiled and tried to get Sora to walk, but failed as she went limp from the cold. Yamato lifted her onto his back and carried the freezing girl to her dorm. Taking the key from Sora's little purse he opened the door and walked in. He laid Sora on her bed and smiled at the girl. She had already started to unthaw due to his body warmth, so she was able to move around to get dressed for the weather.
He was so glad that he had worn the long sleeve shirt Sora and Takeru had made him a few years back. Yamato smiled at the picture of his 10 year old brother and his 13 year old best friend hunched over the first aid kit, administrating the correct bandages and anti-biotic to Takeru's hand. Yamato remembered seeing the pride in Takeru's eyes when Yamato opened the package containing the sweater that Christmas. Takeru had told Yamato where the sewing machine had decided to sew Takeru's hand rather the fabric. He also remembered Sora smiling the first time Yamato wore it. She told him that she helped Takeru choose the warmest fabric so Yamato would finally remember what warmth was and maybe get some back into his smile. Those were the days, Yamato recalled, that he had tried to run away from the abusive and neglectful man he had called Father. He had run to Taichi to ask who was the only person his father wouldn't think to go: Motomiya Daisuke.
Shivers ran down Yamato's back as he recalled Taichi lugging a unenthusiastic Yamato to the Motimiya's front door. Yamato remembered Taichi explaining to Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya Yamato's situation. He remembered how they laughed when Taichi told them that Mr. Ishida would never look here because he knew Yamato would never want to be in the same town as Jun. (Sadly that hadn't stopped Jun's sad attempt at trying to seduce Yamato. All failing, because of Koushirou and Miyako's little alarm that went off whenever Jun was within 10 feet of Yamato.)
"Yama?" Sora's voice snapped Yamato back to reality. She had changed into a tight, white long sleeved t-shirt and form-fitting jeans. Yamato smiled at Sora and nodded at Sora's outfit. He handed her the trench coat. Waiting for her to pull her shoes on, Yamato glanced out the window, searching the grounds for his friends and brother.
"Sora, I think they haven't gotten here yet. What do you think's taking them so long?" Yamato asked as he turned around. Sora shrugged and smiled at him. She had her trench coat on and was standing by the door, holding a gray scarf. As Yamato walked towards her, she threw the scarf around his neck and pulled his face down to hers. Yamato smiled as he pulled away from her lips.
"Maybe we could mess my bed up?" Sora whispered in her most soothing voice. Yamato smiled.
"I like that idea a lot." Yamato smiled and pressed Sora against the wall. "Sadly, we should be outside awaiting our friend's arrival." Sora sighed.
"I knew that. I just was kind of hoping that you'd want to go play around." Yamato chuckled.
"We did a whole bunch of that this morning. I think I need time to refill myself." Yamato paused and held Sora at arms length to thoroughly examine her. "Just looking at you gets me fired up at anytime." Yamato flashed his award winning "Ishida smile" and opened the door. "This way, Mademoiselle." Yamato ushered Sora down stairs to the bench.
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1 month before school lets out. It's been 7 months. Taichi, Takeru, Jyou, Koushirou, Daisuke, Ken and Yamato in a strip club.
"Taichi, why the hell are we here, please remind me!?" Yamato mumbled as he watched his horn-dog friends stare at the stripper. Gratefully, Takeru was staring at his drink, obviously expecting to get yelled at by Hikari for being in this joint. Taichi fell back into his seat and glared at Yamato.
"Because, dude, you haven't looked at a girl lustfully in a while and I'm worried you might be gay. I'm trying to prove that you are not!" Yamato rolled his eyes.
"I'm not gay, Taichi. I'm straight, unlike you." Yamato finished the last part of his sentence under his breath. Taichi looked at Yamato and nodded. Leaning across the table, Taichi took Yamato's hand in his. Yamato stared from his friend's hand to his hand to his friend's face.
"Listen, Yamato." Taichi started. Yamato gulped and stared at Taichi in shock.
"Taichi, I'm not gay!" Taichi laughed and the others chuckled, apparently knowing what was going on.
"No, Yamato, I want to know if you'd go out on a blind date?" Yamato looked at Taichi hesitatingly. "You're not in a relationship or anything, are you?" Yamato shook his head. "Good. Then you won't mind going out with this girl. She's really sexy and I think that you would really like her." Yamato sighed.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Taichi, but I go for blondes and besides-maybe your folks never told you, but a man has a penis and no boobs, while a women has a clit and boobs. Honestly, though I go for blondes." Yamato smiled at Takeru, who knew what was coming. "Like Takeru."
"You incestful bastard!" Jyou said as some of his drink leaked form the edge of his mouth.
"So, will you Yamato. It's a girl, that I think is fine as hell, but she's more into your type then me?"
Yamato glanced at the stripper remorsefully, trying to avoid eye contact with Taichi and the others. 'I hope Sora understands. How could I get out of it? I'm sorry, Sora.' Yamato sighed and took another shot from the platter passing by him. "Fine." Yamato murmured.
"Great!" Taichi handed Yamato a paper and started explaining what would happen.
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Same day (Saturday). Sora, Mimi, Miyako, Hikari and Faye at Mimi's kitchen table.
"Sora, honey, why aren't you going after any guys?" Mimi asked nonchalantly. Sora side glanced at her best friend.
"Why would you like to know? Do you have a guy for me or something?" Sora asked, regretting it as soon as the words had left her mouth. All of the girls smiled at Sora and she realized what was happening. "Oh no! No! I do not want to have you guys play matchmaker in my love life! Do you five understand?!" Sora stared down at the five sitting around the table. Hikari smiled.
"Well, Takeru thinks that I'm a good matchmaker." Mimi said haughtily. Hikari smiled even larger then before.
"Sora, Takeru and I have been together for four years now. Trust Mimi, please?" Sora sighed and shook her head.
"Hikari, dear, Yamato, Taichi and Daisuke were the only people that disagreed with putting you and Takeru together. Your guys' brothers refused to admit that you two were old enough to date. But they could not refuse to admit that you guys did look cute together." Hikari glanced at Mimi. "But Mimi was the only one that could persuade you to go out with Takeru. It was a blind date though…" Sora paused and glared at Mimi.
"What, Sora?" Mimi asked innocently.
"Let's see who's together." Sora started counting on her fingers as she named the couples. "Takeru and Hikari." one "Jyou and Mimi" two "Ken and Miyako" three "Daisuke and Hoki" four "Koushirou and Miko" five "Iori and Aya" six. Six! Mimi, six couples you've made!" Mimi smiled at her friend.
"Well, I'm quite proud of that number myself. Thank you for reminding me, I lost count." Mimi said sweetly and smiled a cynical smile.
"Mimi, I don't want you setting me up with some stranger that I've never met before." Sora glanced out the apartment window. Mimi's parents had bought her an apartment when she had been accepted into college. She had offered Sora a free room, but spending day in and day out knowing that she was living with Mimi, her best friend- the pink-loving-guy-crazed-best-friend that she'd known since the Digital world; that she had lived with after her parents deaths and been abandoned by. Sora glanced around the room and smiled. The walls were a shade of pink with white borders and pictures of Mimi's friends and family.
"Sora, all of the people I've set up have been in great relationships. I mean who would've thought that Ken and Miyako would last a day and they're going on two years." Mimi glanced at her friends around the table. Faye stood up and looked at the girls.
"Sora, listen, honey, I think that you should try this. It's just one dinner and Taichi and I have agreed with Mimi that we'd show up and watch from another table. Please do this." Faye looked at her roommate hope filling her eyes. Sora gasped as realization dawned on her.
"Faye, you like Taichi?! You're planning on going out with Taichi?" Faye smiled and nodded in agreement. "Oh God, this is way to funny." Sora looked at Hikari and Miyako, her eyes begging them to tell her it was a joke. She stepped back towards the door.
"Sora, please just do this. I mean, you'll have friends nearby and its not like you have a boyfriend- do you?" Hikari asked. Sora looked at the clock, it was almost 11:30. The sky outside was covered in the rain filled clouds. She knew that her dorm was only a few blocks away and if she agreed, she could get out and go to Yamato to tell him. She paused and stared at her friends. If she agreed, she'd be cheating on Yamato, he'd probably dump her on the spot. After she had given herself to him, and she was sure that she was his first, too, since he had been so curious and hesitant at times.
"Sora, we won't let you out until you either agree or give me a reason not to go out with this guy." It was Miyako this time. She smiled, knowing that Sora was trapped and would have to go out with their surprise guy. Inhaling her breath, Sora looked at her friends and then looked down at her hand on the doorknob.
"Fine." Sora blinked back the tears forming in her eyes. 'I'm so sorry, Yama.' She whispered, understanding that Yamato wouldn't hear her mental apology.
"Great! Its on Friday night at 7 at the diner down in the ally, behind Target." Mimi handed a piece of paper with the address and time on it to Sora.
"Great. I've got a week. Well, I'm gonna go and work on my paper. I'll see you guys later. Ja ne." Sora flung open the door and walked out into the rain.
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Yamato walked in the little grass common ground that separated the male and female dorms. He turned the collar of his trench coat up to block the rain and sleet from his face. Cramming his hands into his pockets, he looked up at the window of Sora and Faye's kitchen dorm. He sighed and looked away, trying to block the tears from falling down his face. He felt a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. He wanted to take the promise that Taichi had forced upon him and rip it to shreds. He couldn't stand the fact that he had promised his best friend to break the heart of the woman he had fallen in love with.
Yamato walked into another person and apologized automatically. He didn't even look up to see who he'd banged into. He continued to walk towards his dorm, to beat Taichi home, so Taichi wouldn't see the disgrace and utter disgust in Yamato's face. Taichi would realize that Yamato had lied and then would pry into him, trying to find out who had won his rebellious friend's heart.
"OW!" Yamato stopped as he ran into another person, sending them to the ground.
"I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. Sorry." Yamato held out a gloved hand to the girl, who took it willingly.
"It's fine. I wasn't paying attention either." Yamato stared at the face, hidden by the scarf.
"Sora?" Yamato gasped. The knot in his stomach tightened at the sight of his girlfriend. She smiled at Yamato, but he knew immediately that it was forced. "What's wrong, babe?" Yamato asked, taking her hands in his.
"Nothing. I just got back from Mimi's." Yamato narrowed his eyes at Mimi's name. He had never liked the fact that her parents had left town and Sora on the spur of the moment and had left Sora to find shelter elsewhere.
"What did she have to say?" Yamato asked, his voice not hiding his disgust.
"Nothing, she just wanted to talk, have dinner, setmeuponablinddate and have some girl talk." Yamato paused. He didn't catch the blur in the middle of her sentence.
"What did you say?" Sora looked at him and the smile dissolved from her face. Her eyes filled with remorse and fear as she looked into Yamato's.
"I love you. No matter what happens, I will always love you." Sora said as she kissed his lips and walked away. Leaving him to ponder on her last words, before he realized he had to go home.
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ARIGATO to all of you who have reviewed this story so far. Thank you so much, I appreciate you guys' opinions, so keep 'em coming.
CH 6: BETRAYAL
Yamato embraced Sora as they walked outside waiting for the arrival of their friends. Yamato released Sora and smiled as he sat next to her on the bench. She smiled back and scooted away from Yamato, who nodded in agreement.
"Should we make it look like we got in a fight and ignore each other?" Sora asked quietly.
"No. Just act normal, it'll look too suspicious if we do otherwise. Unless Taichi mentions that I fell asleep next to you then you can through a fit saying 'how dare I tell Taichi, that was none of his business, you can never trust me again!' You know what I mean." Sora nodded. Her hand instinctively squeezing Yamato's as she removed her hand from his and placed it on her lap. She glanced over her shoulder to see if the others were in sight yet.
"They're taking a long time. I mean we cleaned the entire living room and took showers and still beat them!" Yamato brought his mouth to his fist and coughed. Sora glanced at him and smiled as he shyly looked away from her eyes. Sitting back against the bench, Yamato looked at the darkening sky.
"If I recall correctly. I hopped into the shower to clean up first and was joined by a wild and malicious woman that threw me against the shower door and rubbed her body all over me until I was about to go crazy in her!" Sora's eyes widened and she slapped him playfully. Yamato ducked away from the attack and fell off the bench. Sora gasped and covered her mouth to stifle the giggles.
"Yama, you are too much!" Sora said in between giggles. Sora's eyes watered from her laughing fit causing her to not notice the roguish smile forming on blond boy's face. Before she knew what had happened Yamato had lunged at her and was tickling every nook and cranny he knew was ticklish. Sora fell to the cement gasping for air and trying to call a truce, but Yamato would have none of it and continued to tickle her. Sora finally stopped Yamato when she clamped her legs around his waist and smiled her sexiest smile. Yamato hesitated, before jumping off her. Sora smiled and stood up. She dusted off the skirt of her dress and smiled at Yamato.
It was the end of autumn which meant the start of winter and freezing winter days had already claimed their college town. Sora sat on the bench, rubbing her hands up and down her arms, trying to keep them warm. Yamato noticed for the first time that Sora was wearing a baby blue, form-fitting, spaghetti strap dress that fell short a couple of inches above the knee. He looked at his secret girlfriend, his face filled with concern. He wondered why he hadn't noticed her outfit ahead of time.
"Sora, let's get you back in the dorm room. Its only been and hour and you're already starting to turn into a Popsicle." Sora nodded and willing took her boyfriend's hand. As she stood on her shivering legs she fell forwards, landing in Yamato's warm arms. She stood there for a moment, absorbing the warmth and smiled up at the concerned sapphire eyes that looked down at her.
'This is the best time to kiss him!' Sora's mind yelled at her, but her frozen limbs refused to move. Yamato smiled and tried to get Sora to walk, but failed as she went limp from the cold. Yamato lifted her onto his back and carried the freezing girl to her dorm. Taking the key from Sora's little purse he opened the door and walked in. He laid Sora on her bed and smiled at the girl. She had already started to unthaw due to his body warmth, so she was able to move around to get dressed for the weather.
He was so glad that he had worn the long sleeve shirt Sora and Takeru had made him a few years back. Yamato smiled at the picture of his 10 year old brother and his 13 year old best friend hunched over the first aid kit, administrating the correct bandages and anti-biotic to Takeru's hand. Yamato remembered seeing the pride in Takeru's eyes when Yamato opened the package containing the sweater that Christmas. Takeru had told Yamato where the sewing machine had decided to sew Takeru's hand rather the fabric. He also remembered Sora smiling the first time Yamato wore it. She told him that she helped Takeru choose the warmest fabric so Yamato would finally remember what warmth was and maybe get some back into his smile. Those were the days, Yamato recalled, that he had tried to run away from the abusive and neglectful man he had called Father. He had run to Taichi to ask who was the only person his father wouldn't think to go: Motomiya Daisuke.
Shivers ran down Yamato's back as he recalled Taichi lugging a unenthusiastic Yamato to the Motimiya's front door. Yamato remembered Taichi explaining to Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya Yamato's situation. He remembered how they laughed when Taichi told them that Mr. Ishida would never look here because he knew Yamato would never want to be in the same town as Jun. (Sadly that hadn't stopped Jun's sad attempt at trying to seduce Yamato. All failing, because of Koushirou and Miyako's little alarm that went off whenever Jun was within 10 feet of Yamato.)
"Yama?" Sora's voice snapped Yamato back to reality. She had changed into a tight, white long sleeved t-shirt and form-fitting jeans. Yamato smiled at Sora and nodded at Sora's outfit. He handed her the trench coat. Waiting for her to pull her shoes on, Yamato glanced out the window, searching the grounds for his friends and brother.
"Sora, I think they haven't gotten here yet. What do you think's taking them so long?" Yamato asked as he turned around. Sora shrugged and smiled at him. She had her trench coat on and was standing by the door, holding a gray scarf. As Yamato walked towards her, she threw the scarf around his neck and pulled his face down to hers. Yamato smiled as he pulled away from her lips.
"Maybe we could mess my bed up?" Sora whispered in her most soothing voice. Yamato smiled.
"I like that idea a lot." Yamato smiled and pressed Sora against the wall. "Sadly, we should be outside awaiting our friend's arrival." Sora sighed.
"I knew that. I just was kind of hoping that you'd want to go play around." Yamato chuckled.
"We did a whole bunch of that this morning. I think I need time to refill myself." Yamato paused and held Sora at arms length to thoroughly examine her. "Just looking at you gets me fired up at anytime." Yamato flashed his award winning "Ishida smile" and opened the door. "This way, Mademoiselle." Yamato ushered Sora down stairs to the bench.
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1 month before school lets out. It's been 7 months. Taichi, Takeru, Jyou, Koushirou, Daisuke, Ken and Yamato in a strip club.
"Taichi, why the hell are we here, please remind me!?" Yamato mumbled as he watched his horn-dog friends stare at the stripper. Gratefully, Takeru was staring at his drink, obviously expecting to get yelled at by Hikari for being in this joint. Taichi fell back into his seat and glared at Yamato.
"Because, dude, you haven't looked at a girl lustfully in a while and I'm worried you might be gay. I'm trying to prove that you are not!" Yamato rolled his eyes.
"I'm not gay, Taichi. I'm straight, unlike you." Yamato finished the last part of his sentence under his breath. Taichi looked at Yamato and nodded. Leaning across the table, Taichi took Yamato's hand in his. Yamato stared from his friend's hand to his hand to his friend's face.
"Listen, Yamato." Taichi started. Yamato gulped and stared at Taichi in shock.
"Taichi, I'm not gay!" Taichi laughed and the others chuckled, apparently knowing what was going on.
"No, Yamato, I want to know if you'd go out on a blind date?" Yamato looked at Taichi hesitatingly. "You're not in a relationship or anything, are you?" Yamato shook his head. "Good. Then you won't mind going out with this girl. She's really sexy and I think that you would really like her." Yamato sighed.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Taichi, but I go for blondes and besides-maybe your folks never told you, but a man has a penis and no boobs, while a women has a clit and boobs. Honestly, though I go for blondes." Yamato smiled at Takeru, who knew what was coming. "Like Takeru."
"You incestful bastard!" Jyou said as some of his drink leaked form the edge of his mouth.
"So, will you Yamato. It's a girl, that I think is fine as hell, but she's more into your type then me?"
Yamato glanced at the stripper remorsefully, trying to avoid eye contact with Taichi and the others. 'I hope Sora understands. How could I get out of it? I'm sorry, Sora.' Yamato sighed and took another shot from the platter passing by him. "Fine." Yamato murmured.
"Great!" Taichi handed Yamato a paper and started explaining what would happen.
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Same day (Saturday). Sora, Mimi, Miyako, Hikari and Faye at Mimi's kitchen table.
"Sora, honey, why aren't you going after any guys?" Mimi asked nonchalantly. Sora side glanced at her best friend.
"Why would you like to know? Do you have a guy for me or something?" Sora asked, regretting it as soon as the words had left her mouth. All of the girls smiled at Sora and she realized what was happening. "Oh no! No! I do not want to have you guys play matchmaker in my love life! Do you five understand?!" Sora stared down at the five sitting around the table. Hikari smiled.
"Well, Takeru thinks that I'm a good matchmaker." Mimi said haughtily. Hikari smiled even larger then before.
"Sora, Takeru and I have been together for four years now. Trust Mimi, please?" Sora sighed and shook her head.
"Hikari, dear, Yamato, Taichi and Daisuke were the only people that disagreed with putting you and Takeru together. Your guys' brothers refused to admit that you two were old enough to date. But they could not refuse to admit that you guys did look cute together." Hikari glanced at Mimi. "But Mimi was the only one that could persuade you to go out with Takeru. It was a blind date though…" Sora paused and glared at Mimi.
"What, Sora?" Mimi asked innocently.
"Let's see who's together." Sora started counting on her fingers as she named the couples. "Takeru and Hikari." one "Jyou and Mimi" two "Ken and Miyako" three "Daisuke and Hoki" four "Koushirou and Miko" five "Iori and Aya" six. Six! Mimi, six couples you've made!" Mimi smiled at her friend.
"Well, I'm quite proud of that number myself. Thank you for reminding me, I lost count." Mimi said sweetly and smiled a cynical smile.
"Mimi, I don't want you setting me up with some stranger that I've never met before." Sora glanced out the apartment window. Mimi's parents had bought her an apartment when she had been accepted into college. She had offered Sora a free room, but spending day in and day out knowing that she was living with Mimi, her best friend- the pink-loving-guy-crazed-best-friend that she'd known since the Digital world; that she had lived with after her parents deaths and been abandoned by. Sora glanced around the room and smiled. The walls were a shade of pink with white borders and pictures of Mimi's friends and family.
"Sora, all of the people I've set up have been in great relationships. I mean who would've thought that Ken and Miyako would last a day and they're going on two years." Mimi glanced at her friends around the table. Faye stood up and looked at the girls.
"Sora, listen, honey, I think that you should try this. It's just one dinner and Taichi and I have agreed with Mimi that we'd show up and watch from another table. Please do this." Faye looked at her roommate hope filling her eyes. Sora gasped as realization dawned on her.
"Faye, you like Taichi?! You're planning on going out with Taichi?" Faye smiled and nodded in agreement. "Oh God, this is way to funny." Sora looked at Hikari and Miyako, her eyes begging them to tell her it was a joke. She stepped back towards the door.
"Sora, please just do this. I mean, you'll have friends nearby and its not like you have a boyfriend- do you?" Hikari asked. Sora looked at the clock, it was almost 11:30. The sky outside was covered in the rain filled clouds. She knew that her dorm was only a few blocks away and if she agreed, she could get out and go to Yamato to tell him. She paused and stared at her friends. If she agreed, she'd be cheating on Yamato, he'd probably dump her on the spot. After she had given herself to him, and she was sure that she was his first, too, since he had been so curious and hesitant at times.
"Sora, we won't let you out until you either agree or give me a reason not to go out with this guy." It was Miyako this time. She smiled, knowing that Sora was trapped and would have to go out with their surprise guy. Inhaling her breath, Sora looked at her friends and then looked down at her hand on the doorknob.
"Fine." Sora blinked back the tears forming in her eyes. 'I'm so sorry, Yama.' She whispered, understanding that Yamato wouldn't hear her mental apology.
"Great! Its on Friday night at 7 at the diner down in the ally, behind Target." Mimi handed a piece of paper with the address and time on it to Sora.
"Great. I've got a week. Well, I'm gonna go and work on my paper. I'll see you guys later. Ja ne." Sora flung open the door and walked out into the rain.
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Yamato walked in the little grass common ground that separated the male and female dorms. He turned the collar of his trench coat up to block the rain and sleet from his face. Cramming his hands into his pockets, he looked up at the window of Sora and Faye's kitchen dorm. He sighed and looked away, trying to block the tears from falling down his face. He felt a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. He wanted to take the promise that Taichi had forced upon him and rip it to shreds. He couldn't stand the fact that he had promised his best friend to break the heart of the woman he had fallen in love with.
Yamato walked into another person and apologized automatically. He didn't even look up to see who he'd banged into. He continued to walk towards his dorm, to beat Taichi home, so Taichi wouldn't see the disgrace and utter disgust in Yamato's face. Taichi would realize that Yamato had lied and then would pry into him, trying to find out who had won his rebellious friend's heart.
"OW!" Yamato stopped as he ran into another person, sending them to the ground.
"I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. Sorry." Yamato held out a gloved hand to the girl, who took it willingly.
"It's fine. I wasn't paying attention either." Yamato stared at the face, hidden by the scarf.
"Sora?" Yamato gasped. The knot in his stomach tightened at the sight of his girlfriend. She smiled at Yamato, but he knew immediately that it was forced. "What's wrong, babe?" Yamato asked, taking her hands in his.
"Nothing. I just got back from Mimi's." Yamato narrowed his eyes at Mimi's name. He had never liked the fact that her parents had left town and Sora on the spur of the moment and had left Sora to find shelter elsewhere.
"What did she have to say?" Yamato asked, his voice not hiding his disgust.
"Nothing, she just wanted to talk, have dinner, setmeuponablinddate and have some girl talk." Yamato paused. He didn't catch the blur in the middle of her sentence.
"What did you say?" Sora looked at him and the smile dissolved from her face. Her eyes filled with remorse and fear as she looked into Yamato's.
"I love you. No matter what happens, I will always love you." Sora said as she kissed his lips and walked away. Leaving him to ponder on her last words, before he realized he had to go home.
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