*Ok, things have gotten a little heated! This chapter is centered around
three weeks later, and something's going to tear Sora and Tai's lives
apart. What happens, and what will come of it? Read to find out!*
~Thanks to the following who have reviewed!
Only Hope
Sora's alarm blared loudly, causing Sora to jump and sit up quickly. Groggily, the girl turned it off and swung her legs off the bed, her feet touching the chilly hardwood floor. Suddenly she wasn't feeling too well. Her head was swimming, and she felt weak all over. Ignoring the shakiness of her body, Sora stood up and walked into the bathroom where she got into the shower. The warm water felt good on her bare skin, and the weakness seemed to dissipate as she stood under the water. Getting out a few minutes later, Sora changed into a green sweater and blue jeans. It had gotten a bit colder over the past two weeks, and now the campus was filled with orange and yellow leaves that were cascading off the trees.
'Today isn't going to be my day. . . ' Sora thought as she felt a twinge of a stomach ache setting in. She had played in the leaves with Tai the week before, and had since then been battling a stomach illness. Ignoring the light nausea, Sora grabbed her things after pulling her hair back into a ponytail. She walked down the street toward the academic building where she was meeting Yamato for a study session. Upon entering the lobby, Yamato commented on her sick appearance.
"Hey Sora. . . wow you look. . . sick." Yamato stated, motioning for her to sit beside him. Sora smiled weakly and sat down, getting her anthropology book out and opening it to where Yamato's was.
"I think I've got some stomach virus or something." Sora answered. Yamato leaned away from Sora, which earned him a light punch from Sora.
"What? I don't want to get sick! Maybe you should see a doctor, you think?" Yamato asked, his face showing concern for his friend. Sora nodded slowly and began to write down vocabulary on note cards.
"No, I think I'll recover. I just need to get some rest. After this week is over I'll be alright." Sora returned. Yamato shrugged and turned back to his work. An hour later, after going through the cards several times, Sora and Yamato decided to get some lunch. As Sora stood up, she felt a wave of dizziness wash over her. Yamato noticed her eyes glaze slightly as she stumbled slightly.
"Are you alright?" Yamato asked, his voice confused.
"Yeah, I'm just. . . " Sora replied. She felt herself slipping out of consciousness. Blackness was overcoming her, and with that she passed out.
"Sora!" Yamato cried, catching the girl as she collapsed toward the ground. He picked her up, backpack and all, and carried her to the couch, setting her down easily. His blue eyes were intense as he felt her forehead for a fever.
"She isn't feverish. . . what in the world is going on?" Yamato said to himself, confused. A young man who had witnessed the scene came over and addressed Yamato.
"Hey I'm parked right outside, do you want a ride to the hospital?" he asked. Yamato nodded and picked up Sora again, handing the backpack to the stranger. The two boys walked quickly toward a blue car parked outside the building, and Yamato put Sora in the back then got in with her, holding her in his arms as the other student drove toward the hospital.
"Hey thanks!" Yamato cried as he carried Sora and their things into the hospital. The other guy nodded and wished them luck before driving back to campus. Yamato entered the hospital and walked to the receptionist's station.
"I need a doctor right away, she's fainted, and I don't know what's wrong, and I-" Yamato rambled. The receptionist called for a doctor and tried to quiet Yamato, who was starting to panic. Two doctors rushed to the young man, taking Sora out of his arms and walking toward a room where they shut the door, leaving Yamato outside.
"Do you know this girl?" the receptionist asked. Yamato nodded, and she handed him a stack of papers to fill out. Yamato sat down in a chair, trembling as he wrote in all the information about Sora he knew. A few minutes later, one of the doctors walked out with some of Sora's blood in a vile. Several more minutes passed before he returned back to the room and the other doctor. They both exited a moment later, and Yamato jumped up and approached them.
"Hey is she alright?" Yamato asked. Both doctors nodded, and one explained Sora's condition to Yamato.
"She's doing fine now, she's awake and coherent. She fainted because she's pregnant. Her body's not used to the changes she's starting to undergo." The doctor replied. Yamato's mouth dropped open in shock.
"She's. . . she's pregnant?" Yamato stammered, stunned.
"Yes she is. Congratulations, young man, you're going to be a father." The other doctor answered as he and his companion walked away. Yamato tried to correct them, but gave up and rushed into Sora's room, where she was sobbing uncontrollably. Yamato hugged her tightly and tried to soothe her.
"Do you know?" Sora asked between sobs.
"Yeah, I know. What happened?" Yamato asked, looking at Sora sadly. Sora cried harder as Yamato rocked her back and forth.
"About a month ago, Tai and I got caught in that really bad storm, and one thing led to another. . . I thought we were careful!" Sora whispered, her sobs decreasing.
"Did you use protection?" Yamato asked, embarrassed to even be thinking about his two best friends in that way.
"We didn't have any, and I thought we timed it right." Sora explained. Yamato shook his head in disbelief.
"What are you going to tell Tai?" Yamato questioned. Sora looked at Yamato, her eyes full of fear.
"I can't tell him. His life is just beginning, and with a baby, he can't go to college. He'd have to get a job to support me and the baby. He wouldn't be able to get his degree. I can't tell him Yamato and neither can you. Promise me, Yamato." Sora cried, taking Yamato's hands in hers and staring at him desperately. Yamato shook his head negatively.
"You know as well as I do that eventually that little guy. . . or girl in there's going to start showing. And even if he doesn't figure it out then, when you go into labor and have a kid, he's going to be a little suspicious. He's going to find out eventually, that's what I'm saying." Yamato argued.
"Then I won't be around. I'm leaving the college tonight. You can't tell Tai I'm pregnant, Yamato. He will drop out of school to look for me, I know it." Sora pleaded. Yamato's shoulders slumped as he gave in to his friend.
"I don't think this is a good idea." Yamato said quietly as they left the hospital and took a cab back to the campus.
"I can't let this happen to him. It's not the right time. He'll understand someday. If you would be so kind, send my belongings I don't take to Kyoto where my father lives. I'll get them from there." Sora asked, getting out of the cab after it stopped at her dorm.
"I will, Sora. Anything for you." Yamato replied before closing the door and driving off, leaving Sora alone on the curb. She walked into the dark dorm room and packed her clothes and other various items she would need immediately after leaving the dorm. She then sat down and wrote a note to Tai, crying as she wrote it. Leaving the paper on the table, Sora picked up her things and walked out the door.
Tai felt sunlight on his face and opened his eyes, squinting. He slowly got up and stretched, walking out into the living room of his apartment as he did so. Yamato was on the couch, looking at the floor quietly.
"Tired, Yamato?" Tai asked. Yamato jumped and acted like nothing was wrong.
"Yeah, I guess I studied for the anthro midterm too long yesterday." Yamato lied, getting up and walking into the kitchen. Tai walked back into his room and quickly changed into some street clothes, emerging later to find Yamato munching on some toast.
"That's right, I forgot your midterm was today. How do you think you did? I know Sora was a little worried about it." Tai asked. Yamato choked on his food at the mention of Sora, but shook it off.
"I think I did alright." Yamato answered, drinking some milk and trying not to go back on his promise to Sora and tell Tai right out that she was gone.
"Well I'm heading over to her place to see her. We're going to the park today." Tai said as he grabbed his coat and slipped it on. Yamato stiffened and got up.
"Do you mind if I come along? I mean, I have nothing else to do." Yamato asked.
"I don't see why not." Tai replied, tossing Yamato's coat to him and walking out the door.
'If I can't tell you why she's gone, I can be there for you when you find out she's gone.' Yamato thought to himself as he walked out behind Tai. They walked to the dorm in silence, neither of them having much to say. When they reached Sora's room, Tai unlocked the door and opened it. Yamato followed him in and noticed some stuff was gone, but most of it was still there.
"Sora? Baby where are you?" Tai asked, walking through the dorm and calling his love's name. Yamato wanted to tell him she wasn't there anymore, but held his tongue. Tai walked into the bedroom, then emerged later, his face confused.
"Her things are gone. Where on earth did she go?" Tai asked.
"I don't know. . . Tai this is kind of weird, don't you think?" Yamato replied, walking around the empty dorm room. Tai picked up the note on the table and read it, his hands shaking. Yamato saw his friend's face pale, tears springing to his brown eyes.
"What's it say?" Yamato asked, curious. Tai choked back his tears and read Sora's letter out loud.
"Dearest Tai. . . You are reading this letter because you have just found out I am gone. I'm not coming back so don't wait for me. Things were moving so fast, Tai, and I can't handle it right now. So I'm moving to another college until I am ready for the commitment you want. Don't try and contact me for awhile, Tai. I know you love me, and I love you too. It's just too much too soon, and I can't take it. Please send my things to my father, but don't ask him where I am, because he won't tell you. Always know that I love you, and wait for the day we'll be back together. I know I will be. Yours forever, Sora." Tai read, crying. Yamato put his arm around Tai and looked sadly at the letter, which had tear stains on them, obviously from Sora.
"I don't know what happened. Things were going so well. . . " Tai trailed, letting the note fall onto the table.
"Have faith, Tai. She'll come back, I know it." Yamato said, comforting his friend the best he could.
'She'll come back alright. . . with a heck of a surprise for you. . . ' Yamato thought.
*Okay, that's all for now! Sorry about Sora not telling Tai, but she's just worried about his future! See what happens in the next chapter! Review my fic! Peace!*
~Thanks to the following who have reviewed!
Only Hope
Sora's alarm blared loudly, causing Sora to jump and sit up quickly. Groggily, the girl turned it off and swung her legs off the bed, her feet touching the chilly hardwood floor. Suddenly she wasn't feeling too well. Her head was swimming, and she felt weak all over. Ignoring the shakiness of her body, Sora stood up and walked into the bathroom where she got into the shower. The warm water felt good on her bare skin, and the weakness seemed to dissipate as she stood under the water. Getting out a few minutes later, Sora changed into a green sweater and blue jeans. It had gotten a bit colder over the past two weeks, and now the campus was filled with orange and yellow leaves that were cascading off the trees.
'Today isn't going to be my day. . . ' Sora thought as she felt a twinge of a stomach ache setting in. She had played in the leaves with Tai the week before, and had since then been battling a stomach illness. Ignoring the light nausea, Sora grabbed her things after pulling her hair back into a ponytail. She walked down the street toward the academic building where she was meeting Yamato for a study session. Upon entering the lobby, Yamato commented on her sick appearance.
"Hey Sora. . . wow you look. . . sick." Yamato stated, motioning for her to sit beside him. Sora smiled weakly and sat down, getting her anthropology book out and opening it to where Yamato's was.
"I think I've got some stomach virus or something." Sora answered. Yamato leaned away from Sora, which earned him a light punch from Sora.
"What? I don't want to get sick! Maybe you should see a doctor, you think?" Yamato asked, his face showing concern for his friend. Sora nodded slowly and began to write down vocabulary on note cards.
"No, I think I'll recover. I just need to get some rest. After this week is over I'll be alright." Sora returned. Yamato shrugged and turned back to his work. An hour later, after going through the cards several times, Sora and Yamato decided to get some lunch. As Sora stood up, she felt a wave of dizziness wash over her. Yamato noticed her eyes glaze slightly as she stumbled slightly.
"Are you alright?" Yamato asked, his voice confused.
"Yeah, I'm just. . . " Sora replied. She felt herself slipping out of consciousness. Blackness was overcoming her, and with that she passed out.
"Sora!" Yamato cried, catching the girl as she collapsed toward the ground. He picked her up, backpack and all, and carried her to the couch, setting her down easily. His blue eyes were intense as he felt her forehead for a fever.
"She isn't feverish. . . what in the world is going on?" Yamato said to himself, confused. A young man who had witnessed the scene came over and addressed Yamato.
"Hey I'm parked right outside, do you want a ride to the hospital?" he asked. Yamato nodded and picked up Sora again, handing the backpack to the stranger. The two boys walked quickly toward a blue car parked outside the building, and Yamato put Sora in the back then got in with her, holding her in his arms as the other student drove toward the hospital.
"Hey thanks!" Yamato cried as he carried Sora and their things into the hospital. The other guy nodded and wished them luck before driving back to campus. Yamato entered the hospital and walked to the receptionist's station.
"I need a doctor right away, she's fainted, and I don't know what's wrong, and I-" Yamato rambled. The receptionist called for a doctor and tried to quiet Yamato, who was starting to panic. Two doctors rushed to the young man, taking Sora out of his arms and walking toward a room where they shut the door, leaving Yamato outside.
"Do you know this girl?" the receptionist asked. Yamato nodded, and she handed him a stack of papers to fill out. Yamato sat down in a chair, trembling as he wrote in all the information about Sora he knew. A few minutes later, one of the doctors walked out with some of Sora's blood in a vile. Several more minutes passed before he returned back to the room and the other doctor. They both exited a moment later, and Yamato jumped up and approached them.
"Hey is she alright?" Yamato asked. Both doctors nodded, and one explained Sora's condition to Yamato.
"She's doing fine now, she's awake and coherent. She fainted because she's pregnant. Her body's not used to the changes she's starting to undergo." The doctor replied. Yamato's mouth dropped open in shock.
"She's. . . she's pregnant?" Yamato stammered, stunned.
"Yes she is. Congratulations, young man, you're going to be a father." The other doctor answered as he and his companion walked away. Yamato tried to correct them, but gave up and rushed into Sora's room, where she was sobbing uncontrollably. Yamato hugged her tightly and tried to soothe her.
"Do you know?" Sora asked between sobs.
"Yeah, I know. What happened?" Yamato asked, looking at Sora sadly. Sora cried harder as Yamato rocked her back and forth.
"About a month ago, Tai and I got caught in that really bad storm, and one thing led to another. . . I thought we were careful!" Sora whispered, her sobs decreasing.
"Did you use protection?" Yamato asked, embarrassed to even be thinking about his two best friends in that way.
"We didn't have any, and I thought we timed it right." Sora explained. Yamato shook his head in disbelief.
"What are you going to tell Tai?" Yamato questioned. Sora looked at Yamato, her eyes full of fear.
"I can't tell him. His life is just beginning, and with a baby, he can't go to college. He'd have to get a job to support me and the baby. He wouldn't be able to get his degree. I can't tell him Yamato and neither can you. Promise me, Yamato." Sora cried, taking Yamato's hands in hers and staring at him desperately. Yamato shook his head negatively.
"You know as well as I do that eventually that little guy. . . or girl in there's going to start showing. And even if he doesn't figure it out then, when you go into labor and have a kid, he's going to be a little suspicious. He's going to find out eventually, that's what I'm saying." Yamato argued.
"Then I won't be around. I'm leaving the college tonight. You can't tell Tai I'm pregnant, Yamato. He will drop out of school to look for me, I know it." Sora pleaded. Yamato's shoulders slumped as he gave in to his friend.
"I don't think this is a good idea." Yamato said quietly as they left the hospital and took a cab back to the campus.
"I can't let this happen to him. It's not the right time. He'll understand someday. If you would be so kind, send my belongings I don't take to Kyoto where my father lives. I'll get them from there." Sora asked, getting out of the cab after it stopped at her dorm.
"I will, Sora. Anything for you." Yamato replied before closing the door and driving off, leaving Sora alone on the curb. She walked into the dark dorm room and packed her clothes and other various items she would need immediately after leaving the dorm. She then sat down and wrote a note to Tai, crying as she wrote it. Leaving the paper on the table, Sora picked up her things and walked out the door.
Tai felt sunlight on his face and opened his eyes, squinting. He slowly got up and stretched, walking out into the living room of his apartment as he did so. Yamato was on the couch, looking at the floor quietly.
"Tired, Yamato?" Tai asked. Yamato jumped and acted like nothing was wrong.
"Yeah, I guess I studied for the anthro midterm too long yesterday." Yamato lied, getting up and walking into the kitchen. Tai walked back into his room and quickly changed into some street clothes, emerging later to find Yamato munching on some toast.
"That's right, I forgot your midterm was today. How do you think you did? I know Sora was a little worried about it." Tai asked. Yamato choked on his food at the mention of Sora, but shook it off.
"I think I did alright." Yamato answered, drinking some milk and trying not to go back on his promise to Sora and tell Tai right out that she was gone.
"Well I'm heading over to her place to see her. We're going to the park today." Tai said as he grabbed his coat and slipped it on. Yamato stiffened and got up.
"Do you mind if I come along? I mean, I have nothing else to do." Yamato asked.
"I don't see why not." Tai replied, tossing Yamato's coat to him and walking out the door.
'If I can't tell you why she's gone, I can be there for you when you find out she's gone.' Yamato thought to himself as he walked out behind Tai. They walked to the dorm in silence, neither of them having much to say. When they reached Sora's room, Tai unlocked the door and opened it. Yamato followed him in and noticed some stuff was gone, but most of it was still there.
"Sora? Baby where are you?" Tai asked, walking through the dorm and calling his love's name. Yamato wanted to tell him she wasn't there anymore, but held his tongue. Tai walked into the bedroom, then emerged later, his face confused.
"Her things are gone. Where on earth did she go?" Tai asked.
"I don't know. . . Tai this is kind of weird, don't you think?" Yamato replied, walking around the empty dorm room. Tai picked up the note on the table and read it, his hands shaking. Yamato saw his friend's face pale, tears springing to his brown eyes.
"What's it say?" Yamato asked, curious. Tai choked back his tears and read Sora's letter out loud.
"Dearest Tai. . . You are reading this letter because you have just found out I am gone. I'm not coming back so don't wait for me. Things were moving so fast, Tai, and I can't handle it right now. So I'm moving to another college until I am ready for the commitment you want. Don't try and contact me for awhile, Tai. I know you love me, and I love you too. It's just too much too soon, and I can't take it. Please send my things to my father, but don't ask him where I am, because he won't tell you. Always know that I love you, and wait for the day we'll be back together. I know I will be. Yours forever, Sora." Tai read, crying. Yamato put his arm around Tai and looked sadly at the letter, which had tear stains on them, obviously from Sora.
"I don't know what happened. Things were going so well. . . " Tai trailed, letting the note fall onto the table.
"Have faith, Tai. She'll come back, I know it." Yamato said, comforting his friend the best he could.
'She'll come back alright. . . with a heck of a surprise for you. . . ' Yamato thought.
*Okay, that's all for now! Sorry about Sora not telling Tai, but she's just worried about his future! See what happens in the next chapter! Review my fic! Peace!*