RUNAWAY
Sora waved good-bye to Mitsuko as her daughter boarded the school bus. Beside her, Taichi watched in silence, receiving nothing when he waved. He was too lost in his thoughts to realize this lack of respect & acknowledgement. The fact that he had been deluding himself was home coming painfully hard. He had been expecting his wife & daughter to forgive him just like that, after 4 years of abandonment.
The only person who'd even talk to him was Hikari, even though everyone knew he was back. Yamato had been especially pissed, but apparently that was because he had wanted to date Sora, & she had been about to agree. That was the hardest to except. He had told her in his good- bye letter that he would be back, but she had still looked for someone else.
The pair walked in silence, neither sure of what to say to their spouse. Sora was the one to break this silence, asking "So why did you come back?" Taichi blinked, surprised by the question. "I came back because I wanted to see my family again. I missed my daughter, my home, my wife. You." Sora opened the door, then turned to him & said "But you left." Taichi nodded. "Yes."
Sora walked into the kitchen, followed by Taichi. Then she turned, & faced him. "Why?" She demanded. "Why'd I leave, or why'd I come back?" Taichi countered. "Both," was the only thing Sora could think of. Her husband sighed. "I left to reclaim something life had stolen from me. I returned to reclaim its greatest gift to me."
Sora felt her knees weaken. He had said things like that to her ever since they started going out, but it'd been so long since he'd been able to, & she could tell she was weakening. If he kept it up she'd end up falling into his arms helplessly forgiving. She didn't want that, not yet. It was to soon to be forgiving him. She struggled to find more questions, then suddenly realized how close to her he was.
Taichi couldn't help it. He hadn't seen her in so long, & it was driving him insane. He slid one hand behind her ear & tilted her face up to his. Her crimson eyes searched his, but Taichi's only interest was her elfin little mouth. Sora trembled & Taichi wrapped an arm around her before she fell down, then kissed her hungrily. Sora closed her eyes & concentrated on kissing him back, then broke away.
Taichi blinked at the sudden air where his wife had been seconds ago, then chased after her, wondering what this was about. He managed reached to reach the bedroom before Sora could slam the door closed, & grabbed her by the arm as she struggled to lock him out. "Look at me!" Taichi said urgently. Sora stopped fighting him, but avoided his probing gaze as tears streamed down her cheeks.
Taichi took sympathy on her as she cried. The poor girl was under a lot of stress. He pulled her close & held her close as she cried, murmuring "I know I hurt you, & I'm sorry. But you have to believe that, & me when I say I'm not leaving you again. Okay?" Sora nodded, & Taichi grasped her chin, forcing her to look at him. She nodded tremulously, & Taichi smiled. Stepping back & crossing her arms, Sora added "But I'm still mad at you."
Taichi grinned & grabbed her. "Oh really? For how much longer?" He kissed Sora soundly. "Oh you won't get around me that easily!" Sora exclaimed beating at his chest with her fists. "Oh, but I think I shall," Taichi mocked her, kissing her again. Sora gave in, & as Taichi's kisses drifted down her neck, she forgot everything of the world but the one she was in.
Sora waved good-bye to Mitsuko as her daughter boarded the school bus. Beside her, Taichi watched in silence, receiving nothing when he waved. He was too lost in his thoughts to realize this lack of respect & acknowledgement. The fact that he had been deluding himself was home coming painfully hard. He had been expecting his wife & daughter to forgive him just like that, after 4 years of abandonment.
The only person who'd even talk to him was Hikari, even though everyone knew he was back. Yamato had been especially pissed, but apparently that was because he had wanted to date Sora, & she had been about to agree. That was the hardest to except. He had told her in his good- bye letter that he would be back, but she had still looked for someone else.
The pair walked in silence, neither sure of what to say to their spouse. Sora was the one to break this silence, asking "So why did you come back?" Taichi blinked, surprised by the question. "I came back because I wanted to see my family again. I missed my daughter, my home, my wife. You." Sora opened the door, then turned to him & said "But you left." Taichi nodded. "Yes."
Sora walked into the kitchen, followed by Taichi. Then she turned, & faced him. "Why?" She demanded. "Why'd I leave, or why'd I come back?" Taichi countered. "Both," was the only thing Sora could think of. Her husband sighed. "I left to reclaim something life had stolen from me. I returned to reclaim its greatest gift to me."
Sora felt her knees weaken. He had said things like that to her ever since they started going out, but it'd been so long since he'd been able to, & she could tell she was weakening. If he kept it up she'd end up falling into his arms helplessly forgiving. She didn't want that, not yet. It was to soon to be forgiving him. She struggled to find more questions, then suddenly realized how close to her he was.
Taichi couldn't help it. He hadn't seen her in so long, & it was driving him insane. He slid one hand behind her ear & tilted her face up to his. Her crimson eyes searched his, but Taichi's only interest was her elfin little mouth. Sora trembled & Taichi wrapped an arm around her before she fell down, then kissed her hungrily. Sora closed her eyes & concentrated on kissing him back, then broke away.
Taichi blinked at the sudden air where his wife had been seconds ago, then chased after her, wondering what this was about. He managed reached to reach the bedroom before Sora could slam the door closed, & grabbed her by the arm as she struggled to lock him out. "Look at me!" Taichi said urgently. Sora stopped fighting him, but avoided his probing gaze as tears streamed down her cheeks.
Taichi took sympathy on her as she cried. The poor girl was under a lot of stress. He pulled her close & held her close as she cried, murmuring "I know I hurt you, & I'm sorry. But you have to believe that, & me when I say I'm not leaving you again. Okay?" Sora nodded, & Taichi grasped her chin, forcing her to look at him. She nodded tremulously, & Taichi smiled. Stepping back & crossing her arms, Sora added "But I'm still mad at you."
Taichi grinned & grabbed her. "Oh really? For how much longer?" He kissed Sora soundly. "Oh you won't get around me that easily!" Sora exclaimed beating at his chest with her fists. "Oh, but I think I shall," Taichi mocked her, kissing her again. Sora gave in, & as Taichi's kisses drifted down her neck, she forgot everything of the world but the one she was in.