Tuesday, 20th December
Tai sighed as he hung up the phone and placed his head in his hands. He'd always had a feeling that this day would come but he had wished that he had a bit more time. Tai breathed heavily before rubbing his face with his hand as he recalled the conversation that he'd just had.
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"Moshi Moshi, Kamiya residence Tai speaking." he greeted after picking up the phone.
"Hey Tai, it's Sora."
By the tone of her voice, he had a feeling that he wasn't going to like what was coming.
"What's up?" he asked, trying to cover the nervousness in his voice.
"Listen, I don't know any easy way to say this so I'm just going to say it straight. I don't think that we should go out anymore Tai. I love you, but it's more like the love that you and Kari share. I only love you as a friend." Sora sighed. Tai almost dropped the reciever as his brain tried to comprehend what it was just told. In a way he was relieved as his own crush on Sora hadn't developed into the love it should have but at the same time it hurt that their relationship was over.
"Yeah... I understand. It's O.K. I...I'll talk to you later." Tai said before she could say another word.
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Tai looked up as he heard the door to his and Kari's room open. Stepping through the door was his little sister.
"Who was that?" she asked, brushing Gatomon's fur.
"Sora. Listen, I'm going for a walk to the park. I've got my mobile on if you need me." he told her as he pushed himself off the couch and walked out the door, Kari, Gatomon and Agumon watching him go.
"He seems like he needs some catnip." Gatomon commented as she jumped out of Kari's arms. Agumon shook his head,
"No. He just needs some time alone at the moment."
"I'm sure he'll be fine you two. Now didn't you two want to watch T.V?"
Tai pulled his scarf tighter around his neck as he sat on the park bench, watching the snow fall all around him. A contented smile crossed his face while he enjoyed the quiet. This was something that he hadn't done for ages, what with University and then the soccer team trials... time had just seemed to go nowhere and what spare time he had he usually spent with Sora and the other Digidestined. His eyes wandered before spotting a few young kids playing with a soccerball on the field on the other side of the park. A spark appeared in his eyes that hadn't been there for ages, his youthful spirit had been awoken. Mimi smiled as she saw the instant change in his appearence and continued walking up to him.
"Why don't you go join them?" she asked and tried to hold back her laughter as Tai jumped and held onto his chest as his eyes made their way to hers.
"Don't do that AGAIN Mimi. I almost had a heartattack!" he exclaimed before moving over a bit to allow her to sit down, "Besides, I doubt that they would like an old kodger like me playing with them."
Mimi dusted some snow off the seat and sat down,
"I think playing with the newest member of the Japanese soccer team would be an honor."
Tai cocked his head to look at her and smiled,
"I can't believe that you actually knew about that."
A light blush covered Mimi's cheeks as she replied unintelligently, "Yeah, um... well."
A goofy grin spread across Tai's face and looked back to the kids.
"You're right!" he announced as he got up and pulled Mimi with him.
"Ah!" she screamed, trying to pull away from him, "What do you mean I'm right?"
"About asking the kids if I can join them."
"Well then why am I being dragged along?" she demanded in good humor.
"I'm not going to be the only old one there, you're playing too!" Tai laughed when he saw the disgusted look on Mimi's face.
"There is NO WAY you are going to get me to play soccer Taichi Kamiya!" came the indignant statement and squealled when Tai grabbed her around the waist and picked her up, taking her over to the field.
"Hey kids, mind if we join you?" Tai called out and his smile grew larger when the replies came back inviting them.
A loud knock at the door sent Kari carrerring into the wall as she ran to open it. The sight infront of her sent a good humored giggle from her lips, there was T.K. with a bunch of roses in his hand and snow piled up on his head.
"Well, I'm glad that one of us is enjoying this." T.K. replied with a grin on his face as he took his hat off and shook the snow away.
"Dare I ask what happened?" Kari asked as she stepped out of the doorway and kissed him on the cheek.
"I ran into Matt, Ken, Davis and Cody." he answered her, "Well at least those were the culprets, although Joe and Izzy standing there laughing wasn't much help."
"You poor thing." she said with a grin on her face as she pulled him down the corridor and sat him infront of the heater. Then a thought came to her, "Wasn't Sora with them?"
A blank look came over T.K's face, "No, and neither was Mimi or Yolei. Why do you ask?"
"I think Sora broke up with Tai this morning." she told him, her face falling. A small smile came over T.K's face as he remembered something that he saw on the way over,
"Somehow, I don't think Tai's taking it that hard."
At his word's Kari flew around, clearly angry, "I can't believe you just said that T.K! Give me one good reason not to kick you out right now!"
"Alright." came T.K's nonchalant response as he grabbed Kari's hand and dragged her out the door.
"Where the hell are you taking me?" Kari demanded after being lead for 10 minutes towards the park.
"Here." T.K. replied and pointed to the figures playing on the soccer pitch. The scene melted all Kari's anger away and she felt foolish for doubting T.K. He'd never lied to her before, why would he now?
In front of them were a group of kids about 10 years of age playing soccer, but what the biggest surprise was was that Tai and Mimi were there as well and Mimi looked like she was enjoying playing a sport.
"Maybe I was wrong..." Kari muttered and smiled as she felt T.K's arms around her waist,
"But that's never stopped me loving you." he said with a grin.
"I know." Kari sighed, "Let's leave these two alone and let them enjoy themselves. We don't know how much longer we all have each other."
And with that, the two walked away from the field and back to the Kamiya's apartment.
Matt's head was spinning as his mind returned to it's conscious state, no matter how much he wanted to go back to sleep. He groaned as he tried to push himself up from his bed but found the strength gone from his arms and fell back onto the bed, jarring his side and causing his cry of pain to ring through the house. In an instant, his bedroom door opened and Sora stepped through, holding a cup of tea in her hands. She quickly placed it down on his table and sat on the side of the bed.
"You really shouldn't try that Matt." she said softly as she brushed his bangs out of his eyes and kissed him on the head.
"I know," he replied, pained, "but I don't want to be an invalid for the sho... rest of my life."
Sora's head snapped from looking at the mug she was about to pick up directly to Matt as she caught his slip of the tongue.
"What was that?" she demanded, staring at him. Matt shrunk away as he felt her eyes borring a hole in the back of his head,
"Nothing." he told her flatly and carefully got out of the bed, slowly moving towards the bathroom. Sora barely contained her choked sob as she watched him, his eyes and actions betrayed him more than his words ever could. She knew that he was dying, and Matt Ishida didn't have much time left.
Tai sighed as he hung up the phone and placed his head in his hands. He'd always had a feeling that this day would come but he had wished that he had a bit more time. Tai breathed heavily before rubbing his face with his hand as he recalled the conversation that he'd just had.
*********
"Moshi Moshi, Kamiya residence Tai speaking." he greeted after picking up the phone.
"Hey Tai, it's Sora."
By the tone of her voice, he had a feeling that he wasn't going to like what was coming.
"What's up?" he asked, trying to cover the nervousness in his voice.
"Listen, I don't know any easy way to say this so I'm just going to say it straight. I don't think that we should go out anymore Tai. I love you, but it's more like the love that you and Kari share. I only love you as a friend." Sora sighed. Tai almost dropped the reciever as his brain tried to comprehend what it was just told. In a way he was relieved as his own crush on Sora hadn't developed into the love it should have but at the same time it hurt that their relationship was over.
"Yeah... I understand. It's O.K. I...I'll talk to you later." Tai said before she could say another word.
**********
Tai looked up as he heard the door to his and Kari's room open. Stepping through the door was his little sister.
"Who was that?" she asked, brushing Gatomon's fur.
"Sora. Listen, I'm going for a walk to the park. I've got my mobile on if you need me." he told her as he pushed himself off the couch and walked out the door, Kari, Gatomon and Agumon watching him go.
"He seems like he needs some catnip." Gatomon commented as she jumped out of Kari's arms. Agumon shook his head,
"No. He just needs some time alone at the moment."
"I'm sure he'll be fine you two. Now didn't you two want to watch T.V?"
Tai pulled his scarf tighter around his neck as he sat on the park bench, watching the snow fall all around him. A contented smile crossed his face while he enjoyed the quiet. This was something that he hadn't done for ages, what with University and then the soccer team trials... time had just seemed to go nowhere and what spare time he had he usually spent with Sora and the other Digidestined. His eyes wandered before spotting a few young kids playing with a soccerball on the field on the other side of the park. A spark appeared in his eyes that hadn't been there for ages, his youthful spirit had been awoken. Mimi smiled as she saw the instant change in his appearence and continued walking up to him.
"Why don't you go join them?" she asked and tried to hold back her laughter as Tai jumped and held onto his chest as his eyes made their way to hers.
"Don't do that AGAIN Mimi. I almost had a heartattack!" he exclaimed before moving over a bit to allow her to sit down, "Besides, I doubt that they would like an old kodger like me playing with them."
Mimi dusted some snow off the seat and sat down,
"I think playing with the newest member of the Japanese soccer team would be an honor."
Tai cocked his head to look at her and smiled,
"I can't believe that you actually knew about that."
A light blush covered Mimi's cheeks as she replied unintelligently, "Yeah, um... well."
A goofy grin spread across Tai's face and looked back to the kids.
"You're right!" he announced as he got up and pulled Mimi with him.
"Ah!" she screamed, trying to pull away from him, "What do you mean I'm right?"
"About asking the kids if I can join them."
"Well then why am I being dragged along?" she demanded in good humor.
"I'm not going to be the only old one there, you're playing too!" Tai laughed when he saw the disgusted look on Mimi's face.
"There is NO WAY you are going to get me to play soccer Taichi Kamiya!" came the indignant statement and squealled when Tai grabbed her around the waist and picked her up, taking her over to the field.
"Hey kids, mind if we join you?" Tai called out and his smile grew larger when the replies came back inviting them.
A loud knock at the door sent Kari carrerring into the wall as she ran to open it. The sight infront of her sent a good humored giggle from her lips, there was T.K. with a bunch of roses in his hand and snow piled up on his head.
"Well, I'm glad that one of us is enjoying this." T.K. replied with a grin on his face as he took his hat off and shook the snow away.
"Dare I ask what happened?" Kari asked as she stepped out of the doorway and kissed him on the cheek.
"I ran into Matt, Ken, Davis and Cody." he answered her, "Well at least those were the culprets, although Joe and Izzy standing there laughing wasn't much help."
"You poor thing." she said with a grin on her face as she pulled him down the corridor and sat him infront of the heater. Then a thought came to her, "Wasn't Sora with them?"
A blank look came over T.K's face, "No, and neither was Mimi or Yolei. Why do you ask?"
"I think Sora broke up with Tai this morning." she told him, her face falling. A small smile came over T.K's face as he remembered something that he saw on the way over,
"Somehow, I don't think Tai's taking it that hard."
At his word's Kari flew around, clearly angry, "I can't believe you just said that T.K! Give me one good reason not to kick you out right now!"
"Alright." came T.K's nonchalant response as he grabbed Kari's hand and dragged her out the door.
"Where the hell are you taking me?" Kari demanded after being lead for 10 minutes towards the park.
"Here." T.K. replied and pointed to the figures playing on the soccer pitch. The scene melted all Kari's anger away and she felt foolish for doubting T.K. He'd never lied to her before, why would he now?
In front of them were a group of kids about 10 years of age playing soccer, but what the biggest surprise was was that Tai and Mimi were there as well and Mimi looked like she was enjoying playing a sport.
"Maybe I was wrong..." Kari muttered and smiled as she felt T.K's arms around her waist,
"But that's never stopped me loving you." he said with a grin.
"I know." Kari sighed, "Let's leave these two alone and let them enjoy themselves. We don't know how much longer we all have each other."
And with that, the two walked away from the field and back to the Kamiya's apartment.
Matt's head was spinning as his mind returned to it's conscious state, no matter how much he wanted to go back to sleep. He groaned as he tried to push himself up from his bed but found the strength gone from his arms and fell back onto the bed, jarring his side and causing his cry of pain to ring through the house. In an instant, his bedroom door opened and Sora stepped through, holding a cup of tea in her hands. She quickly placed it down on his table and sat on the side of the bed.
"You really shouldn't try that Matt." she said softly as she brushed his bangs out of his eyes and kissed him on the head.
"I know," he replied, pained, "but I don't want to be an invalid for the sho... rest of my life."
Sora's head snapped from looking at the mug she was about to pick up directly to Matt as she caught his slip of the tongue.
"What was that?" she demanded, staring at him. Matt shrunk away as he felt her eyes borring a hole in the back of his head,
"Nothing." he told her flatly and carefully got out of the bed, slowly moving towards the bathroom. Sora barely contained her choked sob as she watched him, his eyes and actions betrayed him more than his words ever could. She knew that he was dying, and Matt Ishida didn't have much time left.