*Hi, everyone! I have another chapter here for you! It's been about six
months after Sora left college, and things haven't gotten any better for
her or Tai. The pregnancy is going bad, and Sora is finding herself wanting
Tai around more and more each day. Meanwhile, Tai's at school throwing
himself into his work to keep his mind off Sora while Yamato struggles to
keep himself from giving the whole secret away. What's going to happen?
I'll tell you what you should do to find out. . . you should read!*
Only Hope
Sora woke up quickly and slid out of bed. She rushed to the bathroom and bent over the toilet, nausea crashing over her in waves. She started throwing up, tasting the bile in her mouth. After she finished, Sora rose and looked at her face in the mirror, smirking at the sleepy face staring back. She brushed her teeth, erasing the foul taste from her mouth and memory.
"I didn't think I would have to deal with morning sickness for the whole pregnancy!" Sora complained to herself. She opened the door to the bathroom and came face to face with a very sleepy young man. His black hair was a mess, and his azure eyes were drowsy.
"Morning, Ryan. Did I wake you up?" Sora asked, getting out of the way as Ryan shook his head and proceeded into the bathroom. Smiling to herself again, Sora walked to the kitchen, where Mimi was cooking breakfast.
"Morning!!!" Mimi chirped, tossing a pancake into the air. Sora slid into a chair, putting a hand on her swollen stomach.
"You're in a good mood today. And I see Ryan spent the night again. Just be careful, or you could end up with a watermelon in your belly too!" Sora joked, patting her tummy lightly, smiling as the baby inside jumped and responded. Mimi turned around and poured Sora some juice.
"You are the best birth control for both of us! Ryan can't stand hearing you throwing up, and he doesn't even want to deal with me like that! How is my little nephew today, by the way?" Mimi asked, motioning to her friend's stomach.
"He is just fine. A little restless, but that's not unusual. He's just like his daddy." Sora responded, growing a little distant at the thought of Tai. She worried about him so much, it couldn't be good for her or her baby.
"Speaking of Tai, has Yamato called you this week yet? It's already Thursday, and he usually calls by Monday morning." Mimi said quietly. Sora shook her head, her cinnamon eyes sad.
"No, he hasn't called yet. But I'm sure he will. Yamato's probably really busy with Tai. Last time I knew, he was working two jobs and trying to be a full time student." Sora said quietly. Ryan walked into the kitchen then, taking a seat next to Mimi as the three of them started to eat. Throughout breakfast, Sora couldn't help thinking about Tai, and how he was doing so much to keep busy. She silently wished she could go back to him, but knew that if she did, he would drop everything to support her, and she couldn't risk ruining his life for her mistake. The phone rang, and Sora got up, steadying herself on a chair slightly. She picked up the phone, praying Yamato was on the other end.
"Hello?" Sora asked, crossing her fingers and walking into the other room. She grinned when Yamato's voice chimed in on the other end.
"Hey Sora, how are you doing? How's my nephew?" Yamato asked curiously. He ran a hand through his blonde locks as he stood in a hallway at school, making sure no one was around while he spoke. He had been calling Sora once a week to check up on her and tell her how things were with him and Tai.
"I'm doing okay. I'm still getting sick in the mornings, but it's not as bad. How is Tai?" Sora asked, her voice almost cracking.
"He's doing alright. He hasn't stopped working since you left. I think he's going to work himself to death soon. I mean, his mood has improved, but all he does is go to work and school. He's completely withdrawn himself from society. But don't worry, he's just trying to keep you off his mind. Otherwise, I don't think he could get through school. He thinks about you when he dreams, I can hear him calling your name some nights." Yamato replied. Tears slid down Sora's eyes as she stifled a sob.
"I've been thinking of him too. In fact, I think about him every second of every day. I miss him terribly, Yamato. I would give anything to see him, but if I do, I know his life will end. He'll drop out of school for me and I can't make him do that. This is the best thing for us, I know it." Sora stated. She heard Yamato sigh on the other end of the phone.
"Whatever you say, Sora. Just know I'm behind you. You know Mimi's there for you too. I have to go now, but I'll call you next week." Yamato whispered as a girl walked by him.
"Alright, I'll talk to you later." Sora replied, hanging up the phone. Mimi walked out of her room, dressed for work.
"Hey, Sora I have to go to work this morning, but Ryan's going to hang out here with you, if that's okay." Mimi said, motioning to Ryan, who was still a little groggy.
"That's fine with me. I'll have someone to talk to then." Sora joked, smiling at Mimi's boyfriend, who yawned loudly. Mimi giggled and walked out the door, leaving the two young adults alone.
Tai shuffled papers around quickly, looking for something amongst them. He found what he was looking for and held it up triumphantly. Stuffing it into his backpack with his work uniform, he jogged out of the apartment toward the school. The brunette never stopped anymore, he just kept on moving. Whenever he stopped doing something, his thoughts would go to Sora. He had accepted the fact that she wasn't cheating on him with Yamato, but that there was something else going on. He simply couldn't imagine what could make Sora run off like she did. Stopping at a small skate shop close to school, Tai walked behind the counter and began his day.
Sora got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself, smirking as she realized her towel was getting too small to cover her up all the way. Changing into a pair of maternity jeans and a cute pink baby tee, she walked out to the living room where Ryan was sitting on the couch flipping through the channels.
"I'm going to finish the dishes, then do you want to go to the grocery with me?" Sora asked.
"Sure. Let me help you with those dishes though." Ryan offered, following her into the kitchen. The two of them washed and dried everything, putting them away neatly. Feeling tired, Sora slumped into a chair, Ryan following suit.
"You sure do get tired easily, Sora. Do you want to wait to go to the grocery?" Ryan asked, slightly worried. His sister had never had so much trouble with energy when she was pregnant, and Sora's constant sleepiness troubled him. Sora shook her head and smiled weakly.
"I'm just a bit tired, that's all. I'm ready, let's go now. I'll take a nap later." Sora insisted. She started to stand up, but felt numbness wash over her. Her eyes darkened as she fainted to the ground.
"Sora!" Ryan cried as he leapt out of his seat and went to his friend. He picked up the phone and called an ambulance to the apartment, then dialed Yamato's cell phone.
"Hello?" Yamato asked, his voice hushed as if he were in class.
"Yamato, this is Ryan, Mimi's boyfriend. Sora's fainted, and I called an ambulance. I think you should bring Tai to Kyoto General as soon as you can." Ryan said into his phone. For a moment, Yamato didn't say anything, but Ryan could hear books shuffling.
"We'll be there directly. I'll get some plane tickets and get Tai. . . " Yamato rambled, hanging up the phone. Ryan hung up the phone and held Sora in his arms.
"Hang in there, Sora. I'm getting help for you soon." Ryan mumbled worriedly. He dialed Mimi on his cell phone and explained the situation to her.
"I'll be waiting for you two. Is she awake?" Mimi asked.
"No, she's fainted, and I can't get her to wake up. The EMT's are here, so I'm gonna go. I'll see you in a little while." Ryan said as he hung up the phone and helped the EMT's put Sora onto a stretcher and wheel her out to the ambulance.
Tai was putting some skate wheels on a shelf when Yamato burst through the door of the skate shop, plane tickets in hand. Tai turned around and faced his friend, a look of confusion on his young face.
"We need to go, Tai it's important. I've packed you a bag and got you a plane ticket. Let's go." Yamato gushed, his eyes wide with fear.
"What are you talking about? Where are we going? What's wrong, Yamato? Is Kari sick?" Tai asked, becoming worried himself. Yamato hadn't been acting right for the longest time, which made him wonder if there was something he didn't know going on with him.
"It's Sora. I can't explain right now, but I will on the plane. Now come on." Yamato cried, tears threatening to spring from his eyes. Tai dropped the skate wheels and ran out the door, Yamato following close behind.
After the two got on the plane, Yamato began to unravel the story to Tai, who listened quietly, not saying a word. He ran his hands through his brown hair with frustration as he listened, the information almost too much to handle all at once.
"How could she not tell me she was pregnant with our baby?" Tai whispered in shock as he stared at the seat in front of him.
"She didn't want you to give up school. She knows how much your future means to you. She thought she would ruin it." Yamato replied, putting a hand on Tai's shoulder. Tai pulled away from Yamato.
"You knew this whole time? You spoke to her every week for six months and let me suffer alone? How could you do this to me? I was dying on the inside and you kept information about the one thing I cared about from me!" Tai cried, his voice rising. Some passengers looked over at the two boys nervously.
"Tai, keep it down, you're upsetting the other passengers. We'll be in Kyoto soon, and you and Sora can patch things up and work things out." Yamato offered to the brunette, who looked at Yamato with cold hard eyes.
"I don't know if I can forgive you right now for letting me suffer like I have been these past few months. All those nights you told me things would look up, I believed you. All those nights you knew in the back of your mind about something that would take every sadness out of my soul, and you kept it from me. Just. . . just leave me alone, okay?" Tai shot back, his voice filled with animosity toward his best friend. Yamato's eyes grew wide as he realized the sincerity coming from Tai, and he turned his face away, looking out the window of the plane sadly. Tai crossed his arms and slumped into the seat, waiting for the flight to end so he could get to Sora and get away from his so-called best friend.
In the hospital, Sora's eyes fluttered slightly, and opened wide. Mimi was up on her feet in a split second, taking Sora's hand in hers. Ryan also got up and stood behind Mimi, a concerned look on his youthful face. Moaning, Sora tried to sit up, but found herself incredibly weak. She could barely keep her light brown eyes open, and felt tingly all over.
"Mimi. . . how did I get to the hospital? Is my baby alright?" Sora whispered, touching the mound under the blankets tenderly.
"You collapsed in the kitchen, and Ryan brought you here. He was pretty heroic, if I might say so myself. The doctor says you have an illness that's sapping your energy, and they want to keep you here for a few days for observation." Mimi answered, reaching a hand up and touching her shoulder where Ryan placed his hand lightly.
"Is the baby alright?" Sora asked, her voice growing panicky. Ryan nodded softly and smiled.
"He's fine, the illness isn't harming him at all, apparently. The combination of you being sick and pregnant is what made you faint. Otherwise you would have been. . . well, just sick." Ryan said, a lopsided smile on his face as he joked.
"I'm just glad my baby's alright." Sora said quietly, her energy still low.
"Don't you mean our baby?" Tai added, causing the trio at the bed to jump and look at the visitor in shock. Sora's eyes widened as tears sprang forth from them.
"Tai?!" she cried as she lost consciousness again.
*I guess I'll leave it there for now, review this please, and I'm so sorry if it's awful!!*
Only Hope
Sora woke up quickly and slid out of bed. She rushed to the bathroom and bent over the toilet, nausea crashing over her in waves. She started throwing up, tasting the bile in her mouth. After she finished, Sora rose and looked at her face in the mirror, smirking at the sleepy face staring back. She brushed her teeth, erasing the foul taste from her mouth and memory.
"I didn't think I would have to deal with morning sickness for the whole pregnancy!" Sora complained to herself. She opened the door to the bathroom and came face to face with a very sleepy young man. His black hair was a mess, and his azure eyes were drowsy.
"Morning, Ryan. Did I wake you up?" Sora asked, getting out of the way as Ryan shook his head and proceeded into the bathroom. Smiling to herself again, Sora walked to the kitchen, where Mimi was cooking breakfast.
"Morning!!!" Mimi chirped, tossing a pancake into the air. Sora slid into a chair, putting a hand on her swollen stomach.
"You're in a good mood today. And I see Ryan spent the night again. Just be careful, or you could end up with a watermelon in your belly too!" Sora joked, patting her tummy lightly, smiling as the baby inside jumped and responded. Mimi turned around and poured Sora some juice.
"You are the best birth control for both of us! Ryan can't stand hearing you throwing up, and he doesn't even want to deal with me like that! How is my little nephew today, by the way?" Mimi asked, motioning to her friend's stomach.
"He is just fine. A little restless, but that's not unusual. He's just like his daddy." Sora responded, growing a little distant at the thought of Tai. She worried about him so much, it couldn't be good for her or her baby.
"Speaking of Tai, has Yamato called you this week yet? It's already Thursday, and he usually calls by Monday morning." Mimi said quietly. Sora shook her head, her cinnamon eyes sad.
"No, he hasn't called yet. But I'm sure he will. Yamato's probably really busy with Tai. Last time I knew, he was working two jobs and trying to be a full time student." Sora said quietly. Ryan walked into the kitchen then, taking a seat next to Mimi as the three of them started to eat. Throughout breakfast, Sora couldn't help thinking about Tai, and how he was doing so much to keep busy. She silently wished she could go back to him, but knew that if she did, he would drop everything to support her, and she couldn't risk ruining his life for her mistake. The phone rang, and Sora got up, steadying herself on a chair slightly. She picked up the phone, praying Yamato was on the other end.
"Hello?" Sora asked, crossing her fingers and walking into the other room. She grinned when Yamato's voice chimed in on the other end.
"Hey Sora, how are you doing? How's my nephew?" Yamato asked curiously. He ran a hand through his blonde locks as he stood in a hallway at school, making sure no one was around while he spoke. He had been calling Sora once a week to check up on her and tell her how things were with him and Tai.
"I'm doing okay. I'm still getting sick in the mornings, but it's not as bad. How is Tai?" Sora asked, her voice almost cracking.
"He's doing alright. He hasn't stopped working since you left. I think he's going to work himself to death soon. I mean, his mood has improved, but all he does is go to work and school. He's completely withdrawn himself from society. But don't worry, he's just trying to keep you off his mind. Otherwise, I don't think he could get through school. He thinks about you when he dreams, I can hear him calling your name some nights." Yamato replied. Tears slid down Sora's eyes as she stifled a sob.
"I've been thinking of him too. In fact, I think about him every second of every day. I miss him terribly, Yamato. I would give anything to see him, but if I do, I know his life will end. He'll drop out of school for me and I can't make him do that. This is the best thing for us, I know it." Sora stated. She heard Yamato sigh on the other end of the phone.
"Whatever you say, Sora. Just know I'm behind you. You know Mimi's there for you too. I have to go now, but I'll call you next week." Yamato whispered as a girl walked by him.
"Alright, I'll talk to you later." Sora replied, hanging up the phone. Mimi walked out of her room, dressed for work.
"Hey, Sora I have to go to work this morning, but Ryan's going to hang out here with you, if that's okay." Mimi said, motioning to Ryan, who was still a little groggy.
"That's fine with me. I'll have someone to talk to then." Sora joked, smiling at Mimi's boyfriend, who yawned loudly. Mimi giggled and walked out the door, leaving the two young adults alone.
Tai shuffled papers around quickly, looking for something amongst them. He found what he was looking for and held it up triumphantly. Stuffing it into his backpack with his work uniform, he jogged out of the apartment toward the school. The brunette never stopped anymore, he just kept on moving. Whenever he stopped doing something, his thoughts would go to Sora. He had accepted the fact that she wasn't cheating on him with Yamato, but that there was something else going on. He simply couldn't imagine what could make Sora run off like she did. Stopping at a small skate shop close to school, Tai walked behind the counter and began his day.
Sora got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself, smirking as she realized her towel was getting too small to cover her up all the way. Changing into a pair of maternity jeans and a cute pink baby tee, she walked out to the living room where Ryan was sitting on the couch flipping through the channels.
"I'm going to finish the dishes, then do you want to go to the grocery with me?" Sora asked.
"Sure. Let me help you with those dishes though." Ryan offered, following her into the kitchen. The two of them washed and dried everything, putting them away neatly. Feeling tired, Sora slumped into a chair, Ryan following suit.
"You sure do get tired easily, Sora. Do you want to wait to go to the grocery?" Ryan asked, slightly worried. His sister had never had so much trouble with energy when she was pregnant, and Sora's constant sleepiness troubled him. Sora shook her head and smiled weakly.
"I'm just a bit tired, that's all. I'm ready, let's go now. I'll take a nap later." Sora insisted. She started to stand up, but felt numbness wash over her. Her eyes darkened as she fainted to the ground.
"Sora!" Ryan cried as he leapt out of his seat and went to his friend. He picked up the phone and called an ambulance to the apartment, then dialed Yamato's cell phone.
"Hello?" Yamato asked, his voice hushed as if he were in class.
"Yamato, this is Ryan, Mimi's boyfriend. Sora's fainted, and I called an ambulance. I think you should bring Tai to Kyoto General as soon as you can." Ryan said into his phone. For a moment, Yamato didn't say anything, but Ryan could hear books shuffling.
"We'll be there directly. I'll get some plane tickets and get Tai. . . " Yamato rambled, hanging up the phone. Ryan hung up the phone and held Sora in his arms.
"Hang in there, Sora. I'm getting help for you soon." Ryan mumbled worriedly. He dialed Mimi on his cell phone and explained the situation to her.
"I'll be waiting for you two. Is she awake?" Mimi asked.
"No, she's fainted, and I can't get her to wake up. The EMT's are here, so I'm gonna go. I'll see you in a little while." Ryan said as he hung up the phone and helped the EMT's put Sora onto a stretcher and wheel her out to the ambulance.
Tai was putting some skate wheels on a shelf when Yamato burst through the door of the skate shop, plane tickets in hand. Tai turned around and faced his friend, a look of confusion on his young face.
"We need to go, Tai it's important. I've packed you a bag and got you a plane ticket. Let's go." Yamato gushed, his eyes wide with fear.
"What are you talking about? Where are we going? What's wrong, Yamato? Is Kari sick?" Tai asked, becoming worried himself. Yamato hadn't been acting right for the longest time, which made him wonder if there was something he didn't know going on with him.
"It's Sora. I can't explain right now, but I will on the plane. Now come on." Yamato cried, tears threatening to spring from his eyes. Tai dropped the skate wheels and ran out the door, Yamato following close behind.
After the two got on the plane, Yamato began to unravel the story to Tai, who listened quietly, not saying a word. He ran his hands through his brown hair with frustration as he listened, the information almost too much to handle all at once.
"How could she not tell me she was pregnant with our baby?" Tai whispered in shock as he stared at the seat in front of him.
"She didn't want you to give up school. She knows how much your future means to you. She thought she would ruin it." Yamato replied, putting a hand on Tai's shoulder. Tai pulled away from Yamato.
"You knew this whole time? You spoke to her every week for six months and let me suffer alone? How could you do this to me? I was dying on the inside and you kept information about the one thing I cared about from me!" Tai cried, his voice rising. Some passengers looked over at the two boys nervously.
"Tai, keep it down, you're upsetting the other passengers. We'll be in Kyoto soon, and you and Sora can patch things up and work things out." Yamato offered to the brunette, who looked at Yamato with cold hard eyes.
"I don't know if I can forgive you right now for letting me suffer like I have been these past few months. All those nights you told me things would look up, I believed you. All those nights you knew in the back of your mind about something that would take every sadness out of my soul, and you kept it from me. Just. . . just leave me alone, okay?" Tai shot back, his voice filled with animosity toward his best friend. Yamato's eyes grew wide as he realized the sincerity coming from Tai, and he turned his face away, looking out the window of the plane sadly. Tai crossed his arms and slumped into the seat, waiting for the flight to end so he could get to Sora and get away from his so-called best friend.
In the hospital, Sora's eyes fluttered slightly, and opened wide. Mimi was up on her feet in a split second, taking Sora's hand in hers. Ryan also got up and stood behind Mimi, a concerned look on his youthful face. Moaning, Sora tried to sit up, but found herself incredibly weak. She could barely keep her light brown eyes open, and felt tingly all over.
"Mimi. . . how did I get to the hospital? Is my baby alright?" Sora whispered, touching the mound under the blankets tenderly.
"You collapsed in the kitchen, and Ryan brought you here. He was pretty heroic, if I might say so myself. The doctor says you have an illness that's sapping your energy, and they want to keep you here for a few days for observation." Mimi answered, reaching a hand up and touching her shoulder where Ryan placed his hand lightly.
"Is the baby alright?" Sora asked, her voice growing panicky. Ryan nodded softly and smiled.
"He's fine, the illness isn't harming him at all, apparently. The combination of you being sick and pregnant is what made you faint. Otherwise you would have been. . . well, just sick." Ryan said, a lopsided smile on his face as he joked.
"I'm just glad my baby's alright." Sora said quietly, her energy still low.
"Don't you mean our baby?" Tai added, causing the trio at the bed to jump and look at the visitor in shock. Sora's eyes widened as tears sprang forth from them.
"Tai?!" she cried as she lost consciousness again.
*I guess I'll leave it there for now, review this please, and I'm so sorry if it's awful!!*