*Alright people, I have for you another chapter! Did you all like how I
posted six chapters on the net?! Yea, I definitely had them done for some
time, and last night when writing the eighth chapter, I decided to make one
huge post, so I hope everyone who read enjoyed, even if they didn't review!
Now I am writing again before school starts, and if you didn't notice, my
name changed. I hated the nice little 4 they stuck on the end of my name!
Pbttttt!!!*
Only Hope
Monday started out like any other day for Yamato, Tai and Sora. Sora stayed in bed while the boys went about getting ready for their day. While Tai was taking his finals, Yamato was with Sora, talking to her and joking around with her. They were sitting on Sora and Tai's bed, folding baby clothes that Mimi had sent from Kyoto a few days prior, when Yamato looked over at Sora, his blue eyes intense and for the first time, a bit concerned.
"Sora, can I ask you something?" Yamato said as he folded a tiny little blue jumper. Sora noticed the seriousness that had taken over her friend and nodded.
"How did you know you and Tai could make it? How did you know that he would still love you after you left? If it were me and Kari, I'm not so sure I would have as much faith as you two did." Yamato said, folding a tiny little pair of socks next, laying them amongst the other little things on the bed. Sora's eyes softened a bit as she felt emotion well up into her.
"I don't know, Yamato. I just knew that I had to get away to prevent his future from ending. I knew he loved me, Tai would never say something like that just to make me happy. When he told me that, I knew it was real, and that he was sincere. So when I was gone, I trusted that he loved me, and would wait for me to come back. And he did, even after the torment I put him through. Why are you asking me this, Yamato?" Sora answered, putting down a small hat and looking at Yamato with confused cinnamon eyes.
"Well, I was thinking about it, and I have decided that you and Tai are meant for each other, that's why you both knew in the back of your minds that you would see each other again. That's where the trust lies with you two. I just don't know if I could handle it if Kari just up and left one day with no word. I would go mad with grief for too long. I love her with all my heart and soul, and I guess I'm scared she's going to walk away with someone else before we are married, and that would destroy me utterly." Yamato burst, surprising Sora.
"I know you love her, Yamato. And she loves you very much too. You have to have faith, no matter how many miles are between you right now, or when she goes to college. You have to do everything in your power to make it known that she is the one for you. With me and Tai, that was the simplest thing. Never go a day without telling Kari you love her. It will not only give her the reassurance you want her to have, but it will give both of you the faith and hope that I had when I was away from Tai. Never forget how much she loves you, and how much you love her." Sora said, picking up more little things and folding them delicately. Yamato nodded, then looked at Sora again, this time taking her in completely. She was still a beautiful girl, even at eight months of pregnancy. In fact, Sora was one of those women who just looked good pregnant.
"Ow! These two must be having a fight or something, because they haven't stopped moving around for about fifteen minutes!" Sora remarked, touching her stomach gingerly and watching as one of her babies pressed against her tummy.
"May I?" Yamato asked timidly, his blue eyes filled with wonder. Sora nodded, and Yamato very lightly touched Sora's very big belly. Seconds later, he jerked his hand back and grinned.
"One of them kicked me!" Yamato cried, his eyes now wide with fascination.
"It was probably Matthew. He's a kicker, like Tai. Anastasia is much more subdued unless her brother starts picking on her." Sora laughed.
"How can you tell them apart?" Yamato asked, now very interested.
"Well, in the ultrasounds, Matthew is a bit bigger than Anastasia. And Ana usually only moves around a lot when Matthew is messing with her, which is not that often. She's much more calm in there than her brother, who must be part Ringling brother or something, I swear!" Sora joked, making Yamato laugh as well. The door opened, and Tai came into the bedroom, his eyes tired, but triumphant.
"Alright, Yamato, your turn. Good luck!" Tai said as Yamato grabbed his backpack and walked out after saying goodbye to everyone.
"So how are things with you, love?" Tai asked as he sat where Yamato was. Sora smiled and kissed Tai's lips tenderly.
"Things are fine. I think your son is picking on our daughter again, but other than that, things are fine. Yamato was helping me with these clothes Mimi sent us. She must have bought an entire baby department!" Sora remarked, motioning to the folded mountain beside her. Tai smirked and nodded, knowing his friend would send a million things.
"I missed you this morning." Sora said as she made room for Tai to sit behind her. He wrapped his arms around Sora, right above her stomach and leaned her back against his chest. Sora rested her head on Tai's shoulder as he kissed her temple. For the first time since the twins had woken up, they remained calm inside Sora.
"They're not moving around so much anymore." Sora whispered. Tai touched the mound of flesh and smiled.
"They know daddy's home and we're ready for a nap." Tai said, kissing Sora again, this time on the lips. They kissed for a few moments, then cuddled close to each other and let sleep take over.
The rest of the week went by without incident, and finally it was Friday. Tai nervously fumbled with his backpack as he and Yamato prepared to leave Sora for the first time alone. Sora had been reassuring the two young men that she would be fine, and laughed to herself as she realized what mother hens her boyfriend and Yamato had become. Tai walked into the bedroom where Sora was lying, reading a parenting magazine. He bent down and kissed her forehead lightly, making her look up at him with big cinnamon eyes. She smiled, and kissed him again.
"I will be just fine. You guys will only be gone an hour at best. These two are still sleeping at noon so I don't think they're going to give me much trouble." Sora said, looking at her stomach and smiling up at Tai once again, who grinned back at her. Yamato poked his head into the bedroom and motioned for Tai to come with him.
"We'll be right back Sora. No going into labor or anything while we're gone!" Yamato instructed. Sora gave Yamato a salute, and kissed Tai once again before he and Yamato left the apartment. Sora sighed and looked out the window toward the sky, which was dark, the clouds low and billowy.
"Great, a thunderstorm, just what I need. I hate those things." Sora remarked to herself as she turned back to her magazine.
Later in the afternoon, Sora was shaken as a loud clap of thunder shook the house. She looked out the window again to see the sky had not only gotten worse, it had turned a very frightening shade of green. Knowing that was not a good sign, Sora struggled out of bed and walked toward the window. The rain was pounding everything outside, and suddenly Sora heard hail falling down on the roof and windows of the apartment. A loud siren went off, and Sora became terrified as she saw a finger of clouds dip toward the earth.
Inside the exam hall, Tai and Yamato were working hard on their exams when a siren went off inside the college. Everyone leapt from their seats and made a mad dash for the shelter at the end of the hall. Yamato turned to see Tai running the other way, toward the apartment. He chased after Tai and tackled him, wrestling to the ground.
"What are you doing?!" Tai shouted over the roar of wind that had approached the building.
"If you go out there, you will die!" Yamato screamed, hauling Tai up onto his feet and running with him to the shelter, where the professor was still holding the door for them. They helped the old man close the door and went to the corner of the room, where they hunkered down. Tai was shaking with fear and worry about Sora. Tears fell from his dark eyes as he prayed for her safety and the safety of their children.
"They're alright. Sora is strong, and she will be alright. I know it. Don't worry, Tai." Yamato reassured his friend, who was staring at his knees, a ruined look on his face.
"I should be there with her. I left her alone, and now she might be dead." Tai whispered. Yamato took Tai's shoulders and shook them violently. He stared into Tai's distant eyes with icy azure eyes and shouted at him.
"If you would have gone out there, you would have been killed, and Sora would have to raise those babies alone! There was no option!" Yamato yelled. Tai softened, and nodded. Yamato was right. The only thing he could do was pray for his love and his children.
The apartment was gone. There was nothing left but a pile of rubble. Little baby things were scattered in trees left standing for as far as the eye could see. Immediately after the tornado had ripped through the campus, people began digging out injured students, searching for loved ones in a frenzy. Three men ran to Tai and Yamato's apartment and began pulling some people out from the stone and wood. One man was walking over a pile when he spied a small hand poking out of the rubble.
"Over here! I found another survivor!" he yelled, calling the other two men over to him and digging through the pieces of house. The three of them gasped and worked faster after they discovered the young woman, barely breathing and pregnant, lying in the aftermath.
*That's all for now, I have to go get ready for work! Sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's life! Have a great day!*
Only Hope
Monday started out like any other day for Yamato, Tai and Sora. Sora stayed in bed while the boys went about getting ready for their day. While Tai was taking his finals, Yamato was with Sora, talking to her and joking around with her. They were sitting on Sora and Tai's bed, folding baby clothes that Mimi had sent from Kyoto a few days prior, when Yamato looked over at Sora, his blue eyes intense and for the first time, a bit concerned.
"Sora, can I ask you something?" Yamato said as he folded a tiny little blue jumper. Sora noticed the seriousness that had taken over her friend and nodded.
"How did you know you and Tai could make it? How did you know that he would still love you after you left? If it were me and Kari, I'm not so sure I would have as much faith as you two did." Yamato said, folding a tiny little pair of socks next, laying them amongst the other little things on the bed. Sora's eyes softened a bit as she felt emotion well up into her.
"I don't know, Yamato. I just knew that I had to get away to prevent his future from ending. I knew he loved me, Tai would never say something like that just to make me happy. When he told me that, I knew it was real, and that he was sincere. So when I was gone, I trusted that he loved me, and would wait for me to come back. And he did, even after the torment I put him through. Why are you asking me this, Yamato?" Sora answered, putting down a small hat and looking at Yamato with confused cinnamon eyes.
"Well, I was thinking about it, and I have decided that you and Tai are meant for each other, that's why you both knew in the back of your minds that you would see each other again. That's where the trust lies with you two. I just don't know if I could handle it if Kari just up and left one day with no word. I would go mad with grief for too long. I love her with all my heart and soul, and I guess I'm scared she's going to walk away with someone else before we are married, and that would destroy me utterly." Yamato burst, surprising Sora.
"I know you love her, Yamato. And she loves you very much too. You have to have faith, no matter how many miles are between you right now, or when she goes to college. You have to do everything in your power to make it known that she is the one for you. With me and Tai, that was the simplest thing. Never go a day without telling Kari you love her. It will not only give her the reassurance you want her to have, but it will give both of you the faith and hope that I had when I was away from Tai. Never forget how much she loves you, and how much you love her." Sora said, picking up more little things and folding them delicately. Yamato nodded, then looked at Sora again, this time taking her in completely. She was still a beautiful girl, even at eight months of pregnancy. In fact, Sora was one of those women who just looked good pregnant.
"Ow! These two must be having a fight or something, because they haven't stopped moving around for about fifteen minutes!" Sora remarked, touching her stomach gingerly and watching as one of her babies pressed against her tummy.
"May I?" Yamato asked timidly, his blue eyes filled with wonder. Sora nodded, and Yamato very lightly touched Sora's very big belly. Seconds later, he jerked his hand back and grinned.
"One of them kicked me!" Yamato cried, his eyes now wide with fascination.
"It was probably Matthew. He's a kicker, like Tai. Anastasia is much more subdued unless her brother starts picking on her." Sora laughed.
"How can you tell them apart?" Yamato asked, now very interested.
"Well, in the ultrasounds, Matthew is a bit bigger than Anastasia. And Ana usually only moves around a lot when Matthew is messing with her, which is not that often. She's much more calm in there than her brother, who must be part Ringling brother or something, I swear!" Sora joked, making Yamato laugh as well. The door opened, and Tai came into the bedroom, his eyes tired, but triumphant.
"Alright, Yamato, your turn. Good luck!" Tai said as Yamato grabbed his backpack and walked out after saying goodbye to everyone.
"So how are things with you, love?" Tai asked as he sat where Yamato was. Sora smiled and kissed Tai's lips tenderly.
"Things are fine. I think your son is picking on our daughter again, but other than that, things are fine. Yamato was helping me with these clothes Mimi sent us. She must have bought an entire baby department!" Sora remarked, motioning to the folded mountain beside her. Tai smirked and nodded, knowing his friend would send a million things.
"I missed you this morning." Sora said as she made room for Tai to sit behind her. He wrapped his arms around Sora, right above her stomach and leaned her back against his chest. Sora rested her head on Tai's shoulder as he kissed her temple. For the first time since the twins had woken up, they remained calm inside Sora.
"They're not moving around so much anymore." Sora whispered. Tai touched the mound of flesh and smiled.
"They know daddy's home and we're ready for a nap." Tai said, kissing Sora again, this time on the lips. They kissed for a few moments, then cuddled close to each other and let sleep take over.
The rest of the week went by without incident, and finally it was Friday. Tai nervously fumbled with his backpack as he and Yamato prepared to leave Sora for the first time alone. Sora had been reassuring the two young men that she would be fine, and laughed to herself as she realized what mother hens her boyfriend and Yamato had become. Tai walked into the bedroom where Sora was lying, reading a parenting magazine. He bent down and kissed her forehead lightly, making her look up at him with big cinnamon eyes. She smiled, and kissed him again.
"I will be just fine. You guys will only be gone an hour at best. These two are still sleeping at noon so I don't think they're going to give me much trouble." Sora said, looking at her stomach and smiling up at Tai once again, who grinned back at her. Yamato poked his head into the bedroom and motioned for Tai to come with him.
"We'll be right back Sora. No going into labor or anything while we're gone!" Yamato instructed. Sora gave Yamato a salute, and kissed Tai once again before he and Yamato left the apartment. Sora sighed and looked out the window toward the sky, which was dark, the clouds low and billowy.
"Great, a thunderstorm, just what I need. I hate those things." Sora remarked to herself as she turned back to her magazine.
Later in the afternoon, Sora was shaken as a loud clap of thunder shook the house. She looked out the window again to see the sky had not only gotten worse, it had turned a very frightening shade of green. Knowing that was not a good sign, Sora struggled out of bed and walked toward the window. The rain was pounding everything outside, and suddenly Sora heard hail falling down on the roof and windows of the apartment. A loud siren went off, and Sora became terrified as she saw a finger of clouds dip toward the earth.
Inside the exam hall, Tai and Yamato were working hard on their exams when a siren went off inside the college. Everyone leapt from their seats and made a mad dash for the shelter at the end of the hall. Yamato turned to see Tai running the other way, toward the apartment. He chased after Tai and tackled him, wrestling to the ground.
"What are you doing?!" Tai shouted over the roar of wind that had approached the building.
"If you go out there, you will die!" Yamato screamed, hauling Tai up onto his feet and running with him to the shelter, where the professor was still holding the door for them. They helped the old man close the door and went to the corner of the room, where they hunkered down. Tai was shaking with fear and worry about Sora. Tears fell from his dark eyes as he prayed for her safety and the safety of their children.
"They're alright. Sora is strong, and she will be alright. I know it. Don't worry, Tai." Yamato reassured his friend, who was staring at his knees, a ruined look on his face.
"I should be there with her. I left her alone, and now she might be dead." Tai whispered. Yamato took Tai's shoulders and shook them violently. He stared into Tai's distant eyes with icy azure eyes and shouted at him.
"If you would have gone out there, you would have been killed, and Sora would have to raise those babies alone! There was no option!" Yamato yelled. Tai softened, and nodded. Yamato was right. The only thing he could do was pray for his love and his children.
The apartment was gone. There was nothing left but a pile of rubble. Little baby things were scattered in trees left standing for as far as the eye could see. Immediately after the tornado had ripped through the campus, people began digging out injured students, searching for loved ones in a frenzy. Three men ran to Tai and Yamato's apartment and began pulling some people out from the stone and wood. One man was walking over a pile when he spied a small hand poking out of the rubble.
"Over here! I found another survivor!" he yelled, calling the other two men over to him and digging through the pieces of house. The three of them gasped and worked faster after they discovered the young woman, barely breathing and pregnant, lying in the aftermath.
*That's all for now, I have to go get ready for work! Sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's life! Have a great day!*