AN: Here's the second chapter, I usually don't really write so much in one night, but I try to update the first two chapters when I start a new fic… of course this is only my second one so I'm not so sure how long I can keep that up. Hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: Digimon = not mine.

Chapter II – Day One

            Sora hummed happily to herself as she stood in front of Kari's house. The younger woman had dropped by Sora's condo the day before to drop off the keys and then left to go away with Takeru. Or that's what Sora was told.

            Placing the metal object into the keyhole, Sora turned the key and unlocked the door, pushing it open. Picking up her light duffel bag, the auburn haired woman entered the house and turned on the lights. Deciding to get comfy in the temporary home first, she took her bag and walked up the stairs to find the room that Kari had prepared for her to stay in.

            Once inside the room, Sora left her bag on the floor and stood up to take in the site. The room was nice and spacious, full of soft pastel colors. The auburn haired girl figured that it must have been one of the two guest rooms, considering that no personal possessions were in the room. The bed looked so comforting with its plentiful cushions, matching bed skirt, and down comforter and Sora found her lack of sleep taking its toll… why not take a nap?

             It wasn't until half an hour later, when Sora awoke with a nasty start, that she realized she was hungry. Not having eaten anything other than a cup of orange juice in the morning and an apple turnover for lunch, it was only reasonable that she felt a need to eat now. Getting up and walking to the door, Sora made her way downstairs to the kitchen.

            Pushing aside the door that led to the kitchen, she froze.

            There, casually leaning on the counter top and eating an apple was Tai, simply looking at her with his brown eyes. No, this can't be happening, Sora thought to herself as she unbelievingly whispered, "Taichi?"

            The man smirked, "Glad that you still remember me, Sora." He shamelessly ran his eyes over her slender figure. Two years hadn't done much to Sora; she was still as beautiful as he remembered- silky auburn hair that had obviously grown longer, beautiful crimson eyes, and practically flawless facial features. The tank top and jeans that she wore fitted her body perfectly and he couldn't help but check her out.

            "Wh-what are you doing here?!" She said, when she finally found her voice.

            Tai shrugged, "Kari's my sister, I live here."

            Duh Sora, you should have thought about this earlier! She mentally scolded. "Oh…" was the brilliant answer that she chose to reply with.

            "So you're the guest that she told me about. You're renovating."

            "She told you about me?"   

            "Nah, she just told me that a guest was coming and she was leaving with Takeru or something like that. I'm not so sure what happened, she just made plans and left."

            Sora pieced the pieces together in her mind. "She left, just like that?"

            "That's right."

            "I'm going to go to the room." With that, Sora turned and walked out of the kitchen, her hunger momentarily forgotten. Walking up the stairs quickly, she practically lunged for the phone when she entered the room. Lying back on the bed, Sora dialed the phone number and waited for someone on the other end to pick up.

            Two rings later, a young man answered the phone. "Hello?"

            "Takeru Takaishi, give the phone to Hikari right now!" Sora said, venom dripping from her voice.

            Takeru chuckled, "I guess you're kind of mad about the living arrangements?"
            "You knew?!"

            "Oh, look at that, it's Kari. Just wait a moment."

            A second or two later, a hesitant voice answered. "Sora?"

            "Hikari Yagami, you're supposed to be away with your fiancé to some secluded romantic island, not living with him at his house." She hissed.

            "Change of plans?" Kari offered, but sighed when Sora stopped answering. "Well… you needed a place to stay, didn't you, Sora?"

            "Kari! You didn't tell me your brother was living here!"

            The girl laughed nervously, "Forgot?" she suggested.

            "No you didn't. You did this purposely, didn't you?"

            "Well, it's only a week an-"

            "I am not living with your brother for a week!"

            Silence passed between the two after Sora's hissed words. Kari spoke in a softer tone, "Just talk to him, please?"

            "Kari…"

            "For me, Sora."

            Relenting, the girl sighed and muttered the word "fine" into the phone before exchanging goodbyes and hanging up quickly with Kari. The things she'd do for the brunette.

*          *            *         

            Kari sighed and hung up the phone.

            "So what did she say?" her fiancé asked.

            Turning to Takeru who was on the couch, Kari sat down next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "She'll stay."

            Hooking his arm around Kari, the blonde leaned in and whispered. "Then why do you look so sad?"

            "I feel bad that I kind of forced her into it. You can tell she really didn't want to stay with Taichi."

            "Then why did you do it?"

            "Keru, Tai still loves her…"

            "Even after they broke up two years ago?"

            "Yeah."

            "But what about Sora? Do you think she still loves him?"

            "I'm not sure, but I was hoping that they could sort it out by talking with each other. I know that they broke up kind of abruptly… Keru, I don't think that she's forgotten about him…"

            Kissing Kari lightly on her forehead, Takeru held her tighter. "Do anything you think is necessary, Kari."

            "Tai really does love her, Keru. He won't admit it, and even tried dating again, but do you know that he stopped laughing? It's always some chuckle or some short laugh, but never the genuine happiness that he used to radiate with. When he found out that Sora moved to the states, do you know that he didn't go out of the house until a week later? Do you know how many times he picked up the phone to call her, but never got pass dialing the numbers? Do you have any idea how much he loves her?"

            "Well then, we better hope that Sora does know."

*          *            *

            Sora sat in the guest bedroom that had been prepared for her. Hugging her knees close to her chest, she stared out the window as sheets of rain pelted heavily against the glass. I had started to rain about an hour ago, showing no signs of relenting. The thunderstorm was reported to be possibly one of the worst ever and people were advised to stay indoors at all times. Sora sighed in the quiet of the dark room, watching as her breath created a foggy haze on the glass; was this fate? Did someone up there hate her that much, that out of some twisted humor, decided to confine her in this house with the one person she had avoided?

            Lost in her thoughts, the curt knock on Sora's door shocked her and instantly snapped her back to reality. "Yes?"

            The door opened slowly and in walked Taichi. Scratching his head with his right hand, he hesitantly attempted to start a conversation. "So hey…"

            The redhead stared back at him expectantly, waiting for him to continue.

            Giving up, Tai sighed and sat down on the bed, a good couple of feet from where Sora sat by the windowsill. This time, he spoke what was on his mind. "How's it been, Sora?"

            "Fine." She replied, focusing her gaze upon the illuminated raindrops on the window.

            "Great, that's great… So you're an author now?"

            "Yes."

            A pause followed. "It's been a long time, Sora."

            "I suppose."

            "Are you… dating anyone now?"

            The woman turned to look at Taichi in the eyes, her ruby meeting his chocolates. After a two second silence, she answered, "No."

            "Okay…"

            "Do you have plans, Taichi?"

            The chestnut haired man looked up from where he sat on the bed. Was she finally responding now? "Yeah, actually I do."

            "You still want to be an architect?"

            "You still remember."

            "Hn." Sora shrugged.

            Tai stood up, smoothing out his clothes. "So, you hungry?"

            "Sure," she answered in a monotone.

            "Well then, you're in luck, because I'm cooking."

            "I don't care." The day had been long and tough on Sora and the strength to argue with Tai about his cooking had escaped her.

            "I'll call you when it's ready," he said as he left the room, closing the door behind him.

*          *            *            *            *

            The dinner consisted largely of the soft clanking of utensils against the fragile china dishes. Sora had to admit Tai's cooking skills had improved exceptionally in the past couple of years. The kitchen no longer reeked of smoke, and his food was nowhere near burnt. He had cooked up carrot and peas, potatoes, and some fish.

            Sora sat in the awkward dinner and busied herself with picking her carrots away from her peas.

            "What are you doing?" he asked.

            "I don't eat carrots."

            "Why?"

            "I don't like carrots."

            Tai smirked and simply said, "You were always so picky."

            "What do you mean by that?"

            "Nothing, just saying that you haven't changed much."

            "Look, let's not talk about the past or anything. Yagami, you don't know me as well as you might think you do, so let's just cut the chit chat."

            "What is wrong with you?! It was just one little remark! Don't go PMSing on me now!"

            "That's so typically male of you to say, just because a woman seems less than friendly at the moment, the first thing that guys do is blame it on their menstruation cycle. Well I got news for you, Taichi, I already got my period this month!"

            The forwardness of her remark caught Tai off-guard, but he refused to let her win. "Then what is it? Have you changed so much that you're just Queen of the Bitches all day long?! You know, I was trying to be nice to you, but you're just making that impossible!"

            "Shut it, Yagami, if you just watched what you do or say, things like this wouldn't happen. Next time why don't you think before you say something? You can't just always blame your stupid mistakes on something else, let it be PMS, or my attitude, you are the one that evoked it!" Her eyes flared, and a few more loose strands fell in front of Sora's face as she stood angrily and stalked out of the dining room, only stopping at the door to yell over her shoulder, "Don't worry Taichi, I'm moving out tomorrow!"

            His elbow landed on the dining room table and he let out a loud frustrated groan. Why was she so complicated?! She had left, leaving her peas and her carrots and a small portion of her fish. Regret washed over Tai as he looked at the uneaten food. Would she be hungry later on? Sighing, he got up and collected the empty plates and put them into the kitchen sink.

*          *            *

            Sora stood in the shower, letting the warm water cascade down her body. Stupid Tai…she admitted that she was quick to get angry, but she had her reasons. Slowly, she walked out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her form, drying herself off. Opening the door, Sora walked into the room and quickly changed into her pajamas. Glancing at her packed luggage she sighed for the hundredth time that day- she had to get out of the house. Making up her mind, she decided that she would leave in the morning, the earlier the better.

            Thunder roared outside, drawing the woman's attention back to the pelting rain. The weather hadn't showed any signs of ceasing and she grew increasingly worried, what if the rain kept her from moving out? Grabbing the nearby comb on the dresser, she ran it easily through her wet auburn strands and seated herself at the windowsill once more. She loved the rain, she really did, but all it did was delay her from leaving. Please stop raining…

*          *            *

            A chestnut haired man lay on his bed, staring out at the window, trying to keep himself from thinking about a certain auburn haired woman down the hall. Obviously it wasn't working, or else he'd be asleep. The room was silent, the only sound being the pitter-patter of raindrops as it made impact with the window. Sora loved the rain…

"Sora! Wait, you're going to get sick!" Tai called after her as she ran across the street to the park.

She turned, her crimson eyes glistening wildly. "Tai, hurry up!"

What is she up to now? He thought as the chestnut haired man made his way across the street with a lopsided grin. "Yes, your highness?"

"Come with me," were the only words Sora said as she took his larger hand in hers and dragged him into the empty park.

"Wait Sora, you're all wet, get under the umbrella, please?"

She laughed and pointed to his pants, "Why? It doesn't seem to do any good, anyways."

Tai looked down, shrugged, and then grinned. "As long as the hair is okay."

"Fine then. You can watch as I enjoy the rain."

"Enjoy the rain?"

"Is your hearing failing you, Tai?" She joked as she ran out onto the grass and opened her arms. She started to twirl.

"Sora Takenouchi, are you twirling?"

"Only in the rain," Sora answered, stopping momentarily to give Tai a sweet smile.

The image made him smile as well. There she was, smiling at him and twirling. Her hair hung down in stringy segments, her clothes clung to her figure (a very nice one may I add), and she was laughing without a care in the world. She was beautiful. Throwing away the umbrella in a nearby trashcan, Tai ran to her.

            "URG!" Tai grunted as he tossed around on the mattress. Why couldn't he stop thinking about her?! They had been so good together and then… she left… her previous words resonated through his mind. "…if you just watched what you do or say, things like this wouldn't happen." The words were more random than her others… did she mean something else? Tai moaned and hit his head against the pillow. Why did she leave him two years ago?

AN: Finally, the second chapter is finished! I update pretty regularly… I suppose… heh, but I'm still working on Ishida High. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease, if you like the first two chapters, read the next! Read and review!