A/N ~ Yet again, I don't own the show or the characters. So sorry that this chapter took so long to get out. Things in college are totally hectic and with the recent events in the US, Ive had other things on my mind. I'll work on Moulin Rouge soon and also Love Throughout Time. I hope that you like this chapter. It involves Jyomi, Takari, and Kenyako and Sora comes face to face with Matt after two and a half years apart, so have fun and review!!!!!!
Looking Back
Chapter 6
So the years passed, my darlings, and I knew that things were never going to be the same. I stayed around Joe and Mimi, my dearest friends and through a long time they helped me to move on with my life. There was no way I would ever get over him, he was my soulmate, but there was nothing that I could do about it. I felt my life was just coasting for awhile and I was just along for the ride.
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I swiped my card and went into my dorm. Walking to the elevator, I pressed the button to go up and another girl came up behind me. After a few minutes of waiting for it, she pressed the up button repeatedly. I don't know what it is about those girls. They think that they have the magic touch or something. The elevator finally came and I took it up to the eighth floor.
I opened my door and walked into my room and sat in my bean bag chair. The sweat was dripping from my forehead, I was so exhausted. I had just jogged three miles - my morning ritual. I took a minute to catch my breath and got up. It was then that I noticed the light on my answering machine was flashing. The number indicated I had four new messages. I frowned and glance at my cell phone on the charger. The red light was flashing on it too. I sighed and pressed the button to play the messages.
"You have four new messages.... Message one ....." The computer generated voice said.
It was Joe, "Sora, it's Joe. Call me!"
Uh oh. Joe and Mimi must have had a fight. I sat down and tapped my fingers against the table as the next message came on.
"Sora! Please call me as soon as you get this. Better yet - COME OVER! This is Mimi by the way."
She didn't sound like she was crying. I wondered what was going on. The third and fourth messages were Mimi again asking where I was. I got the phone and called Mimi. It rang four times and her's and Joe's answering machine picked up. I left a message and then called hers and then Joe's cell phone. There was no answer to either so I decided it must not have been too important. So I fed my fish and went to the bathroom across the hall to take a shower.
I sighed as the warm water hit my body in the shower. It was the beginning of my third year in college. I had come to America originally to go to the design school. I had transferred to another university so that I could major in both design and business. My grades were fairly decent and I worked part time at the local flower shop. I still lived in the fabulous dorm at the university.
Joe and Mimi lived together - off campus in an apartment. Joe had proposed to Mimi the week before -but it was an understanding that they would wait a few more years to get married. I got out of the shower and walked to my room and changed clothes.
I saw the light flashing again and hit the button as I dried my hair.
"Sora .... This is Tai .." I dropped the hairdryer. Running to the answering machine I turned the volume up. "There is trouble. like the old times. We are all meeting in the Digital World as soon as possible. Mimi and Joe are already there. We are just waiting for you. Meet at Gennai's house...." It was silent for a minute and then, "Oh, by the way ... I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch. See ya soon!"
I played the message again and sat down. I hadn't really talked to anyone back home in awhile. It wasn't that I was doing it on purpose. I just had not had the time with school and work.
Knowing full well that Digiworld time was now in sync with our time - I made a few phone calls to friends and my boss using the excuse that I was going home for some family problems and I didn't know when I was coming back. They all took it well - and I packed a backpack with supplies.
I knew that the younger digidestined hadn't ever been stuck in the digital world but I also had the reservations and worries from when we had been stuck that first time. Without further ado, I changed into some jeans and a tank top and tied a rain jacket around my waist. I was not about to go back there unready again.
I had kept my digivice and d-terminal that Izzy had give me - in a box under my bed. At one point I had considered putting them in a lock box at the bank, but I couldn't bare to part with them. My crest hardly ever left my neck. It was as much a part of me as my own name.
So, I pointed my digivice at the computer screen and yelled, "Digiport open!"
I was instantly taken to the digital world and I shivered in anticipation of my arrival to see my friends, and him. I had not seen, nor talked to him in the two and a half years that I had been gone. I knew that he hated me - and at the beginning it had been almost unbearable. But , through a lot of time and hard work I got myself to get over him - as long as I never thought about him. I kept just trying to push those thoughts away. I thought that I would cross that bridge when I came to it. But I thought I would have had more times to deal with it - was all.
I came to the hill overlooking Gennai's house and sighed. It had been a long time - but I had no choice. So I made my way down and knocked on the door. After a few moments the door opened and there stood Biyomon, smiling at me.
"SORA!" She screamed and I immediately fell to my knees as my bird-like digimon flew into my arms. I felt my eyes tear up as I hugged my best friend.
"Oh Biyomon, its so good to see you again." After a few more minutes of hugging here I looked up to see the younger version of Gennai standing there. I stood up and nodded to him, "Hello Gennai"
He smiled and said, "Hello Sora. I wish it were under better circumstances that we met." He then gestured for me and Biyomon to follow him. "The others are already here. They were waiting for you."
I sighed and braced myself for the worst. Biyomon took my hand and smiled as we followed the man down the corridor.
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"So how have you been Matt?" Joe asked the blond boy.
"Well I've been okay. I'm thinking about a career change - maybe move to the states for college."
Joe smiled as Matt glanced around the room. Mimi, was talking to Yolei and Kari, who were drooling over her ring. He glance at his brother and Ken who were a little green around the gills due to the fact that the girls were talking about marriage. Matt sighed because marriage was something he wanted so badly - but it wasn't possible. He had tried dating others -but no one was Sora.
These last two years had been hellish and he missed her so much. Mimi had said Sora might come today if she could get away from school and work. He had wanted to ask her if Sora as dating anyone else- but hadn't had the courage to do so. He hoped Sora was happy.
Joe brought him out of his thoughts saying, 'So the music career isn't what you thought it would be - huh?"
Matt sighed, "I mean it's great and all and I've made a lot of money. But I want something more stable."
"I understand completely. You know Matt ...." Joe got silent for a minute and then continued when he was sure he had Matt's full attention. "She misses you."
Matt looked up at Joe in surprise. This was the last thing he had expected to hear.
"It took a lot to get her to move on with her life." Joe continued. "You killed her. I thought she would never get her spirit back. But she's a different person now. Parts of her are the same but be warned that things have changed."
Matt looked at Joe still, So she still cared. His heart started to beat faster then. It was at that time when Gennai entered the room and behind him stood the object of his affection and her digimon. Matt's heart stopped beating all together. All he could do was stare at her. She had become even more beautiful than before - if that was possible. All he could do was stare at her as Joe leaned over and said, "Just remember what I said."
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I held Biyomon's wing as Gennai led us into a set of double doors. I heard voices in the room. One set was feminine and they were cooing over something. Mimi must have shown them her ring. I wondered what Tk and Ken were thinking about that. So it was when Gennai opened the door and I was left, smiling, and standing there looking straight at him - Yamato Ishida - the one person I had tried to put out of my head the last few years.
'Well Sora, you knew it was coming.' But I wasn't prepared for how good he looked. he was wearing some blue jeans - folded at the bottom in his cute little way like he did when we were kids. And man did those jeans look good on him. He had on a light weight light blue jacket that accented his eyes. Under the jacket was a blue T-shirt and he had on some tennis shoes. All in all he looked pretty sexy. I looked straight into his eyes and it seemed like an eternity when in reality only a few moments had passed.
It was Yolei and Kari coming up to me that pulled me out of my trance with him. Yolei was hugging me as well as Kari and they were both gushing about how good I looked. I laughed, "I can't believe how grown up you two look, your goddesses." I leaned in and whispered, "I'll bet you have all the guys eating out of your hands."
Kari grinned, "Yeah - when those two let us out of their sight."
I laughed again as the two she had been referring to came up. "Sora it's so good to see you. It's been too long. I miss you." Tk, who had grown up quite a bit, was looking almost as devastatingly handsome as his brother, had enveloped me into a bear hug. he was taller than me and had grown out of his lankiness.
I grinned and said, " I know, I'm sorry - I missed you too though."
Ken just shook my hand, we had never been all that close - but he looked good. I winked at Yolei over his shoulder. Then Davis came over and hugged me. Yet again I hadn't known him all that well - but it was Davis's want to do things like that. Cody bowed and greeted me the way he usually did.
Izzy was next in line. He had grown even taller - no longer the kid he once was. "Sora - always good to see you. Things aren't the same without you."
I smiled as I hugged him, Izzy had always been so sweet - when he was not involved in his computer.
The whole group watched in anticipation for the last two in the group to greet me. I took a breath and all of a sudden I was picked up and twirled around. Tai had come up and I had missed him. He kissed me on the lips - a brotherly kiss- and I grinned as he set me down. Everyone in the room was grinning, including me, all except for one.
This was the moment of truth. The moment we had all been waiting for- the moment I had been anticipating for two and a half years. Matt walked up to me with his strut that drove all the girls crazy and hugged me. My arms instinctively went around his neck and I pushed my body against his like those many times before. We held each other longer than two friends should - even after a long separation and my head was against his chest - taking in his strength and supportiveness that I had missed for so long.
But I knew we couldn't stay this way and the memories of him not coming came crashing back as I pulled away. I looked into those crystalline blue eyes and saw something that left me confused and I turned away as Gennai began to speak.
"Well, now that you are all here you must understand that this is something unlike what you have ever faced before. I sent you the prophecy, Izzy, and I am sure that you told the others about it." Ahhh, so this is what I had missed.
Izzy spoke, "Gennai, what did you mean that this evil wants to take our hearts?"
I looked at Izzy, I didn't know about anything that was going on so I paid close attention so that I could get caught up.
"The prophecy refers to the girls of the digidestined. Each digidestined female belongs with a digidestined male. Actually there are two males to belong with the female. One possesses her heart in a protective fraternal way. The other possesses her heart in a way no other can - he is her true love."
To this Kari, Yolei, and Mim all leaned into their supportive lover. I looked around the room blushing. I had not expected that something like this would happen. I should have known to expect the unexpected. I had thought that we would fight a dark master and be through with it. But now this.
"So does the prophecy tell who ends up with who?" Tk asked
"It is written - the child of love and sincerity will be protected by the child of knowledge and reliability and will bear the heart of kindness."
Yolei looked at Cody and hugged him and then leaned into kiss Ken.
Gennai continued on, "The child of light will be protected by the child of courage/friendship and her heart will belong to hope."
Tk shook Davis's hand as apparently their friendship had been resolved a long time ago. I sat waiting ... knowing that I was to come soon. These prophecies were starting to get on my nerves.
"The child of sincerity shall be protected by the child of knowledge and her heart belongs to reliability."
Mimi gushed at Izzy and Izzy and Joe grinned at each other.
This only meant that Tai, Matt, and I were .....
"The one of love, the one that above all must not be captured, is to be protected by courage and her heart shall belong to friendship."
I knew it have been coming but it was still a shock. I stood up and glared at Gennai and Tai, the ones nearest me. I didn't even dare to look at Matt, fearing what would be in his eyes, "Why was this damn prophecy never read before?"
Gennai looked at me with understanding in his eyes, "I didn't want you to feel as if you were being forced into a relationship due to a prophecy. I wanted you to find it out on your own."
I glared at him and stormed out of the room. I was furious and I left the room, slamming the door behind me. I was not going to force anyone to be with me, let alone Matt.
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Matt saw her walk out and his heart fell. So she didn't want to be with him. His heart completely broke and he sat down in his chair. He decided that he would pass it off as if he hadn't had his heart just ripped to shreds. If she didn't want him then he didn't want her.
The only thing nagging at him was what Joe had said. 'She misses you.' It echoed in his mind as he felt the world crash around him.
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I was outside when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned my head and saw Tai standing there.
"Hey, how it going?"
I tried to smile, "I'm sorry for walking out its just, I'm so tired of being the chosen ones and having these prophecies foretelling our future. Matt doesn't want to be with me, any more than you want to put everything on the line to save me- Tai."
Tai grinned, "You haven't changed as much as they said you have. You still feel that your unworthy of love and that no one loves you. But in reality we all love you. When you left it took the love away from us. It took a lot for us to move on with our lives. You are a part of our group and the only way we did move on was that we knew that you would come back one day..." He smiled and put an arm around my shoulder, "In fact, I think that Matt has only lived from day to day because he had that small hope that you would be back one day."
I brightened at the thought of Matt, "Tai I don't want him to think he has to be with me because of some prophecy."
Tai looked at me, "Don't you know?" I shook my head, "He's always loved you. He made it to the airport that day, but you were already on the plane and the flight attendants wouldn't let him on."
I stared at him, "He ... Was ... There?" I felt the tears well up and I looked at him. All of these years of thinking that I had made Matt hate me and that he didn't love me anymore and wouldn't wait. Things had changed and now I had to deal with all of this prophecy stuff too.
I sighed, "Tai, maybe it would be better if I just went home. I mean ... if I'm some liability for the group..."
"Your not a liability to the group. Your an asset to our group. And we want you here. I don't know what the point of you guys being the whole hearts of the group are or what that significance is, but we will find out. I'm sure its important."
I sighed and went back into the house with Tai. It looked like I had no choice in the matter. As I made eye contact with Matt, I felt myself try to start crying again. But I held it in. He looked like nothing had affected him, always the cool and non-caring one. It hurt a little that he was acting this way, but if he could do it, then so could I.
Looking Back
Chapter 6
So the years passed, my darlings, and I knew that things were never going to be the same. I stayed around Joe and Mimi, my dearest friends and through a long time they helped me to move on with my life. There was no way I would ever get over him, he was my soulmate, but there was nothing that I could do about it. I felt my life was just coasting for awhile and I was just along for the ride.
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I swiped my card and went into my dorm. Walking to the elevator, I pressed the button to go up and another girl came up behind me. After a few minutes of waiting for it, she pressed the up button repeatedly. I don't know what it is about those girls. They think that they have the magic touch or something. The elevator finally came and I took it up to the eighth floor.
I opened my door and walked into my room and sat in my bean bag chair. The sweat was dripping from my forehead, I was so exhausted. I had just jogged three miles - my morning ritual. I took a minute to catch my breath and got up. It was then that I noticed the light on my answering machine was flashing. The number indicated I had four new messages. I frowned and glance at my cell phone on the charger. The red light was flashing on it too. I sighed and pressed the button to play the messages.
"You have four new messages.... Message one ....." The computer generated voice said.
It was Joe, "Sora, it's Joe. Call me!"
Uh oh. Joe and Mimi must have had a fight. I sat down and tapped my fingers against the table as the next message came on.
"Sora! Please call me as soon as you get this. Better yet - COME OVER! This is Mimi by the way."
She didn't sound like she was crying. I wondered what was going on. The third and fourth messages were Mimi again asking where I was. I got the phone and called Mimi. It rang four times and her's and Joe's answering machine picked up. I left a message and then called hers and then Joe's cell phone. There was no answer to either so I decided it must not have been too important. So I fed my fish and went to the bathroom across the hall to take a shower.
I sighed as the warm water hit my body in the shower. It was the beginning of my third year in college. I had come to America originally to go to the design school. I had transferred to another university so that I could major in both design and business. My grades were fairly decent and I worked part time at the local flower shop. I still lived in the fabulous dorm at the university.
Joe and Mimi lived together - off campus in an apartment. Joe had proposed to Mimi the week before -but it was an understanding that they would wait a few more years to get married. I got out of the shower and walked to my room and changed clothes.
I saw the light flashing again and hit the button as I dried my hair.
"Sora .... This is Tai .." I dropped the hairdryer. Running to the answering machine I turned the volume up. "There is trouble. like the old times. We are all meeting in the Digital World as soon as possible. Mimi and Joe are already there. We are just waiting for you. Meet at Gennai's house...." It was silent for a minute and then, "Oh, by the way ... I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch. See ya soon!"
I played the message again and sat down. I hadn't really talked to anyone back home in awhile. It wasn't that I was doing it on purpose. I just had not had the time with school and work.
Knowing full well that Digiworld time was now in sync with our time - I made a few phone calls to friends and my boss using the excuse that I was going home for some family problems and I didn't know when I was coming back. They all took it well - and I packed a backpack with supplies.
I knew that the younger digidestined hadn't ever been stuck in the digital world but I also had the reservations and worries from when we had been stuck that first time. Without further ado, I changed into some jeans and a tank top and tied a rain jacket around my waist. I was not about to go back there unready again.
I had kept my digivice and d-terminal that Izzy had give me - in a box under my bed. At one point I had considered putting them in a lock box at the bank, but I couldn't bare to part with them. My crest hardly ever left my neck. It was as much a part of me as my own name.
So, I pointed my digivice at the computer screen and yelled, "Digiport open!"
I was instantly taken to the digital world and I shivered in anticipation of my arrival to see my friends, and him. I had not seen, nor talked to him in the two and a half years that I had been gone. I knew that he hated me - and at the beginning it had been almost unbearable. But , through a lot of time and hard work I got myself to get over him - as long as I never thought about him. I kept just trying to push those thoughts away. I thought that I would cross that bridge when I came to it. But I thought I would have had more times to deal with it - was all.
I came to the hill overlooking Gennai's house and sighed. It had been a long time - but I had no choice. So I made my way down and knocked on the door. After a few moments the door opened and there stood Biyomon, smiling at me.
"SORA!" She screamed and I immediately fell to my knees as my bird-like digimon flew into my arms. I felt my eyes tear up as I hugged my best friend.
"Oh Biyomon, its so good to see you again." After a few more minutes of hugging here I looked up to see the younger version of Gennai standing there. I stood up and nodded to him, "Hello Gennai"
He smiled and said, "Hello Sora. I wish it were under better circumstances that we met." He then gestured for me and Biyomon to follow him. "The others are already here. They were waiting for you."
I sighed and braced myself for the worst. Biyomon took my hand and smiled as we followed the man down the corridor.
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"So how have you been Matt?" Joe asked the blond boy.
"Well I've been okay. I'm thinking about a career change - maybe move to the states for college."
Joe smiled as Matt glanced around the room. Mimi, was talking to Yolei and Kari, who were drooling over her ring. He glance at his brother and Ken who were a little green around the gills due to the fact that the girls were talking about marriage. Matt sighed because marriage was something he wanted so badly - but it wasn't possible. He had tried dating others -but no one was Sora.
These last two years had been hellish and he missed her so much. Mimi had said Sora might come today if she could get away from school and work. He had wanted to ask her if Sora as dating anyone else- but hadn't had the courage to do so. He hoped Sora was happy.
Joe brought him out of his thoughts saying, 'So the music career isn't what you thought it would be - huh?"
Matt sighed, "I mean it's great and all and I've made a lot of money. But I want something more stable."
"I understand completely. You know Matt ...." Joe got silent for a minute and then continued when he was sure he had Matt's full attention. "She misses you."
Matt looked up at Joe in surprise. This was the last thing he had expected to hear.
"It took a lot to get her to move on with her life." Joe continued. "You killed her. I thought she would never get her spirit back. But she's a different person now. Parts of her are the same but be warned that things have changed."
Matt looked at Joe still, So she still cared. His heart started to beat faster then. It was at that time when Gennai entered the room and behind him stood the object of his affection and her digimon. Matt's heart stopped beating all together. All he could do was stare at her. She had become even more beautiful than before - if that was possible. All he could do was stare at her as Joe leaned over and said, "Just remember what I said."
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I held Biyomon's wing as Gennai led us into a set of double doors. I heard voices in the room. One set was feminine and they were cooing over something. Mimi must have shown them her ring. I wondered what Tk and Ken were thinking about that. So it was when Gennai opened the door and I was left, smiling, and standing there looking straight at him - Yamato Ishida - the one person I had tried to put out of my head the last few years.
'Well Sora, you knew it was coming.' But I wasn't prepared for how good he looked. he was wearing some blue jeans - folded at the bottom in his cute little way like he did when we were kids. And man did those jeans look good on him. He had on a light weight light blue jacket that accented his eyes. Under the jacket was a blue T-shirt and he had on some tennis shoes. All in all he looked pretty sexy. I looked straight into his eyes and it seemed like an eternity when in reality only a few moments had passed.
It was Yolei and Kari coming up to me that pulled me out of my trance with him. Yolei was hugging me as well as Kari and they were both gushing about how good I looked. I laughed, "I can't believe how grown up you two look, your goddesses." I leaned in and whispered, "I'll bet you have all the guys eating out of your hands."
Kari grinned, "Yeah - when those two let us out of their sight."
I laughed again as the two she had been referring to came up. "Sora it's so good to see you. It's been too long. I miss you." Tk, who had grown up quite a bit, was looking almost as devastatingly handsome as his brother, had enveloped me into a bear hug. he was taller than me and had grown out of his lankiness.
I grinned and said, " I know, I'm sorry - I missed you too though."
Ken just shook my hand, we had never been all that close - but he looked good. I winked at Yolei over his shoulder. Then Davis came over and hugged me. Yet again I hadn't known him all that well - but it was Davis's want to do things like that. Cody bowed and greeted me the way he usually did.
Izzy was next in line. He had grown even taller - no longer the kid he once was. "Sora - always good to see you. Things aren't the same without you."
I smiled as I hugged him, Izzy had always been so sweet - when he was not involved in his computer.
The whole group watched in anticipation for the last two in the group to greet me. I took a breath and all of a sudden I was picked up and twirled around. Tai had come up and I had missed him. He kissed me on the lips - a brotherly kiss- and I grinned as he set me down. Everyone in the room was grinning, including me, all except for one.
This was the moment of truth. The moment we had all been waiting for- the moment I had been anticipating for two and a half years. Matt walked up to me with his strut that drove all the girls crazy and hugged me. My arms instinctively went around his neck and I pushed my body against his like those many times before. We held each other longer than two friends should - even after a long separation and my head was against his chest - taking in his strength and supportiveness that I had missed for so long.
But I knew we couldn't stay this way and the memories of him not coming came crashing back as I pulled away. I looked into those crystalline blue eyes and saw something that left me confused and I turned away as Gennai began to speak.
"Well, now that you are all here you must understand that this is something unlike what you have ever faced before. I sent you the prophecy, Izzy, and I am sure that you told the others about it." Ahhh, so this is what I had missed.
Izzy spoke, "Gennai, what did you mean that this evil wants to take our hearts?"
I looked at Izzy, I didn't know about anything that was going on so I paid close attention so that I could get caught up.
"The prophecy refers to the girls of the digidestined. Each digidestined female belongs with a digidestined male. Actually there are two males to belong with the female. One possesses her heart in a protective fraternal way. The other possesses her heart in a way no other can - he is her true love."
To this Kari, Yolei, and Mim all leaned into their supportive lover. I looked around the room blushing. I had not expected that something like this would happen. I should have known to expect the unexpected. I had thought that we would fight a dark master and be through with it. But now this.
"So does the prophecy tell who ends up with who?" Tk asked
"It is written - the child of love and sincerity will be protected by the child of knowledge and reliability and will bear the heart of kindness."
Yolei looked at Cody and hugged him and then leaned into kiss Ken.
Gennai continued on, "The child of light will be protected by the child of courage/friendship and her heart will belong to hope."
Tk shook Davis's hand as apparently their friendship had been resolved a long time ago. I sat waiting ... knowing that I was to come soon. These prophecies were starting to get on my nerves.
"The child of sincerity shall be protected by the child of knowledge and her heart belongs to reliability."
Mimi gushed at Izzy and Izzy and Joe grinned at each other.
This only meant that Tai, Matt, and I were .....
"The one of love, the one that above all must not be captured, is to be protected by courage and her heart shall belong to friendship."
I knew it have been coming but it was still a shock. I stood up and glared at Gennai and Tai, the ones nearest me. I didn't even dare to look at Matt, fearing what would be in his eyes, "Why was this damn prophecy never read before?"
Gennai looked at me with understanding in his eyes, "I didn't want you to feel as if you were being forced into a relationship due to a prophecy. I wanted you to find it out on your own."
I glared at him and stormed out of the room. I was furious and I left the room, slamming the door behind me. I was not going to force anyone to be with me, let alone Matt.
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Matt saw her walk out and his heart fell. So she didn't want to be with him. His heart completely broke and he sat down in his chair. He decided that he would pass it off as if he hadn't had his heart just ripped to shreds. If she didn't want him then he didn't want her.
The only thing nagging at him was what Joe had said. 'She misses you.' It echoed in his mind as he felt the world crash around him.
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I was outside when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned my head and saw Tai standing there.
"Hey, how it going?"
I tried to smile, "I'm sorry for walking out its just, I'm so tired of being the chosen ones and having these prophecies foretelling our future. Matt doesn't want to be with me, any more than you want to put everything on the line to save me- Tai."
Tai grinned, "You haven't changed as much as they said you have. You still feel that your unworthy of love and that no one loves you. But in reality we all love you. When you left it took the love away from us. It took a lot for us to move on with our lives. You are a part of our group and the only way we did move on was that we knew that you would come back one day..." He smiled and put an arm around my shoulder, "In fact, I think that Matt has only lived from day to day because he had that small hope that you would be back one day."
I brightened at the thought of Matt, "Tai I don't want him to think he has to be with me because of some prophecy."
Tai looked at me, "Don't you know?" I shook my head, "He's always loved you. He made it to the airport that day, but you were already on the plane and the flight attendants wouldn't let him on."
I stared at him, "He ... Was ... There?" I felt the tears well up and I looked at him. All of these years of thinking that I had made Matt hate me and that he didn't love me anymore and wouldn't wait. Things had changed and now I had to deal with all of this prophecy stuff too.
I sighed, "Tai, maybe it would be better if I just went home. I mean ... if I'm some liability for the group..."
"Your not a liability to the group. Your an asset to our group. And we want you here. I don't know what the point of you guys being the whole hearts of the group are or what that significance is, but we will find out. I'm sure its important."
I sighed and went back into the house with Tai. It looked like I had no choice in the matter. As I made eye contact with Matt, I felt myself try to start crying again. But I held it in. He looked like nothing had affected him, always the cool and non-caring one. It hurt a little that he was acting this way, but if he could do it, then so could I.