Part 5

By Funkiechick

"Uh huh.....a MONTH??? Mama.....stay with the Kamiya's?? You

already arranged it? Okay okay...I'll come say goodbye to you in 15

minutes okay? I'd like us to go for lunch or something. I'll pay!!

Really! Okay, thanks Mama. See you in 15 minutes! Love you too. Bye!"

Sora hung up the phone. Her mother was going on a trip for a month.

Some guy named Bill Gates wanted to hook her up with a company and

see how far her flower buisness could go. Sorry grabbed her

bag/purse, and made sure she had enough money to buy her mother lunch.

"Sora? Who was that?" Tai asked from his room. Sora walked

into his room.

"My mother. I'm going out for about half and hour to an hour

okay? There's soup on the stove if you're hungry." Sora said,

pulling on a jacket.

"But...but....."

"Tai, my mother is leaving for a month. I want to say goodbye

to her okay? I'll be back soon. See ya." Sora waved goodbye, left

his room, and soon Tai heard the front door shut and be locked. He

was alone.

"I guess I'll call...huh?" Tai noticed a VERY LONG piece of

paper lying on the ground. He lazily got out of bed, and picked it

up.

Shuutarou Mendou

Privtae Line: 555-3762

Bedroom Line One: 555-9476

Bedroom Line Two: 555-6535

Private Baths: 555-7878

The list went on and on. Tai growled.

"What the hell is.....wait a sec...Sora has SHUUTAROU MENOU'S

PHONE NUMBERS!!!?? But he's the richest bacholer in

Japan....shit...how did that ugly bimbo manage that?" Tai asked

out loud, to himself ofcourse.

"Hey Tai, talking to yourself?"

"GAAAAAAAH!!!! Matt, where the hell are you????" Tai shouted,

when hearing that voice. Tai heard a what sounded like the side of

the house banging, and looked over to see Matt at his window. Matt

jumped into his room.

"Shuutarou Mendou? Sora has all of his numbers?" Matt took

the paper from Tai. The paper was about 67 feet long.....yes

people....67!!!

"How many numbers does he HAVE????" Matt shouted.

"1956...." Tai sighed, banging his head against the wall.

Matt looked at the bottom of the paper (after finding it)

"Wrong. 1967....but who's counting?? A heh...." Matt sighed,

and dropped the paper. The very LONG paper.

"Looks like even the richest guy in Asia wants her....tough

luck Tai," Matt said, kicking the paper aside.

"What does THAT mean??" Tai growled.

"I saw you hug her yesterday. You made her-"

"YOU WHAT??? D-DO YOU SPY ON MY HOUSE 24/7???"

"Settle down Tai. Geez. Me and Mimi were watching from the

kitchen window,"

"Great. The biggest gossip in school will have it around the

world in no time,"

"Mimi isn't THAT bad,"

"......."

"Okay she is, but anyway-"

"I can't believe this,"

Tai went on interupting Matt, who kept trying to tell him

something, with moaning about his life being ruined.

"I mean...no one-" Matt smacked Tai's face.

"Snap out of it man!!!" Matt said.

"Thanks, I needed that," Tai said.

"Anyways, you made her cry," Matt stated simply. Tai was taken aback.

"What? What did I do?"

"No idea..she kept sobbing about how she wished you weren't

in her life and-"

"WHY THAT LITTLE-"

"Not THAT kind of wishing you weren't there. Like she felt

something about you she couldn't control...." Matt said. Mimi was

the one who had figured THAT part out. Tai's eyes widened, and he

raised an eyebrow at Matt.

"What...do you mean?" Tai asked.

"You know Tai...maybe she loves you but...wishes she didn't,"

This was followed by a very awkward silence. Tai was

blushing and he looked down at the ground.

"Sora....would never love me...." Tai said. Matt raised his eyebrow.

"Why is that?" Matt asked.

"Think about it Matt....I treat her like shit...she even said

she would push me away and-"

"Tai, do you even know WHY Sora is kind of....distant?"

"No...."

"Her dad, he was.....erm..."

"He was...what?"

"You haven't heard?"

"Nooooo,"

"EVERYONE knows-"

"JUST TELL ME MATT!!!"

"Her dad...erm...commit suicide,"

".......ouch......"

"Yah......and her sister died of cancer when Sora was 12..her

sister was only 8. And her and her mom only recently have stopped

fighting and now finally have a good, loving mother daughter

relationship," Matt said.

"Yah well....I like our relationship now,"

"Tai, you can't keep up your childish, cute bickering

forever. Sooner or later, one of you will have to admit how you

feel," Matt said.

"....I.....erm.....uh..."

"I know you love her Tai. Despite the fact it's obvious...I

think I'm the only person who does. Even Mimi thinks that you don't

feel that way about her...she just wants to bug you two. Even YOU

haven't realized how you feel yet" Matt said. Tai teh'd, and kicked

at the soccer ball lying on the floor.

"I'm just a high school kid....I don't even know what love

is," Tai mumbled, kicking the ball again.

"Yeah, yo do Tai. Both of us know it," Matt sighed.

"Well...Sora doesn't..." Tai said coldly.

"Just because she's afraid of it, doesn't mean she doesn't

feel it...or know what it is," Matt said, his voice raising.

".....so...she's afraid because a lot of people she's

loved...are gone...or pushed away..." Tai said. Matt nodded sadly.

"Yeah....ever hear of Asuka Langly Sohryu?"

"The girl that...flew the Evangelion with those other

pilots....and...erm....helped save....Tokyo-3...in Neon Genesis

Evangelion anime? Yah...she's hot.."

"TAI!!!"

"SHE IS!!!"

"Anyways...notice how she and Sora both have kinda...the same

problem...and they push loved ones away?"

"I never knew life was so much like an anime," Tai said.

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"Sora, I'm sorry I have to leave for a month...I know you

don't exactly...like it when loved ones leave..." Sora's mother said,

taking a sip of her chai tea latte. They were in Starbucks.

"It's alright Mama...just as long as you come back.." Sora smiled.

"You've had it the toughest Sora...all the pain I had was

twice worst for you. Sora...please stop pushing everyone away. It

hurts Sora...when you don't want to be loved. You know I love you,"

Mrs. Takenouchi now had tears in her eyes. Sora as well.

"I try Mama...and I'm getting better....but what if they all

leave me? I..can't help it..I feel like Asuka from Neon Genesis

Evangelion."

"What?"

"It's an anime, Mama..."

"Sora...you know..Tai Kamiya?" Mrs. Takenouchi said, pulling

a kleenex out of her purse and dabbing her eyes.

"What about him?" Sora asked, wiping her own eyes with the

back of her hand.

"Um...I have advice for you Sora...stop pushing him away. He

can help," Mrs. Takenouchi said. She then stood up. "There's my taxi

outside. Well gotta go," She picked up her bags, and walked outside.

"MAMA! WAIT!" Sora left the money to pay for the hot

chocolate and chai tea latte on the counter, grabbed her purse, and

walked out with her. "Mama what do you mean?" Sora asked.

Mrs. Takenouchi smiled and hugged Sora.

"Love you dear, see you in a month," And she stepped in the

taxi, and was gone. Sora just stood there.

"Miss Takenouchi?" A masculine voice behind Sora said. Sora

turned around, and immidately forgot to me confused.

"Shuutarou-san!! How are you?" Sora asked, latching onto his

arm. He smiled at her.

"Fine, and you?"

"Taking care of a sick guy..."

"A boyfriend?"

"HELL NO!"

"A friend?"

"...guess he COULD be, if I thought about it real hard..."

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"Damnit......" Daisuke sighed, on the bus. Him and Kari were

sitting next to each other on the bus back to the airport. They had

to go back early, the convention had to be cancelled because of a mob

of Rogue obsessed fans got in a fight ith a mob of Storm obsessed,

with a small portion of Jubilee lovers. It got violent.

"Too bad we have to go back early....I was really enjoying

not having parents or a brother around to spy on us," Kari sighed.

Daisuke grinned.

"All the more to do everything now," He said. They were

pretty much the only two on the bus. The only other people from out

of Canada there were from Russia. Kari grinned and blushed. Daisuke

put his arm around her, and Kari leaned over to him, and turned to

face him.

"I'm really glad I met you Daisuke..." Kari smiled. He grinned back.

"Me too," He leaned forward and kissed her. It was soft at

first, but soon grew more passionate. Kari put both her arms around

his neck, and Daisuke put his own around her waist.

Soon, they were in what we call, a 'make-out session' and

were getting pretty passionate, until the bus stopped. The bus

driver stomped over to them and pulled them apart.

"Save it for home please, you're distracting!!" He said.

Daisuke laughed nervously, and Kari blushed.

"S-sorry," They said in unison. He sighed.

"Kids.." He grinned, and left back to his wheel.

"Damnit...." Daisuke sighed.

"My brother....if he see's us making out..he'll kill

you.." Kari chattered nervously.

"I'll keep that in mind..."Daisuke shuddered.

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"Tai?? I'm back!!!" Sora called out cheerfully. She said

goodbye to Shuutaour-who had walked her home- and entered the house,

and closed the front door. Tai was sitting in the living room.

"Hey, have fun?" He asked.

"Sort of. You seem better," She smiled at him.

"A bit...I think I'll go to school on Monday,"

"Sounds good. Didin't even have to miss a day." Sora said.

The phone rang, and Sora ran over to pick it up.

"Hello? Yes this is the Kamiya residence. Oh Hi Kari. Tai?

No...I don't THINK he's listening. One sec, TAI DON'T LISTEN!" Sora

shouted at him, Tai nodded vigeriously, and turned the TV up higher.

"Yes? So you'll be home tommorow? Bringing

a...b-boyfriend....no..Tai didn't hear...sure...sure...okay...buh bye

Kari-chan," Sora smiled and hung up.

"I didn't listen," Tai said. Sora phewed. If he heard about

Kari bringing a boyfriend..he would kill the guy.

"Kari is coming back early...and..erm...bringing a friend,"

Sora smiled. Tai was immidately at his feet, and face to face with

Sora.

"A GIRL...right??" He said dangerously. Sora wimped back.

"Y-yeah.." She lied. Tai smiled.

"Good. Wouldn't wanna kill a guy friend of Kari's" Tai said,

cracking his knuckles. Sora suprised him suddenly, by hugging him

tight arund the waist. When she pulled back, Tai was babbling.

"W-what was that...for?" He asked.

"I didn't hug you back yesterday...thought it was kinda mean

of me...." Sora mumbled, looking at the ground.

More silence (awful lot of silence happening lately).

"Th..thanks...appreciate it.." Tai said. He couldn't really

think of anything else to say.

".....Tai?"

"Yeah?"

"Sorry for pushing you away all the time....and everyone

else...I'll try to stop," Sora said, and then cleared her throaght.

"S'okay...I haven't exactly been an angel..."

"THAT'S for sure."

"And what does THAT mean?"

"That you're a lazy jackass,"

"I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID!"

"OH YEAH??"

"YEAH??"

"NYAAAAA!!"

"BYAAAAA!"

They were now making faces at each other.

Mimi and Matt were watching from the window.

"There they go again...." Mimi sighed. Matt grinned.

"No...they're making up." Matt said. Mimi looked at the

arguing twosome again, and smiled.

"I guess you're right. Come on," Mimi said. They left.

"JACKASS!!!"

"Is that all you can think of Sora?'

"MAYBE IT IS, dummy!!!!!"

"BITCH!"

"IDIOT!"

"COW!!"

*sigh* -_-.......

END OF PART 5