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Chapter Seven: Time For a Choice
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"Sora, wake up, you're late!" A voice called, waking Sora. Oh God, she thought to herself, where could I possibly be now? She opened her eyes, and saw her mother.

"What?" She whispered, more confused than ever. Why am I back here? Mimi was wrong, nothing is clear now that I'm awake!

"I said you're going to be late. School starts in eight minutes!" Sora's mother cried. Sora's eyes widened as she looked at the calendar on her wall.

"But…no, not again," she cried, shaking her head.

"What are you talking about? Sweetie, it was just a dream, calm down," her mother said, trying to sooth her.

"Yeah, you're right...just a dream." But Sora knew it wasn't a dream. Nothing had been a dream…it had all happened. Now, she was re-re-living this day! Did that mean Mimi was still with Paul, and she had to do everything over again? She sighed, and jumped out of bed. She ran to the bathroom, and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She saw herself, at eighteen. She stared at it, waiting for it to turn into Mimi, like it had before. But nothing happened. Sighing, she got ready and ran out the door to school.

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She raced down the hall that day, wearing the same outfit she had worn the 'day' before. But she soon found that things were very different. She ran down the hall, but didn't come to a 'wet floor' sign. What's going on? She thought as she continued to her class. She got into class, and stopped dead in her tracks. Where was Mrs. Totoba? In her teacher's place, was another woman, much younger.

"Good morning, please take your seat," the woman said. Sora nodded, still incredibly confused, and sat down. She glanced at Mimi, who was behind her, beside Paul. Mimi waved at her, and continued talking to the girl on the opposite side of her. Sora knew something was up. The last time she re-lived the day, Mimi was talking to Paul. So why was everything different this time?

"You okay?" Matt asked. Sora nodded calmly, though she was freaking out on the inside.

"Hello, class. I'm Ms. Chang and I'm you're substitute for today. Mrs. Totoba has come down with the flu, so I'll be filling in today and all of next week. What? This isn't possible, is it?

Ms. Chang continued on with the lesson, but Sora wasn't really paying attention. After a half hour, they were assigned some seatwork. Sora couldn't take it anymore…she had to get out! If she didn't, she'd go crazy. She raised her hand.

"Yes, um…Sora is it?" Ms. Chang said.

"Yes. May I go to the washroom?" Ms. Chang nodded, and went back to her work. Sora got up from her seat, and practically tore out of the room. Matt watched as she left, and raised his own hand.

"Yes?"

"May I be excused as well? It's an emergency," Matt said.

"Very well." Matt nodded appreciatively and ran out after Sora.

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"Hey, Sora, wait up," Tai said as he saw her walk down the hall. She stopped, and waited for him to catch up.

"Hey, Tai," she said.

"What's up?" Tai asked, nervously.

"Nothing. Just couldn't focus in class…I needed to go for a walk," she explained. He nodded, and opened his mouth to talk, but changed his mind. He looked her in the eyes, and raised an eyebrow.

"Is everything okay? If something's on your mind, you can tell me. You know that, right?" Tai asked. Sora smiled, and nodded. He was always so sweet and considerate.

"I'm…" she was about to say she was fine, but stopped. The hallway started to spin, and she grabbed onto Tai to steady herself. Then everything went black.

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"Sora…Sora…" she could hear Mimi calling her. Oh no, not again, she thought.

"Mimi? Why am I here…and why is everything different this time? I don't get it. Please help me! Why am I here?" Sora begged.

"I cannot answer that. You're right: Everything is different this time. This is because you earned it, Sora," Mimi said when she appeared.

"Earned it? What do you mean 'earned it'?"

"You helped me greatly, and I am forever in your debt. I did all I could to get you home where you belonged, but as I said before, it wasn't possible. You must re-live this day once more, in order to decide where your future lies. But, because you had done so well, and did so much work, it was not forgotten. The eighteen-year-old version of myself is no longer dating Paul. In fact, she doesn't even know Paul…he's just a student in her homeroom. In order for this to take place, several changes in time had to occur. This is why you will notice some inconsistencies in your day. I assure you that they will have no ramifications as to your future," Mimi explained.

"Oh. Well, thank you, I guess. But how can I choose where my future will be? I don't know…I just don't know. Can't you help me, Mimi?" Sora asked. Mimi shook her head solemnly.

"I'm sorry, Sora, but I can't. This decision is yours, and yours alone. And I'm afraid that you'll have to make it right now." Sora's eyes widened.

"Right now? Mimi, you know I can't do that!"

"But you must, Sora. When you wake up, both of your choices shall be there. It is up to you to choose the one best for you."

"I…I understand," Sora said, giving in. "Mimi? Since there's a chance that we won't be friends in the future, I just want you to know that you mean a lot to me, and I hate myself for hurting you all those years ago. I never wanted to lose touch, it just kind of happened. I love you, Meems," Sora whispered. Mimi nodded, and smiled.

"When I was about to die, I thought about many things. I thought about my son, and my parents. But I also thought about you. My dying wish was that I could go back, and make things right between us. Although I cannot do that, you can. I had faith in you went I sent you here, and I still do now. No matter what decision you make, fight for us. I'll come around, I promise you that. Don't give up, Sora," Mimi pleaded.

"Never," Sora said, tears flowing down her cheek. "Mimi…how will I know that I made the right choice?"

"When you wake up, you'll just know. To make the right choice, just follow your heart. Let the good outweigh the bad, and be true to yourself. That's all you'll need. I'm afraid that within 24 hours of your choice, any recollection of you returning to the past will have disappeared. You'll also forget everything that happened to you, should you choose to change your destiny. Goodbye, and good luck." Sora watched as Mimi's figure morphed into the psychic.

"With happiness, comes sacrifice. With actions come consequences. With change, comes responsibility." Sora nodded, realizing for the first time what that truly meant. She was ready to make her choice.

"I'm ready to go back," Sora said as the darkness melted away, and she found herself in the nurse's office.

"…I don't know. She was acting really weird all morning. I thought something was up, but when I asked her about it, she said she was fine," Matt said. He sounded worried.

"Yeah. When I saw her in the hall, I definitely noticed she was acting differently. It was like she was a different person. Hey wait, her eyes are open!" Tai said, sounding equally as worried.

"Hey boys," Sora said, smiling. She sat up, since she was laying flat on the bed.

"Are you okay?" they both asked at the same time. She laughed, and nodded.

"Sorry if I gave you a scare before. I think I was just really tired," she lied. She had concluded that she hadn't really passed out. Mimi had made her lose consciousness, in order to contact her. Either way, it didn't matter now. "How long was I out?"

"Pretty long. It's almost lunch time, actually," Tai said.

"Oh. Have you two been here the whole time?"

"Well…Tai has. My second period teacher wouldn't let me out of class," Matt confessed. Sora smiled. She knew he felt terrible that he couldn't have been there the entire time. He was probably going crazy sitting in that class…Matt was always so kind and caring.

"No problem, I understand." She turned to Tai. "You're teacher actually let you out of class?" Tai shook his head.

"Well, yeah, if you don't show up at all…" Tai said sheepishly. Sora cracked a smile.

"You mean you skipped class to stay with me?" She couldn't believe it: Just when she thought she had him figured out, he always seemed to find a new way to amaze her. He really did care about her.

"Well, yeah. Who else was gonna make sure you were okay?"

"The nurse?" Sora suggested, laughing. "Thank you…both of you," she said. Both boys blushed slightly. The bell rang, signifying the start of lunch.

"Are you going to come and eat?" Matt asked. Sora nodded.

"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute." The two boys stood up, and walked out the door. Sora reached out, and grabbed one of them by the arm. They stopped, and looked into her eyes. The other boy just kept walking out the door, not even noticing.

"What do you need, Sora?" He asked. They didn't break eye contact.

"I, uh…I just…" she stopped, realizing words weren't her friend right now. Sora did the only thing she could think of: She pulled him into an intense, passionate kiss, which he didn't object to. Finally, they parted.

"What was that?" he asked, looking into her crimson eyes.

"My choice," she said smiling. Then everything went black again.

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The end.

I chose to end it like this so that you could make it whatever couple you want. I'll be posting an epilogue, which will identify Sora's choice, but if you don't want to read it, it doesn't matter. It isn't crucial to the story; it's basically just to clear things up for the curious readers. If you want to make up your own ending, I suggest you don't read it, since it gives a pretty clear one. Anyway, thanks for reading. I hope you liked it.

-Pinkdigi