AN: Thank you to everyone that reviewed so far, thank you thank you thank you!

Lol, a minor note, this is most definitely not a Michi. It's strictly Taiora. 

Disclaimer: Digimon = not mine.

Chapter IV – Day Three

            Sunlight entered the room, slowly creeping up by the hours to illuminate the slender figure in the bed. Sora opened her eyes, annoyed at the invading light. Groaning, she flipped around on her side so her back now faced the window. The sunlight was so annoying. It stung her gentle crimson eyes and basically transformed the room into an oven… wait… there was sunlight?

            The auburn haired woman's eyes shot open at the new revelation. Sitting up in bed immediately, she turned to stare out the window, but was greeted by a sharp sting in her eyes. Oddly, Sora began to grin. It had stopped raining.

            Fueled by some unknown variable, she sprung out of bed with her newfound energy and sprinted to the convenient bathroom. Quickly undressing, she stepped into the shower, allowing the refreshing water to cascade down her body. Picking up the nearby shampoo bottle, she began to work the lather into her wavy silken strands.

            Twenty minutes later, Sora walked out of the bathroom, feeling completely rejuvenated after her morning routine. She had never been so happy for the sun to come out, but it meant something today. It meant she was finally free from this evil trap, that's right, no more Taichi. Not bothering to wait for her hair to dry, Sora rapidly gathered up her few possessions and threw them into the duffel bag.

*          *            *

            Taichi sat on the living room couch, casually sprawled out and watching the television. She's late… he thought to himself as he glanced up at the clock. It was almost noon, and Sora always got up early… but that was two years ago. Tai had gotten up unnaturally early this morning, his body just told him to wake up when the rain had stopped. He sighed, it stopped raining. What has his excuse now?

            Taichi looked up as he heard her footsteps on the carpeted stairs. Oh crap. He'd better think of something quick if he wanted her to stay longer, but what could he say? Dammit, why did he want her to stay so badly anyways?! Ignoring what the nagging voice in the back of his head was currently screaming at him, Taichi ran to the front of the house and waited for the auburn haired woman at the door.

            She was a vision. Dressed in simply a pair of navy jeans and a sleeveless black shirt that had a small cut stretching down from the collar, Sora looked stunning. She stopped midway on the stairs when she spotted Tai waiting for her, glared, and then continued her descent down the steps.

            Once on the first floor, she continued to walk towards the door until she stood mere inches away from Taichi. A staring contest ensued, finally broken when Sora spoke up. "Excuse me, you're in my way," she said dryly.

            "Please Sora, stay," the chestnut haired man said, getting straight to the point.

            She pressed her lips together and replied in a firm tone, "No."

            "Why not?"

            "I don't want to."

            "Stubborn as ever too."

            "Whatever."

            "Just stay, please."

            "Why?! WHY do you want me to stay so badly?! What is wrong with you?!"

            "Nothing is wrong with me! I just want you to stay!"

            Sora threw her duffel bag down on the hardwood floor, "You know what, Taichi Yagami? You're impossible to live with."

            "Then go out with me if you can't live with me."

            "Excuse me? Is there even the slightest bit of sense in what you just said?"

            "I mean, spend the day with me, and if by the end of the day, you feel like you still can't stand me, then I'll even offer to pay for your hotel room."

            The auburn haired woman thought over the offer, either way, she won, but that would mean spending time with Taichi. Giving in, she threw her arms up and sighed wearily, "Fine then! Deal! Happy?"

            The man sighed and gave a small smile. So she really hated him… could he really change that in one day? He looked at her, Sora's hair was still slightly damp from her shower and it looked amazingly alluring, making him want to run his hand through it. He had to try. Taichi grinned widely and gently grabbed her arm, leading her out the door, "Great, let's get going, then."

            Sora looked nothing short of astounded. Her crimson eyes widened and she opened her mouth to protest, "Wha-" But it was too late, Taichi had already locked the doors and was currently leading her to his navy blue SLK32 Mercedes. Sora sighed, how did she get herself into this?

*          *            *            *            *

            Twenty minutes later, the sleek car pulled up in front of a movie theatre. Sora stepped out and turned when Tai called her name. "Buy two tickets for any movie you want to see, I'm going to go park the car, wait for me," he said, handing her a twenty dollar bill.

            "Uh-" The car was gone before she could say anything. Sora sighed, the car ride had been long and awkward, if it hadn't been for the radio, she swore she would've died due to the quiet. Tai had tried to talk with her, but Sora was stubborn and didn't allow the one-way conversations to get very far. It was pointless, obviously Tai had meant it when he told her to spend the day with him. Sora was stubborn, but she was fair, and was willing to give him a decent chance. Might as well be more cooperative, she thought and walked over to the line forming in front of the movie theatre. Her eyes scanned the chart and she instantly picked the movie that seemed most appealing to her- a comedy.

            Sora was standing in front of the glass doors of the movie theatre when Tai finally showed up. He was out of breath, signaling that he ran all the way back. "Sora… I'm so… sorry… parking… far…" he gasped out between his deep intakes of air.

            The auburn haired woman couldn't help but start laughing at the man before her. His hair was a mess and he had his hands on his knees, supporting his frame as he bent down, greedily taking in air. Taichi looked up at the woman with a raised brow when his heartbeat resided to a normal tempo, "something you'd like to share, Sora?"

            She stopped laughing at him and simply answered, "the movie doesn't start for another forty minutes."

            He straightened up and attempted to fix his hair, "That's okay, I just didn't want you to be alone for too long."
            His answer caught her off guard, if it was a cover up for practically wasting all his energy to run back in time for the movie, it was a good one. It was true too; Taichi was never big on leaving Sora alone by herself for too long, which is why he was always on time and waiting for her.

            An auburn haired woman ran down the street, heading towards the movie theatre. She could see the building at the end of the block, 'come on Sora, just a little bit further' she thought to herself. She reached the theatre and immediately spotted the bushy chestnut haired man that was waiting for her. "Tai!" she called and ran towards him.

            He turned after hearing his name being called and saw the object of his affections quickly running towards him. "Sora-" he was cut off when she finally reached him. Instead of hugging him, she had wrapped her arms around his neck and collapsed onto him. He laughed, wrapping his arms around her slender waist, "You know, for someone who does so many sports, you sure are out of shape."

            Sora pushed herself away from Tai and glared at him, "You try running twelve blocks in five minutes." She paused, "The movie didn't start, did it?"

            "Nope, still got fifteen minutes," he replied, handing her a ticket. "I'm glad that I was the one waiting."

            She smiled, "Thanks Tai."

            "And you didn't even say 'hi,'" he said, pouting.

            Sora laughed and quickly gave him a small peck on the lips, before running into the movie theatre, closely followed by Tai. Once inside, they got on another line, waiting for their turn to purchase popcorn with extra butter. They held hands, a sweet and innocent thing to do. "Hey Tai?"

            "Yeah?" he answered, turning to flash her a handsome smile.

            "Why is it that you're always so keen on getting to a place before me?"

            "You know I don't like to leave you alone."

            "I know…but why?" she asked, "You don't trust me?"

            "Nonono, don't ever think that, Sora. I guess it's just because… I love you so much and I guess it makes me kind of protective. I want to be there for you through everything, and I want to always be sure that you're okay." He paused, and added on a lighter note, "Plus, I gotta make sure no one's trying to hit on my girl."

            "Tai…that's so sweet-"

            "Excuse me you two love birds, but it's your turn to order." A middle-aged woman informed the couple with a smirk on her face. They blushed lightly, apologized, and turned their attention to the woman waiting behind the counter. The middle-aged woman laughed quietly, "Young love."

            "Sora? Soraaaaaaa?"

            The auburn haired woman blinked a couple of times before jolting back into reality. "Huh? What?"

            Taichi stared at her momentarily before chuckling lightly, "You were always a dreamer."

            "Yeah, whatever, what were you saying?"

            "I said since there's so much time, what do you want to do?"

            "I don't know; anywhere you want to go is fine."

            He smiled, it sounded like something she'd say two years ago… but in a slightly less loving tone. "Let's go grab some coffee then."

            "Sure, where?"

            "I'm sure if we keep walking in one direction, we're bound to find a Starbucks."

            Sora laughed at Taichi's plan, slightly startling him. She was laughing genuinely at something he said? He made her laugh! Now that's got to be a good sign. "Tai? Don't tell me you're daydreaming now," she said, waving her hand in front of his face.

            "Nah, let's go," he said, grabbing her wrist and leading her away to the end of the block.

            Ten minutes later, the two found themselves sitting in convenient armchairs by the window of a Starbucks. Tai took a sip from his cappuccino, "how much more time do we have until the movie starts?"

            Sora glanced at her watch quickly before replying, "Twenty five minutes."

            "Plenty of time to catch up," he said, smiling. "How's your mom, Sora?"

            "Asking about my mom is your idea of catching up? My mom is fine. She just got remarried with some guy."

            "Oh, congratulations to her." He paused, before asking her something that had been on his mind. "Why haven't you dated anyone in two years, Sora?"

            She looked down, suddenly very intrigued in stirring the whipped cream of her frappuccino with her straw. "…Didn't find anyone."

            "Oh… really."

            "Yeah… so Tai how are things with you and Mimi? Kari told me that you guys started dating."

            The question startled him, but Tai recovered quickly, "Nah, that lasted for about two weeks… I had someone else on my mind."

            Sora blushed, damn him, he could still make her blush. "I hope you're okay with a comedy, I've been wanting to see that movie for a while now," she started, trying to change the subject.

            "Sure, it'll be good to laugh with you again."

            The auburn haired woman smiled and took a long sip from her drink, "So are you planning on staying here even after Kari's wedding?"

            "I was thinking about it. I want to start my own company."

            "That sounds great, Taichi." Silence followed, making Sora look up due to the silence. She glanced at him, only to find the man with his old lopsided grin plastered on his face. "Tai?"

            "You called me Taichi."

            "Well that is your name, unless you wanna tell me something."

            "Remember you used to call me that when you were feeling kinda… flirtatious?"

            "Yeah, I remember," she whispered.

            "It's just great to hear you call me that again when you're not mad."

            Sora looked at him for a long second and eventually broke out in a genuine smile. "We should get going, the movie is going to start."

*          *            *            *            *

            Three hours later.

            The couple walked out of the movie theatre laughing like there was no tomorrow. "That was such a great movie! Oh wow, it's amazing what these people can think of," Sora said when she stopped laughing.

            Tai had been laughing as well, during the movie, and it felt good to laugh like that again. "I haven't laughed that much in two years."

            She quieted almost instantly and looked down at the carpeted floors, "Then I'm glad you could laugh with me today."

            "Let's get something to eat, it's great to spend time with you again, Sora."

            "Yeah, it is," she admitted. "I'm kinda full from the popcorn, but something light would be great."

            "Where do you want to go?"

            "There's a bagel shop nearby, let's get some breakfast," she suggested, holding back her wide grin.   

            Taichi laughed again, "You still have that breakfast fetish of yours?"

            "It is not a fetish!" Sora defended, "it's an ongoing craving that I have."

            "Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on."

*          *            *

            The bagel shop was small and cozy. After ordering a sesame bagel with cream cheese for Sora, and a butter croissant for himself, Taichi grabbed a couple of Snapples and sat down at the table where the auburn woman waited patiently for him.

            He handed her the bagel, "I got you a toasted sesame with cream cheese. You used to eat it all the time."

            Sora thanked him and took the bagel. He really did remember so much about her… did he really miss her? Maybe… maybe what had happened wasn't even his fault, and if it was, maybe he deserved a second chance. But it had hurt so much… No Sora, you're not going to let it happen again. Do NOT fall for this guy for the second time. Not after it took you almost two years to get over him.

            "Hey Sora?"

            "Yes Tai?"

            "I don't want to press or anything, but I'd really like it if you stayed with me until they're finished with renovating your place… I mean it'll save money, and someone can keep me company, and it's just nice to see you again, Sora…" He paused and boldly moved his hands to cover her left hand. Gently rubbing the soft skin on the back of her hand, Taichi looked up at her and asked hesitantly, "Please?"

            Sora gasped at the touch of his hand, but relaxed after the gentle movements of his fingers continued. The day had started with her bent on leaving the house, and now, now she had second thoughts. As much as she didn't want to admit it, she did end up enjoying the day with Taichi. It reminded her of how things were two years ago, and things were good then. Better than good, things were perfect. Still, she couldn't allow herself to fall for him again, but then again, living with someone didn't mean she had fall in love with them right? Besides, she only had four days left, how much could possibly happen in four days?

            Sora smiled and for the first time in two years, she listened to her heart. "I'll stay."

AN: Let's see, if things go according to plan, there should be four chapters left, one for each day, but I might do an epilogue.

Review please, and thank you for the previous ones.

My plan is to update more on Ishida High since it has more than four chapters to go… hehehe… but because this fic has less chapters, it'll probably have longer chapters and it'll be proofread… unlike IH… hehhehee…