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Chapter 13- Afterwards.
Sora Takenouchi stared at the jar in her hand. The thought of burying her little girl was too upsetting thus Tai and her had opted for cremation. Staring up at the sky, watching the oranges and reds of the sunset dance. She was aware of the protective hand on her shoulder, turning she smiled sadly at Tai who returned her grief, there eyes red from crying. It was 5 days since the loss of there first child and 3 days since they last saw her at the funeral, her delicate features embedded in their minds and the touch of her lips tingled upon their own. Returning there gaze to the sunset the watched in silence as the sun continued to dip in the sky. They were on Odaiba cliffs they breeze gently tugging at there hair as they watched the sea thrash against the shore below them.
The sun was just peaking above the horizon as the red's and oranges were replaced by calm purples and deep scarlet. Glancing once more at Tai she opened the lid of the jar.
"Bye." She whispered, "Love you"
"Bye my angel." He breathed as Sora threw the dust into the wind letting watching as it swirled in the sky towards the sunset and across the crystal sea. They couldn't help thinking that the dust resembled digidata from the lost Digimon, the thought calmed there mind slightly knowing and hoping that there child was going to a better place for you see none of us truly know what awaits for us after death and we all hope that are lost love ones are happy. Sitting down near the edge of the cliff they enjoyed the silence, tears softly running down their cheeks. As the stars started to peep out of the deep purple sky Sora produced a small photo and piece of paper, that could just be seen in the little light left of day. Wiping her tears away she gave the paper and photo to Tai.
"What are these?" He asked sniffling slightly as he wiped the tears away also.
"Look." She replied pointing to the paper more tears sliding down her cheeks.
He looked at the paper carefully letting the tears flow freely, On the paper was Aroha's finger, thumb and feet prints. Tiny and delicate. He looked at the other piece of paper to find a picture of her in a little blue outfit covered in soccer balls, her little hands and feet looked in proportion to her tiny body.
"She looks so peaceful, like she's sleeping." He whispered, his voice full of emotion.
"She is Tai we have to think like that." Sora whispered back her voice equally full of emotion.
"I know, I know but I thought we agreed we wanted to remember her as our little girl, without the pictures."
"I know." Sora breathed the tears flowing fast. "But I saw her and I thought 'that's my baby our little baby' and I couldn't just leave her without having anything to remember her by, I didn't want to grow old and the memory becoming fuzzy I want to remember every detail, the way her hands were so delicate and her toes were so little. The way her chubby face looked so innocent. I just don't want to forget."
They continued to sit as the star's grew brighter and the night grew darker just thinking and holding each other for comfort, before staring at the night sky one last time and leaving.
Sora walked along to her and Matt's old apartment. It had been a week since Aroha had died and she still hadn't brought herself to collect the rest of her stuff from the apartment. To be honest she was scared, for the past year she had been scared of him and today, if she saw him, it would be the first since the unfortunate outbreak of him finding out the baby was Tai's. For the past week she had been living with her mother, most of the time was spent in her old room, alone or with Tai.
Delving in her pocket for the key's she placed them in the door, scanning the apartment she was relieved to see he wasn't there, until he walked out of the bathroom a towel wrapped casually round his waist and drying his hair with another towel.
"I'm sorry." Matt said his voice full of concern.
"What about the baby or what you did to me." Sora snapped back.
"Everything babes."
"Well good, anyway I just came round to collect the rest of my stuff."
"Why?"
"Well after what happened I think we should break up." Sora said her voice emotionless and no bothering to mention the fact her and Tai were together.
"Well I was thinking to I look the past year hasn't been good for us so I was wondering lets put it behind us and get on with our lives okay."
"Look you think I'm going to put my daughter behind me really!" She snapped prodding him in the chest, startled when he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Look I know what happened was partially my fault I shouldn't have done what I did for you so I'm saying sorry right here right now. I know you must be hurt by what happened to your daughter but listen life goes on and we can't linger to much on the past. Besides we'll have a lot more children."
"More! DO YOU REALLY THINK I WANT MORE WITH YOU, YOU OBNOXIOUS JERK YOU BEAT ME YOU IGNORED ME YOU LEFT ME ALONE AT NIGHT ALL WHILE I WAS PREGNANT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIPE AROHA!!!!!!! AROHA'S MEMORY THAT QUICKLY FROM MY KIND!" She screamed.
"LISTEN I SAID SORRY BESIDES IT WAS TAI'S OKAY DO YOU REALISE HOW MUCH THAT LITTLE BITCH AFFECTED ME!!" Matt shouted digging his hands into her shoulder before she wriggled free from his grasp. Standing back in shock as she slapped him hard. "HOW DARE YOU!" She screamed through tears slapping him hard again. "HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MY BABY LIKE THAT."
"SHE'S DEAD AND I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU BUT SHE AINT COMING BACK." Matt shouted cruelly hitting her hard in the stomach.
"YOU BASTARD!" She screamed slapping and back slapping him hard. "WAKE UP JERK I HATE YOU, YOU WERE AN INCONSIDERATE PRAT!" She replied watching his shocked now red face. She hit him once more "THAT'S FOR LEAVING ME." She screamed before punching him the stomach. "THAT'S FOR ME AND THIS IS FOR AROHA MIMI DAISUKI TAKENOUCHI-KAMIYA." She shouted before kneeing him hard between the legs, the full force of her soccer and tennis legs hit him hard. She watched as he fell to the floor clutching his parts. "You see Matt a big Dick only gets you so far in life." She whispered before running to their old bedroom to collect her belongings. Quickly she grabbed the remainder of her clothes, accessories and general girl stuff and shoved them into her Adidas duffle bag. She paused for a moment before scooping in some of the baby's stuff, unable to keep a dry eye. She was about to leave the room when she spotted the little hello kitty doll lying on the floor just tucked under the bed, without giving it another look she scooped it into the duffle bag and left.
Walking home with the duffle bag over her shoulder, she let her mind wonder, she'd been doing that for the past few days. Suddenly she felt herself come to a halt as she bumped into someone.
"Penny for your thoughts." Tai said his chocolate eyes red, looking as though sleep hadn't been had.
"I was just, you know......................... Thinking." Sora replied staring at him with her own red rimmed eyes. "Where were you off too."
"Coming to see you." He whispered before taking the duffle bag from her and flinging it over his own broad shoulders.
"Thanks Tai, why were you coming to see me?"
"I just wanted to see you, thinks are a bit hectic at home being close to Christmas and all plus I was wondering what you were going-" He paused for a moment before continuing. "What your going to do with Aroha's baby stuff."
"I've got it with me now, I was thinking about throwing it away or donating it to charity but the thought was too painful I keep thinking I'm giving a part of her away. I think I'm going to place them all in a trunk and keep that."
"K. Want any help?" Tai asked his eyes pleading with her to say yes.
"Tai you don't have to ask, she was your daughter too."
"I know." He replied smiling weakly, They continued towards Ms. Takenouchi's apartment in silence occasionally glancing at each other. After a short while they found themselves knocking on Ms. Takenouchi's door.
"Hi honey back already. Oh hi Tai how are you." Ms. Takenouchi said smiling weakly.
"Fine I guess."
"Good, don't worry Tai the pain will eventually go, maybe not for good but things will get easier." Ms. Takenouchi said giving Tai a motherly hug before allowing them to go to Sora's bedroom.
Sitting cross legged on Sora's bed they faced each other going through the pile of clothes one by one.
"Who bought her the pink suit?" Tai laughed weakly.
"You get three guesses." Sora replied giggling slightly.
"Erm let me think could it possibly be a certain pink obsessed girl what was her name again, Fifi, Lili oh wait Mimi!"
"Correct wild boy."
"Hey who gave you this." Tai asked shaking a blue blanket in front of Sora that was dotted with soccer balls and Tai stitched into the cloth.
"You mother."
"That was thoughtful." He whispered folding up the blanket and putting it into the trunk, which was also Sora's old wooden toy box, onto which had been delicately carved dragons, phoenixes and other mythical beings. They continued to fold up the clothes and baby accessories, Tai listening to where everything had come from and the little story behind each of one. The mood lifted and before they knew it they had nearly put everything into the nearly filled wooden chest.
"Who brought her the Hello Kitty doll with the pink dungaree's then." Tai asked.
"Pinky again." Sora replied leaning across to get a closer look.
"And the necklace?"
"What necklace?" Sora puzzled shuffling closer to Tai.
"Oh my God Sora its a crest!" Tai said taken back by his finding's taking a closer look he handed Sora the doll.
"But that must mean." Sora started peering at the Hello Kitty doll. Sure enough the little silver digivice slipped out of the pocket of the dungaree's. "Aroha was a digi destined." She whispered tears forming in her eyes.
"But what about her digimon?" Tai breathed tears also sliding down his cheeks.
"I don't know, but I hope Biyomon and Agumon are all right if the worst happened." Sora said.
Placing the Hello Kitty doll, crest and necklace on top of the pile of clothes her and Tai shut the lid of the trunk, the tears still sliding down their cheeks.
"I know your mum said things will get easier but I can't see that happening I feel like a part of me went with her." Tai whispered to Sora.
"I know Tai but maybe that's a good thing maybe where ever she is, she knows her mummy and daddy loved her and are with her mentally." Sora whispered back kissing him softly on the lips, their hands linked together. Softly the kissed again before laying their heads down on Sora's pillow, their hands still linked and lips still locked. Slowly they fell asleep together Sora's head gently lay on Tai's chest.
There minds became clearer as they slept, feeling at peace. Inside there dream they could hear the laughter of a little girl and remember the soft touch of Aroha's lips as the kissed her for the last time. They dreamt in unison being a family and the short few hours they slept were blissful, until they were awoken and though their little angel wasn't coming back. It helped.
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