Part 9
By Funkiechick
"*sigh*..."
"Okay Tai, spew it. What's wrong?"
Kari had come home 5 minuts ago. Tai was depressed because
low and behold....
"Sora's on a date with Satoru...and I'm bored..." Tai sighed.
He flopped onto the couch, grabbed the ramote control, and turned on
the TV.
"You mean jealous,"
"What?"
"You're jealous. Not bored."
"NO WAY!"
"Whatever you say brother dear,"
As much as Tai wouldn't admit it, he WAS jealous.
Not just a little jealous.
Not just a tad more than a little jealous.
Oh no, not Tai! ^_^
He was drop dead, amazingly, extremely and overly giganticly
JEALOUS, ENVIOUS...
...and mad.
"I'm callin' Matt. I need some advice from the LOOOVE
popsy!" Tai left, and went to his room.
"...o...KAY!"
The phone rang.
"DAMNIT! I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL HIM!" Tai shouted from his
room. Kari giggled, and answered the phone.
"Hello, Kamiya residance, Kari speaking. MOM? DAD? HIIII!"
Tai meanwhile, was sitting, cross legged in his room, grumbling.
"Tai!" Kari raced into his room.
"WHAT???"
"Mom and Dad are staying away for awhile..."
"Huh? Are they okay?" Tai jumped to his feet.
"Yes...they uh...decided to have a second honeymoon,"
"How corny is THAT?? O_O"
"Don't ask me."
Want the truth people?
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"I can't believe how stupid those kids of ours are," Mr.
Kamiya said, in a California StarBucks.
"I'll say. They don't know we're all PRETENDING to be away."
Mrs. Kamiya laughed.
"I feel bad. I know we're just setting my Sora up with your
Tai, but still..." Mrs. Takenouchi said.
"Don't worry. I have a feeling we're doing the right thing.
Tai likes her, VERY much," Mr. Kamiya said.
"I guess. I just don't want Sora to think I'm leaving her,"
"She won't. Don't worry. She's probably picked up on our
plans already," Mrs. Kamiya smiled.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I had a really nice time Satoru." Sora said blushing,
looking at the ground. Satoru lifted her face with his hand, and
looked her in the eyes.
"You can look at me you know," He said, grinning. Sora
blushed, and pulled her head away.
"Hey..uh...erm..uh.." Sora mumbled.
"Can I kiss you goodnight Sora?" Satoru asked. Sora blushed,
cleared her throat and stepped forwards.
"Erm...o..okay..." She mumbled. Satoru grinned. He took
hold of her hands, and pulled her close to him.
"Thanks." He said, and he leaned his head down towards her
and gave her a, not long, but cute kiss on the lips. He grinned at
her. "Good luck with Tai," he said. Sora blushed.
"TAI? You mean Shuutarou-san, don't you?"
"Not really." Satoru smiled again, and left.
"What? How can he kiss me...and say-"
"Something like that?"
Sora turned around. Tai was leaning against the side of the open door.
"T-tai!"
"He gave you a cute little peck on the lips there," Tai said
absently. Sora smiled.
"You're jealous again,"
"I AM NOT!"
"Jealous 'cause you don't think you could EVER kiss me." Sora
said, about to pass Tai inside, He stopped her with his arm. "Tai,
let me through-"
Tai cut her off by kissing her on the lips.
Not long, not short, not small, not big.
A perfect kiss.
When Tai pulled away, Sora was in a deep blush.
"T-tai..." Sora whispered.
"Uh...listen..that just..ment...that didn't mean anything
okay??" Tai spluttered. "I just did it to show you I can kiss whoever
I want! I..GAH! SORA! Don't cry!"
Tears had started to form around Sora's eyes and were sliding
down her cheek.
"Tai, I'm really getting sick and tired of you thinking I
have NO feelings! How can you think a KISS doesn't mean anything??"
"You kissed Satoru, and I'm a monkey if that meant anything!"
"It DID for your information! It was a friendly, peck. And
we're friends!"
"That's shit!"
"Even OUR kiss meant something Tai, no matter WHAT you say!!"
"Like what?"
"As much as we won't admit it, I think both of us know," Sora
said. Tai's eyes widened at this comment.
"Sora..."
"Just forget that you ever kissed me okay! Lets keep on
going like it, NEVER happened. Okay? At the moment neither of us
are ready for the reason," Sora said maturaly. She walked past Tai,
and into her room. Tai stood dumbfounded.
"She's right...SHIT!" Tai slammed the door shut, and stalked
to his room.
Kari watched this all happen from her bedroom, and sighed.
She closed the door.
"They're both so stupid," She said, and flopped onto her bed.
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"Morning."
"Morning."
"Nice sleep?"
"Yeah."
"Good."
"Good."
"So."
"So."
"Yeah."
"Yeah."
"We have school."
"Nice."
"Nice."
"Very."
"Yeah."
"WOULD YOU TWO CUT IT OUT???" Kari screamed at the two stubborn teens.
"Sorry."
"Sorry."
They rest of the breakfast, and morning went in silence.
The walk was worse. Tai and Sora just weren't speaking.
They weren't really mad, just uncomfortable. They walked about a
meter apart from each other. Tai's arm had brushed against hers, and
now they just wanted to avoid contact. Physically and mentally.
They reached the school without a word, and everyone noticed
they weren't speaking.
Mimi, Matt and Davis sprung to the rescue. Mimi took away
Sora, and Davis and Matt took away Tai.
"What'd you do to her THIS time?" Davis asked.
"Why do you think I did it?"
"Tai, you ALWAYS make her mad,"
"Ikissedher,"
"Eh? -_-" They both asked.
"IKISSEDHER!"
"WHAT?"
"I KISSED HER GOD DAMNIT!"
Silence.
"You were drunk and...by accident?"
"No."
"On purpose?"
"Very."
"Tai" Davis said seriously.
"What?"
"Do you love her?"
"................
.................
.................
....I'm not ready to answer that yet."
"Better than no," Matt shrugged.
"HE WHAT??????" Mimi's shrill voice suddenly filled every
close by vacinity in the area.
"Damnit Sora," Tai mumbled.
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"He kissed me." Sora repeated, looking at the ground.
"Do you like it? Did you kiss back? Do you realize you love
him?" Mimi asked. Females were swormed around Sora (and a few males
-_-)
"I'm not sure I'm ready to realize anything, Mimi. I'm only
17." Sora said. Mimi sighed.
"Do you know the answer?" Mimi asked.
"Yes,"
"But...you don't want to really realize it yet?"
"Not really. Now if you'll excuse me," Sora quickly booted off.
"COME BACK HERE!" Mimi shouted, and raced after her.
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'She must be ready, she's gotta be ready. Miss. Sora, PLEASE
be ready for me! I want us to be together.' Shuutarou Mendou thought
to himself, looking at a gorgeous picture of Sora, in his high school
room.
"Hey Mendou! Wake up!" Ataru Moroboshi's voice penetrated
Shuutarou's thoughts.
"What do you want Moroboshi?"
"Whassat?"
"Nothing."
Ataru got a look at the picture and grinned.
"WOW! What a babe! GIMME!"
"GAH! NO WAY!"
"DARLING! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Lum, the woman after Ataru,
came towards him with a menacing glare.
"Nothing, go away," Ataru said. Lum growled, and promptly
electricuted him (she's an alien you know).
"Whats that Mendou-san?" Lum asked.
"A picture of a girl soon to be my girlfriend," Shuutarou
said, showing it to Lum. Lum smiled.
"She's really pretty. What's her name?"
"Sora Takenouchi,"
"Neat! ^_^ She must like you a lot."
'I hope so,' Shuutarou thought.
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"SORA! WAIT UP!" Tai shouted urgently, when he saw Sora
leaving without him after school. She stopped, but didn't look back.
He ran up to her, grasped her hand in his, and started walking
rapidly home.
"WHAT are you DOING? People are going to be wondering what's
going on!!" Sora blushed.
'Shut up Sora. I saw Shuutarou Mendou's limo, and he's not
gonna ask you to be his steady if it's the last thing I do.' Tai
thought.
But limo's are tougher than they look! Before Tai knew it,
the huge car pulled up beside Tai.
"SHIT! Sora! Run, run!" Tai cursed.
"No! That's Shuutarou-san's car!" Sora said shrilly. As if
on corny cue, Shuutarou Mendou stepped out of the car.
"Shuutarou-san!" Sora smiled at him brightly.
Nearly all of Tai and Sora's highschool was watching the even close by.
"Sora..I uh..would like to speak with you. ALONE." Shuutarou
coughed at Tai.
"Well don't let me stop you." Tai growled. He stayed put.
"Fine. Come on Sora. Limo." Shuutarou said. Sora seemed to
forget everything else. (hey, it's a BIG limo).
"Oh wow!" Sora ran to the limo, and suddenly stopped. She
turned, and gave Tai a huge hug. "See ya at home Tai! Buh bye!" Sora
let go, and got into the limo. As it drove off, Tai shouted many
words, while blushing.
"I HOPE YOU ENJOYED CRAMMING ALL THOSE FIRE CRACKERS UP MY
ASS!" Tai shouted. Davis and Matt popped out of their hiding place.
"At least you she didn't forget about you.." Davis said
helpfully. Tai sighed, knelt down on the pavement, and started
banging his head on the stop sign pole.
"There he goes..." Matt sighed.
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"So...uh..." Sora mumbled.
"I'm getting right to the point." Shuutarou said.
"Go ahead." Sora smiled.
"Will you be my steady or not?"
"........."
Sora was speechless. She thought she could easily answer
this question with a no.
But suddenly she couldn't.. She liked Mendou too. He was a
nice, handsome person.
"Yes Mendou. I will." Sora smiled. Mendou smiled back at her.
And they kissed. And it sure as hell wasn't innocent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tai sat around at home. The clock ticked.
Tick tock tick tock tick tock.
"She likes Mendou a lot. Not me...oh Sora," Tai felt his
head go low. He did what he never thought he would do. He went to
the kitchen...
...and started consuming his dad's beer -_-.
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When Mendou dropped Sora off, she was happy. (no, they didn't
have sex!!). But she still had that guilt in her gut that she was
going with the person she liked, but didn't love. And she knew who
she cared about.
They had drived for a while. Around 4 hours.
They took in a movie, everything.
It was perfect. Sora asked him not to see her to the door
though. She wanted to...have some space. Not as an insult, just,
she still wanted to be liberated.
Sora turned her key in the lock, and opened the door.
There was a reek of alcohol in the area.
"Ew! What IS that? Kari? Eh?" Sora picked up a note on the
floor, and shut the door with her foot. Kari was out with Davis. "Hm.
Aw, that smell is awful. TAI!" Sora shouted out. No answer. "TAI!
Damnit, where is he?"
Sora ran to Tai's room. Not here. She went to the kitchen,
and found Tai slumped on the floor.
He was surrounded by bottles. Empty bottles. Beer bottles.
"TAI!! Oh my god!" Sora knelt down next to him.
"Wha? Oh Sora. Hiiii. Whassa matteeer? Yoush look saadd. Too
baa-aad." Tai said slurrily. He grinned stupidly.
"Tai, you idiot!! You're drunk!" Sora gaped.
"Wha? Who ya callin' drunk?" Tai tried to stand up, but
wobbled. Sora grabbed onto him.
"YOU mister, are going STRAIGHT to bed. Augh, you IDIOT!"
Sora grimaced. She placed one of Tai's arms around her, and one of
her around his waist, and wobbled him to his room. However, once
they GOT to his room, Tai pushed her against the wall.
"Now lissen up, Sora. You...lissen.." Tai said slurringly.
"Tai! Let me go, you drunken idiot!" Sora wasn't scared
however. Tai was...REALLY drunk. But she trusted Tai. He would
never hurt her.
"No, I won't. You went to Mendou's car with no think of my
feelings, ya here? I was maaad." Tai said.
"Tai! Cut it out!"
"I wass jealous. I wanted to be wit yoush."
Sora's eyes widened. She quickly shook her head.
"You're drunk Tai. You don't know what you're talking about.
Now go to bed...Tai! Stop-"
Tai then gave her a full blown kiss. A big french. Sora
didn't pull away. She didn't want to. He was drunk but still.
'Damnit! I'm realizing that I...'
Tai pulled back.
'I......'
"See? I'm way better than Mendou..ya here me?
Better....zzz" Tai fell forwards onto her. Sora carried him to bed,
and pulled the covers up to his chin. She kneeled down at the side
of his bed.
'Damn you Tai...maybe you're stupid, and perverse...maybe you
trick me all the time with your flirting and pet names...maybe you
kissed me twice..and it didn't mean anything but Tai...I..
I....love.....'
Sora stood up, and left the room. She closed the door quietly.
"I have to fight it...he's Tai. My..friend. He'll be the
guy that will be happy for me at my wedding...but I...I said yes to
Shuutarou-san. I'm so stupid..."
Sora reached into her pocket, and pulled out Shuutarou's number.
"I'm sorry Shuutarou-san. It's bigger than all of us." She
whispered. She went to the phone, and called Mendou.
It rang, until answered.
"Hello. Mendou Residance. Vanessa Walter Amitta III speaking."
"Oh, are you a cousin of Shuutarou-san's?"
"No, I'm the 906th maid."
"O_O...oh. Um, may I speak to Shuutarou-San please? Tell
him it's Sora."
"Yes Miss. Sora."
Sora was put on hold. She waited about 46 seconds before she
heard Shuutarou's low voice pick up the reciever.
"Sora!"
"Shuutarou-san...I'm sorry but...no. I can't be your steady.
It's just...I..."
"*sigh* Tai..."
"H-huh??"
"Tai, right?"
"Shuutarou-san, don't be mad.."
"I'm not mad. But anyone can see it."
"See what?"
"Come on Sora. You're in love with Tai plain and simple.
And he loves you. I knew I shouldn't have asked you because I'm
breaking apart you two. And it sounds corny but...hey, you two are
soul mates. Kindrid spirits."
"Shuutarou-san! I like you a lot."
"And I like you a lot. We can still kiss, and date and all
that. But you just can't be just with me. I'm not the one you love."
".........................do you love me Shuutarou-san?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It's the way it should be..and Sora?"
"Uh huh?"
"Can we still date and uh..kiss..sometimes?"
"*giggle* Yes, we can still go out sometimes."
"Thanks Sora. See you."
"Bye."
Sora hung up, and sighed. She yawned, and went to bed. Once
she was in her pj's, it was 10:38. She heard the front door open.
Kari was home.
15 minutes later, Kari had probably gone to bed and sleep.
Sora took in on that idea, and fell asleep herself.
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Tai woke up with the most horrible headache ever. I
mean...ouch. He rubbed his fore head, and felt his stomach churn.
He got up, and walked to the bathroom. He opened the door, and went
to the toilet, lifted the lid aaannnd
...Puked his guts out. -_-
He slowly went back to his room when done. His door opened.
Sora was there, carrying a plastic pail (heh heh), some water, a
cloth and a few tylonals.
"Morning Tai." She said cheerfully.
"Unh."
"I love you too."
"You always do this.." Tai mumbled as Sora put the small wet
cloth on his forehead.
"Do what?" She asked, getting two Tylenols.
"Take care of me. How come?"
"'Cause I care about you, idiot. Now here. Take two
Tylenols, puke in the basin, and I'll check on you every few minutes.
Call me if you need me," Sora said. She stood up.
"Wait, Sora."
"What?"
"What did Mendou want to talk about with you?"
Sora smiled slightly. "He wanted to know if I'd like to...go
to a movie with him."
"Did he..ask you to be his girlfriend?" Tai asked with worry.
Sora smiled brightly now.
"No Tai, he didn't."
"Oh..thats....uh..good."
Sora smiled again, and left the room.
'Geez, she's cute..' Tai then sighed. He took the pail and
puked in it. 'I could get so romantic if I wasn't puking my guts
out-BLECH!' There he goes again.
Ah, romantic studs! ^_^
END OF PART 9
PART 10 IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!
By Funkiechick
"*sigh*..."
"Okay Tai, spew it. What's wrong?"
Kari had come home 5 minuts ago. Tai was depressed because
low and behold....
"Sora's on a date with Satoru...and I'm bored..." Tai sighed.
He flopped onto the couch, grabbed the ramote control, and turned on
the TV.
"You mean jealous,"
"What?"
"You're jealous. Not bored."
"NO WAY!"
"Whatever you say brother dear,"
As much as Tai wouldn't admit it, he WAS jealous.
Not just a little jealous.
Not just a tad more than a little jealous.
Oh no, not Tai! ^_^
He was drop dead, amazingly, extremely and overly giganticly
JEALOUS, ENVIOUS...
...and mad.
"I'm callin' Matt. I need some advice from the LOOOVE
popsy!" Tai left, and went to his room.
"...o...KAY!"
The phone rang.
"DAMNIT! I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL HIM!" Tai shouted from his
room. Kari giggled, and answered the phone.
"Hello, Kamiya residance, Kari speaking. MOM? DAD? HIIII!"
Tai meanwhile, was sitting, cross legged in his room, grumbling.
"Tai!" Kari raced into his room.
"WHAT???"
"Mom and Dad are staying away for awhile..."
"Huh? Are they okay?" Tai jumped to his feet.
"Yes...they uh...decided to have a second honeymoon,"
"How corny is THAT?? O_O"
"Don't ask me."
Want the truth people?
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"I can't believe how stupid those kids of ours are," Mr.
Kamiya said, in a California StarBucks.
"I'll say. They don't know we're all PRETENDING to be away."
Mrs. Kamiya laughed.
"I feel bad. I know we're just setting my Sora up with your
Tai, but still..." Mrs. Takenouchi said.
"Don't worry. I have a feeling we're doing the right thing.
Tai likes her, VERY much," Mr. Kamiya said.
"I guess. I just don't want Sora to think I'm leaving her,"
"She won't. Don't worry. She's probably picked up on our
plans already," Mrs. Kamiya smiled.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I had a really nice time Satoru." Sora said blushing,
looking at the ground. Satoru lifted her face with his hand, and
looked her in the eyes.
"You can look at me you know," He said, grinning. Sora
blushed, and pulled her head away.
"Hey..uh...erm..uh.." Sora mumbled.
"Can I kiss you goodnight Sora?" Satoru asked. Sora blushed,
cleared her throat and stepped forwards.
"Erm...o..okay..." She mumbled. Satoru grinned. He took
hold of her hands, and pulled her close to him.
"Thanks." He said, and he leaned his head down towards her
and gave her a, not long, but cute kiss on the lips. He grinned at
her. "Good luck with Tai," he said. Sora blushed.
"TAI? You mean Shuutarou-san, don't you?"
"Not really." Satoru smiled again, and left.
"What? How can he kiss me...and say-"
"Something like that?"
Sora turned around. Tai was leaning against the side of the open door.
"T-tai!"
"He gave you a cute little peck on the lips there," Tai said
absently. Sora smiled.
"You're jealous again,"
"I AM NOT!"
"Jealous 'cause you don't think you could EVER kiss me." Sora
said, about to pass Tai inside, He stopped her with his arm. "Tai,
let me through-"
Tai cut her off by kissing her on the lips.
Not long, not short, not small, not big.
A perfect kiss.
When Tai pulled away, Sora was in a deep blush.
"T-tai..." Sora whispered.
"Uh...listen..that just..ment...that didn't mean anything
okay??" Tai spluttered. "I just did it to show you I can kiss whoever
I want! I..GAH! SORA! Don't cry!"
Tears had started to form around Sora's eyes and were sliding
down her cheek.
"Tai, I'm really getting sick and tired of you thinking I
have NO feelings! How can you think a KISS doesn't mean anything??"
"You kissed Satoru, and I'm a monkey if that meant anything!"
"It DID for your information! It was a friendly, peck. And
we're friends!"
"That's shit!"
"Even OUR kiss meant something Tai, no matter WHAT you say!!"
"Like what?"
"As much as we won't admit it, I think both of us know," Sora
said. Tai's eyes widened at this comment.
"Sora..."
"Just forget that you ever kissed me okay! Lets keep on
going like it, NEVER happened. Okay? At the moment neither of us
are ready for the reason," Sora said maturaly. She walked past Tai,
and into her room. Tai stood dumbfounded.
"She's right...SHIT!" Tai slammed the door shut, and stalked
to his room.
Kari watched this all happen from her bedroom, and sighed.
She closed the door.
"They're both so stupid," She said, and flopped onto her bed.
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"Morning."
"Morning."
"Nice sleep?"
"Yeah."
"Good."
"Good."
"So."
"So."
"Yeah."
"Yeah."
"We have school."
"Nice."
"Nice."
"Very."
"Yeah."
"WOULD YOU TWO CUT IT OUT???" Kari screamed at the two stubborn teens.
"Sorry."
"Sorry."
They rest of the breakfast, and morning went in silence.
The walk was worse. Tai and Sora just weren't speaking.
They weren't really mad, just uncomfortable. They walked about a
meter apart from each other. Tai's arm had brushed against hers, and
now they just wanted to avoid contact. Physically and mentally.
They reached the school without a word, and everyone noticed
they weren't speaking.
Mimi, Matt and Davis sprung to the rescue. Mimi took away
Sora, and Davis and Matt took away Tai.
"What'd you do to her THIS time?" Davis asked.
"Why do you think I did it?"
"Tai, you ALWAYS make her mad,"
"Ikissedher,"
"Eh? -_-" They both asked.
"IKISSEDHER!"
"WHAT?"
"I KISSED HER GOD DAMNIT!"
Silence.
"You were drunk and...by accident?"
"No."
"On purpose?"
"Very."
"Tai" Davis said seriously.
"What?"
"Do you love her?"
"................
.................
.................
....I'm not ready to answer that yet."
"Better than no," Matt shrugged.
"HE WHAT??????" Mimi's shrill voice suddenly filled every
close by vacinity in the area.
"Damnit Sora," Tai mumbled.
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"He kissed me." Sora repeated, looking at the ground.
"Do you like it? Did you kiss back? Do you realize you love
him?" Mimi asked. Females were swormed around Sora (and a few males
-_-)
"I'm not sure I'm ready to realize anything, Mimi. I'm only
17." Sora said. Mimi sighed.
"Do you know the answer?" Mimi asked.
"Yes,"
"But...you don't want to really realize it yet?"
"Not really. Now if you'll excuse me," Sora quickly booted off.
"COME BACK HERE!" Mimi shouted, and raced after her.
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'She must be ready, she's gotta be ready. Miss. Sora, PLEASE
be ready for me! I want us to be together.' Shuutarou Mendou thought
to himself, looking at a gorgeous picture of Sora, in his high school
room.
"Hey Mendou! Wake up!" Ataru Moroboshi's voice penetrated
Shuutarou's thoughts.
"What do you want Moroboshi?"
"Whassat?"
"Nothing."
Ataru got a look at the picture and grinned.
"WOW! What a babe! GIMME!"
"GAH! NO WAY!"
"DARLING! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Lum, the woman after Ataru,
came towards him with a menacing glare.
"Nothing, go away," Ataru said. Lum growled, and promptly
electricuted him (she's an alien you know).
"Whats that Mendou-san?" Lum asked.
"A picture of a girl soon to be my girlfriend," Shuutarou
said, showing it to Lum. Lum smiled.
"She's really pretty. What's her name?"
"Sora Takenouchi,"
"Neat! ^_^ She must like you a lot."
'I hope so,' Shuutarou thought.
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"SORA! WAIT UP!" Tai shouted urgently, when he saw Sora
leaving without him after school. She stopped, but didn't look back.
He ran up to her, grasped her hand in his, and started walking
rapidly home.
"WHAT are you DOING? People are going to be wondering what's
going on!!" Sora blushed.
'Shut up Sora. I saw Shuutarou Mendou's limo, and he's not
gonna ask you to be his steady if it's the last thing I do.' Tai
thought.
But limo's are tougher than they look! Before Tai knew it,
the huge car pulled up beside Tai.
"SHIT! Sora! Run, run!" Tai cursed.
"No! That's Shuutarou-san's car!" Sora said shrilly. As if
on corny cue, Shuutarou Mendou stepped out of the car.
"Shuutarou-san!" Sora smiled at him brightly.
Nearly all of Tai and Sora's highschool was watching the even close by.
"Sora..I uh..would like to speak with you. ALONE." Shuutarou
coughed at Tai.
"Well don't let me stop you." Tai growled. He stayed put.
"Fine. Come on Sora. Limo." Shuutarou said. Sora seemed to
forget everything else. (hey, it's a BIG limo).
"Oh wow!" Sora ran to the limo, and suddenly stopped. She
turned, and gave Tai a huge hug. "See ya at home Tai! Buh bye!" Sora
let go, and got into the limo. As it drove off, Tai shouted many
words, while blushing.
"I HOPE YOU ENJOYED CRAMMING ALL THOSE FIRE CRACKERS UP MY
ASS!" Tai shouted. Davis and Matt popped out of their hiding place.
"At least you she didn't forget about you.." Davis said
helpfully. Tai sighed, knelt down on the pavement, and started
banging his head on the stop sign pole.
"There he goes..." Matt sighed.
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"So...uh..." Sora mumbled.
"I'm getting right to the point." Shuutarou said.
"Go ahead." Sora smiled.
"Will you be my steady or not?"
"........."
Sora was speechless. She thought she could easily answer
this question with a no.
But suddenly she couldn't.. She liked Mendou too. He was a
nice, handsome person.
"Yes Mendou. I will." Sora smiled. Mendou smiled back at her.
And they kissed. And it sure as hell wasn't innocent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tai sat around at home. The clock ticked.
Tick tock tick tock tick tock.
"She likes Mendou a lot. Not me...oh Sora," Tai felt his
head go low. He did what he never thought he would do. He went to
the kitchen...
...and started consuming his dad's beer -_-.
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When Mendou dropped Sora off, she was happy. (no, they didn't
have sex!!). But she still had that guilt in her gut that she was
going with the person she liked, but didn't love. And she knew who
she cared about.
They had drived for a while. Around 4 hours.
They took in a movie, everything.
It was perfect. Sora asked him not to see her to the door
though. She wanted to...have some space. Not as an insult, just,
she still wanted to be liberated.
Sora turned her key in the lock, and opened the door.
There was a reek of alcohol in the area.
"Ew! What IS that? Kari? Eh?" Sora picked up a note on the
floor, and shut the door with her foot. Kari was out with Davis. "Hm.
Aw, that smell is awful. TAI!" Sora shouted out. No answer. "TAI!
Damnit, where is he?"
Sora ran to Tai's room. Not here. She went to the kitchen,
and found Tai slumped on the floor.
He was surrounded by bottles. Empty bottles. Beer bottles.
"TAI!! Oh my god!" Sora knelt down next to him.
"Wha? Oh Sora. Hiiii. Whassa matteeer? Yoush look saadd. Too
baa-aad." Tai said slurrily. He grinned stupidly.
"Tai, you idiot!! You're drunk!" Sora gaped.
"Wha? Who ya callin' drunk?" Tai tried to stand up, but
wobbled. Sora grabbed onto him.
"YOU mister, are going STRAIGHT to bed. Augh, you IDIOT!"
Sora grimaced. She placed one of Tai's arms around her, and one of
her around his waist, and wobbled him to his room. However, once
they GOT to his room, Tai pushed her against the wall.
"Now lissen up, Sora. You...lissen.." Tai said slurringly.
"Tai! Let me go, you drunken idiot!" Sora wasn't scared
however. Tai was...REALLY drunk. But she trusted Tai. He would
never hurt her.
"No, I won't. You went to Mendou's car with no think of my
feelings, ya here? I was maaad." Tai said.
"Tai! Cut it out!"
"I wass jealous. I wanted to be wit yoush."
Sora's eyes widened. She quickly shook her head.
"You're drunk Tai. You don't know what you're talking about.
Now go to bed...Tai! Stop-"
Tai then gave her a full blown kiss. A big french. Sora
didn't pull away. She didn't want to. He was drunk but still.
'Damnit! I'm realizing that I...'
Tai pulled back.
'I......'
"See? I'm way better than Mendou..ya here me?
Better....zzz" Tai fell forwards onto her. Sora carried him to bed,
and pulled the covers up to his chin. She kneeled down at the side
of his bed.
'Damn you Tai...maybe you're stupid, and perverse...maybe you
trick me all the time with your flirting and pet names...maybe you
kissed me twice..and it didn't mean anything but Tai...I..
I....love.....'
Sora stood up, and left the room. She closed the door quietly.
"I have to fight it...he's Tai. My..friend. He'll be the
guy that will be happy for me at my wedding...but I...I said yes to
Shuutarou-san. I'm so stupid..."
Sora reached into her pocket, and pulled out Shuutarou's number.
"I'm sorry Shuutarou-san. It's bigger than all of us." She
whispered. She went to the phone, and called Mendou.
It rang, until answered.
"Hello. Mendou Residance. Vanessa Walter Amitta III speaking."
"Oh, are you a cousin of Shuutarou-san's?"
"No, I'm the 906th maid."
"O_O...oh. Um, may I speak to Shuutarou-San please? Tell
him it's Sora."
"Yes Miss. Sora."
Sora was put on hold. She waited about 46 seconds before she
heard Shuutarou's low voice pick up the reciever.
"Sora!"
"Shuutarou-san...I'm sorry but...no. I can't be your steady.
It's just...I..."
"*sigh* Tai..."
"H-huh??"
"Tai, right?"
"Shuutarou-san, don't be mad.."
"I'm not mad. But anyone can see it."
"See what?"
"Come on Sora. You're in love with Tai plain and simple.
And he loves you. I knew I shouldn't have asked you because I'm
breaking apart you two. And it sounds corny but...hey, you two are
soul mates. Kindrid spirits."
"Shuutarou-san! I like you a lot."
"And I like you a lot. We can still kiss, and date and all
that. But you just can't be just with me. I'm not the one you love."
".........................do you love me Shuutarou-san?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It's the way it should be..and Sora?"
"Uh huh?"
"Can we still date and uh..kiss..sometimes?"
"*giggle* Yes, we can still go out sometimes."
"Thanks Sora. See you."
"Bye."
Sora hung up, and sighed. She yawned, and went to bed. Once
she was in her pj's, it was 10:38. She heard the front door open.
Kari was home.
15 minutes later, Kari had probably gone to bed and sleep.
Sora took in on that idea, and fell asleep herself.
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Tai woke up with the most horrible headache ever. I
mean...ouch. He rubbed his fore head, and felt his stomach churn.
He got up, and walked to the bathroom. He opened the door, and went
to the toilet, lifted the lid aaannnd
...Puked his guts out. -_-
He slowly went back to his room when done. His door opened.
Sora was there, carrying a plastic pail (heh heh), some water, a
cloth and a few tylonals.
"Morning Tai." She said cheerfully.
"Unh."
"I love you too."
"You always do this.." Tai mumbled as Sora put the small wet
cloth on his forehead.
"Do what?" She asked, getting two Tylenols.
"Take care of me. How come?"
"'Cause I care about you, idiot. Now here. Take two
Tylenols, puke in the basin, and I'll check on you every few minutes.
Call me if you need me," Sora said. She stood up.
"Wait, Sora."
"What?"
"What did Mendou want to talk about with you?"
Sora smiled slightly. "He wanted to know if I'd like to...go
to a movie with him."
"Did he..ask you to be his girlfriend?" Tai asked with worry.
Sora smiled brightly now.
"No Tai, he didn't."
"Oh..thats....uh..good."
Sora smiled again, and left the room.
'Geez, she's cute..' Tai then sighed. He took the pail and
puked in it. 'I could get so romantic if I wasn't puking my guts
out-BLECH!' There he goes again.
Ah, romantic studs! ^_^
END OF PART 9
PART 10 IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!