*Okay, so what in the world could possibly happen next? Tai's devastated,
and Sora's alone and pregnant with his child. Will Tai look for Sora, or
will he obey her wishes and let her go? How will Sora do on her own with a
baby on the way? Read and review to find out!*
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Only Hope
Sora got off the bus slowly, gripping the railing so she wouldn't slip on the wet steps. Grabbing her bags from the bus storage section, she walked down the quiet streets of Kyoto, her red hair blowing in the late night air. Her eyes were red and puffy, and she could feel hot tears continue to fall from them as she walked.
'This isn't what my life is supposed to be like. . . this isn't what I'm supposed to become.' Sora thought as she walked down the street toward an apartment complex. Slowly she trudged to the building, walking inside and setting her things down by the intercom. She searched the index of tenants and found the one she was looking for. Sora pushed the call button for an apartment on the bottom floor. A few seconds later a groggy voice answered.
"Who's there?" a female voice asked sleepily. Sora's eyes watered, but she held back tears.
"Mimi, it's Sora. . . can I come in?" Sora asked, looking down the hall toward where her friend Mimi lived. The door opened, and a young woman with light brown hair looked out, confusion written on her pretty face.
"Sora! What on earth are you doing here this late at night? Is something wrong?" Mimi asked as she ushered her friend in, taking note of Sora's tear stained face. Sora sat her things on the floor and started to sob again.
"Everything's wrong!" Sora cried, collapsing to the couch in Mimi's living room miserably. Mimi rushed to her friend and put her arm around Sora's shoulder.
"Talk to me, Sora. Tell me what's going on." Mimi demanded, her brown eyes concerned.
"Well, Tai and I are. . . well, we were together. For almost a month. One night we. . . we had sex. I thought we were okay, but it turns out. . . it turns out I'm pregnant with his baby. I didn't want him to give his life away to take care of me and a baby he probably doesn't even want, so I ran away from the college. And now. . . I'm here with no place to go. . . " Sora explained. Mimi's mouth dropped open as she listened to the story, not believing what she was hearing.
"You're pregnant? Does Tai know?" Mimi cried, getting up and leading Sora into the kitchen, where Mimi prepared some tea for her and her company.
"Only Yamato knows. And that's because he took me to the hospital yesterday when I fainted. He's been sworn to secrecy though, so I'm not worried about Tai finding out." Sora said, choking back more tears at the mention of Tai's name. Mimi poured some tea into Sora's cup and handed it to her. Sora drank the hot liquid, sipping it slowly. For a few moments, neither girl spoke, they just drank their tea and looked at each other. Finally Mimi piped up again.
"Stay here, Sora. We'll get your things from your dorm, and you can live here with me. My mom and dad pay the rent here, so don't worry about that, it's all covered." Mimi insisted. Sora smiled for the first time that day.
"I'd really like that Mimi. Thank you so much for helping me through this." Sora answered, hugging her friend tightly.
"Well, It's really late, and I'm exhausted. You must be too. I actually have a couch that folds out that you can sleep on until we get your bed moved in if you want to sleep there tonight." Mimi offered. Sora nodded sleepily and helped Mimi unroll it and put sheets and blankets on it. Changing into some bedclothes, Sora climbed into bed, calling out her goodnight to Mimi before lying down and closing her eyes.
Tai laid in his bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. He hadn't taken Sora's departure very well, and hadn't spoken or gotten back out of bed the entire day. He unfolded his arms from behind his head and sighed loudly. Yamato walked by Tai's room and noticed the misery on Tai's face. He wanted so badly to talk to Tai and reassure him that Sora knew what she was doing, and that things would be alright, but he couldn't without saying too much.
'I'm so sorry, friend. I wish I could help you through this better, I really do. But you've got to have faith in her. She's looking out for you, believe me.' Yamato thought as he walked on down the hall to his room.
'I wonder what she's doing. . . if she's alright. . . if she misses me as much as I miss her.' Tai thought to himself, turning onto his side and looking out his window longingly. For the life of him, Tai could not figure out what could have caused Sora to run from the college. It was all an enigma to him, and somehow he wondered in the back of his mind if Yamato had anything to do with it. He had been acting strange the whole day, including him wanting to go with Tai to Sora's dorm.
'Could there be something between them? Is that why she left school?' Tai thought, confusion written on his brow. He couldn't imagine either of them doing that kind of thing. Tai's eyes grew angry as he thought about not only the pain he would go through knowing his friend was cheating with his girlfriend, but Kari's feelings as well. Yamato would break her heart if she ever found out he was cheating on her.
"There's only one way to find out." Tai muttered as he rose from bed and walked to Yamato's room, where the blonde slept lightly. Tai shook Yamato, who sat up quickly.
"What's the matter, Tai?" Yamato asked, sleepy. Tai looked down at Yamato, wondering if he should really ask his best friend if he had stolen his girlfriend from under him.
"Something's going on. I know it. You're acting funny, and I know it must have something to do with Sora. Now, you either tell me the truth, or I will beat it out of you. Are you cheating on Kari with her? Is she cheating on me?" Tai asked, a slight pang of jealous anger in his voice. Yamato's azure orbs widened in shock when he heard Tai's accusation.
"I would never cheat on Kari. I love her more than you will ever know, Tai! And as for Sora cheating on you, I also know for a fact that she would never do that. She loves you so much, and she'd do anything for you. Trust me." Yamato fired back, taking Tai by surprise. He hadn't expected as much emotion to come from Yamato at one time.
"Well something's wrong, I can tell. Is she sick? Does she need money? I'll do anything just to see her again." Tai pleaded. Yamato felt like he was going to explode as he kept his secret from Tai.
"All I know is that she's gone. To where, I couldn't tell you, but she's not here. Please just trust her, Tai. She knows what she's doing. Sometimes you need to let go of the things you love, and when they come back they're meant to be yours forever." Yamato said, trying to reason with Tai.
"I just miss her." Tai whispered, turning and walking out of the room and leaving Yamato.
'I know. . . ' Yamato thought sadly as he laid back down and pulled the blankets up to his chin, closing his eyes once again.
"Wherever you are, Sora, please know that I love you with all my heart." Tai whispered as he closed his eyes and fell into a fitful sleep.
*Sorry this chapter's a little. . . crappy! I just needed something to fill in the gap a bit! The next chapter is going to be later when Sora's getting ready to have the baby. Yamato slips the secret to Tai! What is he going to do? How is everything with Sora and Mimi going to go? Read and review!*He H
~Thanks to the following for reviewing:
Only Hope
Sora got off the bus slowly, gripping the railing so she wouldn't slip on the wet steps. Grabbing her bags from the bus storage section, she walked down the quiet streets of Kyoto, her red hair blowing in the late night air. Her eyes were red and puffy, and she could feel hot tears continue to fall from them as she walked.
'This isn't what my life is supposed to be like. . . this isn't what I'm supposed to become.' Sora thought as she walked down the street toward an apartment complex. Slowly she trudged to the building, walking inside and setting her things down by the intercom. She searched the index of tenants and found the one she was looking for. Sora pushed the call button for an apartment on the bottom floor. A few seconds later a groggy voice answered.
"Who's there?" a female voice asked sleepily. Sora's eyes watered, but she held back tears.
"Mimi, it's Sora. . . can I come in?" Sora asked, looking down the hall toward where her friend Mimi lived. The door opened, and a young woman with light brown hair looked out, confusion written on her pretty face.
"Sora! What on earth are you doing here this late at night? Is something wrong?" Mimi asked as she ushered her friend in, taking note of Sora's tear stained face. Sora sat her things on the floor and started to sob again.
"Everything's wrong!" Sora cried, collapsing to the couch in Mimi's living room miserably. Mimi rushed to her friend and put her arm around Sora's shoulder.
"Talk to me, Sora. Tell me what's going on." Mimi demanded, her brown eyes concerned.
"Well, Tai and I are. . . well, we were together. For almost a month. One night we. . . we had sex. I thought we were okay, but it turns out. . . it turns out I'm pregnant with his baby. I didn't want him to give his life away to take care of me and a baby he probably doesn't even want, so I ran away from the college. And now. . . I'm here with no place to go. . . " Sora explained. Mimi's mouth dropped open as she listened to the story, not believing what she was hearing.
"You're pregnant? Does Tai know?" Mimi cried, getting up and leading Sora into the kitchen, where Mimi prepared some tea for her and her company.
"Only Yamato knows. And that's because he took me to the hospital yesterday when I fainted. He's been sworn to secrecy though, so I'm not worried about Tai finding out." Sora said, choking back more tears at the mention of Tai's name. Mimi poured some tea into Sora's cup and handed it to her. Sora drank the hot liquid, sipping it slowly. For a few moments, neither girl spoke, they just drank their tea and looked at each other. Finally Mimi piped up again.
"Stay here, Sora. We'll get your things from your dorm, and you can live here with me. My mom and dad pay the rent here, so don't worry about that, it's all covered." Mimi insisted. Sora smiled for the first time that day.
"I'd really like that Mimi. Thank you so much for helping me through this." Sora answered, hugging her friend tightly.
"Well, It's really late, and I'm exhausted. You must be too. I actually have a couch that folds out that you can sleep on until we get your bed moved in if you want to sleep there tonight." Mimi offered. Sora nodded sleepily and helped Mimi unroll it and put sheets and blankets on it. Changing into some bedclothes, Sora climbed into bed, calling out her goodnight to Mimi before lying down and closing her eyes.
Tai laid in his bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. He hadn't taken Sora's departure very well, and hadn't spoken or gotten back out of bed the entire day. He unfolded his arms from behind his head and sighed loudly. Yamato walked by Tai's room and noticed the misery on Tai's face. He wanted so badly to talk to Tai and reassure him that Sora knew what she was doing, and that things would be alright, but he couldn't without saying too much.
'I'm so sorry, friend. I wish I could help you through this better, I really do. But you've got to have faith in her. She's looking out for you, believe me.' Yamato thought as he walked on down the hall to his room.
'I wonder what she's doing. . . if she's alright. . . if she misses me as much as I miss her.' Tai thought to himself, turning onto his side and looking out his window longingly. For the life of him, Tai could not figure out what could have caused Sora to run from the college. It was all an enigma to him, and somehow he wondered in the back of his mind if Yamato had anything to do with it. He had been acting strange the whole day, including him wanting to go with Tai to Sora's dorm.
'Could there be something between them? Is that why she left school?' Tai thought, confusion written on his brow. He couldn't imagine either of them doing that kind of thing. Tai's eyes grew angry as he thought about not only the pain he would go through knowing his friend was cheating with his girlfriend, but Kari's feelings as well. Yamato would break her heart if she ever found out he was cheating on her.
"There's only one way to find out." Tai muttered as he rose from bed and walked to Yamato's room, where the blonde slept lightly. Tai shook Yamato, who sat up quickly.
"What's the matter, Tai?" Yamato asked, sleepy. Tai looked down at Yamato, wondering if he should really ask his best friend if he had stolen his girlfriend from under him.
"Something's going on. I know it. You're acting funny, and I know it must have something to do with Sora. Now, you either tell me the truth, or I will beat it out of you. Are you cheating on Kari with her? Is she cheating on me?" Tai asked, a slight pang of jealous anger in his voice. Yamato's azure orbs widened in shock when he heard Tai's accusation.
"I would never cheat on Kari. I love her more than you will ever know, Tai! And as for Sora cheating on you, I also know for a fact that she would never do that. She loves you so much, and she'd do anything for you. Trust me." Yamato fired back, taking Tai by surprise. He hadn't expected as much emotion to come from Yamato at one time.
"Well something's wrong, I can tell. Is she sick? Does she need money? I'll do anything just to see her again." Tai pleaded. Yamato felt like he was going to explode as he kept his secret from Tai.
"All I know is that she's gone. To where, I couldn't tell you, but she's not here. Please just trust her, Tai. She knows what she's doing. Sometimes you need to let go of the things you love, and when they come back they're meant to be yours forever." Yamato said, trying to reason with Tai.
"I just miss her." Tai whispered, turning and walking out of the room and leaving Yamato.
'I know. . . ' Yamato thought sadly as he laid back down and pulled the blankets up to his chin, closing his eyes once again.
"Wherever you are, Sora, please know that I love you with all my heart." Tai whispered as he closed his eyes and fell into a fitful sleep.
*Sorry this chapter's a little. . . crappy! I just needed something to fill in the gap a bit! The next chapter is going to be later when Sora's getting ready to have the baby. Yamato slips the secret to Tai! What is he going to do? How is everything with Sora and Mimi going to go? Read and review!*He H