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Recap: Without a warning Tai placed his lips over Sora's in a bruising kiss.
Chapter VI – Day Five
Sora didn't know what was happening. Taichi's arms had managed to snake around her and held her tightly to his form. Her own hands were tangled in his hair, playing with the chestnut strands. The kiss deepened and grew more urgent as his tongue entered her mouth; to Sora's surprise, she welcomed it with her own.
Her conscience screamed at her, little else made sense except the way his hands smoothed over her back, the way his hair felt between her slender fingers…
Ring.
Sora's mind dimly noted the ringing coming from somewhere in the household.
Ring.
The ringing continued.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
Dammit! What was that terrible ringing? Suddenly Sora's senses came back to her as she tore herself away from Tai. Both were breathing hard. Stepping away from him quickly, Sora smoothed her hands over her clothes, doing anything except meeting the brunette's eyes. "Uh… Tai?"
"Yea?" he answered in a daze.
"I think you should get the phone." With that, she sprinted upstairs and closed the door behind her quickly.
Tai didn't know what was going on until he picked up the phone with an annoyed "What?"
"This is not a commercial call-" The machine on the other end was cut off as Tai slammed the phone back into its cradle. He did not just let go of Sora so he could listen to a mechanical voice. Don't you guys get those phone calls? Annoying as –bleep-.
Well, it was too late now, there wasn't anything he could do about it, and Sora probably bolted her door shut by now. He fell backwards onto the couch and landed with an unceremonious grunt.
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Sora watched as the mirror fogged up from the steam from the hot water. The first thing she had done after that incident was run into the bathroom and turn on the shower. A shower would be good right? A nice warm shower to wash everything away, it was almost like the rain, it was one of the reasons she loved it so much.
An hour later, the auburn haired woman stepped out of the shower, clad in a large robe. Jumping happily onto the bed, she couldn't help but smile due to the refreshing coolness. Walking around the bedroom, she collected her sleeping garments and quickly put them on. She yawned and gazed over at the soft bed that awaited her, deciding that procrastinating was the best option at the moment Sora climbed onto the bed and tucked herself in.
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Taichi was a different story. As the woman upstairs slept peacefully, Tai hadn't moved at all since he collapsed onto the couch. He had spent the last hour reminiscing about all the times they had had together. How long had they dated? It had taken him a while to ask her out, but when he did, it resulted in one and a half years of bliss. They were both teenagers then, but no one could deny the chemistry they had.
Their first kiss wasn't exactly the most romantic. Actually, they weren't even dating when they first kissed. The two met up early everyday before school and one morning Sora just happened to trip on the stairs. She fell onto Tai and their lips met, that was all. Their first kiss as a couple wasn't romantic either, Taichi laughed, so he had to admit, he wasn't the sweetest guy in the world. Sora had been overreacting about her Tennis meet and so he kissed her—to get her to shut up. Needless to say, she slapped him for that, but he knew she liked it.
The bushy haired man sighed from his position on the couch and stared up at the ceiling once more. Honestly, he couldn't remember what happened two years ago, it was all just a blur. Taichi faintly remembered getting a phone call from Kari one morning telling him that Sora had left, and that was it. It was odd, he usually had a wonderful memory, but for some reason, he couldn't remember what happened.
Shrugging in defeat Tai yawned and allowed sleep to overtake him.
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Sora almost laughed when she found the brunette on the couch the next morning, snoring peacefully and practically drooling onto the leather seats. Note to self, never sit on that sofa again, she mused.
Tip toeing as quietly as possible, she made her way to the kitchen and popped in two pieces of bread into the toaster. When Sora turned to get the coffee beans, she screamed. At the doorway looking completely lost was a very discombobulated Taichi. How he made it to the doorway in that state (and as quiet as a church mouse) was beyond her. She let out a breath of relief and glared at him, "Well, good morning to you too."
He managed a smile, "Morning."
"Why did you sleep on the couch all night?"
"Dunno… can't remember."
"Okay… I think you need a shower to wake you up Tai…" She said, scooping coffee beans into the grinder.
"I'm perfectly awake, thank you."
"Of course, Tai. But why don't you uh… wash your face or something."
"Okay, okay, I'll shower. Geez woman."
Sora glowered at the comment but decided not to kill him for it just yet- he was after all, not a morning person.
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Half an hour later, Sora was placing eggs and sausages onto their plates along with the toast as Taichi showed up once more. He stretched at the doorway and walked pass her, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek and seating himself in one of the chairs.
Sora flushed and took in the faint scent of his aftershave. "What was that for?"
He shrugged indifferently and winked at her, "I don't know, I just walked in and I saw you making breakfast for me." Like you were my wife, he thought.
She smirked skeptically at him but ended up smiling genuinely anyways, "All right Tai, well… thanks I guess."
"Man, this smells great!"
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As the two ate in comfortable silence Taichi couldn't help but stare at the girl across from him. It was so natural having her around and it was undeniable that they worked well together. Sora was good for him, he admitted. Ever since the redhead began living with him everything seemed to be clearer to Tai. Heck, she even cooked for him—as long as he did the dishes.
Gradually, a frown made it's way onto his handsome features. She seemed almost too happy. Knowing Sora, she was probably trying to pretend that nothing had happened between them the night before, but Taichi didn't want to. He relished in the thought of kissing her, holding her, and he refused to run away and just simply ignore the feelings. The more he thought, the more irrational he became. "I don't regret it," he blurted out.
She looked up slowly and met his eyes, "Regret what?"
"Last night, kissing you. I'd do it all again."
Sora didn't know what to say. Not only was that completely random, but a flood of emotions surfaced at his words. "Tai…"
"Why did you leave," he said. It sounded more of a statement than a question.
"What?"
"I want to know. Dammit Sora, I deserve to know! Why did you leave?"
She knew his personality well and at the moment, Sora knew what state he was in. There was no use arguing with him. "I just… I had things to do here."
"Don't give me any of that crap, Sora. I know you, you know I do, and you know that that isn't going to fool me. I want it straight, why did you leave me?"
How could he be asking her such a thing? Not when he knew perfectly well why she left. Her anger quickly caught up with Tai's temper. "I can't believe you're even asking me such a stupid question! You of all people should know exactly why I left!" She stood up, ready to leave the kitchen.
Before she could get too far, Sora heard a chair being pushed back and a strong grip held her wrist. Taichi spun her around and forced her to look at him. "No, I don't know. Refresh my memory," he said in a low tone.
Ruby eyes narrowed at the brunette, "Fine then Tai, you want to know why? I'll refresh your memory for you. Do you remember, Tai, that day at Ayame's birthday party at the hotel two years ago," she spat out the angry words. "Did you even notice that I never showed up?!"
Ayame's party? Yes… two years ago there was a party for their friend, that much he did remember… "What?"
"Don't play dumb with me, Yagami. You know what, I did show up. I ran late, thanks to that wonderful weekend traffic and you know what I found when I got to the hotel? No? Well I'll tell you, I couldn't find you." Sora shook her wrist free of Tai's grasp and took in a deep breath. She had to hand it to him; his dumbfounded expression almost had her fooled. She spoke again, this time it was calmer. "I looked for you, Tai… and I called you, I waited half an hour and I still couldn't find you. So finally, I asked the hotel reception desk if they had seen you—honestly, it's not very hard to miss you with that hair." She gave a dry laugh and continued, "Well, they told me they saw a man like you, going upstairs with a girl around my age, with pink hair."
Things were slowly coming back to Tai as he pictured her words… Kami-sama…
"You know, there really aren't that many people in this world with pink hair, not even in Japan. I figured you met up with Mimi at the party since she knew Ayame too and decided to go have a chat with her as you waited for me. I asked for the room number from the desk…" Sora looked down at the polished floor and a long pause ensued. "Mind you, they don't just hand out room numbers like candy, but I convinced them I was a friend. When I got upstairs…" She was breathing heavily by then, but when she spoke up once more, her voice was stronger. "You stupid idiots! You couldn't even close the door! The stupid door wasn't closed all the way, all it needed was a little push and it opened. God, I wish it didn't! That way, I wouldn't have had to listen to you two moaning, panting, and Mimi… she was screaming your name in pure bliss."
Sora looked up at a completely astonished Taichi and her eyes narrowed dangerously, "Screaming your name… how could you? How could you?!" She was yelling, but no tears escaped her ruby eyes, no, she refused to cry for him.
Realization dawned upon Tai and the only thing he could do was hastily take her into his arms and hold her. "I'm sorry Sora, I'm so sorry…"
She struggled in his arms, "Don't touch me!" Finally, she managed to squirm out of his hold and turned to glare at him furiously. "You know what hurt most of all, Tai? Do you remember what we did the night before that? The very night before that, Mimi wasn't the one screaming out your name. Do you remember who was, Tai? Do you remember that much at least?" she mocked him. "That's right Yagami, I gave my virginity to you! I don't know if that matters to men anymore, but to me- to a lot of women out there, it does!" Before Taichi could react to anything, Sora was gone.
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The slim woman lay in bed staring up at the ceiling, her silky auburn hair sprawled out around her. What had she done? After two years of suppressing all those memories, they were unleashed like an uncontrollable typhoon. She sighed, Taichi brought out the worse in her, no doubt—but he also brought out the best.
Sora glanced over at the illuminating clock beside the bed and realized she had been staring into space doing absolutely nothing for approximately three hours. She had skipped lunch and hardly noticed any signs of hunger. They had woken late and ate breakfast late.
Suddenly, a knock was heard on her door, startling the woman. Sitting up in bed she muttered, "Come in."
None other than Taichi made his way into the room sheepishly and sat down at the foot of the bed. "Hey Sora."
She was much calmer and was even decent enough to exchange pleasantries with him. "Hi Yagami."
He shook his head, "Again with the surname huh? Well I guess I can't do anything about that, and I guess I deserve it too."
Sora remained quiet, curious about where the conversation would lead.
"Look, there's no explanation I can offer for what happened two years ago, but all I'm asking is for you to hear my side of the story. Just hear me out, Sor." Taking her silence as permission to keep talking, he started, "I don't remember much about what happened, and as corny as that sounds, it's true. I remember waiting for you that day, and I remember talking with Mimi, but I can't remember much after that. I think I was drinking, not intentionally really, but I had nothing better to do and my throat was dry… I remember kissing someone and honest to God, it felt nice." He observed the way she stiffened at the comment and added hastily, "And I know it's going to sound really stupid, but when I opened my eyes, I saw you, Sor. I don't know what happened after that, but I'm man enough to say that I'm sorry about what happened."
Noticing the way her eyes gazed around the room as he said those words, Taichi took a risk and cupped her cheek with his right hand. She quirked at his touch but didn't move away. "Sora Takenouchi, you are the only woman I have ever wanted to hold and love, and you still are. I know it's selfish of me, but I'm begging you to forget what happened and give me another chance."
She looked at him hesitantly, tears evident in her ruby orbs. "I… I don't know, Tai. I can't just forget it, and I don't think I ever will…"
He sighed and moved to walk to the door in defeat.
"But I can't deny that I have these… feelings too."
At her words, Taichi turned quickly at the woman and was by her side in one swift step. He knelt down by the bed and without another word, he kissed her. It was a long kiss, hasty and bruising all the same, but it was full of passion as well. As they kissed, a tear managed to snake its way down Sora's pale cheek.
The two parted slowly, panting for breath. Taichi reached up and brushed away the stray tear, "And no, I could never forget that night when you were the one screaming out my name."
Sora laughed, a mix between a choke and a gasp for air. She couldn't just forgive and move on so simply, not after two years, but she couldn't deny her heart as well.
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