Modeling for Sora

Chapter Four: Sparkle of Hope

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I decided after a lot of thinking that I should feel sorry for Matt. The poor guy didn't know what hit him. It's all because of me, I kept saying, I should get Sora back to Matt. –Sigh- I'll regret this…

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"SORA~!" Pant…pant…"Sora! Waaaaaaaaaaaaait~!" Pant…pant…"Damn you girl run fast!"

Tai was running after Sora and yelling her name like a maniac. It caused many people to stop and look at them strangely. Tai didn't care though. His eyes were aimed at the back of Sora and his mind on what he's going to do. He's going to run faster…faster…faster…

"Arg! Why did you have to join soccer? Why didn't you help your mother in the flower shop instead?" He mumbled under his breath.

Sora ran for almost 30 minutes and Tai didn't stop running after her, not even for a second. He had to know why she left soccer.

Finally, Sora stopped after reaching the park. Tai collapsed next to Sora. Then, after catching his breath he stood up and sat next to Sora (who by that time was sitting on a bench looking away).

"Hey," Tai said. Sora didn't answer. Tai put his hand on hers, but she withdrew it. Biting his lower lip and gripping his hand in a fist, Tai looked away as well.

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There was an awkward silence between us that lasted for a long time. She didn't look at me, but I kept on looking at her. -sigh- I have to break this silence…

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"Sora…" She looked at him with her beautiful brown eyes and Tai shook his head to clear his mind and then continued to talk, "Why did you run away so suddenly?"

Sora looked down at her hands again, "I…I was embarrassed to tell you the reason why I quit soccer."

Tai blushed, "Do I want to know?"

Sora smiled, it was the first time she smiled ever she ran out of her apartment building, "I don't think so. Even Mimi doesn't like to talk about it."

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So, Sora left soccer because of girl problems…that means, I chased her all the way downtown for no reason…

Wait, she's still angry at Matt.

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"Come on." Tai said as he got up and extended his hand to Sora, "Matt is waiting for you back at your place."

Sora shook her head, "I'm not going back…Matt doesn't respect women."


"He respects you." Tai said, and he cursed himself for saying that.

Sora looked up at him with hope in her eyes, "Really?" He knew that she loved him…

Tai nodded his head trying to keep his smile from disappearing, "Yes. After you took off like that, he had this hurt look on his face like he really regrets what he said to you."

The hope sparkle in her eyes suddenly faded, "What if he was a women hater or something?"

Tai laughed, "If he was a women hater he would not have dated you."

"Maybe he just dated me because I didn't act like a lady back then…" Sora said.

Tai sighed and sat next to her, he took her hands in his and looked her in the eyes…her beautiful brown-red eyes and said, "Then he would be a fool…I don't know a guy in Odiaba that doesn't dream of going out with you."

Sora stared back into his chocolate brown eyes and said, "Like whom?"

"Like me…" Tai said and he leaned down until his face was only an inch away from Sora's face, he closed his and brushed his lips against hers. Her arms circled around his neck…but Tai put his hands on her arms and took her arms away from his neck. "Sorry…" he said.

Sora shook her head, "Don't be." She got up and started to walk away, and then she stopped and looked behind her shoulder, "Aren't you coming?" 

Tai shrugged, "What am I supposed to do in your apartment?"

Sora smiled, "Well, for one thing, teach you how to wear your shirts." Tai blushed after realizing that he had put his short on backwards. "And for another thing, we didn't finish out appointment yet. I still have lots of clothes back at my place that need someone to wear them."

"You have Matt…" Tai said.

"Matt's leaving tomorrow."

Grinning, Tai got up and walked up to her. He put his arm around her shoulders and walked back to Sora's apartment building with Sora right by his side giggling.

Maybe I do have a chance with Sora after all!

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Somewhere in the park, Mimi and Izzy were watching the two lovebirds.

"Idiots…it's so obvious that they love each other more than Matt's love for music and Tai's love for soccer!" Mimi cried out and sunk back behind a bush next to Izzy.

"Matt's leaving tomorrow…maybe they do have a chance together." Izzy said.

Mimi threw her hands in the air, "But they're so slow! They need a push in the right direction!"

Izzy grinned, "So let's give them a push. Tomorrow, Matt's leaving and T.K.'s throwing him a going away party. Everyone's going."

Mimi's eyes sparkled with the smell of a new plan, "Perfect! Just perfect! We need to contact Tai ASAP!" She got up and quickly ran back to her house. Sighing, Izzy collected his things and ran after her.

What do I like about this girl?

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Back at Sora's house, Matt was sitting all alone on a couch thinking of what to say to Sora after she comes back.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, the door opened and both Sora and Tai stepped in. Hastily, Matt got up and ran to Sora taking her into his arms and telling how much he was sorry for saying what he did say. Tai sighed and walked to the other room and waited.


Sora stared at Tai and how he walked away heart broken. She whispered something in Matt's ear and he broke the hug and stared at her. She nodded her head and he did the same. After that, Matt smiled and hugged her one last time, kissed her forehead and walked to the door.

"If that's the way you want it…I respect it Sora. See ya later then!"

And with that, he left.

Sora went to the other room to see Tai shirtless. She couldn't help but stare at his almost perfectly curved body that showed that paid off after long years of soccer. He tripped over something and fell on the bed. Sora giggled slightly and Tai quickly got up and tried to regain his balance.

"I was changing and stuff…where's Matt?" Tai said.

"He left. Come on; let's continue what we were doing in the first place." Tai nodded and followed Sora out of her room.

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I didn't know what was going on, but I didn't mind as long as I was alone with Sora again. We talked and talked about a lot of things. Mostly about sports…we had fun. Even though I had to put on lots of clothing that wasn't comforting at all. It's hard to please a woman…

Believe me…

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